Star Wars FFG: The Old Republic (Recruitment)

[ShinigamiWolf]

With the request for your character to be Force Sensitive, I would highly suggest looking at the Force and Destiny Core Rule Book to familiarize yourself with how they build characters. The other two Core books use a system called obligation whereas the F&D books use Morality to build their characters and conflicts off of.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

oooooh.

I had looked in it briefly, only to see if any of the characters suited, and then went back over to the other books again. 

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Yeah, if you need to start with Force Sensitive then Force and Destiny are where you should start.

You might want to look at Advisor under the Mystic career.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

I'm not sure how we NEED to start?  I actually just found the Smooth Operator, and that looked amazing also.  None of the Force classes really felt like it fit what I wanted; the Exile did fairly well because it wasn't all that focused (and had a decent 'tree' of alter/sense-style talents)

But yes, Advisor, was the other option.

If we have to start with a force specialization, it would be one of those two.  if we just had to dabble...

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Problem is dabbling at character generation.   That'd be 30 xp off the top.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

Indeed.

I may consider a different concept altogether instead that's better suited to Jedipalooza, and save that one for something more 'anything goes'.

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Keep in mind that several of the careers also utilize fear to make their point.  So maybe your concept but she uses fear to keep the peace in the underworld.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

The only ones I've seen in that direction was the Warden (guardian, totally not what I want) and something from Age of Rebellion, which would bring me back to 'dabbling'.  So if you could point me that way?  I'm jumping all over the place with books right now.

The biggest issue, at least I'm guessing from lack of experience, is that the F&D classes don't use those skill sets, the way Scoundrels do.

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Sentry in Endless Vigil, Aggressor from Core and Executioner from Savage Spirits.  There's also the Shadow from Core as well.   How are you wanting to use your skills?

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

Originally my idea was something that would probably feel very reminiscent of Aria from the ME series.  Part Face, part negotiator, lots of implied threat hidden behind it.  Have to start small, of course, but still.  Deception, Cool, Know (Underworld), Perception, a healthy dose of Presence.  Falleen was looking might good as a race.  etc.

Sentry is getting closer.

Oooh.  I totally went right past Shadow the first time.  That would PROBABLY fit best.  Between race and specializations, I think that one could take what I wanted.

[Pumpkin Seeds]

The Sentry was also known as "The Batman Spec."  Combine that with Shadow and it's nasty.   

You might want to look at Arbiter then from Disciples of Harmony.

[Urbanzorro]

Got my hands on Force & Destiny, trying to grab a hold of the other two core books for the sake of wanting them :)

Based off of what has been listed so far in thinking of maybe a mercenary/hired gun/bounty hunter sort of character. The sort of guy who will watch your back or kill your enemy for the right number of credits.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

The Sentry was also known as "The Batman Spec."  Combine that with Shadow and it's nasty.   

You might want to look at Arbiter then from Disciples of Harmony.

That's kind of my issue right there.  The Arbiter is the right talents for the idea, but with the wrong skill set behind it.  Or at least not all of them.  I need like 'Evil Arbiter' or something foolish like that.  Like... Arbiter that doesn't care about Education or Xenology, but wants Underworld and Streetwise.  etc.  Shadow has those skills, but is a little too physically based for the talents.  And since they're two different careers...

It might simply be that the idea I want, while *useful* with a bag ful of mind control powers, just isn't what this game had in mind.  and that's fine too.  I can save it, like I said.  I just don't have anything else in mind.... yet.

[Angie]

Nothing limits what skills you can take, only how cheap it is to get them. Just to be clear.

Morality short version is it's basically light side/dark side. You can very easily be an intimidating asshole and not fall to the Dark Side, because of how Conflict works-you generate conflict mostly by using Dark Side Force Points when you roll the Force Die and occasionally through actions, but the less Conflict you generate the higher you can drive your Morality.

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Well why not start Shadow to represent the Underworld ties and origin.   Then cross over to Arbiter as she becomes more comfortable being a force user? 

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Should look at War Leader urban.

[Urbanzorro]

Where is that? If you don't mind. I'm still new to the system and have yet to get all the books

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Keeping the Peace.   Guardian spec that gives lots of bonuses to shooting.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

Yeah, Shadow as her 'origins' and Abriter as her evolution (for lack of better terms) might work.  Mostly'ish.

It would be stupidly expensive to start as a Shadow just for all of the career/spec skills and immediately flip over.

[Pumpkin Seeds]

I'd have to sit down and look at Shadow but if it's like Thief then there is a street rat style track.

[Urbanzorro]

Gonna have to find the book does anyone know where to find the supplements by chance? Found some for Edge of Empire and Rebellion but none for F&D as of yet.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

It's very sneak-based, Pumpkin.    There are some solid mental/charm style talents scattered throughout, mixed in with a lot of stealth and evasion.  It's those mental/charm that I want more, though, they're just not 'connected'. 

[Angie]

Yeah, Shadow as her 'origins' and Abriter as her evolution (for lack of better terms) might work.  Mostly'ish.

It would be stupidly expensive to start as a Shadow just for all of the career/spec skills and immediately flip over.

What do you mean flip? You get all the career skills of both paths. You just don't get free points when you take a second path.

[Cataclysmic Archangel]

I meant in terms of what I'm focusing on.

Arbiter is a great way to dump points into those talents.  They're all really good.  Shadow is where i want to dump skills... less so anything else.  So once I had Shadow, just to get all the skills, I'd be 'flipping' to Abriter for basically everything else after that, probably never to return, with no real reason to purchase talents etc.  I mean, there are a few useful ones, but depending on how scarce xp is, less priority.

I may just be babbling now.

[Pumpkin Seeds]

Might be cheaper to go Arbiter and dip into a Sentinel spec like Sentry.