Heroes of the Aturi Cluster

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Foreword

Credits & AcknowledgmentsCampaign Rules, Graphic Design, Cover Art:Josh Derksen

Playtesters: Shiu-Yik Au, James Binnie, Don Komhyr, Kelvin Lau, Victor Naqvi, Michael Parise,

Chris Powell, William Tink, Joe Silva, Norm Weir.

Illustrations: Matt Allsopp, Sacha Angel Diener, Jon Bosco, Matt Bradbury, Blake Henriksen,

Jason Juta, Lucasfilm Ltd., Henning Ludvigsen, Jorge Maese, Ralph McQuarrie, Dallas Mehlhoff,

Scott Murphy, David A. Nash, Matthew Starbuck, Nicholas Stohlman, Angela Sung, and many

others whose work has been used without permission.

Special Thanks:Grish Kalashnikov (R2EQ) of dockingbay416.com for getting me started on this

massive project. The X-wing Campaign by Ryan Voigt (Rekkon on Team Covenant) was a greatinspiration for ways to expand the game. Ralph Berretts X-wing AI project for the basis of the AI

statcards and logic used in this campaign. Hinny (Github) for developing the icon font used in this

project. And finally, Fantasy Flight Games, for making such an incredible game that captures the

essence of starfighter battles in the Star Wars universe.

This unofficial fanmade campaign is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, Fantasy Flight Games.

Since X-wing Miniatures was released in

2012 there have been numerous fanmadecampaigns, ideas for new terrain types,

and projects to write artifical intelligence

to control opposing ships.

To my knowledge, no one has combined

these elements into a cohesive package.

With this campaign, I set out to convert

X-wing into a fully co-operative game for

1-6 players. Among our gaming group,

it has provided a refreshing alternative

to the standard dogfight game, in which

some of our favorite and most iconic Star

Wars ships no longer see regular play.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Campaign ComponentsCampaign Basics

Your First Mission

Setting up the Campaign

Rebel Pilots

Player Scoresheets

Choose a Starting Ship

Spending ExperienceRebel Pilot Abilities

Imperial AI

AI Setup

Select Target

Select Maneuver

Red Maneuvers & Stress

Obstacles and Board Edges

Select Action

Attack Target

Damage and Critical Hits

Breaking Formation

Sample AI Dogfight

Campaign Rules

The Campaign Round

Mission Setup Diagrams

Mission Scaling

Imperial Ships

Imperial Pilot Cards

New Terrain Types

Playing Co-operatively

A Few Modifications

New Actions & ManeuversMission Territory Types

Earning Experience & Assists

Missions

Mission Story Arcs

Missions

Numbered tokens from 1-12

(You can use X-wing base numbers)

Draw bag or opaque cup

One Six-sided die (1d6)

One Twelve-sided die (1d12)

Tokens to track Experience Points

earned; glass beads work well.

Other Required Components

In addition to X-wing components, many

of the missions also make use of the

following gaming supplies:

Required X-wing Components

This campaign assumes that the player

group has a mostly-complete X-wingMiniatures collection between them.

All missions in the campaign take place

on the standard 3x3 or 90x90cm play

area. You will need the 6 Asteroids from

the X-wing core set, 6 Debris fields, and

some missions use the Rebel transport.

Each player will need an X-wing or Y-wing.

For Imperial forces, you will need ap-

proximately 2 TIE Fighters per player, 1

of each other TIE for every 2 players, and

typically only 1 of each large or huge ship

as they are used as allies, mission objec-

tives, or elite enemies.

If you do not have the ships or compo-

nents listed for a mission, feel free to

either play another mission, proxy the

missing ships/pieces, or substitute

another ship with the same base size

and similar stats. However, be aware

that substitution may affect the missions

intended difficulty.

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Campaign Setup

The mission Local Trouble, p46,is intend-

ed as a starting mission for new players.

It doesnt have any campaign special

rules or new terrain, and provides a good

opportunity to get familiar with how the

Imperial AI works. It can be used to earn

a few experience points so players can

customize their pilots and ships a little

before launching into a full campaign.

You will need to:

Campaign Basics

Players are pilots in a Rebel squadron,

working together over a series of

campaign rounds to liberate a star

system from the Empires grasp.

During each campaign round, players

play missions co-operatively against the

AI (the core game of X-wing with some

changes), improve their pilots and ships,

and advance the story by modifying the

campaign mission deck.

During key missions, each faction can

earn Campaign Victory Points (VP),

representing control of the star system.

The number of VP needed to win the

campaign depends on the campaign

length chosen. See the following page.

Print an X-wing or Y-wing scoresheet

for each player, and perform ship setup.

See Choose a Starting Ship, p10.

Print and cut AI statcards for the

TIE Fighter and TIE Interceptor, and

familiarize yourself with how the AI

works. SeeAI Ships, p16.

Your First Mission

Players are intended to retire their pilots

when a campaign is complete, and any

future campaigns should be played

with new pilot scoresheets.

However, all missions in this book were

thoroughly tested to scale in difficulty

with Pilot Skill level, and can be re-

played with high-level pilots if desired.

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Additional future mission arcs

will allow for longer campaigns.

Each mission has a corresponding card

which is used to form a mission deck.

Each campaign round, players draw

several cards from the mission deck

and choose one to play. Missions are

loosely organized into story arcs, and

when a mission is completed, it is usually

removed from the deck and the next part

of the story (another mission card) is

added to the mission deck, replacing it.

Not all of the missions in the campaign

are equally important or difficult. Starter

missions are smaller skirmishes that

provide good flight practice while latermissions involve bigger, better-defended

targets that must be conquered to earn

campaign victory points.

See Mission Story Arcs, p44

Setting up the Campaign

Once you are familiar with the AI and

the flow of the campaign format, youare ready to commence the full-fledged

campaign. Players must decide on a

campaign length, which determines the

number of missions arcs used and the

possible missions played:

Print and cut out the mission cards.Separate out all of the mission cards with

Start in the top corner, and set the rest

aside. Shuffle the starting missions and

draw (or choose) a number of them de-

pending on the campaign length chosen.

Shuffle the chosen starting missions to

form a mission deck. Keep this deck andthe remaining missions with your squads

scoresheets. Each missions victory text

will instruct you modify the deck by add-

ing new missions or discarding missions

as you play the campaign.

Campaign Length

Short Use 3 Starting Missions

(6-9 Missions total)

Earn 2 Campaign VP to win

Medium Use all 5 Starting Missions

(9-15 Missions total)

Earn 3 Campaign VP to win

Prepare Mission Deck

Assemble New Terrain

To make the new terrain tiles, it is

recommended to print them on sticker

paper and stick them to cardboard.

For reference, each Mission card

includes a list of required components.

You may not need to print and cut all of

the new terrain if you are only playing

the Short campaign and didnt draw any

missions that use a given terrain type.

Prepare AI & Imperial Pilots

Print and cut the Imperial Pilot cards

and shuffle them into a deck. Print the

AI Statcards - if you normally sleeve your

cards, you might consider laminating

these instead. If desired, also print the

Reference cards.

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Each player should use a scoresheet to

keep track of their ship, including theircurrent pilot skill, experience points

earned/spent, missions flown, kills,

and upgrades available to them for each

mission. It is highly recommended torecord your ship data in pencil, as these

fields may change frequently.

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2) Player and Pilot Callsign name fields.

Give your Pilot a cool name!

3) Ship stats and available actions, and

a field to record your current Pilot Skill

level. For new Pilots, this will be 2.

4) When you purchase upgrades, write

them here. You may purchase any

number of these upgrades, such as

multiple types of torpedoes, but you

may only equip one to each upgrade

slot during a mission.

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by numbers become available once

those Pilot Skill levels are achieved.

6) Keep a tally of missions flown, and

record your Experience Point (XP)

total as you gain XP from missionsand spend it on upgrades.

7) Keep a tally of kills by enemy ship

type, for bragging rights.

