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any and everything cybernetic from "Galaxy at War" particular total conversion cyborgs and the ion shielding

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When was the last time there was a Watto's?

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ok so I would like to see a Watto's about the Katarn-class Commando Armor and other various Clone trooper and Storm trooper armors (ie. the blaze trooper or space trooper armors)

A quick gear related question:
Is there any kind of official gear for bounty hunters to prove they killed a target... my players have taken to decapitating corpses and bringing the heads in as proof... its hilariously gruesome, but i would imagine there is something like a dna sampler or a non-hackable video recorder for verifying kills..

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Vader: "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the force".
Motti: "Dude, not cool. Everyone worked really hard on this thing".

Boba Fett wore Wookiee furs at all times. Star wars universe is an advanced era to play in, teeth necklaces, ear necklaces, any species specific body part will work. One could than use a small tissue sample of that trophy to verify DNA ...watch more CSI! Jedi's lightsaber is one tropy, I'd take one of Yoda's ears (which I would talk into all the time), I'd make a drinking mug outta a Iktotchi's horn, collect the claw of any catlike species, the tusk of a Cragm0loid, fang of a Whiphid, that is just a few ideas.

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I kind of meant a specific target..

"you want me to kill bloodclaws the wookiee pirate? sure, hang on a minute".
*one trip to the Sunshine Home for Elderly Anermic Wookiees later*
"here, i killed him. see: wookiee pelt."

plus not all bounties have access to the bodies: disintegrations or even just sniper shots are possible. of course if the bounty hunter takes a recording, then it has to withstand scrutiny...

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Vader: "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the force".
Motti: "Dude, not cool. Everyone worked really hard on this thing".

I would think a bounty hunter would need solid proof. IE: genetic.

Other good proof: WITNESSES.

And keep in mind, a guy like Boba Fett has his reputation working for him. If he comes back to you and says, "He's dead. I disintigrated him. Pay me." You KNOW he's not yanking your chain. He's BOBA FETT.

The point is that for a bounty hunter to lie about a kill would quickly prevent them from being a bounty hunter ever again.

In fact - most bounty hunting guilds would operate on this principle. You can only be part of the guild if you don't lie about your kills/catches. No one knows who YOU are, but they know who WE are - and WE have a good reputation. So don't jack it up!! Or we disintigrate... you...

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Hey if your employer is stupid enough to except a wookiee pelt as is, than thats his stupid problem. If i was dishing out dough, I'd have some medical gear with me to taste the pelt you offered me. But maybe thats just me, I don't know.

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"...and more importantly, James." - Jedi Knight
"You look like you know where I could get something good to eat" - Jimmy Bong, speaking to obese woman.

But that's just my point.

As an employer... would you even BOTHER testing a wookiee pelt Boba Fett brought in, if he told you it was Chewbacca? Or if a noted member of Crimson Nova brought in a lightsaber and told you it was Obi Wan Kenobi's... would you "check the schematics to be sure"?

Of course not. You'd offend the bounty hunter. Furthermore, their reputations guarantee that they're telling the truth. If they're not... (ie: Chewie is spotted on Tatooine next week, or Ben Kenobi appears in a holovid)... then their reputation is dead.

No bounty hunter who wants to continue being one would lie about it. EVER.

Plus, a "freelancer" will probably be liquidated by the Guild just for deigning to operate under their noses. And a bounty hunter working for the guild would never risk death and/or dismemberment by dihonoring the guild by lying about a bounty.

I just can't see it happening.



Now if your PC is stupid enough to lie about it - LET THEM. I say LET THE EMPLOYER TAKE THEIR WORD. And if it's NOT the truth, then as a GM, you make sure the truth becomes known. Now the PC probably has a death mark/bounty of their own to deal with.

What a great plot hook!



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Another protip for "validation" that said target is dead... live recording. Just have a dedicated recorder droid capture the moment on film, and present that as proof the job is done.

Or you could do something really crazy and bring the target in alive. I understand most legal bounties prefer live capture, and tend to pay better for it. Besides, you'd be amazed what a living being can survive

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Even BBEGs might prefer you "Bring 'em back alive!" Was it Mon Mothma or Bail Organa who specified "No disintegrations!"? Nope, it was Vader, at the time, the #2 BBEG of the Galaxy. And, yes, even those BBEGs whose job descriptions include "100% working outside--the law", might want the target alive. IIRC, one of the rulebooks mentions the strong possibility that the Crime Lord offering the bounty wants to beat up, question, etc the target personally (or have it done in his/her presence).


Everything up to & including cartilaginous, carnivorous fish who breathe liquids more lethal than H2O?

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But.. if Melvin Fett brought one in, then you might want some better proof.. I'm kind of envisioning some kind of needle that goes into the brain/heart and verifies necrotic tissue... but from my original question: I guess there isn't an official one.. so lets say it's part of your welcome basket when you become a bounty hunter..

I don't mean to derail the Wattos thread: but my favourite moment from Star Wars Bounty Hunter:
Wounded man: Montross. Please don't kill me. I'm worth more alive.
Montross: You're worth enough dead.

So, sure, most bounties are worth more alive than dead, but sometimes its a lot easier to kill someone than capture them: for example Zam Wessell very nearly killed amidala, but would have had a very difficult time capturing her in the same circumstances. Of course even if the poison bugs had worked, im not sure how zam would have claimed the bounty.. maybe the droid delivering the poison had a camera.

Other circumstances: taking your bounty out in the deserts of tatooine where there are no witnesses...

Anyway. The quick answer is no. Although there are some interesting plot hooks to be found:
- A character the players thought they had killed turns out to be alive.
- Another bounty hunter claims credit for the players kill
- The players submit footage of themselves killing the target... who turns out to have been a double/imposter/innocent bystander and now have a murder charge to deal with..

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Vader: "Don't be too proud of this technological terror you've constructed. The ability to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to the power of the force".
Motti: "Dude, not cool. Everyone worked really hard on this thing".

If Padme suddenly wound up dead, and as a senator it would make the holonews, and you had been contracted to kill her, then I think the employer would be obliged to play you. If the kill is public enought, there should be no question, even if the killer is not scene.

I actually got the impression that Jango was tasked with killing Padme, but sub-contracted to Zam. (And that bounty was not really a bounty but an Assassination Contract.)

Thanks,
Duncan

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I was watching NCIS and in the episode Designated target. There were some Barundi assasins and to prove a kill they videoed the assasination took a picture of the victim and pulled a tooth for DNA evidence.