Special Abilities: Skakoans begin with a free rank in either the Gearhead talent or the Technical Aptitude talent.

Atmosphere Requirement: Skakoans may survive in methane-rich, high-pressure atmospheres without harm. However, outside such conditions, Skakoans must wear a specialized pressure suit or else treat the atmosphere as if it were vacuum (see Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook, p. 214, or Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook, p. 227). Skakoan characters start the game with a light pressure suit by default (see below), but they may trade this free gear for 1,000 credits, which must be used toward the purchase of a medium or heavy pressure suit at the time of character creation.

Skakoan Pressure Suit: Skakoan pressure suits are a type of environment suit that provides the wearer with a personal, pressurized, methane-rich atmosphere. The suits have self-repair capabilities that allow them to continue to function even if the wearer takes Wounds in combat. However, if a Skakoan suffers an injury from a weapon with the Sunder quality, the suit takes damage—moving progressively from undamaged to minor damage, moderate damage, major damage, and finally to a compromised state. Applying an Emergency Repair Patch can repair the suit one level; up to five Emergency Repair Patches can be used in a single day. Outside combat, an Easy Mechanics check can repair the pressure suit completely. Upgrade the difficulty of this check once for each level of damage the suit suffered before repairs were attempted.

The pressurized methane stored in the suit may cause it to explode if severely damaged. The blast from an exploding suit hits anyone within Short Range with Damage 8 and Blast 6. This effect can be triggered by either Triumph or Despair on a roll that kills the suit's wearer or moves the suit to compromised status, depending on whether the explosion would be beneficial or detrimental to the attacker.

Skakoan pressure suits come in light, medium, and heavy models—identical to Heavy Clothing, Armored Clothing, and Heavy Battle Armor, respectively (see Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook, p. 170, or Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook, p. 183), except for price and rarity. The light pressure suit costs 1,000 credits, the medium pressure suit costs 4,500 credits, and the heavy pressure suit costs 11,000 credits; all three models have a Rarity of 8.