Star Wars Additional Rules

[Manah]

NEW ACTIONS

New Melee Combat Options (See CORE RULES thread)

• Deflect Projectiles (+1w; You receive a +2 sitmod to catch projectiles thrown at you. If your played stones in the action match the attacker's stones, you deflect the projectile without damage. If user also has Lightsaber Proficiency and is wielding such a weapon, can also deflect blaster bolts, but does not get the +2 sitmod.)
• Redirect Shot (+1w; If, while using Deflect Projectiles option with a lightsaber against energy bolts or Force Lightning, your stones exceed the foe's attack by 2 stones or more, you can redirect the attack against them or another target within 10 yards of them at the same intensity as the original attack, +1 stone per stone by which one exceeds their attacker's stones +2.)

New Telepathy Options

• Force Trick (+1; Atk VS Int+Mental Defense; if successful, can basically tell a person to do, believe, act or perceive things the way the Force User desires, although a victim will not do anything fundamentally against their personal morals. Additionally, this is useless against stronger minds, and only works against individuals with no more than 1/3 of the Force User's Use the Force's AN, rounded up, in Intelligence, Iron Will or Mental Defense.)
• Mental Bolt (As the base option, but only the Stun option is considered neutral. Actively harming the mind of a living being is considered a power of the Dark Side.)
• Empathic Projection (Likewise, as the base Option, but only considered Neutral to imbue people with positive or neutral emotions such as peace, happiness, calm, and so on. Causing a person to experience fear, hatred, despair, anger and the like are considered a Dark Side power effect.)
• Beast Trick (+1; As Project Thoughts/Control others, Only works on non-sentient beasts and animals; while it allows full control like the Dark Side power Project thoughts/Control others does, it is considered a simple neutral use of the Force since beasts have no actual sentience and only act on instinct, thus not robbing them of their free will as they have none.)
• Farseeing (+2; As Clairvoyance, May only perceive the present and the future, May see through time regardless of physical proximity.)
• Induce Madness (+2; As Atk VS Int+Mental Defense; to cause mental instability for a Duration of 1 hour/red stone of damage, causing a -1 negative sitmod for all Mental Actions, including Use the Force, for said Duration. The effect is cumulative with other such mental assault, both in effect and Duration, possibly requiring days to recover. If a victim suffers enough sitmods to equal their Int+Mental Defense total, they will develop a permanent -1 Psychological challenge of the GM's choice. If the torture continues, the victim's negative sitmods can't worsen, but every time they would have taken some equal to their Intelligence, the challenge will either worsen by 1, or they will gain another one. Needless to say, this is a Dark Side power through and through. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Drain Knowledge (+4; An Atk VS Int+Mental Defense; Acts as Energy Drain on the victim, but in addition allows the Force user to literally drain knowledge from them. Each White stone of 'Damage' can drain 1 AN of a Knowledge based action such as Technology, General Knowledge and so on, robbing the victim of it and adding it to the Force User if their own score is lower (otherwise the original owner simply loses it without gain for the attacker). Drain Knowledge also grants the attacker the memories of the victim, making it an excruciatingly traumatizing and painful interrogation tool for the Dark Side. Must buy Read recent memories by touch first. Must have Use the Force at AN 7 to buy.)

Astrogation
CL = AN+0

DESCRIPTION
This action is simply a person's skill and experience at making precise calculations in order to follow safe Hyperspace routes and not end up crashing into mass shadows or otherwise turning one's ship into cosmic dust. Of course, one can always try and rely on their ship's navicomputer, or possibly a droid, to save the day... but the moment when a navicomputer is damaged and the droid is not on-board while you're trying to make that life-saving Hyperspace jump and an enemy ship tries to gun you down, you will be happy to have been able to do it yourself. On the other hand, a navicomputer or droid are usually faster, so while an option, one still has to pick the best.

OPTIONS

• Instant Calculation (+1; this can usually only be picked by droids, or Navicomputer A.Is, allowing Astrogation calculations to take but a single panel as opposed to the time it takes for a person to do it themselves. Other possibilities would be cybernetic implants in the brain, or perhaps an Intelligence of 7 or more.)
• Superior Calculation (+2; while most people prefer to stick to the safety of the regular lanes, you have a knack for finding a more direct path which many would consider crazy, yet ends up allowing you to make the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. Traveling from one point to the other in the Galaxy actually takes 4/5 of the normal time for you, and you're pretty hard to follow, as few people would dare to make the same jumps... or succeed doing them.)

COMMENTS
Most people do rely on droids and navicomputers, though, It's just an additional skill more experienced pilots tend to pick up over time. Still, best have all the cards than some, no?

Rules for Action Box

• The user's skill at performing calculations for an Hyperdive Jump.
• Intelligence Bonus
• Stones VS Resistance depending on how distant the target location is,
  and how difficult the path to get there is.
• (Insert options)

Demolition
CL = AN+0

DESCRIPTION
This Action is a more focused version of Technology just like Computers is, except that its focus is setting up properly, arming, disarming, and blowing stuff up, via use of explosives. Be it detonite, explosive charges, explosive chemicals, grenades, mines or thermal detonators, a person with this action knows how to best make use of it all, and where not to stand when one blows up if they wish to finish the day with as many body parts as they started with. Or at least, have all of them still be connected. Sure, anyone knows how to press the switch on a thermal detonator, but the skilled demolitionist knows if, when, how best to, and when not to do it better than said anyone. Also serves as a knowledge-like action when it's about things that go boom.

COMMENTS
For those wannabe saboteurs out there, or simply for people who like explosions too much.

Rules for Action Box

• Skill at handling, setting, arming and disarming explosives, as well as knowledge of them.
• Intelligence Bonus
• Stones VS Resistance, the more the better.

Use the Force
CL = AN + Options

DESCRIPTION
This action is the bread and butter of Force Users like Jedi and Sith. It represents such a user's ability to sense, control and alter the world around them via their willpower, and their connection and mastery of the Force. It a very powerful action, but in turn, ends up very costly should one try to master it. Likewise, Force Users usually have less time and energy to devote to other skills and tend to be less talented in other areas. Still, in the hands of a Master, it can shake the Galaxy just like the greatest diplomat, strategist or pilot can. This Action cannot be bought at an AN higher than twice the character's Midi-Chlorian MN, and one can only purchase up to 2x this Action's AN options at any one time until they reach their max AN, and several Options have a base AN requirement to even be bought. Additionally, it automatically starts with the 'Tiresome' disadvantage (-1), which must be bought off to get rid of it, due to the effort an untrained user has to put out to accomplish the smallest of things. NOTE: Dark Side options identified as 'Sith Sorcery' require special training/knowledge by a fellow Sith Sorceror, use of a Sith Holocron with the necessary knowledge on it, or meditation in a location very strong in the Dark Side in order to learn. 

