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[Telsij]

MUBO
Type: Sixth-generation Droid Builder

Quotes:

• "He turns the spit, right? Mmm-hmm! That's what I programmed him to do! You're welcome."
  — Mubo, to Bakkar
  
  
• "Did you try deactivating and reactivating him again?"
  — Mubo, to Bakkar
  
  
• "Ugh, we're not getting an X-wing, J-4X."
  — Mubo, to Droid Pilot J-4X (aka "Jax")
  
  
• "Uh, yeahhh... You ever have one of those times when a cloaked 'trader' in the corner of a dimly lit cantina pays you a lot of credits to transport two special 'packages'? This is like that. But we're certainly not smuggling them! But we're probably also NOT smuggling them... Heh heh... Just get them planet-side."
  — Mubo, to "You" (his apprentice technician)

DEXTERITY 2D+2
Dodge 3D+2, brawling parry 3D, running 3D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Business 4D+2, business: droid builder 6D+1, planetary systems 4D, planetary systems: Batuu 6D, streetwise 3D+2, value 4D+2, value: droids 7D+2
MECHANICAL 3D+1
Communications 4D+1, machinery operation 5D+1, sensors 5D+1
PERCEPTION 2D+2
Bargain 4D+2, bargain: droids/droid parts 5D+2, command: Droid Depot staff 4D, con 3D+2, hide 4D, investigation: tinkering 6D+1, persuasion 3D+2
STRENGTH 2D
TECHNICAL 4D+2
Computer programming/repair 6D, (A) droid engineering 3D+1, droid programming 7D, droid repair 6D+1, equipment repair 6D, systems diagnosis 6D

Species: Utai
Gender: Male

Force Points: 1
Character Points: 9
Move: 9
Size: Approximately 1.22 meters tall

Special Abilities & Story Factors:

• Darkvision: Utai can see in the dark, up to 20 meters. Darkvision is black and white only, but functions as normal vision otherwise.
  
  
• Delightfully awkward or... : Although described by those that have worked with him as "delightfully awkward", Mubo is prone to talking too much about his latest mechanical creation, and he can be stubborn or even mildly abrasive — though often unknowingly — in his dealings with organic customers who disagree with his perspective on a particular project or droid.
  
  "He’s a reasonable fellow, if not to everyone’s taste." — Salju, proprietor of Black Spire Station, to Resistance spy Vi Moradi, re: Mubo.
  
  
• Discretion is always the better part of valor: Mubo isn't a coward... per se. He just doesn't want to get hurt or get killed — like most reasonable beings! Thing is, he's more than willing to let others take the heat for him, *if* it saves his skin. Although isn't willing to let innocents die without trying to do something about it, he won't be the one jumping in headfirst blasters blazing either.
  
  Mubo: (To his apprentice technician) "Now, you and I will go to the Batuu Wilds and get those packages back."
  
  Seezelslak: "You know, the Guavian Death Gang probably didn't just stop looking for the cargo they wanted on the ship. Just sayin'."
  
  Mubo: (To self) "Oh right..." (now to his apprentice technician) "YOU'RE going to go out there and find those special packages. Alone. I have important Droid Depot things to do."
  
  R00-BY warbles incredulously at Mubo.
  
  Mubo: (to R00-BY) "Yes, I do! I just haven't told you about them yet."
  
  — Mubo, his apprentice tech, Seezelslak the Azumel bartender, and R00-BY the DRK-1 Dark Eye probe droid, discuss retrieving jettisoned "special" cargo before the Guavian Death Gang does.
  
  
• Droid Rights Supporter: Despite not being an outspoken activist on the front lines of the Droids Rights Movement, and despite acknowledging the "service" — and even servile — role droids play in modern society, the Utai engineer does stand up for (relative) droid autonomy whenever he is able. Mubo is opposed to the use of restraining bolts on droids he has built, programmed, or repaired. And if given a choice, he prefers to trust their programmed (or developed) personality matrices whenever possible. And if his hand is forced, and he must make a modification he finds questionable, Mubo will stall, make excuses, and put off the work for as long as he can, so that droids he has worked on continue to enjoy greater (relative) freedom.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Language Fluency/Proficiency: Mubo is not only fluent in Basic and the Utai species' native tongue Utapese, he can also understand (but not speak) Binary/droidspeak proficiently. In game terms, Mubo's being native to Batuu had exposed him to so many travelers and visitors over the years, that learning Basic came to him quickly. And regarding Binary/droidspeak, thanks to his growing up in a family of droidsmiths, Mubo had long ago made the 10 successful Difficult (or greater difficulty) language checks required to attain fluency, and he no longer needs to make language rolls to understand it.
  
  
• Light Sensitivity: Abrupt exposure to bright light (such as direct sunlight) blinds the Utai for 1 round. In addition, they suffer a –1 penalty to actions when operating in bright light without protective eyewear.
  
  
• Low-light Vision: Utai gain a +1D bonus to Perception-based rolls in low-light conditions. Utai also retain the ability to distinguish color and detail under these conditions.
  
