Now, on to the good. As Brian will not stop mentioning - Saga Edition = frickin’ cool (that’s a technical term, mind you) - so I won’t talk to that too much. Book of Nine Swords took a concept that I had been kicking around in one of my various home-brew systems (most of which don’t see the light of day, or even get more than a brief outline sketch on random loose leaf paper. Sniff, so sad). They basically created a way that warriors play more like spellcasters. Instead of the standard fighter approach to combat - I attack, next turn I attack, then I’ll attack, and if they’re still standing I attack some more - the Book of Nine swords introduces techniques, stances and maneuvers for the fighter to use. They only know so many maneuvers, and can only use each once in a fight until they recover them through various means. Decent concept, though I thought that the execution was a little too narrow, much like standard D&D spellcasting. Honestly, do we need so many frickin’ spells? Although I don’t know how the community at large will respond if WOTC changes from the classic spells per day, I have always favored a spell point/mana system. Anyways, should be interesting to see what WOTC throws at us.