Building Character: K-2SO

"What do I know? My specialty is just strategic analysis."

  1. BUILD CONCEPT
  2. DUTY
  3. SPECIES
  4. CAREER & SPECIALIZATION
  5. INVEST XP
  6. INITIAL ATTRIBUTES
  7. BACKGROUND & MOTIVATIONS
  8. STARTING GEAR
  9. HEROIC-LEVEL PLAY
    1. ANALYST PATH
    2. ENFORCER PATH
  10. END-GAME TARGETS

BUILD CONCEPT

  • Character Creation Goal:
    • Utilize your functionality as an Imperial-manufactured droid to aid your squishy comrades.
  • Party Role:
    • Robotic support brute.
  • Ideal Affiliations:

DUTY

  • Duty Suggestions (AoR):
    • Droid Retasking
    • Support
    • Tactical Insight

SPECIES

  • KX-series Enforcer Droid:
    • Brawn = 1
    • Agility = 1
    • Intellect = 1
    • Cunning = 1
    • Willpower = 1
    • Presence = 1
    • Wound Threshold = 10 + Brawn
    • Strain Threshold = 10 + Willpower
    • Starting Experience = 175 XP
    • Special Abilities
      • Doesn't need to eat, sleep, or breathe; unaffected by toxins and poisons.
      • Cybernetic implant cap = 6
      • One rank in six career skills + one rank in three specialization skills
      • Inorganic
      • Mechanical Being

CAREER & SPECIALIZATION

  • Engineer Career (AoR):
    It can be tough finding a suitable career for a KX security droid that doesn't leave it confined to either a pure combat or pure support role. Ultimately, the Engineer is the best fit with its high number of applicable skills.
    • Career Skills = Athletics, Computers, Knowledge (Education), Mechanics, Perception, Piloting (Space), Ranged (Light), Vigilance
      • +1 rank for underlined choices
  • Mechanic Specialization:
    K-2SO is not famous for being an exceptional mechanic, but it is the specialization's bonus career skills that really matter at this stage of character creation. Plus, the droid often fulfills non-fighting roles anyway while serving under Captain Andor.
    • Bonus Career Skills = Brawl, Mechanics, Piloting (Space), Skulduggery
      • +1 rank for underlined choices

INVEST XP

  • Starting XP Budget:
    • 175 XP
  • Characteristics:
    • Brawn = 4
      • -90 XP = 85 XP remaining
    • Agility = 2
      • -20 XP = 65 XP remaining
    • Intellect = 3
      • -50 XP = 15 XP remaining
  • Skills:
    • Computers = 2
      • -10 XP = 5 XP remaining
    • Ranged (Light) = 1
      • -5 XP = 0 XP remaining

INITIAL ATTRIBUTES

  • Characteristics:
    • Brawn = 4
    • Agility = 2
    • Intellect = 3
    • Cunning = 1
    • Willpower = 1
    • Presence = 1
  • Derived Attributes:
    • Wound Threshold = 14
    • Strain Threshold = 11
    • Ranged Defense = 0
    • Melee Defense = 0
    • Soak Value = 5
  • Skills:
    • Brawl = 1
    • Computers = 2
    • Knowledge (Education) = 1
    • Mechanics = 2
    • Perception = 1
    • Piloting (Space) = 2
    • Ranged (Light) = 1
    • Vigilance = 1
  • Talents:
    • Enduring = 1
      • +1 soak

BACKGROUND & MOTIVATIONS

  • Background Suggestions:
    • Defective Rogue Unit
    • Reprogrammed Imperial Droid

  • Motivation Suggestions:

    • Connection: Droids do not usually develop ideological beliefs or become driven to pursue greater causes beyond their original programming, but they do tend to form attachments with organic lifeforms along with other droids.
    • Improvement: It is only natural that a droid with strategic analysis functionality may become motivated to routinely make genuine suggestions on how to eliminate supply inefficiencies, optimize combat strategies, or enhance training regimens. Conversely, a more cynical droid might snark endlessly about broken regulations or errors in organic judgement.
    • Secrecy: Subtlety will never be a strong point for a security droid that's two-meters tall. Then again, the Empire isn't known for being subtle either. Paradoxically then, perhaps the optimal way for your droid character to blend in is by standing out.

