Star Wars: Edge of the Empire

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Character Creation

Step 1: Determine Concept and Background

Step 2: Determine Starting Obligation

Obligation Type

1. Determine type either with a random roll or choose one (with GM approval).

2. (Optional) increase starting obligation to obtain additional starting XP or credits.

01-08

Addiction

09-16

Betrayal

Number of PCs

Starting Player Obligation

17-24

Blackmail

25-32

Bounty

33-40

Criminal

41-48

Debt

49-56

Dutybound

57-64

Family

65-72

Favor

Obligation Bonus

73-80

Oath

Obligation Bonus Type

Default

+5 Obligation

+10 Obligation

81-88

Obsession

Character Generation

Species default XP

+5 XP

+10 XP

89-96

Responsibility

Gear

500 credits

+1000 credits

+2500 credits

97-00

Roll twice on this

chart *

* The Characters starting obligation is split evenly between two different types.

Step 3: Select Species

1. Decide which species you wish to play and apply all starting statistics.

2. Record species special abilities and make adjustments to characteristics (where necessary).

Species

Brawn

Agility

Intellect

Cunning

Willpower

Presence

Wounds *

Strain **

Bothan

100

Droid

175

Gand

100

Human

110

Rodian

100

Trandoshan

Twi’lek

100

Wookie

* Add Brawn to this value to determine starting Wound Threshold

** Add Willpower to this value to determine starting Strain Threshold

Step 4 & 5: Select Career and Specialization

1. Decide one career path and starting specialization to follow. Record career skills from career and specialization.

2. Choose four career skills and add one free rank to each. Choose two specialization skills and add one free rank to each.

Additional ranks may be granted based on species to a maximum of 2 ranks per skill at character creation.

Career

Career Skills

Specializations and Skills

Bounty Hunter

Athletics, Perception, Pilot (Planet), Pilot (Space),

Streetwise, Surveillance, Vigilance, Ranged (Heavy)

Assassin

Coordination,

Skulduggery, Stealth,

Melee

Gadgeteer

Computers,

Mechanics,

Surveillance, Ranged

(Light)

Survivalist

Resilience, Survival,

Knowledge (Lore),

Knowledge

(Xenology)

Colonist

Charm, Deceit, Leadership, Negotiation,

Streetwise, Knowledge (Core Worlds), Knowledge

(Education), Knowledge (Lore)

Doctor

Cool, Medicine,

Resilience, Knowledge

(Education)

Politico

Charm, Coerce,

Deceit, Negotiation

Scholar

Perception,

Knowledge (Outer

Rim), Knowledge

(Underworld),

Knowledge

(Xenology)

Explorer

Astrogation, Charm, Cool, Perception, Pilot

(Space), Knowledge (Lore), Knowledge (Outer

Rim), Knowledge (Xenology)

Fringer

Astrogation,

Coordination,

Negotiation,

Streetwise

Scout

Athletics, Pilot

(Planet), Survival,

Surveillance

Trader

Deceit, Negotiation,

Knowledge (Core

Worlds), Knowledge

(Negotiation)

Hired Gun

Athletics, Discipline, Pilot (Planet), Resilience,

Vigilance, Brawl, Melee, Ranged (Light)

Bodyguard

Perception, Pilot

(Planet), Gunnery,

Ranged (Heavy)

Marauder

Coerce, Resilience,

Survival, Melee

Mercenary

Gunnery, Ranged

(Heavy), Discipline,

Leadership

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Smuggler

Coordination, Deceit, Perception, Pilot (Space),

Skulduggery, Streetwise, Vigilance, Knowledge

(Underworld)

Pilot

Astrogation, Pilot

(Planet), Pilot (Space),

Gunnery

Scoundrel

Charm, Cool, Brawl,

Ranged (Light)

Thief

Skulduggery,

Vigilance, Knowledge

(Underworld), Stealth

Technician

Astrogation, Computers, Coordination, Discipline,

Mechanics, Perception, Pilot (Planet), Surveillance

Mechanic

Mechanics, Pilot

(Space), Skulduggery,

Brawl

Outlaw Tech

Mechanics,

Streetwise,

Knowledge

(Education),

Knowledge

(Underworld)

Slicer

Computers,

Surveillance,

Knowledge

(Education),

Knowledge

(Underworld)

Step 6: Invest Experience Points

1. Spend XP to improve characteristics, increase skill ranks, learn talents, or purchase new specializations.

Options

Cost

Limit

Improve Characteristic

10 x purchased rating in XP. Must be

purchased sequentially.

May not purchase above 5 during character creation.

Add Career Skill Rank

5 x purchased rating in XP. Must be

purchased sequentially.

May not purchase above 2 during character creation.

Add Non-career Skill Rank

5 x purchased rating in XP, plus

additional 5 XP. Must be purchased

sequentially.

May not purchase above 2 during character creation.

Learn Talent

Talent level cost

No limit.

