Has the Eta-2 been released by FFG? I wouldn't mind getting my hands on one in an upcoming game.
Eta-2
Not yet. You could probably just use the stats for the Delta-7 though, adding a Twin Light Ion Cannons and calling it a day.
Further tweaks to the stat block on top of adding the Twin Light Ion Cannons might include reducing the Hull Trauma Threshold by 1, dropping the point of defense (Eta-2 were noted to have zero shields much like TIE fighters), and increasing Handling by 1.
Thanks. Unfortunately I'm not GM'ng the game so I don't know if making it myself would be accepted.
Out of curiosity where would you put it between silhouette two or three. It's a pretty small craft and some of the speeders at sil 2 are around the same size.
I'd leave it as Silhouette 3, just for consistency's sake as the vast majority of starfighters are Silhouette 3.
Assuming it will hit the next Consular book or one of the other FaD books upcoming. It's too high profile to not be included.
On 5/15/2017 at 7:44 PM, Donovan Morningfire said:I'd leave it as Silhouette 3, just for consistency's sake as the vast majority of starfighters are Silhouette 3.
True, but it would make it pretty unique as a sil 2.
On 5/15/2017 at 10:24 PM, scotter23 said:Assuming it will hit the next Consular book or one of the other FaD books upcoming. It's too high profile to not be included.
I hope so.
On 5/15/2017 at 4:24 PM, scotter23 said:Assuming it will hit the next Consular book or one of the other FaD books upcoming. It's too high profile to not be included.
I'd wager that if it shows up in a career book, then Warrior is the most likely given that career has the Starfighter Ace spec.
LibrarianPC has it in his book of fighters
On 5/25/2017 at 3:48 AM, Daeglan said:LibrarianPC has it in his book of fighters
I don't suppose you have a link? I checked the resource thread but didn't see it. Thanks.
As a mock up of the Eta-2:
Silhouette 2, Speed 5, Handling +3
Defence 0, -, -, 0; Armor 2
HT 5; ST 8
Hull Type/Class: Starfighter/Eta-2 Actis
Manufacturer: Kuat Systems Engineering
Hyperdrive: None (compatible with hyperspace ring)
Navicomputer: None-astromech droid socket
Sensor Range: Close
Ship's Complement: One pilot, one astromech droid
Encumbrance Capacity: 2
Passenger Capacity: 0
Consumables: 2 days
Price/Rarity: 120,000 credits/8
Customisation Hardpoints: 1
Weapons: Forward-mounted twin medium laser cannons (Fire arc Forward; Damage 7, Critical 3; Range [Close]; Linked 1), Forward-mounted twin light ion cannons (Fire arc Forward; Damage 5, Critical 4; Range [Close]; Linked 1; Ion)
Homebrewed yes; but it looks fairly balanced to my eyes (dedicated fighter/interceptor); silhouette 2 because it is 5.5 meters long and the marginally larger Miy'til fighter is given a silhouette 2.
13 hours ago, BipolarJuice said:As a mock up of the Eta-2:
Silhouette 2, Speed 5, Handling +3
Defence 0, -, -, 0; Armor 2
HT 5; ST 8
Hull Type/Class: Starfighter/Eta-2 Actis
Manufacturer: Kuat Systems Engineering
Hyperdrive: None (compatible with hyperspace ring)
Navicomputer: None-astromech droid socket
Sensor Range: Close
Ship's Complement: One pilot, one astromech droid
Encumbrance Capacity: 2
Passenger Capacity: 0
Consumables: 2 days
Price/Rarity: 120,000 credits/8
Customisation Hardpoints: 1
Weapons: Forward-mounted twin medium laser cannons (Fire arc Forward; Damage 7, Critical 3; Range [Close]; Linked 1), Forward-mounted twin light ion cannons (Fire arc Forward; Damage 5, Critical 4; Range [Close]; Linked 1; Ion)
Homebrewed yes; but it looks fairly balanced to my eyes (dedicated fighter/interceptor); silhouette 2 because it is 5.5 meters long and the marginally larger Miy'til fighter is given a silhouette 2.
Not bad.
Just my 2 cents:
- take a closer look at the SST. With an onboard astromech it'll be a smidge easier to recover that strain. That and consider even things like the A-wing, which are bigger and better armed have a lower SST.
- A craft this small will rarely have any room for customizing. Compare to existing small fast fighters.
- Switch to light lasers. Less power, but also much more consistent with the other fighters of this age and type.
On 15.5.2017 at 7:44 PM, Donovan Morningfire said:I'd leave it as Silhouette 3, just for consistency's sake as the vast majority of starfighters are Silhouette 3.
The ETA-2 just like the Miy'til starfighter is a good candidate for sil 2 and just a single hardpoint, which allows to get it down to sil zero via tricky target. Afterall the ETA-2 is actually one of the few fighters even smaller than the 7m long Miy'til …
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Miy'til_starfighter
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Eta-2_Actis-class_light_interceptor
BTW, Hull 5 is to low, 6 sounds much better, SS 8 sounds a little high, that is on pair with the TIE-Fighter. Not saying necessarily that 8 is too high, especially as the TIE Interceptor has SS 10, , but 6 most certainly would work as well
Furthermore, I have no idea why the ETA-2 should have twin-medium lasers with damage 7. That seems totally out of line to the common damage 6 medium twins. I would assume a typo here.