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Star warslemuria edition

What is this?This document provides a quick but hopefully usable and not-too-broken adaptation of the rules from the game Barbarians of Lemuria: Mythic Edition to the setting of the Star Wars uni-verse.

Star Wars doesnt require much description, since its so firmly ingrained in our cultural mindset. There wont be any setting description, history, or any of that stuff.

Also, there wont be any particular new twists on the setting (like, you know, the Jedi were secretly evil or actually, all the Ewoks died in the Endor Holocaust). Well pretty much go with the movies, some of the video games, and whatever else works. If you like it, feel free to figure out how to incorporate it.

disclaimers

Star Wars and all logos, characters, artwork, names, informa-tion, and other elements associated thereto is the sole and exclusive property of Lucasfilm Ltd.

Barbarians of Lemuria is Simon Washbourne

BarBarians of lemuriaBarbarians of Lemuria is a fabulous sword-and-sorcery RPG written by Simon Washbourne. Its quick, intuitive, and relies heavily on its simplicity to bring out the pulpy feel of the genre. Because of that, it works for a lot of other genres and takes only a few hours, maybe, to adapt to new settings and ideas.

Seriously. Go get the game. Its worth it.

This document does not reproduce the rules of Barbarians of Lemuria. Instead, it assumes you have (or can at least read through) a copy of that game, and instead provides a brief outline of what is different.

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difficulty: the JediJedi are a tricky element in an RPG designed to allow a group of players to have a good time together. The depiction of jedi varies from movie to movie, showing them as anything from superhuman warrior priests to wise but ancient mentors to brash young hotheads better at getting into trouble than out of it.

The rules in this adaptation attempt to balance the abilities of the Jedi against what a non-Jedi character can do. There are some situations, of course, where a Jedi is probably simply going to be better than a mundane, but that is probably just the way this goes.

CharactersCharacter creation remains almost entirely the same. There are a few points where things change, most notably in the creation of a character who is a member of the Jedi Order.

attriButes and comBat aBilitiesCharacter Attributes and Abilities remain the same as in the basic version of Barbarians of Lemuria.

derived traitsLifeblood is renamed to Health, but is otherwise the same.

Hero Points are renamed to Destiny Points, and are allocated similarly to Hero Points, with the following exceptions:

1. Non-Jedi Characters receive 4 Destiny Points (5 if they take the boon Better Lucky Than Good).

2. Jedi characters start with 2 Destiny Points.

Destiny Points can be traded in during character creation to purchase additional boons. Each additional boon costs 1 Desti-ny Point.

force pointsJedi have a new resource, Force Points, making up for their reduced Destiny Point allowance. Force Points are used to fuel the abilities of Jedi characters (more on that later).

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A Jedi characters starting Force Points are equal to 2 + his or her rank in the Jedi career (plus an additional point if they take the Strong With the Force boon).

AdvancementAdvancement follows the normal Barbarians of Lemuria rules - advancement points (usually 2 - 3 per adventure) can be used for the usual improvements. In addition, you can spend ad-vancement points to do the following:

Gain 1 Force Point (cost: 2AP)

Reduce Dark Side Count by 1 (cost: 2AP)

CareersCharacters select starting careers in the same fashion as they do in standard Barbarians of Lemuria.

The careers available to a character are as follows:Colonist/CivilianMedic/Physician/HealerDiplomat/NegotiatorNoble/AristocratSoldier/Warrior/TrooperMercenary/Bounty Hunter/Hired GunOfficer/Commander/LeaderPilot/SpacerExplorer/Scout/RangerFighter/Gladiator/ThugSmuggler/Criminal/ThiefFixerSlicer/HackerSpy/SaboteurHermitSlaverTechnician/ScientistScholar/Academic/Student

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Primitive/BarbarianPerformer/Musician/DancerFarmer/Peasant/LaborerSlave/Thrall/PrisonerMerchant/Trader/ShopownerDuster/Drifter/VagabondJedi*

the Jedi careerIf you wish your character to be a jedi, you must select the Jedi career. However, you must also make this the final career of your starting career selectionseverything youve done led up to the point that you became an apprentice.

pros to selecting the Jedi careerYoure a goddamn jedi. Lightsabers, the Force, giant leaps, throwing things with your mind.

cons to selecting the Jedi careerJedi training requires total commitment. Once you select the Jedi career, if you choose to spend Advancement Points on careers, you must spend them on your Jedi career. (you can, however, spend advancement points on any other non-Career items as usual).

aBandoning the Jedi WayThere is one exception to the requirement to advance only as a Jedi--you can choose to abandon the Jedi Path.

