3 ABY, the Anoat sector.
 

"You are as inept as you are ignorant, Captain Nemet. Has the death of your predecessor, Captain Needa, taught you nothing? You have failed me for the last time."

The acting captain of the Avenger collapses to the deck of the bridge, as Lord Vader motions for a naval trooper to take the body away.
 

"Which one is this?"


"That is the recruit who joined us when we raided the pirate's base. He serves as a chef."


"Good. Take the Avenger to the Hutt colony of Nar Eurbrikka, near the Iego system. Send a detachment down to the planet to spread word of a reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are in command now, Captain Erdbeereis."


"Thank you, Lord Vader."


"General Brickdoctor! Prepare your men!"


"Yes my lord. Captain."
 

Rebel rendezvous point, above the galactic plane, near the Hoth system.
 

"The Empire is pursuing the Millennium Falcon, which no one has seen since she left Echo Base, and the time to deploy our new recruits has come. All our forces that were stationed on Hoth are moving towards this rendezvous point. We do not have time to turn them around nor can we risk giving away our position by contacting them.

"Commander Stash, Commander Piranha: take a flight of starfighters. Contact the recruits on Nar Eurbrikka as soon as you are well away from the rendezvous point; they can spread out to search for Princess Leia without revealing the fleet's position and doing so with ships that aren't recognized as ours."


"My command team is ready to coordinate the search."


"And I've got the fighters ready for launch."


"Then may the Force be with you."
 

Welcome!

Welcome to this, the latest community build and contest project for the Star Wars forum! Thanks to your suggestions, we've developed Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka, a building RPG set during the Shadows of the Empire time period, between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. You can join one of two factions, the Empire or the Rebellion, and participate in 'episodes' (challenges) by building to earn in-game XP, tags, and other rewards, both digital and physical. You'll also have a character in-game, and through your building, you can advance your character, unlocking new abilities determining what and how you can build, in order to help your faction win and rake in the prizes.

Getting Started

• Create your character and choose a faction. You'll be starting as a Stormtrooper or TIE Pilot for the Empire or as a Rebel Trooper or Rebel Pilot for the Rebellion. See the Core Rules, "Factions and Ranks", for more details on what your character should look like. Your character should have the same name as you do on EB.
• Introduce yourself in the Introduction and Discussion topic. A staff member will add your details to the Characters post in the Core Rules and Player Index topic.
• Optional: Bob De Quatre has written and released a signature generator, which you can find here, and it will allow you to input your character's stats and return the BBCode that you can copy and paste into your EB signature editor.

Where to Post What

• This subforum, Watto's Junkyard, is used for contests. As such, you should only post your entries to Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka episodes here.
• You are free to build in the Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka game outside of the episodes. Post such builds in the main Star Wars forum.
• The Core Rules topic contains the rules in this the first post and an index of all the players in the second post.
• Players should introduce characters in this Introduction and Discussion topic, and staff will add them to the player index. All posts in this Introduction and Discussion topic should be Out of Character.
• The two faction topics, Alliance's Redemption and Empire's Avenger, are used to discuss and roleplay In Character with your teammates. Announce your free builds in your faction topic.
• Episodes will be announced in their own topics, and you will be able to use those topics to ask questions about and discuss the specific episode.

OoC: So I didn't get time to build my Jail MOC before the contest deadline. I have the build planned and the story ready, but you'll have to wait to find out how my character escapes!

Coruscant didn't seem like the smartest place for a ship full of Rebels to be flying to, but MKJoshA wasn't the one in charge now.

The quarters were cramped with so many of them aboard the modified police gun-ship. But at least they weren't prisoners any more.

As they entered the planet's atmosphere, the pilot yelled, "You all have to see this! Looks like we're too late to help the Alliance take out Xizor. The fight has already begun!"

He opened the bay doors...

... right as one of Xizor's Star Vipers flew past!

More pictures of the Star Viper:

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More pictures of the Star Viper:

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It was heading into space, towards the skyhook, and it was being chased by a Rebel Alliance A-Wing.

"Rebel ship, this is Blue Squadron. You're in a battle zone. Clear these air traffic lanes unless you want to get shot at."

Our ship vectored off into a safer part of the atmosphere while Blue Squadron chased down a swam of Star Vipers.

They made a significant difference in the battle.

It's a time of upheaval in the galaxy. The New Republic has just defeated the Empire at the Battle of Jakku.

Those who fought in the Rebellion now have to adjust to being a part of a legitimate government, or find other means of employment.



Those who fought for the Empire no longer have an Emperor to follow and must decide whether to align themselves with one of the many Imperial Admirals staking a claim or forge their own path.



Those caught in the middle must adjust to a newlife and pray they can make a living under a new regime. 



 

 Add to this turmoil the news that Holocrons of the Jedi have been rumored to be surfacing in various places across the galaxy.



It is rumored that only a Jedi or Sith can unlock the true potential of a Holocron, but there are those who have been able to manipulate them enough to get at least some data. The data they've recovered speaks of an earlier age, a forgotten time.

Days when Jedi and Sith fought across the stars.

 Or an army of clones sought to preserve the order of the Republic.



There are many who will pay a hefty amount of credits or even kill for this data.

  

Now, the New Republic, the fragments of the Empire, smugglers, bounty hunters, and anyone else who has access to a starship are seeking them.

I hate Tatooine. It's hot, dirty and full of mischief. That should be suitable workplace for a bounty hunter but not for me. And now I've been sitting and waiting behind those boxes for more than two hours. There's a lunchbreak and everyone's in cantina. Including my target. I could attack him inside but that could bring me a lot of trouble, there's a lot of tension in the air since the recent salary reductions. So I have to wait for him to finally come out and I'l be able to deal with him.

Spaceports are alway full of numerous different beings, from amphibian vurks and belugans to humans. And you'll always find a givin or two having a conversation about primitive life forms they're surrounded with.

But finally, there comes my target, that little scoundrel ...

Nobody seems to be behind him and the givins are too deep in mathematical equations to see me. I'll use this moment to get this job done ...

"Hubra sends his regards!"

Huh, how original ...

"I'll pay, I'll pay! I'll give him back his money! I can't help myself, it's a disease!"

"I have a cure for your disease pal."

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I've never made a build situated on Coruscant before but I thought that adding lots of different odd colours could make it look right. As for the vehicle I went for something a bit more robust this time as I can imagine that a bounty hunter wants to be as deadly as possible on the ground and in the air.

It was all going so well.

We’d traversed a maze of hallways and turbolifts, following instructions from Tyria who remained on the ship. 

The admiral’s kid was in his room, his bunkmate left without a fuss once we mentioned ISB business, and he was going to come with us willingly.  His exact words were “I didn’t sign on to blow up planets.” 

And yet, here we are.

His bunkmate should have been a red flag.  At least one of them should have been on duty, but we got overconfident and let it slip.

We were halfway through trading outfits when we heard from Maze in the hallway.

Trouble coming. 

  What kind?

  Officer class.  Looks like a captain.  Alone so far.

So, the bunkmate was a snitch.  At least the captain's come alone, no doubt wanting to take credit for “catching” the kid.  Even now, at the end, they’re playing politics.

  See what you can do

  I’m sorry ma’am, you can’t come in.  ISB business.

  Step aside, or I’ll put you out an airlock.

  Yes ma’am, right away.

  Lieutenant Jepson

  Captain Corso

  I should have known I’d find you fleeing like a coward.

  You are all under arrest, for aiding and abetting a deserter.

  And as for you –

  What are you staring at?

  She was on our side-

  No.  She was wearing the same uniform as us.  That’s not the same thing.  I thought you’d have learned that by now.

  What’s going on in there?!

  Stand by, we’re fine.  Kirana, head out there, make sure they’re ready for company.

  Hey boys, I hate to rush you but the Rebel fleet just jumped into system so faster is better.

    Fierfek.  Arjun, help the kid get the rest of that armor on or we’re leaving him here.

