So we have Vader as a crew, and with an amazing power. Buuut I want FFG to release a crew card: THE EMPEROR

So what do you guys think can be his cost and power.?

The emperor getting himself on a very small scale conflict ? I don't think so.

No, but maybe being transported in a Lambda Shuttle...it happened in the movie. And who knows, maybe the rebel scum want to intercept that enoy. And he used decoys, so maybe a card named "emperor decoy"

The Emp as crew.

For every "blank" you roll you lose a hull point as the Emperor kills the offending crew.

But he does give your entire fleet PS 10.

The emperor getting himself on a very small scale conflict ? I don't think so.

That said, he needs to be a global range 1-2 boost. Probably something like all ships within range 1-2 of this ship may act as if their pilot skill is 1 higher or lower than it is.

I'll venture a guess that he'll come with the huge ships and likely be huge ship only with a powerful support ability.

All friendly ships within range 1-2 only receive stress tokens from red maneuvers.

Too good?

I'll venture a guess that he'll come with the huge ships and likely be huge ship only with a powerful support ability.

All friendly ships within range 1-2 only receive stress tokens from red maneuvers.

Too good?

I'll venture a guess that he'll come with the huge ships and likely be huge ship only with a powerful support ability.

All friendly ships within range 1-2 only receive stress tokens from red maneuvers.

Too good?

Way too build specific. Makes PTL too good, and nullifies too many of the opponents card possibilities.

Oh, I know, was only about a 50% serious suggestion. But really, I'd guess he's huge ship only with a good support ability.

I'll venture a guess that he'll come with the huge ships and likely be huge ship only with a powerful support ability.

All friendly ships within range 1-2 only receive stress tokens from red maneuvers.

Too good?

Way too build specific. Makes PTL too good, and nullifies too many of the opponents card possibilities.

Oh, I know, was only about a 50% serious suggestion. But really, I'd guess he's huge ship only with a good support ability.

Offhand I'd say that he'd make a great crew card for their first Imperial Epic release. What would be even cooler would be not spoiling him or even hinting that he's in there at all. So when people open it it would be christmas.

As for his power? I feel that he's best suited to a "static effect that does something for the whole fleet", and is not a "use and discard" upgrade. Perhaps something like "at the start of the combat phase, choose 'evasion' or 'attack'. For every roll you make during the combat round, you may change one focus result to a hit result, or one focus result to an evade result, depending on which you chose."

I can easily see this being worth 10-15 points though.

You have to imagine that he is only in the shuttle from the star destroyer to the Death Star. He doesn't travel through hyperspace on a shuttle.

I seem to recall in the Zahn trilogy Mara saying that the emperor took her to wayland alone in a shuttle he himself piloted.

Or as I said, it could be a card named "emperor decoy"

I recall in one of the books The Emperor was described as having a "calming presence" in the Force for the Empire. So maybe all ships within R2 may reroll 1 blank Evade Dice. I would also price it around 8-12pts.

Offhand I'd say that he'd make a great crew card for their first Imperial Epic release. What would be even cooler would be not spoiling him or even hinting that he's in there at all. So when people open it it would be christmas.

As for his power? I feel that he's best suited to a "static effect that does something for the whole fleet", and is not a "use and discard" upgrade. Perhaps something like "at the start of the combat phase, choose 'evasion' or 'attack'. For every roll you make during the combat round, you may change one focus result to a hit result, or one focus result to an evade result, depending on which you chose."

I can easily see this being worth 10-15 points though.

I have had something like this as an idea for an emperor crew card since I started xwing. I think it fits the fluff ' I have foreseen it ' would have to be quoted every time you use the ability. The lambda would have to the ship but I think that he would need a The emperor transport title ship card much like the royal gaurd ship title which could only be use on one of the higher pilots

This happened in TIE Fighter.

I don't see why not. But only if we can also get Mon Mothma.

This was posted at BBG over a year a go.

Ooh I like that.

I've always seen the Emperor as more of a 'de-buff' kind of crew instead of a support crew. Fits in with the empire more.

He's a manipulator and he knows how to use people's emotions against them.

Maybe an ability that prevents enemy ships within 1-2 from removing stress tokens?

Ooh I like that.

I've always seen the Emperor as more of a 'de-buff' kind of crew instead of a support crew. Fits in with the empire more.

He's a manipulator and he knows how to use people's emotions against them.

Maybe an ability that prevents enemy ships within 1-2 from removing stress tokens?

Hey, that's pretty good.

Considering that the emperor has only been shown space wise as a shuttle rider, and has been described by Thrawn as a power that focused the empire's battles. I would expect something like :

Emperor Palpatine

Enemy Ships are unable to spend focus tokens

10-15 points

Considering that the emperor has only been shown space wise as a shuttle rider, and has been described by Thrawn as a power that focused the empire's battles. I would expect something like :

Emperor Palpatine

Enemy Ships are unable to spend focus tokens

10-15 points

One of the key principles to game design is to never completely shut down anything a player has paid for. If a player runs Garven Dreis, Kyle katarn, and Recons Spec, etc, this completely nullifies them. Dark Curse and Carnor Jax have very different resrictions that apply solely to them with very distinct limits. Disallowing focus from the get get go is too powerful. Disallowing focus at range 1 is fine Disallowing focus against that ship is fine. A big global effect until the Shuttles blows up cannot be correctly balanced. Maybe, Enemy ships within range 1-3 and inside this ships firing arc cannot spend focus tokens on attacks. That could be balanced. Psuedo Etahn.

Given that the emperor uses ones aggression to lure them to the dark side:

Darth Sidious- When an enemy ship within your firing arc causes you damage, that ship receives a stress token.

4 pt crew card. Imperial only. Reword as need.

Given that the emperor uses ones aggression to lure them to the dark side:

Darth Sidious- When an enemy ship within your firing arc causes you damage, that ship receives a stress token.

4 pt crew card. Imperial only. Reword as need.

STRIKE ME DOWN

This happened in TIE Fighter.

I don't see why not. But only if we can also get Mon Mothma.

You already have Lando as crew, Chewbacca as crew, Rieekan, and Leia. All crew that came with Epic, and all that do extremely good things.

well you could have it as:

Large Ship only

Ship gains cloak action.

His personal shuttle was reputed to having one of the few working cloak systems he didnt stockpile.