To do so, you must select (or improve, if you already have it) the Hermit career, and withdraw from the world and sever your bond with the Force.

Your Jedi career becomes Former Jedi, and you can no longer use Force Points (you will, however, lose any dark side points you had). After abandoning the Jedi Path, you can assume new careers as normal (and of course youll still be able to use the Former Jedi career for things like etiquette, information checks, and whatnot).

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Jedi ranksAlthough theres no particular game effect beyond having a high rank in the Jedi Career, the ranks in the career correspond roughly to the level within the order, as follows:

Jedi career rank Jedi order rank02 Padawan3-4 Knight5+ Master

Jedi-specific flaWsJedi Characters may gain flaws based on the Era in which play occurs. This flaw does not grant any Destiny Points or bonuses.

Old Republic, Clone Wars: Master and Learner or Chain of Command

Galactic Empire: Hunted

Rebellion: Untrustworthy

The ForceThe basic method by which a jedi accesses and uses the force is by the expenditure of Force Points. Force Points are spent to switch on, so to speak, Jedi abilities, or to let the Jedi gain an advantage for a Task Roll.

spending force pointsThere are two ways to spend Force Points (FP)

1. Spend 1 FP to gain a bonus die on your next roll (that is, to roll 3d6 and keep the two highest dice).

2. Spend 1 FP to activate a specific Jedi ability.

restrictions on force point useA jedi is limited in his her ability to use the force based on training and innate ability. Thus, when spending force points, in any given round a Jedi is limited to spending no more than the higher of their Mind or Jedi rank.

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Example: Astor Kan has Mind 2 and Jedi 1, and can therefore spend up to 2 force points in a given round.

Optional Rule: relying on will alone is riskier than relying on training. If the higher threshold for the character is Mind, and a character spends enough force points to meet that thresh-old, a calamitous failure on the roll adds 1 to their Dark Side Count.

regaining force pointsDuring combat, force points regenerate at the following rate:

Jedi career rank Jedi order rank regeneration rate02 Padawan 1 / round3-4 Knight 2 / round5+ Master 3 / round

It is possible to exhaust ones ability to use the Force, but as skill increases, it becomes much harder to do so.

Finally, at the end of any scene or combat encounter, Force Points refresh fully.

the dark sideOne of the keys to the Star Wars universe is the conflict be-tween the so-called Light and Dark sides of the Force. The Light Side was about harmony, flow, and calm (though it certainly could be used to commit incredibly violent acts). The Dark Side, by contrast, was Force use controlled and powered by anger, fear, mistrust, and often desperation. It appealed to the basest instincts in the Force user, but it also thrilled them with power.

A second key element in the setting is that though the Light and Dark side can do the same things, it was much harder to master the Force while retaining the calm wisdom that the light side required. The Dark Side, on the other hand, was pow-erful, quick, easy, and very seductive.

The following rules hope to capture a little of that, without bogging things down too much.

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calling on the dark sideA jedi character can give in to the darker instincts of hate, fear, or rage and call on the Dark Side of the force to do the follow-ing:

1. Roll 4d6 and keep the two highest dice on their next Task Roll.

2. Activate a Force Ability, including Force Choke or Force Lightning.

A Jedi need not spend any Force Points or any other type of resource to call on the dark side. The Dark Side of the Force is always there and ready.

dark side countHowever, just because one can call on the Dark Side without spending Force Points, that doesnt mean its free. Whenever a jedi character uses the Dark Side, his or her Dark Side Count increases by 1.

The Dark Side count does not represent a new pool of resourc-es to use -- rather, it is simply a tally of how many times the jedi allowed wrath, fear, hatred, or despair to drive their use of the Force.

Also, based on negotiating with the GM, it might be possible to gain Dark Side Count without actually calling on the dark side, based on how you use your force abilities. If you do evil acts, even with ostensibly light side abilities, dont expect to get away with them.

reducing dark side countIt is possible, though not easy, to reduce your dark side point total. There are two ways to do this:

1. During Advancement, you must tell the tale of the quest you undertook to purify yourself and atone for the evil you may have done. Then, you can spend 2 Advancement points for every Dark Side point you wish to remove.

