We have a game that ended due to gm not having enough time and a new gm is picking it up and allowing us to used the same amount of points as from the ending game.

The character that one of my buddies wants to do is something like a palpatine type I think (from our conversations) and he is fairly new.

Here is the info:

more of a talker/politcal guy/social manipulator (we will have 2 or 3 other fighter types in the group

What he already wants:

-force powers: something like 100 pt.
-lightsaber skill: he wanted some but more focused on force powers than the LS at least to begin with
-all other skills he is just unsure of...

I know many ppl here like designing builds so what would your suggestions be for him?

just post any other questions if you need to

Thank you all

Probably some combination Seer, Magus, and Niman Disciple. Between the three trees, he would potentially be able to get all the way up to FR 5, Niman's lightsaber style goes off of Willpower, which is also great for Force use, and Magus has plenty of neat Dark Side Force options. Get him up to FR 3, give him Bind and Protect/Unleash as his main offensive powers, and he's good to go

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