Star Wars_ Edge of the Empire Rule Book

ALLIANCE MILITARY COMMAND

The overall structure of the Alliance Military, as initially
organized by Bail Organa, is a highly flexible one that
allows for integrated coordination with the various and
disparate forces available to Alliance High Command.
This necessary flexibility keeps the Rebellion alive and
functional, taking advantage of the many different re-
sources and capabilities that each ally brings into the
mix. Such a structure also makes it much easier to uti-
lize non-standard assets like a
group of fringers. ^

Along with the already-discussed Intelligence Com-

mand, there are six others: Fleet, Ordnance and Supply,

Starfighter, Support Services, Spec Forces, and Sector.

The likelihood of fringers dealing with any of these com-

mands directly is fairly low at first, yet there may come

a day when they've made some choices that bring them

more fully into the bigger picture of the Rebellion.

SECTOR COMMANDS

If fringers find themselves caught up in Rebel activ-

ity, it is most likely at the sector level. These are the

forces fighting the war locally, defending their homes

and trying to overthrow Imperial rule over their plan-

ets and their people.

Unfortunately, the very fact that most such forces

really need whatever help they can get may result in

a group of fringers getting in way over their heads.

Sector forces get very little direct support from Alli-

ance High Command, mostly due to the majority of

resources being hoarded for much bigger and grander

operations. The very survival of such a force may well

depend on the willingness of some smugglers to get

food, medicines, and weapons through a blockade.

DEALING WITH

THE ALLIANCE

Getting involved with the Alliance won't necessar-

ily be easy, even if a group really wants to. Hiding is

something the Rebels have become very good at,

I and while they are actively recruiting and seeking

^ support, they are also doing everything they can

to avoid Imperial agents.

Someone in the group may already have ties

to the Alliance, which could help with initial

contact. The Alliance may keep a group pri-

marily interested in profit at arm's length. A

mutually beneficial financial relationship

is not out of the question, but truly

mercenary minds won't be consid-

ered particularly reliable by anyone

of importance with the Alliance.

Some of the ways fringers

might find themselves involved

with the Alliance include:

•A member of an Alliance Intelli-

gence cell that's been compromised

B may need immediate help, either get-

ting off-planet or getting his last report to

k" his area coordinator or network leader, and

the fringers are the only ones he can call on.

The Alliance Military command wants to get

some desperately needed supplies to a Sector

force that's holding a key position, a job at which

smugglers excel.

Alliance Intelligence needs to get a group of Pas-

sive Operations commandos into Hutt space for

a special mission, and they need someone who

knows the way of things there. Of course, help-

ing the Rebellion cause some kind of trouble for

the Hutts could seriously come back to haunt a

fringer group.

One of the fringers' best friends or relatives

joined up with the Rebellion, and word reaches

the group that his unit has been captured and is

being transported to Imperial space for interroga-

tion and public execution.

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