Obscure Character Archive!

[Telsij]

Good morning! Wanted to share more of the Solo characters I'd done for our upcoming sourcebook, before getting back "on brand" later today:


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TOBIAS BECKETT
Type: Grizzled Gunslinger



A Quote: "Let me give you some advice. Assume everyone will betray you and you will never be disappointed."

DEXTERITY 3D+2
Blaster 7D+2, blaster: heavy blaster pistol 8D+2, brawling parry 5D+2, dodge 7D, melee combat 5D+2, melee combat: knife 6D+2, melee parry 5D, running 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+1
Alien species 5D+2, cultures 4D+1, cultures: underworld 7D, languages 4D+1, planetary systems 7D, streetwise 7D+2, survival 5D, tactics: heist 6D+1, value 5D+2, willpower 4D+1
MECHANICAL 2D+2
Astrogation 4D+2, communications 4D, sensors 4D, repulsorlift operation 4D+2, space transports 4D, starship gunnery 5D+2
PERCEPTION 3D+2
Bargain 6D+2, command 5D, con 7D+2, hide 5D+2, persuasion 5D, search 5D+2, sneak 5D+1
STRENGTH 3D
Brawling 6D, climbing/jumping 4D+2, lifting 4D, stamina 5D+2
TECHNICAL 2D+2
Blaster repair 6D+2, computer programming/repair 4D, demolition 4D, equipment repair 4D, first aid 3D+2, security 5D+2, space transport repair 3D+2

Species: Human
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Glee Anselm
Size: 1.78 meters tall

Force Points: 2
Dark Side Points: 1
Character Points: 21
Move: 10

Capsule: A grizzled gunslinger, Tobias Beckett was a born survivor, always quietly working out angles and analyzing patterns to ensure that he came out ahead. Even that came at monetary cost however. And so, in order to pay off his debts, this native of Glee Anselm became a professional thief, assembling a team of specialized scoundrels to carry out risky but profitable ventures. Always aware of the uncertainties – and ready to unholster his blasters if something went wrong — Beckett was aware that the latter was always a possibility. Indeed he had learned the hard way that trust has its limits. Nonetheless, Beckett came to be romantically involved with Val, a cool-under-fire saboteur who became a longtime partner in crime.

Now a veteran thief, Beckett had pulled off heists all across the galaxy when he and his crew saw a chance for a big score: steal coaxium from an Imperial conveyex on Vandor. But lifting a cargo car off the tracks wouldn’t be easy. To pull it off, Beckett, Val and Rio Durant first had to steal an AT-hauler from the battlefields of Mimban.

While casing Imperial operations on Mimban, Beckett’s crew encountered a young mudtrooper named Han Solo. Beckett took a liking to Han, and found a place for him and Chewbacca on the Vandor job. The arrival of Enfys Nest’s Cloud-Riders threw the heist into chaos, however, forcing Beckett to make amends with Crimson Dawn, the crime syndicate that had backed his scheme.

Beckett, Han and Chewie met with Dawn kingpin Dryden Vos, who agreed to a proposal made by Han: the gang would steal coaxium from the Pyke Syndicate on Kessel. Success would erase Beckett’s debt to Vos – but he knew there were many ways for Han’s risky plan to fail.

And Beckett knew too that it would be wise to plan for that very real possibility... even if that meant betrayal. After all, you didn't get far in the criminal underworld without looking out for yourself first and foremost. And the kid would have to learn that important lesson sometime....

Equipment: BlasTech DL-44 carbine / heavy blaster pistol (see Han Solo for DL-44's pistol configuration), BlasTech Sideloader DG-29 heavy blaster pistol (5D damage, range: 3-9/30/60 or 100 — long range maximum is expanded to 100 if macroscope is used, ammo: 50; Game Notes: Use of the Sideloader DG-29's image-intensifying macroscope increases the weapon's maximum effective range to 100 meters, matching that of most blaster pistols, while retaining a heavy blaster pistol's stopping power. In addition, if macroscope is used for one round of aiming, shooter gains a +1D bonus to blaster rolls against long range targets — as long as macroscope remains in uninterrupted use after aiming preparation. Lastly, "sideloader" design allows ammunition chamber to be swiveled out of, and back into, firing position via button-activation and wrist movement, respectively. In game terms, reloading the weapon still counts as one non-roll action, but shooter may reload weapon one-handed if necessary, and/or able to do so), BlasTech RSKF-44 heavy blaster (5D+2 damage, range: 2-5/25/50, ammo: 50, Game Notes: RSKF-44 fires two shots with each pull of the trigger, depleting ammo at twice the rate of a typical heavy blaster pistol. Damage code above already reflects "combined/fire-linked" double-barreled output, for efficiency and speed of play), collapsible blade with fusioncutter, dark gray-blue jumpsuit, greatcoat (+1 vs. edged physical damage), Fabritech 9.5D electromonocular, scarf, Tee-muss leather gloves, tooled leather double gun belt.

