CS Guide: Disciplines

"The dark side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural."

―Palpatine

Disciplines represent how your character prefers to use the Force and Skills. Disciplines represent fictional paths of training. Your character is unique and will ultimately fall into a “class” that best defines their style of fighting and way of life.

Each discipline is given two unique Feats that are only available to your discipline. One Feat enhances an existing Force Power or Skill, and the second is a Feat that is unique to the discipline.

For Example: Shadows get “Ghosting”, which grants them the ability to use Force Cloak in a way that a non-Shadow couldn’t. There is nothing saying you need to be a Shadow to cloak, but a Shadow knows how best to use that cloak in executing their craft.

They also get “Faceless”, which is a unique feat that allows you to alter features or parts of your characters image to throw off someone on your trail. Again, this is not to say that a non-Shadow couldn’t go buy a wig, or change their clothes, but Shadows know the importance of discretion.

"Sometimes, the most effective weapon is the one they never see coming."

Shadows are experts in using various forms of concealment to accomplish their missions. Whether stalking from the shadows or blending into a crowd, a Shadow knows how to get in, complete the objective, and get out without being caught.

Shadows gain:

• Ghosting, which modifies the Force Power: Force Cloak
• Faceless, a unique Force Power for Shadows

Feats

Ghosting
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Ghosting I	{{member}} has learned to utilize {{gender:his,her}} Force Cloak even while in motion. While moving slowly and deliberately, {{member}} can maintain the translucent veil as long as {{gender:he,she}} can maintain focus on the task. {{member}} uncloaks momentarily whenever {{gender:he,she}} attacks or strikes.
EQ	Ghosting II	{{member}} has become more efficient at using Force Cloak while moving anywhere between a slow crawl or a light jog as long as {{gender:he,she}} is maintaining focus. The faster the movement, the more concentration that {{gender:he,she}} requires to maintain the veil. A translucent shimmer can be seen in the air for anyone who looks hard enough and {{member}} uncloaks momentarily whenever {{gender:he,she}} attacks or strikes.
ELD	Ghosting III	{{member}} can move freely when using Force Cloak. The faster the movement, the more concentration that {{gender:he,she}} requires to maintain the veil. At close range, translucent shimmers can be seen in the air for one looking carefully enough, but at a distance it appears no more than wind. {{member}} still uncloaks momentarily before {{gender:he,she}} attacks or strikes.
Ghosting modifies the Force Power: Force Cloak.

Faceless
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Faceless I	A Shadow can use the Force to cosmetically alter the perceived image of {{gender:his,her}} facial features to the sentient eye. This includes the shape of the cheeks, nose, jaw and chin; the color tone of the skin, hair, and eyes; and the addition or subtraction of scars, marks, and blemishes. Height, weight, and hair length cannot be altered, and using the Force to disguise {{gender:himself,herself}} in this manner requires {{member}}'s full concentration to maintain but can be held for as long as that focus is held. Droids and security cameras are not affected by the Faceless power.
EQ	Faceless II	A Shadow can use the Force to cosmetically alter the perceived image of {{gender:his,her}} facial features to the sentient eye. This includes the shape of the cheeks, nose, jaw and chin; the color tone of the skin, hair, and eyes; and the addition or subtraction of scars, marks, and blemishes. Height, weight, and hair length cannot be altered, and using the Force to disguise {{gender:himself,herself}} in this manner requires {{member}}'s partial concentration to maintain but can be held for as long as that focus is maintained. Droids and security cameras are not affected by the Faceless power.
ELD	Faceless III	A Shadow can use the Force to cosmetically alter the perceived image of {{gender:his,her}} facial features such as the shape of the nose, eyes, skin, and hair color, to the sentient eye. Using the Force to disguise {{gender:himself,herself}} in this manner requires {{member}}'s minimal concentration to maintain and can be held for as long as that focus is subtly maintained. Droids and security cameras are not affected by the Faceless power.
Faceless is a unique Force Power for Shadows.

