TheSagaContinues

If we go way back to Star Wars D6 it was pretty useless to use handheld weapons against anything bigger than a speeder. That was due to the rules when attacking something of a different scale. But that's a different game in a different millenia.

As for surviving in space that is just not covered well by the rules in SAGA. She probably survived the initial exposure and went into a Force Trance. That would possibly extend the time she survive by a factor of 10. The rest is mostly how it is presented.

You know that I agree with you on the Tehk'la Blade. It either needs to be bigger in size or deal a bit less damage. We had that discussion about 2 years ago on this forum I think. But I had to bring it up as that's one of only two weapons of the right size.

If we ignore the Amphistaff, there is no exotic weapon that does only 1d4 damage. We are ignoring that one as it has poison and reach and can pin targets and so on. Damage is really not the most important thing there.

The Tehk'la Blade and Shyarn are not the only Exotic weapons that have exaggerated damage. Allmost every one has it. The only ones that do single dice damage are Fira (1d8) and Dark Sticks (1d6/2d8). The Fira can deal half as much damage next turn if it hits Fortitude Defense as well, something that is often likely to be lower than Reflex Defense. That is probably even worse than the Tehk'la Blade. You get to double dip in level based damage and other increases as well as the 1d8. Dark Sticks may do 1d6 when thrown, but you are supposed to wield more than one in a hand and do 2d8 damage.

My conclusions is that 1d4 would be fine if it was a Simple Weapon. For an Exotic Weapon 1d6 is pretty much as low as it goes. That is still only half of what a Shyarn or Tehk'la Blade do.

But as always, we don't have to agree. I just think that most Exotic Weapons are having a damage dice one step bigger than we would otherwise expect. If that is they way it's supposed to be is a different question. But that is the way it is.

So, I have considered converting  some interesting Exotic weapons from RCR for some time. Some will be very straightforward and others may be more complicated. Please help out with suggestions and balance issues. If you have a suggestion for what to cover next, that would also be excellent.

My first attempt will be the:

Zenji Needle
Damage 1d4 (19-20) Piercing
Range increment 4 meters
Tiny, 0.1kg

I'm thinking that 1d4 is a bit low for an exotic weapon balance wise. Possibly 1d6 is a bit more reasonable.

The 40 meter range falls in the middle between Trown Weapons and Simple Weapons. Possibly making it an accurate Thrown Weapon would work.

Any ideas?

Yes, I was cut short somehow.

If you get a license for a heavy weapon, buying one is still not that easy. Manufacturers write contracts with planetary governments or other large companies. As a private citizen they may not give you the time of day. This all depends on the company in question, how tightly they are controlled by the Empire or some other organisation.

- So, you have a license you say? We will send a copy of the safety code to the ISB for good measure! We will get back to you when they tell us it's OK and that you are working for the Empire. Not working for the Empire AND have a license? That is very suspicious!

- Sure, we can sell you grenade launchers, but we sell in bulk. They come in boxes of 12.

- Sorry, we ONLY sell to government agencies. Have a nice day!

- Well, with your Connections we DO want to make things go smoothly. I'm sure one grenade launcher could have been scrapped du to faulty materials... Come right this way!

This are all examples of how things may go when trying to buy Military or Illegal equipment. If you have the right Connections things are much more likely to go smoothly, no matter if you have a license or not. You can "always" get a license later, you see? At least as long as you don't get caught with a restricted item before you do...

I base this on the Fluff text on page 118 of SECR:

Military: The object is sold primarily to legitimate police and military organizations. A military rating is essentially the same as restricted (see above). except that manufacturers and dealers are generally under tight government scrutiny and are therefore especially wary of selling to private individuals.

   
So, even with a license finding a seller can be difficult. Not everything in the books are available on every planet either, this goes double for Rare items.

I see a different reason to go to the black market. You may have a license for a Lightsaber (during the dark rimes) if you are working with the Inquisition. But no one in their right mind would sell you one.

If you get a license for a heavy weapon, buying one is still not that easy. Manufacturers write contracts with planetary governments or other large companies. As a private citizen

Under several martial art prestige class talents such as Tae-Jitsu Expertise it says, Once per turn, when you damage a creature or Droid with an Unarmed attack and then you get to take a special action. My question is if you attack with the feat whirlwind attack would you be able to apply the action every target that you do damage or just one?

While esch of those feats only trigger this special action oce per tyrn, if you have more than one Martial Arts feats you could potentially trigger several different special actions in one turn.