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This chapter provides supplemental rules which allow

players, with gamemaster permission, a few additional

options.

Perksandsnagsare used to express aspects of a characternot directly associated with attributes, skills, Force Points,

Dark Side Points, injury status or template. Perks are repre-

sentative of something unique about the character that is

beneficial. Perhaps the character has a particular talent or

maybe they are owed a favor by a powerful crime boss who

lives in the Outer Rim Territories. Snags showcase a negative

aspect or complication associated with the character. Per-

haps theyre on the Empires Most Wanted list or theyre par-

ticularly inept when it comes to one particular attribute.

Specializationsallow a character to focus on a specific

aspect of an individual skill, granting them a small bonus

when focusing on that area of expertise.

PERKSDuring character creation only, you can spend any unused

skill dice (from the allotment of 7D) to acquireperksfor your

character. The skill die cost is indicated in parenthesis ( )

after the name of the perk. You cant spend more than 3D

from your starting skill dice on perks, and most perks cant

be taken more than once.

Buying New Perks.If you have a good reason and the

gamemaster agrees you may buy a perk after play has begun

for 10 Skill Points times the standard cost. Some perks, how-

ever, make no sense to add during play and the gamemaster

should restrict those that are traits your character should

probably be born with.

Aristocrat (1D)

Your name has some weight. When attempting to gainaccess to a nobles residence, avoiding arrest, or any other

occasion where status is a factor you can try and draw on

your family. Once per session you candoublethe result of

any onebargain, conorcommandroll when attempting to

exploit your name.

Attractive (1D)Others find your pleasing to look at. This can help reduce

suspicions or distract others depending on the given situa-

tion. Once per session you candoubleone roll for any action

related to your appearance. Examples include seduction, a

subtle bluff or simply distracting guards.

Banthas Memory (1D)Anytime you choose to recall anything your character has

experienced, the gamemaster must tell you the truth in as

much detail as your character would have been aware.

Credits to Burn (1D)Whether by hook or by crook, youve come into some

extra credits. You begin play with 2D 500 credits to spend

as you wish.

Daredevil (2D)Once per session you may throw caution to the wind tak-

ing extremely reckless action that may result in your own

death. Your Dodge, Block, and Parry are reduced by half,

however, yourStrengthrolls are doubled when resisting dam-

age for one round.

Delusions of Grandeur (2D)You feel fated to some grand purpose, youre probably not

but you feel it anyway. Once per session you may declare a

failed roll is not part of your destiny and immediately reroll

to get a different result.

Favors (1D)People owe you. Once per session you can call in one of

those debts. This can take the form of information, a tempo-

rary use of equipment (borrowing a ship, vehicle, blaster,

etc.), a place to hide someone or something for a brief time,

or any similar event. Yo must determine with the gamemas-

ter who these people are. The Hutts? The Empire? The Rebel

Alliance? Youcantake this perk more than once for different

groups.

Hero of the Rebellion (2D)You played a pivotal role in a victory for the Rebel Alliance

and your heroism is known. Whenever you interact with

characters who are members of the Alliance you receive a

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+2D bonus to all persuasion skill rolls bargain, conor

command.This bonus is reduced to +1D when interacting

with characters who are sympathetic to the Rebel Alliance,

though not active members. Youre expected to live up to

this reputation and youll often be given high profile and dan-

gerous assignments from Alliance High Command.

Hideout (2D)You have a secret hanger or bunker that only you know

about. Its not likely to be more than an abandoned ware-

house where you can park a ship or a hut on a remote Outer

Rim planet, but in a pinch its a great place to avoid being

noticed. While laying low in your hideout, there is +10 modi-

fier to the difficulty of anysearchskill roll made to find your

character.

Immovable (2D)You are never knocked down whenstunnedorwounded.

Additionally, if you areincapacitated,you can make a Moder-

ate (15)staminacheck to remain conscious. If you succeed,

you fall prone, but stay awake. All skill and attribute rolls are

reduced by 3D until healed.

