Star Wars Unisystem Player's Guide

Table of Contents (I) SYSTEMS • Character Creation • Attributes • Skills • Qualities, Drawbacks & Templates • Combat Maneuvers • Force Points (II) RULES • Basic Rules • Experience & Improvement (III) COMBAT • Turns, Initiative and Actions • Combat Complications • Ranged Combat • Damage • Armor • Injury • Healing & Medical Help (IV) THE FORCE • The Force as a Religion • Force Skills • The Dark Side • Force Powers • Control Powers • Sense Powers • Alter Powers (V) STARSHIPS • Creating a Starship • Starship Combat • Astrogation (VI) APPENDIX A: QUALITIES, DRAWBACKS & TEMPLATES • Qualities • Drawbacks • Species Templates • Professional Templates • Force Tradition Templates (VII) APPENDIX B: COMBAT MANEUVERS 1

PART I: SYSTEMS

Steps for Character Creation

CHARACTER CREATION

Step One: You start with 15 points to divide among your Attributes. You must have at least one level in each Attribute, and at this point you cannot put more than five points (or your species Racial Cap) in any one Attribute.

Directions The Unisystem uses a point-buy system to create characters. Basically, you purchase different abilities by spending character creation points. The better or more powerful a characteristic is, the more expensive it is. Some negative features, known as Drawbacks, do not cost any points. Instead, they have a negative value—by acquiring them, you actually get more points to buy other things. Keep in mind, of course, that these Drawbacks limit or hurt your character in some way, so loading them on carelessly is not a good idea. Not everything is based on points, either. Some character elements are creativity-driven: your character’s concept (what kind of person she is) and personality, as well as her name and history. These depend wholly on your imagination. The steps below summarize the character creation process. Note that you must follow the steps in order, and cannot go back to reallocate for min/maxing purposes.

ATTRIBUTES Attributes are inborn characteristics: your character’s strength, intellect, senses and so on. By selecting a set of Attributes, you are defining the limits of what the character can and cannot do. So, if you buy a very low Dexterity for your hero, do not be surprised if she falls down, breaks dishes, and sucks at juggling. When creating a character, you but Attributes with your Attribute Points on a one-forone basis, up to 5 (i.e., Strength 3 would cost three points, Strength 4 four points, and so on). Starting Attributes above 5 are more expensive: three points per additional level. Level five is the Attribute maximum for an average human; you can achieve level six, but can go no higher without artificial enhancement (buying an Attribute up to level six would cost eight points.) Many alien species can have Attributes far beyond those human limitations – others not so much. If an 2

Step Two: You get 15 points to divide among your Skills. Again, no more than five points can be allocated to a single Skill, for now. Step Three: You must choose a Template for your Species, and may choose one for your Profession as well. The cost for each Template is subtracted from the points available for Qualities in the next step. Species penalties to Attributes cannot lower a score below one, but can raise Attributes and Skills higher than five. Step Four: You have 15 points with which to purchase Qualities for your character. Note that these character creation points are less those from step three, as the Templates come with built-in Qualities and Drawbacks. Step Five: You may choose up to 10 points worth of Drawbacks and spend these points retroactively on Attributes, Skills and new Qualities. Note that you may now raise Attributes to one-point higher than your racial cap for two creation points (see Racial Templates for caps.) Skills can only go past five with Template bonuses during character creation. Force Skills for starting characters must be purchased with these points. Step Six: Calculate and record your Health (see chart), Light Side Points (Int + Per + Will x2), and Force Points (15.) Choose your Force Powers. Choose Combat Maneuvers. For each point of Lifestyle Quality choose one of the following pieces of standard gear: All-Temp Cloak, Aquata Breather, Ascension Gun, Breath Mask, Comlink, Datapad, Electrobinoculars, Fancy Clothing, Glow Rod, Heavy Clothing, Holo Projector, Medpac, Padded Flightsuit, Recording Rod, Standard Space Suit, Stunner, Survival Kit, Toolkit.

alien species has a higher or lower Attribute Cap than 5 it will be listed in their description. Note that you must put at least one point into each Attribute.

The Meaning of Numbers Level 1: The character is below average in this Attribute. In other words, Attributes at level one are not flattering. If your character has an Attribute at level one, she is going to be pretty feeble at some things. Strength 1 indicates a poor physique, either a petite or flabby, sedentary person. Dexterity 1 indicates clumsiness, someone likely to drop things—not to be trusted with delicate manual work unless the person has trained very hard to do so. Constitution 1 indicates a delicate person in poor health. Intelligence 1 is below average—not mentally challenged, but certainly a bit slow on the uptake. Perception 1 depicts someone not very aware of her surroundings, likely to miss what’s before her face. Willpower 1 results in a person who is easily intimidated and influenced by others, a follower instead of a leader, and somebody who is likely to succumb to temptation. Level 2: This is the average for human beings. Most people in any given group have Attributes at this level, typically with one or two at levels at one or three. Nothing wrong with being average, but the character is unlikely to shine with such Attributes unless her skills are so high she can compensate. Level 3: This is above average but not extraordinary. Strength and Constitution 3 show some athletic aptitude — somebody who works out at least three times a week, or a natural athlete who has not taken time to develop her talent. Dexterity 3 characters are graceful—good dancing partners, grabbed near the beginning in pick-up sports, unlikely to suffer from butter fingers or Klutz Syndrome. Intelligence 3 indicates a bright person who can easily learn new skills, if she has the temperament to do so. Perception 3, a character has good senses and intuition, and is not easily fooled or confused. Willpower 3 indicates someone who is rarely bluffed or bullied under normal circumstances. Level 4: An Attribute at this level is well above average. Very few people — perhaps one out every ten in a random group — have one or two Attributes at this level. Strength and Constitution 4 can be found only in athletes (including the best football players in a large high school or college campus), extensively trained Special Forces soldiers, and other people who spend a large amount of time and effort keeping in shape. Dexterity 4 would only be common among gymnasts, acrobats, dancers and other talented and graceful individuals. Mental Attributes at level four indicate near genius (Intelligence), highly acute senses and intuition (Perception), or an “iron will” (Willpower). Level 5: This is the “practical” human limit. People at this level are extraordinarily talented, able to perform complex and difficult feats with little practice. While people with Attributes at level five are not record breakers, they are among the best and the brightest. In a small or medium-sized community, only a handful of people have one or two Attributes at this level, and they are likely to be well known for their strength, wisdom, or toughness. Cities, large college campuses, and groups of demon fighters have more of these extraordinary individuals, but even there they are not common. 3

Level 6: This is the basic human limit. A few people with “freakish” features may exceed it (to level seven), but they are a handful even among billions. Characters with one Attribute at level six are very rare, something on the order of one in ten thousand, or less. People with more than one Attribute at level six are perhaps ten times less common, and so on. Level 7+: Now we are talking superhuman. Someone with Strength 7 is most likely a Wookie. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

Strength A measure of your character’s physical power, Strength determines how much damage she inflicts with melee weapons, how much weight she can carry, and how much she can withstand before collapsing. Strength is useful to people who do a lot of heavy lifting or anybody likely to enter handto-hand combat. Characters apt to have a high Strength include athletes, manual workers, and soldiers. A low strength indicates either small size and body weight, or just a lack of exercise. The Strength Table shows how much a character of any given Strength can lift without much effort. Higher weights can be raised (assume a maximum lifting weight—for brief periods—equal to double the Lifting Capacity), but a nail might be broken or a spleen ruptured in the process. Strength Table STR score 1-5 6-10 16-20

Lifting Capacity 50 lbs x Strength (Strength 5: 250 lbs) 200 x (Strength - 5) + 250 lbs (Strength 10: 1250 lbs) 500 x (Strength - 10) + 1500 lbs (Strength 15: 4,000 lbs/2 tons)

Dexterity Dexterity indicates your character’s physical coordination and agility. It helps with any task that requires motor control and precision, from performing card tricks to piloting a ship to feeding knuckle sandwiches (Dexterity helps to land the punch; Strength determines how much it hurts the punchee). If you want to do cartwheels — or try those kewl moves you saw in The Matrix — you’d better have a high Dexterity.

Constitution This Attribute shows how physically hardy or healthy your character is. Constitution is important when it comes to resisting disease, damage, and fatigue. It is also used (along with Strength) to determine how much of a pounding your character can take and still keep ticking. Constitution also comes into play with skills that involve endurance, like swimming and long-distance running. Constitution is useful for people in strenuous and dangerous jobs (law enforcement; Jedi Knights, Rebel scum…)

Intelligence Brains good. This mental Attribute determines your character’s ability to learn, correlate and memorize information. The higher her Intelligence, the easier it is for her to employ “scholastic” skills. Also, this Attribute is used to understand and interpret information. Note that intelligence and education are two separate things; you can be brilliant but illiterate. Education is covered by your 4

character’s skills, which determine what she has learned in her life. Jedi Masters and other intellectual types tend to have a high Intelligence level.

Perception When you’re dodging Stormtroopers in the under-alleys of Coruscant, this Attribute is your friend. Perception governs the five senses of the character and is important for wannabe detectives (to spot those important clues), people with enemies (to see or hear them coming), and mystical or psychic types (to detect “disturbances in the Force”).

Willpower This Attribute measures your character’s mental strength and self-control, and her ability to resist fear, intimidation, and temptation. If you don’t want to run away screaming like a little girl the first time a Sith Lord lights up his lightsaber (well, maybe you should run away…), Willpower is your friend. Any supernatural ability that tries to control or influence victims is resisted by Willpower. It can also be used to intimidate and dominate others through sheer force of will.

Attribute Bonuses Some Templates provide bonuses to one or more Attributes. These modifiers are applied after Attributes have been purchased normally. For example, if you spend five points on your character’s Dexterity, then decide that he should be a Rodian, Dexterity 6 is the final result.

Health Health Points represent your character’s physical health or hit-points. The Strength and Constitution of the character are the determinant factors; a big muscle-bound athlete can survive more punishment than a pencil-necked, cold-catching nerd. Health determines the amount of physical damage the character can take before being unable to function. Health is determined by adding the character’s Strength and Constitution, multiplying the result by four, and adding 10—or you can skip the math and just consult the Health Table The Hard to Kill Quality is a good way to increase your character’s Health. Don’t bother calculating Health until the end of character creation, after all Attributes have been figured out normally.

Health Table Strength 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1 22 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58

2 26 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62

3 30 34 38 42 46 50 54 58 62 66

Constitution 4 5 34 38 38 42 42 46 46 50 50 54 54 58 58 62 62 66 66 70 70 74

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6 42 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78

7 46 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82

8 50 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86

9 54 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90

10 58 62 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94

SKILLS The Meaning of Skill Numbers Like most numbers in the Unisystem, high is good and low is bad. The higher a skill level, the more proficient the character is at using that skill. In general, a level one indicates a beginner or amateur, somebody who has just learned the rudiments of the skill. A level two or three represents general competency—the ability to perform average tasks with ease. A level four or five indicates extreme competence in the subject, the result of a lot of study or practice. Higher levels indicate true mastery of the skill or craft, and the ability to perform the most difficult tasks with relative ease. A starfighter ace would probably have a Pilot skill level in the 7-10 range, for example. Astrogation is your character’s ability to plot a course through hyperspace. SPECIALTIES: core worlds; Outer Rim; smuggling routes; etc. Athletics covers a range of athletic abilities. SPECIALTIES: climbing; jumping; swimming; a specific sport; etc. Blaster is the art of hitting what you’re aiming at with a modern weapon. It includes heavy fixed weapons, though to use starship weapons effectively requires the Spacer Quality. SPECIALTIES: heavy blaster pistol; hold-out blaster; blaster rifle; turret weapons; etc. Brawl is the ability to fight hand-to-hand without the use of weapons. The usual method of attack is a simple pummeling, but all sorts of nifty moves are available with training. SPECIALTIES: punches; claws; tail slap; etc. Computers is used to interact with and program computers or droids. It also covers evading computer security and your ability to access data. SPECIALTIES: slicing; information retrieval; droid programming; etc. Con is used to persuade, deceive, or otherwise con someone into doing something that may not be in his best interest. It can be used for seduction and haggling as well. SPECIALTIES: fast-talking; lies; bargaining; diplomacy; etc. Crime covers most physical aspects of breaking the law, including etc. It does not cover sneaking around; that’s Stealth. SPECIALTIES: locks; hotwiring; picking pockets; bribery; forgery; etc. Intimidation is getting what you want through outright or subtle threats, interrogation, etc. It’s also good for simply being intimidating without trying to … even though you really are … SPECIALTIES: interrogation; glares; subtle threats; torture; presence; etc. Knowledge is your character’s knowledge of things in the Star Wars Galaxy SPECIALTIES:. alien races; cultures; planetary systems; history; pop-culture; Imperial law; business; technology; etc. Medicine is your ability to diagnose and treat the physical body. It can be used to administer first aid in emergencies, identify the symptoms of poison, or interpret the medical implications gathered from scanners. SPECIALTIES: specific species; surgery; first aid; etc.

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Melee is used when you’re hitting someone with something besides your fist. It covers most common weapons like vibro-axes, force pikes, and gaderffiis. It does not cover exotic weapons that require more training than “swing and chop,” such as lightsabers, which qualifies as a Wild Card Skill. SPECIALTIES: specific weapon. Pilot is the ability to operate ground and repulsorlifts vehicles. It can be used to pilot starships, but you must have the Spacer Quality to do so. SPECIALTIES: land speeder; starfighter; jetpack; transport; etc. Repair is the ability to make things work again, by whatever means are available. It also covers cobbling together makeshift equipment and anything else involving mechanical aptitude. SPECIALTIES: specific machine. Stealth is your ability to move about undetected. SPECIALTIES: move silently; palming objects; camouflage; hiding; etc. Streetwise comes into play when a character needs to make a contact in the criminal underworld, purchase illegal goods, or find someone do anything illegal. Streetwise also reflects knowledge of specific criminal leaders and organizations. SPECIALTIES: Black Sun; Hutts; Mos Eisley; Nar Shaada; etc. Survival is knowing how to survive in hostile environments. It can also be used to see what a character would know about a given environment and how to deal with its dangers. SPECIALTIES: deserts; jungles; arctic; etc. Wild Card Skills cover everything else. There are potentially many more skills available to learn that aren’t covered above, and they’re listed here. Lightsaber is the most common example; Languages is another, and it is given a special spot on the character sheet all by itself.

Skill Specialties The Skill Specialization Quality allows you to further customize your characters Skills by focusing on a specific aspect of them. Each time you take the Skill Specialization Quality allows a +1 bonus to that specialty; it can be taken multiple times to reflect extreme skill. Example specializations are listed above with the skill descriptions.