Sources: Star Wars: A Star Wars Story film and Star Wars: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide, http://starwars.com Databank, and Wookieepedia. Stats and additional text by Telsij. Capsule text adapted from Star Wars: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.56-57) and http://starwars.com Databank entry.

[Telsij]

Good morning (again)! Continuing the previous post's sentiment to share more of the Solo characters I'd done for our upcoming sourcebook, before getting back "on brand" later today:


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QI’RA
Type: Cunning Survivor



A Quote: "It's not that kind of game, Han. The object isn't to win, it's just to stay in it as long as you can."

(As of the Kessel Run)

DEXTERITY 3D+1
Blaster 5D+1, brawling parry 6D+1, dodge 6D, grenade 4D, melee combat 6D+1, melee parry 6D+2, pick pocket 6D, running 4D+2
KNOWLEDGE 3D+2
Alien species 4D+2, bureaucracy 5D+2, business 5D+2, cultures 6D, languages 5D, law enforcement 4D, planetary systems 5D, streetwise 6D+1, streetwise: Crimson Dawn 7D+2, survival 5D+2, value 6D, willpower 6D
MECHANICAL 2D
Astrogation 4D, communications 4D+2, repulsorlift operation 3D+1, sensors 4D+1, space transports 3D, space transports: Kalevalan star yacht 4D+1, starship gunnery 3D
PERCEPTION 4D
Bargain 6D+1, command: Crimson Dawn operatives 5D+2, con 6D+2, hide 5D+2, persuasion 6D+1, search 5D+2, sneak 5D
STRENGTH 2D+2
Brawling: martial arts 6D+1, climbing/jumping 4D+2, stamina 4D+2
TECHNICAL 2D+1
Computer programming/repair 4D+2, demolition 3D, droid repair 3D, equipment repair 3D+1, first aid 3D+1, security 5D+1

Species: Human
Gender: Female
Homeworld: Corellia
Size: 1.58 meters tall

Force Points: 2
Dark Side Points: 1
Character Points: 12
Move: 10

Special Skills: Qi’ra knows the following Martial Arts techniques:

• Foot Sweep: Difficulty: Moderate. Effect: A successful attempt indicates the target is tripped, falling to the ground. The character must remain prone for the remainder of the round.
  
  
• Melee Mastery: Qi’ra has mastered the martial use of melee weaponry. Difficulty: Varies, depending upon Martial Arts technique used in conjunction with melee weapon. Effect: A character who knows this technique may apply any of the other Martial Arts techniques she knows to melee combat and melee parry rolls, provided that she has at least 5D in her Martial Arts skill, as well as in her Melee Combat and Melee Parry skills (or in the melee specializations she wishes to use), rolling whichever of her applicable skills is higher to determine the technique's success.
  
  
• Teräs Käsi: A character making a Teräs Käsi attack may not make any other actions in the round, including dodges or parries. The character splits the die code into "attack dice" and "damage dice," rolling only the attack dice to hit, but adding the "damage dice" to the character’s Strength when determining damage.

Capsule: Despite her youth, Qi’ra is Dryden Vos’s most trusted lieutenant, and an increasingly important Crimson Dawn operative. She has risen far above the bleak conditions of her youth on Corellia, where she lived in the sewers with the notorious White Worms gang.

Qi’ra had grown up on Corellia in a notorious Coronet City neighborhood known as the Silo. She soon clawed her way up from the Silo’s wasteland of dangerous streets to become a scrumrat for Lady Proxima’s White Worms, using her cunning to secure a profitable deal for Lady Proxima. Proxima noted her intelligence and initiative, rewarding her with the title of Head Girl. By age 18, Qi’ra commanded the attention and respect of Proxima, if not her full trust. Proxima admired Qi’ra’s scheming and strategy, but recognized a potential threat when she saw one. In the end, Qi’ra’s affection for Han Solo proved to be her undoing. When the couple attempted to flee Corellia using a stolen vial of Coaxium to pay their way, their plan went awry. And although Qi’ra intervened to save Han’s life, she was left behind.

