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Cereans
6-point Species

Personality: Cereans are calm, peaceful and rational.
Appearance: Humanoids with elongated craniums. Height varies between 1.7 and 2.1 meters.
Example Names: Ki-Adi, So Leet, Sylvn, Ti-Dal, Maj-Odo
Homeworld: Cerea
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Binary brain: Fast Reaction Time
• Binary heart
• Aversion to High technology
• Male rarity
• Languages: Basic 5 & Cerean 5

Chagrians
5-point Species
Personality: Socially developed and cosmopolitan.
Appearance: Chagrians have thick blue skin and four horns extending from their heads. The uppermost pair is used to intimidate others, while the lower pair is
typically ornamental. Height varies between 1.8 and 2.3 meters.
Example Names: Mas Amedda, Dul Baturra.
Homeworld: Champala
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Amphibious: Breathe air & water
• Radiation-resistant Skin: Resistance (Radiation) 2
• Horns: D6 x STR stabbing
• Languages: Basic 5 & Chagri 5

Gamorreans
3-point Species

Personality: Brutish and violent.
Appearance: Swine-looking, stocky humanoids with green skin. Height varies between 1.3 and 1.6 meters.
Example Names:
Homeworld: Gamorr
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Battle prowess: +2 to Brawling, Hand Weapons and Thrown Weapons
• Droid Hate
• Languages: Basic (Understand only) 5 & Gamorrean 5

Ithorian
2-point Species

Personality: Calm, peaceful, tranquil and gentle.
Appearance: Humanoids with long neck sthat curl forward and end in dome-shaped heads. They have two mouths. Height varies between 1.8 and 2.3 meters.
Example Names: Fandomar, Momaw, Oraltor, Trangle
Homeworld: Ithor
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Nature lore: +2 on Nature-related Tasks (Scholar, Survival etc)
• Languages: Basic 5 & Ithorese 5

Mon Calamari
0-point Species

Personality: Creative, quiet and inquisitive
Appearance: Humanoids with high-domed heads, large eyes, and smooth, mottled skin. They smell of salt and sea. Height varies between 1.3 and 1.8 meter.
Example Names: Ackbar, Bant, Ibtsam
Homeworld: Calamari
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Artistic: +2 Craft Skill
• Amphibious: Breathe air & water, Swimming 2
• Dry Environment: -1 Dexterity, Perception and Willpower
• Moisty Environment: +1 Dexterity, Perception and Willpower Tasks and Tests
• Languages: Basic 5 & Calamarian 5

Rodians
5-point Species

Personality: Violent, tenacious and dedicated.
Appearance: Humanoid with multifaceted eyes, a tapered snout, and a deep green skin. Height varies between 1.5 and 1.7 meter.
Example Names: Andoorni, Beedo, Doda, Greedo, Greeata, Kelko, Navik, Wald.
Homeworld: Rodia
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Hunting culture: +2 on Tracking Tasks
• Languages: Basic 5 & Rodese 5

Sullustans
7-point Species
Personality: Pragmatic, pleasant and fond of practical jokes.
Appearance: Humanoids with large round eyes, big ears, and jowls. Height varies between 1.3 and 1.8 meter.
Example Names: Aril Nunb, Dllr Nep, Nien nunb, Sian Tevv, Syub Snunb.
Homeworld: Sullust
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Enhanced Senses: Acute Senses (Vision & Hearing) (includes low-light vision)
• Location Sense: Always remember how to return to an area previously visited (+1 on Astrogation Tasks)
• Languages: Basic 5 & Sullustese 5

Trandoshans
7-point Species

Personality: Violent, brutal and driven, but can show compassion and mercy.
Appearance: Reptilian humanoids with scaly hides. Height varies between 1.5 and 2.1 meters.
Example Names: Bossk, Fusset, Krussk, Ssuurg, Tusserk.
Homeworld: Trandosha (or Dosha)
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Infravision
• Scaly Hide: AV2
• Languages: Basic 5 & Dosh 5

Twi’leks
6-point Species

Personality: Cunning, charismatic and profit-oriented
Appearance: Humanoid with with long, tapered, headtails. Height varies between 1.6 and 2.1 meters. Skin tones include shades of blue, white and green.
Example Names: Mas Amedda, Dul Baturra.
Homeworld: Ryloth
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Fortitude: Resistance (Disease & Poison) 1
• Sly: Charisma 1
• Secret language: Lekku 5
• Languages: Basic 5 & Ryl 5

Wookiees
7-point Species

Personality: Honorable, rash and short-tempered.
Appearance: Large arboreal humanoids covered in thick fur. Height varies between 2 and 2.3 meters.
Example Names: Chewbacca, Gorwooken, Groznik, Lowbacca, Ralrra, Rorworr, Salporin
Homeworld: Kashyyyk
Racial Abilities and Drawbacks:

