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'''Size''': Depends on basic Model. Different sizes also have the following modifiers: ''Tiny size'': +5 Stealth, -5 to Intimidate, Base Speed ½ ground Speed, Base Unarmed Damage 1. ''Small size'': +3 Stealth, -3 Intimidate, Base Speed -5 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 1d3. ''Medium size'': no modifiers, Base Unarmed Damage 1d4. ''Large size'': -3 to Stealth, +3 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +5 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 1d6. ''Huge siz''e: -5 to Stealth, +5 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +15 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 1d10. ''Gargantuan size'': -10 to Stealth, +10 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +30 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 2d8. ''Colossal size'': -20 to Stealth, +20 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +60 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 2d12.
 
'''Size''': Depends on basic Model. Different sizes also have the following modifiers: ''Tiny size'': +5 Stealth, -5 to Intimidate, Base Speed ½ ground Speed, Base Unarmed Damage 1. ''Small size'': +3 Stealth, -3 Intimidate, Base Speed -5 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 1d3. ''Medium size'': no modifiers, Base Unarmed Damage 1d4. ''Large size'': -3 to Stealth, +3 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +5 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 1d6. ''Huge siz''e: -5 to Stealth, +5 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +15 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 1d10. ''Gargantuan size'': -10 to Stealth, +10 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +30 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 2d8. ''Colossal size'': -20 to Stealth, +20 to Intimidate, Base ground Speed +60 feet, Base Unarmed Damage 2d12.
 
:''Special – Player characters can only be Small, Medium or Large in size.''
 
:''Special – Player characters can only be Small, Medium or Large in size.''
:''Special'' - Droid vehicles are also around but I generally built as Vehicles and Starships with A.I. Control mod
 
  
 
[[File:SWD5.Droid2.jpg | 350px | left]]
 
[[File:SWD5.Droid2.jpg | 350px | left]]
 
'''Speed''': depends locomotion system. Ground speed can be modified by Size.
 
'''Speed''': depends locomotion system. Ground speed can be modified by Size.
  
'''Behavioral Inhibitors''': Droids cannot intentionally harm a sentient living being or knowingly allow a sentient living being to be harmed or through inaction allow a sentient living being to be harmed. Furthermore, all droids must willing follow orders giving to them by their rightful owners, as long as those orders don’t require the droid to harm a sentient living being. Droids with the '''''Heuristic Processors''''' mod, can sometimes violate these restrictions by creatively interpreting their behavioral inhibitions but it’s not common or easy. Droids with '''''Combat processors''''' are free of these limitation but are also highly in their programing and restricted in their movements and where the law allows them to go. Droid’s can also be fitted with a Restraining Bolt, that they cannot willing remove. With a bolt in place, a user with a hand held controller unit can automatically impose the Paralyzed condition onto a droid with an Action (see Gear). Even without a restraining bolt or periodic memory wipes, most droids operate according to a rigid set of guidelines. A droid’s core programming – the part of its memory that can’t be wipes – provides it with a strict instructions on how to react to common circumstances, most of which resolve around obedience, safety, ethics and morality.
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'''Behavioral Inhibitors''': Droids cannot intentionally harm a sentient living being or knowingly allow a sentient living being to be harmed or through inaction allow a sentient living being to be harmed. Furthermore, all droids must willing follow orders giving to them by their rightful owners, as long as those orders don’t require the droid to harm a sentient living being. Droids with the '''''Heuristic processors''''' mod, can sometimes violate these restrictions by creatively interpreting their behavioral inhibitions but it’s not common or easy. Droids with '''''Combat processors''''' are free of these limitation but are also highly restricted in their movements and where the law allows them to go. Droid’s can also be fitted with a Restraining Bolt, that they cannot willing remove. With a bolt in place, a user with a hand held controller unit can automatically impose the Paralyzed condition onto a droid with an Action (see Gear). Even without a restraining bolt or periodic memory wipes, most droids operate according to a rigid set of guidelines. A droid’s core programming – the part of its memory that can’t be wipes – provides it with a strict instructions on how to react to common circumstances, most of which resolve around obedience, safety, ethics and morality.
  
