New Star Wars RPG!

[CrusaderX]

Sorry, while Eberron and FR were designed for a certain pen-n-paper RPG in the first place, KOTOR is a computer game and at this time in LucasArts' territory.

WotC could draw on the same elements and reference material that KOTOR is based on, but I don't think they have the permission ... yet ... to publish and distribute a KOTOR-labeled sourcebook.

But the KOTOR era covers a huge timeframe. The actual term "Knights of the Old Republic" didn't originiate with the KOTOR videogame, nor does it deal exclusively with elements from that game. Dark Horse had a "Knights of the Old Republic" trade paperback (which collected the Tales of the Jedi comics) years before there was a KOTOR videogame.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

But the KOTOR era covers a huge timeframe. The actual term "Knights of the Old Republic" didn't originiate with the KOTOR videogame, nor does it deal exclusively with elements from that game. Dark Horse had a "Knights of the Old Republic" trade paperback (which collected the Tales of the Jedi comics) years before there was a KOTOR videogame.

But Power of the Jedi does a VERY good job of covering that era from the comics.

Honestly, even if you add in the KotOR games, there isn't much info, stat wise, beyond characters. We see so little vehicles, ships, etc that its almost basically going to end up looking just like the PotJ book, with the video game stuff thrown in.

 

[Ranger REG]

But the KOTOR era covers a huge timeframe. The actual term "Knights of the Old Republic" didn't originiate with the KOTOR videogame, nor does it deal exclusively with elements from that game. Dark Horse had a "Knights of the Old Republic" trade paperback (which collected the Tales of the Jedi comics) years before there was a KOTOR videogame.

Not many people know that (including me, who stopped reading comics and graphic novels in the last millenium). When one speak of KOTOR many of the general public today is going to expect the computer game element.

 

[Faraer]

In any case, Wizards hasn't published any SWRPG sourcebook as narrow as covering a single series of EU works. As wingsandsword says, the book we're waiting for is the Old Republic Era Sourcebook, though as one of the game's three main eras the Rise of the Empire Era Sourcebook would take priority.

 

[Sketchpad]

But the KOTOR era covers a huge timeframe. The actual term "Knights of the Old Republic" didn't originiate with the KOTOR videogame, nor does it deal exclusively with elements from that game. Dark Horse had a "Knights of the Old Republic" trade paperback (which collected the Tales of the Jedi comics) years before there was a KOTOR videogame.

Thank you ... that's exactly what I'm talking about I've been a fan of the era since TotJ and into KOTOR. It think it'd be smarter to market it as a KOTOR book, tying into all ideas that happen in that era (KOTOR, TotJ and beyond). I have the WEG TotJ book and there's much more to cover than what was presented in PotJ, especially if you take all the info into consideration ... new powers, prestige classes, vehicles, equipment, droids, races, etc.
There was a time when WEG explored the SW Expanded Universe ... I hope for the best with this new version of d20

. o O {especially since the mini line seems to be doing this}

 

[Ranger REG]

Thank you ... that's exactly what I'm talking about I've been a fan of the era since TotJ and into KOTOR. It think it'd be smarter to market it as a KOTOR book, tying into all ideas that happen in that era (KOTOR, TotJ and beyond).

Smarter, yes, but it will overlap into LucasArts territory, especially if you use specific elements from the computer game itself.

Consumers will expect that a KOTOR-labeled sourcebook is about the computer game and that can be misleading.

 

[Sketchpad]

Smarter, yes, but it will overlap into LucasArts territory, especially if you use specific elements from the computer game itself.

Consumers will expect that a KOTOR-labeled sourcebook is about the computer game and that can be misleading.

Maybe, but it can also be considered cross-promotional. I know of a few people who'd get the book just to read it As for overlap ... they did give stats for some of the major players in KOTOR I on the WotC website ... so wouldn't that be considered overlapping?

 

[Ranger REG]

Maybe, but it can also be considered cross-promotional. I know of a few people who'd get the book just to read it As for overlap ... they did give stats for some of the major players in KOTOR I on the WotC website ... so wouldn't that be considered overlapping?

Overlapping but free. To sell such information would mean they have to cut a deal with LucasArts. That also means sharing more of their revenue with another party.

 

[Faraer]

Calling such a book Knights of the Old Republic: Old Republic Era Sourcebook would be fine (though misleading, as it wouldn't be focused on Knights and there are already computer games and comics of that title).

To sell such information would mean they have to cut a deal with LucasArts.

No it wouldn't: Lucasfilm owns the copyright of everything produced for Star Wars, so that content would be covered by WotC's existing licence.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

No it wouldn't: Lucasfilm owns the copyright of everything produced for Star Wars, so that content would be covered by WotC's existing licence.

Which is why things like Dark Troopers from the games made it into the Rebellion Era book just fine.