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NOTES FROM THE CAPI TAL
We l c o~e t o t he Thi r d Im pe r i um! oy We ar c tioing t o do ou r best t o ~r
t he !act t ha t you 've pic ke d up this c ag- iot a ma g az i ne o f qu al i ty . ~l e a ren 't go -
a zine , yo u a re proba bly a Tr a ve l l e r pl - in g t o cont r adi c t 01 0 r u l e s a n d cr e at ~
aye r. A ~ s uc h y ou ha v e p ro ba hl y no t i ce d s t r a n g e n e w o n es ; r a t her we ~ il l e x~ a r.d
the v ery l ow nu~ ber of Trave l l e r ~ aga z exis t i n g rule s an d t r y to a dd t o t he
i nes being published to day . To f ac e the Tr a v e l l e r un i v e rs e . I OU c a n p r oba bly al ~
fac t s . Tr a v e l l e r i s no t a s popul a r as re ady s ee t h i s f ro m ou r t a bl e o f c o n t e ~~
:iu n ge on s & vr-a g c n s a nd ot he r RPG' 5 , an d t s , wi t h a rt icl e s on Te r r a fo r~ i n~ , ra d-
i s of t e n negl ected . iation p. f f e c t s, an~ a compl e t e adve nture
Howeve r , Tra ve l le r pl a ye r s in ou r We hope you wi l l e n j oy t h is i s s ue
are a need f r e t no mo r e ! Thi rd I mpe r-Lu m a nd th e many mer-e t o c ome . Flease I,'r i t e
i s a n Lne x p en a f v e ( ,Ah : h u s ic t o a ga rn e rs an d tel l us Hila t y ou t h d nk , o r a ubeu t
ea rs ! ) ~ a g a z i n e de voted e n ti re ly t o Tr - art o r ar ti c le s. :1emer.Jbe r , tn d e rr.a,~az i
ave lle r an d it' n a f fil i a t ed game s such n e i s for y ou , a n d He wa n t to oo tho OC-
a s St r ike r , Snaps h o t , a nd 'res . s t p ossible job ~e can .
- I'~ i ke Jacks on , Ed i, to r
Ha d Zon e : Radia t io n Ef f e c t s • • . .• . • . •• . • • • •. . •. • • . • . • • . • . . . • • 4 .
Tr a v e ll e r Iia r d.../il re • • • ... • •. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ~ •• ••• • • • • • •. , ••• • 5 .
Va rgr Cor sai r .. •. .. . . . ..• • • •. •.. •. • .. •.. • . • .. • • . . . . . . • . . . . • • 6 .
Si nd a l Sub sec to r . .. . .•• . . .. • • • • . • . • • . • • •• • . • .. • . . . • .. . . .. .• . 8.
Fe a t ure Advent ure •• . • . • . . • • . • • .• . . .. . . . . • • . • . • • . •• . • . . • . • • • . 10 .
Te r r a f o r mi n g .. • . • . . • . •. • • . • • . . . • • • • • • •• • • ••. • • •.. • • • •• • •. • . • 15 .
Tr a v el l e r ' s Advice • • .• •• • • • .• • . •• .• • •• • • .• • • • . •• . • • . •• . • .• • • 2 .
Ca rap a Lg bn Reco r-d She e t • • .• . . . .• . • . •• • • •• • . • . • . . .• . • • .• .•• • • • 18 .
?o r t ions o ! t hi s !:la ~az i!le ar-e t ahe n ;:-00 , roducts b:.' Gace De s d. gne r s ' :.,ro r :'Cs~ o ~ ,
anc a r e c opy r i 5 ~t 1 S ~ 6 b J t~at co~pa ny .
ST.+. FF : Hike J ackso n , Aa r on Be r g , Pa ul Stoneman . Tha nks to J . LcGr ue r , C.:l thy Lu .
De di c a t e d t o Ca me ron Ca rrol, who wan t e d a more real i s t i c and compl e x ga~ e
Thi ru Impe r i um is publishe d qu a r te r ly by Ga l a xy Games 193G.
Se nd su bmiss i on s a nd a d ver tisi ng to rlo .51 2 , 4676 Yew :::;t . Vanco uv e r B. c . Ca nad a .