QUALITIES, DRAWBACKS, & TEMPLATES Qualities are innate characteristics that give the character an advantage or positive trait. Being able to dual-wield heavy blaster pistols is a Quality — so is owning a heavy blaster pistol, for that matter. You purchase Qualities like you did Attributes at character creation. Some Qualities are included as part of package deals called Templates. While the cost of Templates is paid for with the same pool of creation points as Qualities, sometimes the levels of Qualities you get with a package push you over the fifteen points you had to work with. That’s okay – don’t worry about it. You’re paying for Qualities and Templates with those points; the Qualities that come as part of the Template package are completely included in that price. You get more bang for your buck with a professional Template because, unlike with individual Qualities, Templates come with built-in Disadvantages to balance the cost. Note that you can only have two Templates usually – your profession and your species. The exception would be if your 7

professional Template happened to be something like Jedi Padawan or Alien Student of the Force. Force Templates are progressive, and nothing a mere mortal like yourself needs to worry about. Drawbacks are characteristics that somehow limit or detract from the character — bad eyesight, emotional problems, or being wanted by the Empire, for example. When Drawbacks are selected at character creation, you get extra freebie points that can be used to buy Attributes, Skills or Qualities (see the “Steps for Character Creation” sidebar above for guidelines.) Think of the extra points as a little reward for making the character a bit more three-dimensional and entertaining. Beginning characters are limited to ten points in Drawbacks – that doesn’t mean that you have to pick ten; you’re welcome to end up with less flawed character than that. See Appendix A: Qualities, Drawbacks and Templates for detailed lists. Changes During Play After creating the character, some (use common sense) Qualities and Drawbacks may be acquired or lost in the course of a game. For example, because of your character’s heroic actions he might get promoted (Rank), or an exploding planet might kill off your Contacts. When such a change is brought about during play, no experience points need be spent on the player’s part, but neither are they refunded. If players want to purposefully change a Quality or Drawback, they must spend experience points and come up with a good reason for the change. This intentional change may be restricted by the Supreme Chancellor (that’s me.).

COMBAT MANEUVERS These are your character’s preferred moves. They are divided into four categories: Blaster Moves, Brawl Moves, Melee Moves and Jedi Arts Moves. All characters start with a number of Maneuvers equal to their skill rating in that category (i.e.: you have a Brawl of 2, so you start out knowing two Maneuvers from the Brawl Moves list. These are in addition to the basics everyone knows from this list: Punch and Avoidance.) Those lucky enough to practice the Jedi Arts use Intelligence for this purpose. All characters can take two actions in a turn; one offensive and one defensive. Extra actions can be either (see Combat Complications.) Maneuvers a character does not know may be attempted at an additional –4 penalty. A detailed list of all Combat Maneuvers can be found in Appendix B. Combat Maneuvers have three elements. • Bonus: The number you add to the attack or defense die roll for using this Maneuver. • Damage: The base damage of the Maneuver (if it does any damage.) Any Success Levels gained from the attack roll are added to damage after rolling. • Notes: Any special effects gained from use of a particular Maneuver.

FORCE POINTS Sometimes a character needs to succeed at something, no matter what odds. Force Points are what sets a hero apart from minions and lesser characters. In the Star Wars Galaxy, weapons are quite deadly, and one unlucky shot can end a character’s career. When you use a Force Point, your character gets a huge bonus to her chances—because of your character’s faith in the Unifying Force, the impossible shot hits the target, the charging Rancor can’t quite reach you through the gate, or the blaster blot that hit your character turned out to be a graze instead. All of those things are possible when you spend a Force Point and “use the Force!” Note that using Force Powers is entirely different 8

from using Force Points – anyone can call on the power of the Force in a time of need, but only those who are Force Sensitive can wield its powers.

Using Force Points There are four ways a player can call on the Force. Used judiciously, they can snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. They include Heroic Feat, I Think I’m Okay, Plot Twist, and Righteous Fury. Be aware that the Supreme Chancellor (GM) has ultimate veto power over the use of Force Points. Usually, if something bad is slated to happen to the character, using Force Points won’t help him get out of the situation. The consolation prize, however, is that those situations earn the character extra Force Points. So, if a character is meant to get blindsided and knocked out by a hidden villain, his player doesn’t get to use Force Points to escape this fate, but instead gets a Force Point for his troubles.

• Heroic Feat Sometimes, a character really needs to land that punch, disarm the time bomb with ten seconds left on the clock, or put a proton torpedo right on that big whomprat. When you’re got to get it right on the first try, close your eyes, trust the Force, and mark off a Force Point. By spending a Force Point, the character gets a +10 bonus on any one roll or value. This can be an attack or defense roll, or any use of a skill, or even a Fear or Survival Test. The Heroic Feat can also make things hurt more; the +10 bonus can be added to the base damage of a single attack strike in addition to any Success Level bonuses (then armor, damage type, and other modifiers are applied). A player has to announce that his character is using a Force Point during the Intentions phase of a Turn, or before rolling during non-combat situations. Also, only one Heroic Feat may be performed in a Turn. It can be used either for attack, defense, or damage, but not for more than one of those at once

• I Think I’m Okay The lightsaber didn’t hit any vital organs. The character rolled with the impact and the Wookie didn’t crush her skull. The blaster bolt only singed your arm, so its not as bad as it looked. Somehow, the injuries that should have killed a character or at least put her out of commission are not as bad as she thought they were. Or maybe she got her second wind—a few bandages on her bloody but largely harmless wounds and she is ready to go. Whatever the rationale, I Think I’m Okay allows heroes to get back into action after enduring beatings that would have sent a Sith Lord to the bacta tank. For a mere Force Point, the character heals half of all the damage she has taken up to that point. Round fractions in the character’s favor (23 points of damage becomes 11). The character is still bloody and battered, but she can act normally. I Think I’m Okay can be used only once per Turn, but it can be used several Turns in a row, each use halving whatever damage remains. If the character had suffered enough damage to be incapacitated or unconscious, however, healing does not necessarily awaken her – your GM gets to decide if the time is right for the character to revive and join the action. Note that the default rule of I Think I’m Okay allows a Force Point to be spent after injury, but before Consciousness or Survival Tests, which serves to avoid neatly avoid character death so long as players keep at least a single Force Point in reserve.

• Plot Twist You get lucky and overhear the Stormtroopers talking about which detention block thy’re keeping the Princess in (next time don’t forget the Astromech!) Reinforcements arrive just in the nick of time. “Hey, I’m lost in the woods – is that an Ewok?” Heroes often find help and information from the most unlikely places or at precisely the right time. Once per game session, each character can spend a Force 9

Point for a lucky break. This is not a “Get Out of Jail Free Card.” If the heroine stupidly walked into an Imperial Garrison and finds herself surrounded by unfriendly clones, a Plot Twist won’t allow her to escape unscathed. The Imperials will likely toss her into a cell regardless, or her friends might somehow realize where she is and come to her rescue, but she’s not talking her way out of this one. By the same token, sometimes clues are available, but they cannot be found at that time. If your GM decides that a Plot Twist is not possible, he’ll refund the Force Point back.

• Righteous Fury Remember what happened to Vader after he dissed Luke’s sister? Nothing is more deadly than a pissed off hero. It takes a lot to drive a character over the edge, but when it happens most fictional heroes become unstoppable engines of destruction. By spending one Force Point, the character gets a +5 bonus to all attack actions (including the use of Force Powers) for the duration of the fight. These benefits are cumulative with Heroic Feats, above. The trick is, an appropriate provocation is necessary to invoke the Righteous Fury rule. A player can’t decide her character is pissed because Palpatine lied about not raising taxes, or the way his co-pilot handles the ship, or that his midichlorians aren’t talking to him – he needs to be truly provoked. A brutal attack on a loved one; an unexpected betrayal of trust; or crimes so horrible they go beyond the usual scope of scum and villainy.

Guidelines for Spending Force Points So a character has a bunch of shiny Force Points, and is ready to do the impossible. How many should be spent in a game session? What happens if the player runs out? While the answers will vary from one gaming group to the next, here are some rules of thumb for both you and the players. If the player spends all her Force Points, she may not have them when her character really needs them. And if she tries to hoard them greedily, her character may get her butt kicked on a regular basis (which may force the player to spend Force Points to nurse her back to health.) It’s a balancing act. Ideally, players should spend no more (and hopefully less) Force Points than they earn in the game session. That way they have a nice stash saved up for the Final Showdown or some other dramatic moment. During the typical session, players should probably not spend more than five Force Points apiece - assume a maximum of two points on each of two fights, and one point for some non-combat use. But that’s in a “fair” fight. If a group of four novice heroes tries to take a couple of Dark Jedi, they are in trouble and may end up spending Force Points like crazy just to survive. In those cases, it’s better to use one Force Point for a Plot Twist to stop the fight. Avoid spending Force Points frivolously - save them for a fight with the Big Bad or the main villain of the session.

Earning Force Points Once a player spends her Force Points, they are gone for good. To get more, she is going to have to work for them. Fortunately, they can be obtained in a number of ways.

• Experience Points Characters can use experience points to buy Force Points. Heroes can buy them at the rate of two experience points for each Force Point, unless they have the Force Sensitive Quality, in which case they can purchase them on a one-for-one basis. This is the most mechanical way to gain more Force Points, and can result in characters that improve very slowly. 10

• Quotable Quotes

The Meaning of Success

The game is as much about the dialogue as it is about stomping Stormtroopers. Coming up with cool, witty lines is not easy. Players who put in the effort to come up with a funny and memorable line should be awarded with a Force Point, once per game session. Everyone has to agree that the line is worthy of the reward. Simply quoting lines from A New Hope usually isn’t enough to score a Force Point, unless it is used in a particularly creative manner.

• Heroic Deeds Shooting Stormtroopers does not constitute a Heroic Act—it’s part of a Rebel’s job description. To earn Force Points, a character needs to perform acts of self-sacrifice for the good of others. The sacrifice should be significant—serious risk of death or injury or some personal loss. This type of act should get one or two Force Points, depending on how serious the sacrifice was. Optionally, a Jedi who’s trying to redeem himself from past misdeeds may forgo this particular reward for a Dark Side Point Reduction (see the section on The Force for more information.)

• When Bad Things Happen To Good People Sometimes, the plot may require that something bad happen to your character. Someone sneaks up behind the character and zzzaaap! You’re out! Or the ship refuses to jump to hyperspace…there’s a million things that could go wrong in order to advance the plot. This shouldn’t happen often, but when it does you should get paid for your trouble with one to three Force Points. When this rule is invoked by the Supreme Chancellor, a player cannot use Force Points to undo the results—if the villain is meant to get away this time, she has to get away. Ditto if this is your turn to end up as a hostage. The more unfair the situation is, the more Force Points you get.

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Most of the time, Success Levels don’t matter much. For most things a result of nine or greater means the character has succeeded at whatever task was being attempted. Sometimes however, just doing something is not as important as doing it well, and that’s where Success Levels come in. Let us elaborate. Creative Stuff: A music performance, writing a great novel or telling a good lie—how well the character did it is going to be pretty important. One Success Level is pretty mediocre; she didn’t do anything wrong, but it didn’t look too good. No rotten tomatoes get thrown, but she gets quite a few yawns. If the audience was already hostile or suspicious, whatever was being attempted is not going to work. Two Success Levels is decent—she pulls it off (whatever it is) without a hitch and looked competent doing so. Three Success Levels is a good job—this is where people get real applause and cheers. High fives all around. Four Success Levels gets standing ovations, favorable reviews from most critics, maybe even a record contract. At five and above, she is on fire (in a good way); everything worked perfectly and almost everybody loves what she did. Hurting or Healing: When the character attacks someone, how well she struck influences how much she hurt the target. Add the Success Levels of the attack roll to the base damage of the attack. On the flip side, for uses of the Medicine Skill, each Success Level heals one point of damage. Lengthy Tasks: Things that take some time may require you to get a high number of Success Levels, usually in the 5+ range. Characters can accumulate Success Levels by trying over and over. For example, you might decide that breaking down a sturdy door requires eight Success Levels. A strong character could roll well enough to get all eight Success Levels in one or two tries, while a wimpier character would take several tries.

• The Agony That Is Life This is the tragic version of When Bad Things Happen to Good People. When a subplot involving a Cast Member and her Drawbacks (things Dependant, Love, etc.) results in a tragedy, she should be awarded one to three Force Points every game session where the subplot comes into play. Getting frozen in carbonite, rotting in a Sarlacc pit, or ending up as some Hutt’s love slave—if the subplot could be made into a episode of Clone Wars, it is Force Point worthy, but you really need to get into character, though. “My character goes to a bar and gets plastered. Oh, woe is me” just ain’t gonna cut it. Roleplay the stages of grief, the lies addicts tell to themselves as well as to their friends and the crisis moments when things come to a head. Sometimes, an emotional crisis directly affects the character. This happens almost exclusively to heroes: when their psyches are struck and their self-confidence wavers, they are in serious trouble. When tragedy strikes the character (usually when a subplot reaches its boiling point), she suffers a -2 penalty to all her actions. Even worse, the character cannot use Force Points for Heroic Feats, Plot Twists or Righteous Fury. This sad state of affairs lasts until the character snaps out of it, usually through the efforts of another character. These times of grief get the character involved two Force Points, or three if the crisis lasts for an entire session.

EXPERIENCE & IMPROVEMENT Keep doing something, and you are bound to get good at it – characters improve over time. At the game session, you get experience points to improve Attributes or Skills, to gain new Qualities or buy off Drawbacks, or to buy Force Points. Typically, each player should receive between one and five experience points in a game session. Everybody who participates gets one experience point just for showing up. If the characters succeeded in achieving a goal or mission, they get another point. Players who stayed in character and helped move the game along get another. Those are basic rewards. You can also get an extra experience point if you achieved your goal or objective by working together, and another if you came up with a really clever solution to do it. Players who bring something to contribute to the game (hosting at your house, bringing snacks or drinks to share, etc.) get another point. At the end of major story arcs, additional experience points – and maybe even Force Points – will be awarded.

Using Experience Points Experience points represent wisdom and personal growth, physical improvements, and learned abilities. In general, all experience point expenditures and ability improvements should be explained in-game. Practice, training, a new teacher, special equipment, and storyline events are all possibilities. “I want to” as a rationale should be frowned upon. This is particularly true for Quality gains or Drawback loses.

Improving Attributes Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution can be improved through physical training. Explaining improvements in Mental Attributes is a bit harder, but not impossible. Perception can get better if the character learns to pay more attention to the world around her. Willpower improves after undergoing severe ordeals; whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger, and all that jazz. Intelligence might get better as a result of maturity and simple exercise—give those neurons a workout and they may start improving. After character creation, characters can usually only improve each Attribute by one level and no more. If the character starts out fairly young, like a Padawan, you may allow her Attributes to improve by up to two levels, allowing for growth spurts. 12

(IV) RULES BASICS D10 roll + Attribute + (Attribute or Skill): Basic Success: 9 Success Levels In some situations, your GM will need to know more than whether the character has succeeded at something— you need how well you succeeded. When that’s the case, check the result against the Success Level Chart. The greater the number of Success Levels, the better the character did. Some difficult tasks require more than one Success Level. Roll

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Resisted Actions Sometimes an action is resisted. This usually happens when the character is trying to do something to someone else. If a character is trying to lift the command cylinder from an Imperial officer’s uniform, there’s a chance he’ll notice, for example. Also, close combat is a very big on the Resisted Action front. Resisted Actions involve two or more characters. Both make their rolls as above. If one succeeds (gets a total of nine or above) and the other doesn’t ... well, that’s pretty easy. If both succeed, the one with the higher total wins. If both fail, nobody accomplishes anything. If you still need a comparison, the lower roll fails more. In case of a tie, the defender (if there is a defender) wins; otherwise it is just a tie. Adversary characters typically use a fixed value (no roll) for their action (instead of fleshing out all the details, most NPC’s only have ratings for Muscles, Combat or Brains); the player character needs to beat those Scores to succeed at the Resisted Action. If defending, the character needs to beat or tie those Scores.