  Get ready, we’re gonna have company.

It doesn't take long for Jepson's bunkmate to show up.

  Where’s Captain Corso? 

  What do I look like, a staffing droid?

  Sir, until we figure out exactly what’s going on here, I’m going to need your men to lay down their weapons.

  Alright, alright, take it easy.  Jepson ran off, and the captain came looking for him.  They both went that way.

  Troopers, weapons on the ground.  Now.

  What the kriff is -       Felth is down!        More troopers inbound!

  Hit the blast door controls!

  What the hell happened?!  I'm seeing a massive security alert in your sector-

  We've had a problem...

My next job took me to Mimban. Here are five old imperial mining towns, where illegal mining is still active. The target is an Iakaru, who works as a miner here.

Most of the miners are addicted intoxicants, so I guess I know where to find him.

I'll disguise myself as a miner and than waiting for him in the pub. In this case, the best way to make this done, is using poison.

So here he is.

Human - Do not touch me, dirty monkey.

Twi'lek - Hesuag boba ba bouba.

I'ts the perfect time to swap the cups.

It's just a matter of time, that the poison kills him.

The Death Star is gone. After grueling months of battle for soldiers of both the Alliance and the Empire, the battle is over. The Rebel Alliance are closing in on the dwindling outmanned and outgunned Imperial forces both in space and on the ground. The Empire is left disorganized and in chaos as the chain of command is all but wiped out.

00:00 - Zero Hour

Alarms ring aboard the Medical Frigate Consolation. Failsafe orders are beginning to be distributed from the Emperor with his final orders, yet still most aboard cannot even comprehend what happened moments ago. The new Admiral of the freshly christened Consolation stares in disbelief out the bridge of the destroyer.

Admiral Horche: Karabast. Move us away from the debris field. Emergency Code 0-33 is now in effect. Status report! NOW!

Lt. Roex: The Death Star is gone, a few transports away... The Executor is down... Troops on the moon falling back.... Rebel fleet closing- Wait! Massacre was just caught in the debris field. She's gone. What's left of Imperial upper command is jumping. Rebel fleet closing in... This is bad.

Admiral Horche: Get Bludgeon away from the debris field now! Deploy all rescue parties, get those transports in the air! And raise me all wing commanders in our frequencies!

Lt. Roex: We have our orders sir, to fall back to rendezvous point S-15. 

Admiral Horche: To Kessel with it! Other destroyers are staying, and you said yourself command is gone, that is an order. I refuse to leave our men out here.

Lt. Roex: Understood, deploying transports...

01:00

It was a trap. The trail was too perfect. The Rebels had, with the help of the natives, set multiple traps throughout the region to draw troops to be captured or killed. The rest of Beltar’s and Marc’s unit were killed. With the destruction above, Beltar and Marc began falling back to the evacuation points, in hopes of catching a transport before it was to late.

TK-1702: Beltar, move it! Evac point is just ahead!

Beltar:  I'm coming.... Watch it Marc!

TK-1702: Rebels incoming! Get to the barrier!

TK-1702: It's just like Yavin all over again. 

Beltar: But the Emperor….

Shadow-Trooper: Go soldiers! Beach point is just ahead!

Beltar: So this is how the Empire comes undone, think of all the soldiers we know- 

TK-1702: No time for that kind of talk. We can mourn friends and leaders later.

02:00

Admiral Horche of the Consolation, scrapping up all resources, has ordered as many TIE transports as he can to the surface, but with the rest of the fleet disoriented, there are few commanders and squadrons able to provide air support for the evacuation on the ground.

Admiral Horche: Commander, I want you to cover as many transports as you can down there. We are going to try to evacuate as many men as we can from the moon, our scanners show Rebel fighters enroute to evac points.

Alyin: Roger that Admiral. We'll take care of the any unfriendliness up here. With all due respect sir, with the fleet in full retreat, they might call you a traitor and a fool for staying.

Admiral Horche: I'd rather be a fool or traitor than a coward. Onward commander!

Alyin: Aright, this is no time for sorrow or revenge. We need to cover what's left of our soldiers down there.

Valkyrie-2:  We've got your back commander. 

Admiral Horche: Be careful out there soldiers.

03:00

On the beach, Commander Kirk who was redeployed on Endor, is now facing immense odds as the Rebels close in, with few options of escape for the soldiers on the ground.

Commander Kirk: Captain, report. 

Officer: Outer defenses in our encampment are crumbling. To the Rebels, it's line shooting womp rats in a barrel.

Commander Kirk: Indeed. We've lost so many today... Any word on how many men we can evacuate?

Officer: Unknown, the remaining Admirals are diverting as many resources as they can, but the Rebels are pressing hard up there.

Commander Kirk: It's going to take a miracle to get us out of this one.

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Officer: Put you blasters down grab a ration pack, and await your turn to get on a transport! We are all getting of this moon!

Beltar: Like hell we all will. I imagine our fleet is near gone by now...

TK-1702: I think a meal will be fine for starters Beltar, afterwards, we'll find a shuttle, get of this mudball. Have some faith, will you?

Suddenly, alarms ring, as the sound of an Alliance vessel closes in.

Officer: Bombers inbound!

TK-1702: This is your cue!

Beltar: This is pretty bad for these guys, I think I can-

Officer: No, I want you two to find a transport now. Let the Rebel's deal with the injured...

Beltar: But-

Officer: Go!

TK-1702: She's right, there's nothing you can do for these guys without a medbay.

Beltar: We can't just leave them-

TK-1702: The Rebels will save them, "its what they do".

[SoNE] Finale by Commander Beltar, on Flickr d[SoNE] Finale by Commander Beltar, on04:00

Alyin: I got 4 on my scope. 1 friendly 3 hostile. Bomber going after one of ours. I'll take the Leader, 2, 3 have at the fighters. 

Valkyrie-3: roger. 

Alyin: Three, you with us? Syd-? Two did you see a shute or ejection?

Valkyrie-2: Negative. Negative. Ah, too many loses today. Should we turn back? Save ourselves?

Alyin: We have got to push forward. Karabast, Beltar and Marcus. Please be alive.

05:00

Lt. Roex: Admiral, the Rebel Alliance have nearly cut off our jump routes! And-and their sending boarding parities to capture the destroyers and frigates, we are losing ground and cover! We've got to go soon!

Admiral Horche: At ease son. I reckon there's at plenty of platoons still on the moon, and we'd be lucky to get a few more. And when we're gone, I doubt the Command will care to deploy again for those boots on the ground.

Lt. Roex: I... I understand sir. But with our casualty rates today… We should cut our losses and leave.

Admiral Horche: Not just yet... But- prepare escape vectors in case.

06:00

Alyin: another squad coming in mark 3. 

Valkyrie-2: On it. After this we should head back to the fleet. At this point we may be jumping. 

Alyin: I've got soldiers I know down there Kye, I’m not leaving them behind.

Alyin: Kye!

Valkyrie-2: I'm going down! 

Alyin: Eject!

Valkyrie-2: On it!

07:00

Officer: Shadow trooper fortifications on the south western bank have just fell. At this rate we will be overrun in the next few hours. 

Commander Kirk: Such is the case. I want you on the next transport. 

Officer: Sir?

Commander Kirk: You heard me. You've got some promise kid. I'd rather die with the Empire today than pick up the scraps. You have a future, be a senator, or something. Make a difference.

TK-1702: Come-on Marc! We are cleared for this transport!

Beltar: Incoming! 

TK-1702: Aha, air support!

Beltar: Those markings- That's Alyin!

TK-1702: You two can catch up later. Let's get moving. 

Beltar: I'll try my old comm frequencies, see if I can reach her- no!

TK-1702: She just saved our lives, Beltar. We can't do anything.

Beltar: We're not leaving her behind!

TK-1702: We are going, now! If we don't go, we'll be captured for sure!

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Rebels: Do you see any survivors?

Rebel: Negative... Wait. I got movement in the Wreckage!