  
• Sixth-generation Droid Builder: Mubo comes from a long line of Utai droidsmiths. And by building upon the accumulated knowledge and experience of his elders, while bringing his own considerable technological know-how to bear, Mubo has proven to be the most successful and industrious practitioner of the family trade to date. In game terms, Gamemasters may wish to have players encounter earlier or later generations of Mubo's droid builder family, depending upon era of play.
  

Capsule: Anyone that visits Black Spire Outpost is familiar with the Droid Depot, the go-to shop for buying and building your own droid companion. Keeping the entire operation running is the Depot’s Utai proprietor, Mubo.

A sixth-generation droid builder and technological genius, Mubo loves tinkering in his workshop, repairing and programming the droids used throughout Black Spire Outpost. He also loves to talk about the things he’s passionate about, and is constantly showing off his latest creations. To keep business running smoothly, Mubo employs a handful of technicians and droid pilots, some of his own design, to transport parts to Batuu.

Mubo’s latest droid creation is R00-8Y, a DRK-1 Dark Eye probe droid that he’s programmed to be his own personal assistant. With her own set of modified capabilities, including an odor neutralizer, R00-8Y is now Mubo’s constant companion.

Despite R00-BY's and his apprentice technician's best efforts however, Mubo has been known to get in over his head when doing business with shadier customers....


Equipment: "All-kit" multi-purpose tool and assortment of toolkits (Mubo's other toolkits grant him either a +1D bonus to droid programming and repair rolls, or a +2 bonus to other Technical-based skills), bulk cargo transport (capable of carrying 4 speeder-to-starfighter scale cargo containers at once, via front loader prongs; capable of transferring cargo containers to and from other ships while in orbit/space), customized DRK-1 Dark Eye probe droid (R00-8Y, aka "Ruby"), "datagrip" data-nav-comm wrist unit, droid pilot (J-4X, aka "Jax"), hover-pack (used almost exclusively by Mubo's apprentice), insulated tech-weave jumpsuit with Droid Depot logo/branding (+1D protection vs. edged physical damage and +2D protection against fire, flame, or heat damage; flame retardant; covers torso, arms, and legs only), molded shoulder pauldrons and shin guards (+1D protection vs. physical and energy damage; covers shoulders and shins only), shop/workshop at Black Spire Outpost on Batuu ("Droid Depot"), trio of stock configuration training remote droids, Utai work goggles (4D effectiveness vs. flashblinding and brightly-lit conditions, custom-molded to fit Utai eyestalks; provides +1D protection vs. physical and +2 vs. energy), utility belt, vast cache of droid parts and schematics.

• ALL-KIT TOOL
  
  
  
  Model: ILMxLAB All-Kit TFGE Model 3
  Type: Multi-purpose all-in-one toolkit
  Scale: Character
  Cost: 375-400 credits
  Availability: 2
  Game Notes: All-Kit tool has three primary functions: arc probe, fusion cutter, and torque wrench (see below). If used as blunt weapon, melee difficulty: Easy, damage: STR+1D, body strength: 3D+2.
  
  
  • Arc Probe: 1D-3D effectiveness. Dual arc prongs allow for welding of metals and repairs/construction involving fusing of metal parts. If repair task involves welding of metals, wielder gains a +1D bonus for each round of tool's applied use, to a maximum of a +3D total bonus to Technical skill used to longer term repairs.
    
    
  • Fusion Cutter: 3D-6D effectiveness. Fusion torch allows for superheated “cutting” of materials. In game terms, it takes one round per 1D of body strength to cut a two-meter-by-one-meter hole. (For example: a blast door with 6D body strength would take six rounds.) If used as a weapon, the fusion cutter has range of 0.3 meters and causes 6D physical damage. If attack is not parried or evaded by target, user must make a Moderate melee combat roll to hit. Blast goggles or blast visor must be used with the cutter; anyone within one meter without proper eye protection must make a Moderate Perception or Willpower roll in order to properly look away or think to react in time to avoid being blinded for 3D rounds. If someone is blinded, apply -4D penalty to visually-based actions, similar to penalty applied for effects of total darkness.
    
    
  • Torque Wrench: 1D-3D effectiveness. Allows for the tightening or loosening of nuts, bolts, screws, and other applicable fasteners/connectors that would otherwise be far too difficult and/or impossible to do manually. In game terms, if rolls are needed, tool grants a +1D to +3D bonus to the user's Strength, with +1D added to user's Strength or Lifting roll per round of use on same target item to be tightened or loosened. In terms of real life analogues, this mode functions like a "power screwdriver."
  
  
  
• DATAGRIP
  
  Model: ILMxLAB TFGE Model Dg-L
  Type: Wrist-mounted DataNavComm unit
  Scale: Character
  Cost: 1750 credits
  Availability: 2
  Game Notes: Datagrip wrist gauntlet tracks your health, sends/receives transmissions, scans objects, and can display local navigation map overlaps. Body strength: 2D.
  
