Smuggler Archive
Thread: An idea for changing the Jawa Traders
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BigLands
Sat Sep 25, 2004 3:57 am
#1
Ok let's be honest, right now there's little point to going to see these guys.
How about :
Jawa's act in a similar way to faction recruiters personnell.
Jawa Faction and cash are used instead of reb/imp faction
They have available to them, Schematics, Droids, Weapons and a their own special class, Foraged Materials
Schematics(one use)
DL-44 Solo - a DL-44 with +5 acc while moving +5 dodge
DH-17 Assault - A DH17 Carbine with +5 acc while moving and +5 ranged def
Jawa Droid Hunter Rifle - A Jawa Ion Rifle with +5 accuracy +5 block
Tusken Overlord Gaffe Stick - Gaffe stick with +5 melee def +5 dodge
Droids
A range of droids in various states of repair
Weapons
DL-44
Tusken rifle
Gaffe Stick
DH 17
Foraged Materials
These would be rare resources changed on a regular basis and supplied in small quanities
This is really just a thought to bounce off people - and it's very rough right now - what'cha think?
Rogue135
Sat Sep 25, 2004 5:54 am
#2
Ya know... that's actually not a bad idea.
I've been roleplaying thatI bought myR5 droid (peice of junk, about 200 HAM and one module...) from the Jawa's anyway.
Minor point here though, DL-44 Solo - kinda needs a different name in my opinion (maybe DL-44 Heavy Blaster Pistol?), aswell as maybe Light Armor Piercing, unless I'm mistaken, the current DL-44 has none. I like the modifications on all of them too.
It might also add the possibility for new droid models that should be relatively rare, I'm sure the Droid Engineers might enjoy that(Come on, we all know that there's a lotta people that would kill fora Droideka, but we don't want them to be all over)
Great idea 
Edit: Quick little question, I assume all of this would be at the Jawa Mountain Fortress, right? Or would it be any Jawa, like how you occasionally run into a friendly recruiter in the field?
Message Edited by Rogue135 on 09-25-2004 08:18 AM
Rogue135
Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:33 am
#3
Ignore this... never got the clicky to work, then found out I got the wrong pic 
Message Edited by Rogue135 on 09-25-2004 08:41 AM
BigLands
Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:45 am
#4
Well, the core of my idea is that this starts off as the Jawa fortress.
There would ideally be some quests to complete before you can use the Jawa junk dealers, and then everything is based on Jawa faction and cold, hard cash.
However, the long term aim would be for there to be an equivilent group on all plantes that smugglers could do this sort of thing with.
For the jawa, we'd be talking about stuff found on Tatooine - so it would be things like, ooh, desert adapted droids, and maybe baby bantha etc.
If we take the idea to it's logical conclusion you might have a group on Lok, say Nym's guys selling schematics for a bloodrazer D-18, and droid shcmeatics for Droidekka etc. You could have gungans no Naboo selling, Gungan fighting lances and schematics for naboo stuff.
Ideally, you'd also have them selling just plain wierd stuff too. Jawa dealing in ancient Tatooine artifacts, Nym's guys dealing in clone war memorobilia and the gungans dealing in Gungan tribal art.
Effectively there'd be a camp on each world where we could go get this sort of thing. The schematics would be expensive enough in faction and cash not to become too common, and would open up new trade opportunities for Smugglers.
The other facet to this might be to make these the guys who deal in spice too, as part of a whole spice smuggling system.
Eg on Tat, Jabba has you take a crate of spices to the Jawa fortress and return with the payment or vice versa.
Iawo
Sat Sep 25, 2004 6:58 am
#5
Well, I see one slight problem. By the time somebody makes underworld 1, they will probably have better weapons anyway. In other words, it still wouldn't be worth the drive. A DL-44? Come on now, you can use a least aFWG-5 by then. Most people also pick up some (or all) pistoleer also to help with the pistol grind.
Let me sell off my 5000 jawa FP for some cash, and I'll think about dealing with them again.
Message Edited by Iawo on 09-25-2004 08:59 AM
BigLands
Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:11 am
#6
I get the point about moving up the weapons tree - but that's my reason for intorducing the one use schematics. If the weapons sold were say, low HAM cost versions of the generic weapon then there could be a reason to buy them. I've always like the idea of being able to sell other factions, so I'd say being able to buy and sell factions for teh junk groups should be a goer.
