Electric Judgment Force Power: Let me know what you think...

[Raven Redstar]

I agree, there are many players out there who want to be able to use the dark side abilities with no fear of repercussions, which is why I though of increasing one of the difficulties to be able to achieve the option of stun damage instead of lethal damage. Maybe have the control roll increased to very difficult or heroic to demonstrate how difficult it is to walk that "fine line" Increase the difficulty by an additional 5 or 6 for ever dark side point the character already possesses. Since self control and the dark side rarely go hand in hand.

[Treefrog]

I just went with what I've actually read in a novel.

[cheshire]

[Treefrog]

Revision 6:

Electric Judgment
Warning: A Jedi who uses this power for any reason, other than to incapacitate an opponent, gains a Dark Side Point.
Control Difficulty: Difficult, as modified by proximity. Limited to line of sight.
Alter Difficulty: Perception or control roll of target.
Effect: This power was developed by Jedi Master Plo Koon, in order to incapacitate an opponent, rather than to kill him/her. When used, it produces sparks of yellow or green that dance across the target. Armor does not protect a character from electric judgment. Since this power is Force-generated, it may be repelled with absorb/dissipate energy. The target may make a strength roll to resist.

These sparks, if used successfully, will overload the target’s nervous system, rendering him stunned unconscious for 2D minutes for each 2D of alter the user has (round down: a character with alter of 7D will cause the opponent to be stunned unconscious for 6D minutes). If the number of stunning dice exceeds the target’s Strength attribute by more than two times, then the stunning damage is converted to actual damage.

[garhkal]

Still imo off. Why have the warning of a dsp if you cannot go beyond incap??

My thoughts, regard the diffs as force lightning, but add 10 to alter and 15 to control to 'pull it to only do incap damage'. If failed in that part, but still succeed in pulling off the power normally it does full damage.
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[Treefrog]

[Raven Redstar]

But then how is Plo Koon able to use the power to incapacitate people? His Alter score is more than enough to murder 3/4s of sentient species.

[Nefasius]

Perhaps by applying concentration as a requirement, so that they only roll so many alter D to avoid any chance of more than incap... E.G. As a Jedi Master Koon would be more than able to do this.

However it's just my opinion to the bend rules in such a way after all 'the rules aren't meant to get in the way of good story telling'
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[Treefrog]

[Raven Redstar]

Possibly. However when dealing "stun" damage, there's no chance of killing, so the idea that there's a flat die code that has to be beaten to kill the target seems a little wrong, take for instance if a GMC uses it against a player, and just happens to have a high enough force attribute to insta-kill the player, doesn't make for good mechanic in my opinion.

Part of the reason with my suggestions you make an increased difficulty to control the damage to stun, if they fail, then they blast the target with real damage, and possibly kill them, even if they don't, because they "used" real damage, the initiator recieves a DSP. I think this power should not be a power used, or taught lightly.

[wolfe]

Just some general notes for folks thought would add.

Electric Judgement ability was a created from force lightning.
(PG 82 Jedi vs Sith Essential guide to the Force).
Ploo Kloon used Force lightning then adapted it and perfected it, he said it was an innate ability within himself.
He was already a Jedi master when he did this on the mission to Metellos (post hyperspace war and prior to gaining seat on council).
The first time he used force lightning he could control how much damage he did to the target, he hit the target multiple times, the first barrage acted as though it was a tazer the second barrage knocked the target unconcious, he said he was never "tempted" to deal a killing blow, that he never embraced the dark side but acted on the will of the force.

[BreederofPuppets]

[Treefrog]

The reason I think that electric judgment is a viable Force power on its own is due to the fact of the description of Force lightning, vs Electric judgment:

Force lightning: blue bolts

Electric judgment: yellow/green sparks

Now I know that there are those that will say "That doesn't make any difference;" however there's a big difference between the two descriptions.

Also, don't forget that by the time of the Legacy of the Force books, Luke had perfected the power that Plo Koon had initiated.

[Treefrog]

[Treefrog]

Revision 7:

Electric Judgment

Control Difficulty: Difficult, plus 10 for each Dark Side Point the user possesses, and as modified by proximity. Limited to line of sight.
Alter Difficulty: Perception or control roll of target.
Required Powers: concentration, emptiness, life detection, life sense.
Warning: A Jedi who fails to exceed the control difficulty, gains a Dark Side Point.
Effect: This power was developed by Jedi Master Plo Koon, in order to incapacitate an opponent, rather than to kill him/her. When used, it produces sparks of yellow or green that dance across the target. Armor does not protect a character from electric judgment. Since this power is Force-generated, it may be repelled with absorb/dissipate energy. The target may make a strength roll to resist.

These sparks, if used successfully, will overload the target’s nervous system, rendering him stunned unconscious for 2D minutes for each 2D of alter the user has (round down: a character with alter of 7D will cause the opponent to be stunned unconscious for 6D minutes).

If the user cannot meet the control difficulty, then the sparks that the user has blasted the target with converts to actual damage equal to 1D for every 2D of alter the user has (round down: a character with an alter of 7D will cause 3D damage).