Shields as "Shield Points" instead of Defense

By Dusk Raven, in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG

16 hours ago, SEApocalypse said:

Take a ship with at least 2/1 shields, re-align the shields and shield boost. Tada. 4/0 shields, as you can decide which arc you get hit with sub-sil 5 ships, you will get attacked onto that front arc and get the full 4 setback dice of defense. No defensive driving required. does not work in a TIE-Fighter, because those don't have shields to boost or re-align. No shields, all guts and defensive driving for those pilots. ?

That is unless you're talking about a First Order TIE Fighter. Those things do have Shields. ?

4 hours ago, Tramp Graphics said:

That is unless you're talking about a First Order TIE Fighter. Those things do have Shields. ?

And the Special Forces Tie (like the one Finn and Poe hijack) has shields, and is actually decent for the point cost in the X-Wings miniatures game.

Edited by panpolyqueergeek