Alyin: Rebel...Scum…

Rebel: Freeze! You're coming with us!

07:05

Lt. Roex: Beach flanks have fallen, the Rebels are taking prisoners by mass now. The last transport available is about to make it onboard. 

Admiral Horche: Good, set coordinates. What about our air support?

Lt. Roex: All wing commanders confirmed down, most as losses.

Admiral Horche: Align trajectories... By the Emperor.

Lt. Roex: So much destruction, so much loss... Jumping momentarily.

Admiral Horche: Where do we go from here?
===

After arriving on the Consolation, Beltar and Marc found themselves following the crowds: to the list of casualties and MIA...

TK-1702: Ah don't beat yourself up, there was nothing you could've done. We're lucky to have escaped with our lives, we were in the one of the last transports...

Beltar: We lost so many good people today.

TK-1702:  I'll be at the barracks. Don't worry man, I'm sure the Admiral has a plan. 

Beltar: They never did train us for a day like this. 

TK-1702: Beltar look here-

Beltar: The entire crew of Massacre, The Executor… 

TK-1702: Well, looks like we all just got promoted if the Uppers are gone...

Beltar: I’m going to get some rest. My blood is boiling for a fight, might as well prepare. 

TK-1702: See you around, the Empire got a whole lot smaller today.

///Transmission Ended///LOC:UNKNOWN///

This is a bit overdue, since the episode ended months ago.

SoNE 1.0 was a ride, and it's odd to see it the 'original' SoNE gone, but 2.0 will definitely be exciting! And I can't wait for it to begin! Anyways this build right? Clearly I was kind of inspired by Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk in the way the story was organized, kind of. I wanted to try to get closer to something like the movie, like more wide shots of beaches with Stormtroopers boarding shuttles, but well, parts. I would've done digital, but this is it for Beltar's story in 1.0, wanted to do something physical. It is not as 'large' of a build as I would have liked, or had planned in my sketches, but this will suffice. Try to take some liberties with the story, the way I format these doesn't allow to much for me describing what is happening around the scene, nor am I very good at describing it anyways, but things are happening! As I was sorting some of my parts (Which I've been saying I've been doing for the last 4 years, I actually made progress this time!), I came across my AT-MP, so that ended up in this build, I even found part of my first SoNE build! Hopefully you enjoyed this picture heavy build, which was more focused on wrapping up Beltar's story than being impressive builds, as a lot of parts got stuck in a cycle of recycling because of limitations, which can be seen in that one big tree that is in practically every one of my Endor builds. If the judges have the time, I would appreciate this build to be judged! If not, no problem. Anyways, with 2.0, we'll see what happens! It's going to be good! 

Long live the Empire.

The years after the Imperial battles on Mimban left it in sorry shape. Imperial patrols were a regular sight, but so where dirty streets. It's here that Akra had been hired to take out an Iakura. Normally he would prefer to use his vibro-knives. But with all the Imperials around a silenced sniper shot would have to suffice.

"I've got great news for you two! There's summer on Hoth!" 

"Yeah? And what should this fact mean to us?"

"You are going there today. I found a really nice job. A Pantoran called me and offered quite a lot for a Talz. And he needs the body as I was told. He seems to, uhm, collect them. A strange fellow, I must admit, he fought in the Clone wars and it seems that left a mark on him. But nevermind, here are the coordinates. He won't be expecting you so take it easy"

Ashton and Sid, the Bass brothers, were born on the Mandalore, a planet infected by milleniums of war. Their father, a pacifist through and through, desired a better future for his two children so he sent them away to live with his friend on Coruscant. He raised the boys to live a nice and calm life. But they genes soon came out. They pursued a career of bounty hunters. Unaware of their heritage they became a deadly duo, known and feared through whole galaxy. Now, for the first time, they are headed to the unpleasant Hoth.

Somewhere on the icy planet Hoth ...

"Are you sure this is it?"

"How many bases do you think there are around here?"

"Alright, alright. Let's do it. Give me the wrench and I'll open the door. Then shoot the target and let's get out of here. I'm tired of this cold!"

"Wait, he said the client needs the body. How will we carry him to the ship?"

"We'll find something, we always do."

"He'll probably hear this. So hurry up and shoot him before he escapes"

"Suprise!"

"Huh, that was easy."

"We were lucky too. He has lots of radars I see. He was probably sleeping when we came here"

"Looks like we haven't ran out of luck yet. Here's our transport!"

"Hurry up, it's even colder here than outside"

"Well if you'd helped me it would be a lot easier. Now let's go, I have enough of this planet for quite a while. I'll tell Ken to send me to a warmer destination next time. And perhaps the one where targets aren't so heavy!"

To be continued ...

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The photo of the whole build:

EDIT: added some objects and a table and fridge so that our target can drink a sip of water before meeting the bounty hunters.

Ken Roman, heir to a vast fortune of mining industry and an occasional bounty hunter summons his colleagues to discuss on an, as he calls it, important matter ...

"Hello lads. It's nice to see that all of you managed to get here despite of your, I imagine, busy schedules. I'll be short. As you know I disbanded our little organization because I tried to start again and live with my new family and do nothing. Well it was a failure and now I'm divorcing my third wife, Penny. Uh, I'm going to tell it as it is: she's going to rip me off heavily. She'll be able to buy whole Ryloth with that money! So since I'm almost broke I was thinking that we could start operating again? I found a lot of nice little jobs - lots of credits, lots of action and lots of fun. Like in the old days!"

The squad ofcourse agreed. What else will they do in this chaotic time when empires are falling apart and the whole space just waits for something new and strange to happen?

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I'm planning to make a BH MOC or two before SoNE 2.0 starts so I made this simple freebuild for the start. I'll try to write some backstory for these guys too in the future. Thanks for watching and judge this please, if possible.

After I spent some time relaxing here, on Tatooine, it's time to work.

I've found a decent job last week and I collected some information about it:

The target  is a Rodian named Eaklo Khzecez. He was a racing pilot, he did mostly podracing, but also did speeder bikes races too. He was sponsored by the Hutts, it meant that he had to do what he was told. Towards the end of his career he had to lose more and more times and he was satisfied with this. On his last race, instead of losing he won it. As later it turned out, he betted himself. He grabbed the money and disappeared with it. Since then he's probably traveling around the planet on his speeder, but no one has able to find him already.

Until now...

Eaklo Khzecez - Haku? (What?)

Eaklo Khzecez - Ting cooing koo soo ah. (I've got the credits.)

Bohr Gotta - Mala tram pee chock makacheesa. (You should have paid him when you had the chance.)

Eaklo Khzecez- Ah'chu apenkee? (Who are you?)

Bohr Gotta - Mee jewz ku! (Goodbye!)

We will finish up scoring the remaining MOCs and tally things up to be ready for Factions. All existing XP will be rolling over, so if you've played SoNE for awhile it will pay off!

In the mean time, please keep building! There won't be the same kind of build limits in Factions so you'll be able to post more MOCs without worrying about limits. You will also be able to earn up to 50 XP for each MOC instead of just 5. So build now and you'll be better prepared to earn tons of XP once the game launches!

"Welcome aboard the Redemption! From this hub and command center, we coordinate our efforts to fight against the Empire, but at the same time avoid any large engagements with their fleet. I'm sure that in time, with training, you will become some of our most valued soliders and pilots."

Introduction

• Feel free to show character progression (within the rules, of course) outside of the episodes in other MOCs. You should post these builds in the main Star Wars forum.
• Make sure to let us know of these builds in your faction topic (Redemption for the Rebels, Avenger for the Empire) -- they're eligible to be scored on a scale of 1-5 and can earn you up to 5 XP. (Keep your post there In-Character, of course.)
• Your free builds must be set in locations that your faction controls, the planets which your faction has control of by winning episodes on. Remember that your character is part of a division assigned to a specific ship or base by a commander, so you wouldn't be able to stray far from the planets you're based out of. A list of the planets allowed for each faction is available in the Core Rules topic.
  

