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STA R WA R S 020119
ADVENTURER'SJOURNAL ISSUETHREE
Adventurer's Guide to Military Forces
CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS OF STAR WARS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME

GENERA L
Q UA RTERS
The varied armed forces of a country,
province, or even a planet compromises
less than one percent of its total
population. Such a small group of
individuals when compared to the whole
seem insignificant and therefore invisible
to all but politicians and corporations.
One thing is for certain, they are not invisible to each other.
Throughout my years of service the core skills and beliefs I
grew up with were augmented and matured by the knowledge,
lifestyle, and culture of the military. Discipline of self, duty to
others, and respect for all were my foundation.
Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence In All We Do
The core values of the Air Force completed the construction of
a Logistics Management Specialist. A man who has had the
unique experience of riding horses around the Pyramids of Giza
in Egypt, walking the neon lit streets of the Shibuya district of
Tokyo, and supporting the Basic Military Training program at
Lackland Air Force Base.
None of those experiences compare to the fellowships I have
gained and forged through time, the shared experiences, and
mutual respect. One word comes to mind, brotherhood.
It was my honor and pleasure to have served in the United
States Air Force for twenty years and after half of my life spent
protecting and defending the individual opinions and beliefs of my
country, I retired to pursue a degree in Art Education, Minor in
Psychology with the goal of becoming an Art Therapist. Just when
you have it, all figured out, the Force reveals itself in your life as
your priorities shift, family changes and grows, and blessings
come into your life.
Like a reservoir, those skills and experiences I have gained are
a wellspring of knowledge that I now put to use at the University
of Texas at San Antonio.
Whether you support the Empire of rise with the Rebellion
within the Star wars universe, you support the often-nameless
faces of a military organization. If you can do so in fiction, please
support the members and Veterans of our own armed forces.
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STA R WA R S 020119
ADVENTURER'SJOURNAL
ISSUETHREE
In Th is Issu e
Distant Suns by Dustin Hawk ..................................................... 6
Nimbus Commandos by Jason Dray ........................................ 14
True Blue: A Star W ars Story by Dustin Hawk ........................ 20
The Pirates Lair: A Solo Adventure featuring Jorin Gar
by Mark Dowson .......................................................................... 42
Kira's Corsairs by Ray Napoli .................................................. 59
Location Scout: Cathor Hills, featuring Aurek Jenth
by Josh Moore .......................................................................... 68
Task Force 88 .by Brandon Bragg ......................................... 110
Planetary Defense Forces by Daniel Sturman ..................... 128
Jedi Resurgence: A Solo Adventure by Mark Dowson ........ 134
Artillery : Lord of the Battlefield & Re-balancing the Scales
by Charles McNeill. ..................................................................... 154
HoloNet New s and Reports from Caerra Andin of TNN
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Features
General Quarters .......................................................... 1
Target Locked!: Rotgut Ruckus by David O. Little ......... 30
New Template: Antarian Ranger .............................. 45
PAH Startfighter ...STAT! ............................................ 102
A Little Short for a Stormtrooper by John Gendall ... 118
About the Authors & Artists ....................................... 180
STA R WA R S Contr ibutor s: Aleksandra B. Brian L. Bird, Brandon Bragg, Cliff Chiang,
Mark Dowson, Jason Dray, Mark Elwood, John Gendall, Dustin Hawk,
Timelines David O. Little, Charles McNeill, Josh Moore, Ray Napoli , Yvan Quinet,
Daniel Sturman
Ca n o n Editing: Brian L. Bird, Mark Dowson
These articles take place within the canon Star Wars universe, Gr aphics: Brian L. Bird, John Gendall, Daniel Sturman,
any characters that are owned by Lucasfilms Ltd., cannot be used Cover Illustr ation: Aleksandra B
as the focal or Point of View characters in any submissions and
Cover Design: Brian L. Bird
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very briefly, perhaps a line or two, and are never directly Inter ior Illustr ations & Photogr aphs: Aleksandra B, Barndon Bragg,
interacted with. Cliff Chiang, Mark Dowson, Mark Elwood, John Gendall, NASA Images,
Yvan Quinet, Chris Shaylor, Daniel Sturman
Le g e n d s / In f i n i t i e s
Formerly known as the Expanded Universe (abbreviated EU), Publisher & Managing Editor: Br ian L. Bir d + Continuity Editor: Vacant
encompasses every one of the officially licensed, fictional Assignment Editor: Vacant + Chief Copy Editor: Vacant Art Director:
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History
D i s t a n t Established just over ten years before the outbreak of the Clone
Wars, Distant Suns Squadron was created by former officers of the
Republic Judicial Forces who were dissatisfied with the overall
Su n s corruption and ineffectiveness of their organization, coupled with

the erosion of overall peace and stability out on the Rim. The
Galactic Republic was practically non-existent in the Outer Rim,
and massive institutions such as the Trade Federation only
Sq u a d r o n protected and patrolled routes that were effectively controlled by
them, leaving many systems to fall prey to rampant piracy,
slavers, starship jackers, and other criminal elements such as the
by Dustin Haw k Hutt Cartels.
Initially-equipped with a handful of

hyperspace sled-equipped Z-95 Headhunters,
Cloakshapes, and modified Zebras, a young
Shenn Pharson, former Lieutenant in the
Judicial Forces, set up base on the remote
arid world of Platmor, which was
sparsely-populated, but adjacent to many key
hyperspace routes that would provide access
to dozens of star systems outside the
coverage of the galactic government.
Type/ Unit Level/ Size: Volunteer Patrol Squadron

CO: Colonel Shenn Pharson
Base: Platmor Fighter Base, Platmor, Outer Rim Territories Many of those were home to fledgling colonies
Mission: Intersector patrol, anti-piracy operations, which possessed little in both personnel and
smuggler interdiction equipment to adequately defend themselves, let
alone each other, from attack. As such, the
Affiliations: Independent (reports to the Sector Rangers)
Distant Suns were a welcome sign of relief, who
Zone of Operations: Outer Rim Territories asked for little more than fuel replenishment and
Success Rate/ Threat: 85%/ Low whatever supplies and replacement parts could
be spared.
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D ISTA N T SU N S SQ U A D RO N DustinHawk - REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Despite the establishment of a Grand Army of the Republic and Organization and Tactics
the remobilization of the Republic Navy, little had actually
changed in the scope of operations for the Distant Suns. While Distant Suns Squadron differs little with regard to basic
sympathies ran deep towards the Republic, its leadership insisted organization of the military starfighter squadron that is common in
that the squadron remained neutral during the Clone Wars. While both the Rebel Alliance and the Empire. It too is made up into
several of the systems within the Distant Suns? area of flights, although six in total rather than the standard three. Each
responsibility would host battles between Republic and Separatist flight is led by a Flight Lead, often a lieutenant or higher in rank,
forces, they kept focus on stifling piracy, and even added the with subordinates treating each other as wingmates. Distant Suns
mitigation of illegal salvaging operations to their mission set. is broken down into three flights of Y-Wing starfighters, designated
as Patrol Flights One, Two and Three; and three flights of ARC-170
While the fall of the Republic and the rise of the Empire would aggressive reconnaissance starfighters, designated as Aggro Flights
undeniably alter the state of the Outer Rim, Distant Suns One, Two and Three. Depending on the mission parameters, two
Squadron would remain both a relevant and authorized force. flights of Y-Wings will often operate with one flight ARC-170s on
Whereas previously loyal planetary militias would find major sorties. If confined to a single patrol, two Y-Wings will fly as
themselves demobilized and stripped of weapons and equipment a pair, or sometimes augmented with a sole ARC-170.
to be replaced by Imperial garrisons, the Distant Suns were not
actually considered a military, or even paramilitary, unit by the As a unit dedicated primarily to patrol and anti-piracy, the
Empire. Instead, they were granted a license of operations for Distant Suns often make use of their craft to the maximum
inter-system security, and would report to the Sector Rangers, potential of their respective capabilities. Since the ARC-170
themselves classified as a law enforcement organization. compliment is more focused on their anti-ship/ anti-fighter
Additionally, the Distant Suns were offered surplus, capabilities, their crews will use the ARC-170?s powerful sensor
decommissioned starfighters from the former Republic Navy. suite to detect and engage hostile targets at long-range. If possible,
While considerably more expensive to operate, the introduction Y-Wing crews will use their ion cannons in order to disable
of ARC-170s and BTL-S3 Y-Wings were very much welcomed by hostiles and capture them to make arrests on behalf of the Sector
the squadron at that time, and could now count on not only the Rangers and/ or the planetary governments they actively work
prowess of their pilots, but the quality of their ships. with. If the targets are downed, the flight crews will additionally
make use of the Y-Wing?s space-to- surface targeting and tracking
By the rise of the Rebellion and the outbreak of the Galactic sensors to locate any survivors and report them to local
Civil War, the Distant Suns? area of responsibility had expanded authorities.
even further, which added both long-range patrol and smuggler
interdiction to its list of roles. They now face growing challenges, Even though the squadron is equipped with heavy weapons,
with aging Clone Wars-era craft, poor pay, the ever-increasing particularly proton torpedoes, they are rarely outfitted with them
expense of supplies and munitions, along with several and only use them as a last resort. Distant Suns Squadron also
experienced pilots and support personnel that left ranks due to possesses the military-level permits to load, carry, and ultimately
their dissatisfaction with the Empire. While Colonel Pharson expend their proton torpedoes against hostiles, but they have
shares personal distaste with the Republic?s iron-handed relatively few torpedoes in their arsenal. Additionally, the permits
replacement, he also recognizes that his squadron still has a job are very expensive to maintain and will often lapse for at least a
to do out there on the Outer Rim. few months out of the standard year, due to the sheer cost and the
duration it takes for all of the filed paperwork to finally clear for
their renewal. When fielded, only a handful of their starfighters are
loaded with a single pair of torpedoes.
Despite their independent stance towards both the Rebel
Alliance and the Galactic Empire, the Distant Suns remain
law-abiding and tend to toe-the-line with respect to Bureau of

D ISTA N T SU N S SQ U A D RO N DustinHawk - REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Ships and Services? regulations, Imperial law, and the Sector NPC Stats
Rangers?edicts. However, the squadron views the Sector Rangers
as its overarching organization to report to and generally will Typical Distant Suns Squadr on Pilot. All stats 3D except: dodge
defer to their authority when requested. As such, squadron 4D, communications 4D+2, sensors 5D, starfighter piloting 5D,
members prefer working with the Sector Rangers instead of the starfighter piloting: Y-Wing or ARC-170 6D, starship gunnery 5D, law
Imperial Navy or its subsidiary organizations. If the capability of enforcement 4D+2, search 4D+2, stamina 4D, computer
pirate vessels exceed what the Distant Suns can handle, they will programming/repair 4D+2, starfighter repair 4D+2. Move: 10. Flight
instead report, track the targets and notify suit, blaster pistol (4D damage), two weeks emergency rations.
the local governments, along with the Sector Character points: 0-4.
Rangers, who will in turn up-channel those Equipment, Weapons, and Ar mor
to the Imperial Navy.
TITLE PA GE
Between its formation just over ten
Incom/Subpro ARC-170 Starfighter. Starfighter, sensors 4D, starship
gunnery 5D, starfighter piloting 5D, starship shields 3D.
years prior to the Clone Wars and the Hyperdrive multiplier: x1.5, nav computer: No (uses astromech
modern era (two years BBY), Distant Suns droid). Maneuverability 3D, space 8, atmosphere 365, hull 5D,
Squadron was staffed between twelve and shields 1D+2. Weapons: 2 Medium Laser Cannons (fire control 2D,
forty-eight starfighter pilots (current damage 6D), 2 Laser Cannons (fire control 2D, damage 5D), 2
membership is thirty-five), thirty to Proton Torpedo Launchers (6 carried) (fire control 2D, damage
sixty maintenance and support staff 9D)
(presently forty-seven), ten to twenty
droids (now numbering eighteen) and
four to twelve command staff (now
nine in total). Originally, the
squadron fielded five Z-95AF3
Headhunters, four Cloakshapes and
three Zebras, but after the rise of
the Empire, it received twelve
BTL-S3 Y-Wings and six ARC-170s
as replacements, plus two
Kappa-class shuttles. The Distant
Suns have also procured four
repulsorsleds and six 74-Z speeder
bikes for local maintenance recovery
missions. All personnel, equipment and Koensayr Manufacturing BTL-S3 Y-Wing Starfighter. Starfighter,
vehicles are permanently-assigned to astrogation 3D+2, starship gunnery 4D+1, starfighter piloting 4D+2,
Platmor Fighter Base, but often starship shields 3D. Hyperdrive multiplier: x1, nav computer: No
forward-operate in systems across the (uses astromech droid). Maneuverability: 2D, space 7, atmosphere
Outer Rim Territories. 350, hull 4D, shields 1D+2. Weapons: 2 Laser Cannons (fire control
2D, damage 5D), 2 Light Ion Cannons (fire control 3D, damage 4D
ionization), 2 Proton Torpedo Launchers (fire control 2D, damage
9D)

D ISTA N T SU N S SQ U A D RO N
New Skills and Rules
Removable Hull Plating
Model: Koensayr Manufacturing BTL-HP3 Plating
Type: Removable Hull Plating
Cost: N/ A (comes standard with Koensayr BTL-S3 Y-Wing)
Weight: 5 metric tons
Availability: 2
Game Notes: Removable Hull Plating is a standard feature to the
TITLE PA GE
stock BTL-S3 Y-Wing starfighter. While installed, it adds +2 to the
Hull code of the fighter. However, when attempting a starfighter
repair skill check on the fighter, add +10 to the difficulty, due to
lack of accessibility to vital components and/ or wiring.
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JasonDray - CLONEWARSERA[62 BBY- 19 BBY]
General Mission
Bronze Nimbus: Operationally, the Nimbus Commandos
were intended to be used as an
anti-piracy raiding and harassing force in
The Nimbus Commandos company and platoon sized elements.

Altus Stratus, however, chose to
use them as his personal
by Jason Dray guard, an act which has been
criticized by many military
historians. By using the
Era: 62 BBY to 19 BBY (Clone W ars) Nimbus Commandos as
front-line shock troops,
Size Stratus relegated his
commandos to an infantry
At peak strength, in 24 BBY, the Nimbus Commandos were a
role. Though they proved
Battalion-sized force, fielding approximately 1,200 commandos.
highly effective in this role,
After the Battle of Jabiim, less than 200 commandos remained
the losses suffered by the
alive. Recruiting efforts managed to bring the Nimbus Commandos
Nimbus Commando during the
back up to 900 soldiers, only to see nearly 300 desertions when
43-day long Battle of Jabiim
Jabiim pledged loyalty to the Galactic Empire. Though the unit
destroyed their effectiveness as a
received a rapid influx of recruits after joining the Empire, the
unit for years to come.
Imperial Storm Commandos conscripted the top one-third of the
unit, and the Nimbus Commandos were never able to field more Affiliations
than two brigades.
Between 62 BBY and 29 BBY,
Commanding Officer the Nimbus Commandos were, on
paper, a Republic Planetary
Altus Stratus commanded the Nimbus Commandos from 31 BBY
Militia. However, the unit followed
until his death in 21 BBY. Altus Stratus was a zealous supporter of
their leader, Altus Stratus, into open
the Separatist movement and held the Galactic Republic
rebellion against the legitimate
responsible (possibly with good reason) for the state of things on
government of Jabiim in 29 BBY and
his homeworld. Upon the death of Stratus, Colonel Mazi assumed
pledged allegiance to the Separatist
control of unit. Colonel Mazi oversaw the reorganization of the
cause in 24 BBY. In 18 BBY, the newly
Nimbus Commandos into the Imperial Nimbus Commandos in 19
reorganized and renamed Imperial
BBY, leading the unit until his death in 7 BBY. Where Altus Stratus
Nimbus Commandos officially
was a true believer, Colonel Mazi was a power-hungry egomaniac,
declared for the Galactic Empire.
using his commandos to make himself indispensable to the
Imperial Sector Moff. Zone of Operations
Home Base Though original operations were
confined to the planet of Jabiim, the unit was known to raid
The Nimbus Commando training camp was located on the Razor
Republic targets throughout the Phelleem sector, particularly the
Coast of Jabiim, though they were officially headquartered in the
planets of Taskeed, Dennogra, Agon, and Handooine. Later, during
city of Chaol.
the era of the Galactic Empire, the Imperial Nimbus Commandos
were used throughout the Phelleem and Corva sectors.
BronzeNimbus: TheNimbus Commandos JasonDray - CLONEWARSERA[62 BBY- 19 BBY]
Success Rate In 14 BBY the Imperial Storm Commandos conscripted the top
40% of the Imperial Nimbus Commandos directly into the fledgling
The Nimbus Commandos achieved a success rate of 92% Storm Commandos. This further eroded the combat effectiveness
between 62 BBY and 29 BBY, primarily counterstriking against of the Imperial Nimbus Commandos.
attacks by pirates and raiders. From 29 BBY to 21 BBY, the unit
achieved a 96% success rate, though higher casualties became the Organization and Tactics
norm. During the Battle of Jabiim in 21 BBY, the Nimbus
Throughout their early history, the Nimbus Commandos were
Commandos succeeded in killing 13,000 Clone Troopers and at
trained to operate in deliberately small platoons of twenty
least 27 Jedi, forcing the Republic off to evacuate Jabiim entirely.
personnel. Three platoons, along with an additional heavy
Though the Nimbus Commandos were augmented by conscript
weapons platoon and a platoon-sized transportation element
militia forces and CIS battle droids, historians agree that the
(utilizing repulsorcraft troop transports) formed a company.
Nimbus Commandos bore the brunt of the fighting. During the
two-month battle, the Nimbus Commandos lost their leader and Three Companies (each with approximately 100 commandos)
suffered over 80% casualties. and a headquarters company (with a mix of 60 commandos and
logistic and medical experts) formed a brigade. The transportation
History element served as ?battle taxis? for the commando unit, while the
Initially formed as a rapid response element to counter heavy weapons platoon fulfilled an anti-armor and battlefield
Trandoshan raiders and Lythian Pirates in 62 BBY, the original control role. The commandos, wearing repulsorlift skates, were
Nimbus Commandos were a small, special operations arm unaffected by their own pressure sensitive mines. Nimbus
attached to the Army of Jabiim. Jabiim, a small and muddy planet Commando units often succeeded in hemming in opposing units,
in the Phelleem Sector, was rich in mineral wealth but plagued by destroying their ability to effectively maneuver.
constant monsoon-like storms. Once an enemy?s ability to maneuver was severely curtailed,
Between 29 BBY and 23 BBY Jabiim was locked in a brutal civil the heavy weapons platoon would focus their effort on disabling
war between Nationalist (who wished to leave the Republic) and or destroying vehicles. Nimbus Commandos were highly skilled at
Loyalist forces. For the most part, the Nimbus Commandos sided moving just behind a rolling barrage of mortar and rocket fire,
with the Nationalist Army of Jabiim. By 24 BBY there were striking while their targets were still hunkered down. The prolific
approximately 1,200 Nimbus Commandos, though losses during use of grenades and satchel charges by the commandos allowed
the Battle of Jabiim in 21 BBY would cause unit strength to dip them to wreak havoc on troops fighting in close formation (such
below 200 soldiers. Most historians will note, however, that the as Clone Troopers) or able to parry blaster bolts (such as Jedi).
Republic was forced off of Jabiim during this battle, and suffered Later on, the Imperial Nimbus Commandos would reorganize,
the horrific losses. disbanding the heavy weapons platoon entirely. Imperial doctrine
Following the Battle of Jabiim and the death of Altus Stratus, detested the use of mines, especially since the Imperial Nimbus
command of the Nimbus Commandos (or, what was left of the Commandos would be fighting alongside Imperial Stormtrooper
Nimbus Commandos) fell to Colonel Mazi. Colonel Mazi, once a and Imperial Army units that lacked repulsorlift skates. In place of
Nimbus Commando himself, worked hard to rebuild the unit. the heavy weapons platoon, each squad was equipped with a
Hundreds of Nationalist Army veterans volunteered and were single PLEX-1. Additionally, the transportation element was
trained by a seasoned cadre of surviving commandos. By 19 BBY refitted with modern repulsorlift troop transports, each mounting
the unit fielded 900 commandos. In 17 BBY, with the Loyalist Army two E-WEB Heavy Repeating Blasters.
all but destroyed, Colonel Mazi chose to ally himself with the
Galactic Empire of Palpatine. This in turn, prompted the Second
Jabiimi Civil War. Colonel Mazi led the newly organized Imperial
Nimbus Commandos, though the unit never managed to field more
than two brigades.

BronzeNimbus: TheNimbus Commandos JasonDray - CLONEWARSERA[62 BBY- 19 BBY]
Equipment Very Easy, Easy, and Moderate terrain (these terrains typically
add one difficulty level to someone moving on foot). Difficult and
The Nimbus Commandos were originally issued the A280 Very Difficult terrain only adds one difficulty level to someone
Blaster Rifle, though they quickly abandoned it for the Separatist wearing repulsorlift skates, IF the Gamemaster decides that the
Commando Blaster Rifle in the months leading up to the Clone terrain would not preclude the use of skates as a method of
Wars. The Separatist Commando Blaster Rifle?s auxiliary fire movement (i.e. high, tangled underbrush).
mode, which fired conical sonic blasts, was also highly effective
and put to good use. Further, the Nimbus Commandos were However, characters failing a movement roll may be forced to
known for their widespread use of grenades and satchel charges. slow down or may even fall and be injured. When a character fails
Heavy weapons platoons were equipped with the ubiquitous a movement roll, the Gamemaster should consult the following
RPS-6 rocket launcher and mortars. The latter were used as a table for possible events:
delivery system for high explosive and mine-scattering shells.
After their reorganization in 17 BBY, the Imperial Nimbus
Commandos were issued E-11 Blaster Rifles and Shore Trooper
armor. The mortars immediately fell out of use and the RPS-6
rocket launcher was replaced by the newer PLEX-1 portable
missile launchers. It was quickly discovered that these could not
be fired in smart GAM (Gravity Activated Mode), as they would
home in on the gravity waves produced by repulsorlift skates.
Featured Equipment: Repulsorlift Skates
Repulsorlift skates are used by children throughout the galaxy.
However, on planets like Jabiim, repulsorlift skates are used by the
general populace to navigate the omnipresent boggy and muddy
terrain.
The standard pair of repulsorlift skates cost between 20 and 150
credits. The primary differences are durability, ease of use, and
operational ceiling. Though a cheap pair of these skates may be
prone to malfunction and have an operational ceiling of two or
three centimeters, a high-quality pair may offer a bonus (usually
+1) to skill uses and have a maximum ceiling of one-half meter.
The base speed of someone using repulsorlift skates is
effectively doubled. Cautious Movement (1/ 2 base speed or less)
on the skates does not require a skill roll IF the user possesses the
Repulsorlift Skates skill (a DEX based specialized skill). Cruising
movement (up to base speed) requires a Very Easy skill roll, while
high speed (double base speed) and all-out movement (quadruple
base speed) require Easy and Moderate rolls, respectively.
Anyone performing an all-out movement on repulsorlift skates may
not perform any other actions.
The real utility of these skates can be seen when terrain is taken
into account. A character wearing repulsorlift skates may ignore

the force of a high-explosive battering ram, cutting through
Tr u e B l u e : transparisteel like a vibroknife through nerf butter, with
explosions racking the entire bridge. The entire vessel listed
downward, having lost heading control and captured by the
A St a r Wa r s St o r y Second Death Star?s artificial gravity well.
by Dustin Haw k Tann closed his eyes just briefly, before witnessing the Executor
crash bow first into the battlestation in the largest column of
plasma and fire that he had ever personally-witnessed.
Pa r t o n e
We won?t forget you, old buddy. May the Force?
?Concentrate all your fire on that super star destroyer!?
Admiral Ackbar?s order to the Fleet reverberated on his ?? be with you.?

comm as Tann maneuvered his A-W ing into flight
formation, serving as cover for Green Lead and Green Four
as they dove tow ards the behemoth that w as the Executor. Tw o years after Endor,
Talon Base, Validaan - the Colonies region
"Flight Tw o, Green Five,? he spoke, juking sw iftly to
avoid an incoming turbolaser shot. ?Maintain cover for A mutter influenced by the past, and a sip of watered-down
their attack run at high speed, see if w e can draw the Corellian Whiskey left a bittersweet taste on Tann?s tongue as he
batteries aw ay from ?em.? He w atched them plunge set the glass down on the faded wood of the hooch?s bar top.
single-file tow ards the bridge, laser cannon fire pouring Today was the second anniversary of Endor, now known across
into the last remaining deflector dome. It erupted into a the galaxy as Liberation Day. In reality however, much of it
gaseous explosion seconds later, and the bridge?s shield
remained in Imperial control, particularly the Core where
envelope collapsed.
Palpatine?s hanger-on?s resided in the form of the Inner Circle, or
Suddenly, forw ard turbolaser volleys poured out from the Expansion Region and the Mid-Rim where warlords like Zsinj
the bow of the massive vessel, trying to hit anything and reigned with fleets far larger than their sense of unity. The
everything on their fire control computers. Emperor died and left more than a dozen smaller ones in his
wake.
?Ah, that got ?em spooked!? Tann remarked. ?Haul ass out of Labels didn?t really matter. Star destroyers were star destroyers;
here and regroup for another run!? As those words left his lips, he ?eyeballs? were ?eyeballs;? stormies were stormies. Even if they
caught Arvel?s A-Wing take a glancing strike on its left side, putting all fought for different masters.
the craft into a near-uncontrollable spin.
Tann gazed into his diminishing glass of whiskey, remembered
Come on, Arvel! Get out of there! We can follow up and take that all of those pilots he?d flown with during the Alliance years. Many
monster down. of them were now legends, with medals and maneuvers named
after them, most of them posthumously. Those that survived now
He underestimated his Wing Leader?s situation? and sheer commanded units of their own or were part of elite squadrons
resolve, as he watched the fellow A-Wing pilot regain control of his now tasked with special operations missions.
stricken fighter, heading straight towards the command bridge.
Speaking of his own unit, it had been deactivated a week ago,
He?s actually going to do it?! with its pilots reassigned to new ones. A sign of turbulent times
Green Leader?s A-Wing pierced into the Executor?s bridge with ahead. He had waited for transfer orders to come down the
routing chain, but none had arrived as of yet
Tr u e B l u e : A St a r Wa r s St o r y DustinHawk - NEWREPUBLICERA[6 ABY]
Truth be told, Tann was getting wary of it all. He was ready to ?Azure Squadron? That unit doesn?t exist.?
return to his homeworld and begin a new life for himself. Or
?As of? 0600 CST, it does now, sir,? she explained. ?Your
rather, make up for the one he had been absent from.
orders are to relocate to the destination, help stand-up the new
He raised his glass for another sip, maybe for a longer one? squadron and be ready to conduct combat operations ASAP.?
?Major? Major Danzel??
Tanthiel? now where have I heard of that planet before?
Maybe not. He set the glass back down.
Then it dawned on him. It was from a star system of the same
?Over here,? he said, not turning his head to look. He heard name in the Colonies region, just a hyperjump away from the
some footsteps, and after a brief moment, a young blonde flight main Perlemian Trade Route. This new unit was going to be part of
officer peered over his right shoulder. the push into the Imperial Core.
?Sir, I have orders from? h-have, have you been drinking on Tann was going to
duty?!? be training a bunch of ?W hat exactly w ould you call
greenies, trying to w orse places, sir?? Tann gave
?I don?t see a fighter squadron anywhere around here,? Tann keep the old heads a faint smile.
replied, taking a small sip to reinforce his point. ?Do you?? from the Alliance
days from hanging them, try to keep a squadron of finicky A-Wings
She paused briefly, taken back a bit by his behavior. But she
from breaking down at the last second prior to launch, and try to
regained her composure and presented a datapad.
keep these beings from getting killed before they have a real
?Transfer orders, sir! You have received a new assignment and chance to do some damage.
have been requested to depart on the next available outgoing
He was going right back into the thick of it all.
transport.? Tann didn?t reply, but he set his glass back down and
received the datapad from her. He scrolled down the screen? He stifled a sigh and stood up from the barstool. He passed
before stopping, shifting his head to meet the gaze of her soft back the datapad to the flight officer and gave her a knowing
brown eyes. smile.
?While I?m packing? tell them ?thanks? for me.? He started for
the door, intending to return to his quarters.
?Thanks?? she asked, puzzled. ?Thanks for what??
Tann turned his head back to respond.
?When you?re older, and a little wiser, you?ll understand.?
Tw o days later,
Tanthiel system, Colonies ? Core W orlds boundary
Tann awoke groggily on a worn-out, olive-drab canvas cot in the
back of a Clone Wars-era Kappa-class shuttle that had seen far
better days as she lurched into realspace from hyperspace
reversion. He grumbled as he grabbed his canteen, taking a swig
of vitawater before sitting up.