But Qi’ra was a survivor. Sold by Proxima to slave trader Sarkin Enneb, she eventually wound up the “property” of crimelord Dryden Voss. After a year of repeated escape attempts, Qi’ra impressed Voss enough for him to offer her a position within the crime syndicate, Crimson Dawn, in exchange for her lifelong loyalty. In time, she rose through the ranks of Crimson Dawn to become Dryden Vos’ most-trusted lieutenant. The two were on Vandor when Qi’ra saw a face from her past: it was Han, seeking an audience with her boss.

When Qi’ra was a child, her wary nature had helped her succeed among the Scumrats. Now this quality was teamed with a mature, strategic mind that allowed her to navigate the far more dangerous waters of Crimson Dawn operations. She had thus far managed to conceal her true desires and intentions, using charm and wit to deflect probing questions from Dryden Vos, and from others. Although this cool, calculating front was surprising to Han, Qi’ra was, nonetheless, soon on her way to Kessel with her old flame and his partners in crime — ostensibly to safeguard the interests of Crimson Dawn.

On Kessel, disguised as an emissary from the Federation of Trade Route Allocation and Monetization, Qi'ra helped Beckett’s gang to infiltrate the mining colony and steal the raw coaxium. Her training in hand-to-hand-combat proved useful on the mission, effectively dispatching Quay Tolsite with a move that astounded the self-made droid L3-37. When the Pyke’s prisoners launched a revolt, Qi’ra played an integral role in the battle, launching the explosives that gave her co-conspirators time to board the Millennium Falcon and make their escape.

After a daring Kessel Run, which would fuel many years of Han’s boastings, the team made it to the refinery on Savareen just in time to avoid an explosion. Despite Qi’ra’s affinity for her old friend and his heroic impulse to help Enfys Nest by betraying Dryden Vos, Qi’ra’s future was along a different path. In a bloody battle, she turned against her captor, impaling him with his own Kyuzo petar, and assumed control as the public face, figurehead, and “leader” of Crimson Dawn.


Equipment: Black evening gown (with color scheme that matches other Syndicate members), Crimson Dawn half-emblem bib necklace, lock-picking spikes (+2D bonus to Security skill checks vs. mechanical/physical locks; set of 6), low-slung holster with loops for ammunition, onyxian belt with gold striping, Monlitzer S-195 double-barreled blaster pistol (4D+2 damage, range: 5-10/45/95, ammo: 100, Game Notes: The Monlitzer S-195 fires two shots with each pull of the trigger. In game terms, damage code above already reflects this "combined/fire-linked" double-barreled output, for efficiency and speed of play. In addition, the Monlitzer S-195 features a hinged assembly which allows its dual-barrels to quickly snap open and down for faster reloading, and/or loading with other task-specific ammunition. In game terms, reloading a Monlitzer S-195 falls somewhere between a free action and a non-roll action that incurs multi-action penalties. Reloading a Monlitzer S-195 while attempting to perform other actions in a given round still incurs a multi-action penalty. However, the blaster is considered reloaded by the time of the player’s next action, so that the player does not have to spend his next action performing the reloading itself. Lastly, in 10 BBY, Qi'ra was known to use the following types of alternate ammunition during her time with Crimson Dawn: Power plugs: Stoppers blaster gas converter chamber once trigger is pulled, building blaster gas compression to create a stronger burst once trigger is released. In game terms, once loaded power plugs grant a +1 damage bonus per round that trigger is depressed and held, up to a maximum of +2D damage bonus once weapon is fired. Increased damage comes with increased ammo expenditure equal to the number generated by damage bonus roll. The increased damage potential comes at a greater degree of potential mishap as well, such as the blaster exploding on a roll of 1 on the wild die, or other story-appropriate effects at the GM's discretion; Reactant gas capsules: +1D damage for each dual volley, when fired in certain chemical compositions of atmosphere, per gas capsule used), moof leather jacket lined with Voorpak fur, reinforced case holding 24 grenades (includes explosives, smoke and sedative gas), vast wardrobe of tailored outfits from galaxy’s leading designers.

Sources: Solo: A Star Wars Story film and novelization, Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide, Star Wars: Forces of Destiny episode: “Triplecross”, Wookieepedia, and starwars.com.
Stats by Telsij. Capsule text adapted from https://www.starwars.com/databank/qi-ra and Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.82-83).