Where to Post What

• This subforum, Watto's Junkyard, is used for contests. As such, you should only post your entries to Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka episodes here.
• You are free to build in the Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka game outside of the episodes. Post such builds in the main Star Wars forum.
• The Core Rules topic contains the rules in the the first post and an index of all the players in the second post.
• Players should introduce characters in the Introduction and Discussion topic, and staff will add them to the player index. All posts in the Introduction and Discussion topic should be Out of Character.
• These two faction topics, Alliance's Redemption and Empire's Avenger, are used to discuss and roleplay In Character with your teammates. Announce your free builds in your faction topic.
• Episodes will be announced in their own topics, and you will be able to use those topics to ask questions about and discuss the specific episode.
  

"The Avenger has a long and storied history of service to the Imperial Navy, new recruits. Remember that as you serve the Empire. You are standing on the bridge of this great warship. Work diligently, and you will soon find yourself with a position here. But above all, if you desire to advance in rank, do not fail Lord Vader."

Introduction

• Feel free to show character progression (within the rules, of course) outside of the episodes in other MOCs. You should post these builds in the main Star Wars forum.
• Make sure to let us know of these builds in your faction topic (Redemption for the Rebels, Avenger for the Empire) -- they're eligible to be scored on a scale of 1-5 and can earn you up to 5 XP. (Keep your post there In-Character, of course.)
• Your free builds must be set in locations that your faction controls, the planets which your faction has control of by winning episodes on. Remember that your character is part of a division assigned to a specific ship or base by a commander, so you wouldn't be able to stray far from the planets you're based out of. A list of the planets allowed for each faction is available in the Core Rules topic.
  

Where to Post What

• This subforum, Watto's Junkyard, is used for contests. As such, you should only post your entries to Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka episodes here.
• You are free to build in the Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka game outside of the episodes. Post such builds in the main Star Wars forum.
• The Core Rules topic contains the rules in the the first post and an index of all the players in the second post.
• Players should introduce characters in the Introduction and Discussion topic, and staff will add them to the player index. All posts in the Introduction and Discussion topic should be Out of Character.
• These two faction topics, Alliance's Redemption and Empire's Avenger, are used to discuss and roleplay In Character with your teammates. Announce your free builds in your faction topic.
• Episodes will be announced in their own topics, and you will be able to use those topics to ask questions about and discuss the specific episode.
  

My name is Bohr Gotta, my job is travelling through the galaxy taking risky jobs for good price. This could be a smuggling work or hunting down the targets for who they are paying for. Some call us Bounty Hunters, but it's not only about the rewards, it's about the mission. You should study your target and need a lot of information is needed about the situation.

I'm currently on Coruscant. I got some details about a commission in this city. The target is a Gungan named Uneew Sqaurs. Many of the Gungans remained from the republic's time here as the puppet of the Empire. These naive creatures serve the imperial bureaucracy and the members of the Naboo Resistance thought, they are traitors. Maybe one of them gave the order.

The Empire is forgiving enough about our work and we have a good relationship. Unfortunately this planet is an exception, as it's a capital place, the Imperials have more attention. So for completing the mission, I need to study Uneew's life and find the best solution.

I've been following him for weeks, then I find out he goes home the same route every day. There is an alley way, which is fairly isolated and dark. I broke into the house there, which fortunately seems deserted, so it will be the perfect place to do it. I'll be waiting for him here tomorrow...

This job is done. 

I'm tired of this place's overcrowding, so now I want travel to a warmer and less populated planet...

It was more than a year since my last contact with the Alliance.

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Place: Unknown. Year: 4 ABY.

Being a scavenger is not easy. But the good news is that noone would ask for your ID. Just find something valuable and bring it to the dealer.

This Mobquet M-68 speeder was a piece of art when it was produced. Brought here by some local mobster, probably. He should have paid a fortune for delivery from Corellia. But that was long ago. Before the Empire came here to bring "order".

It is a piece of junk now. Even if I find someone interested in it - it'll bee to expensive to fix. The only option now is to look for some valuables inside. If anything is left...

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... then, the comlink had started to beep.

*** Incoming message.

*** Wick. Do you copy?...  If you are receiving this message - contact us. We have good news.

*** End of message.

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Previous chapters:

• Introduction. [SoNE Freebuild] The Story Begins
• Chapter 1. [SoNE Freebuild] A Fine Delivery
• Chapter 2. [SoNE Freebuild] Unexpected Arrival
• Chapter 3. [SoNE Ep. VII] "Before we leave this planet..."
• Chapter 4. [SoNE Ep. VIII] "This is not the race you are participating in."
• Chapter 5. [SoNE Ep. IX] Gathering Intel
• Chapter 6. [SoNE Ep. X] Counter-attack
• Chapter 7. [SoNE Ep. XI] On their own
• Chapter 8. [SoNE Ep. XII] Tech support
• Chapter 9. [SoNE Ep. XIII] Bothawui - Transfer Mission

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Comments:

After the events of Endor, only a couple of the squads could make it out of the moon. We don't know a lot about, what really happened, most of it is highly classified. The overall info, is that the rebels attacked the space station and the shield generator as well. (We've noticed that.)

All the available troops were ordered, to return to their original outposts, and need to secure the planets the empire controls.

As we arrived back to Takodana, we went back to our everyday work. Our captain said we will maybe get a promotion cause the last mission, but it's will be real after the official announcement. Until that, we will continue serve as patrols and security units.

Checkpoint 717 located at one of the main places of the town. This street nowadays is the home of the main market. It's mostly a quiet place but too, so we need to be carefully.

Many don't know, but there have been several battles in the past as part of the Galactic Clone Wars.

Today we'll patrolling here at the market...

BN-0303 - What's all this? Come on, let's see some scandocs.

TG-0222 - Watch out! Blaster!

BN-0303 - Put it down!

BN-0303 - Stop! "We were attacked. One of the suspects is heading to the checkpoint. Stop him!"

Security Control - "Copy that BN-0303."

Shock Trooper - Freez! Don't move! 

Shock Trooper - "Sir, we caught both of them."

Security Control - "Copy that, bring them in. Is there any loss?"

BN-0303 - "Negative Sir, we are fine."

TG-0222 - We are fine except my blaster...

Please judge.

• For these bounty hunter missions you get to create a new character to use as a bounty hunter. The bounty hunter you create can be human or alien regardless of whether you are part of the Rebels or the Empire, but you must use the same bounty hunter for every mission. You can have your current sig-fig help with the mission if you so choose, but you must also have your bounty hunter included. Your bounty hunter does not count towards any number of allowed character(s) for the episodes and freebuilds. While your bounty hunter may show up in any other SoNE builds (episodes or freebuilds), he/she should not be the main protagonist of any of these builds.
• Each build must show your bounty hunter capturing their target either alive or dead. You can write a backstory explaining why the target needed to be taken out, or you can just build.
• Each build must show specific details of the planet the target is located on. Information on the planets can be found here or on Wookiepedia.
• Your posts should be titled with a header following these guidelines [BH alien]. I.E. [BH - Rodian].
• Each build has a minimum size limit of 512 square studs (or the equivalent of 16x32 baseplate). That means your build has to equal 512 square studs or larger. Builds with non-square bases that are another size are acceptable as long as it equals 512 total studs. These builds are not meant to be quick, they are meant to show skill.
• How much XP you’ve earned shows what Bounty Hunter Missions you’ve unlocked. As you gain more XP, more missions open up. As you gain the next level of XP, you still have access to all previous missions.
• As not everyone has a collection of every Star Wars minifigure, you are not required to use a full alien minifigure in your build. You can use creative methods to show your target without having to reveal that it’s not the official minifigure. Examples, such as those seen above, would be just an arm showing from inside a dumpster or "fur" showing through a net. To make up for the lack of minifigure, you should compensate by putting more detail into the surrounding showing what planet your target is on. The rule of thumb is that if you don't use the official minifigure, make up for it in creativity! If you don't have an Ewok minifigure and just show a pair of legs, make up a story for why your bounty hunter has to track him down on Naboo. The more creative the better!
• Your bounty hunter builds do not count towards your 4 freebuild limit per episode. There is no limit to how many bounty hunter builds you can enter per episode.
• Your entry will be judged by at least 3 judges with a pass/fail vote. If it is not up to the standards shown in these rules, you will be asked to try again. If your build does not pass the first time, you must wait until the next episode starts before trying that mission again. Not passing one mission does not prevent you from trying another mission during that episode. Results for the pass/fail will be posted by the SoNE Admin account. If the build fails, an explanation will be given for what needs to improve for it to pass.
• A special thanks to Bricklink for the use of their images for the Mission List. If you want to grow your Star Wars minifigure collection, trying looking on Bricklink.com for a good deal!
• For each Bounty Hunter Mission you complete, you will earn 5XP.
• If you complete all the Bounty Hunter Missions, you will unlock this tag: Unlocking this tag will grant you the ability to build freebuilds on any planet without any team-control XP restrictions. You can have this tag in addition to another SoNE tag.

