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Includes statistics and illustrations for all the people and places UCReICIC ACMI ECON Ce 100% CHARACTERS 2 To xerox and give to the players for visual and Els) Ue UAL UAT elT TL CAMEO MLL (UTC CUSH (0) UTES) UE THEUUS BUR eT) aa) CULMS UACO RS cod SMe MOM MIT LOIN) ec M ARO) erClUO MULES Ace RE rea otis aren AO onc ca ca ca rac a n Games Inc, All Rights Reserved. All incidents, situations, and persons portrayed within are fictional and ary sim pierre serie weer er eens thPESTS RANK: CAPTAIN NATIONALITY: KARGAN s\choice for Fire mand. pfs, while ha EXPEL instabi Doc. Céd. Lh, 623). Larapfis perfect gr odir needs: an ex Dincompetent ley’ 'sinall the SEA diplo eee nally ff dealing withthe public-All / records indicate/a coo! personalit thakis capable oe any érperge! Her position as a sath ofa cargan-Hobletamity hasqaise¢— uestiofs bf her loyalties/| Believe that tHese concerns ar arf uch s her ehjistment was for-CET ~_ RANK: LIEUTENANT | NATIONALITY: ELARAN SERIAL NUMBER: 0 CEDRIC ARTIS BSS Si T [_ Weigut: 180188. ———a ‘UAA SECURE FILE: PeRs.DOC.CED.LT.623 Cddric has sérved as a loyal and godd soldfer for seven years, longty than any othersquadron [f membbf He has been decorated by the Eigran throne, and Surviving Kargén pitts that have faced him in yatlecal\him a “worthy antl ad- ipfrable” opponent. In all, he is a perfect additidy 16 the squadron, and possibly i's most valuable ember. Myonly hesitation ig that, in/the pasthe was “under observation” atan Ejaran hospital after Josing a 4ettowSquadromemeritran ambushithey were rophahtically involved). While he was relbased with a clean bill offrealth, | still wonder ho deéply the loss affected him. byfish | could rec ‘ommend Cedfi¢ as highly as ther membefs ofthe squadron. Even with ty& personal problems, it was diffcult to chose Larani over Wipf for the commander's spot-Bytas-e second-he shout be inyAldgble -Hav.Com.Rim2-RANK: ENSIGN NATIONALITY: KARGAN ‘SERIAL NUMBER: 02-9 ie adi fo att yar, and ty only practical exbe- rience that be has is\lying praétice runs in the mektons\9n his ily’s fan carrier. Jo my aed a gifted tech; Yang for the inde to start, hdypaired the secfetdry’s vid- phones well asa quays watch. Since te interview, he h#&\shown equal briltance on lagna scale é 4 ont prodlem a Aods trait for an £ HEIGHT: 5°5" WEIGHT: 135 LBS.LAIAN DES PERS.DOC.LAILLEU.004, I receivetshe news of a MyrianTHARIS TREMAINE BT 1g ET ae RANK: ENSIGN | ul) gore $91 raring to proted out of boot bamp. afnboyant end over-individoelis- { she is also the consummate Hirt. ergy into so4mall a body j8\ i) ge Terer crew col tier f9F a long peri at-eMlirtgrO1 front, and tHatia she will show mo, the male squagton' Somehow/| doubhwe'll pe so luckys,/ HEIGHT: 3 WEIGHT: 158 LBS. all his Ii A based/it i Seah oat tat wilkbe in their Suits 24 hours a day. Hopefully, Xf will teach A the, ners so “ e of His skills, and in/feturn he Will \gdtn trom theth, The Squad needs someone eric; and fet thet he's the ‘peri choice ‘onthe surtace he may appear csfant nd moody, bt ; he seems to value friéhdship abbve all, and | think he will tig welt with the rest of, He has a \ 2 et ton Ary 220.PES RANK: ENSIGN | NaTiONaLITY: KaRGi [SERIAL NUMBER: AGE: HEIGHT: UA SECURE FILE; PERS.DOC.! : Anighiy‘rated reanrassdreypit Karin ig ong of the best what she does. Her exploits Against theSharitin rebels Four personal fegings on tye mattgr) isexemplary / loyalty and Spiffy are unqueStighed, but | do Raye one or doubt-Aomanrot rer sk ave gone taro An’ front lines during the war. SoAvhy was she stationed so far om the action? The Kargap/deledutes say that she was, simply more/useful where sé was. That explanation Will have tOyo férnow. —\\ "i er pers falty eaves abi) (o be desired. He military bearing never seems to relax; it's Her way of life. Thre \night be sor {rictiog! betwen Karin afid a fer of the more “eewheeli \\ members of the squadron, but \imaginé that eaby can Igarn \ sogfething frork the/other.She Seems to respect Wisoipline ‘agid skill above all\go | don't think that she will have ems serving wi ee—— UAASECURE FILE: PERS,DOC.ALE.ENS.523 ANY7, Aleoi is the stcond youngest recry to be chosen for this\group {Its od the tio yolingest recrults aré both E4fan). There were other, older/appligghitg, but ‘when jt ¢ame down to if/Aleoi fas dimply (overall the best qualifed fayAne ppsition, Her/bility to understénd and use cbmpu ers is, in my Opinion’ amazjfg. | have yet see the system that she qbuldn't cruek-Gr the computer that could withh say Secrets from hr. If we ofn get her hooked img the Axis phainframe, ve | | unllerstayd that her fois personal belies\nef skill, but belfeye me, the skill ‘are thefé-tn-all- possible te3ts.and.siarta> tions 4h’ has had top/marks, both asa piloyas wall as programmer. Simply weannot akford to Jose her. Face to face, She/seems to bea ttaran-teenaget-interested in Aa tock music and the latest film héartthrob. Having recently mekthe y son, can say this: Wag roomibette than a hyp ¢ ay eT BESTT |_RANK: ENSIGN NATIONALITY: ETTARAN |SERIAL NUMBER: 03-2-846523 [ AGE: 17 HEIGHT. 5°2 [~~ Welgt: 1058s.LORD DREMMOND AXIS LEADER? PTs / Ten UAAh Tale] S see EI ff aeest Cineereuposs tie tiette -Sal.Com.UAA 1-20.GIST (RANK: N/A NATIONALITY: \AXIS.DOC.TARO ReSponsible for ove aids Imperial stronghc ‘ tthe premier of a \Emperor Koray fard fok his head,MEKTON: OPERATION RIMFIRE STORY DIGEST ry OPERATION: RIMIARE. ) ‘THE REFEREE'S ‘wTRoDUCTION. “wothausnd years go acolon shi ling tetany cla galtic empire discovered he tar syste Algo ‘The colony ship, cartying both the standard Human and the psioncally-stiong Eiomani, landed nthe ares island inthe Archipelago. They named it Muri, Fora yea, the colonists setup a small city around the giant ship and prospered. With advanced technologies and afghing si, hey slowly began 3 djynasy..which was cruelly wiped out in less than ‘went mints ‘The Aagend,arace curently ina genocidal war with all humans, had discovered the litle pocket of humenity, The aea around the colony ship wes bom- taxed with bo-weapons, rendering the ship anda mie area around it uninhabitable for hundreds of year Inalast itch efor, wo giant Metal Knights (th ier for meklon) fought a desperae bal ered one Aggendi on the moon, andi betore plunging into a voeanic page 31), who iat was destroyed ty agents fe Gate Epi. ps oF someting sil despite the ges, aie tis the Aggendt ‘mekton, rapped in he volcanic rock, Tote Agen, the ages passed