Editing Force Powers

''Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Core Rulebook''

Force Powers are special abilities available to anyone who takes the [[Force Training]] Feat. They allow characters to do astonishing things such as play tricks with the minds of others, move heavy objects, see into the future, and even blast foes with terrible arcs of lightning.

== Learning Force Powers ==
A character who takes the [[Force Training]] Feat automatically learns a number of Force Powers equal to 1 + their [[Wisdom]] modifier (minimum of 1). A character can learn additional Force Powers by taking the [[Force Training]] Feat again or by increasing their [[Wisdom]] modifier.

For example, Sen Udo-Mal is a 1st-level [[Jedi]] with a [[Wisdom]] score of 11 (+0 modifier). He takes the [[Force Training]] Feat at 1st level and immediately gains a Force Power. He chooses [[Battle Strike|''Battle Strike'']]. At 3rd level, he takes the [[Force Training]] Feat again, which allows him to learn a new Force Power; he chooses [[Mind Trick|''Mind Trick'']]. At 4th level, Sen Udo-Mal raises his [[Wisdom]] score from 11 to 12, thereby increasing his ability modifier from +0 to +1; at the time, he gains two additional Force Powers (one for each instance of the [[Force Training]] Feat), so he chooses [[Move Object|''Move Object'']] and [[Surge|''Surge'']].

=== Selecting Force Powers ===
Choosing your Force Powers can be something of an art. If you choose poorly, you might be stuck with a Force Power that you can't use very well. When selecting Force Powers, remember the following:

Like [[Feats]], Force Powers cannot be changed once selected (not without your GM's approval, anyway). Also, some Force Powers are inherently more difficult to trigger than others. For example, [[Force Stun|''Force Stun'']] requires a DC 20 (or higher) [[Use the Force]] check to activate, which means that a low-level character attempting to use the power will fail more often than they succeed.

Don't forget that you can select the same Force Power more than once if you want to be able to have extra uses of an easy-to-trigger power than a new power that is more difficult to activate.

== Using Force Powers ==
When your character uses a Force Power, make a [[Use the Force]] check. The check result determines the Force Power's effect.

Some Force Powers have all-or-nothing effects. Other Force Powers have multi-tiered effects, and your [[Use the Force]] check result determines the maximum effect you can achieve, although you can always choose a lesser effect. If your [[Use the Force]] check is too low to activate the Force Power's baseline effect, nothing happens and the action is wasted.

Using a Force power removes it from your character's active "suite" of Force powers, regardless of whether the [[Use the Force]] check succeeds or fails.

==== '''Your Force Power Suite''' ====
Your character's Force Powers collectively form a suite. When your character uses a Force Power, it's like playing a card and putting it in the discard pile. The Power takes effect, and it's no longer available to the character... at least for a while.

==== '''Regaining Force Powers''' ====
You have different ways to regain spent Force Powers so that you can use them again:
* When combat is over and you have a chance to rest for 1 minute, you regain all of your Force Powers.
* If you roll a natural 20 on a [[Use the Force]] check to activate a Force Power, you regain all spent Force Powers at the end of your turn.
* You can spend a [[Force Point]] as a [[Reaction]] and immediately regain one spent Force Power.
* Some unique abilities (such as the '''[[Force Focus]]''' Talent) allow you to regain spent Force Powers in other ways.

=== Force Power Descriptors ===
Some Force Powers are more strongly tied to one side of the Force than the other. These Force Powers carry either the [''Light Side''] descriptor or the [''Dark Side''] descriptor. Powers that target creatures' minds carry the [''Mind-Affecting''] descriptor.

==== '''Dark Side''' ====
''Related Article: [[The Dark Side]]''

Using a Force Power with the [''Dark Side''] descriptor increases your [[Dark Side Score]] by 1. You cannot use a [[Force Point]] to modify your [[Use the Force]] check when activating a Force Power with the [''Dark Side''] descriptor. Dark Side Powers stem from powerful negative emotions, and include ''[[Dark Rage]]'' and ''[[Force Lightning]]''.

