Ebb/Flow and other force powers

By Random Bystander, in Star Wars: Force and Destiny RPG

Simple question, but my brain is failing on me

If I use enhance to increase brawl can I also use ebb/flow basic power?

If I commit my FD (assuming I have FD left) again can I also use ebb/flow basic power?

If you mean Brawn, then dice committed can't be used on another power, but those uncommitted can.

If you mean Brawl, then you don't commit dice, so it can be used. But you can't add the same Force dice to both Ebb/Flow AND Brawl in one roll.

1 hour ago, Darzil said:

you can't add the same Force dice to both Ebb/Flow AND Brawl in one roll.

This is especially true, since committing Force Dice to Force Powers normally requires an Action to do so.

Ok so (yes did mean brawl)

I have 3 force

I roll a brawl attack and want to use the enhance brawl upgrade and basic ebb/flow

Do I:

Roll the 3 dice simultaneously and then spend the pips as I like between the powers

Roll the 3 dice simultaneously and choose dice for each power and spend the pips off those dice for the powers

Split the dice up before I roll, pre-allocating them

Something else?

It's "Something Else." Specifically, you choose to either use Ebb, Flow, or Enhance before making your check, then spend the pips you roll on the power you chose, and only that power.

According to everything the devs have said, you can't use two Force powers on the same roll. If two or more apply, you pick which one you want to use on that roll, and that's the one you can activate.

Now, that said, my personal house-rule is in line with your #1: you roll your Force Dice normally and spend the pips across the applicable powers; generally trying to do this is a waste as you never get enough pips to activate any worthwhile upgrades across both powers, but in theory it seems neat :) .

Edited by Absol197
On 30/03/2018 at 9:22 AM, Random Bystander said:

Ok so (yes did mean brawl)

I have 3 force

I roll a brawl attack and want to use the enhance brawl upgrade and basic ebb/flow

Do I:

Roll the 3 dice simultaneously and then spend the pips as I like between the powers

Roll the 3 dice simultaneously and choose dice for each power and spend the pips off those dice for the powers

Split the dice up before I roll, pre-allocating them

Something else?

You can either choose to make an enhanced brawl force power action OR you can choose to make an Ebb/Flow force power action. Since both are actions you cannot use both in the same action.

Now if you have previously committed a force die and have remaining force die , for example on the enhance:brawn control upgrade , then you could use the remaining dice on an Ebb/Flow check since the committed for is an ongoing effect, but not enhance:brawl as it is a combined check and is an action each time you use it.