ina cod stasis. (One second it had been fighting ina deserted planeti. The nex, it was confonted witha the signs of human infection: mechanicals, radio waves, and radiation, he minds of ssid ani heftage and pKargan missile attack. destroy al those who i, the all was a sion hope Wand desta al he Kargans iy he lrans who alowed the to ans, just because hey sng oo much nds spies rough him information about onthe moon and about the tn (the Rime 30 Kile it before it could complet its cll, All would suet, bu those accursed en would see his The survivors ofthe atack split nto ali ‘andthe Eloman interred with the Humanist Algolian man, Slowly new nations angi cameo be, and Algolian man ee bersonal wrath Werte Karga otha south was rammond worked night an day While planning r i i i jc was tithe crew the ship, putigg 'y ooo before pr dl sated bythe ristoct chartered the ship inthe fis pl both groups ad into the thousands of flail hat straddled the ‘quar They became te tara and native islanders. TwoMilenium pessed, and our avenue begins BEHIND THE SCENES: THE 7m AGGENDI THREAT, AND MME 100 DREMMOND ALi poin, he referee should veed the episodes that tin on page 18, ten come back and read these bsck- ound e333. In 1520 (episode 1 of ou story) as part of the ‘pansion ofthe moonbase Dion 1, a work crew digs intoa cod laa flow. Theic laser touches something. ni-_aftacks onthe UAA that distracted his enemies, he atenited to complete cal himself, He traveled over the lobe, taking those who had psychic powe, gather. Jing innocents to do his work. Carved into orbit by cloaked melons, the victims wee placed ina specially ‘signed transmit, andthe cal was made Iwas. fare, someone on boar te tansmiter was blocking the empl. Their wil was strong But the UAA was kept busy, an the call was altempled once more, ‘Again the harmony was disrupted by single voice. The call eached is age, bt wasn understood, Beforea third atl could be made th enemies showed up again and pressured fr time, the cll was. sant, draining mostof the espe energy trom te its, ‘The transmits was taken, butthe call ad gore out! Nothing happened. No chaos, no death, it called wth aloe Something had gone wrong. ..again Ihvas time to tke mats ino his own hands. ‘Taking the to finished Avs spaceships, he head- ed toward his “saviour ater leaving behind several “distraction” fr any UARpysuers. nthe dscovered is problem He 1-ain oulpost, and had igi. Ate site, however, len He collected sam ithe coud not valen pete his on army of desicion, al fie’ brougntaratria is atin ubator. The offspring would and feed off the body of its mother, When he ‘elumed, he would release itand examine it more thor- ovghiy. Determined to at east see the Alien ship, he let the midway point, unaware that others followed close behind But cou they reach im in tie? DELANEY AND THE ELARAN CIVIL WAR. ‘The Elatan Peace Council, ead by Lord Delaney has 1520, EVENING, (aaa RIMFIRE DAY: 4 “Alter a restful day, you are set upon by servants at about 4:00 in the afternoon. They drag the ladies off to a partor and the men to a fitting oom, and spend the next hour “preparing” you for the party. The girls are made-up and per- fumed, while the men are shaved and have their air trimmed. You are dressed and presented to Eliza at about 6:00." I your players want to kil the day exploring ‘col, feel fee to alow them to role-play; It might help them become more attached to their characters. “With everyone perfumed and pretty, Eliza (ina stunning, near-transparent dress) gathers you up and escorts you to a series of fan cars waiting for you. Ate a stow drive through the city stteets, you approach a large mansion, with hundreds of cars pulling in front. There are ‘quards in Power Armor, and two security men on soadstriker bikes.” Characters with a watchful eye [Awareness 15+] notice that while the security is very tight, it seems to be a recent addition. “As your group exits the cars and walks up the steps to the palace, you are met by a valet, who leads you into a ballroom filled with hun- titeds of well-dressed people.he then turns to the ‘crowd to announce you." ‘Footman: Ladies and Gentleman, the lady Eliza, sister to the consort of the Throne. And the Lords Cedric, Tharis, Eiran, Tammis, Daric. The Ladies Larani, 2: . i Celine, Laian, Karin and Aleoi. {Ot course, cut the oe = ae = . ot rames of any dead characters.) é i a ainoupvste eos er altege Palo Ses “Aer the announcement, you see a short, rotund man with atl, dignitied-looking woman in his shel etsvilainthe ouiskits § \wake, heading toward you. The couple introduce ven the Mutlafs announced the themselves as Lord and Lady Arkman. He fist ie i: extends his joy that the characters could make it, ands glad thatthe invitations made itto them onthe moon, With a quick wink, he and the Lady Yerish into th crowd Elz tells you that vial is ‘deo ative in an hour, and that they should mingle.” During that hour, the folowing two events wil ocu, inthe order below. Unless iis stated {hale event happens toa patculr character, Desurethat each happens toa diferent person or group of persons. Itersperse them with other small socal eves of your choosing Pethaps a newfound romance? ‘The Mystery Woman (Arnellia): One ofthe PC'S nolcea beautiful woman watching Cedric {make sure that Cedric isn’ t the one to notice this). She has long lavender hair, and beautiful blue eyes. Wile she mingles and talks with other ‘guests, she rarely takes her eyes of of him. i someone points her out to Cedric, she does not look familar to him. i Cedric approaches her, she wil try her hardest to avoid him. She wil ‘make only small talk, and introduce herself as Mali Faris, the daughter of a Nissan Design ‘Group designe. She as traveled from Loriel to altend the pat. Ceri ries to talk to hes, she wil dash ol tothe ladies room, and vanish om the party. Otherwise she leaves when Tarik does (below) v ‘AFriend (Tarrik: During light talk around the punch table, Kain is approached by a tall man with blue hair. He hands her a note that reads: Do not get involved in this. It is Elaran treachery. Quit the UAA before it s too late. -AFriend, ‘Mer she reads the not, Tarik weaves ofinto the cxowd, and vanishes into a side room. Karin can track him [Awareness 10). she follos him, he will leave the party, meet an attractive woman (Arnel) and driv tin fan car. Noone remem bers who he was, of even fhe had an invitation. Lord Ackman doesnt even remember seeing him. Karin has no idea wh twas. Wan NPC, Karin wil tell no one