"The truth... is where you seek it."

Knowledge is power, and a Seeker is always hunting for the truth so that they may bend and alter it to their whim. They are skilled in both the applications of pain and of pleasure and know when to apply which to get the information they require. Their attention to detail is unrivaled, and their understanding of the world and how it relates to the Force grants them unique insight into tracking and combating other Force-users.

Seekers gain:

• Force Interrogation, which modifies the Force Power: Mind Trick
• Seeking, a unique Force Power for Seekers

Feats

Force Interrogation
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Force Interrogation I	Unlike a conventional interrogator, {{member}} can utilize the Force to influence a subject’s mind. Basic emotions such as fear, hate, and anger can be used to get the subject to reveal information they would otherwise be disinclined to share, allowing {{member}} to use his Mind Trick at one Force Power Level above {{gender:his,her}} current level, so long as the goal is to gain information from a target.
EQ	Force Interrogation II	{{member}} can now influence stronger emotions like love and suffering. {{member}} can probe deep into the hearts of {{gender:his,her}} subjects and find hidden loves or fears and draw them to the surface. {{member}} can either torture a subject with this information, or use it to willingly coerce the information they desire. When using Mind Trick to probe for information, {{member}} uses this Force Power at one level higher and may use any successful Mind Trick to temporarily instill some basic emotion such as agony, ecstasy, desire, or fear in order to extract information.
ELD	Force Interrogation III	{{member}} can break even the strongest of wills. Given time alone with a subject, {{gender:his,her}} power of suggestion is powerful enough to manipulate any of the subject's six senses, as well as their strongest emotions: morality and loyalty. {{member}}’s intrusions can be so subtle that the subject would never even know they had given away information. It is also possible that {{gender:he,she}} can be much more violent and obtrusive, leaving the subject’s mind a mess. {{members}}’s Mind Trick is usable at one Skill Level above its current level when extracting information, and {{gender:he,she}} may choose to instill such strong emotions that it may leave {{gender:his,her}} target completely helpless for a time after the interrogation.
Force Interrogation modifies the Force Power: Mind Trick.

Seeking
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Seeking I	Seekers see things that others often miss, especially when it comes to other Force-sensitive beings like Jedi or Sith. When focused, {{member}} has developed a knack for piercing veils that Force-sensitive beings use to hide their alignment or strength. {{member}} is unaffected by any Force-sensitive being using Concealment or Illusion, up to (+2).
EQ	Seeking II	Seekers see things that others often miss, especially when it comes to other Force-sensitive beings like Jedi or Sith. When focused, {{member}} can pierce veils that Force-sensitive beings use to hide their alignment or strength. {{member}} is unaffected by any Force-sensitive being using Concealment or Illusion, up to (+4).
ELD	Seeking III	Seekers see things that others often miss, especially when it comes to other Force-sensitive beings like Jedi or Sith. {{member}} has perfected the art of piercing veils that Force-sensitive beings use to hide their alignment or strength. {{member}} can see through the veil of any Force-sensitive being using Concealment or Illusion, up to (+5).
Seeking is a unique Force Power for Seekers.

"You’ll have to go through me first."

A Juggernaut personifies the idea of an unstoppable force. Striding across the battlefield, their energy directs the flow of combat around them. A Juggernaut can shrug off blunt trauma with the unique ability to harden their bodies with the Force. When Juggernauts plant their feet, there is little that will knock them away. They are also skilled in using the tempo of battle to push their bodies beyond the point of any normal warrior, their stamina wearing down at a slower rate as long as they are engaged in battle.