?Nothing but the finest in accommodations,? he mumbled ?What exactly would you call worse places, sir?? Tann gave a
softly, reached for his flight jacket that hung from the adjacent faint smile.
plasteel locker. He was the sole passenger on this one-way trip,
?Endor.?
with near everyone else assigned to the new unit having already
reported in or also enroute from other Republic bases. Standing
up, he walked forward towards the cockpit, whose hatch was
Luck would have it that Major Danzel happened to arrive during
already open to the cargo bay that doubled as stowage.
one of Tanthiel?s seasonal coastal winter storms. According to the
A pale blue/ green-skinned Duros in the pilot?s seat looked Alliance records, the temperature rarely dipped beneath eight to
back at his lone passenger as he entered, before turning back nine standard degrees, though the inclement weather and the
towards the shuttle?s control console. Tann looked outward winds would persist for the next few weeks. Unfortunately, he
through the forward viewports, as a dark blue world littered with would venture right into a different type of storm; one involving
clouds loomed overhead. the fiery tempers and clashing personalities of his pilots.
?Looks cold down there,? Tann remarked as his grey eyes Not even one moment after walking down the boarding ramp of
scanned the planet. the Kappa, a brawl was unfolding just in front of him. A
blonde-haired human pilot received a solid hit to the jaw, sending
?Nine degrees standard temperature,? the pilot replied, tapping
him sprawling into the open and ready arms of his peers. A
a couple of switches that powered up the active scanner array.
brawny gold-flecked scaled Barabel hissed at the dazed human,
Well, it wasn?t Hoth or any other iceball out there. But it wasn?t
while five or six other pilots held him by the arms, struggling to
comfortable either. This was going to be a long tour?
hold him at bay. Tann stifled his exasperation and marched
?Is there anything else you can tell me about this place?? he towards the altercation.
asked, meeting the pilot?s golden yellow eyes.
?Just what the hell is going on here?!? he shouted
?I?ve made a few runs out this way back when I worked for authoritatively at the crowd, drawing sudden looks from those in
Alliance Supply and Ord,? the male Duros responded. ?It was an attendance. Both the Barabel and blonde human turned their
old safeworld where we stored vital supplies. Medicine, heads as well, but were still being held by their comrades.
munitions, that sort of thing. No native sentient life, but plenty of
?You tell that Son of a Sith to go back where he came from!? the
hardy species. Some of them tasted okay, but nothing to
Barabel spat, reptilian eyes round with anger. ?He doesn?t belong
broadcast a HoloNet news story about. The base bugged out
here!?
immediately after an Imp scout arrived in system just before
Endor happened, and it?s been empty ever since.? ?Heh? ? the young blonde stood up, slowly regaining his
composure as he wiped some blood from his cut lip. ?Rimmers
?So? the local critters taste? okay?? The Duros chuckled, his
always think they?re the only ones in this damn galaxy who?ve
attention returning to the forward view screen.
been cheated out of something. Guess they forgot about Alderaan,
?I know, sir. Doesn?t sound like very much. Hopefully we?ll be Dentaal, Ralltiir? ?
able to at least keep you warm and comfortable. The shuttle
?You?re not from Alderaan, nerfbrain,? a dark-skinned female
started to descend into the upper atmosphere of the dreary
pilot said dismissively. ?Or any of the other planets you just
world, as rain and winds began to buffet the aging craft.
rattled off the top of your thick head. And none of those had an
?Well, I can?t say I haven?t been in worse places.? Tann said as Imp spawning ground mucking things up? ?
the turbulence ramped up dramatically.
?Just shut it,? Tann interrupted. ?All of you. Take those two
bozos to the brig. I?ll sort them out later. As for the rest of you? ?

?Ummm? who are you exactly?? a questioning voice STRENGTH 2D+2
demanded. Brawling 4D, stamina 4D+2
?Major Tann Danzel, your new squadron commander. Gather TECHNICAL 3D
your data and report to the briefing room in one hour. It?s time we
got down to business. Sounds like you?ve had too much downtime Computer programming/repair 4D, droid repair 4D, repulsorlift
altogether.? repair 3D+2, security 3D+2, space transports repair 4D, starfighter
repair 4D
A series of muffled sighs and chattering carried along with the
pilots who left to do just that. Two separate camps cuffed the two For ce points: 2
brawling pilots to haul them off to where he hoped was the brig. Char acter points: 7
Tann stood in the middle of the hangar, still cluttered with cargo
containers, tool boxes, crates of non-perishables, and a lingering Move: 10
aura of distrust. Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), comlink, datapad, sealed
This gets better and better, he thought to himself. Already have flight-suit
division among the ranks, the ol? Core versus the Rim nonsense. Capsule: After the Alliance victory at the Battle of Yavin, an eager
Will have to do course correction along the way; no time like the Tann Danzel uprooted himself from his homeworld of Esseles to
present to shape these into something decent. join the fight against what he saw as a brutal, totalitarian regime
Tann made his way towards the briefing room, hoping to receive that tightly gripped the galaxy within its clutches. It took him
at least some answers to his many questions. across countless worlds and numerous battlefields, helped him
meet the love of his life, and flew gallant sorties in the cockpit of
the A-Wing over the years during the Galactic Civil War.
Major Tann Danzel (as of 2 years after the Battle of Tann was present in the climactic Battle of Endor under Green
Endor) Group, witnessed the destruction of the Executor, and with it,
Type: New Republic starfighter pilot (Commander of Azure the beginning of the fall of the Empire.
Squadron) But the years have taken its toll on a now restless Major Danzel.
DEXTERITY 3D+1 While his wife resigned her commission from the Alliance and
went back to live on Esseles, Tann felt that the fledgling New
Blaster 5D, blaster: blaster pistol 5D+1, dodge 4D, missile weapons
Republic military still needed his edge and experience and stayed
5D+1, vehicle blasters 6D
onboard. But his isolation from family and friends increases each
KNOW LEDGE 2D+2 day, with fewer and fewer beings he personally knows remaining.
Cultures 4D, planetary systems 5D, survival 4D+2, tactics: starfighters And with young pilots rotating in and out constantly in his own
5D, value 4D+2 unit, Tann has begun to view his role as meat-grinder-in-chief,
training up recruits only to be consumed by the war with the
MECHANICAL 4D Empire.
Astrogation 4D, repulsorlift operations 5D+2, space transports 6D, Eventually, the last fellow A-Wing pilot transferred out, leaving
starfighter piloting 6D, starfighter piloting: A-Wing 7D, starship Tann in charge of a vacant, soon-to-be deactivated squadron. As
gunnery 6D+2, starship shields 4D luck, or perhaps fate, would have it, he would receive a
PERCEPTION 3D reassignment of his own to the newly commissioned Azure
Squadron, and be sent along with the greater push of Republic
Bargain 4D, command 5D, con 4D, gambling 4D+2 forces towards the Core Worlds?

Ro t g u t Ru c k u s
by David O. Little
The Rotgut Station PA crackles and w hines:

?ATTENTION! All persons on the main deck!
Imperial Transports are being escorted through
the main thoroughfare. Any suspicious activity
along that route w ill be met w ith force w ithout
w arning. ATTENTION! All persons...?
Soldier One: ?Damn! No time! W e need to hit the
rendezvous now ! If the Impies get past the turn, should be assigned to escorting a sled, placing 2 soldiers on either
the security at the landing pad w ill back ?em up side of the sled. The MTVs should be placed one in front and one
and w e?ll have to abort!? in back of the convoy. All Imperial soldiers, droid sleds, and
MTVs should be facing the ?Turn? side of the map. The entire
Soldier Tw o: ?Crow ds in the w ay!? convoy moves first during the movement phase and all pieces
move a total 8? with a ?Fire +1? placed on the Stormtrooper
Soldier One: ?If w e have to? go through ?em!? squads. During the next round in the Movement Phase the convoy
is free to move it?s usual movements.
The Set-up Any other placements, see Gamemaster Notes: Panic Stricken
Crowds.
The map is just to give a general idea. Mix and match the terrain
and buildings any way you wish, but keep the main thoroughfare
at least 4? apart and allow for 1.5? between each buildings, except
in areas where the map is marked ?Impassable.? These are Other than the scammers, slavers,
purposefully placed to prevent the squads from easily sneaking in pirates and murderers, Rotgut is like
behind the Imperial Convoy. any other core w orld spaceport.
Determine the placement of the 3 factions randomly. For It?s those innocent looking travelers
example, roll a die to see which faction gets placed in areas 1, 2 or just passing through, the refugees
3. The ?Staging Areas? should also be placed in such a way to and the families w ith their soft smiles
allow the squads indirect site to the convoy. Staging Area 1 should that scare me. The ones w ith the most
to lose. They?re w hat makes Rotgut
be on one side of the thoroughfare opposite of 2 and 3. Staging dangerous, the ones that w ill get you
Areas 2 and 3 should also be placed a little further from the killed.?
Imperials. The squads can be placed in any formation, but cannot
be placed inside of or on top of any buildings or terrain obstacles. - Devok, Resident Freelancer
The Imperial Convoy should be placed in the thoroughfare as
one cargo sled in front of the other. Each Stormtrooper squad

t a r g et l o c k ed - r o t g u t r uck us DavidO. Little- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
The Factions
Mongdoolian Monks
ORDERS: Primary is to collect the crate with the Equipment Boxes
and Power Cells. Secondary collect any other crates.
The Ochelt Gangers

5 Veteran Hired Gangers (5 Identical Squads)
DEX: 3, blaster 5, melee combat 4; KNO: 2; MEC: 3; PER: 2,
command 4; STR: 2, brawling 3; TEC: 2, fir st aid 3;
Move: 10
· Walk Rate: 7"; Run Rate: 12"
Weapons: heavy blaster pistol, vibroclub (see notes), SGP: 5
Ar mor : blast vest, STR+1 vs. energy damage, SGP: 8
Commander : command 5
· Specialist: blaster: DEMP Gun 6
Weapon: Demp Gun
range: 12/30/125
damage: 4 ion damage
SGP: 10
Squad Gener ation Points: 320
Notes: Vibroclub does STR+2, and automatically knocks down
opponent on a successful hit whether opponent takes damage or
not. Knock down does not count against squad during the Morale
Phase.

Zabor Fash Weapon: Demp Gun
ORDERS: Pr imar y is to collect the Cr ate with the 100,000cr range: 12/30/125
and Power s Cells. Secondar y collect any other cr ates. damage: 4 ion damage
Fash's Personal Guard SGP: 10
5 Veteran Gamorrean Guards Equipment: comlink
DEX: 3, blaster 4, melee combat 5; KNO: l ; MEC: l ; PER: 2, Squad Gener ation Points: 352
command 3; STR: 4, brawling 6, TEC: 1;
Move: 8
Weapons: vibro-axe
· Specialists:
· 1: blaster: blaster rifle 5
Weapon: blaster rifle
· 2: blaster: DEMP Gun 5
Weapon: Demp Gun
range: 12/30/125
damage: 4 ion damage
SGP: 10
Fash?s Hired Guns
5 Veteran Enforcers (4 Identical Squads)
DEX: 3, blaster 5, melee combat 4; KNO: 2; MEC: 2; PER: 2,
command 3; STR: 4, brawling 5; TEC: 1, first aid 2;
Move: 10
Weapons: blaster rifle, vibroblade, frag grenade
· Specialist: blaster: DEMP Gun: 6 Yvan Quinet

Antarian Rangers The weapon may fire in either blaster mode or flame launcher
mode, but not at the same time.
ORDERS: Pr imar y collect the cr ate with the Khyber cr ystals
and Power Cells. Secondar y collect any other cr ates. Leather vest provides +1 to STR roll versus taking any energy
damage.
Antarian Rangers (Fisto, Jinn, Koon, Windu)
4 Average Antarian Rangers (4 Identical Squads)
Imperial Convoy
DEX: 3, blaster 5, melee combat 4; PER: 3, command 5; KNO: 3;
STR 3, brawling 5; MEC: 3; TEC: 3, first aid 4 ORDERS: To get the convoy to the shuttle.
Move: 10 After setting up the squads, randomly select which items go in
which cargo sled crates:
· Walk Rate: 8?; Run Rate: 13?
100,000cr
Weapons: Greff AR-1 Blaster Rifle
Khyber Crystals
range: 20/60/175
Power Cells
damage: 5
Equipment Boxes
flare launcher stats
Keep track of these, for example chits, die numbers, or just write
range: 2-6/12/20 them down.
damage: 4 (see notes) You may also note that the SGPs for the Imperial faction is higher
vibro-bayonet than the other sides. This is to offset the high possibility of losing
one or more of the droid sleds within the first few rounds of play.
damage: STR+1
Stormtroopers (Aurek/ Besh/ Cresh/ Dorn)
SGP: 30
4 Average Imperial Stormtroopers (4 Identical Squads)
Ar mor : leather vest (see notes) SGP: 5
DEX: 1* , blaster 3, grenade 3; KNO: 2; MEC: 2; PER: 2, command
Commander : command 6 3; STR: 3* , brawling 4; TEC: 2
· Specialist: blaster: Demp Gun 6 Move: 10
Weapon: Demp Gun · Walk Rate: 8?; Run Rate: 13?
range: 12/30/125 Weapons: blaster rifle, grenade
damage: 4 ion damage Commander : command 5
SGP: 10 Ar mor : Stormtrooper
Equipment: comlink, medpac Squad Gener ation Points: 236
Squad Gener ation Points: 375 * Numbers in parentheses are the final values as modified by
Notes: The Greff AR-1 has a secondary fire mode which shoots armor.
Flame Grenades and uses Flame Effect Template and Fire/Smoke
rules pgs 77-78 of the SWMB core rulebook.

Veril Line Systems V5-T Transport Droid MTV-7 Multi Terrain Vehicle (Cherek/ Enth)
(4 Identical Droids) Dr ive System: Two-Wheeled Vehicle
DEX: 1; KNO 1; MEC 1; PER 1; STR 4; TEC 1 Cr ew: 1
Move: 35 Passenger s: 0
Movement Rate: 19? # Tur ns: 2
Equipment: Retractable Lifting Arm (STR+1), Self-Destruct Tur n Distance: 3?
Squad Gener ation Points: 69 Move: 20
· Cautious Speed: 2 ; Cr uise Speed: 6; Top Speed: 20
MTV-7 Pilot (Cherek/ Enth) · Accel/Decel: 2/ 4
Average Imperial Army Troop (2 Identical Pilots and Vehicles)
· Flight: Low Level (see notes)
DEX 3, blaster 5, melee combat 4, vehicle blasters 5; KNO: 1;
Body Str ength: 6
MEC: 1, ground vehicle ops 2; PER: 2, command 4; STR: 3,
brawling 5; TEC: 1 Body Points: 60
Move: 10 Cover : 5
· Walk Rate: 8?; Run Rate: 13? Weapons:
Weapons: blaster rifle, vibroblade Mk 2/s Laser Cannon
Commander : command 3 Fir e Ar c: Front
· Specialist: ground vehicle operations: MTV-7 4 Cr ew: 1
Squad Gener ation Points: 53 Skill: Vehicle Blasters
Fir e Contr ol: 1
Range: 1.5-25/ 50/ 100
Damage: 6
Notes: While the MTV-7 usually utilizes its wheels for motion, it has
a small repulsorlift engine in it to allow it to perform powered
jumps, slow climbs and assisted drops. Under power from the
repulsorlift engine itself, the MTV-7 may use Jump, Climb, or Drop
maneuver over Low Level terrain without needing a difficulty check
at Cautious speeds, unless vehicle is OOC .

Victory Conditions Building Interiors
Any force wins if any of their squads are able to complete their Squads may try and take a short cut and/ or retreat into
assigned mission. For the purposes of campaign points, 4 points buildings. Roll 2D6 for Result and ignore the Wild Die rule.
are awarded for completing primary mission, 2 points for 2-4 Danger: Before entering the building, a squad makes a KNO
completing secondary mission, 2 points if you capture any enemy test vs. a difficulty 5 to realize that it has been damaged and is
squads, 1 point if a single squad incapacitates an entire other perhaps unsafe. If they fail the roll they still must enter, and roll a
squad, and 1 point each is awarded to any 2 or more squads from 1D6. On a roll of 4-6 the squad safely enters the building. A roll of
opposing teams who incapacitate the same squad whether 1-3, the roof, walls, and floor collapse. Squad must make a
cooperation was intended or not. Survival test against a difficulty 6 to get out of the building safely,
otherwise the entire squad rolls against a Damage STR 4 hit.
5-6 Crazies: Door unlocked. The squad enters but the family who
Gamemaster Notes lives here does not take kindly to strangers. Roll 1D6 to determine
The following special rules and situations (except those for how many inhabitants, which attack with improvised weapons but
Capturing the Cargo) are optional. will not leave their home. All Attributes: 2. Walk Rate: 6". Run
Rate: 10". Weapons: sporting blaster, club.
Capturing the Cargo:
7 Door Locked.
Forces have 10 turns in which to stop convoy from turning off
and heading to the space-port. After reaching the turn, the local 8-9 Watsip: Door unlocked. The owners of the building are not
security forces as well as several more squads of Imperial troops home, but they have left their pet?a vicious Watsip. DEX 3, STR 2,
will join in the fight, effectively chasing off any squads attempting PER 3. Move: 10 Orn. Code: ?. Attack Forms: Bite (4).
any last minute heroics to take the cargo. A way of at least
delaying the convoy is to use a DEMP gun to ionize the cargo sled 10 Civilians: Door unlocked. A terrified family responds to the
droid (See DEMP Gun section on page 54 of the core SWMB intrusion by running out and around like Vervikks with their
rulebook as well as Droid Damage on page 73.) heads chopped off. Treat as a crowd.
SW RPG Converted Heroes 11 Hospital: Door unlocked. Assume an unlimited supply of
medpacks.
If you have players who play the RPG and want to convert their
PCs into heroes for the purpose of playing this SWMB scenario, 12 Rotgut Security Office: Door unlocked. Most of the personnel
remove one of the non-Imperial squads and allow them to take the are out doing convoy security, leaving only an elderly desk
place of that squad. If necessary to even out the SGPs, add on sergeant in charge. If the entering squad makes a successful
another squad of Imperials and/ or hired guns. Use the Victory Command roll vs. a Difficulty 8, the soldier may gain access to
Conditions as Character Points to award to your players. smoke and stun grenades. Each soldier may only carry two
grenades.
Panic-Stricken Crow ds:
Portions of the GM notes comes from Challenge Magazine issue 58,
Place three 1.5" radius circles (identical to the grenade burst March 1992, ?Battle for Mandalore? by Chris Hind, pgs 68-70.
templates) on the battlefield, somewhere in the streets. These
represent panic-stricken crowds which run about in a chaotic V5-T Transport Droid, created by Adam Dickstein for ?Galladium?s
manner and generally get in the way of combat. During each Fantastic Technology?, pgs. 23-24, published by West End Games
Special Action phase, roll 1D6 to see which direction the crowd 1995.
moves in (like a grenade scatter). Move the crowd 1D6x2 inches in MTV-7 stats converted from the RPG stats created by ?FreddyB? of
this direction. If movement is obstructed, the crowd stops for that rpggamer.org
turn. Squads attempting to move through crowds make opposed
STR 2 rolls. If the squad succeeds, they may move at normal cost.
If the troops fail, they check against their STR roll vs. Damage STR
2 roll. A squad may not fire through the crowd to target another
squad.

THE PIRATES? A So l o Adv ent ur e
by Mark Dow son
LAIR
In this adventure you have the option of either playing Jorin
Gar, the Anatarian Ranger or creating your own character.
From looking at the template, you can see you have six
attributes; Dexterity, Knowledge, Mechanical, Perception, Strength
and Technical. These attributes each have values next to them in
the form of a number, followed by the letter ?D?, which stands for
dice. Most of them also have either ?+1? or ?+2? after the ?D?. At
times during the adventure, when you are attempting a task where
the outcome is not certain, you will be asked to roll either the
number of dice you have in a specified attribute or more likely a
stated skill based off it (more about skills later). For example, with
having for an attribute, Dexterity 3D+1, you would roll three
six-sided dice and add up the total and add +1 to the total. You will
be then told to go to one section number if this result is equal or
over a certain value or to another section number if it is less than
this. on the Wild Dice however, you must discard the highest result
rolled on one of the other dice in that roll and the 1 the Wild Dice
If you are creating your own character you have 18 dice or if rolled.
you are a Jedi, 17 15 dice, to split among your six attributes with
you being allowed to put no less than 2D in an attribute and no As mentioned earlier on, you also have skills based off the
more than 4D if you are playing a human or near human. Other attributes. These can be up to one or two dice higher than the
tospecies have different minimums and maximums, which you attributes they are based on. Essentially you have six dice to put
will have to refer to either the D6 Star Wars Role Playing Game for into your skills if you are playing the Antarian Ranger or seven
or issue 2 of the Adventurers Journal. The former will also give dice for any other character and you need to pick which ones you
you rules for creating Jedi characters, which can also be used in will put dice into before starting the adventure. You could pick six
this adventure! Magnified Senses or Force Powers for enhancing skills and place one dice in each of them or three skills and place
your combat skills are the only ones which will be useful in this two dice in each of them. Alternatively, you could opt to have dice
adventure and the next one. in five skills with just one with two dice in, or four skills with two
with two dice in.
With attribute and skill rolls you can if you want use the Wild
Dice rules from the second edition Star Wars rules. One of the
dice you roll, before rolling it, is designated the Wild Dice. If it
rolls a 6 you get to roll another dice, which also counts as a Wild
Dice, and add the result from that one to the total. If you roll a 1
THE PIRATES LAIR Mark Dowson- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY] - SOLOADVENTURE
The total value for a skill equals the attribute it is based off plus THE ANTARIAN RANGER
the number of dice you have put in the skill. For example, if you
put two dice into Dodge, which is based off Dexterity, and you Backgr ound: You?ve always been fascinated with tales of the
have 3D+1 in Dexterity, that would give you 5D+1 in Dodge! If you Jedi. As a child you would annoy your parents running around
have not placed any dice in a skill, you just roll the dice for the swinging sticks at your siblings, pretending to be one of those
attribute the skill is based off has and if this attribute is a high one, great warriors. When you came of age you even made a
you can still do well. pilgrimage to the Jedi temple on Coruscant and attempted to join
The twelve skills you have the opportunity to use during this the Order. It was disappointing to learn it wasn?t that easy, and
adventure are: Blaster, Dodge, Intimidation, Sensors, Space that you were too old anyway.
Transports, Starship Gunnery, Search, Sneak, Stamina, Computer But you did manage to catch the eye of a generous Jedi Knight
Programming/Repair, First Aid, Security. who, when he saw your determination and sensed your courage,
First Aid is only useful if you use the full Star Wars Roleplaying was kind enough to recommend you to his aide, an experienced
Game rules and then you will need to have at least 4D in it! Antarian Ranger.
Blaster, Dodge, Space Transports, Starship Gunnery, Search, It took years of tough training and sacrifice to hone your skills
Sneak, are also useful in Jedi Resurgence, the adventure which in preparation, but the time finally came for you to be called into
follows on from this one? service of the Jedi. You were afraid that merely serving a great
The Antarian Ranger also has three skill specialisations, which cause might not be enough, but you?ve found that it suits you well.
are Blaster Rifle, Jedi Lore and Laser Cannons. These you get at You might not wield a lightsaber in battle, but you?ve travelled the
one dice higher than the skill directly above each of them so if known galaxy and seen sights that very few can claim to have
you put no dice in Starship Gunnery, you would get Starship witnessed.
Gunnery 2D+2 and Laser Cannons 3D+2. Effectively during this That was before the dark times. Since the rise of Empire, you?ve
adventure you will never get to use skills the specialisations are been on the run, hiding when you can and assisting the handful of
based off, only the specialisations themselves. They are worth Jedi who escaped Palpatine?s purge. When you can find them.
increasing to get the specialisations high values. If you are asked The ones that haven?t been killed don?t want to be found. Either
to make a Blaster skill roll, always use your Blaster Rifle way, you?ll keep fighting for their noble cause.
specialisation! If you put two dice in Starship Gunnery, that would
give you Laser Cannons 5D+2. Per sonality: You?re known for your loyalty and your ability to
get things done. It?s all about the mission. You?re not afraid of the
You are strongly advised to put dice in Blaster and Dodge, Jedi,like some. Instead, you like to hold yourself up to their
unless you are using other combat skills, like Lightsaber, if a Jedi, example, and if you?re being honest you might even aspire to their
or Brawling and Brawling parry if a Wookiee! ranks.
You also have five Character Points you can spend during the Objectives: To further the ideals and agenda of the Jedi Order,
adventure. Each Character Point spent allows you to roll a dice and to seek and assist them in their travels and missions.
and add the result to the total you have already rolled for a skill or
attribute roll. In addition to that, if the dice rolls a 6, you also get to A Quote: ?Retreat? That?s not in my vocabulary.?
roll another dice and add that to the total, just like with the Wild Connection WIth Char acter s: You might be the aide to an
Dice. established Jedi. You might agree to accompany a failed Jedi
Force Points can be spent before making a skill or attribute roll wishing to redeem herself. You might have befriended a group of
and will double the dice for that roll! Rebels who seek to re-establish the Republic.

Mark Dowson- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY] - SOLOADVENTURE
STA R WA R S
Character Pts
Movement
Physical Description
Height / Weight / Age
Species / Gender
Template
Player Name
Character Name
ADVENTURER'SSHEET
Combat Rules
As there is no narrated combat in this solo adventure, you have
the choice of using the full rules from the Star Wars Role Playing
Game or these simpler and faster rules detailed below.
Antar ian Ranger

At the start of combat, roll the dice in your Perception attribute
JORIN GAR
ForceSensitive?
Light / DarkPts
and then the dice in the Perception attribute of your enemy with
the highest Perception. If your roll is equal or higher than theirs
you attack first. If it is lower, they attack first.
To make an attack, roll one less than the dice in your attack
skill, be it Blaster, Lightsaber or some other skill. If you roll equal
or higher than the value in brackets next to your opponent?s
/
Dodge value then you have beaten them. If not then they shoot
back at you.
MECHANICAL 2D+2
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
DEXTERITY 3D+1
To defend, roll one less than the dice in your Dodge skill, or if
electrically nonconductive; Sur vival Pak
Jumpsuit: Multi-pocketed coverall, ?reproof and
STR+1D+1; Leather jacket: +1 resist physical
horizontal Blast Radius: 20 meters; Combat knife:
vibro-bayonet. Flar e: 5 km vertical, 10 km
launcher. Glow rod replaceable with (STR+1D+2)
Willpower; Planetary systems

History:Jedi; Survival; Tactics;
Bureaucracy: Jedi Order;
Alien species; Culture; Languages;
Grenade
Melee parry; Vehicle blasters;
Brawling parry; Melee combat;
Blaster: blaster rifle; Dodge;
transports
operation, Sensors, Space
Beast Riding; Repulsorlift
Gr eff-Timms AR-1 Blaster : 5D with ?are
using a lightsaber, one less than the dice in your Sense skill if you
have it higher than your Dodge (see Issue 4 for how to do this). If
you roll equal or higher than the value in brackets next to your
GEAR- TECH- WEAPONS
opponent?s Blaster skill value then they have failed to hit you and
you can attack back. Note that if you are up against two opponents
you make just one roll against their ?combined fire? number.
If you are hit you can either spend Character Points to make
your roll a success if you have any left, otherwise make a Strength
roll. On a Strength roll total of 10 or less you are either dead or
sufficiently wounded that your enemies can quickly finish you off.
On 11 to 14 you are Stunned and at a -1D penalty to all your skills
on both your next attack and defence rolls. On a 15+ the blaster
burn is light enough for you to ignore.
Now if you have assigned your skill dice, make sure your
blaster?s power pack is fully charged and turn to the section
STRENGTH 3D+1
TECHNICAL
PERCEPTION 3D
Command
Hide, Investigation, Search, Sneak,
Demolitions; Security
Lightsaber repair; First aid;
Armor repair; Blaster repair;
Stamina; Swimming
Brawling; Climbing/ Jumping;
below.
Good luck and may the Force be w ith you!
WOUNDSTATUS
-
-
-
-
-
3D
MORTALLYWOUNDED
INCAPACITATED
WOUNDED
WOUNDED
STUNNED
IssueThree Adventurers Journal - 47

The Adventure
After months of chasing rumors about the pirates
terrorizing this region, follow ing ion trails and
triangulating the likely position of their base from the
locations of their raids, you have finally found their
lair, located in an asteroid of the Hedec Belt of the
Uphado star system. This group have been hitting
soft civilian targets and besides stealing goods, have
been taking slaves. W hile you suspect it w ould only
be a matter of time before they faced resistance more
than they could handle, the amount of harm they w ill
cause before the raid w hich gets them killed is not
acceptable.
Unfortunately, for the settlements on these remote Outer Rim
planets the Empire does not consider it worthwhile using the
Imperial forces to deal with these pirates.
The Rebel Alliance however takes a very different view and also
sees the opportunity to win the support of these remote planet
settlements, which is why you were sent by High Command to
find and eradicate these pirates. If you are playing the
Antarian Ranger, go to 1. If not, go to 2.
1 Your first loyalty is to what is left of the Antarian Rangers, 3 To your left are the ruined blast doors to outer space with the
which you are one of the few remaining members of, and any docking bay atmosphere now only kept in by a containment field.
surviving Jedi, since the Antarian Rangers use to serve the Jedi In the wall facing you, you see the doors of a turbolift, which open
Order. Unfortunately, it has been years since you last saw another and out of it step two pirates, armed with blaster pistols.
Ranger or a Jedi. The Rebel Alliance makes a good substitute
cause to serve and your current mission is very much in line with They have all stats 2D except Blaster 2D+2 (7, combined fire 10),
what an Antarian Ranger or Jedi Knight of old would have Dodge 2D+1 (5). Blaster Damage 4D.
embarked upon. Go to 2. If you defeat them, go to 12.
2 As you approach the asteroid in question, you scan it with If you are defeated, go to 52.
your fighter?s sensors, to locate the blast doors of the pirate lair
docking bay. Roll the dice in your Sensors skill with 3 dice added 4 The turbolift doors open and you find yourself back in the
to it. docking bay with your scout ship facing you with a light stock
freighter behind it. To your left is a workshop in an alcove and to
On a total of 18 or more, go to 14. your right are the blast doors you wrecked.
On less than this, go to 9. To re-enter the turbolift, go to 17.
To get into your scout ship and take off, if you have killed all the
pirates, including their Captain, go to 54.