BASE USES
At AN 1, without any Option, a user gains access to the following effects right from the start:

• Force Trance (A trained Force User is able to enter a Force Trance for 4 hours per stone spent up to AN. The user is fully aware of their surroundings during the trance, heals 1w of Health every two hours, can go for 10 times as long without food or water while it lasts, and will be as rested as after 8 hours of sleep after 4 hours of trance.)
• Move Object (Even without the Force Telekinesis option, all Force Users can move an object weighing up to 5 lbs by spending 1 stone into this action.)
• Search One's Feelings (Stones VS Resistance to sense how positive or negative the results of a given action can be. Difficulty will be higher based on how obscure, distant in range or time the results of the action will be.)
• Sense Force (Stones VS Resistance to sense certain things through the Force, such as the powerful Dark Side in an area, the death of millions on a distant planet, or a close friend being in danger, among other possibilities. More obvious, or more closely linked events to the user have a lower Difficulty.)
• Force Stealth (Basically a defensive, self-focused response to Sense Force, allowing a Force User to attempt to hide one's presence in the Force. Interestingly enough, a weaker Force user is harder to detect normally with the Force, whereas a stronger one shines like a beacon of light in the darkness, however the latter is better at hiding said light when they try. Luckily, Force Users can sense when others attempt to sense them, allowing sort of a Limited Prescience to activate this effect when they feel like someone is attempting to sense their presence in the Force.)
• Sense Surroundings (For 1 stone per AN, may sense one's surroundings despite blindness, pure darkness and cover as per a Sonar Sense Modifier. Can be maintained for 1 stone per panel.)
• Thought-Cast (May connect to a willing, distant being's mind by paying 1 stone for same planet/3 stones for same system/5 stones for same quadrant of the Galaxy/7 stones for another quadrant, allowing the user to exchange emotions, or a couple of words - literally, no more than 2 - with the being to warn/help them or whatnot.)

NEUTRAL OPTIONS

• Intelligence Bonus (+2 CL; Adds an Int.bonus to the Action. Must have Use the Force at AN 3 to buy.)
• Force Telekinesis (+1 CL; +1 to add a Wpn.modifier. As Telekinesis, may lift weight on Force Telekinesis row of D&R chart.)
• Force Psychokinesis (+3; as Force Telekinesis, but can lift up to stones played in Weight, not limited to AN. +1 CL to add a Weapon modifier; if one was already bought with Telekinesis, it carries over. Must buy, and replaces, Force Telekinesis first. Must have Use the Force at AN 8 to buy.)
• Force Whirlwind (+2 CL; as Force Telekinesis, but Area Effect of Half AN rounded up, may Increase with stones. Must buy Force Telekinesis first. Mut have Use the Force at AN 4 to buy.)
• Force Speed (+1 CL; Pay for effect - up to half AN rounded up - and Duration in panels, to increase Speed and/or Ref.Dodge.)
• Force Jump (+1 CL; Pay for effect - up to half AN rounded up - and Duration in panels, to gain a modifier to normal Leaping capabilities.)
• Force Shield (+2 CL; As Force Field at up to AN. Must buy Force Telekinesis first.)
• Force Cloak (+2 CL; As Invisiblity at AN; Useless against Force Users with a higher Use the Force AN. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Phase (+2; As Phase Shift for up to AN panels. Resistance, starting at 1, must be paid every panel, requiring an action to maintain, and increasing by 1 every panel, requiring just as many panels of rest before being able to use it again. Cannot phase others with self. Attacking or using the Force while shifted immediately materializes the user physically. Finally, unlike base MURPG Phase Shifting, some Force-based attacks can harm a Phased Force user. Must have Use the Force at AN 7 to buy.)
• Empowerment (+2 CL; May combine up to AN with another Force User's Use the Force action. Does not stack; only one Force User may empower another at any given time.)
• Breath Control (+1 CL; Can survive without breathing for extended periods of time; simply pays for Duration on the D&R chart, up to half AN, rounded up. After which, the user must breathe normally for 10 minutes before using again.)
• Force Sight (+1 CL; May use this power to 'perceive' one's environment through the Force. As per Enhanced Vision at Stones played, must pay 1 more stone per additional option. Must pay 1 stone per panel to maintain.)
• Force Flight (+2 CL; Allows Flight at up to 1/2 AN, rounded up. Musy buy Force Telekinesis first. Must have Use the Force at AN 8 to buy.)
• Telepathy (+1 CL; As the Action, must pay for additional options as usual. Some options are considered as either Light or Dark Side, but the following are Neutral: Illusions, Force Trick, Beast Trick, Farseeing (See new options for Telepathy), Create Links with others, Telepathic Communications, Mental Bolts, Empathy, Psychometry, Read recent memories by touch, Hear the voices of spirits and the dead, Swap Minds, Astral Projection, Empathic Projection. NOTE: Subtle Commands and Mental Block are not available; they are replaced by Force Trick and Sever Force, the latter being a Light Force power. Swap Minds option requires to have Use the Force at AN 6 to buy.)
• Ionize (+2 CL; As Atk VS A.I+Hacking Defense, Area Attack; 2x damage, Stun only, Will disable if more than 2x Dur stun damage is caused; Only usable against droids or electromagnetic devices.)
• Technometry (+2 CL; Atk VS A.I+Hacking Defense; Acts as Project thoughts/control others VS droids and electromagnetic devices. Must buy Ionize first.)
• Drain Energy (+1 CL; Stones VS Resistance to drain the energy out of an electromagnetic device, be it a power pack, battery or power generator.)
• Energy Resistance (+1 CL; May gain bonuses in Energy Defense by paying stones of effect of up to Half AN rounded up, for a duration of 1 minute/stone of Duration paid.)
• Negate Energy (+2 CL; As Energy Absorption at AN (not doubled), but must use an Action; Requires hand gestures. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Rebuke Energy (+2 CL; As Negate Energy, but can redirect attack if one's Energy Absorption beats the attack's AN by 2 or more. Must buy Negate Energy first. Must have Use the Force at AN 7 to buy.)
• Force Ace (+2; allows user to spend stones in Use the Force up to AN to add to their Vehicle Operations action. Must buy Force Sight first. Must have Use the Force at AN 5.)
• Malacia (+2 CL; Atk VS Int+Force Defense to cause 2x Damage, Stun damage only; paralyze for 1 panel/white stone of damage, or even put a victim in a coma, paying for the effect and Duration on the D&R chart. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Pyrokinesis (+2 CL; As Mastery of Fire, Create/Manipulate, Force Blast - 2x damage, Sets flammable objects on fire. Must have Use the Force at AN 4 to buy.)
• Cryokinesis (+3 CL; As Mastery of Cold/Ice, Create/Manipulate, Force Blast - Normal and Stun damage OR Atk VS Dur to freeze solid. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Force Call (+3 CL; stones played as Area effect of up to AN to let out a call to all Force sensitive beings in said area in a single, powerful shout that echoes through the Force, allowing said individuals to sense the user's location and find themselves drawn to it if the user's stones played exceed the targets' Int+Force Defense. At the user's discretion, the call can resonate only with the Light, or the Dark Side of the Force specifically. Must buy Telepathy with Telepathic communications and Create links with others first. Must have Use the Force at AN 9 to buy.)
• Battle Meditation (+4 CL; allows user to generate a bonus for all allies', and a malus for all enemies', actions of +1/-1 per 4 ANs in Use the Force, stones played acting as Area effect, in a known conflict (one cannot just activate it to help allies regardless of what they are doing). To activate, the user must enter a Force Trance in order to connect to the minds of all those people without interference, although for +1 CL, the user can actually move around and perform simple actions and discussions without the trance and still maintain the connection. Must buy Telepathy with Telepathic communications and Create links with others first. Must have Use the Force at AN 8 to buy.)
• Feel The Force (+1-2 CL; Adds Half this action's AN, rounded up, for 1 CL, or full AN for 2 CL to Energy Regeneration per panel)

