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− | ==Whither | + | ==Whither Tattooine?== |
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'''The Sail Barge is exploding in stages in the distance. Half of the huge craft is on fire. | '''The Sail Barge is exploding in stages in the distance. Half of the huge craft is on fire. | ||
− | Word flashes across the windy wastes of Tatooine: Rebel agents have assassinated Jabba the Hutt! | + | Word flashes across the windy wastes of Tatooine: Rebel agents have assassinated Jabba the Hutt! Not only that, dozens of other luminaries of Tattooine have died in the holocaust, including the legendary Boba Fett. In a quiet corner, the news causes a cautious smile to creep across a scarred face... antennae stand at attention... hair bristles across the bridge of a nose. |
It is time. It is time, now, to make a grab for the prize. | It is time. It is time, now, to make a grab for the prize. | ||
− | + | == Mos Eisley Spaceport == | |
'''EXT. TATOOINE - WASTELAND | '''EXT. TATOOINE - WASTELAND | ||
− | '''The Landspeeder with Luke, | + | '''The Landspeeder with Luke, Artoo, Threepio, and Ben in it zooms across the desert. The speeder stops on a bluff overlooking the spaceport at Mos Eisley. It is a haphazard array of low, gray, concrete structures and semi-domes. A harsh gale blows across the stark canyon floor. Luke adjusts his goggles and walks to the edge of the craggy bluff where Ben is standing. |
'''BEN | '''BEN | ||
− | '''Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. | + | '''Mos Eisley Spaceport. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. Ben looks over at Luke, who gives the old Jedi a determined smile. |
− | + | Mos Eisley Spaceport is the key, the single point of failure. Whoever controls it, controls the spice trade on Tattooine. The PC's are one group of people who want to do just that. | |
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− | Mos Eisley Spaceport is the key, the single point of failure. Whoever controls it, controls the | ||
They could be: | They could be: | ||
− | # Imperial | + | # A small Imperial force, a remnant of Darth Vader's occupation force from ''A New Hope.'' |
− | # | + | # A small group of rebels, seeking a source of revenue and allies for the rebellion |
# Agents of another Hutt | # Agents of another Hutt | ||
− | # | + | # A group of bold smugglers, hoping to carve out a new criminal enterprise to rival the Hutts |
+ | # Sandpeople, seeking to cleanse their planet of the marauding aliens | ||
+ | No force-users, though... that's important. All of them, Luke and Darth and any others there may be lurking around... they have more important things to do. | ||
− | + | Taking control of Mos Eisley is a fairly simple affair. There are three installations in Mos Eisley that form its primary infrastructure; once you have those, the rest of the city is pretty much yours. | |
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− | Taking control of Mos Eisley is a fairly simple affair. There are three installations in Mos Eisley that form its primary infrastructure; once you have those, the rest of the city is pretty much yours | ||
=== Starport Control === | === Starport Control === | ||
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=== Water Tanks === | === Water Tanks === | ||
− | Mos Eisley doesn't make much of its own water. It has many little recycling plants for recovering it from wastewater, but there's always some leakage. That's why the moisture farms, out in the hinterlands, are important. They truck their water in to the distribution centers, like Anchorhead, which pipe it to the cities like Mos Eisley. Mos Eisley has a large cluster of water tanks, connected to the city's distribution system. Control these, and you can keep the population in line | + | Mos Eisley doesn't make much of its own water. It has many little recycling plants for recovering it from wastewater, but there's always some leakage. That's why the moisture farms, out in the hinterlands, are important. They truck their water in to the distribution centers, like Anchorhead, which pipe it to the cities like Mos Eisley. Mos Eisley has a large cluster of water tanks, connected to the city's distribution system. Control these, and you can keep the population in line. |
=== Spice warehouses === | === Spice warehouses === | ||
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Fast blockade runners (like the Millennium Falcon) visit Kessel to buy spice from corrupt Imperial officials. After making the hazardous Kessel Run, they come to Tatooine to deliver the cargo. Spice requires careful handling, because any exposure to light, before it is processed, will cause it to lose its potency. Jabba has made sure that his secure warehouses are the only ones on the planet that are equipped to handle it. | Fast blockade runners (like the Millennium Falcon) visit Kessel to buy spice from corrupt Imperial officials. After making the hazardous Kessel Run, they come to Tatooine to deliver the cargo. Spice requires careful handling, because any exposure to light, before it is processed, will cause it to lose its potency. Jabba has made sure that his secure warehouses are the only ones on the planet that are equipped to handle it. | ||
− | Without these warehouses, the spice trade on Tatooine comes to a halt | + | Without these warehouses, the spice trade on Tatooine comes to a halt. |
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== NOTE == | == NOTE == |