STARTING GEAR

  • Duty Exchange:
    • +2,500 credits for -10 Duty
      • If your GM says no to a Networked Slicing Unit (see below), choose the +1,000 credits for -5 Duty bonus instead.
  • Starter Loadout:
    Nearly all the upgrades you purchase here are necessary to give your droid character the bells and whistles that come included with KX enforcers.
    • Starting Budget
      • 3,000 credits
    • Starting Encumbrance Threshold
      • 8
    • Cybernetic Implant Cap
      • 6
    • Gunmetal Armor (reflavored Padded Armor)
      • -500 credits = 2,500 credits remaining
      • +2 soak
      • Encumbrance = 2
    • Mechanical Fists (reflavored Brass Knuckles)
      • -25 credits = 2,475 credits remaining
      • Encumbrance = 1
    • Combat Computer (reflavored Military Field Manual)
      • Mounted onto droid's back. Its analysis algorithms are based off of information compiled from the droid's preexisting memory banks, Alliance Intelligence reports, SpecForce post-mission debriefings, and intercepted transmissions.
      • -25 credits = 2,450 credits remaining
      • Encumbrance = 1
    • General Purpose Scanner
      • Part of comms package built into droid's combat computer. This model specifically intercepts and records comlink traffic.
      • -500 credits = 1,950 credits remaining
      • Encumbrance = 2
    • Communications Booster (reflavored 3-MAL Secure Comlink from AoR: Forged in Battle)
      • Gives KX droid a greater ability to listen in on standard Imperial communication frequencies.
      • -250 credits = 1,700 credits remaining
    • Data Probe (reflavored Slicer Gear)
      • Retractable scomp link embedded into droid's arm.
      • -500 credits = 1,200 credits remaining
      • Encumbrance = 2
    • Neural Recorder (EotE: Special Modifications)
      • Cybernetic implant.
      • -250 credits = 950 credits remaining
    • Photoreceptor Scanners (reflavored Scanner Goggles)
      • -150 credits = 800 credits remaining

HEROIC-LEVEL PLAY

  • On Heroic-Level Builds:
    Force and Destiny and FFG's Clone Wars supplements codify the concept of "Heroic-level" (AKA Knight-level) PCs, who better reflect the capabilities of main characters seen on-screen. Compared to characters made with default character creation, Heroic-level PCs enjoy an extra 150 XP (which can't be spent on Characteristics) and a bonus of 9,000 credits.

    Listed beneath the item purchase recommendations are two progression paths for your character: Analyst or Enforcer. Which progression path you choose determines the optimal way to spend the extra XP you receive either through Heroic-level character creation or via the normal course of gameplay.

  • Extra XP Budget:
    • 150 XP
  • Extra Funds:
    • 9,000 credits
  • Bonus Shopping Spree:
    • Combat Scanner (EotE: Dangerous Covenants)
      • Replaces your starter General Purpose Scanner with custom jury-rigged upgrades by Alliance technicians, which increase scanning functionality while somehow ending up being less taxing on a KX droid's systems overall.
      • System upgrade allows sensor readouts collected by photoreceptors to be fed directly into combat computer.
      • -2,000 credits = 7,000 credits remaining
      • Encumbrance = 1
    • Cybernetic Cavity (EotE: Fly Casual)
      • Cybernetic implant.
      • Incorporated inside one of your droid's fists. This item is Restricted though, so your GM may deny this item for purchase during Heroic-level character creation.
      • -775 credits = 6,225 credits remaining
    • Dataspike (AoR: Cyphers and Masks)
      • Intended to be concealed in a Cybernetic Cavity. Like the above item however, it is also Restricted, so ask for GM permission first before purchasing during character creation.
      • -100 credits = 6,125 credits remaining
      • Encumbrance = 1
    • Swift 78B Vessel Courier System (AoR: Strongholds of Resistance)
      • Cybernetic implant.
      • All KX droids have a dataport in a compartment tucked behind their cognition module. This particular upgrade allows information that's uploaded via this dataport to be stored in a secure drive disconnected from your character's memory banks or combat computer.
      • -5,000 credits = 1,125 credits remaining

