Darths & Droids

I just remembered that there is a timeskip between Hew Hope and Empire, there's more than enough time to explore the ship in-universe.

The cave is collapsing!

Hooray for C-3PO being useful~

Except maybe the wyrm is too unintelligent to understand space wyrm language!

Though usually, wyrm is dragon, wurm is ... well, worm.

edited 24th Apr '14 10:43:00 AM by TheyCallMeTomu

I sincerely doubt that the giant, blind space worm is sentient.

In that case, C-3PO is once again useless!!!

Ooooohhhhhhhhhhh. Well that makes it okay, then.

Did anyone else notice that they completely omitted the scene with the Tie Bombers? It would have been fun to see their take on the idea.

I have to say, I think the idea of trying to get a giant space worm to try to eat Star Destroyers doesn't actually sound half-bad, really.

Oh, absolutely, all they would have to have done is trick the Imperials into trying to ram it...

Training's about to start.

New plan for Pete.

Gotta love Pete. He's always good for the munchkin jokes.

And just like that, Corey is no longer afraid of the sword.

I love that logic, "I am always thinking about philosophy, therefore I should get wisdom increases."

Aren't droid stats baked in at the factory?

No, they have electronic brains that are capable of learning and creativity. Physical capabilities are explained via mechanical upgrades, installation of new components, and so forth.

One of the facts about droids in the canonical Star Wars universe is that they have a tendency to develop personality quirks and fixations if allowed to operate for too long, so they are periodically memory-wiped (effectively, reset to factory settings). Threepio and Artoo have gone for a very long time without a wipe; in Artoo's case, it's implied that he hasn't had one since before Episode I. As I recall, Threepio got one between Episodes III and IV, which is why he doesn't remember any of the events therein (a good thing, too, because he's a blabbermouth).

The computers in starships are similar; they have droid-like brains that adapt and learn over time, while not necessarily being sapient like independent droids. It's stated in EU material that Luke's X-Wing has become so attuned to R2-D2 that only he can function as its astromech. Likewise, the Millennium Falcon's computer has become so indiosyncratic that only Han and Chewie can make sense of it, although in that case it's more an effect of Han's constant aftermarket tinkering.

edited 1st May '14 11:36:33 AM by Fighteer

I am gearing up for a WEG Star Wars game, and reading about the various 'malfunctions' equipment can suffer after being modified is one of the best parts. Especially since there is about a 50% chance the problem can be fixed by whacking the offending machine.

edited 1st May '14 1:30:47 PM by Ninjaxenomorph

I think the d20 Star Wars rules didn't let droid characters boost their physical stats.

Pete's plan goes into effect.

I am not the least bit surprised that Pete plays this sort of deck.

Damn, Annie, that's cold. The expression was gold, though.

What game has you trade sheep for wood?

Settlers of Catan

Moral of the story, never reward roleplaying with stat boosts.

Roleplaying should be its own reward.

Unless you're playing Star Trek Catan.