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In Tr a ve l l e r t ner = are ~3ay opo r - 10 one mont h ' s t reatmen t c a n hal t t r.e
tun i t a e e f o r cha ra cter s t o encoun ter can - pro c es s , t hou g h lost caa r-a c te r-t s t.Lcs I-Ii}
ge r ous a mo unts of r a di a t i on . Proper att - not be r e ga i ne d . At t ec h le ve l 12 a ile
ent ion t o t h e effect s o f ra dia t ion can mo nt h~ tre at ~e nt can re s t or e t he play-
aj d realis~ to a g a me , whet her it b e ab - er 's he a lth t o i t 's o r i~ina l s t ate a n ~
oa r d a damaged sta r shi p or in t he mi d d le complet el y eradic ate th e des ca se .
o f a nu cl ea r ~a r . A r e s ul t o f ltD" indicate s t hat
The foll owin g t ab le defi nes the aft e r 15 mi n ut e s t he cha r a c te r will t akl
e ff ect s of ra diatio n on in di vi dual s , de - 3 poi n t s of dau::age eve ry 10 mi nu te s u n-
pe nc Ln g o n thei r e ndu r a nc e an d it ' e in - til remove d fr om the c ontar::i nat e .i ar ea .
t e nsi t y . To u s e t he ta bl e, cro ss -i ndex FolloNin g r e tiul t s are the sam e a s f o r
the pl a y e r ' s endurance wi th t he r a d ia ti on lie" .
i n te nsi ty l ev e l of the a r ea . Radia t i on level s a eo ar d a dam-
A r e sul t o f a num ~er i nd i c a t es the age d s t a rshi p will us ua l l y be equiv alcn
a moun t of d a m a~e ta ke n aft e r ex posure , i n t o t he number of ra di a ti on hits it too k
the f o r m o f r a di a t i on cd c k ne a s ( d x a zy nc s s , duri ng t he comoa t . aa di a t i a n l e ve l s in
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obt a i ned , the c ha r a c t e r takes 1 to dice a be eq ui va l en t to t he High Gua r d r a t i ng
o f da~ag e af te r ex ~o su re and may ( r ol l o f the Heapo ns u sed , mi nus ou e le vel f o
endu r ance o r lower on 3 dice ) d ev el op eve ry 5 y ea rs that have pa s ~ed s i nc e t h
cance r o r a s imila r di seas e 2 to 12 c on - incident.
t hs aft e r t he exp os ur e . ~h en t he ail ment
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r e a t i on fa c ili t ie s . Ce ili ng hat ch
THE VARGR CORSI\IR to dorsal lase r tu rre t . Flo o r i ris
val ve to C Ce c k .
5. Air l oc k .
The most cornmo n of s e ve r a l desi ghn s 6. Galley .
fo r thi s type o f v e s s e l , t h e typ e VP c or- 7. Sic k bay .
sai r i s a hi 6h1y f le xi ble pa ra -mi li tary 3. a e c ord s o f f ic e .
s t a r s hi p . Used by c o rsai r bands f or pi r - 9. Stat ero om .
a ting ope r a t i ons . me rcena ry work , and hi - 10 . S ta te room .
r ed e scort du ties , it 's h igh c rew c apac i - 11 . Sta t e ro om .
ty , goo d arma men t , a n d ma ny ve hicles l e n d 12 . S t.e t e r-cce ,
i t we l l to a ny s itua ti on . 13. S t ate room .
This desi gh n f o r the Va r g r Co r s a i r 14 . S tat er oom.
i s the on e mos t common ly en coun t e red al - 15 . Enginee rin g. Hat ch up t o ,\ deck .
ong the Impe r ial -Va r gr bo rde r . Ha t ch down t o C d e c k . Po s i t i ons
f o r 2 Engi ne e rs .
SPECIF I CATIONS : 16 . P c ve r -c pIan t .
17 . Ma neuver drive .
Tonna ge : 400 ton s s t a nda rd . 5600 ~3. 18 . Avi on i c s an d ra di o - jammer .
Crew: 10 . up to 14 t roops wi th 1~. ~iss i l e turret s .
dou bl e occupancy . 20. Mis s i le s to r age .
Di mensi on s : 78m L x 55 . 5m ~'i x 15m H. 21 . S t ateroom.
Acc ele ration : 5- G c onstant . 22 . S t at e room .