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When beginning a campaign, each player

may choose to fly either an X-wing or aY-wing with some Experience Points (XP)

to immediately spend on upgrade cards.

Players cannot purchase additional Pilot

Skill with their initial XP. Record unspent

XP on your player scoresheet.

See Spending Experience, p12.

Players may change to other types ofRebel ships once they reach Pilot Skill 4.

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Y-wingStarting Experience: 8XP

Capable of carrying a turret

and multiple types of ordnance,

the Y-wing is flexible enough to

take on any campaign mission.

Bomb Loadoutis factored into

the scoresheet and not limitedhere, and BTL-A4 can give any

turreted Y-wing extra punch.

X-wing

Starting Experience: 5XP

The X-wing is a well-rounded

campaign workhorse, and is

great for cleaning up enemy

fighters. For Pilots looking to

switch to an A-wing or B-wing

later, it tends to be the most

efficient starting choice.

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support ship using thetMoldyCrowtitle, the HWK-290 is the

only Rebel ship that can equip a

crew without giving up a modi-

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upgrade slot as well.

A-wing

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great campaign choice for hit

and run missions. Every Pilot

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The B-wing packs unparalleled

firepower, making it ideal for

assault missions against large

or stationary targets. B-wing/

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optionally equip a crew insteadof one modification. However,

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Spending Experience

Upgrades & Modifications

Changing Ships

Players can spend Experience Points on

five different areas. Of the possibilitiesbelow, only Upgrades and Modifications

may be purchased with a players starting

experience points. Unspent points are

banked for later.

Upgrades & Modifications

Change Ships

Increase Pilot Skill

Elite Pilot Talent Rebel Pilot Abilities (see p14)

Pilots Spending Experience Points

XP Cost = Squad Point Cost

When you spend XP to buy an upgrade

or modification, you are securing access

to that equipment. All upgrades you

have unlocked are available to you when

preparing your ship for a mission. You

can own more upgrades/abilities than

the slots on your player scoresheet and

choose which to equip for each mission.

If you want to field multiple copies of a

card (such as Proton Torpedoes, or Hull

Upgrade), you must buy multiple copies.

Upgrades and Elite abilities with discard

this card effects are reloaded/refreshed

for each mission and do not need to be

re-purchased with XP after each use.

Free Upgrades:Upgrades that cost 0 or negative points,

such asMChardaan Refit,tA-WingTest Pilot,tBTL-A4andPBomb Load-outare already built into ship statcards;

they are not considered upgrades for

eject rolls or mission effects.

XP Cost = 5 XP

Initially, you can only choose between the

X-wing and Y-wing. Once you reach Pilot

Skill 4, you may also choose between the

A-wing, B-wing or HWK-290.

When changing ships, take the

scoresheet for the new ship and record

all your unlocked upgrades that the new

ship can take, along with your kills and

missions flown. Any upgrades that can-

not be equipped to the new ship can be

written on the back, in case you changeships again.

If you wish to change ships again (even

back to a ship you had before), you must

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Elite Pilot Talents

XP Cost = Squad Point Cost x2

When you reach Pilot Skill 3, your ship

gains an Elite Pilot Talent slot. They are

generally better than other upgrades,

and you are less likely to lose Elite Pilot

Talents when suffering Eject penalties.

The Elite Pilot TalentESquad Leadermay not be purchased; it has a special

function in the campaign. SeeAssign

Squad Leader, p28for details.

Multiple Elite Pilot Talents:

Unlike the standard game, as players

increase in Pilot Skill they are able to

combine up to four (five for an A-wing)

Elite Pilot Talents and Pilot Abilities, in

new and powerful combinations. Part of

the fun of playing the campaign is buildingships that are far too unbalanced for

normal skirmish play.

Increase Pilot Skill

XP Cost = New Pilot Skill Level x2

Must be purchased one level at a time.

XP Cost examples:

PS2 to PS3 will cost (3x2) = 6XP.

PS3 to PS4 will cost (4x2) = 8XP.

Each increase in pilot skill comes with an

additional benefit: You gain an additional

Elite Pilot Talent icon at Pilot Skill levels

3,5,7, and 9, and an additional ship

modification icon at Pilot Skill 4, 6, and 8.

Note thatEVeteran Instinctsdoes notincrease your Pilot Skill for this purpose.

Pilot Skill and Campaign Difficulty:

The overall difficulty level of the campaign,

including the number of enemy ships and

the quality of Elite enemies, is determined

by the average Pilot Skill rating of all theRebel players flying the current mission.

Therefore, players should be careful not

to purchase too many levels of Pilot Skill

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PS Rebel Pilot Ability Text

3 Eaden Vrill When performing a primary weapon attack against a stressed ship, roll 1additional attack die.

3 Tarn Mison When an enemy ship declares you as the target of an attack, you may acquire atarget lock on that ship.

4 Roark Garnet At the start of the Combat phase, choose 1 other friendly ship at Range 1-3.Until the end of the phase, treat that ship's pilot skill value as "12." +Assist if

the friendly ship destroys an enemy with PS > friendly ships normal PS.

5 "Hobbie" Klivian When you acquire or spend a target lock, you may remove 1 stress token fromyour ship.

5 Biggs Darklighter Once per round, a friendly ship at Range 1 cannot be targeted by an attack if theattacker could target you instead.

5 Chewbacca When you are dealt a faceup Damage card, immediately flip it facedown (withoutresolving its ability).

5 Etahn Abaht When an enemy ship inside your firing arc at Range 1-3 is defending, theattacker may change 1 of its dresults to acresult. +Assist if the defender isan emplacement, or is destroyed by the effect of a critical hit such as Direct Hit.

5 Gemmer Sojan While you are at Range 1 of at least 1 enemy, increase your agility value by 1.

5 Leebo When you are dealt a faceup Damage card, draw 1 additional Damage card,choose 1 to resolve, and discard the other.

5 Nera Dantels You can performPattacks against enemy ships outside your firing arc.

6 Arvel Crynyd You may declare an enemy ship inside your chosen weapons firing arc that youare touching as the target of your attack.

6 Dutch Vander After acquiring a target lock, choose another friendly ship at Range 1-2. Thechosen ship may immediately acquire a target lock. +Possible Assist

XP Cost = Pilot Skill of Original Owner

The pilot abilities of existing Rebel pilotsmay be purchased and equipped as if

they were Elite Pilot Talents. However,

most of them cannot be purchased until

your pilot is very experienced.

Rebel Pilot Abilities

Your pilot skill must be greater than orequal to the Pilot Skill of the Rebel Pilot

whose ability you wish to purchase. The

cost is equal to the PS column, below.

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PS Rebel Pilot Ability Text

6 Esege Tuketu When another friendly ship at Range 1-2 is attacking, it may treat your focustokens as its own. +Possible Assist

6 Garven Dreis After spending a focus token, you may place that token on any other friendly shipat Range 1-2 (instead of discarding it).+Possible Assist

6 Ibtisam When attacking or defending, if you have at least 1 stress token, you may reroll1 of your dice.

6 Kyle Katarn At the start of the Combat phase, you may assign 1 of your focus tokens toanother friendly ship at Range 1-3. +Possible Assist

6 Lt. Blount When attacking, You may consider the defender to be hit by your attack

regardless of dice results. If you do, the defender suffers no damage. You gainno XP, but the defender may still suffer tokens, such as Ion and Stress.

7 Dash Rendar You may ignore obstacles (including Ion Storms and Minefields)during theActivation phase and when performing actions.

7 Jake Farell After you perform a focus action or are assigned a focus token, you may performa free boost or barrel roll action.

7 Jek Porkins When you receive a stress token, you may remove it and roll 1 attack die. On adresult, deal 1 facedown Damage card to this ship.

7 Keyan Farlander When attacking, you may remove 1 stress token to change all of your f

results todresults.

