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*** to Empress Jae ***
Could you please put this in the equipment directory of the SWRPG
Resource Pool?  I posted this to the list a week or so ago, but I'd
like to get a copy on the Resource Pool since a couple people in the
newsgroups have been asking for Dark Trooper stats...
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> *Date: Fri, 03 Nov 1995 18:48:28 -0600 (CST)
> *From: Andrew L Bednara <cualb8@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu>
> *Subject: another crossover.
> 
> While the subject of crossovers are up I was wondering if any one has
> has done up the Veritech Fighter.  I thought it would be the perfect
> ship for the Jedi.  Also I thinking that maybe could do the cycle/body
> Armor from Robotech. 

Don't have that exactly, but something very similar:  Heinlein-esque
power armor that I put together for a Starship Troopers like Star Wars
campaign that I'm going to be running in a month or two.  I've also
got stats for Dark Trooper armor from DF.

Some notes first:

1.)  These ignore the house rules on powered armor that were in the
January '92 issue of Challenge, because they were (IMHO) too
restrictive.  You couldn't build the spacetrooper armor in the SW and
Imperial Sourcebooks under those rules.  Basically the rules I used
were "Does it do what I want?" and "How unbalancing will it be if one
of the player characters manages to steal one?"

2.)  The stats are in vaguely 1st ed. form, because that's what I use.

3.)  These should all of course be really rare.  The only reason
players in my campaign will have access to scout and standard suits is
because they'll be working on a planet with 4.5 standard gravities.
The players shouldn't even know the assault suits exist until they see
somebody else with one.  Don't use more than 1 Dark Trooper against
players unless they're in power armor or some kind of vehicle, unless
your players subscribe to the "Damage, Inc." theory.

Background:  

In the years after Grand Admiral Thrawn's failed attempt to destroy
the New Republic, the problem of defending against boarding actions
because a great concern to the New Republic Army and Navy.  In
response to this, a team of engineers at the restructured Sienar
Systems Corporation developed a series of powered combat armor suits,
vaguely reminiscient of the Imperial Zero-Gee Stormtrooper (0GST) but
smaller and more maneuverable.  The suits were also given small
repulsorlift engines (basically swoop engines)for ground mobility on
planets with high graviation.  The suits began to see limited service
after the return of the Emperor.

Most of these suits have some type of missile launcher on them, so
here are some sample missile rounds:

Missile type:	       Damage	    Blast Radius	   Notes
	Smoke		none		8 m.
	Flare		none		1 m.
	Stun Gas	5d stun		5 m.
	High Explosive	6d		5 m.		standard issue
	Armor Piercing	7d		2 m.		rare
	Thermal Det.	10d		10 m.		extremely rare


***New Republic Scout Power Armor***
Type:  Light Power Armor
Crew:  1
Passengers:  0
Cargo Capacity:  15 kg.
Consumables:  1 week
Scale: Character
Armor:  2d
DEX Modifier:  0
STR Modifier:  +2
Speed:  15 m. per action on foot
        4d (speeder scale) flying with integral repulsorlift
Weapons:
	Heavy Blaster (integral in right forearm)
		FC:  0
		Damage:  5d
		Range:  25/60/250
	Vibroblade (retractable in left forearm)
		FC:  0
		Damage:  STR+2d  (includes above +2 to STR)
		Range:  Melee only
Sensors:
	Macrobinoculars with thermal imager
	Full Spectrum Transceiver -- 20 km. range
	Subspace Radio -- 750 km. range
	Lifeform Indicator -- 5 km. range
Cost:  7,500 cr.

This is a light suit of power armor, designed for speed and
maneuverability rather than raw firepower.  It is by far the most
common of the power armor suits used by the New Repbulic Army and
Navy; similar suits can be found in use in the Corporate Sector.


***New Republic Standard Power Armor***
Type:  Medium Power Armor
Crew:  1
Passengers:  0
Cargo Capacity:  30 kg.
Consumables:  1 week
Scale: Character
Armor:  3d
DEX Modifier:  -1d
STR Modifier:  +1d
Speed:  10 m. per action on foot
        2d+2 (speeder scale) flying with integral repulsorlift
Weapons:
	Heavy Blaster (integral in left forearm)
		FC:  1d
		Damage:  5d
		Range:  25/60/250
	Flamer (integral in left forearm)
		FC:  0
		Damage:  4d
		Range:  10/30/50
	Missile Launcher (swings over right shoulder)
		FC:  2d
		Damage:  varies with round fired
		Range:  100/500/1000
		Capacity:  5 missiles
Sensors:
	Macrobinoculars with thermal imager
	Full Spectrum Transceiver -- 20 km. range
	Subspace Radio -- 500 km. range
Cost:  10,000 cr.

Despite the "Standard" moniker, the standard power armor is much rarer
than the lighter scout power armor; only one in five suits made is a
standard.  The designation "Standard" comes from the fact that these
suits are standard issue to the SpecForces marines, who are typically
involved in boarding actions and combat with 0GSTs and Dark Troopers.


***New Republic Assault Power Armor***
Type:  Heavy Power Armor
Crew:  1
Passengers:  0
Cargo Capacity:  45 kg.
Consumables:  2 weeks
Scale: Character
Armor:  4d
DEX Modifier:  -(1d+2)
STR Modifier:  +2d
Speed:  5 m. per action on foot
        1d+1 (speeder scale) flying with integral repulsorlift
Weapons:
	2 Heavy Blasters (integral in either forearm)
		FC:  1d+2
		Damage:  5d
		Range:  25/60/250
	Missile Launcher (swings over right shoulder)
		FC:  2d+2
		Damage:  varies with round fired
		Range:  100/500/1000
		Capacity:  15 missiles
	Repeating Blaster (swings over left shoulder)
		FC:  1d+2
		Damage:  7d
		Range:  50/120/300
Sensors:
	Macrobinoculars with thermal imager
	Full Spectrum Transceiver -- 20 km. range
	Subspace Radio -- 500 km. range
Cost:  25,000 cr.

The assault power armor is extremely rare; only one in 150 suits made
is an assault suit.  New Republic officers are typically reluctant to
commit assault suits to combat, as their low speed and heavy firepower
make them juicy targets for enemy fire.


***Imperial Dark Trooper Power Armor***
Type:  Medium Power Armor
Crew:  1
Passengers:  0
Cargo Capacity:  30 kg.
Consumables:  2 weeks
Scale: Character
Armor:  3d (reflective -- 1/2 damage from blasters)
DEX Modifier:  0
STR Modifier:  +1d
Speed:  10 m. per action on foot
        4d (speeder scale) flying with integral repulsorlift
Weapons:
	Repeating Blaster (swings over right shoulder)
		FC:  1d
		Damage:  7d
		Range:  50/120/530
	Missile Launcher (swings over right shoulder)
		FC:  1d
		Damage:  varies with round fired
		Range:  100/500/1000
Sensors:
	Macrobinoculars
	Subspace Radio -- 750 km. range
Cost:  $30,000 cr.

The Dark Trooper armor is an evolutionary step from the original,
bulky 0GST ("Spacetrooper") suits.  They were developed shortly before
the Battle of Yavin, but Rebel operatives sabotaged the production
facilities.  However, a small reserve of the suits is said to been
hidden in one of the Emperor's many "treasure cache" worlds...