==== '''Light Side''' ====
If you have a [[Dark Side Score]] of 1 or higher, you cannot use a [[Force Point]] to modify your [[Use the Force]] check when activating a Force Power with the [''Light Side''] descriptor. Light Side Powers are generally beneficial and include ''[[Sever Force]]'' and ''[[Vital Transfer]]''.

==== '''Mind-Affecting''' ====
A Force Power with the [''Mind-Affecting''] descriptor has no effect on creatures that are mindless (that is, creatures with no [[Intelligence]] Score) or creatures that are immune to Mind-Affecting effects.

==== '''Telekinetic''' ====
A Force Power with the [''Telekinetic''] descriptor uses telekinesis to accomplish its ends. Many telekinetic powers interact with the world physically in similar ways, and are covered as a group by some [[Force Talents]]. If a target of a [''Telekinetic''] Force Power has [[Cover]], it gains a [[Cover]] bonus to its relevant [[Defense]] or on its opposed check to resist the Force Power.

If the target of a [''Telekinetic''] Force power has [[Concealment]], you take a penalty on your [[Use the Force]] check to activate the Force Power unless you have used the [[Sense Surroundings]] application of the [[Use the Force]] skill this turn.

== List of Force Powers ==
The following Force Powers are available to any character who takes the [[Force Training]] Feat.
{| class="wikitable"
!FORCE POWER
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIRMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Battle Strike]]
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|Increases attack and damage for next attack.
|-
|[[Dark Rage]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Swift Action]]
|Increases Melee attack and damage for 1 turn.
|-
|[[Farseeing]]
|N/A
|[[Full-Round Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to detect an individual over a long distance.
|-
|[[Force Disarm]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|[[Disarm]]s an opponent using [[The Force]].
|-
|[[Force Grip]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|Chokes or crushes an opponent, may force opponent to lose their [[Standard Action]].
|-
|[[Force Lightning]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|Electrocutes an opponent, deals automatic damage.
|-
|[[Force Slam]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|Pounds multiple opponents, and may knock them [[Prone]].
|-
|[[Force Stun]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|[[Stuns]] an opponent, and damages their overall [[Condition]].
|-
|[[Force Thrust]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to push back an opponent several meters, and possibly deal damage.
|-
|[[Mind Trick]]
|''Mind-Affecting''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You influence the mind of a target by dominating their will.
|-
|[[Move Object]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to hold, move, or crush one target.
|-
|[[Negate Energy]]
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You dissipate an energy attack.
|-
|[[Rebuke]]
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You deflect a Force Power used against you.
|-
|[[Sever Force]]
|''Light Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You temporarily block a Force-User's access to [[The Force]].
|-
|[[Surge]]
|N/A
|[[Free Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to assist in a supernatural [[Jump]].
|-
|[[Vital Transfer]]
|''Light Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You heal another through [[The Force]].
|}
== Additional List of Force Powers ==
The below details all Force Powers found within the ''Star Wars Saga Edition'' [[Reference Books]].

=== [[Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide]] ===
The following Force Powers are available to any character who has the [[Force Sensitivity]] Feat. These Force Powers represent the variety of powers available to Jedi and other [[Force Traditions]], Light and Dark.
{| class="wikitable"
!FORCE POWER
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIRMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Energy Resistance]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to protect you from damage caused by energy, sonic, fire, cold, and electrical sources.
|-
|[[Fear|<nowiki/>]]
[[Fear]]
|''Dark Side, Mind-Affecting''
|[[Swift Action]]
|You summon the [[Dark Side]] to instill fear in your enemies.
|-
|[[Force Scream|<nowiki/>]]
[[Fear|<nowiki/>]][[Force Scream]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You create an intense sonic scream, amplified by [[The Force]].
|-
|[[Force Whirlwind]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You call upon [[The Force]] to surround an enemy in a swirling vortex of Force energy. The whirlwind lifts them about half a meter off the ground, spinning them in the air and buffeting them with [[Force]] energy.
|-
|[[Ionize]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You call upon [[The Force]] to overload electrical systems and [[Droids]], damaging or even destroying the unit.
|-
|[[Kinetic Combat]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to manipulate your chosen weapon, allowing it to operate independent of your grasp.
|-
|[[Resist Force]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to protect yourself from an opponent's Force Powers.
|-
|[[Slow]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|[[The Force]] enables you to slow your targets as if they are encumbered by an extremely [[Heavy Load]], making it difficult for them to move.
|-
|[[Valor]]
|''Light Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You call upon the strength of [[The Force]], reaching out to your ally and sharing your strength with them.
|-
|[[Wound]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You cause spasms in the lungs of your targets, painfully injuring them.
|}