5 Your lasers strike the weapon emplacement and it explodes Koensayr Ranger Scout Ship: Length 20m, Maneuverability 1D,
in a flash of vaporised metal, fuel and coolant. Scanning the Space 4, Hull 4D+2, Shields 1D+1. Sensors: Passive 30/0D, Scan
asteroid again, you this time locate the blast doors to the docking 47/1D, Search 65/2D. Focus 4/3D. Two Laser Cannons (fire linked),
bay. Go to 8. Fire Arc: Front, Skill: Starship Gunnery, Fire Control 1D, Damage
5D.
6 The blue skinned Chagrain you killed lies on the floor near
you. There is a door to your left and two doors in the wall straight At the start of each turn the laser cannon fires at you. Roll the
ahead. dice in your Space Transports skill.
To go through the left door, go to 15. On a total of 18 or more you manage to evade the cannon
emplacement?s laser fire and can shoot back at it.
To go through the door in the left side of the wall facing you, go
to 45. On rolling under 17, your ship is hit and you must roll 6D for its
hull and shields.
To go through the one next to it, go to 20. To return to the turbolift,
go to 17. On a total of 12 or less, turn to 49.
7 The pirate laid dead on the floor you suspect was this lots On a 13 to 17 your ship suffers damage and you are at an
Captain, judging by his fine waistcoat and shirt and his opulent additional -1D penalty to your Space Transport skill rolls and for
look, suggesting he was hardly one doing any heavy work, more your Hull and shields rolls.
like barking orders. On an 18 to 21 your Shields start to fail, inflicting a -1D penalty
The room you are in, which you assume was his, features a bed to your Hull and shields rolls.
to your left, against the wall behind you. There is a computer On shooting back at the laser cannon emplacement, roll the
station in the wall facing you, from which the ?music? is coming dice in your Starship Gunnery skill.
from. A large view screen in the wall to your left shows the starry
blackness of space outside and to your right is a wardrobe. There On a total of 6 or more, go to 5.
are also shelves around the room stuffed with data cards, many of If you roll less than this, you miss and the laser cannon
them probably having more bad music on them. emplacement fires at you again, as described in the paragraph
To leave the Captain?s room, go to 10. To see if you can get into above.
the files on the computer, if you have not already tried to, go to 18. 10 Leaving the Captain?s room, you see in the hall beyond the
To search through the Captain?s data cards to see if you can find doors of a turbolift facing you. To enter it, go to 17. To your right
any useful information that way, if you have not done so already, is a door. To go through it, go to 15. To the left of the door
go to 38. behind you is a third door. To go through it, go to 20.
8 You manage to blast a hole in the blast doors with your scout 11 You enter a workshop with a plasma forge against the wall
ship?s weapons for you to fly through. A containment field springs to your left with smaller machines on a bench further along. There
up fast enough to prevent any serious decompression and is a sanitiser unit on the wall facing you and a work bench long
bringing your scout ship to land to the left of a YT-2400 light stock the wall to your right.
freighter, you open your canopy and jump out. Go to 3.
To go back through the door behind you, go to 34.
9 Wherever the blast-door to the docking bay is, it is too well
shielded for your first focused scan to find. Before you can 12 The last pirate falls dead to the deck. In the wall to your
attempt a more thorough scan, a hidden laser cannon right you can see in an alcove a small workshop for repairing
emplacement pops out and opens fire at you. Your ship is as parts of ships but apart from that, there is nothing of interest.
follows: Entering the turbolift, go to 17.

13 You find on a file in one of the data cards a list of all the To go through the first one, go to 45.
contacts the pirates have, including those they sell their stolen To go through the second door, go to 20.
goods to. Pocketing it, you leave and go to 10.
To your right are the doors of a turbolift. To enter it, go to 17.
14 Although heavily shielded against sensor scans, you
manage to locate the position of the blast-door to the docking bay. 16 ?Don?t make the same mistake as your cronies sent to deal
Before you can attempt to blow the blast doors open with your with me in the landing bay,? you caution the pirates, pointing your
ship?s weapons, a hidden laser cannon emplacement pops out and weapon at them. Roll the dice in your Intimidation skill.
opens fire at you. Your ship is as follows: On a total of 8 or more, go to 29. On less than this, go to 35.
Koensayr Ranger Scout Ship: Length 20m, Manoeuvrability 1D, 17 The doors of the turbolift close behind you and you look at
Space 4, Hull 4D+2, Shields 1D+1. Sensors: Passive 30/0D, Scan the controls to your left.
47/1D, Search 65/2D. Focus 4/3D. Two Laser Cannons (fire linked),
Fire Arc: Front, Skill: Starship Gunnery, Fire Control 1D, Damage To go to Sublevel One, go to 51.
5D. To go to Level Zero (the docking bay), go to 4.
At the start of each turn the laser cannon fires at you. Roll the To go to Level One, go to 36.
dice in your Space Transports skill.
To go to Level Two, go to 43.
On a total of 18 or more you manage to evade the cannon
emplacement?s laser fire and can shoot back at it. 18 Sitting down at the computer station, you begin working on
getting into the secure files. Roll the dice in your Computer
On rolling under 18, your ship is hit and you must roll 6D for its
Programming skill. On a total of 12 or more, go to 41. On less
hull and shields.
than this, go to 25.
On a total of 12 or less, turn to 49.
19 You enter what looks to be both the communications room
On a 13 to 17 your ship suffers damage and you are at an and weapons control. If it is your first time here, go to 24,
additional -1D penalty to your Space Transport skill rolls and for otherwise go to 40.
your Hull and Shields rolls.
20 You enter a large room with several bunk beds in it. There
On an 18 to 21 your Shields start to fail, inflicting a -1D penalty is gear and weapons on the floor but nothing of interest. Returning
to your Hull and Shields rolls. through the door behind you, you re-enter the hall.
On shooting back, decide whether you are targeting the docking To enter the turbolift facing you, go to 17.
bay blast doors or the laser cannon emplacement and roll the dice
in your Starship Gunnery skill. To go through the door to your right, go to 15.
A total of 10 is enough to hit and destroy the blast doors. On To go through the door in the right side of the wall behind you,
successfully doing this, go to 8. go to 45.
A total of 6 or more is enough to destroy the laser cannon 21 In the dim light you make out the tall form of a reptilian
emplacement. If you roll less than either of these, you miss your Trandoshan, aiming a blaster to fire at you.
target and the laser cannon emplacement fires at you again, as He has all stats 2D except Dexterity 2D+1, Blaster 2D+2 (7),
described in the paragraph above. Dodge 2D+1 (5). Strength 3D+1. Blaster Damage 4D.
15 You enter a fairly unclean washroom and quickly retreat If you defeat him, go to 28. If you are defeated, go to 52.
back out into the hall you entered it from. To your left are two
doors.

22 Guessing the right spot in the cargo hold wall, you shoot it He has all stats 2D except Dexterity 2D+2, Blaster 3D (8), Dodge
a couple of times, blasting through it and destroying the power 3D (7). Perception 2D+1 (8). Blaster Damage 4D.
distributor behind it with a shower of sparks and crackle of If you defeat him, go to 6. If you are defeated, go to 52.
electricity. Go to 23.
31 Desperately you shoot areas of the cargo hold walls, hoping
23 The hissing of gas coming through the vents ceases. You to hit the power distributor by chance, as you start coughing on
are then able to call the turbolift back down and enter it. Go to breathing in dangerous levels of the gas.
17.
Roll either the dice in your Stamina skill or the Control Force
24 Two pirates near the communications console against the skill if it is higher.
wall to your right, turn on seeing you and nervously draw
blasters. If you roll less than 7 and are not able to increase it up to this
with Character Points, go to 53, otherwise you manage to
If you try and persuade them to surrender, go to 16. If you eventually get lucky and hit the power distributor, destroying it in
fight them, go to 35. a shower of sparks, so get to go to 23.
25 Unfortunately, you end up tripping a security protocol, 32 There are two doors in the wall facing you.
which results in you being locked out of the system. If you wish to
search through the Captain?s data cards and have not done so To go through the one in the left side of the wall, go to 47.
already, go to 38. To leave the room, go to 10. To go through the one in the right side, go to 19.
26 Before you can take in your surroundings you see a To your left is a third door. To go through it, go to 11.
somewhat opulent looking pirate with long hair, draw a blaster to
To return to the turbolift, go to 17.
shoot at you.
He has all stats 2D except Dexterity 2D+1, Blaster 4D+1 (12), 33 You do not get much warning, as someone fires a blaster at
Dodge 2D+1 (5). Blaster Damage 4D+1. you. Roll the dice in your Dodge skill. On a total of 10 or more you
manage to avoid being hit and go to 21.
If you defeat him, go to 7. If you are defeated, go to 52.
On less than this, go to 52.
27 You fail to find anything of interest among the data cards. If
you wish to see if you can get into the files on the computer and 34 You enter a short hall.
have not already tried to do so, go to 18. To leave the Captain?s To go through the first door to your left, go to 47.
room, go to 10.
To go through the second one to your left, go to 19.
28 Stepping over the body of the Trandoshan you killed, you
To enter the turbolift to your right, go to 17.
have a look around but find nothing of interest and return to the
turbolift. If you have killed the Pirate Captain, go to 17. If not, go To go back through the door behind you, go to 11.
to 42.
35 It is clear to you the pirates will give you no choice but to
29 The pirates throw their blasters to the floor. Switching the fight them.
setting on your blaster to stun, you open fire at them and they go
They have all stats 2D except Blaster 2D+1 (6, combined fire 9),
down. Go to 40.
Dodge 2D+2 (6). Blaster Damage 4D.
30 Through the door in the left wall steps a blue skinned male If you defeat them, go to 39. If you are defeated, go to 52.
Chagrain, dressed in green and yellow. On seeing you, with a
smirk on his face, he draws a blaster pistol.

36 The turbolift doors open and you see beyond a short hall, near the turbolift speaks a voice.
stretching to your right. If you have explored all the rooms on this ?I had the foresight to have the cargo hold fitted with a system
level, go to 32. If not, roll the dice in your Sneak skill. for dealing with any infestations. The gas you can hear entering
On a result of 12 or more, go to 50. the hold is quite fatal. Goodbye.?
On less than this, go to 46. You realize the only way to stop the gas from reaching fatal
concentrations in the hold is to stop the ventilation system from
37 There is a couch against the wall to the right of the dead working with blaster shots to its main power distributor here. Roll
pirates you killed, a small computer station against the wall facing the dice in your Security skill or Space Transports Repair skill to
you and a table surrounded by chairs in the centre of the work out where the main power distributor is.
chamber. Further left in the wall behind you is a food dispenser.
Returning through the door behind you, you re-enter the hall. On a total of 12 or more, go to 22. On less than this, go to 31.
To enter the turbolift facing you, go to 17. 43 The turbolift doors open and you see in the wall facing you
are two doors and there is a third door to your left. Coming
To go through the door to your right, go to 11. through from one of the doors you can hear bad music. If this is
To go through the door in the left side of the wall behind you, your first visit to Level Two, go to 30, otherwise go to 6.
go to 19. 44 Roll the dice in either your Perception attribute or if you
38 Roll the dice in your Search skill. On a total of 11 or more, have it and it is higher, your Sense skill. On a total of 11 or more,
go to 13. On less than this, go to 27. go to 21. On less than this, go to 33.
39 A hit to the head from you results in the last of the pirates 45 It becomes evident on opening the door that it is from the
falling dead to the ground. Go to 40. room beyond the bad music is coming from. If this is your first
time entering this room, go to 26, otherwise go to 7.
40 Looking around the communications and weapons control
room, you see to the left of the pirates laid on the floor, a 46 A few of your footfalls are louder than you would have liked
comfortable couch. To the right of them is the main so it is possible any pirates in this area know that you are coming.
communication console, complete with sensor readouts and the Go to 32.
targeting controls for the laser cannon emplacements. There is 47 You enter a chamber stretching to your left, which appears
also a large view screen in that direction. With nothing further to be a communal area. If this is your first time here, go to 48,
here of interest you return to the hall through the door behind otherwise go to 37.
you.
48 Two pirates see you and draw their blasters.
To enter the turbolift facing you, go to 17.
They have all stats 2D except Blaster 2D+2 (7, combined fire 10),
To go through the door to your right, go to 11. Dodge 2D+1 (5). Blaster Damage 4D.
To go through the door in the right side of the wall behind you, If you defeat them, go to 37. If you are defeated, go to 52.
go to 47.
49 Laser cannon blasts tear through your scout ship and you
41 You find in the files a list of all the contacts the pirates have, die in the explosions.
including those they sell their stolen goods to. You copy this data
to a data card before you leave. Go to 10.
42 Before you can enter the turbolift, its doors close and you The End
hear the sound of it ascending. To your right you hear a hissing
sound coming from the air circulation vents. From a com system
50 You move through the hall like a shadow with perfect
stealth, not making a sound. Note down that in your first fight on
this level you do not need to roll for initiative but automatically
get to attack first. Go to 32.
KIRA'S
51 The turbolift doors open, revealing a dimly lit cargo bay,
filled with stacks of crates. If this is your first visit to the cargo
bay, go to 44, otherwise, go to 28.
52 A blaster bolt hits you in the chest and you fall to the
CORSAIRS
by Ray Napoli
ground, dead.
Depending on the timeline and
The End events, the Corsairs are
generally a Battalion strength
roster or around 550 personnel
including Adventurers and
53 With your lungs burning you collapse to the floor and die. support personnel.
The End The Corsairs can field Two

Companies of infantry regulars in
short notice, with a standing force just
54 Climbing into the cockpit of your scout ship, you fire up the under 300 available most of the time.
engines then lifting off, swivel around and blast out of the docking About 1/ 3rd of these regulars are on
bay of the pirates? lair, satisfied one more scourge against peace rotational duty, serving the Corsairs for
and justice has been dealt with. a rotational period before being
released to their own means and ends.
Should the need arise, the Commander
The End or XO can make a call-to-arms to field
the entirety of the Corsairs in Battalion
strength.
Many of the Corsairs members
are also pilots, and the Corsairs can
usually field a reinforced Flight
Company (5 Flight Platoons). Flight
Platoons consist of Z-95s, slowly
transitioning to Kihraxz Fighters in 0BBY
and after. The Corsairs are also particularly
[ Kendra Aklund
a Corsair Designated Marksman ]
KIRA'S CORSAIRS Ray Napoli - GALACTICCIVILWAR- NEWREPUBLICERA[18 BBY- 25 ABY]
proficient at fielding Irregulars in Light Freighters and have been History
known to use them to great effect.
Kira?s Corsairs were initially formed shortly after the Clone
Home Base Wars around 16 BBY. Appropriately enough, many of the Corsairs
are former members of the Republic Navy, but just as many are
Kira?s Corsairs call the Outer Rim system Andurin home.
independent spacers from all over the Galaxy.
Additionally, they operate an asteroid starbase known as ?The
HyperSpace Lighthouse? with a Hyperspace Beacon that forms a Kira?s Corsairs started as a Company-Sized element, moving
shortcut between two major trade routes. The Lighthouse itself is from one system to the next looking for work. Kira?s record of
patrolled by a pair of G-1A Starfighters. During larger operations, successes led to a reputation as a ruthlessly efficient mercenary
they also use an Imperial Customs Corvette The Krayt as a mobile outfit and Kira?s own reputation as a cunning pragmatist. As The
Headquarters. Corsair?s reputation grew, so too did their ranks. New members
were vetted by Commander Kira ?Krestfall? Krestlind herself, or
Zone of Operations Rendall Firendown, the Corsair?s XO. In spite of the Corsair?s elite
Andurin is an ?original? planet, so GMs at their discretion can reputation, Kira was also known to headhunt or recruit more
put it between the Perlemian Trade Route and Corellian Run as junior individuals that she believed showed considerable
originally intended, or somewhere else if it suits their story or potential.
campaign better. After a few years of moving from location to location, Kira?s
General Mission Corsairs had burgeoned to the size of Two Companies. Moving as
a private fleet consisting of a Corvette, a pair of Freighters and
An Elite unit of spacers and veterans from all walks of life, The
group of Starfighters ? The Corsair?s reputation was beginning to
Corsairs missions range from Private Security to discretionary
out grow them. The perfect opportunity showed itself in the
operations, sometimes seconding out adventurers when regular
Andurin system in 5 BBY.
military forces would be less appropriate.
The Corsairs also operate as the private Law Enforcement The Andurin-5 Colony as established in 8 BBY, but was barely
and protection service of the Andurin system. successful until around the end of 6 BBY. An Ithorian Prospector
had helped the colonists establish regular irrigation and grow
Affiliations their crops better, and the Andurin System was an occasional stop
Kira?s Corsairs are an independent (unaffiliated) outfit emerging for traders or merchants needing to stop to refuel on their way
after the close of the Clone Wars on the Outer Rim. There are back to the Core or traveling in the Outer Rim. Pirates had begun
rumors their independent adventurers have worked with the to make things difficult for the locals shortly after the Colony had
Empire, but not many spacers put too much weight in anecdotes only just found it?s legs.
or space stories. It is worth noting that around 0-2 ABY Kira?s Kira?s Corsairs needed a home, and Andurin-5 needed? well,
Corsairs were a significant thorn in the side to Black Sun, and law. A deal was struck, and by 3 BBY,
have resisted recruiting efforts from the Rebellion.
Kira w ould claim that the Corsairs w ere ?w hat passed for
Success Rate law ?in the Andurin System.
Kira?s Corsairs have a strong reputation and are well sought Kira continued to cultivate a reputation as an efficient, ruthless
after for both Private Security and Discretionary Operations, given mercenary outfit. In spite of their rough reputation, some began to
the nature of their work it is hard to say what percentage of their understand the ?Corsairs? as an outfit with a somewhat different
missions would be successful. character and even? virtue.
By 0 BBY The Corsairs has a firmly established reputation as a
protection outfit ? used by systems within a few Light Years of the

Andurin system to protect trade convoys, supply shipments and Equipment
other essential supplies. While still well regarded as an efficient
and capable unit, Kira cemented the Corsairs reputation in 0 BBY Kira?s Corsairs use all manner of blaster weapons, but tend to
when a pirate outfit tried to encroach on the Andurin System?s favor Carbines and Rifles. Additionally, the Corsairs are known
already limited trade. to employ Designated Marksmen, Troopers with a particular
talent for stand off engagement ranges using unique equipment.
Threatening the Andurin system on a regular basis, Karr Kira?s Corsairs use modified Marksman Rifles created by their
Lendt?s pirates had become a thorn in Kira?s side. She had own armory with particular care.
intervened on her own several times, and delivered a warning to
Karr Lendt by messenger once. Lendt?s pirates were well known The Flight Company fields three full fights of Z-95s, and 2 nearly
for their use of a stolen Imperial Custom?s Corvette, and Kira set pristine flights of modified Kihraxz Fighters. The Corsair?s
up an ambush during one of Lendt?s raids. reputation persists as well with the unorthodox use of Light
Freighters in engagements. The Commander of Kira?s Corsairs,
Leveraging the Corsair?s reputation, Kira had managed to obtain Kira Krestlind often flies a custom Starviper (Post-ANH only).
actionable intelligence on the location of Lendt?s headquarters The Furious Dawn.
ship. Utilizing two new Flights of Kihraxz Fighters and her own
Starviper Furious Dawn, Kira managed to hijack the Imperial
Custom?s Corvette, cementing the Corsair?s reputation as the Law Corsair Marksman Rifle
within the Andurin System. Within short order the Custom?s
Corvette was re-flagged as The Krayt and the Corsairs proved to Model: Custom Blaster Rifle
be more trouble than they were worth for interlopers in and Scale: Character
around Andurin.
Skill: Blaster: Blaster Rifle
Kira?s Corsairs continue to operate in and around the Andurin
system, with missions throughout the Galaxy requiring their Ammo: 25
unique expertise or a cunning group of adventurers. Most notably, Cost: 1,000
the Corsairs are known to have stolen a Hyperspace Beacon from
Black Sun, allowing the Corsairs space station to act as a beacon Availability: 1, R
between major trade routes in the Outer Rim ? once more putting Range: 5-35/ 100/ 300
Andurin on the map as a trading waypoint or a place for Spacers
to carouse, tell war stories and enjoy the relative peace of Damage: 5D
Andurin. Game Notes: If the bi-pod and Scope are used for one round
of aiming, the character receives an additional +1D To Blaster.
If the Bi-Pod is used, Moderate Range may be treated as ?Short?
Range.

Space: 8
Shields: 1D
Sensor s:
Passive: 20/ 0D
Scan: 40/ 1D
Search: 60/ 2D
Focus: 30/ 4D
Weapons:
4 Laser Cannons (fir e-linked)
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-3/ 12/ 25
Kihraxz Assault Fighter Atmosphere Range: 100-300/ 1,200/ 2500m
Cr aft: TransGalMeg Kihraxz Damage: 6D
Type: Multi-Role Starfighter, Independent Concussion Missiles
Scale: Starfighter Fire Arc: Front
Length: 11 Meters Skill: Missile weapons: concussion missiles
Skill: Starfighter Piloting: Kihraxz Fire Control: ID
Cr ew: 1 Space Range: 1/ 3/ 7
Cr ew Skill (Corsair): Starfighter Piloting 5D+2; Starship Gunnery: Atmosphere Range: 50-100/ 300/ 700
5D; Starships Shields 2D
Damage: 7D
Cr ew Skill (Black Sun): Starfighter Piloting 4D; Starship Gunnery
Conner Net (Cor sair )
4D; Starship Shields 2D
Fire Arc: Rear
Car go Capacity: 130 Kilograms
Skill: Missile Weapons: Conner Net
Consumables: 1 Week (Corsair), 2 Days (Normal)
Fire Control: 0D
Hyper dr ive: None (Added by Corsairs, x1)
Range: 1/ 3/ 7
Cost: 70,000 Credits (New), 45,000 (Used), 120,000 Credits
(Corsair) Not useable in Atmosphere
Manuever ability: 3D Damage: 7D (Ion)

The Conner Net is a mine-like weapon that expands into an Kendra of the virtue of the Corsair?s operations within the
Ion-charged net after deployment (and can only be deployed from Andurin sector. Kendra now fights among the Corsairs as
the rear-arc of a craft). Conner Nets are known to be used by zealously as she ever did for the ISB ? and now she has a place to
pirates in order to disable spacecraft for boarding and theft. The call home.
Corsairs employ them as a ?Law Enforcement?measure, using the
Game Notes: If using the Corsair Marksman for the Corsair
weapons to interdict would-be criminals or pirates.
Marksman NPC, add the ?Corsair Marksman Rifle?to the template
Kendra Aklund as a Specialty for Blaster Rifles as well as 1D in Blaster, Starfighter
Piloting and Starship Gunnery. Kendra is a junior member of the
Cor sair Designated Marksman Corsairs recruited by Kira, a cadet who was medically disqualified
Dexterity 3D+2 for injuries sustained in the Academy who has since healed.
Blaster, Blaster Artillery, Brawling Parry, Dodge, Grenade, Melee
Combat
Perception 3D
Bargain, Command, Persuasion, Forgery
Know ledge 2D
Alien Species, Survival, Languages, Streetwise, Value
Strength 2D+2
Brawling Stamina
Mechanical 3D+2
Astrogation, Starship Gunnery, Repulsorlift Operation, Starfighter
Piloting, Space Transports, Starship Shields
Technical 3D
Armor Repair, Blaster Repair, First Aid,Armor Repair, Security
Kendra Acklund?s Vital statistics
Species: Human
Bio: Kendra Acklund was a promising Imperial Security Bureau
recruit. Having been through the Imperial Flight Academy, she
was well qualified for space interdiction and anti-piracy duties.
Her career however, was cut quite short by an injury during the
Kira's Corsairs Standard and Colors
line of duty. Kept off-duty for a prolonged period of time and
unable to overcome her Senior Officer?s predilection for sidelining
or underestimating her capabilities, Kira left the ISB.
Her service record was short, but her zealous efforts to fight
piracy had not gone overlooked. Though considered ?green?by
most standards, her qualifications nevertheless attracted
Commander Krestlind?s attention. Kira managed to convince
JoshMoore- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
The Cathor Hills
LOCATION SCOUT
Ithor ian SkyYar ds Her d ship
Type: Modified Ithorian herd ship
Affiliation: Ithorians (publicly), Rebel Alliance and Antarian
Rangers (secretly)
by Josh Moore
Scale: Capital
Length: 1,800 meters
Skill: Capital ship piloting: herd ship
Ineverygroupthereistheexception, Cr ew: 3,000, gunners: 234, skeleton: 875/ +5
theoneswho aredifferent and don't Cr ew Skill: Astrogation 4D, capital ship piloting 4D, capital ship
gunnery 4D, capital ship shields 5D, sensors 4D+2
follow the crowd. For the Ithorian Passenger s: 10,000
species that is thecrewof theHerd Car go Capacity: 200,000 metric tons

Consumables: 5 years (special, see below)
shipCathor Hills. Cost: Not available for sale

Hyper dr ive Multiplier : x2
- AurekJenth Hyper dr ive Backup: x9
Nav Computer : Yes
The ship does not look all that outwardly different from any Manuever ability:
other Ithorian herd ship. The Cathor Hills follows its seemingly
Space: 4
random path along the Outer Rim Territories, stopping much as
any other trade vessel. But the Cathor Hills shows up in places of Atmospher e: 240, 800km
conflict, often before hostilities break out or just after, offering
food aid, medicine, training, and equipment; any resource at their Hull: 6D+2
disposal to make the foothold of the Empire a little less stable. Shields: 5D+2
This vessel and its occupants are seen as scavengers or Sensor s:
war-profiteers by their detractors, but also as liberators and
saviors by the common folk. Truly the exception of the Ithorian Passive: 40/ 1D
race, the Cathor Hills is the most unique location one can visit Scan: 60/ 2D
staffed mainly by Ithorians. This vessel is the heart of the
Hammerhead Resistance and its existence is known only to a few Search: 120/ 3D
in the Empire. Focus: 5/ 4D

LOCATION SCOUT JoshMoore- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Weapons:
18 Laser Cannons
Fire Arc: 3 front, 3 left, 3 right, 3 back, 3 top, 3 bottom Flight Deck
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Hospital Ring
Atmosphere Range: 100-400/ 1.3/ 2.8 km
Jungle
Damage: 4D
12 Tr actor Beam Pr ojector s Central Spire
Fire Arc: 2 front, 2 left, 2 right, 2 back, 2 top, 2 bottom
Crew: 3
Skill: Capital ship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Landing Bays
Atmosphere Range: 100-500/ 1.5/ 3 km In addition ther e ar e cer tain unique featur es of note:
Damage: 5D+2 Consumables: the 5 year consumables shown is only in
30 Ion Cannons regards to the food/ air/ water reserves if the ship is operated as a
traditional capital ship. Due to the ecological focus and many
Fire Arc: 5 front, 5 left, 5 right, 5 back, 5 top, 5 bottom biological resources of a herd ship the Cathor Bay can recycle
Crew: 6 oxygen, water, and solid waste through natural processes greatly
extending life support capacity by at least a factor of five. Were it
Skill: Capital ship gunnery not for engine fuel this herd ship could probably operate
Fire Control: 2D+2 indefinitely.
Space Range: l-10/ 25/ 7>0 Lifeboat: the lowest section of the ship containing the backup
hyperdrive, a hidden biodome and repulsorlift engines can be
Atmosphere Range: 2-20/ 50/ 100KM separated from the rest of the vessel in an emergency situation. In
Damage: 3D addition to this equipment there is standing room for at least 1,000
occupants. The lifeboat is unshielded and has Hull of 1D, Space
The Cathor Hills is a standard Ithorian herd ship modified with and Atmosphere movement of 1. This modification is in addition
the help of a Mon Calamari design team. The hull plating has been to the standard compliment of escape pods.
reinforced, shields and engines upgraded, with multiple ion and
laser cannon emplacements to cover all firing arcs. Landing bays: The ship has 24 landing bays capable of
servicing a stock-light freighter or smaller vessel. For Starport
rating purposes facilities are considered Stellar Class with a 100
credit per day docking fee.

