Star Wars - A Servant of the Empire - Unpublished (5 page)

Type:
Smuggler

DEXTERITY 4D

Blaster 5D, dodge 5D, melee combat 4D+2

KNOWLEDGE 2D

Alien species 4D, bureaucracy 3D, law enforcement 3D, planetary systems 4D+2, streetwise 5D

MECHANICAL 3D

Astrogation 4D, sensors 3D+2, space transports: Ghtroc freighters 6D+1, starship gunnery 4D

PERCEPTION 3D

Bargain 4D, con 3D+2, persuasion 4D,2, sneak 4D

STRENGTH 3D

TECHNICAL 3D

First aid 3D+2, security 4D, space transports repair 4D

Force Points:
2

Character Points:
11

Move:
10

Equipment:
Blaster pistol (4D), light freighter
Ordinary Trader

Capsule:
Rav Mace is a small trader and occasional Rebel spy. He and his partner Nadria conduct a profitable trade by visiting primitive worlds and exchanging tools and medicines for native artwork and handicrafts. These voyages are sometimes a cover for scouting and diplomatic missions on behalf of the Rebel Alliance. Mace does not consider himself a dedicated Rebel—he’s just a freelancer who happens to work for them from time to time.

Commander Ulan Panatic

Type:
Imperial officer

DEXTERITY 3D

Blaster 5D, dodge 4D

KNOWLEDGE 4D

Bureaucracy: Imperial 5D, law enforcement 5D+2, planetary systems 5D, streetwise 4D+2

MECHANICAL 3D

Communications 4D+2, sensors 4D, space transports:
Guardian
-Class cruisers 4D

PERCEPTION 3D

Command 5D, investigation 4D, persuasion 3D+2, search 5D

STRENGTH 2D

TECHNICAL 3D

Computer programming/repair 4D, security 4D+2

Force Points:
1

Character Points:
8

Move:
10

Equipment:
Blaster pistol (4D), comlink

Capsule:
Ulan Panatic is a strict and capable Imperial officer. As captain of the
Guardian
-Class patrol cruiser Sentinel, he is responsible for fighting Rebels, pirates and smugglers in a broad area of the Mid-Rim. Panatic is loyal to the Empire, which he sees as the only thing protecting the galaxy from lawlessness. But he is increasingly troubled by the fact that law and justice have taken a back seat to the ambitions of corrupt officials.

Varden Quil

Type:
Imperial bureaucrat

DEXTERITY 3D+1

Blaster 4D, dodge 5D, pick pocket 4D+1

KNOWLEDGE 4D

Bureaucracy 6D, business 5D+2, Intimidation 5D, languages 5D, value 5D, willpower 5D

MECHANICAL 2D

PERCEPTION 4D

Bargain 6D+1, command 5D, con 5D+2, forgery 4D+2, investigation 5D+1, persuasion 5D

STRENGTH 2D+2

TECHNICAL 2D

Computer programming/ repair 5D+2, droid programming 4D, security 4D+2

Force Points:
1

Dark Side Points:
2

Character Points:
7

Move:
10

Equipment:
Comlink, datapad

Capsule:
Varden Quil is the chief aide to Moff Tricus Phenge, overseer of the Deratus sector. Quil is an ambitious and greedy fellow, who is perfectly willing to do his boss’s dirty work because it gives him greater control over the Moff. He has no personal loyalty to Phenge, but sees him only as a useful stepping-stone to higher positions.

Ordinary Trader

Craft:
Ghtroc Industries class 720 Freighter

Type:
Modified light freighter

Scale:
Starfighter

Length:
35 meters

Skill:
Space transports: Ghtroc freighter

Crew:
1 or 2 (can coordinate)

Crew Skill:
See Rav Mace

Passengers:
4

Cargo Capacity:
120 metric tons

Consumables:
4 months

Cost:
Not available for sale

Hyperdrive Multiplier:
x2

Hyperdrive Backup:
x15

Nav Computer:
Yes

Maneuverability:
2D

Space:
6

Atmosphere:
330; 950 kmh

Hull:
3D+2

Shields:
1D

Sensors:

Passive:
15/0D

Scan:
30/1D

Search:
50/3D

Focus:
2/4D Weapons:

One Double Laser Cannon

Fire Arc:
Front

Skill:
Starship gunnery

Fire Control:
2D

Space Range:
1-3/12/25

Atmosphere Range:
100-300m/1.2 /2.5 km

Damage:
5D

Capsule:
Rav Mace’s ship the
Ordinary Trader
is a heavily modified Ghtroc freighter. Because his trade and espionage missions take Mace into dangerous regions of the galaxy, he has equipped the
Ordinary Trader
with more powerful engines, making it much faster and more maneuverable than one would expect. Its guns have been beefed up as well, but Mace prefers not to fight If he can run. These improvements come at the expense of cargo and passenger space.

Zahir

Type:
Asteroid station

Temperature:
Temperate (artificial)

Atmosphere:
None (artificial environment under domes)

Hydrosphere:
Arid

Gravity:
Zero (artificial gravity in habitat)

Terrain:
Bare rock

Length of Day:
Nonrotating

Length of Year:
701 standard days

Sapient Species:
Gamorreans, humans, Rodians, Twi’leks

Starport:
Standard class

Population:
1,000

Planet Function:
Free port and trading center

Government:
Owned and ruled by Worruga Yab

Tech Level:
Space

Major Exports:
Luxury goods, starship equipment

Major Imports:
Foodstuffs, technology

Capsule:
Zahir is the outermost moon of an unnamed gas giant in the Vohad system. It is a tiny chunk of rock and ice, extensively tunnelled. A large dome on the surface encloses an artificial habitat, and the entire asteroid is surrounded by a large docking ring.

During the last decades of the Old Republic, the rock was purchased by the New Frontiers Corporation, which converted it into an enormous space station. The company hoped to profit from the opening of a new trade route passing through Zahir to virgin territories beyond. But the fall of the Old Republic put a halt to the development program and New Frontiers went bankrupt. The moon eventually fell into the hands of an individual named Worruga Yab.

Despite evidence linking him to various piracy and smuggling operations, Yab is currently the sole owner and government of Zahir. He operates the world as a free port. Its permanent population is less than a thousand, but at any time there are likely to be a hundred or more transients. The settlement functions as a trading post and supply center for independent traders, prospectors, bounty hunters and scouts.

Note: The Imperial Navy has declared the entire Vohad system a high-risk area for piracy.

Shkali

Type:
Terrestrial

Temperature:
Cool

Atmosphere:
Type 1 (breathable)

Hydrosphere:
Moist

Gravity:
Standard

Terrain:
forest, steppe, tundra

Length of Day:
29 standard hours

Length of Year:
322 local days

Sapient Species:
Shkali (N)

Starport:
None

Population:
 16 million (estimated)

Planet Function:
Primitive agriculture

Government:
Scattered tribes and monarchies

Tech Level: Stone

Major Exports:
None

Major Imports: None

Capsule:
Shkali is a primitive planet with no central government and few useful resources. The Empire has decided to defer development of this world.

The largest political entity is an empire controlling all of the third continent; it is ruled by a caste of bureaucrats acting in the name of a hereditary monarch. The other four continents have no states above the tribal level.

The Shkali are a humanoid species evolved from saurian ancestors. Adults stand approximately 180 centimeters tall and mass 80 kilograms. Shkali lay eggs, but care for their young. They are omnivores. (See the xenology database for more information.)

The planet has three moons: two asteroidal and one a thousand kilometers in diameter.

From Star Wars Adventure Journal 16 (02-1998) [Unpublished]

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