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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jacob Lewis" data-source="post: 7782244" data-attributes="member: 6667921">In all seriousness, this is on my personal Must-Read list now. I never knew how much the original WEG roleplaying game contributed to and expanded the Star Wars universe. It came at a time when the trilogy was considered complete, and interest waned as new material and merchandise seemed to be winding down. And then I was introduced to D&D.Had anyone I knew at the time introduced me to this system, I suspect things would have been different for me. Like a lot of fans, I could not imagine anything "more Star Wars" than what I saw in the movies. The Emperor was defeated. The Death Star was destroyed, twice! What else was left to get my attention as a willing participant, unless I'm playing a Skywalker?Such a missed opportunity for me!Nowadays, however, I have discovered the sheer joy that is roleplaying in the greatly expanded and newly revisited Star Wars universe, as well as a many new ways to play in and read about a galaxy far, far away. The latest RPG from FFG offers a new way to roleplay that I have found refreshingly liberating from the old binary d20 edition treadmill. It is vastly superior in many ways and challenges conventional thinking, which can often pose a barrier for veteran gamers set in their expectations or what an rpg should or shouldn't be. In my experience, I find people who are more interested in storytelling than mechanics (particularly new players who have not had a lot of experience with other rpgs) to respond with a more positive first impression.Getting back on topic, I have been able to see the influence from the original WEG version throughout the various novels, comics, video games, television series, and subsequent versions of the game itself. And while Disney has opted to pcik and choose which parts are still considered canon (and which parts they are developing to make their own), they have not completely ignored their roots. Rodians are still called rodians. Thrawn is still a major character in the Star Wars universe, thanks to the Rebels show, though we still do not know where Zahn's Heir trilogy still stands. And despite the Skywalker story maintaining the focus for so long, we have seen there is much more to the universe, which is a very, very big place.Be one with the Force. The Force is with us, again.</blockquote>

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