Merick Tel
| Star Wars: Edge of the Empire | |
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| Game Status | |
| Campaign Concluded | |
| Player XP | |
| 1000 | |
| Ships | |
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The Flaming Cantina Layout · Cargo · Modifications Bad Part of Town Cosmopolitan · Martini · The Shot | |
| Owners | |
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Bacta Max · Jarash · Jax Bauer Merick Tel · "Red" · Zael | |
| NPC Crew | |
| Gwynnel and Jessiel | |
| Droids | |
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BS7-SAMI · S1-R1 R2-R9 · 41-VEX · AC Security Cookie · W-11e · Bric & Brac | |
| The Kids | |
| Yote Reynard · Kerrimapia and Jowdrrl | |
| Allies | |
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Nell Davengatt · Wookie Engineers Walker, Sector Ranger · Tooga the Hutt | |
| Contacts | |
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Jabba the Hutt · Kaltho the Hutt Aris Shen · Jedi Master Elaiza Chief Ereen · Honest Cal | |
| Enemies | |
| Agent Los · Bounty Hunter Haj | |
| Former Enemies | |
| Teemo & Co · Inquisitor An'ya Fell | |
| References | |
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Crew Obligations · Crew Duty House Rules · Adventure Log |
Merick Tel is an Outer Rim rat through and through. His family has lived out beyond the reach of the Galactic Republic and its successor state, the Galactic Empire, for uncountable generations in Centrality. That is, until recently. A former childhood friend and he ran afoul of the Empire some years back over a relatively trivial matter. But a combination of a petty bureaucrat, a naive understanding of the Empire's corruption and depravity, and a stubborn Outer Rim dweller's personality led to the death of his friend and Merick Tel's arrest. He escaped shortly afterwards, but his eyes have since been open to the Empire's oppression of worlds that fall under its sway, and he has begun to see Imperial presences everywhere.
Though not part of any Rebellion cell active in the galaxy, he has done his own 'terrorist' activities when he could. At one point he was captured by Trex, a bounty hunter in Teemo the Hutt's employment. He was in a holding cell in the Krayt Fang on Tatooine when it was stolen by another group of adventurers with no love of Teemo or his gang. With little resources, he has joined this group in opposing Teemo and their company to do legitimate hauling. While he still hopes for an eventual overthrow of the Empire, he realizes that his time can be spent usefully as a part of this crew. More intelligence, more resources, more contacts will all help to make him a better 'freedom fighter' is his line of thinking.
He is Force Sensitive, and has become aware of this due to Jax's use of the Force. He has taken well to lightsaber training, particularly in the Soresu technique, in which he excels. His command of the Force is still growing, though he has honed his Sense abilities to the point where he can avoid shots and blows by sensing where they will be a split-second before they happen. He is also learning to apply the Force to his physical abilities with traditional Jedi athletics training in the cargo bay while in hyperspace.
He has conducted a deal to clear his bounty by the Empire in exchange for owing the Bounty Hunter's guild. This amount is still outstanding.
After the Jewel of Yavin heist, Merick Tel developed a burning sense of vengeance against Arend Shen who initiated the theft in the first place. He resents the betrayal, the attempted murder, and the pinning the whole mess on him and the crew. Complicating matters is the fact that he is the father of Aris Shen, his ex-girlfriend and someone he still feels fond for. Arend Shen's thorough grounding as a legitimate businessman makes public retaliation difficult, but this has not cooled Merick's desire for payback one day.
