Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

General Skills

T

his group of skills represents the majority of the ac-

tions that a character attempts. In dramatic situa-

tions, the entire success or failure of a mission might ride

on how effectively a given character uses one of these

skills. While general skills do not govern violent actions,

life and death may ride upon their effective use.

ASTROGATION

(INTELLECT)

There are many billions of stars within the galaxy,

all of which are in motion relative to one another.

Planets and other smaller masses constantly orbit

many of these stars. There are also huge numbers

of nebulae and other astronomical anomalies. Travel-

ing between the worlds of the galaxy requires a rudi-

mentary knowledge of the galaxy's organization and

composition. It also requires a navicomputer that is

well-informed as to the current time and the relative

motion of all of these objects. The Astrogation skill

represents a character's ability to use his knowledge

of the galaxy to most effectively program the hyper-

space coordinates for any jump.

• Any time that a character wishes to program a
  navicomputer for a hyperspace jump, he must first
  use Astrogation to program the navicomputer.


• Astrogation governs a character's basic knowl-
  edge of galactic geography. It may be checked
  any time a character wonders what other systems
  are nearby.


• In the event characters arrive in an unknown sys-
  tem, they may use a navicomputer and their As
  trogation skill to identify their location.


• Astrogation also covers familiarity with the gal-
  axy's hyperspace routes and the types of craft
  and commerce most common along those routes.
  The difficulty of a hyperspace jump is based upon
  the area being targeted and the distance being trav-
  eled. Travel to a nearby system along a well-estab-
  lished route is generally an Easy (^) check, and the
  difficulty increases based on the accuracy of naviga-
  tional information and other factors. See page 246
  for more information on hyperspace travel.
  Additional # beyond those required to calculate
  a hyperspace jump may be used to better target
  the location. While a single net # reaches the tar-
  get system without incident, extras might place
  the character's vessel directly into orbit around
  the target planet. Alternatively, characters may
  use additional # to reduce the time spent calcu-
  lating, when rushed.

O rolled as part of an Astrogation check are most

commonly used to reduce the travel time. On extend-

ed journeys, they might be used to identify conve-

nient stopovers en route, where the vessel can resup-

ply or conduct additional business to help defray the

overall cost of the trip. A (£) could be spent to either

complete Astrogation calculations in the minimum

amount of time, or greatly reduce the travel time in-

volved. It could also reveal some highly valuable but

previously unknown information, such as a much bet-

ter, alternative travel route.

Likewise, <§) generated on an Astrogation check

could decrease the accuracy or increase the travel

time of a hyperspace jump, or simply cause a char-

acter to miss relevant details when analyzing hyper-

space routes or galactic maps. ^ can be spent in the

same way but to greater magnitude, or it could trig-

ger something truly awful happening, such as jump-

ing out of hyperspace in the path of an asteroid.

SKILLS

EDGE OF THE EMPIRE