IdleMuse
2013-08-10, 04:35 PM
Iron Jedi Contest
Round 2
Welcome, everybody to the second round of Iron Jedi! The goal of this contest is to provide an enjoyable outlet for those character creation urges we all get from time to time, and it will be contested on the specific field of Star Wars Saga Edition.
The Rules
Each round, contestants will be asked to create one thing, almost always a charater. This creation should be built with the rules of the Star Wars Saga Edition game. This includes (exclusively):
- All fourteen published Saga Edition books.
- Officially published Errata for the above.
- All officially published adventures (including the Dawn of Defiance campaign).
- All published Web Enhancements, including Jedi Counselling articles. I know these can be hard to get hold of these days, but there are backups around, we should really make a list of links here for future rounds.
Nothing else can be included. This includes:
- Homebrew.
- Anything converted from older versions (even using the official conversion guide).
- House rules, EXCEPT those mentioned below.
- Any sort of 'custom' element, like a custom Destiny or something.
If you want use any optional rules or anything, explain them in your entry.
House Rules and Variants in use
- Ability Scores should be generated using 32pt Point Buy for primary characters, and the Standard Score Package for minions, NPCs, and so on.
- When multiclassing into a second (or later) base class, instead of taking one of the class's starting feats as a bonus feat, you may take Skill Training in one of that classes Class Skills.
- You may choose either a single Destiny or a single Background (REcg) for each character.
- Use the entry requirements for Master Privateer from the Force Unleashed campaign guide, the more liberal of the two.
- The Unleashed feat (and thus all Unleashed abilities) are not available.
ANY and ALL of these rules may be changed by a round's specific rules! For example, a round may allow you to use homebrewed Backgrounds, or may restrict you to certain books only.
The Entry
Character entries should be presented as a level-by-level build of up to twenty levels. Spoilered below is an example of how to do this if you aren't sure:
Character levels presented in the basic following format:
ClassName 1 | ClassStartingFeat, Feat, Talent
ClassName 2 | ClassBonusFeat
ClassName 3 | Feat, Talent
PrestigeClassName 1 | Talent (+1 Str, +1 Dex)
and so forth.
Feel free to modify this table to suit the needs of your own build, (for instance, adding BAB in brackets after the class name and level might be appropriate for combat characters without full BAB). Force Powers, techniques, and similar bought abilities should be listed in a separate table below; you need only list the levels that you gain new ones, not the blank ones in between. Example:
1| Force Lightning, Surge
4| Vital Transfer
6| Move Object, Vornskr's Ferocity x2
In addition, for each character, a 'sweet spot' should be identified, and at this level, the character should be worked up and presented as a stat block similar to that in the published books. Exactly how much information you duplicate from the above tables is up to you, but it should be easy to take that character block and use it in a game.
You needn't worry about generating a list of equipment for your character at each level (unless you really want to), but at the 'sweet spot', you are considered to have [lvl] x [lvl-1] x 1000 credits. So if you were generating the sweet spot for your character at level 10, you'd have 90,000 credits to spend on equipment. If your character has the Waelthy talent, add those credits on for THIS LEVEL only. So a level 10 noble with Wealthy would have an additional 50,000 credits to spend.
A background for your character is also usually expected, no matter how rudimentary it is; a background that meshes well with the build is something that should be voted highly.
Handy list of abbreviations to use when referencing your character:
Books:
CW - Clone Wars campaign guide
Core - Core rulebook
GaW - Galaxy at War
GoI - Galaxy of Intrigue
JATM - Jedi Academy Training Manual
KotOR - Knights of the Old Republic campaign guide
LE - Legacy Era campaign guide
RE - Rebellion Era campaign guide
SGtD - Scavenger's Guide to Droids
S&V - Scum and Villainy
SotG - Starships of the Galaxy
FU - The Force Unleashed campaign guide
TotG - Threats of the Galaxy
UR - Unknown Regions
WE - Web Enhancement
Other abbreviations
UtF - Use the Force
SF - Skill Focus
WP - Weapon Proficiency
AP - Armour Proficiency
FP - Force Point
DP - Destiny Point
BF - Bonus Feat
more added on request
Judging
Right! Judging is gonna be super simple this round. Once you've made your character, send it to me in a private message; when the contest has ended, I'll post all of the builds anonymously. Then, a period for voting will begin; in this period, anyone can post a message in the thread voting for their favourite build, with a little paragraph explaining why. Votes without explanations don't count, and you can't vote for yourself (I'll check to make sure no-one is doing so).
