Enemy Type 04 — Rival Operator (Contractor)

Tagline: Same job, different handler. They're here for the same crate.

Lore: Other corporate recovery teams with active leases in the EEZ. Operator Teams 1, 2, and 4. Not bandits — professionals. Same kit rules and hit zones as players.

Stat block (per operator)


HP	Standard zones — Head 20 / Thorax 50 / Stomach 40 / Arms 30 / Legs 35
Armor	Class 4 plate (AC 4 / 45 DUR) + helmet
Primary	M4 (PEN 3 / DMG 38 / 30rd)
Sidearm	M9 (PEN 1 / DMG 28)
Meds	IFAK — 1× Bandage, 1× Tourniquet
Other	1× Frag, radio
To-hit	+4 (Rifle) · +5 (Lead) · see Marksman
Move	5 m/turn — sprints to cover, not toward players

Bleeds, fractures, suppression, and death states resolve exactly like a player. A teammate can stabilize a downed rival in 1 action (WIS DC 12, same as med check).

Squad comp (3-man team — roll 1d4)

d4	Comp
1	1× Lead + 2× Rifle
2	1× Lead + 1× Rifle + 1× Breacher
3	2× Rifle + 1× Marksman
4	1× Lead + 1× Rifle + 1× Support (smoke + extra radio)

Breacher

M590 — 12 gauge pump (PEN 2 / DMG 50 / BLUNT 17) · 6+1
Close only (≤5 m): normal to-hit. Beyond 5 m: −4 to hit.
Pushes only after team suppresses.

Marksman

Mk11 — 7.62×51 DMR (PEN 4 / DMG 54 / BLUNT 18) · 20rd
+2 to hit at long range when prone. Will not push.

Lead

Binoculars — team spots at double visual range.
If players stay in the same POI 2+ rounds, Lead calls 1× mortar: 10 m radius, DEX DC 15 or 12 blunt to zone + Light bleed.

Support

Smoke — 1×/fight, 10 m cloud: attacks into/through smoke are at Disadvantage.

Comms

If one contractor spots the team, all contractors in the squad are aware (radio).
If Lead is killed or downed, squad breaks contact on their next turn and moves toward nearest map edge (exfil behavior).

AI behavior (PMC, not bandit)

Contact call: On first spot, Lead shouts *"Contact!"* All contractors stop and take hard cover or prone. Players shooting that round suffer +2 DC (braced opposition).

Suppress + flank: Each round after contact:

One Rifle suppresses (target is Suppressed — Disadvantage on attacks).
Second operator moves up to 10 m to a flank if cover path exists.
Third holds angle or supports Lead.

They loot: If they down a player, scrapper, or bandit, they spend 1 action stripping one item (highest PEN ammo or best armor). Gone unless you kill them and recover the body.

They exfil: Contractors run their own 3-segment exfil clock (track separately). On tick 3, they grab the nearest high-value objective (handler package counts) and move to the closest map edge. If they exfil with the contract item → mission failed.

Loot (if wiped)

Item	Effect
Dog tags	1 Keep Case slot · +2 Quartermaster rep · +1 Sawbones rep
Kit pick	Roll or choose 1 card from their loadout (player must have carry space)
Bloodied gear	Rest cannot be kept — strip for 1d4 parts (Tinkerer rep/craft)

Spawn rules — EEZ 01 (Kreslia Port)

Sectors

Sector	POIs
1	A (Warehouse), E (Loading), F (Clinic)
2	B (Office), D (Parking)
3	C (Yard), Gate 7

Does not spawn in Sector 1.

Trigger check (Sector 2+ only) when any: unsuppressed gunfire, alarm, player Nat 1 on move, or player exfil clock hits 2.

Roll d6. On 5+, a 3-man contractor patrol enters the nearest sector edge to the players and moves 1 sector closer.

Optional Op 01: Replace one Bandit at POI B with a solo contractor scout (+3 hit, will radio and fall back — triggers patrol table on 4+ instead of 5+).

Contractor arms (playtest)

Designator	Caliber	PEN	DMG	BLUNT	Mag	Role
M9	9×19	1	28	9	15	Sidearm
M4	5.56×45	3	38	13	30	Rifle
M590	12 gauge	2	50	17	6+1	Breacher
Mk11	7.62×51	4	54	18	20	Marksman