Hi there,

I found the errata (named FAQ ) for EotE, but none for FaD.

And one question in particular: I see that the light saber stats are decreased in FaD, but not mentioned in the EotE errata. What stats are valid?

cheers

This subject crops up pretty frequently. Short answer: no, there is no errata or mistake.

Long answer: the lightsaber in Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion is a lightsaber with an Ilum crystal installed that has been fully modified (check the numbers); it also has no hard poitns. In effect, they are the lightsabers a Jedi Master/Knight may have had, but since lost and found again by somebody else. The basic lightsabers in Force and Destiny are new, "fresh," made by journeyman Force users and the crystals are not fully attuned.

F&D lightsabers are the valid ones. Their stats aren't actually decreased, the listed stats are just for the unattuned saber. The EotE lightsabers are old Jedi lightsabers that someone found, which means they have fully attuned crystals in them. The F&D lightsabers are lightsabers that a player character constructed without formal Jedi training, and the book contains rules for attuning the crystals until they are just as strong (or stronger) than the ones listed in EotE.

Lightsaber stats actually INCREASED in F&D, but you have to work for it a little .

To illustrate, let's look at the stats side by side.

EotE: Dam 10; Crit 1; HP 0; Beach 1, Sunder, Vicious 2

F&D: Dam 6; Crit 2; HP 5; Beach 1, Sunder

Hmm...it certainly seems like they went down, doesn't it? Well, except for hard points. But reading descriptions a little more, you'll find that the "basic lightsaber" listed is a lightsaber hilt equipped with the Ilum Crystal attachment. Looking at the attachment itself, we see that it has the following properties:

Hard Point Cost: 2. Modifications Available: 4x [Dam +1], 1x [Crit -1], 2x [Vicious +1].

So, if we add all the available mods and compare again, it becomes:

EotE: Dam 10; Crit 1; HP 0; Beach 1, Sunder, Vicious 2

F&D: Dam 10; Crit 1; HP 2/5; Beach 1, Sunder, Vicious 2

So after mods the stats are the same, but you have 3 HP to work with. Seems like a boost to me! What's happening here is a difference in what a lightsaber represents in the two games. In Edge, they're legendary weapons, strange relics of a bygone age that no one knows how to really wield. They're powerful, but almost as dangerous to the user as the target, and no one really knows how they work. IF you encounter one, is probably the only one you'll ever see.

In Force, by contrast, they're personal weapons that characters make spiritual connections to. Most, if not all characters should expect to have at least the chance to get one, and it should be able to grow with them as they advance along their journey. So they needed to be less powerful to start to afford characters the opportunity to grow and customize their lightsabers.

Didn't we just have a thread about this a couple of weeks ago?

There is no error on the lightsabers. There is also no Errata for FaD (or for AoR). The latter point is something that really disappoints me. I expected better from FFG after the strong start they made with the EotE Errata, but even that is rather dated now.

2 hours ago, Donovan Morningfire said:

Didn't we just have a thread about this a couple of weeks ago?

Yes .... yes we did.

1 hour ago, HappyDaze said:

There is no error on the lightsabers. There is also no Errata for FaD (or for AoR). The latter point is something that really disappoints me. I expected better from FFG after the strong start they made with the EotE Errata, but even that is rather dated now.

The painful thing is we know they track and rectify misprints and mistakes for all the books. so if you get a book from the second or third print run it will be corrected... doesn't help us eager beavers.

a FAQ for the entire system would be great too, the forum thread is ok, but most complex questions are simply answered yes/no without any clarification.

I would love it if they would reorganize the this part of the forums Star wars with sub heading for Gm,FAQ, Edge, Age, F&D, Beginner games.