USH'S STAR WARS GAME 2008- Character Creation

I may have gone overboard with Force mastery, was trying to make a more social/defensive type Ronin. How'd I do?

Wentar Reiua

Ronin

“Without the approval of the Council if I must.”

The Knight without a Master... the Ronin is a highly experienced agent, much like the Adventurer, but one who no longer takes orders from the Council. The Ronin was almost certainly once a Knight, and has left the Council most likely after some argument. Maybe the lawyers meant the bad guy got away after an otherwise successful mission. maybe one too many corrupt politicians were behind a plot, and they got away scot free whilst the Ronin could only deal with the underlings. Maybe the Ronin objects to the entire direction the Order has taken. Regardless, he has taken leave of his office, but not of the responsibilities he feels.

The Ronin has the same breadth of Galactic experience as an Adventurer. He's a bit more aggressive with the sabre, a little less calm with the Force.

STATS

Strength: 4
Agility: 4
Dexterity: 4
Defence: 1

Willpower: 4
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 5
Perception: 3

Force Rating: 7
Force Attack: 7
Force Defence: 1

SKILLS

Lightsabre: 5
Combat: 2 (Fixed)
Pilot: 4
Savoir-Faire: 2
Languages: 2
Intimidate: 2
Leadership: 2
Medicine: 1
Fix-it: 1
Jedi Lore: 1
Observation: 1
Persuade: 3

SPECIAL: Life amongst the Stars: Wandering Ace

choose 3 Pilot Schticks

FORCE POWERS:
Push/Pull (Mastery)
Leaping (Mastery)

Sense (Mastery)
Presence (Mastery)
Leadership (Mastery)

Intuition

BLADE SCHTICKS:
Reflection
Focussed Guard
Bodyguard
Block

COMBAT SCHTICKS:
Focussed Blow
Unbreakable
Counterstrike

Merits:
STARSHIP- The Free Flier
ALLY- Emso Crubo (Zabrak, ex slave. Now works with Wentar as his mechanic.)
CONTACT- Loj'oon (Reformed Pirate, now owner of an Inner Rim Freight service.)
CONTACT- Hloo'jen (Head of an outer rim anti slavery movement.)

Renegades have an extra Merit but have no authority as a Jedi

Adventurer

"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic."

Denzral Vassisk

The Adventurer is a veteran Jedi agent. By 'veteran' I mean experienced rather than old; Adventuers tend to be late 20s/early 30s. Other than his broad experience of Jedi missions, what distinguishes an Adventurer from his fellows is his extreme curiosity and wonder about the Galaxy. he tends to take the more dangerous or exotic missions and assignments simply so he can learn something new. Over his career the Adventurer has picked up all sorts of skills and tricks; he is a highly skilled Lightsabre fighter and well skilled in the ways of the Force also. The Adventurer's speciaism is skills, but he's actually good at everything, so if in doubt, take one of these guys.

STATS

Strength: 4
Agility: 5
Dexterity: 3
Defence: 1

Willpower: 4
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 4
Perception: 4

Force Rating: 7
Force Attack: 7
Force Defence: 1

SKILLS

Lightsabre: 4

Combat: 2 (Fixed)

Jedi Lore: 2

Persuade: 3

Leadership: 1

Savoir-Faire: 1

Medicine: 2

Fix-it: 3

Languages: 2

Observation: 2

SPECIAL: Life in the Field:

A. Man of all Talents: Guns 2, Pilot 2,

(Schtics?)

FORCE POWERS: Push/Pull, Sense, Intuition, Leaping, TBC...

BLADE SCHTICKS: 3
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COMBAT SCHTICKS: 3
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Will finish this soon... 😄

Blimey, look at all the Renegades!

Your characters all look good, well done (waiting for Denzral to finish, of course)

Noting a certain amount of rejection of Cosmic Force in lieu of Living... which suits Renegades well!

want me to put mine up in the records ush? or are you?

Nah, I'll do that- they all go up front anyway, for easy viewing.

Adventurer

"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic."

Denzral Vassisk

The Adventurer is a veteran Jedi agent. By 'veteran' I mean experienced rather than old; Adventuers tend to be late 20s/early 30s. Other than his broad experience of Jedi missions, what distinguishes an Adventurer from his fellows is his extreme curiosity and wonder about the Galaxy. he tends to take the more dangerous or exotic missions and assignments simply so he can learn something new. Over his career the Adventurer has picked up all sorts of skills and tricks; he is a highly skilled Lightsabre fighter and well skilled in the ways of the Force also. The Adventurer's speciaism is skills, but he's actually good at everything, so if in doubt, take one of these guys.

STATS

Strength: 4
Agility: 5
Dexterity: 3
Defence: 1

Willpower: 4
Intelligence: 4
Charisma: 4
Perception: 4

Force Rating: 7
Force Attack: 7
Force Defence: 1

SKILLS

Lightsabre: 4

Combat: 2 (Fixed)

Jedi Lore: 2

Persuade: 3

Leadership: 1

Savoir-Faire: 1

Medicine: 2

Fix-it: 3

Languages: 2

Observation: 2

SPECIAL: Life in the Field:

A. Man of all Talents: Guns 2, Pilot 2,

GUNS SCHTICK:
Gunslinger

PILOT SCHTICK:

(!help!)

FORCE POWER: Push/Pull, Sense, Intuition, Leaping, Mind Trick, Levitate... (help please)

BLADE SCHTICKS:
Orthodox Guard, Riposte, Reflection.

COMBAT SCHTICKS:
Focussed Blow, Side Step, Martial Artist.

MERITS

Weapons:
Light Pistol, Lightsabre.