Biodomes: There are ten biodomes in a ring on the upper level, targeted the herd ship Trafanda Bay, and threatened to start open
each home to one of the most common habitable biospheres; fire on the unarmed vessel. Faced with such atrocity the High
desert, forest, grasslands, saltwater beach, swamp, mountainous, Priest of the Trafanda gave Captain Alima what he wanted, the
arctic, aquatic, subterranean, and volcanic. All biomes mirror Imperials left and Momaw Nadon was excommunicated from
general conditions and are not imitations of any specific planet, Ithor.
although that is possible with enough lead time and great
The secret the Imperials were after? Fertilizer. They were after a
expense.
secret fertilizer recipe. Truly a glorious campaign for the Empire.
Hospital deck: the third level from the bottom is actually large Especially as the Ithorians have been teaching this 'secret' to
hospital facility. While sections are normally mothballed when not rimward farmers for ages.
in use, facilitating about 100 patients. When responding to a battle But the violence committed against their living deity and
or a disaster it is a fully equipped Republic Era hospital with 25 threatened against unarmed population centers was enough to jolt
bacta tanks, 1,000 beds and 60 medical droids. an Ithorian Meet (basically a defacto world government made up
Atmospher e and landing: the Cathor Hills is capable of of the high priests and captains of the herd ships). There was
entering atmosphere and even landing on a large body of water or much debate about what to do, many unsure of what action to
flat ground. take as surely the Empire would respond with more violence.
Some herd ships voted to continue as if the Subjugation never
History
happened, others said their ships would only trade along the
A lot of spacers, myself included, were under the impression Outer Rim and far away from Imperial patrols, a few herd ships
that Ithorians are an entirely pacifist culture. They keep to decided to secretly aid the Rebel Alliance with individuals even
themselves, enjoy gardening, and surely go to bed at a reasonable joining their ranks, but fewer still lobbied for planet-wide open
hour. Up until recent history that impression would be correct. rebellion.
Sure you would run into the occasional Ithorian criminal or
The two most vocal proponent of this, Jayel Chaim, a young
bounty hunter but those were the exceptions easily passed off as
herd ship captain in good standing and Kwyn Thona, known as
deviants, not representative of the species as a whole. Ithorians
Kwyn the Twice-Exiled, a renegade priest and survivor of the
had well earned a reputation of staying out of conflicts and
orbital bombardment. Besides these two many Ithorian citizens
galactic affairs until the war was brought to them.
felt moved to action but not open warfare. The peaceful Ithorians
The Subjugation of Ithor was not an engagement the Imperials had a problem on their hands, if they did nothing the rebellious
should be particularly proud of. Being a peaceful people the sentiment could grow and get them all killed, including the Mother
Ithorians never threw in with the Separatists or the Rebels, easily Jungle.
flowing from the Republic to the Imperial Senate and continuing to
The High Priests voted to allow the "seed of violence" to leave
function as horticulturists and tradesman of the galaxy, as they
Ithor. Captain Chaim and all willing to follow would be gifted a
had for over twelve millennia. But with free trade comes the
space-worthy herd ship under one condition; They must obey the
notion of smuggling operations, which was all the excuse a certain
sacred Law of Life. To this extent Kwyn Thona was given the rank
Captain Alima needed in the early years of the Empire to move
of High Priest and they set off in the newly christened "Cathor
into Ithorian space and extract certain secret technologies from
Hills", the name of the area of Ithor completely razed by the
the peaceful citizens of Ithor.
Imperial Navy.
Reticent to relinquish generational trade secrets the High Priest
For the first five years the Cathor Hills operated much like any
Momaw Nadon refused. The Imperial Star Destroyer Conquest
other herd ship, travelling from system to system, trading goods or
opened fire on the surface of Ithor, torching thousands of square
knowledge with the locals.
acres of pristine Mother Jungle that the Ithorians worshiped as a
living god. When that did not seem to sway the populace, Alima

They seemed as innocuous as any other Ithorian vessel in the the ancient dreadnought they were using as a base, without the
eyes of the authorities; but Jayel Chaim was clandestinely building loss of a single life. All pirates stood trial and their ships were
a network of informants, suppliers, and funds. promptly sold off at auction, the Cathor Hills and the Tansian
settlers splitting the profits of the auction equally.
Captain Chaim knew the Ithorians would never confront the
Empire openly. Army to army, navy to navy, there was no chance Occasionally, when the opportunity presents itself the Cathor
of success. But they could train their own elite units, or train Hills has acted against small time slavers and 'chained cargo'
others to do their fighting for them, provide material assistance to operations. To this extent they have left several criminal
the rebels or heal the war torn planets left in their wake. Rebellion syndicates in the custody of Outer Rim Territory planetary
did not have to mean combat, they could service all by governments where slavery is still illegal. Several dozen Twi'leks
supporting the resisters. Taking the nickname from the derogative and Wookiees have been liberated in mid-space, a few of the
term used by the Imperials, Captain Chaim started the Wookiees even staying on the Cathor Hills to work below decks.
Hammerhead Resistance.
Their other notable engagement was with a Imperial Star
In their sixth year the Cathor Hills could afford the extensive Destroyer, which was commanded by an officer who was biting
interior renovations and upgrades Captain Chaim had envisioned. off more than he could chew. The imps demanded to board the
With the help of Mon Calamari shipwrights they made it happen; herd ship and search for contraband and dissidents. Captain
the Cathor Hills was as perfectly functional a trading ship as any in Chaim may have simply jumped to hyperspace, if the imperial
the Ithorian fleet, but it could withstand a turbolaser barrage and Captain was not named Alima and the ship the ISD Conquest, the
live to tell the tale, something other Ithorian ships could not boast. guilty parties in the Subjugation of Ithor. Instead the Cathor Hills
But the Mon Calamari enhancements did not stop there. went to attack vector, shields double-front, and easily withstood a
frantic broadside from the Star Destroyer.
With diverse biodomes large enough to train units in multiple
terrain types, cargo space enough to move huge amounts of They disabled the Conquest with surgical strikes with their ion
weapons and medical supplies, even bring hospital care and cannons, leaving the larger warship floating adrift. The Cathor
ecological aid to the innocent planets caught in the galactic Hills entered hyperspace with a smile on Captain Chaim's face.
crossfire. The Cathor Hills was a mighty support ship of the Rebel She'd caught Alima unprepared and unshielded. It would take the
Alliance even if only in an unofficial capacity. Conquest hours to repair that damage with little chance of the
incident being reported to Sector Command. Alima was far too
While the Cathor Hills might not be the glorious combat vessel
prideful to report an Ithorian herd ship had just left his star
many would want, for the Ithorians it might be more resistance
destroyer dead-in-space. It wouldn't take much cajoling to
than they have ever presented before as a species. To them the
convince his officers this would be detrimental to their careers as
Cathor Hills' very existence is highly controversial, and the High
well. So far there has been no reprisals against Ithor or her
Priests don't even know what Kwyn the Twice-Exiled is doing
citizens, and that engagement was over two years ago.
below decks. (And for a long time neither did I. But that is a tale
for another time.) Trade & Smuggling: While it seems counter intuitive to the
actual purpose of the herd ship, the Cathor Hills does as much
As for the history of its military engagements, the captain of the
honest trade as it does rebel supply. Herd ships typically operate
Cathor Hills is far too cagey to throw the lives of her crew, officers,
outside direct Imperial jurisdiction and when they do they are
and civilians away needlessly. They helped the Tansian colonists
typically seen as little more than exotic trade vessels; Customs
when they had a problem with local pirates in their asteroid field.
officials know a herd ship is too big for quick inspections and
By presenting the pirates with a big, seemingly unarmed cargo
manned by weird alien pacifists, so why bother? Just collect the
transport to plunder, it drew the pirates out of hiding and into
taxes and let them go.
open space. Without smaller objects to dart around the Cathor
Hills lead the ambushers into a trap. Captain Chaim managed to
disable each of the uglies the pirates used as fighters, as well as

This ability to move incognito from places like the Outer Rim well and any dissidents to their cause have been long removed.
Territories to the Corporate Sector to the Core unmolested, is the Should a boarding action occur they are all trained to repel
greatest strength The Cathor Hills could have. Imperials see it as invaders, even if their weapons are only on stun.
just another herd ship. This anonymity is the most powerful
shields a captain could ask for, so why risk it by smuggling? Typical Cathor Hills Crew man
The answer is to smuggle sparingly and only for the right cause. DEXTERITY 2D
The Mon Calamari did not retrofit the Cathor Hills out of a sense of
Brawling parry 3D, blaster 3D, dodge 2D+2, grenade 2D+1
altruism. As a heavily patrolled system it was almost impossible
for the Mon Calamari homeworld to obtain weapons and much KNOW LEDGE 2D+1
needed medical supplies. Business 2D+2, horticulture 2D+2 or languages 2D+2 (pick 1)
The Cathor Hills can slide into the atmosphere, physically MECHANICAL 2D
deliver the weapons to the Mon Cals without the use of cargo
freighters, and slip out of the system with little more than a Astrogation 4D, capital ship piloting 4D, capital ship gunnery 4D,
cursory customs inspection. capital ship shields 5D or sensors 4D+2 (pick 1)
As such Captain Chaim does not smuggle as part of regular PERCEPTION 2D+1
operations, but when the need is great she is willing to do so. Search 3D, sneak 3D+1
Cr ew and civilians: No Ithorians are forced to serve on this STRENGTH 1D+2 Brawling 2D
vessel, everyone is there by their own volition. But for a ship of
this size they are a little short staffed. They do have a dedicated TECHNICAL 1D+2
crew that is highly trained and specialized for the functioning of Capital ship repair 2D+2
the ship, but not enough for a full round the clock duty roster. To
correct this shortcoming all Ithorian civilians aboard this herd Move: 10
ship fulfill multiple roles; the shopkeeper on the promenade Equipment: Blast helmet and vest (+1D physical/ +1 energy
during business hours might also be an engineer's mate during resistance), BlasTech DL-18 blaster pistol (4D), comlink, utility belt
third shift, the ecologist who sees to the swamp biome may also with medpac, (optional stun grenade)
be on the gunnery crew. You would never know it from
appearances but this willingness to learn multiple disciplines
showcases evidence of why the Ithorian species has such a
reputation for high intelligence.
Civilian-crew that pulls double duty has to be drilled regularly
to keep everyone sharp in an emergency situations. I have been
around for a few of these and it is remarkable to see the pacifistic
Ithorian immediately drop anything not life threatening and speed
to duty stations. The proverbial "well-oiled machine" of the
Imperial Navy could learn a thing or two from the civilians of the
Cathor Hills. To their credit there has never been an accusation of
dereliction of duty, at least not to my knowledge.
To that extent there is no military police on the Cathor Hills. No
marines or even security personnel. The Ithorian command
Mark Elw ood
doesn't see a necessity. The civilians and crew know each other

Ithorian Air & Space Rescue Ithorian Air & Space Rescue Corpsman
While the Cathor Hills does not have a traditional fighting force DEXTERITY 2D+2
they do have an elite combat unit, one that I would call Blaster 3D+1, brawling parry 3D, dodge 3D, grenade 3D+1, melee
comparable to anything the Imperials or Rebels could muster. combat 4D, melee combat: zero-g 5D+2
These are the males and females every Ithorian pupa with fighting
spirit aspires to become, the Ithorian Air & Space Rescue. KNOW LEDGE 2D+2
Ithorians as a whole are adverse to enlisting in any sort of Survival 3D+1, survival: space 5D+1
combat training, Captain Jayel Chaim knew this from the outset. MECHANICAL 1D+1
At the same time she knew how effective and unexpected a
Capital ship gunnery 2D, starship gunnery 2D, rocket pack
special operations unit could be in zero gravity; With judicious
operation 3D+1
usage a Zero-G unit could disable vessels, conduct boarding
actions and extract targets. Anything would be preferable to the PERCEPTION 2D+1
high casualty rate of space battles. She only needed to justify it in
Command 3D, search 2D+2, sneak 3D+2
a way that Ithorians would find palatable. Thus the first Ithorian
Air & Space Rescue unit was commissioned. STRENGTH 2D
Nominally speaking the Air & Space Rescue is not primarily a Brawling 3D, stamina 2D+2
combat unit. In theory they are a unit that responds to medical TECHNICAL 1D+2
emergencies, crash scenarios, and recovery missions in
low-gravity, high-altitude situations. These humanitarian missions Blaster repair 3D, capital ship repair 2D+2, first aid 2D+2, security
is what they train for, but the procedure to blow an airlock on a 2D+2, space transport repair 2D+2
crashing transport or enemy cruiser is much the same. These Char acter Points: Varies; typically between 0-5
commandos understand the necessity and are fine with combat
so long as they are well-informed and intentional fatalities are a Move: 12
last resort. Still, even with weapons on stun and bandoliers of Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), blaster carbine (5D), 2
DEMP and stun grenades the Ithorian Air & Space Rescue are grenades(either stun or DEMP) (5D), rocket pack (12 charges,
very capable of boarding vessels, disabling equipment, and Space Move: 1), Merr-Sonn Armored Space suit (+2D energy, +1D
extracting targets. physical, 25 hours of atmosphere), vibroknife (STR+1D)
Captain Chaim and the Cathor Hills have spared no expense in
their training. The Rebel Alliance was more than willing to lend a
hand. As Ithorians are not the most physically imposing species
they use specialized equipment and training to get the job done.

Decks of the Cathor Hills in Descending Order Ithorian Horticulturists to spread life faster in the wake of war. It
was controlled pain to heal a galaxy. No gardener could deny the
Upper Deck (Gunner y): Three laser cannons, 2 tractor beams, need to cut a dead limb to save a tree.
five ion cannons; the top turret and uppermost deck is one of the
most heavily armed and armored places on the Cathor Hills. This For the Cathor Hills this is also a revenue source. Fighters
emplacement is one that is always manned by a full staff, either training on board need to be fed and housed, their superiors
actively drilling or waiting on standby. Assignment to this deck is paying for any damage wrought on the ship. By renting out this
considered a high honor as it also contains the secondary space to private mercenaries and local militias for training the
command deck, a large tower of crew quarters, and the main biodomes do more than pay for themselves. This practice ties the
sensor array. Only the most vigilant are stationed here. Hammerhead Resistance to the Rebel Alliance a little tighter, even
if in an unofficial capacity.
Upper Middle Deck (Biodomes): On the secondary upper
deck of the Cathor Hills (below the gunnery position) is a series of Middle Deck: This is the largest deck by size, but has big
ten linked biodomes, each teaming with simulated conditions and sections of plating cut out to accommodate the trees growing from
flora for commonly found biomes across the galaxy; desert, forest, the jungle below. While this hollow design is somewhat derided
grasslands, saltwater beach, swamp, mountainous, arctic, aquatic, by naval warfare aficionados, the outer ring is very solid with four
subterranean, and volcanic. While these would be a charming weapon emplacements like the gunnery deck above and a ring of
botanical display under normal conditions it is actually a great docking bays all around.
source of knowledge and revenue for the Cathor Hills. The space ward side of the outer ring are 24 docking bays
You see, the purpose of the biomes is not as a greenhouse, it's for capable of servicing stock-light freighters and smaller vehicles.
the training of Rebel Special Forces. There are umbilicals and extendable gangways for docking larger
vessels, but only light freighters could be effectively serviced by
Ithor has long been at the forefront of artificial environments the Cathor Hills. Two of these bays are in permanent use by the
and cultivated biodiversity. The Rebel Alliance was in need of a Ithorian Air & Space Rescue to house their combat shuttles. There
discreet place to train its SpecOps personnel in wilderness are also four gunnery emplacements similar to the
operations. It was at the suggestion of Kwyn Thona that the Cathor
Hills reach out to the rebels and offer them such a place to train in The inner ring of the middle deck is a long circular promenade,
warfare and field operations. While the gardeners recoiled in full of shops, tradesmen, arcades, restaurants and boutiques that
disgust at the suggestion Captain Chaim saw the wisdom in it. are normally associated with Ithorian Herd ships. Between the
docking facilities, shops, and four 25 bed clinics the Cathor Hills is
They could rent out the use of the biomes, even if they are only generally considered a Stellar Class starport.
100 meters across it was valuable experience in multiple field
locations that were practically impossible to be under Imperial (If one were to poke around long enough inside the clinics they
surveillance. So long as a certain number of rebels got on at one might find the stairwells and lifts to the secret hospital deck below.)
trading port and exited at the next there was no chance of There are several villages and restaurants in the spider web of
discovery. walkways that crisscross the treetops of the artificial jungle. Many
In addition, as much as the horticulturists complained the of the higher status citizen live in these villages. At the center of
experience was invaluable for them as well. The Cathor Hills was a the web the crew quarters tower terminates at the Command
vessel of recovery as much as rescue. The gardeners quickly Center.
learned how to repair and rejuvenate biospheres scarred by war. Unlike most vessels of its size, the Cathor Hills does not have a
They learned insights and techniques to remove toxins from soil, forward face, so the command center of the ship is actually near
compost damaged brush efficiently, and plant new life in areas the center of its spherical design. While this means the command
that would normally take years to rejuvenate. In essence, deck is well protected it is also blind without video screens and
controlled warfare in their controlled environment helped the sensor arrays. From this point however it is best to coordinate a

response to hostilities in all directions. Captain Jayel Chaim can sort of standard ugliness could even exists on this starship.
normally be found here.
Those engines and shield generators need a lot of energy, and
Lower Middle Deck: There are two portions to this deck, the the hypermatter reactor produces a large amount of excess
obvious one is the floor of the artificial jungle. Here the rich black radiation that has to be vented out to space. Effectively anything
soil gives life and atmosphere to the 30 meter tall trees that create on this deck is so well-shielded with chromium and masked by
a perfect simulation of the Ithorian jungle the residents call home. the reactor output that it is indecipherable to scanners. Which is
While most Ithorians are more than content to live in the treetops good, as extra crew men for engineering is made up of liberated
above, Kwyn the Twice-Exiled and his Jungle Wardens see to the Wookiees the Cathor Hills "salvaged" from an independent slavery
care and maintenance of the trees below. On Ithor they would be operation.
exiled for touching the surface of the planet, but on the Cathor
Thankfully Ithorians do not have a reputation for smuggling,
Hills they can learn horticulture and environmental science in a
because if they did this is where they would hide things they
"hands on" capacity. As it is not truly the surface of Ithor, with the
wanted no one to know about. If I were a smuggler this is where I
Captain's or Kwyn's permission you may go down and experience
would put an extra cargo hold. No scanner could determine what
the life beneath the jungle canopy as the ancient Ithorians did. was in there. And they certainly would not have an extra biodome
A word of warning, I would not mess with a Jungle Warden if I down there, 100 meters across and rigged to eject as a lifeboat if
were you. Practical experience and concentration on their tasks absolutely necessary. Why do you ask?
makes your average Warden seem aloof, but they are deadly
serious about their work. Those walking sticks they carry are not
just for balance. Notable Personalities
The second portion of the lower middle deck, the not obvious Captain Jayel Chaim
portion, is disguised in the forced-perspective of being inside the
ship. If you had a cross section you could see the Cathor Hills was Ithor ian Her d ship Captain, Rebel Sympathizer
not just thicker in this section, but hollow. On the inside of the DEXTERITY 3D
spherical wall, spread from one side of the ship to the other is the
Blaster 4D+2, brawl parry 4D+1, dodge 4D+1
secret hospital deck. During regular operations this deck is
mothballed and off limits. There is a small crew of maintenance KNOW LEDGE 4D+1
and medical droids that keep the hospital deck ready for the Alien species 6D, bureaucracy 5D, business 5D, cultures 5D+2,
response to an emergency. With secret turbolifts from specific ecology 5D, languages 5D+1, planetary systems 6D, streetwise 5D+1,
docking bays and the clinics above the Hammerhead Resistance tactics: capital ships 7D+2, tactics: fleets 6D
can aid up to a thousand patients at once, healing not just the
environment of a war-torn area but the population as well. MECHANICAL 2D
As this is a well kept secret and only been used half a dozen Astrogation 5D, capital ship piloting 4D+2, repulsorlift op. 5D, space
times since it's commissioning the Cathor Hills emergency transport piloting 4D+2
response has gained no fame in the Empire at large, but a PERCEPTION 3D+2
favorable opinion on the Outer Rim.
Command 8D, persuasion 5D+2, search 5D, sneak 5D
Lower Deck: Beneath the Ithorian jungle is the real guts of the
vessel. On the lower deck is the engines, fuel tanks, cargo holds, STRENGTH 2D+2
shield generators, and gunnery deck. This is the only place where Brawling 4D+1, climb/jump 4D, swimming 5D
the Cathor Hills really feels like a working vessel, with engineers
TECHNICAL 2D+1
and payload masters scurrying about, covered in grease and grit.
From the pristine decks above you would never know that this Computer programming/repair 4D, first aid 3D, security 4D+1, space

transport repair 4D+2 her strongest warnings and emphatic pleas, Ithor seemed
committed to continue its neutrality. But there was more than one
Move: 10
dissenting opinion out there. There were people on nearly every
For ce Points: 1 herd ship that thought the Ithorians were not doing enough to
resist, that the Empire would be back when they wanted
Equipment: Blast helmet and vest (+1D physical / +1 energy),
something else, or maybe just to destroy the Mother Jungle
BlasTech DL-18 blaster pistol (4D), comlink, datapad, uniform,
herself. The charismatic mystic, Kwyn the Twice-Exiled agreed,
utility belt with medpac, vibroknife (STR+1D)
saying this was not only a certainty in time but that resistance to
Capsule: Jayel Chaim was a courageous youth. She was always imperial rule was the will of Mother Jungle. Those that did not
the first to explore a new section of the herd ship, the first to hear her call chose not to, that their deafness was not cause to
speak up to the adults, the first to meet the spacers passing disobey her calling.
through. Such a fearless and forward youth was strange to Still the Herdmeet came up with the same result, but they voted
Ithorian sensibilities. She was as glassy-eyed as any pupa but to let those who thought like Jayel and Kwyn to join them on their
wanted to know more than the lessons of Mother Jungle. own vessel. It was the next best thing to getting direct permission.
If she had the Seed of Life, she could hear the call of Mother Granted she was still on her own, it would take years to build up
Jungle, if only then she would have been pushed to the the business, rebel and underworld contacts to begin a proper
priesthood. But instead she signed on as mate on a tramp residence, but it was enough to start. She threw herself into the
freighter. task and nearly a decade later the Cathor Hills is out fighting the
good fight the best way they can; limiting casualties, helping those
Exploring the galaxy and learning everything the spacers could
in need, healing planets as they went, liberating slaves where they
teach, young Jayel was eager to learn everything she could. From
can.
engines, to piloting, when to fight and when to run, how to acquire
contraband on the black market, Jayel Chaim became an able Jayel Chaim is calm and professional in command. She is quite
spacer by her twentieth hatchday. personable and has seen a good share of the galaxy. Her defining
quality behind courage is her patience. She has taken her time
After things went south with her old crew, Jayel found her way
building up the contacts needed to form the Hammerhead
back to Ithor via the herd ship Galfonna Cloud. She quickly
Resistance. While not the most experienced combat commander,
learned that the experiences she gained as a semi-legal merchant
she has studied much of Imperial Naval tactics and is confident in
made her invaluable to certain more-naive citizens of the
her crew's ability to execute her well-drilled battle plans. In capital
Galfonna, especially when it came to trading with shady
scale combat she will run if outnumbered, if it is one single
individuals. She quickly worked her way from the marketplace to
Imperial Star Destroyer she will surprise attack to disable the
the command staff, advising the Captain on what she knew of
warship and run. If cornered or swarmed by fighters she will
other species and planets. It was during this service that Jayel
disable smaller crafts with her ion cannons and use tractor beams
learned of capital ship tactics, saw the aftermath of Imperial Fleet
to position the disabled enemy craft between the Cathor Hills and
actions. With her extensive knowledge of the outside world, Jayel
turbo laser batteries. If this does not buy her time to escape it will
advised on the threat of the Empire. She had seen what they
be up to the Ithorian Air & Space Rescue to disable the enemy.
could do on numerous worlds, before and after occupations or
suppression actions. Her advice was always stay clear and give Everyone on her ship is precious. She will never sacrifice a life
the humanocentric Empire a wide berth. Unfortunately, the war unless it is absolutely necessary. Hopefully between their relief
was brought to Ithor. efforts, Air & Space Rescue, and whatever Kwyn is doing down
below the jungle canopy this will be enough to tip the scales in
Incensed by the gross violation of all they held holy, and with
favor of the Rebel Alliance.
certainty that now was the time to act, she strode into the
Herdmeet with little more than a captain's commission. Despite

Don W aaw at But Don Waawat is smart enough to know Chaim is a much
better spokesperson for the Cathor Hills than he. Luckily Waawat
Ithor ian Air & Space Rescue Commander is content to work in the shadows.
DEXTERITY 3D The Ithorian Air & Space Rescue? That was his brain child.
Blaster 5D+1, brawling parry 5D, dodge 5D, grenade 5D+1, melee Much like Jayel Chaim, Don Waawat was educated in practical
combat 6D+2, melee combat: zero-g 7D+2 experience at a young age. He always admired starships, like
KNOW LEDGE 3D+2 Jayel, and hitched his ride off Ithor at the first opportunity.
Waawat got his first job as a welder at the Orbital Repair Yards
Alien species 4D+2, culture 4D+2, languages 5D+1, persuasion
above Ord Macek. Everything from bulk ore haulers to old
4D+2, streetwise 5D+2, survival 5D+1, survival: space 7D+1
Republic warships came through there. Floating around weightless
MECHANICAL 2D for countless shifts he learned the ins-and-outs of the job from the
Capital ship gunnery 4D, rocket pack operation 7D+1, space jet-flots that took this kind of work.
transport piloting 5D+1 He learned much more than simply patching blast damaged
PERCEPTION 3D+1 bulkheads, he learned where to place heat plating to make a
sensor dead zone, the fact that most capital ships left their outer
Con 5D+1,command 6D, gambling 4D+1, hide 4D, investigation access hatches security codes set to the factory defaults out of
5D+1, search 4D+2, sneak 6D+2 laziness, that most times there was no sensors or guards posted
STRENGTH 3D on airlocks. While his shift-mates used this knowledge for petty
larceny, Don Waawat kept this knowledge in his back pocket.
Brawling 5D, brawling: zero g 6D, climb/jump 4D+2, lifting 4D, Eventually it would become useful.
swimming 4D, stamina 3D+2
The Repair Yards were not the friendliest of places, especially
TECHNICAL 2D+1 to some "bumpkin leatherneck" that constantly found himself as
Blaster repair 3D, capital ship repair 4D+2, demolitions 5D, first aid the butt of jokes. Waawat learned to defend himself with his
4D+2, security 5D+2, space transport repair 3D+2 fists(or anything else handy) and kept on working, learning about
capital ships and growing very strong for an Ithorian. Gambling,
Char acter Points: 6 drinking and fighting were the favored pastime of jet-flot work
Move: 12 crews, and after ten years of this Don Waawat became a rather
well known roughneck.
Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), blaster carbine (5D), 2
grenades(either stun or DEMP) (5D), rocket pack (12 charges, After the Subjugation of Ithor, Waawat joined the Rebel Alliance.
Space Move: 1), Merr-Sonn Armored Space suit (+2D energy, +1D Had he known Chaim or Kwyn he probably would have joined the
physical, 25 hours of atmosphere), vibroknife (STR+1D) Cathor Hills with many others, but he was angry and far from
home. The rebel cause seemed to be the one worth dying for. Due
Capsule: Don Waawat is the right hand of Captain Chaim in to his extensive experience in zero gravity Waawat was recruited
more ways than one. Where Chaim is an idealist, Waawat is to Alliance Special Forces Space Operations (SpecForce
practical. Where Chaim is diplomatic, he is gruff and direct. Where SpaceOps). He passed basic and advanced training with flying
Chaim is clever, Waawat is sneaky. They complement each other colors, quickly moved into a unit of combat marines and did
well. As per the naval tradition of only having one captain on a multiple boarding actions over the next three years.
ship at a time, Waawat takes a voluntary demotion to commander
though he certainly is the more experienced field combat leader By the time Don Waawat had reached the rank of Lieutenant,
of the two. Rebel Command got word of a crazy Ithorian mystic and renegade
herd ship captain who wanted to defect. While the first impression

was untrue, Don Waawat was asked to act as a liaison to the For ce Points: 2 (this character is Force Sensitive)
Cathor Hills until proper diplomatic contact could be made. Once
Char acter Points: 4
aboard the 'combat herd ship' he became fast friends with her
captain. It took little convincing that he should ask his assignment Move: 10
to be made permanent as he was set to create his own platoon of
Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), blaster carbine (5D), 2
"air and space rescue" special forces.
grenades(either stun or DEMP) (5D), rocket pack (12 charges,
Commander Waawat is a comparably gruff soldier for an Space Move: 1), Merr-Sonn Armored Space suit (+2D energy, +1D
Ithorian. His training methods are tough but fair, he knows he has physical, 25 hours of atmosphere), vibroknife (STR+1D)
to mold Ithorians willing to take that big step forward and commit
acts of violence if necessary. It took a couple years but he is Capsule: Flen Aamaw is the young spacer taken under Cmdr.
happy with his first graduating class. Though Waawat has less Waawat's wing. Unlike the other Air & Space Rescue corpsmen
than fifty fighters ready for action there is another fifty in training. Flen grew up in the bustling spaceports and pirate ports on the
There are not the best yet, but they already better than the Outer Rim. He's never seen more of Ithor than the simulated
comparable Imperial units. All they have to do is keep making jungle in the Cathor Hills but still he fights with a courage that
sure they aren't found out until the time is right... Waawat and Chaim wish they could inspire in others. Flen Aamaw
has seen firsthand what the Empire can do.
Flen Aamaw His parents were herbalists, willing to take a job to help settlers
Br ash Pilot, Ithor ian Air & Space Rescue on the moons of Sullust cultivate unfamiliar soil. Things were fine
DEXTERITY 3D for the first few years, after a couple of hard harvests the settlers
learned to work the land. Their job there was nearly done, until
Blaster 4D+1, brawling parry 4D, dodge 5D, melee combat 5D+1, the Empire decided there were rebels present.
melee combat: zero-g 6D+1
Flen didn't know if there were or not. At only eight years old he
KNOW LEDGE 3D barely understood such things. What he did understand was the
Intimidate 4D+1, planetary systems 6D, streetwise 8D, survival 'preventative evacuation' of alien species meant. His parents and
5D+1, survival: space 5D+1, value 4D+2, willpower 5D+1 himself were rounded up with the Sullustan settlers, Rodian
merchants and Yuzzum prospectors; and either enslaved, jailed or
MECHANICAL 2D+2 executed on the spot. Apparently Sullust and its moons were now
Astrogation 5D+2, communications 4D+2, repulsorlift op. 5D+2, human only territory.
sensors 5D+2, space transport piloting 7D, starfighter piloting 6D, Flen Aamaw escaped on a spice freighter, his parents paying
starship gunnery 6D+2 dearly for himself to be smuggled anywhere else. This was how
PERCEPTION 3D+1 he learned about the galaxy, smuggling on freighters, running from
swoop gangs, scavenging urban demilitarized zones. It was a hard
Con 5D+1,command 4D, gambling 4D+1, hide 4D, persuasion 5D+1, life but he learned certain talents that would make him
search 4D+2, sneak 6D+2 indispensible to Don Waawat.
STRENGTH 3D Waawat bartered for his services from a Daldainian smuggling
Brawling 4D, brawling: zero g 5D, climb/jump 4D+2, stamina 3D+2 ring, freeing the teenager to help him build the Air & Space
Rescue Corps. Military discipline did well for him, molding Flen
TECHNICAL 3D into a capable shuttle pilot a fighter, unafraid of bloodshed. To
Blaster repair 3D+2, capital ship repair 4D+2, droid repair 4D, first their credit the Cathor Hills showed Flen a better way, that like
aid 4D+2, repulsorlift repair 4D+2, security 5D, space transport was not cutthroat business and Imperial violence. For the first
repair 5D+1 time in a long time he learned about peace. If only that weird

