A system for a specific Star Wars story...

[legomaster00156]

Some of my friends and I have cooked up the idea of playing a canon-based Star Wars campaign focusing on a bunch of droids. Are there any systems you can suggest that would run such a campaign well?

[LibraryOgre]

Lots of systems can manage. I'd likely go with Savage Worlds.

Now, I'm normally a proponent of WEG's d6 system for Star Wars, but it's somewhat crap when it comes to droids... the system is REALLY messed up, and doesn't handle them well at all.

But Savage Worlds? Make sure everyone is a Construct, and use the race creation rules from Deluxe Edition to customize your different types. Make sure to add up positive and negative traits to +2, and boom, you have a workable droid character.

[legomaster00156]

Oh, I should add that we play online, using spreadsheet programs to create "maps" when needed.

[Ninjaxenomorph]

I also adore D6, but I think Saga actually does droids pretty well. Playing a droid essentially amounts to a custom race with different gear; you still take the same classes as everyone else. Saga has its own problems, but it is suitable for play online.

[Pleh]

Also, if you're going with Saga rules, "custom race" is optional. You can always pick a stock droid from the droid index in Scavenger's Guide to Droids or the Core Rules.

Mark Hall has a link to a blog about Classless Saga that looks nice, but I'm not sure where the link is myself. Could be more helpful.

One of the common problems in saga is Skill Focus Use the Force at early level, which a lot of tables restrict to higher levels for balance. Won't be an issue at all if the whole group is droids.

[Rhedyn]

I would also use Savage Worlds. The Sci-fi companion includes rules for robot modifications, ships, and Sci-fi vehicles. Also, the core book stats out a laser sword.

[legomaster00156]

Thanks for the help, guys. Having checked out Saga Edition, I am confident that is the system we would use for such a campaign.

[LibraryOgre]

Thanks for the help, guys. Having checked out Saga Edition, I am confident that is the system we would use for such a campaign.

Awesome. Since someone mentioned it

Classless Star Wars Saga (http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/2013/07/classless-saga-and-other-alterations.html)

Levelless Star Wars Saga (http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/2015/06/h1-levelless-star-wars-saga.html)

A scenario for Star Wars (http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/2018/04/star-wars-orbastras-planetary-peril.html)


An NPC with an implicit scenario, statted for d6. (http://rpgcrank.blogspot.com/2017/09/welmo-rogue-ithorian-geoformer.html)