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Roll Modifiers In addition to Skill and Attribute levels, other factors may add bonuses or penalties to the roll. Easy tasks gain bonuses; difficult and complex tasks incur penalties. The astute among you will notice that modifiers are comparable to Success Levels. Negative modifiers make it harder to reach the Success Level needed; positive ones make it easier. But modifiers allow finer adjustments (a +1 bonus affects a roll but does not amount to a full Success Level change). Also, positive modifiers could transform a roll into a success in a way that Success Level decreases can’t (i.e., once you lower the required Success Levels to one, you can’t go any lower). The Base Modifiers Table gives some guidelines. In addition to those modifiers, spending Light/Dark Side Points can add bonuses to rolls involving use of the Force. Base Modifiers Table EASY: +5 MODERATE: +3 to +4 AVERAGE: +1 to +2 CHALLENGING: No modifier DIFFICULT: -1 to -2 VERY DIFFICULT: -3 to -5 HEROIC: -6 to -9 SHAAH, RIGHT: -10 or worse

To Roll or Not to Roll Die rolls are best only when the situation has some dramatic value and where the outcome is in doubt. Keeping rolls to a minimum allows players to get involved in the story. Generally, if the action is routine or not important, rolling shouldn’t be involved. Also, some things should be so ridiculously easy that making rolls is a waste of time.

Working Together When two or more characters gang together to get something done, it’s usually a good thing. They can fact-check each other, engage in entertaining repartee, and generally share the load. But it ain’t always happiness and comradery. There are times when a weak link can be a big problem. If the task is long-term or low-tension, such as research or construction, all the participants roll and add their Success Levels together. This is used when each member of the gang has her own work space and communication is easy. If anyone fails, she adds no benefit but also causes no penalty. All that help should make the task go quicker. It’s not so simple when time is short, distractions abound, or when coordination needs to be precise. In those cases, one person (usually the one with the best chance or in the best position) takes the lead. The others roll separately and contribute a +1 bonus per Success Level to the leader’s roll. The leader adds up all the bonuses and applies them to her roll before determining Success Levels. Messing up can be a real downer; any helper’s failure subtracts two from the leader’s final result.

Fear and Loathing Some aspects of the Star Wars Galaxy can be downright scary, especially when the Dark Side gets involved. Most of the time, this should be roleplayed rather than determined by rolls—if the characters encounter a corpse, they can react to it as they will. During potential combat situations though, the fainthearted may freeze for a crucial moment, or worse. 14

When a situation calls for it, the characters can make a Willpower (doubled) roll; Qualities like Nerves of Steel or Fast Reaction Time help. This is called a Fear Test, with modifiers added to taste.

(III) COMBAT

TURNS, INITIATIVE & ACTIONS To make things go a bit easier when the rough stuff starts, the action is divided into segments, known as Turns. A game Turn represents a short bit of time—five seconds or so—during which characters can attack and defend. During a Turn, a normal character can attack once and defend against one attack without penalties. Very Experienced or fast characters can potentially make more than one attack during a Turn (see the chart below.) Each turn has three phases, or parts: Intentions (where the players say what their characters intend to do), Initiative (determining who goes first), and Actions (where the fight is resolved and damage, if any, is meted out). A fight usually lasts more than one Turn, unless the characters are really on the ball. •

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COMBAT COMPLICATIONS In combat, things rarely happen according to plan – especially when the blaster bolts start flying. •

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Attacking from Behind: One word of advice—if you have to stab somebody, stab him in the back—otherwise it ruins the surprise. A distracted opponent cannot defend against attacks from behind. Targets with Situational Awareness are the exception; they can defend, but at a -2 penalty. Would-be victims might be allowed a Perception (doubled) roll before they are bushwhacked; in that case, they can also defend with a -2 penalty. Full Defense: Sometimes, fighting is not the best option. Going fully defensive allows the character to defend against two attacks at no penalty (more if extra actions are available), and grants a +3 bonus to all defense actions (dodges and parries, for the most part.) No attacks are allowed on the Turn the character goes into Full Defense mode. This is a good idea for inexperienced characters who want to keep their enemies busy until help arrives. Asking for one’s mommy doesn’t provide any bonuses, but might make the character feel better. Full Offense: Here the character attacks recklessly, without worrying about defense. Best reserved for surprise attacks or suicide troops. It’s also good when several attackers are going after one target. The character gets a +2 bonus on all attacks in that Turn, but cannot defend against any attacks. Note that a particularly feeble character’s only chance of success when attacking a superior foe may be to go Full Offense, or use a Force Point. Knockdown and Fighting Prone: Getting knocked on one’s bottom is a bad thing. When a character is knocked down, he cannot attack for the remainder of the Turn, and defenses are at a -4 penalty. After that, all actions (both offensive and defensive) suffer the -4 penalty until the character stands. Getting up takes one Turn. Doing it with that oh-so-cool flip and snap thing requires two Success Levels on a Dexterity and Athletics roll. A number of Combat Maneuvers result in a knockdown. Also, any blow that inflicts more than triple the victim’s Strength in damage (before accounting for Slash/stab or weapon modifiers) may result in a knockdown, if it seems dramatically appropriate. MULTIPLE ACTIONS: Characters can attack once and defend once a Turn at no penalty. Fast and furious fighters however, can do more. Those with Dexterity 5 or greater gain extra actions per Turn according to the table below. Extra actions may be taken as attacks or defenses. As it is difficult to do more than two things at once (or walk and chew gum for some of us), additional actions suffer cumulative penalties of 2. The player only rolls once – successive attacks or defenses each reduce the total by two. If the target defends against any of those attacks, all attacks cease.

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RANGED COMBAT Why resort to brawling when enemies can be dispatched at range? Blasters are a serious fact of life in the Star Wars Galaxy/ Generally speaking, ranger combat works just like regular combat. Attackers make their rolls or use their Combat Score, and the target tries to defend (usually by Ducking). Dodging blaster weapons and the like is difficult, though; a Duck attempt against blaster bolts and other fast-moving projectiles suffers a -2 penalty on top of any others that are applicable (the character is busy ducking for cover.) If there is no available cover, the missile weapon dodge penalty increases to -4.

Range Penalties To keep things simple and cinematic, assume that there’s no penalty at Short Range, a -1 penalty to shots at Medium Range, and a -3 penalty to shots at Long Range. Realistically, individual weapons would have differing range increments. For purposes of this game, exact range numbers are arbitrary.

Multiple Shots If shooting doesn’t work at first, shoot them again and again. Most blasters can fire more than once in a five-second period. Roll and add Dexterity and Blaster; each additional shot uses the same roll, but suffers a cumulative -1 penalty. Primitive ranged weapons use the Multiple Action rules (see above.)

Automatic Fire Automatic weapons (usually military-grade or mounted weapons) can fire a constant stream of energy until the coils overheat. Trained soldiers fire bursts—controlled gunfire that sends three or more blaster bolts downrange. For any autofire, make one attack roll; each Success Level in the roll allows shot to hit the target (up to the number of bolts fired). The base damage for each shot is modified by armor, and then added together before applying the multiplier. Success Levels do not affect the damage calculation. Still, lots of blaster bolts do lead to lots of death.

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DAMAGE Each attack action has a base damage number or a formula. If it is a number, the base damage is fixed, an inherent characteristic of the weapon—a blaster pistol has the same base damage for everybody (it’s very democratic that way/) Formulas usually depend on the Strength of the attacker—a punch from a Wookie is going to hurt a lot more than a punch from either Princess Leia (probably.) Do the calculations once, and write the base damage of the attack on the Combat Maneuver portion of the character sheet. During play, the actual damage inflicted is equal to the base damage, plus one per Success Level of the attack roll, minus any Armor Value possessed by the defender, multiplied by any damage type or other modifier (see below.) That’s a bit complicated, but once you play through a few combats, it will become much easier. The character sheet has the Success Level Table right by the Combat Maneuver area, so a quick glance provides that information.

Base Damage + 1 per SL – Armor (x2 if Lethal) = Total Damage Types of Damage There are two types of damage: Bashing and Lethal. •

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ARMOR Armor is pretty common in the Star Wars Galaxy. It works by absorbing or deflecting some of the force of an attack, keeping sharp stuff away from the character’s vitals and partially scattering the explosion of a blaster bolt. Armor has, not surprisingly, an Armor Value, a number that subtracts from damage. Armor has its disadvantages too: it can be cumbersome and it can attract unwanted attention. Walking around in full combat armor in the Core Worlds might make heads turn. Not to mention, it’s often illegal. Armor details can be found below.

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Ranged Weapons Chart Base Damage Weapon Damage Type Blaster, pistol 18 Lethal* Blaster, heavy 24 Lethal* Blaster, hold-out 12 Lethal* Blaster, sporting 12 Lethal* Ion gun, pistol 18 Lethal* Blaster carbine 24 Lethal* Blaster rifle 24 Lethal* Blaster rifle, sporting 18 Lethal* Blaster, lt. repeating 24 Lethal* Ion gun, rifle 24 Bashϕ Grenade, frag 25 Lethal* Grenade, stun 15 Bashϕ Thermal detonator 54 Lethal* Electro-net 12 Bashϕ Bowcaster 30 Lethal* Blaster cannon 32 Lethal* Blaster, hvy repeater 32 Lethal* Blaster, E-Web 48 Lethal* Ranges: P = pistol range; R = rifle range

Range P P P P P R R R R R 4m/Str 4m/Str 4m/Str 2m P R R Rx2

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Multishot Multishot Multishot/Autofire only Blast radius 4 meters Blast radius 4 meters Blast radius 8 meters Min Str 4 to use Multishot/Autofire only Multishot/Autofire only

*Lethal damage does double the base damage after all modifiers are calculated.

ϕ Stun setting does bashing damage; victim must make a Con (doubled) roll with a penalty equal to the success levels of the stun attack.

Melee Weapons Chart Weapon Combat Gloves Force Pike Gaderffii Knife Lightsaber Longsword Quarterstaff Spear Stun Baton Vibro-ax Vibroblade Vibrodagger Pointy Sticks and Rocks

Base Damage Damage Type +2 Bash 16 Lethal * 14 Bash 4 Lethal 20 Lethal 8 Lethal 6 Bash 8 Lethal 15 Bash* 20 Lethal 12 Lethal 8 Lethal 30 Bash

Range Notes 2m Ignores armor rating 4m 2m Ignores armor rating; Ewok weapon only

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Armor Chart Armor Dex Armor Value Penalty Notes Heavy Clothing 1 Archaic Leathers 2 Archaic Chain Mail 4 -1 +2 armor vs. non-blaster weapons Archaic Plate Mail 6 -3 +2 armor vs. non-blaster weapons Blast Helmet 1 Blast Vest 4 Combat Jumpsuit 6 Padded Flightsuit 4 +1 Survival, 10 hrs life support Armored Flightsuit 6 +2 Survival, 10 hrs life support Battle Armor, Padded 8 -1 Battle Armor, Medium 10 -2 Battle Armor, Heavy 14 -3 Standard Space Suit 2 -3 +3 Survival, 10 days life support Armored Space Suit 12 -3 +3 Survival, 10 days life support Stormtrooper Armor 10 -2 +2 Survival Imperial Scout Armor 6 +1 Perception, +2 Search, +2 Survival Battle Frame 6 -4 Comes standard with 3 heavy hard-points Corellian Power Suit 8 -2 +2 Strength Armor ratings subtract from the base damage of a weapon.

INJURY If a character is hurt enough, bad things start to happen. Characters reduced to 10 Health or below are severely injured, and find it hard to continue fighting; any combat roll suffers a -2 penalty. If reduced below five Health, this penalty goes up to -4. Consciousness Tests When reduced to zero Health or below, unconsciousness or incapacitation (i.e., the character is conscious, but can only lie there and work very hard on breathing) is likely. The player must make a Willpower + Constitution roll, with a penalty of -1 for each of the character’s negative Health Points. So, a character at -4 Life Points (she has taken enough damage to reduce her Health to zero, and four more points on top of that) has a -4 penalty to her Consciousness Test. If successful, she can act normally (with the usual -4 penalty) but any further damage requires another roll (with new and no doubt greater minuses.) The Resistance/Pain Quality aids consciousness rolls, and reduces wound penalties. Survival Tests If the character is reduced to -10 Health or worse, death is a possibility. She has to make a Survival Test. This uses Willpower + Constitution (just like Consciousness Tests), but suffers a -1 penalty for every 10 points that the character is below zero (i.e., a character reduced to -32 Life Points would have a -3 penalty to her Survival Test). The Hard to Kill Quality provides a bonus to Survival Tests. If the character passes the Test, she lives. If she doesn’t, she becomes One with the Force (cue somber music.) Remember those Force Points! 20

Slow Death If a character is below -10 Health and makes a Survival Test, but doesn’t get medical help within one minute, she may still die. Survival Tests are required every minute after the first, at an additional -1penalty per minute (so after five minutes, the additional penalty would be -5; half an hour later, it would be -30, and even a Force Point may not be enough to save her.) A successful Intelligence and Medicine roll stabilizes the character, and eliminates any need for further Survival Tests (based on that injury.) Dying Deeds Characters who fail a Survival Test are most likely unconscious and incapacitated. This is a huge downer, both for them and for the storyline. Such events should be marked in a significant way immortalized. Thus, a special rule applies. If a character dies, the player has the option of performing one last deed, or saying some famous last words, at your discretion. The Last Deed option allows the character to act normally for one or two Turns (no wound penalties apply.) Famous last words can take as much as a minute (more likely, they should consist of a couple of sentences.) These are the character’s last acts – make them count. Falling It’s not the fall that hurts – it’s the sudden stop at the bottom. Any fall from more than one yard distance inflicts three points of Bashing damage per yard. A Dexterity and Athletics roll (or the Combat Score) reduces the fall’s effective distance by one yard per Success Level. So a character who gets four Success Levels in her Dexterity and Acrobatics roll would take no damage from a three-yard fall, and would suffer six points of damage from a six-yard fall. If you like, top out falling damage at 50 yards (150 Health Points). That’s highly cinematic (a fall of over 50 yards kills most characters, but the serious veterans with Force Points to burn might survive) but not totally bogus (humans have fallen out of airplanes and survived.) Suffocation If a character is unable to breathe or doesn’t have access to enough oxygen (i.e., underwater), she dies.. Anybody can hold out for 12 Turns. After that, a Consciousness Test is required with a cumulative -1 penalty each Turn. Survival Tests kick in, again with the cumulative -1 penalty, each 30 seconds. Those who have lost consciousness may be resuscitated with medical help. Poison Poisons have a Strength Attribute. Roll and add the poison’s Strength (doubled); this is resisted by the victim’s Constitution (doubled). If the poison “wins,” the victim is drained of one Attribute level per Success Level in the poison roll. Paralyzing agents drain Dexterity, while debilitating venoms might drain Strength. When the Attribute is reduced to zero, the victim is unconscious or incapacitated and the poison starts draining Constitution. When Constitution reaches zero, the victim dies. The frequency of poison rolls depends on how powerful the substance is. Very deadly poisons roll every Turn, while less powerful agents roll once per minute, per hour, or even per day. An Intelligence and Medicine roll may help identify the poison and remove it from the victim.

