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AR Introduction
A Long Time Ago In

A G alaxy Far, Far
A w ay ...
In the summer of 1977, as the lights in movie theaters Getting Started
around thecountry dimmed, no one knew quite what to expect.
For those of you new to roleplaying games, getting started
Soon, audiences were introduced to a galaxy of amazing tech
nology, mixed with swashbuckling fairy-tale. The opening lines with Star Wars is very easy. To begin playing, this is the only
told movie goers of a brave and noble princess leading a book you need. First, one person must volunteer to undertake
rebellion against a dark and evil Galactic Empire. We learned of a special role called the gamemaster — this person is respon
sible for running the game, and is in many ways both a referee
the great peril she faced as she tried to deliver plans for a secret
super weapon to her Rebel allies. arid the main storyteller. Everyone else will play the role of a
And then ... the theater sound system rumbled, blaster character— a person who lives in the Star Wars universe.
Finish reading this introduction. Next, turn to Appendix
bolts flashed, and an awesome Imperial Star Destroyer roared
One, “Roleplaying Basics" on page KiiL This appendix, as well
across the screen, capturing Princess Leia's helpless blockade
as the introductory adventure included with this book allows
runner.
Many us of were spellbound by this new movie called Srcir new players to start enjoying the game in a matter of minutes.
Wars. Now, Star Wars The Roleplaying (lame. Second Edition
allows players to adventure in this exciting universe. Other Materials
For those of you who loved the movies and wanted Aside from this rulebook, each player will need
more stories, information and action, this is the a pencil, scrap paper and several six-sided dice
game for you! — one must be of a different color than tfie
Join the Rebellion and fight the forces of others, or distinguished in some other way
Emperor Palpatine . . (by size, or even by running an indelible
Be a smuggler, like Han Solo ... marker around its faces). Each player will
Learn die mysterious powers of ttie Jedi also need a photocopy of either a blank char
Knights ... acter sheet (see page 17(1) or the character
Restore peace and prosperity to the galaxy template they intend to play (if you are a begin
ning player. Chapter One will tell you which
You and your friends can do all of these pages to photocopy), ff you don't have access to
things! Using the rules and guidelines in this a photocopier, you can copy the information on the
book, yon will he ahte to devise many adventures character sheet to a blank piece of paper in a few
providing countless hours of fun. minutes — we don't recommend writing in the book.
There are many other .Star Wars materials available, includ
The Galaxy ing sourcebooks, adventures and supplements. You don't
need any of them to begin playing the game, but with experi
Imagine a place of amazing technology, fascinating aliens
ence you may want to add a few to your library for reference.
and strange locations beyond anything on Earth. A universe
where travel from one star to another is as easy as it is for us
to travel from one city to another. A galaxy of millions of The Second Edition
planets, populated by brave heroes, despicable villains, and For those of you already familiar with the original edition of
shady smugglers. Visit the Star Wars universe, where adven .Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, you will find much of the
ture awaits you! material within this book familiar. Many sections of the game
Star Wars: The Roteplaving Game allows players to pretend have been changed to add depth and make the game easier to
to be any number of personalities of the Star Wars universe, play, but the tone remains true to the original.
including Rebel Alliance heroes, New Republic diplomats, There are dozens of products that have been produced for
smugglers, mercenaries, honor-bound Wookiee warriors, or the first edition of the game. Appendix Two, "Second Edition
humorous anti all-too-human Droids. In the- course of their Conversion, 'contains instructions on howto convert informa
adventures, the players' characters will encounter Imperial tion written for the original game to Second Edition game
stormtroopers, smuggle important cargos, rescue kidnapped statistics.
princesses and fight to bring freedom to the oppressed people Finally, this book expands the scope of the roleplaying game
of the galaxy! into the time period following the fall of the Empire at the Battle
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of Endor (depicted in Return o f the Jedi)). Game products set in of them will he easily adapted to either time period. The
this time period will sport “The New Republic" logo. New gamemaster now has the choice uf setting his adventures in
products set in the time period between Star Wars: A Sew Hope either time period to suit his personal tastes and those of his
and Return o f the Jedi will also be produced. players.
Since these materials all share the Star IT'cirs universe, many
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A Brief Glossary
Adventures:The story that the characters participate in. ter since the rules apply equally to both kinds of characters.
as related by the gamemaster. Think of an adventure as a
Gamemaster: The person responsible for running the
Star Wars movie which focuses upon the actions ol your game. The gamemaster is both storyteller and referee dur
characters, the universe around them, and how they affect
ing adventures. The gamemaster has final savin all disputes.
each other.
Everyone else is a player.
Characters: 1) A fictional personality that a player pre Gamemaster Character: A character portrayed by the
tends to play during the course of an adventure. Each player
gamemaster to help tell the adventure. Gamemasters will
normally only portrays one character during the course of often portray many ga mem aster characters in the course of
an adventure. Shortened form of player character. 2) A an adventure, since he must play everyone who is not a
generic term used for any fictional personality in the game, player character.
both those played by players and the gamemaster
Player: Someone who plays a character. Everyone but
• The meaning of this word depends on the context in which the gamemaster.
it is used — when explaining rules, the word character is
interchangeable for game master character and plover charnc- Player Character: A character portrayed by a player.
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AR Chapter One: Beginning Characters
Chapter O ne
Beginning Characters
In order to participate in Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, sionable Jedi-in-training, like Luke Skywalker at the beginning
you’ll need a character to play. The easiest way to begin play of Star Hmrs? A headstrong diplomat like Princess Leia? A seedy
is to read the various character templates given in the back of eon artist9 An engineer who is more at home with Droids than
this book and choose the one that appeals to you most. people’’ All of these choices, and many more, are open to you
Once you have chosen a character template, make a photo when you select or design a character.
copy of the template (don’t rip them out of the book), or simply
copy the information to a copy of the character sheet on page
176,
A Template Overview
This chapter will tell you everything you need to do to A character template is only an outline — a description of a
complete the charac ter and be ready to play in a few minutes. type of person — so you’ll have to decide some things about
If none of the templates appeal to you. you can create your him or her before you hegin to play The template gives the
own character template by turning to page 13, ‘Advanced who. what, when, where, why and how of the character, but
Characters.” This isn’t suggested for beginning players, but most of these elements can be changed if they aren't quite who
experienced players will often want to create their own tem you want to play. II you want to, you can change a template’s
plates. background, personality or objectives — remember that there
are thousands of bounty hunters, but if you choose to play one,
you should have some way of making him or her unique!
Communication
Character Name: This is the name of the character you’re
An important part of character creation is communication.
playing. When selecting a name, try not to use an "Earth" name,
It helps to have the other players and the gamemaster together especially if you're playing an alien Han Solo, Wedge Antilles,
for the character creation process so they can dismiss what
Biggs Darklighter, Vorrin Tai, Mali Starslinger, Casta Farnib,
kind of characters will be played. The three suggestions given
and Leia Organa areaii good, easy-to-pronounce, “non-Earthly”
below will smooth the character creation process, especially names.
for beginning players:
Template Type: A couple ol words that accurately describe
• First, discuss with the gamemaster the type of adventure that
who your character is. The template type often has the
will be played, and what kind of characters he thinks fit into
character's species and job, but it can also describe your
that type of setting. For example, if the characters are going to
personality or attitudes. You may, for instance, be playing a
be ruthless bounty hunters, being a Wookicc or an Untrained
Wookiee, a Bounty Flunter. an Embittered Politician, or a
Jedi might not be appropriate.
Disillusioned imperial.
If you have acharacteryou want to play, ask the gamemaster
ifheor she will fit into the adventure — often, gamemasterscan Player: This is where your name goes.
work almost any character into the story. Species: This is your character's species — many charac
• Second, discuss with the other players what kind of charac ters are Humans, but you might also want to play a Wookiee, an
ters they will be playing. Normally, a group of players will want Ewok, a Mon Calamari, a Gamorrean or any of thousands of
diverse characters with a weli-balanced mix of skills For other species.
example, it’s normally not a good idea for every character to be Sex: Male, female, or if a very unusual alien, possibly some
a Smuggler; instead, a group of characters might include a thing else.
Smuggler, an Untrained Jedi, a Gambler and a Droid. It’s good
to have a mix of characters — while you might need someone Age: Your character’s age — if a Human, this is pretty self-
who is a good pilot, your party might also benefit from some explanalory. However, if your character's species has an un
one who can fix machines and Droids, someone who knows usual life-span, you'll probably want to list what "stage” of life
something about strange alien species (that person may even he’s in — infant, young child, adolescent, young adult, adult,
play an alien!), and someone who is good with a blaster. middle-aged old, or very old For example. Chewbacca is over
200 years old, but he’s only an adult by Wookiee standards.
• Finally, take a few minutes to think about what you know
about the Star Wars universe, and decide what kind of person Height: Decide your character's height. Remember what
you want to play. Do you want to play a dashing smuggler like alien species he or she is — adult Wookiees average two meters,
Han Solo? A brash young pilot like Wedge Anti lies'.’ An impres at least. Ewoks seldom grow much larger than one meter.
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Weight: Deckle your character's weight. Again, the characters you are supposed to he playing, and then custom
character’s alien species will affect this dramatically. ize the personality to match that role, if you are playing Rebel
Physical Description: A brief description of what your Alliance heroes, your characters should have a strong leaning
character looks like and how he dresses (for example, ‘flashy,” toward good. On the other hand, if the adventure is about
or “like a pauper"). This is a good place to list any unusual freelance bounty hunters, you may play characters who are
physical characteristics (for example, bright blue hair on a decidedly neutral or selfish, interested only in their survival
human, ora long scar which runs along the temple). Aliens may and making a profit.
need more lengthy descriptions. Characters are often loyal and honorable, but you can also
You can also list your character's presence, body language play scoundrels, gamblers and other people with "question
and mannerisms here. Does he seem "menacing,” or ‘'shy,” or able” behavior. A ’characler might be perpetually worried, or
“weak?” Does the character walk with a limp, or have a strange eager to fight a lot. or have an almost neurotic need to assert
accent? Does he have a nervous twitch when he lies, ora hearty his authority. He might be devious, willing to betray his friends
chuckle? What kind of impression does your character give for the sake of a few credits.
people when he meets them? Objectives: This is what your character hopes to accom
Background: This is your character's personal history up plish, both in the immediate future and in his life as a whole (if
until the time you started playing him A character's back he’s the type who thinks about such things). Objectives are a
ground is for the player and gamemaster only — the player good way to figure out what motivates a character — greed,
only has to tell Lhe oilier players as much about his character love, honor, adventure, excitement or something else Objec
as he feels like, and he can even have his character lie about tives can be immediate ( “To survive until my next paycheck”),
short-term ( “To pay off my ship"), or long-term ( “To own my
what he did in the past. For example, one of the most interest
ing things about Han Solo is that you don't really know what he own cargo hauling company"). They can be nobie and honor
did before lie joined up with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia. able ( “To fight for freedom in the galaxy!”), or selfish ( “To rule
Allow for “new” developments to show up during play. The the galaxy with an iron fist and make entire planets fear me!’’).
gamemaster may introduce characters that “knew” your char A character's objectives may also be very “down to Earth,”
acter before his adventuring career began, or may “remind” such as “finding a few good friends and sticking together, no
you of things your character “knows" from his earlier life. matter what."
Don't worry; your objectives will probably change several
Personality: This is how your character generally acts — he times during play — this is just what your character is inter
won’t always act this way in ali situations, but this is a good ested in now. Luke wanted to go to the imperial Academy
summary. You should spend a few minutes coming up with a before the events of Star Wars changed his life forever.
personality that is interesting and fun for you to play Charac
ters should have both good points and bad points. Advanced A Quote: This is something your character is likely to say.
players will try to make the characters more than just reflec You will want to come up with several more sayings, slogans
tions of their own personality. and words your character uses frequently, “f’ve got a bad
You might want to ask your gamemaster what kind of feeling about this.” "Trust me. I know what I'm doing,” and

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'“Maybe we should talk this over" are decent quotes, all reflect
ing the personality of the character. “RRRrrruurgh! Arrggg!" Tirog s Story: One
(loosely translated from the Wookiee vernacular as 'Tin not
nappy about this situation") and “Beee-Vooop, T1KATIKA!" Greg is going to choose his first character. After
(astromoch Droid for “My, what an interesting program you reading through the character templates, he decides to
have there") are good “alien" quotes as well. play a bounty hunter. He names him Tirog.
Bill, the gamemaster. decides to help Greg out a little
Connection With Other Characters: This should explain
bit since only the two of them will be playing for the first
how your character ended up adventuring with the other
couple of sessions. “Since Tirog is the only player char
players' characters. For example, the bounty hunter may have
acter. I’ll give him a ship — a Ghtroc freighter. He got it
been hired by the characters, or the kid might have been
used and battered, but had some of his smuggler’friends’
"found” by them.
modify it in return for letting them get away. The modi
Dexterity, Knowledge, Mechanical, Perception, Strength, fications were worth more than the price on their heads,
Technical: These items are called attributes and reflect a anyway."
character’s basic ability in six general areas. These numbers Bill gives Grega sheet of paper listingthestatistics for
can’t be changed — if you want different attributes, you must the ship.
create a new template. As a guideline. 2D (or “two six-sided
dice”) is average for a “normal” person, 3D is about average for
characters, and 1D or higher is pretty good. can be spent to improve a character's skills, attributes and
Listed below each attribute are several skills. These arc special abilities. They are more plentiful than Force Points, hut
areas where your character could have learned more than just also less powerful.
what his attribute would give him — while few characters ever Injuries — Wounded, incapacitated, Mortal: These are
get attributes over 3D or 4D, some characters will improve different levels of injury that your character can suffer us a
some skills as high as 13D or more. If you want to know what result of being shot by a blaster, being in a bad accident or any
each attribute and skill covers, turn to the “Skill List” beginning number of other mishaps.
on page 18.
Special Abilities: Some alien species and even some special
Move: This is how fast, in meters, your character moves Humans, sucli as Jedi Knights, have special abilities. Many
during a round. character sheets will leave this space blank — the character
Force Sensitive: This is simply entered as “Yes" or “No." has no special abilities.
Refer to "Finishing The Template” for more information as to This area includes talents and special skills that other
whether or not you want to make your character Force sensi characters can’t learn except under very unusual circum
tive. stances.
Force Points: A special type of point which characters can Equipment: The equipment listed on the template is the
use to dramatically improve their abilities. character's starting equipment — as the character adven
tures. some equipment will be lost, damaged or used up. but a
Dark Side Points: Characters accumulate Dark Side Points character also gains new equipment during the course of his
by doing evil — if they accumulate too many Dark Side Points, adventures, if any characters have starting credits (money, in
the character goes over to the Dark Side of the Force and the Star IFore universe), ttiey can be used to buy more equip
becomes evil; the player often loses that character. ment. See “Finishing The Template.”
Character Points: These are special points which can be Weapons: This Is a listing of the character's weapons, how
used to temporarily boost a character's abilities during the much damage they cause, how difficult they are to use and
course of their adventures. At the end of each adventure, they their ranges.
See “Tirog’s Story: One."
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Using The Template Finishing The Template
A character template is more than just a good spring To prepare a character for play, you need to do just a few
board to get into the game. Sometimes the template minor things:
leads directly into adventures simply because of who the
character is. Changes
Your character is but one person in a vibrant, living
Name your character, decide his height and weight, and
universe, and your character has a history and back
write down his physical appearance.
ground. As your character adventures, he will interact
If you want to change the template’s background, personal
with the rest of the universe, and things from his tem
ity or objectives, now is a good time to do so. This is no big deal
plate can directly affect how the rest of the universe
— just write up the new story for that character and hand it to
reacts to him.
the gamemaster for his approval. You may also ask for new or
For example, a gamemaster may decide to weave a
different equipment at this time, but be warned that
part of the character's background into the story — if
gamemasters will seldom give characters new equipment with
your character is wealthy, and lie got his wealtti from an
out a few strings.
inheritance from a long-dead uncle, the gamemaster may
try to introduce someone who knew your character’s
uncle, or bring in jealous nephews who are determined
Attributes
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to get the inheritance, no matter what ... Each character has six attributes, ami below eacli attribute
are several skills.

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An attribute is a default value — your character is always Skill Specialization

this good at anything covered by the attribute. Characters can choose to specialize in a skill — this means
The attributes are:
they know a great deal more about one very specific aspect of
Dexterity — Your character's eye-hand coordination and a certain skill. For example, a character with the blaster skill
agility. may choose to specialize in blaster pistol, blaster rifle, hold-out
blaster, or repeating blasters. The most common specializa
Knowledge — Your character's ability to learn information
about the universe around him. tions for each skill are listed on the “Skill List," but the players
and gamemasters may cotne up with new specializations.
Mechanical — Your character's "mechanical aptitude," or You may choose to spend 1D for specialized skills, but it is
ability to pilot vehicles, starships and the like. suggested that you pick your “normal’’ skills first.
Perception — Your character's powers of observation, and Then pick three skill specializations, and write them down
ability to convince others to do what he wants them to. on the blank lines below1the attribute on the character sheet,
noting them with an “S” for specialization. You may also want
Strength — Your character’s physical strength, as well as his
to note the name of the basic skill, if it’s not clear what it was.
ability to resist damage, heal and push himself to his physical
For example, Tirog decides to specialize in blaster pistol (a
limits.
specialization of blaster), Wvokiees (a specialization of alien
Technical — Your character’s “technical aptitude,” or his species), and Ghtroc freighter (a specialization of space trans
ability to fix, repair, and modify all kinds of technology, includ ports). The character receives three specializations at ID higher
ing starships. Droids, and vehicles. than the basic skill upon which the specialization is based.
Each attribute on the template has a game value listed next For example. Greg has already put ID into Tirog’s blaster
to it. This tells you how many six-sided ( “normal") dice to roll skill. making it 5D. He decides to specialize in blaster pistol. On
whenever the character does something related to that at one of the blank lines below the Dexterity attribute, Greg writes
(5 ) Piaster pistol. Tirog now has blaster pistol SA 6D — whenever
tribute. For example. Tirog's Dexterity is 4D, so whenever he
Tirog uses a blaster pistol he gets to roll 6D, hut whenever he
does something involving Dexterity, he rolls four dice.
By the way, “3D" is a way of representing a character's game uses any other type of blaster he rolls only 5D.
value. When you see a number in front of a capital "D." that Warning
means roll that number of dice and add them together fora total.
For example, “5D” means roll five dice and arid them together for Specializations arc great when a character is going to be
a total. using the same type of tool over and over again, or utilizingonly
If you see a die code with a ‘V a n d a number after it, it means a small part of a skill’s area. Specializations give characters a
add that number to the total. For example. Tirog’s Mechanical quick edge, hut they aren’t nearly as diverse as the basic skill
attribute is 2D+2 — that means roll two dice and add them that they are based upon. Also, a character's specialization
together, and then add another two to that total. If Greg had to won’t improve when Ihe basic skill is improved. For more
roll Tirog’s Mechanical and he rolls a Band a 4. his total would be information, see page 13, “Advanced Characters."
12 (6+4+2 = 12). For example. Han Solo might choose to specialize in YT-1300
transports, a possible specialization of space transports. The
Skills — How Your Character Gets Better reason is simple: Han flies the Millennium falcon, a modified
YT-1300, almost all of the time, and doesn't fly many other
While attributes cover a character’s inborn ability in certain
transports. If Hati was going to fly lots of different types of
areas, you must be wondering. “Can my character get better at
transports — other types of freighters, shuttles, cargo haulers,
anything?"
and the like — the player would be much better off not
The answer is yes — through the skill system. Several skills specializing. As another example, Luke Skywalker might spe
are listed under each attribute. A skill covers a smaller, special
cialize in R2 astromech repair, a specialization of the Droid
ized area of knowledge. All skills are explained on the “Skill
repair skill. This is because Luke spends a lot of time working
List” on page Iff. on R2-D2 and he doesn't have to worry about fixing any other
A beginning character has 7D that can be split up among the
types of Droids,
skills listed on the template. A player can add ID or 2D to any
of those listed skills (he may not add more than 2D to any skill), Advanced Skills
up to a total of 7D,
For example, Tirog has a Dexterity of 4D. That means that Advanced skills are listed on the templates and skill list
whenever Tirog tries to do anything related to Dexterity, such with an (A) in front of them. They represent very advanced
as throwing a grenade, shooting a blaster, or dodging a blaster specialized areas of knowledge that characters cannot attempt
bolt he automatically rolls 4D. unskilled. These types of skills might include starship engineer
For example, Greg decides to take ID of his beginning 7D ing and Droid engineering — things that characters can’t do
and put it in blaster— Tirog’s new blaster skill is 5D (4D-1D), without appropriate training. These skills require years and
and he’s got 6D left over for other skills, years of disciplined study to master.
Greg thendecidestoput2Din space transports, ^Mechanical Some characters may have advanced skills listed on their
skill. Since Tirog's Mechanical attribute is 2D+2, the extra 2D templates. If you want your character to have these advanced
bumps up his space transports skill to 4D+2. skills, check the skill list to make sure that your character is
Not all characters have all skills listed on their templates. sufficiently trained in the prerequisite skills (some characters
Beginning characters can only learn skills that are listed on will have to place beginning skill dice in the prerequisite skills
their template. to be able to purchase the advanced skill).
Some characters can begin with advanced skids (explained When a character purchases an advanced skill, it begins at
in the following section) — these represent very advanced ID, not the attribute’s die code. Whenever the character uses
skills that characters can’t accomplish just with their at one of the prerequisite skills, he may odd the advanced skill dice
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Example: The prerm/uisite for the advanced skit! o f medicine "Kid, I've down from one side o f this galaxy to the other. I ’ve
is !>D in first aid. ffa character has SD in first aid, he van purchase seen a lot o f strange stuff, but fire never seen anything to make me
medicine as a skill. believe there’s one ad-powerful force controlling everything.
Medicine is u Tech meal skill, hut. since it is art advanced skill, There’s no mystic energy field that controls my destiny "
the character does not use his Technical attribute dice when — I Ian Solo
perform ini’ tt medicine skill check — surgery, diagnosing an Some characters have “No” entered into this line. The
unusual disease, etc. If he hits I I ) in medicine, he rolls ID for
character cannot be Force-sensitive at the beginning of the
these checks.
game because of his outlook and behavior. During the course
However, when the character makes ids first aid check, he can
of the game, the character may change his mannerisms and
add his medicine skill dice to the roll. A character with a
become Force-sensitive.
ctimhmed SI) iti Technical and first aid, plus If ) in medicine.
If this line is blank, you can choose to make your character
could rod hf) on any firs I aid check ( hatrio fie Id medic me. treating Force-sensitive hy writing “Yes" on this line Your character
a common ailment, etc.).
now fias two starting Force Points.
If a [ilayer doesn't place any beginning skill dice in the A Force-sensitive character is more closely attuned to the
advanced skills listed on the character's template and in the Force than most people — he is able to somehow sense the
prerequisites for the skill, the player must cross that skill off mystic rhythms of the universe. While this gives the character
the template. Currently, medicine is the only advanced skill some advantages — the extra Forre Point for one — it also
available. More advanced skills can be created and wall be makes the character more susceptible to evil.
introduced in future products. in straightforward terms. Force-sensitive characters can’t
be as mercenary as Han Solo is at the beginning of Star kForv
Force-Sensitive They must be moral, honest and honorable like LukeSkywalker
"The Force is strong in this one. " and Obi-Wan Kenobi or the Dark Side will dominate them.
— Darth Vader
Force Points
Some characters have "Yes" entered irito this line (tiie
Eaeh beginning character starts with one Force Point (as
character is automatically Force-sensitive). This character
you already know. Force-sensitive characters start with two).
In game play, spending a Force Point allows the character to
r roll double the number of dice for al) actions for one five
The Force second round. However, if the character uses the Force self
'The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It's an energy ishly or to do evil, there is a chance that they will be seduced
field created by all living things. It surrounds tis. penetrates over to the Dark Side of the Force.
us. It binds the galaxy together. " Example: If Tirog spends a Force Point in the same round that
— Obi-Wan Kenobi he shoots with his blaster skid, he gets to rod WD instead o f 5D.
The Force is a mysterious energy field that permeates
everything in the galaxy. Like nature itself, there is both Dark Side Points
a positive and a negative side to the Force; the Light and Characters seldom, if ever, begin with any Dark Side Points
the Dark. Characters receive them by doing evil during tfie course of the
Most people spend their entire lives unaware of the game.
Force. They may be good. evil, or neutral. Nonetheless,
they are blind to the power of the Force, although they Character Points
may subconsciously call upon its power, calling it luck, Each character starts with five Character Points. When a
fate, destiny, religion, magic, or any of a million other player spends one of his character s Character Points during
words which attempt tto describe that which defies an adventure, the player is allowed to roll one extra die for one
description. They can do evil, yet not be swallowed by action in a round. Character Points are awarded at the end of
the Dark side. They can do good, yet not find the path of adventures, and are used to increase your character's skills,
the Jedi. attributes and special abilities.
Yet, to those who are Force-sensitive, the Force is
more than an abstract theoretical argument. They can Special Abilities
feel the Force flowing through them — they feel the
Some characters, like Jedi Knights and some alien races,
essence of life itself. The sensitive can feel all aspects of
have special abilities.
the Force, both Light and Dark. The Alien Force Student. Young Jedi, and Failed Jedi have
The Light Side represents peace, tranquility, love, and Force skills (control, sense and/or alter). The player can spend
life itself. Power in the Light Side comes through medita beginning skill dice to improve these skills as if they were
tion, and thought. The Light is called upon to detend
normal skills.
others from evil and to do what is good. The Ewok Warrior, Protocol Droid, Sudustan Trader, and
The Dark Ride is all that is evil: death, destruetion, and
ihe Wookiee First Mate also have special abilities not covered
anger. The Dark Side isn't more powerful than the Light, by the Force skills. The individual templates have information
but it is easier and quicker. Those who are quick to anger
on these abilities.
or fear are tempted hy the Dark Side.
Force-sensitivecharactersfeelthepullof both the Light Equipment
and the Dark. They must be careful not to do evil, or they
risk going over to the Dark Side, forever corrupted. 11you have any questions about what your equipment does,
ask the gamemaster now. ff you want to, you can spend your

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Trrog's Story; Two

Tirog’s attributes are Dexterity 4D: Knowledge 2D * 2, Me cies'), and Ghtroc freighter (under space transports). Since his
chanical 2D+2, Perception 31), Strength 3D+2 and Technical blasters 5D, blaster pistol is (ID, Tirog doesn't have any dice
2D. ‘ in alien species, so he gets Wookie.es at 3D *2. Tirol* has space
Greg derides to split up his starting dice like this: transports at 4D*2. so he gets Ghtroc freighter at 3D ■2 (he
• He places 1D in blunter, a Dexterity skill, giving him blunter rolls SD+2 with all Ghtroc freighters, one of which he hap
5D. ’ ’ pens to own; he only roils 4D-2 with any other type of space
transport).
• He places 2D in dodge, a Dexterity skill. giviritg him dodge 6D.
Greg notices that Tirog.as a bounty hunter, can't start off
• He places 2D in space transports, a Meehan tea! skill, giving as Force-sensitive, That's okay with him.
him space transports 4D ■2. Since Tirog starts with UltKl credits, Greg deckles to
• He places ID in search, a Perception skill, giving him search spend some ol that money. Turning to the Equipment Chart
4D. ’ ‘ on page 161, he decides to buy a comlink (100 credits) and
macrohinoculars (100 credits), leaving him HOO credits.
■ He decides to spend ID and get three specializations: With this, Tirog is ready to explore the galaxy... Greg hopes.
blaster pistol (under blaster). Wookie.es (under a hen spe
beginning credits to buy more equipment (turn to the ‘'Equip arsenal.

ment Chart" on page 161). If you buy any new weapons with your starting credits, get
their statistics from the gamemaster and fill in the information
Weapons here.
Most characters starl with al least one weapon: some See “Tirog’s Story: Two.”
characters, like the bounty hunter template, start with a small
1.1 A dvanced Characters Example: At the end o f an adventure. Tirog could improve his
This chapter governs the advancement of experienced
characters, as well as the creation of new characters beyond search skill Irani ‘ID to -ID* I (four Character Points) and his
the templates included in the back of this hook. space transports skill from 40*2 to .41) ( four Character Points),
but he coutdn'! improve his search skill directly from 41) to 41)- 2
because that would mean improving it more than one pip.
Advancement
Skill specializations are not increased when the basic skill is
At the end of each adventure, characters will receive a
improved; specializations must be improved separately. The
certain amount ol Character Points, based upon their perfor
cost to increase a specialization is half the cost (rounded up)
mance during tbe game. While Character Points are used to
o! the basic skill.
allow characters to roll extra dice during the course of the
game, they are also used to improve a character's skills, Example: Tirog improves his space transports skill from
attributes, movement, and in some cases, special abilities. 4D*2 to 5D. His Ghtroc freighter skill does not go up. !f he irants
The following rules are standard rules. Some alien species to improve his Ghtroc freighter, he must increase it separately.
or unusual human cultures may have special bonuses and If he does choose to improve it, since it is currently at 50-2. it costs
restrictions; if so, they will be listed with the alien's special him three Character Points to improve it to 67).
abilities as listed under Section 7,1 “Aliens.’* Any listings under
special abilities overrule these general rules.
Training Time
When a character imp roves a skill, they must often have a
Skills teacher to ease their learning. Any character can be a teacher
if their skill is at least equivalent of what the student's new skill
Characters will improve their skills frequently. Characters
normally improve skills between adventures, although there will be.
A teacher with either the basic skill or one of the skill’s
may be exceptions if there is a significant lull in the adventure,
such as when Obi-Wan Kenobi taught Luke Skvwalker the specializations can instruct a student in the basic skill or any
of the skill's specializations.
rudimentary Force skills while on Tatooine and during the
journey to Alderaan. To improve a skill one pip, a character Example: Tirog wants to improve his Ghtroc freighter skill
must spend as many Character Points as the number before from 5D*2 to 6D. If he wants a teacher, he must find someone, with
the “D” for that skill. a Ghtroc freighter or space transports skill o f at least 60
Example: Tirog ban a search skill o f 4D. It costs him four When a character improves a skill with a teacher, they must
points to improve it to 4D+1 spend three days of intensive training when their skill level is
41) or less. Between 41) and 71), improving a skill takes one week
A character can only improve a given skill one pip between
each adventure, although the character may improve more of intensive training. Above 7D, the training time to improve a
skill is two weeks Characters may decrease the training time
than one skill between adventures.
to a minimum of one day by spending one Character Point per

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one week o f training At the

end o f the training, Ti rag’s new
skill is 5D*l. matching Hist's
skill level. Tirog has learned
all he can from Hist, and un
less he finds a new teacher
when he wants to improve his
blaster to 5D+2, it takes two
weeks o f training since Tirog
has to learn hy himself (a l
though it still only costs five
Character Points)
Learning New Skills

Characters may learn any
new skills by simply paying
the number of Character
Points the character would
need to pay to advance it one
pip from the attribute.
Example: Tirog wants to
learn the hargain skill, which
is based on his Perception.
Since his Perception is 3D, he
has to pay three Character
Points and gets bargain at
3fh l. ' ‘
Characters may learn any
new1 skill, both those listed
on their template and those
not listed. With very unusual
skills, the character must
seek out an appropriate loca
tion and teacher for the skill.
For example, if a character
Jchn PhuI l.o.'l-d
wants to learn archaic starship

p ilo tin g , he must find a
teacher willing to train him
and w:ho has access to such a
ship. Often, this will require
going to a very primitive
day that they want to save in training. world, w'here such ships are still in common use.
If the student must learn the skill on his own (without a
teacher), then the training time is doubled. Advanced Skills
The character doesn't get the increase in skill until he Advanced skills cost double the normal amount of skill
completes the full training time. This "training time" is non points and triple the amount of training time.
game time in most circumstances For example, learning an advanced skill at 4D or less takes
Example: Tirog wants to increase his blaster skill from 5L> to nine days o! intensive training. Learning an advanced skill
5D+1. Me has to pay the five Character Points as soon as he begins between 4D and 7D requires three weeks of intensive training,
training, but he doesn t get the increase to SD~ 1 until he has and learning an advanced skill above 6D requires six weeks of
completed a full seven days o f study. intensive training.
Since most characters will be of roughly the same skill level, Attributes
most teachers will be gamemaster characters. Sometimes,
though, a student will have to search for a teacher — the Any of the six attributes may be improved by spending
Character Points. The cost to improve an attribute is the
garnernaster is under no obligation to provide a teacher just
number before the die times 10. For example, It a character's
because the player wants his character to be taught some
thing. This is especially true for rare skills, those found only on Dexterity is 3D-2 and the player wants to improve it to 4D, the
primitive worlds, very unusual specializations, or advanced cost is 30 Character Points.
skills. Sometimes teachers will demand favors or credits in A character should have a teacher vchen improving their
attributes (a teacher roust have that attribute at least equal to
exchange for their instruction.
what the character's new attribute will be)
Example: Tirog has blaster at 5D He has a marksman named When a character improves an attribute, all skills under that
Hist, with a blaster o f 5!) * /. teach him. When Tirog wants to attribute except advanced skills go up by the same amount.
improve his blaster skill, it costs five CharacterPom/s and takes

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Example: Tirogis training to improve his Knowledge tf(tribute adhere to the tenets of the Jedi code, resisting all temptation
from 20^2 to 3D. It costs 20 Character I’omts. When the training to commit evil, for two adventures, ff, in the garnemaster's
is complete, if he rolls below the Maximum Attribute roll, the opinion, the character has properly atoned, the gamernaster
attribute increases to 3D, and all o f his Knowledge skills also go will tell you to remove one of your character's Dark Side Points.
tip by one pip (Wookiees, an alien species specialization, goes
from 3D+2 to 4D) Designing Your Own Template
Training Time If you haven't found a template that fits the kind of character
At 4D or less, the training time to improve an at tribute is two you want to play, or if you simply want to try something new,
Standard Months Above 4D, the training time to improve an you can use the rules below to design your own template, ft is
attribute is six Standard Months often a good idea to decide what the character did before the
If the character doesn't have a trainer, the training time is game begins; how did he learn his skills, who does he know, etc.
doubled. Training time may not be decreased by spending One of the easiest ways to do this is to give the character an
extra Character Points. occupation.
After you have come up with a concept and created your
A t t r ib u t e M a x im u m template, show' it to your gamernaster for her approval. The
At the end of the training time, the character must roil to see garnemaster has the right to strike out anything she feels is
if their attribute actually went up. The character rolls their inappropriate for the character or which would unbalance play.
current dice for that attribute, while the gamernaster rolls the
maximum attribute die code for the species for that attribute Humans
(see Sect ion 7.1 under '‘Aliens"), if the character's roll is equal
Beginning Human player characters have 18D to divide up
to or less than the garnemaster's die roll, the character's
amongst their attributes ( “average" Humans have only 12D).
attribute goes up by one pip. If the character's roll is higher, the
Each of the six attributes must heat least 21) and no more than
attribute doesn't go up and the skill points are held in "suspen
4D. A character's starting move is 10.
sion" until after the next adventure.
Each Force skill ( control. sense and alter) costs ! D of begin
ning attribute dice: characters have the chosen Force skills at
Move ID. A character w'ith Force skills is automatically Force-sensi
Characters may improve their Move score one meter al a tive. Force skills are very unusual, so a character starting with
time. The f Tharacier Point cost is the number of the character's Force skills must have some means ot explaining his ability; if
current Move. Characters may not improve their Move above the player cannot come up with a plausible rationale, the
their species' maximum. character may riot start with Force skills. See Section 7.2, “The
Force" for more information on choosing Force skills and
Force-Sensitive powers.
A character who is not Force-sensitive may choose to The template designer should list 1he skills that he wants his
become Force-sensitive (or 20 Character Points. The character character to be able to choose from, bearing in mind that the
receives one extra Force Point immediately, and must now play character only has 7D for starting skills, if any unusual or
under the guidelines tor Force-sensitive characters. advanced skillsareon the list.thetemplate designermust have
It is much easier to begin with a Force-sensitive character, a good explanation for how the character could conceivably
rather than choose to make him Force-sensitive after play has know the skill.
begun. When a character becomes Force-sensitive, they sim The template designer should list reasonable starting equip
ply are suddenly in tune with the Force's mystic ways. ment for that character. The gamernaster has final say over
If the gamemastcr feels that the player has been playing a what equipment is reasonable — at his discretion, he may
character very closely to the Jedi code, he may choose to give strike off any equipment, or decide to assign disadvantages to
the character Force-sensitivity at a reduced price, but this is match, such as owing money to a crime lord for a ship, or your
always at the garnemaster’s discretion. character's equipment was stolen and the original owner is
Once a character becomes Force-sensitive, they must remain trying to get it back. The gamernaster isn't even required to tell
Force-sensitive. A character cannot “lose" their sensitivity. you if he's assigning disadvantages if the character wouldn’t
reasonably know of them.
Special Abilities To finish the character, go back to “Beginning Characters,”
Characters with special abilities may be able to improve
them over time. The conditions, costs and training times will Aliens
be listed with the special ability as described under the alien Each alien species' description in Section 7.1, "Aliens," lists
species' entry (see Section 7.1, “Aliens") or with the explana the average number of attribute dice (the number of dice the
tion of the ability itself, as with Force skills and powers (see species gets), as well as minimum and maximum attributes.
Section 7.2, “The Force"). Starting player characters get an extra 6D to add to their
attributes, but all final attributes must be within the minimum
Dark Side Points and maximum limitations of the species. There will also be a
listing for any special abilities all members of the species have.
Characters may wish to rid themselves of Dark Side Points
It is often good to give your character an occupation as well
so that there is less of a chance of the character going over to
(such as. Mon Calarnari Diplomat, or Wookiee First Mate).
the bark Side. Characters can rid themselves of points only
Characters then follow all of the rules listed for generating
through atonement.
Human character templates, as well as the rules for "Finisfling
To atone (or Dark .Side Points, the character must strictly
the I ernplate" earlier in this chapter.

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New Allen Species sealed suits, especially if ttie gas mixture is highly reactive in
an oxygen atmosphere. The exact needs wil! depend upon the
There are over a million known worlds in the galaxy, and planet’s atmosphere, the particular needs of the alien and the
thousands of known intelligent alien species. The players and
level of technology which the alien has access to.
t he gamemastcr can always make up new aliens to populate the Many alien species are roughly humanoid (standing up
Star fVara universe. right, with two arms, two legs, a main torso and a head at the
When inventing new alien species, an important factor is top of the body), although there are many species that don’t
game balance — don’t design aliens that are so powerful that
match this description. Several avian and insectoid races are
they overpower all of the other species. Humans are carefully known, and other species have evolved from four-legged (non
balanced to have attributes between 2D and 'ID; aliens should upright) origins. The Hutts are evolved from almost slug-like
seldom be spectacularly superior to Humans, and if they are,
creatures, the lyra are multi-limbed cephalopods, the Sluissi
there should be a counterbalancing factor.
are a snake-like species, and the Ugors are shape-changing uni
cellular beings, like amorphous blobs.
Aliens — The Concept in what environment did the aliens evolve? An alien species
When making up new alien species, the creator has to which evolved on a hot, very moist world will be very likely to
determine the who, what, when, where, why and how of the have reptilian qualities — coid-blooded, dependent upon plen
alien species. These basic issues govern biology, culture, tiful moisture — while a species which evolved on a very cold
psychology and many other factors. While determining these world without much food is likely to have athickcoat of furand
qualities, you may want to consider the issues below. may even have a hibernation phase for harsh seasons. Most
Once you have outlined the basic qualities of the new alien species will have specific evolutions to take into account
species, you should do a write-up of them for the garnemaster the various environments oil their homeworkl.
and your own reference, hollow the format presented in Sec How do the aliens reproduce? Do they have litters, or single
tion 7.1 tinder "Aliens." children? Do they nurse their young, or do they derive nourish
ment from a membrane, like an egg? Can they give birth to
Physical Characteristics many children over the course of a lifetime, or are they very
Most new alien species should be carbon-based oxygen- limited in the number of children they can have — a species
breathers. A majority of aliens in the.SYur Warn universe match with limited reproduction capabilities is likely to consider life
this description, and especially important for roleplaying, il very sacred, whereas a species in which only one or two
makes it easier for the player to understand the species and get children from a litler or hatching are expected to survive will
into the role. consider warfare and the accompanying death and destruc
ff the aliens breathe a different substance, such as methane tion a perfectly acceptable means of resolving conflicts.
or water, or oxygen but with a slightly different mixture of
other gases, the character will have to wear appropriate breatli Culture And Society
ing apparatus, ranging from a simple breath mask to fully What is the basic psychological profile of the species? Are
they quick to anger, or are they cunning and crafty? How do
these aliens hehave in the face of danger?
\ The creator must decide how the alien species society is
Aliens In The Star Wars Universe structured, and how this structure has been modified by the
presence of the Imperial and New Republic governments. Do
Emperor Ralpatine ruled through fear and manipula
tion, Part of his "New Order” plan, through which he the aliens still have their own government, or were they
subjugated by the Empire (as an aside, the Empire very rarely
ruled, was dearly prejudiced in favor of Humans, and
toppled the native power structure — as long as the govern
relegated most alien species to the role of second-class
ment was subservient to Emperor i’alpatine, the local gover
citizens. Very few aliens were allowed to serve in the
Imperial forces, although, as Grand Admiral Thrawn nors seldom saw the need to replace the existing bureaucrats).
II you are playing in the New Republic setting, are the aliens
demonstrates, a few aliens did achieve positions of great
allied with the New Republic, the Empire, or are they staying
power.
neutral?
If adventures are set in the time period of the Empire
What kind of government do the aliens have? Do they elect
(during the Star Wars movies), aliens will often be at a
officials, or have tribal representatives, or is the whole species
disadvantage when dealing with Imperial troops and
run by a giant corporation? is the government answerable to
even many of the "average" Humans of the galaxy, al
the people, or does the government control the behavior of
though there are also many ordinary Humans who real
citizens? Do the aliens even have a government?
ize that Palpatine’s anti-alien prejudice is wrong. The
degree of prejudice depends on the individual, the alien Are the aliens strictly hierarchical, or are members of the
society individualistic, preferring to personally make choices
species and what the general temperament of that sec
about things like their career and mate?
tion of the galaxy is (some governors maintained power
What does the species value; wealth, family ties, explora
by whipping the masses into an anti-alien frenzy).
if adventures are set in the time period of the New tion, scientific discovery or something else? What kinds of
careers do the aliens pursue — do they like to be traders,
Republic, aliens face less prejudice, although it still
exists; it is simply no longer fashionable. The New Re scientists, adventurers, or a variety of things? Do the aliens
pick one career and stick with it, or do they change careers,
public, which found great support from aliens duringthe
jobs, homes, and even mates with amazing swiftness?
civil war, has welcomed most aliens as equals. Now,
Howr much contact has the species had with the galaxy?
however, many aliens are exhibiting a great degree of
anger towards Humans — the pent-up frustration of Have they travelled the starlanes for thousands of years, or
were they discovered and subjugated by the Empire in the past
decades of discrimination.
few decades? How much technology did the species develop
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on its own, and how well are the people adapt

ing toany new technology introduced by trad
ers and explorers?
Have the aliens spread from their
homework! to other planets? Do they have a
number of colonies, or have large numbers of
them emigrated to other planets in search of
employment, wealth, adventure or something
else?
Game Mechanics
The inventor must decide the number of
attribute dice. As a general guideline, most
“average" alien species should have 12D in
attribute dice — the number is variable be
cause not all species are evolved equally.
Remember that beginning player characters
get an extra fjD to arid to their attributes The
creator must also decide minimum and maxi
mum attributes. Alien species will seldom
have less than II) in a given attribute or more
thanSD in one, and most aliens will fit into the
comfortable 2D to 4D range of Humans.
The creator of the race also must design
any special abilities, which helps to make
each alien species unique. These special abili
ties make a species very good at something
that most species cannot do at all. Many spe
cial abilities should have both good and had
aspects to them (for example, a Wookiee's
battle rage increases his Strength in combat,
but it also makes it almost impossible for him
to calm clown or control himself).
Another factor in alien species design are
story factors. These are balances in the purest
story-telling sense, and don't correspond to
pure game mechanic s. Story fac tors explain
how this species interacts with the rest of the
galaxy at large, arid how this should be incor
porated into the game,
A good example of story factors involves
Wookiees. Before the destruction of the Em
pire, most Wookiees were enslaved and “free"
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Wookiees, such as Chewbacca, were consid
ered to belittle more than common criminals,
often hunted down by bounty hunters and the
Empire. The Wookiee character always has to
worry about being captured and enslaved.
If a player designs an alien race with supe
rior special abilities, and no corresponding
disadvantage, the gamemaster should feel free to reduce the Players may choose to play a Droid, although they will
numher nf attrihutedice, or determine other disadvantages so prnhahly choose the more intelligent and highly evolved Droids,
that the species isn't overwhelming. with sophisticated programming to encourage creative thought
or even emotions. Players are cautioned to remember that in
Droids the Afar Wars universe Droids are not considered life forms —
they are property. A Droid player character must have ail
Droids are mechanical devices, often capable of intelligent "owner" (although the "owner" may be more like a friend than
and creative thought. In the Star Wars universe. Droids range a master, much like Luke Skywalker's relationship with C-3P0
Irom simple power Droids, who can only follow basic com arid R2-D2). Also remember that since Droids are property,
mands. to highly clevel oped Droids, such as protocol units (like they aren't accorded the same rights as organic beings —
C-3P0), or astromech Droids (like R2-D2). Higher function people who would never shoot at a "living" thing might blast a
Droids are programmed with personalities, are capable of Droid for simply being annoying.
acting independently and making decisions: some Droids even Droids are also disliked by many people in the Star Wore
seem to have emotions. In short, they arc an electronic form of universe. Droids are seen as responsible for taking jobs from
life. “ living" people and little more than mindless automatons.

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Because of several incidents involving assassin Droids, most Droids may not be Force-sensitive and may never have
people have a strong distrust of any Droid which exhibits any Force skills. See Section 8,2 under “Droids" for more informa
combat skills. For these, and many other reasons, players tion on constructing Droid characters.
portraying Droids are strongly urged to remember these dis
likes at all times.
1 . 2
Star Wars Skill List
Attributes abilities directly related to the specialization, but when ileuses
something outside his specialization, he simply uses his basic
Each attribute {Dexterity, Knowledge. Mechanical. Percep skill in that area. Chapter Four, "Attributes and Skills” defines
tion, Strength and Technical) is a measure of a character's specializations as well.
innate ability in these six general areas.
Skills Dexterity
A measure of eye-hand coordination, balance and agility.
Each attribute governs several skills; characters often im
prove skills as a result of their experiences and adventures • Archaic Guns — Specializations: Black powder pistol,
Skills represent a more specialized ability or area of knowl matchlock, musket, wheelock or any other weapon type.
edge. See Chapter Four under “Attributes and Skills" for more • Blaster— Specialisations: Blaster pistol, heavy blaster pistol,
information on the individual skills. hlasler rifle, hold-out blaster, repeating blaster or any other
weapon type
Specialization • Blaster Artillery — Specialisations: Anti-infantry, anti-ve
Many skills have specializations: when a character special hicle, surface-to-air defense, surface-to-spacc, surface-to-sur
izes, he has concentrated on learning a lot about a very small face, or any other specific type.
area covered by a skill. He is very good when using tools or • Bowcaster — Specialisations: none
/ ----------------------------------------------------------- \ • Bows — Specializations: Crossbow, long bow, short bow or
Common Skills other weapon type.
As you can see, there are many, many possible skills • Brawling Parry — Specialisations: versus boxing, martial
in Star Wars: The Roleplaying (Same. Fortunately, your arts, or other combat types.
character doesn't have to know all of them to be very • Dodge — Used to dodge any ranged attack, including blast
useful — here is a brief rundown of what skills are most ers, bullets, arrows, and grenades — Specializations: Attacks
important in common game situations versus energy weapons,slugthrowers, missile weapons, etc.
Skills Every Character Should Have • Firearms — Specialisations: Pistols, rifles, machine guns or
any other weapon type
Dexterity skills.blaster (only if you want to shoot at
people), dodge (always useful; to get out of the way when • Grenade — Specializations: none
people are shooting at you). • Lightsaber — Specializations: none
Knowledge skills: alien species (only if you want to
• Melee Combat — Specialization. Swords, knives, axes,
know which aliens are which), languages (only if you
vibroblades, vibroaxes and any other weapon type. Non-pow
want to talk to lots of aliens), surviual (only if you think
ered and powered melee weapons (normal blades versus
you’ll end up in harsh environments).
vibroblades) are different specializations.
M ech a n ica l skills: astrogatian (to plot hyperspace
trips; only if you want to be a pilot ), repuisorhft operation • Melee Parry — Specializations: Versus lightsabers, knives,
(only if you want to fly vehicles), starfighter piloting (only clubs, etc
if you want to fly fighters, like X-wings and Y-wings), • Missile Weapons — Specializations: Concussion missile,
starship gunnery (only if you want to fire starship weap grenade launcher, power harpoons, or other weapon type.
ons), space transports (only if you want to fly freighters
and transports, like the Millennium Falcon). • Pick Pocket — Specializations: none
P e rce p tio n s kills: bargain (only if you want to bargain • Running — Specializations: long distance or short sprint.
for goods), gambling (only if you want to gamble), search
• Thrown Weapons — Specializations: Knife, spear, sling or
(always useful for looking for things), sneak (always
any other weapon type.
useful; sneaking around quietly)
T ech n ica l skills; first aid (always useful; saving the • Vehicle Blasters — Specializations: Heavy blaster cannon,
lives of people who have been hurl). heavy laser cannon, light blaster cannon, light laser cannon,
All other skills are important in rounding out a medium blaster cannon, or medium laser cannon.
character's personality and their role in the game, but you
can normally get by without them as long as someone else Knowledge
in the party has some training in important areas.
A measure of knowledge about the universe around him,
ability to learn new things and common sense.

John Pû' Lend
• Alien Species — Specializations: Wookiees, Gamorreans. Mechanical
Ewoks, Sullustans or other specific species
A measure of ability to pilot vehicles, ride creatures and
• Bureaucracy — Specializalions: Specific planetary or admin operate starships.
istrative arm of government (Tatooine. Celanon, Bureau of
• Archaic Starship Piloting — Specializations: Specific ship
Commerce, Bureau of Taxation). Gamemasters will have to
type.
approve sensitive or unusual specializations (New Republic
Minister of Defense, or Imperial Security Bureau (ISR)). • Ast rogation — Specializations' specific routes between sys
tems (the Kessel Run. Tatooine to Coruseant, etc.).
• Business — Specializations: Specific field (starships, weap
ons, Droids) or specific company, conglomerate or trade guild • Beast Riding — Specializations: Rant has, Cracian Thumpers,
(Sienar Fleet Systems, CorporateSector Authority. Golan Anns). dewbacks, launtauns or other specific animal.
•Cultures— Specializations: Specific species or cultural group • Capital Ship Gunnery — Specializations: Concussion mis
(Corellians, members of Aldcraanian royal family or similar siles, gravity well projectors, ion cannons, laser cannon, pro
group). ton torpedos, tractor beams, turbo laser or other weapon type.
• Intimidation — Specializations: Specific types (interroga • Capital Ship Piloting — Specializations: Imperial Star De
tion, bullying, etc.). stroyer. Victory Star Destroyer, Nehnlon-B Frigate, Mon
Calamari Battle Cruiser, or other specific ship model,
• Languages — Specializations: Specific language (Wookiee.
Huttese, Boece, Ewok). • Capital Ship Shields — Specializations: none
• Law Enforcement — Specializations: Specific planet’s or • Communications — Specializations: none
organization's laws and procedures (Alderaan. Tatooine; the
• Ground Vehicle Operation — Speclatizations: Specific vehicle.
Empire or Rehel Alliance)
• H over Vehicle Operation — Specializations: Specific vehicle.
• Planetary Systems— Specializations: Tatooine. Endor, Hoth,
Kessel or some other specific system. • Powersuit Operation — Specializations: Specific type of suit.
• Streetwise — Specializations: Specific planet or criminal • Repulsorlift Operation — Specializations: Specific vehicle
organization (Coruseant, Celanon, Corellia, Jabba the Hutt’s model.
organization. Talon Karrde’s organization). • Sensors Specializations, none
• Survival — Specializations: Volcano, jungle, desert, poison • Space Transports — Specializations: YT-1DOO transport.
ous atmosphere or other specific hostile environment. Gallofree medium transports, Coreltlan Action VI transportsor
• Value — Specializations: Specific planet's markets (Kessel, other specific starship model.
Coruseant) or specific type of good (starships, blasters. Droids) • Starfighter Piloting — Specializations: X-wing, A-wing, TfF.
• Willpower — Specializations: Specific resistance type (ver interceptor I IB In. Skipray Rlustboal 7.-0fi Headhunter or
sus persuasion, intimidation, etc.). other specific starship.

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■ Starship Gunnery — Specializations: Concussion missiles,

ion cannons, laser cannon, proton torpedos, turbolaser or
Technical
A measure of ability to fix and tinker with things, such as
other weapon type.
repair vehicles. Droids, starships or any other mechanical
• Starship Shields— Specializations: none device.
• Swoop Operation — Specializations: none • Arm or Repair — Specializations: Type of armor
• Walker Operation — Specializations. AT-AT, AT-ST or spe • Blaster Repair — Specializations: Blaster pistols, surface-to-
cific walker model. surface, heavy blaster cannon or other specific weapon type.
• Capital Starship Repair — Specializations. Imperial Star
Perception Destroyer, Corellian Corvette, or specific model.
A measure of a character’s powers of observation, and • Capital Starship Weapon Repair — Specializations: Type of
ability to persuade or otherwise convince others to do what a weapon.
character wants This attribute is used to resist many Force
abilities. • Computer Programming/Repair — Specializations Type of
computer.
• Bargain — Specializations' Specific product (spice, weap
ons, etc.). • Demolition — Specializations: Target type (bridges, walls,
vehicles, etc.).
• Command — Specializations: Specific troops.
• Droid Programming ■— Specializations: Astromech Droids,
•C o n — Specializations Specific type of con. protocol Droids, probe Droids, or other specific type of Droid.
• Forgery — Specializations: Specific type of document • Droid Repair — Specializations:Astromech Droids, protocol
• Gambling — Specializations Specific type of game Droids, probe Droids, or other specific type of Droid.
• Hide — Specializations: none • First Aid — Specializations: Species of victim.
• Investigation — Specializations: Specific environment to be • Ground Vehicle Repair — Specializations: Specific type of
investigated (Mos F.isley, Imperial City, etc.). ground vehicle
• Persuasion — Specializations: Specific subject. • Hover Vehicle Repair — Specializations: Specific type of
tiover vehicle.
• Search — Specializations: Tracking.
• (A) Medicine — Specializations: Medicines, cyborging, or
• Sneak — Specializations: Any specific terrain type.
surgery
• Repuisorlift Repair — Specializations: Specific vehicle.
Strength
• Security — Specializations: Type of lock or device.
A measure of sheer physical strength, stamina and ability to
resist injury and disease. • Space Transports Repair — Specializations: YT-1300 trans
• Brawling — Specializations: Versus specific type of combat port, Ghtroc freighter or other specific type of transport.
(boxing, martial arts. etc.). • Starfighter Repair— Specializations: X-wing, Y-wingor other
specific starfighter.
• Climbing/Jumping — Specializations: Climbing or jumping,
• Lifting — Specializations: none • Starship Weapon Repair — Specializations: Concussion
missiles, ion cannons, laser cannon, proton torpedos, turbolaser
• Stamina — Specializations none or other weapon type.
• Swimming — Specializations: none • Walker Repair — Specializations: AT-AT, AT-ST or other
specific vehicle.
20 Star Wars • Second Edition

Chapter Two
Gam em astering
So you're considering bei ng t he gamem aster for your friends. decision based on what yon feel is right.
Now you want to know, “What have! gotten myself into’’" While The players may he able to persuade you to change your
it may sound like gamemastering is a hard job, if you remember mind once in a while, and that's fine. However, if you give in too
the basics outlined in this chapter, you'll do just fine. often or too easily, the players will try to take advantage.
Your Job Be Challenging

Adventures are supposed to be a challenge to the players
The gamemaster's main job is to make sure that everyone
and their characters. It's important to remember that while
has a good time and that everything is resolved fairly. Of
you play the roles of the villains, you aren't trying to beat the
course, this may not always work no matter how hard you try,
players: you are all working together to tell a good story.
but it is your ultimate goal
Flay the villains according to their personalities. Give the
All of the tasks of gamemastering are directly related to
players options, and leave them some room to make mistakes
helping to make the game entertaining for yourself and the
or to take into account had die rolls.
players. If you and your players are having fun, little else
matters.
The gamemaster has three main roles: referee, storyteller
Give The Players A Break
and mood setter. All of these roles are oriented toward telling Sometimes the players will choose to do something that’s
a good story — envision the players' characters as the stars of not too wise, especially if they are inexperienced. Part of
their own Star Wars movie and you’ll start to get the right idea. gamernasteririg is making judgement calls — if the players do
something like this, give them a break. The first time.
Don't kill their characters, although you have every right to
The Gamemaster As Referee penalize them in some other way — have them arrested or take
In your capacity as referee, you have to make sure that the away their equipment. Tell the players what they did wrong,
players are following the rules. When there is an argument, you explain that you gave them a bit of a break, and suggest to them
have to resolve the conflict in a fair manner. what they should do when a similar situation happens in the
However, the story is more important than the rules. When future. If they don’t learn from their mistake, next time let the
the rules get in the way of the story, fudge a little and get on with rules do the talking, even if it means killing off a few characters.
things. Example: The characters are walking down a hallway in a top
When you choose to ignore some rules, you have to make secret Imperial com plex They come within sight o f a group of
sure that you are being fair to the players, ff you fudge a rule to Imperial stormtroopers. One o f the newer players panics and
benefit a gamemaster character, when a player character is in decides that his character will throw a grenade at them. You know
a similar situation, you should give the player character the that this is a bad idea because the explosion will alert the whole
same benefit. complex, but the players haven I thought o f that.
You can teach them by using the following result ...
You're The Boss After the smoke clears, the characters rush up to the
You are in charge. slormtrooper bodies One o f the troops ’ comlinks whistles, ask
As gamemaster, you have the responsibility for making the ing, "Unit five, what was that noise? Why haven't you checked
final say. You have to keep the story moving, interpret the into duty post 21? You 're three minutes late."
rules, and tell the players what they can and can't do. You suggest to one o f the players that they should respond.
They ask, "Du I what should we say1’" You suggest that they try to
Be Fair trick the guurd. Pretending to he a stormtrooper. one o f the
You have to earn the players’ trust when you gamemaster. players should explain that the patrol was c a ugh I in a chemical
You must be fair and impartial, not favoring the players over leak in one o f the nearby hallways It caused a lot o f static on the
the gamemaster characters, nor favoring one player over the line and that explains the noise. The leak is now under control
others. and maintenance Droids are fixing the machinery, so there s no
Sometimes the players will disagree with you about a deci need for further investigation The squad will all be reporting to
sion, especially if it negatively affects their characters. You the medical center for decontamination as soon as they have
should take into account their feelings, listen to their reason supervised clean-up
ing, and try to smooth things over — and then make your

JT A R .
W A R *”
Not This: “You re trying to con an Imperial stormtrooper into

thinking that you're an Imperial Co to net Let's see ... (flipping
pages) ... you 're basic difficulty is ... Moderate because the con
doesn't involve any danger and the trooper isn't emotionally
involved ... that means a number between 11 and 15, how about
12 ... with a modifier o f +5 to your roll because the stormtrooper
would probably do this anyway. Okay, roll. ”
You may want to be a little less casual about the rules the
first few7times you play, but you’ll be surprised at how fast you
can learn to "approximate” rulings. It just takes a little practice.
Distancing Yourself
When you gamernaster, you have to play the role of the
enemy Yet, you also have to be “fair and impartial.” How?
Practice is the best way to learn. When you are refereeing
(using the rules), you shouldn't care what happens to either
group of characters, player or gamernaster, as long as the
rulings are fair and the story isn't ruined.
When you play Ihe role of the enemy, play them as if you
were the actor portraying that character. Think like the char
acter would, have the character do what he normally would in
that kind of situation, and most important, only have that
character respond to what he knows, not what you know. As
gamernaster, you know exactly what the players are doing;
often, the gamernaster characters will not. You should play the
gamernaster characters based only on what they know.
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The Gamernaster As Storyteller
During adventures, the players' characters are the stars ol
Then, you explain to the players that they might leant to use a their own Star Wars movies. Adventures focus on the charac
little more stealth arid a little less weaponry white they are still in ters, wtiere they are, w7ho they meet and what they do.
the base. The players' only iob is to play their character. The
You should remember that this should only be done for gamernaster gets to do everything else: come up with the basic
players who honestly don'f know7any better. This may seem a plot; design the planets, cities and locations the characters will
little heavy-handed, but new players will appreciate the help. visit: create the people the characters will meet; and. make
But be careful you don’t go overboard with this '‘help.” It is sure that the adventure is exciting and action-packed
easy for a gamernaster, who knows the scenario, to look at the
players' actions and say, "Buy, that was dumb." Maybe it was A Good Story
the only choice the players could see because of the informa First, the gamernaster has to make sure that the adventure
tion you gave them. Try to see why they arc making these tells a good story. There has to be a strong plot, with a good
decisions instead ul stepping in and playing their characters villain, or a series of incidents which places the characters into
for them. an exciting and dangerous situation. The characters need
something to do.
The Game The characters need a motivation to get involved, they
.SVor Wars is supposed to be fast, baser bolts fly fast and should have objectives that they want or need to accomplish
furious, starships duck around asteroids, and aliens challenge to resolve the story, and there should be a reward of some kind
characters to duels in cantinas throughout the galaxy. The at the end of an adventure (mere survival can often be a
story should move as fast as possible to reflect the nature of reward, but other things, like money, equipment, love, grati
the Star W'orx universe. tude. friendship, and saving the galaxy are important, too).
In order to fulfill this ideal, you may find that you have to
pare down ihe rules in some circumstances. The rules are Making The Characters Important
detailed so that a gamernaster can incorporate many different The players’ characters should be integral to the action of
factors into the game; if you can run things faster by approxi the adventure. Think of the Star Wars movies — they are about
mating, don’t hesitate to do so. Luke Skywalker. Han Solo and Princess Leia.
A good example of this kind of customizing the rules applies Therefore, it is up to the gamernaster to write a story that
to skills. Most skills have specific rules for what various the characters can be an important part of. When the final
difficulties are, in addition to a long list of modifiers which may battle with the central villain occurs, the characters should be
affect the die roll or difficulty number. II you need to speed the a big part of that hat tie. instead of standing on the sidelines.
game up, don’t worry about the modifiers and just choose what
you think an appropriate difficulty would be. The Adventure Revolves Around The
Do This: “You 're frying to con an Imperial stormtroaper into Characters; The Galaxy Doesn't
thinking that you re an Imperial Colonel. Because you have the
While the characters' adventures are important to them,
uniform and the rank insignia and a high command skill, the
the characters are probably not that important to the galaxy at
difficulty is Easy. ”

l_Cha£ter Two; Gamemastering
large. To put it simply, itTs a big galaxy, and there are always say, “You can't do that,” Instead, come up with a good reason
exciting and dramatic things going on in other places as well. that makes the course of action impractical or clearly not in the
For example, the adventure might focus on the characters characters' best interest. Here’s an example:
crossing a nefarious bounty hunter, and their efforts to throw The players decide that their characters want to go to
himoff their trails — exciting and dangerous to be sure, but the Corellia. As gamemaster. you really don’t want the characters
characters dearly aren’t the center of the universe. They might to leave the planet because the rest of your adventure is set
be missing out on a big battle between New Republic soldiers there. Rather than tell the players, “You can't leave,” you throw
and Imperial battle cruisers several sectors away. But they one of the following excuses at them:
could hear about it later. This adds flavor.
• I’he government won’t issue a travel visa due to an upcoming
The characters' adventure can be part of a larger story The
holiday or the characters’ computerized records have been
characters may think that they are merely espionage agents in
fouled up,
service to the Rebel Alliance, but later learn that they are only
a small part of a much larger effort to undermine Imperial • All flights to Corellia are completely booked solid.
security. • No flights are available because the Empire has closed all
Characters may be being manipulated by forces beyond lanes due to high levels of piracy in the system.
their control — in the course of his adventures, a minor Jedi
player character may find himself drawn to a strange wmrld. Of course, if the players have a ship, those solutions might not
Uponarrival, lie learns that agents of the Emperor are rounding work, so:
upas many young Jedi as possible in an attempt to sway them • They go to their vessel and find out it is being searched (and
all to the Dark Side of the Force. Here, the characters are being probably impounded) by stormtroopers, local officials, or
affected by a master plan that is epic in scope. (better still) "bad guys” tied to the adventure you were plan
Characters are often affected by events beyond their con ning on running.
trol. The adventure might involve the characters smuggling
• The characters take off for Corellia. but find that someone
goods for a niysferious employer. When they stop at their broke into their hyperdrive computer while they were on the
destination, they learn that they have been sent to a secret planet, stealing nearly every program They need to do some
Rebel Alliance base. Then, the Imperial fleet shows up to
thing to get their programs back.
destroy the base. When the characters arrive at the base, they
find that they've been forced into the middle of something that • Their ship is attacked by pirates, Imperials, or bounty hunt
they never expected Worse yet, they have to find someway to ers immediately after lift-off. The enemy has large, space-only
escape, since if they are captured by the Empire they will he vessels, so if the characters dive hack into the atmosphere,
executed for being ‘traitors.” they can land somewhere safely.
These solutions may frustrate the players, hut they are
Keep It Fast believable in the context of the Star Wore universe. To help
Make sure that your adventure outline has plenty of action enhance the believahility of such story controls, you may want
and interesting things to do. Action doesn’t mean non-stop to mention them ahead of time — a character overhears people
battles, but it does mean using tension, character conflict, talking about the blockade in the street, or on the local holovid
humor and mystery to keep the adventure moving at high newscasts, it is a good idea to set up these things in advance,
speed. even if your players seem to be heading on the right track
You already know that you should trim the rules to keep the anyway.
story going, but the story itself has to be fast-paced, too.
Stories where nothing happens are boring. Improvisation
Start the story off with a bang — a battle, a chase, a mystery, Be warned: if you gamemaster, you will be improvising a
or any other dramatic element. Then, give the players a couple LOT!!! On the other hand, it's a lot of fun once you get used to
of minutes to catch their breath, and then, BAM!, right back it Sometimes improvising even results in a better story than
into the action. what you had originally planned.
Star Ware adventures are broken down into episodes, each No matter what story controls you use. the players will still
with several different scenes which advance the plot. Each go “off the map" from time to time. They will do something
episode should increase the tension and keep the action completely unexpected, and in a few seconds your entire
rolling. adventure is derailed by an unforeseen action.
For more information on the elements of good adventures, This is where improvisation conies in. Make something up
see Section 2,2, "Designing Adventures," — quickly! if the players go somewhere that you never in
tended them to, start making up details about what they see,
Illusion Of Free Will who they meet and what happens to them. If you can, adjust the
Star Ware is a game where the players are free to have their adventure so that the characters can finish it at the new
characters do what they want — or so they should believe. In location, or try to set up encounters so that they get back on
your own life, you are free to do what you want — go to school, the back of the adventure.
quit your job and move to another city, go over to a friend's Sometimes the players will even help you along without
house, open a business, whatever. You are free to do these realizing — when they hand you a plot idea, run with it!
things, but many of them are impractical. Example: The players have done something completely unex
Your Star Ware characters have that same kind of freedom. pected and Bill is making everything up off the top o f hts head
When they go to a spaceport, if they can’t get a flight to a certain Bill has just described a spaceport cantina scene, mentioning
planet, there has to be a reason — the freighter captains want that there are six Gamorreans at a table, all with the mark o f the
more money than the characters have, or there's a blockade of Clan Bk'trugh tattooed on their arms — a minor, throir-an ny bit
the world, or some other such reason. When the players want o f color.
to do something you didn’t plan on happening, you can’t just

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However, one o f the players comments that. "Gee, I wonder The Gamemaster As Mood Setter
what they’re doingout here. since the clan members seldom leave
Now that you've got an idea what makes a good story, it’s
their planet unless a war Is going on ..."
time to make it Star Wars. You've got to make the players feel
Util's eyes light up at the mention o f that. He decides that ufter
the characters have a few minutes to consume a few drinks, h e ’ll like they are in the Star Wars universe!
have a few more Gatnorreans, o f a different dan. wander in. One of the toughest parts of roleplaying is getting the
players to "suspend disbelief." All of the players know that the
Maybe there is a clan war going on
Star Wars universe is imaginary, but in order to make the
Time Out adventure interesting, the players and gamemaster have to
pretend that the universe is real. As gamemaster, the more you
Don't be afraid, once in a while, to call "time out" on an can make the universe seem real, the more enjoyable the
adventure. Sometimes, when your players "go off the map."
adventure will be for the players.
they surprise you so badly you just can't conic up with any
thing. That’s okay. There is a foolproof way of handling this Use Elements From The Movies
situation.
the easiest w ay to remind players that this is Star Wars is to
Tell them.
use things that they have already seen or heard of from the
Let them know that yun are willing to continue on this new
movies. When they use technology, you can describe it as
line o( action, but you need a half-hour or so to replan. Send
them out 1o get munchies. Let them go in the other room and looking a lot like something that was shown in the movies.
You've got over 50 million dollars worth ol neat looking
watch TV. Maybe they want to read up on the rules themselves.
aliens and equipment that was shown in the movies, so get
Whatever.
Then, in the interim, you ran come up with a few gimmicks maximum mileage from them!
Throw in references to known alien races, like Wookices,
to get the adventure either back on track or at least onto an
Sullustans or Gamorrcans When you describe a scene to the
alternate mute you can run. It's pretty certain that the players
players, mention things like YT-LiOO transports (the Millen
would rather take a little time off than waste a lot of time while
nium Falcon is a highly-modified YT-Ki()0), or Imperial TIL
you try to figure tilings out off the cuff
fighters or New Republic X-wings performing patrol duty. The
On the Fly" players should interact with familiar Droids, like astromech
It is a good idea, especially when you have only game- units (R2-D2) and protocol Droids (C-3P0),
mastered a few times, to make up a few "on the fly” encounter You may also want to send the players to a planet that was
mentioned or shown in the movies — they might end up on
situations you can throw in when things get too wild. Not
Tatooine and have to deliver a cargo to Jabba the Hutt, or they
everything has to fit the specific plot ol the ad vent tire, and you
could be enslaved and sent to the spice mines of Kessel.
may be able to come up with something while the players are
dealing with the encounter. This is even better than a time out, '['here are famous personalities that the characters may
hear about. They might hear an alien telling bis friends about
hecause the players might not even know it happened!
how he beat out Han Solo for a smuggling contract, or worked
Responding To Your Players for Princess I.eia's diplomatic entourage before the destruc
tion of Aid eras n. They might meet a bounty hunter who was on
Do responsive to the players —■it they want to solve myster retainer tor Jabha the Hntt before the gangster's demise.
ies, give them a tew. If they want to try to get rich running guns
Show them pictures from this rulebook. or, if you have a
for the Alliance, give them a contact so they can make some VCR, set it up for spots you might like to show during the
deals. If they want to spend most of their time fighting the adventure. Why describe a Gamorrean or the Mos Eisley
minions of the Emperor, well, it's their funeral. cantina when you can show them? Phis holds true tor "new"
Re aware of whal your players find interesting, and try to
aliens — ones not pictured in the rulebook. II you introduce a
give them plenty of those qualities. If the players are bored character we created, you can probably photocopy the picture
with certain elements of your adventure, try to figure out what and put it in front of (lie players so they can look at it while they
you can do to make them more interesting. interact with the character. If you create the character, maybe
you can draw it or find a "close enough" picture in a comic book
Get Feedback or $F art book. Give it a try.
The best way to figure out what your players enjoyed is to When you use elements like this, you have to make sure that
pay attention to what scenes they were replaying as they left to the references are in the proper context — Tatooine only
go home. When players talk about a particularly memorable became famous because H was the homeworld of Luke
adventure, try to remember what parts they emphasized: the Skywalker: no one had ever beard of F.ndor before the Emperor
climactic battle, the personality of the villain, or a humorous was killed there; the Empire ruled most of the galaxy before the
incident. When you run new adventures, use these kinds of Battle of Endor, yet after that, it fell into disgrace, losing over
elements to liven up the game. three-quarters of the territory it once controlled. Now just
But don't rely on "overhearing” what they liked only. Ask about everyone in "ImperiahSpace’' has heard the name "Kwok."
them — alter the adventure, and, ideally, a day or two later.
Check and see what they are interested in doing next You may Exciting Settings
find out that the party is "planning" to do something you hadn’t Exciting settings appeal to the players' sense ol escapism
expected — like go to Correllia or track down a bounty hunter and curiosity — the A a r H'nrs universe isn’t Earth.
you introduced in an earlier story — and you can prepare an Re spin is a great example of just such a setting, it’s a giant,
adventure for them. Hying city, scores of kilometers across, hidden in the tipper

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Tatooine is also a great setting because it is so unusual — a Some Helpful Hints
backwater desert world whose economy is based upon coax
ing moisture from the atmosphere, with (at least) two myste This chapter has covered some very broad areas with
rious native species (Jawas and Tusken Raiders), and the only some general suggestions. Later sections will ex
home base of the most infamous gangster in the Known Galaxy pand upon these themes, but for now, here are the most
(Jabba the Hutt). important things to remember when running Star Wars.
When you design new settings, try to come up with charac • You are in control,
teristics about the setting that make it clear that world is
unusual — it may be as simple as using a binary or triuary star • Relax — it’s just a game and it’s supposed to be fun,
system, or giving the world ail atmosphere so dangerous that • Tell a good story.
Humans have to wear filter masks. You might set an adventure
• Make the players feel like they are in a Star Wars movie
on a huge mining space station, or on a primitive backwater — use action, excitement, aliens and fantastic technol
world that is subjected to constant earthquakes or volcanic
ogy to get the "feel'’ right.
activity.
Aside from the basic setting, the characters will visit exotic • Be entertaining, Play your villains, describe the scenes
locations, such as spaceports, cantinas. Droid stores, and — ham it up and encourage the players to do the same.
bioengineering or cy bo rging stores. As gamemaster,you should • Use the rules to help tell the story; never allow them to
come up with exciting descriptions for these locations, as well hinder the story.
as a listing of what is of interest to the characters.
• Be lair The players won’t mind if you fudge, as long as
Fantastic Technology you fudge fairly.
Fantastic technology is another integral part of the Star • You ean't learn everything at once.
lidrs universe — blasters, starships with hyperspace drives. • You trill make mistakes Admit it. Say, "Oops,” fix things
Droids, repulsorlift airspeeders and landspeeders, giant float to the best of your ability, and get on with the story Don’t
ing cities and other such items set their galaxy apart from ours. try to retrofit everything.
When the characters are adventuring, be sure to use this
• F3e firm. Make your decision and stand by it if you think
technology. Don’t be afraid to invent new items of technology
either — things like labor Droids, new types of starfighters. vou’re right.
new "common" devices like computerized security monitors V ____ ____________________________ /
and so forth.
When you invent new technology, make sure that it "fits" the Description
universe — if it’s too advanced or powerful, it won't feel right Roleplaying games rely heavily upon a gamemaster’s ability
and it will unbalance the game. If you invent more primitive to describe interesting scenes. Since the action takes place
technology, that’s fine, but make sure there’s a reason it’s solely in theimagination nftheplayers, the gamemaster has to
being used instead of modern equivalents. For example, char tell the players what their characters see, hear, touch, taste
acters are likely to find primitive wheeled vehicles on backwa and smell.
ter planets but not “ modern" planets. A good description can give the players a strong idea of
You can also "balance” new discoveries. Maybe the charac what the scene looks like. As gamemaster, you should put
ters find a medical process that heals anything — including old some effort into visualizing each scene and setting, and then
age — immediately. But it only works where they found it. Grit telling the players what they see. If you want to, you can draw
is guarded by an ancient and powerful machine that demands sketches or maps of locations so the players can see the
tribute. Or the Imperials are on their way to capture it and the physical layout of a location.
characters may have to destroy it. Fxample: 4/ first gin tire, it could bp o spaceport on any
An example from the movies is the Death Star. Sure, it could backwater planet. Huge circular pits — probably 40 or more —
destroy planets, but you need how many people to operate it? hate been dug into the soft, rocky soil. Prom this distance,
More than just about all the Star Wars characters in existence! thousands o f meters up in the air, the pits look like they 're big
No party is able to capture it and go roaming around the galaxy enough to land Corellian Corvettes, a good 150 meters long. From
(or they shouldn’t be able to!). the center o f the city, where all o f the pits are located, ramshackle
buildings spread out in a haphazard sprawl, stretching out along
Interesting Characters several kdorneters o f barren soil. At the edge o f the city is a rough
Complex characters arc a lot more interesting than charac wall, several meteis tali, with gun emplacements e very few dozen
ters that can be figured out at a glance. There are several meters.
elements that can help make a gamemaster character interest "Your mysterious passenger, Jiuk’chlna, the Duros trader,
ing: a colorful personality, a mysterious history (no one seems enters the pilot's compartment. He looks down and a strange
to know what he did b e fo ie a few months ago .,,), or unusual smile slowly creeps across his face He turns to you. exhaling hts
appearance (the character always dresses colorfully, or has a foul-smelling breath, and says. Gemthrop City — it's been a long
gold-plated blaster). time since I've been here. Those walls are for protection from the
Gamemaster characters come in a variety of roles — vil wild herds o f Leeknag Beasts. Be careful. let me do the talking
lains, rivals, allies, neutrals, employers, followers, friends, and down there. They don '! (ike Humans '
comic relief. Good characters will really liven up an adventure, "As he exits the compartment with a grumble, you realize that
while horing characters will make even a good story seem dull. he didn't Quite tel!you everything he should have That's when
you spot the vapor trails in the sky below you — two Z-95
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26 Star Wars - Second Edition

