alternative Jedi weapons

[Savar]

First that comes to mode is dark sticks.

[Whill]

Lightwhip?
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[CRMcNeill]

Perhaps pairing a lightfoil and lightwhip for a swashbuckling Jedi, ala Zorro?
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[Jedi Skyler]

If you have a character that is a Teepo Paladin, or a Grey Paladin (an offshoot of the Teepos) then you basically have a Jedi who believes in using weapons other than the lightsaber, for many reasons. Some thought it an undependable weapon. Many others simply believed that, while the Force was part and parcel of every living thing, it should not be depended upon so heavily, and therefore developed their martial skills to a high degree.

As for weapons, you could have anything. In addition to the ones listed above, you could have light shotos, Sallissian throwing whorls, spinsticks, perhaps even the electrostaffs like Grievous' Magna Guards used.

[CRMcNeill]

I thought the original write-up of the Teepo had them shunning lightsabers and concentrating exclusively on blasters. Personally, I think a Jedi who is more open minded about the types of weapons he can use is more useful (and survivable, especially in the Classic Era), so I'm in favor of it. I just don't know where that version of the Teepo is coming from.

EDIT: Okay, I researched it. The earliest mention of the Teepo is a D6 fan creation included in the fan-produced Jedi Handbook. That version of the Teepo eschewed the lightsaber in favor of the blaster. The author of Coruscant Nights then took the idea of the Teepo and morphed it into a Jedi who could use other weapons, not just a lightsaber or a blaster.

Personally, I'd rather see something like a Force-using Grammaton Cleric, since they are trained to use both swords and guns.
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[Jedi Skyler]

I agree, crmcneill; I personally have always held a more liberal view of what the Jedi should have been. The write up I got on the Teepo Paladins came from Wookieepedia. Here's the whole write up about the Teepos; it was really quite short.

[CRMcNeill]

Another fan creation is the Light Boomerang. I always thought that was quite a mouthful and shortened it to Force Disc, with the distinction that a Lightweapon's business end was pure energy, but anything with a Force-designator used a solid core as a wave-guide to shape a field of lightsaber-type energy. In the case of this weapon, it is simply a throwing disc like a chakram that is enveloped in an energy field that can cut through anything.

In the interests of tying it more closely to the SWU, I gave the weapon a Sith origin, linked to the Lanvarok. Seeing as how the lanvarok comes in both polearm and forearm mounted forms, and its primary function in either form is to throw discs of metal, I decided to call the Sith version a Lanvar, or simpler "disc", with Lanvarok being a "disc thrower".
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[CRMcNeill]

[Savar]

[CRMcNeill]

No. Force Disc. The Kerestian Darkstick is a separate weapon. Not all energy-based throwing weapons will automatically be darksticks, and neither will they automatically be force discs.
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[CRMcNeill]

Then there is also the Light-Claw, which is basically a cross between lightsabers and Wolverine. The device is built into a gauntlet that can be worn under clothing for concealment, and was considered a favored weapon of Sith assassins.
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[Thx1138]

I created a special kind of lightsaber called the Knuckle saber, Basically if you cross brass knuckles and a lightsaber you get it. I envisioned it being used by scrappier Jedi who likes a good brawl. The interesting thing about is that while the knuckle saber is worn on the knuckles of a hand a second lightsaber could be held in the same hand in a reverse grip creating a pseudo double bladed lightsaber.

[CRMcNeill]

So basically you are describing a lightsaber with knuckleguards on the grip, which is held normally, but with the fingers inserted through the holes in the knuckleguard?
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[Thx1138]

No the hilt itself is worn on the knuckles of the Jedi. which means the hilt has to be made out of cortosis or prink to stand up in battle.

[CRMcNeill]

Still having difficulty picturing this...
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