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Aug 26th, '03, 07:32 PM
DARTH VADER
Dark Lord of the Sith
<PRE>
Val CHA Cost Roll Notes
30 STR 20 15- Lift 1600 kg; 6d6 HTH Damage
21 DEX 39 13- OCV: 7 / DCV: 7
23 CON 26 14-
15 BODY 10 12-
15 INT 5 12- PER Roll 12-
23 EGO 26 14- ECV: 8
30 PRE 20 15- PRE Attack: 6d6
6 COM -2 10-
8 PD 2 Total: 14 PD (6 rPD)
7 ED 2 Total: 13 ED (6 rED)
4 SPD 7 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
9 REC 0
46 END 0
50 STUN 10
Total Characteristics Cost: 165
Movement: Running: 6" / 12"
Swimming: 2" / 4"
Cost Powers & Skills
345 Force Manipulation: Variable Power Pool (150-point pool), Powers Can Changed As
Zero-Phase Action (+1), No Skill Roll Required (+1), Invisible To Sight Group (+1/2);
Slightly Limited Powers: Force Powers only (-1/4)
Martial Arts: Lightsaber Dueling
Maneuver OCV DCV Damage
4 Cut +0 +2 Weapon +1 DC Strike
4 Disarm -1 +1 40 STR Disarm
4 Parry +2 +2 Block, Abort
5 Thrust +1 +3 Weapon Strike
5 Slash -2 +1 Weapon +2 DC Strike
Use Art With Lightsaber
60 Lightsaber: HKA 2d6 (2d6+1 with STR), AVLD (Nonphysical "force fields," hardened
armors, parrying with another lightsaber, and so on; +1 1/2), Does BODY (+1), Reduced
Endurance (0 END +1/2); OAF (-1)
18 Armored Costume: Armor (6 PD/6 ED)
3 Helmet Rebreather: Life Support (Expanded Breathing); OIF (-1/2)
31 Force Sensitive: Detect Force Activity, Discriminatory, Ranged, Sense,
Telescopic (+16 versus Range Modifier), 360 degrees, 15-
8 Force Sensitive: Mental Awareness 15-
Perks
10 Fringe Benefit: Right Hand Of The Emperor
12 Reputation: Right Hand Of The Emperor (galaxy-wide; 14-) +4/+4d6
Talents
18 In Tune With the Force: Combat Sense 15-
Skills
20 Combat Skill Levels: +4 with all Combat
3 Acrobatics 13-
0 AK: Tatooine 8-
0 Climbing 8-
0 Concealment 8-
0 Conversation 8-
0 Deduction 8-
3 Breakfall 13-
7 Combat Pilot 15-
5 KS: Jedi Knights 14-
5 KS: The Force 14-
0 Language: English (native)
2 Navigation (Space) 12-
0 Paramedic 8-
2 PS: Jedi Knight 11-
3 Shadowing 12-
3 Stealth 12-
3 Systems Operation 12-
2 TF: Science Fiction and Space Vehicles
2 Weaponsmith (Lightsaber) 12-
4 WF: Small Arms, Lightsaber, TIE Fighter Weapons
591 Total Powers & Skills Cost
756 Total Character Cost
200+ Disadvantages
35 Dependence: (helmet/internal life support mechanisms or some form of external life
support mechanism) 1d6 per Segment
5 Distinctive Features: Force Signature (NC, unusual senses to detect)
20 Distinctive Features: Great Height, Armored Costume (NC, Extreme reaction [fear])
10 Hunted: Emperor Palpatine (MoPow, NCI, Watching) 8-
10 Psychological Limitation: Loyal to Emperor Palpatine (C, M)
20 Psychological Limitation: Megalomaniac (VC, S)
20 Psychological Limitation: Ruthless (VC, S)
20 Reputation: Darth Vader, the Emperor's right-hand man (Ext) 14-
416 Dark Lord of the Sith Bonus
756 Total Disadvantage Points</PRE>
<IMG SRC="vader.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT>
<P>
<B>Background/History:</B><BR>
As far as I know, Vader's history runs like this: Darth Vader was born Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine. He showed a powerful gift for the Force from an early age and eventually became the student of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Knight. Eventually, he went on to train under Yoda and was made a full-fledged Jedi. At some point, Anakin was seduced by the power and the promise of the Dark Side and turned against his fellow Jedi. He betrayed them to the Emperor, and helped to hunt down and destroy the once-proud Knighthood. During these events, he had a final battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi, during which he was grievously injured (reports vary) and was only able to survive the experience by being rebuilt as a virtual cyborg.
