Star Wars_ Edge of the Empire Rule Book

ARMOR TYPES

Below is a list of the most common armor types found

throughout the galaxy.

HEAVY CLOTHING

A good leather jacket, technician's jumpsuit, or thick

woolen cloak won't stop much damage, but it's certainly

better than nothing. Most characters living on the edge

of the Empire favor heavy clothing for everyday wear.

ADVERSE ENVIRONMENT GEAR

Anyone traveling outside the civilized planets of the

galaxy should make a point of packing some form

of hostile environment gear. Clothing for hot, des-

ert environments often includes voluminous robes,

goggles, headwraps, self-cooling packs, and water

recyclers. Clothing for cold environments often con-

sists of insulated parkas, quilted and layered pants, ice-

goggles, and head-gear.

Characters with this gear may ignore • imposed

by the environment they find themselves in. The gear

must be appropriate to the environment at hand.

Models Include: Pretormin Environmental Froz

350 and ScorSear 200 complete gear sets.

PADDED ARMOR

Local forces and soldiers of the Rebel Alliance often

wear padded armor, woven with tough, energy-resistant

fibers. It tends to absorb and resist some of the power of

a blaster bolt, although it often proves little use against

a solid hit. It does, however, provide reasonable protec-

tion against blows or concussive damage, providing pad-

ding against such shocks. It also has the advantage of

being relatively comfortable; many individuals can wear

padded armor without generating too much attention

from local law enforcement on frontier worlds.

Models Include: TaggeCo. "Protector X" Law Enforce-

ment Armor.

ARMORED CLOTHING

This category of armor covers light vests, jackets, or

pants plated with plastoid or ceramic pads, sometimes

with mesh energy-dispersion layers. This armor type is

very light but covers the most important vital organs.

These plates are mostly undetectable as long as the

clothing is reasonably bulky. An Average 4}) Der"

ception check detects that a person's clothing is plated.

However, the plates woven into the fabric do not

just provide absorption against blows, they also serve

to deflect some shots away from vital areas entirely.

Models Include: Tenloss Syndicate "ShadowStalker"

Assassin Gear,

LAMINATE (STORMTROOPER ARMOR)

Imperial stormtroopers wear fully-enclosed plastoid

armor that deflects and negates incoming damage.

It won't stop a direct hit from a blaster, but is rea-

sonably effective against indirect concussive damage

and shrapnel. It typically includes vision magnifica-

tion and integrated comlinks to others attuned to the

same frequency. As the armor is designed to work

GEAR AND EQUIPMENT

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