All that said I met some truly amazing people there who remained unbowed despite the surrounding despair.  People of faith who after one of their congregation was stabbed over 50 times for the money in her purse at the church who showed up at the crack house he retreated to en mass and shamed him into turning himself in.  A little boy was hit by a bus and the gangbangers across the street immediately took action stopping traffic on a busy street while one of them ran to the local hospital 4 blocks away to get a doctor.  The boy lived.  It was a helluva place.  I am glad I made it out of there but I don't regret my past because I learned a lot about how the world works and how special people can be.

I'm actually disappointed.  I was hoping this would be a thread about wizards frustrated with the high prices of city housing who decide to just go ahead and live in the Nevernever.

Keep in mind that ectoplasm (a) shows up as such to certain senses like the Sight, (b) can be dispelled, and (c) typically disolves into goo at the next sunrise.  On the plus side, it should be hex-proof...

The narrative can cover the forging in any way which fits the story.  Mechanically those are either Items of Power or enchanted items / foci.  Permanent items are paid for with refresh and temporary with fate points.

That works for the narrative.  Mechanically, power is limited by refresh / fate.

A magic sword has to be an IoP or an enchanted item. Otherwise it caps out at weapon 3, just like a mundane item.

The above ruling is specifically designed to prevent shenanigans.

Well, when you consider that they hail from a future where there are space stations that can blow up planets, I don't think it's too bad.

It's also a melee weapon - not ranged.

Plus, the fact that a weapon of that power in /this/ world would be a big deal could be a huge plot hook too.  Everyone would want to get their hands on it.


But consider, a ghoul has a weapon:6 with strength and claws.  A Jedi (depending on race) would probably not have any kind of strength powers.  That means a lightsaber would be about the same weapon rating as a ghoul without weapons.

When put that way, it actually almost seems a bit weak!

Additionally, a Jedi doesn't stop being a Jedi without a lightsaber.

This is another reason I think the Lightsaber should be equipment rather than anything that causes refresh.

Me too.

I'm actually thinking about statting a Jedi now and all of his/her gear.  I think a Jedi would be a fairly high refresh character too.

I don't know how comfortable I am with making a lightsaber an item of power, though.

A lightsaber is just a piece of machinery.  It's a weapon that anyone can use - not just a Jedi.

In fact, some Jedi/Sith used swords instead of lightsabers because they liked the feeling of blade hitting flesh.

So.... that's something I am hung up on.