MaskedMan: I intercepted the following Report from Tritons Investigative Division

Archive. We have to get a team to Jakarta ASAP.

DirectorO: Perhaps, look into setting up two intercept missions; one through our
Triton agents and another via our Black Ops operatives in Jakarta. I will initiate the
operation proposal. Get me the cost estimates and on what time table we can
mobilize our Indonesian people. One way or another Proteus must acquire this.

Triton Internal Memo

From: Field Agent Maia
To: Triton Investigative Division
Date: August 17, 2008
Re: Cancerous Outbreak in Jakarta

Sir,

I have completed my investigation of the sudden rise in aberrant cellular expression in

the homeless population of Jakarta. It does not appear to be related to a spill or
environmental accident. Though the number of cases are too numerous to be an
anomalous occurrence. Rather, my investigation confirms that some sort of human
experiment is being conducted on the local population. The primary suspect is Lung
Tien Biotics. Their environmental and human rights history is appalling. As well as a
few contacts were willing to divulge that LTB has spent a large amount of money to
help clean-up the flood and storm areas with the understanding that no questions
would be asked. Of course none of this can be proved, it is all anecdotal evidence.

I have attached a report relating to two similar outbreaks last year, as well as some
communications I have had regarding the principal players in the area. I hope that this
helps the Director to make the right decision. We have to get some troubleshooters out
here ASAP, and we need to shut this operation down.

Maia Bouton
Senior Field Agent
Investigative Division
Triton

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To: Maia Bouton
From: StrRt
Re: digging around

Maia,

I found a couple things of interest. It appears that LTB remodeled two of

their subbasement facilities March of 07. Silo-10 and Silo-09, cost LTB
around $42.3 Million in US dollars. I could not find a Build Of Materials
List, but I know they contracted out to DeVries for some security
specialist (I will try to find out who). They also made a large purchase
with GeoMantic an Indian corporation that specializes in robotics and
security solutions.

Whatever LTB is doing there, its big, its expensive and they dont want
ANYONE to know about it.

StrRt

To: Maia Bouton

From: Ardocy
Re: catch of the day

M.

I found the following Memos. Creepy stuff

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Sir,

Traditional Biohazard protocols will not suffice we will have to implement

level three protocols and a few unorthodox additional layers of protection. I
have attached a few vendor solutions. Of course THEY do not know why we
want these tools.

Sir,
As per your request I have summarized our Outbreak Containment Policy.

The following tiered response is suggested:

Combustible Gas ~est. 5min. max deployment
Ignition system ~est. 0.1 seconds to trigger with
~3 second burn time
Vacuum Pumps ~est. 5min. max evacuation time
Concussion Ring ~est. 0.5 seconds to trigger.

SUMMARY:
Once a containment alert is triggered, 5 minutes are needed to
ascertain the actual threat. During this period automatic precautions
would be active to mitigate the spread of the threat.

If a Threat is confirmed, it will take 5 minutes period to mobilize

physical security from Silo-09 to Silo-10 (with additional drilling we
might be able to reduce that to 3 minutes).

Silo-10 containment and locked-down begins. During the next 5

minutes project critical assets are evacuated (if the level of the Threat
permits), a 5 minute counter is planned.

Decontamination Level One, via a non-breathable alkaline combustible

gas would then be distributed via the air ducts into the facility.
Hopefully this would be sufficient to destroy any airborne vectors and
incapacitate any infected personnel/subjects.

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If Decon-1 appears to fail, we would then trigger the ignition system
and burn out any remaining threat vectors. Upon burn time completion
(estimated 3-5 second burn time), vacuum pumps would activate
clearing out the smoke and carbon monoxide.

If Decon-02 fails, and the vacuum seems ineffective, Security Command

can determine if we must trigger Decon-3 and destroy the remaining
facility for liability and containment concerns.

To: SrN
From: A
Re: update

Sir,

I have a target and will have leverage over them soon. We can expect
to have possession of the Dragons Egg within the next two weeks.
The false gods will fall.

Your humble servant,

A

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OUTBREAK
An Aberrant Adventure
By: Jack Summanen

(for 4-6 Novas of 0-30 Experience)

 ABERRANT .

Table of Contents
Introduction 02
Synopsis 02
Adventure Hooks 04
Themes 04
Scene 1: The Deal 05
Scene 2: To Jakarta 08
Scene 3: Belly of the Beast 09
Scene 4: Lung Tien Biotics 11
Scene 5: Escape 24
Scene 6: Airstrip 25
Scene 7: Fox and Hounds 27
Scene 8: Forgotten Tunnels 28
Scene 9: Welcome To The Pit 29
Scene 10: Rescue 31
Scene 11: Return To The Pit 37
Scene 12: Conclusion 38
Story Seeds 39
Appendix 40
Rumor Mill 40
Prelude: The Japanese Connection 41
Counter Mission 44
Corporate Public Info 45
Player Sewer Map 46
Silo-10 Map & Legend 47
Silo-10 Activity Log 48
Silo-09 Map & Legend 49
Cast of Characters 50
Pregenerated PCs 50
NPC Novas 53
NPC Baselines 57
NPC Templates 59
Tech of the Trade 61
Jakarta At A Glance 63
Maps of the Region 67
Timeline 69
Afterward 70
Credits 71

TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.
Welcome to the world of Aberrant, its the year 2008 and the golden age of the nova is beginning its end.
The world is divided between those who have embraced the new evolution of humanity and those that deny
its inevitable drive.

What You Need

You will need the Aberrant Core Rulebook and some ten-sided dice. Having Aberrant: Year One and the
fan created e-book Aberrant: Forceful Personalities will be invaluable too. Otherwise this adventure has
everything you will need to run the game.

Synopsis
On the surface Outbreak is a pretty straight forward mission. Get in, grab the evidence, get out, and get
your reward. But nothing is so simple in the Aberrant world.

The data involved revolves around recombinant transgenic DNA (rtDNA) sequencing, a form of research
restricted by Project Utopia. According to recent rumors the project was a success. The scientists at the
facility successfully created a new virus that could remove specific sequences of target DNA and replace it
with preprogrammed DNA sequences in embryonic material. The successful deployment of this meta-virus
would alter the genetics of baseline humans to create super-soldiers.

Lung Tien Biotics (LTB) has been working on unlocking the genetic secrets of eruption. Using research
stolen from the now famous Dr. Mazarin, as well as the nova genius of Dr. Sung Lin, the scientists of LTB
have taken the work to its next level, that of practical application. Before they could create test-tube novas,
they needed the tools and mechanism to make the changes. Their efforts to make these tools led the
scientists down the path of transgenic manipulation the introduction of genetic traits of one species into
another.

The LTB research team has not yet succeeded in encoding the M-R Node DNA sequences (Doctor Sun Lin
had her doubts about the latest approach), but their meta-virus was fully functional and more efficient than
they had ever hoped. Project Proteus would love to get their hands on this meta-virus. It could grant Proteus
baseline agents a needed edge in the field. Because of this researchs significance, Project Proteus is pulling
quite a few strings to make this go their way.

Unfortunately for LTB one of their lead scientists had a secret - he was a Nakato Yakuza mole. Three months
before the adventure begins, he is discovered, and is forced to volunteer for a high risk experiment for
directed transgenic-eruption, via a new strain of the meta-virus. The experiment failed, but erupt the spy did,
into a horrendous mutant nova. His violent escape into the surrounding tunnels exposed the facilitys
subterranean location, as well as alerting Utopian agents and Teragen sympathizers in the region. Over the
course of the next three months, two Proteus teams failed to return from their recon missions. Yesterday,
LTB suffered an event in Silo-10. Both Silo 9 and 10 are in lock-down, cut off from the rest of the Lung
Tien Biotics Research Complex and the outside world. A Sanitization and Extraction operation is pending.

INTRODUCTION 2.
 ABERRANT
At this point the adventure begins.
If the Storyteller selects to use the Betrayal Scenario: One of
the novas has a meeting with a mysterious Mr. Cui (pronounce
like Tree), who informs them that his associates in the
Nakato Yakuza have kidnapped someone close to the nova. In
exchange for the hostage they are demanding data and samples
from the Lung Tien Biotics Research Complex, a mission they
know is about to come to the targeted nova.
Next, depending on the alliances the Novas have, they may or
may not know with whom they are talking. The novas meet
with Jason Hung of the Triton Foundation, who presents the
mission to the novas.
Triton Special Ops has put together a plan where a team of
novas enter the subterranean LTB complex via the citys old
sewer system, secure the data and then get out. The mission
must begin almost immediately after the briefing, as Triton is
certain that other organizations must know about this facility as
well. Because of the rush, the novas will not have time for any
meaningful investigative work prior to the mission. The novas
as well as Walter Han will be transported to the capitol city of
the Indonesian province of Java, Jakarta. Once there they are
taken to a remote sewer access, about one kilometer from the
complex. In the sewers the novas navigate their way to the
LTB Silo and encounter the denizens of the Jakarta sewer
system.
Upon entering the Lung Tien Biotics facility, the novas
discover that there has been an accident involving an infectious
variant of the meta-virus. The spill occurred about 24 hours
prior, killing and mutating all present. Within hours everyone
still alive in the facility began manifesting physical
characteristics of the virus. By the time the novas arrive, very
few of the remaining lab workers resemble their original forms.
In the meantime LTB has sealed off Silo-10 and the connected
Silo-9 to prevent widespread contamination to the rest of the
complex.
The mission objectives of the novas lie in two locations, a
secure vault containing the active virus samples, and an inert
data chip, to get to them the novas will have to deal with the
currently sane and insane inhabitants.
Once the two objectives are completed, the novas are expected
to go to an old airstrip to meet their Triton contact and to
deliver their cargo, for transport of the controlled goods out of
Indonesia. Unknown to the novas the Nakato clan has learned
of the drop point from Mr. Han - the teams Triton contact in
Jakarta - and for appearances has abducted him replacing
him with a disguised soldier. When the novas arrive they find
Nakato heavies lying in wait. At this point (If the Betrayal
Scenario is in play) the traitor player will have to decide
whether to hand over the data and virus samples or whether to
seal the fate of his loved one. (Han is a bound prisoner in
Hanger B)
INTRODUCTION
.
Almost immediately, a full-force combat team from Lung Tien
Biotics shows up in pursuit of the novas.
A major firefight breaks out between LTB and Nakato forces,
giving the players an opportunity to get to cover and possibly
escape. The nearest cover is an open warehouse, where the
players will find either another problem or the answer to their
problems (Teleporting players may have other options).
The hanger sits atop an abandoned sewer access that the
Unseen use to move to and from their subterranean hideout.
How the novas treat and react to the Unseen, will dictate the
rest of their interactions with this group.
The novas are escorted to a hidden vault in an abandoned
junction station in the old city of Jakarta, which is buried under
the new high-rises along the coast. Here the novas meet the
missing scientist turned nova separatist Allen Lee, The
Unseen. His manner towards the team will either be friendly
or hostile depending if they killed any of his followers. In
either case he will relate how the local LTB complex has been
scouring the surrounding alleys and tunnels capturing subjects
for their experiments. A week ago a group of his followers
(women and children mostly) were kidnapped and taken into
the facility. Lee believes they are held in Silo-09.
Lee also tells the novas that the principal scientist for the
project Sung Lin is currently being detained in Silo-09.
Another foray into the LTB complex would not only aid in
freeing his followers, but to free Dr. Lin and potentially
convince her to reform and work for Triton.
Although Silo-09 is untouched by the virus, the novas will have
to deal with capable and sane guards, and active security
systems. Once inside Silo-09, the novas will have to locate the
missing transients and Dr. Lin, whom they will have to
persuade to leave. Having been kept here because of her
protests over the projects current direction and their handling of
her research material, Lin initially believes the novas are a
security team belonging to LTB in disguise.
Getting out of Silo-09 will be easy. Staying alive will be much
harder. If things have gone well, Allen Lee will have rescued
the Nakato hostage and be willing to exchange them for Dr.
Sung Lin.
At this point the novas will have LTB, Triton and Nakato
looking for them. A Triton representative (Walter Han if he
still lives - or a rather harried Jason Hung) will quickly meet
with them at the airport to settle up for services rendered. LTB
and Nakato are another matter.
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Adventure Hooks
Aberrant: Members of the Aberrant organization
could have heard of this situation from allies in either Utopia or
in Jakarta. The story may have been misrepresented as a secret
nova testing lab to them. Its true nature should become
obvious after they arrive in Jakarta. Aberrant novas could also
see this as an opportunity to discredit PU a little more.
Storytellers will have to alter Mr. Hungs sales pitch to give his
request a more altruistic slant, and make the issue of payment
seem more of a donation to the Aberrant cause.
Utopia: This appears to be a clear violation of
numerous UN and Utopian Human Rights laws, as well as a PR
nightmare for baseline-nova relations. Utopia wants this
cleaned up and shutdown, now. Because of the need to keep
this out of the news, Team Tomorrow is not an option. Mr.
Hung will not be paying the Characters anything, but their
Utopia Handler will offer a comparable bonus to the characters.
Proteus: Either through the Utopian grapevine or
through Proteus agents in Jakarta or Triton, Proteus has learned
of this outbreak, and of the potential military uses of this
research. They will want this data to either use or at least to
keep it from being used by anyone else. So far they have sent
baseline troops, now its time for their nova forces to clean up.
Teragen: Teragen representatives active in Jakarta
will have heard about the outbreak of cancerous symptoms
early on, but not until the last week would its darker origins
have been hinted at, this would encourage the agents to call in a
few Teragen shock troops to clean this mess up to convince
Prime Minister Sutowow, how much she needs the Teragen in
Jakarta. Teragen novas would not meet with Mr. Hung, but
would most likely run a counter mission in parallel with
Proteus nova agents. Read through the Counter Mission
section in the Appendix.
Directive: Working through the Russian branch,
Directive agents would most likely be dispatched to investigate
this apparent nova related outbreak of a new disease. Their
objectives would probably follow similar guidelines as those of
the Aberrants and any Independents.
Indie: Independent players could easily be contracted
to handle this mess, or asked to assist either Utopia or the
Aberrants as some of their agents could be tied up with other
on-going missions.
INTRODUCTION
.
THEMES
This story is built around the dual themes of redemption and
humanity. Characters with a well developed sense of ethics or
morals will find many opportunities to explore their sense of
outrage at both baseline and nova decisions to use innocents to
feed their bank accounts. While other novas may either laud or
scorn the Unseens desire to atone for his past crimes.
Storytellers wishing to bring these themes to the forefront of
the story must use the various scenes in this story to force the
PCs to react to the victims and villains of the story. Any group
of novas could take Dr. Samdahl down physically, but to
actually ask him why he did what he did, and attempt to
make him repent is a nearly impossible task. But what if they
could?
The creation of sentient life is considered a morally
questionable act, especially when done for the purpose of
having a sentient experiment subject. Will the players realize
that some of the most bestial of animals they encounter have
a new awareness? What of the most taint ridden of the virus
victims who have lost their sentience to bestial instinct? Which
is more horrific, the loss of humanity or the forced acceptance
of a partial sentience? What horror to know guilt, but not
knowing why you now feel it? These are issues that may not
arise easily especially if the player characters are to busy
killing everything on sight.
The pacing of Outbreak is critical, it should have both fast and
slow scenes, if it is ran straight through with no pause or
breaks, the players will be exhausted half-way through, and
may miss many opportunities to reflect on what has transpired.
If the adventure is broken up and ran very slowly, they will
quickly become bored or over-analyze every situation. The
provided descriptions, maps and background information are
included so that the Storyteller can customize this story to fit
their needs. If the players need a breather let them lose their
pursuers for a few minutes, before they are rediscovered. Let
them encounter the poor of Jakarta, but dont make each one a
diamond in the rough, just like in real life, some people are
honest, others are con-artists or thugs.
At the end of this Story the players will have made a difference
in the lives of a few individuals. They may have made a new
contact, or a new enemy. Either way the novas will have
further defined who they are by the choices they make.
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Scene 1: The Deal
The team has been called together to consider a short term
contract proposal. This job is to be a covert-op, where they can
expect little or no publicity, but considerable compensation.
Once all of the team is assembled in the lobby of the Ritz, a
blond man in a matte white suit and white silk tie on white silk
shirt arrives to escort you to your private conference hall.
Though not an employee of the Ritz, he seems quite familiar
with the premises and the staff that walk by, giving each a
polite nod and receiving courteous smiles in return.
Approaching a private elevator, he places his palm on a scanner
and speaks the phrase, ebon cloud. The doors open and he
leads you all into the spacious elevator. After a short wait as
the elevator takes you up to the fifth floor, he leads you into a
locked conference room.
Please be seated and our host will be with you momentarily.
While you are waiting, please go ahead and sign the NDA
(non-disclosure agreement) provided. He makes a short bow
and steps back into the hallway closing the door behind him.
The conference room is traditionally furnished, with a small
projector and phone array in the center, as well as a small stage
with a podium on the left. In front of each chair is a small
folder taped shut with a bright red seal a two page non-
disclosure contract and a fountain pen.
After another minute or so a door beside the podium opens and
an Asian gentleman strides out to stand behind the podium.
Thank you for coming. You understand that anything I say to
you must remain within this room, yes?
We have recently completed our investigation of Lung Tien
Biotics or LTB. We now know that this Corporation has been
working on a biotechnology project, and they have been
experimenting on involuntary human subjects. We need a
sample of the project and the complete file on it from their
THE DEAL
computers. With this intelligence we can proceed to bring
public pressure to shut things down. If we were to publicize
our suspicions, LTB would most likely destroy all evidence
before we could obtain it through normal channels.
Some arrangements have already been made for this mission.
Transport and Visas have been issued. You will gain access to
their labs through a semi-abandoned section of the Jakarta
sewer system. He continues as an overhead projection turns on
showing a street level map of Jakarta, and he points to indicate
the access point. This section runs adjacent to the Lung Tien
Biotics complex. Based on information we have been able to
obtain, the ventilation/heating ducts for the facility run only a
meter or so from the sewer wall. It should be a simple matter
to break through the brick-work there and get access to the
ducts.
The product sample should be somewhere in the laboratory
section that you will be entering. Look for the analysis labs or
storage rooms. The data file will of course, be somewhere in
the computer system, but we do not know whether or not it is
an isolated subsystem. We do know that LTB did have some
of its specialists in to work on the system when it was installed,
which probably means it will take some work on your part. We
also know that in the last day or so LTB Security isolated the
two internal systems servicing the Silo-10 laboratory to prevent
access from an external network. All access will have to be
from within the facility itself.
Once you have completed the mission, your driver will take
you to a private airstrip and rendezvous with a cargo plane
Maraca taxied at hanger number 114. Get there before
daybreak. Your contact will be waiting for you on the plane.
He is a Caucasian, tall and thin, with black hair. When he asks
if the sky is still blue, tell him that, it hasnt been since you
were a child, he will respond with, Such is our burden.
Give him the sample and the data file. He will pay you and
transport the evidence out of the country. Your driver will then
take you to the airport and help you through customs.
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 ABERRANT
Being early afternoon now, and with Jakartas seven hour lead
on us, it should be in the evening there. It is the weekend, so
there should be few people at either the Lung Tien Biotics
complex or at the airstrip. I leave to your discretion what you
should do about any LTB personnel you chance upon.
Hmmm? Oh didnt I tell you? You go now.
Backstage
As far as Jason Hung is concerned the mission is as simple as
he just described it. At no time will he mention that he works
for the Triton Foundation, or that it is the Foundation that is
sponsoring the mission. Nor will he mention his name or
Hans. Hes seen too many missions self-destruct because a
recruiter let something slip to the mercenaries. He does not
intend to make that mistake.
Mr. Hung is also mute on the fact that the Lung Tien Biotics
project is a virus.
Triton has been monitoring this situation longer than Hung
inferred. Last year, a category 4 hurricane struck Indonesia.
Loss of life and property damage was minimized by Team
Tomorrows presence, though the flooding the poorest sections
of Jakarta the capital of the Java Province could not be
prevented. During the clean up of the wreckage and the dead,
an unusual phenomena was discovered, an alarming percentage
of the dead homeless had large tumors. While cancer and other
diseases are common among the poorest citizens of Jakarta, this
was something different. While this was documented, and the
UN sent a small medical team to discover the cause, none was
found. The reports were all lost in the months that followed.
Unbeknownst to Triton, Lung Tien Biotics paid many bribes
and a little bit of extortion to bury these reports.
Three months ago, a city sewage & water maintenance crew
reported a localized earthquake, upon further investigation;
they found a previously hidden chamber filled with over two
dozen corpses. This of course made Indonesian national news
for a few weeks, while it was determined that all of the dead
died of natural causes the fact that it was caused by the onset
of large tumors in the brain and lungs was never reported.
Two months ago Triton scientists uncovered the hidden
evidence and began their secret investigation. Shortly after
their investigation began, they became aware of other parties
investigating this same anomaly.
Because Triton has learned that Lung Tien Biotics is planning
on moving the project to a more secure facility in China, the
mission is scheduled for this very night. If Triton does not
strike now they believe they could lose their best chance to
obtain a sample of the virus.
The Foundation is willing to offer $120,000 as payment for
the mission, with the team deciding how to divide the
payment. As a gesture of goodwill they will pay $60,000 in
advance. The remainder is due upon receipt of the virus
THE DEAL
.
and data file. If the players attempt to negotiate with Jason
use the rules for contested skill use of Etiquette
(Negotiation) vs. Etiquette (Negotiation), each success
either way can increase or decrease the agreed upon amount
by $12,000 per success, with a max value $180,000 and a
minimum contract of $75,000. Regardless of successes it
will be impossible for Mr. Hung to deposit any more than
the original $60,000 in advance.
Hung will be able to offer the services of two other
operatives. The Storyteller may choose from the
pregenerated novas in the Cast of Characters section of
this book. The players have the option of completely
refusing the assistance, which will not be offered again. If
these operatives are accepted, they will expect and demand
a full share in the pay. If the traitor option is in play, the
Storyteller should try to get at least one NPC into the team
to deflect suspicion if it becomes apparent that a traitor is in
their midst.
If the players request additional back up, Jason replies that
he doubts whether it could be arranged in time, but that he
will try. Ultimately no extra back-up will be available, due
more to lack of time than any unwillingness on the part of
Triton.
After the negotiations and briefing are completed, Hung
will provide vehicles to transport each character to his
home. He will also supply a source of equipment. The
team will be only given time to go home, grab their gear,
and be driven to another meeting spot. During that time,
they may attempt to gain information from their Contacts,
but their escort, two hired baseline bodyguards, will
adamantly enforce their employers deadline. Check the
Rumor Mill section of the Appendix to see what
information is available at this time.
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 ABERRANT .

Hung has arranged for a van filled with gear to meet the team
in Jakarta. At the Storytellers discretion, the characters may
only be allowed to get gear from it and not their homes. At
least the following equipment is available, the Storyteller
should add more as desired:
Who knows what kind of word Hung will put out about the
team after this? Nor will it make the team feel any better
when they learn of the body count that followed the
baseline strike teams bloody wake.

Four (4) Assault Rifles (w/ 10 clips each)

Four (4) SMG, small (w/10 clips each)
Two (2) Assault Rifles night sights instead of
laser sights (w/ 10 clips each)
Two (2) Anti-tank Missile, Portable
Ten (10) Grenades: 4 Fragmentation, 4
Concussion, 2 Tear Gas
Four (4) Billy Club
Two (2) Katana
Eight (8) Flak Jackets (2 Extra-Extra Large)
Eight (8) Biological Hazard Suits (See Appendix
Tech of the Trade for descriptions)
Eight (8) sets of wireless, scrambled, two-way
Micro-transceiver headsets
One (1) set of Digging Tools
Eight (8) kilograms of C-4 (6) plastic explosive
and 2 timers

In addition to this equipment, Hung will volunteer Walter Han

(though he will not give his name) to escort them to Jakarta and
drive them to the sewer entrance. He will also indicate that the
folders contain maps of their projected sewer route. The player
maps are provided at the back of this book, the Storytellers
map is included in the scene called, Belly of the Beast. More
detailed sewer maps will not be available, as the municipality
of Jakarta has never registered it last two redesigns of its waste
management system in the last fifty years, rather it was not
until the 1990s, when revitalization of Jakarta allowed for the
construction of a modern sewage plant where formal plans
were submitted, these did not include the old archaic systems.
The maps provided were scouted out by Jakarta locals hired by
Mr. Hungs organization.

Hitches
The worst that can go wrong is that the players refuse to take
the mission. If this happens Hung will attempt to convince the
characters to take the mission. If this fails, Hung will take a
different tact; he will stare at the team coldly, pull a micro-
transceiver form his pocket, and speak clearly into it, This is
the Mission Director, Dispatch Team Two. He then puts the
transceiver back into his pocket and walks off. If the characters
do not stop him and agree before he reaches the secure
elevator, Tritons offer will be withdrawn. Following Hungs
departure, Han will enter and instruct them to please leave
immediately.

THE DEAL 7.
 ABERRANT .

Scene 2: To Jakarta
Once the players are all gathered at their agreed upon meeting
point, the now full van will go directly to a private airport,
where a bonded private super-sonic jet will take the team and
Mr. Han directly to Jakarta. This flight will take approximately
6 hours. Nothing should occur during this flight, but it should
give the team a chance to get to know any additional novas in
their team. Mr. Han following Mr. Hungs lead will insist on
his privacy and ask to be left alone, deflecting any requests for
personal information, even his name.
Hitches
Only two Hitches could arise during this scene. One
problem is that one or more of the novas fail to report to the
meeting place on time, and another is that they get into a
confrontation that endangers the plane during the long trip.
It is left to the Storyteller to determine how much chat time
the players get during the transition. If the Storyteller is
using the traitor subplot this is an excellent opportunity to
seed some doubt or suspicious pieces of information.

