After reading and getting a basic understanding of the system, I am wanting get a game going with my group of friends. Though I am still very new at Gming.
One of the basic rough Ideas I had for a hook is thus:
The group is approached and offered a job. All they have to do is meet a certain person at a certain place at a certain time. Once there they are told that the job is to escort the person and a package "say breifcase etc..) to a certain place in town. The will be paid after the delievery is made. They will be paid more if the courier and package both arrive. If courier dies they will be paid half as long as package arrives unopened. (of course the courier is slated to die, alas fate ;P) If they fail to deliever package; it could be bad for there health. Any attempts to open the package without the code will result in explosion destroying the package and harming the players.
I figure on the way to the drop off point, they will be stop by local law enforcment, just to add tension, which will eventually allow t hem to move along after a casual inspection of the couriers credentials.
After the law enforcment encounter and close to the drop off point, I figure to have them attacked by a local gang that has set up an ambush. I am not sure yet if I am going to have the group on foot or in a speeder. Either way the first few seconds of the ambush will kill the courier and have one of the gang grab the package and run. This sets up a fight and possible chase scene. I am not going to make it too hard on the group and they will be able to recover the package and make the delievery.
I plan on using this as a first job for a minor crimelord that will eventually lead them off planet and possibly into the rebellion. ( I am of course trying to make the jobs look legit, until the 3rd one before the characters realise that something just isn't right and then leave no doubt at the 4th one.)
What do you guys think of this idea and what would be a good payment for a group of say 5-7 players?
Edited by darkjediwhite