Learn Specialization

Career: 10 XP, Non-career: 20 XP

Maximum of 3 specializations.

Step 7: Determine Derived Stats

1. Wound Threshold: based on character species. Does not improve with additional levels of Brawn later.

2. Strain Threshold: based on character species. Does not improve with additional levels of Willpower later.

3. Defense (Ranged/Melee): default is 0. Improve with talents and/or armor.

4. Soak Value: equal to Brawn rating. Does improve with additional levels of Brawn later.

Step 8: Determine Starting Motivations

1. Motivation is used to assist the player is roleplaying his character. This

attribute determines what makes the character “tick.” You can choose

your motivation (with GM approval) or roll against the following tables:

D10

Motivation Result

1-3

Ambition

4-6

Cause

7-9

Relationship

Roll once on each of two categories

Ambition

Cause

Relationship

01-10

Friendship

01-10

Religion/Spirituality

01-10

Place of Origin

11-20

Love

11-20

The Weak / Charity

11-20

Pet

21-30

Freedom

21-30

Non-Human Rights

21-30

Childhood Friend

31-40

Fame

31-40

Local Politics

31-40

Comrades

41-50

Greed

41-50

Overthrow the Empire

41-50

Sibling(s)

51-60

Status

51-60

Crime

51-60

Mentor

61-70

Expertise

61-70

Emancipation

61-70

Parents

71-80

Wanderlust/Novelty

71-80

Droid Rights

71-80

Extended Family/Clan

81-90

Power

81-90

Capitalism

81-90

Droid Companion

91-00

Religion/Spirituality

91-00

Support the Empire

91-00

Former Nemesis

Step 9: Starting Gear and Finishing Touches

1. Spend starting budget of credits to purchase gear. May not purchase Restricted (R) items without GM approval.

2. Begin play with unspent + d100 credits “pocket money”.

3. Complete your character by creating an appearance and personality.

Step 10: Group Selects Ship

1. Choose either: Ghtroc 720 Light Freighter; YT-1300 Light Freighter or Firespray System Patrol Craft.

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Dice Type

Symbol

Boost

Blank

Ability

Blank

Proficiency

Blank

Setback

Blank

Difficulty

Blank

Challenge

Blank

Force

Blank







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Building a Dice Pool

1. Determine Characteristic and Skill to be used.

2. Start with a number of equal to the highest value.

3. Upgrade a number of to equal to the lower value.

4. Add and to the pool based on the challenge or opposing

attribute of a character.

5. Add or dice to the pool based on circumstances.

Icons

Difficulty Dice

Success

Simple

None

Failure

Easy

Advantage

Average

Threat

Hard

Triumph

Daunting

Despair

Formidible

Assisting

Skilled: Dice pool can use one characters

characteristic and the others skill rating.

Unskilled: If a Characteristic or Skill is not

higher than the person being assisted, add

to the check.

Spending Destiny Points

A Helping Hand: Upgrade one to .

Raising the Stakes: Upgrade one to .

Special Abilities: Some Special Abilities and Talents use Destiny Points.

Luck or Deus Ex Machina: Introduce “facts” and/or context into the

narrative.

Ongoing Effects

Staggered

Cannot take actions.

Immobilized

Cannot take maneuvers, even those bought by .

Disoriented

Add to each check made.

Incapacitated

Unconscious and unable to act.

Medical Check Difficulty

Social Skill Interactions

State of Health

Difficulty

Acting Skill

Opposing Skill

Current wounds <= half wound threshold

Coerce, Deceit and Leadership

Discipline

Current wounds > half wound threshold

Charm and Negotiation

Cool

Wounds exceed wound threshold

Critical Injury

Severity

Group Obligation Threshold Guidelines

Threshold

Reputable Deals

Disreputable Deals

5-19

No difficulties contacting high level government and

corporate individuals. May purchase licensed and military

equipment through normal channels.

Difficult to locate and negotiate with previously unknown

black markets. May be suspected of working with law

enforcement or similar entity.

20-39

No difficulties dealing with mid-level government and

corporate officials. May purchase licensed and military

equipment through legitimate channels.

May deal regularly with specific black markets, if known to

them. May be known to specific criminal enterprises, but

not widely recognised.

40-59

Difficult to deal with all levels of government, except for

personal connections. High level officials may demand

secret meetings.

Easier to make illicit deals with underworld figures, as well

as corrupt officials.

60-79

Too dangerous for most politicians to deal with publicly.

Few will risk doing so privately.

Easier to access underworld connections and moderately

influential figures. Easier to make close ties to personally

known underworld figures.

80-99

Unable to buy licensed and military equipment from

legitimate sources. Too infamous for legitimate deals.

May locate black market and informants with ease; are well

known to some underworld groups.

100+

(Obligation

cap)

May not buy most weapons, vehicles, and related

equipment from legitimate sources. Government agencies

will often attempt to arrest on sight.

