The Saedith

(Sith of Warhammer origin)

By Martin, the Old Warrior
(inspired by other creator's: Raven & Darkside and...)

Long ago in a huge world far, far away...

The Saedith is a very powerful user of the magic energies in the Warhammer World.  He refers to these energies as the Force.  Though he is no master of all the magic, he is a wizard of a sort.  He tends to specialize in certain aspects of Force manipulation either for better or for worse.  By making his choice to follow the Dark Side, he opens himself up to certain types of Force powers while shutting himself off from others.

For the purposes of this document, Jaedai means the same thing as Jedi and Saedith means the same thing as Sith.  This document primarily provides all the rules for playing the Saedith (Sith).  To see the Jaedai's (Jedi's) full rules, please look up the Jaedai's document (The Jaedai's Rules).

Please note the divisions of this document:

Basic Rules
Advanced Rules (Assassination Assignments, Saedith Enclave, and Training under or with another Saedith)
Force Powers (effectively spells, but generally a little different than the Wizard's)
Power Sabre Skills
Battle Level Table
Addendum: Magic Users Table and Assassination Target Table,

Basic Rules

Notice the two characteristics that are different for the Jaedai and the Saedith: Attacks and Luck.

* A roll of 1 for Wounds may be re-rolled once, but the second result must be kept even if it is a 1.

** Power Tokens = beginning stored power.  Just like for the Wizard, except that the Saedith potentially has more power starting out. Re-roll any 1 rolled for power tokens, keeping the second result even if it is a 1.

*** FA = Force Attack as distinguished from the normal Attack characteristic. This attack may only be used to wield the Force against the Saedith's foes.

Equipment

Weapon

Power Sabre
This is the Saedith's weapon of choice with which he constantly practices.  It does normal damage of Saedith's Damage Dice + the Saedith's Strength.  But, see under Skills for other advantages depending upon the choice of a beginning style. The Power Sabre is made of special purified metals forged with great skill, heat and magical powers, giving it superior balance, perpetual sharpness and magical properties. The magical properties:  It has been said that this blade can slice through armour and non-magical weapons, and that it is able to help the force-using wielder to better combat insubstantial foes.  It counts as a magical weapon and thus may be accurately used against daemons, Greater Daemons, and ethereal beings .   (See Power Sabre Skills section for rules for higher levels.)

Saedith Cloak
+1 Toughness (magically bestowed by the Force)
(This is NOT considered armour, and may be worn by a Wizard.)

Special Rules

Magic Resistance
Due to his innate tendency to sense the Force (magical power in WHQ) and to channel its power for his protection, the Saedith begins with Magic Resistance 6+.  This improves when he gains titles (5+ as Apprentice, 4+ as Master and Lord).  This natural Magic Resistance rating may only be increased by +1 per spell or item no matter what gives magic resistance and no matter what its Magic Resistance rating (maximum adjusted magic resistance may never be better than 3+ to successfully resist).

Armour
Never wear armour, or helms or use shields. But, a cloak or other protection is fine -- anything a wizard can use to increase his defense.

Magic scrolls 
The Saedith may not use any spell scrolls as intended (by a Wizard or other warrior) (but see advanced rules below).

Gold
To represent the concept that a Dark Side Force user gains power by destroying other Force (or magic) users, the Saedith (only and not the Jaedai) receives an extra 100 gold/experience times the Monster Table Level of each sorcerer/magic user that he kills. For instance, a Great Dragon that has Chaos Magic 1, that is produced by the Monster Table Level 9 would grant him an additional 900 gold if he kills it; and, he would get 100 extra gold for killing a  Goblin Shaman produced by Monster Table Level 1.

Magic Users 
Because magic users of any type are generally at least Force-sensitive (if not adept at its use), then a Jaedai or a Saedith will be more likely to draw their attention. For every Unexpected Monster Event, roll 2D6.  If the roll is a double, a random magic user of the same Dungeon Level as the monster's actually rolled will appear along with them (roll on the Magic User Table in the Addendum at the end of the Advanced Rules below.)  In the Magic User Table, the monster's gold value is shown.  In addition to this, the extra gold that the Saedith receives for killing a magic user is shown as well as an experience bonus for both the Jaedai and the Saedith.  No treasure is received for killing this extra magic using monster.

Skills

Deflection (6+) (a Power Sabre Skill and Force-related ability)
This allows the Saedith to "deflect" incoming missiles (projectiles) of a physical nature on a 6+ (5+ as Knight, 4+ as Master and Lord).  Deflection is his ability to anticipate projectiles before they hit (while using Power Sabre only -- works against all solid projectiles -- not effective against area effect, fire or magic, though it will work against blunderbuss shot).  This is not to be confused with the Parry skill.  If a missile is successfully deflected there is also a chance that it will turn back to strike the one that fired it.  Roll 1D6 for each deflected missile, on 5+ as Apprentice (4+ as Apprentice and Master, and 3+ as Lord), the missile is returned and inflicts the same damage upon its shooter as it would have caused on its target.  If in doubt, the Saedith chooses which monster of the ranged type being deflected at which he may redirect the attack (must be in LOS, Line of Sight).