2. Sever your connection with the Force, by permanently abandoning the Jedi path. This will not make people forget

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acts that you performed, but you will no longer be in danger of completely subsuming your will to the Dark Side.

falling to the dark sideThe more a character uses the Dark Side, the more likely they are to become Fallen Jedi. Once a characters Dark Side Count equals double their combined Mind + Jedi ranks, they have fallen completely to the dark side, and are no longer viable player characters. Retire the character (or hand it over to the GM as a great new villain).

force aBilitiesThe Star Wars movies and games demonstrate some iconic jedi abilities that many people think of when they hear the term jedi. This list captures some of them.

A Jedi character may choose, at character creation, one force ability from the list below, plus one additional for every rank they have in the Jedi career.

Lightsaber Defense: you completely negate one ranged attack (plus one per Jedi rank) made against you or an ally within 5 feet of you.

Force Push: you hurl one opponent, or 3 rabble per Jedi Rank, 10 feet backward and knock them down.

Force Speed: your speed and reflexes increase. Double all movement distances this turn.

Sense Life: you can detect living creatures nearby, including how many and rough positions

Premonition: you gain a limited sense of an upcoming event

Telepathy: you can communicate a very brief call to an ally, unless they are Force Blind

Call Object: you can summon to your hand an object such as a weapon or other item that you could reasonably carry in one hand, although you do not have to actually catch and hold it.

Telekinesis: you can throw an unmoored object within twenty feet of you a distance of up to twenty feet in any

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direction. If the object is moored, you must spend one turn to rip it free before you can throw it.

Mind Trick: you can plant a simple suggestion in the mind of NPC rabble, which they will follow. They cannot be ordered to commit acts they find reprehensible or unacceptable.

Knit Wounds: you can heal yourself 1d6/2 Health

Death Stasis: if you are reduced to 0 lifeblood, you slip into a healing stasis and will heal on your own, if protected.

dark side aBilitiesForce Choke and Force Lightning are iconic abilities. However, in this adaptation, they are explicitly linked to the Dark Side of the force. As such, any use can be done freely, but it increases the characters Dark Side Count by 1 each time.

Force Choke: cause 3 damage to a single target and halts their movement; only works on targets that need to breathe (obviously)

Force lightning: inflict 3 damage on a single target, or spread it across up to 3 targets.

SpeciesThe Star Wars universe teems with alien species. Its not pos-sible to detail each of them here, and in any case, Barbarians of Lemuria doesnt use extensive set of modifiers or tweaks to reflect different species. Instead, what they use is Boons and Flaws to represent the type of traits that a member of that species might have.

Sometimes, a species has one common trait that would be strange for that individual not to have. For example, Wookiees are generally very, very big. Its possible to have a small wook-iee (such as a child, or runt), of course, but in general Wookiees are of a size. On the other side of the coin, the Kel Dor must wear special atmospheric filters to survive outside their native planet. This is a flaw, something they must deal with in some way, and something that affects every member of the species.

In situations like this, the species will automatically receive boons or flaws at no cost.

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However, most of the time, the boons and flaws simply repre-sent traits that might be found in various species, but allows for individuals to be, well, individual.

neW BoonsAce: you are a hotshot pilot. When flying your ship, roll a bonus die.

Navigator: you have a natural ability to navigate in any medium. Whenever you must plot a course, determine the fastest route, organize a convoy route, or evade pursuit by clever navigation, roll a bonus die.

Born Spacer: you are a naturally talented space crewperson. Whenever you are fighting, working, navigating, or assessing a situation while on board a starship, roll a bonus die.

Eidetic: you have an exceptionally acute memory. Whenever you must tell a story, recount an experience, remember a key detail, or describe a location to someone else, roll a bonus die.

Aquatic: you are at home underwater, and can either breathe or at least remain submerged for extended periods. Whenever you engage in any activity underwater, roll a bo-nus die.

Agility Feat: you can perform feats of exception agility. Whenever you are leaping, balancing, climbing, performing sleight of hand, or otherwise using your uncanny grace, roll a bonus die.

Better Lucky than Good: you gain an additional Destiny Point at character creation (replaces Marked by the Gods).

neW flaWsChain of Command: you are responsible to, and perhaps re-sponsible for, obeying and passing on orders in some sort of military or similar hierarchy. Failure to properly obey orders will subject you to disciplinary action.