</P>
<P>
Now, given the title Darth Vader, the man formally known as Anakin Skywalker is now the Emperor's righthand-man, enforcing the Emperor's will across the galaxy.
</P>
<P>
<B>Personality/Motivation:</B><BR>
As a man consumed by the Dark Side, Vader is also consumed with anger. His is not a volatile anger, but one that seethes below the surface and issues forth in more subtle ways. Vader is very ruthless, he kills a number of Admirals (or starts to) several times in the series, usually in response to failures or disobedience on the part of these Admirals. He rules by fear, fear of him and fear of the Emperor. On the other hand, he is willing to over throw the Emperor, as witnessed by his attempts to persuade Luke in <I>Empire Strikes Back</I> (although he could have been lying, you never know). Another aspect of his ruthlessness is the fact he is willing to see his own daughter tortured and killed, virtually before his eyes, and not show any sign of emotion of this fact (although one could argue that he many not have known that Leia was his daughter at that time). Vader is also very much a megalomaniac, wanting nothing more than to crush the rebellion (and if his taunts to Luke are true) depose the Emperor and gain control of the Empire for himself (with Luke replacing Vader's place?). Interestingly enough, Vader is still rather loyal to the Emperor, at least, right up until the end, where he returns to the Light and literally overthrows Palpatine (tossing him down the air shaft).
</P>
<P>
<B>Quote:</B> <I>"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you have constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force"</I>
</P>
<P>
<B>Powers/Tactics:</B><BR>
Vader is a master of the Force and a former Jedi Knight. Thus, even though he has turned to the Dark Side, he has not lost his control of the Force, in fact, he might have even gained a little more power (but, at what cost?).
</P>
<P>
Some of Vader's Force Powers include:</P>
<UL COMPACT>
<LI><B>Missile Deflection:</B> All Jedi can deflect energy weapons with their lightsabers. Vader goes one step further. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Vader hold out his hand and effortlessly stop's Han's blaster shots. This is obviously Missile Deflection, with the special effect that the the shots don't "deflect" anywhere, they just vanish. Vader than yanks the blaster out of Han's hand, which brings to the next of Vader's powers --</LI>
<LI><B>Telekinesis:</B> Vader can move objects with is mind. Based on the size of the objects he hurled in "The Empire Strikes Back", as well as how far he threw them he looks to have about a 40 to 50 Telekinetic STR. This TK is "Invisible to Sight" and "Indirect". One may want to use the rules about BOECV TK from "The Ultimate Mentalist", in which one applies a +1 Advantage for "Based on Ego-Combat Value" as well as the "Indirect" advantage. Since 50 STR of TK bought with these advantages comes to about 150 Active Points, that is how I came up with the size of Vader's Power Pool.</LI>
<LI><B>Telekinetic Choke:</B> There are several ways to do this. One is a simple application of TK. Another would be a NND EB with Invisible Effects. If using this power, the Game Master would need to use the choking rules from "The Ultimate Martial Artist", in which a character will take BODY once all of their STUN is gone. A final way is to buy Vader a Ego Attack that "Does Body" for an extra +1 advantage. In order to choke someone on another starship, Vader would need to find the offending party with Mind Scan, and then attack with an Ego Attack. It is highly likely this power requires Concentration, which is why Vader doesn't use it in combat.</LI>
</UL>
<P>
Other, possible, powers for Vader's power pool include: Precognition (he knew the Rebels were on Hoth), Mind Control (witness Obi-Wan's trick with the storm troopers in Mos Eisley), Telepathy, Levitation (i.e. Flight) and Spatial Awareness.