  
  • Automap Navigation: It is virtually impossible for a character using an Automap to get lost. As long as the device is remotely uplinked to a larger “live” source of data input (such as a ship’s sensors or a weather satellite) the device relays accurate information regarding the user’s precise location, including known surroundings and potential navigational hazards. An initial uplink requires a Moderate computer programming/repair roll to establish a viable connection to available live data streams and networks, but only a Very Easy sensors roll is needed per use thereafter, to maintain or to reactivate once connected. Automap may be set to display compass-like directional prompts, if desired destination is keyed in by user.
    
    
  • Health Tracker: If user submits vital statistics to onboard wrist monitor, health tracker unit track and assess user's relative health with a fair degree of accuracy. In game terms, this health tracker may relay to its user, the character's own wound status. Treat Health Tracker's internal computer has having diagnostic ability of first aid 4D. Properly assessing wearer's wound status requires a sensors roll from user, and the difficulties are as follows: Uninjured (Very Easy), stunned (Very Easy), Wounded and Wounded Twice (Easy), Incapacitated (Moderate), Mortally Wounded (Difficult), Dead (Very Easy).
    
    
  • HoloComm: Unit can send/receive holotransmissions, via audio/visual input reticule and holo-output display, as well as standard audio signals. Energy cell lasts for 10 standard days of operation before recharge is needed. Device also functions as a basic datapad, but is limited to record-keeping and date recording purposes. Skill: Communications. Range: 50 kilometers over land and up to low orbit.
    
    
  • Scanner: Able to scan for data/metadata encoded in signage, cargo manifests, and computer console interfaces. Typically used for cargo/shipping identification. If content ID of target is not scrambled, shielded, or otherwise rendered scanner-resistant/scanner-proof, the base difficulty to scan and identify/reveal target information is Easy. Skill: Sensors. Range: 0.3 meters.
  
  
  
  
• R00-8Y ("RUBY")
  
  
  Type: Sassy Personal Assistant
  Model: Reprogrammed Arakyd Industries DRK-1 “Dark Eye” Probe Droid
  
  DEXTERITY 3D
  Blaster 4D, dodge 4D
  KNOWLEDGE 3D
  Bureaucracy 4D, intimidation: sass 5D, scholar: logistics 4D, willpower 4D
  MECHANICAL 1D
  Sensors 3D
  PERCEPTION 3D
  Hide 5D, search 5D, sneak 5D
  STRENGTH 1D
  TECHNICAL 1D
  
  Equipped With:
  • Anti-scan shell (scan-absorbing shell provides a +1D+1 bonus to hide skill rolls)
    
  • Comlink
    
  • Improved sensor package (+2 bonus to all search skill rolls)
    
  • Infrared vision (droid can see in the dark up to 30 meters, may ignore 4D penalty for total darkness if heat sources are present)
    
  • Laser cannon (5D damage, range: 3-7/25/50, ammo: 50)
    
  • Low-light vision (reduce darkness penalties by 2D when in low-light conditions)
    
  • Motion sensors (+2 bonus to Perception or search checks to detect moving targets)
    
  • Odor neutralizer spray (5D effectiveness, nozzle range: 0-1 meter, skill: missile weapons)
    
  • Recording unit (can record and play back up to 5 minutes of holo-footage)
    
  • Reinforced chassis / plating (+1D vs. physical and energy damage, -1 penalty applied to original Move score of 16)
    
  • Self-destruct system (droid will self-destruct/explode under predetermined circumstances)
    
  • Sonic sensors (+2 bonus to Perception or search checks that involve sound)
    
  • Stun blaster (4D stun damage, range: 3-10/30/120, ammo: 100)
    
  • Telescopic vision (the droid’s visual sensors have the equivalent of macrobinocular capability: Search and visually-based Perception checks are increased by 3D when using photoreceptor's macrobinocular mode to view targets or areas more than 100 meters away; range: 100-250/500/1 km. All modes have an Easy sensors difficulty at short range, increasing one level per range band)
    
  • Tool/weapon mounts (the droid has three appendages upon which interchangeable weapons may be attached)
  
  Note: Due to droid's small size, apply a +1D scale modifier (the same concept typically used for targets between 10 to 50 centimeters in size) when Character scale characters or opponents attack/interact with R00-8Y, eg: R00-8Y gains a +1D bonus to attacks rolls she makes against Character scale targets, while attacks attempts against her are made at +1D to the difficulty to hit, and +1D to damage.
  
