Good evening ladies and gents, I have a question regarding character creation for a navigator I am making. And thinking about it, this could apply to all character creations, because I've noticed a similar issues with them all. While I was creating to Navigator I got to the point were I was marking down starting skills and talents. With the starting skills do they start out as trained or basic? I am going to assume basic because in the Rank 1 advances it offers you to bump them up without the +10 bonus you would get for having the skill taken twice.

Another thing is my navigator starts out with the talent Pistol Weapon Training (Universal) and under then Rank 1 advances it offers the skill for 500 xp, but that doesn't make sense to have it for purchase if I already have it because form what I understand that talent does not stack. Thanks for any reply in advance!

-Space Butler

This is explained in the errat, which can be downloaded here: http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=78&esem=4

The short answer is that the duplications are there in case new stuff changes existing starting skills and talents.

Starting skills are trained.

Ok, that explains a whole lot. Thanks for the help!