I'm going to basically copy and paste my idea from the last time this came up...

Level 2: Max 4 SA/FP/CE. Only very simple SA/FP/CE allowed.

These are "free" abilities, so they are not used in counting the 4: Unique, Melee Attack, designations with no effect (e.g. Soldier), Starting Force Points, Force Renewal, Double/Triple/Quadruple Attack

Maximum 4 other SA/FP/CE
Only allowed abilities are the following very simple abilities, which contain just attack/damage boosts and the simplest replaces attack abilities. (Even very simple defensive abilities are disallowed to ensure a fast learning game). For example, these:
???? Hunter (all flavors of Hunter)
Accurate Shot (since it was covered in Level 1)
Advantageous Attack
Artillerist
Careful Shot
Close-Quarters Fighting
Close-Range Targeting Computer
Cunning Attack
Deadeye
Deceptive
Doctrine of Fear
Double Claw Attack
Flamethrower
Gregarious
Grenades
Loner
Micro-Vision
Mighty Swing
Missiles
Momentum
Oblivious
Opportunist
Roger Roger
Tactician
Traps

Force Alter
Force Blast
Force Grip
Force Lightning 1
Force Push 1, 2
Force Strike
Force Stun
Lightsaber Assault
Lightsaber Flurry
Lightsaber Sweep
Sith Grip
Sith Lightning
Sith Rage


Level 3: This is the biggest list, so I'm not going to write it out. Everything that isn't dead simple (Level 2) or more complicated (Levels 4 and 5) falls here. Common abilities such as Diplomat, Mobile Attack, Twin Attack, and Stealth reside here, along with abilities of similar complexity. Abilities that require status tracking, switching sides, or make frequent appearances in the Rules forum do not appear here.

Maximum 6 SA/FP/CE for a character to be in this level (ignoring Unique, Melee Attack, etc. as above), and cannot have any abilities listed as Level 4 or 5.


Level 4: This is also a large list, so I won't write the whole thing out, but any ability that requires status tracking or allows characters to switch sides goes here. More complex abilities that make frequent appearances in the Rules forum also appear here, such as Super-Stealth, Galloping Attack, Strafe, CEs that grant Momentum, Telepathic Insight, swapping. Characters are also listed here if they have 7 or more abilities beyond the "free abilities": Melee Attack, Unique, Double/Triple, Force Renewal, and starting Force.


Level 5 All characters available by the time you reach this level. Only the most complex characters/abilities are held out to this level. There probably won't be more than 5 or 10 per faction. We may also want to move agreed-upon NPE pieces here. (Of course, reaching "agreement" can be difficult.) Also, all of the Epics go here.

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So based on those criteria, figure out which Tier 1 pieces fall into Level 2. Build 100pt squads using those pieces.

Same thing for Separatists. Droid option or Living option.

--Separatist Level 2 Squad - Droids--
20 OOM-9
19 A-Series Assassin Droid
16 Battle Droid Sergeant
9 Battle Droid Officer
24 Security Battle Droid x3
12 Rocket Battle Droid x2

(100pts. 9 activations)


--Separatist Level 2 Squad - Living--
48 Geonosian Elite Soldier x3
15 Muun Guard Colonel
30 Muun Guard x6
6 Geonosian Drone x2

(99pts. 12 activations)


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Level 2

Geonosian Drone
Battle Droid
Muun Guard
Rocket Battle Droid
Security Battle Droid
Battle Droid Officer
Muun Guard Colonel
Battle Droid Sergeant
Geonosian Elite Soldier
A-Series Assassin Droid
Battle Droid Lieutenant
OOM-9
Commando Droid Captain

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Level 3

B2 Super Battle Droid
Poggle the Lesser
San Hill
Captain Mar Tuuk
BX Commando Droid Sniper
Geonosian Overseer
Commando Droid
BX Commando Droid Spotter
Droideka
General Whorm Loathsom
T-Series Tactical Droid
Armored Scout Tank
Commando Droid Officer
Grievous's Bodyguard Droid
Elite Commando Droid
EG-05 Jedi Hunter Droid
IG-110 Lightsaber Droid
MagnaGuard Officer
B3 Ultra Battle Droid
Aurra Sing, Assassin
Sora Bulq
Series II Destroyer Droid
Aurra Sing, Jedi Hunter
Asajj Ventress, Separatist Assassin
Durge, Jedi Hunter
Darth Maul, Sith Infiltrator
General Grievous, Droid Army Commander
General Greivous, Scourge of the Jedi
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Level 4

Battle Droid on STAP
Admiral Trench
IG Lancer Droid
Alto Stratus
Asajj Ventress, Nightsister
Darth Sidious
Durge
Quinlan Vos, Double Agent
General Grievous, Hero of Hypori
Savage Opress
Cad Bane, Bounty Hunter
Durge on Speeder
Darth Maul on Swoop Bike
Grievous on Tsmeu-6 Wheel Bike
Darth Sidious, Supreme Chancellor
Dooku, BHC

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Level 5

Techno Union Combat Engineer
Count Dooku, Separatist Leader
Epic Maul
Epic Sidious

Level 2

Jagged Fel
Imperial Governor Tarkin
Evo Trooper
General Veers
Stormtrooper
Dark Trooper Phase III
Imperial Security Officer
Darth Vader
Elite Stormtrooper
Purge Trooper
Elite Snowtrooper
Dark Trooper Phase II
Stormtrooper Officer
Sandtrooper
Snowtrooper
Dark Side Marauder
Gotal Imperial Assassin
Sandtrooper on Dewback
Heavy Stormtrooper
Snowtrooper with E-Web Blaster
Darth Vader, Sith Lord
Dark Trooper Phase I
Death Star Trooper
Star Destroyer Officer
===
Level 3

