That "•Phantom" card is the second half of a Ghost/Phantom title card for the VCX-100. There is no 'title' card for the Assault Shuttle as yet.

If it's not a Title card, then what's the picture on the back of the card?

Wow, that was a good episode.

Also... I'm falling harder and harder in love with those A-Wings the more I see them. They're friggin' beautiful.

That "•Phantom" card is the second half of a Ghost/Phantom title card for the VCX-100. There is no 'title' card for the Assault Shuttle as yet.

If it's not a Title card, then what's the picture on the back of the card?

The card is labeled for the "Title" deck, but that Phantom is not a specific title card. There can be another card titled "•Phatom" 'Title: Assault Shuttle only' in the future. Both cards could be used on the same shuttle but only one is the "Title" card.

Except that the Phantom card is a title card, even if it's not technically a ship-specific one, which means an Attack Shuttle-specific title card would not be able to simultaneously equip since you can only have 1 title card, and the Phantom title IS equipped to the ship.

Except that the Phantom card is a title card, even if it's not technically a ship-specific one, which means an Attack Shuttle-specific title card would not be able to simultaneously equip since you can only have 1 title card, and the Phantom title IS equipped to the ship.

Indeed. It's still a Title card. And the rules are specific about only one Title card per ship.

So unless the new Title card that would give it it's Astromech slot also contained a specific rule that ALSO let it equip the Phantom title, then it's not possible.

That said, they could just as easily make it an Attack Shuttle only. Modification instead. Then it wouldn't even be limited to a single Attack Shuttle. You could put Astromech slots on as many Attack Shuttles as you wanted.

Yeah but as far as we know, The Phantom is the ONLY one with such an upgrade... And if you might notice...

Chopper isn't an astromech by any means in this game's mechanics.

EDIT: Real quick, boy do the characters look bad in FFG's art. Yeesh.

That "•Phantom" card is the second half of a Ghost/Phantom title card for the VCX-100. There is no 'title' card for the Assault Shuttle as yet.

If it's not a Title card, then what's the picture on the back of the card?

The card is labeled for the "Title" deck, but that Phantom is not a specific title card. There can be another card titled "•Phatom" 'Title: Assault Shuttle only' in the future. Both cards could be used on the same shuttle but only one is the "Title" card.

Chopper isn't an astromech by any means in this game's mechanics.

I can understand why they didn't let Chopper be an astromech. It would probably lead to silly things.

Like boarding actions.

Just saying.

Edit. (Just read the Chopper thread. My gif got trans-thread ninja'd. )

Oh yeah, no, I'm cool with Chopper not being one. I prefer it that way, tbh.

Oh yeah, no, I'm cool with Chopper not being one. I prefer it that way, tbh.

Edit: I still prefer his crew card over the other, I just love the fact he can allow an action while stressed but he winds up breaking something in the process.

Or they can do like what they did with R2-D2, make a 'astromech' and a 'crew' card for Chopper.

Indeed. It's not like they didn't already give a bunch of the Rebels crew multiple cards.

If you give the Phantom an Astromech slot and add a Chopper Astromech upgrade, then you can get all 6 of the main cast onto those two ships.

"Now, we do not want to encourage you to head into your first viewing of The Force Awakens with the idea of Star Wars gaming in the back of your head. No, you want to enjoy the movie experience as much as possible. Keep it fresh. Keep it pure and uninterrupted. And save the idea of imagining the possibilities for your favorite Star Wars games for your second, third, or later trips to the theater."

-FFG

This is a very kind sentiment for a company.

(One that I will disregard the very first time I see a new fighter onscreen. )

"What are those ships, and how would their stats play out in X-Wing? Are there any pilots you would expect to see incorporated as ship cards? Are there any upgrades that have not already made the game? How would you expect to see them? Of course, we will have our own plans and ideas, but sometimes the act of imagining all the great things that might appear can be almost as rewarding as the things themselves."

-FFG

This is more along the lines of what'll be going through my head.

Oh, and by the way.... since this is the Rebels X-Wing thread....

Boom.

The legitimacy is real my friends. Now you can Rebels while you X-Wing.

Ok, how long before someone makes cards using images from the show and how much will they charge for a set so I can buy them?

Yeah the card art is pretty freaking ugly. Did you all notice that Ezra and the alt art Dash have the same smile and look on their face? And Sabine and Hera both look like dudes. Just saying.

I will probably stop watching if Ashoka dies in this season. I will be done with them at the drop off that specific hat.

But spaceship battles are getting awesome! Though I have yet to see the Ghost fire torpedoes. Did I miss it?

Though I have yet to see the Ghost fire torpedoes. Did I miss it?

No. But they did say something to the effect of "We can use the torpedoes" this week. But then they didn't get to fire them.

So we know it has them, we just haven't seen it yet.

I actually like the art of Kallus. He looks pretty much like a no-nonsense Javert-type rebelhunter...!

The Ghost-art is pretty inferior though.