Kwyn hadn't decided he was too old for the priesthood, he might Consumables: 1 day
have learned something else entirely.
Cost: 10,000 (new), 55,000 (used)
Flen Aamaw is the youngest recruit to the Ithorian Air & Space
Rescue. He is eager to prove his worth in battle but not foolhardy Maneuver ability: 1D+2
enough to start something he cannot finish. He serves as the pilot Space: 8
for their boarding shuttle, a state of the art Katarn Boarding
Shuttle, a mark of great pride for the young Ithorian. He is not as Atmospher e: 365; 1,050 kmh
naive as the other recruits, knowing when to take risks and when Hull: 5D
to use caution. Both Captain Chaim and Commander Waawat want
to groom him for a future leadership position, should the hotshot Shields: 2D
pilot not get himself killed first. Sensors:
Passive: 10/ 0D
Katarn Boarding Shuttle Scan: 20/ 1D
Rendili Star Dr ive?s Katar n-class Boar ding Shuttle Search: 40/ 2D
Er a: Rise of the Empire Focus: 2/ 3D
Affiliation: Empire / Rebel Alliance / General Weapons:
Sour ce: Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook Double Laser Cannon
(page 48), Pirates & Privateers (page 88), The Far Orbit Project
Fire Arc: Front
(page 32)
Crew: 1
Type: Boarding shuttle Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 28 meters Atmosphere Range: 100-300/ 1.2/ 2.5 km
Damage: 5D
Skill: Space transports: Katarn shuttle
Plasma Tor ch Boar ding Device
Cr ew Skill: Varies widely
Fire Arc: Front
Cr ew: 2, gunners: 1 Crew: 2
Passenger s: 50 Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 0D
Car go Capacity: 500 kilograms Range: 4 meters
Damage: 8D
Note: The plasma torch boarding device is mounted on a ship?s
airlock system. The controls are just inside the main airlock. Roll
the target ship?s hull -2D; if the torches roll scores a ?lightly
damaged? result, it has breached the hull. Once the hull is
breached, the torch requires a full minute to cut a
Marshal Andrews, Pirates & Privateers one-meter-wide-by-two-meter-high hole. The extendable boarding
tube attaches to the hull and forms and airtight seal in 30 seconds.
Capsule: The 28 meter-long Katarn-class boarding shuttle was a Capsule: Professor Bulon could be the greatest ecological mind
Rendili StarDrive design made with a nose-end airlock. It could of her generation. Taking her early practical studies on Ithor to
carry up to 50 troops and 500 kg of equipment, with a crew heart, Al Bulon went a step farther by applying to multiple science
requirement of 3 people. academies in the Core. Quickly accepted she excelled in her
scientific studies and became one of the foremost experts in
The enhanced structure of the shuttle allowed for the ramming
environmental science. She was all set for a long career in
of enemy vessels. Plasma torches mounted around the airlock
academia when the Subjugation of Ithor occurred.
could then open up a hole, which the airlock would seal itself
around. In less than two minutes, boarding troops would be able Returning home for the Herd Meet, Professor Bulon listened as
to deploy into the target vessel. the great debates went back and forth over what way the Ithorian
species should go. They argued everything from open rebellion to
The Katarn-class' only armament was one double laser cannon
complete surrender, but Prof. Bulon's concern was lost in the
mounted at the front.
commotion; what of the planets?
Yes, the Empire did great damage to undeveloped worlds by
Professor Al Bulon exploiting their resources or suppressing their population, but she
Ithor ian Exobotanist, Envir onmental Scientist had seen the other side of the Empire. She had seen worlds
preserved pristine, where the populace lived in balance with their
DEXTERITY 3D
world and the Empire provided little more than a blanket of
Blaster 4D, dodge 4D protection. In her opinion the Empire was not all bad.
KNOW LEDGE 5D But damage to planetary ecosystems was undeniable. Life was
Agriculture 10D, alien species 8D+1, bureaucracy 7D, cultures 7D+2, precious and these orbital bombardments and strip mining could
ecology 12D, languages 6D+2, planetary systems 9D+1, willpower mean a slow death for many ecosystems. Such damage was
7D+2 obscene, anathema to everything she stood for. Prof. Bulon
eagerly signed up with Captain Chaim when given the
MECHANICAL 2D opportunity, relief efforts where at the foremost of her thoughts.
Astrogation 3D, repulsorlift ops. 3D+1, sensors 4D+2, space Not only could she ease the suffering of her fellow sentient beings,
transport piloting 3D+2, starship shields 5D+1 she could heal planets of the damage these terrible wars have
wrought.
PERCEPTION 3D+2
Prof. Bulon is in charge of all ten biodomes on the upper level,
Command 5D+1, investigation 4D+1, persuasion 5D as well as the Mother Jungle simulation of the main hold. She does
STRENGTH 2D her job very well, studying the effects of war on different
ecosystems and designing treatment plans for afflicted planets. At
TECHNICAL 2D+1
first she enjoyed her duties, really felt like she was making a
Computer programming/repair 4D, first aid 7D+1, medicine (A) 4D difference, but lately her resolve has started to wane. She initially
joined as a way to reverse the damage done by war but now sees
the Cathor Hills as propagating it. She knows these troops that
For ce Points: 1 keep blowing up her biodomes are some sort of rebel special
forces, if not out-and-out mercenary bands. It can take hundreds of
Move: 10 years to heal an ecosystem but these soldiers can do so much
Equipment: Datapad, soil testing equipment, academy uniform, damage in less time than that. Plus the Captain is awful
blaster pistol (4D) tight-lipped about what Kwyn is doing below decks. She knows the
Cathor Hills is only one step away from being a rebel cell (if they

are not already). Aquatic: Mon Calamari can breathe both air and water.
If the Empire eventually won, would not all this violence stop? Capsule: Pol Truun was born into the rebellion. A young Mon
Would the Outer Rim look like the preserved planets of the Core? Cal when the Empire invaded, his family fled and took him to join
Perhaps life under the Empire is not so bad, cosmically speaking... the Rebel Alliance.
At that early stage it did not matter what your credentials were,
if you were Mon Cal you got put into the navy and worked on the
Lt.Cmdr. Pol Truun small fleet of capital ships the rebels could muster. For him, barely
Mon Calamar i Chief Engineer a teen at the time, an apprenticeship in engineering was about as
DEXTERITY 2D+1 good as one could do.
Blaster 4D+1, dodge 4D Instead of traditional schooling he learned everything on the

job, how a ship ran much like the hydrosphere on Mon Calamari
KNOW LEDGE 3D herself, everything worked together to efficiently use and reuse
Languages 5D+2, planetary systems 5D+1, value 6D, willpower the same resources, one great moving machine; All working
5D+2 together. Besides a knowledge of the ins and outs of a working
capital ship he learned the importance of camaraderie.
MECHANICAL 3D+1
The Cathor Hills is his first assignment outside of the Mon Cal
Astrogation 3D, capital ship gunnery 4D+2, capital ship piloting and Corellian vessels of the Rebel Navy. He was eager to take the
4D+2, capital ship shields 9D+1, communications 6D, sensors 5D+1 job for two reasons; First the integrated Mon Calamari and
PERCEPTION 2D+2 Ithorian ship systems would need a steady hand who understood
both to make them work, and secondly to get out and see the
Command 6D+1, gambling 5D, hide 4D+2, search 6D, sneak 5D+1 galaxy. While the former has worked out like a dream so far, a
STRENGTH 2D+2 good majority due to his efforts, the latter has not so much. He
doesn't get out nearly as much as he thought he would.
Brawling 3D+2, lifting 4D+1
In the Rebel Navy there was not much moving about. The ships
TECHNICAL 2D+1
stayed remote for fear of discovery and being a Mon Cal in
Capital ship repair 8D+1, capital ship weapon repair 7D+1, Imperial space was an actual crime. He and his people had to stay
computer programming/repair 6D, security 5D+2 onboard ship even more often than the humans or Sullustans than
made us so much of their forces. Pol Truun had been many places
Char acter Points: 10 but never left the ship.
Move: 11 On the Cathor Hills it was imperative that the galaxy believe it
Equipment: Blaster pistol (4D), comlink, datapad, hydrospanner, was a Ithorian Herd ship like a hundred others, so Pol Truun and
uniform (dirty) his Wookiee crew-mates actually had to stay in engineering while
they were in port. The lack of movement was maddening. He has
Special Abilities snuck out more than once but his buddies are not so lucky.
Moist Envir onments: In moist environments, +1D to all Nothing like being freed from slavery and locked in the basement
Dexterity, Perception and Strength attribute and skill checks. for security. He does his best to keep the mood up and everyone
working together. Still a cheerful prison is still a prison.
Dr y Envir onments: In dry environments, Mon Calamari seem
depressed and withdrawn. They suffer a -1D penalty to all Getting out for him is often only to the Mother Jungle
Dexterity, Perception and Strength attribute and skill checks. environment on the main deck fo the ship. He sneaks himself and
his freed wookiee friends up there on third shift so no one gets in

trouble. The wooks love climbing the trees and being surrounded Brawling 7D+2, climb/jump 7D, lifting 8D+1, stamina 9D, swimming
by the foliage, even if it is not like their native world. Pol knows it 6D
is very important for them to have a break from the grease and TECHNICAL 2D+1
grime of the engine room. The crew works at maximum efficiency
for the next few days after so the limited relaxation time is Capital ship repair 6D+1, capital ship weapon repair 5D+2, droid
definitely well spent there. programming/repair 6D, security 6D
He himself has a special dispensation from Captain Chaim to Move: 10
use the salt water ocean biodome every few days for himself. As
For ce Sensitive: Yes
the only aquatic on board he is so glad they have such a place.
While he is up there he can imagine himself at home, in the For ce Points: 2
oceans of Mon Calamari like he was when a child. It's not the
Dark side points: 1
same, but it is better than anything the Rebels had to offer. The
only one who seems to mind him using it is Professor Al Bulon, Char acter points: 7
the intriguing Ithorian who runs the artificial biomes.
Equipment: Bowcaster (5D), coveralls, hydrospanner
Pol Truun knows the importance of the cause they fight for and
Special Abilities
why certain sacrifices are necessary, if not for him than for his
children. But that was the funniest notion of all. There were very Ber serker Rage: If a Wookiee becomes enraged, +2D to
few females of any species in engineering, in the Rebel Alliance or Strength for brawling damage. -2D to all non-Strength attribute and
in the Cathor Hills. Humans and Wookiees were not exactly his skill checks. Must make a Moderate Perception total to calm down
type, though he has developed a bit of a crush on Professor Al. (only -1D penalty to Perception for this check)
He's talked to her a few times, had some in depth discussions
Climbing Claws: +2D to climbing while using claws.
about what life is like off ship. Pol wonders if she ever thought of
the possibility of them going on a date? Capsule: Woornoc has had it very tough even for a wookiee.
When he was a cub he would often climb up to the highest levels
of the wroshyr trees of Kashyyyk, look up at the stars and dream
W oornoc of working on the great starships that he sometimes saw streak off
into hyperspace. He felt the leaf canopy enclosing him, like
Wookiee Engineer
Kashyyyk itself was trying to prevent him from leaving, that is
DEXTERITY 2D+2 until the night when he saw a meteor storm come to a dead stop.
Bowcaster 4D, brawl parry 6D+2, dodge 5D+2, melee combat 5D, Hundreds of ships hovering on the edge of the atmosphere, the
melee parry 5D, running 5D blue-white light turning red as CIS droid ships began their
descent. The Clone Wars had finally come to Kashyyyk.
KNOW LEDGE 2D
Needless to say the wookiees did not win. Handed from the
Intimidation 6D, languages 4D+2, streetwise 5D, survival 5D+2 Separatist battle droids to their ancient enemies the Trandoshans,
MECHANICAL 3D the wookiees of Kashyyyk were chained and forced into servitude
of the fledgling Empire. Woornoc did leave Kashyyyk as slave
Beast riding 4D, repulsorlift op. 5D labor building star destroyers in imperial shipyards. Being flown
PERCEPTION 2D from one system to another so the slaves never got a good layout
to develop an escape plan, Woornoc learned much about capital
Command 4D, gambling 4D+1, hide 4D+2, investigation 5D+1, ships.
search 5D, sneak 3D+1
STRENGTH 5D

After several years of constant work and abuse, Woornoc had trying to infiltrate the lower decks of the Cathor Hills and
enough. The young wookiee led a slave revolt and nearly made it especially Kwyn's hidden biodome had better be prepared;
to the shuttle bays before he was blasted to his knees. Sold back Anything with less punch than a heavy repeating blaster will
to the Trandoshans, Woornoc and his mutineers became part of a probably just make Woornoc angrier.
gladiatorial travelling show, now fighting for the roar of the crowd
and the credits of gamblers. Woornoc's world had gone from
grease and steel to blood and bone. The enraged wookiee did his
work well, killing to survive.
Night after night he lived while others of his fellowship fell.
KwynThona, Kwynthe
Now Woornoc only dreamed of the wroshyr trees. He realizes
now the branches were trying to protect him and that he would
Twice-Exiled?
never see Kashyyyk again. Maybe in death his spirit would return
there?
But fate had one more twist for the young wookiee. The
Thehiddenbiodome?
Trandoshan slavers were transporting them from the Outer Rim
Territories to Hutt Space when their vessel was attacked, disabled
by the ion cannons of a Ithorian herd ship(?)! The slavers were
arrested, the fighters freed, but Woornoc and several of his
TheCathorHillssecretmission?
surviving fellows felt a pull to stay with these Ithorians. On the
Cathor Hills they could work for wages and eventually return to
Kashyyyk if able, if not thy could establish a colony far from
I'mnotat libertytosay.
imperial control.
So they stayed, working below decks in the maintenance and
battle readiness of the Cathor Hills. At night when most others had
I wouldonlydivulgesuchsecretsif I
gone to sleep, Woornoc would prowl up into the jungle biome,
climb the trees and look at the stars. There one evening he met
Kwyn, a remarkable Ithorian priest who has been helping him
hadKwyn'spermissiondirectly.
work through his issues. Woornoc is haunted by some of the
things he has had to do to survive, but Kwyn is teaching him to be
at peace again.
I'll sendhimamessageandif heis
While middle aged in human years Woornoc is still young for a
wookiee. At just over three meters he is tall even for a wookiee.
He has known little but slavery and pain. He owes a life debt to
gameI'll letyouknowinthenext
the entire crew of the Cathor Hills as he is well aware his eventual
death would have been the result of the blood sports he engaged
LocationScout...
in. Woornoc is the leader of the half-dozen wookiees that work
below decks.
He is a good friend to Pol Truun and Kwyn the Twice-Exiled and
will lay down his life to defend them especially. He is a dangerous
opponent in hand-to-hand combat and easily enraged. Anyone

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Cordova Shipyards Starfighter
P.A.H. Multi?pur pose Star fighter

Scale: Starfighter
Length: 10 meters
STARFIGHTER Skill: Starfighter piloting: P.A.H.?Starfighter

Cr ew: 1 (Droid Co-Pilot Required. See Notes)
Cr ew Skill: Starfighter piloting 6D, starship gunnery 3D+2, starship
...STAT! Shields: 3D
Car go Capacity: 34 kilograms
Consumables: 1 week
Cost: 245,000 (new)
Hyper dr ive Multiplier : x2
Nav Computer : 0 (See Notes)
Maneuver ability: 4D+1
Space: 12
Atmospher e: 450; 1,300 kmh
Hull: 2D
W hat follow s is the entry w e received for Shields: 1D
our Starship...STAT! Article as introduced in Sensor s:
Galactic Guide One: Rotgut Station. Passive: 30/ 0D
A testament to the engineering ingenuity of Scan: 50/ 1D
Cordova Shipyards formerly know n as
Cordova Garage & Salvage. The PAH Search: 75/ 2D
Starfighter though limited in its production Focus: 4/ 4D+1
has earned itself an honored position Weapons:
amongst the squadrons of ships deployed in
support of the Rebel Alliance. 1 CS-Enhanced Laser Cannon (See Notes)
Fire Arc: Front
Skill: Starship gunnery: CS-E Laser Cannon
Fire Control: 1D

p.a .h . s t a r f ig h t er ...s t a t ! DavidO.Little- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Space Range: 1-3/ 12/ 25 An onboard astrogation system was omitted in order to place
room for the air processors which help boost its energy output, so
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/ 1.2/ 1.5 km a droid is required for astrogation. Some owners have even gone
Damage: 7D so far as to permanently slave a droid into the craft. Although a V6
pilot droid is coveted not only because it can handle the power
1 Ion Cannon systems and help co-pilot, there have been reports that a
Fire Arc: All scavenged R5 or two has been successfully integrated as a nav
computer.
Skill: Starship Gunnery
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/ 700/ 1.5 km
Damage: 1D+2 Ion Damage
Notes: Due to the limited production of the P.A.H., many of the

bugs concerning the piloting and weapons of the fighter were
passed over in order to perfect the engines. Because of this, the
pilot must rely on the services of an astromech to handle the
constant babysitting of the energy systems. Another drawback is
that the droid is overcome with the task of handling the systems,
that it cannot help the pilot in flying the craft. The PC is
encouraged to spend points in specializing in ?PAH Piloting? if
they are expected to continue using it.
This is made into even a larger headache as the prototype
CS-Enchanced Laser Cannon has a tendency to overheat during
combat. Because of this, the GM will roll a 1D+1 to see in how
many turns the weapon begins to malfunction. A Moderate repair
skill roll by the droid is necessary to stave this off. If it succeeds,
the weapon is functional for the rest of the combat. If not, and the
droid is not busy with other repairs, it can keep rolling this at a -1
Difficulty until the allotted number of turns is over. When the
turns run out, the unsuccessful repair results in a loss of Fire
Control and a -2D in damage. The next turn of combat, the droid
may make another attempt to repair at a Difficult skill check. A
successful roll will repair the entire weapon system and the GM
repeats another 1D+1 roll. If the droid fails, the weapon is offline
and must be repaired outside of combat.
The Ion Cannon has become another problem. It is essentially a
hand carried ion gun strapped to the fighter. Because of the
lackluster power in it?s shots some owners have replaced this with Ronald & Luciano Cordova
a standard Laser Cannon.

CaerraAndin- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Tr iNebulon News
33:07:04/TRI/H5YT/HEL.9.HAN/MIL Not everyone would share this sentiment, as our
Helie?s Town, Hanon, Hanon system interview with Terril Dahl, the owner of the Mynock
Attachment, would reveal.
Post-Exer cise Debaucher y Depletes Planet?s Alcohol
Stor es ?I mean, if they?re payin?, we?re gonna sell it,? he
explained from his personal account. ?We sold out all
The annual Imperial Army?s Exercise Emperor?s Zeal, our stock in less than two hours. I ain?t never seen that
normally held on Carida, was a resounding success, with kinda business before. That night just paid all of my
the 594th Infantry and 595th Walker Divisions receiving expenses for the rest of the year! I can?t wait till the next
an ?Outstanding? rating for the simulated destruction of one!?
seventy-five aerial and ground vehicles, and two
thousand and twelve combatants with an effectiveness of The commanders of the 594th and 595th had this to
98.4%. It was hoped by both units?commanders that this say: ?We cannot thank the population of Hanon enough
year?s relocation of the exercise to Hanon wouldn?t affect for their unyielding support and overwhelming
their overall readiness in the field, which subsequently hospitality during and after Exercise Emperor?s Zeal.
Although our training requirements may very well
wasn?t a significant factor.
change in the near-future based on the needs of the
While welcomed by most of the planet?s inhabitants Empire, we hope to return next year for the opportunity
and businesses, both who viewed the exercise as a of attaining even superior performance.?
much-needed boost to the local economy, some were
outraged by the aftermath of the exercise?s closing
celebration. Helie?s Town, the largest settlement on-world,
took in the influx of over one thousand two hundred
troops over the weekend following the concluding
ceremony. Cantina goers of many species found their
favorite watering holes and convenience stores devoid of
alcoholic beverages the following morning, igniting the
tempers of many locals.
?It?s ridiculous!? complained Jenne Kavas, a young
Twi?lek customer. ?No Gruvian Torvash, no Lum, no
Bespin Port, no IllumiWine! The last bottle of Whyren?s
Reserve, the one I saved up for all year? gone! All that?s
left is fraggin?Blue Milk and Fizzyglug. All because some
off-worlder bucketheads had a rough couple of weeks on
the hillside!?
Tr iNebulon News CaerraAndin- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Caerra Andin Intuitive Reaction: Able to sense others' emotions, Zeltrons are
able to react quicker and receive a +1 bonus to initiative checks.
NewsNet Repor ter
Pher omones: Zeltrons can project their emotions onto others
Species: Zeltron around them. This ability grants a +1D bonus on all attempts to
Sex: Female influence others.
Age: 25 A rising star in TriNebulon News, Caerra Andin is one of the top
beat reporters in the Outer Rim Territories, bouncing from sector
Height: 1.6 meters to sector in search of the latest, hottest news to bring to the
Weight: 118 lbs attention of the galaxy at large. While she exercises due diligence
with respect to accurate data-gathering and quality
Homeworld: Zeltros up-to-the-minute coverage, somehow, Caerra winds up with rather
Dexterity 3D odd, trivial, and often humorous, stories at the expense of her
overall professional development. Her peers often remark Caerra?s
Dodge 4D, running 4D+1 unlucky streak as the ?Curse of the Eager Womprat,? though they
Know ledge 3D+2 assure her that every reporter has gone through this spell at some
point in their early careers. Still, Caerra?s big break continues to
Alien species 4D+2, bureaucracy 5D, business 5D, cultures 5D,
elude her, but hasn?t stifled her drive or her willpower.
languages 4D+1, law enforcement 4D+2, planetary systems 4D+1,
streetwise 5D, willpower 6D Stor y Factor s:
Mechanical 2D+2 Emotional Extr emes: Zeltrons express their emotions more
Repulsorlift operation 4D deeply than most other galactic residents. An aroused Zeltron
very rarely takes "no" for an answer and mourn to the exclusion
Perception 4D of all else.
Bargain 6D, con 5D, investigation 6D+2, persuasion 7D, search 6D, Empathy: Zeltrons are able to feel others' emotions as though
sneak 5D they were their own. When in the presence of characters strong in
Strength 2D the Dark Side of the Force or anyone exhibiting strong negative
emotions, Zeltrons suffer from a -1D penalty to all rolls.
Brawling 3D, stamina 4D
Appear ance: Slender and attractive, with lavender skin, blue hair
Technical 2D+2 and blue eyes. Professional in both dress and demeanor.
Computer programming/repair 3D, droid programming/repair 3D, Per sonality Tr aits: Eager, curious and inquisitive. Caerra is
security 5D typically friendly and personable, but can also be very sly and
For ce points: 1 cunning when attempting to gather information for the next big
story.
Char acter points: 7
Move: 10
Special Abilities:
Exceptional Per for mer : Zeltrons are natural performers and
excel at entertaining others. Any attempt to perform grants a +1D
bonus to the appropriate skill.

BrandonBragg- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
The unit consists of 7-10 troopers and an acting mission
t ask f o r c e 88
commander. A rotating trooper acts as the commander's assistant
squad leader (mission specialty dependent) and conducts all
administration within the squad.
Hanger 18
Given their special circumstances, Task Force 88 does not
Unofficially known in some circles as "Madine's Mauraders" or generally mix with other units and has been given their own
"Shadow Squad", Task Force 88 operates primarily out of Imperial barracks, in Hangar 18, which include a small mess, a garage, and
Outpost 5330, on the planet Crelt in the Outer Rim, Reltaras Sector. a private gym. Target practice and general training is conducted
Handpicked by Captain Voren Foss, Task Force 88 is made up of a on shared Outpost base facilities, but often at different times. On
variety of troops from various special forces, intelligence black the occasions when Task Force 88 intermixes with regular units,
ops teams, and criminal specialists serving to work off prison or base personnel, it is usually in the context of a training exercise
sentences. Unique among Imperial units, they draw their where they play the part of the enemy. Needless to say, these
members from a number of alien species. Due to this makeup, and exercises are not popular amongst the general rank and file, as
their general outsider position, the task force is often ostracized they usually end up on the losing side.
by other units, though at a distance and usually very quietly.
In addition to their own barracks in Hangar 18, the unit also has
Unique among even other irregular units, they have been a dedicated encrypted communications station through which
tasked to handle rebel uprisings on backwater planets, industrial orders may be issued by directly by Imperial High Command,
espionage, sabotage, and both assassination and extraction of bypassing Col. Madine. This is not the normal route, but exists in
high level military and political targets. Many times they have the event that the Colonel is unavailable. Madine has been known
acted as couriers for classified intel packages, or as bodyguards to remark with a wry bit of humor that this is High Command's
for important delegates or members of Imperial High Command. "insurance policy" should he ever decide to step on any toes.
Their unique makeup also allows for easier insertion and
undercover missions within Partisan and Rebel terrorist cells. The Hangar 18 garage doubles as a small engineering station
and general munitions depot for the group. Standard loadout of
While not every member of Task Force 88 has an official equipment is as follows:
Imperial military rank, all members have had intense training in
their specialty in addition to whatever prior experience they had Vehicles
upon selection by Foss for the unit. For most members, this ? 5 Speeder Bikes; 1 Air Speeder ( 8-seater)
includes paramilitary or defense force training on their home
world, experience as agents of various criminal organizations Ar ms and Equipment
such as Black Sun, or experience from many years as ? 10 light repeating blaster rifles; 10 blaster pistols; 2 cases of
independent operators. grenades ( 20 a case)
Command Structure
? Various other heavy arms ( flamethrower units, grenade
Task Force 88 is under command of Colonel Crix Madine, the launchers, etc? ) depending on what has been requisitioned.
celebrated Imperial Officer and founder of the elite Storm
? 15 sets of modified Stormtrooper armor (dark gray coloring; no
Commando unit. The unit is led by Imperial Intelligence Liason
helmets but headsets)
Officer Captain Voren Foss, though occasions have arisen where
superior officers have requisitioned their services for various ? Full load out of survival and comm gear
operations. Captain Foss is responsible for the unit's training and ? Medical equipment for first aid treatment of entire group, and a
discipline, as well as interpreting, planning, and execution of small auxiliary surgical space with 2 med units, including a bacta
Imperial Intelligence orders. tank.