Legendary in underworld circles or regions. Reputation

precedes group. Illegal sources of equipment, vehicles and

weapons are available, but suppliers are wary of the risk of

angering a rival faction or alerting the authorities.

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Environmental Effects

Situation

Modifiers

Cover

Add (or more at GM discretion) to combat and certain skill checks targeting opponent with Cover.

Difficult Terrain

Perform twice as many maneuvers as required to enter or move through.

Impassable Terrain

Must succeed on appropriate skill check (requires action), as well as perform required maneuvers, to enter or

move through.

Water

Counts as Difficult or Impassable Terrain at GM discretion. Must hold breath or suffocate if submerged.

Concealment

Add a number of to ranged combat and Perception checks and

to Stealth checks, or other checks if

appropriate (see table below).

Heavy Gravity

Add up to to any Brawn based skill checks (except Resilience) and Coordination checks.

Light Gravity

Add up to to any Brawn based skill checks (except Resilience) and Coordination checks.

Zero Gravity

May move in three dimensions, but count all movement as through Difficult Terrain.

Hazards

Suffer a number of wounds at beginning of each turn (see table below). May be able to hold breath to avoid

exposure at GM discretion.

Extinguish Fire

Coordination check, Average ( ) difficulty on hard surfaces, Easy ( ) difficulty on soft surfaces, automatic if

immersed in water. May work on other hazards (e.g. neutralise acid) at GM discretion.

Vacuum

Suffer 3 wounds, or Incapacitated and Critical Injury if wound threshold exceeded, at beginning of each turn.

Must hold breath or suffocate.

Holding Breath

Hold breath for a number of rounds equal to Brawn, then begin to suffocate.

Suffocation

Suffer 3 strain, or Incapacitated and Critical Injury if strain threshold exceeded, at beginning of each turn.

Falling

Suffer damage (reduced by soak) and strain (see table below). Reduce damage and strain with an Average ( )

Athletics or Coordination check, each reduces damage by 1, each reduces strain by 1, reduces distance

fallen by one range band, at GM discretion.

Concealment

Hazards

Falling Damage

Dice

Examples

Wounds

Opposing Skill

Range

Damage

Strain

Mist, shadow, waist high

grass.

1-2

Camp fires, industrial cleaners,

air filled with ash and fumes.

Fog, twilight, shoulder

high thick grass.

3-5

Flammable liquids, flame

projectors, industrial acids, air

contaminated by chemical leak.

Medium

Heavy fog, thick and

choking smoke, night,

dense, head high

underbrush and grass

6-9

Welding torches, weaponized

acids, atmospheres with

substantial parts dangerous

gasses

Long

Incapacitated,

Critical Injury +50

10+

Lava furnaces, atmospheres

made of dangerous gasses.

Extreme

Incapacitated,

Critical Injury +75

(or death at GM

discretion)

Fear Guidelines

1. Make Discipline or Cool check with difficulty determined by the state of fear (see table below).

2. Add to represent other aspects of the situation, such as surprise, or

if resolve is supported by powerful allies or other

beneficial aids.

3. On failure, the character adds to actions taken during the encounter. The character also suffers a number of strain equal to

the number of . If the check generates or more the character can be staggered for first turn instead. On , increase

the difficulty of all checks by 1 for the rest of the encounter.

4. On success, the character can spend to gain on first check, plus to an additional player’s first check for each after

the first. On , cancel all penalties from fear effects or ignore any additional fear checks during the encounter.

State of Fear

Example

Check Difficulty

Minimally afraid

Minorly overmatched in combat; a minimally dangerous creature.

Moderately afraid

Overmatched in combat; a dangerously aggressive creature.

Very afraid

Battlefield combat; a pack of aggressive creatures; a major threat to

safety and a moderate fear for life.

Mortally afraid

Terrifyingly intense combat; confronting a large and dangerous

creature such as a rancor; overwhelming fear for life.

Utterly terrified

A hopeless situation; combat against incomprehensible things; fear

so crippling that sanity cracks.

Something reputed to be dangerous

Confronting a Sith warrior; negotiating with Jabba the Hutt.

1 difficulty upgrade

Something known to be dangerous

Being trapped in the gullet of a Sarlacc.

2 difficulty upgrades

Something known to be extremely

dangerous and unique

Fighting Darth Vader.