Jump : 2. 23 . State r oom.
Powe r -plan t : 5 . 20 EP . Agil itY-3 . 24 . State ro om.
i n gi n e e r i n g : ~o Taeksngu z D- 3 f usion 25 . Statero om .
power-pl a n ts d rivi ng one 26 . S t a t e r o om.
Ghouk fie l d- t y pe jump d r - 27 . Ship 's l oc k e r .
i ve a n d t wa Ar r g h 43 1/ A 28. Emer gen cy l ow be r t hs .
ma neu ve r d r i ves . 29 . Fli g ht co nt r ol/ mus te r i ng are a .
Gr a vi ties : Aenga r ine rtial c ompen sa- 30 . Ca rgo . I ris valve s t o a an d u de c
to r s . 1G floo r fiel d . 31. Va r gr Cutter .
El ectron ic s : Gz o h rse k h model / 2 c omnuter . 32 . Spare Cut t er modul e .
Range : Unlioi ted man euve r . One 33 . Gra v APe ' s . Ha tch up t o C de ck .
j ump ( 130 tons f ue l ) . 20 0 34. Jum p d r ive. Ha t c h down t o ve n tra l
days s t a n da r d su pply con - l ase r tu r-r-e t , Hatc h a nd i ris va lv
sUI:lp t io n. up t o C deck .
Armament : Tw o tripl e mi ssile t u r r e ts 35 . Fu e l scoops .
i n nose . Two dor sal a n d 36 . Fu e l tan ka ge .
ventral tripl e l aser tur -
re t s .
Sc re ens : none .
e onfigu r a ti on : Nee dLe . S t re amli ne d .
':::apacit y : 2 0 ton s cargo . 12 state -
r ooms . 4 e me rge nc y l ow.
Vehicle s : 50 t on c u t t e r . ~~ o ope n
cutt er modules . Two Grav
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1. Avi onic s . Fl oor ha tch to C dec k .
2. a ri d ge . Po si ti on s fo r pilo t a n d
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3. Ccnpu t.e r ,
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FEI\TURE ADVENTURE : OOT Of THE EGG
CORllI LLCU (Si nd al C431 21 -C ) is a Five base s have be e n s e t up on
smal l empty world on the f r i n ge of the th e pla net 's s ur f a c e to mo nit o r the as -
I mp e r i un. Unt il r e c e n t l y i t was deem ed
ter oid f a l l s a nd ope ra t e t he sta rpo r t .
unnec e s sa ry an d un sui ta bl e fo r colo niz - The y con tro l th e t e rraforllling ope r a ti on
ation a nd r e mai n e d uninhabited . Howeve r
a nd maintain f a c i l i ti es t o r the a ster -
in th e nei ghboring sys t e m o f AL3E popu -
oi d movers . The worl d ' s mai n starpo rt
l a tio n pr ess u re s have caused fam ine , i s t yp e C, and i s loca t ed at Base 1 .
c r ime , a nd ove r -c rowdi ng t o be came un - The ot he r fou r bas es have sta rnorts of
» a naga b.Ie , To help s o l v e t h e p roblem , t y pe D. -
ALBE ' s gove r nme n t ha s comrnisioned ~ HAPE
The play e r s have be e n hire d by
o f ZARTH , LI C to te r r afo r m COR::JILLOi-l SHAPE of EARTH, LIC to act a s s po tters
a nd make it s u i t a b l e fo r colini~ ation . a n d s ec ur ity fo r Ba s e 3 a n d it ' s a c c o -
t hus r el e i v i n g ALBE of i t' s popUlation mpany i ng s tarpo r t . The pay i s goo d and
probl ems . t he hou rs a re medio c r e . bu t t he base
I n th e t h r ee ye a rs s i nc e t he te - che i f , A. S . Rolan d (~78899) , i s s t u c k
r ra f ormi n g p r oj e c t be ga n (s e e this 15 5- u p and s ho r t tem pe r e d , and s e e ms t o
u~ s a r t i c le o n t erra f o r rni n g ) CORDl l.LON love maki ng life difficu lt fo r his sub -
has gaine d a very thin a tmosphe re and o r d i n a t e ~ . So f a r the grou p has had
10% hyd rographics . I t s r o t a t i onal ve l - se ve ral r u n - i ns wi th hi m, and a re cl o se
oci ty ha s bee n i nc r ease d t o 1.+3 hou r s , t o bei n g blackliste d .
