The info/description says Raider-II and talks about the difference in armament between the new model and the originals but the stat block says it is a Raider-I even though it has the weapons loadout appropriate to a II according to the information above the statblock. Did FFG ever explain this?
Which class of Raider is in Friends like these?
Nope. It's the same issue as the Victory SD. FFG doesn't bother with correcting things like this. They leave it to others to do it for themselves.
In that case I'll just do it the simple way. Use the statblock as a Raider-II and swap the ion cannon for cluster missiles when we want a Raider-I.
Is it really so much to ask that the people writing the information/background data and those writing the stat blocks coordinate their work though? It seems like every Star Wars RPG system has issues like this.
8 minutes ago, RogueCorona said:Is it really so much to ask that the people writing the information/background data and those writing the stat blocks coordinate their work though? It seems like every Star Wars RPG system has issues like this.
It seems to be too much to ask. I have no idea why. In the case of the Raider, FFG really has no excuse since it's a FFG-produced ship and they were the sole source on it (it now appears in a Battlefield novel too).
I'm guessing the writers of the stat blocks and the writers of the fluff are different. Stat blocks are tweaked through play testing, while the fluff isn't adjusted to match.
After some more thought in this case I suspect its probably just a typo. The stat block writer left an I off and the editor missed it
On 22.8.2017 at 9:11 AM, RogueCorona said:After some more thought in this case I suspect its probably just a typo. The stat block writer left an I off and the editor missed it
Either way, releasing an FAQ for that should be trivial. Apparently it is not. ;-)
So what would the "cluster missiles" be. For the one I'm thinking of using in an Imperial campaign, I've used a Linked 1, Limited Ammo 10, non-Slow-Fireing Concussion Missile Launcher.
I figure its probably cluse to the MC3oC's cluster bombs. Maybe longer ranged though.
I can't remember where, but I'm pretty sure I've seen a Cluster Missiles-type weapon profile which operates similar to the Missile Pack attachment where each success is +2 damage instead of +1. That and maybe a slight bump on Blast could work.
FFG's Deathwatch system had this problem too. One book has an elite class at costing 1500 XP + one minor thing, same class different book was 3,000 XP plus a thing that is hard to get. Put a serious wrench is my PC's intent/backstory.