The auction is in three weeks and there's a lot of prep to do if you are to pull of the heist of the century...
THE BIDDERS
Investigate the bidders and see what if anything will make them up their bids - how can we drive the price of the jewel sky high?
Arend Shen has a list of bidders that have been cleared to bid in the auction, along with their possible locations/places they are likely to hang out:
Bidders on the Jewel of Yarvin
THE MUSEUM
Case the Museum, find out the layout and any other info you can about it.
MARUS GRAYSON
Get intel on Marus Grayson' who is selling the Jewel and his security team who will be guarding the Jewel of Yavin at the Museum.
SLICING THE BANK
How will we be accessing the banks systems to divert the winning bid to an account? Arend Shen is suggesting you use an account he has set up to divert the money too.
Could we use a Computer Spike? Would be easier with some sample encryption. Can you get a sample from the bank or administrative building connected to the same system? Do you need to hire a pro slicer?
LOBOT
Part man, part machine, Lobot oversees all the computer systems in Cloud City. How are you going to deal with Lobot and his monitoring of the systems?
GETTING INTO THE GALA
How do you get access into the grand gala auction? The easiest way would be to stand out as a team in the Cloud Car Grand Prix. Arend has a Storm IV Cloud Car you can use for the race but can you make improvements to the car? Is it worth investigating the other Grand Prix teams. Arend has a list of the favourites:
THE BREAK-IN
You'll have to plan the break-in and how to steal the The Jewel of Yavin from the Figg & Associates Art Museum – how will you get in? How is the Jewel protected? Cameras? Security systems?
THE GETAWAY
Arens Shen says he will send an autocar to the museum pre programmed to take you to his space yacht and you can leave Cloud City aboard that. The AI driver will allow you the freedom to deal with any unwanted pursuers. Is there anything that can be done about The Bespin Wing Guard? They will be after you the moment they realise the jewel has gone.