Embo's Hat

[hisham]

... from Season 2, Episode 17: Bounty Hunters of Star Wars: The Clone Wars



Gear: EMBO'S HAT
Type: Awesome Frisbee-Shield Hat
Skill: Melee parry (shield against ranged weapons) / Thrown weapons (for throwing attack)
Difficulty: Easy (to shield), Difficult (to throw)
Strength against damage: 4D+2
Thrown damage: STR + 2D
Note: When throwing, upon Wild Die of 6, you automatically retrieve the returning hat. Else, you need to roll a second Moderate Thrown Weapons skill to grab it in mid-air.



I wrote the above elsewhere online. Anyone who's seen the episode, please critique and refine it further.

Edit: Added images
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The Enteague Sector | Cracken's Collection of Crackpots
In D6, of course.

[Gry Sarth]

Looks good. I only think the damage is way too high. The rim of the hat doesn't seem to be actually bladed, so for it to do as much damage as a vibroblade seems excessive. I'd give it a STR+1 or STR+2 damage score, tops. The damage resistance could also be increased to 5D in my opinion.
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"He's Gry Sarth, of course he has the stats for them."

[Raven Redstar]

Could be Str+1D, same as a club?

[hisham]

Okay, I'd go with the STR+1D. I was thinking that the dense armor of the hat adds somewhat to the damage of the hat being thrown.

Yeah, damage resistance of 5D makes sense if it can easily shrug off blaster pistol shots.
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The Enteague Sector | Cracken's Collection of Crackpots
In D6, of course.

[Gry Sarth]

Ok, I suppose STR+1D is an acceptable damage rating, since it seems to be the standard for simple blunt weapons. 5D damage resistance sits right between a reinforced door and a blast door, which sounds right for a metal shield.
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"He's Gry Sarth, of course he has the stats for them."

[atgxtg]

STR +1D seems okay to me, too.

It is possible that the "jingasa" has tech inside it to make it more effective. Maybe a repulsorliftt motor to add some oomph?

But should it have it own STR rating to resist damage or just count as head armor? Maybe STR+3D armor but for head only (and possibly only vs. attacks from above, too).

[Gry Sarth]

Most existing shields have their own Strength listed. So it works like the cover rules, as if you were holding a door above your head.

It shouldn't be head only, because you're supposed to duck so that the hat protects most of your body (an action performed with the melee parry roll). I thought about maybe applying a penalty to that roll to account to the fact that, since it's a hat, you're unable to look at the source of the attack at the same time that you're parrying it. But that would probably be overcomplicating matters.
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"He's Gry Sarth, of course he has the stats for them."

[ZzaphodD]

[atgxtg]

[hisham]

I was thinking of balancing out the awesomeness of the hat with this:

Heavy item: Anyone with a Strength of 3D+1 or below, +10 to all difficulty numbers.
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The Enteague Sector | Cracken's Collection of Crackpots
In D6, of course.

[Gry Sarth]

Humm.. I don't know. It doesn't look all that heavy. Not much more than the usual load that any decent adventurer lugs around without any penalty.
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"He's Gry Sarth, of course he has the stats for them."

[ifurin]

why not just have the hat give the character a cover bonus? if the character can make an easy difficulty roll have the hat provide 1/2 cover.