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• ADVENTURE BOOK
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 WELCOME TO THE STAR WARS: THE
FORCE AWAKENS BEGINNER GAME!
Y ou arc aboul to embark on a thriHing adventure through
lhc Star Wms universe. fighling against the threat or the
First Order w1lh your wits. your courage. and a good blaster at
your hip. The Star Wars: The Force Awakens B EGINNER G AME is
a roleplay1ng game in which you take the role or a character
in lhc Slor Wms galaxy and have exciting adventures! Star
Wars: T/1e Force Awakens B EGINN ER G AM E is specially designed
to be your introduction Lo rolcplaying games.
WHAT IS A
ROLEPLAYING GAME?
A roleplaying game is a collaborative storytelling game. Play-
ers lake on the roles or characters in a fictional universe-in
this case. the Stor Wors universe. As a group. the players
work together to Lella story in which those characters strive
lo overcome challenges. do ballle with dangerous enemies.
and help the galaxy wake up against the threat of a secret
but looming evil. Cuslom dice are used to add an element
or randomness to the game. so the outcome or the story
1sn'L known beforehand. Characters each have unique char-
acteristics to reflect their strengths and weaknesses within
the game system. which uses the custom dice to determine
a character's chance or success or failure at any given task.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Star Wars: The Force Awakens B EGINNER G AME is designed
for three to rive players. With the contents of chis box. you
can gel straight to Lhe awon. BLtl firsL. you'll need to assign
some roles.
ONE PLAYER IS THE GAME MASTER
The Came Master. or the CM. serves as the judge and the
storyteller. It's the GM's responsibility to present an exciting
and compelling situation to the other players. and to help
determine what happens next when those players respond to
that siLUation. The GM also takes on the role or every other
character who appears during Lile game session and is not
conLrolled by another player. Characters controlled by the GM
arc called Non-Player Characters. or NPCs. CMs can invent
Lheir own stories and advenLures. or use adventures written
by somebody else like tile adventure included in Lhis box.
If you arc the Game Master player. you'll keep this book in
front or you. It contains everything you need to know to run a
Fun and exciting game.
THE OTHER PLAYERS
ARE HERO PLAYERS
The OLhe1 two lO Four players take on the roles or indi·
vidual characters in the Star Wors galaxy. There are rour
pre-generated hero characters included in this box. IF you
are a hero player. choose one or the character Folios and
keep 1t in front or you. It will explain the character you've
chosen to play and give you a lot or information about how
to play the game. Over lhe course or the game. yov will
choose what your hero docs and says. and use the dice and
game rules lo determine whether your character succeeds
or rails. Characters controllecl by hero players are called
Player Characters. or PCs.
CONTENTS C>F THIS BOX
THIS ADVEN"rURE BOOK
l'his book contains the adventure and
inlroduccs the rules to Lhe players
in a fun. learn-as-y·ou-play rormal.
CHARACTER
FOLIOS
AMAP
The rolded map features lhree
distinct map images: a map or Lhe
galaxy as or the beginning or our
adventure on one side. and
the Starlight Wanderer. a
crashed Corellian cor·
vette on the surface
of Jakku. and the Si·
fencer. a Rrst Order Star
Destroyer. on the other side.

Each folio contains

everylhing one hero
DESTINY POINT TOKENS
player needs lo play
Dual-sided dark side or the Force and light
The Force Awakens
side or the Force Dcsliny Point tokens
B EGINNER G AME.
are used to create the Destiny pool.
THE RULEBtOOK
The rulebook de>cribes all of Tiie
Force Awakens B EGINNER GAME CUSTOM DICE
rules. IL's besL lo play though
The Force Awakens
the advenlure wntained in lh1s
B EGINNER G AME includes
advenwre book once Lo learn Lhe
1'• custom dice used to
rules. then use tt1e rulebook as a
resolve skill checks and
relcrence ror ruLure play sessions.
generate random resulls.

CHARACTER TOl<ENS
These cardboard tokens represenL YOU WILL ALSO NEED
the enemies. allies. monslers. and
heroes or the slory. Pl;,iycrs can Pens or pencils and scratch paper.
place these lokens on the table
or on the included game map
lo indicate where each charac·
ter is during a given scene.
 STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAl<ENS
S tar Wars: The force Awakens Bec1NNER GAME is a complete.
stand-alone product and contains everything three to five
players need to roleplay character.i adventurin~ amic the excit·
ing events or the return or the First Order. Players can enjoy
hours of entertainment with the contents of this box by playing
the included adventure and rurther tales of their own invention.
Players who are ready for a more complex. in-depth
roleplaying experience can pursue further adventures by ex-
ploring one of the three Star Wars Roleplaying lines: EDcE oF
THE EMPIRE, Ace OF REBELLION, or FORCE AND DESTINY. All three
games are completely compatible with one another. Their core
rulebooks are lhe starting points for pre-written adventures,
sourcebooks with more content for hero players and GMs. and
much more. In these.games. jusl as in Star Wars: Tl1e Force
Awakens Bec1NNER GAME. hero players take the roles of Player
Characters and adventure in the Star Wars galaxy. All of these
games use the same dice and the same core dice mechanic.
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
T he adventure in this book is written and designed so
tha t you can begin playing as you read it. It is toth a fun
adventure for you and your friends and a way to learn the
rules. Rules concepts are introduced as they come up, and
the adventure teaches you everything you need to know as
you need to know it. If you're ever in doubt about what to
do. let the GM make a decision. and then move on with the
story. You can look up the "right" answer in the rulebook
later. The important thing is that everyone has fun'
As you play through this adventure. you will see blocks of
text like the one below:
The text in tl1is /Jlocl~ is int ended to be r ead aloud
to t he /iero players blf the CM. It normally describes
tile scene or t/1e choroaers. ond it might include on
important clue or hint'
Eoc/1 of these /;locks of reud·aloud text /1as instructions
for whe11 to rem! it oloud Often. the CM should cio this
ot tlw start of o scene-·os the heroes ure uttocned by
the Strus Clan. or w/1e11 the11 leuve Jokku. l\t other times.
the CM should reocl these in response to PCs' actions.
such os 1v/1e11 they open a door or moke a skill check.
THE PLAYER CHARACTERS
There are four Player Characters (PCs) containej in this
Bec1NNER GAME: Fira Bon the human Soldier. Mhar'li the
human Ace. Durm Bormo the Abednedo Colonist. and Tiras
Or'un the human Explorer: If your group has fewer than four
hero players. you might not use all four of these PCs. The
game can be run with fewer than four PCs!
They use the same structure or characteristics. skills. and tal-
ents (although the exact lists or skills and talents are somewhat
different). The three Star Wars Roleplaying games use a flexible
system of actions and maneuvers lo resolve combat. and they
also build on the core rules found here to give players rules ror
vehicles. starships. and using the Force. In short. Star Wars: The
Force Awakens BEGINNER GAME is a simpler and easier-to-learn
version of the Star Wars Roleplaying core rules found in EocE oF
THE EMPIRE, Ace OF REBELUON, and FoRCE AND DESTINY.
EDce OF THE EMPIRE lets players explore the fringes of ga-
lactic society and play smugglers. bounty hunters. and scoun-
drels. Ace OF Reem10Nlakes players back to the height of the
Galactic Civil War. where they take on the role or soldiers and
pilots in the Rebel Alliance. fighting against the Galactic Em-
pire. FoRcE AND DesTINY gives players the chance Lo play mys-
tics. warriors. and even inheritors of the traditions or the Jedi
who have a connection to the mysterious and powerful Force.
RULES TEXT
One common page element is a sidebar like this one.
Sidebars like this one contain rules text. You can refer
to these sidebars to figure out how to resolve the ac-
tion in a given encounter.
Not every page or encounter has its own rules side-
bar. Although new rules are introduced the first time
the players are expected to use them, they remain
in effect throughout the adventure. For instance,
the rules for building and resolving a dice pool are
described on page 8. On future pages, it is as-
sumed that the players now know how to build and
resolve a dice pool.
OTHER SIDEBARS
T here are also otl1er sidebars that look like this
one. These sidebars contain supplementary in-
formation and asides to as5ist the GM in running
the S(ene Sometimes these sidebars discuss game
concepts. At other times, these sidebars provide
advice. These sidebars often mclude characteristics
for NPCs that are used in the encounter.
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•
THE ADVENTURE BEGINS