Juggernauts gain:

• Surge, which modifies the Skill: Endurance
• Iron Skin, a unique Force Power for Juggernauts

Feats

Surge
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Surge I	Juggernauts are revered not just for their ferocity in combat, but their ability to fight longer and harder than others on the battlefield. As {{member}}’s adrenaline surges with every hit they land or take, {{gender:he,she}} can begin to augment their Endurance to one Skill Point higher, as long as they are actively engaged in direct combat and focused solely on feats that utilize their Might or Athletics ability. When a lull in combat presents itself, {{member}} will immediately lose {{gender:his,her}} stamina boost, but suffers no penalty.
EQ	Surge II	As {{member}}’s adrenaline surges with the song of battle or strife, {{gender:he,she}} can now augment {{gender:his,her}} Endurance to one Skill Point higher as long as {{gender:he,she}} remains actively engaged in various forms of combat. When a lull in combat presents itself, {{member}} no longer immediately loses {{gender:his,her}} stamina boost, but if no new challenge presents itself it will slowly fade away, without penalty.
ELD	Surge III	They say an an Elder Juggernaut never rests when there is still a battle to be fought. {{member}} can effortlessly elevate their Endurance to one Skill Point higher, even when not actively engaged in combat and with little focus. Lulls in combat pose no obstacle, and {{member}} typically needs to be killed or rendered unconscious to end the effect.
Surge modifies the Skill: Endurance.

Iron Skin
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Iron Skin I	Juggernauts know how to take a hit better than most. {{member}} can dig {{gender:his,her}} heels into the ground and, with full concentration momentarily steel {{gender:his,her}} body against impact for the purpose of shrugging off an attack that would stagger, knockback, or throw {{gender:him,her}} from {{gender:his,her}} feet otherwise.
EQ	Iron Skin II	The Juggernaut has learned to more quickly harden {{gender:his,her}} body with the Force. As long as {{member}} has {{gender:his,her}} feet planted, {{gender:he,she}} only needs partial concentration to momentarily steel {{gender:his,her}} body against impact for the purpose of shrugging off an attack that would stagger, knockback, or throw {{gender:him,her}} from {{gender:his,her}} feet otherwise.
ELD	Iron Skin III	An Elder Juggernaut is seldom knocked off {{gender:his,her}} feet, even when {{gender:he,she}} is not able to plant {{gender:his,her}} feet. {{member}} can momentarily steel {{gender:his,her}} body at will like a sheet of Mandalorian Iron in order to shrug off an attack that would stagger, knockback, or throw {{gender:him,her}} from {{gender:his,her}} feet otherwise.
Iron Skin is a unique Force Power for Juggernauts.

"Don't blink."

The Marauder embraces the Force in its rawest form, drawing on a wide range of emotion to act as fuel for their furnace. They flow through the battlefield, leaving a wake of carnage behind them. They use Amplification to augment their physical capabilities, carving through their opponents with mechanical efficiency. The Marauder believes that the best defense is a good offense; never hesitating, never faltering, and never backing down.

Marauders gain:

• Battlefield Awareness, which modifies the Force Power: Precognition
• Battle Haste, a unique Force Power for Marauders

Feats

Battlefield Awareness
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Battlefield Awareness I	Marauders weave their way through a battlefield with the speed and precision of a choreographed dance. In order to accomplish this, {{member}} focuses in on the ambient Force of their surroundings to tap into and intuitively perceive the flow of battle. {{member}} can track the relative position of a handful of enemy targets within their immediate vicinity whether they are in line of sight or not. Once a target is flagged, {{member}} can better handle engaging two opponents within {{gender:his,her}} sphere of awareness.
EQ	Battlefield Awareness II	Equite Marauders have further refined their innate connection to the ambient Force of a battlefield and are able to perceive not only the relative position of nearby enemies, but {{member}} is able to track all enemy targets within {{gender:his,her}} immediate vicinity. Once tagged, {{member}} can better handle attacks from multiple opponents at the same time within {{gender:his,her}} sphere of awareness.
ELD	Battlefield Awareness III	Elder Marauders are true masters of the battlefield, leveraging their powerful connection to the Force to perceive participants across the entire battlefield. {{member}} can perceive and mentally track enemy targets through the Force across a vast area. When engaging these enemies, {{gender:he,she}} can track not only close-quarter attacks, but long range as well, within {{gender:his,her}} sphere of awareness.
Battlefield Awareness modifies the Force Power: Precognition.

