The Characters have taken a small transport shuttle down
from their Light Frigate, which still hangs in orbit. They have
just landed on the ice planet of Dolnar, to deliver their cargo
to a Brian Mithel (See NPC sheet 1) at the bar/casino The Rancor
Pit, here they are also to collect their pay, 5,000 credits.
As they are disembarking from their ship they see a Zethlethbra
(Zebra-headed man) named Wingfoot approaching the ship. If he is met with rude
or violent attitudes he will run off, if met kindly he will give the characters
a map of the section of city.
When they leave the metal-reinforced spaceport landing area (#512A) they
will see a sign that says: No Vehicles. The streets and "outside" walls are
made of ice or hardened snow, the "sky" is also ice or hardened snow. If they
have the map they can go directly to The Rancor Pit with no problems at all.
If they do not have the map they will have to find it by themselves.
At The Rancor Pit they will see that it is decently lit around the edges
and well lit in the middle by the gambling tables. There are 12 (6 visible, 6
unseen) Bouncers and Head Bouncer Ren Tolkan (see NPC sheet 3). Four are at the
door (two on either side), two at the only entrance to the bar proper, and only
two others visible at a back door. There are 25 (10 visible, 15 unseen) Security
Guards two patrolling each set of gambling tables, two at the back door, and six
at two tables near the corner (three at each). There is a large bar in the
middle of the room and tables scattered throughout the rest of the place.
Scattered across the bar and tables are the following groups:
Bar: 50 stools, Barkeep: Jaddal Brumwick, Ithorian.
Stools 1-5: A Gammorian enclave, well armed. (Gondor the Red's guards) The
orc-like aliens each carry a blaster rifle across their shoulders, and a stun
grenade at their belts.
Stool 6: Gondor the Red, A Twi'lek loan shark wearing a red body armored suit.
He's chatting with the Twi'lek lady to his left. He currently is not interested
to talk business, but will see the players later if they request (in one of the
booths).
Stool 7: Jacclyn D'Soth, a Twi'lek dancer, currently dating Gondor. She wears a
revealing blue cocktail dress, and a gold tiara.
Stool 8-12: Empty
Stool 13: Jaberwaki, a mad Jawa who claims that aliens are transforming humans
into droid-like power cells out in the Outer Rim somewhere. His brown cloak is
dirtier than the average Jawa's, and he smells like a trash compactor. His
small hand is curled around a large tankard, and he slurps the liquid noisily.
Jaberwaki's comments:
"You don't want to talk to me because then they'll
want to get you too!"
"They're making us droids! They'll destroy us
all!"
"Stay away from Bakura!"
"Buy me a drink and I'll tell you all!"
Stool 14-17 Empty
Stool 18-23: Members of the Vahallan Victors, a swoop gang.
For their stats look in the NPC section as toughs.
Stool 24-27: Empty
Stool 28: Hattoris Yol, a used speeder salesman at Yol's Speeder Emporium which
is located on the other side of the planet.
Stool 29: Ed Max, a restaurant owner and fisherman. He owns Dolnar's Diner here
in town.
Stool 30: Empty
Stool 31: Rienfield Kell, a galactic mailman assigned to this city.
Stool 32-35 Empty
Stool 36: Jasper Gallows, a two-bit speeder thief. He is wanted by the
authorities for 50 credits. He is also in the NPC's section. He is wary of any
eyes following him, and if anybody approaches, he will retreat to round table
twelve where his associates are. (Note - Jasper and his companions are not
included in any bounty hunters want list, because they are only wanted locally.)
Stool 37-41 Empty
Stool 42: Mack, a speeder truck delivery man. He is drowning himself to forget
his sad life. He is too drunk to talk properly, and if questioned, he will pass
out in less than one minute. He delivers to Jargville, north of here.
Stool 43: Mack's "shotgun man", Bruce Progg is already passed out at the bar.
Stool 44-46: Empty
Stool 47: Broken off at the base. This recently happened when a cop pushed
around a Barabel, the Barabel wrapped the stool around the cop's neck.
Stool 48: The Barabel in question. He was released two days ago on bail, and
is given a wide berth by everyone in the bar. If approached by a non-Barabel,
he will give a warning growl, then launch himself without warning at the hapless
bystander (This surprise gives him a free round of melee combat). If approached
by another Barabel, he will speak rapidly in barabel, telling the other to leave
or engage in a hand to hand brawl for the space. (Str = 6D+2, Brawling (S)
Streetfighting = 9D, Dodge 7D.).
Stool 49-50: Empty
Round Tables 20 (seat 6 each)
Robo-Servers AS-159, AS-894, and AS-215
RTable 1: Three human businessmen drinking after a deal. They are from Tukand,
Tukand, and Gyalon Intergalactic Attorneys. Their names are H. Krill, S. Raddon,
and P. Unitt.
