{"id":13984,"date":"2018-05-31T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T12:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/?p=13984"},"modified":"2018-05-24T20:39:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T01:39:59","slug":"holonet-uplink-hazard-troopers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.d20radio.com\/main\/holonet-uplink-hazard-troopers\/","title":{"rendered":"HoloNet Uplink – Hazard Troopers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the HoloNet Uplink, citizen. This series focuses on Fantasy Flight Games\u2019 Star Wars Roleplaying Game, with content aimed mostly at the Gamemaster. Threats, adventure seeds, rules supplements, and more are all to come for those who\u00a0access\u00a0The HoloNet Uplink.<\/em><\/p>\n

So as many of you folks know, I am a massive fan of the ludicrously long list of Imperial stormtrooper specialty corps. Regular readers will also know that, not only am I an equally huge fan of the\u00a0Dark Forces \/ Jedi Knight\u00a0<\/em>games, I just banged out a\u00a0Jedi Academy\u00a0<\/em>play-through (and at Jedi Master difficulty if I may virtue signal). That play-through first inspired some New Reborn stats you can find here<\/a>. Today we combine my love of stormtrooper specialists with my recent\u00a0Jedi Academy\u00a0<\/em>single player adventure with the Hazard Trooper.<\/p>\n

Stormtrooper Specialty Corps: Hazard Trooper [Rival]<\/h3>\n

Equipped and augmented for threatening planetary environments, hazard troopers provide the Empire with extreme survivability and lethality packed into a single trooper. Hazard trooper candidates are selected from veteran stormtroopers, screening for combat experience and an indomitable will to survive. These specialty troopers are deployed in small teams wherever the Imperial military must undertake missions under near-impossible conditions.<\/p>\n

Armed with powerful weapons and encased in heavy, environmentally sealed armor, each trooper is required to undergo complete limb replacement to provide the strength needed for extended missions. While this program proves attractive to grievously wounded troopers, a significant proportion of hazard troopers are uninjured personnel willing to undergo the procedure voluntarily.<\/p>\n

Although hazard troopers are known to Imperial and Rebel personnel alike, the origins of the program are shrouded in secrecy. In truth, much of the groundwork was laid during Dark Trooper Phase Zero cybernetic experimentation on aging clone troopers. This early stage in the now defunct Dark Trooper project provided not only the needed technical specifications, but cemented the need to select for unique psychological profiles.<\/p>\n

Br 5, Ag 3, Int 2, Cun 2, WP 3, Pres 1<\/p>\n

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Soak 10, W. Threshold 15, Def M\/R 0\/0<\/p>\n

Skills:<\/strong>\u00a0Athletics 2, Discipline 3, Mechanics 2, Ranged (Heavy) 2, Resilience 3, Survival 2, Vigilance 1<\/p>\n

Talents:<\/strong>\u00a0Adversary 1 (upgrade difficulty of all combat checks against this target once), Enduring 2 (+2 soak, included in profile).<\/p>\n

Abilities:<\/strong>\u00a0Ponderous (when wearing hazard trooper armor, may never spend more than one maneuver moving per turn).<\/p>\n

Equipment:\u00a0<\/strong>Stouker concussion rifle (Ranged [Heavy]; Damage 10; Critical 2; Range [Medium]; Blast 6, Concussive 1, Cumbersome 3, Knockdown, Slow-Firing 1) or Imperial heavy repeater (Ranged [Heavy]; Damage 8; Critical 4; Range [Medium]; Auto-fire, Cumbersome 4), hazard trooper armor with integrated long-range comlink (+3 soak. Remove 2 Setback from Perception, Vigilance, and combat checks caused by darkness, smoke, or similar environmental factors. Wearer may survive in radiation zones, toxic or corrosive environments, extreme temperatures, and total vacuum for up to 24 hours.).<\/p>\n

Adventure Seeds<\/h3>\n