Martial Arts (2D)You have been trained in some form of advanced martial

arts. You can parry melee attacks with yourbrawling parry

skill without a penalty (this doesnt work on lightsabers), and

you receive a +3 to allbrawling parryattempts againstbrawl-

ingattacks. You can also counterattack (make abrawling

attack as a free action) an enemiesbrawlingattack if your

reaction skill roll is 10 more than the attackersbrawlingroll.

For an extra 1D (3D total) you have been trained in martial

weapon techniques and can counterattack with themelee

weaponskill too.

Strong in the Force (3D)

The Force is strong in you. You begin play with a two ForcePoints. In addition, at the beginning of any adventure if your

character has less than two Force Points they instead begin

the adventure with two Force Points. However, because of

your deep connection to the Force, the Dark Side calls to you

more often. Whenever you gain a Dark Side Point, you roll 1D

twice when determining if your character turns to the Dark

Side and must take the worse of the two rolls.

Lucky (2D)Once per session you can declare youre feeling lucky and

doublethe result of your next roll.

Perceptive (2D)The gamemaster may reveal small clues to you that others

would miss. Once per session you may announce yourestudying an object or situation and the gamemaster may

reveal something that would be impossible for a normal

character to determine. If nothing is revealed this perk may

be used again.

Quick Draw (1D)

You dont take a multiple action penalty when drawing one

specificweapon type of your choice (e.g., heavy plaster pis-

tol, vibroblade or hold-out blaster). This perk may be taken

multiple times for different weapon types.

Scholar (3D)Youre an expert in some kind of academic or technical

field. Perhaps youre an archaeologist, engineer or doctor.

You have a unique and highly-specialized skill in your field of

expertise (usually aKnowledge-based skill likeJedi lore, engi-

neering orClone War history;orTechnicalskills like

medicine).Whatever the skill you choose, italwaysstarts at

1D, no matter what the controlling attribute die code is. The

actual use of this skill is largely defined by the gamemaster to

prevent potential game-breaking issues. Themedicineskill is

defined more specifically on page XX.

Sidekick (3D)Youve got a boon companion willing to join in your adven-

tures. This character only gets 12D to spend on attributes

and 5D to spend on starting skills. They normally only

receive 1-3 Skill Points per session, but never as many as

you.

Wealthy (3D)Old money, tycoon, Imperial Defense contractor, specula-

tion, crimelord, however you did it, you have money. Far

more than most. Each month you receive a stipend of 1,200

credits. You dont have to worry about inexpensive pur-

chases under 100 credits. You can make abargainroll to buy

most anything under complicated leasing arrangements.

SNAGSDuring character creation, you may select up to twosnags,

but no snag can be taken more than once certain alien

species, Droids and perks may grant you extra ones at the

gamemasters discretion. Why would you do such a thing? If

one comes up in play your character earns 1 extra Skill Point.

However, characters may not earn more than one Skill Pointper snag per session regardless of how often it comes up.

Buying Off Snags.To get rid of a complication the

gamemaster will impose a price of at least 20 Skill Points if he

allows it at all. Additionally, you need to come up with a

really good story, possibly even an adventure to justify it.

Alternatively, as the story progresses players and the

gamemaster might agree to exchange old complications for

new one.

AgeYoure either really old or really young. In addition to all

the social issues caused by your age, the gamemaster might

choose to impose a penalty (1D to 2D) to certain actions

usually certainDexterityandStrengthskills for older charac-ters, perhaps someKnowledgeandPerceptionskills for

younger characters. Whenever age causes great difficulty,

you receive one Skill Point.

DutyTheres an organization or person and you must obey their

commands. Perhaps a Rebel general, perhaps a secret organi-

zation who gives you messages through a secure channel,

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perhaps one of the other players. Get a Skill Point when such

a command causes you a problem. Disregarding the com-

mand cannot be one of the options.

