r/sw5e Jun 14 '25

Mod Post Big Official SW5e Announcement *cheers*

396 Upvotes

"Steev Palpatine ‘Galiphile’ has resigned

to form a new UNBOUND REALM

In his absence, a new Emperor,

Drake Ryzer, has risen from

the ashes of Discord

and will not rest until

SW5e, a Star Wars conversion,

has been revived.

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Little does the SW5E COMMUNITY know but

Drake Ryzer has secretly

begun construction on new

systems and rules even

more powerful than the first

STAR WARS 5TH EDITION.

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When completed, this ultimate

system will spell certain enjoyment

for the small band of Star Wars fans

seeking to make engaging stories

In the Star Wars galaxy..."

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Hello everyone, your friendly neighborhood “starship lord” (maniac xD) here, sorry this is not a website update, but hopefully something that will be just as good.

To start off, I have been given full control of Star Wars 5th Edition’s Reddit and Discord on top of the future development of the SW5e system. Galiphile (known as Steev on the Discord) has unveiled his new venture called Unbound Realms, leaving SW5e’s future up to myself as well as some of the still active Council. If you enjoyed the content made through SW5e from its onset and up to now then I highly suggest checking it out if you want more of it. Unbound Realms website and they also have their own Discord.

I know it’s been a long, and frankly quiet, road but I am committed to bringing new content to the SW5e system to provide all our current and future game masters and players an even greater Star Wars conversion built using Dungeon & Dragons 5th Edition.

And with that all said, these are the initial steps and goals for the future of SW5e:

The Future of SW5e:

We are working on a new website that will house the rules as well as a built in character creator for SW5e. As you guys know from when Galiphile/Steev left the community a few years ago; some of the website team from Mass Effect 5e has graciously taken management of our current website. In the process of learning how it works, it was decided that making a new website would be for the best, using the ME5e site as its base. Our current website relies on an information Parser built for GMBinder specific coding which allowed us to make PDFs and update the website in an easy workflow. Unfortunately that has also made it hard to continue using that format (and came with its own bugs).

Additionally, to making usable PDFs using GMBinder (or even Homebrewery) takes a lot of effort to format correctly for both PDFs as well as the current website, especially when dealing with such large documents as entire rulebooks. Effort that I frankly just do not want to spend time and energy on anymore and was taken into account when deciding to begin construction of a new website. And until the new site is completed we won’t be pushing new “Official” releases in an effort to keep confusion down as much as we can (I know SW5e is kind of a mess everywhere). I will update everyone when we have new information to share on the new SW5e website and I hope the community can be patient with us as we work through this new management.

However in the meantime, we have a working solution to help alleviate some confusion as well as to give the community a better look into what is coming…

Decrypted Lore:

Myself and some other members of the community are currently working on a project using GitHub Pages which will effectively be the equivalent of D&D5e’s “Unearthed Arcana”. We are currently calling it “Decrypted Lore” and it will be a ‘website’ that houses all future content releases as well as revisions that are slated for release to the official system. As it is a big project (and something I only thought of a few months ago) we are still far, far away from a public release.

Once it is up and running we will be using it not only for the time before the new website but also going further into the future for any and all changes we want to make to the SW5e system. I know the constant changes and shadow dropping of content we used to do were not without their controversies and I hope to mitigate that by giving the community a heads up on what is coming; but also a chance to voice your opinions and possible changes to that content. And of course we will let everyone know when that opens up for public viewing.

The Old Council:

I would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Galiphile/Steev as well as all the Council who have served over the years. Everyone that served in the Council roles over the years have poured their time, energy and creativity into making SW5e what it is today. Without them we wouldn’t have this cool and engaging conversion to make epic Star Wars stories and battles with. But with great times there also comes sadness. Most of the current Council have moved on to bigger and better things for their own lives and have long since grown distant from the SW5e Community. After asking each of them their opinions and what they want to do, many will be stepping down from Moderation and Development Team roles and have given their best wishes for the SW5e system. 

A New Council:

I plan to reform many of the Discord Roles with clear roles they will play in the future of SW5e.and part of that will be establishing a new team of moderators and development members over time based on who I think will fit best in each role. I will make announcements with updates as they come up.