Classification:  Medicinal-Class Light Cruiser

Manufacturer:  Kuat Drive Yards

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Constructed in the last two years, Consolation was constructed as a result of to Rebel forces dealing heavy blows to the Empire's finest after the victory on Hoth. Many top Imperial scientists contributed to the technology equipped on board. Due to being one of the Empire’s more pacifistic cruisers, it has stronger defensive capabilities, being equipped with stronger shields and only few turbo-lasers. However, the cruiser is also equipped with a hanger full of Medical TIE Transports and TIEs for escort. With recent orders, it was sent to the far side of the moon of Endor with the rest of the fleet. During the battle that will ensue, it will remain in the rear of the fleet to provide any medical care that will be necessary following the battle, and to deploy it’s fighters to the battlefield.

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After the battle over Coruscant in the Skyhook and in the sewers, Beltar’s commanding officer was shot, and decided to transfer to a desk job after recovery. During the battle, two members of the squad were shot and killed by Black Sun mercenaries. The result most of Beltar’s squad being killed or transferred, Beltar fell under non-essential units to be deployed on a Star Destroyer, and thus was transferred to the Consolation as a medical staff member to be deployed on the ground as reinforcements.  Valkyrie Squadron, headed by Alyin, was assigned to the Consolation temporarily, and will take part in the assault on the Rebel’s cruisers after the trap springs.

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Imperial Control: Valkyrie squad you are cleared for boarding.

Alyin: Roger that command. Drop off your last patient transport and let’s get going.

Imperial Control: Preparations for Endor are already under way.

Imperial Command: Fighters locked down- Entering hyperspace shortly.

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Well, so I missed an episode sadly, but at least the Empire carried out a victory! Anyways, I’ve been insanely busy recently, stressed, etc. etc. So I didn’t really have time to build, and I will admit I went through a mini Lego withdraw over the last couple months and barely touched them. Seeing a new SoNE episode as well as the release of SWBFII got me back into it I guess! So this Light Cruiser, I made because the last episode was focused on ships, and I guess this would have been a possible entry I would have made. I also needed to somehow justify how Beltar will start in this episode, so that’s another reason. Also yes, the hangar actually is in the bottom of the cruiser, it's just I couldn't get it to render it with light even when I took it out, so I had to remove some walls to make light enter. Comments and criticism welcome!

~Beltar

Oh, almost forgot: please judge this freebuild!

While the ground forces of both the Empire and Rebellion compete to reach the shield generator in a last ditch effort to salvage the station after losing contact with the forces already deployed. Above the planet is another story, with the Rebellion moving closer to the Imperial Fleet for ship-to-ship combat to attempt to avoid the Death Star’s superlaser, most forces have been diverted to that location. However, several Rebel squadrons have broken off from the main battle and have been targeting construction zones on the far side of the Death Star, where the Consolation is resting for the aftermath of the assault while being guarded by Star Destroyers Bludgeon and Massacre, the escorts. Alyin’s squadron, fresh off the Consolation have just started their counterattack on the Rebels that have been taking advantage of construction areas weak, unactuated defenses.

The Three freshly deployed TIEs catch on the comms:

Imperial Overseer: If anyone’s listening: South construction Ridge 19 is under attack! Rebellion bombers and fighters are- *proton torpedo explosions*

Alyin: Ridge 19, do you copy, over? We are en-route to provide air support.

Imperial Officer: We read you Valkyrie One, the Rebellion Y-Wing Bombers just took out half of our construction forces, and the crane appears to be undamaged though. Wait- they’re coming for us next!

Alyin: Not to worry sir, we have just arrived on scene. We’ll take care of this, get the construction crews off the surface now!

Imperial Officer: Alarms are raised, but the crews in the walkers won’t be able to get out soon- Karabast, more light fighters in-bound! X-Wings!

Alyin: Just- do your best to evac everyone. And we’ll do our best up here. 2 and 3, form up, let’s take care of these rebel scum.

After this skirmish, Alyin’s squadron moved onward to the main battle, where chaos was erupting.

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First off, before I forget: Please judge this freebuild!

As I am slowly waiting for this episode to unfold, I almost forgot what else was happening during the Battle of Endor, the space portion! I think I may try to do a build attempting to showcase the chaos of what is happening in the main battlefield, but that would be a lot of posing fighters and such... And after the Skyhook... That was a huge pain… So maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Or maybe try to capture a sliver, like when the Executor goes down. After all I have some plans for some builds after someone reaches the shield generator… I have also learned now the upper limits of my rendering. At first there was probably like 20 more baseplates surrounding this build for more surface, which brought the parts count to like 60,000 ish parts, and well, my computer crashed a lot and didn’t render it at all. And so I deleted a lot of that surface and brought it to around 29,000 parts. I can’t wait to see how this episode will end, and what SoNE 2.0 will bring as well! Anyways, C & C welcome!

~Beltar

Episode XVII: Battle For Endor

: Many Bothans died, and perhaps many of you will too. But this is it everyone. We must take out the Shield Generator if our ships are to have a chance to take out the Death Star II. If the Empire keeps us from knocking the generator out, it's likely most of our troops and ships will be destroyed.

Rex: Come on men! Solo said we needed to meet up with him in the trees somewhere. We have to get out of these grass lands!

Stormtrooper: Keep moving men! We have to reinforce the Shield Generator! Vader says the Rebels are going to try to blow it up. We must stop them for the Emperor!

Game Play

• Both teams will work to achieve the most XP and end the game. The game ends when the first team reaches the shield generator.
• The game will be broken up into 1 week periods. During each week period, each team may submit a MOC depicting the terrain of their team's marker. They must also state a direction of travel and an intended destination, no more than 5 squares away (unless a bonus is in play).   Each MOC will earn XP which will equal the number of squares a team is allowed to move. RULE UPDATE: Each XP earned will allow a team to move twice as far. This will look something like:
  • The previous entry earned 4XP so the team gets to move up to 4 squares.
  • Bob posts a build showing the grasslands his team is on.
  • Bob chooses where to move with the 4 movement points.
  • He picks to try to head to F2.
  • Map is revealed based on Bob's movement.
  • Bob's build is judged (3XP).
  • The week ends and a new one begins.
  • Jane posts a build, based on the terrain of the square where Bob ended his movement.
  • She chooses where to move with the 3 movement points.
  • And so on.
• Each team has a beginning square. For the first week, since there was no previous build, each team gets to move up to 3 spaces. Each team can see the squares directly connected to them (not diagonally connected to them) as well as all previously revealed squares. Teams can see the squares revealed by both teams.

• Movement direction must be specifically declared each turn. For example, move left 3 spaces to F1 and down 1 space to F2. You can also just say "I want to head towards F2, avoiding obstacles." At that point the Game Master will choose the route for you that best avoids obstacles and collects bonuses.

