Mandalorians as player characters

[MrNexx]

[Zarn]

I wasn't perhaps being clear enough, MrNexx. In the eras I tend to play in, which would mostly be the eras covered by the movies and the Clone Wars animated series (all three), Mandalorians belong to a culture.

From Wookieepedia:

[CRMcNeill]

I think my question is less about the character than it is about the equipment. It's easy enough to just take the Bounty Hunter template and add some Mandalorian seasoning to it.

But not everyone starts out with the same armor as Boba Fett.

So what would you say is acceptable starting equipment for a Mandalorian's battle armor, and how would you go about upgrading it as the character level's up?
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[Zarn]

Personally, I think the gear on the bounty hunter template is enough. Boba Fett's armor represents a lifetime of customization - or arguably two, given that it seems quite similar to what Jango Fett was using - and is something that isn't doable using 2e rules (if memory serves, I believe that the stats were done using 1e, where one could buy off the Dex penalty with character points).

For some added pizzazz, I guess I would allow any device owned (within reason) to be an armor attachment at no extra cost - given that an independent bounty hunter in GG10 is geared with a blaster rifle, bounty hunter armor (+2D Physical, +1D energy, -1D Dexterity and related), comlink, datapad, heavy blaster pistol, hold-out blaster, knife, macrobinoculars, medpac, syntherope, vibroblade, I'd probably allow either one of the blasters, the comlink, datapad, macrobinoculars, and either the knife or the vibroblade as armor attachments.

Though I suspect I would look into Dredwulf60's armor system if the issue ever came up with any of my groups. http://www.rancorpit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5906

[Dredwulf60]

[CRMcNeill]

Thanks for that. Now that you bring it up, I remember reading that post. I must've been in the middle of something at work and allowed it to slip my mind.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

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[Raven Redstar]

They have suits of Mandalorian armor converted in some of the books, I just can't remember off the top of my head which it is. If I remember correctly, the light Beskar'gam armor is essentially Storm Trooper Armor with some modification slots built in.

I'd allow for a Mandalorian Bounty Hunter/Merc Character to start with that sort of stuff, since other than story factors, it's identical to any other armor we see. They also have a separate cost for people inside the culture vs. Black Market.
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[Melkor]

I know I'm a few months late to the party but Figured it was a good enough topic to dive back into.

I've always stood with the Mandalorians being a Culture as many of the rest of you have also said. Typically the base race being Human or Near Human. I've toyed with the idea of having a few Taung hanging about somewhere. Perhaps a very very small number but haven't made up my mind.

As for allowing them as PC's, I've played in two games where I got to be one and it was quite enjoyable. Especially the second campaign, had to go on "Honor Quests" to earn the pieces of my armor. Was tough but fun, I'll never forget the Quest that took me into the Coruscani Undercity. Had to delve down to the surface itself and locate a ancient Taung Ruins. And the banter the Jedi and I had was so much fun, yeah we argued on philosophical points almost every five minutes but there was a mutual respect that rose between us. Shame the game just abruptly ended after about 20 months.

As a GM, I've got a player whose been playing a Arkannian who was raised among the Mandalorians, Orphaned during some pirate activity and taken in by a passing Mando. Has done well playing her Arkanian relatives to get some Genetic manipulations done to make her an even better combatant. Only about....eight sessions in but haven't regretted it. Gave her a very stripped down suit of armor, Combat Jumpsuit really. She got her first Armor mod last game, wrist mounted flame thrower. Over all she's a great player, keeps the Mando'a Language printed out to reference and sprinkle into her Roleplaying.

As far as Armor goes, I found some stuff ages ago, quotes the heavier sets at around +5D Energy and Physical and counts against Lightsabers. Cannot remember where I found it sadly, was back in the olden times of 2003. My plan is to slowly upgrade my PC's armor as time goes on and deeds are accomplished.

[RedKnight]

i'd love to play a mando in a game....and i'd allow it too as long as the player wasn't using it as an excuse to be an anti-social jerk or behaving like a murdering psychopath....then again i love the old EU Mandos.....and i just realized this is from august but i'm still posting this !

[Error]

Methinks:

Mandalore is a planet, and a culture, and a type of armor, and probably a lot more. In Star Wars: The Clone Wars there were at least four episodes that took place on Mandalore, and it looked to me a lot like just humans who built big cities after mining their moon, then just decorating using a different geometry than Coruscant or Corellia.

If a player wants to be from Mandalore, and seeks out that kind of armor in-game, I have zero problem as a GM allowing that. I would be in control of the speed of that PC's evolution by carefully portioning out CP/FP and gear, just like with any other PC/RPG.
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[Dredwulf60]

I've placed some posts in another thread in the house rules section for you.

https://rancorpit.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=7547