Danger Sense: An Alternate Approach

[CRMcNeill]

I've never been fully comfortable with the way WEG set up Danger Sense; in the EU, Danger Sense is always presented as a sort of intuitive awareness of the presence of eminent danger, not something a character has to make a conscious decision to detect. As such, here is something I've been considering:

Danger Sense

Sense Difficulty: Easy

Unlike a regular Force power, this roll occurs automatically, and does not need to be kept up. However, the character may not re-roll a failed result.

Result:
Sense Roll vs. Difficulty = Result

Sense Roll < Difficulty = Character senses danger, but dismisses it as "just nerves". In the event of an attack, the character rolls initiative as normal.

Sense Roll > Difficulty by 0-9 = Character's Sense roll is used in place of Perception for Initiative.

Sense Roll > Difficulty by 10 or more = As above, but the character's awareness of the danger is of sufficient clarity that the GM may provide specific details as to the nature of the danger, such as exactly where a bomb is located, or the exact location of a sniper, etc.

Effect: One of the most basic manifestations of a Force User's ability to sense events before they happen is Danger Sense, which allows the character a basic awareness of danger in their immediate future. In game terms, Danger Sense allows a Force User the option of rolling their Sense skill for Initiative, instead of Perception. This roll functions against any attack, including those that would normally count as surprise attacks.

Modifiers:
+5 - General threat to the Jedi (Jedi on ship’s bridge: "The bridge is going to be attacked!")
+10 – Non-specific threat (Jedi on ship’s bridge "The ship’s engines are about to be attacked!")
+15 and up – Political, or very vague, non-direct attacks. ("It’s not about the mission, Master. It’s something…elsewhere…elusive")
+10 when sensing danger in a high-threat situation (multiple simultaneous threats).

Game Note: Unlike a normal Initiative roll, Danger Sense must be re-rolled for a new attack, and is subject to MAPs.

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[CRMcNeill]

IMO, this is a better representation of what we see in the EU. It allows the Force User's Danger Sense to be overwhelmed by stacking multiple simultaneous threats against them, which is pretty much what we see happen to the Jedi at the end of ROTS. It also allows the GM to make a hidden roll to see whether or not the Jedi detects the eminent attack and fit that awareness into the narrative.

Thoughts?
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[garhkal]

SO do away with the danger sense power itself, and just give every jedi the ability to detect dangers??
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[JironGhrad]

From what I recall in the EU, it's not something every Jedi has (or at least not to the same degree). Some can detect danger in general terms, and some can only detect things that directly affect them.

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[Whill]

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[JironGhrad]

I almost feel like it should be grown as a separate skill under the force power tree. Having it tied to Sense only makes it seem... generic... not sure if that's the word I'm looking for exactly, but I don't feel like it conveys the varied nature as presented in the EU. I also sorta feel like the modifiers should maybe apply to the roll itself, rather than to the difficulty.

[garhkal]

[Naaman]

I heartily concur that DS is a passive ability. Once combat starts, though I don't allow it at all.

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