Star Ship:
(default) Jedi Starfighter, (additional) Starry Ice YT-1300 light freighter, gained after he took part in a raid on a Pirate base in which Denzral chased down a dark Jedi who had been meeting withing the base which was on a moon. The freighter was used as an escape vehical by the dark Jedi who engaged Denz in sabre combat as it esaped on auto pilot.

Ally:
R4-D7 (default)

Contact:
Jedi Master Trin Derimx, on the council.

Mentor:
Jedi Master Veiss Ichinara

I need help! 😖 Suggestions?

Jedireaper, you don`t have to care about pilot schticks for now, they are still in developement.

About your Force powers, remember that you can choose the Power second time for its Masteries.

No comprendé... What do you mean?

He's saying you may want to focus your Force choices a bit more so you can take a Mastery or two, instead of being so spread out.

Mastery?

Yes, as it explains in the rules - if you take a Force power a second time, you get a Mastery in it and thus have more options available with that power. It's generally better to be good with a few things than just okay with a lot of different things.

Originally posted by Peach
It's generally better to be good with a few things than just okay with a lot of different things.

I read the rules, just didn't understand mastery's any Force skill suggestions?

Welcome all new players! Especially the Renegades, I'm thrilled that we've already got three new players for that. 😄

I'm enjoying vacations with some friends now, out of the country, but as soon as I return I'll get to work on my character.

The only question I have is for Ush. Is it possible to use a Lightwhip instead of a Lightsaber? If not I will just stick with the good old lasersword and my character should be set.

I'll go ahead and post my numbers.

Azarl Kaal, Heretic

PHYSICAL
Strength: 4
Agility: 3
Dexterity: 5
Defense: 1

MENTAL
Willpower: 4
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 4
Perception: 4

FORCE
Force Power: 8
Force Attack: 8
Force Defense: 2

SKILLS
Lightwhip: 3
Languages: 3
Savoir-Faire: 3
Jedi Lore: 2
Lying: 2
Medicine: 1
Languages: 1
Observation: 1
Combat: 2
Intimidation: 2
Leadership: 3

MERITS
1 Merit to Ally (Sith Combat-Protocol Droid)
1 Merit to Contact (Headhunter Slavers)
1 Merit to Contact (Cult of Will)
1 Merit to Power Hungry

FORCE POWERS

PUSH/PULL (Combat Push [1], Saber Throw [1])
LIFTING (Super Lift [x], Grip [1], Bombard [1])
PRECISION

LEAPING

SWIFTNESS

SENSE (Scan [0/1], Empathy [1])
PRESENCE

INTUITION

BLADE SCHTICKS
Orthodox Guard
Block

COMBAT SCHTICKS
Martial Artist

Covertly Educated- Via hard work, study, deceit and, if necessary, force, the Heretic has learned as much as many of the greatest academic minds. He adds one to all Intelligence-based rolls, and can make Intelligence rolls on any skill he does not have at no penalty, even on normally restricted skills.

Outsiders gain an extra Merit but get -1 to all non-aggressive social pools

I think I got it right. Also I have my background.

Azarl Kaal, Heretic

Azarl Kaal hails from a forgotten world in the Outer Rim where civilization bloomed in the wake of a Sith slaver ship crashing thousands of years ago. Despite their predicament, the survivors formed a knowledgeable civilization, if not technologically advanced. As a young boy, Kaal discovered that he naturally possessed strange powers, similar to those of the mythical Sith Lords of his people’s history. The shaman, an ancestor of the Sith of whom Azarl was a bastard son, sensed his abilities and volunteered the train the boy, though he held Azarl back as not to be overshadowed and left the boy thinking that the powers were godlike magic, not the Force.

Upon reaching manhood, Azarl decided to infiltrate the ancient crash site of the Sith vessel that had carried his forefathers in order to seek out answers that the shaman would not give. Though this visit provided no answers, he discovered a powerful weapon known as the lightwhip. His people had utilized flexible whip-like blades for hunting and warfare, and so he was able to train in the arts of the deadly artifact. Unable to find information about his powers, Kaal developed personal theories that his power grew from within, depending on his emotions and his willpower to fill his being. Eventually his views began to corrupt him and his morals slacked in favor of power. He abandoned the shaman’s teachings in favor of his own personal development.

After several years of honing his powers, Kaal revealed himself as a prophet and ordained messenger for the gods of his people. In response to his display of so-called magic, Kaal was elevated to the position of a religious leader, above the secretive religious jargon of the shaman, preaching his message. The shaman tried to retaliate, but Azarl swiftly killed the elderly man using a Sith assassin droid he had found in the wrecked vessel. Unfortunately, Azarl’s influence over his people was short-lived; he was largely ignored when he predicted a natural disaster, and then blamed as summoning it when it occurred. Unsatisfied with no longer being hailed as a godsend, he activated an emergency beacon on the Sith vessel which lured the Headhunter Slavers into the area and captured or killed the rest of his people. Azarl left to preach amongst the stars, finding the Cult of Will which was similarly minded in willpower being a source of strength and gathering knowledge, but continued on to find others gifted like himself.

Jedireaper, what I think you need to do is to look over the Force powers listed in the Rules 2008 thread. Spend one point to get the Force power (the general ability), then spend another point on it to get the Masteries (the specific abilities). Because right now you have Levitate and Mind Trick listed... which aren't abilities as far as the rules are concerned (at least, they go under a different name). Look at the other characters for example.

HereticalDruid, I think you can have few more Force Powers. Remember that you get all Mastery powers for talking the Power two times, so they all no cost you on individual basis. You have 11 powers and Heretic can have 11+3 basic ones.

Interesting character, by the way!