Author: stcrmpilot

I have a character that gets an unfortunate case of Lightsaber To The Face. Its just a graze, but obviously her face is still fucked. How likely is it that she could keep going for a minute or so after her injury?

I suppose that might depend on whether or not she is Force-sensitive. If so, I find it reasonable that she could get back up and fight for a while. If not, then I guess it would be important to know the extent of the damage. If the graze doesn’t touch the eyes or go through a bone she should be alright to fight through the pain for a bit, even without the Force. If it does… well, in real life it would be unlikely, she’d be in a whole lot of pain from the cauterization and probably freaking out if she can’t see out of one eye. But in Star Wars, people rarely obey the odds, so at the least I would have her take a moment to collect herself.

One more side note: if she doesn’t lose an eye or anything, treatment with bacta might be able to completely heal the wound (or leave a light scar), especially if she can get it quickly.

Happy writing!

~ Jacen

Would it be possible for a non Force-sensitive (in my story, a clone trooper) to pick up a lightsaber and use it in a fight? He does have pretty extensive training in vibroblades, but he’s never used a lightsaber before. (Also sidenote – he loses that fight (rather badly, he’s up against an Inquisitor), I just need to be sure that the fight can even take place).

Hmm. I would say yes, on the condition that he loses spectacularly. Vibroblades are a bit shorter than lightsabers, closer to a long knife, so it might be weird for him to suddenly have to use a longer weapon. The other main difference is that lightsabers have no weight except the hilt, which makes them hard for non-Force-sensitives to handle. Not to mention, of course, that Inquisitors carry double-bladed lightsabers. So basically, your clone might be able to fend off a few blows, and maybe even hold his own for a bit, but he’s going to be killed as soon as the Inquisitor starts trying.

Good luck!

~ Jacen

Hello, su cuy’gar, achuta!

My name is Jacen and I’ve started up @writebetterstarwars, a blog dedicated to answering your questions about everything Star Wars and helping with your writing. If you need to know something about the movies, TV shows, novels, trivia, whatever, I’m your person.

I’m a writer myself, and I know just how huge the Star Wars universe is. I’ve acquired a ton of knowledge just from researching for my own fics and reading so much extended universe stuff. I always try to write as authentically as possible and make every detail accurate and precise, and I promise to do my best to give you the information you need to do the same.

Obviously I’m just starting up over here, but this is going to be an ask-driven blog, so please don’t hesitate to come ask me questions! Adding onto my posts or correcting me if I get something wrong is also always appreciated. I think with a bit of time, and some people in need of writing advice, things will get underway pretty well!

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~ Jacen