Galaxy Guide 13 by Eric Trautmann, writer of GG6

[garhkal]

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^ I have a house-ruled Force ability which allows a Jedi wielding a lightsaber to use that lightsaber to emit a pulse of blinding light. Characters roll their PER to resist it, but it can blind huge crowds of adversaries long enough to either make a break for it or to wade in and just cut them down like battle droids.

Also, don't tell me you guys are that dumb. Obviously the context means that a "Vision-based attack" is something that AFFECTS a subject's vision, not an attack that USES someone's vision to execute.

Good lord...smh.
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[Sutehp]

Yeah, but mentioning that a blind guy "is immune to vision-based attacks" but uses his other senses to compensate doesn't switch the subject of the sentence to make you think that it's Chirrut who's making the vision-based attack, which he can't obviously do because he's, y'know, blind. There's no reference in the sentence to anyone else making that attack on Chirrut, so the way the sentence is worded, it sounded like Chirrut himself was making a vision-based attack rather than mentioning the use of a vision-based attack used on him.

Now if the sentence had said something like "Chirrut's blindness will render any attack that affects a target's vision useless against him" would make more sense, but then again, such a thing is so obviously a no-brainer that it doesn't need to be stated outright. Why the author would pull attention to that, especially using the word "but" which contradicts/modifies a previous sentence clause, i.e. "this is true, but so is something else" rather than use the word "and" which emphasizes the first clause, i.e. "this is true and so is this"?

The author was basically saying "Chirrut's blind (that's bad for Chirrut), so he's immune to vision-based attacks (that's good for Chirrut), but he can compensate for his blindness with his other senses (that's also good for Chirrut)." Why put a "but" between two "good" clauses when a "but" is supposed to between a "bad" clause and a "good" clause? That's the essence of what muddled the meaning of "vision-based attack" for me.

Also, I replied on the thread about the Force Pulse.
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[Dustflier]

It makes perfect sense as written, to me. I've been out of grammar school for many years now, but let me take a crack at it:

Independent clause: Chirrut Îmwe is blind

First subordinate clause: so is immune to vision based attacks (as in, "Chirrut cannot be affected by attacks or abilities that blind")

Second subordinate clause: but requires the use of his remaining senses (and an echo box) to move through his environment.

The tone of the sentence is neutral ("blind"), good ("so immune"), then bad ("but requires").
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[Sutehp]

[Whill]

I thought it meant Chirrut is immune to Kryptonian heat vision and stuff like that.

Just kidding. I do agree that it is poorly worded but it is obvious what was intended. This is obviously just something a former WEG author whipped up quickly (without an editor) just for fun out of nostalgia induced by how WEG-tastic Rogue One is. This was not actually intended to be used as a game supplement, although it certainly serves as inspiration for one (which is in the works). I think this level of criticism of this does this author's fandom a undeserved disservice. Lighten up.
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[Sutehp]

[Telsij]

The way we've handled Chirrut's blindness and finely honed senses
for our GG is that he:

1. Suffers a -4D penalty to visually-based action due to his blindness,
under normal circumstances, but...

2. Using the "inward eye" technique of his zama-shiwo martial arts,
if he succeeds on either a Very Difficult search: hearing OR martial arts roll,
he is able to map out a radius of 20-25 some-odd meters through which
he may act without penalty, due to mapping out the terrain and its occupants
by sound or via his other senses. Similar to, but modified from blindfighting,
to reflect the specific focus on his senses, as well as the use for non-combat interaction.

As another "preview," I am also excited by my incorporation of
his "Mantra". If one is a master of zama-shiwo -- of at least 10D
in the skill -- and of strong will and faith, focusing in such a manner
allows a boost not unlike the use of the Force Power "concentration."

[deano]

Work has restarted on GG18: Rogue One now that I have finally finished Uni (again!)

Here's a little tease: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ep118vnad3ck99d/Galaxy%20Guide%2018%20-%20%20Rogue%20One.pdf?dl=0

Deano
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