3 difficulty upgrades

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Personal Combat Reference

Combat Overview

1. Determine Initiative

a. Simple Cool (if prepared) or

Vigilance (if unexpected) check

2. Assign Initiative Slots

3. Participants Take Turns

a. Unlimited Incidentals

b. One Maneuver for free, suffer 2

strain to gain a second

c. One Action

4. Round Ends

5. Encounter Ends

Performing a Combat Check

1. Declare Attack and Target

a. Melee attack – Melee or Brawn skill

b. Ranged attack – Ranged (Light), Ranged (Heavy) or Gunnery skill

2. Assemble Dice Pool

a. Melee attack difficulty is Average ( )

b. Ranged attack difficulty is determined by range (see table below)

3. Evaluate Success

a. Each remaining adds +1 damage to attack

4. Resolve Advantage and Triumph

a. On successful hit, spend number of equal to weapon Critical Rating or

to inflict critical hit on target

b. Spend number of or to activate weapon quality

c. Other options (see table below for examples)

5. Resolve Threat and Despair

a. Spend number of or to activate weapon quality

b. Other options (see table below for examples)

6. Apply Damage and Critical Hits

a. Reduce damage by soak, suffer remaining damage as wounds

b. Roll critical hits separately, or make single roll with +10 per critical hit

after the first.

Range Bands

Band

Maneuver Cost

Engaged

1 to Close (Disengage)

Close Range

1 to

Engaged/Medium

Medium Range

1 to Close / 2 to Long

Long Range

2 to Medium/Extreme

Extreme Range

2 to Long

Actions in Combat

Incidentals: Speak, Drop an Item, Release held person, Minor movement.

Maneuvers: Aim, Assist, Guarded Stance, Interact with Environment, Manage Gear, Mount or Dismount, Move, Engage/Disengage, Drop

Prone / Stand from Prone, Preparation.

Actions: Perform Skill Check, Perform Combat Check, Activate Ability, Activate Force Power, Exchange for Maneuver.

Ranged Attack Difficulty

Silhouettes and Characters

Range

Difficulty

Silhouette

Example

Engaged

Jawas, Ewoks, astromech droids, smaller creatures.

- w/Ranged (Light)

Add

Humans, Wookies, Gand, Rodians, Trandoshans, Twi’leks,

humanoid droids, Bothans and most humanoid species.

- w/Ranged (Heavy)

Add

- w/Gunnery

May not make Gunnery checks

Dewbacks, wampas, taun-tauns, banthas, most riding

animals.

Medium

Rancors, krayt dragons, other large and dangerous

creatures.

Long

Extreme

Creatures larger than those listed.

Combat Modifiers

Situation

Modifiers

Attacker Aims

Add to next check, if spent 2 consecutive maneuvers; or add

to next check,

if spent 2 consecutive maneuvers, and hit specific part of target or item carried.

Attacker Assisted

Add to next check per engaged ally that used the Assist maneuver.

Target’s Defense

Add per point of targets defense.

Prone Target

Add to ranged attack checks,

to melee attack checks.

Prone Attacker

Add to melee attack checks.

Attack w/Two Weapons

Add to check. Spend or to deal additional hit with off-hand weapon.

Attack w/Improvised Weapon

Automatically generate . If attack results in or it breaks.

Silhouette Difference

Creature two sizes bigger remove , creature two sizes smaller add .

Engaged with Ranged Attacker

Add to next melee check against ranged attacker, while remaining engaged.

Ranged Attack At Engaged Target

Difficulty upgraded. If check succeeds, must be spent to make attack hit individual

engaged with target instead.

Walking Fire

Attack highest difficulty target, add to check. Allocate additional hits to targets.

Attacker in Guarded Stance

Add to combat checks.

Target in Guarded Stance

Add to melee checks.

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Starship and Vehicle Reference

Actions in Starship and Vehicle Combat

Maneuvers: Accelerate/Decelerate (Pilot Only), Fly/Drive (Pilot Only) , Move (inside starship or vehicle), Aim, Evasive Maneuvers (Pilot

Only, Silhouette 1-4, Speed 3+), Stay On Target (Pilot Only, Silhouette 1-4, Speed 3+), Punch It (Pilot Only, Silhouette 1-4), Angle

Deflector Shields.

Starship Actions: Damage Control, Gain the Advantage (Pilot Only, Size 1-4, Speed 4+), Use Complex Equipment, Perform Skill Check,

Perform Combat Check, Exchange for Maneuver.

Planetary Scale Range Bands

Band

Manuver Cost (Speed 1)

Manuver Cost (Speed 2-4)

Manuver Cost (Speed 5-6)

1 to Close / 2 to Short

1 to Close/Short

1 to Close/Medium / 2 to Long

Short

2 to Close

1 to Close / 2 to Medium

Medium

2 to Close

1 to Close

Long

2 to Close

Starship Attack Difficulty

Speed Advantage Difficulty

Attacker Silhouette

Difficulty

Attacker Speed

Difficulty

Equal or 1 larger or smaller than target

Same as target

2 or more smaller than target

higher than target

2 larger than target

1 lower than target

3 larger than target

2 or more lower than target

Damage Control Difficulty

Strain Repair Checks

Total Strain

Difficulty

Ship Condition

Difficulty

< half threshold

No damage

Half threshold

Taken damage, no Critical Hits

> half threshold

1-2 Critical Hits

Exceeding threshold

3+ Critical Hits

Sublight travel Times

Hyperspace Travel Times

Astrogation Modifiers

Distance

Duration

Distance

Duration

Description

Difficulty

Increase

From planet’s orbit to safe

hyperspace jump

distance.

