Czerka 431

A Star Wars Miniatures Scenario

By Sterling Hershey

During the Jedi Civil War, the far-reaching Czerka Corporation supplied material to the Sith Empire. However, that didn't stop them from operating facilities throughout the Republic as well. Even though the corporation was morally ambiguous, employees occasionally failed to toe the company line.

Czerka 431 was one of the corporation's hidden research facilities on the fringes of known space. Unlike most Czerka facilities, the Sith military took direct control to assess the suitability of its work for the war effort and possible manufacture by the Star Forge. Joni Ree, a company scientist in charge of experimenting with juggernaut war droids, decided that she'd had enough of her new bosses. She arranged for the Republic to "discover" Czerka 431's location and coordinated their arrival with her escape attempt. The Sith, of course, were aware of her dislike of them, and they kept her locked up while she continued to work with the droids. They also assigned a formidable heavy assault droid to defend the facility and further discourage the scientist.

Joni plans to use the juggernauts to blast her way out as the Republic forces enter the facility. The Republic rescue team hopes to deny the Sith a new weapon by helping her escape. The Sith, on the other hand, want very much to keep Joni working for them. However, they're under orders not to kill her under any circumstances, which hinders their efforts to prevent her escape.

This scenario features miniatures from the Knights of the Old Republic set. It uses the Chancellor's Starship map from the Star Wars MiniaturesStarter Set or Ultimate Missions: Revenge of the Sith.

Republic Setup

The Republic squad has a total cost of 109 points. The Republic player may create his own 110-point squad instead, but only Republic faction characters may be used (other than the Czerka Scientist). Only one non-Unique Force-user may be included.

The Republic player sets up in areas A (squad 1) and B (squad 2).

Republic Victory Conditions

The Republic faction wins if the Czerka Scientist escapes the map through area E, or if they defeat all the Sith units.

Sith Setup

The Sith squad has a total cost of 110 points. The Sith player may create her own 110-point squad instead, but only Sith faction characters may be used. No Unique characters are allowed, and only one may have Force Powers.

The Sith player sets up in areas C (squad 1) and D (squad 2).

Sith Victory Conditions

The Sith faction wins by defeating all the Republic faction units and keeping the Czerka Scientist from exiting the map via area E.

Special Scenario Rules

Surprise Attack: The scenario begins with the Czerka Scientist's surprise attack. The Republic player automatically wins initiative in the first round and must use the first activation on the Juggernaut War Droid's Shatter Beam ability, targeting the door of area A. The second activation of this turn is up to the Republic player and may use any available Republic unit. Following activations, turns and rounds proceed normally.

Set for Stun: Joni knew that the Sith would try to stun her during the escape attempt, so she created a device to revive herself. All Sith attacks made against the Czerka Scientist do not defeat the character. Instead, the character is considered activated for the remainder of the round (and does not carry over into the next round). The character may then act normally the following round. Note that while Joni is stunned, her allies do not benefit from her special abilities.

About the Author

Sterling Hershey is an architect and freelance game designer. He regularly creates Star Wars Miniatures and Starship Battles scenarios and previews for the Wizards of the Coast web site. He is one of the authors of the Knights of the Old Republic Campaign Guide and The Force Unleashed Campaign Guide, plus other products and online articles for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game Saga Edition. You can read more about gaming in a galaxy far, far away in his starwars.com blog, Delusions of Grandeur. Sterling lives in the Midwest with his wife, Mary.