AR Chapter Two: Gamemastering
Headhunters, startighters and easily a match h r your slow, bulky Wars: A New Hope, Luke Skywalker is an impressionable youth;
vessel, are climbing through the atmosphere to meet your ship in Heir to the Empire, he is the first in a new line of Jedi Knights.
The ancient fighters are splitting, one ship coming in on you from Han Solo ends his career as a smuggler and marries a princess
the left, one from the rig h t..." from Alderaan. People grow older, children are born, busi
nesses come and go, governments rise and fall, and friendships
A Real Universe are formed and broken.
Part of keeping the players’ suspension of disbelief is the However, all of these changes happen for a reason; they
feeling that they are interacting with a real universe. As you aren’t arbitrary, ff there is a dramatic change in a setting or a
saw in the Star Wars movies, and the novels Heir to the Empire character’s personality, there had better be a good reason for
and Dark Force Rising, the Star Wars universe is changing, yet that change!
consistent at the same time. A good way to maintain consistency is to make notes about
Consistency is essential to the player's suspension of disbe your use of settings and characters — write down how you
lief— if Tatooine is a desert worid the first time the characters describe a planet or how a gainemaster character acts when
visit, it still should he a desert planet when they come hack. If dealing with the characters. Keep all of these notes filed and
there is a Droid repair shop on the corner of a particular street, organized (3 x 3 index cards are great for this).
if the characters walk down that street the next day, the shop [f an element is used again, pick out the card, decide if you
still should be there — or there should be a good reason why need to change some of the characteristics, decide the reason
it isn’t. for the change and then drop that element into the adventure.
Things do change in the Star Wars universe, just as they Of course, the players don’t necessarily have to know the
change in real life. The Umpire is defeated at the Battle of Endor reason ior the change, in fact, the mystery of a major change
(as shown in Return o f the Jedi), and the Rebel Alliance takes may be enough to motivate the characters to investigate — but
control of the galaxy, naming itself the New Republic. In Star you must know why these changes occur.
2.1 Scenes A nd Rounds

As was pointed out in the Introduction, playing Star Wars: ■ A round in Star Wars represents five seconds of "real" time —
The Roleplaying Game is a lot like acting in a movie, in order to give or take a few seconds for dramatic license.
simulate “movie reality," Star ITVirs uses two “kinds" of time:
Each round has several phases:
scenes and rounds.
1. Initiative
2. Declaration
Scenes 3. Rolling Defensive Skills
Scenes are used whenever what is going on every second 4. Rolling Actions
doesn’t really matter when how long it takes to do some
thing isn’t important. Sides
When the game is being run in scenes, the gainemaster First, the gamemaster must decide how many sides there
simply describes the setting, the players say what they want are. Normally there will be two sides — the players’ characters
tlieircliaraetei s to do, and the gainemaster tells them how long and whoever they are fighting. Sometimes, though, there will
it takes. be three or more sides, such as the players’ characters, Impe
Scenes can be used to cut “dead air" from the adventure — rials and pirates.
times when there's nothing interesting going on. A scene can in order fora group to be a “side,” the characters have to be
cover a couple of minutes, a few hours, or even days or weeks within easy shouting distance of each other or have some easy
at a time. way of communicating, such as eomlinks. if the player charac
When describing scenes, you may say something like, “it ters are separated and don’t have comlinks to keep in touch,
will take half an hour to fix this Droid.” While one player’s they have effectively become separate sides.
character spends the whole half hour working on the Droid, the If the characters aren’t competing against someone else,
other players may have their characters scout around the such as when they are in a race against time, there is no need
halls, just talk, or do any number of other things.
Often, though, the players have no problem if you just say,
"Half an hour later ..." to show that time has passed and get on Tirog's Story: Three
with the action. See “Tirog's Story: Three."
B ill: “You enter the cantina. You know you’re sup
posed to meet your contact here — he’s a Rodian bounty
Rounds hunter named Reeveid."
Star Whirs uses rounds to keep track of time whenever every Greg: ‘Til go in and check out the bar, IT] order a drink
second counts. They are also used when it’s important to a and get a booth, waiting for Reeveid to show up."
character to take action before someone else — such as B ill: "No problem. The drink costs 5 credits. No one in
grabbing a dropped data disk before a riva! bounty hunter can the bar seems to realiy notice you — or at least enough
get his hands on it. Rounds are most often used for combat and to w'ant to start a fight. Do you want to do anything in
chases, but they may also be used for other actions, such as a particular?"
character’s racing against a deadline to defuse a bomb or break Greg: “ ‘Jab I’ll just wait for Reeveid ’’ I
into a computer security network. B ill: “About half an hour later ..."
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for the gamemaster to roll initiative — eut straight to step two,

'‘Declaration."
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Tirog's Story: Five
Step One: Initiative Bill knows the players are going first. He describes the
Each side picks the character with the highest Perception, scene for them.
who then rolls a Perception attribute check. Characters may Bill: “You’re in an open air market, maybe fifty meters
not spend Character Points or Force Points on this roll, al across. It’s midday, and the brilliant blue sun hangs di
though penalties for being wounded count (see Section 3.1, rectly overhead. Everything has an odd green-yellow hue.
"Combat and Injuries" for an explanation of how wounds affect "A few seconds ago the market was filled with custom
characters). ers, but with the arrival of your opposition, the place has
Whichever side gets the highest roll gets to decide who cleared out Two goons are standing straight ahead,
declares and acts first in ihe round — their side or the enemy. about 21) meters away, Each of them is pointing a blaster
In the case of more than two sides, the highest roll declares rifle at you. Another ten meters back is a tall human with
whether they want to go first or last, if they decide to go first, a long cloak: he’s holding a blaster pistol in one hand and
they would do so, followed by the middle roller, followed by a comlink in the other. I le shouts, 'Well boys, we finally
Ihe lowest rolling side. It they decide to go last, just reverse the caught up to you! You can give up now, or d id ’ What do
order See “Tirog’s Story; Four.” you want to do? John?’’
John: "Ace is going to dodge since I know he’ll get shot
at. I’m going to run to one of the side buildings for cover.’’
Tirog's Story: Four Bill: "It’s ten meters to the nearest door. Your move is
Greg, playing Tirog, lias been joined by his friends Ted, 10 meters, so you only have to make one move to get
who is playing a Protocol Droid named GT-!)K, Steve, who there. Thai's two actions — a dodge and amove — so you
is playingDrebble, a space pirate, and John, who is playing roll both at minus one die (-ID). You know, you can make
a kid named Ace (the kid’s idea; the other characters that a full dodge since you’re only moving once and not
alternate between “Brat” and "No, don't touch that doing anything else."
John s character has the highest Perception, at 3D+2. John: Sure.”
John rolls lor initiative, whileBill roils JDfor initiative for Bill: “Okay. Greg, Tirog’s next,”
the enemy (a gambler gamemasler character with a Greg: "H e’ll take three blaster shots, one at each of I
Perception of 'll)). Ihe guys in front and then one at the clown in the back.”
John gets a total of 17, while Bill rolls a 19. Bill has the Bill: “Which one lirst, the one on the left or the one on
choice of whether to let the gamemasler characters the right? By the way, three actions in this round gives
declare and act first or last — he decides to let the you a penalty of minus two dice (-2D) to all actions.”
players declare first. Greg: “The left, then the right.”
Bill: “.Steve, what's Drebble doing?”
Steve seems to think fora few seconds and isn’t quite
Step Two: Declaration sure what to do.
After initiative has been decided, each character on the side Bill: “I'Mcount to three ... one ... two ... three! You had I
that declares first says what they're doing your chance. Your character hesitated and isn't doing
•If the players' characters declare (irst, they tell theganiernaster anything. Sorry Ted.”
what their characters are doing. Then, the gamemasler ex Ted: “My character's toast! GT-9R will do a full dodge
plains what the gamemaster characters are doing. and trv to follow the kid to the door!”
Bill: “You' re farther away than the kid: it’s about El |
• If the gamemaster characters declare first, the gamemaster
meters tor you and your move is only seven meters; you
tells the players what those characters are doing, and then
can’t make it writh one move You can do two moves, but
asks the players what their characters are doing.
then you can only make a normal dodge, so you pick
Players must declare all skill uses, including full dodge, either your roli or the base difficulty for the difficulty to
dodges, full panys and panys. hit you. instead of the full dodge where you add hoth
• Players must declare Force Point use now. numbers to get the difficulty.”
Ted: “I'd rather have the full dodge,"
•If the player doesn’t declare that the character is doing Bill: “ The two goons will each dodge and then open
something, he can't change his mind later Likewise, if a fire, one shot each, on Tirog. The guy in the back will fire
gamemaster declares something for a character, but forgets an once at the Droid and he's speaking into his comlink —
action, the gamemaster can’t go back later and change a that’s a free a ction"
character’s declaration. Greg: “Why always me? Can 1dodgeT'
When it is the players’ turn to declare actions, don’t let them Bill: “Nope: too late. You have to declare your dodge
hesitate. If the players are dragging the game out by nol along with everything else.’’
declaring promptly, count out loud to three — if the player
hasn't declared actions, say that the character hesitated and
can't act that round. As a matter of courtesy, give new players wasting time.
a break — if you skip them because they hesitated, make sure You may want to seat players in their Perception order, from
that their characters don’t get killed off that round, and give highest to lowest, left to right, so you can just point to each
them a little while to get used to the declaration process. player in order. You might also want to alternate declaration
Likewise, if a character is describing in detail what he is doing, order sometimes, going from lowest to highest Perception
nr if he wants to do lots of different action, it will take longer (right to left) so that the same players aren’t declaring last all
than three seconds. Just so long as he is declaring and not just of the time Use what works best for your group. See "Tirog’s
Story: Five."

-JTTARi O na^ te^ ^ ^ Cjam em astering
Step Three: Rolling Defensive Skills

Characters roll all defensive skills now. before any other
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Tirog's Story: Eight
actions are rolled. This includes all brawling parry, melee parry.
Characters take their actions in ttie order they de
and dodges, both normal and full uses. Defensive skills are
clared them.
explained in Section 3.1, "Combat and Injuries." See “Tirol's
John rolls his character's movement to try to get to
Story: Six.”
the door and succeeds. The kid manages to duck inside
a building.
Tirog's Story: Six Greg goes next — he rolls his first shot at the goon on
Bill knows that the goons, at 20 meters away, are at the left Greg rolls a IK whieh treats die goon’s difficulty
medium range fur Tirol's blaster pistol: a Moderate task. of 13. A hit! Greg rolls the damage. Then, the goon rolls
He decides the difficulty should be 13, midway in the his Strength to resist damage and — the goon is killed!
range of 11 to 15 for Moderate actions. Steve is skipped since his character hesitated; he
John, l ed, and the two goons roll their dodges. They take:; no actions at all this round.
note their results — since John and Ted are both doing Ted doesn't have any rolls to make, because he al
full dodges. Bill adds their rolls to the difficulty- The two ready rolled his full dodge. Elis character moves part way
goons roll 6 and 15 (left and right, respectively) for their to the building but stops, hoping to avoid any stray
dodges — the goon on the left takes the base difficulty of bluster bolts. Next round, the Droid still has six meters to
13; the goon on the right takes the dodge roll of 15. move to get to safety —■he could do it wit it one move.
Now. the gamemaster characters take their first ac
tion. Since the first goon has already been killed, lie can’t
Step Four: Rolling Actions act. The second goon rolls his blaster and hits. Bill rolls
Each character rolls the first action they declared in the the damage, but doesn't tell Tirog the total (a 21). Greg
order that they declared their actions. See "Tirog's Story: Seven.” rolls Tirog's Strength to resist damage and only gets a 12
Each action occurs as it is rolled — a split-second after any — since he figures that the goon probably rolled higher
actions rolled before H and a split-second before any actions than that, he decides to spend a Character Point on his
rolled after it. Strength roll.
After each character has taken their first action, any Greg gets a 1 on the die — no mishap, because that
charders who declared two or more actions lake their second was a Character Point die, but nothing great, cither, Greg
action, again in the order that they declared. Any characters groans and spends another Point.
without any actions left are simply skipped. This time he gets lucky— a 6! He can roll again for free
— and he gets a 5. That's a total of 24,1ie stays with that.
Tirog's Story: Seven Bill describes how the goon shot, and Tirog seemed to
get out of the way at the very last second, since it s not
The players declared in the following order: John/ very believable that a character could get hit by a blaster
Ace, Greg/Tirog. Steve/Drebble, and Ted/GT-9K's ac bolt and not feel it.
tions. Then the villains declared. T h e g a m b le r in th e b a c k ta k e s h is sh o t at I he D ro id
When it is time to roll actions, Ace takes one action, and misses.
followed by Tirog taking one action, Drebble taking one Now that each charcter has taken their first action,
action, and GT-9R taking one action. Each of the villains any characters with second actions take them. John has
now takes one action. Then, lor second and subsequent taken all of his actions Greg rolls Tirog's second shot at
actions, we go through the order again. Characters like the goon on the right — the roll hits, but the goon only
GT-9R, who didn't declare multiple actions, do not act gets stunned.
again this round. Steve and Ted have taken all of their actions, and so
have the goon and the gambler. They are all skipped.
After all characters with second actions have acted, any
Greg is the only character with a third action, that
characters with third actions roll them, again, in the order that
being the shot at the pirate. He shoots and misses.
they declared their actions. Characters with fourth, fifth or
That round is now" over. The next round starts with
more actions take them, until every character has taken every
one goon dead, the kid hiding in a bar, the Droid trying to
action.
get to cover, and everyone else stand ingin the markeplace
At this point, the round is ended and a new round begins.
shooting at each other.
Repeat the procedure, beginning with “Initiative." See "Tirog's
Story: Eight." v_____:___________________________ /
actions are rolled at -2D His blaster skill, normally SO, drops to
Multiple Actions 2D for both shots, while his dodge skill, normally C>D. drops to 4D
Characters often try to do more than one thing in a round for that round.
However, doing more than one thing at once is harder than
concentrating only on one task. For each action in a round
Free Actions
beyondthe first, the character loses 1Don alt skill and attribute Free actions are actions which a character can automati
rolls that round, except “Free Actions” as explained below. Full cally perform except under the most extreme conditions.
dodge cannot be performed as a multiple action — it just These are actions which can be completed within the five
doesn't work that way. seconds oi a round icftife doing some!hmg else. If an action is
very easy, but nonetheless requires significant concentration,
Example: Greg says that Tirog will dodge and hike two blaster it is not a free action.
shots, all in the same round. That s three actions, so all o f his Examples of free actions include:

• Shouting a sentence or two to someone across a corridor. distinct types of actions, each with different difficulties, and
sometimes with different skills. If a task is a multiple-roll task,
• Making one half-speed movement (see “Movement") in Mod
erate or easier terrain. This is like walking very slowly or the gamemaster should tell the player how many different rolis
they will have to succeed at.
driving a vehicle at a very slow speed.
Players may also request that very difficult tasks be broken
• Making a5freng//i roll to resist damage in combat. A character down into multiple-roll tasks if the original difficulty is simply
always rolls their full Strength to resist damage, although too hard tor the characters to have a chance to succeed. As
special diseases and other circumstances may reduce a gamemaster, you only have to do this if you want to, and the
character’s Strength dice. time necessary to perform the actions should be greatly in
• Making a control Force skill or Perception roll to resist the creased to reflect that the characters are taking their time and
effects of Force or other mental powers. A character rolls their methodically attempting to do something which is dearly
full control or Perception except in unusual circumstances as above their capabilities.
noted by the power that they are rolling against. Example: Steve‘s character, Drabble, is attempting to repair
an ion drive which suffered heavy damage in a combat. Bill
Non-Roll Actions decides that this should be a multiple-roll task. He decides that the
Characters often attempt non-rotl actions this is any action repair requires the following rolls:
when the character wants to do something that doesn’t require * A Moderate starfighter repair roll to align the power converter
a skill roll, but requires significant concentration.
cells to accept the new components. This lakes one hour
in game terms, a non-roll action doesn’t require a roil to
perform, but counts as an action if the character is doing * An Easy starfighter repair roll to disconnect the fission cham
something else in the round. ber from the alluvial clampers, and prune the dampers to be fitted
Examples of non-roll actions: with a new fission chamber This takes three minutes.
• dumping up from behind cover to fire weapons and then * Drebble cotildn 't find exactly the right fission chamber for the
ducking back behind cover after firing. engine models, but he found something eiose. A Moderate
starfighter repair roll is required to properly hook it into the
• Any other half-speed movement more complex than simple
ship's drive systems This takes two hours
walking.
• Reloading a weapon (unless otherwise specified in weapon’s
description).
Roleplaying Battles
As you can tell, combat rounds are a great way of telling the
• Anything so easy it doesn't require a skill roll, but still most exciting parts of a story. But what if you want to tell a
requires concentration (trying to get very simple information story with lots of combat, such as the Battle of tioth? Since the
out of a data pad). battle itself took several hours, doer, that mean that you should
Example: Tirog is firing at a storm trooper from around a run it round by round?
comer. Because o f the angle, Tirog can't get a clear shot at the Of course not! That would take years ...
trooper, hut if he jumps out into the hail way, he can. Greg declares Instead, use the battle as a backdrop. A battle shouldn’t be
that Tirog will jump out, fire once umi jump hack behind cover. the only Lhing in an adventuie, but iL can make a very exciting
Bill decides that jumping out and then jumping back are non-roll conclusion to one. Here is an exciting way to present conflict
actions, so while Greg is only roiling one action, the blaster shot, that keeps the game moving, instead of getting bogged down in
he is doing three actions (jum p out. fire, jum p back) fora penalty’ a round-by-round reenactment of battles.
o f -2D for that round. Of course, the storm trooper can shoot back. The Set-Up: How the battle scene comes about. Most of the
information in this area is incorporated into the adventure,
such as the characters happening to be on a space station
How Long Does It Take? when it is attacked by pirates, or any number of other sce
Each skill description has a listing for how long it takes to narios.
perform skills. The Course Of The Battle: As gamemaster, you should have
Skills listed as “one round” take a full round to complete — a good idea of how the battle will go. However, you should also
the character can do nothing else while attempting that skill include encounters that give the characters a chance to change
(except as a multi-action). the course of the battle.
Several skills require longer than one round. The character
can do nothing else while concentrating on doing that task. Example: In The Empire Strikes Back, it's clear that the Rebel
Several skills list a range of times, such as ‘‘less than one base on Hath is doomed. However, Luke Skywalker comes up
round up to five minutes” or “one round to two hours." This with the idea o f using harpoons and tow cables to trip the AT-AT
means that the time taken depends upon the circumstances walkers. This technique slows the advance o f the Empire's
and the gamemaster’s judgement; when using this skill in the soldiers, giving the Rebels an opportunity to evacuate more
game, as gamemaster. you should decide how long it will take soldiers and equipment.
to perform the task. Scenes: These are things that will happen during the battle,
independent of the actions of the characters. The gamemaster
Multiple-Roll Tasks should narrate scenes as if they were scenes in a movie and to
The gamemaster may also use multiple-roll tasks These are give the players a sense of what is going on.
actions that are resolved not with one, but several, die rolis. Example: A Rebel soldier, advance scout for Echo Base, paces
Each die roll may represent a few seconds of tinkering, or many nervously inside his advance duly post. He feels the ground shake
hours of intensive effort. beneath him, as his comlink rolls off the counter and under a
Detailed Knowledge or Technical tasks are sometimes re shelf. He scrambles to his observation array, and the sensors
solved this way, and reflect that some tasks require several confirm what his gut had already told him —- Imperial walkers

advancing on his position. He reaches for the comlink, scream tor into the power flash-back ducts. The detonator explodes, its
ing, “This is Echo Post fi-f Imperial Walkers corning in at ..." blast overloading the power generator.
The duty post explodes in a bait o f flame as the broadcast is /ts Luke fulls to the ground many meters beioic, the walker
cutoff. Inside the cockpit o f the lead Walker, a gunner smiles. explodes in a brilliant ball o f Hume.
Encounters: Since the players are taking part in the battle,
presen! their characters with several major encounters. These
Players Will Be Players
scenes personally involve ttie characters, and give the players When players get involved in these types of situations, they
the sense that their characters maybe able to make a difference. will probably come up with plans and suggestions that you
When running a battle, you should give the players at least never thought of. That’s where the art of improvisation comes
three or four eneounters, hut not more than a dn?en. The more in.
last-paced the action, the more encounters. If the players come up with a great battle plan, give them an
Remember, not all encounters will have a victor and a loser; opportunity to make it succeed. Improvise several new events
sometimes, the tide of battle sweeps opponents apart before and encounters, describe things with colorful narrative, and
any decision is reached. above all else, keep the game moving.
Give the players a map of the battle ground based on what
they can see and what they learn from their fellow soldiers. Other Long-Term Actions
When using encounters, try to make them as exciting as the
This kind of technique may be used for other long-term
battle scenes of the Star Wars movies.
situations, such as traveling between cities, long hyper-space
Example: LukeSkywulker's snowspeederhas been shutdown journeys, extended chases, chases through asteroids, or any
over the battlefield o f Hath He has been dazed by the crash, and other prolonged event which can and should be resolved
only the earth-shaking advance o f an AT-A T walker alerts him. He quickly and easily.
sees that the walker will squash ftis speeder in seconds. When resolving these actions, decide the difficulties for the
An encounter should give a character a chance to respond encounters, either with one simple roll, or through a multi-roll
to what is going on — to do something that is exciting, or task.
heroic. Through the use of scenes and encounters, the gamcmaster
can convey the excitement and drama of these scenes without
Example: Luke s first instinct is to flee in terror, but he comes having to play out every action round by round, bargaining with
up with a plan Crawling into the back o f the speeder, he grabs u traders, bribing diplomats, exhorting stormtroopers into (mis
land mine and the fusion disk launcher. informed) actions — all these scenes can he either resolved by
He crawls from the speeder just in time to auoid being quick, dry, and uninteresting rolls of the dice, or by innovative
squashed Then, he runs beneath the great striding tegs o f the and exciting roleplaying, where the dice are rolled only occa
walker as it looms above him He fires the fusion disk to the sionally and rounds are used only at the appropriate times.
bottom of the walker, and climbs up to its belly. Slicing a
maintenance hatch open with his lightsaber, he hurls the detona

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The Battle Of Korseg IV

This is presented as an example o f how a battle might be in rounds or in a quick scene, the characters have reached
set up and used in an adventure. midway down the ridge.
The Set Up: The characters are Rebel Alliance soldiers Have each player make a Perception total — if anyone
stationed on Flare Base, on the remote planet of Korseg IV'. gets a Moderate total, through the chaos of battle, they
Their base is located high in the mountains. notice that three squads of four troops are assembling
There are fewer than 200 Rebel soldiers here, plus a few Golan portable Anti-Infantry Batteries (Scale: Speeder, Crew:
combat vehicles, half a dozen X-wing fighters and one 4. Damage: 4D, Range: 20-50/100/250, Fire Control: ID). It will
medium transport. The base’s sensors detect trouble — an take them two minutes to assemble them, but it they are
Imperial .SVrifte-class cruiser has come out of hyperspace, completed, the Rehel ground troops and the combat
and is headed straight for Korseg IV. landspeeders will be easily cut down.
The base’s commander orders the immediate evacua It the characters succeed in destroying these batteries,
tion of the base. Unfortunately, the base's computers con the imperials will chase the Rehels up the ridge. If not, the
tain very sensitive information, and it will take at least two Imperials will drop back, and let the batteries do all of the
hours to complete the evacuation-— plenty of time for the work for them — and when the landspeeders come charging
Imperials to pound the mountain into paste. over the hill, they will be destroyed before they can even
Rebel command raises an energy shield, much like the reach the AT-AT,
one used on Doth — it is powerful enough to stop airborne Scene Two: The AT-AT walkerdestroysathird airspeeder.
assaults from above, although the base is still vulnerable to If the players have failed in Encounter One: The Imperial
ground and low-altitude assault. Rebel sensors pick up a troops have ducked behind supply crates for cover. The
drop-ship coming in on the north side of the mountain, ground troops receive orders to charge the Imperials, while
about five kilometers from the hase. the combat landspeeders will attack soon. By the time the
The soldiers, including t tie players'characters, equipped charge is complete, only six or seven of the Rebel troops
only with four combat airspeeders and four combat remain.
landspeeders, are sent to confront the landing force. If the Rebets have succeeded in Encounter One The
Coming upon the ridge surrounding the landing site, the Imperials begin pursuit as the Rehels hegin to withdraw.
soldiers confirm their worst lears — an AT-AT walker and a The characters and other troops can run up the hill, only
full company of lfiO ground troops. The characters arc foot taking light casualties.
soldiers — along with about 40 other troops — and must Encounter Two: An AT-AT takes out the final airspeeder,
take part in the charge down the ridge to engage I he enemy. hut this time, it is going to crash directly into one of the
Their frontal assault's purpose is to lure the Imperial t roops characters (pick one randomly) if the character doesn't run
away from the walker in preparation for the next phase of out of the way. The character must make two Difficult
the battle. terrain movements using the running skill to get out of the
The rest of the Rebel troops are in the combat land- way or suffer GD Speeder-scale damage from the crash and
speeders, which are supposed to he coming Irom the west subsequent explosion.
ern flank. With the Imperial ground troops lured up the Scene Three:
ridge, these troops are to make a direct assault on the AT- If the players have failed in Encounter One: The combat
AT in an attempt to “clean it out." landspeeders attack. The remaining Rebel ground soldiers
Give the players a map of what they see, and review the have advanced to the Imperial soldiers, and lob grenades
Alliance battle plan. If the characters are Rebel command over the crates (only if the Imperials didn't follow the
ers, they may choose to change the battle plans, but if they characters). In several spectacular explosions, the crates
are ordinary soldiers, they will have little choice but to go up into flames and only a few scattered shots come from
follow orders. behind the crates, instead of the constant barrage the
The Course Of The Battle: Bill (the gamemaster) has Rehels faced every round.
decided that the Imperial walker will easily rout the Rebel If the players have succeeded in Encounter One: The
troops unless the characters can be successful in Encounter imperials continue the charge, as the combat landspeeders
One by preventing the assembly of the anti-infantry batteries come charging into battle against the AT-AT. The Rebel
Scene One: The assault begins with the Rebel airspeeders ground troops, including the characters, take cover behind
coming barreling over the top ridge and bearing down on rocks and other formations, while the Imperial troops are
the drop ship, trying to destroy it. caught out in the open. Give the characters several rounds
The Rebel airspeeders destroy the drop ship, but two of to pick off the final Imperial troops, while off in the distance,
them are taken out within the first minute by the AT-AT they see a combat landspeeder come up over the ridge to
walker. The characters are still at the top of the ridge, join them. A comlink whistles over the battlefield, somehow
observing from a distance. drowning out the noise, advising the Imperials to surrender
Meanwhile, the Imperial troops realize that they are as a Rebel soldier dumps Ihe dead body of lire AT-AT walker
under attack and turn their attention to the ground troops. commander on the ground in front of them.
The characters are ordered to begin their charge. With some more work ...
Encounter One: The charge begins! During the first part of The battle could be staged more elaborately, with sev
the encounter, each player character will be shot at by one eral more encounters. The amount of work that goes into
enemy soldier (the rest are busy with the other foot soldiers). these scenes should be directly dependent upon how much
If the players aren’t thinking and don't declare dodges, the time the gamemaster and players want to spend playing
battle may be over lor their characters very quickly. them — most players will he satisfied with a couple of really
After three rounds of running, which may be played out exciting encounters and lots of great description.
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Designing A dventures
Designing adventures is one of the most enjoyable parts of • Morality Plays. Space opera often pits good versus evil. The
running Star Wars. All it takes is a little imagination and a few- conflict may be a personal one, such as that between I.like
minutes of work Hie basic steps are simple: Skywalker and Darth Vacler, or it may be larger in scope, such
1. Come up with a good story idea. I’he idea is an image, as when the Hebei Alliance attacks the Empire's Death Star
tone or theme that everything else is built around. This can be battle station. In morality plays, good often triumphs over evil
ail interesting problem for the characters to solve, an interest (if not in that particular adventure, at least eventually).
ing piece of equipment to get, an interesting planet or location That doesn’t mean that everyone in Star Wars is pure good
to visit or an interesting personality to meet. or pure evil — in fact, most people are somewhat grey: mostly
good with some evil or selfish traits, or mostly evil, with
Example: Bill has come up with a good idea — he imagines
perhaps a few good traits, just as people in real life are neither
this great businessman, kind o f like “the galaxy's sleaziest used
purely good or purely evil, borne of the most interesting
starship salesman “He wants the characters to do something for
characters, such as Han Solo and l.ando Calrissian, are not
him ...
pure good, but have elements that make them complex, three
2. Develop a plot around the idea. Take the idea, and build dimensional characters. In Star Wars, telling right from wrong
up an interesting story, add a few other characters, several is much easier than in our world, and if an action is “right."
locations, and interesting things that could happen to the taking action against evil is always justified!
characters. This involves outlining the adventure and dividing
• Epic Storytelling. The action of.Star IEh r is often larger-than-
it into episodes.
Each episode gives the players something interesting to do life. Characters are often fighting to save a planet from destruc
tion. or are taking oil criminal syndicates worth millions of
— investigate, fight someone, get involved in a chase, make a
credits, rather than fighting small crime rings of only a few
deal with other characters — and each builds up more tension
criminals.
and excitement, until the characters reach the final episode, or
That doesn’t mean that every adventure should feature
climax, of the adventure.
these awe-inspiring struggles — in fact, if these elements are
Example: This salesman, Bill calls hint Bennoua, will hire the overused, players become immune to the majesty and sense of
characters to gel a certain starship for him that was stolen. No. wonder of the .Star Wars universe. However, it is important for
better yet, Bennoua has made a deal with the Rebel Alliance to players to know that sometime, somehow, they may be the
sell them a bunch o f old Nebulon-B frigates if they retrieve this ones who have to save the galaxy — it could happen to them!
certain ship that was stolen from him. The characters are the
■ Atmosphere. Star Wars relies on atmosphere and flavor to
lucky ones who have to follow through on the Alliance s end o f the
make it feel "right.” The players should be interacting writh
bargain.
things that are shown in tfie movies, such as TIE fighters.
3. Translate these episodes into game terms. If the charac Droids, smugglers, Wookiees and other easily recognizable
ters have to fight someone, what are flic skills of the other Star Wars icons.
people? If the characters have to do something, such as break
• Sense O f Wonder. .Star War,': is a universe of mystery, magic
into a computer system or fix their starship, what is the
and epic fairy tale. It appeals to us on a very strong emotional
difficulty to accomplish the action'? What happens if they fail?
level. You want to call upon the “sense of wonder." What is
Determine what other things need to be figured out in game
sense of wonder?
terms.
Remember the first time you saw Star Wars, as vour seat
Example: But, unbeknownst to the characters, the starship rumbled from the deep music and that Imperial Star Destroyer
Bennot'a wants returned is actually a "payoff" he made to one of lumbered into view? Remember the first time you sawr the
Jobhu the Mutt’s hired thugs — a Radian named Tree lor. imperial stormtroopers come blasting into the corridor? Re
Bannova’s heard that Jabba and Treetcir have "split, “making member the first time you saw Darth Vader, clad in his evil
it’safe” for Bennoua to "reclaim" the ship. O f course, Tree tor is battle armor? Remember the first time you saw the cantina
a ruthless bounty hunter with a few nasty friends, hut that s the scene, with its scores of amazing aliens? Remember how you
diameters' problem ... said to yourself, “Wow! This is great!!!!"?
This is the mood you are trying to recapture!
Section One: A Good Idea
Brainstorming
Star Wars Stories It can be hard to come up with a good story. Writers will pull
out a blank sheet of paper and stare at it for a long time before
Star Wars conveniently fits into a sub-genre of science
any ideas start flowing. Here are some hints for coming up with
fiction called space opera. Space operas share several common
story ideas,
characteristics, and your adventures should contain some, if
not ail, of these characteristics: • Flesh Out An Element. Pick an element from the .SVar Wars
movies or books. Anything. Then think ol a few key adjectives
• Action, Action includes combat, starship combat, chases,
that describe the element — what does it remind you of? Do
interesting character action, or any other kind of dramatic
you feel curiosity? Fear? Wonder? Excitement'’ Write down lots
conflict — the point is that the conflict unfolds quickly, and the
of key adjectives that help describe the element
characters spend their time reacting to things, rather than
diligently plotting every move. This technique is called brainstorming. Write down every-
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* Use A Known Element In A New Way. Take

an established Star Wars element and put it in
a new setting. This is very much a way of
getting a “feel’' for a setting, but it also is
effective in generating ideas. The element
might be a starship, or a piece of equipment or
a Droid. Or, you may decide to use a known
alien species in a different way.
Eixample: Bill comes up with a really cool
visual element — he just imagines seeing a
group o f TIE fighters flying up a sheer, rough cliff
face. The cliff is literally thousands o f meters
high and is bathed iri a bright orange sunset. As
the fighters reach the top o f the cliff, there is a
huge castle, with grand spires and a massive
wall ringing it. As the fighters climb higher into
the sky, it is shown that the castle is on u huge
plateau which is pitted with craters and there is
a massive sandstorm creating a g iga ntic cyclone
scores o f kilometers away.
This example invokes a certain mood. It
suggests the wonder and mystery of the Star
Wars universe.
* The Master Character. The master charac
ter is an individual who is the force behind a
number of plots. Developing one such charac
ter can lead to numerous adventures because
the character is trying to do a lot of things at
once in order to get an advantage. This char
acter may have one or several objectives,
including taking over a planet, eliminating a
criminal rival, or killing one of the player char
acters.
Example: Bill comes up with a character —
Venarian. He envisions a character who is sub
servient to a major crime figure. He then fleshes
out the concept — Venarian is a servant o f a
major crime lord ( whom Bill will create later),
but he wants to control his own territory. He is
secretly siphoning off funds from his employer's
activities until he can start his own operation in
a distant sector.
What if Venarian decides to cut in on smug-
Alffc'nfvunjj
glingand the characters are smugglers?They may

not come into direct conflict with Venarian, at
least at first, but they'll find that almost no one is
coming to them for smuggling operations. They’ll
also be threatened by anonymous goons. And
thing you can think of. Then, try to use these words and ideas what happens if Venarian develops a few enemies, who come to
to come up with a few plot threads that can be built into a story. ask the characters for help ...?
Example: Bill thinks of 7usken Raiders. The biggest thing As you can see, a single good character can be the instigator
about them is mystery — what is underneath their clothing? Do of several excellent adventure ideas, and over time, makes a
they have uny advanced technology? Where do they live'’ worthy adversary for the characters.
Bill remembers that they are aggressive and territorial and • Use Other Stories. Take plots from other sources — science
very dangerous. They normally attack First and ask questions
fiction or fantasy novels, movies or comics. Read other types
later.
of fiction, like detective stories, espionage or adventure fiction.
Then a thought occurs to him What if the sand people started
Use plots from old movies. And, of course, there is the richest
coming to the seif/ere and not attacking — what if they came source of ideas imaginable — the real world: our planet’s
looking for help? Why would they do that? What if there was
history and current events provide endless story ideas.
something even more dangerous out in the wastes o f Tatooine?
A new predator? Or maybe they have caught a new disease that Pick a basic plot idea, no matter how simple. Then develop
is kilting all o f them. They might need help o f some kind. it, ad ding .Star Wars elements so that it makes a good adventure

Example: Bill reads a newspaper, and makes notes about a
feu; current events He writes down;
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Who Are The Characters?
•A prince turning on hi.s father and starting a coup
In Star Wars: The Ki deplaying Game, players can take
•Amajor company has invested in a less developed country and any number of roles. T hey can play almost anyone in the
isforcing people to work for very low wages .Star Wars universe.
Most players will choose to portray Rebel Alliance or
•A company which is accused o f destroying the environment for
New Republic agents. Some, however, will want to play
my profits.
independent smugglers and tramp freighter captains,
Then, he tries to add elements to make these story ideas more who are trying to earn a living on their own, daring the
like Star Wars. What if the coup was planet-unde, and during the galaxy to throw its worst at them.
coup the prince's soldiers steal an Imperial battle cruiser? You must make sure that the adventure is appropri
What if the company, a galactic megacorp in B ill’s story, has ate to tlie characters — is the plot something that the
simply taken over an entire sector and enslaved the population'’ characters will care about? How do you get the charac
What if one o f the character's relatives has been enslaved by that ters involved? Decide what is necessary to motivate
company? them — duty to the Rebel Alliance or the New Republic,
You may also ward to add fundi tar elements or characters the lure of wealth, personal involvement (perhaps a
from the movies or books — what if the company moves m on relative of one of the characters is involved), desire for
Talooirie, home world o f I .tike Skywaiker? You already know revenge against a villain or rival. As gainemaster, if you
scveml things about the planet, such as the existence o f Mos make sure that the first scene involves the characters
Eisleyspaceport. or the fact that Jabba the Hurt 's criminal empire whether they want to he in the middle of the story or not,
was based there. You can develop this location to make the your job is a little easier — there is no mulling over a job
adventure feet like it could be its own Star Wars m ovie' offer: instead, they better get to their ship because
•Talk To Other People. Ask your players what they want to .someone lias decided to arrest them or shoot at them or
learn about the Star Wars itniver.se. Ask them if they want to do something else similarly negative.
fight any pat tit ular type of villain or go on a certain kind of However, you don’t want to make the rew'ards loo
adventure. Ask them to tom e up with the background of their great. A character who is offered a million credits to
characters — they might suggest something that you had perform their first mission will have a hard time accept
never thought of, and better yet, something that can be worked ing anything less for their second. Make rew'ards pre
into an upcoming adventure! cious and not always available. Sometimes characters go
on adventures because they don’t have much choice.
Example: John is talking about the background o f his charac
ter, Ace. He talks about how Ace first realized that he was a born v _____________________ _ _____________________ /
leader when he ted alt o f the other kids in his town to safety after
theEmpire attacked it. Rill comes up with a glimmer o f an idea
Section Two:
—what if one o f those kids ended up crossing Ace's path again? Fleshing Out The Plot
Ace might be visiting a new world, when he meets one o f his Now' that you've got the core of your story, you can flesh it
friends, and then the fad is kidnapped by pirates, or something out to a full-fledged plot. This process requires writing an
else incredibly coincidental. A ce, being the kind o f hero-in outline.
training that he makes himself out to be, would definitely get First, write down the basic plot idea. Normally, this will
involved and try to rescue Ids friend, no matter the danger . already be decided. Then ask yourself a few basic questions
about the idea:
( --------------------------------------------------------- \ Who is the story about? Is it about a villain, or a character
Planets the Star Wars Way that has something happen to him?
What is the story about? Is it galactic in scope, showing a
Planets in the Star Fftars movies, and in the roleplaying
civilization coming to grips with a star going nova? Is the story
game, are not like planets in the our universe — or at
of a more personal nature, such as about a character coming
least it doesn’t seem that way. When you design a planet
to grips with anger at a friend or relative? fs the story told on
for an adventure, all you really need to think about is how
a small scale, such as a simple cargo smuggling run from one
it fits into the adventure. If you want your characters to
system to another? Stories will often have several whats to
go to an arctic environment, send them to Hoth. A
make them interesting.
desert? Tatooine. What about a city adventure? Lianna
When does the story happen? Does it occur while the
or Coruscant might work. Forests? Endor or Kashvyyk,
Empire is still in power, or does it happen during the period of
Certainly, it is presumed that Tatooine has other
the New' Republic? Does the background leading into the story
terrain types. All you have to concern yourself with is
take into account thousands of years, such as the decline of an
what the geography is like where the characters will
ancient civilization? Or, does the when element of the
visit.
adventure’s background not really matter — the Empire is now
The point is, when creating a planet for Star Wars, it is
in orbit around the planet, TIF, bombers are making their first
not necessary for you to have degrees in geology, biol
runs — what are you going to do about it?
ogy, and astronomy. Just make a planet that “feels" right
Where is the story taking place? is the story set in the Core
for your campaign. Sure, you will want to “flesh if out" if
Worlds or the Outer Rim Territories? Does the story move
your characters spend lots of time there — but you can
around a tot — are several things happening on several worlds
develop it as you go. Hit the highlights and save the rest
at the same time? Because of the nature of the Star Wars
for later.
universe, characters can and will move to and from several
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W hy is the story taking place? Why are the people doing in earlier adventures.
what they are? What are the objectives of the villains? In the
• Han Solo nines Jabba thousands o f credits for dumping a load
real world, things happen lor a reason, and in Star Wars, there o f spice.
should be an underlying reason for what’s going on.
Once again, brainstorm ideas — think of any number of • Jabba is an evil crimeiord.
possible explanations for the plot idea or image, and then start • Jabba is offering a huge bounty on Solo's head, so every bounty
writing down and palying with ideas. hunter in the galaxy is looking for him
Once you have a firmer idea of what the adventure is about,
write down the adventure background — what happened to Episodes
make the story possible.
Slur Wars adventures are divided into episodes. In each
Finally, write down an outline of the episodes, which intro
episode, something dramatic and exciting happens — the
duce a problem, and somehow advance the plot.
characters are acting upon what they have learned in earlier
episodes, orthey learn more information, or find themselves in
Adventure Background conflict or in some other way advance the plot.
The adventure background is a summary of events that led Each episode has several elements: events, gamemaster
up to the adventure. Adventure background also includes characters and setting.
things like the Set-Up. if playing a campaign adventure, ele
ments from the Set-Up can be used to introduce or hint at
elements thal will Ire used in the adventure. Events
Each story has several events that happen to move the plot
Example: Han Sola is being pursued by Jabba the Hutt. The
along. Events are key incidents that make the story happen,
Set-Up would tell the gamemaster to introduce sene rat elements
and they are the times the characters can most affect the story
— in Star Wars fV: A New Hope, some of the events were:
When Does This Happen? • Princess Leia’s capture by the Empire.
Allventures in Star bars: The Roleplaying Game can • Tiie Death Star technical readouts being stored in R2-D2 and
occur in any time period from the events of the first sent to Tatooine,
movie up to and including the New Republic era, follow • R2-D2 being sold to Luke Skywalker’s uncle, then wandering
ing the Rattle of Fndor away in search of Obi-Wan Kenobi.
If adventures are set in the time period of the movies, •The encounter with theTnsken Raiders and Euke’s finding of
the Empire is a great villain. The Empire tried to assert Obi-Wan.
ahsolute control and used any means necessary to main
tain order. Characters might also run into criminals, • Alderann heing destroyed
bounty hunters and strange aliens, but most of the time, • Luke, Han and Chewie rescuing Princess Eeia and escape
Ihe true villain was the Empire in all its varied forms, from the Death Star,
from stormtroopers to corrupt local governments to
• K e n o b i's b a t t le w it h D a rtti V a d e r
cargo inspectors.
in the time period after the Rattle of F.ndor, there can • Luke deciding to fight in the battle to destroy the Death Star.
beany number of interesting factions, some of whom will Han saving Luke from certain death, as Luke fires the shot
be villains, and some of whom can be allies. which destroys the evil space station moments before the
i he Empire, from the Battle of Endor to the return of Rebel base is destroyed.
Grand Admiral Thrawn (told in Heir to the Empire) has
There are many other things that happen during the movie
slowly lost almost all of the territory it once controlled —
— the deaths of Luke’s aunt and uncle, and the famous cantina
now it only rules one quarter of the Known Galaxy, most scene for instance — and these events drive the plot along, if
of it isolated, backwater regions. The Empire is also
they didn’t happen, the story would be very different indeed.
short on troops and supplies— TIE fighters are no longer
regularly sent on suicide missions, and the Empire has The Role Of Events
conscripted many of its soldiers from whatever planet a The first event must involve the characters — how will the
ship happens to visit.
characters learn about what is happening, and what will en
The major new force is the New Republic, or what was
courage them to get involved?
once the Rebel Alliance. However, the Republic lacks
F.ach subsequent event develops and fleshes out the story
money and weapons, so it is more of an ideai than a
— something new happens to further intrigue the characters,
reality. The Republic’s influence extends only as far its the villains enact the next part of their plan, or something
member worlds allow it to — on some planets, the new
happens because of what happened in prior events.
governments are enlightened and genuinely want peace
Some events may be predestined— they will always happen
and prosperity for the galaxy. because there is nothing that the characters can do about it.
On other planets, however, the bureaucrats are the Many events will be situational— if the characters take one
same types of individuals, if not the same individuals
kind of action, a certain result will occur; if the characters do
themselves, who ruled under the Empire. These people
something different, a different result will happen.
are concerned with personal power anil greed — some
planets in the Republic are still repressive.
In the New Republic era, there are also many indepen Gamemaster Characters
dent planets that remained neutral, waiting to see who Gamemaster characters are essential to any adventure.
will ultimately win the war. Often, a good adventure centers around the actions of an
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show up lo advise or help the player characters. Interesting skills, although very important characters will require a little
gamemaster characters are like player characters — they have more work.
their own motivations, skills, and personalities. When it comes to assigning skills and attributes, use these
guidelines below:
Distinctive Appearance ID — Below Human average for an attribute.
The easiest way tn distinguish one gamemaster character 2D — Human average tor an attribute and many skills,
from another is by appearance. A character may be an alien, 3D — Average level of training for a Human.
instead of a Human. Is the character attractive or homely? in 4D — Professional level of training for a I lumaii.
good physical shape or sickly? Does the character have any SD — Above average expertise.
easily noticed tattoos or scars? til)—-Considered about the best in a city or geographic area,
Appearance also covers areas such as dress (flashy or 1 in 100.000 people will have training to this skill level.
poverty-stricken), physical presence (menacing or friendly) or 7D — Among the best on a continent. About t in 10,000,000
any other distinguishing physical characteristic. people will have training to this skill level,
8D —■Among the best on a planet. About 1 in 100.000,000
Distinctive Behavior people will have training to this skill level.
Behavior is another area which can help distinguish one 9U — One of the best for several systems in the immediate
character from another. Some characters will seem perpetu area. About 1 in a billion people have a skill at this level.
ally nervous, while others will always want to be the center of 10D —- One of the best in a sector.
attention. Is the character helpful, or does he get his way by 12D — One of the best in a region,
threatening others? Does the character inspire confidence in !4D - — Among the best in the galaxy.
those around him, or is he feared? Despised? Ridiculed? S p e c ia l A b ilitie s
Behavior is a good way to summarize the character's per
sonality in both normal and exceptional situations. Many characters will have special abilities, such as Jedi
abilities and alien abilities. Assign these as seem reasonable
Role In an Adventure tor the character. Remember that Force skills and powers are
very rare m the galaxy — the F.mperor hunted down as many
What is the character's role in the adventure? ts he sup Force-users as he could, and while he didn’t kill them all, he did
posed to be a constant companion for the characters, provid
eliminate most of the powerful and well-known Jedi. It is known
ing helpful information? Is he in place to provide comic relief?
that he had several agents who used Jedi abilities, the most
Is the character supposed to be a main villain or an obstacle to famous of them being Darth Vader.
the characters accomplishing their objectives? is the charac
ter there to set the tone and mood? C h a r a c t e r A n d F o r c e P o in ts
Some characters can serve many roles — they can be both Can non-fodder villains, such as Imperial army troops, hench
humorous and helpful (like the Ewoks in the Star Wars movies) men, and storm troopers typically have no Character Points or
or deadly and threatening (like Boba Fett), or they may act Force Points.
almost without the players' knowledge (like Lobot on Cloud Minor villains, whose survival isn’t dependent upon the
City). adventure's plot (for example, Greedo in the first movie) may
have 1-3 Character Points and probably have no Force Points.
Objectives Continuing villains, such as those who may be used for
Gamemaster characters arc real personalities — like the several adventures or who are subordinate to the main villain
characters, and real people, they wili have desires and goals. may have 4-10 Character Points, and at the gamemaster’s
It the characters want something from them, they will want discretion, might have a Force Point or two (Boba Fett).
something in return. The characters may want money, favors, Major villains who might be used over the course of a
or may simply want to prevent the player characters from campaign and are integral to an adventure, sue it as Darth
succeeding at their mission. Vader or the Emperor, will have at least It Character Points
As gamemaster, deciding interesting objectives for charac
ters can help make a character unusual — for example, what it
acharacter simply says, "You owe me one." fora favor instead f ----------------------------------------------- \
of asking for credits. This character can then be used later to Name:
Species:
provide an adventure complication.
Appearance:
Interesting Background Behavior:
Role: . _
Gamemaster characters can be made very interesting by Objectives:
giving them a complicated and colorful background — such a Stats:
background will often suggest personality traits that also make DEXTERITY D
the character distinctive. Characters with complicated back KNOWLEDGE D
grounds will be mysterious and intriguing to the players. For MECHANICAL D
example, Dartti Vader is interesting because there is such a
PERCEPTION D
sense of mystery about him — how did tie go from Auakin STRENGTH D
Skywalker, Jedi Knight, to Dartti Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith? TECHNICAL D
Skills:
Assigning Skills And Special Abilities Special Abilities:
Once you have come up with the character's concept, you Force Points:
should decide upon his game statistics. Most of the lime, it will Character Points:
be sufficient to flesh out a character's attributes and major
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(some characters will have well over 50 Character Points) and Section Three: Translating Stories
many will have at least three Force Points — if the characters
are Force sensitive, they will undoubtedly have more. Into Game Terms
Do not be afraid to "disguise'’ your villains every once in a Do the characters have access to the appropriate tools to
while — when your players are experienced, this is especially help them solve the problems of the game? if you are designing
important. Instead of putting your major villain right out there an adventure where the characters will have to bust into an
where everyone can see (and perhaps shoot at) him. make the Imperial detention block, do they have explosives? Or do they
villain more mysterious. What if your characters think, through have other tools — like Imperial uniforms or passes? How are
an entire series of adventures, that the villain causing all their they able to accomplish their mission?
problems is a crimelord named Krutis Toran, hut, when they You have to decide what skills will be necessary for the
finally confront Toran, they find out he was actually being characters to succeed at the adventure, and then figure out if
manipulated by someone else even more powerful — like they have the right skill levels, or how they can find someone
another crimelord, an Imperial Grand Moff, or someone else? t o help t hem in those vital areas they are lacking. As gamemaster,
you might also want to change your ideas so that the charac
The Quick Write-Up ters will stand a more reasonable chance of being successful.
For major villains, you might want to use a normal character If you want to run an adventure that includes a big X-wing
sheet to write up the character. For less important characters, battle, most of your characters should have the skills neces
you may want to summarize them by using the quick method sary to fly X-wings,
and form shown on the previous page.
Tools
Setting Make notes regarding the game value of any tools that the
Setting is what sets Slur Wars apart from all other adventure characters will be using. If they are being given equipment by
games: Droids, exotic planets, strange aliens, and fantastic the Rebel Alliance, or are purchasing it, you should at least
starships make.S’for Wars feel different than other game situa have a write-up of what the equipment does to give to the
tions. players so they know how to use it.
When tiesigning Shir Wars adventures, you should be sure if you are inventing new equipment, you should also write
to include trappings that remind characters of Ihe movies so up a description of it and an explanation of its use.
that they know they are sharing this imaginary universe. Remember, players may come up with alternate solutions
tor the problems you present — or they may come up with
Locations nothing at all, even though you know they have all the right
tools. Help them along, but don't play their characters for
Locations are the planets, cifies, buildings, natural wonders
them. Winning and losing is part of the game.
and other areas that serve as the backdrop for an episode.
Some episodes, if they involve chases or (ravel, will have
several locations. Final Preparation
It is a good idea to have the characters travel to at least one You Ilave to make sure that you have included things for the
alien planet per adventure, and if you can work in a little planet players to "play ’ with.
hopping. going to three or more planets, so much the better.
This gives the characters the sense of mobility important to Scripts
the„S7«r ITbra universe.
Adventure scripts are great to get them into the story. An
W'hen designing planets, remember that the galactic civili
adventure script should start with some action — the charac
zation has used technology to master its environment. You
ters are typically in hot water already. A script should also
already know about giant flying cities, huge space stations,
explain how the characters got into the situation they found
cities that move about planets on walkers, and cities built in themselves, and discuss any really important information
giant trees — add other logical extensions of these technolo
pertaining to the adventure.
gies. The Umpire can build starships countless kilometers
long, and each alien species has its own unique architecture
Handouts
and ideas of design,
W'hen describing scenes, be sure to describe all of the Handouts are a great way of telling players, “What you know
strange sights that will confront the charcters — when they about esubject>“ without having to describe everything to
walk into a bar. they will see aliens of every description, from them. Handouts often take the form of computer files on
humanoids to insertoids to amorhpous gas clouds They will certain subjects.
see spaceships that look like they were organically grown.
They will see unusual weapons that might shoot liquid strangle
Maps
nets or sonic "beams.’’ In .Slur libra, almost anything can be Maps are helpful to give players an idea of what the scene
made to fit ir's a huge galaxy, with millions of settled planets. looks like You should prepare maps for the players to use to
Use your imagination. figure out where they are going. They will want maps of planets,
But make sure to keep your descriptions to the point and as which should be very general, listing the most important
succinct as possible. For example, imagine describing to your points of interest. They will also want to see maps of any place
players the cantina in Mos Eislcy, featured in Star Dors. You where they will get involved in a big fight during combat they
would want to describe just enough to give the players the will ask "Where are we? Where are they? Where can we go to
"feel” of the cantina, but you don’t want to sit there and make escape? What can we hide behind? How do we get back to our
a fist of all the aliens in the place, a list of all the drinks being ship?’” and other questions of this nature. Maps give the
served, and all the other details. Keep your descriptions color players a concrete idea of how things are set-up, relying on
ful. hut concise. verbal description tends to cause arguments.

Drawings Props
If you ait: dii artist, or if one of your players is an artist, you Players love to have physical things to touch and play with.
tar make sketches and drawings of any aliens, starships or Instead of describing a mystic artifact, if you can make one out
other neat things that the players will encounter — even rough of paper mache to give to them, they will be that much more
ones help considerably. If not, you can always show them art interested in the device. Props take a lot of work sometimes,
orphotos from any of theStor iVors-related materials. A picture but they are always worthwhile.
is worth a thousand words.
Running A dventures
Whether running published Star Wars adventures, nr de It’s a good idea to have photocopies of each of the character
signing your own adventures, the principles of making a good templates (see pages 1(58 to 175) and several blank character
story an exciting adventure remain the same. sheets in case the players will be using new characters or there
are new players who don't have their own characters.
Preparing To Run • Make sure that you have enough paper, pencils and dice
When you want to gameinaster a.Star Wars adventure, there (each player should have at least three or four).
are a few things you have to do to prepare. • Get munchies (if you're the host, it’s fine to ask people to
•Read the adventure. You need to be familiar with the basic bring something to share).
story and how the events in it are supposed to happen. You
should be familiar with how the plans of the gameinaster
characters and the various events work together to tell a good
Getting Started
story so that it the players do something unexpected you can If the players are new, or people are playing new characters,
help move the story along. you have to introduce the new characters. As gamemaster you
should explain how all of the characters got together, and then
• Make photocopies of everything that you need. Players will have each player introduce his or her character.
need copies of some maps —you might want to draw your own
Player introductions should be short and simple — give a
based on the maps in the adventure, especially if they contain
character's name, his appearance, how he acts, and anything
information that the players shouldn’t know. Make photo else that other characters would notice on first meeting. D o nut
copies of any player handouts, such as descriptions of planets contradict a player if he lies about his character (unless his lie
or documents that the characters will find during the adven
is obvious — "I’m a Wookiee;" "No, you’re an Ewok"); he may
ture. Make one copy of the starting adventure script for every be just playing his character. A bounty hunter in the company
player. of Wnokiecs, Rebels, Smugglers, or other fugitives may not
want everyone to know what he is right off. Just make a note for
later.
Using Published Adventures
The Script
Writing and running your own adventures is a lot of
Give each player a copy of the script and assign parts. A
fun — you get to use your own unique interpretation of
script gets the players immediately into the spirit of the
the Star Wars universe, and you are able to custom-
adventure — a script tells them the situation, describes what’s
design adventures that match the moods and tastes of
happening, and normally puts the characters into the middle
yourself and your players. However, you might also want
of a conflict right off the bat -— all of the ingredients for a fun
to consider picking up a published adventure or two for
adventure!
the following reasons:
• A published adventure often has good insights into
how to handle a particularly difficult situation.
In Media Res
• Published adventures show you how to run Sta r Latin for “in the middle of things,” this technique gets the
Wars; in this book we've told you what to use — tone, characters into the action. Lots of gamemasters have a ten
setting, description, and action — adventures show you dency to start adventures where the first thing the players say
ftom to use these elements. is, "What do we do now?" With an in media res start, the
• They're great time savers. The designers have done characters are in the middle of the story when ttie adventure
most of the work for you. All you have to do is read begins.
through the adventure, make a few notes if you ieel the As an example. Star Hti is IV. A New Hope begins with Lei a
need, and have your friends come over. Designing your trying to get away from an Imperial Star Destroyer, She is
own adventures takes a lot of time and effort. captured in the first scene, amidst a deadly battle over the
•Several heads are better than one Adventures have clesert planet Tatooine. Many gamemasters would want to
the ideas of designers, editors arid playtesters, giving a start the story with f.eia planning the theft of the technical
lot of sources for new ideas and twists. Even if you don’t plans to the Death Star, but by starting in the middle of the
use the adventure as it’s written, you might want to use action, after Leia has already taken the plans, the story starts
a planet or starship or new alien species in one of your off with an action scene and gets faster every minute.
own adventures, This technique is great lor moving the players in the right
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Slow Down A Little Sometimes the game's action will slow down for any num
Every aspect of the discussion of running Star R'or.s ber of reasons. The players may simply not know what to do,
has suggested that it is the ganiemaster’s job to keep or they may be being so cautious that they aren't doing
things moving fast. Now it's time to advise you to slow anything but are spending a lot of time doing it. Sometimes the
down a little . players begin arguing over who gets to do what or who can
You maybe thinking that this is contradictory, and in carry the new toy ttiat they discovered during their adven
a way it is, but it is important to remind you not to go tures. Sometimes the players are simply overwhelmed by ali of
overboard on any one aspect of gamemastering. the choices you've given them, and they are hoping you'll give
Star Warn is clearly an action and adventure game them a sense of direction. No matter what the cause, it s
characters are fighting, flying starships, risking great important to keep the story rolling along.
danger and all of the other things that make the movies What do you do?
exciting. However, characters and players do need a few Use one of the tactics below. The approach varies, but all of
seconds to stop and Ihink about what they at e going to them accomplish the same thing -— forcing the players to do
do, or they may want to take their time to interact with something: take the initiative, react to a dangerous situation, or
interesting characters. somehow advance the plot.
Gamemasters are advised to keep things fast so that
the players don't get bored. They want things to do — The Bad Guys Arrive
places to explore, people to meet, obstacles to over Villains or "heavies," whether mercenaries, the Empire,
come. On the other hand, if the players are clearly nasty aliens or someone else, show upon the scene. Having the
enjoying themselves when roleplaying a cantina scene, villains arrive doesn’t necessarily mean combat — they may
indulge them. Give them some interesting characters to want to negotiate a deal with the characters, threaten them,
meet and some fun encounters to keep them entertained. intimidate or harass them. The encounter may be purely by
As soon as the players start to show signs of boredom, accident — the characters and the villains "just hajtpen" to run
it’s time to kick the story back into gear, but if the players into each other, and both groups are surprised and don’t quite
are content to spend a whole night playing out their know what to do at first.
misadventures in a dingy spaceport, give them that
chance ... Use Clues
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they will only act on what they know. If the players don’t know
starts them oft by having the villains shooting at them, or has enough, they won’t knowwhichcourseofactiontotake, so you
them start in the middle of a chase, or some other action- can drop a new hint to them — they may meet a gamemaster
packed activity where the characters, and players, don’t have character who gives l hem a suggestion, 01 they simply uncover
the chance to get bored. a new clue that leads them along the path of discovery.

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Other times, the players may have ton many clues or may be information— they have just enough to want to explore a little,
acting hased on false information or assumptions. In this but not so much that they don’t know where to begin.
situation, the players have allowed their confusion to paralyze The same suggestion applies to using the rules. If you can’t
them. In this case, you may want to introduced situation which remember every single modifier, fudge a little and come up with
disproves some of the false clues or gets the players focused what you think are fair difficulty numbers, have the players roll
on the major events, so they can choose a course of action. their dice, and get going Don’t spend several minutes looking for
an obscure rule when you can describe things, make up a
A Change In The Environment modifier on the fly. and get the game moving again.
This is any sudden event which forces the players to act —
aship suffers an accident while iri hypers pace, an earthquake Using Cinematic Techniques
strikes, a sudden storm starts This kind of situation, much like
Star Wars is greatly enhanced if you use cinematic storytelling
using a combat scene, gets the players moving along, hopefully
techniques. Cut-aways are but one example of this approach.
in the right direction.
Establishing Shots: A basic scene which gives a long-dis
tance overview of the situation. An example of an establishing
Time Is Passing shot is in Star ITWrs when we first see the Droids wandering
The players will often be in adventures where time is of the away from the escape pod. First you see two Droids, and an
essence — for example, if the characters don't get the secret escape pod hack a few' meters. There is desert around them.
plans to the Rebel base within three days, the base will be The camera pulls back, back, back, back to show nothing but
destroyed. If the players are having their characters waste time, miles of endless desolation, in just a few seconds, theestahlish-
you may want to use a storytelling technique to convince them ing shot has told us that the Droids arc on t heir own in a hostile,
to get going. barren environment.
Point-of-View: Do a scene from the point-of-view of a spe
The Force cific character. You are seeing the scene through the character’s
Force-sensitive characters can always feel a disturbance in eyes This kind of technique is especially useful if the charac
the Force if yon need to ' steer" them. ters are downloading a Droid's visual memory — they will see
what the Droid's photoreceptors saw on whatever screens
Cut-Aways they are monitoring.
Cut-aways are scenes that I he garnemaster descrihes to the
players even though there is no way that their characters Maintaining Direction
would know what is going on.
Players will always do something unexpected. Many times
An example of this occurs in Return o f the Jedi, which opens
you will find that they want to do things that you haven’t even
with Dartfi Vader landing on the second Death Star. There is no
thought of. and this direction takes them directly away from
way that the players' characters would know that a new Death
the adventure's story.
Star is under construction, but you can be sure that if you
Wing it. Improvise.
opened an adventure with this kind of scene the players would
be realty interested in the night’s advent Lire For the lime being, go in the direction that the players want
to go. Start making things up oft the top ot your head, throwing
Cut-aways should whet the players' appetites. Pique their
as much color and flash around as you can If you need to take
curiousity. F.ntice them. Tell them just enough to get them
a break to figure out how to get the players back into the story,
interested — and leave them hanging. Don’t give away the
ask for a few minutes to get your thoughts together.
whole plot. Instead, use cut aways to get the players’ interest
being able to improvise is very important for one reason —
and keep them focused. If you need to explain how they know
tiie players have to have the illusion o f free will. They have to
the information in the cut-away: fudge. Maybe a Force-sensi
believe that they can choose their own path, instead of being
tive character is getting a "feeling” of unusual clarity. Perhaps
forced to do exactly what the garnemaster wants them to do —
spies saw the action and reported it. Or just say, "It’s just part
this is a game, and in games, players get to make choices about
of the story."
their actions. Players hate being forced to do something!
The players also want to pretend that this is a real universe:
Don't Use Too Much Detail they can t feci that if they look the wrong way they will see a
As garnemaster, you use description and narration to help stage crew scurrying about and actors rehearsing their lines.
tellthe story and set the tone. However, you should be warned Like an amusement park, roleplaying games arc about pretend
not to give the players so much information that they get lost ing that this imaginary place is real, and improvisation is
in the detail. necessary to maintain this illusion.
On the other hand, you are always free to throw complica
Example: "As soon as you open the landing ramp, the stench
tions at the players. If they have chosen to go in an unexpected
is overwhelming Sure, the sensors told you this was a Type /
direction, you can throw a garnemaster character or event at
atmosphere, breathable without any assistance, but they didn't
them that gets them back to the story in a roundabout fashion.
tellyou it would make you nauseous From the light cast out by the
As long as you make the final choice up to the players and they
landing beacons, you can see the jungle clearing, probably 50
don’t get upset about being "herded along," this kind of “be
meters across. In the distance, the trees are swaying softly to a
hind-the-scenes" manipulation is acceptable.
whistling, almost moaning, wind You see lots o f movement in the
trees, but it is more shadow than substance. Something out there
is watching this strange new arrival tv this world. " Tell A Story
Here, this paragraph sets the mood and tone — the players Star fi'e/rs is a story game: there are plots, and characters
are nervous, and they should feel a sense of the unknown with mature. There is a sense of something happening. When you
a tinge of foreboding. Still, you haven't given them a lot of run Star 1-Vors, you should he telling a story. There arc several
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appropriate equipment to get across the right (eel.

The Campaign It's also important to remember that it’s a big galaxy. REi!
There are millions of stars. The Empire has over 25,000 Impe
Koleplaying games have two major forms: sessions rial Star Destroyers. There are quadrillions of beings. Make use
and campaigns. of this big a setting.
A session is when you and your friends get together to The Star Wars universe is also one of majestic history and
play once in a while. You may be playing tfie same epic stories. This civilization has been around for over 20,000
characters, but there is nothing linking all of the adven years (actually, if you include warlords like Xim the Despot, a
tures together - they are more like episodes from a lot longer than that). There is plenty of room for lost rums,
television series, where what happens in one adventure ancient artifacts, heroic: myths. This is also a modern galaxy of
doesn’t really impact upon the others. hug!' corporate conglomerates and planets with billions ol
A more detailed, and often more exciting, form of people.
gaming is called a cum/Miign. in a campaign, the players In short, if you want to tell any kind ot story, somewhere in
will play the same character cacti time, and the adven the Star Wars galaxy, there is room for it! Have Inn!
tures are often linked by a theme, or the adventure may
be much longer than norma), being dragged out over the
course of several sessions instead of one or two. Cam Ending On A Satisfactory Note
paigns are interesting because: it allows the characters, In talking about running.S’far Wfurs, it’s vital to point out that
both ttio.se played by the players and the ganiemaster you should always quit with the players wanting more. Give
characters, to develop and mature. Their personalities them an exciting conclusion, but leave a few loose ends — the
evolve. The ganiemaster can also use the same settings, big villain may have escaped, or someone else shows up just as
or tie adventures together. This is much harder to do in soon as I tie characters think they’ve earned a breather.
an isolated session form of gaming. Some gamemasters like to leave the adventure in the middle
of a cliffhanger. Something like, “The ship's sensors are sound
ing off and computerized voices are telling you to find the
lips to keep things appropriately dramatic. nearest escape pod because ttie ship’s hull is certain to rup
• Avoid Anti-Climax. In general, it’s a bad idea to kill off all of ture soon. And ... that’s it until next week."
the characters, and tills includes major villains, at t tie begin Your players may want to kill you the first time you do this,
ning of the story. Confrontations should be dramatic and but it will certainly keep them coming back for more.
exciting, and that requires time to get to know the personality When you resolve a major plot line, it's important to make
of the characters and the nature of the conflict, '['his (iocsn't sure that you've hinted at future stories. The characters may-
mean that characters should never die in the middle oi a story have “just met" someone during the course of ttieir adven
- -there should always be a sense of danger for the characters tures. and as t hev are finishing one slory, they are approached
.lust don’t kill them frequently. by this character and offered a job, leading right into a new
adventure for tfie next time you play.
■ Fudge The Rules. Really. This can’t be emphasized enough.
If the rules are getting in the way of t lie story you want to tell,
make a judgment call, roll the dice and get on wit lithe story. 1; Rewards
you want to have a great chase .scene, and the chase rules are Make sure that what the characters receive for their actions
loo complex for you to deal with right now, just skip over them matches what I hey went through during the adventure.
and use what “(cels" right. Rules are tools to be used by you Characters may be awarded money, equipment and weap
when you want t fieri i -—they don't dictate to you how you must ons for their activities. They may also make contacts with
do things. important garnemaster characters — they may make friends
• Failure Is Good. The characters are the.stars of their own .SYc/r with someone who can save their skins in a future adventure.
ITors movies, and even if they are independent smugglers, they Characters also receive Force Points and Character Points
are heroic more often than not. That doesn't mean that they for their actions. Characters receive additional Force Points as
automatically get their way. Look at The Empire Strikes Buck — explained under "Force Points" in Section 7,2.
Luke, l.eia and Han are being battered and defeated at every Characters also receive Character Points at fhe end of
turn. They “get away” at the end — except for I Ian — but they adventures, which can be used to increase their skills or be
didn’t “win" anything. Unless they are willing to redefine saved for later adventures.
victory. As a general rule, a character should receive between three
and 15 Character Points for each adventure. The award de
Sometimes characters need to fail. If they7roll poorly, or are pends upon several factors:
simply outclassed, or most importantly, if the players play
poorly, their characters will lose. • How Well The Characters (and Players) Did. This is a reward
On the other hand, with each defeat, the characters (and for how I he group did as a whole. II l lie players solved puzzles,
players) should learn something. They may7learn a better way came up with great solutions, and made sure that everyone
to approach a situation, or they may stumble upon a tool or had fun, give them six to eight Character Points; if the players
gadget that will help them in ttie future. And, ultimately, good did very poorly, they should only receive three or four Char
does triumph over evil. It should take perserverauee and acter Points.
dedication, but good does win in the end. ■ How Well Each Individual Player Did. H certain players
were exceptional — very clever and went out of their way to
Tone make the game fun, give ttie player an ox Ira two or three
Character Points --- never to exceed 15 total for any character.
When running Star H urs it's important to use the universe
in context. As indicated before, use aliens. Droids and other • Whether They Cooperated. If the players worked well as a
46 Stdr Wars ■Second Edition

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team, they should get two to four extra Character Points. If ter Point awards should be correspondingly increased to
they did nothing but argue (as players, not as characters; reflect the length of the adventure: if playing one or two
characters traditionally hassle each other during the game), episode quick adventures, the Character Point awards should
they shouldn't receive points for working together. be lower as well.
• Did They Play In Character? If a player roleplayed his No adventure should award any character more than 15
character well, give him three or four Character Points, if the Character Points at one time. If you think this is going to
player didn't play the character correctly ■— such as having a happen, then award some of the points during the adventure.
Jetii commit evil at every chance — don't give him any points You might even give them a way to spend them on skills or
for roleplaying. attributes during the adventure. In The Empire Strikes Back,
• Did All Of You Have Fun? If all of you (yes, this includes the part of the adventure has Luke learning Jedi skills from Yoda,
and Han, Leia, Chewbacca and C-3P0 working on the Falcon.
gamemaster) had a good time and playing and running was a
lot of fun, give Ihe players as many as three or four Character They all have a chance to use the points they earned during the
Points as a way of saying, “Good game." If players were difficult Hoth battle and the escape from the Empire,
and never tried to get into the spirit of things, don’t give them
these bonus points. Other Rewards
• Adventure Length. Adventures can have greatly varying Other Rewards, such as cash, equipment, or other material
length. These award guidelines are for an average adventure things, are given at your descretion. Again, try not to be too
spanning two nights of gaining, or four or five fairly long lavish in giving out “stuff" — your characters need something
episodes. If an adventure is going to be run over several to work for later. In the movies, rewards of Friendship, Honor,
sessions, the ganiemaster may want to give partial awards and Camaraderie were more important than money or equip
during the adventure so the players don’t go too long without ment. Of course, a cash advance now and then doesn’t hurt ...
getting anything to show for their efforts, and the final Charac
2. S A d ve n tu re Hooks
This chapter provides many adventure hooks which can be Character Points: 5
developed into full-fledged adventures. While they require Equipment: Jet pack (hurst lasts one move and flics 100
detailed work, such as the preparation of player hand-outs, meters horizontally or 30 meters vertically; has 10 bursts),
scripts, and gamemaster character stats, the hardest part protective vest (>2 to torso front and back to Strength resist
the creation of a good plot — is already done. damage), blaster pistol (4Ddamage), blaster rifle (5Ddamage),
knife (STR+1D damage)
Money Troubles Physical Description: Rough-looking and dangerous, these
bounty hunters mean business.
This is a beginning adventure for Star ICurs, The Roleplaying Objectives: To capture the characters (dead or alive) and
Game, begin this adventure hy having each player choose a return them to the loanshark that loaned the smuggler money
character template — someone must pick the Smuggler tem for his ship.
plate. This adventure can be used with anywhere from two to
six players and should he completed with twro to three hours The characters should begin only about a block from their
of play. starship, and the chase should be staged like a scene from an
Once everyone has selected characters, have them read action-adventure movie — the characters sprint down a typi
their paits in the advent ui e sci ipt. cal city block, while the bounty hunters use their jet packs to
keep within range of the characters. They can duck behind
Episode One: Shootout At The Spaceport crates and around corners for cover, while repulsorlift ve
hicles — landspeeders arid speeder bikes — fly around on the
The characters find themselves pinned in the center of a
city streets.
small spaceport town with a group of bounty hunters deter
Some encounters you can throw into the chase to spice
mined to capture them There are as many bounty hunters as
things up include:
characters, each with the following stats.
* The local police show up (use standard Imperial army troops
Bounty Hunter stats) —■ do they get involved? Do they try to capture the
DEXTERITY 4D characters^ The bounty hunters? Both? Do they simply stand
Blaster 6D, dodge 61), melee 4D-2 around and enjoy the show?
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2 * A small child wanders into the street and could quite easily
Streetwise 3D by killed. One of the characters has to run to the rescue.
MECHANICAL 2D+2
* A vehicle is hit by a stray blaster bolt and veers out of control
Astrogation 3D, starship gunnery 3D, space transports 3D
— straight at the character. Have him make a Moderate running
PERCEPTION 3D
roll to scoot out of the way.
Bargain 4D, con 4D. intimidation 4D, search 4D
STRENGTH 3D+2
TECHNICAL 2D H in ts O n T h e B a ttle
Force-sensitive: No During Ihe combat, all of the characters should survive this
Force Points: 0 initial battle, but they should be forced to flee to their starship.

