Dankin, Ysalamiri Handler

[Darth Chaos]

Here's Dankin. Who is Dankin? At one point during Heir to the Empire, Thrawn sends Palleon to the planet where the ysalamiri live to harvest them. Dankin is one of the guys that Talon Karrde orders to teach Palleon's crew how to "handle" ysalamir.

Here's the exerpt:

I presume you're already familiar with the ysalamiri's rather unique
characteristics;otherwise, you wouldn't be here. Can I assume you're also
familiar with the somewhat esoteric art of safely getting them off their tree
branches?" said Karrde.

Pellaeon studied him, suspicion all over his face. "I was under the impression that
ysalamiri were no more than fifty centimeters long and not predatory."

"I wasn't referring to your safety, Captain," Karrde told him. I meant theirs. You
can't just pull them off their branches, not without killing them. An ysalamir in
this stage is sessile; its claws have elongated to the point where they've
essentially grown directly into the core of the branch it inhabits."

"And you, I suppose, know the proper way to do it?"

"Some of my people do, yes," Karrde told him. "If you'd like, I could send one of
them to rendezvous with your shuttles. The technique involved isn't especially
difficult, but it really does have to be demonstrated."

"Of course," Pellaeon said, heavily sardonic. "And the fee for this esoteric
demonstration . . . ?"

"No fee, Captain. As I said earlier, we're just being neighborly."

Pellaeon thingyed his head slightly to one side. "Your generosity will be remembered."

For a moment he held Karrde's gaze; and there was no mistaking the twin-edged meaning to the words.

If Karrde was planning some sort of betrayal, it too would be remembered.

"I'll signal my shuttles to expect your expert."

"He'll be there. Good-bye, Captain."

Pellaeon reached for something off-camera, and once again Ave's face replaced his on
the screen.

"You get all that?" Karrde asked the other.

Aves nodded. "Dankin and Chin are already warming up one of the Skiprays."

We thought it'd be cool to have a unique Fringe character with the ysalamiri ability. We'd considered a ysalamiri tree and some other ideas, but this was the most practical.

The mini is the Human Scoundrel. It's a simple matter to get some green stuff, roll out a ysalamiri, glue it to his back, and paint it up whatever color you want.

Anyway, let me know if it looks good or if it needs some tweaking.

You can find our custom cards here:

DARK SIDE's Custom Minis Thread

Some cards have been updated recently after play testing, so check it out.

DC

[saber1]

Very cool way to bring the Ysalimari back to the game. A unique fringe piece is likely the simplest and most balanced way to accomplish the task.

[Darth Chaos]

Thanks, Saber! I appreciate the feedback!

[bountyhunter9]

Simple and effective. I'm not sure if cheap Fringe Ysalamiri is a good thing, but he can be killed easily if he becomes a problem, so I don't think it's an issue.

[Roque Saber]

I think he's seriously undercosted at this point. Ysalamiri is, IMO, one of the most powerful abilities in the game. Giving that to a 12 point Fringe piece is...deadly. I would honestly boost his cost to more around 19ish. Even so, such a cheap piece who can make all your shots undeflectable is aggressively costed.

[saber1]

I'd say no more than 15 for the cost. As bh9 already pointed out, once he's in line of sight, he dies quickly.

[bountyhunter9]

Yeah. Ysalamiri is good, but against many squads it is useless, and this guy would die so fast you might get one or two benefits out of Ysalamiri.

I agree with saber1, 15 is the highest I think it should go.

[Roque Saber]

But who said he'll ever be in LOS? Ysalamiri affects all allies within 6, there's no reason this guy should ever be out in the open.

[bountyhunter9]

It's quite situational, and can hinder your squad as well. Not being able to spend FP can be detremental to a squad. Also, the target has to have a Force rating to be affected at all, and then they have to have a power that Force Immunity would prevent (LS Deflect, Defense, etc.). I think 19 is too high for a character with 30 HP, 15 def and almost no combat abilities. I think 15 is a good middle ground.

Thoughts, Darthchaos?

[Darth Chaos]

I'm cool with 15.

So the Force Immunity given by the ysalamari prevents Force users from deflecting the shots, even outside of the 6 square range?

[saber1]

I think bh9 was referring to allies with Deflect w/in 6 squares being hosed by Dankin.

[Darth Chaos]

Ah, ok. Because I know that characters can't use the Force to block YZV attacks or to re-roll failed saves, etc.

[bountyhunter9]

No, the attacks of allies within 6 squares cannot be Deflected, Defensed, etc., because they gain Force Immunity, as part of Ysalamiri. Here's some glossary text:

Ysalamiri: Characters within 6 squares of this character cannot spend Force points. Characters within 6 squares of this character gain Force Immunity.

Force Immunity: Other characters cannot spend Force points to affect this character, to reroll attacks against it, or to respond to its attacks and abilities. This character does not count for purposes of Force powers that affect multiple characters, such as Force Lightning or Shockwave--select a different character instead.