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PP. Curiously, the Beginner Game adventure only takes us as far as escaping Jakku with the secret information. Acting on that information is covered by the second adventure that FFG web published.

A lot happens in The Rise of Skywalker though, events that would have a big impact on the Force across the Galaxy, plus as we transition between the two adventures we can use that most powerful story effect of all. The hero prepares montage.

It should work in the fiction. In FFG's Star Wars system, characters don't become much tougher or more deadly with more XP*, not like D&D, for example. It's more like their core features gain more gimmicks. Fun, but not a massive change in capability.

Even scrambling to get to the Dedication Talent on the bottom row and increasing a base characteristic. That's a bonus to any skill running off of that characteristic, but what does it mean for your skill checks? About a +10% success if it adds a Green, or +5% if it converts a Green to a Yellow. About equivalent to a +1 modifier in D&D.

*To a point. After about 300 XP, if you ignore the gimmicks and focus on Skill Ranks and Force Rating, you can get beastly.

Im going to look it over tomorrow and get back to you with ideas

Continuing along the Marshall tree doesn't make since now that he isn't a colonist or a lawman anymore. He is more a soldier/commando now or tactician.

KenSeg. It depends. Many of the Talents pop up in mutiple Specs, so some Specs are actually very similar to each other.

Rather than buying a new Spec and Talents in it, you can sometimes get the same or similar result by continuing in the original Spec.

So it looks like I could probably enhance the force power/talent tree and improve some skills at the same time?

A couple of other things I should mention.

Firstly, the transition between the Beginner Game and the second adventure is a good jumping-off point for anyone who's ready to move on from this game and free up their play-time for another game on DreamLyrics, for example.

Don't feel bound or obliged to continue if you don't want to. In some ways, having played through the Beginner Game you will have achieved what I/we set out to do, learn more about this rather perculiar system.

Secondly, Art and PP, if you do want your characters to get into lightsabers, a more Jedi vibe, it may not be efficient to do that with your current build as a starting place. But we can rebuild them from scratch, ensuring continuity by including the abilities you've showcased in the fiction so far but gearing the build towards the second half of the game.

I'm totally on board with that. And for anyone else too, if progressing the current build doesn't get you where you want to be for the second half of the game, we can do the same. Rebuild from scratch, ensuring continuity with the fiction.

Art. The Sentinel Career for example contains a Spec called Sentry, that is stealthy and lightsabery. Her current Spec, Shadow is more steathy and breaking-and-enteringy. Neither has Ranged-Heavy, interestingly, those are ranks bought in a non-career skill. One thing I will say is lightsabers aren't actually stealthy, for obvious, humming/glowing reasons.

PP. The Seeker Career contains a Spec called Ataru Striker, that is piloty and lightsabery. She doesn't currently have any skill in blasters, relying on her raw Agility, so that's fine, and only has one rank in Mechanics since she relies more on her Force Manipulate Mechanics power.

So lightsabers are definitely doable. The only reason I didn't build you two for lightsabers is that back when we started I asked if who wanted lightsabers, and it was only Angr and Pande who did.

I am thinking to greatly improve my force power suit instead on further thought.

what's a force power suit, and where can Jelly bean get one? Just kidding, it would take all the Force power in the Galaxy just to get her curves into a suit like that...

Suite. Hah.

Sirra has more of a gymnast build so she would likely fit.



Curvaceous isn’t her thing.

Okay, ah, just fill out Amos with whatever Marshall things look good to you Neil. I haven't the faintest idea.

Art- and here I was thinking it was a literal suit, a cool piece of equipment you had in your character build.

(this misconception was brought to you by the letter E)

I know. Heh. Just playing along, perhaps badly.

Hence the ‘hah’ and the grin.

Well that all gives me something to go, guys, thanks. When the time comes.

For now let's keep playing though!

How specific can one go for on this big ship? Shoot at the Ion cannon? People on board? Just generically shoot at the pursuer?

All very doable! Although the big skiff is coming in alongside, rather than from the rear so it's out of the firing arc of the door gun.

Is there access from the side of our jumper to the oncoming skiff? Preach might have to leap into action. Or even from swinging out the back and around to the side, maybe it is Errol Preach.

I was thinking the same thing

Amos might be able to make the jump from the top deck since he was up there defending BB2

Hmm. If she sticks her head out of the top hatch can she shoot from there at the skiff with her heavy gun?

Nice! Yes, I think this could be the moment for some high speed rail-jumping! Up the hatch and jump from the top, very doable. Up the hatch and shoot with blasters, also doable (the door gun is fixed at the rear hatch however).

Nearly done with the rolls but crikey it's going to be a dramatic round, I can tell you that!!

I'm off to the seaside tomorrow for a day out. So either tomorrow evening to post, or Friday morning.

What is life without a bit of drama

Oh, trust me, Amos has some drama coming his way!

Btw, for the Dokar Venas powered armoured Strus, I was inspired by this concept by Matt Millard.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RaJov

Although the Star Wars lore has powered armour in it, I'd never seen a design that looked "Star Warsy" until Millard's. Most powered armour designs seem to be anime inspired. It's a big gun though, so you're right to watch out for it.

Awesome!

Just being part out of the hatch provide some sort of cover or some thing and if so what does that mean?