Major General Veers
Mas Amedda
Storm Commando
Darth Vader, Legacy of the Force
Darth Vader, Unleashed
Emperor Palpatine on Throne
Davin Felth
Admiral Daala
Bothan Saboteur
Stormtrooper Sniper
Elite Reborn
Taxtro Grave
Carnor Jax
Emperor Palpatine, Sith Lord
Darth Vader, Imperial Commander
Imperial Sovereign Protector
Darth Vader, Jedi Hunter
General Weir
Blizzard Scout 1
Arica
Imperial Inquisitor
Vader's Apprentice, Unleashed
Shock Trooper
Kir Kanos
Emperor Palpatine
Veteran Snowtrooper
Captain Needa
Snowtrooper Officer
Reborn Shadowtrooper
501st Legion Stormtrooper
Felucian Stormtrooper Officer
Nightsister Sith Witch
Disciple of Ragnos
Anakin Skywalker, Sith Apprentice
General Rom Mohc
Admiral Piett
Noghri Commando
Probe Droid
Elite Snowtrooper with E-Web Blaster
Imperial Knight Master
Arden Lyn
Admiral Motti
Luuke Skywalker
Major Maxmilian Veers
Elite AT-AT Driver
Snowtrooper Commander
Raxus Prime Trooper
Emperor's Shadow Guard
Shadow Stormtrooper
Security Officer Stormtrooper
Daric LaRone
Elite Scout Trooper
Rukh
Grand Moff Tarkin
Imperial Officer
Stormtrooper Commander
Security Sandtrooper on Dewback
Sandtrooper Officer
Darth Vader, Champion of the Sith
Dark Trooper
Death Star Gunner
Imperial Engineer
Scout Trooper
Coruscant Guard
Stormtrooper on Repulsor Sled
Marasiah Fel
Reborn
181st Imperial Pilot
RA-7 Death Star Protocol Droid
Stormtrooper Advance Scout
Emperor's Hand
Noghri Warrior
Royal Guard
Moff Jerjerrod
Scout Trooper Officer
Mara Jade, Emperor's Hand
Alpha Squadron Pilot
Flim
Darth Vader, Dark Jedi
Imperial Pilot
Grodin Tierce's Clone
TIE Crawler
Noghri
Baron Fel
AT-AT Driver
Imperial Navy Trooper
Moff Morlish Veed
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Level 4

Roan Fel, The True Emperor
Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith
Ysanne Isard
Thrawn (Mitth'raw'nuruodo)
Imperial Knight Strike Team Leader
Spacetrooper
Lord Vader
Darth Vader, The Dark Lord
Blizzard Force AT-ST
Moff Nyna Calixte
Jerec
Darth Vader, Agent of Evil
Darth Vader, Sith Apprentice
Imperial Governor
Imperial Dignitary
Galen Marek
Darth Vader, Scourge of the Jedi
Wrenga "Jix" Jixton
Desann
Emperor Roan Fel
Joruus C'Baoth
Antares Draco
Imperial Knight
Grand Admiral Rulf Yage
Admiral Ozzel
General Veers, Hologram
Imperial Sentinel
Wookiee Hunter AT-ST
AT-ST
Imperial Missionary
Jedi-Sith Clones
IT-O Interrogator Droid
Colonel Dyer
Dark Side Adept
Nightsister Mother

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Level 5

Emperor Palpatine, Reborn
Darth Sidious, Sith Mastermind
The Phantom Menace
Grand Admiral Thrawn
Admiral Gilad Pellaeon
AT-AT Imperial Walker
Darth Vader, Legend of the Dark Side
Moff Disra
Scout Trooper on Speeder Bike

I think you only need 1 squad per faction. I'd pick one each for the Seps and Republic. I'll take a crack at Imperials.

Level 3 is also where you start having them build their own squads. I think for an adult, one game at Level 1 and one at Level 2 is probably all that's needed. For kids, it might take more. Depending on the age maybe a lot more... my 6 year old so far has only played with those Level 1 squads. With the additional simplification that everyone has Melee Attack added. Probably not ready to add shooting for quite some time.

Imperials are up. I haven't built any squads for Level 2.

Darth Vader 47
Heavy Stormtrooper 12
Elite Stormtrooper 11
Stormtrooper x6 30

Boom. Making Level 2 now.

Looking to have an Open Day leading up to our next Major Tourney. Keen to grow the game. As a student said to me this morning: "The game won't die unless we let it."

This is pretty awesome! I've got a few potential new players that have shown some interest but when they last came down to check out games night all the lingo and nerdgasming confused them and they left, but this might just be the ticket to get them hooked! Thanks!

EDIT: Any chance you could upload a higher-resolution version of the 2 level 1 sheets if it isn't too much trouble? I'd like to print them off but they're harder to read than the level 2 ones.

Okay - a couple of quick thoughts before I go to my morning briefing:

1) Have I included the Level One Reb and Imp pieces in my Level Two lists? Should I?
2) Should I now do a page (or pages) of the extra Level 2 cards so that squad builders have access to them, or should be direct them to the bloo? (Or is that too early?)
3) Here at my school, we've decided passing Level One is one game with each Reb and Imp, and that passing Level Two is one game with each of the four factions AND one win. Should that be a thing we add? Or is that house rule stuff? Should we suggest it?
4) What is Level Three going to look like so I can plan?
5) Should we add a designator to the Levels: 1 is Youngling, 2 is Padawan, 3 is Jedi, 4 is Jedi Master and 5 is Master of the Order (and Sith could be something similar: Level 3 is Sith, 4 is Dark Master and 5 is Sith Lord)?

Rule.