A list of classes and what they start with:

Jedi/sith guardian academy student:
1 point in shii-cho
knowledge of force push, pull and jump, but no points in the skills.
jedi: a training lightsaber: can only deal stamina damage
sith: a vibrosword that deals either 1/2 health damage or stamina damage
You can request special weapons as a sith (guard shoto, bladed staff, etc). As a Jedi youngling, this is not an option, however there is much less chance of dying in training.

Jedi/sith consular academy student:
1 point in shii-cho
knowledge of force sense, shield and telekinesis, but no points in the skills.
jedi: a training lightsaber: can only deal stamina damage
sith: a vibrosword that deals either 1/2 health damage or stamina damage
You can request special weapons as a sith (guard shoto, bladed staff, etc). As a Jedi youngling, this is not an option, however there is much less chance of dying in training.

bounty hunter apprentice/rookie:
3 weapons of your choice (no disintegrator rifles)
1 point in a non-force technique of your choice
2000 credits

Civilian rookie:
3 points in non-force techniques
3000 credits

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Jedi/sith knight:
1 point in shii-cho
5 more combined points in lightsaber/melee combat, to a maximum of three ranks in one. (if it is your affinity, each point put in levels the technique twice, and the maximum is four.)
1 or 2 lightsaber weapons of any type that you wish. However, they are made with standard materials and crystals, which means no material bonuses.
knowledge of force push, pull, speed and jump, but no points in the skills.
13 points to distribute among force powers, to a maximum of three in one (if it is your affinity, each point put in levels the ability twice, and the maximum is four.)
1500 alignment points, freely distributed, with a minimum of 50 in one.
At creation, one stat may be at +5, while all others are capped at +-4
5000 credits

Soldier (roughly sergeant rank)
1 point in unarmed combat
5 points in unarmed/weapon combat, to a maximum of three ranks in one. (if it is your affinity, each point put in levels the technique twice, and the maximum is four.)
two weapons of your choice, though they are made with standard materials.
1 suit of medium armor, without augmentation
8 points to freely distribute among your abilities, to a maximum of three in one (if it is your affinity, each point put in levels the ability twice, and the maximum is four.)
1500 alignment points, freely distributed, with a minimum of 50 in one.
At creation, one stat may be +5, while all others are capped at +-4
5000 credits

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Jedi/Sith Master

1 point in shii-cho
7 more combined points in lightsaber/melee combat, to a maximum of three ranks in one. (if it is your affinity, each point put in levels the technique twice, and the maximum is four.)
1 or 2 lightsaber weapons of any type that you wish. However, they are made with standard materials and crystals, which means no material bonuses.
18 points to distribute among force powers, to a maximum of three in one (if it is your affinity, each point put in levels the ability twice, and the maximum is four.)
2500 alignment points, freely distributed, with a minimum of 50 in one.
At creation, one stat may be at +5, while all others are capped at +-4
5000 credits