If there is a totally new character starting in your group or if a character dies and a player makes a new one, do you let them start out fresh with no extra XP in character generation or let them have a little extra to keep up? If so, how much? If not, do you let them have other advantages, like gear and cybernetics, maybe an npc companion or other mechanical- or game related advantages or bonuses?

New player entirely? As much XP as the current existing character with the lowest XP. Starting credits of 500 plus any obligation/duty/whatever.

Dead? Same XP as you had already, starting credits of 500 plus any obligation/duty/whatever.

In the case of a dead character, I would bring them in at their previous total of xp and then baseline credits (modifying for obligation etc). If it is a new character, i would start them at the average xp total for the group, i.e. you have 4 characters currently, one is at 110, one at 95, one at 85 and one at 75. I would bring the new player in at 90 xp.

My campaign starts completely new characters at 150xp and 5k credits, half of which can be used on restricted items. New characters rolled by a veteran player who lost a character (death or retirement) get 1/2 of the lost character's earned xp.

I'd give him the equivalent of 10 obligation without the actual obligation.

So he could choose to have either 2500 more credits, 10 more xp OR 1000 more credits plus 5 xp.

I start characters with 500 credits, a free backpack / datapad / comlink. Xp is based off species. If the group has 6 or less people, they can add obligation as it doesn't reach over 100. If someone dies, they are wiped, they start over. The fear of death is very real and will happen if you sew your fate with it. I only give bonus xp if someone jumps into the campaign after its underway and reward them with anywhere from 10-25 less xp than everyone else on their first character, so if everyone is at 50+ xp already, probably start them out at 40xp + their species xp after character creation. I also run my campaigns with 1xp per hour of play, +5 xp if you really play to your character.

I think this thread is a dupe of https://community.fantasyflightgames.com/topic/185145-new-character-in-established-group-how-much-xp-do-you-give/