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ge r ous amounts of r a d i a t i on . Proper a t t en t ion t o t h e e f f e c t s o f ra d ia t ion cana j d r e a l i s ~ to a game , whet her it be ab

oa r d a damaged s ta r sh i p or in t he mi d d l eof a nuc l ea r ~

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e ff ect s of ra diat io n on in di vi dual s , de pe nc Lng on t h e i r e ndu r a nc e an d it ' e in

t e ns i t y . To u s e t he ta b l e , c ro ss-index

th e play e r ' s endurance wi th t he r a d ia t i oni n te ns i ty l ev e l of the a r ea .

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amoun t of a ta ke n a f t e r exposure , i nthe f o r m o f r a di a t i on cdckne a s ( dx a zyncs s ,vomit in g . e t c , L. If 3. re su lt o f "C" is

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cance r o r a s imila r di seas e 2 to 12 c on t hs a f t e r t he exposur e . ~ e t he a i lment

s t r ikes , the pl ayer wi l l take 1 poi n tr o s t re ngth , dexte r i ty. and endu rance

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- I f a c hara c t e r i s wear ing a va cc - s ui t o r comba t e nvi ro nme nt sua t ,

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r ower s e x c e p t pi s t o l s . s ho t gun s , andr ~ i n e 5 an d a l l e ne rgy weapon s e xcep t

la s e r ca rb i nes . A ll sh i e l d s req u i r e a

s t re ngth of 8 t o prope r ly pro t ec t t heirbe a r e r n l s o the rwis e spec i f i ed .

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a s t ney pr ov ide l i t t le de f e nc e a ga in s tf i r e - u r ms .

S:JALL Sii I ELD rn, 0 ) : ;\ Soc n d iame te rwoode n s hi e ld , common a t p r i mi ti ve t e c h

leve l s . I t gi ve s pro tect io n ( +2 on

t he re quired r ol l t o hit ) aga i n s t hand to - ha nd wea pons , a nd no prot ect io n aga i ns t pr o j e c t i l e a nd ene r gy ~ e p n

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LaRGE SHIELD (TL 0 ) : A l a r ge r version

of t he small s hie l d . us u a l l y lDOcm byoOc ;;: . It gi ves +3 protec t i on aga i nstnane - to -hand wea pons , and no p rot ec t io n

j e c t i l e an d e ne r gy weap on s . I t r e qui re s a s t re ng th o i A+ to us e pr ope r l y .

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ALL SHIZLD (TL 1) : A meta l shie ld 60cmin J i amet e r simi la r t o the TL 0 a l s hi e lci , but s t r onge r . it & i e . 3 pro t ec t io n again s t ha nd - t o- ha nd \-Ic apons ,and +1 aga Lne t proj ec t i l e .rc a pona , It

gives no pr o t e c l io n aga in s t e n e ~ G Y wea pon:•. 5k b • c r 30 .

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COLLAPSASLE SHIELD (TL 7) : A col la psa blepl as t ic s hi el d , u3ua l l y t r a nspa rent , o f t en us ed by pol i c e f or c e s . When ope n it

i s 100cm by 60cm, and i s 20cm by 20cmwhen co l l apsed . I t g ives pr o t ec t ion

a gain s t ha nd- t o-hand weapons , +3 aga ins tp r o j ec t i le weapons , a nd ha s no e f fec t aGa in s t en e r gy wea pons . 1k g . cr7 5 ·

HEFLEC H (TL 9 ) : A 40cm ~ e pl as t i c sh i e ld with a re f l ec coa t in g t ode f l ec t l a s e r bo l t s . I t gi ves +2 pro t ec t i on a ga i ns t h - - h n weapons , +1pro t ec t io n a ga in s t pro j ec t i l e \-I eapons ,and +4 a gains t l a se rs . I t gives no pro

tee t i on a ga i ns t high -ene rgy wea pons an dre qui r es a de x t e r i ty o f 8+ to prope r l yu s c . 1kg . cr1 00 .

