Clone Sharpshooter

Every clone is a trained marksman, but a designated sharpshooter is something else: a clone who took to the long DC-15x and the patience the weapon demands, and who can put a charged bolt through a Separatist commander's eye-slit at six hundred meters. They hold high ground, work alone or in spotter pairs, and turn a battlefield's most important targets — officers, tactical droids, gunners, comms — into liabilities for the enemy that relied on them.

The DC-15x is a heavier, longer weapon than the line rifle, slow to bring on target but punishing when it lands; a sharpshooter who has had time to settle into a firing position is one of the most dangerous things on a clone battlefield. The discipline runs deeper than the rifle, though. A good sharpshooter reads wind, range, and the rhythm of a fight, and knows that the most valuable shot is often the one not taken — the patience to wait for the target that actually matters.

Place the sharpshooter far from the action with cover and a clear lane, and let it dictate the fight by deleting whoever the party most needs alive. Steady Position and Deadeye both reward holding still, so it will plant itself and punish anyone who does the same in the open. Smart parties rush it, break line of sight, or smoke the lane; the sharpshooter answers by relocating behind its squad's screen. As an ally, it is overwatch the party will quickly learn to love — and to keep fed with targets.