Star Wars Roleplaying Game, Saga Edition, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Answers to the Most Common Questions

Have a question about the current version of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game? Check here to see if the designers have already answered it!

FAQ Categories

• Character Basics - Character Creation, Abilities, Species, and Heroic Classes
• Talents
• Skills
• Feats
• The Force
• Heroic Traits
• Equipment
• Combat
• Vehicles
• Droids
• Prestige Classes

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Miscellaneous

Q: If a game designer posts on these forums, should his word be taken as official errata?

A: For the record, a clarification from a designer/developer/editor doesn’t have to be “official” -- i.e. published -- to tell you the correct interpretation of an ambiguous statement. The point of a publication is to communicate specific information; thus, if someone is officially tasked (i.e. contracted) with creating a publication, they’re technically still performing that task if they have to clarify an ambiguous bit of that communication. If this were not the case and it was not part of the same contracted job, then that would imply that Rodney would have to pay me for billable hours just to answer his personal questions about what a rule is supposed to mean! (Sure, I could use the money, but still ...) To be clear, it’s not the same as errata, where the actual text is changing and thus must be done in an official context (mostly because it’s a licensed product, and Lucas Licensing has contractual approval over anything published under that license). Yes, published clarifications are nice because they’re visible to more readers and codified for future reference, and if you have a conflict between two clarifications the published one would be "official" and take precedence, but a clarification’s publication or lack thereof doesn’t change its relevance or veracity. (And, yes, a clarification can be incorrect, but until you have a particular reason to believe this to be true -- such as conflicting clarifications from different authors -- you have no reason not to take it at face value.) But, then, I guess you'd have to believe that I can clarify without publishing to accept my clarification about clarifying without publishing. (Source)

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