Starships of the Galaxy (Star Wars Roleplaying Game) Review

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(More customer reviews)It is too bad there is a version of this book for the old StarWars roleplaying rule set that shares the same name and general content. I don't own that piece but have seen it and this new book is MUCH better.
SotG may have far fewer pages than the Core Rulebook for just a slightly smaller price but it is packed full of information that is useful for any RPG campain that values space combat or even travel. After a short introduction Champer 1 covers the basics of starships in adventuring; this includes answers to questions like "how much does it cost to opperate my ship?" and clarification on how various thing work in starship scale combat. In addition to clarifing how some corebook material works SotG also gives us some new talents and feats to use for our space going characters.
Chapter 2 covers Starship Combat. This includes a new maneuver system that is similiar to how the core book uses force powers. Additionally, this chapter gives advice on creating interesting space encounters and tips on how to keep players interested but not overwhelmed.
Chapter 3 is the section on modification. This chapter is a virtual shopping list of things that can be added to or changed on starships. The end of the chapter even gives a "stock ship" and cost for various ship types that would allow players to build their own ship.
Chapter 4 covers the last two-thirds of the book and contains an extensive Codex of ships found in the StarWars universe. These range from small light fighters up to the Eclipse Super Star Destroyer from the Dark Horse Comic Series. Each of these many ships is given RPG stats, a brief writeup about its history and abilities, and most also include a color illustration showing what the ship looks like. The list doesn't cover everything which is nearly impossible given the size of the SW Universe but does include ships from all eras of play.
Someone not into the roleplaying game may like the Starship Codex. For the roleplayer, I'd say this book is a must for any group that deals with space combat regularly.

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"She'll make the Kessel run in five parsecs!"This rules supplement contains advanced starship combat rules for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition. In addition, it provides new character options for spacefaring heroes as well as descriptions, deckplans, and statistics for starships from all eras (as featured in all six Star Wars films and the Expanded Universe). This deluxe, full-color game supplement also includes rules and guidelines for building your own starships.

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