Chagt er Two: Gam em astenn^ JTAI
Battle In Space Space: 5

The characters hoard their freighter, and hlast into space, Atmosphere: 295; 850 kmh
hoping to jump to a new system and escape from the bounty Hull: 3D-2
Shields: 2D
hunters. They will be pursued by the bounty hunters in their
own ship. Sensors:
[f the players want to jump to hyperspace, suggest to them Passive; 20/1D
Scan: 40/3 D
that they jump to Issagra system: the duration for the trip is 12
Search 50/4 D
hours and the astrogation difficulty is Moderate.
Focus 4/3L)
If the players stand and fight, use the following stats for the
bounty hunters' strip. Weapons:
One Triple Laser Cannon
Heroe s Slayer Fire Arc: Turret
Crew: 1
Craft: Modified YT-1300 Transport Skill: Starship gunnery
Type: Modified light freighter Fire Control: ID -1
Scale: Starfighter Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Length: 27.IS meters Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1,2kni/2.5km
Skill: Space transports: YT-1300 transports Damage: 4D
Crew: 1 to 2 (can coordinate)
Passengers: f> Episode Two: Refuge
Cargo Capacity: 25 metric tons; 10 cubic meters
The characters arrive in Issagra, whose main location is a
Consumables: 2 weeks huge space station devoted to gambling and trade: it is over
Hyperdrive Multiplier: xl 5 three kilometers long and houses hundreds of small and large
Hyperdrive Backup: \15
freighters and tens of thousands of visitors at a time. The
INav Computer: Yes
characters should get swept away in the grandeur of the place
Maneuverability: 11)
— imagine this place as "Las Vegas in space” hut much bigger,
and much more exotic. They should meet many new aliens and
/ ----------------------------------------------------------- \ interesting characters; contraband goods are for sale in every
"Money Troubles" Adventure Script nook and cranny: organized crime is lurking in the background
To the gamemaster: Assign each player a part in the Some sample roleplaying scenes that can he run:
script; if there are fewer than six players, assign players • Gambling in a casino: while there, the characters meet a
extra parts. Whoever is playing the Smuggler template wealthy Rodian (same species as Greedo from the first movie)
must be "1st Player " named Garoush. He takes a great interest in them; if they
Each player should read aloud their parts below. mention the bounty hunters, he will offer to hail them out — if
Gamemaster: You have just delivered a cargo of Gervi they promise to undertake a mission for him in the future.
fruits to the isolated agricultural planet of Pettier. While
• A love interest — one of the characters meets a very attrac
wandering around the dusty streets of the small farm
tive person of the opposite sex who takes an interest in them.
town, you find yourselves the target of a sneak attack —
This person may get caught up in the plot — when the bounty
laser holts flashed out from a building, and you all just
hunters show up. they may take him/her hostage in order to
barely managed to get behind some crates before being
force the characters to cooperate.
killed by the shots,
1st Player: What’s going on here? • The characters get offered a well-paying smuggling run —
2nd Player: I don't know — okay, who's got someone running weapons to a group of New Republic troops in Imperial
mad at them? Raise your hands space, or smuggling illegal holo-vids to a distant trade world,
(Every player should raise their hand) is the deal on the level, or are the characters being set up?
Gamemaster: As everyone raises their hand, another
barrage of blaster bolts strikes the crates. One of the The Bounty Hunters Return
crates bursts into flame. After the characters have had a while to rest and begin to
3rd Player: Well, that was a lot of help. What do we do think that they got away, the bounty hunters (either the
now? original ones or a new group but hired by the same loanshark)
Gamemaster: You hear a mechanically-enhanced show up hoping to capture them.
voice from the roof of the building. (Cup your hands The characters have several options — do they want to slug
around your mouth to simulate the voice.) “Okay, you it out on the space station (possibly in a hallway, docking bay,
slimy smuggler. You can come out now. We've been sent casino, lounge or any number of other locations). They might
to get the money you owe on the ship," want to take Garoush up on his offer, and simply pay off the
4th Player: Bounty hunters — w e ’ve got bounty hunt bounty hunters, t hey might also want to accept the smuggling
ers after us? run and hope for the best.
5th Player: How many payments have you missed on
your ship?
1st Player: A ... few
Springboard To Adventure
6th Player: How many is a few? How much is past due These two simple episodes can lead to numerous other
on the ship? misadventures, possibly even a full-fledged campaign. Do the
1st Player: With interest, about a hundred ... thousand. bounty hunters follow the characters or does the loanshark
2nd Player: I’ve got a bad feeling about this. hire more and better skilled bounty hunters to track them
down? Can the characters make enough money to payoff the

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loanshark? Does the love interest adventure with the charac their ship out of hyperspaeo. When the pirates board, t he Jedi
ters? Is Garoush trustworthy and what does he want the character feels hate and fear — the Dark Side —■overwhelm
characters to do for him? h im . Before he even realizes it, he las ties o u t with the Force,
These and many other questions are there for you to flesh stopping the pirates — dead. Obviously, the rock/crystal has
out (or your own adventures. You’ve seen the basics of adven something to do with this.
ture design here — now try it yoursell! Episode 77iree.'The characters land on the strange world. For
feci and atmosphere, it can be dark and foreboding, like a dank
Dark Temptation forest planet, possibly with very dangerous predators. The
characters encounter a small village of primitive locals, who flee
"This bazaar is great. I’ve never been on an ithoriari herd ship in terror at the sight of the Jedi’s robes or lightsaber (if tie has
before ... look at everything here!" those things), or if he uses the Force in their presence, they are
"Stop. There’s something not right here." similarly terrified. All they hear is the aliens saying (in their own
“What is it this time? Another disturbance in the Force — language) "The temple ... the temple ... the temple ..."
you know, this ‘Force’ does nothing but cause trouble for us." Episode Four: The characters learn that there is an ancient
“That sculpture — the one made out of the colored crystals. temple in the mountains, a tew hours walk (only a few minutes
It’s strong in the Dark Side. Excuse me. where did you get that?" flight, but there aren’t any convenient clearings nearby for the
"I've got a bad feeling about this ..." ship to land). When the characters investigate the temple, they
will see that it dates back to the Old Republic era, going back
Adventure Background nearly 4.000 years, and it is obviously alien in design. As the
This adventure requires a Jedi or Force-sensitive character. characters investigate, a Human approaches the Jedi, claiming
The characters are wandering through a bazaar when the Jedi to be a Jedi Master; the Jedi feels an immense surge from the
sees a sculpture or unusual crystal formation and feels a Dark Side, but cannot tell whether it is from the person or the
disturbance in the Force. This leads the Jedi and his friends into temple.
an ancient trap. Episode Five: The characters slowly start to figure out what
is going on. This is a trap — the Human is one of the Emperor's
Episodes Jedi Hunters, who lures young Jedi to the area and kills them,
Episode One. The Jedi character encounters a rock, crystal or enslaves them, converting them to the Dark Side. He is, in
or sculpture that gives him feelings of dread and evil. The item fact, trying to convert the Jedi character while his minions,
is causing a distinct disturance in the Force, and it is filled with hired guns from nearby systems, are coming in on their own
the Dark Side of the Force. Asking where the object came from, ships to capture the other characters and their starship.
the characters hear of a distant world out in the Outer Rim
Territories or some other isolated region of space. The charac For Only 10,000 Credits ...
ters sot out to the region with the crystal, presumably to
"I tell you, son, this ship is a great bargain. I only want 10,000
destroy it.
Episode Two: The characters are waylaid by pirates, forcing credits. She's not much, but this class o' ship is a tirikerer’s

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dream. You can do anything tothem and they'll keep running.” “She must be a lot of fun at royal dinners.’’
“I know, 1 know. I’ve heard this line before, trust me. Actu “Hey. why are those fighters with t lie royal crest hailing us?
ally, it looks a little beat up Look at that hull plating — scorch Their weapons are fully charged!”
marks everywhere. You sure that this was only used for simple “Better move it, space boys — if you don’t get me out of here,
cargo hauling?” you'll end up doing fifty years of hard labor.”
“I swear on a stack of cred chips, speaking of which, how
about ninety-five hundred and I’ll throw in a complimentary Adventure Background
refurbishment and hyperdrive motivator adjustment?” The characters have been tiired by a particularly charming
"You drive a hard bargain. I'll take it." princess to escort her to a safe wo rid, where she will meet her
true love and live happily ever after. Too bad her family and
Adventure Background suitor don’t see it that way.
The characters have bought their very own starship (or
bought it lor someone else). Unfortunately, they got saddled Episodes
with a defective sublight drive and a ... touchy hyperdrive. Episode One. The characters meet the princess and also
Sometimes you just can’t win. learn that the planet's army is after the characters for abduct
ing h e r ... it seems that the bureaucrats are eager to accuse the
Episodes characters of kidnapping, rather than admit that the princess
Episode One This adventure begins aboard the ship on its doesn’t want to marry.
maiden voyage. They are taking it to their local base of opera As the characters blast off into space, enemy fighters trying
tions, or delivering it wherever the purchaser asks. Or so they to disable their ship, they punch in the coordinates fora resort
think. system and make the jump to hyperspace.
Suddenly, the hyperspace alarms go off, and the ship drops Episode Two. Their journey to the resort system is made
out of hyperspace wit ha sudden lurch ... with a planet looming doubly difficult by the princess' constant complaints about the
directly in front of them. It turns out that the hyperdrive threw quality of the accomodations. Stie will especially needle any
them a good bit off course, and the rough entry ripped away character who expresses annoyance at her attitudes.
some of that hull plating. The characters will have to bring the Episode Three. They will arrive at the resort planet, where
ship in for a quick landing. she will disembark, and then refuse to pay the characters for
Episode Two: Just as the characters enter the low' atmo their trouble because the ship "wasn’t up to royal standards."
sphere. they are approached by a very primitive patrol ship, While the characters are oft the ship, it is impounded by
demanding their immediate surrender and their arrest for local authorities after requests from the princess' father. The
smuggling. The patrol ship doesn't seem to care that the characters are free to wander about at their discretion as they
characters haven't actually done anything wrong wait for tier fattier to come to the system to talk to them. When
Episode Three: With the ship as badly damaged as it Is, they he does arrive, the princess’ prospective — arranged — hus
can’t risk combat, but their sensors pick up huge seismic band, who is a handsome, noble and very likable individual, is
disturbances only a few score kilometers away — if they risk in tow and asks the characters to help him woo her.
flying low over the open volcanoes and geysers, the patrol ship Episode Four. The winning ol the princess isn’t easy, espe
would lose their sensor signal, and they might be able to land cially since she has hired an entourage ot guards to keep her
without being captured. safe from the characters and her groom-to-be. After the char
In a daring chase through the mountains, they bring their acters and the groom manage to infiltrate her personal castle
ship down for a safe landing in a massive cave overlooking a that she has purchased, the groom finally realizes that she just
volcano. Now, the characters just have to figure out what they isn’t worth all of the effort.
are going to do ... The princess' father is very dismayed at this since it will
Episode Four The characters meet a homesteading family cost a royal fortune — actually, the noble is in charge of not
who lives in the area — (hey utilize the geothermal energy to only a government, but a huge corporation, and the marriage
power a huge manufacturing operation (they make low-tech was supposed to unite the father's failing business with the
metal tools). The family offers to help the characters get groom's healthy corporation. However, the groom offers to
replacement parts for their ship, but the characters subse help the father out, and there is even room for romance (or one
quently learn that the local government (which owns the of the characters, as one of the groom's younger sisters takes
patrol ship) decided to “nationalize” the factory and has an interest in the most "scoundrel-like” character.
arrested the family on suspicion of aiding smugglers. Now the
characters get to lead the rescue mission as well as try to get
replacement parts for their vessel.
False Accusation
"What’s the charge again?”
"Murder."
Royal Couriers “How’’ You didn’t ?”
“What do you mean w e’re taking a princess ... a princess?” “Of course [ didn't kill her — 1just met her last night. [ was
“She’s a lot more charming once you get to know her, or so set up. Someone wants me put away. Now hurry up, shoot the
I’ve been told.” guards and get me out of here."
“Why us? Why not a royal courier7” "But if you bust out of jail, every peace officer in the city will
“Well, you see, she wants us to get liei off this planet. be aftei you. You'd be a fugitive from justice.”
Something about an arranged marriage and her prospective "And if I don't bust out. I’m dead. Got me? Now let's get
husband being foul and obnoxious. I’m sure that it will be a going. Do you have any idea how bad prison food is?”
simple job. Here she is now.”
"Move this rust bucket now or I’ll have you jacked into labor Adventure Background
Droids!” One of the characters has been accused of murdering a

woman. The character is innocent, ami lias his friends bust him celebrities, and a young reporter begins to tag along because
out of prison so he can prove his innocence. "it's a great story,"
Episode Three. The reporter offers to do some investigation
Episodes and learns that the special investigator is answering directly to
Episode One The adventure begins with a bang and a jail a high-placed city councilperson, who wanted the woman "out
break. This encounter can be run through densely packed city of the way" because she knew embarrasing information about
streets, hotels, shopping centers or any number of other him — the character who is accused of murder happened to be
unique.S’for VTors-altered locations. Eventually the characters the easiest mark for the murder sentence.
can find safety, possibly in a shelter. Episode Four. The councilperson sends armed thugs after
Episode Two: The characters begin the process of clearing the characters to make sure that the true story doesn’t get to
their friend’s name. If they check the murder site . they will find the public. Just as things look bleak and the characters are
police officers deliberately altering evidence under the in trapped (possibly even captured and doomed), a rival
structions of a special investigator from the city government. councilperson comes forward and frees the characters, clear
The characters arc discovered, and once again find them ing their names and allowing them to get on with their lives,
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Chapter Three
Basic M echanics
This chapter explains all of the fundamental rules of .S'fnr that skill — his Waxier now goes to 4D.
H'urs. expanding upon the information presented in "The Basie There is no limit to how high a die code can go, although
Rules." These sections discuss specific aspects of the rules in Section 2.2, "Designing Adventures” gives guidelines for as
greater detail. signing die codes to characters.
Attributes and Skills The Wild Die

F.very character has six attributes {Dexterity. Knowledge. Whenever dice are rolled, one of those dice must be of a
Mechanical. Pen option, Strength and TtniiiiHtil), as well as different colorthan all of file others (tills is not an extra die: this
several skills. is one of the character's skill dice). This different colored die
■ Skills take precedence over attributes Characters roll the is known as the wild die.
number of dice listed for the skill: il they have no dice allocated • Whenever the wild die comes up as a 2. 3. I, or 5, it counts
to the skill, they roll their attribute. normally.
* Advanced skills are an exception arid may not be used
unskilled. • When the wild die conies up as a fi. it counts as a fi (add it to
Attributes and skills are fully explained in Chapter Four. the total) but it is also rolled again. If the new roll comes upas
“Attributes and Skills ” a 1,2.3, 4. or 5. add thatto the total and stop rolling. If the new
roll is a (i. add that to the total and roll tile die again — as you
can see. it's possible to roll really high totals if the die keeps on
Die Codes coming up as a fi.
F.ach attribute and skill has a die code (ID. 1D+1, 4P. PD-2
Example: 7dog is rolling his blaster skill of 50 Hi> rolls his
or some other number). Some special abilities are also repre
nonmil four dice and gets a I, 2, 5 and 6. His wild die, which is a
sented by a die code.
different color than all o f the others, comes up as a 2. His total is Hi.
Reading a die code is simple. Roll the number of six-sided
The next round, Tirog is rolling Ins blaster skill again. His
dice before the “l>." Tor example, 3D means roll three dice and
normal dice come up as a 2. 4, 5 and 2, while his wild die comes
add them together for a total. The higher the total, the more
up as a 6. He gets to roll the wild die again — and gets another fit
likely the character is to succeed.
He roils the die again, and gels a 3. His total is 2ftf
A die code with a means add the number after the plus
to the total. For example, 3D+-2 means roll three dice, add them The wild die can also hurt a character's chances of doing
together, and add another two to the total: if the dice came up something ...
as a 1, a 4, and a 5, the total would be 1+4-5+3 12. • For the first roll only if the wild die comes up as a 1, do not add
Die codes will have either a simple "D” ( 1D, 2D. 3D), a 1' the die to the total because some kind of a mishap has oc
(1D+1,2D +1,3D+1) or a “ -2" (1D+2, 2D+2, 3D+2). Die codes will curred. See ‘‘Mishaps.''
never have more than a "+2" after them — when a character
improves that code, it goes lo the next whole number of dice. Example: Tirog is rolling his blaster skill again. He roils a I, 5,
For example, a character with a Waster code of 3D 2 improves 6 and 6 with his normal dice, and his wild die comes up as a 1 —
a mishap Greg, Tirog s player tells Bill that he has had a mishap.
Later, Greg rolls his blaster again. He rolls a 1, 4, 5 and 3, and
Why The Wild Die? a (i with his wild die. He rolls the wild die again, and gets a I. Since
the mishap rate only applies to the first roll o f the wild die, it is
The wild die represents the quirkiness of fate — simply added, so Tirog's total is 20.
sometimes characters do much better or worse than
their ability would indicate. It is a measure of luck and • Rolling the w;ild die again on a 6 counts for all die roles in the
other unquantifiable factors that nonetheless dramati game, including skill and attribute checks, rolling opposed
cally affect the outcome of a character's life. Perception checks to see who acts first in a round, weapon
It helps explain how a character who is vastly under damage and randomly rolling difficulties.
powered might he able to defeat a major villain, or how If the dice come from a number of sources, such as rolling
a character with a phenomena! skill could tail at a seem starfighter piloting and a ship's maneuverability code, only one
ingly simple task. die counts as the wild die.

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Mishaps Complications
Mishaps take two distinct forms: penalties and complica Complications make a character’s life more ... complicated
tions. While the type of mishap is left strictly lip to the '['hey are much more creative than simply taking away a
gamemaster’s interpretation, penalties are much more com character’s highest die and they help tell a more interesting
mon than complications. Penalties are routine: complications and exciting story. Sometimes the results are disastrous for a
are special events which increase tension anti add to the character, while other times they are simply intriguing or even
darama ol the story. If you want a simple mechanic, roll a die: humorous. They should be unusual events that help move the
on a 1-5, the character suffers a penalty: on a 6, the character story along or help amplify exciting and dramatic situations,
suffers a complication, such as the conclusion of an exciting adventure.
Complications may put characters into more danger, hut
• When a character suiters a mishap while roMiwgHerception tor
they shouldn't be immediately fatal: instead, the characters
initiative, it is always a penalty and never a complication
should have to use their utmost courage and skill to deal with
• When a mishap is rolled for randomly determining difficulty the situation,
numbers, it is always a penalty and never a complication. A complication may also be a way of balancing the charac
ters — if one character has become invincible due to a fantastic
Penalties set of bounty hunter armor, for example, when the character
When a character suffers a penalty, the character loses the rolls a complication, the armor may short out.
wild die and their highest die for that round. If more than one Complications should be directly related to the skill or
die is tied for highest roll, the character loses only one die. attribute being used when the mishap was rolled. The
gamemaster must be sure to keep his complications fair and
Example: Timg is rolling on his bias ter pistol skill specializa
balanced — the players will get very upset if they think you are
tion of fiD. He roils a 3, 4. 2. >, 3 and a 1 on his wild die. The
abusing the complications rule.
gameinusIer de cides that the mishap will be a penalty, so Tirog
Below are some examples of complications from the Star
loses the 1 for the wild die and his highest die. which this time is
Wars movies:
a five. His skill total is 12.
• Luke Skywalker and Princess L.eia are running through the
Example: Tirog is rolling his blaster pistol again He rolls a 1.
halls of the Death Star, being chased by stormtroopers. They
2,6. 6, 6 and a 1 on his wild die. He loses the 1 and one o f his sixes,
come to a door and run out to see ... an empty chasm. Leiasays
so his total is 15.
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his Perception roll to find the door controls, but his roll isn’t especially helpful if the weapon is somehow necessary to
high enough for him to figure out how to work them — and he continue the adventure ( for instance, its circuit boards might
gets a complication. Thinking tjuickly, Luke blasts the door have been imprinted with a secret Rebel code.)
panel to shut the door. The complication is that the panel also
• The characters are tracking someone with a sensor beacon.
has the controls to the bridge, so they can't extend it The complication is that the target has dropped the beacon or
• Han Solo is chasing a squad of stornitroopers down a hall of someone else has taken it, leading the players on a wild
the Death Star, and has conned them into thinking that he's a gundark chase.
whole squad of soldiers — but he also got a “ 1" on the wild die. • A character is piloting a vehicle when a complication hap
The complication is that the stornitroopers round a comer to pens: the vehicle is out of fuel, or its controls freeze up, or
find that the hallway ends — they have no choice but to turn perhaps the weapons become locked on autofire because of a
and fight, at which point they realize that Han is alone. computer glitch.
• Han Solo is trying to sneak up on a Scout Trooper in the • A character is engaged in lightsaber corn bat with another
forests of Endor. Han gets right up close to the trooper, and character. I ie successfully poiries t lie other character’s attack,
thinks hissneHfc is successful, when CRACK!. he steps on a twig, but rolls a mishap. The gamemaster decides that the two
alerting tiie trooper, in this case, Han failed his sneak roll, and Iightsabers have fused, and both characters must make Strength
the snapping of the twig caused him to be distracted, allowing rolls to free them.
the storm trooper to get the first blow in.
• While hacking through a computer system, the system seems
• l.ando Calrissian is flying ttie Millenniurn Falcon down one of to freeze up (or a second Is it just a glitch o r . . something else?
the tunnels within the Death Star. He makes a space transports
roll to get through a tough stretch of tunnel, and succeeds at
the roll, but a mishap occurs. The Falcon iiits a support beam, Force Points
snapping off the ship's antenna dish and disabling some of its Eorce Points represent a common and seemingly ‘'uncon
sensor systems. trolled’’ manifestation of the Force — the player knows that a
Eorce Point is being used, but the character only knows that
Pushing The Story Along they are trying their best to be successful.
Note that the example of Han on Endor helps advance the All player characters begin the game with Force Points; the
story. Without the scout troops getting away, the Rebels never most important gamemaster characters, such as major villains
would have met or gained the aid of the Ewoks. and then when like Dartii Vader and Boba Kelt, will also have Eorce Points.
they walked into the carefully laid trap of Emperor Palpation, Force Points give characters the chance to be successful at a
they would have been captured. The Alliance fleet would have task when they really need to. but because they are so limited
been decimated while the Death Star remained invulnerable. in quantity, characters aren't guaranteed success on a whim.
The war would be over and the Emperor would have won.
• Ordinary beginning characters start with one Force Point.
History changed simply because Han Solo failed a sneak roll .
They may have a maximum of five Force Points.
C r e a t in g C o m p lic a t io n s • Force-sensitive characters start with two Force Points.These
Here are some suggested complications you might want to characters may have an unlimited number of Force Points.
spring upon your characters. Complications must be custom II a uon-Force-sensitive character earns more than his maxi
ized to reflect the current situation and the story, so the mum of Force Points. Ihe character must trade in all extra
gamemaster should take a few minutes to come up with com Force Points for Character Points. A character receives three
plications (or key scenes in tiis adventures. Character Points for each Force Point traded in.
• One of the characters kills a stormtrooper in combat — Example: Tirog has b u r Force Points at the beginning o f an
unfortunately, when the trooper hits the ground, it triggers the adventure, and during the course o f the adventure, spends two
grenade on his belt, and most of the characters are within blast Force Faults but earns but. Thu! would bring Tirog up to u total
radius. The characters have only a few seconds to react ,.. o f six Force Points, but stnee he isn't Force-sensitive he can only
• A character is doing a routine sensor scan of a planet ... and have fire Force Points — the sixth point is traded in for three
picks up something completely erroneous, such as an energy additional Character Points.
signature indicative ol a small Imperial outpost. Or, he misses Force points cannot be “voluntarily" traded in for Character
that energy signature, and believes that the planet is safe to Points — only when they are in excess of the total allowed.
land on.
• A character may spend one Force Point per round (see
• A character is trying to sneak up on enemy troops when his Section 2.1, "Scenes And Rounds ').
comlink winks on (this is great for players who didn't think to
turn off their characters' comlinks), alerting the troops. • A character may not spend Character Points in the same
round that they spend a Force Point.
• A blaster’s power pack comes up unexpectedly empty, or
overloads, shortcircuiting the blaster. • A character must declare that they are using Force Points
when they declare all other actions.
• A character slips and falls while moving, possibly injuring
himself (if he twists his ankle, he might only be able to move at When a character spends a Force Point, all of their skills,
walking speed), or at the very least, being caught out in the attributes and special ability die codes are doubled for that
open during the middle of a battle. round; weapon damage values, armor values and other tool
values are not doubled.
• A character is bargaining for a good price on a blaster, when
a complication happens: someone else comes up offering Example: Tirog ts firing hts blaster pistol, which does 40
exactly what the seller is asking for the weapon. This is damage, with his blaster pistol skill o f 61), and Greg declares that
Tirog is spendinga Force Point Tirag rolls 12D to hit since blaster

Chapter Three; Basic Mechanics
"W A R T
pistol is a skill; however, il Tiros; hits, he only rolls the nunmil -//) P o in t, t lie c h a r n e l e r d o e s n 't r e c e iv e th e F o r c e P o in t h a c k at th e
damage for the blaster pistol. e n d o f t he a d v e n t u r e . In a d d it io n , he r e c e iv e s a D a r k S id e P o in t.
S e e " D a r k S id e P o in t s ."
Melee w e a p o n s a re u n u s u a l, s in c e d a m a g e fo r th e w e a p o n
F .x a iu p ie s of c o m m it t in g e v il in c lu d e :
is n o rm a lly b a s e d on th e u s e r 's Strength, w it h a b o n u s fo r th e
weapon its e lf — r o ll d o u b le th e Strength, but no t th e w e a p o n 's • K illin g a h e lp le s s in n o c e n t.
bonus d a m ag e.
• C a u s in g u n n n e c e s s a r y , g r a t u it o u s in ju r y .
Example: Tirog, with ci Si re rig t h o f HD - 2, is using a tohrouxe.
• K illin g e x c e p t in s e if d e tc u s e o r ttie d e fe n s e of ot tie rs .
which does damage ot'STR -21). When Greg spends a Force Shunt
and Tirog hits with a weapon, he mils (if.)-4 for his S t re n g t h plus • U s in g t ile F o r c e w h ile a n g r y o r tille d w ilf i h a te .
the norm rd 2D for the weapon.
Being Unheroic
A F o rc e P o in t c a n a ls o b e u s e d to d o u b le a d ie c o d e o v e r a
W h e n a c h a r a c t e r u s e s a F o r c e P o in t to d o s o m e t h in g th a t
long-term s k ill u s a g e a s lo n g a s th e c h a r a c t e r is o n ly p e rfo r m
is n o t p a r t i c u l a r l y h e r o ic , bu t not e v il e it h e r , th e c h a r a c t e r
ing that o n e a c tio n fo r th e e n t ir e tim e th a t th e s in g le ta s k ta k e s .
d o e s n ’t r e c e iv e th e F o r c e P o in t b a c k at th e e n d o f th e ad v e i l
Example: Tirog is s e a r c h in g a room lor a lost data disk. Bill, h ir e . It is lo s t . E x a m p le s o f b e in g u n h e r o ic in c lu d e :
the garnemasler, lulls Greg, 'Frog's player, that it will take five
• A v o id in g d a n g e r.
minutes to s e a r c h the room. Greg decides to spend o Force Point
to improve his s e a r c h total. Greg gets to roll SP) ( double Timg's ■ Saving your life.
normal s e a r c h of4T))as tongas the only thing Tirog does for that
• G e t tin g p o w e r, w e a lt h o r o t h e r p e r s o n a l g a in .
live minutes is s e a r c h the room.
• U s in g lie s o r d e c e p t io n to r g a in o r a d v a n t a g e .
A c h a r a c t e r w h o s p e n t a F o r c e P o in t "To f ly th ro u g h an
asteroid field" w o u ld o n ly h a v e h e r d ie c o d e s d o u b le d to r th e
Being Heroic
first round of flig h t. E v e n th o u g h fly in g th ro u g h th e fie ld w ill
W h e n a c h a r a c t e r is h e r o ic w h ile s p e n d in g a F o r c e P o in t, th e
take m o re lim e , it is not a " lo n g -te r m " u s a g e .
c h a r a c t e r r e c e iv e s th e F o r c e P o in t b a c k at th e e n d of I fie
a d v e n t u r e . E x a m p le s o f b e in g h e r o ic in c lu d e :
Getting Force Points Back • E x p o s in g y o u r s e lf to g re a t d a n g e r in th e n a m e o f g o o d .
How F o r c e P o in t s a r e u s e d d u rin g a n a d v e n t u r e d e te r m in e s
whether o r not th e c h a r a c t e r g e ts ttie F o r c e P o in t b a c k at 1he • M a k in g s a c r if ic e s to h e lp o t h e r s .
end of th e a d v e n t u r e . • F ig h tin g th e f o r c e s o f e v il, s u c h a s th e E m p ir e , c r im e lo r d s o r
a n y o t h e r g ro u p w h ic h s e r v e s th e o b je c t iv e s o f th e D a r k S id e
Doing Evil of th e F o r c e .
W hen a c h a r a c t e r c o m m it s e v il w h ite s p e n d in g a F o r c e
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WAR
Being Heroic At The Dramatically ff the character is Force-sensitive, the difficulty is Easy, ff the
Appropriate Moment character is not Force-sensitive, the difficulty is Moderate. If
the actions are not intended to bring harm or pain to other
When a character is heroic at the dramatic ulty appropriate
beings, increase the difficulties by two levels (Easy to Difficult
moment, the character receives the Force Point hack at the end
for Force-sensitives; Moderate to Very Difficult lor non-Force
of the adventure and gets another one as well. Dramatically
sensitives).
appropriate moment are any time when success is vital to the Tiie character rolls their control Force skill or Perception
story. Examples of being heroic at the dramatically appropri
when calling upon the Dark Side.
ate moment include: When a character successfully calls upon the Dark Side, he
• Conquering a more powerful evil foe. gets a Force Point which must lie spent immediately — this is
• Saving a city from destruction in addition to any other Force Points which have been spent
that round. The character must declare this action during the
• Preventing tile deaths of millions of innocent people. normal declaration process.
In most cases, the dramatically appropriate moment (or a This option is not open to characters who refuse to believe
character will happen during the climax of an adventure or, at in the existence ol the Force, including most imperial troops
most, one other time during an adventure1. In Star ITt/rv, when and officers.
Luke blew up the Death Star, it was a dramatically appropriate
moment. In Return o f the Jedt, it was when he faced down the Dark Side Points
Emperor and refused to become evil — not when fie fought the
Whenever a character is at risk of receiving a Dark Side
Rancor in Jabba’s palace.
Point, as gamemaster you should inform the player that their
Not all characters will have a dramatically appropriate
action will give the character a Dark Side Point. Give the player
moment available to them in every adventure — though they
the option of changing his mind — if he continues on, he has no
probably should Since most player character groups stick
right to complain if his character is consumed by the Dark Side.
together through the ad vent tire (unlike Luke, l.ei a, Han, Cliewie
When a character gets a Dark Side Point, roll ID. If the roll
and l.ando), they will most likely all be around at the dramati
is less than the number of Dark Side Points a character has, the
cally appropriate moment.
character has turned to the Dark Side (refer to "Dark Side
Doing The Right Thing Characters").
Characters may spend Force Points in unheroic or wrongful Atonement

ways. If a character only has one Force Point and spends it in
A character may cleanse himself of the corrupting influence
such a way that he shouldn't receive it back at the end of the
of the Dark Side through atonement. The process is difficult
adventure, it is lost and he has no Force Points left.
and long, and the character musl be pure and of the most
How does he get Force Points back? By being heroic no
serious mind while attempting to atone. The character must
matter what the risks. If. in the opinion of the ganieniaster, I he
fast, reflect on the evil ol his actions and renew his commit
character is heroic at the dramatically appropriate time, no
ment to live hy the ways of the Light Side of the Force.
matter the risks, the character receives a Force Point at l he end
When a character wisties to atone, he must strictly abide by
of the adventure. This rule applies only to characters who
the tenets ol the,ledi code (even if he isn't Force-sensitive). The
begin an adventure with no Force Points
character must not only be good in action, but he must actively
work to prevent evil from occurring. The player must take this
Force-Sensitives process very seriously — the character must make a point of
All Force-sensitive characters are closely attuned to the being clearly good in all actions.
ways of the Force and their actions are more clearly guided by A character must atone for two adventures in order to
the Force, both its Light and Dark Sides. They must pay strict remove one Dark Side Point, ff the player plays the character
attention to their behavior or they will be consumed by the appropriately. Hie gamemaster may remove one Dark Side
Dark Side. Point at the end of this time, ff the gamemaster feels that the
Whenever these characters do evil, they receive a Dark Side character behaved improperly (for example, the gamemaster
Point and risk being consumed by the Dark Side of the Force. has to repeatedly warn the player that the character is commit
See "Dark Side Points." ting evil), then the character hasn't achieved any enlighten
ment and the Dark Side Point remains.
Calling Upon The Dark Side T e m p ta t io n
"Is the Dark Side stronger?" The gamemaster is encouraged to occasionally use tempta
"No, no. Easier, quicker, more seductive." tion when a character is attempting to atone. When the char
— Luke Skywalker and Yoda. the Jed l Master acter is confronting his own personal evil, the gamemaster
The Dark Side is quicker. But it is not better. may want to suggest things like, “You know, if you kill him, you
To those who have not been consumed by the Dark Side, it won't have to worry about what he's going to do a little later
is very tempting. Characters. Force-sensitive or not. may call on" or “You could get this information so easily if you just
upon the Dark Side, especially when angry, aggressive, desper tortured him.”
ate or otherwise out of balance, The gamemaster is effectively playing the role of the Dark
A character automatically receives a Dark Side f’ oint when bide of the Force, as its dark whisperings are intended to
they attempt to call upon the Dark Side, whether successful or prevent the redemption of those who have started down the
not. The character has opened himself up to anger, fear and Dark path, ff the character chooses the dearly evil action, the
hate, whether he “benefits" from this anger is irrelevant. character will receive a Dark Side Point without warning — just
It is easy to call upon the Dark Side of the Force — at first. for choosing the evil path.

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Dark Side Characters

The Dark Side strives to seduee individuals with prom tally appropriate time — the point is returned at the end of
ises of power. Once someone has actually taken up the Dark the adventure arid they gain another.
Side, he finds only pain, and helplessness. The Dark Side Any other time a Dark Side character spends a Force
controls him. rather than him controlling it. Point, it is lost, even if spent while committing evil. Quite
Once characters have turned to the Dark Side, the Force simply, the Dark Side requires greater and greater evil to
is different. Harder to control and demanding more effort. fulfill its needs.
Corrupting. Evil.
in game terms, when a character turns to the Dark Side, Calling Upon The Dark Side
they are restricted to the rules in this section. Dark Side characters may call upon the Dark Side to get
When a character is consumed by the Dark Side, the Force Points.
character retains all Eorce Points and Character Points. and The first time in an adventure ttiat this character calls
must also note "Dark Side1" on the Eorce-sensitive line. upon the Dark Side, the difficulty is Easy; add two levels of
difficulty if the action will not bring pain or harm to ottier
Playing Dark Side Characters beings.
It is strongly suggested that when a character is seduced For each additional instance in an adventure when the
by the Dark Side, the player loses that character and he character wishes to call upon the Dark Side, increase the
becomes a continuing villain, to be run by the gamemaster. difficulty by one level.
However, if there was one thing that Star lihr\ teaches
us, it is that good triumphs over evil. These rules are Character Points
included to give gamemasters a feel for how this kind of Characters consumed by the Dark Si tie no longer receive
storyline develops. Character Points for adventuring. Instead, they get a Char
If the gamemaster and player agree, a player may be acter Point only when they receive a Dark Si tie Point.
allowed to continue playing a character consumed by the
Dark Side only with the understanding that the player will Dark Side Points
attempt to bring the character back to the l.ight Side of the
Eorce, Dark Side characters receive Dark Side Points for com
This kind of character is very difficult to play properly, mitting or actively bringing about evil actions. For example,
and requires both a player and gamemaster dedicated to when Darth Vadcr strangles the Rebel soldier in the first
mature roleplaying. The player must play an evil character scene of Star Wars he is committing an evil act; when Darth
who is evil — even if he is trying to be good. It’s not easy. Vader orders the torture of Princess Leia or Grand Moff
On the other hand, allowing a player to portray the fall Tarkin orders the destruction of Alderaan (while trying to
and redemption of his character has the making of a truly interrogate Leia), they are actively bringing about evil.
epic story. True redemption often requires t lie character to Tarkin would have gotten a Dark Side point had he survived
commit a heroic sacrifice, and may involve the death of the the Battle of Yavin.
character.
The player should have a set time limit to bring the It Demands More Than It Gives
character back to the Light Side — a maximum of three If a character fails in an attempt to call upon the Dark
adventures is suggested If the character is not redeemed by Side, the character finds that the Dark Side is controlling
this point, the character becomes a gamemaster character him and demanding something of him. Its corrupting influ
(to be used as a continuing villain) and the player must design ence is dominating the character.
anew character. If, for some reason, the character is then able Roll ID — the character must lose that number of Char
to “come back to the Light," he or she will continue as a acter Points or the Dark Side will "take" one die from either
gamemaster character anyway (if the character survives). an attribute or Force skill of that character (character's
choice as to which attribute or Force skill), ff any attribute
Force Points or skill is reduced to OD, the character is consumed by the
Dark Side characters only receive Force Points when Dark Side and dies.
spending Eorce Points while committing evil at the dramofi-
"Favors" would have become evil — he would get a Dark Side Point no
matter how the point was used.
A eery few individuals are "favored” by the Dark Side of the
These points are few and far between. The climactic scene
Fnrre. This favor is fickle, but it is powerful. Occasionally,
ol/foL/is the only time this occurs in the trilogy. Indeed, it is not
seemingly on a whim, these characters will be granted Dark
known whether it has ever happened before or since.
Side Force Points by the Dark Side. These characters are either
very powerful evil ones (like the Emperor) or characters the
Dark Side is actively (and desperately) trying to recruit (like Character Points
Luke at the end of R oll). These are "free points" to be treated Character Points are yet another manifestation of the Force,
like those the Dark Side grants those who call upon it. less powerful than Force Points. Character Points are more
However, these favors exact no penalty — unless they are plentiful than Force Points, yet much less powerful. Many more
used. The Emperor gets to use them because he is committed gamemaster characters have Character Points than Force
to evil. If Luke had used then) when they were "offered." he Points. There is no limit to the number of Character Points that

a character may have. • C h a r a c t e r s c a n s p e n d C h a r a c t e r P o in ts o n a c t io n s th a t la k e
Character Joints are used to iiicrea.se a character's skills, lo n g e r th a n o n e r o u n d to c o m p le te , a s lo n g a s th e c h a r a c t e r
attributes and special abilities al the end ol advenlures (de is n 't s p e n d in g a F o r c e P o in t on th at a c t io n a n d th at is th e o n ly
scribed in Section 1.1. "Advanced Characters"). They can also a c tio n tria l is b e in g d o n e (o r th e w h o le tim e p e rio d .
be used during the course of the game to give a diameter a
temporary boost to skills or attributes. C h a r a c t e r P o in t Lim its
A character cannot spend Character Points in the same • A c h a r a c t e r m a y s p e n d lip to tw o C h a r a c t e r P o in ts fo r a n y
round that he or she is spending a force Point or calling upon s k ill o r a t t r ib u t e u s e .
the Hark Side.
• A c h a r a c t e r c a n s p e n d u p to fiv e C h a r a c t e r P o in ts o n a n y
Unlike Force Points, a character can wait until .liter an d o d g e , c e h i c i e d o d g e , m e l e e p a r t y o r b r a w lin g p a r r y attempts.
attribute or skill roll is made before deciding to spend Charac
ter Points. However, the points must be spent before any other • A c h a r a c t e r c a n s p e n d u p to fiv e C h a r a c t e r P o in ts w h e n th e y
characters make any r.iie rolls. a r e u s in g a s k ill s p e c ia liz a t io n .
Example: Tirog its rolling his bargain skill to try andget ci gone/ • A c h a r a c t e r c a n s p e n d up to tw o C h a r a c t e r P o in ts to in c r e a s e
price for u new Droid, //e list’s onlv his Perception, u: filch is 2D. th e d a m a g e of an a t t a c k , b u t t h is o fte n c o u n t s a s an e v il a c tio n .
Greg rolls a 1, 2 and ti 2 on his wild dir a 5. Greg words Tirog C h a r a c t e r s c a n o n ly in c r e a s e d a m a g e fo r t h e ir o w n a t t a c k s .
to do better, so he derides to spend u Character Point., and rolls ■A c h a r a c t e r c a n s p e n d u p to fiv e C h a r a c t e r P o in ts to in c r e a s e
a 7, upping the toted to !<). t h e ir S t r e n g t h s c o r e to r e s is t d .im a g e .
If Greg derides that this is high enough. Hill will now rod rite
other merchant's bargain total. If the merchant rolls higher. Greg A w a r d in g C h a r a c t e r P o in ts
can 7 go bark and hare Tirog spend another Character Coin I P la y e r c h a r a c t e r s get a w a rd e d a d d it io n a l C h a r a c t e r P o in ts
he is stack with the 10 once he savs hr s done rolling dice. at th e e n d of e a c h a d v e n t u r e to r e fle c t t h e ir e x p e r ie n c e a m i
When a character spends a Character Point, they roll one h o w s u c c e s s f u l th e y w e r e . F o r g u id e lin e s on a w a r d in g C h a r a c
extra die and arid it to their total, it the roll is a fi. add six to t lie t e r P o in t s , se e S e c tio n 2.7,.
total and roll the die again — like tlie wild die. a Character Point
can dramatically increase a character s seore. Characters do Rolling Actions
no! suffer a mishap if they roll a 1 when spending a Character
W h a t a r e t ile c h a r a c t e r s r o llin g a g a in s t ? E it h e r t h e y a re
Point.
r o llin g a g a in s t a p re s e t d if f ic u lt y n u m b e r , o r t h e y .ir e r o llin g
Example: Tirog rolls his search total when gotng into a room d ir e c t ly a g a in s t a n o t h e r c h a r a c t e r to se e w h o d o e s b e tte r.
Rolling the -ID, dreg gets a 2, 1. 2 and a 2 on his wild die. for a total
of, S'. Greg decides to spend a Character Point, and gets a ti. so he
roils again. and gets a 2. Those extra points increase the search
When Do You Roll?
total to Id. C h a r a c t e r s r o ll w h e n e v e r t h e y d o s o m e t h in g im p o r ta n t —
w h e n e v e r t h e r e 's a r is k o f f a ilu r e . A c h a r a c t e r r o lls th e d ic e
A character can spend more titan one Character Point on a:: w h e n h e 's t r y in g to It it s o m e o n e in c o m b a t o r f ix a s t a r s h ip ; he
action, declaring their use one at a time. See "Charaeler Point
d o e s n 't r o ll to se e if h e c a n w a lk d o w n th e s i re e f to th e c o r n e r
Limits" for how many Character Points can be spent on ac sto re .
tions.
•Characters can spend Character Points to influence their
own actions, bui may no! spend points on another characters'
Difficulties
actions. D if f ic u lt y n u m b e r s a r e a s im p le w a y to r e s o lv e w h e t h e r o r
no t a c h a r a c t e r d o e s s o m e t h in g w h e n h e ’ s no t a c tin g d ir e c t ly
a g a in s t a n o t h e r c h a r a c t e r .
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A s g a m e m a s te r . y o u s h o u ld d e c id e how- h a r d y o u t h in k s th e
Returning To The Light t a s k is . S in c e m o st a c t io n s fa ll u n d e r o n e of th e s k ill d e s c r ip
Dark Side characters can be returned to 1be 1.Lghl, but t io n s . y o u s h o u ld c h e c k th e s k ill's g u id e lin e s fo r s e tt in g a
it is not easy — the Dark Side is not eager to release those d if f ic u lt y (s e e C h a p t e r F o u r. " A t t r ib u t e s a n d S k ills " ) .
it lias enslaved. E a c h ty p e o f ta s k s h o u ld b e r a n k e d a s o n e o f s i x d if f ic u lt y
When a Jedi of the Light Side confronts a character of le v e ls :
the Dark Side, mention of the fact that the Light Side is • V e ry E a sy
more powerful than the Dark Side wall cause the Dark
• Easy
Side character to have a "Moment of Doubt."
The character loses a number of Dark Side Points • M o d e ra te
equal to the number of dice that the bight Side character
• D iffic u lt
has in his control skill plus ID. lithe character is reduced
to zero Dark Side Points. Hit: character has been re • Very Difficult
deemed to the Light Side of the Porce. • 1fe ro ic
II a Dark Side character makes a heroic, sacrifice
(risking certain death in defense of the innocent and Difficulty Numbers
good) in the presence ol a Jedi of the Tight Side, the
Mot a ll E a s y t a s k s a re t be s a m e — so m e a r e a little h a r d e r th a n
character is redeemed to the Light Side.
o t h e r s . T h e r e fo r e , e a c h d if f ic u lt y le v e l h a s a ra n g e o f p o s s ib le
In either case, when a character is redeemed, the Dark
d if f ic u lt y n u m b e rs . O n c e th e g a m e m a s te r h a s c h o s e n th e d iffi
Side will exact a final toll: the character will lose all Force
c u lt y . he s h o u ld p ic k a d if f ic u lt y n u m b e r fro m th a t ra n g e .
and Character Points.
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Difficulty Numbers Difficulty Guidelines
Task Difficulty Difficulty Range Very Easy — almost anyone should be able to do this
Very Easy 1-5 most of the time. Example: hiring a blaster at point-blank
Easy 6-10 range Driving a landspe.eder across Very Easy terrain, like
Moderate 11-15 a good road Knowing that Cornscant is the capital o f the
Difficult 16-20 New Republic and was the capital o f the Empire.
Very Difficulty 21-50 Easy — This task is a little tougher, but most charac
Heroic 31 + ters should be able to do this most of the time. Example:
Firing a blaster at short range. Driving a landspeeder over
somewhat rough terrain, like a choppy lake Knowing that
Example: An X-wing has been disabled by a TIE fighter in Com setml's major industry is government arid bureaucracy
combat and requires a Moderate starfighter repair roll to fix; the and that billions o f people live there
gamemaster chooses a difficulty number o f 12. Art X-wing requires Moderate — This kind of task requires some skill,
a Moderate roll to fix because it had a near-miss with a stellar effort and concentration. Example: Firing a blaster at
body in hyperspace, so the gumemaster will be more likely to medium range. Driving a landspeeder over a big ditch or
choose a number on the higher end o f the Moderate scale. like 15. other obstacle and beeping control Knowing which neigh
to reflect that the damage, while Moderate, is more severe. borhoods in Imperial City are safe and which are danger
ous at night.
Modifiers Difficult — Normally only professionals will be able
Many skill descriptions have a list of modifiers that may be to pull off this kind of task. These kinds of tasks require
added into the difficulty. You simply add these numbers to the thought, effort, and luck wouldn’t hurt either. Example:
difficulty or the character’s skill roll, as indicated. Firing a blaster at long-range. Driving a landspeeder at high
This level of detail is fine — if you want to be bothered with speed around moving pedestrians and other obstacles
it. If you want to keep the game fast and quick, you might want Kim wing where in Imperial City your character can safely
to skip these modifiers. hide oul during a manhunt.
These modifiers are also there to help gamemasters keep Very Difficult — Even professionals have to really I
the game challenging — characters with very high skill levels work at succeeding at Very Difficult tasks. Only the most
will often succeed at all but the most difficult tasks. With these talented individuals in the galaxy [like Luke, Han and
modifiers, the gamemaster can explain why some tasks are Leia) will succeed at these tasks with any regularity.
harder than they would seem to be at first glance Example: Shooting at someone at long range who is
behind very good cover. Being able to safely drive u
Random Difficulties landspeeder at high speed through a traffic jam by taking
The gamemaster may also randomly determine a difficulty to walkways and making insane maneuvers. Knowing
number instead of picking a number from the range. which bureaucrats in Imperial City can speed up getting
First the gamemaster should choose ttie difficulty level weapons permits.
[Very sy, Easy, Moderate, Difficult, Very Difficult, or Hemic). Heroic — Something that’s almost impossible to do,
Heshouldthen roll the dice as indicated and use the total as the and calls for extraordinary effort and luck. Very seldom
difficulty number. When rolling these numbers, don't forget to will this kind of success ‘‘just happen." Example: Shoot
use the wild die. ing a proton torpedo into a small exhaust port without the
How do you explain this to players? Very simple. "At first benefit o f a targeting computer Flying the Millennium
glance, it appeared to be a fairly easy task, but now that you’ve Falcon at full speed through a dense asteroid belt
gotten to work, you see that it’s a lot worse than it looked." See \ _________________________ _____________________ /
“Tirog’s Story: Nine."
Should Players Know Difficulty
Tirog's Story: Nine
Numbers?
Should the players know the difficulty that they are rolling
Greg: ‘‘Okay, my Droid Programming roll, with those against? Only if you want them to.
Character Points, gives me an 18. Not too bad.” Gamemasters may decide to tell their players the difficul
Bill: “Weil, you did get some basic things done, but ties they are rolling against, but sometimes it’s a good idea to
you've still got a lot of work to do.” keep the players guessing. W’hatever you do, don’t tie to the
Greg: “What do you mean? I rolled good enough for a players — being vague is different than deceiving them,
Difficult result. The Droid only had a few busted servos: ft the gamemaster decides not to tell the players what the
it’s not like the Droid is completely destroyed." difficulties are, it's a good idea to give the players at least an
Bill: “At first glance, it looked like that, Tirog noticed idea as to what they’re going up against. For example, the
that the servomotors burned out, and normally that is a gamemaster may tell the players, “It doesn’t look very hard," or
simple thing to fix. But, when they died, apparently they "This looks like it will be really hard.”
sent a powersurge to the servoprocessor, which backed Sometimes the players' characters don’t know enough to
up into the processor for the other arm, and also created make a reasonable guess about the difficulty of a task. Tell the
problems with the visual sensors by shorting out the players that the characters have no idea how hard the task will
surge breakers, ft was harder than it looked.” he, and ask if they realty want their character to go through
with the task.

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Opposed Rolls Some sample modifiers:

Characters will make opposed rolls when they arc acting • T h e characters are racing to get information out of a com
directly against another character. Sometimes characters will puter system. If one character already knows this system
use the same skill or attribute: often characters will be using inside and out. and the other character has never seen a
different skills against each other. system like this at all, the first character might get a *-10 bonus
When opposed rolls occur, each character makes their roll. modifier to his die roll.
Whoever rolls higher has the advantage or succeeds, in com • Two characters are playing sabacc. One character has a
bat, it the shooting character rolls higher than his target’s cheater chip, so he can control what kinds of cards are flashed
dodge, he hits. It characters are wrestling to get a knife, who at him. He might get a *15 bonus modifier to his gambling skill
ever rolls higher gets it. roll. ' '
Modifiers • The players’ charactersuretryingto.vneoftoutofan Imperial

base undetected. The Imperial Moff knows the layout of the
If one character has a clear advantage over another, you base and is aware that the characters have escaped. He might
may want to assign a modifier to reflect this. get a +10 bonus modifier when rolling his search skill to figure
Modifiers aren't used when one character simply has a
out w hat route the characters will use to escape.
better skill than the other because that's taken care of with the
skill codes: instead, modifiers are used to reflect unusual Whoever has the advantage adds the modifier to any die
situations where skill is not the only determining factor. rolls they make.
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f N Modifier Guidelines
Random Difficulty Numbers + 1-5 Character lias only a slight advantage.
Task Difficulty Random Difficulty +6-10 Character has a good advantage in this
Very Easy ID situation
Easy 2D
+ 11-15 Character has a decisive advantage, and
Moderate 3D-4D
should win
Difficult 5em ;d
Very Difficulty 7D-8D + 16+ Character knows much more about the
Heroic 9L>- situation than the competition.
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E H Combat A nd Injuries
This chapter explains special combat rules and proce scale of the target (see Section 3.3, "Scales.") and other modi
dures. Combat uses all of the rules explained in prior chapters. fiers, such as rain and darkness.
Combat Melee Weapons

Melee weapons have a difficulty to use (Very Easy, Easy,
Characters in Star Wars get into a lot of fights — combat is
Moderate. Difficulty, Very Difficult or Heroic), which is listed
central to the movies. Combat is always fought in rounds.
with the weapon. The gainemaster has to pick a specific
difficulty number from that difficulty range when the weapon
Difficulties is used.
The combat rules are identical to the basic rules: determine The game master then has to decide which combat modifi
the difficulty to hit, just like any other skill use. If the attacking ers apply to the attack. Once all of the modifiers are added in,
character rolls higher than the difficulty, he hits and causes the gamemaster has a final difficulty number.
damage (see “Damage'’).
Ranged Weapons r
A Word On Scales
• Ranged weapons have several ranges listed with them: short,
medium and long; anything closer than short range is consid The rules in Section 3.3, 'Scales,'’ are used only to
ered to be point-blank. Each weapon's ranges are different, so represent combat between items nf very different size,
pay attention when characters are using different weapons, power and toughness. When characters are using hand
weapons to shoot at other characters, everything is
• Shoot ingat someone at point-blank range is a Very Easy task. Character-scale, so those rules won’t matter; it's when
• S h o o tin g at s o m e o n e at s h o r t r a n g e is an E a s y t a s k . the characters are using blaster pistols to shoot at AT AT
walkers or trying to destroy the Death Star with an X-
• Shooting at someone at medium range is a Moderate task.
wing fighter that the scale rules arc important. Even
• Shooting at someone at long range is a Difficult task. having a character fighting a rancor can be resolved in
This difficulty can be modified by the target's cover, the Character-scale combat.

■C h a p te r T h re e : B a sic M e c h a n ic s
Hitting simply roll their skill.

If tile character is defending against someone who is attack
If the character rolls eyital to or higher than the difficulty
number or the target's dodge or parry total (explained under ing with a weapon or sharp natural tools, the attacker gels a -10
bonus modifier to their attack roll.
"Defensive Skills” ), the target is hit.
Example: Tirog is shooting a bins srpistol at a stormlrooper
27 meters um uy T im g u ses fi is h l a s l e r p is to l sfriil o ffi/ ’J. a n d sirs re
Full Or Normal Use
27 meters is at medium range for a bluster pistol, his difficulty is When a character declares a defensive skill use they have
Moderate. Hill, the gutnemusler, pit hs u difficulty number o f 13, two things they can do: a full use {full dodge, full melee parry,
right in the middle o f the Moderate difficulty range. If Greg rolls a and so forth) or a normal use (dodge, melee party and so forth).
13 or higher, Tirog’s biaster shot hits the trooper.
Full Use
Defensive Skills When a character does a full defensive skill use (full dodge,
full melee parry, full brawling parry, etc.'), they roll their
Characters have several skills that they can Lise to get out of character’s defensive skill and add it to the difficulty to hit the
the way of different kinds of attacks. These skills can increase
character,
the difficulty to hit the character.
Dodge is used against any ranged attack, whether it is a • When a character docs a full defensive skill use, they may
blaster bolt, a bullet, a missle weapon, nr other attack made only do that arid make one normal speed movement that round
from a distance. (see "Movement'’); the character may riot do any other action,
Meleeparry is used when the character is attacked in hand- such as attack, or use another skill
to-hand combat and the character has a melee weapon or • Note that characters can’t do multiple full defensive skill uses
makeshift w e a p o n in h is h a n d s (m a k e s h if t w e a p o n s in c lu d e in a round — fo r example, a character couldn’t do a full dodge
bottles, chairs, and anything else that is grabbed out of des and a fall brawling parry hi the same round. In fact, the only
peration). thing a character can do in the same round as a full defensive
if the character is being attacked by someone who is using action is one move.
a weapon o r is a t ta c k in g w it h v e r y s h a r p n a t u r a l t o o ls , th e
character rolls their skill naturally.
If the character is defending against someone who is attack
Normal Use
ingunarmed and without sharp natural weapons, the charac When a character makes a normal defensive skill use. the
ter gets a -5 bonus modifier to his parry roil. character simply rolls their skill dice The player can then
Brawling parry is used when the character is attacked in choose to use either the skill roll as the value for all attacks in
hand-to-hand combat and is unarmed. A character uses this that round or use each individual attacker's difficulty in that
skill normally when they are attacked by someone who is also round. This decision applies to ail attacks made in that round,
unarmed and doesn't have sharp natural tools, like claws; they and must be made at the time the roll is made.

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Example: John's character is making a normal dodge. His Force points can also be used to increase Strength dice to
dodge roll is ! 5 — the (our churn tiers shooting ut Ace have resist damage — but they still have to he declared at the
difficulties o f 5, H, 12, and JH. If John chooses to take his dodge beginning of the round, during the declaration phase. This is
roll, ever}' character shooting at Ace will have a difficulty o f 15 usually only done if a character knows he is going to he hit, or if
( one character, the one with the difficulty o f 18. now has a lower it is vitally important that he not take damage this round. Almost
difficulty number to hit, but the other three characters now have always, resisting damage is a ‘'selfish" use of the Force — the
to roll much higher to hit). Otherwise, the characters simply roll character may not get the Force point hack at the end ol the
against their original difficulty numbers. adventure (though there are undoubtedly exceptions).
Damage Stun Damage

Weapons set on stun roll their normal number of dice for
When characters are hit in combat, they roll to see how badly
damage, but they are designed to knock a character out, not kill
they are injured. First, whoever hits rolls the damage for the
him. Unless specifically stated otherwise, all Character-scale
weapon they are using. Then, the character rolls their.S'frengrt to
blaster weapons can be set for slun damage.
resist damage. Find the result on the damage chart below.
Figure the damage total normally, but treat all results above
Example: Tirog, using his blaster pistol which does 40 dam Stunned as “ Unconscious.” The character is knocked uncon
age, hits a bounty hunter with a Strength o f 3D-2. Greg rolls scious for a number of rounds equal to number of Damage
Tung's damage and gets a lb The bounty hunter now roll his Points taken (over ttieir Strength roll) in dice. A mishap is
Strength to resist damage and gets a 12 always considered a penalty.
With both rolls complete, find the difference on the "Char A successful first aid total can awaken a character early. The
acter Damage Chart." difficulty of the attempt is equal to I he Damage Point total (over
t he Strength roll) minus {he number of rounds the character has
The damage roll is four points higher, meaning that the bounty been unconscious. A mishap always means the character
hunter is wounded remains unconscious.
.S'ftm/ierfcharaeters suffer a penalty of-ID to skill and attribute A character cannot be killed with a stun bolt directly.
rolls lor the rest of the round and for the next round, A stun no Targets that cannot go unconscious take wounds instead of
longer penalizes a character after the second round, hut it is still going unconscious.
"affecting" him for half an hour, unless the character rests for Example: Tirog is hit by u "stun" bolt from a heavy Master. The
one minute. stnrmtrooper with the blaster rolls a 22 for damage Tirog rolls cm
If a character is being "affected" from a number of stuns equal 11 to resist — that's 11 Damage Points That reads as "Character
to the number before the "D" for the character's Strength, the incapacitated" on the damage chart but, since this is a stun bolt,
character is knocked unconscious for 2D minutes. Tirog is merely knocked unconscious. He 'll be out for ! I rounds
Wounded characters fall prone and can lake no actions for the (nearly a minute).
res! of the round. The character suffers a penalty of -ID to skill Xext round. Ace wants to wake up Tirog with a firsl aid attempt.
and attribute rolls until the character is healed (through medpacs Since Tirog hasn 'I actually been unconscious for a round — the
or natural rest). A character who is wounded a second time is round he was hit doesn Vcount — Ace needs’ to roll an 11 to wake
incuptwitated Tirog up. If he tries next round instead, he ’ll only need to roll a 10.
An incapacitated character tails prone and is knocked uncon
scious for 101) minutes. The character can't do anything until
healed. An incapacitated character who is wounded or incapaci Armor
tated again becomes mortally wounded. Some characters wear armor; other characters or creatures
A mortally wounded character falls prone and is unconscious. have natural armor (some characters or creatures that aren't
The character can't do anything until healed. The character may particularly strong are still very resistant to injury). Armor adds
die — at the end of each round, roll 2D, If the roll is less than the to a character's Strength roll to resist damage.
number of rounds that the character has heen mortally wounded, Armor affects specific areas of a character's body; head,
the character dies. A mortally wounded character who is inca torso, left arm, right arm, left leg or right leg. For head and torso
pacitated or mortally wounded again is hilled. armor, it may also be front or back or both — a blast helmet
A killed character is killed immediately. provides good protection from the hack, but has lousy protec
tion from the front because the character has to he able to see.
Increasing Resistance If you are using the hit location optional rule, you will need to
Characters can spend Character Points to increase their determine what body parts are covered and which aren’t. In
Strength to resist damage. That is why we encourage gamemasters general, if a character is fully armored in anything less than
not to tell the player what they rolled lor damage — just how storrntrooper or Mandalorian armor, something is showing.
many dice they used. Armor may also provide different protection based on the
type of attack. For example, storrntrooper armor provides good
protection from physical attacks, like melee weapons or bullets,
Character Damage Chart but it isn't very good against energy attacks.
Damage Roll > Some types of armor reduce a character’s Dexterity because
Strength Roll By: Effect they are bulky.
t h e specific characteristics of each type of armor are listed
0-2 Character Stunned in Section 8.1, "Weapons."
4-8 Character Wounded
9-12 Character Incapacitated
13-15 Character Mortally Wounded
Special Combat Rules
16+ Character Killed There are several special rules that cover specific kinds of
combat actions.

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Cover Modifiers Optional Rule: Maiming

Cover Modifier to DN As an optional rule, characters may become maimed
instead of killed as a result of damage, A character who
Light smoke + 1D
Thick smoke +21) hits another and causes enough damage to kill that
character has the option of instead maiming that charac
Very thick smoke -41)
-in ter. A limb could be blown off, or a body part injured so
Poor light
badly that it could never be used again.
Moonlit night +2D
mHJ
This is nor considered an evil act when performed by
Complete darkness
■ledi — unless the Jedi seems to be enjoying it. In actual
Character is: ity, it is more merciful than killing the person fait hough
1/4 covered -ID that is up for debate) because cybernetic replacements
are available.
1/2 covert'd -2D
3/4 covered •3D A character who is maimed during combat is consid
ered either wounded or incapacitated in addition to the
Fully covered Cannot hit character
mu/wmgelfeet — gameinaster’s option Additional maim
directly; must eliminate
results will, of course, increase this effect.
protection first.
Sample Protection Strength

dice o f object r
Flimsy wooden door ID Optional Rule: Hit Location
Standard wooden door 2D Characters suffer hits in specific locations, ff they are
Standard metal door 31)
wearing armor, exactly where they are frit is important.
Reinforced door 4 LI RulIlL). "
Blast door 61)
1 Head
Reduce weapon 2-'3 Torso
Object is: damage by; ■1 Arms (roll again: 1-3 left arm; 4-0 right arm)
a Left leg
Stunned/Not damaged Character is
0 Right leg
completely protected
Wounded/Light Damage -41) " If gamemasters wish, they may increase or decrease
Incapacitated/Heavy Liam -21) tile damage of an attack depending upon where the
Mortally Wounded/ character is hit. Torso hits subtract one die from the
Severe Damage -11) damage total, head hits add one die, and limb at tanks are
Killed/Destroyed Full ttamage treated normally.
At tacking a specific limb, and not roiling on the table,
v_____________ ;____________________ - -J costs one die from the character's attack total — but, if
the character tilts, it counts as an automatic hit on that
Combat Modifiers location Likewise, if a character wishes to shoot at, say,
Certain situations give characters an advantage to hit in a weapon in a character's hand, he can do that, too — it
combat or make it harder to hit a target in combat, in some costs one die.
situations, these modifiers may also he applied to Perception if you use this optional rule, you will want tn pay
situations, such as when a character is trying to find a target in attention to what part of the characters' bodies are
combat or spot someone who is hidden. protected by armor (sec "Armor").
Objects may provide cover— they make the target harder
to hit. When a character has the appropriate modifer. add that
tile roll to the difficulty to hit the character. he chooses M He now rolls 3D. and rolls a 12.
Objects may also provide protection. If the character has
• If the officer rolls a 2(1 or higher, that means that he hit Tirog
rolled well enough to heat the base difficulty, but not well
without the benefit o f cover, and roils damage normally.
enough to beat the cover modifier, that means that the shot hit
whatever the character was hiding behind • ff he rolls a 14 to a 25. that means that he hit the soft wood that
The weapon does normal damage, but it is rolled against the Tirog is hiding behind: he rolls damage and compares it to Ihe
object. Determine how much damage the shot did to the wall's Strength o f 2D.
object, and then use that to modify the weapon's damage when • If he destroys the wall (gets a kill result on the damage table),
rolled against the target. he r o lls the w e a p o n fu ll damage <if5D against T i r o g — the blast
Example: Tirog is hiding behind a wall made o f soft wot id. An went straight through the watt.
Imperial army officer is shooting at Tirog with a blaster rifle which • if he severely damages the wall (gets a mortally wounded
does 5D. result), he rolls 4D ( 5D-ID=4D). so most o f the damage gets
Since Tirog is only pecking out. Bill decides that Tirog's is through the wall.
about 3/4 covered, so after determining the difficulty based on
range, rolls 3D and adds it to the difficulty. Because it is soft wood, • If he heavily damages the wall (gets an incapacitated result), he
it has a protection o f 2D. rolls 3D (5D-2D- 3D). so some of the damage, gets through the wall.
fid! determines the difficulty to he Moderate because it is at the • If he lightly damages the wall (gets a wounded result), he rolls
weapon's medium range. That means a basic dififruity o f 11to IS: ID (5DHD ID ) to do dam age to Tirog because the wall abs<.trbed

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most of the damuge.