STRAIN

Strain reflects mounting fatigue and stress. If a

character is ever suffering a total amount of strain
greater than the character's strain threshold, the
character collapses unconscious.
 ENCOUNTE~~ 1: HERE THEY COME!
I n this encounter. the PCs take cover around the entrance
to the ship and gel ready for the Strus Clan gangsters to
charge in through the door. The PCs have a few moments to
prepare for the fight, and can take a few simple steps to turn
the odds in their favor.
As the PCs enter the hallway just bey·ond the old airlock.
read aloud or paraphrase the following:
You run t/Jroug/J the airlock a11d sla n it shut. T/Jere's
110 lock, so it won't l10ld t/Je Strus Cl n back for long.
T/Je /Jal/way just beyond the entranc is cluttered with
crates and piles of junk. T/Je light anels flicker fit-
fully, leaving deep p ools of s/Jadow ·n t/Je alcoves on
eitf1er side of the door. Some of t/Je crates are large
enougl1 t/Jat, if pushed onto t/Jeir side, t/Jey could
serve as a solid barricade. Parts o the /Jal/way are
narrow enoug/J t/Jat one resolute h ro could make a
stand there to stop intruders from dvancing deeper
into the s/Jip.
At t11e far end of t/Je /Jal/way, Mish Vontoba orders
a group of nomads to take cover o flee deeper into
t/Je ship, her clear voice ringing ti rough the lwlls.
Some of the nomads ignore lier, co eri11g in corners
ancl wailing. If you can 't hold off t/Je Strus Clan's
gangsters, these people are don for. You /Jave
just enough time to do one thing t prepare for the
attack. What do you do?
Each PC has one chance Lo perform one of Lhe follow -
ing actions Lo prepare for battle before the Strus Clan
gangsters Follow the PCs through the entrance. Doing so
requ ires a skill check. Each PC should rnake one skill check
to determine whether or not the attempt to hide or prepare
for a fight is successful.
These are the four checks the players can make:
• Hide in the shadowy corner next to the airlock entrance
and be ready rn attack the gangsters from behind when
they enter. (Stealth)
• Flip over a crate as an impromptu b;arricade (Ath letics)
• Hiding among the group of nomad~; and pretend to be
harmless and afraid. (Deception)
• Stand confidently in the center o f l11e hall way, ready to
take on the first bandit to enter. (Cool)
Once each hero player makes a choice. that player should
construct a dice pool and roll the skill ct1eck. The hero play-
ers do this one at a time. in any order.
If the PCs wanL to try and find the vaLilt (or fl ee the fight).
the GM should remind Lhem that they don't have time to do
so. The Strus Clan is right on their heels, and they need to
deal with the gangsters right now!
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PERFORMING THE SKILL CHECK
To perform this skill check, the active player (the play-
er whose character is performing the action) should
do the fol lowing:
1. Collect a pool of dice-the number and type or
dice listed on the character sheet for the skill in
question, plus one purple Difficult y d ie + -
2. Roll the dice.
Failure Y symbols cancel Success 1:l symbols. If
there is at least one Success 1:l symbol left over, the
task succeeds.
Those are the bare-bones steps of any skill check. For
more detail, read on ...
THE CORE MECHANIC
Whenever a character attempts an action that has a
chance of fa ilure, a skill check is performed to deter-
mine whether or not the action succeeds. The core
mechanic, wh ich determines success or failure, is as
follows:
1. Roll a pool of dice.
2. Failure T symbols cancel Success ~ symbols.
3. After all other factors, if there is at least one Sue·
cess 1:l symbol left, the task succeeds.
THE DICE POOL
Whenever a character performs a check, the player
controlling that character (the active player) rolls a
pool of dice. This dice pool consists of both "good
dice," contributed by the character's own abilities
and positive circumstances, and "bad dice," con·
t ributed by the difficulty of the task and negative
circumstances.
Each character's skill entry on the character sheet
has a dice pool indicated, a collection of green Ability
dice + and possibly yellow Proficiency dice O. There·
fore, assembling the character's dice pool is as simple
as read ing the entry on the character sheet and gath·
ering the appropriate dice.
The GM then adds a number of purple Difficulty dice
+ to the pool based on the difficu lty of the check.
In t his case, the check Is Easy, so t he CM adds a
single purple Di fficulty die + .
Once the dice are assembled, the active player rol ls
and the results are read .
 IMPORTANT CONCEPT:
POSITIVE AND NE6ATIVE DICE
Uei
dice
irtually every dice pool consists of both positive
dice (usually Ability dice O
andior Proficiency
and negative dice (usually Difficulty dice
Ol There are very few exceptions. and they are
noted expressly in the text as Simple(-) checks.
THE TRIUMPH @ SYMBOL
The Triumph rti symbol is a special. superior ver-
sion of a Success ~ symbol. It is discussed in more
detail later: for the moment, simply treat it as a
Success ~ symbol.
SUCCESS, DR FAILURE?
If the check results in more Success '¥f symbols than
Failure Y symbols, the check succeeds!
Two symbols are used to determine success or fail-
ure on a given check. These symbols are the Success
'¥f symbol and the Failure Y symbol. Each Failure
Y symbol cancels (and is canceled by) one Success
'¥f symbol. If, after accounting for all Failure Y sym-
bols, there are any Success '*
symbols remaining,
the task succeeds. Extra Failure T symbols have no
further effect.
AFTER EACH HERO PLAYER HAS ROLLED ••.
If all the PCs succeed on their checks and so have prepared
for Lhe assault successfully. read the following aloud:
As uou prepr /fe vourselves ond ready for bottle. t/1e
ilw sil screccil of t/1e oirlock cloor being wre11cilecl open
ec/10es tilroug/1 tile s/11µ. Tile door shuclders open. se11cl-
i11q o /Jrilliont beom of sun!iuht 'itobbinq into tile interior.
The gWl!)Sters from the Strus Clan squeeze tilrougli tile
open111u. bl117kinr; one! d1sorie11tecl os tl1eir eues acljust
to tile clwkness Overco11/1c/e11t. tliel} don't realize that
uou ore 1volt111!J tilere. dctcr111i11cd ond reodu for o fight.
If vou 'itnke 1101v. t;ou wn tof;e tilern out before tilel)
tilreoten uour /11e11lls 1
Continue Lo Encounter 2.
comPLETE EncountER 1BEFORE moumc on
ADVANTAGE, DR THREAT?
If there are more Advantage ('.) symbols than Threat
@ symbols. the character recovers I strain per Ad-
vantage O symbol in excess of Threat @ symbols.
If there are more Threat @ symbols than Advantage
0 symbols, the character suffers I strain per Threat
@ symbol in excess of Advantage ('.) symbols.
In addition to success and failure. each check may
generate positive or negative side effects or other
outcomes, represented by the Advantage ('.) symbol
and the Threat @ symbol, respectively. These twists
of fortune are independent of success or fai lure; a
check can fai l and still generate a positive side effect
via Advantage ('.) , or a check can succeed but with a
negative consequence due to Threat@.
Advantage ('.) symbols are canceled by Threat @
symbols and vice versa. just as with Success '¥f and
Failure Y symbols. If any Advantage O symbols re-
main once this is done, then something beneficial
to the active character has occurred. If any Threat
@ symbols remain, then something harmful to the
active character has occurred.
In this case. the active character may recover 1
strain per Advantage ('.) symbol. The active char-
acter suffers 1 strain per Threat @ symbol. This
is the most basic way to use Advantage O and
Threat @ . and this option is always available to
the active character; other specific options are
discussed on page 13.
If any of the PCs fai l L11eir c11ecks meaning they have failed
lo hide or prepare for the assault successfully, read the fol -
lowing aloud:
Before uou hove n clwnce to pr<?pore uourselves. tile
ilorsil screech of tile oir!ur.k door beinu wrenc/1ecf
open ccl10i"> t/1rou1Jh tile silip The door shuclcfers
open. senclinlJ u IHilliont bewn of sunliqilt stobbing
into tile intenor. Tile gc111qsters from t/1e Strus C/011
rush tilrou(jh the ope11i11(j. /Je/low111(] at tile top of tileir
lungs. Your lwnds sweat os fear cligs into uour gut.
You 'II ilove tu /1qlit for 1;our live> d uou wont to protect
vour nornnrl fne111/s. Ufl(f 1;0111sl'ives.'
Continue lo Encounter 2 .
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ENCOUNTER. 2: WEATHER THE STORM
I n lh1s encounter. the PCs fight against the gangsters sen.t by
the Strus Clan. The PCs are trying to drive them out or the
ship and keep their friends safe.
DETERMINE INITIATIVE
Th ere are as many Strus Clan gangsters in this en- At the beginning of the first round of combat, the
counter as there are PCs. The gangstE!rs start al Lhe door GM and the hero players need to determine in what
and are al short range from any PCs who stayed near it (h1d- order the characters (both PCs and NPCs) will take
inr, in the corner, standing in the center of the hall. or taking their turns. This is called the Initiative order. In most
cover behind a barricade). If a PC moVE!d fa rther down the cases. determining Initiative calls for a skill check
passaecway [hiding among Lhe nomads Laking cover). that from each participant, but in thi s case the Initiative
PC is al medium range lrom che gangsters and at short range order is fixed based on wheth er the heroes success-
rrom the other PCs. The hero players sl1ould indicate their fully prepared for the gangsters or not.
PCs' locations based on their actions in Encounter 1 .
Note that each Initiative slot is claimed by a team
(PCs or NPCs), not by an individual character. The
IT IS TIME TO BEGm COMBAT hero player s choose the order in which their char -
acters use th eir team's slots. The GM does the
same if the NPCs occupy multiple slots- although in
Combat follows t he steps listed below:
this encounter, all NPCs act simultaneously.
1. Determ ine Init iat ive-in this case, based on
whether or not the heroes successfully prepared. If th e heroes prepared If at least one
successf ully: her o failed:
2. Participants Take Turns-each character takes
one turn; PCs choose the order in which they act. 1st PC 1st PC
3. The Round Ends; a New Round Begins- 2nd PC NPCs
return to step 2 until the encounter is over. 3rd PC 2nd PC
NPCs 3rd PC
4th PC 4th PC

If there are only three PCs, ignore the 4th PC slot. If

there are only two PCs, ignore the 3rd and 4 th slots.

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 PARTICIPANTS TAKE TURNS
Each round of combat consists of a series of turns. In
Initiative order, each character participating in the bat-
tle takes one turn. Beginning with .the first slot in the
Initiative order, one member of that team (PC or NPC)
takes that character's entire turn; then, the round pro·
gresses to the next slot in the Initiative order. Each PC
can use any remaining PC Initiative slot, but each
PC can only take one turn per round. PCs can choose
who acts as each Initiative slot is reached in the lni·
tiative order; they don't have to choose beforehand.
They can also act in one order during one round and
in a different order during the next round- there is no
permanent connection between a given PC and a given
Initiative slot.
In the case of NPCs, it Is normal for groups of similar
NPCs (such as the gangsters) to act at the same time.
Just like PCs, NPCs can act in any order and can change
their order from round to round.
Once each character has taken a t urn. the round ends
and a new round begins.
On each character's turn, that character can perform
a single action and a single maneuver (in any order).
Actions are not maneuvers; maneuvers are not actions.
ONLY ONE MANEUVER?
C haracters can perform a second maneuver on
their turn by suffering 2 strain or by downgrading
their action to a maneuver. Characters can never
perform more than two maneuvers during
t heir turn , nor can they perform more than
one action .
Example 1: On his turn, Tiras runs around the corner
(a maneuver) and finds himself face to face with an
enemy! He wants to shoot his opponent, but first he
must draw his blaster pistol (a maneuver). He does so
by suffering 2 strain to perform an extra maneuver.
then shoots his foe (an action).
Example 2: On her turn, Mhar'li aims (a maneuver)
and takes a shot with her blaster pistol (an action).
Her shot misses, but the check results in 2 t) Ad·
vantage. Since she has only taken one maneuver so
far this turn, Mhar'li elects to spend these 2 t) Ad·
vantage on a second maneuver (as discussed in the
Advantage sidebar on page 13) to duck into cover
behind a stack of shipping crates.
Ill EncounTER 2 conT1nUES on THE nEKT PAGE
POSSIBLE ACTIONS INCLUDE:
Performing an attack with an available weapon.
Using a skill.
Performing a second maneuver.
POSSIBLE MANEUVERS INCLUDE:
Moving to a new location within short range, or
moving between range bands (from engaged range
to short range, short range to medium range, etc.).
Readying or stowing a weapon or other item (such
as a stimpack or quadnoculars).
• Using a stimpack.
Opening or closing a door, flipping a table over for
cover, or otherwise interacting with the environment.
Aiming to gain a Boost die 0 on your next attack.
Taking cover to give attackers a Setback die • on
attacks against you until you leave cover or the
situation changes such that you are no longer pro·
tected by cover.
Assist another character to add a O to that char·
acter's next action.
THE ROUND ENOS; ANEW ROUND BEGINS
After all characters have. taken a turn, the round is
over. If the battle is now done (one team has been
defeated or has fled), then the encounter is over and
it is no longer necessary to track Initiative. If there
is more fighting to do, a new round begins and the
process returns to the "Participants Take Turns· step.
During this new round of combat, the order of lnitia·
tive slots remains the same, but the characters may
act in a different order (they are not obligated to use
the same Initiative slot they did in the fi rst round).
BOOST DICE AND SETBACK DICE
T hese dice are independent of the difficulty of
the check. and represent external factors. Boost
dice • make tile attack more likely to tiit; Setback
dice D make the attack less likely to hit. Boost dice
• can be ga111ed by perforrrnng the Aim maneuver.
Setback dice nare added when attacking a target
wtio Ila'> taken cover to avoid shots.
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••
 MOVEMENT AIND RANGE PERFORMING AN ATTACK

In The Force Awakens B EGINNER G AME, range and dis-
tance are handled abstractly, with a system of ra nge
bands that describe the distances between objects.
There are five range bands: engaged, short:medium.
long, and extreme. In order from closest to farthest:
Engaged range: Characters are close enough to
touch. Engaged range is a subcategory of short range.
Short range: A few steps away. An easy shot with
a blaster. It takes a single maneuv1~r to move from
short range to engaged, or from short ra nge to me-
dium ra nge. In this encounter. short range is about
half the distance down the corridor.
M edium range: Opposite sides of a room. An aver-
age shot with a blaster. Still close ~~nough to easily
be seen and heard, although characters must speak
loudly to be understood. It takes a single maneuver
to move from medium range to shoit range. It takes
two maneuvers to move from mediu m range to long
range. In this encounter, medium range spans from
the airlock to the far end of the corridor
There are two other range bands-llong range and
Extreme range-which aren't important here, be-
cause the corridor is relatively small..
You can use character tokens to approximate where
each character is on the map and to estimate ranges
between characters. Since the rangei band system is
abstract, rough estimates are normally all of the
detail that you need.
CRITI LINJURY?
When fighting in a battle, one of the most basic
and importa nt actions a character can perform is to
make an attack with an available weapon against a
target in range. First. the attacker should compare
the range to the target against the listed range for
the weapon. If the target is too far. away, the attacker
must move closer, choose a different target for the
attack, or do something else with that action .
Attacks are skill checks. The skill used is determined
by the weapon and is listed in its description. The
active character should gather the dice for the dice
pool as indicated for the relevan t skill.
Th e difficu lty of an attack check (the number of pur-
ple Difficulty dice + added to the check) is deter-
mined by the circumstances of the attack.
If the attack is at short range, it is an Easy (+ )
check. Add 1 Difficulty die + to the dice pool.
If the attack is at medium range, it is an Average (++l
check. Add 2 Difficulty dice + to the dice pool.
If the attack is at long range (it won't be as long
as everyone stays inside the corridor). it is a Hard
(+++l check. Add 3 Difficulty dice + to the dice pool.
If the attacker is engaged with the target. it is an
Average (+ + l check if it's made with the Melee.
Brawl, or Ranged (Light) skill. Add 2 Difficulty dice
+ to the dice pool. If the attack is made with the
Ranged (Heavy) skill, it is a Hard (+ + + l check.
+
Add 3 Difficulty dice to the dice pool.
A character who uses the Aim maneuver also adds
a Boost die D to the attack's dice pool. Characters
who are in cover add a Setback die • to attacks that
target them. Once the dice pool is assembled. it is
rolled and evaluated like any other skill check.

I fan NPC suffers a Critical Injury, t at NPC is sim-

ply defeated. If a PC suffers a Crit cal Injury, refer
to the Critical Inj uries table on the back cover.

