Star Wars: The Dark Times (Inactive)

Game Master The Lobster

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Scavenger's Guide to Droids:
Yo just have fun with it

If you can come up with a really good story, you can try to convince me of a different one, but don't get your hopes up.

In addition to your concept, I also want to see the answers to the following:

Build progression: near Human Scout 3/Soldier 5/Bounty Hunter 5/Elite Trooper 2

1) Tell me a memory, something unrelated to their main backstory.
Hunting beasts on a frozen planet with his father, and almost being killed by one

2) What's a talent, unrelated to their class abilities?
He is actually not a bad cook

3) A personality quirk?
He tends to cock his head when he tries to understand something that seems a bit strange

4) Distinguishing physical feature?
He has a scar across his face, from when he was little

5) A goal, short or long term.
Short: Escape
Long: Prove to his people that he was right about the empire

6) Why were they arrested and brought aboard the Deception? What reason could the Imperials have for being so sure that the PC is a member of the Rebellion (e.g., political connections, smuggling, being a mercenary or anarchist)?
He is considered a traitor to the empire and was delivered to them by his own people

Also dotting in from the interest check. Got a couple character ideas bouncing around in my head.

The one I think I'll go with is a Force sensitive clone trooper being trained as a Jedi by the Force ghost of the Jedi master he killed during order 66. Very redemption arc-y kind of character. Mechanically he'd have a mix of Jedi and soldier levels and utilize the guardian spirit talent tree from Jedi Academy Training Manual for the Force ghost mentor.

Still toying with the idea a bit but I reckon I'll have a proper submission up soonish.

Love this idea, love clone troopers. Interesting note, after the dissolution of the Grand Army of the Republic, some clone troopers remained in the army (many in training positions), while others accepted the choice to retire and received army pensions. It is a bit of a famous face, but less now that you're in your 20's/50's, so that works out.

Lobster Master- I have a couple of ideas for droid characters.

One is a GY-1 Information Analysis Droid [Droids p 104-5]with the Financial Wizard modification, that the empire has confiscated on a legal pretext so they can make use of the droids financial acumen.

The second is a H-1ME Battle Mechanic Droid [Droids p 106-7]who has snuck onto the Imperial Ship in order to try to rescue or assist their owner, who is one of the PCs. Alternatively they could be an independent droid who is opposed to the empire who has infiltrated the imperial ship.

I like both, but if you pitch the latter make sure to tell me how would your H-1ME have snuck aboard/infiltrated? Are they impersonating an Imperial droid, have they replaced an officer's droid, are they merely sneaking around? If they're independent, how long have they been onboard, an hour, a month?

My initial idea is a roguish sort of character -- gambler, smuggler, etc. The vague idea is that he was arrested trying to break the blockade and smuggle something (supplies, weapons, people, not sure yet), and condemned as a rebel. If he had a ship that was detained, it could give the group another way of the Imperial ship. I haven't decided on a species yet, but making him Mon Calamari is an option I'm mulling over. Obviously it'll need more fleshing out and possibly approval on certain things, but I'm pretty flexible.

Mechanically I'm thinking a scoundrel, and going into gunslinger later on seems appealing. I'm not sure how mechanically viable that is off hand, but that's where I'm at right now.

Ah an Oceano Calrissian, eh? Or more like a Han Sealo?

Make sure to name the ship once we agree on a model, :)

"I like both, but if you pitch the latter make sure to tell me how would your H-1ME have snuck aboard/infiltrated? Are they impersonating an Imperial droid, have they replaced an officer's droid, are they merely sneaking around? If they're independent, how long have they been onboard, an hour, a month?"

I have a few questions, the first of which follows on from the quote.

1 How long are you planning to have between the start of the campaign and the space battle where the PCs escape? If it is basically straight away I can have my droid fired at the Star Destroyer in desperation in the hope that the droid can somehow disable or distract the Star Destroyer before it destroys the ship firing the droid. You have to admit that is an original and dramatic way to introduce a PC. If not my droid can have been fired at the Star Destroyer in an earlier battle and have sneaked on board.