Language Barrier: you understand other languages well, but cannot speak them due to physiology. When trying to communicate with someone who does not understand your language, roll a penalty die.

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Force Blind: you cannot detect the Force. You cannot choose this Flaw and be a Jedi.

Master and Learner: you are either apprentice to, or master to, another jedi. This relationship affects your ability to act independently without informing the other of your plans. Specific details of how this flaw affects you should be worked out with the GM.

Old Enemy: your species has an old enmity with another species. When you deal with a member of that species, roll a penalty die.

Hatred: you have a particular, overwhelming hate for a certain thing, person, creature, or concept. Whenever you encounter this and must deal with it without annihilating it, take a penalty die.

Pungent: your species has a noticeable and distinct scent. When hiding or avoiding pursuit, or dealing with members of other species, take a penalty die.

Atmo Filters: you require specialized breathing equipment to survive in atmospheres other than that of your home-world. Loss of this equipment will cause D3 damage per round, until you either die, repair the equipment, or are put into medical stasis.

species listDo not consider the list below a comprehensive list of alien species. If you wish to play something not on this list (Gungan, Shistavanen, whatever) go look it up on the Wookieepedia, and come up with some applicable flaws and boons.

Finally, the boons and flaws listed with various species below are only suggestions, and dont represent a fixed list from which to choose!

human

Humans may choose any appropriate boon or flaw; their varia-tion across the universe is dizzying.

wookiee

Automatic: Brawler.

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Boons: Fearsome Looks, Giant Strength, Strength Feat, Jun-gle-Born, Trademark Weapon (bowcaster), Hard to Kill

Flaws: Country Bumpkin, Distrust of Strangers, Distinctive Appearance, Language Barrier (new flaw), Old Enemy (Tran-doshan)

bothan

Boons: Alert, Deft Hands, Detect Deception, Friends in High / Low Places, Sneaky

Flaws: Delicate, City Dweller, Greed, Poor Recovery, Untrust-worthy

duros

Boons: Deft Hands, Ace, Navigator, Eidetic, Born Spacer, Night Sight, Carouser

Flaws: Taciturn, Greed, Hot-Headed, Obsession, Feels the Cold

sullustan

Boons: Ace, Navigator, Keen Eyesight, Keen Hearing, Night Sight, Carouser

Flaws: Greed, Lustful, Hot-Headed

rodian Boons: Keen Hearing, Alert, Blind Combat, Night Sight, Deft Hands, Jungle Born

Flaws: Braggart, Feels the Cold, Pungent, Hot-Headed, Ob-session

trandoshan

Boons: Brawler, Giant Strength, Strength Feat, Thick Skin, Hard to Kill

Flaws: All Thumbs, Braggart, Greed, Hot-Headed, Ugly & Brutish, Old Enemy (Wookiees), Trademark Weapon (Tran-doshan Sword)

mon calamariAutomatic: Artistic

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Boons: Navigator, Deft Hands, High-born

Flaws: Pungent, Obsession, Hatred (Smugglers), Old Enemy (Quarren)

twilekBoons: Detect Deception, Friends in Low/High Places, Des-ert-born, Attractive, Deft Hands, Artistic

Flaws: Greed, Delicate, City Dweller, Unsettling, Untrust-worthy

gand

Boons: Hard-to-Kill, Thick Skin, Keen Eyesight, Immunity to Poison (lungless only), Trademark Weapon (Gand Discharger)

Flaws: Atmo Filter, Allergy (Alcohol), Unsettling, Taciturn

ewok

Boons: Strength Feat, Forest-born, Keen Hearing, Keen Scent, Sneaky

Flaws: Country Bumpkin, All Thumbs, Cravings, Distinctive Appearance, Force Blind

kel dorAutomatic: Atmo Filter

Boons: Deft Hands, Blind Fighter, Learned, Highly Agile

Flaws: Delicate, Ugly, Poor Eyesight, Poor Recovery

DroidsDroid characters are likely to be rare, but there are some iconic droids in the universe and it might be fun to play one. Droids follow the same basic setup as other characters, with the fol-lowing assumptions and rules:

1. Droids have a basic set of manipulators with which to interact with the world (hands, claws, etc.)

2. Droids Appeal attribute is permanently set at 0, and they have 3 points to distribute over their other Attributes.

3. Droid are automatically Force Blind, and cannot be jedi.

4. Droid characters start with 2 Destiny Points.

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5. Droids must choose one of the following Types as their first career: Astromech, Protocol, Medical, Battle, Assassin, Scout, or Labor. After that, droids may choose any appropri-ate career as usual.