REPULSOR BELT (TL 15 ) : Working on t hepr inc l pl c s a s a gr aY be l t , th e

repul s or be lt use s a gr ay f i e ld a ndcompute r c t .c eo- pr- cc e s sc r t o re pe l allfas t -movi ng ob jec tG movi n g t owa r ds t hewea re r . I t ext ends 40c rn f rom the wearerin a ll di r e c t io ns ; t hu s he or s he mayf i ght ( p r-cv' i de d he o r she ho l d s the He -

a pons outside t he f i e l d ) , bu t most enemy a t tac ks wi ll be de f l ec t ed . I t gives

+3 pro tec t i on a gains t ha nd- t o- ha nd ~ e pon s , +5 against pr oj e c t i l e weapo ns,and no p ro t ec t io n a gains t la s e r " . Hig he ne rgy e a n do onl y i damage , a s

mos t o f t he blas t i s fas t -movi ng sup e rheate d pl a sma . l. o c t o f t he pLaeme i s

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Armament :

Vehicle s :

Gr a vi t ies :

Hcr 213 . 0696 400 tons .TL=11 .

Cre \1:10 .

EP=20 . Agi l i t Y=3 . Troops= 14 .

4 . Common Ar e a . I ncludes me ss and rr ea t i on fa c ili t ie s . Ceiling ha t cto dorsa l lase r tu rre t . Flo or i rval ve to C Ceck .

5 . Ai r l oc k .

6. Galley .7 . Sick bay .3. aec ord s of f ic e .9. Sta t ero om .10 . S t a t e room.

11 . Sta t e ro om .12 . S t.e t e r-cce ,13. St a te room .14 . S ta t er oom.15 . Enginee r in g. Hat ch up t o ,\ deck .

Ha t ch down t o C deck . Po s i t i onsf o r 2 Engi ne e rs .

16 . Pcve r -c pIan t .

17 . Ma neuver drive .18 . Avi on i c s and radio- jamme r .

~ i s s i l t u r re t s .20. Mis s i le s to r age .21 . S tatero om.

22 . St a t eroom .23 . Sta te r oom.24 . State ro om.25 . Sta t e room .26 . S t a t e r oom.27 . Ship ' s l ocker .28. Emer gency l ow be r t hs .29 . F li ght cont r ol/mus te r i ng area .30 . Cargo . I r i s valve s t o a and u de31 . Va r gr Cut te r .32 . Spare Cut t e r modul e .33 . Grav APe ' s . Hatch up t o C deck .

34. Jump dr ive . Ha tc h down t o ven t r al ase r tu r-r-e t , Hatc h a nd i r i s va lv

up t o C deck .35 . Fue l scoops .36 . Fue l tan ka ge .

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ba t t e r i e s 2 2Passengers=O. Low= 20 . Ca rgo=20 . Fue l= 130 .

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1. Avionic s . Fl oor ha tch to C dec k .2 . a r i dge . Po s i t i on s fo r pilo t a nd

nav i ga to r .3 . Ccnpu t.e r ,

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The most cornmon of s eve r a l desi ghn sfo r th i s type of ve s s e l , t he typ e VP cor sa i r i s a hi6h1y f le xible pa ra -mi li ta rys t a r s hi p . Used by c o r sa i r bands f or pi r a t i ng ope r a t i ons . me rcena ry work , and hi

r ed escor t du t i e s , it ' s h igh c rew capac i ty , good a rmamen t , and ma ny ve hic les l endi t wel l to a ny s i tu a t i on .

Thi s des i gh n f o r the Va r g r Co r s a i ri s the on e mos t common ly en coun t e red a l ong the Impe r i a l -Va r gr bo rde r .

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Acc ele ra t ion :Jump :Power -p la n t :i ngi nee r i ng :

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S/NDAL SUBSECTORA l a rge ly unc l a imed subsec t o r . Sinda l c u r r e n t ly c ons i s t s o t

of wor lds not par t o f a ny l a r ge gove rnment . One co r ne r i s pa r t o f t he~ r i u m a nd i s connec ted to it by an X- b oa t r ou t e f r om t he Tob i a su b

s e c t or . Sinda l ha5 no 5ubs e c t or cap i t a l , a nd 50 t he Imper ia l wo r ld sa re c on t r o l l e d f rom th e ne i g hbor i ng subsec to r .

The Sin dal subsector de r ives it' s name f rom the Sindalian Empire ,a go ve r-nme n t t ha t c on t r o l l e d mo s t of t h e a r ea du r in g the Long Ni.gh t ,

The Empe r o r s o f the 3inda l i an Empi r e ru le d wit h an i ron f i s t howe ver ,a nd du r i ng a 50 yea r c i v i l wa r- Sinda l vlas de v a s t a t ed by bac t e r i a l war

fa re . Li t era ly blas te d ba c k t o t he da r k- a ges , the wo r ld i s now knowna s Nor ic urn and ha s r e - a dvanc e d t o a t ec h le ve l o f 1 . The Empi r e ' s s uc cesso r only la s t e d 12 yea r s be f o r e i t co l la pse d .

