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HAP
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I
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ketheori
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na t
arWarsmovi
es!

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ter
ati
onoft
her
ule
s.Anda
bov
eal
l
,wehowt
hatt
hiswi
l
lke
ept
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soft tarWar
s
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i
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T•

Charac
terName:RojoBar
ant
Type:Lac
oni
cScout
Gender
/Spec
i : F
es e e/
mal Huma
n
Age: 23 Hei : 1
ght .
6m Wei : 4
ght 9kg
Phys
icalDes
cri
pti
on:

DEXTERIT
Y 2D+2 PERCEPTI
ON 2D
Bl
aster 4D+1 Bargai
n
Bra
wlingpar
ry Con
Dodge 3D+2 Hide
Meleecombat Searc
h 3D
Meleepar
ry Sneak 3D

Equipment:Twomedpac
s,bla
sterpi
stol(4D),ba
ckpa
ck,
onewe
ek’
s
KNOWL EDGE 4D STRENGTH 3D
c
oncent
rat
edra
tions
,kni
fe(
STR+1D),
1,000c r
e di
ts
Ali
e nspeci
es Brawl
ing
Bac kground:Ne vert al
kedmuc h.Ne verseenmuc hr easont o.F act
Bureaucracy Cl
imbing/J
umpi
ng 4D
i
s ,
mos toft het imey oudon’ tha veanyonet ot a
lkt o.You’reoutunde r
Cultur
e s St
a mina thehi gh,wi des k i
e sofav irginplane t,pitt
ingy ours
e l
fa ga i
ns tthe
Language s Swimming wilderne ss
.Af tery ouc omet hes ettl
ers,thebi gc orporati
onsa ndt he
Pl
a net
a r
ys y
ste
ms traders–c ivi
lizati
on.Buty ou’retheo net oope npl anets.Youf indo ut
Street
wise wha tt heda nge rsa rea ndde alwi ththe m.Y oufindouthowt os urvi
ve
Value thes trangewe athe r
,t heda nge rousbea st
sa ndther uggedt errai
nofa
whol ene wwor ld.
You’ dbedoi ngt ha ts t
il
l.Butt heywo n’tletyo u.TheE mpi reha scut
bac kon e xploration;s aysi t
’st oo expe nsi
ve.Y ou k nowt he t ruth,
MECHANI CAL 3D TECHNICAL 3D+1 thoug h;f r
eedom i spa rtoft hef ronti
er.Youc an’tc ontr
olpe oplewhe n
As
t r
ogation Computerprgm./
repa
ir theyc a nalwa ysupa ndmov e.If,say
,onewa ntedt oimpos et yra
nnyon
BeastRiding Fi
rstai
d aga lax y,there’sonl yo newa yt odoi t;s t
opt he mf rom uppi nga nd
Repuls
orliftoper
ati
on 4D Repuls
orl
if
trepai
r mov ing. Cl
oset hef ront i
e r
.
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url i
ve l
i
hood.Hedoe sn’
tl eavey ou
Sp
a cetrans p
ort
s Secur
ity
witha nya lt
e rnativebutj oiningt heRe be l
li
on,doe she ?Yo u’l
lbea n
St
a r
shipgunne ry Spacetr
ansport
srepai
r
asset,y ouha nd,a ndy ouk now how t os urvi
ve– i nc omfor t– a nyF
St
a r
shipshi e
lds whe re.Ne edt os etupaba seon, say,aniceplanet?Y ouk nowhow.
Per s
onaliy:Y
t o
u’r
elaconi
c.Close
-mouthed.You ha
v eastrong
se
nseofhumo r,whi
chshowsthroughfre
quentl
y.Y
ou’r
etough.Proud
ofyourabi
l
iti
es.Y
outakeaperv
ersedel
i
ghtintorme
nti
ng“ gr
eeni
es.
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SPECI
ALABI
LIT
IES Move:10 Objec
ti :T
ves obl
azet
rai
l
sandope
nwor
ldsf
romhe
ret
othee
ndof
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c eSens
itve?No
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.
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ckonDa
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ect
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om ar ece
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pla
net(l
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TAT
US orherworldf orse
ttl
ement.Youmighthav
eme tandma defr
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unned☐
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ters–gambler,
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orbounF
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RE

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CAPEPODDOWN

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ti
Gott
at
dur
“
ef
i
hosedi
orRoj
ngt
Esc
youpl
hi
c
e?Now r
o Bar
sadvent
ant
ur
eadovert
.She’
e,“Esc
ape Pod Down” i
ayi
onsatt
tjustbyr
heendofeac
s a sol
eadi
hentr
hec

i
t
ng and f
y.Al
ai
r
ol
l
har
swho you’
l
ac
tert
lbe pl
apePodDown.”
e advent
owi
ongt
ng t
em
aying

ur
hedi
e–
rec
heway,you’ll
bel earni
ng how t
oplayt heStarWar sRol epl
ayi
ng
Game.Andi twon’
thurtabit.
Bel
ow isa qui cksummar y ofhow you usethe
dice and yourt empl
atet of i
gure outwhen
Rojo succeeds and when he fai
ls.Read i
t
over– yeah,t heexampl es
,too– andt hen
s
tartplaying.
Oh,and one mor
ethi
ng.
..good l
uck.
You’
regonnaneedi
t.

YOURCHARACT
ER
Yourc hara c
terinthi
sa dventurei sRojoBa ra
nt,aRe belscoutstaF
tione da tEdanBa se.
Rojo’
stempl ateisonp a ge7.
Ther i
ghts i
deoft hetemplat ee xplai
nshe rba c k
ground,pe r
sonal
it y
andobj ecti
ves–i t’
sagoodwa yt oge tanunde rst
and i
ngoft hecharac F
t
e ry ou’replaying.
AllofRoj o’sga mes t
ati
st
icsar eont hel eftsideoft het emplate.Rojo
ha ss i
xa tt
ri
but es,whicha re hisb a si
cqua l
ities
.T heya re Dexter
ity,
Knowl edge,Me c hanic
al,Per
ception,S tr
eng t
ha ndT echnical.Everycha rF
acteri nt hega meha st
hoseattri
but es.
Roj o’sskil
lsarel i
stedundere a
cha tt
r i
bute.S ki
llsareab i
li
tiesyoul ea
r n,
a
ndi nc ludet hi
ngsl ikeblas
ter
,dodgea ndbr awling.
Roj oha sadi ec odeforeverya t
tri
but eands kil
l.Thedi ec odeist he
numbe rofs ix-s
ide ddiceyourollwhe ny ouus et hea ttr
ibuteors kil
l(for
ex
a mpl e,o nedieis1D, t
wodiceis2D, t
hr e
edi ceis3D, ands oon) .

e:R
Exampl ojsP
o’ erce
ptioni
s2D, s
oifshetri
est
onotic
esomeF
thi
ngoutoft heordi
naryinac r
owd,herpla
yerrol
lst
wodiceand
addstherol
l
stogether
.Ifthepla
yerrol
leda4a nd5,RojsP
o’ e
rce
p
t
iontotal
wouldbe9.

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Nowt akealookatRojo’sTe
chni
cala
ttr
ibut
e.Not
icethati
t’
s onemorepo i
nt(the“+1”
)toge
tat otalo
f17.S
ince
3D+1.Thatmeansyour ollthr
eedi
ce,addthemtogether
,and thi
stotali
shighe rt
hanthedi
ffi
cul
tyof15,Rojo’
s
the
na ddonetothetot
al. bla
ste
rshothi
tstheleads
tor
mtr
ooper.

Example:R oj
o’sT e
chnic
ali
s3D+1.IfRoj
otriesto Ify ouma keapa r
tic
ular
lybadr oll
,orifyouwanttoimprove
r
epai
rabr okene ngineonaRebelX-wi
ngS t
arf
ighter
, arollyo u’veal
readyma de,y
ouma yuseaCha ra
cterPoi
nttoroll
t
heplayerroll
sthre edic
eandaddsone.I
fRoj
or ol
led anaddi tionaldi
ea ndaddittotha tski
llr
oll
.Si
nceS t
arWarsisa
a3,5a nd5 ,andt henaddedonefort
he“+1,
”Roj o’
s gamea bouthe r
oe s–a ndyourc haract
erisahero–Cha racte
r
T
echnic
altotalwo uldbe14. Poi
nt sgiv eyouac hancetoimprov eyourchar
acte
r’sr
oll
s,e
speF
ci
all
ywhe nyourc harac
terne edsi tmos t
.Rojo begi
nst hi
s
Thesa
mes ys
tem wor
ksf
ors ki
ll
s.Allski
l
lsbegi
natthesame adventur ewithfi
v eChara
cterPoi
nt s.
v
alueasthea
ttr
ibut
etheyf
allunder.
Sk i
l
lscanbeimpr
oved.
Example:Thestormtr
oopershavetak
enc ov
er.Now
e:R
Exampl oj
oha
stheme
leec
ombats
kil
lli
st
ed Rojone edst orolla20t ohitt he
m.S heroll
sher
underherDex
teri
tyatt
ri
bute.S
inceRoj
o’sDexte
rit
yis blasterski
llof4D+1 a nd ge t
s17 – ami ss
.Rojo
2D+2,hermele
ec ombatski
l
lalsost
art
so utas2D+2. decidestos pendoneCha racterPoi
nt(sheonlyhas
Bl
aster
,brawl
ing parr
y,dodge,meleec ombat
,a nd fourleft)
.No w,sheroll
sthee xtr
adieandge tsa4.
mele
epar r
yarea l
soli
ste
dunde rDext
eritya
ndt hey Shea ddsthi
st oherblas
terrol
lof17,ra
isi
ngthetota
l
al
sostar
toutas2D+2. to2 1.Roj
ohi t
sanotherst
ormtrooper
.
S omes ki
ll
sa reimprovedont hete mplate :Roj
o’sincre
ased Forno w,you’lljustbea ll
owe dt ouseoneCha rac
te rPointto
ski
l
lsa e bl
r aste
r,dodge ,repulsor
li
ftope ration,searcha nd i
mpr oveas inglesk i
llr oll
.Don’tuseupy ourCha r
acte
rP oi
ntstoo
sneak.Don’two r
ryaboutjusthowt hiswor ksnow–we ’l
lgetto quick l
y.Y ou ne ve rk now whe ny ou’l
lr eall
yne edt hem.I t’
s
i
tlater. alwa ysgood t o ha veaf e wa r
ound t o helpyourc haracte
r
Al s
odon’ twor r
ya boutthel i
sti
ngsf orF orcePoints
,Mov e throught headv entur e’scli
ma x!
andot hercate
gories
.Theya r
euse dint heroleplayi
ngga me,but Youno wk nowe nougha boutt her ul
e stostar
tplay i
ng.Buta
they’r
enotne cessa
ryt oplaythisadve ntur
e.T heya r
epr ov
ided roleplayingg amei smor ethanr ule s–i t’saboutbei
ngi naf un
her
ei nca s
ey ouwishtous eRojoinot herS t
arWar srol
eplay
ing adve nture!Playingt hiss ol
itai
rea dv enturewi l
lgivey ouaf eel
adventures
. fort hega me .Si
mpl yr eadona ndf oll
owt hedir
ecti
ons .
You’llbedi r
ect edt os everalnumbe rede ntr
ies
,determine dby
How Roj
oDoesT
hings
how we llyou ma k ey ours kil
lr oll
s.Don’ tr ea
dt he entrie
s
Ever
yt as
kt ha tRoj otrie
si nt hi
sa dve ntureha sadi ffi
culty
, str
a i
ghtt hr
ough,a nddon’ trea de ntri
esy ou’r
enots uppose dto
whi c
hi slist
edint het ext
.The s
et asksmi ghtinc ludeshoot i
nga l
ooka t– t ha twi llspoi lanys urpr i
sesf oryou.Justf ol
low the
blaste
ra tbount yhunt ers,sneakingpa sta nI mpe ri
alpa t
rol,or i
ns tructi
onsa ndy ou’llbeok ay.Goodl uck, a
ndc l
earskies!
dodgingf orcov er.The r
ea res ixdifferentl evelsofd iff
icult
y:
VeryE as
y ,Eas
y,Mode rate,Diff
icult,
Ve r
yDi ffic
ultorHe roic.
Ther
ei sa l
soad iff
icul
tynumbe r.Thisisthenumbe ry ouha ve ES
CAPEPODDOWN
tot i
eorbe atwi thy ourdier olltos ucce e
d.Int headv entur
e,
Al ones e ntrys toodi nt heob ser v
a tiont owe rov erl
ook i
ngt he
thesenumbe rsa rel i
sted.Whe ny oua r
epl ayingwi thf rie
nds,
de nsef ore s
t.Be hindhi mr oseas ma llr oc kyhi llwhi chhous ed
oneofy ouwi l
lbet hega mema sterandwi l
lde c
idewha tt hedifF
theRe be l
s’se cretb asehe reonEda nI I.
fi
cultynumbe rsa re.(We ’
lltalkmor ea boutga me masterslater
,
TheAl li
anc ee s tablishe dEda nBa s et ohous eas qua dronof
too.)
X- winga ndY -wi ngs tarfighters
,t he irpi lotsa ndc r
ews ,andt he
Thec hartbelowl i
ststheleve l
sofdi ff
icultya ndthenumbe rs
va ri
ousRe be lope ra t
ive swhowa nde redi na ndoutf rom ne a rby
associ
ate dwitht hem.
systems .Itwa st hehubofRe bel
liona ct i
v it
yi nt hes ec tor.
Thes entr ys awagl intofme ta lont hehor izon.Her aisedhi s
Di
ffi
cul
ty Di
ffi
cul
tyNumber
Ver
yEa s
y 1-5 ma cr
ob inocul arst ohi se yesa ndr ange di nont het woX- wing
E
a s
y 6-10 fighte rsc omi ngb a ckf rom ami ssion.Be forel ongt he ywe re
Mode r
a t
e 11-15 roa ri
ngov erhe adont he irapproa cht ot hel andingb aye ntr
a nc e,
Di
ff
icul
t 16-20 li
t tl
emor et ha nal a rgec aveint her oc kyhi l
lside.T hes ent ry
Ve
ryDiff
icul
t 21-30 wa vedt ot hepi lots.T hes tarfi
ght e rswe rer eturning f rom a
Heroi
c 31+ ne arbys yst
e m,whe ret heyha d no doub ts hotdown af e w
Impe rialT IEf ighte rs.T hes entrywoul dhe ara boutt hemi s
s ion
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ltheappr
opri
ates
k i
l
loratt
ri
buted
ice.
Ifyourr
olli
sequal later,whe nt hepi lotss a ta r
oundb raggi nga boutt he ire xploi t
s
t
oorgr eate
rthanthediffi
cul
tynumber
,yourchar
ac t
ersuc
F int hec rewl ounge .
c
eeds.
Ifit
’sl
ower
,yourchara
cte
rfai
ls
. Sincet heAl lianc ede featedt heDe a thSt ar,theEmpi reha d
steppe dupi t
sme asur est oc rus ht heRe bels.Eda nBa seha d
Example:R oj
owa ntst
of i
rehe rbl
ast
erpist
ola t pla yeda ni mpor tantr ol eink ee ping t hef l
ame ofr ebelli
on
thestor
mtrooperswhoa r
ec hasi
nghe r
.He rbl
as t
er bur ningi nt hisa re a.T hes tarfi
ght ersha ra s
s edImpe ria lshipping
ski
lli
s4D+1.Theg a
me mas
tersayst
hediff
icul
tynumF inne arbys ys t
e ms .Smuggl er
ss toleI mpe rials uppl i
esa ndde l
iv*
berforhi
tti
ngat ar
ge tatthi
srangeis15(Moderate)
. ere dt hem he r
ef orRe b elr es
ista
nc ef i
ght e rs.Free -t
rade r
stra ns*
Rojo’
spla
yerroll
sf ourd i
ce(forthe“4D”)anda dds por tedAl l
ianc ea gent st oa ndf rom a ss i
gnme ntsne a r
by,a nd
ac teda sc our i
ersf ori mpor ta
nti nte l
lige nc einforma tion.

T
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2
.
As pli
nt erofl ighti nt hes kyaughtt hes e
ntry’
se ye.He Toshoottheprobedroid,youuseyourblast
erskil
lli
st
ed
rai
sed hi sma cro-binocularst o hiseyesa nd pe ere
d upwa rd. underDexter
it
y.Rojo’ssk
il
lhasbe e
ni mprov
edt o4D+2.
Some thing wa sr i
pping thr ough thea tmos phereon a s teep Yousti
llrol
l4di ce,butadd+2t ot hetota
l.Theprobe
descent.I tlookedl i
k ea nesc apepod.Thepodc r
ashedintot he droi
disnottoofa raway–Me di
um Rangesothisshoti
s
for
e s
ta b
outak ilome te
ra wa y. goi
ngtobeaMode rate(15)dif
fi
cult
y.Rol
lyourblast
erskil
ldic
e
Thiswa ssome thing Comma nderDr ay
son woul d wa ntt o andse
ewha tyouget.
know a bout.T hes entrypul l
e d acomlinkf rom hisb eltand
press
e dt het ransmits witch.“ Thisi
sSe ntr
yP ostA9r eport
ing. •I
fyour
oll
15orhi
ghe
r,got
o9.
Some thingj ustc r
ash- l
andeda boutakil
ome te rnort
heastoft he •I
fyour
oll
14orl
owe
r,got
o7.
base.L ook edlikea ne scapepod,b utIc ouldn’tbes ur
e .You’d

3
.
bettersendas coutt oc hecki tout.Ther
ec ouldb esurvi
vors.
” Youc are
f ul
lyc heckoutt hepoda ndi tssurroundi
ngs.
Youwi llbetha tRe belscout .
.
. Thepodi snestle
di nac r
ater,proba blythere s
ultofa
high-impa ctlanding.Al thought hepod’ sha t
chi sopen,
Y oua reRojoBa ra nt ,aRe bels couts tatione da tE danBa se. youdon’ ts e
ea nys i
gno fsurvi
v or
s.
Bet we enp at
rols,youha ngouti nt hel andingba y,wor ki
ngon Youc re epupa ndpe e ri nsidet hepod.I tdoe s
n’tlookli
k e
yours pe e
de rbi k
e .T he doc king ha nga r’
si nt e r
com s peake rs the
re’
sal o tofroom i nsi
de. Y oumi ghtbea blet ofi
tonepe rs
on
crac klet olif
e.“RojoBa rantr epor tt othec omma ndc ent er
”the y i
nthere,b uthe ’
dbepr et
tyc ra mpe dandunc omf or
tabl
e .
blare .“RojoBa rantt ot hec omma ndc ente r
.”Y oup a ckupy our Suddenl yy ouhe a ras oundi nt hef ores t– some thi
ngi s
gea ra ndhe adof ft hr ought heunde rgroundc orridorstot he humming,c r
eakinga nds na ppingt hroughbr a nches
.Itseemsto
bas e’she art. becomingf r
omt hedi recti
o nofy ourb as
e.
Thec omma ndc ent eri sp ack edwi thRe belof fi
c er
s.Ca pta i
n
Ell
e rsi smoni t
or i
ngc o mm c ha nne lsa nds ens ors,whi leL ieuF •P
leas
egot
o1.
tena ntComma nde rKa ii sc he ckingt hes hiel
dge nerator’spowe r

4
.
out put .Comma nde rDr a ys on, yourbos s, i
ss t
a ndi ngne araho loF De spitey ourbe stattempt s,yous napaf ewt wig
sand
graphi cd i
splayoft hep lane t.Y o us tepupa nda skwha the rus tl
es omel eavesasy ouc reepthr
ought hedensefor
est
wa nt s. unde r
growt h.Y ou spots ome thi
ng mov ing aheadand
“Wene edyout or unaqui ckpa trol,
”Comma nde rDray son hidebe hindabus h.Pe e
ringoutov ertheleafytop,y
ou
says.“ Oneofours e nt ri
e ss pot teda ne scapepodwhi chc r
a s
he d se
eadr oidc rawlingi nac lear
ing.It’sawa lk
ingofI mperi
al
i
nt ot hede nseforestak ilome terf romt heba se. Ine edy out ogo pr
obedroi d!Yous e eit
’sma i
noc ul a
rbubbl efocusi
ngt hr
ougha
outt he reands eeift he rea rea nys urvivorsins i
de .
”Heg ivesy ou br
eakint het r
e e
s–i t’
sscoutingo utyourRe belbase!
direc ti
o nstothepod’ sc rashs i
te, the ndismi ssesy ou. Maybey ouga spt ooloudly.Perhapsithea r
dy ousneaki
ngup
Y our et
urnt oy ours p ee derb ikea ndf lyitoutoft hel a
nd ing onit
.Thedr oi
dt urnss uddenlyoni tswa l
kingleg s
,swivel
i
ngits
bay .F ollowingDr ays on’ si nstruc tions,y ou z oom t hrough t he bl
ast
erca nno ntof acey ou.You’vebeendiscove r
ed!
fores tt othenor the as t.S oony ouc omet oas ma l
lc le
a ri
ng:s itF
•P
leas
egot
o11.
ti
ngi nt hec enteri swha tl ook sl ikea ne scapepod,wi t
ht he
ma in ha tch wide ope n.Y ou hop of ft he s pe ede rbi kea nd

5
.
Youc ar
efullyc heckoutt hepoda nditss ur
roundings.
appr o achonf oott oi nv e stig at
e. Thepodi sne stle
di nac rater,probablyther esultofa
Y ou de ci
de t oc he ck outt he pod a nd i tss urroundings . high-impa ctlanding.Al t
ho ught hepod’ shatchi sopen,
De pe ndingonhow we lly ous ea rch,y ouma yorma ynotf ind youdon’ ts eea nys igno fs urvivors
.T hi
siss t
range– i f
some thingi mpor t
a nt .T ode termi nehow t hor oughl yy oulook some onewa sint hepod,y ouwoul dha v
enot i
cedhuma noi
d
around,y ou’r
egoi ngt or olly ours e
ar chs kil
l.L ooka tRoj o’s trac
k si nt heupt urne ddir ts ur r
oundi ngi t.Unlessthe seodd
cha ract ersheet.Sear chi sa nobs erv ati
ons k i
ll
, s
oi t
’slistedunde r l
ook inghol esint hegr ounda r
ei tstracks.
..
Perc ept i
on.Int hisc a se ,Roj oha sadi cec odeof3Di ns ear ch. Youc reepupa ndpe e ri nsidet hepod.I tdoe sn’
tlookl ike
Now r o llyour3di cea nda ddt he m upt os eehow we lly ou there’sal otofr oom i nsi
de. Y oumi ghtbea bletofitonepe rs
on
exa mi net hepod. i
nt he re,b uthe ’dbepr e t
tyc rampe da ndunc omf ort
abl e
.You
don’ts eea ny t
hingl i
k eas e at,a ndnos af
etyr e
strai
ntsa tall
.If
•I
fyour
oll
ed1
0orhi
ghe
r,got
o5.
therewa ss ome thinga li
vei nsidet hepod,i two ul
dha veb ee
n
•I
fyour
oll
ed9orl
owe
r,got
o3. crushe dbyt hei mpa ctuponl a nding.
Sudde nlyy ouhe a ras oundi nt hef orest– s omet hi
ngi s

1
.
Youwa lktowa rdtheodds ound.Some thi
ngi smov i
ng hummi ng,c reaki
nga nds na ppi ngt hroughbr anches.I
ts eemsto
throught hef orestne a
rby.You’r
enots ureifit
’sfri
endly bec omi ngf romt hedi rec
t i
o nofy ourb as
e.
orho sti
le.Youf eelit
’sbestt
os neakupa ndseewha titis
instea
dofa nnounc i
ngy ourpresenc
e. •P
leas
egot
o1.
T
oc re
e pthrought hef ores
ttowa rdthesound,you’l
lusethe

6
.
s
neakskil
l.Li
kes earch,itsaP
’ erce
pt i
onskil
l.Thedicescor
ef or Car
e f
ulofy ourf ooti
ng,y ouma nagetoc r
eeps il
ently
ours
y neakis3 D.Ro ll3dicea ndaddt hem upt oseehowgood thr
ought hede nsefores
tunde r
growth.Youspots ome F
y
ouarea tsl
ippingsil
e ntl
ythrought hefor
est. thi
ngmov ingahe adandhidebe hindabus h.
P e
eri
ngout
overtheleaf
ytop, youseeadr oidcrawli
nginac l
ea r
ing.
•I
fyour
oll
ed1
0orhi
ghe
r,got
o6. It
’sawalki
ngI mperi
alprobedroid!Y ouseeit’
smainocularbubF
•I
fyour
oll
ed9orl
owe
r,got
o4. blesf
ocusi
ngt hroughabr ea
kint hetrees– it’
sscouti
ngout
yourRebelbase!

1
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Maybei t’
stoolate,b utyouha vet odos omethi
ngt ostop •Ifthedi fferenceis4- 8,you’vebeenwo unde dwi tha
thatpr
obedr oi
df r
om r eveal
ingy ourhi ddenba se’
sloc a
tionto nastys ho tint heleg.Che c
kof foneoft hebox eso n
theEmp ire.Youcoulds neakba c
kt oy ourspeederbikea ndf l
y yourc harac t
ers heetmarked“ Wounded.”Y ou’llst
il
lbe
offtowa rnthebase.Butt hatwo uldlea vet
hepr obedr oi
dwa nF ony ourf eetaf te
ramome ntofbe ings tunne d,b ut
deri
nga roundne a
rby.TheI mperi
aldr oi
dmus tbedestroyed.You youri njuri
e swi l
laf fe
ctally ourotherac ti
onsunt i
l
drawyo urblast
erandta keas hota tit. you’rehe aled.Anyt imeyoumak eas ki
l
lr oll,yous ub
tractoned i
e(A1D)f r
om y ourdicescorebe forey ou
•P
leas
egot
o2. roll
.No wy ouc ant akeas hotatt hedroidwi thy our
blaster–b utreme mbe r
,youhav eaA1Dpe naltytoall

7
.
Y
oufir
ey ourbl
ast
erbutt
hes
hotmis
sestheprobedr
oid. roll
s:yourbl asterskil
lisnowonl y3D+2. Got o2.
I
tta
rgetsyou,t
urnsit
sownbl
ast
ercannontowardyou
a
ndtakesashot
! •Ift
hedif
fere
ncei
s9orhighe r
,you’
vebe
enmoreseri
ousl
yhurt
.Yousl
umpt othefores
tfl
oor
,unc
ons
cious
•Ifthi
swa sy ourthi
rdtimes hoot
ingatthedroid,the andunce
rtai
nofyourf
ate
...
got o10.
probedroid’
ss hothit
sy ou.Yous l
umpt othef or
est

9
.
fl
oor,unconsci
o usandunc e
rtai
nofy ourfat
e.
..got o Yourbl asterbur sthit
st hedroidsma i
ndome .S i
nceyour
10. shothi t,youge ttorollyourblast
er’
sdama gediceof4D
(li
stedunde rRoj o’
s“ Equipment”)andc ompa r
et hatto
•I
fthi
swasy
ourf
ir
stors
econds
hota
tthedr
oid,
got
o thedr oidsS trengthof4D( you’l
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l,
1
1. butinther egularga met hega me masterwil
lrollthis
).Roll4
dic
efory ourb la
ster’sda magea ndwr i
tedownt het otal
.Then

8
.
Thedroidsbl ast
ershothitsyoubeforeyoucange taway
–y ou’regoi ngt otakesomeda ma ge.Tofi
ndouthow rol
l4dicefort hedr oidsS t
rength.Subtractt
hedr oi
dsr ol
lfrom
badlyy ou’rehit,y ou’
llha vetorolltheprobedr oi
ds yourda
ma ger oll
.
bla
s t
erc annondamageof4D+2.T hi swi
llt
ellyouho w •Ifthedi
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erenc
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ower
,yo
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ynick
edthe
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ir
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total
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ngthtos eehow we l
lyou 11.
resi
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ngthi s3D:roll3diceandwr i
te
downt her es
ult.Now s ubtr
acty ourStre
ng thtot
alfrom the •Ifthedif
ferenceisfr
om 4-8,you’v
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sfr
om 9-12,you’
veheavil
yd amagedi t
.
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ferencei
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om 13-15,you’
ves ev
e r
el
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veo nly be e
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heselevel
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mome ntar
il
ys t
unned.Checkofftheboxony ourc har i
nt hegame ,butfornow we ’
l
lcountthema se qual.
)
act
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tmar ked“Stunned.
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uc atc
hyourbr e at
h Got o12.
andtakeas hotatthedroidwithyourbl
ast
er:got o2. •I
fthedi
ff
ere
ncei
sI6ormor
e,got
o13.

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 ESCAPEPOD DOWN

1
0.
Youdon’ tknowhowmucht i
meha spasse
dwhe nsevF You’ve got ten yourf i
rstt ast e ofr oleplaying.
er
alRe belsol
die
rswakey
ou.Afieldme di
cispat
ching Butt hatwasj ustasol it
air eadvent ure.Rol eplay
upyourwound–i t’
snottoobad.Youwa rntheothF ing games nor mal lyi nvol ve sever al peopl e,
er
sa bouttheImperi
alpr
obedroid,butit
’sl
ongsince incl
udi ng t his“ gamemast er ” per son. How
e
sca
pedi
ntothef ore
st. doest hatwor k?
Wel l,eac h pl ayerhasa c har ac t
er...but
•P
leas
egot
o14. youal r eadyknow t hat ,r i
ght ?Youmi ghtwant
tot hink ofeac h advent ur e as a St ar War s

1
1
.
T
hepr obedroidi
sgoingtoshoota tyou.Yourbestbetis movi e,wi thyourc har ac t
er sast hest ar s.
t
otrya nddodgeoutoft hewa y.Y ou’
llneedtoma k
e Thent her e’st hegamemast er .He’ sgotsever aljobs:r ef
t
wor oll
shere,oneforthep r
obed roidsacti
ona ndone eree,st oryt eller,and mood- set ter – al lrolled into one.
f
oryourdodge .T
hedr oi
dhasab lasterski
llof4D:rol
l4 Whi l
eyouandyourf riendsmi ghtpl ayonec har actereac h,
di
ce,addthem upa ndreme mberthetot a
l( i
nt heg a
met he thegamemast erwi llpl ayever yoneel se.He’ llbeal lthebad
ga
me mast
erwoul dnormall
yma keski
llr
oll
sf ortheenemy )
. guys ,al lt he byst ander s,al lt he bar tender s,i nf
ormant s,
pals,andanyoneel seyou’ l
lr uni nto,t alkt o..
.orshootat .
Nowy oune e
dt oma keadodger ollforyours
elf.Dodgeisa Thef ir
stt hingt hegamemast erdoesi sc omeupwi tht he
Dext
erit
yski
ll–Roj o’sdodgehasbe e
ni mprovedto3D+2. Don’
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lsett he
l
etthat+2wor r
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th.
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l.Nowc omp ar
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to
talyourol
ledforthepr obedr
oidsblaster: dec i
dewhatyourc har ac ter sar egoi ngt odo.Forexampl e,
ifyou’r ei na c rowded c ant ina,youc ant ryt oleave,t ryt o
•I
ftheprobedr
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sbl
ast
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shi
ghe
rtha
nyourdodge
getsomei nsi dei nfof rom somebodyi nt her oom,openf i
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r
oll
,yo
u’vebee
nhit
:got
o8.
what everseemsl i
keagoodi deaatt het i
me.( Keepi nmi nd
•I
fyourdodger
olli
sequalt
oorhighe
rthant
hedroi
d’
s whatki ndofc har act eryou’ repl ayi ng.A humanJedi ’
sgoi ng
r
oll
,you’vedodgeditsbl
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Onc eyouknow whatyouwantyourc haractert ot r
y,t he

1
2.
Yours hotbur s
tsa gai
nsttheprobedr oi
d,sendingsevF
gamemast ert akesover ,dec i
di nghow har ditisandwhat ’s
eralpa r
tsa ndma nipulat
orlegsfl
y i
ngthrought heair
.
goingt ohappeni fyousuc ceedorf ail.
Thedr oi
di ssti
llwor ki
ng,though,andturnso neofits
Maybe Is houl d st op t elling you aboutt his,and j ust
oculars ensor
st ol ooka tyou.Y ou’
reaboutt otake
show you.Keepr eadi ngandyou’ llseewhatImean.
anot
hershotwhe ni temi t
sahi gh-pi
tchedsound,thene xpl
odes
i
nab al
loff i
re.Itmus tha vehads omek i
ndofs el
f-dest
ruct
mec
doe
ha
s
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ANE
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.Gr egisp l
ayi
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andma k
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ayi
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egot
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all
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.Amyi sp layi
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1
3.
Yours hothitst he probe droi
dswe akc e
nter
.T he thinksshe’
ss ome t
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ina
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plos
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canse eaDe varonian–y ouknow,t heguyi nthecantinasce ne

1
4.
Your e turntob asequi ckl
ya ndreporttoComma nder witht heshort,
poi nt
yhor ns–downi ngaglowingreddr i
nkt hat
Dra ys
on.I ftha tpr obedr oi
dwa sr eal
lyscoutingy our se
e mst oha veas mallel
ectri
calstorm hover
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emor etroublewi tht he l
ook sl i
kethec ont a
cty ou’r
es upposedt ome et
.Wha tdoy ou
Empi rev er
yso on... wantt odo? ”
T
hat’
st hee ndoft hea dve ntur
e– y ou’v
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ss f
ullycomF
PAUL:( AsGT-9R,doing a ty
picaldroi
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plet
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voi
ce)“
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ci de aofho wy ourc ha r
act
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py oul e
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oranysi
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fic
ult
ynumber
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hec har
ac t
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s GREG:( AsT hannik)“L
ook,Niner
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ski
llr
olli
sequalt
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rf i
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tingtohappen! L
”( ooki
ngatBil
l,s
peakingas
theplayer
)“ I
’
m nott ak
inganyc hanc e
s.Whereareallofthe
entr
ances?Ifweha vetofig
htourwa yout,wherecanwego?
Who’sheavil
yarme d?”

1
2! T
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PETER:(AsDi
rk)“
We l
l,fr
iends
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LL:“
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AMY:( n,whi
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ringt
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orge
)“Ce
v,wha
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et ot e
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)“Nothi
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Cool
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Youdon’
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ma
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rywhere.
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ontdoor
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Noy
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l)“
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abt
hewa
ll
et
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oxi
matesize
,andsev
eralbooths
.Hedrawsa f
romCev.
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lesit.
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dt oma k
ewha t’
scall
edanoppos e
droll
.
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rcledboot hiswhe retheDe var
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rstglanc e, Bothofy ourol
lyourStrength.Highrol
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et.Amy ,add a+5 modi f
iert oyourroll.You g
etabonus
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ent i
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ht hebi ggr eenhe adsa ndg lowingr ede yesinthef i
rstmov i
e Rol
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ht heot hertwo,a ndt he r
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lstac ksofc oi
nsont het able.
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t!
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l
ikegua rdsinRe turnoft heJ edi–a ndhe ’
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lyoutofc ontrol. BILL:“J
ustasy ougrabt hewall
eta ndCe vduc k
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ot he
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ing.Het urnstolook
punchinga tthina i
ra nds c
rea mingl otsofc ursesinhi sl anF atyou,Rhen.
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ns pacer)“‘
Hey,whe re
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letgo.
..
hey,whatareyoudoin’withi
t?’
”
“Ify ouwa ntt ono ticea nythinge l
se,you’l
lha vet ot akea AMY:“
Um,
I’
ll
off
ert
obuyhi
madr
ink
.”
fewmor ese c
ondst os c
a nt hea reaa ndma keP erc
e pti
onc he cks;
i
fa nyonei sa ntsy,they’l
lpr oba bl
ynot i
cetha tyou’rec hecking LL:“
BI C’mon,
pla
yitout
.“
outthepl aceify ouk eepons tandinga tthedoor .
” AMY:(AsRhen)“Uh,y
oujustdr
oppe
dyourwa
ll
eto
nthe
GEORGE:“
Hav
eIf
ounda
nyonet
opi
ck-
poc
ket
?” f
loor
.
..he
re.
Letmebuyyouadri
nk.
”

LL:“
BI You’
res
urey
ouwa
ntt
odot
his
?Mo
stoft
hepe
opl
e BI Ass
LL:( pac
er)“
‘Sur
e.S
ay,
wha
t’r
eyoudo
in’
lat
eron?
’”
he
rel
ookpr
ett
ytoug
h.” AsRhe
AMY:( n,mutte
ringunde
rhe
rbr
eat
h)
GEORGE:“
Tha
t’
swha
tma
kesi
tac
hal
l
enge
.” “
I’
mgonnaki
l
lthatl
i
ttl
etwe r
p..
.
”

PETERANDAMY:“
Ohno.
” Okay,now you’ veseenal it
tleofhow t he
BI S
LL:(mi
l
inge
vil
l
y)“
Theguyne
xtt
oyoui
sabi
g,bur
ly game wor ks.Whatnext ? Well
,f ir
sti s
s
pac
er-t
ype.He’
sgothi
sbac
ktur
nedtoyouandther
e’
sseve
ral the “Star War s PlayerHandout .”It’
s
e
mptyglas
sesontheba
r.Hi
swal
l
et’
shal
foutofhisb
ackpockF sortofl i
kea“ cheatsheet”thatspeeds
e
t.E
asypic
kings
…” up pl ay.Feelf r
ee t o make copies for
GEORGE:“
I’
ll
gof
ori
t.Be
side
s,hewo
n’tbe
atuponak
id.
.
.” yourpl ayers.
Then Risha herselfwilltake you through
LL:“
BI Mak
eyourp
ickpoc
ketr
oll
.
” charac t
erc r
eation in ChapterTwo.And we’ l
lwrap up t
he
GEORGE:“Mypi
ckpoc
ketsk
il
lis4D+2.
..
”(Rol
l
sfourdi
ce)“
I PlayerSec ti
onoft hi
sbookwi t
hChapt erThree,whic
htells
gota2,
4,5,5
;wit
hthe+2,t
hat
’san18!” youal lyou’l
leverneedt oknow aboutat tri
butesandski
ll
s.
BILL:“Your
eac
hov e
randtugont hewa
ll
eta
ndi
tcome
s Keepr eadingandkeepl i
stening.I’
llbebac ktocheckon
r
ightout.
Theguydoe
sn’
tev
ennoti
ce.
” youl ater.

AMY:“
CanIs
eea
nyoft
hisgo
ingo
n?”

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 PL
AYERHANDOUT
I
fy ou’
rene wt ot heS t
arWar sRoleplayingGame ,thiss ect
ion Cooper ate.Ifthec ha
ract
ersar
etosta
nda nychanc
eof
willgetyour eadyt oplayinac oupleofmi nutes. s
uccee
dingi nthei
ra dv
enture
s,youandt
heothe
rpla
y e
rshav
e
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lbepl ayingac haracterape r
sonwhol ivesi nt heS tar t
oworkt ogether
.
War suniverse.
Whi lepla y
ing,youpr etendt obet ha tcha r
a cter
. BeTruetot heMovies.Remember,y
ou’r
epl
ayngS
i t
ar
Thereisnoboa r
dt omov et okensaroundon.I nstead,o neof Wars
!Behe
roe
s.Uses
nappyone
-li
ner
s.Andabov
eal
lel
se,
have
yourf ri
endswi llbet hegame mas t
er.T heg amema stera ctsas f
un!
storyt
e l
le
ra ndr e f
eree,de sc
ribinge achs cenet oy oua ndt he
otherplaye r
s.Now,i ma gi
neho wy ourc ha racterwoul dr e actto BecomeYourChar acter.Don’tbea f
rai
dt ohamitupa
thes i
tuati
on.T hen,t e
llthega me ma st
e rwha tyourc hara ct
eris l
i
ttl
e!Speakli
key ourcharac
teranda dopthismanner
is
msi n
goingt odo. y
ourmov ementsanda ct
ions.Youc a
na c
to utsce
nes– for
Whe ny oude scr
ibewha tyourc haracte rdoe s
,t hega me masF e
xampl
e ,i
fyou’r
eplayaga mble
r,youcouldha v
efuntr
yingto
terwilltel
lyouwhe nt orollthed ice
, andt ellyouwha tha ppens c
ontheotherchar
acter
s.
asar e s
ultofhow we l
l(orpoor l
y)your oll
.Inawa y,you,t he UseYourI maginaton.Y
i ourc
ha r
acte
rcandowha tev
er
otherplaye r
s,andt hega mema st
erarec r
e at
ingy ouro wnS tar youcanimagi
nesomeoneinthats
it
uationdoi
ng.Ifyoucan
War smov i
ewi thy ourc haract
e rsasthes tars! i
ma gi
nei
tintherealwor
ld(
ortheStarWarsuniv
erse
),i
tcan
Wi ng.T
nni herearenowi nnersa
ndlose
rs.Havi
ngfunis happe
ninthegame!
whatcounts
.Itisfarmoreimpor
tantt
oha
v eagrea
tstor
ytha
n KeepThingsMoving.Don’
tworr
yabouttherul
es.S
impl
y
i
tistoexce
last he“be
st”char
act
er. te
llthegame
maste
rwhatyouwa nty
ourchar
acte
rtodo,and
he’
llte
lly
ouwha
ttorol
landwhen.

GE
TTI
NGS
TART
ED
Sele
ctac haractertempla t
ethatlooksli
keitwoul
dbefunto Eacha t
tri
butehasadiecode.At
ypi
caldi
ecodecouldbe3D
pl
ay.Grabape ncilandaf ews i
x-si
ded(“nor
ma l
”)di
ce. (
pronounced“thre
ede e
”).T
ha tmea
nsrollt
hre
esix
- s
ideddi
ce
Therightsideoft hec ha r
acte
rsheetdescri
besyourc
hara
cF whenevertheatt
ri
butei
sused.
te
r’
sp er
sonal
itya ndba c
kground. Yo
uc anchangesomeofthes
e Example:Ge orgeisplayi
ngak id,whohena mes
el
ements,butma kes uret hosechangesa r
ea ppr
ovedbythe Ce
vRe e
s.Cevha saMe chani
calof3D. Whenhej umps
gamema s
ter
.Ea chcharacterhassixattr
ibut
es: be
hindthecont r
olsofal and
speedera ndtr
iest
odr i
ve
i
tonabus yhi ghwa y
,thegame mastertel
lsGeorgeto
Dexteri
ty– Y
ourc
har
act
er’
sey
e-ha
ndc
oor
dina
tion a
nd makeaMe c hanicalrol
l.Georgerollsthr
eed i
c eand
agi
l
ity
. ge
tsa2,3a nda5–Ce v sMe
’ chani
c altot
alis10.
edge–Y
Knowl ourc
har
act
er’
sknowl
edgeoft
hega
lax
y.
I
fther
eisa+1ora+2a
fte
rthe“
D,”a
ddt
hatnumbe
rto
Mechanial– Y
c ourchar
act
er’
s“mecha
nic
ala
pti
tude
,”or y
ourtot
al.
abi
l
ityt
opil
otv
ehi
cle
s,s
tar
shi
psandt
heli
ke.
Percepton– Y
i ourchar
acte
r’
spower
sofobs
erv
ati
on,a
nd Exampl e:CevsDe
’ xteri
tyis3D+2.( Pronounced
abi
l
itytoconv
inc
eo the
rstodothi
ngsf
orhi
m. “t
hreedeeplust
wo.”)Whe nCevthrowsagrena de,
the
game ma
stertel
lsGe or
get o makea De x
terityrol
l.
Str
ength– Yourc
har
act
er’
sphy
sic
als
tre
ngt
h,he
alt
h,a
nd Georgerol
l
sa3,4a nda5( forthe3D),buthea ls
o
abi
l
ityt
ore
sis
tdama
ge. adds+2tothetota
l(forthe+2)toge tatotalof14.
Technial–Y
c ourcha
ract
er’
s“t
echni
calapt
it
ude,
”ora bi
l
ity
tofi
x,repa
ir,andmodifyallki
ndsoftec
hnology
,inc
ludi
ng Adiec
odeof2Di
sabouta
ver
age
;ad
iec
odeo
f4Di
spr
ett
y
st
ars
hips
,droids
,andvehi
cl
es. good.

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KIL
LS
Sk
il
lsarethingsyourc har
act
erl
ear
nsa ndtheycangetbet
F Exampl e:Ce vha sthef ol
lowi nga tt
ribut e
s:De x
t
eroverti
me .Ski
l
lsincludethi
ngsl
i
keblaste
r,dodge,s
tar
fi
ght teri
ty3D+2,Knowl edge2D+2,Me chanical3D,P er
e
rpil
oti
nga ndbrawling. ception3D+2, Str
engt h2D+1, a ndT echni
c al20+2.
Askil
lisli
st
edunde ri t
satt
ri
but
e;eachski
llbegi
nswit
hthe Ge orgeha s7Df ors ki
ll
s.Hede cidestopl a
ce1Di n
s
amediec odeasit
sa tt
ribut
e. blaste r(aDe xteri
tys ki
ll
),s
oi t’
snow4D+2. Hea dds1D
toa not herDe x
teri
tys ki
l:pi
l ckpoc ket,whichbe come s
Example:CevsDe
’ x
ter
it
yis3D+2.Si
ncebl
ast
eri
s 4D+2.
aDext
eri
tysk
il
l,
Cev’sbl
ast
ersk
il
lst
artsa
t3D+2. Ge orget hinksCe vhass pental otoft imeont he
stre
e tsa nda dds1Dt ohiss t
ree twises kil
l( aKnowl
You ca
na ddmor edi
cetos
kil
lstogetbett
eratcer
tai
n edges kil
l)toma kei t3D+2.Ge or gea dds2Dt oCe v’
s
t
hings
.Ifyouaddonediet
oask
il
l,thenumbe
rinfr
onto
fthe repuls orl
iftope r
ations ki
ll
:Ce v’sMe c
hanic alis3D,so
“
D”incr
easesbyone
. hisre pulsorl
iftoper ati
onsk i
llisnow5D. Ce v’
sar ea
ll
y
gooddr i
ver– i t’
st ooba dnoo newi l
lgi vehimt he
Example:Ge
orgedec
ide
st oaddonedi
et oCev’
s chanc et opr oveit!
bl
aste
rsk
il
l(aDe
xter
it
yski
ll
).Cev
’sbl
ast
ers
kil
lisnow Ge orget he nspe nds1Donc on,aP erce pti
ons k
il
l.
4D+2. Hisc oni s4D+2.
Ge orges pe ndshi slast1D ofs ki
lldi ceonCe v’
s
Youcanaddoneortwodicetoask
il
l,
butyouonl
yhaves
evF sneak ;s incei t’
sa lsoaP e r
cept ion s k
il
l,i tgoe sto
e
ndi c
etospendonallyours
kil
l
s.(
Youcan’
timpr
oveeve
rys
kil
l 4D+2.
–youc a
nonlypi
ckonesyouthi
nkwil
lbeimpor
tant
!)

I
MPORT
ANTS
KIL
LS
Herea
resomeoft hemoreimport
antsk
il
lsforcha
ract
ersi
n s
tarf
ight
erpil
oti
ng:Fl
yspacef
ighte
rsli
keX-
wingsa
ndY
-
heS
t t
arWarsgame.
T heyc
overyourcha
rac
ter’
sknowle
dgeofa wi
ngs.
f
iel
dorabi
li
tytodothefol
lowi
ng: s
tar
shipgunner
y:Fi
res
tar
shi
pweapons.

Dext eri
tySki l
ls. Percept ionSki ll
s .
blaste
r :F
ir
ebl a
sters. bargain:Ma kedea l
s.
brawling parry
:Bl ocksomeonee lse
’suna rmed( br
awli
ng) con:F ast-tal
ky ourwa youtofsi
tua
tionsort
alkp
eop
lei
nto
att
ack. doi
ngt hingsf oryou.
dodge :Getoutoft hewaywhe npeopleshootatyou. gambl ing:Ga mble .
me le
ec ombat:Fightwit
hwea ponsinhand-to-handcombat. search:L ookfort hi
ngs.
me le
epar ry:Blockme leewe apon att
acks( onl
yi fyou’
re sneak:S nea karoundwithoutbe
ingse
e n.
hol
dingawe apon)
.
St
rengt
hSki ll
s.
Knowl edgeSki ll
s. br
awl
ing:Fi
ghtwi t
hy ourbar
ehands.
ali
ens peci
es:Knowl edgeo fs tr
angea l
iensa nyonenotof cl
i
mbi
ng /
jumping:Cli
mba ndjump.
yourspecies.
(Forexa mple,i
fyou’replay
inga nEwok ,youral
i
e n st
ami
na:Pushy ourphysi
call
imi
tsandre
sis
tdi
sea
se.
speci
esskillc
o v
e r
sy ourknowledgeofhuma ns.)
language s
:S peaka ndundersta
nds t
rangelanguages. TechnicalSki l
ls.
planetarysys t
ems :Knowledgeofd i
ffe
rentplanetsa nds
tar comput erprogr ammi ng /r
epai
r:Us edt orepa
ir& pr
ogr
am
sys
tems. computers.
stree
twi se
:Knowl e
dgeofc riminalgr
oupsa ndpe opleinthe droi
dpr ogrammi ng:Pr ogramdr oi
ds.
Fri
ngeandhowt ode alwi
ththe m. droi
dr epair
:Re pairdroids.
survi
val :Survi
vei nha rs
he nvi
ronments,li
kea rcti
cwa s
tes fi
rstaid:Knowl edgeoff ir
stai
dt ec
hniques
.
anddeserts. spacetransportsr epai
r :Repai
rf r
ei
ghters
.
star
fighterrepair:Repa irst
arf
ighter
s.
Mec hanicalSkil
ls.
astrogati
on:Pl
othypers
pacejumps. Ifyouhavea nyq uest
ionsabouts
kil
lsandhow the
ywor k,
repulsor
li
ftoperati
on:Flyv ehi
cle
slikesnowspe
e der
s,a i
rF j
ustaskt
hegame ma s
te r
.Thegamemast
erma yal
soa
ll
ows pec
ial
s
peede r
s,la
ndspee
de r
sandcloudc a
rs. oruni
quesk
il
lsintotheg ame.Howeve
r,thi
sisc
ompl
etel
ya tt
he
spac etr
anspor
ts:Flyfr
ei
ghters(li
ketheMill
enni
um Falcon) di
scr
eti
onofthega me maste
r.
anda nyothershi
pt hati
sn’
taf ightera
ndisn’
tac apit
al-
scale
(
lar
ge )combatshi
p.

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HEGAMEWORKS
T
heg a
me ma sterassgnsad
i if
fic
ultynumbe rwhe nac hara
cF ACTI NAR
ONSI OUND
tertr
iest
odos ome t
hinga ndther
e’sac hanceoffail
ure,
suchas Thega mei sbrok endowni ntorounds;e ac
hr oundi sabout
shooti
ngab l
as te
ra tstor
mt r
oopers
, fl
yi
ngas tar
ship,orfi
xi
nga fi
v esecondsofga met ime.
buste
ddroid.Rollthes k
ill
’
sdiecode ;i
fy oudon’thavetheskil
l, Yourc ha r
acte
rc anpe r
form onea cti
oninar ound.Rol lthe
rol
ltheattri
but e’
sd i
ec ode.Ifyourrollisequaltoorgr eat
er skil
lora tt
ributediecodeforthataction.
thanthediff
icult
ynumbe r
, y
ourcha r
actersucc
eeds.Ifi
t’
slower, Cha r
acterscant rytodomor etha nonea cti
oni nar ound,
yourchar
acterf a
il
s. buti t
’shardertodomor ethanonet hingatonce.
Ifac haracte
rtr i
estwot hi
ngs,l
oseonedi e(R1D)f om e
r v
ery
Exampl e:C e
vi sa tthec ontr
olsofa nair
speeder– skil
lroll.Ifac haractertr
iesthreethings,l
osetwod i
c e(R2D)
kindofl i
k ethes nows peedersinT heE mpi
reS tri
kes from e ver
ys kil
lroll
.Ifac haract
ert ri
esfourthings,theylose
Bac k– r aci
ng t hrough a c anyon.Up a head,t he threedice( R3D)frome ver
ys k
il
lroll
,andsof or
th.
cany onna rr
owsi ntoat ightpassa
ge .
Ce vsr
’ ep
ulsorlif
t ope rati
on s ki
lli s 5D. T he Exampl e:C evi sracingt hrought hes t
reetswhi l
e
ga me masterdecidest hatthediffi
cultynumberi s18. severalthugsa r
es hootinga thim. Georgedecidesthat
Ge orger oll
sa22;Ce vr acesthrough theope ning Cevwi llfirehisblastert wic
e– onc ea teachthug–
withoutas cr
atch! anddodget otryt oge to utoft hewa y
.
IfGe orgeha dr oll
eda17orl es
s,Ce vwouldha ve That’
st hre
ea ctionsinar ound, soCe vl
osesR2Df or
fail
ed.Ma ybeheonl ywoul dha ves c
rapedther ocks
, allofhi ss ki
l
lr oll
s.Cev sb
’ l
ast erski
llis4D+2,s ohe
rockingt hes peede rforas e
condort wo.Ifther ol
l onlyrolls2D+2f oreachbl aste
rs hot.F sdodgehe
orhi
wa sba de nough,ma ybeCe vwoul dha vecras
he dhis useshi sDe xter
ity,whi chi s3D+2.Af tersubtra
cting
speede r
! theR2D, Cevonl yge t
stor ol
l1D+2f orhisdodge.
Example:C e
vi sgoingtorideat auntaunforthe
fi
rsttime.Thega mema st
ertell
sGe orgetoma k
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ol astri
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c ey our ol
ls houldbeofadi ffer
entc olorthan
Si
nc eCe vdoe s
n’thavea nyextraskil
ldiceinbe ast theothe r
s.Thi
sisc all
edy our“ WildDie.
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mey our ol
lsk i
l
lor
ri
ding,Ge or
gej ustroll
shisMe chanic
ala tt
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ributedice,pa
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a latt
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ont owha tyourollont heWi l
d
3D...
andCe vha ngsonfordearli
fe.
Die.
Ift heWildDiec ome supa sa2,3,4or5,j usta dditt othe
OPPOSED ROLLS tot
a lnormally
.
Ifyourc har
acte
risact
ingagai
nstanothe
rchara
cter
,youar
e IftheWi ldDiec ome supa sa6, youa ddthesixtoy ourscore,
makinga nopposedrol
l:y
ourollyoursk
il
ldice
,whil
etheothe
r buta lsotellthega mema ster.Hewi l
lha vey our ol
lt hatdie
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oll
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oo. I
fitcome supa sa6
again,addthes i
xa ndr ollthed ieaga i
n–a ndk e
epondoi ngso
Exampl e:C eviss hooti
nga tas tor
mt r
ooper.Cev aslonga syouge tsixes.
roll
shi sblasterski
ll(4D+2)t ohi t;t
hes tormtr
ooper Ift heWildDiec ome supa sa1,t el
lthega mema st
e r
.Hewi ll
dodge s(sk
illof4D)toge toutoft heway. havey oudoo neoft hr
eet hing s
:
Cevr ol
lsa15.T hes tormtrooperrol
lsa17– t he
stormtrooperdodge souto fthewa yoft heincoming •J
usta
ddi
ttot
het
ota
lnor
mal
l
y
l
a serblast
.IfCe vha dr oll
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,theshot •S
ubt
rac
ttha
tdi
ea ouro
ndy the
rhi
ghe
stdi
efr
omt
het
ota
l
woul dha v
ebl ast
edt hes t
ormtrooper.
•Addi ttothetotalnormall
y,butt
hegamema s
terwil
lwarn
youthatac ompl
icati
onha ppened–somet
hingunusual(
and
probabl
yba d)hasha ppe
ne dthatl
ive
nsthi
ngsupf oryour
chara
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er.

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PECI
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TAT
IST
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chchara
cterhassomee quipme nt
,atle
astoneFor
cePoi
nt Whe ny ouspe ndaF orceP oint,yougettorolldoublet he
(
somechar
act
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a r
twithtwo! )andfieChar
v acte
rPoi
nts
.You numbe rofdi c
ey ouwo uldnorma ll
yrolli
naround.Youc anonly
c
a ns
pendthe
sepointsi
np a
rticula
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fi
cul
tsit
uati
ons
. spendoneF or
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ore
your ollanyd i
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act
erP oint
sint he
•Char acterPoi nts.Whe ny ous pendaCha r
acterPoint,you samer oundwhe ny ouspendaF orcePoi
nt.
gettor ol
lo neex tr
adiewhe ny ourchara
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arcall
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ters a
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her goingov ertotheda rksi
deoft heF or
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actersucceededa tthet ask.
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;thep l
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ateanewc hara
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.
•For cePoints.Wheny ouspendaF orcePoint
,thatmea
ns
•Move.T
hisi
sho
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inme
ter
s)y
ourc
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ermov
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yourchar
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wi ngupontheForce!

T
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deoga mes eries.Alternat
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y,youma yc hooset os etyour
theori
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arWar sfi
lms(
E pi
sodesIV-VI)
. gamei nt heL egac ye ra
,a spopul ari
zedinDa rkHor seComi cs
’
New Republ icEr a.StepintotheL e
gends( no
n-canon) Legacyseries:F ortyy earsa ft
e rTheNe wJ ediOr dere ra,the
unive
rsea nde xplor
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vesofy urS
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heroes.L
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lsa ndt
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umphsthattookplaceduri
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nedc ontroloft hega l
axy.Althought hesetimepe r
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TimothyZa hnnov el
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atde t
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theNe wRe publi
c. herei
nc anbeus e da saba si
sforpl ayinthesee r
as.

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amousasHanSol
yhunt er
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t
reat
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or
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hasi
e yourown
neaki
.Il i
ustc
ng c
ket
al
oc
ar
al
lmea
henagai
ngaf t
l

n,I
erme .
Ont obusiness.I
fyouwantt oplay StarWars
,you’regoi
ng to
needac haracter
.Thebestwaytos t
artistofl
ipt
ot hebackofthe
bookandpi ckoutat emplat
ethatappealstoyou.Youcanplaya
smuggler,a Rebelpilot
,a mercenary(or“merc”)
,a Wookiee..
.
whateversuit
syou.
Eit
hermakeac opyofthetemplate,orc
opyt hegameinfor
ma
ti
on– t heatt
ribut
ediec odes
,Mov eand equipment– ontoa
sheetofsc
ratchpaperorabl ankchar
actersheet
.
(
Ifnoneofthetemplatesappealtoyou,t urn
to“Creat
ing a New T
emplat e”l
aterin
t
hischapterforrul
esf orcreat
ing
yourownt emplat
e.)
So,you’ vepi cked a templ ate.
Now what ? Eac h t empl ate has
bac kgroundi nformat i
on– per sonality,
backgr ound,objec ti
ves and t hings li
ke that
– descri
bingyourc harac ter
.Ther e’
sev enaquot e
your character mi ght say dur i
ng an advent ure.
Thesethings hel
p you under stand who you’ r
e pl ayi
ng,
buttheyar eonly a starti
ng point.You c anmakec hanges
asl
ongast hegamemast erappr ovest hem.( See“ Selecti
ng
aCharacter”f
oraf ew s uggesti
ons .)
Makeupanamef oryourc harac
ter.Trynottousean
“
Ear th” name , especial
lyi f you’re playi
ng an al
ien.
Remember ,thisist he StarWar sgalaxy here
,and it’
s
fil
led wi t
h exot i
cpl acesand names .Han Solo,Wedge
Ant i
lles
,T ru’
eb Chol akk,Bi ggsDar kli
ghter
,Vorr
inT al
,
Mal iSt arsl
inger,Cas ta Fami b,and Leia Or
gana are
allgood“ non-Ear thl
y”names .
Pick your character’
s height,weight,sex and
age,andc omeupwi thabr i
efdescri
ptionofwhat
he orshe l ooks li
ke.Some al iens have speci
al
abi l
it
ies.For exampl e,Sullust
ans hav e sucha
good sense ofdirecti
on thatthey almos tnever
getlost;they also geta bonusf oras tr
ogation
rol
ls.Some c haracters even have Forc
e skil
ls
li
ketheJediKni ghts.

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Ifthere’
ssomet hing on yourchar
actersheetyou do Figureoutha ircolor,eyec olor
,andot herphy sica
lqua l
it
ies
.
notunder s
tand,j
us tas kthegamemas t
ertoexplai
ni tto Isyourc ha r
a ct
erins ha peorov er
we i
ght?At tra
ctiveorpl a
in?
you.Ifthegamemas t
erappr oves
,youc anchangeyour Lis
ta nythingunus uala bouty ourc har
acter’
sa ppearance,l
ike
charact
er’sspeci
es,butt hatmayaf f
ectthegames tatis bri
g htb lue hair
,t at
t oos,f a
cialsca r
sora nything els
et hat
ti
cs,sot urntot he “Creati
ng a New T
emplate”section spri
ngst omi nd.
l
aterinthischapter. Thinka bouty ourc ha r
acter’
spr ese
nce,bodyl anguagea nd
You’re pr obabl y wonder ing,“ Do Ihav et or ead t his ma nne ri
sms .Isheme na cing?S hy?Outgoinga ndpopul ar?Does
whol ec hapt er?”Notr eally.You’llnot i
ces ever
alt anbox hewa lkwi thal imp,orha veas tra
ngea ccent?Doe sheha vea
es– t heyhi ghlightt her ulesyouneedt oknow.Ther est nervoust wit
c hwhe nhel i
es?Wha tkindofimpr ess
iondoe syour
oft he text has exampl es ,clarif
ications and det ailed chara ctergivepeople?
expl anations ,you c an read t hes es ectionsifyou want Wr itedownho wy ourc haracterdress
es:as muggl erdres
ses
to,buti fyouunder standt hehighlightedi deas,jus ts kip dif
fe rentlyt han as oldierorawe al
thybus inessleader.For
ther est. exampl e,mos tofthet i
meHa nS ol
owe a
rsav es
t,boots,anda
Thes ameappl i
est ot her estoft her uleschapt ersi n whitet uni c,andhealway swe arshi
she avyblaste
rp is
tol.
thisbook,al thoughonl ywoul d-begamemast ershav et o
Bac
kgr
ound
read t hos e
.Thes tuffthathast o be r ead wil
lbehi gh
lighted,andal lther es tther eaderc angobac kt oathi s
Thistellsy oual i
ttl
ea boutwha tyourc ha ra
c terdidupunt il
leisure.Youc anbas icallylear nthewhol egamej us tby
yous tartedpl ayinghi m orhe r.Theba ck groundi sf ory oua nd
readi ngt hec ol
or edboxes .
thega me ma s teronl y– y ouo nlyha vet ot elltheot he rplay er
s
Hey,we’ vemadet hisgameeas iert hanbr ibing hun
asmuc ha bouty ourc hara cterasy ouwa ntt o.(Oneoft hemos t
gr yI mper i
alCus toms of ficers witha c argo holdf i
lled
i
nt ere
stingt hing st hingsa boutHa nS oloi st haty oudonot
wi thglaz ecakes.Sogoahead,r eadon,pl ayandenj oy.
reall
yk nowwha thedi dbe f
orehej oi
ne dupwi thL ukeS k
ywa l
k(
erorPr incessL e ia.)
Yourc ha racte rma ywa ntt ohi det hingsa bouthi spa st,a nd
S
ELECT
INGAT
EMPL
ATE perhapst he rei se vena nol df oeort wol urkingi nt heba ck(
ground. Yourc ha racterc ane venl i
ea bouthi spa s
t!Ify ourc ha r
(
Ifyou haveal r
eady pic
ked a templat
et o play,ski
p
acterisbitte ra ndc ynical,the r
ei sproba blyagoodr easonhei s
aheadt o“Fi
nishi
ngt heTemplat
e.”Ifyouar es t
illt
ryi
ng
thatwa y–s owha tha ppe nedt ohi m?
to pi
ck one orwanta f ew t
ips on how to make your
Youc ande ve lopamuc hmor ede tailedb a
c kgroundi fy ou
charact
erdiff
erent,keeponreadingthissec
tion.
wa ntto.Wha tk indofoddj obsdi dy ourc haracterhol d?Whe r
e
Thinka boutwha tk indofpe rsony ouwa ntt opl ay.Doy ou hashet r
av eleda ndwhodoe shek now?Wha twa shi shome
wa ntt op layad ashings muggl erlik eHa nS olo?Ac unningJ edi planetlike?Whowe rehi spa r
ents,s i
blings ,rela
t i
vesa ndf ri
e nds
l
ikeObiWa nKe nobidur ingt heCl oneWa rs?Ani mpressi
ona ble –a ndho wdoe shege ta longwi t
ht he m?
Jedi-in-training ,l i
keL uk eS k
y wa lkera tt hebe ginni ngofANe w Awe l
l-dev elope dba c
k groundc angi vet hega me mas te
rpl en(
Hope ?Ahe a dstrongdi ploma tl i
keP adméAmi da la?As e e
dyc on tyofi deasf ora dv e
ntur es,whi l
ea llowingf orne wde velopme nts
arti
st?Ane ngi ne erwhoi smor ea thomewi thdr oidsthanpe o( duringpl ay.T heg ame ma sterma y“ r
e mi nd”y ouoft hing sy our
ple?T he r
ea rema ny,ma nydi f ferentt ype sofpe opleint hega l( cha r
acterk nowsori ntroduc eot he rpe oplet hat“ kne w”y our
axya ndy ouc anpl aya l
mos ta ny one . cha r
acterint hepa st
.
Be forey oupi ckat e mpl a t
e ,a s
kt hega me ma sterwha ttypeof
adv enturei sbe i
ngr un.I ft hea dv entur ef e at
ur esagr oupof P
ers
onal
i
ty
Rebe lf r
eedom- f ighte rs,a l
mos ta ny onef itsina slonga sthe yare Thisi sho wy ourc ha r
acterge nera l
lya cts– hewi llnot
mor ala ndde ce nta the a rt:theRe be l
sa ret he“ go odguy s”a f
ter alway sa c tthiswa y,buti tisagoods umma ry.Y ous houlds pend
all
. af ewmi nute screa ti
ngape r
sona l
it
yt hatisi nte re
stinga ndf un
Howe ver,i ft hea dv ent urei sf orabunc hofr uthles
sbount y fory out opl a y.
hunt ers,be ingaWook ieeoraJ ediKni ghtpr oba blyisn’tgoing Cha rac ter
ss ho uldha vebot hgoodpoi ntsa ndba dpoi nts. F
or
towor k
.S omega me ma sterse venr una dve ntur esforI mpe ri
al exampl e ,L ukeinANe wHopei sagoodpi lot,ha sas tr
ongs ense
orS epa rati
stpl a ye rcha ra cters. ofr ighta ndwr ong,a ndi sapr et
tylikablepe rson– buthei s
Iti snotaba di de at oa skt heot he rpl a yerswha tk i
ndof alsoi mpa t i
ent,te ndst or ushint othi
ngswi thoutr e
a li
zi
ngwha t
cha r
a cterst he ywi l
lbepl ay ing.Nor ma l
ly,y o urga mes hould hei sge t tinghi ms elfi
nt o,a ndi sdri
ve nbyr eve ngebe c aus eof
hav eadi ve rsegr oupofc hara cterswi thami xofs k
ill
s– no t thede athsofUnc leOwe na ndAuntBe ru.
everyonec a nbeap il
ot ,as mugg leroraJ e diKni ght . De taily ourc ha ract
er’spe rs
ona l
ity
.Ishepe rpe tuallywor ri
ed?
Tooe age rt of i
ght ?Doe sheha veana l
mos tne urot i
cne edt o
asserta ut hority
?
DETAI
LNG A C
I HARACT
ER Thinka bouty ourc ha r
a cter
’ssenseofmor a l
ity.Somec ha r
ac(
Achara
cte
rtemplat
eisagoodsta
rtingpoi nt
,butiti
sonl
ya tersha v ev erys trongc ode so fbe haviorwhi leot he r
st e ndt o
de
scr
ipt
ionofatypeofcha
rac
ter
.Therea rethous
andsofsmug( “adap t”t he i
re thic stof itt hec urre
nts i
tuation.Y o uc a npl ay
gl
er
sinthegal
axy–ho wdoyouma key ours
e l
fdi
ffe
rent
? heroe s,li
k eL ukeS kywalke r
,orr oguesa ndot he r“ s
ha dy”c ha r
ac(
ters,likeHa nS ol oa ndL andoCa l
ri
ssi
a n.Woul dy ourc ha racte
r
P
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cri
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on bewi l
li
ngt obe trayhi sfriendsf orthes akeo faf ewc redi ts
,or
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tdoe
syourcha
ract
erl
ookl
i
ke?Appea
ranc
ecansayal
ot wo uldher ef
us et obe t
ra ythe mnoma t
t e
rt hec os t
?
a
bouty
ourc
har
acte
r;spe
ndsomet
imethi
nki
ngaboutt
his
.

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Obj
ect
i
ves •Cl
ass
mat
es.Cha
rac
ter
soft
hes
amea
gec
oul
dha
vea
tte
nde
d
Thi
si swha tyourc har
ac te
rhope stoa ccompl i
sh.Wha tmot i
( t
heImpe
ria
lAcademyorauni
v e
rsi
tyt
oge
ther
.Fore
xampl
e,Ha
n
vatesy ourc haracter
?Gr eed( formone y
,powe rors omething S
olo’
sol
d Ac a
demy f
rie
nd Shug Ni
nx s
howsup when Ha
n
els
e )
?L ov e
?A s enseofhonor ?A de si
ref ora dventurea nd r
etur
nst
oNa rSha
daainDar
kE mpi
re.
excite
me nt? • Known by Reput
aton.E
i veni
fcha
rac
ter
sha
vene
verme
t
Objecti
vesc anbei mme diat
e ,short-ter
m, orlong-term.Some be
f or
e,the
yma ykno
wofe achot
herbyreputat
ion.Asmuggl
er
charactersdonotc aremuc ha bouta nyt
hingpa stthei
rne xt mighthavehear
dofothers
muggle
rs,
pir
atesorbountyhunt
ers
.
paychec k,whi l
eot hersha vel ong-te r
m goa ls,li
kes tar
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ustwha tyourc harac
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ldicet oge tthreespe ciali
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fac haract
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ns pe ci
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ee ss pecia l
iz
ationi s
y
ouma yimprovethem,butyoucannotaddthe
seski
ll
st o 3D+2( 1Dpl ushi s2D+2Knowl edge ).
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ateifthey’
renotal
readyl
is
ted. Thanni k ’
sf inals pe ci
ali
zation,1D i ns pac et ra
ns *
ports:Ght rocf rei
ght er,ma ke shiss pe c
ializati
ondi e
code 5D+2. Whe ne verT hannikp i
lots a Ght roc
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ayabount y frei
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hunt er
;hena meshi scharacterTha nnik. anyot he rs ta r
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l
,
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li
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acterisgoi ngt o
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ys ki
ll
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l. tr
ans port
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llinst
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ncehi sP e
rcepti
oni s3D).

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 2 •CHARACTERS

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tedi nfronto fas kil
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sa n for
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rc orrupte dbyt hedar
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.Ad vanceds kil
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r sofdi s
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pli
neds tudyt oma st
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tempt e dunl e
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sa tthebe ginningo fANe wHope .Theymus tbemor al,hones
t
character ha st he s ki
ll
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keL ukeSkywalkerandOb i
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Ac ha r
a ctermayha vea na dvanc edskillli
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templa t
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ites ki
l
ls”
requir
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u ma yputbe gi
nni ng skil
ld i
cei nt he
advanc eds kil
l.Che ckt he s ki
ll
’s de s
cripti
on i nt he 3.S
PEND CREDI
TS
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ibutesa nd Skil
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”c ha ptert of ind thepr erequis
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skil
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s;y ouwi l
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teskills
. Turntothe“We a
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acte
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fy ourcha
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sbo unt yhunt er
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ossitoffthetemplate. sur
et ok eepy ourp aymentsti
me l
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cine could havec ome up wi thsome thing else;ma ybe
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yordiagnos
inga n Thannik’
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tsthegamewithoneF or
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nt.

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CREAT
INGA CHANGI
NG AT
EMPL
ATE’
SSPECI
ES
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LAT
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pe
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s
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esfor“Attr
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ay. Abil
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ties
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.)

Type.Yourt emplate nee

dsa “ type”:a shor
tt i
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omeoft hety pe
sshowninthisbook’
s
template
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omple
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.The The de scri
ption ofhuma nsi n“ Aliens,”not e st he
smugg l
ertemplat
eisn’
tquit
ewha ty
ouwa ntsoyou huma nmi nimum f ora lla tt
ributesi s2D,whi let he
decidetocrea
teane wtempl
ate.
For“t
ype
,”youwrit
e ma ximumf oralloft he mi s4D.
down“ Fre
ewheeli
ngSmuggler
.
” Youwa ntac ha ra c
terwho’ sgoodwi thab l
a s
t e
r
andgooda tdodgi ngo utoft hewa ys oy oup utt he
Sel
ectaSpeci .Ma
es nyc har
act
ersarehumans
,butyoucan
ma ximumof4Di nDe xterity.
al
sochoos
et obea nal
ien.Sever
alali
ensarede
scr
ibe
d( wi
th
Youde c
ideyourc ha r
a cterisa bouta v eragewhe nit
gamest
ati
st
ics
)inthec
hapteron“Ali
ens
”.
come st oKnowl edge ,soy ouput2Di nt hata t
tribute.
e:Y
Exampl o
uwa ntt
ost
arts
imp
lea
ndha
vey
our Ne xtisMe chanic al.
..y ouwa ntar ea l
l
ygoodp ilot,
f
ir
stchar
act
erbeahuma
n. soy ouput4Di nMe c hanic al.
.
. you’dl ovet obea bl
et o
put5D i nMe c
hani c al
,butt ha t
’sa bov et hehuma n
Attr
ibut
e Dice. Eac
ha l
i
e nspeci
es des
cri
pti
on ha
sa n Me chani c
alma ximum of4D( Younot ic
eRodi a
nsha ve
“
Attr
ibuteDic
e”li
st
ing;yourcha
rac
terbegi
nswithanext
ra6D aMe chanicalma xi
mum of4D+2. ..ma ybey ourne xt
f
orattri
but
edice
. pil
otwi llbeaRodi an!)
Youha ve8Dt os pli
ta mo ngP erception,S tre
ngt h
e:T
Exampl ur
ningt
o“ Ali
ens,
”youseet
hathumans andT e
c hni
cal.ForP erception,y ouputi n3D;t hat’
sa
hav
e12Da tt
ri
butedi
ce.Yourchara
cte
rgetsa
ne x
tra l
ittl
ebe t t
erthana v
e rage.
6D,f
oratot
alof18Dattr
ibutedi
ce. Youwa ntahi ghS trengt hf ory ourc ha ra c
t er
,but
youa l
sowa nthi mt oha v eaha lf-wa yde ce ntT echni*
Determi
neAtt
ribut .E
es a
chal
ie
nspec
iesd
escri
pti
onha sa cals ki
lls ohec a nf i
xt hi ngs.Y ou put2D i nbot h
l
is
ti
ng foreac
ha ttri
but
e .T
hele
ftnumberi
st hemi ni
mum Strengtha ndT echnical.
at
tri
butedi
ecode
;t heri
ghtnumbe
rist
hemaximum attr
ibut
e Youha veonea t
t r
ibut edi ele f
t.Y oude cidet os pli
t
di
ecode. thed ieintothre epips ,andy oua dd“ +1”e acht oP e r
*
ception,S t
rengtha ndT echni cal.Tha tgive sy ourc ha r
(
 HUMANS acteraP er
cepti
onof3D+1,aS tr
engt hof2D+1a nda
Attr
ibut
eDi c
e:12D Technicalof2D+1.
DEXTERIT
Y2D/ 4D
KNOWL EDGE2D/ 4D Speci
alAbil
iti
es.Somea li
ens pec
iesha v
es peci
alabil
iti
es
MECHANI CAL2D/ 4D t
hatcanbeus edduringthega me:writ
et hes
edownony our
PERCEPTI
ON2D/ 4D c
haract
ersheet
.
STRENGTH2D/ 4D Someotherspeci
alabi
l
iti
esonlymatterwheny ou’
recr
eating
TECHNICAL2D/ 4D achara
cter– youma yge tbonuseswhe nchoosingski
ll
s,for
Mo v
e:10/12 ex
ample.Youdon’thavetowri
tethem downony ourchar
acter
s
heet,b
utp a
ya t
tenti
ontothemwhe nyouc hoos
es ki
ll
s.
Spl
itupy oura t
tri
butediceamongthes ixattri
butes,
ma king
surethate acha tt
ri
butei snoles
st hanthemi ni
mum a ndno Exampl e:Yourchar
acteri
sahuma n:humansdon’
t
moret hanthema x
imumdi ecode. haveanys peci
alabi
li
ti
es.
Youc a
ns pli
tadi eintothree“pi
ps.
”A+1me ans“onepi p,
” Theny ounot i
cethatEwokcha
racter
shavealotof
whilea+2me ans“twopips.
”(Whe nyous pli
tad ie,youe i
ther spe
cialabili
ti
es.Thefi
rsttwo– ski
llbonusands ki
ll
getthree“ +1”’
sorone“ +2”andone“ +1.”)Y o
u’llneverseea l
imits– onlyma tte
rwhe nyoucrea
tea nEwokc har
(
“+3”–i nstead,thediecodeincr
easestothene xtfulldi
e–2D, act
er.
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T hefi
nalone–t heE wok s
’highly-deve
lopedsense car
efultoma k
esureyourcha rac
teris
n’tpushedove
rthebr
ink
ofs mel
l–c oul
dc omeupd uri
ngga mepl ay.Whenev( toembracethedar
kside.Pl
ayingthist
ypeofc har
act
erca
nbea
era nE wokt r
iestot ra
cks ome thi
ngbys cent,the rea
lc hal
le
nge!(Dar
kS ideP oint
sa refull
ye xpl
ai
nedin“The
charact
ergetstorol
la nextra+1Do nhissearchskil
l. Rule
s.”
)
Ifyouwe r
ec r
eati
nga nEwokc hara c
ter,y
ou’dwa ntto
writethatdown– “ +1Dt os ear
chwhe ntracki
ngby Lis
tSki l
ls.L
istsever
alskil
lsunde reachattri
bute.Ther
e’sno
scent.
”You’dprobablyalsowa ntt owr i
tedo wnt he ne e
dt ogoov er
boardsinceabe ginningc ha
r ac
teronlyhas7D
pagenumbe rsoyouc oul
dc heckitduringgamepl ay. fors t
arti
ngs ki
l
ls.(Y
ourc haract
erca nlate
rle ar
nas kil
levenif
i
t’snotl i
ste
dont hetemplate–onl yli
sttheskil
lsyouwa ntto
Move.E ac
ha li
ens peci
es’Mov ehast wonumbers
.Thele f
t pickrightnow.)
numbe risthenorma lMov ef orana dultofthespeci
es;your Thega memastercane l
iminat
ea nyunus ualoradvancedski
ll
s
char
a ct
erstar
tswiththisMov e. from at emplat
e,soha v
eagoode x pla
nati
onf orhowt hec har
(
Ther i
ghtnumbe risthema xi
mum Mov eame mberoft he actercouldknowt hesetypesofski
lls.
spe
ciesca nhave– t hesection“CharacterAdvanc
ement”tell
s
youhowy oucanincreas
eyourc hara
cter’sMoverat
e. Exampl e:F orDe x terit
y ,y oupi ckoutb lastera nd
(TheMov erateishowma nyme ter
sy ourchar
act
ercanmov e dodge–t hos ea r
es kil
lsy ou’ll proba bl ybeus ingal ot.
i
nar ound– mov eme ntrul
e sarediscussedinthechap
teron F orKnowl edges k il
l
s ,you’ llne edpl ane tarys ystems
“Moveme ntandCha s
es.”
) (yourc ha racterne e dst ok now al ota bo utpl anetsin
theg al
a xy)a nds tre e
t wise...la nguage sa nds urvi
val
Example:T
hehumanMoveli
st
ingis10/
12.Y
our wo ul dn’thur te i
the r.
cha
ract
er’
sMoveisa10.T
hehi
ghestMov
eanormal No w Me chani cals k i
lls
.Y ours muggl eri sgoi ngt o
humancanhavei
sa12. relyons omeoft he ses kil
ls,s oy ou’llc hoos ec aref
ully
.
He ’l
lne edas trogat iont op lothy pe rspa cej umps ,sen*
Forc
e-Sens i
tve.De
i ci
de whetherto ma k
ey ourc hara
cter sorsf ors canningi ncomi ngs hipsa nds ea r
chingf or
Forc
e-s
ensit
ive.Iftheansweri
s“Yes,
”yourcharac
terst
artswit
h hidde nba sesonpl a net s,spac et rans por tsforpi lot
ing
twoForcePoints.Acha
racte
rwho ’
snotForc
e-sensi
ti
veonlygets yours hipa nds tars hipgunne ryf orf iri
ngt hes hip’
s
oneForcePoint.Youcana l
sole
av et
hisli
neblankandl e
te ac
h we apons .Ofc our se,as muggl e rs ho uldbegooda t
pla
yerchooseforhimself
. pilotingj usta bouta ny thing,s oy oude ci
det oa dd
repul sorlif
tope r
at ionf orf lyinga i
rspe ede r
sa ndl and(
e:Y
Exampl oudeci
detole
avet
heF
orc
e-s
ens
it
ive spe ede r
sa nds tarfight erpi lotingi nc a sey ourc harac(
l
i
neb l
ankandde
cidel
ate
r. tere v erha stof lya nX- wi nga ga i
ns tt heE mpire.
Force Skil
ls.Wi tht hepe r
missionoft heg ame master
,y ou No wP erceptions kill
s .bar
.
. gai ni sgood,a nds ois
ma yc hoosetogiveaF orce
-sens
itivecharact
erForceskil
l
s.The r
e conf orf ast
- t
a l
kingy o urwa youtoft rouble .Search
aret hreeFor
ces ki
ll:c
s ontr
o l
,se
ns eandal t
er.Youc a
ng i
vey our ands ne akc anbeha ndyt oo.
chara c
ter1DinaF orces k
il
latac ostof1Dofa t
tri
butedice. S treng ths k i
ll
s...t he rea re n’ta ny y ou wa ntt o
Forceskil
l
sa reveryunus ual
,soac ha r
acte
rne edsaverygood i
mpr ov e,soy ous k i
pdownt oT e chnic al.
r
e asont ostar
tt heg amewi ththe m!Y oumus tal
s ogetpermi s
( F orT e chnicals k i
lls,y oupi ckf irstai da nds pace
s
ionf r
omt hega me mastertohaveaF or c
e-usi
ngc harac
ter
. trans por tsrepair.
Y ou’vena rrowe dt hec hoi ce sdowna ndl i
sted18
Exampl e:I fy ouma key ourcha r
acterForce-s
ensi
( “i
mpor tant”s kil
lsont het empl ate..
.i t’st oob ady ou
ti
veandt a ke1Di nbot hcont r
olands ense,t
hec osti
s onl yha v e7Df orst artings killd ice.
2D ina ttributed ice:you’llhavet osubtractthe2D
Starti
ngCr edit
s.Att heg a
me master
’sdisc
retionthep l
ayer
fr
oma mongy oura t
tri
butes.
Youc ouldc hoos etolowe ryourDe xteri
tyfrom 4D mayr oll2D ont hef ol
lowingt abletode ter
mi neho w many
to3D–t hat’s1Dt ogo. cre
ditstheircharac
terha sa tthebe gi
nningoft hega me.The
How a boutr educ i
ng thatT echni
cala tt
ributeof gamema stershoul
dde ter
mi newhi ch“cl
ass”thec har
acterfal
ls
2D+1?S ubt r
a cti
ngt he1Dwoul dl e
avet heTe c
hnical under.We al
thycharacte
rsa reusuall
ynob l
es,senator
s,orbusi(
at1D+1,whi chi sb el
ow t hehuma nT echni
calmi ni
( ness
me n.Av er
agec harac
tersa r
et ypic
all
ys ol
diers,s
pacers
,or
mumof2D;y ouc an’tdot hat. anyonewi thar egula
rj ob.Poorc hara
ctersarege ner
all
yJ e
di,
Inst
ea d,y ou c ouldlowe ry ourP ercept
ion from outl
aws, ornati
ves
.
3D+1t o2D+1. Cl
ass Cr
edi
ts
Afters omet hought ,youde ci
denott oma keyour Po
or 2D⌦100
chara
cteraF orce- userandy ouputhi sDe xteri
tyand Ave
rage 2D⌦250
Per
ceptionb ackt ot heirorigi
naltotal
s. Weal
thy 2D⌦400
Dark Si
de Point
s .A cha
ract
erpart
icular
lytaint
e dbyt he Start
ingEqui pment.Li
strea
sonabl
estar
ti
ngequipme
ntf or
darksideoft heFor
cema ystar
twit
haDa rkSidePointortwo. t
hatc harac
te r
.Ifthe g a
me mas
terassi
gnsa sta
rti
ng c
r e
dit
Thi
si supt oy oua ndthega memas
ter
,buti fy ourchara
cter a
mount ,ori fyoua r
er ol
li
ngont heabove“St
art
ingCredi
t s
”
sta
rtswi th DarkSi
deP oi
nts,itmeansy ou havetobev ery t
able
,a ddi
tionalequipmentma ybepurchas
edforas t
arting
c
haracter
.

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Theg amemast
erhasfinalsa
yov erwha t
’s“r
easona ble
,”str
ik(
i
ng of fanyequipment,ora ss
igni ng dis
advantages( sucha s
owingmone ytoac ri
mel or
df oras hi
p,ory ourc hara
cter
’s
equipmentiss
tol
e nandt heorigina lowneristryingt oge tit
back.)T
hegamema st
eris
n’tevenr equiredtotel
lyo ua boutdis(
advantage
sift
hec har
acterwoul
d n’tk nowaboutthe m.

Exampl e:Y ours muggl erwi llde f

init
e l
y needa
bla
s ter– ho wa boutahe avybl ast
erpistolli
keHa n
Solo?Y oua ls
opi ckoutac omlink ,ame dpac( i
ncase
yourc haracterge tsinjured),as t ars
hiprepa i
rkitand
500c redi
tss t
arti
ngmone y .
Y ou’l
la ls
one edas hip,s oy oup i
ckoutas t
ock
Ghtrocf rei
ghterl i
ket heonede sc ri
bedin“ Star
shi
ps.
”
Ofc ourse,shi
p sa r
ee xpe nsivea ndy ouk nowt hatthe
game ma st
e rwi l
la ssign ar ealdi sadvantageify ou
don’tpickar easona bl
eoney ourself–y oude ci
dethat
youowe1 0,
000c r
editsont heshi pa ndone“ fav
or”to
bes pecif
iedlater.Ofc ours e
, you’llowet hatmone yto
ac rimel ord,buty ou’lllea vet hede tail
supt othe
game ma st
e r
.

Wheny ou’r
e done,s how y o
ur new t e
mplatetot he
gamemast
erf orappr
oval
.Thega memaste
rcanc ha
ngeorcros
s
outany
thi
ngt hatcanunbalanc
eplay.
Tofi
nis
ht hechara
cte
r,goba c
kto“Fini
shi
ngtheTempl
ate
.”

CHARACTER
ADVANCEMENT I NG S
MPROVI KIL
LS
Skil
ls.Itcost
sa sma nyChar
acterPoi
ntsast
henumbe r
Now i t’
st i
me t ot alk about bef
orethe“ D”toimprov eask
il
l’
sdiecodebyonepip.
“Char ac terAdvanc ement .”That ’s (I
ncreasi
ngas k
il
lfrom a“+2”tothenexthi
gherdie–
af ancy way ofsayi ng,“ Your fr
om 3D+2t o4D f ore xample– countsasaonepi p
char act er get s bet t
er at i
mprove ment.)
things wi th pr actice.” You Ac haractercanonlyi mpr
oveas kilonepi
l pbetwee
n
can’ tjus tst ar toffast hishot - eac
ha dventure,alt
hough the char
a c
termayi mprov
e
shotsmuggl er– you have t o moretha nonesk i
l
lbetwe e
nadventur
es.
wor k har d,make pl ent y ofdanger
ous c ont raband r uns , and dodge your shar e of
stor mtr ooper sandbount yhunt ers.Justasyoul earn Example:T ha nnikhasas ear
c hs ki
llof4D.Itcos
ts
from yourexper iences– goodonesandbadones– 4Cha ra
c t
erPoi ntstoimpr oves earchto4D+1.
yourc har ac terget sbet teratt hingsbyusi ng hi
sor Atthee ndofa na dventure,Tha nnikcanimprove
herski llsandpr ac t
icing. hissearchs k
illf rom 4Dt o4D+1f orf ourChara
c t
er
Fora good exampl e,thinkaboutLukeSkywal ker. Po i
ntsandhiss pacetransportss ki
llfrom 4D+2to5D
He’ snotr ealgood atusi nghi slightsaberwhenhe’ s forfourCha r
ac terP oi
nts
.
fi
rstgi ven i tby Obi -
Wan Kenobi .How c oul
d hebe? Howe v
er,T ha nnikc an’
ti mpr ovehi ss ear
chs k
il
l
He’ s nevereven seen a l i
ghtsaberunt i
lBen hands from 4D to4D+2i nonej umpbe c a
uset hatwould
onet ohi m.Luke’ sjustst artingoutandt hat’
swhyhe me animprovingt heski
llmor etha nonepi p.
trainswi tht her emot eaboar dt heMi ll
ennium Fal
con.
Char
act
ersnormall
yi mpr ovesk i
l
lsbe t
we e
na dventure
s.At
Year sl at er,when he saves Han Sol of rom the
the gamemaste
r’
sdi s
creti
on,a c harac
terma ya l
sol ear
n or
clutchesofJ abba t heHut t,he’sgot ten a l
otbet t
er
i
mpr oveaski
lli
fthe
reisas ignif
ic
a ntlul
lintheadventure,s
uch
with hi sl ight saber.He’ s good enough t hathe c an
aswhe nObi
-Wa nKenobitaughtL ukeS ky
wa l
kert
her udiment
a(
bloc kbl ast erbol t
sand r efl
ec tthem bac katpeopl e
ryF or
ceskil
lswhil
eon T at ooi
nea ndduringthej ourneyto
– now t hat ’s“ advanc ement !”
Aldera
an.
Cha
racte
rsrecei
veCha rac
terP oi
ntsa f
terea
cha dve
ntur
e.
(
Thebett
eryourcharac
terdi
ddur i
ngt hegame,t
hemoreChar( Speci
ali
zati
ons.Fors
peci
al
iz
ati
ons,
theChar
act
erP
oint
a
cterPoi
ntsawar
ded.)Youcanus eCha r
act
erPoi
ntst
oimprove c
ostisone-ha
lfthenumberbef
oret
he“D”(r
ounde
dup).
y
ourcharac
ter
’ss
kil
lsandotherabil
it
iesbet
weenadve
ntur
es.

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Example:T hannik wantstoi mprove hisspace Whe n her et

urns,hene edsthreemor edaysof
tr
anspor
ts:Ght r
ocf r
eight
erspeci
al
izat
ionfrom 5D+2 tr
aini
ng before hisblas
ters k
illimprov
es.Thanni
k
to6D.Thec os
tisthreeCha r
act
erPoint
s.(F
ivedivi
ded deci
destospendt woCharac
terPoint
st oc
uttwoda y
s
bytwois2.5;thatroundsuptothree
.) fr
om histrai
ningt i
me– heonl yne edstocomplet
e
onemoreda yoftrai
ningtoimprov sbl
ehi aste
rsk
ill
.
Spe
cial
i
za t
ions a
res e
para
tes ki
l
ls.Ifa c harac
ter
Teac her s.At ea
c herma kesi tmuche asie
rf orac ha r
acte
rt o
i
mprovest he basi
cs ki
l
l,the speci
ali
zati
on does
n’t
i
mpr ov eas kil
l.A“teacher’
s”s kil
lmustbea tlea ste qua ltowha t
i
mprove;i
ft hespec
ial
i
zat
ionisi
mproved,thebasi
cskil
l
thec ha racter’
sskil
lwillbea ft
e rcompletingt r
aini ng.
doe
sn’
tgoup.
(Ifac haract
erisimprov i
ngas peci
ali
z ati
on, thet ea cher’
sskil
l
ort hes peci
ficspecial
izat
ionmus tbee qua ltowha tthec harac(
Example:Thannikha sspacet ransport
sa t4D+2 ter’
ss pe cial
izat
ionwi l
lbea ftercompletingt rai
ni ng.)
andspacetr
ansports
:Ght r
ocfreig
ht erat5D+2.When Ma nyt eacherswi l
lbega me masterc haracters.S ome t
imesa
Gregimprov
e sThannik
’sspacet ransport
ss k
il
lfrom stude ntwi l
lhav etos ear
chf orat ea
che r– t hega me ma s
teris
4D+2t o5D,hiss pacet r
ansports:Ght r
ocfrei
ghter unde rnoob l
igati
ont oprovideat e
ache rjustbe ca uset hep l
ayer
st
aysa t5D+2;i tdoesnoti mpr ove.Later
,ifGr e
g wa ntshi scha r
actertobet a
ughts ome t
hing.T hi sise s
pecial
ly
i
mprovesThanni
k’sspacetransports:Ghtr
ocfrei
ghter truef orr ar
es ki
ll
s,thosek nownonl yonpr imitivewor l
ds,very
fr
om 5D+2t o6D,hi sspacetrans port
sskil
lsta
ysa t unus ua lspecial
izat
ions,ora dvancedskill
s.T e
ache rsma ydemand
5D. service,s pecialfavors,mi s
s i
ons,orpa yme nti ne xc hangef or
theirins tructi
on.
TrainingTi me.I fthec harac
terusedas ki
llors pec
ia l
(
i
zati
oni nt hel asta dventure
,thereisno“ tr
ainingt i
me ” Exampl e:Tha nnikha sblasterat5D.Hist ea
che ris
r
equire ment.T hec ha ract
erc a
nj ustspendtheCha r
acter ama rksmanna me dHi st
,whoha sbl
asterat5D+1.At
P
oint sandt hes kil
limpr ovesonepip. thee ndofhi st raining,Thannik’
snews k
il
lis5D+1,
Ift hec ha r
acterdi dn’tusethes k
il
lorspecial
izati
oni n ma tchingHi st
’ss ki
lllevel
.Tha nni
kha slear
neda llhe
t
hel a s
ta dve ntur
e ,thec haract
ermus tspendt i
met rain( canf rom Histandmus tfi
ndane wteacherforblaster
i
ng.Ift hec ha r
acterha sa“ t
eacher”(s
eebelow),thetrain( ortryt otrainbyhi ms elf
.
i
ngt i
mei so neda yf ore ver
yCha ract
erP o
ints pentt o Later,T
ha nnikwa ntstoimprovehisblast
er:blaste
r
i
mpr ov ethes ki
ll
.Ift hec har
acterdoesn’
thaveat eacher pistols pe
ciali
zationf r
om 6D t o6D+1.Hene edst o
a
ndi strai
ni ngo nhi sown,t het ra
ini
ngt i
mei stwoda ys fi
nd a t e
ac herwho ha se i
therb l
asterorb laster:
f
ore ve r
yCha ract
erP ointspenttoimprovetheskill
. blasterpistolat6D+1orhi ghe r.

AdvancedSkil
ls.TheCha
ract
erPoi
ntcostt
oimprov
e
Whentrai
ning,ac har
act
ermus tconc
entr
ateoni mprovi
ng
a
na dvanc
e ds
kil
lst
i woti
mesthenumberbe
for
ethe“
D.”
t
hes ki
l
l.Acharact
erc a
nnottrai
ninmo rethanones k
il
la ta
t
ime,norc a
n ac haract
ertra
in whil
eo f
fa dv
entur
ing.Only
t
hroughdedi
catedstudyandp r
acti
cecanac har
acte
rtrainto Example:Achar
acte
rhas(A)medi
ci
neat2D+2.I
t
i
mproveaski
ll
. c
ostsfourCha
rac
terPoi
ntst
ogofrom2D+2to3D.

Example:Thannikwantstoincr
eas
ehisbl
asterski
ll Advanceds ki
l
lsta kemuc hl ongert oimpr ov
ebe cause
fr
om 5Dto5D+1a tacostoff i
veCha
ract
erPoint
s;he theyaresuchc ompl exsubject
s.Ac ha rac
termus tt r
ainto
musttrai
nbe causehedidn’tusetheski
lli
nhi sla
st i
mpr oveana dvanceds ki
ll.
adve
nture.I
fheha sateacher
,hemus tt
rai
nf orfi
ve Acha r
acterwithat eachermus ts pendo newe ektr
a i
n(
days
;ifhedoesn’thav
eat eacher
,hemusttr
ainfor10 i
ngf ore v
eryCha racterPointspentt oimpr ov
et heskil
l.A
days
. charact
erwithoutat eachermus tspe ndtwowe ekstrai
n(
i
ngf oreveryCha r
a c
terP oi
ntspe nttoi mprovetheskil
l.
Thecha
rac
ter
’ss
kil
ldoe
snoti
mpr
oveunt
ilt
rai
ni
ngi
scom(
Char
a c
terscanr educet hei
rt rai
ningt i
mebys pending
pl
eted.
oneCha ract
erP ointpe rda ycutf rom thet rai
ningtime.
(The minimum t rai
ning t i
me f ora na dvanceds ki
llis
Char
act
erscanreducethei
rtr
aini
ngti
mebys pe
nding alwaysonewe e
k.)
oneadd
iti
onalCha
racte
rPointpe
rdaycutfr
om thetra
in(
i
ngtime.(
Themini
mumt ra
iningt
imeisal
waysoneday.
) e:T
Exampl hecharact
eri
mprov
inghis(A)me di
ci
ne
fr
om 2D+2to3Ds pendsfo
urChara
cterPoints
.Ifhe
Exampl e:Thanni
kf i
ndsa teac
herto he
lp hi
m hasateac
her– anyonewith(A)medici
nea t3Dor
i
mpr ovehisb l
ast
erski
llto5D+1.Aft
ert
woda ysof hi
gher–hemus ttr
ainforf
ourweek
s.Ifhec a
n’tfi
nd
tr
aining,heint
err
uptshismi
ss
iontogotr
ackdowna atea
cher
,hemusttrai
nforei
ghtweeks
.
bount y
.

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Example:Thannikwantstoimprov sKnowl
ehi edge
L
E NG NE
ARNI WS
KIL
LS att
ri
butef r
om 2D+2 t o 3D.Itc ost
s20 Char
act
er
Ski
ll
sandSpec ial
izati
ons.Characte
r scanlearnanew Poi
ntsa ndtakes20we eksoftraini
ngifhehasa
ski
llorspeci
aliz
ati
onbypa yi
nge noughCha r
acterPoi
nts teac
her.Whe nhisKnowledgeimprovest
o3D,a l
lof
toa dv
anceitonepipa bovetheattr
ibute. hisKnowledges k
il
lsa l
so go up byonepip:ali
en
Ther
ei snot ra
ini
ngt imei fthec ha r
act
er“ use
dthe speci
es:Wookie
es,goesfr
om3D+2t o4D.
ski
ll”i
nt helastadventure(i
.e.
,usedt hea t
tri
butewhe n
doingsome t
hingthatwoul dbecoveredbyt heskil
l)
.Oth( T
he r
eisal i
mittohow hi gha na ttr
ibutec ango– a
erwise
,usethenorma lrul
esfortr
aini
ngt i
me. personc anonl ybes os martors trong.Att hee ndoft he
tr
a i
ningt ime ,thec haract
err oll
st hene wa tt
ributedie
Exampl e:Tha nnikwa nt stole arnthebar gains kil
l
, code .Thega me mast
e rmus trollthea tt
ribute’
sma x
imum
whichi sba s
edonhi sP erception( whichi s3D) .He (asl
is t
edint hespeci
e sdescri
ptionin“ Al
iens”)
.
pa y
sthr e
eCha racterPointsa ndge tsbargaina t3D+1. I
ft hec haract
er’
sr ol
lise qua lto orl e
sst hant he
IfThannik“ bargained”int hel as
ta dventure–ha ggled game master
’sdierol
l, t
hecha ra
c t
er’satt
ributegoe sup.
withame rchant,f orex ampl e– t here’
snot raining I
ft hec haract
er’
sr ol
lishighe r
,thea t
tributedoe s
n’tgo
timea ndthes k i
llimprovesi mme d i
atel
y. upa ndt hec haract
e rgetsha lfoft heCha rac
t erPoint
s
I
fhed i
dn’tbar gainint hel astadventure,heha sto back.
trai
n.I fheha sat ea
che r( anyonewi th bar gaina t
3D+1orhi ghe r)
,i ttakest hreed aysoft rai
ningt o Example:Ap layer
’shuma nc haract
erha saDexter
*
l
e arnthes kil
l.Ifhedoe sn’tha veat eache r
,hene eds i
t yof4D a ndwa ntst oimpr ov eitto4D+1 .Aft
er
sixday soft raini
ngt ol earnt hes kil
l.Hec anr e duce spending40Cha r
acterPoi
ntsa ndt rai
ning,theplay
er
thattimeoneda yf o
re ac he xt
r aCha r
a c
terP ointhe rol
lsthene wDe xter
it
yof4D+1a ndge t
sa17.
spends. Thega me maste
rs eesthatt hehuma nma xi
mum
Dex t
erit
yis4D;her ol
ls4Da ndge t
sa15.
Thec hara
c t
ermus tseekouta na ppropri
ateloc
ati
onand Thecharacter
’sDexter
it
ydoe snotimpr ove,
butthe
te
acherf orunusuals ki
l
ls.A char
acterwho wa ntstole
arn charactergets20Cha rac
terP ointsback.Iftheplay
er
ar
chaicstarshi
ppilo
tingmus tfi
ndawi l
lingteac
herwhohas hadr oll
edle s
stha na15,t heDe x
teri
tywo uldhave
acc
esstos uchas hi
p.Of t
en,thi
swillrequiregoi
ngtoavery i
nc rea
sedto4D+1.
pr
imit
ivewor l
d,wheresuchshi
psarest
illi
nc ommonus e
.
Move.C ha r
acte
rsma yi mprovet he i
rMov escoreone
Advanc
ed Ski
ll
s.Ac
har
act
erma
yle
arna
nadv
anc
ed meteratat ime .T
heCha rac
terP oi
ntc ostist hec harac
ter’
s
s
kil
lifhehasthepr
erequi
sit
eski
ll
sandpa ystheChara
cte
r cur
rentMov e .
P
ointc os
ttolea
rnthes k
il
lat1D.(I
tc os
tstwoCha r
acte
r Thet r
a i
ni ngtimeisonewe ekperCha racte rPo i
ntspent
P
ointstolea
rnmostadvancedsk
il
lsat1D.)Usethenormal i
fthec ha r
a cterhasat e
acher;thet i
mei st wowe eksper
r
ulesforadva
ncedsk
il
lstodete
rminetrai
ningti
me . Char
a c
terP oi ntwithoutat eac
he r
.Ac haractermus ttra
in
toi
mpr oveMov e,butthetrai
ningt i
mei sre duc edoneda y
Example:(A)me di
ci
neha sapr e
requis
ieoff
t ir
st peradd i
tiona lCha rac
terP oi
nts pent( mi nimum ofo ne
ai
d5 D.Ifthechar
acte
rha sfi
rstaid5D,thecharact
er weektraining) .
ca
nle a
rn(A)me di
ci
nea t1Df ortwoCha r
acterP
oints
. Charac t
e rsma ynoti mprovet heirMov ea bovet hei
r
Acharacte
rwi t
hat eac
he rmusttrai
nf ortwowe eks
; spe
cies
’ ma ximum.
wi
thoutat e
acher
,thec har
actermustt r
ainforfour
weeks. Exampl e:A pl
aye
rwa ntstoimprovehishuman
char
acter
’sMov ef
rom 1
1to12.Thecosti
s11Chara
c(
t
e rPoi
nts;wi t
h ateache
r,thetrai
ning t
imeis11
OTHERGAMES
TAT
IST
ICS weeks.
I
mpr ovi
ng At tri
butes.C hara c
ters ma yi mpr ovea n TwelveisthehumanMov emaximum,sothechar
(
att
ributeonepi patat i
me .
TheCha racterPointcostisthe acte
rcan’tinc
reas
ehisMoveagai
n.
numbe rbeforethe“D”t i
mes1 0.
Thetrai
ningtimeisonewe e kpe rCha rac
terPoints pe
nt Force-Sensi
tve.Ac
i ha r
acterwhoi snotF orce
- s
ensi
tive
i
ft hec ha r
acterhasat eac
he r.Wi thoutat eache r
,the ma yc hooset obecomeF orce-sensi
tivefor20Cha r
acter
tra
iningtimei stwowe eksperCha ra
c terPoint
.Ac hara
c( Points.(
The r
eisnot r
ainingt i
mer equir
e ment.)
termus tt r
aintoi mproveana ttri
but e
,butt het r
aini
ng Thec haract
errecei
v e sonee xtr
aF orceP ointimme di(
ti
mei sreducedo ned aype ra dditi
ona lCha r
acterP oi
nt ately,andmus tnow pl ayunde rthegui deli
ne sforForce-
spent(minimumofo newe e
kt raini
ng). sensiti
vec har
acter
s.Se et hec ha pteron“ T
heRul es,
”f or
Whe nac har
acterimprovesa na ttr
ibuteonepi p,all i
nf ormationonF or
ce-se nsit
ivecha ra
cte r
s.
ski
ll
sunde rthata tt
ri
bute( excepta dvancedskills
)a l
so Itismuc he a
sie
rt obe gi
nwi t
haF orce-sensi
tiv
ec har(
i
nc r
e as
ebyonep i
p. acterratherthanc hoos et obe comeF orc
e -
sensi
t i
veafter
playha sbegun.AF orc
e -sensiti
vec haracteri
si ntunewi th
theF orce’
smy s
ticways.

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Thega memas
terwil
lte
llthepl
ayerwhet
hera nyofthe
Ifthec hara
cterha sclos
elyfol
lowe dtheide a
lsofthe Adv
a nta
gesorDi
sadv
ant
agesl
i
ste
dinthi
scha
pterdonotapp
ly
Je
dic ode,theg ame masterma ya l
low thec harac
terto ora
r enotal
l
owed.
becomeF orc
e-sensi
ti
vea tareduce
dpr ice
.
Onc eac hara
c t
erbe c
ome sForc
e -
s e
nsi
tiv
e,t hechar
ac( e:Ap
Exampl lay
erchoos
est
hefol
lowi
ngAdvan(
te
rc annot“l
ose”thatForce-s
ensi
ti
v i
ty. t
agesandDis
adv
antage
sforhi
ssmuggl
ercha
rac
ter
t
emplat
e.
Speci
alAbil
iti
es.Char
a c
terswit
hspeci
alabi
li
ti
esma y
beabl
et oimprovethem overti
me.Thecondi
ti
ons,cos
ts Adv
antage/
Disadvant
age Di
eCode
andtr
aini
ngtime swil
lbelist
edwiththespec
ialabi
l
ity
’s Debt +2D
des
cri
pti
on. Quic
kDr a
w N2D
Rel
easedConvic
t +1D
T
otal
: +1D
That ’
st hebasi csyouneedt oknow
aboutc r
eat ing and i mprovi ng char T
hesmuggl
ergai
nsanaddi
ti
onal1D (
si
ncet
he
acter s.I f you want t o add some t
ota
lwa
s+1D)ins
tar
ti
ngs
kil
ldi
ce.
detai ltoyourc har acter
,c hec kout
af ew opt ionalr ul
esbel ow.
Ifyou need t o know how your
skills wor k,l ook me up i nt he ADVANTAGESAND DI
SADVANT
AGE
S
nextc hapt er. St
art
ingSkil
l
Ifyou’ r
eapl ayer ,allyouneednow Name Di
ceModif
ier
isagamemast ert or unt hegame.I fyouwantt obe Add i
ct i
o n +3D
a gamemast er,you need t or ead about“ Att
ributes Argume nt at
ive +1D
and Ski lls
,”butyou’ l
lalsoneed t oread mos tofthe Blacko uts +2D
otherc hapt ersi nt hisbook.T r
ustme– i t’
snot hi
ng Cent ero fCo nv e
rs at
ion +1D
li
ket ryi
ngt or eadt he5, 947- datapadSpac er’
sI nf
or Comp ulsiveT ende ncie
s +3D
mat i
on Manualt he Imper ialNavy publishes forus Deb t +1Dt o+3D
spac er -
types .Theser ul
esmayl ookli
keal otofwor k, Delusio nso fGr and eur (1D
buthangi nt her e...li
kesmuggl ing,thi
sgamei sal ot Extrao rdinaryHe a ri
ng (2D
off unonc eyouf i
gur eever ythi
ngout . Extrao rdinaryMe mo ry (1D
Extrao rdinaryS i
g ht (2D
CHARACT
EROPT
IONS E
F
x
a
t
l
l
r
b
eme
ackP
l
yCo
l
an
mp etit
ive +1D
+2D
T
hef ol
lowi
ngr ul
es yst
emsc ontai
n me t
hodsofma kinga
Fana t
ic +3D
play
ercharact
er“uni
que”.I
fy ourga mema st
erisno twilli
ngt o
Hallucin ations +3D
usethefol
lowingrul
es,y
ou’l
lha vet odowithoutthem. Youc a
n
LowS elf-esteem +2D
usealotofothermethodstode velopacha r
acter
’si
ndividua l
ity
on yourown,butt hese“ s
ystems ”areop t
ional– t heyonl y Ma nicDe pressive +3D
countaslonga sy
ourga mema s
te riswil
l
ingt ousethe m.I fhe Me dica lP r
ob l
em +3D
orsheisn’
tho tontheideaofp layer
susingthese,you’rej ust Mig raineHe adache s +2D
outofluck. Mo tionS ick
ne ss +1D
Nightma res +1D
ADVANTAGES&DI
SADVANT
AGE
S Nob
NoS
leBi
elf-
r
c
t
o
h
nfidenc e
(1D
+2D
Asi
def rom de termi ningac haracte r’
sphy si
ca la ndme ntal
Obse ssiveT end e
nc ies +2D
capabili
ti
es,apl aye rma yorma ynotwi s htode f
inet ha tc ha r
ac(
Par
a no ia +3D
ter’
sp er
sona l
ity– hi shi story
,hisfami ly,hisbe liefs,hi squi rks,
Patho l
o gical L
iar +1D
etc.Oneopt ioni st oa ll
ow pl a
y e
rst os el
ectAdv ant age sa nd
Disadvantage s.T hega me ma st
ershoul ds kimt hel i
s tbe lowa nd Phob i
a +1D
determinef ir
st,whe thert heywa nttous eAdv ant agesa ndDi s
( Physica ll
yI mp ai
re d +3D
advantages,a nds e cond,whi chpa r
ti
c ula rentriest heywa ntt o PoorMe mo ry +1D
i
nc l
udeore xclude. Procras ti
na ti
on +1D
Eache ntryont hel i
std escr
ibedt ot her ight,i nclude st he QuickDr a w (2D
nameo ftheAdv a nta georDi s
advanta ge ,it
sde scription,a nda Rel
e as edCo nv ic
t +1D
diec ode,whi chma yb epos i
ti
veorne ga t
ive
.Whe ny ous elec
t Skeleto ni ntheCl o s
e t +2Do rmore
oneoft he s
ei t
ems ,wr it
ei tony ourc ha r
act e
rt e mpl atea nd Swo rnE nemy +1D(creat
ure)
recordthed i
ec odeo nas epar
atepie ceofpa per.Whe ny ou’ve +3D( spe
cie
s)
fi
nished,a ddupt hed iec odes( t
her e sultma ybep ositiveor T
arge
tedf
orAs
sas
si
nat
ion +3D
negative)
.T her esultingdi ec odet el
lsy ouhow ma nys killd i
ce Want
edfo
raCri
me +2D
youmus te i
the rta kea wayora ddtoy ourc haracte r
’ss ta r
t i
ng
ski
lldice(apos i
ti
v edi ec oder e
sultme a nsa dd,whi leane ga ti
ve
diecoder esul
tme a nss ubtract)
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Addi cti
on(+3D) .T hecharactercannotgomor et
hanoned ay Fanati
c(+3D).Thi
schar
acte
rholdstoaphi l
osophi
cali
deal
,
withoutdr i
nking,ga mbl i
ng,e tc.
,i.e.
,s at
isf
y i
nghi saddict
ion. t
hes our
ceofwhi c
hma ybeas ec
t,ana t
ion,orape r
son.She
Fai
luret o do s or esul
tsi nlowe red me ta
bo l
icr a
tes
,t hereby wi
llalwaysde
fendthi
side
al,e
ventr
a di
ngherli
feforit
spres
er(
red
uc i
ngt hec ha ra
c t
e r
’sattr
ibutes c
or esby1f oreac
hd ayhe va
tion.
goeswi thoutt hec auseofhi saddiction(ont hefi
rs
tda y,a n Hallucinat
ions(+3D).Atra
ndom times,t
hischar
acte
rbegins
att
ributeof4Dwoul df al
lto3 D+1 ,ands oo n).Aft
eronewe ek havi
ngde lusi
ons.Hecannottel
lwhe nsomethi
ngistrul
yoccur(
(moreorl essatt heg ame master’
sdiscreti
on),thecharact
erha s ri
ngorj us tafigmentofhisimaginat
ion.T
heg amemaste
rha s
defeate
dhi saddiction.Ifhee verpart
ak esofthef or
mall
ya ddic( ful
lcontroloverthi
sDis
a dv
antage
.
ti
vea cti
vityint hef uture,heha sa5 0% (1-3onar ollof1D)
Low Self
-est
eem ( .T
+2D) hi
schara
c t
erhasalow opi
ni
onof
chanceofbe comi nga ddic
t e
da gain.
her
sel
f.Sheconsta
ntl
ybera
tesher
sel
f,har
pingonherbadqua
li
(
Argumentati
ve (+1D).Thi
sc harac
terconst
antl
yplaysthe ti
es.
dev
il
’sadvoc
ate.Sherej
oice
swhe na nexpl
oi
tabl
esit
uati
onari
s(
ManicDepress
ive(+3D).Thi
schara
ctersl
ipsi
ntodee p,l
ong-
es
,arguingt
houghshes ometi
mesa gr
eeswit
hhe ra
dvers
ary
.The
l
a s
tingdepre
ssi
ons.Hedoesn’tcar
eaboutanythi
ngd ur
ingthese
ar
gume ntbe
come sagame ,
as t
rate
giccont
estofwil
ls
.
ti
me s.Theplayerma yde ci
dewhe nt hecha r
acte
rf all
sinto
Blackouts(+2D).Duri
nghighpres
suresi
tuati
ons
,thischar
( depress
ionandwhe nhee xtr
ica
teshi
ms el
ffr
om it.I
fthepl a
yer
act
erha satendencytobl
ackoutf
orseve
ralminut
es.S
heha sno neverletshischar
acterl
ap s
ei nt
othisstat
e ,t
hega me mast
er
re
coll
ectio
no fthisl
osttime.Ingamet e
rms.thec har
act
er shouldtaket
heiniti
ati
ve.
bl
acksoutwhe ne
versherol
lsa1o ntheWi l
dDiefor1 0min(
Medic
alPr obl
em (+3D).Thischara ctersuffer
sfrom ana i
l(
ute
s.
mentthatre
quiresshetakeme dic
inee ve r
yda ytotrea
tt heil
l(
CenterofConver
sati
on(+1D).Thi
schar
act
erfeel
sthenee
d nes
s.The playera nd g
a mema s
ters ho ul
d wor ktogetherto
toalwaysbeinthemiddl
eofeveryconv
ers
ati
on.Andwhynot. deve
lopthespeci
ficsoftheproblem,t hea ppropr
iat
eme dici
ne.
Healwaysknowsexact
lywhattosay–a tl
east
,that
’swha
the andther
a mi
ficat
ionsoffai
li
ngt otaket heme dici
ne.
thi
nks.
Migr
aineHeadaches(
+2D).Thechara
cterhasa33% (1-2on
Compul
sive Tendenc
ies( .Ata
+3D) nyt
ime
,thec
har
act
er arol
lof1D)c ha
nceperdaytosuffe
rtheunrel
e nt
ingpainofa
mayde c
idetodoorsaysomethingtha tshewoul
dnotnorma l
ly se
veremigr
ainehea
dache.I
ngamet er
ms,thecha r
acte
rrece
ive
s
doors a
yunde rt
hecir
cums t
ances.Fore xampl
e.duri
ngac on( aN1Dpe na
ltytoal
lofhisatt
ri
b ut
esforthere
ma inderoftha
t
ver
sat
ionwi t
hahe a
do fs t
ate,thec ha r
act
ermightblur
tout, day.
“Y
ourwifeismuchfa
tterthanIe x
pecte d.
”
Mot i
on Sickness(+1D).Wh ene
verthisc har
act
erridesa
Debt(
+1D t
o+3D,dependi
ngont
hedebt
).T
hisc
har
act
er c
reature ora v ehi
cle
,s he mus
tma kea nE ndura
ncec hec
k
ei
the
rinhe
rit
edthi
sde
btorbor
rowedasubst
ant
iala
mountof a
ga i
nsta nE a
sydi f
fi
cult
yori mmedi
ate
lybe gintoshakeand
money.
Shehasati
mel
imi
tforr
epay
ingt
heloan. v
omi t,gi
vingheraN1Dpe nal
tyt
oa l
lac
tionsundert
ake
nwhi l
e
Del
usionsofGrandeur( .T
+1D) hebestt
hingtoeve
rha ppen s
ti
llri
ding.
t
othewor l
d.That’
showc har
act
erswi
ththi
sDisa
dvant
a geview Night
mar es(+1D).Almostev
erynight,
thischar
a c
tersuff
e r
s
t
hemsel
ves.Noonec ansurpas
sthei
rprowes
s– the
ys houldn’
t from hor
ribl
eni ghtmar
es,us
uall
yrelat
edtoa nunsati
sfi
edissue
e
venbothertr
ying. i
nhi sli
fe,thoughnotne c
ess
ari
ly.Asar esul
t,thec harac
ter
Extr
aordi
nar
yHear i
ng( :2D).Theconst
ruct
ionoft hischar
( ne e
ds1 0ho ursofs l
eeppe rday.Fai
lur
et oge tther e
quired
acter’
ssoundcol
lect
ors(ears
,usuall
y)
,hasincr
e a
sedhi sabil
i
ty amountofr e s
tre s
ult
sina1Dpe na l
tytoallsk
illandattr
ibute
todi s
ti
nguis
hbetweens i
mi l
arsounds,de
termi
net hedi r
ecti
on roll
sforthatday.
oft hesour
ceofthos
es ounds,a
ndp ickupwhisper
sfrom adis( NobleBirt
h(:1D) .T
hischarac
terfelli
ntoluxury–bor ninto
tance. a weal
thy
,pe rhapsnobl e
,f amil
y.She wa ntedf ornot hi
ng,
Extr
aordinar
yMemor y(:1D).Thi
sc har
act
ercanre
c a
lllong a
ttendi
ngthebe sts
chools,or
deri
ngs e
r va
nts,andha v
ingev e
ry(
agoevent
sore sot
eri
cfac
tswi t
hease
.Inga mete
rms,shega i
ns t
hingshede si
red.Thec hara
cterbeginsplaywi t
hdo ubl
et he
+1Dtomos tKnowledge
-basedski
l
lroll(gamema
sterdi
scre
tion a
mountoff undsgiv
e ntowe al
thysta
rtingcharact
ers.
i
srequi
redforsomeexce
ptionstot
herul e
). NoSel f-
confidence(+2D).Thechar
acterhasnoc onfi
dence
Ext
raor
dinar
ySi
ght( .T
:2D) hes
hapea
ndge
net
icma
keupof i
nhims el
f.Whene verhehastoperf
orma nimportanttask(
ma k(
thi
schara
cte
r’
se ye
se nab
lehert
ose
ethr
eet
ime
sasf
ara
sa i
nga na c
curateshot ,
negoti
ati
ngwithahos t
age,etc.
),heha sa
normalmemberofherspe
cie
s. 50% (1-
3onar ollof1D)chanceofl
osi
ngc onfi
dence.Ifhefail
s
Extr
emel yCompet i
ti
ve(+1D).Tothi
scharacte
re v
e r
ythingis thi
sroll
,hereduce shi
schanceofsucc
essinthecurrentendeav(
acompeti
tion.Shealwayswantstoracetheothercha r
actersto orby2D.
t
heb att
le,puthe r
selfinmoreda ngerthana nyonee l
se,a nd Obsessi
ve Tendencies (
+2D). Wheneverthischar
acte
r
s
loshdownt hemostdr i
nks
.Shec a
nnotturndownac hal
lenge . de
cidesonacours
eofa cti
on,heca
nnothe l
pbutbec
ometotal
(
Fall
backPlan (
+2D).T
hischara
cterca
nnotfuncti
onunles
s l
yfocusedontha
ta c
tion,i
gnori
ngal
lot
he ri
ssue
sinhi
sli
fe.
s
heha sdevi
sedaba ck
uppla
nf oreve
rysi
tuat
ionsheput
sher( Par anoi
a(+3D).Eve
ryonewantstodest
royt
hischar
ac te
r.At
s
elfinto.T
hisappli
estoever
ythi
ngf r
om combattorel
ati
on( l
east,that’
swhats hebeli
eves
.Shemus tcons
tant
lylookov er
s
hips. hershoulder
,che
cke ve
ryinchofhersl
eepi
ngenvir
onme nt,and
sc
rutiniz
ee ve
ryacquai
ntance
.Sheneverknowswhe nhe rene(
mieswi l
lst
ri
ke.

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 2 •CHARACTERS

Pathol
ogicalLiar(+1D).T
hischarac
t e
rcannotstophi
msel
f WantedforaCri
me( +2D).Asys
tem,gal
act
icgover
nment
,or
fr
oml y
ingconstantl
y.Noma t
terwha tthesi
tuat
ion,hei
scom( cult
urehasdecl
are
dt hischarac
teracri
minal
.Thecha
ract
ermay
pel
le
dt oexa
gge r
ate,fi
b,andoutr
ightli
e. orma ynotha vec ommi tt
edt hecri
meheha sbeenchar
ged
Phobia( +1D t o +3D).T hed iecodeo ft hisDi s
advantage with,butnever
thel
ess,theauthori
ti
eshavebegunthei
rsea
rch
vari
e sde pendingo nt heleveloft hec hara
c t
e r
’sfear(witha forhim.
ma ximum of+3D) .At+1D,t hec har
acteravoidstheobjec tof
hi
sf eara sof te
na spo ssi
ble,butha snoproblem de a
li
ngwi thit CONTACTS
whe nt hetimec omes. At+3D, thechar
acterwillneverputhi m( HanS ol
oa cquir
edquiteaf ewf r
iendsandc ontact
sinhis
sel
fi nas ituati
onwhe reheha stocopewi t
hhi sfear
.Ifhedoe s galact
icwa nder
ings,amongthemJ e
ssaa ndDoc ,Lando,Roa,
windupi ns uchas ituati
on,hef reeze
sa ndr emainsunmo ving Cyna b
ar,Badure,Sal
la
,Boll
uxa ndBlueMa x,andmos tofa l
l,
untiltheobj ectofhi sfearsubsides
.Fear
sincludehe i
ghts
,wa ter
, Chewba cca
,Luke,andLei
a.Ther
eisn’
ta nyrea
sony ourchara
cte
r
certai
nc rea t
ures,darkne s
s,ope nspace
s,crampe dspaces
,t hun( can’thaveab unchofpa l
stoo.Justremembe rthatsometi
mes
der,li
ghtning, ands oon. thepa l
scomet oyourchar
acte
rforfavors.
.
.
Physi
cal
lyImpair
ed (
+3D).The c
har
act
ersuff
ersf
roma
pr
oble
m oft hebody
.Hema ybebli
nd,dea
f,ormute(
orany F
ri
endsandAc
quai
nt
anc
es
ot
herimpai
rmentyouca
ndevi
se)
. Contactsarec ha r
actersfromy ourpa stwhoma ybei napos i
(
PoorMemory(+1D).Charac
ter
swiththispr oblemhavet
rou( ti
ont ohe lpy ous omeda y.The ymi ghtbec losef r
iendsde stined
bleremember
ing.Ing a
met e
rms,wheneverthec har
acte
rhasto tos acr
ifi
cet he i
rc areerstor e scuey ouf r
om c er
tainde a t
h,or
recal
lanimporta
ntp iec
eofinfor
ma t
ion,he rc hance
sofdoing me rel
yc asuala cquaintanceswhowi l
ldoy ouoneort womi nor
sodropby2D( f
ora nyKnowle
dge-ba
sedskillroll)
. favorsandt henv ani
sh.
Ther
ea r
et wot ypesofc ont a ct
s:friendsa ndac quaintanc es.
Procr
ast
inat
ion(
+1D).T
hischa
rac
teral
waysput
sever
ythi
ng
Fri
endsa repe oplewhowi l
l,f orwha teverr eason,r i
skagr eat
off
.Eve
nwhe nsome
thi
ngcannotwai
t,hes
til
ll
etsi
tgounti
li
t’
s
dealfort hec harac t
er,whi l
ea c quaintancesma ybec ount e
don
to
olate.
foraf ew oc casionalfav or
si ft her is
ki snott oogr eat.Friends
Qui
ckDr aw (:2D).Thec harac
termaydrawaty
peofwe apon canus uallybee xpecte
dt obemor er el
iablea ndt r
ustwor thy
(l
ight
saber,vibr
oblade,blaster
,andsof or
th)i
mmedi
ate
ly,i
.
e .i
t thana cqua i
ntanc es,t
hought he rearenogua rante
es ;LandoCa l
(
doesnotc ounta sa na ct
iondur i
nga ri
ssianf elli
nt obot hc ate
gor iesinT he
combatr ound.Not et hatt hisfact
or Emp ireS tri
kesBac k.
appli
esonlytoas ingl
ewe a pontype.I
f Asa nopt ionalr uleoft humb ,the
youwa nty ourcharactertobea bleto game ma s
t e
rc anc hooset oa l
low up
quickdraw as wordandak ni
fe,he tot hrees tart
ingc ontact
s :onef riend
mus ttaket hi
sf act
ort wi ce(fora and t wo a c
qua intances.Onc et he
cumulati
veN4Dpe nal
ty). chara ctere nterst hec ampa ign,c on(
Releas
edConvi ct(+1D).Sometime tactswi l
lc omea long int het i
me -
dur
ingthi
sc haracter
’sli
fehewa scon( honor edma nne r:througha dventures
vi
ctedofac r
ime( which hema yor andg ame ma sterfiat.
mayno thavec ommi tted)
.Afte
rse r
v(
i
ng aj ai
lse ntence,hewa srel
eased Dev
elopi
ngCont
act
s
and now mus t ba ttl
et he sti
gma Youproba blyhav eq uiteaf ewe li
(
aga
instex-c
onv i
c t
s. gibl
ec andidatesalrea dyi fyout hink
Si
xth Sense( 2D).T hi
sc har
acter abouti t,justha ving gonet hrough
hasani nnat
ed angersense.Fift
ype r
( thee xerci
sesi nthisc hapter– p a r
(
cent(1-3onar ollof1D)oft hetime ents,hos tfa mil
ies,c o-wor kers
,ol d
ana l
arm goesof finhe rhe adwhe n fl
ame s,forme rstude nt s
,a nds oon.
shecome swithi
naf e
ws econdsofa Trytosticktoa ppropr i
a t
ec ontact
s .I
t
dangeroussi
tuat
ion.Thega me maste
rr ol
lst
hisc
hec
kse
cre
tly i
spr obablyunli
k e
lythattwo -
bitgrifte
rswi l
lha vea nyImpe ria
l
andalertst
heplayerwheniti ssucces
sful. Mo f
fsowi ngt hemf av
or s
.Ce r
tainl
y,a nya ttemptt oe stabli
sh
suchar elat
ionshi
pwi l
lha vetop assthes crutinyofad ubious
SkeletonintheCloset(+2Dormor .T
e) hi
sc har
act
erhase
le( game master(sothereasonsbehindt hi
sr el
ations hipha dbet t
er
mentsofhi spa
stthathedoe snotwantanyonetouneart
h.The begood) .
pla
yers houldchoos
eas peci
fic“s
kelet
on”t oti
ei nwit
ht he Ra therthanl i
stawho lebunc hofc ont
ac tide ashe r
e,we ’
l
l
char
act
e r’
shist
ory.Noma tte
rwha t,hemus tnotr e
vealt
his brea
kc ontact
sup i nt
o a numbe rofbr oa dc ategori
esa nd
sec
ret
.Itma ybri
ngha r
mt ohimort hoseheloves
. approachthemt hatway.
SwornEnemy(+1Dor+3D).T
hischara
cte
rha sf
orsomerea(
s
ont a
rget
edas peci
fi
cpers
onorc reat
ure(+1D)oras peci
es FamilyContact
s.F a
milyc ontact
saret hosewhich,obvi
ously
,
(
+3D)ofcrea
tur
esasherdir
ectadver
sar
y.Whenevers
hec omes a
reme mbe r
softhec har
acte r
’sfamil
y.Often,thes
ea r
eindi
vidu(
i
ncontac
twiths
uchabe i
ng,s
hea t
tack
s. a
lswhoha daha ndinr ai
singt hecharact
e r
.Inothercas
es,con(
TargetedforAs s
assinati
on( .S
+3D) omeonehasputouta t
actsc a
nc omef rom me mbe rsofa ne xte
ndedf amil
ygroup
c
ontractont hischar
acter’
sli
fe.T
heass
ass
incoul
dbea ny
one (
wealthycousi
ns,ste
pbrothe r
s,cl
anme mbe r
s,etc.
)whoma ybe
a
ndc ouldstr
ikeatanyti
me . f
avorabl
ydi s
posedt oa i
dt hec haract
e rnow a ndthen.Close
f
amilyfri
endscanfalli
ntot hi
sc at
egorya swell.

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Conditi
onalCont acts.Condi t
ionalconta c
tsc omei ntop l
ay Nots ur pri
singl
y,ther ealidenti
tyoft hesecontact
sma yno t
onlywhe nc er
taincir
c umstancesa r
ei ne ffect
.Ac quisit
ionof bek nownt ot hechara c
ter.I
ne a
chc ase,however,whatma kes
conditi
ona lc ontact
sa redepe ndentonl oc at
ion,timing,s i
tua( thesec ont actsspecia
li sac learl
yde f
ineda re
aofa uthorit
yor
ti
on, andra ndo me v
ents. l
e velofpowe rt hatcanbeus edt ointer
veneont hec harac
ter
’s
Condit
iona lc ont
a c
tsma ybeone -shota ff
air
s( i.
e.,“I’
llget beha l
f.Ironically
,whilethemos tpowerfultypeofcontactavai
l(
yout hatsec uri
typass,butthenwe ’
resqua r
e!”
). able,byv i
r t
ueoft heirpos i
ti
ona ndhi ghv i
sib
il
it
y,theyma ybe
Theyma yl ikewis
ebel ong-terms i
tua t
ionswhe rethec ha r
ac( themos tinfrequentty pe“tapped”fora ss
is
tance.(
“Ican’tposs
i(
terpos s
essesv itali
nforma t
ionus edt oe nsure(read:c oerce)a blyhe l
py out oday.Iwoul dbee xposedinami nute.Ma y
bene xt
contact’
sa ssist
ance.Atot he
rt imes,ai
df rom ac ondit
ionalc on( we ek.Don’ tcallmea ga i
n.I’
llcontac
ty ouwhe nit’
ssafe!
”)
tactwillcomewi thahe avypricetag.
Exampl e:S el
a sF erri sa me mbe roft he Re bel
Exampl
es:Ami
norbur
eauc
rati
ntheI
mpe
ria
lgov
( unde rground o nJ astroI I
I.Hei si nl ov ewi t
ht he
ernme ntmi ghtbewi l
li
ngt ofa lsi
fya nimpor t
antdoc ( daught e roft hel oc alpl a ne t
arygov ernorwhom he
ume nt,fo rexa mpl e
,butonl yonc e,andt henonl yfor me ta say oungma n.S her eturnshi sa ffecti
onbuti s
alargea mountofc r
edit
s .
As lav e
rmi ghtbewi ll
ingt o una blet oa idhi mi na nywa ybe c
aus eoft hepr ese
nc e
helpac ha r
a c
t erlocateami ssingpe rson,butonl yif ofsoma nyCompF orcepe rsonne l.
thep layerc ana rra
ng eaf ell
ow s laver’
sr el
easefrom I
ns tead,s hep utsF erra ndhi sc ompa nionsi ncon(
j
a i
lfirs
t. tactwi thamy steriouspe rsonk nownonl ya s“Alexan.”
Anothe rt ypeofc ontactma ybemor epers
ona l:a Alexa n’
st ruei de ntityi sas ec r
et.Hei sk nown, howe v(
fri
endf rom t hec ha r
a c
ter’
sAc a demyda ysnow wor ks er,tobes ome onei nt heGov e r
nor ’
shi erarc
hywi th
forS i
ena rF l
ee tS ys
tems ,andma yhe l
pt hecha r
a ct
er cons i
de rablei nfluenc e.
i
nat imeo fne ed.Orho wa boutc ha r
ac te
rswhowe re I
nt hec our s eofe vent s,t woofF err
’sme na reca p(
borni nt hes amehome towna ndr uni ntoeachot her turedi na na bor tives abot ageope r
a ti
on.F errcontacts
half-waya c
ros sthega l
ax y
?Ore v
ens ome onewhoi sa Alexa nt os eei fhec anhe l
p. Alexanr eluc tantl
ya grees
fri
end ofy ourc haract
e r
’spa rents( ore venj usta butonl yi fF e rrt akest hegov ernor ’
sda ughtera wa y
“fr
iendofaf r
iend” )
? withhi sme n.Puz zl
e dbutwi t
hnoot he rc hoicea v
a i
l(
Thek eyi nus ingt histypeofc ont actisthatt hey able,F erragr ee s.
shouldbeofl i
mi t
ed he l
p;t hea ss
istancetheyc an Att hea ppoi ntedt i
meAl exande li
v ersF err’
sba t(
offerma ybev it
a lbutthec ha ractershoulds t
il
lha ve teredme na ndF err’
sunc ons c
iousl ov e.Be fores afe
towor kt oa chievehisorhe rgoa l
. passagec anbene gotiate d, howe ver,Impe r
ialtroopers
arri
v ea nda ni ntens efirefig htbreak sout .
S
ometi
me scondi
ti
onalc
onta
ctsa
rei
ndi
vi
dua
lst
hec
har
act
er Ferra ndhi sc ompa nionss urviv
ebutAl exani smor (
wo
uldnotnormall
ysee
kout. tal
lywounde d. Onlya f
te rre achings afetyi sitrevealed
thatAl e xanwa s,inf act,t heGov ernorhi ms el
findi s(
Example:T he c
ha rac
ters a
vesa person f
rom a guise.
burni
ngspeederwreckonlytof i
ndoutaft
e r
wardthat
thevic
timist hemostnot or
iouscontr
actassa
ssi
ni n
thest
arsyst
e m.Thecha r
acterwhowo ul
dne verwill
( ENEMI
ESAND RI
VAL
S
i
nglygooutl ooki
ngf orsuchac ont
actnow fi
ndshe HanS oloha sa bouta sama nye ne mi esa shedoe sf r
iendsa nd
hasacquir
edane w“ f
ri
end”whoi nsi
stso npaying contacts:Gr ee do,S kor r
,Hirke n,Ga l
la ndro,J abba,P loovoT wo-
backhi
sdebtofhonor ). far-One ,Vade r
, theE mpe ror,hisownc ousin.
..
Enemi esa rei nma nywa yst hei nv erseofc ontacts.Likec on(
ProfessionalCont acts.Pr
of essi
ona lcont actsa rethosewi th tacts,t
he yf al
li ntot wot ypes:e ne mie sa ndr i
va l
s.
whom t hec haract
erha shadbus iness-rela
t edd ea l
i
ngs.T hese Enemi esa rea sinterestedinf oil
ingy ourc ha r
acter’sgoa lsand
caninc l
udeawi derangeofpe ople. Whilepr ofessi
ona l
sarenor ( i
nt eres
tsa sf r
iendsa reina dva nc i
ngt he m. T
he yma yorma ynot
ma l
lyt houghtofa st rai
nedpe rsonnel,s peciali
sts,or“ca ree
r” wa nty oude ad,butt he ywi llne ve rk nowi nglydoa nythi ngt o
i
ndi v
idua l
s,theycana l
soberelativelyob scurepe rsonswiths pe( assi
sty ou.T heya revill
ains:for me rs tude ntswhob l
a mey ouf or
ci
alizedk nowledger e l
ati
ngt oal it
tlek nowns ubjectma t
ter
. theirfailures,jiltedlov er
s,pe opl ey ou’ vebe trayed,me mbe r
sof
(“
Wene eds omeonewhounde rstandst hebi na ryl a
ngua geof ri
va lHous es,ands oon.
Verossi
anc omputers,huh?S ay ,It hinkIk now whomi ghtbe Rivalsa renotne arlya ss eriousat hreat,t hought heyma y
abletohe lp!”) grow tobes o.T heyma ye ve nbef riendsoroc casionala l
li
es.
Acade mici
ansc anha veprofessionalc onta c
t sins i
mila
rf iel
ds Rivalsa r
ec ompe ti
tors– y oua ndt he ya rec ompe tingf ort he
ofa cademi cors c
ientif
icpursuit.Mi li
tarype rsonne lwhomi ght samel i
mi t
edr e source.Thisma ybet heha ndofal ove r
,ac ovet(
haveo nc eservedwitht hecha ractera l
sof al
li ntot hi
sc a
te gor
y. edpr omot i
on, thede siretobet hebe stpilotonBe s
p i
n, t
hel oy(
These ma y now be f avora
bly( ore v e
n ne ga t
ively
)di s
pos ed alt
yoft hes ameunde rli
ngs, t
her ecogni t
ionorpa tronageoft he
dependingo ntheresultsofpreviousmi ssionst ogether. sames upe r
ior,orma ybee v enj ustc ompe t
iti
onov era nof fi
c e
withadoor .
Infl
uenti
alContacts.I
nfl
uentia
lc ont
actsr
efe
rt ospec
ialper
(
Deve l
ope ne mi esa ndr i
v al
sa sy oud idc ontac ts
,us ingt he
so
na gesinposi
ti
onofpowe rwho, forreas
onsofthei
rown, may
sameme thods.F ore xampl e,fami li
e sc anbeas our ceofoppos i(
bewi l
li
ngt ohe l
pt hecharac
t e
rint i
mesofne ed.Thes
ec an
ti
ona swe l
la ss upport,e s
pe ciall
yi ft hec har act
e rha sc hose n
i
ncludebusines
spe r
sonsandc ust
omsof fi
cia
lswhoa resecr
etl
y
thes i
deoft hec i
v i
lwa roppos edbyhi sorhe rpa rents.
Rebelsympathi
zer
s.

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HAP
TERT
HRE
E

AT
TRI
BUT
ES&S
KIL
LS
3 at
Now t
i

basical
l
hatI
on,we’
yourc
r
har
y def
’
vet
egoi
ac t
erwor
i
al
ngt
kedyout
ogetdownt
k:at t
r
ned who yourc
i
hr

but
oughc
owhatr
har

es and ski
harac teri
ac

s
t
eal
l
l
ergener
l
ymakes
s.You’
,whathe’
ve
s
l
ike,and whathei sc apableofdoi ng.Yourc harac
ter’
sa lit
tlel ike a st ars
hip.I nc reat i
ng a s t
ar ship
(or commi ssi
oni ng one t o be bui ltfor you) ,you
defi
net hevesselyou’ llbef lying.Butyou c an’ tdo
anythingunt ilyouknow how t of l
yi t
.Youc an’t
do muc h wi th yourc har acterunt i
lyou know
thefinerdet ailsofhow t orun
him.I nt hisc hapter,you’ l
l
lear n how spec i
ficski ll
s
and at tributes wor k so
yourc har acterc an t ackle
allthe c hallenges wai t
ing out
therei nthegal axy.
Justlike inthe “ Characters”chapter,
I
’vec onvenientl
ymar kedt hestuffyouneedt o
know wi t
ht an boxes.The ot hers tuf
fis an
explanationofhow eac hskillwor ks,andit’s
there most l
y f or t he benef it of the
gamemast er
:i t pr ovides some gener al
guideli
nesand some spec i
ficexampl esof
how tosetdi f
fi
cultynumber swhenyout ry
touset heskill
.
Bynow you’vepr obablyf i
gured out
t
hat character
s i n the St ar War s
game have six attr
ibutes:Dext er
ity
,
Knowledge,Mec hanic
al,Per cepti
on,
Str
ength and T echnic
al. Eac h
at
tri
butecoversmanyski ll
s.