LIGHT SIDE OPTIONS

• Force Light (+2 CL; As Force Blast, Area effect 3 centered on but excluding self, No Damage VS Lightsiders, Stun damage only VS Neutrals, 2x damage VS Darksiders, 3x damage against Dark Side spirits or creatures infused with the power of the Dark Side since birth. Must have Use the Force at AN 6 to use.)
• Safeguard (+1 CL; By paying for Effect up to Half AN rounded up, and for Duration of 1 panel/stone, the user adds this power's effect to an Ally/innocent's defense for the Duration, at the cost of taking -1 to their Use the Force action per person so protected for the Duration.)
• Inspire (+1 CL; By paying 3 stones of Effect, and 1 stone/additional person after the first, and 1 stone/hour of duration, both up to AN, user renders self and/or allies Immune to Fear for the Duration. Must have Use the Force at AN 4 to buy.)
• Force Valor (+3; As Metamorphosis at half AN rounded up; may only use to improve Physical Abilities/Actions/Modifiers AN/MNs. No change in appearance. Transformation occurs on the same panel. Must pay stones to maintain. May only use to defend oneself or to protect others, never for offense. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Force Healing (+1 CL; As Magical Healing)
• Force Resistance (+2 CL; By paying for Effect, up to Half AN rounded up, 1 stone/person and 1 minute/stone of Duration, adds Effect to Force Defense.)
• Telepathy Options (Repair Minds)
• Sever Force (+4 CL; A powerful technique, allowing a user to sever a Darksider's connection to the Force. Acts as Atk VS Dur+Force Defense, Deals no damage, Each white stone of 'damage' will cause a -1 to the victim's Use the Force action for a Duration of 1 hour per white stone of damage. The damage and duration are cumulative. If the AN is lowered to 0 via this action's use, the victim's connection is severed more or less permanently, making this action unusable for a Duration of the Attacker's Use the Force AN on the D&R chart. Unusable on non-Darksiders. Must have Use the Force at AN 8 to buy.)

DARK SIDE OPTIONS

• Force Lightning (+1 CL; As Force Blast; 2x damage, Normal and Stun damage, Area attack, Range 3)
• Force Thunderstorm (+2 CL; as Force Lightning, but Area Effect of Half AN rounded up, may spend stones to increase up to full AN. Must buy Force Lightning first. Must have Use the Force at AN 4 to buy.)
• Force Storm (+6 CL; As Force Blast, Atk VS Durability, 3x damage, Area effect of up to AN, Causes massive collateral damage, Range 10. Every time this power is used, there is a 10% risk of losing control of the power, and being consumed by the hyperspace wormhole created by it along with everything else. Must buy Force Lightning, Force Thunderstorm, Force Blast, Force Destruction first. Must have Use the Force at AN 12 to buy.)
• Force Grip/Choke (+2 CL; As Force Blast; Attack VS Durability and Force Defense, deals either Normal and Stun damage OR Stun damage only, also Stuns victim for 1 panel. Must buy Force Telekinesis first. Must have Use the Force at AN 4 to buy.)
• Force Crush (+3 CL; As Force Grip/Choke, but 3x damage, Normal and Stun damage. Must buy Force Telekinesis, and Force Grip/Choke first. Must have Use the Force at AN 7 to buy.)
• Telepathy Options (Project thoughts/control others, Generate pain by touch, Possession, Drain Knowledge, Induce Madness, Edit Memories. Induce Madness and Possession require to have a Use the Force AN of 5 and 7, respectively, to buy.)
• Fear (+1 CL; As the Action)
• Terror (+2 CL; As Fear, but with Area Effect of Half AN, rounded up, May spend stones to increase. Must buy Fear first. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Memory Walk (+2 CL; Atk VS Int+Force Defense; Victim is submerged by a vivid vision of their most horrible memories, and is Stunned for 1 panel/3 stones of 'damage'. If a target has a Use the Force action of at least 1 AN lower than the attacker, they may move normally, but take a -2 to all actions due to the horrible vision. Must buy Fear and Terror first. Must have Use the Force at AN 7 to buy.)
• Force Rage (+4 CL; As Metamorphosis at AN; may only use to improve Physical Abilities/Actions/Modifiers AN/MNs. No change in appearance. Transformation occurs on the same panel. Must pay to maintain. Must have Use the Force at AN 6 to buy. If used three times without 24 hours of rest between the three uses, will cause user to develop a negative Psychological, Antisocial Tendencies or Covetous Challenge of -1. This drawback is cumulative; further excessive uses can either increase this existing challenge or add a new one.)
• Drain Lifeforce (+2 CL; As Improved Drain Energy OR Force Blast; Normal damage, Heals user of 1w per 3w stones of damage inflicted, minimum of 1w; Range 2. Must have Use the Force at AN 5 to buy.)
• Lifeforce Vortex (+3 CL; As Drain Lifeforce, but Area Effect of up to AN centered on but excluding self. Must buy Drain Lifeforce First. Must have Use the Force at AN 8 to buy. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power. User gains Challenge 'Death Factor' (-2; must drain 3 stones of energy/1w of Health per day or take 1w of damage which can't heal until energy is drained.))
• Force Blast (+2 CL; 2x damage, AP, Area attack, Ignores Hardness of objects, Automatically causes collateral damage, Range 4. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power.)
• Force Destruction (+3 CL; 2x damage, AP, Normal and Stun damage, 3x damage VS Good/Light beings, Can affect Phase shifted/Intangible creatures, Range 4. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power. Must buy Force Blast first. Must have Use the Force at AN 6 to buy.)
• Dark Side Healing (+1 CL; As Magical Healing; also, acts as an Attack VS Intelligence to trigger/increase the intensity of negative emotions when used on others. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power.)
• Necromancy (+3 CL; Allows user to raise the dead into zombies/skeletons animated by Dark Side energy, up to 2x AN such undead, Summon Dark Side constructs as per Summoning, or summon actual Dark Side spirits... although the latter two are incredibly dangerous. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power. Must have Use the Force at AN 3 to raise the dead, AN 5 to bring forth Dark Side constructs, and AN 7 to summon Dark Side spirits.)
• Supernova (+6 CL; An incredibly dangerous power, allowing to rip out the core of a star and make it explode, causing a supernova that will then destroy an entire Solar system. The resulting explosion takes 10 panels to take effect. As Force Blast, 3x damage, Attack VS Durability, Ignores Hardness of objects; Area effect of Range 16 area. May only use on a star in one's current star system's location. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power. Must have Use the Force at AN 10 to buy.)
• Transfer Essence (+5 CL; As a Mental Attack VS Intelligence+Mental Defense+Force Defense; success means the victim's soul and mind are kicked out and the body is possessed by the user, with her own body disintegrating in the attempt... allowing for 'eternal life'. The possessed body will regain its new owner's physical powers and abilities at a rate of 1 AN per day up to his former levels, if stronger than the new base body. Requires vocal components and hand gestures. Sith Sorcery power. Must buy Telepathy with Possession option first. Must have Use the Force at AN 9 to buy.)