2 How are you doing starting wealth. Real important for me.

3 [Just read a bit, a question will come] By the Rules As Written, RAW, the only way I can approximate the H1ME droid design is by building on a droid chasis and taking my first level as a noble with the wealth talent. Or I can make it start as a Scout not a noble and leave out a couple more of it's features. Biggest problem is and electronic countermeasures system which costs 1,000 cr and collapsible construction which costs 4,000 cr and will probably affect play little if at all.

Bizarrely, there is no problem building the analysis droid w/o the wealth talent by the RAW and it costs 980 credits more than the H1ME.

So question is, how much if at all do you care about the droid character closely following the book design?

You can also say you don't care about the RAW and you start as the droid in the book. Possibly with characteristics reduced to what you can buy.

I should mention that as the person who knows SW Saga Ed maybe best it is droid and force using characters that are the most powerful, or can be made so. And droid characters can be abused.

But abusing droid characters comes from frequent reprogramming and obtaining large amounts of cash and using it to improve yourself. But that is nothing to do with what I am doing building my character.

Anyway, thanks for your time.

1 How long are you planning to have between the start of the campaign and the space battle where the PCs escape? If it is basically straight away I can have my droid fired at the Star Destroyer in desperation in the hope that the droid can somehow disable or distract the Star Destroyer before it destroys the ship firing the droid. You have to admit that is an original and dramatic way to introduce a PC. If not my droid can have been fired at the Star Destroyer in an earlier battle and have sneaked on board.

The PCs will have been captured for somewhere between a month and three days, but the start of the campaign is only about 12 hours before the attack. It is certainly original and daring, but unless you're, say, a pirate droid, it leaves you with an existing connection to the Rebellion which we don't want.

3 [Just read a bit, a question will come] By the Rules As Written, RAW, the only way I can approximate the H1ME droid design is by building on a droid chasis and taking my first level as a noble with the wealth talent. Or I can make it start as a Scout not a noble and leave out a couple more of it's features. Biggest problem is and electronic countermeasures system which costs 1,000 cr and collapsible construction which costs 4,000 cr and will probably affect play little if at all.

Bizarrely, there is no problem building the analysis droid w/o the wealth talent by the RAW and it costs 980 credits more than the H1ME.

So question is, how much if at all do you care about the droid character closely following the book design?

You can also say you don't care about the RAW and you start as the droid in the book. Possibly with characteristics reduced to what you can buy.

I should mention that as the person who knows SW Saga Ed maybe best it is droid and force using characters that are the most powerful, or can be made so. And droid characters can be abused.

But abusing droid characters comes from frequent reprogramming and obtaining large amounts of cash and using it to improve yourself. But that is nothing to do with what I am doing building my character.

Anyway, thanks for your time.

My advice is take the scout path, say that these systems were damaged in being launched at the ship. Maybe you were captured after being fired and these were deliberately removed or disabled to hamper escape?

I am unlikely to accept more than one droid or Force using character, but if I think it is the best party configuration, I may still do so.

While he is a monarchist, he is an Onderon traditionalist, meaning that he has no love for the Empire - he doesn't want outsiders telling them what to do. He believes in a constitutional monarchy (so, democratic elected parliament + monarch) because he thinks it's the best way to keep the populace busy with their political squabbling while the monarchs go about their own business of running things.

He was arrested and brought aboard the Deception on several charges: Firstly, the Empire trumped up corruption charges against him because he is a political dissident; second, he has a fascination with his family's Onderonian history going back to the time of Freedon Nadd, which means he studies forbidden knowledge; third, he tends to mouth off to and make enemies of Imperial officers.

Ral has fond memories of his mother, who was a doting parent. (He was an only child.) His father tended to push Ral more toward doing studies of economics and politics so that he could be an effective administrator, but Ral's mother filled his head with strange stories, before she fell ill while Ral was a teenager. She is still alive but requires constant medical supervision.

Ral is a lean man who tends to let his black hair grow long. He has several tattoos on his shoulders and upper arms that are supposedly old arcane sigils from his family history. (GM's choice what they actually mean.)

