Jedi Class for White Star

Below is my attempt at a Jedi class for my White Star game that will more closely mimic the Jedi of movies and cartoons than the Star Knights that appear in the game. This is completely untested but I may update this post as the class gets more play.

The force powers are based on those found in the Star Wars game by West End Games, although several have been removed because they were based on mechanics not found in White Star. A few others have been added to replicate exactly what we've seen in movies. 

The powers are based on the Turn Undead table found in Swords & Wizardry Complete. I've chosen this system in order to get a more "cinematic" feel for the force powers rather than snapping to Vancian magic, which simply doesn't fit the setting. Does this mean that the Jedi class is overpowered? We'll see.

Jedi Class

Jedi characters use the same level advancement, hit dice, base hit bonus, saving throw, and equipment proficiency as Star Knights.

Lightsaber duelist: +1 to hit bonus and AC when using lightsaber (re: star swords in White Star).

Force Powers: May know one force power per level. All Jedi Force powers use the Force Power table to determine results. Using a force power in anger, fear, or selfishness will result in an Alignment shift to the Dark Side.

Saving Throws: Jedi receive a +2 bonus to saving throws to resist Meditations, Gifts, and Force Powers.

Redirect Blaster Fire: At fourth level, the jedi can take a turn to redirect blaster fire aimed at the jedi. To do this, the jedi much choose to parry for the entire turn. This adds +2 to their AC for the rest of the turn, as any normal defensive stance, but any failed blaster fire towards the jedi can be redirected to any target of the jedi’s choosing. Damage will be based on the blaster.

Force Power Use Chart

Roll 2d10 to determine the result.

Challenge Level		Force User Level
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10-13	14-17	18+
1		10	7	4	A	A	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
2		13	10	7	4	A	A	X	X	X	X	X	X
3		16	13	10	7	4	A	A	X	X	X	X	X
4		19	16	13	10	7	4	A	A	X	X	X	X
5		20	19	16	13	10	7	4	A	A	X	X	X
6		-	20	19	16	13	10	7	4	A	A	X	X
7		-	-	20	19	16	13	10	7	4	A	A	X
8		-	-	-	20	19	16	13	10	7	4	A	A
9		-	-	-	-	20	19	16	13	10	7	4	A
10		-	-	-	-	-	20	19	16	13	10	7	4
11		-	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	16	13	10	7
12		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	16	13	10
13		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20	19	16	13

• If the number on the dice is equal to or greater than the number shown on the table, the basic effect of the Force power occurs.
• If the table indicates “A,” the basic effect of the Force Power occurs automatically.
• If the table indicates “X,” the extreme effect of the Force Power occurs automatically.

Force Powers

Absorb/Dissipate Energy

Challenge Level: HD of attacker or GM’s discretion.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: Caster becomes immune to negative effects of radiation, heat, blaster bolts, and other energy sources.

Extreme Effect: The field of protection radiates from the caster in a sphere with a radius equal to the caster’s level in feet. Any living creature within this sphere has immunity to energy effects.

Accelerate Healing

Challenge Level: Player’s choice.

Duration: Instant

Basic Effect: Caster regains 1d4 of hit points for point of challenge level. This power can target another character but the caster must be touching the target.

Extreme Effect: Target regains 1d6 of hit points for point of challenge level.

Affect Mind

Challenge Level: HD of target creature.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: The caster is able to implant a memory, command, or even hallucination into the mind of a single target creature. The caster must be able to speak the information to the target.

Extreme Effect: The caster is able to affect a number of targets equal to the caster’s level.

Concentration

Challenge Level: Player’s choice.

Duration: Until next action taken by caster.

Basic Effect: The caster clears their mind and is able to focus completely on a task. The next action performed by the caster receives a bonus equal to the challenge level.

Extreme Effect: The caster has the bonus for an additional round.

Control Disease

Challenge Level: HD of infecting creature or GM’s discretion.

Duration: Instant.

Basic Effect: The effects of a disease are halted for a number of hours equal to the caster’s level. This power can target another character but the caster must be touching the target.

