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Droid, Class IV

Medium species
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New in SW5eThink of a Warforged-style frontline construct: a durable combat droid whose core is built for security work, with Con +2 and a +1 to Str or Dex, no aging, and maintenance required to stay battle-ready.✨
Droid, Class IV
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Combat droid: light and medium armor plus two weapon profs, triple resistances, and bonus-action self-repair on a Constitution frame.
A security, battle, or assassin droid designed from the ground up for military and combat roles.
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●●●weight · Hard droid build constraints
Ability focusConstitution-first with a Strength or Dex bump — a durable frontline or ranged combatant.
Standout traits
  • Martial Protocol — proficiency in light and medium armor plus two simple or martial weapons
  • Droid Resistances — resistance to necrotic, poison, and psychic; immune to poison and disease
  • Rapid Reconstruction — spend a Hit Die as a bonus action to recover hit points
!Force-Insensitive: cannot use the Force or take forcecasting levels, and vulnerable to ion damage with disadvantage on ion and lightning saves.
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Pairs withFighter or Operative class · Constitution-heavy melee build · medium armor proficiency feat

Appearance

Class IV droids are typically human-like in both shape and size, though there are many advanced models (such as droidekas) that forgo this standardization. They are usually colored to match their affiliation, though personally owned class IV droids might not be. Certain models of class IV droids, such as the HK-series, are made to look like class III droids to disguise their martial nature.

Utility

Class IV droids are programmed for military and security purposes. Such droids tend to perform tasks of violence or combat might be expected. Almost all class IV droids carry weapons. Armed combat droids are among the first droids ever created. Security, gladiator, battle, and assassin droids are all class IV droids.

Names

Droids are typically called by their designation, given to them when they are created, or some affectation given to them by their owner. Often this affectation is a play on their designation. Occasionally, noteworthy droids will earn monikers based on their accomplishments.

Designations (Names). K-2SO (Kay-Tuesso), PZ-99 (Peezee-Ninety-Nine), VL-44 (Vee-El Forty-Four)

Distinctions. Variable size, combat-designed nature, often humanoid

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Strength or Dexterity score increases by 1.

Age. Droids don't age, though they require maintenance to retain functionality.

Alignment. Droids tend toward no particular alignment. The best and worst are found among them.

Size. Class IV droids typically stand between 5 and 7 feet and weigh about 150 lbs. Regardless of your position in that range, your size is Medium.

Speed. Your base walking speed is 30 feet.

Type. Your creature type is droid.

Armor Integration. You can not wear armor, but you can have the armor professionally integrated into your chassis over the course of a long rest. This work must be done by someone proficient with astrotech's implements. You must be proficient in armor in order to have it integrated.

Droid Resistances. You are resistant to necrotic, poison, and psychic damage, and are immune to poison and disease.

Droid Systems. You do not need to eat, drink, or breathe. Additionally, you no longer require a tech focus to cast tech powers.

Droid Vulnerabilities. You are vulnerable to ion damage. Additionally, you have disadvantage on saving throws against effects that would deal ion or lightning damage.

Force-Insensitive. While droids can be manipulated by many force powers, they can not sense the Force. You can not use force powers or take levels in forcecasting classes.

Maintenance Mode. Rather than sleep, you must spend 3 hours performing routine maintenance during a long rest to gain its benefits, during which you have disadvantage on Wisdom (Perception) checks. Additionally, if your long rest would be interrupted, you only need to complete the long rest instead of restarting it.

Martial Protocol. You have proficiency with light and medium armor as well as two simple or martial blasters or vibroweapons of your choice.

Rapid Reconstruction. You are built with internal repair mechanisms. As a bonus action, you can choose to spend one of your Hit Dice to recover hit points.

Languages. You can speak, read, and write Galactic Basic and one language of your choice. You can understand spoken and written Binary, but you can not speak it.