about the note, buta swt eyed PC awareness 15+] may notice the exchange.) ‘er the hout has passed, and Armelig]and Tatrik have left, the valet makes another ‘announcement: The Lady Ariel of Maria, “There seems to be a moment of complete silence when the girl steps through the large doors in the banquet hall. She is possibly the most beautiful woman anyone in the room has ever seem. She seems to glide into the room, oblivious to the silence and stares. More than ‘one head turns 2s she walks through the room. As she begins to wind through the crowd, con- versation resumes. Everything is about back to ‘normal when she aries at your litle group.” ‘ie will pick the largest concentration of PC's to approach. I everyone has scattered, then pick someone at random. She will then travel around the party, gathering wayward PC's. She leads them off oa private libra that Lord Ark- ‘man has provided. Once everyone is together, she begins to speak Atel: Hello, as you know my name is Ariel, and Tal has inlormed me of yours. Here is what he knows and suspects. Tha hing you killed was an Aggendi Tha legends are tue; they do exist. Talis afraid that there are more out ther, in space. When you were killing i, the powerful ESPers of the planet felt ts cry. Only Tal and afew others ofthe great- st sil were able f0 perceive it. The Doctor, and cathers, ate afraid that is was sending a distress call to something. This something may or may ‘nt exist, but we can afford to take no chances. there are mare of them, in better condition, there could be a serious thveat to all fe on this planet. Tal Is now returning from a meeting in Kondu, and will be able fo meet with us the day alter tomorrow. We have an appointment with him and the Queen at noon, Please tell no one about this threat You are simply going tothe palace to meet Yani understand? Read the characters the section on Aggendi (9.31). Other than the information above, Ariel has no important information to impart. She explains that she will be the “date” of one ofthe men for a cover until they reach the palace. Which one of them wants to get saddled with her? At this time, le the men rip each others’ throats cout the winner takes Are's arm, an they return tothe party, The est othe evening passes in parying and light conversation. Ariel is affectionate with her date, but rot overly so. Her dat, onthe oer hand, becomes the mast hated man a the etre party, [Avil and her “date” have a good chanoe of becoming involved. She is fond of romance and kindness, Most “macho” displays turn her off cold. Role-play accordingly] ‘Ate the party, Ariel and Eliza take the characters back to an elegant hotel Althe hotel, the characters are shown to individual suites Ariel gets her own room. I Eliza has become attached to a male PC, she would be willing to “cut costs" by sharing a room.EVENT #2 (OPT. MARCT'S DEATH 3- 18, 1520. RIMFIRE DAY:5 This event only occurs if Marci didn’t die last episode. ‘At about 6:00 the following morning, Eliza ‘gets a call in her room. It's a guard from the Arcol Prison. Marci was found dead in her cell. She ‘hung herself, and did not leave a note. Eliza will relay this information to the other characters when they awake. They don't have time to investigate, however, as they must leave to make it to the ‘palace for their appointment with Ymei and Tal. MEKTON: OPERATION RIMFIRE ‘Awards for Episode #3: Getting “involved” with Ariel: +5 1P to player ting “involved” with Eliza: +3 IP to yer Interacting with Tarrlk or Arnellia: + 3 to player(s) ‘SET: ARCOL Located onthe clits ofthe Bay of Orlo, Arcol is cone ofthe greatest cities inthe laran nation, ‘Smaller in size than most other Elaran cities, ‘col makes up fr its small size with political ‘ower anda ich history Located near the Crystal ‘The area of Arcol in the Bay of Loriel, and the first floor of Palace Arkman. +t paler Palace, Arco! has benefited from royal patronage cover the years. ts place the social and econom- ic structure ofthe nation is invaluable. Arcos reat sea-farms produce about a third of Elara’s {ood supply, and itis the home to many great liraries and universities. Italso serves 2s home base to Ys old squadron, the Grey Hunters. PALACE ARKMAN This luxurious estate is locale inthe center of the ‘ble quarter of Aral. Three slaies tll and con- taining over 70 rooms, the palace is one ofthe (randest in the ct. The entire frst floor is devoted to banquet halls and ballrooms alone, jz The Palace of Light 2: Arcol : Loriel 4: The Arcol-Loriel bridge 5: The Bay of Orlo. WVLocaTioNs: Interior Crystal Palace, Arcol-Lorel Bridge CHARACTERS APPEARING: (Queen Yiu, Elza (p. 23), Atel (9.25), Royal Guards, Dr. Ta, Axis Goons EVENT #1: AMBUSH 3-19, 1520. MORNING. RIMFIRE DAY: The moming ater the party (aftr news of Marc's death if you used optional Event #2 last episode) the characters ar treated to a lavish breakfast at thehotel izatels the PC's that they wil be taking afan-transport tothe city of Lril. From Lorie, the characters wil take a royal shut to the Crys- tal Palace. (The palace is located in Oro Bay near Lote.) For protection, al ofthe characters are ven sidearms (sete sta for UAA i), The transport arives at 10:00 that morning, disguised as a tour bus. Eliza drives, and the characters are loaded int the passenger section. (Itshould be noted that he city is designed a6 an arology on the side ofthe eastern clifs of the Bay of Orlo. Ittakes about an hour fo wind dwn the streets o ge othe bridge.) The bridge itself is @ huge span connecting the cles ofArcol and Loriel. Near Lore, in the tay, reflecting the morning light, isthe Crystal Palace. tis by far the most beautiful structure any of the PC's have ever seen, Even the Kargans mustaciitits beauty. The entire structure seems to’be made reflective crystal, shining in the moing light “You ate travelling siowly aoross the large bridge, enjoying the scenery, Ariel suddenly cries uf. Beore you have a chance to react, the large ‘ruckin tonto you jackknifes, sending fresh fruit {yng everyerere. Eliza yanks the wheel tthe right, smashing the bus int the protective barer atthe side ofthe bridge. Looking around, no one seems to be hurt, but Eliza suddenly screams “down as the sound of gunfire and shattering jas isthe bus. She yels “Axis!” and pulls out her pistol and returns ir.” Battle: PC's Ariel and Eliza vs. 5 Axis thugs in Ais ‘amor and auto rifles. The Axis has blocked a 200 yard section ofthe bridge with “accidents” so the players and the ‘Ais thugs will not be