7 Lando Calrissian After you execute a green maneuver, choose 1 other friendly ship at Range 1.That ship may perform 1 free action shown on its action bar. +Possible Assist

8 Airen Cracken After you perform an attack, you may choose another friendly ship at Range 1.That ship may perform 1 free action. +Possible Assist

8 Corran Horn At the start of the End phase, you may perform one attack. You cannot attackduring the next round.

8 Horton Salm When attacking at Range 2-3, you may reroll any of your blank results.

8 Jan Ors When another friendly ship at Range 1-3 is attacking, if you have no stresstokens, you may receive 1 stress token to allow that ship to roll 1 additional

attack die. +Possible Assist

8 Luke Skywalker When defending, you may change 1 of yourfresults to a eresult.

8 Miranda Doni Once per round when attacking, you may either spend 1 shield to roll 1additional attack die or roll 1 fewer attack die to recover 1 shield.

8 Ten Numb When attacking, 1 of yourcresults cannot be canceled by defense results.

8 Tycho Celchu You may perform actions even while you have stress tokens.

8 Wes Janson After you perform an attack, you may remove 1 focus, evade, or blue target lock

token from the defender. +Possible Assist

9 Han Solo When attacking, you may reroll all of your dice. If you choose to do so, you mustreroll as many of your dice as possible.

9 Wedge Antilles When attacking, reduce the defender's agility value by 1 (to a minimum of "0").


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Introduction AI Ships

AI ships do not program dials during the

Planning Phase like human players do.Instead, they determine their maneuver

when it is their turn to activate during

the Activation Phase. The Empire always

has Initiative, so AI ships will always act

before Rebel ships of the same Pilot Skill.

When activated, AI ships choose a

target and then roll to determine theirmaneuver based on the targets current

distance and bearing. AI ships do not

take their targets pilot skill into account;

only its current position and facing. As

a result, AI ships with low pilot skill are

easy to outmaneuver, but Elite ships with

high pilot skill that can barrel roll or boostare much more challenging to catch.

When activating an AI ship during the

Activation Phase, follow Steps 1-3 on its

statcard, top to bottom. Sometimes you

will need to pre-measure for maneuvers

or actions in order to help it make the

correct choice for the situation.

When an AI ship activates during the

Combat Phase, use the Attack Target

step to determine its attack target.

Some mission special rules modify this.

AI Ship Statcards

Each AI ship has a statcard

with its basic stats as well

as logic for determining its

movement, actions taken,

and attack targets.

1) Ship Icon, Name, and

Basic Stats

2) Activation Phase logic.

These steps may be

modified by mission

special rules.

3) AI Ships Faction

4) Ship Image and

Maneuver Table

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AI Setup

For each AI ship present, you will need

the model with its base and its AI card.AI ships do not need maneuver dials.

For ships other than TIE Fighters, you

will also usually need to draw an Imperial

Pilot card to determine its equipment.

See Enemy Ship Types, p33.

Ship Numbering

For each mission, number all AI enemyships listed in the Squad Composition

table in ascending order. For example,

if Alpha and Beta Squadrons have 4 TIE

Fighters each, number the Alpha Squad

ships 1-4 and the Beta Squad ones 5-8.

If additional enemy ships deploy later in

the mission, continue numbering them in

the same way.

This is most important for AI ships of

the same pilot skill. The numbers on their

bases will be the order they activate,

move, and fire in, lowest to highest.

This numbering system removes any

player decision-making from the AI ship

activation order.

AI Deployment

The missions Squad Composition table

lists which enemy ships are present,and the mission diagram indicates

where those squadrons enter play using

numbered arrows (vectors). See Mission

Setup Diagrams, p30for more details.

Ships in a squadron are deployed in

Formation, but the exact layout depends

on the number of ships. Center a squadsformation(s) over its numbered arrow on

the missions setup diagram and follow

the diagram to the left.

Deploy the highestnumbered ship in

position A along the board edge, the next

highest in B, and so on until all ships

in the squadron are placed. The ships

should be spaced about 2cm apart, so

that the width of a maneuver template

fits between them.

Since the lowest-numbered ship in a

formation moves first, this setup prevents

them from overlapping each other (and

losing their actions) most of the time.

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Follow the steps on the AI statcard to

choose the target that best meets thecriteria. Use this target for all activation

phase steps (1-3), but re-select a target

when attacking in the combat phase (%).

The default AI logic presented in this

section is referred to asAttack. Manymissions in the campaign have special

rules that override the standard target

selection for some squadrons of AI ships:

When selecting a target, use the

nearest point of the huge ships base to

determine if it is the priority target.

If the huge ship can move this round,

use the distance and position of its frontstand when selecting a maneuver. If the

Huge ship does not move (due to mission

special rules) use its nearest stand, and

treat it as if it were Closing.

Determining Nearest

The target that is physically nearest in

the shortest range band is considered

nearest. If there are several possible

targets that are at similar distances,

choose the one that is closest to being

directly ahead of the AI ship.

Touching

AI ships ignore targets they are touching

unless there are no other targets within

range. In this case, treat the target as

being at Range 1 behind the AI ship.

Formations

During the Activation Phase, all ships in a

Formation make the same choices during

their Select Target and Select Maneuver

steps. When the lowest-numbered shipin a formation activates, use its position

and facing to determine the target. All

other ships in the formation will select

the same target.

Strike AI

Flee AI

Escort AI

These AI ships relentlessly pursue a

specific target (usually a mission objective)

and will use that target for movementand action selection. If possible, they will

also fire on the same target during the

combat phase, unless they can make a

Range 1 attack against something else.

Mission special rules will specify a board

edge. These ships will use the nearest

point of that board edge as their target.

When performing a maneuver, use the

fastest speed for the selected bearing.

These ships only have modified Action

Selection. If their escort target is within

Range 1, they will use the Protect Action

on it. See Protect, p40.

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Once a target is selected, determine its

distance, and facing relative to the AIship and use this information to select

the appropriate maneuver table from the

diagram. Roll a six-sided die, and excute

the maneuver that matches the result.

For targets on the port (left) side, use

the corresponding table on the right side

of the diagram, reversing the maneuvericons. Note that some ships like the

Decimator (d) have maneuvers that

turn away from their targets.

If an AI ship executes a red maneuver,

it does not receive a stress tokensimply skip its Action Selection step.

This rule is crucial for operating the AI.

However, AI ships can still receive stress

from other effects such as Debris Fields

and Flechette Torpedoes. While an AI

ship has a stress token, it may still per-

form red maneuvers and acquire tokens,

but cannot perform free actions. Itsnext normal action will be used to remove

the stress token. If a ship can perform

multiple actions, (due to Push the Limit,

for example) it may remove a stress token

first and then select another action.

Ion Tokens

An AI ship with an Ion token does not

need to select a maneuver as it must

perform a 18for the ionization effect.

However, it must still select a target in

Step 1, since it must reference the

targets position during Action Selection

to determine which action(s) it takes.

AI Ships Maneuvers

Step 2: Select Maneuver Red Maneuvers & Stress

Determining Direction

The AIs maneuver tables are divided into

8 directions, but sometimes its nearest

target is on a dividing line. In this case,

use the table that the target ship is fac-

ing towards. If the target ship is pointing

directly toward or away from the AI ship,

randomly choose which table to use.

Determining Inner or Outer tables

If the target is at Range 1, or at Range 2

and Closing on the AI ship, use the inner

tables. If the target is at Range 2 and

Fleeing from the AI ship, or at Range 3+,

use the outer tables. Each AI statcard

has a reminder

in the corner: R3+/R2+Fleeing

R1/R2+Closing


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If the AI ships maneuver template or ship

base will overlap an obstacle, it attemptsto Swerve. Adjust its chosen maneuver

onceto try and avoid the collision, as

described below. If it is unable to avoid

the obstacle by swerving, execute its

original move. If an AI ship begins its

movement overlapping an obstacle, it

does not attempt to Swerve that turn.

Swerving

Adjust the intended bearing of the

maneuver 45 in either direction and

then select a new maneuver at the same

speed (or closest speed possible within

the limitations of the ships dial) that

brings it closest to its target. Koiogran

Turns 2will change to banks 9. If the

ships new maneuver will still collide with

the obstacle, perform the original

maneuver chosen and suffer the collision.