Image: Revised version of Solo promotional poster by Lucasfilm, likely inspired by the artwork of Hachim Bahous.

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[Telsij]

And now, back to your regularly-scheduled programming! Back "On Brand"
with FUGAS FANDITA from Solo: A Star Wars Story and Tales From Vandor,
along with GOTARITE species stats.

FUGAS FANDITA
Type: Shell-shocked Veteran Miner

DEXTERITY 3D
Blaster: heavy blaster pistol 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Bureaucracy: mining industry 3D+2, streetwise 3D, survival 4D
MECHANICAL 3D
Machinery operation: mining equipment 5D
PERCEPTION 2D+2
Search 3D+2
STRENGTH 4D
Digging 5D, lifting 6D, stamina 6D
TECHNICAL 2D+2
Mining 5D

Species: Gotarite
Gender: Male
Character Points: 1
Move: 10

Story Factors:

Fear of the “Dark” (+3D): Fugas Fandita is haunted by things he has seen deep in the “Dark” — what veteran miners call the mines. Fugas has seen things in the spice mines of Kessel that make him afraid of ever returning to the planet’s depths. Fugas believes he had seen dangerous, hulking spiders deep in the darkness of the spice mines — armored arachnids attracted to light and motion, that fed on careless miners. Fugas has sworn that he will never again put himself in a situation where he must confront this fear. If Fugas does find himself in such circumstances, the Gotarite will become paralyzed by fear, until the cause of said fear is gone.

Released Convict (+1D): As of 10 BBY, Fugas Fandita had recently completed a twelve year prison sentence, toiling in the spice mines of Kessel. After surviving for over a decade in the mines, the Gotarite was released, but must at times still battle the social stigma certain sectors of society place upon ex-convicts.

Species Special Abilities:

Keen Sense of Smell: A Gotarite gains a +1D bonus to their search rolls, if tracking by scent.

Low-Light Vision: A Gotarite is capable of seeing in low-light conditions (short of absolute darkness) without penalty.

Mighty Incisors: A Gotarite’s two large front teeth inflict STR+1D damage, if used when brawling.

Underground Burrower Heritage: Gotarites’ evolutionary heritage allows them to thrive in underground environments. Not only were their powerful forelimbs developed for digging, their specialized circulatory systems allow them to tolerate higher levels of carbon dioxide than many other mammalian humanoids. In game terms, Gotarites gain a +1D bonus to digging and burrowing-related tasks. In addition, when in enclosed spaces or when the amount of breathable atmosphere is otherwise of concern, Gotarites may re-roll failed breathing-related stamina checks, although they must accept the second result.

Capsule: “No matter what species you are, the mines will find a way to do you in. Heavy work gets done by Wookiees, Houks, Gigorans, Yuzzem, and other big bruiser species, but they’ll put, say, a Chadra-Fan or a [sic] Ugnaught to work on more delicate tasks. Droids, too – there’s plenty of jobs for mechanicals, down in the Dark.

That’s what the veterans call the mines: the Dark. ‘d been working here a few weeks when an old Gotharite spent all night in the Lodge, picking at a kod’yok steak. His name was Fugas Fandita and he had forearms like airspeeder pistons, hands that looked like stone, and a thousand-parsec stare.

Fugas told me he’d just finished a 12-year sentence on Kessel, and the Pykes had offered him a job as a shift boss. Fugas told them no, and was looking to catch on with the Mining Guild instead. When the Pykes make an offer like that, a wise being doesn’t refuse. But Fugas swore he’d never go down in the Dark again. He told me there were things down there that fed on unwary miners. Supposedly they were attracted to light and could sense motion, so the crews shut their helmet lights off and held still when they heard something in the tunnels. But Gotarites have low-light vision, and an excellent sense of smell. So Fugas could still see.

He said the hunters in the Dark looked like huge armored spiders, and stank like spice and rotten meat.

I’d never heard anything like that about Kessel from anyone else who’s been there, but Fugas was telling the truth, or at least he thought ht was. There’d been something down there in the mines with him, and it terrified him. He’s still a miner – he’ll come in after his shift, with his new Mining Guild buddies – but he’s done with spice, and Kessel, and things that want to eat you in the darkness.”