a nd i t s newly bUilt -up e l ec troma gn e t i c
f ie ld now f i l t er s ou t a l a r ge pe r ce n t - THE BASE
a ge o f i t s s u n's ha rmful r a dia ti on . The base ha s a total of 36 pe rson -
Bec a us e it s spi n is s t i l l rel a tiv ely nel . The si x offic e pe rso n ne l main ta in
s low howe ve r , t he plane t ' s t eo pe r atu r e r e c or ds, moni t o r o pe r atio ns , a nd ~ e ner
c han ge s f rom a war~ 30°C du ring the day a l l y cont rol the ba s e . Th ey a ll ha ve s i n -
t o a n ic y _40 ° C at ni g h t. As yet the re gle state room mo dul es . The 30 c the r han d s
is no pl an t or a nimal li f e on CORDILLON ta ke c ar e o f o t he r ope rati ons an d l i v e at
a nd mos t of i t ' s s ur fa ce i s still a r o - do ub le occupancy . Ten o pe rate the sta r -
cky wa st eland . port , th ree op e r a t e the c oemum.c at.L cn s
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la~ e r ba t t e ry , and t he re st a r e mainte n- s tora ge f a cil ities fo r one o r tHO ~e r
a nce , s e c ur ity , an d f o n1ard ob s e r v e r s . so nnel .
The base is co nst ruct ed o f stan da rd All do or s ar e iri s valves . Emp ty
bUildi~g mo dule s o f di f f e r e n t types se t mod u l e s ~ i th va lv e s t o t h e out Gide ac
toge th e r . a s ai r -loc k s . as the e n t i r e ~odule
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uni ca t io n s a nd a ~te roi d ~oni to ri ng are a nd ou t z-cnc e co ~'l" Se ee ,
cond uct e d . Thi s i s the br ai n- c en tp.r of The caee Lt a oLf an d i t 's ac c o.np -,
the t e r ra fo r min~ op e rat ion. a nd 1n c1 - a llying e tar-p o r t a r- e Lo c n t e d o n a a--a L
u .t e s a mo d e l / 3 c cmp u t e r • plateau in e r o u l ~ h ar ea of t he pl n r.e t
2) ?UL~Z LA 3 ~a: This i s a duel pu ls e la s - s u r face . A. g r -a vc L r oa d Lca d a eae t ,oro'
er tu rr et e mp.Lac e cen c {a s i!igh Gua rd ) t he base to tile c t u r po r t , a nd s ou t .: _
f o r c as e p r o tec ti on a nd t he cest r uc 7 \-le s t to base 2 .
tio n of ant e ro id s that f allo ff c ou rs e
3) v~aICLE TE'-iT : F i v e ATVs an d tH O ai r - 'l' j]E c.usa
ar e sto r e d a nd ~ai n t ai n ed he r e .
~a r t s On e e ve n Ln g wh.i Le o u t s i .le a e cu r--,
4 ) 20LAHDS OFFI CE: Thi s ar ea i ncludes al l i ng- t he O::l. ;;C i'c r- tile c ();..l n c ni~!lt ,
thc r.:os t i mp o r ta n t f iles and doc urn en t s on e of th e acve n cur-e r s no t Lc e a a Li,» :
a nd a sa fe co ntaini ng t he compa ny pay s t re a x ac r-c s s toc . Glc.:r ; .i t Lhe n J a ca -
r oll. aP ftea J';o;b e h i c J a e cun eat n five ;:L"!. o -
5) EZSS : This a re a inc lud es c ookd ng a nd ae t c r-u ~~ w.y . .. c c s cc r-oa Js ar-c sche r -
eating fa cil itie s . u led f or p Lan o tf;,;. l l i u r ill i~ t ::c f!.":" ;;:: t .
