Hi I am in the process of making my first character and I have the core EotE rule book, No Disintegration, Into the Unknown. I have played pathfinder before and I am not really sure how is the best way to go about the Specs/talent trees. I want to make a Chiss who comes into the galaxy looking to learn more about these "force" users of legend and how a race called the Mandalorians were able to fight them using tech and will. My character will want to research tech from across the galaxy and also be able to use weapons found along the way. (I really really want a dark saber and be able to use it)

I thought perhaps going down the explorer Archaeology tree would be a good idea, but that seems to be mostly knowledge and lack combat and I want to be good at combat as well. I guess inspiration wise I am looking for a mix of Dr. Aphra and Sabine Wren. We are already going to have a hacker in the party so I don't really need to play that part.

Any and all suggestions would be awesome!