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Thi ru Impe r i um is publishe d qu a r te r ly by Ga l a xy Games
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RI\D ZONE: R;\Du\TION EFFEeT 5

In Tr a ve l l e r t ner = are ~3ay opo r tun i t a e e f o r cha ra cter s t o encoun ter can -

10 one mont h ' s t reatmen t c a n hal t t r.e

pro c es s , t hou g h lost caa r-a c te r-t s t.Lcs I-Ii}
not be r e ga i ne d . At t ec h le ve l 12 a ile
mo nt h~ tre at ~e nt can re s t or e t he player 's he a lth t o i t 's o r i~ina l s t ate a n ~
complet el y eradic ate th e des ca se .
A r e s ul t o f ltD" indicate s t hat
aft e r 15 mi n ut e s t he cha r a c te r will t akl
3 poi n t s of dau::age eve ry 10 mi nu te s u ntil remove d fr om the c ontar::i nat e .i ar ea .
FolloNin g r e tiul t s are the sam e a s f o r

ge r ous a mo unts of r a di a t i on . Proper att ent ion t o t h e effect s o f ra dia t ion can
aj d realis~ to a g a me , whet her it b e ab oa r d a damaged sta r shi p or in t he mi d d le

o f a nu cl ea r ~a r .
The foll owin g t ab le defi nes the
e ff ect s of ra diatio n on in di vi dual s , de pe nc Ln g o n thei r e ndu r a nc e an d it ' e in t e nsi t y . To u s e t he ta bl e, cro ss -i ndex

lie" .

the pl a y e r ' s endurance wi th t he r a d ia ti on

i n te nsi ty l ev e l of the a r ea .
A r e sul t o f a

num ~er

i nd i c a t es the
a moun t of d a m a~e ta ke n aft e r ex posure , i n
the f o r m o f r a di a t i on cd c k ne a s ( d x a zy nc s s ,
vo mitin g . e t c , L. If 3. re su lt o f "C" is

obt a i ned , the c ha r a c t e r takes 1 to

dice
o f da~ag e af te r ex ~o su re and may ( r ol l
endu r ance o r lower on 3 dice ) d ev el op
cance r o r a s imila r di seas e 2 to 12 c on t hs aft e r t he exp os ur e . ~h en t he ail ment
strikes , the pl ayer wi l l take 1 poi n t
f ro~ stre ngth , dexte rity. and e ndu rance
u ntil death or tre at~ent . At t e c h l e ve l

Radia t i on level s a eo ar d a damage d s t a rshi p will us ua l l y be equiv alcn

t o t he number of ra di a ti on hits it too k
duri ng t he comoa t . aa di a t i a n l e ve l s in
a bomb ed c ity or ot he r a rea wi ll usuall
be eq ui va l en t to t he High Gua r d r a t i ng
o f the Heapo ns u sed , mi nus ou e le vel f o
eve ry 5 y ea rs that have pa s ~ed s i nc e t h
incident.

RAD IAT I OH I NTENSI TY

LEVEL

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11 0 0
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TABLE DB 'S :

Cons ul t t<lbl e eve r y 15 minut es spent in cont aminat e d a re a .

If a c hara c t e r is wearing a va c c - s ui t o r combat e nvi ro nme nt su a t ,
t r eat endurance a s + :'
If a cha racter i s wea rin g bat t l e dre s s , comba t armor , o r a raj ia t i on sui t , t r en t e ndu r an c e as +6 .

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sh i el ds e xcep t the 3e p u l s o r
a r e e Ld by an a r m s t r a p a nd a handl e ,
a nd r ~ au ire o ne arm a nd ba n d t o use . Th ey can~ot be u s e d wit h t wo-ha n d e d weap ons , e xcept wi t h a DK - ? on eit he r t he
s hie ld's de fe nc e o r the w e a p on~ r e q u i r e d
nUQoc r to hit. Two-ha nded we a p o n s i n c luJ e b roadswo rds . pole -a r ms , a ll s l u g th r owe r s e xc e p t pi s t o l s . s ho t gun s , and
c a r~ine5 . an d all e ne rgy we apon s e xcept
la s e r ca rb i nes . All shields req u i r e a

s t re ngth of 8 t o p rope rly p rot e c t t heir

be a r e r u nle s ~ o the rwis e spe ci fi ed .
From 'l'L2 t o TLo sh iel d s are rare ly un ed ,

a s t ne y p r ovid e l i tt le de f e nc e a ga inst
fir e - u r ms .

S:'J ALL Sii I ELD rn, 0 ) : ;\ Soc n dia me te r

wo o de n s h i eld , commo n at p r i mi ti v e t e c h

leve l s . It gi ve s + ~ p rotect io n ( +2 on
t he re quir e d r ol l t o hit ) aga i n s t hand to - ha nd wea po ns , a nd no pr o t ectio n aga i ns t p r o j e c t i l e a nd e ne r gy ~ea po ns .
3 ~; 1;. c r 10 .

COLLAPSASLE SHIELD (TL 7) : A c ol lapsa ble

pl a stic s hi e l d , u3ual l y t r a nspa rent , o f t e n us ed by po l i c e f o r c e s . Whe n o pe n it
i s 100c m by 60cm , and is 20c m by 20c m
whe n co l l apsed . I t g ives ~ 4 pr o t e ct ion
a gain s t ha nd - t o -hand weap ons , +3 against
p r o j ec ti le we apo ns , a nd ha s no effe c t a Ga in s t en e r gy we a pon s . 1k g . cr7 5

HEFLEC

S HI E~ D (TL 9 ) : A 40cm d i a~et e r

pl as ti c shield with a refl ec c oa t in g t o
de f l e c t l a s e r bo lts . I t gi ves +2 pro t ec t i on a gai ns t h~ n d -l o -ha n d we a po ns , +1
p ro t ec tio n a ga inst p roj e c t i l e \-I e a pons ,
and +4 a gainst l a se rs . I t gi ves no p ro tee ti on a ga i n st high -ene rgy wea pons an d
re qui r es a de x t e rity o f 8+ to pr ope r l y
u s c . 1k g . cr1 00 .