Ral is inspired by the swords & sorcery archetypes of dissolute nobles who dabble in sorcery - the kinds of characters that formed the Sith cultists of Onderon in the Old Republic comics that took place during the Beast Rider epics and the like. Despite these historical roots he has some semblance of a moral compass - he has a strong distaste for violence and for waste, and he hates the Empire as noted previously - that would push him readily in the Rebel, or at least anti-Empire, camp.

Mechanically Ral would be a Noble, but he is Force-sensitive and studies a few obscure tricks, primarily illusions, based on ancient secrets handed down in his family archives.

In terms of character advancement, while he is Force Sensitive, he will be unlikely to develop more powers than Mind Trick, Illusion, and perhaps a little bit of Sense talent - some hunches and the like. He would go heavily into the noble talent trees for wealth and influence.

Miko was a C student who cared little for school. He preferred to skip class and hang out with his friends, who would go around exploring places and smoke pot. His best friend was Bant Lilpok, a Mon Cala who wasn't exactly the brightest, but the nicest and most genuine person Miko had ever met. Early on he was introduced to Karson Talton, a human seven years older, who would hang out with the youngsters and show them the "big boy world". He was very nice to Miko and pulled all sorts of favours for him, including money to buy his first speeder. Eventually, Miko thought of him like a big brother, the kind he'd always wanted. He was the only person other than Miko's parents who knew that Miko could use the Force, a secret Miko gave in friendship.

When Miko reached the age of 17, Karson decided it was time to reveal a secret: Karson was part of a local gang called Electric Vikings, and they'd love to have Miko join them. Miko hesitated, but Karson insisted that he'd give it a try. Humour him for all the favours he's done for Miko. The gang was responsible for plenty of crimes, the biggest of which were drug trafficking and large-scale theft of trade goods. Miko didn't get alone very well with most of the gang, who saw him as little more than a runt, but Holra Welborne, a red-headed firebrand human saw a cute lil bro in him. She tried to train him up to fight, since he was a puny shoestring to her. This mainly involved Miko getting the s!#% kicked out of him by Holra, who was very proficient in martial arts. She taught him everyone's nickname as well. Her's was Three-Fingers, since her left hand was missing her pinky and ring fingers due to a failed grenade throw. Karson was Razor, who unbeknownst to Miko was actually the leader of the gang. He's called Razor for the vibroblade he uses to slit throats.

It was time for Miko to receive his hazing, or as they put it, a 'test of loyalty'. They were going to do a big raid on some restricted weapons. Miko was hesitant, but also kind of excited to finally be a true member of the team. When they arrived at the target, Miko realized that all the goods were in a warehouse that belonged to his family. The whole gang pressured him, and finally he relented. He used the code to enter the warehouse, and the gang stole every weapon they could get their hands on. His parents were sued into the ground as a result, and many companies refused to do business with them. This hurt Miko terribly. He spent even less time at home, and eventually picked up a part-time job so he could have enough money to move out. Razor got him a job at a mechanic's shop, called Broophu's (a fat Mon Cala mechanic) as a cleaner and toilet scrubber. He hated his job for the most part, but he got along well with most customers. A woman about his age (20ish) was surprisingly fond of him. Her name was Starjess Sappoli, and though he knew very little about her other than she's a chemistry student at the local university, she was very happy to visit Miko. She would tease him often about his 'stoner talk', and flirt with him although he did not clue in.

A year had passed, and Razor decided it was past time Miko had an actual job in the gang. After considering a few options that he thought would suit Miko best, he offered to make Miko either a drug dealer, or a pimp. Miko did not like this at all. He just wanted to hang out, talk with people, ride speeders, smoke, and have fun. That one raid was more than enough crime for him. Razor reminded him of all the favours he'd done, how nice he was for including a Shoestring in the gang, to be part of a real family. This time, Miko refused.