If anyone disagrees with a vote (ie, someone explains that they aren't voting for entry X because it's an illegal build, but it isn't), then please don't post in the thread, private message me instead.
Final Word on disputes
I have the final say in all matters concerning the competition and the interpretations of the rules used therewithin. If you disagree with an interpretation I have provided, either here, or in Private Message, please feel free to PM me an explanation of why you I am wrong, or make a post in the general thread for Star Wars Saga Edition. I cannot promise I will change my mind, but I will generally abide by the consensus of that thread.
Thread Rules
Here are just a couple of rules you should abide by when posting in these threads, just to keep it fair.
- Firstly, of course, always abide by the GitP general forum rules.
- Please do not 'speculate' as to potential builds before the deadline has passed: Let inspiration strike people individually.
- Whether it's before or after they're posted anonymously, please don't make any comment that could suggest which entry is yours, to preserve anonymity for unbiased judging.
Finally, please feel free to post here or PM me if you have any questions or queries at all.
This Round
With no further delay, the challenge for this month's IJCCC is...
The destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor and Darth Vader brought about a full-scale collapse of the Imperial infrastructure, including large portions of the Imperial Military. This left an awful lot of soldiers, officers, and even Stormtroopers, out of a job. You goal is to design a character who graduated from Stormtrooper Academy the week before the Battle of Endor, and describe what they proceeded to do after the collapse of the Empire.
All entries should begin with the same level: Soldier 1, with the Coordinated Attack feat, and any Soldier talent that could be reasonably learnt at the Stormtrooper Academy. Additionally, they should be of a species reasonably possible to be accepted as a Stormtrooper (ie, no Hutts).
The deadline for this contest is Midnight GMT, August 24th. Entries should be PMed to me, with [IJCCC round II entry] in the title, as well as your name, or character's name, something to identify each entry quickly in my inbox.
Voting this round will be based purely on which entry you like best, no special criteria.
Good luck! Please don't hesistate to post here or PM me with queries.
Have fun building!
Round 2
Welcome, everybody to the second round of Iron Jedi! The goal of this contest is to provide an enjoyable outlet for those character creation urges we all get from time to time, and it will be contested on the specific field of Star Wars Saga Edition.
The Rules
Each round, contestants will be asked to create one thing, almost always a charater. This creation should be built with the rules of the Star Wars Saga Edition game. This includes (exclusively):
- All fourteen published Saga Edition books.
- Officially published Errata for the above.
- All officially published adventures (including the Dawn of Defiance campaign).
- All published Web Enhancements, including Jedi Counselling articles. I know these can be hard to get hold of these days, but there are backups around, we should really make a list of links here for future rounds.
Nothing else can be included. This includes:
- Homebrew.
- Anything converted from older versions (even using the official conversion guide).
- House rules, EXCEPT those mentioned below.
- Any sort of 'custom' element, like a custom Destiny or something.
If you want use any optional rules or anything, explain them in your entry.
House Rules and Variants in use
- Ability Scores should be generated using 32pt Point Buy for primary characters, and the Standard Score Package for minions, NPCs, and so on.
- When multiclassing into a second (or later) base class, instead of taking one of the class's starting feats as a bonus feat, you may take Skill Training in one of that classes Class Skills.
- You may choose either a single Destiny or a single Background (REcg) for each character.
- Use the entry requirements for Master Privateer from the Force Unleashed campaign guide, the more liberal of the two.
- The Unleashed feat (and thus all Unleashed abilities) are not available.
ANY and ALL of these rules may be changed by a round's specific rules! For example, a round may allow you to use homebrewed Backgrounds, or may restrict you to certain books only.
The Entry
Character entries should be presented as a level-by-level build of up to twenty levels. Spoilered below is an example of how to do this if you aren't sure:
Character levels presented in the basic following format:
ClassName 1 | ClassStartingFeat, Feat, Talent
ClassName 2 | ClassBonusFeat
ClassName 3 | Feat, Talent
PrestigeClassName 1 | Talent (+1 Str, +1 Dex)
and so forth.