SALIF i s curr e n t l y s uppo r t in g a c ha r i s ma t i c l ead e r who pr omote sha pp i nes s , t he s i mpl e l i fe , a nd kind ness t o a l l .

t ~ X 5 E ONE i s cont r ol led by va r iou s r eligeou s gr oups cu r r en t lywaging a propaganda \..a r again s t eac h-o t her f or cont r ol of t he pla ne t .

THEEV i s a high- tech no - go ve rnment wor l d, and i s t he cen t er o fillega l ac t iv i t i e s f or the secto r .

CORDILLON i s cu r re n t l y be i ng t er ra formed for col iniza t ion byALBIE , whi c h i s 5uffe r i np, f r om ?ver -popul a t io n pr obl ems .

!·IARDUK i s blankete d oy c cn t Lnua .L s to rms . I t t e popula t i on l i ve s

a noma di c exi s t e n c e .CHALCHIUTLI CU£' s po pul a t i on l i ve i n hu ge f l oat in g pa l a ce - l ike

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Ace 010'} E7A08Il9 5 De s s e r t wor l d.

Sal i f 0206 A6236A6 A Poo r . Ha n- agr i c ultu ra l . G

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'i'hebu s 030) B534320 6 Poo r . Non- ind us t r i a l . G

Nor ic um 0400 D836'lilB 1 Agric ul tu ra l . G

Oghma 0410 E214754 9 Ic e - c apped . G

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FEI\TURE ADVENTURE : OOT Of THE EGGCORllILLCU (Sinda l C431 21-C ) i s a

sma l l empty wor ld on the f r i nge of theI mpe r i un. Un til r e c en t l y i t was deem ed

unnec es sa ry and uns ui t ab l e fo r colo ni z a t i o n a nd r ema i n e d un i n h a b i t e d . Howeve r

i n th e n e i ghbor i n g s y s t e m o f AL3E popu

l a t i o n pr essure s have caused famine ,

c r ime , a nd ove r -c rowdi ng t o became un »a naga b.Ie , To h e l p s o l v e t he problem ,

ALBE' s gove r nmen t ha s comrnisioned H A P Eo f ZARTH , LI C to t e r r a f o r m COR::JILLOi-l

a nd make it s u i t a b l e fo r c o l i n i ~ a t i o nt hus r el e i v i ng ALBE of i t ' s popUla t i o n

probl ems.

I n th e t h r ee ye a r s s i nc e t he t e r ra f orming pr oj ec t be ga n (s e e t h i s 155u a r t i c l e on t e r ra f o r rni n g ) CORDl l.LON

has gaine d a very t h in a tmosphe re and

10% hyd rog raphics . I t s r o t a t i onal ve l oc i ty ha s bee n i nc r ease d t o 1.+3 hour s ,

a nd i t s newly bU i l t -up e l ec t r oma gne t i cf i e ld now f i l t e r s ou t a l a r ge pe r ce nt a ge of i t s s un ' s ha rmfu l r a d ia t i on .Because it s spi n i s s t i l l r e l a t i v elys l ow howeve r , t he p lane t ' s t eope r atu r ec han ges f rom a r 30°C du r i n g the dayt o a n ic y _40°C a t ni gh t . As y e t the rei s no pl an t or anima l li f e on CORDILLONa nd mos t of i t ' s s ur fa ce i s s t ill a r ocky wa s t eland .

Five base s have be en s e t up onth e p lane t ' s s ur f a c e to mon i t or the a s t e r oi d f a l l s a nd ope ra t e t he s t a rpo r t .They con t ro l th e t e r r a f o rllling ope r a tionand maintai n f a c i l i t i es t o r the a s t e r oi d mover s . The wor l d ' s ma i n s t a rpo r ti s t yp e C, and i s loca t ed a t Base 1 .