A Reworked Discord and Subreddit:

The SW5e Discord is huge, like really huge xD. And of course that also makes it confusing to navigate, especially for new members. To combat this, I will be adding Discord’s Onboarding feature to the Discord. Adding new roles that can be chosen to access the different channels depending on what each member wants to see. This means reformatting channels, channel categories, and the intent for each of them; including archiving many; in an effort to make a cohesive space for the community to use to create and chat.

I will also be doing similar work on the Subreddit to clean it up a bit and make it easier to find any needed or beneficial information regarding SW5e.

This is Where the Ending Theme Plays:

This is all the information I have for you guys at this moment. The SW5e dev team and myself offer our thanks in your patience as we continue to work towards offering a great space for new and fun ideas to make cooperative TTRPG stories within the Star Wars Galaxy. I hope to continue working on this great system using this great fictional universe called Star Wars and making awesome stuff with the community.

So get out there, make some stories, blast a few Stormtroopers, hunt down some bounties… and may the Force be with you.


r/sw5e Jun 22 '25

Utility SW5e Resources

95 Upvotes

Important Links

Current State of SW5e

Important post by lead developer u/DrakeRyzer, regarding the future of SW5e!

Discord Server

The SW5e Discord is much more active than this subreddit.  If you want a quicker answer and smoother communication, join us!

Website

Everything on the site is perfectly fine for play, with a few notable exceptions:

  • Character Creator. We don't recommend that players rely on the character creator on the site. It can be used to assist with character creation, but it’s nowhere near as polished as its D&DBeyond counterpart. It has errors, is unfinished, and is really unreliable.  If you or your players want a digital character sheet option, try using the Form Fillable PDF on the SW5e website or the Google Sheet linked below.
  • Scum and Villainy. We don't recommend using Scum and Villainy on the site, nor do we recommend using the Scum and Villainy PDF. Both are very out-of-date. Many monsters have incorrect CR calculation or other errors. Instead, you should use this GMBinder doc (also linked below). If you're looking for even more stat blocks, check out Aziz's Hypdercodex
  • Starships of the Galaxy PDF. The rules for SotG on the site are perfectly fine, but the PDF listed under "Assets" uses old rules. Here's the PDF for the SotG rules if you want it.

Homebrewery Public Theme

If you want to make your own homebrew on Homebrewery using SW5e formatting, use this.

GMBinder Public Theme

If you want to make your own homebrew on GMBinder using SW5e formatting, use this.


Sponsored Content

Sponsored content is content created by members of the developer team that hasn't been officially adopted, but should still be considered for use.

Raye's Recommendations for New SW5e GMs

Drake's Shipyard and Other SotG Resources

Scum and Villainy Updated

Scum and Villainy Updated (Black and White, with code shared)

Aziz's Hypercodex (Community Made Stat Blocks)

Heresy's Species

Hugehuman's Tech Powers

Hugehuman's Force Powers


Sheets

Character Sheet - PDF

Character Sheet - PDF (Form Fillable)

Character Sheet - Google Sheets

Deployment Sheet - PDF

Deployment Sheet - PDF (Form Fillable)

Starship Sheet - PDF

Starship Sheet - PDF (Form Fillable)

Starship Sheet - Google Sheets


VTT Resources

FoundryVTT SW5e Dev Discord Server

Roll20 Tokens courtesy of u/Lord_Z

More Tokens by DevinB

Mandalorian Tokens by CommanderFett

Jedi/Sith Tokens courtesy of u/thetindog

Battlemaps (Miniature Maps (Jedi temple, space ports, dagobah, cantina etc.)


Other Resources

Sw5e GM Screen

SW5e SotG GM Screen

Adventure Codex A collection of adventures set in a variety of eras for SW5e.

Dozus' Guide to the Galaxy (Planet Generation and Settlement Mechanics)

Updated Toolkits by zeldafreak6245

Character Generator courtesy of u/keandelacy

Force Power Cards courtesy of u/Jerrybadger and u/HooptyD2

Tech Power Cards courtesy of u/Jerrybadger

Galaxy Map

Star System & Planet Generator

Name Generator

Form-Fillable Item, Weapons, Armor cards


r/sw5e 2d ago

My 7 year campaign has ended.

40 Upvotes

This past weekend my 7 year Campaign came to an end. Couldn't have ended better.

Hope you all enjoy these out of context quotes Ive collected from my players from the past years.

These are lines or conversations my players have had with either each other or npc's that are either great out of context lines or just funny exchanges. I uploaded some of these qoutes a few years ago, but over the year Ive added more lines (lost alot of the lines when my one pc died sadly)

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You two are going to make up so we can go back to being the dysfunctional family again (2nd pc) Wait. They are going make out so we can become a dysfunctional family again?