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BUTES& SKI
LLS•3

Usi
ngattri
but
esandski
ll
siseasyifyoufol
low onesi
m Us
ingMel
eeCombatS
kil
l
s
pl
econcept
.It
’scal
ledt
he“
StarWarsRuleofThumb.” Dext e
rit
yha s“meleecomba t”skil
l
swhi chc overa nyt y
peof
hand- to-hand a t
tack.They’
re me l
e ec ombata nd lightsabe r
;
Pi
ckadif
fic
ultynumber.I
fthecharacter
’sski
ll brawling–aS tre
ng t
hskil
l–i sals
oame l
eec omba tskil
l.
rol
lisequalorhi
gher,shesuc
c eeds. Eachme leewe aponha sad i
ff
er e
ntdi f
ficultynumbe r
.( The
we aponsa rede scri
bedint hec hapteron“ We a
pons& E q uip
When you want your c haracter to do something,t he
me nt.
”)Ifthec harac
terrol
lsequalt oorhi ghe rtha nt hedi ffi
gamemast er pi
cks a di
ff
icul
ty number .(Allt he l
ists and
cultynumbe r,t
hea tt
ackhit
s.
expl
anationsinthischapt
ert ellhim how t
of i
gureoutwhat
Ofc ourse,justli
kerangedc omba tskil
ls
,i t
’snota lwayst hat
thedif
fi
cultynumbershouldbe. )Ifyourollequaltoorhi gh
si
mpl e. T
het argetmightparrythea tta
ckus inga“ reacti
ons kill
”
erthant hediff
icul
tynumber,yourc haract
ersuc ceeded at
ormi ghtbepa rti
all
yprotec
tedbyc over
. T
hisi sex pla
ine di
nt he
whatshewast r
yingtodo.
chapteron“ Comba t&Injur
ies.
”
Now youknow t heonemaj orruleyouneedt opl ayt his
game.
Us
ingReac
ti
onS
kil
l
s
Dexter
it
yc overss e
veral“r
eacti
ons kil
ls
,”whicha reusedt o
S
KILDE
L SCRI
PTI
ONS a
r
voi
ol
dorbl
la“ r
ea
oc
ct
ka
i
ons
t
ta
k
c
i
k
l
l
s
,
.
”t
Whe
hea
ny
t
t
ourc
acke
ha
r
’
r
a
sdi
c
f
t
f
i
e
c
ri
sa
ul
t
t
tack
ynumbe
edandy
ri
ou
snow
Ti
meT aken:Thisisge ne r
all
yho wl ongi tt akestodo wha te
veryour ol
l.
some thi
ngwi t
ht hes ki
ll.Ma nys kil
ls( especiall
yc ombat Ther
ea reseveralreact
ions ki
ll
s:acrobati
cs,brawlingparry,
ski
lls)canb eusedi noner ound.Mor ec ompl e xski
lls
,li
ke dodgea ndme le
epar ry.Li
ghtsaberc a
na lsobeus edt opar r
y
comput erprogrammi ng/
r epair
,ma yta kear ound. .
.ormin att
a cks
.Thema nyv ehi
cleoperati
ona ndstars
hippil
otingski
ll
s–
utes,hoursore venda yst odos ome thing.T hesea regen they’r
ea l
lunde rMe c
hanical– cana lsobeus edf or“vehi
c l
e
eralguideli
nes;theg ame ma st
ercana l
wa ysc ustomizethe dodges”toa v
oide nemyf i
re.
ti
met akendependingupont hesituation.
Special
izati
ons:Cha r
a cter
sma yc hoos eas pe ci
ali
zati
on FullReacton.Ar
i eact
ionskil
lcana ls
ob euse
df ora“full
foras k
ill
.Thek i
ndsofs pecial
iz
ationsa ree xplained,and re
a cti
on.”Thec har
acterrol
lsther ea
cti
ons ki
ll– ac r
obat
ics,
severalexamplesa r
eprov i
de dinit
al i
cs. br
awl ingparry
,dodge,meleeparry
,p ar
ri
eswithalights
aber
,or
Thes ki
lldescr
ipti
ont ell
sy ouwha tthes killcoversand av ehicl
eorstars
hipdodge–a nda ddstherol
ltothea t
tack
ers’
giv
e saf ews amplediff
iculti
esandmodi fiers
. di
fficult
ynumbe rs
.Ho wever
,acharacte
rma ki
ngaf ullre
acti
on
can’tdoa ny
thingels
eintheround.

DEXT
ERI
TYS
KIL
LS us
T
er
hec
e
ac
ha
t
i
pt
e
ons
ron“
ki
l
ls.
Comba
tandI
njur
ies
”ful
l
yex
pla
inshow t
o

Dexteri
tyisame as
ureofyourc har
acte
r’
seye-handcoordi
nationa ndbalanc
e.Chara
cte
rswi t
hahi ghDexteri
tyaregood
shots,candod geblas
terbol
ts,canwa lkbal
ancebe a
mswi t
h Ac
robat
i
cs
easea nde ve
nma kegoodpick-pocke
ts.Char
act
erswithal ow T
imeT aken:Oneround.
Dext e
rit
ya r
eclumsy. S
peciali
zati
ons:Typeofacr
oba
tic
sus
ed,f
orm ors
tyl
e
–di
ving,tr
ape z
e,tumbli
ng.
Us
ingRangedCombatS
kil
l
s Cha
racte
rswit
ht hi
sski
llcantumbl
e,l
eap,androl
lto
De xte
rit
y ha ss everal“ rangedc omba t”s ki
ll
sc overi
ng av
oidfal
l
ingdamage,toente
rtai
nanaudi
ence,ort
osur
we a ponst hatc anbeus edt oa tt
acks ome onef rom adi stance. pr
is
eanopponentincombat.
The ses ki
ll
sa llwor kthes amewa y.
Whe n ac ha r
acters hootsar ange dwe apon,t hedi ffi
cult
y
numbe risba sedont her a
nget othet arge t:thef urt
he rawa ya Usingac robat i
c scani mprov ema nyofac hara
c tersc
’ l
imb#
targe t,thehi ghert hedi ff
icult
ynumbe r
.( Ea chwe aponha sdif i
ng/ j
umpi nga ndr unninga tte
mpt s.Thega me maste
rde ter
mine s
fere nt range s;we apons a re de scri
be di nt he cha pter on thedif f
icultyoft heac robatic
ss t
unt .One -ha lfofthedi ffer
enc e
“We apons&E quipme nt.
”) (r
ounde dup)be twe ent hediffi
cultya ndt heac r
obat icsrollis
I
fy oursk i
llrolli se qualt oorgr ea tert hant hedi ff
icult
y adde dtot hec ompl eme ntar
ys ki
ll.Theac robat i
csa ttempta nd
numbe r,y
oura t
tackhi ts
. thec l
imbi ng/ j
umpi ngorr unningt rymus tbedo neont hes ame
I
t’snota l
wa yst hats imple ,howe ve r– t het argetmi ght turn,incur r
ingamul ti
plea cti
onpe nalty.
dodge( t
hat’
sa“ rea cti
ons kil
l”)ormi ghtbepa rti
al
lypr otect
ed I
nst e
adofa dd i
ngamodi fi
ertot her unni ngors wi md iff
icul
byc over.Thisi se xplainedi nt hec ha pteron “ Comba ta nd tyforpa rt i
cula rl
yc hall
e ngi
ngobs taclec ourse s,t
hega mema ster
Injur i
es.” ma yha vet hehe roma kea nacrobaticsr ollina ddit
iont oar un#
The“ range dc omba t”s kil
lsinclude:ar chaicg uns ,arti
ll
ery, ningors wi mr oll
.
blas ter, bl as t
er ar ti
ller
y, bowc aste r
, bo ws, f ire
arms , Acrobat i
csc anma keac haractera ppe armor eintimidating.
flame t
hrowe r,grena de,mi ssi
lewe a pons ,thr ownwe aponsa nd Thep laye rma ya ddone -hal
foft hedi fference(rounde dup)
ve hicleblasters.(Starshi
pgunne r
ya ndc apitalshipgunne rya r
e betwe ent hedi ffi
c ult
ya ndt hesuc ces
s ulac
f robati
csr olltothe i
r
also“ r
angedc omba t”ski
lls,
butt hey ’
rec over edbyMe chanical.
) i
nt i
midat iona ttempt .Thei nti
mi dati
nga tt
e mptma ybema de
ont hes amet urna heac
st r
obaticsrolloront henex tround.

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 3 •ATTRI
BUTES& SKI
LLS

S
KIL
LSS
UMMARYT
ABL
E
Ski
ll At
tri
but
e Ti
meTaken Ski
ll At
tri
but
e Ti
meTaken
Acrob atic s DEX 1r
nd Hov erVe hicleRe pair TEC va
rio
us
(A)Aqua ticVe hicl
eEngi neering TEC var
ious (A)I ns ta l
lationEngi neer
ing TEC va
rio
us
Aqua ticVe hicleOpe rati
on MEC 1r
nd+ Intimi da tion KNO 1r
nd-hr
s
Aqua ticVe hicleRe pa i
r TEC var
ious Inve stiga ti
on PER 1r
nd-da
ys
Archa i
cGuns DEX 1r
nd JetP ackOpe ra ti
on MEC 1r
nd
Archa i
cSt ar
s hipPi loting MEC 1r
nd+ Langua ges KNO 1r
nd
(A)Ar morEngi ne ering TEC var
ious LawEnf orceme nt KNO 1r
nd
ArmorRe pa ir TEC var
ious Lifting STR 1r
nd
Ali
e nSpe c ie
s KNO 1r
nd+ Light sa ber DEX 1r
nd
Artil
lery DEX 1r
nd+ Light sa berRe pa ir/
Enginee r
ing TEC va
rio
us
Astroga tion MEC var
ious (A)Me di cine TEC mins
-hr
s
Bargain PER 1min-1hr Me leeComb at DEX 1r
nd
BeastRi di ng MEC 1r
nd+ Me leeP arry DEX 1r
nd
Blaster DEX 1r
nd Mi ssileWe apons DEX 1r
nd+
BlasterAr til
ler y DEX 1r
nd+ Per sua sion PER 1r
nd+
BlasterRe pair TEC var
ious PickP oc ke t DEX 1r
nd
Bowc ast er DEX 1r
nd Plane ta rySy stems KNO 1r
nd
Bows DEX 1r
nd Podr a cerOpe ration MEC 1r
nd+
Brawling STR 1r
nd Powe rsui tOpe ra t
ion MEC 1r
nd+
BrawlingP arry DEX 1r
nd (A)Re pul sor l
iftEngi neer
ing TEC va
rio
us
Bureauc r acy KNO 1r
nd- days Re pul sorliftOpe ration MEC 1r
nd+
Busine ss KNO 1r
nd- days Re pul sorliftRe pair TEC va
rio
us
(A)Ca pi talShi pEngi neeri
ng TEC var
ious Roc k etP ackOpe rat
ion MEC 1r
nd+
CapitalShi pGunne r y MEC 1r
nd Runni ng DEX 1r
nd+
CapitalShi pPi l
ot i
ng MEC 1r
nd+ Schol a r KNO 1r
nd-da
ys
CapitalShi pRe pa i
r TEC var
ious Sea rch PER 1r
nd+
CapitalShi pShi elds MEC 1r
nd Sec urity TEC 1r
nd-mi
ns
CapitalShi pWe aponRe pai
r TEC var
ious Sens or s MEC 1r
nd+
(A)Ci vil/Indus trialEngi neering TEC var
ious Sne a k PER 1r
nd
Cli
mbi ng/ Jumpi ng STR 1r
nd Spa c eT rans por ts MEC 1r
nd+
Comma nd PER 1r
nd (A)Spa ceT r
a ns portEngine er
ing TEC va
rio
us
Communi cations MEC 1r
nd Spa c eT rans por tsRe pair TEC va
rio
us
(A)Comput erEngi ne eri
ng TEC var
ious Sta mi na STR va
rio
us
Comput e rPr ogr ammi ng/Repa i
r TEC 1r
nd- days (A)St a rfi
ght e rEngi neeri
ng TEC va
rio
us
Con PER 1r
nd Sta rfi
ght erPi lot i
ng MEC 1r
nd+
Cultures KNO 1r
nd- days Sta rfi
ght erRe pa i
r TEC va
rio
us
Demol itions TEC 1r
nd- mins Sta rshipGunne ry MEC 1r
nd
Dodge DEX 1r
nd Sta rshipShi e l
ds MEC 1r
nd
(A)Dr oidEngi ne ering TEC var
ious Sta rshipWe a ponRe pair TEC va
rio
us
DroidPr ogr ammi ng TEC var
ious Stre etwi se KNO 1r
nd-da
ys
DroidRe pa ir TEC var
ious (A)Sub me rs
ib leVe hicl
eEngi nee
ring TEC va
rio
us
(A)Equi pme ntEngi ne eri
ng TEC var
ious Sub me rsibleVe hicleOpe rati
on MEC 1r
nd+
Equipme ntRe pa i
r TEC var
ious Sub me rsibleVe hicleRe pair TEC va
rio
us
Fir
ea r
ms DEX 1r
nd Sur viva l KNO 1r
nd-hr
s
Fir
stAi d TEC 1r
nd Swi mmi ng STR 1r
nd-hr
s
Flame thr owe r DEX 1r
nd+ SwoopOpe r
a tion MEC 1r
nd+
Forgery PER 1r
nd- days Tac tics KNO 1r
nd-mi
ns
Gamb ling PER 1r
nd- mins Thr ownWe apons DEX 1r
nd
Grena de DEX 1r
nd Va lue KNO 1r
nd
(A)Gr oundVe hi cl
eEngi neeri
ng TEC var
ious Ve hicleBl asters DEX 1r
nd
GroundVe hi
c leOpe ra t
ion MEC 1r
nd+ (A)Wa l
k erEngi neering TEC va
rio
us
GroundVe hi
c leRe pa ir TEC var
ious Wa lkerOpe ration MEC 1r
nd+
Hide PER 1r
nd Wa lkerRe pa ir TEC va
rio
us
(A)Hov e rVe hi cleEngi ne e
ring TEC var
ious (A)We a ponEngi nee ri
ng TEC va
rio
us
Hov erVe hicleOpe ra ti
on MEC 1r
nd+ Wi llpowe r KNO 1r
nd

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BUTES& SKI
LLS•3

Duringaf al
l,ac r
obatic
sma ybeus edtoreducebod i
lyharm.
Ifthecha ra
cterha snota l
readyuse dhisdeclar
eda cti
onsforthe Thetimetake
nt ousethisski
l
lisofte
noner ound.
round,hema yrelyonac robaticsina na t
temptt olandproperl
y However
,ce
rta
inkind
sofart
il
le
ryhavea“f
ir
er a
te,
”whic
h
asa“ fullreact
ion”.Thecharacterge nerat
esa nac r
obatic
st o
tal. i
ndica
teshow manytime
sar oundthatweaponcanbe
Fore veryfi
vepoi ntsovertheba s
edi ffi
cul
tynumbe rof10,the use
d.
heror educestheda maget otalbyonepo i
nt,ina ddit
iontoa Bl
ast
er
basereduc t
ionofonepoi nt.Thed ama getotal,
ho wever
,cannot
TimeT aken:Oneround.
belowe rthanz ero.
Speciali
zati
ons:A s pe
cif
ictypeormode lofchara
c
The diff
icul
ty de pendsupon ho w diff
icul
tt he acrobati
c
te
r-scal
eb last
erwe apon– blaste
rp i
stol
,heav
yblast
er
ma neuv e
ris,somee xamplesa r
epr ovidedbelow:
pi
stol,
blasterri
fl
e,BlasTe
chDL-44,hol
d-outbl
ast
er.
•Ver y:S
yEas ome
rsa
ult
;pi
roue
tte Blasteri sthe“ r
a ngedc omba t”ski
lluse dt os hoot
y:Ha
•Eas nds
pri
ng;c
art
whe
el;ha
nds
tand;S
wingov
eraobs
ta blasterwe aponstha tc anbehe l
da ndcarri
edbyac harac
c
le ter.Blastercoverse v
er yt
hingf rom ti
nyho l
doutbla stersto
l
a rgere peati
ngb lasters(sucha stheE WE Bhe avyr epea t
•Moder
ate:Round-
off
;ba
ck-
fl
ip;Va
ult
ingov
era
nobs
tac
le i
ngbl asterusedbyI mpe r
ialsnowt r
oopersonHot hi nT he
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yDi
ffi
cul
t:Bounc
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fas
urf
acet
ore
achas
pec
if
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ert y
pesincludes por t
ing
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tion blasters(Pri
ncessL ei
aus esas porti
ngb la
ste nS
ri tarWar s
:
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asterpistols( l
ike
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fi
ers
: Ha nS olo’sBlas
Tec hDL -44),andt heb l
aste
rrifle
sus edby
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er:P
erf
ormi
ngt
hema
neuv
erf
rom af
lats
urf
ace
, stormtroope rs
.
toa notherfla
ts urface. Donotus eblastertof irefixedb l
ast
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c r
e w
'3t othedi f
ficulty:Unli
mi t
edlandinga r
e a. we apons( use blasterar til
lery)
,we aponsmount edo n
+3t othedi ffi
cul y:L
t imitedla
ndinga rea,roughorunsteady vehicles( usevehicleb lasters)
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shipwe apons( use
l
a ndinga r
ea,hig hs urfac
et olows ur
fac e
,slippe
rylandi
nga r
ea, capitals hipgunne ryors tarshipgunne ry
,bot hMe chani#
orstrongwi nd. calskill
s).
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ficulty:Almos tnolandinga rea,f
rom alowsur
facet ohighs urface,orpe rf
ormingt hema neuveronana r
row Bl
ast
erAr
ti
l
ler
y
surface. T
imeT aken:Oneroundorlonge r
.
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srol:Ad
l dat wistofthebody(per Spe
ciali
zati
ons:T he part
icul
a rt y
pe or mode
l of
twist)orpe rf
ormi ngt hema neuv
e rbackwa rdsorwhileunder a
rti
l
ley– ant
r i
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antry
,anti-
v e
hicle
,Gol
anAr msDF.
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wa ter
. s
urf
ace-to-space
, s
urfac
e-t
o-surface.
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er’
sr ol
l:Performingthema neuverin Blasterarti
lleryisthe“ ra
nge dc omba t”skil
lt hatcove r
s
thea ir(
sucha sonat rapezeorbars). allfi
x e
d,mul ti-crewhe avye nergywe a pons,suc hast hose
usedbyt heRe belAlli
anc eattheBa ttleofHot ha ndt he
Note:C har
acte
rsmaycombineoneormor emaneuve
rsi
nthe
fixedionc anno nsfir
e dfromapl anet’
ss urf
ace.
sa
mea c
tion.Inthi
scase,usethedi
ffi
cult
yoft hemostchal
Thet imet a kent ous et hiss ki
llisof te
noner ound.
l
engi
ngma ne
uver
,add5f oreachaddi
tionalmaneuve
r(upto
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e r
,c e
rtaink i
nd sofa r
til
l
er yhavea“ f
irer ate,
”whi ch
fi
veaddit
ionalmaneuve
rs),
andincl
udemodifie
rsasift
hecom
i
nd icat
e sho w ma nyt i
me sar oundt ha twe apo nc anbe
pl
exstuntwa sonemaneuver
.
used.F ore xampl e,thea nti
-vehiclelase rcannonus eda t
Hothc ano nlybeus edonc ee veryothe rround( fi
rer ate
:
Ar
chai
cGuns 1/2),butt hea nti-
infantr
yba tteryc anf i
reupt otwi c
epe r
Ti
meT aken:Oneround. round( fi
rerate :2).
Spec
iali
zati
ons:I
ndicat
esaspec
ifi
cki
ndormode
lof
ar
chacgun– bl
i ac
kpowde rp
ist
ol,mat
chl
ock
,mus
ket
, Bowc
ast
er
whee
lock. T
imeT
ake
n:Oner
ound.
Archai
cgunsi sa“r
ange
dc ombat
”ski
l
lusedtofi
rea ny Bowcas
terisa“ra
ngedcomba
t”skil
lthatref
lec
tsthe
pri
miti
veg un,incl
udi
ngblackpowderpis
tol
s,fl
i
ntlocks use
r’
sprof
ici
encya
tfiri
ngt
heunusualWookie
ebowc a
st
and muskets.Normall
y,onlyc ha
rac
tersfrom primi er
.Thi
swe aponre
quire
sgr
e a
tst
rengtha ndisnormall
y
ti
ve-t
echnologyworl
dswil
lknowthi
ssk
il
l. onl
yuse
dbyWook ie
es.

Ar
ti
l
ler
y Bows
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorlonger
. Ti
meT aken:Oneround.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Thepart
icul
artypeormodelofpr
oje
c Spec
iali
zati
ons:Speci
fi
cty lbow – c
peormode ros
s#
t
il
earti
ll
ery–c annons,Gol
anAr msM1 02F
ir
eAr c
. bow,l
ongbow, shor
tbow.
Arti
l
leryisthe“rangedc omba t
”skil
lus e
dt ofir
ea l
l Bowsi sa“ r
ange dcombat”ski
llcove
ringallbow-t
ype
non-e
nergyproje
cti
lewe apons,s
uchasc annonsandfie
ld weapons,inc
ludingshortbows,l
ongbowsa ndc r
oss
bows
guns(exclud
ing sel
f-pr
ope l
le
d proje
cti
les orl a
unched (e
xcludi
ng Wook i
ee bowcas
ters
,whi chf al
lunde rthe
gre
nades,whic
ha r
ecov e
redunde rmis
sil
ewe apons)
. bowc as
terski
ll
).Bowsa renormallyonlyfoundonl ow-
tec
hnologyworlds,sothi
sski
lli
sfair
lyunusual
.

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LLS

Br
awl
i
ngP
arr
y Li
g htsaberca
na ls
obeus e
da sa“react
ionski
ll”topar
Ti
meT aken:Oneround. rybr awling,li
ghts
abe ra ndme leecombata ttack
s.Jedi
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Styeofbr
l awli
ngbei
ngpar
rie
dwhen Knight scanparr
yblasterbolt
swithalightsa
ber,buttha
t’s
una
rmeda nda voi
di
ngabr awl
ingorme
leea
tta
ck– box
# onlybe causetheyhavet heli
ghtsabe
rc ombatForcepow
i
ng,marti
alarts. er;i
t’sv e
r y
,ver
ydiffi
cul
tf oracharac
terwithoutthepow
ertop ar
ryblas
tershots
.
Brawli
ngparr
yisa“ r
eacti
onskil
l
”usedtoa v
oidbeing
tby a br
hi awl
ing orme l
eec ombata t
tackify ou’r
e
una r
me d.Br
awli
ngparryisusedtohol
done ’
sgroundyet Example:An aT at
hisi sus i
ng herl i
ght s
aberto
avoidorblockahand-t
o-handcombatat
tack. st
rik
ea tapi r
ate.Herlightsaberskil
lis5D a ndthe
l
ightsa
ber’
sdiff
icul
tyisDiffi
cult(herdif
ficult
ynum
Dodge berisa20).Ana’
splayerrol
lshe rski
l
ldicea ndgetsa
T
imeT aken:Oneround. 21– s hehits
.Ifsheha dr oll
eda1 0orl owe r
,Ana
S
p ec
iali
zati
ons:Kindofra
ngedat
tacktobedodge
d– would haveunde r
est
imatedt hemome ntum ofhe r
e
nergywe apons,
grenades
,miss
il
eweapons
. at
tack maneuvera nd sl
iced he r
sel
fwi t
h he rown
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ons ki
ll
”usedtoa voi
da nyrange
d l
ightsa
ber,
causi
ng5Dda maget oherse
lf.
att
ack,i
ncl
udingb l
ast
e rf
ir
e,gre
nades
,bull
etsa ndar
rows.
Chara
cter
sus i
ng thisa r
edo i
ng whateverthe ycanto Mel
eeCombat
dodgethea t
tack– s li
ppi
nga r
oundac ornerf orcove
r, T
imeTaken:Oneround.
di
vingbehindcargoc onta
iner
s,dr
oppingtot heground, S
peci
ali
zati
ons:S pecif
icty
pe of mel
ee we
apon –
oranyothermaneuverstoavoi
dgetti
nghit. s
words
,kni
ve s
,axes
,v i
brobl
ade
s,v
ibr
o-ax
es.
F
ir
ear
ms Me l
e ec ombati sthe“me l
eec ombat”sk
il
lus edforal
l
Ti
meT aken:Oneround. hand-to-ha ndwe apons(exc
eptlight
saber
s,whichiscov
Spec
iali
zati
ons :T
ypeormode
lfi
re
arm us
ed– pi
st
ols
, er
edunde rt helightsaberski
ll
).Meleewe aponsincl
ude
r
if
les
,mac hi
ne guns. vi
bro-axes,f or
cep ikes
,c lubs,b a
yonetsa nd even
i
mpr ompt uwe aponslikecha
irsandblas
terbutts
.
Fi
rear
msi st he“ra
nge dc ombat
”ski
llusedtof orall
gunswhichf i
rebull
ets,i
ncludingpi
st
ols
,ri
fle
s,ma chi
ne Mel
eeP
arr
y
guns
,a s
s a
ultrifl
esa nd any otherfi
rear
ms.( F
irear
ms T
imeT aken:Oner
ound.
does
n’tincl
udev eryprimit
iveguns,whicha r
ec overe
d S
pe ci
ali
zati
ons:Type of mel
ee weapon us
ed–
underar
chaicguns.
) l
i
ghtsabers
,knive
s,c
lubs
,axe
s,v
ibr
obl
ade
s.
F
lamet
hrower Me l
eeparr
yist he“ r
eact
ions k
il
l”use
di fachar
act
er
T
imeTaken:Oneroundorl
onger
. hasame le
ewe apona ndisa t
tacke
dbys omeonewit
ha
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:T
y peormodelfl
amethr
ower– Me
rr- mele
ec ombat
,brawlingorli
ghtsaberat
tack
. (
Mel
eepar
ry
S
onnC-22,Wrist
-MountedFl
ameProj
ect
ors. ca
n’tbeusedtoparryblas
teratt
acks–thatsdodge
’ .)
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amethroweri
sthe“r
angedcombat
”skil
lus
edt of
ir
e
al
ltype
soff l
ameproj
ect
ors,i
ncl
udi
ngflameri
fl
es,wr
is
t
mounte
df l
ameproj
ect
ors
,andfl
amecar
bines
.

Gr
enade
Ti
meT aken:Oneround.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Kindormodelofgr
e de– t
na her
mal
de
tonator
,anti-
vehi
clegre
nade
.
Grenade isthe “ ra
ngedc ombat”s ki
llt ot hr
o w
gr
enade s
.Succ
essme ansthegr
enadehitsthelocat
ionit
wasthrownto.Fa
ilur
eme ansi
tla
ndssome wher
ee l
se.
Thisski
llc
oversthr
owingotherobje
ctslik
er oc
ksa nd
ba
ll
s.

L
ight
saber
Ti
meTak e
n:Oner ound.
Speci
ali
zat
ions:S pe
cif
icty
peormode
lli
ght
sabe
r–
doubl
e-bl
adedlig
ht s
aber,
li
ght
-whi
p.
L i
ghtsaberist he“ me l
eec ombat”s k
illusedf orthe
l
ightsaber,
thewe apono ft
hefame dJediKnights
.
Whi leav e
rypowe rfulweapon,alightsabe
risda nger
oustoa nunskil
l
e duse r–i fanattac
kingc har
actermiss
es
thea tt
ackd i
ff
icultynumbe rby1 0ormor epoi
nt s
,then
thec harac
terhasi njuredhims e
lfwitht hewe apona nd
rol
lsdama geagainsthisownS trengt
h.

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Mi
ss
il
eWeapons Runni
ng
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorl
onger. T
imeTaken:Oneroundormore
.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Typeormodelmiss
il
eweapon– c
on# S
peci
ali
zati
ons:L
ongdist
ance
,shor
tspr
int
.
c
ussi
on mi ssi
le,grenade l
aunche
r,Gola
n Arms FC1 Runningisthec hara
cter
’sabil
it
yt oruna ndk e
ephis
f
lec
hett
el aunche
r,powerhar
poon. bal
ance,es
peci
all
yind anger
oust e
rrai
n.Therunningdi
ffi
Miss
il
ewe aponsisthe“rangedcombat”ski
l
lusedto cul
tyisba s
edont hekindoft err
ainbeingc r
ossedand
fi
real
ltype
sofmi s
si
lewe a
pons,i
ncl
udinggra
ppli
nghook howfastthechara
c te
rmov es.S
eet hechapt
eron“ Move
l
auncher
s,gre
nadelauncher
s,andpers
onalpr
otontor
pe mentandCha s
es”formor ei
nformatio
n.
dola
unchers
.
T
hrownWeapons
P
ickP
ock
et T
imeTaken:Oneround.
T
imeT
ake
n:Oner
ound. S
peci
ali
zati
ons:S pe
cif
ick
ind oft
hrown we
apo
n–
Char
act
er ep
sus i
ckpockettopi
ckthepocke
tsofoth k
nif
e,s
pear,sl
ing.
er
s,ort
opalmobje
ctswi
thoutbei
ngnoti
ced. T
hrown weaponsist he“rangedcombat”ski
llused
Whenac har
actermakesapickpocketatt
empt,the whe
neverachar
acte
re mploy
sapr i
miti
vet
hrownwe a
pon,
vi
cti
m makesan oppos
eds ear
ch orPer
cept
ion r
ollto i
ncl
udi
ng thr
owing kniv
es,sli
ngs,thr
owi
ng spe
arsa nd
not
icei
t. j
ave
li
ns.

Vehi
cl
eBl
ast
ers
e: Di
Exampl rk Ha
rkne
ss wa
ntst
odi
pint
oa
Ti
meT aken:Oner ound.
couri
er’
ssatche ltof i
lc
hada tapadwhi chhappensto
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aliz
a t
ions:T ype ormode lofv ehi
cl
e-mounted
holdimportantpa t
rolschedulesf orane ar
byImpe r
ial
bl
ast
er–he avyblastercannon,heav
ylas
ercannon,l
ight
garri
sonbase. Dirkrol
lshisp i
c kpoc ke
ts k
il
lof5Da nd
bl
astercannon,lightlasercannon,medi
um bla
stercan#
getsan18. Thega memas t
err oll
st hecouri
ersP
’ erc
ep#
non,mediuml ase
rc annon.
ti
onof2Da ndge tsa7.S incehi srolli
shigherthan
thecourie
r’
s, Dirksucces
s f
ullyslipsthedatapadoutof Vehi
cleblas
tersisthe“ r
angedc ombat
”s ki
llusedt o
thesatchel
. fi
revehic
le-
mount ede nergy weapons,especi
all
yt hose
tha
ta r
espeeder-orwa lk
er-scal
e.(T
hewe apon’
sde scr
ip
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ers
: ti
onwilll
is
twhi chski
llituses)Ve
. hiclebl
aster
sc analso
+5 ormoret
otar
get
’sr
ol:L
l i
ghtc
rowd,wi
thf
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st
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respeede
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ker-s
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t
ions
. onstar
shi
ps.
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l erysma l
lcrowdort ar
getha s
verygoodr e
asontono ti
cepi ck-
pocket.
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srol:Hu
l ge,c
onge s
tedc rowd.Ta r
getc onstantl
ybe i
ngj ost
ledbys tre
ett r
aff
ic.Ma j
ordi st
ract
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sucha sahe at
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a s
terba ttl
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ll
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all
yr ef
lectho w muc h ac harac t
er
+5ormor etoc haracter’srol
l:Crowdedc ondi
t i
ons,sucha s knowsa boutagi vens ubj
ect,whe therit’
sa l
iens,l angua gesor
thosea boardapub lictransportorinapa c
k edstarport.Dark l
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ness.Mi nordist
ract
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formersorane arby Knowl edgei same a s
ureofy ourc harac
ter’
s“ c
ommo ns ense”
speedera cci
dent. anda cademi ck nowle dge.Cha r
a ct
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hahi gh Knowl e dge
Thediff
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ncebet
wee
nt hetworoll
sdete
rmi
nest
hepi
ck haveagoodme mor yf ordetai
ls,andha vel earnedal ota bout
poc
k e
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oll
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del
ine
s: diff
e renta l
iensa ndpl ane
ts.The yof te
nha veaf l
a irf orl an
gua ges,andt heyk nowhowt oge tthingsdonei nbur eauc ra
c ie
s.
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ck-
pocketrol
lshi
ghert
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getby: Knowl edgeisus edwhe neverapl ayerwa ntst of indouthow
21+:Tar
getwon’tnot
icemi
ssi
ngite
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lthi
efi
swe
llout muc hhi scharacterk nowsa boutac ertai
nf ield.T hedi ffi
culty
ofs
ight
. depe ndsuponhow obs cur
et hei nformati
oni sa ndhow muc h
16-20:Tar
getnoti
cesmiss
ingit
ema ft
e raminuteorso;pic
k- thec ha r
acterknowsa boutthege neral s
ubject
.
poc
k ethass
ever
alroundstodiv
eintothec r
owd. Us ethef oll
owinggui del
i
ne stopi ckadi f
fi
c ulty,b utr eme m
11-15:Tar
getnoti
cesmiss
ingit
ema ft
e rt
hreerounds. bert ha ttheys houldbemodi f
iedba sedo nt hec i
rc ums tanc es
.
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getnoti
cesthati
temismissi
ngonne xtround. Seet hec hapteron“ TheRul es”formor einforma ti
on:
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llhel
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ommonk
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one
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getrol
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pocketby: y:Mo
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tpe
opl
ewoul
dknowt
hismuc
h.
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rgetfe
elspic
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s
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ate:Pr
ofe
ssi
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velofk
nowl
edge
.Thea
ver
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ket.T
argetc
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onwhoha
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;ta
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•Di
ffi
cul
t:Pr
ofe
ssi
ona
lswoul
dknow t
hismuc
haboutagi
ven Thedi
ff
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ult
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mat
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ub j
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;theave
ragepe
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pre
sse
dtog
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h i
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i
nformati
on.
•Ver y:Av
yEas ail
abl
etoa
ll
.Fi
ndi
ngouthowmuc
hyouoweon
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yDi
ffi
cul
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tai
l
ed,c
ompr
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edgeofas
ub
y
ours
tar
shi
p.
j
ect.P
rofe
ssi
onal
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holar
swoul
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blyha
vet
ore
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nthi
samountofk
nowle
dge. y:Av
•Eas ail
abl
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tpe
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scov
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ngwhi
chs
hipsa
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oi:On
c l
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erys
mal
lnumbe
rofpe
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his
muc
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orma
tion. •Moder
ate:Av
ail
abl
etoa
nyonewhome
etsc
ert
ainqua
li
fi
ca
t
ions
.Fi
ndi
ngoutwhi
chs
hip
sar
eimpounde
dorunde
rgua
rd.
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icul
ties– a ndhow muc h •Di
ffi
cul
t:S
ome
wha
tre
str
ic
ted.F
indi
ngo
uthow muc
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i
nf orma ti
onc ha ra cte r
sge t– t os uitthepa rti
cul ars i
tuation. oneel
seowesonthei
rsta
rshi
p.Dete
rmi
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gal
l
yge
t
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ilyf oundk nowl e dgepr obablywon’ tha veamodi f
ier;v ery yours
hipoutofa
nimpoundyard.
obs cur
ei nforma t ionc ouldha veadi ff
icultymodi fi
ero f+1 0,
+20o rmuc hmor e . • Ver
yDi
ffi
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ryr
est
ri
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l
ega
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obema def orpa rti
c ularsitua t
ionsunde r y
ours
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ti
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ont omak
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whi chk nowl edgemus tber eca l
led– t ry i
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e-firewo uldbee a si
erin
Modif
iers
:
thec almc omfor tofone ’ss tar
ship, andmuc hmor edifficultina
+5-
10t othedif
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t eques
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conf usi
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refightwi t
hs e
ve ralv erya ngr y Rodi an bount y
+15ormor etothediff
iculy:R
t eques
tisver
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l.
hunt ers.
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ficul
ty:Theburea
ucrac
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ly-
fund
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lre presentswha tac ha r
ac tercanr e
c al
l
e
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.
att het i
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yc or
terr eme mbe rsc e rta i
nge ne r
ali nforma ti
o n.I t
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rupta nddoe sn’tc area boutpr ovidingservices.
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ri sa ne xperton t hes ubjects i
mply
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l heb ur
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l
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be causeher ol
lswe llonc ewhe nl ookingf ori nforma tion.Ahi gh
ha sgoodmor a
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rollmi ghtr evea lo nes pec i
f i
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ons ought,a nda
thosewhous eit.
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a cteris
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l:T hec haracteriswe ll-
l
ook ingf or.
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he l
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kera ski
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Al
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pec
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cge ne r
alf ora ssi
sta
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meT aken:Oneroundorlonge
r. Nomodi fier:T hec haracterisn’twe l
l
-k nowna ndtheb ureau
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zati
ons:Knowledgeofapart
icul
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i
ens
pec
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s ont owa ntt ohe lpthec ha ra
cter–butnor ea
–Wooki
ees,Gamorreans
,E wok
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l
ustans. sont ohinde rhime i
ther.
+5-10 ormor et ot hedi ff
iculty:Thec haracte
ri sak nown
Alienspe c
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vesk nowledgeofanys pec
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mi na l
.Themodi fi
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s.Forhuma nc hara
c t
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,itcoversa
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acteri
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iliatedwi tha nor ganizat
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lcoversal
lnon-Wook i
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ti
on.
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sr epr
esentsk nowledgeofc ustoms,soc i
eti
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calappearance,attit
udes,phil
osophy,his
to ry
, Ift hec harac t
ers ucce edsa tther oll,hege t
swha teverhe
art
,po l
iti
cs,speci
alabi
liti
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ona ble needsdo ne( withinreason)i nas hor t
e ra mountoft i
me–upt o
knowledge . hal
ft henor ma ltime .Ifthec ha r
act e
rf ails,theprocesst a
ke sas
Bur
eauc
rac
y l
onga snor ma l
..
.a ndl onge rift hec harac te
rha sdra wnund ue
att
entiont ohi ms e
lf.Thec harac t
ermi ghte venbea r
restedo na
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundt ose
ve r
alda
ys.
tr
umpe d-upc hargeifheha sbe enpa rticularl
yobnox ious.
Spec
ializ
ati
ons:S pe
cif
ic planet
ary ora dmini
strat
ive
Re me mbe r
,t he bur eauc rac yr olli so nl
ya sgood a st he
gov
ernme nt,orbranch withi
ni t– Tatooi
ne ,Celanon,
bureauc r
atthec haracterisde ali
ngwi th.Da ta-
crunchingde sk-
Bur
eauofComme r
ce,BureauofS hi
psandS e
r v
ices
.
warme rsc a
n’ta cce s
st hes amei nf orma tiona sImpe ria
lgov er
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sac haracter’
sfa mi l
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rproc e
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atwi l
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rDe s
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Fi
rst,t he characte rc an us et hiss kil
lt o deter
mine fi
ndingout ,thebe sthe ’
llbea blet odoi sl e
a dyout os omeone
whe therornothek nowswha ttoe x pectfrom abur ea
u whomi ght.
cracy.Fore xample,ifac haracternee dstoge tape rmitfor
hisblaster,as ucces
s fulbur eaucracys k
illcheckme anshe
knowswha tf ormsa ndi dentifi
cationhene eds,whohe Bus
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s
wo uldha v etot al
kt o,how l ongt hepr ocessmightt ake Ti
meT aken:Oneroundtoonedayorlonger.
ands omes hortcutshemi g
htbea blet ous e. Spec
iali
zati
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dororganiz
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Second,bur eaucrac yc ana l
sobeus edtof i
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omerate,trade g
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shi
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Thec har
acterha sawor ki
ngk nowl e
dgeofbus i
nesses
andbus inessprocedures.Ac hara cterskil
ledi nbus iness
mightwa nttor unhi sownc ompa ny,ork nowshow t o
conv i
nc eawa r
e housema nagert ogi vehim at ourofa
faci
lityort oall
ow hi mt o“bor row”af e
wt hingsina n
eme rgenc y.
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a cte
rswithahi ghbusines ss kil
lknowhowmuc hit
costsc ompa niest oproducegoodsa ndwi llb ea blet o
negot ia
tef orgoodpr i
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e ctf rom ac ompa nyordi s
tri
but or.Thec ha r
acterprobablyha ss ever
alc ontactsi n
thebus i
ne s
swor l
da ndc ange ts pecia
lf a
vor sdonef or
himi fhei ssome wherewhe ret hec ompanyha sal otof
powe r.

Dis
c overi
ng information aboutbus i
ne s
sesi salso possi
ble
withthebus i
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ss k
ill
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hops ,andma rk
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sa r
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es,s
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,andpub l
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owne rs
/superv
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swa ntt o
hidet hei nf
orma ti
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fr
om l egiti
ma t
ec ompa nies
,orwha tindus t
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esEmpe r
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t
ures
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundtoonedayorlonge
r.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Plane
tors oc
ialgroup– Cor
el
li
ans
, Modifi
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:
Al
der
aanr oyalfami
l
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Brent
aal
,Pre
xianpir
ates
. +5 ormoret
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nti
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upe r
i
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llreflect
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.
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mi t
ivet ri
ba lc ivi
li
za tionst end +10 ormor et oi nti
mi dator’
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midatorisobvious
ly
tobes ome wha tsimi lar,f ore xa mple .Cul
) t
ure sa l
lowsa muchmor epowe r
ful.
chara ct
e rtode termi neho whei sexpe cte dtob eha veina +15 ormor etoi nti
mi dator’
sr ol
l:T ar
getistotal
lya tthe
particulars i
tuati
o na mongac ertai
ngr oupofi ndividua ls
. mercyofinti
midator.
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,t hehi ghe r +5ormor et othedi f
ficuly:T
t argetha sthea dvant
age.
thed if
f i
culty.Cult uralk no wledgei nclude si nf orma ti
on +10 ormor etot he diffi
cul
ty:T argeti sin aposit
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aboutac ertai
ngr oup’ sa rt,history,po li
tics,cus toms ,rites grea
terst
rength.
ofp assage, andv ie
wso nout si
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ty:Targe tc annotconce
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Fori nstance,av isitort oT a
tooinemi ghtma k eac ul# dangerfr
omi nti
mid a
t or
.
turesr olltobe t
terunde r
s tandt hemoi sturef arme rshe ’
s
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ngi nCombat( Opti :Atg
on) ame ma sterdi
scre
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mi
thi
sc ultur
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onc anenhanceac haract
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acksa ndde f
enses.Theplay
heav i
lyo nd r
oids,the yof te nt r
adewi thr oa mingba ndsof era dds one-hal
f of t he dif
fer
ence( pos i
ti
ve or ne ga t
ive
)
Jawa s cavenge r
s,a nd t he irc a l
enda rr evolve sa round betweent hediff
icult
ya ndtheintimidation r
olltoa nyo ne
plantinga ndha r
v e
s ti
ngs ea sons. att
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ensea t
tempt( notboth)ma dea tP oi
ntBl ankor
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so wns pecies Shortrange.Thecha ra
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act
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zati
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nterr
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ly
ing. L
anguages
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ntimidat
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act er’
sa bi
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areorf ri
ghten T
imeT aken:Oner
ound.
otherstoforcethe mt oobe yc omma nds ,r
evealinforma Spe
ciali
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peci
fi
cla
ngua nown– Wook
gek iee
,
ti
ont heywi shtok e ephidde n,orot he rwi
sedot heb i
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tese
, Bocce,
Ewok.
dingofthei nti
midatingcha racter. Thecommonl anguageoft heKnownGa l
axyisBa s
ic.
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ntimidat
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l
yde pendentuponac haract
er’
s Mostpeopl
espeakit–ifnota stheirmai
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nce,bodyl a ngua georf orceofwi l
ltobe ar
ea tleas
tf l
uentini t– a nd v i
rt
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lyevery
onec an
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pain under
sta
ndit.Howe v
er,somea reasofthegalaxyareso
orotherunpl e
asantnesstoi ntimidateot her
s. i
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fusetospeakBasi
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Spec ial
ization:C har
act ersma ys pecial
iz
ei nas peci
fi
cl an
st
a ndBa s
ic,but,becauseoft hes t
ructureoftheirmouths, gua ge,suc ha sWook i
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usua l
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yunde r characte rha s5Di nt hes pecial
izedlanguage,thec har
acteris
st
a ndBa s
ic,butca nlearnitfai
rlyeasi
ly. cons i
de r
e dflue ntint hel a nguagea ndnol ongerhastoma k
e
Thelanguagess ki
llisusedtode ter
mi newhe t
herornot roll
stounde rsta nda nyt
hingi nthatlanguage.
ac haract
erunderstandss ome t
hingina notherla
nguage. I
ft hec ha r
ac terisa t
tempt i
ngt ounde rs
tandunusualdial
ects
Ifthecha r
act
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nguage ors el
dom us e dwor dsoft ha tla
ngua ge,hec anusethespeci
alt
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i
n whi ch he isn’tf l
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ee“ s
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a ngua ge’sskil
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owe rdi
ffic
ult
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i
nc reaset
hedi f
fi
c ult
ybyt wolevel
s. numbe r.Fore x a mple,ac haracterfluentinHut tes
et r
yingto
unde rs
t andadi ale
c tofHut tes
ewi llha veamuc heasi
ertime
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scompl
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truct
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oranyot
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: Gamemas terNot e:C ert
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t.Ha n
•Ver y:Di
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,us
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sa roundt hega laxyal ot,andk nowsWook i
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ase
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witha tl eastt hreec ommon l angua ges– Ba sic,Jawa ,a nd
y:C
•Eas ommonl
angua
ger
el
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sic
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.
• Moder
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angua
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utnotr
el
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fapl a yerwa ntshe rc hara ct
ert ok now s e v
er a
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(
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•Di
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skil
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angua
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tcannotbepr
onounc
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he
thepl aye r“ea r
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deai
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meT aken:Oneround.
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belAll
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cul ty:I deai sofa bovea veragec ompl ex niquesa ndpr oc edures
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ty.“ Thes tormt roope rsa regoi ngt obec ha r
gingov e rtha tri
dge authorit
ies– f ore xample,hema ybea bletope rsuadea
i
n1 0mi nute s.
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usac r
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llgi vey oumywor dt hatIwo n’
tt el
l forami norof f
e nse.
anyonewha tagr ea tde al youga v
eme .” Character
sa rea ls
ok nowledgeablea boutlaws .Byma k
+6- 10 ormor et o difficul ty:I deai scompl ex.“ Whe nt he i
ngas uccessull
f awe nforce
me nts kil
lcheck,thec ha r
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ter
shieldge neratordr ops ,Re dS qua dronwi l
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bery,r e
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lc once ntratethe i
r ti
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ableunde rparti
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rcums ta
nce s
.T hisskil
l
fi
reo nt hebr idge. Unt i
lt he n, tryt ode f
ende achot he rfrom t he cov e
rsma jorlaws–Ol dRe publi
c ,NewRe publi
c, orImpe
TIEfight ers.
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a l– andt heirunde rlyi
ngpr i
nc i
ples.Somepl a
ne tsha ve
+11- 20ormor et odi fficulty:I deai sveryc ompl ex.“F r
om a veryunus uallega lsys
temsa ndc ustoms :l
awe nforceme nt
sociologic a
lpoi nto fv i
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hor i
ansi swhol l
y diffi
cul
tiesont he seworldsshouldbemuc hhi ghe r
.
dedica tedt ot ot heme tap hor soft heirfir
stgr e
a tpoe ta nd
philosophe r,T i
ethia gg.Hi sa ptitude f or unde rs
ta nding t he P
lanet
aryS
yst
ems
uniquehe rdc ulturea ndhow i tr elat
edt ot hei ndividua l
,a nd T
imeT aken:Oneround.
howe a chIthor i
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lthoft hep lanet S
peciali
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ons:Speci
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ste
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ne atooi
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asawho le.
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ndor,
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swho’ vev i
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l cholara lsor efl
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• Ver y:S
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somethi
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lonl
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sspi
cemi
nes
. ca na lsobet opicsac ha racte rc anr e s
e archonhi sown.
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annai
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ste
ms . S cholarr epresent s“ book -learning, ”no ti nforma ti
on
l
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ll).Hemi g htk now
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pin.
Ques
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. Ga me ma stersc anc hoos et oa llow pl a yersal imi t
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on,
ba sedo nt heobs cur itya nd de t
a iloft hei nforma ti
on
themor edi ffi
c ulti ti stor ecal
l:
sought .
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ier :I nf orma tionisv eryc ommonore a si
lyf igured
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itorsk now S
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this
.Da goba hi sas wa mpwor l
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le Ti
meT aken:Oneroundtooneda yorlonger
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me nts.Theonl yr e as ont ogot oT atooinei sMosE isl
eyS pa ceport Spec
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:Specif
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lorgani
za
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mes yndicate. ton– Ce
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ackSun,TalonKarr
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observationori nv es ti
gation.Al lna tive swi l
lk no wt his;ma ny
visi
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yi spowe redbyc us t
om-de si
gne dr epul Streetwiser ef
lect
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sorl
iftge nerators.T heba s i
sofCor us c
a nt’se c
onomyi st hehuge wor l
d or ga nizat
ionsa nd the i
rope rati
on.He c an us e
bureauc r
a cy. streetwiset oma keac ont
a ctint hec ri
mina lunderwor l
d,
+6-10 t o di ffic ulty: Informa t
ion i sobs curea nd r equires purcha s
ei llegalgoodsors ervices,orfinds ome onet odo
detail
e dob serva tion.Mo stna tivesk now t hisinforma tion,but some thingi l
legal
.
mos tv i
sitorsd on’ t.T at
ooi neispopul atedbyahos ti
les pe ci
es Il
legala ctiv
iti
esma yincludet heus ualvices:gambl i
ng,
known a sT us ke n Ra iders .Ka shyyyk ’
sl oweste c
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e velsa re fencing s tolen goods,racke t
eer i
ng,bl a
c k
ma il,contract
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yd ange r ous . kill
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ve,
+11-20 t o di fficul y:I
t nforma ti
oni sn’twe l
lk nown.S ignifi somea ctionsde eme d“cri
mi nal”ma ybepe rfectl
ymor a
l:
cantobs ervationa ndi nve sti
gationi sne e dedt odiscove rthis.In freei
ngs l
a ves,deli
veri
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ters
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ialblockades.
Hothi spopul atedbyda nge r
ouspr edat orsc al
ledwa mpa s.

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Nomodi fi
er:Thec haract
erislocal,
ori sar e centa r
r i
val
,but
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lec
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rvi
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tor.

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meT aken:Oner oundwhenuse
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un#
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po i
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merc
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t Surviv
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texpec
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fi
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:
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har
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her
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ukeonT
atooi
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•Eas ha
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mi na lactivityisdi scr
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ate:Cha
rac
teri
ssome
wha
tfa
mil
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tht
err
ain.Ma
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andi sn’tda nge roust ot heloc algov e r
nme ntorge ne r
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ha
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nonHot
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culty: T herei sv erys tri
ctl aw
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all aworha snot olerance •Di
ffi
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rac
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l
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nvi
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kba
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atooi
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ul y:T
t hec hara cterha sne v e
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yDi
ffi
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t:Cha
rac
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scompl
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lyunf
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it
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ion.
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ains
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pac
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teri sno tf ami liarwi tht hel oca l
ea nda c ceptablepr oc edures
,
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c ha
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l
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it
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har
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anet
wher
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te rha sac ont a
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ct e
rma yha veami norc onta ctanda t T
act
i
cs
l
e astk nowswha tnott odoi nmos tc i
rcums t
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imeTaken:Oner
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veralmi
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es.
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l hec ha r
acte risk nowni nt he S
peci
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ypeofmil
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ss ki
llinde pl
oy i
ngmi l
i
knowna ndl ike dbyt hel ocalunde r
wor l
d.Hei sk nowna sreli t
aryforcesa ndma neuve
ringt hemt ohi sbesta dvant
age.
ablea ndt rustwor thy( ascri
mi na lsandt heira ss
ociatesgo) . I
tma yber olle
dt ogai
nge neralknowledgeofhowbe s
tto
+10ormor et ot hedi fficulty:T heunde rwor lddoe sn’
tt r
ust s
tagecertainmi l
it
aryoper
a t
ions:blockadingapl anetwit
h
thec haracterbe caus eheha st urnedi no the rc ri
mi na l
sori s afl
e e
t,invadinga nenemyi nsta
lla
tion,a s
sault
ingaf ix
ed
knownt owor kf ort hel ocalla w. t
urbolas
e rbunker.

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T hiss killma ya l
so be us edt o de termi ne t he be s
t
respons et oa noppone nt’smov ei nba t
tle:f o rins tanc e,
wha tt odoi ft hee ne mye nt ra
psy ours hipsi nap i
nc er
mov eme nt,ho wt opr oc eedi nt hea ssaults houl dr ein
forc eme ntsa rr i
v e,wha tt odoi fauni tbe come st rappe d
be hinde ne myl ines.
Al thought ac ticsr ollsmi ghtr evea lhowbe stt oha ndl e
mi lit
a rys i
tua tions ,t hef inalout comeofhow we llt he
cha ract er’
ss i
dedoe si naba ttlehi nge sonot he rsk i
llrol l
s
–c ommandf ort hel eade r,a ndt hec omba tr o l
lso fbot h
forc es.
T actic sdi fficultiess ho uldbeba sedonv ariousf actors
of c ompl exity wi thin a ba ttl
e:ho w ma ny uni tsa r
e
i
nv olved,t hes etti
ng( ope ns pa ceora steroidf ield,pl ains
orj ung let erra in),a nd t he di fferenc ei nt r aining a nd
equi pme nt be twe e n uni ts( Star De stroye rsa gainst •Di
ffi
cul
t:De
ter
mini
nghowmuc
hits
houl
dcos
ttohi
reapi
l
ot
star f
ight ers ,stor mt roope rsa ga i
nstE woks,I mpe ri
a lAr my t
oma keasmuggl
i
ngr
unwhe
ret
her
e’
sahi
ghl
eve
lofr
is
k
troope r sa ga i
ns tc rackRe be lc omma ndos )
. i
nvol
ved.
Whe nr oll
ing t hiss k il
l,c ha ractersa reof tens eek ing
•Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:De
ter
mini
nghowe
xpe
nsi
vei
tshoul
dbet
ohi
re
wa y stode alwi thmi litarys itua t
ions. Thebe tte rther esult,
acra
ckp
il
ott
ofl
yanI
mpe
ria
lbl
ock
ade
..
.whe
nhek
nowst
he
themor ehi nt saga me ma s
t ers houl dgi vet ohe lpt he
r
is
ks.
cha ract erwi nt heb a t
t l
e .Hi ntsc ant aket hef orm of
remi nde rsa boutd iffe r
e ntmov e sthee ne myc anma k e, •Her
oi:C
c omi
ngupwi
thama
rke
tpr
ic
eforapr
oduc
tinahur
sugge stionsonhowt oma neuv e
rt hec harac t
e r’
sf orc es,or ry–onet ha
tisn’
tnormal
ly“ont
hemark
et”(
CloudCit
y,aSt
ar
(fore spe ciall
ygoodr oll
s )risk ya nduna nticipa tedmov es Des
troy
er,aRebelPri
nce
sstobesol
dtotheEmpire
).Knowi
ng
whi c hc oul dt hrowt hee ne myof fgua rd. howmuc hanImperi
alpr
otot
ypewea
poni
sworth.

Val
ue
Wi
l
lpower
Ti
meT aken:Oneround.
T
imeTaken:Oner ound.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Typeofgoodsorspeci
fi
cpl
ane
t’
sma
r
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:Ki ndofcoe
rci
ont
ober
esi
st
ed– pe
r#
k
ets–s tar
ships,
droi
d s
,Kes
sel,Cor
uscant
.
s
uasi
on,i
nti
mi dat
ion.
T hisskil
lreflec
tsac harac
ter’sab i
li
tytoga uget hef ai
r
Wi l
lpo we risacharacter’
sstre
ngthofwi lla ndde te
rmi
ma rketv al
ueofgoodsba se
dont helocale conomy ,the
nation.I ti sus edtor esi
stint i
midationa ndp ersuasion
availabil
it
yofme rchandise,qua l
it
ya ndot herma rketfac
attempt s.
tor
s .Thec haracterc ana l
soga uges peci
ficcap abil
iti
e sof
Also,whe nac harac
t erfaisas
l taminac heck ,ifthe
andmodi fic
ationsma det ogoodswi t
hr egardt ope rf
or
charac terca nma keawi ll
powe rche c
ka tonehi ghe rlevel
ma nce.
ofdi ffi
culty,he c an drive hims e
lfon t hrough s he e
r
Us ingv al
ueof tena nswer
st heque st
ion,“Howmuc his
will
powe r.Ac haracte
rdoi ngthishast oma keawi l
lpowe r
tr
i ea l
lywor th?”Re sultsofte
nde pendont hes ourceof
chec ka sof tena shewoul dnor mall
yha veha dt oma kea
i
nfor ma ti
ona boutt hei t
em,a ndhowmuc ht hec ha r
a ct
er
stami nac he ck,wit
ha l
lche ck
sa tonedi f
fi
cul t
yl evelhigh
alr
ea dyk nowsa boutt hatk i
ndofme r
chand i
se.As tars
hip
er.Onc et hec haracte
rfailsac heckors t
opspus hinghi m
dealerr at
tli
ngona boutapa rti
cularused-frei
ght ermi ght
self
,hei sc ompletel
ye x
ha ustedandmus trestdoubl ethe
bee xaggerat
ing– a lthoughc ha r
a c
tersc a
nma kes ome
norma llengt hoftime.If,asar esul
toff ail
ingas tamina
est
ima tionsba sedo nt hestarshipmode l.Ifthei temc an
chec k,thec ha r
acterwouldha vesufferedanyda ma ge,the
bee x aminedinpe rson,itsvaluei smuc he asi
ert ode t
er
charac ters uffer
sonewor s
ewoundl eve
la sar esultof
mine .
pushinghi sbodyf arbeyondi t
slimita
t i
ons.

Whenthec
har
act
erma
kesav
aluer
oll
,us
ethe
sedi
ff
icul
ty
gui
del
i
nes
:

•Ver
a
y:K
yEas
bout1,
000c
r
nowi
edi
t
ngt
s
.
hatane
was
trome
chdr
oids
houl
dcos
t MECHANI
CALS
KIL
LS
Mechanic
als t
andsf or“mecha nicalapti
tude”a ndr epr
e s
ents
y:K
•Eas nowi
ngt
hatane
wfr
ei
ght
er,
equi
ppe
dwi
thhe
avydut
y howwe l
lac harac
terc anpil
otv ehicl
esa ndstarshipsandope r
weapons
,shoul
dcostwe
llov
er100,
000cr
edit
s;knowingt
hati
t atethev ar
ioussystemso nboa rd.Ita l
sor e
fle
c t
sho w we llthe
coul
dprobabl
ysta
ndupt oasl
owerst
arf
ight
er,butnotacus charac
terha ndle
sl i
vemount s,l i
k ebanthasa ndt auntauns.A
t
omss hi
p. charac
terwithahi ghMe chanicala tt
ri
buteisgoingt ota k
ena t
• Moder
ate:F
igur
ingo
utho
w muc
hamodi
fi
edf
rei
ght
eri
s ural
lytodrivinglandspeede
rs,flyingc l
oudc ar
sa ndpi l
otingX-
wor
th,a
ndhowmuc
hbe
tte
r(orwor
se)t
hemodi
fi
cat
ionsma
ke wingsands hipsli
ketheMi lle
nni um Falcon.Ac ha r
acterwitha
i
t. owMe
l chanicalat
tri
buteha salo tofmi noracci
de nts.

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Mos tMe chanic alski

ll
sa reus e
dt od r
ivevehicl
eso rpil
ot
stars
hips.Mo stoft hetime,charact
e r
sshouldbea bl
et onegoti Beas
tRi
di
ng
atec l
eart e
r r
ain( VeryEasyorE asy)withouttoomuc ht r
ouble
. Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorlonger.
I
t ’
swhe nadr ivergoe stoof ast,t
riesrisk
yma neuversorge t
s Speci
ali
zati
ons:Parti
cul
arr i
ding ani
mal– bant
has
,
i
nv ol
v edinac ha s
et hatthi
ngsge ttri
cky. Cr
acianthumpers,
dewbac k
s,tauntauns.
Mov ement,c ha s
ea ndvehiclecomba trule
sa r
ee xpla
inedin Beastridingr e
pre s
entsac haracter
’sabil
it
yt ori
dea ny
thec hapteron“ Mov ementandCha s
e s
.”Moveme ntandc has
es l
ive mount .Unl i
k ev ehi
cles
,a ni malssome ti
me sresis
t
withs t
a r
shipsise xplai
nedint hecha pteron“SpaceT r
aveland ordersf r
om t heirrider
s.E a
cha nimalha sanor neri
ness
Comba t.” code .
Whe nac haractermount sar id
inga ni
ma l
,thechar
acterma kesa noppos e
dr ol
la gainstthea ni
ma l
’sorneri
TimeTaken:Oneroundforchasesandcombat.Fortr
ips,
sev nessc ode.Ifthec haract
errollshigherthant heanimal
,it
era
lminute
s,hoursordays
.(Characte
rsmightrollspac
et r
ans# doe sa shewi shes.Ifthea nima lrollshigher
,f i
ndt he
port
stoseeifanyt
hingwentwr ongoveratri
pt hattak
esthree resul
tsont hec hartbe l
ow.
hour.Onebe
s as
tridi
ngrol
lmi ghtbema det ose ehow wella
char
acte
rhandleshista
untaunov erap a
trolma rchofsevera
l
hours
.) Thecha
ractermustmakeanotheroppos
edr ollwheneverthe
a
nimalisexposedtodangerori sinas i
tuationwhichc ould
s
caretheanimal– bei
nginvol
ve dinaba t
tle
,e ncounte
ringa
Aquat
i
cVehi
cl
eOper
ati
on f
eroci
ouspredator
,bei
ngsurpri
sedbyas udde nstorm ora n
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorlonger
. i
ncomings
tarshi
p.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Par
tic
ula
rs hi
ptypeorcl
ass–Oc
eani
c
t
rans
port,coast
alrunabout
,skif
f,s
ail
boat
.
Thissk i
llall
owsc haracterst o pil
otna vals hi
psa nd
boats. Whilethesev e
hicl
e sar eseldom use
di nthehi gher-
techwor lds,ma nyl ow-techc ul
turesusethe mf ortrans
portingpe rs
onne landfreightov erbodiesofwa ter.
Not etha taqua t
icv ehicl
e swhi che mployt heus eof
repulsorl
i
f torhov ertechnol ogyma yals
or equi
r etheus e
ofd i
f f
erentskil
ls(namelyr epul s
orli
ftoper
ationa ndhov er
vehicleope r
atio
n) .
Aqua t
icv ehicleop e
rationc anbeus edf orav e
hic l
e
dodge–a“ reacti
ons ki
l
l”–t oa voidenemyf ir
e.

Ar
chai
cSt
ars
hipP
il
oti
ng Ani
malroll
shigherthanchar
act
erby:
T
imeT aken:Oneroundorlonger. 21+ poi
nt:An
s imalbucksri
der
.Rollt
hea
nima
lsS
’ t
rengt
h
Spe
ciali
zati
ons:Par
tic
ularshiptypeorc
las–De
s lay
a- versusthec ha r
acter
’sDe x teri
ty:Ift hea nimalr ol
lshigher,the
c
las
s,Coruscant-
clas
she av
yc ouri
er
. characterist hrownt ot hegr ound.T hea nimalwi lltr
ampl ethe
ri
de riftherei snoi mme diatet hreat;o therwise,itwillrunt o
Thi
ss ki
l
la ll
owsc har
a cter
stopi l
otpri
miti
vestarshi
ps safety.
andot herba s
icarchai
cs hipdesi
gns.Whil
ethesevehicl
es 16-20 poi nts:An i
ma lbuc ksr i
de ra ndr unst os af
ety.Ifthe
ares e
ldom usedins e
ttl
eda reas
,theycanbeencount er
ed characterfallsof f
,thec rea turewi l
lnota ttemptt ot r
ampl ethe
onf ronti
erwor ldsorpl anetsthathavejustdeveloped ri
de r
.
spacet r
avelontheirown. 11-15poi nts:Animalr e fusestof ollowr ider’
sc omma nda nd
Archai
cs tars
hipp il
oting can beusedforav ehicl
e runst osafety .Theriderma yr egainc ont rolbyma ki
nga nother
dodge–a“ react
ionskil
l”–t oavoidenemyfi
re. beas tri
dingr ollandbe a tingt hea nima l
’st o
t a
lby5ormor e
As
tr
ogat
i
on points.
6-10 point s:An i
mals topsmov inga ndr efusestomov efor
Ti
meT aken:Onemi nut ewhe ny ourpos i
ti
oni sk nown
ther es
toft her oundort hene xtround.
andy oua ref oll
owingac ommonl y-tr
avel
edj umpr oute
1-5point s:An i
ma lstop smov i
nga ndr efusestomov ef orthe
forwhi chhy pe rs
pa c
ec oordinatesha vealr
eadybe enc a l
restofther ound.
cul
a ted( canber e
duc e
dt ooner oundi neme rgencies)
.A
fewho urswhe ny ourpos i
ti
oni sknown, butyourde s t
ina
ti
oni sonet owhi chyouha v
enott r
a vel
edbeforeandt he Capi
t
alS
hipGunner
y
navc omput ermus tcalcul
a t
ec oor dinates
.Oned aywhe n Ti
meT aken:Oneround.
youmus tt aker eadi
ngst ode t
ermi ney ourship’
sc urrent Speci
ali
zati
ons:We apontypeormodel– concus
sion
posit
iona ndt he ncomput ejumpc oor di
nates
. miss
il
es,gravi
tywe l
lprojec
tor
s,i
oncannons
,lasercan#
Speciali
zati
ons :S pecif
ict rade r oute – Ke sse
lRun, nons,
protontorpe
does,trac
torbe
ams,t
urbol
aser
s.
Tatooinet oCor uscant,Corel
lianRunT r
adeRout e
.
Capit
alshipgunne ryisthe“ r
angedcombat”ski
l
lt hat
St
a r
shi
pp i
lo
tsuseas t
rogati
ontopl
otac our
sef r
o m cov
erstheope ra
tion ofcapita
l-s
cal
est a
rshi
pwe apons,
onesta
rsyst
emt oanother
.Formoredeta
il
sonas t
roga# i
ncl
udingturbolasers
,ioncannonsandtr
a c
torbea
ms.
ti
on di
ffi
cul
ti
es,s
eet hec hapt
eron “
SpaceTra
vela nd Seethec ha pteron “SpaceT r
avelandComba t
,”f or
Combat.
” moreinf
orma t
iononus i
ngthissk
il
l.

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Ve r
yE a s
yt as
k,thediffi
cultynumbe rs
arehi ghe rwhent hes killisusedto
de s
c r
ambl ee nemy c ode sa nd fi
nd
pa r
ticulare nemy t r
ansmi ssi
on fre
que ncies.
Cha racte
rsma ya l
sous ec ommu#
nicationst osendorr e
ce iv
eas i
gnal
throughna tura
lha zardswhi chdis
ruptc ommuni c
a t
ions,suc ha sag as
cloud,he avyma gneti
cf ieldsorloca
ti
onswi thahighme t
a lcontent.

Thefol
lowingd
iffi
cul
ti
esa
ref
orf
indi
ng
as
pec
ifi
ckindoff
requenc
y:

•Ver y:L
yEas is
teni
ngi
nonak
nown,r
eg
i
st
ere
df r
eque
ncy.Publ
i
ccommuni
cat
ions
,
l
ow-s
ecur
ityc
orpor
atec
ommnet
s.
y:L
• Eas is
teni
ngi
nonas
pec
ifi
cpr
iva
te
f
requency.Low-s
ecur
it
ygov e
rnmentcom
munic
a t
ionssuc
ha se
me r
gencyse
rvi
ces
.
•Moder
ate:L
is
teni
ngi
nonas
ome
wha
tse
nsi
ti
vec
ommuni
ca
Capi
t
alS
hipP
il
oti
ng t
ionfreque
ncy.Loca
lgover
nme
nts
,se
nsi
ti
vebus
ine
sse
sors
ecu
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorlonger
. r
ity
-consci
ousindi
vi
dual
s.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Typeorclas
sofcapi
tals
hip–Imperi
al •Di
ffi
cul
t:T
appi
ngpr
ofe
ssi
ona
ll
yse
cur
echa
nne
ls.L
owe
r-l
eve
l
S
tarDestroyer
,Vict
oryS t
arDestr
oyer
,Nebul
on-
Bf r
iga
te, I
mpe
ria
lorhi
ghe
r-l
eve
lpol
i
ceba
nds
.
T
radeFederati
onBattle
ship.
• Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:L
is
teni
ngi
nonhi
ghe
rImpe
ria
lcha
nne
ls,or
Capitals hip piloti
ng coverst he operat
ion ofl ar
ge hi
gh-
rank
inggov
ernme
ntc
hanne
ls.
combats tarshipss uchasI mpe r
ialS t
arDe s
troyer
s,Car#
rac
k-cl
a sscrui s
e r
s,Corel
l
ianCor vett
esandMo nCalcrui
s • Her
oi:L
c i
st
eni
ngi
nonat
op-
sec
retI
mpe
ria
l,Re
belorNe
w
ers
.Capitalshipsnor mall
yrequirehugec rewsforeffi
ci
ent Re
publ
i
cfr
eque
ncy
.
opera
tion,andt hustheskil
lempha si
zesbothqui c
krefl
ex
I
fthes i
gnali sc oded,thec haracte
rcanus ec ommuni c
ations
esandd is
ciplinedt ea
mwor k.Thec hapte
ron“ SpaceTrave
l
toma keade codingr oll
.Somebr oadcasti
ngde vi
c e
sha v
ec odi
ng
andComba t”ha smor edetai
lsa boutusingc apit
alship
diecodes,whicha ddst othebr oadcaste
rsc
’ ommuni cat
ions k
ill
s
pil
oti
ng.
whe ndeterminingho wdi ffi
cultitistodecodet heme ss
age.By
Capitalshi ppi l
oti
ngc anbeus edforas t
a r
shi
pdodge
comparingther e sultsont he“ DecoderRollCha rt
,”(be
low)the
–a“ react
ions k
ill
”–t oa v
oide nemyf i
re.
charac
terma yde c odenone ,someora l
loftheme s
sage.
Capi
t
alS
hipS
hiel
ds Notethats omeme s
sageswi llals
oha vec odewor ds– f or
T
imeT
ake
n:Oner
ound. example,Coruscantmi ghtber eferr
edtoa s“Dewba ck”i
name s
sage.Att hispoi nt ,thec haract
e r
so nl
yk now wha twa ssaid
Cha rac
t er
susethiss ki
llwhenope r
ati
ngs hi
el
dsoncap about“Dewba ck”a ndmus tfigureoutwha t“Dewba ck”i
s.
i
tal
- sc
ales t
arshi
ps,bothmi li
taryandciv
ili
an. T
heses
hie
lds
norma l
lyrequirelar
ge ,coordi
na t
edcrewsf or
eff
icie
ntope r
ati
on.Y ouc anfindmor einfor
mation a boutc apit
als hips hi
elds i
nt he
chapter“SpaceT r
avela ndComba t.
”
DECODERROLLCHART
Capitals hi
ps hiel
dsc a nbeus edtobr i
ng Coder
’srol
lis;
ups hi
elds–a“ re
actions ki
ll
”–t ob l
ockene decoder
’srol
lby: Decoderlear
ns:
myf ir
e. 6 Not
h i
ngc anbemad
eout
1-5 Dec
o dermakeso
utwro
ngme
ssa
ge
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Field Communi c ations .A h ostoff actorsc anc omplica t

e
communi ca t
ions .Mos tc ivi
lianc oml i
nk sa res upported by vehicl
es.Hover
cra
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ousedon
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ain,inadequa ter epea ti
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ions , planet
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onge lectr
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ty. quirk
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hinter
fer
ewi t
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pulsorlif
tope r
a t
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rlyl ow-powe rc oml i
nk,c an Hovervehic
leope r
ati
on c an beus edf ora vehi
cle
rea chor bitalc oms a tsinc l
e arwe at
her.Or dina r
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ionski
ll
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wi de -bandbr oa dca stt or ea c
hc oms at
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ea syt ot race.Asar esult,mi lit
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rowbe amc asta ntenna s,whi chreducest hec ha ncesofde tection
(thoughi ta ls
or educ esra ngea ndc l
arity). Thissk
illrepr
ese nt
sac har
acte
r’ss
k i
l
latusi
ngj etpa ck
s.
Whe na ttempt ingt oj ame nemyc ommuni cationst hec om Sincet heseba ck-mountedpa ck
sr e
lyo npull
ingi ns ur
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a mme rope ratora ddshi sc ommuni cationss ki
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e ensorr oll
s.Uset he pheres.Cha r
acterswithjetpackoperati
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rule sonpa ges47a nd48f ormor einforma tion. eswhe nope rati
ng“ roc
ke tpac
ks,
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e tpackope rat i
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y Eas a
sec
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et.Hol
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tnode
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-ba
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lwi
thas
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y:Mi
•Eas l
ita
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et.
Civ
il
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eti
nci
ty
. T
imeTaken:Oneroundorlonger
.
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l
ita
ryc
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Civ
il
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ncoms
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rea
. S
peci
ali
zati
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ula
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tompodr
ace
r.
•Di
ffi
cul
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vi
li
anc
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eti
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dar
ea. Advanc
ed Ski
ll– r
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epul
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li
ftoper
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east5D.
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fi
ers: Podr acer
sa redangerousl
yfast,dif f
iculttopil
otv ehi
+5tooperat
orsdi
ffi
cul
ty:He
avyc
loudc
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r.Ac
ti
vee
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eswhi chc ombi ne a typi
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fte ngi
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fi
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uchasfrommode ratec ombatwith20kil
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). ex
treme l
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+10t ooperatorsdi
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o punchthrough pl
anet
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shi
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ithe
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.
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ower
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ati
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Gr
oundVehi
cl
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imeT aken:Oner
oundorlonger
.
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peciali
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lpowe
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Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorl
onger
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s
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ser
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ter.
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iali
zati
ons:Typeormodelgr
oundv
ehi
ce– c
l om#
pac
tassaultvehi
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,Jugge
rna
ut. P owers
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son’snatu
rala bi
lit
iest hr
ough s e
rvo-me c
ha nis
ms a nd powe re
d
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onc oversprimi
ti
v ewhe ele
da nd mov ement.Thesesui
tsareo f
tenus edf orconst r
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onor
tr
ac k
e dlandv ehicl
es,includi
ngJ awasandc rawler
s,the car
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everindus t
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sonnelt r
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ans therpracti
calnordesi
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sobe e
n
portati
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rsa ndbikes,andc ar
goha uler
s.S omemi l
it
ary adaptedtot hezero-
geestormtroope r(
s pac
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vehicl
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.
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wo rl
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pulsorl
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c l
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butt hi
spr i
mitivetechnologyisof tenuse donl ow-tech TimeTaken:Oneroundorlonge
r.
wo rl
ds. Speci
ali
zati
ons:Typeormode lrepul
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li
ftvehi
cle–
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e XP-38la
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s
nowspeeders
,T -
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rs
peeder
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S
peci
ali
zati
ons:T
y peormodelvehi
ce–hov
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s
peederbi
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4
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PLA
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ME:
REV
IS
ED•E
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LLS•3

Modi
fi
ers:
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ketP
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ati
on +10ormoretot hedi
ffi
culy:T
t ar
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yonl ar
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e al
”unl essdiffi
sel
f-c ontainedr ocke tpa cks.Sincet hes
eba ck pa
c kunit
s cultyisbe at).(“We ’vegoto nes hipoutt he re
.Wa i
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.
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on sensor
sa renowpi ckingupt wos hi ps!”)
andma neuv e
ring,t heyc anbeus edi nzero,low orhigh +5tot hedi ffi
c ulty:T argets hip’sse nsorsa reinpas sivemode .
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ec onditions .Charact
e r
swi throcketpac koper
# (Seethec ha pteron“ Spa ceT ravela ndComba t.
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o ng ai
nnobo nus eswhe nope rat
ing“ j
etpa cks
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culty:T a r
ge ts hipisr unnings i
l
e nt.
uset hej e
tpac kope rationskil
l
. (Seethec ha pteron“ Spa ceT ravela ndComba t.
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a ct
ionski
ll
” +10ormor et ot hedi f
f i
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yt oident ifyonl y:Targetisjam
tododgee nemyf ir
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Comba t.
”)
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ens
ors +10ormor etot hedi fficulty:S hipi shi dingbe hi
ndpl anetor
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorl
onger
. otherma ssivebody .
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iali
zati
ons:Typeormodelsca
nner– ha
nds
can# +20 tot hedi ffic
ul ty:S hipha sot herma s
sobj ects
,s ucha s
ne
r,meddiagnosti
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,he
atsensor
. aster
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nope r
a tev ari
ousk i
nds +5t othec harac ter ’
sr oll:Tar getingas ma l
lna turalbody .A
ofs ensors
,includingt ho sethatdetec
tl ifeforms,identi
fy sma l
lasteroid.
vehicle
s,pickupe nergyr eadi
ngs,andma kel ong-dis
tance +10t ot hec harac ter ’
sr ol:T
l argeti sc apitalshipsized.
vis
ua lreadings.Se nsorsc over
se v
erythingf r
om por ta
ble +10t ot hec har acter ’
sr olltodet ec tonl y:Targetshipisjam
hands canne r
s(li
ket heo neusedbyHa nS oloo nHot h)to mings ensorr eading s.
thehuges ensora rraysus edonc api
tals hipsa ndinmi l
i +10t ot hec har act er’
sr oll:Ta rgeti samode rat
e- s
iz
ena t
ur a
l
tar
yba s e
s. body.Ade c ent-si
z eda st
eroid.
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ra +20t ot hec har ac ter’
sr oll:P laneta ryormoon- siz
edna t
ur a
l
dicea r
ea ddedwhe nc haracter
srol
ltheirs ensorsski
ll
. body.De athS tar-scales hip.
+30 ormor et ot hec har ac t
er ’sr oll:S tel
larobj ec
t .As tar,
nebula,blackhol e.
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sa rebe s
tuseda sapl otdevic
es;
t
hec har
actersshoul
d de t
ectjuste nough t ointri
guet hem. Ifthes ensorope r
ators cansas hi
pa ndbe atst hes ens orsd if
T
he y’
llhavet opers
onall
yinvest
igatethes i
tuati
ont of i
ndout f
icul
tybyt en( 1
0)ormor epoi nts,hec anpi ckoutas hip’
s
t
hewhol es t
ory.(“
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ees hipsheadedo utofthesys t
ransponde rcode.Howe ver,whiletheBur e
a uofS hi
psa ndS er
t
em. .
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tdeterminewha tthe yare,buttheirener
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a nsponde r
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dbef ighter
s.Wa it
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to nlyreleasestheser ec
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erst ochoo sef r
om, t
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dsa nddo wnloadt he mi ntot hei
r
don’tbea frai
dt ok e ept hingss impl e .Pic
kad iff
icultynumbe r s
hip’ssensorscomput er,theyma ybea bl
et oide nt i
fyot he rv es
usingy ourjudgme nt.Ift hec ha racterbe atsthedi ffi
cultynum s
elsbyt heirtransponderc odes.Ofc our s
e,i
ft hes hipha saf als
e
ber,hede t e
c t
ss ome thing;i fher ol sr
l e
all
ywe l
l,hema ybea b l
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ransponde rcode, t
hisinforma t
ioniswor t
hlessa ny way.
toge tveryde tail
e di nfor mation.
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acter Sc anni ngPl anet s:Scanni ngf ors pecifi
cobj ectso napl a
ne t’
s
detectsev eryt
hingher olledwe lle nought onot ic
e.S ensorsc an surfacec anbef airl
ydi f
ficult.Whi leit’se a
syt ofindma j
orla nd
performt wod i
stinc ttas ks:detec t
iona ndidentifi
cation. ma rks– c ont i
ne nts,mount a inc hains,inlands ea sands of orth
Whe n as ensorde te ctssome thi ng,itme anst ha ti tha s – ap l
ane t’
sge otherma lfunc tions,t hee nergyg ener
a t
edby
noticedt he obj ec t,butc annoti de nti
fye xactl
y wha ti ti s
. l
a r
ge s ettleme nts,l ar
ge c onc entrationsofme tal,and ot her
(“T
he r
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tmi ghtbeaf rei
ghteroraf ighter.
”) energys ource sca ndistortse nsorr eadings, es
pe cial
lyifthes en
Whe nas ensori dent i
fiess ome thing,tha tme anst hatt he sori slook i
ngf oras ma llf acil
itybuts canningal ar
gea rea
.
sensoride nti
fiesthes pe cifct
i y peofs hiporobj ect
.(“It’
sal ight Often, sensorope ra
torsmus tgre atl
yl i
mi ttheirs canninga r
ea–
frei
ghte r
.S canne ri dent i
fiesita saCor el
li
anYT -
1300.L ooka t coveringpe r
ha psaf ews q ua r
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lome te r
sa tat i
me– t of ind
thepowe rsignatur e..
.he ’scarryinga roundal otofwe aponr y
.”) mili
taryb a s
es, sma l
l c
iti
esa ndot her“ minor”landma rks.
Theba sedifficultyt of indas hipwi thsensorsdepe ndsont he T heba scs
i ens orsdiffi
cult yde pendsuponho w muc hoft he
modet hes ensori si n:pas si
ve,s can,s earchorf ocus .Thes hip pla
ne ti sbe ings canned.Nomor et ha nha lfapl anetma ybe
mus tbewi t
hinas ens or’sscanningr anget obede te
c ted. scanne da sonlyonehe misphe reisv i
s i
blea tanygi vent i
me .
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ac ter
snor ma l
lyma keage ne rals canoft hepl anett o
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orMode Det
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ify determineba sicc haracteri
stics– a t
mos pheret ype,presenceof
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can Ea
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.

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HES
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YIN
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ME:R
EVI
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LLS

The
ses ampledif
fi
cul
ti
esareforscanni
ngf rom orbi
t
a
ndf i
ndingas peci
fi
cite
m –s ucha sastarport,small
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alga rr
iso
nor
i
ndust
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alc ompound– whensca
nninga nare
aofac er
t
ainsi
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rek
il
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terorl
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.
y:Ana
•Eas rea1
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qua
rek
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ter
sorl
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000s
qua
rek
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ter
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ffi
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li
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qua
rek
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ver
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iz
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li
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qua
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Modif
ier
s:
+5-
20 ormor
etot
hedi
ffi
cul
ty:L
ook
ingf
ort
ell
tal
e
ene rgye mi s
sions,suc ha se mi ssionsf roms pac eships.
+10ormor et ot hedi fficul ty:S pec i
fics igna lishi dden
amongot he rsimilare mi ssionsori na na reawhe r
eo t
he r
signa l
swi llov erwhe l
mt ha tob j
ec t’
ss igna l.(As hipf ly
ing
amongv o l
canoe st odisg uisei t stra i
l;foraha nds c anner,
hidingadr oidi naf actor yf illedwi tha c t
ivedr oidsa nd
electronicss yst
e ms.)
+5ormor et ot hedi fficult y:S pottingori de ntifyi
nga
spec i
ficlife-formi ftherea rev a ri
ouss pec iesina na rea.
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l ook i
ngf orb asic
i
nf orma tion. L ocat i
on of ma j
or c ont i
ne nts, pl ane t
’s
atmos p herea ndgr avity,compos i
tionofl andma sses .
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l ook ingf orma j
ors ources
ofhe at,li
ghta ndot here ne rgys our ce s;byde fault,othe r
,non-
ene rgye mi t
tinga reas,suc ha sgl aciers,ca nbef o und. S
tar
fi
ght
erP
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dependi ngupons ize):Looking T
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onger
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forma j
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ciali
zati
ons:Typeormodelstar
fi
ght
er– X-
wing
,
cit
ie s. T
IE/
In,
TIEinterc
eptor
,Z-95He
adhunte
r.
+5ormor et othec har act er’sr ol:F
l indi ngl ife-formsi fli
fe- St
arfighterpil
oti
ngisuse
df oral
lcombatstar
fi
ghter
s,
formi sk nowna ndt he rea rema ssi
v ec onc entrationsoft hem i
ncl
udingX- wings,Y
-wi
ngs,A-wings
,andTIEfi
ghter
s.S
ee
(dete r
mi ningt ha thuma nsl iveonapl a neti ft he rea retho u t
hecha pteron“SpaceT
rave
landComba t.
”
sandso fthemc lusteredinas ma l
la rea). St
arfighterpi
loti
ngcanbeus e
dforastar
shi
pdodge–
+5ormor et ot hec har ac ter ’
sr oll:S pot ti
ngori dentif
yinga a“r
eactionskil
l
”–t oavoi
denemyf i
re.
spec i
ficlife-formi fi tisv e rydi f
f ere
ntf rom a llot herl i
fef
orms
aroundi t(findingahuma na ndaWook ieewhoa rehi di
ngi na S
tar
shi
pGunner
y
Noghr ivil
lage )
. Ti
meT aken:Oneround.
+10 ormor et ot he c har ac ter’sr oll:F ollowi nga ne nergy Speci
ali
zati
ons:S peci
fi
ct y
peo rmodelwe a
pon –
trailleftbya ni ncomi ngs ta rship. c
oncussi
onmi s
sil
es,ioncannons
,las
ercanno
n,prot
on
t
orpedoes,
turbol
asers.
S
pac
eTr
ans
por
ts Starshi
pgunne ryisthe“r a
nge dcomba t”s
k i
l
lt hatcov
Ti
meT aken:Oner
oundorl
onger
. e
rsalls t
arfi
ghter-
scal
ewe apons,inc
ludinglaserc a
nnons,
Spec
iali
zati
ons:T
ypeormode ltr
ans
port– YT
-1300 i
onca nnons,concuss
ionmi ssi
les
,andpr otontorpedoes.
t
rans
port,Gall
ofr
eemedi
umtrans
port
,Cor
el
li
anAct
ionVI Starfi
ghter
- s
calewea ponsma ybemount edonbot h
t
rans
port. s
tarf
ighter-s
caleshipsa ndc apital
-sc
alev es
sels.Seet he
c
hapte ron“SpaceT r
avelandComba t,
”f ormorei nfor
ma
S pacet ranspor
tsi susedt opil
ota l
lspacetransport
s: t
iononus ingthisski
ll
.
any no n-comba ts t
arshi
p,r anging fr
om s ma lllight
fr
eighte r
s(theMi l
lennium Fal
conisahi ghl
y-modifi
edY T- S
tar
shi
pShi
el
ds
1300l ightf r
e i
ght
e r
)a ndscoutshipstopa s
sengerliners
, T
imeT
ake
n:Oner
ound.
hugec ont a
ine rs
hipsands upertr
ansport
s.Tr
ansportsma y
St
arshipshi
eld
sistheski
lluse
dt ooperat
es hi
el
dson
bestarfighter-orcapital
-scal
e.
al
lstar
fight
er-
scal
eships
.Thedi ff
icul
ty oftherollis
S pacet r
ans por
tsc anbeus edforastars
hipdodge–a
de
ter
mine dbyhow manyfir
ea r
csthecharact
eristr
ying
“r
eactions kil
l”–toa voidenemyf i
re.

4
8! T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:
REV
IS
ED•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED
 ATTRI
BUTES& SKI
LLS•3

Her
ear
esomes
ampl
edi
ff
icul
ti
e ors
sf ear
chorP
erc
ept
ion
torai
seshie
ldsover(front
,le
ft,r
ight,bac
k).
Seethechap r
oll
s:
teron“ SpaceT r
avela ndComba t”formor edet
ail
son
usi
ngthisski
ll. • Ver y:No
yEas tic
ings
ome
thi
ngv
eryobv
ious
.Ac
har
act
eri
s
Stars
hips hi
eldscanbeus e
dt obr i
ngups hi
el
ds– a wa
lki
ngdownac
rowde
dst
arpor
tav
enue
.
“r
eact
ionskil
l”–t oblockenemyf i
re.
y:Ma
• Eas kinga
nobv
iousf
ind
ing.T
hes
tar
por
tst
ree
tcr
owd
S
ubmer
si
bl
eVehi
cl
eOper
ati
on c
ons
ist
sofs
pac
ersa
nda
li
ens(
afe
wRodi
ans
,Dur
osa
ndS
ull
us
TimeTaken:Oneroundorlonger
. t
ans
).
Speci
ali
zati
ons:Part
icul
arsubmers
ibl
ety
peorc
las
s– •Moder
ate:F
indi
ngs
ome
thi
ngi
nte
res
ti
ng.Oneoft
hea
li
ensi
s
Bongo,e
lect
ricsubmari
ne . aWook
iee
,andoneS
ull
ust
ani
sca
rry
inga
nov
er-
siz
edb
ag.
Thisski
llallowsc haracterstop i
lots ubme rs
ibleships •Di
ffi
cul
t:S
pot
ti
ngs
ome
thi
ngv
erys
pec
if
ic
.TheWook
iees
eems
andboa t
s.Whi lethes ev e
hiclesares el
dom us edi nthe tobewal
kingal
ongwi
tha
not
hers
pac
er.
Theba
gbe
arsS
oroS
u
higher-t
echwor l
ds,ma nylo w-techculturesuset hemf or ubmark
ings.
i
ns pecti
on,explorat
iona ndt r
ansport
at i
on. •Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:Obs
erv
ings
ome
thi
ngr
equi
ri
ngmor
etha
njus
t
Notethats ubme r
sible
swhi che mployt heuseofr epul c
asualgl
anc
e.Thespac
erandtheWooki
eea
rea
rgui
nga
bout
sorli
ftma ya l
sor e
quiret heus eofther epulsorl
iftopera# s
tar
shipr
epa
irs
.Some
body’
sta
il
ingy
ou.
ti
o nskil
l.
Subme r
sibl
ev ehicl
eope rati
onc anbeus e
df orav ehi
cle •Her
oi:Y
c our
eal
l
yha
vet
olookt
onot
ic
ethi
s.T
heWook
ieeha
s
dodge–a“ reac t
ionskil
l”–t oa voi
de nemyf ir
e . bl
uee yes,and hi
ss pa
cerf r
iend’
st r
ouse
rshavea Cor
el
lian
Bl
oodst
riperunni
ngdownt hesi
de .T
heguyfol
lowi
ngyoui
stry
S
woopOper
ati
on i
ngtoc oncealanImper
ialSec
urityBure
auide
ntif
ic
ati
onbadge
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundorlonge
r. unde
rhisv e
st.
Spec
iali
zati
on:Speci
fi
ctypeormode
lswoop–T
agge
#
CoAi
r-2,Ubrikk
ianSkybi
rd. Se veralPe r
c epti
ons k i
ll
sa ei
r nterac ti
ons kill
s–t he ya r
eus e
d
toinf luencepe oplethec ha ract
e r
sme et.Usingthesei nteractiv
e
Swoopsa red a
ngerousl
yf as
t,diffi
cultt opil
otvehic
les ski
llsof tenpi tst hec ha racter’sskilla g ai
nstt heot herpe rson’s
whic
hc omb ineat ypi
calrepuls
orlif
te nginewi t
ha nion ski
lltor es
istit(of t
enP e r
ce ptionorwi llpowe r)
.
engi
nea f
terburnerforunbeli
evablepe rformance.Swoop I
nt e r
a c
tions k i
ll
sbe twe enp l
a y
e ra ndga me masterc haracters
oper
ationr efle
ctsac hara
cter’
sa bil
it
yt os ucces
sful
lyfl
y shoul dn’tbes olelydete rmine dbyt hedi eroll.Ifac ha r
ac t
e ris
whatislit
tlemor ethanapowe rfulenginewi thaseat. conni ngac ustomsa ge nt,a ndt hepl a yerrollsahighc ons core,
Swoopope r
ati
onc anbeus edf orav e hi
cl
edodge–a heobv iousl
ys uc ceeds–butho wdoe shi scharacterdoi t?Wha t
“r
eact
ions kil
l”–t oavoidenemyf ire
. doeshes ayt oi nfluenc et hec ustomsa gent ?Thisisupt ot he
Wal
kerOper
ati
on player.T hebe t t
e rthepl ay era ctsther oleo fhisc haracter,the
greate rhisc hanc eofs ucce ssshoul dbe .
Ti
meT aken:Oner
ound.
I
nt e r
a c
tives kil
lroll
ss houl dn’tbeus edbyp layer
st oinfluence
Spec
iali
zati
ons:P
art
ic
ula
rki
ndofwa
lkr– AT
e -AT
,AT
-
othe rpla ye
rs ’
c haracters–i nstead, the yshoul dres
ol v
et hes itu
S
T,AT-PT
.
ati
onbyr oleplay i
nga ndc omi ngt os omek i
ndofmut ualagr ee
Wa lker
sa r
edi f
fic
ultvehicl
estolearnhowt oope r
a t
e. me nt. Byr educ i
ngpl aye rint era
c t
iont oas eriesofs ki
llroll
s,the
Generall
yonlymi li
tar
yc haract
ersorcharac
ter
swhof or gamet urnsf rom af une xe rci
sei ns ocialinter
a c
tiont oadi e
mallywor k
edi na nindustri
alfi
eldwouldha v
et hi
sspe rol
lingc ontest,whi chisn’tne a r
lya se njoyable.
ci
ali
zedv ehi
cleskil
l.Ac haract
erwiththisski
llcanpilot
AT-ATs,AT-S
Ts,AT-PTs
,pe r
sonalwalker
sandv a
riousother
ty
pe sofwa l
kers. Bar
gai
n
Wal keroperat
ionc anbeus edforav e
hicl
edodge–a Ti
meT aken:Oneminutetoanhour.
“r
eacti
ons ki
ll
”–t oa voi
de nemyfire
. Speci
ali
zati
ons:Ki
ndo fme rc
handi
setobepur
cha
sed
ors
o l
d–s pi
c e
,weapons,
droids
,dat
apads
.
Charac
t e
rsus
ethissk
il
ltohaggl
eove rpr
ice
sforgoods
theywantt opur
chaseorsel
l.Thedif
ficul
tyisoft
ena n
oppose
dr ol
lagai
nstthegamema s
terchara
cter
’sbargai
n
PERCEPT
IONS
KIL
LS ski
ll
.
Perce
pti
onisthec ha racter
’sabil
itytonoticethingsa bouthis
surroundi
ngsandot he rcharacters
.Thosewi t
hahi ghP er
cepti
on Theg ame maste
rshoulddeterminet hel ocalma rketv alueof
areq uic
kt ospotconc e
a l
edob jectsorpe oplehidingbe hinda thegood.Inge neral
,theite
m’sv al
ues houldbene arthev al
ue
corner.They’
rea l
so good a tc onvinc
ing ot herp eopl
et o do l
ist
edint hestat-
block.(
see“Equipme nt&We a pons”),buts ome
favorsforthem,tri
c kingorc onningot he
r s
,a ndba rgai
ningt o goodsinsomema rk
etplac
eswillbev erye x
pensiveo rv er
yc heap
getagoodpr iceforgoodsors e
rvice
s.Cha ract
erswi thal ow comparedt o otherlocati
ons.L i
kewise ,someme r
c hantswi ll
Percepti
ongetlostal ot. char
gee xorbi
tantfees
,eit
heraspa r
toft he“bargainingpr ocess
”
Game mast
ersoftena skpl ayer
st oma kes earc
horP erc
eption orbecauseofthelocalsi
tuati
on.
rol
lst oseehow muc ht heircharacter
snot i
cea boutt heirsur Thiss k
il
li sdesi
gne dtober ol
e playedr athert hans i
mply
round i
ngs.
Thehighe rther oll
,themor ethec haract
e rnoti
ces. rol
le
d.T heg amema s
terma yalsous eami xtureofr oleplayi
ng
anddieroll
stode t
erminehowt hec hara ct
erisdoing.

T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:R
EVI
SE
D•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED ! 4
9
 3 •ATTRI
BUTES& SKI
LLS

BARGAI
NING RE
SUL
TS alsota ket hef orm ofha vingt odof av ors:“ Youk now,i f
you a ll
ow met o‘ buyb ack’mybl aste r( sl
ipping t he
Sellerbeatsbuyerby:
i
ns pectora1 00c reditcoin),Ic anf indoutwhe nJ ab ba’
s
21+ P r
iceist hre
et ime slocalma rk
e tvalue. smuggl ersa rego ingt obede l
iveri
ngt hene xts hipme nt
16-20 P r
iceist wot ime slocalma rketv al
ue . ofKe ssels pice. I’
ms uretha ta nyonewhoc ouldb us tthat
11-15 P r
iceiso nea ndaha lfti
me sl ocal ma rketv a
lue . kindofs hipme ntwoul dr eceivet hea dmi rat
ionofhi s
6
-1 0 P r
iceiso nea ndaq ua r
tertime sloca lma rketv alue
. superior,a ndal a rgerewa rd..
.”
3-5 P r
iceis1 10% o flo c
alma rke tvalue. Not et ha tt he rea ref ew of fic
ialsa bov ea cce ptinga
I
froll
sarewi thint wopoi ntsofeac hot herei therway ,t hen bribe no w and th en – it’
s just a ma tte r of fi
g uring out
purchas epr i
c eisatl ocalmar ketval ue. howma nyc reditsorwha tfav orswi l
lge tt heindi vidua l
’
s
attention.Cha rac tersma keoppos ed bar gai ns kil
lr oll
s
Buyerr oll
shi ghert hans ellerby: whe nne got iati
ngabr ibe–i ft her ecip ientoft hebr i
be
3-5 P r
iceisa bout90% o flocalma rketv alue. roll
shi ghe r,hes houldbea blet ode ma ndmor emone y
6
-1 0 P r
iceisa bout85% o flocalma rketv alue. orf avorsf orhi sc oope rati
on.
11-15 P r
iceisa bout75% o flocalma rketv alue. Thet ypea nds iz
eoft hebr i
bede pe ndsont hes itua
16-20 P r
iceisa bout65% o flocalma rketv alue. tion.P ettyl oca lof fi
cialsma ywa nt1 00c reditst oge ta
21+ P r
iceisa bout50% o flocalma rketv alue. confiscatedbl asterba c kors e ve
ralt ho usa ndt oge ta
shipoutoft hei mpoundy a rd.Ac ha r
a ct e
rma yha v eto
pa y15or20c re ditstoge tas pecifict ablea tar estau
Thep layera lwa ysha st hec hoicet or e f
us eade al.Ift he r a
nt,orpos si
blys e vera lhundr edj ustt oge tac e r
tainr oom a ta
gamema sterfeelstha tt hec ha ra
c t
er’
sr ollr e
pr es
e ntsa nunf air f a
ncyhot el.I
ft heof ficialisfamousorv e
rypowe rful,bribeswi ll
deal
,wi t
houtt hepl aye rembe ll
ishi
ngbyr oleplayi
ngt hes itua haveto be corresp ond ing lylarge or som eho w su btle(for exa m
ti
on,hes houlda l
low t hega me ma s
terc ha ractert or efuset he pl
e,givi
nga nof fic i
al’swi f
eal oana tav e ryf avor abl
ei nt eres
t
dealaswe l
l. ra
te)
.Re me mbe rt hats omec ha ractersha venous ef orbr i
bes
Tor es
olvetheha ggling,ma kea noppos e ds ki
llrollus inga ny andw i
l
l be l
ikely to re por tsom eone w h oatte m p tsto bribe .
modifi
ersa ppropriate.F i
nd t he r esult
son t he “ Bargaining Thesizeo fthebr ibea lsode ter
mi ne showwe llitisrec ei
v ed.
Res
ults”tableabov e.
Modi
fi
ers
:
+10ormoret
otar
get
’sr
ol:B
l r
ibei
sins
ult
ingl
ysma
ll(
le
ss
Modi
fi
ers
: t
hanha lfofwha tisreasona ble
).Thebr i
bi
ngc har
act
ermaybe
Nomodif
i :B
er a
rga
iner
swhohaveneve
rdeal
tbef
ore
. r
eportedtol ocaloffi
ci
als.
+5ormoret opurc
has :B
er uy
era ndsel
l
erhav
egoodr
el
a +5t ot arget’
sr ol
l:B r
ibei ssmall(l
esstha
n90% ofwha tis
ti
onship.Thebuy eri saf r
eque ntc us tome r,p ayso nt imea nd r
easonable).
neverha saseri
ousc ompl ai
nt. +5t obr i
bingc har
acter’srol:B
l ribeisla
rge
rt ha
nexpe
cted.
+5 ormor et os ell
er:C ust
ome rha sbe ena“ probl em”c us +10ormor etobr i
bingc haract
er ’
srol:B
l ri
beismuchla
rger
tomer,sobuy erhasav estedinteresti nge tt
inga sgoodapr ice t
hani sexpected.
aspossible
,ore venr is
kl os
ingt hes a l
ei nor de rtoge tpersona l
sat
isf
ac t
ion. A not e on bri
bery:Imper
ialstor
mtroopersa nd Republ
ic
+5ormor etopur chaser:Loc alma rketisf loode dwi tht hi
s cl
one-troope r
sgeneral
ly(
withgamema s
terdis
cret
ionofc ours
e)
good,andt hepricesha vebe e
ndr ivendownbye a sya vail
abili
t y
. cannotbebr i
bed.The
yc anbetr
icke
d,conned,int
imidate
da nd,
+5ormor et os ell
er:P r
oducti s
n’ tre adil
ya va i
lable ,andt hus ofcourse,kill
ed,butbri
bi
ngonei sl
iketr
yingtote ac
har ancor
hasahi ghdema nd. tabl
ema nners
.
+10 ormor et os ell
er:Loc alme rcha ntswor kt oge thert o
art
if
iciall
yinfl
atepr i
ces. Command
+5ormor et obuyer :Itemisda ma ge d.Thes ellerwi llpretend T
imeT aken:Oneround.
todriveaha r
db arga i
n,butwi l
lle tgoodsgoa tal owe rprice S
peciali
zati
ons:L ea
der’ t – Rogue S
s uni quadr
on,
andhopet hatthebuy erdoe s
n’tnot i
c et heda ma ge di tem. I
ft he I
mperi
alstormtroope
rs.
cust
ome rma kesa ppropria
teP e rc
e ption c heckt onot i
cet ha t
goodisda maged, t
hemodi fie
rs houldi nc reaseto+1 0a tami ni Commandi same as ureo fac ha racter’sabil
it
yt oc on
mum. vincega me ma s
terchara ctersands ubor dinatestodowha t
+5 ormor et os el
ler:S e
ll
e rma ke supe xtrava gantc laims they’retold. Commandge neral
lysho uldn’tbeus edag ai
nst
abouta bil
it
iesorqua l
it
iesofgoodi nhope st ha tc ustome rwi ll othe rplaye rc harac
terst of orcet hemt odos ome thing
acceptc l
aimsa tfacev alue.Ifc ustome rma kesa na pprop r
ia t
e aga i
nstthe i
rwi ll– t he ses i
tuati
onss ho uldbeha ndled
val
ues kil
lcheck,custome rwillreal
izewhi c hclaimsa ref al
se. throughr olepl a
yinginte racti
on.
Ahi ghc ommandr ol lc a
nc ompl eme ntindivi
dualpa r
Bribery:Bargai
nc a
na l
sobeus edtobr ibeothe
rs.Thi
ss k
il
l tici
pants’r ollsinagr oupa c ti
vit
y,whi l
eal ow command
userequiresmor ethansi
mpl yha ndi
ng someoneas tac
kof rollcanimpo sene gati
v emodi fi
ers
. Itge nerall
yrequiresat
coi
ns.Thec har
a c
termustgai
nt hatper
son’
sc onf
idencesothat l
e astoner oundofpl anni ngt operforme ffecti
vel
y.
the
ywi llbeli
evethebri
bewillremainthei
rs e
cre
t.Briber
yma y Thes ki
lli softenus e di nc omba ts i
tua ti
ons,sucha sa
squa dleade rc omma ndi nghi st r
oopsoraS t
arDe s
troyer
captaintellinghi sgunne rswhi che nemys hiptota r
get.

5
0! T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:
REV
IS
ED•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED
 ATTRI
BUTES& SKI
LLS•3

When ac
har
act
erus
esc
ommand,de
ter
mine a di
ff
icul
ty +5ormoret oconningc haracter’
srol
l:Vic
tim gene
ral
lyli
kes
numbe
r. c
harac
ter
,butsuspectssome t
hingbe caus
eofc har
a c
ter
’sunusu
a
lbehavi
or.
•Ver y:C
yEas ha
rac
ter
sha
vee
ver
yre
aso
ntoobe
y.(
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mtr
oop +10ormor etoc onningc haracter
’srol
l:Vi
cti
m hasnor ea
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rst
aki
ngor
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sfr
oma
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ria
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ontosuspec
td i
shonesty,a
ndt rustsandlik
esthatcharac
ter
.
y:C
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rac
ter
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ves
omer
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on t
o obe
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h of
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lsfrom di
ff
ere
ntuni
tswor
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ightof
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ingt hei
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ri
alt
roops.
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c epti
ondi cea gainsttheoppone nt
’sc ont otal.Inthat
cas
e ,thec ondi ff
icult
ynumbe risignored,butt hemodi fi
ersa r
e
•Moder
ate:Cha
rac
ter
sha
venor
eas
ont
odi
sobe
y.(
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owdof not.Consc anonlyber esis
tedbyc haracte
rswhos uspectone–
c
ivi
li
ansbe
ing c
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nde
dto“
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ong
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cide
nt the ga mema s
ters hould ne vers a
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et or oll
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cene.
) againstac ona ttempt?”
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ffi
cul
t:Cha
rac
ter
sar
esk
ept
ica
lors
uspi
ci
ous
.(Ab
unc
hof S omec ha racter
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wok
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ashe
dtos
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es.
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rr olla gainstthed iff
icultynumbe r
.I fa
•Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:Cha
rac
ter
sha
vee
ver
yre
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ntobes
usp
ici
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. characterwi thaP erceptionof2D“ call
s”ac on–r ol
lsa gai
ns ti
t
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ria
ltr
oopswhot
hinky
ou’
reaRe
bela
gent
.) –a ndt hedi ffic
ultywoul dha venorma ll
ybe enHe roic,it’
snow
wha tevert heP ercepti
on r ollis..
.some ti
me spe opleo utsma r
t
• Her
oi:C
c ha
rac
ter
sha
venor
eas
ona
tal
ltol
i
ste
ntoy
ou. the
ms e l
vesa ndf al
lfors ome thinge venwhe nt heys houl dknow
(
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ria
ltr
oopswhe
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ess
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keaRe
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t er
.
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sous e
dwhe ncoordi
nat
ingproj
ect
swi
thma ny
worker
s,suc
ha sma nufac
tur
ingshipsi
ns pa
cedockandother F
orger
y
comple
xope r
ati
ons.Seethesect
ionson“CombinedAc
tio
ns”in Ti
meT aken:Oneroundtoseve
raldays.
t
hec hapt
eron“TheRules.
” Spec
iali
zati
ons:Speci
ficki
ndofdoc umentat
iontobe
f
orged–s ecuri
tycodes,dat
apadscandocs,s
tarshi
ppe
r#
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ts.
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imeT aken:Onec omba tround tosevera
lminut
es, T hec haracterhasthea bili
tyt of al
sifye l
ectr
onicdoc u
dependinguponhow l ongittakesthecharact
ert
osay ment stos aywha tthechar acterwi s
he s.Cha ract
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loffthec
on. for
geba nkc ode stoge tsome onee l
se ’
sc reditsoutofa n
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p e
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rtic
ularmethodo fc ng– di
onni s
# account ,al
terof fi
ci
alImper i
alc argov ouc herssothe yma y
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aintypeof
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ifications otheyma y
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ckandde c
e i
vecharact
ers,orother
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mpe rs
ona teNe wRe publi
ci nspe ctors.
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mt odos ome t
hingthatisn’tinthei
r
Ape rsoni nspecti
ngaf orge ddoc ume ntma yma kea n
be
stint
eres
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ract
ions k
il
l,soy ou’
ll
oppos edf orgery,search orP erce pti
on r ol
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tenwanttouserol
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et he
sesitua
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iedbyt hed iff
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tyinf org
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ar i
tywi tht het ypeofdoc u
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hed
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pendsuponwhoi
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ingc
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tion.

•Ver y:Ac
yEas los
efr
iendorr
el
ati
vewhoha
snor
eas
ont
osus
pe
ctac
on. Modi
fi
ers
:
+10ormoret
ofor
ger
’sr
ol:F
l or
gerha
sha
dex
tens
ivee
xpe
y:Na
•Eas ivet
eena
ger
,gul
l
ibl
epe
rso
n. ri
e nc ewi t
hdoc ume ntt ypeori nspectorha sha dnone .
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ate:As
tor
mtr
oope
rwhe
nthec
ondoe
sn’
tpe
rsona
ll
y +5 t of or ger ’
sr ol :F
l orge rha ss omee xperienc ewithdoc u
i
nvol
vehi
m. me ntt y
peori nspe ctorha sha dl ittl
e.
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ffi
cul
t:Ac
ust
omsorl
awe
nfor
ceme
ntof
fi
cer
;st
ormt
roope
r +3 t of or ger ’
sr ol:F
l orge rha s“ sampl e”doc ume ntt oc om
nc
whe onwi
l
linv
olv
epos
si
bl
eda
nge
r. pa r
ef or
ger yt o.
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ssaryma ter
ialstope r
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yDi
ffi
cul
t:S
ome
onewhos
houl
dknow be
tte
r.J
abb
athe formf orgery.
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t,a
nImpe
ria
lge
ner
al. +3- 15 tof or ger’sr oll:For gerha sspe ci
ala ss
istance( droids,
• Her
oi:S
c onewho r
ome eal
l
ykno
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tte
r.A J
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ght
, comput ers)de si
gne dt oa ssi
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mpe
rorP
alpa
tine
. No modi fier:B ot hc hara ctersha vee quale x peri
encewi th
doc ume ntt ype .
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ers
: +10 ormor et odi ff
icultyori ns pector’
sr oll:Inspectorha s
+10 ormoret
o vi
cti
m’sr
ol:C
l onwi
l
lca
usev
ict
imt
odo exte nsiveex pe ri
e ncewi t
hdoc ume ntt ypeorf orgerha snone .
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l
legalorhi ghlydanger
ous. +5t odi fficultyori nspec tor ’
sr ol:I
l nspectorha ssomee xpe
+5 ormoret o vic
tim’sr ol
l:P
ers
onk nowst
hechar
act
eris ri
e nc ewi t
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li
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er:Conwi llconvi
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mt odosome
thi
ngthe
y compa r
efor ge ryt o.
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lydoa nywa y. +3- 15t oi nspec t or’
sr ol:I
l nspe ctorha sadditionala ss
ist
a nce
(comput er
s ,dr oids,a nalyzers)de signe dtohe l
ps potf orgerie
s .

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BUTES& SKI
LLS

S
ABACC
Thega meo fs a ba ccha sbe e np layedf ort hous andso f
yea rs,dat i
ngb ac kt ot hea nc ientda ysoft heOl dRe publ ic.
Saba cct a ble sc anbef oundi nt hemos te xpe ns ivel ux ury
casinos ,orda nge roushol e -in- the- wa lle sta blishme nt s,
anda ny whe ree lse.
S aba cci spl ay edwi thade ckof76c ard- c hips .T hrough
theus eofmi c ro-c ir
c uitryi nt hec ard- chips ,c ardv a l
ue s
cha nger a ndoml y ,t ri
gge redbye lectroni ci mpul se ss ent
outbyt hede aler. The rea ref ours uitsi nt hede ck :s abe rs,
stav es, f
las ksa ndc oins .E ac hs uitc ons istsofe lev ennum
bere dc ards( ma rke d1 -1 1)a nd f ourr a nk e dc ards :t he
Commande r,theMi stress,t heMas te ra ndt heAc e( num
bere d12- 15) .T he rea rea lsos ixte enf a cec ards( twoe a ch
ofe i
ghtdi ffere ntc ards )
,wi ths pe ci
a lna me s ,sy mbol sa nd
value s.Thec ardsa r ea sf o ll
ows :t heI dio t( O) ,theQue en
ofAi randDar k ne ss( R2) ,E ndur anc e( R8) ,Bal anc e( R1 1),
De mi se( R13) ,Mode rat i
on( R14) ,t heE vilOne( R15) ,a nd
theS tar( R17) .
Whe naha ndi sde alt,t hede alerpus he sabut tono n
Gambl
i
ng thet ablewhi chs e ndsoutas e ri
e sofr a ndom e l
e ctroni c
T
imeTaken:Oneroundtosev
era
lminut
es. pulse s,whi c hs hiftt hev a l
ue soft hec ards. Ca rdv alue sc an
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:Part
icul
argameofcha e– s
nc abac
c, cha ngea ta nyt i
mea ndt hi swi ldr andomne s
sha sbe en
T
ri
nsti
cks,
war p-
top. credite dwi t hma kings aba ccs opopul a r.
Thr oughs eve ralr oundsofbl uffinga ndbe t
ting, pla ye r
s
Gambl i
ngrefl
ectsacharac
ter’
ssk
il
latvar
iousga mesof
wa tcha ndwa itf ort he i
rc ardc hip st os hift.T he yc a nl oc k
chance– itisusedtoincreas
ehisoddsofwi nning.Thi
s
anyora lloft he irc ard- chi pv a l
ue sbypl ac i
ngt he mi nt he
ski
lldoesn’
ta f
fec
tga me sthatarepure
lyr andom,but
table ’
si nt erfere nc ef iel
d( loc a teda tt hec ent eroft he
doesinfl
uencegame swi t
ha ne l
ementofs tr
ategy,li
ke
play i
ngs urf ace)–t hec ardi s“ f r
oz en”a tt ha tv a l
ue .
sabaccorasimil
argame .Whenplayi
ngaskil
lga meho n
S aba cci spl ay edi nbot hha nd sa ndg ame s( aga mec an
est
ly,al
lchara
cter
sma k
eoppos edgambli
ngr ol
ls,andthe
hav ema nyha nds ).T heobj ectofs aba cci st oha v et he
hig
he s
troll
wins.
highe stc ardt ota lwhi chi sl e sst ha nore qua lt ot we n
ty-thre e.A t o talwhi chi smor et ha nt we nt y- t
hr e e,l e s
s
Acharac
te rca na ls
ous et hegambl ings ki
lltoche atord e tec
t thanne ga tivet we nt y-thr ee ,ore qua lt oz e roi sabomb
otherswhoa rec heating.Whe nac haracterc heats,e ver
yot her out .Ea chp laye risde a l
tt woc a rd- chipst os ta rta ndmus t
charact
erisa ll
owe dt oma kea noppos edgambl ings kil
lrollto alwa ysha vea tle astt woc ard- chi psi nhi sha nd.
seeiftheyde tectt hec heat.T hec ha r
a cterscanma k ede t
ection S aba ccha st wodi ffere ntpot s.Thef irstpot ,c a ll
e dt he
roll
severyti
met heg a mbl era ttempt st oc heat.Ift heyf ai
l,the handpot , thes e condpoti st hes aba ccpot .
gambler“wins”t her ound. Wi ths aba ccha nd s,apl ay erwi nsi fe ve ryonee lsef olds
Modif
ier
si nclude“ a ssis
tanc e”(mor et hanonepe r s
onl ook i
ng ori fhel oc ksi nt hehi ghe stc a rdt ot all es st ha nt we n
forthecheater,orhe l
pi ngthec he ater
), onec haracter’sfamiliar ty-thre e.I ft woormor epl a ye rst ie.the ypa rticipa tei na
i
t ywiththega mebe ingpl ay eds urpasse stheot he r’
s,orot her sudde nde mi s
e –e ac hp l
ay eri sde altonec a rdc hipf rom t he
factor
s.Thega me ma ste rshoul dc onside rasma ny“ angl
e s
”a s dec kwhi c hmus tbea dde dt ot he irl ock ed- i
nha nd.T he
possi
blewhe nus ingt hegambl ings kil
l. bestha nda ftert hisde a lt ak est heha ndpot .Ift he rei s
Gamemas t
e rsa r
ea lsoe nc ourage dt oa s
kpl ayerst ode scri
be sti
ll at i
e, thepoti ss pl i
t.
exactl
yhow t he y’r
ec he at
ing.Ap layerwhos ec hara cterrollsa The rea ret wowa y st owi nt hes ab accpot .T hef irst
,
highgamblingr olltoc he a
tbutdoe sn’tc reat
eaf e asibleme thod whe napl aye rha sat ota lofe xa ctly23,i sc alledapur e
hischara
cterc ouldus es houldnotbes uc ces
sful.Fori nsta
nc e,a saba cc.T hes e condi sa ni d iot’sar ray,whi c hme anst he
charact
erche ati
nga ts a baccmi ghthi deac arduphi ss l
eeveor play erha sa nI diotf acec ard( O) ,a ndat wov aluec a r
da nd
usear i
ggedc ard- c
hip. at hreev aluec ard–al itera ltwe nt y-thre e!Atmos tt ab les
,
ani diot’sa rr
a ybe atsap ur es aba cc.T hega mei sov er
whe nt hes a bac cpotha sbe e nwon.
Hi
de
S omepl aye rsha vef oundawa yt oc he ata ts a ba ccby
T
imeTaken:Oneround.
usingar igge dc a rd- chipc a l
ledas kift
e r.As kiftera llows
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:Camoufl
age
.
thepl aye rt oc ha ngei tsv a l
uebyt appingt hec orne rof
Hiderepr
esent
sac har
act
er’
sabi
l
itytoconcealobjec
ts thec ard.T hepl ay erwa itsunt ilitpr oduc est hee xa ctv a lue
fr
omv ie
w.Thes k
il
lisusedwhentr
y i
ngtohidewe apons hede si
res .Ofc our se .be ingc a ughtus ingas kifteri sa
on one’
spe r
son,concea
lgoodswi t
hinluggage,plant goodwa yt oe ndupont hewr onge ndofabl aster..
.
obj
ectst
obel e
ftinaroomandothersi
mil
artas
ks.

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Whe ncharact
ersar
ea t
tempt ingtospothiddenobjec
ts, makesa nopposedrollaga i
nstthehi dingc har
acte
rshi
’ de
theymus tma kea nopposeds ear
chorP er
ce pt
ioncheck. ski
l
l.Iftheobje
cthasn’tbe enhidde n,thecharac
tersimply
Modif i
ersincl
udehow we l
lt heg ame mas
tert hi
nksthe makesar ol
lagains
tadi ff
icult
y.
char
a cterhidt he obj
ect.J ustroll
ing hi
gh t o hi
de a Thisskil
li
salsousedt ospotc ha r
acter
sus i
ngthes neak
l
ightsabero nac hara
cter
’sbe ltwon’tdoa nygoodi na ski
l
l,sucha sagr oupofr ebel
smov i
ngi ntoposi
tiont o
pat-
downs earc
h,butdumpi ngonei ntoav e
nt i
l
a t
orshaft pre
pa r
ea na mbush,ors omeonea t
temptingtoc once a
l
wil
lbemuc hmor eeff
ecti
ve(us ual
ly)
. themsel
v e
s.Thi
sisanoppos edr oll–t hecha r
actrs
e neak#
Hi decana l
sobeus e
dt oc onceall
argeobject
s:camou i
nga roundma kesar ol
l,anda ny onewhomi ghtspott he
fl
agingagr oundedstarf
ighterorc overi
ngupt hec a
ve chara
c t
erma ksas
e earch(orPerce pti
on)roll
.
entr
a nceofas ec
retbase
.

I
nves
ti
gat
i
on He
rea
res
omes
a es
mpl e
arc
hdi
ff
ic
ult
ies
:
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundtose
vera
lda y
s.
•Ver y:C
yEas ha
rac
terk
nowsobj
ect
’se
xac
tloc
ati
on.
Spec
iali
zati
ons:Local
eorfi
eldofinves
ti
gat
ion– Mos
E
isl
ey,I
mpe r
ialCi
ty,
propert
yest
ates,
c r
imi
nalr
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ds. y:C
•Eas ha
rac
terk
nowsobj
ect
’sge
ner
all
oca
tion.
Inves ti
gati
o ni sac ha r
acter’
sa bili
tytofinda ndg ather •Moder
ate:Cha
rac
terha
sonl
yva
guei
nfor
mat
ion,orha
sonl
y
i
nforma tionre gardi
ngs ome onee lse’
sacti
viti
es,a ndthen age
ner
ali
dear
ega
rdi
ngwha
thei
slook
ingf
or.
draw ac onclusiona boutwha tt het a
rgetha sdoneor • Di
ffi
cul
t:Cha
rac
teri
sconduc
ting a ge
ner
als
ear
ch,b
ut
whe r
es heha sgone . I
nv est
igati
oni suse
fulforfindingout doesn’
tknowwhatheisl
ooki
ngfor(
look
ingforcl
uesatac
ri
me
aboutt heta r
ge t’
sshipr ese
rv at
ionsa ndfoll
owinghe rtoa sce
ne )
.Look
ingf
orobj
ect
sthata
reverys
ma l
l
, l
i
kecoins
.
speci
ficpl a
net ,orfiguringoutwha tshadybus i
ne ssdeal
•Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:Cha
rac
terdoe
sn’
tkno
wwha
thei
slook
ingf
or,
i
ng ssheha sunde rt
a k
e n.Justa swi thotherskil
ls,inve
s t
i#
ori
sse
arc
hingf
orav
eryobs
cur
eore
xtr
eme
lys
mal
lobj
ect
.
gatio
ni softenmor ef unwhe ny ouus eroleplayingov er
ski
llroll
s;whe napl aye rma kesagoodi nve s
ti
gat ionroll
, •Her
oi:Ob
c j
ecti
sal
mos
tmi
cr
osc
opi
cins
iz
e.
game ma ste
rsc anprov i
dea dd i
tiona lhi
ntsandc l
ue srat
he r
Modif
iers:
thanjus tgivi
ngt hepla yerthea nswe rtoapuz zl
e .
NoModi fi
er:Gr
assla
nd.
P
ers
uas
ion +3tosearchdif
ficul
ty:I
fthetra
ilisadayo ld.
T
imeTaken:Oneroundorlonger
. +6tosearchdif
ficul
ty:I
fthetrai
lisafewda y
sold.
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:Speci
fi
cform ofpe
rsua
sion– de
bat
e, +9tosearchdif
ficul
ty:I
fthetra
ilisawe ekold.
s
tor
yte
ll
ing,fl
i
rt,
orati
on. +6tosearchdif
ficul
ty:T
rack
ingdur i
ngba dwe at
her
.
+3tosearchdif
ficul
ty:I
naF or
restorthinc r
owd
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uasioni ssimil
artocona ndbar gai
n–a ndi sal it
+6tosearchdif
ficul
ty:I
nar ai
nforestorbigc r
owd.
t
lebitofbot h.Ac hara
cte
rus ingpe rsuasi
onist r
yingt o
+9tos ear
chdiff
iculy:I
t nade ser
t, was
teland,orove
raha
rd
c
onvinces ome onet ogoa l
ongwi t
ht hem – butt hey
s
urf
ace
.
a
ren’
tt ri
ckingt hepe r
son(thatwoul dbec on)
,a ndt hey
'3t
osear
chdi
ffi
cul
ty:S
oftdi
rt
,mud,orsnow.
a
ren’
tpa yi
ngt he m(asinabar gain).
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osear
chdi
ffi
cul
ty:F
orever
ytwopeopleinapa
rtybe
ing
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lrewardsc anbeof fer
ed– t alking
t
rac
ked.
s
omeonei ntore sc
uingaprincessf r
om a nI
mpe r
ialholding
'6tosearc
hdiff
iculy:I
t ft
rack
ingwheel
ed/
tr
ack
edvehi
cl
e.
c
elli
sde finit
elyape rs
uasi
ona ttempt.Ands t
atingt hat
'3 t
os earc
h di
ffic
ulty:Pereachaddi
ti
onalve
hic
lebei
ng
t
herewa r
dwo uldbe“ bi
ggertha na nyt
hingyouca nima g
t
rac
ked.
i
ne”withoutgoi ngintodetai
lsisnotunus ual
.

S
neak
Thediff
icul
tyra ngesforpe rsuasiona rethes amea sforcon
onp age51–e xcepttheys houldbemodi fi
eda sfoll
ows: Ti
meT aken:Oner
ound.
I
fthec haract
erma ki
ngt hepe r
suasiona ctualyme
l answha t Spec
iali
zati
ons:Spec
ifi
cty
pe of t
err
ain– j
ungl
e,
hes aysaboutas i
tua ti
on( asLuk eS kywalkerdi dwhe nhec on ur
ban.
vincedHa nS oloa boutr escui
ngL eia
),de cr
e aset hedi f
fi
cul
ty Sne akrepresentsthec harac
ter’
sabil
it
ytomov esile
nt
rangeb yonelevel
. l
y,hidef r
om v iew,mov ei nshadowsa ndother
wisec r
eep
I
fthec haract
erma k
ingt hea ttempti sactua l
lytry
ingal ow- a
roundwi thoutbe ingnot i
ced.Thisisanopposedr ol
l–
l
e velconont het a r
get(asGr ee dot r
iedt owhe nhet ol
dHa n t
hec harac
te rsneak i
nga roundma kesas neakroll,and
he ’
d“lose
”hi mifHa nturnedov erthemone yheowe dJabba)
, a
ny onewhomi ghts potthec har
acterma k
esas earchor
thenincreas
et hediffi
cult
yr angebyonel e
vel. P
e r
cept i
onr ol
l.
Thisskil
la l
lowsc hara
cterstohidethemsel
vesonly–t o
c
onc ealobjects,
theymus tus ethehideski
ll
.
S
ear
ch
T
imeTaken:Oneroundorl
onge
r.
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:T
racki
ng. T
hisskil
lisa l
sous e
dwhe nthec ha
ract
erwa nt
st oma k
ea
l
ongdis
tancejourneywithoutl
eavi
ngbehi
ndphy si
calcl
ues
.The
Thi
sski
llisusedwhe nthec har
acte
ristry
ingtospot
c
hara
cterma kesarolltolea
vebehi
ndfals
eclue
sa ndpathsand
hi
ddenobj
e ct
sorindi
vidual
s.Ifthesubj
ectofthesea
rch
t
hetra
ckingcha r
act
e rmustmakeanopposedsearchrol
ltofol
ha
sbe en purpos
eful
l
yhi dden,thes ear
chi
ng cha
ract
er
l
owthetruepa t
h.

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S
TRENGT
HSKI
LLS Cl
i
mbi
ng/
Jumpi
ng
Stre
ngth r epre
sent
s a c ha r
acte
r’
s physi
cals t
rength, T
imeTaken:Oneround.
endur
anceandhe alt
h.Char
act
er swithahighStre
ngthcanl i
ft S
peci
ali
zati
ons:Cl
imbing,
jump
ing.
heavyobje
cts,pushthemse
lvesf ordayswit
houtres
ta nda r
e Uset
hissk
il
lwhe
nac har
act
erat
tempt
stocl
imbatr
ee,
gooda tres
ist
ingdisea
seandi njury.A c
harac
terwit
hal ow wal
lorcl
if
f,l
eapawidega
p,orj
umpupa ndgr
abanout
Str
engthgetswindedver
yeasi
l
y. cr
oppi
ng.

Br
awl
i
ng Cha r
acter
swhoha v hec
et l
imbing/
jumpingski
llcanmov eup
TimeTaken:Oner
ound. asurfaceatt hei
rnormalMov e(barr
ingadver
see nvi
ronme nta
l
Speci
ali
zati
ons:S
peci
fi
cbr
awl
i
ngs
tye– box
l ing,mar
# f
a ct
ors)withaba sediff
ic
ultyofVe r
yE as
y.Thosewithoutt he
t
ialart
s. cl
imbing/j
umpi ng s
kil
lmov ea thalfthei
rnor ma lmov ement
Brawli
ngi sthe“me l
eecomba t
”skil
luse
df orfi
ghti
ng r
a t
e.Incr
e a
singtheratei
ncreas
esthed i
ff
icul
tyby+1 0f oreach
hand-t
o-handwi t
houta nyweapons.Mostcre
a t
ure
shave addi
tionalone-hal
fofthebasecli
mbingMov e(r
oundedup) .
agoodbrawlingskil
l
. Example:Ac haract
erwit
haMov eof1 0andwith
Theba s
edi f
fic
ultytoma keabr awli
nga t
tackisVer
y outthecli
mbing/jumpingsk
il
lwantstomov equic
k l
y
Ea
s yunl
essthetargetmakesabrawli
ngparryrol
l. upat r
ee.Hisbasecli
mbingMoveis5.T
oi ncr
eas
ethis
toei
ghtme tersperroundmeansadiff
icult
yof15( 5
Cha racte
rsma ygr applewi tht heiroppone ntsr athe rthan tocl
imbt hetreeplus+10toincr
easethemov ement
si
mpl ys luggingt hem.Whe ngr appling,ac ha r
acteri st r
yingto byone -
ha l
f,ort hr
eeme ter
s,ofhisba secl
imbing
subduehi sfoebywr est
linghimt ot hegr ound, pinninghi sarms Move).
sohec anno tfightba ck
, orstophi mi ns omeot herwa y.Whe na
charact e
ra tte mptst o grapple,inc reaset hed iff
icultyofhi s Ac hara ct
er’
st otallea pi
ngdi sta
nc e( vert
ic al
lya ndhor i
zon
attackby+1 0–i fthea t t
ackera chievesas tunre s
ultorb ett
er, tall
y)f rom as ta
nd ingpo s i
ti
one qua l
so ne- qua r
terofhi sMov e
theo ppone nti sa tadi sadvantage:pi nne d,inahe ad lock,ora i
nme ters(rounde dup) .Theba sed i
ffi
c ult
yi sVe ryE asyt omov e
si
mi l
ars i
tuation.Ift hea tt
ac ke
rwi shes,hec ana utoma tica
ll
y thisd i
stanc e,and+1 0fore a c
ha dditi
ona ltwome ters(ve r
ti
call
y
i
nf l
ictnor ma ldama gef oreve r
yr oundt hev ict
imi she lda tbay. and hor i
z ontall
y)t he c haracterhope st oc over.I ft herei s
Thev i
c ti
mmus tma keanoppos dS
e trengthr olltoesca pe,witha enoughr oom,t hec haracterma yt ryr unningbe forej ump i
ng.
+1pe naltyfore achpoi ntbywhi cht hec haractersuc ceededin Thec ha racterma ya dd+5t ohi sski
lltotalpe rroundoft herun
hisgra ppleattempt . nings tart, uptoama xi
mum of+1 0(twor ounds )
.Thec haracter
mus tha vebe atther unningdi ffi
cul
tyi nbot hr oundsi nor derto
MartialArt:Ma
s rt
ialar
tsisas pec
ial
izati
onofthebrawl
ing gett hef ullbonus .
skil
l
. E
acht i
met hespeci
ali
zat
ionisrai
sed1Da boveachar
act
er’
s Climbe rsus uall
ymov ei ngr oupsa ndc ombi nea ctions,wi t
h
Strengt
hs tatthep l
aye
rma yc hooseac ombatacti
on(orte
ch frequentr estbreaksa ndpa ti
ent,st
e adypr ogr es
s.Ba sed iff
icul
nique)tha ttheirchar
acterknows.(see“ Mart
ialArt
s”inthe ti
e sforus esoft hiss ki
lla r
ede scri
beda bove .Not et hatt ak
ing
“Comb at&I nj
uries
”chapte
r). carei nc limbinga ndc arrying50% ormor eo ft hec haract
e r
’s
bodywe i
ghts lowst hec haracterdownbyt wome ter sormor e
perround.

Cl
imbi
ngModi
fi
ers
:
'10toc l
imber’
sdiff
icul
ty:Manyha
ndholds
.
'6tocli
mber ’
sdif
fic
ulty:Pr
epar
edforcl
i
mbing.
'5 tocl
imber’sdi
ffi
culty:T
aki
ngca r
eincli
mb
i
ng.
'3t
ocl
imber
’sdi
ffi
cul
ty:L
esst
hana90-
degr
ee
a
ngl
e.
'6t
ocl
imber
’sdi
ffi
cul
ty:L
esst
hana60-
degr
ee
a
ngl
e.
'9t
ocl
imber
’sdi
ffi
cul
ty:L
esst
hana45-
degr
ee
a
ngl
e.
+3t
ocl
imber
’sdi
ffi
cul
ty:Ca
rry
ing25% o
fbody
we
ight
.
+6t
ocl
imber
’sdi
ffi
cul
ty:Ca
rry
ing50% o
fbody
we
ight
.
+15 t
ocl
imber
’s di
ffi
cul
ty:Ca
rry
ing 1
00% of
bodywe
ight
.
+5tocli
mber’sdi
ffi
cul
ty:Sl
ic
korloos
esurf
ace.
+10 t
oc l
imber’
s di
ffi
cul
ty:Fe
we rthanb a
sic
ha
ndhol
dsa
ndf
oot
hol
ds.

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Jumpi
ngModif
ier
s: Afterthefi
rsthour
,thecha r
acte
rmus tmakeanewlif
ti
ngor
NoModif
i :P
er erf
ormi
ngt
hema
neuv
erf
rom af
lats
urf
ace
, S
trengthrolle
veryhouratthes a
mediffi
cult
yasforonehour
.I
f
t
oanot
herf
lats
urf
ace
. t
hec hara
c t
erfail
stherol
l,thecharac
termustre
stfortwi
ceas
'5tothejumper’
sdif
ficuly:Un
t l
imit
edla ndinga re
a. l
onga shewa sli
fti
ngthehea v
ywe i
ght.
+5tothethejumper’
sdi f
fic
ulty:Li
mitedlandi ngarea
,
+10tothejumper’
sdiffi
culty:Almostnol andi ngar
ea.
S
tami
na
+3 or moret othe jumper ’
s dif
fic
ulty:R ough,sli
ck,or
uns
tea
dyl
andi
nga
rea
. T
imeTak
en:St
aminachec
ksa r
emadewhe
ncha
rac
ter
s
+6tothejumper’
sdiffi
cul
ty:Uphi
ll
(mor
et han30-
de gr
ees)
. e
xer
tthe
mselv
esove
rlongper
iodsoft
ime
.
+6tojumper’
sdif
fic
ulty:Car
ryi
ng50% ofbodyweight. St
aminachecksref
lec
tthatac harac
terisbeingpus hed
+9tojumper’
sdif
fic
ulty:Car
ryi
ng75% ofbodyweight. tohisorherphys
icall
imit
s.Theyshouldbec all
edf oronc e
+12tojumper’
sdiff
icul
ty:Car
ryi
ng100% ofbodyweight. i
nawhi l
etoshowt hestrai
no nac haract
er;onlyr equi r
e
them whenac haract
erdoessome t
hingoutoft heor di
nary.
L
if
ti
ng Whenevera c har
act
erf ai
lsa s t
amina r oll
,he i s
T
imeT
ake
n:Oner
ound. fati
gued;al
lacti
onsa r
ea tR1Df ore v
erys taminac he c
k
Li
fti
ngisac ha
ract
er’
sa bi
li
tytol
i
ftheav
yobjec
ts;i
t’
s fai
ledunti
lthecha r
acte
rr e
stsfora slonga shee xerted
a
lsothechar
acter
’sabil
i
tyt ocar
rys
omethi
ngforalong himsel
f.
t
ime.Thedif
fi
cult
yde pendsonthewei
ghtoft
heob je
ct
a
ndhowl ongitwil
lbeca r
ri
ed.
Cha r
acte
rscansti
l
lcontinueift he
ya r
efati
gued,unt
ilt
hey
fai
lat hi
rdstaminache
ck.Att hispoint
,thechar
acteri
scom
Whe nac haracterf i
rstlif
tsa nobje ct,hemus tma kealifti
ng ple
telyexhaust
edandmus trestfortwicetheamountoftime
chec k
.Ate achint e
r vallis
tedont hec ha rtbel
ow,t hec haracte
r thatheexert
edhimse
lftoremov ethepenal
ty.
hast oma kea nothe rc heckt os e
ei fhec a
nc ontinuet oca rr
y
theobj e
c torissoe x haus t
edt hathemus tputitdown. Exampl e:PlattOkeefeha sc ra
sh- l
ande donapl an
Ifthec ha r
a c
t erf ail
sar oll
,hemus timme diatel
yputt he eta ndmus tma rchov erscorchingba dlandst oreach
objectdown. I
fthec haracterma tchest hediffi
cultylevel,
hec an thene arestv i
lla
ge .Theg a me ma s
terde c i
de stoa sk
donot hingbutc onc entrateonc arryingt heobjectf orthattime Platt ’
sp l
ayertor ollhers t
ami naonc e,fore a c
hhour
whilewa lki
ng. ofga met ime( betweenv ariouse ncounterswi t
hba d
Ifthec haracterbe at sthedi f
ficul
t ybymor etha nonel evel, l
a ndr ai
ders,hungr ys a
ndl izardsa ndana styswoop
thec haracterc andoot hera cti
onswhi lec ar
ryi
ngt hewe i
ght , ga ng).
butl i
fti
ngt heob jecta l
wa ysc ountsasa na c
ti
on. Pl at
tss
’ taminai s4D–t hega me ma st
e rde ter
mines
Pleas
enot etha tf orr epea t
edHe roica ct
ions,thedi ff
ic
ul t
y tha tma rchingunde rtheha rshwa s
telands uni sDiffi
shoulde scal
a t
e( fore xampl e,af i
rstHe roicacti
onmi ghthav ea cult( withadi ff
icult
ynumbe rof17) .Pl attf ai
lsher
dif
ficult
ynumbe rof30;t hes econdonemi ghtha veadi ff
icult
y fi
rs tstami nac heckbyr oll
ingonl y14.S hec onti
nues
of35;t het hirdmi ghtha veadi ffic
ul t
ynumbe rof45,a nds o wit haR1Dpe naltytoallactions.
forth)
. S hefailsherne xtrol
l(gettingonl ya9)a ndt ake
sa
R2Dpe naltytoa llroll
s.Stil
ls hegoe son.Whe ns he
Wei
ght Di
ffi
cul
tyLevel failshe rt hids
r taminar oll,Plattdr a
gshe rselftoa
10kg Ve
ryE as
y sha dyroc koutcroppinga ndc oll
apsesine xha usti
on.
50kg Ea
sy
100kg Moderat
e
200kg Di
ff
icult
S
wimmi
ng
500kg Ve
ryDiffi
cul
t T
imeT
ake
n:Oner
oundt
ose
ver
almi
nut
esorhour
s.
750kg Her
oic T
hi ss ki
llrepresentsthec ha r
a c
ter’
sa bilit
yt os t
a yafloat
1me tr
ict
on Her
oic+10 i
na qua tice nvi
ronme nts– l akes,oc eans,f l
oodingr i
ve r
s
1.
5me tr
ictons Her
oic+20 andl ux urys tar
liners wimmi ngpool s.S wi mmi ngdi ffi
cul
2me t
ri
ctons Her
oic+30 ti
esa rede terminedbyt hewa tercondi ti
ons :thes tarl
iner
2.
5me tr
ictons Her
oic+40 poolisVe r
yE as
y, whilear oa ri
ngr ivermi ghtbeV eryDif fi
3me t
ri
ctons Her
oic+50
cult
.
I
ncr
eas
ethedi
ff
icul
tyba
sedo
nhowl
ongt
hec
har
act
erwi
sh Whe nac ha racterfaisas
l wi mmi ngc he ck,hebe gi
nst o
e
stoli
ftt
heobj
ect
: drown.Rol l2D a tt hebe ginningofe ac hr ound;i ft he
totalisl es
st hant henumbe rofr oundst ha tthec ha r
acter
Ti
me Di
ffi
cul
tyLevelI
ncr
eas
e hasbe endr owni ng,thec ha ra cte
rdr ownsa nddi es.Cha r
1-6rounds (
upto30s eco
nds) actersc ana ttemptot hera ctionswhi ledr owni nga taR3D
7rounds
-3mi nut
es +1dif
fi
c ul
tyle
vel pena l
ty .Cha racterswhoa r
edr owni ngma ya ttemptt o
Upto10mi nute
s +2d
iff
icult
ylevel
s savet he mselvesonc epe rr ound. The ymus tma eas
k wim#
Upto30mi nute
s +3d
iff
icult
ylevel
s mingt otalato nel evelofdi fficul
tyhi ghert ha ntheonei n
Upt o1ho ur +4d
iff
icult
ylevel
s whicht heyf ailedt heirs wi mmi ng rol l( t
he c ha r
acter
doesn’ts uffertheR3Dpe na l
t ywhe nma kingt hisroll)
.

