Even though I'm the OP, I think they are pretty much equally "cool". They are just cool to me for different reasons.

ErikB/AluminumWolf please don't riddle one of my threads again. I think this is the second time I've asked. You can easily create your own thread, I've seen you do it. If you continue this behavior it will just end up with you being banned again and having to re-register and return as ErikC.

So… has anyone made adjusted stats for a more elite Stormtrooper?

Inquisitor Tremayne said:

If you want them very powerful you could just not use them as Minions. Then again that makes a squad of them more of a chore for the GM (defeating the purpose of the Minions).

I simply added an attachment to the "Laminate" armor of Stormtroopers to give them Defense 1. I think that could make them a little tougher even as Minions. I don't know what else I would mess with without testing it out first since that could be enough. A little more skill with blasters perhaps?

The regular stormtroopers work well as is. You can adjust gear, such as armor or weapons as needed, to show different types like the sandtroopers or snowtroopers. Some special cases may need additional skills. Storm commandos would generally not be minions, I would say. And officers would also not be minions.

Yeah, ErikA, I think you are broadcasting your own preferences onto everybody. There are lots of stories to be told. Ambushing patrols doesn't have to be Al Qaida, it can be US Revolutionary War. You can be the good guy underdogs who haven't half the training of the baddies, but thrice the pluck. Or you can be Robin Hood's merry men, fighting with sticks and rusty daggers against well armed and trained guardsmen. Yeah, you might be 'elite' in the skill area, but that's because you're the protagonists. Doesn't equate to being better equipped or trained, nor to the villains being scary.

If Little John and his men come upon an equal numbers group of the Sherrif's men, are worried about their swords and armor, but beat them with courage, determination, and cunning, that's a good story.

You can also look at the Rebels vs. Imps as the 99% vs. the Elite. There's nothing wrong with being part of the masses if the oppressed masses are the thing you're championing. Of course your characters should still be cool leaders who rally everyone around them and overcome battle-hardened soldiers through wit or quick-thinking.

Or, more specifically for Edge of the Empire, you can be the guys just trying to survive and pay down your debts in a world of larger forces. EotE is about the gray area. I plan on having my group caught between the Empire and the Rebels, with neither side really all that interested in the plight of criminals.

Anyway, your point of view isn't wrong either, just saying its not the only way to roll.

Lunatic Pathos said:

Well, the Merry Men were famed users of the English/Welsh Longbow which if you are British instantly put you in mind of Agincourt where just 6000 English archers took on 36,000 Frenchmen including 10,000 knights in shining armour and beat them, killing 10,000 French for the loss of just 100 English.

It is… Difficult to overestimate just how much Brit mythology rates the Great Warbow.