DEALING DAMAGE AND SUFFERING WOUNDS

If the attack is a success. it hits, and t he hit inflicts damage on the target. The damage inflicted by the attack is equal ·
to the damage rating of the weapon IPlus the number of Success ~ symbols left uncanceled. For example, if Mhar'li
fires a bl.aster pistol with damage 6 and hits her target with one uncanceled Success~ symbol, she deals 7 damage.
The target reduces the damage suffered by the target's soak rating-a combination of the character's natural
toughness and the armor worn. If a character's soak rating reduces the damage to 0 or less, that character su ffers
no wounds. Otherwise, the character suffers wounds equal to any remaining damage. For instance, if Mhar'li shoots
a gangster for 7 damage, the gangster reduces that damage by his soak value of 4 and suffers 3 wounds.
When a character suffers wounds, that character's controller marks them on the character sheet. The GM can use
scratch paper for N PCs. When a character 's total number of wounds suffered exceeds the character's wound
threshold, the character is defeated and knocked unconscious. Th at character suffers an immediate Critical
Injury and remains unconscious until healed by another character. NPCs who are defeated normally die outright
(or are incapacitated such that they pose no further threat to t he PCs for the purposes of the game). unless the
plot calls for them to survive.

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 THE BATTLE CONTINUES UN TIL ONE
TEAM OR ANOTHER IS VICTORIOUS
If lhe PCs win, read or paraphrase lhc following aloud and
then continue to Encounter 3 .

As you cut down the Strus Clan's gangsters, the last low-
life bolts through the entrance. Clutching her wounds,
she pauses once she is outside the wreck and safely out
of your reac/1. "You're going to regret this!" she shouts.
then turns and flees into the desert. You lean against
the walls, feeling weary but supremely pleased with
yourselves for protecting a ship full of nomads.

Misha Vontoba manages to calm the nomads, and walks

over to you. "Thank you," she says, clasping your hands
in sincere gratitude. "/ think we all owe you our lives."

She moves to the entrance and peeks carefully out-

side, holding her hand to shade her eyes against the
desert sunlight. "Looks like those Strus scum are
gone, alright. But they'll be back for certain. We need
to meet and discuss what we're going to do next."

If the Stru s Clan gangsters win . read or paraphrase the

following aloud and Lhen continue lo Encounter 3 (each
PC immediaLely heals wounds to one below the PC's wou nd
Lhreshold and is no longer incapacitated. PCs may also use
Lheir stimpacks to more fully recover]:

The gangsters press forward, even as a couple of

them go down in your frantic blaster fire. You and your
friends desperately struggle to take down the ban-
dits. but their counterattack overw/1elms you. The last
thing you remember is one of the gangsters standing
over you with a malicious grin as she flips her blaster
around and viciously pistol-whips you across the face.

You wake up sprawled against the side of the corridor.

You feel beaten and bruised. but still alive. Mis/1a kneels
next to you, /Jo/ding a canteen to your lips. "Those Strus
gangsters really beat you. How are you feeling:r

After she gives you a drink, she straightens and walks

over to the entrance. peeking carefully outside into the
bright desert sunlight. ''.At least you injured enough of
them that they didn't feel like pressing on against an
entire wreck full of nomads. They left, but they'll be
back soon enough." Her voice quavers slightly. "We
need to meet and talk about what we 're going to do."

RECOVERING STRAIN

At the end of each encounter, PCs have a chance to

recover strain. The PCs each recover strain equal to
their Presence characteristic or ranks in the Cool
skill [wh ichever is greater).

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ENCOUNTER 3: MAKING PLANS
I n this encounter. the PCs need to convince the ship of no-
mads that the best thing to do is to locate this' secret and
secure vaulL and rind out what is inside. To do so. they must
WHAT IS THE STRUS CLAN'?

Mis/10 responds angritu. her normally calm demeanor

organize the nomads to help with the search. They must also
deserting Iler. "They're a no -good bunch of vultures
convince the nomads not to retreat from the Starlight Wan-
preying on anu hard-working scavengers weaker t/10n
derer and flee into the deserts of Jakku.
t/Jey are. There are a lot of them. thoug/1, ancl theu're in-
To simplify lhis encounter. the PCs do not need to con: volved in a great deal of low-level crime across Jakku."
vince each nomad on the ship. Instead, lhey have to con-
vince two specific individuals. Misha Vontoba is the leader
of the nomads. She wants to do whal is best for her people. HOW DI D THEY FIND OUT ABOUT THIS'?
is generally level-headed. and trusts the PCs. The other in-
dividual is Jax Torani, who is a popular trader among the Misha glares at Jax. "Some of us have a big mouth.
nomads. He is rrightened of the Strus Clan and wants to flee and can't /Jelp bragging to every wanclering moisture
Lhe ship. and he distrusts and dislikes the PCs. former who /Jappens by. "
Once the PCs have gotten a chance to heal themselves and
recover after the fight. read aloud or paraphrase the rollowing: Jox looks defensive. "Heu. there ore dozens of people
/Jere' It could /10ve been anyone'"

You follow the nomads down t/1e twisting passages

of th e wreck. anc/ into t11e largest interior space t!Jat
has been cleared and made fit for /10bitation: the for-
mer common room in tile center of the ship. All of tl1e
nomads are here, and as you look around, uou see
manu frightened faces.
Misha steps in front of tlie crowd, raising lier hands
for quiet. "Everyone. tile Strus Clon will eventually re-
turn. so we neec/ to make o clecision about what to clo
next. one/ do it quicklu."
"W/Jot's there to decide?" Jax Torani pushes to tile
front of tlie crowcl. You've met the r'1ercl10nt before.
ond he has always seernecl more concerned with rnok-
ing moneu tl1an helping ot/Jers. Novi. he looks terri-
fied. "We need to get out of /Jere right now. or we're
all going to die!"
You have o few minutes to osk questior:s about tl1e Strus
Clem one/ the vault. T/1en uou need to convince the no-
mads to organize and search the ship Moube uou can
convince Misha to let you take charge. Or maybe deol-
ing with Jax (or threatening him!) will c;uiet your opposi-
tion one/ get tile rest of the nomads to agree with you.
The characters can try to talk lo Misha and Jax Torani: ask
both of them questions about the Starlight Wanderer. the
hidden vault. and the Strus Clan: and try to convince one or
both to follow the PCs' lead. The GM plays the roles or both
Misha and Jax. and responds to the PCs' questions and state-
ments as Misha or Jax would. If the PCs persuade Misha
or Jax to work with them, then the nomads stay and
help search, and the PCs are successful. The PCs need the
nomads help to search the wreck in a timely fashion.
Some of the questions the PCs might ask are noted here.
along with potential responses from Mis1a and Jax In addi-
tion. this section lists the best strategies the PCs might use.
and the rules the GM can use to resolve their efforts.
WHAT DO WE l<NOW ABOUT THE VAULT'?
"Toben over tl1ere." Misha nods toward the back room.
w/1ere a small c/1ild smiles proudly, "found the captain's
log two weeks ogo. Most of it was completely corrupt-
ed. of course. But some of tl1e lost records mention
t/Jot Captain Telonasi coptured sornetl1ing voluable.
and that she put it in the 'secure vault' for safekeep-
ing." Misha pauses for o moment. "From that . . we can
probablu figure that the voult is heavily shielc/ecl and
near tl1e center of t/1e ship for moxirnum protection."
"Tlwt's assuming," Jax interjects, "that it survived
the crash!"
HOW HARD WILL IT BE TO FIND THAT VAULT'?
Jax throws up his lwnds. ··in a wreck tlwt 's been here
for thirty years, ofter ems/Jing so hard the ship's
spine split? We could be /1ere for weeks."
Misha looks thoughtful. "The Wanderer is only I 50
meters long. and mostly accessible. It could be weeks,
or it coulcl be much faster if we work together."
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE LEAVE'?
Jax look s irritotecl. "We 'll /Je safe, of course' We con
fine/ another wreck to swver1ge -start over for owou
from t/Je Strus Clem."
Mislw shakes her heacl slow/I}. "I'm worried it might
toke o week's trove/ lo find somewlwre else to go.
one/ how are we going to keep everyone safe in the
open desert? ..

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 OPPOSED CHECll<S

Dealing with Jax and Misha requires an opposed check:

a check in which the skill of one character is pitted
against the skill of another. Sometimes these checks
are used with the same skill on both sides. such Nego-
tiation vs. Negotiation between two diplomats. or the
Athletics vs. Athletics check two wrestlers would make.
At other times. one skill opposes a different skilll, such
as in the Leadership vs. Discipline example below.
When making an opposed check, the player who con·
trols the active character (the one making the check:
in this case, a hero player) assembles a dice pool as
usual. The difficulty of the check is determined by the
riva l character's dice pool for the relevant skill. For
every green Ability d i e ~ in t he rival cha racter 's dice
pool. a pur ple Diffi cu lty die + is added t o the active
character's dice pool. For every yellow Proficien cy die
0 in the riva l cha racter's dice pool. a red Challenge
d iee is added to the active character's dice pool. In
other words, the rival character builds a dice pool
out of Difficulty + and Challenge dice e
instead of
Ability O and Proficiency dice 0 . then adds that to
the active character's dice pool to represent the "bad
dice" for the check.
The dice pool is then rolled and evaluated following
the normal ru les for dice pools. In the case of an op-
posed check, Advantage t> and Trium ph ~' cou ld
reflect somethi ng beneficial occurr ing to the active
character or something disadvantageous happening
to the r ival character. Likewise, Threat @ and Despair
IE:J! symbols cou ld reflect something bad happening to
the active character or something good happening to
the rival character, at the GM's discretion.

WE NEED TO FIND THIS VAULT. LET'S IFORM A

SEARCH PARTY AND GO OVER THIS WIRECK.
nic PCs ca n simply step fo1ward ;iml allcmp1 to li:lkc clmrgc
or Lhe siLualio11. If they ;ippem mnh<lent and 1xcscnt the
11omads Wilh ·a slro ng COUl '.iC of ;l( I io11. Mi:;ha loll lows LhCil
lead. and the rest or the no1wids do ;1'.; well. Tilis 1equilC";
COME ON, EVERYONE. WE'RE ALL FRIENDS
HERE; LET'S WORK TOGETHER!
h1>tc;1<1 rJf L1yi11g Lo take charge. Lil e l' Cs u 111 try Lo convi nce
Mr;l1 a (a11d by extension. the rest or t111• 110rn;ilfsJ to wo rk Lo-

Di scipline 1•
a PC Lo make an opposed Leadership check vs;. Misha's
+ 1. (Opposed <:herks arc d iscussed in dcn11
in the Opposed Checks sidebar.) II the check fa ils. however.
p,ell1e1 to I ind L11c scn11e vault. I his 1cq1111es <1PC to make an
opposed Charm check vs. Misha's Cool (e + J. Opposed
r(lf'cks ;11e U ISCUSSCd in <1et;iil in Li ll' 'li)OVC' SldPbar.
the PCs can still attempt othe1 'Hf~umc11I.<; to convnv c 1he
WE KNOW THAT THIS VAULT IS FULL OF
nomads. In addition. 1f the PCs won the fight against the
VALUABLES. IF WE FIND IT, WE'LL ALL BE RICH!
Strus Clan gangsters. ;-itttJ a B01y;t 1lie D 10 the checf
If wor-;e comes to worst. ti 1e PCs tan alw;1ys try lying to
IF YOU KEEP WHINING ABOUT DANGIER, THE the 11om;id:; If they want ro pretend they h;ivc some son
STRUS CLAN IS GOING TO BE THE LE:AST OF ol knowleugc about the supposed ric 111•> that can be found
YOUR WORRIES! inside the vau lt. a PC mu st make an opposed Deception
check vs. J ax's Vigilance (e J. (Opposed cl1ecks arc dis
Tile PCs can threaten Jax (<ind by extension. Lhc rest or the
n 1sscd in rletail in the above sidebar.) I he GM rn n <isk 111e
nomads) with violence if J;1x doe'.;n'L go along wil h the PCs'
lir•ro player·; lo elaborate on wl1at k11 1<i of va lu;11Jlc items are
plans. This requires a PC to 1w1ke <Hl opposed Coencion check
111 tile vaul1 luirusca gems. p1c( ious 111etals. <1cd1t chip·;. 01
vs. J ax's Discipline c• i.
If 1he PCs WOil the fight <3gainst Lile
Villu.Jblc obJ'!CIS rrai t). If they 11wc11t son1cth1n~ compelling.
Strus Clan gangsters, add a Boost d1cD to the chcclc Howcve1.
litr> GM should let them arid D w thcu r 1r,1n<1cr's rneck.
if the PCs lost the fight against the Stru~ Clan enforr.crs. add a
I lowcw·1. thP PC may have some cxpla1r11ng to do wi1en civ.
Setl:>ack die • to the check. since lh-'ll makes them look w1~ak.
gro11p hnrJs the va rlt!
Opposed checks arc discusst'<.l 1n dev1il 1n the above sidcba1.