disturbed. It wil take six v lose state end of ig asked Tal to stay in Elara and i oh al {his throne, | eve et hil Tal has. woe ie laransounds for the report of gunfire lo reach the local lew enforcement. On tur 9, two roadstriers will show up trom Lore! (use stats forthe Stallion if needed), The Axis agents wll ght othe death ‘Mter te battle, the local police converge on the area, and whisk the characters directly to the palace. Any wounded are sent directly to the inf ‘maty. The others are led into a large library, ‘where Ymri and Tal wat fr them. EVENT #2: THE MEETING 3-19 1520. EARLY AFTERNOON. BIMFIRE DAY: 5 “Before the shock ofthe sudden attack is over, you find yourselves standing before the Queen of Elara and Dr. Tal. Ymtlis radiant; her beauty seems to only be enhanced by her maternal state (Yin is about six months pregnant). As you enter the room, she stands and welcomes you, putting down the rapier she is polishing, Tal sits ‘uly in one corner ofthe room ost in thought. Yoni speaks his name, but he doesn't respond. ‘She has to repeat it twice to get his ztetion "Tal greets you all, but says everyone must hear what he has to say, and he closes his eyes.” As Tal closes his eyes, suddenly the wounded PC's are able to hear his words. He tl's them that they are hearing him telepathicaly, and thatthe connection is only one way. He cannot hear anything they think. If they have any impor ‘ant questions, ask an orderly to relay them. ‘Once this is done, Tal begins to speak. Dr, Tals Thankyou for coming. Here is what we know. The unityou destroyed was an Aggenci, one of the ancient enemies of man. According to all the ‘Murian records | have been able to study, the ‘Aggend! operated on some sort of community ineligence. What one knew, al knew. Tat thing was buried on the moon when man frst came fo ‘Ago inthe Black Tower. There are two possible explanations for its appearance. twas leas a ‘py, and the Aggendi now know man has space- faring potential. Or Itwas let over from some ages-old battle, and was frozen in the lava like flyin amber. We must assume for the sake of preparation tha iti the former. The Aggendi existed; thal we now asa fact. Whether or not they til exist asa race Is undecided. Before it dled the thing sent for a strong psychi signal twas so strong that even hough it was directed ilo deep space, | elt it here. The fects, it may have called for help. It did andthe Aggendi stil exist, we need fo pre- pat fora possible altack. | and several others in the UA feel that it's imperative that we prepare MEKTON: OPERATION RIMFIRE “a nt en “death In vest i did sae eo ee Wat Tait antes aie for such an emergency. Orders have begun for the construction of a second Overwatch cruiser, the Moria ‘Until then, as an Agent of the UAA, / assign ‘your ship and squadron to investigation and iirst- ine defense against any alien threat. For simplic- i's sake we are calling ths program Operation Risntire. You all know about the threat, and for all practical purposes you arethe only nes wih any experience fighting it. al wl go.on to explain the need for seorecy in dealings with anyone outside the information loop ofthe UAA. the general public were to tind cut there was a possible alien invasion on the way, the panic would cripple al the governments ofthe world The Rime and its crew must go about business as normal. He wil also tll them that sclence station al the Solar Arvays is examining the outer system, to see i there is anything out there thatthe signal may have been lected at When Tal istnished, Yr wil tum to the players Your: ‘Above and beyond all of this, the Axis seems to have taken zn interes! in you. This may simply be >acause your organization is designed to con- front ter, but we don't think so The Aus soy was prety quick n geting tat Information othe planet. Whatever they are up fo, _you can bel that it has something to do with the curren situation. Kerion thinks that they might use the “allen invasion” scare to cause havoc as cover for another plan. We dont really now, 80 ttl we have slid information, assume tha he ‘Axis is acting fo setup some sor of scar Yiri and Tal will answer as many questions as they are able. They will lso tel the characters that transportation has been arranged to return them to Dion. The Sentinels have been completed and are due to launch from Kalin a week; Yn tas arranged fora second shuttle launch to aceom- pany them, There is an Etaran convoy heading to the stands, and the characters have been booked passage. The rp shoul take thee days, leaving the characters two days to recover nthe palace yEVENT #3: FOND FAREWELL 3-21, 1520, AFTERNOON. Se RIMFIRE DAY: 7 ‘Ate the meeting the characters have two days left in Elara, Ariel must leave with Tal on the evening of the 21st. Shortly before she leaves, shetinds her “lover.” (It she hasrit been involved with anyone, she has a secret crush on one of the PC's, Pick accordingly.) She will comer him in some secluded spot, She approaches the PC, and speaks in a ‘quiet voice. ve spent most of my ite devoted to my studies. Uni! al ofthis happened | never thought leave ‘my small family vila, | ust wanted you (a know ‘how much you mean to me, asa friend... and as someone very special In an few hours, | must leave for Muria, and you will soon leave for ‘pace. fel that there is some great danger about to befall us, some crisis: | don't know when, ori well meet again, but | wanted you to have some thing before I went She reaches into a small bag, ‘Please take hi, and know that someone on Algol prays for your safely. She pushes @ small box ino the PC's hands, then runs away to meot Ta. [the PC makesa move play tout Ail has lead a secluded lite and this her fist “lve.” ithe PC kisses her, or fakes the romantic in tiative, she will be hopelessly in love. Remember the outcome ofthis scene, Ariel will show up later] Inside the small silver box is a blue stone that seems to slightly hum. Ifthe PC touches it, he (gets a clear mental image of Ariel, n'a sun dress ‘onawhite sand beac. Italmost seems like she is near when the stone is activate. to player Yori (asking ‘questions, discussing theories, etc.): +3 ‘to player(s) EQUIPMENT: THE UAA SMM Thisis the UAA variation on the standard EMF ‘Smm pistol. The Accuracy has been increased ‘ver the orginal, but the range has sufered some asa result, The design of the pistol mostly remains the same. DAM SH BY WA WT CST RNG 1D6+1 12 NA 42 8kq BOcr 22H ‘THE AXIS 10MM AUTORIFLE This nasty weapon works on the premise that