The Lightsaber Tutorial - "Basic" Lightsabers and Advanced Lightsaber Construction

With the release of the the Force and Destiny rule book for the Star Wars RPG, Fantasy Flight Games has finally unveiled the in depth rules on lightsabers - including their cost and customization options.

However, these new rules also introduce some new complexity and confusion. In this post we'll be trying to clear that up. We'll take a look at the Basic Lightsaber from Force and Destiny, how it's different from the standard lightsaber that shows up in the other rule books, and the rules behind customizing your own ridiculously sweet energy blades.

Variant and Exotic Lightsabers - Game Supplement

Star Wars RPG - Variant Lightsaber Stats

The lightsaber - powerful, iconic, cool.  There's no fan of Star Wars who hasn't imagined at least once what it would be like to wield the almighty weapon. Fantasy Flight Games includes stats for the basic lightsaber in the Edge of the Empire and Age of Rebellion core rule books, but what about the more exotic varieties?

From Darth Maul's double-bladed lightsaber to Kylo Ren's "broadsword" style lightsaber, to even more exotic varieties like Typhon Soont's "fan blade", there is a whole range of variant lightsabers that can be incorporated in your game.

All the lightsaber stats below are based on the official rules laid out in the Force and Destiny rule book and other official sources.

Standard Jedi Lightsaber