by Vitus Hundebøll Benzon
A Star Wars thriller with social realism elements about conflicted people that works for the Empire and their doubts. They have to solve a crime in spite of their own motives, doubts and conflicts, all in the Shadow of the Empire.
Presentation
Players: 4
Gamemasters: 1
Total runtime: 4-5 time
Language: Danish/English
Age limit: 15+
Material to be read: 2 pages + handouts
An explosion shakes the buildings of sector 6A on the quite holiday planet of Esho 3. A hotel was the target of the bombing. Four silhouettes approach the hotel the next morning.
This is the beginning of the investigation that will change the lives of the four characters.
Welcome to Esho 3! The Empire is at its peak and nothing indicates that that is going to change. But even thou the emperor holds the galaxy in an iron grip there is always opposition. From within and without.
The four characters of the scenario all works for the Empire before the action of the original movie. Two of the them works for the planets original local police department, while the two others is stationed on the planet part of the military occupation. Now the need to cooperate to solve the mystery of the bombing. They all have a dark secret related to the bombing.
Shadow of the Empire is inspired by the Star Wars show Andor and uses many of the same themes and dispositions.
- Star Wars
- Investigation
- Power
Player types:
As a player you will play within the moral grey zone between the society and a totalitarian government. You must follow the clues and consider when your character approaches their moral limit.
Gamemaster type:
As game master you must understand the mystery and how the different clues may affect the characters on a personal level. You will need to improvise when the players leave the script. In this scenario there are 9 important NPCs you need to understand. There are 5 central scenes and a collection of potential scenes besides.
Content notes
There are no heroes, space wizards or light sabers. This scenario deals with racial repression and discrimination (against aliens)
