Having read your review again [@Ellri] I felt the need to point out a few objections. Yes, Jorick's Embrus has a lot of force and warrior skills, but is that really a deal breaker? Having such skills is something I'd expect from a Darth character. It's when I feel as if a PC approaches invicibility or "OP-ness" my alarms go off. Granted, I've know Jorjor Binks for quite some time and my trust in him as an RPer might influence this. He kills his own chars more often than not if it helps the story. Brutal.  

[quote=@Ellri]
[quote=Guide to the Force, on advanced talents]Usually takes at least a decade with a teacher who has mastered it to reach this level, if it is ever reached.[/quote]
So, even ignoring the other abilities, he has spent five decades studying the advanced techniques, at least as much again studying to become well-trained with five talents, and he’s spent the equivalent of a century or more to master five talents. All before reaching the age of fifty.

For comparison, Darth Theya Katherion, who has spent decades in exploring the nuances of the Force and the Dark Side, has mastered telekinesis and one or two closely linked sub-branches. While we haven’t defined whether it was an innate talent or not (we should fix things like that), the feeling we have of her is that it is not an innate talent. Darth Theya has about 120 years of life more than Darth Embrus, yet she is clearly vastly less powerful in the Force than you’ve made Embrus. See the issue.

We also compared with another character built in the same era and using much of the same material (Sundered Echo’s Darth Nyiss), and she was, with her lower age (59-65) even weaker, even though she too is older than Embrus.

By the age he is at, if he’s spent especially much of his time using that, perhaps in battle considering his Primary Sphere of Influence, he could perhaps have reached mastery in one technique, with near-mastery in something closely related. [/quote]

I agree he put in a lot of powers/skills but there's a flaw in the criticism here. By your logic only longevitous beings will ever be Darths, something which is fundamentally untrue in Star Wars. Though not era-specific, Anakin was in his early twenties when he became Darth Vader. There are other examples, but this one was easiest. It's also stated in our own PG material that for the rank of Sith Lord the "guesstimate" is 40 years of age. Having Embrus be a Darth at age 45-46 isn't a stretch.

[quote=@Ellri]
As described in the Sith Guide, there are a number of requirements for the Dark Council to grant someone the rank of Darth. While not all must be present, some are mandatory and most must be present.
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[*]The Dark Council must see the need for a new Darth.
[*]Good relations with at least one member of the Dark Council
[*]No enemies on the Dark Council
[*]The Dark Council will not promote someone who cannot keep his/her enemies in check, either through careful manipulation, or elimination.[/list]
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In regards to the points I retained above:
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[*]The GMs decide that need, and given the dearth of Sith chars I'd say why not have a Darth? Looking at the source material it of course states that Darths are rare, but what is rare? Plausibly everyone in the PG could pick up a Darth character and we still can classify it as a 'rare' title because it's a setting of [i]galactic[/i] proportions.
[*]Having good relations with one member of the council is fine, but that shouldn't exclude having enemies!
[*]This can not be a hard requirement. Having rivals and enemies is intrinsically part of Sith (and maybe even Imperial) society. It is not as if the Council has a thing like a 'veto'. I bet a lot of Darths would have enemies on the Dark Council. Personal advancement is often tied in with elimination of the one standing in your way.
[*]"Keeping enemies in check". Kinda seems like this is where all those fancy force powers and warrior skills could come in handy.
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