i you throw enough lead into the air, some ol itis. bound to hit your target. Produced in limited ‘numbers by Axis factories, the autorifie i only available to Axis agents, of on the black market, ‘hence its high costDAM SH BV WA WT CST RNG 1DB/nit 406-3 3kg500or 55H AXIS COMBAT ARMOR This jl-black armor has become a symbol of ‘Ais terror. The retiectve silver tace-plale covers eececcccccesces ‘LocaTions: ttaran Fan Caries. (CHARACTERS APPEARII Thiran, Various Etran ivi EVENT #1 DEPARTURE 3-22, 1520. MORNING. RIMFIRE DAY: 8 "You spend the rest of your time in Elara ‘ecoveting fom the trauma and injuries ofthe last few days. By the morning ofthe 22nd, you areal ead to travel. Two ofthe erystal-clad ‘yal guards lead you through the palace tothe main all As the doors open, a qust of wind nearly knocks everyone off thet fet. The wind is followed by a wal of water, and as he characters are drenched, one of the guards turn tothe other and yells “Bit of bad weather, hope it lts up soon” Infact, the storm that now grips this pat of #laraisone ofthe worst to hit theaea this season, Butt rain, and not snow, o thal makes ita won- derul event. The characters are escorted tothe cats The dive tothe docks takes twenty minutes ‘nth pouring rain, and when the characters get there, the hl ofthe Ettaran ship is barely visible “ks you reach the ship, two cloaked figures ‘sh you up the ladder and into the carrer. Enter- ing the deck, you smell roasting meats and potent brandy. You are al handed towels and. ‘ips fhe aforementioned brandy, and suddenly feelathomein the cramped quaters. Eran getsa sttange sense of dja-wu ...” As everyone setles down, Eira is grabbed {rom behind and litted of the deck. He is spun around and comes face to face with Kiran, his ns. the entire facial region, making the wearer unidentifiable. This armor affords 7 SP to all locations (including the head), and comes with 2 re-breather unit inthe helmet (acts as a gas mask). This atmor is usually only available through the Axis, or the black marke, hence the high cost: ue to the bulky nature of the armor, all REF based actions while wearing it are at 1. Weight: 54g Cost: 700cr ‘STANDARD UNIFORM (UAA, KARGAN, ELARAN, ETTARAN) eecccssccoce father! Behind Kiran is Ouran, his wit and Eran's stepmother. In the storm Eran dit realize that this was the Sharan Cari. This i his home! All ofthe PC's are shown to “quarters” (which closer resemble hotel rooms) and allowed to get settled in. Eiran is alowed to have his own room back, ‘and Aleolis given the quarters that are assigned to her “amily” when they stay on this carter The fist day at sea passes uneventfully, as the carrier rides out the storm. The bad weather breaks about Eleven that evening, and the next ay calls for sun and clear she. If Eran isa PC, You may want to roleplay his homecoming, reunion with iends, ec EVENT #2: THE LETTER 3-23, 1520. ‘AFTERNOON. RIMFIRE DAY: 3 “The nextday the sun fs out, and a warm breeze blows up from the south, You're allowed on the cleck, whichis tered with tara children play- ing ball, and men and women sunning them- selves in skimpy bathing suit. The sea is chop- py, but the carrie rides smoothly above it on a ‘oud of ait. The Dhannan (worker mektons used. by this Ettatan family) are on deck, being This bullet resistant cloth gives the wearer 4 SP In all locations (excluding head). Weight: 1kg Gost: 50cr ‘SET: THE CRYSTAL PALACE Seat ofthe throne and monarchy of Elara, the palace as its own living, shopping, and power facilis. The name comes from the construction ofthe palace, which is made from a reflective ‘granite found in the sea bed near lilyria. This ‘Granite was ast mines in 1385, belore polar ice covered the area, repaired. Above, in the clouds, you can spot ‘ocasional Elaran mektons fying patrol” The characters are going about thes business (perhaps participating in tha time-honored Etaran fastime, chasing the opposite sex), when the cap- tain ofthe carer (@ man named Thran) approach es Larani and hands her alter. tis in code, but Thiran provides her wth proper decoding tacts. ‘era quick decoding session, thelr reads: Greetings Commander. 1 hope his message fins yu well. As of yes- terday 3-20-20 the Rimlire is complete. The Commader tthe ship, Altar Dass, sends his ‘greetings; wih hopes to meet you soon, (have been inormed of Operation Rimfire, and under- stand everything, Colone Caball at the launch ‘cil expects your arrival. One nal message, we at Ovewaich awail your peedy reun. General Haversom [The pattern of absent letters is present on the decoded message. You may wish to clplicate the letter for your players. tsa ue ‘and you and your players should remember it For ease of GMing, the missing letters ‘ead: Do not first] vtasked about the odd glitch wit the letters, the Etarans wil respond that sometimes transmitting cnded messages from orbit can ge vicky, and that scrambled letters or words are not uncommon. It you player igure ot, good fr them EVENT #3: ATTACK 3-24, 1520. EARLY MORNING. RIMFIRE DAY: 10 The evening comes after a relaxing day; the characters are fed, and a small party is held in ‘heir honor (the Ettarans are always looking for an excuse to party). The characters are then shown off to bed (with, or without, ‘ampanionship as they see fi; Evans aren very prudish). Eventually they al fll asleep. [At this point have everyone make Luck rolls 15¢.] For those who mis tthe first they know ofthe event is being hurled out oftheir bunks at high speed, and another Luck rol [10+] is needed to avoid taking 2 hits to a random locaton. For those who ‘made the intial Luck roll, they wake up as soon. as they fee! the carrer lurch to one side, and are secure when the entire carrier seems to jerk Violently One side of the carrier seems to dip, and peopl and furniture sat siding to that side. A sien sounds, and Ettarans run up toward the upper deck. Any character that stops to think abou it will realize that no explosions have been heard, Any ofthe characters that goto the upper eck se the following As you push yout way onto the deck, the fist thing you see is a glant reptilian head about ‘feet wide, with a mouth the size ofa smal ar. Fags and bits of meat between the teth seem fo indicate that its aleady fed atleast once. It stems io be pushing down one sie of the carer with its weight In the water, an Elaran man is folding a young gir, silently trading wate. By them (on the deck) is a young woman who spots you, and yells for help. There seem to be Fog Hunter young