Ben Skywalker

[Jm419]

Jul 18, 2010 23:53:39 GMT -5 gwek said:

As for the Affinity, it DID previously include "Jacen Solo," but it was suggested that we cut it because neither we nor WotC have a non-NR Jacen. That, really, is our "universe." If someone decides to make a non-NR Jacen (presumably Sith), I would hope they would have the foresight to include "Counts as Darth Caedus..." but it ain't our problem.

Ok, that works for me.

[bountyhunter9]

I'm kind of split on two synergies. A character with two abilities of the same name is... well, odd. The effect they provide is good. Is there anyway to combine the two synergies into one Synergy?

Synergy (+4 Attack when an ally whose name contains Caedus or Jacen Solo is within 6 squares; +4 defense when an ally whose name contains Skywalker is within 6 squares)

[gwek]

I don't imagine there's a reason we couldn't do it that way, particularly if we wanted to save space. Traditionally, however, special abilities and Force powers are essentially linear in that they do 1 thing OR do a series of things in a straight line.

The closest I can think of as a "non-linear" ability is something like Shockstaff, which has different effect for living and non-living.

I'll do what the crowd wants, as long as we get to keep the overall content intact.

So we need to discuss that, cost, and flavor text, and then I think he's final, yes?

[Jm419]

Well, which is more prototypical? Would it be more WotC appropriate to have two Synergies, or one Synergy that had both effects?

I'm of the opinion that the second option is probably more likely, if we are in fact interested in keeping both Synergy effects.

[gwek]

Well, they're certainly not adverse to having 2 Force abilities with similar names on a single card!

[bountyhunter9]

Jul 19, 2010 16:24:05 GMT -5 gwek said:

Well, they're certainly not adverse to having 2 Force abilities with similar names on a single card!

Unleashed Force powers?

As for what WotC would likely do... I too am inclined to think that they would probably go with the single, combined Synergy, but obviously that's just conjecture. I really don't think WotC would include two abilities with the same name on the same card, but I don't know.

[gwek]

So, maybe:

Ben Skywalker, GAG Trooper
Faction: New Republic
Cost: 28
Hit Points: 70
Defense: 16
Attack: 8
Damage: 10

Special Abilities
Unique
Affinity (A character whose name contains Caedus may be in your squad regardless of faction)
Lightsaber +10 (+10 Damage against adjacent enemies)
Synergy (+4 Attack when an ally whose name contains Caedus or Jacen Solo is within 6 squares; +4 Defense when an ally whose name contains Skywalker is within 6 squares.)

Force Powers
Force 3
Force Cloak (Force 2, replaces turn: For the rest of the skirmish, this character gains Cloaked)
Dark Temptation (Force 1: +4 attack and +20 damage until end of this character's turn. At the end of that turn make a save of 11; if this save fails, this character joins the opponent's squad until the end of the skirmish)

While serving under his cousin, Jacen Solo, in the Galactic Alliance Guard, Ben Skywalker risked falling to the dark side.

[bountyhunter9]

Jul 19, 2010 23:05:36 GMT -5 gwek said:

So, maybe:

Ben Skywalker, GAG Trooper
Faction: New Republic
Cost: 28
Hit Points: 70
Defense: 16
Attack: 8
Damage: 10

Special Abilities
Unique
Affinity (A character whose name contains Caedus may be in your squad regardless of faction)
Lightsaber +10 (+10 Damage against adjacent enemies)
Synergy (+4 Attack when an ally whose name contains Caedus or Jacen Solo is within 6 squares; +4 Defense when an ally whose name contains Skywalker is within 6 squares.)

Force Powers
Force 3
Force Cloak (Force 2, replaces turn: For the rest of the skirmish, this character gains Cloaked)
Dark Temptation (Force 1: +4 attack and +20 damage until end of this character's turn. At the end of that turn make a save of 11; if this save fails, this character joins the opponent's squad until the end of the skirmish)

While serving under his cousin, Jacen Solo, in the Galactic Alliance Guard, Ben Skywalker risked falling to the dark side.

Looks good. I like the flavour text, but I'm not sure "risked falling to the dark side" is as effective as it could be. Maybe something like "was tempted by the dark side" could work better.

[gwek]

While serving under his cousin Jacen Solo in the Galactic Alliance Guard, Ben Skywalker was tempted by the dark side.

[Dendrite]

Jul 20, 2010 9:02:15 GMT -5 gwek said:

While serving under his cousin Jacen Solo in the Galactic Alliance Guard, Ben Skywalker was tempted by the dark side.

Seconded

[gwek]

Dendrite, are you okay with the stats? If so, we're only one vote away.

[Dendrite]

Stats are good

[gwek]

We just need a +1 (besides me, Dendrite, and BH), then we have us a Ben.

[surfrider56]

Aug 8, 2010 23:23:44 GMT -5 gwek said:

We just need a +1 (besides me, Dendrite, and BH), then we have us a Ben.

Yet again ....

"Punch It!!"
¯Han Solo to Chewbacca

[gwek]

Ben Skywalker, GAG Trooper
Faction: New Republic
Cost: 28
Hit Points: 70
Defense: 16
Attack: 8
Damage: 10

Unique
Affinity (A character whose name contains Caedus may be in your squad regardless of faction)
Lightsaber +10 (+10 Damage against adjacent enemies)
Synergy (+4 Attack when an ally whose name contains Caedus or Jacen Solo is within 6 squares; +4 Defense when an ally whose name contains Skywalker is within 6 squares.)

Force 3
Force Cloak (Force 2, replaces turn: For the rest of the skirmish, this character gains Cloaked)
Dark Temptation (Force 1: +4 attack and +20 damage until end of this character's turn. At the end of that turn make a save of 11; if this save fails, this character joins the opponent's squad until the end of the skirmish)

While serving under his cousin Jacen Solo in the Galactic Alliance Guard, Ben Skywalker was tempted by the dark side.