5-15 mins

Within a sector

10-24

hours

Damaged or missing astromech

droid or navicomputer.

From planet’s surface to

one of its moons.

30-90 mins

Within a region

10-72

hours

Quick calculations or entry into

hyperspace under duress.

From one planet to

another in the same star

system.

6-12 hours

Between regions

3-7 days

Ship lightly damaged.

From center of star

system to furthest limits.

12-72

hours

Across the galaxy

1-3 weeks

Ship heavily damaged.

Piloting Stellar Phenomena and Terrain

1. Determine ship or vehicles current speed and half silhouette (round up).

2. Add a number of equal to the highest value.

3. Upgrade a number of to equal to the lower value.

4. Add a number of based on the navigation hazards (see table below).

Outdated, corrupt, or

counterfeit navigation charts

or navicomputer data.

Navigation Hazard Setback Dice

Ground Description

Space Description

Setback Dice

Flat clear terrain. Roads, firm fields, grassy plains, or (if flying)

clear skies and good weather.

A broad, loosely packed asteroid field or a thin

calm nebula.

None

Somewhat trickier terrain. Scattered trees, dense undergrowth,

rolling hills, sand dunes, or windy weather.

Flying over high mountains on a moon, an asteroid

field or nebula.

Dangerous Terrain. Thick forest, steep, rock-covered hills, or

flying during a violent storm.

Flying around or through a fracturing comet, or

navigating through a particularly dense and

turbulent asteroid field.

Very risky terrain. Sheer cliff faces, deep swamps, lava with

only a thin crust, or speeding through a canyon just wide

enough to fit through.

Navigating the Maw, flying close to a deadly

pulsar, flying through asteroid tunnels, or other

dangerous and foolhardy pursuits.

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Ranged and Gunnery Weapons

Name

Skill

Dam

Crit

Range

Enc

Price

Rarity

Special

Blasters and Energy Weapons

Holdout Blaster

Ranged

(Light)

300

Stun Setting, Special

Light Blaster

Pistol

Ranged

(Light)

Medium

400

Stun Setting

Blaster Pistol

Ranged

(Light)

Medium

500

Stun Setting

Heavy Blaster

Pistol

Ranged

(Light)

Medium

750

Stun Setting, Special

Blaster Carbine

Ranged

(Heavy)

Medium

850

Stun Setting

Blaster Rifle

Ranged

(Heavy)

Long

900

Stun Setting

Heavy Blaster

Rifle

Ranged

(Heavy)

Long

2000

Auto-fire, Cumbersome 3,

Pierce 1

Light Repeating

Blaster

Ranged

(Heavy)

Long

1200

7 (R)

Auto-fire, Cumbersome 4,

Pierce 2

Heavy Repeating

Blaster

Gunnery

Long

8000

8 (R)

Auto-fire, Cumbersome 5,

Pierce 2, Vicious 1, Special

Bowcaster

Ranged

(Heavy)

Medium

1500

Cumbersome 3, Knockdown

3, Special

Ionization Blaster

Ranged

(Light)

250

Disorient 5, Stun Damage

(Droid only)

Disruptor Pistol

Ranged

(Light)

1000

6 (R)

Vicious 4, Special

Disruptor Rifle

Ranged

(Heavy)

Long

2000

6 (R)

Cumbersome 2, Vicious 5,

Special

Slugthrowers

Slugthrower

Pistol

Ranged

(Light)

Slugthrower Rifle

Ranged

(Light)

Medium

100

Cumbersome 2

Thrown Weapons

Bola / Net

Ranged

(Light)

1 / 3

Ensnare 3, Knockdown 3,

Limited Ammo 1, Special

Explosives and Flame Projectors

Flame Projector

Ranged

(Heavy)

1000

Burn 3, Blast 10, Special

Missile Tube

Gunnery

Extreme

4000

8 (R)

Blast 10, Breach 1,

Cumbersome 3, Guided 3,

Limited Ammo 6

Frag Grenade

Ranged

(Light)

Blast 6, Limited Ammo 1

Stun Grenade

Ranged

(Light)

Blast 8, Disorient 3, Limited

Ammo 1, Stun Damage

Thermal

Detonator

Ranged

(Light)

2000

8 (R)

Blast 15, Breach 1, Limited

Ammo 1, Vicious 4, Special

Brawl and Melee Weapons

Name

Skill

Dam

Crit

Range

Enc

Price

Rarity

Special

Brawling Weapons

Brass Knuckles

Brawl

Engaged

Disorient 3

Shock Gloves

Brawl

Engaged

300

Stun 3

Melee Weapons

Combat Knife

Melee

Engaged

Gaffi Stick

Melee

Engaged

100

Defensive 1, Disorient 3

Force Pike

Melee

Engaged

500

Pierce 2

Lightsaber

Engaged

10000

10 (R)