inthe water, circling the hapless ‘0, What do you do?” This isa role-playing episode. The Fog Hunters are looking for a quick meal, and all it takes few rounds of gunfire to drive them of alt the characters didn't try to help the Btarans, then the carier continues on its way to Kalla Proceed to Episode 6 >olfthe characters (other than Elran) went cut oftheir way to help the Ettarans in the Water, Tiran wil invite them into his cabin that evening. After offering them a good found of Ettaran honey nectar, he sits and ates hem some information. MEKTON: OPERATION RIMFIRE ce , Thiran: To tell youth tru, we never rally usled you, ‘antl you went out of your way to help us when ‘you could have simply let Miran and is daughter die. (He looks atthe Kargan characters.) You have ted to kil or enslave us as long as anyone conti carrier has been alive, and we never realy believed thal would change. But maybe the ‘promises ofthe UAA are true, andthe old ways ate gone. The Etarans are not as dinwited as ‘many would have you think, and we have sources ‘of information tha the Kargan and Elaran intel ‘gence services could hardly dream of. know a Ile of your situation, but not everything. My ‘mouth is sealed, Iwill not talk. But some ifor- mation | have coud be of use to you The Axis’ chief is @ man named Dtemmand, and he was the son of an Eiaran lord in Fira. He is very rich, possibly the single richest man on either continent. was said that he saw hs par- ents killed inthe bombing, and tha it ove him mad, Helter fled to the isfnds with fortune in {gold and jewels. The rumor has it hat he actualy formed the Axis, to revenge himself onthe Kar- ‘gans forthe death of his family. have idea it this is tve or no. There reais rumors that bis very powertl ESPe, but one again, I cant say {for certain if this i true. {do know that the Axis ‘has ull space capable, and tha they have sev- al cloaked and hidden orbital factories. One of these i under Dremmond’s dlrect command. Dremmond isa nihilist. He doesn give a damm about life Others think the Axis threats against the mirors ae bls. think hed really dh it just to prove he cout. Aer the tak, nothing much happens until the alernoon of the 25th, when the carrie pulls into a Kalin dock. you wish, use the remaining day to roleplay sun and fun with the Etarans. IP Awards for Episode #5: Helping the Ettarans: +6 IP to each players) Decoding the message: +5 to each player(s) that figured it out Partying with the Ettarans: +3 to each player —eftaran lot: Us bes salts a aon oa pilots. mand women who ens "ol the Fan Carriers. They Saal arenes Mieresn ye Mecha Piloting(+6), Beam: pe ine _ see = ae‘SET: FAN CARRIERS Early in the First Mekton War, the istand-based nations ofthe Ettara discovered that they wouldn't last long caught between the superpowers of laraand Karga. As entire islands were wiped out in the fighting, the normally nomadic Ettarans gave upon their land-based towns entirely, and ‘moved thelr communities ont large, ocean going vessels. Over the years, these vessels changed from large flotillas of small sailing ves sels, to large cargo carrer, to thei inal form of the Fan Ca Part luxuty liner, prt mekton carrie, and pat cargo ship, the Fan Cartier is oten consid- ered the finest form of ocean-going travel on ‘Nool. Capable of holding 100 people in comfort, they ply the oceans of Algol, trading at every pot, only stopping long enough to take on supplies ‘and offload goods. Normally the Fan Carters travel one ata time to get bette rading values a the pots, but. sometimes whol les of them wil assemble or protection, of for an important meeting between Etaran families. eooe LOCATIONS: Kalian launch facility CHARACTERS APPEARING: Lisa Cabal, Falcon Daris MECHANICALS APPEAR! ‘The Sentinel (p.93) ‘Theog lit al about 2:00 inthe altrnoon ofthe nextday, and characters can see the north coast of Kala. At about 3:00, the Fan Carrier docks near the launching por, and off loads the charac- ters. iran and Ouran havea tert farewell with ‘thelr son, embarrassing him infront of the est of the squad. Tian himsel sees the characters of at the shore, then returns to monitoring the loading of supplies. He promises to send more informa= tion should he discover any. any ofthe charac ters have become romantically involved with an Ettaran, the relationship will come to an abrupt end, (Ettatans arent known for ping after some- ‘one. I the charate is serious about the rela- tionship, the only way an Ettaran will "wait" for Ettaran Fan Carrier them is to receive a proposal of martiage, wit- essed by Tira. “As you disembark you ae greeted by two Kargan soldiers, who lead you down the docks toward a truck with EMF markings. Sta front othe tuck, wearing an ofice' uniform, is a tall smiling red-haired woman, She grets you all, and introduces herself Colonel Lisa Caball She sends the soldiers back to get any excess luggage, and welcomes you to the Kalin Launch Facil” ‘She loads the characters into the truck, and chives them to the launch facility, On the pad is 2 large multi-stage rocket, with a group of mektons being loaded into it. Lisa explains thatthe char- acters willbe launched fis in a smaller shuttle, to be followed up by the transport rocket. The launch is set for tamorrow morning. The charac- ters have some time to relax. >» lithe characters understood the message {rom Event2 last episode, and tel Lis, she has the shutle gone over wit @fne-oothed ‘comi, She ins the bomb, and the characters launch normally. Skip to Event 3. tthe char- acters missed the meaning, gto Event 2. EVENT #2: LAUNCH OMe #26, 1520. Ln Basc7e MORNING. RIMFIRI Bees Seb | DAY: 12 “Early the next morning, as you finish off a full breakfast, Lisa approaches your table, holding =several large boxes. She opens a box and pro- cles a uniform, She goes onto explain tha their ‘UAA uniforms just arrived, and that she thought that you might want to wear them back into space, Each of the uniforms is a perect it Alter you get them on, you are taken to the launch staging aea, put into your space sults, and dri- ven out to the launch area” ‘As several hours pass the characters are loaded into a small space shutle, and strapped into acclertion couches. The hour-long count- down begins. As the players fidget, the com light in Kari's panel comes on. When she tums it on, she sees the face of Sima Daris, the freelancer snown as “Faloon.” Falcon: Hey babe, got some news for you (He holds up the bloody remains ofan Axis helmet.) was ordered {see you of. found