REPULSOR BELT (TL 15 ) : Workin g on t he

LaRG E SHIELD (TL 0 ) : A l ar ger version

o f t he s ma ll s hie l d . us ua l l y lDO cm by
oOc ;;: . It gi ves +3 prot ecti on aga i nst
nane -to -hand wea pon s , an d no p rot e c t io n
~ r o jectile an d e ne r gy weap on s . I t r e qui re s a s t re ng th o i A+ to u s e pr o p e r l y .
5k g . cr25 .

SMALL SHIZLD ( TL 1) : A met a l shie ld 60cm

in J i a met e r simi la r t o the TL 0 s ~ all
s hi e lci , but s t r onge r . it &i~ es . 3 p ro t ec t io n again st ha nd - t o - ha nd \-Ic a po ns ,
a nd +1 aga Lne t proj e ctile .rc a po na , It
gives no pro te c l ion aga in s t ene~GY we a pon : . 5k b cr 30 .

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s a ~ e p r inc l pl c s a s a gr a Y be l t , th e
repul s o r be lt use s a g r a y f i e ld a nd
compute r ct.c e o - pr- cc e s sc r t o re pe l a ll
f ast -movi ng ob jec tG movi n g t owa r ds t he
wea re r . It ext e nds 40c rn f rom the wearer
in a ll di r e c t io n s ; t hu s he o r s he may
fi g ht ( p r-cv'i de d he o r she ho l d s the He a po ns outside t he f i e l d ) , bu t most e nemy a ttac ks wi ll be d e f l e c t ed . It gives
+3 protecti on a gains t ha nd- t o- ha nd ~ea
p o n s , +5 against p r oj e c t i l e weapo ns,
an d no p rot e c tio n a gainst las e r " . High
e ne rgy w eapo n~ do o nl y i da ma ge , a s
mos t o f t he blast i s fas t -mov i ng sup e r
heate d pl a s ma . l.o c t o f t h e p Laeme i s
de flecte d , an ~ t he maj or i t y of ci ana ge
i s due to he a t. 5 k g . c r1 50 . 0 00 .

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THE VARGR CORSI\IR

5.

6.

The most cornmo n of s e ve r a l desi ghn s

fo r thi s type o f v e s s e l , t h e typ e VP c orsai r i s a hi 6h1y f le xi ble pa ra -mi li tary
s t a r s hi p . Used by c o rsai r bands f or pi r a ting ope r a t i ons . me rcena ry work , and hi r ed e scort du ties , it 's h igh c rew c apac i ty , goo d arma men t , a n d ma ny ve hicles l e n d
i t we l l to a ny s itua ti on .

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12 .
13.
14 .
15 .

This desi gh n f o r the Va r g r Co r s a i r

i s the on e mos t common ly en coun t e red al ong the Impe r ial -Va r gr bo rde r .

16 .
17 .
18 .

SPECIF I CATIONS :
400 ton s s t a nda rd . 5600 ~3.
10 . up to 14 t roops wi th
dou bl e occupancy .
Di mensi on s :
78m L x 55 . 5m ~'i x 15m H.
Acc ele ration : 5- G c onstant .
Jump :
2.
Powe r -plan t : 5 . 20 EP . Agil itY-3 .
i n gi n e e r i n g : ~o Taeksngu z D- 3 f usion
power-pl a n ts d rivi ng one
Ghouk fie l d- t y pe jump d r i ve a n d t wa Ar r g h 43 1/ A
ma neu ve r d r i ves .
Gr a vi ties :
Aenga r ine rtial c ompen sato r s . 1G floo r fiel d .
El ectron ic s : Gz o h rse k h model / 2 c omnuter .
Unlioi ted man euve r . One
Range :
j ump ( 130 tons f ue l ) . 20 0
days s t a n da r d su pply con sUI:lp t io n.
Armament :
Tw o tripl e mi ssile t u r r e ts
i n nose . Two dor sal a n d
ventral tripl e l aser tur re t s .
Sc re ens :
none .
e onfigu r a ti on : Nee dLe . S t re amli ne d .
':::apacit y :
2 0 ton s cargo . 12 state r ooms . 4 e me rge nc y l ow.
50 t on c u t t e r . ~~ o ope n
Vehicle s :
cutt er modules . Two Grav
APe 's

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Crew:

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24 .
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26 .
27 .

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29 .
30 .
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35 .
36 .

Common Ar e a . I nclu d es me ss and r ec

r e a t i on fa c ili t ie s . Ce ili ng hat ch
to dorsal lase r tu rre t . Flo o r i ris
val ve to C Ce c k .
Air l oc k .
Galley .
Sic k bay .
a e c ord s o f f ic e .
Stat ero om .
S ta te room .
Sta t e ro om .
S t.e t e r-cce ,
S t ate room .
S tat er oom.
Enginee rin g. Hat ch up t o ,\ deck .
Ha t ch down t o C d e c k . Po s i t i ons
f o r 2 Engi ne e rs .
P c ve r -c pIan t .
Ma neuver drive .
Avi on i c s an d ra di o - jammer .
~iss i l e turret s .
Mis s i le s to r age .
S t ateroom.
S t at e room .
State r oom.
State ro om.
Statero om .
S t a t e r o om.
Ship 's l oc k e r .
Emer gen cy l ow be r t hs .
Fli g ht co nt r ol/ mus te r i ng are a .
Ca rgo . I ris valve s t o a an d u de c
Va r gr Cutter .
Spare Cut t er modul e .
Gra v APe ' s . Ha tch up t o C de ck .
Jum p d r ive. Ha t c h down t o ve n tra l
l ase r tu r-r-e t , Hatc h a nd i ris va lv
up t o C deck .
Fu e l scoops .
Fu e l tan ka ge .