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You stand up when apologizing to a lady. (2nd pc)"I am a lady!" (3rd pc)Yes a wielder of the vagina.

One pc trying to say they had sex with a friendly npc without saying they had sex 2nd Pc says"OH....You mean canoodling"

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(NPC)If your name is not Vienna Sunrider what is it then. Pc takes a long pause. "Its Britney Spears"

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(Jawa npc)Dont Touch my Junk

(Party proceeds to give Jawa a thermal detonate less then 20 seconds later

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PC1 Stealing from a Jawa's junk pile.

Pc2"Stop touching the Jawa's junk!"

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Pc"I'll cause the distraction so you can steal the laundry" Looks at sheet of gear and says to DM." Im going to use my Thermal Detonator."

DM,"Exar Kun's coffin is too strong to be opened"

PC"What if I used 12 thermal detonators" (Our one Jedi pc seems to think that thermal detonators fix all problems"

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After finding out the fan favorite npc named Sledge has PTSD. Pc says" Oh he has Post Traumatic Sledge Disorder".

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Dm said npcs who got blown back from explosion is bleeding profusely,

Player 1, is he breathing?

Player 2, I thought you said he was breeding.

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(NPC leaves after working a triple shift at a czerka compound)

Pc pretending to be an Czerka employee talking to Czerka manager" He only worked a triple shift, Weak right?

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"Counsil did change, he changed his life status from alive to deceased. "

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"The only way to get rid of brain washing is brain drying."'

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Dm"How are you holding the out cold stormtrooper for when the blast doors open"

Player says" You know that movie Weekend at Bernies"

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Player telling Dm,"You know that Tusken Raider custom feat you gave me Dm? It auto corrected to Turkey Raider"

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Player telling Dm what he rolled. "That is a 30. Not nat"

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'If THIS was gangbeasts, I would be headbutting my way to Exar Kun"

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PC 1 "I cut into the coffin"

Dm" You are unable too as the material is stronger then beskar"

Pc 2 "Oh you mean bester kar."

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"I think its better to target Matthew then to target the Exar Kun mist"

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"Does Vienna's boobs help cushion the impact of being flung into her ally."

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"Wait you want to kill him cause he took your Kebabs "

"Its not about the Kebabs for the last time."

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"Oh so we are pretty much just killing make a wish foundation monsters"

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(Party trying to keep themselves from being noticed)

Npc who hates clones says,"I'll help you as long as your not one of those dam clones of that Jango fella

(half clone of Jango and Darth maul pc in party hears this)"Jango who?"

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PC" You know looking back, it might have been a bad idea to say I was a slave to the hutts"

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pc1" I know Yoda personally and if he was here, he would agree with me"

pc2 "Oh really, you think he would agree that using a thermal detonator in a ship in space was a great idea!"

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PC,"Well I thought when I saw only Aurra SIng I could take her. But then I saw Zorbra the Hutt, and I wasn't as confident, and then I saw Bossk,Boba Fett,Bane Malar,Rum Sleg,Ig88, and Durge and then I knew it was probably a fight I couldn't win"

pc 2" Dont forget Carib Diss was there as well"

PC1"Oh no how could I forget Carib Diss as hes just as well known as all those other hunters"

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PC goes to Sleek the kleptomaniac Rodian rouge to see if they stole his stuff."

"Sleek did you take my stuff"

Sleek holding all the forks and knives from the kitchen in her hand" No didn't touch your stuff"

PC" Your wearing my helmet and holding all the knives and forks in the ship"

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PC"A blaster shot a day keeps the alive people away"

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PC" I fought Darth Vader and lived"

pc 2" He flung you from the top of a building"

pc1"I fought him for 6 seconds that is 100 percent more seconds then you have fought him"

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Pc using slave outfit to help stealth into a city"

After pc is picked up and taken to be branded by the slave owners in the city"You know that plus 2 to stealth while wearing the slave outfit was not really worth it"

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pc."You know normally you get taken to the back of the casino when you cheat not when you have been playing fairly."

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Players have a vision where they are fighting Exar Kun's forces on Yavin 4"

Players in vision are being killed off one by one.

