"Lockdown" is a piece penned by both August Hahn and Cynthia Hahn, serving as a promotional companion to the Living Force role-playing game. It appeared on the Wizards of the Coast webpage on July 22, 2004, detailing a tirade from Old Kuurt within the Crosstown cantina, where he voiced his grievances with the Republic. Simultaneously, other customers observed a holofeed broadcast concerning the Clone Wars, which included the destruction of Senator Lavina Wren's vessel over Coruscant.
As a consequence within the Living Force narrative, the Navy of Thaere imposed a military quarantine on the Cularin system. Characters controlled by players who were tied to the Cularin Militia began their quests with reductions of 1d6 Vitality and 1 Wound, but they were granted certain enhancements to particular skills.