GearRules for gear follow the general approach of Barbarians of Le-muria: weapons are categorized by broad type (light, medium, heavy, etc.), armor likewise, and otherwise a character should simply have the appropriate gear for their character concept.

Damage values for weaponry are as follows:

2D6: Roll 2d6

2D6L: roll 2d6, and keep the lowest die

3D6M: roll 3d6, and keep the middle die

2D6H: roll 2d6, and keep the highest die

melee WeaponsMelee weaponry uses the standard Barbarians of Lemuria rules. Example weapons for each category are shown below:

Light Melee (2D6L+Str): vibroknife, stun baton, club

Medium Melee (3D6M+Str): vibrosword, Trandoshan sword, quarterstaff

Heavy Melee (2D6H+Str): force pike, greatspear

lightsaBers

The lightsaber is a special situation. Roll 2d6H for the lightsa-ber, but do not add strength to the damage inflicted.

Additionally, when fighting multiple rabble opponents in close quarters, if you deal more damage to one enemys Health val-ue, the excess is applied to the next nearest rabble opponent.

ranged WeaponsLight Ranged (2D6L): sporting blaster, hold-out blaster, ion pistol

Medium Ranged (3D6M): blaster pistol, slug pistol, disrup-tor pistol

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Heavy Ranged (2D6H): blaster rifle, concussion rifle, cycle rifle

armorLight Armor (D3-1/1): flak vest, jacket

Medium Armor (D6-2/2): stormtrooper armor, heavy vest

Heavy Armor (D6-2/3): Mandalorian armor, ARC trooper armor

StarshipsStarships are a core element of the Star Wars universe, and need to play a similar key role in this adaptation. However, its important to remember that starships shouldnt dominate the game at the expense of the characters.

Most character parties will probably have a ship that they share (like an old tramp freighter, for instance...) or seek travel aboard other trips. Groups that are pilot-heavy may all have their own ships, and of course its possible that a military-focused game will have the entire group be starfighter pilots.

star travelTravel in Star Wars movies and other fiction is usually done at speed of plot, whereby the actual process of travel just happens, and happens when its necessary. For the most part, this is the best way to handle travel among known systems, or when the heroes have access to certain hyperspace navigation charts.

However, if traveling the stars is a significant component of an adventure, or if a player makes navigation, star travel, or exploring the unknown a big part of their character concept (which should be rewarded!), the following simple rules can help.

navigatingNavigation of the galaxy is easier the closer, or more well-known, a region is, and becomes harder the further from the core one becomes. Typically, star travel will occur from system to system, jumping from one planetary system to another,

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rather than jumping aimlessly into deep space. When a course needs to be plotted, it makes a difference whether youre in known or unknown space.

knoWn spaceTypically, little needs to be done here: ship computers and astrogation routines can handle known-space jumps without intervention, and if you simply need to travel from one place to another, you can program a destination and let the ship sort it out.

The GM (with the help of the ample resources on the web!) can determine some base amount of travel time for known-space flight.

If the heroes wish to reduce the time, one of them may make a navigation task roll, rolling 2d6 + Mind + Navigator rank, if any.

Failure: add 50% to the jump time due to some trivial error

Success: reduce the time to 75% of the base

Mighty Success: halves the time for this trip

Legendary Success: like a Mighty Success, and future travel on that route is also halved. If the hero wishes, the route can be named after them and logged in the galactic star charts as well.

In Known Space exploration, calamitous failures are simply failures -- the computer default is always good enough.

unexplored spaceUnknown space, on the other hand, is a totally different matter. In the deep dark, astrogation computers know very little, and cant be relied upon to save a mis-aimed jump or prevent you from ending up in deep, empty space, thousands of light years from where you intended to be.

Navigating unknown space is the job of the scouts, navigators, and born spacers in the crew. Like in known space, when plot-ting a course by hand, the hero (or heroes) make a Task Roll of 2d6 + Mind + appropriate career.