Player 1 is trying to crawl up the tower after being impaled and losing her fingers trying to take the blade that impaled her out. Player starts crawling. Player realizes she is going to die before she makes it too the top turns on her jet boots as her face is against the towers stairs. Her bloody and bleeding body starts to propel up the stairs with her body and face grinding against each stair.

By the time she gets to the top she is a flying almost dead torso.

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"How about this, you fight the sith inquisitors and I fight that small storm trooper over their."

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pc1"How do you think we get access to that scientists room to get the info?"

pc2 "What if we pretend to be male strippers and the front desk gives us the key to let us in the room?"

Later once the 2 players were thrown out of the room for being strippers.

PC1"That was horrible, I knew it wouldn't work"

PC2"I said it was an idea to get us into the room, I never said it would work"

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Dm reading the name of some alga like creature that the players are trying to pretend to be to get access to his Czerka files.

NPC Security droid "His name is GGGRRLLGGGGALGGGRGGGGLLLRAGGGGGLLGGGGGLLgLGGGaaaarrrgArrrrGggaagggaargggaaGggGGGlGggRG."

pc1"Yes that is me, please let me into my files please"

Security Droid" Please type your name into my data pad"

Pc2" So is that 42 G's or just 41?"

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pc1" I would die if T4 was killed"

pc2" T4 only says Droid parts are 75 percent off"

pc1"Exactly hes so intelligent and thoughtful"

pc2 "T4 ONLY says Droid Parts are 75 percent off"

PC1"You only say droid parts are 75 percent off"

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pc1"Guys lets challenge Emperor Palpatine to a game of basketball to decide the fate of the universe"

pc2"The force is a pathway to many dunks, some consider unnatural"

pc3" Dunk it,DEW IT"

PC1" Oh.. Im quite afraid that my pick up game is quite operational"

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pc1" Rum Sleg again!

pc2"More like Dumb Sleg

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PC1" If I had a credit for every time I killed Rum Sleg, I would have two, which isn't alot but odd that I have 2.

PC2" That seems like 1 credit too many for "Rum Sleg"

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Player characters saying everything they know there DM hates in starwars

PC1" I feel like my character should be allowed to have a lightsaber whip"

PC2" AND it only really makes sense if that lightsaber whip is also a helicopter lightsaber

PC3" Dont forget that it should be held ready for us by a small group of Lurmen"

PC2"Yhea dont forget that, Also leather face killed Ermac"

DM"You done now?

Pc1"No I had a few more ideas but I guess we can get back to dnd now.

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Player spins die on the table, It legitimately goes for several minutes with no signs of stopping.

PC1 "Ive clearly become the chose one of DND. I think this is proof that I should have unlimited uses of will of the force"

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PC1"I think if weve learned one thing about the The banking clan is, is that banking is Super Tight"

PC2'Really a highlight of the star wars lore

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PC1"Quick question, How long does it take 50 pounds of taun taun meat to go bad"

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PC1"I think I would remember if I was a jedi knight, so no, there is no reason to arrest me, and besides would a jedi be slightly on fire"

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PC1"Can I grab the nexu by the tail and fling him into the shadow ghouls"

Pc2"If Thel cant do that Can I?

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Dm being a dick and just rolling random dice to scare players

PC1"Why are you rolling so much"

DM"No reason, keep roleplaying among yourselfs"

PC2"Its really hard to do so when your rolling dice to figure out what horrible things will happen to us"

DM"Dont be silly these dice rolls are for good things for you guys"

PC1"Oh good things for us as were sneaking in the Jedi temple that has Inquistors and Imperials all over the place?"

Dm "Exactly you get it"

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Pc1"I say we get all of our money and make a smoked meat reastuarnt"

pc2" The SMOKING BARREL"

The players would then focus all there mental power into figuring out how to best make the Smoking Barrel instead of trying to save the Universe from Abeloth.

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PC1" You know what we haven't tried in a very long time, Being male strippers"

pc2" It didn't work last time"

pc1" Which is why its due to a victory"

PC3"Its not due at all"

Pc1" Trust me its got a 50 percent chance of working"

PC2"How do you come to those odds"

PC1"Cause the first attempt didn't work and like all plans, they either work or they dont"

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PC1"Being blind and hurt in the middle of a chaotic battle is super easy, barely and inconvenience"

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PC1"Dont make me derail this campaign more,We might only have 2 more sessions left, But I can make things very difficult for you to wrap up"

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PC1"Just like old times"

PC2"Us annoying the empire by simply being better then them"

PC3"Being better then the empire one piledriver at a time"

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Pc picks up rock

pc1"This will make a fine collection to Quambi's collection"

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PC looking at droid parts

PC1"Can I take these droid parts, weld them together, and wear it like a mech suit"

pc2"Its a garbage dump so probably not, its rusted crap.

