Agreed. There's no way that Droid is Agility 4. The attributes are fine, put some points in Range (Heavy) instead of upping the attributes higher. For some here it's almost a mantra to chant "Raise Attributes". That's because if you want to raise them later it will cost more because you have to get to the bottom of a talent tree and buy extra specializations. But neither of those is a bad thing anyway - there's lots to spend XP on and high Ranged (Hvy) plus modest Agi is no different to the other way around when you're shooting. To answer your question, 2 is normal for a human. 3 is good.

Anyway, I think this is a very fun concept. Don't worry about going about town. Maybe you can just detach the guns or put caps over the barrels or somesuch. Plus there are plenty of worlds on the Fringe where an armed droid might not be a problem.

Have you seen that Clone Wars episode where R2 is captured and organizes the drones into an escape party? One of the other drones which he repairs is one of these (and very heroic he is too).

Yes but how much role-playing can you do if you can't even leave they ship? Even more so than running around waving a glowing deathstick you are going to be a target of local law enforcement or Empire forces. Obviously lethal combat droids like that attract attention. What is your plan to deal with that? Or is that to be brushed aside? I'm curious.

No, no. We're not brushing it aside. I fully expect it to be a problem at some point. Obstensibly though the droid is just a Personal Assistant and his weapons have been demilitarized. It's a lie, of course, but there's some forged records to back it up. It'll keep the authorities from looking too closely, and anybody else who has a problem with it probably doesn't want the authorities involved anyway. But, yes, I expect it'll be a problem at some point.

That droid really doesn't look like it would have Agility 4 to me.

I agree. I'm not in this to be some min-max monster. I want to represent the droid with the stats I think it would have. So I'll stick at 3 Agility, which is on the high side of average, but not remarkable. That represents precise servo-movements, with seems fitting for a droid.

The Characteristics I think I'm sticking with are: Brawn: 3, Agility: 3, Intellect: 1, Cunning: 2, Willpower: 1, Presence: 1.

Have you seen that Clone Wars episode where R2 is captured and organizes the drones into an escape party? One of the other drones which he repairs is one of these (and very heroic he is too).

Haven't seen it. Do you know the episode title?

I agree with putting its Agility at 3 and putting its Presence and Intellect at 2. Especially if you do want to get into some fun (but weird) social situations with this droid.

I also agree it's a pretty weird choice, but hey, why not! I think you will have a unique character!

Have you seen that Clone Wars episode where R2 is captured and organizes the drones into an escape party? One of the other drones which he repairs is one of these (and very heroic he is too).

Haven't seen it. Do you know the episode title?

I've just checked. It was "A friend in need" which according to my search is Season IV, Ep. 14. I think that's right.

It's part of the Mandalorean sequence if I remember rightly. I would really recommend watching it. The LR-57 isn't a big part of it, but he's quite sweet as I recall.

So basically you will be a big huge gun pointed at anything that is anywhere near you. You are incredibly large, and have no face for a normal being to "look at". I would say your "group" would be stopped by every single patrol there is. Additionally you would have a hard time communicating with anyone that doesn't want to commit suicide because that is what it looks like getting near that would be.

It doesn't matter if their are forged records (seems too hand wavy to me) to back up something, people are not going to readily go up to you and say "hey want to do this stealthy mission, you look like you could blend in ANYWHERE!". They will say "What's up with the walking gun rack? Is it supposed to be a joke? or do you really just want to kill everyone around you?"

I would put a penalty on all social interactions of at minimum 1 setback, if not more, due to looking like you are bringing a village of death.

Role Playing is good, but If you saw something like that walking down main street, you wouldn't think "hey it's the ice cream man!". You would run the F the other way to avoid death.

I am all for people doing clever or new things. I appreciate creativity. This strains reality (even Star Wars reality) too much for me.

/end of rant

That being said. Anyone that has seen any combat suit or combat mech, they make loud thumping noise. That doesn't say agility that says Brawn. That says agility at 1 Brawn at 4 or 5.

It is a neat droid, but it is hulking, especially in the upper half. It would likely be confined to the cargo hold of the ship because the passageways and spaces aren't big enough for it to move around. Planetside, it won't be going into any human-size buildings whether their kind is served there or not. So it's an outside droid.

It's definitely an interesting choice though, if you're really looking for a role-playing challenge.

So basically you will be a big huge gun pointed at anything that is anywhere near you. You are incredibly large, and have no face for a normal being to "look at". I would say your "group" would be stopped by every single patrol there is. Additionally you would have a hard time communicating with anyone that doesn't want to commit suicide because that is what it looks like getting near that would be.

