TheSagaContinues

My contribution to the contest was originally inspired by the following Robot Chicken Star Wars skit.

https://youtu.be/fFihTRIxCkg?feature=shared

However as I developed it, I also began to wonder about the concept of the Imperial Navy's officer corps having a tendency for their members to "fail upward" and advancement stemming from throwing fellow officers under the bus.  As such it's a little bit of a concept build, centered around social treachery and backstabbing, but I did try to give it viable combat abilities as well.

So I present to you the "Commander Winston" build!  It's laid out in such a way as to be usable at any point in the levelling process, although certain benchmark points are noted when particularly appropriate.
                  
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"Ensign Winston" (CL4)

Medium Human

Force: 6  Dark Side: 1
Init: +4
Languages: Basic, High Galactic, Old Correllian, Minnisiat, Rammocate, Military Sign
Defenses: Ref 17   (FF) 15   Fort 18   Will 15
HP 40; Threshold 18
Speed: 6 squares
Melee: Unarmed +3 (1d4+1)
Ranged: Blaster Carbine +5 (3d8+2)
Base Attack: +3; Grapple +5
Abilities:  Str 8   Dex 15   Con 10   Int 14   Wis 12   Cha 17
Talents: Commanding Presence, Dirty Tactics, Misplaced Loyalty
Feats: Armor Light, Armor Medium, WP (Pistols), WP (Rifles), WP (Simple), Skill Focus- Deception, Master of Disguise, Linguist, Skill Focus Persuasion, Silver Tongue
Skills: Deception +14, Persuasion +14, Initiative +9, Knowledge-Tactics +9, Perception +8, Pilot +9
Possessions: Armored Flight Suit, Blaster Carbine, Datapad, Code Cylinder, Uniform, MSE-6 Repair Droid

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"Lieutenant Winston" (CL9)

Medium Human

Force: 7  Dark Side: 4
Init: +6
Languages: Basic, High Galactic, Old Correllian, Minnisiat, Rammocate, Military Sign
Defenses: Ref 26   (FF) 24   Fort 21   Will 30
HP 62; Threshold 21
Speed: 6 squares
Melee: Unarmed +7 (1d4+3)
Ranged: Sporting Blaster Carbine +9 (3d8+4)
Base Attack: +7; Grapple +9
Abilities:  Str 8   Dex 14   Con 10   Int 14   Wis 12   Cha 16
Talents: Commanding Presence, Dirty Tactics, Misplaced Loyalty, Two-Faced, Cast Suspicion, Assault Tactics
Feats: Armor Light, Armor Medium, WP (Pistols), WP (Rifles), WP (Simple), Skill Focus- Deception, Master of Disguise, Linguist, Skill Focus Persuasion, Silver Tongue, Intimidator, Recurring Success, Combat Trickery, Rapid Shot
Skills: Deception +16, Persuasion +16, Initiative +11, Knowledge-Tactics +11, Perception +10, Pilot +11
Possessions: Sporting Blaster Carbine, 2 Concussion Grenades, Datapad, Code Cylinder, Uniform, PG-5 Gunnery Droid

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"Commander Winston" (CL15)

Medium Human

Force: 9  Dark Side: 9
Init: +9
Languages: Basic, High Galactic, Old Correllian, Minnisiat, Rammocate, Military Sign
Defenses: Ref 33   (FF) 30   Fort 27   Will 36
HP 92; Threshold 27
Speed: 6 squares
Melee: Unarmed +13 (1d4+6)
Ranged: Sporting Blaster Carbine +16 (3d8+7)
Base Attack: +13; Grapple +16
Abilities:  Str 8   Dex 16   Con 10   Int 14   Wis 12   Cha 18
Talents: Commanding Presence, Dirty Tactics, Misplaced Loyalty, Two-Faced, Cast Suspicion, Assault Tactics
Feats: Armor Light, Armor Medium, WP (Pistols), WP (Rifles), WP (Simple), Skill Focus- Deception, Master of Disguise, Linguist, Skill Focus Persuasion, Silver Tongue, Intimidator, Recurring Success, Combat Trickery, Rapid Shot
Skills: Deception +20, Persuasion +20, Initiative +15, Knowledge-Tactics +14, Perception +13, Pilot +15
Possessions: Sporting Blaster Carbine, 2 Concussion Grenades, Datapad, Code Cylinder, Uniform, Holoshroud, KX-Series Security Droid

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________________Str 8____Dex 14____Con 10____Int 13____Wis 12___Cha 15   
Level 4______________________________________+1________________+1
Level 8_____________________+1_________________________________+1
Level 12____________________+1_________________________________+1

Background:
Disgraced   You treat any attempt to create a Deceptive Appearance for yourself as one step simpler.   
Trained in Deception.         