RTable 2: Empty
RTable 3: Two Ithorian traders, discussing the price for a shipment of Ratthar
seeds to Garos.
RTable 4: Three Bounty Hunters from the Bloody Hand Organization.
Team Captain: Jarr Kilo (Seven successful contracts), Pike O'Malley
(three successful, one failure), and Tiron Spade (Two successful).
They are currently hunting a Rodian Saboteur named Risshi Ryland.
RTable 5: Empty
RTable 6: Empty
RTable 7: Three Herglic gamblers discussing decks for Magic the Galactic game.
Names are Jakioll, Harrii, and Faarinn.
RTable 8: Greg Hunter and his constant companion Knessis, an alien composed of a
quartz-like structure. (These are characters from a story (checkmate) and it
occurs before the occurrences of the story.) If the characters befriend the two,
they don't have the yacht yet, only the two Z-95 Headhunters. The headhunters
are parked in docking bay #515A & B.
RTable 9: Empty
RTable 10: The unknown Gattior prospector, Jer Syko. His stink is evident from
three tables away, and his table is littered with "chaw" remains and empty
bottles of Torvian Ale. (Gattior is a mineral found in subterranean caves on
planets with cold atmospheres.)
RTable 11: Empty
RTable 12: Three amateur speeder thieves, Hart Soldron, Jon Ressin and Gar
Ressin. Hart and Gar are wanted by the locals for 50 credits apiece, but Jon
has no criminal record. They will toss the stun grenade at any aggressors, and
retreat out the back doors. Their stats are in the NPC section.
RTable 13-15: Empty
RTable 16: A Security Guard, Palkins by name, drinking on his break.
Also at his table are three Dolnar Security officers, who are off today.
(but still carry their guns and badges.)
RTable 17: A wild-dressed man in a Three Color Mowhawk, Warcat Jack, the main
singer with a local band, Smashing Melons. His band will be performing tonight
at 23:00, and he is just sitting around before the show.
RTable 18: Harv Jocant, a droid salesman. He is balding, overweight, and
surrounded by droids. The other five seats at his table are occupied by droids,
and three more stand around him. One small black droid constantly rolls around
the bar, followed by Harv's curses.
RTable 19-20: Rancor Pit security, three at each table. They will respond to
any violence anywhere in the bar with amazing speed. They are also protecting
the owner of the bar and others in that corner (Brian Mithel). See NPC section
for more info. note: booth #'s for Mithel and owners should correspond.
Gambling Tables: 25
10 Sabacc Tables (4 players to a table)
5 Slot Machines
4 Holochess
6 Spacers Games
SABACC TABLES
The Sabacc Tables are arranged in skill levels, the first one being
advanced (10D+), the next four intermediate (6D-10D), and the last five are
beginner level tables (1D-6D).
Each player and dealer have a certain amount of money, a gambling skill,
and a difficulty level to catch them cheating. Each player rolls their
Perception skill at the beginning of each hand, and they automatically notice
the cheaters of that level or lower.
The cheaters who are caught lose their initial bid, and cannot compete
in this round. Cheaters who are caught are one level easier to catch cheating
for the person who caught them before. If a roll to catch cheaters is not
enough, but within three numbers away, the player forms a suspicion about the
other player, and may add two to the roll to check that player in the future.
Cheaters who are not caught add a dice bonus to their gambling roll to
decide the victor of the hand.
Not everybody cheats however, and some only cheat some of the time.
When I've said cheating, I meant playing off, stealing the deal, etc.
Using illegal cheating modifiers, skifters and other "helps" are cause for loss
of all funds and returnable items, and name added to a "black list" carried by
many establishments.
Gambling Table 1 (Advanced): This First Sabacc Table has 2 players and a Dealer
droid.
Dealer: A Cardshark Mark 3, named Dealr-4
Gambling Skill: 10D.
Cheat Bonus: 3D (1/3 rnds.)
Notice: Heroic.
(players do not get the level deduction from cheating)
Perception: 5D
Wade Hallows - A professional cardshark, Wade has two skifters, which each add
2D+1 to his gambling skill. (and take a difficult gambling skill to notice.
Only one is noticed per roll.) He is lanky, shifty-eyed, and very skilled.
He has 120 credits.
Gambling Skill: 11D+1
Cheat Bonus: (see above)
Notice: Difficult.
Perception: 4D
Jason Mark - A very skilled player who's ethics are the only thing keeping him
from being an excellent player. He will not cheat, and therefore figures that
everyone else is as ethical as he is. He therefore needs one higher skill level
to catch a cheater. He has 100 credits.