Power Sabre Style (Choose your style.):
The Saedith must choose a beginning sabre style, either Aggressive or Defensive, plain and simple (mostly). This is the style that he will keep for his entire career.

If he chooses the Aggressive style, he causes +1 damage on a successful to hit roll AND on a natural 6 to hit, the damage ignores all non-magical armour.

If he chooses the Defensive style, he has the Parry 6+ skill for all incoming melee attacks (improves to 5+ as Master, and 4+ as Lord); meaning that if a melee attack actually hits him, he rolls 1D6 and on a roll of 6 the blow is parried by his Power Sabre doing no damage.

Force Powers

Using Force Powers
Force powers work exactly like the Wizard's spells as regards the use of current and stored power.  The Force powers have a casting cost just like spells.  Some of the Saedith's Sabre Skills also depend upon his use of Force power (magic power).  The Saedith begins with three Force Powers (see their separate descriptions below).  These are all determined according to the method outlined below. 

Two notes for clarification:  1. The Saedith will get +1 to the Power roll at BL 2, +2 at BL 3, and so on until BL 10, when he will get the current power roll +9 (This is the same way I handle the Wizard's current power each turn. Of course, a roll of 1 is always only 1 current power.)  2. The Saedith begins with 2D6 stored power (power tokens) as opposed to the Wizard's 1D6.  And, like the Wizard, he may re-roll power tokens dice one time each if he rolls a 1, keeping the second result.  Yes, this is an advantage, but so much of what the Saedith does is dependent upon the Force power available to him and he is not quite as adept as the Wizard in various applications of magic.  In fact, in many cases it might take both a Jaedai and a Saedith to equal a powerful wizard in pure magical abilities (Such comments are made only with the original Wizard of Warhammer Quest in mind.).

A further difference the Saedith has is that each time the Winds of Magic surge (a natural roll of 6 for the Power Phase), he regains one point of stored Force power (power token) up to his starting value.

The Saedith has certain limitations to the usage of his Attack Force Powers.  First, he may only use an Attack Force Power during his specific turn during the Warrior Phase (or during a special Warrior Phase or other equivalent event that allows a warrior to attack the monsters).  He may use Defense and Special Force Powers about any time, just like a Wizard.  Second, he may only use Attack Force Powers in place of his normal attacks, trading evenly one normal, physical attack for one Force Power Attack.  This means that he must make some decisions along the way, especially if he has chosen the Aggressive Sabre Style.  These limitations on the use of attack powers should help to balance the Saedith with other warriors in the game.

The Saedith's extra Force Power Attack: Once per turn in addition to his normal attacks, the Saedith may make a Force Attack without deducting an attack from his normal attacks. This extra attack may only be used for a Force Power Attack (not for a physical attack).  Of course, if the Saedith doesn't have enough power (current and/or stored power) then he cannot use this attack.  Therefore, the Saedith could use any of the following combinations in one turn assuming that he has enough power to do so: 1. One physical/normal attack (with Power Sabre or other weapon) and 1 Force Attack (spell); 2. Two Force Attacks (using his 1 normal attack for a spell); 3. One Physical attack only -- saving Force Power for some other use (or in the case of not enough power to do anything).  This extra attack should help the Saedith to satisfy his  aggressive nature in combat.

The Saedith's Beginning Force Powers

The Saedith begins with one Dark Side Attack Power, One Defense Power, and one Special power.  The Force Powers are chosen from the tables below. (But, see the alternate method below: allows two attack powers). At the end of this document you will find two full Force Powers listings with descriptions for Saedith.  Please refer to them before making your decisions final.

The Saedith may begin with two attack Force Powers if he so desires.  In this case, he would then choose Defense or Special for his other Force Power.  Otherwise, he gains one of each (Attack, Defense, & Special).

Beginning Attack Power: Roll 1D6 if only beginning with one Attack Power or roll two 1D6s if beginning with two Attack Powers (re-rolling the first roll of 1 on each dice if desired, but you must keep the second roll). Then according to the dice rolls choose from the following table. Yes, the Saedith may choose an Attack Force power that has a pre-requisite, but only if he is starting with two attack powers and chooses the pre-requisite as well.