(;,) ~ zca::: .;.'!' IC:-i dOOj·; : Incl ude s c o Ll ap neb I e and chec:< in 0 ":'r: t ..e c OI.1::.u ::i c at'i.. .: n:;
t.ab Lc s an.I cha Lr-n an d v ari o u s e n t e r - c n e d r-e ve a j c tha t 110 !3ta rshi :; :j a r-a
tai nme n t fa c i I i tic" . r-c pc r-tct in t h e a r-e a ,
7) ZTO?~GE :The sou th sto rage a r e a c on- '!'h i !3 Le a n e x t r-eme L y c d a oc cur -
tains food st o res , ~h il e the no rth e n c e , a nd th e p Laye r-a ahou Ld be so r -e -
a re-a hc Ld s'lac e - s u i t s , ve a p o n s , a n d 1 .1 t c mp t ed to inves tigate , a s i t ;;:a~'
c q uir;me n t u p t o TL 12. Al l e q ui p ~ e n t be s O llie t h int~ t he y cu n sc Lva ge • rh C':.:
~ ust be s i~hnecl ou t a t the o f f ice in must fi rst :.;i g·t:n-o ut e cua.pmo n t and
f r on t ( ~ e h i c l e s a re a lso s i ~hn e d ou t a v e h i c l e . hoveve r , ';'h e equ i!,::J. el~ t
in t his office ) . Man ager La quite !) i l! - h e ad e ~ a nd ' :i !.l
~ ) C~NE~ATOR : 3uppl ies ~owcr to th e case , i ns ist on prope r autho r i=ation . .le
s te r oo r-t , a n d facili ti es . .S q u d v e Le n t is a Kr c edy cownr il h o w~ v er, a nd i s
to :Jo o k 5 f ac to r :; poue r c- p La n t , v e r y cu ec c p td cL e to tu-Lcc a or l hr - ··
C ) e FF I e::.: : .~a c h c on t ai n s a c omput er co n - eats .
sole , files , and f~c il iti e 5 fo r the The .jou r ney La r-a titc r- .j i ffi c ~lt
o oe r-at.Lc n of t h e b a s e . «u e 1; 0 l:ll~ rou g h Le r-r-a.Ln," .-,o:: d t a ,: c s
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a bc .t t an nou r . .ni c n tile play e rs pass 1. t s tOI) is a :;:I:a.J. 1 mo cu l LLc rmhe r-e :
a r-c unu tile e oun t a d n ': i t is 1.00 s t ee o it i.u o u s tu. u s , the a rt t tLc Le I i n t e L-
t o c Lt c o ) they a re sbocke « t o see a i r;~ nce . -rnd it i s f eac t Lva t e .f • F'r-oe-
Iu r r-ov a Lrto e t a k i l omete r 10l:~ £;ou - h ere it cont rols tc e e nti re er u o a n J
ee·l i nto t he ea r t h . :' t i t 's e nd , to its rooo t i c c r~w via J i r e c t int~ rface .
th e no r- tu , still ho t f r om re - en try, It may eas ily be ~ e ~ o v e ~ . oed ca n he
i t. a Le rge blu e er;~ -sh a p ed o uj e c t . r-e c o gnd aed h.! a n y o n e with c om u u t e r-
e x pe rt i c e as ~ x t cemcll val ua oie .
7 ji~ I:.GG 2 ) ROBOTS : Thi s are a cont ains v a r i o u s
'l'he ':''1'e i s hal f -bu r ie :J i n th e compl ete a n i Lnc omoLe te roco t c , thei r
e a r t h \'Ii t n i t s s t e r n p oint ing u p . cont ro l ou t Lc t u , s pa r e pa r ts , an .I r-e;
';lo:; e exaut n u t Lo n r-c vea Ln an i ris p a i r re c i.Li t i c s .
v a Lve and aev e r-a I no::. .d ,~s i n t ~ c ac c -. 3 ) LAB : T h.i:;. u r c a co nt ai nz vc r t o u -: ,l" t--
c a se o.L e e r.u . 'i'h e e n ti r e o bj e ct. is of a r -a tu s wh i. c h car. be .~ .en t Lr Le t as
c ocu t 1GO cons ,ji:;placer.1~ nt , a n d t c s canner s , analy?e r :. , an d l ao coti i !)-
c o nx cr-uc t c J of an e x t t-e me Ly :;t ron~ men c , In t :1C c o r-ne r- i n t ~·!O ple;-~i t:las :;
an c r e s il ie n t Low -T'r i. c t Lon ma t eria l . t u be s a r e th e bo .He s o f t,-10 de ad hu -
~ f t er l ae ooj ec t c o ols ( abou t man male:s. \n O~:l l' r ;':I t'L -Ci c i t he L i b
1) ~i nutp.s ) t n~ players z ay at te~Qt are pa r t.J y .f Lsna sen c I cd oe a ce a o f e n -.
