Star Wars Roleplaying Game Wizards of the Coast ' s version of the Star Wars Roleplaying Game began publication in November of 2000 , after West End Games lost the license to produce their original roleplaying game , " " . The series ended in April 2010 with the publication of " The Unknown Regions " . The game ' s core rulebook rules are based on the used for the third edition of . One player is the gamemaster , who is in charge of the world — like a director and referee — while the other players each have a single character or role to play . They have various skills and equipment , and some can even use the Force . Additional sourcebooks for this version of the game provide more background information and stats for many aspects of the " Star Wars " universe , including details about starships , rules for including additional aliens , detailed information on the Jedi order and dark side Force users , and information on regions of the galaxy such as the Core Worlds or Outer Rim . In 2002 , concurrent with the theatrical release of , a " Revised Core Rulebook " was released , which updated a number of rules and statistics for the game . Subsequent books used this updated rules system , while remaining backwards compatible with the previous books . Wizards of the Coast stopped producing new books for the Revised Edition after " Ultimate Adversaries " in June 2004 , focusing instead on the " Star Wars " Miniatures line . This was due to Wizards ' contract with Lucasfilm limiting the number of " Star Wars " releases Wizards was allowed per year , combined with the miniatures line being more profitable than the roleplaying game . A new edition of the roleplaying game , known as the " Saga Edition " , was released on June 5 , 2007 . At the Celebration IV convention that year , it was possible to get a free copy of the " Saga Edition " by telling coauthor Rodney Thompson " Let the Wookiee win " at the Wizards of the Coast booth . Additional sourcebooks , such as " The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide " and the updated " Starships of the Galaxy " , added additional material and rules , including rules for organizations , starship maneuvers , and large - scale cinematic combat . Subsequently , thirteen sourcebooks were produced over the next three years , a significant line of new " Star Wars " roleplaying products . The sourcebooks have a large amount of background in addition to additional rules and statistics . One of the more notable is the " Jedi Academy Training Manual " , which has a large section devoted to different Force traditions . Similarly , the " Galaxy at War " sourcebook has a chapter devoted to military organizations . The " Scavenger ' s Guide to Droids " sourcebook is almost entirely background , with far fewer rules . On January 28 th , 2010 , Wizards of the Coast announced that they were discontinuing their " Star Wars " license after " The Unknown Regions " . The Saga Edition Role Playing Game ended along with the " Star Wars " Miniatures line with the release of that sourcebook . The license to publish roleplaying material was picked up in 2011 by Fantasy Flight Games , who later published . There were free Wizards of the Coast web supplements available for the roleplaying game on Wizards . com , and their roleplaying column Jedi Counseling continued through 2009 . These supplements were taken off of the Wizards website after the license lapsed .