Can Yoda Fly?

cunning_kindred · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: Can Yoda Fly?

Can a Jedi use the Force to actually fly?

I have run into this question several times over the years. In the films and most of the comics/books etc. that I have read the Jedi seem to be limited to long jumps or extraordinary acrobatics. They do not seem to be able to fly as such.

When I was using the original WEG rules I had a player who insisted on using telekinesis to fly around the room. I hated it. I felt that it didn't feel appropriate for Star Wars. When I revised the rules I made sure that telekinesis could not do this.

Recently, I have noticed that some of the d20 material does allow a Jedi to fly (albiet not very well) but this seems restricted to some non-Jedi force traditions. I am considering writing a power for my modified rules that would allow flight but I wanted to know what you all thought first.

Should this be a power the Force allows? If so, is it something a Jedi should be able to learn given sufficient time or is it something that only a few rare and unusual traditions allow? How good should this be?

What do you all think? Confused

vong · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Hmmm, i remember somewhere it saying that the jedi have to be anchored somewhere to use tk (standing on the ground). so one jedi would be able to allow another to "fly" porly.

now i think there was an ability that allowed the jedi to do something similar to gliding, to slow their fall from great heights.

cant remember where i saw that though...
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Ray · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

Yoda uses the Force to move planets, while he stays still, thus giving the illusion of flying. Razz

vong · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:42 pm Post subject:

lol, that sounds like futuramma Razz

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Ankhanu · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 5:52 pm Post subject:

I seem to recall that Luke "flies" up a shaft in one of the books... well, levitates... but I could be mistaken. (With a little googling I think it may have been in Children of the Jedi).

I'm not sure I'd allow it as a telekinesis ability or not... maybe. But, I'd certainly give it a VD to Heroic difficulty... and it wouldn't be very fast or maneuverable.

PsiberDragon · Commander Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 260

Actually, IIRC, they can't use TK on themselves to FLY... flying being basically faster movement..

They CAN use it to levitate themselves...

My distinction between the two is that FLIGHT is more horizontal movement, while LEVITATION is more or less vertical movement, with horizontal being very slow ....

just my basic interpretation..
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cheshire · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:41 pm Post subject:

Ankhanu · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 11:16 pm Post subject:

cunning_kindred · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 2:45 am Post subject:

So, what we appear to be saying is that levitation should be on offer but it should allow only vertical movement or extremely poor horizontal movement. I know that this is in the books - Joruus and Luke use it although I have always wondered what the use of such a power would be. Would this be control and alter then?

For those of you familiar with the Force skills I use any suggestions what control skill would be appropriate (control mind, healing, precision etc.)? Thanks everyone.

garhkal · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:09 pm Post subject:

I have never had a problem with a jedi pc, wantin to use TK to levitate.. it is at half walk speed up or down, and while concentrating on it, they are taking a d of any other skill use (though i wonder if they could dodg while levitating).. As to flying, i COULD see a new skill getting developed for this, requing many prerequisits (danger sense, weather sense to know what the wind is like, tk, and maybe some more), with a diff of 15+tk, for flying at walk speed... 20+tk for flying at running speed, 30+tk for going at a sprint speed...
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Ankhanu · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 6:34 pm Post subject:

Hellcat · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 10:52 pm Post subject:

Ankhanu · Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:11 pm Post subject:

Could be. Like I said, I never read the book, but came across the reference in something like a character guide, so I'm sure my details are wrong Smile

Ray · Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:07 am Post subject:

Jedi can't fly. They can cause others to fly, however, by way of Telekinetic Wedgie!

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