</P>
<P>Other, non-Power Pool Force powers include:</P>
<UL COMPACT>
<LI><B>Force Sensitive:</B> Vader is very aware of other users of the Force and of the flow of the Force itself. He states "The Force is strong in this one" when pursuing Luke Skywalker at the end of "Star Wars", and he knows Obi-Wan is on the Death Star. This exact range is open to speculation, since Obi-Wan felt the death of Alderann from light-years away.</LI>
<LI><B>Mental Awareness:</B> This ties into his Force Sensitive abilities.</LI>
<LI><B>Combat Sense:</B> Since Luke was able to fight blindfolded (if only for a short moment), there is no reason why Vader can't do likewise.</LI>
</UL>
<P>
Vader's armor provides some defense versus weapons, as well allowing him to breath normally. His helmet may (or may not) have extra devices built into it, such a IR Vision, UV Vision or Flash Defense.
</P>
<P>
The lightsaber is built to cut through most anything. I gave it the AVLD advantage, specifying several different defenses that <B>can</B> stop a 'saber. A lightsaber blade cannot cut through another 'saber blade. Since this is so, logic states that you can't cut through a deflector shield with a 'saber either. It also seems likely that "hardened" defenses will be far more resistant to a lightsaber blade. Thus, hardened armor would work as normally versus a lightsaber, rather than providing no defense.
</P>
<P>
As there is no one true way to define a lightsaber (at least, the Star Wars version), Game Masters should feel free to tinker with the design. Other methods include HKAs, No Range RKAs, NND RKAs and RKAs with large amounts of Penetrating or Armor Piercing.
</P>
<P>
<B>Appearance:</B><BR>
Vader is over 2 meters tall, which makes him a good 6'6" in height (at least). He dresses in a solid black suit of "armor," that he might not be able to take off. On his chest is a control panel for his life support systems, and on his head he wears a helmet and breath mask that bears some resemblance to helmets worn by the samurai. Black gloves, boots and a long, flowing black cape complete the image.
</P>
<P>
<B>Designer's Notes:</B><BR>
This write-up represents Darth Vader based on the only "true" source of information about the character; the original <I>Star Wars</I> trilogy. I used information from that series, as well as the scripts from the movies (<I>i.e.</I> my three <I>Art of</I> books) as well as input from the Hero Mailing List, to create this character sheet.
</P>
<P>
(Darth Vader created by George Lucas, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook and the Hero Mailing List)
</P>
Dark Lord of the Sith
<PRE>
Val CHA Cost Roll Notes
30 STR 20 15- Lift 1600 kg; 6d6 HTH Damage
21 DEX 39 13- OCV: 7 / DCV: 7
23 CON 26 14-
15 BODY 10 12-
15 INT 5 12- PER Roll 12-
23 EGO 26 14- ECV: 8
30 PRE 20 15- PRE Attack: 6d6
6 COM -2 10-
8 PD 2 Total: 14 PD (6 rPD)
7 ED 2 Total: 13 ED (6 rED)
4 SPD 7 Phases: 3, 6, 9, 12
9 REC 0
46 END 0
50 STUN 10
Total Characteristics Cost: 165
Movement: Running: 6" / 12"
Swimming: 2" / 4"
Cost Powers & Skills
345 Force Manipulation: Variable Power Pool (150-point pool), Powers Can Changed As
Zero-Phase Action (+1), No Skill Roll Required (+1), Invisible To Sight Group (+1/2);
Slightly Limited Powers: Force Powers only (-1/4)
Martial Arts: Lightsaber Dueling
Maneuver OCV DCV Damage
4 Cut +0 +2 Weapon +1 DC Strike
4 Disarm -1 +1 40 STR Disarm
4 Parry +2 +2 Block, Abort
5 Thrust +1 +3 Weapon Strike
5 Slash -2 +1 Weapon +2 DC Strike
Use Art With Lightsaber
60 Lightsaber: HKA 2d6 (2d6+1 with STR), AVLD (Nonphysical "force fields," hardened
armors, parrying with another lightsaber, and so on; +1 1/2), Does BODY (+1), Reduced
Endurance (0 END +1/2); OAF (-1)
18 Armored Costume: Armor (6 PD/6 ED)
3 Helmet Rebreather: Life Support (Expanded Breathing); OIF (-1/2)
31 Force Sensitive: Detect Force Activity, Discriminatory, Ranged, Sense,
Telescopic (+16 versus Range Modifier), 360 degrees, 15-
8 Force Sensitive: Mental Awareness 15-
Perks
10 Fringe Benefit: Right Hand Of The Emperor
