Droid Special Abilities

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

I've been re-reading the core rulebook, and when I read the droid special abilities, it says "Droids have a cybernetic implant cap of 6 instead of their brawn rating". Does anyone understand what that means?

It means they can get 6 cybernetic enhancements by default regardless of their Brawn score. Brawn score sets the # you can have for other PCs.

If you’re not a droid, then you are limited by your Brawn rating as to the number of Cybernetic implants that you can install. If your Brawn is two, then at most you can get two cybernetic implants, which might be two arms or two legs, or one hand and one eye, etc…. If your Brawn is three, then at most you can get three cybernetic implants.

If you are a droid, that cap is six — as if your Brawn was six, but not requiring that your Brawn actually be that high.

The only exception is the Gank cyborg race. I'm AFB right now, so I don't have details, but those are the three scenarios. When.it comes to the number of cybernetic implants you can have, you're either a Droid, a Gank, or everyone else.

Ganks begin with 2 worth up to 5,000 credits and a cap of 3 + Brawn.