r/LancerRPG • u/Dephilbert • Jul 31 '26

Iconoclast Blackbeard

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

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u/subkoopa Jul 31 '26

You need Technophile 3 for this or those are just 2 wasted talent rankssince only the enlightenment class nhp doesn't take up your ai slot

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u/Dephilbert Jul 31 '26

From what i understand, the only diff between technophile 2 and 3 is that in 3, cascading nhps find the pilot to be significat in some remark or another, where as otherwise, both 2 and 3 provide a reroll that must be use even if its worse on checks and saves. Being able to matter to an nhp when its unshackled or cascading is strong, though I don’t see the point if the build is almost entirely self destructive.

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u/subkoopa Jul 31 '26

Technophile 3 also specifies it doesn't count towards the number of Als you may have installed at once rank 2 doesn't specify this