 
'''Constructs''': Droids are machines and as such do not have a Constitution score (and don’t get bonus Hit Points). So with the array of only five Attributes to assign – 15, 14, 12, 11, and 10. Any class that would gain a proficiency to Constitution saves instead gains Dexterity or Wisdom (droid’s choice). Damage Threshold is determined by their Strength modifier only and to recover it can use the better of their Strength or Wisdom save. They are immune to disease and toxin poisons (both inhaled and injected), harmful atmosphere hazards (except Hazardous ‘corrosive’ ones and Vacuum) and do not need to breath, eat or drink water. Constitution saves against environmental effects use Strength instead. Droids are Resistance (PHB pg. 194) to Necrotic, Stun and Radiation damage. Droids take full damage from Ion weapons and after applying damage, double the amount when compared to the droid’s Damage Threshold to impose Reeling or Stunned conditions.
 
'''Constructs''': Droids are machines and as such do not have a Constitution score (and don’t get bonus Hit Points). So with the array of only five Attributes to assign – 15, 14, 12, 11, and 10. Any class that would gain a proficiency to Constitution saves instead gains Dexterity or Wisdom (droid’s choice). Damage Threshold is determined by their Strength modifier only and to recover it can use the better of their Strength or Wisdom save. They are immune to disease and toxin poisons (both inhaled and injected), harmful atmosphere hazards (except Hazardous ‘corrosive’ ones and Vacuum) and do not need to breath, eat or drink water. Constitution saves against environmental effects use Strength instead. Droids are Resistance (PHB pg. 194) to Necrotic, Stun and Radiation damage. Droids take full damage from Ion weapons and after applying damage, double the amount when compared to the droid’s Damage Threshold to impose Reeling or Stunned conditions.
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'''Shutdown''': A droid that is shutdown gains the Unconscious condition, and can take no action. Shutting down a willing droid is an Action. Shutting down an unwilling droid is more difficult, requiring that it be at least Grappled, and requiring an Intelligence (Mechanic) check against the droid’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics). If the droid is Paralyzed (with a restraining bolt) or in other similar situations, this check automatically succeeds. Droids can shut themselves down and ‘reactive’ itself at a pre-determined time if they want, so long as someone else does not come along and impose additional conditions. When shut down a droid does not drain power and can extend the duration before it requires recharging. It takes a full round to reactive, where the droid can take no actions (including bonus and reactions) and its Speed is 0 for that first round.
 
'''Shutdown''': A droid that is shutdown gains the Unconscious condition, and can take no action. Shutting down a willing droid is an Action. Shutting down an unwilling droid is more difficult, requiring that it be at least Grappled, and requiring an Intelligence (Mechanic) check against the droid’s Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics). If the droid is Paralyzed (with a restraining bolt) or in other similar situations, this check automatically succeeds. Droids can shut themselves down and ‘reactive’ itself at a pre-determined time if they want, so long as someone else does not come along and impose additional conditions. When shut down a droid does not drain power and can extend the duration before it requires recharging. It takes a full round to reactive, where the droid can take no actions (including bonus and reactions) and its Speed is 0 for that first round.
  
'''Skills''' and '''Proficiencies''': Droids normally cannot use skill or weapons without being first being proficient in it except for following – Strength (Athletics), Dexterity (Initiative), Intelligence (Computer Use) and Wisdom (Perception). Droids with a Heuristic processor can use any skill without proficiency (as normal) and Simple weapons. Droids with the Combat processor can use Charisma (Intimidate) without proficiency and can use all types of weapons (they still require proficiency with the weapon to gain proficiency bonuses). Note that due to their inhibitor pregaming Droids with Basic and Heuristic Processors suffer a penalty of one-half (round up) the Proficiency bonus with attackings.  
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'''Skills''' and '''Proficiecnies''': Droids normally cannot use skill or weapons without being first being proficient in it except for following – Dexterity (Acrobatics and Initiative), Strength (Athletics), Intelligence (Computer Use) and Wisdom (Perception). Droids with a Heuristic processor can use any skill without proficiency (as normal) and Simple weapons. Droids with the Combat processor can use Charisma (Intimidate) without proficiency and can use all types of weapons (they still require proficiency with the weapon to gain proficiency bonuses).
  
 
'''Building a Droid Character''': The follow system is for creating Heroic character droids, not stock droids. As with other character types, droids have points to assign to their stats. As the droid only have 5 stats to worry about; for the array assign from – 15, 14, 12, 11, and 10. Instead of Background Droids choice their Degree. This grants them their basic ability modifiers, systems and proficiencies. They also have ‘additional mods’ that at character creation they can use to purchases upgrades and additional systems into their droid body for ‘free’. Other must be purchased with cash and a droid can have a maximum of Mods installed into it equal to its Strength score (sort of like Strain). Droids only gain their class’s starting gear and they cannot take any levels in the Jedi class.
 
