Reactions to Power of the Jedi

Jedi Merkurian,

I don't care how this sounds, it has to be said:

I love you for posting that!!!


Thanks,
Maj-Odo Taji

 

My only reaction to it right now is to you for being able to get it early...

**** you... **** you up your stupid ***...

But seriously, that's awesome information. Unfortunate to the Force Adept that just started in our campaign, but welcome news nonetheless.

Side note -- my hobby store says THIS FRIDAY for in-stock. Grain of salt, but that's what they said...

 

Serious role-players will not be disappointed. There's a section called "Do you REALLY want to play a Jedi?" as well as notes on the training regimen of the Order of each era. There's also a bit for GMs on how to deal with "lightsaber syndrome" Most importantly, there's information on The Trials!

Peeked at this particular book, and loved that this section was included. Usually so many people want to be the Massive Warrior instead of the Spear Carrier, and this put it all into perspective. For a change. It's definitely going to be a purchase of mine here, shortly.

 

Qui Gonn's stats are in the core rulebook.

Thanks for the review. So far the only two books I feel I MUST get are the Alien Anthology and the Power of the Jedi.

 

Thanks for the review. So far the only two books I feel I MUST get are the Alien Anthology and the Power of the Jedi.

Although Alien Anthology is mostly outdated now that most of the starting abilities/stats for PC characters has changed from most of the new races in there...

 

I've pre-ordered my copy and I'm just waiting for it now...

Now why is the alien anthology outdated? I didn't really get your explanation there dp4m.

 

Now why is the alien anthology outdated? I didn't really get your explanation there dp4m.

The way that aliens were used out of that book is that PC characters got the feats listed and all the skill bonuses listed. This is no longer the case. In most cases, aliens just give a stat bonus although in certain limited exception (Chiss, Rodian, Duros, etc.) a feat is granted as well. Also, now characters just get circumstance bonuses on skills checks rather than actual skills. This is just part of the differences between pre-revised and revised d20 rules apparently.

Also -- Merk missed the most important part of the PotJ... Kit Fisto's SPECIES!!!
(it's now up on the Wizards site, BTW)

 

Hmm, that would explain why I didn't understand at first. Apparently I'm still using the old "unrevised" rules.

What else is different? Anything major?

I don't want to have to run out and grab a whole new core rules book

 

Hmm, that would explain why I didn't understand at first. Apparently I'm still using the old "unrevised" rules.

What else is different? Anything major?

I don't want to have to run out and grab a whole new core rules book

You're better off... none of the PotJ will make sense as they apparently completely reconfigured the Jedi classes (as well as other things). For instance -- there's no longer a Throw Lightsaber feat (until PotJ, most likely)... blocking blasters is no longer a feat, it's an inherent ability, etc...

Anyone else think you can get away with the older core rulebook?

 

Hmm, well, it sounds like I might just have to spend some more money

 

The revised book is definitely worth the money.

Jedi Merkurian, thanks for the post. Now I really regret not being able to go to Gen Con. Old friend just had to get married last weekend. If this book is as good as the dark side book, I will be truly happy. And judging by what you posted, it has everything I was hoping it would. Cannot wait to get my copy.

 

I just have one question for you Jedi Merkurian.


Does it go into the different Jedi fighting styles?

 

I'm using the unrevised rules and I'm sure as hell not buying the new book. I know this will fall on deaf ears but if we all run out a pay 30 bucks for slightly new rules every 2 years then they will make slightly new rules every 2 years.
There was no reason that they needed a whole new book. They could have put all that into a supplement and charged half the price.
Bad WoTC!

 

An update on Alien Anthology from SWRPGNetwork...

Ultimate Alien Anthology:
224 page hardcover

- all species can be used as player characters
- new prestige classes beyond those in the original Alien Anthology
- history, species traits, new equipment
- all the new species from Attack of the Clones
- a "police line-up" of the species from the book to give height and build comparisons for the various species

Available in April in 2003

 

Also, the book gives, in game terms, how a Jedi becomes a "Force spirit" like Obi-Wan Kenobi...

I AM NOW SOOOOO STOKED!!!

That totally rules.

 

Sounds like a good buy.

 

i really like it overall. the alien species section is sweet - it really expands the breadth of species available very significantly. the prestige classes are also very nice.

overall, the best effect it has is that it makes the range of diversity in Jedi much, much wider than it was before. you can really run an all-Jedi game and have more than enough variety in terms of background and skills and such and such to have a full cast of Jedi PCs and NPCs and never have to feel like anyone is 3rd Generic Jedi from the Right of the Room. it makes me regret running my game in an era where there are so few Jedi (a few days after Endor right now in game time).

i could have used a bit bigger blurb on Teras Kasi though... i just want to know more about Teras Kasi in general. anyone know much about it?

as far as Force Adepts go, i think they deserve their own book. they could throw in a bunch of splinter Jedi movements and Jedi auxiliary groups and semi-Force-sensitive groups and such. there's more than enough material to make a sourcebook, and it would be really nice to see a huge collection of "other paths" to get a good grip on how many diverse paths there are out there.

it could include material on:

the Witches of Dathomir
the Jensaarai
the Guardians of Kiffar
the Fallanassi
the Gand Findsmen
Ithorian ecology priests
Jawa shamanism
Antarian Rangers
Aing-Ti Monks
those tribal people who live on Ossus in DE
(do the B'omarr have any connection to the Force?)

any other big ones?

 

I like to think I'm not the only one who feels that a sense of injustice has been committed upon the Jedi who appeared since Return of the Jedi. The more prominent ones have been described in the NJO sourcebook, but they're under the old rules. I was hoping for these stats to be updated in the PotJ to meet the rules transcribed in the RCR. I was also hoping for details on other Jedi, like Kirana Ti, Dorsk 81, Dorsk 82, Streen, Tionne, Sannah, Lyric, Valin Horn, and the others.

The idea of a separate book to deal with the witches of Dathomir, the Jensaarai, et. al. sounds good to me.

 

I got PotJ today, at last. I'm going through it right now. I got a question about Nomi Sunrider - when exactly do her stats apply? In other words, the stats that are in the book, are they for when Nomi arrived on Ossus with Thon and her daughter or when Nomi left Ossus to deal with the Krath. From the text captions I don't believe these stats apply for Nomi at any point during the events of The Freedon Nadd Uprising, Dark Lords of the Sith, The Sith War, or Redemption.

By the way, I don't think the B'omarr monks have any connection with the Force, and the tribal people from the Dark Empire series were the Ysanna.

 

Is there any mentions about the original 12 at Luke's Praxeum? like who the missing two students are?

A couple of other Force Traditions are the Tund,
Ner Yan Force Tradition of Cerea
Ta-Ree
Theran Listener and Tsils from Nam Chorius

 

The only one of the original twelve who were mentioned was Kyle Katarn. I will say that I disagree with the stats in the book. I prefer the stats presented at the SWRPGNetwork website.

 

You are kidding, right? Kyle is multiclassed completely wrong on the WotC website. He was born on Sulon, and joined the Imperial Academy as soon as he was old enough. He then defected to the alliance to become a scout/soldier for them, and later became a Jedi. Where do the 5 levels of Scoundrel fit in? Answer: They don't. WotC didn't do their homework, and just gave him 5 Scoundrel levels because of his rugged looks. What does the book multiclass him as? I'd like to hear if they messed up in the book, too.