Goblins would be the sith. How would I program in 'the force'?
With some crazy-ass interactions of course!
Can you give me an example?
Here, this is a simple "Use the Force, Luke" kind of interaction; It triples all your physical attributes besides recuperation and disease resistance, and your focus, willpower, and kinesthetic and spatial senses. It also gives a 25% bonus to all skill rolls and prevents the effects of pain, dizziness, stunning, and overexertion. It effectively turns your competent swordsman into a talented jedi, or your great swordsman into a legendary jedi. The effects last long enough for any normal combat situation to come to a close, but can probably be invoked again immediately afterwards. AI will use it when fleeing or just because they feel like it.
The interaction itself belongs in a [OBJECT:INTERACTION] text file, and the creature component goes in a creature caste's definition same way dragonfire interactions do. (in that they can be applied to a specific caste, in that caste's definition.)
[INTERACTION:WEAK_FORCE_USER]
[I_TARGET:A:CREATURE]
[IT_LOCATION:CONTEXT_CREATURE]
[IT_CANNOT_TARGET_IF_ALREADY_AFFECTED]
[IT_MANUAL_INPUT:Force User]
[I_EFFECT:ADD_SYNDROME]
[IE_TARGET:A]
[IE_IMMEDIATE]
[SYNDROME]
[SYN_NAME:The Force]
[SYN_CONTACT]
[SYN_INHALED]
[SYN_INGESTED]
[SYN_INJECTED]
[CE_PHYS_ATT_CHANGE:STRENGTH:300:0:TOUGHNESS:300:0:ENDURANCE:300:0:AGILITY:300:0:START:0:END:50]
[CE_MENT_ATT_CHANGE:FOCUS:300:0:WILLPOWER:300:0:SPATIAL_SENSE:300:0:KINESTHETIC_SENSE:300:0:START:0:END:50]
[CE_SKILL_ROLL_ADJUST:PERC:125:PERC_ON:100:START:0:END:50]
[CE_ADD_TAG:NOPAIN:NOEXERT:NOSTUN:NO_DIZZINESS:START:0:END:50]
[CAN_DO_INTERACTION:WEAK_FORCE_USER]
[CDI:ADV_NAME:Use the Force]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:CLEAN_SELF]
[CDI:USAGE_HINT:FLEEING]
[CDI:TARGET:A:SELF_ONLY]
[CDI:BP_REQUIRED:BY_TYPE:GRASP]
[CDI:VERB:wave your hands:waves their hands:NA]
[CDI:TARGET_VERB:begin to feel better:seems to be feeling better]
[CDI:WAIT_PERIOD:1200]
You can do other things like force pushing with a directed dust flow, but that's extremely dangerous to all involved because even the caster is caught in the dust and propelled forwards (kinda like a force-sprint, but with extra chance to slam headfirst into a wall and die, or kill your friends, and likely won't even reach the intended target.) or force lightning.