Throw ideas for major npcs at me.
The PCs are interstellar diplomats who are tasked with assembling a band of "superheroes / super-scientists".
Not only are these people difficult to find and reach, they are also capricious, belligerent, greedy or downright insane.
Era is Dawn of Rebellion, area of space is Unknown Regions, but don't let it get in your way :)
Dirty dozen?
More like avengers, but yeah
An Ugor who has used implants to give him an unusual amount of pseudopodia, thus allowing him a wide variety of abilities that resemble “superpowers.” However, he has no interest in fighting the Empire and only wants to use his powers to collect “holy relics” and fight off the Squibs. Although he has kept it secret thus far, he has also been developing a bio-weapon that targets the Squib genome.
A jizz-playing Bith gunslinger full of revenge who carries a bandfill case full of guns.
A Force-sensitive martial artist who, as a young orphan, was taken in by scholarly monks. At the monastery, they taught him to fight in the Steel Hand style to become a warrior and a protector of the monks. In his graduation trial, he had to defeat a great beast, and afterwards, as a reward, the monks gifted him with a repulsor fist cybernetic forearm and hand replacement.
A Corellian daredevil airspeeder racer who secretly fights underworld crime wearing a jetpack and an ostentatious, but face-concealing, helmet, and armed with a single blaster pistol.
Here are some races where you can modify their natural ability to give them super hero like powers.
A Falleen with their Pheromones scaled up to work like Mind control. (Kilgrave from Jessica Jones)
Trandoshan with Super regeneration and Sharp claws with Yellow and Black skin (Wolverine)
Shistavanen with super strength and very smart from his schooling (Beast)
Jawa genius who elevated himself from scavenger to scientist while building himself a droid/exoskeleton of great strength from scraps.
Wookie with Lobot brain implants. The implants were installed by an Imperial mad scientist experimenting on slaves. The Wookie thinks he escaped on his own free will.
5 hours ago, Sturn said:Wookie
5 hours ago, Sturn said:Wookie
*Wookiee
A Corporate Sector Authority vice-prex who runs a department called "Special Acquisitions", and is - and has been - doing the same thing.
Some stuff I came up with which are general-
a speedy bird-woman who is happily married and doesn't want to risk it all for adventures -- she'd rather sit on eggs
a warrior who is a total psychopath and was trapped under a mountain dropped on him by an alien god -- however, there is a choker that may control him
a brilliant engineer who is only willing to work with the choicest materials -- they are very hard to get
a great healer who's suffered greatly at the hands of humanity and lives among pacifist primitives now -- his love for humanity must be rekindled
a disgraced paladin of a lost religion who went into exile after losing the relic he was sworn to protect -- he will not return from exile unless the relic is recovered
a powerful psionic who can't control her magic and so lives alone to avoid hurting innocents -- there is a drug that helps her control her power but she hates it
a mentalist who demands that every person in the world will sign a contract they will have sex with him if he fancies them -- not very smart, could be cheated
a dragon who will join the group only if one member of the party would consent to be eaten -- could be fooled with a clone
Also a resource management thing to add-
Some superheroes are good and kind. They are not the most powerful, as power tends to corrupt. The organization has a max quota; they need to decide how many "easy" heroes vs. how many powerful ones works best.
Doctor Aphra...
Zenna the Hutt - A Hutt with one simple goal, be the fastest Hutt in the Galaxy...besides his size and the modification needed to fit him/her/it in a Cockpit or on a speeder bike. Drivers everything, flies everything as long as it fast. Sings in his free time as hobby.
Grok - Dowutin (Sil2) Colossus, likes a good fight, very good at it, but try to head butt every worthy animal, even rancors aren´ t save. Likes to sing with Zenna!
Skitter - Kyuzo Spy/Slicer - Not good at combat and a laughing stock for his people, his talent to evade trouble get him in positions he shouldn´ t. Kleptomaniac. Kaf addicted.
Mandalor (the insane) - Not really a mandalorian, just believes he his, loves Flamethrower. Often mumbles. Never takes of his (or her, not one knows for sure) Helmet/Armor in puplic. Glee fully burns down enemies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I
1 hour ago, Paris Teta said:Zenna the Hutt - A Hutt with one simple goal, be the fastest Hutt in the Galaxy...besides his size and the modification needed to fit him/her/it in a Cockpit or on a speeder bike. Drivers everything, flies everything as long as it fast. Sings in his free time as hobby.
Grok - Dowutin (Sil2) Colossus, likes a good fight, very good at it, but try to head butt every worthy animal, even rancors aren´ t save. Likes to sing with Zenna!
Skitter - Kyuzo Spy/Slicer - Not good at combat and a laughing stock for his people, his talent to evade trouble get him in positions he shouldn´ t. Kleptomaniac. Kaf addicted.
Mandalor (the insane) - Not really a mandalorian, just believes he his, loves Flamethrower. Often mumbles. Never takes of his (or her, not one knows for sure) Helmet/Armor in puplic. Glee fully burns down enemies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhOnX8qt3I
Why do I get the feeling that you just described your PCs to us?
On 4/5/2019 at 12:20 AM, Yaccarus said:Why do I get the feeling that you just described your PCs to us?
Not yet, but maybe i should with Mandalore the Insane
"Darth Sith" - The Sithiest Sith that ever Sithed a Sith. Actually a scientist so obsessed with the Sith he thinks he IS a Sith despite having Zero Force powers. He does however have a crap-ton of lore on the Sith, their History, ways, places of Power etc...you just have to put up with his Edgelord ways...and he is clever enough to know how to make tech that can kind fake up Sith powers (Gauntlets that shoot lightning for one.).
On 3/31/2019 at 6:14 PM, Sturn said:Jawa genius who elevated himself from scavenger to scientist while building himself a droid/exoskeleton of great strength from scraps.
Sounds like one of my PC in my latest campaign. Droid techs are fun!
Funnily Darth Sith was actually based on an NPC Jawa who used tech to pretend he was a Sith Lord...Delusions of Grandeur!
On 4/6/2019 at 3:25 PM, GandofGand said:"Darth Sith" - The Sithiest Sith that ever Sithed a Sith. Actually a scientist so obsessed with the Sith he thinks he IS a Sith despite having Zero Force powers. He does however have a crap-ton of lore on the Sith, their History, ways, places of Power etc...you just have to put up with his Edgelord ways...and he is clever enough to know how to make tech that can kind fake up Sith powers (Gauntlets that shoot lightning for one.).
Sounds great. And "Edgelord" gets a new meaning here.