Alternatively, after choosing to roll for two attack powers, the Saedith may choose to add the 2D6 together and take one Attack Force Power with the combined dice roll value (up to casting cost of 6). This choice to use this alternate method  need not be made until after the dice for attack powers have been rolled.  If the two add up to 6 or more (treating 6+ as a 6), this effectively gives the Saedith the option of choosing any one Force Attack Power instead of choosing two within the dice-rolled limitations on casting power.  For instance, this alternate method might be desirable if the beginning Saedith had rolled 2D6 for two spells and got a 1 (and re-rolled it as a 1) and a 5, and really wanted to gain a certain Force Power of casting cost 6 (or of any other number not rolled).  But, remember that this method leaves the Saedith with only two Force Powers: one Attack and then only one from Defense or from Special. For a full description of each Force Power refer to the complete tables below (under Saedith Force Powers).

* Force Shove, though listed as an attack power, may be used as a special power as well (also listed under Special Powers), in which case it would not count against the Saedith's number of attacks for the turn. Also, this power has technically a 2+ or 3+ casting cost, but it will always cost at least 3 power to use. See the full description in the Attack Force Powers tables.
** Force Storm is possible to gain as a beginning power, but only if the Saedith chooses to get two beginning Attacks then first gets Force Shove (by rolling a 2 or a 6 on Special Powers table) as a special power and rolls a 3 (or 6) and chooses Hurl Object as an attack power as well, and then also rolls a 6 to choose Force Storm.  The dice rolling combination for these three powers is unlikely, but it can happen.

Beginning Defense Power:  Roll 1D6 (re-rolling a 1 if desired, but you must keep the second roll).  The result is the casting cost of the beginning defense powers you may choose from.  Below is a listing of all the beginning Defense Powers.  If you roll a 6, you may choose from any of the powers listed in this table (1 through 5).

Beginning Special Power:  Roll 1D6 (re-rolling a 1 if desired, but you must keep the second roll).  The result is the casting cost of the beginning Special powers you may choose from.  Below is a listing of all the beginning Special Force  Powers.  If you roll a 6, you may choose from any other powers listed in this table.

* Force Shove/push is a power which is listed under attack and special.  It may be used either way, but it may be gained from either class in the beginning.
** Steal Life is possible to gain as a beginning power only if the Saedith begins with the Sap Life Attack Power.

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Advanced Rules

Additional Treasure Rules:

Magic scrolls 
The Saedith may not use any spell scrolls as intended (by a Wizard), but there is a chance that he could learn one of his Force Powers if he comes across a spell scroll that is similar to a Force Power (It must be the Wizard's version of the particular Force Power -- see the full Force Powers tables given below).  To see if the Saedith can learn the relevant Force Power, roll 1D6 and add his Current Title-Level (Initiate = 1, Apprentice = 2,  Master = 3, Lord = 4).  If the total number is 7+, the Force user learns the relevant Force Power. This may only be attempted once. If the attempt fails, the scroll burns up in his hands and causes 1D3 wounds with no modifier for anything.  The attempt may not be made if the Saedith does not already know the relevant Force Power's prerequisite power.  In such a case the scroll may be saved for later use or sold or traded as any other treasure.

Other Magic (and Wizard-only) Treasures

The Saedith CANNOT Use:  Spell Ring, Amulet of Fury, Talisman of Jet, Book of Arcane Knowledge, Crown of Sorcery

Wizard-only and Dark Side Type Treasures the Saedith CAN Use:  Energy Jewel,  Brooch of Power, Wand of Jade, Tablet of Adain (may be used to re-roll once on the table that determines the number of spells learned when training), Circlet of Wrath (Dark Side), Crown of Night (Dark Side),  Wand of Diabolum, Staff of Command (Dark Side). Also,  he can use the Chalice of Sorcery (Dark Side) which the Jaedai cannot use.

Settlements

The Saedith may visit all the places that a Wizard may visit (but roll 2D6+1 on Alehouse, +2 as Apprentice, +3 as Master, and +4 as Lord) and see below) except he may not go to the Wizards Guild.  The Force user's magic is just different enough to cause the Wizard's to be terribly suspicious of him and they will not let him enter.  Additionally, he may visit the Fighting School (2D6) and the School of Martial Arts (2D6).  The Saedith may seek out a Saedith Enclave (very rare to find one) or may try to find a Saedith Initiate, Apprentice, Master, or Lord for training and/or to seek out some type of assistance (artifact or special cloak for instance). It is recommended at times -- especially when about to train -- that the Saedith first try to find an Enclave if he has enough gold for the fee, then try to find another Saedith if no Enclave is available.

Alehouse and Assassination Assignments -- If the Saedith rolls a 13+ in the Alehouse he has been secretly contacted by a Saedith Master or a messenger of a Dark Lord which orders him to track down and assassinate an especially hated enemy of the Saedith.  Roll 1D6 on the Assassination Target Table (located in the addendum below) and add the Saedith's Battle-Level.  The table shows the enemy in question, their stats (or how to acquire them), and the payment the Saedith will be given if he is successful.

