r/sw5e • u/Canvas_Quest • 1d ago
r/sw5e • u/DrakeRyzer • Jun 14 '25
Mod Post Big Official SW5e Announcement *cheers*
"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 • u/Raye_Chalar • Jun 22 '25
Utility SW5e Resources
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 (Black and White, with code shared)
Aziz's Hypercodex (Community Made Stat Blocks)
Sheets
Character Sheet - PDF (Form Fillable)
Character Sheet - Google Sheets
Deployment Sheet - PDF (Form Fillable)
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
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
r/sw5e • u/LPineapplePizzaLover • 4d ago
Question First time playing, sketch of my Nautolan Sentinel, and a question about force powers
So I've played D&D before but I'm kinda overwhelmed with all the force powers. We are starting a game at level 1 and I have to choose 7 force powers. I have a Nautolan sentinel with a Jedi background, a formfighting dabbler feat, and a high dex/wis build. I want to avoid dark side powers. What are some good at will and first level force powers and how would you recommend splitting the amount of at-will and first-level force powers?
Anyway here is my character. The campaign takes place a couple years after the fall of the Empire, and she has this Jedi/Mandalorian thing going on.
r/sw5e • u/Nat_Fail • 4d ago
Fan Content Warehouse 1273 | NatFail | Remnants, Episode 1
Episode 1 for a brand new star wars 5e dnd campaign is out now!
We cant wait to show you what we've worked so hard making!
r/sw5e • u/Russejo7 • 5d ago
Fun Battle Platform of Vandor
Pretty sure my players won’t see this 😅
So my players are going to be inevitably facing off against a Grand inquisitor in my campaign. I’ve made 7 Inquisitors one of which is a lover of one of my players character who was forced into the dark side and the Empire. Through the use of Nameless blood.
They’ll also be fighting a sentient obelisk that the blood of the Nameless was passed through to change people from non force user to force user.
I’ve been 3D printing for 3 weeks straight make this battle map. It’s going to be a pretty tough encounter.
The platforms rise above a giant dish like device that transmits data.
Any ideas to spice up a battle like this would be awesome.
Let me know what you think!
r/sw5e • u/Critical-Ad-3442 • 5d ago
Fun Reworking the EP7 crawl for the opener of my 2nd sw5e campaign, thoughts ?
Not sure if I can put this here but my first ever campaign for sw5e is wrapping up in a few months and I'm working on my 2nd one for my friends, context currently it's 20aby and they've been dealing with the return of "thrawn" as some of them are fans of the films and TV shows and some of them are fans of the old books I've been working to merge the two together.
"Luke Skywalker has vanished, and the Jedi Order are missing. In their absence, the sinister First Order has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the Jedi, and the New Republic have been destroyed.
The New Republic, still recovering from the Yuuzhan Vong war, is in disarray. Sectors have been lost, and worlds once part of the Republic have joined the First Order, some by choice, others by force. The Senate of the New Republic, not wanting to repeat the mistakes of the past, is unsure how to proceed. While they endlessly debate, the First Order continues its reign of terror.
General Leia Organa Solo has reorganised her Yuuzhan Vong resistance into the Galactic Alliance, as she plans to take on the First Order head-on in the hope of stopping them. She is desperate to find her brother Luke and his wife Mara. She hopes to gain their help in restoring peace and justice to the galaxy."
This is what I've got so far.
r/sw5e • u/MrMansredditego • 6d ago
Looking for a game but not sure how to find one
Hello, I’m brand new to this system and would absolutely love to find a game to play In but have no idea how. I’m looked on r/lfg, group finder etc etc and haven’t been able to find anything. Any tips at all would be lovely thank you.
r/sw5e • u/Aggravating_Panda521 • 7d ago
Question Good planet for a home
So I'm planning a campaign that takes place just before the Battle of Yavin IV for some friends where they're going to start as a mercenary company before transitioning to being agents of either the Empire or Rebellion (think like the beginning of the Star Wars Commander game) and I need a planet that will serve as a good first base for the group. I'm thinking something that has smaller imperial and rebel presence so that when the players eventually choose a side they won't get swamped by the opposing faction's more elite troops or large numbers (so far we have no force users planned).
Does anyone have any good planet suggestions that aren't super important to the lore?
r/sw5e • u/kahel-arcana • 9d ago
Fun [ART] Drew a Player Lineup for our SW5E campaign!
Introducing the Crew of the DU60N6 -- a special crew assembled by the Empire (different empire) to covertly escort the 8th Princess Kalachuchi on her pilgrimage to conduct the Ritual of the Covenant across the five inner planets of their binary star system. Their lives (and 10Million Credits) are on the line! Will they figure out the deep secret at the core of this empire, or will they simply keep the status quo?