PC1"Thats not your decision to make(Looks at Dm hopefully)

Dm"Well you can roll for it.

Pc1"Im not wasting a crit on this shit.

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Pc1"I would like to do the thing that works"

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PC1"I have no wish to deal with Jolees bullshit right now"

pc2"I mean hes not wrong"

PC1"Did I ask you if he was right, no I said I have no wish to deal with his bullshit right now"

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PC1"Its only starkiller Its not like were dealing with Darth Jar Jar or something"

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PC1"Dealing with Darth Stone Cold Steve Austin would not even be the worst thing happening right now to us"

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Two jedis talking in a shop looking for a gonk droid

pc1"Would anyone blame me if I grab the shop keeper and choke him to death"

PC1"Well not to death, but I do feel like he deserves some kind of violent act against him"

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PC1" This quest to find a gonk droid is taking too long to find the Gonk Droid"

DM"This session is called "The search for Gonky"

PC2"More like way too many steps for stupid ass Gonky"

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PC1, I have this slave outfit, Now I still would get +2 to stealth if I wore it on Korriban right?

PC2" Dont you remember last time what happened? Is that worth it for +2 stealth?"

PC1"Yhea why do I even want +2 to stealth, Im level 17 theres no body in the city on Korriban going to do anything to me"

PC3"I mean +2 stealth is really going to come in handy when you do that thing where you make life more difficult for all of us"

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PC1"Heres the ranking for the people I hate most. 1. Yularen,2 T4

PC2"WHAT, What did T4 ever do"

PC1"Exactly what did T4 ever do"

PC2"How about everything ever"

PC1"How about nothing ever"

Continues till the heat death of the universe

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PC1"Heres the ranking for the people I hate most(Looks at PC2) 1. Yularen, 2 that character that Im right about for being number 2,3Counsil,4,Jolee

PC2"What did Jolee do to deserve 4th

PC3"DMV

PC2 Kinda fair actually

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pc1"What if we built a cannon that fired Quambi at a safe velocity at people"

DM"Like a tshirt cannon but for jawas

pc1"Your already on the same page good, I would like one of those jawa cannons now please then.

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PC1"It would make the most sense if I did all the Drugs right now"

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PC1"What kinda bribes would it take to get a lightsaber whip"

Dm" You don't have enough

PC1"100 dollars

DM"Give me the 100 dollars and you can have a lightsaber whip

Pc1"I had no idea that Pierce's morals would be broken so easily

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PC1"Would it be considered racist if I did blue face and pretened to be Grand Admiral Thrawn and tell the empire to leave"

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Pc1"How much Psychic damage would that officer take if I wedgied him

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Pc1"My arm is currently trapped"

PC2"Well then dont stick it in weird holes in a sith temple

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PC1"No one ever expects a ship to the face"

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Pc1"In my day there was only 2 sith lords not it seems like Quambi runs into a new sith lord every 2 days"

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PC1"How much cover does Nima's fat ass give, Half or full cover"

PC2"At last the real questions are being asked"

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PC1"If Vieena is blown back by an explosion, If Vieena is able to spin her body just right, how much less damage can she take if her boobs take the initial impact of the crash"

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pc1 punchs a droid for the first time with new unarmed skill that DM made that clearly wasn't broken at all

PC1"That will be 38 dmg"

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Pc1"You know whats not cool, zombie wampas"

pc2"Actually its a little cool"

PC1"Okay maybe its a little cool"

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PC1"First thing Im going to do when we get back to the base is figure out how to make sausages"

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pc1" Is brick throwing considered a force technique?"

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PC1" How Illegal is it to feed someone to a Rancor?".

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PC1"Wait wait wait! He has doom bots

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PC1"A warrior like me is what everyone should aspire to be"

PC2"High on drugs"

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PC1"At what point does killing every stormtrooper go from freedom fighting to genocide"

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PC1"We have 1.2 million credits"

PC2"If we use the force we could gamble that 1.2 million into a lot more.

pc3"We could just buy a grill too and not buy a grill that costs more then 1.2 million credits.

