Control Disease
- "Rackfever is epidemic on the planet. Anyone who visits runs a high risk of infection. There is no known cure for the disease. Any volunteers?"
"I'll go, Admiral." - ―An Admiral and Luke Skywalker
Control Disease was a Control-based Force power which allowed a Force user to direct their own body's antibodies to combat a disease. In the case of a long-standing or particularly virulent disease, the Force user would sometimes take weeks or months of intensive control to throw it off. Ailments like the cold or flu could be cured relatively quickly, while more serious diseases such as gangrene, tuberculosis and lung cancer took longer to treat.[1] If successful, the individual could also prevent themselves from being infectious, even if the disease was not completely cured.[2]
Sometime during the Galactic Civil War, a rackfever epidemic hit a planet. Luke Skywalker volunteered to visit the planet despite there being no known cure for the disease, knowing that he would be able to use the Force power to prevent himself from succumbing to the illness.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (First mentioned)
- The Star Wars Rules Companion
- Star Wars Gamemaster Kit
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
"Alien Encounters" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 13- Alien Encounters