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T
ECHNI
CALS
KIL
LS +15t
odi
+20t
f
odi
f
f
f
i
c
i
c
ul
t
ul
t
y:Mak
e
y:Nop
s
a
hi
r
t
ftt
sa
ool
v
ail
a
s
.
bl
e.
Tec
hnicals tandsfor“ techni
c a
la pt
itude ”a ndre pr
esentsa
character
’si nnatek nowledgeofhow t ot akea par
t,repaira nd Dr
i :T
ves hei
one
ngi
nes
,re
pul
sor
li
ftge
ner
ator
sandmot
orst
hat
modi f
yt hings.Ac harac
terwi thahi ghT echnicalattr
ibutec an powe rst
a r
shipsa ndvehiclesareof tenknowna s“dr
ives.
”T hey
t
a kea partadr oidt orepairama l
functi
o n,fixabus t
eddr ive canbede s
troyedi ncomba t,res
ultingint helos
sofpr opulsi
on.
s
y ste
m onal and s
peeder,andmodi fyabl astertoha vealo nger Whe nadr iveorge neratorisdestroy e
d,aDi f
fic
ultrepai
rr ol
lis
r
a nge.Techni calals
or ef
lectsac har
acte
r’sk nowledgeo fhea l
ing necessa
ryt oreplaceit,andi tcosts35% o fthecraf
t’sori
g i
nal
andme dic
ine ,sk i
l
ls e
tti
nge xpl
osi
ves,anda bil
i
t ytofigureout value.
elect
ronics ecurit
ys ys
tems.Cha r
a c
ter
swi thal owT echnic
alha ve Aquaticv e
hiclerepair,capit
als hiprepair
,groundv ehicle
t
ro ubl
ec ha ngingapowe rpa c
kinabl as
ter. repai
r,hoverv ehi
c l
erepair,re
pulsorlif
trepair
,spacetransports
repai
r,starf
ighterrepair
,subme rsi
bl evehi
c l
erepairandwal ker
repai
rc anbeus e
dt ofixdr i
vesont hei
rrespect
ivevehic
lesa nd
USI
NG RE
P RS
AI KI
LLS
vessel
s.
T
hev ar
iousrepai
rski
ll
sfol
lowsimil
arpat
ter
nsforti
metaken
a
ndd i
ff
icult
ies
.Whi l
etheindiv
iduals
kil
lsar
eexpla
inedb
elow, Hyper
dri :T
ves hema
chi
ner
yus
edt
opr
ope
lst
ars
hipsi
ntohy
per
s
omege neralr
ulesrega
rdi
ngr epai
rski
ll
sareout
li
nedher
ef or spacecanbeda ma gedincomba t,preventi
ngvessel
sfromj ump
e
asyre
ference. i
ng.A Mode rater epa
irr ollisne cessa
ryt ofixa d amaged
hyperdr
ive.
TimeTaken:S evera
lre pairs ki
l
lr oll
sc a
nbema dewhe nf i
x S
k i
ll
suse dt of i
xhy perdri
vesi ncude c
l apit
als hipr ep
air
,
i
ngda ma gedv e
hicl
e sande quipme nt.Theiniti
alrol
lre pr
e s
ents spacetransportsrepai
ra nds tar
fighterrepai
r.Indi
vidualski
ll
s
15mi nutesofwor k.Shouldt hatrollfail
,addit
ionalrepairrol
ls canonlyrepairhyperdr
ivesontheirr e
specti
vesta
r s
hiptypes.
maybema dea f
tervaryi
ngl e ngthsoft ime.
High technologyma chine ryisv e r
yc omplex,andr equir
es Maneuver
abi
li
ty:Whe
nac
raf
t’
sma
neuv
erc
ompone
ntsa
rehi
t,
ext
rama i
ntenancet oe nsur ei tope rate
sa toptimum pe rf
or i
tlose
sdire
cti
onalcontrol
.Thedif
fic
ultytorepa
irthes
esy
ste
ms
mancel evel
s.Whi l
er epa i
rr ol
lsca nr epres
entt i
met akent o depe
ndsonhow ma nyma neuve
rabi
li
tydicewerelost
.Damage
maintai
nv ehic
lesandv essels,thist ypeofa ct
ivi
tyc a
nbedone al
sorefl
ect
sthec os
tf ornew part
sa ndtoolsbas
e donaper
“of
f-camera”(outsi
deofga mepl ay)ratherthantakepla c
edur ce
ntageoftheve
hi c
leorve s
sel
’
sorigi
nalpri
ce.
i
nga dventure
s.
Maneuver Repair Repair
DamagedSys
t :E
ems a
chd
ama
geds
yst
ema
boa
rdav
ehi
cl
e Di
ceLos t Dif
fic
ulty Cost
orvess
el(dri
ves,
shi
el
ds,weapons,e
tc.
)requiresaseparaterepai
r :1D Ea
sy 10%
rol
ltof i
x.Nos i
ngl
er e
pairrol
lwillfi
xa l
lt hes y
stemso fa ny :2D Moder
ate 15%
cra
ftifmul ti
plecomponentsareda mage d;howe ver,several :3Dormor
e Di
ff
ic
ult 20%
chara
cter
swi t
hrepai
rski
ll
sma ydoleoutthewor ka ndtrytof i
x
Aquaticv e
hicl
erepair
,c api
t a
ls hi
pr epai
r,groundv ehic
le
dif
fer
ents y
stemsatthesamet ime– itj ustrequi
r e
ss ep
ar a
te
r
epai
r,hoverv ehi
cl
erepai
r,repulsor
lif
trepair
,spacetranspor
ts
rol
lsfr
omd if
fere
ntchar
acter
s.
r
epai
r,starf
ighterr
epai
r,subme rsi
bl
ev ehi
clerepai
ra ndwal k
er
Repair Diffi
culti
es:T he difficul
tylev elf or repai
rr ol
ls r
epai
rcanbeus edtoret
urnma neuver
abil
itytonorma lonthei
r
depe ndsonhowmuc hdama get hei t
em,ve hi
cleors tar
shipha s r
espec
tiv
ev esse
ls.
ta
k en.
e:T
MoveorSpac hes
est
atsr
efl
ecthow f
astv
ehi
cl
esa
nds
tar
Forde t
erminingv ehi
cl
eda ma ge ,s
eethec hap teron“ Mo ve
shipscant rave
l.Whe ndri
vest
akes mal
leri
ncr
ementsofda m
me nta ndCha s
e s.
”Stars
hipda ma geisdiscuss
edi nthec hapter
age ,ac r
afts l
owsdown,a sre
pres
e nt
edbyal os
sof“ mov e
s”
on“ Sp a
ceTravelandCo mbat.
”
(whe t
heri t
’sav ehic
lewit
ha“ Move”sta
toras t
arshi
pwi t
ha
Onc eyou’vede t
erminedhow ba d
lythes tar
s hip,ve
hi c
leor
“Spa c
e”stat).T
or epai
rlo
st“moves
,”checkt
hechartbelow f
or
i
temi sdama ged,checkthea ppropr i
atese
c ti
onsbe l
ow.They ’
re
diffi
cult
iesandc ost
:
di
vide dbyt hediffer
entstat
sa nds ys
temst hatc anbea ffecte
d
byda mage–e a chli
stst
hepe rt
ine ntski
ll
swhi chc anbeus edto Moves Repair Repair
re
p airsuchsyst
e ms. Los
t Dif
fic
ulty Cost
1 Ea
sy 10%
e:Asa
Not lwa
ys,r
epa
irt
ime
s,di
ff
ic
ult
iesa
ndc
ost
sar
ege
n 2 Modera
te 15%
er
ali
zat
ions
.Feelf
reetoadjus
tthemtosui
tthenee
dsofy
our 3 Di
ff
icul
t 20%
game.Par
ti
cul
arsi
tuat
iona
lmodif
ier
sar
eli
st
edbel
ow: 4 Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 25%
5 Dr
ivedest
roy
ed;mus
tber
eplac
ed
+7tor epairroll:Prev
iouslybuiltormodifi
edtheit
em;inti
matel
yfamili
a rwithi t
em. Usetheseski
ll
swhe nfi
xingdama gefromlos
tmov es:aquati
c
+5torepai rrol:Ha
l stheitem’
sde si
gns. v
ehicl
er e
pair
,capitalshi
pr epai
r,groundvehi
clerepair
,hov e
r
Nomodi fier:Commoni tem,allpartsavai
l
abl
e,cha
racte
rhas v
ehicl
er epair
,r epuls
orl
i
ftr epair
,s pacet r
ansport
sr epai
r,
ageneraltoolk i
t( note
:a ne nhanc e
dt oolkit
sma yp r
ovi
de s
tarf
ighterre
pair
,s ubmer
sibl
ev ehi
clerepai
randwal kerrepai
r.
addi
ti
onalbonus es). I
ndiv
idualski
ll
scanonl yr
eplacemov esonthei
rres
pectivevehi
+5todi f
ficuly:Ha
t sseenbutnotus e di
tem. c
leorvesselt
ypes.
+10todi ffi
culty:Hasne v
e rse
e nite
m, onl
ysomepartsava
il
abl
e.

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Shi
el :S
ds t
ars
hipc
omba
tca
nbl
owo
utv
ess
els
’shi
el
dge
ner
ator
s Some timestheF alconjus tdoe sn’
twa nttowor ka tall– a nd
– di
ff
icul
ti
esandc
ostst
orepa
irt
hisda
magede
pendso
nhow needsape rs
ua s
iv enudge( oraba ngedcontrolpanel)t oget
manyshie
lddi
cewer
elos
t. going.
Game masters
, beware:themor eyouletplayer
simprov ethei
r
Shi
eld Repair Repair character
s’vehiclesands hips,themor epowe r
fultheybe come.
Di
ceLost Dif
fic
ulty Cost Cha r
ac t
ersfail
i
ngmodi ficationr e
pa i
rroll
smightpe rma nentl
y
1D Ea
sy 5% dama georde s
troyt hesys t
emt hey’
reworkingon.F e
elf reeto
2D Moder
ate 5%
gives ucces
sful
lymodi f
ieds y s
temsoc casi
onalquir
ksorpr ob
3D Di
ff
ic
ult 5%
l
e ms.They’r
egoodpl otdev i
ce s
,balanceoutgamepl ay
,a ndgive
4
D+ Ve
ryDif
fi
cul
t 10%
thev ehic
leorves sel
ape rsona l
it
yofs ort
s.
Capi
tals
hipr
epai
r,spacetr
ansport
srepai
rands t
arf
ighte
r
Exampl e:B obt hega mema ste rwa ntstog i
v ehi s
r
epaira
reus
edtore
pairshi
el
dsaboardthe
irr
espe
cti
veves
sels
.
playersamodi fi
e dl i
ghtf r
eight erwi th ac oola nd
:B
Weapons l
ast
erpi
st
ols
,tur
bol
ase
rs,qua
dla
serc
anno
nsa
nd powe rfulwe apon– hi splayersha vebe enbot he ring
otherweaponscantakedamagei ncombat
,andchar
acte
rswi
th himf ormont hsa boutt his,andhe ’
sf inal
lyca vingi n.
we a
ponsrepairs
kil
l
smus tste
pi ntof i
xthem.Dif
fi
cul
ti
esand Hiss olut i
on?Aba nged-upGht rocf reightercalledt he
costdepe
ndonhow ba dl
ywea ponsarehi
t.The“
cost
”isbas
ed LumpyBant ha.Al t
hought heBant haha sar e gul ar
onthewe apon’
scos
t,nottheship’
s. l
a serc a nnoni nonegunmount ,Bobha sgiv ent he
playersar eallyc oolq ua dlaserc annoni ntheot he r
Damage Repai
rDi
ffi
cul
ty Repai
rCos
t mount .T hepla yersa r
eha ppy.T here’
sonl yonepr ob
Li
ghtl
y Ea
sy 15% l
e m.T oba la
nc eoutga mepl a y
,Bobde ci
dest ha tt he
Heavi
ly Moder
ate 25% previousowne rdi das lipshodj obi nsta l
li
ngt hequa d
Sev
erel
y Ve
ryDif
fi
cul
t 35% l
a serc annon. E v
e rytimet hec ha racterspowe ri tup, it
Dest
roye
d Maynotber
epa
ire
d randoml ydra wsof fpowe rf r
om oneot hership’ss y s
tem( li
fes uppor t,ma ne uverabi
lity,io ndr i
ves,hy pe r
Blasterr e
pairisusedtof ixanycharact
er-,speeder
-,orwa l
k drives, orshields)shuttingt hats ystem down!T hef irst
er-scalebl as
ter
.(Thisincl
ude severy
thingfrom blas
terpis
tolsto ti
met hec ha r
a c
te rsuset hewe a pon– whi lef le eing
he avyb lasterwe apons,anda rt
il
ler
yba tt
e r
iesliketheGol an from as war
m ofT IEfighters– t heL umpyBant ha’s
ArmsDF .9a nti
-i
nf antr
yba t
t er
yus e
dbyRe bel
sa ttheBat t
leof shiel
dsgodown!Al thought he yha v
ebe tt
erfirepowe r
Hot )Capi
h. t
als hi
pwe aponr epai
ri susedt of i
xc a
pita
l-scal
e whe nus ingtheq ua dlasercannons ,the y’
l
lthinkmor e
ship we a pons,whi lestars
hi p weapon repai
ri sus edt of i
x carefullyne xtt i
mebe forepo we ringupt hewe a pon.
starfi
ghte r-s
calewe a
pons.Bows ,slugthr
owe r
s,f l
amethrowers
,
vibroblade sandot hernon- bla
sterequipmenti sfi
xedbyus ing Her
ea r
es omege ne
ralrul
esformodi fy
ingv e
hic
les
,vess
els
thee quipme ntrepairskil
l.L i
ghts
abersa r
er epai
redus i
ngt he a
ndwe apons
.Theyareinnowa yc ompre
hensive
,buttheypr
o
l
ig htsaberr e
pair/e
ngineeri
ngs kil
l. v
ideaba s
icfra
me work
.Thenot e
sa rebrokendownbys ys
tem
(
jus
tli
ke“Usi
ngRe pa
irSki
ll
s”above)whic
hdi s
cuss
esdif
fi
cul
ti
es,
Ar
morand Equi :T
pment her
ule
sforr
epa
iri
ngwe
aponsa
lso c
ostsa
nds ki
l
lsyourchar
act
e r
scanuse.
a
ppl
yforrepai
ringdamagedarmor(usi
ngt hearmorr
epai
rskil
l
)
a
ndgeneralequipmentli
kecomlink
sa ndbr e
athmasks(
using Modi f
icati
on Li mit:Statsma yo nl ybei ncr
easedone“ pip,
”
hee
t qui
pme ntrepai
rski
ll
).Usethewe aponrepai
rta
bleabove oneMov ele v
e loronehy perdr
ivel evela tat ime.Fori
nst
a nce,a
t
odeter
minet hedif
fic
ult
ya ndc os
ttor epai
rd a
mageditems ma ne
uverabil
ityof1D mus tbei mpr ovedt o1D+1a nd1D+2
a
ndblas
tedarmor. befor
eitc anbemodi fi
edt o2D.
Incre
asess howni nt hec hartsbe lowr e fl
ectthemodif
ic a
tion
I
MP ROVING VEHI
CLE,
S abovetheor iginalstat:theowne ri scons tantl
yrepl
aci
nga nd
upgradi
ngpa rtsoft heoriginalship’ss ys
tems .
VESSELSAND WEAPONS Usingt heser ules,nos y s
tem ma ybei mprovedmoret han
Dur i
ngt hec ourseofaS t
arWar sga mec ampa i
gn, c hara ct
e r
s +1D+2,ormor etha n4mov es.
grow a ttac hedt ot heirf av
orites tars
hips,l andspe ede rsa nd Ane wr epa i
rimpr oveme ntrollc anbema deever
ymont hof
blasters.T he ywa ntt ot i
nk erwi t
ht he m –c har a
cte rsc anus e gamet i
me .Us et hec hartsbelow f orgui deli
nesond i
ff
icultie
s
theirre pa i
rs ki
llstoi mprov ethes peed, damage ,shiel
d s, orot her andcosts.Thec ostsarea l
wa ysape rcentageoft heitem’
sor igi
statsoft heirv ehicle
s,ve s
se l
sandwe apons. nalv al
ue.S houldc haractersf i
nd s ome one elsecapable of
Boos tingt he ses tat
si nvolvesma nydi ffe
re ntf actors:c ostof i
mpl e
me nti
ngmodi ficat
ions,doubl eort riplethecost.
new ma terial
s,t het echnic i
an’
st al
e nt,ands t r
ainofmodi fica
ti
onsone xis
tingpa rt
sa nds ystems .HanS olo’
sf re i
ght er,t he Mishaps:Mo di
fiede quipmentha sac ha nceoffa i
l
ure.The
Millenni um F alcon,i sa good e xample.Ha n’si mpr ov edt he moreapi eceofe quipme ntispus hedpa s
ti tsor
iginaldes
ign
hype rdrives,we a pons,shi el
ds–a lmos teverys ystema boa rdhi s specif
icati
ons,thegrea t
ert hechanc eoff ai
lure.Whens omeone
ship(a nds omemor etha nonc e).Althought hisgi vest heF alcon i
sus ingamodi fiedpieceofe qui
pme nt,thega mema ste
rma y
greata dv ant age s(bett
e rspeed, f
irepowe randpr otection), there usethef oll
owingr ul
es.
arema nydi sadv antages.T hehy perdrive
sa ret witchy ,thedr oid Fi
rst,
thega me mastersho ul
dde terminewha tt
ypeofmodi fi
brainsa rguea llt hetime ,a ndt hei nteri
orl ook slik eame ss
. cati
onha sbeenus ed:We apon,Ve hicle(fors t
ars
hipsandv ehi
cle)orNon-
s Lethal(fora nythi
nge l
se,likej e
tpack
s,da t
apads
,
sensorsandsof orth)
.

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 3 •ATTRI
BUTES& SKI
LLS

WEAPON MI
SHAP
1D Res
ult
1
-3 T
heweap
onisfi
ne.
4 T
heweap
onstopswork
ing,butnee
do nlybesl
a mmedhardagai
nsts
omethi
ngtoworka
gai
n,o
rre
-ca
li
bra
tedi
nthec
ase
o
fast
ars
hiporheav
ywe apo
n. I
ttake
sa nacti
ontodothis.
5 T
heweap
onisbrok
enandc annotberepai
re
d .
6 T
heweap
onexplod
es,doi
ngd amageequaltotheamountofthemodi
fi
cati
onb
o nus
.

VEHI
CLEMI
SHAP
1D Res
ult
1
-3 Thevehi
cleisfine.
4 Thesyst
emwhi chfai
lsort
hevehic
lesuff
ersate mpora
rypowerlos
s(ma i
ntai
nss p
eeda ndhe
adingforthi
sround)
.The
prob
lemi sf
ixediftheopera
torki
cksorhit
so nerandomcontrolp
anel;i
ttakesana cti
ontodothis
.
5 Thevehi
cleb ucks,
orthesys
tema f
fec
tedbe g
instos p
arkandsmoke.AnE a
sys k
illr
olli
snece
ssarytokeeptheve
hicl
e
fr
omc areen
ingo utofcontr
olandanEasyrepairrol
ltofi
xthesmokingsys
tem.
6 Allp
owe rsyste
mss hutdownandthev e
hicl
ed ropsli
keastone
.AMo de
rat
esk i
llr
ollfort
hevehicl
eisnece
ssar
yfora
saf
ee mergencylandi
ng,ot
herwis
ethevehicl
ec ras
hes.

NON-
LEHALMI
T SHAP
1D Res
ult
1
-4 T
hei
temi
sfi
ne.
5 T
hei
tems
top
swo r
ki
ng,
buti
fsl
ammedhar
dag
ains
tso
met
hing
,itwo
rksa
gai
n.I
tta
kesa
nac
ti
ont
odot
his
.
6 T
hei
temi
sbr
okenandc
anno
tbere
pai
re
d.

Whe neve
rthepl a
yerroll
sa1ont heWi ldDiewhi l
eus ingt he
Pip Mi
shap
modi f
ieddevic
e,thega mema s
tershoul drol
la1D“ mishapr oll”,
I
ncrease Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er
addingt heMishapMod i
fi
ercolumna sindic
atedont hemodi
+1 Ea
sy 5% +1
fi
eds ystemtable
.Re fer
encethet abl
e sabovetode terminet he
+2 Modera
te 10% +1
typeofc ompli
cati
on. +1D Di
ff
icul
t 15% +1
T
het able
sabovea redesi
gnedt opresentbasel
inefa i
luresa nd +1D+1 Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 20% +2
areintenti
onal
lyge nera
linna ture.Thega mema ste
ri senc our +1D+2 Her
oic 25% +3
agedt obec reat
iveinde t
erminingthes pecif
icsoft hemi s hap
basedo ntheship,vehicl
e,orequipme ntinvolv
e d,andt hes y
s Fai
li
nga nymodi fi
cationr epairrollcanresultinlossofsome
teme xperi
enci
ngt hemishap. ora l
lma neuverabil
i
ty.Itc oulda lsohaves omes e
riousside-
e f
fect
s,s ucha sr ever
singc ontrols( l
eftjetsturnt hes hi
pr ight,
Hyper
dri :T
ves he
ses
ens
it
ivee
ngi
nesc
anbei
mpr
ove
dtos
pee
d ri
ghtj etsveerleft
)ormi s
firi
ngt hruster
s(ziggi
ngwhe nthec r
a ft
tr
avelt
hroughhype
rspa
ce.Thedi
ff
ic
ult
ya ndcostf
ori
mpr
ove shouldha veza gged).
mentdependsontheleve
loftheoldhyperdr
ivee
ngi
nec
om I
mpr oveme ntstoma neuverabili
tyc a
nbema deus i
ngthes kil
l
par
edtothenewone. appropriatetot hecraftmodi fid:aqua
e t
icv e
hiclerepair
,capi
t al
shiprepair,groundv ehicl
er epair,hovervehiclerepair
,repul
sor #
Mi
shap
l
iftr epair,spac et r
ans portsr epa i
r,starfi
ght errepair,sub#
Ol
d/New Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er
=4/
=3 Ea
sy 10% +1 me r
siblev e
hiclerepai
ra ndwal kerrepair
.
=3/
=2 Moder
ate 15% +1
e:B
MoveorSpac yi
mpr
ovi
ngav
ehi
cl
eorv
ess
el’
sdr
ive
s,c
har
=2/
=1 Ve
ryDif
fi
cul
t 25% +2
=1/
=? Her
oic 35% +3 ac
ter
scanimpr
ovei
tsMoveorSpacest
at.T
oa ddtoav
ehi
cl
e’
s
Move,
chec
kthecha
rtbe
lowfordi
ff
icul
ti
esandcos
t:
F
ail
ureont hes
emodi fic
a t
ionr epai
rr oll
scouldpe rmanentl
y
Move Mi
shap
damagehy perdri
ves,orcausethe mt ofunctionsporadi
call
y.
I
ncreas
e Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er
S
kil
lsusedt oimprovehy perdriv
e si
ncludecapitalshipre
p ai
r,
+5 Modera
te 10% +1
spacetransportsrepairands t arf
ight
err epai
r.Indivi
dualskil
l
s +10 Di
ff
icul
t 15% +1
canonlymodi fyhyperdri
vesont hei
rrespecti
vestars
hiptypes. +15 Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 20% +2
+20 Her
oic 25% +3
Maneuver
abi
li
ty:T
hiss
tatc
anbei
ncr
eas
edbya
ddi
ngne
wla
t
era
landvari
abl
ethr
ust
erstothecr
aft
.Uset
hedif
fi
cul
ti
esa
nd Toboos
tasta
rshi
p’
sSpac
es t
at,uset
hechar
tonthenext
theper
centa
geofori
gi
na lcos
tind
ica
tedonthechar
tint
he pa
ge.(T
heshi
p’
snew Movecanbef o
undonthe“Shi
psi
na n
nextc
olumn: At
mospher
e”c
har
tinthec
hapte
ron“ S
pac
eTr
avel&Comba
t.”
)

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Space Mi
shap Capi
tals
hipr
epai
r,s
pac
et r
ansport
srepai
randst
arfi
ghter
I
ncrease Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er r
epairmaybeuse
dtoimprov
es hi
eldsaboar
dthe
irr
espec
tiv
e
+1 Modera
te 10% +1 v
essel
s.
+2 Di
ff
icul
t 15% +1
+3 Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 20% +2 :C
Weapons ha
rac
ter
sma
ywi
sht
oimpr
ovet
hef
ir
econt
rola
nd
+4 Her
oic 25% +3 damage for ce
rtai
n we a
pons,inc
ludi
ng pers
onals i
de a
rms
(bl
ast
erpi
stol
s)andordnancemountedonvessel
s.(
Thec osti
s
Cha r
act
ersf ail
ingr epai
rr ol
lst oincr
easemov e
smi ghtseri base
do ntheori
ginalc
ostoftheweaponit
sel
f,nottheshipor
ouslyda maget he i
rs hip’sdrives,poss
ibl
yr educi
ngt heMov eor vehi
cl
eit’
smountedon.)
Spac eoftheircr aft.Af ai
lurema yal
sope r
iodicma l
functi
onsor
cause“ j
umpy ”mov eme nt,stall
sors l
ows t
arts. Pip Mi
shap
Theseski
ll
sa reus edt oi mprov evehi
clea ndstar
shipspeeds: I
ncrease Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er
aquat i
cv e
hicler epair,capitalshiprepair
,groundv ehi
clerepai
r +1 Ea
sy 15% +1
hove rvehi
clere pair,repulsorl
iftrepair
,spacet r
ansport
sr e
pair, +2 Modera
te 25% +1
starfi
ghterrepair,s ubme rsi
blev ehic
lerepairandwal kerrepai
r. +1D Di
ff
icul
t 30% +1
Indivi
duals k
ill
sc a n onlyi mprov emov eson t hei
rr es
pectiv
e +1D+1 Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 35% +2
vehicleorvesselty pes. +1D+2 Her
oic 50% +3

Shi
el :As
ds tar
shi
pma
yaddpr
ote
cti
onbyboos
ti
ngi
tss
hie
lddi
e Chara
cte
rmayal
soi
mpr
ovet
her
ange
soft
hei
rwe
apons
,se
e
code.I
mpr
ov e
me nt
soft
enref
lec
ta ddit
ionals
hie
ldgene
rat
orsor t
hec ha
rtbel
ow:
boost
ers– al
thoughonlysoma nyma ybea dde
de f
fec
tive
ly
Range Mi
shap
befor
eove
rloadi
ngtheshi
p’
spowerc or
e .
I
ncr
eas
e Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er
Pip Mi
shap
+5% Ea
sy 5% +1
I
ncrease Di
ffi
cul
ty Cos
t Modi
fi
er
+10% Modera
te 10% +1
+1 Ea
sy 15% +1 +15% Di
ff
icul
t 15% +1
+2 Modera
te 25% +1 +20% Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 20% +2
+1D Di
ff
icul
t 30% +1 +25% Her
oic 25% +3
+1D+1 Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult 35% +2
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ledmodi ficat
ionr epa irrollc ouldr e
sultinthewe apon’s
+1D+2 Her
oic 50% +3
dest
ructi
on,ormi ghtc ausear ec urri
ngqui r
k( weapon l oses
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l
edmodif
ica
tionrepai
rroll
smi ghtper
ma nent
lyblowouta powerafterea c
hs hot),reduc edda ma georf i
recontrol.
s
hip’
sshi
el
dgenerator
,coul
df oulshiel
dcontrols(
addi
ng+5or Blaste
rr epairca nmodi fya llc ha r
acter-,speeder-orwa lk
moretoal
ldif
fi
culti
eswhende ployingshi
elds)orcouldca
use er-
scal
eb l
asters.Capitalshipwe aponr epairisrequir
edf orc a
p
r
andomshie
ldmalf
unctions
. i
tal-
scal
ewe a pons,whi es
l tarshipwe aponr epairisr e
quiredf or
st
arfi
ghter
- s
ca l
ewe apons .Bows ,s l
ug throwers,fla
me throwers,
vi
brobl
adesa nd othernon- blast
e rwe aponsa remodi f
ied by
usi
ngt hee quipme ntr epairs kill
.L ightsabersa r
emodi fi
edby
usi
ngthelight s
abe rrepair/
e ngineer i
ngs kill
.

Ar
morand Equi :T
pment her
ule
sformodi
fyi
ngwe
aponsa
lso
a
ppl
yforimprovi
ngpe r
sonala
rmor(usi
ngthearmorr
epai
rskil
l
)
a
ndgeneralequi
pme ntli
kecomlink
sa ndbre
athmasks(us
ing
hee
t qui
pme ntre
pairskil
l)
.Usethechart
sabovetodete
rmine
t
hedi
ffi
cul
tyandc os
ttoboostar
mora ndequi
pmentdi
ecodes.

Aquat
i
cVehi
cl
eRepai
r
Ti
meT aken:In ge ne
ral
,15mi nut e
s,thenonehour,
t
henoneda y,thent woda y
s.Ma ybec us
tomiz
edtoc i
r
c
ums tances
.
Special
iz
ations:Parti
cul
arshi
pt ypeorcla
ss–Oceani
c
t
ransport,c
oas t
alrunabout,s
kif
f.sail
boat
.
Thisski
llrepres
entsac ha r
ac t
er’
sfamil
iar
itywi t
ht he
worki
ngsofa quaticvehi
cl
e s,andhisabil
it
yt or e
pairand
modifythem.E achrollma yre pai
roneda ma gedsyste
m
aboar
dap a
rtic
ularvess
el.
T hec os
tanddiff
icultytorepai
r
av es
seldependsonho w badl
yi tisdamage d,andwha t
sys
temsha vebeenhit.See“ Us
ingRe pai
rSkil
ls”abovefor
dif
fi
cult
iesa nd cost
sa ssocia
t ed wit
hv ari
ouss y
stems
whichma ybeda maged.

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Ar
morRepai
r Capi
t
alS
hipWeaponRepai
r
T
imeTaken:In gene
ral
,15mi nut
es,the
n onehour, TimeT aken:In gener
al,15mi nutes
,the n onehour,
t
hentwohours.Maybecus
tomi
zedtocir
cumstance
s. thenoneda y,thentwoda ys.Ma ybecustomizedtocir
S
peci
al
izat
ions:Ar
morType–Stormtr
ooperarmor. cumstance s
.
Armorr e
pairrefl
ect
st hechara
cter
’sabi
li
tytofixand Specializ
ations:Weapont ypeormode l– concuss
ion
modifyar
mort hathasbe endamaged.Thecos
ta nddi
ffi missi
le
s ,gravitywellpr
ojector
s,ioncannons,lase
rcan#
cul
tytorepai
rarmorde pendsuponhowb adl
ydama ge
dit non,protont orpe
does,t
ractorbeams,t
urbolase
r.
i
s.See“Weapons”in“UsingRepai
rSki
ll
s”above. Capitalshi
pwe aponrepairisusedt orepai
rc a
pit
al
-sc
aleshipwe apons.Thec os
ta ndd i
ff
icul
tytorepai
ra
Bl
ast
erRepai
r weaponde pendsuponhow ba dlyitisdama ge
d– s ee
Ti
meT aken:In gener
al,15mi nute
s,the
n onehour
, “Weapons”in“ Us
ingRe pai
rSkil
ls”aboveforexactdi
ff
i
t
hentwohour s.Maybecustomi
zedtoc i
rc
umsta
nces
. cul
tie
sa nd cost
sa ssoci
ated withf i
xi
ng capi
talship
Speci
al
iz
ations:Typeormode lblas
ter– bl
ast
erpi
s# weapons.
t
ols
,s ur
face
- t
o-sur
faceb l
aste
rar ti
l
ler
y,heavybl
ast
er
c
annon. Comput
erP
rogr
ammi
ng/
Repai
r
Ac harac
ter’
sa bi
lit
yt ofi
xa ndmodifyblast
erwe a
pons Ti
meT aken:Oneroundt osev
eralminute
s,hour
sor
(c
ha racte
r-,speeder-andwa l
ker-
scal
e)isreprese
ntedby days
.
sb
hi last
err e
pairs ki
ll
.Thec ostanddiffic
ult
yt orepai
r Spec
ial
iza
tions:T
ypeormode lcomputer– port
abl
e
we aponsde pendsup onhow ba dlyitisda maged– see comput
er,mainfr
ame,dat
apad,
YT1300-compute
r.
“We apons”in“UsingRe pai
rS k
il
ls
”above. Chara
cte
rsusethissk
il
ltorepai
r,modify
,andprogr
am
Not evi
broblades,sl
ugthrowers
,andot hernon-bl
ast
er c
omput e
rs– itals
oc ov
ersac har
ac t
er’
sfami
li
ari
tywith
we aponsa r
er epair
eda ndmodi f
iedusi
ngt hee qui
pment c
omput e
rsecuri
typroce
dure
s,hisa bi
li
tytoevadethem,
repairski
ll
. a
ndt heabi
l
itytogetsec
urei
nformat i
on.

Capi
t
alS
hipRepai
r
T
imeT aken:In gene
ral,15mi nutes
,t hen onehour, Getting inf orma tion t hrough ac omput e rr equi r
esy ou t o
t
henoneda y,thentwoda ys.Ma ybecustomizedtoc i
r conne ctt othea ppropr iat ene twor k(suc ha st heHol oNet,ori t
s
c
umstances
. equivalenti not here ra s)a ndl oc a
tet hef il
esy ous eek.Conne ct
Sp
ecial
iz
ations:T
ypeorc l
assofcapit
alship–I mper
ial i
ngt oane twor k(ge ne rallyt a kes1whol er ound)doe s
n’trequire
S
tarDestr
oyer,Vi
ctor
yStarDe s
troye
r,Nebulon-
Bf r
iga
te. ask i
llrollifyouus eac omput ertha t
’sa l
rea dyl ink edt oit.How
ever,e stabli
shingac onne ctio nt oane twor kus i
ngar emot e
T
hisskil
lrepres
entsac haract
er’
sf amil
iari
tywi t
ht he comput e rrequi r
e sa nE asyc omput e
rpr ogr ammi ng /repairsk i
l
l
workingsofc a
pitalships
,a ndhisa bil
i
tyt or e
pa i
rthem. rol
l.Mos ts ecurec omput e rc onne ctionsi nt heS t
arWar suni
Ea
c hr ol
lma yrepaironeda magedc ompone nta boar
da verser equireaphy sic alc onne c t
ionj a c
korp lugi n.Ge nerall
y
part
icula
rvessel
.Thec os
ta nddiffi
cult
yt orepairasyste
m HoloNe ta ndne twor ke dc onne c
tionsa reonl ya va i
lab l
eonl arger
dependsonhow ba dlyitisda maged,a ndwha ts ys
tems wor l
ds, buty ouc a na lsoge ti nforma ti
onwi thoutc onne cti
ngt o
havebe endama ged.S e
e“ UsingRe pai
rS ki
ll
s”a bovefor ane twor ki fy ouus eac omput erwhos eme mor yc ont ai
nst hat
di
ffi
culti
esa nd costsa ss
oc i
ated withv ari
ouss y
stems i
nforma ti
on;t hega me ma s t
e rde ci
deswha ti nfor ma ti
onac om
whichma ybeda mag ed. puter’sme mor ya ctua llyho lds .
Fi
ndi ngi nforma tiononas inglet opicr equi resas eta mount
oft i
me( se ebe low) ;att hee ndoft histime,
youmus tma keac omput e rpr ogr ammi ng/
repai rs killr oll
.T het imer e quireda ndt he
Di ffi
c ultyofa rede termi nedbyt het ypeof
inf orma tions ought .

• Ver y:P
y Eas ubl
i
cda
ta.Y
ourc
har
act
er’
s
c
redi
tba
lanc
e.(
1mi
nut
e)
y:P
•Eas ub
li
cda
ta,
butf
indi
ngi
tma
yta
kea
l
i
ttl
emorere
searc
h.Whoownsabui
l
dingor
s
tar
shi
p.(
10minute
s)
•Moder
ate:Pr
iva
teda
ta.
Ape
rson’
sdi
ary
,or
t
hei
rcr
edi
tba
lanc
e.(
1ho
ur)
• Di
ffi
cul
t:S
ecr
et da
ta.A c
orpor
ati
on’
s
r
ecor
ds,
mil
i
tar
ypl
ans
.(8hour
s)
•Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:T
op-
sec
retd
ata
.TheNa
vy’
s
c
loa
k i
ngdev
icepla
ns,aGrandMof
f’
sit
ine
r
a
ry(gamemas
terdi
scr
eti
on)
.

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•Her
oi:I
c nf
orma
tiont
hatonl
yas
ele
ctf
ewi
ndi
vi
dua
lswoul
d Spec
ialEff
ect
s:Chara
cte
rsma yal
sotryac
hie
vingspe
cial
k
now.T
heloca
tionofal
lofE mpe
rorP
alp
ati
ne’
sse
cre
twe
apons e
ffec
tswithexpl
osi
ves
.Thedif
fi
cul
tydepe
ndsonthespeci
fi
c
v
aul
ts(
gamemaste
rdis
cre
tion)
. t
ypeofres
ult
:

Ifthechar
act
erbeatsthediff
icul
tynumbe r
,her et
ri
eve
sthe •Ver y:R
yEas i
ggi
ngabombs
othene
xtt
imeas
pee
deri
sput
i
nformati
onhewa slooki
ngf or
.Iftherollisl
essthanhal
fthe i
ntodr
ivet
hebombgoe
sof
f,de
str
oyi
ngt
hev
ehi
cl
e.
di
ffi
cult
y number
,t he computer’
ss e
cur i
tysyst
e m bec
omes y:B
•Eas l
owi
ngof
ftheba
ckha
tcho
fac
omput
erwi
thoutl
eav
awareofthei
ntr
uderandt r
igge
rsa l
lal
arms. i
nga
nype
rma
nentma
rksorbur
ns.
•Moder
ate:Ri
ggi
nga
ndhi
di
nge
xpl
osi
vesonb
las
tdoor
ssot
he
Demol
i
ti
ons nex
ttimetheya
recl
ose
dtheexpl
osi
vegoe
soff,funnel
i
ngthe
T
imeTaken:Oner
oundtos
ever
alminut
es. ex
plos
iondownaspec
if
icha
ll
.Thi
stakesf
iveminutestopr
e
S
peci
ali
zati
ons:S
peci
fi
ctar
gettpe– br
y idge
s,wal
l
s, par
e.
v
ehi
cle
s. •Di
ffi
cul
t:S
ett
ingof
fane
xpl
osi
vec
har
geont
hel
egofa
nAT
-
Demol
iti
onsrefl
ect
sac har
act
er’
sab
ili
tytos
etexplo ATwal
kers
othedri
vecor
dsares
eve
reda
ndt
hewa
lke
rtoppl
es
s
ive
sforbothdest
ruct
ivepur
pose
sandtoacc
ompli
shspe ove
rwheni
ttr
iest
otak
eas t
ep.
c
ifi
cspe
cialef
fec
ts.
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oidP
rogr
ammi
ng
Themos tc ommone xplos
iveisdetonite,andaf i
stsize
dc ube TimeTaken:15minutest
os e
ver
alhour
sord
ays.
does1Ds peede r
- s
caledamage.Thed ama geint hec ha r
tsbelow Speci
ali
zati
ons:Type ormode ldr d– a
oi s
trome
ch
i
sf iguredf oro nec ubeofde toni
te.Addi t
iona ldetonitecube s dr
oid,pr
otocoldr
oid,
probedroi
d.
i
nc r
e as
et heba seda mageby+1D.I fc har
ac t
ersa r
e n’
tus i
nga
Cha ra
ctersma yuset hiss
k i
lltopr ogra
m adr oidto
high-grade e xplosi
vel i
ke detonit
e,r educed ama ge.Ma k
ing
l
earnane wskillortas
k .Whil
edr oidsca n“l
earn”through
explosi
v esoutofr eadil
ya vail
abl
e ma ter
ial
s( bl
asterpowe r
tr
ialande r
ror,orbydra wingconclusions,i
tisof t
enea s
ier
packs,reactantc hemi c
als
,powe rconve rt
ers
)i saha ndyskil
lin
andfastertopr ogramthea ct
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sme mo
thef i
eld;howe v
e r
,thesealt
ernati
vee xplos
ivesa reof t
ennota s
ry
.
effecti
vea sdetonite.
Thepr ogramme rmus thavea ccesst oac omputeror
Whe nac ha r
actersetscharges
,hec ane i
the rtr
yt os etthe
dat
a p
a d,whichmus tbej ack
e ddi re
c t
lyintot hedr oi
d’s
explosi
v etoca useextradamageorc reatesomes peci
a lef
fect
s .
memor yforprogrammi ng.
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r ethefol
lo
wingdi
ffi
cul
ti
eswhensett
ing
explosi
vest
ocaus
eextr
adamage.T
hedi
ff
icul
tyde
pendsonthe Thed i
ffi
cultyde pe ndsont het ask
’ss ophistic
ation, butcanbe
objectbei
ngde
str
oye
d: modi fi
edbyot he rfa ctors.T
het imeta kena l
sode pendsupont he
compl exi
tyoft het a sk– aVe ryE as
yt a skmi ghtt akeonl yha l
f
•Ver y:Ap
yEas l
ywooddoor
. anhourt oprogr am, butaVe ryDi ffi
cultt askmi ghtt akeda ysor
y:Ah
•Eas a
rdwoode
ndoor
. we ekstoprogra m.
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ate:Ab
olt
eds
tee
ldoor
. Droidowne rsof t
e nwi pet heirmor ei nte l
l
igentdr oids’memo
ri
es– t hei
ri ntell
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eati
v ec apabil
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ena ll
ow
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ffi
cul
t:Al
i
ght
lya
rmor
eddoors
ucha
sabl
astd
oor
. droidpe rs
onaliti
est ode vel
opov e
rtime .Ame mor ywi pee l
imi
•Ver
yDi
ffi
cul
t:Ahe
avi
l
yar
mor
edobj
ect
,suc
hast
hehul
lofa natesa l
loft hedr oi d’sme mor y,includinga l
llea r
ne ds ki
ll
sa nd
s
tar
shi
p. taskswhi cha ren’td irectl
yha rd-wir
e di ntot hedr oid’spe r
ma
nentme mory( norma l
ly,thisisonl ydonebyt hema nufacturer
;
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cterbeatsthedif
fi
cul
ty
,headdsext
rada
mage i
fas ki
llisdir
e ctl
yha rdwiredi ntoadr oid’spe r
ma ne ntme mor y
,
dic
ep as
tthedetoni
te’
s1D.Fi
ndthenumberofpo
int
sbywhi
ch i
nc reas
et heprogr ammi ngd i
fficultyby+30) .
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acte
rbeatthedif
fi
cult
y: Whe nane ws killispr ogramme di ntot hedr oid,itbe gi
nsa t
onepi pov erthea ttr i
bute.Onc ethedr oi dha slearnedt heba si
c
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ntsorb uys ki
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me -consuming dr oid programmi ng r ollstor efl
ectt hatt he
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me .
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reat
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hisbonusisaddedtot hee x
plosi
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tat
ime
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kingne
ats
tac
ks.
damagea gai
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LLS

•Di
ffi
cul
t:T
ote
achdr
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arys
kil
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otoc
oldroidi
ntoa ski
ll.
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nf i
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ama
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eset“pers
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ngi
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imeT
ake
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nut
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.
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ow).
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culy:T
t a s
kisnotr elate
dt ok i
ndsof
taskstha tdroidi sde s i
g nedt ounde rtake. Li
k eot hera dva nc eds ki
ll,(
s A)e ngineeringha sahi ghe r
+10 ormor et ot hedi ffi
culty:Dr oi
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- a
ndr equiresc er
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npr erequisi
tes ki
lls.
powe rge ne ra
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alization of( A)e ngine er
ing ha sdi ffere nt
+10t ot hedi fficulty:T askisdi st
antlyr el
atedt odroid’
sdes prerequi si
tes.S omes peci
alizati
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i
gna tedf unc t
ions . me ntst hanot he rs(sinc esomea reasa remor el imi t
e dt ha n
+5t ot hedi ff
iculty:T a
skisc l
os eto,butno te x
actly
,thetype others).
oftaskors kil
l thatt hedr oi
di sdes i
gnedf or. The( A)e ngine erings k
illinvolv esma nys e pa r
atea nd
+5 t ot hedi f
ficulty:Dr oidi sofl o wi ntel
ligence,suchasa compl exa c
tivitiesa ndf ie
ldsofs tudy .Ane ngi neermus t
l
a bordr oi
d,a nd i sn’ti ntendedt o be c apa bl
e ofc r
eati
v e bev ersedi nanumbe rofs ki
lldisciplinesa ndwi lll
ikelybe
thoug ht. call
edupont ope rfor m awi der angeoft a s
ks.P ar
ta rc hi
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gramme r. partsc i
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st, t
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a rwi the v ery
+5ormor et ot hec haracter’
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l oidisf ull
ysapientand aspectofhi sspe ciali
z atio
n.
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usionsa nd de ci
si
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a l
i
z ati
onsa llowsac harac ter
(ast
rome chorpr otoc oldr oi
d). tope rforma nyoneoft hefollowingt a sk
s;bui ld, ma i
nt ain,
+5ormor et othec haracter’
sr ol:Dr
l oidha sbe e
nope rat
ing repair
, ormodi fy.
“i
nde pe ndently ”foral ongt ime.
The( A)e ng i
neering s kil
li sonet hati sl eftge ner
a l
l
yt o
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oidRepai
r ga mema sterd i
scr
etion.T hec orer ulesa rei ntentiona l
l
yv ague
Time Tak en:15 mi nutes,then one hour ,thent wo regardingthea ppli
ca tionoft he( A)eng i
ne erings kil
lrules(wit
h
hours
;ma ybes everalho ursorda ysdependingupont he the e xce
ption of ( A) dr oide ng i
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l
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ne vitabl
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d
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ali
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oi t
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ut i
onsa bouta l
lowingc er
droi
d,pr
otoc ol droid,probedr oi
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gnt y pestobec onstructeda nds houl dr equiremul t
ipl
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killrepr e
s e
nt sac haracter
’sta
lenttor e
pa i
r,modi roll
sa tv aryi
ngdi ff
icul t
iesi nor de rtoc ompl e
teade s
ign.The
fy
,andma intaindr o
ids.T her e
pairdiff
ic
ultyde pendson cons t
ructionoft hede si
gnwi llta keal otoft imea ndpos s
ibly
how badl
yda ma ge dt hedr oidis– t hecostr e
flect
sthe (forlargerde signs)requi reawor kc r
ewt ob uildthepr ototype.
pri
ceofre plac eme ntpa rtsba s
edont hedroid’sorigi
nal Thec ostsassoc i
atedwi thc ustom de signa rege neral
lymuc h
val
ue. thanwi t
ha“ stock”pur chase.Thisi sduet ot hef actthatma ny
oft hepa rt
sa nds t
ruc turema yha v etobef abricated.Thep lay
ersa ndga me ma s
ters houl dwor kt ogethert os etthe“ ground
rules”forcos t,ti
met oc ompl e t
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ficultypr i
ort oapl ayer
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oidWas Di
ffi
cul
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ghtl
ydamaged Ea
sy 15% cha r
ac te
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l
yd a
ma g
ed Di
ff
icul
t 25%
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ngModi fic
at i
onOpt ion:Atg ame ma st
erdi sc
retion,
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ryDif
fic
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lyobl
it
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l
lt o
modi fyac ompone nt,instea doft her epairs ki
ll
,t hes ys
t em
Aswi hdr
t oi
dpr ogrammi ng,dr oidrepai
rtaskscanbebr ok e
n bei
ngmodi fiedisnol ongerc onsider
e d“jury-ri
gged.”Int his
down intos ev
e r
als ma ll
er
,e as
ier,butmor et ime-consuming case,“misha pmodi f
ier
s”ma ybei g noredifar ollont heMi sha p
tas
ks,sot hatunlessadr oidwa sde str
oyeditc an often be Modi fi
erta bleisrequir
e d.Whe nac ompli
ca t
ion( r
oll
ing“ 1”o n
rep
air
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ne nought ime,pa ti
enc eandmone y. theWi ldDie )occurs
,thega me mastersimplyha ndlethisaccor d
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ter
ss ho ul
dd is
c ussa ny modifi
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c t
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terma yoptt or ol
l
wanttoma k
etodr oids.Diff
iculti
esa ndcost
sc a
nv ary,andma y ont hemi sha ptable
s,althoughno“ mishapmodi fi
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bebasedonpa rtsava i
l
a bi
li
ty, c
ompl exi
tyofana ttac
hme nt,and appliedint hiscase.Addi t
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lythepl ayerus i
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#
theconfi
gurati
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ance,af ourth-degree neeringskillma ybea bletomodi fyt hesyst
e ma toneDi f
fic
ul ty
Levellowert hanindicated.

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Forex
ampleac ha
ract
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cl
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sMov eby+5 (A)Space Transport Engi
neerng:R
i e
quir
es5D inspac
e
(
S e
etheMoveIncr
eas
echart
)wouldbeabletodosoataDif
fi t
ranspor
tsrepai
r.Thisski
llall
owsthedes
ignofva
riouss
pac
e
cul
tyofEasyandwouldnott a
keaMi shapModif
ierpena
lty t
ranspor
tsa
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tems.
whenamishaprol
lwasr
equi
red. (A)Starf
ighterEngi neerng:R
i equi
res5D st
arfi
ghterr
e pai
r
and3Ds tar
shipwe aponsr e
pair
.Itispossi
bl
et otakethi
ss ki
l
l
Engineer
ingPr er
equisit
es:Thefoll
owinglis
tsthev arious(A)
wit
houtther equir
eddi ec odeins tar
shipweaponsrepai
r,but
engineeri
ngs peci
ali
zati
onsthatarerecomme nded,a ndthepr e
t
hebonuse f
fectsfrom e ngi
neeri
ngwoul donlya p
plytonon-
requis
it
es ki
llsneededt opurchaseandut i
li
zet hem.E achpr e
weapon functi
ons.T hi
ss kil
la l
l
ows t he des
ign of var
ious
requis
it
es ki
llhasadiec odeassoc
iate
dwi thi
t( f
ore x a
mpl e,“
4D
st
arfi
ght
ersands ta
rfightersys
tems.
armorre pai
r”)
;thecha r
actermusthavetheindicateds ki
l
la tt
he
i
nd ic
ateddiec odebeforepurc
ha s
ingthespecia
li
z a
tion. (
A)Submer si
ble Vehi
cle Engi
neerng:R
i equi
re ns
s4D i ub#
mer
sibl
ev e
hic
ler e
pair.Thi
ss ki
llal
lowsthedesi
gnofv ar
ious
(
A)Aquat i
c Vehi
cle Engineerng:R
i equir
e n aqua
s4D i t
ic s
ubme r
si
bl
ev e
hicl
esa ndsubme r
si
blevehi
cl
esyst
ems.
v
ehic
lerepai
r,andal
lowst hed e
signofv
a r
iousa
quat
icvehi
cl
es (
A)WalkerEngi
neerng:R
i e
qui
re
s4D inwal
kerrepair
.Thi
s
a
nda qua
ticvehi
cl
esyste
ms . s
kil
lal
l
owsthedes
ignofvar
iouswal
ker
sandwal
kers
ystems.
(
A)ArmorEngi
neer
ing:Requi
res4Dinar
morr
epai
r.Al
l
ows (A)WeaponEngineerng:R
i equi
res5Di nanytwooft hefol
t
hedes
ignofva
rio
usty
pe sofper
sona
lar
mor l
owing–blasterre
pair
,capi
talshi
pwe aponrepai
r,
demolit
ions,
(
A)Capi t
alShi p Engineerng:R
i equi
res5D inc apitalship equi
pmentrepair
,star
shipweaponr e
pair.T
hisskil
lall
owsf or
re
p ai
r,4D capitals hipwe apo nrepai r
,and2D c omput erpro# thedesi
gnandc onstr
ucti
onofv ari
ouswe aponssyst
emsa nd
grammi ng/
repair.Iti spossibl
et ot a k
et hi
ss ki
llwithoutt he bla
ste
rs.
re
quireddiec odesi nc api
talshipwe apo nrepai
ra ndcomput er
programming/repa i
r,butt hebonuse ffect
sf om e
r ngi
ne e
ring
E
qui
pmentRepai
r
wouldnota ppl
yt othos eareas.Thisskil
lall
owst hede si
gnof
T
imeT aken:In gener
al,15mi nutes
,t he
n onehour
,
vari
ousc a
pitalships,andc apit
alships y
stems.
t
hentwohour s.Maybecustomizedtoc i
rcumsta
nce
s.
(A)Civil
/Industri
alEngineer
ing:R e
quir
es1Di nbur
eauc
rac
y, S
pecial
iz
ations:Typeormode le qui
pme nt– bre
ath
2D busi
ne ss
,3D de mol i
ti
ons,1D law enf
orcement
,and2D in mas
k,comli
nk ,sl
ugthr
ower,vi
broblade.
anytwor e
pa i
rs ki
ll
s.Thi
sisas ki
llthatre
lat
estothebuil
di
ng,
Ac ha r
acter
’sa bi
li
tytof i
xa ndmodi fyv ari
ousc harac
mainte
na nce,a ndmodi fi
cati
on ofs et
tl
ements,ci
vi
cproj
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s,
ter
-,speeder-
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-scal
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ud
bus
iness
e s,andf a
ctori
es.
i
ngnon- blast
er,andnon- ener
gybe am we apons)
.Thec ost
(A)ComputerEngineerng:R
i equi
re nc
s5D i omputerpro# and dif
ficul
tyt or epai
re quipme ntde pendsupon how
gr
ammi ng/
repa
ir.
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sskil
lal
lowsthedes
igna
ndconst
ruc
tionof badl
yi tisda ma ged– s ee“ Wea pons
”i n“ UsingRe pair
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riouscomputer
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omput ersof
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excomputer Ski
ll
s”abov e
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net
works. Not eblast
ersa ndot herene r
gywe a ponsa rerepair
ed
(
A)DroidEngineering:Requi
resRequi
res5Di ndr
oidre
pai
r andmodi fi
edus i
ngt heblaste
rr epairs
k i
ll.
Comput ersand
or5D indr oi
dpr ogramming.Thisski
l
lall
owst hedesi
gnand smallsensor
sa rer e
pair
e dusingt hec omput erprogram#
constr
uct
ionofdr oids,Seethe“Droi
ds”c
ha pt
erforrul
esper ming/r
epairski
ll.
tai
ningtotheuseoft hissk
il
l.
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ing: Requir
es 5D ine qui
pment F
ir
stAi
d
re
pa i
r.Thi
sskil
lall
owsforthede si
gna ndconstr
ucti
onofv ari Ti
meT aken:Onecombatround.
ouss ma l
le q
uipmentitems a nd non-bla
sterwe apons (
e.
g. Spec
iali
zati
ons:S
pe c
iesofp at
ient– humans
,Ewok
s,
vi
brobla
de s
,brea
thma s
ks,sl
ugthrowers
, c
omlink
s). Wooki
ees.
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A)GroundVehi
cleEngi
neerng:R
i equi
re
s4Di ngr
oundve
hi# Fi
rs
taidref
lec
tsachar
act
e r
’sa bil
i
tyt oper
for
memer
c
lerepai
r.Thi
sski
l
la l
lowsthedesi
gnofv ar
iousve
hicl
esand ge
ncyli
fesav
ingproc
edur
esint hef i
eld.Forr
ule
sont
he
v
ehic
lesyst
ems. us
eoffir
stai
d,se
e“CombatandI njur
ies.
”
(A)HoverVehi
cleEngi
neer
ing:Re
qui
res4Dinhoverve
hicl
e Gr
oundVehi
cl
eRepai
r
re
pair.T
hissk
il
lal
lowsthedes
ignofvar
ioushov
erve
hicl
esand
TimeT aken:In ge ne
ral
,15mi nute
s,thenonehour,
hovervehi
cl
esys
tems.
the
noneda y,thent wodays.Maybec us
tomiz
edtocir
(
A)I nstal
lati
on Engineering:R e
quires2D c omputerpr o# cumsta
nce s
.
gramming /
repair
,2Dde molit
ions ,and1Di na nytwoofthef ol Speci
aliz
ations:Typeormodelgroundvehi
ce– c
l om#
l
owi ng – ( A)c apit
als hipe ngineer
ing,( A)c i
vi
l/
industri
al pactass
aultv ehi
cle
,Jugger
naut.
enginee
ring,(A)s pacet r
ansport sengineer
ing,(A)star
fighter
T
hiss k
il
lrepresentsac ha racter’
sf a
mili
ari
tywi t
ht he
enginee
ring,or(A)we aponsengi neer
ing.Thi
ss ki
l
lall
owsf orthe
work i
ngsofgroundv ehic
les,a ndhisa bi
li
tytomodi f
yor
constr
uctiono ffort
if
iedb as
es,s tr
onghol ds
,a ndothermi l
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tary
r
e pairthem.Ea chrollma yr e paironeda ma gedsyste
m
i
ns t
all
ati
ons .
aboardap art
icula
rc raft
.Thec ostanddi f
fi
cultytorepai
r
(
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if
t Engi
neer
ing:Re
qui
re nr
s4D i epul
sor
li
ft av ehic
ledependsonhow ba dlyitisda maged,andwha t
r
epai
r.T
hiss
kil
lall
owsthedes
ignofv
ari
ousr
epul
sor
li
ftve
hic
les syst
emsha v
ebe en dama ge d.S ee“ Usi
ng RepairSkil
ls
”
a
ndrepul
sor
li
ftvehic
les
yst
ems. abovef ordiff
icul
tiesa ndc ost sassoci
atedwi thvari
ous
syst
emswhi chma ybeda ma ge d.

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Hov
erVehi
cl
eRepai
r Medi
ci
ne
Ti
meT aken:In gene
ral
,15minute
s,the
n onehour
, T
imeT aken:Minut
esorhour
s.
t
henoneda y,thentwodays.Maybecus
tomiz
edtoci
r Spec
iali
zati
ons:Speci
fi
cf i
el
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dic
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s,
c
umstances
. c
yborgi
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:T y
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ervehi
ce– hov
l er
# Advanc
eds
kil
l– r
equi
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irs
tai
dofatl
eas
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cout.
Chara
cterswit
hthisskil
lcanperformc omple
xmedic a
l
Cha r
ac t
ersus ethissk
illwhe nrepai
ri
ngormodi fyi
ng procedur
ess uchassurger
y,opera
tionofb actat
anks
,a nd
hoverv e
hiclesy s
tems.E
achr ollmayrepaironeda maged theinstal
lati
onofcybe r
neti
creplacementsandenhance
compone nta boardapa r
ticul
arc r
aft
.Thec osta
nddi ffi me nts
.The yareal
sof amil
i
arwi t
ha llt
y pesofmedi
cines
cul
tyt orepairahov erve
hic l
edependsonhowba dl yiti
s anda recapabl
eofusingthemt obesteffect
.
hit
,a ndwha ts ys
temsha vebe endama ged.Se
e“ Usi
ng
Repai
rS kil
ls”a bovefordiffi
cult
iesandc ost
sassocia
ted Repul
sor
li
f
tRepai
r
wit
hv ari
ouss ystemswhichma ybeda maged. TimeT aken:In gener
al,15minutes,t hen onehour,
thenoneda y,thentwoda ys.Ma
ybec ustomizedtoc i
r
L
ight
saberRepai
r/
Engi
neer
ing cumsta
nc es
.
Ti
meT aken:In gene
ral
,15mi nut
es,the
n onehour, Speci
aliz
a t
ions
:T ypeormode lrepuls
or l
i
ftv ehi
cle–
t
henoneda y,thentwodays
.Const
ruc
tionta
kesapprox
i XP-38landspeede
r,Incom T
-16Skyhopper,RebelAll
ianc
e
matel
yonemont h. combatsnows pee
der.
Speci
fi
ct ype ormodelli
ghts
aber– double-
bladed
l
ig
htsaber
,li
ght-whi
p. Repulsorl
iftrepairrepresentsac haracter
’saffi
ni
tyf or
repairi
nga ndmodi fy i
ngv ehi
c l
eswithr epuls
orli
ftgenera
Cha ract
ersus et hi
ss killwhe nr epa
iri
ng,modifyi
ng,or tors.E a
chr ollma yrepa i
roneda ma gedsystema boarda
buildingal ightsaber,thewe aponoft heJedi.T
hisskil
lis particul
arv ehicl
e.Thec ostanddi f
fi
c ul
tyt orepai
rav ehi
gene rall
yrestri
c t
edt oJ ediKni ghtswhol earne
di tfrom clede pendsonhow ba dlyiti sdama ged,andwha tsys
theirma s
ter.Lightsaberr e pair/
engine
e r
ingcombinest he temsha vebe e
nhi t.See“ UsingRe pairSkil
ls”abovef or
repaira ndde s
igns kil
lsintoone ,duetot hespec
ialnature diff
iculti
esa nd costsa ssoc
ia t
ed wi t
hv ar
iouss yst
ems
oft hes k
il
l.Thec osta nddi f
ficult
ytor epa
irequipme nt whic hma ybeda maged.
depe ndsupo nhow ba dlyiti sda maged– see“We apons”
i
n“ Us ingRepa i
rS kil
ls”abov e. S
ecur
it
y
Ti
meT aken:Oneroundtosever
almi
nute
s.
Li
ght
saberCons
truc
tion:T
ocons
truc
taI
i
ght
sabe
rfr
om i
ts Spec
iali
zati
ons:T ype or modelse
curi
ty de
vic
e–
basiccompone ntspa r
tst ak
esami nimum ofonemont ha nd magnalock,bl
astdoor,r
eti
nall
ock.
requir
esas uccessfullights
aberre pairrolla gai
ns taVe r
yDi ffi Thi
sskil
lrepr
esent
sac hara
cte
r’
sk nowledgeofphysi
c a
l
cultdif
fic
ul ty
. se
curi
tysyst
ems:locks
,al
a r
ms ys
temsa ndot he
rdetec
tion
Decreaset hed iffi
cultybyonel evelf ore ache xtr
amont h devi
ces
.Itdoesnotgover
nc omputersecur
ityproc
edure
s .
spentbuildingt hes abe r
,toami ni mum ofE a s
y.Jedichara
c t
e r
s
ma yadjustaI ightsaber’sbas
ed ama gedi ec odet hroughmodi fi
T
hedi
ff
ic
ult
yde
pendsont
hes
ophi
st
ic
ati
ono
fthel
ockor
cati
ons( asi ndicatedi nt he“ I
mpr ovingVe hicle
s,Ve s
sel
s,a nd
a
lar
m:
We apons”s ection). Cha ra
ctersr ely on t heirl i
ghtsaber
repair
/engineerings ki
lltoma kesuc himpr ov ements. •Ver y:S
yEas tanda
rdl
ock
,nos
pec
ialpr
ote
cti
on.
Notet hatl i
ghts aberrepair
/engine er
ingi snota na dva
nc ed
y:R
•Eas e
gul
ars
ecur
it
yloc
k,c
ivi
l
ian.
skil
l,ho we veri ts hould be j ud i
ciously gov erned by t he
game ma s
tera ndge ne r
a l
lyusedonl ybyJ ed icharacter
s. •Moder
ate:Hi
gh-
qua
li
tyl
ock
,st
and
ardmi
l
ita
ry.
•Di
ffi
cul
t:Ba
nkv
aul
tloc
k,uppe
rmi
l
ita
ry.
• Ver
y Di
ffi
cul
t:S
upe
r-s
ecur
it
yloc
k,I
mpe
ria
lgov
ernor
,Fl
eet
c
apt
ain,
rar
ecol
l
ect
ibl
ede
ale
r,J
abbat
heHut
t’
sloc
ks.
•Her
oi:I
c fDa
rthVa
derorE
mpe
rorP
alpa
tinel
ock
edt
hing
sup,
t
hisi
swha
tthe
y’dus
e.

S
pac
eTr
ans
por
tRepai
r
Ti
meT aken:In gener
al,15minute
s,t hen onehour,
t
henoneda y,thentwoda ys
.Maybec ustomizedbycir
c
ums tances.
Special
izat
ions:Ty
peormode ltr
ansport– YT -
1300
t
ransport,Gal
lofr
eeme di
umt r
ans
port
,Core l
l
ianActi
onVI
t
ransport.

Charac
ter
swit
hthiss
kil
lcanre
pai
randmodi
fys
pace
t
ranspor
ts.Ea
chrol
lmayr epa
ironedama
gedcompo-

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BUTES& SKI
LLS•3

nentaboar
dapa r
ti
culartr
ansport
.Thecostanddiff
icul
ty OTHERS
KIL
LS
torepai
rav ess
e ldependsonho w badl
yi tisdamaged, Ther
ea replentyofot herskil
lsint hega l
axy,butmos tof
andwha ts
ystemsha vebeenhi t
.SeeUsingRepairSkil
l
s” them don’td i
rectl
yaffectt hegame ,sothe y
’renotcoveredhe re.
abovefordiff
icult
iesandc ost
sa ss
oci
atedwi t
hv ar
ious Whe nac harac
terwa ntstodos omethingnotc over
edbyas kill
,
sys
temswhichma ybeda maged. thega me ma s
tercans implya ss
ignthea ctiontoa na t
tri
but e;if
thepl ayerwa ntshisc hara c
tertoge tbe t
tera tthetask ,the
S
tar
fi
ght
erRepai
r game ma ste
rc aninve
ntane wskil
l.
Forex ample,whati fthec ha r
acterwa ntstoge tbett
era ta
T
imeT aken:In genera
l,15mi nute
s,then onehour
,
sportcall
e dnega-ball
?T he re
’snone ga-ba l
lskil
l.
.
.butthega me
t
henoneda y,thentwoda ys.Maybec us
tomizedtoci
r
i
nv olv
esal otofr unninga r
ounda ndt hrowingaba llatas ma l
l
c
ums t
ances.
target
,sot hega mema sterde ci
desthatthec haracte
rshouldus e
Spec
ial
izat
ions:Typeormode lstar
fi
ghtr– X-
e wi
ng,
hisDe xt
e ri
tyattri
bute.Ift hepl a
yerde cidesthathewa nt shi s
T
IE/
In,TI
Einter
ceptor
,Z-95Headhunte
r.
cha r
act
e rtoge tbett
e ratne ga-bal
l,theg ame maste
rcani nve nt
Thisrepai
rs killrepres
entsac ha rac
ter
’sabil
it
yt of i
x ane ga-ba l
lski
ll
.
andmodi f
ystarfighters
.Eachrollma yrepai
ronedama ged
sys
tema boardapa rt
icul
arf i
ghter
.T hecostanddiffi
cul
ty I
nterpreti
ngt heSys tem.T heS tarWar sg ames yst
emi svery
t
or epai
ras hipde pendsonhowb adlyiti
sda maged,and fl
exibl
ea ndthega mema sters houldinterprettherulesa sne ed
whats y
stemsha vebe en hi
t.S e
e“ Usi
ng Repai
rS kil
ls
” ed.Fore xample,e vent hought he resnotane
’ ga-bal
ls ki
ll,the
abovefordi ff
iculti
esa ndc ost
sa ssoci
atedwi t
hv ari
ous game masterc ouldha vec hos ent ous es eve r
alsk i
ll
s:t hrown
sys
temswhi chma ybeda maged. weaponsore v engrenadewhe ne verthec ha r
acterthrowst he
bal,r
l unningwhe nt hec ha ractert r
iestomov ea r
oundot her
S
tar
shi
pWeaponRepai
r player
sont hene ga-ballc our ta nd staminat os eehow t he
T
imeT aken:I n ge neral
,15mi nut
es,the
n onehour, charact
erhol dsup.Al loft he s
ec hoicesa r
ej usta s“right”a s
thenoneda y,thent woda ys.Maybec us
tomiz
e dtoci
r choosi
ngt oc r
e at
et hene ga- ballskil
l–i tde pendsonwha tthe
cumstance s
. game masterandt hep layersf eelisfair
.
S
pecializ
ations:S pe ci
fi
ctypeormodelweapon– con#
cussi
onmi ssi
les,i
onc annons,l
aserc
annon,protont
or# Cont r
olli
ng Ski lls.S omepl aye r
sma yt ryt oc omeupwi t
h
pedoes,turbolaser
s. somer idiculous lypowe r
fulsk i
llsors pecializat
ions–f ore xa
m
Star
shi
pweaponr epai
rc ov
ersac hara
cte
r’
sa bi
li
tyto ple,communi cations:I mperials ecretcode s.Grante d,thiss ki
ll
fi
xa ndmodi
fystar
fighter
-scal
ewe apons.T
hec ostand ma ye xi
st, butnoc hara ct
erc ouldha v
et hes ki
llwithoutar eall
y
di
ffi
cul
tytor
epai
rwe aponsdependsuponhowba d
lyiti
s goodr e as
on.Ga mema stersma yr eje
cta nyne ws killors pecial
damaged–see“Weapons”in“Usi
ngRe pai
rSki
ll
s.
” i
z ati
ont he yt hinkisunba l
anc ed–orbe tte rye t
,the yma ygive
thec haracte rsomeune xpectedc omplicationsf r
om ha vi
ngt hi
s
S
ubmer
si
bl
eVehi
cl
eRepai
r kindofs kill
.Y ouc angi vet hepl ayerswha tt heywa nt .
..but
TimeTaken:I n gener
al,15mi nutes
,then onehour, remindt he mt obec arefulwha tthe ywishf orbecaus ethe yma y
thenoneday,thent woda ys.Maybec ust
omizedtocir getita nda llthec onse quence s,too.
cumsta
nces. Withc ommuni cations:I mpe rialsecretc odes,f ore xampl e,
Speci
ali
zat
ions:P a
rti
cularsubmers
ibl
etypeorclas
s– theE mp i
remi g htkno wt hatt hisc har
acte rha sin-de pthk nowl
Bongo,el
ect
ri
cs ubmar i
ne. edgeofI mpe rialsecurityproc edure s
,andde c
idestha theha sto
be“ el
imina ted.”Y e
s ,
thisc haracte r
sge t
st hes kill
,buthi slifehas
Thisr epai
rski
llrepre
sentsac haracter’
sa bi
l
ityt ofi
x
j
us tbeenma deal otmor einteresting.
..
andmodi fysubmersi
blevehi
c l
es.Ea c
hr ollmayr epai
rone
dama geds y
stemaboardapa rti
cularsubme rsi
ble.Thecos
t “Now you know how t o use al lthose
andd if
ficul
tytorepairdependsonhow ba dl
yi tisdam skill
s.Ifyou’ r
ea pl ayer ,youar eal lset.
aged,andwha ts
yste
msha v
ebe enhi t.Se e“Usi
ngRe pai
r Youhavesomei dea ofwhatski ll
syour
Ski
ll
s”a bovefordi
ffi
cult
iesandc ostsassociat
edwi thvar char acterhasandwhathec andowi th
i
ouss ys
t e
mswhi c
hma ybeda mage d. thoset alents.
Wal
kerRepai
r Ifyou’rea gamemast er,yourj ob’
snotoveryet .Your
playershav ejustl earned how t o“ operate”t heircharac
TimeT aken:I
ngener
al,
15minut
es,
thensi
xhour
s,the
n
ters,justl i
kepi l
ot slear nhow t of lytheirstar shi
ps .Now
oneda y,thentwoda y
s.Ma ybecus
tomiz
edtocir
cum
you gett of i
gur e outwher et he c haractersar e going..
.
st
ances.
sortofl i
kec reating thesyst em wher et hepi lotfli
esher
Speciali
zati
ons:P
art
ic
ularki
ndofwal
ker– AT
-AT,AT-
starship.
ST,
AT -
PT.
You hav etheoppor tunityt o actual
lyc reateyourown
Charact
ersuset hisskil
lwhe nrepai
ri
ngormodi f
ying StarWar s st
ories foryourpl ayer stos tumbl et hrough.
wa l
kers y
stems.Eachr ollma yfi
xo nedama gedcompo Sur e,you’llneed t oknow aboutt heseski ll
sbutdon’ tlet
nenta boar
dapa r
ti
c ul
arwa l
k e
r.Thecos
tanddi f
fic
ult
yt o allt he modi f
iers and det ailsslow down t he game.Fal l
repai
rawa l
kerdepe ndsonhow ba dlyi
tishit,andwha t bac kont heruleoft humb. ..quick,what ’sthedi ff
icult
yt o
syste
msha vebe en dama ged.See“ Us
ing Repai
rS ki
lls
” scan for a human and a Wooki ee who ar e hi di
ng ina
abovef ordiff
icul
tiesa ndc ost
sa s
soci
ate
dwi thv ar
ious Noghr ivi ll
age? Moder ate? Diffi
cult? Yeah,t hatsounds
syste
mswhi chma ybeda maged. good.Rol lyoursensor sskill.Hav efunandc learskies!

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6
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 C
HAP
TERF
OUR

HOW TO
4 GAMEMAS
I’
Now t
T
ER
hatyouknow how t
m gonnat eachyouhow t
oc
or
reat
unt
eacharac
hesegamesf
t
er,
or
yourfri
ends .Inotherwords
,I’m gonna makea
“gamemast er”outofyou,pal.
You’r
epr obablythi
nking,“WhathaveIgot t
en
myselfi nto?” Hey, gamemast eri
ng isn’
tthat
hard – and af t
erout r
unning a bunc
hofWook$
ieesdeter mi
ned t
o pullmyar msoutoft heir
sockets,Iknow whatI ’
mt alkingabout.Read
on,rel
axandhavef un.

YOURGOAL
Yourgoali
stomakesur
ee ve
ryonehasfun.I
fyoua ndt
hepl
aye
rsa
reha
v⇠
i
ngagoodt i
me,not
hingel
sema t
ter
s.
Whenyougamemast
er,
youha v
ethre
eba s
icjobs
:

•Re
fer
ee
•S
tor
yte
ll
er
•Moods
ett
er

REFEREE
Ast heref
eree
,youhavet oknow thegamerul
esa
ndinte
rpr
etthem duri
ng
pl
ay.Theplay
erscanhavethei
rcharac
ters“
try
”todoal
mostany
thi
ng;therul
es
t
ell
y ouhowtode t
ermi
neiftheysuc
ceedorfai
l.
I
t’
sat hr
eeste
pproce
ss:

1.
Det
ermi
nehowha
rdt
het
aski
sandpi
ckad
iff
icul
tynumbe
r.
2.De
termi
newhichsk
il
lisus
edfort
hetaska
ndhavet
hechar
act
errol
l
hi
sskil
ldi
ce.(I
fthechar
act
erdoes
n’tha
vethesk
il
l,s
herol
lsher
at
tri
but
edi
ce.)
3.
Ifthechar
acterr
oll
shi
ghe
rtha
nthedi
ff
icul
tynumbe
r,s
hes
ucc
eeds
.If
shedoes
n’t
,shefai
l
s.

T
herestoftherul
esbui
ldont hisidea,wit
ht i
psonhowt opickdi
ff
icul
tynumber
s
f
ordi
ffe
rentta
sks.T
herear
ea l
soplentyofe xa
mpl e
st ohel
py ouout.
Jus
tli
keinCha pt
erTwo,“Chara
c t
e r
s,”thes
ec hapter
susec ol
ore
dbox e
stohighl
ig
ht
i
mport
antrul
esandrule
sthatpla
yersmi ghtbeinter
e s
tedinunders
tandi
ng.

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 4 •HOW TO GAMEMASTER

Iam I mperi
alCust oms inspec t
or Some t
imesy ou’lla l
soha vet o“ fudge ”thega mer e sultsto
KiranPer r
ian,andIwantt or emind str
iket herightb alancea ndma ket hega mec ha l
l
e nging.T he
you thatiti sextr
emel yimpor t
ant player
ss houl
dber ewardedf ors ma r
tde cisi
ons.T heys houl dn’
t
thatyouuseal lther ul
es.Ther ules succeedjustbe ca useofgr eatdier oll
s,e s
pe c
ial
lyift heyma kea
are essenti
altoc reati
ng a satis
f y$ l
otofb addecisionsa longthewa y.
i
ng game s i
mulati
on.You mustf ol
$ Forexample, it’
snotv e r
ys at
isfyi
ngi fthema i
nv i
ll
a i
ni sk i
ll
ed
l
ow allofthem! offr i
ghta wayj ustbe causeapl ayerr ol
lede xceptionallywe l
l.
Instea
dofk i
ll
ingt hev il
lai
n,ma ybehe ’
sinjure
dbute sca pes–
thepl ayer
sge tas enseofa c
compl ishme ntwhi ley ouge tto
bri
ngy ourv i
llainba c klate
rf ora ne venmor edrama t
icc onc l
u⇠
Nic
etry,buddy.Look,f olks
,who sion.(
Andnowhe ’
sgoingt oha veagr udgea gainstt hec ha rac
⇠
are you gonna trust? That st uff
ed-shi
r t ters!
)
I
mper i
alCust
omsi nspectordoes n’tknow whathe’ st alk$ Some t
imest hepl ayerswi l
lc omeupwi thagr ea tide a,but
i
ngabout . rol
lpoor l
y:ac ha ractershouldn’td i
ejus tbecauseofab adr oll–
The game i s about havi ng youc an“fudge ”t here s
ults
,rewa rdingt heplayerforhi singe nu⇠
f
un. .
.ther ul
esar eonlyasi mpor $ i
t y
.
t
antasyout hi
nkt heyar e.Ignore BeF ai
randI mpartial.Iny ourr oleasr e
feree
, y
ou’r
enott ry⇠
the rulesyou don’ tli
ke and get i
ngt obeattheplayers.Yous ho ul
dn’ tfudgeresult
sjus
tt ofrus⇠
on wi th t he game . Hav e fun. tr
at ethem.Ra ther
,interpreti
ngt her ulesshouldbeus eda sa
Make sur e your pl ayers hav e wayt oma kethega memor ee xcit
ing.
fun.And i fitt akes t hrowing
Playfai
rwhe ny our efer
ee.I fthepl a y
ersaredefeat
edina n
outt her ulebookt o hav efun,
adventure,theywa ntt oa tleastf eelliketheyha daf a
irshot.
hey, that ’
s your c all. That’s
Theys houldn’
tf e
elli
k et heyc ouldn’ts uccee
dnoma tterwha t
why you’ rei n c harge of t he
choicestheyma de.
game ,kid!
Treatthe pl a
yerc haractersa nd ga mema st
erc hara
cters
equa l
ly,a
ndk eepthega mefun. I
fy ouf udgear ul
etobe nef
ita
TheStarWar sRuleofThumb.T henextfewchaptersgi
ve
game ma s
tercha r
acter
,gi veapl a yerc hara
cterthe
you rulescoveri
ng j
usta bouteve
rythi
ng – fi
ghti
ng b a
ttl
e
samebr eakinas i
milarsituat
ion.
droids
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you’v
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ferdif
fer
entwaysofha
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movies
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c
erta
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tuat
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ouc anuseasyouseef
it
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decidewha tisa ndisn’
tpos si
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etode cide
wha t’
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thatnoonet akesadv ant
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eda n“ adv
e nture
.”Thinkofthe
Everyg ames yst
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i tarWar s– ha saf e w pla
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acter
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i tarWarsmov i
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esfocusonthe
wha t’
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acter
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et he
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tdoe sn’
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l whotheymeet,andwha ttheydo.
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oyersa ro
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laGood St ory.Ineac
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st ak
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ageoft herules Publis
heda dventureshaveallt hede tail
swor kedout– y ou’l
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us tha v
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Inter
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es.Nos etofr
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ver
ysitua⇠ Ifyouwr i
tey ourowna dv
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s,y ou’
llneedani nt
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ti
on.It’
se x
pect
edthatyou’
llmakeupne wrul
estosui
tt he plotandagood“ hook”togett hec haractersi
nvolv
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ouha ve
needsofyourgame–c r
eatewhate
verrul
esy
ouneedtoma ke tof i
gureoutwha tvari
ouski
ndsofob stac
lesthecharact
ersare
yourgamef una
ndexci
ti
ngforthepl
ayer
s.

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pectve.T
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axyisabigplacea ndther
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heir
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er
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be her oes, but t hey shoul d get t he treat
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i
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ai
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cedandthri
ll
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pla
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seisasreala sourown.I ftheplayerswantt heircharac⇠
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eisfunt op l
ay.Yourplaye
rswa nt
me naci
ngv il
lai
ns,cha
s e
s,puzzl
es,t
raps,ali
ene ncount
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Maket heChar actersImpor tant.T heplay
ersne e
dt oha v
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playerstheirc haract
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gureoutwha thappensasa
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He y,ist ha tbe a
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?I tis?Good,
res
ultoftheirde c
isi
ons .Becauseyou’rethegame master
,you’
ve
be c
auseI ’
m go ingt oha vet oi mpoundi tfors afety
readtheentireadv e
ntur eandy ouk nowwha tsr
’ e al
l
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tions.L ooka tthis.
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les,leaking
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lai
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Be Cons ist
ent.K eept heuni ver
sec onsi
ste
nta ndrat
ional.
MOREONGAMEMAS
TERI
NG Thisisav eryimpor ta
ntp artofgetti
ngt hep l
ayer
stobeli
evein
I
fyouwantmor
ea dv
iceonhow togame
mas
ter
,tur
n theS tarWar sga l
axy.
t
othecha
pte
ron“Runni
ngAdvent
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. Iftheplayersa retol
dtha ttherearefiveguntowersri
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atesofPr
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dve
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gni
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ur ”t
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ll
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om t heMovi es.P opulatey ourga me swith
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andrun...
ma ket heplayer
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i
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goingoni s
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pti
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llofplayngaS
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l,your
pl
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a ti
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asbeingjusta sreala sthec har⇠
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mov i
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Memor able Char acters.T he
playerse achp l
a yo nec haract
er
–y ouge tt opla ye veryonee ls
e!
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lains ,shopowne rs,e mployers
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ens ,dr oids..
.t hel istgoe son
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ma kesa na ppe arancei ny our
adve ntur e
.
Alloft he seot he rpe opleare
cal
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and i t’sup t oy ou t oa ctout
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duringt hec our seo ft hea dven⇠
tur
e .

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MOREONGAMEMAS
TERI
NG S
OMEHE
L ULH
PF I
NTS
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e ns
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rshipsand dr
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st ha
ty ou c
an usei
ny our
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arWar
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esand
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ntsoncre
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swell
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ira ndimpa r
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ocoldr
oidsa
nd
da
ngerousa
ssa
ssi
nandsec
urit
ydroid
s. •Thinkonyourfee
t.I
ftheplaye
rsgoinanunexpec
teddi
rec
⇠
t
ion,impr
ovi
senews i
tuat
ionstogetthechar
acte
rsbac
kon
“
Vehi
cl
es”de
scr
ibe
sla
nds
pee
der
s,c
loudc
ars
,spe
ede
r
t
rackwit
houtbei
ngunfai
rl
yma ni
pul
ati
ve!
bi
kes
,swoops
,wa
lke
rsa
ndot
herc
ommonv
ehi
cl
es.
“Star
shi
ps”hasg ames t
ati
st
ic
sand des
cri
pti
onsof •Yo
uc an’
tle
arneve
ryt
hinga tonc
e.Conce
ntr
ateo
nte
ll
inga
s
omeoft hegal
axy
’smostcommonshi
ps,
li
keX-wings
,TI
E f
unst
oryanddon’
tworr
ya boutt
hedet
ail
s.
f
ighte
rsandSt
arDest
royer
s.
•Ever
ygamemast
ermake
smista
kes.Admi
tit
,andchangeyour
“
Planet
s”pr
ovi
despl
ent
yoft
ipson how t
ocr
eat
e rul
i
ngorhavea“doove
r”ifyouthinki
t’
snec
ess
ary.T
hen,get
wor
ldsa
ndus
ethe
miny
ourga
mes
. onwit
hthegameandha
vefun.

Soundsl ikeal otofwor k,doesn’ tit

?I t’
s
really nott hat har d.Onc e you’ve run a
coupl e ofpubl ished advent ures,you’ l
lget
thehangofi t
.T rustme.
Themosti mpor tantthing ist ohavet he
rightangl eont hi
ngs .Makesur ethepl ay$
ersf eelliket hey’rei ntheirown St arWar s
movi e.Makesur etheyhavef un.Ever ythi
ng
elsewi llf
allintopl ace.
Now,move on ahead t ot he rulesc hap$
ters.Admi r
alDaal ai sgonna t akeoverf or
a whi le,but t ake what she says wi tha
gr ai
n ofsal t– she’ s a stinkin’Imper i
al,
afteral l
.Anddon’ tfor
getwhatRi shasai d
aboutonl yus ingt herulesyout hinkyou’ l
l
need...

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 C
HAP
TERF
IV
E

T
HERUL
ES
5 Ifyou’
know t

Admi r
r
her

alf
e goi
ul
Letme t
es
el
ng t
o be t
.That’
he gamemast
swhereIcomei
lyou aboutmysel
ornearlyadec
n.
f.I
ade.Peopl
’
er

v
el
,you need t
o

e been an I
i
mper
keShaeandRi s
i
al
ha
don’tthinkt oomuchofpeopl elikeme.Youknow what ?I
don’tc are.Ido my j ob ri
ghtand i fsome out l
aw or
smuggl erdoesn’tli
keit,theyjustbetternotc r
ossme.
I
n my l i
ne ofwork,you have t
o play hardbal
lwit
h
peoplelike t
hem orthey’l
lwalk al
loveryou.That ’
s
wheret he r
ulescome i
n.The setofr ulesIhave t
o
playby– I mper
iall
aws– expl ai
nexac t
lywhatI
’m
supposedtodowhenI ’
m worki
ng.
Thegamer ulesdo t
hesamet hi
ng foryou.They
t
ellyou how torun yourgame.They make sure
ever
yone getstreat
ed f
air
ly.You need t
hem to
keepcontr
ol.
Now,letmet ellyouhow t ouset heserules.
In my job,I ’
m allowed what ’sc all
ed “di
scre$
tion”– sur e,Imay pl ay thet ough oneand
givel i
pservic
et ofollowingt heletterofthelaw,
buti fIthi
nksomeonedeser vesa br eak,Imight
lett hem offwithawar ni
ngf orami norinfr
acti
on.
Ifol l
ow thelaw whensomeone’ sgivingmeahar d
time:I ’l
lbustt hem onever ymi norc hargeIc an
thinkofi ftheygivemeat titude.
You’
ve goteven morel ati
tude i
n yourgame.
Fi
rst
,you only have to use rul
es you f
eell
ike
usi
ng.Why? Bec ause i
t’
s yourgame.Run i tthe
wayyouwantt o.
Next
,ifyou don’
tli
ke t
he r
ules her
e,go ahead
andmakeupyourown.
When you’
rerunning yourgame,you c an c
hoose
whi
chrul
est ofol
low st
rict
ly,whi
cht o over
look.
..and
whi
chtomakeupwhenyout hi
nkthey’
reneeded.

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But ,l etmewar nyou,you’ vegott obef i

rm wi t
ht hepeo⌫ Example:Thannikisroll
i sb
nghi l
asterski
lla
gai
n.
plewho’ r egoi ngt ot rytobendt her ulest osui tt hemsel ves. Hisnormaldicec omeupa sa2,4,5a nd2,whil
ehis
Sol et ’sbegi n.Ther ulesar edivi dedi nt othreemaj orsec⌫ wil
ddi ecome supa sa6.Hege tstorollthewil
ddi
e
tions.Thef irsti s“ Roll
ing Act i
ons .”You al r
eadyknow t hat again– andge t
sa nother6!Her ol
l
st hed i
eagai
n,
thepl ayer sr ollski l
ldi c
ewhent heywantt heirc har ac tersto andge t
sa3. Histotali
s28!
tryt o do somet hing...now you’ l
ll ear n how t o dec idedi ff
i⌫
culty number sso you know how wel lt he player shave t o F
orthefir
strol
lonl
y,ift
hewil
ddiec
omesupasa1,
roll.You’ llals ofindouthow t odec idewhathappenswhena t
heplaye
rmusttel
lthegamema
ste
r.T
hegame
mast
erca
n
char actersuc ceedsorf ails
. c
hooseoneofthr
eeopti
ons:
Sec tion t wo c over s“ Scenes and Rounds .” Sc enes ar e
usedwhenc har act ersar edoing“ or dinary”t hingsl i
kemeet ⌫ •Addupt
hed
icenor
mal
l
y.
i
ngac ont actinac ant i
naandt r
avel i
ngbyst ar shipt oadi s⌫ •Tota
lupthes
kil
ldi
cenormall
yt oseei
ftheski
llr
ollsuc
tantpl anet .You’ lluser oundswhent hingsget“ i
nt ense”l i
ke ce
eded,buta“
compl
ica
tion”occurs
.(Se
e“ Compli
cati
ons”
when t he c har ac ters geti nto a bat tle orgo on a f rantic bel
ow.)
chaset hr oughanast eroidbel t.
The f inalsec t i
on oft hi
sc hapt eri s“ Charac terI nforma⌫ •S
ubt
rac
ttheonea
nda
lsos
ubt
rac
tthehi
ghe
stot
herdi
e.
tion.”I tc over s Char acter Points,For c
e Poi nts and ot her
thingst hatc har ac tersusedur ingt hegame. Example:Thannikisrol
li
nghi sbl
as te
r:bl
ast
erpi
s
Tan boxeshi ghl ightt he essent ialr ules.The r estoft he tolspecia
li
zat
iono f6D.Her ol
lsa3,4,2,5,3onhi s
chapt erhas exampl es and expl anat ions – you c an r ead norma ldi
ceanda1onhi swi l
ddi e
.T hegamemast
er
them r ightawayorc omebac kt or eadt hem lat er. decidestosubt r
actthe1a ndt hehighestot
herdi
e,
whichi safiv
e .Thatlea
v e
shi m wit
ha3,4,2a nd3,
foras ki
llt
ota
l of12.
ROL
LINGACT
IONS
Characte
rsr ollt he
irs k
illdice(ort heirattr
ibutedic
eif Thewilddi er ulec ountsforalldi
eroll
sinthega me,
theyha ven’
ti mpr ov e
dt hes kil
l)whe nevertheydos ome i
ncludi
ngskilla nda ttri
butechecks
,weapond a
ma ge,and
thingimporta nta ndt here’
sar is
koff ail
ure. rol
lngP
i erc
e ptionf orinit
iati
ve.
Apl aye
rma kesas kil
lrollwhe nhi schar
a c
t e
ristryi
ng Ifthepla yeri sroll
ingt wodiff
ere
ntt y
pesofd i
c eat
tos hootas tormt rooper,fi
xas tar
ship,orge tinformati
on once– fore xa mple,rolli
ngt hechar
acter
’sstar
fi
ghter
outofac omput er.Apl ayerdoe sn’
tha vetor ol
ltoseeif pil
oti
ngski
lla ndt hes tar
shi
p’smaneuver
abi
li
tydiecode–
hisc har
acterc a
nwa l
kdownt ot hec ornerdroidshop. onlyonedi
ec ount sasthewi l
ddie.
AnAdv a
nt ageorpi eceofe quipme ntma ypr ovi
dea
bonust other oll.Ifthebonusi sint heform ofadi ecode
WhyTheWi l
dDie?T hewi l
ddierepres
e ntsthequi r
kinessof
(sucha s+1D) ,the ny oua ddt helis
t ednumbe rofregul
ar
dicet othea mounty ouwoul dr oll
.I fthebonusi sinthe fateandluck.
Some ti
me scharac
ter
sarereal l
y,real
lylucky.
..and
formo fapi p(suc ha s+2) ,theny oua ddthea mountto otherti
me st
heyjustcan’tse
e mtodoa nythingright!
thet otal
thaty our ol
ledont hedi ce. Forexampl
e,Lukeisa bletosuccess
fullyfighto f
fs cor
esof
st
or mtr
ooper
swhi l
eonboa rdtheDe a
thS tar.
..butfearedboun
tyhunterBobaF et
tfall
spr eytotheSa r
lacc.Onewa sha v
inga
T
HEWI
LD DI
E
goodda y–onewa sha vngav
i erybadone .
Whe neverachara
cterma k
e sask
il
loratt
ri
butedierol
l,
thepla
y e
rmus tchooseonedi eofadif
fer
entcolortobe
thecharac
terswi
’ l
ddi e(t
hisisnotanextr
adie;it
’sj
usta Compl
i
cat
i
ons
dif
fer
entcolor
). Compli
cati
onsma keac haracter
’sl
i
fe mor
e..
.we l
l
..
.
Whe neverthewilddiecome supasa2,3,4,or5,jus
t compli
cat
ed.Somet
hingdi
rec t
lyr e
lat
edtot
hedierol
lhas
additi
ntothed i
etotalnor
ma lly
. gonewrong–s omet
imeshorri
bl yso–andnowthechar
act
ersmustdealwi
ththesi
tuation.
e:T
Exampl hanni
kisroll
i
nghisblas
ters
kil
lof5D.
Hi
sfournormaldi
cerol
la1,2,5a nd6.Hi
swi l
ddie Yous houldus ec ompl i
catio
nst ohe lptel
lamor einte r
e s
ting
(
thedif
fer
entcol
ore
done )come
supa sa2.Histot
al ande xci
ti
ngs t
or y.Compl icati
onss houldonlyha pp enac ouple
i
s16. oft i
me sina nadv ent ure–mos toftenduringi t
sdr amat i
cc on
clus ion–a nds ho uldge tthepl ayersexci
teda ndmor ei nvolved
Whent hewilddiecome supasa6,a ddittothedie i
nt heg ame.Whe ny ouuseac ompl ic
ati
on,thep l
ayerss hould
total
.Rollitagai
na nda ddthenewnumbertothetotal
, bea s k
ingthemse l
v es,“Wha tdowedono w?”
too. Compl i
cati
onss houldbef aira ndba la
nc ed:theyma yput
I
fthene wrolli
sa6, addittot
hetot
alandrol
lthedie cha ra ct
ersinda nge r,butt heys houldn’
tbe“ deatht raps”wi th
again.Youc a
nk eeponroll
ingasl
ongasyougetsi
xes
.(As nopos si
bil
it
yofe sca pe.Theys houldc hal
lenget hec haracters
,
youc ans e
e,it’
spossi
bletogetreal
l
yhightotal
sifyour forc ingthemt obec le
vera ndc ourageousinde a l
i
ngwi tht he
wilddierol
lssever
alsi
xesinarow.
) si
t ua ti
on.

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rol
ltogetthroughatoughst
retc
hoft unnel
,andsucc
eedsat
therol
l
,butac ompl
ic
ati
onoccurs heF
.T al
conhit
sas uppor
t
beam,sna
ppingofftheshi
p’
santennadis
ha nddi
sabl
i
ngs ome
ofit
ssens
orsyste
ms.

P
ushi
ngt
heS
tor
yAl
ong
NoticethatHa n’
ss t
eppingont het wigadvancesthestory
.
Withoutthescouttroopsge t
ti
nga way,theRebelsneverwould
haveme ttheEwok s
,whoul ti
ma t
e l
ydis
rupttheE mper
or’scar
e
ful
lylai
dtrap.TheAlli
ancef l
eetwouldha v
ebe endeci
ma te
dby
theDe a
thS tar
,whi l
et heE mperorwouldha vec ont
inuedhis
dominati
onoft hegalaxy.
.
.thefateoftheg al
axyhinge
donHa n
Sol
of ai
l
ingas neakroll
!

CREAT
ING COMPL
ICAT
IONS
Ga me ma ste rss ho uldt akeaf e w mi nut est oc omeup
withc ompl ic ationsf orke ys ce nesi na dv entur es.He r
ea r
e
af ewpos sibilities:
•Oneoft hec ha rac
te rsk il
lsas t
or mt roope r.Unf ortu
na t
ely,whe nt het roope rhi tst hegr ound,i ttr igge rst he
grena deonhi sbe l
t .Thec ha racte rsha veonl yaf ews ec
ondst oa c tbe for et hegr e na dee xplode s..
.
•Ac ha ra c t
e risdoi ngar out i
nes ens ors canofap lanet
ande ithe rpi cksups ome thingc ompl etel
ye rrone ousor
mi s
se ss ome t hinga bs ol
ute l
yv i
ta l
. Int hef irstins ta nc e,the
chara cte rma ybe liev etha tt hepl a netha sas ma llImpe ria
l
outpos t,whi lei nt hel atter,t hec ha r
a cterma yc ompl e tel
y
Compli
cati
onsc ana l
sobeus edt oba l
ancepowe r
fulchar
ac overlooks aidout pos ta ndl andont hep lane t,think i
ngi tis
ter
s.Ifonec haracterha sbe comene a r
lyinvinci
ble– pe r
haps as afeha v en.
duet oaf a
ntasti
cs e
tofbount yhunt erarmor–t hea r
morma y •Whi les ne a kingupo ne ne myt roops ,t hec ha racter’
s
shortoutifacompl i
cati
oni srol l
ed. coml inkbe eps ,s poi lingt hes urprisea ttack.T hisi sagr eat
Compli
cati
onss houldbedi re c
tlyr e
latedtowha tthechar
ac tri
ckf orpl a y erswhodi dn’tt hinkt ot ur nof fthe irc harac
terwa sdoi
ng–i fac harac
te rge t
sac omplicati
onwhi l
erepai
r ter’
sc oml ink s.
i
ngadr oi
d,perhapsthedr oid’scompone ntsshortouta ndsta
rt •Abl a ster ’
spowe rpac kc ome supune xpe cte dlye mpt y.
afire,orama l
functi
onma kest hedr oi
dha rdertofix. Alterna tely ,t he p ack ov erloa ds,s hor t-c i
rcui ting t he
Bel
ow a r
es omee xamplesofc omplicati
onsf rom theStar blaster.
War smovies: •A c ha ra cters lipsa ndf allswhi lemov i
ng,pe rhaps
spraininga na nk le .T hec ha racte rc a nnotr ununt i
lt he
•L ukeS k y
wa l
k e
ra ndP rincessL ei
aa r
erunni ngt hr
ought he
sprainhe als...t hisc a nbee venwor sei ft hec ha ra cteris
hall
soft heDe athS t
a r
,be ingc hasedbys tormtrooper
s.They
caughtouti nt heope ndur ingt hemi ddl eofab a ttle.
comet oadoora ndr unoutt os ee.
.
.ane mptyc has
m.L uke
ma ke
shi sP e
rceptionr ol
lt of i
ndt hedoorc ontrol
s,buthisrol
l •Whi leha ggl ingov ert hepr i
ceo fabl aste rwi tha
i
sn’thighe noug hf orhi mt of igureouthow t owor kthem– me rcha nt ,s ome onee lsei nte rrupt sa ndof ferst heme r
andhege t
sac ompl i
c a
tion.T hinki
ngquickly,Lukeblast
st he chant ’sor igi na la sk i
ngpr ice. Thisi ses pe ci
a ll
yus e fulift he
doorpa neltos hutt hedoor .Thec ompli
cat
ioni sthatthepanel we aponi ss ome how ne ce ssaryt oc ont inuet hea dv enture
als
oha sthec ontrolstothebr i
dge ,
sotheycan’te x
tendit
. –f ori ns tanc e,i fi tsc ir
c uitbo ardsha vebe eni mpr inted
withas ec r
e tRe be lc ode .
•Ha nSoloischasingas qua dofst
ormtr
oopersdownaha llof •T hec ha ra ctersa retra ckings ome onewho’ sc arryinga
theDeathStar,andha sconne dthemintothi
nk i
ngthathe ’
sa sensorbe ac onwhe nt hebe aconi sdis cov ered,dr oppe d,or
wholesquadofsoldiers–b uthea l
sogota“1”ont hewi l
ddie. stol
e n.Now,t hec ha ract
e rsa r
eonawi ldg unda rkc hase
Thecompli
cati
oni sthatt
hes t
ormtr
ooper
sroundac orne
rintoa whilet het a rge te s ca pes.
dead-
end– t heyha venoc hoi
cebuttot ur
na ndf i
ght.That’
s
•T hev ehi clet hec hara cteri spi l
otingr unsoutoff uel,
whentheyreali
zetha tHanisa l
one.
i
tsc ont rolsf re ezeup,orpe rha pst hewe a ponsbe come
•Ha nSol
oi stryi
ngt os neakupona nImpe r
ialscouttrooperin l
oc kedona ut of irebe causeofac omput ergl i
tch.
thefor
est
sofE ndor.Hange tsrightupclosetot hetrooper,
a nd •T woc ha rac tersi nal ight s
a be rdue lha v et he irbl ades
thi
nkshiss neaki ssuc ces
sful,whenCRACK! !!,hes tepsona fuse.T hec ha rac tersmus tma keoppos edS treng thr ollsto
twig,a
lert
ingt het rooper.Thes nappi
ngt wigdi str
a c
tedHa n, freet hebl ade s.
giv
ingthescoutt r
oope rthec hancetoma k
ea na tt
ack.
•Ac omput ers y stemt hec ha ra ctersa res li
cingt hrough
•La
ndoCa l
ri
ss
ianisf
lyi
ngtheMi l
l
enni
um F
alc
ondownoneof freezesupf oras ec ond.I si tj ustagl itchors ome thing
t
hetunne
lswithi
ntheDeat
hS t
ar.Hemaksas
e pac
etr
ans
por
ts else?

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DI
ECODES
IMP
LIF
ICAT
ION ber
. T
odeterminet
hebonusnumber,
findthediecode(i
gnori
ng
thepips
)oft heor
igi
nalatt
ri
but
e,sk
il
l,weapon,orothe
rv al
ue
Di
e Wil
d Di
e Wil
d i
nt he“DieCode”col
umn.Thenre
ada cr
osstothe“5D”column
Code 5D Di
e Code 5D Di
e
togetthebonusnumber.
1D 0 0 26D +74 +88
2D 0 +4 27D +77 +91 Example:Ac ha
ract
erhasarangedweaponthat
3D 0 +7 28D +81 +95 doe
s30Dofd amage.I
nst
eadofroll
i
ng30di c
e,the
4D 0 +11 29D +84 +98 pl
ayerr
oll
sfiv
eanda dd
s88tothetot
alo
nthedice
.
5D 0 +14 30D +88 +102
6D +4 +18 31D +91 +105 T
hefasterwayi
storol
lonl
ytheWil
dDi
e,a
ddingtoi
tsr
esul
t
t
hecorr
espondi
ngbonusli
st
edinthe“
Wil
dDie”col
umnofthe
7D +7 +21 32D +95 +109
c
hart
.
8D +1
1 +25 33D +98 +112
9D +14 +28 34D +102 +116 Example:Achar
act
erhasask
il
lwit
hav al
ueof
10D +18 +32 35D +105 +119 1
0D.T hegamemas
terr
oll
stheWi
ldDi
ea nda
dds32
11D +21 +35 36D +109 +123 t
other e
sult
.
12D +25 +39 37D +112 +126
13D +28 +42 38D +116 +130 BecauseCharac
terPoint
sfunc t
ionsimil
artoaWi l
dDi e
,roll
14D +32 +46 39D +119 +133 anydicega i
nedfrom CharacterPointexpendit
ureseparatel
y.
15D +35 +49 40D +123 +137 Whenus i
ngF or
cePointsonar oll
,doubletheorigi
naldiecode
andusethattodeter
minethebonusnumbe r
.
16D +39 +53 41D +126 +140
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plythe
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FICUL
TYNUMBERS
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lf all
s.Thisi ss ometimesr e
ferred wheneve
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ndl
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ituat
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ynumber.I
fthecharact
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ed.T hega me ma s
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ll
edmodi fi
e rto equalorhi
gher
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thed if
fic
ul ty.Thismodi fiertake sintoa ccountt hatpeoplewho
aren’
tt ra
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aintasksusua ll
y Di
f
fi
cul
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yNumber
s
haveaha rdert i
medoi ngt hem. Typicall
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fi
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ectlyaga instsome
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ons , onee l
se.F ore xampl e,y ou’
d pi ckadi ffic
ult ynumbe r
sucha sbui l
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st,youde c
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ki s
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ribut e
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om t hed i
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lise qua lt oorhi ghertha nt hed i
ffi
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si
tuations,a ttempt st ofindc l
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t earch,a nd number,t hec haractersucceeds ;ifther ollisl owe r
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ffi
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Her
oicdif
fic
ultynumbe rsma ybea nynumbe ra bov
e30. star
fighterrepairr olltofixt heship.AMode r
atetask
Someski
l
lswil
lca l
lforadiff
ic
ultyofHeroi
c+10( t
hediff
icul
ty canha veadi ff
icul tynumbe rrangingf r
om 1 1to15–
numberfa
ll
sint her a
ngeof40- 49)orHeroi
c+20( 50-59)or si
ncet he dama ge isn’tt oo ba d,t he ga mema s
ter
more
.Dif
fi
cult
ynumbe r
scangoa shi
ghas100..
.orevenhi
gher! choosesadi ff
icultynumbe rof12.
Her
earesomegui del
ine
sforchoosi
ngadiff
icul
ty: L
a te
r,t heX- wi ngha sane ar-misswi thas tell
ar
body in hy perspa ce.The ga mema sterde ci
dest hat
VeryEas y– Almostany onesho ul
dbea bl
et odothismost anotherMode r
a tes tarf
ighte rrepairrollisneededt o
ofthetime.Example:Hit
tingat argetwi thablaste
ratpoint
- fi
xt hes hip,butt hist i
met heda ma gei ssubsta
ntial
,
bl
ankrange .
Drivi
ngalands peederacrossVeryEasyter
rai
n,l
ik
e i
nc l
udingbl ownpowe rlinesa ndas hortint hema in
agoodr oad.KnowingthatCoruscanti sthecapit
aloftheNew generator.Thega me masterc hoosesadi ffi
cultynum
Republ
icandwast hecapitaloftheE mp i
re. berof15t orefl
e ctthes everityofthed ama ge.
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tcha ra
c t
ersshoul
dbea bletodothi
smostofthe Whenchoosi
ngd i
ff
icult
iesanddi
ff
icul
tynumbe
rs,youcan
time.Whilethes
et asksaren’
ttoodiffi
cult
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re’
sst
il
lachance c
hecktheski
ll
’sdes
cri
ptionforgui
del
inesinthec
ha p
terdi
s
off ai
lur
e.E x
ample :Hitt
ingat argetwi t
habl ast
eratshort c
ussi
ng“At
tri
bute
sandSk il
l
s.”
range.Dri
vingala ndspeederove
rs omewha tr
oughter
rai
n,l
ike
ac hoppyl ak
e.Knowi ngt hatCoruscant’
smajor“i
ndust
ry”is Random Di
f
fi
cul
t
ies(
Opt
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onal
)
governmentandt hatb i
ll
ionsofpeopleli
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e. Youc anrandoml ydeter
mineadiff
icult
ynumberi nste
adof
pic
kingone.Fir
st,dete
rminethedif
fi
cul
tyleve
l:Ver
yE a
sy,Ea
sy,
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skindo ftaskr
equir
ess kil
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fortandcon Mode r
ate
,Diffi
cult,Ver
yDiffi
cul
t,orHeroi
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nr ollthedic
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centrat
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agec ha
racter andusethet otalasthed i
ff
icul
tynumber(don’
tforgettouse
couldfailatt hi
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l
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a c
ters thewil
ddie).
cans ucceeda tsomethingthishad.E
r xampl e:Hitti
ngat arge
t
withab l
asteratme di
um range.Kee
pingc ontrolwhenjump i
ng Tas
kDi
ffi
cul
ty Random Di
ffi
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al andspeede roverab i
gd i
tch(orotherob st
acle
).Knowing Ve
ryE a
sy 1D
whichne ighborhoodsinI mperi
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tyares afeandwhi chare Ea
sy 2D
dange r
ousatni ght. Moderat
e 3
D-4D
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ff
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t 5
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ul ff
ic
ultt as
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ill
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..andl uckdoesn’thurtei
ther
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Example:Hi tti
ngat argetwithablas
teratlong-
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v Example:Acha r
act
erwantstorepai
rabus t
edsky
i
ngal andspe e
de rathi ghs pe
edaroundmov i
ngpedestr
ians hoppe r
.Thegame mast
erdeci
desthatthisi
saMode r
andothe robs tacl
es.Knowi ngas afehousei nImperi
alCity atetaskanddecidestorol
lfourdic
etode te
rminethe
whereyourc haracte
rc anhideduri
ngamanhunt . di
fficul
tynumber.Thefourdicecomeupa sa3, 1a
nd
a6,wi tha5ont hewil
ddie:thediff
icul
tynumberis
VeryDi f
ficult– E venpr ofe
ssi
onal
sha v etowor kt opulloff 15.
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icul
tt asks.Onlyt hemostt a
lente dindiv
idualsinthe
galaxy(li
keL uk e,Ha nandL eia
)succee
da tthesetaskswit
ha ny
regular
ity.Exampl e:Hitti
ngs omeonewi thabl asteratl ong OPPOSED ROLLS
rangewhoi smo stlyhi
dd e
nbe hindcover
. Safel
ydr i
vingaland When onecharact
era c
tsa gai
nstanothe
r,bot
hrol
l
speedera thighs peedthroughat raf
fi
cj am byt aki
ngt owal k t
hei
rskil
l
s :thehigherrol
ls ucc
eeds.Thi
siscall
edan
way s and mak ing “insane” maneuv ers. Knowing whi ch “
oppos
edroll
.
”
bureaucratsinI mpe ri
alCit ycanfaci
li
tat etheac quisi
ti
onof (
Ift
het woroll
stie
,thef i
rstr
oll
er– theper
sonwho
high-gradewe aponspe rmits. i
ni
ti
ate
dthea ct
ion–s uc
ceeds.
)

Her c– S
oi ome t
hingthat ’
sa l
mos
timpossi
bleandc al
l
sf or
He
rea
res
omee
xampl
es:
ext
raor
dinar
ye ff
ortandluck.E v
en“her
oes”haveat oughtime
pul
li
ngof fHeroi
ct as
ks.Exampl e
:Shoot
ingapr ot
ont or
pedo •Twochar
act
erspl
ayi
ngs
aba
ccma
keoppos
edgambl
i
ngr
oll
s;
i
ntoas mallexhaustp or
twi thoutt
hebe ne
fitofat argeti
ng t
hehi
gherr
ollwi
ns.
compute
r.F l
yi
ng t he Mil
lennium Fal
con at all
-out spee d
thr
oughade ns
eas ter
oidfi
eld. •Ame rchantandaplayerchar
a c
tera r
eha ggl
i
ngov e
rthec os
t
ofablast
er.Whil
eyoucouldjustpickad i
ffi
cul
ty,y
oudecideto
Gamemas
ter
scanchooseanydi
ff
icul
tynumberinthedi
ffi useopposedrol
ls
:bothcharact
ersrolltherbar
i gai
nskil
lcodes.
c
ulty
’sra
nge;nor
mal
l
y ,thehig
herthed i
ff
icul
tynumber
,the Ift
heme rc
hantrol
lshi
gher,
thea s
kingpr i
cewil
lbealothigher
.
t
oughert
hetas
k.
•Ac haract
ershooti
ngabl a
sterrol
l
st hebasterski
ll
;ata r
get
Example:AnX-winghashadit
sshiel
dgener
ator
s maydodgeoutoft heway.I
ftheblast
errol
lisequaltoorhigh
bl
owno utbyaTI
Efighteri
ncombat
.Thegamemaste
r erthanthedodge ,t
hea t
tackhit
s;iftheblasterrol
lislower
de
cidesthatt
hecharac
ternee
dstoma k
eaMode rat
e t
ha nthedodge
, t
hea t
tac
kmi s
ses.
(SeeChapterFi
ve,“Combat&
I
njuri
es,
”formoreinf
ormati
on.)

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Modi
f
ier
s
As cenec anc overacoupleofmi nut
es,afewhours,or
I
fonecharac
terhasac l
earadvant
ageov eranother
,youma y
evenday sorwe eksofti
me .
wanttoa s
sgnamodi
i fier
.Modifi
er
saren’
tus edwhe nonechar
As cenec ouldshowac onver
sati
onbetweentwoc har
actersi
mplyhasabe tterski
ll
;they’
reusedt or e
fle
ctunusual
act
ers.Anothe rscenemi ghtcoverseve
ralhours
,sucha s
si
tuati
onswhereski
lli
snottheonlydeter
mi ningfact
or.Addthe
thescenesinS tarWar s
:ANe wHopewhe ntheMill
enni
modifi
ertothechar
a c
terwit
ht headvant
age .
umF alconisflyi
ngt oAldera
an.
Her
earesomesit
ua t
ionswheremodifi
erscouldbeused:

•Thec har
act
ersarer
aci
ngeachothert
ogetinfor
ma t
ionoutof Whende s
cri
bi
ngsce
nes
,youcanj
usts
tatehow muchti
me
ac ompute
rsyste
m.Ifonechara
cteral
rea
dyk nowsthesystem haspa
ssed,l
etthepla
yer
stel
lyouwhatthei
rchara
cte
rsare
i
nsideandout,andtheothe
rhasne ve
rseenas ys
temlik
et hi
s doi
ngandgetonwit
hthest
ory
.
befor
e,thefi
rstchar
act
ermightgeta+1 0bonusmodi f
ierto
thedierol
l
. e:B
Exampl i
lli
sga
mema
ste
ring,
whi
l
eGr
egi
spl
ay
i
ngThanni
k.
•T wo c
haract
ersarep l
aying saba
cc.One char
act
erha
sa Bi l
l:“Youe nterthec anti
na.Youk nowyou’res up
cheat
erchi
ptoc ont
rolwhic
hc ardsar
edeal
ttohim.Hemight posedt ome ety ourc ontacthere– he ’
saRodi an
geta+15bonusmodifi
ertohisgambli
ngski
l
lroll
. bountyhunt ername dRe evei
d.”
•T hepl
ayercharac
t e
rsaretr
y i
ngt osne akoutofa nImper
ial Gr eg:“I’
l
lgoi na ndc hec
ko uttheba r
.I’
llorde ra
baseundet
ect
e d.TheI mper
ialMof fknowst helayoutofthe dri
nka ndgetaboot h,wa i
ti
ngf orReevei
dt os how
baseandisawa r
et hatthecharact
ersha veesc
aped.TheMoff up.”
mightgeta+10bonusmodi fierwhenr oll
i ss
nghi e
archski
l
lto Bi l
l:“Noproblem.T hedr i
nkcosts5c r
edi
ts.Noone
fi
gureoutwhatroutethechar
a ct
erswil
l usetoes
cape. i
nt heb arseemst or e
allynoti
cey ou– ora tlea s
t
enought owa nttos tartaf i
ght.Doy ouwa nttodo
anythinginpa rt
icular?”
Modi
f
ierGui
del
i
nes
Gr eg:“Nah. I
’
lljustwa i
tforReevei
d.”
+1-
5 Cha
rac
terha
sonl
yasli
ghtadvantage.
Bi l
l:“Okay
.Aboutha l
fanhourl at
er,Ree
ve i
dwa lk
s
+6-
10 Cha
rac
terha
sagoodadvant
age.
i
n..
.”
+11-
15 Cha
rac
terha
sadeci
si
veadvant
a ge
.
+16+ Cha
rac
terha
sanover
poweri
nga dvant
age
.
ROUNDS
e:Y
Not oudon’
tne
edt
ous
emodi
fi
er
swi
thdi
ff
icul
tynum StarWar sus esr oundst ok eept rackoft imewhe n
bers.
.
.butyoucana ppl
ythemtojust
if
yma k
ingdi
ff
icul
tynum eve
rysecondc ounts.Eachr oundr e
presentsfiveseconds
bersasloworhighi sa
sneededtoma k
ethegamechall
engi
ng ofti
me–gi veort akeaf ews econdsfordr amaticl
icense .
fortheplaye
rs.Thinkofmodif
ier
sasawa yoftail
ori
ngy o
ur Roundsa remos tof te
nus edf orcomba t,buttheyc an
gamet obes
tsuityourpl
aye
rs. beusedanyt imet here’
sane x
citi
ngc onfli
ctorba t
tl
e .Y ou
mayus eroundsf ort hecli
ma ct
ice l
eme ntsofa ninte nse
S
houl
dPl
ayer
sKnow Di
f
fi
cul
t
yNumber
s? chas
e–l i
k ewhe nL ukeandL ei
ac hasedImpe ri
alsc
out son
Shouldt hepl ayersknow thed i
ffi
cultynumbe roroppos ed spe
ederbikest hr
ought hef orestsofE ndor–orwhe nt he
ski
llr
ollthey’r
er ol
li
nga gai
nst?Onlyifyouwantt he mto. char
acter
sa rer aci
ngade a dl
ine,liket r
yingt odefusea
You c an telltheirplaye
rsthed i
ffi
cult
iestheya rer oll
ing bombbe f
orei texplodes.
agai
nst,butus uall
yit’
salotmor eexcit
ingtode s
cribethesitua Roundsa rea l
sous edwhe ni t
’simpor t
antt oknowwho
ti
oninge nera
lt ermsandk eepthep layer
sgue s
sing– “ Idon’ t act
sf i
rs
t– s ucha swhe nac ha r
acterwa ntstogr aba
know,thislookspr et
tyhard,
”or“ I
t’
lltakeaf ewmi nutes,buti t dat
adis
kbe foreabount yhunt erc an.
l
ookspr e
t t
ys i
mpl e
.”
Ifthes it
uationisreall
ytenseorapl a
yerneedsal ittl
ehe lp, Eac
hroundhastwophas
es:
youma ywa ntt odropahi nt.Forexampl e
,ifapl ayerdoe sn’t 1.Ini
ti
ati
ve
quit
ebe att hedi f
fic
ult
y,youma ywa nttos aysome t
hingl ike, 2.RollAc
tions
“Ar
ey oudone .
..ordoy ouwa nttospendaCha racterPoint?” Whe nbothpha s
esar
efini
she d,thene x
tr oundbe gins
.
Roundsconti
nuea sl
ongasyout hi
nkt hey’
rene ce
ssary–

S
CENESANDROUNDS of
ac
t
e
t
i
nunt
oni
i
sf
lt
i
ni
s
hee
he
ndofaba
d,gobac
t
kt
t
l
ous
e.Onc
ings
et
c e
her
ne s
.
ound- by-r
ound

heS
T ta
rWarsrolepl
ayi
ngga
meus
est
wo“
kind
s”of
t
ime:s
cenesa
ndrounds. 1.I
ni
ti
ati
ve
De ci
dehow ma nys i
desareint heb a
ttl
e– nor ma
lly
S
CENES t
f
he
i
r
e
ghti
’
sjusttwo:t
ng.Howe ve
hepl
r
,s
a
ome
y
e
t
rc
i
me
har
st
ac
he
t
r
er
sa
ewi
ndwhoe
l
lbethr
v
e
erthey
’
eormor
re
e
Scenesa r
euse dwhe neve
rwha ti
sgoingone ver
ysec si
des–f orexample,y
ouma yrunaba t
tl
ewhe r
etheplay
ond doe s
n’tr eall
y ma tter
.T he ga
me mas
ters i
mply erc haracte
rs,Imperi
als t
ormtrooper
s,and a group of
desc
ri
best hesituati
ona ndt heset
ti
ng,t heplay
erssay pir
atesa r
ea l
lshoot
ingateachot her
.
whattheywa nttheircharac
terst
odo(andma keski
llr
oll
s
i
fne ces
sar
y )
,andt hega mema st
ert
ell
st hem whathap
pensandhowl ongitta ke
s.

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acterwit
ht hehi ghestPerc
epti
onone achside (Ift hega me ma st
erc ha ra ctersgof ir
st
,youj ustha veto
rol
lst ha
ta tt
ri
bute.Thec harac
terwhoge t
sthehighestrol
l know how ma nya c
tionse a chc ha r
acterist aki
ng,a ss
ign
getst ode ci
dewhe therhi ssi
dea ctsfi
rs
torl a
stint hat themul t
iplea ct i
onspe na lties,a ndha vet hec ha r
acter
s
round .(
Rerolli
nthee ventofat ie.
) taket he irfir
sta c t
ions.)
(
S ome t
imesitma kess e
nset oactlas
t–byl etti
ngt he Thi spr ocessisr epea tedf ore achc hara
cteront hesec
others i
degof i
rst
,youc anr ea
cttot he
iract
ions
.) onds ide .(
Ifthe rea r
et hr eeormor esides,t
he secha r
acter
s
nowt a ket heirfirstactions .
)
Af tere veryc ha ra
cte rha sta kenhis/herfi
rsta cti
on,the
Roll
ingforinit
iati
vedoe
sn’tcountasana c
tion.(See“Mult
i
cha r
a cte r
son t hef i
r s
ts i
det ak ethe i
rs econd a ct
ions.
pleAc ti
ons”below.)Thegame mast
erandplayersma yno tuse
(Aga in, goi nP ercepti
onor de r
.)Cha ra
c t
erswi t
houts econd
Cha r
a c
terPoint
sorF orc
ePoints,t
oincrea
setheirini
tiat
iver
oll
,
ac t
ionsa res k i
ppe d.T he nt hec hara
c t
erso nt hes econd
butpe nalt
iesforbe i
ngwounde dcount.(
ChapterS i
x,“Combat
sider ollthe i
rs econda ctions ..
.ands oon.
andI nj
urie
s,
”e xpl
ainshowwo undsaff
ectcha
racter
s .
)
Thi spr ocessc onti
nue sunt ile ver
yc haractero nbot h
e:Th
Exampl epl
aye
rchar
acte
rsarea
rec
onfr
ont
ed sidesha sta k
e na llact
ions .
by a nas
tylooki
ng gr
oup of t
hugs
.Bil
listhe Ea cha cti
onoc cursa si ti srolled–as pl
it-seconda ft
er
ga
me mas
ter
. anya ct i
onst ha tha vea lrea dybe enroll
eda ndas pli
t-s
ec
ondbe forethene xtac tiont hat’
sr ol
led.
Bil:“
l You’reina nope na i
rma rket
.It
’smidda y,and
Cha ractersc an’t“skip ”a c t
ionsa ndwa i
tt ogol aterin
thebr i
lli
antbl ues unha ngsdirec
tlyoverhead.Ev e
ry
ther ound.
thi
ngha sa noddgr e en-yell
owhue .
Af tere veryoneha sc ompl ete da l
la ct
ions ,thene x
t
“
Af e wmi nutesa got hema r
ketwa sf
il
ledwi thcus
roundbe ginsory ouca ns wit c
hba ckto“scenes.”
tome rs
, butno wt hepl aceha scle
a r
edout .T
wogoons
ares tandings tr
aighta he ad,about20me t
e rsawa y
; Charac
terPoint
s& ForcePoi nt
s.Pla
y e
rscandecl
are
they’r
ebot hpointingbl asterri
fle
sa tyou.Tenme ter
s t
hatthey’
reusi
ngaF orc
ePointorChara
cterPoi
ntsa
tany
furtherba ckisata llhuma ni nalongc l
oak;he ’
shold t
ime,butthe
ycan’tusebot
hi nthesameround.
i
ngabl ast
erpi s
toli noneha nda ndac omlinkint he
othe r
.Hes houts,‘Wef i
na l
lycaughtupwi thy ou.Now, Mul tipleAc t
ions.C ha ract
e r
sma ya tt
e mptt ope rform
whe re’
so urmone y ?’
” seve ra
lt a s
k si n as i
ngler ound,or ,ift hea cti
on ta k
es
l
onge rtha noner oundt oc ompl ete,i
nt hes amemi ni
mum
Geor
ge’scha ract
er,Ce v
,ha saP er
ce pt
ionof3D+2
ti
mepe riod.T hemor et heyt ryt odo,t hel essc area nd
–t hehighesti nthegr oup.Ge orgerollsfori
niti
ati
ve
conc entrationt heyc ana pplyt oe acha ction.I tbe c
ome s
and gets a 14.T he hi ghestP e
rception on the
mor edi ffi
cultt osucceeda tallofthet asks.
gamema st
erc ha r
acters
’s i
dei st heta l
lhuma sP
n’ e
r
Fore a cha cti
ont akenbe yondt hefirst,thep l
ayermus t
cepti
onof4D. Bil
lrol
lsforhima ndge tsa15.
subt ra
ct1Df rom a l
lskillora ttr
ibuter oll
s( butno tda m
Si
nceBillroll
e dhighe r
,hege t st
ode ci
dewhe t
her
age ,dama ger esi
stance,ori niti
ativerolls).Thus ,tryi
ngt o
thegoonsgof irstorlast;i
nt hi
sc ase,hechoosesl
ast.
dof oura c ti
onsi noner oundgi vesthec ha racteraN3D
I
ni t
iat
iveTies.I
nt heeventofti
es,c
ompari
nga ttr
ibuteand modi fiertoe ac hroll
.
s
kil
ldiecodesc a
ndec i
detheini
ti
ati
vewinner
.Thesidewi tht
he Ifac ha racterha sas pecialabili
tyt ha tinc rease
st he
c
haracterwit
ht hehighes
tva l
ueinthechar
acter
is
ticgoe sfi
rs
t, basenumbe rofa cti
ons ,themul ti
-actionpe na l
tydoe sn’
t
a
nds oon.Tie
sa rebrokenbymov ingtothene xtfactorand takee f
fe ctunt ilthec ha racterusesuphi sa llotmentof
l
ookingatthoseval
ues. actions.F ore xample, ac ha r
acterwi tha na cti
ona llot
Theorder: me ntoff ourpe rroundwa ntstodof i
v ea ctions,eachof
thef ivea ctionsisatN1D.
1.Abil
it
yortal
entt
hatal
l
owsthechara
ctertogofi
rs
t.
Onl ye quipme nta ndwe aponss uit
edf orqui ckmul tipl
e
2.Perc
epti
on
actionsma ybeus eds everaltime s(upt ot hel imitoft hei
r
3.sear
ch
capa bil
ities)inar ound. Somee xampl esinc l
udeb las
tersor
4.Dexter
it
y
i
te mswi thl ittl
eornor el
oa dt i
me ,likeha ndsors ma ll
5.dodge
me leewe apons .
6.Speci
alequi
pmentorsi
tua
tiontha
ta l
l
o wsthechar
act
er
Ac ha racterma yno tr el
yon a nys kil
lora ttr
ibute
t
ogobe
for
eanot
herc
har
act
er.
reduc edt oz ero.

2.Rol
lAc
ti
ons Example:Bi
llhasalre
adyde scr
ibe
dt hesce
nefor
Thefir
stsidea c
tsnow.T hecharact
erwiththehighes
t thepl
aye
rs,whogofirs
tthisround.Geor
ge’
schar
act
er
Percepti
on goe sfir
st.T he playertel
lsyou how many hast
hehighetP
s e
rcept
iona ndgoesfi
rst
.
acti
o nshe’sma ki
ngt hi
sr ounda ndyoua s
si
gnt hemulti
Bil
l:“Thegoonsha vetheirblas
ter
so ut.Wha tare
pleac ti
onspe nal
ty.Then,t heplayerrol
l
shi schar
acte
r’
s
fi
rsta c
tio
n. yougoingt odo ?Reme mber
,we ’r
egoingi nP e
rcep
Acti
ngi nP erc
eptionor der(highes
ttol owest
),ever
y ti
onorder
. George,what
’sCevdoing?”
playertel
lsyouho wma nya ct
ionshischar
acteri
sma ki
ng George:“ Ibettheyfoundouta boutt hos
ec ra
tes
andr ol
lshisfi
rstact
ion. ofbla
ster
swe ’
resmuggl
ingfortheRebell
ion!I’
m only
tak
ingonea cti
on..
.I’
mr unningtooneoft heside
bui
ldi
ngsf orcove
r.”

7
8! T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:
REV
IS
ED•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED
 THERULES•5

Bill:“It’
s1 0me t erst ot hene a restdoor .
Youc anma kei t.
”
Geor ge: “ Runni ng a wayl i
keat rue
hero. I’
mhi d i
ngi nt hedoor wa y.
”
Bill:“Nopr obl e m. Gr eg,wha t’sTha nnik
doing? ”
Gr eg:“ I’ves eent he irk i
ndbe fore !I’m
takingt woa ctions . Formyf i
rsta cti
o n,I’m
shoot inga tt he i
rl eade rwi th myhe avy
blasterp i
stol.Myb l
as ter:he av yb laster
pistols kil
l i
s6D. ..
”
Bill: “ Y ou’re t ak ing t wo a ctions,
though. ..t hat’sN1D t obot ha ctions ,so
youo nlyr oll5D. ”
Gr eg:“ Nopr oble m. ”( Roll
sdi ce)“ Gota
17..
.”
Bill:“He ’sa bout15me tersawa y. That’s
me dium r ange– aMode rated if
ficulty.
Youhi t!Rol lda ma ge !”
Gr eg: “ Gr ea t!”( Rol ls damage )“ My
blasterdo es5Dd ama ge .
..a14.”
Bill:( RollsS tr
e ngt hf ort he human,
gettinga9. )“Ok ay, he ’
swounde d!Hef alls
tot hegr ounda nddr opshi sp istol.Amy ,
wha t’sRhe ndoi ng? ”
Amy:“ Thek id ha dagood i dea .I’m
runningf orc ov e r
.”
Paul :“ Met oo! ”
Bill:“Bot hofy ouc a nma keit.” Example:(
Thi
sisac ombatr
ound,soitinvol
ves
t
hings l
ie dodge
k sa nd da
mage rol
ls– t hey’
re
Gr eg:“ Ok ay, I’
llope nf i
reont hegoonont hel eft!”
e
xplai
nedinChap
terF
ive,“
Comba
t&I nj
uri
es.
”)
Bill:“ Noty e ty oudo n’t.Theb adguy sge tt ogo
now.Nor ma ll
y,t hel ea dgoonwoul dgof i
rs
tbuts ince Bil:“
l Gr eg,y ouwa ntT hanni kt ododge .Y ou’vegot
he’sbe enwounde d,hec an’ttak ea nya ct
ionsf ort he onea ct
ionl eft.Or,doy ouwa ntt hedodget obea n
restoft her ound. T hegoonont hel eftisgoi ngt of i
re ex t
raa cti
on?T hatwoul dbet hreea ctionst hisr ound,
aty ou, Tha nnik !” sot heresto fyourr ollswoul dbea tN2D. ”
Gr eg:“ Whyi shes hoot i
nga tme ?” Greg:“ It’
llbea ne xtraa ction.Mydodgei s6D. ”
Bill:“Ma ybei t’sbe ca usey ou’
res hoot inga tthe m!” Bil:“
l Wi tht heN2Dpe nalty,y ourdodgedr opst o
4D. Roll
.”
Amy:“ Andt her e stofusgotoutoft hel ineo f
fi
re!” Greg:( Rol l
sdi ce.
)“ Gota15. ”
Gr eg:“ Ca nIdodgeoutoft hewa y?” Bil:(
l Rol lsdi ce)“Thegoongota12.T hel aserbolt
goe sfly
ingov ery ou!Y ouk now,i t’sagoodt hingy ou
Bill:“Ye ah..
. hol donas econd.”
dodge d.
..ot herwiseT hanni kwoul dha v ee a tent hat
blasterbol t.T hegoonont her i
ghti sa t
tac king..
.he
Reac t
ion Ski lls.Wh enac harac t
erge t
sa tt
a c
ked,he roll
sa14. T ha t
’sstil
lno te nought obe aty ourdodge .
..
canr eactb yt ryingt oge toutoft hewa y:themos tcom theot hers hothi t
st hedi rtinf rontofy ou.”
monr eactions kil
lsa reac robat i
cs ,dodge ,me l
eeparrya nd Greg:“ Gr ea t!Now I ’llt akemys econda c ti
on.I ’m
brawl i
ngpar ry . shootinga tt hegoonont hel eft.Myb l
aste r:blaster
Ac hara c
te rcanwa itunt ilhe ’
sa ttackedt ousear eac pistolskil
li s6D,s ot hatdr opst o4Dt oo.”(Rol lsdic e)
ti
ons k
il
l. “A13. Doe si thi t?
”
Thec ha r
ac terc anus eupa nyr ema ininga ct
ionsfora
Bil:“
l Thegoonde c i
de stododge .”(Rollsdi ce)“ He
reactionorha v ether eactionbea ne x
tr aacti
on,accept
gota15. Thegoondi vest ot hes idea sthebl a sterbolt
i
ngt hehi ghe rmul tiplea ctionpe na l
tyf ortherestofthe
j
us tmi s
seshi she ad. T
hegoonsa ren’ttakinga nyot her
round .
ac t
ionsthisr ound”
Ther eactions ki
llr ollisi ne ffectfort her estoft he
rounda ndr e placest heor iginald iffic
ultynumbe r
.(Evenif George:“ Tha twa sn’ts oba da ftera l
l!”
thedi ff
icultynumbe rwa shi ghe r–s ome ti
me scharac
te r
s Bil:“
l Nots of ast.Ce v,y oudi dn’tpa ymuc ha tten
“zi
g”whe nt he ysho uldha v e“ z
a gge d.
”) tiont owhe rey ouwe rer unni ng,d idy ou?I tt urnsout
yous t
umbl edi ntot hedoor wa yofas eedyc anti
na .
(
React
ionsk
il
lsareonl
yus e
di ncombat
.S e
eCha pt
er
Justa syou’ ret urningt owa tcht heba tt
le,y ouf e
ela
F
ive
,“Combat&Inj
uri
es,
”foracompl
eteex
planat
ion.
)
firm handgr aby oubyt hes houlde r
.A mono- tone

T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:R
EVI
SE
D•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED ! 7
9
 5 •THERULES

mechani
call
y-modulat
edv oi
cemut t
ers
,‘ Don’
tmov e Exampl e:Ac harac te
rwhoi str
y i
ngt ous hes
et ur
ki
d,andy ouwon’ tgethurt
.
’Y ouseelightrefl
ecti
ng vi
vals k
illt oforagef orfoodgetsas ucces
s,butjust
offab l
aste
r.Theny ounoticesevera
lmor ebla
ster
s barel
y– s hef inds“ subsi
stencel
evel”food;i
t’
sbarely
poi
nti
nginy ourgener
aldir
ect
ion.” bett
ert hanga rbage.T hene xtdays hegetsexce
e ds
Amy:“Wha thavewegot t
enour s
elv
esinto?” hersurvivalrollby17poi nts–no tonlydoesshefi
nd
Bil
l:“
You’reabouttofi
ndout .
.
.nextround.” good,whol esomef ood,buts hefi
ndse noughfortwo
daysinsteadofone .

GAMEMAS
TERT
IPS F
reeAc
ti
ons
Whiletherulesforroundsa r
efai
rl
yspeci
fi
c,t
hey’
rei
ntended Fre
eac ti
onsareanyt
hingt hatac har
actercanautomati
cal
ly
toma k
et hega memor efun.Whatfoll
owsa r
eaf e
wt i
psa nd per
forme xceptunderthemos textre
mec ondi
ti
ons.They’
re
gameoptionsthatyouc anus ei
nyourgames. ext
remelysimpl
ea c
ti
onstha tdon’trequir
eas kil
lrol
lormuch
Youma ywa nttous esomeoft hema l
lofthetime
;ot her
s ef
fort
;ifsomethi
ngrequi
ressignifi
cantconcentr
ati
on,i
tsnota
’
youma ywa nttouseo nlyonceinawhile
;youma ynev
erwa nt fr
eeacti
on.
tousetherest–t hechoiceisuptoyou. Examplesoffr
eeacti
onsinclude:

•Rol
l
ingP
erc
ept
iont
ode
ter
minei
ni
ti
ati
ve.
S
peedi
ngP
lay
•S
hout
ingas
ent
enc
eort
wot
osome
onea
cros
sac
orr
idor
.
You’llprobabl
ywa ntt oseatp l
a yer
si nthei
rc haracte
r’sP er
ceptionor dersoy ouc ans i
mplygoa r
oundt het ableino rder •Taki
ngaquicklookaroundaroom –att
hega memast
er’sdi
s
eachr ound. cr
eti
on,char
act
ersma ybea ll
owedtomakes ear
chorPe rc
ep
Youma ysometimeswa ntt oha vec har
actersa c
ti nr e
ve r
se t
ionrol
lstos
eeiftheyspotsomet
hingt
hat
’sunusual
orhidden.
order( letthecharacterwiththel owe stPerc
ep t
iongof ir
st)so •Grabbi
ngsomethi
ngoffacount
er.
(Ofcour
se,
thi
sac
tionmay
thes amepl ayer
sa r
en’tgoinglastallofthetime . beprett
ydif
fi
cul
tinthemiddleofahe a
tedbat
tl
e– insome
Don’ tletaplayerhe si
tat
ewhe nit’
st i
met ode cidewha tt o ca
sesitwoul
dn’
tcounta
safreeact
ion!
)
do. I
ft heplayerisdragginghisheels,countoutl oudt othree–
•Wal
kingverysl
owlyinModer
ate
,Ea
s yorVer
yEas
yterr
ain.
i
fy ouge ttothre
ea ndt heplayerha s
n’tdeci
dedwha ttodo, the
T
hisi
s“caut
iousmovement
”andisexpla
ine
dinChapt
erSix,
characte rhesi
tat
eda ndc an’
ta ctthatround.Gos tr
aighttot he
“
MovementandChas
es.
”
nextc ha ra
cter
.
(
Don’ tbet oostri
ctwi thnewpl a y
ers;gi
vet hem ac hancet o •Ma kngaS
i tre
ng t
hrolltores
is
tda ma
geincombat
.Ac har
ac
getus edt othega me.It
’sals
oba df ormt oall
owapl a yer
’schar t
eralwaysrol
lshisorherf lS
ul treng
thtor
esi
stdamage(
e v
enif
actertobek i
ll
eda ft
erheors hewa ss ki
pped..
.
) wounded)
,a l
though diseas
esa nd ot
herci
rcumst
ance
sma y
r
educeac har
actersS
’ t
rengthdi
ce.
Rol
epl
ayi
tOut •Ma k
ingac ont
rolForc
es k
ilorP
l erce
pti
onrollt
or e
sis
tthe
I
t’softenagoodi deatous eac ombi nati
onofr ol
eplaying e
ffe
ctsofF
orceorothermentalpowers
.Char
act
ersr
ollt
hei
rful
l
anddi erollstof igureo utwha thappens. c
ontr
olorPer
cept
ionunles
sotherwis
enoted.
I
fapl ayerc ome supwi thabr i
ll
i
antpl ana nde xpla
insi tin
character,tha tsho uldcountf oralotmor ethanaba ddieroll. Ac
ti
onsT
hatT
akeT
ime
Ont heot he rha nd,ifac ha r
acte
rha sahi ghlevelofsk i
llbut Eac
he nt
ryont sno
hi n-ex
hausti
velis
tge ner
a l
lycountsas
thep l
ay erisn’tv erygooda tge tti
ngintoc haracte
r,thedi eroll
s onea c
tioni
nar ound( s
ubje
cttomulti
pleacti
onpe nal
tie
sme n
shouldp layal argerpa rti
nde ter
miningwhe t
hert hecha ract
er ti
oned prev
iousl
y).Thega mema s
terma ydec i
det hatcert
ain
succeeds(asl onga stheplayerisma ki
nga nhone s
te f
fort)
. typesofacti
onsofferabonusors peci
aleff
ecta nd,t
hus,have
Youma ywa ntt or ewardpl aye
r’
si ngenuitya ndintell
igent requi
rementstope rf
orm.Thesuggest
eds k
il
lt ous ewit
he ach
rol
eplayingwi thb onusmodi fiers
.Conversely
,iftheplayersinsis
t acti
onisinc
ludedatt heendofthetas
k’
sdescri
ption.
ondo ings ome t
hi ngt hati
sn’ttoobright,thega me mastercha r
h:Hi
•Bas tanoppone
ntwi
thabl
untwe
apon.
(me
leec
ombat
)
actersshoul dge tahe ftybo nusmodi fi
ert or ef
lectthepoor
decisi
onsoft hepl ayers. •Cat
ch:S
topt
hemov
eme
ntofat
hrownordr
oppe
dobj
ector
pe
rson.
(gr
enadeort
hro
wnwe
apons
)
I
nter
pret
i
ngRol
l
s •Choke:Gr
abape
rson’
sne
cka
ndgr
ipp
ingt
ight
ly
.(br
awl
i
ng)
Youc a
nus et hedi er oll
sa sa nindi
catonofhow we
i l
l( or
• Communi
c e:R
at e
laypl
ansore
xcha
ngec
ompl
exi
dea
sand
poorly)ac harac t
erd i
d.Don’ tgetboggeddowni nde t
a i
l;us e
i
nfor
mati
on wi
th ot
hercha
ract
ers(
morethan as
ent
enc
eor
theseroughgui de l
ines
.
t
wo).c
(ommuni
cati
onski
l
loronl
yrol
epl
ayi
ng)
I
far ol
lbea t
st hedifficultybyonlyaf e
wpoi nt
s–l essthan
fi
ve– t hecha r
a cterma yha veonlybare
lysuccee
de d.Ifar oll • Di
s m:R
ar e
mov
eanobj
ectf
rom a
noppone
nt’
sha
nd.T
his
beatst hedifficult
yby15ormor epoints,thecharact
e rma y a
cti
onistrea
teda sac al
le
ds hot.(br
awling,f
ir
earms,me
lee
havema deas pectacularsucc es
s. c
ombat,mis
sil
ewe apons
,throwing,var
iousbla
sterandot
her
Li
k e
wi s
e,ifar ollmissest hediff
icul
tynumberby1- 5poi nts, r
angedwea
pons k
il
ls)
thec haract
erma yha v
ej ustba r
elyfai
le
d.Whe narollfai
lsby15 •Dodge:Ac
tiv
elye
vadea
nat
tac
k.dodge
( )
ormor epoints,thec ha r
ac t
e rhasfail
edspecta
cul
ar l
y,possibly
• Ent e:T
angl hrow a
nent
ang
li
ng we
apon a
tan oppone
nt.
tri
gg er
ingaf ew ot herpr oblemsa l
ongthewa y!(Thisk i
ndof
t
(hr
ownwe
apons
)
fai
lurec anbes i
mi l
a rt
oac ompl i
cati
on.
)

8
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•Es
cape:Br
eakahol
d.l
(i
ft
ing) Non-
Rol
lAc
ti
ons
ab:L
•Gr atc
hont
oanoppone
nt.
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ndi
ngonwhe
ret
heoppo Char
acter
softenattmptnon-
e rollacti
ons:t
heseareact
ions
ne
ntwa
sgr
abbe
d,hec
ant
akeot
hera
cti
ons
.(br
awl
i
ng,
) thatdon’trequi
reas kil
lrol
lbuta recomplic
atedenought o
counta sana ct
ion(re
ducingthec har
acte
r’
sd i
ec o
desfora l
l
•Ki
ck:S
tri
keo
uta
tanoppone
ntwi
thaf
oot
.(br
awl
i
ng)
otherski
ll
anda t
tri
buterol
lst
hatround.
)
•Leap:J
umpo
vera
noppone
nt,
ont
oat
abl
e,ora
nyot
hers
uch Exa
mplesofnon-rol
lacti
ons
:
ma
neuv
er.
(cl
i
mbi
ng/
jumpi
ng)
•Re
loa
dingawe
apon.
•Lunge:S
tabf
orwa
rdwi
thapoi
nte
dwe
apon,s
ucha
sas
wor
d
•Ge
tti
ngv
eryba
sici
nfor
mat
ionoutofada
tap
ad.
orak
nif
e.me
( l
eec
ombat
)
•Pil
otingav e
hicl
ever
yslowl
yinModer
ate
,EasyorVer
yEasy
•Move:Ma
neuv
er5
1% oft
hec
har
act
er’
sMov
eormor
ear
ound
t
err
ain.Thi
sis“ca
uti
ousmovement
”andi
sexpl
ai
nedinChap
ter
t
hea r
ea.T
hega mema s
tershouldcal
lonlyforarolliftheter
rai
n
Si
x,“
Mov ementandChas
es.
”
i
sc hal
le
nging or the ma neuver
ing comple x
.Dur i
ng some
r
ounds,t
heg a
me masterma ydeci
dethatexis
tingfa c
torsdi
ctat
e •Anythi
ngthatre
qui
re
sal
otofc
onc
ent
rat
ion butdoe
sn’
t
a
llmovement,rega
rdle
s soflengt
h,requi
rea naction.(ac
robat r
equi
reaski
l
lrol
l
.
i
cs,
runni
ng,swim)
How L
ongDoesi
tTak
e?
•Par
ry:Bl
ocka
noppone
nt’
sbl br
ow.( awl
i
ngpar
ry,l
i
ght
sabe
r, Fir
ingabl a s
tert ake
sonl yas plit-second,b utpr ogr ammi nga
me
leepar
ry) droidorf i
xingas tar
shipc ant a kehour s...s ome time sda ys.So
n:T
•Pi rapa
noppone
ntbye
ithe
rho
ldi
nghi
mtot
hegr
oundor howdoy ouf igureoutho wl ongi ttak estodos ome thing?
ta
ckingapi eceofhi
scl
othi
ngtoawa llorotherne
arbyobjec
t. Eachs kil
lde s
c ripti
onl istsa“ timet a ken.”( Se eCha pt erTwo,
Whenpi nningthewhol
eopponent,t
hisisthesameconceptas “Attri
but esa ndS k i
lls
.”
)Any thingl i
steda s“ oner ound”c anbe
ta
ckli
ng.P i
nningpre
vent
st hevi
ctimfrom usi
ngthef a
stene
d compl etedi nar ound– s omes ki
lls,li
kebl as ter,c a nbeus ed
par
t.( brawli
ng,me l
eec ombat,missil
e weapons,thrown several t
imesi nar ound.
weapons) Somes ki
llsma yonl yt ak ear ound,butr equi res uc hc oncen
h:S
•Punc tri
keouta
tanoppone
ntwi
thaf
is
t.br
( awl
i
ng) trat
iont ha tt hec ha r
acterc andonot hinge l
sei nt her ound–
fi
rstai d,comput erpr ogrammi ng/ repairorpi lot ingal andspeed
h:F
•Pus orc
ibl
ymov
eanoppone
nt.
(br
awl
i
ng) era regoode xampl es
.(Ac harac terc ouldc onc eivabl yt rytodo
•ReadyaWeapon:Dr
aworr
el
oadag
unorbow,uns
hea
thea mor et hanjus ttha ta c
tion,buti two uldpr oba bl ybev erydiffi
k
nif
e,andsi
mil
aract
ions
.Thi
sgener
all
ydoesnotr e
quir
eas k
il
l cult;thet as
k ’
sdi fficult
lynumbe rss houldr ef l
e ctt his.)
r
oll
,butthegamemast
ermaychosetorequir
eoner ela
tedto Seve r
alsk i
llslistar angeo ft ime s,sucha s“ oner o undt of i
ve
t
hewe a
poninque
sti
onforpa
rti
cul
arl
ystr
ess
fulsi
tuati
ons. minut es”or“ oner oundt ot wohour s.
”Y oumus te stima teho w
•RunAway:F
leef
romt
hes
cene
.(r
unni
ng) l
ongi tt akest oc ompl etet het ask .
Relyony our“ bestgue ss.”F ore xampl e,i tma yonl yt akea
:F
•Shoot i
reami
ss
il
e,bl
ast
er,orpr
oje
cti
l
ewe
a f
pon.(i
re
arms
, minut eort wot of ixabus tedc oolingc oili nal ands pe eder,but
bl
ast
er,
mis
sil
ewe
apo
ns) i
tc ouldt akeda yst oc ompl etel
yr eplacear e pul sorliftge ne r
ator
.
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ash:S
winga
nedge
dwe
apon.
(me
leec
ombat
) Asage neralr uleoft humb ,as impl e,strai
g ht for wa rdt a s
kpr ob
• Swi
tch a Weapon orEqui
pment
’sSet
ting:Al
thoughr
are
, ablywon’ tt aket ha tlong,b utar eall
yc ompl ic atedr epairjob
s
omewe aponsa nde quipmentha v
emor ethano ned amageor requiresal otoft ime .Jus tma kes uret ha ti ft hec haracter
s
e
ffec
tsett
ing.
Itt a
k esana ct
iontochangethesetti
ng.Thi
sgen encount eras i
mi lars i
tuationi nt hef uture ,i tt ake sas imil
ar
e
ral
lydoesnotr equir
eas kil
lrol
l,butthega me maste
rma y amountoft i
me .
c
hosetorequi
reoner e
latedtotheite
mi nquest
ionf orpar
ti
cu
l
arl
ystr
ess
fuls
ituations. Mul
t
ipl
e-Rol
lTas
ks
Y ou maya ls
o use multi
ple-
rolltasks,whe rethe taskis
• Tac
kle:Bodi
l
y ov
erc
ome a
n oppone
nt.Onc
eta
ckl
ed,t
he res
o l
vedwithsever
aldi
er ol
ls
.Eachrollc
oversad i
ffe
rentpartof
oppone
ntcandonoot
herphysi
cala
ctionsothert
hans
pea
kor thet a
skandma yrepr
esentminutes,
hoursore vendaysofwor k
.
att
empttobr
eakt
heat
tac
ker
’sgri
p.br
( awling) (Usedisc
ret
iontodeter
mi nehowlonge achtasktakes
.)
•Thr
ow aWeaponorObj
ec:T
t os
ssome
thi
nga
tanoppone
nt. S ometi
me sataski
stoodi f
fi
cultforthecharacte
rs;youma y
t
(hr
ownwe
apons
,gr
enade
) wantt obre akitdowni ntoseveralsmall
er,easi
ert a
sks.The
•Tr
ip:Qui
ckl
yfor
ceoneorbot
hofa
noppone
nt’
sle
gsup
war
d. pla
y er
swi l
lha v
eabe tterchanceofs ucceeding,butt hejob
br
( awl
i
ng) takesalotmoretime.