Backstage
Once again everything is as it seems, this scene is introduced to
give the players a chance to get to know any NPC novas that
will be joining the team for the first time. If things seem to be
getting out of hand, you should feel free to interrupt with some
upper-air turbulence and require everyone into their seats.

Once the plane lands at the Jakarta International airport Mr.

Han will emerge from his private cabin dressed in a non-
descript pair of blue overalls and gloves. Remind everyone to
be ready to move out quickly as they are on a tight timetable.

THE BELLY OF THE BEAST 8.

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Scene 3: Belly of the Beast
The van ride from the airport through the darkness is cold and
uneventful. The driver says nothing, but glances back at you
frequently, his large round eyes darting from the mirror to the
road and back again. You, too, are silent, listening to the eerie
noises that leak into the nearly soundproof van.
Finally, the van stops and the driver motions you to get out. He
follows moments later, pausing only to activate a sophisticated
alarm system on the van. From the look of things, you are in
the midst of an industrial park somewhere in Jakarta. Without
full moonlight or obvious landmarks, it is hard to tell exactly
where.
The driver takes you behind some buildings and down a small
stairway. At the bottom is a rusted, closed grating leading to
another set of stairs. A foul, rotten smell seeps up from far
below. It takes most of you to loosen the grating (unless one
of them has Mega-Strength 2) and break it free of the rust,
creating a horrendously loud screech.
THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
.
The driver gives you a half-hearted smile before stepping
aside and watches as you descend, one by one, into the
darkness. He closes the grating behind you.
Its far worse down here than you hoped, but only a little
worse than you expected. Small animals scurry violently
about in their rush to avoid you. Touching walls, you feel
them damp with various kinds of evil muck. Underfoot, the
ground feels dry in some places, then knee-deep in something
vaguely passing for water in others. The foul odor almost
takes your breath away. It smells like many things have died
down here.
Or will.
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Backstage
Welcome to Jakarta, or at least its sewers. The section the
characters are moving through is part of the old system,
abandoned about 30 years ago and replaced by a new storm
system about 5 years ago. This tunnel system is still useful as a
catch for any runoff and as an overflow vent for the new
system, but mostly it just collects debris natural, Human , and
otherwise.
The odor in the sewers is staggering and brutal. Though the
characters might be repulsed, they will not have problems
breathing after a bit. Only the most sensitive will have
difficulties, and then only if the Storyteller is in a vile mood.
The Storytellers map of the sewer system is shown above. It
is accurate in showing a few cave-ins that will make the
players passage through the tunnels less direct than their own
map would indicate. These obstacles should only prove as a
minor inconvenience, however. The team will have no
problem locating an alternate route, even though it is not
marked on the players map.
Although the sewers only offer a temporary obstacle, the
denizens of the sewers are another matter. You didnt expect
the sewers to be empty, did you?
For every separate section of the sewer, be it passageway or
intersection, roll 1d10. On a roll of 7 or higher, an Encounter
occurs. At that point roll a 2d10 on the table below.
Sewer Encounter Table
Die Roll Critters
2 1 large, rabid cat
3 1 large, rabid dog
4 1-10 bats
5-8 1-5 street Gang members
9-11 1-5 Squatters
12-16 1-5 Deformed Squatters*
17-20 1-5 street Gang members
*Deformed Squatters this group of violently insane baselines
are all victims of past Experiments, and if any of them are
captured or detained (they will attempt to flee on sight of the
team, but will attack without thought of safety if detained), a
Perception (+2 difficulty) will identify a steel band welded
around their left wrists. The wristband will appear smooth and
unmarked, save for the dents and scraps from wear. But an
electromagnetic analysis will reveal a magnetic bar code on
each. The minds of these squatters are pretty far gone but a
mental probe with 3 or more successes would reveal a brief and
intense image of a red glowing doctor about to drill into their
head.
For all other encounters use the standard stats given for the
animal or baseline. All appropriate skills are at a rank of 2.
THE BELLY OF THE BEAST
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Visibility in the sewer tunnels is restricted. Without any
form of external light or enhanced senses, nothing is
visible, not even to a character with lowlight vision. A
flashlight will provide illumination for 20 meters, but only
in a narrow area. An area camping light will illuminate all
around but only for a 10 meter radius.
At each intersection there is a 5 in 10 chance of coming
upon a manhole to the surface. In any other area its only 2
in 10.
Whether or not the novas choose to wear the Bio-Hazard
suits provided by Triton, they will all experience little
minor physical effects from the various toxins in the sewer.
These symptoms will show up as rashes and blemishes
covering over 80 percent of their bodies, but the player
characters should be led to believe it could be much worse.
Note that the symptoms will only last for 1d10 days after
the adventure ends. That will let the players believe that the
cause of the symptoms were a result of exposure to
something in the Lung Tien Biotics labs. Characters with a
Mega-Stamina of 3+ or with a power directed at toxin or
disease resistance will only manifest the symptoms for 1
day if they fail a Stamina check, the rash will only cover
(1d10 divided by 2, round down) percent of their body.
Once the team reached the appropriate section of the tunnel,
they will have to decide how they will get inside. The
tunnel is made of normal concrete (Barrier Rating 8 with a
Soak of 5, see page 257 of the core rule book for rules).
The player may use either powers or explosives to get
through, but they should have considered this before hand.
Once the wall is breached they have the option of
continuing to make the hole larger, or to use the initial
opening and crawl into the reinforced plastic ventilation
duct (Barrier Rating 5, Soak of 4).
Once through, the players should realize that something is
wrong.
Hitches
There is little that can go wrong, here. None of the
encounters should present a real threat to the novas, but the
Storyteller should be careful not to overload the players
with encounters either. Nothing is more irritating to have
used half of your Quantum Pool, and to have not even
reached the main challenge.
Pains should be taken to not let the party wander to far off
the beaten path and accidentally encounter the hidden
compound on the other side of the complex. And in closing
this is an abandoned sewer not a mono-rail or public
walkway, so control the pacing of any encounters during
this scene. Let common sense rule over the role of the dice
in this scene.
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Scene 4: Lung Tien Biotics
The air is stuffy and has a pungent odor of decay. The main
lights are out, and a strobing red light filters into the duct
preceded by a clicking every time they power up. From along
the air ducting sounds of someone or something battering
against the steel lined walls is audible.
LUNG TIEN BIOTICS
At first you think that you might be responsible for the
lights, but when you finally see the label below the flashing
red lights, Biohazard Alert in sick yellow illumination,
your fears are confirmed. Good thing you are all wearing
biohazard suits, right? You did put them on?
Backstage
Now that the characters have had a moment to breath the
fresh air of the Silo-10, its time to put them through their
paces. Below is a room by room break down at the start of
this scene. Once the novas start moving around, or draw
the attention of one of the transgenic mutants, some of the
more aware residents will start tracking the characters.
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Security in Silo-10
Security at Silo-10 is drastically changed from 24 hours ago. A
day ago security was predominantly overseen by the security
personnel on site, as of the viral leak, all security protocols
have been overridden by the LTB Security Division. Since
they cannot risk inserting any living personnel they have
activated two Remote Procedures. The first procedure is the
automated isolation of all physical and virtual resources. The
second procedure is the activation of two emergency resources,
a nova with cyberkinetic powers (Eric Stramburg), and a small
suite of robotic sentries.
Eric is operating from a secure office in the Lung Tien Biotics
Research Park, nearly a kilometer away, he is a DeVries
mercenary brought in for short-term confidential observation.
He is using the available cameras, as well as his clairvoyant
abilities to track what occurs in the facility. As soon as he
detects the characters he will notify LTB security. Security
will take approximately 5 minutes to respond with a wait and
see order. (They want to see if the characters are affected by
the virus, they wont be since the virus has now run it course.)
After another five minutes (the average incubation period) they
will dispatch a security team to activate the manual facility
sterilization procedure. Once Security personnel is in position
Central Security will activate the combustible gas feed (after 2
minutes all outer rooms will have sufficient gas to spark, after 3
minutes gas will present in all rooms and at full potency in the
outer rooms, after 5 minutes all rooms will be at full potency
gas). A room at partial potency will incur upon occupants a +1
difficulty in all actions, unless the breath is held. A room at
full potency will have no breathable air. Once 5 minutes have
passed the ignition cells located behind each vent duct opening
will trigger igniting the gas (12d10L burn damage in full
potency rooms and 8d10L burn damage in partial potency
rooms). A five minute period will pass allowing the air pumps
to remove all smoke and air remaining in the Silo. If a threat is
still apparent, the 3rd and final Decon-3 process will be
initiated. Decon-3 detonates a daisy chain of explosives seeded
throughout the facility walls. The synchronized explosion will
occur an additional five minutes later (a total of twenty minutes
after detection). The effect of the combined explosion and
collapse of the Silo subbasement will cause massive damage
killing all baselines within the circle of focused concussion.
(Affecting ALL rooms on the Silo-10 map) Damage will vary
though anyone inside should expect to suffer from a Lethal
blast of force. (2d10[10]L (half soak) The next round as the
stone and steel collapses upon the players it will inflict [10]L
(half soak) crushing damage. The only exception to the above
damage is the vacuum chamber. (Room 11) The structural
integrity of the room is such that it would survive damaged but
intact. Leaving any survivors buried under tons of steel and
concrete, with no mundane manner of escape available.
Asphyxiation, burning heat and stunning noise would also
combine with this explosion to disorient and harm any caught
within the blast, and surviving the initial assault. Needless to
say, any unsecured sample of the virus and its related data will
be completely destroyed within Silo-10.
LUNG TIEN BIOTICS
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Robots have been deployed from storage depots located at
various nodes (1b) through out the map. From the ventilation
ducts they are observing the afflicted personnel as well as a few
micro units which have worked their way across the facility.
Perceptive novas may detect these robots at random intervals in
almost any of the areas. Areas where no robots have access
will be indicated by the areas description. The Storyteller
should assume that every area numbered 1-9 already has a
micro-robot in position and requires a Perception (+3
difficulty) test to be detected during an active search of the
ceiling. Only a handful (five?) other micro-robots have made it
beyond area (9) and as such there presence can be randomly
rolled for, though at least one micro-robot has made it to area
(17), as the scientists in the Alpha complex are watching these
specimen closely for any further expressions of mutation. To
learn more about these micro-robots, read about them in the
appendix called Tech of the Trade.
Players with Cyberkinesis or High Frequency Perception have
an opportunity to reduce the difficulty of finding the micro-
robots.
Passive Security. The facility was designed to cope with
enhanced strength subjects, so all of its doors and walls are
reinforced in one way or another. The walls are reinforced
concrete lined with steel, thus granting all interior walls a
Barrier Rating of 8 and a Soak of 6, interior doors are made
of reinforced materials granting the doors a Barrier Rating
of 5 and a Soak of 4, they can still be forced open with
Mega-Strength and an extended check requiring 10
successes to open the doors unless otherwise noted. The
number of successes needed is not a matter of just raw
material strength, but a combination of strength and internal
reinforcement, such that making a fist sized hole in one
section does not automatically shatter or free the entire
door.
Cyberkinetic Players
Players with Cyberkinesis have a few options specific to this
scene. Because of the level of automation and computer
control many devices are accessible to the savvy nova. Almost
all of the door locks, cameras and automated guns can become
the plaything of a Cyberkinetically enhanced nova. Let the
nova shine here, though dont give them to much freedom, as
the DeVries Mercenary will be actively thwarting them, trying
to give his employers enough time to set the explosive timer.
Cyberkinetic novas can actually attempt to wrest control of the
Silo robots from the DeVries Merc. Though as indicated in the
Appendix section called Tech of the Trade, the complexity
and encryption used with the micro-robots makes control tasks
a +1 difficulty, and the mercenarys access to his own
Willpower pool may augment the labs locks and computers
slightly more resistant to player manipulations. Because the
mercenary nova is an authorized user, he can reserve his
quantum to specialized Control contests and can use his
Perception to detect any manipulations.
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Players with Cyberkinesis may attempt to Control the
individual locks to open the doors (Door locks are
considered to have a default Strength of 3 for resisting
Cyberkinetc Control, certain isolated doors, like the weapon
locker should have a Strength of 4). This also has the risk
of alerting the Cyberkinetic nova on over-watch, unless the
security cameras as well as the locks are individually
Fooled by the Cyberkinetic Player.
Silo-10 Descriptions
0 Secure Office Off-Site
This room is not on any map. Its description is included
to aid Storytellers with Players capable of gaining access to
the room via power usage.
This small room is packed with electronic equipment. Six
flat screens adorn the main wall above an austere desk.
Each screen displays a mixture of computer consoles and
security footage. The desk is clean and looks unused, with
the presence of three keyboards and three mice, each tasked
to a different pair of screens, accenting the scene. Four
laptops are docked (one with no screen, keyboard or mouse)
The walls are reinforced concrete lined with a steel mesh,
thus granting all interior walls with a Barrier Rating of 8
and a Soak of 6, the door is made of reinforced materials
granting the door a Barrier Rating of 5 and a Soak of 4, the
door can still be forced open with Mega-Strength and an
extended check requiring 10 successes to open the door
unless otherwise noted. Note that one success would create
a fist sized hole, so that gases or small objects could pass.
Eric Stramburg can be found here almost at all hours once
the lock-down is triggered. If confronted physically he will
first attempt to flee then assess the threat remotely. If he
cannot notify security (there is an officer only 30 yards
away down the hall from his secured office) he will attempt
to delay the intruders long enough for him to wipe the
computers and to then flee to another secure area.
The computers present serve the following role:
Computer 1: This is a completely isolated system. It is
Erics personal system. Where Eric keeps his notes and
operational files, this system is custom made and all data
transfers that occur are ONLY possible via Erics
Cyberkinetic powers. This system has no physical
peripherals, only a hard drive, memory and CPUs.
Perception 4, Strength 4, Hardened: +1 difficulty to effect.
Computer 2: This computer is only linked to the Local LTB
Intranet. It has authorization to view the LTB public
Personnel files - providing a picture, name, job and contact
info of all LTB employees and contractors.
LUNG TIEN BIOTICS
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Perception 2, Strength 3
Computer 3: Silo-10 Monitoring Console. Wired into the
Robot Deployment Pods, it receives a constant feed of all
security cameras, and robot sensors. It is from this terminal
that Eric directs the Micro-robot activity, and backups the
security logs. This system also runs a suite of data analysis
tools and video image recognition processes.
Perception 3, Strength 3
Computer 4: Silo-09 Monitoring Console. Wired into the
Security and Robot sensors of the Silo, it receives a
constant feed of all security cameras. From here Eric can
coordinate quarantine efforts.
Perception 3, Strength 3
There is one camera in this room directed not at the
console, but at the sole door.
1a Ventilation Duct
This duct way is one meter high as well as one meter wide.
Its walls are made of a reinforced industrial gray plastic.
Every two minutes an Armed Mobile Drone makes a
complete circuit of the duct ways. Thus from the access
point, the drone should arrive within one minute or less on
its way from or back to the depot.
LTBs Armed Mobile Drone
Initiative: 12, Signal Encryption: Security (+3 Difficulty),
Mounted Firearms Skill: 4, Safe Speed: 30, Max Speed: 45,
Maneuver 2, Passengers: 0, Armor: 4, Payload: 5kg, Cost: 4
Health Levels: 0, -1, -1, -2, -3, -4, Broken Down, Demolished
SMG, small
6d10L Acc: +0 Range: 50 Attack Modes: Af Ms Sa St Tw
RoF: 40 Clip: 40
See complete drone specifications in the Appendix called
Tech of the Trade.
Along the duct there are numerous ventilation ports, all are
locked by a security key from the room side. The vents
though are of a weaker material, reinforced aluminum
(Barrier 3, Soak of 2).
Characters without some sort of breathing apparatus, of
breathing filter must make periodic Stamina checks for
coughing, as air born dust will irritate their throats. Novas
with Adaptation, may adjust to this environment. This is
not a debilitating cough, but it may alert others to their
presence and can even cause some characters to worry
about becoming infected with a biological agent. It may be
appropriate to use this cough in foreshadowing of other
symptoms yet to come.
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1b Robot Deployment Center
This duct ends in a set of steel doors marked with danger
signs and brightly painted yellow and black stripes. A
strong humming sound emanates from the aperture. If the
drone has not been encountered yet, it is quite likely to be
encountered in this area. The Deployment Center contains
a total of three Armed Mobile Drones. If one has already
been disabled, Eric (the Cyberkinetic nova mercenary) may
hold back on the valuable commodity hoping the characters
will vacate the ducts for the more maneuverable rooms
below. Otherwise he will not hesitate to deploy one to
defend the deployment center and his primary access point
to the Silo-10.
The Deployment Center has a direct line to the LTB HQ in
the Lung Tien Biotics Research Complex. Where the nova
Eric Stamberg a cyberkinetic sits and orchestrates the
automated security of Silo-10.
2 Experimental Biogenic Lab
This is a dimly lit sterile white room, with tile floor, walls and
ceiling. There are six doors to this room, four red doors are
marked clearly in black SEC-A, SEC-B, SEC-C and SEC-D,
the fifth door is black and has the word STORAGE stenciled
on it in white is readable, though the word is smeared with a
bloody hand-print. The sixth door is painted bright yellow and
has a prominent card slot mounted beside it. The normally
bright halogen lights in the ceiling are shattered, while a couple
table lights flicker on and off. In each corner bright red lights
flash on and off every second indicating a bio-containment
breach has occurred, and above each light is a small electronic
eye. The floor, wall and even the ceiling are splattered with
gore and blood. Most of it seems to originate from a pulpy
mass in the corner. The door marked SEC-C is open, and
another bloody mess lies in the cell. The camera and light next
to the storage door is so covered with gore that they are
effectively obscured. There are definite sounds of something
moving coming from the cells marked SEC-A and SEC-D. panic and try to squirm through the farthest wall. If the
A Perceptive nova (Perception normal difficulty) will notice
that mixed in with all of the blood are a set of bare foot prints,
though they seem oddly distended in shape. (If more than one
success is achieved (Perception +1 difficulty) the character
becomes aware that they are NOT human foot prints).
2a Specimen Exposure Cell A
As the characters approach this door (or vent), they hear oddly
pitched whining noises inside the cell. If they look inside, they
see a wrinkled mass of clothing lying on the floor. Its only
after recovering from the awful stench of human waste, that
you realize that the soiled mass of clothing covers a haggard
looking man.
LUNG TIEN BIOTICS
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Depending on the characters vantage point, they will either see
the door or the narrow vent on the opposite wall. If they can
see the door, they will note that the bottom half of the door is
marred with bloody scrapes and smears. This cells occupant
obviously spent some time trying to claw its way out of the
room unsuccessfully. If they can see the vent, the characters
may notice that the vent is banged up a little especially about
the bottom right corner, where the dented face plate of a lock is
located.
This man is a recent experiment subject, the virus strain he was
infected with, was a tiger strain, but it was miskeyed in a few
sequences and his internal organs are slowly failing as he is
transformed. His has grown a thick hair over most of his body
and his fingers and feet have elongated. His eyes have also
become slitted like a cats, while his spine has an exaggerated
curve in the upper back.
If the characters attempt to disturb him or move him, he lets out
a panicked shriek and thrashes about for a minute or so. If any
aggressive behavior is exhibited in Carls presence he will
characters let him lie and talk to him in soothing tones, after a
successful Charisma check he may be willing to try to
communicate. What he relates will be garbled and brief, as his
mind has entered a severe state of shock from the intense pain
he has been suffering these last couple of days. He has no
knowledge of the accident, though its obvious that Carl is
suffering from starvation and dehydration and will offer little
real resistance.
Carl Str: 4, Dex 3, Sta 1, Per 3, Int 1, Wits 2, App 1, Man 1,
Cha 1 WillPower 1, Brawl 3, Stealth 3
Carl (who speaks only Indonesian) only knows that he was
sleeping in a sewer vent, and then he woke up in this room.
Tied down and gagged, he was hosed down and stuck with a
huge needle. The doctors said something like tiz-ong wa-ban
or something often when talking around him. (it was the
Chinese phrase tizhongwenban meaning transgenic in
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English) And that he was told (in Indonesian) he would, make
a good alpha subject for them, if he cooperated.
2b Specimen Exposure Cell B
This tiled cell is empty and clean. There is a tiny steel drain in
the center of the floor and a caged light bulb in the ceiling. The
door is closed and locked from the outside.
Depending on the characters vantage point, they will either see
the door or the narrow vent on the opposite wall. The inside of
the door is unmarked with either handle or apparent latch. This
door can only be opened from the outside. If the characters can
see the vent, they will notice that it is locked in place by a bolt
on the bottom left corner.
2c Specimen Exposure Cell C
The door to this cell is half torn off of its hinges, and the cell
walls and floor are covered in gore and blood. The remains of
a man are evident on the floor and the tattered remains of his
coat seem to indicate he was once one of the scientists of this
facility.
Depending on the characters vantage point, they will either see
the door or the narrow vent on the opposite wall. The inside of
the door is dented and bent at one corner there is no obvious
handle or latch. This door can only be opened from the
outside. If the characters are facing the vent, they will notice
that it is locked in place by a bolt on the bottom left corner.
If the characters choose to search the remains in this cell, they
will find a coded ID badge in the pulpy mass of his shredded
jacket. Though unless thoroughly cleaned the badge will keep
its stink and mark the player character later when the first
human tiger transgenic begins to track the team.
2d Specimen Exposure Cell D
This tiled cell is occupied by a hulking form. Though he is
naked, his body is covered in a thick orange fur. His ears are
distinctively pointed and his eyes practically glow in the lit
room. As soon as he detects any living being or that the door
to his cell is open he pounces for freedom or food. He is a fully
transformed human-tiger transgenic, but from the opposite
direction. He was an Indian tiger, given human DNA
treatment. His now semi-upright stance and enhanced
reasoning capacity, makes him exceptionally deadly.
Depending on the characters vantage point, they will either see
the door or the narrow vent on the opposite wall. The inside of
the door is unmarked with either handle or apparent latch. This
door can only be opened from the outside. If the characters can
see the vent, they will notice that it was once held by a bolt, but
it has since been ripped out of the wall as the face plate lies
crumpled on the floor of the cell it looks gnawed upon.
Cocoa Tiger-Human transgenic Str 5 M-Str 1, Dex 5, Sta 5,
Per 4, Int 2, Wits 4, App x, Man 2, Cha 0, WP 4, Brawl
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(Pounce) 4, Stealth 4, Athletics (Climbing) 4, Survival 3,
Intimidation 3, Endurance 3, Resistance 3. Causes 6d10[5]L
damage with his claws and 8d10[5]L damage with his bite, but
has a +1 Difficulty to hit when using the bite. Though the
difficulty for biting is negated if the target is already
successfully grappled.
Cocoa was bought a few months ago from a black market
exotic animal trafficker. While he has been well fed and cared
for, he has been left locked in his cell for over 24 hours, he is
hungry, irritated and does not care who or what is his next
meal. He has already attempted to escape through the
ventilation duct, but the vent opening is too small for his large
frame. If he escapes from his cell and finds a large enough
escape route he will take it with no hesitation.
2e Biogenic Storage Room
The door to this room is secured with a biometric lock, keyed
to palm print, blood pressure, retina scan and voice print, in
addition to all this the sequence is initiated with a coded key
card. This exceptionally high level of security was
implemented to protect the risky and highly incriminating
material stored inside. A Security (+3 Difficulty) check must
be made to circumvent all of the automated security protocols,
and the process will take 5 minutes, minus one minute per extra
success (minimum of one minute). If the characters have the
ID card from the dead technician in Cell-C, it will reduce the
difficulty by one.
If the Security check fails, it will send an alarm signal to the
LTB Security Center (9), if the Security Center does not send a
stand down signal within 5 seconds the alarm is escalated and
forwarded to the main office (Thus alerting the novas working
for LTB on standby).
If a character with Engineering (Electronics) or Security skill ,
they can take an extra 5 minutes to study the door before
attempting to unlock it, and can attempt to expose and cut the
alarm wires. This will require 5 successes with no botches. A
botch on this task will trigger a full alarm as if the lock check
had failed. If this task succeeds then the characters can attempt
to unlock the door without interruption, though the door has an
automatic five minute lock out period between failed unlock
attempts.
This room has a tiled floor, but its walls are steel lined and
covered with printouts and diagrams of chemical structures and
genetic analysis reports. There are numerous medical
instruments, with a few ampoules of antibiotics, bottles of
disinfectant, as well as a mop and bucket. There is also a small
refrigerator. The dominant feature of this room is the full wall
chrome vault door. The players may also notice a narrow steel
vent in the far wall. It is secured by a set of bolts, each
controlled by a separate set of locks. Behind the grilling is a
hidden camera (disguised within a small mat-black casing)
pointing at the vault door.
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Of note many of the documents refer to the success of into the Hallway to investigate (make a Perception check every
transgenic virus #123. other turn).

The refrigerator contains numerous bags of blood and plasma.
There are also about a dozen ampoules of a semi-clear solution
labeled, ILGF ILGF is the chemical shorthand for a viral
transport fluid used to inject the live culture of the virus, and
the ampoules in the refrigeration unit are sterile fluids, waiting
for a live culture to be added.
There are four cameras in this L-shaped hallway: Two above
the door to room 2, one looking down either end of the
hallway. Once camera above the Public bathroom door (room
6), and the fourth camera is above the Security Center Door
(Room 9)

2f Biogenic Sample Vault

This vault is a no frills standard combination lock mechanism.