In the next adventure, roll 2D6 for every room-generated monster event (even for the Objective Room!).  The first time doubles are rolled, the assassination target arrives along with the monsters for the event (unless otherwise instructed in the table below, or unless the "outlaw" arrives with his own accompanying monsters).  If the subject in question has a ranged weapon or magic, it should be placed according to the ballistic placement rules for monsters.  If it has some type of magic at its disposal, take (or share out if there is another magic user that has guards) any common monsters (like foot soldiers, such as skaven clanrats, Chaos Warriors, Chaos Dwarfs and etc. OR any monsters specifically described as guards) and set up a protective ring around the assassination target.  If no doubles are rolled in the room-generated Monster Events during the adventure, the assassination target got away.  Roll 1D6 (+1 as Apprentice, +2 as Master or Lord) and on 5+ the Saedith is able to track the enemy into the next dungeon (roll doubles for each monster event there as well).  The Saedith may have more than one target to track at a time.  In this case, randomly determine which one arrives if doubles are rolled.  If more than one Saedith (and/or Jaedai) have one or more assassination targets (or enemies of justice -- for the Jaedai), then still only roll one set of 2D6 for room-generated monster events and randomize which targeted enemy arrives.  Though the Saedith may not get more than one such assignment per settlement from under the cover of the Alehouse, he may visit the Alehouse numerous times until he does get one.  Once he gains an assignment while in the Alehouse, he will not frequent the place any more during the same settlement stay.

No gold or experience is gained from assassinating the enemy of the Saedith until the Saedith returns with proof to a Saedith Enclave and informs the Saedith Lord or Master he there finds, at which time he receives payment.  The Saedith will generally not share the payment with the other party members unless he feels in his sole judgment that they contributed in a substantial manner to the assassination's success.  The Saedith may want to keep a list of all successful assassinations and re-roll any particular monsters/outlaws that are repeated.  If the assassination Target is a magic user as well, the Saedith also receives a bonus of DL x 100 gold (or experience) upon the death of the assassination target, and a Jaedai or Saedith (whichever kills it) receives an experience bonus for defeating a magic user (also given in the table below -- for common magic users that arrive look them up in the table under the addendum).  Clarification: yes, it is possible to be in the middle of an assassination target monster event and still have an extra (Force-user drawn) magic user arrive during an Unexpected Monster Event (see under the Addendum at the end of this document).

Saedith Initiate, Apprentice, Master, or Lord

Roll on the tables in the Training Section to find out which title of Saedith your Saedith warrior has found.. Then the Saedith spends the day testing his Force Powers (especially the Dark Side ones) against those powers of the other Saedith.

Payment
Also, if the Saedith he has found is a Master or a Lord, he must give 1D6 X 100 gold just to gain an audience with them.  If the other Saedith is an Apprentice, pay him 1D6 X 50 gold, unless you are a Master or a Lord, then pay nothing. If he is an Initiate, pay nothing.  Once he has given the required gold, roll on the following table to see how he fares.  The roll should be modified according to the Saedith trainer's title:  Initiate -2, Apprentice -1, Master and Lord +1.  The items in the table which cost something, must be paid for by your Warrior if he wants them.

Lost Equipment (Saedith Cloak and Power Sabre)
If he has lost his cloak or Power Sabre, he may purchase one here for 300 gold after having won a Will Power test against the other Saedith (one test for each item that he attempts to replace).  This test represents the conflict required to obtain the precious cloak or sabre and/or the need to prove that the Saedith warrior is worthy of having it -- after having somehow lost one or more of them.  Will Power test roll to acquire a normal cloak (may be done after rolling on the table below): Roll 1D6 + your warrior's Will Power. The result must be equal to or greater than the other Saedith's WP test (1D6 + 1 for Initiate, +2 for Apprentice, +3 for Master and +4 for Lord).

Saedith Enclave

It is very rare that there is a Saedith Enclave near a place with much population. In fact they are very rare in general. The Saedith of the Enclaves care little for visitors in general and try to keep their locations secret from the common folk. Roll on the table below. Yes, luck may be used to re-roll but no automatic success is allowed.  Each Saedith in a party may only visit the Saedith Enclave once per settlement. Each Saedith may only attempt to find an enclave once per settlement.  If one Saedith finds an enclave, any other Saedith in the party may visit the enclave on a subsequent day without having to roll to find it -- even if they had failed to find it beforehand.