Rogue135
Sat Sep 25, 2004 7:52 am
#7
Iawo wrote:
Well, I see one slight problem. By the time somebody makes underworld 1, they will probably have better weapons anyway. In other words, it still wouldn't be worth the drive. A DL-44? Come on now, you can use a least aFWG-5 by then. Most people also pick up some (or all) pistoleer also to help with the pistol grind.
Let me sell off my 5000 jawa FP for some cash, and I'll think about dealing with them again.
Message Edited by Iawo on 09-25-2004 08:59 AM
We are talking a new pistol anyway...
The version of the DL-44 currently ingame could easily be modified with AP1 and such to make it a much more appealing choice.
I carry a DL-44 anyway, it's got really good speed and damage, plus a scope and muzzle that make it look cool.
fishbrains
Sat Sep 25, 2004 8:11 pm
#8
While I like the idea this might fall under actuall smuggler content and thus will scare the Devs.
BigLands
Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:53 am
#10
Ok I'm a sucker fer punishment so I thought I'd flesh this out a little.
(this is just for the Tatooine one, other worlds would have somehting similar)
Jawa Fortress & Jawa Traders
To initially make use of the Jawa traders all that is required is Underworld 1 and the completion of a reasonably stright foward quest.
Underworld 2 - 5% discount
Underworld 3 - 10% discount
Underworld 4 - 15% discount
Master Smuggler - 25% discount
Jawa Traders offer the following
Schematics (One-use)
(Cost for each should be around5000 Jawa Faction and probably around 10k credits
Jawa Holdout Blaster - a version of the SR Combat pistol with +5 acc while moving
ConvertedTusken Rifle - a version of the Tusken rifle with +5 acc
JawaScavenger Droid Module - a slightly improved version of the droid harvesting module
Tusken Marauder Gaffi Stick - A gaffi stick with a bleed dot (basically a melee version of the Republic blaster)
Desert Demon Dh17 Carbine - A dh17 carbine with +5 acc while moving
Weapons
As above, but of middling quality (so that it's more advantageous to get crafters involved in making you a custom version)
Costs would be less than the schematic 2000 Jawa Faction and maybe 1000cr
Jawa Speciality Items
These are just plain odd Jawa/tatooine bits n' bobs
Dewback Skin wall hanging
Bantha Skin rug
Syck tooth necklace
Jawa Salvaged Items
These would all be items the Jawa's might have found and are selling on - they wouldn't necessarily be in prime condition.
Examples would be:
Locked Containers
Treasure Maps
Tusken Gaffe Sticks and Rifles
Rare Tatooine Resources in clumps of 100
You see where this is coming from?
fishbrains
Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:45 am
#11
BigLands wrote:
Ok I'm a sucker fer punishment so I thought I'd flesh this out a little.
(this is just for the Tatooine one, other worlds would have somehting similar)
Jawa Fortress & Jawa Traders
To initially make use of the Jawa traders all that is required is Underworld 1 and the completion of a reasonably stright foward quest.
Underworld 2 - 5% discount
Underworld 3 - 10% discount
Underworld 4 - 15% discount
Master Smuggler - 25% discount
Jawa Traders offer the following
Schematics (One-use)
(Cost for each should be around5000 Jawa Faction and probably around 10k credits
Jawa Holdout Blaster - a version of the SR Combat pistol with +5 acc while moving
ConvertedTusken Rifle - a version of the Tusken rifle with +5 acc
JawaScavenger Droid Module - a slightly improved version of the droid harvesting module
Tusken Marauder Gaffi Stick - A gaffi stick with a bleed dot (basically a melee version of the Republic blaster)
Desert Demon Dh17 Carbine - A dh17 carbine with +5 acc while moving
Weapons
As above, but of middling quality (so that it's more advantageous to get crafters involved in making you a custom version)
Costs would be less than the schematic 2000 Jawa Faction and maybe 1000cr
Jawa Speciality Items
These are just plain odd Jawa/tatooine bits n' bobs
Dewback Skin wall hanging
Bantha Skin rug
Syck tooth necklace
Jawa Salvaged Items
These would all be items the Jawa's might have found and are selling on - they wouldn't necessarily be in prime condition.
Examples would be:
Locked Containers
Treasure Maps
Tusken Gaffe Sticks and Rifles
Rare Tatooine Resources in clumps of 100
You see where this is coming from?
I really love this idea. Too bad the devs did not hgave this in mind when they developed the jawa trash game. However, let's keep this in mind for the eventual 2007 smuggler revamp cause this would rock to have.
BigLands
Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:10 pm
#12
Dammit Fishbrains - you have revealed the flaw in my plans - we must destroy this thread and never speak of it again, lest the devs once more crush our dreams. 
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