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Centinull
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 Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 5:03 pm Post subject: What races make the best pilots ? |
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Barabels and Wookies make the best muscle, Verpines make the best Techs.
but what races make the best pilots ? |
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Dromdarr_Alark
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| Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Duros and Sullustans!
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Centinull
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| Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Those were my top two off of the top of my head, but I figured with all the races in the game there had to be someone better
Duros rock the 4D+2 MEC max and starship intution
| Quote: | Starship Intuition: Duros are, by their nature, extremely skilled starship pilots and navigators. When a Duros character is generated, 1D (no more) may be placed in the following skills, for which the character receives 2D of ability: archaic starship piloting, astrogation, capital ship gunnery, capital ship shields, sensors, space transports, starfighter piloting, starship gunnery, and starship shields. This bonus also applies to any specializations. If the character wishes to have more than 2D in the skill listed, then the skill costs are normal from there on.
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Sullustan 4D+1 MEC
| Quote: | | Location Sense: Once a Sullustan has visited an area, he always remembers how to return there — he cannot get lost in a place that he has visited before. This is automatic and requires no die roll. When using the astrogation skill to jump to a place a Sullustan has been, the astrogator receives a bonus of + ID bonus to his (or her) die roll. |
The only thing I've foiund so far is Bith
Bith 5D MEC max, no racial trait that helps
I guess that gives Duros a bit lower starting skill, but 2 for 1 allows them to cover more ground.
Any other races with a higher than Human maximum ?
Odd thing I didn't expect is that most races are worse off than humans for racial maximums. |
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Corise Lucerne
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| Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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The Entymals, gliding insectoids, come to mind too.
According to Alien Encounters, they get bonuses to astrogation and transport+ size at the time of their character creation.
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Centinull
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| Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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Can't say I ever noticed the Entymals before.
Entymals Max MEC 3D
| Quote: | | Technical Aptitude: At the Time of character creation only, the character gets 2D for every 1D placed in astrogation, capital ship piloting,or space transports. |
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garhkal
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GOing through my listing of aliens, here are all those i see with a max Mech higher than base 4d.
Rybet (male) 4d+1
Chandra fan, 4d+1
Filvian, 4d+2 (AE 50)
GIven, 4d+2
Jawa, 4d+2
Lafrarians. 5d (alien encounters, p 89)
Marasaus, 4d+1 (GG12 P 57)
Mrlssti, 5d, AE 97
Najib 4d+1, (AE 99)
Near human- Borneck, 4d+2, (AE/101)
Near human - Wroonians, 4d+2(AE, 107)
Near human - Xa-fel, 4d+1 (AE 108)
Quarren, 4d+2
Shashay, 5d, (AE 136)
Teltior, 4d+1 (AE 154)
ZeHethbra, 4d+1 (AE 176)
Those not main races i listed which book they are from and page #.
AE - alien encounters
GG12 - galaxy guide 12
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DougRed4
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I just got done reading up all about Roon, a difficult planet to get to (due to the Cloak of the Sith), since my players went there.
They list the population as made up heavily of Humans, Duros, and Sullustan, so I'd guess they're some of the more prominent 'pilot groups' in the known SW galaxy.
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TheDoctor
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Of the aliens ever listed in WEG source material, I'd agree that Duros are probably the top.
Although, I always figured Devaronians would be good at Astrogation because of their wanderlust story factor, and the fact that the males of the species leave Devaron at their first chance.
One could argue that these spacefaring Devarons are probably travelling via charter or other transport. But if you ever boarded a ship with a Devaronian at the helm, odds are that he'd be pretty competent.
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gavin storm
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Corellian
Or someone of Corellian and Alderanian decent LMAO
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