Calamitous Failure: you experience a Jump Calamity. You can come up with your own major problem, roll on the table

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below, or just use it for inspiration. Regardless, things change for the worse!

Failure: you make the hyperspace jump, but do not arrive at your intended location. You may arrive in empty space, or at a new unknown place. Youll need to re-assess and jump again.

Success: you make the hyperspace jump and arrive at the destination you intended. It takes about as long as you ex-pected, based on your calculations.

Mighty Success: you make the jump, and arrive earlier than expected!

Legendary Success: you make the jump, arriving much fast-er than expected, and gain a +1 bonus to your next naviga-tion roll.

example Jump calamitiesd6 roll calamity

1 Grav Bounce: your ship is deflected by an unanticipated gravity well and ends up in the wrong place

2 Hyperdrive Damaged: you must repair your drive before you can jump again

3 Temporal Anomaly: you travel through time (and maybe space).

4 Dangerous Arrival Point: you jump into the middle of an asteroid field, ion storm, solar eruption, or similar event

5 Serious Ship Damage: hyperdrive stresses cause major damage to your ships hull or systems

6 Thoroughly Lost: you are in completely unknown space and your jump log is wiped or unreadable, so you cannot retrace your steps

avoiding calamityOf course, youll take every precaution you can before random-ly jabbing at the ship computer and yelling GO! During your

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adventures its likely youll come across salty old spacers with interesting (albeit vague) tales of lost star systems, mysterious holocrons with half-readable course data, ancient star charts, and legends, rumors, and myths that circulate wherever space travelers gather.

This kind of data can help you make jumps into the unknown. Although the GM has final say, having information such as ancient charts, ship tracking data, or even putting together the pieces of multiple half-remembered stories can be worth anywhere from +1 to +3 to a single navigation roll.

stranding and distress BeaconsIf you become strandedyour hyperdrive broken, power sys-tems nonfunctional, etc.you can activate a distress beacon, which is standard equipment on all ships.

Distress beacons can be picked up by any ship, and it is not al-ways a friend who will find you, but it may be your last chance to survive a bad jump or in-flight disaster.

How long it takes for a potential rescuer to locate you depends on how far out of known space (or frequently used trade lanes) you are. If youre exploring the deeps, you could be waiting a very, very long time.

starship comBatStarship combat is similar to personal combat, but does have some modifications.

range and positionIn aerial (or aerospace) combat, range, energy, speed, and posi-tion are all crucial elements. In Star Wars...not so much. Star-fighter combat is generally a whirling, close-in, knife fight-range furball of ships, explosions, blasters, and near misses. To keep things fast (and to avoid overcomplication) the combat system will be largely the same as it is in personal combat, al-though the specific capabilities of a ship add a few little twists and tricks to the process.

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priority roll and advantageThe Priority Roll in Starship combat determines the order of action and what modifiers are in effect for the various partici-pants in the combat.

1. Hero pilots make a Priority Roll, rolling 2d6 + Agility + Maneuver Points (if they wish to spend them).

2. The result of all rolls are compared, and the order of ac-tion is determined as usual (remember, NPCs do not roll, but are interleaved into the order of actions based on the results of the heroes rolls).

attack and maneuverOnce the order of actions is determined, combat task rolls are made to execute attacks against opponents.

advantage and disadvantageOnce combat order is decided, the GM and players can cal-culate modifiers based on the relative advantage and disad-vantage each combatant has. In other words, a ship that acts earlier in the combat order has advantage over all ships acting later, and by the same token a ship acting later in the combat order is disadvantage compared to ships acting earlier.

The distance between two ships in the combat order equals the modifier (either positive or negative) applied to their ac-tion for that turn.

Example: Red 5 (an X-Wing) acts two turns before Gamma-4 (a TIE Interceptor). If Red 5 attacks Gamma-4, the pilot may add +2 to their attack roll. Conversely, since their position is worse, the pilot of Gamma-4 would have to take a -2 penalty if he or she attacked Red 5, unless

maneuver pointsEvery ship has a trait called Maneuver, which represents in an abstract sense its speed, agility, and ability to make quick course corrections or evasive actions. Maneuver is a resource that can be spent by the pilot to do the following:

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Reduce Penalties/Increase Bonuses: pilots can spend ma-neuver to increase the bonus modifier due to advantage, or decrease penalties due to disadvantage.

