So, I have an NPC I'm working on, and he's a TIE Ace. Ive been dancing with several ideas of how to cheese up him, and his squadron, and some are sort of ridiculous (a small capital ship with those TIE mounts Rebels makes so popular, carrying two Interdictors, and a cloaking device, allowing them to close with a capital ship, and unload, while Reaper Squadron distracts their fighters, and point-defense weapons, some other stuff). I was having some trouble with Reapers' TIE choice, however. I love the Defender, and I'm REALLY glad Rebels brought it back into canon, but they are cheesy, and I prefer the idea that they were made in response to the Battle of Yavin, and the Rebel's use of X-Wings, B-Wings, and a few other ships, which I don't run with Rebels (the show) introducing several years too soon. I'm also a bit fond of the TIE Phantom, but they are sort of silly, too. I like the Hunters, but I also like the squad leader to stand out, and I don't want a squadron of Interceptors, or Hunters, escorting a Defender, or making the Phantom's cloak worthless, so I thought I might pup a TIE Advanced v1.
The Navy has tested them, but now their pilots, the Inquisitors, are mostly dead, and even Vader, and his x1, were shot down at the Battle of Yavin, though he lived, so it might seem prudent to run them through some more field tests, and with a pilot that doesn't possess a non-quantifiable, such as the Force. Where this is going is, i was wondering if it might seem BS to give this prototype a droid socket? Several Rebel ships use them, and to great efficiency, such as Rogue Squadron. While I know that the Empire doesn't favor such things, would there be anything weird with this? I don't imagine the stats are so weird, between a TIE, and an X-Wing, that giving one to the prior, for their Ace to use, would really be so big an issue, but I thought I'd check. Is there anything about the use of droids that will make him too much more cheese? Will the other ships, lacking these, be too out of sync with him? Is it just better to have a navicomputer, and skip the droid? Thanks much.
Here's the stats I'm using for Reaper Leader's ship:
Reaper Squadron TIE Advanced v2
SIL |
SPD |
HND |
DEF FORE |
PORT |
STAR |
AFT |
ARMOR |
|
3 |
5 |
+2 |
2 |
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-- |
1 |
3 |
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HT THRESHOLD |
SS THRESHOLD |
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12 |
10 |
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Hull Type/Class:
Starfighter/TIE Series
Manufacturer:
Sienar Fleet Systems
Hyperdrive:
Primary: Class 2, Backup: None.
Navicomputer:
None-astromech droid socket
Sensor Range:
Close
Ship’s Compliment:
One pilot, one astromech droid
Encumbrance Capacity:
5
Passenger Capacity:
0
Consumables:
One week
Price/Rarity:
Classified [R]/8
Customization Hard Points:
0
Weapons:
Cockpit-mounted medium laser cannons (Fire Arc Forward; Damage 6; Critical 3; Range [Close]; Linked 1)
Cockpit-mounted concussion missile launcher (Fire Arc Forward; Damage 6; Critical 3; Range [Short]; Blast 4, Breach 4, Guided 3, Limited Ammo 8, Linked 1, Slow-Firing 1)
This stat block has been modified, as it was a little too much TIE Defender <--> Lambda Shuttle fusion dance. It STILL might be that; I'm uncertain. It can be assumed to be accompanied by a wing of TIE Interceptors, or Hunters.
Edited by venkelos