Swerving and Formations

Although all ships in a formation select

the same maneuver, they move one at

a time in ascending order and each will

swerve independently as required. This

may cause ships to break formation

see Breaking Formation, p23.

Board Edges

Unlike avoiding obstacles, AI ships make

every effort to avoid the board edge. If

their chosen maneuver causes them to

leave the board, select the most similarmaneuver that still keeps on the board.

If there is no possible maneuver that

achieves this, the AI ship is destroyed.

If the AI flies off the board as a result

of being ionized, the player that ionized

them scores XP for the kill.

Swerving Examples

A TIE Fighter attempting a 16will collide

with an asteroid. Changing the maneuvers

bearing would result in a 19, but the TIE

Fighter cant perform that maneuver.

Instead it chooses the next closest speed

for that maneuver it has; a 29. This will

not result in the TIE hitting an asteroid,

so it performs the 29.

Another TIE Fighter begins its move with

an asteroid directly in front of it. The

players are pretty sure this is a dumb

TIE Fighter pilot and that there are no

moves that will avoid the asteroid. The

TIE selects a 42. Since this maneuver

will overlap, swerving changes it to a 39.

This new maneuver will still cause the TIEFighter to overlap, so it simply performs

the original 42and collides with the

asteroid anyway, in classic TIE Fighter style.

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After moving, if an AI ship did not

perform a red maneuver, or overlapan obstacle or ship, it will perform its

action step. Check each condition of its

action priority in order, top to bottom and

perform the first action that meets the

criteria. If the ship can perform multiple

actions, continue until it has performed

as many actions as possible.

Pre-measuring Actions and Range

When deciding which action to perform,

most will require you to measure range,

check arcs, or see if repositioning will

fulfil that actions criteria.

Sometimes you may be able to judge

these criteria by eye, but usually you will

need to lay the range ruler or move tem-

plates and move the AI ship to check.

If it turns out that the ship cant meet the

criteria for doing an action after youve

measured or moved it, simply move it

back and check its next priority.

Clearing the Effects of Critical Hits

If an AI ship suffers from the effects of a

critical hit that can be removed with an

action, such as Damaged Sensor Array

or Console Fire, it will perform that

action as top priority (unless it is stressed).

AI Ships Actions & Attacks

Rolling Attack and Defense Dice

AI ships attempt to maximize the result

of each dice roll they make using any to-

kens and reroll abilities, regardless of the

defense value of the target they are firing

upon, or how likely they are to hit.

Use tokens assigned to the ship as

required below at the first opportunity.

Spending Tokens when Attacking

Spend tokens to maximize damage. If the

AI has a target lock on the defender, use

it to reroll all blanks. If the AI does not

have a focus token, also reroll all focus

results. Spend a focus token if there is at

least 1 eye result to convert to a hit.

Spending Tokens when Defending

Spend Focus and Evade tokens to reduce

damage as much as possible, without

adding excess evades. If a ship has bothtokens, spend its Evade token first, and

Focus token second, unless the Focus

token would prevent all damage taken.

If spending a token wont affect the

amount of damage taken, dont spend it.

Step 3: Select Action

Each AI ship determines a target to fire

upon during the Combat Phase, followingthe steps on the AI statcard.

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AI Ships will break from their Formation

and act independently when one of three

things happen:

1) The ship is no longer at Range 1 of

any other ship in its formation.

2) The ship is no longer facing the same

direction as the majority of ships in

a formation. This can happen due to

swerving to avoid an obstacle, or

being unable complete a maneuver

due to overlapping other ships.

3) One (or more) ships in the formation

collides with, or suffers damage from,

a player-controlled (Rebel) ship. Do not

break formation for Imperial collisions.

Breaking Formation

Damage and critical hits are resolved

as usual. Since the majority of Imperialships have no shields and most missions

require many ships to be in play, consider

assigning them the orange damage tokens

instead of drawing damage cards:

Any critical hits suffered can be tracked

by placing the card on the table beside

the affected ship or, if the ship is the only

one of its kind, on its AI statcard. This

greatly helps to keep things organized.

Applying Effects

If the AI player must choose the target of

an effect (such as Ruthlessness), it is

described on its Imperial Pilot card for

that ship. Otherwise, use the AI ships

target priority to determine which ship(s)

or targets are affected.

Earning Experience Points

Players gain Experience Point tokens

whenever they damage or destroy enemy

ships. See Earning Experience, p42

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Turn 1. Four Academy Pilot TIE Fighters

(T1, T2, T3, T4)deploy in formation.

Players deploy their PS2 X-wings (X1,X2)on the far corner of the board and

set their dials. Players then activate the

TIEs. The nearest Rebel ship is out of

range at 45, and they are a formation,

so all will perform the same maneuver.

The roll is a 4, so each TIE performs a

37, moving in order of lowest number

to highest number (fig.1). There are noenemy ships in combat range, so all four

TIEs evade. The Rebels move forward but

are out of range.

Turn 2. This time the nearest Rebel ship

is directly ahead, but still out of range.

The TIE formation rolls a 2. Each TIE

performs a 58 maneuver, again, lowestto highest number. T1 and T2 are in

range of the Rebels and will Focus.

However, as T3 moves, it will hit an

asteroid. It must swerve and adjust its

maneuver 45 to a 39(fig.2). Then,since it can get X1 in range and arc

by barrel rolling, it will do so.

T4 moves but collides with T3. T4 will

not swerve to avoid hitting a ship;

only a hazardous obstacle (fig.3).

Now, the X-wings move into range

and fire at Pilot Skill 2. X1 fires at T2,

and gets dd. The TIEs defense roll

is eef. Since it has already rolledenough evades to mitigate all incoming

damage, it does not spend its token.

X2 fires at T1, gettingdd. This TIE rollsonly 1f, but will spend its Focus token

AI Ships Sample Dogfight

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to prevent as much damage as possible.

X2 scores 1 Experience Point for damag-

ing at least 1 enemy ship this turn.

The TIEs return fire at Pilot Skill 1, again

in order of lowest to highest number. T1

targets the only enemy it can: X2 (fig.4).

At Range 1, it rolls dff. With noFocus token, the X-wing evades easily.

Although the remaining TIEs have bothX-wings in arc and in range, X1 is the

closest target for all of them. T2 rolls

ddf, and will spend its focus tokento maximize damage. X1 rolls 1eandloses its shields, and the remaining TIEs

roll poorly add another 1 damage.

Turn 3. The TIE formation is now broken.

T3 is now facing a different direction

and would have selected its own target

anyway, but now that a ship in the forma-

tion has suffered damage (T1), all ships

break formation select their own targets.

The players set their dials again and then

activate each TIE in order. T1 targets

X2 and rolls a 3. Since the X-wing is at

Range 1 directly ahead, the result is

28: a collision. T2 selects X1, which isat Range 1 and 45 to the right. It rolls

a 4, which results in a 42. There isntroom to complete the maneuver, so it will

also collide with X2 (fig.5).

T3 targets X1 and rolls a 6: also 42.Since this is a red maneuver, T3 skips its

action selection step instead of receiv-

ing a stress. Finally, T4 targets X1 and

rolls a 6. X1 is at Range 1 (45), so T4

performs a 16and will barrel roll to getX1 in arc. (fig.6).

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AI Ships Sample Dogfight Continued

Anticipating a TIE Fighter kill box, X1

planned a cautious 37. Lucky - it dodges

all firing arcs. X2 performs a 42andreceives a stress as usual.

Desperate to even the odds, X2 fires at

T1 and rolls a natural ddd. T1 rollsits defense and gets 1e- not enough!T1 is destroyed. X2s player marks a TIE

Fighter kill on his player scoresheet, and

collects 2XP: 1 for dealing at least 1damage this turn, and 1 for the kill (fig 7).

T3 is the only TIE that can attack, and

fires on X2 at Range 3 with no results.

