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It almost seems like Torkad would have enough to do here after all, being able to fly the ship and especially fire those guns. On the side note, and not wanting to spoil the fun, but - arenŽt turbolasers allowed only on colossal(frigate) or bigger ships per errata?

Also, IŽll make two changes to Gialle, taking the suggestions from Sien and Steven. IŽll change the Adept Negotiator for Skilled Advisor, and Skill training (mechanics) for Desperate gambit. I also think that I havenŽt written languages. IŽll post the updated sheet when I have time (about hour or two probably). EDIT: I got to it sooner, so here she is. IŽve got 2 unassigned languages, and am open to suggestions. While YV would be certainly useful, IŽm not sure if it is exactly possible to learn it

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I'd love to see Torkad again if you feel up for playing another character. I don't want anyone to get burned out - this ought not to feel like a chore!

As for the languages, I'm kind of in an odd boat. Obviously Yuuzhan Vong would be very helpful and it would probably be used when most other languages would not be used such that it would make sense for everyone to have it in a sandbox with no background requirement. I don't want to say 'no' since its a sandbox but on the other hand it seems like a free upgrade that will make the encounter easier - if that makes sense.

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No problem, as Steven wrote, Torkad is easy and direct character. So if others agree, IŽm sure I can go with two characters.

Torkad, Mandalorian assault trooper
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I took him down a level from the Moonbase sandbox, and switched the dual attack (which I havenŽt used with him anyway) for Charging fire, which I hope will be more useful

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Alright, with 5 PCs I'll start an encounter thread sometime today when there's time and we'll get started. If anyone else sees this thread and wants to make a character there is a little more time so don't feel bad!

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With all respect as Torkad is a major gunner user I'd almost expect to see Precise Shot somewhere to avoid that -5 penalty for shooting into melee; this also would lessen the need to charge anywhere to get into a better firing position.  Talking about Double Attack I do remember it being used to good effected in the trenches although there it was being used with autofire which was just burning through the ammo.  I'm sure you've considered it but with d12s on the weapon damage things like Rapid Shot can ramp up the damage more than their attack cost indicated.

One somewhat sad thing about Torkad is I believe everyone else is trained in Stealth or has some other aid (Cloak for Talinn) that would let the group sneak around better.

While he got a lot of attention in the Trenches Torkad was pretty effective there although he did get caught out in the open.  In the moonbase he may have been a little slow on the draw and needed to move into Medic but wasn't all the melee a problem for the attacks he did attempt?
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Hmm, I might squeeze in a level of scoundrel or scout, but it would have to wait till morning... I've been looking in burst fire rather than rapid shot, though. And yes, I forgot precise shot

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... it would have to wait till morning...
It is/was still morning here ;)

When I mentioned Stealth there are also all of those equipment bonuses that are possible.  Although it feels cheap the camouflage poncho in GaW is +5 equipment to Stealth and then there are the armor upgrades although they are expensive.

I'd love to see Torkad again if you feel up for playing another character. I don't want anyone to get burned out - this ought not to feel like a chore!


The others probably "have a life" but playing multiple characters has never felt like a chore to me.  Of course a decade of character concepts can do that to a person.
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The timezone in middle Europe is kind of different :D

the equipment didn't cross mind. I could add the shadowskin upgrade to beskar'gam and not lose 1 point of BaB and a feat to get to the same effect.

I'm still thinking about the feats though. While the precise shot plus burst fire would be more effective, I really like the idea of Torkad charging into the enemy lines with blazing gun and cutting the remains down with vibrobayonet

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Spoiler: Burst Fire vs. Rapid Shot (hover to show)

Making a couple last minute changes to some characters.  I know Sienn had said he wanted to see Pyro but when boots hit the ground I think I'd prefer to bring Ghost to do some path finding; this is an "exploration" mission and one of his primary purposes is to be a Scout keeping in mind the only way a scout is any good is if he can come back alive with information.  Of course we could have Pyro come in with us but then stay with the ship; may not matter if the ship doesn't get into trouble but would otherwise be useful given a lack of "vehicle ready" combatants.
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All right, I slept on the "dillema", and here is Torkad Updated:

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I decided to go with the reason and switched the Charging fire and Mandalorian training for Precise shot and Rapid shot. Like I said, it will be more effective, and since Fak himself said the encounter might be too deadly...
EDIT: I also decided to add a grenade launcher to TorkadŽs rifle. Hope FakŽs not going to kill me for it :-D . IŽve also realised that I forgot to write extra ammo for Gialle, so I edited her sheet and wrote that in.
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Pa'uans have the Authority special quality.  Any insight or morale bonus they grant or benefit from is increased by +1.
You Make the... Contest #9

You Build the Character:  #33, #37, #44

Ultimate Dream Builds: #1, #11, #16

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Got it, thank you.

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Image of something close to what I'd expect for Ghost:

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