•Ifhe doesn't do any damage to the wait (a stunned or lower
result) it completely absorbs the blast and Tirog suffers no
damage.
•Ifhe rolls a 13 or less, the shot goes completely wild and misses.
Preparing
A character can improve their skill roll by ID by spending
time “preparing" for the task. In game terms, if a character
spends as long preparing for the task as it does to actually do
the task, and that is the only thing he does for both the time of
preparation and actually doing the task, the character gets to
roil an extra ID.
When using a skill listed as "less than one round," the
character must spend a minimum of one round preparing, as
well as one round doing just that action and nothing else.
Characters may not prepare for dodges and parries, nor tor
the following skills or any of ttieir specializations:
Dexterity: bruwling parry. dodge, tightsaber. melee combat,
melee parry, running
Knowledge: survival.
Mechanical: archaic starship piloting, beast riding, capital
ship piloting, capital ship shields, ground vehicles, hover ve
hicles, powersuit operation, repulsorlift vehicles, starfighterpilot
ing, starship shields, swoop operation, space transports, walker
Vehicles.
Perception: gambling, hide, sneak
Strength: brawling, stamina, su-imming
Example: Drebbte, Steve's character, is making an alien
species roll to see if he can remember a special greeting that
Sulhistans use amongst their friends. Drabble’s alien species skill
is3D. Dill, the game master, has told Sieve that this action requires
one round. He doesn i think the character is pressed for time, so
N un.s
he it1ill spend an extra round preparing, and thus gets to roll 4D.
Later, Drebble is trying to use his Droid repair skill o f 3D~2.
i
A II l'
andthe repair takes two hours If Drebble is witling to prepare, it
mitt lake an extra two hours, but he gets to roll 4D~2 to fix the
Droid. For that entire four hours, Drebble can do nothing but
concentrate on fixing the Droid
Rushing Some large weapons, like artillery or speeder or starfighter

guns, have fire control. When a character uses a weapon with
Characters can rush any action which takes two rounds or
fire control, they also roll the number of fire control dice, and
longer to do When a character rushes, he is trying to do the
add that to their total to hit a target.
action in half of the time it normally takes, but the player only
rolls half of the dice the character would normally roil. Ammunition
Actions which take one round or less than one round cannot
Most weapons have an ammunition rating tam m o). When
be rushed.
that weapon has tired as many times as its ammo rating, it is out
Example: Drebble, is trying to fix a busted power coupling on of ammunition and must he reloaded. Unless specified other
Tirog"s ship. Drebble has starfighter repair at 6D. This is a wise, reloading takes one action.
Moderate starship repair task which the gamemaster says wilt
lake one hour. Steve knows that they i e go! to get off-world soon Grenades
anddeclares that Drebbte will rush — the character attempts to
A grenade is a special weapon for two main reasons:
make the repair in half an hour, but only rolls 3D.
• It can be thrown at a general location, since it doesn’t have to
Drawing Weapons hit a person to be effective: the blast will do the work.
A character who begins a round with a weapon bolstered • It the grenade misses its target, it lands somewhere else and
may draw that weapon, hut it counts as an action (reduces all then explodes.
other actions in that round by -ID). When throwing a grenade, the thrower picks a target spot,
and the gamemaster determines the difficulty based on range.
Setting Weapons on Stun If the thrower cannot see where they are throwing their
Most blasters have two settings: normal and stun. A charac grenade, such as through a window or over a wall, the
tercan switch a weapon’s setting in a round, but it counts as an gamemaster should add a modifier of -5 to 1 10 to the difficulty.
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rounds: a fire rate of 1/5 means the weapon can be fired once
every five rounds.
Blast Radius
Some weapons have a blast radius. Because of the blast
radius, these weapons can be aimed at a specific spot instead
of at a target (like grenades). When a shot with a blast radius
weapon misses its target, it is important to determine where
the shot actually hit. To determine the general direction of
where the shot hits use the scatter diagram for grenades to
determine basic direction. To determine the range of inaccu
racy, roll the number of dice on the etiart below.
[example: A blaster cannon might have a biasf radius o f five

meters — wherever that blast hits, everything within five meters
is affected by the blast.
.Some weapons have several ranges for blast radius — the
further away from tlie center of the blast, the less damage the
weapon does.
F.xample: 4 standard fragmentation grenade has the follow
ing blast radius listings: 0-2/5D, 3-4/40, 5-6/3D, 7-10/2D. Wtienu
grenade explodes, everyone within two meters o f where it ex
plodes takes 3D damage, everyone between three and four
meters away lakes 4D damage, everyone between five and six
meters away takes 3D damage and everyone between seven and
Grenades have several activators: some are contact-based, ten meters away takes 2D damage
some are time-based. If the grenade is contact-based, it will
explode when it flits something. If it uses a timer, it will explode
after a set amount of time. If it is set for less than five seconds, Surprise
it will explode at the end of the round in whirl] it was thrown. When characters are surprised, their attackers can take
their first action before the characters are allowed to roll their
G r e n a d e S catter defensive skills.
If the character misses with the grenade throw, the weapon
lands somewhere else. First roll ID to determine in which How Do You Figure Out
direction it deviates from the target point (see ‘Grenade Scatter If Someone Is Surprised?
Diagram"). The gamernaster must also determine how far it goes. Sometimes characters will be surprised by an attack. When
If the throw was at point-blank or short range, it deviates ID the player characters are laying an ambush, simply have each
meters. If the throw was at medium range, it goes 2D meters. It character make a hide roll. When the targets of the ambush
the throw was at long range, it goes 3D meters. crime within range (just a couple of seconds before the ambush
is going to be sprung), roll Perception checks for each charac
T o s s in g G r e n a d e s A w a y ter: they spot whomever their Perception roll beat If none of
If a character is near a grenade when it lands and they have them spotted any of the attackers, they will be surprised by the
declared that they will grab the grenade and throw it, it is a ambush.
three action process: The targets are rolling their Perception because it's pre
1. Move to the grende. sumed that they won't be expecting an ambush — if the targets
2. Grab the grenade. have every reason to expect an ambush, they may make .searefc
3. Throw it. The character must pick a specific location and tolls. As a rule of thumb, characters can't make search rolls lor
roll against a difficulty based on range. If the character "just ambushes if they are moving faster than walking speed.
wants to throw it as far as he can," then the difficulty number If the players' characters are walking into an ambush, allow
is lowered, but the character still has to roll (there may be a each character to generate their Perception total. If the players
mishap ...). declared beforehand that they were searching for an ambush
and are not moving faster than walking (half) speed, they may
Fire Rate
Some weapons have a fire rate If there is
no fire rate, the weapon can be fired as often Scatter Distance for Blast-Radius Weapons
inaround as the character wishes, ff the fire
rate is a simple whole number (like 2 or 4), Scale of weapon Short Medium Long
that is the maximum number of times that Character ID meters 2D meters 3D meters
the weapon can be fired in a single round. If Speeder/Walker ID x 10 2D x 10 3D x 10
the fire rate is listed as a fraction, it means Starfighter ID x 25 2D x 25 ID x 100
that the weapon can only be fired on some Capital (in an atmosphere) ID x 100 2D x 100 3D x 100
rounds. For example, a fire rate of 1/2 means Capital (from orbit) It? x 1000 2D x 1000 3D x 1000
that the weapon can be fired once every two
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make their search rolls. If none of them roil high enough to spot just a matter of time.
any of rhe attackers, the players’ characters will be surprised. A character attempting to use a bacta tank without the
Once every ambushing character has taken one action, the medicine skill must make a Heroic first aid or Technical roll. If
round is resolved as normal: roll defensive actions, then roll the roll is failed, the patient's wound level increases by two
skill or attribute uses normally. (Wounded to Mortally Wounded: incapacitated or Mortally
Wounded to Dead).
Healing If the roll is successful, the healing lime is dependent upon
the severity of the charater’s injuries.
Characters can heal through a variety of ways, but the three
most common methods of healing are medpacs. bacta tanks Character is: Treatment Time:
(also known as rejuvenation times) and natural healing. Wounded IDHours
Incapacitated 4DHours
Medpacs Mortally wounded 1D Days
The standard “first aid” kit in tile Star Wars universe, the
medpac, contains a combination of healing medicines, Natural Healing
syntheflesh, coagulants, body chemistry boosters, adrenaline Characters may have to heal naturally, which is both slower
drugs, and computer diagnostic hardware to help treat seri and much riskier than bacta healing. Characters must rest a
ously injured individuals who can't get emergency hospitalisa specified amount of time before they can make healing rolls,
tion and bacta treatment. They are very common on battle and then have a specific difficulty to beat — roll the character's
fields around the galaxy. When someone administers a medpac Strength to see if the character is healed. Treat all mishaps as
to someone, they roll their first aid or Technical skill. penalties.
The difficulty of using a standard medpac depends upon the Characters who are injured and are attempting natural
severily of a patient's injury: healing are assumed to be doing virtually nothing but resting
Degree of Injury Difficulty and ealing. A character who tries to work or exercise (or
adventure) must subtract ID from his Strength when he makes
Stunned Unconscious Very Kasy the healing roll at the end of his rest time. Any character who
Wounded Rasy- opts lo "take it easy" and do virtually nothing for/ic/cc ttie time
Incapacitated Moderate period necessary may add one die lo their .S'frerigifi roll at the
Mortally Wounded Difficult end of the time required.
If the medpac use is successful, the character is healed one Wounded characters must rest for three standard days.
level: unconscious characters are revived, wounded characters When they roll, find the result on the chart below:
are fully healed, incapacitated characters improve to {rounded.
and mortally wounded characters improve to incapacitated. Strength Roll Result
II the roll is unsuccesslul, tile character remains at the 2-1 Character worsens to incapacitated
current level. If the roll misses the difficulty by more than 10 5-6 Character remains wounded
points, the medpac has pushed the injured character's bodily 7- Character is fully healed
functions to their limits, ami no nun e medpacs can be used on
Incapacitated characters must rest for two weeks before mak
that character for a lull standard day (24 hour period).
ing a healing roll.
A character can have multiple medpacs used on him, but
each use gets more difficult. Tor every medpac applied in a Strength Roll Result
standard 24 hour day, increase the difficulty of the medpac use 2-6 Character worsens to mortally wounded
by one level. 7-8 Character remains incapacitated
Example: A character is having a medpac used on him and he 9- Character improves to wounded
is Wounded. The first aid difficulty is Easy If someone uses Mortally irounded characters most rest for one month ('.Vi
another medpac on him and he is Wounded the normal difficulty standard days) before being allowed a healing roll.
isEasy, hut since this is the second medpac in a standard day, the
difficulty is me reused one level, to Moderate Strength Roll Result
Once a medpac is used, it is fully expended ■

— characters 2-6 Characters dies
who expect to heal several characters must carry multiple 7-8 Character remains mortally wounded
medpacs. 9- Character improves to incapacitated
A character can use medpacs on himself, but suffers a -ID
M e d ic in e s
penalty in addition to any other penalties.
Some characters will have to use medicines, either natural,
Bacta Tanks synthetic or biogenetically engineered. These medicines may
increase a doctor's medicine skill, add a bonus modifier to a
Bucta is a specially formulated treatment liquid which pro
character's roil for healing or reduce the amount of time that
motes rapid healing and acts as a disinfectant. The attending
the character needs to heal before making a healing roll.
physician can use the tank’s computers to inject surface
The most common medicines are included in medpacs and
medicines into the bacta fluid, inject medicines into the blood
"medicine hags," Most will increase a natural healing roll by
stream or dispense them orally.
one die, and/or shorten the period of time it takes to make a
Characters must have the medicine skill to use a bacta tank
healing roll by as much as hall. Medicines more powerful than
(formallyknown as a rejuvenation tank). On most planets, only
this are very expensive (two to three times the cost of a normal
licensed doctors can administer bacta treatments, A Very Easy
medpac — or more) and generally available only at hospitals
medicine skill is necessary to use a bacta tank — regardless of
or healing facillities.
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Armor Damage Chart
Injury suffered by person (only for hits to area) Degree of damage to armor*
Wounded Lightly damaged
Incapacitated Heavily damaged
Mortally wounded Severely damaged
Killed Destroyed
*Lightly dismayed armor loses one pip off its effectiveness.
Heavily damaged armor loses one die off its effectiveness.
Severely damaged armor is useless, but may be repaired.
Destroyed armor is useless and may not be repaired.
v
Damaged Armor Most hand weapons, such as blaster pistols, vibroaxes and so
forth, regardless of how much damage they cause, only resist
As equipment is used in combat, it will sustain damage and damage with a body strength of 2D. Determine damage nor
need repair. When someone wearing armor suffers damage
mally, as il the weapon was an ordinary object.
through a protected area, the armor is also damaged. Natu Weapon repairs and maintenance are explained in Chapter
rally, the armor isn't damaged if the person is hit in an area that
Four, "Attributes and Skills."
the armor isn't covering. See the “Armor Damage Chart." Lightly dafnuged weapons lose - ID of their damage value
Heavily damuged weapons lose-2D off their damage and add
Damaged Weapons +10 to all difficulties to use in combat.
Weapons can be damaged in a number of ways, hirst, if hit Severely damgaed weapons cannot be used, hut may be
in combat by other attacks, such as a light saber slicing through repaired.
a blaster or vi bn weapon. Second, as the result of a mishap, a Destroyed weapons may not be repaired.
weapon may be damaged. To repair arrnor and weapons, see the appropriate skill in
[fa weapon is hit in combat, roll \is Strength to resist damage. Chapter Four, “Attributes and Skills,’’
3.2 Combined A ctions

Combined Actions A starship's captain may order all batteries to concentrate
their fire on an enemy ship, or a squad’s commander may order
Sometimes characters will work together to accomplish an
his troops to charge a certain bunker.
action — three or (our characters might decide to work to
The commander must command each action that is to be
gether to repair a damaged starship, or you might want to
coordinated — for example, a commander could order his
simulate the actions of several dozen gunners on a capital
troops to concentrate fire on an Imperial Star Destroyer
starship all firing at another starship.
Commanding that action counts as an action.
When characters want to work together to do something,
because ol the structure of rounds (each character can only
someone must "command" all of the other individuals doing
take one action, then every other character takes an action,
the action. The commander is normally the person with the
then the first character takes a second action), it a commander
highest command skill. When characters are commanded well,
is going io participate in an action he commands, the troops
they get bonus skill dice to accomplish something
will often have to wait to take their action; if the commander is
only telling the troops what to do and isn’t participating, the
Commanding In Scenes troops can act after the commander has ordered the action.
Commanding cart be done very easily in scenes. This is
where one character is directing the actions of all the other Who Can Be Commanded
workers; the commanding character can also participate in the Troops and individuals can only be commanded if three
action, but rolls his command skill at -ID to reflect the fact that conditions can be met:
he is both commanding and acting. • They are in direct contact with the commander (linked
Example: Sew Republic General Airen Cracken is command through eomlinks or within voice range).
ing the construction o f a temporary rope bridge In scene lime, this • They can all see the target of the commanded action.
wilt take one hour. Cracken is not only commanding the troops,
hut he is also coordinating — both his command roll and his skill • The target is at the same range tor all individuals to he
for the bridge's construction are reduced by-ID since he is doing commanded (point-blank, short, medium or long)
two actions at once.
If he just commanded and didn ‘t help, he would roll his full Command Difficulty
command skill to see how well he directed his troops. The commander must declare1how many troops he is trying
to command. The difficulty to successfully command the indi
Commanding In Rounds viduals depends both upon the number of individuals being
commanded and their average skill level.
Commanding in rounds happens most often during combat
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Command Difficulty Table

Number of People Average Skill Levels
Being Coordinated ID 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D 8D+
2 M M E E E VF VE VE
4 D M M M F E VK VE
6 D D \1 M M M E F
10 D D D M M M F F.
15 VD D D D M M M F
25 VD VD D D D M M M
40 VD VD VD D D I.) M M
60 H VD VD VD D D D M
100 H H VD VD VD D D D
150 H H H VD VD VD D D
250 II H H II VD VD VD D
400 H H H H H VD VI) VD
600 H H H H H if VI) VD
1000 II H II H H H H VD
1500 H H H H II H H H
Difficulty Levels: VF (Very Easy), F, (Fasy), M (Moderate), D (Difficult), VI) (Very Difficult), H (Heroic)
Kind the number of people the commander is trying to If the commander beats the difficulty, all of the troops were
command in the left-hand column. If the number of troops successfully commanded — up to the [lumber of troops he
doesn't match a level, go to the next lower number of troops. rolled for (a commander of 85 troops could only get the
For example, a commander is attempting to command 85 coordination ol 60 since this is what he was forced to roll lor).
troops, but since 85 isn't on the chart, go to the row iabeled 60. If the commander missed the roll, find the difficulty level
Then find the average skill level along the top columns. If the which corresponds to the commander’s final roll. Then lake the
people have different skill levels, round all * l ’s and -2'sdown column, and move up the chart (fewer and fewer troops) until
and find the average. you find the difficulty that matches how well the commander
The result is how well the commander has to roll with his rolled. This is the number of troops successfully commanded:
command skill to successfully order the troops the rest of the troops are ineffectual —■they simply miss, don’t
add anything to the effort, act on their own, etc.
--------------------------------------------------------- - If the character didn’t roll the difficulty number but rolled in
the same difficulty range as the difficulty of the task, count up
Figuring Averages to the first ranking for that difficulty or a minimum of one row.
Correctly figuring averages lor crew skills and weapon
Example; Tirog is trying to command -40 troops with an
damages is very important to maintain the balance of
average skil! o f 511 Looking on the chart, this is a Difficult task.
this system.
The go me maste r decides that the difficulty is 18.
To figure the average, round all the - i ’s and *2’s
down. For example, a character with a skill of 4D-1
counts as only 4D when figuring the average — unless
everybody else has 4D- 1. Gamemasters, use your judge
ment.
Combined Action Bonus Table
For each different skill die code, multiply that mini her Number of People
by the number of characters with that skill code. Being Coordinated Bonus
Add all ol these numbers together, and divide it tav the 2 -ID
total number of characters involved. 4 -2D
Round this number down, and then you have your 6 ■3D
average skill code! 10 +4D
For example, TO troops with a blaster of 2D, 12 troops 15 •5D
with a blaster of 5D and 2 troops with a blaster of 8D are 25 >6D
combining on an action. 40 1 7D
First do the multiplication: 30 x 2 = 60. 12x5 = 60, 2 x 60 -8D
8= 16. 100 -9D
Now, add them all together: 60 - 60 - 16= 136. 150 -10D
Now divide this by the total number of characters 250 + 111)
(44). 136 / 44 3.00. Round this down to get an average 400 -12D
skill of 3D. ” " 60!) 113D
Needless to say, it helps to have a calculator around 1000 • 14D
when running these big battles. 1500 -15D
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Splitting Fire
Commanders can have their troops eoordinated to shoot at
more than one target: all fire must be split equally among the
different targets, and each target must be of basically the same
kind (for example, a commander could have his troops split
fire among five slaughters that were all in the same range, lie
couldn’t have his troops split fire between three cruisers and
ten X-wings).
To do this, all targets must be within the same lire arc and
the same range (or the coordinated troops. Divide the number
of coordinated troops equally among the different targets to
find out how many troops are shooting at each target, and then
add that honus to their to hit and damage rolls.
Combining Limits
Combined actions have limits. A commander can only com
mand as many troops as have weapons and have the target in
A J.en Mon:*
the same range. Starship repair efforts are limited by the

number of people who can get in the ship and do hands-on
work. Computer programming efforts to hack through a system
are limited by the number of terminals that can be linked
together.
If Tirog rolls IX or higher, he commands all 40 troops. The garnernaster should determine limitations for the num
If Tiror rolls a 16 or J 7, that is still a Difficult total, but doesn V ber of people who can combine actions based on common
beat the difficulty. Tirog commands whatever number o f troops sense and judgement.
matches wherever Difficult is first listed on the chart for the 51) Some skills can be combined in unusual ways: large groups
average skill level — it's up one level to 25 troops <if 40 troops of characters can work together while using search, con, intimi
was the first Difficult level, Tirog would still have to go to 25 since dation and lifting, climbing ( mountain climbing with the appro
he has to move up the chart a rnimimum o f one level). priate gear), and repair and programming skills
If Tirog rolls an 11-15, in the Moderate range, he commands 15
Some skills cannot be combined, including all dodges, parrys.
troops. pick pocket, running, languages, law enforcement, streetwise,
If he rolls 6-10, in the tiasy range, he commands four troops value, astrogation, beast riding, forgery, gambling, hide, stealth,
If he rolls less than a f>. in the Very' Easy range, he doesn I stamina and swimming.
successfully command anyone since there is no Very Easy entry
on the chart
Bonus Dice Caveat

Now that you know how many troops were successfully
commanded, add the bonus dice on the “Combined Action Anyone with a strong math background will quickly
realize that troops using this system aren’t as effective
Bonus Table."
than if they are rolled individually. Alas, most of us don't
If the task is resolved in one roll, like repairing a vehicle, it
have several months to recreate the Battle of Endor.This
applies to just that roll. If the task has two rolls, such as hitting
system is quick and dirty — it gives you the opportunity
in combat and then rolling damage, apply to bonus to both
to run huge battles quickly and without a lot of fuss, so
rolls. It the troops are using different weapons with different
you can get back to the story.
damage codes, find the average of the different weapon dam
ages — rounding + Is and -2s down. v_________________________________ /
3.3 Scales
Sometimes characters will decide to shoot at starships or who wants to roll 100D? This is an easier way of showing the
vehicles. If you look at the stats for a TIF lighter, you'll see that differences and making it clear that, unless you can hit that
it has a hull code of 2D — does that mean it’s only as tough as particular thermal exhaust port, you stand no chance of de
a character with a Strength of 2D? Of course not! ft just isn’t “to stroying the Death Star with a starfighter.
scale.'' These scale titles are self-explanatory, hut for easy refer
There are three kinds of scale charts that are in use: To Hit. ence. each vehicle, starship arid weapon statistic listing will
To Damage, and Dodge. include its scale.
There are also six distinct scales: Character, Speeder, Walker.
Starfighter, Capita! (for Capital Ship) and Death Star.
These charts are used to represent the vast differences
Using The Charts
between things like X-wings and the Death Star. Without the Find the scale of the thing that is doing the shooting along
scale charts, the Death Star might have a hull code ol lOOD.and the left hand row (up/down). Find the scale ol the target on the

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column across the top. Kind where the row and column cross To Hit
— that is the die cap. This chart is used when a character or vehicle of one scale
When the dice are rolled to hit the target, any which come shoots at something of a different scale. If there is a “■
— " on the
upas higher than the die cap count as if they had rolled the die line, it means that the item cannot shoot at the scale in question.
cap number. All "■>'"s on a die code count normally.
Example: .4 Death Star-scale weapon can f shoot at anything
Example: Tirol* is firing a blaster cannon on bis freighter (a smaller than a Capital-scale larget.
Starfighter-scale weapon) at a speeder ( a Speeder-scale target).
Bill finds the Starfighter row along the left side o f the chart and
reads it across to the Speeder-scale column (up-down columns) To Dodge
and sees that Tirog has a die cap o f 1 When he rolls to hit. This chart is used when something of one scale tries to
anything above that 4 counts as a 4. dodge against something rtf another scale. A means that the
Tirog has a s tars hip gun nerv skill o f 2D *2. and the weapon has vehicle or character in question can't attempt to dodge the
a lire control o f 21)+1 dreg mils his skill dice, and gets a 2 and a attacker.
2 (this is his wild die; since it 'sjust a 2 and not a 1 or a (>. nothing Example: Tirog is driving an AT-AT Walker A speeder is
Special happens). The fire control dice come up as a 2 and a 5 Since
shooting at it. if Tirog tries U> do a vehicle dodge with the walker,
the die cap is 4, the 5 counts as a 4. so his die total is ! i (.V-2+2+4). Ins die cap is 2
Greg can add +2 to for his starship gunnery, and adds another -1
horn the lire control, .so he has a final total o f 14 to hit. To Damage
When the speeder shoots back, Bill uses the same process. He
This chart is used when something takes a hit from a
iinds the Speeder row along the left side o f the chart and reads it
across to the Starfighter-scale column ( up-dawn) and sees that its weapon ot a different scale. Kind the scale of t lie weapon on the
lelt hand row. Kind the column across the top for the scale of
die cap is a 6. Everything it rolls counts normally.
the tiling that was hit.
When wild dice and Character Points roll above the die cap, The number on the ieft ot the slash represents the die cap
they also count as if they had rolled the number of the die cap. for the weapon; t tie number to the right of the slash represents
Ifthedice roll as a 6, they count as if they had rolled t lie die cap, the die cap for the character or vehicle resisting damage. A 1'-"on
but they ore rolled again. the left means that the weapon can’t cause damage; a on the.
Example: Going back to the previous example, with the die right means that I he weapon cannot resist damage.
cap of 4, if Tirog is wild die bud come up as a ,5. it would count as .Some vehicles will have weapons of a different scale on
a 4. If it carue tip as a ft, it would count as a 4, and dreg would be them — tor example, a speeder mighl have Character-scale
able to roll the die again If Greg decides to spend a Character weapons mounted on it as well as Speeder-scale weapons.
Point, if the die comes up os u I. 2, 2, or 4, it counts as u'hat it was When using the Character-scale weapons, use the Character-
rolled. If it crimes up as <t 5, if counts as a 4. if it conies up as a (i. scale die caps,
a 4, and Greg g‘Us to roll the ilie again
r Scale Chart: To Hit

Character Speeder Walker Starfighter Capital Death Star
Character 6 6 6 6 6 6
Speeder 4 6 6 6 6 6
Walker 3 S 6 6 6 6
Starfighter 2 4 r> 6 6 6
Capital — 2 2 3 6 6
Death Star — — — — 3 6
Scale Chart: To Dodge

Character 6 5 5 3
Speeder 6 6 5 4 2 —
Walker — 2 6 2 — —
Starfighter 6 fi 6 6 6 fi
Capital — — __ 2 6 4
Death Star — — — — 3 6
Scale Chart: To Damage

Character 6/6 3/6 2/6 2/6 -/6 -/6
Speeder 6/3 6/6 3/6 3/6 1: 6 -/6
Walker 6/2 6/3 6/6 3/6 1/6 -/fi
Starfighter 6/2 6/3 6/3 6/6 3/6 -/6
Capital 6/- 6/1 6/1 6/3 6/6 1/6
Dealli Star 6/- 6/- 6/- 6/- 6/1 6/6

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Chapter Four
A ttributes and
Skills
Characters in the Star Wars universe have six attributes important to the game until the player decided to get some skill
which describe their inherent abilities in certain types of tasks. in that area.
Under each attribute are several skills. Skills are learner! Note that some crafty players may attempt to come up with
abilities, which are based on a character's attributes; they some ridiculously powerful skills or specializations — fur
cover a much narrower range of ability, hut characters with example. Imperial secret codes. Granted, this skill may exist, but
training in skills are much better off than characters who arc to allow a character who isn't an Imperial to have this skill is an
just using their attributes to do a task. easy way to throw game balance out the window.
First, the player must give a reasonable, explanation as to
When Do You Roll? how his character learned that skill. As gamemaster, you
Characters (both player and gamemaster characters) roll always have the right to reject a proposed skill. You also have
whenever they do something important and somewhat difficult. the right to give the character some unexpected complications
When someone wants to walk to the corner store, they don’t from having this kind of skill. With Imperial secret codes, for
have to roll. If it's something that anyone can do anytime, like example, maybe the Empire knows that this character has in
turn on a light, don't bother with a roll. However, if there's a depth knowledge of Imperial security procedures, and decides
chance of failure, the character has to roll to see how well he did. that he has to be “eliminated" because of this. Yes, this
character gets the skill, but his life has just been made a lot
Which Do You Use? more interesting ...
it depends upon what the character is doing. First, read the
skill rules to see if what the character is doing is covered by one
Specializations
of the skills. If so, the character rolls their skill dice. If they don't Many skills offer a number of specializations. See Chapter
have any extra dice in that skill, they just roll their attribute. One. "Reginning Characters" and "Advanced Characters" for
more information.
Example: Tirog is going to try to pilot an A T-A T Walker. That
type o f action is covered by the walker operation skill, which is Advanced Skills
based on l)is Mechanical a tin i bate Ttrog doesn'! have any extra
Advanced skills cost doublet he amount of time and Charac
dice in that skill, so he simply rolls Ins Mechanical dice (2D -2).
ter Points to learn. Characters must have all the "prerequisite
Other Skills skills" listed with the advanced skill in order to learn the
advanced skill. In addition, characters are not allowed to use
Not every character has every skill listed on their template.
their attribute dice to roll an advanced skill check, but they are
Most characters will have similar skills — almost every charac
allowed to add their advanced skill dice to any prerequisite
ter has blaster or starship piloting or streetwise — but there are skill cheek.
also skills that few characters have — bowcuster for instance
For example, a character with 5D in first aid — which could
Sometimes a character will want to do something not cov
mean 3D in Technical and 2D in the skill first aid — could learn
ered by a skill. The gamemaster can simply assign the action to
the advanced skill of medicine. But, when she used medicine,
an attribute. If the player wants his character to get better at
she would only roll whatever dice she had in the actual skill —
the task, he can invent a new skill tor the character. if she has ID in medicine, that's all she rolls. However, when
For example, what if the character wants to play nega-bal! to
rolling a first aid check, she gets to add the medicine dice she
win money to finance repairs to his ship? There's no nega-bal 1
has to her first me/and Technical dice — a total of 6D in this case.
skill, but since the game involves a lot of running around the
gamemaster decides that the character should roll his Dexter More Rules
ity. If the player decides that he wants his character to get
better at the sport, the gamemaster invents a nega-balt skill. Many of the skills require additional rules to use. All the
Does this mean that the character will he the only one in the rules are listed in this book, in the appropriate sections. Skills
galaxy with the nega-bail skill? No. In fact, other characters involved with combat, for example, are described briefly here,
could have the skill — especially any professional athletes who but expanded upon in the "Combat" chapter. Vehicle skills and
did this for a living. It's just that the nega-bcill skill wasn't starship-related skills are detailed in the appropriate chapters
as well. All the.SYor Wars, Second Edition skills are listed here tor
easy reference.

TAR. Chapter Four Attributes and Skids
ART
M?ke VilH,rdi
The Attributes Strength gets winded very easily.
Technical stands for “technical aptitude” and represents a
Dexterity is a measure of your eharacler's in-horn eve-hand character's innate knowledge of how to repair, fake apart and
coordination and balance. Characters with a high Dexterity are
modify things. A character with a good Technical is an expert
good shots, can dodge blaster bolts, can walk balance beams at taking apart Droids, fixing busted drive systems, and modi
with ease and even make good pick-pockets. Characters with
fying blasters to have a longer range. 7e(Vin/ea/also represents
a low Dexterity are clumsy. a character’s abilities as a healer and doctor, his ability to set
Knowledge is a measure of your character's ‘ common sense"
explosives, and his ability to figure out electronic security
and academic knowledge. Characters with a high Knowledge
systems. Characters with a low Technical have trouble chang
value have a good memory for details, and know a great deal ing a power pack on a blaster pistol.
about different alien races and star systems (and their plan
ets). They often have a flair for languages, and know how to get
things done in bureaucracies. Knowledge is used whenever a Dexterity Skills
player wants to know how much bis character knows about a
certain field. The difficulty depends upon how obscure the Archaic Guns
information is and how much the character knows about the Time Taken: One round
subject in general. Used to fire any primitve gun. including black powder
Mechanical stands for “mechanical aptitude" and repre pistols and muskets. This skill is only common on primitive
sents how well a character can pilot vehicles and control live technology worlds.
mounts (like Banthas and Tauntauns). A character with a high The difficulty is based on range, which is listed with the
Mechanical is going to take naturally to driving landspeeders, weapon's description.
(lying cloud cars and piloting X-wing starfighters and ships like
the Millennium Falcon. A character with a low Mechanical has B la s te r
alot of minor accidents. Time Taken: One round
Perception is the character's ability to notice things, both Used to fire any blaster weapon that can be held and carried
about his surroundings and other characters. Characters with by one character. This skill covers hokl-out blasters, blaster
a high Perception are puick Lu spot hidden objects or people pistols, blaster rifles, repeating blasters and anything in be
hiding behind a corner. They are also good at convincing other tween. This skill does not cover fixed blasters or multi-crew
people to do favors for them, tricking or conning others, and weapons (this is covered under blaster artillery), weapons
bargainingtoget a good price lor goods or services. Characters mounted on vehicles (covered under the vehicle blasters skill),
with a low Perception get lost a lot. or starship weapons (covered under starship gunnery, a Me
Strength is a character’s sheer physical strength, endurance chanical skill). This rovers only Characler scale weapons.
and health. Characters with a high Strength can lift heavy- The difficulty is based on range, which is listed with the
objects, are good at resisting disease and injury and can push weapon's description.
themselves to great physical feats. A character with a low

Chapter J our: Attributes and Skills ■
B la s te r A rtille ry The difficulty is determined by the gun's range, which is

Time Taken: One round or longer listed with iis description.
[ ised to fire any fixed, multi-crew heavy weapon, such as : he G re n a d e
heavy weapons used by the Rebel Alliance at the Baltic of Hot h
or fixed Ion Cannons used from a planet's surface. This skill 'Time 1'akvn: One round
covers Speeder. Walker, Starfighter and Capital scale weap This skill is used to accurately throw grenades. Success
ons. means the grenade hits the location it was thrown to. Failure
means it bounces to another location.
The difficulty is based on range, which is iisted with the
This skill also covers round, thrown objects like rocks,
weapon's descriplion.
halls, and similar objects.
B o w caster The difficulty is determined by the grenade's range, which
Finn1 Taken: One round is listed under its description.
Used to fire the Wookiee bowcaster. an unusual weapon L ig h ts a b e r
normally only List’d try Wookiees.
Time Taken: One round
The difficulty is based on range. which is listed will; 1 fit’
t'sed primarilly by Jedi Knights, the lightsaber skill is dan
weapon's descripl ion.
gerous for tile unskilled. If an attacking character misses the
Bow s dilficulty number (the base difficulty: not their opponent’s
Time Taken: One round parry total) by 10 or more, then the character has injured
Used to fire any bow-tvpe weapon (excluding Wookiee himself with the weapon and rolls damage1on himself.
boweasters. covered under the han't e/.sterskLn. inrind ini'short M e le e C o m b a t
bows, lout' bows and crossflows. This skill is unusual except tin
low technology planets. 'Time Taken: One round
The diflieuity is based on ranee, which is listed wit hi the ['his skill is used whenever one character attacks another in
weapon’s description. hand to hand com fiat wit ft weapons, including vibroaxes,
gaderfiii sticks, bayonets, chairs, clubs, blaster butts and
B r a w lin g P arry any tiling else of this nature. This skill does no! cover lightsabers.
lim e Taken: One round Tiie difficulty is determined by the type of weapon, as iisted
Used to parry another character's attack in hand to hand under the description of cacti weapon.
combat when both characters arc unarmed. M e le e P a rry
Dodge Time Taken. One round
Time Taken: One round A character with this skill uses a melee weapon to parry
This skill is used to dodge any ranged weapon, including ■mother melee weapon or brawling combat attack.
blaster fire, grenades, bullets, arrows and any other weapon
M issile W e a p o n s
used at a distance.
Time Taken: Less than one round or longer
F ire a rm s This skill covers all non-energy Character-, Speeder- or
Time Taker a One round Walker-scale missile weapons, including grappling hooks, gre
This skill covers all guns which fire bullets, excluding ar nade launchers, and personal proton torpedo launchers.
chaic guns. Weapons covered include pistols, rifles, machine The difficulty is determined by the range of the weapon, as
guns, assault rifles and any other primitive guns. lisled under the description of each weapon.
P ick P o c k e t
'Time Taken: One round
This skill is used to pick the pockets of others, or to palrn
objects without being noticed.
When a character makes a pick pocke! attempt, the victim
makes an opposed Perception rod. See the ‘‘Pick Pocket Modi
fier Chart."
R u n n in g
Tune 'Taken: One Round or more
Any movement over hall-speed is covered by running. See
Chapter Five, "Movement'’ for more information.
T h ro w n W ea p o n s
Covers any primitive thrown weapons, such as spears,
knives, and slings.
V e h ic le B la s te rs
This skill covers all vehicle mounted weapons of Speeder or
Walker scale. It also covers Speetler or Walker scale weapons
mounted on starships.

Chapter Four: Attributes and Skills
r Pick Pocket Modifier Chart

Modifiers:
*10 or more to pick pocket's roll Huge, congested crowd. The target is constantly being jostled by nearby street
traffic.
+5 to pick pocket's roll Crowded conditions, such as aboard a public transport.
+5 to target’s roll Light crowd, with lew distractions.
+10 or more to target’s roll W ry small crowd.
+5 to pick pocket’s roll Minor distraction such as a nearby speeder accident, alarms horn speeding
emergency vehicles, street performers, etc.
+10 ui more to pick pocket’s roll Major distraction, such as a heated blaster battle, being at a loud concert, an
accident immediately in front of the target, etc.
+5 to pick pocket's roll Darkness
Pick pocket rolls higher than the target by:
21 + Target won't notice missing item until thief is well out of sight.
10-20 Target will notice missing item after a couple of minutes: the pick pocket will
have several rounds to dive into ‘ tie crowd.
U-lh Target will notice missing item alter lYiree rounds.
6-10 Target will notice that the item is missing the next round.
U-b The object is snagged on material or somehow still held by the- target. F,ach
character must make another opposed roll next round, or the pick pocket can
choose to release the item this round, unnoticed.
Target rolls higher than pick pocket by:
1-5 T’tm target will feel the pick jrocket’s hand rummaging through his pocket. The
target will be able to react next round.
fi-tn The pick pocket gets his hand caught in the target’s pocket; the target notices
immediately, The pick pocket must make a Easy pick pocket total next round
to remove his hand; the target can react as he sees fit.
11-15 The pick pocket gets his hand caught in the target's pocket; the target notices
1turned lately. The pick pocket must make a Moderate pick pocket total next
round to remove his hand; the target can react as he sees fit.
16* Caught!! The target knows the thief is coming before the attempt and can
prepare for the robbery.
Knowledge Skills Secondly, the ski II can also be used to find out what informa
tion a bureaucracy has on file. The difficulty depends upon
Alien Species how restricted the information is:
Time Taken: One round • Very Easy — Available to all. Finding out how much you owe
This skill involves knowledge of any sapient species outside on your starship.
of the character’s species. For Human characters, it covers alt
• Easy— Available to most people. Finding out which ships are
non-Humans; for Wookiees, the skill covers a4 non-Wookiees.
in port,
This skill includes knowledge of customs, societies, physi
cal appearance, attitudes, philosophy, special abilities and • M oderate — Available to anyone who qualifies.
knowledges, and other areas of reasonable knowledge. • D ifficu lt — Somewhat restricted. Finding out how much
someone else owes on their starship. Finding out how to legally
Bureaucracy get your ship out of an impound yard.
Time Taken: One round to several days
This skill involves a character’s knowledge of bureaucra • Very D iffic u lt— Very restricted. Who to bribe to illegally get
cies and their procedures. This skill can be used in two ways: your ship out of an impound yard. Getting permission to make
First, the character can use this skill to determine whether an emergency landing in the middle of a busy intersection.
ornoUhc character knows whatto expect (row a bureaucracy. Modifiers:
Forexample, if a character needs to get a permit for his blaster, • How common or unusual the request is. Bureaucracies have
asuccessful skill check would mean he knows what forms and smooth procedures for handling common problems; an un
identification he needs, who he would have to talk to, how long usual problem often causes a fair amount of confusion and
the process might take and some short cuts he might he able delay.
totake.

O Ta^teôuÂ ttributesâr^ ■fTAI
WAR
Very common problem: no modifier B u s in e s s

Reasonably common: <5 modifier Time Taken: One round to one day
The character has a working knowledge of businesses and
Unusual request: +10 to difficulty
business procedures. A character skilled in this knowledge
Very unusual request: +15 or more to might want to run their own business, or knows how to
difficulty. convince a warehouse manager to give him a tour of a facility
• If the bureaucracy is well funded, has good morale, or is truly or to allow him to “ borrow" a few tilings in an emergency.
dedicated to meeting the needs of those who use it, add +5 or Characters with a strong business skill know flow much it costs
more to character's roll, if the bureaucracy is poorly funded or companies to produce goods and will be able to negotiate for
of low morale, add -5 or more to the difficulty. If the bureau good prices direct from a company or distributor. The charac
cracy is very corrupt or doesn’t care about providing services ter probably has several contacts in the business world and
add +10 or more to difficulty unless the character bribes or can get special favors done for them if they are somewhere
“brown-noses" the right people. The better the bribe or the where the company has a lot of power.
brown-nosing, t lie higher the modifier for the character. Finding out information about businesses presents similar
difficulties — most stores, shops, and markets are Easy to
• Add +5 or more to the character's roll if he is well known and figure out. while factories, service facilities, and public works
well liked, and the bureaucrats have good reason to help the range from Moderate to Very' Difficult depending on their com
character. For example, Luke Skywalker asking a New Republic plexity and how much their workers/’owners, supervisors want
general for assistance.
to hide the information from t he public, An Heroic business task
• No modifier if the character isn’t well known and the bureau would be trying k> find out how much Jahbathe Hutt is making,
crat has no reason to want to help the character — but no or what industries Emperor Palpatine has special interest in.
reason to hinder her either
• Add +5, -10 or more to the difficulty if the character is a known
Cultures
troublemaker, nuisance or criminal. The modifier applies if the Time Taken: One round to one day
character is affiliated with an organization that has that repu Tins skill is knowledge of particular cultures and common
tation. For example, if Tirog has had several run-ins with the cultural forms (primitive tribal civilizations tend to be very
officials on Tatooine, when he goes to Tatooine again, he will similar, for example). This skill allows a character to determine
suffer at least a -10 difficulty modifier when he tries to get how he might he expected to behave in a particular situation
anything done. Another example might be if Tirog is working or among a particular group of individuals. The more obscure
for Tagge Mining Corporation and goes to the mining world of the information or culture, the higher the difficulty.
Resero — the bureaucrats have never heard of Tirog, but This skill can be used for cultures of one’s own species or for
Tagge causes many problems for them, so Tirog would again those of other species.
suffer a difficulty modifier because of who he is representing.
Intimidation
II the character succeeds at the roll, the character will get Time Taken: One round
whatever he needs done (within reason) in a short amount of The character’s ability to scare or frighten a not her. Through
time — up to half the normal lime. If (he character tails, the this fear, ihe character can force others to obey commands,
process will take as long as normal, or longer if the character reveal information they wish to keep hidden, or otherwise
has drawn undue attention to himself. The character might manipulate individuals.
even be arrested on a trumped up charge if he has been intimidation is normally dependent upon a character's physi
particularly obnoxious. cal presence, body language or force of will to be successful.
Remember, not everything is possible for everyone. Bullying, Some characters use the threat of torture, pain or other
bribing, or rolling really high against a low-level bureucrat will unpleasant happenings to intimidate others.
not allow you to find out when the Star Destroyer is leaving orbit.
He just doesn’t know and doesn’t have any way ol finding out. “And now. Princess, we will discuss the location o f the hidden
The best he’ll be able to do is lead you to someone who might. Rebel base."
— Darth Vader
Characters resist intimidation with theu /Hporccrskill, Modi
Intimidation Sample Modifiers fiers to the skill roll can be found on the “Intimidation Sample
Modifiers" chart.
Intimidator is threatening target
with physical violence (and is Languages
either armed or has superior strength) +5
Intimidator is obviously much The common language of the Known Galaxy is Basic. Most
more powerful -10 people speak it; if not as their main language, they are at least
Target is totally at the mercy fluent in it. Virtually everyone can understand it. However,
of intimidator -15 some areas of the galaxy are so isolated that Basic is rarely
spoken, and some aliens can’t or refuse to speak Basic. For
Modifiers to the Difficulty include: example, Wookiees can understand Basic, but, because of file
Target has the advantage -5 structure of their mouths, cannot usually speak it. Ewoks do
not normally understand Basic, but can learn it fairly easily.
Target is in a position of greater strength +10
The languages skill is used to determine whether or not a
Target can not conceive of danger character understands something in another language. If the
from intimidator +15 character wants to say something in a language in which he
isn’t fluent (see languages specialization), increase the diffi
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culty by two levels. difficulty checks on a specific language is considered fluent in

The base difficulty depends upon how similar the language that language and no longer has to make languages rolls to see
is to Basic: if fie understands the language.
• Very Easy — Dialect of Basic, uses many common slang S p e c ia liz a tio n
words or phrases.
Characters may specialize in a specific language, such as
•Easy — Common language related to Basic. Wookiee, Huttese. or Astromech Droid, Once the character has
» Moderate — Common language, hut not related to Basic 5D in the specialized language, the character is considered fluent
(Huttese). in the language and no longer has to make rolls to understand
anything in that language. However, if the character is attempt
•difficult— Obscure language, not related to Basic (Wookiee),
ing to understand unusual dialects or seldom used words of that
• Very D ifficu lt — Extremely obscure language, such as one language, he canusethecharacter’s specialty language as a base
unique to a culture that has never been contacted before or a instead of Basic in order to get belter modifiers. For example, a
“dead'' language; language that cannot be pronounced by t tie character fluent in Huttese trying to understand a dialect of
person trying to understand. Huttese will have a much easier time than a character who only
• Heroic — l.anguage where many concepts are beyond the knows Basic, A character who is fluent in Basic might need to
character's understanding or experience. May include musical make a skill roll to understand technical or unusual terms — he
languages or languages dependent upon intricate body lan should roll his Knowledge»5D versus whatever modifiers and
guage. difficulties the gamemaster sets.
Game master note: Certain characters, like Luke Skywalker
Modifiers: or Han Solo, know more languages than one would expect. Han
+10 or more to character's roll — Language is very simple in travels around the galaxy a lot, but how can he know Wookiee,
structure, and expresses concepts common to character's Unit, and, probably, several more languages fluently':’ And
experience. Luke comes from a planet with at least three separate lan
guages in use (Basic Jaw'a. and Tusken Raider). How do they
+1 to +5 to character’s roll — l.anguage has simple structure
know all these tongues'.’
and has many common concepts.
If you have a player who wants to come from a world where
No modifier— Language is intricate, but most beings will have lots of languages are spoken, or from a background that
common experiences and ideas. involved her travelling around the galaxy, you might want to
+1 to+5to difficulty — Language is complex arid structured in give them a "break" on learning their initial languages. Cut the
an unusual manner. cost for such characters in half or even in thirds. Give them a
few "extra” language dice This is okay as long as you don't do
+$ to +10 to difficulty — Language is extremely complex, and it for everyone all the time, and make sure that knowledge of
has many ideas that other species and cultures don’t readily the language won’t seriously unbalance the campaign.
understand.
L a w E n fo r c e m e n t
+11 to +20 or more — Language is so complex or unusual that
ideas don't readily translate. Time Taken: One round
The character has knowledge of law enforcement tech
+10 or more to character’s roll — Idea is verv simple. "No.”
niques and procedures. Because of this, the character knows
“Yes.'’ '
how7to deal with the authorities and may be able to persuade
+1 to +5 to character’s roll — Idea is simple. "1 have a bad a customs olticial not to impound a ship, or not arrest him for
feeling about this.” "Landspeeder — only 1500 credits." a minor offense. Characters will also be knowledgeable about
No modifier — Idea is of average complexity. "We're out of laws. By making a successful skill check, the character will
ammo.” “The generators are about to overload; explosion is know whether or not bribery, resistance or cooperation is
imminent." advisable under particular circumstances. This skill covers
major laws — New Republic or Imperial — and their underlying
+1 to +5 to difficulty — Idea is of above average complexity. principles. Some p anets tiave very unusual legal systems and
“The stormtroopers are going to be charging over that ridge in customs. Specialization is required to have knowledge of indi
10 minutes." "3000 credits for the ten blasters, plus a crate of vidual planetary systems’ law enforcement.
blaster power packs, and I'll give you my word that 1won't tell
anyone what a great deal you gave me." Planetary Systems
*6 to +10 to difficulty Idea is complex. “When the shield Time Taken' One round
generator drops, Red Squadron will go for the ion cannons This skill represents a character’s general knowledge of
along the hull, while Blue Squadron will concentrate their fire geography, w'eather, life forms, trade products, settlements,
on the bridge. Until then, try to defend each other from ihe TIE technology, government and other general information re
fighters," garding different systems and planets.
The base difficulty is based on how obscure the system is:
+11 to+20 or more to difficulty — Idea is very complex. "From
a sociological point of view, the culture of the Ithorians is • Very Easy — System that everyone has heard of and knows
wholly dedicated to to the metaphors of their first great poet something about, Coruscant, the former Imperial capital and
and philosopher, Tiethiagg. His aptitude for understanding the the capital of the New Republic. Fndor since the Battle of
unique herd culture and how it related to the individual, and Endor, Alderaan. Corellian system.
how each Ithorian had to contribute to the health of the planet • Easy— Systems that most people will have heard of, but they
as a whole will only know one or two things about. Kcssel has spice mines,
fluency; Any character who makes 10 Difficult (or greater) l.ianna is the home of bienar Fleet Systems.

Chapter tour: Attributes and Skills,
• M oderate — Systems that the average person might have • M oderate — A n y s e r v ic e w h ic h in v o lv e s c o n s id e r a b le ris k ,
heard of, but they probably know nothing about. Sullusl, home o r fin d in g a g o o d w h ic h is b o th ille g a l a n d w e ll r e g u la t e d
of the Sullustans. Kashyvyk. the Wookiee homework!. F in d in g a b la s t e r on a p la n e t w h e r e t h e y a re v e r y c a r e f u lly
re g u la te d . H ir in g s o m e o n e to s n e a k y o u o ff a p la n e t w h e n
• D ifficu lt — Very obscure systems that most people will
You're t lie s u l lic e t o f an im p e r ia l m a n h u n t. K n o w in g w tie re the
never have heard of. or mavhu they’ve Itear d of it but have no
b e s t s m u g g le r s , t h ie v e s o r o il i e r ty p e of c r im in a l m ig h t he
interest in learning anything about it. Bespin. (Juestal.
h id in g o u t.
• Very D ifficu lt — System that very few people have ever
■ D iffic u lt — F in d in g s o m e o n e w it h a v e r y u n u s u a l s k ill, o r
hoard of, and even then, only a small percentage know any
fin d in g a good th a t is v e r y e x p e n s iv e , d a n g e ro u s o r c a r e f u lly
tiling of it beyond its name. Dantooine. Ord Mantel!. Tatooine
c o n t r o lle d .
before Luke Skywalker became famous.
• W r y D iffic u lt F in d in g a s p e c iik : c r im in a l w h o is in h id in g .
■ H eroic — System that almost no one has ever heard of. The
F in d in g a g o o d o il a w o r ld w h e r e p o s s e s s io n is an a u to m a tic
system may not even be on the star charts or be officially
d e a th p e n a lty '.
registered. An unexplored system that might have been visited
by traders. Ilagobah. Hoth. Yavin. Tudor before the Bathe of • H e r o ic F in d in g an e x t r e m e ly r a r e g o o d w h ic h n o r m a lly
Lndor. w o u ld n ’ t b e a v a ila b le , e v e n u n d e r th e b e s t of c ir c u m s t a n c e s .
F in d in g s t o le n T iF . lig h t e r s . A r r a n g in g a p e r s o n a l m e e tin g w ith
Modifiers:
J a b b a th e H u tt — w h e n h e i s n ’ t e x p e c tin g y o u .
A basic modifier is dependent upon how obscure t he inior
mal ion is: Modifiers:
- 1(1 or more to the player’s total — T h e r e is a lm o s t n o law
IVn m o d ifie r— Information is very common or easily fig
e n fo r c e m e n t o n th e p la n e t.
ured out from quick observat ion. Ail natives and most visitors
know this. Dagobah is a swamp world without any advanced No modifier — T h e r e is m o d e r a t e la w e n f o r c e m e n t ; the
lo c a l la w m a y lo o k th e o th e r w a y a s lo n g a s c r im in a l a c tiv it y
settlements. The only reason to go to Tatooine is Mos F.isley
is n 't o b v io u s o r d a n g e ro u s to t lie lo c a l g o v e rn m e n t o r g e n eral
Spaceport and Jabba the Hutt's crime syndicate
p u b lic .
+ 1 to -5 to difficulty — Information is common, but re
+ 1(1 or more to the difficulty — T h e r e is v e r y s t r ic t law
quires some observation or investigation. Ail natives will know
e n f o r c e m e n t , '[’ lie w o r ld is u n d e r m a r t ia l la w o r lia s n o to le r
this: many visitors might. Cloud City is powered by custom
a n c e lo r c r im in a ls .
designed repulsoriift generators. The basis of Cornseant s
economy is the huge bureaucracy. + 10 or more to the difficulty — T h e c h a r a c t e r h a s n e v e r
b e e n to th e p la n e t b e fo re o r h a s no c o n t a c t s in th e a r e a . T h e
+(> to t 10 to difficulty — Information is obscure and re
c h a r a c t e r k n o w s n o n e o f th e lo c a l c u s t o m s , m a y no t k n o w I he
quires detailed observation. .Most natives know Ibis inlorma
la n g u a g e , o r m a y n o t k n o w w h o to b r ib e .
tion, but most visitors don't. Tatooine is populated by a hostile
speck's known as Tnsken Raiders. Kashyyyk's lowest eco- + 1 to +9 to (he difficulty — T h e c h a r a c t e r h a s b e e n to the
leveis are extremely dangerous. p la n e t b e fo re but h a s n o c o n la c t s . o r th e c h a r a c t e r lia s a
c n o t a c t bu t d o e s n 't k n o w th e lo c a l t r a d it io n s o r c u s t o m s .
+1 I to +20 to difficulty — Information isn’t well known and
many nal ives may not know this. Significant observation and No modifier — T h e c h a r a c t e r m a y h a v e a m in o r c o n ta c t and
investigation is necessary to turn this up. In Cloud City. Lando at le a s t k n o w s w h a t m il to d o in c o m m o n c ir c u m s t a n c e s .
Calrissian siphoned oft a small portion of Tibanna gas to
( 1 to - 9 to the character’s total T h e c h a r a c t e r is kn o w n
produce spin sealed Tibanna gases for blasters. Hoth is popu
in th e a r e a , o r h a s s o m e c o n t a c t s .
lated by dangerous predators called Watnpas.
-(10 or more to the character's tot til— T h e c h a r a c t e r is w ell
(21 or more to difficulty — Only a select few individuals
k n o w n a n d lik e d b y th e lo c a l u n d e r w o r ld . H e is k n o w n as
know this. The intormation is restricted or not well distributed
r e lia b le a n d t r u s t w o r t h y ( a s c r im in a ls a n d t h e 'r a s s o c ia t e s go).
to the galaxy at large. Before the Bailie of Yavin. knowledge
that Yavin was the site of the main Rebel base. + 10 or more to the difficulty — T h e u n d e r w o r ld d o e sn 't
(r u s t th e c h a r a c t e r b e c a u s e h e h a s tu rn e d in o t h e r c r im in a ls or
S tr e e tw is e is k n o w n to w o r k fo r th e lo c a l la w .
Time Taken: One round to one day or longer No modifier — T h e c h a r a c t e r is lo c a l, o r is a r e c e n t a r r iv a l,
A character uses this skill when he wants to make a coni act h u t is d is c r e t e a n d h a s n 't g iv e n a n v c a u s e to be s u s p e c t e d .
in the criminal underworld, purchase illegal goods or services,
or find someone to do anything illegal. +5 or more to the difficulty — T h e c h a r a c t e r is k n o w n or
b e lie v e d to w o r k fo r a r iv a l, e n e m y c r im in a l o r g a n iz a tio n .
This skill also reflects knowledge of specific criminal bosses,
such as Jabba the Hutt or Talon Karrde, and their organizations +5 or more to the character’s total — T h e c h a r a c t e r is
and activities. k n o w n o r b e lie v e d to w o r k fo r a s y m p a t h e t ic c r im in a l o rg a n i
The base difficulty depends upon how common the service z a t io n , o r at le a s t o n e th a t is no t a c o m p e t it o r .
or good is or flow hard it is to find the person:
S u rv iv a l
• Very Easy - ■Things I hat are fairly easy to find under most
T i m e T a k e n : O n e r o u n d w h e n u se d fo r k n o w le d g e o r r e a d
circumstances. A hlaster on a planet where blasters are illegal
in g to d a n g e r; o n e h o u r o r m o re w h e n lo o k in g fo r n e c e s s itie s .
but not well regulated. A bounty hunter on a ‘'crime world."
T h is s k ill in v o lv e s k n o w in g h o w to s u r v iv e in h o s t ile e n v i
• Easy — Things that arc easy to find, but normally require r o n m e n ts . in c lu d in g d e s e r t s , ju n g le s , o c e a n , f o r e s t s , a s te ro id
some discretion or careful invest i gat ion. Find [rig a rep res cut a.- b e lt s , v o lc a n o e s , p o is o n o u s a t m o s p h e r e w o r ld s , m o u n ta in
tive of a well known criminal organization. Hiring someone to a n d o t h e r d a n g e ro u s t e r r a in s .
steal some goods for a good price.

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The skill can also be used for a general information roll —

“What does the character know about this environment?" —
and it can give clues as to how best to deal with native dangers.
It the character is in a dangerous situation, if the player
doesn’t know what to have tiis character do, I he player may roil
the surafun/ skill to see if the character knows what to do.
When a character is in a hostile environment, the character
maymakearoll to find the necessities of life: shelter, food, water,
herbs and roots that can be made into medicines, and so forth.
When the character makes a survival roll, have them roll
based on the difficulty:
• Very Easy — Character is intimately familiar with terrain
type (Luke on Tatooine).
• Easy — Character is familiar with terrain type (Leia on
Endor).
• Moderate —■Character is somewhat familiar with terrain.
May have briefly visited area before (Han on Moth).
•Difficult — Character is unfamiliar: first time in a particular
environment (Admiral Ackbar on Tatooine).
• Very Difficult — Character is completely unfamiliar with
situation (Leia inside a Space Slug).
• Heroic — Character is completely unfamiliar with situation
and has no idea how to proceed (Any character who doesn't
know where they are).
V a lu e
This skill covers a character's ability to gauge the fair
market value of goods, based upon the local economy, the
availability of goods, their quality and other market factors.
The character can also gauge specific capabilities of and
modifications made to goods with regard to performance.
• Very Easy — Knowing that a new1Astromech Droid should
cost about 1000 credits.
•Easy — Knowing that a new freighter, equipped with heavy-
duty weapons, should cost about 35,00(1 credits, and could
probably stand up to a slower starfighter, but not a customs
ship.
1Moderate — Figuring out how much a modified freighter is
worth, and how much better (or worse) the modifications completely exhausted and must rest double the normal length
make it. of time. If, as a result of failing the stamina check, the character
•Difficult— Knowing howmuch an Imperial prototype weapon would have suffered any damage, the character suffers one
was worth and how effective it was. worse level of wound as a result of pushing their body far
beyond its limitations.
•Very D ifficu lt — Determining flow expensive it should be to
hireacrack pilot to fly an imperial blockade ... when he knows
the risks. Mechanical Skills
' Heroic — Coming up with a market price for a product in a A r c h a ic S ta r s h ip P ilo tin g
hurry— one that isn’t normally "on the market” (tiespin. a Star
Destroyer, a Rebel Princess to be sold to the Empire). Time Taken: One round
This skill allows characters to pilot primitive Or/on-style
W illp o w e r and other more basic starship designs. While these vehicles
Time Taken: One round are seldom used In settled areas, they can be encountered on
Acharaeter's strength of will and determination. Willpower frontier worlds or planets that have just developed space
isused to resist intimidation. travel on their own.
Also, when a character fails a stamina check, if the character A s tr o g a tio n
can make a willpower check at one higher level of difficulty,
they can drive themselves on through sheer willpower, A 77me Taken: See astrogation rules in Chapter Six, "Space
character doing this will have to make a willpower check as Travel."
tiflen as they would normally have to make a stamina check, This skill is used aboard a starship to plot a course from one
star system to another.
withall checks at one difficulty level higher. Once the charac
ter fails a check or stops pushing himself, the character is

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B e a s t R id in g
r
Time Taken. One round Decoder Roll Chart
This skill is used to ride any live mount. Unlike vehicles,
Coder's roll is >
animals will sometimes resist being told what to do. Each decoder’s roll bv: Decoder learns:
animal has an orneriness code. When a character mounts a
riding animal, the character makes an opposed roll against the fi Nothing can be made oul
animal's orneriness code. If the character rolls higher than the 1-5 Decoder makes out wrong
animal, it does as he wishes. If the animal rolls higher, find the message
results oil the chart below.
The character must make another opposed roll whenever Decoder's roll is >
the animal is exposed to a dangerous situation or a situation coder’s roll by: Decoder learns:
which could scare the animal — being involved in a battle, 0-5 One or two garbled passages
encountering a ferocious predator, being surprised by a sud
4-6 About one-quarter of the
den storm or an incoming starship are examples of when a
information in the message
character would have to make a control roll
7-1(1 About half of the information in
Animal rolls higher than character by:
the message
21+ points — Animal bucks rider. Roll the animal's Stre ngtft
versus the character's Dexterity — il the animal rolls higher, 1U The entire message is unscrambled
the character is thrown to the ground. The animal will trample:
the rider it there is no immediate threat: otherwise, it will run • Very P o s y — Listening in on a known, registered frequency
to safety.
(Public communications, corporations).
16 to 20 points — Animal bucks rider and runs to safety. It
• Tatty — Listening in on a specific private frequency (Corpo
will not attempt to trample the rider.
ration, low-security govern merit communications, such as
11to 15 points — Animal re Iuses to follow riders command emergency services).
and runs to safely. The rider may regain control by making
• M oderate — Listening in on a somewhat sensitive commu
another beaut riding roll and beating the animal's total by 5 or
nication frequency, such as local governments, sensitive busi
more points.
nesses or security conscious individuals.
6 to 10 points — Animal stops moving and refuses to move
• D iffic u lt — Tapping professionally secure channels like
for the rest of the round or the next round.
lower-level Imperial or higher level police bands.
1 to 5 points — Animal stops moving and refuses to move
• Very Difficult — Listening in on higher Imperial channels, or
for the rest of the round
high ranking government channels.
C a p ita l S h ip G u n n e r y • H e ro ic — Listening in on a top-secret Imperial, Rebel or New
Time Taken One round Republic frequency.
This skill covers the operation of all Capital-scale starship If the signal is coded, the communications specialist must
weapons. also make a decoding roll Some broadcasting devices have
coding die. codes — roll that and the broadcaster's communica
C a p ita l S h ip P ilo tin g
tion skill to determine how difficult the message is to decode.
Time Taken. One round By comparing the results on th.: "Decoder Roll Chart", the
This skill covers the operation of large, combat starships communication specialist may learn none, some or all ol the
such as Imperial Star Destroyers, Corrocfc-class cruisers, message.
Corellian Corvettes, torpedo spheres and ottier ships in this Please note that some messages will also have code words
class. These ships normally require huge crews for efficient — for example. Loruscant might be referred to as "Dewback”
operation, and thus the skill emphasizes both quick reflexes in a message — at this point, the characters will only know
and disciplined teamwork. what was said about "Dewback" and they will have to find some
other way of finding out what "Dewback" is.
C a p ita l S h ip S h ie ld s
Time Taken: One round G ro u n d V e h ic le O p e r a t io n
Tliis skill covers the operation of shields for all Capital-scale Time Taken: One round
starships, both military and civilian. These types of shields normally This skill covers the operation of primitive wheeled and
require large, coordinated crews for efficient operation. tracked land vehicles, including personal transportation cars
and bikes, cargo haulers. Some military vehicles also utilize
C o m m u n ic a t io n s
wheel or track technology. This skill is seldom needed on
Time Taken: One round modern worlds, but this technology is very common on primi
This skill covers the use of subspace radios and comlinks. tive worlds.
While operation of communication devices are normally very
easy tasks, this skill is often used in order to descramble enemy H o v e r V e h ic le O p e r a tio n
codes, and find frequencies of enemy transmissions. This skill Time Taken: One round
is also useful if a character wishes to send or receive a signal This skill covers the operation of primitive hover vehicles,
with an intervening natural hazard, such as a gas cloud, heavy- which are dependent upon generating a cushion of air for
magnetic fields or locations with a high metal content, which operation. These vehicles are genearlly unwieldy, but they are
disrupt communications. used on many primitive worlds and are sometimes used for
The following difficulties are for finding a specific kind of specific military applications. These vehicles are also used on
frequency:

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planets with unusual gravitational fluctuations or other quirks -20 Planetary or moon-sized natural body
which interfere with repulsorlift operation *20 Death Star-scale ship
P o w e r s u it O p e r a tio n *30 or more .Stellar object (star, nebula, black hole, etc.)
Time Taken: One round If the sensor operator beats the difficulty by 10 or more
Powersuits are devices which enhance a person's natural points, lie is able to ferret out the ship’s transponder code, and
abilities through servo mechanisms and powered movement. call up the ship’s registry on his computer records. However,
These suits are often used for eon struct ion or cargo movement BoSS doesn’t release the identity of every transponder code to
work wherever industrial Droids are neither practical nor just anyone — many ships, especially undercover military
desireable, This technology has also been adapted to the Zero- vessels, will have falsified transponder identities. Of course, if
Gee Stnrmtrooper (spacelrooper) battle suits the ship has a false transponder code, this information can be
worthless anyway.
R e p u ls o rlift O p e r a t io n
Tune Taken: One round S c a n n in g P la n e ts
The character knows how to operate common repulsorlift It is much more difficult to scan planets than open space —
(or antigrav) cralt, including landspeoders, airspeeders, the energy given off by a planet’s geothermal functions, any
speeder bikes, skiffs and sail barges. civilizations and other prominent energy sources provide an
overwhelming amount of data, while atmosphere and radia
S e n s o rs
tion may distort sensor images. For this reason, planetary
Time Taken: One round scans can normally only scan a portion of a planet at a given
This skill allows individuals to use sensors to (read lifeforms, time,
determine vehicles, pick up energy readings, get long-distance T he basic difficulty depends upon flow much of the planet
visual readings, etc.). is being scanned, No more than half a planet may be scanned
One scanning roll can be made per round. When a scanning at a time simply because the sensors are straight-line only —
roll is made, the character delects everything that he rolled while many geological factors, such as atmosphere ami grav
well enough to notice, and missed everything that he didn't roll ity, will be relatively constant everywhere, other things, such
well enough for. as population centers, geography and natural resources, will
Sensors can perform two distinct tasks: detection and identi vary dramatically.
fication. When a sensor defect's something, it means that it lias T he normal procedure is In make a general scan of the
noticed the object, hut cannot identify exactly what it is. When planet to determine basic characteristics, and then do increas
a sensor identifies something, that means that the senor identi ingly tighter focus scans to determine information about inter
fies the type of ship or object (for example, telling the difference esting landmarks.
between a YT 1300 tranport and an Imperial Star Destroyer).
• Very Easy — An area one square kilometer or less (a smalt
The base difficulty to find a ship with sensors depends upon
town)
the mode the sensor is in; the ship must lie within a sensor's
areaol scanning to he detected • Easy — An area 100 square kilometers or less (a moderate-
size city)
Sensor Mode Detect Identify
• Moderate — An area 1000 square kilometers or less
Passive Moderate Very Difficult
Sweep Easy Difficult • D if fic u lt— An area one million square kilometers or less (an
Scan Easy Moderate average size nation)
Focus Very Easy Easy • Very D iffic u lt — An area 100 million square kilometers or
Modifiers: less (a small continent)
Adds to difficulty: • H ero ic Half of a planet
+lDor more Sensor masks The level of information the character is scanning for affects
+5 (To identify only) Sensor decoy (detects the scanning difficulty: it is very easy to find major landmarks
both ship and decoy as ’ real’’ unless such as continents and navigation beacons, while it is virtually
difficulty is beat) impossible to find a hidden military base, unless the scanner
knows exactly where the base is.
*3 Target ship's sensors are in puss me mode
Modifiers:
*15 Target ship is running silent Adds to scanning difficulty:
*10 (To identify only) Jamming +5-20 (depending upon situation) — Looking for telltale
energy emissions, such as emissions from spaceships.
*10 Ship is hiding behind planet or other + 10 or more — Specific signal is hidden amongst other
massive hotly similar emissions nr in an area where other signals will over
*20 Ship has other mass objects, such as whelm that object's signal (for example, a ship flying among
asteroids, to hide among volcanoes to disguise its trail: hiding a Droid in a factory filled
with active Droids anti electronics systems).
Add to sensors roll:
i 5 or more Determining a specific lifeform if there are
*5 Small natural body (small asteroid) many different forms of life in area.
+10 Capital-scale ship Adds to scanner’s roll:
+ 25 or more — Looking for basic information: location of
+10 (T o detect only) Jamming major continents, atmosphere and gravity, general composi
*10 Moderate size natural body (decent-size tion of land masses
asteroid)
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+ 10 — Looking for major sources of heat, light and other T h is s k ill is d e s ig n e d to h e r o ie p la y e d . r a t t ie r th a n sim p ly
energy sources: by default, other, non-energy emitting areas, r o lle d . T h e g a m e m a s te r m a y a ls o u s e a m ix t u r e o f r o lc p la y in g
such as glaciers, ran be found. Energy output can determine if a n d d ie r o lls to d e t e r m in e h o w th e c h a r a c t e r is d o in g .
a major city, volcanic activity or some other source. T h e p la y e r a lw a y s h a s th e c h o ic e to r e f u s e a d e a l. If the
-‘-5-15 (depending upon size) — Looking for major land g a m e m a s te r fe e ls th a t th e c h a r a c t e r h a s s im p ly ro lle d an u n fa ir
marks. such as mountain chains, forests, large lakes, or cities. d e a l, w it h o u t th e p la y e r r o le p la y in g th e s ilu a t io n , h e sh o u ld
+5 or more — Determine lifeforms if lifetorm is known arid a llo w th e g a m e m a s te r c h a r a c t e r to r e f u s e th e d e a l a s w e ll.
there are massive concentrations of them (determining that T o r e s o lv e t h is , m a k e a n o p p o s e d s k ill r o ll. F in d th e re su lts
Humans live on a planet if there arc thousands of them clus o n th e c h a r t b e lo w .
tered in a small area).
Modifiers:
+5 or more — Determining a speciiic life form if it is very
No modifier — b a r g a in e r s h a v e n e v e r d e a lt b e fo re
different than all other lifeforms around it (finding a Human +5 or more to purchaser - - B u y e r a n d s e lle r h a v e good
and a Wookiee who are hiding in a Nogliri village). r e la t io n s h ip . T h e b u y e r is a f r e q u e n t c u s t o m e r , p a y s on tim e
+ 10 or more — following an energy trail left by an incoming a n d n e v e r h a s a s e r io u s e o m p la in i.
starship.
+5 or more to seller — C u s t o m e r h a s b e e n a ‘ p ro b le m "
c u s t o m e r , s o b u y e r h a s a v e s t e d in t e re s t in g e ttin g a s good a
Space Transports
p r ic e a s p o s s ib le , o r e v e n r is k lo s in g th e s a le in o r d e r to get
Time Taken: One round or more
p e r s o n a l s a t is f a c t io n .
This skill is used to pilot all space transports such as YT
■t 5 or more to purchaser — L o c a l m a rk e t is flo o d e d w it h this
lUOt) transports (like the Millennium falcon) or stock freight
g o o d , a n d th e p r ic e s h a v e b e e n d r iv e n d o w n lay e a s y a v a ila b il
ers or scout ships. While these are not specifically designed as
ity .
combat craft, they can be used as such with this skill. Trans
- 5 or more to seller — P r o d u c t i s n ’ t r e a d ily a v a ila b le , and
ports may be Starfighter or Capital scale.
t h u s h a s a h ig h d e m a n d .
S ta rfig h te r P ilo tin g + 10 or more to seller — L o c a l m e r c h a n t s w o r k to g e th e r to
a r t it ie ia lly in fla t e p r ic e s ( c o llu s io n ) .
Time Taken: One round -5 or more to huyer — Ite m is d a m a g e d . T h e s e lle r will
This skill is used to pilot all starfighter attack starships,
p r e t e n d to d r iv e a h a r d b a rg a in , b u t w ill le t g o o d s go at a lo w er
including X-wings, Y-wings. A-wings, and TIE. fighters.
p r ic e a n d h o p e b u y e r d o e s n 't n o t ic e d a m a g e d ite m . If c u s
Starship Gunnery to m e r m a k e s a p p r o p r ia t e I ’e r c e p t i o n c h e c k to n o t ic e th a t good
is d a m a g e d , m o d ifie r s h o u ld go to - K ) at a m in im u m .
- 5 or more to seller — S e lle r m a k e s u p e x l ra v a g a n t c la im s
This skill is used to tire all Starfighter-scale starship weap
a b o u t a b ilit ie s o r q u a lit ie s of g o o d in h o p e s th a t c u s t o m e r w ill
tins.
a c c e p t c la im s at la c e v a lu e . If c u s t o m e r m a k e s an a p p ro p ria te
v a l u e s k ill c h e c k , c u s t o m e r w ill r e a liz e w h ic h c la im s a re false.
Starship Shields
Time Taken: One round T h is s k ill c a n a ls o be u se d fo r b r ib e r y . T h is s k ill u s e re q u ire s
This skill is used to operate shields on all Starfiglder-scale m o re th a n s im p ly h a n d in g s o m e o n e a s t a c k of c o in s . T h e c h a r
ships. a c te r m u s t g a in th a t p e r s o n ’ s c o n fid e n c e so t h e y w ill b e lie v e the
b r ib e w ill re m a in a s e c r e t . B r ib e r y m a y a ls o ta k e th e fo rm of
Swoop Operation h a v in g to d o fa v o r s ( " Y o u k n o w , if y o u a llo w m e to ‘ Im y b a c k ' m y
Time 'Taken: One round b la s te r (s lip p in g th e in s p e c t o r a UK) c r e d it c o in ), i c a n lin d out
Swoops are dangerously fast, difficult to pilot vehicles
which combine a typical repulsorlift engine with an ion engine
aflerburner for unbelievable perforrnance. Seller beats buyer bv:
Walker Operation 21- Price is three times local market value
Time Taken: One round 16 to 20 Price is two times local market value
A character with this skill can pilot AT AT's. AT-ST’s. Iter
11 to lb Price is one and a halt times local
sonal walkers and other varieties of tins kind n: vehicle.
market value
6 to 10 Price is one and a quarter times
Perception Skills local market value
Bargain 3 to 5 Price is 1lOT of local maket value

Tune Taken: One minute If roils are within two points of each other either way,
Tliis skill is used whenever characters want To haggle over then purchase price is at local market value
prices tor goods. This skill is often used between a player Buyer rolls higher than seller by:
character and a gamemaster character.
The gamemasler should determine t fie local market value of 3 to 5 Price is about POT of local market value
the good (in genera!, Hie value should be close lo the value 6 to It) Price is about 5571 of local market value
listed on the Cos I Chart, but some goods in some marketplaces
11 to 15 Price is about 7521 of local market value
wall be very expensive or very cheap compared to other
locations. Likewise, many merchants will charge exorbitant Hi to 2(1 Price is about 65)YA of local market value
fees, either as pari of the '‘bargaining process' or because or 2N Price is about 50Y, of local market value
the individual situation).
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when Jabba's smugglers are going to be delivering the next Com m and
shiprtienl of Kessel spire. Cm sure that anyone who multi bust
that kind of shipment would bo a wealthy person indeed
Command is a measure of a character's ability to convince
Note that there are few officials above accepting a bribe now
gamemaster characters and subordinates to do what they are
and then — it's just a matter of figuring out how many credits
told. Command is most often used in a combat situation, such
nr what favors wall gel the individual's attention. Characters
as a squad leader commanding his t roops or a Star Destroyer
can make opposed burgaiii skill rolls when negotiating a bribe
captain telling his gunners which enemy strip to target. Com
~ if tlie recipient of the bribe rolls higher, he should be able to
mand is also the skill used when coordinating work forces,
(iemaitd more money or favors for his cooperation.
such as the manufacture of ships in space dock and other
The type and size of the bribe depends upon the sit nation.
complex operations, f or more information on how command
Petty local officials may want 100 credits to get a confiscated
works, see "Combining Actions" in Section 3.2.
Blaster back or several thousand to get a ship out of the
Some sample Difficulty ranges:
impound yard. A character may have to pay la or 2(1 credits to
get a specific table al a restaurant, or possibly several hundred • Very Easy Characters have every reason to obey (a
just to get a certain room at a posh hotel. 11the uttknal is tamous stun nti uupei who thinks you're an admiral)
or very powerful, bribes will have to be correspondingly large • Easy Characters have some reasons to obey (a group oi
or somehow subtle (for example, giving an official's wife a loan Rebels from different units whom you are organizing to resist
at a very favorable interest rale. etc.). Remember that some an Imperial attack)
characters will have no use for bribes as well.
The size of the bribe also determines how well it is received. • M oderate — Characters have no reason to disobey (a crowd
Modifiers; of civilians being told to “move along" after an accident)
+10 or more to target — bribe is insultingly small (less than • D iffic u lt- - Characters are skeptical of yon (a group of Rwoks
half of what is reasonable). The bribing character may tie who have caught you in a trap)
reported to local officials.
• Very D iffic u lt — Characters have every reason to be suspi
*5 to target - Bribe is small (less than 90:C of what is
cious (stornitvoopers when you're found in a known Rebel
reasonable).
area)
+5 to bribing character - Bribe is larger than expected.
+10 or more to bribing character — Bribe is much larger • H e ro ic — Characters have no reason at all to listen to you (a
than is expected. sturintroopcr who thinks you're a general — a Rebel general)
One note on bribery: RreNew Republic (and most New Con
Republic') storintrnopers cannot be bribed. Period. Bud of
Time Taken: One combat round to several minutes, depend
story. They can he tricked, conned, intimidated and, of course,
ing upon how long it takes the character to say what is needed
idled, but bribing one is like Irving to teach a Rancor tabic to pull oh the con
manners.
Con is used to trick characters, or otherwise convince them
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to do something that isn’t in their best interest. ments to say what the character wishes. Characters might
The difficulty of the con depends upon who is being conned. torge bank notes to get someone else’s credits out of an
account, forge Imperial cargo vouchers so that they may
• Very Easy — A close friend or relative who has no reason to
appear to have the right permit to carry a certain type of
suspect a con.
restricted good, forge identification so that they may imper
• Easy — Naive teenager, gullible person. sonate New Republic inspectors or plainclothes police, etc
• M oderate — Stormtrooper, when con doesn't personally When a character is using a forged document, the person
involve him. seeing the document may make a search or Perception check to
spot the forgery. This is further modified by how hard the
• D if f ic u lt — A customs or law enforcement officer; document is to forge and how familiar with the type of docu
stormtrooper when con will involve possible danger, ment the character doing the forgery (and the character
• Very D iffic u lt — Someone who should know better (Jabba examining the forgery) is.
the Mutt, an Imperial general)
G a m b lin g
• H e ro ic — Someone who really knows better (A Jedi Knight,
Time Taken: One round to several minutes
Emperor Palpatine).
This skill is used to increase a character’s chances of
Modifiers: winning at games of chance. This skill doesn’t affect games that
+ 10 or more lo victim — Con will cause victim to do are purely random, but does influence games with an element
something illegal or highly dangerous. of skill, like sabacc. When playing a skill game honestly, all
+5ormoreto victim — Person knows the character is prone characters make opposed skill rolls, and the highest roll wins.
to pulling cons and has their guard up. A character can also use the go skill to cheat or detect
No modifier — Con will convince victim to do something others who are cheating. When a character cheats, every other
they might normally do anyway, character is allowed to make an opposed gambling skill roll to
+5 or more to conning character — Victim generally likes see it they detect the cheat. The characters can make detection
character, but suspects something because of unusual behav rolls every time the gambler attempts to cheat. If they fail, the
ior. gambler “wins’’ the round.
+ 10 or more to conning character — Victim has no reason Modifiers include “assistance" (more than one person look
to suspect dishonesty, and trusts and likes that character ing lor the cheater, or helping the cheater), one character’s
Characters can actively resist a con attempt by rolling their familiarity w it h th e game being played surpasses the other’s,
con or Perception dice against the opponent's con total In that etc. The gamemaster should consider as many “angles” as
case, the con difficulty number is ignored, but the modifiers are possible when using the gambling skill.
not. Cons can only be resisted by characters who suspecl a con
H id e
— the gamemaster should never say 'Would you like to roll
against a con attempt1 .” ' Time Taken: One round
Note that some characters will be better off in some situa Characters with this skill are good at hiding objects from
tions ' ignoring’’ the attempt. If a character with a Perception of view. This skill is used when trying to hide weapons on one's
2D “calls” a con — rolls against it — and the con would have person, hiding goods w ithin luggage, hiding objects to be left
normally been Heroic, now the difficulty number is dependent in a room and other such uses. This skill is also used lor long
only upon the character’s roll. This show's that, no matter how- time concealment, such as hiding a data disk under a hyperdrive
dumb or dangerous a proposition there is, sometimes some motivatory breaker circuit so that if the ship is searched the
one will outsmart themselves into going along with the con. disk won’t he found.
When characters are attempting to spot hidden ohjects,
Fo rg ery they must make an opposed search or Perception check. Modi
Time Taken: One round to several days fiers include how well the gamemaster thinks the character hid
The character has the ability to falsify electronic docu the object — in roleplaying terms. Just rolling high to hide a
lightsaber on the character’s belt won’t do any good in a strip-
r Some examples of modifiers to the forgers’ roll are:

*■10 Forger has had extensive experience with document type or Inspector has had none
+5 Forger has some experience with document type/lnspector has had little
+3 Forger has “sample" document to compare it to
+3 Forger has all necessary materials to perform forgery
-variable Forger has special assistance (Droids, computers) designed to assist in forging documents
No modifier Both characters have equal experience whth document
Modifiers to inspector’s roll:
+10 Inspector has extensive experience with document lype/Forger has none
-5 Forger has some experience whth document type/ins pec tor has had little
+3 Inspector has “sample" document to compare forgery to
-variable Inspector has additional assistance (computers. Droids, analyzers) designed to help spot forgeries.

