Emperor's Shadow Guard

[Gry Sarth]

Here's a brand new (and admittedly kick-@$$) class from the upcoming Force Unleashed game.

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[Gry Sarth]

Here a the Royal Guard's stats, which I think are a necessary starting point.

[Ankhanu]

I'd probably stat them somewhere above Royal Guards, below Protectors, and well below Vader in Force Powers. They probably wouldn't have the same sort of background as the Royal Guard and Protectors, probably not being derived from Stormtrooper stock; rather being a completely separate group, along the lines of the Emperor's Hands, though less personally attached to Palpatine.

Type: Shadow Guard
DEXTERITY 5D
Blaster 7D, blaster artillery 6D, brawling parry 6D+2, dodge 7D, lightsaber 6D, melee combat 6D+1, melee parry 5D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Streetwise 3D+1, survival 6D, Scholar: Force lore 3D+1
MECHANICAL 2D+2
Repulsorlift Operation 3D, communications 4D, sensors 3D+1
PERCEPTION 2D+2
Bargain 3D+2, command 5D+2, hide 6D+2, investigation 4D, search 6D+2, sneak 7D
STRENGTH 3D+1
Brawling 6D, climbing/jumping 6D, lifting 5D, stamina 6D
TECHNICAL 2D+2
Demolitions 5D+2, first aid 3D+1, security 4D+2
Special Abilities:
Control 4D
Sense 3D
Alter 3D
Force Powers:
Control - Absorb/dissipate energy, concentration, control pain, enhance attribute
Sense - Life detection, life sense, danger sense, combat sense, magnify senses, receptive telepathy, sense Force, sense Force potential
Alter - Telekinesis, injure/kill
Control/Sense - Lightsaber combat
Control/Sense/Alter - Enhanced coordination
Character Points: Varies, typically 1-5
Force Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 3
Move: 10
Equipment: Heavy blaster pistol (5D), armor (+2D physical, +1D energy, -1D Dexterity), Lightsaber Pike (5D)

I'm not sure I'm huge on the concept of the Shadow Guard... if only due to time line constraints, the fact that Palpatine already has other legions of Jedi hunters and that Force Users already seem pretty plentiful within the Empire and the universe in general during a time frame in which Force users are particularly rare (when they're supposed to be quite rare anyway).
I do, however, see their benefit in a video game type setting or as adversaries for particularly strong PCs to encounter once or twice in important situations. But in a Star Wars continuity/setting sense, I dislike the idea
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[Revenant]

[Gry Sarth]

Plus, you can find out if someone is force-sensitive with a good Life Detection roll, can't you?
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[Ankhanu]

I initially interpreted "elite soldiers who served the Galactic Empire during the Great Jedi Purge" as meaning that they were involved in the purging; as such needed to be able to identify the Jedi. That may not be the case, I dunno. The power could easily be dropped.
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[Darth Ginzain]

I found the icky d20 stats. I'm not real good with the d20 so not sure how to convert them to d6.

Star Wars Roleplaying Game: Saga Edition Statistics

Imperial Shadow Guard Initiate CL 10

Medium Human nonheroic 6/Soldier 6/Elite Trooper 1/Force Adept 1
Force 3; Dark Side 7
Init +17; Senses low-light vision, Perception +16
Languages Basic



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Defenses Ref 21 (flat-footed 20), Fort 22, Will 24
hp 63; Threshold 22

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Speed 4 squares
Melee lightsaber pike +12* (3d8+7**) or
Melee unarmed +13 (1d6+6) or
Ranged heavy blaster pistol +11 (3d8+4)
Base Atk +11; Grp +13
Atk Options Point Blank Shot, Power Attack
Special Actions Damage Reduction 10, Delay Damage

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Abilities Str 14, Dex 10, Con 11, Int 10, Wis 14, Cha 9
Talents Armored Defense, Damage Reduction 10, Empower Weapon, Equilibrium, Power of the Dark Side
Feats Armor Proficiencies (light, medium), Cleave, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (lightsaber pike), Force Sensitivity, Martial Arts I, Point Blank Shot [9th level], Power Attack, Skill Focus (Initiative), Skill Training (Use the Force), Weapon Proficiencies (pistols, rifles, simple weapons)
Skills Initiative +17, Perception +16, Use the Force +11
Possessions Shadow Guard armor (+7 armor; as ceremonial armor with helmet package), lightsaber pike, heavy blaster pistol, comlink (encrypted, long-range [miniaturized], holo capability), utility belt with medpac

* Includes 1 point of Power Attack
** Includes +1 damage die for Empower Weapon

[Gry Sarth]

Where is that from, Ginzain? I thought their stats would only be released in the upcoming Force Unleashed Sourcebook...

I don't wanna go through the trouble of converting them if they're not the official stats...
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[Darth Ginzain]

From the Force Unleashed preview.



http://wizards.com//default.asp?x=starwars/article/FUpreview1

[Gry Sarth]

Oh, goody. Later on I'll try to see how one goes about converting a Saga character.
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[Golbez]

Reading the preview makes it seem like these guards have very limited force capabilities, with their only ability in the miniatures game is light saber block, and they have only a single use, which translates to a very limited force connection, and minor force training.

I'm thinking:

Control 3D
Sense 2D
Force Powers:
Control - concentration, control pain, enhance attribute
Sense - Life sense, combat sense, magnify senses, receptive telepathy
Control/Sense - Light saber combat

However, that is my take from the Miniatures Game, I guess we wont know until we see them in Action in the FU Game and Novel.

[Gry Sarth]

Plus, I don't know whether the Equilibrium talent should be translated into Accelerate healing, Remove Fatigue or both. Or do you suppose Control Pain alone covers it?
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[Golbez]

I dont have my Saga PDF here at work, so I might be talking out of my @$$ here.

From memory, The Force Talent Equilibrium is used to help a character when hit, not while in combat or afterwards, so that is why I said control pain, and not Accelerate Healing or remove fatigue.

However, being a CR10 creature with 6 lvls in soldier, we might want to up the physical stats a little.

[Gry Sarth]

Here's a breakdown of my ideas of how things translate from Saga to D6 in this guy's stats:

Senses low light vision - Helmet visor gives bonus to PER in low-light situations

Languages Basic - No languages skill, plus he's mute so...

Speed 4 squares - Translates to Move 8, but that's ridiculous. Move 10 or maybe 11.

Melee lightsaber pike +12 - Helluva good Lightsaber Pike skill, around 7D-8D. Only doubt is whether that's a Specialization or a new skill, since it's an exotic weapon. I'm leaning towards a new skill.

Melee unarmed +13 - Great Brawling, over 7D.

Ranged heavy blaster pistol +11 - Good Blaster skill, over 6D. Probably shouldn't be restricted to the Heavy Blasters specialization.

Point Blank Shot - Raise the Blaster skill a couple pips.

Power Attack - Raise Melee Combat a bit.

Abilities - Converts to DEX 2D, KNW 2D+2, MEC 2D, PER 2D+2, STR 3D, TEC 2D. That's not too bad, only DEX needs a BIG boost. Maybe 5D, like the Royal Guards.

To be continued....

(PS. It would be great if we had Saga Edtion Royal Guard stats. Have they published those somewhere?)
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