Gambling Skill: 12D
Cheat Bonus: None
Perception: 3D (But needs one level higher).
Gambling Table 2 (Intermediate):
Players: 3
Dealer: Hank Riley, A short, friendly man who always smiles. In truth he is a
shifty gambler, very expert at dealing off the bottom, setting the deck, and
bidding. Once he is caught or suspected however, he will stop cheating and play
it fair with his skills.
Gambling Skill: 7D
Cheat Bonus: 3D. Always
Notice: Heroic
Perception: 5D
Ulysses Plyson - A friendly Herglic who is just stopping in for a few quick
games. He is not rich, but as the rest of his race, he cannot help himself
from gambling. He does not cheat. He has 40 credits.
Gambling Skill: 7D
Cheat Bonus: None
Perception: 4D+1
Pothole Perry - A local of these parts, Pothole Perry saves the strangers who
wander off in the cold inhospitable world. He is a regular of the place, and
can provide information about almost anybody in the area. He is a rare cheater,
but a moderately good one. He has 60 credits.
Gambling Skill: 7D+1
Cheat Bonus: 2D. (1/5)
Notice: Difficult
Perception: 3D+2
Bart Tol - Bart is a mercenary, stopping over on this lame planet while a
Bounty Hunter searches for him in the outer reaches of the Orissl galaxy.
He cheats, all the time, and is an accomplished thief. If another player is
caught, he will try to steal from a player to his side during the confusion,
taking 1D6 coins. His pickpocket skill is 8D. He has 55 credits.
Gambling Skill: 6D
Cheat Bonus: 1D+2
Notice: Moderate + 5
Perception: 3D+1
Gambling Table 3 (Intermediate):
No players are here.
Dealer: Droid I8.T62
Gambling Skill: 7D
Cheat Bonus: 2D
Notice: Moderate + 8
Perception: 4D
Gambling Table 4 (Intermediate):
Two players.
Dealer: A Herglic, Routh Occins. Wears a house Uniform, and is seated in a
large chair. She smokes a long cigarra, which has a pleasant cherry-wood smell.
Gambling Skill: 6D
Cheat Bonus: 3D
Notice: Difficult
Perception: 3D+1
Str-8f-ace: Gambling Droid. Playing for Harv Jocant, who sits at table 18.
He currently has 35 credits to go until he quits.
Gambling Skill: 7D
Cheat Bonus: None
Notice: None
Perception: 4D
Wakl Yak- Another Herglic, who is playing for fun. He has 45 credits.
Gambling Skill: 6D
Cheat Bonus: 3D
Notice: Moderate +6
Perception: 3D+1
Gambling Table 5 (Intermediate): Empty, there is no dealer here, and will not be
one until later, when the crowd increases.
Gaming Table 6 (Beginner): Two Players.
Dealer: Zai Sailen, a Asian human who's quick fingers mask the subtlest of
skills.
Gambling Skill: 5D
Cheat Bonus: 1D+1
Notice: Moderate+5
Perception: 4D
Kisler Mason: A Gotal local. He will put up 20 credits max. Note: Jedi give
gotals headaches.
Gambling Skill: 4D
Cheat Bonus: None
Perception: 5D
Iuussia: A female Sullustan. She has never played before, and is asking
questions all the time. She will play for 15 credits.
Gambling Skill: 3D
Cheat Bonus: None
Perception: 3D
Gambling Table 6 (Beginner): One Player
Dealer: Tharr Ripclaw - A Pho Ph'eahian with a house uniform, a steady gaze,
and nimble fingers.
Gambling Skill: 4D
Cheat bonus: 2D
Notice: Moderate
Perception: 5D
Kallin Sark - a Trianii Ranger, friend of the manager, and sad sabacc player.
She has thirteen credits left.
Gambling Skill: 3D
Perception: 3D
Gambling Table 7 (Beginner): 3 Players.
Dealer: Sallinn Chrisstinn (Verpine)
Gambling Skill: 4D
Cheat Bonus: 1D
Notice: Moderate
Perception: 3D
Jard Guppins - A Mon Calamari businessman, selling deep sea equipment.
He specializes in cold swim stuff, for the southern seas of the planet.
He has 20 credits.
Gambling Skill: 3D
Cheat Bonus: None
Perception: 4D
Killer Volts - A Bimm musician with the Smashing Melons, a band that plays
tonight, at 23:00. He plays the Synth-Sax, and is playing cards before the
show. He has 12 Credits.
Gambling Skill: 3D+2
Cheat Bonus: 1D
Notice: Easy + 5
Perception: 2D
Killji - A Rishii wanderer, stopping through the planet on his way to
"big things".
Gambling Skill: 3D
Cheat Bonus: 2D
Notice: Moderate
Perception: 3D
Gambling Table 8 (Beginner): Empty.
