Tatooine Manhunt

Talon, the Victor who emerged from Balamak. Talon, recognized as the Father of the Old Republic Navy. Talon, the individual responsible for shaping contemporary Imperial naval strategies. Throughout the Empire, statues stand in honor of Talon — except in locations where the Emperor himself ordered their removal.

Rumors persist that Talon met his end many years ago. However, those rumors are inaccurate. He remains among the living.

• A bounty exceeding 50 million credits has been placed on his head — but the question remains: who is offering it?
• The Empire seeks his capture — but is their preference for him to be alive or deceased?
• Bounty hunters are converging from every corner of the galaxy — but are they intending to safeguard him or to pursue him?
• Even Jabba the Hutt has expressed "interest" — but what motivates his curiosity?

Now, the Rebel Alliance is also in pursuit, with information suggesting his presence on Tatooine. Can you guess where your next mission takes you?

Within this adventure, a team of Rebel agents stationed aboard Kwenn Space Station within the Kwenn system—the player characters—uncover intelligence indicating that Adar Tallon, a celebrated figure from the Clone Wars who was long believed to be deceased, is, in fact, still alive and residing on Tatooine. They also discover that the Galactic Empire has dispatched a contingent of bounty hunters, including Jodo Kast, IG-72, and Zardra, with orders to either capture or eliminate Tallon. The Rebels subsequently journey to the desert planet, endeavoring to reach Tallon before the arrival of both the bounty hunters and the forces commanded by the Imperial Star Destroyer known as the Relentless.

The adventure includes maps detailing the layout of Mos Eisley and the Mos Eisley Cantina.

• Introduction
• Episode One: The Mission Begins
• Episode Two: Welcome to Tatooine
• Episode Three: Blood on the Sand
• Pullout section Tatooine Manhunt Adventure Script Vytor Shrike Quist Jungen IG-72 Jodo Kast Akkik Puggles Trodd Zardra
• Episode Four: Cantina Ambush
• Episode Five: Exploring the Wastes
• Episode Six: Battle in the Desert
• Episode Seven: Slaughter at Tusken Fort
• Episode Eight: Escape from Tatooine

The cover illustration featured on this book was originally conceived as concept art by Ralph McQuarrie for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The artwork, entitled "Scourge of the Galaxy," portrayed the bounty hunters Boba Fett, IG-88, 4-LOM, Zuckuss and Bossk on Cloud City, located on Bespin.

The book showcases five bounty hunter characters who bear a visual resemblance to those depicted in The Empire Strikes Back, drawing inspiration from the cover image. Proceeding from right to left:

• Vytor Shrike is the diminutive Gand character who mirrors Zuckuss.
• The IG-series droid is identified as IG-72, rather than one of the IG-88 assassin droids. (Notably, at this juncture, only a single IG-88 unit was known to exist.)
• Jodo Kast, who has a history of impersonating Boba Fett, is the individual clad in Mandalorian armor.
• Jungen is the Trandoshan character standing in for Bossk.
• The protocol droid 4-LOM lacks a direct counterpart within the narrative. However, other Human characters, such as Zardra and Quist, fulfill roles that might have been assigned to it.

Despite the cover's implication that these bounty hunters are aligned (as they are depicted posing together, seemingly threatening a shared target), the reality is that many of them are adversaries: Jodo Kast maintains no alliances with any of the others, nor does IG-72; furthermore, Jungen and Shrike are opposed to both IG-72 and Kast.

In 2007, Pablo Hidalgo indicated that a future storyline for the Rookies webstrips was planned to be an adaptation of this module. However, since the conclusion of Rookies: No Turning Back in 2006, no additional Rookies webstrips have been released.

Tatooine Manhunt was subsequently reprinted in 1996 within the Classic Adventures: Volume Three supplement, alongside Riders of the Maelstrom and Death in the Undercity. The statistical data pertaining to the non-player characters featured in the adventure was updated to align with the Second Edition rules of Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.

The publisher's summary located on the back cover of Tatooine Manhunt makes reference to Adar Tallon using the name "Talon." A character named Talon had previously been identified as a contemporary of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker in the Old Senatorial template, which was initially published in the first edition rulebook for Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game.

References to Balamak and an implied reference to the Battle of Balamak were exclusively found within the publisher's summary of Tatooine Manhunt. This entire summary was omitted from the reprint featured in Classic Adventures: Volume Three.

In the original printing of Tatooine Manhunt, players had the option to engage in space battles utilizing the rules outlined in Star Warriors: Starfighter Combat in the Star Wars Universe. These rules were removed from the reprint included in Classic Adventures: Volume Three.

Several textual modifications were implemented in the reprint. The previously unnamed Dim-U street preacher encountered in Mos Eisley was given the name Hen. A portion of his dialogue was rewritten, removing any reference to the Age of Bounty. Furthermore, the data entry for Agent Dana was also revised, providing Captain Parlan with the first name "Ranif." Specific mentions of two "dog-like" aliens resembling a "beagle" and a "great dane" were replaced with a more general reference to them as "canine-like."

The Alabak's Gold was initially described as a "modified Calamari jump freighter." However, the reprint in Classic Adventures: Volume Three clarified its classification as a Wander-class jump freighter.

• ISBN 0874310695 ; 1988 ; West End Games ; US paperback [1]