Former ImperialThough you now serve the Alliance, you were once an

Imperial official and your loyalty is still in question. When

interacting with other members of the Rebellion, you are

treated with distrust and sometimes open hostility. Even

your fellow player characters might treat you with a cold

shoulder. You earn a Skill Point when your loyalty or former

military service comes into question.

Honor CodeYou live by a creed and wont cross that line. Maybe you

wont fight an unarmed opponent and always make sure your

target knows its coming; or maybe youll never tell a lie. No

matter how you define it, the code has to mean something.

You earn one Skill Point whenever the code complicates your

(or your friends) success. This snag doesnt apply to Jedi

characters whomustfollow the Jedi Code.

HuntedAll Rebels are sought by the Empire, but youre more

sought after than most. This is almost always the case if your

a Jedi, but if your not a Force-using character, it might also

be due to the fact that you blew up that Imperial weapons

depot. The Empire has a standing bounty of 20,000 credits for

information leading to your capture. You earn one bonus Skill

Point when bounty hunters (or other complications) get in

the way.

InarticulateYou cant speak in Basic because your larynx is unusual.

Others might be able to understand you, but many people

cant. Receive a Skill Point when this inability complicates

your life. This is a free snag for Wookies and some otheraliens.

Large DebtYou owe someone a lot. Maybe one of your deals went bad,

maybe you borrowed to buy that ship you always wanted. No

matter how it came about you are in debt. Most of your spare

money is going to go to pay this off and whoever you owe

will likely call on you from time to time to perform extra

favors for them as a friendly form of interest. Gain 1 Skill

Point for any adventure where your debtor gets involved in

your business.

Low BornYou were born into a world of poverty. Education was not

an option; instead you began work at a young age. It was ahard life and youve managed to escape it. Still, you lack the

proper social graces and your background is readily appar-

ent. Earn 1 bonus Skill Point each session your upbringing

causes difficulty for you.

Poor SenseYou have some kind of sensory disorder like poor low light

vision, or an inability to read or shoot beyond 20 meters.

When this situation comes up, you get a Skill Point.

PrimitiveYou have a special touch. Specifically the kind that breaks

machines. Youre no good with repulsion engines, alluvial

dampers, electronics, Droids, or any other technology. Proba-

bly because you grew up in a tree village or something. If its

a device, you cant trust it. Earn one Skill Point whenever the

gamemaster takes a free shot on you this way.

RivalSomeone doesnt like you at all, and they are a credible

threat. Maybe they have more friends than you, maybe

theyre just bigger and meaner; either way you have your

own personal enemy. You earn a bonus Skill Point when they

complicate your life.

Second Class CitizenSociety is prejudiced against you. From We dont serve

your kind here to being arrested for driving while Ewok

you receive unjust attention from authority and others.

Receive a Skill Point when this prejudice complicates your

life. This is afreesnag for Droids and many aliens.

SloppyYou are disorganized and tend to misplace things. You earn

one Skill Point whenever the gamemaster takes his one free

shot as youve misplaced the important item, or left your

blaster back in the starship.

Skeletons in the ClosetYou have a criminal past or even worse. Maybe you

arent the Butcher of Yrth. Maybe that space station

destroyed itself. Maybe the Widows of the Clone Wars foun-

dation just lost the credits. Whatever, the galaxy doesnt

judge. You earn the bonus Skill Point whenever your past

comes back to haunt you.

TouchedYoure a little unstable. Could be youre just really para-

noid, or maybe just too obsessive. That fear of most every-

thing could also be a problem. Then again maybe you really

are a Jedi Knight and everyone else is wrong. You earn one

Skill Point anytime your psychosis really gets in the way.

Unlucky in LoveThings just dont work out for some. Your love interest is

always dying, being kidnapped, betraying you, or even worse

dumping you. You earn a bonus Skill Point when your love

life falls apart in a meaningful way. You need to define a love

interest along with the gamemaster if you choose this.

Unlucky in Money.You have a hard time holding onto credits. You earn one

Skill Point when you lose a lot of credits through their own

foolishness or bad luck, and have nothing to show for it.

