An other DSP Mechanic

[DB 2.0]

Ok over the years I've lost too many characters to turning to the dark side because that 16.666% chance came up on the first D6 roll, so I've worked up a new mechanic based on difficultly rolls. basically it's a Willpower roll with a difficulty level tied to your DSP, modified by circumstance

1DSP Very Easy
2DSP Easy
3DSP Moderate
4DSP Difficult
5DSP Very Difficult
6DSP Heroic

Calling on the Darkside +1 Difficulty Level
Using a Force Point to serve the ends of the Darkside +1 Difficulty Level
Committing Evil at a Dramatically appropriate time +1 Difficulty level

[cheshire]

You sure about your reading of the Dark Side rule? My understanding is that you had to roll LESS than your number of DSPs to fall, making it a 0% on the first try. Did I miss something?
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[DB 2.0]

my past GM's have played it as equal to or under, all so if you maned any thing but a Helm, Com, Senors or Shields station or an Ion Turret or fired your Blaster not on Stun you earned a DSP, and could only use your Light Saber against Darkside Adepts or Sith & Assassin Droids unless you wanted DSP.

[Fallon Kell]

[DB 2.0]

I know, when ep.1 came out we ribbed him over the Jedi being Dirty Hippies who didn't bath or wash their robes because they might kill some Midies.

[Ankhanu]

[atgxtg]

Yeah, that was just an abusive GM.

Oh, BTW, for a character with an average Willpower (3D) the odds aren't much better with the 1 difficulty level per DSP method. And it makes it easiers for high Will Jedi to get away with doing evil. A PC with a 6D Willpower and a few CP or FP could seriously take advantage of this.

[Ankhanu]

[atgxtg]

Yeah, but there is still the underlying problem of somebody with a high Willpower die code being permitted to get away with evil. I could see some PCs doing something because they know they can beat the difficulty with their high WIllpower. I just don't see Yodfa being able to get away with a killing spree because he has a high Willpower.

But the random roll does help to make the Dark Side more temping. If the rolls look so ewasy to make, PCs will tend to risk it more often.

Maybe if:
1) The fixed difficulty got a die code of 1D per DSP? Yes it gives the PCs a little more room, but wild dice can be funny.

2) You can't spend FPs or CPs on the roll as they are manifestations of the Force. And it would just make it easier for the darkside (or basically, if the PC spends a FP, the DSPs get to double their die code too).

3) Maybe the DSPs could be used to help lure the PC into doing more evil.? When the situation comes up, they have to roll against the DSPs or fail. Like how Anakin fails to control his emotions and then acts. A Jedi who fails this way and does evil, can avoid the DSP penalty by showing remorse and trying to atone. If he shows no remorse and doesn't try to atone for his misdeeds, he gets the DSP.

[Fallon Kell]

[atgxtg]

MAybe, but the point is how it works in game mechanics.

A high willpower letting a character do more evil before getting coruppted. isn't right.

Yoda knows doing evil is wrong and chooses not to do evil. He doesn't do evil and get away with it because he has a high Willpower. More like his high Willpower keeps him from taking the quick & easy way out.

[CRMcNeill]

I've been playing with a rule that allows Willpower checks with certain DSP powers, where success allows the Jedi to use the power to inflict stun attacks if he succeeds, but IMO, allowing a Jedi the opportunity to avoid all DSPs with a Willpower roll is taking it too far. Some acts are just plain evil whether you are controlling your negative emotions or not.
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[Ankhanu]

Yeah, avoiding all DSPs is a poor choice. Rolling for certain circumstances like you mentioned has some merit, but, yeah, I'd say the restrictions would be strong.
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[DB 2.0]

That's why I'm making it a roll to fall to the Darkside, Heck if you do the Big Evil with the Force Powers and call upon the Darkside to spend a Force point to do it your looking at a Difficult roll first time out, where if you accidentally score a DSP from training with a other Force Adept with DSP's or from using a trapped Sith (or Dark Jedi) Talisman it would only be very easy to avoid succumbing to the Darkside.

[atgxtg]