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Kytross Line Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 12:50 pm Post subject: Pre-made player characters |
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I whipped up some pre-made toons for a person in one of my ongoing games to choose from. I used my house rules for the gear and some of the stats. You can check that out on my house rules thread.
All the toons are set for the Rebellion era. Here are the toons:
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Rook Chooda - Ewok Courier that joined the Rebel Alliance
Dexterity 4D+2
Knowledge 2D
- Languages
- Ewok
- Basic
Mechanical 2D
- Sensors 3D
Perception 4D+2
- Search 8D+2
- Sneak 8D+2
- Hide 8D+2
Strength 3D
Technical 1D+1
Move 7/9
Ewoks get +1D to search when using their sense of smell.
Rook was on the way to becoming the greatest scout in his tribe when he came across what he would eventually learn was a black sun go-fer who was on the forest moon of Endor gathering hallucinogenic moss used to create the ‘spice’ Rockna Blue. Rook was scouting out his ship when everything closed up. He remained hidden on that voyage and sneaked out at the next port. He was on another world, a world he never made. Bespin to be precise.
There was no imperial presence on Bespin, and still isn’t if this takes place before ESB. Rook was eventually found and taken in by social services. After some intense schooling and working as a general laborer, he took a job on a ship to see the galaxy now working as a sensor operator.
Rook has been bumming around the galaxy for the last five years, playing catch up with general knowledge. He found he had a talent for smuggling. Not piloting or astrogation, but he could hide illegal cargo better than the best. He eventually found his niche as a courier, smuggling high value cargo past imperial security across the mid to outer rim. He doesn’t have his own ship he uses passenger transports.
One day he was imprisoned by the Imperials, not for smuggling, he was never caught smuggling, but for the crime of being an alien. He was rescued by the Rebel Alliance and has been working with them ever since.
Equipment:
Commlink, datapad, multitool
Blaster Pistol 4D
Vibroblade Str+1D
Gravity Belt (parachute)
Grav Boots (grants limited flight)
Jammer Pack
Camo Poncho +1D Sneak
Armor +1D
2,000 credits
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Thon Torrik - Jack of all Trades
Dexterity 3D
- Blaster 4D
- Dodge 4D
Knowledge 3D
- Languages
- Huttesse
- Basic
- Bocce
- Tactics 4D
Mechanical 3D
- Starship piloting 4D
Perception 3D
- Spot 4D
Strength 3D
- Brawling 4D
Technical 3D
- First Aid 4D
Move 10/12
A young human from Correllia, Thon grew up in suburbia outside Coronet City, the Capital of the Correllian star system. He did well in school, academically, sports, and extracurriculars. He joined the Imperial Navy right out of school and quickly realized the Empire was evil and he wanted nothing to do with them.
Thon deserted and joined the Rebel Alliance. Thon is listed in the deserter database and there is a standard bounty for his live return (300 credits)
Gear
Heavy Blaster Pistol 5D or Carbine 5D or Rifle 5D, player’s choice
Armor +1D
3 First Aid packs (consumed on use, +1D to First Aid)
Commlink, datapad, multitool
Vibroblade Str+2D
3 Blaster Packs
3 grenades 5D
1000 credits
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Roik - Verpine Burglar turned Rebel Agent
DEXTERITY 2D
- Dodge 3D
- Blaster 3D
KNOWLEDGE 3D
MECHANICAL 2D
PERCEPTION 4D
- Sneak 5D
STRENGTH 2D
- Climb/Jump 3D
TECHNICAL 5D
- Computers 6D
- Security 6D
- Demolitions 6D
Move 10/13
Special Abilities:
Body Armor: The Verpine's natural chitinous plate armor gives them a +1D bonus against physical attacks.
Microscopic Sight: +1D bonus to search when looking for small objects, due to their highly evolved eyes.
Organic Telecommunication: Because Verpine can send and receive radio waves through their antenna, they have the ability to communicate with other members of their species and with specially-tuned comlinks. The range is very limited when they are acting individually (1 km) but greatly increases when in the hive (covers the entire Roche asteroid field).
Technical Bonus: All Verpine receive a +2D bonus when using their Technical skills.
Roik is a thief who joined the Rebel Alliance. He’s not much for combat, but he’s great at infiltration. There are few security systems out there that he can’t figure out a way around.
Gear
Commlink, datapad, multitool
Blaster Pistol 4D
Security Tools +2D to security
Advanced datapad +1D Computers, 1D of storage
Climbing gear +1D
1000 credits
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Zhao Xu, Meri Gunslinger
Dexterity 6D
- Blaster 8D
- Dodge 8D
Knowledge 2D
Mechanical 2D
Perception 2D
Strength 3D
Technical 3D
- First Aid 5D
- (A) Medicine 1D
Move 10/12
Special Abilities:
+2D to Sneak
+2D to (A) Medicine
(A) Medicine advances at half cost
Xu was a medical student going to school on a riflery scholarship. Xu after learning of the atrocities caused by the empire, Xu left school and joined the Rebel Alliance.