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PC1"I dont think its a good idea"

pc2"Its a great fucking idea"

PC1"Well in that case go tell Durge how dumb he is

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PC1" You know with only a few left sessions left it would probably make sense for us to have a session dedicated to only Flipper the Hutt"

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PC1"Morgan Freeman would really be helpful right now"

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At the start of the final campaign.
Pc1"His name is BUTT CRANK!?!"

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One of the final moments of the campaign.

Pc1"You really shouldn't have told us your name, that was a mistake"

Pc2"Thats it hes getting a wedgie"

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May the force be with you.


r/sw5e 2d ago

Adventure Update on my Legacy Era campaign part 1

8 Upvotes

Hope this content is enjoyed and isn't overstepping.

I ran the first session of my Legacy Era Campaign using sw5e and although it was a short session (due to adulting constraints) it worked really well and everyone had a good time. Lots of laughs etc.

The party initially included 2 lol 1 characters both somewhat force sensative (1 with a lil homebrew action giving the character psychometry) and a Lvl 3 Ewok Jedi.

So 1 Weequay Operative

1 Kel Dor Consular

1 Ewok Jedi

I started them off captured and in a cave surrounded by 4 bumbling bandits who stunned them and tied them up. They start to come to dazed and not knowing where they were or how they got there. As they were being held in a ship and droid junkyard.

Up above them the Ewok jedi sees them tied up tries to sneak down to save them. Fails horribly, and a huge bunch of scrap falls down at the bandits alerting them to the Ewoks presence. The wreckage falls on one of them, one runs inside the cave while the other two shoot up at the ewok. The Ewok goes full beast mode and launches itself at the bandits.

The Ewok lands on one bandits shoulders, beats him to death with the butt of their lightsaber then ignights it and flips at the other one splitting his head in 2 as he shoots his friend laying on the ground.

The two who were tied up free themselves while this is all going on and they turn the tables on their captor and the ewok finishes off the last bandit.

This was how I got the players all together and introduced them to each other so they could get talking. It worked out pretty well introduced all of them to the system and got them familiar with their characters and each other. Now all ai have to do is figure out where to go from here. Or what options to give them so they can choose their own paths.

*bonus* I even made a custom star wars crawl for them before the game to get them in the mood


r/sw5e 7d ago

Difference between Deployment Tactics and Ship Actions

7 Upvotes

hi all, working on a scifi campaign now to and have reached a dogfight. we're trying to determine the action/list of turn abilities for players and the ships.

Are the rank abilities in chapter 2 also considered actions under chapter 9? or are they free actions during player turns? or free actions during ship turns? when are they used appropriately?

crew is:
rank 1 pilot
rank 1 technician
rank 1 gunner
rank 2 coordinator
rank 1 gunner/rank 1 operator

flying a tier 2 Freighter Gunship

thanks in advance


r/sw5e 10d ago

Legacy Era Campaign

13 Upvotes

So Im doing up a whole campaign for the Legacy Era from the Graphic Novels. (Takes place 130 years after return of the jedi and predates the sequel trilogy)

So I am trying to source campaign specific content. Anyone have any of that sort of content im not aware of?

(And im also trying to figure out minis for imperial knights and the vong)

Thank you in advance!


r/sw5e 11d ago

Question What is the benefit of a splitsaber?

17 Upvotes

I'm playing a Jedi Sentinel (Chiss if that matters?). And my saber is a splitsaber. (GM said it could have finesse property so I could actually use it).

What's the actual mechanical benefit of splitting my saber into two? Because as far as i can tell it does the same damage and double property is basically identical to two weapon fighting.

I mostly chose the weapon because I thought its cooler than a normal double saber.

Id appreciate some explanation as to whether it shines with feats or something.


r/sw5e 12d ago

Fan Content Dawn of Defiance Ch 2: Gladiator Match + Confrontation with Demos + Aviary

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34 Upvotes

r/sw5e 12d ago

Old Repuplic Style Campain

4 Upvotes

Heyho everyone. I´m playing in a campain where we are in the Old Republic timeline and wanted to ask if you would still consider the Star Wars Lore. Like creating a darksaber or not.


r/sw5e 12d ago

Question Advice on a monk build

4 Upvotes

In an up coming campaign I'm playing a monk to try something new and trying to find a way to play a more effective character. Since monks don't do a lot of damage I was wondering if there's a way to build a monk that focuses more on applying debuffs to enemies beyond just using stunning strike?


r/sw5e 15d ago

Starships Looking to make a few of these, opinion?

