Lightwhips

[BentuSinn]

So the official rules for a lightwhip says thats when an opponent attempts to parry an attack from the weapon he should "increase the difficulty by one level"

Now what difficulty is meant here?



2022 ADMIN EDIT: Moved this necroed-thread from Official Rules to the Ships, Vehicles, Equipment, and Tech forum because there are no known "official rules" for "lightwhips".

[Ral_Brelt]

I would think one category. If its a medium difficulty, to parry with the light whip would be a difficult parry. (A 10 becomes a 15).

[garhkal]

Yup. So going from moderate to diff adds +5, but diff to very diff adds 10.
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[BentuSinn]

But don't you also have to beat the opponents skill check?

For instance:
Lumiya attacks Luke with her lightwhip and rolls a total of 32.
Wouldn't Luke need to beat THAT total and not just the "difficult" of his lightsaber (16-20)?

Is this more in case lumiya only rolled a 17?
And then luke would need to roll a 22(ish) to parry?

[Sandokiri]

[CRMcNeill]

Actually, the +10 steps start between Very Difficult and Heroic
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[garhkal]

[CRMcNeill]

On a similar note, considering the nature of a lightwhip, should it not also be more difficult for the lightwhip itself to parry incoming attacks?
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[garhkal]

It should plus i feel the whip should have a higher base difficulty AND 'cut oneself' level.
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[Leon The Lion]

Do I remember correctly, that a lightwhip actually has a solid conducting wire core?

If so, couldn't one use telekinesis to help himself wield it more safely and/or effectively?
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[CRMcNeill]

[shootingwomprats]

I have been watching this posting with great interest. Here are some things I came up from different sources as well as some original material:

Sith Lighwhip
Model: lightwhip
Type: Custom melee weapon
Scale: Character
Skill: Lightwhip (this is a specialized skill)
Cost: Not available for sale
Availability: 4,X
Difficulty: Moderate (13)
Damage: STR+3D+2 (Maximum 7D)
Range: 1/3/5
Game Notes:
1. A lightwhip cannot be used to parry.
2. A lightwhip may be parried at a -2D skill modifier.
3. A lightwhip gets a +1D modifier for the purposes of snagging/trapping/tripping.
4. A lightwhip is difficult to wield properly at short range making the difficulty one level higher, Difficult.
5. A lightwhip is more effective and easier to use at long range, making it one level lower, Easy.
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[CRMcNeill]

Personally, I would combine 1 and 2, in that a whip can still be used to parry, but at greater difficulty. Just because it can't do a hard block doesn't mean it can't be used to redirect or otherwise counter an attack; it's just more of a challenge.

With regards to #3, I would refer you to the article in D6 Magazine #1 on whips. It can be found here.
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[shootingwomprats]

Thank you for the additional information. The D6 Magazine stuff was helpful but keep in mind that though similar, SWD6 is NOT OpenD6. The rules could easily be adapted to SWD6 if one wanted to add that level of additional complexity to SWD6.

I have used a whip before and I can you flat out, there is no freakin way, EVER, your going to use it to block ANYTHING. This is modeled in Game Notes #1.

Depending on the range of the attacker, your not going to block a whip coming at you. The VERY best you can hope to do, is not be where its landing. This is modeled in the Game Notes #2.

I am thinking of changing the rule to: A lightwhip may be parried using Melee Parry at a -2D skill modifier. This will allow a standard Dodge without penalty and common sense dictates your not going to use Brawling Parry to get away from a whip stroke.
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[CRMcNeill]