TASK FORCE 88 BrandonBragg- REBELLIONERA[2 BBY]
Captain Voren Foss Bio: Voren Foss captured the attention of Imperial Intelligence
early in his decorated career as an Army officer. After completing
Imper ial Intelligence Agent intelligence training, he was attached to Colonel Crix Madine's
Species: Human command, providing intelligence and support for Madine's
burgeoning Storm Commando unit.
Sex: Male
After years of gaining the trust and respect of Imperial High
Height: 1.8m Command, Foss was eventually given permission to form his own
Weight: 76 kg unit which served primarily as an anti-Partisan task force. The
task force would go on to prove famous in it's success rate, and
Age: 41 included many special missions that went above and beyond the
DEXTERITY 3D+1 original purview of the unit. This success provided Foss and his
team some political protection, and an unheard of amount of
Blaster 5D+2, dodge 5D+1, melee parry 4D+1, melee Weapons 4D+1 freedom from Imperial Intelligence interference.
PERCEPTION 4D+2 Foss was not well-liked by many of his colleagues, especially
Command 8D, con 9D+1, hide 8D, investigation 9D, persuasion Ysanne Isard, who viewed his unit as dangerous, and a liability.
6D+1, search 9D+2, sneak 8D Foss is a singularly determined individual, is exceedingly loyal
KNOWLEDGE 5D to his team, and will stand up for them even if it means butting
heads with his superiors. He has been lucky so far in that the old
Alien Species 8D+1, subterfuge 9D+2, bureaucracy 7D, business 6D, guard of the Military and Intelligence, holdovers from the Republic
interrogation 8D, intimidation 9D, planetary systems 5D+2, era, value his directness.
streetwise 8D+1, survival 6D+2, tactics 7D, value 5D+2, willpower
8D
STRENGTH 2D
Brawling 4D+1
MECHANICAL 2D+2
gunnery 5D+1, piloting 5D, shields 3D
TECHNICAL 3D
Computer Programming 3D+2, security 5D, computer sepair 3D+2
Move: 10
For ce Points: 5
For ce Sensitive: N
Dark Side Points: 8
Equipment:
Heavy Blaster Pistol [4D], Imperial Code Cylinders

Riven'La macrobinoculars, standard explosive charge, exposure suit,
portable moisture vaporator.
Sophisticated Scout
Char acter Bio:
Species: Gacerite
Though gifted in music and languages from a very young age,
Sex: M Riven'La found his true calling while performing his mandatory
Age: service in the Gacerite Planetary Defense. He was asked by
Captain Voren Foss to join a special anti-Partisan task force after
Height: 2m proving key to capturing a fugitive from Imperial law who had
Weight: 69 kg been hiding out on Gacerian.
DEXTERITY 3D+1 Riven'La has a reputation for enjoying the finer things in life.
You wouldn't know it from seeing him guide a squad of
Blaster: blaster rifle 4D+1, dodge 4D+1, vehicle blasters: light blaster commandos through a dangerous Rebel-infested backwater
cannon 4D+1 wilderness, but at the end of the day he likes to sit back d relax
PERCEPTION 3D+2 with a bit of Hutt opera, and a glass of vintage Andoan wine.
Sneak 4D, search 4D, persuasion 4D+2, hide 4D+2
KNOW LEDGE 3D+2
Alien species 4D+2, bureaucracy 4D+2, culture 4D+2, languages
5D+2, scholar: music 4D+2
STRENGTH 2D+1
MECHANICAL 2D
TECHNICAL 3D
First aid 3D+1
Move: 7
For ce Sensitive: N
For ce Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 0
Equipment: Blaster Rifle [5D], blast vest: +1D physical, +1D
energy
Sur vival Kit: Contains two week?s rations, three medpacs, a glow
rod, two thermal ?ares, a single-person di-chrome 74 shelter, a
breath mask, six meters of syntherope, a knife, and a portable
fusion power generator.
Special missions-issue packs may include vibropick, fusion
cutter, pocket computer, recording rod, portable ?eld scanner,
Pip Game Notes: When using the ri?e?s "Bantha's Eye" targeting
scope, reduce all Long Range or precision shot dif?culty levels to
Optimistic Marksman Moderate. Night Vision capable up to 50M.
Species: Squib Char acter Bio
Sex: Female Pip and her brother Sligh were operating a lucrative smuggling
Age: 27 business ( Sligh was the pilot, Pip the insurance against double
crosses) in the Triellus Route until they were caught redhanded in
Height: 1 Meter an Imperial sting with a cargo hold full of illegal weapons.
Weight: 20 While awaiting sentencing, the officer in charge of the
DEXTERITY 4D+2 investigation offered them both the option to work off their
sentence by joining a special task force he was assembling. They
Blaster 6D+2, blaster:sporting blaster rifle 7D+2, dodge 5D+2, agreed to serve for a number of years in return for getting their
dodge:energy weapons 6D+2, ship back out of Imperial impound as well as their freedom.
PERCEPTION 3D+1 Pip can be quite chipper given her line of work. In fact, she
Sneak 4D+1, persuasion 4D+1 often gets underestimated by those who assume her positive
outlook on like is indicative of naivete'. Many a Storm Commando
KNOW LEDGE 2D
has disabused himself of this notion after witnessing her prowess
STRENGTH 2D with a sniper rifle.
MECHANICAL 3D
TECHNICAL 3D
Blaster Repair 4D, blaster repair:sporting blaster rifle 5D
Move: 8
For ce Sensitive: N
For ce Points: 1
Dark Side Points: 0
Equipment: Blast vest +1D physical, +1D energy, camouflage
cloak: adds +1D to sneak, +2D at ranges of more than 35 meters,
macrobinoculars
Sor oSuub X-45 sniper r ifle:
Skill: Blasters: blaster rifle
Fire Rate: 1
Range: 1-25/100/250
Damage: 5D

JohnGendall - PAPERCRAFT
A Little Short to their hated enemy the droid army, ?I may be a clone, but I?m
human and not a mindless clanker?.
As the war drags on, there are less Jedi and more clones ? have
For A Stormtrooper the game shift gear from normal citizens to more military
adventures with fewer Jedi taking part. Then there is Order 66
when the vast majority of the clones lose
by John Gendall their humanity and blindly gun down
their Jedi allies. Does this happen to a
player character clone or do they do a
Throughout the history of the Star W ars Captain Rex and discover the chip in
universe there has been the armoured trooper, them and get it removed? I had a
be they Sith, Old Republic, Clone, Storm or New player play a Bounty Hunter who
Order. They are one of the most recognisable was an ex-clone during a
aspects of the Star W ars saga. Rebellion Era campaign, now in
the body of a 60 plus-year-old
In the D6 version of the RPG, they are ?the orcs?of the game, a and dumped by the Empire; he
mild threat which needs a good number to be of any problem to
was riddled with guilt over
the player characters. Troopers can be far more if we use them as
Order 66. He spent his time
the movie/ TV shows/ comics use them.
hunting Force sensitives for
Troopers as Metaphor the Empire while in reality he
was finding them safe
The troopers of the galaxy are legion, and with the odd passage and faking their
exception, troopers are never just individuals. They are always deaths.
encountered at the very least in squads. They are not just used as
an army, but as a police force too, their strength is in their Stormtroopers, ironically,
numbers as it seems the Republic/ Empire has unlimited numbers are the opposite to the
of them. You can use this faceless enemy as a way of emphasising Clones. Normal conscripts
aspects of your game. For example, take a neutral planet slowly trained and brainwashed
taken over by the Empire. Each time the players go to the said to lose their humanity and
planet, have them notice more and more stormtroopers, the first obey orders to the death.
time a small squad patrolling; later the building of a barracks until According to the new
the planet?s cities have troopers on every corner checking IDs and Canon, the system must be very
imposing curfews. effective, as the character of Finn is
seen as very rare in his rejection of
Humanity the programming so that his
During the Clone Wars, many troopers strived to become more humanity shines through. In your
?human.?Encouraged by their Jedi generals, they developed more campaigns, however, maybe there
individuality and developed different personalities. A campaign are other ?good? Stormtroopers, in
set in the Clone Wars can use this to a greater extent. Plots with fact, a Rebellion adventure could be to infiltrate a stormtrooper
moral choices can mess with not only the Jedi but the clones too. training compound to disrupt the brainwashing process.
Do they strictly obey orders or will they listen to the Jedi
Padawan who is screaming at them that this is wrong? The
troopers grasp at humanity and individualism is a direct response

A Little Short For A Stormtrooper JohnGendall - PAPERCRAFT
Accuracy
Over the years there have been many jokes about
stormtroopers? blaster accuracy; however, I go with the theory
that the troopers are really good shots. No, they can?t hit the
heroes, but that?s because they are the heroes, you know, son and
daughter of the Chosen One for instance. And yes, they are beaten
by the Ewoks, but the Ewoks are psychopaths. They might look
cute but they eat people! I once saw a documentary on the
Original Trilogy stating that Lucas was using the Battle of Endor as
an analogy to guerrilla warfare where a superior army is defeated
by a large but much inferior army who use guerrilla tactics.
Stormtroopers are always seen winning against normal rebels in
the movies, the blockade runner, the Battle of Hoth and even on
Scarif. Instill on your players how nasty troopers can be. Yes, they
might be able to run circles around them after a while but
constantly show them the effects on normal people against
stormtroopers - burnt out bases, villages etc.
Specialists
In the original trilogy, there are sand troopers, snow troopers
and scout troopers as well as regular stormtroopers. The D6 RPG
even did its own specialist with the aqua troopers. Then came the
prequels and the Clone Wars cartoon which gave the clone
troopers many types of specialists. The new movies and Rebels
have given even more types of specialist to the imperial
stormtrooper, going as far as to give planets their own version of
stormtroopers like the Mimban trooper in the film Solo.
This now gives lots of scope to any GM to create his own
specialist stormtrooper, and the artwork to accompany this article
has been made to help you design your own. Working on the old
principle of ?paper dolls?the images can be cut and pasted either
digitally or physically on top of the provided mannequin for you
to create your specialist troopers. If you look at all the specialists
in the new movies, they all share the same armour concepts and
so if you mix and match the following illustrations you should be
able to come up with your own design, even if you don?t feel
confident to draw your own. If you do have an artistic talent,
hopefully these will inspire you to come up with your original
designs. Have fun with it.



A small discussion about stats.

In my campaigns, the baseline stats for troopers in the D6
rules is complete Rookie. I then have more experienced
troopers ignore the armour penalty for wearing the
stormtrooper armour as I see they have spent experience points
on being used to wearing their second skin. I have Clone
troopers at this tier of training. Sergeants/ Arc troopers I give 5D
in combat skills, Commanders I give 6D or 7D in combat skills.
When creating your specialists first ask yourself whether these
troopers are elites or regular troopers in modified armours. If a
trooper is in an extreme survival environment, increase their
survival skill but try not to go over the top. If regular troopers
have 6D in all their combat skills they would have been able to
crush the rebellion a long time ago; however a sniper specialist
could quite easily have 6D-7D in Blaster Rifle.
Your Paper Craft Trooper

Using the Paper Craft Trooper silhouette on page 119 and the
corresponding pages of gear provided, we want you to assemble
your own Trooper.
Get out your scissor s, and glue sticks.
We'r e ser ious, no digital cutting and pasting!
Whoever comes up with the best Stormtrooper specialist (both
in picture and write up) will have their creation featured in a
future adventure and will also receive an action illustration of
them.
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Daniel Sturman- RISEOFTHEEMPIREERA [14 BBY?4 ABY]
Pl a n e t a r y Training the Troops

Ground units are taken from the population of a planet, and
represent in a lot of ways how the government feels about its
De f e n s e
people, and military service as well. A planet that sees ground
units as being lowly may have most of the lower ranks filled with
whatever group of beings they see as being low as well. A planet
that is humancentric may not allow certain aliens into their ranks,
or into certain occupations. A planet that highly esteems military
Fo r c e s
service might not let the lower caste of beings into military
service. The GM can use this to their advantage to show what
kind of planet the characters are dealing with.
Fir st, we will figure out what the basic training does to the skills
by Daniel Sturman of an average being. Their attributes will be different as well. This
is less because the training changes them, and more because
Planets and systems in Star W ars have had their ow n individuals with those traits tend to enter training.
security forces and militaries as long as anyone can
remember. During the time of the Old Republic, there w as
no grand, galaxy w ide fleet to protect against raiders, BASIC TRAINING
pirates, and smugglers. There w as no ?Imperial Customs?. (modifiers in pips)
Systems had to protect themselves. Even during the time
of the Empire, this custom continued. The Empire did not Attribute Modifiers Skills
have the resources to protect every planet from incursions (basic member of the species) lear ned r egar dless of occupation
or regulate their population. The planetary and system
governors w ere left to their ow n devices in that regard as +1 Braw l, Climb/ Jump,
long as they didn?t cause the Empire any trouble. +1 Strength
Dodge, First Aid & Search
-1 Know ledge
Not every local military bowed before the Empire. Some +2 Blaster, Running
became units in service of the Rebellion, and served as uniformed
combatants on their behalf. Whereas the Empire had a fairly
standardized military, the Rebellion would use distinct units from So, a generic human that went through training have all stats 2D
around the galaxy rather than try to break them up and reorganize
them into new units. except Blaster 2D+2, Dodge 2D+1, Running 2D+2, Knowledge 1D+2,
Search 2D+1, Strength 2D+1, Climbing/Jumping 2D+2, Brawling
We are going to generate basic skill stats that all of a planet?s 2D+2, First Aid 2D+1.
defensive forces have in common, ?basic training? if you will. We
will then add skills from their actual job training on top of that,
figure out equipment, and add some random skill and appearance
traits to make some of them stand out. These aren?t clones after all
(unless they actually are clones).
For the ground units we will go over how teams and squads are
structured. These are the organizational units the players are most
likely to encounter. We will gloss over the higher organizational
groupings, just so we have an idea of what they are.

Pl a n e t a r y De f e n s e Fo r c e s Daniel Sturman- RISEOFTHEEMPIREERA [14 BBY?4 ABY]
Next, we add skills based on occupation. This is by no means Along with the general appearance of a planet?s ground troops,
an exhaustive list, just some common occupations in any military, there will be individuals among them that stand out, even wearing
and ones that the player characters are likely to encounter. Feel the same uniform and equipment as everyone else. They may be
free to tweak the occupations, or add new ones. female in a predominantly male unit, have darker or lighter skin
than most, taller or shorter than the others, or even be an alien. In
Occupational Training addition, they may have attributes that are higher than normal or
(modifiers in pips) quirks like being easy to bribe or sympathetic to a certain cause.
When rolling on the table below, roll 1D to see if the troop has a
Occupation Attribute Skill higher attribute or quirk, with a roll of 6 being a yes, then roll 1D
+1 to all basic training to see what it is. You can also just choose a trait or quirk.
+1 Strength skills
Infantry
+1 Dexterity +1 to Survival, Tactics
These troops don?t just w ander around doing their ow n thing.
+1 to Dodge, Running,
+1 Know ledge Alien Species, & Survival
Medic
+1 Technical +2 to Lifting
+1D to First Aid
+1 to all basic training

+1 Strength skills except Climb/ Jump
Security
+1 Perception +2 to Law Enforcement
+1 to Melee Combat
+1 to Blaster, Lifting,
+1 Mechanical Survival, & Tactics
Transportation
+1 Technical +2 to Repulsorlift Repair
+1D to Repulsorlift Ops They are organized into teams and squads.
The setup shown here is for the basic troops that patrol
spaceports and guard important installations. This is because they
The human in the previous example has gone through security are what the players are most likely to encounter. Since this is a
training, and now has all stats 2D except Blaster 3D, Dodge 2D+2, fan article for a fan-made sourcebook (for a game they quit
Melee Combat 2D+1, Running 3D, Knowledge 1D+2, Law publishing twenty years ago) you can alter this and anything else
Enforcement 2D+1, Perception 2D+1, Search 3D, Strength 2D+2, as you see fit.
Climbing/Jumping 3D, Brawling 3D+1, First Aid 2D+2. The basic troops at the bottom of the squad have already been
The appearance and equipment of a planetary unit are generated. The heavies will have repeating blasters, grenades,
important. If they are outside in the weather, they have gear to detpacks, or whatever the GM needs them to have. They are a
protect them from it. The GM can use this to bolster their combination of the real-world grenadier and machine gunner.
narrative about the general climate of a planet. If the planet is Their purpose is similar. The squad and team leaders will usually
rainy and miserable, the troops will have rain gear. The GM might have the same weapons and equipment as the basic troops,
even describe them as looking miserable. If it is cold, they will except maybe better comlinks.
have cold weather gear. They will also have some basic
equipment, and special equipment for their job or current task.

Pl a n e t a r y De f e n s e Fo r c e s
The leaders can and will use the heavy trooper?s weapons if the
heavy is incapacitated. The group may have any other equipment
the GM deems necessary on top of all of this as well. Galaxy News Ser vice
The basic tactics of the squad and teams is to split into smaller 36:03:27/GNS/OU3T/AND.2.ANC/LAW
units and try to flank or surround the players.
Andur in Colony, Andur in-5
Black Sun Oper atives Found Dead on Andur in-5
They w ill not fight to the death.
A grisly scene unfolded today as the bodies of five
sentients, all of them identified and confirmed as Black
Sun criminal syndicate members, were discovered in
Warehouse 11 on the outskirts of Andurin Colony?s
spaceport. The discovery was made with relation to a
previously open investigation into a suspected smuggling
ring, which had brought an array of narcotics, specifically
highly-refined Ryll spice and deathsticks, into the colony.
Recent spikes in settler overdoses sparked the
investigation, and these murders became yet another
piece added to that puzzle.
The bodies of the deceased ranged between twenty

and forty-two standard years of age, and the oldest was
identified as Jyal Jyax, a known lieutenant of the regional
But w ill retreat or use their comlinks to call for backup. Black Sun syndicate andHOLO NEWSby the Imperial Security
wanted
Bureau for assault with deadly weapons, possession of
illegal weaponry, possession and distribution of illegal
Use common sense. They are not Stormtroopers or droids. I narcotics, and flight from law enforcement authorities.
know this is a gross oversimplification of infantry tactics, but will The Bounty Hunters? Guild had offered bounty of 5,000
credits on Jyax, dead or alive, which no one has claimed.
be sufficient to challenge most players, especially if they don?t act Jyax was originally from Rodia, and upon further
together as a team. research, was housed adjacent to the spaceport and had
The organizational grouping above squad is platoon. It is made been living on-world for approximately four months.
of one or more squads (usually 3-5) and has an officer in charge of
it as well as an NCO to help run it. Above that is a company, Local speculation suggested that another criminal
which is made of any number of platoons (4 seems to be a organization, or perhaps the remnants of Karr Lendt?s
common number) and run by two officers and a senior NCO. The Pirates, were involved in a violent black market territory
company can range from as small as 60 individuals to almost 300. dispute with Black Sun, but no evidence has emerged to
If the unit is primarily an artillery unit, then instead of a company justify these rumors. Further, recent incidents involving
they will be called a battery. A unit of this size should be sufficient Black Sun have been previously tied to Kira?s Corsairs, a
for most things a GM would like to accomplish. mercenary company that operates and is based in the
Andurin system. Purportedly, the Corsairs had stolen a
These are all just guidelines. If your experience or preferences hyperspace beacon from the criminal syndicate years
run contrary to this material, then use what you know. Even then, ago and believed to be the main source of bad blood
hopefully you will be able to use this information to generate between the two organizations. Kira Krestlind, the
militia units, planetary defense forces, security patrols, and even commanding officer of Kira?s Corsairs, could not be
distinct units for the Rebellion to help keep your Star Wars reached for comment.
interesting, and keep the players on their toes.

The Adventure
JEDI ?You have been called here because the Jedi apprentice,
Claudius Karviss, has fallen to the Dark Side? the Ithorian,
R E S U R G E N CE Ranger Captain Jehro Mors, tells you and the other
individual being briefed for this mission. ?W e believe he is
heading back to his former home w orld to exact revenge
A So l o Ad v e n t u r e for the w ay him and his family w ere treated. His parents
by Mark Dow son w ere publically executed for having latent Force pow ers.
The planet in question is the Imperial agricultural w orld,
Chision, w hich for years has been hostile tow ards the
Republic, not least because they hate Jedi. The population
This adventure is set 12 years after the Battle of
proved very susceptible to the anti-Jedi propaganda,
Yavin. You have the choice of either playing the w hich I am sure you have frequently both heard. A few
Antarian Ranger, Jorin Gar, or a Jedi. The template months ago, a peace treaty w as signed betw een Chision
for a Jedi w ill be provided in Issue 4 of the and us. Claudius could completely undermine this treaty.
Adventurers Journal so if you w ish to play that option Likew ise, us openly sending Jedi after him w ould seriously
you w ill have to either w ait until May 2019 or create threaten the treaty. That is w hy w e are sending the tw o of
your ow n Jedi, using either guidelines in The Pirates? you.?
Lair solo adventure or in the Star W ars Roleplaying
Game. If you are the Jedi, go to 1.
The eleven skills you have the opportunity to use during this If you are the Antarian Ranger, Jorin Gar, go to 2.
adventure are: Blaster, Dodge, Survival, Astrogation, Space
Transports, Starship Gunnery, Hide, Search, Sneak,
Climbing/Jumping and the Force skill, Sense. 1 Captain Jehro Mors takes you to one side and tells you, ?As a
Jedi, you will have to refrain from any obvious use of your Jedi
If you are using an existing starting character you get to powers or lightsaber when there are any locals around.?
increase by 1D three skills you already have dice in and two skills
which you have no dice in. ?I understand,? you inform him.
If you are creating a character from scratch, you get twelve ?Good and may the Force be with you.? Leaving the briefing room,
rather than seven skill dice and you can put up to three dice in you step out into the main corridor and heading after the Antarian
three skills, rather than the usual maximum of two dice. Ranger assigned to accompany you on this mission, turn right, making
your way to the central turbolift. Entering it, you descend down to the
If playing a Jedi, you are free to use Force Powers described in launch bay, where you find the Antarian Ranger waiting for you
the Star Wars Role Playing Game, like Lightsaber Combat, Combat outside the 200 Crescent Transport light freighter the two of you will
Sense etc. if you have taken them, even though the option of using be using.
them is not mentioned in the text.
The Antarian Ranger is of the furry Wadoona species and is called
Now if you have assigned your skill dice, make sure your Jorin Gar. Go to 3 .
blaster?s power pack is fully charged and turn to Section 1.
2 Roll the dice in your Jedi Lore Scholar skill specialization.
Good luck and may the For ce be with you!
On a total of 11 or more go to 8 .
On less than this, go to 3 .

J E D I R E S U R G E N CE Mark Dowson- NEWREPUBLICERA[12 ABY]
3 Several hours later you and your comrade are on Chision, in the near-human with long dark wavy hair, who will be accompanying you
darkness of night, having landed apparently undetected. on your mission, is waiting for you outside the 200 Crescent Transport
light freighter the two of you will be using. Go to 3 .
Looking up to the rocky ascent up to the caves where Claudius is
hiding, if you find yourself a hiding place and wait until he comes out, 5 You manage to dodge out of the way just in time and hear the
go to 9 . telekinetically Force hurled rock smash into the ground behind you.
Go to 6 .
To sneak up to where he is by the easier route, go to 20 .
To use the harder and less obvious route, go to 32 . 6 A split moment before you and your comrade are able to fire
Claudius ignites his green bladed lightsaber and raises it to deflect any
shots from your direction. Roll the dice in your Blaster skill and add
an extra dice to it to take into account your comrade is also firing. On
a result of 22 or more, go to 23 . On less than this, go to 12 .
7 Jorin Gar gets a shot in at Claudius before you engage, which the
young fallen Jedi manages to deflect with his green blade, but it
results in him being slightly off balance, when he is forced to turn and
face you. Your blue-white blade clashes with his green-white one. Roll
the dice in your Lightsaber skill.
On a total of 26 or more, go to 30 .
8 Before you leave on your mission you realise two things. First
the Jedi would probably prefer this fallen Jedi to be brought back
alive so that he could be redeemed from the Dark Side. Secondly his
Jedi powers could include being able to resist being taken down by
4 The Jedi Knight, Kestal Vorsend, is the person you suspect could blasters on stun settings and the effects of conventional tranquilisers.
issue you with what you want. A moment later you are in his office. If you wish to try and request a tranquiliser which works on Jedi, go
This guy looks to be in his sixties. You gather he was a Padawan to 15 .
learner during the Clone Wars and during the time of the Empire he
To just get on with your mission, bearing in mind Claudius needs
was involved in killing three Imperial Inquisitors, the last one who he
dealing with before he can do any damage so time is an issue, go to
defeated single-handedly. When you ask if he can provide you with a
3.
tranquiliser which works on Jedi, he says, ?Well that depends,?
?Depends on what?? 9 After a few hours of waiting behind some rocks the thought does
cross your mind that Claudius could stay in the cave for days, right up
?On what you want it for and whether you will give your word to till he is ready to make his move. Your Jedi superiors have often
return any that is left. None of this keeping it just in case it might come talked about the importance of patience and it is a lesson you have
in useful later.? You explain your mission and make the promise he learned well fortunately for situations like this one. Either roll the dice
requires of you and he gives you the tranquiliser. Note down you have in your Search skill or if you have Magnify Senses and wish to use this
the tranquiliser which works on Jedi. Thanking him, you leave. Force power, roll the dice in your Sense skill.
Back out in the corridor you head over to the central turbolift and
entering it, descend to the launch bay. There the Jedi, Zerun Zartan, a

On a result of 12 or more with a Search skill roll or 7 or more with a blaster rifle instead, go to 25 .
Sense skill roll, go to 28 .
15 As you head down the main corridor between the briefing
On less than this, go to 14 . rooms and offices on one side and the accommodation facilities on
the other, you see Captain Aurek Jenth, one of the few other Antarian
10 The Jedi Knight you find to ask about the tranquiliser is a
Rangers, walking rapidly the opposite direction. Aurek acknowledges
human woman, in her fifties or sixties, with an ageless face, thick
you with a nod as he passes you and disappears. Roll the dice in your
greying brown hair and dressed in a pale purple tunic. While you
Bureaucracy skill.
cannot remember her name, you do recall she was a Jedi Knight
originally believed to have been slain in an attempt to kill Vader. In On a result of 9 or more, go to 4 .
truth that had been a case of mistaken identity and it had actually
been her younger cousin who had died.
?I am sorry I cannot help you with that,? she apologises. With time 16 Despite the darkness, you recognise the plants growing out of
getting on, you head over to the central turbolift and entering it, the stones as the type which burrows into cracks in such a way that it
descend down to the launch bay. There the Jedi, Zerun Zartan, a has probably made that entire cliff face unstable and too dangerous to
near-human with long dark wavy hair, who will be accompanying you climb. Further along you find the stone is free from those kinds of
on your mission, is waiting for you outside the 200 Crescent Transport plants and proceed to climb up. Roll the dice in your
light freighter the two of you will be using. Go to 3 . Climbing/Jumping skill.
On a result of 4 or more, go to 41 .
11 The rock hits you hard in the chest. Roll the dice in your
Strength attribute. If you are the Antarian Ranger, add +1 to this roll. On less than this, either spend Character Points to make the roll a
success or go to 74 .
On a total of 5 or less, go to 76 .
On a 6 to 11, go to 17 . 17 The telekinetically Force hurled rock hits you in the head hard
enough for it to really hurt and to leave you a little bit dazed but you
12 There are a couple of flashes as Claudius deflects the blaster quickly shake that off. Go to 6 .
shots fired by you and your comrade straight back at you. Roll one
less than the dice in your Dodge skill. 18 Scrambling into the cockpit, while your companion heads
towards the laser cannon turret, you sit down on one of the two flight
On a total of 8 or more, go to 36 . seats and flick the switches to power up the ship and raise the
On less than this, go to 72 . boarding ramp. Instrument displays on the control console and
around you light up. From behind you hear the hydraulics of the
13 Apparently completely unaware of your presence, Claudius boarding ramp being raised and closing the opening on the underside
continues down the rocky descent and into range of your blaster rifle. of the ship.
To shoot him, go to 6 .
There is a whine, as you power up the repulsorlift engines. Through
14 Well over an hour later you hear the tumble of stones then see the transteel cockpit canopy before you, you see the trees
the dark robed shape of Claudius half way down the distance between surrounding the ship fall away to be replaced by the night sky then
you and the entrance to the caves, him having sneaked this far clouds before the starry vastness of outer space visible through the
without you seeing him. upper atmosphere.
If you are the Antarian Ranger, to shoot at him with your blaster Looking down through the lower part of the cockpit canopy, you
rifle, go to 24 . see the curvature of the planet, Chision, green and blue beneath you.
Before you can get any further away the bulk of an Imperial Patrol
If you are the Jedi, to ignite your lightsaber, go to 7 or to use a Craft comes into view?