Disadvantages
For all their power and their superhuman abilities, Force Users have to deal with various disadvantages normal people don't have to worry about on a daily basis. Some of those depend on how experienced as Force Users they are, others may depend on their actions, morality and ethics. At any rate, they serve as a reminder that playing with such primal forces can be dangerous to one who isn't careful.

• All Force Users who progress enough in this Action develop a Challenge of -1 per 3 ANs, up to a maximum of -3: Force Connection (-1 to -3; should the Force User ever lose their connection to the Force for any reason or Duration, they will also suffer this Challenge value as a penalty to all Actions for the Duration, or until one Week per -1 has passed, whichever comes first, due to Force Users relying heavily on the Force for everything they do. If their connection to the Force ever returns, this Challenge will still apply in full force should they lose it again.)
• Force Users who frequently/irresponsibly make use of Dark Side powers, or who use the Force to do evil, will slowly become corrupted by the Dark Side, slowly adding a 'Corruption (-1 to -5)' challenge that will grow with time and usage. Corruption can be reduced only via achieving redemption, GM's call, or being severed from one's connection with the Force for an extended period of time, namely 1 week per -1.)
• Reaching a Corruption of -3 will begin to have an effect on the Force User's appearance, although it will be minor at that point. The skin will seem paler, and the user's eyes and face will seem more tired, rarely displaying a smile. However, the effects will downgrade to an actual Looking non-human -1 at Corruption -4, with the skin going even paler and gray-ish, and Looking non-human -2 at Corruption -5, where the user's eyes will turn an inhuman yellow, their greyin skin displaying black veins beneath the surface as the Dark Side corruption seeps in. Effects may vary with species, but always give one a creepier, darker, evil, possibly angry look. Effects may revert to Looking non-human -1 through redemption or a lost connection to the Force for long enough, but it will never fully go away, as one cannot simply erase the scars of the Dark Side.)
• Finally, at Corruption -4 and worse, the user officially becomes a Darksider, with a challenge of the same name (-2; the user's affinity with the Dark Side makes them less skilled at using the Light Side. Because of this, they receive a -2 sit.mod for every use of Light Force powers and Telepathy [Repair Minds] from their Use the Force action.) This Challenge can be lost if the user's Corruption falls below 4 through the usual methods.

COMMENTS
A very strong power, as is to be expected, which however comes at a price. This action will likely become the most stones/LoEs-hungry action of most serious Force User, which means they will have fewer stones/LoEs for everything else. Additionally, Force Users have to worry about a bunch of things non-users will never have to worry about, such as detection by other Force Users, the always present threat of Dark Side corruption and a crippling weakness to one of the cutest creatures in the Galaxy... the Ysalamiri.

Rules for Action Box

• Control, alter and sense the world around you with the Force.
• Can't buy at an AN higher than 2x the character's Midi-Chlorian MN
• Can only purchase up to 2x this Action's AN options at any one time until max AN
• Base Uses (Force Trance, Move Objects, Search One's Feelings, Sense Force, Sense Surroundings, Thought-Cast)
• Automatically comes with Tiresome Disadvantage (-1), which must be bought off to get rid of it
• User must be wary of Corruption from the Dark Side
• (Insert Options)

Sith Alchemy
CL = AN+7

DESCRIPTION
An ancient art of performing forbidden and corrupted experiments using the power of the Dark Side and dangerous, rarely shared Sith secrets, Sith Alchemy may be used by those trained in its use to corrupt, alter and twist matter and devices, or actual living beings, into powerful Dark Side tools to further their Master's ambitions. It can also be used to create devastating poisons and to alter one's own, or someone else's, appearance by reshaping them through precise use of the Force and knowledge of anatomy, whether the victim wants to or not. Sith Alchemy cannot be discovered through one's own means by simply spending some LoEs or White stones; it must be taught by another Sith, learned via a Sith holocron or explained by a Dark Side spirit who once practiced it. Additionally, no Sith may even learn it if they have less than Use the Force at AN 7, lack the Darksider challenge, and don't have at least two Sith Sorcery Force Powers.

Sith Alchemy is usable as Technology/Inventing/Imbuement/Genetic Engineering, but limited to the creation of Dark Side-powered or enhanced devices or weapons, or to twist living creatures with Dark Side energy and toxins; Imbuements can be made permanent by sacrificing one White stone of Health from either regular or Power Level health, which cannot be healed in any way for one full day.

Alternately, it can be used to create poison/toxins, with multiple and varied infection methods, be it ingestion, mere contact, injection, contact with bodily fluids, etc. Sith poisons can be liquid or gaseous. In effect, the created poison may have Effect stones up to AN which will work as an Atk VS Durability once infection requirements are fulfilled (when successfuly injected with it, for example), with free Advantages up to Half this Action's AN rounded up, though the user may spend stones for more advantages. Most often used effect (worth +2 in the aforementioned free advantages) is continuous damage, dealing 1 stone of damage/stone getting through defense (Durability, that is), for 1 panel/stone of damage, but a myriad of other effects are possible.

Finally, a less known ability of Sith alchemy users is 'the Mask', a powerful effect of concealment, allowing the user to alter the shape and features of a given person through Sith Alchemy, altering their appearance. Few limits exist to this effect, allowing to reshape a person, diminish their size by up to half their initial one, increase it to one and a half the original, alter genders, hide the true species beneath the traits of another, alter apparent age, voice, etc. The changes are permanent until undone by either a lot of surgery (if at all possible; GM's call), or another use of this power. Can alter one factor per AN; requires 1 minute per factor. May only be used on willing, or immobilized unwilling targets.

COMMENTS
Goes hand in hand with Sith Sorcery for those who seek to be the good old dark, seemingly all-knowing, Sith Lord who messes with life itself to achieve whatever twisted goals they may have.

