Rebel Special forces.. Which one is better for this write up

[garhkal]

I am going through all the templates our group uses, and am making up replacements for if and when my current character ties. HE is a Reb Spec Force infiltrator.

I am thinking of making another Reb Spec forces guy, with the following as his backround/history

Throughout most of your life, you have always been the one sticking up for the little guy, whether it was guarding nerdy kids at school, or the less able to work in your home town. When the Empire came a calling, to get new recruits, you saw it as a way to do well in the universe as a whole. But that did not last for long. Seeing how the imperial might was used, disillusioned you to their whole “bringing peace to the galaxy” mantra. In fact, their tactics left you with a foul taste, so bad, you almost took your own life. Then an opportunity presented itself. Your squad of Imperial Storm commandos was tasked with taking out a group of suspected rebels. You saw these rebels fighting impossible odds (other imps were also fighting them at the time), but were showing more heroics and honor than any of your comrades ever did. So you did what comes naturally, you stood up for the little guy. Eventually your group was decimated, though you nearly lost your life. The Rebels in turn took you with them, one for questioning, one for torture (as he was wanting to know wtf over), and others to help you heal. After almost 2 years of being investigated, you were eventually released into the general populous of the rebellion. Immediately the rebel Special Forces recruited you. They saw your talents and felt it would do well to have them working for them, rather than wasting away on the sidelines….

So which of their "Branches" would he be good for? Pathfinder? Heavy Weapons? Infiltrator? Urban warrior? Wilderness warrior? Space ops? Procurement? Tech?

For note i also asked this over on the holonet..
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[jmanski]

Heavy Weapons. I envision the "gentle giant" who takes care of those who can't care for themselves. He will be the defender of the innocent and the weak.
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[Raven Redstar]

To be perfectly honest, Pathfinder, Heavy Weapons, Urban Combat Specialist, Wilderness Warrior all could fit. It really depends on how the characters skills progressed during his time in the storm commandos. If you're starting with a basic commando's skill set, then even Infiltrator could work.

What type of world did the person grow up on? Urban, wilderness?
The background is good motivation for becoming a rebel, but not specific enough to shout out any specific branch. What role did he fill inside the imperial commando unit? It's likely that he'd travel laterally into a similar role.

I like the background a lot. In my professional opinion, it leaves you open to a whole slew of things. If you plan on replacing the infiltrator, then you could go with infiltrator. I'm also a big fan of pathfinders, because they're sort of the hybrid between wilderness warriors and infiltrators. If I were you, I would conspire with the GM to figure out what terrain the mission your replacement character would be sent on, then choose your template accordingly. I'm sure that at least some of the players might have heard of the imperial commando who defected, and have suspicions. If you get put into your native terrain and prove yourself indispensable, that may lay some of the questions to rest.

Good luck. I've always enjoyed Spec Force games... never got to play one through all the way before.

[garhkal]

[Hellcat]

[garhkal]

Did not even consider Urban combat specialist.. wilderness and pathfinder are too close together to really seperate, other than one gets a rifle, the other a pistol, both get survival packs, and the wilderness fighter gets a speeder bike.
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[jmanski]