NEW SKILLSPresented below are several new skills. They are entirely

optional, and players should consult with their gamemaster

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before spending starting skill dice or skill points in them or

attempting to use them during an adventure. Some of the

entries expand on skills already included inStar Wars: Classic

Adventures,others are completely new to the game.

AdditionalKnowledge-Based SkillsThere are myriadKnowledgeskills available to players that

arent listed in theStar Wars: Classic Adventuresrules.Knowl-

edgeskills arent just rolled to gain general information. They

may also be used to get tips on how to best complete a task.

The better the result, the more hints a gamemaster should

give to help the character succeed. Hints can take the form of

reminders, suggestions on how to complete a task, or (for

especially good rolls) risky and unanticipated moves which

could really help the player.

Example:A good tactics roll could indicate what to do

if the enemy entraps your ships in a pincer movement,

how to proceed in the assault should reinforcements

arrive, what to do if a unit becomes trapped behind enemy

lines.

AlthoughKnowledgerolls might reveal how best to handlesituations, the final outcome of how well the characters does

may hinge on other skill rolls. A goodbusinessroll might

mean the gamemaster tells the player if a deal is good or not,

but the player may have tobargainor usetechnologyto facili-

tate a deal or purchase.

Some examples of additionalKnowledgeskills include:agri-

culture, business, law enforcement,andtactics.

Time Taken:One round to several minutes.

Willpower (KNO)Willpower is a characters strength of will and determina-

tion. It is used to resist intimidation (see theintimidationskill

below). It can also be used to resist intimidation from acom-

mandskill use, and certain persuasion (aconskill use)

attempts.Willpoweris also usedto resist Force powers.Also, when a character fails astaminacheck, if the charac-

ter can make a willpower check at one higher level of diffi-

culty, he can drive himself on through sheer willpower. A

character doing this has to make awillpowercheck as often

as he would normally have had to make astaminacheck,

with all checks at one difficulty level higher.

Once the character fails a check or stops pushing himself,

he is completely exhausted and must rest double the normal

length of time. If, as a result of failing astaminacheck, the

character would have suffered any damage, the character

suffers one worse wound level as a result of pushing his body

far beyond its limitations.

Time Taken:One round.

Intimidation (KNO)Intimidationis a characters ability to scare or frighten oth-

ers to force them to obey commands, reveal information they

wish to keep hidden, or otherwise do the bidding of the

intimidating character.

Intimidationis normally dependent upon a characters

physical presence, body language or force of will to be suc-

cessful. Some characters use the threat of torture, pain or

other unpleasantness to intimidate others.

Characters resistintimidationwith an opposedwillpower

skill.Commandandconcan also be used to intimidate in

some situations.

The difficulty is modified for:

Situation Modifier

Intimidator is threatening target with physi-

cal violence (and is either armed or has

superior strength).

5

Target is totally at the mercy of intimidator. 10

Target is in a position of greater strength. +5

Target cannot conceive of danger from

intimidator.

+10

Time Taken:One round to several hours or longer.

Com-Scan (MEC)This optionalcom-scanskill use is designed to be used

with the optional vehicle combat rules found on page XX. Ele-

ments of this method can be gleaned even if you dont use

the optional rules.Thecom-scanskill can be used just like aKnowledge-based

skill to determine how much (or what kind) of information

the operator receives from a sensor sweep. Pick a difficulty

number based on the range of the target:

Very Easy (5):Dogfight range.

Easy (10):Short range.

Moderate (15):Medium range.

Difficulty (20):Long range.

Very Difficult (30):Sensor range.

The difficulty is modified for:

Situation Modifier

Target is hiding behind a massive object. +15

Target is using a sensor mask or hiding in a

debris field.

+10

Target is using a sensor decoy. +5

Target is a small natural body (small aster-

oid).

5

Target is a capital-scale vessel 10

Target is Death Star-scale 20

If the players roll (which is combined with a starships

sensors die code) is equal to or higher than the difficulty

number, the difference of his roll and the difficulty number

determines the amount of information he gets about the tar-

get:

5 or more:Not much he knows that a ship is out

there, and its relative bearing, but thats about all.

