Pistoleer Archive

I definetely don't think this PA should go over-the-top to mimic the Tetragrammaton of the movie. We are still playing Star Wars, after all, and we should design this guild/Order in that context.

Perhaps a name like the Clerics of Tetgram, or something like that would be more subtle, and we could have Cleric as the PA sign above our heads. There's no profession-given Cleric title, so it'd be cool to have this. We could be like semi-religious, mystical, spiritual deserters from the Teras Kasi order who have honed our skills with blasters tobetter round out our combat proficiencies. Tetgram could be the fellow who originally left the Teras Kasi five generations ago (just throwing ideas out here).

Waddya think?

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"I've got black magic, a hair trigger, and a short fuse. Bring it!"
-Black Mage

TKs also have a Mind-focused attack.

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"I've got black magic, a hair trigger, and a short fuse. Bring it!"
-Black Mage

<---- just that good

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"I've got black magic, a hair trigger, and a short fuse. Bring it!"
-Black Mage

I have been working on a number of templates for making my main into a cleric. Sadly, I just don't know that I can justify changing my current template right now, because it might negate the templates post CURB. For example.

BH0040

Fencer 0430

M. Pistoleer

Combat Prowess 3000

This more than maxes dodge, gives you amazing state defenses, and an extra 9 to ranged accuracy if that ever gets fixed. The melee/ranged def would be nice, but for pvp, it just wouldn't add up to enough to make a difference, or even in high end pve. Anything you face in those arenas will have enough accuracy to hit you.

The other idea is

BH0040

M. Pistoleer

Force Defender 0004

This too would be nice, though you would have less dodge, and sadly Jedi State def does not apply to KD or Posture down, so Thak would still be necessary. But, like I said, with the Devs promising stacking will be gone post curb, it just isn't really worth working up to these templates I feel. Too bad, cause the pistoleer one especially I think would be impressive.

In the doorway of Glory he found Death who put his hand in hers and said, "Now, come home now."
"Soon," he said.

Personally, I have given up on Medic. It is a great skill and one I wish I could incorporate, but it just isn't really as useful for my purposes. I dabble slightly outside of pistols, being BH 3040, M. Pistols, and Commando 0040. This allows me to really hammer the health pool, and warcry allows me to delay while switching FT to pistols.

That said, I am considering switching to Smuggler 0040 for the ranged KD. But with Thak being so prominent, and last ditch being a random pool shot, I am not sure it is worth giving up being able to devestate health.

Another option though, since Preston did show proficiency with assault rifles/shotguns, is BH 0440, Carbineer 1400, M. Pistoleer. This gives me great state effects and the accuracy to use them, great pistol skills, and I would have enough SP left to either take Medic 2100(for curing bleed), or I could go Carbineer 3400(extra speed) and novice medic, or perhaps medic 2000, carbineer 1400, and put the last 2 SP into FS ranged accuracy or speed, in the hopes those are one day fixed.

As I said, I like having medic, but if you plan to keep enough invest to hunt Jedi, I just don't find it useful enough. That takes precious time that I could be shooting, since most Jedi will have high block anyway. Good buffs and good food, and I should be able to live without medic. Always keep a vercupti and enough stomach to pop it.

In the doorway of Glory he found Death who put his hand in hers and said, "Now, come home now."
"Soon," he said.

Col. Uthyr Pendragon | Artorius Pendragon
Elder Pistoleer/Rifleman/Bounty Hunter/Combat Medic
Elder Architect
Naritus vendors:
Tatooine (2369 -4123) - Castle Uthyr, Mos Eisley West

Well, I just finished watching Equilibrium, and you guys were right, that movie should be the theme movie for all pistoleers. It was sort of a cross between the movies "1984" and "Logan's Run." With respect to the latter, it had Logan 5 (Preston) trying to covertly defeat the system while attempting to locate Sanctuary (the resistance) and destroy the artificial society. The Sandman Logan (sandpeople!) and Grammaton Cleric Preston each had pretty bad-ass pistols, though Preston sure knew how to use his better. Logan's accuracy appeared to be only around +50, compared with Preston's 300+ (Preston had some serious skill tapes in his brain). As for pistol speed, well, let's just say that Preston's was capped with no need for Bounty Hunter. I hope we get pistol mode settings like that when the CURB arrives. Preston also sure had one hell of a Pistol Melee Defense... I want to get me a pistol like his with those spiky things that pop out of the pistol butt.

Highly recommended viewing for pistoleers...

Col. Uthyr Pendragon | Artorius Pendragon
Elder Pistoleer/Rifleman/Bounty Hunter/Combat Medic
Elder Architect
Naritus vendors:
Tatooine (2369 -4123) - Castle Uthyr, Mos Eisley West