Turn 4.T2s nearest enemy is X2. It

rolls a 4 and performs a 32 (X2 is 45behind and closing). Its a red maneuver,

so T2 skips its action.

T3 has X2 in arc. X2 is closing but at

Range 3, so T3 will roll on the green 45

table. A roll of 5 results in a 39maneu-ver, followed by Focus (fig 8).

T4 has neither X-wing in arc, and both are

almost exactly the same distance apart. In

this case, it targets the ship that is closest

to being directly ahead of it: X1. X1 is flee-

ing at Range 2, so T4 rolls on the Green

45 table: a 2. T4 performs a 29 andsince it has X1 in arc now, it take a Focus.

The X-wings move. X2 performs a 19and

collides with T3. X1 performs a 42(fig 9).Then, they take shots at the only target

they both have: T4. X2 fires first, rolling

d. T4 rollsffto defend, and spendsits Focus token to prevent all damage,

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Then X1 attacks T4, rolling ddcatRange 3. T4 rolls just 1e on 4 dice. The

players assign it a damage token, thendraw a critical hit from the deck: Direct

Hit. Scratch another TIE! - this time X1s

player marks a kill and collects 2XP.

T2 is the only TIE Fighter with a shot, and

without a Focus token it fails to deal any

damage to X2 (fig 10).

Turn 5.If this were an actual Mission, it

is likely there would be another squad of

incoming enemy fighters by now. Check-

ing this hypothetical Missions Squad

Composition table for a 2-player game,

the players see they must deploy a TIE

Bomber this round:

Squad Arrival Vec. 1p 2p

Beta Turn 5 1d6 B

They roll a six-sided die to see where it

will be deployed: Vector #6. Since it is

the fifth AI ship to be deployed, they

assign it a #5 token. They also draw an

Imperial Pilot card (TIE Bomber type) and

tuck it under the Interceptors AI stat-

card. Now players set their maneuversand the mission resumes (fig 11).

The Empire always has initiative in the

campaign, so the Pilot Skill 2 TIE Bomber

it will move and fire before Rebel ships of

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The Campaign Round

The player with the highest Pilot Skill is

declared Squad Leader. If there is a tie,

players may decide who is Squad Leader.

That player is automatically equipped

with ESquad Leaderfor the nextmission, for free. This ability does not

use one of that playersEslots. ThisElite Pilot Talent cannot be purchased

or used by other ships.

During each campaign round,

players perform these phases:

1. Assign Squad Leader2. Mission Selection

3. Calculate Rebel Pilot Skill

4. Mission Setup

5. Equipment & Deployment

6. Play Mission

7. Modify Mission Deck

8. Upkeep

2. Mission Selection Phase

The Squad Leader shuffles the Mission

Deck and draws two mission cards,showing them to the other players.

The squad can decide which mission

they want to attempt and shuffle the

other mission card back into the deck.

4. Mission Setup Phase

Set up all ships and terrain following the

mission diagram and squad composition

table. See Mission Setup Diagrams, p30

for more details.Then, read aloud the

Mission Briefing and any mission specialrules. New Actions and Maneuvers, p40

has a list of new campaign special rules,

that are used in most missions.

3. Calculate Rebel Pilot Skill

Average the recordedPilot Skill ratings of

all players (round down) to determine the

Rebel Pilot Skill level. This is used during

mission setup to determine which enemy

ships are included. For this calculation,

ignore abilities that modify Pilot Skill, such

asEVeteran Instincts.

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5. Equipment & Deployment Phase

Each player chooses which upgrade

cards they will equip for this mission.

Then, players place their ships in the

missions starting area(s).

6. Play Mission Phase

As you play, each player should keep a

tally of the ships they destroy on their

player sheet, and use tokens to track

experience (XP) they earn during combat.

See Earning Experience, p42.

If mission objectives are numbered, they

must be accomplished in order. Themission ends when a number of turns

equal to the missions limit have been

played, or there are no player ships in

play. See Mission Territory Types, p41,

the missions setup diagram and special

rules for details.

7. Modify Mission Deck Phase

Read aloud the Rebel or Imperial Victory

text and modify the mission deck.

A plus (+) replaces the current mission

with the one listed. Discard removes

the mission from the deck, ending that

mission arc. Reshuffle returns the card

to the deck to replay later.

8. Upkeep Phase

Any pilot that was shot down must make

an eject roll; see Ejecting, p41. If the play-

ers lose a mission, they can still gain XP

after resolving any Ejects and penalties.

Players cash in their XP tokens and

record the total (and any effects of eject-

ing) on their player scoresheet. Players

may spend their Experience Points to

purchase upgrades between missions.

See Spending Experience, p12.


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If youve ever played a scenario for X-wing

before, most of the mission set up will befamiliar to you. However, this campaign

Missions Setup Diagram

introduces several new mechanics

to streamline mission setup for the AI.See the sample mission diagram below:

1) Grid Linesin Range-1

increments are used to locate

ships and mission features.

2) Deployment Areas. Red for

Rebels, blue for Imperial AI.Some missions have multiple

setup areas for players to

choose between; some have

setup areas that are only for

allied ships. See the missions

special rules.

3)Approach Vectorarrows

show where enemy

squadrons listed in the

squad compsition table

may arrive, and their

facing when deployed.

4) Obstacle placement areas

are marked with a white box.

Any obstacles should be

placed randomlywithin this

area; the diagram usually

has an example layout.

5) Territory & Turn Limit.

Territory type determines

what happens to Rebel ships

still in play when the turnlimit is reached. See Mission

Territory Types, p41.

6) Legendfor letters used

in the diagram.

A

B

C

5

1 6

2

3 4

Neutral Territory 10 Turns

A - Rebel Operative HWK-290 setup

B - Player setup/escape edge

C - Asteroids x6, random layout

Range >1 apart, Range >2 from edge

2

3

4

5

6

1

Example from Rescue Rebel Operatives, p48

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T

T

T

G G

G G

G G

G G

G G

G G

T

4p

6p

6p

4p 5p

5p

3p

3p

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B B

6

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3

4 5

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Hostile Territory 12 Turns

A - Player setup edge

B - Asteroids x6, random layout


C - Refueling Base as shown

New Terrain

When a mission requires

these terrain features or

emplacements, the number

and position scale based on

the number of players.

Each piece of terrain or

emplacement that has variable

setup is outlined in yellow, with

a player number beside it.

If you have at least this many

players, include this piece of

terrain in the mission.

Ground Missions

Any mission that takes place

over the surface of a planet

or other large object is repre-

sented in the diagram using

a different background.

Ground Missions frequently

have special rules.

Emplacements

Emplacements are shown in

the setup diagram with letter

to note their type. You will need

the Emplacement AI statcard

for missions that use these.Each Emplacement type has

a corresponding token:

Setup with New Terrain

Example from Miners Strike, p72

Much of the campaign content is special

rules for new terrain and environmentsfor players to battle the Empire over.

Some missions have map-wide effects

(see their special rules); others includenew obstacles, found on page p36.

Turbolaser Tower

Shield Generator

Fuel Tank

Sensor Array

Command Centre

Cargo Container

S

F

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Squad

The callsign of the squadron is often

referenced in mission special rules. Each

squad can be 1-4 ships, and all ships in

a squadron deploy in formation and move

together until they engage in combat.

If a squad contains several ship types,

they deploy in separate formations.

SeeAI Deployment, p18.

Arrival

Squadrons with Setup listed will be

deployed on the table before any Rebel

players. Turn # means the squad is

placed before players program their

maneuvers for that Turn. Special is

described in a missions special rules,

usually triggered by an event.

Vec. (Approach Vector)

Numbers and letters refer to the setupdiagram for the mission. Sometimes dice

(d6) or options (1/6 or 1-3) are listed.

In that case, when the squad needs to

be placed on the table, roll the dice or

randomly select an option to determine

where the squadron appears.