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search, but clumping one down a ventilator shaft will be much a search or Perception roll.
more effective (usually). This skill is also used when the character wants to make a
long distance journey without leaving behind physical clues.
In v e s tig a tio n The character makes a roll to leave behind false dues and
Time Taken; one round to several days paths and the tracking character must make an opposed search
This is a character’s ability to find and gather information roll to follow the true path.
regarding a character's activities, and then draw a conclusion
about what a character lias done or where they have gone. This
skill is useful for iinding out about a character's ship reserva
Strength Skills
tions and following them to a specific planet, or figuring out
B ra w lin g
shady business dealings. This skill should be roleplayed as
much as possible. This is the character’s ability to fight hand-to-hand without
any weapons. Most creatures have a good brawling skill.
P e r s u a s io n Characters may grapple with their opponents rather than
Time Taken; One round simply slugging them. When grappling, a character is trying to
Persuasion is similar to con and bargain — and is a little bit subdue his opponent by wrestling them to the ground, pinning
of both. A character using persuasion is trying to convince their arms so that they cannot fight back, or stop them in some
someone to go along with them —■but they aren't tricking the other way. When a character attempts to grapple, increase the
person (that would be con), and they aren't paying them (as in difficulty of their attack by 1 10, but if the brawler achieves a
a bargain). Stun result or better, their opponent is at a disadvantage, such
However, potential rewards can be offered — talking some as pinned, in a head lock, or some other situation. If the attacker
one into rescuing a princess from an Imperial bolding cell is wishes, he can automatically inflict normal damage for every
definitely a persuasion attempt. And stating that the reward round that the victim is held at hay. The victim must make an
would be "bigger than anything you can imagine” without opposed Strength roll to escape, with a *1 penalty for each
going into details is not unusual. point by which the character succeeded in his grapple at
The difficulty ranges for persuasion are the same as for con tempt.
above — except they should be modified as follows: C lim b in g / J u m p in g
If the character making the persuasion actually means what
he says about a situation (as Luke did when he talked to Han Time Taken: One round
about rescuing l.eia), then decrease the difficulty range by one This skill is used when the character attempts to leap a wide
level. gap, climb a tree, wall or cliff, or jump up and grab an outcrop
If the character making the attempt is actually trying a low- ping. The difficulty of the these tasks is outlined below:
level con on the target (as Greedo tried to when he told Han • Very Eusy — Using ladders and rope walkways to climb
he'd "lose" him if Han lurned over the money he owed Jabba), around in the Lwok cities.
then increase the difficulty range by one level.
■ Easy — Jumping from rooftop to rooftop if the roofs are only
S ea rch a couple of meters apart.
Time Taken One round • M oderate — Leaping and grabbing the end of a starship's
This skill is used when the character is trying Io spot hidden entry ramp as the ship rises for takeoff.
objects or individuals. If the subject of the search has been • D iffic u lt — Swinging across a shaft in the Heath Star on a
purposefully hidden, the searching character makes an op rope wilh a princess in your anus.
posed skill roll against the hiding character’s hide skill. If the
object hasn't been hidden, the character simply makes a roll • Very D iffic u lt —- Springing from a carbon freeze pit before
against a difficulty: the mechanism activates. Leaping from one speeding vehicle
to another during a chase through the forests of Flnrior.
• Very Easy — Character knows object’s exact location.
• Easy — Character knows the approximate location of a L iftin g
hidden object. Time Taken: One round
This skill is used for lifting and carrying heavy objects The
• Moderate — Character has only vague information, or has
difficulty depends upon the weight of the object and how long
only a general idea regarding what they are looking for.
it will be carried.
• Difficult — Ch araeter is conducting a general search, but When a character first lifts an object, they must make a
doesn't know what they are looking for (for example, looking lifting chock. At each interval listed on the chart below, the
for clues at a crime scene). Objects that are very small, like character has to make another check to see if the character can
coins. continue to carry the object or is so exhausted that it must be
• Very D ifficu lt — Character doesn't know what they are put down.
looking for, or object is very obscure or extremely small. If the chatacler matches the difficulty level, the character
can do nothing but concentrate on carrying the object for that
*Heroic — Ohject is almost microscopic in size. time period while at cautious (walking) speed. If the character
beats the difficulty by more than one level, the character can
Sneak
do other actions, but carrying the object always counts as an
Time Taken: One round action.
This is the character’s ability to move silently, move in Use this chart when characters lift and carry objects. Char
shadows and otherwise sneak around without being noticed. acters must re roll at each listed interval (for example, at one
This is an opposed roll — the character sneaking aiuund round, two rounds, three rounds. 30 seconds, one minute, and
makes a roll, and anyone who might spot the character makes so forth)

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Lifting Difficulty Chart
10kg 25kg 50kg 75kg 100kg 150kg 200kg 250kg 300kg 350kg
1 round VE VE VE E E M M M D D
2 rounds VE VF. E E M M M D D D
3 rounds VE VE E M M M D D D VD
30 seconds VE VE E \1 M M D D D VD
1 minute VE VE E M M M n 1) VI) VD
2 minutes VE VE E M M M D D VD VD
5 minutes VE E E M M D I) VD VD VD
10 minutes VE E i: M M D D VD VI) VD
15 minutes VE E M M M D 1) VI) VI) H
30 minutes VE E M M D L) l) VI) VD H
1 hour E E M M D D VD VD ft H
2 hours E M 1) 1) D VI) VD H II H
3 hours E M D I) VI) VD II H H 11
6 hours M D D VI) VI) H H H II H
9 hours M D L) VD VD I! H H H H
12 hours M D VI) VD II H H II H H
15 hours I) VD H H II H H II H II
18 hours VI) II H H H II H H H H
24 huui s 11 11 II 11 H II H II it II
400kg 500kg 600kg 700kg 800kg 900kg 1 tun+
1 round D VD VI) VD VD VI) H
2 rounds D VD H II II H 11
3 rounds VD H H H H H H
30 seconds* H H H H H If H
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If the character fails the roll, he must immediately put the character drowns and dies. Characters can attempt other ac
object down. tions while drowning at a -3D penalty. Characters who are
If the character succeeds at the difficulty by more than one drowning may attempt to save themselves once per round. They
level, the character may do other actions while carrying that must make a ,‘swimming total at one level ol dilficulty higher than
weight; if he only matches that difficulty level, he may do the one in which they failed their swimming roll (the character
nothing but concentrate on carrying that weight and moving doesn't suffer the -3D penalty when making this roll).
np to one half-speed action per round.
f’ lease note that for repeated Heroic actions, the difficulty Technical Skills
should escalate (for example, a first Heroic action might have a
difficulty number of 30; the second one might have a difficulty of A rm o r R e p a ir
35; the third might have a difficulty number of 45, and so forth).
Time Taken: In general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then two
S ta m in a hours. May be customized to circumstances.
The cost and difficulty to repair armor depends upon how
Time Taken: Stamina checks are made when characters
exert themselves over long periods of time. Whenever a char badly damaged it is
acter fails such a roll, they are fatigued and operate at - ID to all Damage Repair Difficulty Repair Cost
actions until they rest for a time equal to that spent exerting
Lightly Rasy 15% of cost
themselves. Heavily Moderate 25 % of cost
Stamina checks are useful to reflect that a character Is being
Severely- Very Difficult 35% of cost
pushed to his or her physical limits — they should be called for
Destroyed May not be repaired
once in a while, but the gamemaster shouldn’t require charac
ters to make stamina checks all of the time. Armor also requires maintenance, hut this type of activity
Characters can still continue if they are fatigued, until they is i i o n nally done "of(-camera" (outside of game play) rather
fail a third stamina check. At this point, the character is than taking place during adventures.
completely exhausted and must rest for twice the amount of Armor can also he improved and modified to provide more
time that he exerted himself to remove the penalty. protection. The difficulty to improve armor depends upon how
much additional protection is going to he provided; other
S w im m in g factors, such as additional attachments, reducing weight and
Time Taken One round other factors are beyond the scope of these rules but will be
When a character fails aswf'rnrm'ngcheck. he begins to drown. addressed in future rules supplements.
Roll 2D at the beginning of each round; if the total is less than the The "pip increase” is from the armor's original value.
number of rounds that the character has been drowning, the

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Pip Cost Maneuver Repair Repair

Increase Difficulty For Parts Dice Lost Difficulty Cost
+1 Easy 15% of original cost -ID Easy 10%
g? Moderate 25% of original cost -21) Moderate 15%
-ID Difficult 30% of original cost -3D or more Difficult 20%
•1D+1 Very Difficult 35% of original fust Moves — The difficulty and cost depends upon the number
<-1D+2 Heroic 50%. uf original fust of moves lost by the starship.
Armor may not be improved (with these ruies) more than Repair
Moves Repaii
ID*2 above its original value. If the character wants to have l.ost Difficulty Cost
someone else improve the armor, the cost is at least doubled,
although it can often be much more because ol the highly 1 Easy 10%
specialized knowledge needed. 2 Moderate 15'%
3 Difficult 20%
B la s te r R e p a ir 4 Very Difficult 25%
Time Taken In general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then two Shields — 1’he difficulty depends upon the
hours. May be customized to circumstances. codes lost.
The cost and difficulty to repair weapons depends upon
Shield Repair Repaii
how badly it is damaged.
Dice Lost Difficulty Cost
Damage Repair Difficulty Repair Cost
ID Easy 5%
L ig h tly Easy 15% o l c o s t 21) Moderate 5%
Heavily Moderate 25% of cost 3L) Difficult 51;■>
Severely Very Difficult 35% of cost 41). Very Difficult l(l%
Destroyed May not be repaired
nri ves — V V h e F i a drive nr ifenpratnr is flest roved. a Diffici ill
Weapons also require maintenance, but this type ol activity repair roll is necessary to replace it, and its cost is 35% of the
is normally done "olf-camera” (outside of game play) rather vehicle’s cost.
than taking place during adventures. Hyperdrives — A Moderate repair roll is necessary to
blasters can also he improved and modified to cause more repair a damaged hvperdrive.
damage, to lire at longer ranges. 1o have increased ammo Vlodifvingstarships is too complex and detailed a subject to
capacity and numerous other factors; however, this section lie addressed in these rules; it will be fully dealt with in future
only covers increasing damage. The difficulty to increase supplements.
damage depends upon how much additional protection is
going to be provided; other factors will be addressed in future C a p ita l S ta r s h ip W e a p o n R e p a ir
rules supplements. Time Taken: In general. 15 minutes, then one hour, then one
The "pip increase" is from the Master's original value. day. then two days. May he customized to circumstances.
Pip Cost The cost and difficulty to repair weapons depends upon
Increase Difficulty For Parts how badly it is damaged.
-1 Easy 15% of original cost Repair Repair
‘■2 Moderate 25% of original cost Damage Difficulty Cost
•HD Difficult 30% of original cost Lightly Easy 15% of cost
+10-1 Very Difficult 35% of original cost Heavily Moderate 25";. of cost
• 1D+2 Heroic 505. of original cost Severely Very Difficult 35'.;, of cost
Blasters may not be improved (with these rules) more than Destroyed May not be repaired
ID+2 above their original value. If the character wants to have Weapons also require maintenance, but this type of activity
someone else improve the blaster, the cost is at least doubled, is normally done "off-camera" (outside of game play) rather
although it c a n o fte n b e m u c h m o re b e c a u s e o f th e h ig h ly than taking place during adventures.
specialized knowledge needed — improving blasters is often The rules for the increasing of capita! ship weapons’ abili
illegal, so prices may be even more inflated. ties arc the same as those for normal blasters.
C a p ita l S ta r s h ip R e p a ir Computer Prog ram ming/Repair
Time Taken: In general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then one T'irrte Taken: One round to several minutes
day, then two days. May be customized to circumstances. This skill is used to repair and program computers. This
The cost and difficulty to repair capital starships depends skill also covers computer security procedures aud how to
upon liow badly il is damaged, and what systems have been evade them. When a character attempts to defeat computer
damaged. security and get access to restricted data or programs, deter
Each damaged system must he repaired separately. Tirst. mine a difficulty:
determine the system that has been damaged:
• V e r y E a s y — P u b lic d a ta . Y o u r c h a r a c t e r ’s c r e d it b a la n c e .
Maneuver — The difficulty depends upon how many dice
have been lost from the maneuver code. • Easy — Public data, hut Ihiding it may take a little more
research. Who owns a building or starship.
• M o d e r a t e — P r iv a t e d a ta . A p e r s o n ’ s d ia r y , o r t h e ir c r e d it
balance.

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• Difficult — S e c r e t d a ta . A c o r p o r a t io n 's r e c o r d s , o r m ilit a r y d ic e , b in d th e n u m b e r of [Jo in ts b y w h ic h th e c h a r a c t e r b e a t the

p la n s . d if f ic u lt y :
• Very Difficult — T 'o p -se c ret d a ta . I do D a v y 's c lo a k in g d e v ic e l-.i d ll
p la n s , n r th e i t in e r a r y of a G r a n d M o ff. fi-1 !1 >21)
11-15 o il.)
• Hemic — In fo r m a tio n th a t o n ly a s e le c t fe w in d iv id u a ls
[H -20 -41)
w o u ld k n o w . T h e lo c a tio n o f a ll of Ik n p e r o r P a lp a l in n 's s e c r e t
dl 50 ■ all
w e a p o n s v a u lt s .
31 • ■( i D
If th e c h a r a c t e r b e a ts th e d if f ic u lt y n u m b e r , th e y r e t r ie v e
T h is is a d d e d to th e d a m a g e o f th e e x p lo s iv e . If th a t da m ag e
th e in fo r m a t io n I h e y w e r e lo o k in g io r . If th e ro ll is le s s th a n h a lt
p e n e t r a t e s th e o b s t a c le , th e n th e a tte m p t s u c c e e d e d . Note
th e d if f ic u lt y [lu m b e r , th e c o m p u t e r 's s e c u r it y s y s t e m be
th a t , if e n o u g h e x p lo s iv e is u s e d , th e r o ll b e c o m e s n e a rly
c o m e s a w a re o f th e in t r u d e r a n d tr ig g e r s a ll a la r m s .
ir r e le v e n t { e x c e p t in c h e c k in g fo r m is h a p s ).
D e m o litio n C h a r a c t e r s m a y a ls o a tte m p t s p e c ia l e ffe c ts fo r e x p lo s iv e s .
T h e d i i l i c u i t y is d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e s p e c if ic ty p e o f i e x u lt;
lim e lakers: O n e r o u n d to s e v e r a l m in u te s
Demolition is a c h a r a c t e r s a b ilit y to se t e x p lo s iv e s a n d b is • V e r y E a s y — R ig g in g a s p e e d e r b o m b s o th a t th e n e x t tim e
k n o w le d g e o f h o w to se t e x p lo s iv e s to a c c o m p lis h s p e c if ic th e la n d s p e e d c r is p u t in to d r iv e t fie b o m b g o e s o ff, d e s t ro y in g
s p e c ia l e ffe c ts . th e v e h ic le .
T h e m o st c o m m o n e x p lo s iv e is d e to n it e . a n d a fis t s iz e d
■E a s y b lo w in g off th e b a c k h a t c h o f a c o m p u t e r w ith o u t
cube d o e s ID w o r t h o f S p e e d e r- s c a le d a m a g e . T h e fo llo w in g
le a v in g a n y p e r m a n e n t m a rk s o r b u r n s .
d a m a g e is fig u re d fo r o n e c u b e o f d e to n it e . M o re o n ly a d d s to
th e d a m a g e , bu t a le s s p o w e r f u l e x p lo s iv e w ill le s s e n th e e ffe c t • M o d e r a t e — R ig g in g a n d h id in g e x p lo s iv e s on b la s t d o o rs so
W h e n a eh a r a c ie r s e ts c h a r g e s , th e y c a n eit h e r t r y to se i th e th a t th e n e x t tim e th e y a re c lo s e d th e e x p lo s iv e g o e s off,
e x p lo s iv e lo r e x t r a d a m a g e o r fo r s p e c ia l e ffe c ts . tu n n e lin g d o w n a s p e c if ic h a ll. T h is t a k e s fiv e m in u te s to
T h e d if f ic u lt y d e p e n d s u p o n th e o b je c t b e in g b lo w n o p e n : p re p a re .
■ V e r y E a s y — A p ly w o o d d o o r • D i f f i c u l t — S e llin g off an e x p lo s iv e c h a r g e on th e leg of ari AT-

A T w a lk e r so ttia t th e d r iv e c o r d s a re s e v e r e d , a n d th e w a lk e r
• Easy A h a rd w o o d e n d o o r
t o p p le s o v e r w h e n it t r ie s to ta k e a s t e p .
• Moderate A b o lte d s t e e l d o o r
D ro id P ro g r a m m in g
• Difficult — A lig h t ly a r m o r e d d o o r s u c h a s a b la s t d o o r
lim e Taken: h i m in u te s to s e v e r a l h o u r s o r d a y s .
• V e r y Difficult A h e a v ily a r m o r e d o b je c t , s u c h a s * tie h u ll T h is s k ill is u se d w h e n e v e r s o m e o n e a t te m p t s to p ro g ra m
of a s t a r s h ip .1 D ro id to le a rn a n e w s k ill o r t a s k . W h ile D r o id s c a n " le a rn "
If th e c h a r a c t e r b e a ts th e d if f ic u lt y , t h e y get e x t r a d a m a g e th ro u g h t r ia l and e r r o r , n r b y d r a w in g c o n c lu s io n s , it is often
h is t e a s ie r and ta s t e r to p r o g r a m th e a b ilit y in to th e D ro id 's
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memory. +5 or more — Droid is fully sapient and is intended to make

The programmer must have access to a computer or datapad, independent conclusions and decisions (Astromech or Proto
which must he jacked directly into the Droid's memory lor col Droid).
programming.Thedifficultydepends upon the sophistication of -5 or more — Droid has been operating '‘independently" for
the task, but can be modified try other factors, the time taken a long t irne.
also depends upon the complexity of tile task — a Very Kasy task
might take only half an hour to program, but a Very Difficult task D ro id R e p a ir
might take days or weeks to program. T im e Taken:15 minutes, Ifien one hour, then two hours.
Droid owners often have memory wipes (.lone on their more This skill covers the repair, maintenance and modification
intelligent Droids because of t heir intelligence and creative of Droids. The repair difficulty depends upon how badly darn
capabilities, these Droids often develop their own personali aged the Droid is:
ties over time. A memory wipe eliminates all of the Droid's
Droid Was Difficulty
memory, including all learned skills and tasks which aren't
directly hard wired into the Droid’s permanent memory (nor Lightly Damaged Easy
mally, this is only done by the manufacturer; if a skill is to tie Heavilv Damaged Difficull
directly hardwired into a Droid’s permanent memory, increase Severely Damaged Very Difficult
the programming difficulty by .30). Nearly obliterated 1leroic
When a new skill is programmed into the Droid, it begins at When someone repairs a Droid, they must have appropriate
one pip over the attribute — the programmer must have that replacement parts for those that were damaged and destroyed.
skill at least -2D over what the Droid's skill level will be {simply As with D r o i d j m i g r a m m i n g . D r o i d r e p a i r tasks can be broken
put, teaching a skill to another person is much easier than down into several smaller, easier, but more time-consuming
programming U into a Droid). Once the Droid has learned the tasks, so that unless a Droid was destroyed, given enough time,
basic skill, it may pay Character Points to increase its skill, or patience and money, it can often be repaired.
buy skill cartridges to increase skill levels. When someone wishes to add an attachment to a Droid, the
Note that many exlremely difficult tasks are broken down difficulty is listed with the attachment: difficulty levels eari
into a series of steps of lesser difficulty. 1ml this requires more vary, depending upon the type of Droid (for example, a fourth-
time-consuming programming rolls to reflect that the pro degree Droid can much more readily accept an interior mounted
grammer is tackling the job one problem at a time. grenade launcher than a first degree Droid — its shell is
• V e r y E a s y — Move any boxes from one area to another area, properly reinforced, its software nodes are designed around
one at a time, making neat stacks. ttie appropriate programs necessary to operate the launcher,
and a myriad of other factors). Most attachments come with
• Easy — Patrol an area in a particular pattern at regular software which must he programmed or hardwired into the
intervals, and report or stop any unauthorized intruders. Droid's memory with the D r o i d p r v i { i ' u i n m i t i g skill.
Performing a memory wipe.
• Moderate — To handle the front desk nl a hotel, and be F irs t A id
courteous to all customers, as well as to solve customer Tune Taken ■One combat round
service problems. This skill covers the application of medpnes and other
•D iffic u lt- ■To teach Droid rudimentary skill use (sec Seel ion emergency life saving procedures. For rules on the use of first
aid. see Section 2.1. "Combat and Injuries."
8.2, “Droids1’). '
• Very D ifficu lt — T o m o d ify v e h ic le s o r o t h e r e q u ip m e n t fo r G ro u n d V e h ic le R e p a ir
better p e r f o r m a n c e b y m a k in g a s s u m p t io n s r a t h e r th a n r e ly in general. 15 minutes, then one hour, then one
T i m e 'Taken:
ing on p u re , e s t a b lis h e d fa c t. day, then two days. May be customized to circumstances.
• Heroic — T o d e s ig n a fa c to ry - m a d e D ro id in a m a n n e r th a t Lac ft damaged system musl be repaired separately. First,
o v e rrid e s its c o r e p ro g ra m m in g (to c h a n g e a P r o t o c o l D ro id in to determine the system that has been damaged:
a D ro id th at c a n fig h t in c o m b a t e ffe c tiv e ly : to r e p r o g r a m a Maneuver — The difficulty depends upon how many dice
D roid's p r e s e l “ p e r s o n a lit y " ). have been lost from the maneuver code.
Modifiers: Maneuver Repair Repair
Add to difficulty: Dice I.ost Difficulty Cost
+5 - 3 0 — D ro id ty p e is c o m p le t e ly u n f a m ilia r to p r o g r a m 11) Easy 10%

mer (m o d if ie r d e p e n d s u p o n h n u : u n f a m ilia r ) -2D Moderate 15%.
+ 15 or more — T a s k is n o t r e la te d to k in d s o f t a s k s th a t -31) or more Difficult 20%
Droid is d e s ig n e d to u n d e r ta k e . Moves — The difficulty and cost depends upon the number
+ 10 or more — D ro id is o f v e r y lo w in t e llig e n c e , a n d is of moves lost by the vehicle.
in c a p a b le o f c r e a t iv e th o u g h t (m e s s e n g e r D r o id , p o w e r g e n
Moves Repair Repair
erato r D r o id ).
Lost Difficulty Cost
+ 10 — T a s k is d is t a n t ly r e la te d to D r o id 's d e s ig n a te d h i no
tions. 1 Kasy 10%.
+5 — T a s k is c lo s e lu , b u t n o t e x a c t ly , th e ty p e o f t a s k o r s k ill L, Moderate 15%
that th e D ro id is d e s ig n e d fo r. 3 Diiiieult 20%,
+5 — D ro id is o f lo w in t e llig e n c e , s u c h a s a la b o r D r o id , an d 4 Verv Difficult 25%.
isn't in te n d e d to p e rfo r m c r e a t iv e th o u g h t.
Drives — When a drive or generator is destroyed, a Difficult
Add to programmer's roll: repair roil is necessary to replace it. and its cost is 35% of the
vehicle’s cost.
+5-10 — D ro id m o d e l is f a m ilia r to p r o g r a m m e r.
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The modification of vehicles is too complex a subject to be repair roll is necessary to replace it, and its cost is 35% of the
dealt with in these rules, but will be addressed in future vehicle's cost.
supplements The modification of vehicles is too complex a subject to be
dealt with in these rules, but will he addressed in future
H o v e r V e h ic le R e p a ir supplements.
Time Taken: In general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then one
day, then two days. May be customized to circumstances. S e c u rity
Bach damaged system must be repaired separately. First, Time Taken: One round to several minutes.
determine the system that has been damaged: This skill involves the knowledge of physical security sys
Maneuver — The difficulty depends upon how many dice tems: locks, alarm systems and other detection devices. It does
have been lost from the maneuver code. not govern computer security procedures.
Maneuver Repair Repair • Very Easy — Standard lock, no special protection
• Easy —- Regular security lock, civilian
-ID Easy 10%,
• Moderate — High-quality lock, standard military
-2D Moderate 15'.%
-3D or more Difficult 20'V, • D iffic u lt — Bank vault lock, upper military
Moves — The difficulty and cost depends upon the number • Very D iffic u lt — Super-security lock. Imperial governor,
of moves lost by the vehicle. Fleet captain, rare collectible dealer, jabba the Hutt's locks
Moves Repair Repair • H e ro ic — If Darth Vader or F.mperor Palpaline locked things

Lost Difficulty Cost up, this is what they'd use
1 Easy 10%, S p a c e T ra n s p o rt s R e p a ir
2 Moderate 15%
Time. Taken: In general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then one
3 Difficult 20% day. then two days. May he customized to circumstances.
■1 Very Difficult 25%, This skill governs the repair and modification of all space
Drives— When a drive or generator is destroyed, a Difficult transports. The difficulties and costs arc identical to those for
repair roll is necessary to replace it. and its cost is 35% of the starttoft ter repair
vehicle’s cost.
The modification of vehicles is too complex a subject to be S ta r s h ip R e p a ir
dealt with in these rules, but will be addressed in future Time Taken: \n general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then one
supplements. day. then two days. May be customized to circumstances.
The cost and difficulty to repair capital starships depends
M e d ic in e upon how badly it is damaged, and what systems have been
Time Taken: minutes or hours damaged.
Advanced skill — requires first a id of at least 5D. This skill Faeh damaged system must be repaired separately. First,
covers complex medical procedures such as surgery, and the determine die system that has been damaged:
installation of cybernetic replacements and enhancements. Maneuver —- The difficulty depends upon how many dice
Characters with the medicine skill are also familiar with all have been lost from the maneuver code.
types of medicines and are capable of using them to best effect. Maneuver Repair Repair
R e p u lso rlift R e p a ir Dice Eost Difficulty Cost
Time Taken In general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then one -ID Easy 10%
day. then two days. May be customized to circumstances. -2D Moderate 15%,
Each damaged system must be repaired separately. First, ■3D or more Difficult 20%,
determine the system that has been damaged: Moves — The difficulty and cost depends upon the number
Maneuver — The difficulty depends upon how many dice noves lost by the starship.
have been lost from the maneuver code.
Moves Repair Repair
Maneuver Repair Repair Lost Difficulty Cost
1 Easy 10%
-ID Easy 10% 2 Moderate 15%
-2D Moderate 15%, 3 Difficult 20%
-3D or more Difficult 20% 4 Very Difficult 25%,
Moves — The difficulty and cost depends upon the number Shields — The difficulty depends upon the number of die
of moves lost by the vehicle. codes lost.
Moves Repair Repair Shieid Repair Repai:
Lost Difficulty Cost Dice Lost Difficulty Cost
1 Easy 10% ID Easy 5%',
2 Moderate 15% 2D Moderate 5%,
3 Difficult 20% 3D Difficult 5%
4 Very Difficult 25% 4D- Very Difficulty 10%
Drives — When a drive or generator is destroyed, a Difficult D rives— When a drive or generator is destroyed, a Difficult
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repair roll is necessary to replace it, and its cost is 35% of the Starship weapons may not be improved (with these rules)
vehicle’s cost. more than ID-2 above their original value, li the character
Hyperdrives — A Moderate repair roil is necessary to wants to have someone else improve Ihe weapon, the cost is at
repair a damaged hyperdrive. least doubled, although it can often be much more because of
Modifying starships is too coin pi ex and detailed a subject to the highly specialized knowledge? needed — improving weap
he addressed in Hiese rules: it will he fully dealt with in future ons is often illegal, so prices may be even more inflated.
supplements.
W a lk e r R e p a ir
S ta rsh ip W e a p o n R e p a ir Time Taken: In general, 15 minutes, then six hours, then one
Time Taken; in general, 15 minutes, then one hour, then one day, then two days. May' be customized to circumstances.
day, then two days. May be customized to circumstances. Each damaged system must be repaired separalely. First,
The cost and difficulty to repair weapons depends upon determine the? system that ft as been damaged:
how badly it is damaged. Maneuver — Tile difficulty depends upon how many dice
Repair Difficulty Repair Cost have been lost from the maneuver code.
Damage
Maneuver Repair Repair
Tightly Easy 15%> of cost
Heavily Moderate 25% of cost Dice Lost Difficulty Cost
Severely Very Difficult 35% of cost ID Easy ]{)%
Destroyed May not be repaired -2D Moderale 15%
Weapons also require maintenance. Imt this type of activity -3D or more Difficult 20%
is normally done “off-camera" (outside of game play') rather
Moves — The difficulty and cost depends upon the number
than taking place during adventures.
moves Jos! by (lie vehicle.
Weapons can also be improved and modified to cause more
damage, for longer ranges, for increased ammo capacity and Moves Repair Repair
numerous other factors; however, this section only covers Lost Difficulty Cost
increasing damage. The difficulty to increase damage depends 1 Easy 10%
upon how much additional protection is going In be provided; 2 Moderate 15%.
other factors will be addressed in future rules supplements. 3 Difficult 20%
The “pip increase” is from the blaster's original value. 4 Very Difficult 25'%.
Pip Cost Drives — When a drive or generator is destroyed, a Difficult
Increase Difficulty For Parts repair roll is necessary to replace it. and its cost is 35% of the
-1 Easy 15%. of original cost vehicle’s cost.
.2 Moderate 25%; oi original cost The modification of vehicles is too complex a subject to be
• ID Difficult 30%. of original cost dealt with in these rules, but will be addressed in future
■ID. 1 Very Difficult 35% of original cost supplements.
-ID. 2 Heroic 50%, of original cost

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Chapter Five
Movement
Movement ability — if they roll higher than the difficulty number, they
have gotten over the terrain without any problems. If they fail
Every character or vehicle has a ‘'Move” listing. When
the roll, see “ Movement Failures.''
players declare movement (either (or their characters, or for
The characters must roll for each move made in a turn
vehicles that their characters are piloting), the move tells the
gamemaster how much distance (in meters) the vehicle or Example: Tirog declares two m ores with his tandspeeder in a
character covers. round. His repulsorlift operations skill is 41). the (andspeeder's
“Move" represents the number of meters rove red in a move. maneuverability is 2D. The terrain is Moderate
A movement counts as an action, just tike shooting a blaster, or Herau.se he is moving twice, that's two actions, so he suffers a
making a Droid repair roll. -ID penalty to all actions that round. For his first move, he must
Any character or vehicle may make up to four moves per roll against the Moderate difficulty, which the gamemaster de
round — the last move in a round may lie less than the full cides is a 12. if he rolls a 12 or higher, he gets over the terrain
distance listed under "Move." hut it still counts as an action. without any problem
He must make another roll to get over the terrain for his second
Example: Tirog is piloting a tandspeeder with a m ore o f 9(1.
more.
He ran declare up to four mores in a fire-second round, each one
up to 90 meters long. Characters do not have to roll to move over Very Easy, Easy
If he declares /hat he will make two mores and shoot his and Moderate terrains if they are only going at half-speed (hall
blaster in that round, that counts as three actions ( move. more, their "Move").
fire). so he suffers a -21) penalty to all o f his skill rolls in that round. On Difficult, Very Difficult or Heroic terrains, characters do
have to make a roll to navigate the terrain, even if moving at half
Half-Speed Movement speed and this movement counts as an act ion. When moving at
half-speed across these terrains, reduce the movement diffi
A character or vehicle may make one half-speed movement
(moving half or less than half of the “Move") in a round. A half culty by three levels (Difficult terrain becomes Very Easy. Very
speed movement is “Iree" in iuosl circumstances (on all but Difficult becomes Easy and Heroic terrain becomes Moderate).
Difficult, Very Difficult or I leroic terrains). This free movement Example: Tirog is making a half-speed move across Moderate
doesn't count as an action, and reflects that when you are terrain. He doesn 't even have to roll to cross the terrain — he can
moving very slowly, like walking or driving at a low speed, that automatically get through it because he is going so slowly
you don't need to concentrate that hard to he successful. Later. 7/rag is trying to get through Heroic terrain at half-speed.
It a character is taking a hall-speed movement, he may not This time, his half-speed movement counts as an action and he
make any oilier moves. has to roll, but because he is going at half-speed, he is only rolling
Example: Tnog. with his m ore o f 10, is walking c m 1slowly against a Moderate difficulty.
across Moderate terrain. He declares that he will make a half The movement difficulty is increased if the character wants
speed movement and fire twice. The half-speed movement is free, to do complex maneuvers, like jumping off obstacles, doing
so his actions are only firing twice, so he suffers a -It) penalty in high speed 180 turns and other dangerous actions (see “Ma
that round for acting twice. neuvers").
When piloting a vehicle, the character rolls their appropri
Terrain Difficulties ate vehicle piloting skill, or Mechanical attribute if they don’t
have the skill. Characters also get to roll the vehicle's maneu
When a character moves, the player must roll to see if the ver code and add that to their total.
character successfully ran or drove over the terrain. Terrain is Characters moving on foot roll their running skill or Dexter
given a difficulty ranking (Very Easy, Easy, Moderate, Difficult, ity attribute. Swimming characters roll their swimming skill or
Very Difficulty, or Heroic), and then the gamemaster has to Strength attribute.
pick an appiopi iale difficulty number for the terrain. If the character fails the movement roll, find the number ot
These terrain difficulties reflect the difficulty to simply get points by which they failed on the “Movement Failure Chart.”
over the terrain in a roughly straight line, moving as necessary
to get around obstacles. Terrain Difficulties List
When a character or vehicle wants to move over terrain, the
Very Easy: Running over flat ground, such as walkways or
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tracks. Swimming in calm water, Driving over flat, artificial ming during a very rough storm, or around attacking preda-
surfaces, such as roads. Repuisorlift over any flat, stable lors. Driving a vehicle over very rough terrain, such as up a
surface Flying through calm space, not unduly cluttered with mountain side, through a crater field or during a meteor storm
debris or subject to unusual gravitational or other navigational Repuisorlift through the forests of Endor or down Beggar's
hazards. Canyon. Starfighter combat with many ships, or through an
Characters moving at half-speed can automatieally get area clogged with debris or astcriods.
through this terrain. Moving at half speed through Difficult terrain requires a
Easy: Running over flat but naturally uneven ground, with Very Easy movement roll.
some minor obstacles such as rocks, holes, branches, and so Very Difficult: Running through very dangerous circum
forth. Swimming through water with some obstacles— branches, stances, such as through a dense rninefiled, or through a
reefs, some moderately strong currents. Driving over flat, artifi starship as it breaks apart, or along the outside of a repuisorlift
cial but poorly maintained surfaces, or driving over relatively vehicle as it makes twisting maneuvers. Swimming in the
smooth but natural surfaces: driving in moderate traffic. middle of a dangerous storm with huge tidal waves. Driving
Repuisorlift in uneven terrain, or in moderate traffic, such as on through a city during an earthquake or fierce battle, as stray
a highway or on city streets Flying a starship in the vicinity of shots land all around your vehicle, buildings topple in front of
other starships, such as over a spaceport, or around minor you, or the highway you're driving on begins to collapse,
obstacles in space, such as a small, dispersed asteroid belt. Repuisorlift through similar circumstances. Flying a starship
Characters moving at half-speed can automatically get within the gravitational effects of a black bole.
through this terrain. Moving through Very Difficult terrain at half-speed is an
action and requires an Easy movement roll.
Moderate: Running over rough ground or ground with
many obstacles. Swimming in a very constricted area, such as Heroic: This is doing the impossible, such as flying the
through a small tunnel, or in an area with many obstacles. Millennium Falcon through the heart of the Death Star in order
Driving in heavy traffic at high speed, on rough terrain or to reach the interior power core or through a dense asteroid
through a difficult storm, such as thunder and lightning. field.
Repuisorlift on very uneven terrain, such as down a chasm, or Moving through Heroic terrain at half-speed is an action and
thorugh a dangerous storm that obstructs view. Flying in requires a Moderate movement roll.
crowded space, or in an area littered with a moderate amount
of debris, with several other starships in the area, or flying
down an artificial canyon on a spare station
Maneuvers
Characters moving at half-speed can automatically get Maneuvers are anything where the character or vehicle
through this terrain. attempts something harder than simple, roughly straight move
ment. This includes turning, climhing and diving for repuisorlift
Difficult: Running in a panicked crowd, through a small vehicles and starships, and more elaborate and daring stunts,
minefield, or over very rough ground, such as with drop outs, like jumping, doing spinning turns to change direction, and
through a darkened tunnel, or dodging falling boulders. Swim

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r Maneuvers
o t h e r w ild s tu ff.
W h e n a c h a r a c t e r s w a n ts to p e rfo r m a s i unt w h ile m o v in g ,
t he m o d ifie r is s ir n p lv a d d e d to th e d if f ic u lt y of th e m o v e m e n t
r o ll, ' "
Example: Tirog is piloting a landspeeder over Moderate
terrain. In one of his mores, he milt not only move, hut try lu du
a bootleg turn, so that his vehicle spins around 1X0' and is facing
the ofiposite may at the end of the move.
The base difficulty for the Moderate, terrain rnnv-e is only 11. hut
with the modifier for the. bootleg turn (-TJ), hts new difficulty is
a 23! This isn Vsomething for beginners ...
H e re a re s u g g e s te d m o d if ie r s fo r m a n e u v e r s .
Sliding Sideways Bootlegger Turn
11 round and Hying Vehicles Modifier
S lid in g s id e w a y s ■1-5 (per slide)
B o o tle g g e r tu rn •5-15
J u m p in g ■5-2U o r m o re
T u rn
D o u b le tu rn
R o ta te
Hying Vehicles Only Modifier
Climb -0-10
E x t re m e c lim b ■11-20 or more
D iv e *1-2)
Extreme dive -5 - 1 5 o r m o re
Turn Double Turn
Loop ■I n TO o r m o re
|up to 45 ) |More than 45
Up to 90 | S p ir a l ■5 p e r 45"
Stunt Descriptions:
■ Sliding Sideways: T h e v e h ic le " s h if t s la n e s ." m o v in g left,
r ig h t , o r if a fly in g v e h ic le , u p o r d o w n . T h e v e h ic le e a s e s o v e r,
so il d o c s 't c h a n g e d ir e c t io n . A v e h ic le c a n m a k e a n y n u m b e r
o f s lid e s .
• Bootlegger Turn: The vehicle slams on its brakes, spinning

around ami sliding. 11 only moves hall of ils normal move, and
ends up facing the opposite direction. It may not move for the
rest of the turn.
• .lumping: The vehicle is jumping, either off a bridge, a chasm,
or some other obstacle or ramp. Thedifficultvdepends on how
far the vehicle is attempting to jump, and the difficulty nf
[Up to 90 | |Up to 90 | maintaining control upon landing.
• Turn: The vehicle is performing a slow7, continuous turn over
the entire course of its movement. At the end of the turn, the
vehicle will have changed direction up to 45 .
■ Double Turn: The vehicle is attempting to complete a turn
over 45 ■and up to 90' during a single move.
• Climb: The vehicle is climbing at up to -15 tip to half of its
move.
• Extreme Climb: T he vehicle is climbing at up to 90'' for up to
its entire move.
• Dive: The vehicle is diving ai less than 45 up to half of its move.
» Extreme Dive: The vehicle is diving at up to 90 ' for up to its
entire move.
• Loop: The vehicle performs a vertical loop (loop tie loop)
over the course of its entire move.
Special Maneuvers:
■ Rotate: A hover, repulsorlift or Starfighter-scale vehicle at
halt-spited nr less can rotate - ■turn up to DfitJ ' without ehang
Loop
J ing its inertia.
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r Spiral
r
Vehicle Damage Chart
90 Damage Roll
> Body Strength
Roll By: Effect
0-3 Shields blown / controls ionized
4-8 Tightly damaged
9-12 1leavily damaged
13-15 Severely damaged
16- Destroyed
180° 0
Collision Damage
This is the amount of damage suffered by the vehicle:
Number of declared Collision
moves for that round Damage
f fa 11-speed 2D
1 move 3D
2 moves 4D
V
270
J 3 moves
4 moves
61)
10D
\ * Spiral: A Starfighter-scale vehicle (and some repulsorlift If the vehicle runs into another vehicle, the damage is
; vehicles) can perform a spiral or "barrel roll." See "Spiral” altered based on the angle of the collision.
; diagram,
Head-on crash -3D
: Movement Failures Rear-ender/sirieswipe -3D
T-bone (ID
! When a character or vehicle fails a movement roll, there is
\ a chance of a collision or other accident. Find the number of Example: Tirog fails his piloting roll by 12 points, indicating
| points by which the movement roll failed: a m inor collision Ho had declared two moves for that round, so
the base damage is ID. but due to the minor collision result (■3D
i 1-3 — Slight slip in control. The pilot has an additional
bom damage), the vehicle only tabes ID damage.
1 penalty of -ID to all actions for the rest of the round.
Bill described how Tirog nearly lost control, and the vehicle
4-6 — More serious control problems. The pilot has an
started to spin. Tirog, in desperation, wrenched the controls. but
! additional penaltyof-3D to all actions lor the restoftheround.
skidded into a fence along the side o f the road. He rolls ID
, and -ID to all actions for the next round
damage, while Tirog rolls the vehicle's 3D body strength to resist
7-10 — Spin, The vehicle goes spinning out of control, or the
damage Unless a mishap happens, there should be nothing to
, character falls and trips. The vehicle makes its move, but it is
irony about ...
spinning wildly and goes in a random direction (Roll 1D: 1-2 45
Later Tirog loses control again and misses the total by 17
tothe left, 3-4 Straight ahead, 5-645” to the right). After the spin,
points for a collision. Tirog had declared three moves that round.
the vehicle must sit still for one entire round. If the vehicle
The only other obstacle is the other landspeeder that Tirog was
hasn't suffered a collision, it may resume normal speed.
chasing. Bill decides that the collision must have been a rear-
; 11-15 —■Minor collision. The vehicle glances off another
ender simply because Tirog was following the speeder \ormal
vehicle or ncarhy obstacle. Subtract -3D from normal collision
collision damage for three moves is 6D, and since it's just a
. damage (see "Collisions”).
collision (not a minor collision or major collision ), there s no
16-20 — Collision. The vehicle smashes into another ve-
modifier to damage However, because the accident was a rear-
: hide or nearby object, doing normal collision damage (see
ender. the damage is reduced hv -3D, dropping the final collision
“Collisions").
damage to 3D. Bill rolls 3D to see how badly damaged the speeder
: 21+ — Crash, smack, ouch!!! Major collision. The vehicle
is, white Tirog rolls the speeder's body strength to see how welt
; runs into a convenient obstacle at full speed and at such a poor
it resisted damage.
i angle as to increase collision damage by +4D (see "Collisions").
6ecrur.se Tirog ran into another speeder, Bill also has to toll 3D
for the other speeder to see how badly damaged it is
Collisions If Rill had decided that the action wasn ta retire tide r, but was
The damage from a collision depends upon how many a t-bone, the collision damage to both vehicles would have been
moves the piloting character had declared for that round. A the normal 6D. Ouch‘
vehicle which collides might run into a building, another
vehicle, or any other convenient obstacle. I! there isn't an Vehicle Damage
obstacle, the vehicle flips.
Vehicles take damage differently — rather Ilian suffering
When resolving collision damage with ships or objects of
wounds, they may lose speed or power. When a vehicle takes
different scales, don't forget to use appropriate damage die caps.
damage, find the result on the "Vehicle Damage Chart.”
Gamemasters are encouraged to describe collisions in col
Explanation:
orful detail, complete with appropriate sound effects. Vehicle
A shields blown result means that the vehicle loses - I I) from
collisions and wrecks are one of the "emotional payoffs" of
its shields total (if it has any). This loss lasts until the shields
chase scenes.
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are repaired. If the vehicles has no dice remaining in shields (or shut down.
had no shields to begin with), the vehicle suffers the controls 5 — Structural damage. The vehicle begins to break up —
ionized result. the pilot has 1D rounds to eject or crash land the vehicle,
A controls ionized result means that the vehicle's controls
are damaged in the attack or collision. The ship loses -ID from 6 — Destroyed. The vehicle is destroyed or crashes into
its maneuverability, fire control for weapons, damage from a not tier object due to complete loss of control,
weapons, and shield dice for the rest of that round and the next A destroyed vehicle is immediately destroyed; all passen
round. gers take full damage as explained under “Passenger Damage."
If a ship is suffering from as many controls ionized results as
the ship has maneuverability dice, the ship's controls are
frozen for the next two rounds — the ship must maintain the
Passenger Damage
same speed anti direction for the next two rounds. The vehicle When a vehicle takes damage, either from combat or colli
may not turn, fire weapons, make shield attempts or take any sions, there is a chance that any passengers will take damage.
other action. Once you have determined how badly damaged the vehicle is,
When controls are frozen, blue lightning plays across all of roll the damage below to all characters aboard the vehicle; the
the controls of the vehicle, as shown when Luke Skywalker's characters roll their Strength to resist damage.
snowspeeder was destroyed in The Umpire Strikes Back. A pilot This damage is Character-scale.
must still make their piloting rolls for all moves when the Vehicle is: Passenger suffers:
controls are frozen; the vehicle will automatically crash if he
doesn't. Lightly damaged ID
Lightly damaged vehicles have taken some damage, A ve Heavily damaged 3D
hicle can be lightly damaged any number of times. Roll ID: Severely damaged (ID
Destroyed 11D
1-3 — Vehicle loses ID from its maneuver code (the vehicle
can never drop below ()l>), A Note on Vehicle Damage: The gamemaster has to use his
head when assigning damage to characters within a vehicle.
4 — One on-board weapon was hit and destroyed by the
Depending on how d o se the characters are to the damage to
attack or collision. If the guns are operated by gunners and not
the vehicle also determines whet her they are hurt ornot. in the
the pilot, the gunners take damage (see “passenger damage")
movies, when the Millennium id Icon was heavily damaged by
automatically. Determine which weapon is hit randomly.
enemies, no one actually got hurt — the damage was too far
5-6 — Vehicle loses one from the number of moves it can away. In most cases, you can use the charts above, but some
make in a turn: if it could make four moves, it can now only judgement calls are necessary.
make three moves. When a vehicle with only one move remain
ing must reduce its speed, it can now only move at half-speed,
and that requires a normal movement roll. When a vehicle ttiat
Vehicle Combat
can only move at half-speed must reduce its speed, the Now that you know how to move and how to crash, it's time
powerplant gives out completely, and the vehicle can no to learn how to shoot at other people while moving!
longer move. Some vehicles have weapons; for those that don't, charac
ters will have to use their hand weapons to shoot at the enemy
Heavily damaged vehicles have taken a much more serious
vehicle or its passengers.
amount of damage. If a heavily damaged vehicle is lightly In addition to just making piloting vehicle rolls to move over
damaged or heat'dv damaged again, it becomes severely dam terrain, a pilot can also make what is called a vehicle dodge.
aged .Roll ID: ‘ ‘ ' " This is just like a character making a dodge in combat — the
1-3 — Vehicle loses 2D from its maneuver code (the vehicle pilot is doing his best to move the vehicle around so that it is
can never drop below OD) until repaired
harder to hit. Vehicle dodges are defensive skills and are rolled
4-6 — Vehicle loses two from the number of moves it can in that portion of the round.
make in a turn. Same guidelines apply as for when a lightly Pilots can make full vehicle dodges or normal vehicle dodges,
damaged vehicle loses moves. and they fall under the same rules as a character’s dodges. The
Severely damaged vehicles have taken major amounts of full vehicle dodge is added directly to the difficulty number to
damage and are almost rendered useless. A severely damaged hit t lie vehicle; the normal vehicle dodge can be chosen instead
of the difficulty number — the pilot selects whichever makes
vehicle which is lightly damaged, heavily damaged or severely
the vehicle hardest to hit.
damaged again is destroyed. Roll 1D to determine the damage to
All vehicles have a maneuverability code. When the charac
the vehicle:
ter rolls their vehicle dodge, they get to add the maneuverability
1-2 — Destroyed powerplant. The vehicle’s repulsorlift roll to their piloting roll.
generator or motor is completely destroyed. If the vehicle is
moving over half-speed, the vehicle crashes, adding ■3D to the
normal damage for the speed it is going. If the vehicle is moving
Vehicle Weapons
at half-speed or less, the vehicle simply rolls or bounces to a Vehicle weapons have several factors. First is their scale —
stop if al ground level; if flying, it plummets to the ground in a unless otherwise stated, the weapon is the same scale as the
spectacular crash. v e h ic le
Each weapon also lists the skill used to fire it — most often
3 — Overloaded generator. The engine or generator will
it will be vehicle blasters. Most weapons have a fire control —
overload and explode in three rounds, completely destroying
when the pilot fires the weapon, he also rolls the fire control
the vehicle. The pilot has three rounds to crash land the
and adds it to his total to hit the target in combat.
vehicle.
If a vehicle has a crew listing, that is the number of gunners
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necessary to man the weapon to fire it in combat. Some

weapons can be fired by the pilot or co-pilot, in which ease this Travel Distances
is indicated on the crew listing.
Weapons also have//>e arcs— they are front, back, left, right To go from meters per round to a distance or speed
and turret. Front mounted weapons can fire at any target in the use these formulas:
front 45° arc lor the weapon; left weapons can fire in the left tire lime Distance Covered
arc; back weapons can fire in the rear fire arc; right weapons
can fire at targets in the right fire arc. Turret mounted weapons l minute (Move x# of moves made per round x 12)
can fire in ail fire arcs. meters
HJ minutes (Move x # of moves x . 12) kilometers
Ramming Half hour ( Move x# of moves made per round x .36)
Characters can choose to ram tiieir vehicle into another kilometers
vehicle, hoping to force the target to lose control and crash. To I lour (Move x # of moves made per round x
ram a vehicle, the character must declare a ramming attack as .72) kilometers
part of the normal declaration phase. This counts as a move
and does count toward a vehicle's "tour moves per round"
limit. The ship moves its normal move, but tries to ram into the First, have the pilot or driver decide how fust he would like
vehicle as part of the move — the ramming vehicle has to have to go. Then take that number, and using the long distance
passed d o se enough to the target to a d ually make contact in travel chart below, figure out how many meters per round the
order to ram. vehicle would have to cover in a round. From this you can
Unless the target makes a vehicle dodge, the difficulty to ram figure out how many moves per round he would have to make
is the terrain difficulty plus 5 If the pilot makes a cehcide to maintain that speed.
dodge, the difficulty is the terrain difficulty plus his dodge total. When the pilot makes his piloting roll, subtract -l D from his
Determine the results on the table below: skill if making two moves per round, -2D from his skill if three
Pilot’s Roll Result moves per round, and -3D from his skill if four moves per round.
Then, have the pilot make one roll against a terrain difficulty
< terrain difficulty Check on "Movement representative of the journey — it may be simply the terrain
Failures" table difficulty, or if the players are going to have an unexpected
>= terrain difficulty, encounter, it may be much higher.
but 1 terrain difficulty
plus 5 or dodge total Ram attack misses Representative Terrain
If the journey is going to be a simple one — driving across
>= terrain difficulty
open plains, without any massive hazards, the difficulty might
plus 5 or dodge total Ram attack succeeds
be Rasy. If the character successfully makes one or two rolls,
Ram attacks do damage to both vehicles; the attacker it means that nothing unusual happens.
suffers damage as if involved in a rear-ender or sideswipe (-3D If the chatacter fails the toll, something miglii have hap
to normal damage), hut the victim suffers damage as if involved pened. The character might have a minor collision, or you
ina T-bone (normal damage), unless Ihe intentional rant was a might want to introduce a minor story complication of some
sideswipe Then the victim and the attacker both take side sort. The character might get a speeding ticket, or have a
swipe damage. creature run in front of him and he hits it, or there might be a
minor vehicle breakdown.
Falling Damage U n e x p e cte d E n c o u n te rs
Whenever anything falls and smacks into the ground or
Unexpected encounters are dangerous incidents which
some other convenient item, it sutlers damage. Since the
occur while travel ling. They represent a sudden accident, such
damage is dependent upon gravity, the damage always matches
as having a vehicle cut in front of you, having a boulder orother
the scale of the thing falling — characters suffer Character-
natural hazard fall in front of you.
scale damage, speeders suiter Speeder-scale damage, and so
The gamemaster should simply determine the difficulty for
forth. The values below are for standard gravity.
the incident, and casually describe that the incident happened
Distance Fallen along the way, or tfie gamemaster may opt to play out the
(In Meters) Damage entire encounter in a round by round situation.
3-6 2D
7-12 3D Running Chases
13-18 4D Because this system uses concrete systems of measure
19-30 51) ment, sucb as meters per round, and the like, you may want to
31-50 7D run chases and vehicle battles using counters and scenery,
51« 91) much like a miniatures battle.
First, select a convenient scale. Most miniatures games
Long-Distance Travel using figures have a scale of one inch .. 2 meters Therefore, if
The gamemaster can simulate long-distance journeys, such a character has a move of 10 meters per round, he would move
as a 400-kilometer journey from one city to another, with a five inches in a round, Since vehicles move at huge speeds (like
ample of simple die rolls and using scene time — don't play 200 meters per move, or up to 800 meters in a round), you
trips as round-by-round marathons! should probably pick a much larger scale for your baft le. like

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one inch = 10U meters.

You can make cardboard counters to represent each ve
hicle. If the vehicles are flying in three dimensions, like
airspeeders, you can use anything of uniform height to repre
sent altitude. For example, pick child’s building blocks, and
decide that each block indicates Hi meters of altitude. Coins
also work well, if you are dealing with airships or starships, you
will want to deal with relative altitude — always treat one
vessel as "0" and all the others as either being above or below
it. Red blocks or pennies might simulate "above” markers and
blue bloc ks or dimes might simulate "below” markers — or you
can constantly adjust which ship is “0” by who is lowest.
This system is best for simulating small engagements —
once you get more than a dozen vehicles on the table, it will get
very difficult to keep track of things. However, this is a great
way to add a strong visual element to the game, and the rules
are simple enough that you can simulate things like ramp to
ramp jumps without volumes of extra rules.
Fire Arcs
A vehicle can only shoot at targets that are within fire arcs
of its weapons. If a vehicle wants to target a ship that is above
or below it. as gamemaster you must determine which fire arc
ihe ship is in (use the fire arc diagram) — left, right, front or
back If the arc can’t be determined, determine randomly by
rolling 11):
I Front here’s a quick and easy way to figure weapon ranges.
2-3 Left First, measure the distance horizontally (along the board)
■1-5 Right lu Ihe target. Then, measure the height difference between Ihe
(1 Back two vehicles. Divide Ihe smaller of the two numbers in half and
add it to the longer of the two. This gives you an approximation
Three-Dimensional Combat of the range.
If you are doing three dimensional combats with flying Example: Tirog is firing at a snowspeeder oft in the distance
vehicles or starships, but using a Iwo-demensional board. It is 150 meters away, and 50 meters above him. .stare 50 meters
is the smaller o f the two, it is cut in half to 15 meters, and added
to the 150. fo ra final range o f 165 meters
5.1 Vehicles
Vehicles abound in the .Star Wars universe. The variety of Unskilled: Some very specialized vehicles will have
vehicle models and manufacturers is matched only by the an "unskilled penalty" indicated: anyone piloting the
variety of tasks that the vehicles are expected to perform — if vehicle without the correct specialization suffers the
you look hard enough, somewhere there is a vehicle designed penalty indicated. Example; Repulsorlift operations:
for virtually any job. heavy equipment (unskilled: -2D)
Each vehicle has a variety of statistics that are useful in Crew: The minimum crew necessary to operate the
gameplay. Most of these vehicle codes are not necessary all of vehicle, followed by the number of support crew.
the time, but they provide valuable background data on the Unless specified otherwise, support crew cannot
vehicle. Most of the time, it is sufficient to know the vehicle's combine for piloting actions.
scale, skill, move, maneuverability-, body strength and relevant Passengers: The number of passengers the vehicle can
weapon codes. The stats are presented in the following order: carry. This number doesn't include gurmers.
Cover: The amount of cover provided by the vehicle
(Vehicle's model or nickname) for passengers. This is listed as Full, 3/4, 1/2, 1/4 or
Craft: The vehicle’s manufacturer, model name and
none — relevant modifiers are discussed in Section
number; also indicates whether vehicle is "stock” or
3.1, “Combat And Injuries."
"mollified.”
Cargo Capacity: The maximum mass of cargo that can
Type: The vehicle’s general classification,
be carried, and the maximum volume of cargo.
Seale: Which "To Dodge” and "To Damage" charts the
Move: The distance, in meters, covered by each move;
vehicle uses in combat ( “To Damage" is for resisting
the vehicle's kilometers per Standard Hour at top
damage). Unless speciliced otherwise, weapons use
speed (four moves per turn).
the same “To Hit" and “To Damage" chart for causing
Maneuverability: This die code is added to the pilot's
damage in combat.
roll whenever he makes an operation total, including
Skill: The skill that is used to pilot the vehicle,
for movement and vehicle dodges.
followed by specialization. Example: Repulsorlift
Body Strength: The vehicle roils this die code to resist
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damage in combat. kilometers above ground level; most airspeeders have a flight
Weapons: ceiling of less than 250 meters, deriving maximum lift from the
(Weapon Type) atmosphere and without the need for pressurized pilot’s com
Scale: The weapon's scale (if different than partments.
that of the vehicle) Airspeeders are superb ‘hit-and-run ”combat vehicles, with
Fire Arc: Front, back, left, or right. Turret top end speeds exceeding 900 kilometers per hour. Airspeeders
moil fit etf weapons can fire in all arcs. are sleek and aerodynamic, and use mechanical control flaps
Crew: The number of crew necessary to for high-speed turns without loss of speed. Because ol these
operate the weapon. If there is no crew capabilities, they are very difficult to track with sensors, and
fisting, the weapon can be fired by the while not as sturdy as cloud cars, they are far more difficult to
pilot. hit, especially with slow-response artillery weapons.
Skill: The skill used when operating the Airspeeders are considered sport and speed vehicles, and so
weapon. have a notoriously low cargo capacity, and are only capable of
Fire Control: This die code is added to the carrying one to two people. Civilian airspeeders are often care
gunner's skill total when firing the fully regulated except on frontier worlds simply because these
weapon. vehicles are very dangerous in the hands of untrained novices
Range: The weapon’s short, medium and (there are many horror stories of these vehicles getting away
long ranges. If a weapon has four from a new pilot and plunging into a crowd of spectators or
listings, it is for point-blank, short, houses). Local governments, law enforcement agencies, and
medium ami long ranges; for these even the Rebel Alliance/N’ew Republic forces use many modified
weapons, anything shorter than point- varieties of airspeeders, because they are cheap and reliable
blank range requires a Very Difficult defense craft, and can easily carry a number of powerful weap
weapon total to flit in combat. ons Although the conversion process for demanding environ
Damage: The damage the weapon dues, ments can be tricky, once the vehicles are flight-worthy, they
corresponding to its code. require much less maintenance than cloud cars.
Altitude Range: For repulsorlift and flying vehicles
only. The minimum and maximum operating altitude
Incom T-47 Airspeeder
for the vehicle (Standard gravity and Standard Craft: Incom T-47 (civilian)
atmosphere density worlds). Type: Airspeeder
Scale: Speeder
Cost: The cost for a new vehicle of this type. Used
Skill: Repniorlilt operation: airspeeder
prices will vary, depending upon the vehicle’s condi
tion and equipment. Crew: 1
Passengers: 1
Cover: Full
Repulsorlift Cargo Capacity: 10 kilograms: 25 cubic centimeters
The predominant vehicle technology in the Star H'ars uni Move: 225: 550 KMH
verse is called repulsorlift. Repulsorlift is preferred over more Maneuverability: 3D
primitive thrust methods because it is quieter, cleaner and Body Strength: 2D
produces a more efficient reaction, By producing antigravity Weapons: None
repulsar fields, these drives allow exacting control and high Altitude Range: Ground level-250 meters
speeds or incredible cargo hauling capacity. The versatile Cost: 10,000 (used only)
repulsor power plant can be adjusted to run on a variety of The T-47 is an old. but popular, model of airspeeder, noted
easilyfouudpowersources.suchas minerals, solar power and for both speed and maneuverability. While it has been out of
fusion, although power cells and energy generators are pre production lor nearly a decade, it remains a favorite of adoles
ferred because they produce the most power for the least cents and young adults because it is easy to maintain, spare
mass. parts are readily available and it can easily be modified for
Repulsorlift vehicles are also popular because they are not greater speed.
restricted to roads and other smooth pathways — a boon to
frontier and poor planets that can't afford funding for highway
Rebel Alliance Combat Airspeeder
Craft: Rebel Alliance Combat Airspeeder (custom-
construction. Almost all atmospheric vehicles, and a majority
designed frame and pcrwerplant)
of “ground" vehicles in the Known Galaxy, rely upon repulsor
Type: Modified combat airspeeder
technology; primitive wheeled, hover and hydrocarbon burn
Scale: Speeder
ing engines are normally found only on the most primitive
Skill: Repulsorlift operations: airspeeder
worlds, or on planets where repulsorlift isn’t feasible due to
Crew: 1; 1 (can combine)
random gravity and radiation fluctuations.
Passengers: 0
Many high speed repulsorcraft, such as airspeeders and
Cover: Full
cloud cars, use ion engine afterburners to boost performance
Cargo Capacity: 10 kilograms; 25 cubic centimeters
and speed, making them superior to many spacecraft in atmo
Move: 350; 1000 KMH (Note: adapted speeders in their
spheric performance.
specific environment can move at 415; 1200 KMH,
but can only move at 280: 800 KMH outside of that
Airspeeders environment).
Airspeeders are personal transport vehicles designed for Maneuverability: 3D
speed and maneuverability. While specific models have differ Body Strength: 3D
ent capabilities, airspeeders as a general class range from low- Weapons:
level vehicles to high-altitude vehicles that can travel up to 25 Double laser cannon (Ore linked)

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Ftre Arc: Front Cloud Cars

Skill: Vehicle blasters Cloud cars are medium and high-atmosphere vehicles which
Fite Control 2D
utilize a combination of repulsorlift and ion engine propulsion
Range: 50-300/800/1.')KM for speed. They are capable of achieving speeds in excess of
Damage: 4D-.2 1500 kilometers per hour, with cruising heights ranging from a
Pow er Harpoon few kilometers up to near space heights of over 100 kilometers.
Fire Arc: Rear
On standard worlds, they are used as high-aitilnde patrol
Crew. 1 (Co-pilot)
and defense craft, keeping incoming ships and super-atmo
Sh ill Missile weapons spheric transports in appropriate landing corridors. There are
Fire Control: 2D few private owners of cloud cars because of their expense and
Range: 25-50/100/200 limited utility.
Damage: 3D (none, if tow7cable anti fusion disc is
The major manufacturer of cloud cars is Bespin Motors. Due
used)
to Cloud City’s unusual location, in the heart of a gas giant,
Altitude Range: Ground level-230 meters cloud cars are common transportation there, since standard
Cost: 50,000 credits (used only: black market only)
repulsor vehicles don’t have the appropriate altitude range to
The Rebel Alliance combat airspeeder has seen extensive
be of use on the planet. Bespirt Motors has designed a large
use throughout the military forces of the Alliance — they were number of pleasure craft, air taxis, and other personal vehicles
cheap to manufacture, reliable and sturdy, and produced for use on Bespin. although they7are of very limited popularity
excellent speed and firepower. The Alliance often modified
on other worlds.
their speeders for specific terrain — speeders for cold environ
ments were “snowspeeders,” those for hot, dry planets were Bespfn Motors Storm IV
“sands peeders,” and those for jungle and other moist worlds Craft: Bespin Motors Storm IV
are called “swampspeeders." Type: Twin-Pod Cloud Car
The infamous Battle of Moth pitted Alliance snowspeeders Scale: Speeder
against Imperial AT-AT Walkers, and amazingly enough, a Skill: Repulsorlift operation: cloud car
crafty tactic devised by Commander Duke Skywalker allowed Crew: 1: 1 (can combine)
the speeders to topple several of the fearsome Imperial battle Passengers: None
vehicles, despite not having blasters powerful enough to pen Cover: f ull
etrate the walker’s armor. Cargo Capacity: 10 kilograms: 25 cubic centimeters
The two man cuckpil lias the pilot lacing forward, while the Move: 520: 1500 KMH
co-pilot faces backward and is responsible for the operation of Maneuverability: 2D >2
the power harpoon, in addition to normal co-piloting Body Strength: 4D
responsiblities. Weapons:
Double Blaster Cannon (fire linked)
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MRf
Crew: 1 (Co-pilot) Gefferon Pleasure Craft

Skill: Vehicle blasters Eclipse Sail Barge
Fire Control-' 11)
Craft: Gefferon Pleasure Crafl Eclipse
Ra nge: 50-400/900/3KM
Type: Sail Barge
Dumai>e: 5D Scale; Speeder
Altitude Range: 50-100 kilometers Skill; Repulsorlift operation: sail barge (unskilled: -2D)
Cost: 75.000 credits Crew: 5; 10
Passengers: 225
Landspeeders Cover: 1/4 to hull
Landspeeriers are ground-based repulsorlift vehicles, coin Cargo Capacity: 250 metric tons: 100 cubic meters
man on planets around the galaxy. Most families and individu- Move: 28; 80 KMH
alsown their own landspeeder. especially on non-urban worlds Maneuverability; 0
where there is very little public transportation. Body Strength: 2D
Landspeeders are n orm ally dep en d en t o nly upon Weapons: None
repulsorlift, although some competition and military models Altitude Range: Ground level-10 meters
use ion engines for greater tup-eud speed. An average speeder Altitude Penalties: Cannot exceed altitude range
flies around 200 kilometers per hour, although the fastest and Cost: 250,1)00 credits
sleekest models can reach speeds in excess of 350 kilometers
per hour. Speeders normally have a flight ceiling of less than Skiffs
five meters, so they are depen dent upon smooth, well-groomed .Skiffs are used for any large cargo and relatively low-speed
surfaces for smooth flight, such as natural flats, calm water nr and low-altitude transportation. They lend to be slow ami
roads. clumsy, and can he easily operated, even by low intelligence
Landspeeders are built for many uses, including personal labor Droids.
sport speeders, which are normally two-seater affairs, family
speeders, with room for up to six passengers, and massive Ubrikkian SuperHaul Cargo Skiff
cargo or public transport speeders, which can carry hundreds Craft: Gbrikkian SuperHaul Model II
of individuals and move several tons of cargo. They retain a Type: Cargo Skiff
significant sales edge over airspeeders due to their affordability. Scale: Speeder
Skill: Repulsorlift operation: skiff
Ubrikkian 9000 Z004 Crew: 2
Craft: Uhrikkian 9000 Z004
Passengers: 3
Type: Sport Speeder Cover: 1/2
Scale: Speeder Cargo Capacity: 135 metric tons: 00 cubic meters
Skill: Repulsorlift operation: landspeeder Move: 70: 200 KMH
Crew: 1
Maneuverability: 0D
Passengers: 1 Body Strength: 2D
Cover: Half Weapons: None
Cargo Capacity: 30 kilograms; 75 cubic centimeters Altitude Range: Ground level-20 meters
Move; 105; 300 KMH " Cost: 23,000 credits
Maneuverability: 2D+1
Body Strength: 11><-2 Speeder Bikes
Weapons: None
t hese vehicles fill the need lor small, fast personal trans
Altitude Range: Ground level-1,5 meters: cannot
portation, and appeal both to youngsters around the galaxy
exceed altitude range
and the. military. They are normally single or two person craft,
Cost: 15,000 credits
emphasizing speed and maneuverability over safety and pro
One of the most popular models on the market, the Z00-1 is
tection.
a two-seater sport vehicle, popular with young adults, it is
sleek and low riding, and, while in flight, is supposed to be Ikas-Adno IMightfalcori
reminiscent of a fast, deadly predator (at least that's what the Craft: ikus-Adno 22-B Nightfalcon
advertising campaign suggested). It features holographic dis Type: Speeder bike
plays, computer assist navigation and counter balancers for a Scale: Speeder
stable ride over rough terrain. Skill: Repulsorlift operation: speeder bike
Crew: 1
Sail Barges Passengers: 1
Sail barges are massive vehieles that are long on luxury and Cover: 1/1
short on practicality. They feature massive sails, as a throw Cargo Capacity: 4 kilograms
back to the legendary days of early planetary explorers, and Move: 160; 4W KMH '
are covered with gaudy ornamentation. They are normally Maneuverability: 3D+ l
used as pleasure craft, vacation vessels and touring vehicles, Body Strength: ID-2
able to cross any smooth, rolling, or flat surface. They are alow Weapons:
(they seldom travel faster than 100 kilometers per hour, and Laser Cannon
most have to struggle to reach that speed), and have a low- Fire Arc: Front
flight ceiling (normally less than 10 meters). Skill Vehicle blasters
Fire Control. 2D
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Damage: 4D
Altitude Range: Ground level-20 meters
Cost: 6,250 credits
Swoops
Swoops are a very advanced development
in repulsorlift vehicles — they achieve incred
ibly high speeds through a combination of
repulsorlift and ion engine power, while com
pletely sacrificing any protection.
They are much more difficult to pilot than
speeder hikes, hut in tile hands of an expert,
are much more effective, especially in high
speed chase situations. Swoop racing is popu
lar throughout the Known Galaxy.
Skybird Swoop
Craft: Skybird
Type: Racing Swmop
Scale: Speeder
Skill: Swoop operation
Crew: 1
Passengers: .None
Cover: 1/4
Cargo Capacity: 1 kilogram
Move: 225: 650 "
Maneuverability: 4D
Body Strength: ID
Weapons: None
Altitude Range: Ground level - 55 meters
Cost: 8.0(H) credits
Walkers
The Imperial war machine first used walker
technology on the battlefield, both intending
these machines to complement existing
repulsorlift, crawler and wheeled vehicles,
and also to inspire fear in enemy troops. Since
then, walkers have proven remarkably effec
tive in combat on both counts.
The Imperial All-Terrain Armored Trans
port is a four-legged behemoth that shakes the
ground as it ploddingly closes in upon enemy
fortifications. The massive machines are con
sidered virtually unstoppable, and in addition
to their weapons, can carry up to 40 fully-
equipped troopers or a pair of AT-ST “scout
walkers."
The All-Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST) is
nimbler and designed for scouting or support duty, and is Weapons:
deadly on the battlefield, it requires a crew of two. Two Heavy Laser Cannons (fire linked)
Fire Arc: Front
All-Terrain Armored Transport Crete: 1
Craft: Imperial All-Terrain Armored Transport
Skill: Vehicle blasters
Type: Assault Walker
Fire Control: 2D
Scale: Walker
Range: 50-5011/1.5KM/If KM
Skill: Walker operation: AT-AT Damage: 6D
Crew: 5; 5 Two Medium Blasters (fire linked)
Passengers: 40 (troops) or two AT-ST’s Fire Arc: Front
Cover: Full Crew: 1
Cargo Capacity: (Additional passengers) 1 metric ton
Move: 21: 60 KMH Fire Control: 2D
Maneuverability: DD
Range: 50-200/500/1 KM
Body Strength: 6D Damage: 3D

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Note: The AT-AT walker’s head is mounted on a Fire Arc: Front

pivoting neck, which can turn to face the left, front and Skill Vehicle blasters
right fire arcs. An AT-AT may move its head one fire Fire Control: 11)
arc per turn (from left to front, right to front, front to Range: 50-200/1KM/2KM
right or front to left). Damage: 'ID
Cost; Not available for sale One Twin Light Blaster Cannon
Fire Arc: Front
All-Terrain Scout Transport Crew: 1 (co-pilot)
Craft: Imperial All-Terrain Scout Transport (AT-ST)
Type: Scout Walker Fire Control: 1D
Scale: Walker
Range: 50-3(10/500/1 KM
Skill: Walker operation; AT-ST
Damage: 2D
Crew: 2
Concussion Grenade Launcher
Passengers; 0
Fire Arc: Front
Cover: Tull
Crew: 1 (co-pilot)
Cargo Capacity: 20(1 kilograms
Skill: Missile weapons
Move: 30; 90 KMH
Fitv Control: ID
Maneuverability: ID
Range 10-5-/100/200
Body Strength: 31)
Damage: 3D
Weapons:
Cosl: Not available for sale
One Twin Blaster Cannon

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Chapter Six
Space Travel
Starship Combat begin with), the ship suffers the controls i o n i z e d result.
A controls ionized result means that the ships's controls are
S t a r s h ip s in u v r at s p e e d s b e y o n d b e lie f in o p e n s p a c e ,
temporarily damaged in the attack. The ship loses-ID from its
I' d ins* t h o u s a n d s o f k ilo m e t e r s p e r s e c u m l. H o w e v e r , w h e n
maneuverability, fire coni rol for weapons, damage from weap
tJitry a re n e a r la rg e m a s s b o d ie s , s u c h a s p la n e t s , o r in a r e a s
ons. ami shield dice lor Hie rest of that round and the next
w h e r e t h e r e is m u c h d e b r is , s u c h a s a s t e r o id b e lt s , t h e y m u st
round.
; ; d m u c h s lo w e r to m a in ta in c o n t r o l.
It a ship is suffering from as many controls ionized results as
R a t h e r tit a n I b r o w i n c r e d ib ly h u g e n u m b e r s a r o u n d io
the ship has maneuverability dice, the ship’s controls are
s im u la t e s p a c e c o m b a t, e a c h s t a r s h ip u s e s " u n it s ” to r e p r e
frozen tor the next two rounds — the ship must maintain Ihe
s e n t h o w fa st t h e ir s h ip s m o v e in s u b lig h t s p e e d a n d th e ra n g e
same speed and direction for the next two rounds. The ship
o f t h e ir w e a p o n s , s h ie ld s a n d t r a c t o r im a m s . W h e t h e r s h ip s
mav not turn, fire weapons, make shield attempts or take any
a r e m o v in g at to p s p e e d o r a tra c t io n t h e r e o f , th e s e u n it s
other act ion.
r e m a in th e s a m e b e c a u s e th e v a r io u s s h ip s a lw a y s m o v e a l llie
When controls are frozen, blue lightning plays across all oi
s a m e proportional s p e e d s , a n d lik e w is e , t h e ir w e a p o n s h a v e
the controls of the vehicle, as seen when Luke Skywalkcr's
t iie same, proportional r a n g e s . R e m e m b e r u n it s a re astorytelling
snow-speeder was destroyed in The Empire Strikes Back. A pilot
device a n d a re no t "rear in a n y p h y s ic a l s e n s e . T h e y a re u s e d must still make their piloting rolls for all moves when the
to s im u la t e th e .S h ir W a rs fe e l io r a c t io n .
controls are frozen; the vehicle wall automatically crash if he
Example: Tims’ is piloting a freighter with a m ore o f <>. fie doesn't.
dee lares that he is moiling the ship tie ire in that round Each time f.ighdv damaged ships have taken some damage. Roll 111;
that he. moves, if he is successful, the ship moces six units.
A s id e fro m th e fa c t th a t r a n g e s a re p r o p o r t io n a l, s t a r s h ip 1-2 — Vehicle loses ID from its maneuver code (the vehicle
c o m b a t is id e n t ic a l to v e h ic le a n d c h a r a c t e r c o m b a t. T h e can never drop below (ID)
g a m e m a s te r m u s t d e t e r m in e th e d if f ic u lt y fo r th e t e r r a in ; if th e 3 — One on-board weapon emplacement was hit and de
p ilo t fa ils h is r o ll, th e g a m e m a s te r m u s t c h e c k th e m o v e m e n t stroyed by the blast; gunners take damage as outlined in
fa ilu r e ta b le , a n d s o fo rth . "Passenger Damage" in Chapter Live, "Movement." Del ermine
S t a r s h ip s m a y dodge e n e m y f ir e ju s t a s v e h ic le s c a n p e rfo r m which weapon randomly.
vehicle dodges — in fa c t, it is c a lle d a vehicle dodge fo r e a s e of 4 — One on-board weapon emplacement was rendered
re fe re n c e . inoperative by a major power or system failure — the gun itself
wasn't hit though. Determine which one randomly.
5 — Ships loses ID from its shield code.
Starship Damage 6 — Shi]> loses one from the number of moves it can make
W h e n s t a r s h ip s s u ff e r d a m a g e in c o m b a t , th e r e s u lt s a re a in a turn - if it could make four moves, it can now only make
lit t le d if fe r e n t th a n fo r v e h ic le s . three moves. When a vehicle with only one move remaining
W h e n fig u r in g o u t h o w b a d ly d a m a g e d a s t a r s h ip is , fin d th e must reduce its speed, it can now only move at half-speed, and
r e s u lt s o n th e " S t a r s h ip D a m a g e C h a r t ." that requires a normal movement roll. When a ship that can
A shields Wrxcv? r e s u lt m e a n s th a t th e s h ip lo s e s - IT) fro m its only move, at half-speed must reduce its speed, the powerplarit
s h ie ld s t o t a l. T h is lo s s la s t s u n t il th e s h ie ld s a re r e p a ir e d . If th e gives out completely, and the ship can no longer move.
ship h a s rio d ic e re m a in in g in s h ie ld s ( o r h a d n o s h ie ld s to
Heavily damaged ships have taken a much more serious
amount of damage. If a heavily damaged vehicle is lightly
damaged or heavily damaged again, it becomes severely dam
Starship Damage Chart aged.'Rah ID: - - -
Damage Roll >
1-2 — Ship loses 2D from its maneuver code (the vehicle can
Hull Code Roll by: Effect
never drop below 0D).
0-3 S h ie ld s b lo w n / c o n t r o ls io n iz e d 3-4 — Ship loses an entire weapons’ system. Determine
4 -8 L ig h t ly d a m a g e d which one randomly. All weapons of that type are rendered
11-lH H e a v ily d a m a g e d inoperative due to a major system loss. All different weapons
13-13 S e v e r e ly d a m a g e d systems are listed separately for starships.
l(i+ D e s tr o y e d 5 — Ship loses 2D from its shields.
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6 — Ship loses two from the number of moves it can make all times, except when a ship loses its power generator, or
ina turn. Same guidelines apply as for when a lightly damaged launches vehicles, missiles or torpedoes (the shields must he
vehicle loses moves. dropped to allow physical objects to pass through them).
Severely damaged ships have taken major amounts of dam When a strip lowers its particle shields, its hull code is consid
age and are rendered almost useless. A neve rely damaged ered to be -2D from that listed with the ship.
vehicle which is lightly damaged, heavily damaged or severely Energy shields are normally actived only in combat, and
damaged again is destroyed. Roll ID to determine the damage to must he aimed at certain firing arcs to be effective in combat.
Using shields is a defensive skill, rolled like dodges and
the ship:
parrys. Each starship has a certain number of dice in shields.
1— Dead in space. All drives and maneuvering systems are When the pilot wants to use shields, he must declare in which
destroyed. The vehicle is adrift in space. fire arcs each die of shield is to be placed: front, back, left and
2 — Overloaded generator. The ship’s generator is over right.
loading. [fit isn’t shut down within three rounds, the gene rat or The difficulty to deploy the shields depends upon how
will explode and destroy the ship. many fire arcs are being covered:
3 — Disabled hyperdrives. The ship's hyperdrives are
damaged and the ship cannot enter hyperspace until the • One fire arc: Easy
drives are repaired. • Two lire arcs: Moderate
4— Disabled weapons. All weapons systems lose power. • Three fire arcs: Difficult
5 — Structural damage. The ship is so badly damaged that
it begins to disintegrate. The crew has ID rounds to evacuate. • Four fire arcs: Very Difficult
6 — Destroyed, This ship immediately disintegrates or If the strip takes any hits from that side in combat, the ship
explodes in a ball of flame. gets to add those shield dice to its hull code to resist damage.
Example: Tirog is piloting a modified YT-J300 transport, with
Special Equipment q hull code o f 2D and 2D in shields. He is being attacked by three
Some starships have unique weapons and other devices TIE fighters, which are closing in from the back.
which aid them in space. They are explained below. Tirog declares that he will activate his 2D o f shields, placing
both o f them in the rear fire arc He needs to make an Easy
Shields starship shields roll — if successful, any attacks made from his
Starship shields are electronic energy dampers which help ship's rear fire arc roll against his hull code and those shields, or
defend a ship from damage in combat. 4D
Shields come in two main varieties', particle and energy/ray A few rounds later, Tirog is be mg attacked from both the front
shields. and buck. He decides to split fits shields, placing ID in the front
Particle shields deflect all sorts of physical ohjects, includ and ID in the back Because he is trying to cover two fire arcs, his
ingasteroids, missiles and proton torpedoes. They are used at difficulty is Moderate. If he makes a successful starship shields
roll, he gets to roll 3D (2D for huh code and ID for the shield) to
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any attack made on his front or rear fire arc. if any attacks are space station, they must use the Atmosphere rating to repre
made to the left or right, he only gets to roll 2D, the ship's hull code, sent how fast their "Move" is.
to resist damage. To find a ship’s Atmosphere if you only know its Move, use
the chart below:
Ion Cannons Meters/Move
Ion cannons are designed to interfere with a ship's electrical Move (Atmosphere) KMH
and computer systems rather than cause physical damage.
1 210 GOO
Shields cannot protect a ship from ion cannon damage.
2 225 650
Example: Tirog is piloting a modified YT-1300 transport, with 3 260 750
a hull code o f 2D and 2D in shields. If he places his 2D o f shields 4 280 800
to the rear, any normal attacks m l! against the 2D, but ion 5 295 850
cannons go right through the shields, so he only gets to roll 2D to 6 :i:io 950
resist damage from ion attacks. 7 350 1,000
When rolling damage for an ion cannon, find the results on 8 365 1,050
flic table below: 9 400 1,150
10 415 1,200
Body strength/hull code roll > ion cannon damage roll: No
damage Most ships will have to fly at their Atmosphere speed until
they reach a height of 120 kilometers (for planets that are
Ion cannon damage normally considered habitable), at which point they are in
roll > hull code roll by: Effect: space.
0-5 controls ionized
(5-10
11-15
2 controls ionized
5 controls ionized
Benchmarks
16-20 4 controls ionized Ships will often need to fly from one planet to another in the
21 - controls dead same system, and must fly out of a planet’s gravity well before
being able to jump to hyperspace. What follows are some very
rough guidelines lor running things like intersystem travel or
Missiles, Bombs and flying in an atmosphere.
Proton Torpedos Ships must fly at leas! 50 units from a planet before being
able to jump to byperspaee.
Missiles, bombs and proton torpedos are physical weapons
It takes an average ship about half an hour to fly from a
which deliver awesome firepower, but are difficult to aim and
larget. Wben using these weapons in combat, they aie modi planet to one of its moons.
It takes an average ship about two hours to fly from one
fied by how fast the target is moving:
planet to the nearest planet in the system.
Space Atmosphere Increase to It takes about fifteen hours to fly from a star to the outer
Speed Speed Difficulty limits of the system (it’s quicker to just make a “ micro jump").
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4 151-200 110 Hyperspace
5 201-250 -15
Hyperdrive is the miraculous technology which linked the
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galaxy and allowed the creation of the Old Republic. Through
use of hyperdrive, starships travel through an alternate dimen
Tractor Beams sion called hyperspace, allowing them to travel at many times
Tractor beams are used to hold a ship in place, or bring it the speed of light.
closer to a capturing ship so it can be boarded. When a tractor The theories and explanation for the use of the hyperdrive
beam attempts to capture a ship, it is resolved as if a normal is explained later on. The rules for using a hyperdrive are given
attack. below.
However, once the ship is captured, it suffers no damage. When a ship tries to enter hyperspace, the pilot must make
Instead, if the captured ship wishes to break free, it must make an astrogation total to determine a safe travel route. The two
an opposed hull code roll versus the tractor beam's Strength. factors in determining a safe journey are the length of the trip
The tractor beam brings the ship one unit closer for each "use’’ and how many obstacles lie between the ship and its destina
declared. tion,
A ship in hyperspace must still go around all objects in our
Example: An Imperial Star Destroyer captures Tirog's ship dimension, called reo/spucc. Therefore, ships can seldom travel
when it is fine units away, it will take hue uses to bring Tirog's ship straight from one star to another — they must avoid the mass
into the same unit for boarding purposes. shadows and gravitational affects of every star, planet, aster
Ships attempting to capture a ship with a tractor beam use oid and other galactic phenomenon in the way.
the "To Hit” scale chart if they are of a different scale. Ships The solution to this was the creation of established, known
trying to escape use the "To Damage" scale chart if they are of hyperspace routes. As these routes were traveled, the obstacles
a different scale. along the route became better known, and ships could risk going
faster and faster, fn simple terms, using an esfahlished, well-
Ships In An Atmosphere known route allows lor very fast travel, even between distant
When ships are within a planet’s gravity well, or near any stars, while using a poorly traveled route, even if only over a
other object that has a gravity well, such as the Death Star short distance, takes longer and is often more dangerous.

