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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2025 2:24 pm Post subject: Corporate Profile: Arakyd Industries |
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As I gear up to start going through the Saga sourcebook, Scavenger's Guide to Droids, I have been developing a corporate sheet. My goal is to include information that neatly and concisely describes the corporation that not only gives information about the company but information that can be expanded on if the GM chooses. Below is the format I am thinking of using. Please post what you think. What works, what doesn't, information that is not needed, etc.
Arakyd Industries
Type: Megacorp (arms, droids, starship systems)
Era(s): c. 9000 BBY – present
Headquarters: Vulpter (Deep Core)
Spheres of Influence: Deep Core, Core, Colonies; licensed Mid Rim plants
Leadership: Veltzz Arakyd (founder, hist.); Hordis Boil (CW CEO); New Republic board
Allies/Rivals: Allies—Techno Union (Clone Wars), Imperial procurement; Rivals—Industrial Automaton, Cybot Galactica, Dymek
1.0 Profile
Galaxy-spanning maker of probe/security droids, smart munitions, and ship weapons—famous for “security” labels that skirt battle-droid bans while supplying state and deniable buyers alike.
2.0 Structure & Capability
Tier/Size: Galactic megacorp
Organization Dice: Finance 4D, Logistics 4D, Intelligence 3D, Legal 3D+1
3.0 Lines of Business/Mandate
Primary: Droids (Viper/KX families, probes), ST-series missiles, Flex Tube launchers, lasers/ship guns.
Secondary: Manipulators, medical support modules, net-security droids, avionics/autopilots.
Key customers: Republic/Empire/New Republic; First Order via cutouts (Arakyd-Harch).
4.0 Assets
Facilities (by world)
Vulpter/ Corporate Spire (HQ): Executive, finance, legal, procurement.
Vulpter/ Data Storehouse: Deep archive for project files (probe AI cores, missile telemetry, compliance); hardened vault tiers.
Vulpter/Vulpter Droid Factory: Core R&D/assembly for probes (Prowler/DRK-1/Viper), KX/RA-7 lines, electronics/test bays.
Vulpter (Hpaq)/Viper SIS Tower: Ex–Viper Sensor Intelligence Systems campus; sensor/AI/EW research & prototyping.
Byblos/Corporate Tower 133: Sales/licensing, nav/avionics labs, demo suites, corporate relations.
Kelada/Assembly Plant: Components + final assembly for repulsorcraft/speeder bikes; fixtures for Flex Tube/ST-rail subassemblies; footprint for proposed C-Viper civilian line.
Mechis III/Automation Complex: Contract/overflow manufacturing; high-automation droid lines and burn-in chambers.
Fleet & Logistics
Arakyd Logistics Wing: Contracted freighters and escorted ordnance haulers; crate-smart packaging, tamper-evident containers.
Courier & Test Craft: Company shuttles, instrumented testbeds for missiles/laser turrets, hyper-pod carriers for probe deployment trials.
Subsidiaries/Partners
Viper Sensor Intelligence Systems (subsidiary): Sensor suites, probe AI, guidance packages.
Arakyd Aerodynes, Inc. (subsidiary): Starship components/structures (airframes, mounts).
Arakyd-Harch Technologies (cutout): Deniable FO-era production/supply (Spider probe, KXFO support).
Danthe Artifice, Ltd. (subcontractor): Precision parts/specialty machining.
Key Intellectual Property & Tooling
Product Families: Viper probe droids (and variants), Prowler 1000, ID9 seekers, KX-series (and KXFO), RA-7, Chameleon/Spelunker conversions.
Weapons & Mounts: ST-series concussion missiles (ST2/ST2mk4/ST7), Flex Tube twin launcher, Caltrop-5 chaff gun, Tomral RM-76 heavy laser.
Electronics: F-9 Integrated Pilot, Mk III Guardian early-warning module, Biosteady auto-med, Mk II Utility Manipulator.
Processes/Tool Sets: Ordnance QA lines, seeker calibration rigs, ECCM firmware libraries, IFF/auth suites, armored-door launcher bays. _________________ Don Diestler
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