Jedi Holocrons...how do they work?

[Kira Firestorm]

Ok im looking for information on how the Jedi Holocrons work in play. Firstly what are the benefits to them, are they grat store houses of Jedi Lore, Force powers or more?

Secondly how would a jedi study one, does it cost force points, character points or is it free to study and gain knowledge.
Would anyone have information on this, book listed or anything to share?
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[Hellcat]

However you want them to work. Generally you have to be force sensitive to activate one, unless the GM throws out a special holocron. Their pretty much a teaching tool for when you don't have a more advanced Jedi present. Going by the Tales of the Jedi Companion, you're generally supposed to increase CP cost by 50% and training time by 100% when using a holocron or ancient text for teaching purposes So if it cost 2CP and takes two weeks it'd now cost 3CP and take four weeks. I don't strictly adhere to that, though.
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[cheshire]

I generally allow a holocron to act as a live teacher, that is if the Jedi can persuade the holocron to teach them anything.
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[Praxian]

Same as well. I have two different versions of holocrons though. There's the Jedi ones that I have as being incredible technology as they are totally interactive teachers with a specific style of programming.

Then there's the Sith ones, where the Sith that created them put a part of themselves into them for them to be able to work (in essence, part of the Sith's soul is in them).

Two different Holocrons, two different ways of doing it, and if you're not careful and you have a Sith one, well, it may teach you the powers by using them on you. =D

[ZzaphodD]

[Ankhanu]

I've generally done it at GM discretion; when it's useful to story progression. Alternatively some Control/Sense rolls could be used.
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[garhkal]

I know from some of the novels, the holocron's do seem to have the capacity to sense when/if someone is worthy (ie has enough dice in his or her force skills) to be taught.. So what ;D; values should they be?
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[cheshire]

Generally, I determine those by plot. If I need someoen to be of a certain character, then they need to have the right number (or lack of) Dark Side points. They have to treat the guardian a certain way, or live their lives in a certain pattern of life.

Most of the ways that I determine such things are beyond simple quantifiable numbers. However, if you want someone to activate a holocron, you may have to have them make Sense or Alter rolls to turn the thing on.
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[hazardchris]

My players recently found a Sith Holocron and decided to access it. Neither of them had any DSP, and the "Gatekeeper" needed them to prove themsevles by opening up to the power of the darkside, let their anger flow through them and what have you.

What that meant, from a mechanic point-of-view, was that they had to have at least one Dark Side Point before they could access the device.

[Rerun941]

[hazardchris]

That's actually, to an extent, how the conversation went -- black D6 and all.