If he has found a Saedith Enclave and paid the entrance fee --(his Battle-Level 1D6) X 50 gold , he only needs to find a master or Lord through whom he may train. Roll 1D6. On 4+ he finds a Lord, but on 1-3 he finds only a Master.  Then the Saedith may roll once on the table above (under "Saedith Initiate, Apprentice", etc.) ignoring the admittance fee and adding the appropriate +1 or +2 modifier for Master or Lord.  If training, he may then pay for his training and follow the training instructions below.  Remember that finding an Enclave (and paying the high fee) may be very useful in the Saedith's superior training.  If training under a Master or a Lord he gains a new Power Sabre Skill on 2+ instead of 3+.

Saedith Artifacts Shop

Some of these things may usually only be found in a Saedith Enclave (except the Saedith Cloak and basic Power Sabre, which are common to most Saedith warriors). In the Saedith Artifacts Shop, roll the opposite number of normal stock rolls -- 3D6 in a village, 2D6 in a town, and 1D6 in a City.

Item Descriptions

Saedith Cloak -- same as the one with which the Saedith begins the game.  A Jaedai may wear this cloak -- see A Sneaky Jaedai below.

Short Power Sabre (two different sets of effects based upon style) -- with this Power Sabre in the Saedith's off hand he gains additional benefits to his Power Sabre style.  If he has the Aggressive style, he may make one extra attack per turn at -1 to hit (only for that attack) and at -1 strength modifier for damage (only for that attack), but all aggressive style and skill bonuses apply.  Just in case someone thinks of it, this does not give the Saedith the Ambidextrous skill -- the benefits only apply to using a Short Power Sabre.  If he has the Accuracy Power Sabre Skill, it will compensate for the -1 to hit penalty.  If the Saedith has the Defensive style, then instead of the above benefits, the Short Power Sabre grants him +1 to his Parry and Deflection Skills (but no modifier to the redirection of projectiles).  Note: any extra attacks granted by a weapon (like the Short Power Sabre for instance) may not be used in trade for a Force Power Attack.

Double-Bladed Power Sabre -- May only be used with the Aggressive Power Sabre Style.  It is two-handed (this weapon only in the warrior's hands in order to use it) and grants +1 Power Sabre Attack each turn in which the first Power Sabre attack actually hits (just like the Blades of Death Elf Ranger skill) (only in melee combat).  Also, when used with the Throw Sabre skill, this weapon grants +1 to hit all targets of the thrown sabre attack (+1 Ballistic Skill for each to hit roll for this attack).

Extending Power Sabre -- By pushing a special button on the handle of this Power Sabre, the Jaedai or Saedith will substantially lengthen the Power Sabre's magical blade.  This gives an immediate extra Power Sabre attack in the first turn in which the sabre is lengthened in any combat, which attack is at +1 to hit in the first turn as the wielder catches the monsters off guard.  This surprise attack may only be used once per combat, though the sabre may still be shortened or lengthened in any turn thereafter (The button may be pressed only at the beginning of the wielder's turn.).  While the sabre's blade is extended, the wielder may attack up to two squares away, because of the additional reach provided.  This is not a "Fight in Ranks" weapon, because the wielder may not attack monsters when a fellow warrior stands between him and his potential target.  The extended Power Sabre may be used to accomplish a death-blow up to two squares away, cutting through monsters in a two-squared arch or semi-circle -- or even in a whole circle if surrounded by monsters two deep (with no warriors in the way)!  The wielder must specify each target one at a time and may not reverse the direction of his arch/circling motion in the midst of a death-blow.

Focused extended Power Sabre Attack -- Although the extended Power Sabre is a one-handed Power Sabre, if it is used with both hands, the wielder may increase the power of his attacks.  The way this is done is to declare that he is handling the extended Power Sabre with both hands and focusing his attacks against his enemies.  He will then sacrifice one attack in order to add +1 Damage Dice to his next attack (including any death-blows) in the same turn. Only one attack may be sacrificed at a time in this manner (and thus only 1 Damage Dice may be so added to the next attack), but, if the wielder has 4 total attacks, he could do two focused extended Power Sabre Attacks in one turn.

The one major drawback to wielding an Extended Power Sabre -- while extended -- is that it is more difficult to parry and to deflect projectiles.  Therefore, all parry, deflection, and redirection attempts are at -1 to succeed.  The extension/retraction button on the handle may be pushed once per turn, either to extend or to retract the blade.  While the blade is retracted it works the same as a normal Power Sabre.  Yes, a Short Power Sabre may be used in his off hand, but only while the Extending Power Sabre is not extended.

