Customization and Modifications

Attachments and their mods for weapons and armor, paraphrased from the core rulebook and verified directly against the scanned pages in the Core Rulebook (pp. 187-195). Pairs with Item Qualities — several mods grant or improve a quality from that page. See also Ranged Weapons, Melee Weapons, and Armor for the base gear these attach to.

#How Modding Works

#Attachments vs. Mods

An attachment is a physical item bought and installed into one of a weapon/armor's hard points; it grants a set of base modifiers automatically the moment it's installed — no roll needed beyond the install itself.

A mod is a further tweak to an already-installed attachment, drawn from that attachment's own list of modification options. Some mod options are listed with a number in front (e.g. "2 Damage +1 Mods") meaning that option can be installed more than once, up to that count; otherwise each option can only be taken once.

#Installing a Mod

To install a mod: pick one not-yet-installed option from the attachment's list, spend 100 credits on parts, have a toolkit and a couple of uninterrupted hours at a work bench, then make a Hard Mechanics check ( ).

• Success: the mod is installed and the item benefits from it.
• Failure: the mod isn't installed, and that specific mod can never be attempted on that item again.
• Failure with a : the attachment itself is ruined by the botched work, on top of the above.
• Each mod installed on the same attachment beyond the first adds +1 to the check's difficulty and +100 credits to the cost.

#Types of Mods

Every mod option falls into one of these:

• Damage mods — increase the weapon's damage.
• Weapon quality mods — add or improve a listed item quality. If the option reads "Quality (+1)," it raises that quality's rating by 1 if already present, or adds it at rating 1 if not.
• Innate talent mods — grant the user a specific talent, but only while wielding/wearing this specific item.
• Skill/characteristic bonus mods — grant the user +1 rank in a listed skill or characteristic, but only while using this item.
• Other/unique mods — anything that doesn't fit the above is spelled out directly in that mod's own entry.

#Quick Reference: Table 5-11 — Weapon and Armor Attachments

(R) = restricted, black-market item — see Black Market. Encumbrance is listed as "–" for every attachment in the printed table (i.e. none add noticeable bulk of their own).

#Weapon Attachments

#Augmented Spin Barrel

Blaster rifles and heavy blaster rifles only. Base: +1 damage; adds to Mechanics checks to maintain this weapon. Mods: 2× Damage +1, 1× Quality (Accurate +1), 1× Quality (Pierce +1).

#Balanced Hilt

Any melee weapon. Base: grants Quality Accurate (+1). Mods: 1× Quality (Accurate +1), 1× decrease weapon encumbrance by one (min. 1).

#Blaster Actuating Module

Ranged (Light) blaster pistols only. Base: +1 damage; adds to Ranged (Light) checks with this weapon. Mods: 2× Damage +1, 2× Quality (Pierce +1).

#Bipod Mount

Rifles, carbines, and light repeating blasters only; costs 1 preparation maneuver to set up. Base: −2 Cumbersome while firing prone/crouched or otherwise braced. Mods: none.

#Bowcaster Automatic Re-cocker

Wookiee bowcasters only. Not purchasable — built by the bowcaster's owner or its weaponsmith with an Average Mechanics check; parts cost 500 credits. Base: removes the reload maneuver requirement. Mods: 1× Quality (Auto-fire).

#Bowcaster Accelerator Enhancement

Wookiee bowcasters only. Same build restriction as the Re-cocker above; parts cost 250 credits. Base: +1 damage. Mods: 2× Damage +1, 2× Quality (Pierce +1).

#Filed Front Sight

Pistol-sized weapons only. Self-installed with an Average Mechanics check, or pay someone else to do it. Base: grants Innate Talent (Quick Draw); increases difficulty of combat checks beyond short range by one. Mods: 1× decrease difficulty to conceal the weapon by one.

#Forearm Grip

Rifles (not heavy rifles) and carbines only. Base: reduces the extra difficulty for using Ranged (Heavy) while engaged to +1 instead of +2. Mods: 1× Innate Talent (Point Blank rank +1), 1× Quality (Accurate +1).

#Marksman Barrel

Blaster rifles only. Base: +1 range band; adds Cumbersome 2. Mods: 2× Quality (Accurate +1), 1× Innate Talent (Sniper Shot).

