🤖 Playing as a Droid
Droids in SWURPG are fully playable characters with unique traits, immunities, and interactions with the rules system. From assassin droids to protocol units and battlefield medics, playing as a droid allows for creative, unconventional heroes.
Droids are treated as a species choice during character creation. After selecting your droid subtype, you continue the normal process of choosing a class, assigning ability scores, and selecting equipment.
➡️ See Droid Species Types & Roles for detailed droid options.
Core Differences from Organics
- Immunities: Droids are immune to poison, disease, exhaustion from starvation or sleep, and biological healing effects (like Medpacs).
- Mechanical Healing: Droids are repaired using the Mechanics skill instead of Treat Injury. Repair kits replace Medpacs for droid healing.
- Ion Vulnerability: Droids take double damage from Ion weapons. Most Ion effects also impose the Stunned or Confused condition on failed saves.
- No Force Healing: Unless specifically allowed, droids cannot benefit from Force healing powers or mind-affecting abilities.
- Condition Changes: When a droid reaches 0 HP, it becomes Disabled instead of Unconscious. A droid may reboot on its turn (1d20 roll, 15+ to regain 1 HP).
Leveling Up and Progression
Droid characters level up exactly like organic characters. They gain class traits, hit dice, and proficiency bonuses normally.
Some class features may need small adaptations — for example:
- Ignore bonuses tied to eating, breathing, or sleeping.
- Droids that gain the ability to self-repair may use bonus actions to heal themselves with Mechanics.
Can Droids Take Any Class?
Yes, droids may select any class. However, Charisma-based classes may be more difficult to play depending on your droid subtype. Force-using classes are restricted to experimental or sentient models, at the GM's discretion.
Shared Droid Traits
- Type: Droid (for the purpose of effects and interactions)
- Rest: Droids enter Low-Power Mode instead of sleeping during long rests
- Language: All droids understand Binary and one other language based on their function
- Healing: Cannot benefit from biological healing; must be repaired with Mechanics
