Trespassing Academic
Level 12 Bandit · The Painted Cliffs
In Desperados Destiny, Trespassing Academic is a level 12 bandit — a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet.
Field notes
A settler ethnographer making unauthorized rubbings of Tsa'ke pictographs. Personally non-violent — he calls for his escort when threatened. The rubbings in his pack are contraband under Coalition law.
What you are walking into
Trespassing Academic is level 12, carries 132 health, and is classed Stalker. That makes it a mid-low threat for a character finding their feet. It punishes over-commitment, turning your weaker hands back on you, so patience beats aggression here. Every exchange resolves through the Destiny Deck: you draw five cards, choose what to hold, and the resulting poker hand decides how the action lands. Suit matches amplify the result, so the same fight against Trespassing Academic plays out differently each time you take it on.
Where to find Trespassing Academic
Trespassing Academic is encountered at The Painted Cliffs. You will need to have discovered and travelled to that location before it can appear as a target, and travel between regions carries its own risks — routes are rolled for interception, and a bad roll puts an encounter between you and your destination. The full entry for The Painted Cliffs covers what else is there.
What it drops
A kill pays 216 experience and between $5 and $12. Its loot table can yield Ancient Artifacts and Stolen Goods. Drops are rolled per kill, so a full set takes repeat hunting. The first time you kill any species it is also recorded in your Field Guide, which pays a large one-off experience bonus and counts toward the Guide's completion milestones.
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