Rules for Action Box

• Ancient knowledge and powers allowing an experienced Sith to crate poisons, alter their or other people's appearance, create Dark Side power artifacts and devices, or twist living beings into corrupted, Dark Side forms of their original selves.
• Intelligence Bonus
• Usable as Technology/Inventing/Imbuement/Genetic Engineering, limited to Dark Side-powered or enhanced devices and weapons, or twisting living creatures
• Imbuements may be made permanent by sacrificing 1w of Health for one full day
• May create Sith poisons or toxins with multiple infection means and countless potential effects
• Allows use of The Mask to alter one's own or other appearances
• Requires Use the Force AN 7, Darksider challenge, and at least 2 Sith Sorcery powers to acquire; may not learn it on one's own and must be taught

[Manah]

NEW MODIFIERS

Friends in Low Places
CL = MN+0

DESCRIPTION
Whereas the wealthy and powerful have resources and wealth to cover this and more, some people, perhaps less prestigious, less interested in publicity and fame, or simply more practical and opposed to endless red tape and bureaucracy, prefer to deal with other society circles. This modifier represents smugglers', bounty hunters', outlaws' and other individuals' knowledge of the whos and the wheres when it comes to shady dealings. Be it a reliable informant, a shadowport's location, or a name to throw around - and the right to throw it - to be left alone in a given system, Friends in Low Places allow people who do business outside the boundaries of the law to be more effective, get around more easily, and get the job done. For each MN, the user selects a person, a group or perhaps a location favorable to them, and willing to work with them due to positive past dealings. For example, one could say 'Gerwan Dos, ♂ Duros black market dealer on Nar Shaddaa', allowing them to easily have access to the Black Market via said - usually - friendly contact.

COMMENTS
A cheaper, more available Resources-like modifier requiring no Wealth or public recognition, as opposed to a certain level of diplomacy and charisma. A good smuggler keeps what few friends they have close, as they could make the difference between a good, valuable deal and a lifetime in the mines of some forgotten hellhole.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Decently stable, reliable contacts and fairly welcoming locations to the user despite their limited legal respectability.
• (Insert said contacts and locations)

Packing Heat
Cost = 2w per 3w of 'Effect', read below

DESCRIPTION
This modifier is for those people who believe light armors are for Gungans and a basic blaster pistol isn't enough to get the job done. For you heavy armor, custom weapons and jetpack using bounty hunters and other such fighting types out there, this modifier is for you. Essentially, for every two stones spent to buy equipment, you get a free stone to help pay for the costs of items that aren't covered by the 'bought with Wealth'/'fits with background' basis.

COMMENTS
Meant for those Bobba Fett wannabe types who dream of heavy armors, half a dozen special weapons and a series of unusual gadgets without spending all of their stones on their equipment. Will give these people a chance to still pay for the skills to use them properly in addition to having them right off the bat. OR... one can always start with less and acquire it later. It's a personal choice, really.

Rules for Modifier Box

• None, really. If you need to pay stones for your equipment, consider this to be an automatic discount. It's not really worth writing down on the CAD... just keep in mind that you will have fewer stones to actually buy A/A/M with after this, however.

Military Rank
CL = MN+0 for Army, MN+1 for Navy or Imperial Command

DESCRIPTION
While Wealth and Resources modifiers easily cover most of the basics of the political and financial pull a given person might have, this modifier covers direct, official and unquestionable authority within a given military organization such as the Galactic Empire, the Rebel Alliance, the Republic or the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It is what one wants if they wish to command large numbers of troops, vessels and starships on either the battlefield or in space. It is recommended to invest in some leadership/tactics based actions when purchasing a military rank. Having this modifier at least at AN 3 grants the user a -1 CL reduction to the Resources modifier.

MN	Rank	Benefits (A: Army N: Navy I: Imperial Command)
1	Master Warrant Officer (Army)/Lieutenant (Navy)	A: Commands a squad of 9 men. N: May serve aboard a larger ship. Highest rank of noncommissioned officers in the military, and as such may command anyone below them within reason.
2	Second Lieutenant (Army)/Lieutenant Commander (Navy)	A: In charge of a platoon of 36 soldiers. N: Allowed to pilot a Starfighter. Lowest officer rank in the military.
3	Lieutenant (Army)/Commander (Navy)	A: In charge of two or more platoons. N: Owns their own Starfighter (this advantage is also given to any ranks above this one).
4	Captain (Army)/Captain (Navy)	A: Leads a company of 144 soldiers plus support personnel. N: Commands a smaller Starship or small Starfighter flight (4 Fighters)
5	Commander (Army)/Commodore (Navy)	A: Leads a unique unit of specialized elite troops. N: Commands a large Starship or a starfighter squadron (12 Fighters)
6	Major (Army)/Rear Admiral (Navy)	A: Commands a battalion of 576 troopers plus support personnel. N: Commands up to a Victory-class Star Destroyer, or a full Wing of Starfighters (36 Fighters)
7	Colonel (Army)/Vice Admiral (Navy)	A: Commands a full regiment for a total of 2,304 troopers plus support personnel. N: Commands up to an Imperial II-class Star Destroyer.
8	General (Army)/Admiral (Navy)/Moff (Imperial Command)	A: Commands whole armies of troops with several thousands of men under their command. N: Is in charge of up to 5 Capital Ships including their own flagship, possibly with some support vessels as well. I: Rules over a planet.
9	Grand General (Army)/Fleet (Grand) Admiral (Navy)/Grand Moff (Imperial Command)	A: In command of all the ground forces in several systems. N: In command of a large fleet possibly covering an entire quadrant. I: Rules over an entire Star System.
10	Supreme Commander (Counts as Navy for costs purposes)	A/N/I: Has authority over all the military forces of a given military organization. Examples: Darth Vader, Mon Mothma, Supreme Chancellor Palpatine during the Clone Wars

COMMENTS
The modifier for those power-hungry players who like to bark orders at their underlings, have the authority to do so, and look good doing it. Comes with a nice, shiny uniform complete with Rank insignia.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Represents your rank within your military body of choice, along with your authority within it.
• (Insert Rank title here)
• (Insert Rank benefits)

Starship Access
CL = MN-1
(Special: Buying it at MN 1 actually costs no red stone or anything. Pretty much anyone has access to this rank with a little bit of social interaction.)

DESCRIPTION
Wealthy or not, you have access to a Starfighter or perhaps a Space Transport that you can use at your own discretion. Whether you own it or not, and is in good condition or not, depends on how many stones you are willing to spend. Wealth has nothing to do with this modifier; you could be broke and still own your own ship. Maybe you simply spent all your money on it.

