Tactics for Taking Down a 10D Strength Rancor?

[Stan Shinn]

Let’s say the player characters are in the wilderness and somehow encounter a Rancor. Wookies are nearly invincible if they have 6D+armor. Under what circumstances (outside of using a Starship scale weapon or Jedi powers) would the rules allow you mathematically to take down such a creature? I’m not sure of a way to do it in 1e (rules-as-written). If you add the later rule (from the Rules Upgrade I think?) that when a creature has a number of stuns = # of Strength dice, they are incapacitated, I think that might do it eventually. I can’t think of another way to do it with character-scale weapons. Thoughts?

Here’s the Rancor stats:

THE RANCOR
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DEXTERITY: [4D]
PERCEPTION: [1D]
STRENGTH: [lOD]
Speed Code: [4D]
Size: The Rancor stands five meters at the shoulder, and may not yet have achieved its full growth.
Combat: The Rancor attempts to claw and grab its prey [10D damage], then shove it into its mouth and bite [12D damage].

[Darklighter79]

[Stan Shinn]

Thanks! I believe those are some 2e rules? I'll consider importing some of those into my 1e game

[Mamatried]

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[Darklighter79]

[Stan Shinn]

Fantastic strategic advice for players! Thanks so much!!!

[thedemonapostle]

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"less roll playing and more role playing."
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[TheEvilDM]

I took down one in my actual play podcast. I actually decided to calm and befriend a large beast like this and my method actually surprised the GM to the point he allowed me to roll my force abilities and I calmed the beast enough that we could walk out and leave.. he full expected the group to hit it head on with everything we had, but I roleplayed my way out of it. He was annoyed but thought it was very good.
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[Naaman]

Thermal detonators and a couple of character points to increase the damage (might have to waive the DSP for using CPs to increase damage).
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