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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ...
The Game chambers of Questal
Fresh from the Black Ice Incident the Warriors of Gar
travel to the planet Questal in need of medical
assistance for the wounded Terri Lexgar.
They are soon contacted and asked to
find a rogue Rebel Agent who went
missing on Questal seeking to stop
a new Imperial Super Weapon...
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Player-characters Jan Vincent Torm
NB. some details of the adventure have been changed to apply more towards the group.
Episode One - Welcome to Questal
Terri, her severed cybernetic right arm in a
sling, slumps into the co-pilots seat where Torm normally sits.
Torm "Really? You're
going to sit there?"
Terri "It's my ship."
Torm goes to sit in the pilot seat...
Terri "Wookoid sits there,
he's piloting."
Torm looks back at Terri "Why
are you being like this?"
Terri "Like what?"
Torm "I'll need to contact
the spaceport control when we arrive at Questal."
Terri "I can do that."
Torm "Look... Jo'din..."
(referring to the fact it was Jo'din who cut off Terri's arm to
save her from the exploding Black Ice)
Terri "Jo'din saved my life."
Torm "We were all wounded in that
last fight."
Terri "Sure. How's your
arm?"
Torm leaves the cockpit. He stops by
Jo'din who is leaning against her bunk.
Torm "I can't talk to her while
she's like this. Can you..."
Jo'din "Not me. I'm the one
that cut her arm off."
The SixtyNine arrives at Questal and is given
permission to land.
The planet Questal is under Imperial control
with it's capitol city Gralleenya having many great spires
echoing the beauty of Imperial City on Coruscant. And this
week is a celebration for Moff Bandor's birthday.
Passing through customs;
Customer Official "There is a
permit required for all personal weapons. What is your
purpose on Questal?"
Terri "Medical. I injured my
arm. I have no weapons. Frisk me... please?"
A customs guard happily checks Terrri for
weapons, getting very intimate with his search, which Terri
cheekily encourages, until the officer says that is enough.
Torm pays for his, Jo'din's and Juniors
blaster, while Jo'din sneaks through her lightsaber with a wave
of her hand (Force Power: Dim others senses).
Exiting onto the busy streets of Gralleenya
the streets are full of merry makers, singing and dancing.
Terri joins in a sexy dance with one of the merry makers.
Torm sees someone defacing a poster of Moff Bandor with "Die
soon Bandor!" before being taken away by Police. Torm
tries to ask someone about it but gets jostled (Fumble) and no
one seems to want to acknowledge what happened. People are
dancing and drinking, but don't seem happy.
Wookoid "Roaoaggh [standard
Imperial city])"
Torm "With you there."
Jo'din goes Terri to the hospital. Torm
then confides with Wookoid and Junior "We have a missing
agent, Tiree. We need to head to Shilley's Cantina to grab
some info."
The problem is the Warriors find the street
blocked with the Gala Parade and are forced to watch the
jugglers and acrobats go past. Amongst the entertainers is
a Troma, a distant relation to the Hoth Wompa. Torm
notices the Troma does not seem calm, and it's handler looks
nervous. As the creature goes past the crowd a kid pushes
past a woman with dark hair with a toy sparkle-gun and shreaks
with joy, but the kid disturbs the creature which roars and
breaks it's chains! Wookoid jumps into the parade and
tackles the Trompa, but is unable to grapple it so is forced to
brawl the creature.
The Troma to too strong for the Wookiee who
after a couple of rounds is Incapacitated!
Torm fies a couple of Stun shots at the
creature, the blasts are ineffective but enough to take the
creatures attention off the crowd. Torm then grabs the
control prod and is able to keep the creature occupied when...
JUNIOR shoots the creature with his Charon WebSpinner,
entangling it. With the creature restrained several
helpers are able to move it into a Force Cage. The
handler, is very grateful and calls for medics to helps Wookoid.
Terri & Jo'din's hospital visit, by all
comparisons is uneventful.
Episode Two - Tiree's Trail
 Torm comms Jo'din to let her know where he
is, Shilley's Cantina. Yet another seedy hive of scum and
villainy. A four armed barman servers patrons, a Wookiee
bouncer, snoring twi'lek, a game of sabacc between a drunk
Quarren and an Ugnaught and a group of Swoopers make up the
clientele. The Wookiee, Snuffalon, signals Torm to the
room at the back of the bar.
