I couldn't find any posts on this already, so I figured I'd ask the question here.
It isn't very clear in the rules (at least not from my reads through the beta book and errata documents) how the crystals work in lightsabers with respect to HPs used.
For example, if I purchase a Shoto, it has 3 remaining HP, but obviously has a crystal in it, or it wouldn't be able to function. However, if I were to simply create/purchase the Shoto hilt (with no crystal), it also only has 3 HP.
As I understand it, in order to make a hilt I either created or purchased function as a lightsaber, I would need to find/purchase a crystal and use it to "mod" the hilt, using up 2 HP in the process and leaving only 1 remaining. This is a pretty big issue for those Force users who are crafting their own lightsaber (aka: every Jedi) as opposed to simply purchasing one that can later be modified.
Am I missing something? Thanks!