Battle Haste
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Battle Haste I	Marauders feed on the energy of combat. With every strike of {{gender:his,her}} weapon, {{member}}’s adrenaline flares and augments their Athletics skill. As they continue to fight, their swings become faster, their movements accelerating as attacks string together. The use of raw emotion takes away from {{member}}’s accuracy, and when the battle pauses or comes to an end {{gender:he,she}} experiences temporary fatigue as {{gender:he,she}} comes down from a battle-high.
EQ	Battle Haste II	The frenzy of battle drives {{member}} into a willing fury that they have learned to harness. {{gender:His,Her}} rapid, powerful chains of attacks no longer penalize accuracy, and when there is a lull or end to combat, the crash is minor. Their emotions fuse seamlessly with the Force, allowing them to strike faster, swifter, and more accurately.
ELD	Battle Haste III	An Elder Marauder on the battlefield is one of the few things that can give a charging enemy pause. {{member}}’s alacrity, even in the chaos of battle, is rivaled by none. {{gender:His,Her}} strikes are not only quick but deadly accurate. As one foe falls, {{gender:he,she}} is already focused on their next kill. {{member}} no longer feels any side effects of using this ability, and has even learned to store the haste in reserve to seamlessly accelerate back to {{gender:his,her}} peaks at a moment’s notice.
Battle Haste is a unique Force Power for Marauders.

"...I shot Force Lightning at it, and it opened."

The Force can be a wondrous yet devastating tool to those who make a study of its secrets. A Sorcerer knows that the key to using the Force as a true weapon is the ability to keep calm and focused when the pressure gets turned up. Dark or Light, their strength in weaving the intricate threads of the Force is unmatched, making them potent even from a distance.

Sorcerers gain:

• Lance, which modifies any offensive Force Power
• Battle Mind, a unique ability for Sorcerers

Feats

Lance
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Lance I	Initial training with accuracy allows {{member}} to launch offensive Force Powers from a greater distance than usual, but with reduced impact and effects. Applies to: Force Lightning, Telekinesis, Slow, Blinding, and Blackness.
EQ	Lance II	Further training with accuracy allows {{member}} to launch offensive Force Powers from a distance, but with slightly reduced impact and effects. Applies to: Force Lightning, Telekinesis, Slow, Blinding, and Blackness.
ELD	Lance III	Lethal training and accuracy allows {{member}} to sling {{gender:his,her}} offensive Force Powers at range while having them pack the same punch as if they were launched point-blank with no loss of effect. Applies to: Force Lightning, Telekinesis, Slow, Blinding, and Blackness.
Lance modifies any offensive Force Power.

Battle Mind
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Battle Mind I	A Journeyman Sorcerer knows that the key to using the Force as a weapon comes from the ability to keep focus even when under fire. {{member}} has learned to tune out common distractions like taunts, loud noises and the chattering of crowds. {{gender:He,she}} is able to focus on using offensive Force Powers better when not being physically harassed or stressed.
EQ	Battle Mind II	{{member}} has become fluent at tuning out the distractions and rigours of battle. Detonations, blasters, and the chaos of a battlefield fall on deaf ears, increasing {{gender:his,her}} ability to focus on using offensive Force Powers without interruption even if taking a grazing blow. More persistent and intensive bodily harm or injury can still cause {{member}}s focus to momentarily falter.
ELD	Battle Mind III	{{member}} dances through warzones as casually as a stroll through the park. {{gender:His,Her}} focus when using the Force as an offensive weapon is unbreakable, even with explosions detonating in {{gender:his,her}} ear or the bloodcurdling cacophony of death and destruction.
Battle Mind is a unique ability for Sorcerers.

"Mock our rituals all you want; the results speak for themselves."