.iJECK PLAN LOCA TI OH KEY :

1.
2.

3.

Avi onic s . Fl oor ha tch to C dec k .

a ri d ge . Po si ti on s fo r pilo t a n d
nav i ga to r .
Ccnpu t.e r ,

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A largely unclaimed subsec t o r . Sindal c u r r e n t ly c o n si sts

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of worlds not part o f a ny large g ov e rnment . One co r ne r i s pa r t o f t he

I ~p e rium . a nd is connec ted to it by an X- b oa t r ou t e fr om t he Tob i a su b s e c t o r . Sindal ha5 n o 5ubs e c t o r c apital , a nd 5 0 t he Imperial wo r ld s
a re c o n tr ol l e d f rom th e n e i g h bori n g subs ecto r .

The Sindal subsector de r ives it' s name f ro m the Sindalian Empi re,
a go v e r-nme n t t ha t c on tr o l l e d mo s t of t h e ar ea du rin g the Long Ni.gh t ,
The Empe r o r s o f the 3indali an Empire rule d wit h an i ron fi st howe ver,
a nd du r i n g a 5 0 year civil wa r- Sindal vlas d e v a s t a t ed by bacterial war -

fa re . Li t eraly blaste d ba c k t o t he da r k- a ges , the wo rld is now known

a s Nor ic urn and ha s r e - a dvanc e d t o a t ec h le ve l o f 1 . The Empi r e' s s uc cesso r only las t e d 1 2 y ea r s be f o r e i t ~ o o colla pse d .
SALIF is curre n t l y s uppo rtin g a c hari s ma t i c l ead e r who pr omote s
ha ppi n ess , t he s i mpl e life , a nd kind ness t o all .
t~X5E R ONE is cont r olled by va riou s r e li g e ou s g r oups cu r r en t ly
waging a p ropaga n da \... a r a gains t eac h-ot her f o r co nt r ol of t he pla ne t.
THEEV i s a high-tech no - go ve rnme nt worl d, and is t he c e n t e r o f
ill ega l activities f o r the secto r .
CORDI LLON i s cu r re n t l y be i ng t er raforme d f or coliniza tion by
ALBIE , whi c h is 5uffer i np, fr om ? ver -pop ula tio n pr obl e ms .
!IARDUK is blankete d oy c cn t Lnua .L sto rms . I t t e po pul ati on l i ve s
a noma d i c exis t e nc e .
CHALCHIUTL I CU' s po pul a t i on l i ve i n hu ge fl oating pa l a ce - l ike
ci t i e s .

NAHE

S1'A1'IS'l'ICS

Homestead

Ace
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No ric u m
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Poo r . Non- ind ust ri al .
Agric ultu ral .
Ic e - c app ed .

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bi l l io n . The highest popu la tio n i s A, at ALBE j t he high es t te ch l ev el
i s F. a t THiEV .

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CHARACTERI STICS

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pres e nt
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3ASES

I mp e r-LaL na val base

Impe r-L a .I s co u t ba s e
t:r :" oreighn lta va l, base
Fo r e igh:l milita ry base
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Scout way s t at ion
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B:' Egyrn
C : Pa x Ruli n
D: Gazuli n
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E: Tob i a

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FEI\TURE ADVENTURE : OOT Of THE EGG

CORllI LLCU (Si nd al C431 21 -C ) is a
smal l empty world on the f r i n ge of the
I mp e r i un. Unt il r e c e n t l y i t was deem ed
unnec e s sa ry an d un sui ta bl e fo r colo niz ation a nd r e mai n e d uninhabited . Howeve r
in th e nei ghboring sys t e m o f AL3E popu -

l a tio n pr ess u re s have caused fam ine ,

c r ime , a nd ove r -c rowdi ng t o be came un a naga b.Ie , To help s o l v e t h e p roblem ,

ALBE ' s gove r nme n t ha s comrnisioned

~ HAPE

o f ZARTH , LI C to te r r afo r m COR::JILLOi-l

a nd make it s u i t a b l e fo r colini~ ation

t hus r el e i v i n g ALBE of i t' s popUlation

probl ems .
I n th e t h r ee ye a rs s i nc e t he te r ra f ormi n g p r oj e c t be ga n (s e e this 15 5-

u~ s a r t i c le o n t erra f o r rni n g ) CORDl l.LON

has gaine d a very thin a tmosphe re and

10% hyd rographics . I t s r o t a t i onal ve l oci ty ha s bee n i nc r ease d t o 1.+3 hou r s ,
a nd i t s newly bUilt -up e l ec troma gn e t i c
f ie ld now f i l t er s ou t a l a r ge pe r ce n t a ge o f i t s s u n's ha rmful r a dia ti on .
Bec a us e it s spi n is s t i l l rel a tiv ely
s low howe ve r , t he plane t ' s t eo pe r atu r e
c han ge s f rom a war~ 30C du ring the day
t o a n ic y _40 C at ni g h t. As yet the re
is no pl an t or a nimal li f e on CORDILLON
a nd mos t of i t ' s s ur fa ce i s still a r o cky wa st eland .