  Personality Matrix: Feminine
  Move: 15
  Availability: 4, X
  Cost: Not available for sale
  Size: 0.2 meters
  
  
  
• DROID DEPOT
  
  
  
  Type: Droidsmithing workshop / droid repair and retail business
  Headquarters/Location: Black Spire Outpost, Batuu system, Trilon sector, XYZ coordinates: -401.72, -561.84, 004.32
  Services: As sign outside of shop advertises: Sales (new and used), Service (ie: maintenance and repair), and Trades
  Known Affiliations: Resistance (unofficial — and hush-hush!)
  Known Adversaries: Tara Rashin (Quarren cyborged-pirate) and Guavian Death Gang
  Key Figures: Mubo (proprietor/chief technician), R00-8Y (Mubo's personal assistant), "You" (apprentice technician, player character of Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge video game), J-4X (pilot droid)
  Area of Operations: Batuu, Outer Rim and Western Reaches
  
  Capsule: Business is booming for Mubo and the Droid Depot. In fact, the Utai droid builder finds himself so busy nowadays, that he has not only taken on an apprentice (whom he frequently tasks with overseeing offworld parts-pickup and transport), he has also recruited a number of part-time assistants from among Batuu's more technically-inclined residents, to perform many of the shop’s more mundane duties. And because astromech droids are among his shop’s most popular wares, Mubo has now handed off much of the assembly process to staff members chosen from this pool of technically-inclined recruits. After receiving a crash course in droid programming and repair from Mubo, these specially-trained Droid Depot “Imagineers” then host workshops where customers themselves, often a dozen at a time, assemble astromech units from pre-prepared kits, and under staff supervision — all so that the Utai droid builder and his apprentice are free to tackle more challenging and/or more pressing projects.
  
  Game Notes: Mubo has equipped the Droid Depot with a custom-built assortment of both automated and manually controlled hydraulic lifts, pulleys, cables, conveyor-belt platforms and manipulator arms to assist the diminutive Utai and his staff with many physically demanding tasks. If rolls are required, treat the automation/machinery in the shop as having the relevant non-combat "manual labor" skill needed for the scene at a 4D professional level. Exceptions include Mubo's heavy lifters, which are speeder-scale machines with 5D Strength, and are located at various mildly-mobile locales throughout the shop).
  
  
  
  Above: R00-8Y and Mubo greet C-3P0
  
  
  
  Above: Droid Depot interior
  
  
  
  Above: Droid Depot external droid maintenance/recharge/repair bay, storage area, and oil bath station
  
  
  
  Above: Droid Depot logo

Sources: Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge video game for Oculus Quest platform, Star Wars: Datapad mobile game within Play Disney Parks app, https://www.ilmxlab.com/news/mubo-meet-the-characters-of-tales-from-the-galaxys-edge/ , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqLcfMy1vuo&ab_channel=Ctop , https://www.ilmxlab.com/news/discover-your-role-in-tales-from-the-galaxys-edge/ , Aliens Stats (p.161-162), Droid Stats (p.33), and Equipment Stats (Communications, Information, and Tools sections) fan-made D6 sourcebooks credited to Thiago S. Aranha, and Wookieepedia.

Images: Artwork by Karl Lindberg ( https://twitter.com/PhilSzostak/status/1346876553032994816 ), screen captures of "Droid Problems" exchange seen in Star Wars: Datapad mobile game within Play Disney Parks app, artwork by Chris Trevas and/or Chris Reiff and photograph of "real life" Droid Depot at Disney Parks (Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Traveler's Guide to Batuu book), renders from https://www.ilmxlab.com/news/discover-your-role-in-tales-from-the-galaxys-edge/ , https://www.ilmxlab.com/news/mubo-meet-the-characters-of-tales-from-the-galaxys-edge/ , https://ziggyknowsdisney.com/droid-depot/ , and Wookieepedia.

Capsule text adapted from https://www.ilmxlab.com/news/mubo-meet-the-characters-of-tales-from-the-galaxys-edge/ . Species stats adapted from Aliens Stats fan-made D6 sourcebook credited to Thiago S. Aranha (p.161-162). Stats and additional original text by Telsij.

Note: See PELI MOTTO for information on Systems Diagnosis skill.
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[deano]

Looking good buddy
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[Telsij]

[shootingwomprats]

Your write-ups to get better all the time. With your busy schedule I am glad you find time to continue these posts. Thank you.
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[Telsij]

[shootingwomprats]

[Telsij]

Will prob sign off here until next month or two. Best of luck with those projects.
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[Whill]

[Telsij]

[Forceally]

[Forceally]

What's with the +2D and +3D in the story factors for the Martez sisters?

[Telsij]

[Telsij]

And although it's not 100% in keeping with this thread's theme, I realized that I should probably add my StarWars-ified write-up of BALOO from TailSpin here too, for reference!

BALOO, Hotshot Pilot (TailSpin) - 02/02/2021
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[Telsij]

Because of all the snow and freezing cold we've gotten in my area, as well as the climate/govt/infrastructure catastrophe in Texas (which this post in NO way whatsoever intends to make light of, obviously), it seemed timely to share these two write-ups from the old G+ Kenner sourcebook project.

Here are CAL ALDER (Rebel Soldier: Hoth Battle Gear 1980) and VILDAR BLIN (Hoth Rebel Soldier 1997)!


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CAL ALDER
Type: Forward Scout



A Quote: "Sir, all the patrols are in. Still no… still no contact from Skywalker or Solo."