Defensive 2, Deflection 1,

Breach 1, Sunder, Vicious 2

Truncheon

Melee

Engaged

Disorient 2

Vibro-knife

Melee

Engaged

250

Pierce 1, Vicious 1

Vibro-axe

Melee

Engaged

750

Pierce 2, Sunder, Vicious3

Vibrosword

Melee

Engaged

750

Pierce 2, Vicious 1,

Defensive 1

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Rarity

Rarity Modifiers

Black Market Goods

Rarity

Difficulty

Example

Modifier

Circumstances

Rarity

Difficulty

Cost

Glow Rod

-2

Primary Core World

0-2

100%

Long-range Comlink

-1

Other Core World

3-4

200%

Medpac

World on primary

trade lane

300%

Scanner Goggles

Colony or Inner-Rim

world

6-7

500%

Blaster Pistol

Civilized world

8-10

1000%

Blaster Rifle

Mid-Rim world

11+

Upgrade

per level

over 10

(Rarity x

100)%

Cybernetic Limb

Recently settled or

out of the way

world

Repairing Gear

Bowcaster

Outer Rim world

Repair

Reqd.

Difficulty

Penalty

for Use

Thermal Detonator

Frontier planet

Minor

Add

Personal Stealth Field

Wild Space world

Moderate

Add

Lesai

Uncivilized planet

Major

Unusable

Weapon Qualities

Name

Activation

Description

Accurate

Passive

Attacker adds a number of equal to Accurate rating to attack die pools.

Auto-fire

Increase combat check difficulty by . Deal an additional hit to target or another target engaged with

the first target. May be activated multiple times. May activate Critical Hits multiple times, up to the

number of hits scored.

Breach

Passive

Ignore 1 point of ship Armor (10 points of soak) for every rating of Breach.

Burn

Target suffers weapon’s base damage for a number of rounds equal to Burn rating at the start of turn.

May be extinguished (see extinguish fire under environmental modifiers).

Blast

If attack successful and activated, each character engaged with target suffers damage equal to Blast

rating (plus additional ).

Concussive

Target is staggered for a number of rounds equal to Concussive rating.

Cortosis

Passive

Weapon ignores the Sunder quality. Armor ignores the Breach and Pierce qualities.

Cumbersome

Passive

For each point of Brawn less than the Cumbersome rating, increase check difficulty by .

Defensive

Maneuver

Increase ranged and melee defense by Defensive rating until start of next turn.

Deflection

Passive

Increase ranged defense by Deflection rating.

Disorient

Target is disoriented for a number of rounds equal to Disorient rating.

Ensnare

Target is immobilised for a number of rounds equal to Ensnare rating. Target may attempt Hard

( ) Athletics check as an action to break free.

Guided

If attack misses, may make check at end of round with a number of equal to Guided rating and

difficulty calculated by comparing 0 silhouette to silhouette of target. If successful, weapon hits

target.

Knockdown

Requires additional per silhouette of target beyond 1. Target is knocked prone.

Inferior

Passive

Weapon automatically generates on all checks and base damage decreased by 1. Armor has

encumbrance increased by 1 and soak value decreased by 1.

Ion

Passive

Damage dealt to target’s strain threshold, after reducing by armor and soak.

Limited Ammo

Passive

Expends ammo which must be purchased or obtained separately and requires maneuver to reload

after Limited Ammo rating number of attacks.

Linked

Deal an additional hit to target. May be activated multiple times.

Pierce

Passive

Ignore one point of soak for every rating of Pierce.

Slow-firing

Passive

Must wait Slow-firing rating number of rounds after firing weapon before it can fire again.

Snapshot

Deal an additional hit to target. May be activated multiple times. May activate Critical Hits multiple

times, up to the number of hits scored.

Stun

Inflict strain equal to Stun rating.

Stun Damage

Passive

Damage dealt as strain, after reducing by soak.

Sunder

Item openly wielded by target is damaged one step: Minor, Moderate, Major, Destroyed. May be

activated multiple times.

Superior

Passive

Weapon automatically generates on all checks and base damage increased by 1. Armor has

encumbrance decreased by 1 and soak value increased by 1.

Tractor

Passive

If attack successful, target may not use Starship Maneuvers unless pilot makes successful Piloting

check, with a number of equal to Tractor rating, as an action to break free.

Vicious

Passive

On a critical hit, add 10x Vicious rating to critical hit roll.

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Critical Injury Results

Dice Roll

Severity

Result

Details

01-05

Minor Knick

Suffer 1 strain.

06-10

Slowed Down

May only act during last hero Initiative slot on next turn.

11-15

Sudden Jolt

Drop whatever is in hand.

16-20

Distracted

Cannot perform free maneuver on next turn.

21-25

Off-Balance

Add to next skill check.

26-30

Discouraging

Wound

Flip one light destiny to dark.

