Talk:Star Wars: Force Powers

Force System

Just jotting down some notes of my conversation with Dan regarding the use of Force powers.

We're looking at a hybrid approach: some force powers being universally accessible by all jedi and some that must be learned. There is a certain unity or flow with the force that doesn't lend itself to picking and choosing which powers a jedi absolutely has or absolutely does not have. If all force powers were equally accessible, however, even powerful jedi would have access to freely (and effectively) use powers that they have never used before. For example, if a jedi had never cleansed another's body of disease then I would not expect him to be able to do it correctly the first time he tries - even if his Control and Enhancement skills are extremely high.

Thus, the hybrid approach. We will treat the more complex force powers the same way charms are treated in Exalted. They are defined as specific powers with specific ability requirements and possibly force power dependencies.

Kirkland 04:27, 29 March 2009 (EDT)

Might I suggest that specific force powers that require training be done very much like charms and we make a force feats section. The feats could have level requirements, and/or ability and attribute requirements and would be a pretty good way of doing it. Then using the feat, performing the force power would still be an attribute + ability roll.

Something like Force Storm, prerequisite Level 10, Alter 3, Energy 4. Allows use of the Force Storm ability which would be a Alter + Energy complex action to create, and maybe a Control + Energy (or alter again) simple action to control? Just a quick example off the top of my head, a lot of that is subject to change probably.

--FyreFly 16:16, 14 April 2009 (EDT)

I think we're on the same wavelength, but let me make sure I understand what you're suggesting. Are you suggesting force powers be feats themselves? I would prefer to keep them separate from feats. Let's make them powers, very similar to charms, in that they have ability requirements and prerequisites. These powers would only be for complex force powers. I'd define a complex force power as something that not all jedi can do: something that must be trained, or something unique. We can keep simple force powers separate from the charm-like system. What do you guys think?

Kirkland 00:05, 21 April 2009 (EDT)

Force Power Detail

Once we have a standardized format, we will start transferring this stuff to the main Force Power page.

Type: Learned or Common
Cost:
Speed: How long it takes to activate or use the power
Duration: How long the power or effect lasts
Requirements: Minimum attribute, force power scores, or experience level required in order to use
Description:

Force Powers Worksheet

This is just a worksheet for Force Powers.

Wookieepedia: Force Powers

Attributes

• Control
• Sense
• Alter

Skills

• Telepathy
• Telekinesis
• Energy
• Enhancement
• Divination

WEG

Control-Based Powers

• Absorb/Dissipate Energy
• Accelerate Healing
• Concentration
• Contort/Escape
• Control Disease
• Control Pain
• Detoxify Poison
• Emptiness
• Enhance Attribute
• Force of Will
• Hibernation Trance
• Instinctive Astrogation Control
• Rage
• Reduce Injury
• Remain Conscious
• Remove Fatigue
• Resist Stun
• Short-Term Memory Enhancement

Sense-Based Powers

• Beast Languages
• Combat Sense
• Danger Sense
• Instinctive Astrogation
• Life Detection
• Life Sense
• Life Web
• Magnify Senses
• Merge Senses
• Postcognition
• Predict Natural Disaster
• Receptive Telepathy
• Sense Force
• Sense Force Potential
• Sense Path
• Shift Sense
• Translation
• Weather Sense

Alter-Based Powers

• Bolt of Hatred (Sith)
• Dark Side Web (Sith)
• Injure/Kill
• Telekinesis

Control and Sense:

• Farseeing
• Life Bond
• Lightsaber Combat
• Projective Telepathy

Control and Alter:

• Accelerate Another's Healing
• Aura of Uneasiness (Sith)
• Control Another's Disease
• Control Another's Pain
• Control Breathing
• Detoxify Poison in Another
• Electronic Manipulation (Sith)
• Feed on Dark Side
• Force Lightning
• Inflict Pain
• Place Another in Hibernation Trance
• Remove Another's Fatigue
• Return Another to Consciousness
• Transfer Force
• Waves of Darkness (Sith)

Control, Sense, and Alter:

• Affect Mind
• Battle Meditation
• Control Mind
• Create Force Storms
• Dopplegänger
• Drain Life Energy (Sith)
• Drain Life Essense
• Enhanced Coordination
• Force Harmony
• Memory Wipe (Sith)
• Projected Fighting
• Telekinetic Kill
• Transfer Life

Sense and Alter:

• Dim Other's Senses
• Force Wind (Sith)
• Lesser Force Shield

WOTC

• Affect Mind: Alter + Telepathy
• Battle Mind: Control + Enhancement
• Drain Energy: Alter + Energy
• Empathy: Sense + Telepathy
• Enhance Ability: Control + Enhancement
• Enhance Sense: Sense + Enhancement
• Foreseeing: Sense + Divination
• Fear: Sense + Telepathy
• Force Defense: Control + Enhancement
• Force Grip: Alter + Telekinesis
• Force Lightning: Alter + Energy
• Force Stealth: Control + ???
• Force Strike: Alter + Telekinesis
• Friendship: Alter + Telepathy
• Heal Another: Alter + Enhancement
• Heal Self: Control + Enhancement
• Illusion: Alter + Telepathy
• Move Object: Alter + Telekinesis
• See Force: Sense + Divination
• Telepathy: Sense + Telepathy
• Force Speed: Control + Enhancement
• Dissipate Energy: Alter + Energy
• Force Flight: Alter + Telekinesis

Specific Force Power Discussion

Sense Force

I think the roll should be Sense + Divination, since most other rolls are Force Attribute + Force Ability. There's also an argument for Sense + Telepathy, since it's something along the lines of detecting how powerful someone's mind is.