Dealer: Shrik Tallok - A Trailian, who's unassuming face hides potential.
Gambling Skill: 4D
Cheat Bonus: 2D
Notice: Mod. + 5
Perception: 3D
Gambling Table 9 (Beginner):
Empty, not used till later.
Gambling Table 10 (Beginner):
Empty, not used till later.
One Armed Bandits:
Each One-Armed Bandit has a "Gambling Skill" of 6D. If the player beats
it by 0-3, they get 1 credit, by 4-6 they get 2 credits, 7-9 5 credits, 10-12 10
credits, 13+ 15 credits. If a player wins more than twenty credits (overall not
including losses), the Gambling Skill will increase by 2D, and will continue
every 20 credits.
One-Armed B1 - Empty
One-Armed B2 - Daryl Jackson, a human local.
One-Armed B3 - Empty
One-Armed B4 - Ter "Vamp" Larson, lead female vocalist for the Smashing Melons,
which play tonight at 23:00.
One-Armed B5 - Out of Order.
HoloChess: The Holochess tables are 20 credits a game, and players often place
bets on the game. To "Play" a game, players roll a combined Knowledge and
Perception die roll.
Holochess 1 - Currently played by Frapp Zapper (Araquia), 'boardist for the
'Melons, and Jammr-1, The Smashing Melons technical droid. He is a modified
general purpose droid.
Frapp's die total is 7D.
Jammr-1's total is 6D.
Holochess 2 - Empty.
Holochess 3 - Two gammorians attempt to play. They are from Gondor's group,
and do not understand the game. They will not play anybody else.
They both have 3D
Holochess 4 - A computer slicer, Lisser Ball (Twi'lek) is looking for a game or
two. He has wired into the system, accessing the best possible maneuvers and
strategies, and is looking for some sucker to play.
He has a skill of 5D, and gains 3D - 6D for the tactical help.
Spacers Games:
Various Video games with names like OFFRepulsor, Mega Kombat, Alley Fighter II
Turbo, Q-Men, X-wing Sim, Headhunter, Tie-IN sim, Mike Trysom's Punchout etc.
Booths: 20 (seat 8)
Booth 1: Empty
Booth 2: Redd Flakk (human), drummer for the Smashing Melons sits with Stone
Rocker (Silika), the bands backup guitarist.
Booth 3: Garth Raddick (human) a mercenary for hire. If provoked
he will fight. He has a heavy blaster rifle and he has a
blaster skill of 6D+2. He also has 4 thermal detonators and he
is not afraid to use them.
Booth 4: Occupied by Hriss, a slussi tech and his two crew, Salrin and Ressis.
They are the techs for the Remberance, a corellian corvette in orbit.
Booth 5: Dan Hicks (human) ex-stormtrooper. He has a cool and calm demeanor,
he always carries a vibroblade in his right boot. A modified blaster pistol
is strapped across his hip (6D). He is currently looking for work as a
free-lance military specialist, use the bounty hunter template. He has a
streetwise at 7D reflecting his life after quitting the Imperial Navy, and a
command at 6D from when he was a Lieutenant in the Imperial Navy.
Booth 6: Empty.
Booth 7: Two plainclothes securitymen. Their names are Jones and Drake.
They are crack shots and have an additional 1D to their blaster skill.
Booth 8: Empty.
Booth 9: Three house securitymen.
Booth 11-18 Not Serviced until prime time.
Booth 19: Brian Mithel (see NPC section). He will tell the chars about Major
Bearm Lance, an Imperial Defector who specialized in R & D at a secret imperial
facility. He will be arriving at Lan Barrell in 20 standard days. Brian wants
the chars to make arrangements for him to stop over there for two days, and then
to accompany him on the next trip to Calamari (on the Corvette Desire) as
members of a team for the 624th Calamarian Galactic Ptahck Hunt.
(A Ptahck is a large Calamarian Sea mammal. The hunt is done from old
fashioned "whaling" ships, and many teams compete to capture the biggest Ptahck,
or to capture one the fastest.)
He then hands the Chars a crednote for 14000 creds(+2000/char) to get
supplies when they reach Lan Barrell. He tells them that the corvette trip is
2000e. and a renting a Whaling boat is 2500 ( to ship it to Calamari & back is
1000). He also tells them that renting the equipment for the boat will be about
3000. Training in how to run a whaling boat is 500 credits per boat crew, and
then the rest is theirs, along with a 1000 credits each upon returning the Major
to Ressari Glubnaut (A Calamarian "trader", who is a Captain in the New Republic,
and is transporting the Major back "home" after the race.) Then he will try to
answer any more questions that the Chars have, then wish then a good day, and
leave into the back.
Booths 20: House owners. note: remeber names