(Saga Edition): Star Wars Classics

[Ambrus]

Sorry for the holdup. Creating a droid from scratch can be somewhat tricky. I've been trying to put in the proper effort to get it all settled, but have been juggling it with my hectic schedule.

At the moment I'm considering a Scoundrel 4 / Independent Droid 3; overall I believe that the scoundrel's bonus feats are more desirable than the I.D.' s Independent Spirit class feature.

I have the skills hammered but yeah, I got somewhat lost in the talents and feats. This is my first Sage edition character so I'm trying to figure out what's worth taking and what I can skip. Any advice is welcome.

 

[Blackrat]

Hmm... Depending on how much a specialist mechanic you're aiming for but there's the Tech Specialist feat in Starships of the Galaxy that lets you modify armor/weapons/droids/vehicles/other gear. And then there's the "follow up" feat for that in Scum & Villainy that lets you make even better mods but you can't get it until at level 9. But if you take the Tech Specialist, it's a good feat to aim for...

 

[Shalimar]

The feat you are talking about, Superior Tech isn't really worth it, it costs a minimum of 2,000 credits per use, and you would have to take it 5 times to be able to use it on all 5 categories of devices.

I haven't noticed that the Independent Droid Talents are worth more than a single level in the class. But thats up to you. What prestige class do you want to get into? Depending on that you would have to take certain skills, feats and talents, so knowing that is important.

 

[Ambrus]

Which Independent Droid talent(s) seem most useful?

Is there a worthwhile slicer prestige class somewhere I should consider?

Does the droid's "scomp link" computer hookup attachment still exist?

 

[Shalimar]

If you want to be able to do any reprogramming of skills and feats, Modification Specialist is going to be useful given your very high Will Defense, you are probably the only one who will be able to reprogram yourself, and this talent removes the -5 penalty to doing it yourself.

You already meet the Pre-Reqs to get into the Military Engineer PrC since all it needs is being trained in Computer Use and Mechanics. This is probably your best bet, it has talents that let you temporarily boost the speed of other droids and vehicles, do more efficient repair work on droids, and has a class feature that lets you Macguyver pretty much any weapon that you want out of whatever is lying around.

 

[Shalimar]

Is there a worthwhile slicer prestige class somewhere I should consider?

No, and the only slicer talents belong to the Scoundrel Class

Does the droid's "scomp link" computer hookup attachment still exist?

Never hear of it

 

[Ambrus]

Military Engineer sounds intriguing. What's the minimum level? Would I be gimping myself by multi-classing so much? How many levels would be good for me?

The scomp link is that spinning probe thingy that R2-D2 uses to plug into computer networks. It's mentioned here and there in the books, but isn't listed as a piece of equipment anywhere; including in R2-D2's writeup in the core book. I'm just wondering whether I'd need to devote a tool appendage to it or whether it's inclusion is assumed. The rules are rather vague as to which droid accessories require a dedicated tool appendage...

 

[possum]

I'm pretty sure that astromech tool is assumed to be included, as it's been seen in every astromech that I've seen.

 

[Shalimar]

Like every other PrC aside from Independent Droid you have to be 8th level to take your first level in a PrC. Take as many levels as you want, PBPs don't really tend to advence that much, but there is certainly enough stuff to keep you busy for all 10 levels of the PrC.

Multi-classing is pretty much expected in Star Wars, it doesn't really care about classes. In any case multi-classing in star wars isn't a punishment. Especially not with PrCs.

You start with two appendages, and that is more than enough for anything you have to do, buy 2 more (a total of 4) and you should be set. The real thing appendages are for is to buy extra limbs to carry weapons and such. Assume that you already have all the limbs you need to make use of your skills. Your appendages aren't exactly critical, especially since the tools can be swapped at will. Just hand wave it because its not actually important.

 

[Ambrus]

Many apologies for holding things up. I'm aiming to have my character finalized sometime on Sunday. So I should be good to get rolling on Monday as Possum has planned. Thanks to all for your patience and help.