12 Reputation: Right Hand Of The Emperor (galaxy-wide; 14-) +4/+4d6
Talents
18 In Tune With the Force: Combat Sense 15-
Skills
20 Combat Skill Levels: +4 with all Combat
3 Acrobatics 13-
0 AK: Tatooine 8-
0 Climbing 8-
0 Concealment 8-
0 Conversation 8-
0 Deduction 8-
3 Breakfall 13-
7 Combat Pilot 15-
5 KS: Jedi Knights 14-
5 KS: The Force 14-
0 Language: English (native)
2 Navigation (Space) 12-
0 Paramedic 8-
2 PS: Jedi Knight 11-
3 Shadowing 12-
3 Stealth 12-
3 Systems Operation 12-
2 TF: Science Fiction and Space Vehicles
2 Weaponsmith (Lightsaber) 12-
4 WF: Small Arms, Lightsaber, TIE Fighter Weapons
591 Total Powers & Skills Cost
756 Total Character Cost
200+ Disadvantages
35 Dependence: (helmet/internal life support mechanisms or some form of external life
support mechanism) 1d6 per Segment
5 Distinctive Features: Force Signature (NC, unusual senses to detect)
20 Distinctive Features: Great Height, Armored Costume (NC, Extreme reaction [fear])
10 Hunted: Emperor Palpatine (MoPow, NCI, Watching) 8-
10 Psychological Limitation: Loyal to Emperor Palpatine (C, M)
20 Psychological Limitation: Megalomaniac (VC, S)
20 Psychological Limitation: Ruthless (VC, S)
20 Reputation: Darth Vader, the Emperor's right-hand man (Ext) 14-
416 Dark Lord of the Sith Bonus
756 Total Disadvantage Points</PRE>
<IMG SRC="vader.jpg" ALIGN=RIGHT>
<P>
<B>Background/History:</B><BR>
As far as I know, Vader's history runs like this: Darth Vader was born Anakin Skywalker on Tatooine. He showed a powerful gift for the Force from an early age and eventually became the student of Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Knight. Eventually, he went on to train under Yoda and was made a full-fledged Jedi. At some point, Anakin was seduced by the power and the promise of the Dark Side and turned against his fellow Jedi. He betrayed them to the Emperor, and helped to hunt down and destroy the once-proud Knighthood. During these events, he had a final battle with Obi-Wan Kenobi, during which he was grievously injured (reports vary) and was only able to survive the experience by being rebuilt as a virtual cyborg.
</P>
<P>
Now, given the title Darth Vader, the man formally known as Anakin Skywalker is now the Emperor's righthand-man, enforcing the Emperor's will across the galaxy.
</P>
<P>
<B>Personality/Motivation:</B><BR>
As a man consumed by the Dark Side, Vader is also consumed with anger. His is not a volatile anger, but one that seethes below the surface and issues forth in more subtle ways. Vader is very ruthless, he kills a number of Admirals (or starts to) several times in the series, usually in response to failures or disobedience on the part of these Admirals. He rules by fear, fear of him and fear of the Emperor. On the other hand, he is willing to over throw the Emperor, as witnessed by his attempts to persuade Luke in <I>Empire Strikes Back</I> (although he could have been lying, you never know). Another aspect of his ruthlessness is the fact he is willing to see his own daughter tortured and killed, virtually before his eyes, and not show any sign of emotion of this fact (although one could argue that he many not have known that Leia was his daughter at that time). Vader is also very much a megalomaniac, wanting nothing more than to crush the rebellion (and if his taunts to Luke are true) depose the Emperor and gain control of the Empire for himself (with Luke replacing Vader's place?). Interestingly enough, Vader is still rather loyal to the Emperor, at least, right up until the end, where he returns to the Light and literally overthrows Palpatine (tossing him down the air shaft).
</P>
<P>
<B>Quote:</B> <I>"Don't be too proud of this technological terror you have constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the Force"</I>
</P>
<P>
<B>Powers/Tactics:</B><BR>
Vader is a master of the Force and a former Jedi Knight. Thus, even though he has turned to the Dark Side, he has not lost his control of the Force, in fact, he might have even gained a little more power (but, at what cost?).
