A Guide to Species, Careers, and Spending XP | Star Wars RPG

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I made a mistake: Spending XP on Career skills does in fact cost 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 xp. However non-career skills only cost 5 extra, so 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 xp. (NOT 10, 20, 30, 40, 50) I guess I have done it wrong for a few years. Sorry to my past PCs 😂

[@Radiago713]

Thanks for noting this! If I may make a suggestion, updating the video to correct it would be helpful. I’ve seen other creators use video notations to do it if re-editing the video isn’t a good option. Thanks for the helpful info!

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I fix my error in video later in the series (in the Skills video), but thanks for the suggestion with the video notations, I will check it out!

[@Radiago713]

Thanks for making these! Some friends and I are starting this game for the first time and these videos have really helped me wrap my head around some of this. Keep up the good work!

[@mike197714]

It’s all good. When I first got FFG Star Wars F&D(First),Star Wars AoR(Second),FFG Star Wars EOTE(Third). I went through them. I said. A changed the rules a little. To make it funnier. Like if your in any obligation class it cost the same xp, Morality class(Same),Duty class(Same). But if want to go outside the class(Talent)ur in then it’s double. Like let’s ur a Jedi Guardian(Defender).Then want also to be a medic in the duty class then it cost double. U get the medic class skills. And you get the soldier skills too. Makes it funnier. Every PC starts with 200 xp regardless of species. Ur given 3000 credits automatically regardless of class. Every PC uses the human species stats for 10+brawn . 10+will. 4:10 hmm oops forgot I colored print out&colored copied off the pages in those sourcebooks involving character creation, ships and etc. So I don’t have to carry around all those books. Just the important sections in the sourcebooks.

[@mike197714]

Oh I’m also a 45 yr old person with disabilities. I was born 1977. So when Star Wars celebrates its birthday. It will be birthday marker for me. I’ll be 46 yrs old this yr in September.

[@rsfan24]

This is something that I always feel is very needed for new players to Fantasy Flights RPGs, and I think it's fantastic that you've done this. Thank you.

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Glad to help!

[@DarkSoulaire]

I know this is old, but im watching it now and i was liking the series as a like fill in some gaps for my knowledge, but this is the first of at least 3 errors so far besides the one that was corrected about the xp cost. At about 7:20 you say you dont get the new spec skills as career, but you do. You dont gain the career skills beside your character creation one, but you always get the spec skills as new career skills. It explicitly states it on page 93 for example in edge of the empire rulebook. I am going to keep listening and adding comments about corrections for anyone who finds this series

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Yeah, hoping to redo the series at some point to iron out the mistakes

[@mike197714]

Hmm well Sir. I home brewed the rules. By matching it up with the no arguments, no fights rule. And it didn’t hold up. So I made it so that u don’t need a bonus. Just automatically give the player 200xp for his species. 3000 credits to use for weapons,gear&equipment for the class. Including, some species have weak stats. It’s gives them a fighting chance. Oh I centered it around the eras clone wars or civil war. So if civil war era the player(s) have access to clone wars tech: spacecraft&some weapons. If clone wars then the player(s) only have access to weapons,spacecrafts&ships of that era. Makes it fun. Also the player gets 120,000 credits to use in mod,upgrades/attachments. The player picks the ship. No need to pay for it in both eras. But for civil war. One minor detail: for any class freighter,any patrol boat class or any transport class the player is out all the cost of the mods,attachments/upgrades. Take ur chances with the GM. Just like the guy who commented before me. So GM just rolls on the obligation,Duty/morality.

[@Durskut]

Great videos so far, like the pacing, production quality, and emphasis on narrative. This video has a couple corrections to point out however. Regarding non-career skills at 5:52, it's the career cost plus 5xp for each non-career rank, i.e. 10/15/20/25/30 for ranks 1/2/3/4/5, respectively. So while 10xp for rank 1 non-career is double the 5xp cost for in career, it's more of a coincidence and the double cost trend does not continue. About new specializations and career skills at 7:16, characters do gain the skills of a new specialization as career skills for future purchasing, it's just they don't gain any free ranks in them (as was mentioned at 4:05) when buying a new specialization. Any character can only have one career, so it is correct that you do not gain the career skills from a career you're buying a new specialization from. Any ranks bought before don't get a "refund" when they become a career skill, it's just future ranks are cheaper. If any viewers want to read in detail about these then head to "Step 6: Invest Experience Points" in the Character Creation chapter of any core rulebook. The non-career skills are covered by the 4th paragraph under the "Skill Training" section and the specialization career skills are in the 2nd paragraph under the "Acquiring New Specializations" section. The "don't get career's skills when buying a specialization from it" and "no refunds for prior ranks" clarifications are in the FAQ here: edge-studio.net/shares/star-wars/

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I'll have to double check and see what I can do to correct it, thanks for the heads up!!