Evasive Action: attempt to reduce damage from an immi-nent attack, spending 1 Maneuver Point for every point of damage you hope to deflect. You must spend these point prior to the attack roll being made.

Break Contact: hit the throttles and force a new priority roll.

In any case above, other pilots may spend maneuver points to try to negate changes. Of course, spending them now means they wont be there later, but often the first person to act deci-sively takes the field.

resolving ship attacksShips have weaponry which is outlined in their descriptions, and attacking with those weapons is a normal Task Roll of 2d6+Agility+modifiers for starfighters (or 2d6+Mind+modifiers for crewed weapon stations).

ship attriButesEvery ship has the following attributes:

Crew: the number of people who can occupy the ship at operational stations (this does not include passengers)

Shields: the amount of damage absorbed by the ships shields, and the recharge rate of the shields (indicated in parenthesis)

Hull: the amount of damage the hull can take before being breached

Systems: the amount of damage individual flight systems (such as life support, weapons, shields, etc.) can take before shutting down. Generally represents how rugged ship sys-tems are.

Maneuver: the ships maneuverability, represented by both its standard Maneuver Points, and the recharge rate of those points (in parenthesis)

Weaponry: primary and secondary weapons are indicated here

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Special: any special capabilities, modules, or traits the ship possesses.

example shipsSome iconic ships from Star Wars are presented below

snowspeeder: Crew 2, Shield 0, Hull 6, Systems 3, Maneuver 2(1), Armament: Light Laser D6 / Tailgun D6, Special: Grapple, Atmo-spheric Only

x-wing: Crew 1, Shields 2(1), Hull 5, Systems 2, Maneuver 3(2), Ar-mament: Quad Blaster 2d6H, Proton Torpedo x2, Special: Hyperdrive

z-95: Crew 1, Shields 1(1), Hull 4, System 3, Maneuver 3(1), Arma-ment: Twin Blaster D6, Proton Torpedo x2

a-wing: Crew 1, Shields 1(1), Hull 4, Systems 2, Maneuver 5(2), Ar-mament Twin Blaster D6, Concussion Missile x2, Special: Hyperdrive

y-wing: Crew 2, Shields 2(1), Hull 5, Systems 3, Maneuver 2(1), Armament: Ion Cannon, Heavy Torpedo x2, Special: Hyperdrive, Grapple

tie fighter: Crew 1, Shield 0, Hull 4, System 3, Maneuver 4(2), Armament: Twin Blaster D6

tie interceptor: Crew 1, Shields 0, Hull 4, Systems 3, Maneuver 5(3), Armament: Quad Blaster 2d6H

tie bomber: Crew 1, Shields 0, Hull 5, Systems 3, Maneuver 3(2), Armament: Twin Blaster D6, Grav Bomb x6

b-wing: Crew 1, Shields 3(2), Hull 6, Systems 2, Maneuver 2(2), Armament: Quadlink Blasters 2d6H, Proton Torpedo x4 / Shipkillers x4, Special: Hyperdrive

assault shuttle: Crew 2, Shields 3(2), Hull 6, Systems 4, Maneu-ver 2(1), Armament: Twin Blasters D6, Ion Bombs x4, Special: Hull Cutter, Boarding Team

yt-1300: Crew 3, Shields 3(1), Hull 10, Systems 4, Maneuver 2(1), Armament: Quad Cannon 2D6H, Special: Cargo Transport, Smuggler Ship, Passenger Transport

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tyderian shuttle: Crew 3, Shields 3(1), Hull 5, Systems 3, Maneu-ver 2(1), Armament: Ion Cannon, Special: Passenger Transport, Cargo Transport

raBBle squadronsShips can also be rabble. In general, any type of starfighter can qualify as rabble, simply based on what the GM needs. To convert any of the starfighters above to a Rabble Squadron, do the following:

1. Reduce Hull to 3.

2. Reduce Shields (if any) to 1.

3. Reduce Maneuver by 1 (to a minimum of 1). Rabble Squadron maneuver does not regenerate.

4. Set the damage of their weapon systems to D6 for heavy starfighters, and D3 for light fighters.

a Word on capital shipsFighting against capital ships is a sometimes feature of the setting. In the event a group of small ships challenges a large one, the capital ship itself can be modeled as a collection of smaller ships, each with its own statblock reflecting that modules qualities. Thus, a gun battery might have very heavy weaponry, while the shield area would be well-defended but perhaps not in range of the heaviest of the ships guns, and so forth. This way, heroes can attack specific subsystems to try to cripple ships, intead of having to just blow the whole thing up!

