"Provincial Problems" constitutes an adventure framework for roleplaying, featured within the Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide from September 1996. This guide was released by West End Games for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game and ties into the broader Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire cross-media endeavor. The storyline involves smuggler and free-trader player characters undertaking a delivery operation, transporting power fence generators to the Chekkoo Province situated on the jungle planet of Rodia, all while attempting to outmaneuver the Chattza military, who serve the Rodian Grand Protector.