Return-path: Received: from DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU by DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU (PMDF V4.3-13 #7763) id <01HRHSD6JBUO8WWXOJ@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>; Fri, 09 Jun 1995 07:17:11 -0500 (EST) Received: from gate.demon.co.uk (158.152.1.65) by DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU (PMDF V4.3-13 #7763) id <01HRHSCZ019SHXIRWN@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>; Fri, 09 Jun 1995 07:16:59 -0500 (EST) Received: from chdpf.demon.co.uk by gate.demon.co.uk id aa09332; 8 Jun 95 18:40 GMT-60:00 Received: by chdpf.demon.co.uk (V1.16/Amiga) id AA002lv; Wed, 2 Sep 92 13:58:13 GMT Date: Wed, 02 Sep 1992 13:58:13 +0000 (GMT) From: Colin Ford Subject: Force Vampires - The Scardy cats Guide. To: jae+sw-rpg@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU Errors-to: jae+sw-rpg-errors@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU Resent-reply-to: jae+sw-rpg@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU Reply-to: Phoenix@chdpf.demon.co.uk Message-id: <9209021358.AA002lu@chdpf.demon.co.uk> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: //\\miga Electronic Mail (AmiElm 1.19) Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Well, I've been watching everybody for a few weeks and so I think it's time to make a contribution, just as long as everybody can put up with bad speeling mistooks. ;-) I've recently run a mini campain putting my PC up against a coven of Force Vapires. So I thought you lot might want to have a look at It. I'll give you the background, and if you want more ( Like the adventures themselves), Let me Know. First off, these Force Vampires (FV from now on) are VERY tough. Experianced PCs only. All FVs are force users of some kind and have a strict social structure. 1. Searchers - These hunt prey, and are lowest and weakest of the Piramid. 2. Vengearms - The next level up, Can create Searchers and control Searchers at will. Anything the searchers feel or see is felt by these guys. Normally can sire upto 10 Searchers. 3. The Crown Entity = The tough Guy at the top. Can create Vengearms and searchers and another Crown Entities. - Can take over the will of any of his/her/it's subjects at any point. Normally can sire upto 5 Vengearms and/or 50 Searchers At this point, (with appologies to the Vampire RPG), it must be pointed out that these Vampires do not feed on blood, nether do they have pointy teeth, (Hold on hear me out!!), They feed on people's force. I think of it as a way to stave off the effects of the Dark Side. eg. Instead of growing old like the Emperor did, or giving up force points to the dark side (Star Wars 2nd Edition p.57), these FVs use a variant of Absorb Energy to take any FP, CP and Life force of PCs and NCPs. Thus any Force User is like a Banquet for a FV. In order to make these guys as tough as possible, Think of a combat situation vs PCs. a Searcher comes under attack, His Vengearm, will "feel" the attack and take control of the Searcher with all of his ablilties. Likewise The Crown Entity will take control of a Vengearm if the PC's become a threat to him. They have weakness, any natural light will weaken them but -1D on all Stats. They cannot use absorbe/disappate Energy to stop Blaster Bolts and if you destory the Crown Entity, all VF sired by Him die. However FV's don't die quiet. I used the Force Scream Rules in The last Command Source Book. Stats. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Searchers (Normally 50) Dex 3D Perc 4D Blaster 4D Persuasion 5D Melee 6D Command 5D Dodge 7D Search 5D Running 6D Sneak 5D Knowledge 3D Str 4D StreetWise 4D Brawling 6D Culture : FV 5D Stamina 5D Mech 2D Tech 2D No Skills No Skills Special Abilties Control 4D Sense 4D Alter 3D skills - GM Discresion (But in my campain nearly everything) DSP - 5 Equipment FP - 1 CP - 3 Blaster, TangleGun --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stats: Vengearm Dex: 4D Perc: 4D Blaster 5D Con 5D Dodge 7D Persuasion 6D Melee 8D Search 5D Running 7D Sneak 5D LightSabre 4D Knowledge 3D Strength 4D StreetWise 5D Brawling 6D Culture 6D Stamina 5d + 2 Mech 2D Tech 2D Reulosrlift 4D +1 RepulsorLift 3D+2 Space Transports 3D+2 Special Abilities Control 5D Sense 5D Alter 4D Skills - (see above) DSP - 8 Equipment FP - 2 CP - 8 Blaster Rifle LightSabre (?) Tangle Gun LandSpeeder (GMs Choice) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stats - The Crown Entity Dex 5D Perception 4D Blaster 5D Con 5D Melee 6D persuasion 7D Dodge 7D Search 6D Running 9D Sneak 8D LightSabre 8D Knowledge 4D Strength 5D StreetWise 5D Brawling 7D Culture : FV 8D Stamina 8D Mech 4D Tech 3D Repulsorlift 5d+2 Demo 5D Space Transports 5D Space Transports Repair 5D Special Ablilties Control 8D Sense 8D Alter 8D Skills - (The whole damm shooting match) DSP - (infinity -1) Equipment FP - 10 CP - 20 Old frieghter somewhere Blaster LightSabre (?) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like I said, these are for expericed PC's, so they are tough. Feel free to toughen them up for really Good PC's etc. But just some general points. 1) Even the Searchers have a degree of cunning and would rather get the Imperials to do their dirty work for them, Using their influance (and force abilities) on the Imperials. They stay in the background being Mysterious. (Normally it's PCs vs (Imperials + FVs)) 2) Scare the PCs with them. Thay are supposed to be tough, Sneaky and Demonic. If the PCs start looking as if they're playing Call of Cuthulu in Star Wars. It's more fun. 3) Try and make them Last About four - Five adventures and Memrable. You don't want to over use them. eg. PC - "Right then How many are there this time !" (Yawn). This has been my first post so I'm sorry about the Spelling, grammer or anything net wise I got wrong Have Fun Phoenix [;-)= -------------------------------------------------------------------------. !Email Phoenix@chdpf.demon.co.uk !Mail Sent Via Demon Internet Services ! !Full Internet Conection For 10/Month Fixed. Tel: 081 349 0063 ! `-------------------------------------------------------------------------'