Force Lightning: Choose a figure within 4 spaces and line of sight. That figure suffers 3 and becomes Weakened. Each figure adjacent to that figure suffers 1 damage.

This means that if the Emperor is attacking an adjacent figure he gets affected by lightning himself. Makes no sense thematically. Shouldn't this be every other figure?

(Why is this in the Rules forum? )

What do you mean doesn't make sense thematically? Have you not seen the Return of the Jedi when the Emperor is consumed by his own force lightning? (Why else would Palpatine be crying while falling?)

33 minutes ago, a1bert said:

Have you not seen the Return of the Jedi when the Emperor is consumed by his own force lightning? (Why else would Palpatine be crying while falling?)

...and in Revenge of the Sith his health drains away in seconds and he can hardly stand after zapping Mace Windu (who is pretty much adjacent to/within melee distance of Palpatine) with Force Lightening . I think it is rather thematic indeed (and the same goes for Tempt , btw, which I believe Paply can "award" himself too).