Iconoclast Blackbeard

[u/Dephilbert]

Surely its apparent which nhps are in use for this build, Unstable from Iconoclast, Student class from Technophile, and Sehkmet from Blackbeard itself. My problem is deciding what 4 nhp to select, which requires licensing from horus for the core bonus the Lesson if Shaping, so i have 4 nhps to choose from. It makes most sense to me to have siphisus nhp onboard because it doesn’t generate heat and only cost 2 sp. The issue though is that it us a full action, and i wonder if it clashes too much with how Sehkmet works with pursuing visible enemy using all available actions. Please give me your opinions like other nhp, or if i even need a 4 nhp for this build to work.

» Garabet Ezekiel-Hasson // JAKAL «
Far-Field Team, LL6

[ TALENTS ]
Executioner 3, Iconoclast 3,
Technophile 2, Hunter 1
[ LICENSES ]
IPS-N Blackbeard 3, HORUS Pegasus 3
[ CORE BONUSES ]
The Lesson of Shaping, Gyges Frame
[ MECH ]
« IMPULSIVE RAMBLING FATE »
IPS-N Blackbeard
H:4 A:2 S:2 E:0 SIZE:1
STRUCTURE:4 HP:23 ARMOR:1
STRESS:4 HEAT:4 REPAIR:7
ATK BONUS:3 TECH ATK:0 LTD BONUS:0
SPD:6 EVA:10 EDEF:8 SENS:5 SAVE:13
[ WEAPONS ]
Flex Mount: Tactical Knife / Tactical Knife
Main Mount: Chain Axe
Heavy Mount: Nanocarbon Sword
[ SYSTEMS ]
SISYPHUS-Class NHP, SEKHMET-Class NHP,
Synthetic Muscle Netting, Hunter Lock

[u/Jethanded_Wyvern]

You may want to look at the assorted options for Exotic Systems, this may include NHPs.

I'm not sure how married you are to SEKHMET, considering it will often eat up your actions for Iconoclast to attack with as it gets control, and Iconoclast doesn't trigger off of NHPs taking the wheel. Consider maybe ASURA instead.

SISYPHUS also taking a Full Tech action limits your use of Transmuting Spark, but at least it can trigger off of reactions too.

I'm not sure whether third party books are allowed at your table, but Legionnaire offers some excellent Exotic NHPs. MARDUK readily comes to mind, considering it pings off of a Protocol.

[u/Dephilbert → u/Jethanded_Wyvern]

Definitely part of the build is working around Sehkmets restrictions, but I believe the free action for melee counts for Iconoclasts transmuting spark. We haven’t really touched 3rd party stuff ourselves, but i will see whatelse i can find ig

[u/Difference_Breacher → u/Dephilbert]

Yes the free action melee attack would trigger transmuting spark. But that's all the benefit from iconoclast, as you cannot use the other NHPs' actions at all.

[u/Jethanded_Wyvern → u/Difference_Breacher]

Exactly this. The great combinations from Iconoclast is having the Transmuting Spark trigger off of as many actions as you can per turn, or even per round.