MN	STARSHIP AVAILABLE
1	Occasional Lift. You know a friend with a ship who will gladly give you a lift to a planet once in a while, as long as it's not too far, dangerous or inconvenient, or perhaps already on their way.
2	Poor Quality Shuttle. You own an old, yet hyperspace travel-capable shuttle meant for personal/family transport. Shaky, slow, uncomfortable, but usable.
3	Good Quality Shuttle. You own an up-to-date, standard personal/family transport shuttle. Does the trick. Simple yet reliable.
4	Poor Quality Starfighter. You have gotten your hands on either an old model of Starfighter, or a modern one that was damaged and put back together more or less well. Either way, it is armed, capable of hyperdrive, and holds together enough not to give you nightmares when you pilot it. You may, or may not, actually have the legal rights to own this.
5	Good Quality Starfighter. You own a well-maintained, fully operational Starfighter of your respective era, along with the permits to fly it legally if you care for such things.
6	Poor Quality Space Transport. You pilot an old model, a damaged version, or a poorly maintained - or any combination of the three - Space Transport commonly used for cargo/passengers transports or for smuggling operations, like the famous YT-1300 Light Freighter. Sure, it's an old bucket of bolts, but it keeps you flyin', there's more room than those claustrophobia-inducing Starfighters, and it's comfy enough. If only the hyperdrive could stop breaking down all the time.
7	Good Quality Space Transport. You own your very own Space Transport, legal, in good shape, and well-maintained. Automatically makes you likely to be the 'friend with a ship' mentioned in the MN 1 entry.
8	Poor Quality Space Yacht. You somehow managed to get your hands on an old model, cheap and poorly maintained Space Yacht to call your home away from home, or home period. Pretty much the best one could hope to get when one is not a fancy noble or the child of someone who is.
9	Good Quality Space Yacht. You are the proud owner of an actual, fully equipped and luxurious Space Yacht. Live the big life among the stars. Probably going to attract a lot of attention, though.
10	Light Cruiser. You have somehow gained access to a Light Cruiser of your own to serve in your travels, something requiring only a small crew to function and yet is more than capable of handling several crewmembers and passengers if necessary, like a Consular-class cruiser, for example. The only problem is, you can't pilot it alone, requesting at least 2 crewmembers to operate at its minimum capabilities, let alone perform well 24/7, so you have to deal with at least one copilot if not more. Hopefully you're friendly enough to manage it.

OPTIONS

• Modified (+1; The ship has been improved in one way or another, and has now up to two systems that are better than a usual vessel of the same type.)
• Heavily Modified (+2; The ship has been considerably increased across the board with up to 5 modifications, likely with illegal modifications, military-class weapons and shields, possibly with a better hyperdrive. Needless to say, such a ship will likely be on the authorities' watch list if they inspect it.)
• Indirect Ownership (-1 to -2; The ship actually doesn't belong to you. Someone else owns it but gave you permission to use it as you please as long as you don't blow it up or mess it up too badly. The owner actually has all the rights to it, and will likely ask for favors once in a while as your way to show your appreciation for being 'given' your own ship. Standard for most non-commissioned officers pilots who are part of a major military faction, but wealthy individuals might also be willing to provide good friends and allies with ships in exchange for favors. The -2 version of this Option represents an Indirect Ownership with a dangerous owner: a case of 'if something happens to my precious ship, I will make your life a living hell'. Think Jabba the Hutt or similar shady characters.)

COMMENTS
What's a pilot without a ship? This modifier allows you to start with a ship regardless of how much money and influence you may have. However you came across it is up to you to decide as long as the GM agrees, but what matters the most is that you no longer need to rely on public transports and deal with customs officer all the time. Freedom!

Rules for Modifier Box

• You have access to your own means of transportation outside of the usual public means.
• (Insert Starship Type)
• (Insert Options)

Midi-Chlorians
CL = MN+1, or free for 1 MN only

DESCRIPTION
Midi-Chlorians are a microscopic, intelligent lifeform residing in the cells of all living organisms, forming a perfect, symbiotic relationship with their hosts. This modifier represent how potentially strong a given person's connection is to the living, omnipresent energy field known as 'the Force', based on the count of midi-chlorians in their bloodstream. Anything alive has a small connection to it at the very least, with most people averaging at around 1,500 midi-chlorians. A person is potentially Force Sensitive starting at the highest levels of MN 3, at a count of around 6,000 midi-chlorians, although Jedi training is only considered at 7,000 or above by the Jedi Order. This Modifier is mostly a prerequisite for other powers, namely that having it allows a user to buy up to 2x this modifier's MN in AN of Use the Force (if bought at least at MN 3), up to 1/3 of this Modifier's MN, rounded up, in Strong in the Force, and up to this modifier MN of Force Defense. However, ALL living things have it at least at AN 1, and of course, artificial constructs, undead, droids and other non-living beings cannot buy it at all. Unless via GM intervention, this Modifier cannot, under any normal circumstances, be increased or diminished, by either LoEs, White stones, or any other normal method. That being said, if a player wishes to have it at an higher MN than 6, the GM is allowed to expect an excellent background and reasoning for it, as very rare are the individuals above that level, let alone considerably higher than it.

COMMENTS
A simple Modifier for a simple purpose. Comes with the inherent fun of comparing one's Midi-chlorians count with another person's, especially when yours is... above 9,000.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Represents how strong one's connection with the Force is.
• Can buy Use the Force at an AN of 2x this modifier's MN as long as said MN is 3 or higher
• Can buy Strong in the Force up to 1/3 this Modifier's MN, rounded up
• Can buy Force Defense at up to this modifier's MN
• See Midi-chlorians counts on D&R chart

Strong in the Force
CL = MN+5

DESCRIPTION
While the Midi-Chlorians modifier represents one's potential in the Force, Strong in the Force refers to how well a given person has managed to master said potential through effort, meditation, perseverance and skill. For example, while Count Dooku has a considerably higher potential, the ancient Sith Lord Exar Kun had learned from the best, Freedon Nadd, and has spent considerable efforts to thoroughly master the Dark Side of the Force, making him a much deadlier Force User than his less ancient fellow Sith. In the same way, while Luke Skywalker had formidable potential as a Force User even as a mere Moisture farmer, Mara Jade was already an Emperor's Hand with considerable power at her beck and call, making her a much stronger Force User as well at the time. May not have at a higher MN than 1/3, rounded up, of a character's Midi-Chlorians MN, AND must have Use the Force at the following AN to buy at any step: AN 3+ for MN 1, AN 6+ for MN 2, AN 9+ for MN 3, AN 12+ for MN 4 or more.

COMMENTS
Adds directly to uses of the Use the Force action. Cost is increased due to Force powers being pretty much the main 'superpowers' of this Universe.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Represents how strong one's Mastery of the Force is.
• Adds directly to all uses of Use the Force
• May not have at a higher MN than 1/3, rounded up, of a character's Midi-Chlorians MN
• Must have Use the Force at the following AN to buy at any step: AN 3+ for MN 1, AN 6+ for MN 2, AN 9+ for MN 3, AN 12+ for MN 4

Force Defense
CL = MN+3, or MN+2 if user also has Use the Force

DESCRIPTION
While Force Users can have formidable powers and unusual abilities, every living being is part of the greater while united by the Force, and as such all have the potential to develop some degree of resilience to it. This modifier acts as a Defense against most Force-based attacks and negative effects, allowing targets of Force Power to resist them more effectively. Can buy it at up to Midi-Chlorians modifier's MN. Obviously, artificial constructs, undead, droids and other non-living beings cannot buy it at all.

