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10 months ago  ::  Aug 12, 2012 - 2:28PM #1
Jedi_Comedian
Date Joined: Feb 18, 2006
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This contest is now closed.

Hi everyone, and welcome back to You Build the Character.

Bounty hunters are a group we've tackled once before in YBtC. In the last contest, all our entries were from the films. This time, we're plunging into the seedy underworld of the Expanded Universe to find our mercenary law enforcers. Your challenge this month is to build a bounty hunter character who appears in any Star Wars story other than Episodes I-VI.
 
You can even enter multiple times, provided you follow the rules below.

You have until 11.59pm (PDT) on Thursday 30 August 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 13 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:
  1. All builds must be created according to RAW, with no house rules (no single Athletics skill, no bonus feats for bloodlines etc).
  2. You may use "unlimited" point buy for ability scores, provided each score is between 3 and 18 at first level (before racial and age adjustments).
  3. You are free to use material from all official Saga Edition books, up to and including The Unknown Regions.
  4. You may enter more than once. An entry can consist of up to three characters. Each individual forum post containing stat blocks counts as an entry unless otherwise specified.
  5. You may not enter more than one set of stats for the same character.
  6. You may not enter a character who has already been the subject of their own competition.
  7. When creating stat blocks, use the species traits from official WotC sources. If a species never received official stats, use the ones from Saga-Edition.com. If there are no stats on Saga-Edition.com, you may create your own, but make sure to include them with your stat block.
  8. 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. Smile

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 11:52AM #2
SaltandPepper
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So basically just not Zam, Jango, Boba, Dengar, IG-88, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, Bossk? What about someone who is technically in the movies but just for a moment? Just hypothetical, I don't have an example character.

And my last question (  ) : Does the entry have to be a cononical character or can we just make it up?

Sorry for the interrogation. I think this might be the first time I actually enter one of these contests. 
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 12:49PM #3
Malancthon
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Aug 14, 2012 -- 11:52AM, SaltandPepper wrote:

So basically just not Zam, Jango, Boba, Dengar, IG-88, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, Bossk? What about someone who is technically in the movies but just for a moment? Just hypothetical, I don't have an example character.

And my last question (  ) : Does the entry have to be a cononical character or can we just make it up?

Sorry for the interrogation. I think this might be the first time I actually enter one of these contests. 




Correct, anybody who wasn't in the movies. I doubt anybody would really complain about a character who was seen for a blip and expanded in EU as a Bounty Hunter, but the intention is a character from outside of the movies (seen in a video game, book, comic, etc).

But the character does have to exist, so no made up characters.

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 1:04PM #4
Darth_Scorpion
Date Joined: Oct 7, 2008
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Well, Aurra Sing wouldn't qualify - even if her story was expanded on in the EU, she still appeared in Ep. I.


Based on this list from the Wookiee, even without movie characters you're spoiled for choice - and it isn't even a complete list.
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 1:15PM #5
Jedi_Comedian
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SaltandPepper, I'd answer your question but Malancthon and Darth_Scorpion have already ably beaten me to the punch. I hope you do enter though. Smile
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 2:37PM #6
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Two Knights of the Old Republic Era bounty hunters - one famous, the other infamous:

Mira and Hanharr
Mira (upon meeting the Jedi Exile) CL 6
Medium Adult Female Human Scout 3/ Soldier 3
Destiny
2; Force 4; Dark Side 0
Init
+11; Senses Perception +9
Languages Basic, Huttese, Shyriiwook (cannot speak)
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Defences Ref 21 (Flat-footed 18), Fort 21, Will 17
hp 66; Threshold 21
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Speed
6 squares; Surefooted
Melee
Unarmed +5 (1d4+3) or
Melee
Vibroblde +5 (2d6+3) or
Ranged
Blaster Pistol +8 (3d6+3) or
Ranged
Wrist Multi-launcher +8 (damage per ammunition; grenade per type, dart 1d4+3, rocket per type)
Base Atk
+5; Grp +8
Atk Options
Brink of DeathLE, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Special Actions
GuidanceKotOR, Shake it Off
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Abilities
Str 11, Dex 16, Con 13, Int 15, Wis 12, Cha 12
Talents
Armoured Defence, Demolitionist, GuidanceKotOR, Surefooted
Feats
Armour Proficiency (Light), Brink of DeathLE, Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Wrist Rocket Launcher), Force Sensitivity, Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Shake it Off, Weapon Proficiency (Advanced Melee Weapons, Pistols, Rifles, Simple Weapons)
Skills
Initiative +11, Knowledge (Galactic Lore) +10, Knowledge (Tactics) +10, Mechanics +10, Perception +9, Stealth +11, Survival +9, Use the Force +4
Possessions Ballistic Mesh Jacket (treat as Light Battle ArmourKotOR [+5 Armour, +2 Equipment, +4 Max Dex] with Agile Armour traitSotG), Blaster Pistol, Energy Cell, Grenades (Frag - 1, Stun - 1), Power Pack, RocketsCW (Antipersonnel - 1, Flash - 1, Ion Blast - 1), Vibroblade, Wrist Multi-launcher