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Disease This works just like Poison, except the Disease rolls (using the Strength of Disease) are usually less frequent (rarely faster than once per hour, and typically once per day). Some diseases do not kill; they just incapacitate victims with fevers, chills and other unpleasantness.

HEALING & MEDICAL HELP A medpac or bacta tank can come in real handy whenever a character is severely injured. Without medical help, characters can heal from wounds, but very slowly (one Health Point per day.) With Force Points, healing is not much of a problem, though. Characters should be up and around by the next Episode, unless the injuries were truly epic in scope. For the everyone else (those not blessed with Force Points), injuries heal at the rate of one Health Point per Constitution level every day spent under medical care – that’s without advanced medical technology. Characters with access to bacta or a medical droid can be up and running again in a quarter of the time – they get to heal Health Points at a rate of their Constitution +5 per day.

(IV) THE FORCE THE FORCE AS A RELIGION For ten thousand years, most sentient beings of the galaxy ascribed to a quasi-religious belief in The Force, though in the days of the Galactic Empire, those who still believe in the ancient ways keep it to themselves. It is common knowledge that The Force is a metaphysical, binding, and ubiquitous power that held enormous importance for both the Jedi and Sith monastic orders. The Force was viewed in many different aspects, including, but not limited to, the Light Side, the Dark Side, the Unifying Force, and the Living Force. The first two aspects were concerned with the moral compass of the Force in its various manifestations. The Light Side of the Force was the facet aligned with compassion, courage, healing, and benevolence, while the Dark Side of the Force was the element aligned with hatred, fear, aggression, and malevolence. The latter two aspects were defined by prominent Jedi philosophies: The Unifying Force essentially embraced space and time in its entirety while the Living Force dealt with the energy of living things. Though the Force was categorized in this way, there are no specific abilities or powers usable by a follower of a different path of the Force; the Force partially existed inside the life forms that used it, and drew energy from their emotions. Some beings, particularly the Sith, believe that the Dark Side of the Force is more powerful than the Light, though it’s more true to say that it is simply more tempting. Others see the Force as an entity capable of intelligent thought, almost as a sort of god. Though the Force is thought to flow through every living thing, it can only be harnessed by beings described as "Force-Sensitive". This Force-sensitivity was correlated with, and sometimes attributed to, a high count of internal micro-organisms called midi-chlorians that are found in a Forcesensitive's blood: the higher the count, the greater the being's potential Force ability, though there have been exceptions to this rule. Force-sensitive beings are able to tap into the Force to perform acts of great skill and agility as well as control and shape the world around them.

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FORCE SKILLS Users of the force know one or all of three Force Skills, also known as the Three Devotions. They are Control, Sense and Alter. • Control affects the Jedi’s own body; through this power he can heal himself, resist pain, and defend himself in a number of ways. A Force user with Control can empty his mind at will to generate Light Side Points, so long as he doesn’t have any Dark Side Points in his pool – in that case he must draw on his rage to generate Dark Side Points only. This requires a Willpower + Control roll and a full round of intense concentration; the number of successes gained equals the number of Light (or Dark) Side Points they regain. • Sense allows the Jedi to enhance his senses, both physical and supernatural, to catch glimpses of the future and to perform such superhuman feats as deflecting blaster bolts with his light saber. Often, skilled Force users can sense one another at a distance with Sense powers – they may also attempt to hide their presence in the Force with a Willpower + Control roll. • Alter allows the Jedi to affect the world around him, from manipulating weak minds to moving objects through telekinesis. Getting Force Skills at Character Creation Each Force Skill costs three points per level until level five, and double points per level thereafter. The maximum starting level with a Force Skill is 5. Getting Force Skills During the Game An existing Force Skill can be improved with experience points at a cost equal to (Next Level+2). So, for example, raising your Alter Skill from 3 to 4 would cost 6 points. Getting a new Force Skill would require that the character finds a teacher with a minimum skill level of four in that Devotion, and that the character spends 10 experience points and no less than a month of intensive training under the teacher.

LIGHT/DARK SIDE POINTS All Force abilities require energy to work. Even the most powerful Jedi have a finite capacity to tap the Force, and they must rest and meditate after frequent uses of the Force to regain their strength. In game terms, all Force-Sensitive characters have a base Light (or Dark) Side Point pool equal to the sum of their Willpower, Perception and Intelligence, doubled. Light (or Dark) Side points can be used in the same way as the Good Luck Quality for Force Powers-related rolls, meaning that you can burn Light/Dark Side Points, each one adding +1 to a roll after the roll has already been made. You can spend no more than your (Willpower + Control) total on a single roll. Note that Light Side Points and Dark Side Points are the antithesis of one another – when your character gains a Dark Side Point, he looses a Light Side Point from his pool. The total number of his Light/Dark Side Points combined should equal his Willpower + Perception + Intelligence x2. Creating new Dark Side Points like this refreshes the new point for immediate use (tempting, isn’t it?); Fallen characters do not gain the benefits of switching from Light to Dark. Regaining Light/Dark Side Points A Force-Sensitive character regains 1 Light (or Dark) Side Point per hour, every hour. The character may also try to meditate to regain more power, which requires a simple Willpower roll. If the roll is successful, the character instead regenerates three Light/Dark Side Points per Success Level. 23

Normally, a meditation roll can only be attempted once every twelve hours, however, a character with the Control Skill can empty his mind at will as a sort of crash-meditation (see Control, above.) Manipulating the Force is not without risks. When a character uses the Force beyond their body's ability to sustain it, the individual can suffer physical damage, accelerated aging, or in extreme cases, death by burning their own cells from the inside out. If a character is drained of all Light/Dark Side Points (or refuses to use the one he has), he can cannibalize his Health Points as a substitute. (Note that Health Points lost in this matter cannot be regained through use of Force Powers, and may come with some of the mentioned consequences.)

THE DARK SIDE Using the Force is not without risk. The power, if wielded carelessly or for evil purposes, may eventually consume the character and make him a slave to the Dark Side, to the negative energies of pain and suffering. To turn to the Dark Side means to lose all emotional connection to the rest of the world, to abandon love and empathy, to turn into something that makes a serial killer look like a model of human brotherhood. Once in a while, a very strong-willed Force wielder may manage to break free from the pull of the Dark Side, but those are rarities and they may relapse back into evil. In game terms, a Force-user who abuses his power or commits evil acts will gain Dark Side Points. Whenever a point of Dark Side Points gained, it subtracts from the character’s regular Light Side Pool. If all of a character’s Light Side pool is converted into Dark Side Points, the character has Fallen; he loses all capacity for empathy or care, and will see all human beings as nothing more than gamepieces, to be used, destroyed or discarded. Fallen Characters are immediately awarded the Fallen Template. Described below are some circumstances and events that will result in a Force-Sensitive character gaining (and losing) Dark Side Points: • • • • • • • •

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Accidentally harming an innocent, or letting an evil act go unpunished: +1 Dark Side Point. Regularly using the Force for trivial or selfish purposes (i.e., using Telekinesis to do something the character could have easily done himself): +1 Dark Side Point. Using Force powers to acquire money or personal power, or to elicit the admiration of others: 1 Dark Side Point per use. Using Force powers out of rage, greed or petty personal reasons: 2 Dark Side Points per use. Using a Force Point for evil purposes: Double the Dark Side Points for the specific action. Killing in anger: 3 Dark Side Points for the entire incident. Deliberately killing an innocent: 5 Dark Side Points. Using a Dark Side point: If the character is out of Light Side Points, and he uses points from the Dark Side pool, he automatically accumulates more Dark Side points (one-for-one from the value of his Light Side Pool is permanently converted to a Dark Side Point for immediate use.) Attempting to Call on the Dark Side (see below): 4 points Refusing a deserved honor or reward: lose 1 Dark Side Point if the honor or reward is something the character really wanted or needed. This could include relinquishing claim on valuable “loot” a party of characters might come across in their adventures. Adopting a monastic lifestyle or increasing level of discipline; One-quarter of a character’s Dark Side Points are converted back to Light Side Points if the change to a disciplined lifestyle is sincere and reasonably lasting. A Jedi wishing to pursue this road to redemption has a lot of work ahead of him if he hopes to live even more monastically… 24

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Performing a truly heroic, life-threatening act: One-half or all of a character’s Dark Side Points are converted back to Light Side Points, but the act must be truly dangerous. Guarding the bridge against an alien Balrog so your friends can escape would be worth a one-half total refund of Dark Side Points. A heroic sacrifice worth a full redemption will most certainly require the character’s dramatic death.

Calling on the Dark Side The Dark Side is not better, but is easier, quicker and more seductive. Characters who are angry, afraid, desperate or otherwise out of balance, and have not been consumed by the Dark Side yet, may call on it, even if they are not Force-Sensitive. Note that Fallen Characters may not call on the Dark Side! Calling on the Dark Side earns the character 4 Dark Side Points on the spot, even if the attempt is not successful. These points, besides converting Light Side Points, refresh into the Dark Side pool, and are immediately available. To call on the Dark Side, the character must make a Simple Perception Test. Force-Sensitive characters have +4 to the attempt and roll Perception + Control. If the intended action will not bring harm or pain to another being, the character has a -4 penalty to the roll. On a successful test, the character receives a Force Point in addition to the ones he has, which must be used immediately. Note that if he uses this Force Point to commit an evil act, he will receive double Dark Side points for it, as if he were using a regular Force Point. This is in addition to the Dark Side points he earned for calling on the Dark Side. Characters who do not believe in the existence of the Force, like most Imperial troops and officers, cannot call on the Dark Side.

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Awareness: Force wielders can sense disturbances in the Force. This usually is automatic, although sometimes the GM may require a roll using a Perception + Sense roll. If the ForceSensitive character does not have the Sense skill, then he has to roll and add his Perception attribute. Many such disturbances can only be felt “within range,” generally speaking, though sudden visions granted by the Force which break these rules are not uncommon. Disturbances include: o The presence of other Force Users within 1 yard for every point in the sum of the target’s Light and Dark Side pools (i.e., a gifted Jedi with 70 Light Side Points and 5 Dark Side Points will be detected within 75 yards). o The mass death of sentient beings happening simultaneously can be felt far away by all Force Sensitive individuals. The death of hundreds can be felt as far away as 10 miles per level of their Sense Skill. Mass deaths in the thousands can be felt anywhere on the same planet. Millions of simultaneous deaths can be felt in measurements of Light Years distance, one per level of the Sense Skill. Deaths counting in the billions, like occurred on Alderaan, can be felt by Force users at a range of one Sector of space per level of their Sense Skill. o Any major Place of Power, an ancient relic or artifact, or some other significant gathering of Force energies can be sensed at up to 500 yards per Sense Level. 25

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Powers of the Force Each of the different powers listed below is a manifestation of the Force. Most Force-users know only one or two of the Force Skills and a handful of these powers; only the Jedi Order and a few other secret groups know all the three Devotions and a good selection of Force powers. Traditionally, Jedi learn the Force Skills in order, first Control, then Sense, and then Alter, although proponents of the Living Force tend to teach Sense first. The Force powers listed below are just a sampling. Note that you cannot buy powers without buying their prerequisites first. Keeping Powers “Up” Attempting an action while maintaining the use of a Force power counts as an extra action and incurs the normal cumulative -2 penalty, unless the action is directly related to the Power, like attacking and defending with a lightsaber while having Lightsaber Combat up, or making Perception Tests and tests with Magnify Senses. Note that some power list a duration in their description, and do not need to be maintained. Using Force Powers All the powers below must be activated; this is done by spending 1 Light/Dark Side Point and rolling and adding the appropriate Attribute and Force skill. Acquiring Force Powers at Character Creation The character must have at least one level of the appropriate Force Skill (Sense, Control and Alter) and the power’s prerequisites. A starting Force-using character receives one power of his choice per level of Force Skill (ei: a Padawan with Control 2, Sense 2 and Alter 1 would be able to choose two Control power, two Sense powers, and one Alter power to start.) Each Force power beyond these initial selections cost two character points. Acquiring Force Powers During the Game Anytime a character raises one of his Force Skills he gets a corresponding power for free. If you’re electing to purchase a new Force power apart from an increase in the controlling Skill level, a teacher must be found. Acquiring the new power takes a week of intensive training and the expenditure of 6 experience points.

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Range Table User and target are: Touching Line of Sight Not in line of sight, but within 1000 km Same planet, but more than 1,000 km away Same star system, but not on the same planet Not in the same star system

Modifier — +1 SL +2 SL +3 SL +4 SL +5 SL

Relationship Table User and target are: Close relatives (married, siblings, parent and child, etc) Friends Acquaintances Met once or never met, but know each other by reputation Complete strangers Complete strangers and not of the same species

Modifier — +1 SL +2 SL +3 SL +4 SL +5 SL

CONTROL POWERS Absorb/Dissipate Energy Prerequisite: Control Skill This power allows the Force-wielder to absorb or dissipate energy, from excessive sunlight to radiation, heat or even direct energy discharges. This requires a Willpower + Control roll. With one Success Level, the character can stand up to the harshest sunlight with no ill effect, or run through a normal fire without taking any damage. Radiation requires three to five Success Levels. Fire and energy damage can also be dissipated at the rate of 3 points of damage per Success Level (this is applied before armor or damage modifiers). Accelerate Healing Prerequisite: Control Skill On a successful Constitution + Control roll, the character will regain one point of Health per Constitution level every minute, for 1 minute per Success Level. So, for example, if a Jedi, with Con 3 got five Success Levels on his roll, he would regain 3 Life Points per minute for five minutes, for a total of 15 Life Points. This power can be used once every hour. For immediate healing, see Reduce Injury, below. Concentration Prerequisite: Control Skill 27

This power allows the Jedi to totally immerse himself in the test at hand, using the Force to focus his skills to supernatural levels. On a successful Willpower and Control roll, the character will get a bonus equal to +2 per Success Level on the roll, on the one action he was concentrating on. The action in question must be performed on the next turn, or the bonuses will be lost. Control Disease/Poison Prerequisite: Control Skill A character with this power can cleanse his body from any disease or poison. The strength of the disease and potion determine how many successes are necessary, ranging from minor diseases (one Success Level for a mild cold) to terminal ones (requiring 10 or more successes). Control Pain Prerequisite: Control Skill On a successful Willpower + Control roll, the character will not be stunned or knocked unconscious even if hit by stun blasts, or reduced below 0 points. Enhance Ability Prerequisite: Control Skill; Concentration This power allows the Jedi to enhance his performance at certain non-combat tests (like driving, climbing etc.) where strength or coordination are an important factor. On a successful Constitution + Control roll, the character enhances his physical reactions and receives a +1 bonus per Success Level for Strength or Dexterity Tests or Tests. This lasts 1 minute. Enhance Speed Prerequisite: Control Skill This power allows the Jedi to increase his speed. On a successful Strength + Control roll, the character will gain an extra move action per success in that turn. This lasts 1 round. Force Defense Prerequisite: Control Skill The user wraps herself in the Force to protect against Force-based attacks. For each Success Level in a Willpower + Control roll, the user adds 1 to any roll to resist a Force power. This bonus lasts for 5 rounds. Force Leap Prerequisite: Control Skill This power allows the Jedi to increase his jumping distance by using a telekinetic "springboard." Every Success Level in a Strength + Control roll adds 5 meters to the character’s broad jump distance and half that to his high jump distance. Additionally, a character with this power may activate it and roll a simple Athletics test to ignore a similar amount of falling damage. Hibernation Trance Prerequisite: Control Skill This power allows the Jedi to place himself in a state of deep trance, slowing all body functions significantly. On a successful Constitution + Control Test, the Jedi can hibernate for 2 days per Success Level in a dry climate, and 1 week per Success Level in a wet climate. The circumstances that will make the character awake must be specified before entering the trance, either an amount of time 28

or specific stimuli (noise, being touched etc.) During the hibernation trance the Jedi appears dead to anyone who doesn’t conduct medical testing or cannot sense the Force within him. Projective Telepathy Prerequisite: Control Skill; Receptive Telepathy This enables the character to send a mental message to another. Only a few words or a short sentence can be communicated per attempt. The maximum range is based on the Success Level of the roll and uses the Range and Relationship Tables. Reduce Injury Prerequisite: Control Skill; Control Pain By using this power, the Jedi can alter chance to reduce an injury’s severity. On a successful Willpower + Control roll on the same turn that an injury was suffered, the Force-wielder will subtract 2 points per Success Level from the damage inflicted on him. This is subtracted from the total damage inflicted, after armor and modifiers are taken into account. If the wound would have killed or risked killing the character before the diminishment, the character will suffer some permanent crippling damage, such as a lost limb and eye.