10 or more:He has a general idea of the ships type its a warship, transport or science vessel.

15 or more:He has a broad general knowledge of the

vessel he knows the make and model.

20 or more:He has specific, detailed knowledge of

weapon batteries and basic ship capabilities, but might

not know some of the obscure details.

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cally he has access to all of the ships statistics.

If the player is scanning a planet or scanning for something

more specific, just pick a difficulty number and have the

character roll.

Jamming.If another ship is jamming, the sensor operator

rolls hiscom-scanskill and adds the roll to the difficulty num-

ber. All other vessels in the area know there is a nearby ship

jamming, but cannot determine its type or relative bearing.

Likewise, communications devices are affected in the same

manner but if a character can make a highercom-scanskill

roll, he is able to send a signal through desipte the jamming

characters attempt.

Forgery (PER)The character has the ability to falsify electronic docu-

ments to say what the character wishes. Characters might

forge bank codes to get someone elses credits out of an

account, alter official Imperial cargo vouchers so they may

appear to have the right permit to carry a certain type of

restricted good, or create valid identification so they may

impersonate Imperial inspectors. Theforgerydifficulties areas follows:

Very Easy (5):Unofficial note or correspondence

Easy (10):Signature.

Moderate (15):Document (corporate identification)

Difficult (20):Government document (starship license,

credits standard).

Difficult (30):High-level military document (captains

military orders, or specialized identification).

A person inspecting a forged document may make an

opposedforgery, search orPerceptionroll to spot the forgery.

This is further modified by the difficulty in forging the docu-

ment and familiarity with the type of document in question.

Time Taken:Five minutes to several days.

Computer Programming & Repair (TEC)For players who want to focus on slicing (hacking com-

puters), consider using this expansion of thecomputer pro-

gramming & repairskill rule.

This skill can be used to repair and program computers. In

addition, it involves knowledge of computer security proce-

dures and how to evade them. When a character attempts to

defeat computer security and get access to restricted data or

programs, determine a difficulty number:

Very Easy (5):Things the character owns.

Easy (10):Private systems and basic hand-held equip-

ment.

Moderate (15):Corporate systems or very large equip-

ment.

Difficult (20):Government systems or sensitive equip-

ment.

Very Difficult (30):Very high security systems or mili-

tary equipment.

If the players roll is equal to or higher than the difficulty

number, the difference of his roll and the difficulty number

determines the level of access he has to the system.

The die roll is:

0-3 greater than the difficulty number:Got in, but the

player has read only access.

4-8 greater than the difficulty number:A simple change

can be made to the system like altering timing of a guard

robot patrol, closing or opening a door, order a shuttle to be

prepped for takeoff9-12 greater than the difficulty number:Turn off security

holocams in an area, take control of automatic defenses for a

scene, opening a series of doors, disabling the tractor beam.

13+ greater than the difficulty number:The player has

complete control of the system.

If his roll ishalf or less than halfthe difficulty number, the

intrusion is detected the computer operator is notified

that someone is attempting illegal access. Otherwise, no

warning or alarm is given.

Note: Most Imperial systems only allow access from con-

soles within the complex or ship that houses the system. The

difficulty number is increased by 10 to fool such authentica-

tion from outside. For example, youd have to be in the

Superlaser area of the Death Star to hack the superlaser. Oth-

erwise there is an additional +10 difficulty to the roll.

Time Taken:When used as a repair skill fifteen minutes,

then one day, then two days. When used to access data, it

normally takes one minute. However, a character can try it in

one combat round but if he does, the difficulty number is

doubled.

Medicine (TEC)Characters with this skill can perform complex medical

procedures such as surgery, operation of bacta tanks, and

the installation of cybernetic replacements and enhance-

ments. A character may learn themedicineskill if he has the

Scholar perk, but the skills die code always starts at 1D. If

a character has themedicineskill, heautomaticallyhas6Din

thefirst aidskill. The skill can later be advanced using SkillPoints like any other skill. Most medical Droids have this

skill.

