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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 2945256" data-attributes="member: 41187">Well, it helps that KOTOR's game mechanics are far more balanced than any pen and paper star wars I've ever seen before.  You actually have to work to turn the Jedi into a combat monkey of unparalleled power rather than getting that as a side benefit.Truthfully, I hope this new edition plays much the same way the video games did.Back on topic....Lightsabres are pretty well balanced when divorced from the various class and powers rules that exist in SWd20.  The only thing that makes them inheritly better than other weapons is their ability to ignore DR, and that's balanced out by the EWP.  For translation to other games I'd treat them like adamantine (ignore hardness less than 20), to keep that special ability to chop down walls with a flashlight, and simply use the base stats (2d8 fire, 19-20 [x2], can be Finessed).  If you want something that simulates lightsabres, as shown by your original post, then you'll want to consider the above properties and maybe include some specials such as "can be used with deflect arrows feat" and some other cool-but-not-usually-powerful abilities.Good Luck!</blockquote>