Power Whip -- Very much like a Power Sabre, this weapon of ancient Saedith is a rarity indeed.  It is a one-handed weapon which carries with it many of the same properties of a proper Power Sabre.  For most purposes, consider it a Power Sabre, though it is of a strange design and mostly appears like something other.  It grants the Fight in Ranks ability.  It has Strength 5 (and gets any Aggressive bonuses if using the Aggressive sabre style) and grants a +1 to hit all death-blow targets after the first kill of an attack.  It is not quite as useful at deflection (-2 modifier) and redirection (only succeeds on a 6), though Parry is increased by +1 (no matter what style), and a Short Power Sabre may be used at the same time in the off hand by a Saedith with the defensive sabre style to deflect and redirect the same as with a normal Power Sabre (all mods to the rolls for both weapons assumed to have balanced out, but get a total of +2 to parry from both weapons as well).  Also, while coupled with a Short Power Sabre, the Aggressive Sabre Style wielder of the Power Whip could still use all the Aggressive Sabre benefits of the Short Saber.  The wielder should specify as always what weapon is being used for each attack.  The Power Whip may not be used to implement the Cut Through Obstacle Sabre Skill nor the Throw Sabre Skill.

Note: all Power Sabres and the Power Whip count as magical and may be used with all the Power Sabre Skills unless specifically stated otherwise.

Kronicon -- This is some type of dark stone saturated with Dark Side Force Power.  It is said to be useful in detecting the movements of evil magic users.  While a Saedith in the warrior party is carrying this artifact, roll 1D6 every time that a magic using monster (no matter how generated) appears during an adventure.  If the result is 5+ (for Initiate and Apprentice, or 4+ for Master and Lord), the Saedith is forewarned by the Kronicon.  What this means is that the magic using monster does not get to ambush (if it has that ability) and the Saedith gets one immediate action (attack, or Force Attack, other Force Power, one use of an item or artifact, revealing an Obsidian Amulet of Absorption, or movement -- with or without pinning, and etc...) in response to the monster's arrival.

Metal Compass of Night -- This is an artifact?  Well, some seem to think so.  Upon closer examination, or upon another experienced Saedith's explanation, the Saedith warrior learns that this is not just some ordinary compass.  Rather, it is guided by secret Dark Powers which enable it to sometimes discover the right direction to take when trying to complete an objective/mission.  Whenever the Saedith is faced with a division in a dungeon passageway (a T-section, or any other fork in the road), He may use the Metal Compass.  It will tell him on a successful roll (Yes or No) whether a certain direction is the right one.  It only gives a positive or negative indication, by glowing very brightly for the correct path and dimming into midnight blackness for the incorrect path.  Roll 1D6: on 5+ it works (4+ for a Master or  Lord).  One attempt may be made for each direction.  For instance, if there are three forks, three separate attempts may be made (one per turn and one per direction).  With one or two correct answers the right way may sometimes be discerned thereby.

Obsidian Amulet of Absorption -- This Dark Side artifact craves, absorbs and interferes with Force/magical Powers.  It grants the wearer a special absorption ability whenever it is worn in open sight.  Roll 1D6 for each enemy spell cast.  On 6+ (5+ for a Master, and 4+ for a Lord), the amulet absorbs some of the magical power, restoring 1 stored power (Power Tokens, up to starting value) to the Saedith wearing it. Also, and as a result of this success, roll 2D6 (roll 1D6 for D6 monster spell table).  If the result is equal to, or greater than, the cost to cast the spell or the number rolled by the monster (on that magic user's spell table), the spell totally fails and does no harm to the warriors and no good for the monsters.  On the down side, this amulet causes all spell casting warriors, except for the Saedith wearing it, to spend 1 point more for every spell/Force Power used (or -1 to their success rolls for chance casters, like the Elf Ranger Mage).  The amulet may be hidden (though still worn) behind the Saedith's cloak when not in use, thus preventing its interference, but remember to bring it out again if the benefits are desired.  The Saedith must declare at the beginning of his turn if he intends to reveal or to hide the amulet - otherwise, it remains hidden or revealed as before.

A Sneaky Jaedai: If a Saedith discovers a Saedith Enclave in (or near) a settlement, a Jaedai in the same party who has the Invisibility Force Power, may attempt to sneak in (without having to find the enclave -- the Saedith unwittingly found it for him), and the Jaedai may briefly appear within the shop in order to attempt one or more purchases of special Power Sabres, a Power Whip, or even to purchase a Saedith Cloak.  The Jaedai may usually only do one thing here: attempt to make purchases in the Saedith Artifacts Shop.  He will normally do nothing else in the enclave unless for some reason he is there to spy on them...

