Outer Rim
Characteristic: Intellect
p. 124
The systems of the Outer Rim are filled with independent worlds, often inhabited by those who enjoy their isolation and relative freedom. Because of this, the varied worlds exhibit an incredibly diverse mix of different cultures and political systems.
Those who travel regularly among these worlds do get to learn of one another, and there are countless dives frequented by those who ply the spacelanes.
- • If a character needs to find a planet with a particular resource or service among the systems of the Outer Rim, they could make an Outer Rim check to identify the most appropriate and closest options.
- • When determining the best location to sell a cargo of goods, an Outer Rim check might reveal locations where the goods are legal, desirable, and socially acceptable.
- • At times when a character must interact with a person from an Outer Rim world, this knowledge skill could be used to determine the most appropriate social actions to take to establish a beneficial relationship.
Outer Rim Difficulty
The difficulty for an Outer Rim check is based upon the obscurity of the world and goods in question. This may also be modified based upon the specificity of the question posed.