It doesn't matter if their are forged records (seems too hand wavy to me) to back up something, people are not going to readily go up to you and say "hey want to do this stealthy mission, you look like you could blend in ANYWHERE!". They will say "What's up with the walking gun rack? Is it supposed to be a joke? or do you really just want to kill everyone around you?"

I would put a penalty on all social interactions of at minimum 1 setback, if not more, due to looking like you are bringing a village of death.

Role Playing is good, but If you saw something like that walking down main street, you wouldn't think "hey it's the ice cream man!". You would run the F the other way to avoid death.

I am all for people doing clever or new things. I appreciate creativity. This strains reality (even Star Wars reality) too much for me.

/end of rant

That being said. Anyone that has seen any combat suit or combat mech, they make loud thumping noise. That doesn't say agility that says Brawn. That says agility at 1 Brawn at 4 or 5.

You bring up some good points, even if you do exaggerate them a bit. My GM and I were discussing the illegality matter. To that end I've decided that rather than go Hired Gun/Heavy, I'm going to go Hired Gun/Maurauder with the explaination that the Droid's Battle Cannons have been stripped long ago and were eventually replaced with high-grade stun sticks (probably represented as a Force Pike) and the droid was used as a Bouncer for a Catina/Club in the Outer Rim. Dead Clientele is bad for business, but you can't let them tear the place apart either. LR-57-O) was more than big enough to subdue the rowdiest patrons without killing them.

That should get rid of a lot of the stigma/legal issues of being a walking gun rack while still letting me have an interesting time RP-wise.

You bring up some good points, even if you do exaggerate them a bit. My GM and I were discussing the illegality matter. To that end I've decided that rather than go Hired Gun/Heavy, I'm going to go Hired Gun/Maurauder with the explaination that the Droid's Battle Cannons have been stripped long ago and were eventually replaced with high-grade stun sticks (probably represented as a Force Pike) and the droid was used as a Bouncer for a Catina/Club in the Outer Rim. Dead Clientele is bad for business, but you can't let them tear the place apart either. LR-57-O) was more than big enough to subdue the rowdiest patrons without killing them.

That should get rid of a lot of the stigma/legal issues of being a walking gun rack while still letting me have an interesting time RP-wise.

This is great. The mental image of one of these droids being used as a close-combat specialist is both hilarious and terrifying! It would be like fighting a giant dancing oil barrel. Or entering melee with Baba Yaga's hut. This thing is going to be kicking people into the air and "head"-butting them like a giant mallet into the soft earth.

I know, right? Once I had the idea, I couldn't let it go. The GM was all for it as well. I think it's going to be a lot of fun to play.

So basically you will be a big huge gun pointed at anything that is anywhere near you. You are incredibly large, and have no face for a normal being to "look at". I would say your "group" would be stopped by every single patrol there is. Additionally you would have a hard time communicating with anyone that doesn't want to commit suicide because that is what it looks like getting near that would be.

It doesn't matter if their are forged records (seems too hand wavy to me) to back up something, people are not going to readily go up to you and say "hey want to do this stealthy mission, you look like you could blend in ANYWHERE!". They will say "What's up with the walking gun rack? Is it supposed to be a joke? or do you really just want to kill everyone around you?"

I would put a penalty on all social interactions of at minimum 1 setback, if not more, due to looking like you are bringing a village of death.

Role Playing is good, but If you saw something like that walking down main street, you wouldn't think "hey it's the ice cream man!". You would run the F the other way to avoid death.

I am all for people doing clever or new things. I appreciate creativity. This strains reality (even Star Wars reality) too much for me.

/end of rant

That being said. Anyone that has seen any combat suit or combat mech, they make loud thumping noise. That doesn't say agility that says Brawn. That says agility at 1 Brawn at 4 or 5.

You bring up some good points, even if you do exaggerate them a bit. My GM and I were discussing the illegality matter. To that end I've decided that rather than go Hired Gun/Heavy, I'm going to go Hired Gun/Maurauder with the explaination that the Droid's Battle Cannons have been stripped long ago and were eventually replaced with high-grade stun sticks (probably represented as a Force Pike) and the droid was used as a Bouncer for a Catina/Club in the Outer Rim. Dead Clientele is bad for business, but you can't let them tear the place apart either. LR-57-O) was more than big enough to subdue the rowdiest patrons without killing them.

That should get rid of a lot of the stigma/legal issues of being a walking gun rack while still letting me have an interesting time RP-wise.

I give huge thumbs up for this background and creativity.

"Why are you shooting at us?!?!?"

<Sorry. I cannot help it. Must...destroy.....shoplifters....>

"Drop the holodisc, you have 15 seconds to comply."

At least that's what the droid reminds me of.

Maybe if you paint a big smiley face on it no one will notice the big guns....

Maybe if you paint a big smiley face on it no one will notice the big guns....

Totally legit.