For each attempt to purchase (for each stock roll made whether successful or not) roll 1D6 and modify the Jaedai's roll according to his title: Padawan, -2; Knight, -1; Master, +1; Lord, +2. If the modified roll is less than 4, the Jaedai is discovered and thrown out (any purchases already made this time are reversed); if the modified roll is 4+, the Jaedai is not yet discovered and may either continue to purchase the item if available, attempt to purchase another item (which means another roll for discovery as well), or immediately, safely leave the enclave with or without any purchases; but, he must follow through and buy the item if the stock roll was successful. Yes, a Jaedai or Saedith may use luck to re-roll (but not automatically succeed) on the stock roll. Luck may be used by the Jaedai to re-roll/automatically succeed escaping notice (once for each luck point spent).  A Jaedai who has a Saedith Cloak, when trying to appear inconspicuous in a Saedith Enclave, adds +1 for each Discovery Roll that he must make when attempting to make purchases in the shop.   Yes, the Jaedai must roll for discovery even when purchasing a Saedith Cloak.  If the Jaedai is not in a party that has a Saedith in it, he may roll just like a Saedith (on the table above) to try to discover a Saedith Enclave in any settlement.  Otherwise, he is limited to finding an enclave only when a Saedith in the party finds one.

Why CANNOT a Saedith Sneak into a Saedith Enclave? Just because I believe this question will arise, I here answer it.  The Saedith, even though he may have the Invisibility Force Power cannot sneak in and avoid paying an entrance fee at an enclave, because such matters will be checked and double-checked while he is seeking assistance from the Saedith trainers found there.  The Jaedai will seek to limit his interaction with the Saedith while trying to obtain some important item, while the Saedith will actually benefit from the interaction and the price he pays will generally be well worth the advantages.

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TRAINING

SAEDITH'S TRAINING

The Saedith trains with Saedith of varying experience.  He should try to find the most experienced one in order to get the most out of his training.  A Village is the best place to find a more experienced Saedith Trainer, because they try to avoid more populated areas.  Luck may be used to re-roll on the following table (automatic success allowed for one Luck point).  If there are more than one Saedith in a warrior party and one Saedith fails to find a Saedith Trainer, he may visit the same Saedith (without having to find him) that the another Saedith has found on a 1D6 roll of 3+.  On 1 or 2, the other Saedith doesn't have time to trouble with the warrior's training or to give him any assistance.

Table to find a Saedith

After finding a Saedith to train him, the Saedith must then pay his gold (and/or deduct experience) before rolling to see how experienced his trainer is.  Training will take seven days.  Roll 1D6 each time the Saedith gains a Battle-Level, re-rolling the first 1, and add the result to the Saedith's power (power tokens).

Saedith Trainer's Experience Tables by Location (Roll 1D6 on appropriate table.)

Village:

Town:

City:

Training Among the Party

If two or more Saedith are in the same party and they would like to attempt training with each other (a rather limited business in many cases) they may do so if none of them have found another Saedith (or a Saedith Enclave) in the settlement.  In such a case, the highest title of other Saedith with whom he trains will be used for number of Force Powers a Saedith might learn and for whether a Sabre skill is learned.  But, the only Force Powers and Sabre Skills that may be learned are those that other Saedith in the party already know.  Such a training session must be carried on concurrently -- meaning that all warriors to be trained and others participating in their training (whose skills and powers might be learned) must spend seven days together during the settlement stay.

FORCE POWERS TRAINING

To determine how many new Force powers he may learn roll 1D6 on the following table.  The result after the Saedith's trainer's experience level shows how many new Force Powers the Saedith trainee may now learn.  Luck may only be used to re-roll on the following table one time each settlement and the second result must be kept, even if it is the lowest result possible. Once the number of new Force Powers learned is discovered, the Saedith must decide which Force Powers he will learn (under Force Powers below).

Number of New Force Powers to Learn

Remember to roll for whether the Saedith gains a new Force Sabre Skill as well, 1d6, must get 3+ (or 2+ if training under a Master or Lord)

After discovering the number of new Force Powers the Saedith will learn, he may then choose any available Force Powers from either Force Powers table below (unless training among his warrior party).  For instance, if he learns three new powers, he may choose three Attack Powers, OR one Attack, one Defense, and one Special, OR any combination of Powers up to the number rolled above.  The only restriction is that the Saedith may not learn a new Force Power until he has first learned the prerequisite power(s).

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Force Powers

The Saedith, may call upon the Force to aid him during his quests.  The Saedith is very limited in healing powers while very strong in direct Force-wielding (magic) attacks.  In fact, the only healing type of powers that he may gain are actually classified as Attack Powers.  Though he does not gain any gold for healing (if he happens to get any of the two or three healing spells available to him), he does get to do more killing.  Plus, the Saedith receives his bonus gold for killing any magic-using foe (100 times the Monster Table that generated it).  Remember the Saedith's limitation on attack powers versus physical attacks.  This becomes even more important at higher levels when his Force powers are much greater and his number of attacks increases.

