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    Strike Force: Shantipole SV Aluai in a ncestaTU Hele NIae rep OALate y A LR WARS’ Strike Force: Shantipole by Ken Rolston and Steve Gilbert Development: Steve Gilbert + Editing: Bill Slavicsek # Star Warriors Scenarios: Doug Kaufman ‘Art Direction: Stephen Crane * Graphics: Rosaria J. Baldari, Anne Fink, Susan Kramer ‘Typesetting: Carl Skutsch + Interior Ar: Lucasfilm, Ltd. © Map Art: Rosaria J. Baldari Production: Steve Porpora + Proofreading: Paul Murphy * Rules Upgrade: Greg Gorder Bill Slavicsek ©, TH & 5 1988 Lacs, Ud. (LL), Al Rit Reerved, Trademarks of LF. ued by Wet End Games, Ie. under authorization, Introduction ‘Welcome to another Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game adventure. I! you want to be a player in this adventure ‘you should stop reading now. This book contains infor- mation for the gamemaster (GM) only. Players who read ‘ahead spoil the adventure for themselves and others. In This Adventure. ‘a group of Rebels must rescue a high-ranking Alliance officer and his seeret project from an embattled asteroid field, Hidden in the Roche Asteroid Field, home Of the alien Verpine, les a secret Rebel base. Here Com- ‘ander Ackbar™ oversees the construction of anew star- fighter — the two-man Bowing, As the adventure opens, the project is near completion and Alliance Command has sent Rebel heraes to retrieve Ackbar and the prototype Bawings. The Empire knows of thei activity, though, and has plans ofits own for this new starfighter. Can the Rebels rescue Ackbar, his team, the peaceful Verpine and the prototype starfghters from the attacking Imperial forces, then escort them out ofthe asteroid field ‘without falling tothe terrifying power of an Imperial fleet? ‘These are the challenges of Strike Force: Shantipole Running a Star Wars Adventure ‘Alien beings wander to and fro TIE fighters seream averhead, blaster bolts whiz by ~ this Star Wars aun ‘ers fll faction and excitement. To capture this fee ing while roleplaying, the gamemaster must be familiar with the adventure material. No one has any fun when Undramatie pauses invade a cruckal scene “Two TIE fighters come seraming in on your pot side explains the gamematter dramatically. "Umm, st let me read fora couple of minites to see what they do next So much for maintaining the tension of the moment Being unprepared spoils the fun and ruins the excitement of playing inthe Star Wars galaxy. if youve ony run afew Star ars adventures, here are some hints on how to handle Strike Fore: Sharpe. Fis. read through the adventure completely to familiarize Yourself withthe characters and the storyline. Next, before jou begin play, go aver the fist two episodes carefully Ina typical evening of Star Wars: The Roteplaying Game ‘1 take your players a full session (wo to three hours) to go through two episodes (although you ean stop ‘whenever you feel they've done enough or one evening Once your players finish these episodes, stop pay. ‘AS a suggestion, stop during some bit of action. This creates a elienanger” ending that will leave your players eagerly awaiting the next session, Before resuming pay read through the nex! two episodes. And s0 on, Being prepared assures that you and your players wil get the most out of every session of play. ‘This adventure portrays Ackbar por to his promotion to AE ‘mira. For additional information about Ackbar. see page 76 of The Star Wors Sourcebook. Preparing to Play 11 hiss your first Star Wars adventure then you'll need to spend a few minutes helping your players select and customize ther character templates, Several space batles ‘occur in Strike Force: Shantipole, so having a couple of ‘characters skilled in piloting or gunnery is highly recom- mended, Next, give each new character 1,000 credit for purchasing equipment. In addition to purchased eq ment, the Alliance provides the player characters (PCS) with a modified light freighter, named Out Runner, atthe Sart of the adventure. If the PCs have their own ship, let them use it instead of the Alliance light freighter. If your players already have characters, fee fee to let ther use them. Remember though, a group of Rebels without a skilled pilot or gunner will be at a distinct disadvantage. ‘Adventure Materials Let's take a moment now to go over the components found in Strike Force: Shantipole. In addition to the adven- ture booklet, you'l fin: Star Wars Rules Upgrade. This four-page folder cont important additions and clarifications for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game. We strongly suggest using the rules upgrade when running this adventure. # The Pullout Section. The fourpage pullout section includes the script that starts the adventure, the maps of ‘Ackbars Command Base and Research Station Shantipole’s hhangar bay, the key tothe full-color map, and non-player character (NPC) templates, + The Full-Color Map. This map details the interior of Research Station Shantipole. The text tells you when to splay i for your players. + Additional Materials. Other items needed to play this adventure include Sar Wars: The Roleplaying Game hard: cover book, penis, paper and lots ofsixsided dice. The Star Wars Sourcebook, The Star Wars Campaign Pack (which includes a gamemaster screen), Siar Wars Miniatures Ses, and the Star Warriors stariighter combat {game are also useful, but not necessary for play Difficulty Numbers and Game Balance ‘As GM, you must modify this adventure to fit your par: ticular group of players using the Difficulty Number Scale found in the rules upgrade. For example, ifthe text says that PCs need to make an Easy Dexterity ollo accomplish a given task, turn to the “Difficulty Number Scale” inthe rules upgrade and assign a number between § and 10, depending on the level of skill of your PCs. Altributes are capitalized and it italicized. In addition, the number and template types of PCs in ‘your group affects the outcome of each encounter. This ized, sills are only adventure is designed for six beginning player characters with a good mix of skill. Ifyou have fewer PCs, you may need to seale down the encounters accordingly. Adventure Background The months after the vietory at Yavin were a time of areat hope for the Rebelion. Following the Death Star's destruction, volunteers and recruits from aeross the galaxy Poured in to swell the Alliance’ ranks. Among those recruits were Rebel pilots, who found lumbering Imperial ‘convoys easy pickings for their speedy starfighters. Man- power and supplies were on the rise, andit seemed that, the dark days would soon be over. But all that changed when the Imperial fleet began to relentlessly hunt for the hidden Rebel base. To make mat. ters worse, the Empire added a new vessel toils supply ‘couvoys — the powerful Nebulon-B Frigate ‘At 194 million standard credits, the Nebulon-B costs less than one twentieth of the price of an Imperial Star Destroyer. With its 24 laser batteries, two TIE. fighter squadrons and heavy shielding, the Nebulon-B is more than a match for the lightly-armed Rebel raiders. Since the vessel's introduction, damage to raiding parties has

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