Small Portable Force Screen

[DougRed4]

I'm setting up an ambush for my upcoming game, and want two characters to set up a small force field/screen. I'm thinking something not that different from the force shields the Gungans used in Episode I.

The main goal will not so much to protect the individuals holding it, but to make a sort of quick obstacle/wall, as the players are shot at from a nearby rooftop.

Anybody got any kind of stats for something like this? I'm thinking something about 10' tall by 20' wide. Maybe there will be a small portable generator to power it.

It doesn't have to be able to sustain a lot of punishment (if the PCs decide to blast it), but it should be enough to give them pause, if they have the walls of a high building on their right, this screen in front of them, and some ruins blocking their way a little bit to the left (the fire will be from above and to their left as well). The only logical way to go will be back, unless they decide to take out the screen.

Anyone got any ideas on how to handle this game-wise? I'd like to make it up as a piece of equipment with actual stats, if possible.
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Currently Running: Villains & Vigilantes (a 32-year-old campaign with multiple groups) and D6 Star Wars; mostly on hiatus are Adventures in Middle-earth and Delta Green

[CRMcNeill]

Use the Cover and Protection rules on pgs. 93-94 of 2R&E. The energy shield is effectively just virtual Protection. You can also incorporate a holoprojector into it to make the field translucent or opaque to provide partial or total concealment.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[CRMcNeill]

Also, the Equipment Chart on pg. 100 of the Star Wars Sourcebook (2E) lists Price, Availability and Strength for Small and Medium Shield Generators. Might be a decent starting point.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[Whill]

[CRMcNeill]

Could also have it be a ray shield, so it inflicts damage if the PCs try to physically shove themselves through the barrier.
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"No set of rules can cover every situation. It's expected that you will make up new rules to suit the needs of your game." - The Star Wars Roleplaying Game, 2R&E, pg. 69, WEG, 1996.

The CRMcNeill Stat/Rule Index

[DougRed4]

I was considering it to be protection, possibly. Of course if someone was able to jump over it (with a jetpack, say), they would easily bypass it.
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Currently Running: Villains & Vigilantes (a 32-year-old campaign with multiple groups) and D6 Star Wars; mostly on hiatus are Adventures in Middle-earth and Delta Green

[CRMcNeill]

[DougRed4]

True. I'm not too concerned. They don't have a Mandalorian anymore, and I'm pretty sure none of the others have a jet pack anyway.

Here's a rough sketch I worked out for the set-up

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Currently Running: Villains & Vigilantes (a 32-year-old campaign with multiple groups) and D6 Star Wars; mostly on hiatus are Adventures in Middle-earth and Delta Green

[DougRed4]

It took awhile, but I cleaned up my Dropbox so I could post some pics here.

This is the rough sketch of the layout I was going for:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6gfvqs92236v7r/Attach221788_20230122_193346.jpg?dl=0
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Currently Running: Villains & Vigilantes (a 32-year-old campaign with multiple groups) and D6 Star Wars; mostly on hiatus are Adventures in Middle-earth and Delta Green

[DougRed4]

And here is roughly what it should look like (not everything is finalized, and the Talz sniper will be way further away than shown in this pic):

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hw08a4lie9k7sga/20230122_220628.jpg?dl=0
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Currently Running: Villains & Vigilantes (a 32-year-old campaign with multiple groups) and D6 Star Wars; mostly on hiatus are Adventures in Middle-earth and Delta Green

[DougRed4]

And finally, here is the pic I'm going to share with my players, eventually, once they've seen some of the aliens that ambushed them:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/qgqrhxtqqx5dtpz/Attach221853_20230122_201240.jpg?dl=0
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Currently Running: Villains & Vigilantes (a 32-year-old campaign with multiple groups) and D6 Star Wars; mostly on hiatus are Adventures in Middle-earth and Delta Green