• Throughout the map are various obstacles and bonuses. Bodies of water and mountains cannot be crossed without a bonus enhancement. Rivers can be crossed at any time. If the declared movement of a team results in them being stopped by a barrier, their movement will be modified. When stating the desired movement (move left 3 spaces to F1 and down 1 space to F2) the player must also state a preference of "up" or "down" and of "left" or "right." This preference will dictate the modified movement.
• For example, if a player submits a MOC and states they want to "move down 3 spaces and right 1 space;" but they hit a mountain:

• Then if their chosen preference was "down" and "left" the movement would look like this:

• But if the chosen preference was "down" and "right" the movement would look like this:

• Bonuses are obtained if a team lands on or passes through the squares containing the bonus. Bonuses can be revealed but not obtained if a team reveals a square within 3 spaces of the square containing a bonus. Bonuses included, but are not limited to:
  • extra XP earned for the team in increments of 5, 10, and 25XP
  • extra movement allowed next turn
  • the ability to cross bodies of water
  • the ability to cross mountains
  • negative movement restrictions applied to the opposite team
• For example, if a team moved down and left and there were 2 bonuses near by, this is what the map would look like:

• Spoiler

   

  • For reference, here is the full revealed example map:

  

   

• MOCs will need to display the terrain the team is currently on. If the team is on a square with grasslands, then some sort of plains should be displayed. If they are on a square with a body of water in or next to it, then a shore line should be part of the build.
• The list of different terrains you might encounter is: Forest, Plains, Mountains, Shore, Lake, or River.
• Each team starts on a Forest square.
• Each MOC will be scored as quickly as possible. All MOCs will be scored by the Monday afternoon after the game week ends. Each MOC will be scored on a scale of 5 points. If the MOC does not match the terrain the team is on, it will not score any points regardless of quality. The judges will be understanding on this point if your collection is limited, but please try to be creative.
• 1 XP earned allows a team to move 1 square into the unknown/fog or 2 squares into what has already been revealed. This allows teams to travel back to collect bonuses faster if needed.
• Each player can submit as many MOCs for this episode as they want. But any one player cannot submit more than 1 every 2 weeks.
• Each MOC must be at least 16x16. There is no maximum size requirement.
• A game week starts and ends on Sunday at noon, Central Standard Time.
• The team that reaches the Shield Generator first will receive a bonus of 25XP. At that point the game will end and all XP will be tallied to find the winning team.

Some other points of interest:

• Teams will need to plan in advance for building on different types of terrain. You may want to have a few MOCs in reserve if you land on a different terrain type.
• The bonus XP that can be found across the map can make or break the game. Don't discount it!
• The map may have more surprises. Be ready for anything!
• You can depict your team fighting with locals or forces from the other team. Each team only has one "game piece" to move across the board, but that doesn't mean you can't show skirmishes with other Rebel or Imperial forces you happen to come across in your MOCs.
• Game masters can build and submit MOCs, but they cannot choose where to move the game piece. Another member of the team must do that.

Rules

• All entries must be posted as a new topic in the Nar Eurbrikka subform, the title prefixed by "[Ep. XVII]", your team, the week you're building for, and your personal title. For example, "[Ep. XVII] [Empire] [Week 3] Dealing with Ewoks." 
• The Episode will start on November 25 and end when a team reaches the Shield Generator.
• Entries will be judged on a 1-5 point scale, however the judges see fit.
• This episode/contest is open to all players of Shadows of Nar Eurbrikka, even if they joined EB or signed up for the game after the episode has begun, with the exception of the Star Wars staff, who are not eligible to win XP or prizes; the EB admins and moderators, who are not eligible to win prizes but may earn XP; and the episode host, who is not eligible to win prizes but may earn XP.
• All entries must be new creations, not posted anywhere else prior to being entered in the episode. Exceptions can be made if you want to enter your MOC for another, current contest. You may be asked by a staff member to change your entry if it is too similar to an earlier creation.
• All entries must be built from real LEGO or with Lego Digital Designer. No clone brands, no third-party custom parts.
• Post pictures no larger than 1024x768, as specified in the EB Member Guidelines.
• You may do a 'full-blown photo edit' with all the text, effects, background compositing, support erasing, and other effects on as many shots as you like. At least one shot must be posted (under a spoiler tag, if desired) with no editing other than color adjustment or background removal for a solid-color background. For obvious reasons, any photo editing that changes the shape, functionality, or color (not tint or adjustment, but actual color) of a LEGO piece is prohibited,.
• All rules in the Core Rules topic apply unless otherwise stated in this explanation or the rules above.

Rule Updates/Clarifications:

• As stated in the rules teams can move 2 spaces through spaces that have already been revealed. However, this only includes spaces revealed on previous turns. It could be argued that the space in front of a team is revealed as they move forward so therefore every space is "revealed." This is not the case. When counting revealed squares for movement, you must round down. Therefore, if you move through 3 revealed spaces, it would count as 2 movements. 1 for 2 revealed squares and 1 for the remaining square. If you move through 3 unrevealed squares and 1 revealed square it would take 4 movements.
• Squares like the revealed D23 and S2 can be landed on without any bonus even though the square contains much water. As long as at least 1/4 of the square has land on it it can be treated as a land square.

Prizes

• All players with the winning fleet will receive this tag  to commemorate their victory. You can only have one of these tags or one of the Community Build tags at a time, but a log will be kept of all the tags you've earned in your profile in the Player Index.
• Physical prizes are also available! The 75178 Jakku Quadjumper will go to the player with the highest amount of XP earned during this episode, and 75183 Darth Vader Transformation to the player who submitted the most builds during the episode, regardless of XP gained (should that player be identical with the first winner, the second prize will instead go to the player with the second-highest amount of builds).
• You will receive XP equal to the number of points you are awarded from the judges for each MOC.
• The winning team may choose any one unclaimed planet to add to their faction's territory.
• The players on the winning team will be given bonuses at the beginning of SoNE 2.0

This takes place immediately following my Episode XVI entry.  Part of this build was featured in my episode entry, so this is probably only eligible for partial xp...

  So … the rumors were true.

  Apparently.  This holoimage came to me this morning, from one of my deep cover agents within the rebellion.

  How long have the rebels had it?

  Not long, as far as we can tell.

  How long until they attack?

  Days; maybe less.  You’ll be shipping out after this briefing.

  So … our target is the rebel command ship?

  Not quite…

No, of course not.  With Grace, things are never that simple.

This is the same Ops Room that Grace and I met in a month ago, when I first came to Coruscant.

I’d come directly from Saleucami, with Tyria, two of Grace’s men and her droid.

Then:

A naval trooper offered to show Tyria to her quarters, but 2B said he’d been ordered to take me directly to the Ops Room.

   Courtesy requires me to warn you: if you attempt to draw any weapons in the presence of my mistress, I shall disarm you.

   In a very literal and permanent sense.

  Sergeant Kirana reporting for duty, ma’am.

  Sergeant Kirana, come in.  We’re nearly finished.

I follow 2B into the room as everyone turns back to their monitors. 

I’m a little thrown off balance.  The last time I saw Grace in person she was coming off an extended deep cover op, posing as a civilian.  She looked harmless – well, right up to the point where she stepped out of cover and killed a rebel gunner.

Still, in my mind, I’d been picturing her as an innocuous older woman, not the no-nonsense ISB officer currently commanding the room. 

It looks like they’re running a joint operation with the Navy – a rare thing these days, when it seems like each branch of the military is out for itself, fighting to secure funding and territory against their rivals.

The naval officer outranks her, but it’s obvious that Grace is in charge.  Everyone knows it – except for the naval man - which is no doubt why he’s here.

They wrap things up about 10 minutes later, and everyone slowly files out of the room, leaving only Grace and I.

  Tank Bait

  The Damsel in Distress.

  You look terrible.

  Yeah, well … it’s been a rough couple of weeks.

  Get used to it; it’s going to get worse before it gets better. I do have some good news – you’re not on any official ISB hit list.

