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You know how some have tried to extrapolate stats for some things based on other things; I could see someone doing that to those armor for a "constantly available" jetpack.  I know several other armors, although most are in organization sections instead of standard equipment sections, include jetpacks as standard equipment on them.

As for the Block/Deflect/Dive character here I'd just point out that all of those things are reactions and thus you'd only need to worry about one of them.

As much as I think I've figured out the type of character you may be trying to make I just don't want to make a character with a fly speed all that much more special than they already are.  If your artificial flying device doesn't also change a bunch of other things (like a vehicle with its own hp, defense scores, and other rules) then why would a creature who could naturally fly be deprived of those same things?  Now if something can do it with its natural movement why would that need to be constrained to flight?

Now a feat to consider for a flier may be Running Attack.  This gives you more options to fly out and attack before flying back to relative safety.

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Rocket Boot Jockey (Human Scout3/Soldier 3)

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Str 17
Dex 18 (including +1 at 4th Level)
Con 12
Int 12 (including +1 at 4th Level; pick up Acrobatics skill)
Wis 8
Cha 10

BASE ATTACK BONUS: 5

SKILLS
Jump +16, Acrobatics +12, Pilot +12, Stealth +12, Perception +7, Endurance +6

TALENTS
--Long Strider: +2 Move Speed (Scout 1)
--Armored Defense: Choose Armor or Level Reflex Bonus (Soldier 1)
--Sidestep: Swift action to reduce cost of diagonal move to 1 if in light or no armor (Scout 3)
--Jet Pack Training: Activate jet pack as free, no Pilot check to land (Soldier 3)

FEATS
--Shake It Off, WP Rifles, Pistols, Simple (Scout Starting Feats)
--Skill Focus Jump (Human Bonus Starting Feat)
--Dive for Cover: 1/turn as reaction when targeted by ranged attack make horizontal Jump to gain Cover bonus & land prone (Heroic 1)
--Armor Proficiency Light (Soldier Starting Feat)
--Running Attack: Move before and after an attack (Scout 2)
--Point Blank Shot (Heroic 3)
--Precise Shot (Soldier 2)
--Weapon Focus Pistol (Heroic 6)

ATTACKS
Ascension Gun +7 in Point Blank Range 3d8 +4

POSSESSIONS

Swoop Biker's Garb (as Padded Flight Suit; see Dawn of Defiance 2; pg 17) 5kg 2000cr
--Armorplast: 50% weight reduction to 2.5 kg 900cr 0 Upgrade Points
--Repulsorlift Armor Upgrade 1000cr 1 Upgrade Point
--Jump Servos: Treat any jump as running, reroll Jump take better, take 10 on Jump 1 Upgrade Point 100cr
--Tech Specialist +1 Upgrade Point 1000cr**
--Stripping (Defensive Material: -1 Reflex Bonus) +1 Upgrade Point 1000cr
--Internal Generator Armor Upgrade +10kg 1000cr 1 Upgrade Points
--Notes: This padded armor is cut in Coruscant Entertainment District Underworld street style. Repulsorlift upgrade appears as micro repulsorlift engines primarily in the boots of the armor, giving the wearer the appearance of "skating," but supporting repulsorlift engines are mounted in the wears palms when active to help cushion falls and for added control. The Internal Generator can power the repulsorlift engines for 40 rounds before needing to recharge for one hour.
--**House Rule Note: Our group permits using Tech Specialist to add +1 Upgrade Point to armor, weapons & vehicles, not just devices. Remove Jump Servos if you don't allow this rule. Alternatively, you can keep the Jump Servos, remove the Internal Generator upgrade and add a Power Generator possession to the character.

Rocket Boots (as Jet Pack) 30kg 300cr
--Miniaturized upgrade: Reduces size; -50% weight to kg 500cr
--Storage Capacity upgrade (used for Fuel Cell storage) 0 Upgrade Points 100cr
--Notes: Rocket engines are built into a sturdy armored boot. Functions as a normal jetpack.

Ascension Gun 2kg 1200cr
--+1 Accuracy Tech Specialist 1000cr
--Notes: Swift action to switch modes, spd 12 sq up as vertical tether or zipline, lift 720 kg, in ascension mode range is 30sq, -5 Stealth to conceal, 2 uses of synthrope

Quote from: CHIA The Friendly Admin on August 01, 2013, 09:28:09 am

27. Cad Bane

Winning entry by awaypturwpn

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Magno-Grip Boots
These boots require a swift action to activate. When activated, they allow the wearer to walk on metal surfaces without falling off (or drifting off in zero gravity) but also reduce the wearer’s speed by 2 squares. Additionally, when activated and on a metal surface, they grant a +5 equipment bonus to defences or checks made to resist being tripped or unwillingly moved. Cad Bane has attached two customised Mitrinomon jetpack thrusters (treat as a jet pack [SECR 138]) to the boots. Using the equipment upgrades from Scum and Villainy, Cad Bane’s magno-grip boots are considered to have the dual gear upgrade. They can be worn with armour, unless the armour has footwear.
Cost not for sale; weight 5.6kg; availability unique.
 

Just thinking that these maybe relevant.

A few things I'd say about all that:
1.  While it may make Sidestep worth much less, granted I think it is already worth little except when it breaks diagonal motion, I strongly encourage a houserule treating diagon movement as 1.5 squared (counted 1,2,1,2,... for each diagonal step) which is FAR FAR closer to the true distance for diagonal movement than counting it as 1 or 2 squares all the time.  It's not that much harder to count and when the true distance for a diagonal is the sqrt(2)=1.4ish you're off by about 6% instead of 29% or 41% for counting 1 or 2.

A few things I'd say about all that:
2.  With above houserule you should change Sidestep to Evasion (what better way to duck damage?) and may even want to change Long Stride to something else.

3.  You don't have Acrobatics as a class skill from either Scout or Soldier and thus are not allowed to select it when you can gain a new skill from boosting INT modifier.  The classes that offer Acrobatics are Scoundrel (which means a loss of BAB but would let you get Point Blank Shot with the starting feat) and Jedi (d10 hD, full BAB, either starting feat could be useful depending on future goals, LOTs of talents to choose from) so if you're losing Sidestep a level in Jedi could put Acrobatics on your class skill list anyway with many possible talents to choose from to help in any other area.

4.  You should double your value for Tech Specialist upgrades unless your party has someone with Tech Specialist who is doing the work.  Sorry but the upgrades are cheap enough but if you aren't doing it yourself you should be paying the MARKET VALUE of the upgrades which is twice what they cost.  This market value is in the book!

5.  Not a big one but if we're talking about house rules how about "Athletics" instead of Jump?  While that skill normally combines Jump and Climb and often Swim as well you can keep the applications of those skills, and most equipment that would help those skills, specific to what they originally were.  IE your boots may help your "Jump" application of Athletics but wouldn't help the "Climb" aspect of the skill.

Other than these things I don't think it's too bad although I guess I'd dump CHA instead of WIS.  -1 on my Social skills, which aren't great to start with, may not be nice but I think it's better than the -1 on WILL Defense (which could incapacitate you) and the hit to Perception.  I generally like a good Perception score to avoid having Surprise Rounds and thus avoid the flat-footedness that can come with them.