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<blockquote data-quote="Voneth" data-source="post: 40380" data-attributes="member: 1016">Some of this may depend on how one plays the &quot;Magic Transparency&quot; rules in the PsiHB. And how the Force will fit into that as well.&nbsp; Here are some of my thoughts on the subject.Actually, unless one is doing a full blown Star Wars universe, Force Adept would be the best class to use for a d20 game. One doesn't even have to worry about the light saber with that class. Don't forget that Force Users should also be allowed their Force Points. That ability alone would come in nice in a pinch and make up for the loss of some spells. One may also want to get the SW suppliments for Force Powers. The Sith book is already out and the Jedi book may or not be hold as the new SW core book gets done.&nbsp; Continuing with the use of Force Powers in a mixed game ... Subdual damage is the quick and dirty way to go for a conversion. Though you will have Jedi &quot;passing out&quot; faster than they would under their own vp rules.One may fine tune Force powers by just giving them a &quot;Force Pool&quot; of energy points to use instead of subdual damage. One could run the pool various ways. The most accurate would be to penalize the pool for every hit point of damage taken. One could justify this as the Jedi's version of a concentration check. The benifit would be an almost complete conversion of the orignial feeling of the classes use of powers. Under this system, Force Users would be closer to clerics in their hp and other level based combat abilties.One could also take the pool and just use it as &quot;spell points.&quot; The power of the class could then be controled by how many points a PC is allowed to earn per level. Hmmmmm.A lot of public opinion is still out on whether Psionics is matched or not. Quite a few people think the Psion Class (not the Psy Warrior) was hamstrung so as not to offended those who favor magic, while other disagree.&nbsp; In the d20 products &quot;If Thoughts Could Kill.&quot; The &quot;one-trick&quot; psionist was expaned through rules done by the original author of the PsiHB. Though some say it just the new rules just turned psionics into a point-based magic system. (an idea that seems to fit right into your game.) But if one wants to run a extened psi game, ITCK is a must have.On a final note, coverting to VP/WP is easy. Just add a WP total equal to the NPC or monster's Con. At least that's what was said in the last Polyhedron. To convert back, just remove references to WP.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Voneth, post: 40380, member: 1016"] Some of this may depend on how one plays the "Magic Transparency" rules in the PsiHB. And how the Force will fit into that as well. Here are some of my thoughts on the subject. Actually, unless one is doing a full blown Star Wars universe, Force Adept would be the best class to use for a d20 game. One doesn't even have to worry about the light saber with that class. Don't forget that Force Users should also be allowed their Force Points. That ability alone would come in nice in a pinch and make up for the loss of some spells. One may also want to get the SW suppliments for Force Powers. The Sith book is already out and the Jedi book may or not be hold as the new SW core book gets done. Continuing with the use of Force Powers in a mixed game ... Subdual damage is the quick and dirty way to go for a conversion. Though you will have Jedi "passing out" faster than they would under their own vp rules. One may fine tune Force powers by just giving them a "Force Pool" of energy points to use instead of subdual damage. One could run the pool various ways. The most accurate would be to penalize the pool for every hit point of damage taken. One could justify this as the Jedi's version of a concentration check. The benifit would be an almost complete conversion of the orignial feeling of the classes use of powers. Under this system, Force Users would be closer to clerics in their hp and other level based combat abilties. One could also take the pool and just use it as "spell points." The power of the class could then be controled by how many points a PC is allowed to earn per level. Hmmmmm. A lot of public opinion is still out on whether Psionics is matched or not. Quite a few people think the Psion Class (not the Psy Warrior) was hamstrung so as not to offended those who favor magic, while other disagree. In the d20 products "If Thoughts Could Kill." The "one-trick" psionist was expaned through rules done by the original author of the PsiHB. Though some say it just the new rules just turned psionics into a point-based magic system. (an idea that seems to fit right into your game.) But if one wants to run a extened psi game, ITCK is a must have. On a final note, coverting to VP/WP is easy. Just add a WP total equal to the NPC or monster's Con. At least that's what was said in the last Polyhedron. To convert back, just remove references to WP. [/QUOTE]

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