Characteristics
Career/Specialization(s): Bounty Hunter (Gadgeteer), Force Sensitive Exile, Guardian (Soresu Defender)
| Brawn | Intellect | Willpower | Agility | Cunning | Presence |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Soak | Wounds | Strain | Defense (Melee) |
Defense (Ranged) |
Force Rating |
| 6 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
- +4 strain comes from the armor
- +2 strain from Light Side
- +1 defense comes from Heavy Battle Armor
- +1 defense (ranged) comes from armor (talent)
- +1 defense (melee) from vibrosword or lightsaber
- +2 difficulty upgrades from Sense abilities
- +2 difficulty upgrades from Defensive Stance (melee attacks only)
- Rapid Recovery (Adrenal Implant): +1 Strain recovered after combat
- Rapid Recovery (Biofeedback Mod Upgrade): +1 Strain recovered after combat
Current Status
| Strain | 0/20 | |
| Wounds | 0/17 |
| Morality | Strength | Weakness |
| 95 | Justice | Hatred |
| Motviation | ||
| Overthrow the Empire | ||
| Duty | ||
| Support | ||
| XP Total | XP Unspent |
| 620 | 35 |
Skills
- Class: Athletics, Brawl, Perception, Pilot (Planetary, Space), Streetwise, Ranged (Heavy), Vigilance; Brawl, Cool, Discipline, Melee, Resilience, Vigilance
- Specialization: Brawl, Coersion, Mechanics, Ranged (Light); Discipline, Knowledge (Lore), Lightsaber, Vigilance
- ✓ denotes class/specialization skill
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| Astrogation | Intellect | 
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| ✓ | Athletics | Brawn | ■ |  
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| Charm | Presence |
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| ✓ | Coercion | Willpower | ■■ |
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| Computer | Intellect |
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| ✓ | Cool | Presence | ■■ |
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| Deceit | Cunning |
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| ✓ | Discipline | Willpower | ■■ |
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| Leadership | Presence |
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| ✓ | Mechanics | Intellect | ■■■ | 
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| Medicine | Intellect |
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| Negotiation | Presence |
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| ✓ | Perception | Cunning | ■■ |
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| ✓ | Pilot (Planetary) | Agility | ■■ |
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| ✓ | Pilot (Space) | Agility | ■■ |
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| ✓ | Resilience | Brawn |
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| Skulduggery | Cunning |
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| Stealth | Agility |
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| ✓ | Streetwise | Cunning | ■ |
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| Survival | Cunning |
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| ✓ | Vigilance | Willpower | ■■ |
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| ✓ | Brawl | Brawn | ■■ |
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| Gunnery | Agility | ■ |
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| ✓ | Lightsaber | Intellect | ■■■ |
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| ✓ | Melee | Brawn | ■ |
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| ✓ | Ranged (Light) | Agility | ■■ |
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| ✓ | Ranged (Heavy) | Agility | ■■■ |
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| Core Worlds | Intellect |
