[DF] Jedi Knights?

[Carlos]

How can I build the Force Lightning (Electrokinesis) to work similar to Lightning spells (DR 1 Vs. metal armor and HT with -1 per 2 points of damage to avoid stun)?

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Carlos

How can I build the Force Lightning (Electrokinesis) to work similar to Lightning spells (DR 1 Vs. metal armor and HT with -1 per 2 points of damage to avoid stun)?

Doesn't Arcing Surge do this?

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by Carlos

How can I build the Force Lightning (Electrokinesis) to work similar to Lightning spells (DR 1 Vs. metal armor and HT with -1 per 2 points of damage to avoid stun)?

Surge, Arcing (+100%) plus Side Effect, Stunning (+50%)

[Carlos]

So base cost is 12.5 points per die?
Ouch!

[sir_pudding]

Originally Posted by Carlos

So base cost is 12.5 points per die?
Ouch!

With Psi -10% it makes it 12, right. Still cheaper than Mind Stab.

On that note, would activating a Psi Sword count as a use for What's a Use and trigger the "Yo dawg, we heard you like encounters, so we put encounters in your encounters" roll?

[The Benj]

The Force and DF psi are a poor match, what with the latter's connection to terrible horrors.

[vierasmarius]

Originally Posted by The Benj

The Force and DF psi are a poor match, what with the latter's connection to terrible horrors.

Not really. Consider the care that Jedi must take in controlling their own emotions, lest they fall to corruption. In DF the "Dark Side" just has more tentacles.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by vierasmarius

I don't actually have that Pyramid issue yet, so couldn't very well suggest that method. I take it the Psi-Sword is an artifact?

It is in thory a tech gadget. However oen that fits psi tech or a lot of other thigns too.
Would work in a Wierd Science game or DF.

Originally Posted by Kenneth Latrans

Because I had Basic and Magic to work with, and the 8d(5) burn Force Sword in the former was too powerful to fit fantasy adventure well? This post was the first I heard of a psi-sword, and I don't know what book it's in.

First post, Pyramid 3/51 tech and Toys. But it can be used as magitech or psitech device.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by PK

While all three methods (Imbue, Innate Attack, Jet spells) produce something sort of like a lightsaber, true, may I ask why you guys prefer them to simply using the psi-sword, which is a Force*-powered lightsaber in every way . . . and, in fact, was designed to fill exactly that role?

* Where "The Force" = "psi," which I think it clearly does. :)

I liked it, though where I hope to use it is in a Magic as Powers campaign and build a staff version.

[Carlos]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

Surge, Arcing (+100%) plus Side Effect, Stunning (+50%)

Where is this enhancement?

In any case, the Force Lightning is something like this?

Innate Attack Burning (Surge, Arcing, +100%; Side Effect, Stunning +50%; PM, -10%) for 12 points/per die