Bacta Tank Operation.The difficulty number to operate a

bacta tank is generally Easy (10), unless there is some other

technical complication like power fluctuations or not enough

bacta as is normally required.

Administering Medications.Sometimes characters will

contract the rare Vexinosian Flu and may need medication.

When used to administer medicines, the difficulty is deter-

mined like mostKnowledgeskills (seeStar Wars: Classic

Adventurespage 38-39).

Surgery.The difficulty number for amedicineroll to heal a

character with surgery depends on the amount of damage

the character has suffered.

Wounded:The surgery difficulty is Easy (10).

Incapacitated:The surgery difficulty is Difficult (20).

Mortally Wounded:The surgery difficulty is Very Difficult

(30).

Killed:Surgery cannot save the character.

Modify the base difficulty for a surgery for the availability

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Situation Modifier

Working at a surgical facility (e.g., hospital,

sickbay) with appropriate instruments

and plenty of nursing assistance.

l0

Surgical instruments and basic medical

equipment and computers are available.

+0

Performing surgery without help or proper

medical instruments (e.g., using a com-

mon vibro-knife instead of a medical vibro-

scaple.) with only a few appropriate tools,

and under difficult circumstances (in the

middle of a jungle, during a combat situa-

tion, etc.)

+10

Fifteen minutesafter a character begins working, make a

skill roll. If the roll is greater than or equal to themedicine

difficulty, the character will recover fully if the roll is

lower, the surgery isnt complete. Subtract the roll from the

difficulty number. The remainder is the difficulty number for

the secondmedicineroll.

If the firstmedicineroll doesnt do the trick, the charactermust spend anotherhourworking before another skill roll is

made the injury wasnt easily fixed, and requires a lot of

work. If the second skill roll is equal to or greater than the

now reduced difficulty number, the character will heal fully. If

its less, subtract the roll from the difficulty number again.

If the secondmedicineroll isnt enough, the character may

make a third roll aftertwo additional hours. If this final roll

is greater than or equal to the remaining base difficulty num-

ber, the character will heal fully. If themedicinerepair roll is

not enough, no further rolls may be made. The character dies

on the operating table.

Healing Time.If a surgery is successful, healing time is 1D

hours forwoundedpatients, 1D days forincapacitated

patients and 1D weeks formortally woundedpatients. In themean time, characters will have a 1D-3D penalty to actions

depending on their injury level, and how far along they are in

their recovery.

Cybernetics.Themedicineskill is also used to install

cybernetic replacements and enhancements (see page XX).

SKILL SPECIALIZATIONSkill specialization reflects a character who has focused

his training within a given skill and become particularly profi-

cient in that area. Perhaps when it comes to using theirDroid

programming/repair skill,theyre really skilled when it comes

to repairing astromech Droids.

A player character may elect to spend 10 Skill Points to

select a specialization. When making a skill roll associatedwith their specialization, they receive an additional 2D to

their roll. This is a bonus that does not effect Skill Point cost

when increasing the base skill which they specialized.

The gamemaster has the final say over whether or not a

specific specialization may be taken, but combat skills like

blaster,brawlingorlightsaberdont have specializations.

Additionally, a character may only have one specialization

per skill group associated with an attribute and may never

specialize in Force Skills.

Because specializations require Skill Points to acquire,

they cannot be taken during character creation. There is no

specific list of specializations provided. Instead, both the

player and gamemaster should discuss the potential special-

ization before selecting it.Skill specializations are meant to be very tightly focused

and shouldnt be too broad. For example, a character should

not be permitted to select astarship pilotingspecialization of

space transports, but may select YT-1300 transports. A

character wishing to select a specialization ingamblingmight

select Sabacc or Pazaak instead of the broader card

games. A character wishing to specialize inplanetary sys-

temswould want to select Tatooine system or Hoth sys-

tem instead of the Outer Rim Territories.

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