C hagterSi^ SgaceP^ v^ i
When characters (hot a hyperspace trip, the gamemasler Moderate repair total ( capital ship repair, space transports
should choose a duration for the trip and a difficulty. repair or starfightcr repair) is necessary to repair the main
The duration is part of the equation to find out how long the hyperdrive; otherwise the ship will have to use its backup
journey takes. Multiply the duration by the ship's hyperdrive hyperdrive to limp to a nearby system. This can be a good
multiplier to find out how long, in hours or days, the journey excuse to introduce the characters to a new system, ship, alien
takes, species, or other adventure.
Thedifficulty is how well the astrogator has to roll to success 3-4 — Radiation Fluctuations. Radiation surges affect the
fully plot the course. hyperdrive's performance, randomly increasing or decreasing
An astrogatorcan choose to speed up his flight by accepting the journey's duration. Suggested change of +lDor-lDin hours
a higher difficulty. He can also decrease the difficulty by choos for each point the roll was missed by— if the astrogator missed
ing to have the ship go slower, by 3, the journey might be increased by 3D hours,
Ifanastrogator misses the difficulty by more than 10 points, 5-6 — Hyperdrive Cut-out. The ship’s navigation comput
the ship cannot enter hyperspace. If the astrogator misses the ers detected a mass shadow (a rogue planet, for example),
rail by 1-9 points, roll 2D on the Astrogation Mishap Table. throwing the ship into realspace. The pilot must now calculate
a newhyperspace journey from wherever they are in realspace.
Astrogation Difficulty This is also a good excuse to introduce an adventure.
Standard journey — Very F.asy to Heroic 7-8 — Off Course. The ship is completely off-course. The
ship emerges in the wrong system and an entirely new path
Modifiers: must be plotted. The system they have arrived in may be
No navigation computer settled or unsettled. Yet another good excuse to introduce an
or Astromech Droid ■30 adventure.
9 — Mynocks. Mynocks somehow attached themselves to
Hasty entry Double difficulty
the ship's power cables prior to jumping into hyperspace. The
Lightly damaged ship +S duration of the journey is increased by ID days.
Heavily damaged ship .10 10 — Close Call. Some other ship’s system, such as the sub
light drives, nav computer, escape pods or weapons are dam
Each extra hour taken aged due to any number of factors. The ship completes its
on journey -I journey, but the system will have to fixed upon arrival at their
Each hour saved on journey ■1 destination.
11-12 — Collision, Heavy Damage. The ship actually col
Obstacles * 1-31) or more
lides with an object. The ship drops to realspace. heavily
damaged and with a ruptured hull. The ship is no longer space
Astrogation Mishap Table worthy, and it must be abandoned.
2 — Hyperdrive Cut-out And Damaged. The ship's All characters in a ruptured area of the ship must make a
hyperdrive cut-out, avoiding a collision with a stellar body. Moderate survival total to get into survival suits in one round.
Unfortunately, the cut-out damaged the hyperdrive engines. A
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l,'so this chart for the most common travel times. These numbers are for direct “system-to-system’1travel: characters may
find that it is (|nicker to travel io intermediary7syslems as a short cut. All of these numbers assume a Moderate difficulty
for the astrogation total, hut characters should he forewarned 1hat Imperial patrols are known to frequent common
hyperspace routes.
d - days: ft - hours.
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each round to avoid passing out from lack of air — in t lie first
round, the difficulty is F.asy, t lieu Moderate, then Difficult, then
Starship Simulations
Very Difficult, then Heroic. If you wish to map out your starship combats to show
win‘re ships are m relation to each other, you might want
Astrogation Duration to make these units equal to one inch and simply make up
Major trade route Mo change a counter for each ship. This way. you can simulate an
Commonly traveled route ■!()':, epic starstiip battle if vou wish.
Lightly traveled route
Infrequently traveled route
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Route not traveled in several years - KKl'T T ra v e l T im e s a n d th e H y p e r s p a c e M u ltip lie r
Never traveled mute before -loOM, Hypers pace travel times are dependent upon physical prox
Modifiers: imity and the quality of the trade route. When determining
Multiply by ship's hyperdrive modifier travel times, use the following guidelines:
Hasty entry7 Double duration Within a sector A tew hours to a iew days
No nav computer Double duration Within a region A few hours to a few days
I ightly damaged ship ■5 hours Nearby region Several days to weeks
Heavily damage ship -1!) hours Across the galaxy Several weeks to several months
Each extra hour taken To detei mine how long it takes for a specific ship to travel
(reduces astrotational difficulty) ■1 a hyperspace route, multiply the duration by the hyperspare
Mach hour saved multiplier listed under the starship description.
(increases astrogational difficulty
E H Starships
Starships are the heart of the Star i-Vora galaxy. These Most modern starships are equipped with several standard
fantastic machines lake people anti cargo from system to drives and systems. SiihU^hthrives propel a starship at slower
system, hurtling through space at inconceivable speeds. The than light speeds, and are often used for inter-planetary flight,
advanced technology of hvperdrive has linked the entire gal or to lift a ship beyond a planet's gravity well so that it may
axy together, allowing people to travel to other stars In the make The jump to hyperspace. Ifypenlm es allow a ship to jump
apace of days, or even hours. to the dimension of hyperspace, where ships can travel tie-
Just as there are millions of member worlds in the Mmpire. tween stars at speeds far exceeding the speed of light.
there are millions of different ships. Made for every possible Repulsorlift drives are used for fine maneuvering of a ship, often
task, starships can take the form of one man fighter ships, huge on planet fall as it comes in lor spaceport docking.
capital combat ships, small cargo tianspoits. behemoth bulk Many ships are also equipped with different kinds of sensor
cruisers, luxury cruise liners, scouting ships, or any number of systems, shields ami weapons systems, enabling litem to
other ship types. safely navigate the wilds of space.
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Realspace
All starships are equipped with sublight, nr realspace, drives
which propel them through the void of space. Most starships
are equipped with Hoersch-Kessel ion drives, an ancient drive
design introduced to the galaxy by alien traders thousands of
years ago. The Hoersch-Kessel drive is efficient, reliable and
adaptable — it can be altered to run on a wide variety of energy
sources, and the same basic design can be used ior any ship
type, from starfighters to capital starships.
Hyperdrive
Hyperspace is easy to understand in theory, but its complex
intricacies are so overwhelming that even the most advanced
hypers pace theorists can’t explain exactly what hyperspace is.
It is known that it is an alternate dimension that allows
travel at speeds faster than the speed of light, it is also known
that hyperspace is coterminous with realspace — if you tiead in
acertain direction in hyperspace, you are also heading in that
direction in realspace. Real objects in realspace have a hy
perspace shadow— if a star is at a certain location in realspace,
it is also present in hyperspace at the same location.
This explains the inherent danger in travelling through
hyperspace. Contact with a hyperspace shadow results in
instant destruction for the unlucky ship, just as running into a
planet in realspace would result in a ship’s destruction.
Because of this, astrogators must plot safe paths that they information about their environment base their difficulty upon
know to be free of interstellar debris Due to the incredible the range of the target.
speeds that ships in hyperspace ti avel at, the margin between All four stats have two numbers, such as (i/OD. The first
safe passage and instant death is often reduced to microsec number is the range of the sensor in units (used in starship
onds. battles); thesecond numberisthenumberofdiceadded to the
Starships also have mass shadow sensors that allow them sensor operators sensors skill.
to detect mass shadows and shut down the ship's hyperdrive Sensors in passive mode are merely gathering information
to avoid collision ,.. sometimes. about the immediate vicinity of the ship, rathering than send
ing out pulses of energy to gather information. Their range is
Nav Computers limited. Sensors in passu.’e mode only use the operator's
To handle the overwhelming complexities of hyperspace sensors skill to detect objects.
travel, most ships are equipped with navigation computers Sensors in scan mode are sending out pulses in all direc
("nav computers’’ for short). These amazing devices hold a tions at once to gather information about the nature of the
tremendous amount of data regarding stellar and planetary environment. Their range is much longer than passive mode
positions, the location of known debris, gravity wells, asteroid sensors.
fields, gas clouds and any otfier dangers to hyperspace travel. Sensors in search mode are searching tor information in a
They also store millions of possible hyperspace routes. specific direction. While in search mode, the sensor only is
When entering hyperspace, theastrogator uses a ship’s nav acting in one specific fire arc (front, left, right or hack), al
computer to plot a safe route through hyperspace. There are though its range is much longer.
thousands of known safe ruutes which arc free of debris and Sensors in focus mode are focusing upon a very small
other hazards, and in general, astrogators will choose to plot portion of a specific area. The number is the radius of the focus
courses along these routes rather than risk plotting a com area; their range is limited to that of search mode.
pletely new course and running into something. Sensors work by making composite images of a scanned
Still, over 90 percent of the objects in realspace are un- area — sensor operators must use their skills to interpret the
knawn — anything larger than a boulder can destroy a ship data and determine what has been scanned. Because of the
with ils hyperspace shadow, and there are countless such imprecise nature of sensors, the quality of information gleaned
rocks and other items drifting between systems, undiscov depends upon the situation. Tor example, it is much easier to
ered. Even on the most well known routes, there is no guaran detect a ship in open space, with no debris or objects around
tee of safe passage. it, than it is to find a ship in an asteroid belt. This is because the
ship can use the asteroid bell as cover, hiding itself among the
mass and energy emissions of the belt.
Sensors Because sensor bursts emanate from the ship doing the
Characters use their sensors skills to manipulate the sen scanning, the information gathered by the sensors is limited, A
sors that their particular craft are equipped with. The sensors ship can "hide ’ behind a planet so that the planet is hetween
skill involves being able to decipher energy, heat, gravitational the hiding ship and the ship that is scanning for it.
and light patterns to determine the presence of debris, other
vehicles and enemy starships. Countermeasures
All sensors have four modes and stats: passive, scan, search Ships may use sensor countermeasures to make them-
and focus. Characters attempting to use sensors to glean
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selves harder to detect. Subspace radio is the cheapest, most common form of
Jamming floods an area with "static," making it virtually faster-than-light communication, but it is also very limited. In
impossible to detennine exactly what is in the area being comparison to corns, subspace radio is still extremely expen-
scanned; however, it is very easy to notice an area being siveand bulky, and the power drain is enormous. Most starships,
jammed, so this method tells everyone in the area that ,«wie- no matter their size, are equipped with subspace radios. They
Ihing is where the jamming is oceuring. allow realtime broadcast over a radius of approximately 25
Sensor decoys are small pods or shuttles which duplicate light-years; most systems lack the power to boost the signal
the "sensor image’’ of another ship. Unless the sensor operator much beyond that range. Due to subspace radio, nearby sys
is very skilled, he will often mistake a decoy as a real ship. tems can have almost instantaneous communication, hut sys
Countermeasures take several forms, but in general are tems separated by vast distances are still limited in their
electronic means of fooling other ships' sensors into not capacity tor communication simply due to the delay in relaying
noticing the target ship. and routing messages
The easiest countermeasure is having the ship's sensors Some fairly elaborate communications networks have been
only use passive mode. established in sectors through the use of subspace radio, hut
Another countermeasure is running silent— in this ease, the above sector level, these networks become unwieldy and
ship turns off all of its major systems, including engines, difficult to maintain. Subspace radio networks can broadcast
weapons and shields. The ship is adrift in space, with its life audio, video and holographic images, although the more com
support systems running on power generators only. Ships can plex the image, the harder it is to scramble and safely transmit.
seldom run silent for longer than live minutes before life Emergency ship beacons broadcast in subspace radio fre
support systems must be shut down for lack of power. quencies. Because ol the nature of these broadcasts, they are
Ships also have sensor masks, which baffle a ship’s emis automatically picked up by all active subspace radios within
sions. so that the ship might he misrecognized as somel hing the beacon’s range.
else In game terms, sensor masks, when activated, add a Hyperradio is an expensive, carefully guarded communica
certain number ol dice to the difficully to detect the ship. tion technology, limited almost exclusively to the Imperial
False transponder codes' give the ship a f a ls e r e g is t r y All navy — in fact.only the most important command vessels have
ships are required to register with BoSS (Bureau of Ships’ hyperradios. Hyperradio allows ships to broadcast signals
Services), which assigns a unique transponder code to each directly through hyperspace, over almost limitless distances.
ship's engines. Clever captains can alter the transponder code The energy requirements for these devices are outrageous,
(this is very difficult to do), so that once a ship is detected, it hut the signals are more secure than some other communica
is identified as another vessel — for example, with a false tion methods, and ships are not dependent upon HoloNet
transponder code, ihe Millennium Falcon might be identified as relays to deliver signals — a ship can broadcast hyperradio
the Cool Shot, another YT-1B00 transport registered to a com messages directly to other hyperradio receivers.
pletely different captain.
Communication Frequencies
Communications Due to the high quality of communication devices in use
throughout the galaxy, there are literally billions of different
T h e r e a re s e v e r a l m a jo r fo r m s o f c o m m u n ic a t io n s :
communication frequences tor the numerous varieties of
Camlinks are portable (either personal or vehicular) com
comlinks and subspace radios All major governments regulate
munications devices. They are suitable for short range com
which frequency bands are to be used for civilian, business,
munication — personal devices have a range of about 50
emergency services and military communications, although the
kilometers, or up to low orbit in clear weather: vehicular
military and those conducting illegal activities often select unau
comlinks can go up to 200 kilometers. Actually using a comlink
thorized frequencies for covert communications.
requires no skill, although the communications skill is used to
Because of the almost uncountable number of frequencies,
scramble and descramble signals. Comlinks are reliable except
it is very difficult to uncover a communication signal without
in areas with high concentrations oi metals, in which case
knowledge of the specific frequency. Additionally, sensitive
insulated intercoms are often used for communication.
broadcasts, especially military signals, are often electronically
Intercoms are for intership communications or any other
scrambled by the communication devices themselves. In short,
area where communications must he run through an area
it takes a dedicated, talented individual to uncode protected
dense with metals. Intercoms actually carry the signals over
broadcasts, but when this is accomplished, the information
insulated communication wires. They are seldom scrambled,
uncovered is often worth the effort.
and often arc simply a matter of turning on the intercom and
choosing the appropriate receiver numbers for the communi
cation. Hyperspace Routes
Corns are used for ship to ship communications. They arc Hyperspace routes are established paths through hy
actually much more powerful comlinks, and are capable of perspace. much like main roads on primitive planets lead
much greater ranges. They are most suitable for close-range quickly and safely to major population centers While they
communications, such as among fleets of starships or in orbit aren’t guaranteed to be clear of debris, they allow faster travel
around planets. Since corns are limited to speed-of-light com than plotting one’s own course from scratch and are much less
munication, they aren't useful for long-range communcation, dangerous to travel. While there is always the possiblity that
such as between planets even within a system (the timelag can something has temporarily entered a route, in general routes
range from a few minutes to several hours, depending upon are plotted through cleared areas, allowing ships to reach
circumstances). Real time communication over long distances exceptional speeds.
is normally accomplished with subspace radio. Hyperspace routes seldom run straight Irom one system to
Beckon calls are distress corns which are broadcast lu another — they often zigzag rather haphazardly to bring the
indicate distress or mark a specific area if a planet is visited by ship around obstacles and hazards. In general, the longer the
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physical distance, the longer the journey in hyperspace will be. plundering whatever goods of value are on-board.
However, due to local navigation conditions, even systems The prevalence of pirates requires many vessels to be
that are very near each other in physical proximity may equipped with weaponry and combat shields, although both
require roundabout hyperspace routes to reach because oi the Empire and the New Republic have strict regulations on
debris and other hazards. permissible weaponry levels.
The more often a route is travelled, the faster ships can risk
travelling on it. As a route becomes well known, its hazards are Rewards Of Space Travel
better understood, and hyperspace journeys can be plotted While tlie danger of space cannot be underestimated, there
with more precision and short cuts, thereby saving time. are also great rewards for travelling space — the allure of
Lesser known routes may not be physically any longer than explorating the unknown stirs the hearts of even ttie most
well-known routes, but still may take longer to navigate be jaded beings.
cause not ali hazards are properly catalogued. Characters can Space travelers sometimes discover new civilizations on
attempt to plot new routes in hvperspace. but this can be distant planets. There are fortunes to be found in the stars,
extremely dangerous, even at the most cautious speeds. both in the form of natural deposits of ore and jewels and lost
caches of technology and artifacls. With thousands of years of
Travel Times recorded space travel, the number of abandoned and lost
There is no known “straight route" travelling across the settlements and storehouses is truly amazing.
galaxy, Elveil the fastest ships in Ihe galaxy, such as the Characters can also make a fortune as simple traders. Some
Millennium Falcon, would take over a month to cross the entire planets will pay astronomical prices for certain goods — if the
galaxy, if such a route did exist. characters are there at the right time. The risks of prospecting
Travel times between major inhabited worlds, even if they are riot inconsiderable, but the lure of wealth is equally great.
are sectors apart, can take only a few hours, while travel
between minor planets, even if they are in close physical
proximity, might take weeks — sometimes it is quicker to plot
Getting A Ship
a hyperspace journey from an isolated planet to a major trade Starships in the Star Wars universe are expensive. There is
route, then to the planet that is your goal, in this case, the ship the basic cost of the ship itself, and then the bank loans, and
is traveling farther, but it can reach much greater speeds, maintenance and repairs — it looks so romantic in theholovids;
reducing the travel time. it's murder in the space lanes.
Characters have several means of obtaining a starship. A
Hyperdrive Modifier player may pick a template that starts with a ship, but odds are
that the character also inherits a mountain of debt.
Hyperdrives are ranked for their,speeds, as a multiplier ( x l .
Characters may also be able to save up to buy their own
x2, x3) — the Millennium Falcon being one of the fastest ships
ship. Several ship types and their costs are listed below.
in the galaxy with a multiplier of .5. The modifier is multiplied
However, even used ships are expensive, and the characters
by a route’s travel time for the ship's travel time between
will never know what they are going to get stuck with ...
systems (see the “Astrogation Gazetteer" for some travel times
Military-quality ships, such as starfighters and attack com
in the .S'/or Wars universe).
bat ships, are almost impossible to purchase. In addition to
being prohibitively expensive for the average individual, their
Hyperdrive Back-Up sale is strictly controlled by most local governments.
Most ships have a hyperdrive back-up. This is a small, slow Characters may also be loaned a ship by a sponsor —
unit which can bring a ship limping into ihe nearest purl it its characters working for the Rebel Alllance/New Republic are
main hyperdrive has been disabled by some mishap. often loaned cargo haulers and freighters to complete their
missions. If the characters are hired by a company or a wealthy
Starships In The Galaxy individual, they may also be loaned a ship to carry out (heir
The proliferation of cheap and easily maintained sublight contract
and hyperdrives opened up the galaxy to exploration. Owning
a starship is fairly common — wealthy individuals may have
Booking Passage
private space yaclils, there are countless small businessmen Since most characters won't easily obtain a starship, when
engaged in cargo hauling (legal and otherwise), and, of course, he has to travel to another system, he can simply purchase a
there are the military vessels which enforce law and order ticket aboard a passenger liner. The ships are affordable,
throughout the wilds of space. reasonably safe (considering the turmoil of the civil war,
Many companies have their own independent fleets of bulk pirates and natural navigational hazards) and some arc even
transports, cargo haulers, and huge container ships, along comfortable. F’assenger liners range from huge, luxury cruise
with military capital ships and starfighters for defense. ships, to small transports that are held together by QuikSeal
patches and more than a few prayers.
Hazards Of Space The cost of passage ranges from a lew hundred credits (lor
travel from one major planet to another in cramped conditions
Space is dangerous, and the unwary will be certain to find
trouble and possibly death. Aside from the natural hazards of with fewr amenities) to several thousand, especially if the
h y p e rs p a c e , t h e r e is a ls o th e d a n g e r o f p ir a t e s .
characters must charter a ship for tire journey. On backwater
Ships are always at risk of attacks from space pirates. A worlds, charter may be the character's only choice since the
planet may not be served by a regular passenger liner and
common tactic of pirates is to simply move an obstacle such as
traders may be equally rare — and few characters will want to
an asteroid into the middle of a trade route, and wait for a ship
to be iorced to drop to realspace because of the hazard— then spend half a year waiting for a ship to show up.
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Starship Statistics
In Star fT'urs. The Roleplaying Game, starships have a Nav Computer: "Yes" or "No." Ships with nav computers
number of important game statistics. For instance, alt may calculate hyperspace journeys with their on-board
starships provide fui! cover for their occupants. computers. Ships without navcomputers require astromech
In addition, each ship's statistics include: Droids to calculate hyperspace journeys.
Craft: The ship’s manufacturer, name, and model num Maneuverability. The ship’s maneuverability die code
ber. when in outer space. If there is no Maneuverability (Atmo
Type: The ship's general classification. sphere) listing, this die code also applies to atmospheric
Length: How long the ship is. travel.
Scale. The ship's scale — Star fighter or Capital. When Maneuverability (Atmosphere): This is how maneuver
the ship gets into combat, you use the Scale Charts (page able the ship is in an atmosphere, but only if it is different
72) to modify any die rolls your ship makes against stiips of than in space.
a different scale. Space How fast the ship travels in sublight space. This
Skill: The skill used to operate the ship, followed by the speed is used in ship to ship combat in outer space in units
specialization for ils use. Atmosphere How fast the ship travels in an atmosphere
Crew: The minimum number of crew members needed or near a planetary body, first In meters per move, then in
to safely operate the ship ( a skeleton crew), followed by the kilometers per hour.
number of support crew (a full crew complement). Hull Th is is how tough Ihe hull of the ship is and how well 1
For Starfighter-scale vessels, one pilot handles all of the the ship can withstand damage in combat.
piloting chores. For capital ships, there is one main person Shields. The ship's combat shields.
doing each different major task — piloting, astrogating, .Sensors: The different sensor types and their abilities
shields, and so forth. (see the sensors skill lor more details).
These numbers don't include gunners since they are Weapons.
unnecessary to operate a ship. Weapon: The weapon type.
Crew Skill. Typical skill codes for crewmembers trained Scale: The scale, if different than the ship’s scale.
lor that job: starfighter pilots will have all the skills: capital Fire Arc: Front, lefl. right, back or turret. Turret weap
ship crewmen will have just I he skill lor l he job that they ons may fire in all four arcs.
have been trained in. Co-pilots and assistants typically Crew: The crew necessary to man t tie weapon. If there
have -11) to each skill code. is no crew listing, the weapon may be lired by the pilot. The
Passengers: The number of passengers and troops that variable numbers are treated the same as ship's crew.
may be carried (beyond the crew complement). Skill: The skill used to fire the weapon.
Cargo Capacity The kilograms and cargo space for the Fire Control: Add these dice whenever the gunner
ship. shoots to hit.
Consumables A measure of the ship's air, food, water Space Range: Shorl, medium and long ranges in units.
and fuel and how long it can travel before having to stop tor Atmosphere Range: Short, medium and long ranges in
refeuling and resupply. an atmosphere.
Hyperdrive Multiplier: This measures how quickly the Damage: This is the weapon's damage.
ship travels in hyperspace, and how fast it can go from one Note: Most of the time, not all of these stats will be
star to another. necessary in the course of the game. In combat, only the
Hyperdrive Backup: Some ships have a backup ship's scale, speed, maneuverability, hull code, weapons,
hyperdrive for emergencies. This is a listingof the backup's shields, and in the case of capital ships, crew codes are
hyperdrive multiplier. Many stiips are not equipped with important.
backups.
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Starfighters X-wing
Starfighters are small-crew (normally one or two man) combat One of the most famous starfighters in the galaxy, Luke
vehicles used in all manner of short-range missions. These ships Skywalker piloted an X-wing when he destroyed the Death Star.
emphasize speed and maneuverability over durability, and nor These ships form the backbone of the New Republic starfighter
mally have a devastating weapon complement. These ships are fleet, "
normally designed for very short, but intense duty periods, and X-wirtg
thus are very effective in battle, but only for limited amounts of Craft: Incorn T-65R X-wing
time. Starfighters are notoriously expensive, and serve only one Type: Space superiority fighter
role: the destruction of enemy ships, Starfighter technology Scale: Starfighter
advances very quickly, and thus most fleets have to expend a Length: 12.5 meters
huge portion of their budgets to train pilots and keep them Skill: Starfighter piloting: X-wing
equipped with cutting-edge ships. Some of the most famous Crew: 1 and Astromech Droid (can coordinate)
starfighters include the New Republic’s X-wing. the Empire's TIE
Crew Skill: Starfighter piloting 5D, starship gunnery
fighter, and the legendary (hut outdated) 7-95 Headhunter: 4D+2. starship shields 2D '
these ships use the starfightpr piloting skill
Pajisengers: None
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Consumables: 1 week Skill: Starship gunnery

Hyperdrive Multiplier; si Fire Control: 2D
Hyperdrive Backup: None Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Nav Computer: None (uses Astromech Droid) Atmosphere Range: l(.10-3(K)/l,21m/2.5km
Maneuverability: HD Damage 51)
Space: 8 Two Proton Torpedo Launchers
Atmosphere: 365: 1050 kmh Fire Arc Front
Hull: 4D Skill: Starship gunnery
Shields: ID Fire Control- 2D
Sensors: Space Range: 1/5/7
Passive: 25/01) Atm osphe re Ra age .-50-100 /4{ H)/700m
Scan: 50/1D Damage: 91)
Search 75/2D Two Light Ion Camions (fire linked)
Focus: 5/4D Fire Arc. Turret (Gun may he fixed to forward to
Weapons: be fired by pilot at only ID fire control.)
Four leaser Cannons (fire linked) Crew: 1 (co-pilot)
Fire Arc: Front Skill: Starship gunnery
Skill: Starship gunnery Fire Control: 31)
Fire Control: 3D .Spare Range: 1-3/7/36
Space Range- 1-5/12/25 Atmosphere Range: 10(1-300/700/3.6km
Atmosphere Range: 100-500/1.21m/2.5km Damage: 41)
Damage: 6D
Two Proton Torpedo Launchers TIE/ln
Fire Arc: Front The prime Imperial starfighter at the height of its power,
Skill: Starship gunnery TIK’s (Twin-Ion F.ngine starfighters) are designed to he fast. hut
Fire Control: 2D they accomplish this through being fragile. Prior to its defeat,
Space Range 1/5/7 the Umpire never gave a second thought to sacrificing scores
Atmosphere Range: 30-100/500/700m of these strips to accomplish goals — there were thousands
Damage: 91) more just like them. The TIE/ln can be found stationed at
Imperial outposts of all kinds throughout the Known Galaxy
Y-wing and is the most visible symbol of Imperial power.
The Y-wing was adopted at the inception of the Rebel
Alliance, and due to its versatility remains popular despite its
TIE/ln
Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems TIE/ln
old, almost outdated, design. The ships are appreciated be
Type: Space superiority starfighter
cause parts for them are much more readily available than
Scale: Starfighter
limited run ships, such as the A- and B-wing starfighters,
Length: 6 3 meters
Y-wing Skill: Starfighter piloting: TIE
Craft: Koensayr BTL-S3 Y-wing Crew: 1
Type: Attack starfighter Skill Codes: Starship piloting 4D* 1, starship gunnery
Scale; Starfighter 4D ’ L
Length: 16 meters Passengers: None
Skill: Starfighter piloting: Y-wing Cargo Capacity: 65 kilograms: .25 cubic meters
Crew: I or 2 and Astromech Droid (can coordinate) Consumables: 2 days
Crew Skill: Starfighter piloting 4D+2, starship gunnery Hyperdrive Multiplier: None
4D+1, starship shields 3D Hyperdrive Backup: None
Passengers: None Nav Computer: None1
Cargo Capacity: 110 kilograms, A cubic meters Maneuverability: 2D
Consumables: One week Space: 10
Hyperdrive Multiplier: xl Atmosphere: 415: 1200 kmh
Hyperdrive Backup: None Hull: 2D
Nav Computer: None (uses Astromech Droid) Shields: None
Maneuverability: 2D Sensors:
Space: 7 Passive: 20/0D '
Atmosphere: 350: 1.000 kmh Scan: 40/ID
Hull: 4D Search 60/2D
Shields: ID .2 Focus: 3/3D
Sensors: Weapons:
Passive: 20/OD Two Laser Cannons (fire linked)
Scan: 35/1D Fire Arc: Front
Search: 40/2D Skill: Starship gunnery
Focus: 2/3D Fire Control: 2D
Weapons: Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Two Laser Cannons (fire linked) Atmosphere Range 1(111-300/1 2km/25km
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Capital Ships
Capital combat starships (often referred to simply as capital
ships) are huge vessels for deep space warfare. With crews
numbering in the thousands, these vessels sport scores of
heavy weapons and arc often equipped with several squad
rons of starfighters. These ships can operate for months or
years without having to stop for resupply, arid they are de
signed to take an unbelievable amount of punishment hefore
losing any fighting capacity. These tremendously expensive
starships form the backbone of most starfleets, and can he in
service for decades. Some of the most famous capital ships
include the Imperial Star Destroyers, Curelliau Corvettes, Mon
Cal Battle Cruisers and Imperial Dreadnaughts. These ships
use the capital ship piloting skill.
Under crew, there are two listings. One is the skeleton, or
minimum, crew necessary to fly the ship. The other number is
the standard complement. Under skeleton there is also a listing
Alle?'i N unis
for the command skill necessary to lead the skeleton crew.
Imperial Star Destroyer

The Imperial Star Destroyer was among the most fearsome
weapons of the Imperial war machine. With over 25,000 of
TIE Interceptor these awesome ships at his disposal, it is no wonder that
Introduced shortly before the Battle of Yavin, but not put Emperor F>alpatine could instill fear in the hearts of the galaxy’s
into general use until just before the Battle of Endor, the UK citizens
Interceptor was designed to counter the design advantages of In addition to its weaponry, an Imperial Star Destroyer
the Rebel Alliance X-wing starfighters. It features larger en carries one wing of 72 TIE starfighters, a full storintrooper
gines and more powerful energy converters in its solar panels. division. 20 AT-AT and 30 AT-ST walkers.
TIE Interceptor Imperial Star Destoyer
Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems TIF. Interceptor Craft: Kuat Drive Yards Imperial I Star iX'stroyer
Type: Space superiority starlightcr Type: Star Destroyer
Scale: Starlighter Scale: Capital
Length: 9.(5 meters Length: 1,600 meters
Skill: Starlighter piloting: TIE Skill: Capital ship piloting: star destroyer
Crew: 1 Crew: Skeleton: 5,000 with Command 7D; Total crew:
Crew Skill: Starfighter piloting 5D, starship gunnery 37,085
4L)+2 ‘ ' ' Crew Skill: Capital ship piloting 5Dt 1, starship shields
Passengers: None 4D* 1. starship sensors 4D, astrogation 4D, capital ship
Cargo Capacity: 715 kilograms; .3 cubic meters gunnery 4D-2
Consumables: 2 days Passengers: 9,700 (troops)
Hyperdrive Multiplier: None Cargo Capacity: 36,000 metric tons; 9,00 cubic meters
Hyperdrive Backup: None Consumables: 6 years
Nav Computer: None Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Maneuverability: 3D+2 Hyper drive Backup: x8
Space: 11 Nav Computer: Yes
Atmosphere: 435; 1250 kmh Maneuverability: 1D
Hull: 3D Space: (5
Shields: None Hull: 7D
Sensors: Shields: 3D
i*assiue: 25/ID Sensors:
Scan: 40/2D Passiue: 50/ID
Search: 60/3D .Scon: 100/3D
Focus: 4/3D+2 Search: 200./4D
Weapons: Focus: 6/4171*2
Four Laser Cannons (fire linked) Weapons:
Fire Arc: Front 60 Turbolaser Batteries (fire separately)
Skill: Starship gunnery Fire Arc: 20 front. 20 left, 20 right
Fire Control: 3D Crew: 1 or 2
Space Range: 1-3/12/25 Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Atmosphere Range: 100-300m/1.2km/2.5km Fire Control: 4D
Damage: 6D Space Range 3-15/36/75
Atmosphere Range: 6-15/72/150km
Damage: 5D

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60 Ion Cannons ( f ir e s e p a r a t e ly ) 20 Ion Cannon Batteries ( f ir e s e p a r a t e ly )

F i r e A r c : 20 fro n t. 15 h-fl. 1.5 r ig h t . t() b a c k F ir e A r e : 8 tro u t, 4 le ft. 4 r ig h t , 4 b a c k
C rew : 1 o r 2 C r e te : 1 to 7
S k il l : C a p it a l s i i i p g u n n e r y S k i l l : C a p it a l s h ip g u n n e r y
F ir e C o n tr o l- 2 D -2 F i r e C o n t r o l : 3D
S p a c e R a n g e : 1-10/25/50 S pace R ange: 1-i 0/25 /50
A t m o s p h e r e R a n g e : 2 -2 0 /5 0 /H H lkm A t m o s p h e r e : 2-20/50/1 0 0 k m
D a m a g e : 2D D a m a g e 3D
10 Tractor Beam Projectors ( f ir e s e p a r a t e ly ) 6 Tractor Beam Projectors (f ir e s e p a r a t e ly )
F i r e A r c . 6 fro n t. 2 le ft. 2 rig lit F ir e A r e ' 4 frrm t. 1 le ft, 1 rig h t
( 'r e i n : 1 to 10 C r e w : 1 to 10
S k il l : C a p it a l s h ip g u n n e r y S k il l : C a p it a l s h ip g u n n e r y
F ir e C o n t r o l : ■'ll) F ir e C o n t r o l : 2 D - 2
S p a c e R < m g e : 1"5/15/30 S p a c e R a n g e : 1 5/ 15/30
A t m o s p h e r e R a n g e : 2-1 0 /3()/60krn A t m o s p h e r e : 2 -l()/3 (l/f)0 k in
D a m a g e : 61) D a m a g e : 41)
Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Corellian Corvettes

T h e M on C a la m a r i p r o v id e d th e R e b e l A llia n c e w it h v i r t u O n e of th e m o st p o p u la r la rg e s t iip s in th e g a la x y , C o re llia n
ally th e o n ly s t a r c r u is e r s in t h e ir fle e t , a n d th e y w e r e i n s t r u C o r v e t t e s a r e u s e d b y p r iv a t e c o r p o r a t io n s , p ir a t e s a n d , of
m ental in th e B a t t le of K n d o r , a s w e ll a s n u m e r o u s o th e r c o u r s e , th e R e b e l A llia n c e . T h e y a r e v e r y v e r s a t ile , a n d c a n lie
b a ttle s. C o b b le d to g e t h e r fro m M on C a l e x p lo r a t io n v e s s e ls . u s e d fo r b lo c k a d e r u n n in g , h e a v y c o m b a t d u ty a n d a n u m b e r
Hie s h ip s h a v e p r o v e n s u r p r is in g ly e ffe c t iv e in c o m b a t. T h e i r of o t h e r l u r id io n s .
main a d v a n t a g e is th a t th e c r e w s h a v e b e tte r tr a in in g .
Corellian Corvette
Mon Calamari Star Cruiser Craft: C o r e llia n E n g in e e r in g C o r p o r a t io n C o rv e tt e
Craft: M o n C a la m a r i M CH 0 S t a r C r u is e r T y p e : M id -s iz e d m u lti- p u rp o s e v e s s e l
T y p e : S t a r C r u is e r Scale: C a p it a l
Scale: C a p ita l Length: 150 m e te rs
Length: 1,2110 a i d e r s Skill: C a p it a l s h ip p ilo t in g
Skill: C a p it a l s h ip p ilo t in g : M o n C a l c r u is e r Crew': fro m 30 to 165. d e p e n d in g on c o n i igu rat io n
Crew: S k e le to n 1221) w it h C o m m a n d h i): T o t a l c r e w : Crew Skill: S t a r s h ip p ilo t in g 31) * 2. s t a r s h ip s h ie ld s 31).
5,402 s t a r s h ip s e n s o r s 3D■ 1. a s tr o g a t io n 31). c a p it a l s h ip
Crew Skill; S t a r s h ip p ilo t in g Si.) * 2. s t a r s h ip s h ie ld s SD , g u n n e r y 4h) ■1
s t a r s h ip s e n s o r s i i l ) i 1. a s t r o g a t io n 4 D . c a p it a l s h ip Passengers: U p to 6(H) d e p e n d in g u p o n c o n fig u r a t io n
g u n n e ry aI.) Cargo Capacity: 3 ,0 0 0 m e t r ic t o n s : 1200 c u b ic m r l c r s
Passengers: 1.200 ( t r o o p s ) C o n s u m a b le s : 1 y e a r
Cargo Capacity: 2 0 ,0 0 0 m e t r ic to n s : 5 ,0 0 0 c u b ic Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
met e rs Hyperdrive Backup: bone
Consumables: 2 y e a r s INav Computer: Yes
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x I Maneuverability: 2D
Hyperdrive Backup: x(! Space: 6
Slav Computer: Y e s Atmosphere: 3 3 0 : 1)50 k m h
Maneuverability: 21) Hull: 4D
Space: 6 Shields: 2D
Hull: 6D Sensors:
Shields: 2 D * P a s s iv e : 4 0 / ID
* M on C a l s t a r c r u is e r s h a v e 61) o f b a c k - u p s h ie ld s . S e a n : 80/21)
W h e n a d ie o f s h ie ld s is lo s t , if th e s h ie ld o p e r a t o r s S e a r c h : 100/31.)
c a n m a k e a n E a s y s t a r s h ip s h ie ld s t o t a l, o n e o f th e F o c u s : 5/4D
b a c k u p d ie c o d e s o f s h ie ld s c a n h e b ro u g h t u p to Weapons:
in c r e a s e th e s h ie ld b a c k to 2D . Six Douhle Turbolaser Cannons (f ir e s e p a r a t e ly )
Sensors: S c a / e ; S t a r f ig h t e r
P a s s iv e : T O /ID F ir e A r c : 3 f r o n t . 1 le ft, 1 r ig h t , 1 b a c k
S ca n 60/21) C r e w : 1 to 3
5 < w r / j; 120/31) S k il l : C a p it a l s h ip g u n n e r y
Focus: 5/4D F i r e C o n t r o l : 3D
Weapons: S p a c e R a n g e : 3-15/35/75
48 Turbolaster Batteries (t ir e s e p a r a t e ly ) A t m o s p h e r e R a n g e : 6030/70/1511 k n i
F ir e A r c : 12 fro n t, 12 le ft, 12 r ig h t . 12 b a c k D a m a g e 4 D ■2
C re w : 1 to 3
S k i l l : C a p it a l s h ip g u n n e r y Nebulon-B Frigate
F i r e C o n t r o l : 21) T h e R e b e l A llia n c e 's b e st a ll- a r o u n d c lo s e s u p p o r t v e s s e l,
.S p a: • R a n g e : 3-15/35/ 75 a b le to d o b o th e s c o r t d u ty fo r c o n v o y s a n d c a u s e d a m a g e to
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Craft: Kuat Drive Yards' Nebulon-B Frigate Scale Starfighter
Type: Escort starship Fire Arc. 0 front, 2 left, 2 right, 2 back
Scale: Capital Crew: 1 or 2
Length: 300 meters Stall: Capital ship gunnery
Skill: Capital ship piloting: Nebulon-B Fire Control 2D
Crew: Skeleton: 307, with Command 5D Total: 030 Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Crew Skill: Capitol ship piloting 31)-2, capitol ship Atmosphere Range: 2-6/24/5(1 km
shields 3D, starship sensors 3D< 1, astrogation 3D. Damage: 2D
capitol ship gunnery 4D* 1 2 Tractor Beam Projectors (fire separately)
Passengers: 75 (troops) lir e Arc. Front
Cargo Capacity: 0,000 metric tons; 2500 cubic meters Crete: 1 to 12
Consumables: 2 years Stall: Capital ship gunnery
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2 Fire Control: 2D
Hyperdrive Backup: x 12 Space Range: 1-5/15/30
Nav Computer: Yes Atmosphere Range: 2-1f)/30/60km
Maneuverability: ID Damage■4D
Space: 1
Atmosphere: 280: 800 kmh Space Transports
Hull: 3D.2
.Space transports cover the entire range of non-combat
Shields: 2D
starships, small transports (like the YT-1300 freighter), bulk
Sensors:
cruisers with millions of cubic meters of cargo space, shuttles,
Passive: 40/OD
luxury cruise liners, and any other ship of civilian use. All
Scan: 75/ID
transport starships use the space transports skill.
Sac nil. 150/3D
Focus.14/4D -2
Weapons:
Stock YT-1300 Transport
12 Turbolaser Batteries (fire separately) Representative of the thousands of different brands and
Fire Arc: 6 front. 3 left. 3 right models of freighters travelling the galaxy, the YT-1300 is reli
Crew: 1 to 4 able, durable and modifable — hence its popularity. In fact,
Skill: Capita] ship gunnery there's truly no such thing as a ‘stock’ freighter — any pilot
Fire Control: 31) worth his weight in bant ha fodder will try to change something,
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Space Range 3-15/35/75
Atmosphere Range: 6-30/70/150km
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Transport
Type: Stock light freighter
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Skill: Space transports: YT-130U
transports
Crew: 1 to 2 (can coordinate)
Crew Skill: Vari es tremendously
Passengers: 6
Cargo Capacity: 101) metric tons
Consumables: 2 months
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x2
Hyperdrive Backup: x!2
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: OD
Space: -1
Atmosphere: 480:8l)Dkmh
Hull: 41)
Shields: 01)
Sensors:
Passive: 10/01)
.Score 25/1D
Search: 40/21)
Focus: 2/31)
Weapons:
One laser Cannon
Fire Arc Turret
Crete.' 1
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 21)
Space Range 1-3/12/25
Atmosphere Range. 100-
300m/1.2km/2.5krn
Damage 41)
Sensors:
Stock Ghtroc Freighter Passive: 15/OD
A less popular, hut no less durable freighter design, the Sean 30/1 f)
Ghtroc freighter model became popular in the Outer Rim Search: 50/31)
Territories, where the manufacturer was based. While Ghtroc Focus: 2/41)
Industries has since gone out of business, several thousand of Weapons:
the freighters remain in service, especially for simple cargo One Double Laser Cannon
runs, where combat is not expected. Fire Arc: Trout
Skill: Starship gunnery
Stock Ghtroc Freighter Fire Control: L1)-2
Craft: Ghtroc Industries class 720 freighter Space Range: 1-3/12/25
Type: Stock light freighter Atmosphere Range: 100-300rri/1,2krn/2.5krn
Scale: Slarfighter Damage: 4D
Length: 35 meters
Skill: Space transports: Ghtroc freighter Imperial Customs Guardian Light Cruiser
Crew: 1 or 2 (can coordinate)
A common Imperial system patrol craft, it is quite capable
Passengers: 10
of handling common freighter and smuggler traffic, although it
Cargo Capacity: 135 metric tons; 55 cubic meters
is totally outclassed when sent up against capital ships. Com
mon throughout lightly populated, isolated systems.
Hyperdrive Backup: x 15 Imperial Customs Guardian Light Cruiser
Nav Computer: Yes Craft: Sienar Fleet Systems Guardian-class light cruiser
Maneuverability: 1D Type: Inter-systern customs vessel
Space: 3 Scale: Starfighter
Atmosphere: 260: 751) kmh Length: 42 meters
Hull: 31) <2 Skill: Space transports: Guardian cruiser
Shields: ID Crew: 2:8:16 (3 can coordinate)

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Scale: Slav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 1L)
Length: Space: 9
Skill: Atmosphere: TOO: 1i 51) kmh
Crevv: Hull: 5D
Shields: 20
Passengers: Sensors:
Cargo Capacity: Passive: 30/113
Scan: 60/2D
Consumables:
Search: 90/4D
Hyperdrive Multiplier: Focus: 4/4D - 1
Hyperdrive Backup: Weapons:
Four Laser Cannons (fire separately)
Nav Computer:
Fire Arc: 2 iront, 2 turret
Maneuverability: Crew: 1
Space: Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D 1 2
Atmosphere:
Space Range: 1 3/12/25
Hull: Atmosphere Range: lOO-SOOrn.T .2krn/2,5kni
Sh ields: Damage: 5D
.Sensors:
Passive. /
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/ and untamed regions of the galaxy, this particular ship is
Search: / designed for a crew of one (hence its somewhat low perfor
Focus: / mance values).
Weapons: Scout Ship

Craft: Sienar Ships “Lone Scout-A"
Weapon name
Type: Stock scout vessel
Scale: Scale: Starfighter
Fire Arc: Length: 24 meters
Skill: Space transports: Lone Scout
Crew:
Crew: 1
Skill: Passengers: 3
Fire Control: Cargo Capacity: 15U metric tons; 60 cubic meters
Consumables: 1 year
Space Range:
Atmosphere Range Hyperdrive Backup: xl5
Damage: Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: OD
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Scan 50/1D Space Range: 1-2/12/25
Search: 75/2D Atmosphere Range. 100-3(10m/1 2km/2.5ktn
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Chapter Seven
The Star Wars Universe
The Star bore saga is set "a long time ago. in a galaxy far far
away ..." This chapter gives you a basic understanding ol this Prom H it 1 First Safia.
galaxy.
Journal o f the Mhills
The Republic l hi' O l d R e p td d ic i r n * th e R e p u b li c of legend* g r e a t e r
The Old Republic presided over the peaceful growth and th a n d is ta n c e <>r tim e. \u n e e d to note where il it ax o r
prosperity ot the galaxy (or almost as long as there have been whettc e it c a m e . o n ly to kn ott t h a t ... tt tv as t l u 'R e p u b li c .
historical records. The Republic was so ancient that its origins ( h ir e . u n d e r the wise r u l e of the Staiate a n d the p r o t e c t i o n
had faded almost into obscurity and myth, giving it a sense of o f the Jodi k n i g h t s , tht1 R e p u b l i c t h r o v e t o o l g r o w . /Juf. os
history and timeless presence. often hopft on s when wealth a n d p o w e r pass b ey on d the
Its origin dates hack to a lime when the universe seemed a d m i r a b l e a n d a t t a in the aw es ome, then a p p e a r those ev il
more magical and more romantic. It was a period of galactic ones trlnt hrrro /rrot'd lo m a tc h .
heroes, exploration and barbarian warlords, such as Xim the So it was with the R e p u b l i c at its h eig h t. L i k e the grea te st
Despot. The Republic's rise offered cooperation, peace and o f trees, able to w i th s ta n d a n y e x t e r n a l a t t a c k , the R e p u b li c
understanding instead of brutal conquest and domination. r o t t e d f r o m wit h in t h o u g h the d a n g e r ir<j.s n o t ris ible f r o m
Reaching out from what came to be known as the Cure the ou tsid e.
Worlds, the Republic eventually embraced over a million \ided a n d a b ett ed bv restless, fu*we r h u n g r y in d iv id u a ls
member worlds, and countless more colonies, protectorates w ith in the g o v e r n m e n t * a n d the massi ve o r g a n s o f c o m
and governorships. Nearly 100 quadrillion beings pledged m e rc e . the a m b it io u s S e n a t o r E a l p a t i n e ca u sed h i m s e l f to be
allegiance to the Republic in nearly fifty million systems. e le c te d I 'res id en t o f the R e p u b li c . H e p r o m i s e d to re u n i te the
Humans joined near-human races and wholly alien species d isaffe cted a m o n g the p e o p l e a n d to re s t o re the r e m e m b e r e d
in a unity of remarkable stability and friendship. At the height g l o r y o f the R e p u b li c ,
of its power, the most distinguished and honorable individuals O n c e s ec u re in o ff ic e he d e c l a r e d h i m s e l f E m p e r o r . s h u t
in the galaxy served in the role of Republic Senators. Through t i n g himself awa v f r o m the p o p u l a c e . S oo n he was c o n t r o l l e d
the miraculous technology of hyperdrive and the amazing h r th e v ery assistants a n d b o o t - l ie k e r s be h a d u p f io i n t e d to
HoloNet, the member worlds were linked to form a dynamic h ig h o ff ic e , a n d the cr ie s o f the p e o p l e f o r j u s t i c e d id not
and diverse society. r e a c h his e a r s .
H o e i n g e x t e r m i n a t e d t h r o u g h t r e a c h e r y a n d il ee ep tion
Guardians Of Peace the Jedi k n i g h t s , g u a r d i a n s o f j u s t i c e in the g a l a x y , the
I m p e r i a l g o v e r n o r s a n d b u r e a u c r a t s p r e p a r e d to in sti tu te a
The Republic seldom had to use force lo maintain power,
re ig n o f t e r r o r a m o n g the d i s h e a r t e n e d w o rld s o f the g a l a x y .
but nonetheless, it was well protected. It maintained a full army-
M a n y used the i m p e r i a l f o r c e s a n d the n a m e o f the i n c r e a s
arid navy, but these forces were not what bound the Republic
in g ly is o la te d E m p e r o r to f u r t h e r t h e i r ow n p e r s o n a l a m b i
together.
tions.
The true protection of the Republic was the ancient order of
•1 s m a ll n u m b e r o j systems reb elle d o t these ti e i r ou tr a g e s .
the Jedi Knights, masters of the myslic Force. They protected
I)c t h i r i n g th emselve s o p p o s e d to the \ e < r O r d e r , th ey began
and watched over the Republic in all its glory, protecting the
the g r e a t b a ttle to r e s t o r e th e O l d R e p u b li c .
innocent and good from those who would do evil to the people
E r o m the b e g i n n i n g they were vastly o u t n u m b e r e d by the
of the galaxy. The Knights were revered and respected through
system* h eld in t h r a l l by the E m p e r o r . In those f i r s t d a r k
out the Known Galaxy.
days it see med c e r t a i n the b r i g h t f l a m e o f re sista nc e w o u ld
be e x t in g u is h e d be fo re it ca n id cast the li g ht o f new tr u th
The Decline across ti g a l a x y o f o p p re s s e d and. beaten peo ples ...
Despite the count less years o( peace, or perhaps because of
them, the Republic began to falter. It had become too massive,
too successful, loo wealthy — it found itself doomed by its owrti
them for personal power and wealth. These first efforts were
success. subtle and disguised, yet thev were also remarkably success
A few greedy senators and corporate conglomerates saw
ful. “
cracks in the system of government and attempted to exploit

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When the first corruptions were exposed, there was out gained the position through fraud, clever promises and astute
rage and anger — but no change. A great disease had struck at political maneuvering.
the heart of the Republic, but the senators, so consumed with President Palpatine implemented what he called his “New
protecting their own interests, lacked the will to fight the evil. Order." He restarted the government, and proved to be an
The out rages continued. Senator turned upon senator Sena efficient leader. The Senate turned more and more power over
tors and governors established their own dominions, their to him, and he seemed to be the only person capable of getting
appointed representatives acting above the law. The values of anything done.
honor, honesty and decency became secondary to the perver As Palpatine became more powerful, with popularity to
sions of personal power and wealth. The galaxy cried in match, he also became more greedy. He cloaked his greed,
anguish as the decline of the Republic began. carefully cultivating the image of a responsible leader. Some
Fear gripped the people of the galaxy. The Republic had thought that the decline of the Republic was uver.
seemed immortal, yet it was unraveling and disintegrating, out Secretly, Palpatine desired more. Some in the Senate, espe
of control and plummeting into an abyss of chaos and disorder. cially Senator Bail Organa, Viceroy of Alderaan, and Mon
The Republic ignored its duties, the government no longer Mothmaof Chandrila, suspected Palpatine’s true motives were
paying heed to the needs and wishes of the people. Conflict less than noble.
slowly spread from region to region, and once again blood was When be felt that he was immune from challenge, he de
spilled over the unending pursuit of power. clared himself Emperor. The worst fears of Palpatine's oppo
nents were realized.
The Rise Of Palpatine
Senator Palpatine was one of a new breed of senators who The Empire
had come to the Republic. He seemed hard-working and prom The change from Republic to Empire was sudden. Palpatine
ising, yet unable to accomplish meaningful change used mythic images to call upon the peoples’ sense of ro
He was known as a keen observer, yet declined positions on mance. and he promised that with their unwavering support,
key advisory boards when they were offered. The senator he would lead the Empire to glories greater than the Republic
seemed competent but unambitious, almost unassuming. He had ever known. Conflict, lingering over the years of corrup
had no enemies and was palatable to almost every faction of tion, continued to plague the galaxy, and thus the people were
the Senate. willing to accept a solution ... any solution, even an absolute
Palpatine’s reputation worked to his advantage. The honest ruler. There were many who distrusted the concept of an
senators knew that it was time for change. The corrupt sena emperor, yet trusted Palpatine, and thus accepted the
tors also desired a change — they wanted a power less figui e- president’s action as a temporary arid necessary step.
head who would give the semblance of stability so that their By the time the senators had realized what Palpatine had
rampages could continue unchecked. done, they were too wreak to challenge him. The military had
Palpatine seized the moment. He seemed to be a compro sworn loyalty to him. The corporations fell into line, lured by
mise candidate, satisfactory if unspectacular, and able to the promise ot incredible protits.
meets the peoples' demands for leadership. In truth, he had Palpatine quietly silenced his enemies. History is vague on

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specific details, but it is known that the Emperor orchestrated belief. While many of these worlds couldn't openly declare
the extermination of the Jedi Knights. He used political threats themselves in rebellion, lest they face direct response from the
and vague promises of foreign invasions to spearhead the most Emperor's massive star fleet, they did succeed in funneling
massive military build-up the Known Galaxy had ever seen, arms, money and soldiers to the Alliance.
Palpatine began implementing policies in the more isolated The Rebel Alliance spent the next three years engaging in
regions that led to countless atrocities. Evil and tyranny slowly “harassment" tactics. Even with much more widespread sup
spread across the galaxy, like the darkness of night. port, the Alliance lacked the weaponry to confront the Empire
directly, yet they were able to waylay convoys and conduct
The Era O f Rebellion “hit-and-run" raids which required considerable manpower
and resources to counteract
Even when the fate of the galaxy seemed forever entwined When the Empire did challenge the Alliance in battle. Rebel
with the will of the dark Emperor Palpatine, there were some bases were often decimated, although there were also key
who were willing to resist. Several systems declared them victories that kept the hope of ultimate victory alive. The
selves in rebellion — and were put down immediately. None Alliance keyed its strategy to keeping its bases and fleet
theless, they had inspired many to continue the fight. dispersed throughout different regions of the Known Galaxy,
Out of the ashes of defeat arose the Alliance to Restore the sometimes even venturing to the Unknown Regions in hopes ol
Republic. In those first few years, the Alliance was quiet, slowly finding refuge. While this system was inefficient, and was
building up support and trying to avoid the attentions of the responsible for a considerable amount of miscommuiiicaUuii,
ever vigilant Imperial war machine. Many worlds and peoples it also made it impossible for the effort to hunt down and
secretly allied themselves with the Alliance in this great Civil eradicate the Alliance's military.
War, knowing that conflict would come soon. The Empire's ability to control ail official communications
The Era of Rebellion, as Republic historians now call it, effectively prevented those in the influential Core Worlds from
began shortly before the Battle of Yavin, the battle which saved knowing about the massacres that occured on the outer worlds.
the Rebel Alliance from total destruction. It marked the begin Because the war, and its brutal realities, never touched the lives
ning of open, armed conflict between the Empire and the of the average person in the Core Worlds. Palpatine retained a
Alliance, great deal of popular support in these protected regions.
Nonetheless, many individuals on these planets joined as
The Battle O f Yavin intelligence agents, working in “cells" on imperial-held worlds.
Rebel spies learned of the construction of a new imperial A few planets, too remote even for the Empire to be both
ered with declared themselves in open rebellion. Chief among
super weapon, spearheaded by Grand Moff Tarkin. It was to be
these was Calamari. the Mon Calamari homework!. These
the epitome of the Doctrine of Fear, which presupposed that
the Emperor would be able to maintain power only through brave, peace-loving people fought back against the Empire's
initial invasion, and the Empire was too busy elsewhere to
fear and t fit* absolute powei of Ihe military. It was the doclriue
that would eliminate the final trappings of Ihe Repuhlic — the defeat the aliens. In time, the Calamarians became as much a
Senate, symbol of the Rebel Alliance as X-wing fighters and Princess
Princess l.eia Organa, senator from Alderaan, discovered Lei a Organa. Slowly, word of the Alliance spread, and for those
the Empire's plan and received the technical readouts on this who took these words of inspiration seriously, hope returned.
super weapon, called the Death Star. She had to go to the
remote desert world of Tatooine to bring General Obi-Wan
The Final Battles
Kenobi, Jedi Knight, and good friend of her father. Bail, out of Just over three years after the Battle of Yavin, the Rebel
retirement. With his aid, she planned to deliver the plans to her Alliance sutlered a major defeat at the Battle of Hoth. The base
homeworid of Alderaan in the hope that a weakness could be was routed by an Imperial task force led by Darth Vader, and
discovered, enabling the Rebellion to somehow find a way to the Rebel forces fled by whatever transport was available, it
defeat the Death Star. was during this time that Luke Skywaiker travelled to the
However, Princess Eeia's transport ship, the Corellian Cor mysterious Dago bah system, although to this day he refuses to
vette TantivefV, came under direct attack from an Imperial Star disclose the nature of his activities there.
Destroyer under the command of the Emperor’s personal Shortly after that fateful battle, Han Solo, Princess Leia,
emissary, i.ord Darth Vader, Dark Lord ot the Sitii Lei a was Chewbacca and the protocol Droid C-3P0 were captured by the
captured, but the plans, safely stored within the memory of an Empire at Cloud City, on the gas giant of Bespin, This was all part
astromech Droid designated R2-D2, were sent to Tatooine in of a complex scheme to lure young Skywaiker to Bespin so that
the hopes that Kenobi would find them and bring them to Darth Vader could capture and present him to the Emperor
Alderaan. With it went its counterpart. C-SPO. The plan came dangerously close to being successful. Han
The adventures of the Droids eventually brought them to a Solo was encased in carbonite and shipped off to Jabba the
young farmboy named LukeSkywalker. Little did anyone, Luke Hutt. galactic gangster, Luke Skywaiker lost his right hand in
especially, realize that he would be the hero that destroyed the combat with Darth Vader. yet maintained the will to escape,
Empire and he the first in a new- line of Jedi Kilights. despite Vadcr's revelation that he was Luke's real father.
Short months later, Skywaiker, nearly finished with his
training, led the attack on Jabba’s palace on Luke's homeworid
The Rebellion Grows of Tatooine. The rescue successful, the Rebels joined the rest
Following the Battle of Yavin, many more planets threw of the assembled fleet, as it prepared for a last-ditch assault on
their support to the Alliance. The destruction of Alderaan the force of the Empire.
horrified many of those who had been pacified into inaction.
The Rebel Alliance gained a great deal of support in the Outer Endor — The Defeat Of The Empire
RimTerritories and other remote regions, wheretheEmperor's Mon Mothma wasn’t eager to attack the Empire. The Alli
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the Death Star at Yavin, was still drastically outgunned. The recent rise of Grand Admiral Thrawn, and his uncanny
However, the time for waiting was over. Dothan spies learned ability to rally Imperial ships to his command, has proven just
that the Emperor was building a second, more powerful Death how fragile the New Republic is. The Known Galaxy is experi
Star over an obscure forest moon named Endor. More impor encing a most sensitive period where the balance of power and
tantly, Emperor Palpatine was personally overseeing the final the future of its people remains in doubt.
phases of construction — the Emperor, his precious Death
Star, and the Empire itself, were at their most vulnerable.
The Battle of Endor changed history. The Rebels, with the
The State Of The Galaxy
assistance of a primitive native species called Ewoks, de The New Republic controls approximately three-quarters
stroyed the Death Star, taking a large portion of Palpatine's of the Known Galaxy, yet this control is limited almost exclu
personal battle fleet with it. Luke Skywalker was responsible sively to member worlds. The Republic's military forces are
for returning Darth Vader (Anakin Skywalker, as be was known extremely limited, and therefore most systems are responsible
before he turned to evil) to the Light Side of the Force. Emperor for ttieir own defense and law enforcement. While most ot the
Palpatine was killed. people of the region are fully in support of the Republic's
The Empire had been defeated, but the Rebel Alliance learned ideals, there are still those who have grown lazy from decades
that it was easier to fight than to lead. This battle marks the of excess and old habits die hard — there are many member
beginning of the protracted conflict between the New Republic/ worlds with oppressive laws, and law enforcement is very
Alliance anil the remnants ol the Empire ttiat continues. uneven from system to system.
The New Republic, despile its power, is far from wealthy,
The Empire In Decline and must scrounge for supplies and ships. The economy of the
galaxy has virtually ground to a halt due to tears of economic
Overt tie next five years, the Empire lost over three-quarters
instability, and the lack of new incentives to restart the engines
of the territory once under its domain. Meanwhile, the Rebel
of industry. Recently, the New Republic has attempted to
Alliance reorganized itself as the New Republic, hoping to
recruit independent cargo haulers and smugglers to officially
bring peace and prosperity to the galaxy.
join the Republic and restart the economy, but there is a
Unfortunately, the war didn't simply end with the death of
definite hesitancy on their part to involve themselves with any
Palpatine. It merely shifted the advantage from the Empire to
official government body.
the New Republic, The Empire's territory loss was precipitated
The regions still controlled by the Empire are also in a state
by the greed of those who remained in power.
ol change. Many such areas are firmly controlled by the
Palpatine carefully cultivated those with power lust be
Imperial starfleet. which for the time heing has rallied around
cause they were cunning, but he kept them at bay by playing
Grand Admiral Thrawn, but this is a tenuous alliance at best.
one off the other. With no one clearly in power, games of deceit
Many of the regions of "Imperial Space" are actually small
and political maneuvering erupted into full-scale warfare. Many
dictatorships, administered and controlled by the Motts who
a petty Mott tried to carve out his own personal empire,
were directed to run them for the Emperor in years past,
ignoring the fact that the Empire had lost control of the vast
tn between Republic and Imperial space are the so-called
corporations which manufactured its weapons and supplies.
Borderland Regions. These are areas near the battle fronts and
Imperial soldiers were pitted against each other, instead of
in dispute. These regions, tor their own self-preservation, are
fighting in the name of the Empire. Morale and desertion rates
officially neutral, and are waiting to see which side will gain
skyrocketed, while the New Republic slowly increased its
permanent control of the area.
holdings.
The galactic corporations still remain mostly neutral, serv
There were several attempts at claiming “royal" lineage to
ing whoever will pass them credits. Many of the companies
Emperor Palpatine, yet all these efforts met with failure, and
have taken to directly trading amongst themselves ratner than
led only to continued conflict and bloodshed.
dealing with governments, and while few take action against
With the Empire disorganized and disheartened, the New
either government, neither are they allied with them, either.
Republic’s military forces steadily marched toward the Core
Most corporate systems are responsible for all trade, cur
Worlds. The former Republic and Imperial capital planet ot
rency, defense and other matters.
Coruscant fell quickly and with only minor conflict to the New
Finally, the “fringe" society — the galactic underworld —
Republic, while Imperial forces salvaged what they could, forced
has benefilted handsomely from the developments of the past
to flee to the Outer Rim Territories and other outlying areas.
few years. The death of Jabba the Hutt has opened up many
However, sympathy for the Empire was high among some of
new areas of activity that were heretofore dominated by the
those who now lived under the laws of the New Republic. There
infamous gangster, and new criminal organizations are spring
were many who were made rich by the policies of the Emperor,
ing up at an alarming rate. Unlike the days of the Empire, when
and the “idealistic diplomats" of the Republic promised to
Jabba seemed to control everything, these new organizations
remove those fortunes in the name of “justice/’ Some actively
often specialize in a particular field, such as smuggling, assas
engaged in sabotage, while others merely convinced newly
sination, racketeering or some other lucrative area of busi
freed planets to remain neutral rather than ally with the New
ness, It remains to be seen if a major new crime boss will
Republic.
emerge from the current chaos ot the galactic underworld.
The New Republic has faced many internal troubles as well.
The continuing conflict between the Mon Calamari and the
Bothans is but the best-known of the lingering teuds within the A Galactic Society
Republic. Many member worlds owe allegiance to the Republic The galaxy was linked into one society through two techno
in nameonly, often retaining the same bureaucrats who brought logical miracles: hyperdrive and the HoloNet. The pervasive
terror to enslaved populations at the hands of the Empire. The influence of the Republic, hyperdrive, and the great engines of
New Republic has set its sights on bringing universal laws and commerce has spread many technologies, such as blasters.
tights to the galaxy, yet provincial and local law is found more Droids, and repulsorlitt, almost universally throughout the
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Hyperdrive link all members of the Republic in a real-time holographic

communication network.
It is unknown whether hyperdrive was invented by the
Through the HoloNet, the President of Ihe Republic could
Humans of the Core Worlds, or simply introduced by alien
traders from lar olf in the Unknown Regions, but it is known instantly address all citizens, no matter how remote. Through
that this miraculous technology, known to predate the Repub tile HoloNet, the Republic encouraged the free exchange of
lic. allowed lhe creation of a galactic civilization. information and ideas, leading to great advancements in cul
Hyperdrive allows people to quickly and easily journey ture and commerce. The HoloNet, together with hyperdrive,
between stars, sometimes in a matter of hours. Without held the Republic together.
hyperdrive, travel between the nearest stars would take years, However, the HoloNet wras hideously expensive to main
and most more distant stars would simply be beyond reach. tain. Its use was commonly restricted to official Republic
Because ot the ancient nature of the devices, hyperdrive is government functions and corporate uses, yet it provided a
affordable. The universal nature of the drive's components vital sense of belonging and membership to the average citi
zen.
allows most starship mechanics to maintain and repair the
drive with relative ease. It allows the average citizen and small When Palpatine assumed the role of Emperor, he realized
company quick travel between planets. that control was vital to his ability to suppress rebellion and
While the reality of hyperdrive is almost beyond Human maintain power. He realized that the HoloNet, which had
comprehension, the theory is easy to visualize: there is an helped him gain quick support as senator and then President
alternate dimension called hyperspace. The laws of physics in of the Republic, could prove his undoing as emperor.
hyperspace are vastly different than those of our own dimen Palpatine dismantled the I ioloNet soon afterdeclaring him
sion, which is called realspace. self Emperor, By doing this, he made it extremely difficult for
When a hyperdrive is activated, through use of a hyperdrive his opponents to coordinate any resistance to his policies.
motivator, a ship is physcially transferred into tfiis alternate When a system became a problem, the Imperial war machine
dimension. In hyperspace, travel is not limited to the speed of would simply move in and eliminate the offending elements
light. It isn’t known exactly how this is accomplished, but it is (often these actions proved to be an excuse for Indiscriminate
a proven fact that a ship in hyperspace can cross vast dis slaughter). The dismantling of the HoloNet also gave Palpatine
tances in an incredibly short amount of time, sometimes a tremendous amount of credits to expend on the build-up of
traveling between worlds in a few short hours, even if they are his awesome war machine.
hundreds of light years apart. With Hit; miracle of hyperdrive, Eventually, Palpatine reinstated a portion ot the HoloNet,
ships can cross the Known Galaxy in a few weeks. reserving its use for high level military communications, giving
the Imperial Navy' a tremendous advantage against the forces
The HoloNet of the Rebel Alliance, whose communications were li mi feci to
the speetl of hyperdrive travel.
The HoloNet was built duringthe height ofthe Republic, and
With the ongoing conflict between tire New' Republic and
to this day remains one of its greatest accomplishments The
Hie Empire, (here have been no additional funds to rebuild Ihe
HoloNet used a specially developed hyperspace technology to
HoloNet up to its original transmission capabilities, although
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both the Republic and the Empire have expended vast sums of heavily populated and industrialized, yet it lacks the prestige
money to maintain those areas which are still operational. As and tradition of the Core Worlds, or so those from the Core
the situation currently stands, only top level military commu Worlds would have you believe. Although all of the original
nications of the Empire and the New Republic have any access colony worlds have been free for millenia, the official name of
to the HoloNet, so the majority of galactic commerce is limited the region remains.
to hyperspace travel for communication. During The Empire: This area was ruthlessly controlled by
the Empire, and several important Alliance allies emerged
The Galaxy^ Structure from this region. Rebel sympathizers were common, but so
were imperial intelligence agents attempting to wipe out the
The Star Wars galaxy is unimaginably large, with over a Rebellion in this area.
hundred million stars in an area of space over one hundred New Republic Status: The region is firmly under the control
thousand light years from end to end. There are millions of of the New Republic, and there is widespread popular support
officially logged inhabited planets, and quite probably millions for the ideals of Princess i.eia and her fellow diplomats. The
of planets that have little more than a single settlement or lor area suffered through several brutal battles as the Empire
some other reason remain officially unlogged, but nonetheless prepared its retreat, but recovery has been swift.
inhabited.
Even with the miracle of hyperdrive, travel from one end of Inner Rim Planets
the galaxy to the other could take many months simply be
Originally known as "The Rim," it was thought that this
cause there are so many unknown regions of space.
region would mark the limits of the Known Galaxy for centu
The areas of mapped and settled space are called the
ries. Eager colonists and venture corporations proved those
Known Galaxy. Those areas which remain unmapped and
bureaucrats wrong within a century.
unsettled are called the Unknown Regions.
The Inner Rim Planets are a diverse region, capable of
Because ol the size of Known Galaxy, the Old Republic
meeting most of its own agricultural and industrial needs. The
created regions for a convenient means of tracking economic,
area avoided the chronic overpopulation problems of the Core
demographic and bureaucratic data.
Worlds and the Colonies by quickly opening up the Expanded
Each region was comprised of many sectors. The Republic’s
Rirn, which was quickly renamed the Expansion Region.
original definition of a sector was any area of space with 50
During The Empire: Another area directly and forcefully
inhabited planets, but as colonization and exploration added
controlled by the Empire, although many people, rather than
more and more worlds to the society, many sectors grew and
fight a hopeless conflict, chose to head to the Outer Rim
expanded far beyond their original borders. As the Empire
Territories and settle new worlds.
continued to expand under Ralpatine, even at a reduced rate
New Republic Status: This area was held by the Empire far
compared to that of the. Republic, the numerous new planets
longer than New Republic analysts expected. Due to the
required the addition of many new sectors.
Empire's actions, it is very unpopular in the region, but repre
sentatives of the New Republic also face a great deal of anger
A Slice Of The Galaxy
for taking so long to remove the Empire from the region. Many
Some of the most important regions of the galaxy lie at least planets have joined the New Republic, but there is widespread
partially within what is called “The Slice. "Beginning at the edge and open fear that the New Republic is too feeble to hold
of the Core Worlds, this area saw rapid colonization after two power, and thus the citizens are generallly fearful of continued
major trade routes were established through this region. As war.
colonists traveled in search of new homes and new jobs, they
often followed the two routes, and then migrated inward in
search of habitable planets.
Core Worlds
Tlie original area from which the first Human-explorers
branched out in their efforts to colonize and explore the
galaxy. The New Republic capital of Coruscant, Corellia and
the other most important and ancient homeworlds lie within
this region. The Core Worlds are among the most densely
populated and wealthy regions of the galaxy.
During The Empire: This area comprised the heart of
Palpatine’s support, and because it was so carefully isolated
from the evils taking place in the outer regions, there were few
who desired the destruction of the Empire.
New Republic Status: Now, the Core Worlds are under the
control of the New Republic. Since the area was so insulated
from the horrors of war, the Republic’s support is broad, but
not particularly deep — the people simply want peace and
prosperity, and don't care how these objectives are realized.
The Colonies
Jo h n Paul Lon^
The Colonies region was one of the first new areas settled as
people left the Core Worids. The Colonies region soon estab
lished its own identity, and most worlds broke away from the
direct control of their founding planets. This region is also very