CO RDILL ON

1\

1\

In
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1\

Five base s have be e n s e t up on

th e pla net 's s ur f a c e to mo nit o r the as ter oid f a l l s a nd ope ra t e t he sta rpo r t .
The y con tro l th e t e rraforllling ope r a ti on
a nd maintain f a c i l i ti es t o r the a ster oi d movers . The worl d ' s mai n starpo rt
i s t yp e C, and i s loca t ed at Base 1 .
The ot he r fou r bas es have sta rnorts of
t y pe D.
The play e r s have be e n hire d by
SHAPE of EARTH, LIC to act a s s po tters
a n d s ec ur ity fo r Ba s e 3 a n d it ' s a c c o mpany i ng s tarpo r t . The pay i s goo d and
t he hou rs a re medio c r e . bu t t he base
che i f , A. S . Rolan d (~78899) , i s s t u c k
u p and s ho r t tem pe r e d , and s e e ms t o
love maki ng life difficu lt fo r his sub o r d i n a t e ~ . So f a r the grou p has had
se ve ral r u n - i ns wi th hi m, and a re cl o se
t o bei n g blackliste d .

THE BASE
The base ha s a total of 36 pe rson nel . The si x offic e pe rso n ne l main ta in
r e c or ds, moni t o r o pe r atio ns , a nd ~ e ner
a l l y cont rol the ba s e . Th ey a ll ha ve s i n gle state room mo dul es . The 30 c the r han d s
ta ke c ar e o f o t he r ope rati ons an d l i v e at
do ub le occupancy . Ten o pe rate the sta r port , th ree op e r a t e the c oemum.c at.L cn s

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s tora ge f a cil ities fo r one o r tHO ~e r

so nnel .
All do or s ar e iri s valves . Emp ty
mod u l e s ~ i th va lv e s t o t h e out Gide ac
a s ai r -loc k s . as the e n t i r e ~odule

SiiACK: F r om here c cem-

a u u c oe dep r-e a s n r-Lc ad f ar

.::~:i t

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a nd ou t z-cnc e co ~'l" Se ee ,
The caee Lt a oLf an d i t 's ac c o.np -,
a llying e tar-p o r t a r- e Lo c n t e d o n a a--a L
plateau in e r o u l ~ h ar ea of t he pl n r.e t
s u r face . A. g r -a vc L r oa d Lca d a eae t ,oro'
t he base to tile c t u r po r t , a nd s ou t .: _
\-le s t to base 2 .

This i s a duel pu ls e la s -

TE'-iT : F i v e ATVs an d tH O ai r -

'l' j]E

ar e sto r e d a nd ~ai n t ai n ed he r e .
4 ) 20LAHDS OFFI CE: Thi s ar ea i ncludes al l
thc r.:os t i mp o r ta n t f iles and doc urn en t s
a nd a sa fe co ntaini ng t he compa ny pay

c.usa
On e e ve n Ln g wh.i Le o u t s i .le a e cu r--,

i ng- t he O::l. ;;C i'c r- tile c ();..l n c ni~!lt ,

on e of th e acve n cur-e r s no t Lc e a a Li, :
s t re a x ac r-c s s toc . Glc.:r ; .i t Lhe n J a ca b e h i c J a e cun eat n five ;:L"!. o ae t c r-u ~~ w.y . .. c c s cc r-oa Js ar-c sche r u led f or p Lan o tf;,;. l l i u r ill i~ t ::c f!.":" ;;:: t .

r oll.

aP ftea J';o;

5) EZSS : This a re a inc lud es c ookd ng a nd

eating fa cil itie s .

~ zca::: .;.'!' IC:-i dOOj; : Incl ude s c o Ll ap neb I e

and chec:< in 0 ":'r: t ..e c OI.1::.u ::i c at'i.. .: n:;

t.ab Lc s an.I cha Lr-n an d v ari o u s e n t e r tai nme n t fa c i I i tic" .

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f o r c as e p r o tec ti on a nd t he cest r uc 7
tio n of ant e ro id s that f allo ff c ou rs e
v~aICLE

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er tu rr et e mp.Lac e cen c {a s i!igh Gua rd )

3)

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ill

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u .t e s a mo d e l / 3 c cmp u t e r
?UL~Z LA 3 ~a:

uni ca t io n s a nd a ~te roi d ~oni to ri ng are

cond uct e d . Thi s i s the br ai n- c en tp.r of
the t e r ra fo r min~ op e rat ion. a nd 1n c1 -

2)

j4

and co ni to r equ1prr.cnt , on e one r a t e s the

la~ e r ba t t e ry , and t he re st a r e mainte na nce , s e c ur ity , an d f o n1ard ob s e r v e r s .
The base is co nst ruct ed o f stan da rd
bUildi~g mo dule s o f di f f e r e n t types se t
toge th e r .
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r-c pc r-tct in t h e a r-e a ,

'!'h i !3 Le a n e x t r-eme L y c d a oc cur e n c e , a nd th e p Laye r-a ahou Ld be so r -e 1 .1 t c mp t ed to inves tigate , a s i t ;;:a~'
be s O llie t h int~ t he y cu n sc Lva ge rh C':.:
must fi rst :.;i gt:n-o ut e cua.pmo n t and

ZTO?~GE :

The sou th sto rage a r e a c ontains food st o res , ~h il e the no rth

a re-a hc Ld s

'lac e - s u i t s , ve a p o n s , a n d
c q uir;me n t u p t o TL 12. Al l e q ui p ~ e n t
~ ust be s i~hnecl ou t a t the o f f ice in
f r on t ( ~ e h i c l e s a re a lso s i ~hn e d ou t
in t his office ) .
~ ) C~NE~ATOR : 3uppl ies ~owcr to th e case ,
s te r oo r-t , a n d facili ti es . .S q u d v e Le n t
to :Jo o k 5 f ac to r :; poue r c- p La n t ,
C ) e FF I e::.: : .~a c h c on t ai n s a c omput er co n sole , files , and f~c il iti e 5 fo r the
o oe r-at.Lc n of t h e b a s e .