DEXTERITY 2D+2
Blaster 4D, blaster artillery 4D+2, dodge 4D, running 3D+2
KNOWLEDGE 4D
Alien species: indigenous creatures 6D+1, planetary systems 6D, scholar: terrain topography 6D+2, tactics: perimeter patrol 4D+2, survival 6D
MECHANICAL 3D
Beast riding 4D, beast riding: tauntaun 5D, communications 4D, repulsorlift operation 4D, sensors 4D+2
PERCEPTION 3D+1
Command 4D+1, hide 4D, investigation 4D+1, search 5D+2, sneak 4D+2
STRENGTH 3D
Climbing/jumping 4D, stamina 4D
TECHNICAL 2D
Computer programming/repair 3D, first aid 3D+1, security 4D

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Kal’Shebbol

Character Points: 5
Move: 10



Capsule: While some scouts specialized in charting hyperspace routes, others made it their business to know like the back of their hand, the fauna, flora and features of each planet they explored. Cal Alder was one such scout — and he was one of the best. Hailing from the Outer Rim planet Kal’Shebbol, Alder fought in the Alliance Army alongside Major Bren Derlin for several years, and often in the grimmest of circumstances. At the perilous Battle of Nentan, Alder so impressively utilized his knowledge of terrain scouting and indigenous lifeforms in the rescue of refugees from Imperial assault, that he was reassigned to Alliance High Command’s new headquarters on the ice planet of Hoth.

As one of the first to arrive at Echo Base, Alder’s expertise was essential to determining the outpost’s true defensible perimeter. Now a lieutenant, he conducted and coordinated perimeter patrols under Derlin’s command. During one particularly brutal blizzard, Alder had to report the status of both Luke Skywalker and Han Solo as missing, knowing full well that leaving the shield doors open to await their return would make the base vulnerable to Hoth’s harsh elements and threaten the survival of all. After receiving clearance from Princess Leia and Major Derlin, Alder closed the blast doors for the night, doing his duty, however reluctantly.

At the Battle of Hoth, Alder aided in Snowspeeder deployment at the very defensive perimeter he had helped to establish. And in the years that followed, Alder continued to serve the cause with distinction. Eventually, he would even return to his home sector of Kathol, in order to advise in the DarkStryder campaign to overthrow the regime of rogue Imperial warlord, Moff Sarne.

Equipment: Anti-glare goggles (provides +2D protection versus glare and snow-blinding/flash-blinding), BlasTech DH-17 blaster (4D damage, range: 5-15/30/120, fire control: 1D, Game Notes: A Difficult blaster repair roll allows the user to modify the weapon to fire in bursts. Only one 20-second burst can be fired, after which weapon becomes completely useless as blaster. For duration of the burst, shooter receives +3D to blaster roll but cannot dodge), cold-weather officer's attire (+1D+2 to resist freezing temperatures; includes headgear, scarf, and padded vest), datapad.





Kenner Toy "Character Identification" Note: The 1980 Kenner sculpt matches the uniform worn by Echo Base officers, rather than the uniform worn by the trooper pictured on the packaging. The character pictured is a field trooper seen holding the remote control unit for a 1.4 FD P-Tower laser cannon. However, Hasbro's "Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Battle Gear)" from their 2011 "Kenner" basic assortment of The Vintage Collection (above), later established a link between the vintage figure and Cal Alder, by using his portrait on the homage packaging, with corresponding likeness and paint deco, explicitly/definitively referencing the 2011 figure as a direct update of the 1980 figure. For these reasons, this write-up identifies the vintage figure as representing Alder.

Sources: The Empire Strikes Back film, Decipher CCG, Kenner 1980 The Empire Strikes Back action figure: Rebel Soldier (Hoth Battle Gear), Hasbro / "Kenner" 2011 The Vintage Collection: The Empire Strikes Back action figure: Rebel Soldier (Echo Base Battle Gear), Wookieepedia, Star Wars CCG by Decipher, and https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/content/modules.php?name=JReviews&rop=showcontent&id=873 . Images: Screen capture from The Empire Strikes Back film, http://www.rebelscum.com/vintrebsoldier.asp , and https://www.jeditemplearchives.com/content/modules.php?name=JReviews&rop=showcontent&id=873 . Stats and text by Telsij.