Obviously the administration chose to place most of their faith
in the storage room door rather than the vault itself. An
extended Security check with a +1 Difficulty (10 successes)
will open the vault. A Botch could potentially damage the
unlocking mechanism and prevent any chance of opening the
vault, save ripping the door out. If a nova should attempt this
they should use the rules for open a locked door in the
Aberrant core book, pg. 233. The door will require someone
with a Mega-Strength of One and 15 successes during an
extended check. Though the Storyteller should determine how
much this activity will disturb the contents of the vault. As the
glass vials of viral sample are not sturdy enough to survive any
Secure Wing Hallway
extreme collisions.
4 Autopsy Lab 1
Inside the vault is a selection of 32 vials each marked with a
number and a bar code. The vial numbers range from 37 to
The door to this room is locked, and the door is unmarked save
127. Unless the novas take vial #123 they are not guaranteed a
for a barcode printed on the door at waist level. There is no
stable virus sample, the other samples each have a specific
doorknob on this door either, but a keycard panel is present
error or instability problem, but was kept for cross seeding of
next to the door. Its status light is green.
virus material.
If the characters have the coded id badge from room 2, or the
Storyteller Notes: The higher numbered vials are of some
security badge from one of the mutated security guards they
new DNA sequencing experiment still in progress. The vials
can access this room without any difficulty, otherwise they will
contain fatal sequencing combinations, including the vial
have to make 3 successes to open the door on a Security skill
marked 125, the viruses numbered 119 and above are all
check, or 5 successes to open the door and not trigger the silent
airborne variants that require a controlled irradiation if
alarm in the Security Monitoring Center (10).
ultraviolet (very weak) and sulfur to catalyze the airborne
transformation of the virus.. This variant is inevitably fatal to
This room is cooler than the hallway and is meticulously clean.
its recipients though since the growth of the liver and heart is to
In the center of the room is a stainless steel table and next to it
fast and causes rupturing in the digestive and circulatory
a small wheeled stainless steel table. Mounted on the back wall
systems. Vial 123 has the most stable growth ratios, and while
is a locked white cabinet.
it causes insanity in all infected humans, it has the greatest
potential of leading to stable inoculators.
The characters may notice that there is a narrow vent above the
cabinet. The vent is locked in place by a bolt on the bottom left
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corner.
This hallway has gray floor tile and off-white walls, the
The cabinet can be popped open with a Might check, by any
flashing bio-hazard lights give it a sinister feel. A strong
one with a strength of 2 or more. The cabinet contains a set of
musky scent fills the air here.
surgical tools, a variety of scalpels, scrapers, and other non-
powered tools necessary for an autopsy.
It is likely that the characters will attract the attention of three
security guards infected with the virus. They are currently
A small camera is mounted above the door frame, covering the
resting in the Security Wing Break Room, but if either of the
rest of the room.
characters have come in contact with Cocoa or the slain lab
technician, that character will carry a strong trigger scent. This
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5 Autopsy Lab 2
The door to this room is locked, and the door is unmarked save
for a barcode printed on the door at waist level. There is no
doorknob on this door either, but a keycard panel is present
next to the door. Its status light is green.
If the characters have the coded id badge from room 2, or the
security badge from one of the mutated security guards they
can access this room without any difficulty, otherwise they will
have to make 3 successes to open the door on a Security skill
check, or 5 successes to open the door and not trigger the silent
alarm in the Security Monitoring Center (10).
This room is cooler than the hallway and is meticulously clean,
except for the half dissected corpse strapped on the table. The
bloody instruments and EKG unit seems to indicate that the
subject was alive when the autopsy began. The bloody nail
marks on the table, as well as the bruises on the subjects skin
around the straps, indicate that the specimen was conscious
during the procedure also.
There is a cabinet mounted on the opposite wall. The
characters may notice that there is a narrow vent above the
cabinet. The vent is locked in place by a bolt on the bottom left
corner.
The cabinet can be popped open with a Might check, by any
one with a strength of 2 or more. The cabinet contains a set of
surgical tools, a variety of scalpels, scrappers, and other non-
powered tools necessary for an autopsy.
According to the chart hooked on the table, this is subject
#1238, he was, infected with viral strain 118 two weeks ago,
and suffered from an enlarged heart and an over stimulated
adrenal gland, which induced psychotic bouts of rage. It is
predicted that this will lead to premature heart failure in
subject. I recommend a live autopsy to test stress limitations
and to collect active observations of transgenic encoded
instincts. The notes stop there, though they are dated with
yesterdays date.
A small camera is mounted above the door frame, balefully
capturing the entire room in its glare.
6 Public Bathroom
This small tiled room containing a toilet and ceramic sink,
smells of bleach and is meticulously clean. Either no one ever
used it or someone was rather obsessive about cleaning it.
Perhaps the ONLY room without a camera?
7 Storage Closet
The door to this room is unlocked; the lock appears to have
been forced. Inside the contents of the room are strewn on the
floor. Boxes of cleaners, broken light bulbs, and two small
wheeled metal tables lie smashed under a collapsed shelf.
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The camera mounted above the door, has been wrenched loose
and smashed against the wall.
8 Secure Wing Break Room
The door to this room is propped open with a spilled garbage
can. Inside most of the tables and chairs have been shoved
aside and three men seem to be lounging on the floor.
These three men were once facility security, the three guards
have been fully transformed, though their will was strong
enough to resist complete madness, they are more beasts than
human. They have just finished eating the fourth guard and are
digesting their meal. Because of this if the characters have
been quiet and do not disturb the reclining guards, they could
sneak past this room without a confrontation. If however the
characters have been in a fight, been in contact with Cocoa or
are either bleeding or carrying bloody items, the scent of the
blood or the animal scent will incense any of the transhuman
guards on a Perception (Awareness) Check.
Transhuman guards Str 5 M-Str 1, Dex 4, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 2,
Wits 3, App 1, Man 2, Cha x WP: 3
The guards are wearing the remnants of their Advanced Body
Armor, though the suits are damaged and missing helmets, they
still offer considerable protection. (Assume the suits have 4
health levels of damage)
Soak: 7B, 5L, Clawing Damage: 6[5]L, Biting Damage: 8[5]L
(Requires target is grappled first).
Brawl 4, Might 5, Awareness 3, Athletics 4, Stealth 4 and
Intimidation 3
One of the guards will still have their security grade ID pass,
and each still has their taser-gun in its holster, as their mental
state does not support the use of hand held weapons. Though
their understanding of small unit tactics remains quite sound.
One camera is still working, mounted on the wall furthest from
the door.
9 Security Terminal
This heavily reinforced door is a bright red and surrounded by
a sensor suite as well as covered with a transparent ballistic
shield (Shield Barrier Rating 4, Soak of 6L, 3B and the Door
Barrier Rating of 5 and a Soak of 5) sealing the actual door
from access. An illuminated console is attached to the left
hand wall waiting for an ID badge and pin number.
Looking at the door console, there is a voice grill, small
speaker and a call button on one side and a card slot and
number pad on the other. Apparently someone with the
appropriate clearance could open the door and shield without
verbal confirmation from the room behind the door. A nova
with Security could override the console to open the shield and
door in two checks with a difficulty of +3, if the character also
had a valid ID badge (say from one of the transgenic guards,
the lab technician card required verbal confirmation from a
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guard in room 10) their security check would only be +1
difficulty.
Because the virus killed so many of the staff here, the passive
sensor suite would not alert anyone of anything, unless
someone was standing in the Security Monitoring Center and
understood what the sensor alert signified. Since the only
living thing in that room has the effective intelligence of an
illiterate ape, this is not a problem.
There are two cameras above the door. One focused down the
hall, the other directed at the few feet before the door.
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able to retrieve the duty officers log about the event that
occurred 24 hours ago. Hand the players the handout labeled
Silo-10 Activity Log, its duplicated below for convenience.
The characters could open the Observation Wing door from the
consoles with a successful Computer check. Or physically
override the locking mechanism with a Security +1 difficulty
check.
There are four cameras arrayed about the room. One is
dedicated to monitoring the two doors. The other three canvas
the Security work area.

10 Security Monitoring Center

The smell of blood and decay fills your nostrils upon entering
the room. Dead bodies lay slumped over consoles and
sprawled upon the floor. One body is even propped against a
door labeled Observation seemingly felled before he could
get out of the room. The only sign of violent entry is the steel
grill above one wall. The grate appears to have been burst
through from the ventilation.
This large room has two doors one labeled Observation
(leading to area 11) the other labeled Laboratories (leading to
area 9) The center of the room is dominated by two large arrays
of computers and monitors.

Not all of the bodies are dead, one of the guards feigned death Biogenic Lab 08:00:00 ALL CLEAR
when the cunning transgenic soldier burst into the room and
threw him against the far door. The guard has since
transformed into a transgenic himself, but his terror has kept
him in a near comatose state. If anyone should move him and
attempt to touch him he will snap and attack blindly not caring
about his own safety. He will have to be put down, as his mind
is too broken to recover.

Transhuman guard Str 5 M-Str 1, Dex 4, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 2,

Wits 3, App 1, Man 2, Cha x WP: 3
The guards are wearing the remnants of their Advanced Body
Dr. Sung Lin entering the Laboratory Sector
Armor, though the suits are damaged and missing helmets, they
still offer considerable protection. (Assume the suits have 4
health levels of damage)
Soak: 7B, 5L, Clawing Damage: 6[5]L, Biting Damage: 8[5]L
(Requires target is grappled first).
Brawl 4, Might 5, Awareness 3, Athletics 4, Stealth 4 and
Intimidation 3

This guard is already been injured to the Injured level with

bashing damage.

If the characters attempt to bring the monitors online, they will

discover that most of the cameras were designed to work with Drs. Lin & Samdahl arguing after autopsy
normal lighting levels and the flashing red lights and darkened
normal lights make these cameras almost ineffective.

With a Computer check the character can determine what the

commands are to open the Observation Door as well as
activating the ubiquitous Decontamination Sequence. With a
Computer check or a Security (Diff +1) the character should be

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0800::ALL CLEAR, NO CHANGE.

0812::PERMITTED ACCESS O-DOOR::DR. LIN
0813::PERMITTED ACCESS L-DOOR::DR. LIN
0827::PERMITTED ACCESS L-DOOR::DR. SAMDAHL, DR. LIN
0827::PERMITTED ACCESS O-DOOR::DR. SAMDAHL, DR. LIN
0834::DISTURBENCE BIOGENICS LAB:: DISPATCHED SECURITY
0834::PERMITTED ACCESS L-DOOR::G. MICHAELS, G. JONES, G. JACKSON
0835::ALERT::ALERT::AIRBORN AGENT DETECTED::ALERT::ALERT
0835::QUARANTINE PROCEDURES INITIATED::
0836::SEALING ALL VENTILATION DUCTS::
0836::SEALING SECURITY MONITORING CENTER::
0837::ALERT::ALERT::BREACH IN VENTILATION DUCT J302->SMC
0837::QUARANTINE VIOLATION IN FOOTHOLD AREA::
0841::QUARANTINE OVERRIDDEN BY EXECUTIVE ORDER::
0844::FACILITY CONTAMINATION CONTROLS INITATED::
0844::5:00.00 MINUTES UNTIL AUTO DISTRUCT
0845::USER 3133t-1 RECOGNIZED::
0847::SELF DESTRUCT COUNTERMAND RECEIVED::
0848::SELF DESTRUCT COUNTERMAND RECEIVED::
0849::SELF DESTRUCT HALTED::
0850::ISOLATE SILO-09::
0851::ISOLATE SILO-10::
0851::QUARANTINE PROCEDURES DISABLED::
0855::INITATING MONITORING PROCEDURE::
0900::ALL CLEAR NO CHANGE
Observing video archives the characters will observe this silent The subject then picks the technician up again this time
story: throwing the corpse into the far corner. The crazed patient
finally leaps from the table and shambles back into his cell,
The characters see a doctor enter the Security Monitoring where he is lost to the cameras.
Center (Perception check to note the anima banner of glowing
DNA sequences across her bare skin) and see her sign in and At this point three armed guards are seen to emerge from the
enter the Laboratory wing. Security Monitoring Center, by the time they reach the lab door
the lights dim and flashing red lights go off, door access seems
The doctor moves directly to the autopsy room and interrupts to be denied to the guards.
another doctors work, the two argue for a couple minutes
while the subject apparently dies on the table. A minute later a camera in the Security Monitoring Center
shows the patient quite clearly (full mane of hair, pointed ears
The two doctors exit the autopsy room and continue to argue as and sharp fang like canines) bursting through the vent and
they return to the Security Monitoring Center. ravaging the security personnel (A successful Perception check
may permit an observant character to notice that one of the
As the two doctors enter the Monitoring Center they pause to guards was not killed, but knocked unconscious the one
sign in again and leave. thrown against the door).

A few minutes later in the Biogenic Lab, a subject is dragged
out of Exposure Cell B and strapped to the table. The
technician applies a syringe to the subject that awakens him.
The subject struggles and manages to snap one of the straps. He
grabs the technician by the throat choking him as the subject
struggles to release the rest of his limbs.
The subject rips the throat out of the technician and throws the
technicians still form into a vial rack, shattering the contents.
Once the subject finished with the guards, he tries the doors
and fails to open them the man begins to hammer against both
doors in turn and begins picking through the dead.
A minute later the lights stop flashing and the door to the
Observation wing opens halfway. The transgenic male leaps
for the open door and disappears from the camera view. The
door shortly there after closes again. All security recordings of

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the facility beyond that door are blank. And a few minutes later
the red lights resume flashing.
11 Security Airlock
This long twisting hallway is brightly lit, with no flashing
lights. Its wall and floor are curved into a seamless steel tube
with a long cylindrical light tube that runs along the ceiling.
The doors at either end are shaped like the bulkhead of a
submarine. The lack of vents, and the oddly shaped light
source makes this utterly silent chamber eerie and unsettling.
Any noise made in this space including the rustle of clothing
and hair echoes back to your ears.
Perceptive characters might notice a faint greasy ash residue
along the floor of the chamber next to either door. A chemical
analysis of the ash will indicate that it consists of human
remains. A nova capable of perceiving the mechanism behind
the walls will notice that the chamber serves two purposes.
One as a hermetically sealed vault, perfectly isolating the two
halves and that the chamber is lined with a complex heating
system that can heat the room to hundreds of degrees as well as
pump the air out of the chamber through hidden valves above
the light tube.
Normally the characters would have to worry about getting
someone to open the chamber from the other side, but the
executive stand-down on the quarantine has disabled the
hermetic locks, this may prove important later though when the
characters are leaving. Otherwise the only hitch to opening the
airlock is to close the door they came through and locking it
from the inside, then walk to the other end, unlock and then
open the other door. Locking and unlocking is trivial as it is
controlled with a small knob next to the door handle.
Two cameras sit almost imperceptivity above the light fixtures.
Facing each other from opposite ends of the tube.
12 Main Entrance
This large area is dimly lit, briefly illuminated with flashing red
lights. The flashing lights reveal a room in disarray, framed
pictures lay on the floor smashed and torn. A red glowing arch
way is visible next to a reinforced door. The other end of the
room is shrouded in darkness and a thin haze. The smell of
ozone fills this room.
The red arch way is the entrance to the decontamination room.
Its power is maintained via a separate power supply, to ensure a
safe room for reconnaissance.
The darkened half of the room has seen some sort of fire fight,
as there are bullet holes in the walls and there are patches of the
wall where the paint has been charred black, and the metal
seems like it was partially melted. The charred remains of two
bodies serve as the sole proof that one side was victorious.
The source of the extensive damage done to the walls and the
two dead bodies is a military grade electron accelerator (found
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in room 17) used by the head scientist before he was extracted
from the Silo-10 and taken to Silo-09.
Four cameras placed in this room each focus on one of the four
access points. The camera designated for the Decontamination
Room has been charred by the conflict earlier. This creates a
gap in video surveillance, though given sufficient time Eric my
direct one of the Micro-robots to compensate for this loss.
13 Decontamination Room
This room is bathed in a constant red light. The various
partition walls are either knocked over or pushed against the
chambers walls, some partitions are even torn or semi-
shredded. Dotting every few feet of the chamber are large
cameras each stationary and focused on the spaces where the
partitions once stood.
Along the back wall is another human-tiger transgenic. He was
a scientist who fled to the D-Con room in the hopes of saving
himself. While his mind is quite gone, he now instinctively
keeps to the safe room.
Transhuman scientist Str 5 M-Str 1, Dex 3, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 2,
Wits 2, App 1, Man 2, Cha x WP: 3
The scientist is wearing the remnants of his lab coat.
Soak: 3B, 1L, Clawing Damage: 6[5]L, Biting Damage: 8[5]L
(Requires target is grappled first).
Brawl 4, Might 5, Athletics 4, Stealth 4 and Intimidation 3
14a Hallway
The smell of ozone in this hallway is strongly mixed with the
smell of charred flesh. The walls are striated with black streaks
along both walls. Each wall has a battered door, and both
doors appear to be locked from the inside. The hallway
terminates with a security door, mounted with a key-card
console.
The use of either a security guards or a technicians ID card
will unlock the security door. The other hall doors will require
brute force to open them.
Three cameras are mounted in this hall. Two cameras are
positioned at the corner looking down the length of each hall,
and the third above the secured doorway, staring down any
who try to enter the door.
14b Observation Wing Hallway
This hallway is refreshingly sterile and clean. It seems almost
untouched by the outbreak in the rest of the facility. If it were
not for the flashing biohazard lights, this area would almost
seem normal. The sterile white walls and floor remind you that
this was a bio-medical research facility only a day ago. The
only visible concession to human comfort is a leather couch
pushed against the hallways terminal wall. Above the couch is
an abstract painting of a double helix, where the names of
proteins have been replaced with the names of famous
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scientists involved with the advancement of life sciences
through out history.
At either end of the hall a solitary camera is stationed.
15 Public Bathroom
A filthy small tiled room containing a toilet and ceramic sink.
The room smells of urine and smoke. Either no one has ever
cleaned this room, or the current residents dont care.
16 Science Team Bunk Room
This room seems oddly quiet, as the smell of cordite and blood
still permeates the air in here. There are six bunks in this room,
each identical save for a sparse scattering of personal photos
and letters.
There is still a loaded heavy Pistol in one of the footlockers.
Two damaged wall mountings are the only testament to the
cameras that once resided in over watch.
17 Security Team Bunk Room
This room has seen some battle as one of the bunks is fully
charred and there is still some rippling water pooled on the
floor. Eight hours ago a three-man security team ended its
stand against three human-tiger transgenic security officers.
The splatter and smears of blood indicate that the fire-fight
degenerated into a deadly brawl.
A lone camera calmly blinks glaring at the rooms door.
18 Silo-10 Data Center
This clean brightly lit room hums with the sound of the
numerous computers lining the walls. The air is kept chilly at
62-degrees Fahrenheit. In addition to the racks along the walls
there are two free standing racks in the center. The ceiling and
floors are elevated to permit extra air ducting to cool the room.
The computer servers (Computer +1 difficulty to crack into an
account) here are all accessed from personal workstations
throughout the facility. Because of the lockdown the external
pipeline is closed. While numerous data files are present on
these servers, a sum of 5 successes on a Computer check will
reveal that the virus data is kept in the offline storage in the
Pathology lab.
If the players think to check under the flooring they will find
the long dead body of a baseline technician. He crawled into
this space to avoid the monsters he thought were in the
hallway. In reality he is a victim of mutation induced paranoia
and delusions.
The technicians coat holds a keycard and his wallet. The
keycard can open the Pathology Lab door.
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Two cameras are mounted on the walls of the Data Center, but
they were disabled by the technician, before he hid himself, as
he knew THEY were watching.
19 Pathology Lab
This large room is dimly lit with small islands of light where
abandoned tables and workstations stand. The smell of ozone
is strong here.
The players have found the Pathology Lab, where the analysis
of the various viruses was performed. It is here that they will
find the three hardened workstations. On any of the three
computers they will find the unfinished data they will need.
Hardened PCs
Perception 3, Strength 3, Hardened: +1 difficulty to effect.
If the players search this room they will quickly find the
monitors for the four observation rooms. There is also a set of
hidden recordings from the Biogenic Lab Specimen Exposure
Cells. (Can be found with a Computer +2 difficulty) The
computer system also has some notes concerning the specimen
currently under observation.
According to notes found in the computer, only specimens that
have locked into a final configuration and which are considered
non-contagious are transferred to this lab. The following notes
about each cell can be found:
Group Observation Room A Note: Minor cosmetic changes
and the growth of a small tail. Fur growth is uneven, and
coloration is the same as specimens original. Planned Activity:
Keep group under observation for one more week before
sterilizing the room for another set of specimen.
Group Observation Room B Note: phase-2 panther-human
hybrids. Major restructuring of skeletal form has occurred.
Hip, shoulder and spinal structure is drastically changed to
permit mostly upright movement. Musculature is only slightly
changed negating most of the skeletal improvement.
Neurological development in the cerebral cortex is 87% of
human baseline, and cognitive function is sub-sapient in this
batch. Planned Activity: This line is very promising; await
confirmation from corporate before tranquilizing this group for
export to Pacific facility to cross train with previous hybrid.
Solitary Observation Room A Note: Aberration #169 failed to
blend feline and vespertilionidae (bat) traits, but demonstrates
exceptional spatial awareness. Planned Activity: Maintain her
feeding schedule for further observation.
Solitary Observation Room B Note: Phase-3 Tiger-human
hybrid. Aggression levels are too high to control. Planned
Activity: Transfer to Biogenic Lab for Autopsy and analysis.
Update: Transferred successfully.
The data file for the virus variant #123 contains the information
needed to recreate the transgenic vectors as well as high risk
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sequences that the scientists discovered. A medicine skill of
four (with a specialty in genetics) is needed to verify the
contents. And it would take several hours to sift through the
data to find the pertinent sections on the virus transport
research and design.
Each of the following Observation rooms has a small caged
camera mounted with a speaker and microphone.
19a Group Observation Room A
This tiled room is populated by four huddling naked furry men.
There is a tiny steel drain in the center of the floor and a caged
light bulb in the ceiling. The door is closed and locked from
the outside.
These mostly sane victims are unsure how long they have been
here, but the chart hanging out side the cell is dated as far back
as last year. They will be grateful for their release but they are
fearful of their fates, as none of them look fully human any
more. They only speak a local dialect.
Transhuman leopards Str 5, Dex 3, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 1, Wits 2,
App 1, Man 1, Cha x WP: 2
Soak: 3B, 1L, Clawing Damage: 6L, Biting Damage: 7L
(Requires target is grappled first).
Brawl 2, Might 2, Athletics 2, Stealth 3 and Intimidation 1
19b Group Observation Room B
This tiled cell is occupied by what appears to be three small
panthers. There is a tiny steel drain in the center of the floor
and a caged light bulb in the ceiling. The door is closed and
locked from the outside.
These panthers are very intelligent, while they are not initially
aggressive; they will not react well to anyone dressed all in
white, or bearing a needle. They can understand Basic English
(the Language Dr. Samdahl used to train them), and will obey
most commands if they appear to get them closer to their
freedom or food. If they are engaged in combat, they will work
together to defeat what appears to be the strongest (biggest)
character. They will use soft vocalizations and tail swishes to
coordinate their attacks. They are still animal enough that
Animal Mastery would work effectively with them.
Transpanther humans Str 5 M-Str 1, Dex 5, Sta 4, Per 3, Int
1, Wits 2, App x, Man x, Cha x WP: 3
Soak: 4B, 2L, Clawing Damage: 6[5]L, Biting Damage: 8[5]L
(Requires target is grappled first).
Brawl 5, Might 5, Athletics 4, Stealth 5 and Intimidation 3
NOTE: outside of combat these panthers work so well together
that they can roll 6 dice each success adding to a group task
dice pool (similar to the Mega-Wits enhancement Synergy) to
help them accomplish non-combat tasks.
19c Solitary Observation Room A
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This tiled cell is occupied by a lone humanoid figure. There is a
tiny steel drain in the center of the floor and a caged light bulb
in the ceiling. The door is closed and locked from the outside.
The figure looks human, save for her facial features which look
like an uneven cross between a cats and a bats. Her large ears
and elongated jaw appear quite bat like, while her eyes and
nose and mouth seem more cat like. She is covered with a
thick fur coat similar to a Siamese cats. She is lacking
opposable thumbs, and has only four toes. She can no longer
speak either as the muscles involved in moving the tongue to
shape certain vowel sounds as well as the loss of lips has
removed her ability to use any spoken language. She is
convinced she is in some deranged nightmare and that none of
this is real. Though a part of her knows it is real, but is
terrified of the ramifications. She just wants to go home to
Taiwan back to her family.
Jennie Cui: phase 1 Transhuman cat/bat Str 3, Dex 3, Sta 3,
Per 5, Int 3, Wits 5, App 1, Man 2, Cha 3, WP: 3
Soak: 3B, 1L, Clawing Damage: 4L, Biting Damage: 6L
(Requires target is grappled first).
Brawl 3, Might 2, Athletics 4, Stealth 4 and Intimidation 2
19d Solitary Observation Room B
This tiled cell is empty and clean. There is a tiny steel drain in
the center of the floor and a caged light bulb in the ceiling. The
door is closed and locked from the outside.
Hitches
Quite a few problems could develop in this scene. A
Storyteller needs to be careful about pacing the challenge
appropriately. A team of novas depending on powers may
enter quite easily, but by the time they work their way to the
Pathology Lab they might be very low on Quantum. A
storyteller would be in their rights to have a couple of the more
aggressive victims attack each other to lessen the opposition
strength.
Another problem is that a skittish team of novas may back out
as soon as they realize that they are dealing with a virus
designed to mess with their M-R node. If they back out of the
mission, the Storyteller could remind the players that not only
are they supposed to be the heroes, but they are being paid a lot
of money. If the betrayal option is used the Storyteller should
remind the traitor quietly that their loved one will die if they
back out now. Also, if the players ignored the biohazard suits
initially, they might well, get what they deserve.
Its possible that the characters may get sidetracked by their
awareness of being observed, especially if they fail to locate
the source. Worse yet they might waste valuable time tracing
the transmission source to the robotic depot and try to track it
beyond the Silo-10. This will only cost the characters time and
their opportunity of acquiring the data chip. If the players
focus too much on this it will be up to the Storyteller to prod
them back on track, either by pointing out that they are not
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there to discern LTB security protocol, or that they need to
actually hurry if they have been detected. If they claim they
are worried about blowing their covert status, remind them that
they are breaking into a LTB facility that supposedly does not
exist and is performing illegal research. Neither fact is likely to
encourage LTB to publish the characters identities outside of
their own security division.