a v e h i c l e . hoveve r , ';'h e equ i!,::J. el~ t

Man ager La quite !) i l! - h e ad e ~ a nd ' :i !.l

i ns ist on prope r autho r i=ation . .le

is a Kr c edy cownr il h o w~ v er, a nd i s
v e r y cu ec c p td cL e to tu-Lcc a or l hr -
eats .
The .jou r ney La r-a titc r- .j i ffi c ~lt
u e
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1; 0

l:ll~

rou g h Le r-r-a.Ln," .-,o:: d t a ,: c s

tOI) is a :;:I:a.J. 1 mo cu l LLc rmhe r-e :

it i.u o u s tu. u s , the a rt t tLc Le I i n t e Li r;~ nce . -rnd it i s f eac t Lva t e .f F'r-oeh ere it cont rols tc e e nti re er u o a n J
its rooo t i c c r~w via J i r e c t int~ rface .
It may eas ily be ~ e ~ o v e ~ . oed ca n he
r-e c o gnd aed
h.! a n y o n e with c om u u t e re x pe rt i c e as ~ x t cemcll val ua oie .
2 ) ROBOTS : Thi s are a cont ains v a r i o u s
compl ete a n i Lnc omoLe te roco t c , thei r
cont ro l ou t Lc t u , s pa r e pa r ts , an .I r-e;
p a i r re c i.Li t i c s .
3 ) LAB : T h.i:;. u r c a co nt ai nz vc r t o u -: ,l" t-a r -a tu s wh i. c h car. be .~ .en t Lr Le t as
s canner s , analy?e r :. , an d l ao coti i !)men c , In t :1C c o r-ne r- i n t ~!O ple;-~i t:las :;
t u be s a r e th e bo .He s o f t,-10 de ad hu man male:s. \n O~:l l' r ;':I t'L -Ci c i t he L i b
are pa r t.J y .f Lsna sen c I cd oe a ce a o f e n -.
uf ranc n t , a n.I t\olO sc out unifo r r,::; .
'
1,) EL2:GTJ:O::IC3 : In t ilis are a a re t il e
a u Lp a ac i n e Le c c r-c r ric ~ist~r,: r.. i n c l u '1 i n r, a vio n i cs , ba ck -up c ompu t e r eset o ms , and a bl3.cl-. - ,!lobe :.. en c-r-a t o r-.
5 ) SPA:12 ? Ain:.> .
,)) FUEL .
'I) ~ .u:; CORia ,jOR.
6) :>i?!',J.i.::,S .
SP C;CI ?IC A TI O;~': : u si n G' .'1 100 to n hull . cb e
ie? is_nn 3. 1 i ~n scout ve~sel . ~t has ju ~p
,Jr l. v e - ) . mc n eu ve r- :iri'/e - b , and ove r -o Lar.t
- 7 , :::;i v i nf,' t t '72! an d , r-'ility .1 . Fue I
t a ~ kQg e of ;7 tons s ur~ o r t s thc nowe rnl a n t a n d one j ut:: !' -3 . 'l'Ii e tlh i:1 !:as' o~ l-,: ' e
back -up c oe p u t.c r ercd e Lc l , <JG Oe a h .Lua f un c t Lcn s as a 1':': 0 ,1", 1/ 5 . 's'he r-e c r-c no s tate r-c o mc a nd no l o~.' oe r- I: II:';' . 'f;l.: I' ~ ~ S o oe
vc a r.cn s n oun t , jw l: ii.'1G ...: . L :::') ' :'l r '. :' ::: l e
a c c c Le r-n t o r 'rhe r-c c r-e n c G i: i t! ; ~ veh Lc Lc a
and n o cargo .
~ : , r.! QU nt:; l '~L -~U f'a c t o r -c f
blac k :~lo oc "cno !"3 to r .Jr.'! i.,. :.; a.! ~ o f ~~
':L 20 . l1 e ::l. r l " i'r i o:t ) lm l ~ ~; : ; ma t.e r-x a L ,
1. t s

a bc .t t an nou r . .ni c n tile play e rs pass

a r-c unu tile e oun t a d n ': i t is 1.00 s t ee o
t o c Lt c o ) they a re sbocke t o see a
Iu r r-ov a Lrto e t a k i l omete r 10l:~ ;ou eel i nto t he ea r t h . :' t i t 's e nd , to
th e no r- tu , still ho t f r om re - en try,
i t. a Le rge blu e er;~ -sh a p ed o uj e c t .
7 ji~

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'l'he ':''1'e i s hal f -bu r ie :J i n th e

e a r t h \'Ii t n i t s s t e r n p oint ing u p .
';lo:; e exaut n u t Lo n r-c vea Ln an i ris
v a Lve and aev e r-a I no::. .d ,~s i n t ~ c ac c -.
c a se o.L e e r.u . 'i'h e e n ti r e o bj e ct. is of
c ocu t 1GO cons ,ji:;placer.1~ nt , a n d t c
c o nx cr-uc t c J of an e x t t-e me Ly :;t ron~
an c r e s il ie n t Low -T'r i. c t Lon ma t eria l .
~ f t er l ae ooj ec t c o ols ( abou t
1) ~i nutp.s ) t n~ players z ay at te~Qt
to e ~Le r i t til ro u~h t h e i ris valve .
'i'he r-e a r-c n o s~1it cit e :3 o r buttons in
the 'li ~init~ of t h e val v e , out D.
ce cu of I ii,!lt f la s nc J o n its nu r- f'n cc
~ ! 1 1 c a us e i t to open o r clos~ an d
cc t I va t c li ~ht 8 \l i t itin t he s h ip .
Most o r th e in Gi d e of t~e ship is
c cnn t r uc t e d of t ne came e.c t e r- La I c u t ile
hu l l . Sc a t t er-e J a bo u t, i t s Ln t c r-Lc r- a re
man y oo j e c t s wh i.ch a t f ir:Jt r-c nere oLc f~p ad
eels o r in se c L3 . Upo n examinatio n t he y
u r-e !"o u :'j,i :'0 be J e e c t Lvu r e.t r-c bo t c o f
a oou t 20 l: r, .
" h e r e i s no a t mosp bo r-e Ln s i d e t he
shi p . a n d l i : ~ h t i ll l:; 1:;; d Im , 'rile vc r t cc s
r-c co t z have !10 se nce of "i l:'h t , ins tead
r fl :" :!i ~ '; c n a ~ j' ~:. ,! 01 r -c-Jar- . c.a c h has a
:;r:a l l Lo-.: - j n t e n :; i t .'f l as e :' _:i t it: h ae r-ve a
t o o~ e n the doors wi t hi n t he s hi p .
1/ T:i3 ;;Rl iJG2 : 'i'h is ar e a i n hapo .: Like
a s -he r e , \~ i t h n a ny o u t l e t s . wd. r-ee a n d
c a b I c s , a E j oi n i n::. c t the base of ,1
L a r-o e p eoe e t a L in t h e very c o n t o r . .~t