•Us
eaSki
llorAbi
li
ty:P
erf
orm aqui
cka
cti
onr
el
ate
dtoas
pe Example:St
eve
’schar
act
er,Drebbl
e,isatt
empt
ing
ci
alabil
i
tyt hec har
acterposse
ssesoras ki
llhewa ntstouse.A torepa
iraniondr
ivetha
tsuffer
edda mageinbat
tle
.
char
acte
rma ynotuseas peci
alabil
it
yhedoe snotha ve
, t
hough Bil
ldeci
destha
ttherepai
rattemptrequir
esthef
o l
hema yuseas ki
llhehasnoe xperi
encein(possi
bl
ya tapenalt
y). l
owingrol
ls:
Notethatsomes ki
ll
sands peci
alabi
li
tie
st akelongert
ha none •A Moder
atest
arf
ighterr
epai
rrolltore
ali
gn t
he
act
ionoro ner oundt ope r
form,sot r
yingtodot heminf i
ve powe
rconv
ert
erc
ell
s.Thi
sta
kesonehour
.
sec
ondsincurspe na
lti
es.
•An Eays
s t
arf
ighterrepa
irrollt
odi
sconnec
tt he
•Vehi
cl :P
eManeuver e
rfor
m as
tunti
namov
ingv
ehi
cl
e.(
var
i f
usi
onchamberfrom t
hea l
luvi
alda
mpe
rs,andprune
ouspi
l
oti
ngs
kil
l
s,v
ari
ousv
ehi
cl
eope
rat
ions
kil
l
s) t
hedamperstobef i
ttedwi t
hane wchamber
.T hi
s
t
ake
sabout15minutes.

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•Drebbl
ecouldn’tfinde xa
c tl
ytheri
ghtfus
ioncha
m Instead,useac ombi nati
o nofs ce nesandr ound stomov ethe
ber
,but he f ound s ome thi
ng clo
se.A Mode r
ate acti
ona long.T hes cene sde sc ri
bet hec ha ra
c t
ersr a
c ingdown
st
arf
ight
errepairr ollisrequir
edtoproper
lyhookit hall
way sa nd up s tai
r well
s .T ellt hepl aye r
show l ong t hese
i
ntotheshi
p’
sdr i
v esy s
tems.Thist
akest
woho ur
s. acti
onst ak
e–a ndy oumi ghtwa ntt oha vet hepla y
e rsrollthe
rel
evants k
ill(int hi
sc aser unni ng)t os e
ei fsome thi
ngunus ua l
P
repar
ing happens.(Ac haract
erwhor ollspoor lyma yha vet r
ippe dov er
Ac ha racte rwil
lingt os pendt wicea smuc ht i
met oc omp lete something,s lowingt hee ntiregr oupdown.A c harac t
erwho
at askr ec eivesa+1Dbonusf ort hedier ol
lf ore v
e rydoub lingof rol
lsreall
ypoor lyorge t
sac ompl icati
onma yha vet wistedhis
ti
me ,upt oama ximum bonusof+3D.Howe ver,thec ha racter ankl
ei naf allorgotte ns epa ratedf r
om t hegr oupa ndi sno w
candonot hi nge l
seorbeot he r
wi s
edi str
a cted(suc hasge tti
ng l
ost.
)
shota t)dur ingt histime . Aftere s
t abli
shingt het ens iona ndt heba si
ca ction,y ouc an
Youha vet ousey ourj udgme ntwhe nde cidingwhe t
he r“ pre use“events”–r uninar ound- by-rounds ituation–t ohi ghl i
ght
paring ”c anbeus edf orag ive nt as
k;ifi ndoubt ,a skthep layer themos timpor tantmome nt s.He rea reac oup l
eofe x
a mpl es:
tojust i
f yt hepr epa r
ingbo nus .
Prepa ri
ngi softenus e
df orb l
asterbya i
mi nga tat arge tfor •Ma y bethec harac
ter
sa r
ehe ade
df orat urbol
if
t.Whenthey
ane xtrar ound.T hisr ulec a nbea ppl i
edt oma nyl ong- t
erm getthe r
e,thel i
ftisoutofc ommiss
ion.Ma ybethechar
acte
rs
technic a ltas ks,
suc ha srepa iri
ngadr oidors t
ar s
hip–t hec har needt oma keaf ewsecuri
tyorT e
chnicalroll
stogettheli
ft
acterc oul dbet a k
inge x t
rac a reor“ s
tudy ing”t echnicalma nuals worki
nga gain;iftheyfa
il,
they’
regoingtobec utt
ingt
heirr
es
toma kes uret het askisdonepr operl
y. cueclose.
..
perhapstooclose
.
Ofc our se,pr e
pa rng doe
i s n’tma kes ensef orma nyt as
k s
. •Apr eli
minarye xpl
osi
ons e
ndsaba lloff ir
eracingupthet ur
Cha racte rsge nerall
ys houl d notbe a ll
owe dt o pr eparef or bol
iftshaf
ts.I
ft hec har
acte
rsa r
ei nat urboli
ft
,theyma yha ve
dodge s ,par ries,ordr iv
ing orp il
oting s kil
lsliker epul sorl
ift toma kea neme rgencystopa ndge toutno w!T hecharac
ters
operat ion,s pacet ranspor tsa nds tarfi
ght erpiloting.Cha ra ct
ers mayha vetoma kel i
fti
ngorS t
reng throllstoopent hedoors,or
proba blywo n’tbea blet opr epa r
efors ki
llsli
k es urvi
v al,hide, makec l
imbingroll
stoge toutoft hetopoft heli
ftcarandthe n
stami naors wimmi ng,b utt herema ybec i
rcums tance swhe n att
achar ope(withama gnet
icgr apple)toc li
mbupt hes haft
..
.
theb o nusi sjustif
ied. al
lbe f
orethefirebal
lconsumest hel i
fta nda nyt
hingelseinits
way.
Example:Dre
bbleistry
ingtousehisdroidrepai
r
sk
il
lof3D+2;therepairt
akest
wohours.I
fDr ebbl
eis •Afterthecharacte
rsha vereachedther
e l
ati
vesafet
yofaha ll
wil
li
ng t
os pend f
ourho urswork
ing on thedr oi
d way,ma ybethef i
rebal
lt r
igger
st hebui
ldi
ng’sfir
efi
ghti
ngsys
(
doingnot
hingels
e),heget
storol
l4D+2. te
ms .Suffoc
a t
ing(a ndv erysli
ppery)f
oam be gi
nst ofi
llthe
hal
ls.T
hec hara
c t
er’
smov eme ntissl
owedandt heylo
sepreci
ous
Rus
hing minutesgett
ingtother oof.
Aty ourd i
scre
tion, c
ha ractersc antryto“rush”a na c
tiont ha t •Thec
har
act
er’
sfoe
s–sec
uri
tydr
oids
,stor
mtr
ooper
s,orwha
t
takestwor oundsorl onge r.(
Ac ti
onswhi cht ak
eo neroundc a n ev
er–mayhaveanamb
ushpl
anne
da tsomepoi
nt.
notber ushed.
)
•T hema i
nv i
ll
a i
nc anma k eafinalappearancetoha mpert he
Ar ushingc haracterist ryingt odot het a
ski nha lfoft he
character
s.Ma ybehe ’
sgota nescapespeederandwa i
tsuntilthe
ti
mea ndt heplayerrollso nlyha l
foft hec har
acter’sski
l
l.
character
sr eac
ht herooftoplandingp ad.
..atwhi chpointhe
Youha v efi
naldiscretiona st owhe therat askc anber ushe d.
destr
oy sthecha r
a c
ter’
sonlyescapeship.Now,ade sperat
ec har
Wi t
hs omet as
ks–l ikef i
x i
ngas tarshi
pinahur ry–i t’
sr ea
son
actermus tma k
ear unningleaptojumpont hev i
l
lain’
sspee der
,
abletos a
yac har
a ctercoul dr ush,especi
a l
l
yift hec haracteri s
some how wrestc ontr
olofi t(a
st hevill
ai
ns peedsa waya t800
raci
ngad ea
dli
ne.Inot he rca se
s ,rushi
ngdoe sn’tma kemuc h
kil
ome ter
spe rhour )andge tbackintimetopi c
kupt herestof
sense.Ifindoubt ,askthepl a y
e rtojustif
yhowt het as
kc ouldbe
thec hara
c t
ers
!
rushed.
•Wha t’
sthewe at
herl
ikeouts
ide
?Ar a
gingst
orm –wit
hlig
ht
e:Dr
Exampl ebb
lei
str
yingt
ofi
xabus
tedpowe
r ningandhurri
canefor
cewinds–c a
ncerta
inl
yli
venupanyre
s
coupl
ingo nT hanni
k’sGhtrocf r
eighter
.Drebbleha s cueopera
tion.
spacet r
ansport
sr epairat6 D.T hisisaMo dera
te
spacetranspor
tsrepairtask
;theg amema s
ters ay
sit Usi
ngs cenest osett hes t
agea ndr oundsc e
nter
eda round
willt
a k
eonehour .Drebbl
ek nowst hatthey’
vegott o “
events
”c anhe ightent het e
ns i
ona ndk eeptheplaye r
sv e
ry
getoff-worl
dsoon,soher ushesthetask.Drebblecan ex
cite
da boutthega me .
trytoma ketherepairinhalfanhour ,butthepl ay
er Thi
spr i
nci
plea ls
oa ppli
estoc has
es(seeCha pte
rSix,“Move
onlyrol
ls3D. mentandCha ses”)andt hecharacte
rs’i
nv o
lvementine pi
cba t
t
lesli
ketheBa tt
leofY av i
nort heBattl
eofHot h–s eeCha pt
er
Al
t
ernat
eBet
weenS
cenesandRounds Ei
ght,“
Rolepla
yingBa ttl
es.”
You’l
lwa nttous eagoodmi xofs ce
ne sa ndroundstok e
e p
thegamet enseandc ha l
l
enging.Forexample ,whatift
hec har S
ecr
etChec
ks
act
ersha v
e1 0mi nutestor acet oala ndingpa dbeforethe Therea r
et i
me swheny ou’
llneedtoknow ifacharac
ter
buil
di
ng’sreact
ore xpl
o des?Whilethi
scoul dc er
tai
nlyma k
ef or noti
cessome t
hing,buty
oudon’twanttoal
ertthepl
aye
rsthat
ag r
eatconclusi
ont oana dventure,i
two uldt ae120r
k oundsif “s
ome t
hing’sup.”(T
hisi
ses
pe c
ial
lyhandyi
fthechar
act
ersare
youp l
ayedoute v
e r
yr ound.That’
sagoodwa yt odeadenthe bl
it
helywa nder
ingintoana
mbus h.
)
exci
tementofy ourgrandf i
nale
.

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Befor
et hegame ,
ma kes e
vera l
rollsforeachdiecode(1D,2D, tounders
tandwha t
’sexpe
cte
doft hema nddot hei
rpart
.Char
3D, 4D,etc.). act
erswho’veneverdoneanyt
hingl i
kethi
sbeforearegoi
ngto
Keepar ecor
dofe achpl ayercha racte
r’
sa t
tri
butes
,skil
l
sa nd haveatoughtimefigur
ingoutwha ttodo,es
pecial
l
yiftheta
sk
equipme nt. i
sofa nycomplex
ity
.)
Whe ny oune edt ok now ifac ha r
acternotic
eds omethi
ng, •Howwe lldot hec hara
cter
sk no
we a
chot he r
?( I
fthec ha
rac
fi
ndt hec harac
terss
’ e
archorpe r
ce pti
ondiec odeandc hoose tersareagr oupofRe bel
swho’vebeena dventuri
ngt oget
herfor
oneoft hed i
eroll
syouma de(addt he+1or+2a sneces
sary)
. years,they
’reproba blypret
tygooda twor ki
ngt ogether–e ven
Ifthedi erol
li shighert ha nt hedi f
fi
culty
,thec haract
er i
ft hey’
rec ompletelyinexperi
enceda tt het as
k .Peopl
ewho
“noticeds ome t
hing;”ifnot ,thec ha r
acterremainsuna ware
. barelyk now e a c
h ot hers ometi
me s ha v
et r
ouble working
Crossoffe a c
hd i
erollasit’
suse d.Thisisagoodwa ytogivethe toge t
here ffe
cti
v e
ly.Andpe opl
ewhoc an’
ts t
a nde achother
charactersaf ai
rc hancewhi l
enota rousi
ngt heplay
e r
’ssus
pi probablyaren’tgoingt obeveryeasytoc ombinee i
ther.
)
cions.
•How muc ht i
mei sbe i
ngt a
kent oc omplet
et hetask?(Ifthe
Combi
nedAc
ti
ons taskwoul dnor ma l
l
yt aket wohour stoc omplet
ea ndt hegroup
Twoormor ec ha racter scanwor kt oge thertomor ee f
fect
ive i
st akingjus ttwohour s,thed i
ffic
ultyshouldbeal i
ttlehi
gher
l
ya ccompl is
h as i
ngl et ask:t hispr oc essi sc a
ll
e dc ombine d j
us tbecausei ttake
ss omet imet ocoordinat
eagr oupofpe ople.
actions. Ifthec haractersar
ewi ll
ingt otakee xtrati
me–t hreeormor e
Combi ned a ctions c an be us e d f or comba t( sev
e ra
l hoursi nthise xampl
e–t hedi ff
icul
tys houl
dbel ower;pe r
haps
stormtroope rsshoo ting a tas inglec hara ct
er)oras it
uation signi
ficant
lyl owerifthey’rewill
ingt otakemuc hlonge rt
of i
n
whe rese veralcha ract ersa rewor ki
ngc lose l
ytoget her(agroup i
sht het as
k .Ifthecha r
actersarerushingthi
ngs–i nt hisexam
ofme c
ha nicsove rha ulingabus te dlands pe ederors ever
alRebe l
s pletryingt of i
nis
ht het askina nhourorl ess–t hec ommand
wor ki
ngt obuildar opebr idgea crossac any on). diffi
cultyshouldbehi ghe rtoreflec
tt hechall
engeofge t
ti
nga
Thec ha r
actersmus ta greet oc ombi nea cti
ons.Theonl yother groupofpe opletowor ktoge t
herunde rpres
sure.
)
thingac ombiningc ha rac tercandoi srollr eacti
ons ki
lls(s
ucha s
Ver
yEas.T
y hetas
kis
n’tt
oocompl
i
cat
edorisnota
tallpre
dodge ,me leeparr yorbr awl ingpar ry).
c
ise
.Thec
harac
ter
sar
ehighl
ysk
il
le
dorwor
ktoget
herr
egular
ly
.
Thec ha r
ac t
eri nt hegr oupwi tht hehi ghestc ommands k i
l
l
(orP er
ce pti
ona t
t ri
but e )isgoi ngt obet hel eader
.Hec anonl y Eas
y.Thetas
kisfa
irl
yeas
yorrequi
re
samini
ma la
mountof
comma nda sma nyc ha r
a ctersa sheha sc ommand( orPercep pr
eci
si
on.
T hec
hara
cter
sares
kil
l
edorworkt
oget
herwell
.
tion)skil
ld i
ce. Moder e.T
at hetaskrequir
esagooddealofef
for
torre
qui
re
s
pr
eci
si
on.Thec ha
ract
e r
sha veamodestlevelofs
kil
lorha
ve
Example:T
hre
ll
,aRe beloff
ice
r,hasac ommand work
edtogethe
rbefore(al
thoughnota
llt
hatoft
en)
.
s
kil
lof8D+2.Hecanc ommandama xi
mum ofei
ght
c
haract
erswhenl
eadi
ngcombinedacti
ons. Dif
fic
ult.Theta
skisdif
ficul
torre
qui
resahi
ghdegre
eofpre
ci
si
on.Thec har
act
ersdon’thavever
ymuc hs
kil
lorha
vese
ldom
Theleaderrol
lshiscommand( orPerc
eption)s
k i
llt
ose ei
fthe work
edt ogethe
rbefor
e(ifatall
).
gr
oupc anbec ombined.Ift hel e
aderisjustsupe r
vis
ing(not Ver
yDiffi
cul
t.Thet askisve
rydif
fi
cul
torr e
quir
esex
treme
worki
ngont heta s
k),herol
lshisfullcommands kil
l.I
fhe ’
scom pr
eci
si
on.Thechar
ac t
ersarecompl
etel
yunsk
il
ledinthet
askor
mandinga ndwor ki
ngont het a
s k
,thiscountsa stwoa cti
ons
, ha
veneverworke
dt ogether(
ordes
pis
eeachother
).
gi
vi
nghi maN1Dpe na l
tytohiscommandr oll
.
Heroic.T
het a
skisi
ncredibl
ydi
ff
icul
torrequi
re
sa nal
most
Youha vetous eyourbestjudgme ntinse l
ect
ingac ommand
di
ff
icult
y.Herearesomef actorst
oc onsi
der: i
mpossibl
el e
velofprecis
ion.The c
harac
ter
sa r
ec ompl
ete
ly
uns
kil
l
e d,des
pis
ee a
chotherordon’
te v
enspeakt
hes a
melan
•Howhar
dorc
omple
xisthet
ask
?(T
hee
asi
ert
het
ask
,thel
ow gua
ge.
ert
hec
ommanddi
ff
icul
ty
.)
•Howmuc hprecis
ionisne e
de d?(A
taskwhe rethee ndresultmus tbe
very precis
e– c ompone ntsmus t
l
ineupt othemi l
li
me t
er,forex am
ple–i sal othardertocombi neon
thans ome t
hingwhe r
e“ that’
sgood
enough”i si
nd e
edgoode noug h.)
• How ma ny c har
act
ers are
i
nv ol
ved?(Gener
all
y,themorepeo
plewhoha vetowor ktoge
ther
,the
harderitistoge tt hemtowor k
toget
he re
ffe
c t
ive
ly.
)
•How muc hski
l
lorexper
iencedo
t
he charac
ter
s have?(Charac
ter
s
wi
thave r
yhighlev
elofsk
il
linthe
t
askorwhoha vedonethi
stypeof
t
askinthep a
stwil
lbebetterabl
e

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Youc ani nc
reas
eorde c
reasethedi ffic
ultyba se
donot her Exampl e:T hrell
’stroopsha ver epairedthes pe e
de r
factors
,sucha sweathercondit
ions(peoplea r
ego ingt ohav ea andc ontinuet hrought hej ungl e.S everalhoursl a
te r
,
hardert i
mewor ki
ngintorrenti
alrai
nst haninpl ea
santwe ather
) theRe belssnea kupona nI mpe ri
albik erscout.
ora nythi
nge ls
ethataffect
sthec omma nder’
sa bi
li
tytoge tthe Thre l
lde cide stha thi st roopss houlda mbus ht he
characterstoworktogetherasauni t.Ifat as
ki sVeryE as
ya nd scout.T heRe be l
sha vet ot akeoutt heI mperi
a lwit h
thec haract
ersarehighl
ys kil
l
edore xperie
nce d,youma ye ven ones hot ,sincehec oul dge tof fawa r
ningonhi s
all
ow al eadertocombinea cti
onsformor ec haract
ersthanhe coml i
nki fheha sac hanc e.
hasc ommands kil
ldi
c e
. Thre lc
l ommandse ightofhi st r
oopst oc ombi ne
fi
reon t hebi k ers cout .Thec omma nd d i
ff
icultyi s
Exampl e:T hrel
li ss upe r
v is
ing agr oup ofe ight Mode r at
e ;T hrellbe atst hedi ffi
cultynumbe rt oge t
troopswhoa ref i
xingac argoha ulings pee dert hat the+2D+2bonus .
brok edowni nt hemi ddleofade nsejungle . OneofT hrell
’stroope rsha sabl asterskil
lof6Da nd
Threl
lisonl ys upe rvi
singt hea ction( a
ndnotwor k usesabl as t
err if
let hatdoe s5Dd ama ge.TheRe belis
i
ngont hes pe ede r
),soher ol
lshi sfullcommands ki
ll. prettyl i
k elytohi tthet roope r,buthewa ntst oa dd
Thec argoha ulerne edst oha vei t
sc oolings y
stem +1Doft hebonust ohisbl ast ers k
illj
us tincase.Ifthe
fi
x ed( t
heRe belsdo n’tha ver eplace mentt ubes,s o Rebe lhit s,hege tst orol l6D+2f orda ma ge.(5Df or
theyha vet opa t
cht heone st ha ta r
ea lr
e adyont he the nor ma ld ama ge ,p lust he r e ma i
ning combi ne d
speede r
)a nd r e -
calibratet her epulsorl
if
tge nerator
. acti
onbonusof+1D+2. )
Thisrepairjobi saf a i
rlyd if
fi
c ulttaska ndno neoft he
cha r
a c
tersa rev e
rye xpe rie
nc eda twor ki
ngonl and Gr
oups
speede r
s,b utt hey’vea l
lwor k edt oge t
herf oral ong Tos av
et ime, gamema ste
rsma yc hos
etorol
lonea cti
onfora
ti
me .T
heg ame ma st
e rs e
lectsac ommandd ifficul
tyof groupofc haractershec ontr
ols
.Anynumbe rc anbelongtot he
Mode r
ate,wi t
hadi fficul
t ynumbe rof12. group.E achme mbe roft hegr oupdoe snotha v
et ope rf
orm
Threl
lsc
’ ommandr ollis27–hes ucceedsi nc om exac t
lythes a
mema neuver,butt heydone e
dt ota kesi
mi l
ar
biningthea cti
o nsofhi st r
oops . actions.Aga me ma st
ercouldma k
eoner ol
lforap ackofwomp
ra
t swhoa tt
ackd i
ff
erentcharacte
rs,buthewouldhav etosepa
I
fthecommandrol
li
ssucces
sful
,thecombine
dacti
onbonus ra
t et hepa cki ntot hosea tt
ackinga ndthosecirc
lingift he
i
s+1Df oreve
ryt
hreecha
ract
erscombini
ng.Adda+1f o
ro ne game ma st
e rwa ntedtoha vethe m perf
ormthosedis
t i
nctl
ydif
“
ext
ra”char
act
era
nda+2f ort
wo“ extr
a”cha
ract
ers
. fe
r enta c
tivi
ties
.
Example: T
hrel
l hasc ommandede i
ght Re
bel
t
r
f
i
oops
r
stsi
.T
ha
xc
t
ha
’
sac
r
act
e
ombi
rsea
ne
r
da
ctionbonuso
na+2D,wi t
f+2D+2.
ha+2fort
(
T
het
he
wo CHARACT
EREL
EMENT
S
“
extr
a”chara
cte
rs.
) Chara
cter
sc a
nus eCharac
terP
ointsandFor
ceP
oint
s
duringtheg a
me .The
yma yals
orecei
veDarkSi
deP
oint
s
Ift
hecomma nde
rfa i
l
st herol
l,the
remaysti
l
lbeas mall
er forc ommit
ti
nge vi
l
.
combi
nedacti
onbonus.Subtr
actN1Df r
om t
hebonusfore
very
poi
ntther
ollf
ail
edby.
(Abo nuscannotgobel
ow0D.) CHARACTERPOI
NTS
e: T
Exampl hre
lls
ucc
ess
f yc
ul
l ommande
dei
ght Cha racterP oint sa r
eav eryminorma nifes
ta ti
onoft he
tr
oopstogetthec ombinedact
ionbonusof+2D+2. Forcet hatr eflectt hea bilityofsomei ndividua l
st opus h
Thec ommandd if
fi
cul
tynumbe rwa s12.IfThrel
l thems e lv
es .Cha ra cterP ointsa r
emor epl entif
ult hanF orce
hadroll
edan1 1,hewo uldhavemissedthediff
icul
ty Point s
,butl esspowe r
ful.T hereisnol imitt ot henumbe r
numberbyone :thebonuswouldhavebe en+1D+2.If ofCha racterP oint st hatac haract
erma yha ve.
he’
dr ol
led a1 0( mis
si
ng thedif
fic
ultynumbe rby Cha racterP o intsma ybes pentdur i
ngt heg amet o
two),t
hebonuswo ul
dhavebeen+2. i
mpr ovea c ha ra cter’
ss k il
lora tt
ributer olls.A p layer
Ifhe’
droll
eda9orl es
s,t
herewouldhavebeen spendi ngoneCha racterP ointroll
so nee xtradi ea nda dds
nobonusatal
l. i
tt ot hes k i
l
l (ora ttri
but e)total.
I
ft her ol
li sa1,2,3,4or5,s implya ddt her olltot he
T
hec ombi
nedact
ionbonusi
sa dde
dt ot
hec
har
act
erwi
th chara cter’
st ota l
.I ft her ollisa6,a dds ixt othet otala nd
t
hehig
he s
tsk
il
lwho’
swork
ingonthetask
. rol
lt hedi ea ga in,a ddingt hene wr ollaswe l
l– k ee
pon
rol
lingi fy ouk eepo nge t
t i
ngs i
xes.
Exampl e:Threl
lha sc omma ndedt hetroopstoge t Apl ayerc anwa itunt ilafteras kil
lora t
tributerollis
a+2D+2bonus .Re pai
ringt heb ust
edspe ederisa ma debe forede cidingt os pendCha racterP oi
nt s,butt hey
rep
ulso
rlif
tre p
air(orTec hnical)task;oneRebe lt
roop mus tbes pentbe forea ny onee l
setake sana ction.
erhasrepulsor
li
ftrepaira t4D+1. (Apl ayerc a nnots pe ndCha ract
erP ointsi nt hes ame
Becauseoft hebonus ,t het roopernowge tstor ol
l roundors cenet ha thes pe ndsaF orceP ointorc a
llsupon
6D+3tof i
xt hebusteds pee der. thed a
r kside .
)
Ifagroupofcha r
act
ersa r
ecombini
ngacti
onsonac ombat
tas
k,thebonusca nbes pli
tbetweentheatt
ackrolla
ndt he T
he“Char
act
ers
”c ha
ptere
xpla
inshow Cha
rac
terP
oint
sma
y
damagerol
l.L
ike
wise,i
fthet as
krequi
re
stwoormor esk
il
lrol
ls
, bes
pentt
opermanentl
yimpr
oveski
ll
s.
thebonusca
nbes pl
itupa monganyofthes
erol
ls
.

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F
ORCEPOI
NTS
Forc eP ointsr ep r
esenta
cha ra
c terdo i
nghi sorhe r
bestt ous eskill
,t al
ent( and
l
uc k)t oa ccompl i
shs ome
thing.F orceP ointsr epr e
sent a c ommon a nd
seemi ng l
y “ subcons ci
ous ”
ma nifesta t
ionoft heF or ce
–t hepl ayerk nowst ha ta
ForceP o i
nti sbe ing us ed,
but t he c ha ractero nly
knowst hathe ’st ryi
nghi s
bestt obes ucce s
s f
ul.
All pl aye r c haracters
begint he ga me wi t
ha t
l
e astoneF orceP oint;c er
tai
ng a me ma sterc haracters
whoa repr omi nentl eade r
s,
Force- usersa ndma jorv i
l
Example:T hanniki shaggli
ngwi thame rchantto l
a i
nsma yha vesev
eralForc
eP oints.
getagoodpr iceonane wdr oi
d.S i
nceTha nnikhasn’
t A playe
rma yspendoneF orceP ointi nar ound;a ll
i
mpr ovedhisbar gains ki
ll
,heusesonlyhi sPercepti
on ski
lls
,a t
tri
butesands pec
ialabi l
i
t ydi ec ode sa redoubl e
d
attri
buteof3D.Gr e groll
sa1,2a nda2onhi swi l
d fortherestofthatround.
die–f orat otalof5. Anythi
ngt hat’
snotp artoft hec ha racter– we a pon
Gregwa ntsT hanniktodobe t
ter,sohede ci
desto dama gediecodes,s
t a
rshi
phulld iec ode sa nds of orth–i s
spendaCha racterP oi
nt,androll
sa6.Hege tstorol
l notdoubl e
d.
thed i
ea gain,ge t
tinga4.T hatboos t
shi sPercepti
on Ac haract
erma ynots pendCha ra ct
e rP ointsi nt he
totalto15.Gre gtellsBil
lhe’
sdonewi ththisroll
. samer oundthataF orcePoi
nti sus e
d.
Bil
lnow r oll
st heme rc
hantsbar
’ gai
nt ot
a l
.Greg
can’tgoba cka ndha veThanni
ks penda notherCha r Exampl e:T hannikisf i
ringhisblasterpis
tol(4D
acterPoi
nt–hei sstuckwiththe15o nc
ehes ayshe’
s dama ge)withhi sb las
ter:blast
erp i
stolski
llof6D.
doner ol
li
ngd ice. Gregde cla
resthatT hannikisspendi
ngaF or
cePoint
.
Thannikroll
s12Dt ohitwithhisblas
ter:bl
asterpi
sto
l
T
herearel
i
mit
stot
henumbe
rofCha
rac
terP
oint
stha
tca
n
ski
l
l;ho wever,
ifT hannikhit
s,heonlyroll
sthenormal
bes
pent:
4Dda ma gefortheb las
terpist
ol.

•T
wot
oimpr
oveas
kil
lora
ttr
ibut
erol
l
. •Non-F
orc
e-se
nsi
ti
vec
har
act
ersma
yha
veama
ximum of
•Twotoi
ncr
eas
etheda ma
geofa
nat
tac
k.(
Thi
sof
ten f
iveF
orceP
oint
s.
c
ount
sasa
nevi
lact
ion.
) •Forc
e-s
ens
it
ivec
har
act
ersc
anha
vea
nynumbe
rofF
orc
e
•F
ivet
oimpr
oveas
pec
ial
i
zat
ionr
oll
. Poi
nts
.
•F i
veo nanyuseofacrobat
ics,dodge,meleepar
ryor
brawl
ingpa
r r
y,p
arr
ieswhenusingthel i
ght
sabersk
il
l,or MeleeWeapons.Meleeweaponsareunus
ual
,si
ncedamage
dodgi
ngwhe npi
l
oti
ngav ehi
cl
eors t
arshi
p. forthewe a
ponisnormal
lybase
dont heuser
’sS
tre
ngth,wi
tha
•F
ivet
oinc
rea
seaS
tre
ngt
hrol
ltor
esi
stda
mage
. bonusf ort
heweaponitse
lf– r
olldoubl
etheStr
engt
h,butdo
notdoubletheweapon’
sdamage.
•Ac ha
ract
erma ynots
pendCha
rac
terP
oint
sona
not
her
cha
ract
er’
sact
ions. Exampl e:Thanni k
,with aS tr
engt
h of3 D+2,is
•Ac haract
ercanspendChara
cterPoi
ntsdur
ings
cene
s, usi
ngav ibro-a
x(ST R+2Ddama ge
).WhenGregspends
butonlyforonec ont
inuo
usa c
tion.T
hebonusendsas aForcePointandT hanni
khitswithaweapon,heroll
s
soonasthecha
ract
erdoessomet
hingel
se. 6D+4f orhi sSt
reng t
h,pl
ust henormal+2Df orthe
weapon.
Exampl e:T hanniki stryi
ng tor epai
ra bus ted
fre
ighter.Billtel
lsGr egtha
titwilltak
et woho ursto •AF or
cePoi
ntc ana l
sobeuse
di nas c
ene,butonl
yfor
fi
xt hes hi
p.T hanni k
’sspacetra
nsportsrepairski
lli
s oneconti
nuo
usa cti
on.Thebonuse ndsass oonasthe
only2D;Gr egde cidestospendaCha racterPointto cha
ract
erdoe
ss omethi
ngels
e.(T
hec har
act
erc a
n’ts
pend
boosthisr oll
.Billall
owst heCha r
act
e rPointtobe Char
act
erPoi
ntsinthesamesce
ne.)
spenta slonga sT hanni
kdoe snothi
ngbutwor kon
theship.

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 5 •THERULES

Example:T hannikissearchingar oom foralost

datadi
sk.Thega me mast
ers aysitwil
ltakef i
vemin Bei
ngHer
oicataDr
amat
ical
lyAppr
opr
iat
eMoment
.
utest
os e
a r
cht heroom.Gregde ci
destospendaForce Whe nac ha r
ac t
e rspendsaF orceP oi
ntinahe r
oicwa yat
Poi
ntt o doubleT hanni
kss
’ e arc
ht otalt
o 8D;t he the dr amat ical
ly appr opr i
a te mome nt,t he charact
er
bonusendsifT hannikgetsintoabl a
sterfightt
hree recei
ve stheF orceP oi
ntba cka tthee ndoft headve nt
ure
minute
sa f
terhes t
a r
tsse
archingtheroom. andge t
sa nothero nea swe l
l.
Dramat icall
yappr opriat emome ntsar
ea nyt i
mewhe n
Achar
acterwhospentaFor
cePoint“
toflythr
ougha
nas
ter successi svitaltot hes tory.I t
’sthec li
ma ct
icmome ntof
oidfi
eld
”woul donlyha v
ehisdi
ec odesdouble
df hef
ort i
rs
t ana dv enture,whe rethec haractersconfrontthema invil
roundoffl
ightsi
nceit
’snota“
cont
inuous”usa
ge. l
a i
norwhe nt hey ’
rei
ndi res tr
aits
.T hecha r
acter
s’succe
ss
orfailurewi l
llikelydecidet hef inaloutcomeoft hewhol e
story
.
Get
ti
ngF
orc
ePoi
ntsBac
k Exampl esofbe i
nghe roica tthedr ama t
ical
lyappropr
i
HowF or
c ePoint
sa r
espe
ntdur
inga
nadve
nturedet
er atemome ntinclude:
mineswhetherorno tthec
har
act
erge
tsmor
ea tthee
nd
•Conque
ringamor
epowe
rful
ande
vil
foe
.
oftheadve
nt ur
e.
•S
avi
ngac
ityf
romde
str
uct
ion.
Doi
ng Evi
l.Whe
n ac
har
act
erc
ommi
tse
vilwhi
l
e
•Pr
eve
nti
ngt
hede
athsofmi
l
li
onsofi
nnoc
entpe
opl
e.
spendi
ngaF orcePoi
nt,t
hechar
acte
rlose
stheFor
cePoi
nt
permanent
ly
. Thechar
actrdoe
e sre
ceiv
eaDa r
kS i
deP
o i
nt. Inmos tc ase
s,adr amaticall
yappr opriatemome ntf ora
(Se
e“ Dar
kSideP oi
nts
.”
) charact
erma yhappe ndur i
ngt hec l
ima xo fa nadve nture
Exampl
e sofcommitt
inge
vili
ncl
ude: or,
a tmost,oneot hert i
medur inga na dventure.
InS tarWar s:ANe w Hope ,Luke’sde str
ucti
onoft he
•Ki
l
li
ngahe
lpl
essi
nnoc
ent
.
DeathS tarwa sadr amati
ca l
lya ppropriatemome nt.I n
•Ca
usi
ngunne
ces
sar
y,gr
atui
tousi
nj
ury
. Returnoft heJe di
,adr ama ti
call
ya ppr opri
atemome nt
•Ki
l
li
nge
xce
pti
nse
lf-
def
ens
eort
hede
fens
eofot
her
s. waswhe nL ukec onfrontedt heE mpe rora ndrefuse dt o
becomee vil– notwhe nhef oughtt her ancorinJ abba ’
s
•Us
ingt
heF
orc
ewhi
l
eangr
yorf
il
le
dwi
thha
te.
pal
a ce
.
(F
orce-s
ensi
ti
vechara
cter
srec
eiv
eDa r
kSidePoi
ntsany Nota llcha r
acterswillhav eadr ama tical
lyappropriate
ti
met heycommitevilsi
ncetheyarecl
osel
ya t
tunedto mome nta vail
abletot hemi ne ver
ya dv enture–no tev en
t
hewa y
soft heForc
e– bot hitsli
ghtandda r
ks i
des
. everyadventurene cessar
il
yha sadr ama tical
lyappropriate
For
ce-se
nsi
tiv
ec ha
racte
rsmustbev erycare
fulorthey mome nt.Howe ver,whe nthec haracters ei
zesthemome nt
wil
lbeconsumedbythedarksi
de.
) anda ct
she r
oicall
y,ther e
wa rdscanbegr eat.

Bei
ngUnher oi
c.Whenac hara
cterusesaForc
eP oi
nt Doingt heRi ghtThi ng.Ho wc anac haracte
rwi thno
t
odos ome t
hingthati
sne i
therparti
cula
rlyher
oicnor For
ceP oi
ntse arnthem?Bybe inghe r
oicregardl
essofthe
e
vil
,the char
a c
terl
ose
st he Forc
eP ointpermanent
ly
. ri
sks
.If
, i
ny ouropinion,thecha r
acterishe
roicatt hedra
E
xamplesofbei
ngunher
oici
nclude: mati
callya ppropr
iatet ime,a c har
a c
terwi t
h no F orc
e
Poi
ntsma yr ecei
veonea ttheendoft hea dventure.(
Per
•Us
ingl
i
esorde
cept
ionf
orga
inora
dva
nta
ge. hapstheF or c
ef avorsthec haract
era ndgr ant
saF orc
e
•Av
oidi
ngda
nge
rinano
n-he
roi
csi
tua
tion. Poi
ntatt hedr amatical
l
ya ppropria
temome ntev e
ni ft
he
char
acterbe gi
nstheg amewi thnone .
)
•S
avi
ngy
ourl
i
fei
nanon-
her
oics
it
uat
ion.
•Usi
ngt
hepoi
ntf
orpowe
r,we
alt
horot
herpe
rsona
l DARKS
IDEPOI
NTS
ga
in.
Whe ne verac ha ract
erisatriskofr ece
ivi
ngaDa rkSide
Bei
ngHer
oi.Wh
c e
nac
har
act
erus
esaF
orc
ePo
inti
na Poi
nt,y ous houldi nformt hepl ayert hathisa ct
ionwi l
l
her
oicfa
shi
on,heget
sthePoi
ntbackatt
hee
ndoft
he giv
et hec hara c
teraDa rkSideP oint.Givethepl ayerthe
adv
entur
e.E
xample
sofbei
ngher
oici
ncl
ude
: opti
onofc ha nginghi smind.(Ifhec ont
inueson,heha s
nor i
ghtt oc ompl ainifhischa r
a c
teri sconsume dbyt he
•E xpos
ingy
our
sel
ftogr
eatda
nge
rint
hena
meof darksi
de .
)
good. Whe nac ha r
ac t
e rgetsaDa rkSideP oi
nt,roll1D.Ifthe
•Ma
kings
acr
if
ice
stohe
lpo
the
rs. rol
lisle
s sthant hec haract
er’
snumbe rofDa rkSidePoints
,
thechara c
terha st urnedtot heda rkside.(S
e e“DarkS i
de
•Tak
ingbigri
skstohelptheRepubl
ic
,Re
belAl
l
ianc
e,
Charact
e rs
”inCha pterTen,“TheForce.”)
Ne
wRe publ
i
corfight
ingtheEmpi
re.
•Fighti
ngothe
rfor
cesofev
il
,suc
ha scri
melor
dsor
anyothergr
ouptha
tser
vest
heobjec
tiv
esoft
hed a
rk At onement.Acharacterma yclea
nsehimse
lfoft hecorrupt
s
ide. i
ngi nfl
uenceofthedarks i
dethroughatonement.Theprocessis
di
ffi
c ul
tandlong,andt hec har
a c
termustbeoft hemos ts e
ri
ousmi ndwhileattemptingt oa t
one.Thechara
ctermus tf as
t,
ref
lectonthee v
ilofhisa ct
ions,andre
newhisc ommi t
me ntto
l
ivebyt hewaysoftheli
ght .

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I
ti se asyt oc a llupont hed a rks ideoft he
For ce– a tf irst.I ft hec ha racte risF or ce-sens i
tive,t hedi fficultyi sE asy.I fthec ha r
a cteri snot
For ce-s ensitive ,thedi fficultyi sMode r ate
.I ft he
ac ti
onsa reno tint ende dt obr ingha rmorpa int o
ot herbe ings ,inc reaset hedi fficul t
ybyt wol ev el
s
(Di f
ficultf orF orc e-sens iti
v es;Ve ryDi ff
icultf or
no n- Forc es ens iti
ve s).
I
nc rea set hed ifficultyby+3f ore acha ddi
tiona lt i
met hec ha racte rca ll
supont hed arks ide
dur inga na dv entur e.( Att hebe ginningofane w
adv e ntur e,thedi fficultydr opsba ckd ownt oE asy
forF orc e-sens itivec ha ractersa ndMode r
a tef or
no n- sens i
tive s.)
Thec ha r
a cte rrollse ithe rhi sc ontro lForces k i
l
l
orP e rcept i
ona ttribut ewhe nc all
ingupo nt he
da rks ide .
Ac ha racte rwhos uc cessfullyc a l
lsupont he
da rks ider ec eivesaF or ceP ointwhi c hmus tbe
spe nti mme di ately– t hisi si na dd i
tiont oa ny
ot herF orc eP ointswhi chha vebe ens pentt hat
round.
I
fac ha ract erf ail
si na na ttemptt oc allupon
thed arkside,itde ma ndss ome thingofhi m. Theda rks i
de’sc or
Whe n ac haract
e rha s1- 5Da rkS i
deP oi
nts( 6Da rkS ide ruptinginfluencei sdomi na tingt hec ha rac t
e r.
Pointsindicatesheha s“fall
e nt ot heDa rkS ide”)
,hema ybe gin Roll1D–t hec ha ra ctermus tl oset hatnumbe rofCha racter
toa t
o ne.Hemus tstri
ctl
ya bidebyt het ene t
soft heJ edicode Pointsort heda rks idewi ll“t ake ”1Df rom e ithe ra na ttri
but eor
(evenifhei sn’tForce-sensiti
v e)
.T hec haractermus tnotonl ybe Forces ki
ll( c
ha racte r’
sc hoi cea st owhi cha ttributeorF orce
goodi na cti
on,buthemus ta c
tivelywor kt opr evente vi
lfrom skil
l)
.Ifa nya ttr
ibut eors killi sre duc edt oOD,t hec haracte ris
occurring.Thep layermus tta kethi sprocessv eryseri
o usl
y–t he consume dbyt heda rks idea ndd ies.
charactermus tma k
eapoi ntofbe ingc l
earlygoodi na llacti
ons. Note:T hisopt ioni snotope nt oc ha racte r
swhor efuset o
Ac ha r
actermus tge ne r
a l
lya tonef ort woa dventures(or40 be l
ie
v eint hee x is
te nceoft heF orc e,i ncludi ngma nyI mpe ri
al
daysin“ gamet i
me ”)toremov eoneDa r
kS ideP oint.I
fthep lay troopsandof ficers.
erplay sthec ha r
acterappr opr i
ately,youma yremov eoneDa rk
SideP oint.Ify ouf eeltha tt hec harac
t e
rbe havedi mproper l
y Favors :Av eryf ewindividualsa re“favored”byt hedar kside
(f
ore x ample,y ouha dt or e peatedlywa r
nt hep layerthatt he oft heF or ce.Thisf avori sfickle,butpowe r
ful.Oc c
asiona l
ly,
characteriscommi t
tinge vil
), t
hent hecha r
a cterhasn’tachie
v ed thesec ha rac
terswi llbe“ gi
v en”F orceP ointsbyt heda r
ks i
de .
anye nlightenme nta ndt heDa rkS ideP oi
ntr ema i
ns.Forinfor Thes echa ract
ersa ree i
therv erypowe rfulservantsofe vil(li
ke
ma ti
onona tone ment,seeCha pter1 0“ T
heF orce”
. theE mpe ror)orc ha ra
cterstheda r
ks ideisa ct
ivelyandde spe r
atelytryingt orec ruit
.(Fore xample ,Lukea tthee ndofRe turn
Tempt aton.Y
i ou’ree ncourage dtooc casi
ona l
lyuset empta oft heJedi .
)
ti
onwhe nac hara cteri
sa t
tempt i
ngt oa tone.Whe nt hec harac IftheF orceP ointisnotus e dimme diat
e l
y,i
tf adesawa ya nd
teri sconfronting hi sown pe rsonale v
il
,y ou ma ywa ntt o thec harac te
rsuf fersnoha rm.Cha racterswhous etheseF orce
suggestthingstopus ht hecharac t
erto wardsthed a r
ks ide:“You Pointsaut oma t
ica l
lyreceiv
eaDa rkS i
deP oint.(
Somec hara c
t er
s
know,ify ouk i
llhi m,youwon’ tha vet owor rya boutwha the ’
s willnodoubta rguet hatt heyus e dt heF orceP oi
ntt obr ing
goingtodoal ittlelateron”or“ Youc ouldge tt hi
sinf ormation aboutgood.T hati sme rejustifi
cation–t heme a nsisasimpor
soe as
il
yi fyoujus ttorturedhim. ”(Te
mpt at
ionsc anbec onsi
de r tanta sthee nd.)
ablymores ubtl
et oo.
..theda rksideisse ducti
ve.) TheseF orceP ointsa r
enor ma ll
yof feredwhe nac haracteris
You’
ree ffec
tive l
ypl a yi
ngt her oleoft heda r
ks ideoft he despe r
ate,f ear
ingf orhisl i
fe,a ndha snohope– whe nt he
Force,asi tsd a r
k whi sper
ingsa r
ei nt e
nde dt o pre ventt he char ac
teri smostv ulnerabl
e.
redemptionoft ho s
ewhoha ves t
arte
ddo wnt heda rkpa t
h.If
thec haracterc hoo sest he clearlyev ila ct
ion,t hec harac
t e
r Iknow there’sal other e,butever y⌫
recei
vesaDa r
kS ideP ointwithoutwar ning. thing’
s prettyc onsist ent
.Remember ,
ifyou’re notsur e abouthow t o do
Call
ing Upon t he Dar de.C
k Si harac
ters,For
ce-se
nsi
ti
veor somet hi
ng,justpi ckadi ff
icult
ynum⌫
not,mayc a l
lupont heda r
ks i
de ,es
peci
all
ywhe na ngr
y,a
ggre s berand have t he char actersr ol
l
si
ve,desperateorothe rwi
seoutofba l
ance
. theirskil
ls– t hehi ghert heyr oll
,
The c haractera utomaticall
yr ece
ive
sa Da rkS i
de Point, themor el i
kel
yi tist hattheysuc⌫
whethert hea ttempti ss uccess
fulornot .Thec har
act
erha s ceed.
openedhi mselfupt oa nge r
,fearandha t
e;whe therhe“bene Nextup is“ Combat& I nj
uries.
”I’m goi
ng t
oletShae
fi
ts
”f r
omt hi
sa ngerisirr
el
e vant. takeov erandexpl ai n… sheseemst obeanexper twhen
itcomest obat tles.

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HAP
TERS
IX

COMBAT&I
NJURI
ES
6 t
i
t
t
’
“Combat
here’
.Youc
sanyonear
sme.And you’
heblast
erbolt
ouldsayI
oundher
d bestl
sstartfl
i
st
yi
’
veseenmyf

en t
ai

o mebec
ng,youei
t
rshar
ewhoknowshow tof
e.I
i
ght
ausewhen
herdoi tr
i
f
,

ght
oryouendupbur ied.
“There’s no mar gi
nf or error and no r
oom f or
rooki
esorc owards.You’d bet
terlearnhow to han⌫
dle a blaster.In my li
ne ofwor k,yourbl ast
eri s
yourbest– youronl y– f ri
end.
“
Bef
orewegoanyf
urt
her
,her
e’st
wot
ips
.
“One.Don’ tgetshot .Yeah,it
’sanobvious
one...butyou’ d be surpri
sed how qui
ckly
peopl ef orget i nt he heat of combat.
You’re betteroffdodgi ng blast
erbolts
and par rying mel ee weapon attacks
thanget tinghit
.Nott oomanypeopl e
caneatabl asterboltandwal kaway
fr
om it.
..
“Two.Bepr eparedincaseyoudoget
hurt
.Al wayshavea medpacort wo..
.or
three..
.soyoudon’ tendupdyingonthe
battlefi
eld.Makesur eyouknow theway
tot he nearest bactatank.Make sure
yourf r
iendsknow theway,too.
“Sure,i
tsounds gr
im.That
’s why t
hey
c
allitwar
,ki
d.”

COMBAT
St
ormtroopersandRe beltroopst r
adef i
reinaha i
lofbl as
terbol
ts
,as
ex
pl os
ionsfi
llt
hec orr
idorsofPrincessLei
a’sRe belblockaderunner
..
.
LukeS k
ywa l
ker,l
ig
ht s
abe rhel
da tther e
a dy,chargesintobattl
eagai
nstJa
b
batheHut t’
sminions.
.
.
Thesescenar
iosbringmuc hoft hee nj
oy me nttowa tc
hingtheS t
arWa r
s
movies
,now y ouc anc re
atefiref
ightsa ndl i
ghtsaberbattl
estobri
ngthe
samee xci
tementtoy ourplayers.

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ES•6

Combatisanimport
antparto
ftheStarWarst
ri
logy
,and
t
heserul
eshel
pyourunexci
ti
ngbat
tl
esi
nyourga
me. Forthisb l
asterpisto
l,a ny
thi ngt hatis3t o1 0meters
awayisats hor
tr ange.(Anyta rgettha t
’sclo
serthanthree
metersi
sa tpoint-bla
nkr ange.)Anyt ar
gett ha
t’s11to30
Comba
ti snormal
lyfoughtinfi
ves
econdrounds(a
s metersawa yisatme di
um r ange .Anyt argetthat’
s31to
outl
i
nedi
n“ TheRul
es”
).Eac
ha t
tac
kina
na ct
ionusest
he 120me t
e r
sa wa yisa tlongra nge .(
T hi
spa r
tic
ularbla
ster
game’
sba
sicrul
es: pi
stolcan’
thi tat ar
gett hatisf a r
thertha n120me t
ers
away.
)
•De
ter
minet
hedi
ff
icul
tynumbe
rtohi
tthet
arge
t.
•Shoot
ingat
arge
tatpoi
nt-
bla
nkr
angei
saVe
ryE
asy
•T
hea
tta
cki
ngc
har
act
err
oll
shi
sat
tac
ksk
il
l.
t
ask
.
•Ift
herol
lishi
ghe
rthanthedi
ff
icult
ynumbe
r,t
he
•S
hoot
ingat
arge
tats
hor
tra
ngei
sanE
asyt
ask
.
a
tta
ckhi
tsa
ndc a
use
sdamage(
see“
Dama ge”
).
•S
hoot
ingat
arge
tatme
diumr
angei
saMode
rat
eta
sk.
Comba tshouldbel i
kether es
toft heg a me:quickande x
cit
( •S
hoot
inga
tat
arge
tatl
ongr
angei
saDi
ff
icul
tta
sk.
i
ng. Thebl asterboltsshoul
df lyfastandf urio
us..
.andwhi l
ethe Justli
keint her
egul
arrules
,onceyouknowthedi
ffi
(
rul
e sallow y out ome a
suree veryatta
c k’
sr angedownt othe c
ulty,youha vetopi
ckadi ff
ic
ult
ynumbe r
.Ift
heat
tack
nearestme ter
,don’tbea fra
idt o“ f
udge”al i
ttl
etok eepthi
ngs r
ollisequaltoorgreat
erthanthedif
fic
ult
ynumber
,the
goingqui ckly. s
hothits;r
olldamage.(
See“Damage.
”)
Usey ourjudgme nttoest
ima t
er angesa nddiff
icult
ynumbe r
s
tohi ttargets.Ify o
u’refai
ra ndc onsi
st
e nt– a ndiftheba t
tle
s
aree xc
iting–y ourpl ay
erswillforgi
vemi nore rr
orsandhe s
it
a( Example:Thanni
ki ss hooti
ngabl a s
terpist
ol(4D
ti
ons .(
Ifapl ayerargueswithoneofy ourde ci
si
ons,li
ste
n,but dama ge)atas t
ormtroope rtha t
’s27 me ter
sa wa y.
yours a
yi sf i
nal:that’
swhyy ou’r
et hegame master
.) Thannikuseshisblaster:blast
e rpis
t olspecia
li
za t
ion
Therea retwot ypesofcomba t:rangeda ndme lee. of6D;s i
nce27 me te r
si sa tme dium r angef ora
blast
erpis
tol,
hisdif
fi
c ul
tyi sMode r
ate .T
hega mema s
(
terpicksadiffi
cult
ynumbe rof13.T hannik
’sattack
RANGED COMBAT rol
lis16– t heshothi ts.Thanniknow ge t
st or ol
l
Rangedcombatcover
sa nywea ponthatc
anbeus edatadi s
( dama geagai
nstthetroope r
.
tance,incl
udi
ng blast
ers
,gr enadesa nd t
herma ldet
ona t
ors,
Wook ie
ebowc a
ster
s,sl
ugthrower
s,bows .
.
.eventhrowi
ngs pear
s Di
ff
icul
tynumber
sc a
nbea ff
ect
edbyreac
tionsk
il
lsa
nd/
or
andk ni
ves. a
nynumbe rofmodi
fi
er
s(se
e“CombatModi
fi
ers
”).
Ev
e r
yr a
ngedwe aponisc ove
re dbyas peci
fi
cs ki
l
l.(Unles
s
other
wi s
enoted,usetheDe x
ter
itya t
tri
but
eift heski
llhasn’
t Est
imati .R
ngRanges athe
rtha
nme
asur
ingo
utr
ange
sev
ery
beenimproved.
) r
ound,youcanus
eest
ima
tes:

•Bl
ast
er ebl
sus ast
er. •T
arge
tst
hatar
ever
yc l
ose–withi
nthr
eeme te
rsofe
achot
her
–ar
eatpoi
nt-
bla
nkrange.(
Ver
yE a
sydi
ff
icul
ty
.)
•Bowc
ast
er ebo
sus wcas
ter
.
•Mo s
tc omba ti
ndoorsisa ts
hortr
ange .(
Easydif
fi
culty
.)I
fthe
•Pri
miti
ves
lug-
thr
owi
ngguns(
subma
chi
neg
unsa
nds
uch) room isfai
rlylar
gea ndt hecombata
ntsa r
ea toppos
iteendsof
ef
us i
rear
ms. i
t ,bl
aste
rr if
leswil
lsti
llbea tshor
tr a
nge(Easydiff
icul
ty)
,but
•Gr
ena
desa
ndt
her
malde
tona
tor egr
sus enade
s. blast
erpistol
swillpr
oba blybeatme di
um range(Mode r
atedi
f(
•T hr
own kni
ves
,spe
ars
,sl
i
ngsa
nd s
imi
l
arwe
aponsus
e ficul
ty)
.
t
hrownweapons. •Mo stcombatout
doorsi
satmedium r
ange(Moder
atedi
ffi
cul
(
• Grena
de l
aunc
her
sand s
imi
l
ar we
apo e mi
ns us ssi
l
e ty)
.Some t
ime
s,bla
ste
rpist
olsa
rea tl
ongrange(Di
ff
icul
tdi
ffi
(
weapons
. cul
ty)
,whilebla
ste
rrif
lesar
esti
llatme di
um r
ange(Moderat
e
dif
fi
cult
y).
•He
avi
erb
las
ter
smount
edonv
ehi
cl
e ev
sus e
hic
lebl
ast
ers
•Outdoorcombatatgr
eatdi
st
anc
esi
sge
ner
all
yatl
ongr
ange
•L
argea
rti
l
ler
ypi
ece ebl
sus ast
erar
ti
ll
ery
. (
Dif
fi
cultdi
ffi
cul
ty)
.
I
findoubt
,checkthewe
apon’
sde
scr
ipt
ion,whi
chl
i
stsi
ts
s
kil
l(a
nds
peci
ali
zat
ion)
.

E
achrangedweapon’
sdescri
pti
onlis
tsthed a
ma gedi
e
c
odeandsever
alr
anges(i
nme t
ers
).Eac
hwe apon’sr
ange
s
a
redif
fer
ent,s
ocheckthem whenc ombatst
a r
ts.Her
e’
sa
t
ypi
call
is
ti
ngforablas
terpi
stol
:
Bl
ast
erPi
st
ol:4D,
3-1
0/30
/120.
(
Thepi
stolca
us es4Ddamage
;that
’se
x pla
ine
dunder
“
Damage.
”)Therangesl
is
teda
reshor
t,medium andl
ong
r
ange.

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Di
ff
icul
tynumber
sc a
nbea ff
ect
edbyreac
tionsk
il
lsa
nd/
or
MELEECOMBAT a
nynumbe rofmodi
fi
er
s(se
e“CombatModi
fi
ers
”).
Me le
ec ombatc ove r
sa ny ha nd-to- ha nd c omb at
weapon,incl
udingli
ghtsabers
,vibrobla
de s,v ibro-axesand
si
milarwe a
pons.Mostme l
eea t
tacksus et heme l
eec om⌧
REACTI
ON S
KIL
LS
bats ki
ll(orDe xter
it
ya tt
ri
but e
).L i
ght sa bersus et he Ofcours
e,whens ome onetake sashotaty ouors wings
l
ights
abe rsk
il
l(orDexteri
tyattr
ibute). a
ty ouwithav i
bro-ax,youc a
nt ryt
oge toutoft hewa y
Everyme le
ewe aponha sadi ff
icult
yt ous e :Ver
yE asy, –that’swherereactionskil
lsc omei n.(Ase xpl
aine din
Easy
,Mode rat
e,Dif
fic
ulty,Ver
yDi ffi
cultorHe roic
.(Picka “
TheRules
,”youcanus eare
a c
tions k
il
l a
ta nytime.
)
spec
ifi
cd i
ffi
cul
tynumbe rforthea tt
ack.) Herear
etherea c
tionskil
lsandwha tthe y’
reusedf or:
Ifthea tt
ackrol
lise qualtoorgr eatert ha nt hedi f
fi
(
•Dodge.Y
ourc
har
act
erdodge
stoge
toutoft
hewa
yof
cul
tynumbe r,t
heattackhits
;rolldama ge.
anyrangeda t
tac
k:ablas
tershot,abull
et,amissi
l
e,a
gre
nadea ndanysi
mil
aratt
ack.(
Ifyourc
harac
terdoesn’
t
Exampl e:Thannikisatt
ackingas t
ormtroope
rwith havedodge,y
ouuseDext
eri
ty.
)
av i
brobla
de .Heha sn’timprovedhisme leecombat
•Mel
eepar
ry.I
fsome
onea
tta
cksy
ourc
har
act
er(
ei
the
r
sk
il
l,sohej ustuseshisDe x
terit
ya t
tri
but
eof4D.T he
withabr awli
ngattackorwhe nwieldi
ngame l
e ewe apon)
vi
broblade hasa Mode rat
e di f
fi
cult
yt o use;the
andy ourc harac
terha same l
eewe apon(knife,vibro-ax
..
.
gamema st
e rpi
cksad if
fic
ultynumbe rof14.Thanni
k’
s
evenac hairoramugwi lldoinane me r
gency!),youus e
Dexter
ityrolli
sa12–hi satta
c kmiss
es!
meleepar r
ytoge toutoft hewayorbl ockthea ttack.(
If
yourc haracte
rdoe s
n’thaveme l
eepar r
y,youus eDe xter
i⌧
Me l
eec ombata l
soi ncl
udesbrawling:anyattac
kma de ty.
)Ify ourcharac
terisdefendi
nga gai
nstsome onewhoi s
withac haracte
r’
sba reha nds(orc l
a wsorwha tever).If unarme da nddoesn’thavesharpnatura
lwe apons ,hegets
thechar
ac t
ersbr
’ awlings k
il
lhasn’tbeenimproved,rollhis a+5bonusmodi f
iertohisme l
eeparryrol
l.
Str
engtha t
tri
bute.
• Br
awl
ing par
ry.I
fsome
one a
tta
cksy
ourc
har
act
er
Brawli
nga ttacksha veadiff
icultyofVe r
yE asy
.I fthe
(ei
therwi thabr awl
ingatta
ckorwhe nwi el
d i
ngame lee
att
ackrollisequaltoorgr eat
ertha nt hedi
ff
icult
ynum(
we apon)a ndy ourchara
cter
’sunarmed,youus ebr
awling
ber,
theattackhits
;rolldamage.
parrytoge toutoft hewa yorblockthea t
tack.(
Ifyour
characte
rdoe s
n’thavebrawli
ngpar r
y,yo
uus eDext
eri
ty.
)
Exampl e:T ha nnikdoe sn’
tthinkhe ’sgo i
ngt ohave Ifyourc haracterisusng br
i awli
ngparr yin def
ending
muchluckwi tht hev ibrobladebe causei t
’stoohardto againstsome onewhoi satta
ckingwit
hawe aponorsharp
use
,s o he dr opsi ta nd tak esa s wing att he naturaltools,thea t
tacke
rge t
sa+1 0bonusmodi fie
rt o
st
ormtroope r.Thebr awl i
ngd iff
icul
tyi sVe r
yE as
y;the hisattac
kr oll
.
gamema st
e rpick sad i
fficult
ynumbe ro ffive.
• Li
ght
s .I
aber fs
ome
onea
tta
cksy
ourc
har
act
er(
ei
the
r
Thannikha sn’ti mpr ovedhi sbrawl ing,soher oll
s
withabr
awli
nga t
tackorwhenwieldingameleewea
pon)
sS
hi trengtha t
tr i
buteof3D+2a ndge tsani ne.
andyourcha
racteri
swi e
ldi
ngal ights
abe
r,youusethe
Crack!T hanni k’
sf ist goe ss ma shing intot he
l
ights
abe
rski
ll(orDexte
rit
ya t
tri
bute)togetoutofthe
st
ormtroope r’
she lme t.(Whe therT hannikc ausesany
wayorbl
ocktheatta
ck.
damageisa not he rstory..
.)
• Repul
sor
li
ftoper
ati
on (
orot
hervehi
cl
eski
ll
).I
fyour
char
acterisdri
vingorpiloti
ngavehicl
e,youc a
nma k
ea
“ve
hicl
edodge ”toge toutofthewa yofenemyf ir
e.Rol
l
thevehicl
e’
sope ra
tionskil
l
:mostvehic
lesuserepul
sorl
if
t
oper
ation,buttherearesomeothervehicl
eski
ll
s.(I
fyour
char
acterdoesn’tha v
et hevehi
cl
e’soperati
ons ki
l
l,you
useMe chanic
al.
)Ve hi
clecombatise x
plai
nedin“ Move(
menta ndChases.
”
• Capi
talshi
p pi
lot
ing,spac
etranspor
tsors t
arfi
ght
er
pi
lotng.I
i fyourchar
acte
rispil
oti
ngas ta
rshi
p,youcan
makea“ s
tar
shipdodge”togetoutoft hewa yofenemy
f
ir
e.Rollt
hestars
hip’
sski
ll
:mostst
ars
hipsus eei
t rc
he api⌧
t
alshippil
oti
ng,spacetra
nsport
sors t
ar f
ight
erpil
oti
ng.
(
They’
rea ll Mechanic
al ski
ll
s.
)S tarshi
p c ombati s
ex
plai
nedin“SpaceTr
avelandCombat.
”

Whenusingar eacti
onski
ll
,thec ha
racte
rma kesthe
s
kil
lrol
l.(Don’ tforgettoa dd penal
tie
sf ormultipl
e
a
cti
ons.
)Ther ollistheatt
acker
’snewd if
fi
cult
ynumbe r
.
(
Thi
sdif
fi
cultynumbe ri
sineffe
ctforallatt
acksofthat
t
ypemadea gainstthechar
act
erfortheres
toftheround.
)

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COMBATI
SDANGEROUS
!
FullReac t
ion.Ac har
acte
rcanma kea“f
ullreacti
on.
”A
Comba tint heS t
arWar sgamei sfair
lyletha l
.Thek e
y
ful
lr eact
ion – dodge ,me l
ee parr
y,brawling parr
y,
tosurvivalisnottoge thit
.
l
ights
abe r
,v ehi
cledodgeors t
ars
hipdodge–c anbethe
I
fs ome onei sshooti
nga tyourc harac
ter,y ous ho
uld
onlyact
iont hecharact
erma ke
sintheent
ir
er ound.
probablyt hinka boutdodging.Ifso meonec ome safter
Thec haracte
rroll
shisdodgeorotherr
eactionski
lla
nd
yourc ha r
acterwithav ibr
o-axorlights
abe r
,it’sprobabl
y
addsittot hediffi
cult
iesofal
latt
acksmadea gains
thim
agoodi deatopa rr
ythea tt
ack.
thatr
ound.
Justlikeint hemov i
e s
,mostcha r
acterstha tgetshot
ares e
riousl
yi nj
uredorkill
ed.Y
ou’vebe e
nwa rne d!
Exampl e: Tha nniki sge t
ti
ng s hotatby t hree
stormtroope r
s:t woa r
ea tme dium r ange(Moderate
diffi
culty
,di f
fi
c ult
ynumbe r13),whi leoneisatshort
Note:Apoorre
a c
tionskil
lcanactua
ll
yma kei
teas
iert
ohita range( Easydi ffi
culty,dif
fic
ultynumbe r8).Thannik
c
harac
ter–some t
imespe opleacc
ident
all
yle
apintotheli
neof de c
idestoma keaf ulldodgea ndr oll
sa27.Nowt he
f
ir
eormov eri
ghtint
os ome one
’satt
ack! troopersatme dium rangemus tr ol
la40t ohit
,whi l
e
thet r
oope rats hortrangemus trolla35t ohithi
m.
Exampl e:T hanni ki sbe i
ng shota tbyas t
or m-
Unfortuna t
ely,l a
terint her oundat huga tt
acks
trooper,sohede c i
de st ododge .T
hes tormt rooperisat
Thannikwi t hav ibr
o-ax:ame leec ombata tt
ack,at
shortr ange:E as
yd i
ffi
cult
y,wi t
had ifficultynumbe r
Mode ratedi ff
icultywi thadi ffic
ultynumbe rof12.
of8. Thannikr ollshi sdodgeof6Da ndge tsa27. Now,
Thannikc a tme
n’ leepar r
ybe c ausehema deaf ul
l
the stormt roope rmus trolla 27 orbe tterto hit
dodge :heha stohopet hatthet hug’satt
ackmisse
s.
Thannik.Any onee l
sewhos hoot sa tT hanni kint hi
s
roundmus ta l
sor olla27orbe t
ter.Howe ver,i
fsome(
onema
i
ss til
k
lVe
esabr
ryE a
awl
sy(
inga
diff
ic
tt
a
ul
c
t
ko nT
ynumbe
ha nnik
rof5)
,thedi
;i fT
f
fi
ha
cul
nni
t
y
k COMBATMODI
FI
ERS
wa ntedt ob lockt hea tta
ck,he ’
da ls
oha vet oma k ea Ther
ea r
eanumberofspeci
alcombatrul
esandmodi
(
brawlingpar ryroll. f
ier
sthatgame
mast
ersca
ni nc
ludeint
heirgame
s.
Oner oundl ate r,threestormtroope rsa r
egoi ngt o
Drawing Weapons.Ittake
sonea ct
ionpe ri temto
shoota tT ha nnik.T heirdiff
icult
iesa r
eE asy(dif
ficult
y
dra
wab l
ast
e r
,unshe
atheaknif
e,re
loadar i
fle,orsome(
numbe r6 )
,E asy( diffi
cultynumbe r8)a ndDi f
ficul
t
thi
ngsimil
ar.Alt
houghthi
sgeneral
lydoe snotr equi
rea
(dif
fic
ultynumbe r17) .Thannikde ci
de stododgea nd
ski
l
lrol
l,thegame mast
ermayrequi
reoner el
a tedtothe
ge t
sa14– now a llthreetroopersmus trolla14or
weaponinquesti
onforpar
ti
cul
arl
ystre
ssf
ulsituati
ons.
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tertohi thi m.

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onewithi
nt wome ter
st a
k es5D damage;eve
ryone
Drawing and usi
ng thewe apon inthes ameround thr
eetofourmeter
sawa ytakes4Ddamage;eve
ryone
i
ncursamul t
ipl
e -
acti
onpe na
lty(r
educesal
lothera
cti
ons fi
vetosixmeter
sawa ytakes3Dda mage;andever
y(
i
nt hatroundbyK1D) .Thegame mastermaya ddf
urt
her onese
vento1 0meter
sawa ytakes2Ddamage.
modifi
ersfora tte
mpting tor e
tri
evea ni t
emf r
om a
r
estri
cti
veloc
a t
ionorreadyanunwieldyweapon. Be
causebl
astra
diusweaponsaresopowerf
ul,y
ouma ywant
t
odeter
mineexact
lywhereas hothi
tsift
hea t
tackr
ollmi
ss
es:
Sett
ingWeaponsonSt un.Mo stblas
tershav
etwos et
(
y
oucanusethe“gre
nadedeviat
ion”r
ule
sbelow.
ti
ng s
:norma la
nds t
un.Acha r
acte
rca nswitchaweapon’
s
se
t ti
nginar ound,butitcountsasana cti
on(K1Dtoa l
l
ot
ma
he
l
ra
a
ct
nds
i
onst
tund
ha
a
tr
mag
ound)
e
.
.See“Dama ge”forrul
esonnor( GRENADESAND
Fi
re Cont r .S
ol ome l
arge weapons – lik
e bl
ast
er
T RMALDE
HE TONAT
ORS
a
rti
ll
ery,blast
ersonspe
ederandst
arshipweapons–have Whe nt hrowingagr enade ,thet hr
owerpi ck sat a rget
f
ir
ec ont r
ol.Whe nachar
acterus
esawe aponwithfi
re point;youde terminet hed i
f f
icul
tyba s
edont her ange .
c
ontr
ol, herol
lsitanda
ddsittohi
sattackr
oll
. Adda+5t o+1 0modi fiertothed if
fi
cultyi ft hethr ow(
erc annots eewhe r
ehei sthrowingt hegrena de( sucha s
overawa ll
).
Example:Thannikfi
resaspeederbi
ke’
sla
sercan( I
ft her ollise qua ltoorgr eaterthant hedi ffi
c ulty
non.(Thewe a
ponnor mal
lyusesthevehi
cl
eb l
aster
s numbe r
,thegr e
na dehi t
sitstargetpo i
nt.I
ft her olli
sl ow(
ski
l
l,butsinceThanni
kha sn’
timprov
edthes k
il
l,he eritmi s
se s
;see“ GrenadeDe vi
ati
on.”
j
ustuseshisDexte
rit
ya t
tri
buteof4D.
)Thelas
ercan( Grenade s hav es everala c t
iva
tors:some a rec on(
nonha safi
recontr
olof2D,soThanni
kget
stofir
e6D tact-based,somea ret i
me -based.Ifthegr e na dei sc on(
tohithist
arget
! tact-based,itwi llexplodewhe ni thitssome thing.I fi t
usesat ime r
,itwi l
le x
plodea f
teras etamounto ftime .If
Ammuni t
ion.Ma nyrangedweapo nshaveanammuni( thet imeri ssetf orle s
st hanf ives e
conds,t hegr e na de
t
ionratng(
i ammo) .Whe nthewea ponha sfi
redasmany explodesa tthee ndo fther oundinwhi chitwa st hrown.
t
imesa sit
sa mmor at
ing,i
tiso utofa mmunit
ionand
Grenade Deviaton.I
i fthec haract
e rmi ss
eswi t
ht he
mustber el
oaded.Unlessspec
ifi
edot he
rwis
e,rel
oad
ing
t
akesoneactio
n. grenadethrow, t
hewe aponl andssomewhe reelse.
Fi
rst,r
oll1Dtode ter
mi neinwhi chdire
c t
ionitdev i
ate
s
Fir
eRat e.Somewe aponshaveafi
rerate
.Ifther
eisno fromt hetarge
tpoint( s
ee“ GrenadeDeviati
onDi agram”).
fi
rerat
e ,t
hewe aponc anbefir
edasofteninar oundas Youmus talsodeterminehow f a rt
hegr enadegoe s.If
thecha r
acte
rwi s
he s
.Ifthefir
er at
eisas implewhole thet hrow wasa tpoint-
bl ankors hor
tr ange,itdev i
ate
s
number( l
ike2or4) ,thati
sthema x
imum numbe rof 1Dme ter
s.Ifthethrowwa sa tmedium range,itdev i
ates
ti
mest hatthewe aponc a
nbef i
redinas i
ngleround.I
f 2Dme ter
s.Ifthethrowwa sa tl
ongr ange,itdev i
ates3D
thefir
er ateislis
teda saf r
acti
on,itme ansthatthe me ters
.
weaponc anonl
ybef ir
edinsomerounds.

Example:Arepeat
ingbl
ast
erwithafi
rerateof3
canbef i
redthreeti
mesperround.A l
ase
rc annon
withaf ir
er at
eof1/2c anbefir
edoncee v
eryt wo GRENADEDEVI
ATI
ONDI
AGRAM
rounds.Awe aponwit
haf i
rera
teof1/5canbef ir
ed
oncee ve
ryfiv
erounds.

Bl
ast Radi
us.Some weaponshave a bl
astr
adi
us:
e
very
thi
ngwi t
hint
hebl
astr
adiusi
saf
fec
ted.

Example:Ablas
terc
annonthatcaus
es4Ddamage
wi
thabl astr
adi
usoffivemeter
sisfir
ed.E
ver
ythi
ng
wi
thinfi
veme te
rsofwhe r
etheblas
thitss
uff
ers4D
da
ma ge.

Somewe aponshav
eseve
ralr
ange
sforbl
astra
dius–
thefur
therawayfrom t
hecent
erofthebl
ast,t
heles
s
damagetheweapondoes
.

Example:A standar
dfra
gment
a t
iongr e
nadehas
t
hef ol
lowing l
i
stings
:damage
:5D/ 4D/
3D/2D;bla
st
r
adius
:0 -
2/4/
6/10.Whenthegr
enadee x
plodes
,ev
ery

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Exampl e:T hanniki sc autious l

y mov i
ng
acrossaba ttl
efi
eldwhe nhes eesagr ena
de
comi ngi na thim.Hed uc ksbe hindapl as
ti(
cretewa l
la ndwa itsfort hebigboom!
The r
e ’
sno e xplosi
on a ft
e ra s econd or
two.Whoe verthre wi tmus tha ves etthe
time rfort ool o
ng. Peekingoutov erthewa ll
,
hes eest hegr enadeo neme terinf rontof
him.Hej umpsup,gr a bst hegr enadea nd
hur l
si ta sfa rashec an.T hannik sDe
’ xter
ity
rollisa13– t hat’saMode ratet otal
,whic h
i
sme dium r angef oragr e nade:1 1-20me t
ers
awa y.T hat’sgoode noug hbe causei tme ans
Tha nniki sn’tintheb lastr adius.Ofc our
se,
thingsc ouldha vebe enal o tug l
ierifthe
time rha dr unoutbe foreT ha nnikt hrewthe
grena de..
.

Exampl e:T hereisac l

ust
eroff i
ves tormtroope r
s
20me tersa wa y;Tha nni kde ci
desagr e nad ewillf i
x COVER
thisproblem ni cely.T we ntyme ter sa wa yi sme dium Characte
rsa reha r
dertohitwhe nt hey’vegotcover
:
range( Mode rate difficulty
;di fficulty numbe r14) . some t
hingt hathidesthemf r
om a tt
ackers.Insomesit
ua(
Thannikr ollshi sDe xterit
y of4D ( sinc e he hasn’t ti
ons,suc ha sthicksmokea ndf og,thesemodi fi
er
sma y
i
mpr ove dgrenade )andge t
san1 1. Hemi ssed ! alsobea ddedtos earchorPerc
e pti
ondiffi
c ul
tie
stospota
Now,t hega me ma ste rhast ode termi nehow f ar hiddencha r
a ct
er.
awa ythegr ena deland s.F i
rs
t,her olls1Dt ode ter
mi ne Addt hec overmodifi
er(ormodi f
iersifmor ethanone
thede viati
ondi rec
tiona ndge tsa4– t hegr ena de appli
es)tothed iff
icul
tytohitthetarget.
l
a ndss hortofwhe reT hannikwa st hr owi ngit.T he
grenadewa sbe i
ngt hrowna tme dium r ange,whi ch Cover Modi
fi
er
me ansitde vi
a tes2Dme ter
s.Theg a me ma sterroll
sa nd Li
ghtsmo k
e +1D
getsa 7 – t hegr ena def al
lss e ven me tersshor t
: Thi
cksmo k
e +2D
Thannikonl ythr ewit13me ters
. Ver
yt hi
cksmoke +4D
Thegr e
na deha sabl astradi
usof1 0me ters
,though Poorli
ght +1D
–t hes t
ormt roopersa r
ebe t
we ens ixa nd1 0me te r
s Moo nl
itni
ght +2D
awa y,s
ot heye achta ke2Dd ama gef r
om t heg renade. Comp l
etedar
kne
ss +4D
Fortunatel
yf orT hanni k,he ’
smor et ha n1 0 mete r
s
awa yfromt hegr e
na de, sohedoe s n’ttak ed amage.
Exampl e:Thanni
ki si
nada r
ka l
leyl
ookingforhis
tar
get.Hes potsmov ementint heba c
koft hea l
le
y
Dodging Gr
enades.Char
act
erscn dodgegr
a enade
s, andseesthatit’
sthepe r
sonhe ’
str
yingtotrac
kdown.
butt
hisonl
yme anst
heyhitt
hedecka
ndavoidda
ma ge. Thet a
rgetisa tme di
um range( Moderat
ed i
ffi
cul
ty;
dif
fic
ultynumbe r13),butit
’samoonl i
tnight,whi
ch
Example:T hannikde cidest othrow agr enadea t adds+2Dt othed i
ffi
cul
ty.Thegame mast
erroll
sand
two stormtroope r
s16 me t
e r
sa way.T hat
’sme dium getsa5.T hannik’
snew diff
icul
tyisan18.Her oll
sa
range( Mode rate diff
iculty
;di ffi
cult
y numbe r13) . 15–hi sshotmisses.
Thannikr oll
shi sDe xter
itya nd ge t
sa 17 – t he
grenadelandswhe reT hannikwa saiming. Cha
ract
ersc
ana l
sohidebehi
ndobj e
cts–s uchaswal
ls
Thestormtroopersde ci
det ododge–i ftheyrol
la n andpar
kedspeeder
s– whi c
hpr ovi
dec overandprot
ec⌧
18orhi gher,thegre nades t
illhi
tswhe reThannikwa s ti
on(s
ee“Prot
ecti
on”)
.Addt hec ov
ermodi fi
erba
sedon
aimingbutt he yma naget ohi tthede c
ka ndt a
k eno howmuchofthetarge
tc ha
ract
eriscovere
d.
dama ge.Ifoneoft het roope r
sroll
sa17orl e
ss,he
sti
lltakesda ma ge.
..a nd sincehe ’
sl essthant hree
me ter
sfromt hegr e
na de,het akes5Dda mage. Tar
geti
s: Modi
fi
er
$co
ver
ed +1D
Tos
singGr .B
enadesAway r
avec
har
act
ersc
ant
ryt
ogr
aba &co
ver
ed +2D
grena deandthrowi ta wayifther
e’stimel ef
t.(
Mostpeopl
es et 'co
ver
ed +4D
F
ull
yco
ver
ed Theatt
a c
kercannothi
tthetarget
thet imerforfi
ves e
c ondssot hegrenadee xpl
odesi
mme di
a t
e l
y
dir
ect
ly;att
ackermusteli
minatethe
aft
e ritlands
.)
cover
.Dama gedonetothecover,
T hec har
acterma ypi c
kas peci
fi
cs pott othr
owthegr e
na de however,mi
ghte xc
eedtheArmo r
(de
t erminediff
icul
tynor ma l
ly
)orc ant hrow i
t“asfa
ra waya s Val
ueitp r
ovi
d e
s,andindi
rect
ly
,
possible”–ha v
et hec harac
terrol
lhisgr e
nadeorDe x
teri
ty;the damagetheta r
get.
grena degoesasfarast herol
lwills
endi t.

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Exampl e:T hannik’

stargetduc ksbehindac ouple Thega me ma s
terdecide
st hebinsaren’tt
oot ough
ofme t
alga rbagebi nsandhe’snowL c over
ed.That
’s –hegi ve
st hem abodys t
rengthof2Da ndrol
ls
, get(
ane xtra+2Dt othedi f
fi
cult
yt ohithim. ti
nga7.T hannikroll
shishe avyb l
asterpist
ol’
s5D
Thet a
rge tissti
llatmedium range(Mode r
atediff
i( dama geandge tsa20:that’
sadi f
fer
enceof13po ints
.
culty,dif
fi
c ultynumbe r13).Thega mema st
erroll
s2D Theb i
nsa r
es ev
erel
yd a
ma ged.
forthemoonl i
tnight(andge t
sa1 0)andanother2D Tha tmea nsthatThanni
k’sblas
tershothit
shist ar(
forthega rba gebins(andge t
sa7) :Thanniksbl
’ ast
er: get,buta tK1D da ma ge.Thannikrolls4D da ma ge
blasterpis
t oldif
ficult
yisa30! againsthi
sta r
getsS
’ tre
ngth..
.

PROTECTI
ON Ar
mor
Armorpr ote
ctsthe we are
rfrom d a
mage.In game
S turdyo bjec
tsmayprovdepr
i otect
ion.Ifthea tt
acke
r
t
erms,armors i
mp l
ya ddst oac hara
ctersS
’ tre
ngthr ol
l
rol
ledwe llenoughtobe a
tt heba si
cd if
fi
culty,butnot
whenr es
ist
ing damage.( I
tdoesn’ta dd t
oa ny other
welle nought obea
ttheaddedc overmodifier
,thatme a
ns
St
rengthrol
ls,exc
eptint hecaseofa rmoredpowers
uits
thatt he shothitwhatevert he char
acterwa shidi
ng
whi
c hma ya s
si
stinlift
ings k
il
lc he
cks,seethespecifi
c
behind.Rol ltheat
tac
k’sdama geaga i
nsttheprotecti
on’
s
ar
mor ’
sst
atb l
ock)
bodys t r
ength.

Sampl
ePr
otec
tion BodySt
rengt
h Example:T
hanni
ksS
’ t
reng
this3D+2.He’
swearing
Fl
i
ms ywoode
nd oo
r 1D bl
astarmorthatadds+1D.Her oll
s4D+2t oresis
t
St
andardwoode
nd oo
r 2D damage.Howeve
r,whenhema kesaS t
reng
throllto
St
andardmet
aldoor 3D tr
ytoli
ftaheavyobje
ct,herol
l
so nl
yhisSt
reng
thof
Rei
nfor
ceddoor 4D 3D+2.
Bl
astdoor 6D
Armorma yprov
idedi
fferentlevel
sofprotec
tionfordiffere
nt
Iftheda mager olli
slowe rthanthebodys tr
engthrol
l, a
ttackt ypes
.F orexample,stormtrooperarmorpr ovides+2D
theprotect
ionisnotda mage datal
la ndthet a
rgetchar
( a
gainstphy s
icalat
tack
s( bull
ets,meleeweapons,andr ocks,for
act
ers uf
fer
snod ama ge.Ifthedama gerol
lisequaltoor e
xample )butonly+1Da gainstenergyatt
acks(bl
asterboltsand
grea
t e
rthant hepr otect
ion’sbodystrengt
hr ol
l,f
indthe l
i
ghtsabe r
s)
.
dif
ferenc
eont hec hartbelow tose
eho w ba
dlythepro( Somet ypesofarmora rebulkyandr e
duceac ha r
acter
’sDe x⌧
tec
tionisdama ged. t
eri
tya nda lDe
l xt
eri
tysk i
ll
s:stor
mt r
ooperarmora lsofit
st his
e
xample ,asitcaus
esaK1Dpe nal
tytoDe x
teri
tya nda l
lrelat
e d
DamageRol
l.Body s
kil
ls
.
Str
engt
hRollby: Pr
otec
tioni
s:
0-3 Notseri
ousl
ydamage
d Exampl e:Thannikhasgotte
nhisha ndsonas etof
4-8 Li
ghtl
yd amage
d stormtroopera r
mor :i
t’
s+2Dphy si
cal
,+1De nergya nd
9-12 Heavi
lydamaged K1Dt oDe xt
erit
ya ndrela
tedski
ll
s.Thannik
’sStrength
13-15 Sev
erelydamaged i
s3D+2.
16+ Dest
royed IfTha nni
ki shitbyabl ast
erbolt– a ne nergy
attack– her ol
ls4D+2t oresi
stdamage .I
fhe ’
sla t
er
Ac harac
terbehi
ndprot
ect
ionmaysuff
ers
omeda m( clobberedbyav i
brobl
ade– aphy s
icalatt
ack– he
a
gede pendi
nguponhowb adl
yhispr
ote
cti
oni
sdamaged. roll
s5D+2t oresi
stda mage.However,ifhet ri
est o
S
ubtractdicefrom theat
tack’
sdamagebas
ed on t
he dodgea nincomingbl as
terbolt
,heonl yrol
ls5D:hi s
c
hartbelow. norma ldodgei s6Dbuthes uffer
stheK1Dpe nalt
yt o
allDexterit
ysk i
l
ls.
Reduceweapon
Pr
otec
tioni
s: damageby: Armormaynotcov
e rt
hewear
e r
’sent
ir
ebody;i
fyouus
ethe
Notseri
ousl
ydamage
d Nodamage optionalhi
tloc
ati
onrule
s,t
hisi
si mpor
tants
incear
morcan’
t
Li
ghtl
yd amage
d 84D protectanar
eatha
tit
’snotc
over
ing.
Heavi
lydamaged 82D
Sev
erelydamaged 81D Damaged Ar .Wh
mor ens
omeone we
ari
ng ar
mors uff
ers
Dest
royed Ful
lwea
ponda
mag
e da
ma get
hroughapr
ote
cte
dar
ea,
thear
morisal
sodama
ge d.

Inj
urys
uff
ered
bywearer Damaget
oar
mor
e:I
Exampl fTha
nni
krol
l
sa30orhi
ghe
r,hehi
tshi
s Wounded Li
ghtl
yd a
ma g
ed( 81pi
p)
ta
rgetdir
ect
lyandrol
l
sfulldamage.IfThanni
krol
lsa I
ncapa
cit
ate
d Heavi
lydamaged(81D)
22 orless
,hisshotmissesc omple
tely
.I fhe r
oll
s Mort
all
ywound
ed Sev
erelydamaged(Use
les
sbut
ma yberep
air
e d)
bet
we e
na23a nda29,thatme anshisshotsmas
hes
Ki
l
led Dest
royed
i
ntothegarbagebi
ns.
Her ol
lsa26–hi sshothit
sthe
bi
ns. Ar
morrepai
rsar
edi
scus
sedi
nthe“
Usi
ngRe
pai
rSk
il
ls
”se
c(
t
ioni
n“At
tri
butesa
ndS
kill
s.
”

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DAMAGED WEAPONS Whent a

rge
tsofthesamesca
leareshoot
ingateac
h
We a p
onsc ans ufferd amageinc omba t,sucha swhe na other
,ignoret
hemodifi
er
s;j
ustrol
latt
ackdice
,dodge
s,
l
ightsabersl
ic
est hr
oughab las
terorvibr
owe apon,orawe apon anddama gedi
ecode
snormal
ly
.
getsdropped,ora sar es
ultofa“ compli
cati
on”t hatl
eadstoa
ser
iousma l
functi
on. I
t’
swhent ngsofad
hi if
fer
ents
cal
ear
eaf
fec
tinge
ach
Ifawe a
poni sdama ged,rol
lit
sbodys tr
engtht ore
sis
tda m( ot
hert
hatyouus
ethes
erul
es.
age.Mos thandwe apons– s ucha sbla
sterpist
ols,v
ibro-
a x
es
ands oforth– ha veabodys tr
engthof2D( r
egardl
essofhow Example:Alands
peeder(
spe
eder-sc
ale
)i sf
ir
ingat
muc hda magetheycaus e
). anAT-AT(
wa l
ker
-sca
le).
Thel
andspeede
rha samodifi
(
erof2D;theAT-
ATha samodif
ierof4D.Theadjus
ted
DamageRol
l.Body modif
ieri
s2D.
Str
engt
hRollby: Weaponi
s:
0-3 Notseri
ousl
ydamage
d
4-8 Li
ghtl
yd amage
d LowerAgai
nstHi .Wh
gher ena“l
ower”s
cal
echar
acte
r
9-12 Heavi
lydamaged orvehi
cl
eiss
hoot
ingata“ hi
gher
”sc
alec
hara
cte
rorvehi
(
13-15 Sev
erelydamaged cl
e:
16+ Dest
royed
•Thelowerscal
eattac
kerget
stoaddt
hemodi fi
ertot
he
Li
ghtl
ydamage dwe aponsl
oseK1Doft hei
rdamagev
alue. att
ackrol
l.I
fthetarge
tma k
esadodge(orvehic
ledodge
Heavi
lydamage dwe aponsloseK2D offthei
rdamageand orstar
shi
pdodge )
,itjus
troll
sit
smane uv
erabi
li
ty(a
nd
a
dd+1 0toa l
ldi
ff
icul
tiestouseincombat. dodgeski
l
l).
Sever
elydamage d weaponsc a
nno tbeus e
d,butma ybe •Thehighe
rscal
etar
getaddst
hemodi
fi
ertother
ollt
o
r
epai
red. r
esi
stdamage;t
helowers
calewea
ponr
oll
sdamagenor(
Destr
oyedweaponsma ynotber epa
ire
d. mal
ly.

Weap
onrepa
irsa
redi
scus
sedi
nthe“
Usi
ngRe
pai
rSk
il
ls
”se
c(
Exampl e:T helandspeede rfi
resatthewa lker
.The
t
ioni
n“Att
ri
but
esandS
kil
ls.
”
l
andspeeder’
sbl ast
erca nno nhasaf i
rec ontr
olof2D
Note:Damaget oordi
naryobj
ectscanals
obec ove
redusing andada ma geof3D+1.T hewa l
kerhasnoma neuver
(
t
hisr
ule.Pi
cktheobject’
sbodyst
rengt
ha ndcomparether
ollto abi
li
ty(0D)a ndabodys tr
e ngthof6D.
t
hedama gerol
l.
Findtheresul
tonthechartabov
e. Theland s
pe edergetstoa ddthead j
ustedmodifi
er
of2D toi tsr ol
lt ohit.Ift helandspee
de rhits
,the
l
andspeederr ollsthe c annon’snorma lda mage of
S
CAL
E 3D+1.Howe ve r
,becausethewa l
keri
sahi gherscal
e,i
t
Youma yno t
icet hatal andspeede rma yha veabody get
st oa ddt hea dj
ustedmodi f
ierof2Dt oitsbody
stre
ngthof2D,whi leac haracte
rc anha eaS
v trengthof st
rengt
hof6D:i troll
s8Dt or esi
stdamage .
4D. Doest hatmea nthatthec haract
e ristoughertha nt he
l
a ndspeede r
?No!
Hi
gherAgai
nstLower.Whe
na“ higher
”sc
alecha
rac
(
The g ame us es“ s
cale
s”t os how t he differences
t
erorvehi
cl
eisshoot
ingata“lowe
r”s c
alec
hara
cte
ror
betwe e
ndi f
fer
ents i
zesandt ypesofobj e
cts.Youa ddor
v
ehic
le:
subtrac
tdi cetoa ttackroll
s,dodger ollsandda ma ger oll
s
toshowt hesedi
fferences. •Thehighers
caleat
tac
kerrol
l
sitsnormalat
tac
krol
l
;the
Thes cales
,from “ lowest
”t o“ highe s
t,
”a rec haracter l
owe rs
ca l
etargetaddsthe“adjus
ted modi
fi
er”t
oi t
s
(and creature)
,s peeder,wa l
ker,starfighter
,ca pi
t a
la nd dodger
oll.
De at
hS tar.
•Thehi
ghe
rscal
eat
tac
kera
ddst
he“
adj
ust
edmodi
fi
er”t
o
The sca l
e modif i
ersrefl
ectt he di ff
erence
sbe twe en
i
tsdama
gerol
l
.
sma l
l,f
ragi l
etar
ge ts(l
ikecharacter
s)a ndlarge,tought a r
(
gets(li
keS tarDestroyer
s).
Exampl e:As s
umi ngt hewa l
kersurvi
vedt hebla s
t
(
a nd tha t
’sapr et
tys afea s
sumpt i
on),thewa l
ker’
s
Sc
ale Modi
fi
er*
comma nderde ci
dest oreturnfire
.
Char
acter –
Whe nt hewa lkerf i
res,i
tus esit
sfirecontrolnor(
Speed
er 2D
Walker 4D ma ll
y.T hela ndspe
e der,be c
aus eitisal owe rs c
a l
e
Sta
rfi
ghte
r 6D vehicl
e,a dd st he a dj
us t
ed modi fi
erof2D t oi t
s
Capi
tal 12D ma neuve r
abil
itytododget heattack.
Deat
hS t
ar 24D I
fthewa l
k erhit
swi thi t
sblast,t
hewa l
kera ddsthe
adjust
edmodi f
ierof2Dt oitsnorma lweapond a
m(
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ythedi
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etweenthet
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es:
thi
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edthe“a
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MODI
FI
ERSF
ORAL
LAT
TACKS
S
URPRI
SE Di
ffi
cul
ty
Whenc har
acter
sa resurprise
d,t hei
ra tt
acke
rsc an At
tac
kSi
tuat
ion Modifi
er
a
utomat
ical
lytak
et heirfi
rstacti
onbe for
ethe“sur
pris
ed” Lowg r
avi
ty 81D
s
idecanact.The“ surpri
sed”sidec annotrol
ldefensi
ve Nog r
avit
y(zero
-G) 82D
s
kil
l
stododgeorpar rythi
sf i
rs
ta c
tion. Heavygravi
ty +3D
Theatt
ackerisbl
indorbl
inde
d: +4D
How Do You Fi gure Outi fSomeone i sSur pri
sed? Wh e
n Thetar
getisbli
ndo rb
li
ndedor 84D
character
sa relayinga na mbus h,s i
mp lyha v
ee achc har
acter att
ackedfr
omb ehind:
ma keas ne akroll
.Whe nthet argetsoft hea mbushcomewi thi
n
range(justac o
up l
eo fse
condsbe foretheambus hisgoingtobe
sprung),rollsearchorP e
rcep t
ionc hecksfore ac
ht ar
getcharac(
Entangle.Ac har a
ct e
rthrowsa ne ntangli
ngwe apona the r
ter:ifthe yr ol
lequa ltoorhi ghert hana nyoft hea tt
acker
’s
oppone nt.Onas uc c e
ssfulfi
rearms ,miss i
l
ewe apons ,orthrown
sneakr ol
ls,theys po tthata tt
ac ke
ra ndwi l
lnotbes urpri
sedby
we aponsr ol
l( asa ppr opri
ate)
,t hee ndoft hewe aponwr aps
thea tt
ack .Ifnoneoft hec haractersspotthea t
tacker
s,thetar(
i
t s
e l
faroundt het arget.Unlessthewe aponisspiked,e l
ect
rif
ied,
getc haractersa r
e“ s
urpri
se d.
”( Ambus hesa r
eagoodp l
aceto
ore nhancedins omeot herwa y,itdoesnoda ma ge,butitp re(
use“S e
c r
e tChe c
ks”a sd i
scussedin“ TheRules.”
)
ventst het ar
ge tf rom doinga nya ctione xceptfort ryi
ngt o
breakfree.Thet argetma yescapebys na ppi
ngt hebondsors li
p(
COMBATOPT
IONS pi
we
ngf
a
ree,eac
pon,hemus
h ofwhi
tma k
c
eaS
hc
t
ount
re
ngt
sa sa
horl i
na
fti
ct
i
ngr
on.T
ollt
obr
hatme
eakt
e
t
he
sor
Pl
aye
rssomet
ime
swa ntthe
irchar
act
erstodosomepr
ett
y
bea t
stheda ma get otaloft hewe apon.T osl
ipf r
ee,hene edst o
f
ancyma ne
uver
sduri
ngcombat.Thi
ssecti
on o
ffe
rgui
danc
e
rollaDe xter
it
yorac robatic
st otalequa ltoorhi ghert hanthe
wi
thsev
eralc
ommonones.
we apon’sdama get otal.
Acrobati
cTric
ks .Acrobat i
csc a
na l
soe nha ncebrawli
nga nd
Esape.T
c obr e
akf r
eef r
om anyhold,thecha
rac
termust
mele
ec ombatattacks.T
hec haract
ermus tpe rformt heacrobat(
makeas ucce
ssfulopposdS
e tr
engthorlif
ti
ngrol
lvers
usthe
i
cstrickandt hea ttac
kon t hes amet urn.T heg a
me ma s
ter
hol
der
’sS
t r
engthorli
fti
ng.Thi
scount
sasana c
ti
on.
det
erminesthee xactdiff
icultyoft heac robat i
csa tt
empt .The
pl
ayer ma yadd one -ha l
f of t he d i
fferenc e(rounded up) GroupAtt
ack.Seet
hedesc
ript
ionoft hec
ommands
kil
lin
bet
wee nthediff
icult
ya ndt hes uccess
fulac robati
csr ol
ltot he Chapt
er3“At
tri
but
es&Ski
l
ls”f
orde t
ail
s.
amountofda ma gedone( nott ot hecomba tsk
illrol
l).One
acr
obatic
stri
ckrollcana f
fec tonea t
t a
ckonl y. Hi
tLoc ati
ons .Hitloc
ationsareaspec i
alki
ndof“ c
alle
ds hot”
thatallowsac haractert
os hootors t
rikeaspecif
icpointonhis
Breaki
ngThings.Us
ethedemol
it
ionsski
l
lgui
del
ine
sinthe targe
t’sbody .Thet abl
ebelowi susedtode te
rminethemodi fi
er
s
“
Attr
ibute
s&S k
ill
s”cha
pte
rforde
ter
mi ni
ngthee
ffe
ctofda
m( forhittingat argetofHuma nproport
ionsind i
ffer
enta r
easof
a
geoni tems
. hisbody .No t
et hata i
minga ta narm orlega c
tual
lycausesles
s
dama ge–t hisisbecausethec haract
ertooke xt
racaretoshoot
CalledShot .At
s t
ackerscanma kea“ call
eds hot”agai
ns ta
ana r
e at hati
s“ l
e s
sv i
tal
.
”
smalltarget,suchasas peci
fi
cpa rtofat arget’
sbodyors hoot(
i
ngawe a ponouto fatarget’
shand. Di
ffi
cul
ty Damage
Add+1Dt ot hediff
icult
yforat arget10t o50c enti
me ter
s Hi
tLoc
ati
on Modifi
er Modi
fi
er
l
ong.Add+4Dt othediffi
cul
tyforat ar
getonet o1 0centime( Head +1D +12
ter
slong. Add+8Dt othediffi
cul
tyf orat ar
ge tle
ssthanac en( Hear
t +4D +12
ti
me te
rlong. Chest
,ab
domen 0 0
Onas uc ce
ssfulat
tack,heknockst heitem outofthetarget’
s Lef
torri
ghta
rm +1D 82
hand,gra bsthel i
mb,pinsthetarge ttoawa ll,ordoes+1D( or Lef
torri
ghtl
eg +1D 81
more,a tt hega memaster’
sdiscr
etion)tot heda mageroll.The Lef
torri
ghth
and +4D 82
exactresultdependsont hesi
tuati
ona ndthep la
yer’
sint
ent.
Attheg amema st
e r
’sdisc
reti
on,suffici
entdamaget oap a
r(
e:T
Exampl hanni
kisus
i sb
nghi l
ast
ers
kil
ltos
hoot ti
cul
arhi tlocati
onc ana f
fectthet arget’
sabil
it
yt ous ethat
atas tormtrooperatme di
um ra
nge(Mode r
atediffi
( part
.Exceptf orbl
o wst othec he
s t
,themodi fi
erlast
suntilthe
culty
,diff
icul
tynumbe r12). char
acterhealsthatportion(whichtypical
lyta
kesaf ewda y
s,as
Hede ci
destoshoott hebla
ste
routofthetrooper’
s Woundsa rerecove
re dforthebodya sawhol e,notjustaspeci
f(
hand:t hewe aponi sabout30c ent
imeterslong,so i
cpa rt
).Whe nt hef i
rstaid or( A)me di
ci
neskil
lorahe ali
ng
thisc al
leds hot adds +1D t othe di
ffi
culty
.T he eff
ectisa pplie
d,itc anbes pecif
iedt orepai
ronepa rt
icul
ar
game ma s
terroll
s1D a ndge tsa4– T hanni
k ’
sne w l
ocati
on.
blast
erd i
ffi
cult
yis16. Hitlocati
onmodi f
iersareina ddi
tiont oWoundl evelmodi(
fi
ers
.

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Che
st:Thechar
act
erc
andonomor
etha
npa
ssi
vel
yde
fendi
n oftenus edfordue ling, cha ractersma yalsouset he“ quickdr aw”
t
henextround. rulesi nnon- due li
ngs ituations .
Footorleg:K1t
oalac
l robat
ics
,sne
ak,mov
eme
nt,a
ndi
ni( Toqui c
kdr a w,t hec hara cterspli
tshisorhe rb las t
e rskil
ldice
t
iat
ivetot
als
. amongt woa rea :s
s pe eddr aw dicea ndac c
ur acyd i
c e.Tos ee
whodr awsa ndwhof iresf i
rst,ea c
hc haracterr oll
st he i
rs peed
Handorarm:K1toallacr
obati
cs,brawl
ing,cl
imbi
ng/jump⌧ drawd ice.Thec ha rac terwhor oll
shighestfiresfirs
t ;thec ha r
ac(
i
ng,me l
eec ombat
,missi
le weapons,p i
ck pocket
,t hrown terwhof i
resfirstt he nr oll
shi sorhe ra c
curacydi cet os eeift he
weapons
,li
ft
ing,
andot
herrol
lsi
nvolvi
ngtheha ndorarm. targe tishit
.
He
ad:K1t
oalKnowl
l edge
,Pe
rce
pti
on,
andi
ni
ti
ati
vet
ota
ls. Cha racterswhowa ntt oma k
emul t
ipl
es hotss uf f
e rmul ti
ple
actionpe naltiesf orbot ht he i
rs peeddr aw dic ea nda ccuracy
Random BodyHitLoc
ation.Todet
erminethepre
cis
eloc
a( dice( fore xampl e,f ort wos hots,thec haracters uffe r
saK1D
ti
onwhe r
eac har
act
erwa shit
,rol
l2Da ndconsul
tthechar
t pena ltytos pee ddr awdi ce ,aswe llasboths hots).
bel
ow.Ofcours
e,t
hegamema st
ercoul
dna r
rowdowntheloc
a( Unl ikenorma lrounds ,qui ckdr awdue lactionsa renots imul(
ti
onsf
urtheri
fsodes
ir
ed. tane ous.Thec ha r
a cterwhof i
resfir
st,fi
resf i
rstin“ ga met ime :
”
theot herc ha racte rma yo nlyf ireba c
ki ft he yha v en’tbe en
2D BodyLoc
ati
on i
njur edbyt hes hotsf ireda tthe m.
1 Ri
ghtArm Anyc haracte rwhoi sst unne dbyaqui c
kdr aws hotl osesK3D
2 Le
ftArm
offa llfoll
owi ngs hot si nt ha tround. Anycha racterwo unde d(or
3 -
4 Ri
ghtLeg
wor se)byaq uic kdr a ws hoti sint oomuc hp a i
nort ooba dly
5 -
6 Le
ftLeg
7-11 Body distractedtor e t
ur nf ire.
12 Head
Exampl e:Ha nS ol
oa nd Ga llandr oa regoi ng to
Knoc kout .Thisopt iondoe sha l
foft henorma l
d amage ,butit ha vea“ quickdr a w”d uel.Ha ni sus i
ng hi she a
v y
canr endert het argetimme diate
lyunc onsci
ouswit hasuc c
e s
sful blasterpistol
,a ndheha s8Di nt hes kil
l.Ga ll
androi s
att
a ck.Itr equiresas uccessful“cal
leds hot”tot hehe adus i
ng usinghi sbl a
sterpi stol
,a ndha s13Di nt heskill
.The
thebr awlingorme l
eec ombats k i
ll
.If,afte
rther esi
sta
nc etotal due lwi l
lbehe lda tadi st
anc eof1 0me te r
s,whichi s
hasbe ens ubt ra
cte d,thet a
rge tsust
ainsa tle
asttwoWoundl ev⌧ me dium r ange (Mode rate diffi
c ult
y)f ort he he a
v y
els
,t henhef all
sunc onsci
o usforanumbe rofhour se qualt o blasterp i
st
ola nds hor trange( Ea sydiffi
c ultl
y)forthe
dif
ferenc ebe twee nt hec omba tskil
lto ta
landt hec ombatdi f
fi( blasterpist
ol.
cul
t yorunt ilhe ’
sa wok enbys omee xter
nalforce,whi chever Thepl ayerplay i
ngHa nde c i
de shewi lla l
l
oca t
ehi s
come sf i
rst.T heta rget,howe ver,rec
e ivesonl
yha l
ftheWound 8Di nt hefo l
lowingwa y:5Dt ohi sspe eddr awa nd3D
l
e v
e l
sinf l
icted(rounddown) . tohi sa ccuracy.T heg amema s
te r
,pl ayi
ngGa l
landro,
willusehi s13Di nt hef oll
o wingma nner :10Dt ohi s
Multi
ple Weapons.Weaponsthatchar
acter
scanus ewith speeddr awa nd3Dt ohisa ccurac y.
onehandandine i
therha
nd,suchaskniv
esormos tguns,may Thep layerroll
sf orHa n’sspe eddr awa ndge tsa14.
beemployedatthesametimeinthesa
mer ound.T
hec ha
ract
er Theg ame ma sterroll
sf orGa ll
andr oa ndge tsa24. Gal(
i
ncur
samul ti
ple
-acti
onpenal
ty. l
a ndrodr awsa ndf iresfirs
t.Her oll
sani net ohitHa n
–mor et hane nougha tshortr ange .Ha ni swounde d
ProneandCr ouc hing.At t
a cki
ngat ar
gett hatiscrouc hedo n anddr opshispi s
to l
:hewo n’tbea bletof ir
e.Heha s
thegr ounda dds1D t ot hec omba tdi f
fic
ulty.Ifthet argetis l
os tthedue l
,butiss ti
llluckye nought obea li
ve.
mov ingwhi lecrouc hi
ng, thent hecomba td if
fic
ultyinc r
ea se
sby
+2D, butt hede fendingc haracter’
snor malMov e,orrunni ngr oll Characte
rsma y“quickdraw”aga instopponentsthatar
etr
y(
i
sha l
ve d. i
ngt ododgeordoi ngot heracti
ons .Thec har
acterperf
ormi
ng
Forpr onet arge ts
,s ubtra
c t2D f rom thec omba tdi fficult
y the“ quickdraw”s implyroll
sthei
rs pe eddraw dic
ea gai
nstt
he
whe na ttackinga tP ointBl ankorS hortrange,buta dd2Dt o tar
ge tsdodge
’ .Ifthespe eddrawr ollishigherthanthedodge,
comba tdifficul
tywhe na ttac
k i
nga tMe diumorL ongra nge . thequi ckdrawingc haract
ershootsa tt hetar
geta si
fheorshe
Cha racterswhowi lli
nglyge tlow t othegr oundorma ke didnotdodgea ta ll
.Asbefore,
ac ha ra
c te
rwhoi squic
kdrawi
ng
thems elvess ma l
lma yge tintoa ndoutoft hepos i
ti
ona saf r
ee ma yno tdoa nyot heracti
onsintha tround.
action.Howe ver
,c haracterforcedi ntothatpo sit
ion,s ucha sa
res
ul tofbe ingthr own,ne edt oma kea nefforttos t
a nd,whi ch Exampl e:Ha nS oloi sto“ quickdr aw”a gai
nsta
count sa sa na c
tion. stormtroope r
, whoi stryi
ngt oma keaf ldodge
ul .Ha n
spli
tshis8Di nt hisway:5Dt ohi sspe eddrawa nd3D
QuickDr aw.T hec haracterus estherbl
i as terski
llora ppr
o( toa ccuracy.Thes tormtrooperha sadodgeof4D.T he
pria
tespecializ
a ti
on.Thewe apont obeus edmus tbea ppropri
( distancebe twe enS ol
oa nd t
hes tormtrooperis1 0
ateforma kinga“ quic
kdr aw:”abl aste
rpistol,hold-outblast
er, me ters
,orme di
um r ange( Mode ratedi ffi
cul
ty)f or
orhe av
ybla ste
rpi st
ol,orthrowingk nif
efore xa mple. Ha n’
she avybl asterpis
tol.
Toquic
kdr aw,thec har
a ct
e rma ynotdoa ny t
hinge l
seinthe Ha nroll
shi ss peeddr aw di
cea nd,ge tsa17.T he
round,includ ng dodge
i .In ot herwor ds,c ha ra
ctersusing a stormtroope rrollshisdodgea ndge tsa12.Ha nge ts
“quickdra
w”a ree asyma r
k sfora nyoneelse.Thec haracte
rma y tos hoota tt hes tormtrooperatt heMode r
aterange
ma kemul ti
plequi ckdraws hotsi n around;c haract
ersma y diffi
cultyonl y
,butheonl ygetstor ol
l3Dt ohi t(his
shootatmor ethanonet arge t
, butatana dditionalK1Dpe nal
ty accuracydi ce).Ift hes tormtr
oope rsdodger
’ ol
lwa s
pert ar
get,ina ddit
iont oa lltheot herpe nalti
es.Whi l
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higherthanHa n’
sspee
ddr awrol
l,t
hestormtr
ooper Unwi eldyWeapon.Me l
e eweaponswhichar
ev eryl
ong( over
wouldha vebe enabl
etoa ddhisdodgerollt
ot he 60cmi sa good r ule
- of-thumb forga memasterdi
screti
on),
rangediff
icul
ty(Moder
ate
),mak
inghim muchharder objectstha tarehardt ot hroworgrasp,onesr
el
yingont echnol(
tohit. ogywi thwhi cht heus erisunf ami
li
ar,oranyweaponsotherwis
e
dif
ficulttowi eldma yincura+5ormor emodif
iertotheDi f
fi(
ReadyaWeapon.I ttakesonea ct
ionperi temt odrawagun, cultyL evel.Thega me ma s
terma yde ci
dethatsuchfa ct
orsa s
unshe at
heak nife,re
loadarifl
e,orsome t
hings i
milar
.Alt
hough experience,strength,a ndf eat
uresoft heweapon( s
ucha sa
thisgenerall
ydoe snotrequir
eas k
il
lrol
l,thega mema s
termay well-balanceds word)lowe rt hi
smodif
ier.
requireoner el
atedt othewe aponi nquestionf orparti
cul
arl
y
str
e ss
fulsi
tuati
ons.
Additi
onall
y,dr a
wing and using thewe a pon inthes ame MARTI
ALART
S
roundi ncursamul ti
-acti
onpe nalt
y.Thega me ma st
erma yadd TheS tarWar sRol eplayingGameha samar t
ialartsskil
lspe(
furthermodi f
iersfora t
tempti
ngt ogetouta ni t
emf roma cial
izati
on( speci
alizationofbr awl i
ng),ands omega mema ster
s
restr
icti
velocat
ionorr e
adya nunwi e
ldywea pon. ma yli
k et okeept hisloos e
lyde fi
ne d.Howe ve
r,sincesomepl ay(
ersma yde sir
etheirc ha r
acterstobet r
ainedinuna rmedc omba t
,
Suppressi
onFi re.S uppres
sionfireisintendedt of orcethe amor ede tail
eds ystemofma rti
alar t
sisprovi
dedf orinthissec(
enemyi ntoc over ,r at
hert hant oa ctual
lye l
imina t
et hem– ti
on.
essent
ial
lyt osuppr essthee nemy’sa bil
i
tyt or eturnfire
.I fa Foreve ry1Dt ha tac ha ra
cterinc r
easeshermar ti
alartsskil
l
,
game masterwishe s,suppressi
onfir
ema ybeus edt oincreasea n shema ypi ckoneoft heha nd-to-handt echniquesde scr
ibed
opponent’sdiff
icultyt ohi t
.Thediffic
ultytohi tisincreas
edby below.T hec haracte rma yonl yp ickoneha nd-to-handt ech(
+1f oreveryshotf ired. niquef ore verydi eofs ki
llimpr oveme nt
;inc r
ea s
ingas kil
lby
Repeati
ngblast ers(orfir
earms)aremuc hbe tte
rs ui
tedtot his oneort wo“ pips”i snots uffic
ienta dvanceme ntt ose l
ecta
thansingle-f
ir
ewe a pons.Charact
ersusingrepeatingblaster
sf or hand-to-ha ndt echnique .Cha rac
te r
swhos emar ti
alartsskilli
s
suppress
ionfirea ddaf ulllev
eltot heoppone nt’
sDi ff
icul
tyf or i
nc rea
sedd uri
ngc haracterc reat
iona r
ee li
gi
blet os el
ectfrom
everyburstfi
red. theha nd- t
o-handt e chniques

Exampl e:A T wi’

lekS pec,Na ree
lDr e ’
lara,ha sa
brawling:mar tialartsdiecodeof3D+2. Duringc har(
acterc reation,s hei ncreaseshe rbr awling:mar t
ial
artssk i
llto5D+2.S hema yselectt woha nd-to-hand
technique s.Af t
e rsuccess
full
ys ur vi
vinghe rfi
rstmi s(
si
o n,shes pe ndsCha racte
rP oi
nts ,increas
inghe rmar ⌧
ti
a lartsdiec odet o6D.T hi
sisnots uffi
cientt oselect
a ne w ha nd- to-hand te c
hnique ,a ss he ha s not
i
nc reasedt hes ki
llby1D.S hema ynots e le
ctane w
hand- to-ha nd t ec
hniqueunt ilhe rmar t i
alar tsdi e
code i si nc r
e asedt o 6D+2.Cha racter
smus ta lso
dec l
arewhi c hha nd-to-handt e
c hniquet he yareus i
ng
priortoma k i
ngt herequiredski
ll roll(
unles sother
wi se
i
nd icat
e d).

Blindfightng.T
i hecha ra
cterist
rai
nedt ous esensesothe
r
thansighttol oc
ateat arget
.
Diffi
culty:VeryDiff
icult
E f
fect:Ift hecharacterma k
estherequi
reds ki
llrol
landis
withi
ns tr
ikingdist
anceoft hetar
get
,shema yignor
et heeff
ect
s
ofbli
ndne ss.Shecannots ee,
butcanhearorsme l
lat ar
getwell
enought os tr
ike
.Thisma ybeusedasareact
ionskil
l
.

Di
sarm.T hecharac
teristra
inedt oforcea nopponentto
dropawe aponorobjec
t.
Di
ffi
cult
y:Moderat
e
Ef
fect
:Ifthecharac
ter’
sat
tackissuccess
ful(andi tpar
sno ⌧
ri
edordodge d)andiftheski
l
lrollmeetstherequir
eddif
fi
cul
ty
numbe r
,thetar
getcharac
teri
sdisar
me d.

El
bow Smas h.Thechar
act
eri
str
ainedt
ode
li
verapower
ful
bl
owwi thhe re
lbow.
Diff
ic
ult
y :VeryEasy
Ef
fect:Thec har
acterc
anadd+1Dt ohe
rda
magerol
lift
he
sk
il
lrol
lissuccess
ful.

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Flp.T
i hecha r
actercanthr
owat ar
getwhohasgr
appl
edher Ins
tantWound.T hec hara
cterknowsho wtos tr
iketoma xi
(
fr
ombe hind. mume ffect
,inf
li
cti
ngs everedamageo nthetarge
t .
Dif
f i
cult
y:Mode rate Dif
ficul
ty:Dif
fi
cul
t
Eff
e ct:A success
fulski
llche
ckindi
cate
sthatt
hetar
getis Eff
ect:Ifthecharacter’
satta
ckissuccess
ful(andisnotpar⌧
hurl
edt ot hegr ound( pr
ovi
dedthea t
tac snotpar
ki r
iedor ri
edordodge d)andifthes ki
llr
ollmeetstherequire
ddiff
icul
ty
dodged).Thet ar
gets uf
fer
s3Dd amageThi
stec
hni
quema ybe number,thet a
rgetc har
a c
tersuff
ersawound.( Eff
ect
so fthe
usedasar eac
tionskil
l. wounda recumulat
ive.)

Flyi
ngKic k.Thechar
acteristr
ainedtol
eapinordertodel
iv( Mul
ti
pleSt
ri .T
kes hec
har
act
erc
ande
li
vermul
ti
pl
ebl
ows
.
erac r
ushi
ngk ick. Di
ffi
cul
ty:Moder
ate
Diffi
cul
ty:Diffi
cul
t Ef
fect
:Thechar
acte
rca
nma kease
condat
tac
kwi
thnomul
(
E f
fect
:Thec harac
tercana dd+2Dt oherdamager ol
lifher t
ipl
eacti
onpenal
ti
es;t
hesec
ondat
tac
kinf
li
ct
s3Dda
mage.
ski
llr
ollexc
e edsthedif
fi
cultynumbe r
.Fai
l
uretobeatthediff
i(
cul
tynumbe rindica
testhec haract
erisoff-
bal
ancea ndhe r Nerve Punch.T hec harac
terk nowst hel ocati
on ofnerve
opponentma yma keana dditi
onalatt
ackthi
sroundwi thno cl
us t
ers,s
tri
ki
ngi nsuchawa yastor enderatarget’
slimbnumb.
multi
pleact
io npenal
ty. Di
ffic
ulty
:Ve r
yDi ff
icult
Ef
fect:I
fs uccess
ful,thechara
cter’satta
ckr endersanoppo(
FootSweep.T
hec
har
act
ert
ri
psa
noppone
nt. nentslimb(a rm orleg,speci
fi
edpr iortoma kingt heatt
empt)
Dif
fi
cult
y:Moderate unusablefor3Dr ounds.Anyitemshe ldinthea ffe
ctedhandare
Eff
ect
:As ucces
sfulat
temptindic
ate
sthet
arge
ti st
rippe
d, dropped.Ifthec haracterbeat
sthed i
ffi
cult
ynumbe rby15or
f
all
ingtotheground.Thechar
actermustr
ema
inproneforthe mor e
,thetargetc ha
racterisr
enderedunc onsc
ious.
r
ema i
nderoft
heround.
PowerBlock.Thechara
cteri
stra
inedtopar
ryat
tack
sina
Head-
But
t.T
hec
har
act
erc
anus
ehe
rhe
adt
ost
ri
keat
ar( mannerwhi
chinfl
ict
sdamage.
get
,evenifsheishel
d,pi
nnedorbound. Dif
fi
cul
ty:Moderat
e
Dif
fic
ulty
:E a
sy Eff
ect
:As ucc
essulpar
f r
yinfl
i
ctsSTR+1Donthet
arge
t.T
his
Eff
ect:I
fthec ha
ract
er’
ssk
il
lrol
lmeetsthedi
ffi
cult
ynumber
, t
echni
quecanbeus e
da sarea
cti
onski
ll
.
shema yusehe rheadtos t
ri
kethet ar
get(i
nfl
ict
ingSTR+1D
damage)
.He ad-but
tcanbeus edifthecharac
terisboundor Reversal.T hecharact
eri strai
nedt oturnt het a
blesona n
hel
d,andcanb eusedasarea
cti
onskil
l. opponentwhoi satt
emptingt ograppl
e.
Diff
icul
ty :OpposedS trengthorbr awling:mar ti
alartsrol
l
Hold/Gr e.T
appl hec ha r
acteri
st ra
inedtogr appl
ea ndhol da (whi
cheverishi gher
).
t
a r
getimmobile. Effec
t:T hec harac
tercane mploythistec hniqueonlywhe n
Diff
icul
ty:Moderat
epl usaS tr
e ngthverusmar
s ti
al artsrol
l. sheishe l
d.Ifs hebreakstheoppone nt’
sgr ip,s hema yinturn
Eff
ect:T hechara
ctera ttemptingt ograpplewi t
hat arget holdthet arge timmobileore mploya nothe rt e
chnique
.This
mustma keaMode r
atemar t
ialartsrol
lt oho l
dhe roppone nt
. tec
hniquema ybeus e
da sar eact
ionski
ll
.
Foreveryroundthet a
r getisheld,thec har
a ct
ermus tma kea
Str
engthorl i
ft
ingroll
.I fthetargetbeatshe rmartialar t
sr ol
l Si l
entSt rke.P
i r
ovidedthec hara
c t
ercans ucces
sf ys
ul
l neak
orS
( t
rengt
horl i
fti
ngifs heprefe
rs )
,hebreaksfreeoft hehold. upo nat a r
get,shec a
ni nstantl
ykil
lhim orrenderhim uncon(
sc
ious.
InstantKnoc kdown.T hec har
acte
rk nowshow toma xi
mize Di f
fic
ulty:Diff
icul
t
i
mpa ct,knock ingt hetar
ge ttothefl
oor. E ff
ect:Thec haract
ermus tbewithi
na rm’sreachofthet ar
(
Diffi
culty:Mode r
ate get.Thec haractermus tdeclareifthi
sisak i
ll
ingorstunning
Effect
:I ft hec haract
ersa t
tackissucces
sful(a
ndisnotpar⌧ at
ta ckpriortoma ki
ngt hea tt
empt.As ucce
ssfulski
l
lrolli
nd i
(
ri
edo rdodge d)a ndifthes k
illr
ollmeetstherequi
re
ddiffi
cul
ty cat
e sthet a
rgetisneutrali
zed.
numbe r
,thet argetisknoc ke
dt otheground.Thefal
lenchara
c(
termus te ithe rwa itoner ound tos tand orsuff
ermultipl
e SpinningKick.Thechar
acterist
rainedt
operformapowe r
ful
acti
onpe nalties. kic
k .
Dif
ficult
y:Mode ra
te
Ins
tantSt and.Thec ha r
acte
ristra
inedtonegatetheeffec
ts Ef
fe ct
:Thec haract
ercanadd+1Dt oherdama gerol
lifher
ofafall
,andr e
turntoac ombat-re
adyposi
tion. ski
llrollexcee
dst hedif
fi
cult
ynumbe r
.Fai
l
uretobe att
hediff
i(
Dif
ficul
t y
:Mode r
a t
e cul
t ynumbe rindica
testhec hara
c t
erisoff-
ba l
anceandhe r
Eff
ec t
:Ifacha r
acteristri
ppedorknockeddown,shemayus e oppone ntma yma keana ddi
tionalatt
ackthi
sr oundwithno
thi
stechniquetoreturntoas tandi
ngposit
ion.Suc
cess
ful
us eof mul t
ipleacti
onpe nal
ty.
thi
stechniqueindicatesthatthec har
actercanstandwithout
suf
fer
ingamul tipl
ea cti
onpe nalt
y. Shoul ow.T
derThr hec
har
act
erc
ant
hrowat
arge
t.
Dif
f i
cul
ty:Mode r
ate
I
nst un.T
antSt hec
har
act
eri
str
aine
dtos
tri
kea
tcr
it
ica
l Eff
e ct
:A suc c
ess
fulski
llche
ckindi
cat
est
hatt
heta
rgeti
s
pre
ssur
epoi nt
s,s
tunningthetarget
. hurl
edt ot heground( pr
ovi
dedtheatta
c snotpar
ki ri
edor
Diff
icul
ty:Moderate dodged),s
uffe
ring3Dda mage
.
Effe
ct:Ifthecharact
er’
sa t
tackissuc
cess
ful(
a snotpar
ndi ⌧
ri
edordodge d)a
ndt hetheskil
lrol
lme e
tsthere
qui
re
ddif
fi
cul
(
tynumbe r
,thetar
getisstunnedforoneround.

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Weapon Bl k.T
oc he c
harac
teri st rai
nedto parry mele
e
a
ttac
kse ve
nwhe nshedoesnotpos s
essame leeweapon. Forbrawli
ngattac
ks ,t
hea t
tackerr oll
shisS
tre
ngth.
Di
ffi
culty
:Opposedmarti
alartsversusme l
eecombatroll Some cre
atur
esha ve nat
uralwe apons,s uc
hasc l
aws,
Ef
fect:I
fthec ha
ract
erma ke
st here qui
reddi
ffi
cult
yrolls
he which maycause“STR+1D”or“ ST R+1D+2”– rol
lthe
s
ucces
sfull
yblock
same le
ea t
tack
. Str
engthandaddthediecodeasindicat
e d.

Thetar
getchar
a c
terrol
lsSt
rengt
ht ores
is
tdamage
.If
Mar
ti
alAr
tsOpt
i
ons
thechar
act
ersS
’ t
rengthrolli
shigherthanthedamage
Shoul
dg a
me mas
tersfee
ltha
tmart
ialar
tsareades
tabi
li
zi
ng rol
l,t
her
e’
snoe f
fect.
Ifthedamagerol
lishi
gher
,fi
ndthe
e
lementinac a
mpa i
gn,thefol
l
owi
nga reopt
ionst
olesse
nthe dif
fer
enc
eonthe“ Chara
cterDamageChart
.”
e
ffect
softhi
sski
lls
yst
e m.
•Bas
i :Ga
cMoves mema
ste
rsc
anl
i
mitc
har
act
erst
othef
oll
ow(
i
ngha nd-t
o-handt e
chniques(whichmus tbelear
nedbe f
ore
anyothert
echni
quesma ybea cquir
e :punc
d) h(i
nfl
ic
tsStr
ength
CHARACTERDAMAGECHART
+1 D damage;k
) ic
ki nfl
ictsStre
ngth+ 2D damage);weapon DamageRoll.
bloc
k( a
ll
owsthec hara
ctertob lockame le
ea t
tack
,opposed Str
engt
hRollBy: Ef
fec
t
marti
alart
sverusme
s l
eec ombatroll
). 1-3 Stunned
• Char
act
erPoi
nt:C
s ha
rac
terP
oint
sca
nnotbeus
edd
uri
ng 4-8 Wo unded
mar
ti
alar
tss
kil
lrol
l
s(t
houg
h,F
orc
ePoi
ntsc
an)
. 9-12 Incapa
cit
ate
d
13-15 Mo rt
all
yWound
ed
•Mar
tialAr
tsSt
yl :Us
es ingt
hea
bov
esy
ste
m,i
tisunl
i
kel
ytha
t
16+ Kil
led
acharacte
rwi l
leverposses
sa lloftheha nd-to -
handtechnique s
.
(Ont hea v
erage,ane xtreme l
ya dv ancedc harac
terwi l
llike l
y
onl
ypos ses
s1 0-12oft heha nd-to- handtechniques.
)Howe ver
, Example:T hannikf ir
eshisbl ast
erpi st
ol( which
gamema st
ersc anli
mitt henumbe roft ec
hni quesac haracter does4D da mage)a ndhi t
sabount yhunt erwi tha
can posse
ssbyde vel
opingma r
ti
a la r
ts“stylepackages.”T he Str
engthof3D+2.T ha nnik’
sdama gerollisa9,whi le
gamema st
erma ydecidet hato nlys ixoft het echni
que sa re thebountyhunt err ollsan1 1– t hebo untyhunt er
avai
l
a bl
et o“K’tar
ama rti
ala rts,
”a ndplayersmus tsel
ec tfrom shr
ugsoffthebl a
stwi thnoi nj
ury.
tha
tl is
t.Learni
ngat echniquef rom outsideas ty
lec osts1 0 Inthene xtround,T hannikhit
sa gain.Thi
st i
mehi s
Char
a ct
erPointsandtakesthre ewe eksoftr
a ini
ng. bla
ste
rd a
ma ge rolli sa 16.T he bo unty hunter’
s
Str
engthrolltoresi
std amageisa12;t hat’
sadi ff
er(
•Par
r ng:T
yi ospe
edt
hec
omba
tpr
oce
dur
e(a
ndt
omor
eac
cu(
enceoffourpoints.Thebount yhunt e
ri sWounde d.
r
ate
lyr
efl
ectt
hed e
adlynat
ureofmar
ti
alar
ts)
,tr
aine
dc ombat(
Lateron,Thanniki sa t
tacki
ngat hugwi thav i
bro-
a
ntsca
nus ebrawl
ing:mart
ialar
tst
obothp ar
rya ndatta
c k
.
ax(STR+2D).IfThanni khi t
s,her ol
lshisS t
rengthof
T
heymaynothowe ve ebr
rus awli
ngpar
rytoma keabr a
wling
3D+2plusane xtra2Df oratotal
of5D+2da mage !
a
tta
ck.
• Us
ing Mar
tialAr
ts“
Unt
rai :Ga
ned” mema
ste
rsma
yal
l
ow
Stunne dcharac
ter
ssufferape na l
tyofK1Dt oskil
land
characterst o c onduc tc er
tain ma r
tia
la rtst echni ques
attri
buter oll
sfortherestoft her ounda ndf orthene x
t
“untrained”.F or i nstance a c ha racter who wi shest o
round.As tunnol ongerpe nali
zesac ha r
actera ft
erthe
“Grapple/Hold”at arge t
,b utdoesnotha v
et hebr awling:mar ⌧
secondr ound,buti tissti
ll“ aff
e c
ting”hi mf orhalfan
ti
alar tsspe ci
alty,ma ydos o(atga me ma s
terdiscret
ion)a ttwo
hourunl essthecharac
terre
st sforonemi nute.
Diff
icultyL evelshig her.Inthiscasea saDi ff
icul
tma ne uve r
.If
I
fac har
a c
terisbeing“a ffec
ted”f rom anumbe rof
thec ha r
acterha st hemar ti
alartss pecial
ty,butdoe sno tha ve
stunse qualtothenumbe rbe forethe“ D”f ort hechara
c(
thep arti
culart echnique ,thentherol lma ybema dea toneDi f(
tersS
’ trength,thecharac
teri sk nockedunc onsci
ousfor
fi
cultyL evelhighe r
.
2Dmi nutes.Acharac
termak inga nEa yf
s irs
ta idtota
lcan
Somet echniques, howe ver
,arehighl yspeci
aliz
e dandac har(
revi
vea nunc onsci
ouscharacter.
acterwoul dno tbee li
gibletoperformt hem duet ot hes p eci
al
tra
iningr equire d(fore x a
mpl ,S
e i
lentS t
rik
e )
.Thisiso fc ourse Woundedchara
ctersfal
lpr
oneandc antakenoacti
ons
subj
e cttoga me ma sterd i
scr
eti
on,a nds houldbed i
scusse dwi t
h fortheres
tofther ound.Thechar
actersuf
fersapenal
ty
playerspriortous ingt hema r
ti
alartss yst
em. ofK1Dt oski
llanda t
tri
buterol
lsunti
lhehe al
s(t
hrough
me dpac
sorna t
uralrest
).Acharact
erwhoi swoundeda
secondti
meiswounde dtwice
.
DAMAGE Ac ha
racterwho’swoundedtwicefall
sproneandc an
Whe
nana
tta
ckhi
ts
,thea
tta
cke
rrol
l
sda
mage
. tak
enoa ctionsforthere
stoft heround.T
hec haract
er
Rangedwe a
ponsnorma l
lydoaseta mountofdama ge: suf
fer
sape nalt
yofK2Dtoa l
lsk
illandatt
ri
buterol
lsunti
l
f
o re x
ample,ablas
terri
fl
edoes5Dda ma ge
. heisheal
ed.Awounde dtwic
ec har
a c
terwhoi swounded
Ame le
ewe aponmightha v
eada magec odeofSTR+1D agai
nisi
ncapac i
tat
ed.
–t hatme ans
,theatta
ckerrol
l sS
shi tr
e ngt
ha ndaddso ne Anincapac
itat
edc harac
terf al
l
sproneandisknoc
ked
extradiefordamage.(I
fthere’
sama xi
mum l i
st
ed–s uc h uncons
cio
usfor10Dmi nutes.Thechar
act
ercan’
tdoany(
as“ maxi
mum 6D”–t hat’
sthema x
imum da mageforthe thi
ng unti
lheald.An i
e ncapacit
atedchar
acte
rwho is
wea ponregar
dles
softheusersS
’ tr
ength.) wounded or incapaci
tateda gai
n becomes mort
all
y
wounded.

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Thisisnotnec
e s
sari
lya ne v
ilac
tionde s
ervi
ngaDa r
kS i
de
Achar
a c
terma king aMode ra
tef ir
sta i
dt ota
lc an Poi
nt–s omewoulds a
yt hisismor
eme r
ci
fulthanki
l
li
ngsome(
r
evi
veanincapaci
tat
e dc
harac
ter.Theincapac
ita
tedc har
( one(alt
houghthat’
supf ordebat
e).Inadditi
ontothesever
e
a
cte
risnowa wake
,butisgroggy,cannotuses ki
l
ls,and i
njur
y,thetar
getchara
cteriswounde d,woundedtwi
ceorinc
a⌧
c
anonl
ymov ea thal
fhis“c
auti
ous”rate.(
S e
e“Mov ement paci
tate
d(gamema s
ter
’soption)
.
a
ndChase
s.”
)
MassiveDamageOpt on.I
i fac ha r
acte
rincurstwoWound
A mor tall
y wo undedc ha racterf alls prone a nd is
l
e v
elswit hi
nas ingl
eround,notonl ydot henorma lmodi fi
ers
uncons ci
o us.Thecha ra
cterc an’tdoa nythi
ngunt i
lhe al
ed.
forthegr eates
tl evelapply
,thec harac
terals
oc andonot hi
ng
Thec ha r
act e
rma ydi e–a tthee ndofe achr ound,roll2D.
butde f
e ndorr una wayont hene xtt worounds.Ine i
therof
Ifther ol
li sle
ssthant henumbe rofr oundst hatthec har(
theserounds ,t hec harac
terma yma kea nE ays
s tamina or
acterha sb eenmor tal
lywounde d,t hec haracterdie s
.A
will
powe rattempt ,a
sa nacti
on, t
otryt orec
overfromthebl ow
mor t
allywo undedc haract
erwhoi sincapacitatedormor ⌧
ands ha
k eof fthepe nalty
.Ifthisisdeclar
edasamul t
i-acti
on
tall
ywound edagai
ni skill
ed.
fortheround, thenthec hara
ctertakesthemulti
-acti
onpe nalt
y.
Ac harac t
erma kingaMode ratefirstaidt otalcan“ s
ta(
Ifnot,andt hes taminaorwi l
lpowerrolli
ssucces
sful
,thec har(
bil
ize”amor t
all
ywounde dc hara c
te r
.Thec ha ra
c t
eriss t
il
l
acterma yacta snormalinthene xtround.
mor t
a l
lywo undedbutwi llsur vi
vei fame dpa corba cta
tanki sus edo nhim wi thi
nonehour( Mode ratefirstaid Desc
riptveDamage.S
i oachar
a c
terhasacoupleofWound
total
);ot herwise
,hedi es.(Thisisd iff
e r
entf rom hea l
inga l
e v
e l
s–s owha t?Whatdoe st
hatme anindesc
ripti
vete
rms?It
characterwi thame dpac;see“ He a
ling.”) dependsonwha tcausedtheharm.T hefol
l
owingl i
sts
uppl
ies
Aki
ll
edcha
rac
teri
s.
.
.ki
l
led.S
tar
trol
l
ingupane
w somege ne r
alguide
li
nesfordesc
ribi
ngwha tmig hthav
eha p(
c
har
act
er. penedtot hecharac
ter
’sbodywhenhewa shurt
.
S
tunned:Mode
ratebr
uis
eormi
nors
pra
in;l
ace
rat
ion;mus
cle
Exampl e:A s tormt rooperi shi tinc omba t.His t
ear
;minordi
sl
ocat
ionofj
oint
.
Strengthr ollisan1 1a ndtheda ma gerollisa15– Wounded:Sev
ereabras
ionorsprai
n;deepl
ace
rat
ion;t
orn
he’swounde d.The t roopers uff
e rsa wound,f al
l
s l
i
gaments;maj
ordis
loc
ati
onorminorbre
ak.
prone,ca n’ta ctfort her estoft her ounda ndi sat Wounde
dTwi c
e:Brok
enbone
;ga
pingwound;r
ippe
dca
rti
(
K1Dt oa l
la cti
onsunt i
lhe ’
she al
e d.Ifhe ’
swo unded l
ageandmusc
le;conc
uss
ion.
again,he’sa tK2Dt oa llact
ionsunt ilhehe als.Ifthi
s
tr
oope riswounde da gain,hebe c
ome sincapacitated. I
ncapac
itat
e d:Mul
ti
pl
efr
act
ure
;la
cer
ati
on i
nvi
tala
rea
;
Anothe rstormtroope r–he ’sst
illuninjured–i shi
t he
avyconcuss
ion.
i
nc omba t:hisS t
rengt hrollisa9,whi lethed amage Mor
tall
yWounde
d:Abov
eopt
ionsc
ombi
nedwi
thmul
ti
pl
e
rol
li sa 19.T hist rooperi sinc apac i
tate
da nd is i
nte
rna
linj
uri
es.
knoc k
edunc onsci
ous. De
ad:Br
oke
nne
ck;punc
tur
edl
ung;e
vis
cer
ate
d.
Inc
reasi
ngRes i
st e.C
anc ha
rac
terPoi
ntsorForc
ePoint
sca
n Thes
ea r
ej us
taf e
we xa
mpl
es.Re a
ll
yinte
rest
edgame mas
ter
s
beusedtoinc
rea
seac hara
cter
’sS
tre
ngthtore
sis
tdamage. ca
nc omeupwi t
hc ha
rts
,ta
bles,orde t
ail
edde s
cri
pti
onsof
damageforthosepl
ayer
swhoabsolute
lymustknow.
St un Damage.We a
ponsse ors
tf tunroll
dama genorma l
ly,buttreatanyre s
ultmore
se
riousthan“stunned”as“uncons
ciousfor2D
minut e
s.
”(Unle
sss pe
cif
ical
l
ystate
dot herwi
se,
al
lc harac
ter
-scal
eblaste
rscanbes etforst
un
dama ge.
)

Exampl e:Tha nni

kishitbya“ stun”bol
tf r
om
astormtrooper’sblast
errif
le.Thes tor
mtrooper
rol
lsa2 2f orda magea ndT hanniksS
’ t
rength
rol
lisa n11.T ha twouldnorma ll
ybea ni nca⌧
paci
tatedresult,butsi
ncethewe aponissetfor
st
un,T hanniki sk nocke
d unc onsci
ousfor2D
minutes.

DAMAGEOPTI
ONS
SevereInj
uries.Asanopt iona lrul
e ,acharacte
r
whoc aus
esenoughda magetok i
llanothercharacte
r
hastheopti
onofc aus
ingas e
rious ,permanentinjur
y
i
nstead.(
Fore x
ample,al i
mbc ouldbes e
vere
dora
bodyp ar
tinjuredsoba dl
yt ha titc ouldneve rbe
usedagai
n.)