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Expansion Region Galaxy, and because they were backed by the entire galactic
Formerly a center of manufacturing and heavy industry, the economy, and the Empire was perceived to be exceptionally
Expansion Region began as an experiment in corporate-con stable, the currency was considered of value almost anywhere,
even outside the boundaries of the Empire, imperial credits
trolled space. While profits were amazing, the Republic found
it difficult to regulate this area of space and the inhabitants came in coins arid chits of varying denominations: . 1, .2, .5, 1,
2.5. 10.20.50, 100,200.500. 1,000. 2,000 and 5,000 credit coins
demanded change. The area was removed from corporate
control and in exchange, the Corporate Sector was created. were very common throughout the galaxy; larger denomina
The Expansion Region fueled much of the economic growth tion coins existed, but they weren’t widely circulated.
With the rise of the New Republic, Imperial credits are no
of The Slice, providing raw materials for starships and heavy
equipment. Due to millennia of intensive mining and develop longer in use. The Republic has issued its own currency, also
ment, most of the area has been played out. As a result, the called credits (a throwback to the Old Republic’s name for its
region has suffered from a prolonged economic slump, deriv money). What remains of I he Empire has a new Imperial
ing most of its income from travel on its major trade routes currency in use, common near the Borderland Regions.
lief ween the outlying regions such as t lie Corporate Sector and With the constantly changing influence of these two govern
the Core Worlds. The region is trying to develop itself as a ments. the exchange values of these currencies fluctuate wildly,
so traders are taking their chances when using either currency
cheap alternative to the heavily populated and more expensive
Core Worlds and Colonies regions. — often, barter is a preferred method ot exchange in these
During The Empire; An area that provided rich tax rev troubled times. Many people have made a fortune by prospect
enues, but also an important staging area for travels to outer ing on currency values, but there is also the risk that either, or
territories. A true Imperial stronghold, even prior to the Hattie both, governments could collapse overnight, making this kind
of K.ndor. of “ investment" risky indeed!
New Republic Status: The Expansion Region is generally Many planets, local governments and other corporations
have their own currencies, which mayor may not be accepted
allied with the New Republic. The Republic's support has been
bolstered by Darvon Jewett, the charismatic governor of the depending upon where in the galaxy you are. Accepting these
Bonus Sector, currencies can also be a risk if one hasn't ebecked recent
exchange values.
Mid-Rim In addition to coins, some currencies are exchanged with
electronic cred sticks, which are normally issued for large
The Mid-Rim is a less populated and less wealthy region denominations of money ( ’ red sticks can he encrypted with
simply because it offers fewer natural resources than the other security codes to prevent Ihett and to allow secure interplan
regions bordering it. Many areas within the Mid-Rim remain
etary transfer of money. However, what makes an electronic
unexplored and several pirate fleets operate out of the region
cred stick secure also makes it traceable — needless to say,
due to the low development rate of the area. most criminal elements in the galaxy use only coins for ex
During The Empire: This region was heavily patrolled by
change, or launder their money through so many sources that
the Empire because it was feared it would provide too suitable
it is difficult to trace the money's “electronic path,"
a Rebel base. Now that the Empire has been forced to withdraw1
most of its forces within civilized regions, the Mid-Rim has
become one of the last regions unquestionably controlled by Language
the Empire. intelligent species have developed a bewildering array of
New Republic Status: Firmly controlled by the Empire, with communication forms. Fortunately, Basic, the standard lan
numerous hidden bases and makeshift ship yards. Many rival guage of the Old Republic, enables almost everyone to under
Moffs retain their “private empires" provided that they supply stand almost everyone else,
troops and taxes to the main Imperial battle fleets in the region. Basic, derived from the native tongue of Coruscant's Hu
mans. is designed to be easy to understand and pronounce.
Time Most alien species can speak il. and almost ail o( them can
understand it. It is the official language ol the Empire and the
The Star IT'are universe has several '‘standard" timekeeping
New Republic after it, and all records, scholarly texts and other
measurements. They are all based upon the timekeeping sys
items ot note are stored in Basic,
tem of Coruscant, capital of the various galactic governments;
Nonetheless, ttiere are still millions of languages in use. it
many planets have their own local time systems, but for ease
isn't unusual for an average citizen of the galaxy to speak
of reference, standard timekeeping measures are used in all
several languages fluently: Basie, his native tongue, some
official communications and records. other regional dialects from the planet or sector, and a smat
There are sixty standard seconds in a standard hour, 24
tering of trade languages, A well-traveled citizen may speak
standard hours in a standard day, five standard days in a
dozens of languages.
standard week and seven standard weeks in a standard month.
A standard year is 368 standard days, or ten standard months,
plus three standard festival-weeks (devoted to festive celebra People
tions) and three more standard holidays that make up a year. The following stats are three representative gamemaster
characters that players will encounter most often; some indi
Money viduals will have higher or lower scores, scaled to meet the
demands of the players’ characters and the situation.
Credits is the standard phrase for money, although depend
ing upon a person’s reference point, they may be referring to Imperial Stormtroopers
a completely different currency.
DEXTERITY 3D
During the rule of the Empire, standard Imperial credits
were the only universally accepted currency in the Known Blaster 4D, blaster: blaster rifle 5D. brawling parry 4D,

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d o d g e 4D v is ib le s y m b o l o f th e E m p ir e o n m o st w o r ld s . T h e y a r c c o n f i
KNOWLEDGE 2D d e n t. a r r o g a n t a n d e a g e r to fig h t, a n d h a te th e R e b e l A llia n c e /
MECHANICAL 2D N e w R e p u b lic w it h a m a z in g f e r o c it y .
PERCEPTION 2D
STRENGTH 2D Rebel Alliance Soldiers
D r a w lin g 3D D E X T E R IT Y 3D
TECHNICAL 21) B la s t e r 4 D * 2 . d o d g e 4 D - 2 , g r e n a d e 3 D - 1 . h e a v y
Force Points; 0 w e a p o n s 3D * 1. s t e a lt h 3D■ 1
Character Points: 0 KNOWLEDGE 2D-1
Equipment: S t o r m t r o o p e r a r m o r ( - I D fro m e n e rg y . -21) 1.a n g u a g e 2 D ■2
from p h y s ic a l a lt a r k s , -1D to Dexterity a n d a ll r e la t e d s k i l l s : s e e MECHANICAL 21)
page 158 fo r s p e c if ic s ) , b la s t e r r ifle ( 5 0 d a m a g e ), b la s t e r p is to l PERCEPTION 2D+1
(4 i) d a m a g e ) S e a r c h 31)
Use In The Game: T h e E m p e r o r ’ s e lit e s h o e k t r o n p s , STRENGTH 3D
s t o r rn t r o o p e r s c a n b e fo u n d a n y w h e r e th a t t lie F .n ip e r o r w a n t s B r a w lin g 41)
p o w er a n d n e e d s to in s p ir e fe a r — in o l h e r w o r d s , e v e r y w h e r e . TECHNICAL 2D+2
T h e y e x p e c ! to be o b e y e d u n q u e s t io n in g ly w h e n d e a lin g w it h W e a p o n r e p a ir 31)
c iv ilia n s , a n d c a n n o t b e b r ib e d . Force Points: 0
Character Points: (i
Imperial Army Troopers Equipment: B la s t h e lm e t ( 1 1 fro m e n e rg y . -II) fro m p h y s i
DEXTERITY 2D c a l) . b la s t v e s t (-1 fro m e n e rg y . ■ID fro m p h y s ic a l) , b la s t e r
B la s t e r 41) ■1, d o d g e 41) -1 , g r e n a d e 5 0 - 2 , h e a v y p is t o l (4 D ) . c o m lin k .. m e .d p a c k
w e a p o n s 3D -2 Use In The Game: T h e s t a n d a r d in f a n t r y t r o o p e r o f th e
KNOWLEDGE ID. 1 R e b e l A llia u e e / N e w R e p u b lic is a d e d ic a te d in d iv id u a l. A ll a r c
MECHANICAL 1D + 1 v o lu n t e e r s w h o b e lie v e in t h e ir c a u s e . M a n y d o not c o n fo rm to
PERCEPTION 2D tlm “ m o ld '' a b o v e , a s t h e y w e r e y a n k e d o ut of o th e r w a lk s o f lile
STRENGTH 3D+1 a n d f o r c e d to b e c o m e s o ld ie r s a g a in s t th e E m p ir e .
B r a w lin g 4D
TECHNICAL ID Other Characters
Force Points: 0 1: y o u n e e d a n o t h e r ty p e o f c h a r a c t e r , w h e t tie r a b o u n ty
Character Points: (1 h u n t e r , a s c o u t , a t r a d e r , a ,le d i. o r o n e ot t h o u s a n d s ot o th e r
Equipment: B la s t h e lm e t ( ■1 fro m e n e rg y , ■ID fro m p h y s i c h a r a c t e r t y p e s , y o u m a y w a n t to m o d e l th e c h a r a c t e r a fte r
c a l). b la s t v e s t ( j 1 fro m e n e rg y . - ID fro m p h y s i c a l ) , b la .s te r o n e o f trie c h a r a c t e r t e m p la t e s . W h e n y o u d o c r e a t e a n e w
p isfo i (41.)), 2 g r e n a d e s (4 D ) , c o m lin k c h a r a c t e r ty p e , k e e p th e s t a t s h a n d y — y o u m a y w a n t to r e u s e
Use In The Game: T h e s t a n d a r d in f a n t r y Ir o o p e r o f th e t i n ’ c h a r a c t e r 's s t a t s fo r a n e w c h a r a c t e r e v e n it th e " p e r s o n a li
Im p e ria l a r m y , t h e s e in d iv id u a ls a re th e m o st c o m m o n an d t ie s ’1 of D ie c h a r a c t e r s a re c o m p le t e ly d iffe r e n t .
E H A liens
A lth o u g h H u m a n s h a v e lo n g d o m in a t e d th e K n o w n G a la x y ,
lii e re a re th o u s a n d s o t know m in t e llig e n t a lie n s p e c ie s . M a n y of
Ewolts
th ese s p e c ie s c a n be e n c o u n te r e d a lm o s t a n y w h e r e , w h ile In t e llig e n t o m n iv o r e s fro m th e fo r e s t m o o n of K n d o r . E w o k s
o th ers a re fa m o u s b u t r a r e . a r e k n o w n a s th e s p e c ie s w h ic h h e lp e d th e R e b e l A llia n c e
H u m a n a ll r ib u t e m in im m n s a re 2 D , m a x iin u m s a re 4 D . T h e ir d e fe a t th e E m p ir e . P r io r to th e B a t t le of E n d o r . E w o k s w e r e
m ove is 1(1/12. a lm o s t e n t ir e ly u n k n o w n , a lt h o u g h s o m e t r a d e r s h a d v is it e d
th e p la n e t p r io r to th e E m p ir e 's D e a th S t a r p r o je c t .
T h e c r e a t u r e s s t a n d a b o u t o n e m e te r t a ll, a n d a re c o v e r e d
Near-Humans b y t h ic k fu r. In d iv id u a ls o fte n w e a r h o o d s , d e c o r a t iv e fe a t h e r s
H u m a n s a re I he m o st p le n tifu l o f th e in le llig e n t s p e c ie s of a n d a n im a l b o n e s . T h e y h a v e v e r y lit t le t e c h n o lo g y a n d a r c a
the K n o w n G a la x y , a n d w e r e th e d r iv in g f o r c e b e h in d th e p r im it iv e c u lt u r e , b u t d u rin g th e B a t t le Ot L n d o r d e m o n s tr a t e d
c re a tio n o f th e O ld R e p u b lic , llu iu a n s h a v e a ls o p r o v e n r e a r e m a r k a b le a b ilit y to le a r n a n d fo llo w c o m m a n d s .
m a rk a b ly p r o lif ic a n d a d a p t a b le , a s th e m u lt it u d e of “ N e a r T h e y a re q u ite t e r r it o r ia l, b u t a re s m a r t e n o u g h to r e a liz e
H u m an ” s p e c ie s h a v e s h o w n . T e c h n i c a l l y . N e a r- H u m a n s a re th a t r e tr e a t is s o m e t im e s th e b e st c o u r s e o f a c t io n . T h e y h a v e
r e m a rk a b ly s im ila r to H u m a n s , b u t d u e to lo c a l e n v ir o n m e n t , an e x c e lle n t s e n s e o f s m e ll, a lth o u g h t h e ir v is io n is n 't a s g o o d
su ch as h ig h g r a v it y , u n u s u a l r a d ia t io n , o r a n y o th e r n u m b e r of a s th a t of 1fu m a n s .
fa c to rs. N e a r- H u m a n s h a v e e v o lv e d u n iq u e a d a p t a t io n s to
A t t r ih u t c D ic e : 12D
th e ir e r iv irn n n le n t
A t t r ib u t e M in iin u in / M a x im u m s ;
D E X T E R I T Y I D .-2 /4 D r 2
Alien Species K N O W L E D G E 1 D /3 D
in a d d itio n to th e N e a r - IIn m a n s , t h e r e a re th o u s a n d s ot M E C H A N IC A L 1 D + 2 /3 D -.2
intelligent s p e c ie s , a n d m a n y of th e m h a v e d e v e lo p e d a d P E R C E P T I O N 2D/-1D +2
van ced t e c h n o lo g ic a l c iv iliz a t io n s . ta k in g to th e s t a r s .
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STRENGTH 1D/3D Gamorreans

TECHNICAL 1D/2D+2
Height: 1 meter Gamorreans are green-skinned creatures from the planet of
Move: 7/9 Gamorr. They are known for great strength and brutality. Their
tendency toward — and talent for — violence has made them
Special Skills:
favored mercenaries around the Known Galaxy.
Dexterity skills:
Ganiorreans organize themselves into clans. Males dedi
Thrown weapons: bow, rocks, sting, spear. Time to use:
cate all ol their efforts to warfare, while females are respon
less than one round. The character may take the base skill
sible for farming, hunting, weaving, and manufacturing weap
and/or any of the spedali/.ations.
ons. Gamorreans prefer heavy rnelee weapons in combat, and
Mechanical skills:
tiie species lias a marked distaste for energy weapons, espe
Glider. Time to use: less than one round. The ability to
cially during wars on their homeworld.
pilot gliders.
Technical skills: Attribute Dice: 1ID
f ’rimitive construction. Time to use: One hour for gliders Attribute Minlmum/Maximuins:
and rope bridges; several hours for small structures, DEXTERITY 2D/4D
catapults and similar constructs. This is the ability to build KNOWLEDGE 1D/2D
structures out of wood, vines and other natural materials MECHANICAL 1D/1D+2
with only primitive tools This skill is good for building PERCEPTION 1D/3D
sturdy houses, vine bridges, rock hurling catapults (dam STRENGTH 3D/5D
age value: 2D Speeder-scale) TECHNICAL 1D/1D+2
Special Abilities: Move: 7/10
Skill bonus: At the time the character is created only, the Height: 1.3-l.fi meters
character gets 2D for every ID placed in the hide, search, Special Abilities:
and sneak skills. V'oice Box: Due to their unusual voice apparatus,
Skill limits: Beginning characters may not place any Gamorreans are unable to pronounce Basic, although
skill dice in any vehicle (other than glider) or starship they can understand it perfectly well.
operations or repair skills. Stamina: Gamorreans have great stamina — when
Smell: Ewoks have a highly developed sense of smell, ever asked lo make a stamina check, if they fail the first
getting a +ID to their search skill when tracking by scent. check, they may immediately make a second check to
This ability may not be improved. succeed.
Story Factors: Skill bonus: At the time the character is created only,
Protectiveness: Most Human adults will feel unusually the character gets 2D for every ID placed in the melee
protective of Ewoks, wanting to protect them like young weapons, brawling, and thrown Weapons skills.
children. Because of this. Humans can also be very conde Story Factors:
scending to Ewoks. Ewoks, however, are mature and Droid Hate: Most Gamorreans hate Droids and other
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Roleplaying Aliens Height: Up to 2.2 meters
Special Skills:
All alien player characters begin with 6L> more than Knowledge skills:
the species’ starting attributes — just like Humans. For Agriculture l ime to use: at least one Standard Week.
example, if an F.wok has 12D, then an F.wok player char The character has a good working knowledge of crops
acter has I8D. When the attribute dice are allocated, all and animal herds, and can suggest appropriate crops for
attributes must tit within the minimums and niaximums a kind of soil, or explain why crop yields have been
given for the species. All player characters begin with the affected.
special abilities listed for the species. Ecology. Time to use: at least one Standard Month.
These attributes may be improved with experience The character has a good working knowledge of the
(up to the species maximum), but beginning characters interdependent nature of ecospheres, and can deter
must start within the attribute ranges for their species. mine how proposed changes will affect the sphere.
There is a chance that a species could have more or This skill can also be used in one minute to determine
less than 18D ns their starting at tributes, due probably to the probable role ol a life-form within its biosphere:
one of the following factors: predator, prey, symbiote, parasitic or some other quick
Special Skills: These are unusual skills that may be I explanation of its role.
uncommon to most other characters, but this particular Story Factors:
alien species would stand a reasonable chance of know Herd Ships: Many Ithorians come from herd ships,
ing. which fly from planet to planet trading goods. Any char-
Special Abilities: These arc special abilities and limi acler from one of these worlds is likely to meet someone
tations that are unique to the species. that they have met before if adventuring in a civilized
Story Factors: These are storytelling factors which will portion of the galaxy,
affect a character s interaction with other around him.
When allocating attributes, ilie die codes must fall
within the ranges listed for each attribute. All beginning
Mon Calamari
characters start with the first number under "Move." The The Mon Calamari are one of the staunchest supporters of
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second number is the species’ maximum move. the New Republic. First enslaved by the Empire, these once-
peaccful beings learned to make weapons and fight, and their
assistance, especially in I he form of bat lie cruisers, was essen
tial to the defeat of the Empire.
mechanical beings. During each scene in which a
Gamorrean player character needlessly demolishes a I’lie Mon Calamari are land creatures, but water is essential
Droid (provided the gamernaster and other players con to tiieir culture. They are used to moist climates and find arid
sider the scene amusing), the character should receive areas, such as deserts, uncomfortable and unnatural. They
share their moist horneworld with the Quarreu species
an ex'tra Character Point.
In terms of behavior, they arc peaceful and soft-spoken, but
/fepcfn/ion Gamorreans are widely regarded as primi
forceful They tend to see life as very organized, and have no
tive, brutal anti mindless. Gamorreans who attempt to
tolerance for those who would break or bend laws for personal
show intelligent thought and manners will often be disre
garded and ridiculed by his fellow Gamorreans. gain. They have, at times, come into strong conflict with
Slavery: Most Gamorreans who have left Gamorr did organized smuggling organizations, including the one run by
labbn the Hutt.
so by being sold into slavery by their elans.
Attribute Dice: 1 2 D
Ithorian Attribute Minimum/Maximums:
DEXTERITY 1D/3D+1
iihorians, also known as "hammerheads,” are large, graceful KNOWLEDGE ID/4D
creatures from the Otlega star system. They have a long neck, MECHANICAL 1D+1/3D+1
which curls forward and ends in a dome-shaped head. PERCEPTION 1D/3D
Ithorians are perhaps the greatest ecologists in the galaxy: STRENGTH 1D/3D
they have a technologically advanced society, but have devoted TECHNICAL 1D+1/4D
most of their efforts to preserving the natural and pastoral Move: 9/12
beauty of the homeworld's tropical jungles. Ithorians live in Height: 1.3-1.8 meters
great herd cities, which hover above the surface of the planet, Special Abilities:
and there are many ithorian herd cities which ply the starlanes, Mois: Eni'ironments: When in moist environments Mon
travelling from planet to planet for trade. Calamari receive a -1D bonus to all Dexterity. Perception
Ithorians often find employment as artists, agricultural engi and Strength attribute and skill checks. This is a purely
neers, ecologists and diplomats. They arc a peace-loving and psychological advantage.
gentle people. Dty Environments: When in very dry environments,
Attribute Dice: 12D Mon Calamari seem depressed and withdrawn. They suf
Attribute Minimum/Maximums: fer a -ID penalty to all Dexterity, Perception and Strength
DEXTERITY ID/3D attribute and skill checks. Again, this is psychological
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2/5D only.
MECHANICAL 1D/2D Story Factors:
PERCEPTION 1D+1/4D Enslaved: Prior to the battle of Endor, most Mon
STRENGTH 1D/3D Calamari not directly allied with the Rebel Alliance were
TECHNICAL 1D/2D+1 enslaved by the Empire and in labor camps. Imperial

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“free'7Mon Calamari due to their resistance against the
Empire. They were one of the first systems to openly Sullustans are jowled. mouse-eared humanoids with large,
round eyes. They hail from Sullust, a harsh, volcanic planet
declare their support tor the Rebellion.
with numerous caves — it is within these eaves that these
people have made their homes.
Rodians Sullustans are known as able pilots and navigators, and they
Rodians are a humanoid species with multifaceted eyes, a have excellent senses of vision and hearing, as well as direc
tapirlike snout and deep green skin. They have a prominent tion.
ridge of spines running along the back of their skulls. Their Sullust is controlled by the huge SoroSuub Corporation,
fingers are long, flexible and end in suction cups. The suction which has enforced harsh work procedures and regulations
cups are not vestigal; they can pick up small objects in them upon its people — however, this condition is still preferable to
and manipulate them quite well — though the suction is not conquest and enslavement at the hands of the Empire.
very strong. Attribute Dice: 12D
The Rodians greatly pr ize llie "art" of bounty hunting, and Attribute Minimum/Maxi mu ms:
many have found great success in this field throughout the DEXTERITY 1D/3D
galaxy. KNOWLEDGE 1D/2D+2
Attribute Dice: 12D MECHANICAL 2D/4D+1
Attribute Minimum/Maximums: PERCEPTION 1D/3D+1
DEXTERITY 1D+2/4D+2 STRENGTH 1D/2D+2
KNOWLEDGE 1D/3D TECHNICAL 1D/3D+2
MECHANICAL 1D/2D+2 Move: 10/12
PERCEPTION 1D/3D+2 Height: 1-1.8 meters
STRENGTH 1D/4D+1 Special Abilities:
TECHNICAL 1D/2D+1 Enhanced Senses: Sullustans have advanced senses of
Move: 10/12 hearing and vision. Whenever they make Perception or
Story Factors: search checks involving vision in low-light conditions or
Reputation: Rodians are notorious for their tenacity hearing, they receive a +2D bonus.
and eagerness to kill someone in cold blood for the sake Location Sense: Once a Sullustan has visited an area,
of a few credits. They are almost universally distrusted he always remembers how to return to the area — he
except within criminal circles, where they are valued cannot get lost in a place that he has visited before. This
employees. is automatic and requires no die roll. When using the
astrogahon skill to jump to a place a Sullustan has been,
the astrogator receives a bonus of +1D to his die roll.
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Twi'leks
Tall, thin humanoids with huge tentacular appendages.
Twi’leks are cunning, sly creatures who are often found as
traders, pirates, mercenaries or slavers. They never devel
oped space travel on their own, but have embraced the galactic
community, travelling throughout the galaxy.
Twi'leks try to avoid the great conflicts of the galaxy —
rather than be swept up in what they consider to be huge "heat
storms" (a reference to the harsh weather of their home
world), they prefer to duck into the shadows to wait out the
events that will inevitably occur. From a safe hiding spot, they
can observe, plan and prepare, and then profit from the
situation.
Attribute Dice: 11D
Attribute Minimum/Maximums:
DEXTERITY 1D/3D
KNOWLEDGE 1D/4D
MECHANICAL 1D/2D+1
PERCEPTION 2D/4D+2
STRENGTH 1D/3D
TECHNICAL ID/3D
Move: 10/12
Height: Up to 2.4 meters
Special Abilities:
Tentacles: Twi'leks can use their tentacles to commu
nicate in secret with each other, even if in a room full of
individuals. The complex movement of the tentacles is.
in a sense, a “secret" language that all Twi’leks are fluent
in.
Wookiees
Wookiees are intelligent, arboreal creatures from ttie jungle
world of Kashyyyk. They are considered to be one of the
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strongest intelligent alien species in the galaxy, yet also exhibit
an uncanny knack for repairing and altering technology
They are known for their loyally to their friends, short
tempers and cleverness While Wookiees have a reputation for
hostility, and many have been known to smash objects when
angered, they also possess the capacity for great kindness, a causing damage while brawling (the character s brawling
sharp wit and an appreciation of the qualities of loyalty, skill is not increased). The character also suffers a '2D
honesty and friendship. penalty to all nan-Strength attribute and skill checks.
Wookiees have developed much of their own technology, Due to the Wookiee’s great rage, a character must
constructing huge cities in the trees of their homeworld. They make a Moderate Perception total (with the -2D penalty)
also have their own tools unique to their culture, the most to calm down once all enemies have clearly been con
famous of which is the Wookiee boweaser, or laser crossbow. trolled — unconscious, captured, killed or somehow
The Wookiees were enslaved under the Empire, and since otherwise physically retrained or stopped. Close friends
being freed hy the New Republic, have become strong support of the Wookiee can coordinate with the Wookiee to make
ers of the new government. this easier.
ClimbingCtaws: Wookiees have huge retractable climb
Attribute Dice: 12D ing claws which are used for climbing only. They add +2D
Attribute Minimum/Maximums: to their climbing skill while using the skills. Any Wookiee
DEXTERITY 1D/3D+2 who intentionally uses his claws in hand-to-hand combat
KNOWLEDGE 1D/2D+1 is automatically considered dishonorable by other mem
MECHANICAL 1D/3D+2 bers of his species, possibly to he hunted down —
PERCEPTION 1D/2D+1 regardless of the circumstances.
STRENGTH 2D+2/6D Story Factors:
TECHNICAL 1D/3D+1 Reputation Wookiees are widely regarded as fierce
Move: 11/15 savages with short tempers. Most people will go out of
Height: 2-2.3 meters their way not to enrage a Wookiee.
Special Abilities: Enslaved: Prior to the defeat of the Empire, almost all
Berserker Rage: If a Wookiee becomes enraged (the Wookiees were enslaved by the Empire, and there was a
character must believe himself or those to whom he has substantial bounty for the capture of "free" Wookiees.
pledged a life debt to be in iumiediale. ilea illy danger) l he Language: Wookiees cannot speak basic, hut they all
character gets a +2D bonus to Strength for purposes of understand it. Nearly always, they have a close friend

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who they travel with who can interpret for them ... Wookiee Code of Honor is as stringent as it is ancient.
though a Wookiee’s intent is seldom misunderstood. Atonement for a crime against Honor is nearly impos
Honor: Wookiees are honor-bound. They are fierce sible — it is usually only achieved posthumously But
warriors with a great deal of pride and they can be rage- Wookiees falsely accused can he freed of their dishonor,
driven, cruel, and unfair — but they have a code of honor. and there are legends of dishonored Wookiees “coming
They do not betray their species — individually or as a hark ”
whole. They do not betray their friends or desert them. But those are legends ...
They may break the “ law.’’ but never their code. The
The Force
“The Force is what gives a Jedi tiis power. It s an energy field and it is dangerously seductive to those who lack the ability to
created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It control their emotions and passions. Those who give in to the
binds the galaxy together " Dark Side find their abilities greatly enhanced — at first. As time
— Obi-Wan Kenobi passes, they find that the Dark Side will not so readily come to
The Force is a mysterious energy field which permeates the their aid. yet it will demand more and more of them.
Those who are sensitive to the Force soon learn that there
galaxy. It is something more. The Force is everywhere, and in
everything, it lies beyond that which can normally be per is no middle ground between the Dark and the Light. For the
ceived, yet some, such as the Jedi Knights, learn howto feel the vast majority who are unaware of the power of the Force, the
struggle between good and evil is not as powerful, not as
ebb and flow of the Force, and eventually gain the ability to
manipulate that energy — they learn control over life, thought compelling. For those attuned to the Force, the battle of good
arid matter. versus evil, life versus death, is of utmost importance and
there is no neutrality.
The Force is the foundation of the beliefs of the Jedi. As their
Those who learn the ways of the Force must be careful to
kind were all but eliminated by the evil Emperor Falpatine,
those who knew of and believed in the Force became silent and remember their own inner peace or they will surrender them
few in number, Ai the height of the F.mpire’s power, the Force selves to the Dark Side, as Anakin Skywalker did many, many
years ago
was considered little more than an arcane religion, and the Jedi
nothing but a group of misguided fools.
However, despite the darkness brought to the galaxy by the
The Force's Many Guises
Emperor and his minions, it was the power of a young Jedi ‘‘There's no mystical energy field that controls my destiny. ”
named Luke Skywalker who returned light and freedom to the — Han Solo
galaxy by destroying the Emperor and returning his father, Even those who don't believe in the Force can uncon
Anakin Skywalker, to the Light, Belief in the Force has once sciously manipulate it or are manipulated by it. They may not
again returned to the galaxy. ire truly sensitive to the flow of the Force, hut they still call
upon it without even realizing. 'These people seem to have an
The Nature Of The Force almost unnatural ability toaccomplish their objectives, whether
their intent is good, evil, or somewhere in between. The
The Force is an essential part of nature, like energy or
skeptical call it luck. The unbelievers may call it destiny or fate.
matter, though it is so much more difficult to quantify that
It is the Force.
there is little agreement over what the Force truly is. It is not
For those who learn to control the Force, the most common
known whether the Force has always been, came about as life
path is that of the Jedi. Students of the Force can learn many
evolved into intelligence, or coerced the evolution of intelli
amazing abilities, like slowing or even stopping their own life
gence. To the Jedi, it does not matter, for the Force is. and that
functions, communicating with other people millions of kilo
is all that matters.
meters away, sensing danger, or even moving physical objects
The nature of the Force is hidden from many. It is not to he
by the power of the mind alone!
understood in the same manner as the physical qualities of the
universe. Technology was predictable and readily controlled. "Kid. I've flown from one side o f this galaxy to the other. I've
The Force is neither controlled nor controlling — it is a part of seen a lot o f strange stuff..."
life itself; asking if it controls or can be controlled is like asking — Han Solo
if a person controls his component cells, or the cells control Others beside the Jedi Knights have learned to call upon the
him. Force, They often call it by a different name — magic, shaman
The Force is like any dement of nature — it has both ism. religion, meditation, ancestor worship, or any of a million
positive and negative aspects: the Light Bide and the Dark Bide. other forms of Insight — but through whatever means, Lhey are
The Eight Side teaches peace and harmony. It is the con calling upon this mystic energy and somehow changing the
structive side of the Force from which all love, understanding world around them
and knowledge originate. Those who are at peace with them
selves can learn to harness the amazing poweis of the Force.
The Dark Side is the counterweight to the Light. Many young Beware The Dark Side ...
students falsely believe that the Dark Side is stronger than the “But halt: am I to know the good side from the bad?"
Eight — in fact, it is only easier. The Dark Side springs from the “ You will know. When you are calm, at peace Passive. A Jedi
negative and destructive impulses of all living beings — anger, uses the Force for knowledge and defense, never for attack "
fear, hatred. Death and war are the byproducts of the Dark Side, — Luke Skywalker and Yoda. the Jedi Master

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Those who are sensitive to the ways of the Force must be his character to be honorable and noble, as true Jedi are. The
careful not to start down the path of the Dark Side. It is a path garnemaster should be reasonable in not abusing the Jedi’s
easily started upon and difficult to leave. commitment to force characters along a predetermined path
In game mechanics, Force-sensitive characters and those every step of the way. This will aggravate the players and ruin
with Force skills or Force powers get Dark Side Points much the fun for everyone. A Jedi’s commitment to stop evil should
easier than characters that are not sensitive to the Force Dark he the dramatic focus of an adventure, not a hassle. In short,
Side Points are a means of representing the degree to which a the Jedi is committed to stop evil, but he shouldn't have to
character is influenced by the Dark Side of the Force. confront evil every time he goes out for a walk ...
Jedi The Jedi

Jedi characters, who by their very nature must be Force- "For otter a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the
sensitive. are bound by an even more strict code of conduct. guardians o f peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the
Any character with any training in any of the Force skills dark times, before the Empire. ’’
(control, sense or alter) is bound to act to preserve good. — Obi-Wan Kenobi
A Jedi character cannot allow evil to occur by inaction — a The Jedi learned of the Force and studied it. They gained an
Jedi who voluntarily stands by and allows evil to Ire committed understanding that none before had ever realized. They learned
while doing nothing also receives a Dark Side Point. to manipulate the Force with amazing results, and they used
In this case, if the player doesn’t declare that the Jedi this knowledge to bring order and healing to a galaxy plagued
character will intervene, the game master should ask the player. far too long by conflict and fear.
“Are you sure? That’s an evil act.” If the player decides to have The galaxy learned of them, and their deeds became fa
the character do nothing, the Jedi gets a Dark Side Point. mous. Aided by the Force, and recognizable by their unique
When a Jedi is confronted by a situation where evil is being
lightsabers. they came lo be respected and honored through
committed, the Jedi has to make a reasonable effort to prevent out the galaxy. They were known as scholars, wizards, war
the act from being committed. H a helpless innocent is being riors and philosophers. They were all those things — and
attacked, the Jedi should attempt to save that person: the much more.
particular method is up to the player, whether it be persuasion, However, within (heir knowledge lay the seeds of their
armed action or simple mind tricks. destruction. Early on, the Jedi realized the difference between
The garnemaster and the player portraying the Jedi must the Light Side and the Dark Side, and they taught of the
both be reasonable in this respect. The player must strive for importance of following the path of Light. Still, for some, the
warnings were not enough and temptation was too great. Some
r used their knowledge and turned it to evil.
Evil By Association The rise of the Empire and Palpatine nearly saw the destruc
tion of the Jedi Knights. The august order that seemed invin
Jedi are bound by the Jedi code, and part of that code
cible for a score of millennia was struck down in a heartbeat.
requires them to strive for peace, harmony and good. Soon, the Emperor's New Order had seized control. An
They wish to preserve life and affirm the good
order of co ill technology, wilh no compassion or good. Palpatine
Because of this, they are bound by the actions of and his servant, DarthVader, DarkEordoftheSith.whohelped
those around them. It is not acceptable for a Jedi to in the extermination ot the Knights, led the galaxy into dark
associate with those who willfully choose to commit evil
ness.
When a Jedi is around those who choose to do evil, the However, the destruction of the Jedi wasn't complete. Obi-
Jedi must make a strong effort to persuade them to
Wan Kenobi, Vader's teacher when the Dark Jedi was known as
change their plans, and barring that, stop them from Anakin Skywalker, escaped, bringing with him Skywalker’s
committing evil. twin children. Kenobi hid in seclusion for many years, keeping
When a Jedi is in close proximity to an evil act, the Jedi a close watch on one of the children — the young boy known
is bound to make his best effort to prevent that evil from as Luke Skywalker.
occurring.
Luke learned of the ways of the Jedi shortly before Kenobi’s
The Jedi must take action: peacefully resolving a “death" ahoard the Death Star. Luke went on to learn from
dispute is preferred, although a Jedi will take up arms in
Yoda. the Jedi Master, who had patiently waited for this young
defense of the innocent, helpless and good. If the Jedi farm boy from Tatooine. With the training of Yoda, and con
refuses to act in the cause of good, then the Jedi is vinced that good still remained wit hin his fat her, Luke Skywalker
helping evil by bis inaction, and therefore receives a brought about the defeat of the Empire and Emperor Palpatine.
Dark Side Point. Luke now tries to train others in the ways of the Jedi, hoping
The final determination of whether or not the Jedi to restore the Jedi to their place of prominence in order to keep
truly acted to prevent evil is up to you, the garnemaster. the galaxy peaceful. The Jedi have returned ,..
This rule is intended to encourage players to take playing
the role of a Jedi seriously— if a player wants to be a Jedi, Jedi As Characters
it is not a frivilous decision. On the other hand, this role
Star H'drs allows players to play Jedi characters, although
isn’t intended to bring about philosophical discussions
in the middle of a game session — make your ruling and there are some limitations. Jedi may also be garnemaster
characters, but also have the following limitations.
get on the with the adventure. As a rule of thumb, if the
In the Star Wars universe, there are quadrillions of sapient
players have to spend a lot of time justifying why their
beings, hut only a few of them, numbering in the millions at
actions aren’t evil, chances are the action is indeed evil
and they simply don't want to admit to it. if the players most, are Force-sensitive. The number who actively use the
Force is perhaps a tenth, or even a hundredth, of that.
don’t like your decision —■well, you’re the garnemaster.
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expended a great deal of time and energy hunting flown any
Force users that they were aware of. Therefore, most Force- All Force-users are intimately linked to the bight and
users, unless under the direct control of the Emperor or in Dark Sides of the Force. Any character using Jedi skills
hiding, will be oi a relatively low level of ability (below fill in all (cortlro/, sense and alter) or Jedi powers is bound to the
Force skills). Characters who progress above this level (nr who Jedi perceptions of the Force, and thus receives Dark
are witnessed as having Force abilities) will be actively — and Side f’ oints as outlined in this chapter. The Jedi way
fanatically —-hunted hythe Emperor's servants and assassins. requires individuals of pure intent because it acknowl
If the adventures are set after the Rattle of E.ndor. Force edges the great potential for evil in those who don't
using characters may be more numerous, although they will control their base instincts.
probably lie of a low level ol ability since Jedi have great Some other cultures and other species have different
difficulty learning new powers without a master. Fortunately understandings of ttie workings of the Force; some are
for these characters, they will not be immediately hunted different but no less noble or "good" than the Jedi way,
down, as (hey would be during the time period of the movies, while others are clearly more neutral or even evil in
although the New Republic, the remnants of the Empire and intent. Because of the unique ways in which these view
many other parties would certainly take an interest in any points perceive the Force, the. skills ami abilities that are
Force- user who drew all cut ion to himself. used to cull upon the Force can vary dramatically.
Should the adveulures be set during the time of the Heir to When the game master wishes to incorporate one of
the Umpire trilogy, then see those books and sourcebooks for these other ways, he roust outline these areas:
the "Mew Empire’s" reaction to Jedi. Jedi. to the New Empire, » How the student gains skills and abilities; what the
are a commodity or a liability. specific abilities are.
■ What the culture asks the student to do: some
The Jedi Code cultures require students to meditate, others require
elaborate rituals. The culture is the structure that the
There is m> emotion; there is peace.
There, is no ignorance; there is knowledge. society builds around learning these skills — if the
There is no passion; there is serenity. student doesn't behave as the culture requires, the
There is no death: fhere is the Force. student won't be taught new abilities and may even be
hunted down.
One of the first [flings that a Jedi must learn is the Jedi code: • How the "true rules’’ of the Force are different —- or
this philosophy lays the groundwork for the mastery of the use how they aren’t. The Force is an absolute "force.” There
of the Force. is no ''culture” involved. If an act performed by a mem tier
The Jedi must carefully observe the rules of the Eight Side of one society is considered evil by the Force, then it is
al the Force to mam tain harmony with himselt and t tie universe considered evil for all cultures — regardless of how the
around him. culture itself may view the act. II torture is considered
The I .ight Side is created and sustained by life. The Jedi acts "good" by one culture, it will still get a character Dark
to preserve life. To kill is wrong. Side points for doing it
Sometimes it is necessary to kill. The Jedi may kill in self Note that some evil Force cultures will require stu
defense or in defense ol others, especially the weak and the dents to do evil acts before the masters will teach them
good. He may kill, if by his action he preserves the existence of new powers. At times like this, those who are strong in
life. the Light Side often realize that this method is not for
However, the Jedi must never forget that killing is always them, and will leave in search of true enlightenment.
inherently wrong. Though a Jedi may be committing evil for the They become outcasts.
greater good, killing is still evil. The death is a stain upon his
spirit.
The Jedi does not act for personal power or wealth. The Jedi skills are special abilities, and thus are not controlled by an
seeks knowledge and enlightenment, peace and harmony. He attribute. Each Force skill governs a number of powers, ex
wishes to defeat (hose who would wipe out such qualities — plained later.
those who would inflict death, tyranny or ignorance upon Hnly Force-sensitive characters can learn Jedi skills and
others. powers. A character can choose to become Force-sensitive
A Jedi never acts from hatred, anger, fear or aggression. A after play has begun, as outlined in Section 1.1, “Advanced
Jedi must act wfieri lie is culm, at peace with the Force. To act Characters," but it is much easier to choose to lie Force-
with anger filling one’s soul is to risk temptation to the Daik sensitive right from the start.
Side. A character who wishes to /earn Force skiffs must have a
Iri game terms, Jedi seek nonviolent solutions to problems teacher; characters who already have Force skills find them
— but they don’t always find them. Sometimes, killing or easier to master with a teacher to assist in instruction.
iighiiug is the only answer available. Sometimes it is even the
best answer. Hut that doesn’t mean the Jedi shouldn’t try to find Finding A Teacher
an alternative. A character wishing to learn Force skills must seek out
someone who already understands. In a universe where the
Jedi Training Jedi have nearly been eradicated, this is a most difficult task.
A character’s quest fora suitable Jedi teacher should be the
Marty templates, such as the Alien Student of the Force, the focus of an epic adventure, spanning over several game ses
Failed Jedi, and the Young Jedi. begin with Force skills. sions at the minimum The character must prove his commit
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Once the character finds a teacher, they may not be quite The Force and The Tyia
what they expected. Obi-Wan, Yoda and Luke are the most
powerful Force users known in the galaxy — most Jedi were The Tyia is an example of an alternate way of knowing
hunted down by Darth Vader and the Emperor. However, the the Force, as shown on the Alien Student of the Force
character may find an adept of the Force who never fully character template.
completed his training — someone who knows enough to Tyia teaches that individual Introspection is the way
begin instructing the character, but himself lacks a full under to learn the true way of the universe — students are
standing of the Jedi way. The character may also find himself taught to control their own personal Force (called Tyia)
lured to a Dark Jedi, intent on turning the character down ttie through meditation and ceremony. Because of the unique
path of evil. way in which Tyia studies tfie Force, there are some
The character may also have to turn to one of the other special rules regarding its use.
methods of communing with the Force. Individuals with knowl • When a character with Tyia learns control they auto
edge of these different ways will often be isolated or reclusive, matically learn hibernation trance and emptiness (which
perhaps hiding on a backwater world or part of an undiscov is Easy difficulty for Tyia). The character can learn an
ered alien species. additional three control powers.
No matter the circumstance, a quest for a Jedi teacher
should not be an easy one. It should be filled with danger, • All alter powers have their difficulty increased hy one
level. All powers have minimum time to use of one
designed to test the mettle of those who seek this powerful
minute.
knowledge.
A character who begins the game with Jedi skills has to have ^______________________________________________ /
had a teacher before the game began. Whether or not die
Force; a Jedi may learn a power when he doesn’t increase his
student still can contact the teacher is left to the discretion of
skill, but it costs five Character Points if the teacher knows the
the garnemasler. Perhaps lie was killed, as happened to Luke
skill, and ten points if the teacher doesn’t know and instruct the
Skywalker's master, Obi-Wan Kenobi. or perhaps the student
s t u d e n t in th e s k ill
and teacher had a falling out — or maybe it was just time to
A teacher may tutor a Jedi up to his level of ability — once
"move on.” Perhaps the teacher even turned to the Dark Side
the Jedi has matched the skill level of the teacher, he has
and watches the student from a distance, hoping to eventually
learned all he can, and must seek out a more powerful teacher
seduce his former pupil to the Dark Side.
or attempt to learn more on his own.
When a Jedi tries to increase his Force skills without the
Teachers benefit of an instructor, the Character Point cost is doubled
A character who has no Force training must have a teacher and it takes one month before the character increases their
to learn Jedi skills. The teacher must have at least 3D in the skill The Character Point cost may be reduced to a minimum
specific skills that will be taught to the student. ol one week through use of Character Points.
A Jedi student will most often learn control first, although
some masters will begin instruction with ttie sense skill. Alter is Taking On Pupils
almost always learned last.
Jedi characters can teach other characters the ways of the
It takes a student ten weeks of intensive study and costs 20
Jedi. The Jedi can only teach Force skills as long as he has a
Character Points to learn each Force skill. The character may
minimum of 3D in that skill and can only teach Jedi abilities that
reduce the training time by spending additional Character
he himself knows.
Points — each Point spent reduces the time by one day (the
A character currently studying with a master may not take
minimum training time is one day). Once the character has
on a pupil. A character will seldom take on more than one pupil
completed the training, the character gains the specific skill at
at a time — but a full-time instructor can take on a small number
ID.
of pupils. A character should he wary of teaching anyone with
The character often gains some rudimentary abilities, and
Dark Side Points Jedi abilities — any time a character teaches
learns three of the Jedi powers for that skill; the student cannot
such a person a Force-skill or Jedi ability, the teacher receives
attempt a power he hasn’t learned. For more information, see
a Dark Side Point.
the description of the specific skill.
Teachers also help Jedi improve their skills. When in
structed by a teacher, a Jedi may improve his Force skills just The Force Skills
like normal skills, one pip at a time, at the normal Character
Point cost This training requires one week, although the Control
character may reduce the training time by spending more The ability to control one’s own inner Force. A.Iedi with this
Character Points as per learning the basic Force Skill (the
skill learns mastery over the functions of his own body and
minimum training time for an increase of one pip is one day). harmony with nature. A character who learns control automati
When a character gains a pip in a Force skill, the Jedi may
cally learns three control Force powers.
choose to learn a new Jedi power which uses that skill as long
as the teacher also knows that power. If the Jedi wishes to learn Sense
a power that his teacher does not know, it costs five Character
Points and an additional week of study, although, again, this This skill teaches a Jedi to sense Ihe Force in other things
beyond his own body. The Jedi learns to feel the bonds that
time may be reduced with Charaeler Points, to a minimum of
connect all living things, and gives him the ability to under
one day of study.
stand how all things are interconnected. A Jedi who learns
A.Iedi learns new powers when he increases his Force-skill,
sense automatically learns three sense Force powers.
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Alter Jedi may want to activate the power in one round — the
character would suffer a-ID action to both roils fordoing more
A Jedi with alter learns how to change the distribution and
nature of the Force. A Jedi with alter can move tilings his mind, than one action in a round.
can help others control their own Force, or change the Force
in their own bodies. This power can be used to change the
Keeping Powers "Up"
perceptions of others and make them come to incorrect con A Jedi may keep some, powers "up” -— that is, operating
clusions, A Jedi who learns alter automatically learns three constantly, without having to make a new power roll every
alter Force powers. round. If the power can be kept 'up," the power description will
state this; otherwise the power can only be activated for the
Other Skills? round in which it is used arid then it drops.
If the player wishes to keep a power ‘ Lip," It must be
it is believed that the Jedi Knights have more skills and
announced when the power is activated. If the power roll is
abilities than what is currently known. It was whispered that
successful, the power operates continuously until the player
the Jedi could alter the structure of the universe, live beyond
has the character drop the power.
even death, and accomplish other miraculous feats. Now,
If a character is stunned or worse, ail "up'r powers are
however, these secrets, if they exist at all, await rediscovery .
automatically dropped.
Force Powers A character who is keeping a power “up’’ is using the skills
the power requires as long as the power is operating, and thus
EachoftheseForceskills governs a multitudcof uses, which loses die codes even if he doesn’t have to roll every round. For
are called powers. Some powers are very easy, while others are example, if a character is keeping the receptiue telepathy power
exceptionally hard. Some require the character to know other "up." which is a sense skill, the character loses -ID to all die
specific powers in order for the character to learn the ability rolls whenever he does something else.
(listed under "Required Abilities").
Many of these powers use a combination of the three Jedi Relationship
skills. When such a power is used, calling upon each Force skill
Some powers are affected by the Jedi’s relationship to the
is a separate action. With these powers, the Jedi may roll each
target of the power.
skill in consecutive rounds at no penalty, or may attempt to
fully activate the power in one round, incurring normal mul User and Add to
tiple action penalties. target are; difficulty:
For example, a Jedi wants to activate projective telepathy, Close relatives (married,
which requires both a control and sense roll. The Jedi may siblings, parent and child, etc.) _
decide to use one skill per round, making the control roll in the
first round and the sense round in the second, rolling his full Close friends *2
dice for both actions. However, if the situation is urgent, the Friends

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User and Add to Control Pain

target are: difficulty: Control Difficulty: V e r y E a s y fo r w o u n d e d o r sh in n e d
Acquaintances *l characters. Easy for incapacitated characters, Diffiicult for
mortally wounded characters.
Slight acquaintances ♦ HI
The power can he kept “up, " so the character can ignore the
Met once ♦ 12 pain o f injuries fora long period of time. However, whenever the
Never met, but know each other character is injured again, the Jedi must make a neu cont rol pain
by reputation * 15 roll, with the difficulty' being the new level o f injury.
Effect: A wounded Jedi vtho controls pain can act as if he has
Complete strangers *20
itol been wounded staffing with the round after the power roll
Complete strangers and has been made. The wound is not healed, bill Ihe character
not of the same species -30 doesn't suffer the penalties of being wounded: a wounded Jedi
doesn’t lose ID from all actions; an incapacitated character
Proximity can still act normally, as can a mortally wounded character.
Some powers are affected by proximity — the fartli This power can also be used to shrug off any stun results.
target is, the harder it is for him lo be affected by However, the character is still injured, and ttius is prone to
ower. getting worse, even if the Jedi doesn’t feel the pain. For ex
ample, a wounded character who is wounded again would still
User and Add to
become incapacitated. Mortally wounded Jedi still have to
target are: difficulty: make the same rolls as other mortally wounded characters.
Touching —
Emptiness
tn line of sight but not touching .2
Control Difficulty: Moderate
Not in line of sight, but Note: Characters who are consumed by the Dark Side of the
1-100 meters away ,5 F o r c e m a y no t u s e t h is p o w e r
101 meters to 10 km away +V Required Powers: Hibernation trance
Effect: The user empties tiis mind and allows the Force to
11 to 1,000 km away ♦ 10 flow through him. The character seems to he in deep medita
Same planet but more than tion, and a character experiencing emptiness is oblivious in his
1,000 km away * 15 surroundings. A character in emptiness may not move or take
any action except to try to disengage from the emptiness.
Same star system but
,20 While in emptiness, a character is difficult to sense or affect
not on the same planet
wiili the F’oice. When another character attempts to use a
Not in ihe same star system *30 Force power on the character in emptiness, add the meditating
character’s emptiness roll to the difficulty for the other
Control Powers character's sense or control rolls (this affects only the sense
roll: it the power doesn't use the sens-/ skill, then add the
A b s o r b / D is s ip a t e E n e r g y difficulty to the control roll). This difficulty is added regardless
of whether or not the empty character would willingly receive
Control Difficulty: Sunburn — Very Easy; intense sun —
the power's effect.
Easy; solar wind — Moderate; radiation storm — Difficult
Once the character comes out of emptiness, the character
Characters may use this power for energy attacks, such as
gets a -G bonus modifier to all Force skill rolls tor a period of
blaster bolts and fora1 lightning — the difficulty is Moderate
time equal to the amount of time the character spent in
plus the damage roll of the attack.
emptiness. This bonus is reduced by 1 for each Dark Side Point
The power may be kept 'up" os long os the source o f energy
that the character lias.
is constant — it may not be kept “u p " for blaster bolts or Force
When in emptiness, characters dehydrate and hunger nor
lightning.
mally — some initiates have died because they lacked enough
Effect: This power allows the Jedi to absorb or dissipate
control to bring themselves out of emptiness
energy, including light, heat, radiation and blaster bolts. A
When the character enters into emptiness, the player must
successful control roll means that the energy is dissipated. If
state for how long the character will be in meditation. A
the user fails the roll, he takes full damage from the energy.
character must make a Difficult control skill roll lo bring himself
The character must activate the power in the same round
out o( emptiness-, the character may attempt to come out of
to absorb the blaser bolt or Force lightning — the character
meditation under the following circumstances:
must be able to roll the power before the attack lands. He can't
use this power after the attack has hit. • When the stated time has passed.
• Once each hour beyond the original time limit.
A c c e le r a t e H e a lin g
Control Difficulty: Easy for wounded characters. Moderate • The character's hody takes any damage more serious than
for incapacitated characters. Difficult for mortally wounded stun damage.
characters.
Hibernation Trance
Time To Use: One minute
Effect: If a Jedi uses this power successfully, he may make Control Difficulty: Difficult.
two natural healing rolls for the current day regardless of his This /rower may be kept “up."
injury, lie gets a -2 modifier to his roll for both rolls. Effect: This power allows a Jedi to place himself into a deep
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heartbeat slows, bis breathing drops to barely perceivable will lapse into unconsciousness, unless he has activated con
levels, and befalls unconscious. trol pain nr done something else that will keep the character
When a Jedi enters a hibernation trance, the character must conscious.
declare under what circumstances the character will awaken:
after a specific amount of time, or what stimuli needs to be Resist Stun
present (noise, someone touching them). A jedi can heal while C on trol Difficulty: Moderate.
in a hibernation trance, but the character may not use skills or Tim e To Use: One minute
Jedi powers while in a trance. This power may be kept "up. "
Hibernation trance serves two purposes. It allows a Jedi to Effect: Resist stun allows the Jedi lo prepare his body lo
"play dead." It can be used to survive; when food or air supplies resist the effects of stun damage. The power must fie activated
arc low. A character iu hibernation uses only about a tenth as before the character has suffered any damage.
much air as someone who is sleeping —■he can hibernate for A successful result, allows the Jedi to resist all stun results
a week in a dry climate or for up to a month in a wet climate except for unconscious and normal injuries. An unconscious
before dying from lack of water. result forces the Jedi to drop the power, and he is considered
Anyone who comes across a Jedi in hibernation trance stunned. Normal injuries [wounded, incapacitated, mortally
assumes that the Jedi is dead unless he makes a point of testing wounded and killed) are treated normally.
him. Another Jedi with the sense skill or the life detection power
will be able to detect the Force within the hibernating charac Sense Powers
ter and realize that he is alive.
Life Detection
Reduce Injury Sense Difficulty: Very Easy if ttie subject has Force skills or
Control Difficulty: Moderate for incapacitated characters. is Force-sensitive', Moderate if not. Modified by relationship.
Difficult for mortally wounded characters. Very Difficult for This power may be kepi "up. "
dead characters.
Effect: Tins power all owes Jedi to detect live sentient beings
Required Powers: Control pain
who might otherwise remain hidden from their normal senses.
Mffeet: By using this power, a Jedi may call upon the Force
When tile power is activated, ttie Jedi knows ttie location of all
to reduce the amount of injury lie suffers: tflis power is nor
sentients within 10 meters — if tire power is kept up, the. Jedi
mally only used in desperation because of its long-term reper
may know whenever a sentient approaches within 10 meters of
cussions.
them or vice versa.
When the power is successfully used, the Jedi loses a Force
Point. Any injury that is suffered is reduced to wounded. If the When a Jedi approaches or is approached by sentient
original injury would have killed f fie character, lie must chouse creatures, make a sense roll for the Jedi and each creature
to suiter a permanent injury of some kind. makes an opposed control or Perception roll to avoid detection.
Both rolls are “free" actions and don’t count as a power use. If
Example: Luke Skywalker and Da rth lhide rare fighting in the
the Jedi ties or rolls higher, he senses the creatures in ques
Emperor's chambers on the new Death Star Luke butlers down
Voder’s defenses and makes a killing strike ■but Voder uses the tion.
reduce injury power and expends a Force point. He is now only If the Jedi beats tlie target's i oil by II) or more points, lhe
Jedi is aware if this person has Force skills (yes or no), is Force-
wounded, but he loses Ids hand.
sensitive (yes or no) or if they have met Ihe person before (yes
Note: Spending Force points in this manner — not at the or no), and if yes, what their identity is.
beginning of tlie round is allowed. Also, it is not always a
Example; derrick, the Young Jedi, has his life detection power
“selfish" act lo save one's life, so tlie character might be able to
"up. " Fill, the gamemaster knows that three Camorreans ap
get the Force point back, if Ifie character was fighting to save
his friends from certain doom — and if he falls, they certainly proach him from behind. He tells Dace, derrick's player, that he
senses three sentients approaching him from behind nave
die ■— then this could even be considered an heroic action. It
makes his roll to see if he can determine the creature's identities
Still involves great sacrifice.
— he doesrt't beat the first damorreau, so Dave only knows that
Remain Conscious the first creature is a sentient. Dane beats the second damorrean
by Ft points, so Bill tells him that the creature is not Force senstiue
Control Difficulty: Easy fur stunned characters. Moderate
and doesn't have Force skills, and since he's never met the.
far incapacitated characters. Difficult for mortally wounded
characters. creature before, he doesn’t know its identity, not even its species.
Dace beats the third creature by /1points, so Bill tells him that this
Required Powers: Control pain
creature is also not Force-sensitive arid doesn :t have Force skills
Effect: Remain conscious allows a Jedi to remain conscious
even when fie has suffered injuries which would knock him However. Bill decides that derrick has met the creature before,
and tells him, "ft's Draugtwkt, a damorrean you met a few years
unconscious. In game terms, when a character with this power
carder on Seftos."
suffers this kind of injury, they lose all of their actions for the
rest of the round, hut they are still conscious (normal charac L ife S e n s e
ters automatically pass out). On the next round, the character
may attempt to activate the power — this must be the first Sense Difficulty: Very Easy. Modified by proximity and
relationship.
action of that round: the Jedi cannot even dodge or parry.
[f the roll is unsuccessful, tile character passes out immedi Required Ability: Life detection
ately. If the roll is successful, the Jedi can do any one other This power may be kept "up" to track a target.
Effect: The user can sense the presence ami identity of a
action that fie has declared for that round —- often the charac
ter wiil attempt to controlpain so that tie will he able to remain specific person for whom he searches. The user carl sense how
badly wounded, diseased or otherwise physically disturbed
conscious. After that other action has been completed, the Jedi
tiie target is.
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A target may use thecorcfro/skili to hide his identity from the through memories in the same round that contact is made —
Jedi uses life.sense. The character's control skill is added to the this process takes a full round.
sensor's difficulty A Jedi can read the minds of more than one person at a time,
but each additional person counts as an additional action, with
M a g n ify S e n s e s separate rolls and multiple skill use penalties.
Sense Difficulty: Very Easy. Modified by proximity. This power may be used on creatures and other sentient
Time To Use: Three rounds species, although it cannot be used on Droids.
Effect: This power allows a jedi to increase the effective
ness of his normal senses to perceive things that otherwise Sense Force
would be impossible without artificial aids. He can hear noises Difficulty: Moderate for an area: Difficult for sensing details
beyond his normal hearing due to distance or soilness — he or specific objects within the area. Modified by proximity.
can’t hear beyond normal frequencies Likewise, he can see Effect: This power is used to sense the ambient Force within
normally visible things over distances that would normally a place. It cannot be used to detect sentient beings, but there
require the use of macrobinocuiars, and identify scents and are many forms of lifeand many areas of the galaxy intertwined
odors that are normally too taint tor Human olfactory senses. with the Force which can be sensed with this power.
.Sense Force will tell a character the rough magnitude of the
Receptive Telepathy Force in an area or object, and whether the area or object tends
Sense Difficulty: Very Easy for friendly, non-resisting tar toward the Dark Side or the Light.
gets. if target resists, he makes a Perception or control roll to
determine the difficulty. Modified by proximity and relation
ship.
Alter Powers
Required Power: Life sense
fn ju re /K ill
This power may be kept “up" if the target is willing and the
proximity modifier doesn't increase. Alter Difficulty: Target's control or Perception roll.
Effect: if the Jedi makes the power roll, he can read the Required P ow er Life sense
surface thoughts and emotions of the target The Jedi "hears" Warning: A character who uses this power receives a Dark
what the target is thinking, but cannot probe for deeper Side Point,
information. When the Jedi uses the power on another player Effect: An attacker must be touching the target to use this
character, the gainemaster asks the player if he minds the power. In combat, this means making a successful brawling
power being used on his character; if the target isagamcmastcr attack in the same round that the power is to he used.
character, the gamemaster must determine for himself if the When the power is activated, the user makes one roll. If he
target is friendly or resistant. rolls higher than the character's resisting control or Perception
If the skill roll is double the difficulty, the Jedi can sift total, figure damage as if the power roll was a damage total and
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T e le k in e s is that round, using his lightsaber skill as normal.

Alter Difficulty: Very Easy for objects weighing one kilo The Jedi may also attempt to control where deflected
blaster holts go, although this counts as an additional action.
gram or less; Easy for objects weighting one to ten kilograms;
The Jedi must declare which specific shot he is controlling.
Moderate for objects 11 to 100 kilograms; Difficull for 101
kilograms to one metric ton; Very Difficult for 1,001 kilograms Then, once the roll is madetoseeifthe blaster holt was parried
to ten metric tons; Heroic for objects weighing 10,001 kilo by the Jedi, the Jedi makes a control roll, with the difficulty
grams to 100 metric tons. being his new target's dodge or the range (figured from the Jedi
to the target). The damage is that of the original blaster bolt.
Object may be moved at 10 meters per round; add -5 per
additional 10 meters per round. The target must be in sight of Example: Gemck is entering lightsaber combat, and has a
the !edi. lightsaber skill o f 4D, a control o f 3D and a sense o f 2D*2 If
Increased difficulty if object isn't moving in simple, straight Gerrwk makes his Moderate control roll und his Easy sense roll,
line movement: he gets to add his control to his lightsaber skill in combat, so he
would fight and parry with a skill o f 7D. He would also add his
n1 to >,S for gentle turns
sense to the lightsaber's normal damage o f 5D. fora new damage
+ 6 to * 10 for easy maneuvers
of7D*2. These bonuses are in effect until derrick drops the power
+11 to -25 or more for complex maneuvers, such as using a
levitated lightsaber to attack or is stunned or injured and forced to drop the power However,
since the poire r is "up." derrick subtracts -2D from all actions
Modified by proximity. while using the power.
This power may he kept "up. " if Gemck wants to deflect blaster bolts during a round, in the
Effect: This power allows the Jedi to levitate and move declaration phase he must say that he is lightsaber parrying and
objects with the power of his mind alone. If used successfully, that he will attempt to deflect a specific shot back at someone
the object moves as the Jedi desires. standing only four meters away. The attacker is 20 meters away
A.ledi can levitate several objects simultaneously, but each and using a blaster pistol ( 4D damage}.
additional object requires the Jedi to make a new power roll. first. Dave, derrick’s player must wait and see if his lightsaber
Tliis power can be used to levitate oneself or others. It can parry was good enougfi to deflect the blaster bolt out o f the way.
be used as a primitive space drive in emergencies.
When used to levitate someone against their will, the target
may resist by adding their I’ercejition or control roll to the
difficulty number.
Levitated objects can be used to attack other characters,
but this automatically gives the Jedi a Dark Side Point. Such
objects do ID damage if under a kilogram, 2D if one to ten kilos,
4D if 11 to 100 kilos, 2D Speeder-scale damage if 101 kilos to one
metric ton, 3D Stnrfighter-scale damage if one to ten tons and
5D Starfighter-scale damage if 11 to 100 metric tons.
Such attacks would require an additional control roll by the
Jedi. which would be the to bit roll against the target's dodge.
If the character doesn't dodge the attack, the difficulty is Easy.
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Control Difficulty: Moderate
Sense Difficulty: Easy
This power may he kept “up. "
Effect: To use a lightsaber most effectively, a Jedi learns this
power. The Jedi uses this power both to wield this elegant but
difficult-to-control weapon while also sensing his opponent s
actions through his connection to the Force.
This power is called upon at the start of a battle and remains
"up" until the Jedi is stunned or injured; a Jedi who has been
injured or stunned may attempt to bring the power back “up."
It the Jedi is successful in using this power, the Jedi adds his
sense dice to his lightsaber skill roll when trying to hit a target
or parry, and he adds or subtracts up to the number of his
control dice to the lightsaber's 5D damage when it hits in
combat. Players must decide how many control dice they are
adding or subtracting before they roll damage.
If the Jedi fails the power roll, he must use the lightsaber
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with only his lightsaber skill to hit and the weapon’s normal
damage in combat and he cannot attempt to use the power
again for the duration of the combat.
Finally, the Jedi may use lightsaber combat to parry blaster
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If he does parry. Derrick can nou' attempt to deflect the bolt, lie Alter Difficulty: Moderate.
must make an additional cont rn! mil, a t-2D (because light saber Required Power: Control another's pain
combat is still up), but since his target is only four meters away, Time To Use: One minute
which is short range for blaster pistol, his difficulty is only a 6. Effect: I h is power will save a mortally wounded character
(iem ch rolls his die — and gets a 6. He hits the target with the from dying because the Jedi is transferring his life force to the
reflected blaster bolt, which does 4D damage ( normal damage for target. When a character has force transferred to him, lie
the weapon). remains mortally wounded, but tie will not die provided he
isn't injured again. The character is in hibernation, and will
P r o je c tiv e T e le p a t h y stay alive in this state for up to six weeks. The Jedi must be
Control Difficulty: Very Easy. Increase difficulty by *5 to touching the target character when the power is activated
1 10 if the Jodi cannot verbali/e Ibe thoughts he is transmitting When 111is power is used, the user must spend a force Point
(he is gagged, doesn't want to make a sound). Modified by (lhis is the life force that is transferred to the target). This use
proximity. is always considered heroic, so the character will get the Force
Sense Difficulty: V e r y E a s y if ta rg e t is f r ie n d ly a n d d o e s n 't Point back at the end of the adventure.
resist. If target resists, roll Perception or control roll to deter Tiie recipient of this power must be whiling
mine the difficulty. Modified by relationship.
Required Power: Receptive telepathy
Effect: If the Jedi successfully projects his thoughts, the
Control, Sense And Alter Powers
target "hears’’ his thoughts and ‘‘feels’’ his emotions. The target A ffe c t M ind
understands that the thoughts and feelings he is experiencing
Control Difficulty: Very Easy for perceptions; Easy for
are not his own and that they belong to the user of the power.
memories: Moderate for conclusions. Modified by proximity.
If the Jedi doesn't "verbally ”identify himself, the target doesn't
Sense Difficulty: The target's control or Perception roll.
know who is projecting thoughts to him. This power can only
Alter Difficulty: Very Easy for slight, momentary
be used to communicate with other minds, not control them.
misperceptions, minor changes to distant memories, or if the
character doesn't care one way' or another. Easy for brief,
Control And Alter Powers visible phenomena, for memories less than a year old, or if the
character feels only minor emotion regarding the conclusion
A c c e le r a t e A n o th e r 's H e a lin g lie is reaching. Moderate lor short hallucinations, for memo
Control Difficulty: Very Easy, Modified by relationship. ries less than a day old, or if file target has strict orders about
Alter Difficulty: Very Easy tiie conclusion. Difficult for slight disguises to facial features,
Required Power: Control another's pain hallucinations which can be sensed with two senses (sight and
Time To Use: One minute sound, for example), for memories less than a minute old, or if
Effect: T) ic target is allowed to make extra healing rolls, as the matter involving the conclusion is very important to the
outlined in accelerate heating. The Jedi must be touching the target Very Difficult for hallucinations which can be sensed by
character whenever he attempts a healing roll. all five senses, if the memory change is a major one, or if the
logic is absolutely clear and coming to the wrong conclusion is
C o n t ro l A n o t h e r s P a in virtually impossible.
Control Difficulty: Very Easy. Modified by proximity and Effect: This power is used to alter a character’s perception
relationship. so that tie senses an illusion or fails to see what the user of the
Alter Difficulty: Easy for wounded characters: Moderate power doesn’t want him to see This power is used to perma
for incapacitated characters: Difficult for mortally wounded nently alter a character's memories so that he remembers
characters things incorrectly or fails to remember something. This power
Required Power: Control pain can also be used to alter a character's conclusions so that he
Effect; This power has the same effect on the target that comes in an incorrect contusion.
control pain does on its user. before making skill rolls, the character must describe ex
actly the effect he is looking for The power is normally used on
R e tu rn A n o t h e r T o C o n s c io u s n e s s only one target: two or more targets can only be affected if the
Control Difficulty: Easy. Modified by proximity Modified power is used two or more times,
by relationship. A ctiaracter believes he is affected by any successful illu
Alter Difficulty: Easy for incapacitated characters; Difficult sions — a character who thinks he is struck by an illusory
for mortally wounded characters. object would feel the blow. If he thought he was injured, he
Required Power: Remain conscious would feel pain, or if he thought he had been killed, he would
Effect: The target returns to consciousness. The target tias go unconscious. However, the character suffers no true injury.
the same restrictions as imposed by the remain conscious This power cannot affect Droids or recording devices.
power. These are not the Droids you’re looking for. ”
"These are not the Droids we're looking for "
T ra n sfe r Fo rce
— Ben Kenobi and Imperial Stormtrooper
Control Difficulty: Easy. Modified by relationship. Modified
by proximity.

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Chapter Eig ht
Equipm ent
Throughout the galaxy, there are countless pieces of equip- Glow Rods
meut which ait.1 people as they go about their various duties
and chores. While there is no room to go into detail about these Portable flashlights, glow rods can derive their power from
devices, here is a brief summary of some of the most common long-lasting energy cells (possibly years of continuous usage)
pieces of equipment that characters will use on their adven or from chemical reactants. Persona! glow' rods often have a
tures. range of up to 51) meters, although more expensive models
have much longer ranges. Energy cells last for 50 hours before
requiring replacement.
Breath Mask
Breath masks are portable filtering systems which cover Macrobinoculars
the mouth and nose and provide life-sustaining gases for
limited amounts of time: they provide no protection f r o m cold Personal image magnification devices, macro binoculars
can magnify images up to one kilometer away (this is an
or the vacuum of space. Most breafh masks only work lor one
“average” set of macrobinoculars; other models may have
hour of continuous usage before the filters are spent.
much longer or shorter ranges). They provide computer en
hanced images, providing information on range ami targeting.
Comlinks They have zoom capability. All Perception /search oriented
Comlinks are portable communication devices. They are skills are increased by 3D when using these tools to view areas
suitable for short range communication — personal d('vices more than 100 meters awav (normal modifiers apply).
have a range of ahoi it 50 kilometers, or up to low orbit in clear If attached to a blaster via certain programming software,
weather; vehicular comlinks can go up to 21)0 kilometers, they provide a -3D bonus to all medium and long-range shots
Comlinks can broadcast over countless different frequencies. (they are ineffectual for short and point-blank range, shots).
There are also “Standard Clear Frequencies" (or SCK's) which Additionally, the user must be using tfie macrobinoculars and
arc used for any public communications, such as when a ship weapon in a “sniper” type of position, requiring a steady
wishes to hail a spaceport or other ship, or when a local resting spot and at least one round of preparation,
government needs to make a broadcast that should be picked
up by all comlinks within a certain area. Most comlinks can be Medpacs
set to monitor one specific frequency and SCFs simultaneously;
more advanced comlinks can be set to monitor several fre The “first aid" kits of the Star Burs universe, medpacs
quencies. provide necessary medicines, stimulants, coagulants and heal
ing drugs to save lives in crisis situations. Once a medpac has
been used once, it is expended When someone uses a medpac,
Data pad they use the first aid skill.
Datapads are primitive personal computers which are small,
light and portable; they are the “notebooks” of the Star ITor.s
universe since paper is rarely, if ever. used. They are often
Recording Rods
attached to a belt or pocket for easy carrying They are most Recording rods are small cylinders about thirty centime
ters long. They can record any sounds or speech, with a
often used as data storage and retrieval devices, and as such
can store relevant personal data, encyclopedic entries and recording time of 100 hours. They can be replayed over and
over, and may be reused hy rerecording
other basic information; they cannot perform higher level
functions, such as computing astrogation journeys.

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8.1 W eapons
In a galaxy torn by war, it should bo no surprise that there Ranges: 3-10/30/120
are as many types of weapons as there are different cultures. Damage: 4D
This chapter provides a basic description ami game statistics Ammo: 100
for some of the most important weapons in Star Wars: The Cost: 500 (power packs: 25)
Roteplaying Game.
H e a v y B la s te r Pisto l
Blasters A blaster pistol is a compromise: it gives the user a lot more

firepower, but with a very limited range— this is accomplished
Blasters are the most common types of weapons used by draining a lot of energy from the power pack, at the expense
throughout the Known Galaxy. Ranging from small, easily of ammo A heavy blaster pistol is crammed into a standard
concealed hand weapons to the huge destructive Super Laser pistol frame, making it easy to disguise if necessary. These
of the Death Star, blasters are designed for every conceivable weapons are illegal or heavily restricted in many systems. Han
role. Solo carries a heavv blaster pistol (when he can).
Blasters utilize a variety of so-called bluster gases, which are Model: BlasTech DL-44
excited by the energy provided from power packs. The charge Scale: Character
released takes the form of coherent light which delivers killing Skill: Blaster: blaster pistol
energy to the target. Ranges: 3-7/25/50
Here are some of the common hand-held blasters. Ail can be Damage: 5D
set for "stun" (see Section 3.1, ‘‘Combat and Injuries") unless Ammo: 25
otherwise stated. Cost: 750 (power packs: 25)
H o ld - O u t B la s te rs B la s te r C a r b in e
Small enough to be hidden in the hand of a Human, hold-out These weapons are shorter and less accurate than blaster
blasters arc common in urban ureas with strict weapon con rifles, the weapons they are based upon. Huwever, they are
trols and among under-cover agents. rugged and reliable and malfunctions are very rare. These
Hold-out blasters require custom designed power packs weapons are less advanced than blaster rifles, and older
and only hold enough blaster gas for a few shots. They are models can often be found at greatly discounted prices.
illegal or closely regulated in most systems. Many systems, Model: SoroSuub QuickSnap 361
however, look on them as a “seif-defense" alternative to the Scale: Character
more powerful types of personal weapons available. Skill: Blaster: blaster carbine
Model: Merr-Sonn Munitions Q2 Hold-Out Blaster Ranges: 3-25/50/250*
Scale: Character * At long-range, increase difficulty by -5.
Skill: Blaster: hold out blaster Damage: 5D
Ranges: 3-4/8/12 Ammo: 100
Damage: 3D Cost: 900 (power packs: 25)
Ammo: 6
Cost: 275 (power packs: 25) B la s te r R ifle
Among the most popular personal weapons in the galaxy,
S p o rtin g B la s te r
blaster rifles are in common use throughout the Imperial and
A small, short blaster, often used for small-game hunting or New Republic forces. They have a retractable stock and sight.
personal defense. Sometimes used for dueling. This is the In most systems, ownership is restricted to military organiza
smallest weapon to use standard power packs. Princess Leia tions.
uses a sporting blaster in the opening scenes of Star H'orx /l' 4 Model: SoroSuub Stormtroopcr One Blaster Rifle
.Vein Hope. Scale: Character
Model: Drearian Defense Conglomerate Defender Skill: Blaster: blaster rifle
Scale: Character Ranges: 3-30/100/300
Skill: Blaster: sporting blaster Damage: 5D
Ranges: 3-10/30/60 Ammo: 100
Damage: 3D+1 Cost: 1,000 (power packs: 25)
Ammo: 50 Note: If the retractable stock and scope are used for one
Cost: 350 (power packs: 25) round of aiming, the character gets an additional >ID to his
B la s te r Pisto l blaster roll.
This is the most common weapon in the galaxy. It is popular S p o rtin g B la s te r Rifle
with urban police lorees, traders and anyone else who needs Built in an attempt to circumvent standard restrictions on
to pack respectable firepower in a compact package. Owner the blaster rifle, the "sport rifle" is merely a smaller version ol
ship of these weapons is restricted in many systems. its more lethal cousin. It was introduced early in the days of the
Model: BlasTech D1.-18 Empire, by groups that worried over the new centralization of
Scale: Character power. In general, it is jusf as restricted in use as the blaster
Skill: Blaster: blaster pistol rifle.