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Deck Plan Symbols

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Door

I RIS VALVE

Fu e l

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Bolh F loo r Ind 0.. ... . -.:1

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TYPICal Human.

the EGG : spe cifications

tonnage : 100 tan s sta ndard.
drives: [cmp 3. 6G . power plant 7.
armament: pa rticle acc ele ra tor.

block globe.
The 2g ~ i s o pe r a t ed by Ossh i us
an J it s Gubo r J ina te robots , whi ch a c t
a s e n ginee rs , techn i ci ans . sco ut s ,
tr oo ps , ~ n d g e ne r al wo r kers . The ship
ha s no c o st i n burnan t erm s , a n d too k 9
mont hs to bu i l d .

a pp ro ximat ely o n e me t cr in di a me t e r
an d we Lg h e 200 kr; . 'i'h c r-e ar e va r ious
l i g hts , sens or s , ana o ut put de vi c e s
on its outs ide . It i s curren tly deac ti va ted as t he shi9 's p o w e r ~ l a n t has
be e n wr-e c kc d ,
Os s hi u s is a n ar t i f i c i a l in tel igence wi t h t ho u g hts , e mo ti o n s , a nd a
s ense of s el f . j u st l i i, e a ny othe r
intell i Gen t b ei ng. J e can oe treate d
as a human wi t h i n tell iRen c e 15 a nd

055HIUS
Os s hi u s is a l a r ge,s 9 h e rical ,
i- c ca Ll Lc o o j e c t; ':li th many !,lur; s and
op e n i nGS fo r wi r in g a nJ cables . I t is

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ed uc c t Lcn 20 . a nd baa t he f ol lm'ii n g

ski l l s : pi l o t -2 . gun ne r y -2 , na vi ga ti o n-2 , c n~ i n e e r i n 6 - 2 , mechanic s - ~ ,
el cc tr or: i c s- ? , g r a v i t i c s -2 , c ompu te r
- ~, su r vey -2 , r e c o n - 2 . a nd J -o - t -4 .
v Sfiil i us i s Lnc a'a a bLe o f in de 2e n da nt actio n due t o a lac k o f lim bs
o r pro?ul si on . J hc n c o nnecte d to a
~ o~ e r sou rc e i t may comm unica t e an d
t hi nk , b u ~ mus t r e l y o n r o bo t e x t en s i ons i~ o rde r to ac t . It ma y ana l y ze a ny la ngua ~e o r ob j e c t , a nci c an
co nt ro l a ny s y stem it ~ s c on ne cted
to.

I f t he p l a y ~ rs mana ~e to nook
it t o a powe r s o u r c e Oss hi us wil l
er.Jit a se ri e s o i cl ic ks a n d whd z-s ,
a nd i t s l ight s wi l be gi n t o fla s h .
Af t e r ab ou t t e n mi n ut e s , a ssuni ng
t he pl aye rs t a l k within t hi s time ,
it wil l s a y i n a hd lt in g mechanic a l
'J oi c e : "e r-ee t f ngs . I am Ossh i us . Can
yo u unde r s t a nd me ?" .

THE ?ROBLEij
The Zrrg i s i r r e pe r a bl e , but Os s hi us

is e as i ly r e c o gn i ~ed a s quit e valua bl e,

and t he play e r s s hould re move i t f rom
th e shi p an d pos s i bly hi de i t s omew he r e .
I ts k no wl e d ge is e xt r eme ly valu a ~ l e , a s
a r e it s a bili t i es . I t coul d pr ove ex t rem ely val uable to t he ad ve nt u r e r s o r
s e l l f o r a very high pr i c e . ',Jh e n r e activa t e d it wil l re qu e s t tha t i t be
a .Ll. c we d to accompa ny the p Laye r -s (so a s
t o c o nt i nue ga th e r ing i n f o r ma t io n ) .
The e xiste nc e o f Oss hi u s should be
kep t s ec r et by t he play e r s . I f it i s
di scove re d by S hap e of ~a r th . LIG . i t
wi ll bec ome prop e r t y o f t he co ~ pa ny ( a s
it wa e d d scc ve r- e d by c ompa ny emp Lcy e e e
on c o~pa ny time with c ompany ecui pmen t ) .