Squad Arrival Vec. AI 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p

Alpha Setup 3 Attack F +F 68@ +F 48@ +F

Beta Turn 3 1/6 Attack F 4+F +F 8+F +F 6+F

Elite Special 1d6 Attack E@

Missions Squad Composition

Each campaign mission is designed to

scale based on the number of playersand their pilot skill, so that your squadron

can play even if somebody cant make it

that gaming session.

Mission Scaling

Every mission has a Squad Composition

table, (example below), which lists whichenemy ships are present, when they

arrive, and where they are deployed.

AI (Enemy Logic)

The Artificial Intelligence column lists the

target priority of each enemy squadron.

Attack is the default on the AI ship cards,

but other types change how a ship behaves

and are described in mission special rules.

Player Scaling (1p 6p)

Use the contents of each column that is

less than or equal to the number of play-

ers in the current mission.

Some cells add ships (+), while some

cells upgrade existing ships (8). In a fewcases, cells also improve the stats of

ships (+2*). Coloured cells (8+F) withnumbers only apply if the average Pilot

Skill of the Rebel squad is at least as high

as the number.


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Dont Own Enough TIE Fighters?

Most missions in the game use 2-3

TIE Fighters per player. You can reuse

destroyed models for new ships, but you

may need more than 8 models for 5 and

6-player games. For every 2 standard

TIE Fighters you are short, substitute

1 other random type of TIE.

Dont Own Enough Specialty TIEs?

Some missions in the campaign use a

large number of specialty ships such

as TIE Phantoms or TIE Defenders.

If your player group doesnt collectivelyown enough to field the required number,

substitute each missing model for a

random Imperial ship - simply draw an

Imperial Pilot card to determine the ship

type (as if the table entry is@).

Setup Icon Examples

+I Add this ship type

+@ Add a random ship type.Note: All random ships in a

squad should be the same.

8I Replace a Fwith this type

8+F Add this ship, if Rebel PS is 8

48@ Replace a Fwith a randomship type, if Rebel PS is 4

E@ Add an Elite of a random type

The campaigns missions have been care-

fully balanced and extensively playtestedto a standard level of difficulty. However,

the nature of the squad compositions

player scaling can also be used to adjust

the games difficulty level.

Easier:

If you are playing with kids, or prefer a

more casual game of X-wing, you canreduce the difficulty level of the campaign

by treating the Imperial setup as if you

have one fewer Rebel players.

This will reduce the number of enemy

ships and objectives, but it will also

reduce the total amount of Experience

Points the players can earn. This makes

a huge difference for 2-3 player games.

A Little Harder:

You can add 2 to your squads average

pilot skill. Interpreting the squad compo-

sition table this way will upgrade more

enemy TIE Fighters to better ship types

than usual, and Elite enemies will have

an additional ability.

A Lot Harder (1-5p only):

Treat the Imperial setup as if you have

an extra Rebel player. This often adds

an extra objective, two more TIEs, and

makes Elite enemies more resilient.

This difficulty boost is more severe for

squads of 2-3 players.

Be warned that adjusting the games

difficulty this way might make some

missions very hard to win, particularly

for low player counts.

Enemy Ship Types Difficulty Level

The majority of missions include enemy

ships other than standard TIE Fighters.These ships either have mission special

rules, or will require an Imperial Pilot

card. See Other Ships, p34to complete

their setup.


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Missions Imperial Ships

Drawing Imperial Pilot Cards:

Other ShipsTIE Fighters

The majority of enemies in the Campaign

are standard TIE Fighters. Shown as Fin the Squad Composition table, they are

always considered to beAcademy Pilots

from the standard game, and they never

have any upgrades or modifications.

However, the Empire has many other ship

types in its arsenal, and these will require

you to draw an Imperial Pilot card.

The procedure for drawing an ImperialPilot depends on the symbol listed in the

Squad Composition. The different types

of Imperial Pilots you may need are:

Random Imperial Ship (@):Draw an Imperial Pilot card. If there are

multiple ships of the same type in the

squad, only draw once; all ships in asquad will use that card (they will all be

equipped with the same upgrades).

Large Ships (l):

Each enemy Squadron is limited to a

single large ship. If a squad has several

random ships, draw again for the others.

Specific Imperial Ship (I, etc):

Follow the procedure for a random ship

type above, but draw until you get a Pilot

of the required ship type.

Elite Enemies (E@,EI, etc):Draw an Imperial Pilot card for these

ships as described above, for either a

random or specific ship type as required.

The only difference is that Elite enemies

use more of the abilities on the card.

See the following page for details.


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Imperial Pilot Cards

1) Ship TypeWhen a mission calls for a

random ship type (@), usethis icon to determine it.

2) Basic Upgrade, including

the upgrade name and full

ability text. Many abilities

have be modified slightly forthe campaign to provide

decision logic for the AI.

3) The Pilot Skill Ratingof

the ship changes depending

on which version of the ship

is used - Elite versions have

higher pilot skill that scales

with the Pilot Skill of the

Rebel squadron.

4) Elite Versionsof the ship

(E in squad composition)gain the abilities listed, in

addition to the basic one. If

the average pilot skill of the

Rebel players is at least the

value listed (4+, 6+, or 8+.),

the ship gains eachof

those abilities as well

(these abilities stack).

5) Tuckthe Imperial Pilot card

under the corresponding AI

statcard, revealing only thesections needed.

mAutothrustersWhen defending, if you are beyond Range 2 or outside the

attackers firing arc, change 1 of your blank results to an

Evade result.

tWhisperAfter you perform an attack that hits, assign 1 Focus token

to your ship.

EElusivenessWhen defending, the attacker must reroll one Critcal or Hit

result. You cannot use this ability if you are stressed.

tDark CurseWhen defending, ships attacking you cannot spend focus

tokens or reroll attack dice.

mStealth DeviceIncrease your agility value by 1. If you are hit by an attack,

discard this card.

EExpert HandlingWhen you perform a Barrel Roll action, remove 1 enemy

Target Lock from your ship.

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TIE Interceptor

TIE Interceptor Elite

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mAutothrustersWhen defending, if you are beyond Range 2 or outside theattackers firing arc, change 1 of your blank results to anEvade result.

tWhisperAfter you perform an attack that hits, assign 1 Focus tokento your ship.

EElusivenessWhen defending, the attacker must reroll one Critcal or Hitresult. You cannot use this ability if you are stressed.

tDark CurseWhen defending, ships attacking you cannot spend focustokens or reroll attack dice.

mStealth DeviceIncrease your agility value by 1. If you are hit by an attack,discard this card.

EExpert HandlingWhen you perform a Barrel Roll action, remove 1 enemyTarget Lock from your ship.

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8

10

TIE Interceptor

TIE Interceptor Elite

I

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v0.7

*0%3 &3^3

Select Target1) Nearest Enemy in

Arc and at Range 1-3

2) Nearest Enemy

*) Free fAction

1

2 Select Maneuver

Check Targets Range & Direction,

Roll on the matching table

+ Skip step 3 on redmoves

1) Nearest enemy

Attack Target

1) Remove stress or Resolve c2)rorbto get a shot3)rorbto avoid targets arc, and keep target in your arc

4) e

Action Selection3

R3+/R2+Fleeing

R1/R2+Closing

TIE InterceptorI

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Missions New Terrain

CloudsMinefields

This campaign introduces several new

types of obstacles, to supplement the

Asteroids and Debris Fields from thestandard game:

Unlike other terrain types, Minefields

can be owned by a faction. The mission

setup diagram indicates who owns any

Minefields; opposing ships consider the

mines hostile for the effects below.

Template or Ship Overlap:

Skip your perform action step. If the

minefield is hostile, it detonates: Roll 1

attack die for each of the Mines remain-

ing hull points and suffer any dor cresults rolled, without a defense roll.

Remove detonated Minefields from play.

Line of Sight:

If the Attackers line of sight crosses a

Minefield, the Defender is obstructed and

gains an additional defense die.

Attacking Minefields:Minefields have 3 hull and 1 agility. They

can be targeted and attacked as usual

but each critical hit counts as 2 damage.

remove destroyed minefields from play.