Torm and Shilley discuss the situation.
Moff Bandor has some unknown power, and is in high standing in
The Empire. There are dissidents, an influential farmer
recently came to town but disappeared.
Suddenly there is a disturbance in the
bar. The Warriors head back to find a group of five drunk
Swoopers standing up to Snuffalon. But when a second
Wookiee appears, Wookoid, the fight starts! A flurry of
blows from the Wookiees and Torm blasting the Swoopers on Stun
and the fight ends quickly, with the boss who was at the back
running out the door. Torms comm bleeps, that was Tiree's
homing signal, that Swooper must have it. Torm gives chase
but the boss is already on his Swoop. Torm jumps on another
Swoop and gives chase!
 At first Maldeen, the swooper, starts to get
away. But the chase soon leads into the carnival streets.
Maldeen loses his advantage evading a holographic Rancor, and
Torm who is not unfamiliar with Swoops starts to gain ground.
Maldeen heads through a busy traffic intersection, but he and
Torm avoid any collisions. Maldeen then makes a mistake
and turns a corner where there is a huge Sail Barge, he fails to
evade and tears though it's sail, the fabric wrapping around him
causing him to crash. Torm picks up the thug and questions
him about the pendant. Maldeen reveals he found in an
abandoned X-Wing, but there was a droid stopping them from
activating the X-Wing, so they took it to a local junk dealer
call Ellam.
Torm meets up with Warriors, Terri now with a
new Cybernetic arm.
Honest Ellam is a short four-armed blue alien
who sits in a hover chair, your typical second-hand speeder
dealer. Torm get a good rapport going with Ellam, who then
shows Torm the X-Wing. Ellam makes sure to show he has security,
Gammorean Guards and several canine-like Caniphants in cages.
Ellam explains they had to remove the R2 Unit and fit a new
computer, and all he wants is 150,000 credits.
Torm "Sorry Ellam, too hot
for me. But I like you, tell you what, I'll give 1000 for
the R2. My guy here is a tech and loves playing with those
things?"
Ellam tries to haggle, but let's Torm have
the Droid.
The Warriors head back to Shilley's where
Junior can work on the droid.
Episode Three - Tiree's Tale
Warriors manage to find a recording or Tiree
meeting with a group of people, and a dark haired woman Torm
remembers seeing in the crowd earlier. Shilley recognises
Tiree's droid, D-E0. She says Tiree was meeting with Mosh
Pelkan, one of the district bosses. Pelkan is havina party
this evening, Shilley should be able to get the Warriors in...
Torm gives Wookoid some instructions and some
credits, Wookoid will stay behind as backup, as usual.
That evening...
 Mosh Pelkan's mansion is
beautiful. Transparent walls allow for a view of the city,
the spires of Moff Bandor's Palace can be seen in the distance.
Torm easily manages to bluff past the security checking passes,
and as it is a costume party the Warriors have come
appropriately dressed. Though Terri is still acting
uncharacteristically happy, dancing and mingling with the crowd
and drinking wine.
The party is attended by many underworld
elements Torm easily recognises.
Torm makes conversation with Ref Mawber, a
businessman so he claims. Ref fails his Con (Fumble)
against Torm, Torm recognising Ref as ISB. Torm warns
Junior and Jo'din to stay clear of him, but doesn't tell Terri
for fear she'll cause trouble. As the evening moves on
Mosh Pelkan introduces the entertainment, a gladiator duel
between his champion, Cromag, and a Wookiee and Gammorean.
The crowd loves the spectacle, Cromag is huge and would not
doubt give even Wookoid trouble. Cromag is easily
victorious.
Torm manages to speak with Pelkan. Torm
tries making small talk, and tries to slip Tiree's name into the
conversation. Torm slips up (Fumble) and Pelkan realises
he has Torm at his advantage.
 Pelkan
"I knew some of his friends
would come looking for him, as does the gentleman you were
talking to earlier."
Torm "We both know who he is."
Pelkan "Yes, so it would not be good
for you if I let him know you were looking for a known Rebel.
But I can give you the information you want for a price."