31-35

Stunned

Cannot perform action on next turn.

36-40

Stinger

Increase difficulty of next check by .

41-45

Bowled Over

Knocked prone and suffer 1 strain.

46-50

Head Ringer

Increase difficulty of all Intellect and Cunning checks by until end of

encounter.

51-55

Fearsome Wound

Increase difficulty of all Presence and WIllpower checks by until end of

encounter.

56-60

Agonizing Wound

Increase difficulty of all Brawn and Agility checks by until end of

encounter.

61-65

Slightly Dazed

Add to all skill checks until end of encounter.

66-70

Scattered Senses

Remove all from all skill checks until end of encounter.

71-75

Hamstrung

Lose free maneuver until end of encounter.

76-80

Staggered

Attacker may immediately attempt another free attack against you using

same pool as original attack.

81-85

Winded

Cannot voluntarily suffer strain to activate abilities or gain additional

maneuvers until end of encounter.

86-90

Compromised

Increase difficulty of all skill checks by until end of encounter.

91-95

At the Brink

suffer 1 strain each time you perform an action.

Until healed,

96-100

Crippled

Limb crippled until healed or replaced. Increase difficulty of all checks that

use that limb by .

101-105

Maimed

Limb permanently lost. Unless you have a cybernetic replacement, cannot

perform actions that use that limb. Add to all other actions.

106-110

Horrific Injury

Roll Critical Injury Characteristic (see table below). Until healed, treat that

characteristic as one point lower.

111-115

Temporarily Lame

Until healed, may not perform more than one maneuver each turn.

116-120

Blinded

Can no longer see. Upgrade the difficulty of Perception and Vigilance checks

three times, and all other checks twice.

121-125

Knocked

Senseless

You can no longer upgrade for checks.

126-130

Gruesome Injury

Roll Critical Injury Characteristic (see table below). Characteristic

permanently reduced by 1, to minimum of 1.

131-140

Bleeding Out

Suffer 1 wound and 1 strain every round at the beginning of turn. For every 5

wounds suffered beyond wound threshold, suffer one additional Critical

Injury (ignore the details for any result below this result).

141-150

The End is Nigh

Die after the last Initiative slot during the next round.

151+

Dead

Complete, absolute death.

Critical Injury Characteristic

Characteristic

01-30

Brawn

31-60

Agility

61-70

Intellect

71-80

Cunning

81-90

Presence

91-00

Willpower

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Vehicle Critical Hits

Dice Roll

Result

Details

01-09

Mechanical Stress

Ship or vehicle suffers 1 system strain.

10-18

Jostled

All crew members suffer 1 strain.

19-27

Losing Power to Shields

Decrease defense in affected defense zone by 1 until repaired. If ship or vehicle

has no defense, suffer 1 system strain.

28-36

Knocked Off Course

On next turn, pilot cannot execute any maneuvers. Instead, must make a Piloting

check to regain bearings and resume course. Difficulty depends on current speed.

37-45

Tailspin

All firing from ship or vehicle suffers until end of pilot’s next turn.

46-54

Component Hit

Component from Small Ship Components or Large Ship Components (see tables

below) is rendered inoperable until end of next round.

55-63

Shields Failing

Decrease defense in all defense zones by 1 until repaired. If ship or vehicle has no

defense, suffer 2 system strain.

64-72

Hyperdrive or

Navicomputer Failure

Cannot make any jump to hyperspace until repaired. If ship or vehicle has no

hyperdrive, navigation systems fail leaving it unable to tell where it is or is going.

73-81

Power Fluctuations

Pilot cannot voluntarily inflict system strain on the ship until repaired.

82-90

Shields Down

Decrease defense in affected defense zone to 0 and all other defense zones by 1

point until repaired. If ship or vehicle has no defense, suffer 4 system strain.

91-99

Engine Damaged

Ship or vehicle’s maximum speed reduced by 1, to a minimum of 1, until repaired.

100-108

Shield Overload

Decrease defense in all defense zones to 0 until repaired. In addition, suffer 2

system strain. Cannot be repaired until end of encounter. If ship or vehicle has no

defense, reduce armor by 1 until repaired.

109-117

Engines Down

Ship or vehicle’s maximum speed reduced to 0. In addition, ship or vehicle cannot

execute maneuvers until repaired.

Ship continues on course at current speed and

cannot be stopped or course changed until repaired.

118-126

Major System Failure

Component from Small Ship Components or Large Ship Components (see tables

below) is rendered inoperable until repaired.

127-135

Major Hull Breach

Ships and vehicles of silhouette 4 and smaller depressurize in a number of rounds

equal to silhouette. Ships of silhouete 5 and larger don’t completely depressurize,

but parts do (specifics at GM discretion). Ships and vehicles operating in

atmosphere instead suffer a Destabilized Critical.

136-144

Destabilized

Reduce ship or vehicle’s hull integrity threshold and system strain threshold to half

original values until repaired.

