Description
This weapon of a Jedi Knight is a beam of energy held in check by a powerful force field. The lightsaber is able to pass through other objects like a hot knife through butter except for other lightsaber beams.
- Range: 1 m in length (Blade)
- Size: 25 cm long (Hilt)
- Mass: 0.5 kg
- Damage: 14+4d6
- A lightsaber can cut a 1 m hole in a duranium bulkhead in 3 minutes
- Cost: Not generally for sale, though one might be found in the hands of a black marketer or in the collection of an individual.
Ultra rare and supe illegal
Typical Cost: 40000 slips of latinum
Backstory
The weapon consists of a blade of pure plasma emitted from a hilt and suspended in a force containment field. The field contains the immense heat of the plasma, protecting the wielder, and allowed the blade to keep its shape. The hilt is almost always self-fabricated by the wielder to match his or her specific needs, preferences and style. Due to the weightlessness of plasma and the strong gyroscopic effect generated by it, lightsabers require a great deal of strength and dexterity to wield, and it is extremely difficult – and dangerous – for the untrained to attempt using. However, in the hands of an expert of the Force, the lightsaber is a weapon to be greatly respected and feared. To wield a lightsaber is to demonstrate incredible skill and confidence, as well as masterful dexterity and attunement to the Force.