AI Logic:Swerve to avoid hostileMines.

Concentrations of gasses that do little

to impede movement but limit effective

line-of-sight, some of the rules for clouds

depend upon the setting of each Mission.

Template or Ship Overlap:

No effect. See Ion Storm variant, below.

Line of Sight:

If the Attackers line of sight crosses a

cloud, the Defender is obstructed and

gains an additional defense die. However,

clouds prevent all attacks at Range 3+.

AI Logic:

Do notswerve, even for Ion Storms.


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Station Modules Docking Bay Modules

Unlike other terrain types, Stations are

decorative - they only serve to maintain

the position of emplacements. However,

station modules interlock so that a

station or base and its emplacements

can scale with the number of players.

See Capture Refueling Station, p52

for an example layout.

Emplacements

These represent various

structures found on the

ground, on the surface of

stations, and occasionally

floating in space.

When used on a station, each square

area (highlighted on the above tile) can

have one emplacement. Emplacements

are not obstacles, so ships do not col-lide or interact with them, except that

they can be targeted, attacked, and

destroyed. The Emplacements Statcard

has the abilities and special rules of each

emplacement type.

Some missions require ships to deploy

from, or land in, Docking Bay modules.

Deploying AI ships:

Place ships in formation, with the

highest-numbered ship along the edge

of the docking bays entrance, as shown

in the formation diagram above. If ships

cant be placed because other ships are

in the way, just place them as close to

the above diagram as possible.

Landing:

To attempt to land in a Docking Bay, a

ship must reveal a non-red maneuver and

declare that it is attempting to land. If

the ships maneuver templateoverlaps

the bay entrance, the ship lands and is

removed from the play area.

If the ships base overlaps the docking

bay but the template does not, the ship

fails to land and immediately suffers 1

face-up damage card as a result.

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X-wings roots as a 1v1 skirmish game

mean that players should make a fewadjustments to how they approach the

game when they play the Heroes of the

Aturi Cluster campaign co-operatively.

This page is optional; these are merely

suggestions based on playtesting.

Roleplaying & Atmosphere

Players are strongly encouraged to role-play missions in character, and address

each other using callsigns. You can even

play Star Wars soundtracks in the back-

ground to complete the mood.

Discussing Strategy

The best way to approach any mission

is usually to have a clear plan, at least

until Imperial reinforcements arrive to

mess things up. Strategic discussions

between players is encouraged, but the

Squad Leader should try and keep the

game moving, and should have the final

say if players cannot agree on an overall

course of action during a mission.

Gaming the AI

While it is possible to plan maneuvers by

referencing the AI statcards for nearby

ships and calculating the probability that

it will perform block or outfly you, this

slows down the game a lot.

It probably wont gain you much of an

advantage anyway. Most AI ships areset up so that they make a predictable,

decent, maneuver choice about half the

time. The other half of the time, they will

do something else that will often mess

you up, or counter-counter your plans.

A Few Modifications

Maneuvers

Most players find it easier to coordinatewith their squad if they discuss their

maneuvers openly.

To further streamline things, maneuver

dials can be placed face-up beside ship

models so that all players can see their

intended moves. This can help low-Pilot

Skill pilots avoid maneuvering, BarrelRolling, or Boosting in front of their al-

lies. This can also help prevent planning

mistakes, such as performing a red

maneuver while stressed.

Attack Targets & Stealing Kills

Frequently, two players of the same Pilot

Skill will be able to attack the same target

and have a chance to kill it. Players shouldagree on an attack order. Its recom-

mended to let pilots with low Pilot Skill

and fewer XP get some kills - but if play-

ers cannot decide, they may randomly

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Many missions in this campaign have

objectives that require pilots to do thingsother than destroy enemy ships. Some

missions grant players (and sometimes

enemies) new actions and maneuvers:

Maneuver. Unless mission special rules

prevent it, a ship may flee the mission

area by jumping to hyperspace.

To prepare to jump to hyperspace, a ship

must perform a green maneuver and

announce it is powering its hyperdrive.

Assign it a hyperdrive token (use a track-

ing token from the X-wing core set or

other suitable token. Energy tokens from

huge ship sets work well). This is notan

action; perform an action as usual.

When the ship activates during the com-

bat phase, instead of attacking, it must

make a hyperspace roll:

Roll 2 attack dice and add 1 dresult foreach hyperdrive token. If the roll totals 3

dhits (including critical hits), The jumpis successful and the ship is immediately

removed from play. The hyperspace roll

can be only be modified by focus tokens.

If the ship fails to complete the jump thisturn, leave the hyperdrive token beside

the ship. If a ship with a hyperdrive token

performs a non-green maneuver or

elects not to continue jump preparation,

remove all hyperdrive tokens.

Playing Co-operatively Actions & Maneuvers

Action. Ships (Rebel and Imperial alike)

may be allowed to protect one or moreships or emplacements during a mission.

To perform a protect action, a ship must

be within range 1 of the target and spend

an action to assign it an evade token.

There is no limit to the number of evade

tokens that can be assigned, but they

are removed during the End Phase.

Action. Some objectives require close

visual scrutiny. To perform a scan, a

player must be within Range 1 of the

target. The mission will detail the effect

of performing this action.

Maneuver. Some missions require ships

to dock with other ships or terrain and

transfer cargo. To Dock with a ship,

the docking ship must be touching the

target. To Dock with terrain, the ship

must overlap. During the next planning

phase, the ship may declare it is docking

and is not assigned a maneuver dial. This

turn, it does not move and has Agility 0,because cargo or passengers are being

transferred and it is stationary. A ship

may undock and resume normal move-

ment by assigning a maneuver dial during

the following planning phase.

Protect

Scan

Dock

Jump to Hyperspace

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The setup diagram for each mission

will designate any escape edges.After

executing a maneuver that causes part

of the ships base to leave the play area

along the escape edge, the ship flees

and is immediately removed from play.

Effect Friendly Territory Neutral Territory Hostile Territory

Eject Roll 1 attack die 2 attack dice 3 attack dice

Escaping Jump to Hyperspace

or anyboard Edge

Jump to Hyperspace

or designated edge(s)

Jump to Hyperspace

or designated edge(s)

Mission End Automatically retreat Automatically retreat Rebels are destroyed

Each mission in this campaign has one of

three territory types: Friendly, Neutral, orHostile, which generally represents how

dangerous a mission is for the players.

A missions territory type will affect the

results of eject rolls, which board edgesmay be used to retreat, and what hap-

pens to Rebel ships that are still in play

when the turn limit has been reached.

Eject Results

cc Pilot Killed - start a new pilot

c Lose most expensive ElitePilot Talent or Pilot Ability

d Lose most expensive Upgradef Earn Half XP this mission,

rounded down.

(Earn 0XPif ff is rolled)

(blank) Safely Eject (no penalty)

Mission Territory Types

When a player is shot down, they must

make an eject roll to determine the

condition of their pilot. Using a number

of attack dice based on the missions

territory type (see above), roll the dice

pool and suffer the result of each die:

Modify your player scoresheet with the

results of your Eject roll. A player that

Ejected will be rescued automaticallyunless all players are shot down See

No Survivors, above. At the start of the

next campaign round, the Alliance will

find them another ship of the same type

at no XP cost.

Ejecting

Your squadron is the Rebellions last hope

to secure the Aturi Cluster. If allplayers

are shot down during a mission, they are

captured by the Empire and considered

killed. Any campaign in progress is lost

and the Empire gains control of the Aturi

Cluster unopposed.

No Survivors

Escape Edges


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Experience Points (XP) are primarily

earned for kills and mission objectives.As you play a mission, keep track of any

experience you earn using tokens.

