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There’s a YT-1300 freighter full of Solo content yet to come, so today I am pleased to keep unloading the cargo bay with some more stats. Two weeks ago I brought you the range troopers, as part of my altogether unreasonable attachment to stormtrooper specialty corps. Well, if you’ll recall, we had another specialty corps that appeared earlier in the film. The patrol troopers, and their C-PH patrol speeder bikes, are our subject for today.
Stormtrooper Specialty Corps: Patrol Troopers [Minion]
Deployed to the Empire’s industrial and urban heartland, patrol troopers are a branch of the stormtrooper corps charged with law enforcement in areas deemed vital to Imperial interests. While local and planetary forces are left to police most of the Empire, these patrol troopers secure important shipyards, spaceports, factories, and other areas critical to the Imperial war machine. Patrol troopers are patterned after scout troopers. Flexible armor equipped with enhanced optics and real-time data uplinks allow patrol troopers to navigate urban sprawls with ease while ferreting out crime or sabotage. These uplinks all for near instantaneous information sharing of data from routine traffic information on patrol to pursuit vectors during high-speed chases.
Br 3, Ag 3, Int 2, Cun 2, Will 3, Pres 1
Soak 4, W. Threshold 5, Def M/R 0/0
Skills (group only): Athletics, Discipline, Melee, Perception, Piloting (Planetary), Ranged (Light), Vigilance.
Talents: Defensive Driving 1 (Any vehicle the character pilots has its defense rating on all zones increased by one).
Abilities: None.
Equipment: Blaster pistol (Ranged [Light]; Damage 6; Critical 3; Range [Medium], Stun setting), patrol trooper armor (+1 soak, traffic navigation uplink – gain Shortcut 1 [Add 1 Boost to checks made to catch or escape an opponent] when in comlink range of headquarters, enhanced imaging electronics – remove 1 Setback die from Perception checks to identify objects due to low light or long ranges), truncheon (Melee; Damage 5; Critical 5; Engaged; Disorient 2).
C-PH Patrol Speeder Bike
Large and blocky, the C-PH patrol speeder bike provides patrol troopers with a survivable transport for urban patrolling. Top of the line Aratech repulsorlift systems ensure maneuverability is not compromised despite the bike’s greater mass and lack of aerodynamics. This blocky design and extra mass allows the bike to better withstand collisions with other vehicles. This, combined with a forward facing Ax-25 blaster cannon, makes this vehicle a capable platform for high speed pursuit.
Sil 2; Speed 3; Handling +1; Def 0/-/-/0 Armor 0
Hull Trauma 3; System Strain 5
Vehicle Type/Model: Speeder Bike/C-PH.
Manufacturer: Aratech Repulsor Company.
Maximum Altitude: 25 meters.
Sensor Range: Short.
Crew: One pilot.
Encumbrance Capacity: 5.
Passenger Capacity: 0.
Price/Rarity: 4,750 credits / 5.
Customization Hard Points: 1.
Weapons: Forward-mounted light repeating blaster – this weapon’s entire profile uses personal scale, not planetary scale. (Fire Arc Forward; Damage 11; Critical 3; Range [Extreme]; Auto-Fire, Pierce 1).
Additional Rule: Crash Hardened (Reduce Critical Hits caused by Collisions [see AoR pg. 256] by -20).
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Once again… another great GM tool and idea seed blog. Thanks Chris!