Star Wars Saga: Episode I

Designer Rodney Thompson has thrown the first of several previews for the upcoming Star Wars: Saga Edition up on the Wizards of the Coast website. This week's look talks a bit about what differences players can expect to see in the new game's character creation rules. There's also some neat talk in there about talent trees, extra hit points at first level (so you can actually fight stormtroopers right out the door), and an example wookie to play with.

D&D fans might also want to keep an ear to the ground regarding the new Star Wars system. With work on D&D 4th edition hypothetically being right around the corner, there's a lot of buzz about Star Wars serving as a playground for new rules and concepts that might be in store for all you sword-swingers and spell-slingers. I know I'm looking forward to my 4th ed. cleric 4, rouge 6, jedi master 11—that's the way of the future.