#Mono-molecular Edge

Melee weapons with a cutting edge only. Base: −1 Critical Rating (min. 1). Mods: 2× Quality (Pierce +1).

#Multi-Optic Sight

Any ranged weapon. Base: removes up to added for smoke/darkness/vision-obscuring conditions. Mods: 2× Skill (Perception).

#Serrated Edge

Melee weapons with a cutting edge only. Base: grants Quality Vicious (+1). Mods: none.

#Shortened Barrel

Ranged (Light) pistols only. Base: reduces difficulty to conceal by one; −1 range band (min. short); if already short, instead add to attack checks. Mods: 1× Innate Talent (Quick Draw).

#Spread Barrel

Blaster rifles and carbines only. Base: grants Quality Blast 4; −1 range band (min. engaged). Mods: 2× Blast +1.

#Superior Weapon Customization

Any weapon. Base: grants the Superior quality. Mods: none.

#Telescopic Optical Sight

Any ranged weapon except one-use items (grenades) or weapons a sight wouldn't help (e.g. flame projectors). Base: reduces difficulty of ranged checks at long/extreme range by one. Mods: none.

#Tripod Mount

Light/heavy repeating blasters and portable Gunnery weapons only; costs 2 preparation maneuvers to set up, and the weapon can't be moved (only pivoted) once deployed. Base: −3 Cumbersome once set up. Mods: 2× Quality (Cumbersome −1).

#Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher

(R) Rifle-sized Ranged (Heavy) weapons only. Base: lets the weapon fire grenades using the grenade's own damage profile but the Ranged (Heavy) skill and Medium range; adds Cumbersome (+1); +2 encumbrance; inherits Limited Ammo 1. Mods: 5× Quality (Limited Ammo +1).

#Under-Barrel Flame Projector

(R) Rifle-sized weapons only. Base: grants an optional fire mode — Heavy Ranged, Damage 10, Crit 2, Range Short, Burn 5, Blast 2; adds Cumbersome (+1). Mods: none.

#Weapon Sling

Ranged (Heavy) weapons only. Base: −1 Cumbersome. Mods: 1× Innate Talent (Quick Draw).

#Weapon Harness

Ranged (Heavy) and Gunnery weapons only. Base: −2 Cumbersome. Mods: 1× Innate Talent (Brace).

#Weighted Head

Bludgeoning Melee or Brawl weapons only. Base: +1 damage. Mods: 1× Damage +1, 1× Quality (Concussive +1).

#Armor Attachments

Most suits of armor can only hold one environmental system (cold/heat resistance, etc.) and one optical enhancement in the helmet at a time — use judgment on stacking.

#Cortosis Weave

Any armor. Base: grants the Cortosis quality. Mods: none.

#Enhanced Optics Suite

Any armor (built into the helmet). Base: removes up to from Perception, Surveillance, Vigilance, and combat checks caused by darkness/smoke/obscured vision. Mods: 1× Skill (Vigilance).

#Heating System

Full-body armor only; can be sealed. Base: reduces difficulty of Resilience checks vs. extreme cold by one; removes up to added for extreme cold. Mods: none.

#Optical Camouflage System

Any armor, but nearly useless on bulky laminate/plastoid heavy armor. Base: upgrades the ability die on Stealth checks twice while worn. Mods: 1× Innate Talent (Master of Shadows), 1× Skill (Stealth).

#Strength Enhancing System

Laminate or similar full-body hard armor only. Base: +1 Brawn while worn (does not increase soak or wound threshold). Mods: 2× Skill (Athletics), 2× Innate Talent (Brace).

#Superior Armor Customization

Any armor. Base: grants the Superior quality. Mods: none.

#Thermal Shielding System

Full-body armor only; can be sealed. Base: reduces difficulty of Resilience checks vs. fire/extreme heat by one; removes up to added for fire/extreme heat. Mods: none.

#Vacuum Sealed

Laminate or battle armor only. Base: lets the wearer ignore vacuum or poisonous atmosphere effects for up to 10 minutes. Mods: none.

Source Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook, Chapter V - Gear and Equipment (p. 187-195)