I'm loving tenacious. Anything that encourages you to attack rather than wait is good in my book.

Well that makes it a bit better, I know I was told the character with Camaraderie was supposed to have whatever abilities it grants so figured that's what that was. Still feel Camaraderie and Synergy are being overused though.

Yes, as Tim stated, that IO bit did not make it into the final version. As RulesGuy, I dislike such technical loopholes, and closed it.

As far as Camaraderie, the running guideline is that the character should have at least ONE of the abilities it hands out. I'd prefer all, but that was already spoiled on the first set I helped QC (v5). It came out in v4.

I agree with you about the overuse of Camaraderie, especially boosting new characters. It's too easy...

I agree less so on Synergy, as I don't have much of a problem with it when it isn't overly broad (*cough* Rapport *cough*). I definitely dislike "reverse" synergy (boosting others) unless it is very narrowly focused.

I chose to let that slide, for the fun factor. Now I'm nervous.

Probably nothing, but I don't like wildcards in poker, or minis.

What does changes position mean?

Exactly what all does interdict effect?
Versatility? Palleon?

I get the feeling a Tenacious D reference will appear in someones game at some point.

I like it, the fact that booster exists makes you think twice about using squads that are "versatile". I like the good old days where you took a squad you felt comfortable with and didn't have the ability to change so much. it feels weird when you go to a tournament and someone is essentially playing 3-4 different squads due to versatility, palleon, etc. it takes skill away from the game, and that should be a focus-- bringing skill back into it as much as possible for a dice based game anyways lol.

I feel the same way as Deaths Baine here. There has been frequent community complaints about so much squad tailoring, and it is a very powerful competitive option. It slows the game down and most of the pieces that have the ability to do it are already highly competitive.

I went undefeated in Swiss last year using Pellaeon to swap out Potty Palps every single game, allowing another character to start halfway up the board (since palps has emplacement). It was really a quirky loophole and an abusive tactic.

As a player I naturally gravitate towards tactics where I can have as much control of the game as possible. If I like it as a player - it should generally be countered in design. I actively think about if I would be really excited about playing something in competitive games - and if so it's usually a problem. As a designer I legitimately counter myself as a player.

Keep in mind it doesn't take away a character - you just have to stick with what you bring in the first place. So the only thing it really discourages - is what I was doing. Bringing a character you don't have any intention of using, just to get a side benefit in addition to custom squad tailoring.


So - in essence - it's broad on purpose because the problem is broad. The issue was not just TK turning into Luke Stormy (although that was an issue that should have been easily avoided in design of that piece). Pelleaon is an issue. "Vehicle" is an issue. "Versatility" is an issue. They are very powerful abilities that can be abused and slow the game down. They are complained about frequently. It doesn't hurt the original piece in the squad in any way - you just have to stay with that piece.


Regardless - I don't think Booster will be tier 1 - so you won't encounter it much. But I DO hope people find him to be a lot of fun. I can say the play testers all thought he was very fun.

Stoked to be getting Jace Malcom - his design is awesome! I was expecting he'd be bigger offensively, but he's a solid package for 23 points, and very elegantly designed. Works nicely with the OR Veterans. My only complaint is that his Thermal Imploder can't be used against adjacent enemies... that is specifically what he did in the video, and one of the most notable grenade uses (if not the most notable) in all of Star Wars.