Quick question on specializations.

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

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I am very sorry if this has been asked and answered already.
I looked through about 10 pages of topic titles and nothing seemed to sound like what I'm curious about.

Anyway to the topic at hand.

I know you can only have three specializations (well only access to three talent trees at one time, but this therefor limits specilizations).

I also know that when you buy a forth, you select one you already have and "discard" it. And "you loose some of what you have learned from that specialization".

My question is what exactly do you loose? Do you keep your talents you have already purchased from the talent tree? If you rebuy the specialization you got rid of, are you able to just pick up where you left off?


I'm reading the beta book from front to back, so I don't know if this is adressed somewhere in the book (I'm still on the character gen chapter), but a quick search through it dosent seem to give me an answer.

Anyway, I appreciate any help given.
Thanks for your time, have a great day!

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You keep the talents that indicate that they are "permanent" with the red bar. Flip to page 41 and check out the Assassin talent Grit.

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Colyer said:

You keep the talents that indicate that they are "permanent" with the red bar. Flip to page 41 and check out the Assassin talent Grit.

Hey there, I really appreciate the reply.
But are you sure? Because acording to the final beta update permanent abilities and talents are no longer a thing.

On page 2 of the update: "Permanent Abilities and Talents (pages 40-63):Remove all references to permanent talents or permanent abilities. "

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The beta updates actually got rid of that. You can have as many specs as you can afford.

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Vonpenguin said:

The beta updates actually got rid of that. You can have as many specs as you can afford.

Oh wow, I feel like an idiot.

Thanks a lot for the clear and quick answer. I was reading the beta update as I read the beta book (when I read a section I look on the beta update for whats been changed for that section..etc). So I havent gotten to that part of the update yet.


I really appreciate it, thanks again!

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DrewVolker said:

I am very sorry if this has been asked and answered already.
I looked through about 10 pages of topic titles and nothing seemed to sound like what I'm curious about.

Anyway to the topic at hand.

I know you can only have three specializations (well only access to three talent trees at one time, but this therefor limits specilizations).

I also know that when you buy a forth, you select one you already have and "discard" it. And "you loose some of what you have learned from that specialization".

My question is what exactly do you loose? Do you keep your talents you have already purchased from the talent tree? If you rebuy the specialization you got rid of, are you able to just pick up where you left off?


I'm reading the beta book from front to back, so I don't know if this is adressed somewhere in the book (I'm still on the character gen chapter), but a quick search through it dosent seem to give me an answer.

Anyway, I appreciate any help given.
Thanks for your time, have a great day!

DrewVolker said:

I am very sorry if this has been asked and answered already.
I looked through about 10 pages of topic titles and nothing seemed to sound like what I'm curious about.

Anyway to the topic at hand.

I know you can only have three specializations (well only access to three talent trees at one time, but this therefor limits specilizations).

I also know that when you buy a forth, you select one you already have and "discard" it. And "you loose some of what you have learned from that specialization".

My question is what exactly do you loose? Do you keep your talents you have already purchased from the talent tree? If you rebuy the specialization you got rid of, are you able to just pick up where you left off?


I'm reading the beta book from front to back, so I don't know if this is adressed somewhere in the book (I'm still on the character gen chapter), but a quick search through it dosent seem to give me an answer.

Anyway, I appreciate any help given.
Thanks for your time, have a great day!

The three spec limit was removed during the beta. For more information, you can read final beta update here.

-WJL

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Indeed. I'm behind the times, it seems.

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Yeah, sorry. I wasn't paying attention when I was posting. The previous answer and your response were posted while I was composing (I tend to get distracted by shiny things sometimes).

Anyway, didn't mean to overstate it.

-WJL