
These sidebars provide extra information, adventure hooks, and ideas to enhance the Saga Edition experience. This book has different kinds of thematic sidebars, as introduced within the Introduction. Throughout this book, players and Gamemasters alike are encouraged to look beyond the surface and see the motivations that make these characters memorable parts of the Star Wars saga. Likewise, The Sith are far from two-dimensional villains most every Sith Lord is cunning, devious, and complex. The Jedi tradition is steeped in history, and The Jedi are as much soldiers of an ideal as they are masters of incredible Force power. There is more to being a Jedi than just Force Powers and Lightsabers. Though much of this content is geared toward players, Gamemasters should find this material just as useful in crafting NPCs. This book provides many new options for players of Jedi characters as well as other Force Traditions, designed to enhance your game experience. Inside this book, you will find a wealth of knowledge pertaining to all aspects of The Force found in the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. The Jedi Academy Training Manual is a guide to The Force, The Jedi, and The Sith. It is from this perspective, that of students at the Jedi Academy on Ossus, that this book is written.

Many years after Luke's time, his descendant, Kol Skywalker, rises to the rank of Jedi Master and becomes one of the preeminent leaders of The Jedi Order.


The new Jedi Order starts out on Yavin 4, and then eventually moves to other locales, including the Jedi Academy on Ossus. Following the Galactic Civil War, Luke Skywalker, the first of a new generation of Jedi Knights, reestablishes The Jedi Order and begins training new students in the ways of The Force. You are about to take you first steps into a larger world.
