Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

TABLE Z-6: SPECIFIC AMBITIONS

01-10 Friendship:may not be gregarious, relying on his actions and deeds to foster The character seeks to be liked by others and goes out of his way to make a good impression. He may or friendship.

11-20 Love:meant to be The character is driven by love or intimacy. The character already has a true love or strives to with. find the one he is

21-30 Freedom:his current Obligations or to see others freed The character desires the freedom to do what he wants. This could be a passion to overcome one or more of from the shackles of bondage and servitude in all its forms.

31-40 allFame: to see and revels in the The character seeks attention the limelight given by fans and supporters. and wants to be famous. He wants his deeds and actions to make the HoloNet for

41-50 Creed:and-true Money is the prime motivator for this character. The character may be active in business, method of theft to increase his credit bank. investing, or the tried-

51-60 may comeStatus: The character wants to elevate his social from humble beginnings or otherwise strive for a higher standing—gaining titles, position commendations, and accolades. The character than where he began.

61-70 Expertise:Alternatively, The character wants to excel in his chosen profession and constantly practices to achieve perfection. this character picks a skill or two in which to excel.

71-80

Wanderlust / Novelty: The character is driven to explore the galaxy and rarely stays in one place for long. He's motivated

to uncover remote or unexplored regions and seeing everything that can be seen. Alternatively, this character is driven to

experience new sensations and activities, perhaps rather hedonistically.

81-90 situationPower: The character and those around him, often craves power and authority over bettering himself in the process. others. His rule may not be despotic, but he wants to control his

91-00 Religion/Spirituality:could be the tenets of the The character is both drawn and follows the sway of a particular religious or Jedi or the Sith or some other belief. spiritual calling. This

TYPES OF MOTIVATION

In EDGE OF THE EMPIRE, the three broadest categories of

Motivation are Ambition, Cause, and Relationship. As

stated previously, the player may roll on this table dur-

ing character creation to determine his character's Mo-

tivation or, with the CM's permission, choose or make

up a new Motivation for his character. Once the player

determines the category for his Motivation, he rolls once

on that category's table to determine the specifics.

AMBITION

A character with this Motivation is driven by a specific

goal. This Motivation is internal and often abstract,

and possibly selfish in nature. A character with the

Ambition Motivation wants to better himself in some

way—gaining love, status, power, or spiritual knowl-

edge, for example. The player should determine the

character's ultimate goal and why he does things the

way that he does to get there.

TABLE 2-7: SPECIFIC CAUSES

dlOO Result

01-10 theReligion/Spirituality: tenets of the Jedi or Sith codes or some other belief. The character actively supports some religious or spiritual organization or belief. This could include

11-20 those in need before his own and may donate time or money to aid theThe Weak / Charity: The character fights for the underdog, disliking bullies and less fortunate. totalitarianism. He'll put the interests of

21-30 Non-Human Rights: The character fights for the rights of non-humans in the very xenophobic rule of the Empire.

31-40 character actively gets involved in campaigns and candidates, and mayLocal Politics: The character supports some particular political cause, typically even fight within on the behalf of a political a single planet or system. The organization.

41-50 active member of the Rebellion, but he supports its goals and gives aid and comfort to those against Imperial tyranny. Overthrow the Empire: The character despises the Empire and everything that it stands for. He may or may not be an

51-60

Crime: The character supports the idea of black markets, mercenaries, and other groups that fall outside of the law.

The character need not be a criminal himself, but may give aid to other criminals, especially if they are family members,

childhood friends, or if corruption is deeply imbedded in the character's originating culture.

61-70 Emancipation:of his way to aid or attempt to free anyone kept in slavery. The character sees slavery and indentured servitude as an abomination that must be undone. He'll go out

71-80 Droidor servants. Rights: The character believes that droids should be accepted as full members of galactic society, not merely tools

81-90 business, sometimesCapitalism: The character is an unabashed capitalist and running counter to the wishes of both fights the Empire and some criminal groups. for the rights of merchants, trading organizations, and

91-00 Supportits cause. He'll defend the Empire in conversation and may actively take up arms in its defense. the Empire: The character actually supports the goals and methods of the Empire and does his best to advance

CHARACTER CREATION

EDGE OF THE EMPIRE