Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 18:35:59 -0500
From: "Pavel, Forest T" <pavelft@JMU.EDU>
Subject: [SW-RPG] STATS: Maj. QP-3L7, New Republic Army Reserves
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>              My question what are some of the more interesting
> characters or things that you have created after seeing someone
> mention something on the list?   BTW- I loved the idea of the K-3PO
> droid commander in the the New Republic...  I think it was Pablo who
> mentioned it the other day.

I don't know if anyone has replied to this, but I sent
this NPC earlier.  It's not exactly a droid, but it is
kind of a "droid officer."  For those of you have gotten
the new Adventure Journal (AJ 15) this'll make sense for
those of you that haven't, oh well.  Anyways, this's an NPC
that may throw your PCs a loop.

Template: Shard Jedi
Character Name: Maj. QP-3L7 (Cupie), New Republic Army Reserves
Species/Model: Shard/Modified Industrial Automaton ASP-12 Droid
Sex: None       Age: 374
Height: 32 cm.  Weight: 4.5 kg

Physical Description: Cupie's droid shell is
that of a standard ASP-12 with a black, red,
and gray camouflage scheme.  Cupie's true
form is a 32 cm. long, cylindrical , red and
black streaked crystal.

Background: Cupie began its life as just one shard in a
large colony on Orax.  When discovered by the Old Republic
nearly 70 years ago Cupie was one of the few Shards who
chose to separate from the from the cluster to become an
ambassador to the Republic.  Given an ASP-12 with a
modified voice box and armored torso, Cupie decided to
leave the true ambassadorial responsibilities to the older
shards, and set off to discover the galaxy.  So that Cupie
would not get itself into trouble (being naive and
appearing to be a droid) it was assigned a "master,"
Verpine Jedi Knight Cheedo Gaerin.  It was Cheedo who
initially discovered that Cupie was Force-sensitive, then
took it upon itself to teach Cupie the rudiments of being a
Jedi.  Unfortunately Cupie's all-too-rational mind made for
slow learning of something that must be taken on faith.
The Force did not come easily to Cupie, and it was not
until the rise of the Empire, and consequently the death of
Cheedo to Darth Vader, that Cupie fully accepted the Force.
Finding no other rational choice but to join the Alliance
in order to avenge the death of its only non-Shard friend,
Cupie began a deep cover assignment as a maintenance droid
aboard the Imperial Star Destroyer Ordered Pride.  Cupie's
job was to send any information it overheard to the
Alliance with a hidden transmitter.  When Jedi Knight
Corwin Shelvay and Sullustan Jedi Master Arkanian stole
aboard the Ordered Pride for a little Jedi mayhem, Master
Arkanian felt the presence of another Jedi aboard and
immediately sought it out.  And so Cupie ended its stint as
spy aboard the Ordered Pride a little earlier than planned.
Seeing this as an opportunity to bring two powerful Jedi to
the side of the Alliance Cupie found no other rational
choice but to take Master Arkanian’s offer of becoming his
apprentice.  Cupie studied with Shelvay and Master Arkanian
it what may have been the most enlightening year of Cupie’s
existence.  Unfortunately, Cupie was unable to convince
Master Arkanian and Shelvay to directly join the Alliance,
they preferring to find the remnants of the Jedi Knights in
order to fight the Empire.  Cupie was forced to split with
the two Jedi when Shelvay was captured and brought to
Coruscant.  Despite its pleading to Master Arkanian to
assist in Shelvay’s rescue, Arkanian decided that Cupie was
not ready for such a test.  After much contemplation after
Arkanian left Cupie was forced to rationally agree with the
Jedi Master.  Cupie then returned to the Alliance and once
again was transferred to deep cover, this time aboard High
Inquisitor Fremdall’s Skyhook overlooking Coruscant.  There
Cupie’s cover as a simple maintenance droid allowed him to
occasionally tap into the High Inquisitor’s database and
erase, or add, certain pieces of information.  It was there
that Cupie stayed until the taking of Coruscant by the
Alliance, when he was finally rejoined with his Alliance,
now New Republic.  Cupie, now newly promoted from a simple
NCO to a full-fledged Lieutenant in the New Republic Army
Intell branch, was transferred to their Slicer division as
an expert in manipulating Imperial databases.  Except for
one brief stint examining captured Ssi-ruuvi technology,
Cupie labored over records of Imperial installations that
were still active in the Deep Core.  Cupie weathered in the
catacombs of Imperial databases for all of 3 years before
the Force began to call incessantly to it.   Requesting a
much needed vacation Cupie pulled a few strings in Intell
and made a call to Jedi Master Luke Skywalker and requested
to be a student at his Praexeum on Yavin 4.  At first Luke
turned Cupie down believing it to be a delusional droid
(much to C-3PO’s consternation).  Not to be turned down
with such an irrational decision on the part of Skywalker
Cupie took its rather prodigious savings and NR Intell
badge and greased a few palms in Supply in order to be sent
to Yavin 4 as a replacement maintenance droid.  When the
supply ship touched down Master Skywalker asked to see the
pilot believing that the Force-sensitive presence on the
ship would be a new addition to his Praexeum.  When the
pilot turned out not to be Force-sensitive Cupie walked
calmly out of the cargo hold and presented itself to Master
Luke as a new student.  It took Luke two uses of Sense
Force potential and Cupie bringing out its true self before
Luke finally welcomed the "droid" into the Academy.  And so
Cupie began its Jedi training for the third time.  Proving
to be an incredibly studious pupil Luke was thrilled to
find out that Cupie had studied under two other Jedi, and
immediately sent Cupie to Tionne for a full recollection
and chronicling of the other Jedis’ teaching techniques.
Cupie eventually ended his active status in the New
Republic Army, with a little recommendation from Master
Skywalker, but retained his rank by keeping a reserve
status.  Cupie’s last act as an active duty officer was to
gain access to the New Republic Army’s database to find
Corwin Shelvay, whom he referred Master Skywalker to.