Torm "I'm not going to like this,
what?"
Pelkan "Oh, a simple task... defeat Cromag!"
Torm "There is no..."
Terri "Sure. I'm fight him."
Torm "No."
Terri "Oh this will be fun."
Terri then heads directly to the arena entrance. Torm
winces.
Torm "Get your man out of there.
She'll kill him."
Pelkan "What? You are warning me?
Dear me, I hardly think..."
Like many aliens, Cromag is unclothed but for
a loincloth. In the arena Terri taunts the crowd and
offers to to dress accordingly. The Crowd cheers, and
cheer louder as she takes off he top and strips off her
trousers. She hooks her fingers in the rim of her
underwear.... the crowd goes wild and in one swift motion Terri
is naked. Terri strides around the arena allowing everyone
a look at her naked body, before turning to taunt Cromag!
Torm "She's... oh what's the point.
Give me the mic."
Torm "Lady's and gentlebeings, boys and
aliens, LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE. We have the defending
Champion, you all know him, he's undefeated... CROMAG! And
the challenger, the Beauty..."
Pelkan "err... Beauty? Not Beauty
as in..."
Torm "Terri... LEX - GAAAAAR!"
unknown "and the special
guest referee.." "Use my body to keep you alive..."
Torm "Oh no!" Terri and Cromag face off in the Arena, with Bossko B. dancing an playing to work up the crowd. GM note: combat ran using
Sithspwan's Lair Duelling Rules
Round 1 DUELLING - and
Cromag exchange blows - Terri wins (Fumble) but falls and
kicks up. No Advantage gained. The crowd cheers and Bossko B. holds up Terris' arm in victory! Pelkan flies into a rage! "Guards!" Bossko B. moonwalks over to Pelkan. Bossko B. "Okay, bitch, where
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Pelkan "Who are they?!!!" Torm "You and your big mouth. His friends you moron. The TIME BANDITS! The Phenom and Kane. And that sounds like Stone Cold..."
"♪ Na-na-na-na,
na-na, na Torm "Oh shit! Viper! Okay, I'm out of here!"
As the lights raise again Pelkan and his guards are faced with the TIME BANDITS. Kane raises his hands then brings them down, the windows shatter as explosions rock the mansion. Viper just rushes the guards swinging her mallet. The Phenom grabs the nearest guard and with a single hand picks him up and Chokeslams him through the nearest table! Stone Cold grabs a beer then gets in Pelkan's face. Stone Cold "What ya gonna do now ya dumb sunavva bitch?!" Then hits him with a Stunner.
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The Warriors meanwhile had ran to the nearest smashed window where Wookoid is waiting outside in an airspeeder. Shilley joins them, as does Bossko B. They speed off watching the mansion crumble to nothing behind them. Jo'din is in shock. Junior shaking his head and Terri, still naked, giggling like crazy. Shilley "What just happened?" Shilley introduces the Warriors to Peggan, who leads them to the Rebel Base. There they meet Tyerle and her husband Rogan. Rogan is a broken man who can't speak. Tyerle explains that her husband led some Rebel in an attack on Moff Bandor's Palace, whatever happened in there destroyed Rogan's mind. Tyerle then called for help from her brother, the Rebel pilot Tiree. But he too has gone missing after also trying to break into the Palace. Peggan "What happened? Half
the system is on alert!"
Episode Four - Bandor's Palace
Torm "There you go Bossko, with this cloak and mask the Imperials will hopefully not recognise the Chaos King*. * yes, that is a nod the the Marvel Comics character. Bossko B. easily causes a diversion allowing Junior to slice the security system and let the Warriors access to the main part of the Palace. The Warriors are not lucky, and as they turn a corner are met by the City Minister. He is a vile pompous man who immediately demands to know who they are. Torm graciously greets the man and introduces himself as Vincent Vol-u-Von, "Sir, I am here with my team to prepare Moff Bandors banquet this evening. We arrived from Coruscant this morning, curtsey of his highness himself." (Torm rolls a Con 28) The Minister, not wanting to interfere with someone send by the Emperor, let's them pass. The Warriors find Moff Bandor's office, but the secritary droid refuses entry and demands identification. Junior just draws his Ion pistol and blasts the droid! Torm "Well, I guess that's the easy way." Inside the Moff's office the Warriors quickly try to search for clues. Torm finds the safe which junior easily opens. Inside they find records mentioning the Wave Machine. Junior says this is not good, and could explain Rogan's condition. Junior then operates the computer on Moff Bandor's desk, but (Fumble) accidentally sounds the alarm. They do find a holographic recording of a communication between Moff Bandor and The Emperor regarding the Wave Machine and how it could be a powerful weapon, as Junior surmised. Junior "Was Expecting guards
to rush in."