Two days later, Razor calls up on Miko's comlink. He wants to talk with Miko and offers him a joint in an abandoned building that they used to smoke at. Razor picks him up and drives him there. When they arrive, he takes Miko to the garage, and opens it to reveal a bound and gagged imperial trooper. Miko is shocked. Razor told him to kill this man, and all of Miko's debts will be forgiven. He'll never have to talk to Razor or the Vikings ever again. OR, if he doesn't, then Razor will reveal Miko as the one who set up the raid in the warehouse, and that he's a force sensitive. Miko is so emotional and panicked that his telepathy starts going off for everyone nearby to hear. Finally, he decides to do it, so he can finally be done with the Vikings.
The method of the killing is left to the GM. Either Miko can draw his pistol and shoot him, or Razor could give him a lightsaber to do it. Why would Razor have a lightsaber and want Miko to kill the trooper with it? That's up to the GM, but it could be a way to put a lightsaber within Miko's grasp during the campaign.

Shortly after the death of the trooper, the imperials arrive to arrest Miko. Razor is already long gone, disappeared like a ghost.

Miko is a very relaxed person who likes chillin with his homies while smoking a joint. He tries to hide his feelings of anxiety, shame, and depression under a jovial, comical attitude. He is a master of "stoner talk", which helps give him an identity when interacting with people, who otherwise rarely remember his name. When his emotions start running wild, it is common for him to accidentally use telepathy to convey his emotions to nearby people. He finds that smoking weed really helps reduce this, as well as calm him down in general.

She's good, likable, and seemingly very sure of herself, but also absent-minded, prone to emotional outbursts, and kind of dumb outside of her areas of expertise (good Intelligence, low Wisdom). Perhaps she would have been a competent aide in a time of peace, but under the pressure of war she quickly began to crack; she proved to be more of a hassle than help and was eventually fired.

She went home to Corellia feeling like a failure, but since the rise of the Empire has completely convinced herself that she was actually excellent at her job and was only sent away for her own protection. For years she considered trying to reconnect with Bel Iblis, but never followed through until she heard of his exile; shortly after, she was arrested by the Empire for her inquiries and attempted transmissions to the senator-in-exile.

She folded under her captor's questioning, but could remember nothing of actual use, leading them to believe she is still hiding information. Despite revealing nothing more important or dangerous than Bel Iblis' favorite coffee order, she feels ashamed to have given in to the Imperial's questioning and believes she has betrayed her old friend.

In terms of build, she'd be a Noble mostly focused on buff/debuffs.

Also I wanna stress that she is a serious character; she lacks common sense and is overenthusiastic and does stupid things, but the guilt and shame she's feeling are real and run deeper than recent events. She's a coward, and while her old friends and associates have given everything to fight the Empire, she's chosen to sit it out for years. Lots more I wanna touch on in a longer and more complete backstory.

On her way to a meeting on her first day as a senatorial aide, fresh off Corellia, while trying very hard to impress her new boss and (she hoped) new best friend, she spilled a tray of Bantha milk on Bail Organa in the hallway.

• What's a talent, unrelated to their class abilities?

She has meticulous scheduling and organizational skills.

• A personality quirk?

She has a tendency to overestimate her own importance and blow things out of proportion; she has a selective memory and sometimes forgets important things because she's distracted by small details. She's also a picky eater and prefers very bland food.

• Distinguishing physical feature?

She has flecks of brown and gold in her otherwise blue eyes.

• A goal, short or long term.

She hopes to find a way to contact with Bel Iblis, beg his forgiveness, and help and support him in any way she can offer. (I want this to change over time depending on the direction of her character development)

• Why were they arrested and brought aboard the Deception? What reason could the Imperials have for being so sure that the PC is a member of the Rebellion (e.g., political connections, smuggling, being a mercenary or anarchist)?

Her brief stint as an aide so many years ago would be utterly insignificant, but after hearing rumors of Bel Iblis' exile, she attempted to contact him, leading the Imperials to suspect that they have been in contact before and that she has more insight into his methods and motives than she lets on.