COMMENTS
Basic defense against Force Users. Pretty much sums it up. Powerful, yet supposed to be rare for Non-Force Users, hence the cost.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Represents how strong one's resilience against the Force is.
• Can buy at up to Midi-Chlorians modifier's MN
• +X Defense to Force Powers, where 'X' is this modifier's MN

Lightsaber Proficiency
Cost = 2r, or Free (If user bought at least one Lightsaber Form)

DESCRIPTION
The Lightsaber is, to quote a well-known Jedi, an elegant weapon from a more civilized age. And yet, should one pick one up without proper training or experience, one can easily cut off their own arm. The energy blade is weightless and its lethality doesn't give a lot of room for mistakes. As such, it's usually a good idea to know how to swing it around before actually doing so. This modifier represents such training at a very low cost, although it is free should one buy a Lightsaber form, since Lightsaber Forms represent a mastery of one of the combat forms used with these weapons. Attempting to use a lightsaber in combat without the training to do so will result in a -2 'Bad Luck' like sitmod on every use, and if the wielder ends up missing because of it, a mishap occurs. Also, the wielder can't either deflect blaster bolts with it, nor redirect them. The GM is encouraged to be imaginative in coming up with the resulting consequences of mishaps, but it should at least be serious enough to remind the user that lightsabers are not as simple as your average knife.

COMMENTS
Play with fire and you get burned; play with lightsabers and you lose a limb. But hey, this is Star Wars. Nothing new here.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Represents actual training in the use of a lightsaber.
• Free if user bought a Lightsaber Form.
• Without this, a wielder takes a -2 Bad Luck-like sitmod to all uses of a lightsaber and will suffer a mishap if it causes them to fail at the action.
• Cannot deflect or redirect blaster bolts without it either.

Lightsaber Forms
Cost = Read options below

DESCRIPTION
While anyone can grab hold of a lightsaber and run the risk of slicing off their own arm, there are those who are actually skilled with it. And amidst them are those who are especially good at wielding them, and these people are probably using one or more of the Seven Lightsaber Forms daily. Lightsaber Forms are essentially combat stances, techniques, moves and styles for combat with a lightsaber, and can provide various advantages, sometimes at a cost. Their user can use a single Form per panel and switch every panel for whichever is more appropriate. Most Jedi and Sith learn at least a couple of these, although not all do, and some learn several more.

• Form I: Shii-Cho (Way of the Sarlacc): Provides a +2 bonus whenever user tries to disarm an opponent. 1w to learn.
• Form II: Makashi (Way of the Ysalamari): Grants a +1 bonus to offense and defense against a single opponent, and +2 Defense VS Disarm attempts. Lose the bonus to offense and defense against multiple opponents. 2w to learn.
• Form III: Soresu (Way of the Mynoch): Gains +2 to defense, and +1 to all attempts to deflect Blaster bolts. 2w to learn.
• Form IV: Ataru (Way of the Hawk-Bat): Grants a +2 bonus to Lightsaber attacks, and +1 to Acrobatics uses. The +2 bonus to Lightsaber attacks drops to +1 when faced with multiple opponents. 2w to learn.
• Form V: Shien / Djem So (Way of the Krayt Dragon): Grants +1 to defense, and +2 to all attempts to deflect blaster bolts and counterattacks. 2w to learn.
• Form VI: Niman (Way of the Rancor): Grants +1 to either offense or defense, and +1 to Use the Force actions while using this Form. 2w to learn.
• Form VII: Juyo / Vaapad (Way of the Vornskr): Grants +3 to attacks with Lightsabers, +1 to Use the Force offensive uses, but -1 to Defense and -2 to Force Defense when in use. 3w to learn.

COMMENTS
The ever so popular and famour Lightsaber Forms, for any lightsaber enthusiast seriously considering to survive. At a very low cost too.

Rules for Modifier Box

• A mastery in a given Lightsaber Form or more.
• May use only one Lightsaber Form per panel, but may switch every panel
• (Insert Options)

Force Clouding
CL = 10w

DESCRIPTION
A relatively cheap, yet powerful Dark Side power mastered by few and far between Sith Lords of the more manipulative, discrete type. Darth Sidious, among others, is an exceptionally well known example of this power. Force Clouding is the ability to erase one's connection to the Force, and corruption by the Dark Side, to other Force Sensitive beings, including very powerful and experienced Jedi Masters. Sidious, one of the most powerful Sith Lords in history, lived within sight of the entire Jedi Temple and frequently interracted with powerful Force users such as Masters Yoda, Windu and Kenobi, as well as the Chosen One Anakin Skywalker, and none of them ever managed to discover his Sith nature until he himself chose to reveal it. In order to acquire this power, one must have Use the Force at AN 9 or higher, the Darksider challenge and the Force Cloak option.

In game terms, it simply makes one Immune to any uses of the Force to attempt to detect their own Force Sensitivity, might in the Force, or corruption from the Dark Side. No power, no matter how strong, will give any hint to the user's true nature, and even abilities such as Sense Force and Farseeing, if they normally would detect them, merely reveals that some unknowable, unclear Dark power is at work and cannot pinpoint the one responsible.

COMMENTS
For those subtle, less in-your-face Darksiders who still wish to interract with other people without necessarily revealing their true nature. Of course, Force Clouding does nothing for the Darksider's corrupted appearance, but there are multiple other ways around that.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Must have Use the Force at AN 9, the Darksider modifier, and the Force Cloak option to buy.
• Makes the user Immune to any form of Force Detection, Identification or Perception.

Jedi Master/Sith Master
CL = 5w

DESCRIPTION
A Jedi Master or Sith Lord who has reached a thorough enough understanding in the arts of the Force and the knowledge of their respective orders eventually acquires the ability to easily teach other Force Sensitive individuals to learn their ways. They can easily set up such a person on the path to becoming a Servant of the Light, or a User of the Dark, of their own. To be able to acquire this otherwise fairly cheap modifier, one must have at least a Combat action at AN 5, Use the Force at AN 7 and Intelligence of 5 or more.

The user may then spend time training a Force Sensitive person they have encountered, and who is willing to learn under them, for at least a week, spending at least 6 hours per day of extensive training. Jedi training tends to be strict, disciplined yet compassionate, while Sith training is usually violent, passionate, and dangerous, yet frighteningly just as effective. At the end of the training week, the recipient receives the following advantages:

• +1 to one of their Abilities
• The "Jedi" or "Sith" Action at AN 1 (as Mastery of Kung Fu)
• The "Use the Force" Action at AN 1, with options "Force Telekinesis" and the +1 CL "Feel the Force" (see Use the Force action)
• +1 to General Knowledge with the Specialty 'The Force' if they didn't have it already, 'The Jedi' or 'The Sith' if they did, and something else appropriate as per GM's call failing that.)
• Anything more must be acquired normally with LoEs and White stones afterwards, and all the other benefits and limitations of becoming a Force user apply to the new one.

Jedi and Sith Masters alike usually provide their new Padawan/Apprentice with a lightsaber (at first only a Training lightsaber for Jedi during their initial week of training, though Sith apprentices are usually given a regular one; it's their own fault if they are too weak or unskilled to use it properly soon enough to avoid hurting themselves with it! ...Still, Padawans are usually given a regular lightsaber of their own when their training is more or less completed as well), though their students will also be encouraged - or forced - to make their own when their master judges them to be ready.

