Revamped Force Rules

[ZzaphodD]

Im trying to revamp the force rules with the main goal to cut down on dicerolling and massive action counts.

Anyone who has tried this and can summarize what they have done for inspiration?

I know someone recently mentioned switching the Force Powers into separate skills with separate skill dice.

I have also read switching to only one skill check per activation of a Force Power (even though Force Skill dice were kept as per the RAW).

Please, if you have any ideas you have been thinking of post them, even if only half baked.
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[Tusk BloodFlail]

I have never looked into it, but just off the top of my head if you double the "result" of the dice rolls instead of actually doubling the dice you roll that would help. If you only have 5D in something and you simply double the result that is going to create less actions because you still have to be careful. Using the force point and taking 4 actions total would make it so you're rolling 2D (from 5D) and doubling that instead of rolling 7D (from 10D). That is a big difference!

It will also make it so when you resist damage you are still getting a very good number as well.

Hope you found that helpful.
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[ZzaphodD]

[Tusk BloodFlail]

My bad...
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[Bren]

We modified LS Combat to make it easier for padawans to activate and while at the same time lower the dice for granted higher skill Jedi.

Lightsaber Combat
Control Difficulty: Moderate (roll without subtracting for other skill uses)
Sense Difficulty: Easy (roll without subtracting for other skill uses)
Effect: To use a lightsaber most effectively, a Jedi learns this power. The Jedi uses this power both to wield this elegant but difficult to control weapon while also sensing his opponent's actions through his connection to the Force.

Activating this power is a “free” action. The power is called upon at the start of a battle and remains "up" until the Jedi is stunned or injured (and the Jedi’s remain conscious or control pain roll is failed); a Jedi who has been injured or stunned may attempt to bring the power back "up,” in a later round.

If the Jedi is successful in using this power, the Jedi uses the average of his Control and Sense skills as a dice pool. These dice can be modifications add to either the lightsaber skill roll when trying to hit a target or parry and/or the lightsaber damage (which can be raised or lowered). This division must be made before rolling to hit or damage..
If the Jedi fails the power roll any subsequent attempts to activate lightsaber combat in the same battle incur a penalty of -1D per failed attempt.

Finally, the Jedi may use lightsaber combat to parry blaster bolts. To do this, the character may either declare a full parry at the beginning of the round or use reaction parries. A full parry adds the lightsaber roll to the attacker’s difficulty to-hit. A reaction parry roll must be greater than or equal to the firer’s attack roll. Either type of parry counts as an additional action. One reaction parry is necessary for each attacker.

The Jedi may also attempt to control where deflected blaster bolts go, although this counts as a reaction action. The Jedi must declare which specific shot he is controlling. Then, if the parry roll is successful, the Jedi makes a control roll, with the difficulty being his new target's dodge or the range (figured from the Jedi to the target). The damage is that of the original blaster bolt.

Somewhat, but not totally what you asked for, but it's what we used after extensive play of lower level Jedi and then seeing what happened after they started getting more powerful.

Also, we sometimes ignore rolls once the Jedi is sufficiently skilled so the roll becomes highly likely. Saves on rolls and generally it is hard to imagine Obi Wan failing to activate LS combat in any of the first 4 films.

[ZzaphodD]

Im thinking of making the Force Skills from the RAW inteo 'Force Abilities' and Force Powers into separate skills.

Discussed here..
http://www.rancorpit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2750

Another thought is to have less Force Power/Skills (under the new system).
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_powers

For example, Force Body (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_Body) would replace Control Pain, Control Disease and similar Powers. Force Sense would replace, sense life, life detection, premonitions and similar. http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Force_Sense

The idea is to have less Powers/Skills and only one dieroll (except perhaps a few exeptions) per activation.
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[Whill]

[garhkal]

[Bren]

[garhkal]

I can't agree to that revamp.. as we have seen from the films jedi can be caught dead footed.. and this makes that chance null and void. They already are gods in combat once they hit 5-6d in c/s, this makes it even worse if they can ignore their MAPS for having to pull out the LS, activate the power AND then parry all at once before someone else who HAD initiative can even shoot...
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[Rerun941]

[Bren]

[ZzaphodD]

Update

Force Skill will now be Force Abilities, otherwise stay the same.

Force Powers will now be separate skills. However the structure will not stay the same, there will be less skills but they will cover a larger area.
For example: Force Sense will cover, telepathy, Farseeing, Danger Sense, etc. The different applications will have different difficulties.

Force Body will cover Control Pain, Accelerate Healing, Detoxify poison, etc.

The exact structure is still being set, but these are the principles. Im basically working with the D6 Powers and the Wookie lists of powers.
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[Bren]

[Bren]