Thou shall not pass the Death Star

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First, LOTR

Gandolf
ST 11, DX 12, IQ 20, Mana 40
Expert Quarter-Staff(1d+2+1/1d+2)
Quarterstaff Expertise, Staff V, etc.

Combines expert defend (5/(DX-1) to hit) with occult staff blasts (a free action while defending) to wipe the cave with the mere balrog.

Second, in Star Wars wizards have internal Mana and the Staff spells are cast on light sabers. An expert or master light saber staff wielder can throw missed blaster bolts when defending (yes, they defend against missile fire) at whomever they wish, using thrown weapon range penalties. The Staff II protection against drop and break weapon results are very handy when making a lot of reflection attacks each turn.