Moff Bandor "Well, well, intruders, Rebels at that. Such a poor show. Did you really think that Trandoshan would be of any trouble. Imperial files say he is difficult, well it took a single guard to render him unconscious. And now you, snooping around. Well you no doubt want to meet your pilot friend, so you will entertain me in the Game Chambers of Questal, which I have constructed under this very Palace. I'm sure Ugavine the lesser there has already warned you of my Wave Generator, well you will soon get to experience that for yourselves. And please, do not try to escape, otherwise the pilot dies." Junior "Hmm.. from the posturing and unoriginal insults can we assume that these Game Chamber are merely an over-elaborate execution?" Moff Bandor "Yes, well obviously. No one has ever made it through." Torm "You didn't read all of the report on Bossko B. did you?" Moff Bandor "Do not apprehend? Oh dear, I am not your run of the mill Imperial Officer. The Trandoshan is of no threat." Torm "Terri, can Bossko B. be
rendered unconscious?" Moff Bandor is irritated and pulls up the comuter file on Bossko B. Only now noticing the comments, immune to Stun and apparently immune to Blaster fire, and no restraints have been able to hold him. Annoyed Moff Bandor turns off the hologram and four Stormtroopers enter the room to excourt the Warriors to the Game Chambers of Questal.
Episode Five - The Game Chambers The Warriors are led into the Game Chambers, blast doors sealing them in. Moff Bandors voice then echo's around the corridor as he boasts gloats at the Warriors fate. They soon find Bossko B. tied up, seemingly unconscious on the floor. Terri kicks him! Terri "Get up. You're
not even going to fool Jo'din." Bossko shrugs off his restraints and kip ups to his feet with a hugh grin. Moff Bandor, watching from one of his many holocams curses that Bossko had duped him into being carried into the Game Chambers. Moff Bandor (over speakers) "Oh, you think you are so clever don't you?! Well..." Bossko B. "No. I just think you're thick." Angrily Moff Bandor cuts off the transmission. Torm "Bossko, stop teasing the super villain." The corridor splits three ways, the Warriors stick together an go left, well except Bossko, he just marches up the centre. The Warriors immediately run into three Bounty Hunters and the Assassin Droid, NIL-8! Four Mercenaries are with the droid. Terri is wounded, but Jo'din makes short work of the droid and the Mercenaries are easily defeated. But the Warriors are starting to feel strange. Anxious. Scared even. Junior "It's the Generator messing with our heads." Bossko B. "Well I just saw a pink Loth Cat jump a rainbow." Junior "Well at least Bossko is unaffected."
Laser Maze Several lasers fire. Junior and Bossko
dodge and Jo'din deflects away two bolts. Reaching the far side to tricky for Jo'din, Torm and Terri with a final barrage of lazer fire nearly wiping them out, but Jo'din manages to heal Torm in time for him to duck a lazer blast and they all cross the room, somewhat shaken.
Lazertag The Warriors don't spot the hidden plate and trigger several low level lazers that sting, but allow them to pass. But the fear and anxiety they feel is getting stronger. No sooner have they exited the lazertag corridor Yulcris appears with more mercenaries, only now Junior notices they are all wearing helmets. Yulcris points at Jo'din. Yulcris "You! With the light sword. Let us see how well you defend yourself against my Vibro-Axe." Jo'din shrugs and approaches. Yulcris swings at the blue twi'lek who parries! Slicing the Vibro-Axe in two. Yulcris in incenses and charges as the mercenaries open fire, but they are easily defeated with even Junior blasting one of them. As for Yulcris, Bossko saunters up and punches him unconscious. The Warriors next encounter is with another Assassin Droid and more mercenaries. HASH-19 is a floating silver ball with six long tendrils each fitted with a deadly vibroblade. Bossko easily entertains the mercenaries but HASH-19 proves a tougher task for the Warriors (GM note: I gave the Droid Melee 6D, six arms with no multiple action penalty). Terri is hit, but only a scratch, Jo'din attemts to hit the droid with her lightsaber but it slashes her twice and she is incapacitated! Torm eventually manages to get a shot off and blast the droid to pieces. Jo'din is able to remain conscious and heal herself. Junior picks up and puts on a helmet. Torm "Okay, this is starting to not be fun."