Extreme Effect: The target is cured of the disease.

Detoxify Poison

Challenge Level: HD of poisoning creature or GM’s discretion.

Duration: Instant.

Basic Effect: The effects of a poison are halted for a number of hours equal to the caster’s level. This power can target another character but the caster must be touching the target.

Extreme Effect: The poison is flushed from the target’s system.

Force Choke

Challenge Level: HD of target creature.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: The caster is able to restrict the passage of air into the target’s lungs, causing 1d6 damage per round. The use of this power results in an immediate shift to the dark side.

Extreme Effect: The target creature must make a save or die immediately.

Force Lightning

Challenge Level: HD of target creature.

Duration: Instant

Basic Effect: Lightning leaps from the fingertips of the caster, causing 1d6 of damage to a nearby creature. The use of this power results in an immediate shift to the dark side.

Extreme Effect: The damage is increased to 2d6.

Force of Will

Challenge Level: HD or level of opposing Force User

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: The caster become immune to Force powers that detect the presence or alter the mind of a target.

Extreme Effect: The effect of the force power can be extended to others within the immediate proximity of the caster.

Heightened Instincts

Challenge Level: GM’s discretion

Duration: Instant

Basic Effect: The player is able to ask the GM for a key piece of information not immediately obvious to the characters, such as the direction to the holding cells or the coordinates of a specific planet. The GM must answer truthfully but the amount of information given is up to the GM.

Extreme Effect: The player is able to ask a single follow-up question.

Hibernation Trance

Challenge Level: Player’s choice.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the challenge level.

Basic Effect: The caster enters into a death-like hibernation with signs of life undetectable to the untrained eye. The caster can survive without food, in harsh conditions, and with considerably less air during this hibernation. This hibernation cannot be cut short without outside interference. This power can target another character but the caster must be touching the target.

Extreme Effect: The caster remains conscious of their surroundings during this hibernation and can end the hibernation at will.

Life Detection

Challenge Level: HD of creatures being detected

Duration: Instant.

Basic Effect: The caster is able to discern the number and relative proximity of sentient lifeforms.

Extreme Effect: The caster is also able to discern the disposition of these life forms along with other information based on the GM’s discretion.

Life Sense

Challenge Level: GM’s discretion, based on the familiarity and distance between caster and target.

Duration: Instant.

Basic Effect: The caster is able to discern the proximity of a specific person.

Extreme Effect: The caster is also able to discern the mental and physical state of the target.

Postcognition

Challenge Level: GM’s discretion.

Duration: Instant.

Basic Effect: The player is able to ask the GM for a key piece of information not immediately obvious to the character regarding the history of a touched object. The GM must answer truthfully but the amount of information given is up to the GM.

Extreme Effect: The character has a detailed vision regarding the key events in the item’s history.

Projective Telepathy

Challenge Level: GM’s discretion, based on the familiarity and distance between caster and target.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: The caster is able to speak directly to the mind of a target character.

Extreme Effect: The caster is able to project complex information, such as images and whole memories. The target will know that this information is being projected to them.

Receptive Telepathy

Challenge Level: GM’s discretion, based on the familiarity and distance between caster and target.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: The caster is able to hear the internal monologue of the target.

Extreme Effect: The caster is able to perceive complex information such as images and memories from the target’s mind.

Sense Force

Challenge Level: GM’s discretion.

Duration: Instant

Basic Effect: The caster is able to discern the balance of the force in the immediate area.

Extreme Effect: The caster is able to discern more detailed information on the balance of the force in the immediate area, such as the identity of any nearby force users. They can also glean an impression of the state of the force throughout the galaxy.

Telekinesis

Challenge Level: HD of target creature or GM’s discretion.

Duration: Number of rounds equal to the caster’s level.

Basic Effect: An inanimate object or creature can be moved slowly over the total duration of the power or can be pushed strongly for an instant.

Extreme Effect: A strong push of the force radiates from the caster, driving away all mobile objects.