Str 10 =8

Dex 14

Con-

Int 16 =18

Wis 9

Cha 10

Droid Systems

Size S

Spd Walk 4sq

Walking locomotion

Extra Feet Core 189

Magnetic feet

Heuristic processor

8 tool apendages

1 claw appendage

Astrogation buffer with 5 memory units

Diagnostics Package

Internal Storage 2kg

Scout Level 1

HPs 24

Saves

10 + Class Bonus + Cha Bonus

Fortitude 10 + 1 +0 =11

Reflex 10 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 15 Size Bonus +1

Will 10 +0 + 3 =13

BaB + 0

Skills

Climb Str -1 +5 = +4

Initiative Dex +2 + 5 =+7

KS Technology Int +4 +5 = +9

KS Physical Sciences Int +4 +5 = +9

Mechanics [focus] Int +4 +5 +5 = 14 +2 to diagnose problems = +16

Perception Wis -1 +5 =+4

Pilot Dex +2 + 5 =+7

Stealth Dex +2 + 5 + 5 =+12 Size bonus of +5

Feats-

WP Simple Scout 1
WP Pitols Scout 1
WP Rifles Scout 1
Skill Focus Mechanics Bonus feat from Droid Chasis
Tech Specialist Level 1

Talents

Evasion Scout Level 1

Carrying Capacity

[Str/2 x Str/2] kg x O.75 Small Size 1.5 Quadruped

4x4 x0.75 x1.5 kg = 18 kg

Credits 10

The final droid is rather like a H1-ME.

Main differences are-
1 Attributes are not the same, in fact they are worse on my character.
2 Skills are different, notably I can't start with Use computer due to class.
3 Feats are similar but PC gets one more- Tech Specialist.
4 Can't afford the droid equipment collapsible construction. I have some fairly cheap things from the chasis and a hand because I thought a PC needs a hand.

This is how the character was constructed. Start with-

Droid Chasis Astromech [Droids p11]

Size S

Spd Walk 4sq

Wheeled 6 sq removed at a saving of 360 cr Core p 188

Bonus Equipment-

Wheeled

walking locomotion, extra feet

Magnetic feet

Heuristic processor

6 tool apendages

1 claw appendage

Astrogation buffer with 5 memory units

Diagnostics Package

Internal Storage 2kg

Savings 360 cr

Added-

+2 tool appendages 80 cr Core p194

extra legs 320 cr Core

extra cost of magnetic feet 160 cr Core

vocabulator 50cr Core 194

communications countermeasure system 1k

1 Hand appendage 100 cr Core p 194

[I felt the character should have a hand]

total 1710

-savings 360

1350 cr

Leaves me with 1850 cr.

"Give me visual, 93b.", a calm voice reached over its comms, as it nodded, crouching behind cover. "Roger, roger.", it replied, poking its snouted head over the blasted down tree. "They're giving ground, sir. The breach is clear... Too clear!", it shouted, before tapping back into its earpiece. "Sir, I think we should pull back!"

"You have orders, droid!", the voice shouted. "Roger, roger.", the droid replied, and with an almost imperceptible delay, stood up and shouted, "Unit 4, full advance! Rest of you, stay in cover and suppress!", before bumping into the log, sending its headpiece to the ground. The assault units moved into the inner walls with a sprint, the usual Droid Army tactic of swarming the enemies with bodies and hoping sheer numbers do the trick. The explosion sent OOM-93b's ocular sensor into disarray for a moment, as parts of droid, ground and plaster flew over its head. Reaching to the ground to retrieve its headpiece, the droid replied. "Sorry, sir. Comms were knocked for a second. Proceeding with the assault."

A low grumble was the only response from the earpiece, followed by an intrigued harrumph. The droid ignored the earpiece, barking more orders over the battlefield. The clones were outnumbered. The three companies sent to outmaneuvre the escaping troopers achieved their goal admirably, and the stragglers manning the minefield inside the enclosure were captured and tied. The droid reached into its commpiece, ready to announce the victory, only for the connection to be broken. "Sir? Sir!", it shouted, only to raise its head and see the B1 units falling down into the torn earth as if cut down by a Jedi.

"Sir?", it shouted again, as the three clone troopers suddenly jerked up, barely believing their luck. A ruffled, bedraggled voice shouted over the comms. "93b! You're still active?"

"Sir, all units are down! What is happen...", the droid beeped out in panic, the voice interrupting it. "It doesn't matter. We're retreating to your position." The voice paused. "Survive." Seeing a stunned clone trooper starting to crawl towards his weapon, OOM-93b nodded, slowly raising its carbine. "Roger, roger."

1) Tell me a memory, something unrelated to their main backstory.

