Player Guide > Core
Skill XP, SP, AP, XP debt, Social XP bonuses, and the 400-rank limit.
The Skills window shows available XP, XP debt, each visible skill's rank, title, progress to the next rank, raw XP, description, decay lock state, and whether RP XP can be distributed to that skill.
A character can earn up to 400 total ranks from skills that count toward the skill limit. Languages do not count toward this limit.
When a skill that counts toward the limit ranks up, you gain 1 unallocated SP and 1 earned SP until earned SP reaches 400. Every 10 earned SP grants 1 unallocated AP, up to 40 AP. Your displayed total SP also includes the 10 starting SP.
Skill XP can be adjusted before it is applied. Your Social attribute adds 2.5 percent skill XP per Social point. Some effects, event rewards, or active companions such as beasts and droids can also change the final amount.
XP debt is paid first. If earned XP is less than your debt, all of that XP removes debt and none goes to the skill.
Qualifying in-character Talk, Whisper, and Comms around other players builds toward automatic RP XP awards. OOC text does not count and can reset the current buildup. Social and citizen Cantina upgrades improve the award. Available RP XP can be distributed to eligible skills from the Skills window or spent in the Training Store.
400 total ranks from skills that count toward the limit. Languages do not count.
Every 10 earned SP grants 1 unallocated AP, up to 40.
XP debt is paid down before skill XP is applied.