ANALYST PATH
  • Sleeper Agent Skills (AoR Spy - Cyphers and Masks):
    Here is where your KX droid build can really come into its own as an intelligence operative. Go this route if your party needs help doing smarty-pants stuff.
    • New Career Skills = Charm, Cool, Discipline
      • Knowledge (Warfare) + Astrogation skills w/ Well Rounded talent
      • -35 XP = 115 XP remaining
    • Knowledge (Warfare) = 3
      • -30 XP = 85 XP remaining
    • Astrogation = 2
      • -15 XP = 70 XP remaining
  • Sleeper Agent Talents:
    • Codebreaker
      • -5 XP = 65 XP remaining
    • Toughened
      • +2 wound threshold
      • -10 XP = 55 XP remaining
    • Analyze Data
      • -15 XP = 40 XP remaining
  • Mechanic Skills:
    • Computers = 3
      • -15 XP = 25 XP remaining
    • Knowledge (Education) = 3
      • -25 XP = 0 XP remaining
ENFORCER PATH
  • Colossus Talents (FaD Warrior - Knights of Fate):
    Choosing a specialization meant for a Force sensitive character is extremely peculiar when building a droid. However, KX enforcers are meant to be sturdy powerhouses, and the talents here will help you be able to reenact your very own "hallway scene" should the need arise.
    • New Career Skills = Discipline, Melee, Resilience
      • -30 XP = 120 XP remaining
    • Durable = 3
      • -30 XP = 90 XP remaining
    • Toughened = 2
      • +4 wound threshold
      • -15 XP = 75 XP remaining
    • Grit
      • +1 strain threshold
      • -5 XP = 70 XP remaining
    • Unstoppable
      • -20 XP = 50 XP remaining
  • Mechanic Skills:
    • Brawl = 3
      • -15 XP = 35 XP remaining
    • Perception = 2
      • -10 XP = 25 XP remaining
    • Ranged (Light) = 2
      • -10 XP = 15 XP remaining
    • Vigilance = 2
      • -10 XP = 5 XP remaining
  • Mechanic Talents:
    • Fine Tuning
      • -5 XP = 0 XP remaining

END-GAME TARGETS

  • KX Droid Upgrades:
    Although the financial cost to improve your KX droid's characteristics is daunting on paper, you can begin the process of acquiring these as free player rewards starting with Contribution Rank 3.
    • Improved Cognition Programming (reflavored Cybernetic Brain Implant)
      • Cybernetic implant.
      • +1 Intellect
      • Costs 10,000 credits
    • Improved Gyro-balance Systems (reflavored Mod III Cybernetic Legs)
      • Cybernetic implant.
      • +1 Agility
      • Costs 10,000 credits
    • Neuro-Saav Cyborg/Droid Interface (AoR: Strongholds of Resistance)
      • Cybernetic implant. Prerequisite = Improved Cognition Programming
      • Upgrades KX unit's data probe to better interface with hostile droids.
      • Costs 600 credits
  • Characteristic Upgrades:
    • Cunning = 2
    • Willpower = 2
    • Presence = 2
  • Analyst Path Extra Specialization:
    • Courier (AoR Spy: Cyphers and Masks)
  • Enforcer Path Extra Specialization:
    • Interrogator (AoR Spy: Cyphers and Masks)
  • Approximate XP Expenditure
    • 445-475 XP
      • Projected total does not take optional skill improvements or talents into account.

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