Starting Gear:
Heavy Blaster Pistol 5D or Carbine 5D or Rifle 5D, player’s choice
- Laser Dot +1D to Blaster at short and medium range
Docrtor Kit +1D to (A) Medicine
Armor +1D
Gravity Belt - eliminates fall damage, basically a parachute
Camo Poncho +1D Sneak
3 blaster packs
Commlink, datapad, multitool
300 credits
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Lemm Reftwind Duros Pilot
DEXTERITY 4D
- Blaster 5D
KNOWLEDGE 2D
- Tactics 3D
MECHANICAL 4D+2
- Starship Piloting 6D+2
- Starship Gunnery 6D+2
- Lasers 8D+2
-Ion 8D+2
- Projectiles 8D+2
- Astrogation 6D+2
PERCEPTION 2D
- Sneak 3D
STRENGTH 3D
TECHNICAL 2D+1
Move 10/12
Lemm was a co-pilot in commercial shipping when the Empire nationalized the company he worked for and laid off all the Duros. Lemm moved from job to job but the Empire’s discrimination against the Duros was well known, they systematically killed the Duros economy through legal sanctions and nationalization. Lemm joined the rebel alliance and went through their starfighter training.
After a mission went awry, most of his squadron was lost to the empire. Lemm and a few others managed to limp away. The few other survivors are still in bacta tanks, and Lemm has joined another unit as their pilot.
Gear
Blaster Pistol 4D
Armored pilot’s suit +1D
- Magcom field
- Integrated heads up display Starship piloting +1D with applicable starships
Commlink, datapad, multitool
Vibroknife Str +1D
3 Blaster packs
Grav belt
Damaged R5 Astromech droid
- All stats 1D except TECHNICAL 2D & Starship Repair 4D
- No holographic projector/recorder
- Perpetually in a bad mood
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garhkal Sovereign Protector
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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6d Dex but a medical student??? _________________ Confucious sayeth, don't wash cat while drunk! |
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jtanzer Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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garhkal wrote: | 6d Dex but a medical student??? |
Nimble fingers are important _________________ The best villians are the ones the PCs create. |
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Kytross Line Captain
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2025 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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If you want I can post the entire backstory. It's a fun read. |
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garhkal Sovereign Protector
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:25 am Post subject: |
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What did you do, just pick a few races with overpowered base stats for min/maxes, and just go hogwild with ubering them up? _________________ Confucious sayeth, don't wash cat while drunk! |
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Kytross Line Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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garhkal wrote: | What did you do, just pick a few races with overpowered base stats for min/maxes, and just go hogwild with ubering them up? |
Well, I wouldn't put it that way, but yeah.
The game is run on the days when not every one can show up, not the main game. I grab one of the adventure modules and we have fun for three hours or so. Nothing super serious just light fun. Min-maxi g like some of these toons are, is not really a problem in short games.
A few of them, like Zhao Xu, were based off characters I've used in other games so they have more intricate back stories. I toned down my back stories to let the player put their own spin on what should be their toon.
The player wanted examples of "The Best" species for different builds. Part of me wants to drop the standard lecture of all-around characters tend to be more fun to play because they always have something to do, but another part of me is thinking, let them play the game the way that's most fun to them. So I threw Thon in there too, and spared the lecture.
Thon is my standard build for newbies. Well, relatively standard. I use Spot in place of most perception checks, and Tactics for initiative; house rules. If I was going by RAW I'd swap those dice into Sneak and Bargain. Or maybe Con instead of Bargain. |
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Kytross Line Captain
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2025 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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These toons could also make interesting NPCs.
As a thief, Roik would make a solid minor foil or underworld contact for a group. Or maybe there's a bounty on him and you have to get through his lair's defenses to get him in an old school dungeon crawl.
Rook could be your alliance contact, delivering secret orders by hand. Everyone thinks he's a Wookiee midget. |
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Whill Dark Lord of the Jedi (Owner/Admin)
Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 10447 Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA, Earth, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy
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Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 7:13 pm Post subject: Re: Pre-made player characters |
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What's a "toon"? From context it seems like you are using it as interchangeable with the terms PC or character. I've read it used in the online gaming world to mean character, but for not P&P/TT RPGs. There is animation involved in video games so it seems more apropos there. In my mind's eye, my RPG adventures take place in live action, so I can't say I'm very fond of the using the term "toon" in this RPG. Maybe if I was playing a Roger Rabbit RPG...
garhkal wrote: | 6d Dex but a medical student??? |
My reaction was merely "6D Dex?" (for anyone). I have a rule for designing templates that PCs may not have any attribute over 5D, even if the species has a max that high (meaning the max is only for NPCs). And there is also a rule that there can't be more than one attribute over 3D+2. These rules are to prevent munchkinism...
Kytross wrote: | garhkal wrote: | What did you do, just pick a few races with overpowered base stats for min/maxes, and just go hogwild with ubering them up? |
Well, I wouldn't put it that way, but yeah. |
I would put it that way.
Kytross wrote: | Xu was a medical student going to school on a riflery scholarship. |
Thank you. This is one of the funniest sentences I have every read here. This guy has assassin-level sharpshooting ability, and to think that this murder-machine is paying for med school with it is quite entertaining.
But he isn't only a pro at shooting blasters. He also good godlike ability to avoid danger. Because this student takes to heart his med school's motto: "The best doctor is one you don't need."
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garhkal Sovereign Protector
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Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 2:47 am Post subject: |
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Not just assassin level shooting, but accrobatics, running better than most olympians (since running is dex based), shooting missiles, throwing grenades or spears/daggers etc.. _________________ Confucious sayeth, don't wash cat while drunk! |
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