Sokan – Tactical Footwork
Lightsaber FormUniversal- Cost
- 2 FP
- Activation
- Bonus Action
- Range
- 15 ft
- Recommended Lv
- Lv 7+
Effect
As a Bonus Action, Disengage and move up to 15 ft without provoking opportunity attacks. If you end your movement adjacent to an enemy, you gain Advantage on your next attack against them.
At the Table
A Padawan, boxed in by two battle droids on a narrow Separatist gantry, spends 2 FP on her Bonus Action to flow into Sokan. She Disengages and slides 15 ft along the catwalk, taking zero opportunity attacks as she breaks the pincer, and ends the move shoulder-to-shoulder with the squad leader. Because she finished adjacent to an enemy, her next lightsaber strike lands with Advantage, rolling twice and taking the better blade.
In the Lore
Sokan is a lightsaber discipline from Star Wars Legends, detailed in the Old Republic-era lore as an art that fuses bladework with footwork, terrain, and constant motion rather than a single classical form. Its practitioners were taught to read the battlefield, use the ground itself as a weapon, and dart in and out of an opponent's reach to control the duel's tempo. As a mobility-focused tradition emphasizing repositioning over raw power, it pairs naturally with the more aggressive, movement-heavy forms like Ataru. In SWURPG terms it is a Universal technique, equally at home in Jedi or Sith hands, reflecting Sokan's nature as a tactical method any lightsaber wielder could study.