New Star Wars RPG!

[Wraith Form]

.....the lack of adventures was one of the main factors behind my never trying to run the game, though I was salivating over the books.

Oh, totally. My group asked me to run d20 SW....we rolled up characters, got backgrounds going, chose an era......

.....

....and then the crickets started chirping and I shrugged my shoulders. I have no adventures to run. I even considered shoehorning some Eberron adventures into the SW setting (to my dismay I realized that was far more work in reality than it appeared in my imagination), but that wasn't happening.

So I gave up. Sigh. Back to D&D...

 

[MoxieFu]

WF have you tried any of the adventures at this link:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=starwars/newsarchive


They may not perfectly fit the setting you decided on but they should be easier to convert than Eberron adventures. They could at least be mined for ideas.

 

[Donovan Morningfire]

If this new corebook has all the updated errata and other fixes implemented, then that's good enough for me.

If they can expand it to truly cover the entire SW saga, so much the better.

As for adventures, from what I recall in regards to RPG business practices, adventures are one of the worst products in terms of cost vs. profit ratios for an RPG company. WotC can get away with tossing out D&D adventures becuase they own D&D, and the rest of the line more than makes up for the decreased revenue.

With Star Wars, WotC has to pay a percentage to Lucasfilm on every product. And given that adventures don't sell well to begin with, it's a no-brainer that only one actual SW adventure module was ever printed (Tempest Feud).

There've been a couple threads (which may have been lost) which promoted using various D&D modules, both purchased and downloaded from online, for Star Wars, though some tweaking is naturally required.

 

[RodneyThompson]

Yep, as Gary Sarli already confirmed, the product's real. It was written by Owen K.C. Stephens and myself, and I think the release date on Amazon is correct. Now let's just hope they announce some details at GenCon so I can talk about the book!

 

[ssampier]

I'm of mixed minds....on one hand, I'm excited...on the other hand, I look at my shelf, and see the original D20 rulebook for Star Wars, and the revised rulebook.....and now there'll be a third rulebook?

I actually expected a third book when Episode III came out. I was confused when it did not come out; that was telling.

 

[hobgoblin]

good thing i have not gotten into the SWD20 craze yet
book goes on my "maybe" list...

 

[kroh]

Have to keep the eyes peeled... Good catch
Regards,
Walt

 

[Just_Hal]

Yep, as Gary Sarli already confirmed, the product's real. It was written by Owen K.C. Stephens and myself, and I think the release date on Amazon is correct. Now let's just hope they announce some details at GenCon so I can talk about the book!

Congrats bud!
This guy is a very good writer.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Congrats bud!
This guy is a very good writer.

This guy is an AWESOME writer, especially for Star Wars.

Seeing him and Owen Stephens on that book just makes me feel even better...even if there aren't many changes.

 

[Nuclear Platypus]

Always knew they wouldn't just kill the game. Damn I'm glad to hear its definitely real.

I find your lack of faith... disturbing. WotC isn't some wretched hive of scum and villany. If you strike a Star Wars RPG down, it will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.