If the players seem to be having too easy of a time with this

scene the Storyteller should feel free to add extra human-tiger
hybrids, or permit some of the unarmed hybrids to carry SMGs.
This should not be too tough of a scene, as this is just the warm
up for the main event at the Airport and later Silo-9.

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Scene 5: Escape
As soon as you slip back into the sewers you are brutally
reminded of how unique the sewers of Jakarta smell. Spending
a few moments to orient yourself, you head off into the old
sewers, trying to remember you route back to the surface. You
could take the first manhole you find, but the Lung Tien Biotics
security teams may not take kindly to that. Sticking to the
sewers may be safer, but it sure smells worse. Besides you
never know how long your ride will wait.

Backstage
There are a few outcomes to the previous scene. Firstly its
possible that the players got in and out without being detected,
and are now heading back to their ride on the surface. They
might have also decided to liberate a few of the sane
residents of the Silo-10, or they may have left them to fend for
themselves. Or more likely they could have found what they
needed but were detected in the process, thus LTB has already
sent security to intercept them in the sewers, if the players have
some of the Silo-10 refugees trailing along, they may have a
tough time eluding the LTB security sweep sure to follow.

This is not meant to be a brutal exit, The LTB security teams

are intended to harass the players, keep them on their toes as
well as attempt to find out where they are taking the stolen
material. If the players are just walking all over the security
detail, let them, it will make them cocky enough to be properly
shocked by their welcome at the Airstrip.

LTB Security Team (4) Str 3, Dex 3, Sta 3, Per 2, Int 2, Wits
3, App 2, Man 2, Cha 2, WP: 3
The guards are wearing Advanced Body Armor. (Suits have 6
health levels)
Soak: 8B, 6L, Heavy SMG (4 clips).
Brawl 4, Might 3, Athletics 4, Firearms 4, Stealth 3 and
Intimidation 3

Hitches
Very few things could go wrong in this scene except that the
characters could die. If it appears that they will be killed, the
Storyteller can have the security team be attacked by a
wandering pack of Silo-10 rejects, or have them called off all
together. This may or may not work to make the players feel
over confident, though it may tip LTBs strategy too soon, as
they want the player characters to escape to reveal the
mastermind behind the break in.

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Scene 6: Airstrip
You step out of the sewer, glad to taste the fresh air. Though
the night is still dark it seems almost twilit coming from the
impenetrable darkness of the tunnels. As you leave the alley,
you notice that the night sounds oddly still, save for the soft
thrum of the waiting van.
The driver waits inside and the rear doors are unlocked. As
soon as the players are loaded (including any guests that they
decide to permit into the van) the driver will rev the engine and
take them to the airstrip.
Backstage
The airstrip is a small time operation, normally used to
transport private fares and occasional local cargo planes. The
late hour combined with the obscurity of this airstrip has
ensured that no one except for those expecting the player
characters is present. As soon as the players pass through the
chain link fence gate, they will be under observation from a
pair of snipers posted on top of hanger A. These snipers are in
the employ of the Nakato clan and will attempt to visually
confirm the presence of all known members of the team. They
AIRSTRIP
.
The semi-soundproof van will block out most noise, but a
player who has Radio hearing or Enhanced hearing has a
(Perception +2) chance of hearing the driver radioing their
eminent arrival at their scheduled destination.
As the van comes to a stop, the driver gets out and opens the
van doors for the characters. This is the first time they will see
that their current driver is not the same man. He will shrug and
tell them in a matter of fact manner that Mr. Han was called
away (true) and that he was asked to transport the team to their
exit point (strictly true).
will also note the presence or lack there of the traitor if that
sub-plot is used.
As the player characters approach the idle jet they will see the
shadowed silhouette of a man standing in front of the jets side
hatch. Once the characters are a couple meters away they can
make out that it is a black haired Caucasian, who will ask them,
Is the sky still blue? Regardless of the character response he
will then ask for the data chip and sample (breaking protocol).
He will refuse to let the characters aboard his plane if they can
not prove the success of their mission. Using stress and
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alluding to things going wrong as his excuse for breaking
protocol.
Regardless of the choice made, once he has the data or they
have refused to surrender it, he will whistle loudly and a set of
three spotlights (mounted from the top of Hangers A, B and C)
will turn on focusing on the characters location. At this point
the hanger doors will raise and reveal the presence armed
soldiers in each hanger. Observant novas may notice that there
is one nova in the midst of each group of mercenaries. Before
the novas react have them make a Perception check. If any
succeed they will hear the faint sound of helicopters closing,
from the direction of the Research Park. They will be overhead
in the next 10 seconds.
Nakato Forces break down as follows:
Hanger A contains12 Nakato Thugs and the Nova Hyperion
Hanger B contains 12 Nakato Thugs and the nova Gangland
Walter Han is bound in the back of Hanger B.
Hanger C contains 12 Nakato Thugs and the nova Oni.
See the Individual descriptions of each nova in the Appendix
for how to use them.
Regardless of the character reactions, the soldiers and novas
will close in attempting to kill the characters, sparing no one,
except for the traitor, whom the Nakato will wish to speak with
regardless of their actions (either to return the loved one or to
return the last remains of the loved one).
At round four a new group will arrive on the scene via five
combat helicopters armed with Lung Tien Biotics security
personnel (6 soldiers each) and two elite novas (Hellhound
and Faze Spider).
At this point things will get very messy and confusing.
Let the characters perform any necessary activities they feel
they must, but they should want to get out of the cross-fire
as soon as possible. Perceptive or insightful novas will
realize that the Jakarta military will be here very soon and
the Utopian and Teragen forces in the city will no doubt
respond soon in an effort to impress the Prime Minister.
This is not the place to be if the team wants to avoid a lot of
high profile pressure. There are two exit strategies
available to the players. Retreat from the airstrip or
surrender to one of the two armed forces. Surrender should
be made as undesirable to the characters as possible. The
Storyteller should make it clear that either side will have
some serious interrogations planned for the survivors, as
each is feeling either betrayed or vindictive.
Round Five, Characters with a high Perception (Perception +3
difficulty) might notice that some of the mercenaries and
security personnel are being hit by gun fire originating outside
AIRSTRIP
.
of the airstrip. In the deep shadows of the surrounding grassy
hills shadowy figures with sniper rifles are eliminating both
sides. The Unseen have arrived.
Once the characters leave the airstrip (either to flee the battle or
to investigate the Unseen snipers), they will be permitted to see
figures fleeing the airstrip running into a series of manholes
and grated drains. If the characters do not think to investigate,
inform the players that the distant sound of sirens is
approaching and move on to the scene called, Fox and
Hounds. Otherwise if the players decide to investigate the
snipers continue on to the scene called, Forgotten Tunnels.
Hitches
Quite a few problems could arise in this scene, the least of
which is the characters could die. It is important that the
Storyteller emphasizes the shift of focus from the characters to
the two opposing factions. This could prove to be quite the
show for the players, a show they can join into or just watch.
Ideally the players choose the role of spectator; otherwise they
will risk exposure and possible death. To reduce the risk of
killing the characters the Storyteller should mention that this
dust up between the two groups is an opportunity for the
characters to fade into the night. Perhaps to regroup and figure
out how they will get out of Jakarta. Perhaps they should
contact their employer. If things get too hot for the novas the
Storyteller has a few options. First the Storyteller could let the
characters pay the price of their bravery and get their lumps.
The downside of this is that the characters will most likely not
get paid, nor used by their patron again for any quiet work.
Secondly the Storyteller could introduce the leader of the
Unseen to this battle, though this is uncharacteristic of him, as
he is by nature a behind the scenes personality. Though it
could be argued that the exposure of the two groups he hates
most may be justification enough.
A different problem is if the characters just dont care to
investigate the shadowy snipers. If this happens it may
lessen the impact of the story, but the damage has been
done, a large corporation knows of the PCs, the Nakato
Yakuza wants the characters for interrogation and torture.
And if the characters fail to keep the data, the Triton
Foundation will want to have a discussion with the
characters. This can become much more involved than this
adventure originally indicated. Some creative reworking
can still salvage this mission and its outcome. All three
organizations are international powers and can continue the
storyline in almost any location. The characters might be
sent on a follow up mission to recover the lost data, or they
will have to uncover the people in charge of their
harassment from either the Nakato or Lung Tien Biotics.
Depending on the character alliance different solutions may
present themselves.
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Scene 7: Fox and Hounds
The dark night is full of the sounds of gunfire and intermittent
flashes of light. The airstrip is still quite a battle ground. The
farther you get yourself from there the safer you become. You
need to think, you are wanted by Lung Tien Biotics, the Nakato
Yakuza, and are illegally present in a foreign country with no
extradition agreements with any 1st world country. In fact
second to the Prime Minister of Jakarta, there are agents of the
Teragen and Utopia factions who would be most displeased
with your activity tonight. You need an exit from this city, and
you need it now.
Backstage
Things have gone a little sideways for the party in this straight
forward mission. Now they are running and need a chance to
regroup and think. Dont let them. They have missed an
opportunity to rest but will get at least one more chance before
the night is through. As they fled the airstrip they were
observed by one of the Unseen. He has reported their departure
and general direction to his superior. The result is that now
three groups are looking for the novas, only the Unseen though
are not entangled with the fire fight.
After the characters have cleared the airstrip and are working
toward some cover, have them spot a shadowy figure watching
FOX AND HOUNDS
.
them. If they confront the figure they will discover that it is a
heavily disfigured man wearing a dirty cowl and cloak.
If engaged in conversation he will welcome them, Be at ease
my beauties. I am just an old man wishing to help, he rasps in
English (or Indonesian) as a greeting, eyeing those with non-
ugly appearances. He introduces himself as Raul AlZhaud
humble beggar and guide to the needy. If the characters let him
he will escort the characters back to the sewers and offer them
a place of sanctuary and a possible route out of Jakarta, if the
Unseen will permit it.
If the characters harm, rebuff or avoid the old man so be it, let
them find their own way out of Jakarta.
Once the characters enter the sewers the old man leads them
down a long sequence of tunnels, each seeming progressively
older and dirtier. After a few minutes have passed the
characters will transition to the scene called, Welcome To The
Pit.
Hitches
Characters face little real danger in this scene, the greatest risk
is that they will ignore or close off their last hook to the second
part of the adventure. If the characters are adamantly
untrusting, or just plain cowardly, then the Storyteller should
consider a few other adventures to bolster the characters and
help them prepare for the backlash of this adventure.
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Scene 8: Forgotten Tunnels
Once again you find yourself in the abandoned sewer tunnels of
Jakarta. You have discovered that there are indeed degrees of
stench, and that Jakarta carries them all, including a few nasty
surprises you never imagined. Your mute guide leads you
through the various dark tunnels, ducking instinctively before
reaching low pipes, or stepping over concealed holes without
slowing his pace.
Eventually he leads you to a dead end tunnel, where he picks
up a loose stone and bangs it against the wall four times in a
rhythm. A minute latter a dull thud is heard and he turns about
leading you to another dead end. After three more such trips he
leads you back to what looks like the first dead end, save that a
smooth stone portal stands in the middle of the wall, and
flickering torch light illuminates the opening. (Novas with
Eidetic Memory or an appropriate location sense will know
they are indeed back at the original dead end, and that the
portal is new Unseen shaped the earth to open the portal)
FORGOTTEN TUNNELS
.
Backstage
Though the characters may not realize it they are being tested
by the Unseen. While there power is not in question, their
patience and insight is. The guide will listen to any
conversations they have as well as how well they handle
themselves in a dark cramped tunnel. The knocking code in the
various tunnels is a rather involved ritual for first time visitors
of the Pit, as they wish to impress the secrecy of their home, as
well as confuse any potential spies.
This part of the sewer system is under a great deal of stone and
steel, any tracking or signaling devices will not work here at
all, if they cannot penetrate radio and microwave blocking
materials.
Hitches
If the characters have decided to follow their guide back into
the sewers little can go wrong, their guide will lead them
through in a manner that avoids all pursuit and detection. Their
guide is an expert tracker and experienced with the tunnel
systems quirks.
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Scene 9: Welcome To The Pit
Welcome to the Pit, this is the home to some of the most
pathetic and worn souls you have seen in a while. No single
inhabitant looks healthy or young. Each person has some sort
of physical disfigurement that has caused them to be ostracized
from the beautiful people of the city. All stare at you openly,
some with a torn smile, others with raw hostility. You do not
belong. You are an outsider. Once you get past the occupants
you notice that the walls are covered with graffiti of various
skill and style, though numerous anti-LTB slogans and anti-
Utopia images are quite common.
You are eventually led to a small stone chamber that seems to
have been molded out of the rock, like the rest of this place.
The walls are lined with bails of shredded plastic chairs,
perhaps and a rather pretty mural of the mid-day sky. Two
bundled men stand before the next door holding submachine
guns. Your guide motions for you to wait and approaches the
guards who wave him through. A few moments later, the guide
returns gestures you to enter the room he has returned from as
he bows.
Sentry, armed (2) Str 3, Dex 3, Sta 4, Per 2, Int 2, Wits 3,
App 0, Man 4, Cha 2, WP: 3
The Sentries are wearing heavy cloaks and gloves.
Soak: 4B, 2L, light SMG (2 clips).
Brawl 2, Might 2, Athletics 2, Firearms 3, Stealth 4 and
Intimidation 4
Backstage
The chamber of the Unseen, this room has a forbidding aura; it
is dark as night, and the sound of heavy breathing echoes off
the walls. The characters can see a large red circle painted on
the floor, it is the only illuminated section of the room.
Obviously intended as the place visitors should stand.
Characters able to see in this level of darkness will be able to
discern five figures standing along the walls of this chamber.
Characters with the Node background may be able to discern
that they have five identical quantum signatures surrounding
them.
Once the characters are settled into the room a clone of Allen
will step into the light still fully cowled. Welcome to the Pit.
He growls in an almost bestial bark, though it is in fact the
kindest his voice can sound anymore. I am The Unseen.
If the characters have acted with compassion or at least in a just
manner he will continue in an almost friendly manner. If the
characters have insulted or harmed any of his followers, he will
bring these wrongs up to pressure the characters into accepting
his deal.
If the characters are still in Allens good graces they will
receive a monologue similar to the following.
Allow me to tell you about myself and my people. It may
explain some of the events of this night as well as give you
WELCOME TO THE PIT
.
perspective for your impending decision. If the characters
interrupt he will pause (smiling silently at the characters - if
the characters are unaffected by the dark) until they settle down
again. I was once an agent of the Nakato Yakuza clan. I
served for many years as a valuable assassin and currier.
Eventually I gained sufficient status to receive the most
sensitive assignments. Three years ago, I was given a deep
cover assignment to infiltrate the Lung Tien Biotics
Corporation. He hesitates as if distracted by some memory or
image of the past (He is recalling how handsome he used to
look). I was employed as a geneticist, as I demonstrated my
ability to handle the most challenging projects and managed to
contain a security breach caused by a senior scientist one
arranged by my handlers at Nakato, for just this reason I was
promoted to the high security labs. I was becoming the mole
Nakato needed me to be. The Unseen shudders and then
continues, seeming to dislike what he has to tell next. It was
during last years trials in Silo-10, that my cover was
penetrated. You see I had been ordered to compromise one of
the senior scientists in my lab, I choose what I thought as a safe
target, a Dr. Sung Lin, as she was bookish and shy. But over
the months I found I was genuinely falling for her. This would
not have mattered save that the unthinkable happened. She
erupted. The Unseen shuffles slightly and touches his hidden
face with a gloved hand. He walks into the shadow and from
the opposite side he walks into the light continuing the story.
When she erupted she must have known immediately all I had
done, what lies I had told and how I had planned to betray her.
Two days later she transferred me to her lab for a special
project. It was exactly what I had been pressuring her for. I
did not realize that I was to be the subject of the experiment
designed by another doctor, a Dr. Michael Samdahl. He was
working on trying to control and induce eruptions in baselines.
His technique was based on the hypothesis that the introduction
of erupted DNA mixed with a psychological stimulus would
increase the chances of an eruption, while the simultaneous
mental manipulation of the target could direct the nature of the
specimens eruption and what powers they gained. The
Unseen barks and gags for a few seconds, it is not until he
clears his throat afterwards that you realize that it was what
passed for laughter for him. I was a royal fool. I was drugged
with some sort of hallucinogenic that caused to me to believe I
was in hell, and warped my self image intowell this. He
pulls his cowl back and reveals his face. Allen Lee has four
dots in Mega-Ugliness as well as a few points in Taint giving
him a horrific visage (Each PC present should roll Willpower
with a Difficulty +1 to see if they panic or recoil). He quickly
covers his head with the cowl and mutters a gurgled My
apologies, some react better than others.
The Unseen shuffles back into the shadows and a few feet to
his left he shuffles back out of the shadows. They were not
honestly expecting me to erupt, they merely wanted my tissue
for analysis on impregnation and distribution of the viral
vector, err, that is they wanted to see how much the virus
affected me. In my drugged state I managed to rip a hole in
the lab I was in (Using Elemental Anima to open and close his
escape route) and escaped Silo-09. For the last year I have
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been living here, trying to figure out what to do with my life. I
tried to go back to the Nakato, but they would have nothing to
do with a monster like me. I wouldnt have anything to do with
me either, but what choice do I have. After a few months down
here I began to encounter other experimental rejects of the
Lung Tien Biotics Research Park. They began coming to me
for assistance, since my gifts allowed me to carve a livable
existence down here. We still have to deal with the regular
security sweeps and the roaming lunatic mobs, but we are
surviving. Recently, someone at LTB released some pretty
deadly monsters, hybrid creatures, half man and half beast. I
can only do so much, but if you could shut things down at Silo-
09 we might be able to scratch out a somewhat palatable life
down here. What do you say? All you would have to do is
kidnap Dr. Sung Lin and remove Dr. Samdahl from LTBs
employ, and the transgenic project would collapse, especially if
you already liberated their latest batch of stable virus. This
last is said as all five figures step out of the shadows staring
through the shadows of their cowls at the characters.
The characters will most likely have a few questions at this
point. Allen will attempt to answer as honestly as he can, but
his knowledge is limited to the old part of Jakarta, and LTB
(and his knowledge of LTB is at least a year out of date). Out
of a misplaced sense of loyalty to Nakato he will not discuss
too much about them, if the betrayal scenario is used he will
have the following to say about the traitors hostage loved one.
Normally, if you betrayed them your loved one is dead.
Though the situation above was rather chaotic, and they might
hold on to your loved one until you resurface. I cant make any
promises if they already killed them, but if you go into Silo-09
and bring Dr. Sung Lin back to me, I will go and do what I can.
Perhaps, I can rescue your loved one from the Nakato.
If the characters decide they dont want anything to do with
this deal, Allen will press them once more and if they still
refuse he will shrug and instruct one of his followers to escort
the characters back to the surface in a warehouse only a block
away from a UN office building. He will refuse to help them
WELCOME TO THE PIT
.
get out of Jakarta, but he will not actively block their escape
routes.
If the characters decide to help Allen, he will give a soft sigh,
and tell them they can rest for an hour as he gathers his people,
and then he will have someone escort them to a subterranean
access point of Silo-09.
When discussing the defenses and security of Silo-09, Allen
will shrug and explain that he only knows what it was like a
year ago. This being said, he believes that Dr. Sung was the
only nova on site, but that the site maintained a good amount of
high tech weaponry and defenses. Since they are working on
making synthetic novas, they budgeted for experiments gone
wrong. Allen does not know too much about specific changes,
but he offers his old employee badge if it will help, though the
cards codes have been long disabled. Character looking at the
badge will note that he was once a very handsome man in his
mid thirties.
If the characters ask how he found them, he will mention that
his people always watch Silo-10 and Silo-09 for any new
experiments, and after they left the Silo-10 the raw number of
LTB security detachments in the old sewers drew the Unseens
attention to them.
Hitches
Many things could go wrong for the characters; they could
have murdered or killed one of Allen's followers. If the
characters refuse to listen to Allens proposal or refuse to do
the job for Allen after killing or harming one of his followers,
they will find getting out of Jakarta more difficult, as the docks
will be shut down with a sudden labor strike, and the Prime
Minister will receive descriptions and last known location
updates every night they remain in Jakarta. Allen has a siege
mentality that all who are not with him are against him, and
sadly he is not far from the truth.
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Scene 10: Rescue
Your guide leads you to an unmarked intersection of tunnels,
he gestures you back from the intersection and explains, to the
left is another T-section, that wall is where The Unseen
escaped, he has shaped the stone here to weaken the wall, it
should get you in with little more effort than this grenade.
Once the wall collapses the security teams will be on high alert.
If you think you can manage a more direct entry, you should
continue down to the left of the T-section where a monitored
maintenance door is placed. It is meant as an exit only door,
incase of disaster. The door way is illuminated and a camera
observes it. If they see you there they will send guards also.
With that he offers the grenade and promises to be here to pick
them up if they are successful.
.
Backstage
Enjoy this section; the players can chose a martial or social
approach, but it will most likely degenerate into a running fire
fight.
The weakened Section of Sewer tunnel runs near the outer wall
of Room 16 (keep in mind that the ventilation duct is at or
slightly above eye level). The Weakened stone appears
smooth, but under the surface it is honeycombed with pockets
of sand.