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VILDAR BLIN
Type: SpecForce First Responder



DEXTERITY 2D+2
Blaster 4D+1, blaster artillery 4D, dodge 3D+2, melee combat: portable plasma cutter 3D+2
KNOWLEDGE 3D
Law enforcement: Corulag 4D, scholar: salvage operations 4D, survival 5D,
tactics: artillery observation 5D, tactics: first response 5D+2, value 4D+2
MECHANICAL 3D
Communications 4D, sensors 4D
PERCEPTION 3D
Command: SpecForce first responders 4D, search 4D, search: target acquisition 5D, sneak 4D
STRENGTH 3D
Brawling 4D, stamina 4D
TECHNICAL 3D+1
Computer programming/repair 3D+2, first aid 4D, security 5D, systems diagnosis 4D+1

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Corulag

Character Points: 1
Move: 10



Equipment: Anti-glare goggles (provides +2D protection versus glare and snow-blinding/flash-blinding), BlasTech A280 blaster rifle (5D+2 damage, range: 4-40/120/300, ammo: 100), cold-weather battle gear: boots, gloves, leggings, padded vest, thermal flak jacket (+2D to resist freezing temperatures), comlink, macrobinoculars (+1D bonus to search at distances greater than 50 meters), portable plasma cutter (Damage: 7D; Game Notes: It takes one round per 1D of body strength to cut a two-meter-by-one-meter hole, eg: blast door of 6D body strength would take six rounds. If used as a weapon, plasma cutter causes 7D physical damage. A Moderate melee combat roll is needed to hit. Blast goggles or blast visor must be used with cutter. Anyone without proper eye protection within two meters must make a Moderate willpower or Perception roll to look away or be blinded for three minutes. If someone is blinded, an attacker gets +10 to hit in combat), survival backpack.

Capsule: Vildar Blin was once a member of the local security force on the planet Corulag, patrolling the Bormea sector of the Core Worlds. It was not until his brother betrayed the family by declaring open support for the New Order that Blin felt compelled to join the sector's Rebel underground. In time, Blin was assigned to Echo Base on Hoth, where he served with the Alliance Special Forces, as a corporal. And it was on Hoth that Vildar Blin would met his demise.

During one of the Alliance's worst battlefield defeats of the Galactic Civil War, Blin fought in the defensive trenches surrounding Echo Base, under the command of Colonel Ledick Firest. Trained in reconnaissance, Blin helped spot for the Rebels' blaster artillery and marked for capture, any salvageable Imperial equipment from fallen All Terrain Armored Transports.

In the skies above, ace Rogue Group pilot Wedge Antilles downed one of the AT-ATs by ensnaring its legs with high-tension cable from his snowspeeder — the first Imperial walker neutralized during the Battle of Hoth. Blin and his assistant stormed out of the trenches at Firest's behest, headed for the grounded AT-AT. They reached the walker before any Imperials emerged and were about to begin their salvage operations, when a snowspeeder pilot fired upon the vulnerable AT-AT, destroying it.

Blin and his assistant were killed in the explosion... as a direct result of friendly fire. The loss of these two brave men proved once again that even in the most diligent of operations, the chaos of war can bring about avoidable tragedy — at any time.

Sources: Kenner 1997 The Power of the Force action figure: Hoth Rebel Soldier, The Empire Strikes Back film, http://www.rebelscum.com/POTF2hothrebelsoldier.asp , Star Wars CCG by Decipher, https://res.starwarsccg.org/cards/Images-HT/starwars/Hoth-Light/large/rebelscout.gif , https://www.starwars.com/news/echo-base-personnel-meet-the-rebels-on-ice , and Wookieepedia. Images: Figure photo by Dan Emmons (2014) https://www.starwarscollector.com/hd-photo-gallery/the-power-of-the-force-freeze-frame/655-the-power-of-the-force-freeze-frame-action-figures-basic/9094-hoth-rebel-soldier and The Empire Strikes Back screen capture. Capsule text adapted from https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Vildar_Blin . Stats and additional original text by Telsij.


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In regards to identifying the two other Hoth Rebels released under the Kenner brand, Rebel Commander (1980) and Deluxe Hoth Rebel Soldier with Anti-Vehicle Laser Cannon (1996):

Although a good argument is made here, https://www.banthaskull.com/miaf/character/mi-unidentified-rebel-commander , for the mustachioed Rebel Commander figure representing the yet-unnamed rebel played by Harrison Ellenshaw, the far more compelling ID for the figure is BREN DERLIN, despite the photo and uniform mismatch (the uniform more closely matches the rebel field troopers rather than the officers). Played of course by John Ratzenberger of Cheers fame, Derlin already has official stats.

1996's clean-shaven Deluxe Hoth Rebel Soldier with Anti-Vehicle Laser Cannon on the other hand? Still up for debate, as the character pictured on its packaging has yet to be named. And so, my finding a Canon/Legends character to associate the figure with, remains a work-in-progress! But in regards to the figures as anonymous Rebel soldiers? Great army builders for a collector!
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[Telsij]

Upon reading that DAFT PUNK (1993-2021) had disbanded earlier this week, I thought it appropriate to update my old 2015 entry for them (which was based on their appearance in a 2010 cantina-themed Adidas commercial):

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DAFT PUNK
Type: Electronic Duo



