Star Wars: Mountain Assault Stormtrooper
Written and illustrated by Hisham.
Imperial Mountain Assault Stormtroopers are specialized divisions of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps. They are deployed where high altitude and cold weather environment operations. They are so rare that sometimes one battalion can be found in a single sector, attached to a Sector Group commanding officer. However, these troopers are very mobile and move around whenever required quite readily.
Mountain Assault Stormtroopers can be found guarding Imperial military installations, or where a quick and stealthy force is needed to sabotage rebel outposts or safeworlds where bases are built on mountaintops. They are deployed usually from Sentinel-class landers onto mountain ledges or glaciers, thereafter the troopers get to work immediately ascending up or down a treacherous and frozen mountainside on their way to accomplish a mission.
After years of trying to decide on a truncated name like the ones for “snowtroopers” or “seatroopers”, the Corps finally gave up and decided that they would be referred to in their full nomenclature which is “Mountain Assault Stormtroopers”. Some of the officers also joke that they will defeat their enemies partially by causing them to waste their time trying to pronounce their full name. Rebels have tried to overcome this by referring to them as “peaktroopers”, “clifftroopers” and once, even “captroopers”.
Imperial Mountain Assault Trooper
Dexterity 3D
Blaster 5D, brawling parry 5D, dodge 5D, grenade 5D
Knowledge 2D+1
Survival: mountain 3D+1
Mechanical 2D+2
Paraglider operation 3D+2, repulsorlift operation 3D+1
Perception 2D+2
Hide 3D+2, search 4D
Strength 3D
Brawling 4D, climbing 5D+1, jumping 4D+2, stamina 4D
Technical 2D+1
Demolition 4D+1
Equipment: BlasTech E-11 with underbarrel ascension gun attachment, crampons, piton drivers with a cartridge of 50 pitons, 100-meter syntherope cord dispenser, optional paraglider backpack .
Quote: “Give us a mission, tell us up or down, and then let us do our jobs.”
Mountain Assault Stormtrooper Armor
Model: Mountain Assault Trooper Armor
Type: Mountainous-terrain military armor
Scale: Character
Cost: Not available for sale
Armor Protection: +1D physical and energy, -1D Dexterity and related skills
Comlink: Tongue-activated helmet comlink
Sealed Body Glove: Climate-controlled body glove and breath mask allow operation in extremely cold climates and toxic-air environments
MFTAS: Multi-Frequency Targeting Acquisition System; adds +2D to Perception checks in low-visibility situations, +2D to ranged weapon skill uses against targets moving more than 10 meters per round; polarized lenses prevent flash-blinding.
Utility Belt: High-tension wire, grappling hooks, spare blaster power packs, ion flares, concentrated rations, spare comlink, water packs, 2 medpacs, plus a thermal tent