Quote Originally Posted by ThePhantasm View Post
It makes more sense to use the Darth Vader birth scene in flashback later, as some sort of big reveal to the players a la Jango and Maul working together. I don't see why they have to show Palpatine save Anakin now at all.
That's true. It would also make the big reveal more surprising for the PCs.

Padme is leaving her grappling hook to Luke. I guess that explains why Luke had a grapping hook available to help Leia flee from storm troopers while they were on the Death Star.