Sith

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Sith - Class Progression

"Peace is a lie, there is only passion."

You are not a Jedi with anger issues. You are the thing Imperial Knights are tattooed to kill. The Jedi denied passion, the Knights leashed it with duty and therapy — you fed it. Hate makes you fast. Fear makes you strong. It also makes you stupid, cruel, and dead young.

**This is a V2 gritty class. No character points.** You get what the table says. Same Tier curve as Jedi Guardian / Imperial Knight Grey, same Deflection math.

**Sources:** Sith Warrior / Sith Lord (Atomic TC), Jedi Guardian (V2), Deflection, Light Saber Forms, Force Boost, Force Lightning, Force Choke.

**Campaign Legal:** In NGE, Sith training = **Death + forfeiture** (NI 1 Force Regulation Act). A Sith PC is *unregistered, illegal, hunted*. Knights have kill-order, Inquisitors call Conclave, Registered Jedi will sell you out to stay legal.

**Primary:** STR or DEX, FGT, PRE

**Secondary:** STA, AWE

**Saves:** Fort High (hate), Will Low-Med (Dark eats Will), Toughness Medium (STA+Force Boost+Sith Armor)

**Attack:** Full (1/lvl) melee + Force (PRE/AWE). Ranged = Lightning.

**Skills:** 4 + INT per level. Max Level+3.

The Deal With Sith In Gritty

Level Progression

Feature Details

**Force Sensitivity (L1):** Improved Initiative, Luck, Uncanny Dodge, Senses 1 Ranged Detect Force.

**Sith Armor (L1):** Protection 2 (chest+bracers) + Immunity 2 (Heat/Cold half) + Feature 1 (+2 Intimidate vs non-Force). Not sealed. Upgrade Prot 3 at L6 3,000cr Maintenance DC20.

**Force Boost:** L1 +1 STR/STA/FGT/PRE, L4 +2 STR/STA/FGT +1 PRE +1 AGI, L7 +3 STR +2 STA/FGT +2 PRE +1 AGI + Leaping 2 Speed 2.

**Red Lightsaber (L1):** STR-Based Damage 4 Pen 4 Easily Removable (Disarm +5). Cracked kyber — screams in Force Awareness (+5 Detect when ignited). Real saber L1 (Sith don't do training non-lethal).

**Passion's Fuel (L1) + Dark Surge (L1):** Spend Dark Point = +2 circumstance Damage until end next round. Start 0 max 5. Dark Surge: While Corruption 0-2 your Dark Powers get +2 Damage, Corruption 3-4 +1 Damage, Corruption 5+ +0. This is why Sith feels stronger sooner — clean Sith hits harder than clean Jedi, but corrupted Sith loses edge and burns out.

Get Dark Points: Use Lightning (1/use), Use Choke offensively (1/scene), Use Fury (1), Use Rage (1), Embrace fear/anger when GM offers, Kill helpless in anger. Passion's Tolerance (L6): 1/scene when you spend DP to fuel Passion's Fuel (not for Fury/Rage reroll) you can ignore the DP gain for that one power — so you can throw Lightning 1/scene without sliding to Lost in 2 fights.

Passion's Price & Rank Cap (L7+): After L7, each use of a Dark Power at Rank 5 gives you 1 Strain that cannot be removed until long rest (8h). You can use Rank 5 freely but you will tire. Max Rank is 5 — Rank 6 needs Light Side sacrifice (quest) and Jedi at L9-10 also cap at Rank 5 without Strain, so high-level Jedi equals you without the self-burn.

**Force Fury (L2):** Spend 1 DP Free to reroll Force check +5. Must take second. Fail by 5+ = Vulnerable to Force til next turn.

**Force Choke 2 (L2) -> 3 (L5) -> 4 (L7):** L2 Perception Ranged Move Object 2 (100kg) Damaging 3 Chokehold Conc Check Req 3 DC12. L5 upgrade to Rank 3 (200kg DMG4). L7 Improved Choke Rank 4 (400kg/800lb) Damaging + Chokehold, lift+choke+slam Standard Damage 4. Target Vulnerable to your saber while choked. 1 DP per scene used offensively (ignored 1/scene by Tolerance at L6+).

**Hate-Fueled Recovery (L4):** Incapacitate/Kill worthy foe (Tier >=yours-1) with saber/Force = remove 1 Strain + ignore Fatigued 1 round.