Perhaps the most misunderstood of disciplines, Arcanists study the Force and how it connects all living things. By focusing on the more arcane and studious nature of the Force, they have created their own rituals and philosophies that let them accomplish tasks alien to the common Force-wielder. They can track a being through the Force using things as simple as a torn piece of cloak.

Arcanists gain:

• Dowsing, which modifies the Force Power: Sense
• Channel, a unique ability for Arcanists

Feats

Dowsing
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Dowsing I	All things are tied together through the Force, and an Arcanist can use those links to create connections between two similar items. These sympathetic links manifest as hazy mental images in {{member}}’s mind. This skill can then be used to track items or persons. Even as an initiate, {{member}} can track a target across a city and through crowds using an item they possessed. The item must have been in contact with the target within a matter of hours. The better the link back to the target, the stronger the ability becomes. Concentration is required to effectively use this ability.
EQ	Dowsing II	Drawing links through the Force has become second nature to {{member}}. These sympathetic links manifest as semi-transparent mental images in {{member}}’s mind. Items that have been in contact with the target as long as a month prior are serviceable; an old shirt, a bundle of hair, and of course blood. The stronger the link back to the target, the stronger the visions of the target become. Concentration required.
ELD	Dowsing III	There are few places one can hide from {{member}}. All {{gender:he,she}} needs to track a target down is the faintest link back to their target; be it fingernail clippings, a ripped piece of clothing, or a speck of blood. They can track accurately across a planet of any size, and do so without much concentration. These sympathetic links manifest as crystal clear mental images in {{member}}'s mind. The better the link back to the target, the stronger the ability becomes. A mote of concentration is all that is required.
Dowsing modifies the Force Power: Sense.

Channel
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Channel I	Journeymen Arcanists are able to center themselves in the emotional grounding of their connection to the Force, pulling energy from the Living Force to temporarily refill {{gender:his,her}} own energy reserves. If {{member}} is allowed to maintain this concentration for more than a few moments, {{gender:he,she}} can reuse Force Powers which normally require significant rest without penalty.
EQ	Channel II	{{member}} can effortlessly pull energy from the Living Force to refill {{gender:his,her}} own energy reserves. {{member}} can do this in between combat skirmishes, but still requires a moment or two to restore {{gender:him,her}}self.
ELD	Channel III	Leveraging a deep connection with the Force, {{member}} can draw energy from the Living Force around {{gender:him,her}} and fuse it with {{gender:his,her}} own. With this new energy, {{member}} can revitalize {{gender:his,her}} own reserves from the brink of exhaustion almost instantaneously and with only a few seconds of concentration, even in the middle of combat.
Channel is a unique ability for Arcanists.

"I had a hard time making friends, so I built new ones instead."

Techweavers have a unique relationship with the technology of the Galaxy at large. Through careful study of the Force, they have learned to apply their aptitude for technology into the study of Mechu-deru, by which a Jedi infuses the Force into a robotic form and brings it to sentient awareness. They also have the unique ability to overload technology with the Force, causing it to malfunction.

Techweavers gain:

• Hexing, which modifies the Force Power: Telekinesis
• Mechu-deru, a unique Force Power for Techweavers

Feats

Hexing
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Hexing I	Due to {{member}}'s understanding of both technology and the Force, {{gender:he,she}} can use {{gender:his,her}} Telekinesis to manipulate the electronic circuitry of small tech items like holo transmitters, chronos and security cameras, overwhelming their circuitry and causing them to malfunction or break. Requires a visual on target and a focusing gesture or cue.
EQ	Hexing II	Due to {{member}}'s understanding of both technology and the Force, {{gender:he,she}} can use {{gender:his,her}} Telekinesis to manipulate larger tech to malfunction, be they computer terminals, advanced weaponry and even non-combat droids that are powered by an electrical circuit or have built in targeting or guidance systems. Requires a visual on target and a focusing gesture or cue.
ELD	Hexing III	Due to {{member}}'s understanding of both technology and the Force, {{gender:he,she}} can use {{gender:his,her}} Telekinesis to manipulate the circuitry of any kind of electronic tech just by looking at it, and with little effort of will. {{gender:He,She}} can disable an entire network of computers. With concentration, {{gender:he,she}} can even disable combat droids.
Hexing modifies the Force Power: Telekinesis.