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Silo-09 is designed with the exact same materials and color
scheme as the Silo-10. The biggest difference is the lack of
flashing red lights. Thus the facility was designed to cope with
enhanced strength subjects, all of its doors and walls are
reinforced in one way or another. The walls are reinforced
concrete lined with steel, granting all interior walls a Barrier
Rating of 8 and a Soak of 6, interior doors are made of
reinforced materials granting the doors a Barrier Rating of 5
and a Soak of 4, they can still be forced open with Mega-
Strength and an extended check requiring 10 successes to open
the doors unless otherwise noted.
1 Sewer Access Door
A dim yellow light bathes the steel door in its sickly glow. The
door is unmarked save for the presence of numerous scratches
around its blunt handle. The large sewer tunnel exhibits no
other exits or hatches near the door.
This steel door is locked and controlled from the Security
Access Room (#3) it can only be opened by force from the
outside. The handle has no connection to the lock, as it exists
to only aid on pulling the door open when the internal locks are
released. If a nova tries to force the door open they will need
12 successes in a Strength + Might test, before the door will be
warped enough to become passable. Otherwise to put a hole
through the door the team will have to deal with a door with a
Barrier Rating of 6, and a Soak of 6. The frame is of the same
structure and attached to the airlock behind it, thus making the
overall weight of the door, framing and airlock over 15 tons
and tightly integrated with the surrounding bedrock.
2 Sewer Airlock
This brightly lit chamber has no windows or handles, the doors
on either side seal shut with no markings or hand holds. The
only irregularity in the room is on the ceiling between two
florescent lights is a caged camera that is slowly rotating
clockwise. (The cover is bulletproof Plexiglas).
3 Security Access Room 2
This small shadowy room is lit by a few desk lamps and the
glow of the numerous monitors. The various monitors show
scenes of the sewers, Silo-09 hallways and a few small rooms.
At any moment there are 3 to 5 security personal in the room,
three on monitor duty the other two present to relieve staff and
to transport secure materials. If the characters take some time
to examine the monitors they will realize that there are two
dedicated monitors, one which is obviously displaying a
portion of the sewers and an illuminated door (the monitor has
a switch that will switch to thermal display), the other which
shows a rotating view of a small airlock. The console below
this monitor has a number pad and card slot. A computer
check will reveal that the console requires a pin number and an
authorized key card to initiate the airlock system, though an
electronics check will also reveal that if the characters can
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access the electronics next to the interior airlock door in the
hallway, they could dig out the opening signal wires and jury
rig the airlock to cycle open effectively taking the security
console out of the loop.
Normally the security personnel are armed with a light sidearm
and uniforms, if a security alarm had been triggered in the past
half-hour though all security personnel will have upgraded their
weapons to heavy pistols, and Advanced Body Armor.. Also at
least one Security Access Room staffer will have a Taser
Pistol.
LTB Guard (3) - Str 3, Dex 4, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 2, Wit
3, App 2, Man 2, Cha 2
Abilities: Might 2, Athletics 3, Firearms 3, Martial
Arts 3, Melee 2, Stealth 2, Endurance 2, Resistance 2,
Awareness 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 1, Survival 2,
Intimidation 3, Interrogation 2, Command 3, Etiquette
1
Willpower: 3 SOAK: 9B/7L/0A Initiative: 7+1d10
Equipment: Advanced Body Armor (6B/6L, 15HL),
Hvy. Pistol, Taser
4 Breach Containment Hall
This brightly lit hall is completely empty and clean, save for a
small one meter tall trashcan looking device affixed to the
floor. The walls are of a unique design as they have a waist
high red strip along both walls. (A Perceptive character will
note that the red strip seems to be faintly back lit by a red light,
this is an infrared-near red scanning light, it is used to detect if
the people walking through the hall have valid ID badges, if
this system is turned off it automatically activates the turret and
its motion sensors.)
If the site has entered a security lockdown, or if the badge
sensors have been damaged or disabled, the Stationary Defense
Turret will be armed and active, it twin barrel heavy
machineguns will be extended and its turret will automatically
home in on any movement, even if it does not fire. The Turrets
abilities are described in the New Technology section in the
back.
Defense Turret (Use vehicle rules for damage)
Initiative: 12 + 1d10, Signal Encryption: Security
(+3 Difficulty), Mounted Firearms Skill: 7 dice,
Armor: 5, Acc: +1, Damage: 8d10[6], Range: 800,
RoF: 21, Capacity: 100, with a 1,000 belt attachment,
Awareness: 6 dice
5 Research Park Elevator
This elevator stands open and dimly lit. Any attempt to use the
console or force the elevator to move will fail, its cables have
been locked down from above, and it has no ceiling access
hatch. Any attempt to create a new hatch or disable the
elevator further will alert the above ground security and will
bring the direct efforts of the Research Parks entire security
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staff to Silo-09. This will include any contracted novas not
injured to a maimed status in the Airstrip scene.
6 Doctor Sung Lins Office
This meticulous office is paneled in teak, and has a plush red
carpet. The lighting is indirect and almost natural. A soft
trickle of water is audible from the back where a four foot
fountain hangs from the wall. The large mahogany desk sits in
the center of the room with the only chair behind it. The walls
are covered with book filled shelves. Most of the books are
medical journals, though a few engineering references are also
evident.
Normally Dr. Sung Lin would be found here of late, since the
lock down halted her work, but if any alert was raised by the
characters in the Silo-10, Lung Tien Biotics will have prepped
an emergency extraction team to rescue Dr. Sung. The local
security team will have been instructed to secure Dr. Sung in
the Security Control Center (11a).
7 Technical Leads Office
This bare office has a steel desk in the center and a messy stack
of papers cluttered about a small computer system. There are a
few posters on the walls, one of the nova rocker Eva (signed).
Many of the papers are readouts of the latest specimen to be
tested. It appears that the technician left their office rather
hurriedly, as they left their computer logged in.
8 Technical Leads Office
This bare office is neatly organized and clean. Three stacks of
papers lie on top of a steel desk, there is a small potted plant
behind the desk. The computer is powered down.
9 Doctor Samdahls Office
This office is paneled in teak and has some green carpeting.
The lighting is indirect and almost natural. A large water tank
sits along the back wall full of tropical fish. A large wooden
desk dominates the office as do a pair of steel book cases on
either side. All flat surfaces are covered with papers and
medical books. A sunken computer screen juts out of the
tabletop and a screen saver of twisting DNA dominates the
screen (the computer is locked).
Normally Dr. Samdahl would be found here, since the lock
down halted his work, but if any alert was raised by the
characters in the Silo-10, Lung Tien Biotics will have prepped
an emergency extraction team to rescue Dr. Samdahl. The
local security team will have been instructed to secure Dr.
Samdahl in the Security Control Center (11a).
10 Storage Room A, B&C
This room contains a collection of cleaning and janitorial
supplies. As well as a few collapsible tables and a couple step
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ladders. A few spare coats and smocks are also hung on hooks
in these rooms.
11a Security Control Center
This office is brightly illuminated and neatly organized. Five
desks are manned at all times by various security personnel.
Each desk has a computer console and filing cabinet, a tall
canvas screen stands in one corner of the office, behind it is a
bench. The back door is recessed into the wall with an attached
palm and card reader (Security check +1 difficulty).
Security Screening The many filing cabinets contain the
security profiles of all facility staff, as well as fingerprint cards
and physical file backups.
During times of heightened security, all office personnel are
instructed to retreat into the Processing area and to distribute
firearms and body armor to authorized security staff.
LTB Guard (5) - Str 3, Dex 4, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 2, Wit
3, App 2, Man 2, Cha 2
Abilities: Might 2, Athletics 3, Firearms 3, Martial
Arts 3, Melee 2, Stealth 2, Endurance 2, Resistance 2,
Awareness 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 1, Survival 2,
Intimidation 3, Interrogation 2, Command 3, Etiquette
1
Willpower: 3 SOAK: 9B/7L/0A Initiative: 7+1d10
Equipment: Advanced Body Armor (6B/6L, 15HL),
Large SMG, Hvy. Pistol, Taser
11b Security Processing
A large room that is mostly empty except for a couple desks
along the wall and numerous chairs strewn about the place.
The walk-way to the holding cells is clear and brightly
illuminated. A small hallway appears to lead off to the left,
while a small heavily reinforced door sits on the right hand
wall.
This normally active room is fairly quiet, as the lockdown has
reduced their activities to security patrols and card games.
Depending on the sites status, there could be a nickel game of
poker in progress, or the security group could be prepping for
an invasion. If the alarms have been tripped, or if a report of
nova activity has been reported, the security staff will be
coordinating their patrols and arming from this room. It is here
that the heavy body armor is stored, and the five suits will be in
use here, until the security threat has been located and assessed.
LTB Guard (3) - Str 3, Dex 4, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 2, Wit
3, App 2, Man 2, Cha 2
Abilities: Might 2, Athletics 3, Firearms 3, Martial
Arts 3, Melee 2, Stealth 2, Endurance 2, Resistance 2,
Awareness 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 1, Survival 2,
Intimidation 3, Interrogation 2, Command 3, Etiquette
1
Willpower: 3 SOAK: 9B/7L/0A Initiative: 7+1d10
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Equipment: Advanced Body Armor (6B/6L, 15HL),
Large SMG, Hvy. Pistol, Taser
LTB Heavy Armor Guard (5) - Str 3, Dex 3, Sta 4,
Per 3, Int 2, Wit 3, App 2, Man 2, Cha 2
Abilities: Might 2, Athletics 3, Firearms 3, Martial
Arts 3, Melee 2, Stealth 2, Endurance 2, Resistance 2,
Awareness 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 1, Survival 2,
Intimidation 3, Interrogation 2, Command 3, Etiquette
1
Willpower: 3 SOAK: 9B/7L/0A Initiative: 7+1d10
Equipment: Advanced Exo-Armor (8B/8L, 20HL) with
integrated Large SMG, Flamethrower (Ab, p.276)
11c Arms Locker
The door of this locker is small and heavily reinforced. It has a
Barrier Rating of 8 and a Soak of 5, it can still be forced open
with Mega-Strength and an extended check requiring 15
successes to open the door.
This small chamber contains the arms, armor and munitions for
the security staff. The inventory listed here is assuming it is
fully stocked, not if there has been any arming of staff during a
security break-in. There is also a large red button on the side
wall, wired to the central security terminal in the Research
Park, alerting them to a severe security breach.
Locker Inventory:
Six (6) Assault Rifles (w/ 10 clips each)
Twelve (12) SMG, small (w/10 clips each)
Two (2) Anti-tank, Portable (For emergency use
only! in red on the side)
Ten (26) Grenades: 8 Flash, 12 Concussion, 6 Tear
Gas
Thirty-Six (36) Flak Jackets (2 in Extra-Extra Large)
Five (5) Heavy Body Armor Suits
Five (5) Environmental Helmets w/Rebreather
Twelve (12) Gas Masks
12 Detainment Center
A sterile and bright environment, these bare cells have seen
little use since their construction. Each cell has a tile wall and
floor and is closed off with one inch steel bars, layered between
a fine mesh of electrified wiring. There are five cameras in the
hallway, one pointed at each cell and the fifth one pointed at
the entry door.
The cells are identical, with a small attached cot, a small
ceramic sink, and a small circular hole in the floor for the toilet.
Since the lock down Dr. Sung Li has been moved to cell D, a
nice mattress has been moved in to make the cot more
comfortable, and a utilitarian desk has been set up for her to
work. But she has been kept under strict observation and
isolation for the last few days. For Dr. Sung Lis stats and
background, see her entry in the Appendix. She will be
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resistant to leaving, as she believes that her parent company
will be getting her out of Silo-09 momentarily (a 97%
percent certainty, I expect). If the PCs can convince her that
they represent Lung Tien Biotics, or if they use Allens real
name, insinuating that he sent them for her (true or not), she
will find that as a compelling reason to trust the characters for
the moment, though her enhanced intellect and perceptions will
reveal to her most deceptions with time.
13 Operational Laboratory 2
A large operating room filled with diagnostic machines, two
stainless steel gurneys and a floor mounted turret in one corner
are the dominating features. If a security alert has been
broadcast, then the turret may be active, and in motion
detection mode. Also if a panic button has been triggered, the
turret will be cycled on, and giving a 5 second wait on any
movement scanning for ID badges. It will not fire or activate if
attacked. See the Tech Of The Trade section in the appendix
to learn more about the Stationary Defense Turrets.
Defense Turret (Use vehicle rules for damage)
Initiative: 12 + 1d10, Signal Encryption: Security
(+3 Difficulty), Mounted Firearms Skill: 7 dice,
Armor: 5, Acc: +1, Damage: 8d10[6], Range: 800,
RoF: 21, Capacity: 100, with a 1,000 belt attachment,
Awareness: 6 dice
14 Post Ops. 2
This is a moderately sized room with tile walls and floor, a
large steel table and a pair of sinks gleam in the overhead
lighting, though the smell of antiseptic stings the nose as the
door opens.
A few of the orderlies have set up camp in this room with the
lock-down. There shared bed on the table is a mess, though
their impromptu kitchen is sprawled across one of the sinks and
the floor next to it.
LTB Orderly (3) Str 2, Dex 3, Sta 3, Per 3, Int 4, Wit
3, App 2, Man 2, Char 2
Abilities: Brawl 1, Might 1, Athletics 2, Drive 2,
Stealth 1, Endurance 3, Resistance 2, Awareness 2,
Investigation 1, Academics 3, Bureaucracy 3,
Medicine 3, Science 2, Rapport 1, Interrogation 1,
Subterfuge 1, Command 1, Etiquette 1
Willpower: 3 SOAK: 3B/1L/0A Initiative: 6+1d10
One of the orderlies has a ring of keys that includes a key to the
Morgue Records Office (15b) as well as the Medical Storage
Room (18).
15a Morgue
This long room is dimly lit, as the halting of operations has
removed the need to visit this room. A few lone lights
illuminate sheet covered forms every few meters. The loud
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hum of the refrigeration units mixed with the pungent smell of
formaldehyde make for a rather unpleasant place to be.
This rooms walls are lined on three of the side with steel doors
(three high) every two meters. Each door has a hang-tag label
with a serial number written on it, and if the tags are any
indication over two-thirds of the vaults are occupied. In one
corner a large door lurks, its cold exterior hints that it is a walk-
in refrigerator, though the electronic lock on the door alludes to
a greater importance.
15b Records Office
This window enclosed office (its walls only extend 7 feet up,
two feet short of the ceiling), contains a wooden desk with a
computer and three filing cabinets. The paper work of the
morgue is kept here as well as records of each specimen or
body that is processed here.
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detection mode. Also if a panic button has been triggered, the
turret will be cycled on, and giving a 5 second wait on any
movement scanning for ID badges. It will not fire or activate if
attacked. See the Technology section at the end to learn more
about the Stationary Defense Turrets.
Defense Turret (Use vehicle rules for damage)
Initiative: 12 + 1d10, Signal Encryption: Security
(+3 Difficulty), Mounted Firearms Skill: 7 dice,
Armor: 5, Acc: +1, Damage: 8d10[6], Range: 800,
RoF: 21, Capacity: 100, with a 1,000 belt attachment,
Awareness: 6 dice
This room was the site of the Unseens torture and eruption.
Though no evidence remains of his escape, the room still has
an aura of stifling suffering and fear. More then a few people
lost their lives and sanity in this room.
17 Post Ops. 1

The computer which is off-line and turned off initially This is a moderately sized room with tile walls and floor, a
keeps a listing of all records and specimen being kept at the large steel table and a pair of sinks gleam in the overhead
morgue. Of note are the listings of the types of specimen being lighting, though the smell of antiseptic stings the nose as the
kept in the Cold Specimen Storage. One entry seems to door opens. Otherwise it is empty.
indicate that the DNA of a Human-Hybrid is being kept, as
well as insinuating that the offices of Tien Lung Biotics will be
picking the samples up for further analysis in the next few
days.

Each filing cabinet is labeled, the first is marked, A-H, the

second is marked, I-P, and the third cabinet is labeled as, Q-
Z. If the characters look in the second cabinet under Lee, they
will find a rather convincing autopsy report about a deceased
scientist Allen Lee who died during an unauthorized self-
initiated experiment on human augmentation. This is an
authentic report, but if the characters have access to accurate
medical records for Dr. Lee prior to his accident they will see
numerous discrepancies that would indicate that the deceased is
in fact not Dr. Lee.

15c Cold Specimen Storage

This large walk in refrigerator is kept well below freezing, and

the rows of test-tubes in numerous shelves and racks indicate
that many live specimen are being kept here. If the characters
know what they are looking for the clearly enumerated and
labeled vials will make it fairly trivial to find the specific vial. Security Camera Break room
Most of the samples will become corrupt and useless if left
18 Medical Storage Room
above freezing for more than three hours. This includes any
needs for a live culture. The DNA will of course remain quite
This locked room (Security check to unlock without the key)
clear for analysis regardless of how long they are kept above
contains shelves of boxes containing rubber gloves, cotton
freezing, if the seal on the vial is not broken.
swabs, razor blades and miscellaneous liners and disposable
components. The back wall holds a locked glass-door cabinet
16 Operational Laboratory 1
that holds a few labeled bottles (the lock requires a Security
Check or a box of lethal damage to the glass to break). The
A large operating room filled with diagnostic machines, two
cabinet contains various types of medicines, from pain
stainless steel gurneys and a floor mounted turret in one corner
medicine, sedatives and paralytics to reversal agents for all of
are the dominating features. If a security alert has been
the above. Specifically there are bottles of Atropine,
broadcasted, then the turret may be active, and in motion
Epinephrine, Romazicon (reversal of sedatives) Narcan
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(Reversal agent for narcotics), Norepinephrine, Dextrose 5,
Dextrose D50, Versed, Amidate (an intravenous paralytic) as
well as Sodium Bicarbonate and a few additional drugs.
There is also a Crash Cart with a list of its contents on the top,
the listing claims to contain, a series of syringes, resuscitation
equipment, and various IV solutions and delivery methods, as
well as a collection of Pain, Sedative, Paralytic and Reversal
medications.
19 Break Room
This cramped room has a slight moldy smell, and is tightly
filled with a small table and two vending machines. The small
kitchen sink and counter space holds a coffee machine and a
microwave. A white door is visible along the opposing wall.
If security has not been alerted to the characters presence in
the facility, at least four of the security personnel will be
relaxing here. Otherwise this room will be empty.
20 Security Ready Room
This room looks like a mix between a football locker room and
a Biohazard shower room, which is not far from its true use.
This is where security teams are prepped for fast insertions into
the Silo-10 if a breach in containment occurs. Currently no one
is to be found here, as the lock down has restricted all access
into the Silo-10.
21 Decontamination Room One
This is the Prep and Scrub room for the male physicians of the
facility, for easing their transition into and out of the Silo-10.
There are two rows of lockers and benches, as well as two
series of decontamination scrubbers and UV stations.
22 Decontamination Room Two
This is the Prep and Scrub room for the female physicians of
the facility, for easing their transition into and out of the Silo-
10. There are two rows of lockers and benches, as well as two
series of decontamination scrubbers and UV stations.
23 Prep Room
This large room is brightly illuminated, as a series of five high
speed security cameras are positioned to record all activity
when the airlock doors are opened. The brightly lit room also
exhibits a series of floor plates that are hinged and socketed for
quick release and vertical deployment, in the case of a Silo-10
breach. These plates can be pulled up and locked to give the
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defending security team full cover while they lay down
suppressive fire.
24 Silo-10 Airlock
This small airlock connects Silo-09 to the Silo-10 corridor,
which in itself leads to the Silo-10 Airlock. Currently the
airlock is locked and powered down for the duration of the
Lock Down.
RR Rest Room
This small unisex lavatory is spotlessly clean. Its chrome
fixtures and bright fluorescents make the room feel as though it
is just another medical clean-room.
Hitches
A couple different issues could arise during this scene. First
the party may feel that this offers no challenge for their elite
capabilities. At the Storytellers discretion, she can allow the
extraction team intended for Dr. Sung Li to be in Silo-09 and
armed for a big fight. The Lung Tien Biotics team would
include two novas (possibly, Hellhound and Faze if they
survived the Airstrip encounter without serious injury).
Secondly the party could get bogged down in a drawn out fire
fight and become depleted in quantum. If the team is not
prepared to duke it out with armed soldiers without the aid of
quantum, they may have to make a hasty retreat. In this
situation, the Storyteller may want to bring in the cavalry or let
the team pay the price of over confidence. Depending on the
teams associations or the state of he traitors listening device,
either a team of allied soldiers or Nakato soldiers could show
up to help the novas, this is discouraged, as it exposes
numerous independent novas to organized nova factions in
ways that would earn the team long term enemies. It may be
best to let the novas know defeat and learn from their mistakes,
or as a final solution, allow the Unseen to make an
uncharacteristic public showing of their force. If the team
has allowed their presence to become known to the citys
municipal defender, then more than few nova-based options
can open up, depending on the Storytellers campaign.
It is possible that the team is just not suited to a military strike,
in this case, the Storyteller can outfit the team with a small unit
of baseline soldiers (ex-test subjects nursed back to health by
the Unseen), who volunteer to aid the team to infiltrate Silo-09.
Otherwise, if the team is quick and stays focused, they should
be in and out fairly quickly.
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Scene 11: Return To The Pit
Your journey back to the Pit is a hurried affair, with the guide
running as fast as he can, the smell of the sewers is still
overwhelming, but you are slowly getting used to it, perhaps
your clothes will have to be burned after this, as you are certain
that your hair will smell like decay for the next month.
Eventually your guide stops before a familiar dead end.
Instead of picking up the rock he merely stand motionless for a
minute. The wall opens up by itself to create a now familiar
portal, the cowled figure of the Unseen stands on the other side.
Backstage
The Unseen was busy during the characters journey into Silo-
09. In fact during the first hour of the characters rest he
identified the safe house with the traitors loved one and has
just recently returned with them to the Pit. The loved one is
being kept in one of the cleaner rooms separate from the rest of
the Unseen followers, for their protection. He will gesture the
characters and any companions through the portal and then
close it behind them. If any character try to ask him questions
before he leads them back to his chambers, their guide will
address their questions with a simple statement, Give the
Unseen a moment, he will address you concerns in his
chambers. Relax we are safe for the moment.
Regardless of the characters success Allen will return their
loved one (if that plot is being used). Before doing so he will
want a full report of what happened, and an explanation of how
they returned with or without Dr. Sung. Once the characters
have given their account, he will nod and open a new door to
his chamber revealing the loved one, and asking the characters
to give him a moment to speak with Dr. Sung, saying, We
have much to talk about, and you (indicating Dr. Sung) have
much to explain.
After about an hour, the characters will be asked to return to
the chamber. Dr. Sung will look pale and some what shaken
and Allen will appear to be arranging his cowl back over his
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head. Dr. Sung has elected to remain with us in the Pit. I
have arranged for you to be returned to the surface, my people
have also found a man wandering the old district looking for
you. He claimed that he was your driver? Allen passes a
piece of paper with directions to the mans location as well as a
local phone number.
If the players brought Dr. Samdahl with them, they are
encouraged to take the doctor with them. The doctor has no
desire to remain and his role as principal scientist before Dr.
Sungs eruption would make him a valuable addition to the
information the characters were to deliver.
Hitches
The biggest hitch to occur this scene is that they either
disrespect Allen or fail to bring anyone back. If they fail in
this, Allen will be sympathetic in their efforts but still angry, he
will lead them to the surface, but not disclose the location of
their driver. It is also possible that the players choose to take
both doctors back with them. If this happens, Allen will fight
to the death to keep Dr. Sung, as he believes that only she can
eventually cure him of his hideous nature. Dr. Sung does not
want to remain but she will not fight to the death, as her belief
in her works future is more profound than any sense of self-
sacrifice. In addition, if the Players allow any serious harm to
come to Allen, Dr. Sung will quietly work to punish the
characters over the years, by using her vast intellect and
corporate resources to either expose the characters or to
incriminate them through manipulation and guile.
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Scene 12: Conclusion
You step into the open air, with a feeling of release. The
eastern horizon glows softly, as the sunrise is only minutes
away. The freedom from the ever present low concrete
ceilings, as well as, the release from the awful stink of rot and
decay practically lifts the burden of this night off your
shoulders.
Backstage
If the characters received the directions from Allen, they will
find their driver in short order (unless alter has been revealed as
a traitor, then they will have to find their own means to the
airport), and he will anxiously ask how their mission went.
Regardless of the outcome he will mention that he contacted
his superior and has a bonded transport back home that leaves
in three hours. He will walk them to his returned van, and
drive the characters back to the International Airport. If they
have Dr. Samdahl, he will be escorted away from the characters
to a separate room, where he will be bonded and prepped for
transport to the Jakarta Correctional Facility. Walter Han will
use this opportunity to arrange for Dr. Samdahls kidnapping.
As soon as Jason Hung learns of the completion of the mission
he will arrange the flight out of Indonesia and organize any
prisoner extradition requests extradition will cause a two to
three month delay before the prisoner faces any sort of justice
or questioning by Triton personnel.
Unless one of the characters remains in the doctors presence
until the National Guard unit takes possession, his escape will
occur.
The wait at the airport will be quiet, the characters will have a
chance to shower and clean up in a suite reserved for them, and
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one hour dry cleaning service will clean any non-eufiber
garments.
Once they are in flight, the characters will be liberated of their
prizes, either the data chip and/or the viral sample. If the team
lost either or both of the pieces of evidence, but still arrive at
the airport with Dr. Samdahl, Mr. Hung will consider it an
adequate exchange. If the team has nothing but the destruction
of LTB resources to show at this point, their employer will
consider the mission a wash, and the remainder of the payment
will be withheld (or at least reduced). In this scenario, it may
behoove the Storyteller to point out that the team needs
something to give their contact.
Their flight will be quiet and uneventful, save for a faxed
newssheet sent by a contact back home, describing some of the
events of the night, as reported by the local media.
Hitches
The biggest hitch is the managing of a living Dr. Samdahl. It is
not paramount that he escapes or remains in custody. Either
way he will now work for a different master continuing his
work in secret. It may take him a few more years to get back to
where he was, but unless he was killed his handy work will
resurface.
The next biggest issue is if the Players failed to keep their
hands on either the viral sample or the research data. In the
case that they have only one, they will get paid, but will have to
suffer to a mild reprimand from Jason Hung, about completing
all mission objectives. If they have nothing of material value to
show, then the team will get an acknowledgement that they
disrupted a criminal endeavor, but that they have forced a
inevitably costly legal battle for Triton, and allowed LTB to
escape full prosecution. Jason will be unable to complete their
payment without any evidence, or a witness (crafty Players
may offer Dr. Sung Lin up as an alternative witness).
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Story Seeds
Jungle Fever- Rumors reach the characters of an island
inhabited by sentient Apes and lions, is someone reproducing
Dr. Sung Lins work? Or is it a hoax?

Nakato Revenge The Nakato have discovered a dark secret of

one of the characters, can the character resist their blackmail, or
will they succumb to setting their teammates up for a fall?

Dragon Court Triton agents recruit the characters to help in a

second set of investigations into Lung Tien Biotics, this time in
relation to a famous nova that has become a spokes person for
the company. The nova could be a member of T2M Pacific or
an Elite with a rather clean record, there has to be more going
on under the surface.

Thunder on the Horizon The City Defender Thunderhead has

heard rumors that one of the PCs was operating in her town,
and has become jealous of their success. The PC becomes
drawn into this story when Thunderhead begins attacking their
character on N! Can the characters make peace, or shut down
this harpy of a hero?

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Appendix
Rumor Mill
Contacts
The players only have a short amount of time to make contact
with their contacts, any connection which requires a face-to-
face meeting or set up time is not possible, but a Contact that
can be contacted via phone or who lives near or at the novas
residence is quite possible.
No street contacts will have any information. This is a foreign
affair that has not affected any of the local people. Though the
Storyteller is encouraged to still roll for this so the player may
believe there is some sort of information available.
A Corporate or Science Contact with international awareness
though does have the potential of knowing something about
this mission. Make an Etiquette check and consult the
appropriate table below.
Given their limited time, there is very little else to learn about
the Lung Tien Biotics complex, as they have maintained such a
very tight security net about the place.
APPENDIX
Corporate Contact
Successes Result
1-2 Lung Tien Biotics does have a complex
at the Indicated location. It is a multi-
story building above-ground, with many
sublevels below ground. It is considered
very securely protected.
3-4 The facility was the site of some event,
perhaps an intrusion, a day or so ago.
Security has been tight since. (This
information is misleading, as the event
is actually the viral accident, news of
which has not been made public.)
5+ A number of Lung Tien Biotics
executives have recently flown up from
China to Jakarta and are staying at the
Jakarta Hilton. They have, however,
shuttled to the remote offices.
Science Contact
Successes Result
1-2 Lung Tien Biotics has an advanced
bioresearch complex at that location.
3-4 Two of the best minds in the field of
genetic engineering, Dr. Sung Lin and
Dr. Michael Samdahl, both work there.
Word is that they do not get along.
5+ There is a rumor circulating that the
facility does bioweapon research. And
that a scientist there has recently erupted
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one of your players into being a traitor. The following Scene is one
way such a meeting could occur. The specifics should be worked
out by mutual agreement between the Storyteller and the player.