Feel free to modify this table to suit the needs of your own build, (for instance, adding BAB in brackets after the class name and level might be appropriate for combat characters without full BAB). Force Powers, techniques, and similar bought abilities should be listed in a separate table below; you need only list the levels that you gain new ones, not the blank ones in between. Example:
1| Force Lightning, Surge
4| Vital Transfer
6| Move Object, Vornskr's Ferocity x2
In addition, for each character, a 'sweet spot' should be identified, and at this level, the character should be worked up and presented as a stat block similar to that in the published books. Exactly how much information you duplicate from the above tables is up to you, but it should be easy to take that character block and use it in a game.
You needn't worry about generating a list of equipment for your character at each level (unless you really want to), but at the 'sweet spot', you are considered to have [lvl] x [lvl-1] x 1000 credits. So if you were generating the sweet spot for your character at level 10, you'd have 90,000 credits to spend on equipment. If your character has the Waelthy talent, add those credits on for THIS LEVEL only. So a level 10 noble with Wealthy would have an additional 50,000 credits to spend.
A background for your character is also usually expected, no matter how rudimentary it is; a background that meshes well with the build is something that should be voted highly.
Handy list of abbreviations to use when referencing your character:
Books:
CW - Clone Wars campaign guide
Core - Core rulebook
GaW - Galaxy at War
GoI - Galaxy of Intrigue
JATM - Jedi Academy Training Manual
KotOR - Knights of the Old Republic campaign guide
LE - Legacy Era campaign guide
RE - Rebellion Era campaign guide
SGtD - Scavenger's Guide to Droids
S&V - Scum and Villainy
SotG - Starships of the Galaxy
FU - The Force Unleashed campaign guide
TotG - Threats of the Galaxy
UR - Unknown Regions
WE - Web Enhancement
Other abbreviations
UtF - Use the Force
SF - Skill Focus
WP - Weapon Proficiency
AP - Armour Proficiency
FP - Force Point
DP - Destiny Point
BF - Bonus Feat
more added on request
Judging
Right! Judging is gonna be super simple this round. Once you've made your character, send it to me in a private message; when the contest has ended, I'll post all of the builds anonymously. Then, a period for voting will begin; in this period, anyone can post a message in the thread voting for their favourite build, with a little paragraph explaining why. Votes without explanations don't count, and you can't vote for yourself (I'll check to make sure no-one is doing so).
If anyone disagrees with a vote (ie, someone explains that they aren't voting for entry X because it's an illegal build, but it isn't), then please don't post in the thread, private message me instead.
Final Word on disputes
I have the final say in all matters concerning the competition and the interpretations of the rules used therewithin. If you disagree with an interpretation I have provided, either here, or in Private Message, please feel free to PM me an explanation of why you I am wrong, or make a post in the general thread for Star Wars Saga Edition. I cannot promise I will change my mind, but I will generally abide by the consensus of that thread.
Thread Rules
Here are just a couple of rules you should abide by when posting in these threads, just to keep it fair.
- Firstly, of course, always abide by the GitP general forum rules.
- Please do not 'speculate' as to potential builds before the deadline has passed: Let inspiration strike people individually.
- Whether it's before or after they're posted anonymously, please don't make any comment that could suggest which entry is yours, to preserve anonymity for unbiased judging.
Finally, please feel free to post here or PM me if you have any questions or queries at all.
This Round
With no further delay, the challenge for this month's IJCCC is...
The destruction of the second Death Star and the death of the Emperor and Darth Vader brought about a full-scale collapse of the Imperial infrastructure, including large portions of the Imperial Military. This left an awful lot of soldiers, officers, and even Stormtroopers, out of a job. You goal is to design a character who graduated from Stormtrooper Academy the week before the Battle of Endor, and describe what they proceeded to do after the collapse of the Empire.
All entries should begin with the same level: Soldier 1, with the Coordinated Attack feat, and any Soldier talent that could be reasonably learnt at the Stormtrooper Academy. Additionally, they should be of a species reasonably possible to be accepted as a Stormtrooper (ie, no Hutts).
The deadline for this contest is Midnight GMT, August 24th. Entries should be PMed to me, with [IJCCC round II entry] in the title, as well as your name, or character's name, something to identify each entry quickly in my inbox.
Voting this round will be based purely on which entry you like best, no special criteria.
Good luck! Please don't hesistate to post here or PM me with queries.
Have fun building!