=== [[Force Unleashed Campaign Guide]] ===
The following Force Powers are available to any character who has the [[Force Sensitivity]] Feat. These Force Powers represent the growing threat of [[The Dark Side]] (as well as the kinds of powers that the agents of evil introduce into the galaxy) and also serve as features designed to enhance a character in a Dark Times Campaign. 
{| class="wikitable"
!FORCE POWER
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIRMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Corruption (Force Power)|Corruption]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to send a bolt of pure [[Dark Side]] vileness into an enemy.
|-
|[[Force Blast]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to create a ball of compressed air and debris that you can hurl at enemy targets.
|-
|[[Force Shield]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Reaction]]
|You use [[The Force]] to create a bubble of telekinetic energy around yourself, protecting you from harm.
|-
|[[Force Storm (FUCG)|Force Storm]]
|''Dark Side'', ''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to create a swirling whirlwind of dark energy around yourself.
|-
|[[Repulse]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to clear an area around yourself.
|}

=== [[Clone Wars Campaign Guide]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!FORCE POWER
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIRMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Cloak]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You bend light around your body, rendering yourself invisible to anyone looking in your direction.
|-
|[[Levitate]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Move Action]]
|You can float up or down without anything or anyone to assist you.
|-
|[[Malacia]]
|''Light Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You create dizziness and nausea by disrupting your target's equilibrium.
|-
|[[Morichro]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You slow the vital functions of a target, causing them to slip into a deep sleep or even die.
|-
|[[Phase]]
|N/A
|[[Move Action]]
|You can pass through solid objects, such as walls and doors.
|-
|[[Rend]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can move a single target, whether it is a creature or object, in two different directions simultaneously.
|-
|[[Shatterpoint]]
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|You can see the critical point of something, whether it is a person or object, that would shatter if struck at the right time.
|-
|[[Technometry]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can tap into and read technological devices and, in some cases, control them.
|}

=== [[Legacy Era Campaign Guide]] ===
{| class="wikitable"
!FORCE POWER
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIRMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Ballistakinesis]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to spray an area with dangerous debris.
|-
|[[Combustion]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to agitate particles in the air to create a pyrokinetic spray of sparks.
|-
|[[Dark Transfer]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use the [[Dark Side]] of [[The Force]] to restore vitality to a living being.
|-
|[[Detonate]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can perceive points of weakness within an object and use [[The Force]] to telekinetically press on one of those points, shattering the object.
|-
|[[Enlighten]]
|''Light Side'', ''Mind-Affecting''
|[[Reaction]] or [[Swift Action]]
|You reach out to an ally telepathically, sharing visions of the near future to give the ally an edge or to protect the ally from harm.
|-
|[[Lightning Burst]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You call upon the [[Dark Side]] to cause lightning to arc out from your body, striking adjacent enemies.
|-
|[[Obscure]]
|''Mind-Affecting''
|[[Reaction]]
|You use [[The Force]] to cloud an enemy's mind, making it harder for the enemy to see its target.
|-
|[[Prescience]]
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|[[The Force]] grants you a flash of insight in dealing with your enemies.
|-
|[[Stagger]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Swift Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to lash out at a nearby enemy, causing it to stumble.
|}