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 CHALLENGE DICE Et THE
DESPAIR ~ SYMBOL

C ti allenge d ice O are the mechan ical and narra·

t 1ve opposite of Proficiency dice e . In opposed
checks. they appear when the other ch aracter has
t rain ing 1n the relevant skil l.
Th e Despair "'/: symbol only appears on the Chal-
lenge die 0 . and 1t is the mirror of the Triumph 1.
symbol. However. the Despair 'VJ symbol does not
can cel th e Triumph rt- symbol. and it is not canceled
by t11 e Triumph r.j., symbol. A Despair ~ symbol
cou nts as a Failure Y symbol and cance ls a Success
~ symbol. Add itionally, it indicates that something
ca lamitou s has occurred for the act ive character. In
combat. th is rnigtit be a weapon jamming or running
out of ammunition. In this case. a Despair 'VJ symbol
on a check means t hat a small gro up of nomads gets
tired of t11e arguing and leaves. increasing th e time it
takes to search tt1e wreck by one hour.

START THE SEARC:H !

Once the PCs have convinced Lhe nomads to stay in the Stor-
liglll Wonderer and search Lhe wreck. the nomads d ivide up
into groups and bpgin the hunt ror the vault. The PCs can
participate in the search. which che GM can narrate. As long
as the PCs want to help. the GM can ask one or the PCs
to make an Average (++l Perception check. The search
lasts ror four hours. but each success on the Perception
check reduces che time by one hour. to a minimum of one
hour. until the nomads locate the area with the secure vault.
Proceed lo Encounter 4 .
If the PCs completely failed to convince the nomads ear-
lier in Encounter 3 . the GM should hav-e the nomads start some or the read aloud text on the fly to reflect chat the ship
makini~ preparations LO leave. At this point. the PCs can con· is now deserted If the PCs leave the wreck. however. they
unue to search for the secure vault on their own. or they can have stepped beyond the bounds of this adventure. This is
leave with the nomads. all right. but the GM will have lo improvise the adventure if
everyone wants to continue playing (see pages 30- 31 for
If the PCs continue the search. lhe GM can use the ad·
more Lips on runn ing a self creaced adventure).
venture as wrillen, although he or she may have to modify

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ENCOUNTER 4: THE SECURE VAULT
D uring Lh1s encoumer. the PCs must access the Startigl1t
Waoderer s secure vault. Unfortunately for the PCs. the
vaul t is at Lhe stern or the ship, righl in front or the corvene's
huge block or c11g1nes. In oLher words. it's the part or the ship
that got i)Cal up when the Starliglll Waoderer crashed! To ac-
cess the vault. the PCs musl work their way carefully Lhrough
a ha1ardous environment. Lhen defeat the security counter-
measures placed on the vault by the original Alliance crew.
Read the following aloud as the PCs finish their search.
For the po.st few hours. uou ond the nomads have been
com/Jinq throug/1 tlle wreckuqe of the Starlight Wan ·
cJerer. S/11Iliny loose l>ulkheucls. prying open jammecl
hutches. 11rnl cligying llwoug/1 the ever-present sand
t hot ct rifts into every wmer leaves you exhoustecl.
You've just finisher/ cliqqing out the clorsot turboloser
tun el (Ill(/ we twvinq o much ·needecl drink of water
w/wn one of the no11111rls' chilclren runs up.
"Come <1wck .1 fv11s/10 '>UIJS she founcl something'" You
sr.rw11/J/r~ to i;our feet. nching muscles /Orgotten. and
run tmvurrl the >tern of the corvette.
Once the PCs arrive in the stern. they find Misha and a
group of five nomads clustered around a square opening
in the wall or one or Lhe rearmost corridors. Misha and her
salvage team were searching Lhe stern corridors near the
engine spaces when one of the nomads found a loose wall
panel. When he 11westigated runher. he round thaL the wall
panel was actually a concealed hatch.
Misha explains this to the PCs. Once they decide LO Lake a
look ro1 themselves. read aloud or paraphrase the following:
Once, tlw /1i1f(/en hutrh /e!I to a componionwoy tlwt
sr.1rterl the r11u111 re11rtor. rtwt wm before the crosh
fmct11reil some of ttw press11ri1e<I fuel cells. The /Jlost
turner/ the reactor spur e into o nightmare of twisted
mewl. The U!fl1fHlnionwa11 now lwngs precoriouslu 011
u few rer11wr11nq frr;tener>. rlunqlinq over a ten-meter·
deep pit f11/I of ru1or stwrp >lwrcls Ofl(/ spikes.
ANYONE 60T ROPE?
T iras has a set of climbing gear among his per-
sonal effects. or the nomads can provide some
rope 1f t he PCs ask. Characters using the climbing
gear while climbing along the companionway add •
to their check. in addition. the first PC wl10 reaches
the vault can secure the rope to the vault so that the
remaining PCs ca n hang off the rope instead of trust-
ing the companionway. This downgrades the difficul-
ty of any subsequent PCs' Coordination checks once.
giving th em a difficulty of00 instead of 0 0-
nation check. with a Difficulty + die being replaced with a
e
Challenge die once Lo represent the danger of the task.
Any PC who rails lhe check reaches the midpoint or the
companionway and loses his balance when something in the
wreck shifts. The PC ends up hanging off the edge of Lhe
companionway and must make an Easy (+ l Athletics check
to pull back up (failure means hanging there a few minutes
longer. and suffering 2 strain).
Any PC who fails the check and also generates at least two
Threat @ or one Despair@ Falls off the companionway and
into the piU The PC suffers I O damage to his wound thresh -
old and 10 damage to his strain threshold (both or which are
reduced by the PC's soak) Luckily. the iunk has fallen in such
a way that climbing oul of the p1l and reaching the halch is
not dirric:ull and doesn'L req~ire a check.
In the unlikely event L11at the PC both succeeds and gener-
ates Despair@. then the PC makes it across just before the
entire companionway collapses into the pit. The PC does not
fall but is trapped on the far side. unless he can rig up a rope
to get back across (see the Anyone Got Rope? sidebar).

You <;/11ne 1;011r l"Jl1f'i olom; the wmponionwau. ond ot

tlw fw enrl. 1;011 ser• (I ile!IVIJ />lock /Jox ol>out tl1e size

of u rnrr;o uute. It\ ser11rc1/ to tile u!illn!J, suspended

ubovr> t11e pit u> 11·e//

The i//llCk!»t 1•,(//j to I/el to tlw '.·CIUlt IS 1>11 tile co111po11-

ron:'.lllJ Wilet/1er or not 11 \ the /Jest l'IOIJ 1s 011of/1r•r
1111 est1011 f/w 11r;111111h rlo !111vc solvoc;e equipment
nnr/ fa'>"' 1 ul/l'r, You coufrl rut t11ro11qh the /1111/ oncl
reucil tlw vo11!t fro111 tl1e outsl(/e. /Jut thrit's !}011111 to
t11J-,e 11 /rn11; r1111e

The most direct route LO lhe vault crosses the companion-

way. Taking this route requires an Average (e + i Coordi·

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 SKILL CHECKS: DIFFICULTY
When a character attempts a skill check, the GM determines the difficulty of the check The difficulty of combat checks and opposed
checks have already been discussed. but GMs must use their best Judgement to determine the difficulty of ordinary skill checks

Difficulty Level [ Dice ' Example

Rouline. with the ou tcome rarely in question. Usually not rolled unless the GM wishes to
Simple know the magnitude of success. or rolled with one or more Setback • dice to indicate the
possibility of complications.
··- --·-- - - -
Easy
• Picking a primitive lock. tending to minor cuts and bruises. finding rood and shelter on a
lush planet. shooting a Largel at si1ort range.

Average
•• Picking a typical lock. stitching up a small wound. finding food and shelter on a temperate
planet. shooting a target at medium range. trying to strike a target while engaged.

Hard
••• Picking a complicated lock. setting broken bones or suturing large wounds. finding rood and
sheller on a rugged planet. shooting a target al long range.

' Daunting

[ Formidable
••••
••••• ! Picking
Picking an exceptionally sophisticated lock. performing surgery or grafting implants. finding
Food and shelter on a barren desert planet, shooting a target at extreme range.

a lock with no comprehensible mechanism. cloning a new body, finding food and
shelter on a planet without a breathable atmosphere.

CUT THROUGH THE OUTER HULL
As swted previously, the companionway might be the most
direct route. buL it might not be the best route to the vault.
Since the PCs are in the company of a group or dedicated
nomads and scavengers. their other option is to come at the
vault from the outside by culling through the outer hull.
Cutting through the hull and opening an access hole directly
to the vault is not dangerous. but it is hard work. The nomads
provide the PCs with laser cutlers. but a great deal of the work
must still be done by hand This work also requires a knowledge
of machines to avoid cutting through a power trunk or fuel line.
Once the PCs climb onto the outside of the hull. one PC
must make an Average (+
t l Mechanics check to operate
the laser cutter. Failure means the PC manages to open a
hole in the wrong spot and must attempt Lhe check again.
Failure with al least two Threat @ means that the cutter
nicks a live power line. and all of the PCs get hit by an arc of
elewici ty that causes them to each suffer 5 damage to their
wound threshold. and 5 damage to Lheir strain threst1old
(both of which are reduced by the PCs' soak).
The other PCs must" each make an Average t l Ath-(+
letics check to haul away the cut plates. If successrul. they
suffer 2 strain from the work; if a d1eck fails the PC suffers
5 strain instead [the PC still hauls away the plates. but is ex-
hausted from the effort). The GM should also tell the players
that the work takes at least an hour to fin ish.
THE VAULT
Once the PCs have reached the vault. they must figure out
how to open it. Read aloud or paraphrase the rollowing:
Up rlo>e. tile voult 1s u111111>tolw/J/JJ wlwt 11m1 '1e /ook111g
tor l/r>l/\'IJ rlt11ostef'/ µ/oles proter I tile exte1101 mnl 1t
Sf!r'/11'> tu hove 1veotlwrcrl tile uos/1 w1tl1011t /l(Jrrll A
Sfl/(f/l Je(/ /1gilt /J/111k·, u/JOVC tile ,,('/jfJ(l(/ 1)/1 tllf' r/001
There are three ways the PCs can open the vault. The first.
and simplest. is to make a Hard (++ t l Knowledge check
to see if a PC can remember any old wartime codes from
the days of the Alliance. If the PC thinks to reference the
Starlight Wonderer's flight recorder for clues. the GM should
give the PC a Boost D die on the check. Success means the
PC opens the vault. Failure simply means they do not have
the correct code. The PCs will have to try one of the other
options (cutting it open or slicing the codes). instead.
The second option is to use a laser cutter to try to cut
into the vault directly. This requires an Average tl (+
Mechanics check. Success means the PCs access the vault.
while Failure means the cutter cannot get through the vault
and they must try something else.
The third option is to access the vault keypad and unlock
the vault electronically (also known as "slicing" the keypad).
This requires a data pad and an Average (+
t l Computers
check. Success means the PC opens Lhe vault. while fa ilure
means the slice fails. However. the PCs can continue to try
to slice the vault keypad until they succeed. Each time they
attempt the check again. the GM should add a Boost die
D to the check. representing their greater familiarity with
Lhe codes.
Unfortunately, the Alliance crew did make sure to booby
trap the vault to protect it against tampering. Before any PC
attempts to open the vault with a laser cutter or slicing gear.
the GM should have one other PC (preferably one who isn'L
doing anything else) make an Easy (+ l Vigilance check.
Success means the PC notices the heavy electri cal cables
running to the vault and realizes that it is booby trapped.
Failure means nobody notices until it is too late. and the first
PC lo open the vault triggers the booby trap. The effects of
triggering the booby trap are covered on the next page.

