Edge of the Empire Book

CREATING AN EDGE OF

THE EMPIRE ADVENTURE

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dventures are the core of each game session.

Creating new adventures can be one of the

most exciting and enjoyable aspects of becoming

a Came Master. Creating an interesting story that

is also fun and mechanically balanced is challeng-

ing. This section will help the GM create his own

adventures, specifically ones that are thematically

appropriate for EDGE OF THE EMPIRE.

EDGE OF THE EMPIRE

VS. OTHER STAR WARS

ADVENTURES

EDGE OF THE EMPIRE is a publication focused on the

tougher and grittier aspects of living and work-

ing in the fringes of the galaxy. The time frame

follows the initial successes of the Rebel Alliance

against the Empire in Star Wars: Episode IV A

New Hope, but before the battles at Hoth and En-

dor. Smugglers, bounty hunters, scouts, and oth-

ers that work at the edges of civilized space and/

or the edges of legality are the central theme of

these adventures. Stories featuring the struggle

between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire, or

the Jedi, will be addressed in detail in upcoming

supplements.

USING PUBLISHED

ADVENTURES

Using published adventures gives the GM a prime

example of how an EDGE OF THE EMPIRE style ad-

venture works. It also allows players from differ-

ent gaming groups to have shared experiences,

allowing them to compare how an adventure de-

veloped and differences in their final outcomes.

However, while published adventures are useful,

the GM will likely find he needs to create his own

adventures to extend the story or bridge gaps be-

tween official adventures.

ASSEMBLING THE CAST

Every episode, adventure, and story needs a cast

of memorable characters. Sometimes, the major

characters are outlined first, with the story devel-

oping around their goals and actions. Sometimes

the plot comes first, generating characters to fulfill

certain roles or cover aspects of the story. Usually,

the characters and plot are developed together

and complement each other.

ADVENTURE HOOKS

The following are a number of brief suggestions for

I adventure hooks to get a CM started in their game.

Fhe CM may expand on these sample EDGE OF THE

EMPIRE adventure ideas:

• The Player Characters use smuggling,
  bounty hunting, and mercenary missions
  to pay off a large debt to a crime lord.


• The Player Characters run contraband
  into an Imperial system, city, or starport.


• The Player Characters smuggle ryll spice
  from Ryloth (the Twi'lek homeworld) to
  Tatooine or a central Imperial world.


• The Player Characters must protect a re-
  mote outpost from pirates and raiders.


• The Player Characters are mistaken for

Rebel sympathizers by Imperial agents

or local law enforcement, and must deal

with the consequences.

• The Player Characters are scouts, hired
  by some entity to explore specific star
  systems, Wild Space, or the Unknown
  Regions. They might run across a hidden
  Imperial base, a criminal hideout, a new
  species, or a starship crash site.


• The Player Characters become caught
  up in an Imperial attack or reprisals on
  a world of questionable loyalties, The
  Player Characters must escape, help oth-
  ers escape, or take a side in the conflict.


• The Player Characters' ship is attacked by
  pirates while en route to a remote locale.