TheSagaContinues

This is great, and I'd love to run it!  But is there now no way to download the whole final version for non-electronic use?  I spend all day looking at screens, so I like my gaming time to be a break from that.  I typically use actual pencils and paper when running.

Please keep in mind that these characters are intended for use at a con.  Players are not going to have books to look things up in; the references are just for me, in case they have questions, and I know what "Military training" refers to in the case of the scout.  As long as it doesn't confuse me (the GM), it's more important to me to keep the proper era's flavor for the benefit of the players.  I had enough to do explaining that Mandalorians take their helmets off all the time and there are more than two Sith; explaining why the character sheet says "rebel" would just slow things down further.

As for the wookie, and as I've said previously, I think the reason he never did any melee was because the player was inexperienced.  He probably missed the potential benefits of going into rage.  The lightsaber Jedi ended up being the main melee combatant in this case, but the wookiee still did very respectable damage with his bowcaster.  If/when I use these characters again, I'll just be sure to describe the wookiee as primarily a melee combatant and encourage the player to try raging.

Sorry, I wasn't really sure what level of detail you wanted!  Probably the simplest thing is just for me to link to the character sheets:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jlLUDwtidHkaZeVggc7z_uFm6zGUp5W1

I did make them all single-class characters, mostly because I didn't have a lot of time to create them.  While I agree with your point about the flexibility of multiclassing in Saga Edition, I was also painting the minis, getting the maps resized, and learning the enemy stat blocks at the same time and just wanted to keep things simple.  I'm also not sure a level 5 one-shot con game is really the best venue for showing off subtle build-fu, especially to players who aren't familiar with the system already--and those who are familiar with the system will already know what can be done with multiclassing.

I just thought I'd let everyone know how the adventure went.

I had five players, and I think the players really had a good time.  The pregens worked well; all classes except Scoundrel were represented, with two Jedi.  Fortunately, the force wizard Jedi was taken by someone who was familiar with the system.  The wookiee soldier had to be scaled back a bit or else he would have won all the encounters by himself thanks to his Condition Track attrition abilities; but the player who took him was not familiar with the system and never even had him rage.  Oh well!  At least the player had fun making wookiee noises.

They did their best to talk Duqua Dar out of turning to the Dark Side, but just couldn't make the rolls.  They took him prisoner instead of killing him, though, and decided to ship him off to "Jedi re-education" at the end.  Along with the lightsaber specialist Jedi, who earned a DSP by carving up enemies with just a little too much glee.

Regarding Iridonian accents, someone reminded me of the character Sugi in The Clone Wars, so I based the voice on her.

As it turned out, the Mandalorian Neo-Crusaders' stat blocks were immaterial because they got picked off from the air and never got to use charging fire.

The skill challenge was a big hit, giving the players a chance to do some roleplay with their characters.

For the starfighters and shuttles, I did some quick and dirty math and determined that each could take 2-3 hits from the other if the weapons did average damage.  However, the players chose to revive the admiral and have him take care of it anyway.

Why? It should be obvious. What Jedi WOULDN’T take training in Use the Force?

What you may be forgetting is that not everyone who takes a level in Jedi is going to be connected with the Jedi order (or any other group of Force users).

I'm due to run "Iridonian Darkness" at a con in about a week, and I would appreciate any tips anyone has for running the adventure.  Specific thoughts and concerns are below.

1. The main villain, Acaadi, is described as having a "distinctly Iridonian accent."  Is there any source on what this sounds like?

2. How would a Mandalorian Neo-Crusader suit need to be "modified for Zabrak use"?  Just leave space inside the helmet for the horns?

3.  I don't like the two Force-using travelers who show up in Part 2.  They seem to serve no purpose except to introduce the PCs to their respective non-Jedi Force traditions, and they hang around until the end of the adventure, requiring the GM to run them.  It also makes no sense for them to know where Acaadi's hidden underground hangar is.  I am planning to cut out these two characters and substitute a skill challenge to find the hangar.

a. Have I missed any reason why the travelers should be kept?

b.  I've got some ideas for encounters for the skill challenge, but I would welcome any suggestions for more.  Also, what would be good success/failure consequences for the skill challenge?

c. Do the next two combats (especially Acaadi) need to be nerfed to reflect the fact that these characters won't be present?  I am expecting 6 players for the game, including potentially two Force-using PCs.

4. In Part 3, as the heroes take their transport ship to rendezvous with the Champion of Iridonia, the text says, "Allow the heroes to make Use Computer checks to identify the incoming ships as Sith capital ships and starfighters," but no DC is given.  What would be an appropriate DC?  Also, why would Use Computer be the relevant skill (i.e., what is this representing in the fiction)?  It seems like Knowledge: Galactic Lore would make more sense.

5. After Acaadi's sabotage, the PCs are supposed to divide their attention between fighting off the Sith boarding party and saving the Champion of Iridonia.  The text mentions "issuing course corrections to the helm to avoid debris" as one of the possible actions, but no skill or difficulty is given, and there is no suggestion of how much damage debris will do if not avoided.  Any ideas?  Is this covered in the books somewhere?

6. Similarly, the text suggests that the PCs may target the incoming Sith shuttles themselves using the Champion's bridge guns, OR they may order either the batteries or the Republic starfighters to attack the shuttles.  How would you resolve the latter two cases, to keep combat moving along smoothly?  Would you just use the stats for the various vehicles as presented in the book, or can you suggest a way to abstract it?

7. The Mandalorian Neo-Crusader Mercenary stat block lists Mandalorian Training under feats, but that feat has the prerequisite of Charging Fire, which the stat block does not have.  How would you fix this?

One of my players insists that starship weapons are heavy weapons and that PCs have to be trained in heavy weapons or take a -5 penalty when using starship weapons. I think he's confusing the shoulder-mounted blaster cannon (which is a heavy weapon) with starship-mounted blaster cannons. The starship weapon attack formula on p. 167 of the core rulebook doesn't say anything about a training bonus or penalty. Am I missing something, or am I right in saying starship gunners don't require special weapons training?