Weapons and Technology

Weapons and Technology

What the player pack says about gear in the Old Republic. Add specific items as the party finds them, using the table at the bottom.

You do not have to carry a blaster

In this era Jedi are far more common, and a lightsaber can block a blaster bolt, so blasters are less dependable than you might expect. The result is a mixed battlefield, with melee and ranged fighting in nearly every battle. Pick any class and play it however you like. A ranged character is exciting in this setting, and the Director encourages it.

Old Republic technology

• Vibro weapons: made from materials that can turn a lightsaber aside.
• Personal energy shields: soak up blaster bolts.
• Ion-charged gear: gives non-Force users the same ion effects as the ion specialists. See Draw Steel in Star Wars.

Lightsabers

A lightsaber is only an improvised weapon unless you have the perk Awakened Force Sensitivity or an equivalent title benefit. Lightsaber kits include standard, double-bladed and short forms, and several fighting forms such as Form III, Soresu, which counters blaster fire. See The Force, Titles, Perks and Kits.

Party gear and ship