SENSE POWERS Detect Life Prerequisites: Sense Skill This power allows the Force wielder to detect live sentient beings that might otherwise remain hidden. When the power is activated, on a successful Perception + Sense roll, the character can detect any sentient being within 5 yards per Success Level. If the roll achieves five Success Levels or more, the character will also be able to recognize them if they’re familiar, get a sense of their prevailing emotional state, and he will know if they’re Force-Sensitive or not. He will also be able to tell if they’re severely injured (10 or fewer Health) or incapacitated. Farseeing Prerequisites: Sense Skill This power lets you see images from in other places that may have already happened, are happening currently or will happen in the future. The number of Success Levels in a Perception + Sense test determines the clarity of the vision. The timeframe of the vision applies penalties to the roll: past -4 and future -6. Range and Relationship modifiers also apply. Fear Prerequisites: Sense Skill Allows manipulation of the Dark Side of the Force to learn what the subject fears most and project it back on them. The subject has to make a Fear Check at -2 per Success Level in a Willpower + Sense Test. Use of this power by a Light Side character automatically creates a Dark Side Point. Force Pilot Prerequisites: Sense Skill; Concentration; Enhance Ability This user of this power uses the Force to assist him in piloting a vehicle. Each Success Level in a Perception + Sense rolls adds two to any Piloting or Blaster Skill rolls for the duration of the combat. This power costs one Light/Dark Side Point per turn to use, and though it does cost an action to active, 29

it does not count as an extra action to maintain. Failure to pay the upkeep each round disrupts the power’s effects. Instinctive Astrogation Prerequisites: Sense Skill; Enhance Ability This power allows the Jedi to use the Force to navigate in hyperspace. By making a Perception + Sense Test, the character can add +2 per Success Level as bonuses to his Astrogation rolls. Life Sense Prerequisites: Sense Skill; Detect Life This power can be used to search for a specific person. The maximum range of the search depends on the Success Levels. The character may perform an extended test and accumulate enough Success Levels to perform the test through multiple rolls. If the target is located, the searcher will sense the general physical and emotional state of the subject. This power makes use of the Range and Relationship modifiers. Lightsaber Combat Prerequisites: Sense Skill; Concentration; Enhance Ability This power establishes a link between the Jedi and his signature weapon, allowing him to increase his skill and lethality with a lightsaber to inhuman degrees. This connection is so deep that the Jedi can his blade to parry attacks precognatively that would otherwise be unblockable, like blaster fire. To activate this power, the Jedi spends a Light/Dark Side Point. The Jedi then gets to add his Sense Skill rating to all Lightsaber rolls, and his level of Control Skill becomes the new damage multiplier of his weapon. If the Jedi is wounded or stunned, he must succeed at a Willpower + Control roll or the power turns off. If he is knocked unconscious or deactivates his lightsaber, the power will turn off. Both instances require him to turn it on again by spending another Light/Dark Side point. To parry blaster bolts, the character must succeed at a Parry Maneuver, scoring an equal or higher roll than his attacker. Parried blaster bolts can be redirected with a Lightsaber + Sense roll at -2, plus range modifiers using the range limits of the weapon that fired the shot. This power costs one Light/Dark Side Point per turn to use, and though it does cost an action to active, it does not count as an extra action to maintain. Failure to pay the upkeep each round disrupts the power’s effects. Magnify Senses Prerequisites: Sense Skill This power allows the Jedi to increase the effectiveness of her normal senses. This requires a full turn of concentration and a Willpower + Sense roll. Each Success Level in the roll gives a +3 bonus to any one sense of the character’s choosing. The power has a five minute duration. Receptive Telepathy Prerequisites: Sense Skill; Life Sense A Force-wielder with this power can read the surface thoughts of a target. If the Jedi accumulates more than five successes, he can go beyond the surface thoughts and actually search through the target’s memory for information up to 24 hours old. Sense Force Prerequisites: Sense Skill 30

This power will give the character an overview of the flows of Force energy in an area, and will locate Places of Power or the presence (but not the exact location) of powerful Force users by feeling the general state of the area (the Jedi will sense if the inhabitants of a place are mired in despair or terror, for example).

ALTER POWERS Accelerate Another’s Healing Prerequisites: Alter Skill Works as the Control power of the same name, but affects others. Affect Mind Prerequisites: Alter Skill This power affects the mind of a target or targets, making them amenable to suggestions, illusions or even careful editing of recent memories. If the victim of Affect Mind has a Willpower score higher than the Success Levels rolled to activate this power, if he is Force Sensitive himself, or if he possesses the Iron Will Quality, he is entitled to a Willpower + Control roll (or Willpower doubled) to resist. The more complex the suggestion, the more Success Levels the action will require. For example, making a person do something he might do on his own would require one Success Level; making somebody do something unexpected would take two or three Success Levels. Completely altering a person’s opinion or perception of reality requires four or more successes. Control Another’s Pain Prerequisites: Alter Skill See the Control power above. Control Another’s Disease/Poison Prerequisites: Alter Skill See the Control power above. Force Push Prerequisites: Alter Skill; Telekinesis This power allows a Jedi to create a wave of telekinetic energy which spreads outward from his hand, knocking opponents to the ground. This differs from Telekinesis in that there is no attempt at controlling the target. The character makes a Willpower + Alter test minus his opponent’s Dexterity score (or the highest score of a group.) If the character succeeds, the targets are knocked back one meter per SL and fall to the ground, taking 2 x Success Levels bashing damage. The range on this power is 10 meters, and it affects any beings along a single arc in combat (front, right, left, rear, etc.) Two Characters with Force Push trying to use the power simultaneously can engage in an extended action; the victor accumulates more successes than the sum of his opponent’s Strength + Control + Alter scores first. Each additional target beyond the first incurs a -1 penalty to the roll. Injure/Kill Prerequisites: Alter Skill; Life Sense By touching his victim and drawing on the power of the Dark Side, the character makes a Willpower + Alter roll to injure or even kill his target. The damage inflicted is SL x4l. Armor does not protect against this power, but characters with Force Resist may resist this attack. Use of this power by 31

a Light Side character automatically creates a Dark Side Point. Telekinesis Prerequisites: Alter Skill The power to use the Force to move objects. The character gains a temporary telekinetic strength of 2 times the Success Level of the roll, for 1 minute (an extended test may be performed to increase this telekinetic strength.) Objects lifted in this manner can be moved at up to 10 yards/meters per turn (this can speeded up by "burning" Success Levels.) Multiple objects incur a -1 penalty beyond the first. Force Grip Prerequisites: Alter Skill; Telekinesis This power causes a target to make a Consciousness Test as if he’d been reduced to negative Health. The roll is penalized by the amount of Success Levels the Force user achieved on his roll. Force Grip can alternately be used to cause a Survival Test with the same modifiers, but the result of this is death for the victim and a Dark Side Point for the Force User (if he’s not already Fallen, that is.)

(V) STARSHIPS CREATING A STARSHIP Starships are created with starship character points, through the Ship Quality. The total levels all players purchase in this Quality represent the number of points they may spend on their ship. If a character did not take the Ship Quality, he has no points to contribute, and theoretically no say where they are spent. He also has no share in ownership of the craft. Starship character points gained from the Ship Quality represent the time and money each character invested in buying the ship in the first place. Alternately, these points may not represent a financial stake in the character’s ship, but an emotional one. An engineer, for example, who rebuilds the engines single-handedly, could use the Ship Quality to represent his investment of time and love.

Size Units The first thing you need to spend points on in the size of your ship. The size rating (obviously) is how big your ship is. It also establishes a base number for many other calculations about the vessel, such as the crew requirements and cargo space. Ship Size -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

General Examples Small one-man starfighter Large two-man starfighter Small five-man shuttle Large shuttle Small transport (Slave 1) Small luxury yacht Light Freighter (The Falcon) Medium freighter Large freighter

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Crew Units For every two points of size the ship has (round up), it requires one Crew Unit. Each Crew Unit consists of one operational crewman and one technical crewman. Simply put, this means one pilot and one engineer. On larger ships, the operational crew may also be navigators, damage control officers, or operation managers. Additional technical crew are usually just more engineers. Ship Size 0 or below requires just one crewman skilled in both disciplines. When assigning points to the ship’s size, ensure that the ship is small enough so that there are enough players to man it, and that it’s big enough for them all to live in. Most ships can comfortably house about five people for each point of the size rating. Housing means giving everyone a private room and carrying enough food for a nice, long trip. If things are desperate, a ship can carry twice that many people. A ship can require an additional crewmember as a -1 point Disadvantage. Astromech droids can count as a technical crewman. Any ship operating without its required crew compliment incurs a 2 penalty to all of its pilot’s rolls per crewman missing.

Cargo Units The amount of Cargo Units in a ship is equal to twice the ship’s size. Cargo needs space. Cargo Units are rated based on their bulk. One Unit of diamonds is a lot more valuable that one Unit of cattle—a Cargo Unit of cattle is probably just one cow, whereas a Cargo Unit of diamonds would be a whole crate. Note that there’s nothing to stop a trader captain from taking on a mixed cargo, so long as the space is available. Extra Cargo Space Each extra point spent allows for an extra unit of cargo capacity. A ship starts with a number of units equal to its size, and can have no more than 1 ½ times in extra units. Hiding Places You have secret places to store cargo. Note that a ship cannot have more hiding places than 1/2 its size rating rounded up. Hiding places are usually shielded, and require five successes to uncover. Point Cost 3 6 9

Hidden Cargo One hidden cargo unit Two hidden cargo units Three hidden cargo units

Starship Equipment Point Cost Weapons 5 Light weapon (one damage) 10 Medium weapon (two damage) 15 Heavy weapon (three damage) Point Cost -2 0 2 4

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Engines Very slow engine (-2 Piloting) Slow engines (-1 Piloting) Normal engines Fast engine (+1 Piloting) Military grade engine (+2 Pilot) Supercharged engine (+3 Pilot)

Point Cost -2 0 2 4 6 8 10

Stealth Technology Yeah, right; ship stands out Nothing special Deployable cammo-net Sensor decoys Sensor dampeners Ionic field generator Cloaking device

Shields Shields effectively give the starship a “Parry” roll to intercept and defend against incoming attacks. Most pilots pre-set their shields so as to free themselves for pilot-type stuff, while other, usually larger vessels have dedicated shield operators. For pre-set shields, the Parry number is the shield rating + the operator’s Pilot Skill. The number of successes is then used to defend against all incoming attacks. The pilot may choose to set his shields double aft or double front if he anticipates fire from a single direction, which gives a +4 bonus to this roll, but leaves the exposed flank defenseless. A dedicated shield operator (or a really hot-shot pilot with multiple actions to spare) gets to roll his Dexterity + Pilot + the shield rating to determine his defensive number. Every hit on a starship’s shields reduces the ship’s Shield Rating by one (or two for capitolship scale weapons.) Point Cost/ Shield Rating 0 2 4 6 8

Navigational shields only Standard shields Upgraded shields Military-grade shields Supercharged shields

STARSHIP COMBAT During combat, the pilot uses his Dexterity (or Intelligence) + Piloting to attempt evasive maneuvers. Gunners use Dexterity (or Intelligence) + Blaster to fire the ship’s weapons. Characters who don’t have the Spacer Quality incur a –4 penalty to their rolls. Additionally, those without the Spacer Quality may be required to make Pilot or Blaster rolls for tasks that might be routine for someone trained in starship operations. 34

The pilots of all opposing ships make their Piloting rolls to see who assumes the most favorable position. The ship’s engines modify the roll according to their rating. Whichever ship gets the highest roll is in the best position, and gets to fire at its chosen target. In turn, according to their piloting roll, all gunners of the other ships involved get to roll to hit their targets. Ships without turrets can only fire if they won the roll for dominance at the beginning of the round. Note that capitol ship scale weapons do twice the listed damage of starship-rated weapons. A ship can be hit as many times as it has size points plus armor (minimum of one) before things start to go terribly wrong. Every point after that which damages the ship causes a roll on the Ship Damage Table (see below.) A technician or engineer can attempt a Repair roll to get critical systems working again. However, if the same system is rolled a second time, the Repair roll suffers a –5 penalty. If the system is damaged a third time, it is irreparable without new parts, lots of time, and a complete overhaul in a spaceport.

Starship Damage Table 1d10 roll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Critical System Life support Sublight engines Hyperdrives Lateral thrusters (-4 Piloting) Shield generators Weapon system (random) Sensors Communication Cargo hold (destroys 1 unit) Crew quarters (destroys random possessions rather than requiring repair rolls)

ASTROGATION Plotting a course takes 12 Turns and an Astrogation Task. The percentile modifiers for travel time should cancel each other directly. Unless you really want to calculate everything, just assume that increases and decreases will cancel each other. For example: if the characters choose an infrequently traveled route, which add 50% to travel time, but get 3 Success Levels, earning a 25% reduction, assume that the trip takes 25% more time.

Task Modifiers Major, well-traveled routes are safer and allow greater speeds; they are also well-patrolled, however. Rebels tend to stick to infrequently traveled routes occasionally routes that haven't been used in years.

