Star Wars_ Edge of the Empire Rule Book

CHARACTER

CREATION

"Scoundrel I like the sound of that."

-Han Solo

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DGE OF THE EMPIRE focuses on the "fringes" of the

Star Wars galaxy, including the little explored

regions of the Outer Rim. the seedy underworld,

and the outlier characters that inhabit these murky

domains. The Player Characters of EDGE OF THE EM-

PIRE also embody this idea. Although the PCs may

have come from a background of wealth, privilege,

and status, they now find themselves in a situation

where few things are truly black and white and even

getting by from day to day is fraught with complica-

tions and danger.

When a group of players decides to start an EDGE

OF THE EMPIRE campaign, special emphasis should be

placed on the background of their characters. Spend-

ing some time before the actual act of coming up with

characteristics, talents, equipment, and other "hard"

attributes goes a long way toward creating a vibrant,

interesting character' for everyone to enjoy.

CHARACTER GENERATION

Creating a character for EDGE OF THE EMPIRE is done in just

a few short steps, allowing players to get-involved in the

action right away. To create a character, a player needs

this rulebook, a character sheet, and a pencil. Addition-

ally, the player needs access to the dice pool (see page

10)—either his own or the group's collection.

.Character generation uses a point buy system, mean-

ing each player has a budget of experience points he

can invest in different aspects of his character. Charac-

ters begin with a modest experience point budget-

but players have the option to take on additional Obli-

gation (debt, favors, bounties on their heads) for more

experience points or additional starting funds, which is

described in-detail later in this chapter.

Selecting a character's- race and career determines

the character's starting characteristics and skills. After

those initial choices, players invest their experience

points to improve starting characteristics, acquire

training in key skills, choose starting equipment, learn

special talents, and even unlock additional talent trees.