to e ~Le r i t til ro u~h t h e i ris valve . uf ranc n t , a n.I t\olO sc out unifo r r,::; . '
'i'he r-e a r-c n o s~·1it cit e :3 o r buttons in 1,) EL2:GTJ:O::IC3 : In t ilis are a a re t il e
the 'li ~init~ of t h e val v e , out D. a u Lp a ac i n e Le c c r-c r ric ~ist~r,: r.. i n c l u -
ce cu of I ii,!lt f la s nc J o n its nu r- f'n cc '1 i n r, a vio n i cs , ba ck -up c ompu t e r ese-
~ ! 1 1 c a us e i t to open o r clos~ an d t o ms , and a bl3.cl-. - ,!lobe :.. en c-r-a t o r-.
cc t I va t c li ~ht 8 \l i t itin t he s h ip . 5 ) SPA:12 ? Ain:.> .
,)) FUEL .
Most o r th e in Gi d e of t~e ship is
c cnn t r uc t e d of t ne came e.c t e r- La I c u t ile 'I) ~ .u:; CORia ,jOR.
6) :>i?!',J.i.::,S .
hu l l . Sc a t t er-e J a bo u t, i t s Ln t c r-Lc r- a re
SP C;CI ?IC A TI O;~': : u si n G' .'1 100 to n hull . cb e
man y oo j e c t s wh i.ch a t f ir:Jt r-c nere oLc f~p ad
eels o r in se c L3 . Upo n examinatio n t he y ie? is_nn 3. 1 i ~n scout ve~sel . ~t has ju ~p
u r-e !"o u :'j,i :'0 be J e e c t Lvu r e.t r-c bo t c o f ,Jr l. v e - ) . mc n eu ve r- :iri'/e - b , and »ove r -o Lar.t
a oou t 20 l: r, . - 7 , :::;i v i nf,' t t '72! an d , r-'ility .1 . Fue I
t a ~ kQg e of ;7 tons s ur~ o r t s thc nowe rnl -
" h e r e i s no a t mosp bo r-e Ln s i d e t he
shi p . a n d l i : ~ h t i ll l:; 1:;; d Im , 'rile vc r t cc s a n t a n d one j ut:: !' -3 . 'l'Ii e tlh i:1 !:as' o~ l-,: ' e
back -up c oe p u t.c r ercd e Lc l , <JG Oe a h .Lua f un -
r-c co t z have !10 se nce of "i l:'h t , ins tead
c t Lcn s as a 1':': 0 ,1", 1/ 5 . 's'he r-e c r-c no s tate -
r fl :" :!i ~ '; c n a ~ j' ~:. ,! 01 r -c-Jar- . c.a c h has a
r-c o mc a nd no l o~.' oe r- I: II:';' . 'f;l.: I' ~ ~ S o oe
:;r:a l l Lo-.: - j n t e n :; i t .'f l as e :' _:i t it: h ae r-ve a
t o o~ e n the doors wi t hi n t he s hi p . vc a r.cn s n oun t , jw l: ii.'1G ...: . L :::') ' :'l r '. :' ::: l e
a c c c Le r-n t o r • 'rhe r-c c r-e n c G i: i t! ; ~ veh Lc Lc a
1/ T:i3 ;;Rl iJG2 : 'i'h is ar e a i n » hapo .: Like
and n o cargo . ~ : , r.! QU nt:; ·l '~L -~U f'a c t o r -c f
a s -he r e , \~ i t h n a ny o u t l e t s . wd. r-ee a n d
c a b I c s , a E j oi n i n::. c t the base of ,1 blac k :~lo oc "cno !"3 to r .Jr.'! i.,. :.; a.! ~ o f ~~
L a r-o e p eoe e t a L in t h e very c o n t o r . .~t
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ed uc c t Lcn 20 . a nd baa t he f ol lm'ii n g THE ?ROBLEi·j
ski l l s : pi l o t -2 . gun ne r y -2 , na vi ga - The Zrrg i s i r r e pe r a bl e , but Os s hi us
ti o n-2 , c n~ i n e e r i n 6 - 2 , mechanic s - ~ , is e as i ly r e c o gn i ~ed a s quit e valua bl e,
el cc tr or: i c s- ? , g r a v i t i c s -2 , c ompu te r and t he play e r s s hould re move i t f rom
- ~, su r vey -2 , r e c o n - 2 . a nd J -o - t -4 . th e shi p an d · pos s i bly hi de i t s omew he r e .
