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Chriz and me have been thinking about how to implement a force power that could be used both positively and negatively (and preferably incorporated the well-known darth vader choke...)

We came up with the following:

Life Energy Manipulation

Life Energy Manipulation is one of the Force Powers available to the Jedi. All Jedi are capable of manipulating their own life energy to an extent through meditation techniques. Jedi with this power have greater control over their own life energy, and eventually that of others.

● Power: With but a moment of concentration, the Jedi can suppres their life signs to evade notice by life sign scans, some forms of security systems and even some animals that detect you by smell, electroreception or even through the Force. Using this power lowers the chance of other Jedi noticing you based on purely sensing you with the force. This power requires a check.

● Rank 1: The Jedi is capable of masking the life signs of their companions in close proximity, evading notice by life sign scans and such. The Jedi can use this power a number of times per day equal to the Rank the Jedi has in this power. This power requires a check.

●● Rank 2: Extending their control over the life energy of others, the Jedi can now manipulate the bodies and mental states of others within close proximity. The Jedi can affect a single person of which the Jedi is aware. Examples are subtly making a guard fall asleep, covertly inducing a muscle spasm so an opponent trips down the stairs, or brutally choking a insubordinate officer. The Jedi can use this power a number of times per day equal to the Rank the Jedi has in this power. This power requires a check.

●● Rank 2: Extending their control over the life energy of others, the Jedi can now manipulate the bodies and mental states of others within close proximity. The Jedi can affect a single person of which the Jedi is aware. This person must be weak in relation to the Jedi, so this power can not be used to end a combat, unless the Jedi's victory is trivial. Examples of this power are subtly making a guard fall asleep, covertly inducing a muscle spasm so an opponent trips down the stairs, or brutally choking an insubordinate officer. The Jedi can use this power a number of times per day equal to the Rank the Jedi has in this power. This power requires an opposed check and can only be used on weak targets.

●●● Rank 3: The Jedi no longer requires close proximity to those they are masking or manipulating with the Rank 1 and Rank 2 powers. Alternatively, the Jedi can use the Rank 2 power on multiple nearby targets.

(In Brend's design space on the wiki as Life Energy Manipulation)

This one is a bit more freeform than most powers, but we think that our STs are very capable of handling that ^_^

[Stuiter]

This sounds cool. I see Dark Vader having this one.

[Mercury]

I would add that brutally choking someone is limited in their targets, or every duel is going to be very short (I doubt it was intended to be a one-check-dual-ender). I also consider that choking someone is different from making them subtly fall asleep.

All in all I like this power, but I think the description of what can be done under what circumstances needs to be a bit clearer. Not because I disagree with the power level, simply to avoid confusion.

[Brend]

I've updated the force power to offer some more clarity.

I will be making a seperate post on 'opposed check' and 'weak target', as these are generic concepts that we need to work out.

[Brend]

If no one objects, I will put this power on the wiki in the upcoming weekend (the one of 2014-02-22).

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Updated the wiki: Life Energy Manipulation