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Assuming that the 'previous protocol droid' was in fact HK-47 is a very long shot. There are other protocol droids in the universe, you know.

I'm not sure, but I think even though both of them are Sith Lords, there can only be one Dark Lord of the Sith.

In fact I prefer to start with 3 or 4 stats in odd numbers and the rest even. That way I can get better stat modifiers in those when leveling instead of having to focus all the bonus stat points in one stat.

No.

Not quite. Revisions to pnp rulesets are often made upon player feedback, in order to solve problems or unbalances found by players. Again, I'm not sentencing Obsidian's modifications to death. But designing a whole new level scale above 20 is no simple matter, and like it or not, was unnecessary. They have taken the risky path when there was no need to. Maybe their work on the d20 ruleset will turn out to be great and absolutely flawless from a gameplay and balance standpoint, we'll see. But considering they are aiming at a similar game length as K1 had, it's obvious there will be XP inflation. And that is not a good sign.

No, that's not what I said. I said that Obsidian's modifications haven't been proven effective and balanced by thousands of gamers worldwide yet, while the D20 system, has. My point was, it's not only unnecesary to further modify the D20 ruleset, it's also risky since can result in serious gameplay unbalance. Beginning to be affected by the post-before-you-think syndrome as well, are we? "

Agreed. Lucas created this whole thing, so it's his universe after all. Your liking or disliking a certain part, doesn't mean it's 'wrong'. It's Lucas' opinion that counts after all, and if some EU works get thrashed in the way, well, they knew what they were risking when they chose to work on someone else's universe. I still am not convinced that the prequel masters are weak compared to the Jedi of the NJO era. Some of the things in the EU are just lame, and would never make it into a movie. They need to write that kind of stuff to set themselves apart from other authors and attract readers. I tend to favor that option. Maybe he didn't decide about having the Emperor be the ultimate Sith Lord until after giving Vader his title. I don't even know up to what point the Sith are an EU invention, either.

It's no wonder I can't comprehend what you write. Your spelling makes it undecipherable.

Yes, I realize that. However, it turns out the D20 system is a complete and constantly revised set of rules which has been proven to be effective and well balanced (well, mostly), by thousands of fans around the world. Obsidian's modifications to this system, on the other hand, have not.

I'm a sperm donor.

Yep. Obi-Wan was level 10 in AotC and like 15 in ANH. Jedi reach Knighthood by level 7, and the prerequisite for the Jedi Master PC is either have an apprentice, or 12 levels in Jedi classes. Not only that... in D&D, there are manifestations of gods, demigods, powerful demons, and mortals whose power is close to deity. The need to regulate those beings through game rules brought about the epic levels... the cheapest invention of D&D, if you ask me.

Yep. They were allowed to love, and have children.

It's pretty inconsistent that in the PT Jedi had to train with a Master for 20-25 years to become Knights, and Luke 'figured stuff out' in about 5 years, with just a few weeks to learn from Masters. Anyway, on to the topic. The supernova trick wasn't performed by sheer Force power. It was done through a Sith weapon that needed a Force user to channel Force energy through it. It wasn't Exar Kun, it was Naga Sadow and Aleema. I believe Jedi can use the Force to plot courses through hyperspace without the need for a computer. Don't remember where I read that though. The Emperor Force storms seemed pretty nasty, too. And of course, the uber-lame Force link severing on another Force sensitive.

Err... how is a level 30 cap going to help you get more out of prestige classes? You know, most prestige classes have just between 5 and 10 levels. And by level 10 of a standard class you are already able to add levels from most prestige classes your class allows. I for one would like it better if instead of rising the level cap, they had added multiclassing as an option. Now that would add to replayability.

Everyone's a comedian lately it seems... *sigh*

I guess that's why the PC was more interested in people's money than in turning them to the DS in K1...

If you thought Heal was cheese, wait until you see Master Heal. :ph34r: Now I'm thinking, the devs have said that at some points in the game, you might be playing only with NPCs. This could mean as well that you could be forced to play with a team composed of non-Jedi entirely. It would suck if you found yourself with no one able to use a medkit properly wouldn't it?

I used to do that all the time in the PnP... it's hard to describe the look on the GM's face when you disarm the 4th npc in a row. " Anyway, I don't think that would work, gameplay-wise or storywise. You see, in the PT, most enemies are droids, so Jedi can blast around happily without having to wrestle with the morals of mass murder. However, in the OT, all the enemies were flesh and bone, and Luke didn't seem to have any problem with slaughtering every one of them. What I mean is, in combat, it wouldn't make sense to simply disarm an enemy, expect him to drop his valuables, and go off running never to come back. Most likely, they would switch to another weapon, or at least go fetch something else to kill the PC with. It would be nice however to have a death animation in which the PC cuts down his foe's weapon and then proceeds to chop their head off...

Boy this gets old. Hades complaining about things he doesn't like, and pretty much all the other users complaining about Hades complaining. OMG...

I think Hades could really benefit from those [sarcasm] tags.

Exactly how does your lightsaber help when you need to decipher an alien language? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You use 3PO fot that. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thus proving that Jedi are useless except for blasting. Can I have some role-playing in my computer role-playing game, please? "

Exactly how does your lightsaber help when you need to decipher an alien language?

Or you can try and find out the 'Sith War' series of comics and find out by yourself.

Yeah, well. The storyline and the ideas behind it are pretty good, but some things are just... lame. Exar Kun being way too thuggish for a Sith Lord, for example. But it's a matter of taste anyway. They are an interesting read, if not as good as the 'republic' series.

Yep. The language/knowledge/craft skills were some of the most useful in the D20, and in KotOR they simply assumed any roll on those automatically succeeded. Anyway, if they have increased the number of skills, it's only logical they will increase the number of skill points you get per level. 3 skill points with 14 INT was just ridiculous.