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Modifiers Time modifier Hazard Modifier Major Trade Route +5 — -2 Commonly traveled route +3 +10% -1 Lightly traveled route +1 +25% 0 Infrequently traveled route -1 +50% +1 Route not traveled in several years -3 +100% +2 Never traveled route before -6 +150% +3 Routes

Hazard Roll Even the best mapped hyperspace route will have some kind of unknown navigational hazard once in a while. Every time a course is plotted, the GM should roll a D10 and subtract 5, the resulting number is the penalty to the Astrogation Task. This roll is modified by the Hazard Modifier in the Route Table. Roll Modifier 1- 5 0 6 -1 7 -2 8 -3 9 -4 10 -5

Situational Modifiers Situation Reduce calculation time No nav computer or astromech used Each 10% of total time added to trip Each 10% of total time saved on trip Hyperdrive lightly damaged Hyperdrive heavily damaged

Modifier -1/Turn -8 +1 -1 -3 -5

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Hyperspace Travel Time Astrogation Task Failure by 3 or more Failure by 1 or 2 Success Level 1 Success Levels 2 Success Levels 3 Success Levels 4+ No nav computer

Time Modifier No jump occurs Jump occurs, add 10% of total time, check for mishap Jump occurs, no time modifier Jump occurs, subtract 10% of travel time* Jump occurs, subtract 25% of travel time* Jump occurs, subtract 50% of travel time* Add 100% of total time * Minimum 1-hour journey

Base Travel Time (Hours) This table was taken from the d20 book and represents general travel times between the different regions. The D6 version has a table with specific travel times between some of the planets featured in the moovies and the books. I chose this one because it allows more flexibility for adventures with new planets and locations, those created by the Chronicler. From/To Deep Core Core Colonies Inner Rim Expansion Mid Rim Outer Rim Wild Unknown

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Inner Rim 48 36 24 18 24 48 72 96 72

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Wild Unknown 144 120 120 96 72 48 24 12 120

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(VII) APPENDIX A: QUALITIES, DRAWBACKS & TEMPLATES QUALITIES Acrobatic 2-point Quality Your character is extraordinarily quick and limber, and trained in the skills of gymnastics. You get +2 to all rolls made in combat to dodge or otherwise avoid getting hit (see the Avoidance Move), but you cannot attack your opponent while doing so. Acute Sense 2-point Quality Characters with this Quality have one sense that’s more refined than normal. An Acute Sense gives a +3 bonus to any Perception rolls related to that sense. Age 2-points/level Quality Some beings are old and wise, and have this Quality to reflect it. Each level of Age adds fifty years to the character’s lifetime. As you get older you learn more stuff, at least in theory. Each Age level grants you one point per level of Intelligence to put into skills, to a maximum of four per level. Age is not without its drawbacks, though. For every two levels of this Quality, you get a level of either Adversaries or Secrets, which always seem to outlast friendships and resources. You gain no extra character points for these Drawbacks. Attractiveness 1-point/level Quality This Quality determines a character’s looks. The average person has an Attractiveness of zero, but it can range from –5 to +5 in humans (see the Ugly Drawback for the opposite of this Quality.) At +1 or +2, a person would stand out in a crowd. At +3 or +4, we’re talking model good looks. Attractiveness +5 borders on the heart stopping, and species known for this level of Attractiveness or higher are famed throughout the galaxy. A positive Attractiveness score helps a great deal in most social situations. Add your character’s bonus to any activity where persuading beings attracted to your species is a factor. Consult the Supreme Chancellor (aka, the Game Master) before buying an extreme amount of points in this Quality. After Character creation, Attractiveness can change only through events that modify the character’s appearance. Contacts Variable Quality You know people, and people know how to get you the things you want. The more helpful a contact is the higher the Quality’s point value. The Supreme Chancellor’s (aka, the Game Master) determines whether your character’s contacts are available at any given time. Generally, the more time your character has to devote to getting a hold of his Contacts, the more likely they are to come through. Contacts could be anyone with the inside scoop on an area of expertise. You must specify your Contact’s area of influence when you choose the Quality. Common choices are: Criminal; Law Enforcement; Imperial; Corporate; Street. 38

Contacts that only provide hints, rumors or gossip cost one point. If the Contact usually conveys reliable information and helps the character out in small ways, this Quality sets you back two points. Actual allies who help the character in any way they can run three to five points, depending on your character’s resources. Contraband Variable Quality You own a piece of gear that is uncommon, illegal, or nearly unique. It could be a lightsaber, a slicer’s rig, enhanced cybernetic replacements, an assassin’s disruptor, or a piece of military hardware. The Supreme Chancellor (aka, the Game Master) will judge the value of a given piece of contraband. Note that while it’s obviously possible to purchase, steal, or otherwise acquire such objects during game play, if you plan to keep and use it you must purchase this Quality to do so. This Quality also represents your character’s general ability to retain such items in most circumstances; for example, a blaster pistol is generally restricted in most civilized worlds—this Quality would make sure you don’t have any problems with the locals. Now, if you’re caught with a lightsaber, they might object more strongly, but that’s a different matter. Equipment is rated for this Quality as follows: • Licensed: Ownership of the item is not necessarily illegal, but a permit is required. This includes standard blaster pistols. The permit fee, paid at the time of purchase, is an extra cost, usually 5% of the item’s price. Owning a licensed item is a one-point Quality. • Military: The item is usually available only to governmental organizations or to those with ties to them. Private ownership of surplus equipment, however, isn’t too uncommon. This includes blaster rifles, a brace of grenades, explosives, starfighters, etc. Owning a military item is a twopoint Quality. • Restricted: Members of the general public cannot legally purchase or own the item; sale or ownership requires government license and approval. A restricted item brought into a system may be locked down on its ship, quarantined, or confiscated. Ownership without documentation results in minor penalties. Heavy blaster pistols, Stormtrooper armor, and toxins are all restricted. Owning a restricted item is a three-point Quality. • Illegal: This item is strictly illegal on most worlds. Illegal items are usually confiscated if discovered. Possession results in severe penalties. Owning an illegal item is a four-point Quality. Demolitionist 2-point Quality You’re had some training in the manufacture and use of high explosives. You might have acquired it in the military, as a job skill, or from subversive documents that seem to circulate now and again. Whatever your experience, you know how to “safely” arm, disarm, and effectively place explosive devices. Dual Wield 6-point Quality When you have a spare weapon to wield in your off-hand, you get an extra action in combat. And you get to look cool doing it!

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Eidetic Memory 2-point Quality Your character has an uncanny ability to remember certain impressions, events, or information. After focusing for a few moments on a desired subject, he can recall that chosen memory with startling accuracy. He can “freeze” a single static image in his mind, like a schematic, or a “still shot” from a holo, and recall it with perfect precision later. He can hold a number of images in his mind up to his rating in Intelligence. We recommend you write down what it is you want to remember so you have a good reference for later on in real time, when the Supreme Chancellor (aka, the Game Master) has no idea what you’re talking about! Fast Reaction Time 2-point Quality Most people freeze when something’s about to happen to them. You’ve been trained not to. In combat, contact sports, or other physical confrontations, characters with this Quality gain a +5 bonus to Initiative rolls, modified by common sense (Fast Reaction Time can’t help the target of a sniper half a mile away, for example). Because they are fairly immune to the “freeze” factor so common in dangerous situations, Fast Reaction Time folks also receive a +1 bonus on Willpower Tests for resisting Fear. Fearsome Visage 2-point Quality Your appearance is deliberately terrifying, designed to provoke hesitation and panic in your foes. Whether you are tattooed red and black all over, hide behind an intimidating mask, or were just plain born that way, people tend to notice—and avoid—you. You cannot take the Low Profile Quality with Fearsome Visage; you definitely stand out in a crowd, and those who look upon you are like to remember it for a long time. You gain a +2 to all intimidation rolls when your appearance is a factor. Fencing 2-point Quality You are practiced in the skills and forms of fencing. Anytime you’re wielding a melee weapon in combat, you get an extra parry action to defend yourself. The weapon you’re using must be designed for dueling or this Quality doesn’t apply. To use Fencing with a lightsaber or other duelingtype exotic weapon, you must have the Wild Card skill appropriate to its use. This does not stack with the Dual Wield Quality. Gunslinger 3-point Quality You’ve had plenty of practice with a blaster, and always keep one within arm’s reach. It’s how you stay alive: the Way of the Gun is your thing, and you’re faster than any man you’ve ever had to draw down on. So long as a weapon is within your immediate vicinity, you are always considered armed and dangerous—there’s no draw time for you, and you take no penalties for being unprepared. Normally when someone has the drop on you—they have a blaster in hand (generally pointed at you) and you don’t—they automatically have the initiative. If you have this Quality and they don’t, the initiative is yours. Should you both possess Gunslinger it’s a roll-off, though if his blaster’s already out and yours is not, he gets a +2 on the roll. Oh, and you might want to consider buying Fast Reaction Time just in case! 40

Hard to Kill 1- to 5-point Quality Characters with this Quality are tougher than nails. Even after they are severely wounded, medical attention has a good chance of reviving them, scarred but alive. This quality is bought in levels. Level five is the highest possible for human beings; some alien species can have more levels. Each level of Hard to Kill adds three Hit points to your character’s pool. Additionally, each level provides a +1 bonus to Survival Tests. If you have any Quality points left over, you should invest them here. Your character will thank you! Iron Will 4-point Quality (2 if Force Sensitive) Your character is highly resistant to pesky things like Jedi mind tricks, mind probes, and interrogation droids. For some, this is a racial trait—others are just pig-headed or well trained. At any rate, you get to double your Willpower score to resist any of these things, and get a +4 to rolls made to resist fear. Jedi Arts 5-point Quality Martial arts are common on many worlds in the galaxy, but the greatest repository of such techniques was always the Jedi Order. Even today, in the reign of Emperor Palpatine, the terms are interchangeable—though quietly, of course. Having the Jedi Arts Quality gives you an extra range of combat maneuvers that you can draw upon during a fight. You can choose a number of them from the Jedi Arts Maneuvers list to add to your combat chart equal to your Intelligence score. Lifestyle 1- to 5-point Quality This Quality represents the resources your character has to draw upon and the lifestyle to which he is accustomed to maintaining. More importantly, it determines the credits he can come up with at the drop of a hat. Items that cost 1,000 credits in the game require one Success Level to purchase. Up to a 2,000 credit price tag requires two successes; etc. This roll covers all the nuances of over-pricing and haggling—the roll determines whether you made the purchase or not. Note that items for sale on the Black Market are rarely for sale at the otherwise listed price. Each level of the Lifestyle Quality adds +2 to the purchase roll (which is simply 1d10 + bonuses.) Higher levels of this Quality exist of course, but such wealth is not appropriate for player characters. Some people don’t flaunt their wealth, instead living like the rest of us—only with deeper pockets. If your character chooses to live at a basic subsistence level when you have more than one level in this Quality, you can add his Willpower score as a bonus to the roll. If you didn’t take any levels of this Quality, well, you’re dirt poor and pretty much screwed—you’re shipmates are gonna get tired of buying your drinks real fast! Low Profile 2-point Quality You have something about you that causes people to overlook you most of the time. You might be plain-faced, ordinary, a toaster on legs, or a well-trained spy. You get +2 to all Stealth rolls made when blending in is a factor, and people find it more difficult to remember you once you’re gone. 41

Lucky 2-point/level of Quality Fortune smiles on you more than on most people. Lucky levels are like low-key Force Points, but are more useful and—best of all—reusable. Each level of Lucky adds +1 to a roll (after the roll has already been made) once per game session. This bonus can be divided up however it’s needed. Lucky bonuses can only be applied to the character’s own rolls. Natural Leader 5-point Quality You have the ability to inspire people with your leadership. Anyone following a plan under your orders can choose one skill that she will use while carrying out the plan. Any use of this skill during the plan receives a +2 bonus. Natural Toughness 2- or 4-point Quality Your character is seriously thick skinned (and we’re not talking about feelings here.) The lesser version of this Quality gives four points of Armor Value against bashing. The greater version of this Quality—available only to certain alien species—offers four points of Armor Value all around. Officer 1 to 10-point Quality You have rank and authority in some military organization. Listed below are ranks for Army, Navy, and Starfighter Corps. Note that enlisted recruits have no rank, effectively. 1- 2nd Lt, Ensign, Flight Cadet 2- 1st Lt, Lt. (jg), Flight Officer 3- Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant 4- Major, Lt. Commander, Captain 5- Lt. Colonel, Commander, Cmdr. 6- Colonel, Captain, General 7- Brigadier General, Commodore 8- Major General, Rear Admiral 9- Lt. General, Vice Admiral 10- General, Admiral Reputation 2, 4, 6, 8 or 10-point Quality You are known for something you’ve done (or are thought to have done.) Sometimes a good reputation can be bad; for example, Luke blowing up the Death Star won him quite a reputation among the downtrodden and Rebellious (see also, Bounty Drawback.) For two points, you’re renowned in a specific community (i.e.: smugglers, gamblers, merchants, soldiers, etc) in a specific locale. For four points your rep applies in an entire given star system within that specific community. Six points buys you notoriety in all walks of life in a single star system, or in a specific community throughout a sector. Eight points represents a reputation that spans an entire sector, or in a specific community throughout the galaxy. At ten points, well, it’s a good thing the Emperor doesn’t allow open elections or you’d give him a run for his money!

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Resistance 1-point/level Quality You are more resistant to certain kinds of harm. Each type of harm must be taken separately for this Quality. Some types are listed below; others may apply: • Poison: Levels of Resistance/Poison add to Constitution rolls to resist poison. • Pain: Each level of this Quality subtracts one level of penalty for being severely wounded, and adds to Willpower and Constitution to stay conscious when injured. • Radiation: Add your levels in this resistance to Constitution rolls for resist the effects of harmful radiation. Ship 2-points/level Quality You have a share in the ship that the player characters own. The number of points in this Quality represents your stake in the ship’s ownership. If you are the only one, the ship actually belongs to you. Each level you take in this quality grants one Ship Point to spend on the ship. Note that some restricted items like military-grade weapons, shields, and other equipment will require the Contraband quality to acquire and retain. Situational Awareness 2-point Quality The observant almost always know what is going on around them, and can react with uncanny quickness if necessary. A character with this Quality gains a +2 bonus to any Perception-based rolls to sense trouble or danger in his immediate surroundings. It’s also hard to sneak up on him; the same bonus applies when he resists Stealth rolls. Spacer 2-point Quality You are experienced in space travel. More importantly, you are capable of operating a starship using the Pilot skill or Blaster skill without penalty. Characters who don’t have the Spacer Quality incur a –4 penalty to their rolls. Skill Specialization 1-point Quality You are especially skilled in one specific aspect of a general Skill, and gain a +2 when doing your thing. You might be a Botanist (Knowledge), an ace in the seat of a Starfighter (Pilot), a naughty Twi’lek skilled in Seduction (Persuasion), or a bounty hunter who’s a crack-shot with his daddy’s Heavy Blaster Pistol (Blaster.) Whatever Specialization you choose must be specific. You can have as many as you like, buying this Quality each time. Some examples of specialties are listed in the Skill descriptions. Special Sense 2-point Quality Your species (or perhaps you’re a droid or cyborg) has a special sense, such as low-light vision, dark vision, extraordinary hearing, tremor-sense, a keen olfactory sense; the ability to see into the infrared or ultraviolet spectrums, or something else. Choose one.

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Sweet Disposition 3-point Quality You are just so darn nice and wholesome that folks take kindly to you. Any time you want to influence someone to help you with something or do you a favor, you gain a +2 bonus. This bonus only applies if you have not tried to fight or intimidate your target or anyone else around recently. Zero-G Training 1-point Quality You suffer from no Dexterity penalties incurred due to weightlessness. Everyone else operates at a –3 to all Dexterity rolls when the gravity’s been switched off.

