Date: Thu, 27 Apr 1995 02:27:40 -0400
From: Jerry Alexandratos <alexandr@louie.udel.edu>
Subject: Lumiya Stuff
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Okay, I got bored so I typed this stuff up.  It's just an expansion of
the stuff presented in SWGM 3.  I've put a little story at the top, and
then just gone on and explained the necessary skill, force power, and
weapong descriptions to appear just the way they would in the
sourcebook.

If you have any questions as to why I did what I did, or how I came up
with some of this stuff, please feel free to ask.  Also, let me know
what you think of the whole thing...
 
        --Jerry

8) Jerry Alexandratos          % - %   "Nothing inhabits my    (8 
8) alexandr@louie.udel.edu     % - %    thoughts, and oblivion (8
8) darkstar@strauss.udel.edu   % - %    drives my desires."    (8

----Cut Here----

    She paused in front of the menacing blast door.  As she reached to
touch the comlink and announce her presence, spasms shot through her arm
reminding her of the excrutiating pain from the operation.  Before she
even touched the multi-colored console, the doors slid open and a
powerful voice bade her to enter.
    She cautiously entered the room and approached the looming figure. 
Bowing before him she asked ``What is thy bidding master?''
    ``You have come far since the days when you first began your
training,'' rasped the dark voice.  ``However, there is one final act
that you MUST complete.''
    ``What is it my lord?''
    ``Shira Elan Colla Brie is dead.  Those meager blasters in your
hands will protect you, but they are not our weapons.''  Handing her a
datapad, he continued, ``You will travel to this location and search
for a tome.  In it you will uncover the secret of creating a weapon
forged of `biting metal and stinging light'.  This will serve as your
own personal weapon and trademark.  Do you understand?''
    ``Yes Lord Vader.''
    ``Then do not fail yourself or ME Lumiya.''

 
Dexterity Skills:

                               Lightwhip
    Time Taken: One round
    Used primarily by ancient Sith practioners and Dark Jedi, the
lightwhip skill is dangerous for the unskilled.  If an attacking
character misses the difficulty number (the base difficulty; not their
opponent's parry total) by 10 or more, then the character has injured
himself with the weapon and rolls damage on himself.


Control And Alter Powers:

                            Lightwhip Combat
    Control Difficulty: Moderate
    Alter Difficulty: Moderate
    This power may be kept ``up.''
    Effect:  To use a lightwhip most effectively, a Sith learns this
power.  The Sith uses this power both to wield this double-edged weapon
while also helping to guide it's movement through the Dark Side.
    This power is called upon at the start of a battle and remains
``up'' until the Sith is stunned or injured; a Sith who has been
injured or stunned may attempt to bring the power back ``up.''
    If the Sith is successful in using this power, the Sith adds his
alter dice to his lightwhip skill roll when trying to hit a target or
parry, and he adds or subtracts up to the number of his control dice to
the lightwhip's 5D damage when it hits in combat.  Players must decide
how many control dice they are adding or subtracting before they roll
damage.
    If the Sith fails the power roll, he must use the lightwhip with
only his lightwhip skill to hit and the weapon's normal damage in
combat and he cannot attempt to use the power again for the duration of
the combat.
    Finally, the Sith may use the lightwhip combat to parry blaster
bolts.  To do this, the character must declare that he is parrying that
round, using his lightwhip skill as normal.
    The Sith may also attempt to control where the deflected blaster
bolts go, although this counts as an addition action.  The Sith must
declare which specific shot he is controlling.  Then, once the roll is
made to see if the blaster bolt was parried by the Sith, the Sith makes
a control roll, with the difficulty being his new target's dodge or the
range (figured from the Sith to the target).  The damage is that of the
original blaster bolt.


Melee Weapons:

                               Lightwhips
    The lost and highly prized weapon of many Siths and Dark Jedis,
lightwhips are harnessed energy coiled around incredibly strong alloy
whips capable of cutting through the densest of materials.  Because the
energy whip is unweildy and highly flexible, it is very dangerous for
beginners to use, and those without any formal training are as
dangerous to themselves as their opponents.  However in the hands of a
Sith or Dark Jedi, the weapons are truly formidable and can be used to
block and deflect blaster bolts, in addition to it's formidable combat
capabilities.
    Scale: Character
    Skill: Lightwhip
    Difficulty: Very Difficult
    Damage: 5D
    Cost: Unavailable for sale
    Notes: Due to the dual energy and physical nature of the weapon all
parry weapons against the lightwhip increase in difficulty by one level
unless using one weapon to counteract the energy nature of the weapon
and another to counteract the physical nature of the weapon.
    Likewise, armor will only partially protect the wearer.  For armor
that protects against both energy and physical attacks only allow the
lower value to be added to the target's strength roll.  Otherwise, it
the armore protects from one but not the other lower the effectiveness
of the armor by 1 pip.
    In an attacking character misses the difficulty number by more than
10 points (the base difficulty; not their opponent's parry total), the
character has injured himself with the lightwhip: apply normal damage
to the character wielding the weapon.


Miscellaneous:

                            Additional Rules

Lightwhips suffer the same reduction to damage that lightsabers do when
these weapons (either lightsabers or lightwhips or both) clash with one
another.  Use the damage chart that Scott Sutherland was kind enough to
repost from a Polyhedron issue or get said issue yourself (issue 101 I
believe).  The damage chart can also be found in the mailing lists
archive.