– As retold by “Midnight”, overnight bartender at the Lodge on Vandor-1
(Tales From Vandor by Jason Fry)

Equipment: BlasTech RSKF-44 heavy blaster pistol (see separate entry), cup of imitation juri-juice, holster and utility belt, insulated and electro-grounded work coveralls (provides +2D protection vs. effects of severe weather and vs. damage from electrical shock), haul of mined iridium for Mining Guild.

Sources: Tales from Vandor book, Solo: A Star Wars Story film, Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.87), and Wikipedia entry for Mole (animal). Capsule text: Tales from Vandor (pages of book are unnumbered). Stats by Telsij.

Image: Gotarite concept art by Adam Brockbank. Fugas Fandita would likely be the character on the right, as the Official Guide identifies him as the Gotarite holding his cup aloft, but....


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GOTARITE

Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY: 1D/3D+2
KNOWLEDGE: 1D/4D
MECHANICAL: 1D/4D
PERCEPTION: 0D+2/3D+2
STRENGTH: 1D+2/4D+1
TECHNICAL: 1D/4D

Move: 10/12
Size: 1.5-2.0 meters tall on average

Species Special Abilities:

Keen Sense of Smell: A Gotarite gains a +1D bonus to their search rolls, if tracking by scent.

Low-Light Vision: A Gotarite is capable of seeing in low-light conditions (short of absolute darkness) without penalty.

Mighty Incisors: A Gotarite’s two large front teeth inflict STR+1D damage, if used when brawling.

Underground Burrower Heritage: Gotarites’ evolutionary heritage allows them to thrive in underground environments. Not only were their powerful forelimbs developed for digging, their specialized circulatory systems allow them to tolerate higher levels of carbon dioxide than many other mammalian humanoids. In game terms, Gotarites gain a +1D bonus to digging and burrowing-related tasks. In addition, when in enclosed spaces or when the amount of breathable atmosphere is otherwise of concern, Gotarites may re-roll failed breathing-related stamina checks, although they must accept the second result.

Sources: Tales from Vandor book, Solo: A Star Wars Story film, Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.87), and Wikipedia entry for Mole (animal).

[Whill]

Awesome, Telsij. I can't wait to see the Solo book!
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Sunday's Solo-themed OBSCURE CHARACTER ARCHIVE presents: KARJJ and species stats for the CROCIN!

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KARJJ
Type: Foul-tempered Freighter Captain



DEXTERITY 3D+1
Blaster 4D, dodge 4D
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Planetary systems 3D+2, streetwise 4D+2, survival 3D+2
MECHANICAL 3D+2
Astrogation 5D, space transports 4D+2, space transports:
C-ROC Gozanti-class cruiser 5D+2, starship gunnery 4D
PERCEPTION 2D+1
Bargain 3D+1, con 3D, gambling: Sabacc 3D+1, search 3D
STRENGTH 2D+2
Brawling 3D+2, brawling: bite 5D
TECHNICAL 3D
Space transport repair 4D+1

Species: Crocin
Gender: Male
Homeworld: Croce

Character Points: 3
Move: 8

Story Factors:

Foul Temperament: (+2D) Karjj is prone to distraction and outbursts of anger. In game terms, whenever he is faced with any setback (however minor), Karjj must make a Moderate willpower roll (at minimum, depending upon the situation), in order to resist giving in to his frustration. Failure results in Karjj allowing the setback to affect his current mood. Depending upon the circumstances, this may be expressed as an inability to focus, or an outright loss of temper. Although the character's irritability and foul mood should be roleplayed, to reflect his distracted state in game terms, Karjj also suffers a penalty to his Perception and Perception-based skills for each failed willpower roll, equal to the amount by which he failed the roll. This penalty lasts until his next setback, when a new willpower check will be called for.

Debt: (+3D) Karjj has crushing debts that loom large and burdensome in his life.

Species Special Abilities:

Light Sensitivity: Crocins evolved living in cities built in caverns along the water. Because of this, they are unaccustomed to bright sunlight and must wear protective goggles when travelling off of their homeworld. In game terms, Crocins can see without penalty in low-light conditions, shy of total darkness, but they suffer a -1D penalty to all visually-based tasks in brightly-lit conditions when without protective eyewear. In addition, prolonged exposure to such levels of brightness can cause lasting damage to a Crocin’s eyesight. For every hour that a Crocin is subjected to bright conditions, he must make an Easy Strength check – at minimum, depending how harsh or bright the lighting conditions are. Failed checks indicate that the Crocin suffers ocular damage, with results/effects determined as per standard combat/injury rules.

