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Force powers
Meaning a list of powers divided up by what an NPC should be able to use depending on their alignment and 'rank'.
Banned Powers: These powers are disallowed in open RP.
Universal PC Powers: Available to both Dark and Lightside PC's with no special variant of fatigue.
Lightside PC Powers: Available to only Lightside PC's with no special variant of fatigue, Darksiders will be able to use them but with extra fatigue.
Darkside PC Powers: Available to only Darkside PC's with no special variant of fatigue, Lightsiders will be able to use them but with extra fatigue.
Universal NPC Powers: These powers are the only universal force powers available to any NPC
Lightside NPC powers: These powers are the only powers available to a Lightside NPC
Darkside NPC powers: These powers are the only powers available to a Darkside NPC
Now with the restrictions that we have on shapeshifting I don't think that this is too far of a stretch that we could implement something like this. And like shapeshifting we would only need to enforce it if it was reported. You might wonder why we would do something that isn't going to be enforced all the time and that reason is because when the occasional dispute about force powers does come up we can simply point to the rules and say that it is allowed or disallowed. It will cause us less hassle in the long run.
The other way this could be implemented is dividing powers into tiers. The saying PC of a certain level can have this many at this tier, this many at this tier, and so on. Down to NPCs.
Or we could keep this to NPCs only if we do decide on doing something like this, though I think the current rules:
[url=http://jedivsith.com/viewtopic.php?p=244030#p244030:35tiicr4]Subject: How to?... complete your character profile[/url:35tiicr4]
[quote="The Traveler's Guide":35tiicr4][size=150:35tiicr4]Weapons/Force Powers[/size:35tiicr4]
[list:35tiicr4][*:35tiicr4][i:35tiicr4]Current[/i:35tiicr4] policy is to use canon weapons/powers only.[/*:m:35tiicr4]
[*:35tiicr4][color=#FFFF00:35tiicr4]There is a general agreement among the players that these should be realistically RPd. It is expected that it takes a while to RP learning force powers and you would be met with a few queries if you decide to RP 'mastery of ten powers or more' when you first start.[/color:35tiicr4]
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[*:35tiicr4][color=#FFFF00:35tiicr4]Mastering weapons use and force powers should be an ongoing part of character development not a way of trying to always win in a fight.[/color:35tiicr4]
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[*:35tiicr4][color=#FFFF00:35tiicr4]Use an imaginative mix. Perhaps include some weapons/powers that you may become renowned for and some you are not so proficient at to give room for character development.[/color:35tiicr4]
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[*:35tiicr4]Researching weapons and which force powers are connected to which side of the force, which are difficult and which are expected of a new character is part of the challenge of RPing in Star Wars. Researching and then 'learning' IC is going to be met with more respect than just turning up and saying you are super proficient at everything.
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[*:35tiicr4]Your character may also be non force-sensitive and you could post this here.[/*:m:35tiicr4][/list:u:35tiicr4][/quote:35tiicr4]
Sound more like suggestions than rules.
This isn't to limit creativity but to expand it.