DEXTERITY 2D
Dodge 4D
KNOWLEDGE 3D+2
Artist: musical performer 6D+2, languages 4D, languages: Twi'leki 5D+2, planetary systems 5D, scholar: electronic music composition 7D+2, streetwise 4D+2, streetwise: the Grid 6D, survival 4D, value 4D+2
MECHANICAL 3D
Communications 4D, musical instrument operation 4D+2, musical instrument operation: MI-DI controller 7D, musical instrument operation: Ommni board 7D, repulsorlift operation: landspeeder 4D, sensors 4D
PERCEPTION 3D+1
Bargain 4D+1, bargain: Silent Speech Interface 5D+2, con 4D+1, gambling: speeder racing 4D, persuasion: Silent Speech Interface 6D+1
STRENGTH 2D
Stamina 4D
TECHNICAL 4D
Computer programming/repair: electronic music engineering/production 7D, droid programming 6D, droid repair 5D, equipment repair 5D

Species/Classification: Geranite (formerly) / Droid (currently)
Gender/Matrix: Male / Masculine Programming
Homeworld: Geran

Force Points: 1
Cyber Points: 6
Character Points: 6
Move: 10

Special Abilities and Story Factors:

• Cybernetics and Cyber Points (Optional Rules): For every cybernetic enhancement or replacement that a character receives, roll 1D. If this roll is less than the number of Cyber Points that the character has, he loses touch with the organic side of his cybernetic self and becomes a droid-like character with no access to Force skills or to Force Sensitivity. (Player Characters and major NPCs who become droid-like characters retain their Force Points however.) If appropriate, he may even now be subject to memory wipes and modification, as well as other effects previously applicable only to Droids. Any Force Points lost due to the loss of Force Sensitivity may be exchanged for Character Points, at a rate of 1 Force Point for 5 Character Points.
  
  Force Points or Character Points (but not both in combination) may be spent on the roll that determines whether or not a character becomes "more machine than man." However, the Force Point is not spent in the usual way. In this case, spending a Force Point allows for a re-roll, while spending a Character Point adds only + 1 to the total. A maximum of 1 Force Point or 2 Character Points may be spent to influence the outcome of this roll. Characters who have become Droid characters may also begin to register as such on Droid scanners. If a cyborg who has become more "machine than man" attempts to pass for organic, reduce the difficulty level of sensors roll to detect "something odd" about the character by one level, starting at Heroic, for each Cyber Point that a character has.
  
  Note: Both members of Daft Punk have already crossed the threshold between Geranite organic, and a cybernetic being nearly indistinguishable from that of a droid.
  
  
• Droid Bodies: Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger: Daft Punk's cybernetic surgeries have essentially transformed the duo into droids. And their mechanical bodies have granted them enhanced abilities. In addition, Daft Punk have successfully retained the status typically afforded to organics in most social hierarchy. Their former state as flesh-and-blood organic Gernanites, as well as their celebrity, has spared them from falling to the indentured servant or slave-like status of droids.
  
  In game terms, due to their cybernetically rebuilt-and-reinforced chassis, Daft Punk gain a +1D bonus to resist physical damage and a +2 bonus to resist energy damage inflicted upon their torso, arms and legs. Like "real" droids however, Daft Punk are now also susceptible to ionization attacks. In addition, Daft Punk may apply a +1D bonus to a single skill use that is either Strength-based or Dexterity-based, per round. And because their droid brains grant them a smoother interface with computers and electronics, Daft Punk also gain a +1D bonus to their computer programming/repair rolls.
  
  
• (Formerly) Breathers of Hydron-three Atmosphere: The near-human species known as the Geranites or Geran must breathe Hydron-three gas in order to survive. When away from their homeworld or planets with similar-enough atmospheres, Geranites require the use of breathing apparatuses. These apparatuses usually take the form of fully-enclosed helmets that are equipped with Hydro-three-filled canisters.
  
  Note: As Daft Punk are now more akin to droids than even cyborged Geranites, it is almost certain that they no longer need to breathe as most organics do. That their helmets no longer show any sign of Hydron-three gas canisters or connections is further evidence of this.
  
  
• Geranite Physiology... Gone: Although their physical faces remain hidden, making it impossible to verify if Daft Punk still possess any trace of the purple, blue, green, and pink skin tones typical of Geranites — and if so, which — their organic systems have been so thoroughly replaced by cybernetics that it is likewise impossible to distinguish their former species from masked humans or other similar humanoids. For example, rather than three digit Geranite hands, Daft Punk's cybernetic hands each have five digits.
  
  
• Seamless Collaboration: Because Daft Punk already had a close friendship and sound working relationship, their ability to coordinate with one another was enhanced by the shared electronic architecture between their droid brains. Daft Punk collaborate on tasks seamlessly, without the need for verbal communication.
  
  In game terms, Daft Punk do not require a successful Command role in order to combine actions. They may do so automatically.
  
  
• Self-Destruct Sequencing: If either member of Daft Punk decides it is the time to cease functioning for whatever reason, each is equipped with a self-destruct mechanism. The device is located in their torso and its controls are accessible via a dual-knobbed panel on their backs. This panel is almost always concealed beneath their signature costumes. When activated, the explosive device/mechanism will begin a 60 second countdown by default, until detonation. Neither member of Daft Punk can initiate this self-destruct on his own, however. If a member of Daft Punk wishes to end it all, he must have his partner activate the self-destruct for him.
  
