I dunno about a book but I'd love em in cards.

Yeah, I'd love more adversary decks.

I'd be reluctant to go after a 2nd ed - I'd rather see updated errata than face another 100lbs of books.

If they went second edition, I cant imagine that they'll do something completely incompatible with the old engine. It'd probably be like what WEG did with their first to second edition - better rounded character creation, some tweaks here or there - but generally the same game. There's a bunch of 1st Edition books that I never bothered upgrading, used them just fine all the way until the company shut down, and never missed a beat.

FFG will probably do something similar.

That is what a editioning is supposed to be. WOTCs decision with 4th edition wasnt a wise one

Err it became the most financially successful rpg ever. I mean like it or not it was a financially sound decision.

D&D 4th ed. became the most financially successfull rpg because it is D&D and because WotC managed to add a successfull digital subscription on top of that. Then came the Essential edition and sales faltered and then died when the 5th ed. playtest began.

5th ed. is the evergreen edition with just the three core rulebooks and two hardcover supplements and outsourced adventures. Mike Mearls might get a pink slip for christmas 2017 as both the rpg and the novels are being shut down and the D&D brand is being shopped around for a big budget Hollywood blockbuster movie like Warcraft.

FFGs Star Wars is 3.5 years into a 5 year publishing plan so I doubt there will be a Second Edition before 2019.

One thing that I don't get is why people are focusing on the new trilogy as the Disney era.

Rebels and Rogue One are smack on point for Edge and AoR

And the Han Solo story is even earlier.

Disney is playing around in the "classic era" more than enough to be happy with the book as is. Only some of the EU stuff is questionable.

When I hear Disney Era, it doesn't define a time period in the SW universe, but rather a period in our world where Disney is at the helm for making SW decisions. By that, all of what you mention is correctly in the "Disney Era" (as opposed to the Lucas Era).

When I hear Disney Era, it doesn't define a time period in the SW universe, but rather a period in our world where Disney is at the helm for making SW decisions. By that, all of what you mention is correctly in the "Disney Era" (as opposed to the Lucas Era).

But Disney isn't making decisions about Star Wars; Lucasfilm is. Kathleen Kennedy & co. run Lucasfilm.

Would she be the President of Lucasfilms that Disney picked? The company they bought for $4 billion?

That’s just speculation on our part, but the plan for reshoots does indicate there are some fixes Disney wants, and they’ll get their way. Page Six’s source adds, “Disney won’t take a back seat, and is demanding changes, as the movie isn’t testing well.” Has Disney tested the film with a small general audience, or is it just not testing well among Hollywood insiders? It’s hard to tell, but if an audience has seen it and it didn’t test well, then that’s not a good sign either.

Don't kid yourself, Disney has a tight grip on the reins.

A book filled modular encounters and unique NPCs.

This x 10000.

As I GM more, I rely more and more on modular resources. A book of well-planned, adaptable modular encounters would be just glorious.

Yeah totally. I'm always on the look out for short 2-3 session adventures I can hook into my existing campaigns.

D&D 4th ed. became the most financially successfull rpg because it is D&D and because WotC managed to add a successfull digital subscription on top of that. Then came the Essential edition and sales faltered and then died when the 5th ed. playtest began.

I read that 5e was the best selling edition of D&D ever. Although I guess 4e might have done better in financial terms because of other stuff like the online subscription.