The ORB: The Smuggler's Moon.

Prepping and playing Star Wars: Edge of the Empire.

Previously on The Outer Rim Blues

The ORB: The Lost Frigate (pt3)

The crew made a deal with Black Sun Agent Lyra Dax: Retrieve a data core from a derelict frigate in exchange for information on the location of Iktotchi refugees the PCs are searching for. The crew has recovered the data core, fighting off a pair of droid rivals and escaping the gravity bubble of an Interdictor-class heavy cruiser —like you do in Star Wars!

Session 6: The Smuggler’s Moon.

The exchange with Black Sun was simple and uneventful. The refugees are in transit to Nar Shaddaa via non-standard vendors. The refugees are being used as leverage on someone outside the organization. Dax would say no more, in fact, offered a sum of hard currency as she concluded the meeting. Our crew of the Blue Harvest prepped to go to Nar Shadda immediately, repairing their ship's gun on the way. I spend a Darkside Force point to drop that Interdictor Cruiser in the system as our crew warps out! This shows the players another use for Force points and ... GM-manufactured drama!!

Tell that to Kanjiklub

Darro (PC Technician) expresses concern about the refugees being sent to labor farms and the extreme conditions of those environments. (Obligation Hit; +1 stress). I ask the player how Darro knows about this detail, it turns out he has spent some time on the Smuggler's moon in his past! He takes the crew to The Orange Lady, a place he knows is more forgiving than most, and they're likely to get some information if they spread around some drinks and credits. (Carousing hit five successes! four threats!) For that, they learned that the refugees were being delivered to Shurdi the Hutt. The PCs have arrived before the "couriers" and refugees. The location of where the "couriers" will dock their C-ROC Gozanti; Kanjiklub is looking to settle a score with those "couriers," and the captain of the Gozanti is a blaster-slinging, three-armed droid. Those four threats mean Kanjiklub will create a beautiful, violent mess of things when the PCs make their move! Gotta love those multi-axis rich dice!!

Session Thoughts