Editing Empire Ascendant (section)

=====Learning Force Powers=====
Rather than have a laundry list of prerequisites, as 2nd Edition has for various Force Powers, I will run things a bit looser.  Any Force Powers can be learned in-game (so long as you have dice in the governing Force Skill), but they require a teacher, or significant training time to unlock, and have a ''Learning Difficulty''.  The Force-user must make an appropriate roll with a TN of 5, modified by +5 for each listed prerequisite (i.e., a Power with no prereqs would be TN 5, one with 2 listed prereqs would be TN 15).

The actual roll varies based on the situation, though it will usually default to the governing Force Skill.  Other appropriate rolls might be Perception (for mind-affecting powers), Strength/Stamina (for physically-enhancing or telekinetic powers) or Knowledge (for altering others).

The time it takes to learn a power is variable as well, though down-time can often be assumed to include some amount of training.  Powers with generally lower difficulties to successfully activate tend to only take a few weeks of study with a teacher, or a month or two without.  Comparatively harder powers take proportionally more time.  No amount of time, teacher training, or dice rolls allow a character to avoid spending the requisite Character Points to learn new/higher level Force Skills or Powers.