Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

GRAPPLING

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DCE OF THE EMPIRE, being a more narrative

game, does not possess specific rules for

grappling. Instead, the unarmed combat rules

have been designed to narratively cover mul-

tiple unarmed fighting techniques, including

grappling. For this reason, the basic Brawl attack

allows characters to deal damage to the target's

strain threshold, and can knock them prone and

disorient them. This allows for the narrative of a

grapple (which is often intended to incapacitate

without killing) without additional rules.

To assemble the dice pool for this check, the player
compares the skills that would be used to make an at-
tack with each weapon, and compares the characteris-
tics that would be used to make an attack with each
weapon. He then takes the skill that he has
lower ranks in, and the characteristic that
he has lower ranks in, and uses
this skill and characteristic to \—
assemble his dice pool. It's very
possible that the ranks in either the
skills or characteristics are equal, in
which case he can use either. If both
checks would use the same skill
or characteristic, he simply uses
that skill or characteristic.

He then compares the difficul-
ty of the two combat checks he
would make with each of his two
weapons to hit his target, and selects
the check with the higher basic difficulty
(more 4)). He then increases the difficulty by one if the
two skills in the combined check were the same, and
by two if they were different. He then makes the check.

Unlike other weapons, Brawl weapons augment

this basic attack. Brawl weapons can add damage to

this attack (as indicated in the Brawl profile on page

166), and may have an improved Critical Rating

and additional weapon qualities. When using a Brawl

weapon, the user can choose to use its Critical Rating

instead of the standard Brawl Critical Rating. He also

adds the additional weapon qualities to the qualities

already provided by the Brawl attack. If the weapon

provides an improved version of an existing quality,

the character uses the improved version.

If he succeeds, he hits with his primary weapon as

normal. He may also spend O O or (| to hit with

his secondary weapon as well. If both weapons hit, he

may spend additional O or to activate qualities

from either weapon. Each hit deals its base damage,

+ 1 damage per uncanceled success.

UNARMED COMBAT

Although most characters probably feel more com-

fortable going into a fight with a good blaster in their

hand, there are times they must rely on their fists,

feet, or other appendages. Of course, some species,

such as Wookiees, positively relish a good brawl.

Characters fighting unarmed generally use the

Brawl combat skill. Unlike other combat skills, the

Brawl skill is designed to be used independently of

any weapons (although there are some weapons that

can be used in conjunction with the Brawl skill).

When making an unarmed combat check using

Brawl, the character's attack has a base damage of

his Brawn rating, a range of engaged, a Critical Rating

of 5, and the Disorient 1 and Knockdown qualities.

Finally, when making a Brawl attack, the attacker can

choose to deal damage to the target's strain thresh-

old instead of its wound threshold, still reducing the

damage by the target's soak.