Alpha Dawn - Star Frontiersman

we can follow him and see where he goes. I want to
watch him carefully, in case he talks to anyone.
REFEREE: He doesn't talk to anyone, but you do
notice that he is wearing a red scarf around his neck.
DARTHA: Didn't the other pirates wear red scarves?
YALUA: That's gotta be him! Let's go!
JARDIN: I'm going to go to the right, cut through the
alley and try to sneak up in front of him so we can't
lose sight of him.
REFEREE: Okay. The rest of you manage to cross the
street and get behind the man without him seeming to
notice you. You follow him for about 60 meters, and
then he ducks inside a restaurant.
YALUA: We'll follow him in.
REFEREE: Jardin hasn't gotten through the alley yet
and doesn't see the man go in the restaurant. He'll
have to spend three minutes finding out where you
went. You walk in the door and know immediately that
this is not a normal, law-abiding place. The furniture is
shabby. The lighting is bad, so you can't see into the
far corners. The customers look pretty rough. When
they see you, they stop talking.
YALUA: Never mind all that. Where's the guy we were
following?
REFEREE: You don't see him anywhere.
YTTL: Are there any other entrances or exits that we
can see?
REFEREE: There's a back door directly across from the
entrance where you're standing.
DARTHA: Okay. Let's check it.
OTHERS (all together): Right!
REFEREE: As you approach the door, two very large
Yazirians step in front of you and lean against the door.
They are looking at you with nasty smirks on their
faces. One of them has one hand hidden behind his
back.
YALUA: Is he holding a blaster?
REFEREE: You can't tell. Do you want to draw your
weapon?
YALUA: Not yet.
REFEREE: The Yazirian with his hand behind his back
says (with a sneering, gruff voice), "Well, lookee what
we got here. A dumb bug, a blob and one of our big,
bold brothers. You fellas wouldn't be looking for
someone, would you? We don't like nosy people in
here."
DARTHA: What are the other customers doing? How
big is this place?
REFEREE: The restaurant is about 9 meters wide and
18 meters from front to back. You are standing about 2
meters from the back door. There are about 20
customers in the place. Most of them have gotten up
and are heading for the front door, but five of them are
slowly forming a ring around you. (to Jardin): You
arrive at the front door now.
JARDIN: I'll sneak in while the customers are leaving.
YALUA: It's a trap. I'm going for my blaster!
REFEREE: Okay. Roll for initiative... (The referee then
shifts to combat turns, and the players resolve the
fight.)
How To Reward Characters
Pay. At the start of each adventure, player
characters will be hired to undertake a job. Before
accepting a job, characters will want to know how
much they are going to be paid. You will have to
decide. Pay should depend on the skills of the
character and how much danger they will face.
Characters with high skills earn more, and
dangerous jobs pay more. Payment is given as pay
per 20-hour day (10 hours of work). The typical
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