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| Education | Intellect |
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| ✓ | Lore | Intellect |
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| Outer Rim | Intellect |
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| Under World | Intellect |
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| Xenology | Intellect |
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Talents
Gadgeteer
Force Sensitive Exile
Soresu Defender
Force Powers
Sense
Enhance
Move
Equipment
| Credits | Encumbrance | |
| Capacity | Current | |
| 1,345 | 12 | |
Cybernetics
- Adrenal Implant (2,250 credits), LoNH 106 [Rapid Recovery 1]
Armour
- Heavy Battle Armor (Soak 2, Defense 1, Encumbrance 6 (4 when worn), Hard Points 5)
- +1 HP (Jury-Rigged Talent)
- Chedak Communications Multi-band Comlink (HP 0), long-ranged comlink integrated into helmet [DC, p. 53]
- Enhanced Optics Suite: Remove up to
to Perception, Vigilance, combat checks due to darkness/fog/smoke/environment that obscure vision. Detect heat sources and motion within medium range, ultrasound pickups, millimeter wave emitters, video capture, and other common optical enhancements (HP 1); Upgrade 1 Skill (Vigilance) Mod [EotE p. 194] - Biofeedback system, add +4 Strain (HP 2) [F&D pp. 200-201]; Upgrade Biofeedback System upgrade (100 credits) (Innate Talent (Rapid Recovery) Mod)
- Cortosis Weave (HP 2), immune to Breach and Pierce [EotE p. 194]
- Laminate Armor (Soak 2, Encumbrance 4 (2 when worn), Hard Points 4)
- Vacuum Sealed (HP 1)
- Padded Armour (Soak 2, Encumbrance 2 (0 when worn), Hard Points 0)
Weapons
- Blaster Carbine (Range Long, Dam 9 (10 Engaged/Close), Crit 3, Enc 3, HP 4 (4 used), Price 850, Rarity 5)
- Marksman Barrel (Weapon Quality +2, Talent: Sniper Shot) (HP 2)
- Telescopic Optical Sight (HP 1)
- Weapon Sling (HP 1)
- Stun setting, add
to shoot, Reduce difficulty of ranged combat at long or extreme range, Cumbersome 1 - Ranged (Heavy):
(With Sense: )
- Ion Carbine (Range Short, Dam 10 (11 Engaged/Close), Crit 5, Enc 3, HP 3, Price 250, Rarity 3)
- Disorient 5, Stun (Droids)
- Ranged (Heavy): (With Sense: )
- Ion Blaster (Range short, Dam 10 (11 Engaged/Close), Crit 5, Enc 3, HP 3, Price 250, Rarity 3)
- Disorient 5, Stun (Droids)
- Ranged (Light):
(With Sense: )
- Model 44 Blaster Pistol (Range Medium, Dam 6 (7 Engaged/Close), Crit 3, Enc 1, HP 4, Price 500, Rarity 4)
- Stun setting
- Wrist-mounted (HP 1)
- Ranged (Light): (With Sense: )
- Cornet Arms H-7 "Equalizer" Blaster Pistol (Sons of Fortune, p. 95)
- Dmg 7 (8 Engaged/Close), Crit 2, Rng Medium, Enc 2, HP 3, 1200 credits, Rarity 8
- Superior, Stun
- Add automatic
to attacks - Ranged (Light): (With Sense: )
- Holdout Blaster (Range Short, Dam 5 (6 Engaged/Close), Crit 4, Enc 1, HP 1, Price 200, Rarity 4)
- Stun setting
- Concealable Holster
- Ranged (Light): (With Sense: )
- Frag Grenade (Range Short, Dam 8 (9 Engaged/Close), Crit 4, Enc 1, HP 0, Price 50, Rarity 5) x3
- Blast 6, Limited Ammo 1
- Ranged (Light): (With Sense: )
- Vibrosword (Dam +2, Crit 1, Enc 3, HP 3 (1 used), Price 750, Rarity 5)
- Monomolecular Edge, Pierce (+2) (HP 1)
- Pierce 4, Vicious 1, Defensive 1
- Melee: (With Sense: )
- Vibroknife (Dam +1, Crit 2, Enc 1, HP 2 (1 used), Price 250, Rarity 3)
- Serrated Edge (HP 1)
- Pierce 2, Vicious 2
- Melee: (With Sense: )
- Training Lightsaber Blade (Dam 6, Enc 1)
- Defensive 1, Disorient 2, Pierce 5 (if on); as vibrosword (if off)
- Uses Lightsaber skill
- Lightsaber: (With Sense: )
- Lightsaber (Silver) (Dam 9, Crit 1, Enc 1, HP 5 (3 used))
- Breach, Sunder, Defensive 1, Vicious 2
- Curved Hilt (Adds automatic to successful Lightsaber combat checks when engaged with a single opponent); Mod (Defensive +1)
