Hi everyone, and welcome back to You Build the Character. This month sees the first dual character competition, and who better than the Laurel and Hardy of Star Wars, C-3PO and R2-D2. You have until 11.59pm (PDT) on Thursday 23 September to post your RPG stats, and any notes you want to post explaining your decisions. Once submissions have closed, all forum members will have until 11.59pm (PDT) on Thursday 30 September to vote for their favourite. Whichever build receives the most votes will win.
The prize for winning is having your stats enshrined in the YBtC Hall of Fame, as well as the bragging rights.
The following rules apply to all submissions:
All builds must be created according to RAW, with no house rules (no single Athletics skill, no bonus feats for bloodlines etc).
You may use "unlimited" point buy for 3PO's and R2's ability scores, provided each score is between 3 and 18 at first level (before racial and age adjustments).
You are free to use material from all official Saga Edition books, up to and including The Unknown Regions.
Your stats may represent 3PO and R2 at any point during their lives, or serve as an overall interpretation of the characters as a whole. You may even include multiple stats to represent multiple points in time, provided they are all different level versions of the same build (ie no swapping out talents or feats). However, you must include at least one build for each character.
3PO and R2 are droids, and as such use the droid creation rules found in Chapter XI of the core rulebook. Alternatively, you may use the rules found in Chapter I of the Scavenger's Guide to Droids. Make sure to note which rules you are using in your post.
You may change your stats at any point up until submissions close, at which point any edited stats will be disqualified.
Have fun everyone, and may the Force be with you.
Josh Cheesman - journalist and Star Wars fan.
Visit the YBtC Hall of Fame to see the winners of the Praxeum's regular You Build the Character competitions.
Ooh, Artoo and Threepio. I guess I should enter the versions that I made for the NJO CG
It's morphin time! ...Oh wait, wrong universe. Now where did I put my lightsabre? Winner of "You Build the Character 16 - Wedge Antilles" and "You Make the ... Contest 3 - Elite Forces"
PJR: Sounds good. All you have to do is post them in this thread and you're in the running.
Everyone else: Come on, don't be shy! At this stage in the competition it could go to anyone, so why not have a go? Don't be put off if this is your first time entering either - more than one competition has been won by a first time entrant.
So yeah, you've got two weeks left. Let's see what you can do with the galaxy's most famous astromech/protocol droid duo.
Josh Cheesman - journalist and Star Wars fan.
Visit the YBtC Hall of Fame to see the winners of the Praxeum's regular You Build the Character competitions.
3PO is pretty straightforward, except for his speed which looks to be less than standard human walking speed in the movies. Other than that he's a pretty basic droid model, and can be blown apart with one blaster shot as we know.
R2 is a little more well put together, but still vulnerable to a lucky crit from a blaster or ion weapon. The Brilliant Defense and Skill Challenge feats I gave him were based on the TPM scene where he repairs the shield generator, and of course he has to have all the slicing talents money can buy.
C-3PO Medium droid (3rd-degree) nonheroic 3 Init -1; Senses Perception +0 Languages Basic, Binary, Bocce, Huttese, Shyriiwook ------------------------------------- Defenses Ref 8 (flat-footed 8), Fort 9, Will 9 hp 7; Threshold 9 Immune droid traits ------------------------------------- Speed 4 squares (walking) Melee unarmed +1 (1d3-1) Base Atk +2; Grp +1 ------------------------------------- Abilities Str 9, Dex 7, Con —, Int 13, Wis 9, Cha 10 Feats Linguist, Skill Training (Knowledge [galactic lore, social sciences], Mechanics, Use Computer) Skills Knowledge (bureaucracy) +7, Knowledge (galactic lore) +7, Knowledge (social sciences) +7, Mechanics +7, Persuasion +6, Use Computer +7 Systems walking locomotion, basic processor, translator unit (DC 5), 2 hand appendages, vocabulator Possessions audio recorder
R2-D2 Small droid (2nd-degree) nonheroic 1/Scoundrel 5 Destiny 2; Force 3 Init +4; Senses darkvision; Perception +5 Languages Basic, Binary, Huttese, Shyriiwook, 1 unassigned ------------------------------------- Defenses Ref 19 (flat-footed 18), Fort 14, Will 16 hp 20; Threshold 14 Immune droid traits ------------------------------------- Speed 6 squares (wheeled), 2 squares (walking), 9 squares (flying) Melee electroshock probe +2 (1d8+1 ion) Base Atk +3; Grp -1 Special Actions Gimmick ------------------------------------- Abilities Str 8, Dex 12, Con —, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 8 Talents Gimmick, Master Slicer, Trace Feats Brilliant Defense, Skill Challenge: Last Resort, Skill Focus (Knowledge [technology], Mechanics, Use Computer), Skill Training (Pilot), Weapon Proficiency (simple weapons) Skills Knowledge (physical sciences) +11, Knowledge (technology) +16, Mechanics +18, Pilot +9, Stealth +9, Use Computer +16 Systems wheeled locomotion, walking locomotion, flying locomotion (limited), magnetic feet, heuristic processor, 6 tool appendages, 1 claw appendage, diagnostics package, internal storage (2 kg), improved sensor package, darkvision, spring-loaded mechanism Possessions astrogation buffer (storage device, 10 memory units), circular saw, electroshock probe, fire extinguisher, electric arc welder, holorecorder, holoprojector
Children believe what we tell them, they have complete faith in us. I ask of you a little of this childlike simplicity, and to bring us luck, let me speak four truly magic words: "A long time ago...." (Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast)
C-3PO Battle Droid of Geonosis "What is all this noice? A Battle, there has been some terrible mistace. I am programmed for etiquette not destruction !"
Medium droid (?th-degree) nonheroic 3/noble1 Init +1; Senses Perception +8 Languages Basic, Binary, High Galactic; translator unit (DC 5)
Defenses Ref 11 (flat-footed 11), Fort 12, Will 14 hp 16; second wind +4/8; Threshold 12 Immune droid traits
Speed 5 squares (walking) Melee by weapon +3 Ranged blaster carbine +1 (3d8) or Ranged blaster carbine -4 (3d8) with autofire Fighting Space 1 square; Reach 1 square Base Atk +2; Grp +3 Atk Options autofire (blaster carbine)
Abilities Str 12, Dex 8, Con -, Int 12, Wis 12, Cha 12 Talents Educated Feats Skill Training (2), Toughness, Weapon Proficiency (pistols, rifles, simple) Trained Skills Knowledge (bureaucracy) +8, Knowledge (galactic lore) +8, Knowledge (social sciences) +8, Perception +8
Systems basic processor, 2 hand appendages, integrated comlink, translator unit (DC 5), vocabulator, walking locomotion Possessions blaster carbine
Submissions are now closed. Voting is now open for the winning entry. Each forum member may vote once for their favourite entry in the contest. Post your vote in this thread, and remember to include the screenname of the person you're voting for. You have until 11.59pm (PDT) on Thursday 30 September to vote.
Good luck to everyone who entered, and may the best stats win.
Josh Cheesman - journalist and Star Wars fan.
Visit the YBtC Hall of Fame to see the winners of the Praxeum's regular You Build the Character competitions.
This one was hard to decide on as all of these versions have excellent premises and construction.
I think I'm going to place my vote with fairytalejedi though as those versions would fit nicely into any campaign set during the time period of the movies and are holistic interpretations of their abilities as a whole.
EDIT: Just realised that your above post Jedi_Comedian was your 1'000th. Congrats.
