Jedi Hunter

Straxus · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 8:56 am Post subject: Jedi Hunter

I would like to introduce some kind of low-level Inquisitor type NPC, one that is trying to track down and capture/kill remaining Jedi (or at least find them and report back to someone strong enough to take them out).

I think it would be interesting to have a non-force user, but I'm not sure what abilities/equipment he or she would need. Anyone have any ideas, or know about something similar in novels or otherwise? I guess perhaps an alien with Force-sensing abilities could work.

Personality would be a mix between the bureaucrat in Ghostbusters and Karrin Murphy in Dresden Files.

Sutehp · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:17 am Post subject:

If you're going to send a non-Force-wielder after Jedi, then he needs to be at least as badass as Boba Fett. Any Jedi who survived the purge are NOT going to be easy to find and will DEFINITELY NOT be easy to kill. And if he's not a combat badass, then his only other option is to overwhelm the Jedi with sheer numbers. That means having at least a fair number of troops on his side. Needless to say, that's going to be a logistical headache if the number of troops is large enough and the more troops there are, the harder they become to conceal and hide.

And a bureaucrat (who by implication sits at a desk job and doesn't go into the field) doesn't seem like the best choice to go after combat-experienced Jedi. While the idea of a character with Walter Peck's personality (I never saw Dresden Files so I can't comment on Karrin Murphy) being a Jedi Hunter seems good on paper, you have to remember that Walter Peck was a Smug Snake who was way overzealous about his job and had no idea how the Ghostbusters' equipment worked or what the consequences of messing with it would be. That sounds like a fairly easy personality for a Jedi to manipulate into a trap, so such a Jedi Hunter wouldn't be very scary or formidable. A guy like that wouldn't be able to compete with Inquisitors like the Seventh Sister or the Fifth Brother (although maybe he could compete with the Eighth Brother) and definitely wouldn't be able to hold a candle to the Grand Inquisitor.

Now, if he was just scouting out Jedi suspects on remote worlds (and they'd have to be remote because no Jedi would dare hide out anywhere near to the Core Worlds and the other more densely populated galactic regions because of the heightened Imperial presence there), then it would be more likely that he would keep a low profile and make discreet inquiries rather than throw his weight around and "flash his badge" like Walter Peck liked to do in Ghostbusters. This is even more likely if he's acting as a point man for higher-ranked and more powerful Jedi Hunters like full Inquisitors. After all, there's no reason to give the hiding Jedi any advance warning by being the typical Imperial pompous @$$ and yelling "HEY, HAVE ANY OF YOU BACKWATER RUBES SEEN ANY JEDI AROUND HERE??? ASKING FOR A FRIEND."

I think this idea needs more development but I don't see it as workable just yet.
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thedemonapostle · Commander Joined: 02 Aug 2011 Posts: 257 Location: Texas

with a few minor tweeks the following templates can be used for your purposes, or at least give you an idea of what skills would be appropriate.

http://d6holocron.com/wiki/index.php?title=Locator

http://d6holocron.com/wiki/index.php?title=ISB_Investigations_Specialist
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MrNexx · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 1:01 pm Post subject: Re: Jedi Hunter

Bren · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:42 pm Post subject:

Whill · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:49 pm Post subject:

Bren · Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 10:55 pm Post subject:

That's not a fix. Jango lasted about 5 seconds. Maybe you meant General Grievous. Laughing

Kytross · Line Captain Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 782

A sonic weapon, or something else that cannot be blocked by lightsabers.

A ysalamiri backpack, like the ones Thrawn created in the original Zahn trilogy.

A suit of power armor, to be able to take on a Jedi one-on-one.

Good investigation skills.

Raven Redstar · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 1:58 am Post subject:

garhkal · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:43 am Post subject:

MrNexx · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 9:54 am Post subject:

Straxus · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 2:51 pm Post subject:

Thanks guys, some good ideas and thoughts here. I know I wrote "jedi" hunter, but I meant force-users in general. Someone that my low-level pc's can worry about, but not an uber-sith-lord type.

An imperial officer with a special mandate and security clearance, perhaps working directly for a high inquisitor, or Vader. Someone that are aware and knowledgeable about force powers, and a couple of tricks to deal with low-level threats.

For those that haven't read the Dresden Files (you should Wink

) Karrin Murphy is a mundane human cop, that battles with supernatural bad guys on a regular basis.

Kytross · Line Captain Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 782

Ysalamiri were known about during the Clone Wars, and were the reason clones could be grown so fast.

While this is still Legends, as far as I know, it was alluded to on Kamino when they told Obi-Wan that if he wants more clones that they will need more time.

They were known about before the Clone Wars, because the Jedi avoided this planet, which made it a haven for criminals and smugglers. It is an inner rim world, so it was likely settled by the Republic millenia ago.

I wouldn't make it starting gear, but a quest reward.

Whill · Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2017 11:02 pm Post subject:

garhkal · Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 2:07 am Post subject:

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