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MI
SCEL
L OUSDAMAGE
ANE
be
f
Ac
or
ha
er
r
a
ol
l
c
i
t
erwhoi
ngtohe
al
swounde
.
dtwi
cemus
tre
stf
ort
hre
eda
ys

Hereisas mallsele
ctionofv a r
iousot he rharmf ulthi
ngsthat
player
sma ye ncounterdur i
ngt heira dve nture
s.Ge neral
l
y,no St
rength
attackrollisne c
e s
saryf ora nyoft hes et oa ff
ec tac har
acter
, Rol
l Res
ult
thoughas uc
hr ollwouldber equiredifape rs
onc ouldsomehow 2
-4 Cha
rac
terwor
senstoi
ncapaci
tat
ed
attackwi t
hit.Thega me ma sterde termine swha t,ifany,benefi
t 5
-6 Cha
rac
terr
emainswound
e dt
wice
armora nds i
milarprotectionpr ovides. 7+ Cha
rac
teri
mprovest
owo und
ed
Somee quipme ntma ye ve
ni ncreaset heda ma ge!Da mageis
otherwisedetermineda spe rthec omba tr ule s
. Incapac
itat
edchar
act
ersmus
tre
stf
ort
wo we
eksbe
for
e
Exceptfal
li
ng, al
ldama geisdonepe rr oundo fc l
osecontact
. ma
kingahea l
i
ngr
oll
.
Thega me masterma yde cidet hatc ert
aint ypesinc er
tainsi
tua(
ti
onsa l
s oaff
ectc hara
cte r
sa tadi stance. St
rength
Rol
l Res
ult
MI
SCE
LL OUSDAMAGE
ANE 2
-6 Cha
rac
terwor
senstomo r
tal
l
ywounded
7
-8 Cha
rac
terr
emainsinca
paci
tat
ed
Type Damage 9+ Cha
rac
teri
mprovestowoundedt
wic
e
Fo
o dPoi
soning( v
erysever
ecase) 4D
Col
d(extreme) 1D Morta
ll
ywounde
dcha
ract
ersmustr
estforo
nemont
h(35
Gener
alPoison(fatald
o s
e)* 8D+2 s
tanda
rddays
)be
for
emak
ingaheal
i
ngrol
l.
El
ectr
ic
ity(st
a ndar
dwa llout
let
) 1D
St
rength
El
ectr
ic
ity(ma jo
rp o
we rl
ine) 9D
Rol
l Res
ult
Fa
lli
ng(3-6me t
ers) 2D 2
-6 Cha
rac
terd
ies
Fa
lli
ng(7-12me t
ers) 3D 7
-8 Cha
rac
terr
emainsmort
all
ywo unded
Fa
lli
ng(13-18me t
ers) 4D 9+ Cha
rac
teri
mprovest
oincapa
citat
ed
Fa
lli
ng(19-30me t
ers) 5D
Fa
lli
ng(31-50me t
ers) 7D Exampl e:Tha
nnikisinc apaci
tate
da ndisheali
ng
na tura
lly
.Afterr
esti
ng2we ek
s,hema k
e saStre
ngth
Fa
lli
ng(51+me ter
s) 9D
rollfora1 0–hei mprovest owoundedt wi
ce.
Tohe al
Fi
re(t
orch-si
ze ) 1D
from wounde dt wic
et owounde d,hemus tres
tfor
I
ndustr
ialAcid(undil
uted) 2D+1 anot her3da y
sbefor
ema kingahe ali
ngroll
.
Radi
ati
on( i
ntense) 3D
*S
eeo
pti
ona
lpo
iso
nrul
eso
npa
ge1
03. Medpac
s
As tanda r
d me dpacc ont ai
ns a combinati
on of heali
ng
medicines,s ynthef
les
h,c oa gulant
s,body chemist
ry booste
rs,
HEAL
ING a
s
dr
e
e
r
i
na
ous
l
l
i
nedr
yinj
ug
ure
s
di
,andc
ndiv
i
omput
duals.Me
erdi
dpa
a
c
gnos
sar
t
i
ev
cha
eryc
r
dwaret
ommona
ot
r
o
re
at
und
Cha
ract
ersc anheali
nma nyways,butthethr
eemost theg alaxya ndc anbef ounda boar
dmos ts t
ars
hips,i
nmos t
c
ommonme thodsofheal
ingar
enaturalhea
li
ng,medpa
cs bui
ldingsa ndhome s
..
.anda ny onewhot hi
nkshemi ghtgeti
nto
a
ndbactatanks(al
soknownasrej
uvenati
ontanks
). aba tt
leisa dvis
edtoc ar
ryac ouple,
too.
Nat
ural
Heal
i
ng
Ac ha ra
c terc anhe a lnatura
ll
y,butthisproc e
ssisbot h Afi
rs
taid(orTe
chni
cal
)rol
li
snee
dedtous
eamedpac
.
sl
owe randmuc hr iski
ert hanbactaheal
ing.T hecharacter T
hedif
fic
ult
yde pe
ndsuponthese
veri
tyoft
hepa
tie
nt’
s
mustr es
tas pecifi
e da mo untofti
mea ndt henc anma kea i
nj
ury
:
heal
ingr ol
l:r ollthec ha r
a c
ter’
sf lS
ul tre
ng tha ndfi
ndt he
re
sulton t he c ha r
tr e l
atedt othe character’
sc urrent Degr
eeofI
njur
y Di
ffi
cul
ty
WoundL evelt oseei fthec harac
terheal
s. St
unned,uncons
cious Ve
ryEasy
He ali
ngc haractersc andodo i
ngv i
rtuall
ynot hi
ngbut Wounded,woundedtwic
e Ea
sy
re
st.Ac hara cterwhot ri
estowor k,e
xerciseora dv
e nture I
ncapa
cit
a t
ed Moder
ate
musts ubtrac tK1Df rom hi sStr
engthwhe nhema ke shis Mort
all
ywo unded Di
ff
ic
ult
heal
ingr ol
l.Anyc haracterwhoopt sto“ t
a keiteas
y ”a nd
dov i
rtuall
yno thi
ngf ortwi c
ethene c
essarytimema ya dd Ifthef ir
s taidrolliss
uc c
essf
ul,thepa t
ienthealsone
+1Dt ohisS treng throlltohe al
. l
evel:stunne da ndwounde dc har
a cter
sa r
ef ul
lyheale
d;
unconsciousc hara
c t
ersarerevi
ved;wounde dt wic
ec har
(
Awoundedcha
rac
termus
tre
stf
ort
hre
est
anda
rdda
ys act
ersi mpr ovet o wounde d;inc apaci
tatedc har
acter
s
be
for
erol
li
ngtoheal
. i
mpr ovetowounde dtwice;mortal
lywounde dc har
acter
s
i
mpr ovetoi ncapacit
ated.
St
rength Ifthef ir
staidr ol
lisunsucces
sful,thecharact
er’
scon(
Rol
l Res
ult di
ti
o nre mainst hes ame.Ifthef i
rstaidr ol
lmi s
sesthe
2
-4 Cha
rac
terwors
enstowoundedt
wic
e
5
-6 Cha
rac
terr
emainswounded
7+ Cha
rac
teri
sful
lyheal
ed

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dif
fi
c ult
ybymor ethan10point
s ,
theme dpachaspushe d
theinjure
dc ha
r act
er’
sbodytoit
sl i
mit
,andnomor eme d(
pacsc anbeuse donhi mforaf ul
lsta
nda r
dd ay(
24hour
peri
od).
Mul ti
pleme dpacscanbeus e
donac haract
erwithina
si
ngleda y,
butinc r
eas hef
et ir
staiddiff
icul
tyonelevelfor
eacha ddi
ti
onal use.

Example:Thanni
kha sbe n wounde
e dtwi
ce.The
f
ir
sttimeame dpacisuse
donhi m,thef i
rs
taiddi
ffi
(
c
ultyisE
a s
y.I
fas ec
ondme dpacisusedonhiminthe
s
ameda y,thefi
rstaiddi
ffi
cult
yi nc
reas
estoMode r
(
a
te.

Ame dpacisful
l
ye xpendedwhenit
’sus
ed– some onewho
e
xpect
stohe als
ever
alpeoplemustc
arr
ymulti
plemedpacs.
Acharact
ercanuseame dpa
conhimsel
f,buthesuffer
san
e
xtr
aK1Dpe nal
ty(i
na ddit
iontoanyothe
rpe na
lti
es,suc
has
f
orbei
ngi nj
ure
d).

Example:Thannik ha v
ing ben wounde
e dtwic
e
(K2Dt oallacti
ons)wa ntstouseame dpa
ct oheal
S
urger
y
himself(
that’
sana ddi
tionalK1Dpe nal
ty,f
oratotal
S ur geryiso nlyr equiredi ft hega me ma sterde emst hei njur y
penaltyofK3D).Unfortuna t
el sT
yhi e
chnic
alisonl
y
tor e quirei t( mang leda ppe nda ge,i nternalb l
eeding,s e vere
2D–hec an’
tusetheme dpaconhimsel
f.
burns ),and/ort herei snoa cce sstoaba ct
at ank .Mos tc ha rac(
Bac
taT
ank
s ter
swi llonlyunde rgos urge ryi nor de rtor epairama jori nter(
Bactaisas peci
all
yformulatedtreatme ntli
quidwhi chpro( nalinj ury,remov alofaf or eignbody( cance r
,slug),ort oa t t
a ch
motesrapi
dhe ali
nga nda c
tsa sadi sinfect
ant.Thea tt
ending ac ybe rneticbodypa r t
.T hes urgeonmus tbet r
a i
nedi nt he( A)
physi
ci
anca nusetheba ct
at a
nk ’
sc omput er
stoa dds ki
n- c
on( medi cines kil
ltope rforms ur ge ry.Additionall
yt hes urgeonmus t
tac
tme dic
inest otheba ct
af luid,injectme dici
nesintot he havea ccesstoas ur geryk ita ndme dicalfacil
ity
.
pati
ent’
sbloodst
ream,ordispenseme dic
inesorall
y.Cha r
a c
ter
s S ur geryfullyhe alsapa tiento nas uc ces
s ul(
f A)me diciner oll
.
musthavet he(A)me di
ci
nes k
illtous eaba ct
at ank.Onmos t Theba s ediffi
cultyi sE asymodi f
ieda tga me ma s
terd iscretion,
pl
anets,
onlyli
censeddoct
orscana dmini s
terbactatre
a t
me nts
. basedo nt hecompl e xit
ya ndc ond i
tionsoft hes urgery.S urgeries
perfor me d“inthef ield”wi thoutt hea ppropriatesteril
ee nv ir
on(
ment ,s urgicalroomsors ta ffs houlds ignifi
cant l
yi ncreaset he
AVe ryEasy(A)me dicines k
il
lisne ce
ssarytous eaba c( Dif
fic ultyL evel
.He a l
ingt imei s1Dda ysforWounde dp ati
ent s
,
tat ank– r e
gardles
soft hewoundl ev e
l.Ifther ollis 3Dda y sforIncapac itateda nd6Dda ysf orMor tallyWounde d. I
f
ma de ,thecha r
acterwi l
lhe al–it’
sjustama tt
eroft ime. ther ollfails
,thep atient’
si nj urywor senstwol e
v el
s.
Ac ha rac
terattempt i
ngt ous eaba ct
at ankwitho utthe
(A)me dici
nes ki
llmus tma keaHe roicfi
rstaidorT echni⌧ Medi
ci
nes
calr ol
l.I ftherollfails
,t hepa t
ient’
sinjurywor senst wo Therearema nydi f
fere
ntme di
ci
nesint hegalaxy,rangi
ng
l
e vel
s .( Wounde d pa t
ients wor sent oi ncapacitated; fr
om ma ss
-produced pharmaceuti
cal
st o“loca
lc ur
es”k nown
wounde dt wicep a
tientswor sentomor t
allywounde d;an only on remote planets
.E ach medi
cine hasdiffe
rentga me
i
nc apac itat
edormor t al
lywounde dp at
ientiski
ll
ed.) effect
s.Somema yaddabonust oac har
actersf
’ i
rstaidor(A)
Thec har
a c
ter
’shea li
ngt imedepe ndsont heseve ri
tyof me dic
ines k
il
l;other
sma yall
ow apa ti
entt ohealfast
er;sti
l
l
hisinjuries. othersma yonlya f
fectcerta
ininjur
iesordisea
sesandpr ovi
de
nohe lpforother
s.
Char
act
eri
s: Tr
eat
mentTi
me:
Wo
I
nc
u
a
p
nd
a
c
e
i
d
t
ate
d
1
Dho
4
Dho
ur
s
ur
s POI
SON(OPTIONAL)
Mor
tal
lywound
ed 1
Dda
y s Mix i
ngapoi sonc alc
ulatedtokil
lame mberofthecharac(
ter
’sowns peci
esdoe sn’
tt akealotoftrai
ning.I
fthetargetis
thesames peci
esa sthepo i
soner
,thepo i
sonermustma kea n
Example:T
hanni
khasbeenmor t
all
ywounde d,but Eayal
s i
ens peci
esr ol
la ndaMode r
atefir
staidrol
l(oraVe ry
hi
sfri
endsqui
ckl
ygethi
mt oaba c
tat a
nk.Thedoc t
or Eay(
s A)me di
ci
ner oll
).Ifbothrol
lsaresucce
ssf
ul,t
hep o
isoner
nee
dstoma keaVeryEasy(A)medi
cinerol
la ndsuc( hasconcoctedal i
quidpoi sonwhichdoe s10+1D6da maget o
ce
eds.Thegamemas
terrol
ls1Dandge tsafour.Four thetargetin1D6mi nut e
s( whenitisingest
ed)
.Ifeit
herr ol
l
day
slater
,Tha
nnikemer
gesf r
om t
heba ct
at a
nkf ul
ly fai
l
s,thepoisoniscompl et
elyine
ffec
tiv
e.
hea
led.

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Knowi ngwha tkil

lsothers peci
esisno tasi ntuiti
ve.Whe n I
LL
NES
S/DI
SE EC
AS HART
att
e mpti
ngt opo i
sonme mbe rsofot herspecie
s,t hepo i
soner
mus tmakeaMode r
atefi
rstaidr ol
l(oraVe r
yE asy(A)me di
cine I
ll
ness
/
rol
l)asabove.Hemus tal
soma k eanalienspeci
esr ollandcheck Di
seaseLevel DamageEf
fec
ts* Dur
ati
on
ont hefoll
owingtabletoest
a bli
shthepo is
on’seffecti
veness
.If Mi
l
d Infli
cts2Do fda
mageeve
ry 1Dd
ays
thefir
staidrollf
all
s,t
hepo i
soni si
ne f
fect
ive
. twe l
v ehours
Mo
der
ate Infli
cts2Do fda
mageeve
ry 1Dd
ays
Ski
ll sixho urs
Resul
t Ef
fec
t S
eve
re Infli
cts3Do fda
mageeve
ry 1Dd
ays
H8 Poi
sonisinef
fec
ti
ve threeho urs
9-1
1 5+1D6d a
ma getota
rge
taft
ertenminut
es V
eryS
eve
re Infli
cts4Do fda
mageeve
ry 3Dd
ays
12-15 10+1D6da magetot
arg
etaf
terfi
veminut
es ha l
fho ur
16+ 15+1D6d amagetot
arge
toccur
s E
xtr
eme 5Do fdamageever
yte
n 5Dd
ays
imme d
iate
ly mi nutes
Thec ha r
a c
t ert ryi
ngt omi xt hepoi s onmus tma kehi ss kil
l *Not
e:Ar
mo rb
onus
esdonota
pplyt
oSt
reng
thr
oll
stor
esi
st
check swi tht hea ssi
sta nc eoft heg a me ma ster.Thepoi sone rwill damagef
romcont
amina
tedwate
r.
havenoi deahow i twi l
la f fecta not he rc harac t
e runt i
li ti s
admi nistered.P oisonc ano nlyhea dmi nisteredi nf ood,dr ink,or
throughame dpa ci njec tion. Thepoi s
onc annotbet urne dint oa I
LL
NES
S/DI
S ER
EAS E
SUL
TS
gaseousorc onta ctpoi son.
Whe napoi sonbe gi nst ot akee f
fec t,rollt heda ma ge,a nd S
tunned(
Rol
l1D)
all
owt het arge tc hara ctert oma k eaS tre ngthr oll.Ifthec ha rac(
terb e atsore qua lst hepoi s
on’ sda ma ge ,hi sbodys uccessfully 1 Bl
urredVi
sion:K1Dt ovi
si
on-ba
sedsearc
hc he
cks
,K1Dto
res
istst het oxin, a ndt hepoi sonha snof urthe re f
f ect.Ifhef ail
s, anyDe xte
rit
ys k
il
lrol
lsthat
-re
quir
et heuseofsi
ght
:
cal
cul a t
et het ota lda ma geoft hepoi son. I
tdoe sno tt akee ffect blas
ter
,me l
eecombat
,dodgeandsoon)
.
i
mme diately,howe v
er.T hev ic t
imt akesoneWounde veryt urn, 2P
ainf
ulS
tomac
hCr
amps
:Mov
eme
nti
sre
duc
edby2.
untilheha seithe rt ake nt hef ullda ma geori sde ad.E acht urn, 3L
ow-gr
adeFe
ver
:K1Dtosneaka
ndhi
dewhe
nat
tempt
ing
hema ya ttemptt obe a tthepoi s ona ga in( butdo n’tforge tthe t
oavoi
dfr
omheats
ens
ors
.
K1pe na l
tyt oa lla ttr
ibut esa nds k i
llscor esfore a chwoundt ak(
en).Ifs uc cessful,t hec ha ract erde featst hepoi son.I fnot ,he 4 Ras
h:Cr
eate
sadi
st
rac
tingi
tc
h, oP
K1Dt e
rce
pti
ona
ndr
el
at(
continue st ota ked ama ge . eds
kil
l
s.
AMode r
a e(
t A)me dicineordi ffi
cul tf i
r staidr ollall
o wsa 5 Di
zzi
ness
:K1D t
o De
xte
rit
yand Me
chani
cala
nd r
el
ate
d
persona nalyzingapo iso nt oi dent i
fyas pecifictypeofpoi so nor s
kil
ls
.
acount eractivea ge nt. The sepoi sonsa rer athe re xotic,andt hos e 6E
xtr
emeHunge
r:K1Dt
oSt
reng
tha
ndr
el
ate
dsk
il
ls
.
ma kingt he i
rr ollsc ane st abli
sht ha tthe set ox i
nsa renotus e dby
ama te urs.Onc et hepoi soni si de ntif
ied,t hec harac terma yus e F
ir
stWound(
Rol
l1D)
thep oisonk i
tort hec ont ent so fame dpa ct one utral
izet he
1 Mi
norInf
ect
ion:Pi
cka
nyt
wor
esul
tsf
rom t
he“
stunne
d”
poison( thedi fficultyo ft hes killrolli se qua lt ot hepo ison’s
eff
ects
.
dama gewhe nus ing( A)me dicine,a ndt heda ma ge+5whe n
usngf
i irsta i
d). 2 Hal
luci
nati
ons:Cha r
ac t
ersexperi
encev i
sualora udi
toryhal
(
l
ucinat
ions.Vis
ualha l
luci
nati
ons( se
eings pots
,forexam(

I
LLNES
SANDDI
SEAS
E ple
)reducea l
lv i
sion-ba
seda tt
ributeands k
il
lche c
ksby
K1D.Aud i
toryhalluci
nati
on( ri
ngingint hee ar
sorot he
r
Ast hec hara ct
erstravelfrom wor ldt owor ld,a ndi nterac
t suchdif
fic
ulty)reduceshe a
ring-base
da ttri
butea ndski
ll
withv ari
ousa li
ens,foods,a nd be verages,t heya rel i
k el
yt o check
sbyK1D.
enc ounterc ont agiousill
nessordi s
e asea ts omepoi nt.Us ethe 3 Vomit
ing:Cha
racte
rmustma keaVeryDif
fic
ultst
amina
guide l
inesont he“ I
ll
ness/
Diseas e”c hartt ode terminet hes eri
( checktopr
e v
entvomi
ting.Thea
tta
cklas
tsfor1Dmin(
ous nessofac ont r
actedill
ness. utes,a
ndreduce
salls
kil
lsandat
tri
but
esbyK1Df or3D
Theser esultsdonotne cessarilyinflic
tnor mald ama ge,how( hours.
ever.Ca l
culatet hewo uldle vela snor ma l,game ma stersma y
4 At
tenti
onDe fi
ci
t:Char
actermustmak
eaModera
t eP
erce
p⌧
choos e– orr oll1Dt or andoml ys e l
ect– f r
om t hef ollowing
ti
onr olltoa c
ces
ss hort
-ter
m memor
y:r
ecentorde
rs,
optiona lres
ul t
si nlieuofther egul arda ma gepe na l
ti
e s
.
weatherupdat
esandsoforth.
Not etha t,unlessindicate
dot herwis e
,onl yoneoft hepe nal
(
ti
e sshouldbes el
ected,andt hee ffec t
soft heill
ne s
sl as
tf orthe 5L
ossofJ udgment
:Cha rac
terhasd i
ff
icul
ty maki
ng s
nap
dura t
ion( i
ndi cateda bove) or unt ilme di
c a
lt r
e at
me nt i s deci
si
onsori
nter
pret
ingorder
s,a
llP
ercept
ion,
Knowle
dge
received;theba s
edi f
fi
culti
esf orhe a l
ingt hed ama gec aus e
dby andrel
ate
ddif
fi
cult
iesi
ncrea
sebyoneleve
l.
i
llne s
sa reaDi ffi
cult(A)me dicineorVe ryDi ffic
ultfirstaidr ol
l, 6 Al
l
e rgicRe
action:Char
a c
terhasdi
ff
icul
tybr
eat
hingors
ud(
unle s
ss tatedo t
herwise.(Onlyonef ir
s ta id or( A)me dici
ne de nl
ymus tsneez
ef or3Dminute
s,K1Dtosneakorhi
de
attemp tc anbema depe rdaytoc ount er
a ctthei l
lness’ef
f ects
.) fordurat
ionofa l
ler
gicrea
cti
on.

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NJURI
ES•6

S
econdWound(
Rol
l1D) Mor
tal
l
yWounded(
Rol
l1D)
1I
nfe
c t
ion:P
icka
nyt wore
sul
tsf
rom the“st
unne
d”e
ffe
cts
, 1 Cat
astr
ophicInfec
tion:Pi
ckone“
stunned”e
ffe
ct,one“
fi
rst
andoneit
emfro
mt he“
fi
rs
twound”eff
ect
s. wound”e ffe
ct,one “sec
ond wound”eff
ect,and o
ne
2I
nte
rnalBrui
si
ng/
Blee
ding:Charac
tersuf
fer
saK2Dpe nal
ty “i
ncapa
cita
ted”ef f
ect
.
oS
t tre
ngthtores
istdamagea ndmustrec
eivemedic
al 2 Or
ganF
ail
ure:Movementre
duc
edto0,char
act
err
equi
re
s
at
tenti
onbefo
rethei l
l
ness
’e f
fect
swe a
roff
;f a
il
ureto i
mmedi
atemedi
cala
tte
nti
onorwi
l
ldi
ein5Dhour
s.
r
eceiv
etre
atmentr
esult
sinthechar
act
er’
sdea
th. 3P
sychosi
s/Deme nti
a:Pe r
cepti
on,Knowl edge,Technical
,and
3F
ear
:ADi ffi
c twi
ul l
l
powerrollmus tbema dee ve
ryround Mechanicala t
tri
butesa nds k
il
lsarer educedt o1D for
t
hatana f
fec
tedc ha
rac
terise ngagedincombat.Fai
l
ure ef
fectdurati
on. T
hec haract
ersuffe
rsnope rma nentmen(
t
oma ketherequi
redwil
lpowerrollindi
cat
esthecharac
( t
aldama ge,recover
ingc omplet
elyalt
e rtheef
f ec
t’sdur
a(
t
er’
snerv
ebreaksandheors hebeginsabli
ndretr
eatina t
ionhase la
ps e
d.
r
andomlydet
ermineddi
recti
on,Mul ti
ple
-act
ionpenal
tie
s 4P
aralysi
s: Chara
c t
eri sr endere
dc omple
tel
yi mmobil
e,
a
pplywhenma ki
ngthewi l
l
powe rrol
l. thoughheors heremainsconsci
ous.I
fthechar
act
erdoes
4I
ncr
eased Aggr
e s
sion:Char
a c
termustma ke a Moder
a t
e notrecei
veme dic
alatt
e nt
ion,thepar
alys
isbe
comesper(
wi
ll
powe rr
olltoref
rai
nfrom at
tac
kinga
nynearbytar
get ma nentaf
tertheeff
ectdurati
one l
aps
es.
–fri
endorf oe;char
act
erma ynotusesne
akduringthi
s 5 Bl
i
ndne s
s:Diff
icul
tyforanyv i
si
on-bas
edskil
lora tt
ri
bute
at
tac
k. check
sa r
einc r
eas
edbyf iv
ediffi
cul
tylev
els
.Ifme dica
l
5P
aranoia:T heaff
ect
edc har
a c
terbel
i
evesheors heisthe tr
eatment i
s not rec
eiv
e d be
forethe contaminat
ion
subje
c tofaconsp
ira
cy.Charact
ermustmakeaMode r
ate eff
ect’
sti
meha sel
apse
d,thebli
ndnes
sisper
ma nent.
Percepti
on r
olltorefra
inf rom a
ttac
king f
ell
ow pa
rty 6T
remors/
Convuls
ions: Cha rac
ter e xperi
ences sei
zur
es.
me mbe r
s.Al
lmult
ipl
e-ac
tionpenal
ti
esappl
y. Sei
zur
esi nf
li
ctt he c har
acter
’sS t
rengt
h +1D damage.
6E
xtre
me De hydr
ati
o n:Cha r
acterise xc
epti
onall
yt hi
rst
y, Duri
ngthes ei
zurea ndf or1Dr oundsafte
r,thec
harac
(
experi
enc
esdi
zzine s
s,l
ight-hea
dedness
,fat
igue,andmay te
r’
ss ki
ll
sa r
ea llre duced byK3D ( mini
mum of0D) .
l
aps eint
o uncons ci
ousness.Chara
ctersuffe
rs a K2D St
rengthisnota ff
e cte
df orthepur posesofres
is
ti
ng
penalt
ytoal
lattributeands ki
llc
hecksandmov ementis damage,andinthiscasea r
morbonus esapp
ly.
re
d uce
dto5.
Deat
h(Rol
l1D)
I
ncapac
it
ated(
Rol
l1D) 1P
ermane nt Psychosi
s/
Dement
ia: Char
acte
rsP
’ erc
epti
on,
1 Maj
orInfec
tion:Pi
ckanytwor
esul
tsfr
om t
he“fi
rs
twound” Knowledge,Techni
cal
,and Me c
hanic
ala t
tri
butesand
e
ffe
c t
s,andoneite
mf r
omthe“s
econdwound”ef
fec
ts. ski
l
lsa re pe
rma ne
ntl
yreduce
dt o 1D and cannotbe
2E
xtr
emeP aranoia:Thea f
fect
edchara
cterbel
ieve
sheorshe advanced.
i
sthesubj
e ctofac onspi
rac
y.Char
act
ermus tmakeaDi
f( 2 Ne
rveDamage :Char
acte
rs uff
ersalossofmotorcont
rol
.
f
ic
ultPerc
e pti
onr ol
ltoref
rai
nfrom a
ttack
ingfel
lowpa
r( Dex
ter
it
ya ndrel
ate
dskil
l
sa real
lper
manent
lyre
ducedto
t
yme mbers.Allmulti
ple-
acti
onpenal
tie
sapply. 1Dandcannotbeimpr
ove d.
3 Re
sp i
rat
ory Ailment: Char
acte
r ha sextr
eme dif
fi
cul
ty 3 Coma:Cha racterl
apsesint
oac omaf ortheeffec
tdurati
on.
breat
hing.Moveme nti
sreducedto2.I
fb ac
tat
rea
tment Alla tt
ributesandskil
lsarer
educedto0D, andmov ement
i
snotr e
cei
vedbe f
orethee f
fect
’sdur
ati
onhasel
apse
d, isreduc edt o0.Cha r
actermustrecei
veaMode r
atefir
st
thecharact
ersuff
ocate
s. aidr ol
l( oranE ay(
s A)me di
cinerol
l)onceperdayorwi l
l
4S
tupor:Alla
ttr
ibute
sandski
ll
sreduc
edto1Dfort
heenti
re lapseint osyste
micshutdown( s
eebelow)
. I
fthecharac
ter
ef
fectdurat
ionunles
sthecharac
terr
ece
ive
simmedi
ate iss t
abilize
d,heors hea wake
nsa ft
erthee f
fectdurat
ion
medica
la t
tenti
on(Her
oicfi
rs
taidorVeryDif
fi
c t(
ul A) ha selapsed.
medici
nerol
l). 4T
issueL i
quef
act
ion:Thec harac
ter’
sski
ntissuesbr
eakdown,
5 Bl
ackouts
:Ifac har
a c
terroll
sa“1”ontheWil
dDieduring causingext
remep ain,ble
edingand– i fme di
caltr
eat(
anya tt
ri
buteors kil
lc hec
ks,heorsheexper
ienc
esa me nt(aVeryDiffi
cult(A)me di
ci
neroll)isnotrecei
ved
blac
koutfor1Dr ounds.Duri
ngthebl
ack
outthechar
ac( beforetheeffec
tdur at
ione l
apses– De at
h.Charac
ter’
s
terfa
ll
sproneandc annotmove,s
eeorhe
ar. att
r i
bute
s,s
kil
lsandmov ementareal
lreducedto0D.

6P
artia
lP aral
ysis
:Cha ra
cte
rl os
est he us
e ofa limb (at 5S
ystemicS hutdown:Cha r
acter hassuffe
redi rr
ever
sible
.
gamema st
er’
sdiscr
eti
onorusethe“Random Hi
tLoca
tion” physi
caldama gea ndc annotsurvi
vewi t
houtpe r
ma nent
chart
).Par
alysi
sinalegreduc
esmov ementto5.Par
alys
is medicalat
tention( l
ife
-supportappar
atusands oon).All
i
na na r
mr educesdex
ter
it
ybyK2D. att
ri
butesands k i
ll
sreducedto0D.Inthef i
eld,t
hec har(
act
erca nbest abil
i
z e
dbyaHe r cf
oi ir
staidorVe ryDiffi
(
c t(
ul A)me diciner ol
l;ifthec har
act
erdoe snotr e
c e
ive
therequir
edme di
cala t
tenti
on,deathoc c
ursa f
tert he
eff
ect’
sdurati
onha sel
apsed.
6 De
ath:Cha
racte
rdiesimmediate
ly,
unle
ssheorsheispl
ace
d
i
ntoali
fe-s
upportsys
tem orbact
aimme r
si
on:Ifr
emove
d
f
rombactaorli
fe-s
upport
, de
athisi
nst
antane
ous.

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 C
HAP
TERS
EVE
N

MOVEMENT&
7 CHAS
“
ES
I
you’
’
ve been t
ve c
ome t
ol
ot
d you wantt
he rightper
ol earn how t
son.Name a v
of
ehi
l
y.Wel
c
le.
..ai
l
r
,

speeders, landspeeder s, speeder bi kes, s woops .

..
fl
own’em all.Ifit’
sgotwi ngsora r epulsorgener ator,
I’
ve tr
ied i
t.My name’ sJ ar
in Fl
as t
.You may nothav e
heard ofme yet ..
.butyou wi ll.The fac tthatI ’
ve sur
vi
ved fouryear sofc ombatdut yi nthec ockpi tofanX-
wingsayssomet hing.
“
Now thatyouknow enought otakemyadvi ce,
I
’l
lletyouknow whatyou’reinfor.Fir
st,we’l
l
getthebor i
ngstuffoutoftheway...
r
unningaroundonyourownt wofeet.It
’s
nomat c
hf ortheexci
tementofracinga
T-
l6,butyou’vegott
ast ar
tsomewher e,
ri
ght?
“Then,thegoodst uff
.You’ lll
earnhow
t
odr i
vel andspeedersandf lyc l
oud
cars.There’snothingl i
ker ock-
eti
ngoverapl anetat1, 000
kilometersperhour ,butyou’ ve
gott olear
nhow t odoi trightso
youdon’ tplasteryour sel
fal lover
t
hel andscape.
“
Next ,ther eal
lygoods t
uff.Vehi
clecombat .I
havet odealwi ththi
sal lthet i
me.I’l
lbeflyi
ng
patrolinaspeeder– mi ndi ngmyownbusi ness–
whenabunc hofI mperi
alslugsambushmeandt ryt o
endmydayonasournot e.Itkindofirksme.And
whenIgeti rked,otherpeopl egetshotdown.I fyou
payat tent
ion,you’lllearnhow tost ayoutof
someoneel se’
ssi ght s.
..ifyoudon’t,you’l
l
godowni nf lames .
“
Let
’sgetgoi
ng.
”

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CHARACT
ERMOVEMENT • Cr
spe
ui
e
s
i
dforac hara
ct
:C
ng Movement
e
r
ui
r–s
s
ing mov
hemov
eme
e
nti
sa
swa
l
the
ki
ng
rMoves peed.(A
Everyc ha ra ct
era ndc reatureha saMov escore:it
’show huma nwithaMov eof10wo uldmoveupto10me ter
s.
)
ma nyme terspe rr oundt hec ha ractermov eswhi l
ewa l
k⇡ Movinga tc
ruisi
ngspeedc ountsasa
na ct
ion,butt he
i
ng. (Mos thuma nsha veaMov eof1 0). charac
terc a
na ut
oma ti
cal
lyma kethemoveforV er
yE asy
,
Mov ingi sa naction,justlikefiri
ngabl asterordodgi ng EasyandMode rateter
rai
ns.Ac har
act
ermustrollherrun
ana ttack .Ac har
a cterca nmov eonc epe rround.Ar un⇡ ningski
llforDi
ffi
cult,
VeryDiffi
cul
tandHeroi
cte r
rai
ns.
ningorwa lkingc ha ra
c t
erus eshe rr unnings ki
llorDe x
t er
i
tya ttr
ibut e
. Exampl e:R heni swa l
king( cr
uis
ings pe ed)a cr
oss
(
As wi mmi ng c haracterus e
she rs wimmi ng skil
lor Mode ratet err
ainwhi lesightingherb l
aste ro nawi ld
Strength;ac limbingc ha ract
erus eshe rcli
mbi ng/j
umpi ng anima lthat’schargingt oa ttackher(herbl asterskil
l
orS tr
eng th.F orunus ualmov eme nts–s ucha sswimmi ng i
s4D) .S hec ana utoma ti
callywa l
k10me ter
swi thout
orc li
mbi ng– t heMov eisnor ma llya tone -thir
doft he ma kngaDe
i xteri
tyr oll
,buti t’
sa na c
tion.F iri
nghe r
character ’
snor ma lMov e ;ad j
ustt hisr atea tyourdi s
cre⇡ bla
steri sas e
conda cti
on( ?1Dpe na l
ty),sos heonl y
ti
on.) rol
ls3Dt ohitthec ha r
ginga nimal
.
Mov eme ntwor k sjustlikeot hera ct
ions.Y oude sc
ribe L a
t er
,Rhe ni stryingt owa lkupas tee phi l
l(Diff
i⇡
thet er
ra i
na ndpi ckadi fficult
yl evel andadi ffi
cult
ynum⇡ cul
tt e r
rain;diffi
cultynumbe rof16).S her oll
she r
ber:Ve r
yE asy( 1-5),Easy( 6-10),Mode rate(11 -
15),Diffi
⇡ Dexterit
ya ndge tsa16– Rhe nwa l
ks1 0me t
ersup
cult(16- 20), Ve r
yDi ff
icult(21-30) ,orHe roi
c( 31+). theslope .
Thepl ay erde cideshowf a s
ts hewa ntshe rcharacterto
mov ea ndma keshe rrunningr oll.Ifther ollisequaltoor
gh Speed:Hi
• Hi ghs
pee
dmov
eme
nti
srunni
ngf
ora
greatert ha nt hedi ff
icultynumbe r,t hec haractermov es
withoutapr obl em;i fther ollislowe rt hant hed i
ffic
ulty chara
cter–shemov e sattwicehe rMov espeed.(Ahuman
numbe r, thec haracterha sapr oblem. wit
haMov eof1 0wouldmov eupt o20me te
rs.
)
Thecharactermustr ol
lherr unnings k
il
lforV er
yE a
sy,
Eas
yorMode r
ateterr
a i
n.
MOVES
PEE
DS
Whe nmov inga thig hspeed,Di ff
icul
t,Ve r
yDi f
fi
cult
Whi
ley
ourchara
c t
ercanonlymov
eonc
epe
rround, andHe r
oicterrai
nsincreas
eonedi ffi
cult
yl e
vel:Dif
fi
cult
y
oucanpi
ckoneoffours
peeds
. ter
rai
ni sVeryDi ff
iculttoc ross,Ve r
yDi ffi
cultter
rai
n
•Caut
i :T
ousMovement hi
sisas
lowwa
lkf
orac
har
act
er: becomesHeroi
c ,Her
oicterr
ainbe comesHe roi
c+10.
shemov esa tha l
fhe rMov e.(
Ahuma nwit
haMov eof1 0
woul dmov ef i
veme ter
s .
) Exampl e:R henisr unni
ng acrossa n ope nfiel
d
I
n Ve r
yE asy,Ea s
y,a nd Mode r
ateter
rai
ns ,caut
ious (Ea
syt er
rain;di f
fi
cult
yof8) .Sher oll
she rDe xte
rity
mov ementi sa“ fr
eea cti
on”:itsno
’ tconsi
der
eda na ct
ion andgetsa1 0–s heruns20me t
ersa cr
ossthef i
el
d.
andt hecha racte
rdoe sn’
tha vetorol
lherrunningskil
lor Later
,Rhe n’stryi
ng tor un acrossav eryrocky,
t
a keamul tiple-a
ctionpe nal
ty
. unevenfiel
dpi ttedwithc r
ater
sands ubsidences–it’s
I
nDi ff
icult,VeryDifficul
tandHe roi
cterr
ains,r
ollthe Dif
fic
ultterrain.Becauseshe’
srunninga thi ghspeed,
character
’srunnings ki
ll
,butreducethedif
fi
cultyonelev⇡ theter
rai
ni sc onsi
deredVeryDiff
icult(
diffi
cult
ynum⇡
el.(VeryDifficul
tt err
aini sDif
fic
ulttocross
;Mode r
ate ber24).Rhe nr ol
lsherDe xt
eri
tyandge t
sa16–no t
t
e rr
a i
nisE a
s ytocross.
) enough.Tof i
ndo utwha thappens ,see“Mov ement
Fai
lur
es.”
Exampl e:R hen,thebr ashp i
lot,hasaDe xteri
tyof
3D( sheha s n’
ti mprovedhe rrunni ngskil
l)
;he rblaster •Al
l- :Al
Out l
-outmov
eme
nti
srunni
nga
tal
l
-outs
pee
d
ski
llis4Da ndhe rMov ei sa1 0.S he’
smov i
nga tca u⇡ forac har
acter–s hemov esa tfourt i
mesherMov espe
e d.
ti
ouss peeda crossadr i
edups treambe d(Easyt e
rrai
n). (
Ahuma nwi thaMov eof1 0woul dmov e40me te
rs.
)
Becaus es he ’
smov i
ngs oc arefully,s
hedoe sn’teve n Charac
tersma king “all
-out”mov ementma ynotdo
havet or oll– s he a utoma t i
cally movest he five anythingels
eint heround, i
ncludingdodgeorparry!
met e
r s.Ifs hewe reshoot inghe rblaster
,she’dge tt o I
ncreasethediffi
cultyonel evelforVeryEa
sy,Eas
ya nd
rol
lhe rfullblasterskil
lof4Dbe causehermov eme nt Mode rat
et err
ains.Incr
e a
set hedi ffi
cul
tytwol eve
lsfor
i
sa“ fr eeac ti
on.” Diffi
cult
,VeryDiffi
cultorHe r
oicte r
rains
.
L ate r
,Rhe nc ome suponar agingr i
ver
.S hewa nts
tocros sitbymov i
ngf r
om r ockt or oc
k–i t
’sVe ryDif⇡ Example:R henwantstomov eacrossa nopenfiel
d
fi
cultt e
rrain.S i
nces hede ci
de st omov ea tc auti
ous (
E asyt e
r r
ain)tor each a bunkerbe foreImpe r
ial
speed,t het errai
ni sc onsideredonedi f
fi
cul tylevel s
t ormtr
oope rscantakeas hotathe r
.S hede ci
desto
easi
er :it’
sonl yDiffi
cult(thega me masterpi
c ksadiff i
⇡ r
una l
l-out–t heE a
syter
ra i
nisconsideredoned i
ffi
⇡
cul
tynumbe rof17) .Rhe n’sDe xteri
tyrollisa17– cultylevelhigher:Moderate(di
ffi
cultynumbe r11).
sheb ar e
lys ki
rtsacrossther ock s
, movingfiveme t
ers. Shea ls
oc an’tdodgetoavoidthetroope rs
’shots
.She
r
ol l
she rDe xter
ityandge tsa12:Rhe ns pr
int
s40
me ter
stot hebunker
.

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L a
ter,Rhenwa ntstorunt oal andspeeder
,hoping
tojumpbe hindthec ontrol
sa ndr ac
ea waybe f
ore
mores tormtr
oopersshoota the r
.Unfortunatel
y,the ENCUMBRANCE
te
rrainisdensefores
t,wit
ht angl
edt hi
cketsandove r
⇡ St
arWar sga me sa r
enotor di
naril
yc once r
nedwi ththe
gr
ownbus hes:Dif
fi
cultte
rrai
n.Rhe nde c
idestomov e conceptofe ncumbr ance ,buts ometime splayerswillwant
al
l-out,whichi ncr
easesthedi f
fi
cultytwol evel
st o toca r
rywi tha smuc hf ir
e powe rast he yc anpo ssi
b l
yge t
Heroic(di
ffi
cult
ynumbe r34). awaywi t
h, it’
sagoodi deat oha vea ni de aofwha tarea⇡
sonablea mo untofe quipme ntis.T he f oll
owing isa
me t
hodt hatma nybeus edt ode t
ermi newha tac ha r
acter
PartialMoves.Aft
erpi
ckinga“moves pee
d”(cauti
ous
,
canorc an’tc a
r r
yi nt hef iel
d.Cha racte rsthata t
temptt o
cr
uis
ing,highs peedorall
-outspeed),ac har
act
e rcan
carr
yt ooma nyi temsa r
es ubjec
tt ot he“ longdi st
anc e
movea nywher
ebe t
we e
nhalfandherfullmovespe
e d.
mov ement”r ulesa nd s tami na che cks( spe c
ifi
callythe
effe
ctsofa rduoust errain)not edint hisc hapter.
e:R
Exampl he
n( wi
th aMoveof1 0)de
cide
sto T
hega me ma sterha sf i
na ldiscr
etiononwha tac harac⇡
movea tall
-out s
pee
d:s he c
an moveanywher
e tercanrea s
ona blybee xpec t
e dtoca rr
y .
be
tween20and40me t
ers
. Ac haracterc anc arryoneme dium- s
ized objectf or
every“pp”ofS
i trengtht ha theorhepos ses
s e
s.Reme mbe r
Accel
erati
on and Decel
erat
ion. Cha
rac
ter
s may that1De quals3“ pips”
.F ore xa
mpl e,ac ha r
acterwi t
ha
i
ncr
easeorde cr
eas
ethe
irmov
ementspee
duptotwol
ev⇡ Stre
ngthdi ec odeof3D+2c anc arry1 1me di
um- siz
e d
e
lsperround. object
s:3“ pips”pe rdiemul tipli
edby3di cee quals9;the
additi
onal“+2”i nt hed iec odebr i
ngst het ot alt
o1 1.
Example:R henismov ingc aut
ious
lyi noner ound. Medi um- s
ized i
tems i nclude:Fatigue s,boots,parti
al
The ne x
tr ound,s he ma ys taya tca uti
ouss peed, armor( blastvestorothe rsuchmi norc omba tarmor )
,hel⇡
decreaseo ne levelt oc ome t o ac ompl et
es top, me t,ma i
n we apons( probablya r i
fle),t hr
eegr enades,
i
nc rea
seonel eveltocruisi
ngs peedori ncreasetwo three da y’
sr ati
ons,r oughly a ha l
f-doz en others mall
l
e vel
stohi ghs peedmov ement;sheca nnoti nc
rease objects( powe rtools,b last
erpo werpa c
ks,a s econdar
y
threeleve
lstoa ll
-outmov ement. wea pon: pi stol
,k nife,e tc.
), back pack, directi
onal
Lat
er,Rheni sma ki
ng a l
l-outmov eme ntt orun tra
ns ponde r
/automap, e xpl
osives
, por t
a bl
e c omput e
r,
acrossac orr
idor.T hene xtround,shec ank ee
pon coms et
,E -We bpo we rge nerator
,scanne r,E-Webbl aste
r,
goinga l
l-out,ors hema yreducehe rmov ementt o me dica
lba ckpacketc.
high spee d( running) or cruis
ing (wa l
king);s he
couldn’
ts l
ow downt oca uti
ousspeed( sl
ow wa lk
)or
nomov e
me nta tall
.

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Long-DistanceMovement .Al
l-outmov ementtak
esits Maneuvers.Themov ementdi ff
icul
tynumbe rc over
s
tol
la ft
eral ongt ime .Achar
acterconti
nuousl
ygoingall
- basicma neuvers
:s t
raight-
li
ne mov eme nt
,a c ouple of
outmus tma k eas taminarol
leveryminute. turnsandothersimplemov eme nts.I
fac haract
erwa ntsto
Thef i
rts
s t
ami nad if
fi
cul
tyisVe r
yE asy;i
ncre
asethe ma keamor edi f
fic
ultma neuv er– s uchasma neuv er
ing
dif
ficult
yonel ev
e lforeachaddi
tionalrol
l
.Ifthechara
c⇡ betweent i
ghtl
y -
groupedbui ldings upportbeams ,grab⇡
terfail
sther oll
,shemus tres
tfortwiceaslongasshewa s bingsome t
hingoutofmi d-a
irwhi lerunning,orgrabbing
mov ingall
-out . some t
hingoffac ounterwhilea ll
-outrunning–y ouma y
Hi ghspeed(“running”
)mov ementals
orequi
ress t
ami addmodi fi
ersasneeded:
nar oll
s:r
olloncee v
e r
y10mi nut
es.Thefi
rs
trol
lisatVer
y +1-
5 Ma
neuv
ert
hatt
ake
sal
i
ttl
eef
for
tandc
oor
dina⇡
Easydiffi
cult
ya ndi ncr
ease
sonedi ff
ic
ult
ylevelforeac
h ti
on.
additi
onalroll
.Ifshefail
stherol
l,shemustre
stfortwic
e
aslonga sshewa smov i
ngathighspeed. +6-
10 Ma
neuv
e rr
equir
esamode
sta
mountofe
ffor
t
andcoor
dina
tion.
Longma rchesa retir
ing:ma r
che rss houldma keaVe ry
Easys tami nac hec keverythreehour s,inc r
easi
ngthed i
ffi
⇡ 15 Ma
+11- neuv
err
equi
re
sal
otofc
onc
ent
rat
iona
nd
cultybyonel evele ver
yr oll.Thisi sa ssumingt heyt ake appe
arst
obev er
ydi
ff
icul
ttope
rfor
m whi
l
e
short( 5- 15mi nut e)breaksint ha tpe rioda nda r
ea tt he movi
ngquic
kly
.
Cruisi
ngMov e ments peed.Ifthema rc hersma rc
hc ontinu⇡
+16+ Ma
neuve
rappe
arst
obev e
ry,ver
ydi
ff
ic
ultt
o
all
y,t hec heck sa rema dee veryt woho urs.Oneho ur’
s
per
for
mwhil
emovingqui
ckly
.
sl
eepf ore v
e rys tamina c heck ma de wi l
lrestoret he
ma rcher stov igor.Arduoust err
ainma ymodi fythes tami Chara
cter
swillof
tenwa nttodosome t
hingtha tcros
s⇡
nad ifficultyatga me masterd is
cretion. esoveri
ntootherski
ll
s:runa ndthenjumpove radi tc
h,
Mov e me ntc hecksforterra i
ns houl da lsobepe rf
orme d orcl
imbupawa ll
.Thecha r
acte
rroll
stomov ea ndt hen
everyt hr eehour s(ortwo, i
fonaf orc edma r
ch),t
or efl
ect mustma keasepara
tec l
i
mbi ng/
jumpingski
llr
ollf orthe
theha z ardsoft her oute.Somed ifficultt e
rrai
nty pesma y cl
imborjump.
requiret hec ha r
acterstomov ea ttheCa uti
ousMov eme nt
rat
e .Ter r
a i
nd iff
iculti
esarelistedbe low.
MOVEMENTF
AIL
URE
S
T
E N DI
RRAI FFI
CUL
TIE
S Ac ha
rac
terwhofa
ilsamovementr ol
lma yhaveto
Whenac har
act
ermove
s,y
oumustdet
ermi
nethet
er⇡ sl
owdownorma ye
venfal
landri
skinj
ury.
Findthenum⇡
r
ain’
sdi
ff
ic
ultyandthe
npi
ckadi
ff
ic
ult
ynumber
. berofpo
int
sbywhi
chthemovementrol
lfai
led:

Ver
yEasy1-5.F
lat
,cl
ear
,ev
e ngr
oundwi
thnoobs
ta⇡ 1- 3 Sl
ightslp.T
i hec har
acterlo
seshe rfooti
ngfora
c
les
.Clea
rwal
kways
.Fors
wimming,c
almwat
er. second.Whi l
eshecompletesthemov e
me nt,shesuf
fer
sa
penaltyof?1Dt oallac
tionsfortherestoftheround(i
n
Easy6- 10.F l
atbutna tural
lyunevenground(f
iel
ds,
additi
ontonor malmul
tipleacti
onpenalti
es)
.
yar
ds)thatma yha veafews mallobs
tacl
essuchasr
ocks,
hol
es,bushes,low br
anches
,a ndsofort
h.Forswimming, 4-6Slip.Thechar
a ct
ers
li
psandne arl
yfall
s.Thechar
⇡
waterwit
hmi norobst
acle
s:oc c
asi
onalbra
nchesorre
e f
s, act
ero nl
yma keshal
fhe rMove.Shesuffer
sape nal
tyof
orwaterwithmode rat
ecurrents
. ?3Dt oalla
ctio
nsforthere
stoftheround,and?1Dtoa l
l
act
ionsforthenextround(
inaddit
iontonorma lmul
tipl
e
Moder at
e11-15.R oughgroundoranyar
eawi t
hma ny
act
ionpenalti
es)
.
obst
acle
s( l
argeholes,rocks
,t hi
cke
tsand bushes
).For
swi
mmi ng,anare
awi thma nyobst
acl
esoraveryconf
ined 7-
10 F al
l.The c
ha r
acte
rf al
lshalf
wayt hr
ough her
are
a,suchasasma l
ltunnel. Move,butma na
gestoc at
chhe r
sel
fandisnow kne
eli
ng.
Shema ytakenoa c
tionsfortherestoftheroundand
Dif
fic
ul t16-20.R unni ng t
hrough ade nsel
ypa ck
e d
s
uffe
rsa?2Dpe nal
tytoa l
lact
ionsf
orthenextr
ound.
areatha t
’sd i
ffi
culttona vi
gat
e:apa nickedc r
owdora
thickforest,fore x
ample .Veryroughgr oundwi t
hdrop 11-15 Minortumble.T hec ha r
acterfallsone -quar
ter
outs,darkenedt unnel
s,ora na r
eat ha
t’
sbe ingpel
tedby oft hewa ythroughhe rMov e ,suffer
ingpa i
nfuls cr
apes
fall
ingbo ulde
rs.Swimmi ngduringav eryroughs t
orm or andbr uis
es.Shema ytakenoa cti
onsf orther estoft he
arounda ttack
ingpredators. roundandt hene x
tround. Sheta kesdama ge,butsubt r
act
?3Df r
om normalcol
li
si
o nda ma ge.(I
ne ffect,t
hec ha
rac⇡
VeryDi f
ficul
t21-30.Mo vingt hrougha nyverydanger
⇡
terta k
es1Dda mageifshewa smov inga l
l-out;ifshewa s
ousterr
ain,suchasami nef
ie l
d,downana r
rowcra
wl-way
mov ingsl
owe r
,she’
dsuffernoda mage.
)
withwhirli
ngc ool
ingfans
,as t
arshipa sitbreak
sapart,
or
alo
ngt heout s
ideofar epulsorli
ftv ehicl
ea sitma kes 16-20 Tumble.Thecharac
terfal
ls
,probabl
yt umbli
ng
twis
ti
ngma neuver
s.Swimmi ngi nthemi ddl
eofada nger
⇡ i
nto a nearby obj
ect
.S he s
uffer
sp ai
nfulscr
a pe
sa nd
ousstor
mwi thlar
gewa ve
s. br
uis
es( unl
uckyc har
act
e r
sca nsuff
erbroken bonesor
wors
e):r
ollnormalcol
li
si
ond amage.
Heroic31+.Heroicterr
ainisvi
rt
uall
yimpass
able
:run⇡
ningthrougha navalanche
,runni
ngdownac orri
dorfi
ll
ed 21+Majortumble.“
Thathadt
ohurt
!”T
hec ha
ract
er
withf all
ing debr
is
,s mokea nd expl
oding c
onsol
es,or f
all
sa ta ba
da ngleand maysuf
ferase
riousinj
ury
.
swimmi ng,i
nt hemiddleofatida
lwa v
eorhurri
cane. I
ncre
asec
oll
is
iondamageby+2D.

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Exampl e:R he n,thebr as

hp i
lot, isnowi nhe rna tu⇡
Col
li
si .C
ons ol
l
isi
onda
magede
pendsonho
wfa
stt
he rale lement:s he’sgotar epulsorliftope rat i
ons killof
c
har
act
erwa
smov
ing. 5D.S he’
sbe hindt hec ontrolsofa na ir
spe ederwi tha
Mov eof200a ndama neuv erabi l
ityof1D+2.S he’s
Move Char
act
erDamage pilotinginope na i
r( Eas yterrain)a tc a utiouss pe ed.
Ca
uti
ous 1D Shedoe sn’
tha vet or oll– t hes pe e de ra utoma tically
Cr
uis
e 2D mov es100me ters.I
fs hewe rea lsof ir i
ngt hes pee der’s
Hi
ghspe
ed 3D aut ocannons ,she’dge tt orollhe rf ullv ehicleblas ters
Al
l
-Out 4D skill(orint hisc ase,he rDe xteritya t
tributeof3D)
be causethisisa“ f
reea ct i
on.”
Rol
ldamagea gai
nstt
hechar
act
er’sS
tre
ngth,j
usta
s L ate
r,Rhe nist ryi
ngt op i
lothe rs peede rthrougha
descri
bedint he“Damage”s
ect
ion ofthechapt
eron na rrow,twistingc anyoni nt hemi ddleofadr iving
“Comba ta
ndInjur
ies
.” rains t
orm –i t’s Ve r
y Di fficultt e rrai
n.S inces he
de cidestomov ea tc autiouss pee d,t het e rrai
ni sc on⇡
Exampl e:R heni smovi
nga thi ghspeedandfa
il
s si
de r
edonedi ffi
cultyl evele a s
ier :i t’
sonl yDi fficult
herr unningr ollby18poi nts.S hesuf
fer
sa“tumbl
e” (theg amema st
e rp i
c ksadi fficul tynumbe rof19) .
andt ripsandf allspai
nful
l
y .Sinc es
hewa smovi
ngat Rhe nge tstor ollrepul sorli
ftope r ationof5Da ndt he
highs peed,shes uff
ers3Dda ma ge. spe eder’
sma neuv er
a bil
ityof1D+2– s hege tsa23.
Rhe n ma ne uve r
st he s peede rt hr ough t he c any on
wi thoutmuc h di ff
iculty,a l
though s hek nowss he ’
d
VEHI
CLEMOVEMENT be
spe
tt
e
ernotgot
deroffthec
oomuc
any
hf
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as
l
l
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.
rors hema ybounc et he

Ve hicl
emov eme ntwor ksi n muc ht hes a mewa ya s
chara ctermov eme nt.E veryv ehicle ha sa Mov es c
ore,
•Cr
uis
i .C
ngMovement r
uis
ingmov
eme
nti
snor
maldr
iv⇡
whic hi sho wma nyme te r
spe rr oundt hev ehiclemov e
sa t
i
ngs peedforav e
hicl
e–i tmovesati
tsMov es peed.
cruisi
ng s pee d.Mov ing isa na ct
ion,j ustl ikef ir
ing a
Mov i
nga tcr
uisi
ngspeedcountsasana cti
on,butthe
blasterordodgi ng. Av ehiclec anmov eonc epe rround.
pi
lotcana utomati
cal
lyma k
ethemov eforVe r
yE asy
,Ea
s y
,
Mos trepulsorli
ftv ehicles– f rom la ndspee derstoa ir⇡
orMode ra
t eter
rai
n.Ap i
lotmustrol
lthev ehi
c l
e’
sopera⇡
speede rsa nds pee de rbi kes– us et her epulsorli
ftope ra
ti
ons k
il
lforDiff
icul
t,Ve
ryDiff
icul
torHe r
oicterra
in.
ti
o ns kilorMe
l chani cala ttribut e
.( Wa lkersus ewal ke
r
operat ion;o ld-fashione dwhe el
e d-a ndt racked-vehicles
usegr oundv e hic
leo pe ration,whi l
ehov ercr
a ftusehov er Exampl e:R he nispilotinghe rv e hicl
eonac lea r
vehicle ope ration.S woopsus es woop ope rat i
on.E a
ch repulsorwa y( Ea
s yt err
ain),buta nI mperi
alpa trol
vehicle ’
sde s
cripti
onl istsitssk i
ll.
) speede risc l
o si
ngi nf as
t.S hec ana ut oma t
ical
l
yp il
ot
Whe nav e hicl
emov es,y oude scribet het err
aina nd hers pee dera tcruisi
ngs pee d(thes pe edergoesati ts
thenpi ckadi ff
icultyl e vela ndadi ffi
c ultynumbe r:Ve r
y Mov eof200me ter
s),buti t’
sa na ct i
on.Firi
ngt he
Easy( 1-5),Ea sy(6- 1 0),Mode rate( 1
1- 15),Di ffi
cult( 16
- autoc annoni sas e
conda cti
on,s os her oll
s2D( sub⇡
20),Ve ryDi f
ficult(2 1-30) ,orHe roic(31+) . tractthe?1Dpe nalt
yf r
om he rDe xte ri
tyof3D)t ohi t
Thepl a
y e
rde c
ide showf a stshewa nt sherc ha r
acterto theImpe rialspeeder.
drivet hev ehiclea ndma keshe rr epulsor l
if
tope r
ation( or Later,Rhe ni sf lyi
ngt hes pee dert hroughat hic k
othe rs ki
ll
)rol l
.Ifav ehicleha sa“ ma ne uverab i
li
tyc ode,” forest( Diffi
cultt err
ain;difficul
tynumbe rof17)a t
addi tt othepi lot’
ss k i
llroll. cruis
ings peed. S
her oll
she rrepuls orliftoperati
ona nd
Ift herolli sequa lorgr eatert hant hedifficultynum⇡ thes pe eder’
sma neuverabil
itya ndge tsa2 1– s he
ber,thev ehiclemov e sa crosst het errainwi thouti ssue;if ma neuv erst hrough t he t ree bra nc heswi thouts o
ther ollislowe r,t
hev e hicl
eha sa“ move me ntf ai
lure.
” muc ha ss cratchi
ngt hepa int.

MOVES
PEEDS ghSpeed.Hi
•Hi ghs
pee
dmov
eme
nti
spus
hingav
ehi
cl
e
Whil
eav ehi
cl
ecanonl
ymoveonc
epe
rround,t
he fora ddedspe ed– thev ehi
clemov e
sa tt wiceit
sMov e
dr
ive
rcanpi
ckoneoff
ours
pee
ds. speed.Thepilotmustr ollforVeryEasy,Ea s
yorMode rat
e
ter
rain.
•Caut
i .T
ousMovement hi
sisav
erys
low mov
eme
nt– Whe nmov ingathighs peed,thedif
ficult
yforDiff
icul
t,
thevehi
clegoe satha l
fi tsMov e.(Av ehi
c l
ewithaMov e VeryDi f
fi
culta ndHeroicte r
rai
nsincr
ea s
e sonelev
el:Dif
⇡
of200woul dmov eupt o1 00me ters
.) fi
cultterr
ainbe come
sVe ryDi ff
icul
ttocros s
,Ver
yDiffi
cul
t
In Ver
yE asy,Easy,a nd Mode r
atet err
ains,cauti
ous ter
rain become sHeroic,He roi
ct err
ain be c
omesHe roi
c
movementi sa“freeacti
on”a ndthedr i
verdoe s
n’thaveto +10.
rol
lherrepuls
orli
ftoperation( orotherski
ll)
.
InDiffi
cult,VeryDiffi
c ultandHe r
oicterrai
ns,rol
lthe
Example:R henisraci
nghe rspeede
ra thig
hs peed
char
acte
r’svehicl
eope r
at i
ons kil
l,butreducethediffi
cul
ty
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in(Easyterr
ain;di
ff
icul
tynumbe r
oneleve
l.(VeryDiffi
cul
tt e rr
ainisDiff
iculttocross
;Mod⇡
7).Herre
pul sorl
i
ftoperati
onandma ne
uverabi
li
tyroll
s
era
teter
ra i
nisE as
ytoc ross.)
total18– he rs pee
de rrac
es400me t
ersovert he
fri
gidter
rain.

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L
ater
,Rhe nistryi
ngt oraceherspeederathigh Exampl e:Rhe nispi loti
nghe rlandspeederatcrui
s⇡
speedthrough heavytraf
fic– it’
sDif
ficultte
rra
in. i
ng s peedino ner ound.T hene xtr ound,shema y
Becaus
es he ’
smov i
nga thighspeed,thet er
rai
ni s maintaincrui
sings pe ed,decre
asetoc autiousspeedor
consi
der
edVe r
yDiff
icul
t(di
ffi
cul
tynumbe r28)
.Rhen i
ncrea s
et o high s pee d;shema ynoti ncreas
ehe r
rol
lsherr epul
sor
li
ftope r
ati
on andma neuver
abil
it
y, spe
e dertoa l
l
-outs pe ed.
gett
inga27–s hefai
ls.
Tofindoutwhatha ppe
ns,se
e La te
r,Rheni spus hinghe rspeedera tall
-outspeed
“MovementF ai
lur
es.
” whil
er aci
ngt hroughaf ore
st.Sher oundsabe nda nd
f
a c
esas uddende ad- end.Whi l
es he’dlovet obr i
ng
•Al
l- .Al
Out l
-outmov
eme
nti
smov
inga
tav
ehi
cl
e’
sal
l
- t
hes peedertoac ompl et
estop,thebe stsheca ndois
outspee d–i tmove satf ourtimesitsMov e. sl
ow downt ohi ghs pe e
d.Rhe nhol dsona ndhope s
Cha r
a cte
rspil
otingav ehic
lea t“all
-out”speedma ynot f
ort hebe s
t!
doa nythingels
eint her ound, i
nclud ngv
i ehi
cledodgesor
fi
ri
ngt hev ehic
le’
swe a
pons . Par
tialMoves.Cha
ract
erscan moveanywhere be
-
Increasethedifficul
tyonel ev
e lforVeryE a
sy,Eas
ya nd t
weenha l
fthe
ir“
movespe
ed”andtheful
lmov
es pe
ed.
Mode ra
t eterrai
ns.Increa s
et hedi ffi
cult
yt wol eve
lsfor
Dif
ficul
t,VeryDiffi
cultorHe r
oicte r
rains
. Example:Aspee
derwit
haMov eof200isgoi
ngat
highs pe
ed(upto400me te
rs)
.Thespe
edercanmov
e
Exampl e:Rhe nk nowsI mpe ri
alspeede r
sa r
ec l
osing anywhe r
ebe t
ween200and400me t
ers
.
i
nonhe r
,buts hes eesa nope npl ai
ns tretchingf or
ki
lome ter
sa head. Shede ci
dest omov ea l
l-out,hopi ng Long- DistanceMovement .All
- outmov e mentt ak
esi t
s
too ut-ra
c et heI mpe ri
a lgunne rs
.T heope nf iel
di s tollonv e hi
cles– av ehicl
ec ontinuouslygoi nga l
l-out
Easyt erra
in;s i
nc eRhe ni smov i
nga ll
-out,thedi ffi
cul⇡ mus tma k eabodys tr
engthr ollevery1 0minut es.
tyinc reas
e stoMode r
a t
e( diff
icul
tynumbe r12) .Rhe n Thef ir
stbodys tr
engthdi ffic
ultyi sVeryE asy;inc
rease
rol
lshe rr epulsorl
iftope r
ation andma ne uverabil
ity
, thed i
fficultyonelevelf
ore acha dditionalroll
.Ifthevehi⇡
gettinga19– Rhe n’sspe e
de r(withaMov eo f200) clef a
ilst her ol
lby1- 10poi nts,thev e
hicleiss uff
ering
pullsa way, cr
ossing800me ters
! str
a i
n( sucha sover
heati
ng)a ndmus t“res
t ”fort wi
cea s
Later,Rhe nde ci
de st omov ea l
l-outt hrought he l
onga si tmov edall
-out.Ift her ollfai
lsby1 1ormor e
heartofa de ns ef orest.It’sDiffi
cultt errain,but points,thev ehi
cl
eha ssufferedame chanicalfail
urea nd
beca uses he’smov inga l
l-out,thed if
ficul
tyi nc r
eases requir
e saMode r
aterepairrolla nda tl
eastonehourof
twol evel
st oHe roi
c( diffic
ultynumbe r38).Rhe nr oll
s wor k.
herr epul
s orl
iftope r
ation of5D a nd he rs pe eder’
s
ma ne uverabil
ityof1D+2a ndge tsa24. .
.e ve nthis Highspee
dmov e
me ntal
sorequire
sbodys t
reng
throl
ls
:
tas
ki sal itt
lea bovehe rcons i
derabl
ea bili
ties.Tos ee r
ollonceeve
ryhour
.Thefir
strollisa
tVe r
yE a
sydif
fi
cul
ty
how ba d Rhe n ma yha vewr ecked,s e
e“ Mov eme nt a
ndi nc
reas
esonedi
ffi
cult
ylev
e lforeac
ha ddi
ti
onalr
oll
.
Fai
lur es.
”
T N DI
ERRAI FFI
CUL
TIES
Ac
cel
erat
ionandDec
eler
aton.V
i e
hic
lesma
yinc
rea
se VeryEas y1-5.Dr
ivi
ngoverfl
at,
art
if
ici
als
urf
ac e
swi t
h
orde
cre
aset
hei
rmov
eme
ntonel
eve
lpe
rround. noob s
tacl
es,suchasr
oads.Dri
vi
nginli
ghttr
aff
ic.Repul
⇡
sor
li
ftfl
ightoveranyfl
at,
stab
lesur
fac
e.
Easy6-10.Driv
ingov
ersmoothsurface
swithminor
obs
tacl
es.
Drivi
nginmode
rat
etr
affi
c.Repuls
orl
i
ftt
hrough
unev
enterra
in,ori
nmodera
tetr
aff
ic,s
uc hasonahigh⇡
wayoronc i
tyst
ree
ts.
Moderat
e 11-15.Dr i
vi
ng in heav
yt r
aff
ica thigh
speed.Dr
ivi
ngov erroughter
rai
nort hrougha ninte
nse
storm.Re
pulsor
li
ftfl
i
ghtoververyunev
ent err
ain,s
uchas
downac hasm,orinanysit
uati
onthatsever
elylimi
tsvi
si
⇡
bili
ty(
badstormorthickf
og).
Diffi
cult16-20.Dr i
vi
ngav ehicl
eov e
rv e
ryroughter⇡
rai
n,sucha supamount ai
nsi
de,throughac r
aterfi
el
dor
duri
ngame teorstorm.Conduct
ingac hasei
nhe avytr
af⇡
fi
c orwi t
ho therma jorobstacl
es.Repuls
orl
iftfli
ght
thr
ought hic
kf ore
stsorinBeggar’
sCanyon.
VeryDiff
icul
t21- 30.Dr ivi
ngthr oughac it
yduri
nga n
earthquakeorfiercebat t
le,asstr
a yshotslandal
laround
yourv ehi
cl
e,buil
dingst oppleinfrontofy ou,ort
hehigh⇡
wa yy ou’
re dri
ving on be gi
nstoc oll
apse.Repul
sorl
if
t
f
lightundersimil
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Heroic31+.Driv
ingorr epul
sorli
ftfl
ig
htina nysi
tua⇡
t
iont hatv e
rgeson t heimposs
ible:tr
ying t
ona vi
gate
t
hrought hi
ckswampswi t
hbr a
nc hesandv i
nesbloc
king
t
hewa ya tever
yt urn.Raci
ngt hrought hecoreofa n
i
mme nsedril
li
ngma chineandavoidingi
tsheavyma c
hin⇡
e
ry.

Maneuvers.Thedi f
fi
cult
ynumbe rcove
rsba s
icfli
ght
ma neuv
ers:st
rai
ght -
li
nemov ement,acoupl
eoft urnsand
othersi
mpl emove ments
.Ifac har
a c
ter
swa ntst
oma kea
mor edi
ffi
cultma neuver
,sucha sjumpinganobs t
a c
leor
ma ki
nga ne x
tre
me lyti
ghtturna thighspe
e d,a
ddmodi ⇡
fi
ersasneeded:

+1-
5 Ma
neuv
eri
sfa
irl
yea
sy.
+6-
10 Ma
neuve
rissomewha
tdiff
ic
ulta
ndr
equi
re
sa
cer
tai
namountofs
kil
l
.
15 Ma
+11- neuv
eri
sve
rydi
ff
icul
tandr
equi
re
sav
ery
t
ale
nte
d(orl
uck
y)dr
ive
rorp
il
ot.
+16+ Ma
neuve
ra ppear
stobealmostimpos
si
bl
e .Onl
y
thever
yb estdri
ver
sca
np ullof
fama neuve
r
ofthi
sdiff
icul
ty
.
MOVEMENTF
AIL
URES
Her
ea r
esomepossi
blema neuver
sandthe
irdi
ffi
cul
tie
s. Av ehi
cl
ethatfa
ilsamovementrol
lma yhavet
os l
ow
Gamemast
ers(
andpl a
y e
rs)arenotlimi
tedtothisli
st– downorma yeve
nc oll
i
dewithanobst
acl
e.Fi
ndthenum⇡
manyothermaneuver
sc anbea ttempt
edandy oumus t berofpoi
ntsbywhi
c hthemove
me ntr
oll
fail
ed:
de
ter
mineadiff
icul
tyforthetask
.
1-3 Slightslp.T
i heve hi
cl
ee xper
iencesas l
ig
ht“sl
ip”
•Boot
l n.(
eggerTur Groundv
ehi
cl
es;+6t
o+15de
pend⇡ (get
ss idewaysoralmosts wer
vesoutofc ontr
ol)
.While
i
ngupons i
tuati
on.
)Thevehi
clesl
amsonitsbra
kes
,spi
n⇡ theve hic
lecompletest
hemov ement,thepilotsuf
fer
sa
ni
ngarounda ndsl
i
ding.I
tonlymoveshal
fofitsnor
mal penal
tyof?1Dt oallac
tionsfortherestoftheround(in
Move
,ande ndsupfaci
ngtheoppos
it
edir
ecti
on. addi
tiont onormalmult
ipleact
ionpenalti
es)
.
•Ext
remeCl
imborExt
r ve.(
emeDi Fl
yi
ngv
ehi
cl
es:+6t
o 4-6 Slp.T
i hev e
hicl
ene a
rlyslidesoutofc ontr
oland
+20 ormore dependi
ng upon s
it
uati
on.
)The ve
hic
le onl
yma keshal
fitsMov e.T
hep i
lotsuff
ersape nal
tyof
cl
imbsordi
vesa
ta next
remeangl
e(45°ormor
e). ?3Dt oallac
tio
nsfortheres
toft heround,and?1Dt oal
l
act
ionsforthenextround(i
na dditi
ontonorma lmult
ipl
e
•Ext
r n.(
emeTur Gro
unda
ndf
lyi
ngv
ehi
cl
es;+6t
o+15 act
ionpena l
ti
es)
.
dependingupons it
uati
on.
)Thevehi
cleisatt
empti
nga 7- n.T
10 Spi hev ehi
clec omplet
esone -quar
terofits
ve
r ytightturn(anyturnove
r45°)whil
ema i
ntai
ni
nga Mov eandthengoe sspi
nni ngoutofc ont
rol.I
tcanma ke
hi
g hspeed.Thespec
ifi
cmodi
fi
erdepe
ndsonhowf as
tthe nomov e
mentsf orthere stofther oundandt henext
ve
hi cl
ei sgoingandt hedi
ffi
cul
tyofma k
ingtheturn round.I
fthevehicl
eha s
n’tbe e
nda magedbyac oll
is
ion,
it
wi
t houtlos
ingcontr
ol. ma ybegi
nmov i
ngi ntwor ounds.
ump.(
•J Groundv
ehi
cl
es;+5t
o+20de
pendi
ngupo
nsi
t⇡ 11-15Minorcoll
ison.T
i hevehic
legla
ncesof
fa nother
uati
on.)Thevehi
cl
ei sjumping,eit
heroffabridge ,
from a ve
hicl
eorobstacl
e.(Subtra
ct?3Df rom nor
malcoll
isi
o n
cli
fforfrom someo therobstacl
eorr amp.Thedi ff
icul
ty damage;see“Col
li
si
ons .
”)Ift
he r
e’
snothingtohi t
,t he
dependsonhowf arthev ehi
cleisatt
emptingtoj umpa nd ve
hicl
es i
mplyspinsoutofc ontr
oland can makeno
thedif
fic
ultyofmaintaini
ngc ont
roluponlanding. movementsf
ortherestofther
ounda ndthenex
tround.
•Loop.(
Fl
yi
ngv
ehi
cl
es;+15t
o+30ormor
ede
pendi
ng 16-
20Col li
sion.Thevehicl
esma s
hesintoanot hervehi⇡
upon s
it
uati
on.
)Thevehi
cl
epe rf
ormsal
oop(
loop-
de- cleorne ar
byobj ect
,doingnor malcol
li
sionda ma ge.(Se
e
l
oop)overt
hecour
seofi
tsent
ir
emov e
. “Coll
is
ions.
”)Ifthere
’snothingtohit,t
hev ehi
clema yspi
n
outofc ont
rol,oratthega mema s
ter
’sdis
c r
eti
on, thevehi⇡
•Rot
ate.(
+5t
o+15ormor
ede
pendi
ngupons
it
uat
ion) clema ybe gi
nt otumble,f l
i
pov er
,ore xpe
rienc esome
Ahov e
rvehic
le(andsomegroundrepul
sor
li
ftve
hicl
es)a
t othercoll
is
ion.
crui
si
ngspeedorlessc
anrotat
e–c hangedir
ect
ionupto
360°–withoutchangi
ngit
sinert
ia. 21+Maj orc ol
li
sion.Crash!!
!Thevehicl
erunsi nt
oa n
obst
a cleanda tsuchapoora ngleastoincr
easecoll
is
ion
dama geby+4D. (
See“Coll
is
ions.
”)Ift
here’
snothingtohit
,
theve hicl
ef l
ipsoutofc ontrolorexper
ienc
ess omeother
ser
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li
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ons .T
hea mo untofc
ollis
iondamagedependson VEHI
CLECOMBAT
howf a
stt hev ehi
clewa smoving.(Whenreso
lvi
ngc ol
li
⇡ Rebels
nowspee
derscl
oseinont heE mpi
re’
sAT-ATwa l
kers
,
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ondama gewi t
hs hi
psorobjectsofdi
ffe
rents
cale
s,don’
t f
ir
ingseve
ral
voll
eysofl
aserf
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eatthea r
moredbehemoths.
.
.
for
gettous eappropri
atedamagediecaps.
) Pri
nces
sLeiapres
sesthea c
cel
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whil
eanImperi
albik
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si nfrom be
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li
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ustl
i
ker
egul
arc
omba
tandi
s
Al
l
-Out 1
0D f
oughtinfi
vesec
ondrounds
.
Toat
tackavehic
le:
Rollthecol
li
si
ondamagea ndcompa reittotheve
hi⇡
cl
e’sbodystre
ngthrol
l
.“Vehi
c l
eDa mage”e x
p l
ai
nswhat •Det
erminet
hedi
ff
ic
ult
ynumbe
rtohi
tthet
arg
et(
bas
ed
happens. ont
herange)
.
Ifthev e
hicl
erunsint
oa nothe
rv ehicl
e,thedamage •T he a
tta
cke
rroll
shisa
tta
cks
kil
l(nor
mayv
l
l e
hic
le
changesbas
edontheangl
eoft hecol
li
sion. bl
aste
rsorDex
ter
it
y).
Head-
onc r
ash +3D •Ift
her
olli
sequalt
oorhighe
rthanthedi
ff
icul
tynum⇡
Re
ar-
ende
r/s
ides
wipe ?3D be
r,t
hea
ttac
khits
.Rol
lda
ma ge
.(Se
e“Vehi
cl
eDa mage
.”
)
T
-bone 0D
Example:R he nisshooti
nga ta nI mperialspeeder
Youma ywa nttoa djustc olli
si
ond ama get or e
flect bike.Theb i
kei s150me tersa way– t ha
t ’
sme dium
whatav ehicler unsint
o.I fav ehicl
esma s hesintoaha rd⇡ rangef orhera ir
speeder
’slaserc annons.(Mo derate
enedplastic
re tewa l
l
,itsuf fer
sf ul
ldama ge.Ont heo ther diff
icul
ty;diff
ic ul
tynumbe rof12. )Rhe sv
n’ e
hicle
hand,some t
hi ngwi t
hal i
t tl
e“giv e
”–l ikeawoode nfenc e blaster
sskil
lis3Da ndthec annons’f i
recontrolis3D
orthickbus he s– ma ya bsorbs omeoft hei mpa ctwhi le –i fRhe ndoe sn’tmov ethes peeder,shege tstor ol
l
sl
owingt hev e hi
cledown:y ouma ywa ntt ore ducec oll
i⇡ 6Dt ohit.I
fsher ol
ls12ormor e,Rhe n’
sshothi t
st he
si
onda ma geby?1D, ?2Dormor e. speederbik
e.
Yous houl dde scr
ibec oll
isi
onsi nc olor f
ulde tailsi
nc e
they’
reoneo fthe“emotiona lpayoffs
”ofc hases c
e nes
.
REACTI
ON S
KIL
LS
Exampl e:R he ni spi lot
inghe rair
speederathigh Thetar tc
ge anrol
lar e
acti
onski
ll– thisisa“vehi
cl
e
speed. Thedi ffi
c ultynumbe ri
s2 1,butsheonlyrol
l
sa dodge.
”Rollthep il
otsr
’ epul
sor
li
ftoperation (
orother
6–s hef ailsther ollby15, whi
chme a
nsa“ minorc
ol⇡ ski
ll
)andthevehi
cl
e ’
smaneuve
rabi
li
tycode.
l
isi
on. ”Hi gh s pe ed mov e
mentnor ma l
lyca us
es6D Thisi
sthenewdiffi
cul
tynumbertohitthevehicl
e.
dama ge ,butt hemi norc ol
li
si
on’s?3D t o damage
me ans t ha t he rs pee der
onlys uf fers 3D da ma ge.
The g a me ma st
e rr oll
st he
3D,whi le Rhe nr oll
she r
air
spe ede r’
sbodys t
rengt h
of2Dt or e sis
tda ma ge.
Later, Rhe nf ail
sa not her
mov eme ntr oll,thistimeby
24 poi nt s.T he a ir
spee der
wasgoi ng a thi gh s pe ed
and i s i n a “ ma jor
col
lision:”t he hi gh s pe ed
mov eme ntc auses6Dd am⇡
agea ndt hema jorc ol
lision
addsa not he r+4Dt oda m⇡
age. Unf or tuna tel
y,s he
als
o s uf fe r
s a he ad- on
crashwi t ha not hers peede r
,
fora not he r+3D t od am⇡
age.He rs pe eders uffersa n
i
ncr edible13Dda ma ge!

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EXMANEUVERS
•At
tac
kPat
ter
nDel
ta:T
hisi
saf
ront
ala
ppr
oac
hrunby turni tshe adint hedi rectionoft heS kyhoppe r, presenting
as qua dronofa ir
spee dersa g ai
ns ta nI mp e ri
a lwa lker.The apr ofileofi tshe adt oL uk e
,f o ll
owi ngbe hindi nas econd
speede rsa ppr oa chs i
nglef il
e ,he ad- ont ot ak et hehe ato f
f T-16.L ukewoul dt he na ttemptt opi ngt heba nt hai nt he
ofot he rta rge tsthewa lkerma ybef iringona ndt oma ke earwi thas ightingl asers hot .T hel asers igna l
swe rev ery
thewa lke r
’spi l
otne rvous( whe the rornott hes peeder’
s we a ka nd( mos tly)harml ess.Ift hes hotmi ssedt hee ar,the
blast
e rsc anpe netratet hea rmor ,nobodywa ntst oha ve ba nthawoul dn’te vennot icei t;ift hes hotwa sde adon
onec r
a shi nt ohi ma tfulls pee d).T hes ingl ef ilea pproach targe t,t hes tart
ledbe astwoul db uc ka ndr eari namos t
present sas ma lltargetpr ofilet ot heI mpe rial gunne rs. gra tifyingf a
shion.
Upon r e achi ng opt ima lf iring r ange ,t he wa lkeris Asa na ir
spe ederc omba tma ne uv erpe rforme da gainst
stra
fe dwi thc annonf irebyt hes pe ede rpi lot,whot hen anI mpe rialwa lker,the“ ba nthade c oy ”s ta yspr ettymuc h
veersof f.E ac hpi l
otv e
e rsof finadi ffere ntd i
re ct
ion,g i
v⇡ truet of or m. Apa i
rofa irspe ede rsa ppr oa c hawa lkerfrom
i
ngt hehe ad- mount edgunne rsonl yo net arge tt of i
reon. be hind. Thel eads peede rs hoot souti nf rontoft hewa lker
,
Onc eoutofr ange ,thes pe edersr e groupa ndma kea noth⇡ the nba nk ssha rplytot her ight ,lef t,ors traightup.T he
errun. wa lk erf ollo
wst hel eads pe e de rwi thi t sgunsa st he
I
ne ffect, thisisag ameof“ c hick en”pl ayedonal a r
ger spe ede rba nks,thusgi vingt het ra i
lings pe ede rac l
ears hot
scal
e .Ift heI mpe ri
a l
sk eept heirne rve,t he ys ta ndagood att hel essa rmor edhe ada ndne cka s sembl y.
chanc eofdoi ngs eriousda ma get ooneoft hes peeders
, Ga meNot es:T ope rform aBa nthaDe coyus et hef ol⇡
whiler ece i
v ingmi nima ld ama gei nr etur n. IftheI mpe r
ial
s l
owi ngr ul es
. I
ft helea ds pee de rs uc ce e
dsi nt hea ttackon
fl
inch, thes pe e derswi l
l getof fs cot -free. the wa l
k er,ha vet he wa lke r’
sc omma nde r ma kea n
Ga me Not e s:E ach pi lotmus tma kea ne xtraE asy oppos e dt actics or P ercept ion r oll( ag ainstt he l ead
repulso rl
iftope rationr olltot akeupa tta ckpa tternde l
ta spe ede r st
’ acticsorP e r
c eption) .T hisdoe snotc ounta sa n
forma tion.Whi lethispa tternof fer snoa dd i
tiona lprotec⇡ ext r
aa cti
on–i tisa“ fr
e e”r oll forbot hp a rt
ies.
ti
o nf ort hel e ads peede r,e achf ollowi ngs pe ede rge t
sa Ift hewa lkerc omma nde rbe a tst hel e ads pe ede rpilot’
s
+1Dbonuswhe na t
tac kerss traighta he a doft hea t
tack roll,t het acti
cf ails
.Ift hewa lkerc omma nde rl osest ot he
patterna t temptt os hoota tthef ollowi ngs pe ede r
s. l
e ads pe e derpi l
o t,thewa l
k erc omma nde ri sf ooled.T he
comma nde ror de r
st hewa l
k ert of ol l
ow t hepa thoft he
•Bant
haDec
oy:Thi
sma
neuv
eri
sav
ari
ati
onofat
ri
ck atta ck ings pe eder,expos ingt hewa lk er
’sbl i
nds idet ot he
LukeSkywal
kerusedtopullinhisoldT-16S
kyhopperon trailing s peede r
.T he t raili
ng s pe ede rge tsa bonuso f
hishomeworldofTatooi
ne.Approac
hinganunsuspec
ting +1D+2t ohi tt hewa l
ker, whi let hewa lke r’
sgunne rssuffer
banthafrom be
hind,Luke’
swi ngmanwouldc utouti n ape na ltyof+5t ot hed ifficultyt ohi tthet rail
ings pe eder
fr
o ntofthebeast
.Thea nnoye
dba nthawouldna t
urall
y asi tf lees.

Example:Thespeede
rb ik
epilotdeci
destomakea
vehicl
edodget ogetoutoft hewa yofRhen’
sat
tack
. VEHI
CLECOMBATMODI
FI
ERS
Thepilot
’srepul
sorl
i
ftope r
ati
ons ki
lli
s3D+2andthe
Allmodif
ier
sfrom t
hec hapt
eron “
Combatand I
njur
ies
”
bike’
sma neuver
abil
it
yc odeis3D:hi svehi
cl
edodge
appl
ytov e
hicl
ecombat.The
reareafewaddi
ti
onalmodif
ier
s
rol
lisa2 1–Rhe n’snewdi f
fic
ultynumbertohi
tthe
whic
hma ycomeintopl
ay.
speederi
sa2 1!
Sc
ale.Bes
uretotakei
ntoacc
ountsc
alemodi
fi
er
sforc
om⇡
Ful
lReac
tion.T
hepi
l
otc
anma
kea“
ful
lre
act
ion.
”Ro
ll ba
tbetwee
nvehic
lesofdi
ff
ere
ntsc
ale
s.
t
hev e
hicl
edodge ;thisca
nbet heonlyacti
oni ntheenti
re
r
ound. .Mo
Cover stvehicl
esprovi
des omepr otect
iont othe
Thecharacterroll
shisrepul
sorl
i
ftope r
ation(orother pi
l
ota ndanypa s
sengers– i
twillbel i
st
eda sNone ,1/4,
s
kil
l
)a ndthev e
hicle’
smaneuvera
bil
it
yc odeandadd sitto 1/
2,3/4orFull
.Addthec ov
erandpr ote
ctionmodi f
ier
sa s
t
hediffi
cult
iesofallatt
acksmadeaga i
nstthev e
hicl
ethat de
scri
bedinthechapteron“Comba tandInjur
ies.
”
r
ound.

e:L
Exampl ate
ron,Rhe
nfi
resa
gai
natt
hes
pee
der
VEHI
CLEWEAP
ONS
bik
e:she’
ssti
llatme dium ra
nge ,f
oraMode ratediffi
⇡ Vehi
cleweaponde s
cri
pti
onsl
is
twhats
kil
ltheweapon
cul
tyanddiffi
cult
ynumbe rof12. needs
,it
sfi
rec ontr
olanddamage,a
swel
lasitsf
ir
erate
TheImpe r
ialspeederbikep il
otdeci
destoma kea andblas
tra
dius(ifnee
ded)
.
ful
lvehi
cledodge:her ol
lshis6D+2( r
epul
sorl
iftope r Ranges .Ifawe aponli
stsfourranges,t
hef i
rstrange
ati
onof3D+2a ndt hema neuver
abi
li
tyof3D)a nd l
ist
ingisforpoint-
blankr
ange( Ver
yE as
ydiff
ic ul
ty).Any⇡
getsa25.Becauset hi
sisaf ullvehi
cl
edodge ,Rhen’s thi
ngl es
st han poi
nt-bl
ankra ngeist ooclos efort he
new dif
fi
cult
ynumbe risa37!Howe ver
,thes peeder weapontobet a r
getedaccur
ately–t hedif
fi
c ultyisVery
bik
epi l
otc a
n’tdoa nythi
nge l
seinther ound,not Dif
fic
ult
.
evenmov ehi
sspe e
de r
.

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Example:A blas
tercannon rangeis1 0-50/
100/ Rhenrollsa24. Herspeederracesupo nthespeed⇡
200/
500.Anyt
hingbetween10a nd50me ter
sa wayis erbi
kea nds ma shesintothes ide.Rhen’
sspeederis
atpoint
-bl
ankrange(VeryEasydiffi
cul
ty)
.Any t
hing movi
nga thi ghs peed(6Dc ol
li
sionda mage)
,butha s
cl
ose
rt othewe a
pont han10me tersisatlessthan thes
ides
wi per e
sult(?3Dda mage )
,soitonl
ytakes3D
poi
nt-bl
ankra
nge:thedif
fi
cult
yisVe r
yDiff
icul
t. damage.
T hes peederbik
esuf f
ersthehighspeedcoll
i⇡
si
ondama ge( 6Dda mage)
.
Crew.Awe a
pon’s“
crew”lis
ti
ngi sthenumbe rofgun⇡
ne
“
r
sne
Cr
e
ce
ss
w:1”me
ar
yt
a
of
nst
i
ret
hewe
hewe
aponc
aponi
anbef
nc
i
r
omba
edbyo
t.Ali
s
nepe
t
i
r
s
ngof
on.A VEHI
CLEDAMAGE
l
ist
ingof“Crew:2”meanst hattwope oplemustworkthe Rat hert hans uf f
e ri
ngi nj
ur i
e s
,ve hicl
est akeda ma ge:
weapon,butonlyonepersonroll
shisv ehi
cl
eblast
ersski
l
l engine sma ybeda ma ged,we aponss y s
temsma ybedi s⇡
toseeiftheattac
khit
s.Ifawe a pondoe s
n’thav
eac rew ableda ndsof orth.
l
ist
ing,i
tme a
nsitcanbef i
redbyt hepil
ot. Whe nav ehi
cleha sac ol
li
sion,rol
lt hec ol
li
siond a ma ge
andc ompa rei ttot hev e hi
cle’
sbodys trengthr oll(thisis
Fi
reArc.We aponsal
soli
stf
ir
earcs–t hedi
rec
tion(
or l
ikeac har
ac t
e r
’sSt r
e ngt
hr olltor es
istda mage). I
fav ehi⇡
di
rec
tions
)thewe aponcanbefi
red.Weaponfi
rearcsa
re cleisbl as
tedi nc omba t,compa r
et hewe apon’sda ma ge
fr
ont,bac
k,le
ft,righta
ndturr
et.(T
urr
etscanfi
reinany rol
l t
ot hev ehicl
e’sbodys tr
engt hrol
l.
di
rec
tion.
) I
ft heda ma ger ollisl
owe rt hanthebodys t
r engthr oll
,
Rammi
ng thev ehi c
let akesnoda ma ge.Iftheda ma gerollise qua lto
Onev ehiclec ant ryt or am a not he r.Todos o,itmus t orhi ghe rtha nt hebodys t
rengt hroll,fi
ndt her esulton
passv eryc l
os etot het argetv e hicled ur i
ngi tsmov e. the“Ve hi
cleDa ma geCha rt.
”
Add+1 0t ot hemov eme ntd iff i
cultyf ort her amming
vehicle.Ra mmi nga lsoc ount sa sas e paratea cti
on:the Shi
eldsblown.Ashie l
dsbl ownresul
tme anst ha
tt he
pil
ots uffersa na dditiona l?1Dpe na l
ty. ve
hicl
eloses?1Dfr
om itss hi
eldstot
al(i
fithasa ny)
.This
Ifthepi lotsr
’ epuls orli
ftope rat i
o n( orot herskil
lroll
)is l
ossla
stsunti
ltheshi
eldsa rerepair
ed.I
ft hevehicl
eha s
highe rtha nt hedi ff
ic ulty,thea tt ackingv ehicl
er amsthe nodiceremaini
ngi
ns hields(orha dnos hie
ldstobe gin
targetv ehicle. wi
th),
itsuff
er hec
st ontrol
si oniz
edresul
t.
Ifthepi lotsr
’ epuls orli
ftope rat i
o n( orot herskil
lroll
)is
Cont rolsioni zed.Ac ont rolsi oni
z edr esultme anst hat
l
owe rtha nt heor iginalmov eme ntdi ffic
ultynumbe r,the
pil
otf ail
s;se e“Mov eme ntF ailures.” thev ehic l
e ’
sc ont rolssuf f
e rat empor arypowe rover l
oad.
Ifthepi lotsr
’ epuls orli
ftope rat i
o n( orot herskil
lroll
)is Thes hipl ose s?1Df rom i tsma neuve rabil
ity,fir
ec ontrol
equa ltoorhi ghert ha nt heor i
gi naldi f
fi
c ul
tybutl owe r forwe apo ns,da ma gef rom we a pons,a nds hielddicef or
thant hene w mov eme ntdi fficulty ,thev ehicl
ec ompletes ther estoft ha tr ounda ndt hene xtr ound.( Thev ehicle’
s
themov es uc c
essfull
y , butt her ama ttackmi s
ses. bodys trengt hs tay satitsf ull di
ec ode .)
Targetv e hic
lesc anma keav ehicledodget oa voida Ifav e hicl
ei ss uffe
ringf r om a sma nyc ontrol
sio ni
z ed
ram a tt
a ck.Ra m a t tacksd ama ge bot hv ehicl
es:t he result
sa st hev e hic l
eha sma ne uv era
bi l
itydi ce,i
tscont r
ols
attackers uffersd ama gea si finv olv e
di nas i
deswipe(?3D aref roze nf ort hene xtt wo r ounds .T hev ehi
clemus t
tonor ma ld ama ge),butt hev ictims uf f
ersda ma gea sif ma intaint hes a mes peeda nddi rectionf ort hene xtt wo
i
nv olvedi naT -
bone( nor ma l da ma ge )
. rounds ;i t ma y nott urn,f i
re we apons ,ma kes hield
attempt sort ak ea nyothe ra c ti
on.
Whe nc ont rolsa r
ef rozen,bl uel i
ght ningpl a
ysa cross
Exampl e:R heni st ryi
ngt oc los einonas pe eder thev e hicle’
sc ont rol
s,a ss hownwhe nL ukeS ky
wa lker’
s
bik
ebuts he ’s150me t
e r
sbe hi
ndi t .Thes peede rbi ke snows pee derwa sd is
ab l
e di nT heE mpi reS tr
ikesBac k.A
hasaMov eof175.T hedr iverha si niti
ativeandgoe s pil
otmus tma k et hev ehicle sope
’ rationr ol
lswhi l
et he
fi
rst.Hede cide stomov ea tc ruisi
ngs pee da nds uc⇡ cont r
olsa refroz enort hev e hiclea utoma tica l
l
yc ras
he s.
ceedsa tar epul sorli
ftope rationr oll.Thes peede rp ull
s
ahea d175me ters:it
’snow325me tersa headofRhe n.
Rhe nde ci
de ss he’sgoingt ot aket woa cti
o ns( ?1D
pena l
tyt obot hs ki
llrolls
):s hewa ntst opul lupc lose
tot hes pee de rbik ea ndr ami t
.(Tor ami t,sheha st o VEHI
CLEDAMAGECHART
pullatle aste ve nwi ththes peederbi ke.)
DamageRol
l8Body
Rhe nde c i
de st otryt her ammi nga ttack.Thet errain
Str
engt
hRollBy: Ef
fec
t
i
sMode ra
t e;t hedi ffi
cultynumbe ri s12.He ra i
r⇡
speede r
’sMov ei s200;s incet hes peede rbikei s325 0-3 Shi
eld
sb l
own/co
ntr
olsi
oni
zed
me tersa hea dofhe r,shene edst omov ea thi ghs pe ed 4-8 Li
ghtl
yd a
ma g
ed
toc atchup.T her ammi nga ttacka ddsa nother+1 0t o 9-12 Heavi
lydamaged
thed iff
icultynumbe r–i t’
snowa22. 13-15 Sev
erelydamage
d
IfRhe nr ollsl es
st han12, shef ailedhe rrepul sorli
ft 16+ Dest
royed
operationr ol la ndha damov ementf ail
ure.Ifs her oll
s
a1 2-21 ,shes uc c
e edsatt her e
pul sorl
ifto per
a ti
o nr ol
l
andc rossest het errai
n, butmi ss
eshe rra mmi nga ttack.

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Exampl e:R heni sflyi

ng a na ir
speederwi tha
ma neuverab il
i
tyo f2D+1.T he speeders uffe
rst wo 6.Destr
oyed.T
hevehi
cl
eisdes
troy
edorc r
ashe
sint
o
controlsioni z
edr es
ults
;itsc ontrolsarenow f rozen: a
notherobj
ectduetoc
omple
tel
ossofcont
rol
.
Rhe ncan’ts l
owdown, s
pe eduporc hangec our
se. Destoyed.T
r hev
e hi
cl
eisimmedia
telyde
str
oye
d.Al
l
Rhen’sre pulsor
li
ftoperati
ondi ffic
ultyisa13–i f pa
ssenge
rstak
edamage.(
See“
Pas
sengerDama
ge.
”)
sher ol
lsa13orhi gherfort hene xttwor ounds ,s
he
ma nagestok eepthespeede rfrom crashi
ng.Af te
rthe L
ostMov
es
twor oundsa reupa ndRhe nr egainscontrol,sheha s L
ostMove
saddtogether
.Fore
xampl
e,ave
hicl
ethat
tobec areful:ifherspeeders uff
e r
sa nothercont r
ols s
uff
ersa?1Mover
esul
t,thena?2Movere
sul
tisat“
?3
i
oni zedresult,hercontr
olswillbef r
ozena gain. Move
s.”

91Move:Theve
hicl
eorcre
aturecannol
onge
rmov
e
Li
ght
lydamaged.Ve
hic
lesc
anbel
i
ght
lyda
mage
dany
a
ta l
l
-outs
pee
d;iti
sli
mite
dtohighspe
ed.
numberofti
mes
.Eac
ht i
meav e
hicl
eisl
i
ght
lyda
mage
d,
rol
l1Dtose
ewhic
hsyst
emisda
ma ge
d. 92 Moves:T
hev
ehi
cl
eorc
har
act
eri
sli
mit
edt
oit
s
c
ruis
ings
peed.
3.V
1- ehi
cl
eloses?1Dfr
om it
smaneuve
rabil
i
ty.(
Ift
he
93Moves:T
hev e
hic
leorc
har
act
erc
anonl
ymov
eat
v
ehic
le’
smaneuver
abi
li
tyha
salre
adybe
e nreduc
edto0D,
i
tsca
uti
ouss
peed.
t
hevehi
cles
uffe
rsa?1Move.)
94Moves:T
hev e
hic
le’
sdr
ivei
sdi
sabl
eda
ndi
tca
nnot
4.Oneon-
boa
rdwe
apo
nwa
shi
tandde
str
oye
d;t
he
moveunt
ilr
epa
ire
d.
gunner
sta
kedamage
.(Se
e“pa
ssenge
rda
mage
”).
Random⇡
l
yd et
ermi
newhi
chweaponi
shit
. :T
95Moves hev
ehi
cl
eisde
str
oye
d.
6.V
5- e
hic
les
uff
ers?1Mov
e. P
ass
engerDamage
Heavi
lydamaged.He
avi
l
yda
mage
dve
hic
lesha
vet
ak⇡ Pass
engersma ybei nj
uredwhenav ehicl
es uff
ersda m⇡
enamuc hmoreseri
ousamountofd a
mage.I
faheav
il
y ageorc r
ashes.Usey ourjudgmentt odecidewhe thera
damage
dv ehi
cl
eisli
ghtl
ydamagedorhe a
vil
ydama
ged charact
ertakesda mage .
Ifavehic
leisdest
royed,eve ryone
agai
n,i
tbecomessev
erel
ydamaged.Rol
l1Dtose
ewha t i
sa lmostcert
ainl
yk i
ll
ed. Ontheotherhand,ifthec ha r
ac⇡
sys
temisa
ffec
ted. t
e rsareinthepi l
ot’
sc ompa r
tmentofas ailb ar
gea nda
we aponturre
tont heot hersi
deoftheba r
gei sdestroy ed
,
3.V
1- ehi
cl
el os
es?2D fr
om it
smaneuver
abi
li
tyunt
il i
t’sveryunli
kelythey’
llbeinj
ured.
r
epai
red.
(Ift
hev ehi
cl
e’
smaneuver
abi
li
tyha
salre
adybee
n Deter
minec harac
terda mageba s
edonhow ba dlyt he
r
educedto0D,thevehi
cl
esuff
ersa?2Move.
) vehicl
eisdama ged(Dama geischar
acter
-scal
e).
6.V
4- e
hic
les
uff
ersa?2Mov
e. Pass
enger
Vehi
cl
eis
: suf
fer
s:
Sever y damaged.S
el eve
relydama gedv ehi
cl
eshave
Li
ghtl
yd a
ma g
ed 1
D
tak
e nmajora mountsofdama geandar ealmostr
ender
ed
Heavi
lydamaged 3
D
usel
ess
.As everel
yda magedvehicl
ewhi chisl
ight
lydam⇡ Sev
erelydamage
d 6
D
aged,heav i
ly damaged ors ev
erel
y da mageda ga
inis Dest
royed 12D
des
troye
d. Rol
l 1Dtoseewhats y
stemisa f
fect
ed.

1-2.De str
oyed powerpla
nt.Thev ehicl
e’
sr epulsorl
if
t F
all
i
ngDamage
gene r
atorormot oriscomplet
elyde s
troy
ed.I
fagr ound Whe nevera nythi
ngf all
sa nds mack
sintot hegr ound,
vehicleismov i
nga thighspeedorall-
outspeed,itcr a
sh⇡ thed ama gei sdependentuponhow f arthecha ra
c te
ror
es.Ifthegr oundv e
hicl
eismov i
nga tcrui
si
ngorc aut i
ous obje
c tfell.Theda ma gealway sma t
chesthesc a
leoft he
speed,itsimplyroll
sorbounc e
stoas t
op.Fl
yi
ngv ehicl
es thi
ngf a l
l
ing– c hara
c t
erssufferchar
acter
-sc
a l
eda mage,
plumme ttowa r
dstheground– t hepilotmustma kea n spee
de rssufferspeeder-s
caleda mage,a
nds oforth.
operationrolltolandthev ehi
cle(minimum dif
ficultyof The s
ev al
ue sa r
efors ta
nd ardgravi
tyworlds.Increase
Mode rate)oritcras
hes. theda ma geac oupleofl ev
elsforhighgravi
tywor ldsand
3. Over
loaded gene
rat
or.T he engi
ne orge ne
rat
or decr
e asef al
l
ingda ma geac oup l
eoflevel
sforlowgr a
vity
begi
nstoov e
rloadandwillexplodein1Drounds,com⇡ worlds.
pl
etel
ydest
royingthevehi
cle
.(Themi ni
mum di
ffi
cul
tyto Di
stanc
eFallen
cr
ash-l
andorstopthevehi
cl
es afel
yisMode
rate
.) (i
nMet er
s) Damage
4.Di
sabl
edwe
apons
.Al
lwe
aponss
yst
emsc
ompl
ete
ly 3- 6 2
D
s
hutdown. 7-12 3
D
13- 18 4
D
5.Str
uctur
aldamage.Thevehi
cl
ebegi
nst obre
akupor
19- 30 5
D
ama j
orsys
temf a
ils
.(Thepil
othas1Droundstoe j
ector 31-50 7
D
cr
ash-
landthevehicl
e;theminimum di
ffi
cult
ytoc r
ash- 51+ 9
D
l
andorstopthevehi
clesaf
elyi
sModerat
e.
)

1
1
6! T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:R
EVI
SE
D•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED
 MOVEMENT& CHASES•7

S
PEEDS thr
Cine
ought
ma t i
cc
hea
omba
i
ra
ti
t600k
sa bo
il
utc
ome t
ha
er
ra
spe
ct
e rsons
rhour
pe
,bl a
ede
ste
rbi
rbol
kesr
t
sf
a
l
c
y
i
i
ng
ng
Youc a
nuseav
ehi
cle
’s(
orchar
act
er’
s)Mov
etof
indi
tsa
ll
- wildlya ro undt he m –p ickadi fficultynumbe r
,r ollt hec ha rac⇡
outspe
edink
il
ome
ter
sperhour
. ter’ssk i
ll
,gi v eas na ppyde scriptionofwha ty out hi nks houl d
ha ppen–a ndk eept hegamemov ing.
Ki
lometer
s Ki
lometer
s Whe the rt hev ehicle sa re140me tersa pa rtor150me ter
s
PerHour PerHour apa rtisn’ta si mpor t
a nta sma kingt hec ha seorb attlea se xcit
Move (
All-
Out) Move (
All-
Out) i
nga st heone si nt heS tarWar smov i
es .
3 10 150 430 Us eac ombi nationofr oundsa nds c ene stoma inta i
nt hef low
5 15 160 460 oft hega me .Ra the rtha nr ol l
ingf ore ve ryround,l umps ev eral
7 20 175 500 mi nute s
’ tra veli ntoones cene :ha vethepl aye rsde ci
deho wf as
t
8 25 185 530 the y’
remov inga ndr ol lt he irr e pulsorliftope rat i
o n( orot her
10 30 195 560 skill
)ac oup leoft ime s .Ift hec ha r
acte rsbe att het e rrai
nd iffi
⇡
14 40 210 600 cultynumbe r, theyha venopr obl ems ;ift heyr olll owe rtha nt he
18 50 225 650 diffi
cul t
ynumbe r,the yma yha veha dt os lowdownorma yha ve
21 60 260 750 eve nha dami norc oll
ision.
The n, compa ret hepi l
ot ingr ollsoft he iroppone nts–i fthe i
r
25 70 280 800
oppone ntss tar tedf arbe hindb utma des ev e
ra lgr ea tr oll
s,t hey
26 75 295 850
ma y be a bl et oc atch up t ot he p l
a yerc ha racte rs.Ift he
28 80 330 950 ga me ma ste rc ha ractersr olledpoor ly
,t hepl aye rc ha ractersma y
30 90 350 1,
000 ha vep ulleda wa y.
35 100 365 1,
050 Onc et hes tagei sse t,y ouc anr unar ound- by- roundba ttleas
45 130 400 1,
150 thec li
ma xoft hec hase .Whe ny ouus er ound -by -roundc omba t,
55 160 415 1,
200 don’ tbea fra i
dt o“ be nd”t her ulesi nf a voroft elli
ngagr eat
70 200 435 1,
250 story–a ppr ox ima ter ange sa ndt e r
raindi ffic
ul ties,a nde stima te
80 230 450 1,
300 diffi
cul t
ynumbe rsqui ck ly.
90 260 470 1,
350 Foc usone x cit
ingna rration– “ theI mpe r
ia la irs
pe e derr aces
105 300 485 1,
400 ahe ad,d iv ingi ntot hef or es t
.Y ounot icet hr eemor es pe eder
115 330 505 1,
450 bikesa rec omi ngupf rom be hind–t hel e ads pe ede rope nsf ire
!
125 360 520 1,
500 Wha ta r
ey ougoi ngt odo? ”
140 400 Ye s
,y ou’ res acrifi
cingac e r
ta ina mounto f“ reali
s m, ”butt he
ga memov e squi cklya ndy oua l
s onow ha v et hef reedom t o
Av ehic
le’
s“ hi
ghs pee
d”( “r
unni ng”spe
edf orthec har
ac t
e r
) adjustdi ffic ultynumbe rst os uitt hene edsofy oura dv enture .
shal
i fthea l
l
- outki
lometersperhours pee
d.Av ehicl
e’
sc r
uisi
ng Formor es ugge st
ionsonr unni ngt hes ety pe so fs cene s,see
s
peed(“ wal
king”speedf orac haract
er sone
)i -quart
e roft he “Long -Dist anc eT ravel”i nt hi sc ha ptera ndt hec ha p ter“ Role⇡
“
kil
omet er
spe rhour”speed.Av e
hicle
’sca
uti
ouss peed(ac har⇡ playingBa t tles.”
a
cter’
s“ sl
ow wa lk
”)i sone-eightht he“kil
ome t
erspe rhour ”
s
peed. Encounters.Wh ense
tti
ngupac inematicchas
e,y ous hould
haveage nera
lideaofwha tt
hev ehi
c l
escouldrunint o.Wha t’
s
Exampl e:R heni spil
oting a na i
rs
pe ede
rwi tha thet er
rainlikeandwha tobsta
c l
eswi l
lthec ombata ntsface?
Mov eof350( i
tsall
-outspeedi s1,
000k i
l
ome t
ersper Youha vet ofi
gureoutwho’sinvol
vedint hebattl
e.(Somepe o⇡
hour).I
fshef li
esthespeedera thighspe e
d(500k i
lo⇡ plesketchoutama pofthechasea r
ea–butt hat
’sonl yneces⇡
metersperho ur).
Ifshe’
sfly
ingt hespeederatcrui
sing saryifyout hi
nky ouneedonetok eeptrackofwha t
’sgoingo n.
speed,she
’sflyingat250k ilome t
erspe rhour. Otherpe opleareperf
ect
lyhappytoma keupde t
ail
sa ndt er
rain
Ifshede ci
dest of l
ya tc a
ut i
ouss peed,she’
s
goi
ng125k i
lome ter
sperhour .

Youcanfindave
hicl
e’sa
ll-
outs
peedinki
l
ome
⇡
t
ersperhourbymul
ti
pl
yingtheMoveby2.
88.

Example:Rhe
nisfl
yingalands
peede
rwit
h
aMov eof200.I
tsa
ll
-outspe
edis576kil
ome
⇡
t
ersperhour.

RUNNING
CINEMAT
ICCHAS
ES
Whil
ethissetofrulesall
owsyoutome a
sureout
eve
rymov eo feveryr ound,you s
houldconsi
der
usi
nga“ci
ne mati
c”a pproac
hwhe nrunni
ngchases
andve
hicl
eba t
tle
siny ourgames.

T
HES
TARWA
RSR
OLE
PLA
YIN
GGA
ME:R
EVI
SE
D•E
XPA
NDE
D•U
PDA
TED ! 1
1
7
 7 •MOVEMENT& CHASES

dif
fi
cul t
ynumbe rsont hef ly:“Your oundt hehi ll
,gunt hethrot⇡ opponentsa rest
anding.T hepl ayercanseethecrate
shischar⇡
tl
e.
..andr i
ghta headi sat hicketo ftrees!T here’
snot i
met o act
erisgoingt odivebe hinda ndknowse xac
tlywheretheene⇡
tur
n.Ma key ourr e
p ulsorl
iftope rati
o nrollasy oudi veintot he mys t
ormt rooper
sa r
es tandi ng.Justaswithvehi
cleminiat
ures
,
thi
ckbr anches!”) thepla
y er
swi lls
oonge ti ntot heg amea ndmove“ t
hei
r”char⇡
You c ana l
soc re at
es everal“ e
nc ounters”t ol i
ven up t he act
ersaroundont het able. Aga i
n,thevi
sualre
pres
entat
iongets
chase
. Ane ncount erisa nything“e x
tra”tha tha ppenstoc ompl i
⇡ ever
yonet hatmuc hmor ei nterest
edinthegame !
cat
et hec hase:freakwe at
he r,speci
a lter
rain,pe opl
epul l
ingo ut
i
nf r
ontoft hec omba t
a nt
s,t r
aps( s
uc ha srepulsormi nessetup T
hree-
Dimens
ional
Combat
top r
o tectthemout ho fac anyon),a valanche scausedb yt he I
fyou’
rer
unningab a
ttl
ewithexactdi
sta
nce
sa ndt
hec
om⇡
nois
eoft hec ha se.
.
. anythingt hatadd stot het ensi
on. ba
tant
sar
eatdiffe
renta
lti
tude
s,her
e’
saq ui
ckandeas
ywayt
o
Fore xampl e,ifthec harac t
ersa r
ei nac ha seint hemiddleof meas
urea
ppr
oximateweaponrange
s:
acit
y, hereares omepos si
blee ncount er
s:
•Meas
uret
hehor
iz
ont
ala
ndv
ert
ica
ldi
st
anc
esbe
twe
ent
he
•Someonep ull
soutr
ightinfr
ontofthecha
rac
ter
s’l
ands
p e
ed⇡ v
ehi
cl
es.
er
.Thedr
ivermus tma
k eaDiff
ic tr
ul e
puls
orl
i
ftope
rat
ionrol
lto •Di
vi
dethes
mall
erofthetwonumbe
rsi
nha
lfa
nda
ddi
tto
av
oidahighs pe
edcol
li
sion. t
hel
onge
rone
:tha
t’st
herange
.
•T hec har
acte
rsstumbleintoat raf
ficjam.Thes pee
derwaysin
Example:Thanni
kisfi
ringatasnowspeede
roffin
fr
o ntoft hema rec ompl et
elyblocked.Now whe r
ea rethey
goingtogo?Ma ybetheys houldtak
et othea queduct
srunning t
hed is
tance.It
’s150 me te
rsawaya nd 30 mete
rs
paral
leltothehig
hwa y.
..butfirs
ttheyha v
etoj umpthese c
uri
ty a
bovehim.T hi
rtymeter
sisthesmall
erofthetwo,so
fence:aVe ryDif
f i
c tr
ul e pulsor
li
ftope r
ati
onr ol
lisnee dedto a
dd15t o150t ogetarangeof165me t
ers
.
l
of tt
hes peede
rov ert
hef enceandno tcras
h.
•I fthec ha
ract
erstakeawr ongt urn,ma y
bet heye nd up OT
HERNOT
ES
car
eeningint
otheheartofanimmens ezooora musementpark.
Theyhavetoma k
es e
vera
lrol
lst
oa voi
dobs t
acl
e s(
energyfence
s L
ong-
Dis
tanc
eTr
avel
sur
roundingthea ni
mals
,thema chineryoft heridesa ndso J
us taswi thc hases,yous houl dus eac ombi na ti
onofs ce nes
for
th).
.
.a ndfi
ndsomewa ytoavoi
dge t
ti
ngc aught.
..andnot andr oundsf orl ongt rips. Fir
st,dete r
mi net he“ ba sict e
rraindi f⇡
getlos
t! fi
culty”fore achl egoft hej ourne y:clea rpl ai
nsmi g htbeE a sy
,
•Ifthec ha r
act
erswere
n’talr
eadybeinghounde dbyt heloc
al whileat hi c
kf ore s
tmi ghtbeDi f
f i
cult.The n,ha v et hedr iveror
aut
horit
ies,theyarenow!Ifthey’
realre
a dybei
ngc ha
sed,more pil
otma kehisre pulsorlif
tope rati
o n(orot hersk i
ll)roll.
pol
ic
es peederscl
oseinfrom al
lsi
des.
..theirca
pturel
ooksalot I
ft hepi l
otr ollsbelowt hedi f
f i
cultynumbe r,t hereha sb een
morecertain.Whoeverthey
’r
ec has
ingispr obabl
ygoi
ngt oget somek i
ndofr a ndom i nc ident.T hev ehiclema ybr eakdo wn.
awayifthec har
acter
sarepul
ledover. Ma ybet hec hara cter
sha veami nora c ci
de nt.P erha pst hel ocal
•As peederfr
omal ocalnewsagencystartsfol
lowingthec hase
, ter
rainispopul atedbyl a rgea nde xceedingl ys tupidhe rbivores
broadc
a s
tingever
ys econdoft he“ pi
tchedba tt
le.”Ofc ourse
, thatha veak na ckf orwa nde r
ingi nf r
ontofonc omi ngs peede rs.
thatonespeederwil
lsoonbejoinedbyot hers.
Now, thecha r
ac⇡ Whi l
et heinc identdoe s n’
tha vet obedi rec
tlyr el
a t
edt ot he
tersar
en’tgoi
ngt obea bl
etoe scape(unlesstheyc a
nlos ethe adventure ,i
tc ana ffe
c tt heg ame :ift hec harac tersge tpul led
newsa gencyspeeder
s)andthey ’
remos tc e
rtai
nlygoingt obe overf orv iol
atingl oca ls pe e
dor dinanc es– a ndt hel oc alla w
i
de nt
if
ied. enforceme ntof fici
alsruna nidentityche cka ndf indt hatt hey ’
re
want edf orp astof f
ens es– t hec ha r
a ctersma ys pends eve ra
l
Pr ops.Y ouc anus eS t arWar sv ehicl
emi niaturesfrom va ri
⇡ hoursc l
e ari
ngupt heirpr oblems.Ofc our se,thepe oplet he y’
re
ousl icens edma nuf acture rstos ho wa l
lthev ehicl
esinac ha se. try
ingt oc atchno wha v eaf ewe xtraho ur stoge ta wa y.
Youc anj ustmov et hev e hicl
esa rounde ac ht ur ntos howt he i
r
relati
v epos it
ions .Us es t
a cksofc oinsorc ount erstos ho wt he E
ncount
ers
alti
tud eofe a chs peede r.Ha vingt erraint os etupa roundt he Pre -planne de nc
ount ersc anbeav er
ye ffe
cti
vewa ytol i
ve n
vehiclesi sani cet ouc h, t
oo. upa na dve nturewithal ongt rip.
Whi les etti
ngupaba ttl
es cenel ikethi st a k
e ssomewor k ,i
t Ma ybet hec har
actersha v et ode alwithaf reakstorma nd
wi l
lc ert
a inl
yge tt hep l
ay ersintot hes pir
itoft hec hase:they ’
l
l seeks helt
e r.Wha tkindofr e pulsorli
ftoperati
ondiff
icul
ti
e sdo
soons t
a rtmov ing“ the i
r”s peede ra r
oundwhi lede s
c r
ibingthe i
r the yfa ce?Wha thappe nsift he yfailaroll
?Whe recantheyf i
nd
ma ne uver s.
.
.a nde v eryonewi l
l enjoyt hega met hatmuc hmor e. apl ac et os taya ndwhodot heyr unintowhi l
ethey’r
ethe re?
(Be c
a usev ehi c
le smov es ofa s
t, youc an’tr e al
lycrea t
et e
rra i
n Whoc ant he yge ttore pai
rt he irspeederifit
’sdamagedint he
fort hewho l
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WHAT
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ras hipbl astsof ff rom a
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om s tar fi
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Whe nas hipj umpst ol i

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einhy pe rs
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e, thema rgin saferf oras hipt odr opba cktor ealspacet oc al
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si
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puters(“na vic
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l
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ply
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bli
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e
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ynumbe
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sT hunde rhasaH2hy pe r
dri
v e)andt hedi ffi
⇢
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t emsa re,whethe rther out emustgo
cultynumbe ris12( aMode r
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p–
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ni ft he ydon’ tc overmuc h
no wt het r
ipt akes37hours–b utthedi fficul
tynum⇢
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a nc e.
be risonlya7.
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l
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om Be spi
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•S
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oduc ethec haracter
st oa
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UpSequenc e( Opti
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p’shyperdri
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needssomet i
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.

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ice.Ifyou 10.CloseCal.S
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us tc uttothea rri
valinthede st
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thega me. pletesi
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11-12.Col lis
ion,HeavyDamage.T hes hipac t
ua ll
yc ol
⇢
l
ideswi tha nobj ect.T hes hi
pdr opstor ealspace ,heavil
y
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erint hischa pter)and
withar upture dhul l.T heshipisnol onge rspac e-worthy
andmus tbea bandone d.
Al
lc haracte r
si nar upture
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aMode rates urvivalt otaltoge tint
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da ma ge ,t heba sea strogat iond i
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add ition, i
o nc annonhi tsa f
fe cthy perspa c ejumpsb ya ddi ng+5 I
NTO ONCEIGETT
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ficulty. da y
s..
.ev enwe eks.Sinc ethes hip’scomput ershand leev eryt
hing,
Al loft he sep enaltiesa rec umul a t
ive ,a ndnor ma ls c
a l
e /dam⇢ crewme mbe rsa ndpa ssenge rshav efe wr es
ponsib i
lit
ies.
agegui de li
ne sarea pp li
c able. Luxur yl i
ne rs pr ovide a wi de v arie
ty of e ntertainment.
F ore x ampl e,ap ir
atec orv ette( capita ls cal
e )i sjumpi nga Gour me tme a l
s,mus ic,da nci
ng,ho l
os howsa nde vent heatri
cal
l
ightf reight er(starfighte rsc ale).T hec or ve ttehit sthef r
e i
ghter entertainme nta r
ec ommon.S hippe r
sonne lof t
e ns pendt i
me
wi tha ni onc harge,i oniz i
ngi tsc ont rols( twoc ontrolsi onized studyingupona s
t r
ogat i
o na ndot he rv i
talskil
ls.Othe rpe ople
resul ts),whi lehi tti
ngi twi that ra ctorbe am,c aptur i
ngi twi t
ha pursuehobbi es,suc ha smode lbuilding,pla yi
ngga me s,readi
ng
da ma ge r oll( pl
us6D f ort he s caled iffe r
enc e)o f33.T he andg a mbling.
freight e rc apta i
nde c i
de st of l
e eint ohy pe rspace. Sma ll
e rs hipsa r
ea no t
he rs tory.Be ing c oope d up i na
T hega me ma sterde c i
de st ha tt hej umpha sadi ff
icultyof1 0 crampe df reighterf orda ysa tat imet akesi t
st olleve nont he
–doub ledf oraha st ye nt r
y–wi tha na ddi ti
ona l+1 0f ort he closes
toff r
iends .Thea utoche f
sf oodma ybenut ri
tious,but
i
o niz ationr esults,plusa na dditio nal+33f ort het ractorbe am there’
sonl ys ol ongpe oplec ant aket hrees quareme alsada yof
(thes c alebonus )
,f orat ota lof63!T hec apta in,wi th5D i n white,pa st
y,f lavorles s“ autochefs urpri
se.”S hips’c omput e r
s
as t
rogat io n,rollsaf airl
ya verage18.Obv ious l
y,t hef reight e
ris ma yc arryho lonov els,ga me sa ndot herpr e-rec
or dede nt er
tain⇢
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. me nts,b utthe selibrariesa renor mallyl i
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tai
na ndc r
ewa repe rsonal
lyint ereste
di n.Dur i
ngt hega me,y ou Sens
orCount
ermeasur .S
es hipsmayuseanumbe
rof“
coun⇢
canof tens ki
pov ert hetripa ndc utt owhe nthes hi
pe merges t
ermeas
ure
s”tomakethemsel
veshar
dertodet
ect
.
i
ntor eals
pa ceandc losesinoni t sde s
tina ti
on. •S incesensorsareessenti
all
y“l
ineo fsi
ght,”anys hi
pc an
Ofc ourse,tri
psc a nbeus edt ogoode ffect
.T hec hara
cte r
s “hi
de ”behindap lanetora nyothersuff
ic
ientl
yl a
rgebody.
mightme etsomei nte r
est
ingpe oplea boa rdac ruisel i
ne r–“Y ou Byp laci
ngt heplanetbetweenitsel
fandthes canni
ngs hi
p,
runintot hisfel
low, DramP ark ins,a tas a baccga me ”;“Oneni ght thet a
rgetvesselc
a nremainundetect
ed.(
Ofc our
se,thesen⇢
youa rei nvit
edt odi nea tt heCa ptain’st ablea nds trikeupa sorsma ybea bletode t
ectas hi
p’sener
gye miss
ionsifthey
conversation withak i
ndly-look i
ngol da l
ien.”Y ouc anp lant aretoolarge.)
rumorsorne wst hepl ayerswi llf i
ndus eful– “S hipboa rdscut⇢
tl
ebutts aystherea repirat
e so utt owa rdsAl deraans ystem.”Y ou •Anyshi
pthats
etsi
tss
ensor
stopass
ivemodeisl
essl
ike
ly
cane ve ns tageama j
ore nc ount era boa rdt hes hip.Ma y be t
obede t
ect
edthanashi
pusingse
nsorsi
ns c
an,s
earc
hor
there’
sa nI mpe r
ials pyaboa rd .Ma yb et hes hipi sa ttackedby f
ocusmode.
pir
a t
es.Orma ybet hepl a
ye rc ha ractersa c
cidentall
ys tumbl eon •Anys hipcanalor
s unsile
nt–t heshippowersdownallof
anill
ici
tc argo..
. i
tsma jorsyst
ems,includ
inge ngines,weaponsands hi
elds.
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ftinspace,wit
hi tsli
fesupportsy
stemsrun⇢
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VING I
NSYS
TEM ni
f
ngonpowe
orl
ongertha
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ner
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emi
tor
so
nute
nl
y
sbe
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for
hi
p
el
sc
i
fes
ansel
dom r
uppor
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uns
e
i
le
msmus
nt
t
Whenashipar
ri
vesi
nsys
tem,i
tre
li
esont
wok
eys
yst
ems
: beshutdownf orl a
ckofpowe r.As hiprunni
ngs i
le
ntha sa
s
ensor
sandcommuni
cat
ions
. muchhi gherchanceofr emainingunde t
ectedatlongdi s
⇢
tance
s.
Sens or s.S tarship sha veawi dea r
rayofs ensorst o •Anys hipcanus eit
ssensorstoj am,fl
ood inga nareawith
detec tot hers hips,pl anetsanda nypot enti
alha z ar
ds ;the “
stat
ic.
”Whi lethes tat
icwillalmostcert
ainlybede t
ecte
dby
sensorope ratorus eshi ss ensorsskil
l
. anynearbyv es
sels– they’l
lknow t hatas hi
pi scausingthe
Se nso r
sdi ffi
c ultynumbe rsa reba sedont her anget o j
amming–t hey’llhaveatought imede t
ermi ningifthejam⇢
thet arge t
,a nd mod i
fied bya nyobj ectsors i
tuations mingisbeingca usedbyaf reight
er .
.
.oraS t
a rDestr
oyer
..
.or
whic ha f f
ectt hes e nsors’readings.Fore xample ,it’
smuc h awholefleetofS tarDest
royers.
easiert ode te ctas hipi nope ns pacet hant of indas hip
hidingi na na steroidbe l
t.(Seet hes ensorsde scri
pt i
oni n St
arshi
psma yal
sohav edevi
cesspeci
fi
cal
l
yde s
ignedtohi
de
Cha pterT wo, “At tr
ibut esandS ki
ll
s”forc ompletei nforma⇢ f
rom orconfus
eothership’
ssensor
s.Suchdevi
cesarenor
mall
y
ti
on. ) l
i
ste
dwi ththeshi
p’
ssensorst
atis
tic
s.
Sta r
ships ens orsha vef ourpos sible mode s:pas sive
,
scan,s e archa ndf ocus .Allsensormode sha vet wonum⇢ •S ens
orde c
oysa resmal
lpodsorshutt
leswhi
chdupli
cat
e
bers,s uc ha s6/ 0D.T hef i
rstnumbe rist her angeoft he the“sens
orima ge”ofthela
unchingshi
p.Whenade co
yi s
sensori n“ spa ceuni t
s”( usedins tar
shipba t
tl
e s
);t hes ec⇢ used,anenemys ensoroper
atornow det
ect
stwoidenti
cal
ondnumbe rist henumbe rofdi ceadde dt otheope rator’
s shi
pswhe r
ebeforether
ewasonlyone.
sens orss ki
ll
. •As hi
p’ssensormas ksconce
ali
tse
mi s
si
ons.Whenact
ivat
⇢
He re’
sat ypicals ensorslis
ting: ed,
sensorma s
ksa ddac e
rtai
nnumberofdi
cetothedi
ff
icul
⇢
t
ytode tec
tthes hip.
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assi
ve: 15/0D
S
can: 25/ 1D
S
earc
h: 40/ 2D
F
ocus: 1/ 3D
Sens o
rsinpa ssivemodea reme relyr eceivingi nfor ma⇢
tiona boutthei mme diatev i
cinityo ft hes hip.
Sens o
rsi ns can modea res endingoutpul se si na ll
direct
ionsa tonc et oga theri nforma tiona boutt hee nvi
⇢
ronme nt.( S
can mo der ange st e
ndt obemuc h gr eate
r
thanp ass
ivemoder angesa ndt hedi ec o
deb onus e sa r
e
higher.)
Sens o
rsins e archmodea res earchi ngf ori nfor ma ti
on
i
no nes pecif
icf irea rc(front,l eft,rightorb ack).S ea r
ch
moder angesa regr eatertha ns c
anmoder angesa ndd i
e
codebonus esa r
ehi gher,butt hes ens orsge tnoi nfor ma⇢
tiona boutthet hr eefirearcsnotbe i
ngs canne d.
Sens o
rsinf oc usmodea ref ocusinguponav er ys mall
portionofas pe ci
fica rea.T henumbe risther a dius(in
units)oft hefoc usa r
e a
.T hema xi
mum f ocusr angei sthe
searchmode ’sma ximum r ange .(S ens orsinf ocusmode
ga t
herl otsofi nf orma ti
ona boutav e r
ys ma l
la rea ,but
they ge tno i nforma t
ion a boutt he a reasnotbe i
ng
scanne d.
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•F alset ransponderc ode sgi veas hipaf al

sere gis
try
.Al l • Pi r
at es .De s
pi t
et het hebe ste ffortsoft hea uthor iti
es,
shi
psa r
er equir
edtor egisterwi thBoS S(Burea
uo fS hi
psa nd pir
a tesa reat hre atforf reighte rc aptains .Pirate sa rek nownt o
Services)
,whi chassignsauni quet ranspondercodet oe ach l
ur ki nt her emot er egionsofpopul ate ds ystems ,ort he yma y
shi
p’se ngines.Cl
everc aptainsc ana lterthetra
nsponde rcode ope ratei n de eps pa ceby“ block ing”hy perspa c er out eswi th
toide nti
fyt heshipa sa nothe rve s
sel– f orexample,witha asteroidsa ndo the rlargema s s
e s– a ss oona sas hipr e vertsto
fal
set ra
ns ponderc ode,t he Mi l
lennium F al
con mi ghtbe realspace, thepi ratess woopi nt os tri
pi tofa l
lv alua bles.
i
de nti
fieda stheCoolS hot ,a notherYT -1300transportregis
⇢ Althoug hpi r
a tesa rer uthle s
swi tht ho sewhor esist,atroc i
ti
es
ter
e dt oac ompletel
ydi ffer
e ntc aptain.Whilefal
set r
anspon⇢ area ctua l
lyr a
re .Gho ul i
shs toriesofi nnoc entsf orcedt o“ wa l
k
derc odesa r
ediff
iculttoc re ate– a nde x
pensi
vei fyoup ay thea irl
oc k”ha v elittl
eb asisinf ac t,ands ervepr ima ril
ya sapr o⇢
some onee lsetoinstal
lt hec ode–t heyma keitmuc he asi
er pag andat oo ltof righte nc ivili
ans p ac
e rs.De spitewha t ’
ss hown
foras hipt osli
pthroughas y ste
m’ scustomsp at
rols. i
nt hehol os, pir
a tesa r
ebus ine ssl
ik e–t he ypref ert ok eept hings
orde r
lya st he yt ransfert hel ooti ntot he ircar gohol ds.S ome⇢
Communi cat
ions.Sta
rshi
psnormal
lyha vesev
eralcommuni⇢ ti
me s
,pi rate swi llk i
dna pwe ll
-k no wnori mpor tantpa ssenge r
s
cat
ionssys
tems;the
s esy
stemsaref
ull
ye xpl
aine
dint hechapter andho ldthe mf orr ansom.
on“ T
heGa l
axy.
”Communi c
ati
onssy
stemsc anonlybeus edin Dur i
ngt het imeoft heE mp irep ira cyi st rea t
e dwi t
ht he
re
alspac
e;noneofthe moperat
ewhil
eas hipisi
nhype r
spac
e . utmos ts ev erit
y .P i
rates hipsa rede stroye dwhe nev ere nc oun⇢
Ho
loNetTr
ans
cei
ver
s:Afews hi
ps–normal
lyhi
gh-l
evel
mili
⇢ tereda ndt hepe na ltyforpi racyi sde ath.
t
aryve
ssel
s–haveHoloNett
ransc
eiv
ers
.The
y’r
ever
ye x
pensi
ve TheRe be lli
ona nds omea li
e ngov ernme ntsi ssue“ l
e tt
e rsof
a
ndconsumeatr
emendousamountofpower
. ma rquea ndr eprisal.
”T he ya uthor izes hipst opr eyonI mpe ria
l
shipping( ort hee ne mi esofa l
ie n gov ernme nt s
),butnoton
Hype
rtr
anscei
ver
s:Thes
eunitsar
enormall
yrese
rvedformili
⇢
Rebe lsorne utrals( orfr i
e ndsoft hea liens).Somepr i
va teersare
t
aryves
sel
sandlarg
ep r
ivat
esta
rshi
ps;hy
pert
rans
ceiv
ersaretoo
l
ittlebe ttert hanpi rates, butmos tt aket he i
ror de rsseriously.
ex
pensi
veformostpri
vatefr
ei
ghterowners
.Theyals
oc onsume
Ne edlesst os ay,t heE mpi r
ema ke
snodi stinctionbe twe en
agre
atdealofpower
.
pir
a tesandpr i
va teers.
Subspac eTranscei
ver
s:Mos tship
sa r
ee quippedwithasub⇢
spa
cet r
a nsce
iv erforreal
-t
imec ommuni c
ation.Mostv e
ssel
s •Slavers.S l
aversa r
epe rhapsthecrueles
t,mos tde s
pic
able
haveashor t-r
a ngeunit– fore xample,anX- wing’
ssubs
pace ofcri
mina ls
:theyde alinsentie
ntbe i
ngs,sel
l
ingtheir“wa r
es”to
tr
ansc
eiv
e rha sama xi
mum rangeof25l i
ghty ear
s.Wit
hsuffi
⇢ thehighe stbidder
.Whi l
es laver
sda r
enotpr a
c ti
cet hei
rv il
e
ci
entpowe r,s
ubs pacetr
ansc
eiversma yboostsignal
stoarange tra
dee verywhe r
e,thereissti
llapr of
it
ablema r
ketint hega l
ac⇢
of100li
ghty earsormore.Thesede vi
cesarea l
sousedtosend ti
cunde r
worlda ndons omer emoteali
enwor lds.Dur i
ngt he
outdi
str
es ssi
gna l
sifashi
pisd amagedinope ns pa
ce. ti
meoft heE mp i
res la
vingi ns omec i
rcumstanceswa se ven
Comms :MostStar
shi
psha v
es peed-of
-l
ightcommsf orship- encouraged– s omes peci
es,sucha sWook i
eesa ndMonCa l
a⇢
to-
shi
pa nd s
hip-to-
p l
anetcommuni cati
ons.Star
port
sus ea ma r
i,wereope nl
yboughta ndso l
d.
pr
e-setcomm c ha
nnelt obroadcastaME TOSP(“Messaget o
•I mper i
alPat r ols.T heI mpe ri
alNa vyisi mme ns e.Itss hips
Space
rs”
)provi
dinglandingprotocols
,traf
ficpatt
erns
,c ondi⇢
ga rrisonma nyp l
a ne ts,e spe ciall
yone swhe reRe be la ctivityi s
ti
onsatthest
arportanda nyot
he rinf
ormati
o ni
ncomingpilots
sus pe ct
e d.Cus tomse nfor cerswa nde rtheE mp i
ref r
ee l
y, andc an
needtoknow.
arrivea tas t arsy stem wi thoutwa rni ng.TheImpe r
ialNa vyus es
I
nte
rcommsa r
eonboa r
dsys
temsusedf
orc
ommuni
cat
ions Inte rdic
t orc ruiserst oc reat ea rtific
ia lgravi
tywe ll
st of orces hips
be
tweendi
ff
ere
ntsec
tionsofas
tars
hip. fromhy pe r
spa cei nt or e
a lspa cef orc us t
omsi nspecti
ons .
T heI mpe ri
a lNa v yc l
a imst her i
ghtt ohalt,boa r
da nds ea rch
Communi cation Frequenc i
es.I t’
sv erydi ff
icul
tt of i
nd a anys hipuponde ma nd. Itde ma ndst odos of requent l
y. I
t’sus u⇢
communi c
ati
ons i
gnalwi thoutk nowingi tsfrequency– t here allyagoodi de at oc ompl y :t herea ren’tma nyme rcha nts hips
arelit
e r
all
ybil
lionsofdi f
ferentfrequenc i
esforc ommsa nds ub⇢ tha tout gunorc a nout runa nI mpe rialCustomsf riga te.E spe⇢
spacec ommuni cati
ons.The rearee sta
blis
hedmi li
tar
yandgov⇢ ciallyt ricky( orl uc ky)p ira tess ome time str
yt ododgeI mpe ri
al
ernme ntbandsf ortheOl dRe public,Emp i
rea ndNe wRe publi
c, pur suitl onge nought oe nt erhy pe rspace.Onc ei nhy perspa c e
,
aswe llas“secret”frequenciesfors ec
uredme ss
a ges
,whicha re thes hipi ssa fefrom a ttack–a lthought heImpe rial
sc a ns ome⇢
oftene l
ectr
onicall
yscrambl ed. time sma keagoodgue ssa bouti tsi ntendedde sti
na ti
onf rom i ts
Localgovernme ntsregulatetheus eoff reque nc
iesf
orc ivi
l⇢ l
a stk nownt rajector y.
i
a n,busines
s,eme rgencys ervi
cesa ndmi l
itar
yc ommuni cati
ons. S ea r
chbyt heI mpe rialNa v yi sne verpleasant.T he re’sno
Groupsma yalsous euna uthori
zedf requenci
esf orcovertcom⇢ cour tt ohe arpr ote stsa ga instt hea ctsofCus tomsof fici
a l
s.T he
muni c
a ti
ons. Na v yr e
s ervest her ight–a ndo ftene xerci
sesit–t os e izec a r
go
andv alua bleswi thoute xpl ana ti
on,t ogun down t ho sewho
ENCOUNTERSI
NSP
ACE obj ect,a ndpl antc ont raba ndt oj ust ifyseiz
ureofas hip.
Whi l
ee v
e r
yshipcapt
ainhopesforasmoothtri
pt ohisdes
ti⇢ T he r
e’so nl yonet hingwhi c hpr eventsNa valof ficersf rom
nations ys
tem,it’
snotalwaysthatsi
mple.The
rea r
ema nyhos ⇢ ab usingt heira uthor ityt oogr ea t
ly:t hepe naltyforc orrupt ioni s
ti
lef or
cesa nd moststar
shi
p smus tmounta tl e
asta laser de ath.Of fi
ce rswhoge tar eput a t
ionf orabus i
ngt he irpowe rs
cannonort woforprote
cti
on.Ahy perdr
ivemi
sjumpc ansenda forpe rsona lga inha vev e rys hor tc are e
rs.Ont heot herha nd,a s
shipc are
eningintoanunexplor
eds y
stem.Her
ea resomepossi⇢ fara stheNa vyi sc once rne d,a ny thingwhi chi njurest heRe bel
blee ncounter
sstar
shi
pcrewsma yface: Allianc eori tss ympa thize r
si sf ine.

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ec onsiderablymor ehonestthan regis
tryandcaptain’saccr
e dit
a t
ion.
thei
rImpe rialc ounterpa rt
s,someNe wRe publi
co ff
ici
al
s–pa r⇢ Portoffi
ci
alsort hosei nspecti
ngas hipinpe r
sonreque s
t
ti
cul
arlyt hosef rom pr ovinci
alwo rldsnomi nall
ya l
li
edt othe theseda t
apa d
sf ort hei
rpe r
sonalins
pect
ion,andcanr e
adt he
newgov ernme nt–wi l
le xpectbri
be s. i
nf ormati
onandv erifyitthrought hei
rownc omputer
s.

•Al iens.Dur
ingt hereignsoft heE mpire,Republi
c,andNe w Ship’sOper ati
ngLi cens e.E ver
ys tar
shi pmus tha vea noper⇢
Republicma nyali
e ngov ernme nt
sma i
nt ai
nl ocalpatr
olflee t
s atingl ic
ensede tail
ingt hes hip’sspe ci
ficati
ons ,por tofor i
gin,
(a
lthoug hImper
ial
- hel
dwor ldsa r
ecaref ul
lywa t
ched).T
he r
ea re ma nufa ct
urera ndr egi
s t
rationc odewi tht heBur ea uofS hips
al
sounk nownali
enc i
vi
liz
a ti
onsbe yondt hebounda rie
so ft he andS erv
ices(BoSS).Thel i
cens ealsoidentifi
e sthec ur re
ntowne r
Empire,Republ
ic,andNe wRe publ
ic.As hipwhichmi s
jumpsint o andg i
v e
sas ampl eoft het ransponderc ode s.T
r ansponde rcodes
unexploredspacema ys oonf i
nditsel
fa cc
ostedbys hipsfrom aret hef i
ngerpri
ntsofs tarships–i fat ra nsponde rc odedoe s
n’t
unknownc i
vi
li
zat
ions. ma tchupwi thda ta
f i
l
ei nforma ti
onf oras tars
hipr e gis
trynum⇢
ber, i
t’
sas ures i
gno fil
lega lope r
ation(a ndi nmos tc ases
,abad
•Tr adersandSmuggl er s.Tradingshi
psfillthespace
lanes, l
ice nseforgeryorda t
ai mp l
a ntat
ionont hepa rtoft hestar
shi
p
fr
om owne r-operat
e dli
ghtf r
eighterstoimme nsec i
vi
li
ana nd owne r
).Ope r
a ti
ngl i
censesa rea vai
labl
ef or1, 000c redi
tsand
mil
it
arybul kha ulers
.A s ma l
lnumbe rofs hipsareactuall
y requireaba c
k gr
oundc heckont heowne r
,abr i
efi nspecti
onof
smuggl
ingv ess
els
.An e nc ounterwi th afre
ighterall
owst he thes hip,andat ransponderc odev erifi
cationr eading.
char
acterstor e
ceiv
ei nf
or ma t
ion–ormi s
inf
orma t
ion–a bout
host
il
ef orc
es,possi
blecargor unsa ndevenagoodpl acetograb Capt ai
n’s Accredited Li cens e. Ev er
ys t
ars
hipc aptai
n,i s
ame al
a ttheirdes
tinati
on. requir
e d ha veal i
ce nset opi lott hepa rti
cula
rs tars
hipc l
a ss
they’
ref l
ying.Somel icensesc ov e
rs ever
a lki
ndsofs tars
hip s
,
•Nat uralHazards .Theg al
axyisfi
lledwithha zar
dst ospace dependi ngont hec aptain’strai
ninga nde xperi
ence.Obt a
ini
nga
fl
i
ght :strangeg asc l
ouds ,rogueplanetoids
,imme nsea ster
oid captain’sli
censerequiress evera
lor al,wr i
tt
e nandf l
ighttests
, as
fi
eldsa ndunus ual“ene r
gys torms.
”The reareal
s oseve r
alli
fe- we l
la sv er
ifi
abl
edoc ume ntedt i
mei ns pace,ane xt
ensivebac k⇢
for
mswhi c hc ans urviv
ei nt hev acuum ofs pa c
e,i ncl
udi
ng groundc heck,anda300c r
editf ee.Howe v er
,BoSSo f
tenov er⇢
mynoc ksands paceslug s
.Allofthesethingscanha mperas hi
p’s l
ook st hef l
ightti
mea ndmos toft het es
t i
ngf ora200c redit
hyperspacejourney,eitherforci
ngthes hiptodropt or eal
space “expediterfee”– bringi ngt het otalf orapi l
ot’
slicenseto5 00
orpos sibl
yc ausi
ngahy perdrivemishap.A mi shapr evol
ving credi
ts.
ar
oundoneo fthes ephe nome nac a
nbea na dventurehook
l
ead i
ngi nt
oal argerstory.