DRAWBACKS Note: Drawbacks assigned during the game as a result of game-play do not grant the character extra points. Adversary 1- to 5-point Drawback You’ve managed to piss someone off, in a serious way. The more powerful the Adversary is the higher the point value. Individuals are rated from one to five points as Adversaries, depending on their resources and abilities. An organization might be worth three to five or more points, depending on its power. A gang of thugs garners two points; a large police force maybe three; the Empire in general is easily worth upward of five points, depending on how bad they’ve got it in for you. A good enemy needs a good reason. Alternatively, you can just choose the Drawback and take the points and let the Supreme Chancellor (aka, the Game Master) decide who the Adversary is and why later on. You know, when you least expect it. Killing the Adversary is not usually enough to eliminate the Drawback—another Adversary of similar value will be sure to crop up shortly afterwards. That’s just the way it works. Ambition 1- to 3-point Drawback Everybody wants to get ahead, but an Ambitious character wants it really bad, and is willing to do almost anything to get it. People are either a means to his ends or obstacles to be swept away. Whenever the Ambitious character desires something, he goes for it hard, limited only by what sense of caution or morality he may possess—and in some cases, not even by that. There are three degrees of severity for this Drawback. • Mild: The first level is relatively low-key. Your character knows what he wants and he spends a great deal of time and effort to attain it, but he won’t break his own rules or those of society to do so. This is a one-point Drawback. • Serious: The second level is stronger—presented with enough temptation, your character may even act against his better judgment or morality. He may resist if what he’s contemplating is truly wrong and reprehensible, but resisting requires a Willpower (doubled) roll, at a penalty of –1 to –3 if the temptation and potential rewards are great. This is a two-point Drawback. • Desperate: The third level is the strongest—a desire so strong that it often overwhelms any scruples your character may have. When presented with temptation, he can only avoid acting by making a Willpower (not doubled) roll, with penalties ranging from –1 to –5 depending on the size of the prize. For a high enough reward you’d turn on friends and loved ones, and even betray your principles. This is a three-point drawback. 44

Clown 1-point Drawback The clown refuses to take things seriously, or at least uses humor to cover up all types of situations, even when it’s not appropriate. Perhaps you’re deeply insecure (your character, that is), or maybe you simply delight in keeping folks off-balance with your comments. The biggest problem for the clown is that he just can’t keep his mouth shut when he knows being funny will only work against him. Clowns are generally accepted and liked when their quirky humor is not out of place. And people don’t always take you seriously when they ought to. Also, watch out for people with the Humorless Drawback—they’ll seek out the Clown for special treatment every time… Cowardice 2- or 4-point Drawback Your character is more afraid of trouble and confrontation than most people. He may shun danger altogether, or only risk it when he’s sure he has the upper hand. Use the value of this drawback as a penalty to rolls resisting Fear Tests. • Mild: Your hang-up is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: You problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong. Cruelty 1- or 2-point Drawback This is a person who actually likes to inflict pain and suffering. At the lower level, he reserves this for those who have angered or attacked him, but a severe problem indicates a sadist with few feelings of remorse. Needless to say, Severe Cruelty is not recommended for player characters. • Mild: Your hang-up is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: Your problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong. Dependent 2- or 3-point Drawback Your character has a relative or someone who is close to him—someone who is perfect for the bad guys to torment, take hostage, or otherwise use against you. If you have only one dependent, this Drawback is only worth two points. More, like a family, brings the value up to no more than three. Dim Sense 2-point Drawback Your character has one sense that is sub-par for acuity. Maybe you’re a Defel with lightblindness, or maybe you just need to wear glasses. Any Perception rolls made involving the affected sense are at a –3 penalty.

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Obsession 2-point Drawback A particular person or task dominates your character’s life, to the exclusion of most other things. To pursue his Obsession, he will go to almost any length (as limited by his morality). He may neglect other duties, other personal and professional, to pursue that which fascinates him. The “obsessee” may be a person (who may or may not be aware about your character’s feelings, but who almost certainly would be upset about their intensity) or a task (like performing some notorious or important feat). Note that many of the higher point-cost derangement Drawbacks are specific obsessions (ei: Vendetta, Ambition, etc), and preclude doubling up on the Obsession Drawback. Outsider 3-point Drawback Misfits, freaks, nerf-herders, Lobots—all names for the outcasts of society. Because of their interests, lack of charisma, habits, and mannerisms—or possibly just because of who or what they are—these characters seem to have a permanent “kick-me” sign taped to their backs. Outsiders have a rough time in social situations; they have a –2 penalty to rolls in most Social situations involving their own interests and needs, and they tend to attract the attention of cruel and abusive types. Outsiders tend to avoid paying too much attention to their surroundings, and are often oblivious to other’s criticism. Pacifist 2- or 6-point Drawback You are of a mind that violence solves nothing, and that disputes ought to be resolved peacefully. Maybe you are scared, or maybe you just don’t like to hurt folks. For two points, you just cannot throw the first punch. You will not fight anyone who hasn’t directly attempted to attack you. For six points, you can never attack someone directly for any reason, even self-defense. Maybe you made a vow or just loathe physical violence. You might be allowed to overcome this with a Willpower roll (not doubled) in extreme circumstances—such as you mother will die if you don’t shoot the bad guy. This is a good way to pick up the Recurring Nightmares Drawback for free! Paranoia 1- or 2-point Drawback “They” are out to get you. Trust no one. Everything is a conspiracy and everyone keeps secrets. Your character never knows when somebody is going to turn against him, but he’s sure they all will, sooner or later. A paranoid character expects treachery at every turn, and rarely even trusts friends or family—he’s seriously bent. This character can be annoying and even frightening to have around, and his testimony less likely to be believed, even when he’s speaking the truth. Paranoid characters often suffer from other mental and emotional Drawbacks as well. 48

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Primitive 2-or 4-point Drawback You come from a world lacking access to modern technology. As a result you aren’t wellversed in many of the things more up-to-date citizens take for granted. If your planet is a backwater which is just a little behind (no droids, widespread computer power, repulsorlifts and hyperdrives, blasters etc) this is a 2-point Drawback. Any tech beyond your understanding is at -2 on any roll. If your world is genuinely in the technological dark ages (no technology beyond water and musclepower) this is a 4-point Drawback. Needless to say, Primitive characters cannot generally use skills related to tech beyond their ken. Phobia 2- or 4-point Drawback Something gives your character the heebie-jeebies. Whenever the character faces the subject of his Phobia, he has to make a Fear Test with a penalty equal to the value of the Drawback. If the situation would normally be frightening to someone without the Phobia, add this Drawback’s penalty to the regular Fear Test penalty. • Mild: Your hang-up is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: Your problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong. Recklessness 1- or 2-point Drawback This character is supremely overconfident and impulsive, willing to take incredible risks, often without thinking of the consequences. Most of the time, he never looks before he leaps—and gets into all kinds of trouble as a result. A reckless character prefers to act first and think about it later. He says what’s on his mind with no consideration for diplomacy or courtesy, rushes into dangerous situations, and rarely wastes time on second thoughts. Reckless does not necessarily mean suicidal though. Acting on impulse no doubt puts the character in jeopardy, but doing something that is clearly lethal is not role-playing, it’s just stupid. • Mild: Your hang-up is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: You problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong. Recurring Nightmares 1-point Drawback Your character is plagued by terrifying dreams that relive some traumatic experience (or maybe a series of past events), or are just frightening and disturbing. Every night, your Supreme Chancellor (aka, the Game Master) may check to see if your character suffers from nightmares. They 49

may be imposed at his discretion or rolled randomly (a roll or “1” on a d10). On any night when the character is afflicted by this Drawback, he suffers -1 to all rolls the following day as a result of exhaustion. Scum 3-point Drawback For some reason you are perceived by those in authority or of higher social standing as scum. You might belong to a questionable profession, a particularly nefarious species, or be a known criminal. Anytime someone who thinks you’re scum could potentially give you favorable treatment he won’t. This doesn’t mean he’ll necessarily cause trouble for you if it looks like it will cause problems for him in return (an Imperial officer might administer a little extra beating to a captured Rebel, for example, just because he can, but with a Bounty Hunter he might think twice). Secret 1- to 4-point Drawback There exists a dangerous and hidden fact about your character. This could be a secret identity or a shady past. The more damaging the secret if it became known, the higher the value of the Drawback. For example, damage to your character’s reputation and livelihood would be worth one point; a threat to his wellbeing (facing arrest if the truth were known) is worth two points; life, limb, and everything else three points. Any secret that would seriously affect many people besides you is worth four points. Size 1-point Drawback You are either diminutive or gigantic (pick one.) Any benefits associated with your unusual size come from your species template, not this Drawback, though it can also represent dwarfism or giganticism. It’s difficult to blend in with this Drawback, and all but impossible to find shoes in your size when you’re off-world… Tragic Love 2-point Drawback The character’s love life is the stuff songs are made of—sad songs, and tragedies and Country music. Any romantic relationship the character develops ends badly. Something bad could happen to the character’s beloved, or they might just have a tendency to fall for the wrong people. Ugly Variable Drawback This Drawback is the opposite of the Attractive Quality. If you’ve inherited it as a species factor, this number is the “zero” value for your species; if you purchase more or less than this, other members of your race treat you accordingly. At –1 to –2 Ugly, you’re just considered homely or unsightly. At –3 or –4, you’re pretty repulsive. –5 = Fugly. Your Ugly rating applies as a penalty to any rolls involving social interaction where your looks could come into play. An Ugliness rating of 4 or more can invoke a Fear test. Vendetta 2- or 4-point Drawback You have a score to settle, and it affects you every day. Maybe the Empire killed your family, or maybe a rival stole your idea and got rich and famous off it. Whatever the source of your 50

peevishness, you just can’t let it go. When the opportunity arises, you’ll take action. With the fourpoint version of Vendetta, you might actually seek such opportunity out, regardless of the risk. • Mild: Your hang-up is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: Your problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong. Violent Temper 2- or 4-point Drawback You have an anger problem! At the lower level, you have a modicum of self-control, which allows you to live a normal life—most of the time. Someone has to really provoke you, but when they do you have a tendency to flip out and lose control. The more severe version of this Drawback means you have very little ability or desire to restrain yourself (and you might consider a matching Cruelty Drawback to go with this one). This is more common among Sith Lords, psychopaths, certain aliens, and Sith Lords. • Mild: Your temper is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: Your problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong. Wanted 2-, 4-, 6-, or 8-point Drawback Bad people want you. Maybe you are a criminal—or a Rebel—or maybe you just skipped out on a debt. It could also be that someone just wants a quiet word with you. At two points, a bounty is a small thing; a cop or a hunter might take you in if he happened across you, but no one’s actively looking for you (probably.) At four points things are a little more serious; hunters show up now and then if you don’t lay low, but its nothing you can’t handle. At six-points, the Wanted Drawback is pretty serious—everyone is looking for you, maybe even Boba Fett if he’s got nothing better to do. Luke Skywalker pulled down an eight–point bounty when he blew up the Death Star… Zealot 1- or 2-point Drawback A zealot is a person whose whole beliefs (political, religious, or personal) are so strong that they dominate his life and behavior. Like, say, a Stormtrooper, or a Sith Lord. He is willing to sacrifice anything, including his life (and the lives of others) in service to the ideals he holds dear. This character is dangerous to both himself and others. • Mild: Your hang-up is controllable and the character seldom allows the problem to control him during times of crisis, especially when friends and loved ones are involved. People may not even know there’s something wrong with you! • Severe: Your problem is pretty bad, and affects the character’s daily life. Anybody who knows you realizes or strongly suspects that there’s something wrong.

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SPECIES TEMPLATES The most common and arguably successful species in the Star Wars Galaxy are humans. Still, there are countless alien species found in all walks of life. Be warned, however, racism is alive and well in the Galactic Empire—as a setting factor, all non-humans suffer the Scum Drawback whenever they’re in Imperial Jurisdiction (which is only a 2-point Drawback, in this case – its included in the templates costs, below.) Listed below are some of the classic and common Star Wars races available to players. Each includes bonuses and penalties to Attributes and other possible modifications to the character (take note of racial caps on Attributes, by the way), including bonus Skills and Qualities, racial Drawbacks, and starting languages known. Some species have Modifiers, which are bonus or penalties that don’t quite match up to full-fledged Qualities, etc. Quirks are simply role-playing devices, attitudes typical of a race to help you keep in character. Bothan 2-point Species Description: Bothans are furry mammalian anthropoids known for being politicians and spies. Bothans deal in information, which they use as a measure of wealth and power amongst themselves. Culturally, Bothans don’t believe in direct conflict, preferring instead to manipulate situations behind the scenes, to watch and wait for information and opportunity. They are known to be manipulative, crafty, suspicious and curious by nature, which combines to make them a little annoying to other races, but they are also loyal and brave. Bothans differed in facial appearance and body structure with canine, feline, and equine features. Height averages around 1.4 – 1.5 meters. Example Names: Asyr Sei'lar; Borsk Fey'lya; Hosk Trey'lis; Kai Hudorra; Koth Melan Homeworld: Bothawui and several colonies Attribute Adjustments: +1 Dex (cap 6); +1 Per (cap 6); +1 Will Bonus Skills: +1 Con Bonus Qualities: Contacts (2-pt.) Racial Drawbacks: Greed (1-pt.); Paranoia (1-pt.); Scum (2-pt.) Racial Quirks: Sneaky Languages: Basic 3 Cerean 3-point Species Description: A sophisticated and cultured humanoid mammalian species with tapering heads which house large binary brains. Cereans are able to focus on many thoughts at the same time. They also possess an extra heart. They tend to be calm, peaceful and rational. Most Cereans are female, as the males are very short-lived. Height varies between 1.7 and 2.1 meters. Example Names: Ki-Adi, So Leet, Sylvn, Ti-Dal, Maj-Odo Homeworld: Cerea Attribute Adjustments: Str -1; Int +1 (cap 7) Bonus Qualities: Eidetic Memory (2-pt.); Fast Reaction Time (2-pt.) Racial Drawbacks: Scum (2-pt.) Racial Quirks: Aversion to high technology Languages: Basic 3, Cerean 3

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Gamorrean 1-point Species Description: Brutish and violent warriors, Gamorians are swine-ish, stocky humanoids with green skin. Height varies between 1.3 and 1.6 meters. Homeworld: Gamorr Attribute Adjustments: Str +2 (cap 8); Con +2 (cap 8); Int -2 (cap 4); Per -2 (cap 4) Bonus Qualities: Natural Toughness (2-pt.) Racial Drawbacks: Scum (2-pt.) Bonus Skills: +1 Brawl Racial Modifiers: +2 when using one-handed weapons or axes; cannot speak Basic Racial Quirks: Hates droids Languages: Basic 3 & Gamorrean 3 Human/Near-Human 0/-2-point Species Description: Humans are the most numerous and politically dominant sentient species, so much so that almost all other bipedal sentients in the galaxy are referred to as “humanoid.” Many species appear to be very closely related to Humans, as they share many physical traits. These are commonly described as being Near-Humans, and are believed to have descended from Humans that evolved along distinct lines on other worlds. Among the most prominent near-Human race are Chalactans, Chiss, Hapans, Kiffar, the Miraluka, the Mirialans, Sith, and Zeltrons. All of these are mostly Human in appearance with unique and distinct defining characteristics. Homeworld: Coruscant; many others Attribute Adjustments: None Racial Drawbacks: Near Humans are considered Scum (2-pts.) by the Empire Ithorian 1-point Species Description: A species of intelligent mammalian herbivores commonly called "Hammerheads" because of their long, curving neck and T-shaped head. They tend to be calm, peaceful, tranquil and gentle. They have two mouths. Height varies between 1.8 and 2.3 meters. Example Names: Fandomar, Momaw, Oraltor, Trangle (animal names) Homeworld: Ithor Attribute Adjustments: Dex -1; Will +1 (cap 7) Bonus Skills: +1 Survival Bonus Qualities: +2 Wild Card Skill/Wilderness Lore; Sweet Disposition (4-pt.) Racial Drawbacks: Pacifist (2-pt.); Scum (2-pt.)

