Squad Buffs

By Stevey86, in X-Wing

Had an idea of adding a card that you would be able to equip to your squad, rather than just 1 single pilot. This is what I've come up with so far:

Youthful Exuberance
At the start of the combat phase, discard this card to choose 1 ship at pilot skill 1-2.
That ship may perform an attack. That ship cannot attack again this phase.

One of your Academy/Rookie Pilots has a itchy trigger finger. But he'll only get away with shooting before he gets the command once before getting a rollicking!

Last Man Standing
When you have only 1 ship remaining, that ship may perform 1 free action during the perform action step (up to a maximum of 2).
Then receive one stress token
.

Essentially a free PTL/EI (but importantly, doesn't stack with them) for the last guy alive as he tries desperately to salvage the mission alone.

Comradeship
If all of your ships are the same pilot type, you may use the tokens of any friendly ship at range 1 as if they were your own.

A little generic buff. Can't see it being too OP on anything (perhaps 3 x7s...?)

Edited by Stevey86

Stay In Formation
During the activation phase, you may choose for all your ships to skip their perform action step.
If you do, then at the end of the activation phase* all of your ships may perform a free boost or barrel roll action (all of your ships must perform the same action, and in the same direction).
Your ships may not perform additional actions this phase.

Unmodified dice all around, but you can arc-dodge/get a shot.

*this may need to be changed to "when your highest pilot skill ship/last ship to move would have their perform action step" or something...

Edited by Stevey86

We Might Just Take A Few Of Them With Us
If your ship has 1 hull point remaining (and no shields), after executing a manoeuvre, if it overlaps an enemy ship, your ship is destroyed.
The ship that was overlapped must roll attack dice equal to their remaining hull and shield points, and suffer all hit and crit results rolled.

This one is just for fun. :P

Closer?!

At the end of the activation phase, if each of your ships is in range 1 of an enemy ship, assign an Evade token to each of your ships.

Scum: I get all the good stuff, so I win.

Plot Armor , If you have Luke, Leia, C-3PO, R2-D2 or Han Solo (not the resistance one) when you receive damage equal to your hull do not remove your ship. Discard all damage and change your pilot skill to 0.

The article released today for Armada showed a new type of non unique title for the hammerheads that basically gives them a squad buff for all that have it equipped. I expect to see a Rogue/Red/etc squadron ship title that works with all the ships with it equipped. A very cool upgrade.

Edited by Cusm
10 hours ago, Cusm said:

The article released today showed a new type of non unique title for the hammerheads that basically gives them a squad buff for all that have it equipped. I expect to see a Rogue/Red/etc squadron ship title that works with all the ships with it equipped. A very cool upgrade.

I assume you're referring to Armada here?

31 minutes ago, ThalanirIII said:

I assume you're referring to Armada here?

Sorry, yes. First thing I thought when I saw the title was a Rogue Squd title for T-65s.

The Armada article @Cusm was referring to: Prepare for Impact

And the cards spoiled:

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(To be clear those are in the title card format)

Edited by nitrobenz