Edge of the Empire Book

The Force in EDGE OF THE EMPIRE

A

ny character in EDGE OF THE EMPIRE, with the excep-

tion of droids and a few other specific species, can

theoretically be Force sensitive. Being Force sensitive

is by no means the same as being a Jedi. There are

plenty of individuals whose minds are slightly more

in touch with the Force than those of average people,

but who will never become a Jedi.

In the game, the ability to use the Force is repre-

sented by a character's Force rating. Most characters

have a Force rating of zero. They are not cut off from

the Force, but they cannot affect it, and it does not

have much influence in their day-to-day lives. Those

who are Force sensitive, however, have a Force rating.

FORCE-SENSITIVE

CHARACTERS

As mentioned previously, a character with a Force rat-
ing of one or higher is considered Force sensitive.
Force sensitivity does not provide a character with
bonuses or abilities in and of itself. However, it allows
access to abilities and provides the means to activate
and use Force powers. Force powers will be discussed
later in this chapter.

Certain talents in specialization trees may only be

selected by Force-sensitive characters, and certain

specialization trees may only be accessible to some-

one who is Force sensitive. In addition, certain talents

and abilities may affect Force-sensitive characters dif-

ferently, or may only affect such characters (or not af-

fect them at all). If this is the case, it will be described

in the rules section of the talent or ability in ques-

tion. Likewise, talents and specialization trees that

can only be taken by Force-sensitive characters will

indicate this status in their descriptions.

BECOMING FORCE SENSITIVE

In EDCE OF THE EMPIRE, the primary way one becomes

a Force-sensitive character is by choosing the Force

Sensitive Exile specialization (see the following page).

This specialization is fundamentally the same as the

specializations starting on page 53 and is consid-

ered a specialization in all respects. However, there

are several notable differences.

This specialization is a universal specialization. The

experience point cost to take a universal specializa-

tion is always ten times the total number of special-

izations the character would possess with this new

specialization. While this means it costs the same as a

career specialization, universal specializations are not

career specializations.

Players should be aware of additional limitations to

becoming Force sensitive as well. For example, the Droid

species cannot become Force sensitive, and certain oth-

er species open to player characters have similar limita-

tions (this is listed in a species' specific entry). Because

these species cannot become Force sensitive, they can-

not select the Force Sensitive Exile specialization.