=== [[Star Wars Saga Edition Jedi Academy Training Manual|Jedi Academy Training Manual]] ===
The following Force Powers are available to any character who has the [[Force Sensitivity]] Feat. These Force Powers represent the variety of powers available to Jedi and other [[Force Traditions]], Light and Dark.
{| class="wikitable"
!FORCE POWER
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIRMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Blind]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Swift Action]]
|You hurl dirt, dust, and debris at your foe, affecting its sight.
|-
|[[Convection]]
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|You alter your body chemistry, causing your skin to burn with incredible heat.
|-
|[[Crucitorn]]
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You ignore the debilitating effects of physical pain, and focus despite great physical trauma.
|-
|[[Cryokinesis]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can use [[The Force]] to draw heat away from a target, causing its temperature to drop rapidly.
|-
|[[Drain Energy]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can draw the energy out of a powered object, such as a blaster's [[Power Pack]] or a [[Power Generator]].
|-
|[[Fold Space]]
|N/A
|[[Full-Round Action]]
|You can use [[The Force]] to bend space, transporting an object almost instantaneously from one place to another.
|-
|[[Force Light]]
|''Light Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can draw [[The Force]] into yourself, turning you into a beacon of light that purges the taint of the Dark Side.
|-
|[[Force Storm]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You can create a storm that draws upon the Dark Side of The Force, focusing its malicious intent on a certain area.
|-
|[[Force Track]]
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|You peer into [[The Force]] for guidance, picking up the trail of your quarry.
|-
|[[Hatred]]
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You give yourself over to the Dark Side, letting your hate radiate out from your body in palpable waves.
|-
|[[Inertia]]
|N/A
|[[Move Action]]
|You can use [[The Force]] to shift your body's inertia, allowing you to perform impossible stunts.
|-
|[[Inspire]]
|''Light Side''
|[[Swift Action]]
|You fill your allies with hope and courage, allowing them to face even the most daunting of odds.
|-
|[[Intercept]]
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Reaction]]
|You use [[The Force]] to telekinetically hurl a small object in the path of an incoming projectile, preventing it from striking you.
|-
|[[Memory Walk]]
|''Dark Side, Mind-Affecting''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You torment an enemy by causing them to relive their most horrible memories.
|-
|[[Mind Shard]]
|''Mind-Affecting''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to splinter the mind of an opponent, wracking it with pain.
|-
|[[Plant Surge]]
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You reach out with [[The Force]] to entreat the aid of plants, causing them to lash out at your opponents.
|-
|[[Thought Bomb]]
|''Mind-Affecting''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You use [[The Force]] to radiate out harmful waves of telepathy, damaging the minds of nearby foes.
|}

== Additional Lightsaber Forms Powers ==
''Reference Book: [[Star Wars Saga Edition Jedi Academy Training Manual]]''

The following Force Powers are part of a new group of abilities called Lightsaber Form Powers. These Form Powers are tagged with the [''Lightsaber Form''] descriptor. Each Form Power represents a single technique associated with one of the Jedi [[Lightsaber]] combat forms. Each Form Power uses some [[Force]] manipulation, and most also involve a [[Lightsaber]] attack; additionally, each power has a special added benefit that you gain as a result of having the appropriate [[Lightsaber Forms Talent Tree|Lightsaber Form Talent]] for that Form Power. You must be wielding an activated [[Lightsaber]] to use any Form Power with the [''Lightsaber Form''] descriptor. You cannot [[Rebuke|''Rebuke'']] a Lightsaber Form Power, with two exceptions: [[Draw Closer|''Draw Closer'']] and [[Pushing Slash|''Pushing Slash'']].