Sawtooth Bite: The Crocin possess rows of sharp saw-like teeth that protrude from the sides of their snouts. These teeth, coupled with their strong jaws, allow Crocins to shred food and other items at very high speeds. In game terms, a Crocin’s teeth inflict STR+2D damage in combat, plus optional grappling effects. And if successful on an initial bite attack, the Crocin may make an immediate, second damage roll against the same target, at no multi-action penalty. Alternatively, after a successful bite attack, if the Crocin wishes to clamp down upon a target, this second roll may be used as the opposed Strength roll to keep a target grappled. The +2D “damage” bonus is then also applied to this opposed Strength roll.

Scale-Moisturization: When in arid environments away from their homeworld of Croce, a Crocin must keep his scales from drying out. In game terms, if a Crocin does not administer water or oil to his scales at least once every day, the drying of his scales incurs a -1D penalty to all actions, due to the pain, until he applies oil to his scales. Many Crocins address this issue by using oiled wraps, or other topical measures.

Capsule: Bad luck just seems to stick to Karjj. He has a troubled marriage, a clunker of a ship, and crushing debts. It's his foul-tempered, distracted state that makes him a welcome addition to a Sabacc table. He can be counted on to lose his money as quickly as he loses his temper. Despite this, Karjj's love of the game was not diminished by his frequent losses.

Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D damage, range: 3-10/30/120, ammo: 100), comlink, modified but dilapidated C-ROC Gozanti-class cruiser (stock stats except: hyperdrive multiplier: x2; space: 4; weapons: double laser cannon, fire arc: front, crew: 1, skill: starship gunnery, fire control: 1D, space range: 1-3/12/25, atmosphere range: 100-300m/1.2km/2.5km, damage: 4D+2; game notes: for every failed roll that uses ship’s systems, a controls ionized result occurs and ship loses −1D from its maneuverability, weapons fire control and damage, and shield dice for remainder of round and the next round), goggles (prevents flash-blinding; calibrated to a Crocin’s specific needs for light reduction/filtration), fur-collared coat (+1D to stamina to resist effects of freezing weather), oiled headwrap (keeps scales from drying out).

Sources: Solo: A Star Wars Story film and novelization, Star Wars: Alien Archive book (p.116), Solo-themed Denny's TV commercial, Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.91), and Wookieepedia. Stats by Telsij. Capsule text adapted from: Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.91) and Star Wars: Alien Archive (p.116).

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CROCIN

Crocins are a reptilian species with short bodies, and teeth that protrude from the tops of their mouths. They build their cities in caverns near water, and are unused to bright sunlight. When travelling to warmer climates, they wear protective goggles to prevent damage to their sensitive eyesight.

CROCIN
Homeworld: Croce

Attribute Dice: 12D
DEXTERITY: 1D/3D+2
KNOWLEDGE: 1D/4D
MECHANICAL: 1D/4D
PERCEPTION: 1D/3D+2
STRENGTH: 1D/4D
TECHNICAL: 1D/4D

Move: 8/10
Size: 1.0-1.5 meters tall on average

Species Special Abilities:

Light Sensitivity: Crocins evolved living in cities built in caverns along the water. Because of this, they are unaccustomed to bright sunlight and must wear protective goggles when travelling off of their homeworld. In game terms, Crocins can see without penalty in low-light conditions, shy of total darkness, but they suffer a -1D penalty to all visually-based tasks in brightly-lit conditions when without protective eyewear. In addition, prolonged exposure to such levels of brightness can cause lasting damage to a Crocin’s eyesight. For every hour that a Crocin is subjected to bright conditions, he must make an Easy Strength check – at minimum, depending how harsh or bright the lighting conditions are. Failed checks indicate that the Crocin suffers ocular damage, with results/effects determined as per standard combat/injury rules.

Sawtooth Bite: The Crocin possess rows of sharp saw-like teeth that protrude from the sides of their snouts. These teeth, coupled with their strong jaws, allow Crocins to shred food and other items at very high speeds. In game terms, a Crocin’s teeth inflict STR+2D damage in combat, plus optional grappling effects. And if successful on an initial bite attack, the Crocin may make an immediate, second damage roll against the same target, at no multi-action penalty. Alternatively, after a successful bite attack, if the Crocin wishes to clamp down upon a target, this second roll may be used as the opposed Strength roll to keep a target grappled. The +2D “damage” bonus is then also applied to this opposed Strength roll.

