Agitator Specialization

Of the 8 Career Skills, choose 4 to get a free rank. Of the 4 Specialization Skills, choose 2 to get a free rank.

Diplomat Career Skills: Charm, Deception, Knowledge (Core Worlds), Knowledge (Lore) Knowledge (Outer Rim), Knowledge (Xenology), Leadership and Negotiation

Agitator Specialization Skills: Coercion, Deception, Knowledge (Underworld) and Streetwise

The Empire's main weapon, more effective than all of the incredible firepower at its disposal, is fear. Fear lets it maintain order and authority over the countless beings in its thrall. The Agitator's primary goal is to remove that fear and replace it with anger, or courage, or a sense of righteousness—whatever it takes to get the people to rise up, take up arms, reject Palpatine's tyranny, and restore freedom and justice to the galaxy.

Agitators often bully the bullies to move them out of the way, and when they are able to get the people to follow them, they know how to lead. Understanding the ways of the streets is also vital to survival and success.

Most Agitators come by the calling through hardship and suffering. Their own personal tragedies at the hands of their oppressors drive them to call upon others to resist injustice and authoritarianism. Some are more altruistic in nature, sufficiently moved by the suffering of others to take action and rouse the people to a cause in which they can believe. Only those with charisma and will in sufficient quantities can truly succeed in this dangerous and demanding course.

Many in the Alliance's upper levels consider Agitators a necessary evil; they are not keen to move populations of untrained civilians to go to war against the Empire's stormtroopers and other resources, yet they accept that, ultimately, it will take the entire galaxy doing just that if victory is to be achieved. When possible, Agitators are supported by other Alliance operatives, and a plan to arm and support the populace is usually in place before the Agitator goes to work.

Potential Backgrounds

Imperial Outcast: Agitators who left the Empire likely witnessed its atrocities firsthand, and departed because they could not abet such cruelty. Whether the final straw came early on or after years of silence depends on the individual, and significantly colors the character’s arc.

Minority Voice: Where Advocates work to turn existing power structures to help small groups, Agitators seek to sway public perceptions. Agitators who champion small groups are often adept at stirring the emotions of outsiders through demonstrations and fiery rhetoric. These rabble-rousers are often uncompromising in their search for justice, but such zeal is an incredible asset to the Rebel Alliance.

Industrialist: While many industrialists heavily invested in maintaining the social order, some started from humble beginnings, organizing unions amid their fellow laborers to rise to heights of power. Agitators who climbed their way to the top using charisma and the power of collective bargaining are usually extremely well-connected.

Dissident Artist: To many Agitators, performance and protest are utterly inseparable. Rousing a crowd with song or using graffiti to protest a cruel regime is simply natural to them. Thus, these individuals use their creative skills to help other members of the Rebellion attain new heights in the name of the cause.