During the Combat Phase, each turn: +XP

Deal at least 1 damage to one or more enemy ships 1XP

Destroy an enemy ship oremplacement... +1XP

...and Enemy ship is Large (l ,d ) +1XP

...and Enemy ship is a non-F TIE Fighter (I ,B ,etc.) +1XP

...and Enemy ship isEElite +1XP for all players

Kill Assist - see the following page 1XP

Guardian - see the following page 1XP

During Mission Resolution: +XP

Mission bonus objective or penalty Varies

Mission Failure, or Eject Roll (see Ejecting, p41) Varies

Earning Experience

Recording Experience Points

Experience points earned are not written

on a players sheet until the Mission

Resolution Phase, when the mission

is complete and the pilot has returned

to base. This is because the total XP

earned can be affected by both the

mission primary and bonus objectives,

and the results of any Eject rolls.

Once recorded, XP are banked and

cannot be lost due to penalties from

future missions or Eject rolls.

Playing Co-operatively Earning Experience

Earning XP for non-kills:

Sometimes the players are not directlyresponsible for destroying an enemy ship.

This can happen due to game effects

such as asteroid collisions, leaving the

board without fleeing, and the effects of

some critical hits, such as Console Fire.

In this case, the last player to damage

the ship scores points for the kill. If no

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Pilots are awarded bonus Experience

Points for supporting each other in avariety of situations, and encouraging

teamwork. However, points are only

awarded for situations where the bonus

was useful. Apply the definitions below:

Target Lock & Focus

You assign an ally a Target Lock or

Focus token, or you grant a free action

that is used to Focus or Target Lock.

If an ally uses your Focus or Target Lock

to add at least one hit when they destroy

an enemy ship, you score an assist.

Barrel Roll & Boost

You grant an ally a free action that is

used for Barrel Roll or Boost. If this

positions them to attack and destroya

target, you score an assist.

Using a Pilot Ability

Some of the pilot abilities (including Roark

Garnet and Etahn Abaht) listed under

Rebel Pilot Abilities, p14have other

conditions listed that can provide assists.

Focus & Evade

You assign an ally a Focus or Evade

token, or you grant a free action that is

used to Focus or Evade. If an ally uses

your Focus or Evade token to prevent

at least 1 damage when attacked, you

score an assist.

Barrel Roll & Boost

You grant an ally a free action that is

used for Barrel Roll or Boost. If this

positions them so that an enemy ship

that would have attacked them no longer

has any attack targets, you score an

assist. Note that most of the time this

will only be possible to track when it

involves enemies with low pilot skill.

Using a Pilot Ability

Some of the pilot abilities listed (includingBiggs Darklighter) under Rebel Pilot Abili-

ties, p14have other conditions listed that

can provide assists.

Assists

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Mission Story Arcs

The remainder of this book contains all of

the campaign missions, which are grouped

into five main story arcs. The last missionin each arc is usually an opportunity for

players to earn a Campaign Victory Point.

(intro image?)

The Argus system is frequently patrolled

by Imperial fighters, but they dont seem

to have any capital ships in the area.

We suspect they have a forward base

hidden in the asteroid field, but its likely

to be well defended.

Part I: Rescue Rebel Operatives, p48

Part II: Disable Sensor Net, p50

Part III: Capture Refueling Station, p52

The Refueling Station

The Empire has been blockading the

Nulan system with minefields in an

attempt to prevent smugglers and our

Rebel supply transports from getting

through. We have several incoming

ships, and this could pose a problem.

Part I: Tread Softly, p54

Part II: Imperial Entanglement, p56

Part III: Care Package, p58

MinefieldsWelcome to the Aturi Cluster

Introduction: Local Trouble, p46


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The Hook Nebula is subject to frequent

ion storms, which one of our convoys

uses for cover. Recently, some of our

ships have disappeared, and we have

reports that the Empire is field testing

a new prototype fighter in this sector.

Part I: Needle in a Haystack, p60

Part II: Bait, p62

Part III: Cloak and Dagger, p64

Part IV: Revenge, p66

Chasing Phantoms

Nulan IV is home to an Imperial Planetary

Garrison, which is the hub of most star

traffic in this sector. We have decrypted

a several flightplans and may be able to

capture a high-ranking Imperial officer.

Part I: Capture Officer, p68

Part II: Nobody Home, p70

Part III: Miners Strike, p72

Capture Officer

One of the Empires TIE Defender pilots

wishes to defect with critical informationabout the Empires operations.

Part I: Secure Holonet Receiver, p74

Part II: Defector, p76

Part III: Pride of the Empire, p78

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Local Trouble

Mission Briefing:

Welcome to the Outer Rim,

pilots. Our convoy is currentlyen route to a hidden Rebel

Base in the Parmel Sector,

and youll be on escort duty

until we arrive.

Weve picked up a group of

enemy signals in the nearby

asteroid field; likely an Imperialpatrol. Intercept those ships,

and keep them away from the

convoy until we can execute a

hyperspace jump to ensure our

base remains hidden.

Good luck!

Friendly Territory 10 Turns

A - Player setup edge

B - Asteroids x6, random layout


Mission Objectives

Primary: Engage Imperial Forces:

At least one Rebel ship must survive, and remain in play

at the end of Turn 10.

Bonus: If all Imperial ships are destroyed, all players gain 1XP

Bonus: If no Rebel ships are destroyed, all players gain 1XP

Great work pilots! Our convoy

is safe from harm. Now wecan begin operations against

the Empire in this star system

Play the full campaign!

That Imperial patrol has

located our convoy; call offthe operation. Our base in this

system must remain a secret

Replay this mission,

or begin the full campaign.

Introductory Mission


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Your First Mission:

This mission is only intended for a group

of new players just starting a campaign

as X-wing or Y-wing pilots with Pilot Skill

2. As such, this squad composition table

doesnt have scaling for players with

higher pilot skill.

TIE Interceptors:

The TIE Interceptors in Gamma squad do

not have upgrades, and therefore you do

not need to draw an Imperial Pilot card

for them. However, unlike TIE Fighters,notice they perform a free Focus Action

every round when they activate.

Squad Arrival Vec. AI 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p

Alpha Setup 3 Attack F +F +F +F

Beta Setup 4 Attack F +F +F

Gamma Turn 4 1d6 Attack I +I

Delta Turn 7 1d6 Attack F +F +F +F

Reminders:

As you play your first game against the

AI, concentrate on how it operates.

Take note of the different action selection

for TIE Fighters and TIE Interceptors.

Dont forget to track experience points

when players deal damage to, or destroy,

enemy ships.

The mission is set in Friendly Territory,

so If things go badly, damaged players

can escape from any board edge.


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B

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Rescue Rebel Operatives

Mission Briefing:

Weve received an encrypted

message from one of our RebelOperative teams in the Argus

system. They were engaged

in covert reconaissance of

Imperial facilities in a nearby

asteroid field.

Their HWK-290 has sustained

heavy damage to its weaponsand hyperdrive. They wont

make it back in one piece

with their findings unless we

scramble some fighter cover.

Theres a good bet the Empire

has already dispatched fighters

to intercept them too.

Neutral Territory 10 Turns

A - Rebel Operative HWK-290 setup

B - Player setup/escape edge

C - Asteroids x6, random layout


Mission Objectives

Primary: The HWK-290 must escape from your setup edge.

Bonus: If all Elite enemy ships are destroyed, all players gain 2XP

Bonus: The pilot who performs the most protect actions on the Rebel

Operatives HWK gains 2XP.If two or more players are tied, all tied

players gain 1XP.

The operatives have safely

retreated, bringing us valuableintel of the Argus System. We

must mount another operation

to further investigate in force.

+Disable Sensor Net

Weve lost two of our best

operatives, their craft, andvaluable intelligence data.The

Empire is hiding something in

that asteroid fieldwe need to

know what!

Reshuffle.

The Refueling Station, Part I


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Rebel Operative Setup:

The Operatives are represented by aRebel Operative (HWK-290, Pilot Skill 2)

with no upgrades. Due to severe damage

from their Imperial entanglement, they

are unable to attack. The ship begins the

mission with the Damaged Sensor Array

critical hit, and a total number of shields

equal to the number of players.

The players decide as a team how to plan

the HWKs dial each round, and the ship

may perform a

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