  So … the Imp Cruiser that tried to shoot us down over Commenor?

  Gunning for Agent An, but once they saw you there, I think they decided to try and tie up loose ends.

  I got away, though.  Am I still a loose end that needs tying?

  Negative.  Turns out, the ISB Colonel who set you on Agent An’s trail was acting on his own.  I’m not sure why he wanted Agent An dead, but he frakked up. 

  He either didn’t realize, or didn’t care, that the Royal Guard was also looking for Goatm.  They didn’t want him dead, though.  They had other plans for him, poor bastard.

  Ok, so the mission against Agent An is a no-go.  Won't the Colonel still come after me?

  He’s dead, Kirana.  Along with his family, and most of his staff.  The Royal Guard does not screw around.

  Ah.  Roger that.  So … what now?

  Now, you work for me.

Work turned out to be more varied than I’d expected.  A few big, joint ops like the battle at Xizor’s palace, and plenty of the kind of ‘deniable’ jobs that I’d gotten used to with my old SpecOps squad. 

But, we also spent a surprising amount of time doing what seemed like public relations work.  Bringing medical supplies to an outer rim colony, evacuating refugees in the path of a planetary storm; we even trained a local security force that was having trouble with raiders.  I don’t know if the ‘hearts and minds’ jobs came from up the command chain, or if they were Grace’s own initiative, but one thing was clear: she was playing a long game.

Which brings us back to today.

Now:

  This is Lieutenant Thrace Jepson, currently assigned to DS2 as a Weapons Officer.  He needs a ride off the station, and you’re it.

  Um - we’re sort of overkill for a taxi mission, yeah?

  His father’s an admiral.  Loyal to the Empire, but worried that the battle station is going to become an unsafe work environment for his only son.  Probably soon.

  Can’t his buir get him transferred off?

  And look like he betting on a rebel victory?  Not a good career move.

  But getting an admiral in your debt would be a great career move for you.  I like it.

  … treason?

  Oh, that’s rich Kirana, especially coming from you.

  What’s that supposed to mean?

  Last month, when you thought ISB forces were trying to kill you, what did you do?  Did you turn yourself in, trusting in Imperial justice? 

  No, you called me to come save your shebs, and I had to call in more favors than I like to do it.  Why do you think those people owed me favors?  You think they get assigned randomly each month? 

  This is how the game is played, Kirana.  There are no heroes here.  No villains.  It’s all shades of gray, and everybody’s doing what they can to take care of their own people.

  Get your kit sorted – the shuttle lifts off in 20.  You'll get the details en route, but we're up against the clock.  The rebels are coming.

Episode 0 – The Introduction

Episode XII – Den Of The Dragon

XII-I – Sowing The Seed

Episode XIII – Quantum Of Sunrise

XIII-I - Quite A Mercenary

Episode XIV - Day Of The Spectacle

Part XIV-I – Welcome To The Rebellion

Episode XV – Top Of The Class

The last time we saw our protagonists, they were entangled in the ferocious sky battle over Coruscant and Prince Xizor's demise seemed mere minutes away...

Please judge, and C&C is always very welcome. You will probably see that with this episode, even more focus than usual was on photography and storytelling, so let me know how that worked out.

Characters and links to previous story installments:

Rumors swirl around troop barracks like flimsi in the aftermath of a bombing.  Enemy actions, deployment orders, upgraded kit, downgraded chow. 

24 hours ago, a new Death Star was just one rumor out of a thousand.  Now, we’re on the way there. 

The mission, ostensibly, is to pick up an admiral’s kid before the inevitable rebel attack.  Nothing’s ever that simple with Grace, though.  Or the ISB for that matter.  I’m sure there are plans and objectives I haven’t been briefed on.  Hell, I’d be surprised if we’re the only team Grace is sending to the station …  bet you can get into all kinds of mischief on a station about to be attacked by the entire rebel fleet.

Our plan is simple, which is usually a good sign.

We dock with the station, head in, locate our boy.  Intel suggests he’ll come willingly.  If not, we stun him, bag him and muscle our way out using standard ISB bully tactics.
If he does come willingly, I’ll switch uniforms with him so that he isn’t identified on the way out.  Then we exfil, preferably through the same hanger, but Tyria can make a hole for us if needed.
If anything goes wrong … he’ll have my helmet and armor and I’ll have … uncomfortable Navy-Issued pants.  Hmm.

I switch my comm so that I’m only talking to Maze and Kom’rk. 

  “Why am I the one that has to give up my armor?”

 “Station security systems are unknown, but we’re assuming at least basic facial scanning.  You scan as a Stormtrooper Sergeant assigned to the ISB; lets you get away with pretty much anything.”

Right then, I decide to take a risk. 

 “Whereas if they scan one of you, it’ll come back as soldier assigned to the GAR" 

Kom'rk only hesitates for a second, but we’ve been working together long enough that it stands out.

 I hope I haven’t miscalculated.  When I first asked Grace's droid, 2B, about it a few months ago, he recommended not using the ‘C’ word, unless I was “displeased with the current configuration of my face”

 “What’s the matter kid, they don’t have twins where you’re from?”

  “They do, sure.  But, uh, my neighbor, Mr Lawquane, was also GAR.  Retired, I guess. Unofficially.  I was the same age as his kids” 

 “Kids, huh?  Kandosii..."

 “You’re wrong about one thing, though.  We wouldn’t scan as soldiers of the GAR – we’d scan as property of the GAR.  Clones aren’t people."

 "Dropping out of hyperspace in thirty seconds."

 "Alright, kid.  Anything else you want to get off your chest?"

 "One other thing has been bugging me, I guess.  Last time I saw him, he seemed a lot older than you two..."

 "Yeah, we can thank the kaminiise for that one.  I'll tell you all about it when we get back to base."

 "Reverting in three - two - one ... and, we're good.  Looks like the rebel fleet hasn't arrived yet.  Welcome to Endor."

Behind the scenes:

After one of our squads found the SG Switch and shout it down, the way to the Generator has come free.

Finally we have reached the border of the base, where the force field has already been turned off.

Shock Trooper - It looks like there is no friendly or enemy activity. We should find out what's going on.

BN-0303 -Sir, maybe I can get some information from that console.

BN-0303 -Sir, I found a bunch of classified infos, which we do not have access to. But there are some accessible ones: The the base was evacuated and all remaining units were ordered to leave the moon. 

Shock Trooper - In that case we need to found the way out here.

BG-0329 - I think, That might help us:

Switches clicking, generators starting, computers beeping. Pre-departure checks

Please judge.

  Incoming assault shuttle, we have you on our scopes, please identify.

  This is assault shuttle Mynock requesting a docking bay.  Transmitting clearance code now.

  Assault Shuttle Mynock, you do not appear on our list of approved arrivals.  We’re going to need to divert you to the Avenger for inspection.

  Negative.  I need you to check that ISB prefix on our clearance code, and then consult your list of ships on top secret missions.

  Mynock, I don’t have a list of ships on top secr- … ah.  Mynock, stand by.

In a healthy organization it wouldn’t have worked, but the ISB’s been running unchecked for a long time now.

  Mynock, switch to heading point seven one five and proceed to docking bay two two eight.

  Acknowledged.  Mynock, out.

I've got a bad feeling about this.

Very excited to share this build - I'm really happy with how it turned out.  Full sized pics on my flickr.

See below for an in-depth discussion of WIP, planning and behind the scenes shots.

ENDOR MOUNTAIN CYPRESS by Ryan McBryde, on Flickr

"Very good commander. My team will meet you 3 klicks from your position. Keep pushing forward."

"Copy that. The rebels will have no idea whats waiting for them. They're finished."

"Affirmative commander. This war ends today." 

4 ABY: Sanctuary Moon of Endor  - Gulch, Northern Mountains

Can't...breathe...right.

Damn AT came outta nowhere...

Bleedin' real bad...

I tried, I fought and I killed to find you...

Not got much left to give brother...

Think shrapnel got me through the gut...