?Unidentified transport, power down and be prepared to be 20 You start up a very obvious path to the entrance to the caves.
boarded,? says a voice through your comm system. Well that is not There are a few trees at the sides of it lower down but further up it
going to happen, you think to yourself. All it would take would be a becomes more exposed, leaving just the darkness to conceal your
successful interrogation of either you or your companion to approach. Finally, you reach the caves. Roll the dice in your Sneak
undermine the success of your entire mission and create the very skill to see how stealthy you have been on your ascent.
diplomatic incident you were trying to negate from them discovering
there had been a Jedi on Chision. On a total of 11 or more, go to 62 .
With one hand you increase power to the ion drive and get ready On less than this, go to 51 .
for evasive manoeuvres, while with the other you start entering the 21 Unfortunately you still have not fully managed to complete the
calculations for a jump to hyperspace. Through the intercom
jump calculations and as the System Patrol Craft fires more red laser
connecting you to the laser cannon turret, you inform your
cannon blasts at your ship, you are forced to make more evasive
companion that you have company.
manoeuvres. Roll the dice in your Space Transports skill.
?Unidentified transport, if you do not immediately power down and
prepare to be boarded, we will open fire,? continues the voice
through your comm system. ?This is your only warning? ? On less than this, go to 42 .
A few seconds later they follow through with their promise. Roll the 22 While keeping you between him and any blaster shots from
dice in your Space Transports skill. Jorin Gar, Claudius parries your attack, beating your blade down low
On a total of 9 or more, go to 29 . then swings his green-white energy blade up in a high attack at you.
Roll one less than the dice in your Lightsaber skill or Sense skill.
19 Out of the corner of your eye, to your left, you see something On less than this, go to 77 .
move and glance around just in time to see a large rock levitating over
a metre above the ground, before it comes hurtling at you. Roll the 23 Your blaster shot hits Claudius. Roll five dice.
dice in your Dodge skill.
On a total of 15 or less, go to 33 .
On a total of 15 or over, go to 5 .
On 16 or more, go to 43 .
24 Hastily aiming your blaster rifle at Claudius, you open fire,
while behind you there is the hiss-hum of Zerun igniting his
lightsaber. Roll the dice in your Blaster skill.
25 Hastily aiming your blaster rifles at Claudius, you and Jorin Gar
open fire. Roll the dice in your Blaster skill and add an extra dice due
to the Antarian Ranger also firing.

26 You start climbing up the cliff face but around half way up find 32 Further along to your right, where the rocky ascent is much
the stone is often failing to support your weight and breaking loose. steeper, the two of you begin your climb. Clambering up over large
Roll the dice in your Climbing/Jumping skill. rocks and up cliff faces, you are more often scrambling, using both
hands and feet to get up, than just hiking.
At last you reach your final climb and look up this last vertical
On less than this, either spend Character Points to make the roll a
stretch of stone. Roll the dice in your Survival skill.
success, or go to 74 .
27 With a flash your shot hits the Stormtrooper and he falls dead
to the ground, where he is joined by his last colleague, blasted by On less than this, go to 26 .
your comrade. Go to 35 . Alternatively, if you have Magnify Senses or Danger Sense and wish
28 Finally, an hour later, through your macrobinoculars you see to use either of these Force powers, roll the dice in your Sense skill.
movement outside the entrance to the caves and make out in the On a total of 7 or more for Magnify Senses or 11 for Danger Sense,
darkness a figure in Jedi robes working his way down towards you. go to 16 .
He looks like he is trying to be stealthy, but he certainly is no
On less, go to 26 .
Antarian Ranger! Roll the dice in your Hide skill.
On a result of 12 or more, go to 13 . 33 Despite suffering a blaster wound serious enough to take any
normal person down, Claudius remains standing and advances
On less than this, go to 19 . towards you with grim determination. Go to 37 .
29 Pulling hard right then hard left and up on the control stick, 34 Claudius deflects your blaster shots, as he closes on the two of
you evade the laser fire, which you see through your cockpit canopy you. Zerun is hit in the arm by one of the shots ricocheting off your
flashing past you from the System Patrol Craft?s four laser cannon enemy?s lightsaber but it does not stop him stepping forward to clash
turrets. At the same time, you continue calculating the jump to blades with the young fallen Jedi. As the two of them fight, blue-white
hyperspace. Roll the dice in your Astrogation skill. energy blade verse green-white energy blade, you are left trying to get
On a result of 11 or more, go to 78 . a shot in at Claudius, which will not hit Zerun.
On less than this, go to 21 . Wounded as he is, Zerun is struggling and looks like he will not
come out of this duel alive unaided. Roll the dice in your Blaster skill.
30 The blade of your lightsaber slices through Claudius?s arm and
deep into his chest and he falls to the ground. Go to 64 .
31 While your laser blasts hit with the System Patrol Craft being
over a hundred metres long, they do no significant damage thanks 35 When the bodies of the Stormtroopers are found, it should be
both to its size, shields and armour. You also feel your ship shake believed they were just killed by common smugglers or the like, so
from the impact of one of the patrol craft?s four laser cannon turrets the New Republic and the Jedi will be in no way implicated.
hitting it. Roll 6 dice.
Pulling out a remote activator, you lower the boarding ramp of your
On a total of 7 or less, either spend Character Points to make the space transport and both you and your comrade run up it and into
roll higher or go to 71 . the ship.
On an 8 to 16, go to 46 . To head left to the cockpit and take on the task of piloting the ship,
go to 18 .
On a 17 or more, go to 57 .

To instead go right to the laser cannon turret in the centre of the 42 You feel the ship shake from the impact of a laser cannon blast
ship and be ready to man that against any enemy ships you might striking it. Roll 6 dice, five dice if it is the second time being hit or 4
encounter on leaving Chision, while your companion pilots the ship, dice if it is the third time.
go to 49 .
On a total of 7 or less, either spend Character Points to make the
36 Fortunately the deflected blaster bolt only explodes against the roll higher or go to 71 .
rocks which were behind you a moment ago. go to 37 .
On an 8 to 16, go to 53 .
37 If you are the Antarian Ranger, to shoot at him with your On a 17 or more, go to 21 .
blaster rifle, go to 24 .
43 To your satisfaction, Claudius is hit by the blaster shots and
If you are the Jedi, to ignite your lightsaber, go to 7 , or to use a
falls to the ground.
blaster rifle instead, go to 25 .
If you had your blaster set on the stun setting, go to 55 .
38 The Stormtrooper you were firing at, moves at the last second,
so your shot misses and he fires back with his blaster rifle. Roll one If you did not, go to 64 .
less than the dice in your Dodge skill. 44 Dodging behind a tree, you evade the blaster fire and shoot
On a total of 8 or more, go to 44 . back. Roll one less than the dice in your Blaster skill.
On less than this, either spend Character Points to increase your On a total of 7 or more, go to 56 .
result to 8 or more, or go to 72 .
39 The young fallen Jedi deflects all your blaster shots at you and 45 You duck out of the way in time, as the blaster bolt flies
closes on you with his green bladed lightsaber. Roll one less than the
through the space where you were. There is the flash and sound of
dice in your Brawling Parry skill.
another blaster and the Stormtrooper who had been firing at you, falls
On a result of 28 or more, go to 54 . dead to the ground, shot by your companion. Go to 35 .
On less than this, go to 75 . 46 The ship lurches hard and the smell of burning reaches you.
The laser cannon pedals for moving left and right and the control stick
40 Leaping back, you parry his lightsaber with a harsh buzz for moving up and down do not seem to be working as smoothly and
crackle of energy, then come in with a fast swing at him with your
the shaking of the ship makes it harder to aim. Regardless you do
own blue-white bladed energy weapon. Roll the dice in your
your best to line your laser cannons up on the System Patrol Craft and
Lightsaber skill.
try to blast it into oblivion. Roll the dice in your Starship Gunnery.
41 Reaching a narrow track at the top of the climb against a sheer 47 As you approach the large roughly disc shape of your ship, you
rock face, the two of you proceed single file to your left with you
see through the darkness of the trees three white armoured
leading. Finally, you reach the entrance to the caves. Roll the dice in
Stormtroopers investigating it. With there being no way of boarding
your Sneak skill.
your ship without having to get past them and it pretty much being a
On a total of 7 or more, go to 62 . certainty they would want to take you in for questioning, shooting
them is the best option.

Drawing your blasters, both of you take aim at them. Roll the dice 50 You duck to one side a moment before several laser bolts flash
in your Blaster skill. past your right shoulder and return fire with your own blaster. Roll
On a total of 7 or more, go to 56 . one less than the dice in your Blaster skill.
On less than this, go to 38 . On a total of 7 or more, go to 27 .
48 Your blaster shot hits Claudius. Roll five dice. On less than this, go to 60 .
On a total of 15 or less, go to 58 . 51 Through the entrance you enter a tunnel you proceed along
until it opens out into a chamber, illuminated by a fusion lantern, near
On 16 or more, go to 43 . a bed roll on the ground with a backpack and a data pad near it. From
49 Reaching the laser cannon turret access opening, you go one side Claudius leaps at the two of you with an ignited green-white
bladed lightsaber, its distinctive hum of energy filling the chamber.
through it and clamber up the ladder, into the turret. Through the
turret?s transteel canopy you see the dark green of the trees If you are the Antarian Ranger, go to 67 .
surrounding the ship and from the sky above two of Chision?s moons
If you are the Jedi and have your lightsaber in your hand, go to
cast a white light down on you.
59 , or if it is your blaster rifle you have at the ready, go to 68 .
As you sit down in the gunner chair and activate the controls and
targeting display, you hear the whine of your companion in the 52 Unfortunately you still have not fully managed to complete the
cockpit starting up the repulsorlift engines and the hydraulic sound of jump calculations. Go to 53 .
the boarding ramp in the ship below you closing, sealing shut the 53 With warning lights flashing, shields failing and damage to your
opening in the underneath of the space transport.
engines you struggle with the control stick to avoid the hit which
On lifting off, you see the trees surrounding the ship fall away to be would probably finish your damaged ship. Roll the dice in your Space
replaced by the night sky then clouds before the starry vastness of Transports skill.
outer space visible through the upper atmosphere. By pressing down
one of the pedals at your feet, you rotate the turret to face back at the
planet. There you see the curvature of the planet, Chision, green and On less than this, either spend Character Points to make the roll a
blue beneath you. Before you get any further away the long shape of a success or go to 71 .
System Patrol Craft comes into view?
54 You manage to interpose your blaster rifle?s barrel between
?We have bad company,? says your companion?s voice through the you and Claudius?s lightsaber. The green-white energy blade slices
intercom connecting you to the cockpit. ?Feel free to open fire.? straight through it but it saves you and that along with another shot
Needing no encouragement, you use the control pedals at your feet fired at Claudius by Jorin Gar, buys you enough time to grab and
and the control stick in your hand to line up on the larger ship then ignite your own lightsaber. Go to 59 .
fire at it, sending red laser blasts lancing at it. Roll the dice in your
Starship Gunnery skill. 55 From the ground you pick up Claudius?s dropped lightsaber
and place it in your pack. If you are the Antarian Ranger and you have
a tranquiliser which works on Jedi, or you are the Jedi, go to 65 ,
On less than this, go to 31 . otherwise go to 66 .

56 You catch the Stormtrooper in the chest with a burst of blaster ?Who are you?? demands one of them, his voice sounding
shots but before his dead body even hits the ground, one of the other mechanical through his helmet?s respirator, as both of them point
Stormtroopers is returning fire at you. Roll one less than the dice in their blaster rifles at you. ?You better have some identification
your Dodge skill. papers.? Knowing there is no way the Imperials would not want to
take you into custardy for questioning and with that not being an
On a total of 8 or more, go to 50 . option, you both draw your blasters. The Stormtroopers with their
On less than this, go to 72 . weapons already drawn, however are able to fire first. Roll one less
than the dice in your Dodge skill.
57 Fortunately your ship?s shields seem to have held against your
enemy?s firepower, giving you the opportunity to fire back. Pulling on
a lever, you swing the laser cannon turret up and attempt to rake the On less than this, either spend Character Points to increase your
System Patrol Craft with red laser blasts. Roll the dice in your Starship result to 13 or more, or go to 72 .
Gunnery.
62 Through the entrance you enter a tunnel you proceed along
On less than this, go to 31 . until it opens out into a chamber, illuminated by a fusion lantern, near
58 Despite suffering a blaster wound serious enough to take any a bed roll on the ground with a backpack and a data pad near it. The
two of you see Claudius before he sees you.
normal person down, Claudius remains standing and advances
towards you with grim determination. There is no time for you to get If you are the Antarian Ranger, to shoot at him with your blaster
another shot in, as he lashes out at you with the green-white blade of rifle, go to 24 .
his lightsaber.
If you are the Jedi, to ignite your lightsaber, go to 7 , or to use a
If you are the Antarian Ranger, go to 67 . blaster rifle instead, go to 25 .
If you are the Jedi, go to 68 . 63 The ship rocks and shakes and the smell of something behind
59 With a sharp hiss-hum the blue-white energy blade of your you burning reaches you but it seems it still has enough in it to evade
the laser fire, which you see through your cockpit canopy flashing
weapon leaps into existence and you swing it up to parry the
past you from the System Patrol Craft?s four laser cannon turrets. As
downwards swipe of Claudius?s lightsaber. Roll the dice in your
you continue calculating the jump to hyperspace, roll the dice in your
Lightsaber skill or Sense skill.
Astrogation skill.
60 Your shot misses and the Stormtrooper returns fire. Roll one
less than the dice in your Dodge skill.
64 Kneeling over Claudius, you discover he is very dead. You
cremate his body with smokeless fire starter and on leaving, take his
On a total of 8 or more, go to 45 . lightsaber with you, so as not to leave any evidence that a Jedi has
been on Chision. Go to 69 .
61 As you approach the large roughly disc shape of your ship, you 65 Taking out the tranquiliser you acquired before leaving the Jedi
Academy, you inject Claudius with it then sling his unconscious body
see through the darkness of the trees three white armoured
over your shoulder. Go to 69 .
Stormtroopers investigating it a moment before they see you.

66 Zerun injects Claudius with something then you sling the fallen 70 Your laser cannon fire misses the System Patrol Craft but laser
Jedi over your shoulder. Go to 69 . fire from it hits your ship. Go to 71 .
67 Zerun leaps in front of you to clash blades with the young 71 A moment later your ship explodes and you die in the resulting
fallen Jedi. In the brief moment of Zerun being off balance, Claudius inferno of fire and hot metal fragments.
manages to slice the very tip of his blade across the older Jedi?s arm.
The End
As the two of them fight, blue-white energy blade verse green-white
energy blade, you are left trying to get a shot in at Claudius, which will
not hit Zerun. Wounded as he is, Zerun is struggling and looks like he
will not come out of this duel alive unaided. Roll the dice in your
72 Hit in the head by a blaster bolt, you fall to the ground, dead.
Blaster skill. The End
On less than this, go to 73 . 73 Unfortunately your shot misses Claudius and instead hits and
kills Zerun. Before you can fire again, the young fallen Jedi is on top of
68 Roll one less than the dice in your Brawling Parry skill. you with the green-white energy blade of his lightsaber first slicing
On a result of 28 or more, go to 54 . through the barrel of your blaster rifle and then you.
The End
69 With your mission accomplished the two of you leave the
rocky rise and begin the trek back to the small wood you landed your 74 Losing your grip on the rock face, you fall to your death.
ship in, doing your best to be stealthy. Roll the dice in your Sneak The End
skill.
75 The green-white energy blade of Claudius? lightsaber slices
effortlessly through the blaster rifle you use to try and block it and
then straight through you. You barely have enough time to wish you
had had your lightsaber ready to defend yourself with before you fall
dead and become one with the Force.
The End
76 The Force flung projectile has so much velocity behind it that

it shatters your ribs, killing you. Your last hope is that your
companion might still survive and complete the mission.
The End

J E D I R E S U R G E N CE
77 Claudius?apparent attack was just a feint, which ensured you
were inadequately positioned when he came in with his real strike,
taking your head off in one smooth fast motion.
You become one with the Force.
The End
78 Finishing the jump calculations, you pull the appropriate lever

and the stars stretch into star lines and you enter the purple swirl of
hyperspace. go to 80 .
79 With satisfaction you see the flash from your laser cannon
blasts hitting two of the System Patrol Craft?s laser cannon turrets. You
then see the stars stretch into star lines and you enter the purple swirl
of hyperspace. Go to 80 .
80 Five hours later you arrive back at the Jedi Academy, having
successfully prevented a diplomatic incident, which would by all
likelihood have led to open war with the Imperial Remnant and cost
many lives, and your superiors are very pleased with you.
If you brought Claudius Karviss back alive, go to 81 .
If you were unable to do so, go to 82 .
81 ?Jedi Master Skywalker is very pleased you were able to bring

Claudius Karviss back alive,? Captain Jehro Mors tells you, ?And is
optimistic the young man can be redeemed from the Dark Side but
many of the other Jedi Knights are less positive about that.?
The End
82 ?Jedi Master Skywalker was saddened you were not able to

bring Claudius Karviss back alive,? Captain Jehro Mors tells you, ?But
it probably would not have been possible to redeem him anyway.?
The End

Player Characters & Artillery
A r t i l l e r y Unless the player char acter s ar e either oper ating ar tiller y

or ar e being dir ectly tar geted by it, ar tiller y is best used as
par t of the scener y, pr oviding an envir onmental hazar d
Lo r d o f t h e thr ough which char acter s must move as par t of the stor y. Per
Ba t t l e f i e l d the 2R& E Rulebook (pg. 108), ?Dr iving thr ough a city dur ing
an ear thquake or fier ce battle, as str ay shots land all ar ound
by Charles McNeill your vehicle, buildings topple in fr ont of you, or the highway
R.A.F. ONE you'r e dr iving on begins to collapse,? is Ver y Difficult ter r ain,
and is an appr opr iate Difficulty level for a char acter or gr oup
of char acter s tr ying to navigate thr ough an ar ea under an
ar tiller y bar r age.
R.A.F R.A.F. TWO However , should player s find themselves in a scenar io

wher e they ar e being dir ectly tar geted by ar tiller y, or ar e
using ar tiller y themselves, a var iety of factor s come into play.
Fire Control
Ballistic Ar tiller y pr esents a unique pr oblem in a gaming
In the history of w arfare, no invention has session, as its most useful tr ait in a science-fiction setting is
been more lethal than artillery. W hether in the ability to hit tar gets that it cannot dir ectly see. As such,
the form of ballistic fired projectiles or rockets, fir ing an ar tiller y weapon at tar gets beyond line-of-sight
or direct-fired energy w eapons fired from hills r equir es a thir d par ty to act as the gun cr ew's eyes.
or from orbit, artillery can drastically increase For gaming pur poses, Ar tiller y is fir ed just like a
the effectiveness of a surface-deployed line-of-sight weapon, subject to the following penalties:
military unit. The course of an entire battle - 1D to Gunner y when fir ing a low-velocity ballistic
can be altered by a single soldier on a shot at a tar get that is visible to its own sensor s
com-link calling in accurate fire from w eapons (some ar tiller y platfor ms include integr ated ter r ain
dozens or even hundreds of kilometers aw ay. following sensor s that negate Concealment
pr ovided by Ter r ain Featur es within Sensor Range).
Unfortunately, the Rules as w ritten by W EG Some cannon use EM or gr avitic systems
don?t really address this, apart from a few and can var y the velocity of their STSQUAD2
shot; shells fir ed at high velocity
stats and mentions in other rules. In this may be fir ed
article, rules w ill be provided to flesh out the without
use of artillery in your game. penalty.
STSQUAD1
AT-AT

A RT ILLERY : LO RD O F TH E BA T T LEFIELD Charles McNeill - OPTIONALRULES
+1D to Gunner y after the first shot impacts, as the Spotter
-2D to Gunner y if the Target is out of sight, but is being now has a reference to adjust the fall of the shot.
targeted by a remote targeting relay. Such relays commonly
provide an offsetting bonus to Fire Control. For example, a The Spotter and Gunner may both take advantage of the
TIE/ fc could designate a surface target for an artillery weapon Preparation rule if time allows, which is cumulative (A spotter
that is over the horizon from it (for a 6' / 1.8 meter human, the may take an extra round to get precise calculations, and the
horizon is roughly 5 kilometers away). gunner may take an extra round dialing in the gun) to a maximum
of 2D to Fire Control.
The cannon suffers a -2D penalty due to partial concealment,
but the TIE/ fc's advanced spotting systems offset that penalty In addition, Spotters may pre-calculate coordinates as part of
and allow the cannon to fire without penalty. Such sensors are defensive preparation. On a Moderate Tactics roll atcommander
common found on reconnaissance ground vehicles and can identify locations where enemy forces will likely try to
starfighters, as well as probe droids (the Viper Probe Droid in concentrate or use for cover. The spotter and artillery crew may
particular is commonly used by the Imperial military as a then make precise calculations (i.e. the Preparation Rule) before
Spotter platform). battle is joined, with an additional +1D to Fire Control for the
reduced time needed (rather than rattling off a string of
-4D to Gunner y if the Target is out of sight, but is being coordinates, the spotter can simply comm the battery and say,
targeted by a spotter using comms to relay and adjust "Target, Fire Mission Alpha-Three," and the gunnery crew swings
coordinates. Use of this method is dependent on a skilled the gun onto a bearing and elevation that has already been
observer with access to macrobinoculars and an accurate pre-plotted in the systems.
map (penalty reduced to -3D if using range-finding equipment
and precision location equipment, such as the Directional Other factor s also affect the accur acy of Ar tiller y:
Transponder), but is complicated by the spotter's own Moving Tar gets
distance to the target.
-1D if the Target is Moving faster than their Base Move.
-2D if the Target is a moving Ground Vehicle (other than a
Walker).
Observer's Fire Control
Range to target Modifiers Weather
-1D for a Strong Wind
<500m +1D* -2D for a Strong, Gusting Wind
-3D for an extremely Strong Wind (Gale or Hurricane-Force)
500m - 1km - 0D
Cover in the Tar get Ar ea
>1km - 2km -1D Forests = 1/ 4 Cover (-1D)
Rough Terrain = 1/ 2 Cover (-2D)
>2km - 4km -2D Rubble and/ or Trenches & Foxholes = 3/ 4 Cover (-4D)
Bunkers = Full Cover (Bunker must be attacked and destroyed
to affect its occupants)
* on a confirmed W ild Dice result, the artillery targets the Modern artillery units are equipped with sensors that track
Spotter instead of the target (see Damage & Blast Radius their artillery shells in flight, which allows them to account for
below ). deviations caused by minor conditions. This adds +1D to Fire
Additionally , if the Spotter uses Macrobinoculars, Control beginning 1 round after the first shot.
reduce the Fire Control penalty by 1D.

Coordination Damage & Blast Radius
Firing artillery nearly always necessitates a group effort. For Artillery is inherently inaccurate, rarely inflicting death or
gaming purposes, this will be treated as a standard coordination injury by direct impact. However, the explosive shells and
effort, with the actual targeting and firing being decided by a missiles used for indirect fire just need to hit close enough.
single character's skill roll. However, which character is doing the Whereas a direct hit can vaporize a Character-Scale target, a near
rolling will differ depending on circumstances. miss can kill by concussive shockwave, wound with shrapnel,
stun with flying debris or just knock them off their feet. Surviving
NPC Gunner & Spotter Attacking PCs: Gunnery Skill rolled
a well-aimed artillery barrage is as much a matter of luck as
by NPC Gunner, subject to modifiers as described above.
anything else.
PC Gunner & NPC Spotter Attacking NPCs: Gunnery Skill
There is so much variation in the possible results of an artillery
rolled by PC Gunner, subject to modifiers as described above.
barrage that coming up with a realistic blast radius rule is next to
PC Gunner & Spotter Attacking NPCs: Gunnery Skill rolled impossible. However, describing the effects of artillery to the
by PC Gunner, augmented by Gunnery skill rolled by PC Spotter characters' surroundings is far less crucial to the plot than how
(subject to the above rules for Visual Spotting) against the the artillery affects the characters.
following chart:
To r epr esent this, use the following:
Roll the attack as normal, using appropriate Ranged Weapon skill
<500m Moderate (factoring in Scale and Fire Control Modifiers, as described above)
against the appropriate standard Reaction Skill roll.
500m - 1km Difficult
Note: This is not a nor mal Reaction skill use.
>1km - 2km Very Difficult The Reaction skill is only being used as a random number
generator to determine the effects of the attack. On a Very Difficult
>2km - 4km Heroic Perception or Search roll, characters on foot may attempt a Full
Dodge. Vehicles may also attempt a Full Reaction if they are
equipped with Sensors to warn of incoming artillery rounds. Each
Failure = Reduce Gunner's Skill roll by 5 for every point missed. character or vehicle pilot rolls separately.
If the shot hits, roll Damage as normal
Success = Increase Gunner's Skill roll by 3 for every point of
success. If the shot misses, apply the Miss value to the Damage
Reduction Modifier for the type of Artillery Shell fired.
NPC Gunner & PC Spotter Attacking NPCs: Gunnery Skill rolled
by PC Spotter, subject to the Visual Spotting rules above, as well Point: (Every -1 Miss = -2D Damage) Point Blast weapons are
as the following modifiers based on the Artillery Cannon's range designed to focus their energy on the point of impact; any blast
to the target. effects are incidental. This includes most energy weapons, as well
as bunker-buster or armor-piercing ordnance.
Point Blank +1D Standar d: (Every -1 Miss = -1D Damage) Standard Blast Weapons
affect a larger area, either by design or choice. This includes most
Short 0D missiles and torpedoes, but also includes ion cannon blasts, as
Medium -1D ion blasts tend to be less cohesive than standard blaster and laser
bolts.
Long -2D

Ar ea: (Every -2 Miss = -1D Damage) These weapons are designed Counter-Artillery Fire
to spread their effects as wide as possible. This covers most forms
of Anti-Personnel warheads. Armed vehicles may attempt to shoot down incoming artillery
shells, but to do so requires a turret-mounted weapon with some
Other weapons, such as flare clusters or smoke and chemical form of integrated fire control (does not apply to scopes mounted
delivery warheads, may have different blast radius ratios to on personal weapons). Shells in flight generally have a Body of 1D
account for their effect. and are Very Difficult targets. Shells remain in the air for one
Apply the Damage Reduction modifier to the Damage dice round for every Range Band they must cross (1 for Short, 2 for
value (including any Scale modifiers) Medium and 3 for Long), but laser or blaster cannon can only
engage them once, due to range limitations. If the target detects
the round in the round before it hits, the Gunner may use the
If the resulting value is 0D or less, the character / vehicle is Preparation rule when attempting to shoot down the incoming
unharmed. round.
If the resulting value is 1D or more, roll Damage as normal against Common Types of Artillery Shells
the affected target (in the event of a group of characters with
differing Dodge roll values, this can result in some characters The other major advantage of projectile artillery is that the
having to soak damage while others do not). weapon effect can be tailored for a specific target by using
different kinds of warheads. Examples include:
After the initial attack, characters may choose to dive for Cover
(counts as a Full Dodge) but cannot Move at the same time. Proton (Explosive)
While it is not pertinent to this rule set to know exactly how far Damage: 7D
away the artillery hit, GMs may use the following formulae to Damage Reduction: Standard (Every -1 Miss = -1D Damage)
generate exact numbers in meters.
Concussion (Bunker Buster)
Damage: 9D
Calculating Miss Distance in Meters
Damage Reduction: Point (Every -1 Miss = -2D Damage)
Scale Modifier Distance Cluster (Anti-Personnel)
Speeder -1 Miss 1 meter Damage: 3D
Damage Reduction: Area (Every -2 Miss = -1D Damage)
W alker -1 Miss 2 meters
Flare Cluster (Illumination)
Starfighter -1 Miss 10 meters
Effect: Negates up to 4D of Darkness Concealment
Capital Ship -1 Miss 50 meters Effect Reduction: Every -5 Miss = -1D to Concealment Modifier
Duration: Lasts 6 rounds, then Effect reduces by 1D per round as
flares burn out.

