So... would you let a weapon with the ion quality target a saber? And if so, with the normal effect?

What if said lightsaber weilder attempted to block or deflect a bolt from said weapon?

I'm... uh... asking for a friend.

No. They do Strain/System Strain and disable cybernetics RAW, no more.

Probably wouldn't allow a saber block either.

If they paid for the aiming and then hit, yeah, I would allow it. The rules should not get into the way of the game.

Yeah, I would let the bolt be blocked too.

RAW isnt gospel. Dont let it get in the way of the fun. Especially when the answer an attempt to abuse the house rule is 'He deflects your ion bolt, it hits your ion gun and shorts it out'

Honestly, I would rule it in a similar manner to what I rule ion and cybernetics. Basically, if cinematically appropriate, with cybernetics they do strain to the character (as the limb(s) feels sluggish and they are forced to compensate) - should the shot overwhelm the character's strain threshold, then they are out of play as they battle the shutdown of a limb/eye/organ/nervous system. By extension, an ion weapon aimed at the hilt of a lightsaber may indeed short it out should the damage overcome the durability of the lightsaber. This said, however, the ion bolt wouldn't have any effect on a shaft of plasma - so reflect would work should it be attempted. Not RAW, but I believe it is cinematically appropriate in certain situations.

Light sabre hilts seem rather well insulated when you look at all the book/movie/show references to jedi using their sabres to block or catch force lightning thrown at them.

The way ion shots are depicted as playing over the surface of what they hit makes it look like the shots lightning only barely contained in a field. Where as you blaster bolts hold their energy together much better and penetrate their targets.

I would lean towards the ion shot being blockable but not able to be reflected as it would dissipate on contact.

Strain from advantages on the ion attack could be the shot getting past the insulation and numbing the target.

I would not allow targeting of the actual sabre as they are inherently designed to block energy and have been used to deflect force lightning.

I would allow the blocking of an ion shot but not reflection, as Dark heart pointed out, an ion shot plays across a target so I would rule that it gets dispersed by the sabre blade. It certainly would look good though!

Is this a solicit for opinions...or a rules clarification? If the rules don't spec ion as unblockable...then sure you can.

1:58 min. Looks like they can be reflected (blocked) but no improved reflect.

1:58 min. Looks like they can be reflected (blocked) but no improved reflect.

Are those ion or stun?

1:58 min. Looks like they can be reflected (blocked) but no improved reflect.

Are those ion or stun?

Ah, yes, you are right of course. Those are stun. Sorry about this.

These aren't the weapons you are looking for. Move along. *wave hand*