At one point, after the end of the Clone Wars, OOM-93b and its master were, correctly, almost recognised by the authorities as a separatist commander and a battledroid. A spectacular amount of bantha pudu from his master and itself resulted in his pretending to be an entertainer droid and performing a musical number in front of a trio of stormtroopers and surprised onlookers.

2) What's a talent, unrelated to their class abilities?

OOM-93b is a command battle droid, but to the absolute surprise to everyone has a green thumb, and a passion for xenobotany. (Or botany. Everything biological is xeno to a clanker.)

3) A personality quirk?

Few expect an overglorified B1 unit to have sentience, let alone a deadpan sense of humour. While rarely used, on occasion OOM-93b has left entire rooms just as dumbfounded as a B1 being asked a complicated question.

4) Distinguishing physical feature?

Perhaps a part of the techno-inclined nature of its master, or simply a personality quirk developed by overexceeding the average survival rate of its model of droid by several dozen orders of magnitude, OOM-93b has taken to enjoying having its ear mech-tentacles painted in different colours, currently purple and cyan.

5) A goal, short or long term.

While significantly more independent than the average droid, OOM's programming is still servile to its master. Finding him or evidence of his death would be a long-term goal, though whether it finds him as a droid servant or a friend is a different matter entirely.

6) Why were they arrested and brought aboard the Deception? What reason could the Imperials have for being so sure that the PC is a member of the Rebellion (e.g., political connections, smuggling, being a mercenary or anarchist)?

OOM's master is (was) a highly ranking member of the CIS, into hiding for more than decade, and using considerable funds to stay alive and fund the Rebels, as members of the Former Republic who've seen the corruption turn it into the Empire.

OOM was captured in an Imperial raid on a hiding spot, with its master barely managing to escape. The Empire no doubt wants to interrogate the droid for everything it knows. OOM prefers they rather didn't.

Role would most likely be split between combat and social, with slight lean towards the former. It's still a fourth-degree droid, regardless of the surprising charm.

Personality-wise, it's still a droid, favouring factuality and reason over emotions. Its heuristic processor, a Baktoid Systems prototype (perish the thought) hasn't been reset in ages, however, and it is more than capable of telling a lie with a straight face, and a joke with an even straighter one. Military procedure is still part of its code, and it dislikes lack of punctuality and overly familiarising people. As well as rarely resisting the chance to say "Roger, roger." whenever it would be well placed.

2) What's a talent, unrelated to their class abilities?
Rhea is particularly familiar with non-combat technology; while not as experienced with things like mines or military computers, she has extensive knowledge of various species' everyday technology and a keen eye for detail.

3) A personality quirk?
Rhea tends to be a bit more cheerful than people expect, even in dangerous situations. It's not entirely sure why she acts this way, but she's not the type to lose hope. She's also been known to be easily distracted by interesting technology and art.

4) Distinguishing physical feature?
Not so much a feature as features - the Hapes Consortium specifically breeds for attractiveness, so Rhea tends to stand out in crowds of other humans. The highlights in her vividly-colored hair are artificial (not that coloring technology is especially rare or strange in the Galaxy).

5) A goal, short or long term.
To support the general safety and advancement of the Hapes Consortium, especially by collecting technology for research and otherwise promoting its interests as necessary. Rhea's primary job is similar to that of a spy - she has access to the Hapan intelligence network - but in many cases her job is as straightforward as literally buying current or old tech and having it shipped to a collection station. Advanced military technology is neat, but the many worlds of the Hapes Consortium require all sorts of technologies, most of which are considered fairly mundane.

6) Why were they arrested and brought aboard the Deception? What reason could the Imperials have for being so sure that the PC is a member of the Rebellion (e.g., political connections, smuggling, being a mercenary or anarchist)?
Most likely, someone managed to intercept some of Rhea's communications and mistake it for Rebel plans. At this point in time, the Hapes Consortium had yet to open its borders through the Transitory Mists and was basically an afterthought - a place that people just didn't really go to or think about all that much because people didn't publicly come out of it. (Of course, the Hapans had spies out the entire time to gather information and watch for threats... but the average person didn't know that.)

