Sci-Fi Melee Weapons: Bat'leth, Lirpas, Lightsabres, Rykk Blades, Koltari, Denn'Bok,

[Ninja-Bear]

I guess this depends on which source you go by. I just like to believe that Han has a lot of pure skill.

Np-btw I like the way that WEG hard coded it in the rules. Every character had access to Force points and character points. Force points double the skill dice per turn, and character points can add to your dice pool, sorta like hero points. This helped characters to make outrageous stunts because that's what heros do in cinema. Oh and Han in WEG still had awesome stats even without relying on the above advantages.

[Kap]

I guess this depends on which source you go by. I just like to believe that Han has a lot of pure skill.

Han Solo's character sheet shows he's just a super-awesome pilot. No need for any "unconscious Force use" theory.

[Tom Carman]

Han Solo's character sheet shows he's just a super-awesome pilot. No need for any "unconscious Force use" theory.

Well, of course he would say that...

[Ninja-Bear]

Han Solo's character sheet shows he's just a super-awesome pilot. No need for any "unconscious Force use" theory.

Fwiw-apparently, the use of Force points and character points is a second ed thing not first ed. I couldn't find any for Han in 1st but for 2nd, he has 2 force points and 22 character points. And I love the idea as a player. I've used some hero points in a game, and it does make it more cinematic in my opion.

[Michael Hopcroft]

The Narn have their own special sword. It functions pretty much like a normal vlade, but has an etiquette attached to its use. Once drawn, it cannot be re-sheathed until it has drawn blood. Fortunately the blood of the user qualifies, meaining we got to see a Narn cut himelf across the palm so that he could meet that requirement after drawing rashly in a situation where it was unnecessary.

This isn't a function of the blade, of course, but it does serve as a minor Social Limitation for the user if you're dedicated enough to swordsmanship to use it regularly.

[Ninja-Bear]

The Narn have their own special sword. It functions pretty much like a normal vlade, but has an etiquette attached to its use. Once drawn, it cannot be re-sheathed until it has drawn blood. Fortunately the blood of the user qualifies, meaining we got to see a Narn cut himelf across the palm so that he could meet that requirement after drawing rashly in a situation where it was unnecessary.

This isn't a function of the blade, of course, but it does serve as a minor Social Limitation for the user if you're dedicated enough to swordsmanship to use it regularly.

Ah-Ghurkas in space! : )

[Major Tom 2009]

The Narn have their own special sword. It functions pretty much like a normal vlade, but has an etiquette attached to its use. Once drawn, it cannot be re-sheathed until it has drawn blood. Fortunately the blood of the user qualifies, meaining we got to see a Narn cut himelf across the palm so that he could meet that requirement after drawing rashly in a situation where it was unnecessary.

This isn't a function of the blade, of course, but it does serve as a minor Social Limitation for the user if you're dedicated enough to swordsmanship to use it regularly.

Oh, yeah, the Narn version of the katana...I always thought that any of Ambassador Ta'Lon's*
discussions with other ambassadors would tend to be interesting -- especially since you never
knew when or if he was going to draw that fancy pigsticker of his.


*G'Kar's replacement as Narn's ambassador to B5 after he and Lyta Alexander left the station
together, not long after the end of both the Shadow War and the Earth Civil War.



Major Tom 2009

[ercarlson1974]

Fwiw-apparently, the use of Force points and character points is a second ed thing not first ed. I couldn't find any for Han in 1st but for 2nd, he has 2 force points and 22 character points. And I love the idea as a player. I've used some hero points in a game, and it does make it more cinematic in my opion.

Force points exist in 1st edition; they were just expanded some in 2nd edition by adding character points to the mix. IIRC, Force points in 2nd still let you double all your die codes for one round, while character points add one die to a single roll. I never played much with character points, but did find it an interesting mechanic...do I improve my skills for the long term or save my bacon in the short term?