Ok so I've been flying the hell out of Intensity Poe. He's great but I seem to consistently have trouble with his wingmen whomever they seem to be.

I know I want to fly Intensity Poe at Store Champs coming up in a couple of weeks. So maybe I add in the new hotness: Capn Nym.

Poe with APT is because once Nym gets filled out you are left in that space of either chucking in a Z-95, or do you put some ordinance on Poe to vaporize someone at the right moment?

I chose APT because it really is the best at poor roll mitigation. Poe barrel rolls to trigger Intensity and grabs a focus, moves and then as action picks up Target lock. Then 5 red dice with 3 blanks turned to focus. You'd have to roll incredibly poorly to not get 5 hits if Poe has a focus.

The Nym build is cribbed from the Wedge thread. I love the idea of him shooting first with TLT to strip a focus from target. He's got lots of options with his TLT, bomblet generator, and cruise missiles. The extra Plasma torps are for the first exchange to strip shields.

What do you guys think? Does this list have legs? With the 4 point bid you have an answer for other PS9 ships.

NymPoe (96)

Poe Dameron (47) - T-70 X-Wing
Intensity (2), Advanced Proton Torpedoes (6), BB-8 (2), Primed Thrusters (1), Black One (1), Autothrusters (2)

Captain Nym (49) - Scurrg H-6 Bomber
Adaptability (0), Twin Laser Turret (6), Plasma Torpedoes (3), Cruise Missiles (3), Hotshot Co-pilot (4), Bomblet Generator (3), Guidance Chips (0)

7 minutes ago, BlodVargarna said:

Ok so I've been flying the hell out of Intensity Poe. He's great but I seem to consistently have trouble with his wingmen whomever they seem to be.

I know I want to fly Intensity Poe at Store Champs coming up in a couple of weeks. So maybe I add in the new hotness: Capn Nym.

Poe with APT is because once Nym gets filled out you are left in that space of either chucking in a Z-95, or do you put some ordinance on Poe to vaporize someone at the right moment?

I chose APT because it really is the best at poor roll mitigation. Poe barrel rolls to trigger Intensity and grabs a focus, moves and then as action picks up Target lock. Then 5 red dice with 3 blanks turned to focus. You'd have to roll incredibly poorly to not get 5 hits if Poe has a focus.

The Nym build is cribbed from the Wedge thread. I love the idea of him shooting first with TLT to strip a focus from target. He's got lots of options with his TLT, bomblet generator, and cruise missiles. The extra Plasma torps are for the first exchange to strip shields.

What do you guys think? Does this list have legs? With the 4 point bid you have an answer for other PS9 ships.

NymPoe (96)

Poe Dameron (47) - T-70 X-Wing
Intensity (2), Advanced Proton Torpedoes (6), BB-8 (2), Primed Thrusters (1), Black One (1), Autothrusters (2)

Captain Nym (49) - Scurrg H-6 Bomber
Adaptability (0), Twin Laser Turret (6), Plasma Torpedoes (3), Cruise Missiles (3), Hotshot Co-pilot (4), Bomblet Generator (3), Guidance Chips (0)

Hmmm....I like this direction. Here are a couple of my thoughts:

• I think you're better served to just give Nym VI and go with a 3-point bid for Poe against other PS9's. I get the PS9 mirror, but I doubt they'd be in each other's way that much.
• If you use that APT on Poe, then chances are good he'll spend his focus and won't have it for defense. Since he'll be at Range 1, you'll really need to pick your shot with that.
• The Plasma Torp on Nym is going to be naked dice aside from the GC mod. I hate naked dice. You'd might be better off with EM for 2 Cruise Missiles.

2 minutes ago, gennataos said:

Hmmm....I like this direction. Here are a couple of my thoughts:

• I think you're better served to just give Nym VI and go with a 3-point bid for Poe against other PS9's. I get the PS9 mirror, but I doubt they'd be in each other's way that much.
• If you use that APT on Poe, then chances are good he'll spend his focus and won't have it for defense. Since he'll be at Range 1, you'll really need to pick your shot with that.
• The Plasma Torp on Nym is going to be naked dice aside from the GC mod. I hate naked dice. You'd might be better off with EM for 2 Cruise Missiles.

APT on Poe is for a late game kill shot hopefully lined up out of arc, or you calculate the risk knowing that if Poe spends his focus it's probably an all or nothing gambit.

I agree with the EM for an additional cruise shot.

VI on Nym seems a good idea because there are those other PS 9+ ships out there.

Putting VI on Nym and EM instead of Plasma Torps is a wash points wise so you are still sure to win the initiative bid.

Well there's only one thing to do with this list now and that's to play test it on Vassal.

Chomping at the bit to pick up Scrrrrg and an Aggressor (or two) tomorrow!

8 minutes ago, BlodVargarna said:

APT on Poe is for a late game kill shot hopefully lined up out of arc, or you calculate the risk knowing that if Poe spends his focus it's probably an all or nothing gambit.

I agree with the EM for an additional cruise shot.

VI on Nym seems a good idea because there are those other PS 9+ ships out there.

Putting VI on Nym and EM instead of Plasma Torps is a wash points wise so you are still sure to win the initiative bid.

Well there's only one thing to do with this list now and that's to play test it on Vassal.

Chomping at the bit to pick up Scrrrrg and an Aggressor (or two) tomorrow!

You also could use Intensity for a potential double focus with the BB-8 barrel roll. APT could work with that and you still have a focus for defense/un-exhausting intensity.

1 minute ago, Biggsy_boy said:

You also could use Intensity for a potential double focus with the BB-8 barrel roll. APT could work with that and you still have a focus for defense/un-exhausting intensity.

True, but that would require a two turn execution but that's not an impossible situation. Especially late game when there are turns when he only thing you might be able to do is grab a TL because you're facing the wrong way.