  In game terms, Daft Punk's self-destruct sequence can be initiated at any time, though it must be activated by someone other than he, with self-destruction occurring at the end of a 60 second duration, or as soon as the start of the following round if desired. Damage: 8D/6D/4D/2D. Blast radius: 0-1/3/6/12. Please note that because the explosive device is located internally, Daft Punk do not gain the damage resistance bonuses offered to them by their droid bodies and Alterian LE-DFX Helmets. If detonated, Daft Punk resist damage to their self-destruct device using only their base Strength attribute.
  
  
• Silence: Although Geranites are fully capable of verbal communication, in their current post-transition state, Daft Punk simply... do not speak. They prefer to communicate via the scrolling text and graphic screens on their helmets. In game terms, if tasks require verbalization and Daft Punk cannot otherwise communicate the idea/concept via the scrolling screens of their helmets or through body language, they must find some other means of communicating the idea in question.
  

Caspule: As Geranites, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo — better known collectively by their stage name, Daft Punk — already wore special Hydron-three helmets in order to survive when on tour away from their homeworld. But it was only after a mishap with machinery in their recording studio that this electronic music duo became a *robotic duo* as well. Requiring extensive reconstructive surgery, the cybernetic beings that emerged from the aftermath of the accident now had droid brains, coupled with humanoid hearts. This synergy is what has allowed Daft Punk to craft and hone the signature sound of their music. They were harder, better, faster, stronger.

After making a name for themselves, first around their world — a-round their wo-rld — then on the galactic music scene at large, as well as within the mysterious virtual realm known as The Grid, Daft Punk realized that with winning success, came making enemies. At some point before the Battle of Yavin, and shortly before the start of the Boonta Speeder Race (in which they had sponsored a landspeeder in competition), the duo found themselves in trouble on Tatooine. And so, the duo ventured into the desert planet's wretched hive of scum of villainy, in hopes of making a quick getaway. Despite not communicating verbally, Daft Punk were able to contract Han Solo and his Millennium Falcon, making good their escape from Mos Eisley, with Da Funk intact. Daft Punk survived one more time, to perform another day.



And yet, whether in the far-flung future or far too soon, should one or both members of Daft Punk decide he had fulfilled his purpose, reached his logical end, or had simply grown too weary to continue on, each knows he may count on the other to ensure that his old friend and partner deactivates for good. Unable to initiate their self-destruct sequence themselves, Bangalter and de Homem-Christo trust one another to do what he must.


Equipment: Alterian LE-DFX Helmets (see below), chromed cyber-interface gauntlets and gloves (STR+1D to brawling damage; treat as datapad with controls for performance-related visual and audio effects), dapper attire (currently/primarily consisting of black leather-jacket ensembles with Daft Punk logo on back, their signature outfits grant them +1 protection vs. edged physical damage), racing landspeeder, Ommni soundboards, pyramid of MI-DI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) controllers.

• Alterian LE-DFX Helmets: Although Daft Punk no longer require the use of the Hydron-Three breathing apparatus that is standard for Geranite helmets (hence the absence of connected respiratory gas canisters), the duo's customized headgear do provide a number of unique effects. Rendered in aurodium and silver respectively, Daft Punk's helmets also undergo upgrades regularly, as well as periodic refinement to their appearance to suit the duo's evolving aesthetic needs.
  
  
  
  Game Notes: Each helmet provides its wearer +2D protection vs. physical damage and +1D vs. energy damage; covers head only. The helmets' opaque visors grant wearers a +3D bonus to resist flash-blinding and light-based attacks. In addition, each helmet is capable of displaying scrolling or flashing text, as well as imagery and animation that is in sync with the group's live or preprogrammed performance. Daft Punk may communicate silently, with one another and with others, using their helmet displays, via their unique social skill specialization, Silent Speech Interface, with the task difficulty dependent upon the complexity of a given message. The helmets' imaging effects may be controlled or triggered via illuminated control panels on Daft Punk's gauntlets.

Sources: 2010 Star Wars cantina-themed Adidas television commercial ( https://youtu.be/PnB3VIsa8WI ), Daft Punk's discography, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk , https://www.theverge.com/22291958/today-i-learned-daft-punk-robot-helmets , https://twitter.com/Daft_Wub/status/1362285526435340288 , https://twitter.com/Daft_Wub/status/1364036592608796678 , 2021 farewell video "Epilogue" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuDX6wNfjqc&ab_channel=DaftPunk , Tron: Legacy film, and Wookieepedia.

Images: Screen captures from 2010 Star Wars cantina-themed Adidas television commercial, and cropped version of "History of Daft Punk Helmets" artwork by Cyber-Hornet ( https://www.reddit.com/r/DaftPunk/comments/fx98fv/history_of_daft_punk_helmets_by_cyberhornet/ ).

Stats and text by Telsij.
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