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 Any Threat @ generated while trying to cue open or slice
open the vault triggers the booby trap. and all or the PCs
who are standing around the vault (PCs who are engaged
with the vault) get hit by an arc or electricity that causes
them to surrer 5 damage to theil wound threshold. and 5
damage to their strain thresl1old (both or which are reduced
by th e PCs' soak). Once th e PCs are aware or tlhe booby
trap. cutting the power line is simple and does not require a
check. Then the booby trap no longer works.
WHAT'S IJllSIDE'?
When the PCs open the secure vault. read aloucl or para-
phrase the following:
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DICE POOL REVISITED:
SKILLS AND CHARACTERISTICS
Up until now, each character entry has included the
dice pool for each skill that the character is likely to
use. However. in the course of a roleplaying game, it
is impossible to predict all of the potential directions •.:
the story can go, and it might be necessary for the
GM to make skill checks for NPCs in skills that are
not noted in an NPC's entry. The minion rules (see
Minion Groups, on page 22) also preclude simply
including a dice pool for each skill, because it may
change based on the circumstances. When determin·
ing the dice pool for a skill check, players perform
the fol lowing steps:
Identify the linked characteristic for the skill check.
Each skill entry on the character folios indicates a
linked characteristic for that skill. The GM and hero
players alike can refer to this list. A list of skills and
their linked characteristics is also included on the
back of the B ECINNER GAME Rulebook.
Compare the value of the linked characteristic to
the rank of the skill. The active player collects a
number of green Ability dice + equal to the larger
value. The active player then exchanges a number of
those green Ability dice + equal to the smaller value
for the same number of yellow Proficiency dice O.
These dice form the core of the dice pool.
For example, the Athletics skill Is linked to Brawn.
A character with 3 Brawn and I rank of training in
Athletics has a dice pool of O + + . A character with
I Brawn and 3 ranks of training in Athletics also has
a dice pool of O + + . A character with 2 Brawn and
0 ranks of training would roll + + . and a character
with 2 Brawn and 2 ranks of training would roll 0 0.
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INTERLUDE: lncPERIENCE AND DESTINY
A t Lhis point. the players have learnecl the basics of how
Lo play Star Wars Roleplaying. They have seen how the
dice wo rk. gotten a chance Lo try a variety of actions. and
even knocked some heads in! niey have also discovered
the secret contained within the secure vau lt on the Starlight
Wanderer and realized how importanl it. is to get it to the
Resislance. Whether they hope to help the plucky freedom
fighters by warning them abouL the looming threat of the
First Order. or simply hope to make a lot or credits selling
th is information. Lheir next move is to gel. off Jakku and find
a Resistance contact.
No maller what their nexl step is. it's als.o time to award the
hero players some experience. and teach them about Destiny1
EXPERIENCE AWARDS
As the heroes continue their adventures and overcome their
challenges, they are awarded experience points (XPJ by the
GM. typically al the end of every play session. The heroes
may then spend those experience points to purchase new
ranks or skills and talents from their specialization trees
Now that the PCs have cornpleled one of Lheir primary
story goals (uncover the secret vault on the Starlight Wan-
derer) they are awarded I 0 XP. The hero p layers should each
turn to the next spread of their character folio now. where
the "advancement" procedure is explaine·d. Players should
also be sure to note the strain and/or wounds their
character has suffered, as well as their current amount or
money and any other changes to their character (spent st-
impacks. etc.). Lransferring that inrormation from their first
character sheet to the new one.
THE DESTINY POOIL
The PCs are more than simple soldiers. wanderers. and doc-
Lors. They are the main characters of the story. and they are
touched by the Force wiLh a great destiny. This destiny is
represented in part by the Destiny pool.
BUILDING TH-=: DIESTINY POOL
Each hero player now rolls the white Force Odie once. For
each Light Side 0 resu lt rolled. place a Destiny Point token
in the Destiny pool with its white side showing. For each Dark
Side e result rolled. place a Destiny Point Loken in lhe Des-
tiny pool with its black side showing. The Desliny pool is a
collection of Destiny Point tokens that both the GM and hero
players can manipulate; it should be placed withi n reach of
as many players as is practical.
NEXT STEPS
The next choice ror the hero players is what to do with the
information they unearthed. It is very possible that. having
read over their characters' back stories. tr1ey will decide lhey
need to bring this information to the NC!W Republic or the
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D.ESTINY
Both the GM and the hero players can use the Des-
• ti ny pool to upgrade skill checks. Each time a check
is performed, the active player may choose to spend
one, and only one, Destiny to upgrade one Ability d ie
+ to a Proficiency die O . Then, t he player control-
ling the cha racter who is the target of the action in
question may do the same spending one, and only
one, Destiny to upgrade one Difficulty die +
to a
Challenge die e. When hero players do this, they
spend 1 light side Destiny by flipping a Destiny Point
token from its light side to its dark side. When GMs
do this, they spend one dark side Destiny and · flip
one Destiny Point token from its dark side to its light
side. If there are no Destiny Point tokens showing the
appropriate face. that player cannot spend Destiny
Points until some have been flipped.
Resistance. Fira and Durm are bott1 famil iar with the Resis-
tance per their back stories. and the GM can suggest to them
that their characters would be interested in tu rning over this
information. The GM can also have Misha pitch the possibil-
ity to the ir characters. She can even mention that the Resis-
tance may find the information very valuable. and might pay
handsomely for it.
There are some other loose ends that the hero players
may have to deal with:
• If the PCs promised Jax a cut of the "valuables· con-
Lained in the vau lt. they are going to have to contend
with a very angry nomad merchant. The PCs can deal
with Jax by Lhreatening him, trying to convince him that
selling this information to the Resistance will still gel Jax
his money. or even appealing to his better nature. The
GM can have the PCs make an appropriate opposed
skill check (Coercion. Negotiation. or Charm). setting
Lhe difficulty as explained in Encounter 4 .
• Although the PCs likely want to leave and ri nd the
Resistance as soon as possible. they may also be
worried about l he fate of the nomads in the Starlight
Wanderer. The Strus Clan still wants whatever is inside
the vault after all. and members are unlikely to believe
that it's old war intelligence! Generally, if the PCs flee
the planet with the information. the Strus Clan won't
try to attack the Wanderer (at that point. it wou ldn't
be worth the fight} But if the PCs are concerned about
their friends. they can spend some time fortifyi ng the
wreck and helping the nomads prepare for an attack.
The GM can proceed to Encounter 5 . If the GM wants
to explain thal the Strus Clan refrains from attacking
lhe wreck directly during Encounter s and instead fo-
cuses its attack on the PCs and Mhar'li's ship (or attacks
the wreck only to be repulsed), then that may make the
hero players feel like their actions have paid off.
ENCOUNTER 5: TIME TO GO!
I n this encounter. the PCs have decided what to do with
the information. Very likely. they plan to leave Jakku on
Mhaf'li's ship and find the Resistance. However. when they
try Lo leave. they run inLo the returning SLrus Clan.
Unlike the first combat encounter. this encounter is more
involved. and it gives the players the chance to learn some
expanded rules. These include the rules governing how the
GM and hero players determin e Initiative. how to deLermine
the distance (or range) between two locations. and how the
GM can handle large groups of enemies. When the GM and
PCs are ready co begin. read or paraphrase the rollowing
Tile first step to fincling· tile Resistance is getting off.
world. You don't have time to spend weeks traveling
to Niima Outpost and then chartering a sl1ip. so your
best bet is tile quodjumper you oll used to get /Jere, tile
Sunstrider. Tile storship can /Jold four people. but tile
damaged main engine motivotor may moke flying risky.
As you discuss tile repairs wit/J Mislw. the young boy
Toben comes running down tile corridor wit/J bulky
quodnoculars. He skids to a stop and doubles over,
panting for breatl1. "T/1ey're .. . coming 1" he gasps.
"Strus clan .. .sent a buncll of enforcers!"
You sprint to the upper deck of tile wreck and look out
of a grimy. sondblastecl port/Joie. Sure enough. a doz·
en or so heavily armed enforcers lwve surrounded the
wreck. Fort/Jer away. you con see o large sand skim·
mer. It looks like one of the enforcers is on the deck of
the skimmer, corrying some kind of grenade low1cller.
Three minion groups of Strus Clan enforcers have sur-
rounded the wreck. Each minion group consists of four
Strus Clan enforcers (see the rules for Minion Groups on
page 22). One grouf') is approaching the airlock entrance
to the ship. The other is approaching the garage. The third
group is gathered around the Sunstrider. Meanwhile. the
sand skimmer is ready to move to supporl whichever group
gets into a fight.
The PCs are currently in the center of the wreck. which
means they are al long range (see page 23) rrom the air-
lock. the garage. and the bridge (whicil has been lLtrned into
a lookout post. and is open to the outside). The three groups
of cnrorcers are spread out: the group at the airlock is at me-
dium range from the group at the garage (and vice versa). and
both groups are al long range from the group at the Suns/rid-
er. The sand skimmer is at extreme range from everyone.
The PCs are not going to be able to get out of this situation
without a fight. However. there arc a couple or actions they
can take to even the odds and make their escape work better.
TAKE OUT THE SAND SKIMMER
The turbolaser turret on the top or the StarligfJt Wanderer is
actually still funclional. .. barely. It has enough power ror one
or two shots and can only be turned slowly. with a lol or ma nu-
Ill EncounTER 5 connnUES on THE nEXT PAGE
al effort. The turret is not accurate enough to hit an individual
person. blll could be used to take out the sand skimmer.
·10 shoot the skimmer. one PC must make a successrul Av-
erage (+ t l Gunnery check. with two Setback dice • •
added to the check to represent the gun's age and poor main-
tenance. If the shot hits. the skimmer is destroyed. The PC can
perrorm the Aim maneuver to add a B.oostOdie to the check.
If Lhe check fails but generates at least two Advantage ti ti.
the shot misses but scares the skimmer pilot. causing him to
move farl11er away and not take part in the Aght.
SEAL THE ENTRANCE!
Sealing the airlock compels the enforcers to waste time try-
ing to cut their way in. IL requires an Average (++>
Me-
chanics or Athletics check to weld the door shut or pile
crates to barricade the hatch.
Success on the check means that the minion group at
the airlock docs not take part in the coming right. because
they are too busy trying to cut their way in or rorce their way
through the barricade. If the check rails but generates at leasL
three Advantage ti ti ti. then the minion group will eventu-
ally join the fight. but only at the start of Lhe second round.
HELP THE NOMADS SET UP AN AMBUSH
There are more nomads than there are enforcers. Although
the nomads aren't warriors. some of them are armed. and a
clever plan could let them get the drop on some of the Strus
Clan. A PC can make an Average (++1 Leadership check
lo help the nomads ambush the Strus Clan enforcers who are
approaching the garage. attacking them or even running over
the surprised enforcers with a landspeeder!
Success means that the nomads succeed in killing or inca-
pacitating the entire minion group of enforcers approaching
the garage. Ir the check fails but generates at least two Advan-
Lage ti ti. the enforcers manage to retrcaL after being am-
bushed. However. they suffer 11 wounds in the process. which
is sufficienL to clefcat two of the four enrorcers in the group.
The remainder retreat. and then join the right against the PCs.
GET TO THE SHIP!
Once the PCs have had ,, chance to mitigaLe the odds against
them. Li1ey need to make a break for the Sunslrider. They
must race off against the minion group or enforcers that is
guarding Mhar'li's quadjumper. Depending on the actions the
enforcers took. they may have additional reinforcements.
The GM should have the PCs roll for Initiative when they
are in lhe center or the wreck. At this poinr. they are at
long range from the quadjumper and the group or enforcers
guarding it. If they spend two maneuvers to move to medium
range. they can move through the wreck Lo some side hatch-
es and missing panels that overlook the quadjumper. There.
they can see (and shoot at) the enforcer group. Because or
the cover they can take in the wreck. any return rire from the
enforcers suffers a Setback die •
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 If able. Lhc other lwo minion groups or enforcers move to
reinforce the group guarding Lhe quadjumper once the com
bat begins. rhcsc groups arc both also al long range from
lhc quadjumpcr. and lhcy musl move around the wreck to
shirL into medium range and line or sight. Remember. since
movement and ranges arc handled abstractly, the GM can
decide that a minion group can't see Lhe PCs rrom its current
position or moves even more slowly through piles of junk or
drifting sand dunes.
DOKAR VENAS AND THE SAND SKIMMER
rhc sand skimmer and 1ls crew move into range and start lir·
ing al the PCs once combat begins. Since there arc no rules
specifically covering vehicles in this prod Jct. the GM should
trc':lt the sand skimmer as a mobile plat'orm for the leader
MINION GROUPS
Minions are the nameless individuals that the PCs en·
counter and perhaps fight in droves in their adventures
in the Star Wars universe. An individual minion is gener·
ally not a dangerous threat. as minions often have poor
characteristic values, no skills. and low wound thresholds.
The GM may choose to use minions in groups, in which
case several special rules apply. Minion groups are always
composed of· identical minions, and groups of minions
can be much more dangerous than minions individually.
A group of minions acts together and behaves in most re·
spects as a single character. All minions in the group take
their turn at the same time, and they perform unified
actions and/or maneuvers that reflect the group working
as a unit to achieve its goals. An attack or ability that
targets one minion in the group targe:s the entire group.
The minion group has a single wound threshold, shared by
all members of the group. This wound threshold is equal
to the sum of the wound thresholds of every member of
the group. (For example, a group of three stormtroopers-
each with a wound threshold of 5-has a wound thresh·
old of J5.) Each time any member ci the group suffers
wounds. the wounds are applied to the group's wound
threshold. Individual members of the group are defeated
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of the Strus Clan enforcers. Dokar Venas. The GM should roll
LO UCLCrminc lniliative ror Vcnas (but not for the pilot or Lhe
sand skimmer). When Vcnas takes his turn. the sand skim·
mer allows him Lo move lrom extreme range to long range as
one maneuver. and lrom long range to medium range as one
maneuver. Once Vcnas reaches medium range, he remains
Lhcrc and shools at the PCs. The PCs can target him and
shoot him ofl the sand skimmer just like any other adversary.
Conversely. ii the PCs get to the Sunsttider. they can use its
blaster turret to blow up the sand skimmer. This requires a ma·
neuver to gel inside the quadjumper. then an Average (++i
Gunnery check to fire the turrel's blasters. If the skill check
succeeds. the sand skimmer is hit and explodes. If Venas is
on lhe skimmer when it explodes. he is either killed or thrown
clear and knocked senseless by the blast (GM's choice).
one at a time. and one falls each time the total wounds
suffered exceeds the wound threshold of an individual
member of the group. For example, when the stormtroop·
er group passes 5 wounds, one stormtrooper is defeated.
When the total wounds suffered exceeds JO, the second
stormtrooper is defeated. When the total wounds suffered
exceeds 15. the third and final stormtrooper is defeated.
If a minion group suffers a Critical Injury, it immediately
suffers wounds equal to the wound threshold of one
member of the group.
When minions perform checks. they use the characteristics
of a single member of the group. If the check is a skill that
is listed in the "Skills" section of the minion's entry, then
the group receives a bonus if there are two or more min·
ions working together. For every minion in the group be-
yond the first. the group counts as having one rank in that
skill. For example, a group of three stormtroopers counts
as having two ranks in Ranged (Heavy) and rolls a dice
pool of00 . when making Ranged (Heavy) checks. The
same group has no ranks 'or training in Piloting (because
that skill is not on the list in the stormtrooper description)
and would roll +++ on Piloting checks no matter how
many stormtroopers were part of the minion group.
 EXPANDED RULE'. S:
DETERMINE INITIATl11/E

