Droid operators: recruit, repair, and build around them

Start by converting the guide into a written mission intent: one required outcome, one acceptable loss limit, and one extraction condition. Then inspect the squad, equipment, injuries, Bonds, and available resources against that intent. A plan is incomplete if it names the preferred action but not the operator who performs it, the AP needed to complete it, and the square or facility state where that operator should finish.

Separate confirmed mechanics from your current assumptions. Confirmed rules can support the plan; assumptions must be tested with the smallest reversible action available. Reveal a lane before committing the whole squad, preview a shot before spending AP, and check the Holotable or The Den before paying Credits. This order protects the campaign from decisions based on an attractive reward, a favorite operator, or an unverified interaction.

Practice this topic on a low-pressure opportunity and change only one variable at a time. Record the initial state, the chosen action order, the displayed costs or probabilities, and the final position. On a retry, change the route, first operator, AP reserve, target priority, or purchase—but never all of them together. A controlled comparison teaches which decision created the result and produces a reusable rule for harder missions.

After the mission, review three moments: the first new information, the first irreversible commitment, and the point where extraction or recovery became certain. Note what was known at each moment and what was merely assumed. Keep the rule that consistently improved position or resource efficiency; discard a tactic that worked only because every roll succeeded. The goal is a repeatable process, not a highlight turn.