Trivia / Star Wars: Roleplaying Game

• Interestingly, each game line was first released as a public Beta Test, with FFG opening its forums and a specific e-mail address for people to post their feedback. They drew criticism from gamers, as you could only participate in the beta if you bought a softcover beta book, as there was (and still is) no option to buy a PDF version of the game, and those who participated didn't get a free or reduced-price copy of the finished product. Others saw it as a form of early access for the RPG, which was worth the cost.
• Crazy-Prepared: Due to his reputation as The Chessmaster, a running joke in the community is that Grand Admiral Thrawn always rolls Cool for initiative.^explanation Cool is the skill used for initiative if the character knew the encounter was coming. Since Thrawn is Crazy-Prepared, he always knows the encounter is coming.
• Denial of Digital Distribution: The books do not have PDF versions officially on sale courtesy of a detail in their contract with Lucasfilm/Disney that is meant to be a non-contest clause (legally speaking, only Electronic Arts has the rights to create digital content). It's supposed to prevent FFG from releasing videogames, but it's broad enough to stop PDF releases too.
• Force Users Are Wizards/Our Mages Are Different: During the development of Force and Destiny, one FFG employee tells the story of creating a character from a low-tech world where the Force is treated as magic and those who can use it are wizards. Not only did his character believe he was casting spells and therefore needed to say incantations, make hand gestures, or use particular components (despite being surrounded by other PCs who didn't do this) but his GM ruled that his belief in these things made them necessary for him to use the Force at all. If he didn't do those things, his Force power check would fail.
• Screwed by the Lawyers: None of the books in the game line have a PDF release (which stands out quite a bit in a time where digital releases are not only on the rise but some RPG lines are even digital-only) because Fantasy Flight Games' license from Lucasarts prevents them from releasing digital content — this mostly is meant to be a measure to avoid releasing competing videogames because that specific part of the license is handled exclusively by Electronic Arts, but for some reason digital text is also included in the agreement.
• Similarly Named Works: No Disintegrations shares its name with a WEG adventure.