Date: Sat, 19 Nov 1994 10:47:18 -0500 (CDT)
From: MEIERDALEPAU@bvc.edu
Subject: Artifact:  Scrolls of Nadd

	Well, I just got issue #2 of Tales of the Jedi:  Dark Lords of the
Sith--so far the series has been great!!!  The artwork and writing are
excellent.  Anyhow, I decided to try and figure out a way of introducing the
Scrolls of Nadd into the Star Wars RPG.  I'd appreciate some kind of input on
this and I will not upload this to the site until I have sufficient input on
this set of artifacts:

WARNING:  THIS MATERIAL CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR TotJ:DLotS #2--If you haven't
read it and don't want the story to be spoiled, stop now!

/REPUBLIC HISTORICAL ARCHIVES/JEDI KNIGHTS/DARK SIDE/DATAFILE CSL3aSCRLNADD
/INITIALIZING VOICELOG-->/Kanar-Jedi Master/*PLEASE WAIT*/
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THE SCROLLS OF NADD

	"There are two equal and opposite errors into which a Jedi can
fall about the Dark Side.  One is to disbelieve in its existence.  The
other is to believe, and feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in
it. . ." 		--Jedi Master C'slewis

	The scrolls of Nadd are as old as the Sith itself.  Having
been written by Freedon Nadd's master (who is unknown at this time)
before Nadd arrived on Onderon, it is easier simply to address them as
"the scrolls of Nadd."  The scrolls of Nadd grant their user no
special power, but instead enslave the reader, placing them within the
iron grasp of the Dark Side.  Such enslavement is not immediately
noticeable by the reader or their friends and colleagues, but it
exists.  According to legend, they contain all the legends and lore of
the Dark Side that Nadd's master knew, including the final resting
place of the Dark Lords of the Sith.  During the Krath War, long after
Freedon Nadd had passed on, Exar Kun, a student of Master Bodo
Siosk-Bass, journeyed to Onderon, posing as a Jedi archaeologist.  A
Jedi Master name Arca saw through Kun's ruse immediately and ordered
him to leave, but instead, Kun journeyed to Iziz, the walled capital
of Onderon.  There, he met two supporters of Nadd, Nebo and Rask.  The
Naddists led Kun to the tomb of Freedon Nadd, where he found the
scrolls hidden underneath Nadd's remains.  Jealous of the power Kun
now had, Nebo and Rask tried to betray Kun, but the young Jedi,
already entrapped by the power of the Dark Side in the scrolls, killed
both of the Naddists, and fled the Onderon system.  Since then, the
scrolls have never been seen.  Perhaps this is for the better. . . 

GAME DATA:  As noted in the historical archives, the scrolls grant the
user no special powers, but they do pose a great temptation for any
Jedi.  Upon coming near the scrolls, Force sensitives will feel
uneasy--Jedi will have a stronger feeling--one of darkness and great
power.  The feeling will nag at them for as long as they are near the
scrolls and will increase in time, beckoning the Jedi or Force
sensitive to open and read the scrolls.  Upon opening and reading the
scrolls, a Jedi must make a Moderate Control roll (Force sensitives
without the Control skill should make a Moderate Perception roll).  If
the character fails the roll, they receive a Dark Side pip (three pips
equalling a point).  Each time the Jedi or Force sensitive character
reads one or both of the scrolls after a failed roll, the difficulty
is multiplied by two.  Upon receiving three Dark Side points, the PC
becomes an NPC.  Atonement will help in releasing a Jedi from the grip
of these scrolls as will using the power Emptiness (see the Star Wars
Rules Companion). 

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