v Sfiil i us i s Lnc a'a a bLe o f in de - I ts k no wl e d ge is e xt r eme ly valu a ~ l e , a s
2e n da nt actio n due t o a lac k o f lim bs a r e it s a bili t i es . I t coul d pr ove ex -
o r pro?ul si on . J hc n c o nnecte d to a t rem ely val uable to t he ad ve nt u r e r s o r
~ o~ e r sou rc e i t may comm unica t e an d s e l l f o r a very high pr i c e . ',Jh e n r e -
t hi nk , b u ~ mus t r e l y o n r o bo t e x t en - activa t e d it wil l re qu e s t tha t i t be
s i ons i~ o rde r to ac t . It ma y ana l y - a .Ll. c we d to accompa ny the p Laye r -s (so a s
ze a ny la ngua ~e o r ob j e c t , a nci c an t o c o nt i nue ga th e r ing i n f o r ma t io n ) .
co nt ro l a ny s y stem it ~ s c on ne cted The e xiste nc e o f Oss hi u s should be
to. kep t s ec r et by t he play e r s . I f it i s
I f t he p l a y ~ rs mana ~e to nook di scove re d by S hap e of ~a r th . LIG . i t
it t o a powe r s o u r c e Oss hi us wil l wi ll bec ome prop e r t y o f t he co ~ pa ny ( a s
er.Jit a se ri e s o i cl ic ks a n d whd z-s , it wa e d d scc ve r- e d by c ompa ny emp Lcy e e e
a nd i t s l ight s wi l be gi n t o fla s h . on c o~pa ny time with c ompany ecui pmen t ) .
Af t e r ab ou t t e n mi n ut e s , a ssuni ng
t he pl aye rs t a l k within t hi s time ,
it wil l s a y i n a hd lt in g mechanic a l
'J oi c e : "e r-ee t f ngs . I am Ossh i us . Can
yo u unde r s t a nd me ?" .
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:-:cr 10 , OOO pe r hyd rographic UFP rati ng ea . The y a re usua lly c?mmisio ned oy loc -
de s i r ed . a l or the I mperi al gove r nme nt s .
The second s te p , when us e d, i 6 The ~o s t well kno wn co r po r a t ion
l ess expe ns i ve bu t ta kes muc h l on ger. s pe c iali z i ne i n Ter ra fo r mi ng i s Sj~ PE o f
The de ve lo pmen t o f the pr op e r oa c t e r i a EARTH , LI C. Bas ed i n t he De neb sector ,
take s t hre e mon t hs a nd c ost s Hc r 2 . 5 , t hey work on 4 to 5 wor l ds a y e a r . r a n-
a nd t hei r i n t rod uc t ion costs Kc r t , How- ging anywhere f r o ~ the Vargr e xtents t o
eve r the proc es s t a kes 10 yea r s i f t he t he As I a n .l e Lr e te , Seve r al o the r c orpo r -
at ~ o s p h er e is ve ry t hi n , 20 y ea rs i f ations suc h a s ULTHA-VLAN D, COLOHY PRn.;:
t he a t mos phe r e i s th in , 30 ye a rs i f t he and PLAN ETAILOH a l s o Te r r afo rm wor l ds ,
a t mos phere i s sta nda rd , and 40 ye a r s if bu t t hey a r e l e s s fa r - rangi ng and many
i t is dense . The third s t ep is l ef t u p ha ve r epu t a t i ons for sl op pi ness .
t o t he colonis ts, a nd ca nn o t pr ope r ly be Te r raf ormin g can a dd dep th to any
pric e d . TRAVELLER adv e ntu r e , a nd c a n b e u se d as
Seve r a l c ompa ni e s cu r r e nt ly Terra - a s t eppin g s to ne t o ma ny e xc i t ing games .
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