COMMENTS
A fun Modifier allowing for Masters to feel like it and spread their knowledge of the Force and Jedi or Sith arts to others. Simple, relatively cheap and effective.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Allows an experienced Jedi or Sith to teach others to become Force Users themselves.
• May train Force Sensitive individuals in the Jedi or Sith arts for at least a week of extensive training, 6 hours per day.
• Upon completion of the training, the recipient gains Jedi or Sith at AN 1 (As MoKF), Use the Force at AN 1 with +1 options Force Telekinesis and Feel the Force, and 1 in General Knowledge with an appropriate specialty, along with any other advantages/limitations of Force users.
• Anything else must be acquired through LoEs and White stones by the character themselves, along with all the Advantages and Disadvantages of Force users applying to them as normal.

Dark Side Spirit
CL = 20w

DESCRIPTION
Long have Sith Lords and other Dark Side practioners searched far and wide for the secrets of immortality, and the ability to survive in spite of time, their own bodies' limitations, their enemies' actions and anything else the universe could throw at them. While none ever fully accomplished this arrogant goal of cheating death in every of its aspects, some extremely powerful Dark Side users have found a way to somewhat survive their own demise in a twisted form of Lightsiders' Force Ghosts states, normally achieved by immersing oneself fully in the living Force upon one's death. Instead, Sith Lords will bind their unnatural, dark essence to the very fabric of the world, like a tumor forming into an otherwise healthy, living body. Sith Lords, by this ancient, corrupted process, anchor themselves to the world with powerful negative emotions, be it hatred, anger, fear, etc, and turn themselves into what is known as a Dark Side spirit.

For most Darksiders, this is a one-way trip, allowing them to exist past their lifespan or to 'survive' their deaths, albeit lacking their body in exchange for a direct connection to the Dark Side of the Force. For a few, it is a temporary state which might even lead to their resurrection given ancient Sith Sorcery secrets or locations of formidable Dark Side energy. Either way, the mechanics are as follows. To even be able to buy this modifier, one must have Use the Force at AN 9 or higher, the 'Necromancy' Dark Side power option, the Darksider challenge and have somehow discovered the secrets to becoming one via means such as another Sith Lord, a Sith holocron or a Dark Side spirit itself. To transform into a Dark Side spirit, a Darksider of sufficient power must... either be killed or die otherwise, willingly leave their body behind, or fail a Transfer Essence attempt. Upon activation, the user sacrifices 1 AN of Use the Force for a duration of 1 full day, and uses up an Action, to trigger the following changes, permanent until undone somehow, starting on the following panel:

• Invulnerable to Physical and Energy attacks (A Dark Sider in a Dark Side spirit form is more of a construct of pure Dark Side Energy rather than a normal living being, and cannot be harmed through normal means such as weapons and most naturally occurring effects. Force Attacks, especially Light Side powers, can still affect them, however, if they beat their bolstered defenses.)
• +1 to all Physical Abilities
• The user gains a +3 modifier to all Use the Force Dark Side powers effects.
• Force Defense increases by one 1/3 its normal value, rounded up
• Flight at Use the Force AN
• Self-Contained Lifeform

It is said a Dark Sider can recreate a body when they absorb formidable amounts of Dark Side Energy, negative emotions and lifeforce, an additional means of coming back to life for them. A Dark Side Spirit usually appears as a dark silhouette of their original body which seems to absorb all Light and Force power within its inescapable darkness.

COMMENTS
A dangerous power which several an ancient Sith Lord has used in the past to survive their own demise. Dark Side spirits are usually very dangerous and not to be messed with, but sometimes, the very knowledge that they might grant onto other Darksiders to acquire if only this very ability makes the experience desirable, and highly sought-after.

Rules for Modifier Box

• Allows a Darksider to survive their own destruction by immersing themselves in the Dark Side and anchoring their essence onto the world via negative energy, becoming a Dark Side, undead and incorporeal spirit of great power despite the loss of their body.
• Must have Use the Force AN 7 with Necromancy option, the Darksider challenge and some way to access the knowledge to even acquire
• To activate, must either die, leave one's body behind willingly or fail at a Transfer Essence attempt, see Use the Force Dark Side options. 1 AN of Use the Force is lost for a full day and an action is spent upon use, with all the effects triggering on the panel afterwards.
• Upon Transformation, the user becomes Invulnerable to Physical and Energy attacks except Force Powers; +1 to all Physical Abilities, +3 to all Dark Side-based Use the Force effects, an increase in Force Defense of 1/3, rounded up, of its normal MN, Flight at Use the Force AN, and Self-Contained Lifeform.
• Effects are permanent until somehow undone. Most Darksiders simply use this form to survive their own demise, although some especially powerful and knowledgeable Sith have discovered means to return from the dead and reform their body to come back to life more or less fully.

Guardian Spirit
Cost = 5w

DESCRIPTION
You have a spirit watching over you. Either a Light Side or Dark Side spirit, either of a lost mentor, or an ancient member of your Force tradition, has taken it upon itself to guide you, and to aid you in your adventures, possibly providing counsel, training and guidance in the Force. They might manifest on their own when they deem it appropriate or necessary, or they be called upon by a strong enough Force User. Either way, their help is limited, but can prove invaluable in the long run. However, not all spirits, especially Dark Side ones, are benevolent and selfless. In fact, being watched over by a Dark Side spirit might very well prove to be a curse in disguise in time...

COMMENTS
Your very own 'pet Force Ghost', only much more useful, mysterious and cryptic, yet knowledgeable and likely more experienced than you are. Too bad they will not relinquish everything they know just because you ask them because 'you are not ready' or some such. Still, when you do are ready, having said spirit along for the ride might prove more valuable and reliable than an Holocron. Just be careful if the spirit in question is an immensely powerful ancient Sith Lord who seems strangely willing to provide you with more and more power.

Rules for Modifier Box

• A spirit, either from the Light or the Dark Side, who watches over and serve as a mentor for you.
• (Insert name and additional info if appropriate.)

[Manah]

CHALLENGES

• Cybernetic Force User (-1 to 3; you have lost parts of your body which were replaced by cybernetics, but are also a Force user. With less of a body for the Force to flow through, your connection to it diminishes. You lose 1 to the Max AN of Use the Force your Midi-chlorians count would normally imply per cybernetized body part: head, chest, each arm, each leg. This challenge is worth -1 for up to every 2 parts cybernetized, up to -6 for a full cyborg. Obviously, this can't be picked by non-force users, as being cybernetized will not affect them at all.)
• Famous/Infamous (-1 to -3; you are very well known for some reason and people have a hard time forgetting you or not recognizing you, which can potentially be troublesome. Famous means you are known for a mostly good reason, such as how Luke Skyalker is known for being the ace pilot who destroyed the Empire's superweapon, whereas Vader is infamous for being the Emperor's right hand man, being generally terrifying, and killing even high-ranking Imperial officers when they displease him.)
• Bounty (-1 to -3; you pissed off someone enough to get a bounty on your head, and bounty hunters are going to try to collect. -1 means you have a minor bounty, and only no-names hunters tend to come after you. -2 means a major bounty, likely put up by a wealthy individual or a crime lord. -3 is likely a bounty issued by the Empire itself for a most wanted criminal who escaped capture too many times, and usually means you will have big names such as Boba Fett, Bossk and Boushh after you.)