[@kulehulfer4385]

I've just started a campaign that takes place two weeks after the emperor's death, the players are members of the imperial army auxiliaries. So they can play aliens, we have a tiss'shar, a chiss, a carthar, and a kushiban. It's gonna be funny to see what ends up happening

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

That sounds awesome!

[@lordcranio3032]

Always get those characteristics up as high as you can. It's such a long road to raise them later.

[@demonteddybear3510]

I haven't played table top RPGs since 1996. Just starting to get interested in it again. So starting to pick up the books. Ordered the 3 core books, and two supplements (fall of the republic era source book, and Unlimited power). Videos are quite helpful on understanding the mechanics before the tedious task of trying to find a online gaming group. Any suggestions would be helpful on fleshing out my character idea. Idea will be in below reply section.

[@demonteddybear3510]

Female force sensitive Twi'lek Diplomat: Raised in elite family and trained from a young age to be a political leader. When elder of family is murdered a power struggle ensues and she finds herself sold into slavery. Where she lead a failed slave uprising against the Hutt who controlled the camp which prepared the slaves for the market. Barely escaping the repercussions by sneaking aboard a outgoing cargo vessel. Now with a bounty on her head she must flee to the outer rim of space little prepared for life on the run. With only her skilled words and untrained use of a blaster to aid her.

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

You should join my discord community! People share this kind of all the time and you can also maybe find some players to play with!

[@demonteddybear3510]

@@TheTabletopEmpire Thanks for the info. Will do when able.

[@Shanezkool]

A play list would be helpful. Good stuff!

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

There already is :)

[@limeturkey]

At 7:16 when you say you do not get the career skills for new specializations, unless I am misunderstanding you that is wrong. You do not gain the 8 career skills but you do gain the 4 "bonus" career skills that comes with the specialization as new career skills for yourself. For example Politico would give you Charm, Coercion, Deception, and Know: Core. Page 93 Edge Core, Acquiring New Specializations, second paragraph, second and third sentence.

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Yeah its something I caught later 😅 I'll fix it with a new video at some point

[@crowzur6055]

Very helpful video. Now if only i could find people willing to play this 😢

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Check my discord server!

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Which Career / Specialization are you choosing?

[@carlosrivera9047]

I'm the GM in my game but my four players recently created their characters and they are: Bounty Hunter Assassin Wookie, Diplomat Agitator Zabrak, Diplomat Ambassador Falleen and Soldier Sharpshooter Kyuzo.

[@rileyackison4495]

My latest character is a droid, scoundrel gunslinger who sidestepped into cyber tech

[@SterfGoogle]

At 10:05 you say that Force Powers aren't a thing, yet Edge of the Empire provides the Force Sensitive Exile Specialisation and also lists Force Powers; p. 276 to 285.

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

This is correct. I probably could have been clearer on that 😅

[@HectorCornejo-r1g]

Ive enjoyed a couple of your videos so far, did you ever make one about making droids and their differences in making a character? I saw one on playing a droid, is that the one I should watch?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I did! You can find it in the videos tab or in the character creation playlist

[@jessewilson7237]

Great videos can't wait for more

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Thanks! Can't wait to bring you more! We do post 6 days a week to instagram @thetabletopempire if you need some content during the week :)

[@PhilipLeFou]

I believe it might have slipped your mind to add either a rank in Charm or Deception for your Species Abilities.

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I realized this afterwards haha, at least I mentioned it haha

[@PhilipLeFou]

@@TheTabletopEmpire You’re doing good work and revitalizing the setting for me personally. One of the hardest things for players to wrap their heads around is vehicle combat. If you’d like to collaborate on a mock space battle between imperial and rebel forces, or even a speeder bike race and it’s escalating tensions let me know. I think covering the mechanics during an actual event could help the community. -Corellians

[@f.b.3263]

What‘s your take on taking a second specialization like Recruit in Age of Rebellion? Worth it if you only get access to the talent tree (and more career skills but no additional ranks)? Thanks!

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I typically don't during character creation, but will after a few sessions if there is something specific I want

[@SterfGoogle]

You don't start out with a Force Rating of 1, do you? I've only started reading up on everything today, but I see it very explicitly mentioned in the Force Sensitive Emergent and Force Sensitive Exile universal specialisations that you get a Force Rating of 1, if you don't have it already. Similarly, the Careers in Force and Destiny tell you that you start with a Force Rating of 1. Neither Twi'leks, nor Bounty Hunters, nor Survivalists say something similar. So in your example, you should be writing down a 0 at 8:17, right?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

You start with a rating of 0, unless you get a force sensitive tree then it goes to 1. You increase it from 1 to higher numbers via the Force Rating talent on the force tree.