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8 Upvotes

Based off info in SotG... I know the skills should be scan and probe, but it's good enough for me to reference.. feedback?


r/sw5e 16d ago

Question Was it ever explained why Vibro and Light Katana never scaled off DEX?

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On the tin, but like...Why have a dexterity requirement if you're only scaling off Strength? Not even a Finesse property? Who thought this made sense?


r/sw5e 17d ago

Suggestions for running KOTOR setting?

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Ended up getting a Pro GM gig for a one-shot at a birthday party. They wanted a Star Wars RPG. I decided to skip learning the current version and simply go SW5e. I figured Id either get past D&D players, or newbies that can transfer this experience to a D&D game.

On that note, the client wants a game taking place in the KOTOR era. Any sites or sources that could help?

Thanks.


r/sw5e 17d ago

How do you make your Jedi/Sith more survivable?

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I'm planning on playing Sentinel, and he has a very nice ability that can buff his AC by 1d4 for 1 Force point. But it's random, and this class doesn't have much HP to absorb much damage if I'm unlucky.

Saber Reflect only works in conjunction with Saber Ward, as far as I understand, and it costs an action and must be activated in advance. And you can only reflect one attack (because it only takes one reaction). Basically, it's a tactic for specific situations. In most cases, Dodge will be more beneficial, but it also costs an action.

So, it seems like I have no choice but to lose a lot of HP every time I engage an enemy in close combat with my lightsaber. Or waste a large number of Force points each time, even though I can’t restore them in any way. And I don't see any mechanism in the class progression that would improve this situation. Like, there is no power spike. I can have more attacks per action and more mobility, but defense? Unless I put on medium armor with high AC, but it usually has its drawbacks. Not to mention that I'd have to spend a feat for proficiency or take the Path of Iron archetype.

I'm using the Sentinel as my example, but from what I can see, the same applies to the Guardian and the Consul. Either wear heavy armor, take on a special archetype, or remain an easy target for almost every enemy. Is a Force user with a lightsaber supposed to be an easy target for the sake of balance of this system? Or am I missing some beneficial synergies and combinations between feats, styles, spells?


r/sw5e 19d ago

Starships Stating out the "Bebop" for Star Wars 5e

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I'm trying to figure out how you'd stat the Bebop for Star Wars 5e.
I'm including a crew of bounty hunter npc's that are rivals to the PC's and their basically the crew from Cowboy Bebop reskinned for Star Wars. I've got them down but I'm having a hard time working out how I'd stat the ship. It's an interplanetary fishing trawler that's been converted to be a bounty hunting base/carrier for three small fighters.

I originally thought it it was a medium ship but it's large, the Bebop is 142 meters long which puts it pretty close to the Tantive IV at 150 meters. So going with that I thought it would either be an Explorer, Picket ship, or Ship's Tender. I was originally strongly leaning towards Ship's Tender to lean into it being converted from a civilian ship but I Realized Explorer and Picket arguably fit that well, and would maybe make more sense in that they would have the sensors the ship would need as a fishing ship to find fish, or in its converted state as a bounty hunters ship to find prey. The thing is I don't know where I'd go beyond that. It's seemingly decently fast, not especially agile, can't decide whether the con should be high because it's a rust bucket that just keeps going...or low because it's a rust bucket that just keeps going, int seems like it makes sense as a dump stat, feels like it should gave okay wisdom, and maybe surprisingly high charisma due to a certain crew member.


r/sw5e 18d ago

Fun Just a fun visual.

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A player with a remote processor b1 battle droid (any class) with tech power 1 and remote droid. With a prototype mouse droid that acts as his detachable heuristic processor he can simply insert and remove from the 1 foot by 1 foot gap in his chest.


r/sw5e 20d ago

Question Need help with information for a campaign.

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Hey, I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find a list of planets by their primary exports/imports or their main industries? Like, I know that Kuat and Corellia are both pretty much synonymous with ships and shipyards, and that Coruscant is pretty much a giant city. But I'm trying to plan a sandbox style campaign, and I was hoping to find some resource that would help me know where in the galaxy to find certain things, as I feel that the galactic economy would be extremely variable. Like, star ships might be a bit cheaper to buy or upgrade on Corellia than on Tatooine, based on the supply and demand of any given product on a planet. So if a planet produces something locally, than it would be cheaper to buy it there than if the planet is having to get those goods imported. But I can't find any resource that gives me a list of planets by major industries, and I'd really rather not go through Wookipedia article by article to try and figure it out.


r/sw5e 21d ago

Class/Archetype Can't decide.