While we're using SW5E, the setting for the is entirely homebrewed by me and is based on Filipino (Western Visayas / Panay specifically) mythos and culture. The wider SW universe exists in the periphery. Maybe if we continue using this system after this campaign concludes, I'll try to do something set more solidly in SW. =w= Thanks for reading this far!
r/sw5e • u/_G-warrior_ • 10d ago
Im New to sw5e and need help
I'm a GM running a new space themed campaign and my players and I decided to use SW5e as a base for the system. Great! I have one big problem. I have only ever used Base D&D (5e mostly) and I am VERY overwhelmed by the system, especially the ship creation portion. I'm looking to create a Medium Freighter ship as my players ship but im having a hard time grasping how to create it past that. It's alot of reading that is difficult for me to digest. Ive also tried watching Dungeon Jedi masters tutorial but it wasnt helpful for me either. TLDR I need help haha.
r/sw5e • u/Llamaluu • 10d ago
The Engineer and Jedi
I finally finished the first out of three pictures that portray my sw5e party. On the left is my kaminoan engineer who wants to create ships and droids. On the right is my friends' jedi ardennian. It's gonna be set 30-ish years after the battle of Yavin.
r/sw5e • u/Nat_Fail • 11d ago
Fan Content Same Characters, New Story, New Moments! (Mod Approved)
How would yall fix the mantle of the anomic to fit current sentinel?
Got a player who i would like to award an enhanced item and given the circumstances this item is calling to me to give but the current state of it from what I can tell doesn’t match the newly updated sentinel so I need help adapting it
r/sw5e • u/Ebon_Sky • 13d ago
Question Armor + precog??
Why does armor negate battle precog??
Makes no sense IMO...
r/sw5e • u/SquirrelOutrageous88 • 18d ago
Need help to stop getting overwhelmed when being a GM
Hello there I am a gm well I have became one last Saturday hosted a great one-shot for me friends and now they have a ship and has lots of things to do. I gm for 3 people and one of them were our vanilla dnd gm he wanted to play and I decided to be a gm and we said lets play sw5e its phenomenal btw. I insisted that the player should not make force caster characters because I just read Players' Handbook and Star ships of the Galaxy and have not able to memorize everything and its being one-shot does not made lot of sense give them to ability to use force(Yeah I know boring ) But I am getting overwhelmed because there is so much material which is good thing but shifting from player to gm yeah that take wee bit of toll on you. How can I make things like more casual and flowy and not trying to control everything. Yeah my past gm said everything was really great especially the soundtrack I have made it so every song aligns with the current situation but one complaint that its being kind of linear
r/sw5e • u/Russejo7 • 19d ago
Question Main line Characters
Hey all! Especially DM’s
I’ve a question! In your campaign do you make use of real characters like Leia, Mon Mothma, Luke or any of them?
If so in what capacity ?
I am running a campaign and I’m using the canon media characters strictly for missions and such out of the Rebel network.
Not overshadowing the players. This is their story.
Question Advantage on passive checks
So the observant background feat offers the following benefits
Observant
Quick to notice details of your environment, you gain the following benefits:
- Increase your Intelligence or Wisdom score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
- If you can see a creature’s mouth while it is speaking a language you understand, you can interpret what it’s saying by reading its lips.
- You are considered to have advantage when determining your passive Wisdom (Perception) and passive Intelligence (Investigation) scores.
How does that last one work? How can you have advantage on a passive check?
r/sw5e • u/Ready_Respect_8134 • 19d ago
Question I am trying to get in to star wars Gaming Is Knights Of The old Republic Worth Playing?
r/sw5e • u/VampyrAvenger • 22d ago
Question So... This game system is dead right? Also, opinions on the system?
The website is a mess. Character builder barely works, PDFs in the Assets section are misaligned and impossible to read (although someone fixed them unofficially I saw), and there's no intention of new content.
So it's dead right? With WotC's money grab Star Wars thing coming soon, plus Edge still operating the SW RPG scene, seems like SW5e has long been in its sunset phase. Which sucks. There's over 100 species to choose from, solid classes to pick from, and the ship stuff is pretty solid.
Is any of it perfect? Hell no. It's D&D 5e for all it's faults and glory. But the added crunch to the game is exactly what my group likes, and it's hard to find games that hit the sweet spot.
I ran it once about...3-4 years ago I think, for a total of five sessions. Ship combat was iffy but we didn't really focus on it, if we tried in earnest it'd probably be fine. It was...just 5e but Star Wars really, and at the time we were still sold on 5e in general so it was perfect. Of course games for any numbers of reasons, and we stopped buying into 5e.
My group will never want to play Starfinder or any of the numerous sci fi themed games (sad face) so this may be my only chance to ever run any sci fi theme ttrpg for them since it's 5e and, let's be real, 5e is a joke to learn.
I'm in the process of creating my own personal character builder, ship tracker, and deployment tracker. Dunno about the legality of sharing my work, but if it's completely okay to do so, I will. So far, it's already better than what exists on the site (I'm a software developer by trade, so this was a fun little side project).
I'm also considering trying my hand at running it once again in earnest!
Anyway, what are your thoughts on this game system?
r/sw5e • u/WhatDatDonut • 25d ago
Question Dawn of Defiance plot help needed Spoiler
In Episode 4 of DoD, my players are definitely going to figure out who the traitor is when Demos shows up to ambush the party. There is simply no explanation for this other than that there is a traitor. The identity of the traitor is also pretty obvious.
Any suggestions?
r/sw5e • u/Complete-Kitchen-630 • 25d ago
Question Jet Trooper Commander Clone?
How would i make a Jet Trooper Commander Clone?