Lightsaber is the "melee combat" skill used for the lightsaber, the weapon of the famed Jedi Knights.
While a very powerful weapon, a lightsaber is dangerous to an unskilled user - if an attacking character misses the attack difficulty number by 10 or more points, then the character has injured himself with the weapon and rolls damage against his or her own Strength.
Lightsaber can also be used as a "reaction skill" to parry brawling, lightsaber and melee combat attacks. Jedi Knights can parry blaster bolts with a lightsaber, but that's only because they have the lightsaber combat Force power; it's very very difficult for a character without the power to parry blaster shots.
Skill Type: ADVANCED
Prerequisites: DEXTERITY 3D
Time Taken: One Round
Specializations: Single-bladed lightsaber, double-bladed lightsaber (lightstaff), lightwhip, lightclub, lightdagger, etc.
While a very powerful weapon, a lightsaber is dangerous to an unskilled user - if an attacking character misses the attack difficulty number by 10 or more points, then the character has injured himself with the weapon and rolls damage against his or her own Strength.
Lightsaber can also be used as a "reaction skill" to parry brawling, lightsaber and melee combat attacks. Jedi Knights can parry blaster bolts with a lightsaber, but that's only because they have the lightsaber combat Force power; it's very very difficult for a character without the power to parry blaster shots.
Skill Type: ADVANCED
Prerequisites: DEXTERITY 3D
Time Taken: One Round
Specializations: Single-bladed lightsaber, double-bladed lightsaber (lightstaff), lightwhip, lightclub, lightdagger, etc.