Force Powers are similar to the Wizard's spells.  In some cases they are the same or nearly the same.  LS stands for Light Side only power, while DS stands for Dark Side only power.  N represents a neutral power available to both Light and Dark side users. "=" means the power is exactly the same as the Wizard spell of the same name.  "=" followed by the name of a Wizard spell (as in "= Drop" for instance) means that the power functions the same as the Wizard's spell, but the name has been changed.  Powers marked with an asterisk (*) next to the name of the Wizard's spell name (most of them) have been modified for the Force user (for better or for worse).  The Force powers that have been modified from Wizard spells will usually have modifications underlined.

Some Force powers have one or more prerequisites that must be learned first.  No, a prerequisite and the advanced power that requires it may not be learned at the same time (when gaining a new level).  This means that to gain some Force Powers the Saedith must be patient and plan his training path(s).  When training, the Saedith may choose any Force Power from the following tables (Attack, Defense, or Special, in any combination) that he doesn't already know as long as he already has the prerequisite(s) if required.  No dice rolling is needed at this point.

Saedith Force Powers

Attack Powers

Defense and Special Powers

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Power Sabre Skills

The Power Sabre is the Saedith's weapon of choice. If he practices as he should and depends much upon the Force, he will become much more skilled and powerful while wielding it against his foes. Every time he levels up, roll 1D6. On a 3+ (2+ if training under a Master or Lord -- only failing on a roll of 1), roll once on the following Power Sabre Skills Table. Luck may not be used to re-roll this dice (nor for that of the table roll).

Roll 2D6 on the following table if the Saedith gains a new Power Sabre Skill.  If the result is a skill he has already received, roll again until a new Power Sabre Skill is rolled.  However, the experience of his trainer can also affect what type of Sabre Skill he learns.

If the trainer is of lesser experience (lesser title) the 2D6 roll is not modified; if the trainer is of approximately equal experience (same title), the Saedith rolls 2D6/+1, meaning that he may choose between the 2D6 result and the one just after it (if he already has both, re-roll again with the same option, but see the notes under results 2 and 12); if the trainer is more experienced than he is roll 2D6/+1/-1, meaning that he may choose between the 2D6 roll and one of the two skills immediate before and after the 2D6 result (if he already has all three, re-roll again with the same option, but see the notes under results 2 and 12).

The skills which require the spending of power to use must be voluntarily activated, while those that do not require power are automatic.

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Saedith Battle-Level Table

* The Attack characteristic shows the total number of normal attacks the Saedith has at the respective Battle-Levels, but the Saedith always has +1 Force Attack when using Attack Force Powers presented in the table by the +1 in parenthesis. See more details above under the Saedith's basic rules.

** The Saedith has one luck less than the Jaedai has.

*** Skills/Spells: The Saedith begins with three Force powers, and Deflection (a skill) plus whichever Sabre Style he chooses. When leveling up, he will get one to three new Force powers and will more likely than not gain one new Power Sabre Skill, depending upon dice rolls.  Choice of settlement will be very important in having a better chance of learning new things. Also, finding an Enclave and paying the high fee will increase the chances of better training.

To see the Jaedai's rules, follow this link: The Jaedai's Rules

Any similarity or references to ideas, abilities and etc. found in the  Star Wars movies are the property of Lucasfilm Inc. and no challenge is implied or intended by their usage.

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Addendum

Magic Users Table

Whenever there is one or more Jaedai/Saedith in a warrior party, roll 2D6 for every Unexpected Monster Event. If doubles are the result, then a magic user appears in addition to the monsters drawn or rolled for the event even if this results in there being more than one magic using monster. No treasure is given for the killing of this additional monster/magic user, but the Saedith gets (100 X the magic user's Level) extra gold as usual if he kills it and Jaedai and Saedith earn an additional experience value if they kill the magic user.  The Saedith earns a higher percentage of experience for the kill.  A Game Master, or a group of gamers may certainly choose to give the extra gold as experience which may only be used for training.

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Assassination Target Table
(Roll 1D6 + the Saedith's Battle-Level)

Whenever the Saedith gets an assassination assignment at the Ale House, Saedith Enclave, or when meeting with a Master or Lord, roll 1D6 + the Saedith's Battle-Level on the table below.  When rolling on the Outlaw tables, ignore the Dead or Alive part.  Also, do not add any extra crimes at the time that the assassination target is killed.  The Saedith will only give what they originally offered to pay for the assassination.  Notes: I recommend in games having a Game Master, that the GM handle the outlaw table rolls and use his own discretion on the appropriate outlaw, abilities and etc.... Several special monsters by Cutlass have been included in this table.  They may be found at the time of the writing of these rules at the following location with a colorful image of the creature as well: Cutlass' Warhammer Quest Stuff. The special rules given below are mostly taken from Cutlass' descriptions of these creatures.  If you are unable to find these monsters, then just roll on the Bounty Hunter's Outlaw table (by Gavin Thorpe) -- if available or one could make up their own enemies..... 

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This version of the Saedith (Sith)
Created by the Old Warrior