Initiative order is normally determined by means of

a skill check performed by each participant. A char-
acter makes a Cool check if expecting a fight. If not
expecting a fight, the character makes a Vigilance
check instead. (Different characters can use difl'erent
skills on the same Initiative check.)
These checks are Simple (-) checks; no purple Dif-
ficulty dice + are added.
Once all the checks have been made, the GM notes
the resu lts of each check and ranks them in order. from
most Success *' symbols to fewest. If there is a tie,
the check with more Advantage t> is ranked higher.
If there is still a tie. a PC check beats an NPC •:heck.
It does not matter who made which check,. only
whether t he character is a PC or an NPC. The GM
might wish to write this down on some scratch paper.
The GM should now have a list of Initiative check re·
suits. each one marked as PC or NPC. This is the Initia-
tive order. During the ensuing combat, a PC will act
each time a PC slot on the Initiative order is reached.
and an NPC (or group of NPCs) will act each time an
NPC slot on the Initiative order is reached. Remember
that any PC can act in any PC slot-it doesn't matter
who rolled what value. as the Initiative slots belong to
the team, not an individual. The same is true for NPCs.

EXPANDED RULES: RAN 15E

Now that the characters are outside the confines of

the airlock, combat might occur at a longer rainge in
and around the wreck.
Long ra nge: From one end of the wreck to the oth-
er. A hard shot with a blaster; a blaster pistol can·
not make the shot at all. Characters must sh1out to
be heard clearly. and it might be hard to see details.
It takes two maneuvers to move from long ra nge to
medium range or from long range to extreme range.
Ext r eme range: The farthest range at which charac-
ters can see and interact with each other. Characters
cannot hear one another even if they shout:. Only
some sniper rifles and vehicle-mounted weapcons can
shoot this far. It takes two maneuvers to move from
extreme range to long range.

AFTER THE FIGHT

The mosL likely outcome or Lhc fight is Lhal the PCs defeat
mosL [or all) or the Strus Clan enforcers. II the PCs have
defeated mosL or Lhem. the GM can iiave the remainder
relre~t a11d end tl1e encounter. In this case. proceed to
Encounter 6 .
Hr1wcver. 11 the PCs arc having ;i hard ume beating the
Strus Clan. Lhen the CM anr1 hero players should remember
thal they 1usl hav<' to esuipe off world with Lhe information.
As long as everyone can gel inside Lhe quadjumper. they can
lly away. and proceed to Encounter 6 .

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ENCOUNTEll 6: RACE
TO THE RESISTANCE
I n this encounter. the PCs have reached the Sunstrider and
arc taking off. Their goal is to track down the Resistance
base. but they'll need to find a Resistance contact first Before
lhal. however. they need to fix the Sunstride(s main engine.
Once (he PCs have lifted off. read .3loud or paraphrase
Lhc rollowing:
Tile r1uud1111111)(!f leops skywurd u · its four e11gi11es
rour. U1rowi111J uou /Jock 111to uour eats. You soor up
for o /Of}() nw1ne11t before you !1ea u tlwcl, followed
/JI} o wu1;/Jinl) noise. T/Je two stor oord e11gines ore
11ow \fJllllerinl) one/ spittinl) clouds f greasy smoke.
II looks like tlwt clomogecl main e1 gine needs to be
repwrecl, one! fost. T/Jose so11cl dw es below uou ore
~!Clrt1n1J to r;et closer
The quadjumper will crash-land in lhe clcscrt in three rounds.
Repairing the engine requires one of the PCs to make a suc-
cessful Average (+t l Mechanics check. Failure means the
PC docs not fix the engine but can attempt again next round
F•11lurc with Advantage ~ means that the check next round
becomes Easy (t l. as the PC manages to partially fix the fault
Meanwhile. the pilot or the Sunstrider can make an Aver·
age (+ +1 Piloting check with one Setback die • to try
to level out the quadjumper. Failure on this check has no
effect. but each success on this check increases the number
or 1ounds before the quadjumper crash•es by one.
If tile SunstridP.1 docs crash. it plows a long fu rrow in a
sand dune bul is not wrecked. The PCs musl spend four
or five hours and succeed on a Hard (•• +
t l Mechanics
check Lo repair lhc quadjumper: then. t.hey can leave again.
STRUS C:LAN PURSUIT
If the PCs crash. Lhe GM can also give the hero players one
additional complication by having one rninion group of four
SLrus Clan enforcers show up in pursuit while they arc trying
LO repair Lhcir ship. If the GM choose·s LO· do this. it should be
handlce as a combat encounter. with the enforcers starting
al long range rrom the PCs.
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WHERE TO NEXT?
Now that Lhe PCs have a fully working ship, they need co
decide on their desllnation. Their final destination is the
Resistance base. but the base's location is secret. There-
fore. where the PCs go to find a Resistance contact de-
pends on their backgrounds.
THE RESISTANCE HAS TIES·TO THE NEW
REPUBLIC. LET' S START THERE.
A successful Easy (t l Knowledge check reveals that the
ResisLance has some semiofficial ties to the New Republic.
a11d that representa tives or the Resistance can be fou nd on
Hosnia11 Prime. Lhe New Republic's curren t capital. In fact.
Leia Organa's envoy to the Senate. Korr Sella. is currently
on Lhe planet.
Selling course LO Hosnian Prime is a fairly simple task, and
does not require a check.
I KNOW OF A GATHERING PLACE
WHERE TH IS KIND OF INFORMATION
MIGHT BE FOUND.
A successful Average (++1 Streetwise check means that
lhe PC has heard or the planet Takodana. where the pirale
MaL Kanata runs a watering hole in an ancient castle. Low
hfes from across lhe galaxy come co Maz's castle. and it's a
good place to find a Resistance contact.
Like Hosnian Prime. Takodana is not hard for the PCs to
locate. and if the PCs have heard or it. they can plot a course
Lo the planet without an additional check.
I HEARD ABOUT SOME RESISTANCE
PATROLS IN THESE SECTORS. IF WE
BACKTRACK THEIR COURSE, WE MAY BE
ABLE TO FIND THEIR ORIGIN POINT.
The final option for the PCs is to backtrack some Resistance
patrols. Though this docs not Lake Lhe PCs to the Resis-
tance base. il can put them in the right sector. From there.
they can search out a Resistance outpost or patrol and
convince the soldiers to take them LO the main Resistance
base. on D'qar.
To backtrack a patrol, a PC must make a successful Easy
(t l Astrogation check. with one Setback • -
Once the PCs have determined where to go. they make
Lhc 1ump Lo hyperspace and proceed to Encounter 7.
ENCOUNTER 7: INTERCEPTED!
I n Lhrs encoumcr. Lhe PCs are on their way lO their destina-
Lron. I lowcvcr. jusl when they think they are safe. they run
inlo a dangerous new foe. The First Order has sent Captain
Phasma and Lhc Star Destroyer Silencer to patrol a hyper-
space transit point between the Unknown Regions and the
Core Worlds. Phasma and her forces arc there to look for Re-
sistance spies who may be infiltrating the Unknown Regions
and scouLing the remnants of the Empire. Captain Phasma
has orders Lo in tee cepl any small or suspicious starships that
could be used by Resistance scouts. Unfortunately, the PCs'
starship fils Lhat description pcrfeclly.
Once Lhc PCs 11avc made Lhe jump to hyperspace and
l1avc had a chance Lo recover from Lhe end or the last en-
counLcr. read aloud or paraphrase Lhc following:
The 111otttecl IJ/ue of /Juperspacc whips past as the
Sunstrider spcecls tmvard tl1e hrst /Juperspace transit
point. Soon 1;ou must drop out of hl}perspace to col·
cu/ate the next step of uour joumeu.
The navico111puter p111gs. ond lJOU pull the lever; the
stars urouncl uou shnnk back into points of ligl1t.
You 're flu111g through emptl} space. deserted . . ex-
( ept for the 111ass1ve ancl ominous arrow of a Star
Destro1;er directlu oheacl'
The /111qe sl11p. b1g9er them 011uthing uou've seen,
do11111wt<'> 1;01ir v1e11ports us a brusque voice crackles
over tlw w111111. "U111dentified ship. this is the Silencer.
Ti11n off lJOlll clnves uncl prepare to be boarded."
The PCs have confronted a First Order Star Destroyer.
rhey have only Lwo choices: surrender or attempt w flee.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!
Escape is very dirficull. but not impossible. A successrul
escape means Lhe PCs skip the last parl of this encounter
and Ltlc next cnco~1 nter. However. ir the PCs choose to do
so and succeed. they should Feel rewarded for it! Likewise. if
they attempt to escape and fai l, they'll still have a chance to
escape later. so the ancmpt shouldn't be discouraged.
Escaping Lhc Silencer first requires some evasive flying
to avoid the Star Destroyer's tractor beams. This requires a
Hard C t t t l Piloting check. Add two Setback dice • •
because the Silencer is very close and has che Sunstrider
targeted already.
If the PCs manage to get out or range or the Silence(s trac·
tor beams. the Star Destroyer launches TIE fighters to pur- •
sue them This chase can be handled narratively: .J~e hero '1
players can describe their ship rlying desperately for the
next set of hyperspace coordinates. while the GM describes
a flight of four TIE righters closing 111 from behind.
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An Astrogatron check is made to determine whether or
not the PCs can make the 1ump to hyperspace before their
engines arc incaparnatcd by che TIE fighters. The check is
a Hard C t t t l Astrogation check. although some good
shooting using the ship's guns could reduce its difficulty.
If the PCs want to try to shoot down some of the incom·
ing TIES rust. they can make an Average (+
t l Gunnery
check. Success means they shoot down one TIE and de-
crease the difficulty of the Astrogation check to flee the
systenHrom Hard C
tt t l lo Average (. t l. Advantage
O means their shoaling keeps the TIEs at bay and adds a
Boost die 0 to Lhc ASLrogation check. Failure wilh Threat
@ means Lhal U1cir shooling is so bad that the TIEs are
encouraged. not <liscouraged. and the Aslrogation check
suffers a Setback die • ·
If the Astrogation check succeeds. the Sunstrider escapes
just in the nick of Lime. P1ocecd to the end of Lhe adventure.
IF the check fails. Lhc TIE fighters cripple the Sunstride(s
engines. and the Silencer closes in. le grabs the Sunstrider
with a·tractor beam and pulls it aboard.
IS THERE A PROBLEM, OFFICER'?
The other option for the PCs is to try to play innocent and
hope that the First Order will inspect their ship and let them
go If the PCs choose to do thrs. one PC must make an Aver-
age C t t l Cool check to respond calmly to the First Order
officer on the comhnk. If the PC is successful. the officer ex-
plains that this 1s a routine inspection. and that if the PCs
cooperate. they will be sent on their way soon. More impor-
tanlly. the First Order won't expect the PCs to be a threat.
INTO THE BELLY
OFTHEBEAST
If the PCs play along or ir Lhcy allcmpl to escape and fa il.
read aloud or paraphrase the following:
Your starshtfJ shivers in the clutches of the tractor
beam os 1;ot1 ure hauled toward t11e immense Star
Destrouer a/Jeacl. The tructor beo111 pulls uou into a
hangar bOIJ 111 tile side of the Silencer: one that looks
s111ull O<Joinst its /J11/k but tums out to be massive
once you are inside.
Racks of TIE /}(filters /111e the ivulls. and crew nm to
(If}(/110 lo p1 ep them for takeoff A squad of storm·
trnnf)('t» 111r11r/1 r» -;111art111 up tile looclinq ro111p of o
IHIJtlll!j {/(//IS/J!Jtl llw \[('/IC re1111ncls l}OU l/llCOl!lfort·
u/J/11 of the f111pil(' of t111rtu 1;ews ouo. Are t/1e':ie the
fr111f\ of the /111/rle11 E111pi1e 1;ot1 c/isr overed i11 tile Star·
l1ellt W.111dl'rl'1 \ sr•r ret vuult7
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 Once the PCs are aboard, a squad of sto1mtroopers su.r
rounds their ship. The stormtroopers are led by a captain
wearing chrome armor and a long cape; she sLands a good
ten centimeters above her troops..In an authoritative t?ne.
she demands the PCs exit their ship. Once .they do. she 111
sists at blasterpoint that they surrender their weapons.
When the PCs are disarmed. she introduces herself:
Tlie stormtrooper comma11der loo/;s each of uou over.
her expression unreadable behind her c/1romium he/·
met. "/ 0111 Coptai11 Pfwsma of the First Order." s/1e
says at lost. "Cooperate. and you will surv.ve this e11-
cou11ter waste ITllJ time. a11d uou will not."
Phasma proceeds to ask the PCs a series of questions. I lie
GM can have her ask these in any order.
WHY DID YOU TRY TO ESCAPE'?
If the PCs want to make up a story about why they attempted to
nee one of them musl make an opposed Deception check vs.
. Phasma's Discipline(• • •).
Md a Setbacll die • due to
the circumstances: she is
expecting them to he ii
they attempted lo flee
1n the fir>t place. How-
ever. if th~ hero players
come up with a clever
excuse. add a Boost
die D to the check.
WHERE ARE YOU TRAVELING AND WHAT
IS YOUR BUSINESS'?
No PC needs to make a check to answer lhis, they can simply
make up a story or tell the truth. However. their answers may
affect the difficulty of Phasma·s next questions. If the PCs say
they are traveling to 1losnian Prime or their business involves
reconnaissance or delivering information. add a Setback • die
to any checks lo interact with Phasma as she grows suspicious.
If lhe PCs tell Phasma they are junk traders or traveling to Tako·
dana (or some other place in the galaxy), add a Boost D die to
any checks to interact with Phasma instead.
HAVE YOU OR ANYONE YOU KNOW EVER
ENTERED THE UNKNOWN REGIONS'?
Again. the PCs can be honest about this; they have never
traveled into the Unknown Regions and do not know anyone
who has. I lowever. the GM can have the PCs make an Easy
(. ) Cool check to remain calm. If they fail it, Captain Phas·
ma becomes suspicious or them. and the PCs must add • to
any checl<s made to interact with Phasma for the remCJinder
of the conversation.
DO YOU HAVE ANY AFFILIATION WITH
THE REPUBLIC OR THE RESISTANCE?
Unless lhe PCs want to admit that they have secret infor·
malion l11at they are trying to bring to the Resistance. one
of them is going to have to make an opposed Deception
check vs. Phasma's Discipline (e ++). If the PC fails.
Phasma doesn't believe them. but she begins lo suspect
they are hiding something. II they succeed. Phasma believes
them and figures they are harmless traders.
WAIT FOR INSPECTION
If lhc PCs successlully deceived Phasma about their inten·
tions. read the following aloud:
Captwn Pl10sma nods s/10rt/1J 'Tllank you for t1our
cooperation. We are going to conduct o qwck 1nspec-
t1011 of yow sl11p, then you cw1 be on your way. Mean
while, these troops will escort you to the wwt1ng area "
If the PCs failed to deceive Phasma. read this aloud:
In either case. lhe PCs are escorted
to the waiting area: a small room just
outside the hangar bay. Proceed LO
Encounter 8.
ENCOUNTER 8: PRISON BREAK!
I n this encounter. the PCs must overpower cheir captors and
escape rrom the Silencer. They also need to di5able the
tractor beam ir they plan on getting rar once they fl~, away.
THE PCS ARE
UNDER SUSPICION
However. their first goal is escaping their immediate situ· H the PCs have not deceived captain Phasma. or if she per-
ation. The situation they find themselves in depends on ceives them as a threat. two troopers lead them Lo the wait-
whether Captain Phasma is suspicious or chem or not. ing area (a small room 1ust orr the hangar). where a junior
officer is on duty. Read the rollowing aloud:
THE PCS ARE NOT
UNDER SUSPICION Tile troopers 11sl1er uo11 into t11e room. the door hissing
s/1111 behind them. The 011/u otlier person in the woit~
1r Lhc PCs successfully deceived CapLain Phasma and she ing room is u uo1111y lreutenant. who is tmsu studying
doesn't sec them as a threat. two troopers lead them to the u cfatopad. ''Put tileir weupons in tile storoqe unit." he
waiting area (a small room just off the hangar). The troopers soys witho11t /ooki11CJ up .
turn the PCs' weapons over to a junior officer on duty in the
wailing area. and leave. Read the following aloud: Tile two troopers open the stor(l(/e 1111it. only for a pile
of />oxes to full 011t of it afl(/ crush into tilem. causing
tile111 to drop 11our weupons. As uour weapons skit·
The trooper" iloncl uo11r gear to the 1u11ior 1·eute11· ter ucross the floor. 11011 k110w that if IJOll 're going to
wit 011 clutt/. tilen leave. the cloor hissing shut ehi11d escape. now rs tl1e t1111e.'
tile111. Tile /1eute11a11t. t11e 011/IJ other perso11 111 tlw
roo111. s1111/es pleaso11tl11 os lie opens up a w II star·
CffJ<' w11t ·Hello. /'111 Lreute11011t Dormitz. I'm s re the There is one minion group of two First Order stor-
111spect1011 wrll onllJ take o 1110111ent. .. mtroopers and one First Order junior officer in the
room. The room is relatively small: everyone starts at short
You k1101v d's on/I) a 111otter of time before tie First
range rrom one another. Have everyone roll Initiative using
Oreler f111cl'> tlie clatopads on 11our ship. If you 'r goi11g
Vigilance. The PCs should each add a Boost die D co their
to eswpe /;efore thot /1oppe11s. now rs tile time to act'
check. while the swrmcroopers and Dormicz are distracted
and must add a Setback die • to their checks instead. Luck-
ily ror the PCs. the room 1s isolated enough that nobody can
Lieutenant DormitL (use the First Order Junior otficer pro-
hear the sounds or the fight.
file below) is not expecting a fight. If the PCs move quickly
and grab a weapon. they can overpower him or force him
to surrender IJy succeeding on one or the following checks:
• Easy (+ } Coercion check (shoving Dormitz into a cor-
ner and threatening him to ke.ep quiet).
• Easy !+ l Athletics or Coordination check ![springing
past Dormit1. to grab a weapon from the bin and holding
him al gunpoint).
• Average (. + l Brawl check (simply punchin;g Dormitz
and knocking him unconscious).