Travel by public subway may not be the most comfortable, but if youre lucky and make
your transfers, no one will be able to follow you.

You dont have long to wait, even at this mid-morning hour when the crowds are
thinnest. After the train comes to a stop and the doors open with a hiss, you enter the
fifth car back. It is marked with a triton graffiti tag, just as the note said. The only other
passenger in the car is a man. So far so good.

He glares at you with a stony gaze for a few moments until the cars begin moving again,
he begins to speak.

Later today you will be approached by the Triton Foundation, in the form of Mr.
Hung. He will contract you to acquire a data packet from an illegal Lung Tien Biotics
facility. The data you are to retrieve pertains to DNA recombinant transgenic
sequencing. This is the melding of other species traits to human traits.

We do not want any more human mutants in the world. There are enough of you
freaks already. If anything the world needs to be purged of your taint. We want that
genetic research.

You will accept this job and retrieve the data for Mr. Hung, as contracted. But Hung
wont get the data. You will deliver it to us instead. Our men will always be close at
hand. When the time is right, we will contact you and tell you where and when you
will make the delivery. To be sure you follow our instructions; I want you to take a
look at something.

The man takes out a portable DVD player. You look with wonderment at the image.
How did they find out about let alone get a hold of her?

I assure you that the image is genuine. She is quite safe with us, but I dont think I
need remind you what will happen if we find you becoming uncooperative. Any
attempt at a double-cross and she dies. Its as simple as that.

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As if on cue the passenger car comes to a stop and the man gets When the device is transmitting, the Nakato are able to trace
up and leaves. Before doing so, he stops at the door, turns the traitor-characters progress. To prevent detection, the
towards you and tosses you a small oval object the size of a Nakato will deactivate the device once the nova reaches the
bean. outer security area of the Lung Tien Biotic complex. Instead
they will send an activation signal at random intervals, to verify
Keep this with you at all times so we can find you when you the groups location until the characters exit the facility.
need us and so we can keep tabs on what you say and do.
Should you lose the device or let it get further than three One of the characters can examine the device by making an
centimeters from your body we will know that you have failed Engineering (Electronics) test.
and proceed accordingly.
1 Success The device is a passive
With that the doors open and the man walks into the crowd of location. It can be set up to
people immediately disappearing from view. You see that you transmit a location-tracking
are at the Broad Street station in downtown New York. signal continuously, or it can
be programmed to transmit its
signal only if it receives an
Backstage activation signal. It can also
function as a listening device.
Its unusual for a nova to betray their employer, else they
wouldnt stay in business not to mention alive- for very long.
2 -3 Successes The device is coded to the
characters particular
Whether or not you use this subplot is entirely up to the
biochemistry. If it gets too
Storyteller and the player, for the rest of the adventure is not
far away from him, it will
dependant on this twist. It would definitely add spice to the
cease to function.
game, but only if the Storyteller believes that he and his player
can handle the complications of having a traitor in the players
group. 4+ Successes This particular beacon does
not have a functioning
If the Storyteller does not run this Prelude proceed directly to eavesdropping module
the next scene and begin the adventure. Han, Mr. Hungs attached to it.
secretary will be much more active, supplying the Nakato the
information they need to ambush the team at the exchange The nova may attempt to follow his new employer once the
location, and keeping the Nakato informed of the PCs train stops. However, just as the player character reaches street
progress. level, two nova elites will block his progress. Mr. Cui will turn
and smile as he enters his limousine. The license plate on the
If the Storyteller does run this Prelude, she should play out this vehicle is counterfeit.
scene with his intended traitor before the rest of the players
arrive. It works best if the player character is well established As the limo drives away, the Elites inform the character that he
in the group. is far too nosey and then proceed to give him a bit of physical
re-education. The elites will not use deadly force, but they will
The Nakato Yakuza has kidnapped someone very important to rough him up. If the player responds with deadly force, the
the nova, be it parent, sibling, lover or friend. Through Han, elites will attempt to inflict at least four lethal health levels of
their inside man at Triton, they have learned of Tritons damage, and then flee.
planned data acquisition mission, and the novas they were to
contract. What they could not learn was the location of the If the player defeats or subdues one or more of the elites, he
Lung Tien Biotic complex, nor can they find out before Triton will not obtain any useful information from them. All they
makes its move. Thus the Nakato leadership decided to subvert know is that they were hired that same morning (via an
one of the novas in order to obtain their information. anonymous bonded account) for a simple bodyguard job, with
orders to rough up anyone who got to close to Mr. Cui.
The Nakato representative gives the nova a passive homing
device that receives and then retransmits a coded signal. It can
also be coded to only function when within five centimeters of
a specific individual. This coding has been applied to this
beacon. If the nova should drop the object or otherwise let it
get more than five centimeters
form them, the Nakato will be upset, but will not kill the
hostage, until certain of what happened to the traitor.
Note that the object is not a listening device, even though the
Nakato representative strongly implied that it is.

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Checking with Contacts and others at the location from which

the hostage was kidnapped will be equally futile. All the
traitor-character will learn is that the person vanished from
sight sometime that morning. No further clue as to the
hostages whereabouts will be found until after the players
actually get into the adventure.

Hitches
If the player character actually attacks Mr. Cui instead of
merely following him, the Nakato will kill their hostage and
use Han much more actively. In such case, the Storyteller
should simply run the adventure as though he had never
planned to use this subplot. Han will provide the Nakato all the
information they need to spring the ambush at the Jakarta
airstrip.

If the traitor-character decides to confide his dilemma to the

rest of the group, let him. The team can then decide whether to
double-cross the Triton Foundation, Nakato, or both. If the
player character makes his problem known to Jason Hung or
Walter Han, then the Nakato will be in on all the counter-plans
that the players make. If the Nakato cannot obtain any more
leverage by holding their hostage, the Storyteller should kill the
hostage, as threatened. Remember to emphasize to the traitor-
player that the device could be a listening device, as that should
put a damper on his desire to spill his guts.

If the traitor or an ally of the traitor has Pretercognition, and

attempt to use it to track their loved one, they will be thwarted
by a Nakato teleporter. While the Nakato view novas as
subhuman they are not above using them as tools.

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Counter Mission
serve the Storytellers campaign to not
It may best
actually play out this adventure, but to actually
introduce the players to this story as interlopers,
where the Players must outsmart another group of
trained novas. This scenario makes the entire
adventure potentially much more combat oriented.

It is suggested that the counter-mission team is not

permitted to intercept the other nova team until
after they have acquired the Data and sample from
Silo-10. This way they are forced into a some-
what direct confrontation. A more devious Story
teller would actually manipulate events such that
the players encounter the other team as they are
leaving Silo-10 (perhaps after following their trail
through the breached facility), and instigate a
running battle through the sewers, as both teams
are dogged by LTB guards, and a five way fight
ensues at the Airstrip with LTB, Clan Nakato,
Proteus/Triton team, Unseen and the PCs. This
could turn into a rather lethal fight, and should not
be selected lightly.

If the counter mission option is selected, many of

the detailed scenes will be of little use, though the
maps and descriptions of areas may still be helpful.
It is suggested that the opposing team be the
pregenerated PC characters included in the
Appendix, unless of course they are being used by
the players.

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Public Information
The local public library can provide only limited information
about the Jakarta, Lung Tien Biotics complex.
Lung Tien Biotics, Jakarta Research Complex
The Lung Tien Biotics, Jakarta Research Complex is a
twelve building industrial park. The buildings are laid out in
an elliptical semi-circle, all entrances are oriented inward.
Each silo is twelve stories high.
The center of the Research Complex is dominated by an open
area landscaped with local trees and bushes. The focus of
this area is a 20-meter high stone dragon, a replica of the
larger statue in front of the Lung Tien Biotics corporate HQ.
The Jakarta Research Complex is believed to be the site of
nannite, computer, and biological research. The parking lot
adjacent to the park can hold up to 8,000 passenger vehicles.
Below are the truncated corporate templates for both Lung
Tien Biotics and Triton
Lung Tien Biotics Corporation
Home Office Location: Hong Kong, China
President/CEO: Chan Lee
Principal Divisions:
Division Name: Lung Tien Biotics Asia
Division Head: Khung Mao
Chief Products/Services:
Diversified products ranging from
armaments to electronics
.
Triton Foundation Inc.
Home Office: San Diego, California, USA
President/CEO: Ryan Gill
Principal Divisions:
Division Name: Biogene Research
Division Head: Sarah Conner
Chief Products/Services: Pure scientific
research in biotechnology and genetic
engineering.
Division Name: Biogene Pharmaceuticals
Division Head: David Sutters
Chief Products/Services: Design and
production of medically restricted and
consumer grade pharmaceuticals.
Business Profile:
This decade-old company rose from the ashes of three other
San Diego companies, and gained prominence in its field
during the Galatea crisis, when it supplied aid and materials to
assist in understanding what the new novas represented.
Triton is known as an organization that is quick to recognize its
own shortcomings and to aggressively correct them.
Security/Military Forces: Triton has no military forces of its
own. All Triton facilities are protected by local law
enforcement or by DeVries elites during times of projected
risk.

Business Profile:

Many experts believe that Lung Tien Biotics maintains strong

ties to the Heaven Thunder Triads. The company grew from a
mixed group of southern Chinese shipping companies and
Pacific Rim manufacturing cartels. Only in the last decade has
Lung Tien Biotics become consolidated into its current
incarnation. The founders and the current president are
believed to have family members that have ties to Heaven
Thunder Triad (HTT), though no known member of HTT have
any direct ties to the organization.

Security/Military Forces: Lung Tien Biotics maintains

extensive paramilitary forces. The Asiatic division maintains
elements of their internal Red Legion, a crack team of nova
elites kept on an exclusive retainer with Lung Tien Biotics.

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Jakarta Sewer Map [PLAYER HANDOUT]

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SILO-10

1a Access Point 10 Security Monitoring Room

1b Robot Deployment Center 11 Security Airlock
2 Biogenic Lab 12 Main Entrance
3 Secure Hallway 13 Decontamination Room
4 Autopsy Lab 01 14 - Hallway
5 Autopsy Lab 02 15 Public Bathroom
6 Public Bathroom 16 - Science Team Bunk Room
7 Storage Closet 17 Security Team Bunk Room
8 Break Room 18 Silo-10 Data Center
9 Security Terminal 19 Pathology Lab

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Silo-10 Activity Log [Player Handout]

0800::ALL CLEAR, NO CHANGE.
0812::PERMITTED ACCESS O-DOOR::DR. LIN
0813::PERMITTED ACCESS L-DOOR::DR. LIN
0827::PERMITTED ACCESS L-DOOR::DR. SAMDAHL, DR. LIN
0827::PERMITTED ACCESS O-DOOR::DR. SAMDAHL, DR. LIN
0834::DISTURBENCE BIOGENICS LAB:: DISPATCHED SECURITY
0834::PERMITTED ACCESS L-DOOR::G. MICHAELS, G. JONES, G. JACKSON
0835::ALERT::ALERT::AIRBORN AGENT DETECTED::ALERT::ALERT
0835::QUARANTINE PROCEDURES INITIATED::
0836::SEALING ALL VENTILATION DUCTS::
0836::SEALING SECURITY MONITORING CENTER::
0837::ALERT::ALERT::BREACH IN VENTILATION DUCT J302->SMC
0837::QUARANTINE VIOLATION IN FOOTHOLD AREA::
0841::QUARANTINE OVERRIDDEN BY EXECUTIVE ORDER::
0844::FACILITY CONTAMINATION CONTROLS INITATED::
0844::5:00.00 MINUTES UNTIL AUTO DISTRUCT
0845::USER 3133t-1 RECOGNIZED::
0847::SELF DESTRUCT COUNTERMAND RECEIVED::
0848::SELF DESTRUCT COUNTERMAND RECEIVED::
0849::SELF DESTRUCT HALTED::
0850::ISOLATE SILO-09::
0851::ISOLATE SILO-10::
0851::QUARANTINE PROCEDURES DISABLED::
0855::INITATING MONITORING PROCEDURE::
0900::ALL CLEAR NO CHANGE

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SILO-09

1 Sewer Access Door 11c Arms Locker

2 Sewer Airlock
3 Security Access Room 2
4 Breach Containment Hall
5 Research Park Elevator
6 Dr. Sung Lins Office
7 & 8 Technical Leads Office
9 Dr. Samdahls Office
10 Storage Closets A, B & C
11a Security Control Center
11b Security Processing
12 Detainment Center
13 & 16 Operational Lab 02 & 01
14 & 17 Post Ops. 02 & 01
15 Morgue
18 Medical Storage Room
19 Break Room
20 Security Ready Room
21 & 22 Decontamination Rooms
23 Prep Room
24 Silo-10 Airlock

