Edge of the Empire Book

Force Power Tree: Influence

Prerequisites: Force Rating 1 +

• FORCE ABILITY

INFLUENCE BASIC POWER

The character may attempt to guide, shape, and even twist the thoughts and feelings of others.

Special Rule 0# use): When guiding and shaping thoughts, only # may be used to generate negative emotions such as rage, fear, and hatred Only O

may be used to generate positive emotions such as peace, tranquility, and friendliness. Other emotions such as confusion can be generated with either O or #.

The character may spend O to stress the mind of one living target he is engaged with, inflicting l strain.

Spend O to increase power's

range by a number of range

bands equal to range up-

grades purchased

Spend O to increase targets

affected equal to magnitude

upgrades purchased.

CONTROL

The Force user may make an opposed Discipline vs. Discipline check

combined with an Influence Power check. If the user spends O and

succeeds on the check, he can force the target to adopt an emotional

state or believe something untrue, lasting for 1 round or 5 minutes.

When making a Coerce, Charm, Deception, Leadership, or Negotiation check, the Force user may roll an Influence

Power check as part of his dice pool. He may spend O to gain & or O (user's choice) on the check.

STRENGTH

When stressing the mind of a

target, the character inflicts

2 strain.

Spend O to increase power's

range by a number of range

bands equal to range up-

grades purchased

MAGNITUDE

Spend O to increase targets

affected equal to magnitude

upgrades purchased.

Spend O to increase power's

range by a number of range

bands equal to range up-

grades purchased.

Spend O to increase targets

affected equal to magnitude

upgrades purchased.

DURATION

Spend O to increase dura-

tion by number of rounds (or

minutes) equal to duration

upgrades purchased.

DURATION

Spend O to increase dura-

tion by number of rounds (or

minutes) equal to duration

upgrades purchased.

DURATION

Spend O to increase dura-

tion by number of rounds (or

minutes) equal to duration

upgrades purchased.

DURATION

Spend O to increase dura-

tion by number of rounds (or

minutes) equal to duration

upgrades purchased.

UPGRADES

When upgrading this power, the user can choose

whether he wishes to influence and sway large crowds

of people with his abilities, or if he wishes to directly

modify the thoughts or emotions of others. The up-

grades are listed below. However, as with any power,

see the Influence Force Power Tree above for upgrade

paths, availabilities, and costs.

Control Upgrade: The Force user gains the ability to

alter the thoughts and emotions of the target. The Force

user makes an opposed Discipline vs. Discipline check

with a living target he is engaged with, making an Influ-

ence Power check as part of the pool. To succeed, he

must gain and spend at least one Force point and he

INFLUENCE SPECIAL RULE

linen Influence is used to guide and shape

Wthoughts and emotions, O may only gener-

ate points used to create negative emotions such

as rage, fear, and hatred. • may only generate

Force points used to create positive emotions

such as peace, tranquillity, and friendliness. Oth-

er emotions such as confusion can be generated

with either Oorf. This rule is in addition to the

rule about using • or O results. This means that

to generate negative emotions, the average play-

er must first roll O. then flip a Destiny Point and

suffer strain to use them.

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