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ESCAPE
Ow" the PCs have deal with Dormil! (ancl potentially the stor
mtrO'Jpers) in the waiting area. the PCs must decide on their
nr~xt cour51• of acur.>n. Escape should be ttleir primary goal.

I rus sf!rtron presents l11e challenges the PCs musl ovr:r

corni:o to esc<Jpc the Silenu!r. and then it offers the most likely
solutrons to each As long as the PCs overcome the challeng
<». they can escape and continue on their quest LO warn the
l~C'·;1;;wntc about the hidden Imperial ba~;es.

• Unlc'>s the PCs hid lhe datapads on their persons. they

nec<J to retrieve the datapad~ rrom their ship (either by cs
c:ap111e :il.>m1rrJ the ship or grabbing L11cm wl 1cn they llee).
• I Ile PCs need to find a ship, either the Su11slt ider or (if
1t was damaged} a new vessel.
• I he PC•; 11ecd to disable the tracLOr beam emiuers used
by 1h1s lwnwu bay, lesl they be grabbed when they at-
tempt Lo e5cape.
STORMTROOPER TRANSPORT
If L11 e PC> don't wrml lo aucrnpt lo shut orr the tractor
beams. or ii lhe Sw1strider :;ustained damage when il wa-;
rnpt111ecl. tile PCs may want to secure alternate trans
portalion. Luckily. the Silencer's hangar bay has sever::il
~Lorrntrooper 11a11c;porls.or which one cou ld serve as an
irnprompLU escape vehicle.
If the PCs take a storrmroopcr transport. the friendly IFF
codes that it broadcasts stop the tractor beams from lock
rng on10 1t 11nt1I the operators can reset the codes. In terms
of this ::i<Jvcnture. th1!> gives the PCs a precious minute to
fly cle:.11 or the S1lt?11ce1 The transports are not secured. so
stealing one 1s 1ust a matter or gettrng into the pilot seat.

CONTROL ROOM

MAINTE~NANCE AREA
Conduit~ wpplyi11g power lo the tracto1r beam emitter ire
locaterJ 111 tile maintenance area. Signs in the corridor out
~1rlc tht~ wa1ti11g room indicate where the maintenance space
i';. I lie PC·; n1ust •,imply wa lk down the corridor Lo an ac-
cc·y; h;1t<.11 anti rJcsccnrJ into l11c maintc~nance a1ea below.
I he: 1n<i ir11.cnancc aica is a crarnpccl seri es of twisting crawl
<;pate•; IJr~1 < kctcd in pipes. wires. and hissing machinery.
lwo tectl'; ;ire on duty in the maintenance area. Ir the PCs
Mc wr!arinn stolen First Order unirorms. they ca n bluff their
way pa•;t ll 1e techs with an Easy (+ ) D eception check. If
1 IH:y d<J not have uniform s. they ca n instead sneak past the
tccl 1·, with <in Average (++) Stealt h check (only one PC
needs w 111akc the check if everyone i•> together. it i> a·;
sumed the PC makinr, the check guides the others p<:1sl 1lic
tcths) Altcrnatrvcly, the PCs wu ld make an Average C
t tl
Coercion check to get the techs to surrender. If the PCs fail,
both techs go for their blasters. Start ttle combat at short
range. but add a Setback die • to all ranged attack rolls due
to the cramped space
After dealirrg with the techs, shutting down the conduits is
·,unply a rnaller of finding the right one'S and flipping their
crnerr,ency shut orr switches. IL does not require a check
n1c hanger bay tontrol room is just above the waiting room
and 111a1nte11ancc area, access able through a turbolift in
the corridor. Inside 1he hanger bay control room arc two
rir>l Orde1 junior orriters. and two First Order tec hs.
FIGHT IN THE HANGAR
Once the PCs return Lo the hangar bay (whether they pla1 1
on 1etr icving Lile S11m11 icier or sneaking li1c datapads 0111
or Llieir 5hip anti then stealing the stormtroopcr transpo1 t}.
they arc cvcntually discovered by tlic First Order personnel
on duly. 0 11ce tlicy arc discovered. the PCs will probabl y
become embroiled in a desperate right as th ey attempt to
escape the Silenr.er.
Whr11 the PCs enter the hangar bay, the GM should have
rJnc of tile rnir11on groups of First Order stormtroopers on
duty milke an Average C
t .) Vigilance check (if tne PCs
arc wc<.1ring WJlen First Order uniforms. increase the diffi-
culty of the check trJ Hard It . t ll.
If the stl)rmtroopers succeed on che check. they noucc
the PC; wlle11 they enter the back of the hangar bay. If they
fail with Advamane t>. another First Order soldrcr stum
blcs into the waiting room. discovers the dead or uncon-
scious omcer there. and sounds the alert when the PCs arc
roughly hallway across the hangar bay. 1r they fail. <J1 fail
with rt1 rcal <§) . then 111ey notice the PCs when the PCs arc
a1 the L1 all';port'> or their st1ip.