• Climbing claws: +2 on Climbing Tasks; slashing damage in hand to hand, but Wookiees who use them in a fight will be considered dishonorable
• Reputation: +2 on Intimidation Tasks
• Berserker Rage: +2 Str and -2 to all other Tests and Tasks; Difficult Willpower to snap out of it, close friends give +3
• Honor: Honorable (Friends & Wookiees) -1
• Languages: Basic (Understand only) 5 & Shyriiwook 5

Double-Bladed Lightsaber: Damage: By lightsaber. This Move represents specialized training in the proper use of a double-bladed lightsaber. Without this Move, none of the special benefits of the double-bladed lightsaber may be used and the character has -3 penalty to use any Basic or Special Move with a double-bladed lightsaber. If the character has this Move, Basic Moves are used at its rating other Special Moves will be used at their rating-3 or the Double-Bladed Lightsaber rating, whichever is greater (but never higher than the Special Move’s own rating). For example: if the character has Double-Bladed Lightsaber 4, Counterstrike 3, Disarm 5 and Shove 8, he would Counterstrike with a rating of 3, Disarm with 4 and Shove with 5. If used with only a single blade projected, a double-bladed lightsaber is treated as if it were a normal lightsaber. Possession of this Move allows a Jedi wielding a double-bladed lightsaber to gain a +3 bonus to all parry rolls made when both lightsaber blades are extended

FORCE POINTS

     The Force permeates everything and everyone in galaxy. Thus, anyone, not just Force-Sensitive characters, can tap into its power. Non-Force-Sensitive users will not be aware they are tapping the Force. They will attribute it to luck, fate or other similar abstract entity.
      This ability to use the Force is represented by Force points. All starting characters begin with 1 Force Point and can have a maximum of 5 (Force-Sensitive start with 2, with no upper limit). Force Points that exceed the limit for non-Force-Sensitive will automatically be traded for Experience Points at a 1-to-3 rate (Experience Points earned this way cannot be used for advancement). Force Points cannot be otherwise traded for Experience Points.
      The use of a Force-Point must be declared at the beginning of the Turn and the character cannot use Experience Points in that same Turn. When a character uses a Force Point, all his Attribute, Skill, and pertinent Quality ratings are doubled for that Turn. Used Force Points are gone, unless they were used in a heroic way. In that case, they come back at the end of the adventure. If the characters uses the Force Point heroically and in a dramatically appropriate point of the adventure, he not only recovers the Force Point, but also earns another one. Using a Force Point to do something evil (or good, for Dark Side characters) earns the character Dark Side points, and it also doesn't come back at the end of the adventure. Below are some examples of each situation:
     Characters already consumed by the Dark Side only gain new Force Points for doing evil things at dramatically appropriate moments (like killing millions of innocent people). Any other use of the Force Point spends it, without chance of recover.
     Remember that using a Force Point for evil is the only way a non-Force-Sensitive character can earn Dark Side points. Force-Sensitive characters, on the other hand, will gain them in various situations, even if they don't use a Force Point.

Experience Points (XP) [Optional]

     Experience Points (XP) are a less powerful manifestation of the Force, but more plentiful than Force Points. Usually, XP are used for character advancement: raising his Attributes and skills. They can also be used to get a temporary boost to one's Tests or Tasks.
     The character cannot use XP in the same Turn they used a Force Point or Called on The Dark Side. Unlike Force Points, XP can be used after a character rolls. However, he must spend them before another character makes his roll. Every XP spent gives a +2 bonus to the roll.
      Characters can only spend XP to influence their own actions. The maximum number of XP a character can spend depends on the type of action being influenced:

• A character can spend up to 2 XP on any Test or Task
• A character can spend up to 5 XP on any defensive Task (dodge, parry etc)
• A character can spend up to 5 XP on any Skill Specialty
• A character can spend up to 5 XP to reduce damage, with every XP reducing 2 points of damage before reducing for AV

     Force-senitive characters cannot use XP to influence Force Powers' rolls, unless its a defensive roll (non-Force-sensitive characters can do that too). However, Light'Dark Side points can be used as XP in that situation.

Lightsaber Combat
     This power lets the Jedi to establish a powerful link with his weapon, allowing him to increase his ability with it and its damage. The link is so deep that the Jedi can use the lightsaber to parry attacks that he foresees and would otherwise be unblockable, like blaster fire. To activate this power, the Jedi makes a Perception + Sense Task. A successful roll allows the Jedi to add his Sense skill rating to his Martial Arts (Lightsaber) skill and add or subtract his Control skill rating to the damage multiplier of his lightsaber. If the Jedi is stunned, knocked unconscious or deactivate his lightsaber, this power will turn off, requiring him to turn it on again with a Task roll and the spending of a Light/Dark Side point.
     To parry blaster bolts, the character must succeed at a Perception + Sense Task, earning at least as much Success Levels as the attacker. Parried blaster bolts can be redirected with a Dexterity + Control Task at -2, plus range modifiers using the range limits of the weapon that fired the shot.

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