The Operative class | Star Wars 5e (SW5e) Beginner's Guide

The SW5e Operative class! In this next installment of a beginner's guide to Star Wars 5e (SW5e) I take a look at the the Star Wars translation of the 'Rogue' class. Play this one if you like doing sneak damage and being a thief/assassin/smuggler type of character!
More info about the class: sw5e.com/rules/phb/classes/Op...

[@mateomoschittari9508]

love your videos!

[@JasonStCyr]

Thank you so much! Let me know if there's ever a topic you'd like to see me dive into.

[@matthewthomas5219]

Do you have a species you would recommend here?

[@JasonStCyr]

Min-maxing is not really my thing, but given that Dexterity and Intelligence are important for the class you might want to use the Species search on SW5e site and filter by those two attributes. There are several that offer +2 DEX and +1 INT, including the Duros and Bith. Duros have darkvision so would be handy in a 'sneak in at night' scenario. Bith have tech proficiency, good for your hacker type, maybe? The Mirialan have a bonus 'surprise attack' that does 2d6 damage which would pair well with some builds. From a roleplay perspective, I would love to try this class from a droid perspective. I think it would be a lot of fun to do the R2 type of infiltrator role where nobody notices you because "you're just an astromech droid" 🤣 I guess it depends on what type of operative you are playing? For some archetypes, you might want something with more Charisma or performance check bonus. Do you have an idea of what direction you are headed?

[@matthewthomas5219]

@@JasonStCyr I was thinking about going more smooth talking and stealth based. I think I’m going to play as a barabel operative with a background as a bounty hunter.

[@JasonStCyr]

@@matthewthomas5219 Interesting! Barabel as a bounty hunter makes a lot of sense, especially with their cultural background and physical traits. Going as a 'smooth talker' would be an interesting deviation from the standard Barabel stereotype, definitely not what somebody would expect! A good chance to roleplay as folks get surprised at the unusual charisma.

[@matthewthomas5219]

@@JasonStCyr Kind of thinking along the lines of I was taken from my planet by slavers and apprenticed under a bounty hunter that found me and learned those aspects from them.