CSSilIU.s ' ST ORY

~ n&.a k i ng

t o the play e rs , Cs s hi u s
\ti l l rev ~ al t ha t he v a s c r e at e d 125000
yea r s ago by an a li en r a c e k n own a s t~e
ESS! Cn . 7hey i n habited a la r e e a r e a of
spa c e nea r the co r e of t he ga La xy , and
H a s c r eat e d t o t r a ve l a b ou t t he .r c LaX:i co l lc c t i !1(j da t a f o r i ts c e s t e r a .
1; 0 0 y ~ a r s a ffo it r~tu rned to it s po i nt
of or- L gd n , c n Ly to fin d that t he e n tire
i;;:;SI OH r a c e ha d d f s e opea r- e d . Rc c o r-rt a
s hO'o.'e d t ha t th ey ha d f l ed t ::e c:a 1 a xy
cec au c e of a ge ne t Lc a Ll .y e ngi ne er e d pl a r ue . !hich de s t r oy e d hal f t he i r p o pul a ti o n .
Be r- e Lt. of nu r-po uc , Os s hi u s h a s co n In

i:

t Lnue d t o t r a v el

Lhe ga l.1. xy c o Lj c c ting

da t a , Re c e n t l y i t c o ntacted a .sc ou t;

c ur i e r and c ap t ur ed i t for be tt e r a naly si s o f t h e s hip an d its crew. From t h e m

i t le a r ne d e a l a n gl i c a n d f ou nd ou t a bout
t he I mne rium . Onc e i t \Ja " f i ni shed . USShi us I ~ a c t i ., a t e d t h e m f o r a b e t t e r- l o ok
a t t heir i n t e r na l sys t ems .
Soo n a f t e r t hd e , Oe c h t.u e ... e s a t tac :t e :.l by se ve r a l na va l s t a r s hips i nv e s t i ~a t in~ t he s cou t 's d i s sappe a rance . It
e ~caped . a nd a f t e r a s e r i es o f j ump s
r e ec a e d L~ca lp;a r . Th e r e it 'lias Ln t.e r c e p-.
t eo an d o uickl y j ump e d out - sys tem to
Co r di l l o n . tt c we v e r , d u r i n ;~ t he bat tl e
I t s r:cH c r pl a n t a n d -Jr-L v e s we r- c da ma ge d ,
a n ~ i t ~ as f o r c e d t o c ra s h-la nd .

~h ile ~ e t u r ni n~ t o oa s e t he ulay e rs enc oun te r an AtV d ri ve n ~ y se ve r al

o f th e bas e pe rs o n ne l . Th ey ha ve bee n
o r de r e d by :\0103. n:1 t o i n v e s t igat e t he
s e i s mi c dis tu rb a nc e cause d by tile c r-a~ h o f t he ~grr . a nd a re f ul l y e q ui pe d .
'f h e y wi l l a s k t ne pl ay e r s uha t t hey
a r e doi r. & out , a nd ii t~ e ~gg is me nt i one d. rep o r t t o .?ol a nd oy r-a .H o
'f hey wil l then con li n uc o r. t he ir \:a.7 .

con t i n u ed o n page 16

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TERRAFORMING

At first glance, it may seem st r an ge t ha t the re are so many habitable

planet s th roughout the I mperium and the
rest of known s pace . Our own sola r sys tem has only on e habitable Horld , and
t h e deve lo pment of life on it seems to
be a f right full coincidence .
The reason fo r this se eming di s c repency is Terra forming. Ove r the many
years s ince the invention of j u mp d rive

the Eajo r rac e s dev elo ped t he technique

o f a d a p t i ng worl d s t o t he i r needs , of
maki ng them more L'i k e their homewo r-Lda ,

Te r r a f o r mi n g is a process whi c h ,
ove r many years , c onverts a ho s ti le worl d i n t o a l ivable one . Thi s is d o ne by
increa s ing hyd r ogr a p h i cs , b uil di ng or
changing the a tmo sphere, and introd u cing

pl a nt a nd animal li fe .
A Te rraf orm ing operat ion consists
o f t HO to t h ree stages , which vary f rom
pl a n e t t o planet . The usua l type of pl a net ter ra f o rmed has either too l i t l e or
too po is ono us an a t mo s ph e r e , an d no free
st a nd ing wate r . I t ' s r ota t i on i s o f t en
to o s l ow t o give it a strong enough elec t ro -ma gnetic fi e l d t o keep out deadly so l a r radia t io n . This s l ow r o t a t i on also
t e nds t o make days extremely hot and ni ght s extremely col d . Th e planet must a l s o
ha ve no i ndi ge nous life - forms that could
be ha rme d by the operati on .
The f i r s t s t ep i n t he .Te r r a f o r mi n g
p roc ess is pla n e t a r y bomba rdment with
i c e a steroi ds . The a s te r Oids, consist ~ng
o f f roz e n oxyge n , hyd rogen, n itrogen, a n d
othe r ( ass e s and liq uids , ar e fo und in
astero i d be lts an d th e rin GS of ga s gi a n t ~ . They a re fo u nd a n d collec ted by be lt c rs , who , wi t h t he ~ el p of a s t er oi d tu gs

and h aa a -u r-L ve r s , mo ve t h em towar d s the

planet whi.c h is to be te r r a fo r me d . "..Ihe n
the ast eroi ds reach plan e tary or oi t, ~ y.p
losives a re s e t on the i r sur fac e s to kn ock the m to the 'o'L a n e t ' s surfa ce . Compl e x
compu te rs and stars hip esco rt s ensure th~
at the asteroi ds fall on ta r get.
The aster o i ~s natural ly hi t the pl anet 's surface an d me l t I and ov e r t Lme
be gin to for m oc eans and an atm os pher e
about t h e '. . o r Ld . Th e f or c e of th e i r Lmpaact ( a t th e pr op er an ~le s ) tend s to incr ease the p l a n e t 's s pee d o f rota tion . hel ping t o b uild up it ~s elect r omagnet i c fi eld and sh or t e n it I S day t o a c omf ortable
l e ng t h (20 t o 30 h ou rs).
'rh e secon d s t ep i n t he 'Per r af o r-m i n g pro ce ss is us ed only on pl a ne t s tha t
alr eady ha ve a t mos 9heres , bu t whic h are
taint e~ or exotic . Th is s t e p invo lve s
the u s e o f ge n e t i c a l l y e n gineer ed bac t e ria ..vhdc h i ngest the harmful l c ompounds
in the at mo s p here an d excre t e brea tha ble
ga s s e s .
The t hird an d f i na l Terraf orming
s t ep is the i n t r od uctio n o f plant a nd
animal l i f e t o th e world , usuall y at th e
sam e time as c ol oni st s .
Te r ra f ormin g f irst be come s possi bl e at tech le v e l 12 . The first s t e p t a ke s app ro xilllat ely one year pe r hydro gra hic UPP rat ing d e s i r ed t o compl e te , as suming a s tanda r d c r-cw o f 10 00 wo z-k e r-a
are a t work . They are usual ly equi ppe d
wi t h a bout 50 ships f or asteroi d t o\'lin g
and e s c or t . Loo ko ut s t at i ons b o t h i n or bi t and on th e pla ne t 's s u r f a c e are set
up f or observa t i on and co n t rol o f the
ope r at i on . Cos ts fo r t he f irst st ep a re
e x t r emel y e xp ensi v c , usually a bout