The Bad GuysOpponents of the player characters fall into the same catego-ries as used in basic Barbarians of Lemuria: Villains, Toughs, and Rabble.

Villains: named NPCs, built identically to player characters.

Toughs: hardened soldiers, veterans, mercenaries, and other challenging enemies

Rabble: masses of troops, starfighters, or other opponents -- individually weak, but collectively a threat.

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example toughsThe following are Toughs that can be used in any adventure. You can also create your own, or reskin existing enemies from other Barbarians of Lemuria games and supplements.

imperial officer: Str 0, Agi 1, Min 2, App 0, Init 0, Mel 0, Rng 2, Def 1, Health 6 | Career: Officer 1, Weapon: Blaster Pistol 3D6M, Armor: 0

imperial commando: Str 0 Agi 1 min 1 App 0, Init 1, Mel 1, Rng 2, Def -1, Health 6 | Career: Soldier 2, Weapon: Blaster Rifle 2D6H, Vibroblade D6, Armor: D6-2

stormtrooper sergeant: Str 1, Agi 1, Min 1, App 0, Init 0, Mel 1, Rng 1, Def 1, Health 7 | Career: Soldier 2, Weapon: Blaster Rifle 2D6H, Thermal Detonator 2D6H (min 2 targets), Armor D6-2

bounty hunter: Str 1, Agi 0, Min 1, App 1, Init 1, Mel 2, Rng 0, Def 0 Health 7 | Career: Criminal 1, Bounty Hunter 1, Weapon: Stun Rifle D6-2 Stun, Blaster Pistol 3D6M Armor D3

starfighter pilot: Str -1, Agi 3, Min 0, App 1, Init 2, Mel 0, Rng 1, Def 0, Health 5 | Career: Spacer 1, Pilot 1, Weapon: Light Blaster Pistol 2D6L, Armor 0

mercenary captain: Str 1, Agi 0, Min 1, App 1, Init 1, Mel 0, Rng 2, Def 0, Health 7 | Career: Mercenary 1, Officer 1, Weapon: Concus-sion Rifle D6+1 (area), Disruptor Pistol 3D6M, Armor D6

tusken brawler: Str 2, Agi 1, Min 0, App 0, Init 2, Mel 1, Rng 0, Def 0, Health 8 | Career: Primitive 1, Fighter 1, Weapon: Bacche Stick 2D6H+2, Armor D3

heavy battle droid: Str 1, Agi 1, Min 0, App 0, Init 0, Mel 1, Rng 1, Def 1, Health 7 | Career: Battle Droid 2, Weapon: Heavy Blaster 2D6H, Heavy Armor (D6-1)

dark jedi knight: Str 1, Agi 2, Min 1, App -1, Init 0, Mel 2, Rng 0, Def 1, Health 7 | Career: Jedi 3, Weapon: Lightsaber 2D6H, Armor 0, Force Ability: Force Push, Force Leap

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example raBBleThe adversaries below are Rabble that might be useful. Re-member that rabble represent large numbers of enemies that the heroes get to plow through.

stormtrooper: Health 3, Weapon D6

armed guard: Health 1, Weapon 2D6Lspaceport thug: Health 1, Weapon D3mercenary: Health 2, Weapon 2D6L

battle droid: Health 2, Weapon D6imperial navy crew: Health 1, Weapon 2D6Lrebel soldier: Health 2, Weapon D6sith soldier: Health 3, Weapon D6dark jedi padawan: Health 2, Weapon D6+1

CreaturesThe Star Wars universe also teems with strange and often dan-gerous creatures. In the examples below, if the stat block says Use the _____, it is referring to the stats of a creature already contained in the Barbarians of Lemuria rules (obviously, you dont have to use the descriptive text).

sample creaturesBantha: use the Bouphon

Tauntaun: use the Kroark

Wampa: use the Snow Bear

Dianoga: use the Swampus

Space Worm: use the Kalathorn, but increase its size to Colossal

Mynock: use the Phong

Rancor: use the Chark

Krayt Dragon: use the Zathog

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Womp Rat: use the Purgat or Uzeg

Nexu: use the Andrak

Reek: use the Dionyhus