Idea for Dark Side Points

Dark Side points are accumulated either by using the Dark Side of the Force directly, or by spending willpower beyond what is allocated to the character. Dark Side points accumulate against the Virtues of a character, and can twist them into Evil versions of what they once were.

Compassion becomes Malice.
Temperance becomes Depravity.
Valor becomes Disregard.
Conviction becomes Narcissism.

When a character gains a Dark side point, he must apply it to one of his virtues; this essentially ties up that point of the virtue. A character with 2 points in Compassion who applies a Dark Side Point to their Compassion Virtue can now only use their Compassion Virtue as if it had one point. If any of the virtues become Negative (are changed to their Twisted Form), the character has officially gone to the Dark Side. Once on the Dark Side, a character may use his virtue either in its positive or negative form, depending on how many Dark Side points have been applied to it. A virtue can only be moved as far into it's negative aspect as it had value in the positive virtue (for example, 3 points of Compassion can only take 6 Dark Side Points to become 3 Points of Malice). Once a virtue has been maxed into its negative aspects, further Dark Side points become Dark Side Traits.

Dark Side points are assigned to a particular virtue at the Story Teller's discretion. It is recommended that if a character gains a Dark Side point when calling on a virtue in an inappropriate way, the Dark Side point be assigned to the opposite virtue (Temperance/Conviction, Compassion/Valor). Otherwise the Dark Side point should be assigned to the virtue whose negative aspect is most representative of the Dark Side action taken.

Dark Side Points can be cleared at the cost of one Permanent Willpower Point (also reducing the temporary willpower pool), accompanied either by a long period of meditation and fasting, or a particularly heroic action. Dark Side Traits are permanent.