This is definitely not as good as some of their recent titles. They do have a pretty good new system for determining prices of droids, so you can create one of any class, any level etc, and they have a good way of pricing it. Other than that, its just not a very interesting book. I'd skip this and go with one of their others. Scavenger's Guide to Droids: A Star Wars Roleplaying Game Supplement
Just wanted to be the first one to say that here :-).
On a serious note, this is a great lil addition to the Star Wars Saga Edition line. I found the droid creation and customization rules a great help in my homebrew Star Frontiers Saga Edition, and Gamma World Saga Edition games.
If your at all interested in Droids as Characters, or want to add more customization and flexibility to your existing droids in your campaign, then this book is well worth the purchase price.
For a long time I have been waiting for this, a product that finally lets you create and modify your droid character better...or outfit your droid if you are a droid owner. It also lets you GM's let your players handle their own droid NPC in a way that is less effective than having then handle the droid as if it were a second PC by requiring the PC spend actions to command the droid... All in all, a very useful product.
What a great addition to the RPG. Is it totally necessary? Actually, yes. It adds to the flavor of the universe to be able to populate it with droids. I haven't (obviously) used it in a campaign yet, but it will be added in the next adventure. It gives stats for all the classic droids and some from the expanded universe and beyond. A must have for any GM looking to populate their universe a little more.
Although I'm a BIG fan of the Star Wars Saga Edition RPG, this book rates right down at the bottom with Threats of the Galaxy in terms of editing and quality control. While it may contain some nifty new ideas, it's too full of holes to be of much actual use. The new "Droids as Equipment" rules contradict themselves in several places, and their implementation with the new droids in the codex doesn't always make sense. A number of the new accessories in the book don't come with prices (or else the description will mention an upgraded version but will provide little or no details). There are more typos than usual for a WotC product, and in one instance a whole paragraph is missing from one of the new droid entries.
There ARE some interesting new concepts and bits of equipment in this book, but some of them aren't usable because of the many omissions and/or contradictions. Think twice before purchasing this book.'
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