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Wrist Multi-launcher
Exotic Weapon
Very similar to the more common (yet still rare Wrist Rocket LauncherCW), the Wrist Multi-launcher is a weapon created by Mira to enhance her repetoire of options against opponents. The wrist multi-launcher combines the traditional attributes of the original weapon with a dart gun and a 'catapult' capable of launching any grenade more accurately over longer distances (Grenades launched by this weapon are treated as a Pistol for the purpose of determining range penalties). Reloading any of the ammunition types requires a Move Action.
Any character with Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Wrist Rocket Launcher) is proficient with the Wrist Multi-launcher as well. Mira is the only known person to have created and used this weapon, though it is not inconceivable that other people could produce facsimilies.

Cost N/A (5'000 credits for purposes of construction)
Size Small
Damage Varies (damage per ammunition; grenade per type, dart 1d4, rocket per type)
Rate of Fire S
Type Varies
Availability Rare
Ammunition Capacility 1 (Rockets and Grenades), 5 (Darts)


Hanharr (upon the Jedi Exiles arrival on Nar Shadaa) CL 4
Medium Adult Male Wookiee Scout 2/ Soldier 2
Destiny
1; Force 3; Dark Side 10
Init
+8; Senses Acute Senses; Perception +8
Languages Basic (cannot speak), Shyriiwook
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Defences
Ref 17 (Flat-footed 16), Fort 19, Will 15
hp 58; Threshold 19; Extraordinary Recuperation
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Speed
6 squares; Running Attack
Melee
Unarmed +7 (1d4+6) or
Melee
Ryyk Blade +7 (2d10+10) or
Melee
2 Ryyk Blades +2/+2 (2d10+6) with Dual Weapon Mastery I
Base Atk
+3; Grp +7
Atk Options
Dual Weapon Mastery I
Special Actions Rage (1 day-1), Shake it Off
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Abilities
Str 18, Dex 13, Con 17, Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8
Special Qualities
Extraordinary Recuperation, Rage, Weapon Familiarity (Bowcaster)
Talents
Acute Senses, Demolitionist
Feats
Armour Proficiency (Light), Dreadful Rage, Dual Weapon Mastery I, Running Attack, Shake it Off, Weapon Proficiency (Advanced Melee Weapons, Pistols, Rifles, Simple Weapons)
Skills
Climb +6 (may reroll, must take second result; may take 10 when distracted), Endurance +10, Initiative +8, Mechanics +7, Perception +8 (may reroll, must take second result), Persuasion +1 (may reroll to intimidate, must take second result), Survival +8
Possessions
Bandolier, Broken Wrist Shackles (2), Ryyk BladestFU (2)
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 3:08PM #7
SaltandPepper
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What about Boushh and Darth Krayt? Boushh occupies a gray area because his armor, but not him, is in the movies. Darth Krayt might have had a previous competition.

I promise this is my last question about who is legal. 
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 3:30PM #8
Jedi_Comedian
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Aug 14, 2012 -- 3:08PM, SaltandPepper wrote:

What about Boushh and Darth Krayt? Boushh occupies a gray area because his armor, but not him, is in the movies. Darth Krayt might have had a previous competition.


I see no problem with Boushh - you're right in that he himself never appears in the movie. So he would qualify as an EU bounty hunter.

As for A'Sharad Hett/Darth Krayt, he's legal, just so long as you stat him as of his career as a bounty hunter. He hasn't had his own contest before - you can see the full list of competitions in the Hall of Fame

Aug 14, 2012 -- 3:08PM, SaltandPepper wrote:

I promise this is my last question about who is legal.


Hey, don't sweat it.

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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 3:35PM #9
Darth_Scorpion
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BTW Jedi_Comedian: I've given Mira a unique piece of equipment in the form of a modified Wrist Rocket Launcher (modified to fire darts and grenades in addition to rockets) - would this be permitted in the contest?
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10 months ago  ::  Aug 14, 2012 - 3:36PM #10
Jedi_Comedian
Date Joined: Feb 18, 2006
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Aug 14, 2012 -- 2:37PM, Darth_Scorpion wrote:

BTW Jedi_Comedian: I've given Mira a unique piece of equipment in the form of a modified Wrist Rocket Launcher (modified to fire darts and grenades in addition to rockets) - would this be permitted in the contest?


I would say that, unless the modification can be done using the S&V rules, make it a new piece of equipment ("heavy wrist rocket launcher" or whatever).

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