Mechu-deru
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Mechu-deru I	As a Journeyman, {{member}} can infuse sentience and control into common droids such as protocol, medical and drone types and control them through a conscious connection in the Force. Once a droid has been slaved, {{member}} must actively maintain partial concentration for proper control.
EQ	Mechu-deru II	{{member}} has learned to infuse sentience and control into more sophisticated droids such as combat, interrogation and astromech types and manipulate them through a connection through the Force. {{gender:He,She}} can slave a droid without conscious effort in maintaining the link unless implanting orders or commands.
ELD	Mechu-deru III	{{member}} can infuse sentient life into even the most advanced assassination and combat droids. {{gender:He,She}} can slave multiple droids without a conscious effort of maintaining the link unless needing to issue orders.
Mechu-deru is a unique Force Power for Techweavers.

"I make ‘hanging back’ look good."

Defenders have dedicated themselves to the study of how best to use their gift in the Force to better control an engagement from behind the front lines, though they can hold their own just fine. A combat multiplier on the battlefield, Defenders are the bulwark that allies rally to and the rock face that enemy attacks shatter against. They can modify Suppression to help combat enemy Force attacks, and extend their defensive powers to their allies.

Defenders gain:

• Force Pulse, which modifies the Force Power: Suppression
• Synergy, a unique Force Power for Defenders

Feats

Force Pulse
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Force Pulse I	As a Journeyman, {{member}} can dampen the baseline effects of Force-imbued ailments that slow, hinder, stun, or disorient {{gender:himself,herself}} and a single ally in close proximity as long as their full concentration is on the task. This ability works against Slow, Illusion, Blackness, Blinding and Terror.
EQ	Force Pulse II	{{member}} can negate the midline effects of Force-imbued ailments that slow, hinder, stun, or disorient {{gender:himself,herself}} and a cluster of allies in close proximity as long as their full concentration is on the task. This ability works against Slow, Illusion, Blackness, Blinding and Terror.
ELD	Force Pulse III	{{member}} can negate the full effects of Force-imbued ailments that slow, hinder, stun, or disorient a cluster of allies in close proximity as long as their full concentration is on the task. This ability works against Slow, Illusion, Blackness, Blinding and Terror.
Force Pulse modifies the Force Power: Suppression.

Synergy
Rank	Tier	Description
JRM	Synergy I	As a Journeyman, {{member}} has learned to extend the effects of {{gender:his,her}} defensive Force powers to a single ally within close proximity. {{member}} can share the effects of {{gender:his,her}} Concealment, Force Cloak, Healing or Control Pain so long as {{gender:his,her}} full concentration is dedicated to the task. Powers shared remain relative to {{member}}’s level of training in them. Excludes Barrier and Deflection.
EQ	Synergy II	{{member}} can more readily extend the effects of {{gender:his,her}} defensive Force powers to a small team of allies within close proximity. {{gender:he,she}} can share the effects of {{gender:his,her}} Concealment, Force Cloak, Healing or Control Pain so long as {{gender:he,she}} is concentration on the task. Powers shared remain relative to {{member}}’s level of training in them. Excludes Barrier and Deflection.
ELD	Synergy III	{{member}} can instantly extend the effects of {{gender:his,her}} defensive Force powers to a small team of allies within close proximity. {{gender:he,she}} can share the effects of {{gender:his,her}} Concealment, Force Cloak, Healing or Control Pain so long as they are concentrating on the task. Powers shared remain relative to {{member}}’s level of training in them. Excludes Barrier and Deflection.
Synergy is a unique Force Power for Defenders.