11-16-2020, 01:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-16-2020, 01:16 AM by Shunna Maza.)
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I hope this doesn't get too complicated. Feel free to ask questions if you're unsure. I'm still learning some of this stuff too!
There is something important about skills and Jedi that you must keep in mind. Unlike Pathfinder, you just can't put skill points into any skill you want. Whatever class you start with at 1st Level are the skills you're stuck with and you never add additional points to increase them because they automatically increase every other level. If you run out of starting skills and you want more then you can pick up the Skill Training feat which allows you to choose one skill from your list of class skills and you become trained in that skill. Note, without starting as a Jedi you will need to take the Force Sensitivity Feat to gain access to the Use the Force Skill.
BTW, you don't need to be a Jedi to use the Force. Though there are certain force abilities that only Jedi have access to.
There is an important Side Bar on page 36 of the Core Rules Book that talks about the difference between Character Level and Class Level. It's specifically important for Star Wars because you only gain the class features of each class WHEN YOU ARE FIRST LEVEL! That means, if you want be a Soldier then pick up Jedi, YOU GET NONE OF THE CLASS FEATURES OR SKILLS OF THE JEDI CLASS! In other words, if you pick up Jedi after first level you don't get any of the free starting feats like Force Sensitivity, Weapon Focus Light Sabers and Weapon Proficiency (simple weapons), that a Jedi would get if he started as a first level character. That means if you want to use the force, you will need to pick up the Force Sensitivity Feat to gain access to the Use The Force Skill. This is the same for all the base classes.
I believe you can technically take Force Sensitive after 1st Level. In my opinion I don't think you should be able to but I'm not the DM and I don't think it has ever come up. I just feel that it would be weird for Han Solo or Chewy suddenly picking up Force Sensitivity after decades of never showing evidence of Force Abilities. Keep in mind that all characters gain Force points that allows them to do crazy things that wouldn't make them Force Sensitive.
There is a down side to choosing Force Sensitivity after 1st level. If you do, you will need to waste a feat to pick up the Skill Training Feat to become trained in the Use The Force Skill. If you chose Force Sensitivity at 1st Level then you could just choose the Use The Force skill as part of your starting skills.
(11-15-2020, 08:42 PM)DM Dougfan Wrote: I’d probably go with a soldier class anyway. Was thinking about a mandalorian Jedi, actually, but we’ll see.
I hope this doesn't get too complicated. Feel free to ask questions if you're unsure. I'm still learning some of this stuff too!
There is something important about skills and Jedi that you must keep in mind. Unlike Pathfinder, you just can't put skill points into any skill you want. Whatever class you start with at 1st Level are the skills you're stuck with and you never add additional points to increase them because they automatically increase every other level. If you run out of starting skills and you want more then you can pick up the Skill Training feat which allows you to choose one skill from your list of class skills and you become trained in that skill. Note, without starting as a Jedi you will need to take the Force Sensitivity Feat to gain access to the Use the Force Skill.
BTW, you don't need to be a Jedi to use the Force. Though there are certain force abilities that only Jedi have access to.
There is an important Side Bar on page 36 of the Core Rules Book that talks about the difference between Character Level and Class Level. It's specifically important for Star Wars because you only gain the class features of each class WHEN YOU ARE FIRST LEVEL! That means, if you want be a Soldier then pick up Jedi, YOU GET NONE OF THE CLASS FEATURES OR SKILLS OF THE JEDI CLASS! In other words, if you pick up Jedi after first level you don't get any of the free starting feats like Force Sensitivity, Weapon Focus Light Sabers and Weapon Proficiency (simple weapons), that a Jedi would get if he started as a first level character. That means if you want to use the force, you will need to pick up the Force Sensitivity Feat to gain access to the Use The Force Skill. This is the same for all the base classes.
I believe you can technically take Force Sensitive after 1st Level. In my opinion I don't think you should be able to but I'm not the DM and I don't think it has ever come up. I just feel that it would be weird for Han Solo or Chewy suddenly picking up Force Sensitivity after decades of never showing evidence of Force Abilities. Keep in mind that all characters gain Force points that allows them to do crazy things that wouldn't make them Force Sensitive.
There is a down side to choosing Force Sensitivity after 1st level. If you do, you will need to waste a feat to pick up the Skill Training Feat to become trained in the Use The Force Skill. If you chose Force Sensitivity at 1st Level then you could just choose the Use The Force skill as part of your starting skills.
