First Edition Lightsaber Combat in Second Edition?

[Alastor04]

Would it be game breaking to allow first edition's version of lightsaber combat in second edition?

I do not like it as written in second edition. I was thinking for my games I might try the following:

You can roll Sense as a reaction in place of dodge against blaster fire and other ranged attacks determined by GM. As an additional action after using Sense to deflect a ranged attack you can redirect shot by making a Control roll in the place of an attack roll with difficulty treated as if you fired the shot.

You can increase or decrease your lightsaber's damage by Control die.

The lightsaber skill would still function as written to attack and parry melee attacks.

[Whill]

The combat round is different in all editions and sub-editions. So what I think you are asking is, apply sense and control as in 1e lightsaber combat, but still have combat work as it otherwise does in 2eR&E? Sure, that could work. But would any Force-sensitive character be able to pick up a lightsaber for the first time in their lives and do that? Or would they still have to have a certain power, possibly with prerequisites, to do that?
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[Alastor04]

Lets say I make it 3 powers:

Sense Power - Lightsaber Deflection: Allows you to roll Sense skill to deflect blaster fire and other attacks determined by GM. No Requirements

Control Power - Lightsaber Redirect: Allows you to make a Control roll to redirect attacks after successfully deflecting them. The difficulty of the Control roll is determined as if you made the attack. Requires: Lightsaber Deflection

Control Power - Attune Kyber Crystal: When wielding a lightsaber you have created you may increase or decrease damage by your Control die. Requires: Kyber Crystal (often earned) and personally constructed lightsaber.

[CRMcNeill]

[Darklighter79]

[Naaman]

[CRMcNeill]

My thoughts:

1) Expanded Combat Sense, where the Jedi gets either 1/2 of their Sense Dice or +2D (whichever is greater) added to the appropriate skill.

2) Jedi parries / redirects blaster bolts using Sense dice only.

3) No Control modifier to Damage, but Jedi gets +1 to Damage for every 3 points by which he beats the Difficulty for Lightsaber.

4) Lightsabers inflict cumulative damage that stacks the longer the blade is applied to the target, beginning with +1D the second round, +1D+2 for the third round, +2D the fourth round, and so on, increasing by 1D every time the number of rounds doubles.

5) However, the heat build-up from the cumulative damage also affects the Jedi, equal to the cumulative damage modifier (if the Jedi has applied his saber for four consecutive rounds, he gets a 2D bonus to Lightsaber Damage, but also takes 2D energy damage).
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

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[CRMcNeill]

Also worth nothing that in the EU, you didn't need a lightsaber just to block a blaster bolt; Joruus C'baoth blocked a blaster bolt with a rock using telekinesis. it's just that most mundane objects will also take damage from the blaster bolt, and can't be used to redirect it.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

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[Naaman]

[garhkal]

[MrNexx]

[CRMcNeill]

[MrNexx]

[CRMcNeill]

Maybe just cut the corner and apply the Cover modifier to the character's Melee/Brawling Parry, then just treat it as normal Cover for ranged attacks, maybe with the option to crouch behind smaller Cover and increase the modifier?
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[Whill]