Reducing Rolls for Force Powers

[nuclearwookiee]

Here's an alternative that might be more to the liking of those concerned that the OP's idea helps Jedi a little too much. Plus, this version is more streamlined because you don't have to mess with totals.

Roll the lowest value force skill against the highest difficulty associated with the power, applying the total number of maps you'd usually incur for activating the power.

Ex. Lightsaber Combat. Requires a Moderate Control and Easy Sense roll. Our Jedi has Control at 4d+1 and Sense at 3d+2. To activate this power in one action, the Jedi would roll 2d+2 (Sense -1d map) against a Moderate difficulty.

This still let's the Jedi activate faster, but doesn't let him compensate for a low skill by bringing a higher skill into the total.

I like the OP's idea, by the way. Just attempting to improve the already creative!

[Naaman]

I always felt that only the MOST relevant skill should be rolled, with the other "skills" involved serving as prerequisites by way of Force power prerequisites. For example, affect mind has a long list of prerequisites, but ultimately, it's an alter power, so just roll alter vs the target's opposed roll.

LSC is interesting because I see it as both a control and sense power. Control for the melee aspect, and sense for the deflection aspect. My solution was simply to eliminate LSC from the list of powers and make the concept inherent in the lightsaber skill itself. In my version, sense is rolled by itself as a reaction against blaster attacks, while control is added to damage for melee combat, or you can use control to boost your attack roll instead (so you trade damage for increased reflexes/speed/agility etc). So it eliminates doubling up your skills into one attack/parry.

[garhkal]

Is this rule making things harder for non force users to stay competitive with the force slingers?
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[Jamfke]

Not as of yet. Of course, we're running a dark side campaign and only two out of six of the characters are non force users.
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[garhkal]

Don't you think its cause of your rules for force users, you only have 2 of 6 pcs being non force users?
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[Jamfke]

No, actually, the characters were created before I even mentioned the house rule.
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[Jamfke]

Thank you sir...

I'll add the CPs to your sheet in a moment...

LOL!
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[Jedi Skyler]

ROFLMAO!!!


Guess I'd better get over there and make sure it's been done...lol