Do some Aliens need a revisit?

DB 2.0 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 03 Sep 2012 Posts: 208

Ok do some of the Aliens need to have their dice ranges revisited? I ask after watching ep's 1-6 (Both) Clone Wars and Rebels in the past week.

simple case study the Tw'lek, for a race who produces Dancers and Warriors of renown and some repute respectively, their game stats have them with less potential than most other races less famed for their Agility, Motor Reflexes and Hand/Eye Coordination (reflected by the 3D Dex stat cap in D6) they have a number of capable Pilots shown on screen (reflecting a Mech grater than a 2D+1 cap) and in a star fairing society apear to have no barriers to acquiring and practicing technological skills.

perhaps it's time for the Tw'lek to join the ranks of the 12D races and have their stat caps raised wile they are at it.

there are other races that need to be revisited, so what do folks think should be the most urgent ones?

CRMcNeill · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:36 am Post subject:

I tend to agree on Twi'leks. Perhaps a special rule is in order for the leks increasing the character's sense of balance and agility, as well?
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griff · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject:

After watching Rebels I tend to agree that twi'leks need to be revisited.
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garhkal · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 3:38 pm Post subject:

Ad another vote for yes.. IMO twiliks should have been 3d+1 min=4d+1 max..
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Whill · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 5:29 pm Post subject:

Yes, the WEG Twi'lek stats are wak.

DB 2.0 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 03 Sep 2012 Posts: 208

What other races need a revisit? i wounder, going by the current canon (sorry EU, but trying to keep it reverent going forward) for your evidence.

Naaman · Vice Admiral Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 3190

Sometimes I wonder whether wookies are too strong. The weakest of all woomies is stronger than any human could ever hope to be.

DB 2.0 · Lieutenant Commander Joined: 03 Sep 2012 Posts: 208

I would have given Tw'leks a more Human stat range with an advantage in Perception and a moderate deficit in Str, Mech & Tech when I made them as 11D aliens given ep 4-6 as a reference and even later using ep's 1-3.

given Clone Wars & Rebels, str gos in to parity with Humans for Str, and only a slight Tech & Mech deficit keeping their Per advantage when I updated them to 12D.

build a group of Tw'leks as NPC's and you get some range in stats, but build them as PC's and they are remarkably uniform in stats with 17 dice to fit in to a 20D cap

garhkal · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:37 am Post subject:

Naaman · Vice Admiral Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 3190

I tend to think that twi'leks would have a Perception bonus and a Strength penalty relative to humans. Not sure max should be as high as 5D for Per... maybe 4D+2...?

Str capped at 3D+1...?

CRMcNeill · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:23 pm Post subject:

Considering Twi'lek culture is behind the curve technologically, I'd think their low attributes would be Knowledge and/or Technical.
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Naaman · Vice Admiral Joined: 29 Jul 2011 Posts: 3190

I suppose that makes sense.

FWIW, According to d20, twi'leks have a strong immune system and have good social skills but lack mental fortitude.

CRMcNeill · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 7:36 pm Post subject:

garhkal · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:39 pm Post subject:

Here is a try for a re-write..

Twi'lek
Dex 2d+2/4d+2
Know 1d+2/3d+2
Mech 2d/4d
Str 2d+1/4d+1
Per 2d/4d
Tech 1d+2/3d+2
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CRMcNeill · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:44 pm Post subject:

I'd go with Strength 2D/4D and Perception 2D+1/4D+1
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