Hey guys, Im really glad I found this board, there are so few active places where I can get info on SWSE.
Soo, I have few questions:
1. I just need a clarification on the restrictions of the personal energy shields from the KotOR rulebook.
If I got it right, while the shield is inactive, there are no penalties at all, no matter what feats the character has.
Once the shields go up, if the character is not proficient with the armor type he gets -5 to Ref defense and is denied its dex bonus to Ref defense, which is obviously not a very good idea.
If the character has the required proficiency, when the shields go up he gets the maximum dex bonus restriction, penalty to attack rolls and penalty to Acrobatics, Jump, etc. skills and thats all?
Also since lightsabers are considered energy/slashing, does this mean the shields are working as usual against them?
2. Im looking at the Force Shield power, for action it says just "reaction" but its not clear reaction to what. Does the character need to be attacked, damaged or it can be a reaction to anything, for example the bad guy reaches for his gun?
Im asking this because in the rulebook it says "You may only take a single Reaction to any one Action or effect." and this combined with the not very clear wording of the force shield power lead to an argument with our GM.
For example if a character gets attacked in melee, chooses to use block, fails the block roll and after that wants to use Force shield, is this allowed or is it considered a second reaction to the same action? Because one may argue that the force shield is not a reaction to the attack, but to the enemy blade going past the block and almost reaching its target?
3. Only melee weapons have their damage dice reduced when miniaturized, ranged weapons like blasters keep their original dice size, right?