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<blockquote data-quote="doghead" data-source="post: 3829883" data-attributes="member: 8243"><p>ooc - JYD's</p><p></p><p><strong>Voda</strong> Droids get starting credits according to the class. So 3d4 x 250. If you are building a custom droid, you will get the full 3 levels. Choosing a Droid type is like choosing a race - it will give you ability score modifiers. BTW, as a droid you have no Con score, so use a 25 point build.</p><p></p><p><strong>Blood</strong> No problem. I can help out with the crunch. I'm sure some of the others will jump in as well if you have questions. So give us what you can, and we'll go from there. If you build the character around a regular Storm-trooper, that would give me the perfect grouping.</p><p></p><p><strong>Einan</strong> Sure, scout armour should be fine. The personal speeder bike is OK, but it won't be the military model. See below.</p><p></p><p><strong>James</strong> Nice background. It has given me an idea as to how I will slot her in, but I might hold off until I see how the other characters shape up. I like the quote. </p><p></p><p>How attached are you to the idea of an ISB officer? I'd like to set up your character and Shaggy's as counter-weights. Both being ISB would change things a bit. I was thinking Imperial Army. Much of the rest could be essentially the same. As for the force training, perhaps something along the lines of a Imperial Army counter to the Shadow-trooper program. The Army probably wouldn't risk its noble born with such a program, but completion came with promotion to the ranks of the officer corps. The way I see it, the storm-trooper program tends to take people young enough, say 7-12, to be moulded appropriately. And once in, you are in for life. </p><p></p><p><strong>Raylis</strong> Nice. See below.</p><p></p><p><strong>Storm-trooper Designations and other stuff</strong></p><p></p><p>DESIGNATIONS </p><p></p><p>Been thinking about Storm-trooper naming or designation conventions. This is what I've come up with. What do you think?</p><p></p><p>Upon the completion of basic, Troopers are allocated a class. Class A would be (roughly) the standard 25 point build, Class B a 28 point build, Class C a 30, Class D a 32. There may well be others, like Class F for Force Sensitive. The bulk of troopers would be class A. Troopers can apply to be re-classified once every 4 years. </p><p></p><p>I also think that there would be a number of breeding and training facilities (nests, warrens?). Especially for genetically engineered troopers. Within each storm-trooper designation there will be some reference to the class and warren, as well as their warren designation. Finally, most troopers do have names. With the influx of non-cloned or gene-ered troopers, it became something of a necessity. besides, the Troopers were already starting to adopt their own, somewhat random, ones. i.e. Lincoln C Sentis XA-2213, with Lincoln being the trooper's name and Sentis its Warren.</p><p></p><p>To confuse things more, each storm-trooper is assigned a unit designation upon being posted. This would usually be the unit designation and a number number. This is the designation by which troopers would be referred to on a day to day basis, although usually abbreviated where possible</p><p>i.e. 'Tantooine Recon 581' or 'Recon 581' or just '581'.</p><p></p><p>This designation would also change if the trooper was re-assigned to a different unit.</p><p></p><p>STUFF</p><p></p><p>Storm-troopers do have down time. They don't spend every waking hour geared up and working. On the other hand, they tend to have little in the way of personal property. They live on base. They don't have families.</p><p></p><p>What do you see your character as doing out-of-hours? What do you see them wearing?</p><p> </p><p>doghead</p><p>aka thotd</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="doghead, post: 3829883, member: 8243"] ooc - JYD's [b]Voda[/b] Droids get starting credits according to the class. So 3d4 x 250. If you are building a custom droid, you will get the full 3 levels. Choosing a Droid type is like choosing a race - it will give you ability score modifiers. BTW, as a droid you have no Con score, so use a 25 point build. [b]Blood[/b] No problem. I can help out with the crunch. I'm sure some of the others will jump in as well if you have questions. So give us what you can, and we'll go from there. If you build the character around a regular Storm-trooper, that would give me the perfect grouping. [b]Einan[/b] Sure, scout armour should be fine. The personal speeder bike is OK, but it won't be the military model. See below. [b]James[/b] Nice background. It has given me an idea as to how I will slot her in, but I might hold off until I see how the other characters shape up. I like the quote. How attached are you to the idea of an ISB officer? I'd like to set up your character and Shaggy's as counter-weights. Both being ISB would change things a bit. I was thinking Imperial Army. Much of the rest could be essentially the same. As for the force training, perhaps something along the lines of a Imperial Army counter to the Shadow-trooper program. The Army probably wouldn't risk its noble born with such a program, but completion came with promotion to the ranks of the officer corps. The way I see it, the storm-trooper program tends to take people young enough, say 7-12, to be moulded appropriately. And once in, you are in for life. [b]Raylis[/b] Nice. See below. [b]Storm-trooper Designations and other stuff[/b] DESIGNATIONS Been thinking about Storm-trooper naming or designation conventions. This is what I've come up with. What do you think? Upon the completion of basic, Troopers are allocated a class. Class A would be (roughly) the standard 25 point build, Class B a 28 point build, Class C a 30, Class D a 32. There may well be others, like Class F for Force Sensitive. The bulk of troopers would be class A. Troopers can apply to be re-classified once every 4 years. I also think that there would be a number of breeding and training facilities (nests, warrens?). Especially for genetically engineered troopers. Within each storm-trooper designation there will be some reference to the class and warren, as well as their warren designation. Finally, most troopers do have names. With the influx of non-cloned or gene-ered troopers, it became something of a necessity. besides, the Troopers were already starting to adopt their own, somewhat random, ones. i.e. Lincoln C Sentis XA-2213, with Lincoln being the trooper's name and Sentis its Warren. To confuse things more, each storm-trooper is assigned a unit designation upon being posted. This would usually be the unit designation and a number number. This is the designation by which troopers would be referred to on a day to day basis, although usually abbreviated where possible i.e. 'Tantooine Recon 581' or 'Recon 581' or just '581'. This designation would also change if the trooper was re-assigned to a different unit. STUFF Storm-troopers do have down time. They don't spend every waking hour geared up and working. On the other hand, they tend to have little in the way of personal property. They live on base. They don't have families. What do you see your character as doing out-of-hours? What do you see them wearing? doghead aka thotd [/QUOTE]
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