Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Rule Book

Adversary List

T

he following is a list of adversaries the GM can use

in his adventures. These adversaries are divided

into several groups, depending on their affiliations

and motives. Each adversary's profile is also broken

down into several discrete sections.

• Name: The adversary's name or type, plus
  whether it is a minion, rival, or nemesis.


• Description: A section describing the adversary.


• Characteristics: The rating of the adversary's six
  basic characteristics.


• Skills: Skills (if any) possessed by the adversary.
  If the adversary is a minion, these skills only ap-
  ply in a group.


• Talents: Talents (if any) possessed by the adversary.
  
  
  • Soak/Defense and Thresholds: These are the
    adversary's soak, his defense (listed in both me-
    lee and ranged values), and his wound and strain
    thresholds. Only nemeses have listed strain
    thresholds. If a GM wishes to give a rival a strain
    threshold, it should have the same value as the
    listed wound threshold.
  
  
  • Abilities: These are special abilities that are not
    skills or talents.
  
  
  • Equipment: This is the adversary's equipment. The
    entry only lists important equipment such as weap-
    ons, armor, and vital pieces of gear. Items such as
    clothing, comlinks, spare change, glow-rods, and so
    forth are not listed but are still present if it makes
    sense (and at the GM's discretion). Any bonuses from
    equipment are already added to the profile.
  
  
  
  

It is important to note that adversaries do not al-

ways follow the same rules that player characters do.

These profiles are generated for simplicity and ease

of use, so non-essential information can be omitted.

For example, the Barabel enforcer has a soak higher

than his Brawn, even though he does not wear armor.

This is due to the Barabels' notoriously thick hide-

however this is not indicated by a unique rule. The

higher soak value is sufficient.

GALACTIC UNDERWORLD

The galaxy is a vast and luminous place, but for ev-

ery light there lurks a shadow. The mere existence of

civilization and galactic government gives rise to those

who eschew its values and laws, and instead seek to

profit from activities that are prohibited by those who

sit in power. On some planets, the criminal under-

world is cautious, moving silently and congregating

only in the most secret of places. On other worlds,

however, it operates brazenly and in the open, wield-

ing its power and influence like a blunt instrument and

daring the forces of law and order to oppose it.

AQUALISH THUG [MINION]

Slightly more intelligent and more likely to use ad-

vanced technology than the Gamorrean enforcers that

are popular with many crime lords, Aqualish are no less

physically powerful than their porcine counterparts

and equally prone to violence as a means of resolving

even the mildest dispute. Although not all members of

the Aqualish people are crude and thuggish, enough of

them are that the sight of them acting as enforcers and

henchmen for all manner of unpleasant figures is hard-

ly surprising to any well traveled citizen of the galaxy's

seedy underbelly.

Skills (groups only): Brawl, Coercion, Melee,

Ranged (Light).

Talents: None.

Abilities: None.

Equipment: Blaster pistol (Ranged (Light]; Damage

6; Critical 3; Range [Medium]; Stun setting), brass

knuckles (Brawl; Damage 4; Critical 4; Range: En-

gaged; Disorient 3).

ARMS DEALER [RIVAL]

Some say that conflict is the lifeblood of the galaxy and

there are always those who will find a means of profiting

from any endeavor, no matter how unpleasant. Arms

dealers have access to large amounts of weaponry and

are willing to sell them to anyone, for a price. The means

by which these individuals come by their stock varies

wildly; some are former mercenaries, while others haunt

battlefields like scavengers looking for cast-aside weap-

ons instead of a meal, and still others have extensive

networks of contacts within existing military organiza-

tions. Regardless, these individuals are often in the mar-

ket for smugglers or others who have ships of their own

to transport goods to and from customers. Due to the

sheer volume of firepower they have available to bring to

bear if the situation requires it, it is an extremely bad

idea to cross an arms dealer.

DRAWN M AGILITY • INTELLECT • CUNNING • WILLPOWER • PRESENCE

ADVERSARIES

'EDGE OF THE EMPIRE