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:-:cr 10 , OOO pe r hyd rographic UFP rati ng

de s i r ed .
The second s te p , when us e d, i 6
l ess expe ns i ve bu t ta kes muc h l on ger.
The de ve lo pmen t o f the pr op e r oa c t e r i a
take s t hre e mon t hs a nd c ost s Hc r 2 . 5 ,
a nd t hei r i n t rod uc t ion costs Kc r t , Howeve r the proc es s t a kes 10 yea r s i f t he
at ~ o s p h er e is ve ry t hi n , 20 y ea rs i f
t he a t mos phe r e i s th in , 30 ye a rs i f t he
a t mos phere i s sta nda rd , and 40 ye a r s if
i t is dense . The third s t ep is l ef t u p
t o t he colonis ts, a nd ca nn o t pr ope r ly be
pric e d .
Seve r a l c ompa ni e s cu r r e nt ly Terra f orre i n t he Impe rium a nd s ur r oundi ng ar -

ASTEROID MOVER

ea . The y a re usua lly c?mmisio ned oy loc a l or the I mperi al gove r nme nt s .
The ~o s t well kno wn co r po r a t ion
s pe c iali z i ne i n Ter ra fo r mi ng i s Sj~ PE o f
EARTH , LI C. Bas ed i n t he De neb sector ,
t hey work on 4 to 5 wor l ds a y e a r . r a nging anywhere f r o ~ the Vargr e xtents t o
t he As I a n .l e Lr e te , Seve r al o the r c orpo r ations suc h a s ULTHA-VLAN D, COLOHY PRn.;:
and PLAN ETAILOH a l s o Te r r afo rm wor l ds ,
bu t t hey a r e l e s s fa r - rangi ng and many
ha ve r epu t a t i ons for sl op pi ness .
Te r raf ormin g can a dd dep th to any
TRAVELLER adv e ntu r e , a nd c a n b e u se d as
a s t eppin g s to ne t o ma ny e xc i t ing games .

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1000 t ons .

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I f th e pl a ye r s ee t a i-Jay \-d t h
Os s hi us t hey ~Ji l l be f ollowed b y ta e
J SB f or some time . Af t e r a few months
(o r i f t he pl aye rs le a ve t he lm p er iu ~)
t he JS B wi l l ~i v e up t he c ha s e .
Osshiu s may se r ve as a frie nd ,
a l l y , o r se r ~ a nt to t he players . It
c a n easily be hoo ked u p t o a sh i p 's comcu te r- a n d c on t rol all
i : 5 sy a t ema , I t
bas k nowk e dge of enny wo r-Lds t.h r- oughou t;
t he ga l axy and ma ny c ul tu r es . I t cann ot
build hi gh-te c hn ol o GY objects , bu t c an
s erv e a s a u s e f ul a ddi tion t o any c a ct pa ighn .

No t e : hi l e ab oa rd the i gg o ne
of th e bas e p e r scnne L vtill not i ce the
er:l!' t y co n t r ol ped e s t e L. L1e Hil l r ea l i z e
tha t som e th i n~ i s Mi s s i ng , a nd t he pl a ye rs , being the only othe r on es t he re , ~ill b ~ bl amed .
3 e ~ e r a l day s la te r a pat r ol
c ruis e r a r ri ve s a t th eba se . c a p t a i ne d
by comman de r P. R. 3 t a a pe r o f th e JS c
(Ir.ipe r ial i';i ni s t r y of J us tic e , Sp e cial
Sr-a n c h } , He a nd hi z me n \/ill Lnve e t -.
av a t e t he crash s i t e , an ": t ile r. be t.;,in
asY~ng ques ti on s a r oun d t he ba se .
Soo n af t e r . l~ o l an d a nd t he man f r-om
t he i nvesti gatio n will r evea l wha t
they kn ow, and a l l fi nge rs wi l l po i nt
to t he pl aye r-n ,
n:1!3HIi-=G 1'i-l..r: A;)Vr;NTURE

If t he playe rs re vea l t he l oc a t i on of Oss hi us t he J3i3 t;Dl t han k

t aea a nd lea ve . ilowev e r , Ro Lan d wi l l
be ex t reme ly an gr ::: a nd i nst r uc t a few
~ e n t o t ~ k e t he playe r s t o t he ne xt
a s t e r oid tar get si te a nd l e a ve t he m
t he r e . I f t ~e pl ayers r e f us e t o c ooce r-at.e \I i t h th e J S i3 t hey I'li ll be
a rre ste ~ a nd r e ~o ve d f r o~ t he pl ~ n e t .
( bo t h scena ri os can l e a d to e xc Lt e -.
in g e sc a pe scena rio s ) .

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Fea t ur e Ad ve nt ur e - "Code of Hono r "

Ha rdwa r e Camofla ge Cove r
Su bs e ct or Tlai owaha
Pl us c ha r a c t e r gene r at i on t a bles f or
th e J SB, deck pl a ns to an As Ian s t a r s hi p , a nd ~uc h . ~uch more :

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