I know a lot of folks (myself included) have had problems with the statistics provided for Star Wars characters in the D6 rule system. The feature-characters especially are a source of pain—and among them, Luke Skywalker is one of the most frustrating. As initially presented, he's pretty bogus, especially for an 18-19 year old who's only just left the farm! Well, since I have finally revamped my skill list I would like to present to you my revised version of Luke at three different points in his career—representing his stats at the END of each of the original three movies.
LUKE IN EPISODE IV
Here we have what I would consider stats for a starting player-character. 18D worth of Attribute dice and 24D worth of skills. Normally, I don't allow a starting character to have more than 6D in any skill, but with Luke, I fudged a bit to give him a 7D in piloting. Please note that the skills listed below are only the more 'major' ones (or the ones that become 'major' later on). He has many other skills, but all of them are generally beetween 2D+1 and 3D+2 in range. You'll also note that his Strength and Intelligence are a bit 'low' here—that's because he is a bit scrawny in the first movie and hasn't had much exposure to things outside his desert homeworld. So, without further ado...
ATTRIBUTES
Strength: 2D+2
Agility: 3D
Dexterity: 3D+2
Intelligence: 2D+1
Perception: 3D+1
Charisma: 3D
COMBAT SKILLS
Dodge: 5D+2
Gunnery: 6D
Marksmanship: 5D
FORCE SKILLS
Control: 1D
Sense: 2D
PERCEPTION SKILLS
Search: 4D
PHYSICAL SKILLS:
Climbing: 4D
Jumping: 4D
TECHNICIAN SKILLS:
Droid-Tech: 4D
Speeder-Tech: 5D
VEHICLE SKILLS:
Cycling: 6D
Driving: 6D
Piloting: 7D
LUKE IN EPISODE V
Here we see Luke after three and a half years of combat with the Rebel Alliance (and his position as commander of the fledgling 'Rogue Squadron') and a few months of intensive training with Yoda (as well as some Force-training encounters prior to this: such as in Splinter of the Minds Eye). Apart from his skills increasing and broadening, Luke has also improved some of his attributes: Strength and Agility from his military life and Jedi training and Intelligence from his sudden exposure to the galaxy at large. As before, any skills not listed are generally in the 2D+2 to 3D+2 range.
ATTRIBUTES
Strength: 3D
Agility: 3D+1
Dexterity: 3D+2
Intelligence: 2D+2
Perception: 3D+1
Charisma: 3D
COMBAT SKILLS
Brawl: 5D
Dodge: 7D
Gunnery: 7D
Marksmanship: 6D
Melee: 6D
FORCE SKILLS
Control: 6D
Sense: 6D
Alter: 5D
Lightsaber-Tech: 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS:
Tactics (Space): 4D
PERCEPTION SKILLS
Observation: 4D
Search: 5D
Sense-Motive: 4D
PHYSICAL SKILLS:
Acrobatics: 4D+2
Climbing: 5D+2
Jumping: 5D+2
Running: 4D
Stamina: 5D
Stealth: 4D+2
SOCIAL SKILLS:
Command: 5D
Persuasion: 4D
Willpower: 4D
SYSTEM OPERATION SKILLS:
Astrogation: 4D
Sensors: 4D
TECHNICIAN SKILLS:
Droid-Tech: 4D+2
Speeder-Tech: 5D+2
Starship-Tech: 5D
VEHICLE SKILLS:
Cycling: 6D+2
Driving: 6D
Piloting: 8D
Helmsman: 4D
WILDERNESS SKILLS:
Beast-Riding: 4D
Survival: 4D
LUKE IN EPISODE VI
This represents Luke after the months-long search for Han Solo and his return training with Yoda. The most remarkable changes here are the increase in Luke's Force skills—preparing him for his final showdown with Vader and the Emperor (though it will be his heart and not his skills that get him through this encounter...)
ATTRIBUTES
Strength: 3D
Agility: 3D+1
Dexterity: 3D+2
Intelligence: 2D+2
Perception: 3D+1
Charisma: 3D
COMBAT SKILLS
Brawl: 5D
Dodge: 7D
Gunnery: 7D
Marksmanship: 6D
Melee: 7D
FORCE SKILLS
Control: 7D
Sense: 8D
Alter: 6D
Lightsaber-Tech: 7D
KNOWLEDGE SKILLS:
Tactics (Space): 4D
Scholar (Jedi-Lore): 4D
PERCEPTION SKILLS
Observation: 4D
Search: 5D
Sense-Motive: 4D
PHYSICAL SKILLS:
Acrobatics: 5D+2
Climbing: 5D+2
Jumping: 5D+2
Running: 4D
Stamina: 5D
Stealth: 4D+2
ROGUE SKILLS:
Streetwise: 4D
SOCIAL SKILLS:
Command: 5D
Intimidation: 4D
Persuasion: 4D
Willpower: 6D
SYSTEM OPERATION SKILLS:
Astrogation: 4D
Sensors: 4D
TECHNICIAN SKILLS:
Droid-Tech: 4D+2
Speeder-Tech: 5D+2
Starship-Tech: 5D
VEHICLE SKILLS:
Cycling: 6D+2
Driving: 6D
Piloting: 8D
Helmsman: 4D
WILDERNESS SKILLS:
Beast-Riding: 4D
Survival: 4D
I think this much more closely represents the Luke we see in the movies. In the end, he is quite powerful—but not (in my opinion) unbelievably so for his age. In Episode IV in particular, you see a very 'vulnerable' yet still talented character—which is how I see most starting characters.
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