Trained Skills:  Deception, Persuasion, Initiative, Knowledge-Tactics (4th), Perception, Pilot

CL   Class         BAB      Def            Feats                        Talents/Features
1   Soldier 1      +1      F2R1         Armor Light                     Commanding Presence
                                 Armor Medium      
                                 WP (Pistols)
                                 WP (Rifles)
                                 WP (Simple)      
                                 (1) Skill Focus- Deception         
                                 (H) Master of Disguise

2   Noble 1         +0      R1W2         (c) Linguist                  Dirty Tactics         
                  
3   Noble 2         +1                  (b) Skill Focus- Persuasion   
                                 (3) Silver Tongue
                                             
4   Noble 3         +2                                             Misplaced Loyalty
                  
5   Noble 4         +3                  (b) Intimidator      
                  
6   Noble 5         +3                  (6) Recurring Success*            Two-Faced*
                        
7   Noble 6         +4                  (b) Combat Trickery      
                  
8   Charlatan      +0      +R2W4                                    Cast Suspicion
                  
9   Officer         +1      +R2W4         (9) Rapid Shot                  Assault Tactics
                     
10    C2            +1                                             Score
                   
11    C3            +2                                             Friend or Foe
                   
12    C4            +3                  (12) Cunning Attack               Swindle
                   
13    O2            +2                                             Command Cover
                                                            Share Talent- Assault Tactics
                   
14    O3            +3                                             Exploit Weakness
                   
15    C5            +3                  (15) Recurring Success*            True Betrayal

Going to kick this off with a build of a Chiss Sky-walker. These are pretty neat additions to Disney canon that give the Ascendancy Force-sensitives, but with an interesting twist in that their powers fade into adulthood. I believe this is because of how the Chiss treat them as cogs in the machine and they'd be normal if they were raised as Jedi, for instance, but I don't see that mentioned on the wiki so it might not actually be the case. Either way, enjoy the build!

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Secretive navigators of The Chiss Ascendancy, the Sky-walkers (ozyly-esehembo in Cheunh) use their Third Sight to navigate the unique dangers of hyperspace within The Unknown Regions. The Sky-walkers' abilities, managed through the Seekers Program, allow Ascendancy ships to plot hyperspace routes in a matter of days what would normally take weeks. So heavily concealed is the Seekers Program by the Ascendancy that Sky-walkers aren't even acknowledged by members of the crew; to them, the Sky-walkers are merely children of their captains, hiding their status behind mundanity.

Of great concern to The Chiss Ascendancy is that the gifts of Sky-walkers never last. Third Sight is only ever found in adolescents, and fades in the Sky-walkers' lives between 13 and 15 years of age. The cause for this phenomenon is unknown to the Ascendancy, who are quite eager to prevent the loss of such abilities.

Chiss Sky-walker (CL 2)

Medium Chiss (young adult) Nonheroic 2/Noble 1/Scout 1
Force 1
Init +3; Senses Low-Light Vision, Perception +9
Languages Basic, Cheunh
Defenses Ref 15 (flat-footed 14), Fort 12, Will 16
hp 12; Threshold 12
Speed 6 squares
Melee unarmed +0 (1d4)
Melee vibrodagger +0 (2d4)
Ranged sporting blaster pistol +2 (3d4+1)
Base Atk +1; Grp +2
Abilities Str 8, Dex 12, Con 9, Int 12, Wis 14, Cha 12
Special Qualities low-light vision
Talents Force Pilot, Instinctive Navigation
Feats Force Sensitivity, Hyperblazer, Skill Focus (Use the Force), Skill Training (Use Computer), Weapon Proficiency (advanced melee weapons, pistols, simple weapons)
Skills Knowledge (physical sciences) +8, Perception +9, Use Computer +8 (Hyperblazer), Use the Force +13 (may substitute for Pilot checks and Use Computer checks made to Astrogate or Use Sensors)
Possessions sporting blaster pistol, vibrodagger, datapad, civilian garb

By my count, that's 4 for Geothermal Vents and 3 for Cursed Sith Inscriptions, which makes lil_literalist the winner of this contest! I've gone and randomized the suggestions for the next contest, and it looks like the theme will be "Navy Personnel", so look forward to that in a month or so!

I messed up in an earlier post by not completing my thought.  I was casting my second vote for lil_literalist's geothermal vents.  I believe that will make a difference in determining the winner of this contest.

One vote for the training remotes by mobiouszero and the geothermal vents by lil_literalist.

If we have done a Rebellion flavored contest, it's been quite a while. That would be my vote for Rebel Alliance characters.


Edit:  Looks like something I was voting for got cut off.  Fixing now.