this guy lurking inthe bush- s, Not to worry your litle noggin, bul he had ‘enough friggin’ cordit to blow the Arcol bridge. ‘Adit looks like some’ already been used. Also found some forged papers listing him under the tech crew forthe launch fclly, Kinda suspicious fun? Wel, gotta spl The communication is cul By the end ofthe tlk, the countdown has reached five minutes, ‘The bomb is atached tothe fuel tanks ofthe shutl he bomb goes off onthe ground, dozens willbe killed. The characters have afew options, >> 1: lunforit. they just fee the shutle at breakneck speeds, they may be OK. All they have to doit get the door open [Electronics {ech 15¢], and get into the safety of the blast shielding. I they do this, the shuttle pilot notices the door breach, and halts the countdown. The shuttle explodes on the pad. Dozens are Killed, including Lisa, nat tomention the shuttle crew. >> 2: Tell someone. It will take a few precious moments, but if they think and tll Lisa or the pilot, a quick evac ofthe shuttle crew and an automatic launch cause the shuttle to explode harmlessly over the open 2a, This of couse, the optimum solution. >> 3: Stay put. the characters do nothing, they ate launched. In two minutes, the bomb oes of, destroying the shut, killing them all. [lf your characters actually do nothing, when the shuttle explodes, give the group a Luckroll. anyone inthe group rolls 20, the shultle survives the bomb bias, and plunges into the sea Give everyone a second Luck rol those who beat 15 survive the crash See Whatever happens, assuming the characters sut- Vive, Lisa rushes them to the command bunker, ‘and orders the base sealed off. The second rocket is searched for bombs, and its launch is delayed. Dais is nowhere tobe found. EVENT #3: ‘SPACE 3-27, 1520. EVENING. RIMFIRE = DAY: 13 “The next 24 hours are spent in preparation for a second lift-off. You are all examined and any ‘Wounds are tended to. You have been told by Lisa (orthe second if she's dead) that you will launch with the Sentinels on the second rocket. As the hours tick by, you are once again driven to the launching pad, but this time you notice the perimeter is heavily quarded. You are again Strapped into the rocke, ina small compartment. behind the pilots. The last hour's countdown, begins.” [Play up the suspense it you want to, make them sweat abit] “After an eternity, the engines burst into fife, and the glant cargo rocket takes of” ‘Soon the charac fel the familar eting of (0-6 and the cargo shut heads forthe moon. Aer the inlense G's of ito its almost a rei to fal he weightlessness of space. The pilot els you to ‘unstapand rela, he long ride home’ has begun” On the afternoon of the 28th, the ship aves back on Dion Haversom is athe reovety {aciliy to meet the characters, as Is Altair Dass, the Captain ofthe Rimfire. Dass gives them a polite greeting, then proceeds to take charge of the mekton transleral to the Rimfire. Haversom takes the characters toa debriefing room, and asks to heat theit fll story. I asked about the message, Haversom will be confused, He sent the message, but he wasn't responsible for removing any letters. He has no idea who warned the character. ‘Ate he listens to the whole story oftheir rip to Algol, he seals the door, and begins to speak: Haversom: Fs, as ofthis date! have pu youll up for com ‘mendations. You have all performed well above and beyond the call of duty. The Rime is com- plete, and will pull out of atydock the day alter tomorrow. Your quarters have been moved onto the ship. Dass wil give you alla tour tomorrow ‘morning. !have been contacted by Sunlight 1. The commander there has managed 0 fndinfr- ‘mation pertaining lo our particular problem. Your ist tour ofthe system wil include a stop at Sun light. I want you to pick up whatever Information she has. Dass and the rest of he Ries crew have been briefed on the purpose of Operation Aimiie. Keep an eye out fr the Axis; Ihave no ‘idea what they are up to, but It always pays fo watch them carefully. Sooner or laler they're ‘going to take shot at us, and I want fo smash them when they do, ‘After the talk, Haversom gives the characters a well-deserved evening off, and tells them to meet ‘Altar Dass inthe airlook of Alpha Quadrant the ext morning, That evening the characters are treated to another dinner in their honor, with more home- cooked food, music, and dancing, About alway through dinner, Altair Dass arrives in an Over- vwatch uniform, followed by fourteen others in similar unitorms. They are the ships crew ofthe ire, and are introduced tothe characters [see page 38-41 for descriptions of the crew, Mox Locations: (9.20), Interior Rimfire (p42) CHARACTERS APPEARING: General Haversom (p. 18), Altair Dass, Crew and Colonists of Dion 1 (p. 20), Crew of Rime MECHANICALS APPEARING: The Sentinel (p:93)the Rimfire, the Scarab (0-88) EVENT #1: BOARDING 3-29, 1520. MORNING. “The next morning comes far too quickly for those who had heavy drinks lastnight. But duty calls as the 5:00am alarm rings in each of your fooms. You gather up your equipment and suit ‘upto calc a transport fo Alpha Airlock. AS you reach the Tock, Dass is already waltng, with one other UAA worker suited up. When you have gathered together, you enter the airlock, and Dass begins to cet. v |PERATION RIMFIRE isnt there). Dass isa severe man, who earns some animosity by not allowing any of te light cet din to excess. At 10:0 that evening, ha ‘gathers up the crew and depart, ling the char- "When the pressure has reached zero, the lock opens to reveal two half-tracklike moon buggies. Dass enters on, asthe olher man enters the other. They motion for you to jin them” {You may want to make them list what car they are in, and ifthey have any weapons, justto increase the PC's paranoia) Alter about an hour of driving, Dass pulls up to the edge ofa large crater. He andthe characters disembark and head fora crater edge. Set into the acters that he will mee them inthe morning, He also tells them to bring whatever personal belongings they wish, as they wil be moving to the Rimi. IP Awards for Episode #6: Discovering the bomb before launch: +5 toall players Saving the shuttle crew: + 31P to all players ‘Allowing the shuttle to explode on the pad: No IP for episode Ignoring Falcon's war survivors, “10 IP toall ‘SET: KALIAN LAUNCH FACILITY The sland of Kalla was the location of the bloodi- est fighting inthe Archipelago War. Located on the equator, the island was of great strategic Value during the war, and the Kargans