1
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Ar
orunus
msLoad-
ua l
lyhi
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ghs hie
mi
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rmit
S
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YPES
ackno wl edging t hatt hea dditiona lwe a ponsa nd s hie l
dsa re LandingField.Al a
ndingfieldi saf l
a t,lev
elareac l
earedon
author izedbyt heBur ea uofS hipsa ndS ervices.T he sepe rmi t
s thegr ound.T hesef ie
ldsa r
ege ne ral
lyl i
t t
lemor et ha nc heap
arei ssue d qui t
e of tena nd e asi
lyi nt he r e gionspa stt he duracret
es tri
psort ightl
yp ackeddi rt
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ol
Colonie s,a spiracya ndo thera ttack sa r
emuc hmor ec ommon. towe rtod ir
ectinc ominga ndout goi
ngs hipstoa ndf r
om t he
Shipswi thwe aponse mpl aceme ntsorboos te ds hieldswi thout port,andt hereisrarel
yas tarportbe acongui dings hipstopor t
.
oneoft he sepermi tsc anbei mpounde do nt hegr oundst ha titis Thereisnogua r
a nteethatthe r
ea rea nyr efuel
ingorr e
pairs e
r⇢
av esse lint hes erviceo fapi rategr ouport heRe be lAl li
a nc e
. vic
e savail
able,andt hefews ervi
ceswhi c he xi
stareofl owqua l
⇢
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epa rtofas t
ar ship’
ss pec i
ty.Whi lea vai
la
b leservi
cesa reus ual
lya f f
ordabl
e ,goodr epai
r
profile,BoS Sa ssume sauthor i
tyi nk ee
pingt rackofa ugme nt ed facil
it
ies
, t
e c
hniciansande quipme ntisof tenrareande xpensive
.
ordna nc ea ndt agst hepe rmi tont ot hes hip’sope ratingl icens e.
LimitedSer vic
es .Theses t
arportsus ual
lyhaveas mallcom⇢
Eachwe aponorb oos t
eds hields ystema boardas hipr e
qui resa
mandt owe rwithas i
gnalbe ac
ont ohe lpgui
deincomings hi
ps.
separat e pe rmit.An a rmsl oa d-outpe r
mi tr equire sa br i
ef
Ther
ea r
eof ten ma i
nte
na nces he dsf orrent,wheres ta
rshi
p
i
ns pection, veri
ficationofs tarshipa ndc a
pt ain’slicens es,ab a ck⇢
cre
wsc ane ffe
c tba s
icrepairs
.Thispor thaslimit
edstorageand
groundc heck,andami nimum 250c r
editf ee( thef eede pe nds
docki
ngc apacity,
a ndinma nycas e
sshipsmus tlandnearbyand
ont hes pe ci
fics hieldi
nga ndwe aponst obec arri
e d).E xisting
cre
wsmus twa l
kt ot heportifa lldockinga r
easarefi
ll
ed.Most
we aponst hatareupgr adedi npowe rrequirene w, upgr adedpe r
⇢
majorsupplie
smus tbepur cha s
e de l
sewhe r
e.
mits.
Standard Clas
s .The standar
dc la
sss t
arporthasa f ull
y
S
TARPORT
S s
r
t
e
a
f
s
t
f
e
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da
k
i
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ngserv
qui
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ndas
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nd c
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nter
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nd of
norr e
f
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i
r
s
r
s
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tshaveasmallst
a r
port
;ma j
orwor
ldsmayhave andmodi fic
ati
ons.S t
arshi
pwor kcancostupt odoublenormal
dozens
. Ea
chstar
port
’si
nfor
ma t
ionisbrok
endowninto10cat
⇢ pri
c e
sa ndtakemor et hantwic
ea sl
ongt oaccompli
sh,though
egori
esforeas
yrefe
renc
e(examplesar
egiveni
npare
nthe
ses
): thequa l
it
yoft hewor kofte
nv ari
esf
romme diocr
etov e
rygood.
StarportNa me :T hen a meo fthes t
a r
port . StellarClass.Theste
llarcla
s sstarpor
tha sf
aci
li
ti
esf orland⇢
System:T hena meo ft hes ystemwhe ret hes tarp ortisloc a
t ed
, i
nga nddoc kingne a
rlya nyc l
a s
s i
fi
cati
onofv ess
el.The rea r
e
f
o l
lo
we db yt hep lane t–i fa ppli
cable. someti
me sanumbe rofdiffer
ents hipyar
dssurr
oundi
ngt heport
StarportT ype:T het yp eo fstarporta sd escribeda ccordingt o –t hesef ac
ili
tiesar
ec apableofpe r
formingnear
lya nys ortof
s
tand ardc l
a ssifi
ca t
ionc o des.(
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Re p ub l
icc las
s ,s
t el
9 shi
pr epairandc ust
omiz a
tiont heowne rswish(a
nda r
ewi ll
ing
l
arclass,sta nd ardc l
a ss, l
imiteds er
v i
ce so rland ingf i
e l
d) top ayf or)
.Re pai
rsandmodi fic
a t
ionsa r
eoftenofa dv anced
Tr
a f
f i
c:T hei nt ensityo fs tars
hipt raffi
ca tt hisf acil
ity.(r
a re
, quali
tya nda r
emode r
atelyaffordable.Ther
eisnearl
ya lwa ysa
s
low, mo dera te,bus yo rhi gh) cust
omsof f
iceons it
ea ndas i
z abl
eI mperi
alorRepublicNa vy
Control:Thef o rmo ft rafficc ontr
o lusedt omo nitors tarships pres
enc einsystem.
l
andinga n dt a ki
ngo f
f .(droid,shipc ontrollero rno ne )
Landing:T hef ormo fl a nd i
nga s
s i
stanceus e dt ob r
ings hips I
mper ial/Republ icClass.T heI mpe rial
/Re publi
cc l
assstarport
f
romt hel and ingt rafficp at
ternt othel and ings ite.(land9 i
sq ui
tel ux uri
ousa ndmode rn.Itha sa ni mpressi
vea rr
a yof
i
ngt eam, dire cti
ona lb e acon,tractorb eam, no ne) dock i
ngf ac i
lit
iesa nds hips toragea ndma i
nt e
nancea r
e as.All
Dock i
ngAr eas:T hefo rmo fd ockingfa ci
liti
esa vailable,(dock9 themos tl avishame ni
tiesarea v
aila
b lefors hi ps
’crewsandpa s⇢
i
ngb ays, l
and i
ngp ads, field,s
ta r
p or
tg a t
e ) sengers.Ma nyo ft hes yste
m’ sme rcha ntsma intai
noffic
esa tt he
Dock i
ngF ee:T hef eec ha rgedd a i
lyforo ccup yingad ocking port,andi tma ynotbene ces s
aryf ort hes tar
shipcaptainst o
a
r e
a, l
isteda sac ertainnumb ero fcred i
tsp erloc alday. evenl eavet hepor tt oc onduc tt he irbus ines
s.Thes tarship
Customs :De fi
ne st he a utho r
ity( ei
the rI mp eri
a l
,Re pub l
ic
, ma i
ntenanc ef ac
ili
tiesa rec a pableofr ap ida nd high-qua l
ity
S
e parati
st,Ne w Re pub lic,orl o c
a l
)c ond uc t
ing c ustoms repair
sa ndmodi fi
ca t
ions,thought hes erv icesma ynotc ome
i
nspections,a ndwhe t he rthosei nspec t
ionsa reb yap atr
ol chea porqui c
kly.T hec ustomsof fi
c ef ort hisquali
typor tis
v
isit
ingt hev esselo ra tas t
a r
po r
tc argoc he ck point. probablys ta f
fedbyhi ghl
yc ompe tentof ficers
.T heEmpi reor
Service
s :S ervice so ffereda ndl o cat
e dwi th ina ndne art he Republicwi llusuallyma i
ntainaf ormi dablemi l
it
arypresencei n
s
tarportd i
st ri
c t
.I nclud e sf ood,lo dging,r epa i
rf acili
ties
, Impe r
ial
/Re publicc lasss t
arpor ts
.Mi nori nfracti
onsa r
ede a l
t
e
nt e
rtainme nt , s
tora geb ays,andv ehicler enta ls. witht othef ul
le xtentoft hel aw,e s
pe c
iall
yunde rImperiallaw.
Capsule:As hortd escri
pt iono fthes tarpo r
t. Starportc ont r
ola ndt heI mpe rialorRe publ i
cNa vyc onduc t
thoroughs hipa ndc aptaini dentif
ica ti
onc he c
kst owe edout
Thisinf orma tion can provi
de ne wi de a
sf ora dvent
ur e
s, smugg le
rsa ndot he runwe lcomes pace rs
.
encountersorpr obl e
mswhe na rr
ivi
ngorde parti
ngfrom astar⇢
port(l
otsoft hingsc angowr ongwhe nthec re
w doesn’
tpe r⇢
for
m apr e-fli
g htc heck
, a
ndy ou’
dbes urprisedhowna stysome
S
TARPORTF
EES
Imperi
alt raf
ficc ontr
oll
ersgetwhe ny oudon’ tfol
low proper Docki
ngFees .T
hesevaryfrom space
porttospace
port
,but
approac
hpr otoc ol)
.Ga mema s
ter
ss houl
dus ea smuc hoft his mostspa
ceport
sofstandar
dc l
asssi
zeorlar
gerchar
ge50c r
ed⇢
i
nformationa st he ywa nt
.Itpres
entsa na bbrevi
ate
dpi ct
ureof i
tsperst
andardday.Ap a
rti
cul
a r
lybusyImper
ial
/Re
publi
ccla
ss
hows t
arpor t
swor k,andasalways,l
ocalconditionswill
vary
. s
tar
portmightchar
geupt o150c r
edit
sperday
.

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Standar dMai nt enanc eandRes toc king.E v erys p ac

e por tof oftenwa ituntilthe yc ontactstarpor tc ontrolbe foreobtaining
stand ardc la
s sorbe t t
e rwi laut
l omat icallype rforms ta nda r
d mor es pec i
fi
ci nforma tion.Mos tI mpe r
ial/Republic,stel
lara nd
restocka ndma inte na nc eona nys hipt ha tha sl ande d,ty picall
y standardc lassstarportsbroa dcas
tME T OSPsonas tandardcomm
withino nepl ane ta ryda yoft hes hi p’sa rr
iva l
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o channe l.Fewl i
mi teds ervicestar
por tsha v eME T
OS Ps,sospa cer
s
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s needt or elyon t heirs ensorsa nd v i
suals canning t oa sses
s
extrac ha rge,s hipc a pta insmus tspe c i
fyt hatt he ya rede c l
ining whe thert herearea nyt raffi
cproble ms .
theses e r
v ic
es . Spac er
sa rea dvisedt otunei nt oaME TOSPc ha nnelass oon
Stand a rdr e
s to cki nc lude sr epleni shme ntofa llne c es
sar yf l
u⇢ ast heye nteras ystem;aME TOS Pma yc ontaini nformat i
on
i
d s–wa t er
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a ndc oola nts–ox yge na ndot he r regardingI mperialNa va lactiv
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, starportt raf
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nuouspi racyt hr
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ogr aphic alprobleml i
keme t e
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tems( t ho ughi tdoe sno tc ov e
rl ux uryi te mss uc ha sfreshf ood showe rs.ME TOSPsa l
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nf orma ti
o nont hest ar
⇢
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ateds t
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ona ndt he
byt hedoc ki
ngf ees . commc hanne l
whe resta r
portcont rolc anber e ached.
Thes tanda r
dma inte na nc ep ac kagec ov ersr e placeme ntofa ir
fi
lters,gr avitationa ldi s
k sa nda blativehe a ts hie l
d s.Ame cha ni
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edur
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droidwi llalsor e -ca l
ibra tet hei ntak ea ndf iringc e l
lso ft hei on Aftera rri
vingi nt hede sti
na tions yst
e ma ndc hec ki
ngf ora ny
engine , anddoba si
cma int ena nc eont hehy pe rdrive . ME TOS Ps,switc hov e rt ot hes tarpor tc ont rolc omm c ha nne l–
Some p ov erty -stricke nt ramp f reight ersa voi dr e
stoc king usua l
lygiv enint hes ystem’ sME TOS P,p l
ane t arypr ofi
leors tar⇢
theirs hipunt i
lt heirs t
o c ko fc onsuma bl esr unsout ,butt hisi s portpr ofileinas tarshipc omput ers.S pa cersc ana l
sos cant he
quiteda nge r
ous .Ift hes hi pi sstrande df ora nyr easo n,thec rew comm c ha nne l
sf ors tarpor tc ont rol,a lt
ho ugh mos tr emot e
coulddi eofs ta rvat i
o nbe forer escue rsa rrive. portsdon’ tha veac ont r
ol signa l
.
Thec ostforr estoc k i
ngi sba s edo nwha tisc a ll
eda“ ba sef ee.” Standa rdpr a cti
cewhe ny ouc ont ac tst arpor tc ontroli st o
Mo sts ta rportsonf airl
ywe lltravele dr out esc ha rgea r
ound1 0 verballyide ntifyt hei ncomi ngs hipa ndc a ptain’
sna me .Con⇢
creditsa saba sef ee ,whi lei solateds ta rports( sucha ss omei n tr
ollersma ya skf orl a stpor tofc a l
l,c onte nt sofc ar
goba yor
theOut erRi mT erritorie s)ma yc ha rgea shi gha s35c redits numbe rofpa ssenge rsa ndc rewa boa rd,a lt
hought hisv a r
ies
(si
nc ef ooda nds uppl iesa ree xpe nsivet os hipt os uc houtoft he wildlyf r
om por tt opor t
.Dur ingt hi ss horti nterrogation,s tar⇢
wa yl oc ales)
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nfor ma ti
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haul t
ere ver
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pa cejumps,a tof oll
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ingf rom ac our sewi thinas tarport’stra f
f i
c
shipshouldha v
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rta
inc ompone nt
s patterns ome t i
me si nc ursf ine sbe twe en 50a nd200c r
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.
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supt othega mema st
erto Pena l
tiesa r
eal it
tlemor es ev e
rei fas hipc a use sma jorpr oblems
decidewha thappe nstoshi pstha tdo n’
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sa l
laut oma ted.Spacerswithque sti
ons

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“It
’sc alled ‘the Show’and wi th
good r eason. Pur e adr enaline, RUNNI
NGS
PACECOMBAT
purei nstinct.
..you’ l
lneverf orget Yourplayer
se xpe
c texc
iti
ngs pacebat
tl
eswi t
hf l
ying
yourfirstst arshipbat tl
e. t
urbolas
erblastsande xpl
odingT IEfi
ghte
rs.Givethem
“Now,her e’
st he key.The pi lot t
hosek i
ndsofscenes
.
who spot s hist arget first Yourstar
shi
pba tt
lesshoul
dfollowthesameguidel
ines
wins .Ifyou’ ve sighted the a
st hosecover
ingv ehi
clecombat.It’
salotmorei mpor⇢
enemy – and t hey don’ t t
antt ocrea
tea ne x
c i
ti
ngbattl
es cenewit
hgoods t
ory⇢
know you’ rether e – you c an t
ell
ingthant ome asureoute v
erymov ementround-by-
set your ambush,move i n and r
ound.
str
ikebef oret heyknow whathi tthem. “Asy oudi vei nt ot heaste roidbe lt,yoursensorst e
ll
“
Aftert
hefirstshot ,allbet sar eoff.It’
smaneuver y
out heT I
Ef i
ght ersar ec l
osingi nf ast.Mak eyours pace
andcount
er,f
ireanddodge. ..thinkqui c
kordi e.
” t
ransportsroll–a15. Good!Y ours hipmane uversaround
t
hea steroi
dsj ustast hepa i
rofT IEfi
g hter
sturntofo ll
ow
y
ou.L etmemak et heirstarfi
g hterpi l
otngr
i oll
s– one
S
TARS
HIPMOVEMENT f
i
t
ght
ool
ert
ate
hre
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adst
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hene
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e nsof
e dl
e,butt
foneoft
hes
hes
econdpi
mallroc
l
k
otisahai
sandgoe
r
s
Starshipmov eme ntwor ksjus tli
k ev e
hiclemov eme nt.
s
pinningoutofc ontrolunt ilhi ss hipsmas hesintoa
Everys hipha saS pac es core:it’showma ny“S p aceuni ts”
l
argea s
te r
oid, explod i
nginabal lofflame. S
til
l,t
hatf i
rst
i
tmov e satc ruisings pee d.
T
IEfighterisc losi
ngi nandi tlook slikehe’stryi
ngtol i
ne
As l
ows hipmi ghtha veaS pa ceoft woort hr e
e ,whi le
y
ouupi nhi ss ights !Whatar ey ougo ingtodo? ”
ana v e
ra gef reighterwoul dha veaS pa ceo fa boutf iveor
six
. Theg ala xy’
sf astests tarfi
ght ers–l ikeA- wi ngsa ndT IE T hatna rrationgivest heplayersagoodi de aofwha t’
s
i
nt erceptors– ha veS pa cemov eme ntsa shigha s1 1a nd goi ngona ndmov esqui ck
ly;there’
sami nimum ofnum⇢
12. be rc runching. Thega me maste
rk nowst heT IEf i
ghter
sa r
e
Mov ingi sa na cti
on,j ustli
k ef i
ringabl asterordodg◆ al otf a st
ert hant hef r
eighter
.Hee sti
ma tedt hataslong
i
ng. As hipc anmov eonc epe rr ound. ast hepi lotsr oll
edha lfwayde cently,they’dbea bleto
Whe nas hipmov es,y oude sc r
ibet het e
rraina ndt he n clos einont hemuc hs lowerfreighter:ofc our s
e,oneT I
E
pickadi fficult
yl evela ndadi f f
icultynumbe r:Ve ryE a sy pilotr olledre all
ypoor l
ya nde ndedupc olli
dingwi ththe
(1-5),E asy( 6-1 0),Mode r
a t
e( 11-15) ,Di f
ficult( 16 -20), aste roids.
VeryDi fficult(21- 30)orHe r
oic( 31+). T hepl ayersc anp ict
ur ethes cenei nt hei
rmi ndsand
Thep l
ay erde c i
deshowf a
sthewa ntst opilott hes hip kno wt hatt heircha r
actershav etodos ome thingore l
se
andt he nr o l
lst hes hip’spi l
otings k
ill(e i
therc a pi
t alshi p the irshipwi llgetblastedtoa t
oms .
pil
oting,s pac et ranspor tsors tarfi
ght e rpil
ot ing.)I ft he Whe nga me master
ings paceba t
tles,useac ombinati
on
shipha sa“ ma ne uverability”code ,addi tt othep il
ot ’sskil
l ofs c enes,roundsa nde ncounterstoma i
nta i
nal ivel
ypace
rol
l. ands i
mul atet hea c
tions howni nt hemov i
es.F udgethe
Ifther o l
li se qua lt oorgr ea t
e rt hant hedi f f
iculty rule swhe nt heys l
owt hingsdown:s etadi f
fi
cul t
ynumbe r,
numbe r,thes hipmov est hroughs pa cewi thnopr oblems ; ha vet hep l
ay e
rsrolltheirski
ll
sa ndus ey ourjudgme ntto
i
ft her ollislowe r,t
hes hi pha sa“ mov eme ntfa il
ure .” de termi newha thappens.

MOVEMENTS
PEEDS Subl i
ghtSpeeds :Star
shi
pscov e
rt housandsofk il
ome⇢
ter
spe rs econdi nopens pace.Whi letheya remov i
ng
T
hepi
l
otc
anpi
cko
neoff
ours
pee
ds.
muchmor es l
owlywhe norbit
ingp l
a netsandma neuver
⇢
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i .T
ousMovement hi
sisav
erys
lowmov
eme
nt:t
he i
ngt hrougha st
eroi
df i
el
ds,the
irspeedsa r
es ti
l
lincredi
ble
.
shipgoesupt ohalfitsSpace.Roundup.( As hipwit
ha Ra t
he rthant heseusehugenumbe rsformov ement,
Spaceofninewoul dmov eupt ofiveunit
s.
) theg a
meus es“Spaceunits
”tor e
presentships peedsand
I
nVe r
yE asy,Eas
y,andMode r
atespace
,c auti
ousmove⇢ weaponr ange s
.Thes hi
psalwaysmov eatt hes mepr
a o◆
me ntisa“f r
eea ct
ion”andt hep i
lotdoesn’thavetoroll port
ionalspe e
ds.
hisspacetr
a nsport
s(orotherskil
l)
.
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pSimul ations :Formos tgames,i t
’senoug hto
I
nDi ff
icult
,Ve r
yDi ff
icul
ta ndHe roi
cs pace,rol
lthe
describet hesi
tuationa ndle tthepl a
yer
sv i
sual
izewha t’
s
charact
er’
spiloti
ngs ki
l
l,butreducethediffi
cultyonel
ev⇢
goingoni nthei
rmi nds .
el.(Ver
yDi ffi
cultspacei sDiffi
culttoc ross
;Mode ra
te
I
fy ouwa nttopr ovides ome thi
ngal i
ttlemor ev is
ual
,
spaceisEas
yt oc r
oss.
)
youc anus ecount ers,lice
ns edf i
guresandmode lki
tsto
showt her e
lat
iveloca ti
onofe a
c hshi
p,sot hepla ye
rscan
Example:Rhen,thebr
ashpilot
,jumpsbehindthe picturet hebat
tle.
contr sofT
ol hannik
’sThunder
,as tockGhtr
occ l
a s
s I
fy ouwa nttor unav er
yde t
a i
l
edgame ,youc anma p
720f re
ighter
.TheshiphasaS pa
ceoft hr
eea nda oute achmov e
me nt .Pl acee achs hi
pmi niat
ureo nt he
ma neuver
abil
i
tyof1D.Rhen’sspac
et r
ans
portsski
l
lis table,wi thascaleof“ 1inch=1S paceuni t
,”usingruler
s
5D. tome asureoutexa ctmov eme ntsandwea ponr anges.

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She ’
sp il
oting i n ope ns pace
(Easys pace)a tc autiouss pe ed.S he
doe s
n’ tha vet or oll– t heGht r
oc
fr
e i
ght era utoma t
icallymov est wo
Spa ceuni ts.Ifs hewe rea lsof iri
ng
Thanni k’
sT hunde r
’s doub lel aser
cannon,s he ’
d ge tt or ollhe rfull
starship gunne ry s ki
ll of 5D
beca usepi l
otingi nE asys pa cei sa
“freea ct
ion.”
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r,Rhe ni sflyi
ngt hrought he
hea r
tofade nsea steroidf i
e ld–i t’
s
Very Di f
ficults pac e.S i
nc es he
decide stof l
ya tc autiouss pe ed,the
spacei sc onside r
ed onedi f
f i
cult
y
l
e vele asi
er:i t
’sonl yDi ffi
c ult(the
game masterpi cksad if
ficultynum⇢
berof17) .Rhe nr oll
she rs pace
transpor t
sof5D a ndt heGht r
oc’
s
ma ne uverabil
ityof1D a ndge t
sa
19.T hannik’sT hunde rma ne uversthr
ought
hef
iel
d sp a
cet r
ans portsa ndma neuver
a bi
li
tyrollstot
al11–a
withe as
e. succe s
s.Thes hip’sSpaceisthree,soitmov essi
xS pace
units.
•Cr
uis
i .“
ngMovement Cr
uis
ingmov
eme
nt”i
sthenor
mal Later
,Rhe ni sstil
ltryi
ngt oa voi
dt hepi r
ates
,this
move ments peedf oras t
arshi
p:itmovesati tsSpace timebyma neuv eri
ngt hr
ought hegirdersofapa rti
al
ly
speed. compl ete
ds paces tati
on – i t
’s Diff
icultt e
rrai
n.
Mov inga tcruis
ingspeedc ount
sasana c
tion,butthe Be causes he’smov inga thigh speed,t het e
rrai
ni s
pil
otc a
na ut
oma ti
cal
lyma kethemoveforVeryEasy,
Easy consideredVe ryDi f
fic
ult(di
ffi
cultynumbe r24).Rhe n
andMode rat
espace. roll
she rs pac et ransport
sa ndma neuverabi
li
ty,get⇢
Thep i
l
otmus trol
lhispiloti
ngski
l
lforDiffi
cult
,Very tinga23:s hef ail
s.Tof i
ndoutwha tha ppens,see
Dif
ficul
ta ndHeroicterr
ains. “Starshi
pMov e
me ntFail
ures
.”

Exampl e:R he ni sflyngT

i hanni k’
sThunderthr ough • Al
l- .As
Out hipgo
inga
tal
l
-outs
pee
dmo
vesa
tfo
ur
opens pa ce(Ea syte rrai
n),witht woI mperi
alTIEfight ⇢ t
ime sit
sSpace.
ersclosingi nf ast.S hec ana utoma ti
cal
lyfl
yt hes hip Cha r
acter
sp i
loti
ngas hi
pat“al
l-out”s
peedma ynotdo
atc r
uisings pe ed( itgoe sitsSpa ceoft hr
ee),buti t
’s anythi
nge ls
eint her ound,i
ncl
udings t
ars
hipdodgesor
ana ction.F i
ringt hedoubl elase rcannonisas e cond f
iri
ngt heshi
p’swe apons.
acti
on,s os her oll
s4D( s
ubt r
actt heM1Dpe naltyf rom Increa
sethed iff
icul
tyonelev
elforVeryEasy
,Easyand
hers t
ar shi
pg unne ryof5D)t ohi toneoftheT I
Es. Mode r
atespace.Increa
sethedif
fi
cultytwoleve
lsforDif
⇢
Lat
e r,Rhe n’sra cingt hroughat hickaster
oidbe lt f
icult,
VeryDiff
icultorHeroi
cspac
e.
(Dif
ficultterrain;d iffic
ultynumbe rof19)a tc r
ui si
ng
speed.S her ollshe rs pacet r
ans port
sof5Da nds hip’s Exampl e:R henk nowsI mpe ri
a lT IEf ighte
rsa r
e
ma neuv era
bi l
ityof1Da ndge tsa19–s hejustb arel
y closingi nonhe r,buti fshe’
squi cke noughs hema ybe
swingsa r
oundal argea s
teroida stwos mallerpi eces ab l
et oma ket hej umpt ol i
ghtspe eda nde scape.
ofrockgot umbl ingbyal i
ttl
et ooc l
oseforcomf ort. S hede cidest omov eT hannik’
sT hunde rall
-out.The
sp aceisE asyt e rr
ain;s i
nc eRheni smov inga ll
-out,the
ghSpeed.Hi
•Hi ghs
pee
dmov
eme
nti
spus
hingas
tar
shi
p diffi
c ul
tyi nc rea s
est oMode ra
te( d i
fficulty12).Rhe n
fora ddedspe e
d:theshipmov esattwiceitsSpacespeed. roll
she rs pac et r
ans portsa ndma neuv erabi
li
ty,ge t
⇢
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o tmustr ol
lf orVe ryE asy,Ea s
yorMode rate tinga15–s uc cess!Tha nnik’
sT hunde rha saSpa c
eof
space . three ,soitpul lsa he ad12uni ts!
Whe nmov i
nga thi
ghs pe e
d, t
hedi f
fi
c ul
tyforDiffi
cul
t, La ter
,Rhe n de cidest of lya ll
-outwhi lemov ing
VeryDi ff
icultandHe r
oics paceincreasesonel e
vel:Diff
i⇢ throughat hic kbunc hofs tar
shipsor bit
ingapl a
ne t.
cults pa
cebe comesV e
ryDi ffi
culttoflythrough,VeryDif⇢ It’
sDi f
ficults pa ce,butbe causes he’smov ingall-
out ,
fi
cults pac
ebe come sHeroi
c ,Heroi
cs paceb ec
ome sHeroic thed if
ficultyinc rea se
st wol evelstoHe roic(dif
fi
culty
+10. numbe r38) .Rhe nr oll
she rspacet rans portsof5Da nd
he rs hi
p’sma ne uve rabil
i
t yof1Da ndge tsa27.Rhe n
realizestha ts he ’
spus he dT hannik’sT hunde rtooha r
d
Example:Rheni
sf l
yngT
i hanni
k’
sThunderthro
ug h
andt hatt hes hi pisa boutt ogos pinningo utofc on⇢
openspac
e( Eas
yterrai
n;diffi
cul
tynumbe r8)whi l
e
trol!S ee“S t
a r
s hipMov eme ntFa i
lures.
”
tr
yingtoavoi
dspacepir
atesinZ-95Headhunte
rs.She
deci
destogoa thigh s
peedt ooutra
c ethem.He r

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Accel
erat
ionandDec
eler
aton.S
i t
ars
hipsma
yinc
rea
se Maneuver s.Thed i
f fi
cultynumbe rcover
sba s
icst
ars
hip
orde
creaset
heirs
pee
doneleve
lperr
ound. mane uv
ers:st
raight-l
inef l
ight,acoupleofturnsandoth⇢
ersimplemov eme nts
.I fthep i
lotwa ntstoma keamor e
Example:R henispi l
otng T
i hannik
’sThunde
ra t dif
fi
cultma neuver– as eriesofspinsthatbr i
ngsever
al
highspe e
do neround.Thenextround,shemaymain⇢ enemyf i
ghtersintot hes hip’
sguns ights
,forexample–
tainhighspeed,decr
e a
setocrui
singspeedori
ncr
ease addmodi f
ier
sa sne e
de d:
toa l
l-outspeed.Shema ynotsl
ow downt ocaut
ious +1-
5 Ma
neuv
eri
sfa
irl
yea
sy.
speedorc omet oastop.
+6-
10 Ma
neuve
riss
ome wha
tdiff
icul
tandr
equi
re
sa
cer
tai
namountofs
kil
l
.
Part
i .S
alMoves t
ars
hipsca
nmov ea
nywher
ebe
twe
en
ha
lfthei
r“movespe
ed”andtheful
lmov
espee
d. 15 Ma
+11- neuv
eri
sve
rydi
ff
icul
tandr
equi
re
sav
ery
t
ale
nte
d(orl
uck
y)pi
l
ot.
e:As
Exampl tar
shi
pwi
thaS
pac
eof6i
sgoi
nga
t +16+ Ma
neuve
ra ppear
st o be al
mosti
mposs
ibl
e.
highspe
ed(
mov
ingupto12uni
ts)
.Thes
hipc
anmov
e Onlythe ve
ry bes
tp il
otsca
npulloffa
anywher
ebe
twe
en6a nd12uni
ts
. maneuve
rofthisdi
ff
icul
ty.

Long-Distanc eMovement .All-outmov eme nttake

si t
s
tol
lon s tarships:as tars
hipc ontinuous l
ygoi ng all
-out ST
ARS
HIP
mus tma keahul l coder ol
leve ry1 0mi nutes. MOVEMENTF
AIL
URES
Thefir
sthul lc odedi ff
icultyisVe r
yE a
sy;increas
et he As tarshi
pthatfai
lsamov e mentr
ollmaysl
ow down,
dif
ficult
yonel e velfore ac
ha dditi
ona lroll
.Iftheshipfail
s gospinningoutofcontr
olors uff
eracoll
i
sio
n.(
Ofcourse
,
ther ol
lby1 -10poi nts,i
t’
ss ufferi
ngs t
rai
n( experi
ences col
li
sionsa r
efa
irl
yrar
eins pac
e .
)
severepowe rfluctuationsa nds of orth)andmus t“rest
” Findthenumbe rofpointsbywhichthemoveme
ntr ol
l
fortwicea slonga sitmov eda l
l-out.Ifther ol
lfai
lsby1 1 fai
l
ed:
ormor epoi nts
,t hes hiphass uf f
e r
edame chanic
alfai
lure
andr equi
resaMo de ra
t ere
pai rrolla nda tleastonehour 1-
3.Sli
ghts l
ip.Thes
hip
s“sli
ps,
”nearl
ys pi
nningoutof
ofwor k. c
ontrol
.Whiletheshipc
omplete
sthemov e
me nt,t
hepilot
Hig
hs pee
dmov ementalsor e
quire
shullcoderol
ls:r
oll s
uffe
rsape nal
tyofM1Dt oallact
ionsforther e
stofthe
onc
ee ve
ryhour
.Thefir
strollisatVeryEa
sydiffi
cul
tyand r
ound(inaddit
iontonormalmult
ipleac
tionpe nal
ti
es)
.
i
ncr
easesonedi
ff
icul
tylev
e lforeachaddi
tio
na l
roll
. 4-
6.Slip.Theship“bobbles,
”ne arl
ys pinni
ngoutof
c
ontrol
.I
tonlycomplete
sha l
fofi t
sS pacemov e
.Thepi
lo
t
s
uffe
rsape na
ltyofM3Dt oa l
lac t
ionsfortherestoft
he
S
TARS PMOVE
HI ME
NT r
ound,andM1Dt oallac
tionsforthene xtround(i
naddi
⇢
“
TE N DI
RRAI FFI
CULTI
ES” t
iontonormalmult
ipleacti
onpe nalt
ies
).
Ver
yEas 5.F
y1- lyi
ngas
tar
shi
pinc
lea
rsp
acewi
thno 7-10.Spi n.T he shi
pc ompl
etesone-quart
erofi ts
na
viga
tiona
lha
zar
ds. Spacemov ea ndt he
ngoe sspi
nningoutofc ontr
ol.T
he
pil
otcannotc ont
roltheshi
pforthere
stoftheroundand
Easy6-10.Fl
yi
ngas t
ars
hipint
hev i
ci
nityofothe
r thenextround.
st
arshi
ps,s
uchasor
bit
ingas pac
est
ati
on.Fly
ingar
ound
minorobst
acl
esi
nspac
e ,s
uchasasmal
l,di
spers
eda
ster
⇢ 11-15.Minorcoll
ison.I
i fthere
’sanythi
ngt ohit
,the
oi
dbe l
t. s
hipha sami
norcoll
isi
on( subtra
ctM3Df r
omnor malcol
li
⇢
s
ionda mage
;s e
e“ Coll
isi
ons ”)
.Other
wise,theshipgoes
Moderate11-15.F l
yi
ngast
ars
hipi
ncr
owdedspac
e– s
p i
nningwil
dlyouto fc ontrol
.Thep i
lotcannotcontr
ol
abusyspacedockstagi
ngar
ea.Fl
yi
nginanar
ealit
ter
ed t
hes hipf
ort
herestofther oundandt henextround.
wi
thamode rateamountofdebri
sordowntheDe a
th
St
ar’
sar
ti
f i
ci
a lc
anyon. 16-20.Colli
sion.Ifthere
’sanythingtohit
,theshiphas
acoll
isi
on,sufferingnormald amage .Ot
herwi
se,thes hi
p
Di
ffi
cult16-20.St
arf
ight
ercomba
twi
thmanys
hipsi
n goesspi
nningwi ldlyoutofc ontr
ol.Thepi
lotcannotcon⇢
theimme diat
ea r
ea.Fl
yi
ngthrougha
nar
eacl
ogge
dwi t
h tr
oltheshi
pf orther estoftheroundandt henextround.
debri
sora st
eroi
ds.
21+.Majorcoll
ison.I
i fther
e’
sanyt
hingtohit,
theship
Ver
yDi
ffi
cul 30.F
t21- lyi
ngas
tar
shi
pina
nar
eaof sma s
he sint
oa n obstacl
ea tsuch apoora ngl
ea st o
s
pac
ede
nse
lypa
cke
dwi
thot
hers
hipsorde
bri
s. i
nc re
asec ol
l
isi
onda mageby+4D.( Se
e“ Col
li
si
ons.
”)Oth⇢
Heroic 31+.F l
yingthrough Heroi
ct err
aini
salmos
t erwise,theshipgoess pi
nningoutofc ont
rol
.Thepilot
i
mpossibl
e.F l
yi
ngt heMill
ennium Falc
oni ns
idet
heDeat
h cannotc ont
roltheshipforthere
stoftheroundandt he
S
tartor e
ac hit
sreactorc
ore.Fly
ingthroughtheHot
hsys
⇢ nextround.
t
em’saster
oidf i
el
d.

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Col
li
sions.T
hea mountofcol
li
si
onda magedepe
ndson Thep i
l
otma ki
ngt hes t
a r
shi
pdodger ol
lshi
spil
oti
ng
howfastthestars
hipwasmov i
ng.(Don’tfor
gett
otake s
kil
l(c api
tals
hippil
oting,spacetransport
sorst
arfi
ght
er
i
ntoaccountsc
aledif
fer
enceswher
eperti
nent.
) pi
l
oting,de pendi
ngupo nthes hip)a ndaddshisshi
p’
s
mane uver
abil
i
ty.Thi
sist hene w dif
fi
cult
ynumbe rt
ohit
Speed Col
li
sionDamage t
hes hip.
Ca
uti
ous 2D
Cr
uis
e 4D Example:Rhen’ss hooti
nga ta notherTIEfi
ghter
.
Hi
ghSpe
ed 6D It
’sa tmedium r
a ngef oraMode r
atediffi
cul
ty(di
ffi
⇢
Al
l
-Out 1
0D cultynumbe rof14) .TheTIEp i
lotde c
idestoma k
ea
star
shipdodge,roll
inghi sstar
fighterpil
oti
ngskil
lof
Rollthecoll
i
s i
onda magea ndcompa reittot
hes t
ar⇢ 4Da ndhisTIEfi
ght er’
sma neuverabi
li
tyof2D– he
shi
p’shul
lcoderoll
.“St
arshi
pDa mage”explai
nswhathap⇢ getsa20.Rhe n’sne w dif
fi
cultynumbe rtobl
astthe
pens. TI
Ef ight
erisa20.
Ifthes hi
pr unsintoa nothe
rs hi
p,theda magema y
varybasedont heangleoft hecolli
si
on.(Mostcol
l
isi
ons Ful
lReac t
ion.Ap i
lotcanmakea“ f ul
lre
acti
on,
”butit
wil
lbe“ T-
bone”cras
he s
,butav eryfewqua l
if
yas“head- ca
nbet heonlyactionintheent
ireround.
on,”“r
ear-
ender
”or“ s
ideswipe”cr
ashes.
) The char
acterrollshispil
oti
ng s kil
land the shi
p’
s
Head-
onc r
ash +3D maneuvera
bil
itycodea ndaddsittot hedif
fic
ult
iesofall
Re
ar-
ende
r/s
ides
wipe M3D at
tacksmadea gai
nsttheshi
pthatround.
T
-bone 0D
Youma ywanttoa djus
tc ol
lis
iondamagetorefl
ect Exampl e:Lateron,Rhe nf i
resa gainattheT I
E
whatthestar
shi
prunsinto.
Ifas hi
phit
ssomethi
ngthat
’s fi
ght er
:she ’
sstil
latme dium range,foraMode r
a t
e
ver
ylight–forexa
mpl e,
aprimitiv
eshi
pwithawe a
khull di
fficul
tya ndadi ff
icul
tynumbe rof15.T heTI
Epi
lot
–y ouma ywanttoreducecol
lis
iondamagebyM1D,M2D decidestoma keaf ulls tar
shipdodge .Herol
lsand
ormore. getsa15.Be ca
usethisisaf ullst
ars
hi pdodge
,Rhe
n’s
newd i
ffi
cultynumbe risa30!Ho wev er
,theTI
Epi
lot
can’tdoa nythi
nge l
seint heround.

S
TARS
HIPCOMBAT
S
tars
hipcombatworksjus
tli
ker
egul
arc
omba
tandi
s S
HIE
LDS
f
oughti
nfivese
condrounds. Starships hi el
dsa ree lec
tronicene rgyd ampe r
swhi ch
T
oa t
tackast
ars
hip
: helpa bsorbs omeoft heda magef r
om e nemya ttacks
.
Shieldsc ome i nt wo ma inv a
rieties
:p articlea nd
•Dete
rmi
nethedi
ff
icul
tynumbert
ohitt
hetarge
t(bas
ed energy /r
ays hie l
ds .
onthest
ars
hipwe
apon’srange
,whi
chisli
st
edinS pa
ce Particl
es hieldsde fl
e cta l
lsortsofphy si
c alobj ects,
uni
ts
). i
nc l
udi nga s
t eroids,missil
esa ndpr otont orpe does.T hey
•The att
acke
rroll
sa tt
ackski
l:s
l t
ars
hip gunneryf or areuse da ta lltime s
,exceptwhe nas hi
pl aunche sfighters
,
s
tar
fig
hter
-sc
alewea ,c
pons api
talshi
pgunne r
yf orcapi⇢ missil
esort or pedoes( thes hie
ldsmus tbedr oppe dt o
t
al-
scal
eweapons
;addtheweapo sf
n’ i
recont
roldice. all
owp hy s
ica lobj ec
tstopa ssthrought hem) .Whe nas hip
•Ift
her
olli
sequalt
oorhig
herthant
hedif
fi
cul
tynum⇢ l
o we r
si tsp articl
es hiel
ds,reduceitshul lcodebyM2D.( A
be
r,t
hea
ttac
khits
.Rol
lda
ma ge
.(Se
e“S
tar
shi
pDamage.
”) shipwhi chl os esitsma inpowe rge ne rat
ora lsol osesi t
s
partic
les hiel
ds .
)
Shieldsa renor mall
ya c
tivat
e d onlyi nc omba t,a nd
Exampl e:R heni sus i
ngt hedoubl elasercannon mus tcov erspe ci
ficfi
rea rc
st obee f
fe c
tiveinc omba t.
aboardThannik ’
sT hundertos hoota tanImpe r
ialTIE Usings hie ldsi sa“ r
e act
ions ki
ll
.”E achs t
a rshi
pha sa
fi
ghter
.TheT IEf ighterise i
ghtS paceuni t
sa way– certai
n numbe rofd icei ns hi
e l
ds.Whe n a pi lotus es
that
’smedium r angef orthelasercannons.(
Mode rate shiel
ds,t hes hi el
dd i
cemus tbes pl
itupa mongt hef our
dif
fi
cult
y;di f
ficultynumbe rof12. )Rhen’sstarshi
p fi
rea rcs:front ,ba ck
,lef
ta ndr i
ght.
gunneryskil
lis5Da ndt helasercannon’sfi
recont r
ol Thedi f
ficul tyt o deploys hi
e l
dsde pendsupo n ho w
i
s1D+2:s herollsa ndge t
sa17. Thela s
ercannons hot ma nyf ir
ea rcsa r
ebe i
ngc ove r
ed:
smashesi
nt otheT IEfighter
!
•Onef
ir
ear
c:E
asy
•T
wof
ir
ear
cs:Mode
rat
e
REACTI
ON S
KIL
LS
•T
hre
efi
rea
rcs
:Di
ff
icul
t
St
arshi
psmaymake“s
tar
shi
pdodge
s”t
oa voi
de ne
my
f
ir
e,j
us ta
svehi
cl
esc
anper
form“v
ehi
cl
edodge
s .
”Thi
sisa •F
ourf
ir
ear
cs:Ve
ryDi
ff
icul
t
“
reac
tionski
l
l.
” Iftheshi
ptak
esanyhi
tsfr
om t
hatsi
deincombat
,the
shi
pge t
stoaddthos
eshi
el
ddicet
oitshul
lcodet
oresi
st
damage.

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Exampl e:Rhe ni sbe hindt hec ontrol

so famodi fie
d I
fac ompl
ic
ati
onocc
urs(a1ontheWil
dDie)ori
fthes
tar
⇢
YT-1300t ransportwi thahul lcodeof4Da nd2Di n shi
pda magetabl
ere
sul
tind
ica
tes“
shi
el
dsl
ost
”theshi
el
dmod⇢
shiel
ds .S hei sbe inga ttac k
e dbyt hreeT IEf i
ghte r
s, uleit
sel
fexpl
odes
.
whicha r
ec l
osingi nf r
omt heba ck.
Shed ecidest oa ct
iva tet hes hi
p’ss hi
elds,pl ac
ing
all2Dt oc overt heb ackf irea rc
.S hema keshe rEa s
y S
TARS
HIPWEAP
ONS
starships hieldsr oll– i fa nys hotsc omei nf rom the Moststars
hipsha vea tl
e astonewe a
pons ystem;some
backoft heYT -1300a ndhi tthes hip,sher oll
s6Dt o capit
alshipshavedoz ensofwe apone mpla
ceme nts.
defenda g ainstd ama ge. St
arshipwe aponswor kj ustlikenormalc haract
erand
Af ewr oundsl ater
,t heT IEfightersha vema neu⇢ vehic
lewe apons.Theyuset her ulesf
orfir
ec ontrol
,ammo,
vereda r
o undhe r.Rhe ni sbe i
nga tt
a c
k e
df r
om bot h fi
rerate,blas
tradiusands calefromt hechapt e
ron“ Com⇢
thef ronta ndb ack.S hed ecidestos pl
itt hes hi
elds, batandI njur
ies.
”T he
ya lsous et herule
sforr anges,cr
ew
placi
ng1Di nt hef ronta nd1Di nt heba c k.Be c
ause andfirearcsfr
om“ Mov e
me nt&Cha ses.
”
she ist ry i
ng t oc overt wo f ir
ea rcs
,he rs tars
hip
Al
lst
ars
hipspr
ovi
def
ullc
ove
r.
shiel
d sdi ffi
cultyi sMode rate.Ifs hema kest her ol
l,
anya ttackt hathi tsthef ro nto rtheb ackisr es
iste
dby F
ire-l
inked:S ome we a pons a refire
-li
nk e
d:s e
veral
5D( 4Df orhul lc odea nd1Df orthes hield),buta ny weaponsa rel i
nke dtoget hert of ir
ea sonegr oup.The
attacksf rom t hes i
dea rer esist
edb yjustt hes hip’s games tatis
ticsaref ort
hewe aponswhe nf i
re-l
inked.(F
or
hullcodeof4D. example,a nX- wingha sf ourf i
re-l
inkedla s
erc annons.
Whe nthec annonsa refir
e d,a l
lfourlasercannonsgoof f
Capi talShip( Opt ion).C apitalshi pshiel
dope ra
torsa reno t andhi t
sdo6Dda ma ge.
)
gene ra l
lypa i
dmuc ha t
tentioni nt heba s
icr ul
e s.T hef oll
owi ng F
ire-l
inkedwe aponsc a nber iggedt ofireseparate
ly,
rul
e sma yma ket hiscrit
ical posit
ionmor einte r
e sting. buts ubtractd ama ge,usingt her ul
esonc ombinedf i
re.
I
fs hiel
ddi cea rel os
tduet oa“ s hi
eldsbl own”r e s
ulto nt he (Le
t’
sus et heX- wingex ampl e.Thef ourfir
e -
li
nk edlase
r
sta
r ship da maget able,t hes hieldsma yov erloa d;t hes hiel
d cannonsdo6Dda mage.Thepi l
otde c
idestofir
ee achcan⇢
opera torsmus tc ompe ns a
t eorr iskf urt
he rda ma ge.Roll1Dpe r nons epa ra
tely.Us i
ngt he“ combineda cti
ons”r ule
,four
shi
e ldl osttode t er
mi neho w diffi
c ultitist os huntt hes hi el
d charact
erswor ki
ngt ogethe rge tabonusof+1D+2.T hat
overloa dintot hes t
a ti
cpowe rbuf fer(thea t
t emptus e
st hec ap◆ me anssubt r
a c
tM1D+2f rom e achc annon’sdama ge:the
i
tal shi pshiel
dss kil
l). cannonsi ndi
v i
dua l
lydo4D+1d a
ma ge.)
I
fs uccessf
ulthee nergyist r
a nsferredtot hes t ati
cb uffera nd
dis
c ha rged,res
ultingi nnot hingmor es eri
oust ha nioni z
a t
ionof Ranges:Mo sts tarship we aponsha ve“ Range”a nd
cont rols.Thecont r
olsioniz edresultiss eri
ous, butr ecov er
abl e. “Atmosphe r
eRa nge”l i
stings.“Range”i susedf orspace
I
funs uccessf
ul,t hes hiel
dsov e rl
oad;r ollt henumbe rof comba tandr e
presentsra ngesinS pac
eunits.The“Atmos⇢
shi
e lddi celostag ainstthes hip’shul ldice.T
her e sultistake nas phereRa nge”l
ist
ingi suse dwhene ve
ras hi
pisf l
yi
ngina n
norma lda magea st hee nergys urgest hroughot he rvariousc on⇢ atmosphe r
e( s
ee“ Shipsi na nAt mos pher
e”laterinthis
necte ds yste
ms . chapter)orwhene v
e ras hipfir
esintoa natmospherefr
om
orbit
.

LaserCannonsandTur bol
as er.L
s a
sercannons
a
rethes tandardweaponsaboa r
ds t
arfi
ght
er-scal
e
s
hips,sucha sfr
ei
ghter
s,TI
Ef i
ghtersandX- wings
.
T
urbolaser
sa r
ei mmensec apita
l-sc
ale weapons
(
capi
t a
ls hips maya l
sof e
a tur
el aserc annon
e
mpl acementstocount
ersta
rfighte
ra t
tack
s).

I
onCannons .Ioncannonsar
edesi
g nedtoint
er⇢
ferewithaship’selec
tri
calandcomput ers
yste
ms
butdonotc aus ephysi
caldamage.Shiel
dscannot
protec
tashi
pf romi oncannondamage .

Exampl e:R he nhasp l

acedthemodi fie
d2D
shi
e ldsoft heYT -1300trans
port(hullcode4D)
tot heba ckfir
ea r
c.
Any l aserc annon atta
c kstha t hitthe
fre
ight errolla gains
ttheYT -1300’scombined
6Dhul lcodeands hi
el
ds.
Howe v er
,i onc annon b l
astss l
icer ig
ht
through t hes hields
.Rhe n onl
yr oll
st heYT-
1300’ s4Dhul lc odetoresis
tda magef rom i
on
cannons .

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Exampl e:An I mpe ri

alS tarDe s
troyerishol ding
Ifthedamagerol
lisl
o werthantheship’
shullcode Thanni k’
sT hunde ri nt hegr i
pofat ract
orbe am.T he
rol
l,i
ttak
esnodamage.I
ft hedamagerol
lisequalt
oor fr
eight erisni neS pa ceunitsa wa y.
hig
herthant
hehul
l c
oderoll
,fi
ndthere
sul
tsbelow: Rhe nde cide snott oresista ndhe rshi
pispul l
edi n
fi
veS paceuni tst hisround.I t’
so nlyfourSpac euni t
s
I
onc
annondamagerollD fr
omt heS ta rDe stroyer.
hul
lcoder
ollby: Ef
fec
t: Thene xtr ound,Rhe nde ci
dest or esi
st
.S her oll
s
0-3 co
ntro
lsi
onize
d Thanni k’
sT hunde r’shullcodeof4Da ndge t
sa n11.
4-8 2cont
rol
sioni
zed TheS tarDe stroy e
rr ol
lsitstractorbeam dama geof
9-
12 3cont
rol
sioni
zed 6Da nda ddst hes cal
e’s“adjustedmodi fie
r”of6D, get⇢
13-15 4cont
rol
sioni
zed ti
nga35. Tha t’
sadi ffere
nc eof24poi nts
!
16+ co
ntro
lsdea
d
Rhe ngr oa nsa sT hannik’sT hunde r
’ssubl
ightdr i
ves
blow out .T hes hipi snow de adins pacea stheS tar
Miss i
les
, Bombs and Pr oton Torpedoes. Mi
ss
il
es, Destroyerr ee lsiti nt hef i
na lfourS paceunits.Rhe n
bombsa ndpr ot
ont orpedoesar
ephysicalweaponswhi
ch mut ters
,“ Wha twoul dL ei
ado? ”a shershipisha uled
del
ive
ra wesomef ir
epowe r
.However
,the y’
redif
fi
cul
tto upi ntot heS ta rDe str
oy er
’sca ver
nousha ngarba y
.
tar
get.Theirdif
fi
c ul
tynumb er
sa r
emo difi
edbyhow fas
t
thetargeti
smov ing:
S
TARS
HIPCOMBATOPT
IONS
I
ncr
easeto Move
Dif
fic
ult
y Spac
e (
Atmospher
e) S
hipL
ocat
i
onT
arget
i
ng
+5 3 1
00-150 Shipsat tempt ingt od isab l
ea not herv es s
eloc ca si
ona l
l
yha ve
+10 4 1
51-200 tous efull
- powe re ne rgywe a ponsa gainstat arge t(iftheydon’ t
+15 5 2
01-250 ha v
ei onc a nno ns,f ore xampl e).T hisi squi t
eda nge r
ous ,since
+20 6+ 25
1+ thesewe aponsmi ghta cc
ide nt all
yde st
royt hepr ize.T oa void
this
,gunne rsma yc hoos et o“ call”as hot–t arge tapa rti
cular
Trac torBeams .Mi li
ta r
y -
gr adet r
ac torbe amsa reus ed l
oc ati
ononas hip.T hisisha rde rtha nj ustha mme ri
nga wa ya t
toc apt ur estar
shipss ot heyma ybeboa rdeda nds earche d. thee ne mys hi
p.Al soahi g he r-sca lewe aponc anno tt argeta
(Ma nys tarshi
psha ves ma l
ltra ctorbe a msf ormov ingc a r⇢ l
oc ati
ononal owe rsc al
et arge t–f ore xa mple,ac ap i
talsc al
e
go, butt heyha venoc omba ta pplications .
) shipc anta rgetac apitalship’se ngine ’s
,butnotas t
a r
fi
ght er’
s
Whe nat ract
orbe ama ttempt st o“ hit”at argets hi
pi t’s engine s
.Int hes amewa y,as ta rfi
ght erc ant argeta not her
res
o lve da sano rma la tta
c k:i ft hea ttackr ol lishi ghe r starf
ighter’sengi nesorac a pita lship’sbr i
dge ,butnotawa lker’
s
thant hed if
fic
ultynumbe r,thet ra ctorbe am hi tsthet ar ⇢ l
e gsorhe ad.
gets hip. Targeti
ngapr ima rys e
ctionofas hip( thec onni ngt owe ro fa
Rol lthet r
actorbe am’ s“da ma ge ”aga instt hes hip’shul l StarDe stroye r
,t hee ngines,t hel a ndingb ay,t hema i
nbo d y
)
code .Ift hetargets hip’shul lc oder ol lishi ghe r,thes hip adds+2Dt ot hedi f f
icult
yt ohi t.T argetingas ubs ecti
ono fa
brea ksf ree.Ifthet ra ctorbe am da mager ollise qua ltoor ship( agunba ttery,apa rti
c ula re ng i
ne ,thes hieldge nerators,
highe rt ha nthehul lc oder oll,thet argets hipi sc aptured. thec omma nds ec ti
on.)a dds+4Dt ot hedi ffic
ultyt ohit.Targe t
⇢
Ac a ptur eds hipwhi chdoe s
n’tr e si
stat r
ac torc ana uto⇢ i
ngas pecifi
cl oc ationofas hip( as pecificgun,t hebr idge ,a
ma ticallyber eeledi nt owa rdst hea t tacker,mov ingf ive ma neuv er
ingt hr uste r
,a ne ngi nest herma le xhaus tpor t)a dds
Spa ceuni tseachr ound. +8Dt ot hedi ff
ic ultytohi t.
Ifthet argetshipr esists
, r
ollt het rac t
orbe am’ sda ma ge
Loc
ati
on Modi
fi
er
agains tt het ar
ge ts hip’shul lc ode .Ifthet arge tship’shul l
P
rimarysec
tio
n +2D
coder olli shigher,i tbr eaksf reeoft het rac torbe am.I f
S
ub s
ecti
on +4D
thet ra ctorbe amr ollse qua ltoorhi ghe rt ha nt het arge t S
pe c
if
icloc
ati
on +8D
shi
p,t het argets hipi sr eeledi na ndi tsdr iv esma ybe
dama ge d. Fi
ndther esultsont hec hartbe l
ow. Da ma ges houldbewor kedoutnor ma ll
y.Thespe ci
fi
cre s
ults
shouldbede termine dbyt hega mema sterusingthenor malstar⇢
Trac
torbeam shi
pda ma ger e
sult sguideli
ne s.
damagerollD Spaceunit
s Targets
hip’
s Inge ne r
al,alightlyd amage dloca t
ionl os
e sM1DorM1Mov e,
damagerollby: reel
edin: damage: ahe a vil
yd a
ma ge dl ocati
onl o s
esM2DorM2Mov e ,aseverel
y
0-3 Noc
hang
e Nodamage dama ge dl ocat
ioni sdisable
da nduna bl
et ope rf
or mitsfunc ⇢
4-8 1 %1Move ti
on, andade s
troy edr e
sultindicatesthatas ecti
onha ssuffere
d
9-
12 2 %2Mo v
es catastrophicda ma ge( thi
sma yme ant hatt hee ngi
nesha v
e
13-15 3 %3Mo v
es overloade d,ortha tagune xplodes,setti
ngof fac hainreacti
on
16+ 4 %4Mo v
es ofe xplosions).
T argetinglocationsdoe sn’
tgua r
ant
e ethatas hi
p
willbes implydi sabled,buti tdoe sincreasetheoddsofc aptur⇢
i
ngas hipwi thmi ni ma ldama ge.

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Damage Penal
ty Condi
ti
on Bas
eDi
ffi
cul
ty
Li
ghtdamag
e %1Dor%1Move S
implep
owerr
ero
uti
ng(s
ing
le Mo
der
ate
HeavyDamag
e %2Dor%2Move s
yst
emtosi
ngl
ereci
pi
ent
)
Sev
ereDamage Sys
temdi
sabl
ed Rer
out
ingmul
ti
plesy
ste
ms Di
ff
ic
ult
Dest
roye
d Cat
ast
rop
hicdama
ge;t
hre
ate
nss
hip toasi
ngl
ere
cip
ient
P
owerCont
rol Rer
out
ingmult
ipl
esyst
ems V
eryDi
ff
ic
ult
Alt houg ht heS tarWar sf ilmsr e fert opowe rs wi tchi nga nd tomul
tip
ler
eci
pient
s
rerout ing a v ailabl epowe r,t he S tarWar sRol eplay ing Game Powerswi
tchi
ng t
ime:Whentheshi
el
doperatorr
oll
sas
i
nt ent iona llyha sdo wnpl a ye dt hisme chani cinor dert oma inta i
n i
ndi
cate
dabov
e,comparet
her
esul
ttot
heta
blebe
low:
si
mpl icity.A g a me ma s
te ri nt ereste di ni nc rea si
ngt hel evelof
techni c alde tail ca nus et hef ol lowi ngr ule
s . Oper
ator’
s Time
As hi pha se noughpowe ra vailab letor una llofi tss y st
e ms Roll Taken
si
mul ta neous ly, andha se noughc a rryingc a pa ci
t ytoc ha nne lup 1-5 2Drounds
toa na dd itiona l+2Dt oa nys yste m,r er
out e df rom a nyot her 6-10 1 Dr
o und
system.T hispowe ri sinr a wf orm,a ndha snobe ne f i
tt oc om⇢ 11-15 2ro
und s
pute rs y stems ,l i
k et hena v iga ti
ona lc omput erort ar ge ti
ngs y s
⇢ 16-20 1round
tems .I tmi ghtbea bl etoboos tc ommuni ca ti
onsr angeora c
tive 21+ 1se
co nd
sensors ca ns .
Ina ddi tion,powe risc ommonl yr out edf rom a ni na ctives y s
⇢
temt oa na c tiveone ,a ndf r om no n-fir
ingwe aponst of i
ring S
TARS
HIPDAMAGE
we apons .
St
a r
shipss ufferdamageinc ombatjustli
kev e
hic
les
.
Fore xampl e ,theS piritofAl de raanNe bul on- Be sc ortf riga t
e
Rollthea tt
a c
korc ol
li
si
onda magea ndcompa r
eittothe
i
si na ne x cha ngewi t ha not he re sc ortf ri
ga te. Thec a pta inor de r
s
sta
rship’shullc oderol
l.I
ftheda magerol
lislowerthan
extrapowe rr out e dt ot hema i
nwe aponsa nds hie l
ds .P owe r
thehul lcoder oll
,theshi
pt akesnod amage.I
ftheda m⇢
Cont rolt a ke st hispowe rf rom t hes hip’stwot ractorbe a mswi th
agerollise qualt oorhighe
rt hanthehullcoderol
l,f
ind
4Dofpowe re ach;8Dofa dd itiona lpowe rt obed i
v ide da mo ng
theresultont he“ St
ars
hipDama geChart.
”
the12ma int urb ola sers.P owe rCo nt rolalloca tes1 Dt oe achf or⇢
wa rdt ur bol as era nd1D+2t ot hef or wa rds hields ,l
ea v i
ng+1l e f
t
ove ra ndofnobe ne fittoa nys y s
te m.
Ast hee ne mys hippa s sest heS piritofAl deraanont her ight S
TARS
HIPDAMAGECHART
i
nt hee xcha nge ,powe rc ont rols wi tchest hee x tr
apowe rf rom DamageRol
lD
thef or wa rdt ur b ola serst ot her ig hta r
cwe ap onsa nds hields. Hul
lCodeRol
lby: Ef
fec
t
The8Da redi s tri
but eddi ffere ntlyt hi stime ,wi th1D+2goi ngt o 0-3 Shi
eld
sb l
own/co
ntr
olsi
oni
zed
eachoft het hre er ightt ur bola sers, forat o talof5D( 3Ds traight 4-8 Li
ghtl
yd a
ma g
ed
ove rwi th2Dge t tings pliti nt o6pi ps )and1D+2goi ngt ot he 9 -
12 Heavi
lydamaged
shields .Ther e ma ini ng1D+1goe se ithe rtowa stei nt hepowe r 13-15 Sev
erelydamage
d
buff erorge tsr out e dt os omeot he rs ystem. 16+ Dest
royed
Thepowe rc ont rollermi ghtha ve
route dp o we rf rom t he l ef ta rc
shieldsorwe ap ons ,butt hatwoul d
hav eme a ntt ha tt hel e fta r
cwoul d
bewi thl it tl
eo rnode fens est of end
offs ur pr isesf rom t ha ts ideoft he
ship. St arfight e rswi ths hi eldsdot his
occa siona lly,s wit chi ngs hieldpowe r
toapa rt
ic ula rs idet hepi lote xpe cts
toc omeunde rhe av yf ir
e .
Ple as e not et ha ts hi ps mov i
ng
All-Out( a tt hehi ghe str ateofs pe ed)
cannotf i
reorma ne uv er,a ndma y
no tbea b let ous es hie lds,a tt he
game ma ste r’
sdi sc retion;t hisc anbe
“cha l
k edup ”t or out inga lla v ail
a ble
powe rt ot hee ngi ne s.
Tra ns f
e rringpo we risade ma nd⇢
i
ngt as k,a ndc ar riess omebui lt-in
diffi
c ult i
es .Us et hebe nchma rkdi ff i
⇢
cultynumbe rsi nt heoppos itec ol⇢
umnsa sr e fere nc es.

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Shieldsblown.As hie
ldsblownr es
ultmea nsthatthe Light
ly damaged.Sta
rshi
psca
n beli
ght
lydama
ged
s
hipl os
e sM1Dfrom it
ss hi
eldstota
l.Thi
slosslastsunti
l a
nynumbe ro fti
mes.E
achtimeashi
pisl
i
ght
lyda
maged,
t
hes hiel
dsarerepai
re
d .I
fthes hi
pha snod i
cerema i
ning r
oll1Dtose ewhi
chsys
temisdama
ged.
i
ns hi
e l
ds(orhadnos hiel
dstobe gi
nwi t
h),theshipsuf⇢
f
ersthec ont
rol
sioni
zedre s
ult
. 1.Shi
plose
sM1Dfr
omitsmane
uver
abil
i
ty.(
Ift
heshi
p’s
maneuve
rabi
li
tyha
sal
rea
dybee
nr e
ducedto0D,i
tsuff
ers
Cont rolsioni zed.Ac ontrolsionizedr esultme a
nst hat aM1Mov e.
)
thes hip’scont rolsaret emp orari
lyov erwhe lmedbyp ower 2.On eon-boar
dwe aponemplace
mentwa shita nd
surge s
.T heshipl os e
sM1Df romi tsma ne uverabil
i
ty,shiel
ds de
str
oyed;the gunne
rst ak
ed amage.(Se
e“ pa
ssenger
andwe a ponf irec ontrola ndd ama gef ort heresto fthat da
ma ge
.”)Ra
ndomlydet
erminewhic
hwe a
ponishi
t.
rounda ndt hene xtround.
Ifas hipi ss uf f
eringf rom a sma nyc ont r
olsionized 3.Oneon-boa
rdwe a
ponemplac
ementwasr
ender
ed
resultsa st hes hipha sma neuverabil
ityd ice,thes hip’
s i
noper
ati
vebyama j
orpowers
urgeors
yst
emfai
l
ure;i
t’
s
cont r
olsa ref r
oz enf orthene x
tt wor ound s.Theshipmus t l
i
ghtl
yda mage
d.Randomlyde
termi
newhic
hweaponis
ma intaint hes a mes pe eda nddi rec
tionf ort hene xttwo a
ffec
ted.
round s;i tma y not t urn,f ire we apons ,ma kes hiel
d 4.Hy perdri
veda maged.Doubletheti
met ocalc
ulate
attempt sort ak ea nyo the rac t
ions,ma k
ingt hes hipa n nya
a str
ogat i
onc ours
es;i
fthepilotwant
stotrytojump
easyt argetf ore nemygunne rs
. t
ohy perspacein oner ound,adda ne x
tra+10t ot he
Thep il
otmus ts til
lma k ethepi l
otingr ollsorthes hip a
strogat
io ndiff
icul
ty.
automa tic
allyc rashes( i
ft here’
sa nythingt or unint o)or Thehy perdri
vema ybef ixedwithonehourofwor k
goe sspinningoutofc ont r
ol. a
nd aMode rat
er epai
rr :c
ol
l apit
alshi
pr e
pair
,s pace
Whe nc ontrolsa ref rozen,bluel ightningpl aysa cr
oss t
ranspor
t srepai
rors t
arfi
ghterr
epair
.
allo fthec ont rolsoft hev ehicle
,a sse enwhe nLukeS ky⇢ 5.Theshi
plos
esM1Dfr
om it
sshi
el
dcode.I
fthes
hip
wa lker
’ss nows pe ederwa sde str
oy e
di nT heE mpir
eS tri
kes ha
snod i
cerema
ini
nginshi
el
ds,i
tsuf
fer
sthecont
rol
s
Bac k. i
oniz
edres
ult
.
6.S
hips
uff
ersaM1Mov
e.

Heaviydamaged.He
l av
il
ydamagedshi
pshavetak
e na
muc hmoreseriousamountofdamage.I
faheavil
yda m⇢
agedshi
pislightlydamagedorhe
avil
ydamagedagain,i
t
becomessev
erelydama ge
d.Rol
l1Dtoseewhic
hs y
stemis
aff
ecte
d.

1.S hi
pl ose
sM2D f r
om it
smaneuve
rabil
i
ty.(
Ift
he
s
hip’
sma neuverabi
l
ityhasal
rea
dybe
e nreducedt
oOD,
t
heshipsuff
e r
saM2Mov e.
)
2.S hi
plosesawe apons’sy
stemino nef
ir
earc
.Ran⇢
domlydeter
minewhicho ne.Al
lweaponsoft
hatt
ypea
nd
i
nt hatfi
rea r
ca r
erende r
edinoper
ati
veduetoamajor
powersur
geors y
stemfail
ure.

e:AS
Exampl t
arDe s
troyerhas60turbola
s erbat⇢
t
erie
s:20tothefr
ont,20t othelef
tfi
rearcand20t o
t
her i
ghtf
irear
c.Aluckys hottake
soutthefrontfire
a
rct ur
bol
aser
s,al
thought heleftfi
rear
ct urbola
sers
a
ndt heri
ghtfir
ea r
cturbolase
rsarest
il
lfull
yope ra⇢
t
ional.

3.We aponssys
tem des
troy
ed.Al
loft hewe a
ponsof
onetypeinthesamefirear
ca r
edes
troy
edbyas er
iesof
poweroverl
oads
.Thegunnerstak
edamage .(
See“pas
sen⇢
gerdamage.
”)
4.Hyper
dri
vedamaged.I
ncr
eas
ea la
l s
trogat
iondi
ff
i⇢
c
ulti
esby+1 0unt
ilthedri
veisfi
xedwit
haMode r
ate
r
epai
rrol
landonehourofwork
.
5.S hi
plosesM2Df r
om itsshi
el
ds.I
ft heshi
phasno
dic
er e
maini
nginshie
lds(orhadnoshie
ldstobegi
nwit
h),
theshi
psuff
ers2contr
olsioni
zed.
6.S
hips
uff
ersaM2Mov
e.

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Sever ydamaged.S
el ev
erel
ydamageds hi
pshavetak
en
maj
ora mountsofdamageandarerenderedalmostuse⇢
l
ess
.As e v
ere
lydamagedshi
pwhichi sli
ghtl
yd amaged,
hea
vil
yda magedorsev
erel
ydamageda gaini
sdestr
oyed.
Rol
l1Dtod et
ermi
newhichsys
temisaff
e c
ted:

1.Deadinspa
ce.Al
ldri
vesandmaneuv
eri
ngs
yst
ems
a
redest
roye
d.T
hev e
hic
lei
sadri
fti
nspa
ce.
2.Over
loadedgenerat
or.T
heship’
sgenera
torisove
r⇢
l
oadi
ng;unle
ssit’
sshutdown,thegener
atorwil
lexpl
ode
i
n1Droundsa nddes
troythes
hip.
3.Dis
a bl
edhyperdr
ives
.Theship’
shyper
drive
s– ma i
n
andbackup–a redama ge
d.Theshipca
nnote nt
erhyper
⇢
spa
ceuntilthe
ya r
ef i
xedwithaMode r
aterepai
rrol
land
onehourofwork.
4.Di
sab
ledwe
a .Al
pons lwe
aponss
yst
emsl
osepowe
r.
Rol
l1D: S
HIP
SIN AN AT
MOS
PHERE
The“ At mosphere”li
sti
ngisho wf astthes hi
pmov e
sina n
1-4:Weaponsa
res
eve
rel
yda
mage
dbutma
ybe
atmos phe re.Thef ir
stnumbe risitsMov e,whi l
et hes e
cond
re
pair
ed.
numbe risitsall
-outspeedinkil
ome t
ersperhour.
5-
6:Al
lwe
aponsa
boa
rdt
hes
hipa
rede
str
oye
d. As hipwi t
houta n“Atmosphere
”list
ing(sucha sanImpe ria
l
StarDe stroyer)cannotenterpl
anetar
ya t
mos phere
s.
5.Str
uctur
alda
mage.Theshi
pissob adl
yd amage
d
Starshipsina na tmospher
eus ethev ehicl
emo v
e menta nd
t
hatitbegi
nstodi
si
nte
gra
te.T
hec r
ew ha
s1Dr oundst
o
comba tr ul
e s
,althought heysti
lluset he“ Sta
rshi
pDa ma ge”
e
vacuat
e.
rul
es .
6.Dest
roy
ed.T
hiss
hipd
isi
nte
gra
tesore
xpl
ode
sina I
fy oune edtode ter
mineas hi
p’satmospherespeeds,
uset he
ba
lloff
lame. chartbe low:
Dest
royed.T
heshi
pisi
nst
antl
ydes
troye
dande
xpl
ode
s Kil
ometers
i
nab a
lloffl
ame.E
ver
yoneaboa
rdisk
il
led. Move perHour
Spac
e (
Atmospher
e) (
All
-Outspeed)
L
ostMov
es
L
ostMove
saddtoge
ther
.Fore
xampl
e,ast
ars
hipt
hat 1 210 600
s
uff
ersaM1Mover
esul
t,t
henaM2Moveres
ulti
sat“M3 2 225 650
Move
s.” 3 260 750
4 280 800
E1 Move:Theshi
pcan no l
onge
rmov
eata
ll
-out 5 295 850
s
peed;i
t’
sli
mit
edtohi
ghs
peed. 6 330 950
:T
E2Moves hes
hipi
sli
mit
edt
oit
scr
uis
ings
pee
d. 7 350 1,000
:T
E3 Moves hes
hipc
an onl
ymov
eati
tsc
aut
ious 8 365 1,050
s
pee
d. 9 400 1,150
10 415 1,200
:T
E4 Moves hes
hip’
ssubl
i
ghtdr
ive
sar
edi
sabl
ed;i
t’
s
11 435 1,250
de
adinspace
.
12 450 1,300
:T
E5Moves hes
hipi
sde
str
oye
d.

“That ’
s everyt
hi ng you need t o know for
P
ass
engerDamage starship bat tl
es.Sur e,there’s not hing li
ke
Pass
enger
sma yb einj
uredwhe nashi
ps uf
fer
sda mageor exper i
enc e and prac ti
cetol ear nt he maneu%
cr
ashes
.Useyourj
udgme nttodeci
dewhet
herachara
c t
ertak
es verst hat i ttakes t o be a t op pi lot,but
damage. you’rer eady tot akeyourf irstf ew train%
Deter
minechar
acterdamagebasedonhowbadlytheshi
pis ingr uns .
damaged.(
Damageischara
cter
-sc
ale.
) “I’
m goi ngtot urnt hi
ngsovert oAl l
iance
Gener alJanDodonna.Letmet ellyousomet hi
ng
Vehi
cl
eis
: Pas
sengers
uff
ers
: aboutt hisguy.Hedi dn’tgethi sr ankbypushi ngdat acards
Li
ghtl
ydama g
ed 1D and r out i
ng suppl ies.He ear ned i ti nt he tr
enches ,my
Heavi
l
yd amaged 3D fri
ends .Heknowswhathe’ stalkingabout .
Sev
erel
yd amage
d 6D
“He’sgoi ngtot ellyouhow t ohandl ebigbattles
.Whatt o
Des
troye
d 12D
do,what not t o do and how t o keep your skini ntact
.
Remembert owat chyourbac kandI ’llseeyouint hespac e
lanes .
”

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opi

ompl
ci

et
ec
nthisc
emakewarseem gl
haos
hapt
or
.Thi
i
eri
ous
sbat
,butl
tl
e.Somepeo%
etmet el
lyou,
ngs happen so qui c
kly
thatyouhavet orelyoni ntuit
ionandr ef
lexesto
survi
ve; you have pr eci
ous f ew moment st o
thi
nk.
“
Ifyou’ r
ec oor di
natingabat tl
e,youc an’tcon%
stantlyf ocus on t he det ail
s. You have to
maintain an over alli mpressi
on of t he
course oft he engagementand shi f
tyour
at t
ention to par ti
cularsegment sf ora few
moment s ata t ime.Ifyou pr oceed i
n
t
hisf ashionyouwon’ tlosetrackofthe
confli
ctasa whol e,andyou’ llhavea
muc h better c hance of maki ng it
t
hroughunsc athed.
“Running a bat tl
e– espec i
all
ya
big one – f oryourpl ayersc an be
c onfusing aswel l
.It’
sver y easy for
them t ostar tfeeli
nglosti nt hemids t
ofal ltheac tionandnotbequi tesur e
whatt o do.It’syourj ob toc onveyt he
chaosand att he same t i
me keep t he
advent ur
e movi ng forwar d and letthe
pl
ayer sf eelt heirc haracters arec on%
tr
ibut i
ngt ot hef i
nalout c
ome. ”

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RUNNI
NGBAT
TLES
Thec omba tr oundss ys
temi sgrea tforr unning
thef ir
e fi
ght st ha tsoof tenc r
opupi nS t
arWar s
adventur es.Butwha tify ouwa nttote l
las torywith
full
-scalec onflictsliket heBa t
tleofHo th?S incethe
battlel asteds everalhour s,doest hatme any ou
shouldr uni troundbyr ound?
Ofc oursenot !Thatwoul dtakeyears.
..
I
nste ad,us et heba ttl
ea saba c
k drop.A ba ttl
e
shouldn’tbet heonl yt hingi na nadv enture,butit
canma kef ora ne xci
tingc oncl
usiontoone .Thebe s
t
full
-blownc onflictsk eept heg amemov ingr at
her
thange tti
ngy oua ndt hep lay
ersbogge ddowni na
round- by-roundr eenac t
me nt.

TheSet Up.F
- ir
st,deci
dewha tcaus
est heb at
tle
sce
ne.Y ou c ouldf ores
hadow the majorc onfl
ict
thr
oughoutt hea dvent
ure–t heRebelAll
ia
nc eplans
tostr
ikeata nI mperialfa
cil
it
yintheColonies– or
haveanune xpecteda mbush–t hechara
ctersareon
aspacesta
tionwhe npira
tesatt
ack.

The Cours
e ofthe Batte.Asg
l a
me mas
ter
,y ou
shouldha v
eagoodi deaofhowt hebatt
lewil
lpro,
ceed,buty oushoul
da ls
oi ncl
udeencount
ersthat
givethec har
act
ersac hancetochangethecourse
andoutc omeoftheconfl
i
c t
.

Exampl e:InT he Empir

eS trikesBack,i
t’s
cle
a rthatt heRe be
lb as
eonHot hisdoomed.
LukeS kywa l
kerc omesupwi t
ht heideaofusi
ng
harpoonsa ndt owc abl
estotri
pt heAT-ATwal
k ,
ers
.T hist echniques l
owsthea dvanceofthe
Empi r
e’
ss oldier
s,givi
ngtheRe belsanopport
u,
nit
yt oeva cuatemor eper
sonnela ndequi
pment. Remembe r
,nota l
le nc
ounter
swi l
lhaveav i
c t
orandal os
er;
someti
mesthet i
deofba t
tles
we e
psoppone nt
sa par
tbefor
eany
Sc
enes.S
cenesocc
urduri
ngt
heba tt
lei
nde
pendent
lyofthe
deci
si
onisrea
c hed.
c
hara
cte
r’
sacti
ons.
Thegamemas
tershoul
dnar
rat
ethes
es c
enes
Givetheplayersama poft heb at
tl
egroundb as
edonwha t
t
ogivet
heplay
ersasens
eofwhat
’sgoi
ngon.
theyca
ns e
ea ndwha ttheyle
arnfromtheirfel
l
ows old
iers
.
Example:AR ebelsoldier
,a dvancescoutf orEcho Whe nusi
nge ncounter
s,tr
ytoma k
ethe ma sexci
ti
nga st
he
Base,pacesne rvouslyinsidehisa dva
ncedut ypost.He batt
lesc
enesoftheS tarWarsmovies.
feelsthegr ounds hakebe neathhi ma shi sc oml
ink
Example:LukeS kywal
ker’
ssno ws
peederhasbeen
rol
lso ffthec ountera ndunde ras helf.Qui ckl
yhe
shotdownov ert heba t
tl
efi
eldofHoth.Heha sbeen
scramblestohi sobs ervati
ona rr
ay,andt hes ens
ors
dazed by the cr
a s
h,a nd onlythe ground
-shak
ing
confir
m wha thi sgutha dalre
a dytoldhim –I mperia
l
advanceofa nAT -ATwa l
keralert
shim.Hes eest
hat
wa l
kersadva ncingonhi sposi
tion.Her eache sforthe
thewa l
kerwil
l s
qua s
hhisspeederins
econds.
coml i
nk,screa ming,“ Thi
si sE cho Post64.I mperia
l
wa l
kerscomingi nat..
.
” Anencount
ers
houldgi
veacha
rac
terachancetore
spondto
Thedutypos te xpl
ode sinab al
loff l
a mea ndthe what
’sha
ppeni
ng–t odosome
thi
ngthat
’se
xcit
ingorher
oic
.
broadcastcut stos t
a t
ic.Ins
idet hecockpitoft helead
wa l
ker,agunne rsmile
s. Example:Luke’sfirstinst
inctistofle
ei nt e
rror,
but
hec omesupwi thapl an.Crawlingintotheba ckof
Enc ounter.S
s i
ncethepl ay
ersa retaki
ngpa rtintheba t
tle
, thespeeder,hegra bsal andmi neandt hef usi
ond isk
presentt heircharac
ter
swi ths ever
alma jorencounter
s.These l
a uncher
.
scenespe r
sonall
yinvol
vet hec haract
ers
,a ndgivethepl ay
e r
s Hec r
awlsf r
om t hes peederjustint i
met oa void
these nsethattheircha
racter
sca nma kead i
ffe
rence. beingsquashed.The n, herunsbe neat
hthegr e
ats t
rid,
Whe nrunningaba tt
le,yous houldgiv
et heplayer
sa tle
a s
t i
ngl egsoft hewa lke rasitloomsa bovehi m.Hef ires
thr
e eorf ourencounter
s.Themo refast
-pacedthea ct
ion,the thef us
ion diskt ot hebot tom oft hewa l
ker,and
mor ee ncounters
,butyoushouldn’thavemor ethanadoz e
n. cli
mbsupt oi t
sbe lly.S l
ic
ingama i
ntenanceha tch

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openwithhi
sl i
ghtsa
ber
,hehur l
sthedetona
torinto barle dt hea ssa
ultont hes ec ondDe athS tara ndGe neralCa lri
s,
thepowerfl
a s
h-backducts.Thedetonat
orexplo
de s
, si
a n,a sl ea de rofGol dS qua dron,pe ne tra tedt heba t
t l
es tation
i
tsbla
stove
rloadi
ngthepowe rgenerat
or. onami ssiont ot akeoutt hema inre a
c tor.
AsLukefal
lstothegroundma nyme t
ersbe
low,the Yourgoa lint hesec ase si stwof old.F irst,y ouha v et oma ke
walk
erexpl
odesinabril
l
iantba l
loffl
ame. suret ha ty oug ivea l
loft hep l
a yersequa ltime .Don’ ts penda n
hourwi thonegr oupwhi lee veryonee lseha snot hingt odo.
CHOOSI
NG CRI
TCALMOME
I NTS Alterna
noonef
tebe
ee l
twe
slef
ene
tout
achgr
.Sec
oupe
ond,y
v
o
er
us
yc oupl
houl dc
eofmi
uta wa
nut
yf
ess
r
ot
om e a
ha
c
t
h
Mo sto ft hee nc ount ersi n whi cht hec ha ractersha v ea n segme ntoft heba ttl
eonac li
ffhange r:t heRe be lpla yercha rac,
oppor t
uni t
yt oa f
fe ctt he b attl
es houl di nv olveac ri
tical terslaunc ht heirgr e
na desa ta no nc omi ngAT -S T– c ut.Allow
mome nt:thee ne myi sa boutt obrea kt hr ought hef rontl ines; eac hgr oupofpl ayerst ope r
forma na c t
iona ndt hen,a f te
r
theha ngarb l
a stdoor swo n’tope na ndI mpe rials t
a rs
hipsa re eve r
yoneha sdones ome t hing( anda lloft he ma rea nxious l
y
aboutt oe nga get heRe belf l
eet;amons trouse nemyv ehicle awa it
ingt heout comeoft he i
re fforts),de scribet her e s
ultsa t
putsitselfintoapa rtic ularlyv ulnerables ituationf orabr iefs ec, thebe gi nni ngoft hene xts ce ne.
ond.T hisise spe ciall
yt ruef orc omba tst hatha veonl yoneor Asy our unt he setypesofc onfront ations ,thi nkba ckt ohow
twoe ncount e rs.Ma k es uret hatt heout comeo ft hee v ents theS tarWar sf i
lmsde pic tedt he m:gr ands hot soft hee nt ir
e
occurring dur ing t hec ri
t i
ca lmome ntha vedr ama ticc ons e, battle–f oc usonones ectionoft hec omba t–f oc use venc loser
quenc estha tc ha nget het i
deoft hec onf li
c t. onac ha r
a cte r–c utt oa not hers ecti
on, a nds oon. We avea llof
Thesee nc ount e r
ss houl di nvolveo ne -i
n- a-mi l
lion s hot s
, thes ce nesi ntoo nee xciting,f ast-pac edc onflictt ha tk eepst he
str
ategi cplanni ng,a nda l
l-outbr a
v ado.I ft hec hara c
tersc a n playersont hee dgesoft he irsea t
s.
compl eteat a skwi thl i
ttleornoe ffor t
,t hee ntireba ttlewi l
l
seeml essthr eat ening, a ndt he refore,lesse x c
iting.
I
nl onge rba ttl
e sy ou ma y wi sht oi nc l
ude s cenesa nd THEBAT
TLE
encount erstha tha vea ne ffec tono nl yap a
rticula rsegme ntof
thec omba t,butdon’ ta ltert hec onflicta sawho l
e .Thec ha rac, OFKORSEGIV
ter
sc ouldge tt heoppor tuni tyt osav es omev e hicl
e s,capturea n He
re’
sanex
ampleofhow agr
oundba
ttl
emi
ghtbes
etup
enemys tarship,r e s
c uec a pti
v es,stealmi li
taryi nfor ma ti
on,s py a
ndrunina
nadve
ntur
e.
ont hee nemy ’
sc omma nde rs, ore v
ens l
ipbe hindt heoppone nt ’
s
l
inesa nde sca pet ore joint he irall
ies.
T
HES
ET-
UP
Cl
i
ff
hanger
s T
hec haract
ersa r
eRe belAl li
ancesoldier
sstati
oneda tFl
are
Someti
me stheplayerc harac
te r
swi llspli
tintoanumbe rof Baseont heremot epla
ne tofKor segIV.T hebasesit
shighina
gr
oupsduri
ngab a t
tl
e,eitherintroope rsqua ds
,SpecForc
eunits
, l
atti
ce-work ofmount ai
nswi t
hint he wor l
d’
ss ubtemper
ate
st
arf
ight
ers
,orc api
talships,ora nyc ombi nati
on.Att heBatt
le zone.Fewerthan200Re be lsoldi
ersrunt hebase,andthei
rbat,
ofEndor
,forexample,Ge neralSolot ookhi steam downt othe tl
eresourcescons
istofonlyaf ewc omba tvehi
cle
s,hal
fadoz en
for
estmoont odestr
oyt hes hi
el
dge neratorwhileAdmi r
alAck, X-wingfighte
rs,andoneme diumt ransport
.

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Rebela
irs
peedersdest
royt hedrops hi
p,buttwooft he
ma re
PL
AYERSWI
LLBEPL
AYERS t
a k
enoutwithi
nt hefir
stmi nutebytheAT -
ATwa lke
r.T
hechar,
Whe nplayersge tinvolvedi
nt heset ypesofsit
uations, act
ersr
emainont hetopoft heridge,obs
ervingf
romadi s
tanc
e.
the
ywi l
lpr obablyc omeupwi t
hpl ansa ndsuggesti
ons Meanwhil
e,t
heImpe ri
altroopsreali
zethatthey’
reunderat
tac
k.
younevera nti
cipated.That’
swhe rethea rtofimprovis
a, Thecha
ract
ersareorder
edt oc har
ge.
ti
oncome sin.
Ifthepla y
ersc omeupwi t
hagr ea tba t
tl
ep l
an,giv e E
ncount
erOne
the
ma noppor tunitytoma kei
tsuc c
ee d. I
mprovi
seseveral Thec ha r
gebe gins !Dur i
ngt hef irs
tpa rtoft hee ncount er,
newe ve
ntsa nde ncount er
s,desc
ribet hingswithcolorful eachpl a yerc hara
c t
e riss hota tbyo nee ne myt roope r(ther es
t
nar
rat
ive,anda bovea ll
e l
se,ke
ept hega memov i
ng. arebus ywi t
ht heot he rfoots oldiers).I
ft hepl ayersaren’tthink,
Formor eoni mpr ovi
sing,se
et hec ha pte
ron“Runni ng i
nga nddon’ tdodge ,t heba ttlema ybeov erv eryqui ckly(at
Advent
ures
.” l
e astasf ara stheircha ractersa rec oncerne d).
Aftert hreer oundsofr unni ng,whi c hma ybep layedouti n
round sori naqui cks cene ,thec ha ract
e r
sr e a
chapoi ntmi dway
Theba se’
ss ens or sde tectt rouble– a nI mpe r i
a lStrike- class downt her idge.
cruiserha sj us tdr oppe do utofhy pe rs
pa cea nd i she aded Hav ee achpl ayerma keaP ercept i
ont ota l–a ny o
newhoge t
s
straightf orKor segI V. Theba sec omma nde ror de rsa ni mme dia t
e aMode r
a tetotalnot icest hrought hec ha osofba t
tletha tthree
eva cuation.Unf ortuna tely,theba s
e ’
sc omput ersc ontainhi g hl
y four-troops quadsa rea ssemblingGol a npor tablea nti-i
nfa nt
ry
sens i
tivei nfor ma tion,a ndi twi l
lt hereforet ak ea tle astt wo batteri
e s.Itwi l
ltaket hemt womi nut estoa sse
mbl et hem, butif
ho urstoc omp letet hee v acuationoft hed ataa ndt hepe r
sonne l theya r ec ompl et
ed,t heRe be lgroundt roopsa ndt hec omba t
–pl entyoft i
mef ort heI mpe rial
st opoundt hemount aini nto l
a ndspe ede r
swi l
lbee asi
lyc utdown.
pa ste. I
ft hec haracte
rss uc c
e edi nde stroyingt hea nti-i
nf ant
r ybat,
Re belc omma ndr aisesa ne ne r
gys hield–muc hl iket heone teri
e s
,t heI mpe ri
alsc ha set heRe belsupt her idge.I fnot ,the
use donHot h–powe rfule nought ostopa ir
bor nea ss
aul t
sf rom Impe r
ia l
sdr opba cka ndl ett heba tt
e r
iesdoa lloft hewor kfor
abov e,a l
thoug hi tc a nnotpr ot ecta gainstgr ounda ndl ow- alti, them –a ndwhe nthel and s
pe edersc omec ha r
gingov erthehi l
l,
tudea s
sa ult.Re be ls e nso r
sp i
ckupad rop- shipc omi ngi nont he they’l
l bede stroyedbe for ethe yc a
ne venr ea c
ht heAT -AT.
nor thsideoft hemount a i
na boutf ivek il
ome tersf romt heb ase.
Thes oldiers,i nc lud i
ngt hepl a
ye rc haracte rs,e quippe donl y S
ceneT
wo
wi t
hf ourc omba ta irspee dersandf o urc omba tla nd speede rs,a r
e T
heAT
-ATwa
lke
rde
str
oysat
hir
dai
rs
pee
der
.
sentt oc onf rontt hel andingf orc e
.
Comi ngupont her i
dges urroundi ngt hel and ings it
e, thes ol, Iftheplaye
rsf ail
edinE ncount e
rOne:T heImpe r
ialtr
oops
diersc onf ir
mt he irwor stfears– a nAT -ATwa lkera ndaf ull haveduckedbehinds upplyc r
a t
e sforcove
r.T heRebelground
compa nyo f150gr oundt roops .Thepl ayerc ha ra cter
sa r
ef oot tr
oopsrece
iveorderstoc harget heImperi
als
,whi l
ethec ombat
soldiers– a longwi tha bout40ot hert roops– a ndmus tt a k
e l
andspee
dersattack.Bythet i
met hechar
gei scomplet
ed,only
pa rtint hec ha rgedownt her idget oe nga get hee nemy .T he ir si
xorsevenoftheRe beltroopsre main.
front alassaul t’
spur pos ei stolur etheI mpe r i
al troopsa wa yf rom
I
ftheRe be
lssucce
ededinE ncounterOne:TheImperia
ls
thewa lkerinpr e pa rat i
onf orthene xtpha s
eoft heba ttl
e .
begi
npursui
tastheRebelswit
hdraw.Thechar
act
ersa
ndo ther
Ther estoft heRe be lt r
oopsa r
ei nc omba tl ands pee de r
s,
tr
oopsca
nr unbackupthehil
l
,onlytak
ingli
ghtca
sual
ti
es.
whi cha res uppos edt obec omi ngf rom t hewe sternf lank .Wi t
h
theI mpe ri
algr oundt roopsl ure dupt her idge ,t he s
et roopsa r
e
E
ncount
erT
wo
toma kead irecta ssaultont heAT -ATi na na tt emptt o“ cle ani t
An AT -
ATt akesoutthefinalair
speeder,butthi
st i
me,it
out .
”
cra
shesdir
ectl
yintooneofthechar
a c
ter
s( pi
ckonerandoml y
)if
Gi vet hepl a yersama pofwha tt heys e e,a ndr ev iewt he
thec har
acterdoes tr
n’ un outoft hewa y.Ifthec haract
er
Allianceb attlepl a n.I ft hec ha ractersa reRe be lc omma nde r
s,
doesn’
tgeta way,hetake
s6Ds peeder-
sca l
edamagef rom the
the yma yc hoos et oc ha nget heb at
tlepl ans ,buti ft he ya r
e
cra
sha ndsubse
quentexpl
osi
on.
ordina r
ys o l
di ers,t he ywi l
lha vel it
tlec hoi cebutt of ollow
orde rs. S
ceneT
hree
Ift heplayersfai
ledinE ncounterOne :Thec omba tland,
T
HECOURS HEB
EOFT AT
TLE speedersa t
tack.The remaining Re belground s o
ldie
rsha v
e
Bil
l(thegamemast
er)hasdeci
dedthattheI
mperi
alwal
ker advance dtotheI mperia
lt roops,andl obgr enadesov erthe
wil
leasi
lyroutt
heRe belt
roops
,unl
e s
sthecha
ract
ersc
anbe cra
t e
s( onl
yiftheImperi
alsdidn’tfol
lowt hechara
c t
ers)
. I
nsev,
suc
cess
fulinEnc
ounterOnebyprevent
ingt
heasse
mblyofthe era
ls pecta
cula
re xpl
osi
ons,thec rate
sgoupi nfla
me sa ndonly
ant
i-i
nfant
rybat
ter
ies
. afe ws cat
ter
eds hot
sc omef r
om be hi
ndt hecratesinstea
dof
thec onsta
ntb ar
ragetheRe be l
sfa c
e deveryroundupt ot hi
s
S
ceneOne point.
Thea ss
aul
tbegi
nsasRebe
lai
rs
pee
dersc
omeb a
rre
li
ngover
theridge
-topandbea
rdownonthedropshi
pinaneff
ortt
o I
fthepl ayerss ucce
ede di
nE ncounterOne :TheI mper
ial
s
dest
royit
. conti
nuet hec hargea sthecomba tlandspeeder
ss woopinto
batt
leagai
ns ttheAT -AT
.TheRebelgroundtroops,i
ncludi
ngthe
chara
cter
s,takec overbehindr
ocksandot herformati
ons,whil
e
theImper
ialtroopsa r
ec a
ughtoutintheope n.

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Gi vethechar
acterssevera
lroundst opi
c koffthefi
nalI
mpe, TheNe w Re publ i
cv es
selsdropi ntoreal
spacet ofindwha t
ri
alt r
oops,whil
eof fint hedist
ance,theys eeac ombatland, t
he ybe li
evet obet woe ss
ential
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encevessels
.
bodyo ft
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ntof The playerc ha r
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ffere
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I
’ve been asked t ot alkt o you aboutc api t
al I
nt heworstca s
e( i
ftheplayercha r
a c
tersfailduri
ngE ncounter
ship bat tl
es.First ,a wor d ofwar ni
ng.Those Two),t
heImpe ri
alswil
ldestr
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loft hes c
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sel
s,mostof
c
ut-rat eholo-vidst endt or omant i
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eight
ers,andoneoft heX-wi ngs.
conf l
icts.Youknow whatImean– “ AsI mper i$ Inthebestc as
e( i
fthecha r
acterssucceedi nEncounterTwo),
alSt arDest royersc losei nonRebelc ruis$ theNew RepubliclosesonlyoneX- winga nda bouthalfofthe
er s,thebat tl
ef orf reedom i ntensifi
es.” sci
encevess
els.
Don’tlet t hose sl ick words f oolyou.
Capi t
alshi pcombati sa nast ybusi ness.Wi th S
ceneOne
thousandsofsol dierson eac h ship,t he battl
esar ef ierce Ast heNe w Republ
icst
a r
fighte r
smov ei nont heL ambda
and deadly.One mi stake can mean notonl y yourdeat h, shuttl
ea ndt heHeadhunt
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ght
butthedeat hoft housandsofot herc rewmember s. cruis
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ket his.I f ands tartfir
ingont heNew Re publ i
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ence
you’regoing tof i
ghti nthedeep,c oldr eachesofvac uum, vessel
s.BeforeanyoftheNe wRe publi
cshipsc anrespond,two
youmi ghtaswel llear nhow t odoi tpr oper l
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ghtersandas ci
enceve
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pscome swi t
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ful
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nedabove).Usescenest osetupt he acter’
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ghter.Thes coutentersintodir
ec tengageme ntwith
act
iona nde nc
ounter
st ogetthep laye
rc hara
ctersinvol
ve d. theirfre
ighter
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pi ssti
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pushthebattl
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ly’
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vor. breakingoffthec omba t.Ifthec har
acter
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ighters t
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estormo flaser
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ontat
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stoft hev i
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enselessfr
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thec ommuni cation de t
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cfrei
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er’srange.Att hes amet ime,oneoft he
wing–de pa rtthei ntell
igenceout post-hi ddenint hega sgiant Gua rdi
a nc r
uiser
sbe ginst omov eint othes amea reaonape r,
Galaana ndj umpt ohy pers
pa ceont he i
rwa ytoJ andoon. pendi c
ula rvect
or.
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assshuttl
ea ndamodi , TheX- winghe a
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si
onc oursef orthec ruis
e rand
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us tr i
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ns endt heHe adhunterc areeni
ngi ntot he
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s er
. Theimpactde stroystheGua rdia
n’sshieldgene r
ator,and,
nowv ulnerabl
e,thes hipstartstopullawa yfrom thec onfronta,
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Ifthec haract
e r
ssuccee
dedatEncounterTwo:TheI
mperi
al Whe nresol
v i
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det hed i
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ndt heX-wi ngintact
. canc onveye xci
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ht raders
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act
ersfai
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rTwo:TheImper
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x t
orti
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me d)acti
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inuet opummeltheNewRepubl
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MAJORBATTLES round sa r
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mes.
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e atemome ntousbattl
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, Now you know how t o
tl
eofHot horE ndor. survi
ve i n t he maj or
Addmor eships, mores cenes,andmor ee nc ounte r
s,andma ke engagement sthats eem to
thee ngage ments e eme pic
,wi thdev as
ta ti
ngc ons equencesfor engulfourf orces atever y
thelos er
.Itus uall
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lemo ree x ci
tingi fthecha r
, turn.Whi l
e you c an’twi n
acter’
sa ll
i
e slookl iket he y
’l
ls uff
erde featdur inga tleas
tone
every battle,if you
mome nt(i
fno tmos t)oft heconf l
ic
t.
Jus treme mbe rtol etthec ha r
acte
r ’
sactio nsha ves omee ff
e c
t plan ahead, you I I
ont hec omba t,espe ci
allyne arthee ndwhe nt hel astfewde ci
, stand a good c hance
si
onsc ans pellthedoomo fones i
deort heot her. ofsurvivi
ng...and on a
goodday,youc angi vetheImper i
alsa bl
oody
OT
HERL
ONG-
TERM ACT
IONS nose.Nextup Cal
leadyout hroughas
adan Fr
eri
i
x,JediKni
esofdisc
ussi
ght
,wi
onsont
l
l
he
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hist
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herl
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rmsi
tuat
ions
,
Force and the Jedi.Letme admi tt hatIdon’t
s
uchastr
avelbet
weencit
ies
,lo
nghy per
spa
cejour
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tend,
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ter
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. understandmostofwhati ttakestobea J edi
.
ButIbel i
eveint heFor ce..
.

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TERT
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o you asbestIc
etgo ofyourc onscioust
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r
imi
heway
nali
sonewel

an,butt
hought
nt
he
lwort
h

o under
sand senset
st
and
hel i
fe
aroundyou.Onl ythencanyouf eelt
heflow oft
heForce..
.
The myster i
ousenergy fi
eld known ast he Forc
e permeat es
the galaxy.I tiscreated by li
fe,found ever ywhere,a partof
everythi
ng.Itl i
esbeyondt hatwhi c
hc annor mallybeperceived,
yetaf ew beings– suc hast heJediKni ghts– know how tof eel
itsebbandf l
ow.Wi thpracti
c eandst udy,Jedil earntomani pu$
latethatener gy,gai
ningcont r
oloverlif
e ,t
houghtandmat ter.

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HENAT HEF
UREOFT ORCE
TheForc
ei sane sse
ntia lpartofna ture–l ikee nergyorma tter–buti thas
y
ett
obequa ntifi
eda ndana ly z
ed( al
thoughJ edi ofo l
dha vetrieda ndf ai
le
d).
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cal
qua
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tie
soft heuni ve rse.T
hel awsofphy sicsareob s
ervable ;tec hnologyis
predicta
bleandr eadil
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controlle
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he rc ont roll
ednor
cont r
oll
ing–i tisapa rtofl i
feitself;aski
ngifitc ont rolsorc anbe
control
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di sl i
kea ski
ngi fape rsonc ontrol
shisc ompone ntc e
lls
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orthec ell
scont r
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aslifeevolv edintointell
igence, orifitcoerce
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ntelligence.TotheJ edi,itdoe snotma tter. I
t’se nought o
k nowt hattheF orceis.

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etheDar
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TheF or ceisl i
kea nye leme ntofna tur e–i tha sbot hpos i
t i
vea ndne gati
v e
aspects
:thel i
ghts idea ndt heda rks ide.T hel i
ghtt ea che speacea ndha rmony .It
ist hec ons truct i
ves i
deoft heF or cef romwhi cha l
llove, unde rst
anding
andk no wledgeor igina te–i tist hee ss
enc eofl ife.Tho sewhoa rea tpe acewi th
t
hems elvesc anl ea r
nt oha r
ne sst hea ma zi
ngpowe rsoft heF orc e.
Thed arksi
dei st hec ount e rwe i
ghtt ot hel i
g ht. Ma nyy oungs tudentsf alselybeli
ev e
t
hatt heda r
ks idei sstronge rthant hel ight–i ntrut h, i
ti sonl yeasier. T
heda r
ks i
de
spr
ingsf r
omt hene gativea ndde st
ruc tiveimpul sesofa l
ll i
vingbe ings–a nger,fear
andha treda rei t
ss ympt oms .Dea tha ndwa ra retheby produc t
soft heda rkside.
I
tisd angerous lys educ ti
v et othos ewhol a ckt hea bil
ityt oc ontrolt heiremot i
ons
andp a ss
ions .Thos ewhogi vei ntot heda rks i
def i
ndt heira bilit
iesgreatly
e nhanceda tfirs
t ,buta stimepa sses,thed arks idedoe snotr e s
ponds oreadily
.
Thed arks i
dede ma ndsmor ea ndmor eoft ho sei nitspowe r
.
Thosewhoa rese nsiti
v et otheF orc esoonl ea rnt ha tthe r
ei snomi dd l
egr ound
betwee nt heda rka ndt helight .F ormos tbe ings–una wa r
eoft hepowe ro f
theF orce–t hes t r
ugglebe twe engooda nde vilisnota spowe r
ful,nota s
compe l
li
ng. F ort hosea ttune dtot heF or ce, thes tr
uggl eofgoodv ersus
e vi
l,li
fev ersusde a
t h,isofut mos timpor tanc e.

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T
hosewhol ear
nt hewa ysoftheF or
cemustbec ar
efulto cantc ompa r
edt ot hemi lit
a r
ymi ghtoft heE mpi re.I nma ny
rememberthei
rowni nnerpeaceortheywills
urr
enderthem⌫ wa ys,tha twa sjusthowt heE mpe rorwa nt edi t
.
sel
vestotheda rksi
de ,asAnakinSkywalk
erdidma ny
,ma ny Thef ewF orce- use r
st hate xisted dur ing t hi spe riod we re
year
sago.Theymus tbec ar
efulnott
os tar
tdownt hepathof eit
he rhi dingf r
om t heE mp ir
e ,wor k i
ngf ort heE mp ire, ort rying
thedar
ks i
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sse l
f-
dest
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fi
cultt
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ave toignor et hepr esenc eoft heF or ce.
onceembrace
d. Dur ingt het i
me soft heNe wRe public,L uk eS ky wa lk ers t
a rt⌫
edt or e bui l
dt heJ ediOr der.Thi sbe ganwi tht hee sta blishme nt
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fe,Iwas i gnorantoft he ofane wJ ediaca de myonY avi
nI V. Sl
owl ybuts ure l
y ,thega lac ⌫
waysoft he Forc e,yetI ’d alwaysf eltt hatI ti
cpopul ationbe ga na cce pti
ngt her e -
e stablishme ntoft heJ e di
wassomehow “ spec ial.”Iknew myl ifehada Knight s.S ky walker’sa ppr oa c
ht oF orce-us ewa sf armor ec ogni ⌫
pur pose and i t was up t o me t o di sc over ti
vet ha nf las
hy .T hiswa sl arge l
yd uet ohi st ut elagea tt he
whatIwasdest inedf or.IfIwant edsome handsofY oda ,whowi tne ssedt hede s
truc tionoft heol dor de r
t hi
ngt ohappeni nmyl if
e...trulywant ed whi chwa swe a kene dbyal ackofunde rs t
a ndingo ft heme nt al
itdeepi nmyhear t...itmanagedt oc ome aspe ctoft heF orc e,a ndov er-re l
iantont hephy sica lma nifesta⌫
tr ue.AndwhenIf ac edac hal l
enge. .
.some ti
onoft heF orce.
thingt hatwasi mpor tantt ome. .
.Iwasof ten Ast heJ edibe ga nt og ainmor eg alactica cce pta nc e,ma ny
ableto suc c
eed,despi te gr eatodds .Somehow,I beingsi nt heNe wRe publ icha rbor edv aryingde gr ee sofmi st
rus t
wasabl et obringaboutt hatwhi chIwant edmos t
. andf eart owa rdF orc e-us ers
.T he sene ga ti
v ef ee l
ingswe red ue ,
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swhenIc amet ot heat tent i
onof“ LadyCar yn.”Al l i
np art,t ot hea ctionsofaf ewr ogueJ ediwhot ookt hel a wi nto
oft hevill
age’sc hildrenknew herast hest oryteller.Onhot theirownha nd sa ndha vebe gant or ebe la ga ins tL ukeS ky⌫
summer eveni ngs ,we’ d gather under t he takka t rees t o wa lker’
sl e adership.T heme mor i
e soft hehos tofDa rkJ edit ha t
hearhert ellt
al esofgr andadvent ur esandbr aveher oes . plague dt hega l
a xys i
nc et het imeofDa rthV a de ra nd t he
Oneday– It hinkIhadseensi xteenorsevent eensum Empe rora dde df ue lt ot hef ireoff ear,a ndt hepol iti
c alma chi ⌫
mer sby t hen – she pul led me asi de int he mar ket plac e. nationsofme mbe rsoft heRe publ icCounc ilbe ga nt of a nt hes e
Shesai ds hehad“ sensed”me,t hatIwas“ strongi nt heol d fl
ame s.F orce -
us ersoft hispe r
iodwe ref i
ndi ngt ha ta c cept anc e
ways .
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onma yt ur ni nt oaba d
Thi
swasmyst ar tonaper i
lous ,chal l
engingj our ney.She thing– a tl easta sf ara st heywe rec onc erne d.T e ns i
onswe r e
opened my eyest ot hepat ht hatI ’
d somehow over looked alr
e adyhi gh, asthei nvas i
ono ft heY uuz hanVongwa sa tha nd.
event houghitwasal waysr ighti nf rontofme. ..thewayof
theFor ce.
THEF
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S
T
HEF
ORCET HEAGES
HROUGHT MANYGUIS
ES
Formos to ft hehi stor yoft heRe public,t heJ e diwe rel ook ed
Eve nt hos ewhodon’ tbe l
ieveint heF orcec anunc ons ci
ous ly
upona sde fende rsa ndpr ot ec torsofj ustice .Byt he ire xa mpl e,
ma nipula tei ta ndbema nipulatedbyi t.T heyma ynotbet ruly
beli
e fint heF o rcewa sa c cept edi fnota lwa ysunde rstood.Mo st
“sensiti
v e”t oi tsf l
o w,butt he ysti
llcallupont heF orcewi thout
beingsc ouldno tpe r
c ei
v et heF orcedi rect
ly ;t he yc oul donl ys e e
evenr eali
z ing.T he sepe opl es eemt oha v ea na l
mos tunna tural
i
tma nifestint hos ea ttune dt oi t
, sucha st heJ edi .Att ime sov e r
abili
tyt oa c compl isht he i
robj ecti
v es
,whe the rt heiri nt enti s
thec entur i
e s,t heda rks idec a met ot hef or efront ,s uc ha sdur ⌫
good,e vil,ors ome whe reinbe tween.T hes ke pticalc allitl uck.
i
ngt hea ncientS i
thWa rs,butmos tlythec ha mpi onsoft hel ight
Theunbe lie ve r
sma yc allitde sti
nyorf ate .
Itist heF orc e.
si
dehe l
pe dk e ept hega l
a cti
cpe ac e.
(I
nga met erms ,t heus eo fCha racterP oint srepr esentsv ery
Duringt heRi seoft heE mpi ree ra,theF or cewa sapowe rful
sma ll
,a lmo sts ubc ons ciousma nifes
tationsoft heF orce.T heus e
compone ntofe veryda yl ife.T heJ ediwe rev isible ,a ctiv epr opo⌫
ofF orceP oi ntsr e pre se
nt smor epowe rfula ndde li
be rateus eof
nent soft heF orce .Re ga rdlessofwha ta ni ndi vidua lma yha v e
theF orce .
)
beli
e veda boutt heF orc e, i
twa sha rdtode nyt hepowe rde mon⌫
Themos tpr omi ne nta ndwe l
l-knownF orce -usersi nt hega l⌫
str
a tedbyt heJ edi.Ast heCl oneWa rsrage da cro sst hega la xy,
axya ret heJ ed i.Howe ver,theJ edia renott heonl yone swho
Jediwe res ee na tt hefor e fr
ontofb at
tles,a ndt heF or cei mpa c t⌫
hav ele arne dt oma nipula t
et heF orce.Ot herF or ce-userss ome⌫
edt heliveso fs o l
diersa ndc itize nsa li
ke .
ti
me sa ttribut et he i
ra b il
it
iest os ourcesot he rt hant heF orce,
Later
,i nt hewa k
eoft hede structi
onoft heJ edior de ra nd
sucha sma gi corgods ,butt he ya rea llusingt hee ne rgyt o
ther is
eoft heE mp i
re,t heF or cec a met obel ook edupona sa n
ma nipula tet hewor lda roundt he m.Inga met e rms, anyonewho
arcaner e l
igionpr a c
ticedbymi sguide df ool s.T heE mpi reout ⌫
i
sF orceS e ns i
tiveha st hea bil
it
yl earnF orcepowe rs,t hough
l
a we dtheJ e di a nda ttempt edt os tampouta ny onewhode mon⌫
ma nyo fthe sebe i
ngswi l
lne vergodownt hispa rt
icularpa t
h.
str
a teda na ffinityf ort heF or ce .Propa gandaa ndpol i
tic sk ept
Othe rF orc e-us ingt raditionsincluded arks idec ults( sucha s
thes yst
e msi nl inea nds ucc ee de di ndr i
vingF orc e- use rsunde r⌫
theS it
h),a ndobs cur e,isolateds ectss ucha st heWi tche sof
ground, whe ret he yl i
ve di nf e ara ndobs cur it
y .
Dathomi ra ndt heS or cererso fTund.S omek now t heF orc ef or
Duringt het imeoft heRe be l
lion,t heF or ceha df a de df rom
wha ti tisbuta ppr oa chi t
sus einad ifferentwa yf r
o mt heJ ed i
.
common k nowl edge .T hos ewho c ould ma ni p ula tet heF orc e
Othe rsk now t heF orcebya di fferentna me .Eithe rwa y,i t
keptt heirs kill
shi dde nt oa v oidt henot iceo ft heE mpi re .Ev en
rema inst hemy stice nergyt ha tbindst hega laxyt oge the ra nd
me mbe rsoft heI mpe rialhi era rchy,de spi tet hepr ese nceof
givesF orce -us erst he irpowe r
s.
Da r
thVa der,c ons i
de re
dt heF or cet obeout da te da ndi ns i
gni fi-

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F
ORCE-
USERSI
NTHEGAL
AXY De
be
pa
c a
r t
met
me ntoft
hegua r
heof
di a
fic
nsofpe
eoft
a cea
heS
ndj
upr
ust
e
i
meCha
cei nt
nc
hega
e l
l
l
or
ax
,t
y.
heJ edi

Ofthega laxy’sc ountl

essinha bit
ants
,onl yaf e
w be ingsa re The i
rde edsbe c amef a mous .Ai de dbyt heF or cea nda rme d
“Forc
e-sensi
ti
v e.”T hey havet he a bi
li
tyt oc oncentratea nd witht he iruni quel ight sa be rs ,t he yc amet ober espe cteda nd
sometimesbringa bouttheirwi llbysubconsci
ous l
yt appinginto honor edt hr oughoutt hega la xy .T he ywe rek nowna ss cho l
a rs
,
theForce.Theyha v ethepot entialtolea
r nForces k
il
lsa ndp ow⌫ wa rriorsa ndphi los ophe rs.T he ywe rea llt ho set hi ngs– a nd
ers,a
lthoughonl yaf r
acti
one v erwil
l. muc hmor e.T heJ e dis pr ea da cros st heg a lax y,pr ot ec ti
ngt he
MostF orc
e- usersint heRe publi
c,we retraineda tt heJ edi Republ ica ndwa tc hingov eri tsma nys yste ms .
Temple by JediMa ster
s.Ho we ve
r,dur i
ng the r ei
gn oft he Howe ver,wi t hint he irk nowl edge l a yt he s ee dsoft he i
r
Empire,theE mpe rora ndDa rthVa derexpende dagr eatde alof destruc tion.E a r
lyon,t heJ e dir ealiz edt hedi ffe renc esbe t we en
ti
mea nde ff
orte xtermi
natingF or
ce-users
.Y oungJ ediha dt o thel ights idea ndt hed ar ks ide ;t he ye mpha size dt hei mpor ⌫
hidetheirpresencef r
om theE mpireles
tt heybehunt e ddown tanc eoff ollowi ngt hepa thofl ight .F ors ome ,t hewa r ning s
byt heE mperor’
ss erva
ntsa nd a s
sas
sins.Theonl ys urvi
v i
ng we renote nougha ndt het e mpt a tionwa st oogr e at:i ne v i
t ab ly
,
Force-
us e
rsgene rall
yf i
tint
ooneoft hefoll
owi ngcategor i
es: someJ e die mbr a ce dt heda rks idea ndus e dt he irpowe rst o
bringgr e ate vilupont hega l
a x y.
•Thosewhosome
howhidfr
om theE
mp i
re.T
hiswoul
dincl
ude
Suc ht ragi ce v e ntse ndur edi nJ e dil or e.Oneoft he sei nf a⌫
J
edisuchasY
odaandVi
ma-
Da-Boda(
fom Dar
r kEmpir
e).
mousi nc ide nt soc cur re df ourmi llenni apr iort ot her i
s eo ft he
•Thosef rom is
ola
tedpl
anet
sa ndcult
ures
.The
sebeingsmay Empi re :t hef a l
loft heJ e diE xa rKuna ndUl icQe l-Dr omahe lpe d
st
udyt heJ ed
iwa y,ort
heyma yknow someothermeansof bringa boutt heGr e atS ithWa r.
usi
ngt heF or
ce,suchasthe“spel
l
s”usedbyt hewitc
hesof Dur i
ngt het i
meoft heRe publ i
c ,t ent hous a ndJ e di se rve dt he
Dathomirorthemy s
ti
cwayoftheTyi
a. Republ ica ndde fe nde di tsv a stt errit ory.T he yi de ntifie dpot e n⌫
•Thosewhowe r
etoowe a
koruns ta
blet obeat hr
e a
ttothe ti
alr e crui tse a rl
yi nl ife ,us ua llywi thi nt hef irs ts ixmont hsofa
Empir
e.Thi
swoul
dinc
ludethequix
oti
cJ edichar
act
ertempla
t e
, child’se x i
s tenc e.Asi nf a nt s,t hos ea ttune dt ot heF orcea nd
Hal
la(fom S
r p
li
nte
roftheMind’sEye)andJ or
uusC’baot
h,the acce pt edbyt heJ ediCounc ilwe ret ak ent obe gi nt he irt raini ng.
madJediwhoguar
dedtheEmperor’
sstor
e hous
eatMountT an⌫ Olde rc hi ldre n,i fi de nt i
f i
e dl ate ri nl i
f ea sbe ingF orc e- sens itiv e
,
ti
ss
. we rer efus edt raini ngi nmos tc ase s;t heJ e dibe li
e ve dt ha tt he
feara nda nge rinol de rc hi l
dr e nma det he mt oos us c ept iblet o
•Forc
e-user
scompl
ete
lyinthr
allt
otheEmper
or.T
hisi
ncl
udes
thed arks ide ,a nds oi twa sunwi set ot ra i
nt he m.Al lc ha rac te r
s
bei
ngssuchasDar
thVader
,MaraJade
,theE
mperor
’sDa
rkSide
playingi nt hise rat ha ta reJ e diP ad a wa nl e arne r sha veama st er
.
Adept
s(fomDar
r kEmpir
e).
Whi let he rema ybet ime swhe nt hema stera ndt heP a da wa n
•F orce-user
sheldc a
ptiv
ebyt heEmpir
e .Whilesomeeventually travelt oge the r,mos toft he i
ri nt e ract i
on ha ppe nsbe t we e n
escape,mos tfaceahor r
ide xis
tence
.T heE mpire
’smotiv
e sin adv ent ur es,whi lea llc ha rac te rsa r et r ai
ni nga ndi mpr ov ing.T he
holdings uc
hbe i
ng svar
ies
:s omea r
euse dforexper
imentsi
nt he ma ste ri sof ten a ga me ma st erc ha rac ter,of fering t raini ng,
Force,whi l
eino therc a
se stheE mperors i
phonsoffthei
rl ife adv i
c e, a nda idwhe nt hega me ma st erf ee l
ss uc ha idi sa ppr o pr i
⌫
energiest osupporthimse l
f.S t
il
lothersma yha vesomeJ edi atea ndne ce ssary .Unf or tuna t ely, byt hee ndoft hi st imepe riod,
knowl edgethatt heE mpe r
orwi s
hestopr yfrom the
irmi nds. Ana kinS ky wa lke rha st ur ne dt ot hed arks i
dea ndt heE mpe ror
Vima -Da-Bodaandt heJ ediCorwinShe lv
aywe reonceheldby hass la ug ht ere dne a rlya l
l theJ edi .
theE mp i
rebutma nagedtoe s
capeit
sclutches. The nc amet heDa r kT ime s ,t heJ e dipur geha sbe e nc ompl et⌫
ed.Al lbutaha ndf ulofF or ce -us er s,l eta lonef ullyt raine dJ e di,
MostForce-userswillbeofar ela
tiv elylow le velofa bili
ty. we ree xt ermi na te dorc or rupt edt ot heda rks idea ndpl ac edi n
Anyc haract
ersabov ethoseskil
llevelsha vebe ene xcepti
ona l
l
y thes erv iceoft heE mpe ror .F orc e- se nsitivei nd ividua ls,s uc ha s
caref
ulina voi
dingt hea tt
enti
onsoft heE mpi r
e..
.ort heyma y Luk eS ky wa lke ra ndL eiaOr ga na ,we r ehi dde nf rom t heE mpi re
beservantsofPalpati
ne . andc uto fffr omt he i
rhe ritage .Mor epo we r
f ulF orc e-us ers, suc h
I
nt heeraoft heNe wRe publ
ic,Force -usersa r
emor enume r⌫ asObi -Wa nKe nobia ndY oda , pur pos elyd i
sa ppe are da ndwor k ed
ous,buttheystil
ltendt obeofal owle ve lofa bi
li
t ysi
ncet he r
e tos tayunno t i
c ed. J edic ha ra ct ersi nt hise rae v ent ua llya ttra cta
aresof ewt eachers.Somet rai
nunde rL uk eS kywalker
,whi l
e teache r,t hought het ra i
ni ngt he seF orce -us erspr ov idei sha p⌫
other
sl ea
rnwha tc anbepa sse
ddownf rom a gingi nst
ruc tors haz arda tbe st.Awo ul d- beJ edil ea rnsbye x pe rienc e,t hr ough
andwha tisrecordedint hefewr ema i
ni ngt extsandda t
ata pes. occ asiona lme eti
ngswi thot he rF or ce -us ers,a nde v enbys t udy ⌫
Howe ver
,despit
et heNe wRe publi
c ’
sac cepta nceo fForce-use r
s, i
ngwi thbe ing swhof o ll
owot he rF or cet radi tions .I t’snote a sy
,
theremna ntsoft heE mp i
re(andma nyot hergr oups)ha vea whi chi swhyJ edii nt hispe rioda ref ewa ndf arbe twe en,a nd
keeninter
e s
tinus i
ngF orc
e-user
st oacc ompl ishthe i
rowne nds. fewr ea cht hel e ve lofpowe re xhi bi tedi ne arlie rorl a terpe rio ds.
Af tert hede fe atoft heE mpi re,dur i
ngt het imeoft heNe w
T
HEJ
EDI Republ ic,L uk eS ky wa l
k erha st r
a ine da boutonehundr edJ edi
F
orc enturi
es,thegr oupofphi losophe r
stha twoul de ventu⌫ andi de nt i
fiedpe rha psadoz e not he rsinne edoft raining. Pr o m⌫
all
yb ecomet heJ edicontempla t
edt hemy st
eriesoft hee nergy i
ne ntF or ce -us erss uc ha sMa raJ a deS kywa l
k era ndCor ranHor n
fi
eldknowna stheF orce.Eventual
ly,someoft hegr oup’sme m⌫ helpS ky wa lke rt ra ina ndc oor di na tet hee f for tsoft he seJ e di
,
bersma st
eredtheF or
c e.Aft
e rthat,the ydedicatedt hems el
ves whi lepr omi si
ngs tude nt ss uc ha st heS ol oc hi ldr ena ndGa nne r
tous i
ngt heirne w-founds kil
lsandpowe r
sf orgood,he lpi
ng Rhy sodes how gr ea tpr omi s ef ort hef utur e .J e dic ha rac te r
s
thoseinne ed.I
nt het housand sofye arsthatfollo
we d,theJ edi aga i
nr e c eiveahi ghe r
- lev elme nt orwhopr ov i
de st ra ininga nd
ser
veda sprotectorsoftheGa lacti
cRe public.Answeringt othe i
r adv i
c ebe twe ena dv e nt ure sorwhe nt heg a me ma ste rde ems
ownJ edicouncilandope r
ati
ngi nconc ordancewi t
ht heJ udici
al suchi nte ra ctiont obewa rra nt eda ndi mpor ta ntt oami ssion.

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T
heJ
edi
Code
Oneofthefi
rs
tthi
ngst
hataJedimustle
arni
stheJed
icode;
thi
sphi
los
ophylay
sthegr
oundworkforthemas
teryoftheus
e
oftheF
orce.

T
her
eisnoemoti
on;the r
eispeace.
T
her
eisnoi
gnorance
;t her
eisknowledge
.
T
her
eisnopass
ion;t
he reiss
ereni
ty.
T
her
eisnodeat
h;thereistheForc
e.

TheJ edimus tc arefull

yobs ervet her ul esoft hel ights ideof
theF orcet oma intainha r
monywi thhe rsel
fa ndt heuni verse
aroundhe r
.
Thelights idei screateda nds ustaine dbyl ife.TheJ e dia ct
st o
preservelife.Tok illi
swr ong.
Some time siti sne cessar
yt ok il
l.TheJ edima yk illins e l
f-de⌫
fenseori nde fenseofot hers,e speciallythewe aka ndt hegood.
TheJ edima yk il
l,ifbyhe ra ctions hepr eservesthee xistenceof
l
ife.Howe ver,theJ edimus tne v erforge ttha tkil
lingi sinhe rent⌫
l
ywr ong. T
hed ea thisas tainupont heJ edi’sspir
it.
TheJ edis e
e ksk nowl edgea nde nlighte nme nt,pe acea ndha r⌫
mony .TheJ e diwi shest ode featt hosewhowoul dwi peouts uc h
qualiti
es–t ho sewhowoul di nflic
tde ath,tyrannyori gnor a
nc e
uponot hers– y ett heJ e
dis houl dne vera ctoutoff earor
hatred.AJ e dimus ta c
twhe nc alma nda tpe acewi tht heF or ce
.
Toa ctwi tha ng erf i
lli
ngone ’ss pir
itist or isktempt ati
o nt ot he
darks i
de.
Jedisho ulds eeknonv iolents olutionst opr oble ms–b utthis
i
sn’ta lwayspos sible.Some t i
me s,kil
lingorf ightingi stheonl y
answe rav ail
able. Some time siti sev ent hebe s
ta nswe r.Butt hat
doesn’tme a nt heJ edisho uldn’tt rytof inda nalterna ti
ve .

TheRes
pons
ibl
eUs .AJ
eofPower edia
ctsf
rom wi
sdom, Eacht i
meaJ e didr a wsupon t heF orce ,t her
ei sas li
ght
usingpers
uasi
ona ndc ouns e
loverv i
ole
ncea ndF or
cepowers
. tre
mora stheF orceiss ubt l
ya l
tered.IftheF orcei suseds pari
ng⌫
Forcepowersaret obeus edt oservetheinte
restsoftheli
ght
. l
ya ndwi thha rmonyi nt hena turalorderoft hings ,s
uc htremors
UsingtheForc
ef orpersona laggr
andiz
eme nt
,forp er
sona
lpow⌫ areslighta ndba relyde tec t
ablee v
e na tclosera nges.
erorwe al
th,f
orc onveniencewhe nothermeanswoul dbemore Thos e who f reque ntly us et he F orcec aus e ma ny,ma ny
prudent–a l
lofthe s
etraitsareofthedarksi
de . tre
mor s.Whe ntheF or cei sreli
edupo n– us edc ons t
antlyto
bendt heuni vers
et ofitt hewi lloftheus er–s ucht r
e morsma y
A Cal
lt oAc ton.AJ
i e
dic annota ll
o we vi
ltooc curbyi nac begr e ate nought hatJ e diondi stantpl ane tsma yde tectthe
ti
on– aJ ediwhov olunta r
il
ys tandsbya nda ll
owse vi
ltobe user.T hosewhous et heF orceasac r
udei nstrume ntofpowe r
commi tt
e disencouragingthef orcesofd ark
ne ss
. arev erylikelytoc omet ot hea tt
entionofot hers.
J
edia realsoboundbyt hea ct
ionsoft hosea r
oundt hem. Iti
s Ne wJ e
d istudentsa repa r
ti
cularlylikelyt obede tect
ed.In
nota cceptableforaJ editoa ssociat
ewi t
ht hosewhowi l
l
f ull
y theirde sir
et oma stert he i
rpowe rs,t heyof tenma nipulatethe
choosetoc ommi tevi
l. Force..
.y ettheird abbling s,iftoof r
e quent,dra wt hea t
tenti
ons
Whe naJ ediisconfrontedbyas i
tua t
ionwhe reevili
sbe ing ofot he rnearbyF orce-us ers.Thepur geoft heJ ediwa sfacil
ita
t⌫
commi tt
e d,theJ e
dimus ta ctt opr e
ve ntthate vi
l.Ther
ea rea edbys er
vantsoft heE mpe r
orwhode te
ct e
d, trackeda nde xter
⌫
vari
etyo fme ansa ttheJ edi
’sdisposal– pe r
suasion,cre
ati
nga mina tednov iceJedi .
dis
tracti
on,a rmeda c
tionors implemi ndtric
k s–buti nter
v en⌫
ti
onisne c e
ssary
. Pr emonit
ionsand Vi si
ons .SomeJ ediexperiencepr emoni⌫
ti
ons,dreamsa ndv isi
ons.Some t
imesthesee ventss eemt obe
Tr emor sint he Force.T heJ edili
ve sinha r
monywi t
ht he l
itt
lemor et hanr andom,i mpres
si
onis
ticima ges,b uta tother
Force,s e
nsingitsfl
ow,dr a winguponi tse nergi
es.
..a nds ome⌫ ti
me stheyarec ry
stalcle
argl i
mpsesofp a
st,presentorpos si
ble
ti
me spe rce
ivi
ng“ di
sturba nce s
”a nd“presences”intha tf l
ow. fut
uree vent
s .Thereismuc hde bateast othec a useoft hese
T hea cti
onsofot hersc a nc ausedis
t urbancesint heF orce.A phenome na– pe rhapsit’
st heJedi
’ssubconsci
ousa twor k,or
l
onei ndi
vidual
’simpr e
ssionmi ghtbel ikeac andl
ef li
c ker
ingin per
ha psit’
ss i
mplyad if
fe r
entwa yofs ensi
ngt remor sint he
thewi nd,whileagre attra gedyora ctofgr e a
tgoodma ybel i
ke For
ce–butt heseoc cur
renceshavebeenk nownt owa rnJediof
as udde nb ur
stofl ightning.T hosewhoma nipula
tet heF or
ce i
mpe ndingda ngerort os ummont hemt o“ cri
si
sa re
as”whe re
oft
e na ndwi t
hgr e
atpowe rshinelikethel i
ghtofas un. the
iruniquea bi
lit
iesarene e
ded.

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ORCET
RAI
NING
TheS tarWar sroleplayi
ngg ameall
owsJ ediandF orce-
using p layerc haracter
s.Onl yForce
-sensi
tivec har
acters
canl earnF orceskill
sandpowe rs.
Seve ralcharactertempl a
tessta
rtthega mewi t
hF orc
e
ski
lls,inc l
udingt hea l
iens t
udentoftheF orce,thefa i
l
ed
Jedi,themi norJed i
,theq ui
xoti
cJedi
,andt hey oungJ e
di.
Othe rF orce-se
nsiti
vec haract
ersmaylearnForces ki
l
lsand
powe rsi fat ea
che risfound.

Findi ngaTeac her .Ac ha racte rwhowi she st ol ea rnoneof

thet hr eeF or c es kills( co nt r
o l
, sens eoral te r)mus tha veat ea ch⌫
er;c ha ra cte rswhoa lre ad yha veF orc es ki
llsf indt he me asiert o
ma ste rwi that ea che rt oi nstruc tt he m.
Ac ha ra c terwhobe gi nst hega mewi thJ e dis killsmus tha v e
hadat e a che rbe f or et hega mebe ga n.Whe the rornott hes tu⌫
dentc a ns tillc ont a ctt het ea che ri sl eftt ot hedi scretiono ft he
game ma ste r.P e rha pst hec ha rac terma ste reda l
lt hepowe rst he
teache rk ne wa ndmov e don.Ma y bet het eac he rwa sk il
led;
ma ybet hes t ude nta ndt e ache rha daf a l
lingout ;orpe rhapsi t
wa sj ustt imet o“ mov eo n.”T het ea che rma yha vee ve nt urne d
tot heda rks idea ndwa t che st hes tude ntf rom ad i
s t
a nce ,hop⌫
i
ngt oe v ent ua l
lyl uret hef orme rp upi ldownt hepa thofda rk⌫
ness.
Int heRi seoft heE mp iree ra,at e ac he r(aJ ediMa ster)isf a r
mor ec ommont ha ni nl ate re ras.T hisi snott os ay, howe ve r,tha t
i
ti se as yt obea c ce pte da saP ada wa n( ors tude nt )t ooneoft he
Ma ste rs.T heJ ediOr de re xerte df armor ec ont rolov ert he ir You’
renoteve
nob l
i
gat
edtoal
low J
edicha
rac
ter
s– you
Pad awa nst ha ni sc ommo ni nt hel ate re ras. don’
thavetoprovi
deateac
hers
impl
ybe c
auseachar
act
er
AsaP a d awa n,t hec ha ract erwi l
lha vet or egul ar l
yr epor tt o wantst
obecomeaJe
di.
hisorhe rma s tera ndma yof tenbec a l
le da wa yonJ edi bus i
ne ss.
Thisc a nof t enc a us egr ea ttens iona ndf rustra ti
on, whi chc ani n Ot herFor msofLear ning.Wh il
et e ache rsaret hepr e
f er
re d
i
tselfb eadr awt oa b andont hes ta gna ntJ edia ndv enturet o mea nso fma ste r
ingt heF orce ,pot entialJ ediha v eothe rroute s
fi
ndo the rwa ys–pe r ha psd arke rwa y s–ofk nowi ngt heF or ce opent ot he m. The yma ybea blet of indaHol ocron, ane xt
r eme ⌫
TheRe be llione rai sauni versewhe ret heJ ediha vene a rl
y l
yra rede viceus e dbyJ edi tore cordl orea ndl essons.
beene ra dic at ed.F indi ngat ea che ri samos td ifficul tt ask.A Je dia lso us ed da tatape s
,ol d-fashione d pa pe rbook sa nd
cha r
a cte r’ss e archf oras ui tableJ e dit ea che rs houl dbet hef o cus manyo the rme ansofr ec or
dingt he irk nowl edgeoft heF orce.
ofa ne pi cque st ,pr oba bl ys pa nni ngs eve ralga mea dv entur es. Whilemos toft he seit emswe rede stroye ddur ingt her eignof
Thec ha ra ct ermus tpr ov et hec ommi tme ntt obe c omi ngaJ e di theE mpi re,af ew obj ectswe rehi dde na wa yins ec
retr etreats
eveni nt hepr oc e ssoff i
ndi ngat ea che r. andondi stantwor l
ds ,wa it
ingt obea cc es
sedbyne w ge nera⌫
Onc ef ound,t het ea che rma ynotbequi tewha ti se xpe cte d. ti
onsofJ e di.L ukeS ky walkers ea rchedma nywor l
dsfordoc u⌫
Obi- Wa n,Y odaa ndL uk ea r
ee xce ptionss incea lmos ta l
lJ ed i ment sc ont a i
ningl ostJ edilore ;ma nyofhi sles
s onsa ttheJ edi
we rehunt e ddownbyDa rt
hVa dera ndt heE mpe r
or .Apr ospe c ⌫ pra
x eumonY avinI Vwe reba sedo nt hei nforma tionhega thered
ti
vet e ac he ri sl i
k e l
yt oha vene ve rf ul l
yc ompl et edhe rF orc e i
nhi sj our ne y
s.
trai
ni ng–s ome onewhok nowse nought obe gini ns truc t
ingt he (Fory ourg a me ,y oua r
ef reet ode cidewhe t
he rtheus eofa
cha r
a cte r, butl ac ksaf ullunde rs t
a ndi ngoft heJ edi wa y. Holoc ronort ex tc ount sa s“ha vi
ngat eac her.
”Ins omec ases,the
Thepr os pe ctiveJ e dic ha r
a cterma yha v et ot ur nt ooneof tex
tswi llbes ode tailedt hatt he ya ref i
nes ubstitutesforal i
v⌫
theo the r“ wa y so fk nowi ngt heF orc e,”s uc ha st heT yia .I
ndi vid⌫ i
ngi ns truc tor;inot he rc ases,theJ edima yne edt os eekouta
ualswhok nowt he sewa yswi l
lof tenbei solat edonapr imitiv e l
ivi
ng i nst r
uc tort o ma stert he s kil
lsa nd powe rst he t exts
wor ldorhi di ngf romt hef or cesoft heE mp i
re . describe.)
Noma tt ert hec ircums tanc e ,t heq ue stf oraJ edit e ache r
TakingonPupi ls.Jedic har
ac t
e r
sc aninst
ructothersinthe
shoul dno tbea ne asyone .I ts houl dbef ill
edwi thda nge r,
waysoftheF or
ce.Ac haractermus tha veaForcesk
il
lofa tle
ast
designe dt ot estt heme t tl
eoft ho sewhos e ekt hispo we rful
3Dtote a
chi ta
ndt heJ edicano nlyt e
achForcepowe r
sthatshe
knowl edge .
knows.
Whe ny ouga me ma ster,y oua ree xpe cte dt oe xer ci
sef i
rm
Bytraditi
on,acharacterstudyingwi thama st
erma ynottake
cont rolwhe ni tc ome st oJ edic ha ract ers. Youc ana ddwha teve r
onap upil
.AJ edicharacterwillse l
dom takeonmor ethanone
l
imi tatio nsy o uf e e la rene ce s
s aryt oma i
nt ain“ g ameb a l
anc e.”
pupi
latat ime,buts omei nstr
uc tors– suchasLukeS kywal
ker
–wi l
lacceptse
v e
ralstudentsatonc e.

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Ac haractershouldbewa ryoft eachi

nga nyonewi thDa rk
SideP oi
ntsJ e
d iabi
li
ti
es–a nyt i
meac har
acterteachessucha
personaF orc
es kil
lorpowe r,thet e
acherrecei
vesaDa rkSide
Point.
Jedicharacter
sa r
ea ls
or esponsi
bleforthea ct
ionsoft hose
theyt each.IfaJ edi’
spupilturnst otheda r
ks i
de ,theJediis
mor all
yob l
igatedtoresol
vethes it
uati
onifatallpossibl
e.

F
ORCES
KIL
LS
Teac hers.At eache rmus tha vea tlea st3DintheF orce
s
k i
llt obet aught ;thet eac her’sski
llleve lmustexc e
edt he
s
tude nt’
ss ki
ll l
eve l
.
AJ edis t
ude ntmus tha veat e
a che rt olear
naF orce
s
k i
ll.L e
a rni
ngaF orces k
il
lr e
quireso newe e
kofint ensive
s
tudya ndc osts1 0Cha r
a cterP oi
nt s.(T hetrai
ningt ime
ma yber educ edo neda ype radditiona lCha r
acterP oint
s
pe nt ;themi ni
mumt rainingt imeisoned a
y.)
Thec haracterge tst hes kil
la t1D. (Thec harac
terisa lso Contr
ol.Cont
roli
stheJ
edi’
sabi
li
tyt
oc ont
rolherownbody.
t
a ug htoneF orc epowe rpe rt
ainingt ot hes ki
ll
;see“F orce AJediwithcontr
olcanacc
essherowninter
nalwe l
lofForce
Powe r
s.
” ) ener
gy,l
earni
ngharmonywit
ha ndmast
eryoverthefunc
tions
AJ e
dis tude ntwi l
lmos tof tenbet aughtc ontrolf i
rst
, ofherownbody.
al
thoughs omet e a
c hersbe gi
ni nstructionwi ththes e nse
Sense.S ens
et eac
hesaJ edit os ens
et heF orc
ei n other
s
k i
ll.Alte ri
sus ua l
lyt aughtl a
st.
thingsbe y
ondhe rownbody .TheJ edilear
nst ofeelthebonds
thatconne c
ta l
ll
ivi
ngthingsandg a
instheabil
itytounderst
a nd
e:An
Exampl awa ntstole
a r
nt hecont
rols
kil
l
. Aft
er howa llthi
ngsa r
einte
rconnect
e d.Se ns
egovernspowe rss
ucha s
f
indi
ngat ea
c he
r,shegoe sthroughawe ekofinten⌫ detecti
ng dangera nd l
earni
ng i nformat
ion aboutt hewor l
d
s
ives t
udy and tr
aining,and s pends10 Charact
er aroundtheJ edi
.
P
oints.
Anarecei
vesc ontr
olat1Da ndlear
nsonec on
t
rolFor
cepowe r
. Alt
er.AJ e
diwihal
t terlearnshowt ochangethedis
tri
but i
on
andnatureoftheFor
c e.Jediwhoha vema s
teredal
tercanmov e
phys
icalobj
ectswi
tht heirmi nds,c
a nhelpotherscont
rolt hei
r
Us
ethef
oll
owi
ngr
ule
swhe
nimpr
ovi
ngF
orc
esk
il
ls
: ownFor c
e,orcanma nipulatetheF orcei
nt hebodiesofothers.
For
ces
kil
ls(
cont
rol
,sens
e,andal
ter
). Thi
spowe rcanbeusedt oc hangethepe rcept
ionsofother
sa nd
CharacterPoi
ntCos t:Toimpr oveaF orceski
llbyone makethemc ometoinc or
rectc oncl
usions
.
pipc os
tsanumbe rofCha rac
terP oi
ntsequaltot hec ur⌫ OtherSkil
ls.Itisbel
ievedthatt heJediKnightsonceha d
rentnumbe rbefor
ethe“ D.”Doubl etheCha ra
cterP oint ski
llsandabil
it
iesfarbeyondwha tisc ur
rentl
yknown.Ift hese
costwithoutat eac
her. powe r
sexis
ted,theywerenodoubtl ostinoneoft hegr
ea tJedi
Tr
ainingTime:Characte
rswithat eachermusttrai
none purgesduri
ngt heOldRe publi
c.I
twa swhispe
redthattheJ edi
dayf ore a
chCha ra
cterPointspent;twoda ysperCha rac⌫ couldalt
erthes t
ruct
ureo ftheuniv
erse,l
ivebeyonddeath, a
nd
terPointwi t
houtat e
a c
he r
.Tr
a i
ningtimema yber educ ed accompli
shothermi r
acul
o usfeat
s.Now,howe ver
,thes
es ecret
s,
byoned ayf oreacha dditi
onalCha racte
rP oi
nts pe nt i
ft heyexi
statall
,awaitr
e di
scove
ry.
..
(minimumo foneday).

For
cePower s.Achara
c t
ermaybeta
ughtanewpower T
HEL HEDARKS
UREOFT IDE
ea
chtimeaF or
ces ki
l
lisi
mprovedonepi
p.T
henewpower
Whe nac ha r
a cterwi thDa r kSideP ointsus esaF orce
i
schosenbythet e
acherandmustuset
heimpr
ovedFor
ce
ski
ll
,he rsk
illrollge tsabonusof1Dpe rDa rkS ideP oi
nt.
s
kil
l(f
orins
tance,aJedii
mprovngc
i ont
rolc
oul
dnotl
e a
rn
Character
swhoa cce ptt hisbo nusa r
epa r
ti
cularlys uscep⌫
apowerbase
ds ole
lyonalter
).
ti
bletoi t
st empt ationsa ndmus tbes uret oa ctwi ththe
purestint
entort he ywi l
lr e
ce i
vemor eDa rkS ideP oints
Example:An asc
’ ontrolis3D+1.Adv ancngc
i ont
rol andr i
skgoingov e rtot heda rkside.
to3D+2unde rt hei nst
ruc t
ionofat eachercost
sthree AJedima yr efuset hisbonus ,butt hedifficul
t ie
sofa l
l
Cha r
acterPoi
ntsa ndt akesthreedaysoftrai
ning. Forcepowe r
ss houl dbei ncreasedbya tle as
toned i
ffi
culty
I
fAnawe ret ot ryt oa dvancecont r
olto3D+2 l
e v
elt oreflectt hei ntensec onc e
ntrationt heJ e dimus t
withoutat eacher,itwoul dc ostsixCharact
erP oi
nts havetoa voidtheda rks ide’stempta t
ions.
andt ake12da ysofi nt
ens i
vestudy. Ac har
acterwhoha sgoneov ert ot heda rks i
de( as
Whe nAnai mpr ovesc ontrol
,shema yl e
arnane w descri
bedinCha pte rF our,“ T
heRul es”)nol onge rre c
eives
controlpower;apowe rofhe rteacher
’schoosi
ng. thi
sbonus .