Baffler (Full Spectrum Smoke) Both Common and Specialized Artillery rounds can be adapted
Effect: Provides up to 4D of Concealment against normal vision, for different sizes of artillery simply by adjusting the Scale.
enhanced optic systems and Sensors. Haywire rounds can be used for different size of artillery simply
Effect Reduction: Every -5 Miss = -1D to Concealment Modifier. by changing the scale modifier: Walker (+4D) for Mortars,
Starfighter (+6D) for Howitzers / Heavy Cannon, or Capital Ship
Duration: Lasts 12 rounds, -1 to Effect per round until fully (+12D) for Artillery Rockets.
dissipated.
Many other types of rounds are available, ranging from
Chemical Delivery rounds to Electronic Warfare Modules,
Artillery-Deployed Minefields or droid delivery vehicles
Specialized Artillery Shells
(deploying spotter droids, or even commando and skirmish
droids). The possibilities are near-endless, and limited only by
Seeker imagination and operational needs.
Damage: 6D
Damage Reduction: Standard (Every -1 Miss = -1D Damage) Artillery & The Alliance
Artillery can be a very potent force multiplier if used properly,
Special: +4D to Fire Control if Target is using Active Sensors or
which in turn makes it very attractive to the Rebel Alliance.
transmitting on Comms. However, while Alliance ground forces make use of man-portable
mortars to support guerilla warfare, the Alliance has struggled to
Guided find an effective method of using heavier, emplaced artillery.
Damage: 8D While the Alliance has access to a small stock of Golan M102
Damage Reduction: Point (Every -1 Miss = -2D Damage) Fire Arc projectile cannon, the weapon has proved completely
unsuited to the guerilla tactics practiced by the Alliance. Fire Arcs
Special: +4D to Fire Control if Target is being "painted" by an must be towed into place, require precious time to set up, and
Active Sensor Lock-On from an allied unit. rarely get off more than a half-dozen shots until they are destroyer
by counter-battery fire from Imperial Army units, or from strafing
Shield Buster TIE fighters.
Damage: 4D (ionization) However, the Alliance has recently fielded a workable solution
to this problem. By mounting a stripped down Fire Arc cannon on
Damage Reduction: Point (Every -1 Miss = -2D Damage) the ubiquitous KAAC Freerunner chassis, the Alliance is able to
Special: On a successful hit on a Shield, roll Damage against just field a vehicle with a potent combination of firepower and
the Shield Dice, then apply the Controls Ionized modified to the mobility. The artillery Freerunner excels at what is referred to as
Shield Strength. ?Shoot and Scoot,? firing a few rounds in rapid succession, then
using the Freerunner?s speed and maneuverability to relocate to a
new position before the Empire can muster an effective response.
Hayw ire (ECM)
This formidable weapon system is also used for artillery raids,
Effect: -4D to Sensors and Communications in affected area.
moving in close to priority targets to bombard them with shells,
Effect Reduction: Every -5 Miss = -1D to Penalty then retreating or evading at high speed.
Duration: Lasts 1 Minute (12 rounds)

Rebel Artillery Free-runner (R.A.F.) -Cluster (Anti-Personnel) (2D Damage, Area Blast)
Mobile Ballistic Ar tiller y Platfor m Game Notes: Projectiles can be shot down by laser weapons.
Cr aft: KAAC Freerunner (modified) Projectiles are considered Character-Scale targets, and have a
Body of 1D, but are -2D to Hit, due to their size and speed. Rockets
Scale: Walker remain in the air for 1 round for every range band they cross (1
Length: 14.6 meters round for Short Range, 2 rounds for Medium, and 3 rounds for
Long).
Skill: Landspeeder Operation: Freerunner
1 Light Blaster Cannon
Cr ew: 2 (1 @+5) & 5 Gunners
Fire Arc: Turret
Cr ew Skill:
Sensors 4D, Artillery 4D, Vehicle Blasters 4D, Landspeeder Scale: Speeder (+4D)
Operation 4D Crew: 1
Car go Capacity: 250 kilograms Skill: Vehicle Blasters
Cover : Full Fire Control: 1D
Cost: 27,000 (new), 14,000 (used) Range: 100m-300m/ 800m/ 1.5km
Maneuver ability: 1D Rate of Fire: 2D Auto-Fire
Move: 105; 300kph Damage: 4D
Altitude Range: Ground - 2 meter
Body: 3D
Weapons:
1 Mass Dr iver Cannon
Fire Arc: Front
Crew: 4 (2 @+10)
Scale: Starfighter
Skill: Artillery
Fire Control: 2D
Range: 1km-5km/ 10km/ 20km
Rate of Fire: 1D Auto-Fire (Optional; fires 4-round burst) Karl Martian. Rebel Alliance Sourcebook, 1st edition
Ammo: 40
Damage: Varies by Projectile:
-Proton (General Purpose) (7D Damage, Standard Blast)
-Concussion (Anti-Vehicle / Bunker Buster) (9D Damage, Point
Blast)

Artillery & The Empire Game Notes: Rockets can be shot down by laser weapons.
Rockets are considered Character-Scale targets, and have a Body
The Empire has been slow to realize the effectiveness of
of 1D, but are -2D to Hit, due to their size and speed. Rockets
artillery in its Army doctrine, but has begun to reverse the trend
remain in the air for 1 round for every range band they cross (1
by fielding Artillery Regiments equipped with the Leveler I
round for Short Range, 2 rounds for Medium, and 3 rounds for
Concussion Missile Launcher. While it lacks the range of the Fire
Long).
Arc, the Leveler is much more versatile in its own way, able to fire
rockets individually or in volleys. Artillery Regiments are being
deployed as quickly as they can be formed, and are attached to
Arakyd Viper Probe Droid
battlegroups, with priority being given to armored and mobile
units. Scale: Character
Height: 1.6 meters tall
Another key difference between the Alliance and the Empire?s
artillery doctrine is in their forward spotting and observing Attr ibutes & Skills:
methods. While the Alliance makes use of specialist troops who
DEXTERITY 3D
are forward deployed with ground units to call in artillery fire, the
Empire prefers to use droids, specifically the Arakyd Viper Probe Blaster 4D
Droid, which can act as both a forward scout and an artillery KNOW LEDGE 2D+2
spotter.
Planetary Systems 4D
Artillery Rocket Launcher MECHANICAL 3D
Concussion Rocket Multi-Launcher Communications 4D, Sensors 6D

PERCEPTION 3D
Model: Bryn & Gweith Leveler I
Search 6D, Sneak 5D
Scale: Walker
STRENGTH 4D
Skill: Missile Weapons: Leveler I
TECHNICAL 2D+1
Cr ew: 6 (3 @+10)
Move: 14 (Repulsorlift)
Ammo: 28
Equipment:
Cost: 55,000 (new), 25,000 (used)
Sensor Ar r ay
Availability: 2, R or X
Passive 1D / 1km
Body: 2D
Scan 2D / 2km
Fir e Contr ol: 2D
Search 3D / 3km
Range:
Focus 4D / 100m
-Atmosphere: 1km-4km/ 8km/ 16km
Special: May designate a target for an allied unit on a
Rate of Fir e: Singly, or volleys of up to 32 (+1D Coordination successful Sensors Focus roll. This adds 2D to the Fire Control of
Bonus every time # of rockets fired doubles) any one attack by said allied unit.
Damage: 7D (Starfighter-Scale)

Shor t Range Sensor s specialized bombardment weapon, the Truncheon kinetic strike
missile. Fired from a standard concussion missile launch tube, the
Negates up to 2D of Cover Modifiers to Search
Truncheon can precisely vary its speed and trajectory to achieve
Envir onmental Sensor s specific blast effects, at greatly reduced cost compared to
standard concussion missiles or proton torpedoes. The
Can determine Atmosphere Type and Temperature Range
Truncheon?s only real drawback, however, is that its effectiveness
within one-half hour.
is greatly reduced against shielded targets.
Stealth Systems
+1D to Sneak
Truncheon-Series Kinetic Strike Missile
Kinetic Str ike Warhead
-1D to Enemy Sensors
Skill: As Launcher
Blaster (Equivalent to a Blaster Rifle) Space Range: 2-12/ 30/ 60
Range: 3-30/100/300 Or bital Range: 4km-24km/ 60km/ 120km
Damage: 5D Atmospher e Range: 200m-1.2km/ 2km/ 6km
Self Destr uct Unitar y Warhead
Blast Radius: 0-2/4/6/10 Scale: Capital
Damage: 5D/4D/3D/2D Fire Control: 4D

Damage: 4D-10D in 1D increments
Gener al
Retractable Manipulator Arms Cluster Warhead:
Retractable Sensor Arms for gathering samples. Scale: Starfighter
Fire Control: 4D
Orbital Bombardment Damage: 4D-10D in 1D increments
The greatest existential threat to modern ballistic artillery is
orbital bombardment. By any measure, a ship in orbit has more Note: -3D damage when attacking targets with energy shields.
powerful weaponry than any surface-based weapon, and has a
field of fire far wider than that of surface based weaponry. It is
common practice for surface-deployed Imperial Army units to Capsule: The Truncheon-Series Kinetic Strike Missile is the
coordinate with naval vessels in orbit to provide fire support, with Imperial Navy's planetary bombardment weapon of choice. Sized
surface-fired artillery being retained for tactical targets that to be fired from a standard capital ship concussion missile tube,
require a rapid response. Naval personnel are not particularly this weapon is far simpler, more easily mass-produced, and, oddly
fond of orbital fire support missions, but recognize it as part of enough, more versatile than proton torpedoes or standard
their duty. concussion missiles. The warhead is little more than a solid dart
of metal equipped with a drive, guidance systems and ablative
In addition to turbolasers, ion cannon and concussion missiles shielding for atmospheric entry, but it can achieve a terminal
(depending on the ship), warships also have access to a velocity on impact of better than 50% of the speed of light. At

A RT ILLERY : LO RD O F TH E BA T T LEFIELD
those speeds, simple kinetic impact alone can produce yields

equal to nuclear warheads.
In addition, the yield on impact can be varied by acceleration
and trajectory, so the same warhead can be used to destroy a
building or an entire city, depending on how it is programmed.
Available warhead types are either a single unitary warhead
(Capital-Scale damage) or a cluster munition containing six
smaller warheads (Starfighter-Scale). While the Truncheon is less
effective against shielded targets, it is unsurpassed as an orbital
bombardment weapon.
170 - Adventurers Journal IssueThree

38:01:14/AEN
Alder aan Expatr iate Network Unspecified Node
Alliance Cr ack Commandoes Liber ate Gunships
37:10:10/AEN Against overwhelming odds and under a feverish pace of
Unspecified Node operations, Alliance SpecForces managed to capture and
secure four valuable Corellian gunships from a
Alliance Fighter s Blast Or d Javun Naval Depot CEC-subcontracted overhaul yard orbiting planet Duro. The
model DP20 frigates, each valued at 4.8 million credits, were
After months of intelligence gathering and coordinated berthed in the yards for scheduled upgrades and refit when
raids to weaken its defenses, Alliance Javun Sector Alliance Intelligence discovered a window of opportunity that
Command X-Wing and Y-Wing squadrons smashed the would permit swift acquisition of the vessels. With the Fleet
Imperial Naval Depot on Ord Javun this morning, short on anti-starfighter screening ships, and an overall need
destroying dozens of vital facilities, nearly thirty reserve for combat vessels regardless of role, Alliance General Airen
TIE fighters, over forty ground assault vehicles and Cracken gave the go-ahead for operation execution.
several thousand tons of tactical supplies, crippling Marshan?s Marauders, an elite infiltration unit made up
sustainment of the Empire?s forces within the sector at mostly of Alderaanian survivors, embarked on the daring
large. The total calculated loss was estimated at 1.4 mission, masquerading as Corellian Defense Force officers
billion credits in assets, not including potential resupply arriving for an acceptance inspection of the vessels. Slicing the
costs; an amount deemed ?alarming? by pro-Imperial yards? computer security algorithm, a separate Bothan team
military analysts. boarded the gunships, swiftly dispatching the contracted
Sources linked to Alliance High Command explained security and commandeering them. Only last minute detection
that the destruction of the depot and its reserve supply by fortuitous Imperial Naval troopers discovered the ruse and
assets was designed to alleviate mounting pressure from attempted to halt the operation in its closing stages. Despite
active resistance cells across the sector, who have the loss of seven members of their respective squads,
Marshan?s Marauders and the Bothan team escaped the yards
recently incurred significant losses against Imperial
with all four vessels intact with only minimal damage.
forces. While there are no plans to liberate Ord Javun in
the immediate future, the loss of the naval depot is Admiral Ackbar congratulated the SpecForces teams on the
expected to hamper Imperial influence across the sector, highly-successful mission. ?This victory couldn?t have come at
as further material losses will result in severe gaps in a better time,? the Admiral commented. ?The Fleet, more than
warfighting capability. ever before, will benefit greatly with the addition of these
valuable warships, providing anti-starfighter screening
Of note is the dedication and effort of a specific agent,
capabilities that will bolster the outcome of future operations.
codenamed ?Whisperer,? who was instrumental in the
If we are to finally engage the Imperial Navy fin-to-fin, we must
data-gathering of the installation?s defenses, along with
have the assets available and crewed to the best of our
the prompt and covert delivery of said data to Alliance ability.? While the Admiral did not allude further to possible
Intelligence. While their identify remains anonymous, fleet operations currently in the planning stages, there is little
there is little doubt that they will continue to contribute doubt that his analysis of the acquisition mission?s outcome
significantly to the struggle to free the Javun Sector from rings true.
the clutches of the Empire.
Charles McNeill - OPTIONALRULES
Char acter
Re-ba l a n ci n g t h e Sca l es Unchanged, the scale for all player characters.
Swoop
An Opt i on a l Ru l e f or Sca l es
All smaller Speeder-Scale vehicles, including Speeder Bikes,
Swoops and Repulsorsleds
Th e West En d Ga mes? Sca l e Sy st em h a s gon e
Speeder
t h r ou gh mu l t i pl e i t er a t i on s ov er t h e di f f er en t
edi t i on s of t h e ga me, a n d ea ch v er si on h a s h a d i t s All larger Speeder-Scale vehicles, as well as some of the smaller
Walkers, such as the AT-ST and AT-PT
st r en gt h s a n d w ea k n esses.
Star ship
While I prefer the 2R&E version, it does have some rather
glaring issues. After a lengthy discussion of the issues over on the All Starfighters and Space Transports
Rancor Pit, I?ve settled on a variant system that has made gaming Walker
much more interesting. In general, the changes encompass two
All of the heavier Walker and Ground Combat Vehicles
aspects:
Fr igate
1) Shifts the existing scale system
Scale System around, while dividing up some Smaller Capital Ship-Scale, including Corvettes, Frigates, and
categories to make certain vehicles more Cruisers
Scale Mod
viable for gameplay. Destr oyer
Fine -8D
2) Incorporates the Called Shot Rules into Heavier Capital Ship-Scale, covering the Victory-Class Star
Minute -6D the overall Scale System, rather than Destroyer and larger
having two separate rules for target sizes. Dr eadnought
Tiny -4D
The heaviest of Capital Ships, including the Super, Eclipse and
Small -2D Sovereign Classes
Fine
Character 0D Death Star
Objects less than 1 cm in diameter.
Sw oop +2D Unchanged.
Minute
Dr eadnought
Speeder +4D Small hand-held objects, such as
comlinks, a deck of cards, data chips or Super Star Destroyer
Starship +6D hold-out blasters.
Destr oyer
W alket +8D Tiny
Imperial Star Destroyer
Frigate +10D Large hand-held objects, such as blaster
pistols, data pads, and some tools. Victory Star Destroyer
Destroyer +12D Small Torpedo Sphere
Dreadnought +16D Larger hand-held or carried objects, such Mon Calamari Cruiser
as blaster rifles, laptop-type computers or
Deathstar +24D small storage boxes. Also includes living
beings much smaller than humans.

RE-BALANCINGTHE SCALES Charles McNeill - OPTIONALRULES
Revised Vehicles and Starship Scale Classification Advantages & Explanations
Fr igate Heavy Tracker Fine, Minute, Tiny & Small
Dreadnaught-Class Cruiser Speeder Truck This was a late addition, but after seeing WEG take a similar
approach in the D6 System, it just made sense to have one
Alliance Assault Cruiser Sail Barge combined ?size? rule for everything. I changed up the modifiers
Interdictor Star ship somewhat to conform with the Base 2D System of the other scale
modifiers, but on the whole, it seems a good fit.
Strike Cruiser Light Freighters
Swoop
Escort Carrier Space Barges
Empirical evidence indicates that most cycle-type vehicles are
Carrack Light Cruiser All starfighter types both faster and more maneuverable than cars, at the expense of
Alliance Bulk Carrier Cloud Cars greater fragility. Splitting them into a separate, lower-tier scale is a
good way to represent that.
Star Galleon Speeder
Speeder
Nebulon B Frigate AT-ST
Moving Speeder-Scale up to +4D both makes Speeders more
Lancer-Class Frigate Landspeeders durable against Character-Scale weaponry and allows craft like the
Corellian Corvette Airspeeders T-47 to be more competitive against Starship-Scale craft, such as
TIE Fighters.
Corellian Gunship Compact Assault Vehicle
Star ship
System Patrol Craft ULAV
When naming the different scale classes, I tried as much as
Assault Shuttle Tramp Shuttle possible to use terms already featured in the films or (failing that)
Blastboat Skiff the EU. While both ?fighters? and ?transports? are mentioned, the
term ?starfighter? is never actually use. However, ?starship? is,
Luxury Liner Swoop which made it a natural fit for a category encompassing both
Container Ship Speeder Bikes starfighters and space transports.
Bulk Transport Swoops Walker
Medium Transport Repulsor Sled Walkers are supposed to be ponderous, lumbering, heavily
armored behemoths, yet their place in the WEG Scale System
does not reflect that. Even a massive AT-AT is nothing but target
Walker practice for an X-Wing?s laser cannon. All that changes if
Walker-Scale vehicles are moved 2D above Starship. Suddenly, the
AT-AT
true potency of ground vehicles is realized, as massive
Juggernaut powerhouses that can potentially threaten even small capital
Mobile Command Base ships.
Chariot Command Speeder Fr igate
Hoverscout The upper reaches of the Capital Ship-Scale got awfully

crowded, with some ships being far tougher than their size and
Alliance Freerunner description would suggest. The Strike Cruiser, in particular, was

RE-BALANCINGTHE SCALES
described as being relatively fragile, yet it had a listed Hull of only For example, as in the example above, a YT-1300 is trying to run
1D less than the far larger Imperial Star Destroyer. Moving the from an Imperial Star Destroyer. In the first round of the chase, it
smaller Capital Ships down 2D alleviates some of that crowding accelerates from its Cruising Speed of 4 SUs to its Full Speed of 8.
while also making it more feasible for characters to inflict The ISD, traveling at its Cruising Speed of 6 SUs attempts to
respectable damage to these smaller vessels accelerate to match, but must wait three full rounds before it can
move up to its Full Speed of 12 SUs per round. It will eventually
Cr uiser
catch the YT-1300, but will have to wait until its more powerful
Essentially unchanged from the base Capital Ship-Scale engines can generate the thrust needed to do so.
Dr eadnought Naturally, both optional rules are ignored if the involved craft
are of the same scale. However, the performance penalties
This puts the much larger, uber-Capital Ships at an additional
inflicted by these optional rules makes the presence of small craft,
+4D above the old Capital Ship-Scale, emphasizing their
such as TIE fighters, assault shuttles or blast boats all the more
toughness, as well as their relative clumsiness.
crucial when facing off against a group of player characters
determined to escape.
Optional Rules:
In its current form, Scale is only applied to attack and damage
rolls. However, it?s logical to assume that the same factors would
also apply to pursuit scenes for craft of different scales. As such,
here are two optional rules that can be used to represent the
clumsiness of larger-scale craft relative to smaller-scale craft.
Maneuver ability
If a larger-scale craft attempts to perform the same maneuver as
a smaller-scale craft, it suffers the Difference in Scale Modifiers as
a penalty to Maneuverability. This penalty rolls off at a rate of -2D
per round. For example, if a YT-1300 is being chased by an
Imperial Star Destroyer, and the YT-1300 makes an extreme dive,
the Imperial Star Destroyer would suffer a -6D penalty to its
Piloting roll if it attempted to follow the YT into the dive. However,
if it waits three rounds, the penalty will drop to -0D, and the ISD
may attempt to make the dive normally. Alternately, the ISD?s
captain may attempt the maneuver after only a one or two-round
wait, at penalties of -4D or -2D respectively.
Acceler ation
Larger-scale craft are equipped with powerful drives that can
eventually match the speeds of smaller craft, but their sheer mass
requires much more time to do so. For every 2D of Scale
Difference, a larger-scale craft must wait an additional round to
accelerate or decelerate from one Move Speed to another.
The Various Scales at Play

Charles McNeill has been a Star Wars fan literally as long as he
About the Author s... can remember. He discovered the Star Wars RPG in high school,
and it has been a constant companion across many years, a
college degree and a motley assortment of jobs (pizza delivery,
Br ian L. Bir d was born and raised in the Finger Lakes of NY telemarketing, bartender, and bouncer at a gentleman's club, to
where he began playing role playing at the age of 10. A U.S. Air name a few).
Force Veteran, he currently puts his 20 years of Logistics His on-line roots reach all the way back to the venerable
Management experience to work as a Procurement Specialist with SW-RPG mailing list on AOL, and he is a long-time contributor to
the University of Texas at San Antonio. Brian studied Art the Rancor Pit as well as a moderator for the SWD6 Google+
Education and Psychology at Our Lady of the Lake University. group.
He is a contributing author of the Joe Ledger Companion, enjoys Josh Moor e has been playing and running WEG SW D6 since
reading, writing, designing and playing tabletop games, making the "dark times" of the 1980's and 90's, the time between trilogies.
found object art, and spending time with his wife Juanita and their Professional writer, roller derby referee, and self-proclaimed
children Johan, Elihu and Yahaira; and their granddaughter pinball wizard, he lives in New Jersey with a cat named Jerry and
Arianna at their home in San Antonio, Texas. girl friend named Jheri. There is much confusion.
Mark Dowson is from North Yorkshire in England. He has been Ray Napoli A Geek at heart, Ray has always been fascinated by
interested in science fiction, Space and Star Wars since his early all things Science Fiction, but always comes home to a Galaxy Far
days at school, which later resulted in an interest in science as Far Away.
well. He has enjoyed creative writing since his mid-teens and over
the last several years has had solo roleplay adventures published An 18+ year veteran of Tabletop Roleplaying, his introduction to
in Knights of the Dinner Table Magazine. Other interests include RPGs was the WEG classic version of Star Wars. Journeys around
participating in long distance running, trekking holidays in other the stars and back in this galaxy and so many others has taken
countries, jiving, mysticism, psychology and history. him through video games, MMOs and miniature wargaming
scenes as well. A particular focus on Science Fictions own brand
Jason Dr ay started playing roleplaying games in 1980 at the age of magic always seems to captivate in the various ways
of eight. Wanting a life of adventure, he has been a Cavalry Scout, Technology is used.
a Military Police Officer, and is now a Federal Agent. Jason Dray
has served in Iraq (twice), Cairo, and now Istanbul, and has Ray has staffed and GMed many tabletop games as well as
worked in over 30 countries, most of them "real garden spots." several MUDs and MUSHes such as Star Wars: Age of Alliances,
Using Skype, he has played Star Wars in 7 countries over the past running both long-running plot arcs as well as one-off adventures.
four years. He always brings with him a colorful cast of characters with his
work ofcusing on strong, unique women and curious Droids. His
Dustin Hawk hails from the high desert (and thus, unheard of) work is coloured by a streak of independence, compassion and
region of the Pacific Northwest. With a passion of all things vitality belonging to the women within his own family. A
military aircraft-related, he enlisted into the United States Air preoccupation with the intersection of technical means and the
Force right out of high school, becoming an aircraft fuel systems human condition represented in AI and Robotics similarly guides
repair specialist, traveling to a wide array of places both exotic his interest in all manner of Star Wars' curious contraptions.
and mundane to stop JP-8 from leaking out of areas where they
shouldn?t. A science fiction fan since he was a child, that interest
also expanded into an avid love of gaming, particularly tabletop
roleplaying, along with creative writing. He currently resides in
Okinawa, Japan with his wife and daughter.

publicity for East Street Games, a zombie Father Christmas. He
...the Ar tists... jumped at the chance to work for the Adventurer's Journal, after all
it?s Star Wars!
Aleksandr a B is a digital illustrator born and currently living in Yvan Quinet hails from Geneva Switzerland and has produced
Macedonia. "I work in my own private studio where I create fan art that spans the universes of DC, Marvel, Predator, Mad Max,
artworks inspired mostly by history, mythology but also by various science fiction concepts, and of course Star Wars. You can
medieval fantasy and science-fiction. Aside from making find more of his work on his personal website
illustrations, concept art and character designs in Photoshop, I https:/ / www.yvanquinet.com/ or https:/ / www.artstation.com/ wyv
use 3D software to further improve my artistic skills and sculpt Chr is Shaylor has been an avid Sci-Fi toy collector since the
my own creature and character creations which I hope will one mid 70?s. He rarely actually played many table top games but
day be implemented in a video game. You can find out more voraciously collected and read the sourcebooks and companion
about my work on my instagram page: Nidhogge_art" issues for the WEG Star Wars series since they were first released
Cliff Chiang?s artwork has been hailed for its ?fluid and in the late 80?s. Using much of that expanded material and artwork
confident storytelling? and ?sweeping linework and nuanced as inspiration for his own custom creations for 1:18 toylines.
style.? Graduating from Harvard University with a joint degree in
English Literature and Visual Arts, he worked in editorial at Eventually building the city-sized spaceport Rotgut Station,
Disney Adventures Magazine and Vertigo/ DC Comics before which acts as a truckstop nexus for all sci-fi universes, he shared
making the leap into freelance illustration. Clients include DC what he created with the world to show that toys don?t have to
Comics, GQ Magazine, Lucasfilm, Warner Animation, Dark Horse just sit on shelves. After word spread and requests came pouring
Comics, Dynamic Forces Entertainment, and the ACLU. in, he was able to turn his hobby of creating wood & plastic
playsets into a successful full time toy business of Empire Toy
He is currently working on Paper Girls with writer Brian K. Works.
Vaughan. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
?I now wake up and eat/ breathe toys all day everyday, and I
Mark Elwood works in an Aerospace Engineering company wouldn?t have it any other way.? Chris lives with his wife and two
called SpaceWorks. ?I consider myself a ?space artist?, but I really sons in Virginia.
do a little of everything. On my blog ArtSpace you?ll find a lot of
the random things I either get roped into, volunteer for, or just Daniel Stur man lives in New Mexico with his wife and
come up with on my own. On my blog Living With Star Wars I children, where he and his wife work as professional artists, raise
geek out about Star Wars. I live in Atlanta with my wife and cats.? children, and try to enjoy life in general. He is a retired U.S. Army
You can check out more of his work at his portfolio site: tank mechanic, maker of clocks and incense burners, old truck
www.markelwood.com guy, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu blue belt, and a big geek/ nerd in general.
John Gendall is a professional illustrator working in the U.K. A

Star Wars fan since the age of five, when he watch it in his local
cinema way back in 1977. He?s been an avid Roleplayer since the
mid 80s, and spent far too much time painting miniatures from
various games over the years. He bought the first edition of the d6
when it first came out, and at some point has played/ G.M. every
version of the game, returning to the d6 about 2 years ago, as out
of all of them it?s the version he loves best.
Mostly doing book covers, and commissioned portraits, he has
designed some miniatures for the game Broken Contract and some

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Armed Forces of the Galaxy!
Eclectic as its worlds and species,

the armed forces of the galaxy are the fighting
forces that keep agendas, ideals, and cultures alive.
Commandos, Hired Guns, Irregulars, Militia, Rangers,
and Reserves are interchangeable descriptions of the nameless
faces of the oft forgotten soldier and defender of ones rights.
Join us as we show our respect

to the men and women of the armed forces of the galaxy,
who sacrifice so much for so little in return.
Features in this issue include:

- In Depth look at three distinct military units: The Distant Suns, Bronze
Nimbus Commandos, and Kira's Corsairs
- Two Solo Adventures: The Pirates Lair and Jedi Resurgence: featuring
Jorin Gar a Wadoona Antarian Ranger.
- Inaugural appearance of Target Locked!, our Star Wars Miniatures Battles
article, featuring Rotgut Ruckus a scenario set on Rotgut Station
- Adventurer Aurek Jenth provides a detailed and informative report on a
unique Ithorian herdship in Location Scout: The Cathor Hills.
- New rules for using Artillery in The Lord of the Battlefield
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STA R WA R S 020119

Adventurer's Guide to Military Forces

CELEBRATING OVER 30 YEARS OF STAR WARS: THE ROLEPLAYING GAME

Ca n o n Editing: Brian L. Bird, Mark Dowson

This is where we adventure into uncharted territory and

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Su n s corruption and ineffectiveness of their organization, coupled with

Initially-equipped with a handful of

Type/ Unit Level/ Size: Volunteer Patrol Squadron

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The Nimbus Commandos company and platoon sized elements.

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Admiral Ackbar?s order to the Fleet reverberated on his ?? be with you.?

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The Rotgut Station PA crackles and w hines:

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The Ochelt Gangers

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Antar ian Ranger

Willpower; Planetary systems

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The End The Corsairs can field Two

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Ineverygroupthereistheexception, Cr ew: 3,000, gunners: 234, skeleton: 875/ +5

follow the crowd. For the Ithorian Passenger s: 10,000

species that is thecrewof theHerd Car go Capacity: 200,000 metric tons

shipCathor Hills. Cost: Not available for sale

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