Star Wars_ Edge of the Empire Rule Book

If a PC examines the computer attached to R4-W9,
its contents can be accessed by passing an Average
[4) 4)) Computers check. If the PC passes the test, he
can tell that the computer contains a few programs be-
side the coordinates that have recently been uploaded
to the astromech. Most of these are accounts of glit-
terstim bales transported and sold. If he scores at least
OOO, the CM should spend it to give him access to
an additional hie. This hie is named "Pass" and seems
to be a pattern for a short wave radio signal designed
to be broadcast by a ship's navigational computer.

R4-W9—ASTROMECH DROID [RIVAL]

Skills: Astrogation 3, Computers 3, Cool 1, Mechan-
ics 2, Piloting (Space) 2.
Talents: None.
Abilities: Droid (Does not need to breathe, eat, or
drink, and can survive in vacuum or underwater. Im-
mune to poisons or toxins.).
Equipment: Arc welder (Melee; Damage 3; Critical -;
Range [Engaged); Stun Damage), built-in repair tools
(counts as tool kit).

NOW WHAT?

The PCs may have enough motivation to track down

Bandin Dobah and bring him to justice under their

own steam, in which case R4-W9 offers to join them

and help in any way that he can.

If the PCs are at a loss as to what to do at this junc-

ture, R4-W9 explains that they ought to consider

tackling the Aqualish. He can make any of the follow-

ing points. When doing so, however, the GM should

remember that R4 is not merely the GM's mouth-

piece, nor is he just going to spout off each reason in

turn until something sticks. His primary motivation is

revenge against Bandin, and he sees the PCs as the

best option for making it happen (the best move for

the GM is to pick the reason he thinks most likely to

resonate with his group and present it, resorting to

other reasons only if need be, or ideally letting the

players come up with the other reasons themselves).

• Word soon gets around that the PCs have fought
  and killed members of Bandin Dobah's organiza-
  tion, and the Aqualish will surely take some form
  of reprisal in order to ensure his reputation.


• The best time to take action against Dobah is
  surely as soon as possible. After all, they know
  where the Aqualish is likely to be found and can
  launch a surprise attack.


• If R4-W9 has been informed of the Rodian boun-
  ty hunter, he argues that Dobah may have had
  to deal with him recently and could therefore be
  weakened and in need of reinforcement.


• R4-W9 makes a moral point, saying that Dobah
  and his goons clearly have much of the local
  smuggling community intimidated, and have
  killed perfectly good droids in order to secure
  their position. He states that the PCs would be
  doing a good thing to avenge J9-B8.


• 10,000 credits is a good deal of money and there
  may be additional prizes to be won from search-
  ing the ship, such as boxes of contraband.
  If the PCs still aren't interested in taking on Bandin
  Dobah, then R4-W9 thanks them again for releasing
  him but does not wish to accompany them any fur-
  ther. Instead, he disappears into the alleyways of the
  Formos Spaceport to plot his own revenge on Dobah.

The PCs now have two choices: they can either take

the initiative and search out Bandin Dobah, which in-

volves a dangerous journey to a nearby asteroid, or they

can refuse the quest and amuse themselves on Formos.

If they do the latter, its up to the GM whether the Aqual-

ish tracks them down or not. If the GM chooses that

route, the profiles and combat information for Bandin

and his gang can be found later in this chapter, and the

GM should keep in mind that they show up prepared for

a serious fight and not willing to take chances.

TRACKING DOWN DOBAH

The journey from Formos to the asteroid field is only a

short hyperspace trip, and for the most part it is com-

pletely routine and uneventful. As a rough estimate, the

PCs are able to make the journey and return to Formos

within about twenty hours provided they don't get lost

or waylaid. Read the following out to the players:

R4-W9 is able to assist the pilot of the ship to safely

drop out of hyperspace within a short distance of

the asteroid field. From there, the ship's navigation-

al computer, together with some assistance from

R4-W9. can locate the position of a large, slowly

drifting asteroid. The droid identihes this rock as the

likely location of Bandin Dobah's hideout.

This asteroid has been riddled with caverns left

by massive space slugs. There seem to be many

entrances to the asteroid's interior, and scans

show that a number of large caverns have been

gnawed out of the rock.

Should the PCs attempt to glean more information

about the asteroid from their navigational computer or

sensor array, it takes an Easy (^) Computers check

TROUBLE BREWING

EDGE OF THE EMPIRE