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e:An
Exampl a ha
st hr
ee DarkS i
de Points
;s he T
hisc ha
pterhasal i
st
ingofmos tcurre
ntlyk nown For
ce
re
cei
vesabonusof+3Dt oallherForceski
lls
.Later
, powers.Howeversomepowe r
sa r
edeve
lopedunique l
ybyJ e
di
Anahasre
mov e
daDa rkSi
deP oi
ntandha sonlytwo Ma s
ters
.Otherpowers
,whicha r
enotli
ste
dhe r
e,ma ybeused
l
eft–sherec
eiv
esabonusof+2Dt oherForc
es ki
ll
s. byot herForc
et r
adi
ti
ons(li
ketheWitchesofDa thomir)
.The
avai
labi
li
tyofac er
tai
nForce-
powerof
tena l
soba s
e duponthe
eraofplay,
andspeci
fi
cal
l
ya tgamemas
terdis
cre
tion.
F
ORCEPOWERS WhatAr eFor cePower s?“ Forcepowe rs”area ne asywa yt o
EachF orceskil
lgov e
rnsamul t
itudeofpo wers.
Ac har
⌫ describet hedi ff
erentwa y stha ttheF or
ces kil
l
sc anbea ppli
e d.
acterroll
sthea ppropriat
eForces kil
l(orskil
ls)whentryi
ng LearningaF orcepowe ri slikele arningt ous eamus cley ou
to use a pa r
ti
c ul
arpowe r
;t he ga mema ste
rus esthe didn’tk nowy o uha d–i t
’svirtual
lyi mpos si
bleunt i
lyou’v ebe en
descri
ptionoft hepowe rtode t erminet hediffi
cult
yfor taughthowt ous eit.
thetask . Fort hec onv e
nienc eofbot ht hepl a y
era ndt hega me ma ster,
AJe dicha r
actermus tbetaug htaF orcepowe rtouse thepowe r
sa rev erys pecif
ic.Whe ny ouga me ma s
ter,youma y
i
t.(Powe rsca nbet aughtbyat ea cher
,Hol ocr
onors ome wisht ol etp layers“ st
retch”powe rstot ryt a s
kst hata r
en’ t
otherdoc ume ntoritems peci
fi
c allyinte
nde dtot e
achthe specifi
c al
lyde scr
ibedbuts eemt obei nthe“ spi
rit”oft hepowe r.
powe r
). Si
ncemos tJedite
achersk nowonl yaf ewpowers, Todot his,fallbackont her uleoft humb:t hedi ff
icultys hould
atac ertai
npoi ntJ edichara
cte rswi l
lha vet oseekout correspondt ohowmuc hthepowe risbe i
ngs tr
et c
hed. Amode st
othert eachersa nds ourc
esofi nstruct
iont ol ea
rnne w extensionoft hepowe rmightonl yi ncreasethedi ff
icultybyone
powe r
s. ortwol evels.Try
ingt opus ht hepowe rtoi t
sc onc e
ivableout er ⌫
AJedic annotus eapowe rtha tha snotbe enlear
ned. mos tlimi t
sma ycallforad iff
icult
yofHe roi
c+50( ormor e).
..a
nd
Lear ningPower .Wh
s enac haracterf i
rs
tlear
nsaF orce somet hingsa resti
llgoingt obef latouti mpos sibl
e.Itise ntir
e ly
ski
ll,thet e
a c
herals
ot ea c
heso neFor cepowe rpertai
ning upt oy out ode cidehow muc hapowe rcanbe“ stretche d
”i n
totha ts kil
l. gamepl ay.
Ac ha ractermaybet aughtane w powe re a
cht imea
Forces kil
l i
simprovedo nepip.
Us
ingP
ower
s
Ac ha ra
c t
erma ybet aughtaF orcepo werwi thout
Ma nyofthe s
epowe r
suseac ombinati
onoft het hr
ee
i
mpr ovi
ngaF or
ceskil
l,butthec harac t
ermus tspendfive
Jedis ki
ll
s.Ca l
li
ng upon e
ac hForc
es k
il
lisas epara
te
Cha racterP oi
nts.
acti
on.
Apowe rt ha
tuse stwos k
il
ls– c ontrolands ense–
TheJe d
ima yrol
leachski
lli
ncons e
cuti
veroundsa tno
count sa stwopowe rswhe nbe i
ngt aughtpowe rs.
pena l
ty,orma yatt
empttofull
yacti
vatethepowe rinone
A powe rt hatusest hreeskil
ls– c ontr
ol,sensea nd
round, i
ncurr
ingnormalmulti
pleac
tionpenal
tie
s.
alt
e r–c ountsasthreepowe rswhe nbe ingtaughtpowe rs
.

Exampl e: Anai st rying t oa cti

va e pr
t oj
ec t
ive
tel
e pa thy,whichr e
quire sbothac ontrola nds ense
r
oll.
Anac a nma kethec ontr
olr ollint hef i
rstround
andt hes enserolli
nt hes econd.S hege tstor ollher
f
ulldi ec odef orbothFor ceskil
ls
,buti ttakeshe rtwo
r
oundst oa c
ti
v a
tethepowe r
.
I
ft hes i
tuati
onisur gent,Anama ytryt oa ct
ivate
t
hepowe rinoner oundbyr oll
ingbot hc ontrola nd
sens eint hatround.Thi
sc ount sastwoa c
tions,soAna
woul dr ollbothcontr
ola nds ensea tG1D.

F
orc
ePowerDes
cri
pti
ons
For
ce powe
rde
scr
ipt
ionsus
ethe f
orma
tde
scr
ibe
d
he
re.

Cont
rol
,Sens e,and/orAlterDif
ficul
ty.EachF orce
powe rl
ist
stheF orc
es k
ill
susedandt hediff
icul
tyr oll
s
neededtoa c
tiv
atethepowe r
.Gamema s
tersmaya dda ny
othermodifi
er
sthattheyfeelar
eappropri
atet
ot hesitu⌫
ati
on.Powerd i
ffi
cul
ti
esma ybea f
fec
tedbyot hermodi ⌫
fi
ers:
•Aslis
tedi
nthedif
fi
cul
tydes
cri
pti
on,t
heta
rge
tmayrol
l
cont
rolorP
erc
ept
iontor
esi
sttheef
fec
tsoft
hepowe
r.

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•Rel
ati
onshi
p:S
omepowe
rsa
rea
ffe
cte
dbyt
heJ
edi
’
s Warning.S omepowersa r
ei nher
entl
yevilandauto⌫
r
el
ati
ons
hiptothet
arge
t. mati
cal
lyc auseac ha
rac
tertor ece
iveaDa r
kS i
dePoint
whenev
ert he yar
eused.(Ofcourse,cha
rac
tersre
cei
vea
Addt o Dar
kS i
deP oi fanypowe
nti r
sareusedforev
il
.)
Us
erandt
argetar
e: Dif
fic
ulty
Cl
oser el
ativ
e s(
spouse,
sib
li
ng s
,chi
ld
) –
Ti
met oUs e.The“Ti
metoUs e”li
sti
ngindi
cat
eshow
Cl
osef ri
ends +2
l
ongitt
a k
esfortheeff
ectt
ooc c
ur.I
ftherei
sno“Ti
meto
Fr
iends +5
Us
e”li
st
ing,t
hepowe rr
equi
resoneroundtotak
eeffe
ct.
Acquaintances +7
Sl
ighta cq
ua i
ntanc
e s +10 Ef
fec
t.T
hisi
sade
scr
ipt
ionofho
wthepowe
rwor
ks.
Meto nce +12
Neverme t,butknownb yre
p ut
ati
on +15
Comp l
e t
es t
ranger
s +20
Comp l
e t
es t
ranger
s,notofthesame +30 CONTROLPOWERS
spec i
es
Abs
orb/
Dis
si
pat
eEner
gy
•Prox
imi
ty:S
omepowersar
eaff
ect
edbyprox
imi
ty– Cont rolDi fficulty:V e ryE asyf ors unburna nd ot herv ery
ata
rgett
hati
sfara
wayishar
dert
oa f
fec
ttha
nonetha
t minore ne rgys ource s;E a s
yf ori nte nses un;Mode ratefors olar
i
snear
by. winda ndot he rmode ste nergys our ce s(blast
e rbol t
sa ndF orc e
l
ighte ni ng) ;Di fficultf orr a di
a ti
on s tormsa nd ot he rintens e
Addto energys o urc es( speede r-sc a
led ama ge ).
Us
erandt
argetar
e: Di
ffi
cul
ty: Ve hic l
eS cale:Wa lke r-s
c al
e( +30 t o di f
ficulty)
;s tarfi
ght ⌫
Touchi
ng – er-sca le( +40t odi fficulty )
.
I
nl i
neo fsi
ghtbutno ttouchi
ng +2 Are aofE f f
e ct(add+20t odi ffi
cul ty):Pointbl ankt o1me ter
Notinlineofsi
g ht
,b ut1-100me t
ers +5 (G4De ne rgyda ma ge );2me te r
s( G3De ne r
gyda ma ge);3me ters
a
wa y (G2De ne r
gyda ma ge )
;4me te r
s( G1De nergyda ma ge).
101me ter
sto1 0kma way +7 Thepowe rmaybek ept“ up”asl ongast hes our c
eofe nergy
11to1,000k ma way +10 i
sc ons tant–f orbl as terbo l
tsorF or cel i
ghtning, itisusedasa
reactions kill
,mul tipleac ti
onpe naltiesappl yf orus et obl ock
Samep l
a ne
tbutmo rethan1,000kma wa
y +15
fir
e( ast houg hi twe readodges kil
l).
Samesy st
emb utno tonthesa mepla
net +20
Eff ec t:Thi spo we ra llowst heJ edi toa bsorbordi s
sipateene r⌫
Notinthes a
mes t
ars y
stem +30
gy,inc ludi ngl ight ,he at, radi
a t
iona ndb last
erbol ts.As uccessful
controlr ollme a nst ha tt hee nergyi sdi ssi
pated.Ift heus erfails
Requi
redPower
s.TheJ
edimustknowa
llpowe
rsl
i
ste
d
ther oll, shet a kesful lda ma gef romt hee nergy.
be
forebe
ingabl
etole
arnt
hispower
.
Thispo we rma ybeus edt owa rdof fsunbur n,he at-st
rokea nd
ThisPowerMayBeKept“ Up” .Jedima yk e
eps ome radiatione xpos ure,a swe llaswi thsta ndi ntensehe a t
.
powe r
s“up”– ope rati
ngc ons t
antlywi thoutha vingt o Thec ha r
a cterma ya ctivatet hepowe rasa“ r
ea cti
ons kil
l”t o
ma kenewF orcesk il
lrol
lsev er
yr ound. absor bt hebl a sterbol torF orcel ight ning–t her ollreplacesthe
Ifthepowe rc anbek ept“ up,”t hepowe rde scription range dt arge tnumbe rt hes hoot erwhomus tr ol
le qua lorhighe r
wil
ls t
atethis;ot herwisethepowe rdropsa tt hee ndof i
nor de rt ohi t.
theroundinwhi c hitwa sa cti
vated.
Ifapl aye rwishe stok e epapowe r“up,”itmus tbe Exampl e: A s tormtroope riss hooting a t Ana.
announcedwhe nt hepowe risa ct
ivated.Ifthepowe rr ol
l Rathert ha ndodgebe hindc over
,s hede cidestous e
i
ss ucces
sful,thepowe rope r
a tescont i
nuouslyunt ilt he absorb/dissi
patee nergyt oa bs
orbt hesho t.Thed i
ffi
⌫
charac
terdropst hepowe r
. cultyi sMode rate.F ort heMode ratedifficul
ty,the
Ifac harac t
eri sstunne d,wounde dorwor se,all“ up” game ma sterpi
cksad if
ficult
ynumbe rof14.Anar oll
s
powe r
sarea utoma ti
ca l
l
ydr oppe d. controlandge tsa2 1.
Ac haracterwhoi sk eepingapowe r“up”i susingt he I
ft hebl a
ste
r’sda mager ol
l i
sle
s sthan2 1,thenAna
powe r
’sForceskil
lsa slonga st hepo we ri
sope rati
ng,a nd absorbst heblasterbolta ndt ake
snoda ma ge.Ifthe
l
osesdiec odesasi ftaki
nga ct
ions. blast
er ’
sda mager ollis2 1orhi gher,shet ak
esf ul
l
dama gef romthebl astershot.
Exampl e:R esi
ststun,acontrolpower,maybekept Ac
cel
erat
eHeal
i
ng
“up.”T hepo werisactiv
atediftheJ e
diroll
sthesense ControlDi f
fic
uly:E
t a
syf orwounde dchara
cte
rs,Moder
ate
dif
ficulty.TheJedima ykeepthepowe r“up,”butl
oses ori
f ncapacit
atedc har
acte
rs,Diff
icul
tf ormorta
ll
ywounde d
G1Dt oa l
lotheracti
ons. c
ha r
acters.
Li
g htsaberc ombati sac ontrolands ens
epowe r TimeToUs e:Oneminute.
andma ybek eptup.TheJ e
dima yk e
ept hepowerup, Effect:AJ ediwhous esthispowers uc
cess
ful
l
yma yma ke
butl osesG2Dt oallotheracti
onsbe ca
us eli
ght
saber t
wona turalheal
ingrol
lsforthec urr
entday(12hoursapar
t)
combatr equir
estwoF orceski
ll
s. r
egardlessofthesever
it
yoft heinj
ury.T
heJ e
diget
sa+2modi ⌫
f
iertobot hStre
ngthroll
stoheal.

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53
 10 •THEFORCE

Se
eCha pt
erFiv
e,“CombatandInj
uri
es”f
orhea
li
ngrul
es. Luk e’
spl ayerdeclar
e sthatL ukei sa ls
os pendinga
Ac
cel
erat
eheali
ngmayonlybea
ttempt
edoncepe
rday. ForceP ointt oaccomplishthet a
s kt hisround.L uke’
s
starshipgunne ryskil
lis6D.Hel os esG1Df ordo ing
Exampl e:An aha sbe ni
e ncapac it
ated;nor ma ll
ya oneot he rthinginther ound( usingt heF orc
ec ounts
fulltwowe eksofrestarene ces
sarybe foreshec anroll asa na ct i
on),re
duc i
nghi ss tarshipgunne rysk i
llto
tohe al.Shema ke
she rMode ratec ontrolrolltoa ct
i⌫ 5D.Be ca useher oll
ss uccessf
ullyf orhi sc ontrol,he
vateac celer
at ehealing.S henow ge tstoma ket wo receivest hebonusof+4D,ma ki
nghi seffec
tiv
es ki
l
l
Strengthr ol
lstohea landge tstoa dd+2t obot hr oll
s. fort ha tr ound9D.Be causehei ss pendingaF orce
Sinceshe’sincapacitat
e d,Anane edsat ot alof9or Point, hiss k
il
llev
el i
sdoubl e
dt o18D!
bettertoi mprovetowounde d. I
fL ukea t
tempteda nyot hera ctioni nt hatround,
Ana ’
sf i
rtS
s tr
eng t
hr ollisane ight;add ingt he+2 i
nc l
udi ngf i
ri
nga notherprotont or pedoorbl as
ter,or
giveshe rat otalof1 0.Shei mpr ovesf om i
r nc apaci dodgi nge nemyshots,hewoul dr eceivenobonus .
tatedt owounde dtwi ce(she’
sa tG2Dt oa l
la ct
ions )
.
Twe l
vehour slater,Anage tstoma k
ehe rs econd Cont
ort
/E
scape
hea l
ingr oll
.S i
nces he’swo unded,s heonl yne edsa ControlDiff
icul
t y:V e
ryE asyf orloosebonds ;Ea s
yf orha nd
Strengtht otalof7t oimpr ovef rom wounde dt wice binder;Mode rat
ef ors e
riousrestrai
nt s
;Di f
ficul
tt oHe roicfor
(at G2D)t o wounde d( G1D t oa l
la c
tions )
.He r ma xi
mum s ecuri
ty( var
iesa tgame ma ster
’sdiscre
tio
n, depending
Strengthr ollisas even;the+2gi veshe rat otalo f ons ecuri
tyme as
ure s)
.
nine. S
henowhe alstowounde d. Required Power s:C oncentration,c ontrolpain,e nhance
attri
bute.
Bur
stofS
peed Effec:T
t hec haracterma ye scapebondsbyc ontorti
ngi n
Contr
olDi
ffi
cul
ty:Moderate
. painfula nd dif
ficult( buts ti
llp hysica
lly possi
ble)wa ys
.By
Requir
edPowers:Enhanceatt
ri
bute
. stre
tching,twist
ing,a nddi s
locatingj oi
ntsaJ edic ane s
cape
Eff
ect:AJ
edicanusethispowert
oe nha
ncehi
sMov
era
ting, almosta nyphy sic
a lrestrai
ningde vi
ce.Whi lethisisi ndeeda
i
nc r
ea s
inghi srunni nga ndwa l
ki
ngs peedsdrama ti
callyf ora painfulprocedure,J e
dia ret ra
ine dt oblockoutt hepa i
na nd
shortpe r
iodoft ime .Boththedur ati
ona ndMov eincreas eare focusont hetaska tha nd.
determinedbyt hea mounttheJe disc
’ ontr
olrollex c
e edst he
dif
ficul
ty.Thedur ationca nbeincreasedbys pendingc har ac
ter Cont
rol
Dis
eas
e
points– f ore achc harac
terpoi nts pent
,t he d uration is Cont rolDi f
ficul
ty:V eryE asyforami ldi nfect
ion,s uc ha sa
i
nc r
ea s
edbyo ner ound.T he
sepointsc a
nbes penta tanyt i
me col
d;E a
syf oramode stinf ecti
onori llness,s ucha sahi ghf ev
e r
beforethepowe rfa des. orsev er
ef l
u;Mode rateforas eve r
ei llness,s ucha sga ngr eneor
ahiv ev i
rus;Di f
fic
ultf oral i
fe-threa teningdi s
ease;Ve r yDiffi⌫
ControlRol
l2 Move
cul
tf orama ssi
ve,long -s
ta ndingdi seas e;He roicforar a pid-act⌫
Diff
icult
yBy: I
ncr
ease Dur
ati
on
0
-8 +5 4Ro
und
s i
ngl i
fe -t
hreateningdise a
se .
9-20 +10 3Ro
und
s Requi redPower s:Ac celeratehe aling.
21+ +15 2Ro
und
s Timet oUs e:30mi nute stos ev eralus esov ert hec our seof
weeks .
Conc
ent
rat
i
on Ef fect:Cont r
old i
seasea ll
owst heJ edit odi r
ecta ndc ontrol
Cont rolDi f f
iculty:E asyi ftheJ ediisr elaxeda nda tpe ace
; thea nti-
bodiesa ndhe al
ingr esourc eso fhe rbodyt ot hrow of f
Dif
ficulti ftheJ edii sfil
l
e dwi tha ggress
ion, fearorot he rnega⌫ aninf ectio
nort ore si
stdi seaseswi thint hebody .Us ingt he
ti
vee mot i
o ns;Ve ryDi ffi
cul tiftheJ e
diisa c t
ingont ho s
ene ga⌫ powe rrequirestheJ e
d itome ditatef orha lfa nhour .
ti
vee mot i
ons . Ift hedi seaseislife-threa t
eningorl ong- s
tanding,t heJ edi
Ef fect:Wh enus ingt hispo we r,t
heJ edic le
a rsa l
lne gati
ve mustma k erepea t
eds k i
lla ttemptsov ert hec ourseofs everal
thoug htsf rom he rmi nd,f eeli
ngt heF orcef l
owi ngt hroug hthe weeksormont hstoc uret hedi se
a see ntirely. (
game ma ste r
’sdis⌫
universea ndhe rownb eing. cre
tiona stohowma nyr ollsa r
ene e deda ndhowof ten.)
T hei ndivid ualJ ediconc entratesonones pe ci
fict a
ska thand.
I
ft hes ki
llr olliss uc c
essful,theJ edima ya dd+4Dt oa nyone Cont
rol
Pai
n
acti
oni nt ha tround.T heJ edima ydono thingot hertha nusing Cont r
olDi ffi
c ulty:VeryEas yf orwounde dors tunne dc ha r
ac⌫
thec onc entrat i
onpowe ra ndus ingt hatones kil
lf oronea cti
on. ters,Easyf ori nc apacit
atedc ha ra
c t
ers,Di f
ficul
tf ormor tall
y
TheJ edir eceivesnobonusi fanyt hinge l
sei sdonei nthatround, wounde dc haracte rs.
i
nclud ingdupl icateus esoft hes ames kil
lordodge sorp arr
ies
. Thepo werc anbek ept“up,”s ot hec haractercani gnor et he
T hispowe rmaybeus edi nc onj uncti
onwi thF orc
eP ointsor painofi njurie
sf oral ongpe riodoft ime.Howe ver,whe never
Chara cterP oints.T hispowe risonl yine ffectf oroner ounda nd thec harac terisi njuredaga i
n,t heJ e
dimus tmak eane wc on⌫
mayno tbek ept“ up.” trolpainr oll
,wi tht hediffi
cultybe i
ngt hene wl evelofinjur y.
Effect:Awo unde dJ ediwhoc ontrolspainc a
na cta si fshe
Example:L ukei sfly
ingdownt het renchoft he ha snotbe enwounde d,star
tingwi thther ounda fte rthepo wer
De at
hS tar
.Wi thBe n’surgi
ng,heclea
rshi smi ndof rollhasbe enma de .Thewoundi sno the al
ed,b utt hec hara c
ter
ne gat
ivet houghts,a nd f e
elsthe F orcef lowing doe s
n’ts ufferthepe naltie
sofbe i
ngwounde d:awounde dJ edi
throughhim.Us ingt heForc
e,heconcentrate
sont he doe s
n’ts uffera nydi ec odepe na lti
es;a nincapac it
a te
dc ha r
a c
⌫
taskoff i
ringapr otont or
pedoint
ot heuns hie
lded terc ans ti
llactnor ma l
ly,asc anamor tall
ywounde dc hara c
ter.
exhaustport.Sinceheha scl
ear
edhismi nd,thec on Thispo we rcana l
sobeus edtos hr ugof fanys tunr esul
ts.
troldi
ffi
cultyi
sE asy.

1
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Howe ve
r,thecha
racteriss t
il
linjure
d,a ndthusi sproneto determine dbyhowmuc hac ha ra
c t
er’sc ontr
o lski
llrol
lexceeds
gett
ingworse
,e v
eniftheJ edidoesn’tfeelthepain.Forexam⌫ thedi f
ficultynumbe r
.Durati
onc anbee xtendedt hroughuseo f
ple
,ac harac
terwho’sbe en wounde dt wicea ndiswo unded CharacterP o i
nts– foreachCha r
a c
terP oi
ntaJ edispends
,t he
agai
nwoul dsti
l
lbecomei ncapaci
tated.Mor tal
l
ywounde dJedi durationi sincrea
sedbyonec omba tr ound.T hepoi ntscanbe
mays t
il
ldi
efrominj
urie
s,e v
e nift
he ydon’tfeelanypain. spenta tanyt imebeforethepowe rfade s
.
AJ edica nonlyincr
easeo nea ttr
ibut ea tat i
me .Ifacharac⌫
Det
oxi
f
yPoi
son terinvoke sthepowe rtoe nhanc eas e conda ttr
ibutewhi l
et he
ControlDiffi
cul
ty:VeryE as
yf orav e
rymi l
dpois
on,sucha s fi
rstattri
but eisst
il
lenhanced,t henthef i
rstenhanc ementfades
alc
ohol;Easyforamildpoison;Moderateforanaver
agepoison; andt hes econda t
tri
butereceiv
e stheinc rease.
Dif
fic
ultforav i
rul
entpoison;VeryDi
f f
ic
ulttoHeroi
cforane u⌫
rot
oxin. Ski
llRol
l2 Att
ribut
e
TimeToUs e:Fi
veminut es
. Dif
fic
ult
yBy: I
ncrease Dur
ati
on
Effec:T
t hi
spowe rall
owsaJ edit
ode tox
ifyoreje
ctpois
ons 0-
13 +1D 3r
ound
s
thathaveenteredherbody.IftheJedimakesthepowerrol
l
,t he 14-
25 +2D 2r
ound
s
26+ +3D 1r
ound
pois
ondoe s
n’taffe
cther.

E
mpt
i
nes
s F
orc
eofWi
l
l
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:E
asy
.
Contr
olDi
ffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
e.
Thispowe rmaybek ept“ up”.
Note:Cha
racte
rswhoarecons
ume
dbyt
heda
rks
ideoft
he
Effec t:B yus ingf orceofwi l
l,t hec ha rac terus eshi sorhe r
Forcema yno tus et hispowe r.
ownwi llpowe rs ki
llt ofightt hee ffectsofho stil
eF or cepowe rs
.
Requi redPower s:Hi be rna ti
ont rance .
Iffacedwi thami nd-ba sedpowe r,theJ edi’swi l
lpowe rs kil
lro l
l
Effect:T heus ere mpt i
e she rmi nda nda l
lowst heF orcet o
ma ybea dde dt oe i
the rthec ont rolorP e rcept ionc ode .
fl
owt hroughhe r.T hec ha ra cterse emst obei nde e pme di
ta t
ion
Thec ont rol( orP e r
cept i
on)p luswi ll
powe rt ota lisre ferredt o
andi sobl ivi
oust ohe rs urr oundi ng s.Ac harac te
ri ne mpt i
ne s
s
asthe“ prot ec ti
onnumbe r.
”Ift hea tt
ackr olli slesst ha nt het ar⌫
ma ynotmov eort a kea nya c
tione xce ptt ot r
yt odi se
nga ge
getsc
’ ont rol( orP ercept i
on)r ol l
,t hec har acters uf fersnoi l
l
fromt hee mptine ss.
eff
e ct
s .Ift hea tt
a ckr ollisgrea tert hant hepr otectionnumbe r
,
Whi leine mpt ine ss,ac ha racteri sdifficultt ose nseora ff
e c
t
theJ edis uf ferst hef ulle ffectsoft hea tta ckingpowe r
.I fthe
wi t
ht heF orce. Whe na not he rc hara ctera tt
e mpt stous eaF orce
att
a ckr olli sgr eate rthe nt hec ont rolroll,butl esstha nt hepr o⌫
powe ront heus eri ne mpt ine ss,addt heus er se
’ mpt inessrollto
tecti
onnumbe r,theJ edii sprot ec t
e dfrom t hepowe r,b uthi s
thedi ffi
cultyf ort heot he rc haract erss
’ ens er ol
l( ifthepowe r
will
powe ri sc onside re
d“ batter
e d.”S ubtra ctG1Df rom t hec har⌫
doe s
n’tus et hes ens es ki
ll,a ddt hedi ffi
cul t
yt ot hec ontrolroll
).
acterswi
’ llpowe rs kil
l.TheJ edic ans ti
llc ont inuet ode fend,b ut
Thisdifficultyisa dde dr e ga rdlessofwhe t
he rornott hee mpty
witht hede cre asedwi l
lpowe r.Re r
ollforane wpr ot ectionnum⌫
characterwoul dwi ll
ingl yr ec eiv
et hepowe r’sef fe
ct.
beri nt hi sc a se.IfaJ edi swi
’ ll
powe rs kil
le verr eache s0D,t he
Onc et hec ha ra cterc ome soutofe mpt iness,t hec ha racte
r
Forceofwi llpowe ri sa utoma tic al
lydr oppe d,a ndt heJ e dica n
ge t
sa+6bo nusmodi fiert oa l
lF or ces kil
lr ol
lsf orape r
iodof
onlyre sistwi thc ont rolorP ercept i
on.
ti
mee qua ltot hea mountoft imes pe nti ne mpt iness.T hi
s
I
tt a ke soned a yt or ecov e
r1Dofd ama gef r
om a“ ba tter
e d
bonusi sr educe dbyG1f ore a c
hDa rkS i
deP ointt ha tthec ha r
⌫
will
,”oroneho uri ne mpt i
ness( orr age)f ore ach1Dt or ecov e
r.
acterha s.
Not e:F orc eofwi l
ldoe snotpr otecta ga instF orcel ight ni
ng
Whe ni ne mpt ine ss ,c ha ractersde hydr atea ndhunge rnor ⌫
orF orces t ormsorobj ec t
shur ledbyt e lekine si
ss inc ei ne a
c h
ma ll
y– s omei nitia tesha ved iedbe caus et he ylac kede nough
caset hepowe rcr eatesadi st
inc tphy s
ica lma nifesta t
ion.T hese
controlt obr i
ngt he ms elvesoutofe mpt ine ss.
aree xterna lr a t
he rt hani nterna lpowe r
s, inwhi chc a sewi l
lpow
Ac ha ractermus tma k eaDi ffi
c ultc ontrols kil
lr olltobr ing
erwo ul dha venobe ari
ngonr es i
stance.F or c eofwi llwor kson
he r
sefoutofe
l mpt ine ss. Whe nt hec hara ct
e rente r
si ntoe mpt i
i
njure/k i
ll,t ele ki
ne tick i
ll,infl
ictpa in,a ndot herp o we rswhi c h
ne s
s,thepl ayermus tsta tef orhowl ongt hec ha r
a cterwi l
lbei n
dir
e ct
lyus et heF orc etoa f
fectt het arget.
me dit
a ti
on.T hec ha racte rma ya t
t emptt oc omeoutofme di
ta⌫
ti
onunde rthef ollowi ngc ircums t
a nc es: Exampl e:No miisattac kedbya na l
ienbe ingwhos e
ski
llsreachi ntotheda rks ide .Wi tha nE asyc ontro
l
•Whe
nthes
tat
edt
imeha
spa
sse
d. rol
l,Nomii nit
iate
st hef orc eofwi l
lpowe r.Thea li
en
•Onc
eea
chhourbe
yondt
heor
igi
nalt
imel
i
mit
. decidest ouset hetelekinetick illpowe ronNo mi.The
•Thecha
rac
ter
’sbodyt
ake
sanyda
magemor
ese
rioust
han ali
en’sc ontrolands enser ollsa res ucce s
sful,andhe
s
tunda
mage. now r ol
lshisa l
terskil
la ga instNomi ’sc ontrolskil
lof
6D. BecauseNomii susi
ngt hef orceofwi llpowe r
,she
E
nhanc
eAt
tr
ibut
e addshe rwi ll
powe rskil
lof7D+2t ohe rc ontrolcode
Contr
olDi
ffi
cul
ty:Modera
te. forapr otecti
onnumbe rof13D+2.
Eff
ect:AJediuse
sthispowert
oinc
rea
seas
ingl
eat
tri
but
e I
ft hea li
enr ol
lslesst hanNomi ’sc ont r
ols ki
ll
,she
forali
mitedperiod.Anincr
eas
e datt
ri
butecanhel
paJ edijump woul drema inunaffect
e d.
higher
,seebe t
te r
,andr un f
a s
ter
.Allski
ll
sgoverne
dbyt he I
ft hea l
ienr ol
lsgreat ert hant hepr otecti
onnum⌫
enhancedattr
ibuteincr
easebythesamea mountforaslonga s ber,Nomii sbes t
ruckbyt hef ullforceofhe roppo⌫
thepowerremainsine f
fect
. nent’sattack.Thea li
enma ke sa na dditionala lt
errol
l
Anattr
ibut
ei ncrea
sedbyt hi
spowe rre
ma i
nsenhancedf or againstNomi ’sunaidedc ont rolr ol
ltode termined am⌫
thedurati
onlistedbelow.Durati
onanda tt
ri
buteincr
easea re age.

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Ifthea l
ie
nr oll
sgr eate
rt hanNomi ’scontrolskil
l
, I
nst
i
nct
i
veAs
tr
ogat
i
onCont
rol
butlessthanhe rpr ote
c t
ionnumbe r
,s hewoul dbe Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Ve
ryDi
ff
icul
t.Modi
fi
edbya
str
ogat
ion
ful
lyprot
ectedf rom theho st
ileFor
cepowe r.Howe ver
, di
ff
ic
ult
y.
herwilli
sconside r
edt obeba tte
red,andhe rwi l
l
pow Ti
met e:On
ous eminut
e.
erski
lldr
ops–1Dt o6D+2.S hemus trollthe6D+2t o Ef
fec
t:Inst
inc
tiv
eastr
ogat
ionc
ont
roli
sfa
rmor
edi
ff
ic
ult
getane w(andpr es
uma blylower)protecti
onnumbe r
. thanthes tandardse nse-
b a
sedinst
inct
iveastr
ogat ionpowe r
Itwil
ltakehere itheraf ul
lda yofme ditat
ing,orone becauserat
he rthant ry
ingtofeelthecorre
ctsolutionst othe
hourine mptine sstobr i
nghe rwi l
lpowerdi ec ode hypers
paceequa ti
ons,theJedical
cul
atestheminhi she ad.Thi
s
backupto7D+2. i
sq uit
epossibleandisof t
endonea spartoftra
ininge xerci
ses
,
thoughthefiguresgene r
atedarerar
elyuti
li
zedbecaus eitisso
Hi
ber
nat
i
onT
ranc
e easyevenforaJ edit
oma keamist
ake.
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Di
ff
icul
t. T
hed i
ffi
cultyismodi f
iedbyhowha rdthetaskiswi thana v
Thispowe rmaybek ept“ up ”. computer.
Effec t:T hispo we ra ll
owsaJ e dit opl a cehe rselfint oade e p
trance,r e ma rkablys lowi nga llbodyf unc tions.TheJ edi’she a rt⌫ Modi
fi
er
be atslo ws ,he rbr eat hingdr opst oba re l
ype rcei
v ablele vels,a nd Tas
kis
: (
addtodi
ffi
cul
ty)
shef a l
lsunc ons ci
ous .AJ edic anhe alwhi leinahi be rna tion Ve
ryE a
sy 0
trance ,butc a ndonot hi nge lse . Ea
sy +5
Any one who c ome sa crossa J e d iin hi be rnation t ra nc e Moderat
e +10
assume st ha ttheJ e di isde a dunl esss hema kesapoi nto ft esting Di
ff
icul
t +15
Ve
ryDiff
icul
t +20
him. Anot he rJ ediwi tht hes ens es killort hel i
fede te c
t i
onpow⌫
Her
oic +30
erwi llbea blet ode tec tt heF orc ewi thint hehi be r
na tingc ha r⌫
actera ndr ea li
zet ha ts hei sa li
v e . I
ft hec ontro lr
ollissuc c
essf
ul, aVeryE asyastr
ogat io
nr ollis
Whe naJ edie nt e sahi
r be rnationt ranc e,thepl a yermus t ne c
essaryt oe nt e
rt hec orrec
tr outsint othena vc ompute r.If
de cl
areunde rwha tc irc ums tanc est hec ha r
acterwi l
la wa ke n: theJ edifailsthea ttempt ,sheov erl
ook sanobstacle,ands ends
afteras pe cifica mountoft ime ,orwha tstimul ine edt obe thes hipdowna ninhe rentl
yda nge r
ousp a t
h,there byma king
present( noiseors ome onet ouc hingt he m, fore xampl e).Anot he r theas trogat i
ond i
fficul
tyVe ryDi ffi
cult.Ifthec ont r
olrolli s
Jedic anus et hepowe rpl ac ea not he ri nhi bernat i
ont ranc et o mi s
sedbyf i
v eormor epoints,heas
t t
rogati
ond iff
icultyinc
re as⌫
bringt heus e routoft het ranc e. estoHe r
oic.
Hibe rna tiont r
a nc es ervest wop ur pose s.Ita l
lowsaJ edit o Thisisal argel
yunk nowna ppli
cationoft hec ont r
olpowe r
“playde ad”a ndi tc a nbeus e dt os ur v ivewhe nf oodora irsup⌫ thata ll
owsJ editopl ota str
oga t
ionpa thsinste
a dofus ingt he
pliesarel ow. mor ewe l
l-known s ense-basedi nsti
nc t
ivea s
trogation po wer.
Ac ha racte rinhi ber na ti
onus esonl ya boutat ent ha smuc h I
ns ti
nc t
ivea st
rogationc ont r
oli slit
tlemor etha nac uri
os it
y,
aira ss ome onewhoi ss l
e eping–s hec anhi berna t
ef orawe e k studiedonl ybyaf ewJ editheoreti
c i
ans.
i
nadr yc l
ima teorf orupt oamont hi nawe tc l
ima tebe for e
dy i
ngf rom l ackofwa te r
.I tispos si
bl et ohookt hec harac t
e rup Rage
toa ni nt ravenouswa terdr ipt os urvivei nde f i
nit
e l
y. Contr
olDi f
fic
uly:Di
t ff
icul
t.
Ac ha ra cterc anhi be rnat ef orupt ot hre
emont hsb efor e RequiredPower s:Hi
bernat
iont
ranc
e.
dy i
ngofs tarvat i
on.Ani nt r
a ve nouss uga rs ol
ut i
onc a ne xte nd Warning:AJ edi
whous esthi
sgai
nsoneDa
rkSi
dePoi
nt.
thatt ooney ear. Note:T hi
spowe rcanonlybeusedbychar
act
erswhohav
e
bee nc onsume dbyt heda r ksideoft heF orc e.
Ef f
ec t:R agea l
lowsac ha ractertof e elt hei nfl
uenc eo ft he
dar kside. I
ti sac ount er
pa rtt oe mpt i
ne ss.
Thec hara cte
rmus ttens ehi ms el
fc ompl e te
ly,anda ll
ow t he
mi ndlessr ageoft hed a
r ks i
det oposse st he m.Anyc ha racte
ri n
ragewi llappe arl i
feless
.T heF orce-useri sa mp l
ifyi
ngt hene ga⌫
tivea spectsofhi spe rs
ona lity,leavi
nghi sf ac eclenchedi nar i
c⌫
tusofhor rora ndf ear
.
Ac ha r
ac termus tde termi neho wl onghewi s
hest os tayi n
ragewhe nhee nt ersit.Ba rr
inga na t
ta ckora r
rivalofas pecifi
c
per s
on( a se xplainedbe low)t hed ar
kJ ed ir ema i
nsi nt het rance
fort hedur ation.E veryf o urhour s
,thec ha rac
te rmus tma kea
Difficultcont rolrollorhewi l
l comeoutoft hetrance.
Whe nt heJ edil eavesthi ssta t
e,her e ceive sa+1 0modi fie
rt o
allF orcesk i
llrollsforape ri
ode qualtot ha tspenti nra ge.After
thebonusha ss ubs i
ded,t hec haractert ake sonedi eofda ma ge
fore veryt wohour shewa sint hetrance .
Likee mpt i
nes s,ragema kesc haractersob liv
ioust ot heirsur⌫
roundi ng s
;t he ya rer ende redi mmobi le.Unl ikee mpt inesst he
cha racterwi llstronglye x udet hed arks ide .Thisinterna lfocus⌫
i
ng e ven pr ov i
de ss omepr ote ct
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Forcet oma nipulatet hemi ns omewa y.Addt her agec ont rolroll Requi
redPower
s:Control
pain.
tot hedi fficultyoft heF orcepowe re mploye dbyt he“ a tt
a cking” Eff
ec:R
t e
maincons
ciousall
owsaJ
edit
ore
mai
ncons
cious
cha racte r. evena fters ufferingi njurie
swhi ch wo uldk nockhe runc on⌫
Cha r
a c tersalsode hy dratea ndhunge rtwi c ea sf a sta snor ma l sci
ous .Whe nac ha r
acterwi tht hispowe rsuf fer
st hisk i
ndo f
nr
i ag ea nda remor es usceptibl etoda ma ge( G1Dt oS t r
e ng t
h i
njury,s hel osesa llothe ra c
tionsf orther estoft her oundbut
whe nr es i
s ti
ngda ma gef r
om p hysicalande ne rgya ttac kswhi l
e sheiss til
lcons cious( acha ra
c t
e rwi thoutt hi
spowe rwoul dsim⌫
i
nt hiss tat e
).Cha racterswhopl ana ne xte nde dt ra nc er equi r
e plypa ssout ).
i
nt rave nousno urishme nt . Att he be ginning oft he ne xtr ound,t hec haracterma y
Inr ag e ,thec haracte risle ssobl iv
ioust ohi ss ur roundi ngs attemptt oa cti
va tethepowe r–t hismus tbet hef i
rs
ta ct
iono f
thanaJ e diine mpt i
ne ss.Fore xa mple,anyp hy sica lc ont actbya thatround;t heJ edi cannote vendodgeorpar ry.
l
ivingbe ingi sma dema yr evivet hec haracteri nr age( forwhi ch I
ft her ollisuns uccessful
,t hec haracterpa ssesouti mme di⌫
theJ ediwi l
lne edt oma keaMode r
a ec
t ont ro lr oll)a ndi twi ll ately
.I ft her olliss uc c
e s
sful,t heJ edima yonl ype rformo ne
prov ok ea ni nstantbe rserk
e r-
likea ttack,rega rdl essofwhot he othera c ti
ont ha tr ound– of tent hec haracterwi llattemptt o
othe rc ha racteri s.Thec ha ra
c tert henmus tma k eaDi fficul
t controlpa i
n.T hec ha r
a c
terma yma keal ast
- ditchhe roice f
fort
cont rolt oc ea s
et hea ttackbe f orethe“ offe ndi ng ”c ha r
a cteris beforepa ss
ingout .Aftertha tot he ractionha sbe e ncompl eted,
kil
led. theJe di wil
l l
ap seintounc ons cious ness(unle
s ss heha sa c
tivate
d
Ac ha ra cterusingr agec anc hoos etoa nt i
c i
pa tet hea rrivalo f control painordones ome thinge l
set ost a
yc ons ci
ous).
af oe ,us ingaDi f
ficults enserol l(modi f
iedbyr ela ti
ons hip)wi t
h
thel ifes ens epowe ra tthet imet heye nterr age .T hiswi lla ll
ow Example:An asuffer
ss everalstunsa nds houldbe
themt oi ns tantlya wa ken( anE asyc ontrolr oll)i ft hee xpe cted knockedunc ons c
ious.
..buts heha sr emai nconsci
o us.
personc ome swi t
hi nfiveme tersoft hepe rsoni nr age . Anal oseshe rr ema i
ninga ct
ionsf ort hatround,b ut
Thi spowe rma ybeus edi napr eparati
o nr itua lfort het rans sheisstil
lawa k e.
ferlifepowe r
. Whe nar agedpe rsonus estrans fe rlife ,the iror i
g⌫ Atthebe ginningoft hene xtround,Ana ’spl
ay e
r
i
na lbody i sc ompl etelyc ons ume d by t he d ar ks ide,o ften de c
lar
estha ts hewi l
ltryt oa cti
vater emainc onsc
ious
burst i
ngi ntob luef l
ame s
.F ore v
eryt hreepoi nt sbywhi c ht he andc ontrolpai n.Theplaye rma kestheMode ratecon
cont rolr ol lexceede dt her aged i
ffi
culty,thebodydoe s1Dda m⌫ trolrol
lt oa ctiv
a er
t emai nc onscious,s oAnas ta y
s
ageupont hee xplosion( three-me t
erb l
astr adius ). awa kefort her estofther ound.( Iftherollha dfai
led
orAnaha dn’ta ct
ivat
edr emai nc ons c
ious,shewo uld
Reduc
eInj
ury ha v
ep ass
edo uta tthebe ginningoft her ound.)
Cont rolDi f
ficulty:Mo de ratef ori ncapaci
tatedc haract
ers, Anamus tno w ma keaVe ryE asyc ontrolrollto
Dif
f i
c ultformor ta
llywounde dc ha r
acter
s,Ve r
yDi ffic
ultfor activ
atec ont r
olpai n.Ifs hes uc c
e eds,shema ynow
deadc haracter
s. actnor mally;ift herollfa i
ls
,Anai sov erwhelmedby
Requi redPower s:Control pain. thep ai
na nds lipsintounc onsciousness.
Effec :AJ
t edima yuset hispowe rtor educethea mo untof
i
njurys hes uff
er s
.Thispowe risnor ma l
lyonlyus e
di nde sper
a⌫ Remov
eFat
i
gue
ti
onbe caus eofi t
slong-ter
mr epe r
c ussi
ons. Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
e.
Thepowe rmus tbeus edi nt her oundt hattheinjuryi ss
uf⌫ Thi
spowe rmaybek ept“ up ”
.
fer
e dori nt her oundi mme diatelyfo l
lowing.Whe nthepowe ris RequiredPower s:Acce l
eratehe aling, cont rolpain.
succes s
ful,theJ edilose
saF or cePo i
nt . Effect:Thec haract
erus est hispowe rt oc omba tt hee f
fects
Anyi njuryt hati ssuff
e redi sr educedt o wounde d.Ifthe ofstrenuouswor k
.TheJe dima nipulat
e stheF orc e
, c
a usi
ngbod i⌫
ori
gina linjurywo ul
dha vek ill
edt hec haracter
,thega me mast
er l
yt oxinst obee ject
edmuc hmor ee f
ficiently,t husa ll
owingf or
wil
l infli
ctar el
e vantpe r
ma ne ntinjuryont hecha r
acter
. greatersta mina.Whi leke ptup,t heJ edimus tma eas
k t
amina
checko nc epe rd ay
. Whil
eus i
ngt hispowe r, aJ edimus tfai
ltwo
Example:LukeS kywalkera nd Da rt
h Va dera r
e staminac hecksbe foreheors hei sfatigue d.T hec ha r
a c
terstil
l
fi
ght
ingint heE mperor’
sc hambe rson theS econd hast oea ta nddr i
nknor ma lly.IftheJ ed idoe sf ailtwos t
amina
Deat
hS ta
r.LukebattersdownV ader
’sdefense
sa nd checksa ndbe come sfat
igue d,ape naltyof–1Di sa pplie
dt oa l
l
makesak il
li
ngstri
ke– butVa derus e
st hereduce attr
ibutesa nds kil
lsfor1Dhour s
.
i
njur
ypowe randspendsaF orceP oint
.Heisnowonl y
wounded,buthi
shandi ss
eve r
ed. Res
is
tSt
un
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
e.
e:I
Not tisnota
lwa
ysa“
sel
fi
sh”a
ctt
osa
veo
ne’
sli
fe,s
othe Ti
meToUs e:Oneminut
e.
c
harac
termightbeabl
etogett
heForcePoi
ntback.
Ift
hec har
⌫ T hispowe rmaybek ept“up”
.
a
cterwasfi
ghti
ngtosaveherf
ri
endsfr
om cer
tai
ndoom –a nd Ef fect:R e
sis
ts tuna ll
owst heJ editopr e
pa reherbodyt o
i
fshefai
ls
,theycer
tai
nl
ydie–thenthisc
ouldevenbeconsi
d⌫ res
istt hee f
fect
sofs tunda mage.T hepo wermus tbea c
tiva
ted
e
redanheroi
ca c
ti
on. beforet hecharacterha ssuff
eredanyd ama ge.
As uc ce
ssf
ulr es
ul ta l
lowstheJ e d
it oresi
sta l
lstunr e
sults
Remai
nCons
cious (e
xc eptf orunconsc i
ous .Anunc
) ons ci
ousr e
sultforc
estheJ edi
Contr
olDif
ficul
ty:Ea
syforstunnedcha
ract
ers
,Mode
rat
efor todr opt hepowe r,ands heisconsideredstunned. Ot
herinj
uri
e s
i
ncapaci
tat
edc har
a c
ter
s,Di
ffi
cultformort
all
ywounde
dc ha
r⌫ – wounde d,incapacitated,mor t
all
ywounde da ndk i
l
led– a re
a
cters
. tr
ea tednor mall
y.

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t
Exampl
hr
ees t
e:An
unr es
ul
aha
ts,s
saS
hei
tr
sk
engt
noc
hof3D;i
kedunc
fs
ons
hes
c
io
uf
us
f
e
.S
r
s
he
S EP
ENS OWERS
acti
vat
est heresiststunpowe randdecide stokeepit
Beas
tLanguages
“up”
.(Si
nc ethepowe ri
sk ept“ up”,s
hes uffer
saG1D
Sens eDi ffi
c ul
ty:E asyift hea nima li sdome sti
cated/frie ndly
penal
tyt oalla
ctions.
)
Inthef ir
stroundofc omba t,Anasuffe r
stwos t
un (sucha saba nt ha);Mode ratet oDi f f
ic ultifthea nimali swi ld,
res
ult
s..
.b utsi
nces heisus ingt heresi
sts tunpowe r
, butno n-preda tory(sucha sa nundome s t
ic
a t
edt auntaun) ;V er
y
sheisnota ffe
c t
e dbyt hes tuns.Whe ns hesuffer
sa Diffic
ultt oHe roicift hea nima lisf eroc ious/
predatory(sucha sa
thi
rdstunne dresult,Anamus tdropther es
iststun wi l
dra ncor).
power,buts hei so nlyc onsi
de re
ds t
unne d( G1D to Thispowe rmaybek ept“ up ”
.
Requi redPower s:Lifes ense ,rece ptivet el
epathy,proje cti
ve
acti
ons)
.
telepathy, t
rans lat
ion.
S
hor
t-
Ter
m Memor
yEnhanc
ement Effect:T hispo we rallowst heJ e dit ot ransl
a t
eabe ast- la
n⌫
Contr
olDi
ffi
cul
ty:Di
f f
icul
t. gua gea nda l
lowst heJ edit os peaki t .Asc reaturesrarel
yha v
e
Requir
edPowers:Hibernat
iont
ranc
e. “true”langua ge s,theJ ediisa ctuall
yr ea di
ngt hedi ff
erenc esin
Eff
ect:WhenaJ ediuse st
hispower
,heors
hec
anr
epl
ay surfacee mot ionswi thingr untsa ndgr owlsandot herc ue sof
re
cente ventsinor dert omor ec a r
e f
ullyexaminei ma gesa nd bodyl angua ge .
per
iphe raloc currences.Us i
ng t he powe r
,a Je dic anf reeze Not etha tt hec haracterma yk eepupt hispowe rift heJ edi
i
ma gesa nde v
e nsca nme mor ytrac k
st orecal
ldeta i
lsthatwe re ne edstoc ont i
nuepi c ki
ngupt hee mot ionalst
a teofac re ature.
se
enbutnotc ons c
ious l
yregist
ereda tt heti
meofob s
ervati
on. Forbe a s
tst hatc anber idde n,s ubtr actG2Df rom t hei
ror neri⌫
Inga met er
ms ,t hi
spowe rca nbeus e
dt oa lertaJ e
dit o ne sscodewhi let hispo we ri sine ffec t.Ac reature’
smi nimum
i
nforma tion,i t
ems ,ot herc ha r
ac ters
,ora nyt
hi ng e l
set hat orne r
inessc odei s0D.
pas
se dbe forehiss enseswithinas pecifi
cspanoft i
me .Inaddi⌫
CombatS
ens
e
ti
on,ifaga mema sterprovidedc luesorl eadstoc luesthatt he
Sens eDiffi
c ul
ty:Mo de rateforoneoppone nt,+3f ore ach
pl
aye r
sor iginal
lymi s
sedori gnore d,thispowerc anbeus edt o
re
callt hem.Whe npl ayersge ts tucko napuz zleormy s
tery additi
ona loppone nttheJ edi wishe stode f
e nda gainst.
RequiredPower s:Da nge rs e
ns e,li
fede tecti
on.
wit
hina na dventure, t
hispowe rca na l
e r
tthemtopo ssi
blesolu⌫
Eff
ec t:Combats ensea llowsaJ editof ocusont heb attleat
ti
ons,iftho sesolutionswe r
eobs erv e
de a
rli
eri
nthea dventure.
Howf a rbackaJ edicanreme mbe rdependsont hes uccessof hand.E verythi
nge l
sebe come sdul l
eda ndmut e da stheJ edi’
s
sc
hi ontrolroll
. sensesa r
ea llturnedt owa rdt hec omba toc c
urringa roundhi m.
Alltarge tsbec omeme ntallyhi ghlightedi nt heJ edi’
smi nd,
Skil
lRoll2 enhanc i
nghi sa bil
it
yt oatta cka ndde f
end.I nga met e
rms ,the
Di
ffi
cul
tyby Memor
yExt
endsBac
k Jedigainsimpor tanta dvanta ges.
1- 8 T
hro
ughc
urre
ntepis
ode* Fi
rst,theJ e
dima yc hoos ewhe nhewi shestoa ctthatround
9
- 20 T
hro
ughl
astepi
sod
e* –noi nit
iati
ver oll
sa r
ene c essarywhi lethepowe risine ff
e ct.I
f
21+ T
hro
ughl
astt
woe pi
sod
es* mor etha noneJ ediisus i
ngt hepowe r
,whoe ve rroll
e dhighe s
t
*AnEpi
sodei
sisess
entia
ll
yone“Act”ofanadvent
ureyou whe ninvok i
ngt hepowe rde termine swhe nhewi shestoa ct.
ar
ecurr
entl
yrunni
ng.Thi
sdef
ini
tio
n, howev
er,
isle
ftto Second,theJ edi
’sa tt
ac ka ndde fenser ol
lsa reincreasedby
gamemast
erdis
cre
tio
n. +2.Combats ensel astsf ort enc omba tr ound sa nd doe sn’
t
counta sa“ ski
lluse”forde t erminingdi ecodepe nalt
ies.
Upt
heWal
l
s
Contr
olDi
ffi
cul
ty:Dif
fi
cul
t.
Requir
edPowers:Enhanc
eatt
ri
but
e,bur
st
ofs
pee
d.
Effec t:Yo uc an uses omeora llofy our
mov eme ntonawa l
l,a
sl onga syoube gina nd
endy ourt urnont hefloor.Thehe i
ghty ouc an
achieveont hewa lli
sl imitedonlybyy our
mov eme ntlimi t.Youmus tus ethispowe ri n
conjunc tionwi t hy ourr unnings k
il
l,mul t
iple
actionpe nal
tiesa pply.
I
fy oudonote ndy ourmov eont hefloor
orify ouf ai
ly ourr unningr oll
,youfa l
lprone,
takingda ma gea sappropriateforyourhe ight
abov et hef l
oor .Treatthewa l
lasnor ma lf
loor
fort hepur pos esofme a
suring yourmov e⌫
me nt,butnotf orwhe rey ouc anbeginore nd
yourmov e.S hi
ftingf r
om ahor i
zontalsurface
toav ertic
als urface(a ndv ice-
vers
a )costs2
me tersofmov eme nt.

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DangerS
ens
e Effect:T hispowe rallowsJ e ditode tectl i
vesentie
ntbe ings
SenseDif
fic
uly:Mo
t der
ateoratt
ack
ersc
’ ont
rolr
oll
. whomi ghtot herwiserema inhi dde n. Whe nt hepowe risa ct
ivat⌫
Requir
edPower :Li
s fedet
ecti
on. ed,theJ e
dik nowst heloc at
ionofa llsentientswithi
n1 0me t
ers
Thi
spowe rcanbek ept“up”
. –i fthepowe risk ept“up,”t heJ ed ima yk nowwhe neve ras en⌫
Eff
ect:Da ngers e
nsea ll
owsa J editoe xt
e nd hiss enses ti
enti swi t
hi n1 0me t
ersofhi m.
aroundhims el
flik
eprotecti
vese nsorscreat
inga ne ar
lywa rning Whe na ppr oachedbyora ppr oac hings entie
ntc r
e a
t ures
,t he
systemfora sl
onga sthepowerr ema insineff
e ct
. Jedishoul dma eas
k enser oll;e achc reaturema kesa no pposed
Whe nthispowe risused,theJ edide t
ectsa nya t t
ack sthe controlorP e rcepti
onr olltoa voidde tect
ion.( T
heser ollsdon’t
roundb eforetheya rema de.T hi
sgi vestheJ ediar oundt o counta sactions, sotherea renodi ec odepe nal
tie
se xceptt hose
decidehowt oreacttothedange r. causedbyi njur y
.)
I
nga met erms,i
fac haract
erp lanst oatta
c ktheJ e diont he TheJ edide te
c t
se achbe ingt ha ts hetiesorbe ats.I
ft heJ edi
nextr ound,shemus tde c
lar
ehe ra ct
iont her ound be fore. beatst het arge t
’srollby1 0ormor epoi nts,sheisa wa reifthis
Attacki
ngc harac
terswithForc
es k
ill
sma yrol
lthe ircont r
o lski
ll personha sF orces ki
ll
s(y esorno) ,isF orce-sensi
ti
ve( yesorno) ,
toincreasethediffi
cult
yofus ingt hispowe r.(T
hi sc ontrolroll i
fs heha sme tthepe rsonbe fore( ye sorno) ,andi fy es,the i
r
doesn’tcounta sana ct
ion,sot herea renodi ec odepe na lt
ies i
de nti
ty.
exceptthosecausedbyinjury
.)
Exampl e:An aha she rl if
ede t
ectionpowe r“up.”
Di
rec
ti
onS
ens
e Bil
l,t hega me ma st
e r
,k nowst ha tthreeGa mo r
reans
Sens
eDi
ffi
cul
ty:E
asy
;modi
fi
edbypr
oxi
mit
y. area pproachingAnaf rom be hind.S her ollshe rsense
Thispowe rcanbek ept“ up”. tose eifshec ande tectthebe i
ng s–s her ollsa22.
Effect:Di recti
o ns ensea l
lowsaJ edit obegui dedbyt he Thef ir
stGa mor r
ean’sr ollisa9;Ana ’
sr ollbeatshis
Forcet owa rdapa rti
culargoa lorde sti
na t
ion.Itc ouldbea n by13poi nts.Anak nowst hebe ingi snotF orce-s
ensi⌫
objectofi mportance,t henor thpol eofapl anet,thene a
rest ti
ve,doe s
n’tha veF orces k il
ls;sinceAna ’
sne verme t
cantina, etc.,
butt hispowe rdoe snots enselifeforms. thebe i
ngbe f
ore,s hedoe sn’
tk now i tsi dentity
,not
Alterna ti
vel
yaJ edima yus et heForceforgui dancethrougha eveni tsspecie
s .
ma ze-li
k ec aver
n. IftheJ edime e t
sther equi
re dsensediffi
culty
, Thes econdGa mor reanr oll
sa15–Anaonl yknows
shejus tk nowst hege ne ra
ldi recti
ontheobj ectorl ocat
ionisin: aboutt hee xis
tencea ndl oc ationoft hes econdbe i
ng.
l
e f
t,r i
ght ,forward,be hind,a bov e
,below.Ifs hesuc cee
dsby1 0 Ana ’
srollbe at
st hethi rdGa mor r
ean’sby1 1poi nts
,
ormor e,t heJedik nowse xactlyinwha tdir
e cti
ona ndho wf ar soshek nowst hatthisbe ingi sa l
sonotF orce-sensi
t i
ve
awa ythel ocati
oni sfromhe rcur r
entpos i
ti
on. anddoe sn’tha veForces kills
.Howe ver,Anaha sme t
thec rea t
urebe fore– s hek no wst het hi r
db ei
ngi s
I
nst
i
nct
i
veAs
tr
ogat
i
on Draughc kt,aGa mor r
eans heme taf e wy earsearli
er
Sens
eDi
ffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
e,modi
fi
edbya
str
ogat
iond
iff
icul
⌫ ont hepl anetS e
ltos.
t
y.
Requi
redPowers:Magni
fyse
nses L
if
eSens
e
Eff
ec:T
t hi
sisthemorewellk
nownab
il
it
yoft
heJ
edit
oca
l⌫ Sens
eDi
ffi
cul
ty:Ve
ryE
asy
.Modi
fi
edbypr
oxi
mit
yandr
el
a⌫
c
ula
teast
rogat
ionrout
eswithoutt heus eofanavc omput
er. t
ions
hip.
T
heJed
iuse ss
shi ensesk
il
ltofeelthroughthemyri
adofhyper
⌫ Requi
redPower
s:L
if
ede
tec
tion.
s
pacer
oute
stodeter
minethesafes
tpa th. Thispowe rmaybek ept“up”t otrackat arget.
T
hedif
fi
cult
yismodi
fie
dbyt heda ngeroft
hecours
e: Effect:Theusercansensethepr esencea ndidenti
tyofaspe⌫
ci
ficpe r
sonf orwhom s hes e
a r
che s.Theus erc ansensehow
Modi
fi
er badlywounde d,disea
sedorot herwisephy s i
call
ydist
urbedthe
Tas
kis
: (
addtodi
ffi
cul
ty) ta
rgetis.
Ve
ryE a
sy 0 At argetma yhidehisident
ityf r
om t heJ ediusngl
i if
esense
Ea
sy 0 byroll
inghiscontrolsk
il
landa ddingittot hed if
fi
cult
y.
Moderat
e 0
Di
ff
icul
t +5 L
if
eWeb
Ve
ryDiff
icul
t +10 SenseDif
fic
uly:S
t eebel
ow:modi
fi
edbypr
oxi
mity
.
Her
oic +15 Note:TheForce-
usermustc
hoos
eonespeci
fi
cspec
iesa
sa
I
ft heJedisucceedsa tchart
ingthec ours
e,shenee
dst oonly special
ization( s
eebe l
ow) .
Requi redPower :L
s i
fede tect
ion,l
ifesense,sens eForc
e .
generatea nEa yas
s trogationtota
lt oplotas afepath.Ifthe
TimeToUs e:T woda y s(ormor e)
.
Jedif
a il
stheroll
, hea
t strogat
iondiff
icult
yisautomat
icall
yVery
Effect:T hispowe risus edtode tectlargeconc entrat
ionsof
Diff
icult
;ifther ol
lismi ssedbymor etha nfi
vepoint
s,incr
ease
thediffi
cult
ytoHe r
oic. me mbe rsofas pe c
ifi
cs peci
ess ucha shuma ns ,Rodians,or
Cha dra-Fan.Whe nt hepowe risus eds ucce
ssfully,theus er
s
L
if
eDet
ect
i
on senset hege neraldi r
ectiont owa r
dt hepopulation.I ftheJ e
di
SenseDif
fic
uly:V
t e
ryE asyi
fthes
ubjec
tha
sForceski
ll
sori
s beatst hedi ffi
cultyby1 0ormor e
,shek nowst hea ppr
ox i
mate
F
orce-s
ens
it
ive;Mode
rateifnot
.Modi
fie
dbyrel
ati
onshi
p. dist
a ncet ot hepopul at
ion( i
.e.
,hundr e
dsort hous andsofk il
o⌫
Thi
spowermaybek ept“up”
. me ters
, orsinglete ns,hundr e
ds,orthousandso flight-years
).

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Theba
sedif
fic
ult
yt ousethi
spowerdepe
ndsupo
nthes
iz
e P
ost
cogni
t
ion
oft
henear
ests
igni
fi
cantpopul
ati
on(s
eeta
blebe
low)
: Sens eDi ffi
c ult y:E as yifs eeingl e sst hant wohour si nt ot he
past;Mode ratef ors e
e ingmor et hant woho ursbutl esst hana
Di
ffi
cul
ty Popul
ati
onSi
ze we eki nt ot hep a st;Di fficultf ors eeingmor et ha nawe ekbut
Ver
yEasy P
opul
ati
onintensofbil
li
ons l
e s
st ha ns ixmont hsi nt ot hep a st;Ve ryDi ffi
cul tf orse eingmor e
Ea
sy P
opul
ati
oninbi
llio
ns thans ixmont hsbutl e sst ha nay ea ri ntot hepa st;He r
oi cf or
Modera
te P
opul
ati
oninhund r
edsofmi l
l
ions
seeingmor et ha nay e arbutl e sstha nt woy ea rsintot hep a st
;
Dif
fi
cult P
opul
ati
onsi
nte nsofmil
li
o ns
+10f ore acha ddi tiona ly ear.
V
eryDif
fi
cul
t P
opul
ati
onsi
nmi ll
ions
Requi redPower s:Hi be rnationt ranc e,lifede tect i
on,s ens e
Hero
ic P
opul
ati
oninhund r
edsofthousand
s
Force .
Thi
spowe rma ynotbeus e
dt ode tectpopul ationss malle
r Timet oUs e:F ivemi nut es;thet imet ous ema yber e duc ed
than1 00,
000 i ndivi
dua l
s.Whe nt hispowe ri ss elected,t he bya dd ing+1 0f ore achmi nut ec ut.Mi ni mumt i
met ous eofone
Force-usermus ts e
lectas pe ci
fi
ci ntell
igents peciestos pe ci
ali
ze minut e .
i
n. AF orce-userma yse l
ectmor elifewe bs peciesspe ci
alizati
ons Eff ec t:Pos tcogni ti
ona l
lowsaJ edit oi nvestiga tet het e nuous
atac ostoft hreeCha r
acte rPointspe ra dditionals pecies.The i
mpr i
nt soft heF or cel efto nobj ectswhe nt he ya r
eha ndledby
Force-usermus tbef ami l
iarwi t
ht hes pecies–f orexa mpl e,Uli
c l
ivingbe ings .T hec hara ctermus tbea blet oha ndlet het arget
Qel-Dromac ouldspeciali
zei nlif
ewe b:T wi’
leks i
ncehei sf amil
⌫ objec t.
i
a rwithT ottDone eta’suni que“ Forcepr esence ,
”b uthewo uld TheJ e dimus tde clarehow f arint hepa sti sbe i
ngr ev iewe d
notbea bl
et os el
ectlifewe b:Rodi anunt i
lhes pentt imewi tha pri
ort or ollingpos tc
ogni ti
o n.Ift her olliss uc ce s
sful,t heJ edi
me mbe roft hatspecies.Thispowe rma yonl ybeus edt ode t
e c
t cande te rmi newhoha sha nd le
dort o uc he dtheobj e cta ndwha t
specie
st hattheF orce-userha sspec i
ali
ze din. event sha vet r
a ns pireda roundi t.TheJ e dima y“ se arch”f ors pe⌫
Thi
spowe rrequiresa tleasttwoda yso fc ontinuousc oncen⌫ cif
ici nc ident sors impl yr e viewp aste vent s,some wha tl ikev iew⌫
trat
ion.F ore acha dditi
ona ltwo da ysofc oncentr a
tion,t he i
ngahol ogr am.
Force-userma ya dd+1Dt ohi sorhe rs enseroll. Ift hepo stcogni ti
onr ollise qua lt oorhi g he rt ha nt hr ee
ti
me st hedi ff
ic ultynumbe r
,t hec ha r
a cterc a nwi tne sse vents
Magni
f
ySens
es whe nt heobj ectwa spr e senta sifs hewe rethe rehe rs
e lf.
SenseDif
ficul
ty:Ver
yE a
sy.
Modif
iedbypr
oxi
mit
y. Ift hepos tcogni tionr ollisgr ea t
e rtha nore qua ltot wic et he
Ti
meToUs e:Thre
erounds. dif
ficul tynumbe r,t heJ ediga insagoods e
ns oryi mpr e s
sionof
Eff
ect:T
hispowe ral
lowsaJedit
oincr
eas
etheef
fec
tiv
ene
ss thee ve nt,buti sl i
mi tedi nt ha tthepr ima rys e nse( thes e nse
ofhernormalsense
st opercei
vet hingsthatotherwis
ewoul dbe whi chgi vest hemos tinf orma t
ion, usua llys i
ght )isobs cure d;t he
i
mpos s
ibl
ewi t
houta rti
fi
cialai
ds .Shec anhe arnoisesbeyond othe rs ens oryi mpr es s
ionsc omet hroughc learly.
hernormalheari
ngduet odistanceors oftnes
s( s
hec an’
thear Ift hepos tcogni tionr ol lissimpl ygr eatert ha nt hed i
fficulty
beyondnormalfre
que nci
es)
. L
ikewise,shecans eenorma l
l
yv i
si
⌫ numbe r
, the na lls e nsoryi mpr ess
ionsa remuf fled, tactiles ens eis
blethi
ngsov e
rd i
stancesthatwoul dr e
quiretheus eofma c⌫ dulled,s me llsort a stesa rei ndistinctormi xed.T heJ edir e ceives
robi
nocul
ars
;shecani dent
ifyscentsandodor sthatarenormall
y av ag ues ens eofwhoha ndl edt heobj ecta ndwha tev ent stra n⌫
toofai
ntforhumanol fact
orysens e
s. spi
re da roundi t.

Mer
geS
ens
es Example:An ai sgo i
ngt ousepos tc ogni
tionona
SenseDiff
icul
ty:Moderat
e.Modi
fi
edbypr
oxi
mit
y. bla
ste
rt os e
ei fi twa susedt omur de ra nAl li
a nce
Ti
meToUs e:Thre
erounds. off
ice
r.Shede c
larest hatshewi l
ls ea
r chba ckaf ul
l
Requir
edPower s:Magnif
ysense
s year(
aVeryDi ff
icultta s
k)–he rpostcogni ti
ont ota li
s
Eff
ect:Thispowe ral
lowsaF or
ceusert
ope r
cei
vet
hings 24,whic
hjus tba r
e l
ybe atsthediff
icul
t ynumbe r.Ana
throught hes ens esofa no t
he rc reature,onewi tha nima lintelli
⌫ getss
evera
ls ensoryimpr essi
ons– blurr yima gesofa
genceorl es s
. Hec anseet hrought hee yesofthes e l
ectedc rea⌫ woma ngrabbingt hegun,amuf fle
ds cre ama sama n
ture,e njoy ingt hebe nefi
tsofbe ingbo undbyt her estri
ctionsof i
ss hotandf a l
lst ot hegr ound.Unf or t
unately,t he
thec re atur e’
sv i
s i
on.Hec anhe art hr
ought hec reature’
se ars
; i
ma gesares oi ndist
inctt hatAnac a
n’ tt e
lle xac tl
y
sme l
lwa st hatc reatures mells;a ndphy si
call
yf e
e lwha tevert he whoisusi
ngt heguna ndwhowa sshot.
creatur eisf e
e l
ing.T heF orceus e rdoe snotc ontrolthec reatur e, IfAnaha dl i
mi t
edhe rpo st
cognitionv iewingt o
butc a nma k
es ugge st
ions.Thes i
mpl erorl essthre a
teningt he l
essthantwohour s– a nE asytas
k– he rrollof24
reques t,themor el i
k el
yitwi l
lbea greedt o.Ifasugge sti
ong oes wouldhavebe enmor ethant hre
et i
me st hedi f
fi
c ulty
.
agains tthena tureoft hec reatur eorwoul dputiti na nobv ious⌫ Shewouldha ves eena nyev e
ntswithcla ri
ty.
l
yha za rdouss itua t
ion,theF orc eus ermus tma keas e
ns er oll
agains tt hes ubj ectswi
’ ll
powe r.F a
ilureme ansthes ugge s
t i
o nis P
redi
ctNat
ural
Dis
ast
er
i
gnor ed. Sens eDiffi
c uly:E
t asyiftheJediha sl i
vedinthea r
eaf or
Whi let heF orceus er’
ss ens esa reme rgedwi thac reature ’
s, moret hanay ear.Mode ratei
ftheJ ediha sbeenlivi
ngwi thin
theF or ceus er’
sbodyi smot ionle ss
, i
tss ensesunablet ofunc tion theareabe twee ns ixand12mont hs.Diffi
cul
tiftheJ ediha s
until
,ofc our se,t heme l
di sbr ok en.Re leasi
ngt het argetc rea⌫ beenlivi
ngwi thint hea re
abe t
we e
no nea ndsixmont hs.Very
turer equi resaMode rateroll.Thel i
nkwi ththec reatureisa lso Dif
fi
cultiftheJ ediha sbeenli
vi
ngwi thinthea r
eales
stha none
brokenbyt hede a t
hofe it
he rt hec reatureort heF orceus e r
.If month. Modifi
edbys ever
ityofdi
saster(l
argerdi
sast
ersareea s
i⌫
thec re atur es uff er
sd ama geordi esd uri
ngame ld,theF orce ertopr e
dict
)a ndde gr
eetowhi c
hthedi saste
rcouldreasonably
users uffe rso ne -halfthea mountofda ma ge. bepredicte
d( ga me maste
rsma ydecidetha tdi
sast
ersaree a
sier
orhardertopre dictbasedonamul t
itudeo ffact
ors)
.

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Requi r
ed Power s:Da ngers ens e,life dete cti
on,we at her S
ens
eFor
ceP
otent
i
al
sense ,magnifyse ns es
. Sens eDi ffi
culty:Mo de r
atef orf rie
ndly,unr esis
ta ntt argets.
Time t o Use:1 5mi nut e
s.Ma yber educ edi nf i
ve-minut e Mode ratepl ust argetsP
’ e rcepti
onorc ontrolr oll(whi c
he veris
i
nc reme ntsbyi nc reasingdi ffi
cultyonel evelpe rf i
ve-minut e highe r)t ode te
rmi net hed i
ffi
cultyoft hepr obeona nunwi ll
ing
i
nc reme nt(minimumt imet ous eisonemi nute). sub ject.
Effect:TheJ edic ans e
ns elocalme t
e orol
ogica la ndge ologi⌫ Requi red Power s:L ife de tecti
on,l i
fes e nse,r ecept i
ve
calc onditi
onsa ndpr e dictimmi nentdi sast
ers,s ucha se arth⌫ tele pathy , s
e nseF orce.
qua kes,volc
a ni
ce ruptions,floods,lands l
ides,ava lanches,ca ve- TimeToUs e:S i
xround s.
i
ns,t ornadoes,hur ricanes( hurri
cane scana l
soc anbepr edicted Effec t:T hispowe ra l
lowsaJ editopr obet hemi ndo fat ar⌫
withwe athers ens e)
,e tc.Byope ninghi sorhe rse nsest ot he ge t,a ndde te rminewhe the rthatpe r
sonha sthepot e ntialtobe
environme nt,theJ edic anpr edic
tt he s
edi s
turba nce s
,muc ha s strongi nt heF orce.
anima lscans eemi nglys ensea ne arthqua kehour sore venda ys Thede e ps ubc onsci
ousofaF orce-sensi
tivepe r s
oni sshie l
ded
beforei thappens .L i
kewe athersens e,thispowe rdoe snotl e nd byapr otect i
veba rr
ierwhi chpr eventsa not he rF or cewi el
der
i
tselftoqui ckpr edictions.Itc ust
oma r
il
yt akeswe e
k sforaJ edi from pe ne t
ra ti
nghi sorhe rinne rmi nd.Thiss hie l
dpus he sv i
o⌫
toge tt oknowl oc alwe at
he rpatternsa ndt opogr aphy .T
hepr e⌫ l
e nt lyb a cka ta ni ntrude r,sending hi m orhe rs tumbl ingba ck
.
dicti
oni se f
fecti
v ef or12hour s
.Thedi fficult
yi nc r
e as
esbyone This“ shi eld”i sani nvolunt aryde fenseme c
ha nis mma intainedby
l
ev elfore ac
ha dd iti
ona l12 -hourpe ri
odbywhi cht heJ ediwi sh⌫ eve ryF orce- sensiti
vepe rson.I tisoner e l
iablewa yt ode ter
mi ne
estoe x t
endt hepr ediction. whi c hpe oplemi ghtha vet hepot enti
alt obe comeaJ edi.
The ma gni t
ude oft he ba ck l
a s
h ge nerate d by t he s hi
eld
Rec
ept
i
veT
elepat
hy de pe ndsont hec haracter’sstrengt hint heF or ce .Ape rsonwho
Sens eDi f
ficuly:V
t er
yE asyforf ri
e ndly ,non- r
esist
ingt argets. i
sme relyF or ces e
nsitiv
ewi llshov et hei ntrude rba cks evera
l
Ar esisti
ngt argetma kesaP er
ceptionorc ontrolrolltode t
e r
⌫ fee t.S ome onewi tha ctualF orces ki
llswi l
lpr oduc eamor e
minet hedi ffi
culty.Mod i
fiedbypr oximi tya ndr elat
ionship. i
nt e nser eaction. Thosewi t hlit
tlet r
ainingwi lls endt hei ntruder
Requi r
edPower s:Li
fede tec
tion, l
ifes ens e. ree l
ingb acka cr
os sther oom.S ome onewhoi swe l
l- trai
ne d,or
Thispowe rmaybek e pt“up”i fthet arge tiswilli
ngandt he whoha sagr eatde alofr a wt alentint heF or ce ,mi ghta ctuall
y
proximi t
ymodi f
ierdoe s
n’tincrease. sendt hei ntrude rflyi
nga crossther oom.
Effect:AJ ediwhoma kesthepowe rrollc anr eadthes ur f
ace
thought sande motionsoft het arget.T heJ e di“hears”wha tthe S
ens
ePat
h
targetisthink i
ng,butc anno tprobef orde epe ri
nforma tion. SenseDif
fic
uly:Mo
t der
ate
Ifthes ens erolldoubl e
st hedi ff
icultynumbe r,theJ edic an Requir
edPower :E
s mpt
ine
ss,
hibe
rna
tiont
ranc
e.
si
ftt hrougha nyme moriesupt o24ho ur sold. AJedic annots if
t T hispowe rc anbek e pt“ up ”.
throughme mor i
esint hes amer oundt ha tc ontactisma de– Ef fec t:Thispowe rinf ormsac ha racteroft he“ pa th”het rav⌫
thisprocessta kesaf ul
lround. els:whe the rhi sc ur re nta ct i
onsa rel ikelyt ole adhi mt ot heda rk
AJ edicanr eadt hemi ndsofmor et ha nonepe rsona tat ime, si
de , andwhe t he ra nys pe cifiedf ut urea c t
ionsa rel ikelyt odos o
bute acha dditi
ona ltargetr e
quiresane wr ec
eptivet el
e pathy (thispowe rma ybet houghtofa sf arseeingwi thoutc ontrol).
rol
l.T hispo werma ybeus edo nc reatur esa ndot he rsent i
ent Be ari nmi ndt ha twi thoutc ont r
o l,t heJ edidoe snotha vet he
species,al
thoughi tc annotbeus edondr oid s. abilityt ode cidewhe the rhes eest hep a st
, pre sent, orapo ssi
b l
e
futur e. Thev isionsher e ceivesa remor el ikelyt obea ll
e goricalin
S
ens
eFor
ce na ture.T or e ce i
v es pe ci
f i
cde tails,t hef a r
se eingpowe rmus tbe
Sens eDi ffi
c ulty:Mo de rat
ef ora na rea;Di ffi
cultfors ens ing use d.
deta il
sors pe cificobje ctswi thint hea rea. Modifiedbypr oximi ty. Whe ngi vingt her esultsoft hispowe r,behone stbutob scure
Ef fect:Thispo we ri sus edt os enset hea mb i
entF orc ewit hin i
ft hec ha racte rha sga ine da nyDa rkS i
deP ointsa ndi sa ttempt ⌫
apl ac e.Itca nnotbeus edt os pe ci
ficall
yde t
ects enti
e ntbe ings , i
ngt oa tone ,thi spowe rwi llte l
lhi m hows uc ce ssf
ulheha sbe en
butt he r
ea rema nyf ormsofl i
fea ndma nya reasoft hega la xy wi t
hi naga mec ont e xt.
i
nt ertwi nedwi t ht heF orc ewhi chc a nbes ensedwi ththi spowe r
. T heJ edic anc hoo set oc ons ci
ous lyus et hispowe r,ori tc an
S ens eForc ewi l
ltellac harac terther oughma gnitudeoft he beapl otde v ice .Ift hel atter,a ta na ppropr iatepo inti nt hes ce⌫
Forc ei nana reaorobj ect( ri
ch,mode r
ateorpoori nt heF orc e), na ri
o,y ouma yc a l
lf orar ollont hi spowe r,a ndg ivet heJ edia
ther ought ypea ndqua ntityofl if
e -forms( “ma nyinsec ts,
”“onl y visi
oni fhes uc c ee ds.Y ouma yus et hist ot ellthepl a yersho w
mic robe sa ndb acteri
a ,
”“ teemingwi t
hp lanta nda nima ll ife, we llthe ya redo ing, ort ogi v et hem apr emoni tionofdoom j ust
i
nc ludi nghi ghe rpr eda tors”)a ndwhe thert hea reaorobj e c
t be f
or eac r
itica le nc ount ertohe i
ght e nt het ens ion. Youma yus e
tendst owar dt heda r
ks i
deort hel ight( forexa mp l
e,thet r
eeon i
tt owa rnt he m( bys howi ngt hef utur eoft he i
rc ur rentc ourse)
,
Da goba hwhi chL ukeS kywa l
ke re nte r
edi sa“ darks idene x us” toe ncour aget he m( pa rti
c ularlywhe nt he yha vedonet her ight
ri
chi nt hene ga ti
v ee ne rgie
soft heda rks ideo ftheF orce)
.An thingbutha v enowa yofk no wing) , topr ov i
dehi nt s,ort of ore⌫
arear ichi n ne ga t
iveorpos itivee nergiesma yi ndica t
ep a s
t sha dowupc omi nge ve nts.
eve ntsort hea c ti
vit
ie sofpa sti nha bit
a nts.TheJ e dima ya lso Av isionf rom t heF or ces ho uldne verbet a kenl ight lybyt he
rece i
v e“ va
guepr emoni tions”a boutt hea rea,sucha s“ Isens e play ers.I ts houl dgi vet he ms ome thingt ot hinka bout ,a l
ong
some thingwr ong, ”or“ Is enseagr eatimpe ndingt ragedy .” wi t
ht hea ttenda ntc ha nce sf orgoodr oleplay ing.Be a rinmi nd
tha tdif ferentJ ediwi llte ndt ore ceiv ed iff
er entr endi tionsoft he
sames cene ,a ndc ons eque nt lyy ous houl dt ailort hede tail
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givetot hef i
tchara ct
erc onc erned.I nstea d,y oumi ghtc onsider T
rans
lat
i
on
alt
eringt hewa yyoude scri
bet hes ce ne r
y;f ort heda rkside,you Sens eDi fficulty:Mo de r
a teforhuma nsora l
ie ns.Di
ffi
cultfor
mighta lwa ysdescri
ber oc kya ndb arre nt errain,orwi thac old droids.Ift het argeti sbe ingpur pos elyc ry
pt i
cadd+5t ot hedif ⌫
windbl owing,oritmi ghta l
wa y sbeni ghtf ort hed ar
ksidea nd fi
cul t
y,+20i ft hela ngua gei swr i
tte ndown.
dayti
meorda wn f ort hel ights i
de .Y ou c a n pres
entt he se Thispowe rmaybek e pt“ up”.
i
ma ge sina scontraryma nne ra sy ouwi sh,pr ovi
dedy oua r
e Requi redPower s:R ec e
pt i
vet elepat hy,proj
e cti
v etel
epathy ,
consist
entwi ththede scripti
ons . l
ifes ense.
Anothe rthi
ngt obe ari nmi ndi st hati ti sne vereasyt ot ell Effect:T hec harac te
rma ytra nslateal anguagea ndspeaki t.
whichi sther i
ghtc ourset otak e(althought hep athofd arkne s
s TheJ edima yde ci
phe rbodyl angua ge ,explorethes pokenwor d,
ma ybec learenough, thepa thoft hel ightma ybef armor ee lu⌫ ortr a
ns l
a tea nc i
entS i
tht e
x ts
, etc .Inor derfort histowor k,the
si
ve).TheJ edimus ts t
il
lbes uret of ollowt heJ e diCoder e
ga rd⌫ charactermus tf i
rsthe a rt het a rgets pe ak,orse et heworksi n
l
e s
so fwha thisv i
s i
onss e
emt obet el
linghi m,ot herwisehi s writtenf or m( sucha sa na nc i
e ntt e xtordoc ume nt).Ittake s
ownde si
reswi l
lenc ourageal e sstrut hfulv i
siona ndc ausehi s onlyonea pp l
ica t
ionoft hispo we rto“ underst
a nd”al anguage .
downf all
.Andi tisqui t
epos s i
blef oras killedDa rkJeditot wi s
t Asl onga st he ya l
ls pea kt hes a mel a nguagea ndt hepowe ri s
there a
ding softhi
spowe rt osui thisowne nds . keptup,t hec ha r
ac terne ednotr ollf ore achind iv
idualtal
king.
Alsobe ca uset he ya lso“ spea k”us i
ngbe epsa ndwhi st
les
,droids
Exampl e:“ You a res crambling thr ough a r ocky ma ybec ommuni catedwi thus ingt hispowe r
.
l
a nds capea tnight.T heonl ylighti saf eeblef l
ow Not et hatt hec ha r
ac terdoe snotr eall
yk nowt helanguage .
ahe adofy ou,c omingf rom be hindt hene xtout crop⌫ Onc et hispowe ri snol onge ri nus e,theJ edii sonc ea gain
ping.Y ou a r
ehur r
y ing,t ryingt oa rri
v eint imet o una bl
et ounde rst
a ndors pe akthel ang uage .
ave rt.
..some thing.Whe ny oupa sst heout crop,t he
terrainf all
sawa yo na l
lsides ,a
ndy ouf indyour selfon Weat
herS
ens
e
thee dgeofag iganticpr ec i
pice,l
ikethei nnerr imofa Sens eDi f fi
c ulty:E asyi ftheJ e diha sl i
vedi nt hea reaf or
volc ano. Rockwa l
l
sl oom hi gho nt heoppos ites ideof mor et hanay ea r;Mode ratei ft heJ e diha slivedi nt hea rea
thepi t.Standing,alonea ndv ulnera
bl eonas pikeof betwe e ns i
xa ndt we lvemont hs;Di ffi
c ultiftheJ ediha slivedi n
roc ks car
c e
lyha l
fame terwi dea tthet i
p, i
syourc om⌫ thea r
e abe twe enonea nds i
xmont hs;Ve ryDi ff
icultiftheJ edi
pa nionT e t
su.Hei ss ca r
eda ndc ryi
ng.T hec olumnhe hasl ivedint hea real esst hanonemont h. Modifiedf orpr oximi ⌫
i
soni snowhe reconne ctedt other im whe rey oua re tya ndl oca lme teor ologicalcondi ti
ons .
standi ng:therei snowa yt oreachhi m. Awi ndbe gins Requi r
edPower s:Ma gnif
ys e nse s
.
tohowl upf r
ombe low. ” Thispowe rmaybek ept“up ”.
Ef f
ec t:T hispo we ra l
lowst heJ edit oa t
tunehi ms el
ft ot he
Exampl e:“Youa r
ewa lki
nga l
ongap ath:theroute
i
ss trai
ghta ndwi de..
.anda sbla c
ka scoal.Ony our wor king sofl oc alwe atherpa tterns .Bys ensi
ngt hemov e me nts
l
e f
ti sas e c
ondp ath,justa sbr oad,justa sstr
aight
, ofc lo uds,wi nds ,t ides,a nds olarbod ies
,s ome oneus i
ngt his
ands hiningbr i
ll
ia
ntwhi t
e.Y oube comea wareofa powe rc andi sce rnpa tternsint hewe a ther,ands oma kel imi ted
presencewa lki
nga l
ongt hes econdpa thwa yma tc
hing predict i
onsr e ga rdingt hebe ha viorofa tmos pheri
cphe nome non.
youp aceforpa ce.Aheady ourp athscross,andt he Thispo we rdoe snotl endit selftoqui ckpredicti
ons ,howe v er
.
patht hatleadsawa yfr
om t hepoi ntofint ers
ecti
onis Itus ua l
lyta ke swe ek sforaJ e dit obe comea ccustome dt ol o c a
l
twicea swidea syourown…a ndofi ndet
ermi nat
ec ol
⌫ wea the rp atte rnsa ndbe comef ami li
arwi t huniquef eaturesof
or.
” thel oc altopogr aphyt hatispos siblet oobt a i
na ccurater ea d⌫
i
ng s.
S
hif
tSens
e The pr e dictio ni se ffect
ivef orf ourho urs.T he d i
f fi
c ulty
Sens eDi ffi
culty:Mo deratef ors impl ephe nome na(suc ha s i
nc reas esift heJ edi wishestoma kemor ee xtendedf orecasts.
heators i
mpl es cents);Di ff
icultf ormor eunc ommonphe no me ⌫
na( suc ha sc omm f r
eque nci
es, i
nf raredr adiation);VeryDiffi
cult ALTERPOWERS
fors p ecifi
c,c ompl ex phe nome na ( sucha ss etti
ng olfactory
nerv estode tectthepr esenceofT i
ba nnaga s)
. F
orc
ePus
h
Thispowe rmaybek ept“ up ”
. Alt
erDi fficul
ty:T ar
ge t’sc ont r
olorS trengthr oll
,+3t odi f
fi
⌫
Requi r
edpower :Ma
s gnifys e nse s. cultyfore very5me tersa wa yf romt arge t,l
ineofs i
ghtonly.
Effec t:Thec ha racterma ys hif thisorhe rs ensesastode tect Requi r
edPower s:C once ntration,l
ifede t
e cti
on, t
eleki
nesis.
phe nome naofadi ff
er e
ntt ypet ha nnor ma l
.Shifti
nge ye
sightto Effect:Wi tht hispowe r,aJ edima yus et heF orc
et opus h
thei nfra r
eds pe ct
r um,he ari
ngf reque nc ie
sa bov eorbe l
ownor ⌫ severala dj
a centt arget sba c kwa r
ds,k noc king t hem proneor
ma lra ngef orhi sorhe rspec i
es, e tc
. Thispowe rc ountsasa“ skil
l bangingt he ma ga i
nstawa ll.Ea chtarge tpa stthef i
rstincursa
use”f orde termi ningdi ec odepe na lti
es . G1Dpe nalt
yont heJ edius ingt hepowe r(i.
e, 1target,nope nal
⌫
Plea s
enot et ha tt hispowe ri se xceptionallyusefulins ome ty;2ta rget
s ,G1Dpe na lty;3t a r
ge t
s,G2Dpe nalty;4targets
, G3D
aspe cts,butf airl
yl imite dinot hers.F ore xampl e,aJ edima y pena l
ty.
..)
.
dete ctc omm f reque nc i
es ,butt ha tdoe sno tme anthattheJ edi Eacht argetma kese it
he rac ont r
olorS trengt hrolltoresi
st,
canl isteninont het rans missi
o n.T heJ ediwillbea bletode tect andt hea ctingJ e
di sal
’ terrol lresulti
sc ompa r
edt oe achresul
t
thatat ransmi s
sioni spr esent,butma ynotne cessar
il
ybea b
leto i
nt urnt ode ter
mi net hee ff ects.At arge ttha tisknoc k
edba ck
l
oc atet hes igna l
’ss our ce,a nd c ertainlywi llnotbea bl
et o
decodet hei nforma t
ionc ar
riedbyt het ransmission.

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Ki
net
i
cCombat
i
ntoawa l
l orot
hersol
idobjec
ttake
sthel
i
steddama
ge.I
faJedi Al
terDif
fic
uly:Di
t f
fi
cult
k
il
lsal i
vingb e
inga sar es
ultofthi
spowerheimmediat
ely Requi
redPowers:Tel
eki
nes
is.
r
eceiv
esaDa rkSi
deP oi
nt;assuc
h,hemayrol
lle
sst
hanhisf
ull Eff
ec:On
t cetheJedihass
ucces
sful
l
yac
tiv
ate
dthi
spo
wer
,
a
ltersc
oreifhesochooses. hema ywi el
dame leewe aponorli
ghtsaberwiththepowerof
theForceatad is
t a
nc eupt o10meters,asthoughthewe a
pon
Al
terRoll2 Tar
getpushedback/
wereinhi shandsus i
nghisme l
eewe aponsorl i
ghts
aberski
l
l
Dif
fic
ult
yBy: Col
li
siondamage
res
pecti
vely
.Multipleacti
onpenal
tie
sappl y
.
0-5 2met
ers/2D
6-10 3met
ers/3D T
hef i
rstround,t heJedicanma keonlyonea t
tack.Ashi
s
11-15 5met
ers/4D contr
olimproves,hema yattac
kwiththewe aponasma nyti
mes
16-20 10me
ters/5D asposs
ible(asdet
e r
mi nedbymulti
pleacti
onpe nal
ti
es)
.
21+ 15met
ers/6D
T
elek
ines
is
I
nj
ure/
Kil
l AlterDi f
fic
ulty:V e
ryE asyf orobje
c t
swe i
ghingonek i
logram
Al
terDif
fic
uly:T
t a
rgetsc
’ ontrolorPer
cept
ionr
oll
. orles
s ;Easyforobje c
tswe i
ghingonet ot enki
logra
ms ;Mode r
⌫
Requi
redPower:Li
fedetect
ion,li
fesens
e. ateforobj ec
ts11t o1 00k i
lograms;Diffi
cul
tfor1 0
1k il
ograms
War ng:Ac
ni har
acterwhous esthi
spowe rr
ece
ive
saDa
rk tooneme tr
icton;Ve ryDiffi
c ul
tfor1,001k i
l
ogramstot e
nme t
⌫
SideP oi
nt. ri
ct ons;He r
oicf orob jec
tswe i
ghing1 0,
001k i
logr
amst o1 00
Ef
f ec
t:Ana tt
a cke
rmus tbet ouchingthet ar
gett ous ethis me t
ri
ct ons.
powe r.Incomba t,thisme ansma king as ucces
sfulbr awli
ng Obj ectma ybemov eda t1 0me tersperround;add+5pe r
attac
ki nthesamer oundthatthepowe ri
stobeus ed. addi
tional1 0me terspe rround.T hetargetmustbei nsightof
Whe nthepowe risacti
vated,ifthea ttack
ersal
’ terrollis theJedi.
higherthanthec haract
er’
sresi
stngc
i ontrolorPerc
e pti
ont ota
l, Increaseddiff
icultyifobje ctis
n’tmov i
ngins i
mple,st
raight
-
fi
gureda magea sifthepowe rrollwa sada magetot a
landt he l
inemov ement:
controlorPer
ceptionrol
lwa saS t
rengthrolltores
is
td ama ge. o+5 f
+1t orge
ntl
etur
ns.
o+10 f
+6t ore
asyma
neuv
ers
.
Example:ADa rkJedigrabsAnabyt hes houlde
r
andus esinj
ure
/ki
llonher.TheDarkJe sa
di
’ l
terrolli
s +11to+25 f
orcompl
exmaneuv
ers
,suc
hasus
ingal
evi
⌫
15;Ana ’scont
rolrol
lisan8.T hat’
sadi f
ferenceof ormore t
ate
dli
ght
sabe
rtoat
tack
.
seven,whi c
h on the damage char
tme a
nsAna i s Modif
iedbypr
oxi
mit
y.
wounde d.Ana fall
stot he gr
ound,clutc
hing her Thi
spowermaybekept“
up”
.
shoulde
r.

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Ef fect:T hispowe ra l
lowst heJ edit olevitatea nd mov e hasav e
rya cc
uratea ndv erydeta i
ledv i
sionofwha tha str
an⌫
objectswi tht hepowe rofhe rmi nda l
one .Ifus edsucc es
sfully
, spi
redorwi lltr
anspire.100% me a nst hatthec haract
er’
svis
ion
theo bjectmov esast heJ edides i
res. i
se venmor eaccuratea nddetail
ed, completewi thminor,al
mo st
AJ edic anl evitates everalob ject
ss i
mul taneously,bute a ch tri
vi
a ldet
ail
s.
additi
ona lobj ectrequiresane wt eleki
nes i
sroll
. Whe nac haracterfarseesintot hefutur e,t
hega memaster
Thispo we rc anbeus e
dt ole vit
a t
eone selforot her
s.Itc a
nbe hast oma kea nho neste f
forttoc orrec
tlyr epr
esentwha twill
useda sapr imi t
ives pacedr iv
ei ne me r
ge ncies. happen:ift hec haracter
sge ta75% r esult
,theg amemaster
Whe nus edt ol ev i
tates ome onea gainstthe i
rwi l
l,thet arget mus ttrytopr e
dictwha thet hi
nk st hec ha r
acter
swi l
ldoa nd
ma yre s
istbya ddinghe rP er
ce pti
onorc ontrolrolltot hed iffi
⌫ wha ttheoutcomewi l
lbe.Ofc ourse, s
incet hefutureiss
of l
uid,
cul
tynumbe r. thi
ngsa r
ea l
way ss ubjec
tt oc hange .F arsee
ing isa gr eat
Le vit
a t
edobj ect
sc anbeus edt oa t
tac kotherc haracters
,but me chani
cf orthega me maste
rt or evealpa rtoft hestory–
thi
sa utoma t
icallygiv estheJ ediaDa rkS i
deP oint.Suchobj ec t
s enought otantal
izethepl ay
ers,witho utruiningthes t
ory
.
do1Dd ama gei funde rak il
ogr am,2Di fonet ot enk i
los,4Di f
11t o1 00k il
os,3D s peede r
-scaleda ma gei f1 01k il
ost oone L
if
eBond
metrict on,3Ds tarfighter-sc
a l
eda magei fonet otent onsa nd Contr
olDif
ficul
ty:Modera
te.
5Ds tarf
ight er-s
c al
eda magei f1 1to1 00me tr
ictons. SenseDif
fic
ulty:Se
ebelow.Mod i
fi
edbyprox
imi
ty.
S ucha t
ta cksr e
qui rea na dditionalc ontrolrollbyt heJe di, Requir
edPower s:Li
fedetec
tion,l
i
fesens
e,magni
fys
ens
es,
whicha ctsa sa na ttackr olla gainstthet arget’sdodge .Ift he rec ept i
v et elepat hy.
tar
g etdoe sn’tdodget hea ttack,thed i
fficul
tyisE asy
. Thispowe rc anbek ept“ up”.
Effec t:AJ edic ha rac terma yc hoos et hel ifebondpowe rto
pe rma nent lyf orm ame nt all i
nkwi thoneot he rindi vidua l,nor ⌫
CONTROLAND S EP
ENS OWE
RS
ma ll
yama te( a l
thoughs ome ti
me ssib l
ing s,p arenta ndc hi l
d,or
ev env eryc losef ri
endsc hoos et ol i
febond) .
F
ars
eei
ng De tailedi nfor ma tionc a nbel earne dbya ctivatingt hepo we r.
Cont rolDiffi
c ulty:V eryE a sy,modi f
iedbypr oximity.Ad d+5 Ifbot hc ha rac tersha v et hel i
febondpowe r,re ducea llsens edi f⌫
to+2 0t othed iffic
ul tyift hec ha racterwi s
he stosees ome thing ficul t
ie sbyonel evel( althoughbot hc ha ractersmus ts ti
llr ollfor
i
nt hep ast.Add+1 0t o+30f ort hef uture. l
ifebondt oa chievet hebe ne fi
tsl istedbe low) .T hef ol lowi ng
Sens e Di f
ficulty:V eryE asyi ft het argeti sf r
iendlya nd be ne fitsa reonl yi ne ffec twhe nt hec ha ra ctersa rea c t
ive l
y
doesn’tresi
st.Ift het a r
ge tres i
sts,ma eac
k ontrolorP erc
eption us ingt hel ifebondpowe r.
tot
a lforthed i
fficulty. Modi f
ie dbyr e la
t i
onship. Ona nE a ys
s ens er oll,t heF orce-us eri sa wa reoft heot he r’s
Requi redPower s:L i
fes ens e. ge ne ralloc a t
iona ndge ne ra lemot iona ls tate :whe the rt hep er ⌫
Ti met oUs e:Atl eastonemi nut e
. soni sf right ene d,i npa in,i njured,ha ppy ,ore xpe rienc i
ngs ome
Ef fec:T
t heJ e dima yse ethepe rs
onorp la c
ehewi shestos ee ot he rstronge mot ion.
i
nhi smi nda sthes ituationc ur rentl
ye xis
ts.Thepowe rc ana l
so On aMode rates ens er oll,theF orce-us e re xpe rienc e st he
beus edt oseet hef ut ureort hep a s
t. TheJe diseesthei mme di⌫ ot he r’
ss e nse s:heors hes e est hought heot her ’
se yes,he ars
ates urr
ound i
ngs ,f ore xa mpl e,whe naf riendi sind anger,or wha tt heot he rhe a r
s ,ands me l
ls,ta s
te s,andf ee l
swha ttheo th⌫
wha thappe nedonhi shomepl ane ti
nhi sabsence. erpe rsoni se x perienc ing.Ho we ver,a tt hisl eve l
,t hec ha rac ters
Far se
e i
ngr equi r
e sc al
mc ondi tionsa nda tleasto nemi nut e
, area ffect edbye achot he r’se xpe r
ienc es–bot hc ha racte rss ha r
e
butof tentakesaf ewmi nut es .Farsee i
ngc annotbedonei nt he pa in,a ndi fo nec ha racte ri sinjured,t heot he rc ha racte rs uf f
e rs
fac
eo fdanger.TheJ edi’
sv isi
onma yno tbee nti
relyac curat
e: ani njuryo nel e vellowe r.
OnaDi fficults ens er ol l
,t heF orce -useri sc ons ide redt e l
e ⌫
Power Sense Past/
Pres
ent
/
rol
l2 Dif
fic
ult
y Fut
ure pa thic all
yl ink edt ot hel ifebondpa rtne ra ndc anr ea dt hes ur ⌫
0-10 50% 10% fac et ho ught soft heot he ri ftheot he riswi l
lingt os ha ret hos e
1
1-20 75% 25% thought s.
2
1-30 90% 50% On a Ve ry Di fficults enser oll,t he F orc e-
us erc ans end
31+ 100
% 75% thought st ot hel i
febondpa r
tne r(a spe rt hepr oje ctivet e lepa
thypowe r)
,a ll
owi ngt hec haracte r
st oc arryonat elepa thic
T
hep astandpr esenta res e tanditi sme rel
yama tteroft he conv ersat i
on.
Jediha vi
ngc or r
ectpe rcept i
ons .Howe ver,thef ut ur eisa l
wa ys Asa na dde dbe ne fit,t het woc ha r
a ctersc anha vepr e moni ⌫
fl
uid,a l
wa ysinmot i
on, ne ve rsetuntilitbe c
ome st hepr esent– tionsa boute ac hot he r:f ore xampl e, i
fonec ha racte riss e ve r
e l
y
therefor
ei tismuc hha r
de rt opredict.Thepe rc
e nt agesont he i
nj ur ed,hi sorhe rlif ebondpa r
tne rwi l
ls ens et ha ts ome thing
charta r
ear oughme asureofhowmuc hc orrectinfor ma ti
ont he ba dha sha ppe ned.T hisa s pectoft hel ifebondpowe rismodi ⌫
characterreceiv e
sint hev ision. fiedbypr ox i
mi tyonl y,a sout li
ne dbe low.S ens i
ngpr e moni tions
F
ore xa mple ,10% me a nst hatthec haracterwi llonl ybea ble i
sa ut oma ti
cofwi thi n1 1,000k ilome t ersofe ac hot he r.Ifont he
toma keo utt hemos tba sicde t
ail
sofas i
tuation,s uc ha s“My samepl a netb utmor et ha n1, 000k i
lome tersf rom e a chot he r,a
fri
end sarei nda nger.
”25% me anst hatt heJ edige tsas ome⌫ Ve ryE asys ens er ollisne c essaryt os ens epr emoni tions .Ifnoton
wha ta ccuratev i
siono fwha twillt r
anspire,butmos tma jor thes amepl ane tb uti nt hes ames ta rs ystem, a ndE asys ens er oll
detai
lswi llbemi ss
ingf rom t hev isi
on.50% me a nst hatt he i
sne ce ss
a ryt os ensepr e moni tions .Ifnoti nt hes ames t ars ys ⌫
character’
sv i
s ionwa sa boutha l
fr i
ght .75% me a nst hatt he tem butwi thin1 0l ight -ye ars,aMode r
a tes ens er olli sre qui red.
characterha sa nunde r
sta nd ingoft hec riti
calha ppe ni
ngs,but Ifmor et han1 0l ight -yea rsbutl esst ha n1 00l i
ght -ye arsa wa y,a
thec haracters ti
llha smi sse dama jorde tailort wo,whi ch,of Dif ficults e nser olli sne c essary.Ifmor et ha n1 00l i
ght -ye ars
course,ca nc ompl ic
a t
et hi ng s.90% me anst hatt hec ha r
a c
ter awa yf rome achot he r,aVe ryDi fficults ens er ollisne c essa ry.

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Life-bonde dc ha r
act ersma ynots hares ki
lls,attr
ibut e
s,F orc e
Points ,orCha rac terP oint s.Howe ver,sincet hec ha ract
e r
sdo
ha ves uchac losebond, thea cti
onsofonec a na ff
ec ttheot her.
Ifal ife-bonde dc haracte rcommi tsa ne vi
la ction,theJ edip a rt⌫
ne rre ceiv
esaDa rkS i
deP ointe v
e nt hought he s
ea c ti
onswe re
nott heJ edi’
sf aul t
.Obv iously
,li
f ebond i
ngi sa ne x ceedingl y
seriousc ommi tme nt,a ndnott obet a kenlight l
y.
Bot hc harac t
e rsmus ta greetot hel i
febondf ort hepowe rt o
wor ka ndac ha rac te
rma yonlylif
ebondwi thoneot he rindiv i
d⌫
ua l
.L ifebondi ng t a
k es1D we ekst oc ompl ete( ast heJ edi
bec ome sa ccus t
ome dt ot heb ackgroundF orc epresenc eoft he
l
ifebondpa r
t ner) .Dur i
ngt hattime ,theJ e disc
’ ontr o
lisG1D.
Thel ifebondpowe rma ynotbea ctivatedunt i
l t
hebo ndisc om⌫
pletelyf ormed. Ift heJedii
ss ucces
sfulinus i
ngt hi
spowe r
,sheaddsher
De athi st heonl yme ansofs everingt hel i
febond.I fone s
ens ed i
cetoherli
ghtsabe rs
kil
lrol
lwhe nat
tacki
ngandpar
ry⌫
me mbe roft hel ife -
bonde dc oupleisk i
l
led,t hes urvivi
ngpa r
t ⌫ i
ng.T heJedimaya ddors ubtr
actpartoral
lofhercontr
oldi
ce
ne re ntersane ar- c
ata tonics t
ateofs hoc kf or1 D da ys.Af t
e r t
ot hel i
ghts
abe
r’sdamage ;pla
yersmustdeci
deho wmanycon
reawa k eni
ng, thepa rtnergr ievesandr eadjust stoas olitar
ye xi
s ⌫ t
roldicetheyareaddingors ubtr
act
ingwhent hepoweri
sact
i⌫
tenc e;alldiec ode sarer educ edbyG1Df orthes amea mountof v
ated.
timei ttookt of or get hel ifebond.
Anya ttemptt of orgeane wlif
ebondi nthef uturer equire sa Exampl e: An ai se nte r
ing c omba t
:s he ha sa
muc hlonge rpe riodofa djustment:2Dwe eksf oras econdbond, l
ights abers ki
llof4D,ac ontrolof5Da ndas e
ns eof
3Dwe eksforat hirdbond, andsof orth. 4D+2.S hea cti
va tesli
ght sabe rcombatbyma ki
nghe r
Mode raec
t ontrolr ol
la ndhe rE a sys enseroll;s he
L
if
emer
ge decide stok eept hepo we r“ up.”S inces heisma k i
ng
Contr
olDif
ficul
ty:Dif
fi
cult
. botht hec ontrola nds e nser oll
si nt hes amer ound,
SenseDif
fic
ulty:Dif
fi
cult
. eachs uffersaG1Dpe nalty .
Eff
ect:A Jedima ya t
temptt
oac
ti
vat
ethi
spowe
rathi
s Shea ddshe rs enseof3D+2 ( 4D+2 G1D)t o he r
death.Att hemome ntt heJ edik nowsde a t
hi si mmi nent( j
ust l
ights abers kil
lr ollof4D,f orat otallight
sabe rof
afteraf a talwo und,orj us tbe for ei t)
,theJ edic almshi smi nd 7D+2.S hea ddshe rc ont rolof4D ( 5DG1D)t ohe r
andbody( Diffi
cultc ontrolr oll
), pr e
pa ri
ngt os urre nderhismor ⌫ l
ightsa ber’
sda ma geo f5D, forat otalof9D.
talshell.TheJ ed it henr ea che so utwi thhi smi nd,t r
acingt he Whe nAnaa ttacksinar ound,t hat’
sa notheraction,
ebba ndf l
owoft heF or
c ea roundhi ma ndt hroughhi m( Diffi
⌫ fora na dditionalG1Dt oa l
lactions( totalpenaltyof
cultsens er oll
). G2D) :she’donl yroll6D+2t oa t
tac kandwo ul
dr oll8D
Upons uc ceedinga tbot hr olls ,theJ edi’sspirite xi
tshisbody ford ama ge.
andbe come sonewi tht heF orc e, whi l
es t
illretaininghi sorigi
na l
i
de nti
ty. Hisbodyf a de si
nt onot hingne ss,butt heJ ediwhop a
s s
⌫ AJ ediwhof a i
lswhe ntryi
ngt oa ct
iva
tel i
ghtsaberc ombat
esinthi sfa shio
nwi l
l notc ompl e te l
ydi e
. mayonl yus et helights
abers k
illf
ort hedurationofc omba t.
TheJ edic anma keanumbe rofv i
sit
ationst ohi sc l
osef ri
ends Fina l
ly,theJ edima yusel i
ghts abercombatt opa r
rybl ast
er
anda ssoc i
at esequa ltot henumbe rofF orc ePoint sheha dupon bol
tsa sa“ reactionskil
l.
”
death.Int hi sfashion, aplay erwhok nowshi sc ha racte
risa bout TheJ edima ya ls
oa tt
emptt oc ontrolwhe r
ede fl
ectedb las
ter
todi ec ane nsur et ha tde athwi llme ans ome thing,a shec an bol
tsgo;t hisi sa“ reac
tio
ns k i
l
l”a ndc ountsa sa na dditi
onal
ma nif
estt oi mpor tantpe rsonsi nl atersessionsa ndwa r
nt hem act
ion.( The J edic annotf ul
lpar ry whent rying toc ontr
ol
ofimpe ndi ngdi sast er,orof ferwi s doma ndt eaching. def
lect edbol t
s.)
Attheg a mema ster’sdiscretion, andba se dont hepowe rlevel Ift heJ editriestocontrolthebl as
terbolt,shema k
e sac on
oft heJ ediwhe nhedi ed,onl yF orce-sensiti
vec ha r
actersma y tr
olroll:thed iff
icult
yisther a
ngeoft hetarget(usetheor igi
nal
witnesst hev i
si
ta t
ion. Afterde at h, t
heJ edic annoti nfl
uenc ethe weapon’ sra nges)ort heta r
getsdodger
’ oll.Theb last
e rbolt’
s
ma ter
ial wor ldina nywa y. dama ges taysthes ame.

L
ight
saberCombat Exampl e:Anade ci
de stopa rryablast
erbo l
ta nd
Cont
rolDif
ficul
ty:Moder
ate
. controlwhe reitgoe s
.T hi
si stwomor ea c
t i
onsina
Sens
eDi f
fic
ulty:Ea
sy. round, whichme ansat otaloffouracti
ons(don’
tf or⌫
Thi
spowe rmaybek ept“
up”. getthec ontrolands e
ns etok e
ept hepower“up”),for
Eff
ect:J
edius ethispowe rtowieldthisel
egantbutdif
fic
ult- ape na l
tyofG3D:Ana ’slights
abe rsk
il
lis5D+2,a nd
to-contr
olwe aponwhi l
ea l
sos ensi
ngt hei
ropponents’act
ions herl i
ght s
aber’
sd amagei s7D.Ana ’
sa t
tackerhasa
throughtheF orc
e. blast
erpi s
toltha
tc auses4Dda ma ge.
Thi
spowe riscall
edupona tthestartofab a
ttleandremains Fi
rst,Anama keshe rp a
rryrollwit
hhe rl
ightsabe r
:
“up”untilt
heJ ediisstunned,wounde dorworse;aJediwhoha s herpa rr
yr ollof18 i shi ghert ha
nt hea tta
cke r’
s
beeni nj
ure
do rstunne dma yattemptt obri
ngt hepowerba ck blasterrol
lof13, soAnapa r
ri
esthebolt.
“up.”

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Now,Anat r
iestoc ontr
oltheblas
terbol
t.Hertar
⌫ Cont
rol
Breat
hi
ng
getis20me tersawa y– t hat
’saMode r
atedif
fic
ult
y Contr
olDiffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
e.
forthebl
a s
terpis
tol
. Anaroll
sa14wi thhercontr
ol– Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Ver
yDif
fi
cul
t.
j
ustb arel
y good e nough to hit.The bl
asterbol
t Requir
ed Power : C
s once
ntr
ati
on, hi
ber
nat
ion t
ranc
e,
bouncesoffAna ’
slightsaberbla
dea ndhitsanothe
r tel
e ki
ne si
s.
enemy,causi
ng4Dda ma ge. Thispowe rmaybek ept“ up”.
Effect:T hispo we ra l
lowsaJ e
dit oc ontrolthea mountof
P
roj
ect
i
veT
elepat
hy oxyge nf l
o wingi ntohi sorhe rbody .TheJ edit a
k esc ontrolof
Cont r
olDi f
ficulty:V eryEasy.Increa s
ed i
fficultyby+5t o+1 0 thes urroundinga tmos phere,pulli
ngox yge nmol eculest hrough
i
ft heJ edica nnotv er
ba liz
ethet hought ss hei st r
ans mi tti
ng( she thes ki
ni ntot hel ungs.Wi tht hi
spowe rtheJ edicane ffectively
i
sg a ggedordoe sn’twa nttoma k eas ound) .Modi fie dbypr ox⌫ breatheunde rwate r,
andc onve r
sel
y,awa te rbreatherc oulds ur⌫
i
mi ty. viv
eonl and.Ing a met e
rms ,thispowerne gate
st hene edf ora
Sens eDi fficulty:V eryE as
yi ft argeti sf ri
endl ya nddoe sn’t breathma sk,me chgill
,ora nyr ebreat
herge a r
.
res
ist.Ift arge tres i
sts,rollPerceptionorc ont roltode termine I
nt hec oldofs paceoraha rdvacuum,ho we ver,thispo we r
thed iff
icult
y .Modi f
iedbyr e
lati
ons hip. woul dbeofl it
tl
eus e.Eve nift heJedicoul dsome how s urvive
Requi redPower s:L i
fede t
ection, l
ifes ens e
, recept i
v et el
epa thedr a s
ticc hange sinpr essureort hee xtr
emet empe ra t
ur e
s,
thy. thereisnote noughox ygeni nt heseenvironme ntsf ort heJ edi
Effect:Ift heJ edis uccessf
ull
ypr ojectshe rthought s,thet ar⌫ to“gr ab.
”
get“ hears”he rt hought sand“ f
e el
s”he re mot i
ons .T heJ e dican Thepowe rwi l
lr ema inupunt i
lthec haractere i
the rta kes
onlybr oadca stfeelings, emoti
onsa ndpe rha psac oupl eofwor ds i
nca pac i
tati
ngd ama georwi ll
ful
lydropsit.
–t hispowe rc annotb eus edt os e
nds ente ncesort oho ldc on⌫
versati
ons . Det
oxi
f
yAnot
her
’
sPoi
son
Thet argetunde r
standst hatt het hought sa ndf e elingshei s Contr
olDif
fic
uly:V
t er
yEasy
,modi
fi
edbyr
el
ati
ons
hip.
expe ri
encinga renothi sowna ndt hatt heybe longt ot heus e r Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Ve
ryE a
syforaverymi
ldpoi
son(s
ucha
s
oft hepowe r.Ift heJ e didoesn’t“v erball
y ”ide nti
fyhe rs
e l
f,the alcohol )
;E asyf orami ldpoi s
on;Mode ratefora nav er
agepoi ⌫
tar
g etdoe sn’tk nowwhoi sprojectingt het hought s.T hisp owe r son;Di ffi
c ul
tf orav i
rulentpoison;Ve r
yDi ff
icul
tt oHe r
oicfora
canonl ybeus edt oc ommuni catewi thot he rmi nds, notc ontrol ne urotoxin.
them. Requi red Power s :Acc el
er
atehe aling,acc e
ler
atea nother’
s
he ali
ng, controlpa i
n, cont r
olanother’spain,detoxi
fypoison.
CONTROLAND ALTERPOWERS Timet oUs e:F ivemi nutes.
Ef f
ect:T hispo we rall
owsaJ e
ditor emoveorde toxif
ypoi s
on
Ac
cel
erat
eAnot
her
’
sHeal
i
ng from apa tent’sbodyf ast
ertha nisnor mall
ypos sibl
e.Whi le
usingt hispowe r,theJ edimus trema ininphy si
calcontactwi t
h
Contr
olDiffi
cul
ty:VeryEasy.Modi
fi
edbyre
lat
ionshi
p.
thepa ti
ent .Asl onga st heJediisinc ontactwitht heta r
get,
Alt
erDiffi
cul
ty:Ver
yE as
y .
tha tpe r
soni sc onside r
edi mmunet ot hee f
fectsoft hepoison.
Requir
edPower s:Controlanot
her’
spai
n,c
ontrolpai
n.
Failuretoma ket her equiredcontrola ndalterd i
ffi
cult
yc hecks
Ti
meToUs e:Onemi nut
e .
orbr eakingphy si
c alconta c
tduringt heus eofthepowe rcauses
Eff
ect:Thetargeti
sa ll
owe dtoma k
eextr
ahe al
i
ngr ol
l
s,a
s
thep a
tientawound.
out
li
nedinacce
ler
ateheal
i
ng.TheJedimustbet
ouc
hingt
he
cha
ract
erwhe
nevershea
cti
vat
esthi
spower
. F
eedonDar
kSi
de
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
ewhe
nac
ti
vat
ed,Ve
ryE
asye
ach
Cont
rol
Anot
her
’
sDi
seas
e
r
oundt
her
eaf
ter
.
Contr
olDiffi
cul
ty:Ver
yE a
sy,a
smodi fi
edbyrela
tions
hip
.
AlterDi f
ficulty:Mo de r
a tewhe na cti
vate d;nor ol l
sre qui
red
Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Sameascontr
oldisease.
forsubs eque ntr ounds .
Requir
edPower s:Acce
ler
ateheali
ng,contr
oldis
ease.
Requi redPower s:S enseF orc
e .
Ti
met oUs e:30mi nute
st osev
eralusesoverthecours
eof
War ning:An yJ ediwhoa cti
v atesthispowe ra utoma ti
cally
sev
eral weeks.
receiv
e saDa rkS ideP o i
nt .
Effec :T
t hi
spowerall
owsaJ editohealanot
herchar
act
er,
Thi
spowe rc anbek ept“ up ”
.
usi
ngt hes amerul
esandc ondi
ti
onsasout
line
dincontr
oldis
Effect:T hispo wera l
lowsaJ e ditof eedont hef ear
,ha tred,
ease.
T heJ e
dimustbetouchi
ngthechar
act
ertobeheal
ed.
orot he rne gativee mot ionsofot herstoma kehi msel
fmor e
Cont
rol
Anot
her
’
sPai
n powe rful.Itdoe snotma tt
e rtot heda rksidewhyt heot he r
sa re
Contr
olDif
fic
ulty:Ver
yEasy
.Modif
iedbyre
lat
ions
hip. fi
ll
e dwi t
hda r
ke mot i
ons ;thef eelingsalones uff
ice.
Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Easyforwounde
dc har
act
ers
;Mode r
atef
or I
nga met erms ,ina nyr oundi nwhi chac haract
e rusingt his
i
ncapacit
a t
edc ha
racte
rs;Dif
ficultformortal
lywoundedc ha
r⌫ powe ri si nt hepr e s
e nceofal ights i
deF orce-sensit
ivewho
a
cters. gainsaDa rkS ideP oint,thec hara ct
erga insaDa r
kS i
deP oi
nt
RequiredPower :C
s ontrolpain. andaF orceP oint.Ifmul t
iplec hara ct
ersgainDa rkS i
deP ointsin
Effec:T
t hi
spo werall
owsaJ editohe l
pa notherc
ha r
act
er thes amer ound, t
hec harac t
e rgainsmul ti
p leF orceP oi
nts. T
he se
c
ontrolpa i
n,underthes a
mer ulesandconditi
onsoutl
inedin ForceP ointsmus tbe s pe ntwi thi
nf i
ve mi nuteso fbe ing
hec
t ontr
olpainpowe r
.TheJedimus tbetouchi
ngt hec
ha r
act
er receiv
e d.
t
ous ethispower.

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DarkJ edius ethispowe rt oga inpowe rf rom t hea nge ra nd Example:Da ruha sac ontrolsk ilof5D,al
l t
erof
hatredt heyc reatei nt heirf oes.F orpl aye rc ha r
a ct
erswhoa re 3D+2,a ndac l
imbing/jumpings killof4D,a ndwa nts
quickt oa nger,itisimpos sibletodi e-rollthe irwa yo utoft his tope rf
orm aF orc
ej umpa crossac ha s
mt oal edge
si
tuation.T heonl ywa yt os topaJ e difrom ga ininge x t
raF orce abov e
.Her oll
s1D+2f oralter(3D+2s ubtr
actingG2D
Pointsf r
om t hispowe ri st or esistt heda rks i
de .Thisc anbe formul t
ipl
ea cti
onpe na l
ti
es),andge t
sa7, mak i
nghi s
extre
me l
yd iff
icult,particularlysincet he r
ei snot hingt opr event alterdif
ficul
ty.Ne xther ollshisc ontrolof3 D,a nd
theDa r
kJ edifrom do i
nge v er
yt hingi nhi spo we rt opr ovide getsa1 1(whiche xceedsthed iff
icultyby4) .Thisa dds
these ne gativ
ee mot ions.T hi smi ghti nc lude d eception,t he +2D t ohisc l
imbing/jumpingr oll,c anceli
ngoutt he
butche r
ing ofi nnoce nts,t aunts,i ns ult
s,t hreatsa ga instt he mul t
ipl
ea cti
onpe nal
ty.
characters,theirf r
iends ,fa mili
es ,homepl a netsorba se s
,and Theledgeonwhi chhewa ntstoj umpi s4me t er
s
anythinge lseli
ke l
yt oma ket hemc a l
lo nt heda rkside. upa ndthec hasmi s3me t
ersa cr
oss ,thusthed iffi
cul⌫
Pl
ay erswhof ailtode viseabe t
te rwa yofde feat
ingaDa rk tyisMode rate+3. Daruroll
shi s4Dc li
mbing/j umpi ng
Jediothe rthanbybr utef orcea rev erylikelyt obede st
r oyedif (4DG2D+2D) ,andge tsa16,ma kingt hed if
ficultya nd
facedwi tht hi
spowe r. usingtheForcet oleaps a
felyont opoft heledge .
War ning:Av oidov erusingt hispowe r,s i
nc ei tc ans ever
e l
y
disr
uptga meba lancei fno tus edi nmode ra ti
on. F
orc
eLi
ght
ni
ng
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Di
ff
icul
t,modi
fi
edbypr
oxi
mit
y,l
i
mit
edt
o
F
orc
eJump l
i
neofs
ight
.
Contr
olDiffic
ulty:E
a sy
. Al
terDif
fic
uly:T
t arge
tsc
’ ont
rolorP
erc
ept
ionr
oll
.
Alt
erDiff
iculty:Eas
y. War ng:AJ
ni ediwhouse
sthi
spowerfora
nyrea
soni
mme
di⌫
Requir
edPower s:Enhanceatt
ri
bute,
tel
eki
nes
is. atelygainsaDa r
kS i
deP oint.
Eff
ect:AJe diusesthispowertoinc
reas
ehisj
umpinga
bil
i
ty Effect:Thispo we risac orr
upt i
onoft heF orce.Whe nused, i
t
i
nor dertope r
formimpos s
ibl
yhighlea
ps.IfbothForceski
llroll
s produc e
sbol tsofwhi teorbl uee ne r
gyt hatf lyfrom theus er’
s
aresuccess
ful,thecha r
act
eruseshi
snor malcli
mbing/jumpi ng fi
nge rti
psl ik
el ightning.T hebol tst eart hrough the i
rt ar
ge t
,
ski
lltoperf
ormt hejump,butheusesthespeci
altabl
ebe l
owt o causingpa i
nfulwounds .S i
ncet hispowe risF orce-generat
e dit
deter
mined iffi
cult
ies.I
fthecontro
lrollexcee
dst hediff
iculty
, canbeF orce-re
pe ll
edus ingabsor b/di
ssi
pat ee nergy.
thec har
acterga i
nsa nimmedia
tebonust ohiscli
mbi ng/
jump Forcelighti
ngc oursesov e
ra ndi nt
oitst arget,convulsi
ngt he
i
ngr oll
. targetwi thseri
ouspa in,ande ventuall
yk ill
inghi m.Ar mordoe s
notpr otec tac ha racterf om F
r orcelightning.F orcel i
ghtning
Contr
olRoll2 J
umping causes1Dofda ma gef ore ah2Dofal
c t
ert heus erhas( r
ounde d
Di
ffi
cul
tyby: I
ncr
ease down:ac har
a c
te rwi t
ha nalte
rof5Dwo uldc ause2Dofda m⌫
1-3 +1D age )
.
4-8 +2D
9-15 +3D I
nfl
i
ctP
ain
16-25 +4D
Contr
olDif
fic
ulty:Ver
yE a
sy.Modi
fi
edbyproxi
mit
y.
26-37 +5D
38+ +6D Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Target
’scontr
olorPe
rce
pt i
on.Modi
fi
edby
pr
oxi
mit
y.
Ift heJ edifail
sanyF orceskil
lroll
,thepowe risnota ct
ivated Requi
redPower
s:Contr
olpa
in,
li
fes
ense
.
andt hec ha ra
cterislefttous ehisnorma ljumpinga bi
li
ty( a
nd War ng:A c
ni hara
cterwho us
esthispowe
rimme
dia
tel
y
ther
ea rece r
tainsit
uationswhe reyouc an’tbackoutofaj ump recei
vesaDa r
kS i
deP oi
nt.
becaus ey ourpowe rf ail
ed).Att hega mema ste
r’sdisc
ret
ion,a Eff
ect:Thet a
rge texper
iencesgreatagony .Theusercaus
es
fai
ldc
e li
mbi ng/j
umpingr ollmightme antheJ edifai
lstoachieve dama gebyroll
inghe ralte
rskill
,whil
et heta r
getresi
st
sdamage
thede si
redhe ight/
distance,fai
lstoproperl
yc ushionhisla
nd i
ng witht he
ircontrol,Perc
epti
on,orwi ll
powe r.Dama geisf
igur
ed
andsuf fersnorma lfa
lli
ngda ma ge,orboth. asas tuna tt
ack,a l
thoughift hetar
ge tsuffer
sa nydamageat
Mul t
iplea ct
ionpena lt
iesapply
. hec
T l
imbing /
jumpingrolli
sa all
,theyaresoc r
ipp l
edbypaint ha
ttheya reincapabl
eofacti
ng
thi
rda ct
ioni nt hatround,whe t
herthepowe rissuccess
fulor fortherestofther oundandt henextround.
not.

Hei
ght Jumping
J
umped Dif
fic
ult
y
0-1me
ter Ver
yEasy
1-
2meter
s E
asy
3-
4meter
s Modera
te
5-
8meter
s Dif
fi
cult
9-15met
ers V
eryDif
fi
cul
t
16-
20meter
s Hero
ic

Add+5t othed if
fi
cul
tyforeve
rya ddi
ti
onal5meter
s.I
fthe
char
act
erissi
mplyjumpingdownwa r
ds,wit
hnoup wa
rdsmove⌫
ment,r
educejumpingdiff
ic
ult
ybyonel eve
l.Add+1tothedi
f⌫
f
icul
typermeterofhoriz
ontal
dis
tancejumped.

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Ret
urnAnot
hert
oCons
ci
ous
nes
s
Contr
olDif
fic
ulty:Eas
y.Modi
fi
edbyrel
ati
ons
hip.
Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:E a
syforinc
apac
itat
edchar
acter
s;Di
ff
icul
t
ormor
f t
all
ywounde dchar
acter
s.
Requir
edPower s:Remaincons
c i
ous,cont
rolpai
n.
Eff
ect:Thetargetret
urnstoc onsc
iousne
ss.Thet ar
gethas
t
hesamer es
tri
cti
onsasimposedbytheremainc ons
ciouspowe
r,
a
ndmus tbetouchingtheJedi
.

T
rans
ferF
orc
e
Contr
olDiffi
cul
ty:E
a sy.
Modi f
iedbyre
lati
onshi
p.
Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Mode r
ate.
Requir
edPower s:Controlanot
her’
spain,c
ontrol
pai
n.
Ti
meToUs e:Onemi nute.
Eff
ect:Thi
spo werwi l
ls a
v eamor t
all
ywounde dchar
act
er
fr
om dy i
ngbe causet heJ ediist r
a nsfer
ri
nghe rli
feforcetot he
tar
ge t
.Thet a rge tcharac t
erre ma nsmor
i t
a l
l
ywounde dbutwi l
l
notdieunl essi njureda gain.Thei njuredcharac
terisi
nhi ber
na⌫
ti
ona ndwi l
ls taya l
iveint hiss ta
tef orupt osi
xwe eks.TheJedi
P
lac
eAnot
heri
nHi
ber
nat
i
onT
ranc
e mustbet ouc hingt het argetc hara c
terwhe nthepowe risac ti
⌫
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Ve
ryE
asy
.Modi
fi
edbyt
het
arge
t’
sre
la⌫ vat
e d.
t
ions
hip. Whe nt hi
spowe risus ed,t heJ edimus tspe
ndaF orc
eP oint
Al
terDif
fic
uly:Di
t f
fi
c ul
t. (t
hisisthel i
fef orc
et ha tistr
a nsferredtothetarget
).Thi
sus eis
Requi
redPowers:Hiber
nati
ontr
ance
. al
wa ysc onside redhe roic,sot heJ ediwillgettheF orc
eP oint
Ti
met oUse:Fiv
eminutes. backatt hee ndoft hea dv enture.
Eff
ec:T
t hispoweral
lowsaJedit
oputano
the
rcha
rac
teri
nto Ther ecipi
e nto fthispowe rmus tbewi l
l
ing.
ahibernat
iontra
nce.T
hea f
fect
e dcharac
termustbeinphysi
cal
contac
twi t
hthepowe r
’sus
era ndmus tagre
etobes hutdown S EAND AL
ENS TERPOWERS
–t hepowe rc a
nnotbeus eda san“ att
ack”t
ok nocko t
hers
unconsci
ous. Di
m Anot
her
’
sSens
es
T
hispowerc a
nbeus edtobr i
nga not
herchara
cteroutofa SenseDif
fic
ulty:Ea
sy,
modif
iedbypr
oxi
mity
.
hiber
nati
ontrance,
buttheal
terdiff
ic
ultyisi
ncr
easedby+10. Alt
erDif
fic
ulty:Ta
rget
’sc
ont
rolorPe
rce
pti
on.
Theattr
ibuteandskil
lsarere ducedaslonga sthepowe ris
Redi
rec
tEner
gy
kept“up”
.
Contr
olDiffi
cul
ty:Di
ffi
cult
.
Eff
ect:Thispowergreatl
yreduc esthePer
cepti
onoft heta r
⌫
Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Ver
yDi f
fi
cultortar
getsdodger
’ ol
l
.
getc har
acter.Ifsuc
cessf
ul,reduc ethec ha
ract
e r
’sPer
c e
ption
Requir
edPower s:Absorb/
dissi
pat
ee ne
rgy.
anda lP
l ercepti
onski
ll
s,dependingupont heres
ult:
Eff
ect:I
ftheJ e
diisthetar
ge tofaForc
ee ne
rgyatt
ack(
suc
h
sf
a or
celightni
ng)hema ya ttempttos endt hee ne r
gybacka t Al
terr
oll2contr
ol Reduce
t
hea tt
acker.Af
tertheJe diha ssucc
e ss
fullyabsorbe dtheForce orPercept
ionby: Per
cept
ion
e
ne r
gya tt
ackusingab sorb/ diss
ipat
ee ner gy;hema yholdt he 0-5 :1pip
e
ne r
gy(Diffi
c tc
ul ontr
olr oll),andt henr edir
ectt hee ner
gyi n 6
- 10 :2pi
ps
t
hedi r
ectionhec hoose
s( Ve r
yDi ff
icultal t
erroll).IftheJedi 11-15 :1D
f
ail
sthea lt
errol
l,thenthee ne r
gywi l
lbes e
ntwi l
d l
yof ft
arget 16-20 :2D
(
asde t
erminedbyt hegrena des catt
e rdiagram).Ifthebolthi t
s 21+ :3D
a
nys enti
entbe i
ngot hert hant heor igi
na lattacker,theJedi
r
eceiv
esoneDa rkS i
dePoint . T
hee nergyisno tsentof ftar
getif Thepowerma ybeusedonmorethanonet ar
getatatime,
i
tisme r
elydodged. wit
ha ni
ncrea
seof+3t hes
ot e
nsed i
ff
icul
tyforeac
haddit
ion⌫
alt
arget
;thetargetwi
tht
hehi
ghestcontr
olorPerc
ept
ionroll
s
Remov
eAnot
her
’
sFat
i
gue f
ortheenti
regroup.
Contr
olDiffi
cul
ty:Eas
y.
Alt
erDiff
icul
ty:Mo de
rate
.Modif
iedbyrel
ati
onshi
p.
Gr
eat
erF
orc
eShi
el
d
SenseDif
fic
ulty:Di
ffi
cul
t.
Requir
ed Power :Ac
s ce
ler
ateheal
ing,ac
cele
rateanot
her
’s
Alt
erDif
fic
ulty:Ver
yDiff
icul
t.
heal
ing, controlpain,controlanot
he r
’spain, r
emov efati
gue.
Effec :T
t hi
spo wera l
lowst heJeditor e movet heeffec
tso f Thi
spo werma ybek ept“ up”.
Required Powers:Ab sorb/di
s s
ipatee ne rgy,c once
ntrati
on,
eff
ectso ffa t
iguei nanothe r
.Thea f
fecte
dc hara
cte rmustbei n
physi
c alcontac twiththepowe r
’suser.Unl i
ketheba sicpowe r
, magnif
ys enses
, t
ele
kine si
s,lesserforceshield.
Eff
ect:Wh enaJ edis uccess
fullya c
tivatest hispower,hecre⌫
theJe dimus twa itunt i
lthet ar
getisa ctuall
yfat i
gued,before
off
eringa s
sis
ta nce.Henc ethepe nal
tiesf orfail
ingas t
ami na ate
sapr otect
iveshiel
da r
oundhi sbody .Thiss hiel
diseffecti
ve
checkc anbec ounter
acted,butmus tbea ddr e
sse
da st
heyocc ur
. agai
nstbot henergya ndp hysi
cala ttac
k s
.T hes tr
engt
hoft he
s
hiel
dise qualthechara ct
er sal
’ terrolldivi
de dbyt hr
ee,round⌫
eddown. Forexample,iftheJ ediha s9Di na lter,hemaya dd3D

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tohisStr
engt
hr ol
ltores
is
tdamage.IftheJediexc
eedsthe Bat
tl
eMedi
t
ati
on
al
terdi
ffi
cul
tyby+10,hema ye
xtendthegreat
erfor
ceshi
e l
d Contr
olDifficulty:Vari
esbasedonthenumbero ft
arget
ed
toanot
herchar
acte
rifhehasdi
rec
tc ont
actwit
hthatchar
ac⌫ i
ndiv
idual
s.Seeta blebelow:
ter
. Sense Di
ffic
ul ty:V a
riesbas
edont henumberoftarget
ed
i
ndiv
idual
s.Seeta blebelow:
L
ess
erF
orc
eShi
el
d Alt
erDiff
iculty:V ar
iesbas
edonthenumberoft
arget
edindi
⌫
SenseDiff
iculy:E
t asy
. v
idual
s.Seetablebe low:
Alt
erDiff
iculy:Mo
t de
rate
.
Requir
ed Power :Ab
s sorb/
dis
sipat
eene
rgy
,conc
ent
rat
ion, Numberof
magni fys e
nse s
,tele
k i
nes i
s. I
ndi
vidual
s Di
ffi
cul
ty
Thi
spowe rcanbek ept“ up”. 1
- 2 Ve
ryE a
sy
Eff
ec t:Thi
spo we rallowst heJ edit osurr
oundhi sbodywi th 3-20 Ea
sy
aF orc
e -generate
ds hiel
d. Thes hiel
dc a nbeus edtore pelener
gy 21-100 Moderat
e
andphy sic
alma t
tera wa yf rom theJ edi
’sbody ,downt othe 101-1,
000 Di
ff
icul
t
mol ec
ula rl
eve l
. 1,
001-10,
000 Ve
ryDiff
icul
t
Thes hiel
da ctsasS TR+1Da rmort oa llenergya ndphy si
cal 1
0,000+ Her
oic
attacksma dea gains
tt heJ edi,incl
udingnon- di
recti
ona lat
tacks
Thispowe rcanbek ept“ up ”
.
s
uc ha sga scloudsandgr enadebl ast
s .Theshiel
di snotp art
icu⌫
Timet oUs e:F i
v emi nut e s.
l
arlys tr
ong,butc ans ome timesbej ustenought opr ote
ctthe
Effec t:B attleme ditationha stwopos siblee f
fec ts
.T heJ e d
i
J
e difroms eri
ousinjury.
canf or cehe ra dversariest oa ba ndont he ira s
saulta ndt urnon
eachot he r,ors hec ana ltert het ideoft heba t
tle,strengt heni ng
CONTROL,S
ENSE hera ll
ie sa nda tthes amet imewe akeni nghe renemi e s.Be fore
AND AL
TERPOWERS i
nitiatingt hepowe rt heJ e dimus tstatewhi che ffects hewi shes
tous e.
Thet a rge tsoft hispo we rmus tha veini tiatedc omba tf ort he
Af
fec
tMi
nd
effectst ot a keho l
d.I ng a met erms ,aJ e dima yo nlyus et his
Cont rolDi fficulty:V eryE asyf orpe rc
e pt i
ons ;E asyf orme mo⌫ powe re ffec tivelyonora fte rt hef i
rstr oundofc omba t,not
ri
e s
;Mode ra tef orc onclus ions .Mo difiedb ypr ox imity. before.E ne mi esa rede fi
ne da st hos ewhos e
e ktooppos et he
Sens eDi ffi
culty:T het a rge t
’sc ont rolorP erceptionr oll. Jedi’
si mme dia t
ego al(resc uingapr i
sone r,de f
e at
ingagr oupof
Al terDi ffi
culty:V e r
yE a syf ors l
ight ,mome ntarymi spercep⌫ darkJ e di,e tc.);alli
e sa r
ede fine da st hos ewhos eekt oup hold
ti
ons ,mi norc ha nge st odi stantme mor ie s,ori fthec ha r
a c
ter andf or wa rdt heJ edi’
sgoa l.
doe sn’tc areonewa yora not her.E a syf orbr ief,visi
bl ephe nom⌫ Whe na tte mpt i
ngt ot urna t t
a ckersa ga instea c
ho the r
,t he
ena,f orme mor i
e sl esst ha nay ea rol d,ori ft hec ha ra cterf eel
s Jedi’
shi ghe sts k i
l
lr oll(c ont rol,s ens e,ora lter
)t oa ctiva tet he
onlymi nore mot ionr ega rdi ngt hec onc lusionhei sr ea c
hing. ski
llbe c ome st hedi ff i
cultyt het argetsmus tbea ttoa voi dt he
Mode ra tef ors hor tha l
luc ina ti
ons ,f orme mor i
esl esst ha nada y effect.Ot he r wiset heyi mme dia telys eet he ira l
li
esa st he“ true”
old, ori fthet arge tha sst rictor der sa boutt hec onclus ion. Diffi
⌫ enemya nda tt ack.TheJ edimus tma i
nta i
nt hee f
fecte ac hr ound
cultf ors l
ightdi sgui sest of a c
ia lfe ature s,ha l
lucina tionswhi ch fort hec omba tant st oc ont inuef ighting.Onc et hepowe ris
canbes ens edwi tht wos e nses( sig hta nds ound,f ore xampl e)
, droppe d, itse ffectswe arof fi nst antly.
forme mor iesl esst ha nami nut eo l
d,ori ft hema t
te ri nvolving Onas uc ce s
sfulr olltoc hanget heba la nceoft heba t
tlei n
thec onc l
us ioni sv e ryimpor tantt ot het a rge t.Ve r
yDi fficultfor theJ edi’sa ll
ie s
’f avor( thepowe r’ss econdf unction),t heJ edi’
s
halluc inationswhi c hc anbes e nse dbya l
lf ives e ns es,ift he enemi esl os e1Df ore very4Ds heha sinhe rbe stFor ces ki
ll,in
me mor yc ha ngei sma j
or ,ori ft hel ogi ci sc lea randc omi ngt o ana t
tr i
but ede termi nedbyt heJ e di(i.e ,S
. t
reng t
h,De xte r
ity,
thewr ongc onc l
us ioni sv irtua l
lyi mpos s
ible . etc.
)t oami ni mum of1D, whi lehe ra ll
iesr e ceiveabonusoft he
Ef fec :T
t het arge tc ha ra cter’
spe rc eptionsa r
ea lte reds ot hat samev aluet oa na t t
ribut eo fhe rc hoo si
ng.
hes e ns esa ni ll
us i
onorf ailst os e ewha tt heus eroft hepowe r
doe sn’twa nthi mt os ee. Thi spowe ri sus e dt ope rma ne nt l
ya l
ter Exampl e:No miS unr i
dera nd thr eeofhe rJ edi
at a rge tc ha ra c
te r’sme mor ie
ss ot hather eme mbe rst hings Knightc ompa nionsareba t
tli
ngadoz enS ithmini ons.
i
nc or rectlyorf ailst or eme mbe rs ome thing.T hispo we rc ana lso Seeingt het i
deoft hee ngage me ntturni ngi ntheda rk
beus edt oa lterac ha racte r’
sc onc lus ionss ot hathec ome stoa n si
de r
s’fa v
or ,Nomide cidest ous ehe rbat t
leme dit
a
i
nc or rectc onc lusion. ti
o npowe rt ohe lphera ll
iesov e r
comet heirenemi es.
Be for ema kings k i
llrolls,t heJ edimus tde sc r
ibee xac tlywha t Sincesheha sac ontr
olof1D+1, as ense2D+1, anda n
effec ts hei st ryingt oa c hie ve.T hepowe ri snor ma llyus edon alter1D,s hema yincreaseonea t
tri
b uteofa llofhe r
onlyonet a rget;t woormor et arge tsc ano nlybea ffec tedi fthe compa nions( shec hoos esDe xterit
yi nt hi
sc ase )by
powe ri suse dt woormor et ime s. 2D+1( thehi ghestoft het hre e)
,a ndde cre
a s
eone
Thet arge tc ha rac t
e rbe liev eshei sa f
fe ctedbya nys uc cessf
ul attr
ibuteoft hatofhe roppone ntsby2D+1 ( She
i
llusions– ac ha ra cterwhot hi nk shei ss truc kbya ni l
lusory choosesS t
r eng t
h),to ami nimum of1D,unt ils he
objec twoul df ee lt hebl ow.I fhet houg hthewa si njured,he dropst hepowe r.WhileNomic onti
nue st oma int ai
n
woul df eelpa i
n,ori fhet houghtheha dbe e nk il
led,hewo uld thepowe r
, hera lli
esallha vea2D+1bonust oDe xter
gounc onsc ious.Howe v er,thec ha rac tersuf f
e rsnot ruei njury. i
ty( anda l
lo fitss k
il
ls)a nda l
lhe re ne miesha vea
Thi spo we rcannota ffe ctdr oid sorr ecor dingde vice s. 2D+1pe naltyt oS tr
engt h(anda l
lofi tssk il
l
s).