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Cast of Characters
Pregenerated Player Characters (5)
John Ultimate Altman
John Altman was a retired businessman, literally on his
deathbed, when he erupted into his younger and healthy form.
Initially in denial, his family eventually came accept his
transformation, though his eldest daughter is still bothered that
her father looks younger than her.
As Ultimate, Altman strives to make a positive difference in
the world. While he has less firepower than the rest of his
team, his enhanced attributes have forced him to be very
creative in dealing with dangerous novas. Of late Altman has
begun creating Quantum enhanced devices to give him that
tactical edge in a fight. Finding murder repugnant, Altman
tries to avoid lethal options, but being a realist he knows that
on occasion extreme measures must be taken.
In Combat: John normally hangs back in the opening seconds
of any conflict if he can. This way he can use his Weakness
Analysis to give himself and indirectly his team a further edge.
Though, when pressed his Destructive Touch and quick
reflexes let him make the occasional decisive blow.
Ultimate also uses his gadgets to keep him in the fight. Two
sets of gadgets are listed below, it is assumed he sufficient time
to make one or the other not both.
Gadgets: Select either Set1 or Set2 for this adventure.
Set1: Flight Belt (Flight 1, Quantum 1, 1 use per scene,
usable by any nova, rechargeable Pool of 3 Quantum,
Durability of 6 (6 Health Levels), Resources 3, Lifespan of 18
months (3 already used)), Force Field Disc (Force Field (fixed
effect) 5, Quantum 1, 3 uses per scene, usable by any nova,
rechargeable pool of 9 Quantum, Durability 6 (6 Health
Levels), Resources 3, Lifespan of 18 months (2 already used)).
Set2: Cloaking Bracer (Invisibility 3, Attunement 3,
Quantum 1, 3 uses per scene, usable by any nova, rechargeable
CAST OF CHARACTERS
.
pool of 9 Quantum, Durability of 6 (6 Health Levels),
Resources 4, Lifespan of 18 months (3 months used)).
Nature: Architect
Allegiance: Independent / Team Ultimate
Attributes: Strength 5 (Rugged), Dexterity 5 (Fast), Stamina 5
(Resilient), Perception 5 (Patient), Intelligence 5 (Rational),
Wits 5 (Creative), Appearance 5 (Imposing), Manipulation 5
(Persuasive), Charisma 5 (Charming)
Abilities: Awareness 1, Athletics 3, Martial Arts 3, Stealth 2,
Endurance 3, Resistance 3, Academics 1, Bureaucracy 1,
Engineering 5 (Quantum Engineering), Linguistics 1 (English,
Hebrew), Science 5 (Nanotechnology), Survival 3, Biz 1,
Rapport 1, Subterfuge 1, Etiquette 3
Backgrounds: Eufiber 5, Node 2, Resources 1
Quantum 3, Q-Pool 25, Willpower 5, Taint 0
Powers: Mega-Strength 1 (Precision), Mega-Dexterity 1
(Accuracy), Mega-Stamina 1 (Adaptability), Mega-Intelligence
1 (Weakness Analysis, Mental Prodigy: Engineering), Mega-
Wits 1 (Quickness), Armor 1, Claws (Aggravated Extra) 1
Andrew Geode Carter
An attractive muscular bald man of smooth character and
charm, Andrew found his passion early in life in sculpting, and
being active in his local church. His eruption came from an
emotional and religious release while working on a piece for
his churchs newly renovated baptismal alter. Since his
eruption he has taken his gift as a sign from god to help others,
though he has decided that the best way to help is be seen and
heard globally. Initially drawn to Project Utopia, he was turned
off, by their quick fix approach to many ills. During the
interview process he was repeatedly reminded of his
philosophical differences as his recruiter constantly lauded how
P.U. could accelerate his personal goals. As Andrew likes to
say, The slow and steady always wins out over the fast and
furious.
In Combat: Geode works best at range, though his
transmission power is limited by man-made concrete and the
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like, his ability to transmit himself to opposing sides of a
conflict allows him to keep his opponents at a distance while he
manipulates the environment to hinder and defeat them. Geode
often creates barriers, pits and spiked features to appear
under or around his opponents. Because his power depends on
Earth he has been known to use his Elemental Mastery power
to create piles of Earth on the battle scene to give him extra
transmission points that would not be there otherwise.
Nature: Care Giver
Allegiance: Independent / Team Ultimate
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4, Perception 2,
Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Appearance 3, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 3
Abilities: Might 1, Athletics 1, Martial Arts 1, Endurance 3,
Resistance 3, Awareness 2, Linguistics 2 (English <native
tongue>, Japanese, Spanish), Art 5 (sculpting), Biz 1, Rapport
3, Intimidation 1, Style 3, Subterfuge 2, Etiquette 2, Perform 5
(speaking)
Backgrounds: Attunement 1, Contacts 2, Node 2, Resources 3
Quantum 5, Q-Pool 36 (purchased 6 additional), Willpower 3,
Taint 2
Powers: Armor 1 (tough skin), Elemental Mastery (Earth) 2
(Shaping, Blast), Transmit (broadband Earth) 1
Eniro Cutter Degas
Eniro was born in Springfield, Iowa to immigrant parents from
Mexico. Proud of his heritage, he would often get into fights
with neighborhood children who either belittled his parents or
his country. His parents need to move throughout the year to
keep working, added additional stress to his life and led him
eventually to a rather bad state. Eniro was convicted of Grand
Theft Auto, and was sentenced to 7 years of prison.
Prison changed Eniro, it forced him to reassess his opinion of
himself and his life. Though not a changed man when he
gained his parole, he was enlightened. All of this may have
been enough for Eniro, until the night of his eruption. While
working as a janitor at the local Civic Mall in Indianapolis, he
CAST OF CHARACTERS
.
was witness to a brutal mugging of a Hispanic man by a couple
of young gangers. Without thinking he stepped into the
conflict and was mugged instead. The Hispanic man fled the
scene. Eniro woke up several hours later in a pool of his own
blood, alive and unscarred. After some less dramatic
encounters and finally a visit to a local Rashoud facility, Eniro
discovered his secret; he was a nova, now he could even the
score with everyone.
In Combat: Eniro is almost feral in his fighting, using his
steely claws which grow from his fingertips, to slash and cut.
Eniro is an unrelenting hunter and killer. Only his sense of
personal honor keeps him from becoming a threat to the world
at large. Using his claws primarily for attack, and occasionally
resorting to a specialized shape to solve tougher problems,
Eniro enjoys using many traditional as well as imaginative
forms to get the job done. Regardless of the form he takes he
always has his steely claws.
Select Battle Forms: Falcon (3 Successes: Flight 1, Sizemorph
[shrink] 2), Boar (3 Successes: Mega-Strength 1, Armor 1,
Sizemorph [grow] 1), Steel Shred-tree (3 Successes: Armor 2,
Immovable (enh)), Python (3 Successes: Mega-Strength 1,
Poison 2).
Nature: Loner
Allegiance: Independent / Team Ultimate
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3, Perception 3,
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Awareness 3, Athletics 3, Martial Arts 3, Stealth 3,
Endurance 3, Resistance 3, Linguistics 1 (English, Spanish),
Medicine 1, Survival 3, Biz 1, Rapport 1, Intimidation 3,
Subterfuge 3, Etiquette 1
Backgrounds: Cypher 1, Eufiber 5, Resources 1
Quantum 4, Q-Pool 28, Willpower 3, Taint 0
Powers: Mega-Stamina 3 (Regeneration), Claws 1, Shapeshift
3
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Consuela Prima De LaRosa
Raised in Brazil in a wealthy family, the young Idol has had
everything. When she erupted at the age of 17 at a great
party, she took it for granted that she was meant for greatness
and fame. Since her eruption, she has become an accomplished
dancer and painter, using her nova powers to move her art to
amazing levels.
In Combat: Prima uses her Dexterity and Acid Bolts to
decimate her foes. Her good looks also help her distract and
startle her prey.
Nature: Loner
Allegiance: Independent / Team Ultimate
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 5 (Flexible), Stamina 2,
Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Appearance 5 (Alluring),
Manipulation 3, Charisma 4 (Eloquent)
Abilities: Awareness 2, Athletics 3, Martial Arts 1, Stealth 3,
Endurance 3, Resistance 3, Linguistics 2 (Portuguese, English,
Spanish), Style 3, Performance (Dance) 3, Biz 2, Rapport 1,
Intimidation 1, Subterfuge 2, Etiquette 3
Backgrounds: Contacts 2, Eufiber 3, Followers 2, Resources
5, Status 1
Quantum 3, Q-Pool 26, Willpower 3, Taint 0
Powers: Mega-Dexterity 3 (Physical Prodigy), Mega-
Appearance 3 (First Impression), Quantum Bolt (Lethal Acid
Spray) 3
CAST OF CHARACTERS
.
MTune Legum/Speed Nozimbotu
A tall (67) lean twenty-three year old black man from Chad
gifted with the ability to run. Until his eruption, he was an
Olympic hopeful, and was heavily sponsored by his country.
When he erupted during a coming of age rite on the shores of
Lake Chad, his entire future changed. His athletic sponsorship
was removed and replaced by both government and corporate
Agents hounding him for his employment. For some this
would have been a dream come-true, for MTune this was the
start of a nightmare. His very public eruption not only shamed
his family, but alienated his betrothed and her family. Now an
outcast from the people he loves most, MTune struggles to
find his place in the larger world, hoping he can find inner-
peace.
In Combat: Speed is the key to using MTune effectively. He
uses his fists, his attuned hunting Knives or the environment to
defeat his opponents. MTune depends on his temporal
acceleration to get in twice the attacks so with the expenditure
of 4 Quantum he has 4 attacks per round. He uses his high rate
of movement to move away from his opponents between
rounds so he can come at them from their flank..
Nature: Bravo
Allegiance: Independent / Team Ultimate
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 4 (Fast), Stamina 2,
Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 4 (Cunning), Appearance 2,
Manipulation 2, Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 3, Athletics 4 (dodge), Stealth 3, Endurance
4, Resistance 3, Awareness 1, Linguistics 2 (Arabic, English,
Daza <native tongue>), Medicine 1, Survival 3, Art 1, Rapport
3, Intimidation 1, Subterfuge 1
Backgrounds: Attunement 3, Cypher 1, Node 2, Resources 1
Quantum 5, Q-Pool 30, Willpower 4, Taint 4 (Anima Banner:
Slight Blurring affect about his body after any use of his
powers)
Powers: Mega-Dexterity 1 (Fast Tasks, Enhanced Movement),
Mega-Wits 1 (Quickness), Hypermovement (Land) 2,
Temporal Manipulation 1 (Internal Clock (free), Accelerate
Time)
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Gear: A matched pair of Hunting Knives (attuned) and a bright
orange sash across his chest.
NPC Novas (8)
Independent Novas
Elizabeth Thunderhead Hill
Born and raised in Sussex, Elizabeth always dreamed of being
famous and rich. Her eruption in 2003, was all that and more.
Though being born in an increasingly isolationist state, and
having parents that saw her eruption as the, death of their
daughter, Elizabeth found it easy to move on. After she
finished her training at the local Rashoud clinic, she shipped
out and became an Ibiza drifter, bumming a place to stay night
to night and partying non-stop. After a huge fight with her
current boyfriend, she decided to take a holiday around the
world. While in Indonesia on 05 she came across the erupting
volcano Merapi. Shocked and horrified by the sight, and the
screams of the local inhabitants, she was compelled to act. Not
a normally altruistic person, she was just as surprised by her
actions. Landing before the flow, she pushed her power to the
limits causing a down pour and tightly channeled hurricane
force winds to pummel the red hot lava. Very slowly and
painfully close, the lava eventually stopped, and most of the
district was saved as she continued to call in winds to blow the
continuing fall of Ash and gas from the volcano away from the
populous centers of the area. Beating Team Tomorrow to the
site by accident cemented her place in the minds and hearts of
the Indonesian community. While she would always be an
outsider, her selfless act made her the darling of the poor and
the rich alike.
Thunderhead always thinks big when she acts. Using her fog
form to protect herself from attack, she will then channel the
forces of nature to defeat her opponents.
Nature: Bravo
Allegiance: Independent / Jakarta
Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 5 (Delicate), Stamina 2,
Perception 2, Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Appearance 5,
Manipulation 2, Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 1, Athletics 3, Stealth 3, Endurance 3,
Resistance 3, Awareness 2, Intrusion 1, Linguistics 3 (Native
English, German, French and Bahassa Indonesian) Science 2,
Survival 1, Biz 3, Rapport 3, Intimidation 1, Style 2,
Interrogation 2
CAST OF CHARACTERS
.
Backgrounds: Backing (Jakarta) 3, Eufiber 2, Resources 4,
Status 1
Quantum 4, Q-Pool: 28, Willpower 3, Taint 5 (Anima Banner
(Red Sparks over body), Aberrant Eyes (Crimson Red glow))
Powers: Fog Form (Density Decrease) [level 2] 3, Weather
Manipulation [level 3] 5 (tainted)
Eric 3133t-1 Stamberg
Born in Whitehall England, Eric was always fascinated by
computers and machines. Unfortunately he also had an
inordinate amount of curiosity which caused him to spend a
great deal of his youth in correctional institutes. As an adult
Eric has learned his lesson and he now makes certain not to get
caught for his indiscretions, it was this very need to avoid
getting caught that led to his eruption in 2005. Eric had
recently discovered where his employer kept the combination
to their cash box, and was attempting to hack the information
from their computer, when the owner arrived. Afraid he would
be discovered he hastily locked the computer and attempted to
escape, but was caught by a security guard as he was exiting
the room. Erics panic rose as the owner forced him back into
his office. Overcome by a fierce migraine, Eric suddenly
realized that his employer had more on his computer than the
employee records and the cash boxs combo, but he also knew
that the books were cooked, as well as the account into which
the illicit funds were being deposited. When He convinced the
employer to let him have a brief chat about this
misunderstanding, he revealed his blackmail and forced his
employer to give him half of the money. With this initial
capital Eric began living the high life.
Over the next few years, he came to understand what he was,
and the limits of his abilities. It was not until a year later that
he decided to become legitimate, as the salaries for an elite
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nova was much more than he was able to make illegally.
Reformed through economics, Eric signed a lucrative
contract with DeVries as a Cyber Security Agent. Though he
has gone legitimate, he still has a dangerous habit of looking
in to data he has been hired to protect. Eric is currently
assigned to clients in Asia and along the Pacific Rim.
Nature: Conniver
Allegiance: DeVries
Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3, Perception 3,
Intelligence 4, Wits 2, Appearance 2 Manipulation 5, Charisma
3 Though the virus had no previous success, Dr. Samdahl wanted
Abilities: Athletics 2, Firearms 3, Legerdemain 3, Stealth 2,
Endurance 3, Resistance 3, Awareness 2, Investigation 3,
Computer 5 (Programming), Intrusion 3, Science 2, Biz 3,
Subterfuge 3, Command 1, Etiquette 3
Backgrounds: Eufiber 3, Backing (DeVries) 2, Resources 5,
Node 1
Quantum 4, Q-Pool 28, Willpower 6, Taint 0,
Powers: Mega-Manipulation 1 (Persuader), Cyberkinesis 3
(Control, Initialize, Opening), ESP 3, Eufiber 3, Backing
(DeVries) 2, Resources 5, Node 1
Dr. Sung Lin
Sung Lin was born to an affluent family in China, and gained
exceptional marks in school, when she was 17, she earned a
scholarship to study abroad at UC Davis in California. She
completed her Undergraduate work with top marks and was
recruited by Lung Tien Biotics to work for them while she
earned her Ph D in Biomedical gene therapy. She completed
her degree and successfully applied for three patents in her
research field. Dr. Sungs research focused on repairing
genetic deficiencies in animals, this research was perfectly
aligned with a covert LTB project on Human augmentation.
When Sung Lin completed her doctoral work, she was secretly
transferred to the Transgenic Hominid study at the LTB
Research Park at Jakarta, Indonesia.
It was while she was assigned to this project that two
significant events occurred. Dr. Sung had a radical break
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through in modifying the DNA of an adult chimpanzee and
erupted in the throws of the elation of this ground breaking
advance. With her eruption, she was confident that she could
find a way to make the technique work on humans after a few
more years of testing. LTB was unhappy with the time-table
Dr. Sung had presented, and sent Dr. Samdahl to expedite the
research. It was over a disagreement on viral protocol between
Dr. Sung and Dr. Samdahl that the accident happened, a
technician was accidentally locked in one of Dr. Samdahls
viral induction chambers, infected with a M-R Node virus.
to perform some more simian tests. The unfortunate victim,
Allen Lee, survived, but his eruption was horribly flawed by
the psychotics in the serum. Dr. Sung immediately sent a letter
of complaint to the LTB HQ, and demanded that Samdahl be
fired for incompetence. Dr. Sung has become worried over
Corporates silence to her letter, as well as the second viral
containment failure in three months, this time affecting all of
Silo-10.
Nature: Analyst
Allegiance: Lung Tien Biotics / Science
Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3, Perception 3,
Intelligence 4, Wits 2, Appearance 2, Manipulation 5,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Athletics 1, Firearms 1, Martial Arts 3, Stealth 3,
Endurance 3, Resistance 3, Awareness 2, Investigation 4
(Deduction), Academics 3, Bureaucracy 3, Computer 2,
Engineering 2, Linguistics 3 (Chinese Native, Japanese,
English, Indonesian), Medicine 5 (Genetics) Science 2, Rapport
3, Command 2, Etiquette 2
Backgrounds: Eufiber 1, Contacts 2, Backing (LTB) 1,
Resources 5(1 all of her assets are frozen after the adventure if
she escapes or dies)
Quantum 3, Q-Pool 26, Willpower 3, Taint 0
Powers: Mega-Intelligence 5 (Eidetic Memory, Mental
Prodigy Medical, Analyze Weakness, Compartmentalized
Mind), Mega-Manipulation 1 (Hypnotic Gaze)
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Allen The Unseen Lee
Allen Lee was recruited into the Nakato clan at the age of 15 in
the streets of Tokyo, never a soft man; he always looked out for
himself first. Not until he joined the ranks of Nakato did he
ever feel like he belonged to something bigger, something
better than himself.
Over the next six years he gained status and influence within
the clan, as he successfully completed assignments and
identified new opportunities. Of late he began to sense those
within the Nakato clan that opposed his ascent, hungry for the
success he had garnered. Allen began finding that his
assignment often had hidden traps or that some of his targets
had foreknowledge of his coming. Angered he began secretly
spying on his peers, hoping to find who was undermining his
work, as well as attempting to tarnish his reputation of
unquestioning loyalty. He was dismayed to find that not only
was his saboteur his own mentor, but that his mentor was a
member of the Heaven Thunder Triad a traitor to the Clan!
Determined to report this threat to the Nakato clan, he went
immediately to his mentors superior and reported what he had
found.
Allen was rewarded with participation with his mentors
extraction and assassination. Then he was given his most
challenging assignment which promised a promotion into his
mentors old position. Mister Komoto wanted Allen to
infiltrate Lung Tien Biotics, and retrieve their research on
making artificial novas, rumor was that they had recruited a
handful of bright scientists and were using their intellect to
attempt to solve the mystery of the M-R node. This knowledge
was bought on the lives of three Nakato spies, who died in
getting this knowledge out of china. Braced by what he would
earn upon completion of this assignment, Allen joined Lung
Tien Biotics Corporation and with the aid of a few well placed
Nakato double-agents he eventually gained assignment to the
security attachment of Silo-09.
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It was only a few weeks before he discovered the weak link in
the LTB science team, the schism between Drs. Sung and
Samdahl. Inspired by this rift he began attempting to court Dr.
Sung Lin, hoping that through her affections he might gain the
data he needed to end this distasteful situation. While Dr. Sung
seemed to enjoy his company, she never gave Allen what he
needed, though Allen found her abounding curiosity and strong
sense of honor delightful.
In spite of himself the hardened criminal found himself falling
in love with Lin. It was two months later that Allen made his
near fatal mistake, he had finally attained a copy of Dr.
Samdahls pass card, and was planning on breaking into his
office to get the intelligence he did not have the heart to steal
from Dr. Sung, when he received a summons by Dr. Samdahl
to secure a difficult patient in Laboratory A.
When Allen arrived he was ambushed by a full security team,
and accused of corporate espionage. It was then that Allen
realized that his feelings for Lin had blinded him to greater
loyalty to LTB. Dr. Samdahl then informed Allen of his
punishment, not execution, but inclusion as a subject for his
current research project. Allen was quickly strapped in, and
injected with the serum. Once he was secured, Dr. Samdahl
revealed the second aspect of his experiment. He hoped that by
inducing a state of directed dementia, in a erupting human he
could control the types of powers they gained. Unfortunately
one needs a subject that can erupt. Unexpectedly Allen did in
fact erupt, but the combination of his fear, anger and
hallucination, his eruption was a monstrous production, that
almost drove Allen mad, and unhinged more than a few of the
guards. Using his nescient powers Allen escaped through the
walls of the facility into the surrounding sewers.
Allen wandered for a while and eventually awoke free of the
effect of the drugs. What he thought where hallucinations, his
warped form, and his violent visions of his own suffering, were
in fact his new aberrations. Despising the monster he had
become, Allen vowed to find a way to return to normal or to
kill Dr. Samdahl for what he did to him. Allen eventually
created a home and hideaway for himself, occasionally
gathering some of the rejected experiments to him. Allen -
now known as the Unseen - is attempting to find allies who can
help him get his revenge and allow him to confront the woman
he loves about what she has participated in.
Nature: Survivor
Allegiance: Once Nakato now the residents of The Pit
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 4, Perception 3,
Intelligence 5, Wits 2, Ugly 2, Manipulation 2, Charisma 2
Abilities: Might 3, Athletics 3, Drive 2, Firearms 4
(Targeting), Legerdemain 4 (Palm Object), Martial Arts 3,
Stealth 4 (Hiding in Shadows), Endurance 4 (Sleep Loss),
Resistance 3, Awareness 4 (Ambush), Investigation 2,
Computer 2, Engineering 3, Linguistics 3 (Japanese Native,
Chinese, Indonesian, English), Medicine 1, Biz 2, Intimidation
2, Interrogation 3, Subterfuge 1, Command 1, Etiquette 3
Backgrounds: Node 2, Contacts 4 (The homeless of Jakarta),
Cipher 4
Quantum 5 (2 tainted), Q-Pool 30, Willpower 2, Taint 6
(Aberrant Eyes: sickly yellow glowing eyes, that spark when he
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becomes emotional, Anima Banner: translucent warped images
of his face screaming in pain, sorrow and madness from before
his eruption, Twisted Limbs: his arms and legs have extra
joints with almost no mobility, but which cause him to bob
slightly with every movement)
Powers: Mega-Ugly 1 (Face of Terror), Armor 1 (Thick
Hide), Clone 3 (all three dots tainted), Elemental Anima
(Stone) 1 (Shaping), Poison 1 (His Punishing Touch),
Tentacles (4 short tentacles sprout from his back).
Lung Tien Biotics Novas
Faze Spider
Shin Li was an administrative assistant to a regional manager at
Lung Tien Biotics five years ago, during this time she was
completely devoted to her employer and her boss. During a
business trip to Taiwan, Shin caught pneumonia and became
very ill. For some reason her body was not fighting the
infection properly, her lungs were filling with fluid and her
bodily strength was fading. During what her doctors were
secretly referring to as her last hours, Shin Li was visited by
her boss Robert Lung and when he touched her hand in a
gesture of consolation, Shin suddenly felt invigorated as her
employer collapsed over her bed. It was a few days later
before her doctors released her and Robert from the Hospital.
When Shin returned to China, she was called in before the
board and her boss. They informed her of what they had
worked to hide from the Taiwanese, that somehow Roberts
life-force had saved Shin, as she was definitely now a nova.
Shin suddenly realized what all of her symptoms had meant,
and also that she was indebted to Robert for her new life.
When the board asked for her loyalty and her permission to
enroll her in their covert ops program, she accepted without
hesitation, convinced that this was the best way she could repay
her generous boss for her new vitality.
Shin constantly looks for ways to show her appreciation and
loyalty, secretly she does not feel worthy of her powers, and is
often awed by how much her gifts permit her to accomplish.
Shin is often uncertain if she can perform her assignments, so
she compensates by giving everything she has into each task,
this dogged focus and lack of fear for her own safety has
frightened more than a few of her teammates, as has her
vampiric appearance, which unnerves many of her contacts.
Nature: Martyr
Allegiance: Lung Tien Biotics
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 5 (Delicate), Stamina 2,
Perception 2, Intelligence 2, Wits 4 (Level-headed),
Appearance 5 (Exotic), Manipulation 2, Charisma 3
Abilities: Athletics 4 (Dodge), Martial Arts 4 (Multiple
Opponents), Stealth 4 (Ambush), Endurance 4 (Long Distance
Exertion), Resistance 3, Awareness 3, Investigation 2,
Computer 1, Linguistics 3 (Chinese Native, Indonesian,
Japanese, French), Survival 2, Biz 3, Intimidation 4 (Implied
Threat), Style 2, Interrogation 2, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2,
Command 4 (Discipline), Etiquette 3
Backgrounds: Eufiber 5, Allies 1 (Richard Lung), Backing
(LTB) 3, Resources 4
Quantum 3, Q-Pool 26, Willpower 5, Taint 0
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Powers: Mega-Dexterity 1 (Perfect Balance), Claws (razor
nails) 5, Density Decrease (Misty Form) 3, Quantum
Vampirism (Stamina -> Strength) 3, Silence 1
Lester Hellhound Carmichael
Born in Mumbai, to his expatriate British parents, Lester
learned to entertain himself with fire. It was his fascination
with fire that led to his eruption. He was at a fireworks display
with his parents, when a drunken reveler fell into the launch
platform and tipped three lit fireworks to the ground, when they
launched they fired directly into the crowd surrounding Lester
and his folks. Right as the projectiles were about to strike the
crowd a visiting Team Tomorrow member (Skew) leapt into
the air and stopped the pyrotechnics. It was at this moment that
Lester fainted from a severe headache. His concerned parents
hurried him home, all a gush over the Team Tomorrow
member they had seen. Lester fumed and his temper
smoldered that night while he smoked in bed. As he was
imagining what he would do if he was a nova, he dropped his
cigarette and caught his sheets aflame, in his panic he failed to
realize that He had also erupted into a being of flame. As his
hands flew to smother the cigarette, he caught his entire room
on fire. Later that evening, as the fire trucks were pulling
away, Lester made an oath that he would be smarter than those
Utopian chumps, he would use his new found powers to make
himself wealthy, and get revenge, as he now blamed Skew (and
all of Team Tomorrow) for his parents death that night.
In 2004 Lester was recruited by Lung Tien Biotics to head up
their emergency response department, excited by the salary and
the risk involved in the job he eagerly accepted. His employers
have noted that Lester seems to anticipate testing his might
against new opponents, but that his fascination with fire still
burns as more than a few intruders and enemies of the
corporation have ended up as unrecognizable cinders.
Hellhound is a sociopath who is gunning for Team Tomorrow,
but knows he is not quite ready for them, yet.
Nature: Thrillseeker
Allegiance: Lung Tien Biotics
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 4, Perception 3,
Intelligence 1, Wits 4, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 2, Athletics 5, Melee 3, Stealth 2, Endurance
3, Resistance 3, Awareness 2, Intrusion 5 (Lock Picking),
Survival 3, Biz 3, Rapport 1, Intimidation 4, Style 3,
Interrogation 4, Streetwise 2, Subterfuge 2, Etiquette 1
Backgrounds: Eufiber 5, Backing (LTB) 2, Resources 4
Quantum 3, Q-Pool 26, Willpower 3, Taint 0
Powers: Bodymorph (Fire) 5 [Density Decrease 2, Flight 1,
Immolate 2], Invulnerability (Fire) 2, Q-Bolt (Fire) 3 Lethal
Clan Nakato Novas
Hyperion
Demitrios Papagos was a disgruntled construction worker in
Athens Greece, until he lost his job in 2004, three weeks later
in the midst of an alcohol binge he decided that he had had
enough and broke into the construction site intent on commit-
ing suicide. Demitrios climbed to the top of the 12 story grid-
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works and jumped. Instead of dieing he erupted, gaining the
ability to grow big enough and tough enough to survive the fall.
He now goes by the name Hyperion one of the mythical
Greek titans. A mercenary, he has signed a three year contract,
as an enforcer with a Japanese family, and they in turn have
subcontracted him out to the Nakato clan. Hyperion was never
a choosey man, and figures, a paycheck is a paycheck he has
one more year until his contract expires.
Nature: Bravo
Allegiance: Independent / Nakato Clan
Attributes: Strength 5, Dexterity 3, Stamina 5, Perception 3,
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 4 (Multiple Opponents), Might 4 (Throw),
Athletics 4 (Dodge), Stealth 1, Endurance 5 (Long Distance
Exertion), Resistance 5 (Ignore Pain), Awareness 2, Linguistics
1 (Greek Native, Chinese), Survival 3, Biz 3, Rapport 3,
Intimidation 4 (Overt Display), Interrogation 4 (Threats),
Backgrounds: Eufiber 5, Node 2, Resources 3
Quantum 1, Q-Pool 22, Willpower 3, Taint 0
Powers: Mega-Strength 1 (Crush, Shockwave), Sizemorph
(Grow) 2, Armor 5
Gangland
Ren Totoru has always respected the Yakuza. A few months
ago he erupted in a he had started over another mans
girlfriend; he licked his wounds and went looking for the
nearest Yakuza representative. The Nakato clan was more than
happy to give this rather unstable nova a chance, especially if
he was willing to follow orders blindly and at a relatively low
cost to the clan i.e. for free, until he proved himself.
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Oni appears to be a demonic gargoyle, with his stony green
skin, his razor sharp claws he is tough enough to manage most
baseline encounters. Onis inhuman strength, leathery wings
and supple pointed tail give him an edge when fighting novas.
He is not loyal to the Nakato clan, but his to his recruiter (Lai
Sung, North Korea), whom he has a crush on.
Nature: Follower
Allegiance: Nakato Clan
Attributes: Strength 4, Dexterity 5, Stamina 3, Perception 2,
Intelligence 2, Wits 5, Ugliness 1, Manipulation 3, Charisma 2
Abilities: Might 4 (Leap), Martial Arts (Blind Fighting) 5,
Athletics 4, Stealth 3, Endurance 4 (Hold Breath), Resistance 4
(Ignore Pain), Awareness 5 (Ambush), Linguistics (Chinese
Native, Japanese, Indonesian, English, Polynesian), Medicine
1, Survival 5 (Track), Rapport4 (Discern Truth), Perform 2
Backgrounds: Eufiber 2, Backing (Nakato) 1, Cipher 2
Quantum 1, Q-Pool 22, Willpower 3, Taint 0
Powers: Mega-Strength 1 (Quantum Leaping), Mega-
Dexterity 1 (Omni-Dexterity), Mega-Ugliness 1 (Face of
Terror), Armor (Leathery hide) 2, Body Modification (Pointed
Tail, Bat Wings), Claws (Diamond hard Nails) 5, Psychic
Shield 1
NPC BASELINES
Triton NPCs
Jason Hung

