With this week’s bulletins by Dungeons & Dragons that they are going to be bringing us a D&D Star Wars recreation in 2027, many have requested what of the present official Star Wars TTRPG, at present produced by Edge Studios, having inherited the license from its sister firm Fantasy Flight Video games in 2020.
Wizards of the Coast–the house owners of Dungeons & Dragons–had the license for Star Wars again within the early 2000s, and produced a few very profitable Star Wars video games utilizing the d20 System, which is the engine which powered D&D 3E. In 2010, WotC declined to resume that license, and FFG introduced it had picked up the license the 12 months later. Quickly adopted Star Wars: Fringe of Empire, Star Wars: Age of Revolt, and Star Wars: Power and Future, all utilizing the ‘narrative cube system’ which powered Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (additionally revealed by FFG on the time) and which later turned the common Genesys system.
In 2020, the Star Wars license moved to FFG’s sister firm, Edge Studios. Each firms are owned by Asmodee.
Whereas Edge Studios continued to print and promote the present Star Wars RPG books, within the six years they’ve had the license they have not really launched any new content material for it.
And this week, WotC introduced that in 2027 there can be a brand new Dungeons & Dragons powered Star Wars recreation. In fact, many individuals instantly requested… what of Edge Studio’s Star Wars RPG?
It seems that Edge has NOT misplaced the license. The corporate introduced through its Discord server:
We needed to situation an announcement sharing this information, whereas additionally clarifying a number of the finer particulars of the announcement to place misinformation at bay.
Right here’s the fundamental data as introduced at Gen Con 2026 from Wizards of the Coast:
With Universes Past, we’re increasing Dungeons & Dragons into much more worlds we love, like World of Warcraft … Star Wars is coming to Dungeons & Dragons for the primary time, bringing the long-lasting galaxy to our gamers’ tabletops.
Dungeons & Dragons | Star Wars™ collaboration will happen within the Season of Revolt, coming 2027.
Right here’s what additionally stays true:
- This collaboration is a part of Dungeons & Dragons new “Universes Past” units. Universe Past units are new to D&D, however are a function of Wizard’s of the Coast’s different huge property Magic: The Gathering.
- Universe Past units are often single releases, though greater successes do return. We are able to think about an analogous arrange for D&D.
- This isn’t a brand new d20 / 5e based mostly Tabletop RPG.
- EDGE Studios nonetheless retains the license for the Star Wars RPG line initially created by FFG.
So, Edge Studios nonetheless has the Star Wars license. Whether or not they intend to make use of it at any time within the close to or distant future stays unknown, on condition that they have not put out something new for Star Wars since they inherited the license from FFG six years in the past. Within the meantime, it appears seemingly that WotC’s ebook shall be a one-and-done scenario, somewhat than the beginning of a line of Star Wars/D&D merchandise.
