Species Bonuses

By Tweedledope, in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG

Good morning. First and foremost, forgive me if this has been posted prior. I've scoured the FAQs and search function and couldn't find an answer. Here goes:

If the species you have chosen offers free ranks in a skill, we'll take the Gand as an example (one free rank in Discipline), do you apply that before or after spending starting XP? For instance, if you choose to increase a Gand's Discipline at character creation do you pay 10 for career skills (15 for non career) to get a second rank?

The only thing I can find around this is Sam Stewart's answer as follows...Still doesn't cover my question wholly.

"Q: If I buy a rank in a non-career skill and it later becomes a career skill, do I get refunded the additional "out of career" cost I paid when I purchased that rank?"

Thank you and good gaming!

-=Tweedledope=-

You never get a refund. All purchases are final.

Free ranks - from species, career, and first specialization - are allocated before XP is spent.

Free ranks - from species, career, and first specialization - are allocated before XP is spent.

Thanks!