Star Wars Edge of the Empire Beta: Character Creation Query

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Okay received the book yesterday and am trying to create characters and would like you help in case I miss something.

So for the first character I roll up Obligations and managed a 98 so reroll twice more and result in;
1) Addiction and
2) Dutybound

Okay for species went for Twi'lek so her starting characteristics are;

Brawn: 1, Agility: 2, Intellect: 2, Cunning: 2, Willpower 2, Presence: 3

Starting Wound Threshold: 11+ Brawn or 12
Starting Strain Threshold: 11+ Willpower or 13

Oh before I forget she gets two racial abilities;
1) Select 1 skill rank in either Charm or Deceit she'll have that in Deceit and
2) Removes 1 setback die on skill checks due to operating in an arid or hot environment.

Okay her career is Smuggler gaining a skill rank in 4 of the following Career Skills; Coordination, Deceit, Perception, Pilot/Space, Skullduggery, Streetwise, Vigilance and Knowledge/Underworld

Because her racial bonus counts towards the limit of 2 skill ranks in any one skill she ends up going for; Coordination 1, Deceit 2 (1 racial and 1 Career skill choice), Pilot/Space 1 and Skullduggery of 1.

Now as her specialization she goes for Thief which grants her a skill rank in 2 of the following four skills; Skullduggery, Vigilance, Knowledge/Underworld and Stealth.

This time she increases her Skullduggery to 2 and has 1 in Knowledge/ Underworld.

When I first did this I assumed she gained a free talent not including her racial bonus but this doesn't seem to be the case so as this character is planned as one for a group of 4 players her Obligations are initially rated at 5 each BUT I increased one to 10.
This increases her xp towards modifying her character from 100 to 105.

Increase both Intellect and Willpower to 3 both cost 30pts so that reduces the xp to 45.

Obtain Black Market Contacts for 5pts this reduces this to 40, then spent 20pts to become Force Sensitive as an additional career specialization and then selects Uncanny Senses for 5pts this reduces this to 15.

Then selects the Street Smarts talent for 10 reducing this to 5pts.

Originally when i thought the Black market Contacts would be a free talent I also selected Convincing Demeanor to cover the last 10pts but this not being the case I replace that with Uncanny Reactions since Insight isn't necessary as she has both Perception & Vigilance as career skills.

Motivation: Rolled Fame and Former nemesis so...

Brawn: 1, Agility: 2, Intellect: 3, Cunning: 2, Willpower 3, Presence: 3
Starting Wound Threshold: 11+ Brawn or 12
Starting Strain Threshold: 11+ Willpower or 14

Skills:
Coordination 1, Deceit 2, Knowledge/Underworld 1, Pilot/Space 1 and Skullduggery of 2.

Talents:
Black Market Contacts: When purchasing illegals goods reduce the rarity by 1 and increasing the cost of the item by 50%.
Street Smarts: Removes 1 setback die from Streetwise or Surveillance checks.
Uncanny Reactions (Force Sensitive): Gains 1 bonus die to all Vigilance checks.
Uncanny Senses (Force Sensitive): Gains 1 Bonus die to all Perception checks.

Obligation:
Addicted to Fame (5)
Dutybound to Former nemesis (Her husband) (10)

So anything i missed or got plain wrong?

[Hopeless]

So thought I try this again with a second character attempt;

So for Obligation rolled Responsibility and upped that to 20 (rolled a d6 with 4-5 meaning it goes up by 5 and 6 for a maximum of 10 increase in case you were wondering).

For species went with Bothan;

Brawn 1, Agility 2, Intellect 2, Cunning 3, Will 2 and Presence 2

Racial abilities include a free 1 skill rank in Streetwise (please note when creating a character the maximum you can increase a skill before start of play is 2 so you can’t spend the career specialty class skill along with the career skill bonus ranks) and the bonus talent of Convincing Demeanour (reduces any setback dice by 1 when applied to any Deceit or Skullduggery skill check).

So went for Smuggler (that’s a surprise!) with career skills of Coordination, Deceit, Perception, Pilot/Space, Skulduggery, Streetwise, Vigilance and Knowledge/Underworld so with 4 skill ranks went for 1 in each except for Vigilance and Knowledge/Underworld.

So went for the Pilot specialty and spent the 2 skill ranks on 1 each of Astrogation and Gunnery.

So having 110pts to spend increased Agility to 3 and Willpower to 4 which left 10pts so took Full Throttle and Galaxy Mapper.

Oh before I forget (again!) rolled Relationship for motivation with childhood friend.

Thus the Bothan Pilot

Obligation: Responsible for a childhood friend who was crippled in an accident he was partly responsible for (20)

Brawn 1, Agility 3, Intellect 2, Cunning 3, Willpower 4, Presence 2

Starting Wound Threshold: 10+Brawn or 11
Starting Strain Threshold: 11+Willpower or 15

Skills:
Coordination 1, Deceit 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Space 1, Skulduggery 1, Streetwise 1, Astrogation 1and Gunnery 1.