Scale-Moisturization: When in arid environments away from their homeworld of Croce, a Crocin must keep his scales from drying out. In game terms, if a Crocin does not administer water or oil to his scales at least once every day, the drying of his scales incurs a -1D penalty to all actions, due to the pain, until he applies oil to his scales. Many Crocins address this issue by using oiled wraps, or other topical measures.

Sources: Solo: A Star Wars Story film and novelization, Star Wars: Alien Archive book (p.116), Solo-themed Denny's TV commercial, Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.91), and Wookieepedia. Stats by Telsij. Species capsule text: Star Wars: Alien Archive book (p.116).

[Telsij]

Sunday's themed OBSCURE CHARACTER ARCHIVE entries continue with IOTHENE JACONTRO from Solo: A Star Wars Story and Tales from Vandor.

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IOTHENE JACONTRO
Type: Obsessive Big Game Hunter



DEXTERITY 4D
Blaster: blaster rifle 5D, (A) Kerestian Darkstick 4D+1
KNOWLEDGE 3D+1
Alien species 5D+1, planetary systems 4D+1,
streetwise 3D+2, survival 4D+2, value 4D+1
MECHANICAL 2D
PERCEPTION 3D
Command: Safari caravan 4D, search: tracking 4D
STRENGTH 3D+2
Climbing/jumping: climbing 4D+2, stamina 5D+2
TECHNICAL 2D
Security 4D, security: trapping 5D

Species: Kerestian
Gender: Male
Character Points: 5
Move: 10

Story Factors:

Obsessive-to-a-Fault (+2D): All too often Iothene Jacontro is consumed by his current pursuit. When he becomes fixated on a given quest, objective, target or goal, it comes at the expense of his heath and better judgment, for his fixations often cause him to overlook crucial clues and important information.

Lost Limb (+3D): Jacontro has since lost the majority of his right arm to gangrene. In game terms, Jacontro suffers a -1D penalty to his attempts at performing actions that typically involve the use of two hands or two arms. When attempting actions that *require* two hands or arms to perform, Jacontro may make still make an attempt — however, he does so at -1D penalty *and* at one difficulty level higher. In addition, in these cases, his player must conceive of a reasonable alternate method for Jacontro to accomplish this task.

Special Skills:

(A) Kerestian Darkstick: Time taken: one round. This skill is used to throw and catch the Kerestian darkstick. The character must have thrown weapons of at least 4D to purchase this skill. The darkstick skill begins at the Dexterity attribute (like normal skills). Increase the difficulty to use the darkstick by two levels if the character is not skilled in darkstick. The weapon’s ranges are 5-10/30/50 and the darkstick causes 4D+2 damage. If the character exceeds the difficulty by more than five points, the character can catch the darkstick on its return trip.

Capsule: Big game hunter Iothene Jacontro was part of a crew who were convinced Vandor's mountains concealed a living vastadon. Despite losing an arm to gangrene after exposure to the elements, this Kerestian trapper returned to Vandor year after year, willing to brave the wilderness for what many at the Lodge regard as a fool's errand. And this search for the vastadon was not the only time Jacontro embarked upon such a foolhardy quest, if “Midnight”, the Lodge’s overnight bartender is to be believed....

“There’s a Kerestian hunter named Iothene Jacontro who visits Vandor every year or so. These days Jacontro’s obsessed with tracking down a vastadon that he swears lives up on the Jirree Glacier, but the first time he came to Vandor, he was looking for the treasure — specifically, the fabled Corubalni Hoard.

Jacontro showed up with a pack of aliens and told everybody that he’d released wampas into the outback as trophies for a big-game hunt. But the first night — about an hour into my shift — Jacontro’s gang started a fight int the hall with the Valarine School, the meanest bunch of Selkath pirates this side of Eriadu.

It went about as well as you’d expect, so the next morning Jacontro came down to find not only an enormous bar bill (and an even bigger bill for damages), but also that half of his gang was dead and the other half was in lockup down the hill.

Not the best start to a safari, but it got worse. It generally does, friend.

Jacontro needed a new crew, and wound up hiring half of Vandor’s deadbeats, swindlers, liars, and thieves. They they all trooped out of here looking for the Corubalni Hoard. Which I tried to tell them didn’t exist, but Jacontro wasn’t interested in the opinion of an overnight barkeep.

We figured that the story about the wampas was just cover for the treasure hunt, at least until Tibbs’ kod’yoks got devoured.

