Espionage missionNEUTRAL

Mission

Agents

Key skillEspionage

Decoy skillEspionage

Allowed unitsCharacters and special forces (including Bothan Spies)

Outcome

EffectReveals accurate information about a system

The Espionage mission is a mission in Star Wars: Rebellion that gathers information about a system, its forces and its personnel.

Targets and participants

The in-game encyclopedia gives enemy or neutral systems as targets, while the manual lists any explored system. Characters and special forces may go on it. It is the only mission Bothan Spies can perform. The manual names Han Solo as a character better suited to leading one than to diplomacy.

Skill and result

Success rests on the espionage ratings of the team. After a successful mission to an enemy or neutral system, what the Manufacturing and Production window and the System Defense window display for it is accurate. This is a snapshot that can change later. Sent to a system the player already controls, the mission helps expose enemy missions headed there and enemy personnel on blockading fleets. The manual compares it with reports from informants, which are often incomplete.

Strategy notes in the manual

To locate the Alliance headquarters, the manual suggests first scouting unexplored systems with Reconnaissance, then sending repeated Espionage missions.

See also: Sabotage mission, Missions.

Pictures

The original game's picture for the Alliance

The original game's picture for the Empire

The 25th Anniversary Community Patch's picture (Alliance)

The 25th Anniversary Community Patch's picture (Empire)

The encyclopedia shows one picture for each side, and the 25th Anniversary Community Patch replaces some of them with new ones.