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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mordane76" data-source="post: 986882" data-attributes="member: 7172">Hygric: The reason I'd like to do this is because I don't like the power points idea of specific powers that is presented in the PsiHB, and much prefer the Jedi powers and their mechanics (skills, checks, and using your powers actually physically exhausting you).Michael Tree: Yes -- I think the Jedi Guardian would make a pretty excellent wizard hunter, but I also think that the powers of a Counselor aren't exactly insignificant when compared to a wizard.  True, powerful wizards will reach areas of power that a Counselor could never hope for without turning to the Dark Side (for added offensive power), but I think the Counselor makes an excellent diplomatic character (which is its preferred role in the first place), with its access to powerful mind affecting powers.Does the Jedi get the same magic item compiment that a D&D character of the same level would get?Everyone will have less "magic" items to fall back on -- the setting I'm thinking about doing this in will be a post-modern lower magic setting.  I might actually use the Mage AdC from d20 Modern to accentuate this (I've also played around with converting the Jedi classes into AdC for d20 Modern as well).Is the Jedi's Deflect ability able to deflect missile weapons and spells which have attack rolls?This was something I hadn't considered.  I think this would be a very cool idea, and probably would run with this, since it doesn't really require any re-working of the system -- you just use the Deflect mechanics already in the feat.Is there clerical healing that could replenish a Jedi's VPs faster than resting?See Assumption #2 -- No divine healing magic.  So no.Ankh-Morpork Guard: The only reason I'm taking away the lightsaber is because I'm looking to use the classes in a setting where the technology hasn't reached a level to support lightsabers.  In the Dark Side Sourcebook, there are weapons called Sith Blades, which are alchemically treated swords which are as tough as lightsabers (and basically function as such).  I've been toying with simply usnig these instead -- it's not a "lightsaber," but it basically does all the things a lightsaber would do.  If it acts like a lightsaber, and cuts like a lightsaber... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

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