</P>
<P>
Some of Vader's Force Powers include:</P>
<UL COMPACT>
<LI><B>Missile Deflection:</B> All Jedi can deflect energy weapons with their lightsabers. Vader goes one step further. In "The Empire Strikes Back", Vader hold out his hand and effortlessly stop's Han's blaster shots. This is obviously Missile Deflection, with the special effect that the the shots don't "deflect" anywhere, they just vanish. Vader than yanks the blaster out of Han's hand, which brings to the next of Vader's powers --</LI>
<LI><B>Telekinesis:</B> Vader can move objects with is mind. Based on the size of the objects he hurled in "The Empire Strikes Back", as well as how far he threw them he looks to have about a 40 to 50 Telekinetic STR. This TK is "Invisible to Sight" and "Indirect". One may want to use the rules about BOECV TK from "The Ultimate Mentalist", in which one applies a +1 Advantage for "Based on Ego-Combat Value" as well as the "Indirect" advantage. Since 50 STR of TK bought with these advantages comes to about 150 Active Points, that is how I came up with the size of Vader's Power Pool.</LI>
<LI><B>Telekinetic Choke:</B> There are several ways to do this. One is a simple application of TK. Another would be a NND EB with Invisible Effects. If using this power, the Game Master would need to use the choking rules from "The Ultimate Martial Artist", in which a character will take BODY once all of their STUN is gone. A final way is to buy Vader a Ego Attack that "Does Body" for an extra +1 advantage. In order to choke someone on another starship, Vader would need to find the offending party with Mind Scan, and then attack with an Ego Attack. It is highly likely this power requires Concentration, which is why Vader doesn't use it in combat.</LI>
</UL>
<P>
Other, possible, powers for Vader's power pool include: Precognition (he knew the Rebels were on Hoth), Mind Control (witness Obi-Wan's trick with the storm troopers in Mos Eisley), Telepathy, Levitation (i.e. Flight) and Spatial Awareness.
</P>
<P>Other, non-Power Pool Force powers include:</P>
<UL COMPACT>
<LI><B>Force Sensitive:</B> Vader is very aware of other users of the Force and of the flow of the Force itself. He states "The Force is strong in this one" when pursuing Luke Skywalker at the end of "Star Wars", and he knows Obi-Wan is on the Death Star. This exact range is open to speculation, since Obi-Wan felt the death of Alderann from light-years away.</LI>
<LI><B>Mental Awareness:</B> This ties into his Force Sensitive abilities.</LI>
<LI><B>Combat Sense:</B> Since Luke was able to fight blindfolded (if only for a short moment), there is no reason why Vader can't do likewise.</LI>
</UL>
<P>
Vader's armor provides some defense versus weapons, as well allowing him to breath normally. His helmet may (or may not) have extra devices built into it, such a IR Vision, UV Vision or Flash Defense.
</P>
<P>
The lightsaber is built to cut through most anything. I gave it the AVLD advantage, specifying several different defenses that <B>can</B> stop a 'saber. A lightsaber blade cannot cut through another 'saber blade. Since this is so, logic states that you can't cut through a deflector shield with a 'saber either. It also seems likely that "hardened" defenses will be far more resistant to a lightsaber blade. Thus, hardened armor would work as normally versus a lightsaber, rather than providing no defense.
</P>
<P>
As there is no one true way to define a lightsaber (at least, the Star Wars version), Game Masters should feel free to tinker with the design. Other methods include HKAs, No Range RKAs, NND RKAs and RKAs with large amounts of Penetrating or Armor Piercing.
</P>
<P>
<B>Appearance:</B><BR>
Vader is over 2 meters tall, which makes him a good 6'6" in height (at least). He dresses in a solid black suit of "armor," that he might not be able to take off. On his chest is a control panel for his life support systems, and on his head he wears a helmet and breath mask that bears some resemblance to helmets worn by the samurai. Black gloves, boots and a long, flowing black cape complete the image.
</P>
<P>
<B>Designer's Notes:</B><BR>
This write-up represents Darth Vader based on the only "true" source of information about the character; the original <I>Star Wars</I> trilogy. I used information from that series, as well as the scripts from the movies (<I>i.e.</I> my three <I>Art of</I> books) as well as input from the Hero Mailing List, to create this character sheet.
</P>
<P>
(Darth Vader created by George Lucas, character sheet created by Michael Surbrook and the Hero Mailing List)
</P>