Yeah, the card art could have been better. I think they should have done what they did with Kallus and drawn generic, realistic versions of people matching the age, race, and gender configurations of the characters, and then just given them the iconic traits of the main characters.

So, in my personal order of best to worst; (And no offense to the artists: you make due with what you get and you got a cartoon to make realistic so kudos for even trying.)

All you need to be Kallus are the sideburns, and they knew it. They drew up a realistic, grizzled agent-man, gave him the sideburns and boom: Perfect Kallus.

Sabine is next, looking a little boyish; but she the again, she is a tomboy. They made the cheekbones rather sharp so she does look older than her age in the cartoon; once again not a problem if the other characters were done up to be older as well, or at least in the same style.

FFG have been doing Twileks for a while now and it shows, Hera looks about as realistic as I would have expected. However, between the thick brows, prominent chin, and bags under the eyes, she looks more like Kallus than Hera. Since she is one of the more "feminine" female leads, she should look well... more feminine. Sorry.

Chopper is a droid and that's cheating since the same set of skills that go into making him look good are the skills that go into drawing starships. People require a good understanding of anatomy, objects require an understanding of perspective. It is worth noting however that the Zeb in the background looks a little better than the Zeb in his own card.

This Zeb never left the cartoon; you'd think that being an alien and a dude, Zeb would be the easiest character to get a passable realistic interpretation of. Oh well.

Ezra is done from the smarmy-looking portrait of him on the wiki page; I really think they should have just drawn a realistic boy from reference and given him blue hair. Between the very defined laugh-lines, thick philtrum and adult expression, he looks like a man. (Once again not a problem, it looks like most of the other characters have aged too. It's just that we don't know, and not knowing bugs me.)

Why. Kanan why. You have a middle-aged man with a beard and some armor; how is this different than the billion-and-one Warhammer, Game of Thrones and Android portraits you've done before? Why did you draw him five miles away from the camera, and why did you keep him a cartoon at his current age when the other characters are older/realistic/different. I don't know what's going on.

And yet.

I play the Empire, and Kallus gets the best portrait.

It's nice to know that we win in the end. Muhahahahah!

I for one welcome FFG's perspective on the annoying little crit that is Ezra.

Crazy amount of content in the Ghost expansion. Can't wait to run as many of them as possible at the same time. I think one has to miss out though. Will have to take another ship with the left over as crew.

As to the episode, one of season 2's better offerings so far for me. The heroes escape but only after the actor troopers manage to effectively trap them. Any one other than a force user and they had them. We see a mook TIE take down an escaping ship. I like that the heroes were shown earning their escape rather than derpaderp imperials causing it themselves. I know some find Ezra annoying but I ought it was an excellent episode for him. I'm really lie,d him losing it a little and Kanan having to step in.

I mean, seriously these cards...



Sabine and Hera are quite pretty in the show, so I'm not entirely sure why they were hit with the dude hammer. And that's coming from a guy that's quite fond of androgyny. It's just weird for these characters. But Ezra...



What the f*ck is WRONG with his FACE!? Heavy smile lines, widebrows and tinyeyes that SMARMY GRIN. Like... He looks like he's holding back this huge, stinky fart. He looks like he's about to unleash it, or he's saving it for somebody- maybe Zeb, for when they're passing by. I mean, I don't even know what his expression is supposed to be..? And that nose! What in the world is that?

Pain? Joy? Dreamworksfaic? I just don't know what's going on in Ezra's head. Or who's clothes he's wearing- those sure ain't the ones from the show! (Same with Hera.)

Whatever the case is.

I don't want to be there for when he lets that force push go.

Oh Force that has me dying!

I mean honestly. The Sabine and Hera art doesn't even look androgynous as much as it looks like bad cross dressing y'know? The more I look at it the more I come to that conclusion.

Since we're discussing card art:

My favorite of the set. I love the Rebel Phoenix formed in the jet wash of Sabine's shuttle.

Since we're discussing card art:

My favorite of the set. I love the Rebel Phoenix formed in the jet wash of Sabine's shuttle.

Huh. It is isn't it.

Not bad FFG, not bad.

Like I said. The ship artistry is on point. Might have said that in another thread though.

I mean honestly. The Sabine and Hera art doesn't even look androgynous as much as it looks like bad cross dressing y'know? The more I look at it the more I come to that conclusion.

Basically.

Since we're discussing card art:

My favorite of the set. I love the Rebel Phoenix formed in the jet wash of Sabine's shuttle.

Oh **** that's cool.

Since we're discussing card art:

My favorite of the set. I love the Rebel Phoenix formed in the jet wash of Sabine's shuttle.

Huh. It is isn't it.

Not bad FFG, not bad.

It shows to me that the people working on X-Wing are watching Rebels. The same image was generated when the stolen Gozanti flew through the smoke cloud at the beginning of the season 1 finale "Fire Across The Galaxy".

I do wish that FFG would sell a collection of their art for this game, either in a book or as individual prints.

Funny you should say that, because I saw Dark Curse, R2D2 crew, and Determination art on a star wars calendar. Is all the card art by FFG?