Force Pulse: A character with this ability has learned to channel the Force through their body for offensive and defensive purposes. Treat the Force Pulse as a regular lightsaber (including for damage), except that it can only damage or affect things the user can physically touch and cannot be used with any abilities that require throwing or otherwise moving away from the user's body. You may apply any valid effects that use a Lightsaber to the Force Pulse (such as the Block or Deflect talents, but not the Lightsaber Throw talent).

The plan is basically for a character whose usage of the Force is all internal because, honestly, Rhea's not that good at tapping into it (she only manages it at all thanks to a focus that boosts her abilities). So, for example, you won't see telekinesis or force lightning or mind-affecting stuff from her. Maybe replace the other weapon proficiency with Force Training, including the limit on external effects....? It's a lot closer to "unarmed martial arts combatant channeling the Force" than it is to "Jedi Knight", really, but this is the closest I can figure out for making my concept work. XD

Fluff-wise, she's basically a technology nerd. She's not an expert at making or using technology - I can only do so much with a build - but that's where her non-mechanical interests lie.

In truth, they both survived aboard the station, which remained barely intact. The communications equipment was destroyed, leaving no chance to contact help, and with the tumult of the Clone Wars and the rise of the Empire, they were forgotten. It was not long before Dara was born, giving her parents another reason to survive. Her mother passed along an education in life sciences, while her father tried to “make a commando” out of her.

While en route to Mon Cala, the Imperial Star Destroyer Deception detects the still operational station and takes the family into custody, splitting Dara from her parents and uprooting her entire world.

2) What's a talent, unrelated to their class abilities?
She can walk on her hands. Life aboard the station came with long, empty hours to fill, so Dara made up lots of games and physical activities. Handstands, and eventually walking on her hands, was one of the first she started with and became a longstanding favorite of hers.

3) A personality quirk?
As a result of her isolation, she is quite socially inept. For example, she does not understand sarcasm, and some figures of speech confuse her. Furthermore, having never been exposed to non-humans, she tends to gawk at them.

4) Distinguishing physical feature?
Dara has a cleft lip. While this would have been effortlessly corrected at birth on almost any settled planet, her parents lacked the medical supplies and expertise to do so on the station. However, the cleft does not extend to her palate or nasal cavity, thus sparing her from health complications.

5) A goal, short or long term?
Dara’s immediate goal is to be reunited with her parents, whom she was separated from when they were taken into Imperial custody. Having been utterly isolated for her entire life, she knows nothing about the Republic’s fall, the Galactic Empire, or any of the chaos that has swept her up. Her parents stand as the only point of stability she can count on, so she is desperate to find them.

Although she is currently too frightened to think too deeply about it, now that the galaxy has been opened to her, she is very curious about life outside the station. A billion formless questions have begun to flare in her mind like new stars, and in the long term she would like to explore this seemingly infinite expanse of worlds and people.

6) Why were they arrested and brought aboard the Deception? What reason could the Imperials have for being so sure that the PC is a member of the Rebellion?
Her parents, by virtue of being holdovers from the Republic, were automatically dangerous characters as far as the Imperial officers were concerned. Additionally, her mother’s research into bota - as well as her non-mutated samples of the plant - were of particular interest to the Empire. As for Dara, as an urchin of no worth, she is kept in indefinite lockup.

Age: 17

Str 12
Dex 12
Con 13
Int 14
Wis 14
Cha 8

Size: Medium
Speed: 6 Squares
Languages: Basic, Mando'a, Durese

HP: 25
Force Points: 5

Reflex Defense: 10+1+1+2 = 14
Fortitude Defense: 10+1+1+1 = 13
Will Defense: 10+1+2 = 13

BAB: +0
MAB: +1
RAB: +1

Trained Skills:
Endurance
Mechanics
Jump
Climb
Perception
Knowledge (Life Sciences)
Knowledge (Tactics)
Initiative

Feats:
Shake it Off
Weapon Proficiency (Pistols)
Weapon Proficiency (Rifles)
Weapon Proficiency (Simple Weapons)
Scavenger
Weapon Focus: Blaster Rifle

Talents:
Fringe Savant

Starting Credits:
3d4 ⇒ (3, 3, 3) = 9 x 250 = 2250 credits