Kyra Starfall

Utility Belt

A utility belt is a common item for those on active missions where quick access to tools and gear is a necessity; even Imperial stormtroopers use them. Their contents will vary with their user and their planned actions; sabotage missions might have belts with explosives and security slicer chips, while a ship mechanic might have his stuffed with his favorite tools. Some belts also have weapon holsters or clips.

Utility belts increase the character's encumbrance threshold by 1.

Models Include: Numerous Variants.

<font size=1>Please see page 183 of Edge of the Empire for details.</font>

Holo-messenger

Usually reserved for formal affairs or the dealings of the wealthy, these small, disk-like devices .create holographic recordings or transmissions that may be played back as a small projection. The user can easily hold a holo-messenger in one hand. Though uncommon, they have played an integral part in many revenge or entrapment schemes.

<font size=1>Please see page 171 of Edge of the Empire for details.</font>

Hand Scanner

"Hand scanner" is a catchall designation for a wide variety of handheld scanning devices designed to run specific-purpose scans. Some of the most common versions of these are medisensors, such as the RFX/K Medisensor made by BioTech Industries. The device can be used independently or plugged into a medpac or datapad, and displays a variety of useful bio-signs about the subject. Other scanners can check for atmospheric contaminants, poisons, vermin, or in the case of mechanics, micro-fractures or stress points.

Models Include: RFX/K Medisensor.

<font size=1>Please see page 176 of Edge of the Empire for details.</font>

Whyren's Reserve Corellian Whiskey (Bottle)

A popular alcoholic drink from Corellia, distilled anywhere from three to twenty times and aged for several years in wooden casks. Corellian whiskey is characterized by a smooth, woody, slightly spicy flavor and relatively high alcohol content. With production methods strictly controlled by the government, only whiskeys distilled according to specific processes on Corellia and a few colony worlds can carry the label of Corellian whiskey. As such, Corellian whiskey is difficult to come by outside of the Corellian Sector and tends to be pricey.

Whyren's Reserve, an expensive label aged for up to two decades, is considered the finest Corellian whiskey available and often traded on the black market.

<font size=1>Please see page 102 of the Suns of Fortune Sourcebook for details.</font>

Expensive Jewelry

People associate wealth with authority, and jewelry is an immediate means to display wealth. The distinctive silver sheen of the Durindfire crystal, the brilliant ever-changing sparkle of the Sorian crystal, and the living rainbow gems from Gallinore all attract the eyes of onlookers, making the wearer more memorable.

A character displaying one or more expensive gems adds automatic :e^: to Charm and Deception checks, but others add :eB: to checks to recall the character.

<font size=1>Please see page 51 of the Desperate Allies Sourcebook for details.</font>

Stimpack

Stimpacks are auto-injection tubes filled with medicine, bacta, and painkillers. They are field-ready emergency health recovery products, and useful for quick healing in the field. There are countless makers of stimpacks, from Chiewab Amalgamated Pharmaceuticals to Athakam MedTech.

It takes a maneuver for a character to inject a stimpack in himself or another..Stimpacks are one-use items, and automatically heal 5 wounds. Characters can use stimpacks more than once, but each use heals one less wound (so the second use heals four, the third use heals three, and so on). The sixth stimpack heals no wounds—the character is already oversaturated with the medicine for it to have any effect. It takes a day for the character's body to process the stimpacks and for him to be able to use them at full effectiveness. See page 220 for more information.

Models Include: Numerous Variants.

<font size=1>Please see page 177 of Edge of the Empire for details.</font>

Thermal Cloak

For those not used to extremes of heat or cold, thermal protection is a must. Thermal cloaks can be worn while on the move, or used as a blanket or makeshift tent. Depending on the technical access of the user, these could be simple but effective fabric blends or ultra-thin synthetic meshes than can collapse into a pocket. Most offer support for cold environments, with more clever models having reflective materials to also aid in areas of excessive heat.

Thermal blankets and thermal cloaks remove up to :eK::eK: from any checks made to handle the effects of extreme heat or cold.

Models Include: Numerous Variants.

<font size=1>Please see page 180 of Edge of the Empire for details.</font>

Cultural Etiquette Manual

Diplomats rely on protocol droids to ensure not only fluent translation, but also to prevent embarrassing cultural incidents. However, when a protocol droid is not available, or a situation is too specific for a general-purpose droid, emissaries turn to cultural etiquette manuals, specialized datapads with nearly every potentially relevant cultural detail for a given group. A cultural etiquette manual can, for example, help a diplomat choose the perfect opening gift when greeting an unfamiliar society, or avoid accidentally insulting a visiting diplomat. Of course, actively consulting a datapad during an important function creates a level of awkwardness, but the manual does enable a diplomat to extensively prepare beforehand or during a handy lull in conversation.

A character with a cultural etiquette manual adds automatic :e^: to social checks made to interact with members of the culture to which the manual pertains.

Models include: Baobab Archives Compendiums.

<font size=1>Please see page 50 of the Desperate Allies Sourcebook for details.</font>

Glow Rod

A glow rod is a hand-held light source that illuminates an area in a directional beam. A common device with many different styles, each operates with an internal chemical power source or a small rechargeable power cell.

Models Include: Numerous Variants.

<font size=1>Please see page 181 of Edge of the Empire for details.</font>

False Credentials

In the vast police state of the Galactic Empire, a lack of proper identification can draw unwanted attention from Imperial authorities. However, for those who would rather keep their actual names to themselves, false identities and the accompanying credentials can be obtained for a price. Clever forgers and slicers create false credentials, counterfeit licenses, and fake permits embedded on standard electronic identification cards that can fool even the most sophisticated holoscanners.

False credentials can fool most cursory examinations, and characters using scanners require a successful Hard (:eD::eD::eD:) Computers check to recognize the credentials as fakes (or a Daunting (:eD::eD::eD::eD:) Perception check without equipment).

Models Include: Numerous variants.

<font size=1>Please see page 50 of the Fly Casual Sourcebook for details.</font>