Never was gonna go out clean was I?

Doubt you'd recognize me now, you were always the one lookin for a fight not me...

I can't even recognize myself...

I'll sit beside you at the fire pit of the ancients soon brother...

It hurts so much...

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Behind the Scenes:

Episode List:

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hope you enjoyed the comic style version, I tried it, not to sure i'll stick with it takes a lot of time.

cheers

Jody Meyer

After weeks of walking in the mud, it was bound things would go wrong. TK-9873 was supposed to be keeping watch one night, when the squad woke up there he was gone, and a day later they found his armor with an arrow in it. TK-1702’s paranoia dialed down a notch, however he still fears they are being hunted. Meanwhile, Acting-Colonel Faist’s wounds have mostly healed from his encounter with the rebels. Now, after receiving word from High Command the Rebels had found the switch, the hunt was on again, by triangulating the position of various known rebel encampments, the soldiers of the Empire have an idea where they are headed now. It seems the squad has picked up the scent:

Beltar: Look what we found, fresh. This couldn’t have happened to long ago.

TK-1702: What a wonderful smell you’ve discovered. Is it possible we could be walking into a trap? This seems set up too perfectly...

Beltar: Perhaps...

TK-1702: Colonel?

Acting Colonel Faist: We are aware of rebel movements in these parts... I say we approach the next part of this trek with caution. Thoughts men? Keep walking in some direction or take this opportunity?

TK-1702: I recommend we follow this trail as far as we can, perhaps we can catch a squad off guard, or perhaps find the master switch.

Beltar: Well, we are on quite a deadline sir, so I agree, we need any sort of lead that can put is in a viable direction.

Acting Colonel Faist: Very well, let’s not keep the boys at the shield generator waiting then, onward!

Beltar thought as they moved out, how much longer on this mud ball would they have to endure? The battle in space was clearly taking a toll, he wondered how Alyin was fairing up there in that pit of death. The real surprise came when Beltar learned what the Emperor’s ‘special show’ was: the Death Star was operational already. Hopefully, with a little luck, the Empire would come out on top, and this war would be over. 

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Surprise: I’m building still! I’ve been very busy recently, just wanted to pop back in this week since I fear this episode is drawing to a conclusion and I will be extremely busy again the next few weeks so I wouldn’t be able to participate. Story was a bit rushed and not thought out too well, I had a rough idea, but then the build didn't let it come to fruition. Anyways, comments and criticism welcome!

~Beltar

After our team found the key to the treasure also known as the switch, the morale shifted towards the alliance.

Admiral Ackbar and General Solo coordinates several attacks on air and on ground. Our team is part of task force 'deliverance'.

The next target is a near by imperial base. We are supported with air strikes by our fellow X-Wing squadron.

Imperial trooper: Sir, intelligence reports the enemy found the switch to the generator.

Rumbles in the distance... coming nearer one by one...

Imperial trooper: Sir, that sounds like...

Another trooper over intercom: We are under attack! I repeat we are under attack! All hands on battle station!

We still haven't found the switch to shot down the force field, so all squads are searching for it on different areas.

Incoming Orders: To all squad leaders. The enemy found the security switch. All troops move on to south immediately!

Shock Trooper - Squad! The rebels found it and possible they have already turned off the force field. We need to hurry, they can reach the generator any time.

Movement: Can we got down to K22 and then across to K24 to collect the bonus there.

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Sorry for the laziness in my story but I am super tired from real life events, they are starting to take a toll on this old body of mine.

@elementary should be providing the move for us.

Cheers

Jody.

Edit - here is the recommended soundtrack for this build:

The scout trooper's tale:
Down by the Lake
Distant Stations
Firebase Pfilbee

For one of us, it was the first time.

We were somewhat surprised to find that it felt different from killing the bears.

Not bad, but … different.

There are many more where this one came from.  Their strike team has reached our position.

We are certain that by the end of the day, we will not feel anything.

Overall:

Full-sized pics on my flickr

Our squad have find and followed a path trough pains, to cut off the road. We need to be careful, because these paths are used the native ewoks and if we meet them they could pull back us...

BN-0303 - Sir, it looks like it's some kind of a raft made by the natives.

Shock Trooper - Probably we could use it to crossing the Lake.

Our team wants to move down to S1 and then right to collect T7 and T11.

After fleeing imperials and the dreaded chicken our troop seeks the peace of the lake, winding down.

Live on the lake is a slow one. So slow that some use our newly obtained speeders for non serious things like racing...

The Chicken-walker was coming!

"It really wasn't my fault. My squad was on long range recon and they told me to find some supper. I was out for hours before I happened upon this great, fat wild boar. Only it wasn't a boar. Just a piglet. And after we cooked it up and the squad had their fill, the sounder came around looking for revenge. 

There's only two of us now, but it doesn't look like it'll stay that way for long. Lucky for me the other guys didn't let me eat yet, so I've been a lot faster on my feet. 

Right now I'm not sure which is going to be worse - this mad momma pig or reporting back to the platoon. I guess we'll see. :("

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Sorry for the non rendered but I just got back from a trip and I had work to catch up on. good news is I am almost able to unpack my real Lego...

Comments always welcome.

The Empire had them on the run!

The Rebels had crossed back over the mountains heading south when they stumbled on an Imperial patrol.

The terrain was broken up and made it difficult to flee and keep ones footing. Thankfully for the Rebels, it was easier to watch your step without body armor on. They were able to soon leave the Stormtroopers behind.

Previous: 

We don't have much information about the status about the rebels, but our intelligencerepurted that they're near to reach the shield generator. So we're trying to move faster.

Our team just reached an unexpected obstacle...

TG-0222 - Sir, It looks like our intel was inaccurate. This mountain should be further.

Shock Trooper - Yes, it should, but we could find a safe path to move cross.

BN-0303 - Sir, I  just received an incoming message: All the troops have to turn back and move back to the Generator on the easiest way. 

Shock Trooper - In that case, let's see the map.

Previously, https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/148348-sone-ep-xiv-muunilinst-family/....

Currently, on the Forest Moon of Endor...

    Skrogging mountainside!  No shade and no cover!

    There's a lone tree up ahead.  We could take a breather there.

    Alright, Razer Losers, you heard "Fiend"!  Let's take five under that tree!

Comments and criticisms are all welcome!

Pfilbee Jhorn, oh Pfilbee Jhorn,
you came, you saw, you failed to warn!
If I live through this tour, I’ll find you someday,
you’d best watch your back when the drums start to play!

-The Ballad of Pfilbee Jhorn, written by an unknown Scout Trooper stationed on Endor, 4 ABY 

We live off the land as much as possible, but there are some things that can't be gleaned or grown.

When the time comes, every week or two, we load up the "bantha" with fruits and greens to trade, and make the trek to Firebase Pfilbee.

The troopers there are happy to trade extra fuel and supplies for anything that makes the Imp Standard Rations more palatable.   We also exchange news, and revel in the feeling of safety that comes from being surrounded by duracrete walls and fixed E-webs.  

The visits always seem to end too soon, but we know not to linger.  It's unwise to be out in the open after dark.

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Overall build:

Base Details:

The "Bantha" :

The team around Private Johnson and Commander Eerie found a new comrade on their way through the mountains, Lieutenant 'elementary' Luckson.

Crashed with his Z95 and wandering for days he was luckily surprised when our team found him.

After weeks through the harsh and often cold mountains finally a ray of hope appeared on the horizon: a hidden imperial base.

Fortunately the guard has been swearing at the stupid robot who disordered the base on his way. And so our team caught him on surprise.

Coming down from the mountain's higher peaks for now, the Rebels continue to search for a way to deactivate the Empire's force field.

MKJoshA didn't realize he'd be glad to see trees again.

It had been getting barren up in the mountains. Some tree cover made them feel a little safer.

But word was they'd be heading back up into the mountains soon. Oh well, he'd enjoy it while he could.

Movement: We'd like to move four across and one down to Q18.