Force Wizard’s Got Talents – Part 9 (Advisor, Makashi Duelist, and Seer Specializations)

August 29, 2022 Linda Whitson Astral Projections, Force Wizard 0

“Force Wizard’s Got Talents” is my series on the Force talents, from all of the FFG Star Wars lines.

Welcome back, padawans and disciples. In Part 9, we look at Force talents for the Mystic career from F&D: Advisor, Makashi Duelist, and Seer.

Abbreviations
F&D = Force and Destiny
FR = Force Rating
FT = Force Talent
RAW = Rules as written
UP = Unlimited Power

ADVISOR

Knowledge is Power (Unranked; 10 or 15 XP)

  • Also: Magus (UP).
  • This is an Active talent.
  • Usable once/session, so choose your moment wisely.
  • The character counts their FR as being equal to their ranks in Knowledge: Lore.
  • This talent can be valuable to PCs who make a lot of use of abilities based off FR, usually Force powers.
  • It’s considerably more expensive for a Magus character due to its location and the links in the tree, costing from 45-60XP, vs. 15 XP when bought from the Advisor tree.

MAKASHI DUELIST

Makashi Finish (Unranked; 25XP)

  • Unique to Makashi Duelist.
  • This is an Active FT (Action).
  • Make a Lightsaber (Presence) combat check against an Engaged target, adding Force dice < FR to the pool.
  • Character may spend 1 Force pip to add +10 to any resulting Critical Injury rolls.
  • Makashi Finish is somewhat situational, but this isn’t a big drawback, since Critical Injuries are fairly common and a higher result will probably end a fight quicker.
  • Per RAW, there are no limits on the number of times you can take the Makashi Finish Action – or how many Force pips you can spend.
  • Overall, this FT is worth 25XP, so pick it up right after Makashi Flourish.

Makashi Flourish (Unranked; 25XP)

  • Unique to Makashi Duelist.
  • This is an Active FT (Action).
  • A once per encounter Action.
  • Requires a successful Average (Difficulty 2) Lightsaber (Presence) check to use.
  • A single Engaged character suffers Strain equal to Success, which ignores Soak.
  • The wielder recovers an equal amount of Strain.
  • 3 Advantage or 1 Triumph on the check may be spent to stagger the target until the end of target’s next turn.
  • This FT is valuable in its own right, not just because you need it to get to Makashi Finish.

Makashi Technique (Unranked; 10XP)

  • Every “Lightsaber Form” specialization has its own Technique FT, allowing the Force user to substitute a specific Characteristic for Brawn.
  • For Makashi Duelist, it’s Presence.

SEER

Natural Mystic (Unranked; 25XP)

  • Unique to the Seer specialization.
  • This is an Active talent (Incidental).
  • Usable once/session.
  • Reroll any single Force power check.
  • I am a big fan of abilities that allow “do overs” for Force power attempts.
  • Fun fact: This is the only one of the F&D Natural X talents that is also a Force talent.

Next time , I will devote all of Part 10 to the Mystic’s Alchemist specialization, from Unlimited Power. Until then, may the Force be with you always, padawans and disciples.

 

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Linda Whitson is a long-time RPGer, amateur musician & artist, & an officer in the Rebel Legion Star Wars costuming club. Linda met her husband in an AD&D game and they have 2 teenagers, an anime fangirl daughter and a son who plays on his university's quidditch team. She is the Lead Mod of D20 Radio's forums and Copy Editor for the blog. Linda can be reached at GMLinda@d20radio.com

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