**Deflection (L2+):** Deflect Rank Tier +2 = 6 at Tier 4, 8 at Tier 6, 10 at Tier 8. Unlimited per round, -1 cumulative vs same attacker. Unlimited/round, -1 cumulative vs same attacker. Reflect L5, Redirect L8. Same as Guardian.

**Fear Made Manifest (L5):** Standard Burst 10m Intimidation vs Will DC 10+Intimidate ranks. Fail = Shaken -2 attacks/saves 1r, fail 5+ = Shaken+Impaired. If DP 2+ get +2.

**Force Lightning 3 (L3) -> 4 (L6):** L3 Ranged Damage 3 Diminished 2 (10/20/40m) Check Req 3 DC13. DP on use hit or miss (ignored 1/scene by Tolerance). Dark Surge applies (+2 at 0-2 Corruption). L6 upgrade to Rank 4 DMG4 Range 10/20/40m Chain-ready. If Corruption 3+ Dark Surge only +1 DMG.

**Force Rage 6 (L8):** Enhanced STR2 STA2 FGT1 Intimidate2 Fearless +5 Close Attack1 3 rounds. Costs 1 DP Free action. While active cannot Mind Trick, -2 Will vs calm powers.

**Lightning Mastery / Dark Resonance (L9):** Chain 2 targets within 10m -2 per chain one roll, or Cone 15m Dodge DC14 half. Dark Resonance Reaction spend 2 DP reroll Toughness +5 when would take Injury.

Forms

**Form 1 (L2):** Juyo Savage (crit free attack -2, if spend DP free attack full +2 dmg) / Dun Moch Cruel Words (while have foe Choked/Lightning'd Intimidate Move to Shaken all 10m) / Makashi Duelist (+1 Parry/Dodge +2 Disarm vs single saber foe)

**Form 2 (L4):** Djem So Power Counter (foe miss melee you next attack +2 dmg not just to hit) / Shien Lightning Reflect (+2 reflect to hit + Dazed Fort fail5+) / Ataru Acrobatic Assault (-10 Acrobatics DC charge +2 dmg)

**Form 3 (L8):** Juyo Mastery Unleashed (crit 19-20 in Rage free attack no -2) / Niman Power Knowledge (maintain Choke as Free 1/r while saber attacking) / Vaapad Edge of Dark (when hit by Dark or Injury from Dark gain +1 attack +2 dmg vs that foe next r, 3x/scene = +1 DP)

**Power 1 (L6):** Feed on Fear (Fear causes Shaken heal 1 Strain + Temp Tough +1 1r) / Crackling Chains (Lightning range becomes Pistol 10/20/40m Medium -2 Long -5) / Stranglehold (Choke 2 foes -2 each)

Capstone

**Darth's Apotheosis (Control):** Max DP 6. 1/scene spend 2 DP ignore Injury penalties 1r. Red saber Keen 2 Crit 18-20. Can Take 10 (treat d20 as 10 when not threatened) Expertise: The Force in combat. Empress might leash you.

**Wrath Incarnate (Rage):** Rage 5r no DP cost to activate (still cost reroll). While in Rage Deflect +2, Incapacitate foe = enemies 15m Will DC16 or Shaken 1r. End Rage gain 1 DP auto. If reach 5 DP mid-fight GM may take you NPC 1d4 rounds attack nearest.

**Darth's Mastery (Control—third capstone):** Choose one Dark Power (Choke, Lightning, or Rage) — you can use it at Rank 5 without the Passion's Price Strain 1/day, and without gaining DP 1/day total. You have tamed one passion. Other Rank 5 uses still cost long-rest Strain. While at Corruption 0 you get +1 Parry/Dodge vs Jedi.

Starting Package

**Abilities:** STR2 STA2 AGI1 DEX1 FGT3 INT0 AWE1 PRE1 (+Boost +1 = STR3 STA3 FGT4 PRE2)

**Defenses:** Dodge4 Parry6 Toughness6 (STA3+Armor2+Boost STA counted), Fort5 Will3

**Offense:** Red Saber +7 Close Damage7 STR3+4, Choke DC13 Fort

**Skills:** Expertise: The Force 4 (+5) Intimidate4 (+6) Acrobatics2 Perception2 Insight2

**Gear:** Sith Light Armor Prot2 Imm2 +2 Intimidate, Red Lightsaber Damage4 Pen4, Utility Belt, Hooded Robes +2 Stealth dark, 1k cr stolen

**Complications:** Power Hunger Hatred (Jedi/Knights) Hunted (NGE Death Warrant) Overconfidence

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