Talents:
Convincing Demanour: Reduce Setback dice by 1 for any Deceit or Skulduggery skill check)
Full Throttle: Can make a make a Pilot check versus a hard difficulty (3 purple d8s) to increase a vehicle’s speed by 1 for 3 rounds.
Galaxy Mapper: Can reduce any setback dice on an Astrogation check by 1 and such checks take half the normal time.

Hmm maybe I ought to be looking at combat skills?!

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Wondered about dropping Intellect down to 2 to recover 30 xp ad use this on sklls say Ranged Light 1 (10), Perception, Streetwise, Vigilance and Stealth at 1 (20) and modify the below accordingly;

Twi'lek Scoundrel

Brawn: 1, Agility: 2, Intellect: 2, Cunning: 2, Willpower 3, Presence: 3
Starting Wound Threshold: 11+ Brawn or 12
Starting Strain Threshold: 11+ Willpower or 14

Skills:
Coordination 1, Deceit 2, Knowledge/Underworld 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Space 1, Ranged/ Light 1, Skullduggery of 2, Streetwise 1 and Vigilance 1

Talents:
Black Market Contacts: When purchasing illegals goods reduce the rarity by 1 and increasing the cost of the item by 50%.
Street Smarts: Removes 1 setback die from Streetwise or Surveillance checks.
Uncanny Reactions (Force Sensitive): Gains 1 bonus die to all Vigilance checks.
Uncanny Senses (Force Sensitive): Gains 1 Bonus die to all Perception checks.

Obligation:
Addicted to Fame (5)
Dutybound to Former nemesis (Her husband) (10)

Is that better?

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Bothan Pilot

Drop Willpower to 3 to gain 40xp to gain 1 in Pilot/Planet and Vigilance with 1 in Ranged/Light up Astrogation and Pilot/Space to 2

Obligation: Responsible for a childhood friend who was crippled in an accident he was partly responsible for (20)

Brawn 1, Agility 3, Intellect 2, Cunning 3, Willpower 3, Presence 2

Starting Wound Threshold: 10+Brawn or 11
Starting Strain Threshold: 11+Willpower or 14

Skills:
Astrogation 2, Coordination 1, Deceit 1, Gunnery 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Planet 1, Pilot/Space 2, Ranged/Light 1, Skulduggery 1, Streetwise 1, and Vigilance 1.

Talents:
Convincing Demanour: Reduce Setback dice by 1 for any Deceit or Skulduggery skill check)
Full Throttle: Can make a make a Pilot check versus a hard difficulty (3 purple d8s) to increase a vehicle’s speed by 1 for 3 rounds.
Galaxy Mapper: Can reduce any setback dice on an Astrogation check by 1 and such checks take half the normal time.

Hmm I think I'm missing something, what do you think?

[Hopeless]

Here's 3 more for you to query;

Male Twi’lek Thief
Obligation: Escaped prisoner sentenced for religious teachings (20)
Brawn 1, Agility 3, Intellect 2, Cunning 2, Willpower 2, Presence 3

Starting Wound Threshold: 12
Starting Strain Threshold: 13

Special:
Gains 1 free rank in Deceit and whilst in an arid or hot environment reduces setback dice by 1.

Skills:
Deceit 2, Knowledge/Outer Rim 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Space 2, Ranged/Light 1, Skulduggery 2, Stealth 1, Streetwise 2, Vigilance 1

Talents:
Indistinguishable: Upgrade difficulty to be identified by 1.
Street Smarts: Removes 1 setback die from Streetwise or Surveillance checks.
Uncanny Reactions (Force Sensitive): Gains 1 bonus die to all Vigilance checks
Uncanny Senses (Force Sensitive): Gains 1 Bonus die to all Perception checks

Male Trandoshan Outlaw Tech
Obligation: Escaped prisoner and rebel sympathiser (10)
Brawn 3, Agility 2, Intellect 2, Cunning 2, Will 2, Presence 2

Starting Wound Threshold: 15
Starting Strain Threshold: 11

Special: Gains a free rank in Perception, heals one extra wound from natural rest or using a bacta tank and has claws that do +1 damage and have a critical rating of 3.

Skills:
Astrogation 1, Discipline 2, Knowledge/Underworld 1, Mechanics 1, Perception 2, Pilot/Planet 2, Resilience 1 and Streetwise 1

Talents:
Solid Repairs: Add 1 hull integrity when repairing a vehicle or a starship.
Tinkerer x2: Add an additional hard point to 2 items although an item can only be modified once.
Utility Belt: Spend a destiny point to reveal a tool of up to rarity 3 or less but not a weapon.

Rodian Bodyguard
Obligation: Betrayed by former comrades (5)
Addicted to Death Sticks as a result of imprisonment (5)
Brawn 2, Agility 3, Intellect 2, Cunning 3, Willpower 2, Presence 2

Starting Wound Threshold: 12
Starting Strain Threshold: 12

Special: Gains 1 free rank in Survival skill and the Expert Tracker talent.