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Cont
rol
Mind ofot hers,makingt hems er
vehi swi l
llikea utoma t
ons. T
hepow⌫
Cont
rolDi
ffi
cul
ty:Mode
rat
e,a
smodi
fi
ed byr
el
ati
ons
hip. erma ybek eptupt oa l
l
ow t heus ertoma inta incont r
olofhi s
Tar
getswi tha na f f
init
yf ortheF orce(i.
e.,haveF orc
es ki
llor target’
smi nd–t heJ edimus tma keane wr olli fane wt argetis
Forc
eP oints)ma yma kea noppos e dcontrolorP er
cepti
onr ol
ls, tobea dded.
sel
ecti
nge i
the rthe i
rrollortheba s edi
ffi
cultytoresis
t. Cha ra
cter
sv ersedi nt hewa ysoft heF orc e( witha nyF orc
e
Sens eDi ff
icul
t y:EasyforaJ e diwhoha sturnedtot hed a
rk ski
lls)cana c
tivel
yr e s
istbyr oll
ingac ont rolorP ercepti
ont otal
.
si
de,asmodi fiedbypr oximity.Mode r
ateforaJ ediwhoi softhe Ac ha r
a c
terwitha ni nherenta ffi
nityfort heF or cema yresi
stby
l
ightside,asmodi fiedbypr oxi
mi ty. roll
ingaP er
ceptiont o ta
l.Thec ha rac
te rma yc hoosee i
therthe
AlterDi f
ficuly:V
t ar
iable
,de pe ndi
ngont henumbe roft ar
⌫ diffi
cultyforthepowe ruseorhi sownr oll
.I ft heJ e
d iatt
e mpts
getsbe i
ng c ontroll
e da nd whe the rorno ttheya rewi l
li
ng. toc ontrolmoret ha nones uchF orc
e-se nsi
tivec haracteratthe
Forc
e-sensi
tivet argetsma yma keoppos e
dr oll
s,choosi
nge it
her samet i
me ,f
ora llc haracter
sbe y ondt hef irst,a dd+1f ore a
ch
thei
rrollorthed iffi
culty
, whic
he ve ri
shighe r
. diec odeofP er
c e
pt i
onorc ontrol( a
spe r“ Combi ningRul es
”).T
he
ForaJ ediwhoha stur
ne dtot heda rksi
de : Jedimus tma keane wpowe rrollwhe nev erhea tte
mpt stot ak
e
ove rane wtarget.Ta r
ge t
sma yber ele
a sedwi tho utar ol
l.
Number Wi
ll
ing Unwi
ll
ing Cont r
olmindc a
nnotbeus edt ocont r
oldr oi dsorc omput er
s.
1 Ve
ryEasy Ea
sy
2 Ea
sy Modera
te Cr
eat
eFor
ceS
tor
ms
3 Moder
ate Di
ff
icul
t Contr
olDif
ficulty:Her
oic.
4
-5 Di
ff
ic
ult Ve
ryDiff
ic
ult SenseDif
ficul
t y:Her
oic.
6
-8 Ve
ryDif
fi
cul
t Her
oic(3
1+) Alt
erDiff
iculty:He r
oicmodi
fi
edbypr
oxi
mit
y.Modi
fi
edby
F
oraJ
ediwhoi
soft
hel
i
ghts
ide
: diame terofs torm de sir
e d:+5f or1 00me ter
sorl es s;+1 0f or
100me terst o1k ilome ter;+15f oraba seof1k i
lome t era nd+2
Number Wi
ll
ing Unwi
ll
ing forev erya ddi ti
ona lk i
lome ter.Modi fi
e dbyd ama ge :+5pe r1D
1 Moder
ate Di
ff
icul
t ofd ama ge .Theus ermus tma k eHe roi cr ollse a chs uc c essive
2 Di
ff
ic
ult Ve
ryDif
fic
ult roundt oc ontrolt hes torm.S hemus ta lsoma k eaVe ryDi fficult
3 Ve
ryDif
fi
cul
t Her
oic(
31+) rol
l t
odi ssip at
et hes tor m.
Requi red Power s:Hi be rnatio nt ranc e,l i
f ede te ction,l ife
Thi
spowe rmaybek ept“up”. sense, magni fys ens es,r e ceptivet e l
epat hy ,s ens eF or ce,
War ng: An
ni yJ ediwho us esthis powera utomati
call
y tel
e k
ine s
is ,far s
ee i
ng,pr oject i
vet elepat hy ,ins ti
nc tivea s troga
receiv
e saDa rkS i
deP oint,pl
usa naddit
ionalDarkS i
deP oi
ntfor tion,r
age .
everye vi
lactionshef orcesav i
cti
mo fthispowe rtounde r
take. War ning:F orc
eS tormsa rei mme nse lyde structivea ndv i
ola te
Not e: The di f
f i
culti
es of t hi
s powe ra res i
g ni
fi
cantl
y the lawsofna tur e.A J edius ing t hi spowe ra ut oma tically
decreasedfort hosewhoha vef al
l
ent othedarkside. recei
ve saDa r
kS ideP oint .
Effec:T
t heus eoft hispowe rall
owsaJ editota k
ec ontr
olof Effect:T hi
si soneoft hemos tde s
truc tiveF or cepowe rs
anothe rpersont urni
nghi mintoapuppe twhomus tobe ythe known.I ta ll
owst heJ edit ot wistt hes pa ce- t
imec ont inuum t o
Jedi’
swi l
l.Whe nus eds ucces
sfull
yaJ ed
icanc ontroltheacti
ons createv asts tormsofF orc e.T hepowe ra lsoa llowsl imi tedc on⌫
troloft he ses tor ms .Ca pa bleofc rea tinga nni ⌫
hilating v or ti
c es,t he s torms c a ns wa ll
o w
whol ef leetsofs p ace shipsort ea rthes urfac es
of fwor lds.
Thispowe rr equi resa ne xtremef oc usof
ha tea nda nge rt oa na lmos tpa l
pa blede gr ee
and t he rei sc ons i
de r
abl e da nge ri nv ol ved.
Somea rec apa bleofc rea t
ingF orc es torms ,
butf aila tha rne ssingwha tt heyha v ef ool is
hl y
unl ea s
he d.Of te n,t hos ewhof ailt oc ont rol
the s tor m a ret he ms elvesc ons ume da nd
de stroye d.I ft heF or ce-us eri sde stroy ed,t he
stor mdi ssi
pa teswi thinmi nut es.
Whe nc reatingaF orceS torm,t hec ha r
a c⌫
termus tde termi net hedi a me tera nda mount
ofda ma ge( onac a pitals ca l
e.)I ft heF or ce
us erf ailsona nyofhe rr oll
s ,shes uc ce ssfully
summonst hes t orm wi tht hede sire dd ama ge,
butt hes tor ma ttempt st oc ons umet hes um⌫
mone r
.
Ata+1 0di fficulty ,thes ummone rc a nus e
unus ualma neuv erswi tht hes t
or m, li
k ec rea t⌫
i
ngav or text odr awv i
c ti
mst oas pe cif
ie d
poi nt.

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Doppl
eganger Todr awt hisenergytheJedimus trol
lthi
spo weronc
eaday.
Contr
olDiffi
culty:Ver
yDi f
fi
cul
t. Thi
spo weri sc onsi
deredupa tallti
me sandthusd i
epenal
ti
es
SenseDiff
iculy:V
t e
ryDi f
fi
cul
t. apply.
Alt
erDiff
iculy:He
t r
oic. T heamo untofe nergytheJedidrawsdependsonthenumber
Requir
ed Power s:C ontr
olpain,e
mpt
ine
ss,hi
ber
nat
ion ofindiv
idualsa ff
ectedbythepowe randthelengthofti
methey
tr
anc e ,l i
fe de tecti
on,l ifes e
nse ,magni f
ys e nses,receptive havebeendr ained.
tel
e pathy ,s ens eF orc
e ,teleki
ne si
s,projec
tivet elepath,c ontrol F ori
ndividua l
swhoha vebeendra i
nedforles
sthanoneweek
anot her ’
spa i
n,t ransferFor ce,affectmind,di m ano ther’
ss ens orlongerthanonemont h:
es.
Thispowe rmus tbek ept“ up ”
. NumberofVi
cti
ms For
cePoi
ntsAc
qui
red
War ning:Ac ha r
acterus ingt hispowe rrec ei
v esaDa rkS ide 1- 5 OneF
orc
ePo
intp
erweek.
Point. 6- 50 OneF
orc
ePo
intp
erfi
vedays
.
51- 1,000 OneF
orc
ePo
intp
erthr
eedays
.
Timet oUs e:F ivemi nut e
s.
1,
00 1- 50,000 OneF
orc
ePo
intp
ertwodays
.
Effec t:T hispo we rc r
ea t
esadoppe lgangeroft heF orce-user
.
50,
001- 1mi l
li
on OneF
orc
ePo
intp
erday
.
Thoug ht hedoppe lga
nge risme rel
ya nill
usion,b utitwi l
linter⌫ 1mi
ll
i
ont o1 0mi l
li
on OneF
orc
ePo
intp
er12hours
.
actwi thpe oplea nda ppe art ober eal.Theus erc anse ns
ea l
l
norma lse nsest hrought hedoppe l
ganger,i
nc ludinga“ f
e e
l”of F
orindi
vi
dual
swhohav
ebe
endr
aine
dlonge
rtha
nonewe
ek
norma lsub stanc es.Doppe l
ga ngersalsoregis
t ernor ma l
lyona l
l a
ndles
sthanonemont
h:
droids’a udioa ndv ideos ensors.
Thos ewi tht hedoppe lgange rbe l
ieveittobear ealperson. NumberofVi
cti
ms For
cePoi
ntsAc
qui
red
Thedoppe lgange ra ctswithha lftheskil
ldiceoft hepe r
sont hat 1-
5 OneFor
cePointperfiv
ed aysand
createdi t.E veryf ivemi nut e
s ,theusermus tr olla ga
intoma in⌫ +1DtoallFor
ces ki
ll
s.
tai
nt hedoppe lgange r
.Ift heus erstopsus i
ngt hedoppe l
ga nger 6
-50 OneFor
cePointperthreedaysand
oriti sfa tall
yi njured,itsi
mpl yfadesintonone x i
stence. +2DtoallFor
ces ki
ll
s.
51-1000 OneFor
cePointpertwod aysand+3
Dr
ainL
if
eEs
senc
e toal
lFor
ces k
il
ls.
Contr
olDiffi
culy:V
t er
yDi f
fi
cult,inv
ers
elymodifi
edbyrela⌫
1001-50,000 OneFor
cePointperdaya nd+3D+2
t
ions
hip.Forexample,
aclos
erela
t i
vewoulda dd+30todi
ff
icul⌫ toal
lFor
ces k
il
ls.
t
y,whil
eat ot
al s
tra
ngerofanali
e nspeci
eswo ul
daddnot
hing.
SenseDiff
icul
ty:Usecha
rtbelow: 50,
001-1mi ll
i
on OnePoi
ntper12ho ursand+4 Dto
al
lFor
ceskil
ls
.
Numberof 1mi
ll
i
ont o10mi ll
i
on OnePoi
ntper6ho ursand+4 D+2to
Vi
cti
ms Di
ffi
cul
ty al
lFor
ceskil
ls
.
1- 5 Ve
ryE a
sy
6- 50 Ea
sy E
nhanc
edCoor
dinat
i
on
51-1000 Moderat
e Contr
olDif
ficuly:Mo
t dera
te,a
smodif
iedbypr
oxi
mit
y.
1,
001 -50,
000 Di
ff
icul
t SenseDif
fic
ulty:Di
ff
icul
t.
50,
001 -
1mi l
li
on Ve
ryDiff
icul
t Alt
er Di
ffi
culty:Dependentupon t
he numberofpeopl
e
1mil
li
o n-10mil
li
on Her
oic a
ffe
cte
dbyt
hepowe
r.

AlterDi f
ficulty:E asyf orwilli
ng, worshipfulsub jects.Di ffi
cult Numberof
fora mbi v al
entora pa thet i
cindiv i
duals
.He r
oicf ore nemi e s.Add I
ndi
vidual
sAf
fec
ted Di
ffi
cul
ty
+1 0t ot hed iffi
cultyifi ndividualsa r
eimb ue dwi tht hel i
ghts ide 1 -
1 0 Ve
ryE a
sy
oft heF or ce. 11-100 Ea
sy
Requi red Power :C
s ontr
olpai n,hi bernation t r
anc e ,life 1
0 1-500 Moderat
e
de t
e ct
io n,lifese nse,magni fys enses,r
e cepti
v et el
e pathy ,sens e 501-5,000 Di
ff
icul
t
Force ,t ele
k i
ne sis
,f arse ei
ng, pr oject
ivet elepa thy,c ontrol 5,
001-50,000 Ve
ryDiff
icul
t
50,
001-500,000 Her
oic(31+)
anot her ’
spa i
n,t ransfe rF or
c e,affectmi nd,c ont rolmi nd,d im
anot her ’
ss ens e
s . Effect:Thi spowe ra l
lowst heJ edit ocoor di
na teagr oupa t
Thispowe rmaybek ept“up ”. t
hes ubconsc i
ousl eve ltope rf
or mc e rt
a i
nt asksmor ee f
ficiently.
War ning:An yJ ediwhous est hispowe rga insaDa r kS ide TheEmpe rorof tenus e dthispo we rtoi ncreasethef ightinga bil⌫
Point. i
tyofhi st r
oops ,me ntall
ydr ivingt hem ona nds upp le
me nting
Effec t:T hispowe ra l
lowsaJ editodr awl ifee nergyf rom t
he i
rwi l
lt of ight.Thi spowe rc a nonl ybeus edoni ndividua ls
thos ea roundhi ma ndc ha nne lthene gativee ffectsoft hed ark whoa reina greeme ntwi t
ht hei nte ntoft heJ edi,a ndi tinno
sideint ot hosev icti
ms . waygr antst heJ e dime ntalcont rolov e
rt het roopsa ffecte d.
Alll i
v ingt hingsa reap artofa ndc ontributet ot heF orc e
; I
nstead,itl i
nk st het r
oopsonas ubc onsciousle vel,allowi ng
ev e
nt hos ewi thnoa wa renessoft heF orcea rea ffe c
tedbya nd t
he mt ofightmor epr ofici
entlya ndwi thbe tterorga nization.I f
areapa rtofi t.
Ma nybe ingsgot hrought heirda ilyliveswa sti
ng t
hepowe riss uc c
e ss
ful l
yc al
ledupon,t heJ edipickst hrees pe⌫
muc hoft heirli
fee ne r
gy .Thispowe rdrawst hatl i
fee ne r
gyf rom ci
fi
cs ki
ll
s.Thes ki
llsmus tbet hes amef ort hee ntir
egr oup.F or
be i
ngs ,a l
lowi ngaJ edit ous et hate nergyt of urthe rhisorhe r ever
y3D ( r
ounddown)t hati ndividua l
sint hegr oupha vei n
owne nds . t
hoses ki
ll
st heyr eceivea+1Dbo nus.

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Thepowerma ybekeptup,butifnewtroopsjoi
nt hebat
tle
, Thi
spowe rcanbek e
ptupa sl
ongasthedis
tanc
ebe t
we en
theJedimustmakeane wroll
.Lik
e wi
setheJ e
dimus tma k
ea theuse
ra ndt hetar
getre
ma i
nsthes
ame .S
houldthetarget
newrollift
heindiv
idual
s’sk
il
lsareaffe
ctedorc hanged.Thi
s movesig
nifi
cantl
yortheuserwis
htosel
ectanewt ar
get,the
powercanonlya
ffetDe
c x
ter
ity
,Tec
hnical
,andS t
rengthski
ll
s. powermustber e
rol
l
ed.

F
orc
eHar
mony T
elek
inet
i
cKi
l
l
Contr
olDiffi
culty:Diff
icul
t.Modi
fie
dbyprox
imi
ty. Contr
olDiffi
culty:Easy,
modif
iedbyproxi
mity
.
SenseDiff
iculy:Di
t ff
icul
t.Modi
fi
edbyre
lati
ons
hip. SenseDiff
iculy:E
t as
y,modif
iedbyproxi
mity
.
Alt
erDiff
iculy:Mo
t der
a t
e. Alt
erDiff
iculy:T
t ar
getsc
’ ontr
olorPerc
epti
onroll
Requir
ed Power s:L ife det
ect
ion,l
if
es ense,rec
ept
ive Requir
ed Power s:C ontr
olpain,i
nfl
ic
tpain,inj
ure
/ki
l
l,l
i
fe
tel
e pa thy,proje ctivet ele pathy . s
ens
e.
Thispowe rc anbek e pt“ up”. War ning:A c hara
cterwho us est hispowe rautomati
call
y
Ef f
ec t:Thi spowe ra llowss e ve ralwi ll
ingJ editoma nifes tthe re
ceivesaDa rkSidePoint
.
powe roft hel ights ide .Asl onga st hispowe risope rating,i t Effect:Thispo werisusedt ote l
ekineti
cal
lyinj
ureork i
lla
bathe st heus ersi nt hec e l
esti
a li ll
umi na ti
ont hatisoft hel ight ta
rget.Theus erma ke
shisalterrollaga i
nstthetar
getsc
’ ontro
l
si
de .Itc a na cta sas hie lda ga i
ns tthepowe rsoft heda rks ide, orP e
rception to
t alt
ode termineda ma ge.Thee xac
tme thod
givi
ng+5Df ore a chF orc eus eri nv olv edtor e
sis
tt hee ffec tsof use
dt ok il
ltheta r
getvari
es:coll
apseoft het r
ache
a,sti
rinthe
powe rsc all
eduponbyda rks i
des ervants.T hisbonusi snota s br
ain,squeezethehe ar
t,oranynumbe rofme thods
.
greata si ta ppe arss inc eaJ ediwi llr ecei
v eaG2Dpe naltyf or
call
ingo nt hi spowe r.T henumbe rofF orce-userslinkedi nt his T
rans
ferL
if
e
powe rislimi tedbyt henumbe rofd i
cet ha tthepowe r’
si mita tor ControlDifficuly:He
t r
oic,modi fi
edbyr el
ati
onshi
p.Ift he
hasi nc ont rolors ens e, whi chev eri slowe r. v
ict
imi sunwill
ing, i
ncreas
ethedi ffi
cul
tyby+15.
Fore xampl e,i fL eia,whoha sac ont rolof5D+1a ndas ens e SenseDi f
ficulty:Heroi
c,modi fi
edbyproxi
mity.I
fthetarget
of4D+2,us e dF or ceha rmonys hewoul dbea bl
et ol i
nkonl y i
sunwilli
ng,i
nc reasethedif
fi
c ult
yby+15.
fourp eople( i
nc ludinghe r s
elf)
. Alt
erDi f
fic
ul y:V
t ari
abl
e,de pendi
ngo nwil
l
ingnes
sa ndForce
Whe na ct i
nga sas hi elda ga ins ttheda rks i
de,ifbot hc ont rol a
ffi
nity
.
ands ens er oll
se xc eedt het a rge t’srolloft heda rksidepowe r
used( ift hepowe rr equi re smul tipler oll
s,the nthehi ghe str oll)
, Ci
rcums
tanc
es Di
ffi
cul
ty
thed a rks i
depowe risi nt err
upt e d. Allpowe r
sbe i
ngk ept“ up ”by Spec
ial
l
yP repa
redCl
oneHo
stBo
dy E
asy
thet arge ta reint errupt e da sift heus e rwe restunne d.Itdo esn’t Rec
entl
yDe adBody Moder
ate
canc eloutt hepr e senc eoft heda rkside ,butc and istr
a ctitss er⌫ Li
veWill
ingHost V
eryDif
fi
cul
t
Li
veUnwill
ingHost Her
oic
vant sa ndma k et heira c tionsmor ed i
f fi
cult.
Thos et ha ta r
eF orcesens iti
vema yma kea noppos edal teror
P
roj
ect
edF
ight
i
ng
wi l
lpowe rr oll
,sele cti
nge ithe rt herollort hedi fficulty,whi ch⌫
Contr
olDiffi
culty:Dif
fi
cult. eve rishi ghe r.
SenseDiff
iculy:Di
t ffi
cul
t . Requi redPower s:Absor b/dis s
ipatee nergy,ac ce l
eratehe al
Alt
erDiff
iculy:Mo
t de
rat
e .Modi
fi
edbyproxi
mit
y. i
ng,c ont rolpai n,e mptine ss,de toxif
y poi son,hi be rnation
Requir
edPower s:Concentr
ati
on,t
ele
kine
sis
. tranc e,r educ einjur y,remai nc ons ci
ous ,resiststun,l ifede te c
Thet arge tmus tbewi t
hint heJ edi’sli
neofs ight . ti
o n,l ifes ense,magni fys ens es,re c
eptivet ele pathy,s ens e
Thispowe rcanbek ept“ up ”. Forc e,t elek i
nesis,i njure/kil
l,f ar se
e i
ng,pr ojectiv et elepat hy,
Effec t:P rojectedf ightinga llowst heus ert os tr
ikea ta n recept ivet el
epat hy, ac celerate ano ther’
s he aling, c ont rol
oppone nt ,inf l
ictingda ma gewi thoutp hysic
allyt ouchingt he anot he r’
spai n,feedondar ks i
de , i
nfli
ctpain, returnano the rto
tar
g et. Us eoft hi
spowe rismor etha nal it
tl
er i
sk y;inma nyca s⌫ cons cious ne ss,di ma not her’ss enses,t r
ans ferF orce,af fe ct
espr oje ctedf i
ght i
ngi ss i
mpl yus ingt heF orcef ora t
tack.How⌫ mi nd.
ever,t heJ edia ttempt i
ngt ous epr ojectedf i
ght ingc ane lectt o War ning:An yJ edius i
ngt hispowe rr e
ce i
vest woDa rkS i
de
causes tunda mageo nly,ande vent he ns houldo nlyattemptt o Point s.I fa ttempt ing t o pos sessa n unwi lli
ng hos t,t heJ edi
uset hi spowe rifi tistopr ot ectinnoc e ntlif
ef rom imme di
a te rece i
ve sfourDa rkS ideP oints.
dange r .AJ ediwhous espr oje ctedf ightingf ora nyot he rreason, Ef fect:T hispowe ra l
lowsc ha ract
e rtotrans f
erhi sorhe rlife
orc aus esa ny thi
ngmor es erioust ha ns tunda ma ge,receive
sa ene rgyi nt oa nothe rbody .T hek eyt oi mmor tali
tyi t
self,thisi s
DarkS ideP oint. oneoft hemos tdi ffi
culta nde vi
lofa l
ld arks idepowe rs.T o
Aft ers uc cessfull
yus ingt hepowe r,theus erma kesabr awl ov ercomeas pi
rita l
readyr esidingi nabodyi snea rlyimpos s
ible.
i
ngs killr oll
.I fa ttacki
ngaF or ce-sens i
tive,thet argetma yus e Thisi swhyt hepowe risne arl
yus elesswithoutt hea bili
tyt o
thebr awl ingpar r yskil
lt oa v oidt hea t
ta ck
.Ot he rwise,thet ar⌫ cloneho s
tbodi es.
getc a nno tde fle
c ttheJ edi ’
sbl ows .I fthebr awl i
ngr ollissuc ⌫ Thoug ht heoreticall
ypos si
ble ,itisno ty etk nownwha tt he
cessful,t heus err ol
lshisorhe rful lS tr
engt hv ersust het ar
ge t’
s effec tona nunbor nf e
tuswo uldbe .Fortunately,the reisa lmos t
Str
e ng th. Theus erma yt arge tas pe cifi
cpor tionoft hebody ,b ut nohi storyoft hispowe rbe ingus eds uccessful
ly.I tisbe l
ieve d
mus ts ubt racta na dditi
ona lG1D f rom hi sbr awl ings kil
l(S ee tha tift heus er
’sbodype rishesa sana ttemptf ail
s, theus e r
’slife
“Call
e dS hot s”i nt he“ Comba t& I njuries”cha pte r)
.Bes uret o ene rgyi slos t,di
spe rsedtot hev oid.
adda nya rmorbonus estha tthet a rgetma yha ve.

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F
ORCET
RADI
TIONS
Manyc ulturesha vediff
erentunderst
andingsoft heworkings
oftheF or
c e;the“ witches
”ofDa thomir,t
hes tudentsoftheTyia
andt heF orce-usersofOs susa r
eb utthreesuc hgroups.Some
wa y
sofk nowi ngt heF orc
ea rediffe
rentb utnol e
ssnobleor
“good”tha nt heJ ediwa y
,whi l
eothersarec l
earl
ymor ene utr
al
ore vene vi
li ni ntent.Becauseoft heuni quewa ysinwhi ch
theseviewpoi ntsma nipulat
et heForce,theirskil
lsandpowe rs
canv ar
ydr ama ti
ca l
ly
.Ify ouwa ntt ocreatea ndus eoneof
theseotherwa ys,youmus tde fi
neitinga met erms.Herea r
ea
fewpointst oc onsi
de r
:

•Thatwa y
’srules
,skil
l
sa ndpowe r s
.Becauseofdif
fer
ent
perspect
ive
s,e a
ch“ wayofk nowingt heForce
”ma yhave
di
f f
e r
entForc
es ki
ll
sandpo we rs.TheTyi
aisane x
ampleof
awa ywhichisonlyslightl
yd if
ferentfr
om thetr
adi
tio
nal
Jedipowers.Someme thodsus eradica
ll
yd i
ff
ere
ntski
l
lsand
powe rs–youmus tdefinealltheserules
.
•Howdoe sthes tudentgai
ns ki
llsandpowe r
s?Ist
hereas et
ri
tualortra
iningr egi
ment oe ducat
estudents
?Somewa ys
ma yusea cademi es
,whil
eot he r
sma ye mphasi
zeac lose
studentandma s t
errel
ationship.Sti
llotherwa y
soft he
Forcemaybek nownonl yt hroughme dit
ati
on,my t
hs,hid⌫
S
PE ALP
CI OWE
RS denwr i
ti
ngsora nci
entr
itua l
s.
•Wha ts t
and a
rdsa r
et hestudente xpectedt oa dhereto?
F
orc
eSc
ream Someme t
hodso fknowingt heF orc
ere quir
es tudent
sa nd
Not e:T hisi sa ninv olunt arypowe rt hatma ybea ctivate d pract
iti
onerstoa dhe r
etoas tri
ctcodeofc onduc t
.Other
whe naDa rkJ edi l
osesc ont rolofhe rt e mpe r
. me t
hodsma yof ferthes t
udentagr eatde alofpe rs
onal
Effec t:T hed a r
ks i
deoft heF or cei ss eductive,of feri
ng fr
eedom.Wha ta retheme thod’srul
es?Wha tarethepun⌫
treme ndouspowe rt ol uret hewe ak -will
edi ntoi tsgr ip.F ea r
, i
shme ntsfordisobeyi
ngt herules–wi l
lt hestudentbec as
t
ange r,a ndj e alous ya r
et het iest ha tbi ndt hes erva nt soft he out,notbet aughtne ws ki
llsandpowe rs..
.orwi l
lthestu⌫
darks ide ,andbyt appingi ntos uc he mot i
ons ,t heDa rkJ ed iar e dentfaceinvoluntaryser
v i
tude,impri
sonme ntorwor se?
capa bleofunl eashingunt ol dde va s
t ation.
•Thede f
init
ionsof“ good”and“evil”varyf rom c ul
tur eto
Thepowe rtode str
oy ,howe ver,doe sli
ttlet oi mpr ov ec ontr ol
cultur
e .
..alt
hought her ul
esoft heF orcedonot .S ome
oft he sea biliti
e s.Da rkJ e diwhoha vebe comea nge reds ome ⌫
wa ysofk nowingt heF orc
ema yber ootedint hedar kside,
ti
me sl osec ont roloft he ire mot ions .T hisc a nt rigge rs hoc k
r
e quir
ingas t
ude ntt oc ommitevi
lt oprogres sinhe rstud⌫
wa vest ha tr ipplet hrought heF orce ,de vasta t
ingt heDa r
kJ e di
i
e s.Thes tude nt,duet o herculture,ma ya cceptt he s
e
andt hos eunf or tunatee noug ht obei nc l
osepr oximi t
y .
t
e achingsas“ pe r
fect l
ynatur
al,
”yett heywills ti
lldri
v ethe
TheF orces c
r eam ha sbe enc a l
led“ awa veofha treda mp li
fied
studentt ot hebr inkoft hedarks ide.Whe nc onfronted
andf ue ledbyt heda r
ks ide ,tha tisc apa bleofs ma shingt hrough
withthismor alc hallenge,t
hosewhoa r
es tr
ongi nt hel i
ght
me nta la ndphy s i
calde fe nse swi the ase.
”A numbe rofr efe r⌫
ma yle avethedi scipli
nea ndseekouta nothe rme thodof
enc est oDa rkJ ediinOl dRe publ ica r chi
v esof tenme nt i
ont he
ma ste
ringtheF orc
e.
Da r
kJ e dilosingc ont r
ol,v iolently,int hef i
na lmome ntsofb a t
t le
witht heJ edi oft hel i
ghts ideoft heF orce. T
heT
yia:F
orc
eTr
adi
t
ionE
xampl
e
Inga met e r
ms ,aF orc es cr
eam i sar efl
e x,us uallyoc curring TheT yi
aisa nexampl eofana l
ter
natewa yofk nowingthe
whe nDa rkJ edia reprov ok edi nt ol os i
ngt he irt empe rs .ADa r k F
orce.T y
iateachesthatindiv
idualintr
ospect
ionist hewa yto
Jedimus tma keaDi f
ficul twi llpowe rr ol
lwhe nevera nge redt o l
earnt hetruewa yoft heuni ve
rse– s t
udentsa r
et aughtto
thepoi nto fr age ;ift her ollf ail
s,t heJ edir e l
easest heF orc e c
ontrolthei
rownpe r
sonalForce(cal
le
d“ Ty
ia”
)t hr
oughme dit
a⌫
scream.Al loft heDa rkJ e di’
sdi ec ode sa rer educ edby2Df or t
ionandc eremony.Becauseoftheuniquewa yinwhi chtheTyi
a
onehour ,andhemus tre stf oronehourors uffera na dditiona l s
tudiestheForc
e ,
therearesomes peci
alr
ulesregar
dingitsuse
:
G2Dpe na l
tyunt ilrest
e d( pe naltiesa rec umul a t
iv e
).
TheF orc es c reamc aus e sd a ma gee qua lt ot heDa rkJ edi’s •AT yi
astudentle
ar ngc
ni ontr
olat1Da ut
omati
cal
lyle
a r
ns
alters kil
ltoa llbe ingswi t hin50me ters,includ ingt heDa r
kJ e di hibe
rnat
iont r
anceandempti
nes
s(whichisEas
yd i
ff
icul
ty
whounl e ashe dt hisme nt ale ne r
gy .F orce- sens i
ti
vec ha r
ac t
e rs forTyi
a)
.T hechara
cte
rlear
nsana ddi
ti
onalt
hreecontr
ol
rollthe ira lterdi cetor es i
stda ma ge( thosewi t
houtt heal t er powers
.
ski
llus eS treng th) .
la
•Al l
terpowersha
vethe
irdif
fi
cul
tyi
ncre
asedbyonel
eve
l.
Al
lpowersha
veminimum t
imetouseofoneminut
e.

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 10 •THEFORCE

GAMEMAS
TERI
NGJ
EDI Da
T
r
hef
kS i
i
na
deP
lde
oi
te
nti
rmina
supt
ti
onofwhe
othega me
the
mas
rornott
ter.Thes
heJ
erul
e
edide
sa r
s
ei
er
nt
v
e
esa
nd⌫
Jedia ndF orce-usi
ngc ha ract
ersa r
ee xcepti
ona l
l
ypowe rf
ul; edt oe ncourageta kingtheroleofaJ ediseri
ously– pl a
yinga
whilet heyc anbeagr eatc hall
engefora nex per
iencedplayer
,a Jediisnotaf r
ivolousde ci
sion.Ont heot herha nd,t herules
Jediint heha ndsofa nine xper
iencedori mma turep l
ayercan aren’tintendedtoc ausephil
osophic
ala rgume nt
sint hemi ddle
l
e adt oproblems . ofag ames e
ssi
on.Asar uleofthumb ,iftheplay er
sha vet o
Themos ttypicalprobl
emi sapl a
yerwhoi nsi
st
sonus i
ngthe spend al o toft imej us
tif
yingwhyt heira cti
onsa ren’te vi
l
,
Forcef ore ve
ry t
hing..
.tot hee xte
ntofc ompl ete
lyove r
shadow⌫ chanc e
sa rethea ctionsa r
eindeede vi
l.Iftheplaye r
sdon’tl i
ke
i
ngt heot herpl a
yerc har
a cters
.Asag amema ste
r,youha vethe yourde ci
sion–we ll,you’
rethegame ma ster
.
ri
ghtt olimitJ edii
ny ourg a me:mo r
et hanones uchcha ra
cteri
s
gene ral
lye xcessi
vea ndy ouc anevenr ulethatnoF or
c e-
users Res pons i
bleUs eofPower .Inherentint heJediCodei sthe
willbea llowed.Y ous houlda l
sospends omet imet al
kingwi t
h conc epto fresponsibil
it
yf orone’sacti
ons .
thep l
ayert oma kes ur
et ha tther es
po nsi
bili
ti
esofp layinga AJ ediwhous esF or
cepowe rstoc oerceorc ontrolother
sis
Jedia r
eunde rstood. surelyt end i
ngt o wardt heda r
ks ide.Buto ther
,mor es ubtl
e
abuse sofpowe ra lsoleadt othed a r
kne s
s– J edishouldnever
Force- Us ers.I t’
swe lle stablishe dt ha tF orc e-usersa rev ery uset he i
rpowe rsforf ame ,we al
thorpowe r.AJ ediwhoc on⌫
rarei nt heg ala xy( especi
a ll
ydur ingt heDa rkT i
me s,Re be l
li
on, sta
nt lyuse stheF orceforpe r
sonalga i
ni sont hepathofc orr
up⌫
andNe wRe publ ice ras)
.The refore ,a nyJ edic ha ractersho uldbe ti
on–pe rhapsmor es l
owl ythant heDa r
kJe diwhoc hoosesto
mor et ha nj us tac olle
c t
ionofga mes t ats
.T hepl aye rs hould ser
v ee vi
l,buts heisont ha tpathnone thele
ss.
i
nv ests omet imei nde v e
lopingat rulyi nterest i
ngba ckground TrueJ ediuset heirpowe rsspari
nglya ndonl ywhe nnecessa
ry
whi chjus tifi
e st hec ha r
acte r
’sk nowl edgeofF orcepo we rs.T y
pi⌫ tof ulfi
llthet e
ne tsoft heJ ediCode .AJ ediwhode pendson
call
y ,suc hc hara ctersha veonl yonl imi tedk nowl edgeo ft he Forcepowe r
sisabus i
ngt hem, whichleadstof oll
y.
Force( sinc et he rea r
enotma nyJ edii nstruc tors)
.Dur ingt he
ti
meoft heRe publ i
c,F orce-use rswi lllike l
yha v
et obeaJ edi Tremor si nt heFor ce.T heJ ediwhoa ctswi threst
rai
nta nd
Pa dawa n.Dur ingt het imeo ft heE mpi re ,Jedia reha unt edby thoughtma ys el
dom bec onf r
ontedbyt heda r
ks ide’
sminions.A
thek no wle dget hatt heE mpi r
epl ace sapr i
orityo nt heirc apture Jediwhoc ons t
antl
yus est heF orcewi llc r
eatema nytremorsin
ande xecut i
on. theF orce,ma ki
ngi tve r
ye asyfort hes ervantsoft heda rkside
Therei saf as ci
na ti
nga dvent urehooki nt heba ckgroundofa tohunthe rdown.J ediint heRiseoft heE mpi reeragene ral
l
y
Jedic ha r
a ctera ftert heRi seoft heE mpi re.Rumor sofJ ediin uset heF orc efarmor eof te
nduet ot hea ppa r
entsafetyin
hidingorl os tJ ediwr iti
ngs ,artifac tsorl ightsa bersa rece rtai
nly whi c
ht he yope ra
te.P erha psthiswa soneoft hereas
o nsthe
powe r
fulmot iva t
or sint heg a me .J edipl aye rc haractersma y JediOr derpl umme tedi ntodi saster,bl i
ndt ot heda r
kd i
stur⌫
alsobedr awnbyt hepr e s
e nceo fot he rF orce-us ers:willtheJ edi bance sinF orce.
wa ntt oi nte r
c edet os aveay oungF orc e
- sensiti
vef r
om t he Premoni tions,vis
ionsa nddi sturba nce sint heF or
cec anbe
clutchesoft heE mp i
re?Wha tha ppe nsi faJ edie nc ounte r
s usedt oi nv olvecharactersi nal a r
ge ra dv e
ntur e.Whil
ep l
ayers
anot hernov iceJ edic harac t
er:wi llt he ybe comef riends ,com⌫ willnote njoyc onstantlybe i
ng“ ha unt ed”bys uche v
ent s
,the
rades,rivals..
. ore ve nmor ta lene mi es? occasionalv isi
on can beus ed quit ee ffecti
ve l
yt oa l
ludet o
futuree vent sortri
gge rtrulyimpor ta nta dventure s
.
TheDar kSi de.T heda r
ks i
dei spe rha pst hegr e atestt hrea ta
Jedic anf ace .I t’
sa lwa ysl urk i
ngi nt hes ha dows ,aqui cka nd Mas t
er s.Ama s
ter(ort e
a c her)isessenti
altoaJ edistudent’
s
easyt empt ationf ora nundi sc i
p l
inedJ edif il
ledwi tha nge ra nd progress
. Onlyaf t
eraJ ediha sa c
hi evedare l
ati
vel
yhi ghlevelof
frustra ti
on.T heJ edimus tbehonor a blea ndnobl es inceF orce- skil
lcant hec haract
err el
yonhe r
s el
f.
..andevenL uke,despit
ea
userswhoa cta mbi guous lya reof tcor r
upt e dt otheda r
ks i
d e. highlevelofe xperie
nc e,nee de dtos tudyunde rYodat obe c
ome
Youc anus et het emp t
a tiont oe mbr acet heda rks idea ndt he af ul
l-fl
edge dJediKnight.
ne c
e ssityt opr ev ente vilfrom oc curringa smot i
vationsf ory our Ma st
ersdomor et hant ea c hF orceskil
lsandpowe r
s– t hey
adve nt ures.Ho we ver,youmus tber easo na bl
ei nus ingt he see l
e⌫ i
ns tr
uctP adawa nsinthedi sc i
p l
ine sneededtoma i
ntainba l
ance
me nts .T hepl a y ermus tstriv ef orhe rJ e dit obehonor abl ea nd anda dheret othet enetsoft hel i
ght .Agoodma st
erc anhe l
pa
noble .Y ous ho ul dber easona bl einnota bus i
ngt heJ edi ’
sc om⌫ youngP adawa nlearnp atienc ea ndr esponsi
bil
ity
,whi l
eapoor
mi t
me ntt ogoodbyf orci
ngc ha ractersa longapr edet ermine d ma sterma ya ll
ow as t
ude ntt os lipt otheda rksi
de ;ma ster
s
pa t
he v erys te poft hewa y.T hiswi lla ggr avat ethepl ay ersa nd consume dbyt heda r
ks idema ybea bl
et oc or
rupte vent he
ruint hef unf ore ve r
yone . pur e
stJediP adawans.
AJ e di’
sc ommi tme ntt os tope vils houl dbet hedr a ma ti
c
Limiti
ng Power s.Asn ote
d,J edicha r
acte
rsc a
n onlyus e
focusofa na dv ent ure,notaha ssl
e.Ins hor t
, t
heJ e diisc ommi t
⌫
powersthey’vebeentaught.Ofc ourse,theyhavetof i
ndsome⌫
tedt os tope v il,buts hes houl dn’tha v et oc onf ronte vile very
onetote a
c htheme ac
hpowe r
.
ti
mes hegoe soutf orawa lk ..
.
Thisgivesy ouapot enttool.T heque s
tforane wt eacher
,
Whi let her uless ayt hatpl ay ersshoul dbewa rne dwhe nev e
r
new powe rsandlostlor
ei sagr e atmot iv
atorforJediadven⌫
theya r ea boutt or ec eiv
eaDa rkS ideP oint,i tist hepl ayer’
s
tur
es.
respo ns i
bilit
yt ol iveupt ot hes piri
toft heJ e diCode .Ap l
ay e
r
Thisrul
ea l
soall
owsyout oli
mi ttheForcepowe r
sa l
l
owedi n
whop ushe st os eeho wf a rs hec angobe forebe i
ngwa r
ne d
yourgame :ifaJedica
n’tfindate acher,
t her
eisnowa ytolearn
aboutr eceivingaDa r
kS i
deP o int–whoc learlyisno tl i
v i
ngup
thepowe r.Ofc ours
e,yo urvil
lainsma ybea bletous ethese
tot hes p i
ritoft heJ ed iCode– ma yf indt ha the rc ha racteris
powers,
butt hat’
sanotherma t
ter.
..
givenaDa rkS ideP ointwi t ho utawa rningwhe nt hec ha r
ac te
r
commi tse vi
l.

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I
nt ui
tive Power s.Iti swe l
l-known t hats omebe i
ngsc an Asa nopti
o nalrule
, youma ya l
lowac ha r
act
ertous eaF orce
pusht hems e
lvestof eat
sofgr eats t
rengt hore nduranceinc ri
sis powerhedoe snotk now atac ostof1 0Cha r
acterP oint
sa nd
si
tua ti
ons .Thi
si strueofJ edicha ra
c t
e r
s,who,whe nf acedwith oneForcePoint.Thec harac
termus thavewitnes
sedus eoft hat
ani ncrediblec hal
lenge,ma ye xhibi
tpowe r
ssheha s
n’tlearned. powerbefore
ha nda ndmus tbei nthemi dstofadrama ticsi
tua⌫
Atthegame mas ter
’sdiscret
iononl y,cha r
a c
tersma ytempor ar
ily ti
on,usual
lythec ulmi nat
ionofas e
rie
sofa dventures.Evenif
be“ grant ed”p owersine xcepti
ona lcircums tances.Thisref
lects theeff
ectfail
s( si
ncet hecharactermus tsti
llmaket henor mal
theF orce’smy sti
candof tenunpr edictablena t
ur e. For
ceskil
lrol
ls),t
heCha r
acte
rP ointsandForcePointsa r
elost.I
f
Youma ygrantthepowe rfor“ f
ree,”requiretheJ editospend theJediusest hepowe rfors el
fishr e
asons,hea utoma ti
call
y
anumbe rofCha racterPointsorF orceP oi
nt stol e
arnthepowe r rec
eiv
estwoDa rkSideP oi
nts
.
orse tot herc ondit
ionsy oude emr easona b
le.Y ouma ygr anta
Jediapowe ro naone -ti
meba sistoindi catethei mportanceof Opt
i
on:Requi
redP
ower
s
apa rtic
ul artask,oryouma y“rewa rd”c haract
e r
swhoha vepe r⌫ Ma nyF orcepowe rrequi reoneormor epr erequi s
ites.Thisrule
forme de xceptional
lywe llbya l
lowingt hemt o“ subconsci
ously” helpsr est
ricttheus eo fpot e
nt i
a l
lyga me -imba l
a ncinga bi
li
ties,
l
e ar
nane wpowe r. buti talsorequiresa dditiona lf
a ct-chec kinga ndr e c
or d-ke e
ping.
Oneopt iont or e pl
ac et hi
sr uler e volv esa roundal earning
Creati
ngNew Power s.Wh il
eitistr
uetha tthegreatestJe di di
fficulty.Tolearna nyF orcepowe r,ac ha ractermus ts ucc ee
di n
oftheGa lact
icRe publi
cc r
eatedne wForcepowe rs,
thiswa sonl y awi l
lpowe rrolla ga i
nstt hepo we r’
sl ear ningdi ffi
c ult
y.F ail
ure
accomplishedwi t
hy earsofde di
catedst
udya ndtraini
ng. me anst hatt hec ha ract
e rmus twa ita tl eastonemont hbe fore
Youha vethea bs
oluterighttopr e
ventJed ichara
c t
ersfrom ma kinga nothe rat temptt oa cquiret hepowe r( ort hathema y
try
ingt oc r
eatene wpowe rs
.T othebestofc urr
entk nowledge , neve rlearnt hepowe rt hereafter,a tt hega me ma st er
’sd is
c r
e⌫
thec re
ati
onofne wpowe rsappearstobethepr ovinceofhi gh⌫ ti
on) .Thec ha rac
t era ls
ol osest heCha r
a cterP ointsne e dedt o
l
y -
skill
edJ e
disucha sYodaa ndLukeS ky
wa l
ke randbe yondt he obta i
nt hepowe r( ordoe snotr eceiveane wpowe ri fitwa sto
kenofmos tJe
d istudents
. bea warded“ free”f orimpr ovi
ngorl e arningas ki
ll)noma tte
r
whe therhes uc ce
e dsorf ai
lsinhi slea rninga ttempt .
Opt
i
on:Dr
amat
i
cFor
ceUs
e Asage neralrul e,Forc epowe rswi thoutpr erequi si
tesha vea
Ma nyc ha
ract
ersintheS tarWarsmovies,novel
s,andc omics l
ea rningdi f
ficult
yoff i
v e.Increa s
et ha tv aluebyf ivef ore ach
haveinvokedForcepowe r
sse emi
nglybeyondtheirreach.These prerequisi
tepowe r.F ore xample ,abs orb/d issipat ee nergy,whi ch
i
ndivi
dua l
sposses
sedgrea tnatura
labil
it
yi ntheF orc
e.Dur i
ng hasnopr er
equi s
ites,ha sal earningdi fficultyoff ive.Combat
ti
mesofi mme nsestre
ss,whe ntheliv
esofot hershangi nthe sens e,whichha st wopr e requisit
epowe rs( dange rse nsea ndl i
fe
bal
ance,theywe r
ea bl
et ocallontheForce,al
lowingittof l
ow detec ti
on)ha sale arningdi ffi
cultyof15.
thr
ought hemt oproduceac erta
ineff
ectno tnecess
ari
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the
ircontrol
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 10 •THEFORCE

DARKS
IDECHARACT
ERS e
c
xt
e
or
r
nsi
v
upt
el
i
st
fesuppor
hebody
ts
.T
y
he
r
s
te
ei
msa
tt
snoc
ac
ur
he
dt
ef
ot
ort
hema
hes
st
heda
uddenil
l
r
ne
ks
s
i
de
sor
T
hed a
rksideseduce
sindi
vi
dual
swit
hpromis
esofpower
,but i
njury
.Cha
racter
smaybecomest
ronger
,onl
ybygett
ingmult
ipl
e
oncesomeonet ak
e supthedar
kne
ss,t
heonlyr
ewa r
dsar
epain DarkSi
dePoint
s.
andhe l
ples
sness
.T hedarksi
decontr
olshe
r,rat
hertha
nhe r Memor ylos s.Thec ha ra
cters uddenlyforget
sma nythings.
contr
oll
i
ngit. Onlybyc once ntrat
ingont het aska thandi shea bl
et ofunc⌫
ti
on.Mome ntsofc lari
tya ndme moryonlye xi
stwhe nthecha r
⌫
Playi ng Dar k Si de Char ac ters .I n mos tc a mpa i
gns ,i ti s
act
errece i
v e
sDa r
kS i
de P oints.The c ha
racte
r’sKnowl edge,
str
ongl ys ugge ste dt ha tpl a yerc ha racte r
ss e duc edbyt heda rk
Mechani
c al,a ndT echnicals kil
lsa r
er educedbyG2D duet o
si
debe c omeg ame ma sterc ha racte rs,tobeus eda sac ont inuing
memoryl oss.S ki
lla dvanceme ntc oststhreeti
me sthenor mal
vil
lain. (Thep lay ermus tc rea teane wc ha racte r
.)
amountfora nyr el
a te
ds kil
ls.Thispenaltygoesa wayforshort
Howe v er,ift he r
ei sonet hingt ha tS tarWar st eache sus ,it’
s
ti
me s(
usuallyonea dventure)ifthec har
a ct
ergainsatleas
tt wo
thatg oodt riumphsov ere vi
l.Ify oua ndt hepl ayera gr ee,she
DarkSi
deP o i
nt sthepreviousa dventure.
ma ybea l
lowe dt oc ont inuepl a yingac hara c
te rc onsume dby
thed arks idewi t
ht heunde rstandi ngt ha ts hewi llatte mp tt o Bli
ndness.Corr
uptionoft hedarksi
dema kest
hechar
acter
bringt hec ha racte rb ackt othel ights ideoft heF orce. Thisk i
nd go bl
ind!Itisa s udden occur
rence
,a nd ca
nnotbe fi
xed.
ofc ha racte risv er ydi ffi
c ultt op laypr ope rl
y.T hepl a
y erha sa n Moment so
fv i
siononlyexistifthechar
a c
tergai
nsDar
kS i
de
evilcha ra cter–e v eni fs he’st r
yingt obegood. Poi
nts
.
Ont heot he rha nd,a llowi ngapl aye rt opor trayt hef alland Tremors.Soona f
terfall
ingtotheda rks i
det hec ha
ract
er
redempt ionofhe rc ha ract erha sthema ki
ngsofat rulye pics to⌫ deve
lopsnasty
,painf
ultr
e morsonthef a
ce,ands ma l
ltwi
tches
,
ry.Truer e dempt i
onof tenr equire st hec ha r
a ctert oc ommi ta makingitse
emt hatthecharact
eri
sont hev e
rgeofbr eak
ingat
heroics acrifi
c e,a ndma yi nvo l
vet hec ha racter’sde ath.I fy ou anymome nt.T
hetwitchi
ngc anbestoppedforthea dve
ntureby
feelthec ha ract erisnotbe ingp l
a ye dpr ope rl
y ,yo uc ant a kehe r gai
ningaDa r
kS i
dePoint
.
asaga me ma sterc ha ract er(t obeus eda sac ont inuingv ill
ain)
Cor rupti
on oft he fl
esh.S uddenly
,withoutwa r
ning,the
andt hep l
a yermus tde s i
gnane wc hara ct
e r.
chara cterbeginstogrowane wa rm..
.ori
sitaa rm?Itcouldbe
Mos tc ha r
a ctersc ons ume dbyt hed arks idebe ga nt hega me
anyt hing the g amemasterde sir
es.Evens mallpussnodul e
s
with ot herc ha ract er
sd edicatedt ot he c auseo ft heRe bel
growi ngont hec ha
ract
ersbody .Ther
eisnoc urefortheil
lnes
s
Alli
anc e ,Re publ ica ndt hel ight.S uchac ha r
ac terma yt ryt o
and s oon t hec harac
terisbe ing hunted down forbeing a
hidehe rne wpa th( pe rha psbe tray ingt her estoft hec ha racters
str
a ngemut a t
ion.However,onlybyga i
ni
ngDa r
kS i
deP oint
s
atac riti
c alpoi nt)orma ys impl yl ea vet hegr oup. Playingada rk
doest hes tr
a ngemutati
onoft hef l
eshgoawa y.
si
dec ha racterc a nbeal one ly,cha ll
e ngingunde rtaking.
Someg roup sus eI mpe ri
alc ha ra cters.Ad ar
ks idec ha racter Parasi
t .T
es hec
ha r
acterpi
cksups omena s
typaras
ite
s.They
woul d na tura l
lybemuc h mor ea ppropr iatet ot hist ypeof l
i
vewi thi
nt hecharac
tersbody,andc annotberemoved.Any
group. Howe ver, suc hc ha racterss houl dn’tha vei tea s
y:t he yge t a
ttemptsatremovalcaus
esde a
th.Thepa r
asi
tesmakethechar⌫
wha tt he yde s erve .Noto nlywi l
lada rks idec ha racterf aceda n⌫ a
cterbe c
omehungr y,sore,ortir
ed.Onl ygaini
ngDa rkSide
gerousf oe swhoe mbr ac et hel ight ,b utot her,mor epowe r
ful P
ointsmakesthepainorhungergoa way.
darks idec hara cters( s
uc ha sDa rkJ edi)ma yt ryt oc ontrolo rkil
l Mut e.Thecorr
upt
ionofthedar
ksi
demakest
hec
har
act
er
thep l
a yerc ha ract er.Ada r
ks i
dec ha racte rwhoi sbe i
ngp la y
e d nolongera b
letospe
ak.Spe
echca
nonlye
xis
tift
hec
har
act
er
i
na ni mma tur ema nne ri sgoi ngt oha veav erys hortlifes pa n. gai
nsDa rkSi
dePoi
nts
.
Paral
yzed.Horr
ibly
,sma l
lne
rvesi
nt hecha
racte
rsbodyget
Dar
kSi
deCos
ts
i
nfec
teda ndbreak,ma k
ingthechar
acterpar
aly
zed,fr
om the
Whe nplayi
ngada rksidecharacte
ronemus treal
iz
eitscon⌫
wai
stdownus ual
l
y. Gai
ningDar
kSidePoint
sal
lowsthechar
ac⌫
sequences.Thegl amourofha vi
nga na llpowerfulDarkJ ed
i
t
ertomov eforashortti
me .
soonwe ar
so ffwhe nthec oststart
stoc omeintoplay.Who
wa ntstolookli
ke300y earsplusat40?T helis
tbelowisasma l
l Thideye.S
r oonaf
tergoingt othedar
ks i
de,heisableto
sampleofwha tga memastersmighta c
tivelyimposeupont he “se
e”appar
it
ionsofdarksi
deg host
s,orot
herphantas
ms .T
hey
playersastheyprogre
ssdownt hepa t
hoft heda r
ks i
de.Howev⌫ hauntandteasethechar
act
e r
.Ga i
ningDar
kS i
dePointsst
ops
ert hesearenott heonlypr ice
st hatthed arksidede mands, theghost
sformc omi
ngforas hor
twhil
e(usual
lyonea dv
en⌫
somec a
nbef arworse.
.. tur
e).
I
ns ane.I naf ewc a sestheJ edigoma dafterfa l
lingt othe
edage.T
Advanc hec
har
act
ers
tar
tst
oager
api
dl
yduet
othe darks i
de .Theya r
enol onge rc ontr
olla
ble,andacti nsa ne.Gai
n⌫
dar
ksidesinfl
ue nc
eo nt hebody.Atf i
rstit
snotno ti
cea
ble,but i
ngDa r kS i
deP oi
ntsa ll
owst hec haracte
rt oactnor ma l
lyfora
i
naf ews hortmont hsaftert
hec har
acterfal
lstothedarkside
, shorttime .
hebeginst olookf arolderasthec orrupti
onoft hedarkside GameNot es:Thecha racte rmus tma keawi ll
powe rrollata
fi
l
lshi
sbe ing.Soont hebodybe ginstof al
lapart
.Thisca
no nly Mode ra t
edi ffi
cul
typl ust henumbe rofDa rkSideP ointsonce
becomba t
e doneoft wowa ys:Thef i
rs
tofwhi chistogai
nmor e pera dv enturetocomba tthee ff
ectsoftheda r
ks i
dec orrupti
ng
DarkSideP oi
nts.Thes e
condi nvolv
esus ngt
i r
ansferl
if
epowe r them.I ft hec har
acte
rf ai
lst her ol
e,thec har
acteri sinsanefor
onacloneoraunwi ll
inghost
. thedur ati
onoft hea dv enture.Ga i
ningDa rkSideP o i
nt sall
ows
Cr
ippl
ingil
lnessorinj
ury.Sudde
nlythecha
ract
erisst
ruc
k thec ha r
a cte
rt oactinanor ma lma nner
,usuall
yf ora boutone
wi
thar a
reil
l
ne s
sorinj
urythatf
orce
sthecha
rac
tertohav
e advent ure.

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Ofcour
sether
ea r
eotherpos
si
blec
ost
s,a
ndtheg
amemaste
r Fora ny a c
tiont hatr es
ultsin a Da r
kS i
de Point,the
i
sfre
et oex
plor
ea nythathedeemst
hatwoul
dbeappr
opr
iat
e game mastersecr
etlyrol
lst wodi c
e.Ifther e
sultisequalorhi g
h⌫
t
othechar
acter
. erthant heamountofe vilactsdoneint hea dventure,t
hec har⌫
act
e rre
c ei
vestheDa r
kS ideP oint.
Ifitislowe rthanthea mount
T
URNI
NG T
OTHEDARKS
IDE ofe
Si
deP
vi
la
oi
c
nt
t
sc
.
ommi t
ted,thec harac
terdoe snotr ece
iveaDa rk

Nor mally,whe ne verac ha r

acte racquire soversixDa r
kS i
de Howe ve
rifthega mema st
erde e
msi tapa rtic
ularl
ye v
il a
ct,or
Points,tha tc hara
c terisus ual
lyt henma dei ntoaga me maste
r i
fthec ha r
acterisnotye tf al
l
e ntotheDa r
kS i
de,thecha r
acter
character.Howe ver,usingt hefollowingopt ionalr
ule sonema y st
il
lge tsthea ppropri
atea mountofDa rkS ideP oi
ntsa ndthe
continuet op la
yt hatc haracter
,buti twi llsoonb ecomea ppar
⌫ game masterdoesnotne edt or ol
l.
entt hati tispr ogressivel
yha rdert oc ontinuet heont heda r
k
path. Acton.An
i y t
imeaJ edik nowinglyandwi l
lful
lybr e
aksthe
Afterf al
lingt ot heda rks i
de,t hecha racternol onge rgai
ns JediCodeheg ai
nsaDa r
kS ideP oint.T
hisinc
ludesa nyuseof
characterpo intsfornor malplay.Insteadt he yonlyga inac har
⌫ unjus
tifi
edviole
ncea ndjustif
iableviol
encefueledbyha t
eor
acterpoi ntbyc ommi tti
nghor r
iblea cts,therebyg ainingDa r
k anger.I
tisthega memaster
’sdut ytode c
idewha tisandisnot
SideP oints.T hi
sisus ua l
lyv e
rye asya tf i
rst,butb e
c ome smore “j
usti
fiabl
eviole
nce.”Agoodgui del
i
nei sanya ctthatma k
es
diff
iculta sthec ha racterisforcedt odogr eaterevi
la cts;oft
en yousa y
,“Tha
t’scol
d!”i
sunjusti
fi
a ble
.
tos i
mpl yk eepa li
v ea stheda rks i
dede ma ndsmo rea ndmor e.
..
untilitatla stittearsthec haracterapar t
. Example:AJ e
diusesTel
eki
nesist
osuspe
ndatar⌫
getofftheground( t
hustaki
nga wayit
schanc
et o
dodge)whil
eotherPCsgunhim down.T
hisi
sunj
ust
i⌫
DARKS
IDERUL
ES
fi
able
..
.cool
,butst
il
lunjus
ti
fi
abl
e .
Ac hara
cte
rc onsumed byt
heda
rks
ider
eta
insa
llF
orc
e
P
oint
sa ndChar
acterPoi
nts
. Additiona l
l
y,c ommi t
ting ora ctivel
y br i
ngi
ng a boute v i
l
act
ionswi llalsor es
ultinaDa r
kS ideP oint.Exampl
e soft his
F
orc
ePoi
nt
s i
ncludewhe nDa rthVaderstr
anglestheRe belsol
dieri
nt hef i
rst
Ada r
ksidec haracteronlyre
c ei
vesForcePoi
ntswhe nspend⌫ sc
eneofS tarWar s;andwhe nGr andMof fTarki
nor dersthe
i
ng Forc
eP oi
nt swhi l
ec ommi t
ti
ng e vi
la tthe dramati
call
y des
tructi
onofAl de r
aan.Ac hara
c t
err ecei
vesaDa rkS i
deP oint
a
ppropri
atetime .TheF orcePoi
nti sret
urneda tt
hee ndoft he byusing“ Da r
kS ide”powe r
s(Infl
ictP ai
n,T e
leki
neti
cKi l
l
,F orce
a
dventureandt hec har
a ct
ergainsanother. Li
ghtning,e tc.
).Anyc har
a c
terwhous e
saF or
ceP oi
ntfore v i
l
Anyothertimead arksidecharac
terspendsaF or
cePoint,i
t al
soga i
nsaDa rkS i
deP o
intinthisma nner.
i
slost,eveni fs pe ntwhi lecommi tt
ing evi
l.The dar
ks ide
r
equir
esgreaterandgr eaterevi
ltofulfi
lli
tsneeds
. Inacton.Al
i sok nowna s“ev
ilbya ssocia
tion,
”thisiswhe na
Jedis i
tsidl
ybywhi l
ea nactofe vi
lisc ommi tt
ed,orpa s
seson
Char
act
erP
oint
s anobv i
ousoppor t
unitytobri
ngj us
ticet oane vi
ldoer.Whe na
Char
act
erscons
umed bythedarksideno l
onge
rr ec
e i
ve Force-Sensit
ivecharac
terisar
oundt hosewhoc hoosetodoe vi
l,
Char
act
erP o
int
sforadvent
uri
ng.Ins
tead,t
heyrec
eive one hemus tinterve
neorga i
naDa rkSideP oint.Fai
lur
et odos o
Char
act
erPoi
nteve
ryt
imetheyr
ecei
veoneDar
kSidePo
int. all
owst hed arksidet ostr
engtheni t
sgr ipont hec har
acte
r
throughhi sfeel
ingsofguil
tanddoubt .
Dar
kSi
deP
oint
s
The
rearethr
eewa ysaForc
e-Sens
it
ivecha
rac
termaygai
n Cal li
ngupont heDar kSi de.Wh enaF orce-userisi nat ight
Da
rkSidePoi
nts
:Thr
oughAc
tion,I
nact
ionandCal
li
ngUpont
he spot ,hema ya ttemptt og ai
naF orceP ointbyope ninghi ms el
f
Da
rkSide. tot hei nf l
ue ncesoft heDa rkSide.Int hisma nnert hec ha racter
ga i
nsaF or ceP oint( whi chmus tbes pe ntt hatround)a nda n
acc ompa ny i
ngDa rkS i
deP oint(whe thert hea tt
emp ti ssuc ce s
s⌫
ful ornot )
.
Itise a s
yt oc allupont heDa rkS ide,espe c
iall
ywhe na ngr y,at
fi
rst .Thef irs
tt imeac haracterca l
lsupont heDa r
kS i
de ,thedi f
⌫
fi
c ultyi sE asy.Ift hea ct
ionsa r
eno tintende dtobr ingha rm or
pa i
nt oot herbe ing s,increasethedi ff
icultybyt wol evels.
T hedi f
f i
cultyr a i
se sby3poi ntse acha ddit
ionalt imet he
cha racterc a
llsupont heDa rkSide.Thec haracte
rr ollshisc on
trolv e r
sust hedi fficultynumbe rt ode terminewhe therorno t
hei ss ucc ess
ful.
Ifac ha racterfa i
lsina na ttemptt oc allupont heda rks ide ,i
t
de ma nd ss ome thingofhe r.Theda rkside’scorruptingi nflue nce
i
sdomi na t
ingt hec ha r
a c
ter.
Rol l1D–t hec ha ractermus tlo s
et hatnumbe rofCha racter
Point sort heda rks idewi ll“tak
e ”1Df rom e i
thera na ttr
ibut eor
Forc es kill(c haracte r
’sc hoicea st owhi cha ttr
ibuteorF orce
skill
).Ifa nya ttri
but eors kil
lisreduc edt oOD,t hec harac teris
cons ume dbyt heda rksidea ndd ies
.

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Si
Dar
deP
kJ
oi
edi
nti
.I
faDa
naa dv
r
e
kJ
nt
e
ur
dic
e(
ha
r
unl
e
a
s
ct
st
e
rf
he
ai
l
ya
st
r
oge
eato
tas
ni
i
ng
ng)
,t
leDa
he
r
nhe
k
RETURNI
NG T
OTHEL
IGHT
l
oos e
saF orcePoint
.Ift he
iramountofForcePoi
ntsar
e0t he
n Da rks idec ha rac tersc anr etur nt ot hel ight ,buti t’snote a sy
1Dofs ki
ll
sf r
om thei
rF orc
epowe r
sa r
etake
na wayper
manent⌫ –t heda rks idei sne vere agert or eleaset hos ei tha se ns l
a ved.
l
y .I
fallt
hr e
ea t
tri
but
e sdroptozero,t
henthechar
act
erdie
s,as Suc hac ha rac termus tt rulybe gint obe l
iev ei nt hel ight, for s
a k⌫
thedarksideri
psthema pa
rt. i
ngt hep athofd arkne ss.Thei nf l
ue nc eofo t he rs–pa r
tic ular l
y
Jedio ft hel ight– ma yc a usead a rksidec ha ra c
tert oha vea
Opt
i
on:S
low P
rogr
ess
ioni
ntoDar
knes
s “mome ntofdoubt .”
Ac harac
terr e
c ei
vesanegati
vepersona
li
tytr
aiteachtimehe A da rks idec ha racte rmus tpr ovehe rc ommi tme ntt ot he
ga
insaDa r
kS ideP oi
nt(uptosix,atwhichpoi
nthef al
lscom⌫ l
ig htbys pe ndi ngaF orc eP ointinas elf
lessma nne ra tadr a ma t⌫
pl
etel
yt othed arksi
de).Eac
ht i
meapl a
yercharact
erea r
nsa i
c all
ya ppr opr iat et ime .Of ten,t hisr equir est hec ha r
a cte rt o
Dar
kS idePoint,eit
herchooseorrandomlysel
ect(byrol
l
ing4D) ma k eahe roi cs a crifi
ce ,suc ha sr iskingc ert ainde athi nde fens e
anegativ
etraitfromt hefo
ll
owinglist
: oft hei nnoc e nta ndgood.( Asga me ma ster,y ouha v ef ina ls ay
ove rwhe the rt hec ha racte risr ede eme d– t hee ffor tmus tbe
4D Tr
ait si
nc erea ndt hec ha r
ac termus ts howt ha tshewi llnotl ap seba ck
4 Arr
ogant ont ot hepa thofda rkne ss.
)
5 Compulsive Whe nac ha ract erisr edeeme d,t heda rks idee x actsaf inal
6 Conte
mp tfornon-J
e d
i toll:shel os esa llF orceP ointsa ndCha r
a cterP oints.T hec ha r
a c⌫
7 Decei
tf
ul ter’sDa r kS ideP o intt ota ldropst of i
v e.
8 Depre
ssed Thec ha r
a cte ri snowpa rtoft hel i
ght( a nde a r
nsF orceP oints
9 Dis
agreea bl
e andCha ra cterP oint snor ma ll
y )
,butt hepr e senc eoft heDa rk
10 Dis
encha ntedwiththeJe
diWa
y SideP oi nt si ndi c atest hec hara cter’spr ec ariouspos it
ion.T he
1
1 Dis
loya
l cha racte rs houl da tonet or emov ehe rDa rkS ideP ointsore ve n
12-13 Egot
ist
ica l
thes l
ight estt rans gressionsc ans endhe rba ckont hep athof
14 Hatef
ul
dar knes s.
15 Hopel
ess
16 I
mp at
ient Thed ar ks idewi l
lnotbes o“ forgiving ”f orac ha racterwho
17 Miser
ly returns .Y ouc anus es pe ci
a lrulest oreflectt hea l
mos tpuni tive
18 Obses
sive condi tionst hec ha ract erwi llfa ce .P er
ha pst heda rks i
det ak es
19 Par
anoia 1D f rom a na ttributeorF orces killass oona st hec ha r
a cter
20 Phobi
a returnst ot heda rkne ss.T hec ha racterma ya lsof i
ndi tmuc h
21 Power-
hung ry mor edi fficul tyt oe arnF orceP ointsa ndCha ra ct
e rP oint sa nd
22 Quic
ktoa nger slowl ybec ons ume dbyt heda rks ide.
23 Sel
fi
sh
24 Suspi
ci
o us At
onement
Whe ny ouha ve1-5Da rkS i
deP ointsthecha rac
terma ybegin
toa tone.Thec le
a nsi
ngoft hec orrupti
ngi nfl
ue nceoftheDa rk
Sideisal onga ndd iff
icultprocess.Thec haractermustbeof
seri
ousmi ndwhi lea t
tempt i
ngt oatone .
Thec harac
termus tchoos ethewa yofa t
oningba sedons pi
r⌫
i
tua lbelief.(
theJ ediusuall
yf ast,refl
e c
tt hroughr i
tuala nd
me dit
a t
ion).Whe na t
oning,thec haractermus ta c
tiv
elyworkt o
prevente vilandf ol
l
o w aba si
cc odeofe t
hics.Thef ol
lowing
guideli
ne sa r
es uggesti
ons.T hese go alssho uld be reached
throughnon- viol
e ntsol
utionswhe npos si
ble:

1.
Pre
servethee
xis
tenceofl
if
e
2.
Pre
servether
it
etoga i
nknowl
edgeandenl
i
ght
enme
nt
3.
Pre
servether
it
eofpe a
ceandharmony
4.
Defendthedef
ensel
ess

T
imeRequi
red
Thef ol
l
owingisagui
del
i
nefortheti
met
ore
mov
eDa
r kSide
P
oints.Atonementmustbegi
na g
a i
nifaDar
kSi
dePointis
r
eceiv
e dduri
ngatone
ment.

1Da
rkS
ideP
oint=40day
s
2Da
rkS
ideP
oint=60day
s
3Da
rkS
ideP
oint=80day
s
4Da
rkS
ideP
oint=100da
ys
5Da
rkS
ideP
oint=120da
ys

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 C
HAP
TERE
LE
VE
N

RUNNING
1
1 ADVENT
t
“

hei
rt
URES
TheRebelc
neverhavet
r
oops
r
,t
i
ri
ommander
ed i
edt
twit
oantic
i
sc

pat
har
houta bat
ged wi
tl
epl
ewhatt
t
hdef
ani
heI
npl
endi

mper
ac
i
e
al
ng Hot
.Theyr
swoul
hwoul
eadi
d
ed
ddoand
how besttheyc ouldrespondt oit.But..
.it’
sf airtosayt hatno
battl
epl anlast
sf ormoret hanaf ew secondsaf tert
hes hooti
ng
start
s.
“Planningadv enturesisn’tquiteasl if
eordeat hasmap"
ping outa bat tle,butt heidea i sthesame .Youc anbe
prepared forsomeoft het hingsyourc haractersmi ght
do,butyou’ llneverant ic
ipateal lofthem.Sur pri
sesar e
af ac tofli
fe.Sol ayoutyourpl ans,byal lmeans ,butbe
fl
exibleenought ochanget hem ast headv enturegoes
on.That ’
st hekindoft hinkingthatwi nsbat tl
es–
andmakesf orgr eatgames essions,too.
“In an adventure,c haracters confr ont a
seriesofobstacl
esast heyattemptt or eac han
ulti
mat egoal.Adventur
es,then,aret hehear t
ofr ol
eplayi
ng games .Herei s wher e you’ l
l
fi
nd the story– t he eviladv er
sar i
es ,t he
ali
en local
es,and the fantasti
ct echnol ogy,
allt hr
eaded together toform an engagi ng
plotforthemainchar ac
ters(theplayer s).
“Eac hoft heori
gi nalStarWar smovi esisa
separat eadvent ure
.I nA New Hope,t heRebel s
striveto dest roy the Deat h St
ar.I n The Empi r
e
St ri
kesBac k,theAlli
anc ehast oevadet her et
ali"
ationoft heI mperialf
or ces.InRet urnoft heJedi ,
ther emai nderoft heRebelAl li
anc eseekst oend
theEmper or’
styrannicalreign.Thesegoal sent ail
epicst ruggl es,butthe adv enturesyourpl ayers
par t
ici
pat ei n wil
lusual l
yi nv ol
vel ess galaxy-
spanni ngc onfl
ict
s.
“Thi
sc hapterc oversev er
ything you need t o
know aboutpr eparing and running adventures.
Rightnow itmays eem likea lottoassi milate;
butdon’twor ry,you’ l
lgett hehang ofi tinno
ti
me .Act
ually,there’sonlyoner uleyouneedt o
r
emember :makesur eever yonehasf un!”

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Certaingroupsofpl ayerswi l
lpreferace r
ta instyl
eofp lay
, so Char
act
erCar
ds
nota l
lofwha tfoll
owsa ppliesine verys i
tua ti
on.Asy our un Onewa yt oqui ckenga mep layi stoc rea t
ega me ma st
erc ha r
!
youra dv e
ntur
e syou’llde velop af eelf orwha te x
c i
tesa nd acterc ar
ds .Youc a
ne it
he rc opyt hes ectionde t
a i
linge achc har!
enthra l
lsyourp l
ayers
,a ndt he nyou’l
lbea bl
et os tr
uc tur
ey our acterory ouc anwr itethe i
rga mei nforma tionona ni ndexc ard.
subseque ntscenar
iostoi ncorpor a
tethosee l
eme nts
. Ast hepl ayerc ha r
actersenc ount erv ar
iousga me ma stercha rac!
Thec hapt
erisdi videdi ntot hre
ema ins e ct
ions:Pr eparing ter
s,y ouc anpul loutt heirc ha racterc ardss ot ha ty ouha v ea l
l
Adv entures,RunningAdv entures,andE nd i
ngAdv entures.Y ou oft heirimpor tanti nforma t
iona ty ourf inge r
tips.I nt hiswa y,
ma ywa nttorereadthe s
es e c
tionsonc einawhi l
easy oube gin youwon’ tha vet of li
pt hroughp age soft hea dv ent urelook i
ng
yourga me mas
teri
ngc ar
eer,b utthere’
snot hinghe r
et ome mo! forapa rticularc haract
e r
’ss tats, e
spe ci
allyi ftha tc har a
cterpa r!
ri
zeort orefe
rencedur ingag ames ess
ion.I nsteady ou’llfi
nd ti
cipatesinmor et hanonee nc ount er
.
ti
psa nds uggest
ionst hatwi l
lhe lpyouc r e
a tehour sofe nter! Thistec hniquewor k se spe cial
lywe llf orc ampa ignswhe re
tai
nme ntforyourf r
iendsa swe llasforyourself. ma nyc hara c
terspl ayar ec urringr ole.Al so,ify ouwi ndupc re!
ati
ngne wc harac t
ersont hef ly( whe nt hec ha r
ac tersmome n!
PREP
ARI
NGADVENT
URES tar
i
qui
l
c
y wa
klyj
nde ra
otdownt
wa yf
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ri
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ot
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ha ty
a
ou
n

First,y
ou’regoingtone edana dventure.Youc anuseo neof havei tforl ater.Youne verk now whe nt hep laye rsma yde cide
theo ldWe s
tE ndGa mespublis
heda dventures
,createoney our! tor eturnt os pe akwi thapa rti
cul a
rc ha racter.Ify ouha ven’t
sel
f,orma keoneupa sy ougoa long.Thisbookc onta
inss ev
e n keptar ecor dofhi sg amei nf or mation, youma yha v et ogue ss–
adventuresyouc anuseimme di
ately.Youma ywa nttog l
ancea t andy ouc oul dbewr ong, the rebys ha tt
eringt hepl aye r’
ssuspe n!
thi
ss cenari
oa syour e
a dthr
oug hthischaptertoge taf e
e lfor si
onofd isbeli
ef( “Didn’
tt hisguyha v
eb lues k
int hel a stti
mewe
wha taf i
nis
heda dventurel
ookslik
e .I
fyou’reab i
tmor eda ri
ng, tal
k edwi t
hhi m? ” )
.
you c ans k
ipt o ChapterTwe l
ve,“De s
igning Adventur
es,”t o
developyourowns c
ena r
iofr
oms cratc
h. S
toc
kEnc
ount
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Anot herwa yt os av et imed uringa na dv entur e–a ndt os ave
Readi
ngt
heAdv
ent
ure you f r
om l ook ing i ll-pr epa red– i st oc reat es evera l“ stock”
Ma kes urey ou’r
et horoughlyf amili
arwi tht hea dv e
nt ure encount ers.The ses hor ts cene sc oul dbea ny thi ngf r
om aba r
beforey ous ta
rtp l
a y
ing.Thepl ay er
sma ynotpr oceedt hrough brawlt o ac ha nc e me eting wi th as qua d ofs tormt r
oope r
s
thee ncountersintheo rderthe ya ppe a
r,soify our eadonl yt he check i
ngI Ds.Whe ny ourpl ayersde c i
det ogos ome whe reordo
fi
rstha lfofthes c
enario,youcoul df indyourselfv i
gorouslyf l
ip! some thingt ha ty ou ha dn’ tf ore see n– a ndt he refor eha dn’t
pingt hroughpa gestryi
ngt ofigureoutwha tha pp ensne xt
. written outbe fore ha nd – y ou c a n us e one ofy ours tock
Youdon’ thavet ome mor i
zee veryde ta
ileither,jus
tk nowt he encount erstof il
li nt hes pa cewhi ley ouf i
gur eoutawa yt oge t
basicp l
otli
nea nds t
ructureoft hes tory.I
fthepl ay er
sdos ome! thec ha r
actersba cko nt ra ckwi tht hea dve nture .
thingune x
pected,li
kek il
li
ngama jorv i
ll
ainwho ’ssuppose dt o Fore xampl e,y ourAl li
a nc epl ay erc haractersa res uppos edt o
parti
cipa t
eint hef i
naleoft hea dv enture,you’llne e
dt ok now rendezv ouswi tha nAl lia nces pya tas p acepor tonar emot e
wha ty ouc and otoa lt
e rther ema i
nde roft hes torysot ha tit wor l
d. Whe nt heya rrive , howe ver, the yde c i
det of i
rstpa yav isi
t
sti
llcome stoas ati
sfyi
ngc onclusion. tothec it
y’
ss tarshippa rtss hop, hopi ngt opur c ha ser epla ceme nt
partsf ortheirr e cent lyda ma ge df re i
ght er.Whe ny oude s
igne d
youra dventure,y ouha dn’ tc ount edont hec hara ctersgo ing
any whe r
e on t he p lane t ot he rt ha nt he
cant inawhe ret he ya res uppos edt o me et
the irc ont act.Whe nt hepl a yerss t
a tet he i
r
i
nt e nt i
on,y ou qui cklys kimt hrough y our
stoc k e nc ount ers a nd pul l up a
“Bus ine ss/shop”s ce net ha ty ouha ve n’tus ed
bef or ewi tht hisgr oup. Int hise nc ount er, you
ha vet hes hopo wne rbe i
ngha rasse dbya
pa i
roft ough- look inga li
ens .Ifthec ha ra cter
s
he l
pt heowne r,t he yc oul dge tont heba d
si
deo ft hec rime l
or dwhos e ntt het oughst o
colle ctt hemone yt heowne rowe s( whi ch
coul dpr ov i
deahookf ort hec ha racte r
s’ next
adv e nt ure).
It’sagoodi de at ode v elop1 0ormor e
stoc ke nc ount erst hatc ov ere verythi ngf rom
cant ina s ce ne st o bount y hunt er
st o
stormt roope rs.T hemor ey ouc r
e ate,t hel es
s
l
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onsf ors tarti
nga na dvent ure .Themos t
c
c
ommoni
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hec haract
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actersintothe
haveb e ena ss embledbyt heirsupe riorforame etingont he i
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pt hemf ocuse
da nde nthr
all
ed
upcomi nga ssignme nt.Thes upe r
iorgi vest he ma n obj e
c t
iv e, witht heplot.I
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arttowa nder,ortheyfal
l
provi
de st hemwi ththere s
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lneedt oac compl ishtha t i
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rsat
iona boutthelastgame( orworse ,whatthey
goal,anda nswe rswha te
verque stionshec an. watche do ntele
visi
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,y o
uk now some thi
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tc a n wrong.
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all
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nc enotmuc hha ppe nsdur ingt his
encount er.Thec hara
ctersjustsita rounddi scus s
ingt hemi ssion. S
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NG T CENE
No t
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lys tar
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Des
cri
pti
on cla
ngingofa ni
ndus t
ri
alplanet
.Li
keas mel
l
,as oundissome!
Mo stpubl ishedS tarWar sa dventuresc ont ai
n“ reada l
oud thi
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shar
dt oavoi
da nditpr
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desdet
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edinfor
ma t
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ytosi
mulat
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thepl a yersus uall
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rs ur! gaming.
round ings( “How ma nys tormt r
oope r
sdowes ee?”)ort el
ly ou
theirre a
c ti
ont othesitua ti
on( “Iblast’
em! ”)
. Taste.T ast
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Thek e yhe reistoe ng aget hepl ayers
’sens es,jus
tl i
keagood ofcourse,fooda nddri
nkt hatisingest
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,youshould
mov ie,nov el
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v is
ions ho w.T rytous ee vocat
ivewor dst o re
me mbert ha tthesens
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lareclo
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givet hepl a y
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rc haracter
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heairneartheoce antast
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acterswil
lus ual
lyha v et oma kea ne ffortto
ery ouc a nt oc onveyt ha tsames cenetoy ourpl ay
e rs
.Youma y
expe r
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na lsohe lpy ous ett he
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n beus edin av ari
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descri
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act.Ittakesonawho l
ene wl ighti fit
Justr eme mbe rtha ty ourpl ayersha vefives enses.Don’tjust
l
ook ssmoot hbuti s“sl
imy”t othet o uch.Youc a na lsoma ke
rel
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tfeel
sc oldandf ri
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Sight .F ormos tpe opl e,s i
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pt i
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sat ruese nseofwha tt heirc harac!
effectiveus eo fs i
ght ,y ouwi llha vet olea
r ntoa rrangey our ter
sa ree xperi
enci
ng.
descriptionss ot ha tt hemos ti mpor tantormos tunus ualvisual
OtherSens es.C ert
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c i
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lha veuni quesens es
.
detaila boutt hese tti
ngc ome si nas potwhe r
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ipti
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on,t heVe rpi
neha veal i
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Youmi ghta lsowa ntt oc l
a ssi
fywha tthec haracterss eeby
me mbe r
soft heirowns pecies
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lc anse eultrav
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radi
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how ma nyt able
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aroundal oca t
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ms ,depending
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cave,abl a ckne bula,ort hei nne rre achesofade a
da li
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mos ti mpor t
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deri ny our
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tings.As me llissome t
hi ng
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llt he
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ssi
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agra nt,
ambr osial,put ri
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da ndr ank.
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ficscentst hatt he
playersa r
ef amil
iar wi t
h. F or e xampl e,
describings ome t
hinga s“ sme l
li
ngl i
kebur n!
i
ngmot oro il”isalo tmor ee xpres
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A goodp lacet os tarti st empe ratur ea nd“ gene rala tmos ! wherebl as t
ers,droidsa ndvehic
lesareunc ommonorpos si
bly
phe re.”T hes eq ua l
iti
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o nedi ft he ya r
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t outl
awe d, soapor tionoft heworl
de ff
e cti
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evel.
unc ircula t
eda irtha tist hic kwi t
hs mok e”i ns tantlyha sac e r
ta i
n Youwi llal
s owa ntt omakenoteofa nylandma r
k sf
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ti
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ty,e speciallyf orbus ine ssest hat asoci
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ma tionshouldbenotedfor
Somep laceswi l
la lsoha v es peci
a la t
mos phe resfora liens– i f addedc olora ndinfor mati
oninthedescript
ionoft hel
ocat
ion.
thec ha r
act ersha v et ov enturehe re,t he yma yha vet odon
bre athma sk sore v ene nv ironme nts uits. Excepti
ons .On cey ou’vee sta
blishedal ookf orapa rt
icul
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Somebus i
ne s
se swi llha vec e
rtainc yc l
e s;s omepl ace swi l
lbe set
t i
ng,youma yde cidet oa dda ne xcepti
onort wo.Anachro!
clos eda l
lda ya ndonl ybeope na tni ght( orv i
ce -versa).Ora nis
msc angivec harac
tert oas ett
ing.
pa rti
c ularl ocation mi ght ha ve di f
fe rent k inds of pa trons Supposet hec ent
erpiec et oad i
sreputableba rwa sadelica
te
de pendi ngupont het imeofd ayore vent hes eason.F ore xam! sta
t uethatwo uldbemor ea thomei noneoft heCor eWorlda r
t
ple, somea r easa reto urists potsa tce r
ta i
nt ime soft hey ea r
,a nd mus eums.Wha twouldt hiss aya boutt heo wne roft heba r
?It
thust hel oc ati
onwi llbemuc hbus ierdur ingt o uri
s ts eason. couldimplyt hat,atonet i
me ,theowne roft hedisre
putablebar
Someb arswi l
la ttractc ertaink indso fc l
ient sd ur i
ngt heda y wasawe a
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pt i
ont othege nera
l
(fore xampl eb usinessme n),a nda ttractac ompl etelydi fferent l
ookoft heba r,youc oul dde vel
opahi s t
orywhi chwo uldg i
ve
crowda tni ght( perha psuni versi
tys tude nt sa nda rtistty pes). theowne r–a ndt heba rauni quepe rsonali
ty.
Ane xampl eofqua liti
e stha ta ffectl oc ationonapl aneta r
y
sca l
ei sRy lot h,home wor l
doft heT wi’l
e ks. Thel engt hofd a ya nd Bel
i
evabl
eChar
act
ers
ye ara ree qua l
:ones ideofRy l
otha l
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ss un Thep l
a y
e rc har
acterswil
line vi
tabl
ye ncount erotherpe opl e
whi leo nes idei sa l
wa ysda rk.Theda r
ks ideofRy lothwoul dbe whol i
veint heS tarWar sgalaxy.Yourjobi st oma kes uretha t
uni nha bitablewe rei tno twa r medbyt her a gingwi ndsge nera t
! thes
ega me ma ste
rc haract
ersa ppearr e
a ltot hepl a
ye rs.The i
r
edont hebr ights ide .T hisunus ua lpla ne tar ys ystem – whe r
e wordsanda ctionsmus tseema ppropri
a t
ei nt hec ontextoft he i
r
theT wi ’l
eksa ref orcedt ol ivei nada rkne ssr a vage dbyha rsh his
tori
es,personali
ti
es,anda mbiti
ons. I
fas tor mtroopers udde n!
“he ats torms ”– a ccount sf ort hec unni ng na turet ha tt he l
yt ookof fhi shelmeta nds t
a rt
edj okinga round,thepl ayers
Twi ’l
ek sha vede velope d. wouldproba blyjusts tar
ea ty ourforami nutea st hega me
Ons omewor ldsori ns omes pe ci
ficl oc ati
ons ,y oumi ght camec r
ashingt oaha l
t.
wa ntt oma k enot eoft het ec hleve l
.Somewor ldswi llbef airl
y Playea c
hc haract
ert oyourbe sta bi
lity.Ma k
es urehed oes
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aste r
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ythi
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y i
ng
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liz
edwo rlds ,the rema yb ea reas tothwartthepl ayercharact
ersore ar
nat rans port-
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i
ts.Thisdoesnotme anthate ve
ryga mema st
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ctershoul
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e,butme a nnot hingt o
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acte
rs houl
d storywoul dha vepr ogr essedni cel
y,butthel ooka ndf eeloft he
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li
es,fi
nances
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nt hes ame .
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ea swellashisl
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ify
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ert hec ha rac
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df lyfa s
ta ndf uri
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c te
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ons.
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nforcether i
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adventures
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leisherois
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characte
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oes!
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.Y ou,thega mema ster
,wi l
lha v
et oor c
hestr
atepl otsto
thr
oughoutt hegalaxy
.Simil
arl
y,thea ct
ionso fthecha r
act
e r
s all
owt hec ha
racterstobecomet r
uehe roes.T
odot his,youwi l
l
werewi delyfelt
.Noma tte
rhowi nsigni
fi
cantthe i
ract
ionsma y havetok eepinmi ndsever
a lf
a ct
sa bouthe roes
.
havese emed,theywe r
eofgr ea
ti mport
ancea ndha dreper
cus!
si
onst hroughoutthegala
xy. He roesar ef lamboy ant.Notonl ya rehe roe swill
ingt ot ake
si
gnifi
c a
ntr isksi nor de rtos uc cee
d,t he ya rea ls
owi l
lingt o
Backgr oundMat er
ial.Themov iesc ontainedal a r
gea mount mak ethos eriskse vengr eaterifitwilla llowt hemt odos ome!
ofba ckgroundma ter
ial
.Plotisno ta l
l thatas toryne eds.Astory thi
ngs pectacul ar–i not herwor ds,heroe swi llshowof f.
als
oha st oocc urinas et
ting– apl ac e
.Ba ckg r
oundma teri
al Itisupt oy out oma k esuret hatthec harac t
ershav ea mpl e
helpsde f
inet hisp l
acewi t
houts l
owi ng thes t
orydown f or opportunitie
st ot a keflamboy anta cti
ons . Don’ tsimplyputt hem
explanation.Ba ckgr
oundma t
eriali simpor tantt othel ooka nd i
nas i
tuationwhe rethe yha vetos hoota tT I
Ef ighter
swhe ny ou
feeloft hestory,butitisnoti mpor t
a ntt othepl ot,soitsdetail
s cangi vet hemt heoppor tunit
yt osta ndont heb ottom ofa
canbel e f
tune xplai
ned. cri
ppleds hipt ha tisma dlycareening–ups i
dedown,nol e ss–
Thec anti
nas ceneinMosE i
sley, withi tsma nyqui ckglimpses thr
ought hea tmos pherea nds hoota tT IEf ighterswi t
ht he i
r
ofa l
iens,isagoode xampleofb ackgr oundma ter
iali
nt heSt ar handbl aster
s.T hisi sthek i
ndoft hi
ngt ha the roeswi l
lwa ntt o
War smov i
es.I
nt hisshorts eque nce ,thei mme nsi
tyoft heS tar do.
War suni ver
seisincreasedonet ho usandf old.Itbe c
ome sapl ace And,i ft hec ha r
a ct
e r
sdot his,ifthe yt a
k et hef l
amboy ant ,
thatisbr immingwi thintell
igentl ifei namul t
itudeofdi ff
erent heroi
cpa tha nddos ome thingt hatha sl ittl
ec hanceofs uc ce s
s
forms;ap l
acewhe r
eHuma nsa nda l
iensc a ne x
isttogether. butha sahi ghe ntert
a i
nme ntf actor
,y ous ho ul
dg ivet he ma
break.Any timeac hara ct
era ttemptss ome thingc reati
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exci
ting e nough to quali
fya st rue heroi
s m,t hatc har
acter down.Oroneoft hep l
aye rc haract
ersma yha vec ontracteda
shouldha veabe tt
erc ha
nc eatsucce s
s.Agoodwa ytodot hisis fataldiseaset hatc ano nlybec uredbyapa rtic
ularlye nigma ti
c
tostreamlinet herules– ins
teadofha vingt hec ha
racter
sr ol
l doctorwor kings ome where,f arfa raway,int heCor pora t
eS ec!
everyroundt os e
ei ft
heyc ankeept heirbal
a nceont heupside- torAut hority.
downs hipa sitplumme tstothes urf
ace,ha vethec harac
te r
s Whe nt hepl aye r
sk now t he yha veonlyal imitedt i
met o
rol
lonc eo rtwicef o
rs ever
almi nuteswor thofa cti
vit
y.This accompl i
sht he irobj e
ctive,the ydon’ twa s
tet imeme andering
decreas
e sthelike
li
hoodofab adroll t
hatresultsi
nt r
agedy. aboutt hega lax y
, whichisus ua l
lywhe ntheyge tbor edwi t
ht he
advent ure.Y ouc ane vene nforcear eal-t
imede adl
ine .Yo ugive
Heroess houl dov er
comegr eatodd s.Forthec ha r
actersto thec ha ra
cte rsfourhour sofr e altime(asoppos edtog amet ime)
haveac hanc et obehe r
oic
,t heys houlda lwayshavet hede c k toa chievet he irgoa l
.Then, throughoutt hea dventure, youk eep
sta
c keda gainstthem.T heiroppone ntsha vetobes tr
ong,a nd remindi ngt he ma boutthet imec ons
trai
nt.Whe ny ouge tdown
theirobstaclesformidable.T
he ys houldno tha v
et ofi
g httwoor tothel asthour ,justwa tcht hem doe v
e r
ythingi nt heirpowe r
thr
e es t
ormt roopers– theys houl dfac ewholes quadso fthem. tohe lpy oumov et hestorya l
ong!
Realhe roeswi l
lhaves uff
icie
nts ki
ll
sa ndt ale
ntstof indt heir
wayo utofthe sesi
tuations. My
ster
ies
Togivet hec haract
ersthef eeloft heda ngersthattheyf ace, Huma nbe ingss eemt opos sessa nobs essi
onwi thdi sc
ov er
y
yous houldt akee v
erya vai
labl
eoppor tunit
yt oempha si
zetot he ands ol
vingpr oble ms .I
fy oupresenty ourpl ayerswi thas t
range
playerstha tt hei
rc haract
ersa reonl ymi ll
imetersfrom de ath. qua nda r
yt hate itherc a nnotbee xplaine dbynor ma lphe nome!
Heroesma yno tdie,buttheys houldc omev eryclose
. naorl ackss e
ve r
a lke ye l
e ments,they ’
lldowha te verthe yc anto
unc ov e
rthet ruth.
He roes haver espons i
bili
tiest o othe rs
.T he c hara
cte r
s Ma y
beabount yhunt e rstart
ss talkingt hec haracte r
s.They
shoul dn’
ta l
waysstartthea dve nt
ur ewiththef ateoftheRe be l
! don’ towea nyonea nymone ya ndt he y’
renotwa ntedc ri
mina l
s,
l
ionort heRe publ
ic,ort heg a l
axy,ont hei
rs houlders
,butt hat sowhoi sa ft
ert hema ndwhy ?Orma y
beaRe be lout postsud!
respons i
bil
it
ywi l
lo ftenbet he i
rsbe foret hea dvent
uree nds. de nlygoe ssil
ent. Whe nt hec hara
c t
e r
sa r
rivethe yf i
ndnoonea t
He roesa r
er es
ponsibl
ef ormor et hanj us
tt heirownl iv
es.T he theb asea ndnos i
gnst ha twouldi ndi cateas udde nma ssexo!
l
ive so fother
s–ofhe lpl
e s
s, i
nnoc entbe i
ngs–de pendo nthe i
r dus .Wha tha ppene d?
succ esse
s. Bec arefulusingmy steri
es.Keepof feringpl a yerspi ecesof
An i mme di
atewa ytoe mpha sizet hi
si st o havehe l
ple s
s thepuz zl
et hrougho utt hea dventures otha tthe ydon’ tge ttoo
game ma s
terchara
ctersta ga longbe hindt hep laye
rc har
acte r
s frustrateda ndg iv eup.I fha lf
wa yt hrought hea dvent urethey
sot hatthec haract
e r
sha v et oc onsidert hes af
etyoft hos e fee lthatt hey’renoc l
os ert othet rutht ha nt he ywe rewhe n
aroundt hem.Us i
ngt his,y ouc a nthe npr ojec
tont hemt he the ys t
arted,t hey ’
llf i
gur etha tthemy steryisuns olva b
lea nd
respons i
bil
it
yo fprotecti
ngt hef aceles
smi ll
ionswhos eli
vesa re forge tabouti t,andt heregoe sther estofy oura dv e
nt ure.
depe ndingo nthesuccessoft hec haracter
s.
P
ers
onal
Stak
e
Heroesarerememberedaftert heirde aths.Sur vi
vali
simpor!
Oneoft hebe stwa yst oe ng aget hepl a y er
si st opr ov i
de
tanttoe ver
yone,butreputa
tioni smor eimpor tanttoheroes.A
them wi thape rsona ls tak eint heout c omeoft hea dv ent ure.
glori
ousde aththatr
esult
sint hes a
lvationofmi lli
onsofinno!
Ma ybeoneoft he irsiblingsha sbe e nc apt ur edbyt heS epa!
centbe i
ngscouldbemor esati
sfyingt hanc ontinue dexi
st
ence.
rat
ists,orac ri
me lor dha ss entbount yhunt e rsa ft
e rthe m, ort he
Thede at
hofahe ros houldbeas ignif
icante vent
,a ndit
Republ i
cmi stake nlybe li
e vest heyha vebe comet ra i
tor s.T he
shoulda dvancethestory.Its ho ul
dbewe l
l-planneda nd,as
charactersne edt o de a lwi tht he ses itua tions ,a l
though t he
muc ha spos
sibl
e,i
tshouldbeas i
tua t
ionwhe rethec har
acter
, i
n
wholea dve nturene e
dno tf oc usont ha ts toryli
ne .Whi l
et he
ane ff
orttos av
esomeonee l
se,c hoose sac ourset hatwil
lsurel
y
characterspe r
form as uppl yr unf ort heAl l
ia nce,f ore xampl e,
l
e adtode at
h.
theyc ouldr eceivewor dt ha tt hepi lot’sf athe rha sbe ent a ke nin
E
xci
t
ingL
ocal
es forque sti
oni ngonhi shomewor l
d. Betwe e na ccompl i
shingt hei
r
missi
ona ndr etur ningt ot heRe be lba se ,t hec ha ractersc ould
Uses ett
ing st hatevokeas enseofwonde r.Youcoul dcrea
tea
tra
v eltot hepi lot ’splane tt of i
ndoutwha t’sgoi ngona ndt o
c
ommuni tysitua teda middozensofc as
cadesa ndwa terf
all
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he rf r
om t he( a ppa r
e ntly)unwa rr
ant edi nc arc er
!
ac rime l
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ss us
pende da bovethegr oundbyma ss
ive
ati
on.
r
e pulsorl
ift
s,o ras paceportbui l
tintothes i
desoft hec li
ff
sof
Everyo nc einwhi ley ous houl da sktos eet hepl ayer s
’ cha rac!
ana nc i
ents eri
e sofc anyons
.
ters heets.L ookf orba ckgroundi nforma tion a ndpe rsona l
i
ty
Tryt oma k ee achpl ac
et hepl ayerchar
actersvi
sits e
em dif!
tra
itstha tmi ghtl e ndt hems elvest oape rsona lstak e
. Ifapl a y
er
f
e rentf r
om t heot hers.Bydoingt his
, y
ouc anma kethe s
es i
ghts
haswr itt
ent ha thi sc ha racteri se xtreme lyc ompe titive,f or
enga ginga ndme morablefort hep l
ayers
.Formo reo nc re
ating
exampl e,y ouc oul dc r
e atear i
v algr oupo fCl oneT roope rs( or
exciti
ngl ocales,s e
et hechaptero n“Desig
ningAdv entures
.”
smugg lers,orwha tever,de pendi ngo ny ourc ampa ign)whos eek
too utdot hec ha ractersa te ve r
yt urn.T hisc hara cterwi lldo
Deadl
i
nes
everythingi nhi spowe rt oma kes ur ehi sgr oups ucc eedsmor e
Anot
herwaytok e
ept heplayersenrapt
uredinthestoryisto oftena ndmor eq ui cklytha nt he sene wc ome rs.
gi
vethe
m adeadl
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scues l
aves Tr
yt ono tethe s ething sdur ingc harac terge ne rati
on, per haps
he
adedforanunknownl oc a
tionint heOuterRimTerr
itori
es.Or youc ane venus et hesei de ast oc re ateuni quet wi st
sa ndt urns
maybetheRebelAlli
a nc ene edsto wa rn aremoteout post thata ppe alt ot hei nd ividua lc ha racters,a ndpl a yerspl a y i
ng
be
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heEmpirearri
ve stode str
oyi t
,butcommunicationsare them.

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GI
VING OP
TIONS L
OADI HEDI
NG T CE
Don’ tc onstant l
yf orcey o urpl ayerstof ollow a longt hepr e! T hemos timpor tantp a rtofar oleplayi
ngga mei st hes tor y
.
scr
ibe dp a thoft hea dv entur e .Theyma yha vede viseda na l
ter! Don’tl ett her ule sge ti nt hewa y.I faf lubbe ddi er ollwo ul d
nates che mef ors uc cessnotc overedbyt hes c enario,a ndy ou norma llyindi cat et ha tthema i
nv ill
a i
nd i
esaf ew mi nut e sint o
shouldn’tpe na l
i
z et hemf ort he i
rc reati
vity.I nsteady ou’ llha ve thea dv enture, fudget her oll.Sayhej ustba relye scape d. Fort his
tous ey ourj udgme ntt or unt her ema i
nde roft hea dve nt ure. reason y ou s houl dt ryt o ma kea llofy ourr ollsbe hind a
I
ft hepl aye r
sf e eltha tt he yne verha veac hoice ,t ha tyou game ma st
ers cree norhi dde nf rom t hepl a yersbys omeo the r
havepr e de t
ermi nedwha tt he ircha r
acterswi lldoa nds a y–a nd object( l
ikey ourha nds )
.
therefore ,howt hea dvent ur ewi llturno ut–t hey’renotgoi ng Ift hepl a yersma kear ollt hatwo uldde stroyt hes cena rio, or
toha vea nyi nterestinpl ay i
ng.P artoft hef uno far olepl ayi
ng woul dma kei tl e sse xciti
ng,y ouc a nf udget hed i
fficul tynum!
gamei sthea l
mos tunl i
mi tedpos s
iblereactionst oa nygi v ensit! ber.F ore x
a mpl e ,you’ ves e tupas itua ti
onwhe ret hec ha r
a cters
uation.T a ketha ta wa ya ndy ou’vel ostmuc hoft her ea sonf or mus tpur s
ueaf leeingI mpe ri
als pyo utont oe nor mouss truts
partici
pa tingi nthist ypeofga me . suspe nde dhi gha bov ead ur acretef l
oor .Onepl ayerde cide stha t
Some timest hec haracte rswi l
lha veonl yaf ewc ho ice s– or herc ha racterwi l
lj ustt ur nof ft hel ightsa ndwa itf ort he i
r
atleast, af ewo bv iousc hoi ce s–a ndtha t’
sf inei fitma ke slogi! qua r
r yt of a l
l.Y ouha dn’tt houg htoft hatpos s
ibili
tywhe ny ou
calsens ei nthec ontex toft hes c
ena r
ioa nddoe sn’tse eml ikea n designe dyoura dv enture( ori twa s
n’ta ddre ssedint hep ublishe d
attemptbyy oua sga me ma s tert od i
ctatet he ircha racte rs’pa t
hs. adve nt ure),a ndt he re’snor easont hec ha r
a cterc a n’ta ttempt
Rewa rdc r
e at
iv i
ty.Gi vet hep l
ayersar e asont oe xercis ethe i
r suchaf eat.Y out ellhe rt oma keas ecurityr olltoby passt he
brains.T hemor ef reedom t he ybe l
ievet he yha ve,t hemor e comput erloc koutont hel i
ght i
ngs ystem.S her ollshi gh,a nd
they’l
le nj oyt hea dv enture .Whe ntheirc ha ractersma keami s! event houghi t’se nought oa cc
ompl is
ht het ask,y ous ayt ha t
take,the yha v enoo nee lset ob l
amei ton, a ndwhe nt he irc har! shej us tmi ssedi t.No wt hepl a
y erc ha r
ac t
e rwi llha vet or isk
acterssuc c e
edt he yf eelage nui nes enseofa c compl ishme nt. theirliv esba lanc ingont hes t
rutst oa pprehe ndt hes py.
Don’ tgoov er boa rdwi tht histechni que.Ift hepl a yerss uspe ct
T
HEARTOFMI
SDI
RECT
ION t
l
o
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s
ty
ei
ou’
nt e
v
r
ebe
e
s tbe
ena
c a
l
us
ter
ei
i
ngdi
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er
l
ls
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mt
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f
fi
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, t
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lls
lha
ta
sbe
rtt
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n
Ifthepl a ye rsc anc orre ctlygue ssthec onc l
usionofa na dve n! takena wa y. Yous houl df udger ulesonl ya tc ri
ticalmome ntsa nd
turewhi let he y’
rep rogr essingt hroug ht hef i
rs
te pis ode ,t hef ol! yous ho ulda lwa ysbef air,giv i
ngt hebe ne f
its ome time st ot he
l
o winge pis ode swo n’tpr ov idemuc he xcite ment . game ma st
erc ha ra cters,ands ome time st othepl ayerc ha rac ters.
Thiswhe r et hes ub tlea rtofmi sdi
r ectionc ome si n.T hegoa l
herei st ok ee pt hep laye r
s( andt he i
rc ha rac
te r
s)gue ss
inga nd
thenr evisingt ho s
eg ue ssest hroug ht hewho lea dv enture .Y ou J
UDGMENTCAL
LS
candot hisi ns ma llwa ys:ma ked ier olls,smi l
ef oramome nt , Duringa na dventurey ou’ r
ei nc ha rge.Y oucana l
wa ysdi
scuss
andt he ndon’ ts aya nythi nga b outi t;ha v ethec haract ersr ol
l rulesque sti
onsora rgume ntswi tht hepl a y
ersafterthega me
Percept ionc he cks,a s kf ort hei
rt ot a
ls,a ndt henj ustc ont i
nue (seethe“ Get t
ingFeedba ck”s ectionbe low).
witht hee pis ode ;a skapl a yerforde t ai
ledi nfor ma ti
ononhow Whi l
et hisgeneralg uide li
nepr ovide syouwi thagr eatdealof
herc ha r
a cte ri sgoi ngt oc loseabl astdoor( “Whi chha nda re powe r,ita l
sogi ve
sy out her e s
pons ibi l
i
tyofus i
ngt hatpowe r
youus ing? ”“ Doy ouha v eawe aponi ny ourha nd ”),butt he n wisely
.Y ouha vetobef a i
r.I far efereeinaba llga mes t
arted
havet hedoorc loseune v entfull
y. randoml y pe nal
izi
ng one t eam,t he ot hert ea
m woul d get
Youa lsoha vet heopt ionoft hrowi ngi nma jorr e dhe rrings. A extreme l
yf rustr
ateda nde v entua l
lyqui tonc eitbe c
ameobv ious
game ma ste rc harac ters ta rtstrackingt hec haracte rs.Thepl aye r
s thatthe r
ewa snopoi nti nc ontinuing.
willimme dia te l
ya t temptt ome sht hi
sne wpe rsonwi t ht her e s
t Whi l
ey out akether oleo fthev il
la i
nsi nthea dvent
uresy ou
oft hea dv ent ure.I nr e ality,howe v er
,he ’
sj ustac ommont hief run,dono tthinkofy our selfa st heoppone nto ft heplayers
.
l
ook ingf ora ne asyma rk, orhet hink stha toneo ft hec ha racte r
s You’rejobi st oma kes uret hepl a y
e rsha veagoodt ime,nott o
l
ook sf ami l
ia rbutdoe sn’twa ntt os aya ny t
hingunt ilhe ’ss ure
he’snotmi s ta kingt ha tc ha r!
acterf ors ome onee lse .
The c ha racter c ould
receivead e atht hrea tf rom a
l
a r
ge c ri
mi na lor ga niz ation
ope rating i n t he s e ctor.
Unf ortuna t ely,t he me s sage
wa sde li
v ere dt ot hewr ong
person,a nd t he c rime lord
hasnoi nte re sti nt he m.Of
cour s
e ,y ou won’ tl ett he m
kno wt hat.

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beatthem.Whi l
ey oushouldt r
yt oprov i
dethep laye
rs’char
ac! Roleplay i
ngi samut ualgive-a nd-takebe twe ent hep layers
ter
swi thacha l
l
enge ,
yous houldn’
tt r
yt odeviseanunbe atabl
e andt hega me ma ster
,andput t
ingupr oadbloc ksiny ourp layers
adventure
. wa yorl eadingt he mbytheno seba c
kt owhe ret hey“ shouldbe”
T
he nagai
n, i
ftheplayersdos ome t
hingstupid,youshouldn’
t l
e adstopl a y
e rdissat
is
fact
ion.
coddlethem.Theyfirs
tti
met heyma keapa rti
cularmista
k eyou I
fs omene we ncounter
si mme diatelyspringt omi ndt hatwill
ma ywa nttoa l
ertthema ndr e
duc etheda ma geitwouldha ve eventual l
yl eadt hingsbackt owa rdt heor iginalpl ot,runwi th
caused,butthes econdt i
mey ous houldadjudicatethee rr
or them.Ma keupt hede t
ail
sa syougoa ong,butwr
l itet hem all
fai
rly
. downs ot haty ouc anma kesurey oua rebe i
ngc ons i
stent.
T
readc ar
eful
lyont hi
sa spectofga me mast
e r
ing.It
’seasyto I
ft hepl ayersha vereal
l
yt hrowny ouf oral oop, yourbe stbe t
fal
lonewa yort heother.Justremembe rthaty ou’
reallplayi
ng i
st oa skt hepl ay e
rsifyouc a nt akeat enorf ifteenmi nute
thi
sga metoha vefun. breakt ot hinkt hingsthr
ough.T ryno tt ol e
tt hisdownt i
mel as
t
mor et ha naha lfhoura sy oua relikelytol osey ourpl ay e
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mpr
o! Thebe stwa ytol earnho wt oimpr oviseist opract
iceatit.At
vis
a ti
oni stha teve r
yplanetwi llhaveac e r
tai
nnumbe rofs hops, somet i
me ,youmi ghtwa ntt os ugge stani ghtof“imprompt u
busine s
s esandot heresta
blishme ntst ha tarec ommont oe ver
y ga ming.”T e
llthe mt ha ty ouwa ntt or unas c
enar
iowi t
hno
othe rwor l
di nt heg al
a x
y.T he sebus inesseswi l
lno tva ryt oo prepa r
ation– j ustbringd i
c e,andy ou’ l
lma keitupa syougo
muc hf rom pl acet opl
ace,a ndt hereforec anbewr it
tenupwe ll along.Ma keitc l
eartha tt hiswillnotbep a rtofthecampa ign
i
na dvanc eoft het i
met heyma ybene ede dtof il
loutana dven! (unless,ofcourse,itgoe sex cepti
onallywe ll)
.
ture. Att hispoint,trytoc omeupwi thaba sicplotli
neorha ve
Thepe oplewhopopul atea ne ncount era r
ea si mporta nta s onet hepl ayerssugges tas tory.Perha psitwi l
lbesome t
hinga s
thee nc ounte rl
oc al
eitsel
f.S omei deasa stop ossi
bleenc ount er simplea s“thehy pe r
driveisb usted..
.a gain.”T rytodevi
seas ce!
l
oc ationsa rec a
ntinasandba r
s ,dr
oidr epa i
rshops ,s
alva
gey a r
ds, na r
ioont hefly,ands o l
ici
ts ugge s
tionsf rom t heplayer
sa bout
shipr epa i
rdoc ks,governme nt aloffi
ce sa ndloc allawe nfor c
e! wha tthe y’
dliketos ee.
me nto ff
ices.Taket het i
met ode t
ailt hesea nds ever
alo thers Thesea d-l
ibs cenarioste ndt oresul tint hemos tme morable
ahea do ft i
mea ndpr e
vental oto fhea da c
heswhe nitcome sto sessi
onsf orbot hpl ayersa ndga me ma st
ers,a severy
body’scre!
havingt oge nerat
eane we ncount erfroms cr
atch. ativejuicesareflowingf reely.

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andfindingoutwha tyourplaye
rsliked,cans
hedli
ghtonwha t
thi
ngsy oua redoingri
ghta ndwr onga sagamemast
eranda l
so
giv
esy ouc l
uesonhowt obette
rha ndleunfor
ese
ensit
uati
onsin
thefuture.Thisk
indoft ec
hniquema ys ee
md i
ffi
cul
tatfi
rs
t,but
i
twi l
lhe l
py outope rf
ectyoura bil
it
yt oimpr
ovi
seduri
ng“nor!
mal”ga ming.

I
T’SOKAYF OR
HEC
T HARACTE OF
RST AI
L
Cha ractersa lwa ysrunt her iskoff ai
lurei nt heira dvent ure s
.
Mo stga me ma ste rsa ssumet ha tf ail
ur eina na dventurea ut o!
ma ticall
ye qua t
e swi tht hede athofs omeora lloft hec hara c!
ters
.I nf act,the rea rema nya lterna ti
v e
st ode atht haty ouc a n
use.
I
ti sagoodi de awhe nt hec ha ractersbe gina nenc ount erf or
yout oc ons iderwha tisa ts t
a keint hiss i
tua ti
on. lsitas ituat i
on
thatc oul ddr ama tic
a l
lyj ustifyt hede a t
ho fac harac t
e r?Or
couldi tonl yjust i
f yinjuryoral osso fprope rty?S etal i
mi ton
wha tc anbel osti nt hiss i
tua ti
on,a ndunl esst hec ha ractersdo
some thingr eall
ys tupid,don’ ta l
lowt hemt os uf f
erbe yondt ha t
l
imi t–noma tte rwha tthedi cesa y.
Ofc our se,s t
up i
dityc ana nds houl dbepuni s hed.Ifthec ha r!
actersa ren’tt hink ing,ori ft heyi nsistone nteringi ntod a nge r!
ouss ituationst ha tdon’ ta dvanc et hes tory,the ny oua reunde r
noobl iga ti
ont opr ote ctthe m. Lett hed icefa l
lwhe r
et he yma y.
St
artbyg i
vingt heplayersasi
tuat
ionf orthemt odealwith. Don’ tlett hepl ayersge tc autious– orbor ed.Ify ouf ollow
Givethema nope ningscenea ndle
tt hemr eacthowe v
erthe y thel etteroft her ulesine v erye ncount er,the nt heoddsa ret ha t
wantto.Iftheysa y,“Wewa nttohir
eme rcenari
estoprotec
tus ” chara cterswhoa c the roicall
ya r
egoi ngt od i
ei nav e r
yundr a!
thenad-li
bas cenewhe retheyspreadthewo r
dinc anti
nasor ma ticf a
shi on.Ift hepl ayersf i
ndt ha ttheirc ha ract
e r
sdi ee v ery
whe r
etheygot oac ompanythatcanc ontactthemer c
enari
es. ti
met he yt rys ome thinghe roicallyda nge rous ,the nt he ywi l
l
Thechall
engehe reist obui
ldas t
orywi t
ht heplay
ersinst
eadof becomec autious ,a ndc autiouspl ay ersma kef orabo rings tor y.
try
ingtoc ontr
olthe i
ra c
ti
ons. Oneofy ourma i
nj obsi st oe nsuret ha tt heg a medoe sn’t
becomedul l,andonewa yt odot hisist oshowt hep l
a yerst ha t
,
•Wor kwit
hy ourplayer
stowardsdevel
opi
ngawor ka
ble, alt
houg ht heirc ha r
ac te
rswi llc omec l
oset ode ath,t he rei s
cohes
ivest
oryli
ne.Therearemoreo ft
hemt ha
ny ouand alwa ysac ha nc ef ors urvival.
t
he r
efor
ealotmor eideasontheirs
ideofthetabl
e.Ta
ke
whattheyoff
erandc ons
ideri
tcaref
ull
y. Mak
ingt
heMos
tofF
ail
ure
•Don’tbea fr
aidtot ak
ey ourt i
mea nddeli
ber
ateove
r Mo stp l
ayers–a ndga memaster
s–a s s
umet hatfai
lureisa n
i
mpor t
antdeci
sions.Snapjudgme ntscancomeb a
ckto end. Theythinktha tthest
oryis“ove
r”be causethepl
a ye
rcha r!
hauntyou.Ifane w weaknesshasbe endis
cove
redina actersc oul
dn’tsavet hesenat
orintimeort heywe r
ede fe
a ted
cer
tai
nt ypeofs pace
shi
p,e xpe
ctt heplay
erstoexpl
oi
t byt hepi r
atesorthe ymadeawr ongturna ndparkedthei
rla nd!
thatweak
nesseveryti
met heyseeit. speede rint hemi ddleofa nImperi
a lcomplex.Butt hi
sisf ar
from thet ruth.I
nagooda dv
enture,fa
ilureisonlythebe gin!
•Takenotesduringa nda f
terthegameses
si
on.Have ning.
e
very
onema kecomme ntsaboutwhatt
heydi
danddidn’
t
l
i
ke.Havethems ugge
sta l
ter
nati
vewaysofdea
li
ngwith Redempt
i
on
s
it
uati
ons
. Cha rac
terswhof a iltof ulf
il
lt he i
rgoa lsina na dv entureca n
Af t
ert heg ame ,thinka boutthep lota ndt rytocomeupwi t
h oft
enbegi v
enac ha ncet or e deemt hems e
lv e
s.T hisdoe s
n’t
bett
e rwa ysofha ndlingt hes i
tuation.Asawhol e ,fre
e-styl
e meant hatyous houl da l
lowt hepl a
y e
rst or unt hrought he
i
mpr ovis
a ti
onc ana ddl i
fet oac ampa ignt hatisgoingf latand adventurea gai
n,c or rectingt hemi stakest hatt heyma det he
i
nne edofs omei nspirati
on. fi
rs
tt i
me .I
nstead, yous houldt akea lltheunr esol
v e
dpl otpoints
Allowingy ourpl ayerstohe lpint hec reati
ono fne wa dv e
n! fr
om t he origi
na la dv enturea nd r est
ructuret he mi ntoa n
tur
esc anr e-energizey ourp l
ayers
’ i
ntere s
ta nda ddtot heli
v e
li! ent
irel
yne wa dvent ure .
nessoft he i
rr ol
e playi
ng.Af t
erc omple ti
nga na dv
e ntur
e,t ak
e Fore xample,Re be lComma nde rZe k
eRonde lorde rsthec har!
thetimet os eewha ts i
tuatio
nsy ourpl ay e
rsl i
keda ndd i
slik
ed act
erstoKa il
orVt os ea r
chf orinf orma ti
ona boutas ecretImpe !
andwha tpos sibl
epl ott hreadstheywo uldliketofoll
owup. ri
alinstal
lati
on.De spitea lltheire f
forts,theyc annotf indthe
Itc a
nbeq uit
es urprisi
nghowma nymi norga mema ste
rc har! i
nforma ti
ona nda ref orcedt or eturnt oComma nde rRonde l
act
ersi ntroduc edt hrough i mprovisation c an become pl ayer emptyha nded.Thef ollow- upa dv enture,whicha llowst hec har!
fav
or i
tes.Ta k
ingt het imet odiscussthea dventurea sawho l
e act
erstor egai
nt heirs tature,coul dbes ome thi
ngl iket his:

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T
he c ha r
act
e r
s,asp unishment,a rea ssi
gnedt o as upply DamagedorL
ostE
qui
pment
fre
ighter.Whi l
eloadingt hef r
e i
ghterino neoft heo ute
rs ys! I
ns omee ncounters,fail
urec ouldresultinal ossofv aluable
tems,thec haract
ersc aptureanI mpe r
ialspywhoc arr
iesinfor! equipme nt.Thislosscoul dthe nleadt oa na dventur einwhi ch
ma t
ion a boutthes ecre tImperialinst
a l
l
a ti
on.Thec har
a c
te r
s thec ha racter
sa tte
mptt orepa i
rorr eplacethee quipme nt.This
thende cidetohijac
kt hes upplyfrei
ghtera ndgod i
rec
tlytot he proce durewoul dn’tbea ss i
mpl ea sgoingdownt ot hec orner
secr
eti nstal
lat
ion toc ol
lectthei nforma ti
on nee
ded byt he stars
hi pr epai
rshop.Ma ybet hec haract
erswi l
lha vet otrav e
lt o
Rebell
i
on. adi stants yste
mi norde rtol ocatethene ce
s sar
yma teri
a l
s.Or,
perha pst heywi l
lha v
et owor kt heirwa yt hroughac ompl ex
Capt
ure planet arybur eaucracyt oga inpe rmissi
ont oha vet her e p
a i
rs
Anye v
entt
hatendsinthec apt
ureofthecharac
terscoul
dbe perfor med.
f
oll
o wedbyasequenc
eofe ncounte
rsthatoff
ersac hancefor Fore xa mple,thefreightercarryi
ngt hec haractersisda mage d
e
scape.Thepr
ocessofescaping– a sseeninthec a
ptureand andf or cedtola ndont hes urfaceofaba rr
en, uninhabitedpla n!
r
escueofHanS ol
o– coulde asi
lybea slo
ng,compli
c a
tedand et.Thec ha r
actersthenha vet ode t
erminewha tiswr ongwi th
e
xciti
ngaswastheadve
nturewhi chledtothecapt
ure. thes hip,howt ofixit,andhowt oa cquirethene c e
ssaryma t
e ri
!
alsont hisempt yplanet.

I
nj
ury
Injur i
esarenore a
lwor r
ywhe nyou’
vegotple nt
yofme dpacs
orify ou’r
emi nutesawayf r
om ab actatank.Butwha thappens
whe na ninjuryoccursinthemi ddleofnowhe r
eoront hesur!
fac
eofal owtechnologyplanet?Theatte
mptt oge tacharac
ter
toal oc at
ionwhe reproperme dica
lcarecouldbepr ovi
dedc an
becomeav eryexcit
inginterl
udei nana dventure
,pa r
ti
cula
rly
whe nt hecharact
erha sonl
yal imit
eda mountoft i
met oli
ve.

Compl
i
cat
i
ons
Theideaofus ingaf ai
lureasab as
isf orfurtheradve
nture
shouldbek eptinmi ndwhe ne v
ery ouus ethec ompli
cati
ons
aspectoft heWi l
dDi e.Ac omplic
a t
ioni sanots i
mplefai
lure
.
Rathe r
,iti
saf ai
lurethathasr e
percuss
ionst hatextendbeyond
thec urr
entskil
luse.
Whe neveryoua redetermini
ngac ompl ica
tion,youshould
considerthewa ysinwhi c
hi tmi ghtex pandt hes c
opeoft he
adventure;thatis
, i
nst
eadofc urtai
li
ngt hea ct
ionsofthechar!
acters,i
tshouldulti
matel
ye xt
endt hem.

ENDI
NG
ADVENT
URE
S
Adventur
esca
nl a
stasi
nglenightorcanspa
ns ev
era
lga
me
s
essi
ons.Attheendofascena
rio(ortheendofthegames
es!
s
ion)
,youma ywisht
odis
tri
but
er ewar
ds.

REWARDS
Ma kesuret hatwha tthec haracter
sr eceivefort hei
ra ct
ions
ma tcheswha tthe ywe ntthroughdur ingt hea dventure.
Charactersma ybea wa r
de dmone y,e quipme ntandwe apons
fort hei
ra ct
ivit
ies.Theyma ya ls
oma kec ontactwitha nimp or!
tantga me ma s
terc haract
er–s ome onewhoc ansavet hei
rs ki
ns
i
naf utureadv enture.
CharactersreceiveForceP ointsforpa rti
cularl
yhe roi
ca ct
ions
ata ppropri
atet i
me s(see“TheRul es”cha pter)
.
Charactersalsor e
c e
iveCha racte
rP ointsa ttheendofa dven!
tures,whichc anbeus edtoi ncreases ki
llsorc anbes a
ve dfor
l
a t
e radventures.
Asage neralrule,ac haractersho uldr ecei
vebe twe e
nt hree
and15Cha r
a c
terP ointsfore achadv enture.Thea wa r
dde pends
upo nse v
eralfactors:

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•How Wel
lTheChar
act
ers(
andPl
ayer
s d.T
)Di hisi
sar
ewa
rd Fore xample,t heplaye
rc haracter
sr acea crossthegalaxyto
f
orhowthegr oupdi dasawhole.I
ftheplayerssolv
edpuz z
les
, s
topar ogueRe beloff
ice
rf rom be t
rayi
ngt heAl l
iance
.Justas
c
ameupwi thg r
eatsoluti
ons
,andma desurethatevery
oneha d t
heyrus hi ntother oom whe rethet r
a i
toriss upposedtoma ke
f
un,gi
vethems i
xt oe i
ghtChar
act
erP oi
nts;iftheplaye
rsdid t
he ex change ,a doz ens tormtroope r
sa ppe arfrom hidden
v
erypoor
ly,theys houldonl
yr e
cei
vet hre
eorf ourCharact
er a
lcovesa ndpoi ntheavyblastersatthec hara c
t e
rs.Themis
guid!
P
oint
s. e
dRe belt urnsa ndsays,“
Wha ttooky ous olo ng?”andthes e
s!
•How Wel
lEac
hIndi
vidualPl d.I
ayerDi fce
rta
inp
lay
erswe
re s
ionends .Don’te venle
tthep l
ayersaska nyque sti
onsaboutthe
e
xcepti
ona
l– ver
ycl
eve
randwentoutoft
hei
rwaytomake s
cene.Justt el
lthe mthey’
llhavet owa i
tunt ilnexttime.
t
heg a
mef un–gi
vet
hepla
yera
nextat
r woort
hre
eChar
act
er
P
oints
. SE
TTI
NG UPTHE
• Whet
herTheyCooper
ated.I
fthepl
aye
rswor
kedwe
lla
sa NEXTADVENTURE
te
am,the
ys houl
dge ttwot ofourextr
aCharac
terPoint
s .
Ifthey
Thee ndofo nea dv enturec ouldbet hebe stti
met oi nfuse
di
dnothi
ngbuta rgue( a
spl a
yers,notaschar
acte
rs;charac
te r
s
ele
me ntsoft hene xte pisodeint hec ha racters’l
ives.
T hrowi ngin
tr
adi
ti
onal
lyhassl
eea c
hot herduringthegame),t
heys houl
d n’
t
ac ha ra
cterwhof it
spr omi nentlyinas ubse quentsc ena ri
oc an
re
cei
vepoi
nt sf
orwor k
ingtogether.
ma ket hega laxys eem mor et i
edt oge the r
,a ndt herefore,mor e
•Di
dTheyPl
ayI
nChar
act
er?I
fapl
aye
rrol
epl
aye
dhi
scha
rac
! real
.I nl i
teraturea nds c r
een-wr i
ting,t hist e
chniquei sc al
led
terwe l
l,giv
ehimt hr
eeorf ourCha
ract
erPoi
nts
.Ifthepl
ayer for
e shadowi ng.Y oui ncor porateima ge s
,c ha r
a ct
ers
,e vents,or
didn’
tpl aythechara
ctercorr
ect
ly– suchashavi
nghisJedi set
tingsofaf uturea dve ntur
ei ntot hec urrents ce
na ri
ot ogive
commi tevilate
v e
ryc ha
nce– don’tgiv
ehima nypoi
ntsfor thes enseo fconc urr
e nta ndov erlappi ngs torylines.
rol
e p
layi
ng. Youc ane ven“ e
nd ”a na dventurebypl ayi
ngoutt hef irs
t
•Di lofYouHaveFun?I
dAl fal
lofy
ou(
yes
,thi
sinc
lude
sthe sceneoft hene x tscena ri
o.Thepl ay ersle avet hatnight ’sgame
gamema st
er)hadagoodti
me,giv
etheplay
ersasmanyast
hree ses
s i
on wi th ahi ntofwha t’
st oc ome ,a nd ov ert het i
me
orfourCha rac
terPoi
ntsasawa yofsayi
ng,“Goodgame.
”If betwe en ga me st he i
re xci
teme nta boutt he ne xta dventure
pla
yerswe r
ed i
ffi
cul
tandnevertri
edtogetintothes
pir
itof gradua l
lygr ows .You’vegi vent hems ome thingt ot hinka bout,
thi
ngs,don’
tg i
vethemthe
sebonuspoi
nts
. andt hey’
lle nvisi
ondi f
fe r
entwa yst ode a lwi t
ht hes it
ua t
ion
you’vepr esenteda ndl eftunfinished.
Adv ent ure sc a n ha v egr ea tlyv arying l e ngth.T he s
ea ward Att hec onclusionofa nyga mes essionjus tre membe rtof ol
!
gui de l
ine sa ref ora na v eragea dve ntur es pa nningt woni ght sof l
o wt hea ge-oldr ule:alwa ysleave’
emwa ntingmor e!
ga mi ng, orf o urorf i
v ef airlyl onge pisode s.Ifa na dv e nturer uns
ove rs eve rals e ssions,t hega me ma s terma ywa ntt ogi v
ep a r
tia
l
awa rdsdur ingt hea dv ent ures ot hepl aye rsdon’ tgot ool ong
GETTI
NG F
EEDBACK
wit houtge ttinga ny thingt os howf ort he i
re fforts.Fina lCha r
ac! Some ti
me sa na dv enturedoe sn’tt hri
llt hepl a yerslikey ou
terP ointa wa rdss ho uldbec or respondi nglyi nc r
e asedt or efle
ct expe c
teditt owhe ny ouwe ref irstreadingorc rea ti
ngi t.Asy ou
thel e ngt hoft hea dv ent ure .Ont heo t he rha nd,i fpl ayingo ne- runas c
ena r
ioy ous houl dp aya ttenti
ont ot hepl a yers’react
ions
ort wo- episodeq ui
c ka dv e ntur es ,
y ous ho uldde creaset heCha r
! tot hev ari
ouss ce nes .Didt he ys tandupa nda lltryt ot al
ka t
acte rP ointa wa r ds. once dur i
ng t he c ha se
? Di dt he y go c oma t
os e whe nt he y
No a dve nt ures houl da wa r da nyc ha r
a ctermor et han 15 reachedt hep uzzle-so l
vinge nc ount er?T hep layerswor dsa nd
Cha r
a cterP o int sa tonet i
me .Ify out hi nkt hisisgoi ngt oha p! acti
onsc a nc onv eyagr e atde alofi nforma tiona boutwhi ch
pen,t he na wa rds omeoft hepo i
nt sdur ingt hea dv e nture .You partso fthea dv entur ethe ye njoy eda ndwhi chpa rt
sputt he m
mi ghte ve n gi v et he m a wa yt os pe nd t hem on s kil
lsor tosleep.
attribut esdur i
ngt hes c ena rio.I nT heE mp ireS t
rikesBac k,pa r
t Youa l
soha v etoga uget he irrea ct
ionst oy ourj udgme ntcalls
oft hea dv ent ur eha sL uk el ea rningJ e dis kill
sf rom Y od a,a nd andi mprov i
sation.Don’ tt ak ea nyne gati
ver espons esa sc r
iti!
Ha n,L ei
a ,Che wba c caa ndC- 3POwor k ingont heF al c
on.T hey cis
m.I tta kesal otofwor kt opl a na ndr unaga me ,a ndy ou
allha veac ha nc et ous et hepoi ntst heye arne ddur i
ngt heHot h can’ta l
wa yspl easee v eryonenoma tterwha ty oud o.I nst
ea d,
bat tlea ndt hee sc apef romt heE mpi r
e. vie
wpl ayerreactionsa ndc omme nt sashintsa stowha tyouc an
Ot he rr ewa rds ,s uc ha sc ash,e qui pme nt,orot he rma teria
l doi nt hene xta dv ent uret ha twi l
lk eept he m ont hee dgeof
obje cts,a regi v ena ty ourdi sc retion.Ag ain,t rynott obet oo theirseats
.
l
a vishi ng ivingout“ stuf f
”–y ourc har ac t
ersne eds ome thingt o Thebe stwa yt oc onf r
onts uc hapr oblemi st oa skt hepl ayers
wor kf orl ate r.Int hemov ies,r ewa r
dsoff riends hip,ho nor,a nd wha ttheyd i
da nddi d n’
tl ike.Y ouc oulde ve nha vet hem wr i
te
cama rade riewe remor ei mpor tantt hanmone yore qui pme nt.Of youa na nony mousnot ewi t hal istoft he i
rf av orit
ea ndlea st
cour se, ac as ha dv anc enowa ndt he ndoe s
n’ thur t.
.. favori
tes cenes.Jus tdon’ tf or gett ol i
stent owha ty ourp layers
havet os ay.T heyma ywa ntt ot aket hega mei nadi ffe
rent
dir
e ct
iont hany oudo.Compr omi se.Ma k es urey oua ndy our
CLI
FFHANGERS playershavef un. I
fnot ,eithe ry ouory ourpl ayerswi lle vent
ua l!
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ionsyou l
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ngt hos epr ec
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ma ywanttoe ndeachnightonac li
ff
hangersot ha
tthep l
ayer
s sparemome nts.
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llookfor
wa rdtothene xtpartofthescenar
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tthey
ma yresi
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They asked me,Gener
hapter..
.bec ause pl
alDodonna,t
anni
o pl
ng an advent
ay hos
ur ei
tt
s ver
o
y
muc hlike planning a bat tl
e.You need to know your
objec
tive;antici
patet hingsthatmightgowr ong;andbe
prepar edtomakedec isi
onswhenyouhavet o.Backi n
the days when Ihad t he honor ofc ommandi ng
Rebelli
onf orces,andi ntheyearssince,Ilear ned
how vi
talitisthatyout hinkahead.
“
Buti tisi mpor tantt or emembert hatt here
are diff
erences bet ween a bat tl
e and an
adventureaswel l
.Ina bat tl
e,yourgoali s
t
oc onquert erritoryanddef eattheenemy;
i
nanadv entur e,yourgoali sf
oreveryone
involvedt ohavef un,andyouar en’
tt ry"
ing to defeatyourpl ayers– justc hal"
l
engeandent ertai
nt hem.
“A goodgeneralknowswhentostop
tal
king and si
mplylist
en,and Ihope
that is what you wi
lldo now,as we
explore t he secret
s of adventure
design..
.”

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playi
ngGameha sbeena r
ounds i
nce1987.Ther
e
a
real otofpubl
is
hedadvent ure
soutthere–c e
rtai
nlyenoughtok e
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ntert
aine dandbusyfory ear
s.Butsoonerorlat
er,
thecreati
vebugwillbit
e,a ndy ou’
l
lwa ntt ocookupa dventur
esof
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l,whok nowswha ty ourplayer
swa itoutofa n
a dve
nturebettert
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et hem
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.Nopubl i
shedadventure
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howgood, candothat.
Andgue sswhat?Whe nyout a
k et
heplunge,you’l
lsoond i
sco
v er
t
hata dventuredes
ignisoneo fthej
oysofg ame mast
eri
ng.Bestof
al
l,adventuredesi
gnlooksalotmored i
ffi
cul
tt hanitrea
llyis
.We
won’tkidy ou,t
hough;itdoesdemandti
mea nde f
for
tofy ou,and
ahe al
thydos eofi magi
nati
on.Butifyouf oll
ow thega mepl an,
y
ou’llbefi
ne .
T
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imp
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1.ComeUpWi thaGoodSt oryIdea.Wh enyour uny ourfi

rs
t yourlei
sur
ea ndi ncor
poratetheidea
sa ndsuggest
ionsasyou
adventures,yous houl
dconcentr
ateonc omingupwi t
ha ninter
⇠ seefi
t.T
hef ol
lowingsect
ionsi
nc l
udemorede t
ail
edinfor
mati
on
est
ings t
or y
.T r
yt odevis
eas tor
yt hati sinter
est
ingt oy our
sel
f onsetti
ngs,encounter
s,andc ampai
gns.Fornow,howe ver
,it
’s
andy ourp l
ayers–whe t
heryouwa ntt ote l
lst
ori
esa boutS e
pa⇠ ti
met ogetyourfirs
tadventur
eready.Re
a don.
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rat
ist
sf i
g ht
ingt heRepubli
c,RebelsfightingtheE mp i
re,smug⇠
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r
upt
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r
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l
s
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HES
TORYI
DEA
orscoutss e
archingoutne wcult
ures,T heS t
arWar sRoleplayi
ng Thes tor yide ai sthehooky ouha ngy oura dv entur eon.T he
Gamec a
nha ndl
et hes
etypesofstori
es . ea s
ieststor yide asa resni ppetso fapl oty ouc anb l
ow upi nto
full
-blowna dv entureswi thab itofwor k– ane fari
o uspi ra t
e
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t⇠ hijackst hec ha racte
r’ss hip;ay oungc hi l
di slook i
ngf orhe r
ed,yous houldbr eakt hestor yint
oas er
iesofep i
sodes,which mot her;a nol dp i
lotbuddywa nt st hec ha r
a cters’he l
p;a nol d
arema j
orpor t
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ory,ands cenes,whic
ha retheindivi
d⇠ asteroidmi nert el
lsthec ha r
a ct
e rsas tor ya boutamy s t
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ious
uals e
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he pis
odea ndc ontai
nma jorevents
, shiphes awhi dingi nthel oc alaste roidbe lt
;t hec ha r
a cter’sship
encountersandc ha l
l
enge stha tdri
vet hestor
ya l
ongt oitscon⇠ i
sgr ounde di nadoc kwor k er
s’ s
trik ea stheI mpe ri
alse archt ea m
cl
us i
on.I
nbr ief,consider“e pis
odes”tobel ik
ea ctsi
napl a
yor ne ar
s..
.
chapter
si nabook ,whi l
es cenesaree achindi
vidualscenethat Othe ri deasc anc omeo utofne wss tories,book sy ouha ve
willt
akepl a
cedur inga na ctora dv
e ntur
e. read, mov iesy ouha vesee n,orf romj usta bouta nyo the rsour ce,
from c onv ersationst osome thingt ha tha ppene dt oy ouont he
3.Tr ans late Thes e Epi sodesI nto Game Ter ms .Wi tht he wa yt othema ll.Ma ybey our e ada na rti
c lea boutt hee ffe ct
sa n
story brok en down i nto ma nage ablechunk s ,you c a
nt hen asteroidi mpa c tonE art
hwoul dha v eo nt hepl a net.Coul dt hi
s
de ci
deho wt ous ether ul
esi ny ourga me .Rathe rt ha nc onc en⇠ bes puni ntoaS tarWar sa dvent ure ?S ur e.Tos si na nunde v el
⇠
trateont her ulesa tt histime ,r eme mbert hi
sma x im:onl yus e ope da li
ens pe ciesli
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ngonadoome dpl ane t,a ndwe l
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net ohe als ome one ,wor ksi nthes amewa y.P ickadi ffi
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r
cultyleve landadi ffi
c ultynumbe rt hatcorrespondst ot ha tdi f
⇠ ma kesape arlf rom as ingl egr ainofs a ndov e rtime ,y ouc an
fi
c ul
ty.T hen ha vet he c ha r
acterr ollt he r ele
v ants killor buildupas i
mpl eideai nt oamor ec ompl i
cat eda d v
e ntur eone
attri
but ea ga i
nstt hatd i
ffi
c ult
y.Ift heybe atthed ifficultyt hey l
a yer–ones t
e p–a tat ime .
ha vesuc ceede da tthet ask.
Whi l
et herea r
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ains
tor
ming
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nt oc ons i
de rat
iona l
lk indsofs pec i
alcir
cums tance s
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n’ta l
wa yseasyt ocomeupwi thagoods tory.
S ome ti
me s
,
rulesboi ldownt ot hiss tand a
rdme c
hani cf ora c compl ishing youmi ghtsitthere,stari
nga tt hatblanksheetofpa per,know⇠
tasks.Ino therwor ds,i fy ouj ustpi ckdiffic
ul tynumbe rsa nd i
ngt haty ourp la
ye rsa r
ec ount i
ngony out oge tthem upt o
ha vethec ha r
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t er
sr ollthe irskil
lsa gai
nstt a
s ks,youa r
eus ing thei
rhipsinda ngerinj ustaf e
wda ys.Whattodo ?
thec oreoft hega mes ystem wi thoutge tt
ingbogg e ddownwi th Timet oj ump- startthec r
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tedowne verything
4.MakeFinalPrepar
ations.Aft
eryouha vemappedouthow youc ant hi
nkof .T hen,t r
yt ous et hesephrasesandi deast o
y
ouwi llusethegamer ul
e s
,itisti
met oma kefi
nalprepar
a⇠ comeupwi thaf ewp lotthreadst hatcanbebui lti
nt oas tory
.
t
ions:makemorede t
ail
ednot esonanyga me mas
tercharac
ter
s Hereareac oupleofwa ysyo umi ghtgetstart
ed:
y
ouwa nttouse,prepar
es cr
iptsandothe rhandout
sf orthe
c
ha r
acter
s,dr
aw mapsandpr eparemini
aturesifyouaregoing F
les
hOutAnE
lement
t
ous ethem. Pickane le
me ntfr
om t heStarWar suniver
se.Don’
tli
mit
yours
elftothemov i
es– br a
nchouta ndc ons
iderthenov
els
,
5.Cr
eate PlayerChar
acter
s.Next
,gettoget
herwitht
he comics
,computergames,radioplay
s,a ndsoon.Any thi
ngwil
l
pl
aye
rsandhelpthemchooseandpr
epar
ethe
irchar
act
ers
. do.Thenthi
nkofawa ythatintr
oducingt ha
te l
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oyour
gamemi ghtcre
ateconfl
ic
ta nde x
cit
e ment.Wha tca
ny ouadd
6.Cr eateanI mprovi
sedSt arWar sMovi e.Af te
rt hat,you
totheadvent
uretoincr
easethefun?
arere adyt oplayS t
arWar s.Wheny oua rer unningy ourf i
rs
t
adventur e,
theba s
ickeyistohavefunnoma tterwha tha ppens
. Example:K r
is
teni sdes
perat
ef oraf re
shne wi dea
Trytok eept headventur
e’spac
efastande xci
tings othepl ayer
s fora na dvent
ure.Sher emembe r
st heJ e
diHol ocron
areinte r
ested,hamitupwhe npla
y i
ngg ame ma ste
rc haract
ers, from aDa r
kHor s
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css er
ies.TheHol ocronsa r
e
andpl ayt heg amea sfastasposs
ibl
e,e v
eni fi tme anst ak
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ordingslef
tbyt heJ ediofol df or
short
c utswi ththerules
.Abovea l
lelse,makes urethepl ayer
s theirstudents
.Mos twe redestr
oy e
d,conf i
s c
a t
e d,or
areha vingfuna ndge tas e
nseofa c
compl i
shme nt
,andt he
re’
s hiddenwhe nt heEmpi r
ec a
met opowe r
.Wha ti fthe
nothingt oa ss
urethatli
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ingthec har
acte r
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s we ret os t
umblea cr
osso ne , ma ybe
overcomei ncredi
bleodds. una wares
?T ha
tideaisokay,butitneedsabi tmor e
.
Wha tiftheHo l
ocronwa snotf r
om aJ e di
,b uta n
Ifyousk
imt heres
to fthischa
pter
,youwil
lfi
ndtha te
ach
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thma s
ter?Kris
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st ogetmor einte r
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ecreat
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pl
ay.Y
oushouldfee
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MAKI TS
NG I T
ARWARS
Roleplayinga dventuresares t
ories,whi chthega me ma ste
r •Epi cSt orytell
ing.S paceope raisa bo utlar ger-than-li
fe
andt hep l
ay erst e
lltogether.Sowhe ny ou’
retryi
ngt oc ome stories– gi anta r
mi esa nd s pacea r
ma dasc la s
hing,huge
upwi tha ni de afora na dventure,t hinka boutthek i
nd sof empi r
es,s upe r
- we aponswhi cht hr eate
nwor l
ds ,andd ashing
sto
r i
est ha tma kes enseforS t
arWar s.Y ouc a
ni ncor pora t
e he roesa ndf earsomev i
llai
ns .De sperat
ehe r
oe sf acedwi th
ma nyge nresi ntoaS t
arWar sa dvent ure,fr
om my steryt o ove rwhe lmi ngoddsa r
eaha l
lma rkofs pac eope ra .
techno-t hri
ller.Somewor kbe ttertha not her
sinaS tarWar s S tarWar sisnoe x c
eption.T houghy ourc hara cterswillnot
for
ma t, butt hes ucce s
sofy oure ffortswi l
lla
rgelyde pendon bel i
k e
lyt opl a yahugepa rti nt hegr a nde pi cunf olding
theintere st
sofy ourpl a
yinggr oup. bef oret hem( ont heot he rha nd,the ymi ght !
),the irconf l