attempted to takeitsix times. ‘Atewards, the area was converted into an ctital launch facility. Upon completion ofthe Solar Artays, the facliy was co-opted by the UAA and now serves as @ multi-national orbital staging area On the east end ofthe island, currently under construction, is @ mass driver that is scheduled fr completion in 1523. eovcccccccce edge, almost invisible from mote than 30 feet, and well-hidden from above, isa large door with 2 combination lock. After punching ina string of riumbers, the doors open into a small 15 fool by 15 foot room. When the outer door closes, thee isthe sound of ait entering and a sudden feeling ‘of rapid descent. “Altera few moments, Dass removes his helmet, and motions for you to do the same, ‘About the tim everyone gels their helmets ofa et of doors onthe othe sie ofthe elevator open into a huge circular chamber, in the center ofwhich sits the Rime, The large ship seems to be covered in scaffolding, attached to which are ‘many large devices that look lke racket engines. Ison these engines that dozens of technicians. ae curently working. Supervising the work is a large man with grey hair wearing an Overwatch uniform. Dass points him out as the Rimfire's, chiel engineer, Farid Mox. Mox waves to Dass as you alk up the entry platform and ent the ship.” Dass proceeds to give the characters athor- ugh tour ofthe ship, and reintroduce them tothe ‘ren, Fel ree to role-play this out, a itis likely that one or mare PC'S may find romantic matches. ‘ter al, these are the paople the PC's will be ‘working and living with forthe next few years. ‘tera general tour ofthe ship, Dass takes them to the circus room, the giant carousel in the center ofthe ship that launches the mektons, All cfthe Sentinels are already loaded into it and ‘much to Aleo’s surprise, she spots her helmet insgnia being painted on one of the shields. The characters then tke an elevator into the living section, and each is shown to his quarters (Gee map) and allowed to unpack and get sete i. Dass explains that when the ship isin ight the entire upper section rotates, giving the living ‘waters avy, He then leaves the characers to opted in, EVENT #2: LAUNCH 3-30, 1520. MORNING. RIMFIRE a DAY: 16 The characters have spent the evening getting acquainted with the lving section ofthe ship and any role-playing you want to setup, a possible romance ovary? As they retire to theit rooms that evening, several small events wl happen. >eWhoever had been “dating” Ariel gets a message saying that she arrived in Mura, and hopes the characteris well. She also ‘hopes to see him soon. >aQne ofthe PC's discover thal the Rimfire is picking up news broadcasts from Algol. (ne such broadcast shows the PC's iting off ‘rom Kali, with astory about he "brave men and women who guard us from above.” >>0ne ofthe PC's passes Arisa inthe hall- way; she is crying. I the PC asks why, she explains that her litle brother vanished a few ays. 290 (in Aol) and she wishes thal she ould be with er family inthis time of rss >olarani ges letter from “Lord Kynis.” All it says is “Good Luck” It should send chills down her spine. The next morning, Dass’ voice booms over the intercom: Dass: Good morning, people. We launch in two hours. All fight crew to stations. All Fireflight squadron members please use the acceleration couches in ‘your rooms. The isa. ‘The next 2 hours are spent in frantic activity by the ship’ crew. It any characters go exploring, wioewer they run into wil send them back to thet rooms. “Alter waiting, strapped ilo your couches, {or two hours, the Rimfire begins to shake. Soon the sound and vibration of thrusters ils the halls Slowly, you begin to fel movement. As the shak- ing and the nase grows louder, so does the fel- ing of weiaht on your chests. Soon its dificult to even breathe. After what seems like hours (your clocks must be slow, they say only 30 minutes), ‘Dass'familiar harsh voice comes actos the com.” Dass: We are in Orbit. Algol, can you hear me? (Asta filed voice answers) Yes, Rte, we copy. (Dass responds) Tiss Rimi, weareoper- ational. (There is sound of clapping from behind Dass over the com, and @ *yahaoo" from Onell.) Firebrand, this is Dass (he continues). The ‘nice folks who paid for your suits would like to ‘see them; scramble for the news crew in the shut- ‘He off our bow. All pilots to the Circus. Now the characters get to show off. There is@ small news shutle by the Rimfire. Asal the char- acets launch, role-play out how much they show of, [Let them have fun for ten minutes oF s0.] ‘ter the PC's fly about the shut fora bit, a single plasma bolt hits the shuttle, and sends spinning of into space e EVENT #3: BATTLE MPM serennoon. A humeine ov: 16 "As the crew ofthe shuttle calls for help, a large shape seems to appear out of nowhere, and atacks the squad." 10 Sentinels vs. the Scarab The Scarab will attempt fo destroy the squad at all costs. The pilot wil not retreat or surrender, and seems to fight witha nearly suicidal fervor. The Pilot’ stats are listed on page x. tis key that it the characters work as aleam, they may not take ‘any casveltes. There is also a possibilty of one cr more sults being destroyed. The battle shouldbe long and hard tis entirely possible that one or more ofthe PC's might de But keep in mind the show's not even half over yet, $0 you might want to fudge the dice abit. Hopeluly, during o afte the bat, someone wll, think of rescuing the damaged shut. I some- ‘one does go out ofthe way fo resoue the shuttle, they wil be made out bethe hero ofthe hour by the news crews, no mater how much they did to, defeat the Scarab. ‘AMter the Scarab is destroyed, Dass orders the squad to rescue the shuttle ino one already did so). Das has to ord them, asthe charac- ters approach the shuttle, one ofthe damaged fuel tanks goes up, and the shuttle is destroyed. ‘There are no survivors. Tere is stunned silence from the bridge ofthe Rimfire ‘Aer the characters land, Dass meets them atthe ready room, >oil the characters rescued the shut, be offers them his hearty congratulations on a job well done >it the shuitl was destroyed, he tls them that it couldn't be helped and not to blame themselves. He wil also go onto tel them thatthe peace faction in the council (headed by Delaney) is going to have afield day tear~ ing Overwatch apart forthe incident, and to ‘be prepared for some bad press. IP Awards tor Episode #7: Destroying the Scarab: +10 IP to all in Fight Saving the news crew: +51P toll players |) Por : “sees aAone oo