Jacontro had released wampas all right, but his people had turned them loose right on the other side of the ridge!

While his crew went off hunting for treasure, those ice-creatures followed their noses back to Fort Ypso and started wrecking stuff. So now we had wampas attacking convoys and tearing apart cabins, and nobody to hunt them.

Tibbs organized a shooting party, but I decided to sit that one out: I figured I’d stay where it was warm and there was no change something with claws like razors would try to remove my face.

While Tibbs and the others were bagging wampas, Jacontro had somehow lost his whole gang without finding any treasure. With one arm nearly frozen solid, Jacontro decided he’d had enough of treasure hunting. But on the trek back to Fort Ypso one of the wampas caught his scent. So as Jacontro was settling his debts, a bull wampa busted right through a wall!

Tibbs walked in just in time, raised his rifle and fired one shot to take care of the problem. At least we got a few decorations out of it — Tibbs had the wampa’s arms stuffed and mounted in the back room. And Jacontro couldn’t stop Tibbs from giving the name “Iothene’s Den” to the room where it all happened.”

- As retold by “Midnight”, overnight bartender at the Lodge on Vandor (Tales From Vandor by Jason Fry)

Equipment: Blaster rifle (5D damage, range: 3-30/100/300, ammo: 100), climber's mask with oxygen concentrators (provides +1D protection vs. physical and energy damage; allows for normal breathing at high altitude and low oxygen levels), canteen, climbing/survival gear, cloak, hunting traps and paraphernalia, Kerestian darkstick (4D+2 damage, range: 5-10/30/50, increase difficulty by two levels if used unskilled; returns to user if difficulty is exceeded by greater than 5), insulated leather jerkin (grants +2D to stamina rolls vs. effects of freezing temperatures, +1 protection vs. edged physical damage), utility belt.

Sources: Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.86), Tales From Vandor book, and Solo: A Star Wars Story film. Introductory paragraph of capsule text adapted from Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.86) and subsequent story quoted verbatim from Tales From Vandor (book pages are unnumbered). Stats by Telsij. Image: Solo: A Star Wars Story: The Official Guide (p.86), retouched by Wookieepedia user/uploader.

[Sutehp]

I love how Han is unique in that he gets multiple quotes instead of just one. That's just awesome. 8)
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[Whill]

Han is still my favorite Star Wars character.

[Telsij]

Thank you for the feedback and constructive crit, Whill!

Re: con, in hindsight, I’m inclined to agree. I originally had him at 5D, then managed to convince myself to up it two pips, conflating the character’s utter confidence in his sometimes less than stellar cons with a bit more ability than is actually there — though the concepts (unyielding bravado and confidence aiding the effectiveness of a con vs. how convincing a concept a given con is built upon) are interconnected (and factor into the die code) for sure. Han’s effective cons in SOLO are also due, in part, to good — albeit improvised/spur-of-the-moment — plans undergirding the actual “acting” needed (eg: the coaxium switch/non-switch). And so, back to 5D! (There’s even an Advantages/Disadvantages list out there online somewhere that uses “bad liar” as an example of a disadvantage Han Solo had, haha!)

Re: height differences and the technology skill: The height difference is substantial enough, but since this is Han as played by Alden, I’ll go with only 1.72 meters. Same with folding technology into value. Will keep value alone. My desire for several skills as defined by 1st edition are showin’! I’d wanted to include a skill that conveyed practical all around familiarity with tech, rather than the academic/research-based approach that the scholar skill conveys. But because my ideas on 1. somehow making in-universe sense of two actors’ disparate heights transitioning into one another, and 2. looking for that more general 1e-flavored skill (outside of specific X or Y repair TEC skills) were not fully formed, I will gladly go without!

[Telsij]

[Whill]

[Forceally]

I like the stats that have been posted. However, I think Han's stats need to be looked at again, and I mean beyond the suggestions that have already been mentioned. He already has official stats as of the Battle of Yavin listed in the Star Wars Special Edition Sourcebook. You should consider consulting that and other such works as references when statting characters like Han for earlier events. You can't go higher than what has been statted out as of the Battle of Yavin.

[Telsij]

[Forceally]

It's your book. Your choice. I'm a sticklier for details and accuracy. And as far as the old WEG sourcebooks go, they may be "Legends", but they established the groundworks for these forums, so they should be treated as official sources - Canon, Legend, Infinities, etc.