Interlude - Questions and Answers

[Niil Spaar]

Heh . . .if you can find a training lightsaber, sure . . .

[Collan]

Well...we'd have to use a real one

Or make a training one. Craig...can I update my sheet to include a pip in Lightsaber Repair? That's 4CPs unless Ch'lana is willing to show me a few things.

[Niil Spaar]

Niil wouldn't show anyone how to use a full-power lightsaber - simply because he's as likely to cut off his own arm with one without some Force discipline backing him up.

[Collan]

Not really...it's a 16 to use and 5D practically guarantees at successfully failing

[Trax]

She considers a moment. "I detected no presence of the Dark Side in it when Trax was nearby. It is probably safe."

Of course not.  It was overshadowed by the presence of the dark side in Trax. 

[Niil Spaar]

She considers a moment. "I detected no presence of the Dark Side in it when Trax was nearby. It is probably safe."

Of course not.  It was overshadowed by the presence of the dark side in Trax. 

Hey, someone had to say it . . . 

[Niil Spaar]

Another example: you have both had access to a broken lightsabre for some time now that you could have used to put CP into lightsabr repair so you could learn how to make one of your own, but neither one of you took advantage of that. If you had one, you could have been working on lightsabre combat prior to meeting her, but you never explored it so it remained a missed opportunity.

Ack!  Damn me, that's the skill that was eluding me at the back of my mind when I submitted my skills request!  Is it still too late to get a pip in that?

[Trax]

Would building a training saber be a lower difficulty than a regular/full powered one?

Niil's got the damaged one so he and Collan should have a good idea of the parts required, which are listed in this older thread, which also states Niil knows what crystal(s) he could use.

Niil and Collan might be able to convince Trax to let them have a look at the one he's got.  Using it as a guide might provide a bonus of some sort.  Just remember, with Trax, bribery works better than flattery, and extortion will get you killed.

[Collan]

Actually...I also want to up my Scholar Jedi specialization as well. Do a little research on Jedi meditation...is there a safe way to do that ?

And I'll bring Trax a nice box of grenades.

[Niil Spaar]

Would building a training saber be a lower difficulty than a regular/full powered one?

Niil's got the damaged one so he and Collan should have a good idea of the parts required, which are listed in this older thread, which also states Niil knows what crystal(s) he could use.

Niil and Collan might be able to convince Trax to let them have a look at the one he's got.  Using it as a guide might provide a bonus of some sort.  Just remember, with Trax, bribery works better than flattery, and extortion will get you killed.

Heh . . . oh, that should be fun.  Niil working on a fully functional dark Jedi blade with a Mechanical level of 2D (2D+1 if I can get a pip in Lightsaber repair).

Niil:  "Hey Collan, I think I've got this figured out!  See, this is where the focusing chamber is!  Look at how the crystal is aligned, though . . ."

<. . . Niil accidentally nudges the crystal out of alignment . . .>

Collan:  "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

VOOOOORSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Three hundred meters away in the cavern complex, Trax looks up from his meal in the cantina as the floor shakes and a hot wind blows down the corridor.  Snorting and shaking his head, he returns to his meal . . .

[Trax]

And that's why he'll require payment up front.

[Collan]

We'll be fine as long as Niil doesn't say, "Here. Hold my beer."

At worst, we 'd be Blukich and Driba (Ben 10... Two boys in the house...I get to watch cartoons again!).

[GM Craig]

http://karvis.altarka.org/index.php?topic=45.0

In case anyone has forgotten, you can learn force skills without a teacher. I had not permitted that before, but now that you have encountered a Jedi, that lock is removed.

You are free at this point to learn force skills and powers on your own. Costs will be double, but you can explore your abilities without a teacher.

[GM Craig]

Ack!  Damn me, that's the skill that was eluding me at the back of my mind when I submitted my skills request!  Is it still too late to get a pip in that?

Sure, at +50% cost.

2D to 2D+1 will cost you 3 CP.

[Collan]

What about Schloar: Jedi?