Star Wars: Game Mechanics

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Star Wars:
Revised System

Stories

Characters

All system mechanics mimic Exalted except where noted below.

Wild Die

Reviving an old concept from D6 Star Wars, on every roll one die in the bunch is the wild die. The wild dice is only present in dice pools of 3 or more. Tens are rolled again and additional successes added to the result. This can occur multiple times in a single roll. A roll of 1 on the wild die subtracts a success.

If the roll is a botch and the wild die is a 1, then the result is an epic fail. Epic failures are at the storyteller's discretion, but are generally much more severe than a botch usually resulting in life-threatening situations.

Force Balance

Each character has a force balance rating between 0 and 10. An example of characters at varying force balance levels:

  • FB 0: Emperor Palpatine
  • FB 2: Darth Vader
  • FB 5: Qui-Gon Jinn
  • FB 8: Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • FB 10: Yoda

The scale is meant to be "Richter-like," meaning that each level is a magnitude higher than the previous. It is much harder to go from 9 to 10 than it is to go from 8 to 9. Many Jedi never achieve a rating of 10 in their lifetime. It is much easier to fall down the scale than to rise. Gaining a Force Balance point can take months of work. Losing multiple force balance points can occur in a single action.

Points are awarded/taken away at storyteller discretion. The storyteller should warn a player before the character takes an action that would merit a change in Force Balance but is not required to do so.

Willpower

Willpower is regained in many ways:

  • Full Willpower is restored when a Force Balance point is gained
  • Full Willpower is restored when a character acts upon his Virtue
  • One Willpower is restored when a character acts upon his Vice
  • One Willpower is restored for every night of rest