Lightsaber Form Powers are intended to help Jedi (and Sith) characters make use of special attacks associated with the various Lightsaber Forms well before they are able to access the [[Lightsaber Forms Talent Tree]]. They are also a good way for a character to say that he or she is a practitioner of a certain form without necessarily having spent a precious [[Talent]] on that form. Many famous Jedi are regarded as students of multiple forms, and with these Form Powers, your heroes can dabble in several different forms, even if they are only considered masters of a small few.
{| class="wikitable"
!FORM POWER
!FORM
!TYPE
!TIME REQUIREMENT
!DESCRIPTION
|-
|[[Assured Strike]]
|'''[[Juyo]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You trade power for accuracy.
|-
|[[Barrier of Blades]]
|'''[[Shien]]'''
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|You whip your [[Lightsaber]] around you, creating a barrier through which blaster fire rarely penetrates.
|-
|[[Circle of Shelter]]
|'''[[Soresu]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You create a protected area around yourself, through which enemies have difficulty reaching you or your allies.
|-
|[[Contentious Opportunity]]
|'''[[Makashi]]'''
|N/A
|[[Free Action]]
|You seize the moment when your opponent gives you an opening, darting in to strike.
|-
|[[Deflecting Slash]]
|'''[[Soresu]]'''
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You use the momentum from your effort to deflect a projectile to strike at an adjacent opponent.
|-
|[[Disarming Slash]]
|'''[[Shii-Cho]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You strike at your opponent's weapon, attempting to rip it from their grasp.
|-
|[[Draw Closer]]
|'''[[Niman]]'''
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You grab an opponent with [[The Force]], drawing him or her into the path of your weapon.
|-
|[[Falling Avalanche]]
|'''[[Djem So]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You raise your Lightsaber above your head and then bring it crashing down on your opponent with incredible force.
|-
|[[Fluid Riposte]]
|'''[[Djem So]]'''
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You smoothly turn aside an opponent's melee attack, stepping in to deliver your own attack.
|-
|[[Hawk-Bat Swoop]]
|'''[[Ataru]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You leap into action against your foe, striking with your [[Lightsaber]] before other enemies have a chance to react.
|-
|[[High Ground Defense]]
|'''[[Sokan]]'''
|N/A
|[[Swift Action]]
|You know how to take advantage of the terrain and gain a defensive advantage from it.
|-
|[[Makashi Riposte]]
|'''[[Makashi]]'''
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You are trained in a '''[[Makashi]]''' technique that allows you to slightly change the angle of an opponent's attack before striking with a decisive riposte of your own.
|-
|[[Pass the Blade]]
|'''[[Trakata]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You deactivate your [[Lightsaber]] as your opponent attempts to block it, reactivating it just after it passes by their blade.
|-
|[[Pushing Slash]]
|'''[[Niman]]'''
|''Telekinetic''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You strike at your target with your [[Lightsaber]], then hurl them away from you with [[The Force]].
|-
|[[Rising Whirlwind]]
|'''[[Jar'Kai]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You swing your [[Lightsabers]] around your body, creating a brilliant whirlwind of deadly light.
|-
|[[Saber Swarm]]
|'''[[Ataru]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You slash at your opponent rapidly, aiming many short strikes at the target's body.
|-
|[[Sarlacc Sweep]]
|'''[[Shii-Cho]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You lash out at multiple enemies, striking them with a sweeping motion.
|-
|[[Shien Deflection]]
|'''[[Shien]]'''
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You deflect an incoming attack and leap toward your attacker with fierce abandon.
|-
|[[Swift Flank]]
|'''[[Vaapad]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You leap over or dash around your opponent, striking before they have time to react.
|-
|[[Tempered Aggression]]
|'''[[Vaapad]]'''
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You throw yourself against an opponent, controlling your aggression to prevent it from getting the better of you.
|-
|[[Twin Strike]]
|'''[[Jar'Kai]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You swing both of your [[Lightsabers]] in an arc toward the target, slamming them home with great force.
|-
|[[Unbalancing Block]]
|'''[[Trakata]]'''
|N/A
|[[Reaction]]
|You catch an opponent's weapon on your blade before deactivating your blade momentarily, causing them to stumble.
|-
|[[Unhindered Charge]]
|'''[[Sokan]]'''
|N/A
|[[Standard Action]]
|You move quickly to your opponent, ignoring [[Difficult Terrain]] and obstacles.
|-
|[[Vornskr's Ferocity]]
|'''[[Juyo]]'''
|''Dark Side''
|[[Standard Action]]
|You walk the thin line between darkness and light as you ferociously attack your foe.
|}
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