Force Powers and Force Points

Q: Can you spend one character's Force points on another character? For example, can you spend 1 Force point from Obi-Wan Kenobi to allow Chewbacca to reroll an attack?

A: No. In general, you can spend a character's Force points only on that character. However, some characters' special abilities, Force powers, or commander effects (such as Emperor Palpatine's) might allow other characters to spend their Force points; in such cases, the card's rules text will state this specifically.

Q: Can you spend a character's Force points to make your opponent reroll a successful attack or save?

A: No.

Q: If a character has an ability that allows it to spend Force points more than once per turn, can it do so to move faster or reroll multiple times? For example, could Mara Jade spend 1 of her own Force points and 1 of Emperor Palpatine's Force points to move 4 extra squares on her turn?

A: Yes. If a character can spend Force points more than once per turn, it may spend those points on multiple instances of the same effect. A character could spend 2 Force points to move 4 extra squares on its turn, reroll 2 attack rolls, and so forth. However, some Force powers replace attacks and cannot be used more than once per turn, even if a character can spend Force points more than once per turn.

Q: Can you clarify the use of Force powers by Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, and others? Are the use of Force Lightning and Force Grip automatically successful, or do the normal rules for attack and defense values apply?

A: Unless the Force power says that you make an attack or that the target gets a save, the Force power (or other special ability) is automatically successful. Thus, both Force Lightning and Force Grip do not require an attack, and neither allows a save.

Q: Can I spend Force points for a power such as Use the Force or Sith Rage earlier in the turn before actually making an attack? The wording doesn't say I have to spend the Force point immediately prior to the attack the way that Lightsaber Precision does, and it could be important when dealing with abilities such as Ysalamiri.

A: You must spend the Force point immediately upon declaring an attack, an ability that replaces attacks, or movement. You cannot spend points early and have the power "stored" for later use.

Q: The following Force powers don't contain the phrase that they replace attacks or turns: Drain Life, Force Stun, Jedi Mind Trick, Sith Hatred, Sith Sorcery, Transfer Essence. (This applies to some abilities as well, like Targeting.) Does this mean I can use them in addition to my normal move and/or attack? Could I use them after moving but before attacking or vice versa? Could I use them between 2 attacks? (For example, attack and defeat one character, then use Transfer Essence to move to a different space and continue a triple attack on another target.)

A: Yes to all of the above.

Q: Could I use the listed powers above twice in a turn or even twice in a row if the character has Force Spirit or Master of the Force?

A: Yes.

Q: Could I use the abilities listed above part way through a move then continue the move sort of like Mobile Attack? Or in the middle of an attack maybe to Transfer Essence before someone could use Lightsaber Riposte for example?

A: No. You must complete the move/attack/ability in progress before declaring another ability.

Q: Could I use the powers listed above during a move if the character has Mobile Attack or Greater Mobile Attack?

A: No. Mobile Attack allows you to insert an attack or ability that replaces attacks into a move. These abilities are neither attacks nor abilities that replace attacks.

Q: Could I use the powers listed above when activating, or during the end of the turn, perhaps to use them before a Force Corruption save or after opening a door?

A: No. They may be used during the turn only.

Date: 2015-12-11; view: 661