Skills: Athletics 1, Brawn 2, Gunnery 2, Knowledge/Lore 1, Pilot/Planet 1, Ranged/Light 1, Ranged/Heavy 1, Resilience 1 and Survival 1

Talents:
Barrage: Add 1 damage to damage inflicted using either Ranged/Heavy or Gunnery skills at medium or long range.
Durable: Reduce critical hit suffered by 10 to a minimum of 1.
Expert Tracker: Remove 1 setback die from attempts to find, follow or track a target and these take 50% less time than normal.

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Here's some more anybody know a good site for randomised star wars related names for characters?

Male Rodian Mechanic
Brawn 3, Agility 3, Intellect 2, Cunning 2, Willpower 1, Presence 3
Wound Threshold: 13
Strain Threshold: 11
Special: Gains 1 free rank in Survival and the bonus talent of Expert Tracker
Skills:
Astrogation 2, Brawl 1, Computers1, Coordination 1, Discipline 1, Knowledge/Outer Rim 1, Mechanics 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Planet 1, Skulduggery 1 and Survival 1
Talents:
Expert Tracker: Reduces 1 setback die to find, follow or track targets and takes 50% less time to do so.
Gearhead: Remove 1 setback die from Mechanics checks and halve the credit cost to add mods to attachments.
Obligation: Former criminal past (10)

Male Trandoshan Survivalist
Brawn 3, Agility 1, Intellect 2, Cunning 2, Willpower 3, Presence 3
Wound Threshold: 15
Strain Threshold: 12
Special: Gains 1 free rank in Perception and recovers 1 extra wound through natural rest or via bacta and has Claws doing +1 damage and a critical rating of 3.
Skills:
Athletics 1, Brawl 2, Knowledge/Lore 1, Knowledge/Xenology 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Space 1, Ranged/Heavy 1, Streetwise 2, Survival 1 and Vigilance 1
Talents:
None
Obligation: Debt to Mentor (15)

Gand Scholar
Brawn 2, Agility 3, Intellect 3, Cunning 2, Willpower 3, Presence 1
Wound Threshold: 12
Strain Threshold: 13
Special: Having no lungs it is immune to suffocation but not to exposure to vacuum and gains 1 free rank in Discipline.
Skills:
Deceit 1, Discipline 1, Knowledge/Core Worlds 1, Knowledge/Education 2, Knowledge/Outer Rim 1, Knowledge/Underworld 2, Leadership 1, Streetwise 1
Talents:
Researcher: -1 setback die to all knowledge checks
Resolve: Reduce involuntary strain by 1pt to a minimum of 1pt.
Obligation: Former Criminal involved in campaigning for droid rights (10)

Trandoshan Scout
Brawn 3, Agility 2, Intellect 2, Cunning 2, Willpower 2, Presence 2
Wound Threshold: 15
Strain Threshold: 12
Special: Gains 1 free rank in Perception and recovers 1 extra wound through natural rest or via bacta and has Claws doing +1 damage and a critical rating of 3.
Skills:
Astrogation 1, Brawl 1, Charm 1, Cool 1, Knowledge/Lore 1, Knowledge/Outer Rim 1, Knowledge/Xenology 1, Medecine 1, Perception 1, Pilot/Planet 1, Pilot/Space 2, Ranged/Light 1 and Survival 2
Talents:
Grit: +1 Strain Threshold
Let’s Ride: Mounting, dismounting, getting into or out of the pilot seat/mount seat, etc is treated as an incidental action rather than a maneuver.
Shortcut: +1 bonus die to catch or escape foe
Obligation: Obsession with former Nemesis over Capitalist past (20)

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R4D5
Droid Mechanic
Obligation/Motivation: Dutybound to Mender (Mentor) (10)

Brawn 1, Agility 1, Intellect 2, Cunning 2, Willpower 1, Presence 1 = 40xp

Wound Threshold: 12
Strain Threshold: 11
Soak: 2

Skills:
Astrogation 2, Computers 2, Cool 2, Discipline 1, Knowledge/Outer Rim 1, Mechanics 2, Perception 1, Pilot/Space 2, Skulduggery 1 and Vigilance 1 = 70xp

Talents:
Enduring 1: Formerly known as Resilience a bonus Droid talents grating +1 to Soak
Fine Tuning 1: When taking an action to reduce the strain a starship or vehicle is suffering from can reduce an additional 1 strain.
Gearhead 2: -2 setback dice when applied to Mechanics checks and halve the credit cost to add modifications or attachments
Redundant Systems 1: 1/session make an Easy Mechanics check to scrounge parts from a working device to fix a similar device
Solid Repairs 3: Can repair +3 hull integrity when repairing a vehicle or starship
Toughened 1 +1 Wound threshold (Included)

Figured I try and design an alternative to the astromech listed in the book and see what reactions I get.