- Silver Ilum Crystal
- Lightsaber: (With Sense: )
- Lightsaber Pike (Red) (Dam 8, Crit 1, Enc 2, HP 3 (0 used))
- Breach, Sunder, Defensive 1, Cumbersome 3
- Lightsaber: (With Sense: )
- Weapon Gallery
Silver-bladed Lightsaber
Red-bladed Lightsaber Pike
Vibrosword
Vibroknife
Customized Marksman Blaster Rifle
Model 44 Blaster Pistol (Pre-modification)
Coronet Arms H-7 "Equalizer" Blaster Pistol
Gee-Tech 12 Defender Holdout Blaster
E-11 Blaster Carbine, Ion Variant
Ion Pistol
Fragmentation Grenade
Droids
- Marksman-H Combat Remote [Minion] (training remote) (Keeping the Peace, p. 49)
- Brawn 1, Agility 3, Intellect 1, Cunning 1, Willpower 1, Presence 1
- Soak 1, Wounds 3, M/R Defense 1/1
- Skills: Perception, Ranged (Light)
- Equipment: Micro stun blaster (Ranged [Light]; Damage 1; Critical -; Ranged [Short]; Stun Damage)
- RMD-20 "Eye in the Sky" [Minion] (Keeping the Peace, p. 50)
- Brawn 1, Agility 3, Intellect 1, Cunning 1, Willpower 1, Presence 1
- Soak 1, Wounds 3, M/R Defense 0/0
- Skills: Perception, Vigilance
- Equipment: Recording holocam
- Droid Gallery
RMD-20 Eye in the Sky Remote Droid
Marksman-H Combat Training Droid
General Items
- Backpack (Encumbrance +4)
- Utility Belt (Encumbrance +1)
- Load-Bearing Harness (Encumbrance +3)
- Toolkit (Enc 4)
- Glowrods x3 (Enc 1 each)
- Emergency Medpac (Enc 1)
Seldom Used
- Short Range Commlink (Enc 0)
- Long Range Commlink (Enc 2)
- General Scanner (Enc 0)
- Data Chip (Enc 0)
- Droid Repair Kit (On ship)
- Scanning Goggles
Purchase Wish List
Weapon Modifications
- Blaster Actuating Module for Holdout Blaster (500 credits) (2 Damage +1 mods, 2 Pierce +1 mods)
- Blaster Actuating Module for Model 44 (mounted) blaster pistol) (500 credits) (2 Damage +1 mods, 2 Pierce +1 mods)
- Blaster Actuating Module for Cornet Arms H-7 "Equalizer" Blaster Pistol (500 credits) (2 Damage +1 mods, 2 Pierce +1 mods)
- Sorosuub "Bantha's Eye" Laser Sight for Holdout Blaster (500 credits) (Dangerous Covenants, p. 52)
- Sorosuub "Bantha's Eye" Laser Sight for Model 44 (mounted) blaster pistol (500 credits) (Dangerous Covenants, p. 52)
- Sorosuub "Bantha's Eye" Laser Sight for Cornet Arms H-7 "Equalizer" Blaster Pistol (500 credits) (Dangerous Covenants, p. 52)
- Balanced Hilt for vibroknife (1,500 credits) (+1 Accurate Mod, +1 Encumbrance decrease mod)
- Balanced Hilt for vibrosword (1,500 credits) (+1 Accurate Mod, +1 Encumbrance decrease mod)
Cybernetics
- Cybernetic Reflexes (2,750 credits), LoNH 106 [Rapid Reaction]
Equipment
- 2-4 Recon Remotes (Dangerous Covenants, pp. 57, 59)
- Price 250 each, Rarity 3
Rifle options
- Blastech DLS-12 Heavy Blaster Carbine (Keeping the Peace, p. 43)
- Dmg 10, Crit 3, Rng Medium, Enc 4, HP 3, 1350 credits, Rarity 7
- Auto-fire, Cumbersome 2
Armor
- Dav-Dann Power Armor (Keeping the Peace, p. 47)
- Defense 2, Soak 2, Price (R) 13,500, Enc 4, HP 6, Rarity 7
Standard Loadouts
To save time for the inevitable question, 'what are you carrying?'
Loaded for Bear
- Heavy Battle Armor (Enc 4) or Laminate Armor (Enc 2)
- Model 44 Blaster Pistol (mounted on armor) (Enc 1)
- Blaster Carbine (Enc 3)
- 2 frag grenades (Enc 2)
- Vibrosword (Enc 3) or lightsaber (Enc 1), depending on environment
- Vibroknife (Enc 1)
- Emergency Medpac (Enc 1)
- Utility Belt (Encumbrance +1)
- Load-Bearing Harness (Encumbrance +3)
'Civilized' Worlds
- Padded Armor, if permitted (Enc 0)
- Vibrosword, laws permitting (Enc 3)
- Vibroknife (Enc 1)
- Concealed blaster pistol (Enc 1)
- Short-ranged comlink (Enc 0)
- Utility Belt (Encumbrance +1)
Shipboard-duty
- Padded Armor (Enc 0)
- Lightsaber (Enc 1)
- Vibroknife (Enc 1)
- Toolkit (Enc 4)
- Short-ranged comlink (Enc 0)
- Utility Belt (Encumbrance +1)