[@SterfGoogle]

@@TheTabletopEmpire I must have missed you grabbing a force sensitive tree, then. Sorry about that :) Thanks ever so much for your videos, though. They're an excellent entry point to the system!

[@misterronnie8567]

I have a question can career of different core book be mix in the same campaign like a bounty hunter and a jedi?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Yep! Just have to give the jedi character an obligation or duty from the other book as well as a morality (at least, that is how I combine them)

[@brandanshaw5326]

This is an old video so not sure if I’ll get a reply. I may have missed something but why were some of your skills already upgraded before you spent XP?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

When you select your career and specialization you get free ranks in your choice of the career skills. Choose 1 rank for 4 of the 8 career skills Choose 1 rank for 2 of the 4 specialization skills. If there are repeats, like lets say Deception is listed in your career and specialization, you can choose that skill twice. Though any skill’s rank cannot go above 2 during the character creation process.

[@gadsdenviking4159]

I have a question. So i picked Clone for my PC. Page 12 of Rise of the Separatist, (Kamino Training) gives a free Physical Training talent. But i picked Clone Commander talent tree from page 22 of Collapse of the Republic that does not have that talent on that tree. Does it automatically open both talent trees or how is that resolved?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

You just take a rank of the talent, not on any tree. You just get that individual talent. If you get a tree later that has it and get the talent again, then that would be rank 2.

[@gadsdenviking4159]

Cool. My group and I are new to the game. I just bought all of the books and will be GMing for our group. I may come back time from time to ask questions for stuff I am having trouble finding. We will start off with a few one shots that come with the beginner game kits but I plan on running a campaign that last through the whole saga.

[@Handasan]

Can i Take 2 from the top and make two simultaneous "tree branches"?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Yep!

[@taylorsmith9197]

So when buying a new tree from a different career, and say it is your second tree overall, that cost would be 30XP correct? (10 x 2) + 10 = 30. Is that a 1-time XP purchase and then you can just buy talents from that tree like normal for the posted XP price on the boxes in the given Tree?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

I believe you only get the discount for your starting career

[@taylorsmith9197]

@@TheTabletopEmpire What do you mean discount? I'm not following. On the talent trees, under each talent it states the cost, going up by 5s as you go down each level of the tree. Those are the prices even in the second tree after you spend that lump sum cost of say 30 XP for your second tree correct?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

So buying talents on the tree and buying a new tree are two different things. When buying your 2nd specialization tree it costs 10*2, so 20. Your 3rd would be 10*3, so 30. If you are buying a tree from a career you did not start with, buying the new tree would cost an extra 10, so 2nd would be 30, and 3rd would be 40.

[@taylorsmith9197]

@@TheTabletopEmpire Yes, i was just wanting to clarify that buying access to a tree that isn't your starting tree is just a onetime purchase. Like in our example we've used, 30 XP, and then you can buy the talents from that tree just like normal, correct?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Correct

[@JacobL228]

You said you gained 5 starting XP "from [your] obligation going up a little bit." Can you explain what you meant by that?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

You can increase your obligation for bonus xp or credits during character creation :)

[@OtakuKent]

So my friends and I are new to this game and I was curious after character creation how does one raise their stats?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

You get 10-20xp or so after each session, depending on the GM

[@noxumbra173]

How do you spend xp to get a second career specialist?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Buying a 2nd spec in your career: 10 x tree #. 2nd tree is 20, 3rd is 30, etc... If outside your career: +10 to that. So 2nd is 30, 3rd is 40, etc... Buying a new specialization gets you those career skills but no free ranks.

[@alphawolffestudios1169]

One of my players wishes to make a Madolorian but none of the books i have has anything close besides human and clone troopers and he feels the 2 accross the board for core stats isn't to his liking. aAny Recomendations?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

Google "Mandalorian Human, Star Wars RPG." There is a wiki online that has all the available races and their stats. (Be sure to avoid the Saga edition wiki)

[@alphawolffestudios1169]

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[@joellechanu7789]

So you cannot buy two different starting point in a tree because they aren’t connected ?

[@TheTabletopEmpire]

You can always buy from the top row. Anything under the top row must be connected to a top row item via the connecting lines.

[@inertloki5193]

Algorithm

[@naborss]

Real