<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote from: Edge of the Empire p.99 step 10 paragraph 1</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As part of their Obligation, each group starts the game with a starship. This is the final part of character creation. The GM can choose one of these three ships as his group's starter vessel. <strong>Alternatively, experienced groups can select their own ship, so long as that ship costs no more than 120,000 credits and is approved by the GM.</strong></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Emphasis mine.  AoR does not, as far as I can see, give a credits-value of starting ship.<br/><br/>Now,<del>I assume that</del>you are getting your 70k figure from Force and Destiny. Is that correct? If FaD is your source, I think that it is not applicable- we are not Old Ben hiding in the desert from an empire that does not exist.<br/><br/>Edit- I backread and read your post about FaD's suggestion.  Recall that this is pre-Empire, and we have greater resources at our disposal than either lost Jedi or esoteric force-sensitive monks.<br/><br/>If AoR gave a 140k figure, which aligns with the cost of FaD's starting ship, I'd think that would be most appropriate- but only if we were to be outfitted as an overt military/diplomatic unit.  This is, I think, not the case, suggesting that a cover of "rim scum" or "rogue traders" would be most appropriate. Hence my EotE basis.<br/><br/>Edit 2- that said, I think including the discount vessels as options is viable and even valuable-<em>because the final decision is 'Shades.</em>I think including comparative analyses and providing a variety of options on a scale is worthwhile, because that give's 'Shade information along a range of options.  If 'Shade wants us to use a 70k limit, then that would work.<br/><br/>On the other hand, so far 'Shade has seemed to have made this a very low priority thing.  My interpretation is that our selection of ship will inform the story and our abilities, but that it will not impact things in a way that he cannot balance for in any event.