'''Building a Droid Character''': The follow system is for creating Heroic character droids, not stock droids. As with other character types, droids have points to assign to their stats. As the droid only have 5 stats to worry about; for the array assign from – 15, 14, 12, 11, and 10. Instead of Background Droids choice their Degree. This grants them their basic ability modifiers, systems and proficiencies. They also have ‘additional mods’ that at character creation they can use to purchases upgrades and additional systems into their droid body for ‘free’. Other must be purchased with cash and a droid can have a maximum of Mods installed into it equal to its Strength score (sort of like Strain). Droids only gain their class’s starting gear and they cannot take any levels in the Jedi class.
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Processor
 
Processor
*'''Basic Processor''': Mod 0. Basic processors are not designed for creative thought or problem solving or combat, and as such most droids interpret instructions and behavioral inhibitors very literally. Furthermore, Droids with basic processors cannot perform skills it is not proficient in nor use weapons that it does not have proficiency with. Even with proficiency the basic processor Droid suffer a penalty of one-half (round up) to attack rolls with weapon EVEN when proficient. This is due in part to the behavioral  
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*'''Basic Processor''': Mod 0. Basic processors are not designed for creative thought or problem solving, and as such most droids interpret instructions and behavioral inhibitors very literally. Furthermore, basic processors are very limited in that the droid cannot perform most tasks that is was not programed for (i.e. see Skill checks above). Similarly, a basic processor does not allow a droid to wield or use any weapon, use any tools or drive any vehicles types that it is not proficient with. And the droids behavioral inhibitors prevent it from harming sentient living beings altogether.
inhibitors prevent it from harming sentient living beings altogether.
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*'''Combat Processor''': Mod 1, Cost +1,000cr. This basic processor has had its behavioral inhibitors removed. This allows the droid to harm sentient living beings, and the droid is allow to use weapons that it’s not proficient with. It also can the following skills without requiring it to be proficient with them – Dexterity (Stealth) and Charisma (Intimidate).
*'''Combat Processor''': Mod 1, Cost +1,000cr. This basic processor has had its behavioral inhibitors removed. This allows the droid to harm sentient living beings, and the droid is allow to use weapons that it’s not proficient with. It also can use the following skills without requiring it to be proficient with them – Dexterity (Stealth) and Charisma (Intimidate).
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*'''Heuristic Processor''': Mods 1, Cost +4,000cr. This type of processor allows the droid to learn by doing, usually without instructions. The droid is able to reason through several optional situations and tasks and formulate the best approach. Because of this a droid with a heuristic processor may use skills untrained and weapons it is not proficient with, just as any other character. In addition, a droid with heuristic processor can creatively interpret its instructions, allowing it to complete tasks in manner that it deems appropriate. In some situations (GM’s call) a heuristic processor will also allow a droid to work around its behavioral inhibitor as long as it can justify the action. For example such a droid might justify harming another sentient if it would save additional life, etc. Over time a droid with a heuristic processor develops a unique personality based on experience. Because of this, memory wipes and restraining bolts are commonly used to ensure that a heuristic processor doesn’t allow the droid to stray too far from its intended purpose.
*'''Heuristic Processor''': Mods 1, Cost +4,000cr. This type of processor allows the droid to learn by doing, usually without instructions. The droid is able to reason through several optional situations and tasks and formulate the best approach. Because of this a droid with a heuristic processor may use skills untrained (not proficient with). It still requires proficiency with weapons and armor to use them at all and stuffs one-half (round up) to its proficiency bonus on attack rolls due to 'harm no living' being inhibitor. In addition, a droid with heuristic processor can creatively interpret its instructions and orders, allowing it to complete tasks in manner that it deems appropriate. In some situations (GM’s call) a heuristic processor will also allow a droid to work around its behavioral inhibitor as long as it can justify the action. For example such a droid might justify harming another sentient if it would save additional life, etc. Over time a droid with a heuristic processor develops a unique personality based on experience. Because of this, memory wipes and restraining bolts are commonly used to ensure that a heuristic processor doesn’t allow the droid to stray too far from its intended purpose.
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:A droid can have both the Heuristic and Combat Processor (uses 2 mods and costs 5,000cr.).
:A droid can have both the Heuristic and Combat Processor (uses 2 mods and costs 5,000cr.) can use all skills and weapons untrained (no proficiency bonus) and do not suffer the proficiency bonus on attack rolls.
 
  
 
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