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 Once the PCs are noUccrt. the GM should have everyone
make a cher:k to <Jetcrm1ne the h11Liillive order and begin
combal. lhe GM should use the map lO indicate where
everyone is. From the bad, or the h;ingar bay to the PC's
ship is long range. There 1:, one minion group of three
First Order stormtroopers at the batk of lhe hangar bay.
If there are four PCs. there• i•; a second minion group of
three First Order sto rmtroopers at the PCs ship. If there
arc three PCs or fewer. the1e 1s one First Ord er tech at the
PCs' ship. instead
At tile beg1nn1ng ol the second round or combat. Cap-
tain Phasma enters the hangai bay flom the bac.k. with one
additiona l minion group of three First Order storm -
troopers. Al the beginning ol Lile third rou nd or combat. an
adclilional minion group or lh1ee Fi1sL Order stormtroopers
enters lhe hangar bay as well. Tl1 e GM should note that tile
PCs do not need to alternpl L odereal Lhese opponents; they
merely need Lo gel 10 tl1ei1 5111p or a Lrnnsporl and Lake oil
If the hero players sl1ow an i11cli11 alion to stay and righl. the
GM should 1emind L11em lll<ll li1e entire Star Destroyer is
crawling with stormu ooper5. and the PCs will soon be over-
whelmed ii Lhey slick ;iroun<I.
If C;ipu1in Phasma sulre1s enougt1 d<image to become
incapacitated. the GM should fhp a Destiny Po1111 from its
bliltk side to ils white side At that point. a nearby storm-
Lrooper nets oul or wrn to step in fronl of the attack that
would h;ive incapac1tmed her. and she ducks back into the
entrance 10 the h;inr,;ir tny.

AFTER ENCOUNTER 8 ENDS

If the PCs manage to la•mch their ship or rl transport. read
;iloud or parnphrasP the following:

Your s/Jip lure/Jes into tile air as tl1e /Jatch closes.

blaster bolts bouncing off tl1e /Jul/ and w/Jining past
tile viewports. You punch tile tl1rottle and zoom for-
ward. out t/Jrough the mag containment field and into
the vastness of space.

Brilliant green laser blasts erupt around uou as uou

desperately tru to reac/J the l1yperspace coordinates.
Your ship slwclcfers under near misses before-
finally-you grasp the hyperdrive levers and make
tile jump to lig/ltspeed.

If the PCs do not manaee to escape. read aloud or para

phrase Lile follow111e:

You stare up at the blaster barrels of the stormtroop-

ers wl10 overpowerect uou dunng uour failed escape at·
tempt Coptwn Phosma stricles over to you .

"I clon't know who uou ore. or w/Jat your plans were." sl1e
says. "But tile F11st Ore/er hos woys of making uou talk."

The advPmurc 1s over!

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goals or excellent play. The suggested experience award for
A s the PCs return lo their quest to deliver the inrormation
to Lhe Resistance. lhey have succeeded 1n avo1d1ng the
Slrus Clan and. more importantly. escaping l he clutches or
this adventure is I 0 experience points. in addition to the I 0
experience points the PCs should have received during the
the First Order. But their adventures in t11e Star Wars galaxy Interlude: Experience and Destiny section. This makes it
arc just beginning! a Lotal or 20 experience points. a fi tting reward for evading
the clutches of the First Order!
EXPERIENCE AWAlRDS AWARDING EXPERIENCE POI NTS
Al lhe end of each session. iL is customary lo receive an
The GM should award experience points after every session.
award of experience points (XP) lhat the PCs can invesl in
The amount awarded is typically I 5 XP per character for a ses-
new or upgraded skills or talents. I lero players should each
sion of two or three major encounters and a handful of minor
turn lo Lhe final spread of their character folio now. where
ones. The GM can grant an additional 5 bonus XP when the
investing experience is explained. Each hero player should
PCs reach key milestones or complete story arcs. The GM is
also be sure Lo transfer information from Lhe previous char-
encouraged to consider awarding an extra point or two or XP
acter sheet to the new one. The usual award is 15 experience
for exceptional roleplaying or remarkably clever thinking and
points. with a possible bonus for achieving significant story
should give the hero players an idea of the source of their XP

FURTHER AC»VENTURES
A llhough the PCs have (probably!) managed to escape the
First Order with information vital lo the Republic and the
Resistance. their adventures in the Star Wars galaxy have
of assistance. The Venture Dawn. a large passenger liner. was
caught by the edge of one of the planetary explosions Its
bridge was smashed c;rnd its engines were damaged. Now.
only just begun! The GM can continue llhe story using both it drifts slowly towards Hosnian's sun. The PCs can use the
Lhe adventure seeds below and A CALL FOR HEROES, a free Sunstrider (which started out life as a st1ipyard tug) to pull
adventure t11at is designed to follow The Force Awakens Be· the Venture Dawn out of danger. saving hundreds of lives.
c1NNER GAME and is available for downlo.3d at www.Fantasy-
FlighLGames.com. JOIN THE RESISTANCE!
If the PCs' plan is to join the Resistance. the GM can have them
THE DAY EVERYTHING meet up with a Resistance patrol and be escorted to D'qar.
CHANGED They can arrive just after the successful raid on Starkiller Base.
when the surviving Resistance warriors return from their daring
The Force Awakens BEGINNER GAME is set j~1st before the events attack. Once the PCs turn the information about the old Impe-
of The Force Awakens. This means the PC:; can easily become rial bases over to the Resistance. the Resistance asks them ir
caught up in the aftermath or the movie a:; well. As those who they're willing LO scout some or those locations and determine
have watched The Force Awakens know. ll1e Firsl Order even- the extent of the First Order's power base in the Unknown Re-
tually launches an altack on the Republic. firing lhe Starkiller gions. If the PCs agree. they are likely to be fighting directly
Base superNeapon at the Hosnian system. The barrage of shots against First Order forces in the Unknown Regions. Although
carves a path lhrough hyperspace and vaporizes every planet in the Resistance can provide them wilh supplies and some ad·
the system. including Hosnian Prime. This strike destroys the en- . ditional weapons. overall they'll be on their own.
tire Galactic Senate and the majority or the New Republic Fleet.
This can catapult the PCs into the course of momentous EXPLORING JAKKU
galactic events such that they reach l heir destination just as
the events or The Force Awakens end. They can end their trip Jakku is a large planet. and the PCs can find plenty to do
only to find that the galaxy has undergone radical changes. right there. After they turn over the dala to the New Republic
or the Resistance. the PCs may decide to relurn lo Misha
A REPUBLIC IN FLAMES and the nomads of the Starlight Wanderer and help them
out. If the PCs return. they will likely race an old foe: the
If the PCs headed to the Hosnian system to wrn ~'.l eir find- Strus Clan. The Strus Clan sends bounty hunters and addi-
ings over to the New Republic. they can arrive in-system lo tional forces after the PCs. Eventually, the PCs may need to
find the massive devastalion of the Stark1iller weapon. rake the fight to l he Strus Clan by locating and taking down
one or its high-ranking members. If the PCs manage this.
As the PCs survey the wreckage of the system. they have they could guarantee the safety of the nomads.
some opportunities to save lives and help out people in need

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GM TIPS AND A IDVICE
G ame Masters has the hardesL job at the table. since they
are tryine Lo manage many characters at once and keep
the session moving. GMs can also have Lhc rnosl rewarding
job. as Lheir role is unique in Lhe collaborative sLi:>rytelling
experience. I lere arc a few pieces or advice to make the
GM's job easier and ensure a better game for everyone:
DON'T LET THE STORY STOI? JUST
BECAUSE OF A FAILED CHECK
rwo or the most common mistakes made by new GMs arc
concealing too much information from the other pli3yers and
assuming that the PCs will always succeed. If they are impris-
oned in a First Order base and need Lo override the security
lock on Lheir cell to get out. Lhen Lhe story can grincl Lo a halt
when the PCs fail their checks to open a door.
The simplest solution to this is just Lo not roll checks that
must be passed for the swry LO cominue. However. some·
limes the players expect tO make a check at a climactic mo
ment of the story. and automatically succeeding may feel
like a letdown. Therefore. another option 1s to have an alter
native means of progressing the story.
For example. the PCs fail to open the cell doors and set off
a security alarm. First Order stormtroopers come in. notice
Lhc ·escape attempt. and order the PCs moved to another
cell block. During the transfer. Lile PCs end up in <1 speeder
Lruck with a single guard. and have a chance to overpower
the guard. take over the speeder. and escape. Thi~ PCs are
still ·punished" ror their failure (they were disrnvered by
their guards. who made the reasonable decision to transfer
them to a more secure facility). but the story still moves for-
ward in an unexpected and exciting direction.
DELl~GATE!
The GM can have a lot to keep Lrack or. especially dL1ring
busy scenes like comba t or a complex chase scene. It's okay
to delegate some responsibilities to other player». For ex-
ample. one player could keep track of Initiative and call out
the next Initiative slot each time a player finishes a turn. It's
also entirely reasonable to leL the hero players keep crack of
their own experience poims. money. and gear.
Jn extreme cases. an entire NPC or spaceship could be
delegated to a hero pl;.iyer whose PC isn't involved in a given
scene. This both makes the GM's 1ob easier and l<eeps the
hero player involved.
SAY ''YES" AND ''YES, BUT .. . "
Roleplayine games are collaborative. improvisational story-
telling experiences. It can be helprul Lo look al traditional
improvisalional theater for inspiralion- specirically. the rule
in improv of "say ·yes... When someone invents a faCl or the
scene that enhances the story or moves the plot forward.
and it could just as easily be true as not. saying ·yes· is
usually the right thing to do. Usually hero players are inven-
uve because they're looking for a way forward in the plot.
so working with them to build or discover that way forward
keeps the story moving.
Of course. Lhat doesn't mean that everything should always
go Lhcir way all the time. Pcrl1aps Lhe PCs want to scout out
some of l he old Imperial bases they round references to in the
Starlig/11 Wanderer's records. The PCs might ask ir Lhey can fl y
Lo one or lhose bases. and the answer may l>e. "Yes. but the
hyperspace route to the base is not part or the records. You
know where 1t is. but not how to gel there. and you'll need to
scout out that sector to determine the correct course." Now
the PCs have a way forward-traveling to that sector-but also
a complication to overcome. They'll need to consider their op-
tions. and they may run into all sorts or challenges. but they
have a clear objective: traveling to that sector and using their
astrogation abilities to plot a new course.
The dice system is very flexible and 1ewards this sLyle or
play in Lwo ways. First of all, it's quiLe easy to allow a player's
improvised idea for an action or plan to be determined by
a dice roll. ·can I shoot the stormtroopers as I hang off the
side or our moving speeder?" "Yes. but the check will receive
one Setback die • because you're firing your blaster wirh one
hand. and a second because you're swinging back and forth.·
Secondly. the dice symbols- -particularly Advantage t}.
Threat. @.Triumph @. and Despair@ lend themselves to
improvisation. The symbols provide inspiration for new com-
plications and boons as the story moves 1n new directions.
TREAT THE OTHER PLAYERS LIKE ALLIES
Remember that all the playe1s at the table have the same
goal: to tell a run story. It's okay to admit you don't have total
mastery of the rules-the group can work together to resolve
a rule<> dispute in the way chat is the most run and best for
the story It's okay to admit to being caught flal·footcd by
a decision the PCs make. and to ask for a break lo plan out
the next few scenes. And it's okay to throw questions to the
table: "What happens next? What's the best way to interpret
that Despair @ symbol?" The answer to the question "Docs
my character know anyone in Niima Outpost on Jakku?" can
be ·1 don't know: does she?" Playing a 1oleplaying game is a
collaborative project. and you· re all on Lile same team.
Lastly. and most importantly: if everyonc is having run.
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:®-"'-.; Success '# symbols are caincelled by Failure Y symbols; if

there are any Success '# syrmb~ left. the check succeeds.
SYMBOLS AND DICE

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be spent to trigger a powerrul positive consequence.
Ability Proficiency Difficulty
~ Advantage O symbols indicate a positive side effect or conse· Die . Oie O Die +

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quence, even on a failed check. They cancel and are cancelled
by Threat@ symbols.

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bols, the check is a railure.
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ful negative consequence.

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celled by Advantage O symbols. Die • Die O

SKILL CHECKS: DIFFICULTY

When a character attempts a skill check. th GM should determine the difficulty or the check. The difficulty of combat checks and
opposed checks has already been discusse . but GMs must also use their best judr,ement to determine the diffi culty of ordinary skill
checks
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Difficulty Level Dice Example

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rndic~'" rhe poss1bilrty or complirawms.

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