145-153

Fire!

Fire rages through ship or vehicle and it immediately takes 2 system strain. Fire can

be extinguished with appropriate skill, Vigilance or Cool checks at GM’s discretion.

Takes one round per two silhouette to put out.

154+

Breaking Up

At the end of next round, ship is completely destroyed. Anyone aboard has one

round to reach escape pod or bail out before they are lost.

Vehicle Components

Small Vehicle

Large Vehicle

Details

Support Droid

Knocked out of commission until repaired. If a PC, immediately suffers maximum

strain.

Ejection System

Pilot and/or crew unable to escape the ship in emergency until restarted or repaired.

Landing Gear

Roll d100: 01-50 stuck in landing, reduce Handling in atmosphere by 1; 51-00 stuck in

retracted, any attempt at landing results in 2 hull integrity damage and 2 system

strain.

One Weapon System

One weapon system of attacker’s choice knocked offline.

Sensors

Sensor range reduced by one range band. If already close range, knocked offline

completely and ship effectively blind until restarted or repaired.

Comms

Ship cannot send or receive electronic signals or data.

Sublight Engines

Ship’s maximum speed is reduced by 1.

Hyperdrive or Navicomputer

Ship cannot make any jump to hyperspace.

Shields

Decrease defense in all defense zones by 1.

Landing Bay

One of the ship’s landing bays is knocked out of commission. Could result in temporary

inability to launch or recover ships, to failure of shield and total decompression of

compartment at GMs discretion.

Cargo Hold

One of the ship’s cargo holds is exposed to vacuum. Could result in cargo damaged or

lost, and anyone in cargo hold may take damage at GMs discretion.

Bridge

No starship maneuvers or starship actions may be executed. Ship continues on course

at current speed and cannot be stopped or course changed until restarted or repaired.

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Examples of Spending Advantage and Triumph in Combat

Cost

General

Starship and Vehicle

 Recover 1 strain (may be selected more than once).

 Add to next active allied characters check.

 Notice a single important point in the ongoing

conflict.

 Add to next active allied characters Pilot,

Gunnery, Computers or Mechanics check.

 Notice a single important point in the ongoing

conflict.

 Perform an immediate free maneuver, provided you

have not already performed two maneuvers that

turn.

 Add to target’s next check.

 Add to active or allied characters next check.

 Perform an immediate free maneuver, provided you

have not already performed two maneuvers that

turn.

 Add to target’s next Pilot or Gunnery check.

 Add to active or allied characters next Pilot,

Gunnery, Computers or Mechanics check.

 Negate enemy’s defensive bonus till end of round.

 Ignore environmental penalties till end of next turn.

 Gain +1 to melee or ranged defence till end of next

turn.

 Disarm the target.

 Reduce the target’s defense by half till end of round.

 Ignore stellar effects till end of next turn.

 If piloting, perform free Pilot Only maneuver,

provided you have not already performed maximum

number of Pilot Only maneuvers that turn.

 Force target to break any Aim or Stay on Target

actions.

 Upgrade the difficulty of target’s next attack.

 Upgrade active or allied characters next check.

 Do something vital to turn the tide of battle.

 Upgrade the difficulty of target’s next Pilot or

Gunnery check.

 Upgrade active or allied characters next Pilot,

Gunnery, Computers or Mechanics check.

 Do something vital to turn the tide of battle.

Examples of Spending Threat and Despair in Combat

Cost

In Combat

General

 Active character suffers 1 strain (may be selected

more than once).

 Active character loses the benefit of a prior

maneuver.

 If piloting, force ship to slow down by one speed.

 Active character loses the benefit of a prior

maneuver.

 Opponent may immediately perform one free

maneuver in response to active characters check.

 Add to target’s next check.

 Add to active or allied characters next check.

 Opponent may immediately perform one free

maneuver in response to active characters check.

 Add to target’s next check.

 Add to active or allied characters next check.

 Active characters vehicle suffers 1 system strain

(may be selected more than once).

 Active character falls prone.

 Active character grants the enemy an advantage in

the encounter, decreasing the difficulty of checks

made against it by one until beginning of his next

turn.

 Active character loses initiative.

 Active character grants the enemy an advantage in

the encounter, decreasing the difficulty of checks

made against it by one until beginning of his next

turn.

 Active characters weapon immediately runs out of

ammo and can’t be used for the rest of the

encounter.

 Upgrade the difficulty of active or allied characters

next check.

 Tool or melee weapon the active character is using

becomes damaged.

 Primary weapon system of active characters ship (or

weapon system manned if gunner) suffers

Component Hit Critical. Does not count towards

ship’s accumulated Critical Hits.

 Upgrade the difficulty of active or allied characters

next Pilot, Gunnery, Computers or Mechanics check.

 The active character suffers a minor collision with

opponent at close range or stellar effect.

(plus failed check)

 The active character suffers a major collision with

opponent at close range or stellar effect.