WOIN [NEW/NOW] Looking for some insight and tips to create careers for a Mass Effect campaign

[Morrus]

I think that’s similar to what I said? You spend an exploit, and your minion gains a dice. But it can’t have as many as you.

 

[kingpin000]

Sorry for the misunderstanding. My base idea is that getting a specialization from low to max feels like an achievement for the players ("look at me, I am the drone master now ", not just getting a single boost dice. It could be also connected with other benefits per exploit.

 

[Morrus]

I don't quite understand what you mean. Perhaps if you posted the exploits, it might help?

Sounds like it would need a bit of playtesting. I'd be curious to hear what you thought.

 

[M3woods]

Here's my take on the combat drone. I've made it an exploit similar in design to Mounts from O.L.D. Though, in my opinion, I also need to craft an exploit, called Service drone or some such, as a prerequisite.

Combat Drones
Combat drones offer characters a clear advantage during conflicts. A drone's mobility allows it to maintain a height advantage over opponents, as well as, offer suppressive fire or overwatch for the character's teammates. While every drone has its own statistics as a semi-independent device, they are treated as part of the character during combat.
A character using a combat drone during a conflict gains the following benefits while outdoors (interior areas, unless at least 50' wide and long, are generally too small and cramped to allow a drone the room needed to offer benefits.)

• The drone operator gains +1d6 to INITIATIVE due to linkups with scanners or cameras.

• The Operator gains 1 additional action during combat, which can be used for suppressive fire, overwatch, a single ranged attack, etc.

• The drone gains a +1d6 height advantage to attacks from heights of 10' or more.

Drones may be attacked, and take damage as any other piece of equipment would. Combatants attacking the drone suffer a penalty of -2d6 to the attack, and if done within sight of the operator, subject themselves to a free attack.
Combat Drones may be upgraded at the expense of character XP, just as the character, though a drone MDP may never exceed 75% of the Operator's MDP.

 

[kingpin000]

Basically the exploits I had in mind will work like psionic exploits by spending "Tech Points". These exploits are my first drafts...

Holographic Drone Novice (requires LOG 4). You create a holographic drone which appears in a square adjacenced to you. This drone is a NPC with a MDP equal to 0.25 (a quarter) of your own MDP (rounddown). First you determine the role of the drone (combat drone = skirmisher, maintenance drone = expert, medical drone = support). This role can't be changed but you can take the exploit more times to choose an another role for the drone.

Then you create a NPC with the keywords [Tiny][non-sentient][Projection drone] with one free exploit. It acts on its own initiative but controled by the character who created it. If the drone is destroyed, you have to spend an another 4 TP to create a new one. This exploit only supports one drone at a time.


Holographic Drone Adept (requires LOG 8, Holographic Drone Novice (chosen role)). The MDP increases to 0.5 (half) of your own MDP. You are now able to create a [Tiny] or [Small] drone with two free exploits. The cost of creation increase to 8 TP.

Holographic Drone Master (requires LOG 12, Holographic Drone Adept (chosen role)). The MDP increases to equal of your own MDP. You are now able to create a [Tiny], [Small] or [Medium] drone with three free exploits. The cost of creation increase to 12 TP.