Personality: A remarkably rational individual
Cupie still occasionally finds the Force to be
mystifying, which Master Skywalker has many
times said is both a good and a bad thing.
Ever curious about the outside universe
Cupie downloads as much information as possible
in a concentrated effort to learn everything.
Surprisingly enough Cupie has developed a sense
of humor over the years (Cupie is perhaps the
only Shard to understand non-Shard humor), and
enjoys playing pranks on those who only believe
it is just a droid.

Objectives: To learn EVERYTHING!  To become
a Jedi and eventually the Jedi Watcher of
Orax, and eventually help the other Shards
how important it is to become a member of
the New Republic.

A Quote: "Oh, you mean right now.  I’m still
trying to understand how this ‘time’ works."

Dexterity 3D*
 Blaster 6D+1, Dodge 4D+2, Lightsaber 5D+1,
 Melee Combat 4D+1, Running 3D+2
Knowledge 4D+1
 Alien Species 5D+1, Bureaucracy: New Republic
 Intell 5D+2, Languages 6D, Languages: Sullustan
 4D+2, Law Enforcement: the Empire 5D+1, Scholar 8D
Mechanical 2D+2
 Communications 5D, Repulsorlift Ops 4D, Sensors 4D+2
Perception 4D
 Con 8D+1, Forgery: Security Codes 5D+2, Hide 6D,
 Investigation 7D+2, Persuasion 5D+2, Search 3D+1
Strength 3D+2*
 Brawling 5D+1, Lifting 4D
Technical 6D
 Computer Prog./Rpr. 9D+1, Droid Prog. 9D+2,
 Droid Rpr. 8D+1, Lightsaber Rpr. 6D+1,
 Repulsorlift Rpr. 7D+1, Security 7D+2
* see below

Equipped With:
        -Humanoid body (two arms, two legs,
         head torso)
        -One enhanced, high-speed visual
         ocular (range is just beyond human normal)
        -Two enhanced audial receivers (range
         is just beyond human normal)
        -Reinforced armor alloy torso, +2D
         to Strength against physical and energy
         damage
        -Vocabulator speech/sound system
        -5 external scomp and coaxial links
        -Hidden chest cavity that stores true self
        -Internal comlink

Special Skills:
Computer Mind: Shards have an instinctive
understanding of computers and droid brains
and gain +1D with the computer prog./rpr. and
droid prog. Skills as well as any other skill
that involves computer programming or operation
such as astrogation or security (versus
computerized locks and devices).  Shards can
interact directly with comlink-equipped computers
using their telecommunications ability.
Telecommunications: Shards can emit and receive
electromagnetic transmissions as a means of
communication. This allows them to detect any
operating technological device or droid within
100 meters with an easy Perception roll.  Their
signals can reach out to about one kilometer
individually, but are strong enough to reach
anywhere on their home world when the Shard
is part of the group-mind.  Shard transmissions
can be picked up on standard comlinks and other
devices tuned to detect them.  Shards can also
effect droids equipped with restraining bolts as
if they had a control wand by making a moderate
Technical or droid prog. roll.
Force Skills:  Control 4D+1, Sense 6D, Alter 3D+1
Control: Absorb/dissipate energy, accelerate
        healing, concentration, control pain, emptiness,
force of will, hibernation trance, reduce injury
Sense: Danger sense, life detection, life sense,
        receptive telepathy, sense Force, shift sense
Alter: Telekinesis
Control and Sense: Lightsaber combat, projective
        telepathy
Control and Alter: Transfer Force
Control, Sense, and Alter: Affect mind, battle
        meditation, Force harmony
Sense and Alter: Lesser Force shield

Story Factors:
Sessile: Shards are incapable of movement on their own.
They have no natural Dexterity or Strength dice.  They
can learn Dexterity or Strength based skills and use
them in conjunction with a droid body, if the body is
capable of using that skill.  They can only move inside
a droid "vehicle" or by being carried by a droid or
another creature. In their natural state, Shards have
no senses apart from their electromagnetic sense.
Fragile: Shards have no Strength attribute and gain
only 1D to resist damage in their natural state.  A
damage result that kills a Shard shatters its body
into fragments.  Normal medical treatment is ineffective
on Shards, they must heal naturally unless they can
be returned to Orax to receive treatment in the mineral
hot-springs on the planet.  Force abilities such as
accelerate healing or transfer Force do affect Shards,
as they are still living creatures.

Move: 0 (true form)/10 (droid body)
Force Points: 4
Force Sensitive: Yes
Character Points: 12
Equipment: Lightsaber (4D+2, Crimson Danite crystal),
New Republic Major rank badge, droid repair kit (+1D
to droid rpr.), slicer kit (+1D to computer prog./rpr.),
military comlink, hold-out blaster, 9 years worth of
pay that Cupie never collected, DL-18 blaster pistol,
4 blaster pacs, a collection of 25 datapads on various
subjects, 10 mem-stiks


--
Pavel, Forest T
pavelft@jmu.edu