Currently Ren is a probationary member, if he can prove his

mettle on this mission the Nakato clan has promised him full
investment into the clan. Gangland is trying to impress the
local CO that he is Nakato material and is convinced that she
(Anna Cho) finds him attractive, much to her disgust.
Nature: Bravo
Allegiance: Nakato Clan
Attributes: Strength 5, Dexterity 5, Stamina 3, Perception 2,
Intelligence 1, Wits 5, Appearance 3, Manipulation 1,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 3, Athletics 3, Stealth 3, Endurance 3,
Resistance 3, Awareness 2, Intrusion 1, Survival 1, Biz 3,
Rapport 1, Intimidation 1, Style 2, Interrogation 2
Backgrounds: Node 2, Resources 3
Quantum 5 (2 tainted), Q-Pool: 38, Willpower 3, Taint 6 (Bad
Temper, Hormonal Imbalance (Lust))
Powers: Armor 2, Claws (acidic nails) 4, Clone 3 (3 tainted)
Jason was recruited into Triton fresh out of college. He has
Oni
been a loyal employee for over thirteen years. Though he has
Who Oni was before his eruption is not known, as he refuses to
made a few mistakes, he has consistently learned from them,
speak about it, though he speaks both Chinese and Japanese
and his employer appreciates a troubleshooter that can adapt
flawlessly, he has a faint country accent. He was recruited a
and learn on the scene. Having worked with Proteus and
couple of years ago by a young Nakato agent, when she
Utopian novas respectively he has seen both the best and worst
encountered him in the Chinese country side.
of each side or so he believes and he has found that
working with them at a professional distance is the best policy.
This mission is just one more black ops, the tight timeline
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makes him a bit uncomfortable, as he is unable to call in his
regular team, but at least this team comes highly recommended.
Nature: Bureaucrat
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2, Perception 2,
Intelligence 4, Wits 4, Appearance 2, Manipulation 3,
Charisma 3
Abilities: Athletics 2, Drive 1, Firearms 3, Resistance 2,
Awareness 2, Academics 2, Computer 2, Linguistics 5
(Chinese Native, English, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, French),
Science 2, Survival 1, Biz 3, Rapport 3, Style 2, Subterfuge 3,
Command 2, Etiquette 3
Willpower: 4
Backgrounds: Backing 4, Allies 3, Cipher 2, Contacts 3,
Resources 3
Clan Nakato NPCs
Anna Cho
A trusted field agent of the Nakato clan, she has maintained a
tight operation in Jakarta these last four years. Many of her
subordinates believe that despite her gender she is being
groomed for a clan directorship in the next couple of years.
Many believe that when she returns to the Central Office she
will take her best operative with her.
Calm, focused and to the point, Anna Cho has made discipline
her life. Raised among the Yakuza, Anna has a natural flare for
operating among this male dominated culture. She is feared by
some of her superiors, for her ability to make hard decisions
with apparent ease and succeeding.
Anna feels that the Central Office is attempting to humble her
with this current bunch of nova outcasts. Contrary to the
Central Offices expectation, she is determined to teach this
group of misfits a lesson in discipline and obedience.
Nature: Visionary
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3, Perception 4,
Intelligence 3, Wits 4, Appearance 2, Manipulation 3,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Athletics 3, Drive 2, Firearms 4 (Targeting), Martial
Arts 3, Stealth 3, Awareness 3, Academics 2, Bureaucracy 3,
Linguistics 3 (Chinese, English, German, and Russian), Biz 3,
Rapport 3, Intimidation 4 (Threat of Violence), Style 2,
Interrogation 3, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 3, Command 3,
Etiquette 4 (Yakuza)
Willpower: 4
Backgrounds: Backing 3, Resources 3
Mr. Frank Cui
A relatively recent recruit of the Nakato Clan, Frank is an
ambitious addition. It is his ambition, which drives him to
attain a state of near perfection. His distrust and envy over
how easily most novas gain this level of perfection angers him.
That he is forced to aid and assist clan novas infuriates
him. This internal rage drives him to constantly goad and test
the loyalty of Nakato novas.
Nature: Traditionalist
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Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2, Perception 4,
Intelligence 2, Wits 4, Appearance 2, Manipulation 3,
Charisma 3
Abilities: Athletics 3, Drive 2, Firearms 4 (Targeting), Martial
Arts 3, Stealth 2, Awareness 3, Academics 2, Bureaucracy 3,
Linguistics 3 (Native Japanese, Chinese, English, Russian), Biz
3, Rapport 2, Intimidation 4 (Silent Threat), Style 3,
Interrogation 3, Streetwise 3, Subterfuge 3, Command 2,
Etiquette 2, Perform 2
Willpower: 3
Backgrounds: Backing 2, Resources 3
Walter Han
Walters father was a soldier loyal to the Nakato Clan, as was
his grandfather, so when he reached the age of 17 and was
asked to join it was the most natural of acts, when they asked
him to go to the United States and get a degree in Business
Management, did not hesitate in doing so, though he did
wonder why. When they asked him to apply for an internship
with Triton, he finally understood. Seven years later Walter is
a trusted aid to the influential Jason Hung. No one suspects his
treachery, why would they, he has invested so much time with
the organization, and become a regular late-night fixture at his
office. Already he has leaked confidential information and
research to the Yakuza, this current phase might be riskier, but
the payout will be amazing for the clan if he should succeed.
His father would be proud.
Nature: Traditionalist
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4 (Tireless),
Perception 4 (Observant), Intelligence 3, Wits 4 (Cunning),
Appearance 2, Manipulation 2, Charisma 2
Abilities: Might 1, Athletics 3, Martial Arts 3, Stealth 4 (Hide
in Shadows), Endurance 2, Resistance 3, Awareness 3,
Investigation 2, Academics 3, Bureaucracy 3, Linguistics 3
(Chinese Native, English, Japanese, Russian), Science 2, Biz 4,
Rapport 2, Intimidation 2, Interrogation 3, Command 3,
Etiquette 3
Willpower: 4
Backgrounds: Backing (Triton) 1, Backing (Nakato Clan) 2,
Contacts 3, Resources 2
Lung Tien Biotics NPCs
Dr. Michael Samdahl
Dr. Samdahl has been considered one of the leading researchers
in his field. Knowledgeable about the nature of genetics and
human sapience, his research has focused on the genetic
variations that differentiate Humans from Apes, as well as
other lower species. Recently he has become dissatisfied with
the constraints on his work, and when Lung Tien Biotics
offered him his own lab with no restrictions on focus or
funding if he would consider looking at the links between
novas and baselines, he leapt at the opportunity. His
enthusiasm was curbed eight months into his new project when
LTB asked him to place his work in stasis and to collaborate
with a younger less experienced, although quite brilliant
scientist on her own transgenic research. Dr. Samdahl was
infuriated when he learned that not only was she inexperienced
and a relative unknown, she apparently credited almost all of
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her genius to her recent eruption into a nova! This reliance on
genetic luck made Dr. Samdahl livid and newly inspired to
bring her down. Over the last two months he has
systematically inserted errors into her tests as well as falsifying
portions of her results. Ever the meticulous scientist he has
kept a journal of the actual results, but he has hidden his crime
so well that anyone who would find his book would assume
that the Dr. was merely performing his own experiments in
parallel with Dr. Lins
Since the Viral accident, which Dr. Samdahl is unknowingly
this time responsible for, he has become quite excited that
LTB will have lost its patience with the new upstart. Dr.
Samdahl is confident that he will be placed in charge of the
project with the authority to refocus the project along the lines
of his latest interest, Directed Eruption.
Nature: Architect
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2, Perception 3,
Intelligence 5 (Rational), Wits 2, Appearance 2, Manipulation
4 (Authoritative), Charisma 2
Abilities: Athletics 2, Drive 1, Firearms 2, Pilot 1, Stealth 2,
Endurance 2, Awareness 3, Investigation 1, Academics 5,
Bureaucracy 3, Computer 3, Engineering 2, Linguistics 2
(English Native, Chinese, Russian), Medicine 5 (Genetics),
Science 4 (Zoology), Biz 2, Rapport 1, Intimidation 1,
Interrogation 3, Subterfuge 3, Command 2, Etiquette 1
Willpower: 5
Backgrounds: Backing (LTB) 3, Contacts 3, Resources 4
Independent NPCs
Cocoa
Born to two loving parents in the northern Indian jungles,
Cocoa, a handsome tiger, was captured after the brutal murder
of his parents. Though he does not recall most of the journey
he clearly remembers the scent of his captors and the strange
man who eventually became his owner and tormentor, Dr.
Samdahl. Cocoa was frightened and amazed at the new
perceptions that the doctors torments brought him, and has
learned of things once unknown to him, remorse, vengeance,
sympathy, emotions that were once merely instinctual.
Thinking is not easy for the transgenic feline, but he is
determined to use his new found abilities to fulfill his dream, of
killing his parents killer and to teach Dr. Samdahl a lesson.
Nature: Loner
Attributes: Strength 5, Dexterity 5, Stamina 5, Perception 4,
Intelligence 2, Wits 4, Appearance X, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 0
Abilities: Brawl 4 (Pounce), Might 3, Athletics 4 (Leap),
Stealth 4 (Move Quietly), Endurance 3, Resistance 4,
Awareness 5, Survival 4, Intimidation 3
Willpower: 4
Causes 6d10[5]L damage with his claws and 8d10[5]L damage
with his bite, but has a +1 Difficulty to hit when using the bite,
though the difficulty for biting is negated if the target is already
successfully grappled.
Powers: Mega-Strength 1
CAST OF CHARACTERS
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NPC TEMPLATES
Street Gang member
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 2, Stamina 2, Perception 2,
Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 2, Athletics 2, Firearms 2, Melee 2, Stealth 1,
Endurance 1, Resistance 1, Awareness 2, Intrusion 1,
Intimidation 2, Streetwise 2
Willpower: 2
Weapons: Pocket Knife (Str +2d10L, Ab 274), for every three
to four members trade the knife out for a Light Pistol (4d10L,
50 yards, Ab 275), reduce that gang members Melee ability by
one and increase their Firearms ability by one.
Soak: 2B, 1L(Leather vest)
Squatter
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 1, Stamina 2, Perception 1,
Intelligence 2, Wits 2, Appearance 1, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 1
Abilities: Brawl 1, Athletics 1, Stealth 1, Endurance 1,
Awareness 2, Intrusion 1, Intimidation 1, Streetwise 2
Willpower: 1
Weapons: Rudimentary Club or Knife (Aberrant Core Book
page 274)
Soak: 1B
Deformed Sentry, armed
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4, Perception 2,
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Appearance 0, Manipulation 4,
Charisma 2, WP: 3
Abilities: Brawl 2, Might 2, Athletics 2, Firearms 3, Stealth 4
and Intimidation 4.
Willpower: 3
Weapons: SMG, small and Club
Soak: 4B, 2L
Deformed Squatter
These men are victims of genetic manipulation, released after
their reaction to the LTB virus was noted and cataloged.
Hideously disfigured, each received some benefit, in the form
of increased endurance and strength (though never super-
human). Most live in the sewers and alleys of Old Jakarta.
Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 2, Stamina 3, Perception 1,
Intelligence 1, Wits 3, Ugliness 3, Manipulation 1, Charisma 1
Abilities: Brawl 2, Athletics 1, Endurance 2, Awareness 2,
Intrusion 1, Intimidation 2, Streetwise 1
Willpower: 2
Weapons: Rudimentary Club or Knife (Aberrant Core Book
page 274)
Soak: 3B, 1L
LTB Silo Guard
These guards are veteran soldiers who have demonstrated some
degree of loyalty and bravery.
Nature: Bravo
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Attributes: Strength 3, Dexterity 4, Stamina 3, Perception 3, Willpower: 3
Intelligence 2, Wits 3, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2, Health Levels: OK, -1, -2, -5, Dead
Charisma 2 Soak: 3B/1L
Abilities: Might 2, Athletics 3, Firearms 3, Martial Arts 3, Attack: 1[0]B, extra-effect of being a major distraction.
Melee 2, Stealth 2, Endurance 2, Resistance 2, Awareness 3,
Bureaucracy 3, Computer 1, Survival 2, Intimidation 3,
Interrogation 2, Command 3, Etiquette 1
Willpower: 3 Dog, Large Rabid
Backgrounds: Backing (LTB) 1, Resources 2 Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3, Perception 3,
Equipment: Advanced Body Armor (6B/6L, 15HL), Large Intelligence 2, Wits 3
SMG, Hvy. Pistol, Taser Abilities: Alertness 3, Athletics 2 (digging), Brawl 1, Dodge
Soak: 9B/7L 3, Survival 3 (tracking)
Willpower: 3
LTB Orderly Health Levels: OK, -1, -1, -2, -5, Dead
Nature: Follower Powers: Keen Sense of Smell (+3 dice when attempting track
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3, Perception 3, or detect something by smell)
Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2, Soak: 3B/1L
Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 1, Might 1, Athletics 2, Drive 2, Stealth 1,
Endurance 3, Resistance 2, Awareness 2, Investigation 1,
Academics 3, Bureaucracy 3, Medicine 3, Science 2, Rapport
1, Interrogation 1, Subterfuge 1, Command 1, Etiquette 1
Willpower: 3
Backgrounds: Resources 2
Soak: 3B/1L

LTB Physician
Nature: Judge
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3, Perception 3,
Intelligence 4, Wits 3, Appearance 2, Manipulation 2,
Charisma 2
Abilities: Brawl 1, Might 1, Athletics 2, Drive 2, Stealth 1,
Endurance 3, Resistance 3, Awareness 3, Investigation 3,
Academics 4, Bureaucracy 4, Medicine 4 (Specialty), Science
3, Rapport 1, Interrogation 1, Subterfuge 1, Command 2
Etiquette 2
Willpower: 3
Backgrounds: Backing (LTB) 1, Resources 4
Soak: 3B/1L

NPC Animal Templates

Bat, brown
Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2, Perception 3,
Intelligence 2, Wits 3
Abilities: Alertness 3
Willpower: 1
Health Levels: OK, -1, -2, -5, Dead
Powers: Auditory Perception, Light blindness
Soak: 2B/1L
Attack: Harassment/+1 difficulty while being harassed.

Cat, Large Rabid

Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 3, Stamina 3, Perception 3,
Intelligence 2, Wits 3
Abilities: Alertness 3, Athletics 2, Brawl 3, Climbing 5 (trees),
Dodge 3

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Tech of the Trade
Biological Hazard Suits
These bright orange rubber suits cover a wearer from head to
toe in an air tight suit, which contains a self contained air
supply augmented with a filtered re-breather. Designed for
safely exploring a plague infected area, these suits are ideal for
entering and exiting a high risk infectious zone. Whenever the
wearer is exposed to a viral or chemical substance that could
damage or affect the wearer, have the character make a
Resistance roll as per normal Poison resolution, but add 2 dice
to the Resistance roll as long as the suit is worn and functioning
(Note this bonus is completely negated if ANY damage occurs
to the suit).
Bashing: +2, Lethal +1, Protection: Full Body, Penalty: 2,
Conceal: N, Cost: 4, Destruction: 8
DRONES
GeoMantic Mobile Patrol Unit
This squat wheeled drone (0.4 meters tall, 0.5 meters wide and
0.6 meters long) is designed for reconnaissance in dark and
urban areas. Though only recently released from the Japanese
tech shops, it is already seeing popular adoption in the securing
of cramped and hard to access regions. The base-model ships
with two types of controls, wireless and mono filament guide.
This Drone is unique in that it has limited self-determination.
If given a fixed patrol route and lethality settings it can
automatically determine if it should engage, detain or avoid any
encounter.
The LTB Drones are all set to automatically engage
all encounters with lethal force, as LTB has a high confidence
that none of their staff would be crawling through the
ventilation shafts.
Initiative: 12, Signal Encryption: Security (+3 Difficulty),
Mounted Firearms Skill: 4, Safe Speed: 30, Max Speed: 45,
Maneuver 2, Passengers: 0, Armor: 4, Payload: 5kg, Cost: 4
Health Levels: 0, -1, -1, -2, -3, -4, Broken Down, Demolished
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GeoMantic Stationary Sentry Turret
This 1 meter tall, half-meter wide cylinder is armed with heavy
30mm cannons that use a laser sight and infrared motion
detector to locate and eliminate threats.
At LTB the turret has been integrated to their mobile
sensor suite that allows the portals into the room and the
adjoining walls to track authorized badges to help reduce the
risk to LTB staff, while aiding in the containment of any rogue
experiments. The armature and cannon are listed out
separately.
Stationary Robotic Armature:
Initiative: 12, Signal Encryption: Security (+3 Difficulty),
Mounted Firearms Pool: 7 dice, Armor: 5, Awareness: 6
dice, Mount Weight Limit: 100kg, Cost: 4
Health Levels: 0, -1, -1, -2, -3, -4, Broken Down, Demolished
Stationary Depleted 30mm Cannon, with Recoil
compensators and Micron laser sight
Acc: +1, Damage: 8d10[6], Range: 800, RoF: 21, Capacity:
100, with a 1,000 belt attachment, Mass: 65, Cost: 4
MICRO-ROBOTS
AV-BOT
A tiny robot (3cm long x 2.5cm wide x 2cm high) designed to
capture audio and visual feed of a clandestine location
undetected. Its lens can focus on activity ranging from 1-45
meters. Its directional audio pick-up is good for up to 60
meters covering a 30-degree arc. It can relay recordings in a
burst delayed transmission setting or a real-time transmission
mode. Designed by GeoMantic to traverse along, floors, walls
and ceilings, instead of traditional treads or wheels, the AV-bot
has a set of six multi-jointed legs, each ending with a small
powerful magnet tipped with an adhesive nozzle and a reactive
solvent pad, for long-term observation.
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Each robot has sufficient solvent and adhesive to traverse 100 6d10L Acc: +0 Range: 50 Attack Modes: Af Ms Sa
meters of non-magnetic surface. This is not an issue at the St Tw RoF: 40 Clip: 40
LTB facilities.
Initiative: 9, Signal Encryption: Security (+3 Difficulty), Taser
Safe Speed: 9, Max Speed: 12, Maneuver 8, Awareness: 6 6d10B Acc: +0 Range: 20 Attack Modes: Tw RoF:
dice, Passengers: 0, Armor: 0, Payload: 5g, Battery Life: 12 1 Clip: 20
hours idle, 3 hours recording Cost: 3
Health Levels: 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, Demolished Antitank Missile, portable
10d10L[8] Acc: +0 Range: 200 Attack Modes: I
Arachnid-3 RoF: 1 Clip: 10
A small scorpion shaped robot (5cm long x 3cm high x 3.5cm
wide) that can deliver a small dose of poison or other drug. It
was originally designed by GeoMantic to be used as a remote
assassin robot.
Like the AV-Bot this small robot is equipped with six
articulated legs, permitting the Arachnid-3 to position itself
behind, below or above its target.
Initiative: 10, Signal Encryption: Security (+3 Difficulty),
Safe Speed: 10, Max Speed: 15, Maneuver 9, Awareness: 5
dice, Passengers: 0, Armor: 0, Payload: 1kg, Battery Life:
12 hours idle, 6 hours moving Cost: 3
Health Levels: 0, -1, -2, -3, -4, Demolished

Trapper-1
A one-time use robot made by GeoMantic for deploying traps,
such as small explosive devices, or gas canisters. Its use had
dictated its form, such that it looks like a walking grenade, not
very stealthy, but effective for maneuvering a precision attach
via a very small opening or passage.
Initiative: 5, Signal Encryption: Security (+3 Difficulty),
Safe Speed: 5, Max Speed: 9, Maneuver 3, Awareness: 3
dice, Passengers: 0, Armor: 0, Payload: 1 grenade or
canister, Battery Life: 3 hours, Cost: 2
Health Levels: 0, -1, -2, Detonated

WEAPONS
Melee

Club
Str +4d10B Min-Str: 1 Max-Str: 5

Knife
Str +2d10L Min-Str: 1 Max-Str: 5

Staff
Str +6d10B Min-Str: 2 Max-Str: 5

Sword (Katana)
Str +5d10L Min-Str: 3 Max-Str: Mega 1

Ranged
Pistol, heavy
5d10L Acc: +0 Range: 50 Attack Modes: Af Ms Tw
RoF: 3 Clip: 7+1

SMG, small

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Jakarta At A Glance
Welcome to Jakarta!
The capital of Indonesias Java Province and the home to over 10 million souls is a bustling metropolis and
center of government. Jakarta is also a magnet for traveling novas, whether they are errant Elites or members of
Team Tomorrow Asia. Everyone is drawn to the diversity of shops, historic architecture and our varied
museums.

In Jakarta, one pleasure available 24 hours a day, is our shopping. With over 25 plazas and malls, as well as
hundreds of traditional Art boutiques, all the shopping one could desire is accessible via taxi or a short walk.

Business and Government both are ever present in the city of Jakarta, between the towering office buildings and
the stately government houses, an avid entrepreneur could meet and rub shoulders with the leading men and
women of our fine country. Because Jakarta ranks so prominently in both business and government one can
experience or even influence new government initiatives, Jakarta is also the preferred test-market for many
Indonesian businesses permitting our citizens to influence developing innovations in the Southeast Pacific Rim.

As of 2006, Jakarta acquired her first Municipal Defender, Thunderhead! The fiery expatriate from London is a
charming and graceful addition to the city and is considered the perfect match for exotic Jakarta. Thunderheads
mastery over the weather has been a critical asset for the ships of Jakarta as well a major part of her public
acceptance, especially during the Hurricane Season. Her active volunteer role in averting thousands of deaths
during the 2005 eruption of the Merapi Volcano was also a part of the Jakarta Governors selection of
Thunderhead.

Travel to and from Jakarta is restricted to air and sea travel, unless one is traveling from neighboring Sumatra
where the new Super-highway connects the two provinces.

For our international travelers the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, located southwest of Jakarta is the best
way to travel into and out of Java. Rated as one of the best International Airports to travel through in Indonesia,
as well as the most comfortable Airports, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is an architectural marvel of
beauty. Our top notch hosting crews, private lounges for first Class and Business guests, combined with
Jakartas own local art and music makes for an enchanting transition to and from our lovely nation.

Indonesian visitors will of course appreciate the more economically priced flights found at Halim Perdana
Kusuma Airport, where regularly scheduled flights to Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam allow our regular
visitors to find convenient flights at all times of day and night. Halim Perdana Kusuma also offers Shuttle planes
to permit quick and comfortable egress to Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatra and Nusa Tengara.

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Bandung Airport is perhaps the most scenic and remote of the Charter airports, where the discerning traveler can
often find independently owned airplanes for rent, as well as local tour companies, offering trips into our
protected National rainforests.

By sea numerous ports exist across Java, but for visiting Jakarta there is only one port of call, Sunda Kelapa or
better known as Pasar Ikan (meaning fish market) for our touring guests. This nearly one mile dock permits
private and commercial ships to dock and disembark. A favorite destination for Commercial cruise ships as well
as touring Yachts. A few miles east of there is the working Docks of Jakarta Industrial, where our various
commercial trawlers, cargo ships and private tour ships weight anchor and find repair.

By Land one can travel between Sumatra and Java via Super-Highway 25. Visitors with valid drivers License
and of the age of 21 may procure a rental car for their personal driving pleasure, but they must also make sure
(before arriving) to have sufficient supplemental accident insurance, as many visitors are not covered for the
higher cost of automobile repair (all cars are imported into Java from abroad).

NOVA ON THE TOWN

November 18, 2005 K-Nova Radio, Indonesia

Thunderhead (TH): so I was really surprised by the suddenness of the
offer.
KOVA: Wow. Do we have time for one more question?
TH: Fire Away.
KOVA: When Mt. Merapi erupted last week, why endanger yourself? You
werent employed by the state yet.
TH: (sigh) Yeah, I know, but whats a girl to do? I saw the lava and the
people running, I had to do somethin, it was the right thing to do wasnt it?
KOVA: Of course, and Im personally grateful you did, my mother lives in
the district you saved. But how did you know your weather powers could
even stop it? I mean, you landed right in front of that flow and cooled it to a
stand-still.
TH: I didnt know, but I felt likeI felt like I had no choice, but to succeed.
So I committed myself to the job. Um
KOVA: Thunderhead, I know you have to go, but I just want to thank you
again for saving my mum and for accepting the job from the Governor, we are
all looking forward to seeing you in the skies this January. Thank you!
TH: No, really, thank you.

The Nova Experience

Jakarta is a hotbed of politics and controversy, as the

wealthiest members of the province can be found in
the city. The skyscrapers are surrounded by wooden
huts where locals and work year long to make what
most first-world citizens make in a week. The
majority of Indonesians live below the poverty line.
Resentment of the wealthy elitist classes cause most
citizens to resent the nova presence in their nation.
Rangda an Indonesian national who once counted
herself among the poorest of citizens, now works to
aid her former neighbors, is a sole exception. works assuaged. As a foreigner and as a paid
mouth-piece for the Java government, many believe
Thunderheads assignment as Jakartas Municipal that Thunderhead was hired solely to drown out
Defender has reignited the anger that Rangdas Rangdas politically charged rants against the

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wealthy establishment. Her recent cooperative
works with Team Tomorrow-Asia has also poisoned
the Utopian teams reputation in the minds of
Jakartas poor.

Regional Novas
While this adventure focuses on players and powers in the city of Jakarta, the larger scope of a campaign
may have additional factors. This begs the question of who else might be in the area. What follows is a listing of
additional novas active in the Pacific Rim and specifically Indonesia (As reported in the Nova Census).

Name Affiliation Haven eruption Birth Name Gender Anima source

Shigematsu,
??? ??? Asia, Japan 2007 Toshiro M demon Ab, 57
Asahi / Rising
Sun Nippontai Asia, Japan 2001 Okano, Ryu M Martial Artist A:PG,151

Belladonna Indie Australia -2008 ??? F Eco. A:PG,129; A:St, 29

Stone/
Coral Australis Australia, Sydney 2003 Rutherford, Jenette F Shapeshifting A:PG,158

Corona Australis Australia, Sydney 2000 Medford, Michelle F Light A:PG,158, 162

Denshi / Electron Nippontai Asia, Japan 2006 Kozaka, Norumyo M Computers A:PG,152
Asia, Indonesia,
Sulawesi, Talaud
Geisha T2M-As Island -2004 Iko, Ichiko F ??? A:PU,133-4
Heaven
Thunder Asia, Indonesia,
Joseph Latihan Triad (HTT) Java, Jakarta 2004 Latihan, Joseph M Stealth A:YO,53

Kagemusha / Nippontai /
Shadow Warrior Directive Asia, Japan 2004 ??? M Shadows A:PG,152

Kou / Phoenix Nippontai Asia, Japan 1999 Morioka, Mayumi F Hero/Fire Bird A:PG, 151
Kyojin/Giant Nippontai Asia, Japan 2000 Furukawa, Haruki M Giant A:PG, 152
Miko Nippontai Asia, Japan 1999 Kuramoto, Mariko F Oracle A:PG,152

Naginata /
Sword-spear Nippontai Asia, Japan 2001 Kasai, Michiko F Martial Artist A:PG,151
Outback Australis Australia, Sydney 2006 Moore, Kyle M Mimicry A:PG,158
Phobos Australis Australia, Sydney 2005 Phelps, Michael M Fear A:PG,159

Indie /
Indonesian Asia, Indonesia,
Rangda People Java, Jakarta 1999 Taman, Laksmi F Human A:YO,52
Asia, Indonesia,
Sulawesi, Talaud
Splash T2M-As Island 1998 Basham, Pratima F Air/Weather A:PU,19,131
Nakato
(Yakuza
Takako Orinama Family) Asia, Japan, Tokyo 2006 Orinama, Takako F Strength A:YO,37
Tama Devries Asia, Japan, Tokyo 1999 Tama M Ronin A:PG,151

Tenshi / Angel Nippontai Asia, Japan 2003 Kono, Fujiko F Angel A:PG,152
Yukiko
Takemitsu Utopia Asia, Japan -2007 Takemitsu, Yukiko F Psychic Ab, 95

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Places of Interest
Old Batavia In a park behind the Fatahillah museum is the resting place of Old Batavia huge cannon
a part of the ruins of an ancient Portuguese fortification. Under the barrel of the cannon is an inscription which
translates to, I am reborn outside of me and on the other side of the Cannons foundations is the depiction of a
fist with the thumb peeking out from between the index and middle fingers. In old times this represented
invulnerability, but today it has the meaning of fertility among Indonesians. The Java government has roped
off the sign, because many Indonesian women who wish to become pregnant often want to rub their bellies
against the sign to help promote their fertility. Also during the weekend many couples can be found sitting atop
the old cannon.

Fatahillah Museum Also known as the Jakarta History Museum, was an 18th century Dutch Courthouse
and City Hall, it is currently one of the most beautiful colonial buildings in Old Jakarta. Though palatial in
design and form, it is also packed full of old paintings, and ceramics from the Dutch occupation.

Rangunan Zoo This 140 hectare zoo established in 1864, contains numerous indigenous species as well
as a fascinating exhibit of the Sumatran Rhinoceros one of the smallest rhinos found in the world. In addition to
the special exhibits Rangunan Zoo offers a fairly exhaustive exhibit of the birds of the world with over 3,122
birds. These exhibits also serve the zoo in aiding of propagation of endangered avians. Special attractions
include a Childrens Zoo, elephant, pony, cart and boat rides.

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Jakarta, located on the north side of the Java

Province, straddles the border between the
Pacific and Indian Oceans. The waters
surrounding the peninsula are called the Java
Sea by locals.

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Timeline

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AFTERWARD

This adventure module was a work of love, as the original premise was to bundle up a few adventures our
group had so others could use or steal from our experiences. It turned into a rather long trial of wills and sweat,
but here it is (can you imagine it only took me an hour or so to write this up in my notebook). This adventure
was seeded by material found in the Aberrant: Year One book as well as references found in the Aberrant:
Players Guide. I wanted to challenge my players with an adventure that would show them how the baselines
could become a threat to nova-kind.

Admittedly this is a rather linear adventure, but it was like this intentionally. I was still breaking my
players in and showing them various facets of the system. This adventure looks at Perceptive and Barrier rules,
as well as exposing the team to a piece of Indonesia. The Advert included was presented to them as if it was
from the Java Department of Tourism, and was a nice counter point to the Year One write-up, which paints the
city of Jakarta rather darkly and realistically. This was one of the themes I was focusing on at the time, the
effects of encouraging a broadly stratified culture, where the middle class is non-existent. This furthered
mirrored current state of Nova relations, where Novas and baselines sit on opposite ends of the spectrum of
socio-economic power.

Those who looked closely at the above timeline might have noticed that this adventure has the
parenthetical code of JMP:1 This is actually a meaningful code: J signifies that this adventure was made by
me!, M Indicates that this adventure will favor Mega-Mental novas, P indicates that Mega-Physical novas
will also find a chance to shine. The last code NOT used to detail this adventure is the S code which indicates
a Mega-Social focus. Unbeknownst to my players (at least at the time) was that I would systematically rotate my
adventures to support two if the three.

Regardless of everything else, I hope this adventure at least gave an idea or two, and at worst helped someone
hold off complete boredom.

Best regards,
Jack

PS because I figured most folks are NOT going to print this out I place the back cover on page two, thus
serving the same purpose, acting as a teaser.

PPS In light of the recent seismic activity of the Merapi Volcano, I made a conscious choice not to change the
date in my adventure, as I would hate to make light of any real disaster. I pray the current activity causes no
harm.

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CREDITS
Authors: Jack Gideon Summanen
Storyteller Game System Designed By: Mark Rein-Hagen
Aberrant Developed By: Kraig Blackwelder
Developer: Jack Gideon Summanen
Editor: Jack Gideon Summanen
Assistant Editor:
Cover/Interior Art: Jack Gideon Summanen
Layout and Typesetting: Jack Gideon Summanen
Special Thanks to: All of the folks at the eononline.net forums

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