Magna Guard

By AceSolo5, in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG

Does anybody have stats for a Magna Guard at all?

Many thanks.

They're found in the Force & Destiny core rulebook on page 409.

They're a pretty beefy Nemesis with ranks in Parry, making them a very daunting foe for a melee-combatant and with a high enough soak value that even ranged combatants won't have any easy time of it.

Cheers Donovan, knew I'd seen them somewhere!!

My PCs are not gonna like this (insert Evil Laugh)

Yeah, they're not fun to face, even for a PC that's at or around Knight Level and rocking a tricked out lightsaber, though from my experiences it's more the Linked quality and being able to get in two hits per attack that's the main issue in that regard, as you've got the player burning strain at an accelerated rate, more so if the Magna Guards are dealing strain damage instead of wound damage.

Magnaguards can be super fun enemies to use! I've thrown them at my party twice in my campaign so far.

First time, the party was barely over Knight level (sitting around 200xp), and the Magnaguard downed one of the players in one round with a lucky Overpowered crit and triggering linked on both attacks.

My most recent session, the party faced a pair of Magnaguards while a phalanx of B1s approached from one direction, and a phalanx of B2s from another. It was an intense combat, and one of the Magnaguards refused to go down.

A bit of fun flavoring I've done with Magnaguards: For many crits (Blinded is the most thematic), I narrate the head of the droid being sliced or blown off, much like the scene in RotS, then the body continues to twirl its electrostaff. Really brought the cinematic feel of the movies to the battle.

I have two NPC Magnaguard bodyguards for an NPC fallen Jedi in my campaign. They are named LM-N8 and NI-L8.

57 minutes ago, RLogue177 said:

I have two NPC Magnaguard bodyguards for an NPC fallen Jedi in my campaign. They are named LM-N8 and NI-L8.

I love this!!

On 7/14/2019 at 3:11 AM, RLogue177 said:

I have two NPC Magnaguard bodyguards for an NPC fallen Jedi in my campaign. They are named LM-N8 and NI-L8.

Was tough for me, a german native Speaker, to get it but what a great pun!

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On 7/13/2019 at 7:53 PM, AceSolo5 said:

Cheers Donovan, knew I'd seen them somewhere!!

My PCs are not gonna like this (insert Evil Laugh)

Please when your done come back and tell us what happens (I love stories)

On 7/14/2019 at 11:11 AM, RLogue177 said:

I have two NPC Magnaguard bodyguards for an NPC fallen Jedi in my campaign. They are named LM-N8 and NI-L8.

im fckn stealing these names ... they are epic

currently i have 2 astromech droids on my PCs ship called B-33P and B-00P ... if i get bodyguards these will be their names XD