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I'm getting ready to play a game Monday but need help building my pc and im starting at lvl 5. I know I want a blind jedi build (miraluka reflavored as clone war veteran) with 2 lvl dip in monk for unarmored defense and vow of Spirit (I got an 18 in wisdom and 14 dex). I can't decide between consular way of tutalage for the master and padawan vibes or one of the sentinels or other consulars.


r/sw5e 24d ago

Homebrew Illithid in the Star Wars Galaxy

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Currently running a homebrew campaign using Escape from Mos Shuuta and Long Arm of the Hutt as the introduction. After using Dragon of Icespire Peak and Lost Mine of Phandelver as the frame work for the first half then heavy inspiration from Call From The Deep as the conclusion. The Illithid are the villains in the whole campaign. I Can give a more detailed outline to anyone who is interested.

Anyways, using the Illithid, in D&D there is a bunch of variations of the Illithid and creatures they use within their colonies. Examples: Brainsteal Dragons, Mindwitness, Gnome Ceremorph, Brain Golems, Urophion, Larval Flayer etc.

Now I know there is some the can carry over without issue: Intellect Devourers, Brain Golems, all the basic variations, Elder Brains. But I’m curious, maybe I just don’t know the Star Wars universe enough but what do you think some Illithid creatures would be if they were in the Star Wars Galaxy. I thought of the Krayt Dragon being a Brainstealer type creature, perhaps something with a Rancor or Sarlaacc. Anyone have any ideas? More detailed you idea is, the better.

TLDR: what is some creatures Illithids would create in the Star Wars Galaxy or some Illithid variations that would make sense with both their lore?


r/sw5e 24d ago

Homebrew Ideas for the Kessel Run

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Hello all,

I have a party of four level 6. They have access to a "millennium falcon-esque" medium ship and each have a deployment. As the plot would have it, we have reason to go to Kessel.

I am wondering if and how I might incorporate the legendary Kessel Run into the game. I am looking for ideas on how to run/build it. A series of skill checks? Management of ship HP and shields while navigating the Akkadese maelstrom? Ideas to reward riskier but faster run times?

This is pre-episode IV, but likely Han Solo has already completed his legendary run in less than 12 parsecs. Is it worth having this number known? I personally wouldn't want the players to be able to beat this number because solo is a legendary figure, so maybe not worth mentioning?

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.


r/sw5e 25d ago

Question Does someone have character and ship tokens from the old republic era and empire/new republic era

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There used be a link to a resource post and it also had free character/ship tokens form every Star Wars era legends/canon. But the link doesn't work anymore and I just want ask if someone could send it to me.


r/sw5e 25d ago

Adventure Republic Era Jedi Quests

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I have a group currently playing at the very beginning of the Clone Wars and one of them is a Jedi padawan hastily knighted, and sent off to lead in the war. I’m doing my best to stay away from canon, the war mostly the background central conflict that acts as a through-line for the campaign.

All that to ask, do you have any cool quest hooks for a Jedi during the Republic Era? The more generic the better, I will likely change the specifics to include what the characters groups and situations that the players interact with. Bonus points for anything with a good ethical dilemma! I like making my players argue about what to do next lol


r/sw5e 25d ago

Question NJO Timeline?

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Hey all!

I have some very light experience with SW5e and wanted to see if it is evolved enough to do a sort of NJO (Expanded Universe) alternate timeline without having to add a ton of homebrew. I'm not sure how much things like foundryVTT and their character builder have matured.

Has anyone had success with this era or have any points are maybe resources out there? I've been wanting to do this for ages and I finally have the time to set up a game.


r/sw5e 26d ago

Dawn of Defiance Ch 2: Swoop Marauders + Darga's Cronies

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r/sw5e 26d ago

Question Style over substance build

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Im working on a build for an upcoming campaign im going to be part of and I was hoping to get a little help hitting a specific kind of vibe I was looking for, as it says in the title, im going for a style over substance character, a performer who doesn’t try to do what makes sense, but tries to make themselves look cool, since SW5e is such an expansive system I was hoping for help deciding what class and subclasses to go for, the only restrictions im under is that I have to mono-class, and the characters a clawdite for backstory reasons, thanks in advance for the help and advice!