statting a lightsaber

[Sanctaphrax]

Hm. Okay.

Sounds good to me.

And if the argument's fine by you, then I guess I shouldn't complain.

[Silverblaze]

Good point.  The stats I posted are no refresh/equipment lightsabers.  All manner of Force powers are necessary for deflecting/redirecting shots, dealing with radiating heat, or learning an advanced lightsaber form.

For me the whole "lightsaber cuts through metal like butter" falls apart when Luke gets a tag in on Vader's arm in ESB.  He had the opening and swung hard. Lo, the arm remained attached...

In every star wars system jedi can absorb/dissipate energy.  Easily explained.  Lightsabers still nuke most things.

[EldritchFire]

In every star wars system jedi can absorb/dissipate energy.  Easily explained.  Lightsabers still nuke most things.

Too true. In I, Jedi, Corran's family is really good at that. Heck, he saw a "flashback" of his grandfather absorbing all the energy from a Sith's lightsaber, and using that energy to TK him to death. Granted, he absorbed the energy after it was stabbed through his chest, so it was his final hurrah, but still.

-EF

[BumblingBear]

Too true. In I, Jedi, Corran's family is really good at that. Heck, he saw a "flashback" of his grandfather absorbing all the energy from a Sith's lightsaber, and using that energy to TK him to death. Granted, he absorbed the energy after it was stabbed through his chest, so it was his final hurrah, but still.

-EF

I really liked that novel.  I've always been a fan of Corran Horn.

[ways and means]

I think most of the books are as good or better than the films, I can't think of many book which where  as bad as the prequel trilogy.

[Ala Alba]

Not many books, maybe, but there are some... 

[Michael Sandy]

Having read through this discussion, I think I can safely say that if a player wants to have a lightsaber, I would restrict him to the stunts shown by them in the original 3 movies.  This discussion has been a bit of an eye-opener.  Just because I have what I think is a firm idea of what a concept can do, that doesn't mean that everybody else will have the same concept of it!