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species, Trandoshans have no tails. They are typically violent, brutal and driven, but can show compassion and mercy. Height varies between 1.5 and 2.1 meters. Example Names: Bossk, Fusset, Krussk, Ssuurg, Tusserk. Homeworld: Trandosha (or Dosha) Attribute Adjustments: +2 Str (cap 8); -1 Dex; +1 Con (cap 7) Bonus Qualities: Natural Toughness (4-pt) Racial Drawbacks: Cruelty (2-pt.); Scum (2-pt.) Languages: Basic 3; Dosh 3 Twi’lek 3-point Species Description: An omnivorous humanoid species, Twi’lek’s are cunning, charismatic and profitoriented. The species bears two striking physical traits, the tail-like lekku protruding from the back of their skulls and a wide range of bright skin pigmentation ranging from green, orange, brown, yellow, blue, gray, pink, black, white, and purple, all in varying shades and hues. Height varies between 1.6 and 2.1 meters. Example Names: Mas Amedda, Dul Baturra. Homeworld: Ryloth Attribute Adjustments: +1 Per (cap 7) Bonus Skills: +1 Con; +1 Survival Bonus Qualities: Resistance/Poison (2-pt.) Racial Drawbacks: Scum (2-pt.) Racial Modifiers: Secret lekku communication Languages: Basic 3, Ryl 3 Wookie 5-point Species Description: Wookies, who refer to themselves as the People of the Trees, are a species of hairy bipedal humanoids known for their skill in battle. Wookies are long-lived and very strong, with an aptitude for mechanical endeavors. They may appear to be primitive, but they are quite adept with high technology. While Wookies have a reputation for hostility (pulling the arms off droids), they also possess a great capacity for kindness. They make loyal friends. Wookies have a great many traditions and customs that revolve around honor and loyalty, including the special bond of friendship called the honor family, and the sacred pledge of honor known as the life debt. Though arboreal, a Wookie never uses its climbing claws in combat. To do so is considered dishonorable and a sign of madness. In the Galactic Empire they are considered a slave race. Example Names: Attichitcuk; Bacca; Burtiin; Chewbacca; Chuundar; Fahraark; Freyyr Attribute Adjustments: +3 Str (cap 8); +2 Con (cap 7) Bonus Skills: +1 Intimidation Bonus Qualities: Hard to Kill (4-pt.; may buy up to 10-points total); Natural Toughness (2-pt.) Racial Drawbacks: Honorable (1-pt.); Violent Temper (1-pt.); Reckless (1-pt.); Scum (2-pt.); Wanted (2-pt.) Racial Modifiers: +2 climbing; cannot speak Basic Languages: Basic 3; Shyriiwook 3

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PROFESSIONAL TEMPLATE S Note: Qualities acquired from Template Packages stack, while Drawbacks do not; the more severe penalty applies with no cost change. Increases to an Attribute cannot exceed a racial maximum by more than one point when applying a Template. Aristocrat 5-point Package You grew up among the rich and powerful, with a proper education, and sometimes your family name alone will get you places. • Advantages: +1 to one mental Attribute; +1 Con; +1 Knowledge; two levels of Lifestyle; one level of Reputation • Disadvantages: two points in Adversary, Ego, Honorable, or Obligation, depending on what kind of aristocrat you are. Artisan 2-point Package You’re all about the passion. Some might call you a Drama Queen, but they just don’t know what its like to be as alive as you are when you’re doing your thing! Some Artisans sculpt holograms, some become entertainers, and others craft precision machines. Whatever their “thing” might be, Artisans do it with all their heart and energy, and are surprisingly vengeful towards anyone who would stand in their way. • Advantages: +1 bonus to Dexterity and Perception; three points to apply to a “profession” skill (Wild Card: Art for actual artists, Repair for technologists, etc); one level of Lifestyle; two points of Reputation. • Disadvantages: Indebted (two points, to a former patron, usually); Pacifist (2-pt.: “I’m a lover, not a fighter!”); Tragic Love. Bounty Hunter 7-point Package The bounty hunter makes his living capitalizing on the vendettas of others, tracking down fugitives for their enemies, their masters, or simply for justice. Bounty hunters rarely die from boredom. 57

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Brash Pilot 5-point Package You’re one of those hotshot, elite starfighter ace-types they make action holovids about. Your killer instinct, precision reflexes and Academy training make you a top gun to be reckoned with. Well, maybe you didn’t quite make it thru the academy, but large numbers of so-called “bush” pilots have made their way into the ranks of the Rebel Alliance and other underground establishments. • Advantages: +1 to their Dexterity and Perception; +2 to the Pilot skill; Spacer and Situational Awareness Qualities. You might consider buying a few levels of the Obligation Drawback or the Rank Quality if you are a bona-fide military pilot. • Disadvantages: Mild Ambitious; Serious Reckless Criminal 4-point Package You’ve chosen a life of crime, or maybe it’s chosen you. Either way, you’re a petty scumbag. • Advantages: +1 to any one Attribute; +2 Crime; +2 Streetwise; Contacts/Criminals (2-pt); Low-Profile • Disadvantages: Scum; Minor Cowardice; Recklessness Drifter 3-point Package Like a leaf on the wind, you are a Drifter, moving from place to place as circumstances and opportunities take you. You have no real home (unless its mobile, too), but you’re okay with that. There’s always something new in your future, something to look forward to—nothing to keep you from moving on and having a whole new life. • Advantages: +1 Constitution; +1 Perception; +1 Streetwise; +1 Con; +1 Knowledge; +1 Pilot; +1 Survival • Disadvantages: Scum; Minor Paranoia Elite Soldier 8-pt Package An Elite Soldier is the ultimate warrior: deadly; intelligent; loyal; a consummate professional. Soldering is what he does—it’s who he is. Fighting other people’s wars, following orders without question, killing without hesitation—without remorse—is all part of the job. Armies across the galaxy employ soldiers, boys and men with deadly implements whose primary objectives are girls and glory. The Elite Soldier is more than that. He is the best of the best, a living weapon, the Soldier other soldiers whisper about in the dark, the one that generals, senators, kings and governments pretend doesn’t exist. Still, for all his skill and valor, the Elite Soldier is destined to be a faceless, unsung hero. Since he operates frequently outside common laws and establishments, he’s often without formal rank or authority like normal soldiers. And if he is ever captured or killed, no one will come rescue him, no one will mourn him, and most of the galaxy will ever even know that he lived. It’s just all part of the job for an Elite Soldier. 58

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Fringer 4-point Package Fringers come from worlds outside “civilized space”, or any fringe of galactic society, from the frontiers of space to the deepest, darkest levels of Coruscant. They usually replace formal education with skills and knowledge gained from experience. Fringers aren’t necessarily unfamiliar with advanced technology, but they don’t have accesses to the conveniences common on higher status worlds. • Advantages: +1 Constitution; +1 Willpower; Natural Toughness (2-pt.); three points to divide between Repair, Streetwise, and Survival • Disadvantages: Outsider Gambler 5-point Package You’ve learned just about every game of chance there is, and know all the scams, at least the good ones. You’ve won and lost fortunes and been chased by bounty hunters and jealous husbands during your career. You’re colorful, charming, and very insincere. You do extremely well with the opposite sex, and everybody either loves you or hates you—but no one trusts you. There are serious rewards for those who make it, and you intend to be there when the big prize is handed out! • Advantages: +1 Dexterity; +1Perception; +1 Con; +1 Streetwise; +2 Wild Card/Gambling; one level of Lucky; two levels of Lifestyle; one level of Attractive • Disadvantages: Indebted (2-pt.); Serious Greed; Wanted (2-pt.) Gearhead 4-point Package You’ve received some sort of technical training that makes you an expert at fixing and building things. Gearheads are usually a little smarter than most people—meaning they aren’t really “people” people. • Advantages: +2 to Intelligence; +1 to another mental attribute; four points to be spread Computers, Knowledge, and Repair • Disadvantages: Outsider Kid 4-point Package You’re a “child of the stars”, a survivor unnoticed by the masses of civilization, beholden to no parent or master. You’re probably an orphan, though you try not to think about that too much. You might be a stowaway, or an apprentice to a more mature adventurer, but you’re determined to pull your own weight and make your mark on the universe. • Advantages: +1Dexterity; Sweet Disposition; Low Profile; four levels of Hard to Kill • Disadvantages: –5 to the number of character points to spend on starting Skills; Strength and Willpower racial caps reduced by one Lawman 5-point Package 59

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FORCE TRADITION TEMPLATES Note: Unlike other Template Packages, Force Traditions are progressive: to buy the Jedi Master template a character must first have first been Force Sensitive, then received training to become a Padawan, then passed the trials and tests necessary to qualify for training as a Knight. As with the other Template Packages, there must be training involved in order to acquire Force Tradition Template. These Templates determine which Force Powers a character may learn. Learning any of these Force Traditions requires the Supreme Chancellor’s (aka, the Game Master) approval. Fallen Special Package Whether you were once a Jedi Knight or a mystic of some other tradition, you walked too close to the line and fell into the grasp of the Dark Side of the Force. You lost your soul to it. When all of a character’s Light Side Points are converted to Dark Side Points, he automatically acquires this template. • Advantages: +1 to the character’s highest Force Skill (order of preference being Alter, Sense, then Control in case of ties) • Disadvantages: Minor Ambitious; Minor Cruelty; Minor Paranoia; Violent Temper (2-pt.) Force Sensitive 4-point Package You are naturally sensitive to the ebb and flow of the Force, though you may not realize it. Such people are rare in any era, but during the time of the Galactic Empire they are special indeed. Without further training, this template isn’t good for more than a few perks and the potential for lots of trouble, although being force sensitive qualifies you to purchase the progressive Jedi Padawan, Jedi Knight, and Jedi Master—or other—Packages, should you find a teacher later on. • Advantages: +2 Dexterity; +2 Perception; all racial caps raised by +1; Fast Reaction Time • Disadvantages: Secret (3pt.) Jedi Padawan 12-point Package; Prerequisite: Force Sensitive You are a Jedi Knight in training; a would-be guardian of peace and justice in the Old Republic….or a dispossessed fugitive in the New Order. We’ll assume the later. • Advantages: +1 to one physical Attribute; +1 to one mental Attribute; +1 Wild Card/ Lightsaber; +1 Athletics; +1 Knowledge; Reputation (2-pt.); four-point Contraband/Lightsaber; Acrobatic • Disadvantages: Minor Honorable; Important Obligation Jedi Knight 12-point Package; Prerequisite: Jedi Padawan You are a full-fledged Jedi Knight, trained in the ways of the Force, a sworn guardian of peace and justice, and very likely hiding from the “Law.” • Advantages: +1 to any two physical Attributes; +1 to any one mental Attribute; +1 Athletics; +1 Brawl; +1 Knowledge; +1 Pilot; Iron Will; Situational Awareness; Jedi Arts; +1 Control; +1 Skill Specialization/Lightsaber • Disadvantages: Major Obligation; Wanted (4-pt.)

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Jedi Master 12-point Package; Prerequisite: Jedi Knight The Jedi Master is deeply in-tune with the Force. In lieu of a Jedi Order to maintain, an Old Republic to defend, or peace to enforce, the rare Jedi Master who survived the Purge has spent years in solitary mediation in order to unveil the deeper mysteries of the Force. • Advantages: four points to divide among the mental Attributes; +1 Knowledge; +1 Medicine; +1 Survival; Natural Leader; +1 to all Force Skills; +1 Skill Specialization/Lightsaber; Hardto-Kill (5-pt.) • Disadvantages: Total Obligation; Wanted (6-pt.) Student of the Dark Side 6-point Package; Prerequisite: Force Sensitive Quicker, easier, more seductive, some students of the Force dabble in darkness, indulging their vices instead of mastering them in a quest for many that leads to madness and death. Still, many secrets can be found hiding in the shadows, and the lure of the Dark Side is a temptation some cannot resist. Whether you first became a Student of the Dark Side by studying mysterious scrolls and ancient tomes or were taken in by a smooth talking Sith who hinted that the Dark Side might be a pathway powers unnatural, this is the first step down the dark path. Being a Student of the Dark Side is not in itself corrupting and evil, but it does open you up to the influence of such forces. Some Students start down the dark path by reasoning, “know thy enemy,” and a few of them survived to regret it. From time to time the Dark Side will call upon a Student, visiting him with temptation, fear, anger, hatred and all the other tools of corruption it can muster, leaving those too weak to resist changed and broken in its wake. • Advantages: +1 Con; +1 Intimidation; +1 Knowledge; +1 Stealth; Situational Awareness; +1 Alter • Disadvantages: Mild Ambitious; Recurring Nightmares Dark Jedi/Sith Marauder 7-point Package; Prerequisite: Fallen For some Padawans and Jedi Knights, the Dark Side’s lure of greater, faster power is overwhelming. Such are destined to become Dark Jedi. Others who attained knowledge thru arcane studies are invariably drawn to ancient Sith teachings, and become Marauders. It’s all pretty much the same thing. • Advantages: +1 to each physical Attribute; +1 Athletics; +1 Brawl; +1 Intimidation; +1 Stealth; Acrobatic, two levels of Hard to Kill; Fast Reaction Time; +1 Control; +1 Alter; +1 Wild Card/ Lightsaber • Disadvantages: Serious Ambition; Serious Cruelty; Scum; Serious Violent Temper Sith Lord 5-point Package; Prerequisite: Dark Jedi/Sith Marauder A true master of the Dark Side of the Force is without peer—some would say he is only a master of evil, but it’s all pretty moot when you can throw lightning around and kill your enemies from a serious distance. There are only ever two Sith Lords at any given time, a Master and an apprentice (who may technically just be a Dark Jedi or Sith Marauder for the time being, until he comes into his powers.) Note that these positions are currently filled—you may have heard of them. 63

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(VII) APPENDIX B: COMBAT MANEUVERS All characters start with a number of Moves equal to their skill rating in that category; Jedi Arts uses Intelligence for this purpose. All characters can take two actions in a turn; one offensive and one defensive. Extra actions can be either (see Combat Complications.) Moves a character does not know may be attempted at an additional –4 penalty.

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