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J o h n e\ h l I L jn d
Model: DreariauDefenseConglomorate"I.ightSport” Hunter Scale: Character
Scale: (Character Skill: Blaster: repeating blaster
Skill: Blaster: blaster rifle Ranges: 3-75/200/500
Ranges: 3-40/120/350 Damage: 8D
Damage: 41) 1 1 Fire Rate: 1
Ammo: 100 Ammo: Power generator only
Cost: 900 (power packs: 25) Cost: 5,000
Note: If the retractable stock and scope are used for one
round of aiming, the character gets an additional - ID to his
blaster roll.
Bowcasters
A weapon unique to the arboreal Wookiccsof Kashyyyk, the
L ig h t R e p e a t in g B la s te r bowcaster (also called a laser crossbow) is an ancient and
Longer and more powerful than blaster rifles, these weap curious combination of energy and projectile weapon.
ons are for large-scale actions, often supplementing ground The weapon requires great physical strength to cock and
squads and providing cover for artillery gunners while their load. Till1 weapon fires explosive quarrels wrapped in an
weapons are being set up. These weapons are normally about energy cocoon, giving the explosive the appearance of an
one to one-and-a-half meters long, and can be run off power elongated blaster bolt. The weapons are only available on
packs or attached to generators for unlimited firepow'er. They Kashyyyk.
are normally available only to the military. Model: Wookiee bowcaster
Model: BlasTech T-21 ’ Scale: Character
Scale: Character Skill: Bowcaster
Skill: Rla s tcr repeating hlaster Ranges: 3-10/30/50
Ranges: 3-50/120/300 " Damage: 4D
Damage: 6D Fire Rate: 1
Ammo: 25 Ammo: 0 (quarrels: power packs can make 50 shots before
Cost: 2,000 (power packs: 25) being replaced)
Cost: Not sold to non-Wookiees
E-Web Repeating Blaster Note: If a character wants to fire the weapon more than once
in a round, he must make an Easy .Strength roll to be able to aim
The E-Web is at the limit of "portable" blaster weapon
the weapon (this is a "free action"). Reloading the weapon with
technology — it is so heavy that troops can carry it, but they
new quarrels requires a Moderate Strength total.
certainly can't fire it without tripod mounting. It is normally
allotted as an infantry support weapon, and the crew is ex
pected to keep the weapon moving with the troops for backup Explosives
when needed. Explosives, such as grenades and thermal detonators, are
Model: BlasTech E-Web Heavy Repeating Blaster not common in combat except under certain conditions. They

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M in e
Mines are used to eliminate incoming troops and vehicles.
Most are triggered by physical pressure (such as moving ground
troops) or the presence of repulsor fields (generated by incom
ing vehicles). The demolitions skill roil of the character setting
the mine is equal to the hide value of the mine (in case someone
is searching for it) and the “to hit" roll of the weapon. When the
mine is triggered, the character must use his normal dodge to get
out of the immediate blast radius of the explosion — if his normal
dodge is higher than the demolitions roll, then he gets to the next
higher range of the radius. A successful full dodge will get the
character out of the entire blast radius — but in order for either
to work, the character must have declared the dodge at the
beginning of the combat round.
Model: Standard anti-vehicle mine
Scale: Speeder
Skill: Demolitions: mines
Blast Radius: 0-2/4/6/10
A J:en Nun"
Damage: 5D/4D/3D/2D
Cost: 750
Melee Weapons
are heavy, and are one-shot weapons — once they are thrown,
they are expended. Blasters are often preferred because they A variety of melee weapons are in common use throughout
the galaxy, especially in situations where close quarters com
are light and can he fired repeatedly.
bat is expected. Weapons range from primitive common blades
However, grenades are useful for areas where enemy forces
and dubs, to highly sophisticated power weapons, such as
are concent rated in a small area, because their area of blast can
affect more than one target. Grenades can be equipped with vibroblades and lightsabers.
any number of triggers, from simple contact (it explodes when
it hits something) to a timer, which can be set for several
Knives
minutes. In an age of powered, long-range energy weapons, the main
Mines and thermal detonators are larger explosive devices advantage of a knife is that it is easy and cheap to manufacture,
with a variety of potential uses. concealable, requires no power source beyond sheer physical
Explosive devices are normally tightly restricted, and those strength, and possession is rarely regulated by planetary
wishing to buy them will often have to seek out black market governments.
sources. Some throwing knives can also be used as short-range
weapons.
F r a g m e n t a t io n G r e n a d e s
T y p ic a l K n ife
Grenades come in a variety of sizes and forms, and can be
simple explosives, or may eject noxious gases or smoke oi any Scale: Character
other number of payloads, depending upon the specific needs Skill: Melee combat: knife
of the purchaser. Difficulty: Very Easy
Model: Standard fragmentation grenade Damage: STFMD (Maximum: 6D)
Scale: Character Cost: 25
Skill: Grenade
T y p ic a l T h r o w in g K n ife
Ranges: 3-7/20/40
Blast Radius: 0-2/4/0/10 May be used as ci normal knife in melee
Damage: 5D/4D/3D/2D Scale: Character
Cost: 200 Skill: Thrown weapons: knife
Ranges: 2-3/5/10
T h e rm a l D e to n a to r Damage: STR-1D (Maximum: 6D)
The original intended use of a thermal detonator isn't Cost: 35
known. What is known is that it is a highly effective weapon of
terror and destruction. It is fist-sized, yet packs enough explo Vibroweapons
sive to destroy everything within a small building Vihroweapons come in a variety of forms, from vibroknives
Model: Standard thermal detonator to vibroaxes. They are similar to their non-powered counter
Scale: Character parts in form, but are much more dangerous because their
Skill: Grenade powercells thousands of microscopic vibrations along the
Ranges: 3-4/7/12 blade edge allowing them to cut through surfaces with only
Blast Radius: 0-2/8/12/20 slight pressure.
Damage: 10D/8D/5D/2D
Cost: 2,000 V ib r o a x e
Scale: Character
Skill: Mel ee combat: vibroaxe

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Difficulty: Moderate Body: 7>D

Damage: SIR. 3D ■ , 1 (Maxi mi mi: 70) Fire Rate: 1/1
Cost: SOU Fire Control: 5D
Ranges: Atmosphere/Low Orbit (1 )/High Orbit (.'))
V ib ro b la d e Damage: 12D Ionization
Scale: Character
Skill: Melee combat: vibroblade (.a meter long blade)
Difficulty; Moderate
Armor
Damage: STRdil) (Maximum: fil)*2) With the advance of 1)1as ter weapons, armor has become
Cost: 2SO less and less popular: most soldiers in the field soon realized
that their armor would be ineffectual in stopping those bolts of
Lightsabers energy, and their speed and quickness would be of prime
importance. Armor is more useful against many slugthrowing
The rare and highly prized weapon of the Jedi Knights,
weapons, so it will be common on very primitive worlds.
lightsabers are harnessed energy blades e apa hie of nutting
Armor protects a specific portion of a person's body. If an
through the densest of materials, Because the energy blade
attack hits that area, they may add the die code of the armor to
produces no resistance and has virtually no weight, it is very
their Strength roll to resist damage.
dangerous for beginners to use, and those wit bout any formal
Armor may cover one u( six locations: head, torso, led arm,
training are as dangerous to themselves as their opponents.
right arm, left leg. and right leg. Head and torso armor may
However, in the hands of a .fecit, the weapons are truly formi
provide different protection to the front and back, and if so, the
dable, and can be used to block and deflect blaster bolts, in
distinction is indicated.
addition to its formidable melee combat capabilities
Scale: Character
Skill: I.ightsaber
Blast Helmet
Difficulty: Difficult Common among the forces of the Rebel Alliance, blast
Damage: hi) helmets provide troops with valuable protection from frag
Cost: Unavailable for sale ments and shrapnel, aIt) tough they are almost useless against
Note: If an attacking character misses the difficulty number blaster bolts.
by more than 10 points (the base difficulty: not their opponent's Model: Typical Blast Helmet
parry total), the character has injured himself with tlie light saber Protection: 1lead: -11) to front and hack frmu physical (nun-
blade: apply normal damage to the character wielding Hie energy attacks): - 1 to (rout and back from energy attacks.
weapon. Cost: 1400 ’"
Blast Vests
Blaster Artillery Like blast helmets, vests are very useful against physical
“Blaster artillery" covers a bewildering array of weapons attacks, such as grenade shrapnel and bullets, but they pro
and their uses, from anti-troop weapons to permanent low- vide little protection from blaster bolts.
orb it a nti I.i' l 11:' w eapons. Model: Typical Blast Vest
Protection: Torso: -11) to front from physical (non-energy
Atgar Anti-Vehicle Tower attacks); <1 to front from energy attacks.
The Atgar l. ) FI) P-Tower is the Rebel Alliance's most Cost: 200 ’
common anti-vehicle field artillery weapon. The weapons are
underpowered and difficult to move, but thev are readilv Bounty Hunter Armor
available, which was the rationale for the Alliance's choice of A number of bounty hunters utilize a variety of personal
the weapon. The weapon requires a crew of four: one chief armors for protection during the course of their duties. The
gunner, and three support personnel to regulate energy flow most common set of armor is the Corelfian RowerSnit. which
and recharge its power cells. not only provides protection, but enhances The user's Strength
Model: Atgar 1.4 FL) F-Tnwer in personal combat.
Type: Light Anti-Vehicle Laser Cannon These hattlesuits are often greatly modified hy their owner.
Scale: Speeder Typical modifications include the permanent addition of weap
Skill: Blaster artillery: anti-vehicle ons. advanced sensors in helmets, emergency survival equip
Body: 2D ment storage belts, harsh environment shielding and a number
Fire Rate: 1'2 of other items.
Fire Control: 1D These suits are restricted in many systems, and may be
Ranges: 10-7)00/2,000/10.000 illegal to purchase or possess.
Damage: 2D-2 Mode): CurcJlian PowerSuit
Protection; Head, torso, arms, logs: <2D to alt physical (non
Anti-Orbital Ion Cannon energy) attacks: * 11) to all energy attacks. -1D penalty to all
Designed specifically for the defense of planetary surfaces Dexterity attribute and skill checks due lo bulk.
from low-orbit assault, this ion cannon is critical in defending • Adds -1D to lifting skill.
military bases until they can get their planetary shields up to Cost: 2,TOO
full power.
Model: KDY v-150 Manet Defender Stormtrooper Armor
Type: Heavy (on Suriace-To-Space Cannon Stormtroopers are the elite shock troops: 4 the Umpire, and
Scale: Capital their stark white protective armor is unmistakable. The armor
Skill: Blaster artillery: surface to space

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is an 18-piece cocoon which surrounds the soldier. Ownership nication with other units.
of stormtrooper armor by non-stormtroopers is a serious • Contains a Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition Sys
offense in all Empire systems — and inherently dangerous in tem (MFTAS) which gives +2D to all Perception checks in
non-Empire systems.
darkness, smoke and other visibility obscuring conditions.
Model: Standard Stormtrooper Armor
Also gives -2D to ranged weapon skill uses (such as blaster)
Protection: Head, torso, arms, legs: ■2D to all physical (non
against moving targets (those who move more than 10 meters
energy) attacks; +1D to all energy attacks. -ID penalty to all
in a round).
Dexterity attribute and skill checks due to bulk.
• Climate-controlled body glove allows comfortable operation
• Helmet contains tongue toggled comlink for instant commu in moderately hot and cold climates.
Cost: Not available for sale
8.2 Droids
Droids are one of the fundamental technologies of the.SVm his lull attention on piloting. For simpler vehicles, astromech
Wars universe. They are intelligent automatons programmed Druids may be the sole pilot
to perform very specific functions. Droids are often programmed Astromech Droids are capable of storing up to ten pre
for tasks which are too complex, dangerous or even dull tor programmed hyperdrive jumps so that ships equipped with
organic beings. Droids are often programmed to excel at one nr hyperririves hut lacking a navigation computer may he piloted
two specific types of functions at the expense of having the to other systems. The Droid's memory stores the basic calcu
versatility of organics. Due to their highly developed logic lations, and the unit itself calculates any minute adjustments
circuits. Droids lack the intuitive and associative capabilities needed prior to entering hyperspace.
of many organic species. Droids, in addition to high intelli
gence and the capacity for learning, are normally programmed
R2 Astromech Droid
to exhibit a specific personality in order to make them more Model: Industrial Automaton R2 Astromech Droid
palatahie to organics Height: 1 meter
Move: 5
Droids take a variety ot forms, from aesthetically pleasing
DEXTERITY ID
humanoid shapes to the stark functionality of an astromech or
probe Droid. Many Droids have normal speech capabilities tor KNOWLEDGE ID
easy communication with other beings, although some are MECHANICAL 2D
Astrogation 5D, starfightcr piloting 2D, transport
limited to high-density electronic languages that only other
piloting 3D
Droids can interpret with any ease.
Droids are often classified by (unction: PERCEPTION ID
STRENGTH ID
• First-degree Droids are designed for physical sciences, math TECHNICAL 2D
ematics and medical sciences applications. Computer programming/repair 4D, starfighter repair
• Second-degree Droids are programmed for environmental, 5D*
engineering and technical applied science skills. Exploration • Astromech Droids, if acting in co-pilot capacity, may
and probe Droids are part of this category. attempt starship repairs while in flight.
Standard Equipment:
• Third-degree Droids are skilled in the social sciences and
• Three wheeled legs (one retractable)
often perform protocol, translation, organic relations, teach
• Retractable heavy grasper arm (lifting skill at 2D)
ing, diplomatic and other functions which bring them into
• Retractable line work heavy grasper arm
regular contact with organics.
• Extendable .3 meter long video sensor (360;>rota
• Fourth-degree Droids are programmed for security and tion)
military applications, and include everything from pat rol Droids • Small electric arc welder (ID to 5D damage (as fits
to the now illegal assassination Droids. This class of Droids is the situation), .3 meter range)
strictly regulated throughout the galaxy. • Small circular saw (4D damage, .3 meter range)
• Fifth-degree Droids have lower intelligence requirements • Video display screen
than other Droids, and typically perform menial lahor, includ • Holographic projector/recorder
ing simple lifting, mining, salvage, transportation, sanitation • Eire extinguisher
and waste control duties. • Small (twenty cm by eight cm) internal "cargo” area
t he limits oi current technology only allow' Droids with a

maximum of 13D for any skill.
Roleplaying Droids
Astromech Droids People who want to [day Droids may select one of the
Astromech Droids are designed for in-flight and post-flight Droids from this chapter. However, the Droid player
starship operations and maintenance duty. These Droids are character receives none of the skills listed with the Droid
integral to ttie operation of many starfighters, both during since these are representative of a typical Droid of that
operation and for the operation of the hyperdrive motivator. class. The character docs begin with the attributes and
The Droids interface with starship computers during (light, equipment the Droitl is listed with.
and can assist computerized repairs, allowing the pilot to keep

Chapter Eight: Equipm ent
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• Some additional small tools and equipment Rim Securities' K4 Security Droid
Model: Rim Securities' K4 Security Droid
Explorer Droids Height: 1.6 meters
Explorer Droids are often assigned to scout vessels for Move: 11
quick investigation of new planets. These Droids take a variety DEXTERITY 3D
of shapes, and are often equipped with repuLsorlift units for Blaster 7L). dodge 8D. running 4D
rough terrain, and advanced sensors lor determining plan KNOWLEDGE ID
etary data. MECHANICAL ID
PERCEPTION ID
DeepSpace Explorer Droid STRENGTH ID
Model: DeepSpace 9G Expluici Droid TECHNICAL ID
Height: 1.3 meters
Equipped With:
Move: 10
• Two auto-balance legs
DEXTERITY ID • T w o a rm s
KNOWLEDGE ID • Body armor: ~2D to all locations
MECHANICAL ID
• Internal blaster rifle (5D damage, ranges: 5-30/100/
PERCEPTION ID 200) ' "
Search 4D
STRENGTH ID Protocol Droids
TECHNICAL ID
Equipped With: The Cvbot Galactica 3P0 series is among the most success
• Repulsor unit with three meter flight ceiling ful line of these popular protocol units They are humanoid in
• Retractable heavy grasper arm (lifting skill al 4D) shape and generally programmed tor subservient, service-
• Holographic/audio recorder oriented personalities.
• Long-range sensor (-2D to search for objects These Droids are utilized for etiquette and translation, and
between 25 and 50 meters away) are often found in the service of diplomats and wealthy traders.
• Movement sensor ( +2D to search for moving objects) These Droids are capable of reproducing any sound that their
• Atmosphere sensor — can determine atmosphere audio sensors pick up. allowing them to speak almost any
class (Type I, Type II. Type 111, or Type IV) within one language.
half-hour 3P0 Protocol Droid
Model: Cvbot Galactica 3P(I Human-Cyborg Relations
Security Droids Droid ' " ’
Security Droids are strictly regulated in most civilized Height: 1.7 meters
systems, although they are widely employed by crimelords Move: 8
private corporations and local governments. DEXTERITY ID
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C h a ^ t e ^ E i^ i^ E c ju ig m e n t ^
KNOWLEDGE 3D the same way as other characters. They need to spend Charac
Cultures 6D, languages 10D* ter Points to improve skills they have — this is the Droid’s own
MECHANICAL ID "refining" of existing programming. In Return o f the Jedi, C3P0
PERCEPTION ID gets better at conversing with the Ewoks after he spends some
STRENGTH ID time at it (and some Character Points).
TECHNICAL ID Droids, however, do not use up nearly as much training time
* The Droid’s vocahulator speech/sound system as humans when they learn new skills — but a Droid cannot
makes the Droid capable of reproducing virtually any learn a new skill without a "teacher." The teacher is actually a
sound it hears or is programmed to produce person (or even another Droid or computer) with the ability to
Equipped With: program the Droid with the rudimentary skill principles of the
* Humanoid body (two arms, two legs, head) particular skill. This usually involves actually purchasing an
* Two visual and two audial sensors — human range "introductory" software package that the Droid can process
* Vocabuiator speech/sound system and learn from. The package needs to be installed so tbe Droid
* Broad band antenna receiver can use it.
* AA-1 VerboBrain So, in effect, the Droid is paying the Character Points to
* TranLang 111 Communication module with over seven "process" the basic information about the new skill with its AI
million languages circuits, and, on the skills it already knows, it is spending the
points to improve itself. Tills is really the only way a Droid can
Designing A Droid Character learn skills without getting a total memory wipe and repro
The player must choose one of the Droids listed above. The gramming.
player then adds ID to each attribute. The player also has 10D See Chapter Four, "Attributes and Skills’' (under "Droid
to allocate to skills. Programming ”) for more information on programming droids.
The Droid character also gets and improves skills in much

“ WART
Equipment Cost Chart

Where: Tliis li sts where equipment can he found. These codes are general guidelines, and while generally accurate, local
factors may make some devices illegal or more readily available than this chart indicates.
1 Readily available throughout the Known Galaxy.
2 Normally available only in large cities and space ports or on planet of origin. •
3 Specialized item, normally available only on planet of origin.
4 Rare item, difficult to find anywhere.
F Fee or permit often required [or purchase.
R Restricted on most planets, and normally may not he hnught or sold without appropriate Imperial, New Republic or other
relevant license,
X Illegal on most planets Possession and use often violates Imperial, New Republic or local laws except for specially
authorized individuals; penalties may be severe.
The Black Market: Most items of equipment, even if they are restricted, can be found on the black market if one is willing to
look hard enough and pay enough money. Sometimes objects are sold on the black market simply to avoid paying lavish tariffs
and fees; other times, the black market may be the only way to find a given object on a particular planet.
Cost: This will be the average cost for the piece of equipment under normal circumstances. Most prices reflect the general price
for an "average” piece of equipment in that category — as always, prices vary depending upon brand name, quality of good (il used)
and other factors (for example, a “stripped" landspeeder is much cheaper than one equipped with lots of frills or weaponry). Due
to local tariffs and taxes, plentiful or scarce availability, or any number of other factors, the price can vary considerably.
Equipment Availability Cost Weapons Availability Cost

Breath Mask 1 50 Hold-out blaster; <J2 2, R or X 275
Comlinks (personal) 1 25 Sporting blaster: Defender 350
1. F
Comlink (military) 2. R 100
Comlink (vehicle) 1 300 Blaster pistol: DL-18 1, F, R o rX 500
Datapad 1 100 Heavy blaster pistol: DL-44 2, R or X 750
Glowrod 1 10
Macrobiuoculais i Blaster carbine: 2 (backwater 900
100
1 100 QuickSnap 30T planets: 1),
Medpac
1 F, l< or X
Recording Rod 30
Blaster rifle: Stormtrooper One 2. X 1,000
Explosives Availability Cost
Fragmentation Sporting Rlaster Rifle: Hunter 2,R 900
grenades 1. R 200 Light repeating hlaster: T-21 2.X 2.000
Thermal detonators 2.X 2,000
Mine 2. X 750 Heavy repeating blaster: E-Web 2, X 5,000
Melee Weapons Availability Cost Wookiee bowcasler 3. R 900
Knife 1 25 Blaster Artillery Availability Cost
Vibroaxe 2. R 500 Atgar 1.4 FD R-Tower 2, R or X 10.000 (new)
Vibroblade 2. F 250 2.000 (used)
Lightsaber 4, X —
KDY v-150 ion cannon 3, X 500.000 (new)
Armor Availability Cost 100.000 (used)
Blast helmet 1 300 Starships Availability Cost
Blast vest 1 300
Starfighter 2. R o rX 150,000+ credits
Bounty hunter armor 2, R 2,500
Stormtrooper armor 3. X 2.500 Corellian Corvette 2, R 3.5 million (new)
1.5 million (used)
Vehicles Availability Cost Stock Y 1-1300 Transport 2, F 100.000 (new)
Airspeeder i ,F 15.000 (new) 25.000 (used)
10.000 (used) Stock Ghtroc Freighter 3. ¥ 98,500 (new)
Cloud car 2, F 75.000 (new) 23,000 (used)
18.000 (used) Sienar Ships Lone Scout 2, F 125.000 (new)
Landspeeder 1. F 10.000 (new) 30.000 (used)
2.000 (used)
Sail Barges 2, F 250.000 (new) Droids Availability Cost
First-degree Druid 2 5,000
50.000 (used)
Second-degree Droid 2 4,000
Skiffs 1, F 25,000 (new)
0,000 (used) Third-degree Droid 2 3,000
2, ¥ Fourth-degree Droid 2 5,000
Speeder Bikes 5.000 (new)
Fifth-degree Droid 2 1,000
1.000 (used)
R2 astromech Droid 2 4.525
Swoops 2, F 7,000 (new)
DeepSpaee 9G explorer Droid 2 0.700
1,500 (used)
K4 Security Droid 2, R or X 7,500
3P0 Human-cyborg
relations Droid 2 3,000

Appendix JTAI
A ppendix O ne
Roleplaying Basics
Roleplaying games are very different from other types of clearly arguing with the other two, and there s a deck of sabacc
games that you have played before This chapter explains the cards and several stacks of coins on their table.
basic ideas of these games for beginning players. "In the back corner is a Gamorreau — looks like Jabba's pig
like guards in .loth — and he's really out ol control. He’s
Imagination Is Key standing by himself, well, stumbling is more like it. He's punch
ing at thin air and screaming lots of curses in his language.
In roleplaying games, the action takes place in the imagina " if you want to notice anytfling else, you’ll have to take a few
tion of the players. There is no board to move tokens around. more seconds to scan the area and make Perception checks; if
Instead, the gamemaster must describe each scene and setting anyone is antsy, they’ll probably notice that you’re checking
to the players, who then must visualize the scene themselves. out the place if you keep oil standing at the door."
Then, by imagining how their character would react in these
settings, they tell thegamemaster what their character is going
lo do. Let's Pretend!
Here's an example: As was said before, this game is like let's pretend, only with
Rill is the gamemaster, Greg is playing Tirog. a bounty rules to help resolve conflicts. In the above example, Ted and
hunter, and Ted is playing a protocol Droid named GT-9K (in Greg are both trying to think like their characters would, talk
the5for W'ur* movies, C-3PII is a protocol Droid) like they would, and have their characters do what they would
Bill: “You enter the ‘Dancing Dew back.’ It’s like any other in a particular kind of situation.
cantina you’ve been to around the galaxy: there are scores of One other exciting thing about roleplaying games is that the
customers, some Human, but most of them aliens, Off in the decisions are up lo the players In a roleplaying game, the
corner you can see a Devaronian — you know, the guy in the players can have their characters do what they want — there
is no script. Instead, the player just has to have a good idea of
first movie with the short, pointy horns — downing a glowing
red drink that seems to have a small electrical storm hovering what his character might do.
over the cup. He looks like the contact you're supposed to It’s very important to note that players and gamemaster
meet. What do you want to do?" should never act out what their characters are doing, espe
Ted: (Doing u typical Droid-like mechanical voice) "Master cially if the action might be dangerous or offensive to other
Tirog, we are supposed to meet our contact in this ... ( tone of players. Most of the time, the game consists of players just
imagining what happens and telling the gamemaster what their
cultured disdain) establishment. What a rough place. No one
respectable would be found here." (A'out cutting to his normal characters will do. Sometimes, however, a player or gamemaster
voice, telling Bill) "What else can I see? Do my sensors pick up may demonstrate a particular action to give everyone a clearer
anything unusual, or any signs of weapons’.’” idea of what the character is doing.
Greg: (As Tirog) "Look, Miner, this is my kind ol place A Example: Bill is playing the roll o f Governor Dermeg, an
good bar fight waiting to happen!" ( Looking at Bill, speaking as hnpenul Governor on the planet Ansdfioog. He icon Is the plovers
the player) “I’m not faking any chances. Where are all of the to understand that this man is dangerous, and somewhat insane.
entrances? If Tirog has to fight his way out. where can he go? First he will describe the character to the players.
Who's heavily armed?" “Dermeg is a middle-aged Human male, slowly balding with
Bill: (Pulling out a sheet o f scrap paper) "Here, let me draw stark blond hair He s very trim, not very-' muscular, but in shape.
you a sketch of the room. There's a front door — where both He s wearing a suit that s more appropriate to diplomatic dinners
of your characters are standing now — plus a bar in the center. to dealing with a bounty hunter and his Droid. As soon as your
The room’s about 20 meters square, so it's a decent size. There characters enter his office, he motions you to sit on the big couch
are booths everywhere." ' across from his desk "
(Billsketches a rough square, drawing in the frontdoor, the bar Bill will now demonstrate Dermeg s personality in action. He
and its approximate size, and several booths. He draws a booth in pushes his chair back from the table, and seems logo into thought
the backandcirctesity This circled booth is where the Devaronian Then, he begins speaking in a deep rumbling voice.
is. At first glance yon see several Humans in the front, and one “Well. Mr. . Tirog. is ID Hm, let me call up your offenses
Wookiee — they look like smugglers or traders. You see three ... working for known criminals, accepting money to commit
Duros — the guys with the big green beads and glowing red eyes crimes against the Empire, consorting with known Rebels, tsk, tsk. ’’
in the first movie — in the back, clustered around a table. One is Bill now stands, looming over Ted and Greg.

A££endix
'A RT
“So whu! do you ha tie to say for yourself’ Why shouldn’t I have
your miserable hide blasted to ions right now'.-’ " Different Characters,
Note that Bill used the technique of standing up to get Different Decisions
across the idea that Dermeg is overbearing, arrogant and has
a huge ego. Bill showed how Dermeg was threatening to the Different characters react in very different ways to
characters, but didn't actually do anything threatening. Its all the same situation. '
part of the theater of roleplaying. For example, Greg is playing a rough-and-tumhle
bounty hunter named Tirog (see the bounty hunter
template on page 168). Tirog is used to fighting for a
Winning living, and has a tendency to shoot first anil ask ques
Roleplaying games tiave no ''winners" and "losers." The tions later, provided there are any survivors.
object of roleplaying games is for each player to have a lot ol On the other hand. Ted is playing a protocol Droid
fun. in fact, players are supposed to cooperate to achieve called GT-9R (in the.Stor IVors movies, C-3P0 is a protocol
success! Droid). GT-9R is polite, somewhat snobby, and trained to
if, at the end of a night of gaming, each player says, “That negotiate differences. Tbe Droid doesn’t enjoy fighting,
was a lot of fun!", then the game is a success. It’s that simple! especially since bis programming doesn't allow him to
What’s important is telling a story that’s interesting, excit use weapons.
ing and fun to play in. Often, especially in heroic fiction (and Bill is tiie gamemaster.
Star Wars is clearly heroic), the characters are heroes and are Bill: ‘Tirog and GT-9R are walking down a service
supposed to win. They are expected to defeat the villains, and corridor on Gettiarn Space Station. The corridor is poorly
survive to fight another day. Star Wars: The Roleplaying Came lit, and runs about 100 meters straight ahead. There are
often has the characters triumphing over evil, but simply several intersections with other corridors about every
defeating the villains doesn't mean that everyone had fun, 20 meters.
sometimes everyone lias fun even if their characters are soundly “Suddenly, three black-uniformed space station guards
defeated hy the opposition round tbe corner. They level nasty-looking blaster rifles
Several key things make a roleplaying game fun and excit at the two of you and command, 'Drop your weapons and
ing. '['hey are mentioned in brief in the following section, "The surrender’’'’
Story." For c o m p le te details. I urn to Chapter Two, Greg: “Tirog mutters, 'i'll drop you, not my weapons.’
"Gamemastcring,” He pulls out his hlaster ntle and shoots at one of the
guards.”
The Story T e d : “I’m unarmed. In my best butler-like tones I'll
.Star Wars is a storytelling game Unlike many board games, suggest, 'Tirog, are you sure negotiation wouldn’t be a
better idea?', while trying to dive to the ground and not
where the rules are most important, storytelling games are
get hit by blaster fire.”
about telling an interesting story; the rules are there to help tell
that story. While Greg and Ted had their characters react in
In each adventure, the gamemaster must devise an interest completely different ways, both of the characters re
ing and exciting plot to motivate his players and their charac acted appropriately for the kind of person they are. The
ters. When creating an adventure, the gamemaster must not essence of roleplaying is playing "in character.”
only come up with a story, but he must decide upon what \ _______________ :_____ ___ _____________________ /
events will happen during each portion of the story. He must
provide the characters with challenges and dangers to over The Opposition
come. He must also give the characters several different choices
It is important to point out that in roleplaying games it is
— players should never be forced into taking one specific
NOT the gamemaster versus the players. While the gamemaster
course of action; they should always be able to make a choice
is playing the villains, the gamemaster is merely acting that
about what their characters will do. The gamemaster must
role some of the time; he must be fair to the players all of the
provide rewards to the characters. He must describe the
time.
locations the characters visit, and keep the story moving along
just iia the players will know things that their characters do
at a fast pace.
not, the gamemaster must rememher that gamemaster charac
In the course of the game, the gamemaster has to play all of
ters don’t know everything that the gamemaster does. When
the other characters that the player will meet, from New
the gamemaster is playing gamemaster characters, he must
Republic generals, to slimy bounty hunters, to Imperial agents,
pretend to think like those characters, and the characters can’t
to any number of other personalities. The gamemaster decides
act on what they don’t know.
how these characters will act, and how these characters will
The idea of a roleplaying game is not to defeat the players’
help advance the story.
characters (although the characters do lose to the villains
One of the biggest portions of the storyteller role is to act as
sometimes), but the central idea is tor everyone to have fun
the characters' senses. Since the players don't have a movie to
and enjoy an exciting adventure! The gamemaster and the
watch, or a board to follow, they need the gamemaster to
players work together to tell a fun story!
describe the setting to them. The gamemaster is effectively the
characters' eyes and cars (as well as the other sense). He has F or exam ple; Rill's story involves Ploovo Two-for-One, a
to tell the players what their characters’ taste, touch, hear, see notorious space gangster, trying to hunt down Tirog and GT-
and smell. The players can only respond to what they are told, 9R. T wo of Ploovo’s agents were captured by Tirog and ’9R, and
so the gamemaster has a big responsibility to describe things they found out that Ploovo planned an ambush (or them. As
well. gamemaster, Bill knows that Greg and Ted won't have their
characters walk blindly into the ambush, However. Ploovo

Appendix JTAI
tloesn 'I know this, so I’ loovo won't change his plans unless he The rules are there to help the gamemaster and the players
finds out what is going on. tell exciting stories. They help resolve potential problems, If
Greg says, "M y ch aracter, Tirog, is shooting at the
The Rules stormtrooper." that means that Tirog is trying to hit the
stormtrooper. Tirog always has a chance of failure or success,
In many different games, certain playing peiees will have and by rolling the dice and checking the rules, Bill, the
different abilities; in role playing games, each person is playing gamemaster can tell whether or riot Tirog hits.
a different character, and some things that help make charac The rules cover areas like combat, using Force abilities,
ters different are their attributes and skills. bargaining for good prices on goods, fixing ships. Droids, arid
Using the rules and each character's different attributes other equipment, and even "interaction skills," like intimida
and skills, the players can try to do heroic things and the tion, where one character tries to scare another character and
gamemaster can determine whether these efforts result in make them do what he wants.
spectacular success, dismal failure, or something in-between.
Note that all characters, including gamemaster characters,
have attributes, skills, and special abilities. Characters
In the previous example. Bill tells Ted and Greg to make Part of the fun of playing a character is pretending to be
Perception checks for their characters. This is because their someone you're not. You can have your character do things
characters are trying to notice anything unusual that they that you would never do. You character may be a great con
didn’t see on a first glance. Perception is an attribute with a man even it you can’t pull off a practical joke. Each person plays
certain number of dice. When Greg anil led make those a different character, with a different personal history, a differ
checks, they will roll those dice for their character, while Bill ent background, and most important in game terms, a different
will have a preset difficulty number for them to roll against. If way of reacting to filings.
they tie or beat thal number. Bill will tell Ted and Greg what Each character comes with a character sheet to explain
their characters notice1, if anything, beyond what they were what kind of a person that particular character is, as well as list
told at first glance. all relevant game statistics.
E B A ppendix Two
Second Edition
Conversion
Vehicles Starships
All vehicle stats except for the Speed Code remain the same. All starships and capital ships use this movement chart.
To find a vehicle's Move based on its speed code, use the New
Old Old New
following chart:
Speed Code Move Speed Code Move
Modify the vehicle’s Speed Code hased on whal type of
vehicle it is: OD 1 3D -1 . 6
1 1 3D-2 7
Eandspeeriers -ID 2 1 8
-1D
Cloud Cars -7D ID 2 4D -1 8
Sail Barges -ID ID G 2 4D+2 9
Skiffs OD
ID .2 3 5D 10
Speeder Bikes OD 2D 4 10
5D.1
Swoops OD 2D-1 4 3D+2 11
Wal kers -31) *2 2D-2 5 61) 12
Tracked -2D 3D 6
Wheeled -1D+2
Glider -2 To find a ship's move in an atmosphere, see the individual
Hover -2D ship descriptions.
Find the vehicle's modified ;speed code on the "Speed Code

to Move Conversion Chart" below.

_A££endtx
Starfighter-Scale Weapons
Speed Code to Move Conversion Chart A weapon's range depends upon whether it is being used in
an atmosphere or in space; these numbers are rough ranges
Modified Kilometers
and wall be modified for specific weapon types.
Speed Code per Hour Move
In Space Short Medium Long
-4D ID 3
-3D+2 15 5 Blaster 1-5 10 17
-3D v 1 20 7 Missiles 1-2 8 15
Laser Cannon 1-3 12 25
-3D 25 8
ion Cannon 1-3 7 36
-2D+2 30 10
Proton Torpedos 1 3 7
-2D -1 40 14
In Atmosphere Short Medium Long
-2D 50 18
-1D+2 60 21 Blaster 100-500 1KM 1.7KM
-1D+1 70 25 Missiles 100-200 800 1,5KM
Laser Cannon 100-300 L2KM 2.5KM
-ID 75 26
ion Cannon 100-300 700 3.6KM
_2 80 28
Proton Torpedos 50-100 300 700
-i 90 30
0D too 35 Capital-Scale Weapons
+1 130 45 A weapon's range depends upon whether it is being used in
+2 160 55 an atmosphere or in space, these numbers are rough ranges
ID 200 70 and will be modified for specific weapon types,
1D+1 230 80 "In Atmosphere” is for when the ship actually enters an
1D+2 260 90 atmosphere. “Near Atmosphere” is for when a ship conducts
bombardment from orbit; normally between 100 and 300 kilo
2D 300 105
meters above a planet.
2D+1 330 115
2D+2 360 125 In Space Short Medium Long
3D 400 140 Missiles 2-12 30 60
3D 11 430 150 Turbolaser 3-15 35 75
3D ,2 460 160 Ion Cannons 1-10 25 50
Tractor Beams 1-5 15 30
4D 500 175
4D+1 530 185 in Atmosphere Short Medium Long
4D+2 560 195 Missiles 200-1.2KM 3KM 6KM
5D 600 210 Turbolaser 300-1.5KM 3 5KM 7.5 KM
5D+1 650 225 Ion Cannons 100-1 KM 2.5KM 5KM
5D+2 750 260 Tractor Beams 100-500 1.5KM 3KM
6D 800 280 Near Atmosphere Short Medium Long
6D-1 850 295 Missiles 4-24KM 60KM 120KM
6D+2 950 330 Turbolaser 6-30KM 70KM 150KM
7D 1000 350 ion Cannons 2-20KM 50 KM 50KM
7D+1 1050 365 Tractor Beams 2-10KM 30KM 60KM
7D+2 1150 400
80 1200 415
8Dt 1 1250 435
8D+2 1300 450
9D 1350 470
9D+1 1400 485
9D+2 1450 505
10D 1500 520
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Charts and Tables JTA I
DIFFICULTY NUMBERS DIFFICULTY MODIFIER GUIDELINES

Difficulty Random + 1-5 Character has only a slight advantage.
Task Difficulty Range Difficulty
+6-10 Character has a good advantage in this
Very Easy 1-5 ID situation.
Easy 6-10 2D
11-15 3D-4D +11-15 Character has a decisive advantage, and
Moderate
Difficult 16-20 5D-6D should win.
Very Difficulty 21-50 7D-8D + 16+ Character knows much more about the
Heroic 51 + 9D + situation than the competition.
j V.
HIT LOCATION TABLE (OPTIONAL)
Roil Hit Location
1 Head
2-3 Torso
4 Arms (roll again: 1-3 left arm; 4-6 right arm)
5 Left leg
Charts and Tables L
6 Right leg
DAMAGE CHARTS
D a m a g e R o ll > ...
... S tr e n g th Roll ... B o d y Str. Roll ... H u ll C o d e Roll
E ffe c t o n E ffe c t o n E ffe c t o n E ffe c t o n Io n C a n n o n
C h ara cter A rm o r* V e h ic le S ta rs h ip E ffe c t
0-3 Stunned — Shields blown/ Shields blown/ controls ionized

controls ionized controls ionized
4-8 Wounded Lightly damaged lightly damaged Lightly damaged 2 controls ionized
9-12 Incapacitated Heavily damaged Heavily damaged Heavily damaged 3 controls ionized
13-15 Mortally Wounded Severely damaged Severely damaged Severely damaged 4 controls ionized
16+ Killed Destroyed Destroyed Destroyed controls dead
* Lightly damaged armor loses one pip off its effectiveness. Severely damaged armor is useless, but may be repaired.
Heavilv damaged armor loses -ID off its effectiveness. Destroyed armor is useless and may not be repaired.
V ___________ .________________________________________________________________________________________ /
COMMAND DIFFICULTY AND COMBINED ACTION BONUS TABLES
Number of Average
People Being ___________________________Skill L evels___________________________ Combined Action
Coordinated ID 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D 8D+ Bonus
2 M M E E E VE VE VE ID
4 D M M M E E VE VE +2D
6 D D M M M M E E +3D
10 D D D M M M F. F. *4D
15 VD D D D M M M E +5D
25 VD VD D D D M M M -6D
40 VD VD VD D D D M M -7D
60 H VD VD VD n D D M +8D
100 H H VD VD VD D D D *9D
150 H H H VD VD VD 1) I) + 10D
250 H H H H VD VD VD D t l ID
400 H H H H H VD VD VD + 12D
60(1 II II H H II H VD VD 113D
1000 H H H II H H H VD +14D
1500 H H II H H H II H .■ I5D
Difficulty Levels: VI/ (Very Easv). F (Easy), M (Moderate) . D (Difficult), VD (Very Diffic ult), H (Heroic)

fAR. Charts and Tables
~ COVER MODIFIERS ^
Cover Modifier to DM
Light smoko -ID
Thick smoke +2D
Very thick smoke *4D
Poor light .ID
Moonlit night +2D
Complete darkness *4D
Character is:
1/4 covered + ID
1/2 covered *2D
3/4 covered +3D
fully covered Cannot hit character
directly; must eliminate
protection first.
Additional Strength dice,

Protection: Character-scale
flimsy wooden door ID
Standard wooden door 2D
Standard metal door 2D
Reinforced door 4D
Blast door 6D
Reduce weapon
Object is: damage by:
Not damaged Character is
completely protected
Wounded -4D
Incapacitated -2D
Mortally Wounded -1L)
Destroyed Full damage ^
V______ ___________
r
S c a le C h art: T O H IT
C h ar. Spdr W lk e r S ta rftr C ap. D. S ta r

C h ara cter 6 6 6 6 6 6
Speeder 4 6 6 6 6 6
W a lk e r 3 5 (3 6 6 6
S t a r f ig h le r 2 4 5 6 6 6
C a p ita l — 2 2 3 6 6
D e a t h S ta r — — — — 3 6
S c a le C h art: T O D O D G E
C h a r. Spdr W lk e r S ta rftr C ap. D . S ta r

C h ara cter 6 5 6 3 — —
Speeder fi 6 5 4 2 —
W a lk e r — 2 (5 2 — —
S t a r fig h t e r 6 G 6 6 (5 6
C a p it a l — — — 2 6 4
D e a t h S ta r — — — — 3 6
w x w w E sr S c a le C h a r t : T O D A M A G E
i Jmmes C h ara cter

Speeder
C h a r.
13/(5
6/3
Spdr
3/6
6/6
W lk e r
2/6
3/6
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r Alien Force Student > r Bounty Hunter
Churuntcr Name: Character Name:
Player Player:
Species: Revw ien Species: lotran
Sex: Age: Sex: Age:
Height: Weight: Height: W'eight:
Physical Description: Physical Description:
B a c k g ro u n d : You w ere among Background: Y o u le a rn e d

the brigh test stu d en ts of your early that you had a knack lor
generation — you learned the braw ling . And you a lw a ys got
am azing pow ers of T y ia faster the last laugh. You didn’t make
than anyo ne y o u r te a ch e rs m any frie n d s, but you were
had e v e r in s tr u c te d . T h e y resp ected — or lea re d — su it
se n se great pow er in you. didn't m atter m uch to you.
W hen the trad ers cam e to your You earn a living w orking lor
planet, yo u r te ach ers told you w ho ever p a ys. And y o u 1re one
to seek out the m asters of the of the h e s l. Track ’em, co rn er
T y ia — th e ir nam e is Jed i. and ’em , c a p tu re ’em — pretty
th e y c a ll it th e Fo rce. sim p le a e tu a lly .D an g e ro u slo r
am ate u rs: easy for you.
P e rs o n a lity : Yo u are im p re ssio n ab le and easily excite d You Personality: C old. Cunning. R u th less. Not too m any people like
lind te ch n o lo g y ... in tere stin g . Y o u are a m ystic — you seek you, but you don't c a re as king as they pay in cold, hard cre d its.
peace and harm o ny lor y o u rse lf, yo u r people and the galaxy. Y o u 're true to y o u r w o rd , w h ich isn ’t e a s ily given.
Objectives: T o learn m any a b ilitie s, using them lo r peace. O b je c tiv e s: T o get rich before dying on a c o n tra e l.
A Q u o te: T h in k of peace and hono r — and act upon that o n ly !" A Quote; "He'd hetter not die. He’s w o rth a lot to me a liv e .’’
Connection With Other Characters: Connection With Other Characters:
DEXTERITY 2D+1 PERCEPTION 2D+1 DEXTERITY 4D PERCEPTION 3D

B la ste r Bargain B la ste r Com mu nd
Dodge Hide Dodge Investigation
Melee Com bat Investigation G renade Senreh
Running Pe rsu asio n Melee Combat Sneak
Thrown W eapons Sneak Melee P a rrv
KNOWLEDGE 3D+1 STRENGTH 3D KNOWLEDGE 2D+2 STRENGTH 3D+2

A lie n s Sp ecies B raw1ling A lien sp ecie s Brawling
Intim id atio n Stam ina Languages C lim bin g/jumping
Language Stre etw ise Lifting
Sti rvival S u rviva l St a min a
MECHANICAL 2D TECHNICAL 2D MECHANICAL 2D+2 TECHNICAL 2D

Beast Riding Droid Program m ing .._ A sh ogal inn A rm o r re p a ir
R ep u iso rlift Ops Droid R ep air Beast riding B la ste r rep air
Sp ace T ra n s p o rts F irst Aid Sp ace tra n sp o rts .Starship re p a ir
Sw oop O peratio n S ta rsh ip g u nnery S ta rsh ip w pn rep air
sta rs h ip sh ie ld s
Special Abilities: You know Ihe Move: 10 Special Abilities: None Move: 1(1
Fo rce w-ay know n as T y ia . You Force Points: Force Points: y
begin w ith c o n tr o l 10, sense ID Force Sensitive: B Yes □ No Force Sensitive: □ Yes ffl No
and a fte r 10. Dark Side Points: Dark S id e P o in ts:
Character Points: Character Points:
□ W ounded □ Wounded
□ incap acitated □ incap acitated
□ M ortally W o u n d ed □ M o rtally W ounded
E q u ip m e n t: Am ulet (re p re s e n ta tiv e of the T y ia p h ilo so p h y ). Equipment: Jet pack (burst lasts one move and Hies 10(1 meters
2fiO c re d its stan d ard horizontally or 30 meters vertically: has II) bursts), protective
vest (-2 to torso front and hack to Strength to resist damage),
tw o medpats. UKK) <t edits, heavy bias Let pistol (damage value
V. J , 5 D }. light rt'pcdUrig blaster, hoJd-out hJdsStBr, knifo ,

r Brash Pilot > r Curious Explorer
Character tsaine:
Player; Player:
Species: Human Species: Near-Human
Sex; Age: Sex: Age:
Height; Weight: Height: Weight;
Background: E ve r since you Background: You come from

first strapped yourself into an a. prim itive p lan et. w h e re only
airsp eed e r you knew that vnu tt few [rave to oxploi e l lie stars.
were supposed to be flying in Most people have to sign up
space coin hat. You followed lor in den Hired service on a
yo u r dream s, and now you freighter. T h a i's bow you got
light for the [urees o[ tin* New aw ay too Now that you've
R e p u b lic, piloting the best seen the wonders of gas giants
su irfig lite rs in the galaxy! and Im perial Star D estro yers.
you'!] never go b ark to your
Personality: H u th u s ia s lie .
home planet.
e n e rg e tic and id e a lis l it'.
Y o u 'r e su re th at th e New Personality, You arc
R ep ub lic w ill bring peace to rem arkably c u rio u s about all
the Know n G a la xy. You vo lu n teer for the c ra z ie st, most ol the w onders tire galaxy has to offer. If people a n 3looking for
daElgeronx m i s s i o n s . Y uli art1a talented kid with a lot of g r o w in g som eone to goto unknown system s, o r to estab lish a new trade
up to dii. route, yo u 're among the first to volunteer.
Objectives: T o fly among the stars anti into history! Objectives: T o experience everyth in g and see it all1.
A Quote: "Six T IE fighters? No problem — tie hack in a m inute." A Quote: "W hat's it like on K essel? Is it really that had'.’"
3D DEXTERITY 2D+1 PERCEPTION ■ID

DEXTERITY 3D PERCEPTION
Plaste r C onvnajid Blaster- Bargain
Braw ling P arry Con Dodge Hide
(lain tiling Fi rearm s Investigation
Dodge
Melee Combat Persuasion Pick Pocket ■Search
V eh icle B laste rs Sf'urcJi T h ro w n W eapons
KNOWLEDGE 2D .STR EN G TH 3D KNOWLEDGE 3D+2 STRENGTH 21)

liilimUHitiou Bi uw li.ig A liens Species Lifting
Planetary System s Stam ina B u rea u cracy Swim m ing
Value .Swimming Languages
W illpow er Plan etary System s
Su rvival
MECHANICAL 4D TECHNICAL 3D MECHANICAL 3D TECHNICAL 3D

A b ro g atio n B laster Repair A rch aic Strshp P lin y Dem olition
C om m unicatio ns Droid Repair Beast Rifling First Aid
Sensors R ep u lso rlift Repair Sensors Ground V ehicle Repair
Space T ra n sp o rts Starfig hter Repair Security
Starfighter Piloting
Starship G unnery
Special Abilities: None Move: 10 Special Abilities: None Move: 10

force Points: Furcc Points:
f orce Sensitive: □ Y e s □ No Force Sensitive: □ Y e s □ No

Dark Side Points: Dark Side Points:
□ Wound ed □ Wounded
□ incapacitated □ Incapacitated
□ M ortally W ounded □ M ortally W ounded
Equipment: Now R epublic or Rebel A lliance uniform m edpuc. E q u ip m e n t; B laster pistol M l)), black pow der pistol (3 D ), sw ord
vacuum su it. 1001) cre d its stand ard, X-wing (see page 1 :6 ). CSTR-1D-2) '
blaster pistol (dam age ID)
V J V J
Cyborged Pirate Cynical Scout
Player; Player:
Species: H u m a n Species: Ithorian
Sex: Age: Sex: Age:
Heiglil: Weight: Height: Weight:
Physical Description; Physical Description:
Background: Before you knew Background: Now that the

it, yo u r cap tain w as ordering New R e p u b lic has c o n tro l,
you and yo u r frie n d s to attack th ey've opened up the galaxy
and plun der oth er s h ip s, and to exp lo ra tio n . Yo u are tree to
you w ent along w ith it. Y o u ’ve do w hat you knew you were
sin ce gotten aw ay from that meant (or — exp lo ra tio n and
b lo o d th irsty h un ch , but you (irst co n ta ct w itti plan ets and
are still a pirate, rnbhing sh ip s unknow n c u ltu re s. Y o u 'll he
fo r v a lu a b le s . B u t at least h a p p y ju st a s long as the
y o u 're not a m u rd erer. b u rea u crats leave y o u alone.
Personality: Yo u en jo y the Personality: Yo u en jo y Hie
n o t o r ie t y ttia t th e la b e l so litud e of sp ace, the com fort
"p irate" co n ju res up. You are of a new planet, and esp ecially
one of th e h ard ie r (oiks in th e galaxy — you can't take danger those w ho sh are yo u r ap p reciatio n for the unknown.
s e rio u s ly and you /one a good p a rty. Objectives: T o tra v e l as m uch a s p o s sib le w itti as little
Objectives: T o get rich . (T h e re 's so m ething m ore in life'.’ } governm ent in terferen ce as p ossible.
A Quote: "Space 'em boys! Hah — no. re a lly , if you ju st give me A Quote: "Keep y o u r bead low, kid . W here'd you learn about
all of yo u r m oney. I'll let you live! Really! (h e a rty laugh)" ke th riak m arau d e rs, the ;o o '?
DEXTERITY 3D+2 PERCEPTION 3D DEXTERITY 2D+2 PERCEPTION 3D

B la s te r Barg ain B la ste r Con
B la ste r A rtille ry Com mam] B ra w lin g Parry- Forgery
B raw lin g P a rry Con Dodge Pe rsu asio n
Dodge Forgery M elee Combat Sneak
G renade t inm hling M elee P a rry
Melee Com bat Running
KNOWLEDGE 2D STRENGTH 2D+2 KNOWLEDGE 5D STRENGTH 3D

B u sin ess B raw lin g .Mien Sp ecies Stam ina
Intim id atio n Stam ina Languages
Languages haw Enfo rcem ent
Stre etw ise P la n e ta ry System s
V a ln e S m v iv a l
MECHANICAL 3D+2 TECHNICAL 3D MECHANICAL 2D TECHNICAL 2D+1

Astrogation A rm o r R ep air Astrogation C o m p u ter Fro g /R p r __
C apital Ship G un nery ______ B la ste r R epair C om m unicatio n S e cu rity
K e p u iso rlift O ps D em olition S e n so rs S ta rsh ip R ep air
Sp ace T ra n s p o rts D roid R ep air Sp ace T ra n sp o rts S ta rsh ip W pn R ep air —
S ta rsh ip G un nery _____ S e cu rity S ta rsh ip G u n n ery
S ta rsh ip Sh ields ... .._ S ta rsh ip S h ield s
Special Abilities: None Move: 10 Special Abilities: See “Ithorian" Move: II)
Force Points: in Section 7.1. "A lie n s." Force Points:
Force Sensitive: □ Yes □ No - Force Sensitive: Q Y e s Q N o
C h a ra c te r Points: C h a ra c te r P o in ts:
□ W ounded □ W ounded
□ in cap a citated □ in cap a citated
□ M ortally W ounded □ M o rtally W ounded
Equipment: I la sh y c lo th e s, c yb e rn e tic arm ( . ID to left arm to E q u ip m e n t; A n y reaso n ab le su rv iv a l gear, scout sh ip (see page
S tren gth to re sist dam age in c o m b a t), lots of gaudy rings and 123). b laste r p istol (dam age 4D) h laster rifle (dam age 5D),
trin k e ts, co m lin k, vacu u m su it, 200(1 c re d its stan d ard , blaster vib ro b la d e (STR> 1D> 2) ~
pisto! (dam age 4D)
V
Ewok Warrior Failed Jedi
Player: Player:
Species: Kw ok Species: Human
Sex; Age; Sex; Age:
Height: Weight: Height: Weight:
Background: Yo u s to w e d Background: You alw a ys had

aw ay insid e a sh in y sp a ce sh ip troub le w ith tile Force. It al
and soon m ade friends with w ay s seem ed to w o rk best
th ose cm hoard. T h e y th ink when you w ere ang ry and up
y o u 're cute and funn y, so th ey set, but after th at, you would
put up w ith you doing things feel a p resen ce — a palpable
like stealing sm all stuff and e v il. It w as like y o u r own w ill
pretending you d id n't know tu rn ed d a rk, tem pting you.
better. These people m ay be O ver tim e, you used yo u r pow
big hut they su re are gullible! e rs le ss and d ran k more.
Personality: You like H um ans, Personality: You are bitter —■
p a rtly becau se they are easy b itter alte r all those y e a rs of
to tric k , and trust you. Y o u 're lighting and anger. B itte r that
v e ry c u rio u s. Yo u d o n '! like new th ings that hurt you — like drink w as the orilv w ay you could esca p e yo u rself.
H um ans in hard, w h ite scuts. You tend to co m p licate tiling s. Objectives; T o prove, to y o u rse lf m ore than anyone, that you
Objectives: T o eat good food and p lay w ith tun toys! T o see new a re n ’t a failure. T o p ro ve that you can he a hero too.
tilings! A Quote: "It’s not that easy. D on’t c ro s s trie. hoy. Y o u ’re fooling
A Quote: "Weogua! Th w ept! (la u g h )” w ith things beyond yo u r und erstand in g ... w h e re ’s m y bottle'.'”
(Connection With Other Characters: Connection With Other Characters:
DEXTERITY 3LU2 PERCEPTION 4D+ i DEXTERITY 2D+2 PERCEPTION 3D+1

Rows Barg ain B la ste r Bargai n
B raw lin g P arry Con l)od ge Com m and
Dodge Hide Light.saber Investigation
M elee Com bat Search Running Pers uas ion
M elee P a rry Sneak S e a i'ih
T h ro w n W eapons Sneak
KNOWLEDGE 2D STRENGTH 1D+2 KNOWLEDGE 3D+1 STRENGTH 2D+2

lang uag es C lim bing/Jum ping A lien Sp ecies Braw ling
Survival Stam ina Intim id ation Climbing,'"Jumping
W illp o w er .Swimming Languages Stam ina
P la n e ta ry System s Sw im m ing
S u rviva l
W illp o w er
MECHANICAL 3D+2 TECHNICAL 2D+2 MECHANICAL 2D TECHNICAL 2D
Beast Riding D em olition Ast rogation . C om p uter Pro y/R p r
Glider . F irst Aid Beast Riding . Droid Program m ing
P rim itiv e C o n stru ctio n ...... R ep u lso rlift O ps . Droid R ep air
Space T ra n s p o rts First Aid .
S ta rsh ip Sh ield s .
Special Abilities: Move: 8

S k ill bonus Special Abilities; Move: 10
F o r c e s k ills:
Force Points:
s k ill lim its (s e c page 1M ) . S m e ll. C o n tr o l ID . sense ID . You sta rt Force Points: 2
add r- ID to.te«rc/t w hen tracking Force Sensitive: Q Y e s O .N o w ith s ix Fo rce p o w ers, w h ich Force Sensitive: Y e s □ No
by scen t. .. . . Dark Side Points: m ust be either sense, c o n t r o l or uar|( side Points* 1
Character Points: an d c o n tr o l p ow ers. character Points:
□ W ounded ' Q W ounded
Story Factors: See "Kw oks" □ In cap acitated □ incap acitated
Section 7.1, '"Aliens” □ M ortally W ounded -■ □ M o r ta lly W ounded
Equipment: Le ath e r backp ack, se ve ral u se le ss but ve ry sh in y E q u ip m e n t: Ropes, bottle o! liq u o r, 2M! c re d its, lightsaber
o b jects, sp ear (S T R i ID ) (dam age 5D)
V.
r Gambler Kid
Character Name;
Player: Player: -
Species; Human Species: Human
Sex: Age: Sex: Age: 12
Physical Description: Physical Description;
B ack gro u n d : Y o u have Background: Som ehow you

learned just sh out e ve ry game ended up in sp ace, [rom ping
of ch a n c e th e re is. and know around w ith ihe R ebellion or
all the scam s, at least the good som e sm uggler w itli a heart oi
ones Y o u 'v e w on and lost fo r gold. It’s a fun life, and you
tu n e s and been c h a se d by c o u ld n ’ l a s k fo r m o re —
bounty h u n te rso n d s c d u c tiv e lig h lin g slo rm tn xip e rs, saving
w om en. T h e re are rew ard s p e o p le fro m th e E m p ire ,
for those w h o m ake it and yon putting bounty hunters in their
intend to be th ere w hen the place. Sheesh! Some people
big prize is handed out! have no sense oi hum or.
P e rso n ality : C o lo r f u l, Personality: Som ething has to
charm in g and ve ry in sin ce re tie re a lly cool to hold yo ur
Yo u do e xtre m e ly w ell w ith th e op p o site se x, and e v e ry b o d y th ough ts. You are ch eerfu l and love a d d itio n a lw a y s ready
eith e r lo v e s you or hates you ... and no one tru sts you. w ith a sm art-aleck com m ent. Y o u have chosen one c h a ra c te r to
Objectives: T o have a re a lly good tim e w h e re v e r you are going. be yo u r "big b ro th e r/siste r" figure and co n sta n tly tag along.
A Quote: " It’s a su re thing C an't lo se . T ru s t m e W hy are you all Objectives: T o find cool th ings to do T o stop the Em p ire .
looking at me like that?" A Quote: “ A fight! Let s go get 'em!"
DEXTERITY 3D+2 PERCEPTION 4D DEXTERITY 3D+2 PERCEPTION 3D+2

B la ste r Bargain B la ste r Bargain
B ra w lin g P a rry Con Dodge Con
Dodge Forgery M elee Combat Hide
M elee Combat Gam bling M elee P a rry S e arch
M elee 1’ arry Be rsuasio u M issile W eapons Sneak
P ick Pocket
KNOWLEDGE 3D STRENGTH 2D+2 KNOWLEDGE 2D+2 STRENGTH 2D+1

A lien Sp ecies B raw lin g Languages Clim bing/.Ium ping .
B u re a u c ra c y Lifting . Stre etw ise Stam ina
B u sin e ss Stam ina S u rviva l .. . Sw im m ing
Languages
Stre etw ise
Value
MECHANICAL 2D+1 TECHNICAL 2D+ MECHANICAL 3D TECHNICAL 2D+2
Astro gatinn Droid Program m ing Beast Riding C o m p u ter P r o g / R p r ------
R ep u lso rlitt Ops ____ Droid R ep air G round V e h ic le O ps Droid Program m ing
Sp ace T ra n s p o rts F irs t Aid .. R ep u lso riift O peration . Droid R ep air
S ta rsh ip G un nery R e p u lso riift R ep air — — F irst Aid
Repulsoriift Repair
Special Abilities: Move: HI Special Abilities: Move: 8

------ . — ..... Force Points: - ........ Force Points:
Force Sensitive: □ Y e s □ N o Force Sensitive: □ Y e s □ No
-- Dark Side Points: - - Dark Side Points:
Character Points: ...... Character Points:
□ W ounded □ W ounded
.............. □ In cap acitated ' □ In cap acitated
□ M o rtally W ounded □ M ortally W ounded
Equipment: D eck of sa b a c c c a rd s, datapad w ith ru le s fo r e v e ry Equipment: iw o bottles til lizzyg lug, one bag of cand y, a sm all
game of ch a n c e know n, a w ee k's w o rth of e xp e n sive clo thes, sto ne, som e strin g , a sm all pet (dead or alive, y o u r c h o ic e ), 25
10(10 c re d its , llo ld-out b laste r (dam age 3D -2) c re d its , a sm ile that people can 't refuse.
New Republic Bureaucrat Protocol Droid
Player Player
Species: Human Model: 3P0 Human-Cyborg
Sex: Age: Relations Droid
Height: Weight: Height: 1,7m W’eight:
Background: You work lor tlie Background: You sti Heat ft un
New Republic. The perks aren't derstand Humans. They arc
good, but at least these people very illogical, andseemtomr/nf
are trying to make the galaxy a to he exposed to danger. None
better place, and you can re theless. you continue on, de
spect that. Your job gives you spite the thanklessncss. Your
a lot of authority, and some most recent owner is flam boy-
times you have to goon inves ant and temperamental, hut
tigations, taking you into the treats von like a real person.
middle of the action. Personality: You are very
Personality: forceful hut proper, concerned with doing
quiet, yon are confident in things tite “right” way. You
your own area of expertise. have a persecution complex
But when the blaster bolts start flying von are very happy to let and think that people are making fun of you. You get Humans
someone else be in tin: spotlight. upset wit h you. even just doing what you were programmed for.
Objectives: To make the galaxv a better place Objectives: To serve vour master faithfully and loyally.
A Quote: "Wait a minute. Let me talk to him — 1know how these A Quote: “Mistress, they believe that yon are some sort of ...
guys think" deity. Oh my!"
DEXTERITY 2D PERCEPTION 3D+2 DEXTERITY ID PERCEPTION ID

Blaster Bargain Brawling Parry Bargain
Brawling Parrv Command Dodge investigation
Dodge Con Melee Parry Persuasion
Melee Combat investigation Running Search
Run niug Peixuusion
Vehicle Blasters Search
KNOWLEDGE 4D STRENGTH 2D+1 KNOWLEDGE 3D STRENGTH

Bureaucracy Brawling Alien Species Stamina
Business Climbin g/Jlimping Bureaucracy
Intimidation Stamina Cultures
haw Enforcement Swimming 1anguages
Planetary Systems Planetary Systems
Value
MECHANICAL 3D TECHNICAL
TECHNICAL 3D MECHANICAL ID TECHNICAL ID
Astrogation Computer Prog/Rpr Astrogation Computer Prog/Rpr
Corn munications Droid Programming Communications Droid Programming
Repulsorlift Ops Droid Repair Repulsorlift Ops Droid Repair
Space Transports First Aid Sensors First Aid
Starship Gunnery Starship Shields
Starship Shields
Special Abilities: Move: 10 Special Abilities: .Si?//A You start Move: 7

Force Points: with lODtoallocatetoskitls.If/e Force Points:
Force Sensitive: □ Y e s Q N o presort a t tu n Pmgriimmtng You r Force Sensitive: □ Yes □ No
Dark Side Points: programming prevents you from Dark Side Points:
Character Points: injuring a sentient, even in self
Character Points:
detense.
□ Won tided □ Wounded
Story Factors: Sec Section 8.2.
□ incapacitated □ Incapacitated
□ Mortally Wounded “Droids.” □ Morlallv Wounded
Equipment: Average clot ties. eomlinMDddcredits. [aridspeed or
{move 120, body strength 31), maneuverability 2D), sporting E q u ip m e n t:
blaster {damage 3D+2)
Smuggler r Sullustan Trader ■\
Character Name:
Player: Player:
Species: Human Species: Su llu stan
Sex: Age: Sex: Age:
Background: Yo n w o u ld n 't Background: Yo u bought a

call y o u rse lf a c rim in a l — hut sh ip and headed for the stars
then, you aren't an Im perial to see if you could make a
c u sto m s o ffic e r o r a "New liv in g Y o u 'v e n e a rly gone
R ep u b lic" trad e official. You're broke, you’veh ad to fight your
?a fre e tra d e r. You fly th e sp ace w ay out of a few tight spots,
lan e s bring ing people w h a t and. oh y e a h , yo u 're wanted
they want anti need ... for a hy the Em p ire. A sim ple m is
p ric e . und erstand in g that you can’t
Personality: Y o u 'r e tou gh, seem to get straightened out.
street sm art and eery c yn ica l. P e rs o n a lity : Yo u are a very
Yo u know b e tte r — y o u 've good pilot, and when it comes
seen e ve ry scam in th e galaxy to bargaining ... you try . Yon
(an d p ro b ahly run a few in yo u r day. too ). Y o u 're a good pilot, are quiet, reso u rceful and true to y o u r w o rd . Y o u r ideas are
so you can get out of tro u b le as fast as you get into it alw a ys c a re fu lly co n sid e re d , and m ost of the tim e, p retty good.
Objectives: T o m ake enough m oney to pay o il yo u r sh ip ... Objectives: T o m ake m oney as a cargo hau ler.
u n le ss som e better schem e co m es along A Quote:" i'll give you 300 c re d its a ton (or th o se, but only if lean
A Quote: “ Y o u 'v e n ever h e a rt! of th e (n a m e o f w a r s h i p )'" " get them hy su ndow n. Deal!"
DEXTERITY 11D+1 PERCEPTION 3D DEXTERITY 2D+I PERCEPTION 3D

B la ste r bargain B la ste r Bargain
Dodge Con Dodge Con
G renade fo rg e ry Running Hide
Melee Combat (.iamb ling V e h ic le B la ste rs Persuasion
Running Pei su asio n Search
V eh icle B la ste r Search Sneak
Sneak
KNOWLEDGE 2D+1 STRENGTH 3D KNOWLEDGE 2D+2 STRENGTH 2D
A lien Sp ecies b raw ling A lien Sp ecies B raw lin g
Languages ■ C lirnbing/Jum ping B u rea uc racy C lim bing/Jum ping
P la n e ta ry System s Lifting Languages Lifting
St reetw ise Stam ina P la n e ta ry System s Stam ina
Value Sw im m ing Stre etw ise
S u rviva l
MECHANICAL 3D+2 TECHNICAL 2D+2 MECHANICAL 4D+1 TECHNICAL 3D+2
As t rogation B la s te r R epair Astrogation C o m p u ter Prog /Kp r
Senso rs F irst Aid R ep u lso rlift O ps .. Droid Program m ing
Sp ace T ra n s p o rts R ep u lso rlift R epair Se n so rs Droid R ep air
Starfig hter Piloting Space T ra iis p o ts Rpr Sp ace T ra n s p o rts F irst Aid
S ta rsh ip G un nery Starship /W eap o n R p r Starfig hter Piloting Sp ace T ra n s p o rts R p r
S ta rsh ip Sh ie ld s ______ S ta rsh ip G un nery
Sw oop O p eratio n ________ S ta rsh ip S h ield s
Special Abilities: None Move: 10 S p e c ia l A b i li t i e s : E n h a n c e d Move: 10

Lorce Points: senses Yo u have e xcep tio n al Force Points:
Force Sensitive: □ Yes □ No sight and hearing . See page 136. Force Sensitive: □ Y e s U No
L o c a t i o n s e n s e Y o u a lw a y s
rem em b er how to get to any
Character Points: p lace that you have visite d . You Character Points:
□ Wounded never get lost. See page 136. □ W ounded
□ In cap acitated □ in cap a citated
□ M o rtally W ounded □ M o rtally W ounded
Equipment: Stock light fre ig h ter (u s e the sta ts for th e Stock Equipment: Sto ck light freighter (se e page 121) w h ich you owe
Y T -1 3 0 0 Tran sport on page 121). com lm k 2.000 c re d its stand ard, 6.000 c re d its on. datapad. com li nk. b laste r pisto l (dam age 4D)
25,000 c re d its in debt to a crim e boss, heavy b la ste r pistol
(dam age 5D)
V. J
r Wookiee First Mate Young Jedi "\
Character Mame: Character Name:
Player; Player:
Species: W ookiee Species: Human
Sex: Age: Sex: Age:
B ack gro u n d: Y o u w e re Background; Y o u r w ere al

en slaved by the Um pire when w ays fascinated by tales of
som e young hotshot decided tiie Jodi K n ig h ts. Som ehow
to save you. Yo u decided he you learned how to n atu rally
w as a decent guy and signed m an ip u la te th e Fo rc e . Yo u
on to he his co-pilot. know that I lie Fo rce is strong,
P e rs o n a lity : Y o u 're big, fu rry , and you can use it to resto re
and hate to lose. You get angry peace.
eery e a s ily and get a lot of Perso nality: You a rc energetic,
resp ect from people — m ostly anti ve ry dedicated to the ob
out of fear. je ctive s of the Jedi. You are
Objectives: T o tiring freedom also ve ry youth fu l, and som e
to yo u r hom e planet. tim es lack m aturity. To rn be
tween yo u r own (laser in stin cts, like anger, il is tough growing up
A Quote: "G rrr . ! ( grow l som e)!” Note; If no one sp eaks W ookiee.
the c h a ra c te rs w ill have to m ake Itin u n n i’e ro lls to und erstand w hile being able to call upon such aw esom e pow ers.
yo u. T o sa y so m ething, grow l and have each c h a ra c te r ro ll to Objectives: T o resto re the Jedi Knig hts to th eir position of
see if they und erstand you. If they su cceed , tell them what vonr honor. T o find yo u r own iig htsab er, or learn how to build one.
c h a ra c te r just sa id ; if they fail, grow l m ore and play ch arad e s. A Quote: 'T h e Fo rce is strong ... use it for good!”
DEXTERITY 2D+2 PERCEPTION 2D DEXTERITY 2D PERCEPTION 2D

Bow caster Ba rgain B la ste r Bargain
B raw lin g P a rry Con Dodge Com m and
Dodge Pe rsu asio n Melee Combat Hide
G renade Sea re 11 Melee P a rry Investigation
Melee Combat Running Pe rsu asio n
Melee P a rry V eh icle B la ste rs Scare h
Running Sneak
KNOWLEDGE 2D STRENGTH 5D KNOWLEDGE 2D STRENGTH 2D
A lien Sp ecies Brawling Alien Sp ecies Braw ling
intim idatio n Ciim bing/Jpm ping I .anguages C lim bing/Jti mping
P la n e ta ry System s Lifting P la n e ta ry System s Stam ina
St rce tw ise Stam ina S u rviva l Sw im m ing
Survival Sw im m ing W illp o w er
V alue
MECHANICAL 3D TECHNICAL 3D+1 MECHANICAL 2D TECHNICAL 2D
Ast rogation B la ste r R epair A b ro g atio n B la ste r R ep air
Beast Riding Droid Program m ing Beast Riding Droid R epair
R cpuLsorlift O ps Droid R ep air R ep u iso rlift O ps ■ F irst Aid ■
■
Se n so rs F irs t Aid Space T ra n sp o rts R ep u iso rlift R epair
Space T ra n s p o rts R e p u iso rlift R ep air S ta rsh ip Sh ield s ■ S e cu rity
S ta rsh ip G unnery Sp ace T ra n s p o rts R p r .
S ta rsh ip S h ield s
Special Abilities: B e rs e rk e r Move: 10 Special Abilities: F o rce s k ills : Move: 10

rage: See page 137. C l i m b i n g Force Points: C o n t r o l ID . s e n s e IT ), a l t e r i n . Force Points: 2
c la w s : M 6 *21) to your c l i m b i n g Force Sensitive: □ Y e s □ No Y o u s t a r t w it h n in e F o r c e Force Sensitive: H Y e s Q N o
skill. See page 137.. Dark Side Points: pow ers. Dark Side Points:
□ W ounded □ Wounded
Story Factors: See “Wookiees" □ In cap acitated □ incap acitated
in Section 7.1, "Aliens" □ M o rtally W ounded □ M ortally W ounded
Equipment: ifSO credits. Wnokir i' howraster (damage 1': E q u ip m e n t; odd ere tills , tw o s ■is oi clo thing , an ' 1-1 room , o
Droid (see page 158). b laste r pi tol (dam age -ID)
J V J
L S T A R .W A R JT C H= A R A C T ER S H E E T .
Tem plate Type: Personality:

C haracter Name:
Player: ____
Species:
Sex: A g e: H eight: W eight:
Physical Description:
O bjectives:
Background:
A Quote:
Co nn ectio n W ith O th er Characters:
DEXTERITY KN O W LED G E M ECH AN ICAL SPECIAL ABILITIES
PERCEPTIO N STRENGTH TECH N ICA L Equipm ent
W eapons Damage Difficulty Short Medium Long Ammo

Move:
Force Points:
Force Sensitive: □ Yes □No
Dark Side Points: l 2 3 4 5 6
C haracter Points:
□ Wounded
□ incdpcKiiated
□ Mortally Wounded
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An attribute is a default value — your character is always Skill Specialization

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