Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

TABLE 7-1: STARSHIP AND VEHICLE WEAPONS

Name Range Dam Crit Qualities

Auto-Blaster Close 3 5 Auto-Fire

Blaster Cannon (Light) Close 4 4

Blaster Cannon (Heavy) Close 5 4

Concussion Missile Launcher Short 6 3 Blast 4. Breach 4. Guided 3, Limited Ammo 3. Slow-Firing 1

Ion Cannon (Light) Close 5 4 Ion

Ion Cannon (Medium) Short 6 4 Ion

Ion Cannon (Heavy) Medium 7 4 Slow Firing 1. Ion

Laser Cannon (Light) Close 5 3

Laser Cannon (Medium) Close 6 3

Laser Cannon (Heavy) Short 6 3

Proton Torpedo Launcher Short 8 2 Blast 6. Breach 6. Guided 2, Limited Ammo 3. Slow-Firing 1

Quad Laser Cannon Close 5 3 Accurate, Linked 3

Tractor Beam (Light) Close — — Tractor 2

Tractor Beam (Medium) Short - Tractor 4

Tractor Beam (Heavy) Short — — Tractor 6

Turbolaser (Light) Medium 9 3 Breach 2. Slow-Firing 1

Turbolaser (Medium) Long 10 3 Breach 3. Slow Firing 1

Turbolaser (Heavy) i ong 11 3 Breach 4, Slow-Firing 2

Starship and Vehicle Combat

C

ombat engagements between starships and

vehicles function using the same basic combat

rules as found in Chapter VI. Starship and vehicle

combat is not intended to be a completely sepa-

rate rules system. Instead, it is designed to be an

added layer of detail on the standard combat rules

that allows players to run structured gameplay en-

counters using starships, vehicles, characters, or

any combination thereof.

When running encounters using starships and vehi-

cles, it is important to note that starships with silhou-

ette 5 or higher have some different rules governing

their actions. This is because these ships are quite a

bit larger than starfighters and freighters, with crews

of dozens or even hundreds of individuals.

COMBAT OVERVIEW

Starship and vehicle combat in EDCE OF THE EMPIRE fol-

lows the same basic order and rules as those detailed

in Chapter VI: Conflict and Combat It is listed again

here for ease of reference.

STEP 1: DETERMINE INITIATIVE

At the beginning of the first round of combat, all play-

ers and NPCs need to determine the order in which

they will take their turns. This is referred to as the

Initiative order.

To determine the Initiative order, each Player Char-

acter and NPC makes a Simple (-) Cool or Vigi-

lance check (for more information on which to use,

see the Cool or Vigilance? sidebar on page 199).

Once all Initiative checks have been made, the CM

notes the results of each check and ranks them in

order, from highest to lowest. If two checks are tied,

the check with more O is ranked higher, and if they

are still tied PCs are ranked higher than NPCs. This is

the Initiative order.

STEP 2: ASSIGN INITIATIVE SLOTS

Once the CM has determined the Initiative order, he

notes which results were generated by Player Char-

acters, and which results were generated by NPCs.

The results generated by Player Characters become

Player Character Initiative slots. The results generated

by NPCs become NPC Initiative slots.

COMBAT AND THE PILOTING SKILL

D

uring combat involving Starships and Vehi-

cles, Player Characters and NPCs are often

called upon to make Piloting checks to control

their vehicles, take certain actions, and avoid di-

sastrous outcomes. Whenever a Piloting check

is called for, the piloting character or NPC must

make a check using either Piloting (Planetary) or

Piloting (Space) depending on the vehicle. For

the sake of brevity, the specific version of the

Piloting skill is not defined and it is up to the CM

to adjudicate which skill is most appropriate.

STARSHIPS AND VEHICLES

EDGE OF THE EMPIRE