{"id":21778,"date":"2024-09-30T09:05:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/?p=21778"},"modified":"2024-09-30T09:05:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:05:59","slug":"article-databank-download-we-dont-need-their-scum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asmodee.ca\/en\/article-databank-download-we-dont-need-their-scum\/","title":{"rendered":"Databank Download: We Don’t Need Their Scum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For examination this time we offer a rogue\u2019s gallery of seedy, deadly, and unpleasant characters, all renowned bounty hunters. Their names are well known: Boba Fett, Bossk, IG-88, and Dengar. These mercenaries have worked together before, often assembled alongside other assassins and criminals prowling the galaxy. Each lacks moral compunctions so long as they get paid. They are professionals, but prefer the dark side of the business, often delivering their targets dead rather than alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This squad is not a single force led by a specific leader. Rather, this is a collection of affiliated but independent expert guns for hire. Each is a secondary unit ready to back the play of Galactic Empire generals, mercenary warlords, Sith, fallen Jedi, or scoundrels. These characters are presented in their shady prime, when they answered the call of figures like Darth Vader and Jabba the Hutt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boba Fett, cloned son of Jango Fett, is a skillful mercenary, one famed for his borrowed Mandalorian armor and possessing an armory of violent options to fulfill his contracts. Several of his abilities focus on the enemy Primary Unit as an expression of his bounty hunting instincts. Both\u00a0You\u2019re Running out of Options<\/strong>, a Reactive ability which offers either mobility or a bonus attack, and\u00a0Dead or Alive<\/strong>, his Tactics Ability, assists Boba Fett in cornering his foe. These abilities exploit his jetpack to perform impressive Jumps as he takes advantage of local terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While it isn\u2019t always advisable for Fett to take out a Primary single-handedly, he has the weapons and skills to put even powerful adversaries in a bind. Fett\u2019s Whipcord Launcher<\/strong> can Disarm and Pin a target to make for a challenging escape. His armor is equipped with miniature hidden Knee Rockets<\/strong> that can inflict damage on two nearby foes to soften them up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hired Hand<\/strong>\u00a0lets Boba Fett fit right in among Scoundrels or the Galactic Empire. His\u00a0Notorious Disintegrator<\/strong>\u00a0Stance is strong, with nearly equal parity fighting in close or at range. His Combat Tree offers substantial damage together with a relatively easy Disarm. Higher up the tree he gains options to Shove, Strain, or gain a bonus use of an Active Ability like his whipcord or rockets. And his Beskar Armor lets him shrug off glancing hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next is the formidable reptilian Bossk\u2019wassak\u2019Cradossk, aka Bossk, a Trandoshan whose inborn instincts for the hunt serve him well. Having partnered with Boba Fett since the latter was an ambitious teenager, they remain on good terms even if they often work apart. Bossk is quite hardy and difficult to take down, benefitting from\u00a0Regeneration<\/strong>, which will quickly remove damage if he\u2019s not Strained. He brings ample\u00a0Explosive Ordnance<\/strong>, which is particularly useful to deal damage and allow Bossk to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bossk is fierce, and his\u00a0Cold-Blooded Killer<\/strong>\u00a0Stance represents his reputation well. He is a tactician with his Relby-V10 Mortar Gun, moving enemies where he wants them to be via explosive Shoves. He can defend himself with razor-sharp talons when engaged, capable of tearing even trained commandos to shreds. At the end of the day, Bossk is motivated by money. That he is a pure mercenary is seen in\u00a0Payday<\/strong>, which gives him great flexibility on his Tags from turn to turn. In theory he could be switching employers right in the middle of a mission.\u00a0We Have a Job to Do<\/strong>\u00a0represents a degree of Bounty Hunter fidelity, allowing Bossk to retaliate against an enemy who has wounded one of his peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next in the hunter\u2019s gallery is IG-88B, one of several noteworthy killers constructed on this assassin\u2019s droid frame. Most droids are highly specialized, and so are assassin droids, but their work requires flexibility and creativity. His every movement and action are planned to accelerate the death of his\u00a0High Priority Target<\/strong>. As soon as he spots his quarry he is already lining up his shot.\u00a0Calculated Plans<\/strong>\u00a0allows him to mitigate the vagueries of chance, providing a reroll of up to two failures or attack expertise results so he can seek strikes and criticals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like Bossk, IG-88B works quite well in a squad. He\u00a0Always Gets the Job Done<\/strong>, able to potentially Strain, Disarm, and Expose a target in his proximity, rendering them vulnerable to his or squadmates\u2019 attacks.\u00a0I Engineer Success, Yet\u2026It Eludes Me<\/strong>\u00a0lets him bring additional fire to bear to dislodge enemies contesting an objective. This move is a gamble and can backfire, but when timed properly can finish off a damaged foe to seize an objective. IG-88B\u2019s\u00a0Any Means Necessary<\/strong>\u00a0Stance proves him every bit the equal in combat of Fett or Bossk, with excellent ranged and melee attack stats, a strong Defense Expertise Chart (with Reposition), and a tactically flexible Combat Tree that offers high damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Compared to the others, Dengar may not cut as impressive a profile, but he too is a veteran bounty hunter with considerable combat expertise. Dengar isn\u2019t about fancy moves or gambits but takes the straightforward approach. Like Bossk, he is a pure mercenary seeking that\u00a0Payday<\/strong>, with no lasting loyalties.\u00a0Being Underestimated Has its Values<\/strong>, and Dengar doesn\u2019t seek the spotlight, content to be held in reserve to finish off a struggling foe. He jokes that he\u2019s\u00a0Not Just a Pretty Face<\/strong>, possessing Steadfast and Immunity to Pinned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dengar likes sending his\u00a0Explosive Regards<\/strong>\u00a0to any foe that dares wound him in melee, giving immediate payback. Thanks to his\u00a0Brute Force<\/strong>\u00a0Stance, he is exceptionally fearsome in melee, able to unleash crushing blows with extreme prejudice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When creating a squad, there are always multiple viable options to pair with a given Primary. But for those running mercenary, bounty hunter, or scoundrel squads, these four infamous individuals have a lot to offer. All serve as hard-hitting Secondaries that cannot be ignored and who have a good chance of neutralizing key adversaries or seizing objectives. All except IG-88B can adopt additional Tags to facilitate ability synergies (IG-88B synergizes in other ways, particularly by hindering and killing priority foes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you have an important job and don\u2019t care who gets hurt to complete it, loyalty is overrated. Sometimes you need a bad dude, or droid, you can pay to get the job done, no questions asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until next time, Atomic Mass Transmissions, signing off!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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