Moff Bandor "Oh, this is a favourite of mine, the flight simulator. There are six seats. Pilot, Gunner and Shields. The other two of you will sit in the back. Only if you get hit, the passengers will feel the pain, and be killed." Torm "Flight simulator?" Looking at Terri both he and Terri burst out laughing, before Torm composes himself. "Sorry, my bad. Come along Terri, flight simulator." The Warriors get into the Simulator, Terri & Jo'din as passenger, Junior as shield operator, Torm as Gunner and, obviously, Bossko B. as pilot. The Simulator has the Rebels piloting a Y-Wing starfighter against four TIE Fighters. To the dismay of Moff Bandor Bossko B. simply flies rings around the TIE's with Trom able to pick each off them off with relative ease. Bossko B. "Do we get to do the trench run now and blow up the Death Star?!!" Moff Bandor "No."
Puzzle Room This room seals the Warriors in again. In the centre of the room is a small pit with a computer terminal. At the top of the room a deadly lazer shooting in all directions. Almost as soon as the door slams shut it slowly begins to lower! Torm "Junior!"
Round 2 - Junior casually walks over to the pit. "Oh, the controls are encoded." Round 3 - Torm "I don't care, do something. Can you turn it off?!" Round 4 - Junior makes a Difficult Technical roll. Round 5 - Junior fumbles. "oh, that's didn't work did it?" Round 6 - Another fumble! Round 7 - Junior roll a Moderate Technical. Round 8 - Junior rolls a Difficult Technical and turns off the laser. Junior "I don't know what you guys are worried about really." GM Note - Round 9 would have cause everyone in the room to have been hit buy a very powerful lazer!
The Warriors move into the Quarry. A large room with many stome pillars. And the Fear induced by the Generator was getting worse, except for Junior who had put the helmet on and Bossko B. who was mad anyway. Six mercenaries, Tympanic and Lonchant the Protean are waiting to ambush the Warriors, but the Warriors are ready. Lonchant has disguised itself as part of the rock wall, unfortunately Lonchant tries to attack Bossko B. who dodges it;s attack, then knocks it unconscious. Tympanic goes one on one with Terri, but Terri's attack is swift and deadly. The mercenaries manage to wound Torm before they are all defeated.
Episode Six - Freeing of Questal The Warriors enter the Generator Room; Torm, Terri and Jo'din are really starting to feel the pressure of the generators effect on their mind. Tiree is tied up in the far corner, Moff Bandor at the controls of the Generator.
Torm "It's over Bandor. Give it up." [Torm sets his blaster to stun] Moff Bandor "It is for you!" Bandor turn his blaster on himself! But Torm was ready and blasts Bandor, but the stun shot was not strong enough and Bandor kills himself! Torm "Damn!" Junior assesses the damage (spending a FORCE Point - Technical roll of 33!). Nonchalantly Juniors walks around the machine... and turns off the power. Bossko runs up to help Tiree. Jo'din is able to heal his wounds. Torm "we really need to destroy this
thing for good... oh no... I didn't mean..." The Warriors make their escape before Viper turns up... and drives her Tank through Bandor's Palace!!
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Round
8 DUELLING - Terri hits Cromag with several kicks - Terri
wins
Tyerle
"Tomorrow are the birthday celebrations and the Palace is open to
visitors. We could sneak in..."
The
following day the city is celebrating, by order of Moff Bandor.
Hover-floats lead parades through the streets. the Warriors
dress up.
Sure
enough a hologram appears of Moff Bandor.
The
Warriors next find the flight simulator room, the blast door
slamming shut behind them, as they hear Moff Bandor again.
Moff
Bandor has set the Generator to overload, and blasts the controls!