The o t he r fou r bas es have s t a r n o r t s oft ype D. -

The playe r s have be en hi r e d bySHAPE of EARTH, LIC to a c t a s s po t t e r sa nd s ec ur i t y fo r Ba s e 3 a nd it ' s a cc ompany i ng s t a rpo r t . The pay i s goo d and

t he hou r s a re medioc r e . bu t t he base

che i f , A. S . Rol and ( ~ 7 8 8 9 9 ) i s s t uckup and s ho r t tempe r e d , and s e ems t o

love maki ng l i f e d i f f i c u lt fo r h i s sub So f a r the group has had

se ve r a l r un- i ns wi th hi m, and a re c l oset o being bl a c k l i s t e d .

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nel . The s i x o f f ic e pe rso nne l mai n ta i n

r e c or ds , moni t or ope r a t i o ns , a nd n e a l l y cont ro l th e ba s e . They a ll ha ve s i ngle s t a t e room modul es . The 30 c the r handsta ke ca r e of o t he r ope r a t i ons and l i ve a t

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uni ca t io ns a nd ~ t r o ~ o n i t o r i n areconduct ed . Thi s i s the bra i n- cen tp.r ofthe e r f m i n ~ ope ra t ion. a nd 1nc1 u .t e s a mode l / 3 c cmpu t e r •

? U L ~ Z L ~ a Th is i s a duel pu l s e la s e r tu r r e t e mp.Lac ecen c {a s i!ig h Gua rd )

f or cas e p r o te c t i on and t he ces t r uc7t io n of ant e ro id s that fallo ff cou rs e

v ~ a I C L E TE' -iT : F i ve ATVs an d tH O a i r

ar e s tor e d and ~ a a i e he r e .20LAHDS OFFICE: Thi s a r ea i ncludes a l lthc r.:os t i mpor ta n t f iles and docu rn en t sand a sa fe co nta in i ng t he compa ny payr oll.

EZSS : This a re a inc ludes c ookdng a ndeating fa c i l i t i e s .

z c a : : : ; . ! I C - i dOOj·; : Inc l ude s c oLl apneb I et.abLc s an.I cha Lr-n an d va r i ou s e n t e r ta i nme n t fa c i I i t i c" .

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a re-a hcLds 'l ac e - s u i t s , ve a po ns , a n dc quir;me n t u p t o TL 12. Al l u u s be i ~ h n e c l ou t a t the o f f ic e in

f r on t e e a re a l so ~ h e ou tin t hi s o f fi c e ) .

C ~ N E ~ A T O R 3upp l i e s ~ w c to th e case ,s te r oo r-t , a n d f a c i l i ti es . .Squ dve Le n t

to :Jook 5 fac to r :; poue r c-pLa n t ,

e FFI e::.: : . c on t a i n s a c ompu te r co n

so le , f i l e s , and f ~ i i t fo r theo oe r-at.Lc n o f t he ba s e .

.5) 3 't'A'l'EROOH : Ea c h can t .eLn s s le epi ng anJ

s to ra ge f ac i l i t i e s fo r one or tHO ~ sonne l .

All do o r s a r e i r i s valves . Emp tymodu l e s t va lv e s t o t he ou tGide ac

a s a i r - l ocks . as the en t i r e ~ o d u l ea uu c oe depr-easn r-Lc ad f ar . : : ~ : ia nd ou t z-cnc e co ~ ' Se ee ,

The caee Lt a oLf an d i t ' s ac c o.np -,a l lying e ta r -por t a r-e Lo cn t e d on a a--aLp la t ea u in e o a r ea o f t he pl n r.e t

s u r face . A. g r -avcL r oad Lca d a eae t ,oro'

t he base to tile c t u r po r t , and sou t .: _\-le s t to base 2 .

'l'j]E c.usaOne e ve nLng wh.i Le ou t s i .le a e cu r--,

i ng- t he O::l. ;;C i' c r- tile c ();..l nc n i ~ ! l ton e o f th e acve n cur-e r s no t Lc e a a Li,» :

s t re ax ac r-c s s toc .Glc.:r ; .i t Lhe n Jaca

aP ftea J;o; be h i c J a e cun ea t n f ive ;:L"!. o-

ae t c r-u ~ w . . ..c c s cc r-oa Js ar-c sche r

u led f or pLan o t f ; , ; . l i l t ::c f!.":" ;;:: t .

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

c ne d r-eve a j c tha t 110 !3ta r s h i :; :j a r-a

r-cpc r-tct in t he a r-ea ,'!'hi !3 Le a n e x t r-eme Ly c da oc cur -

enc e , and th e pLaye r-a ahouLd be so r -e

1 .1 t cmp t ed to inves t i ga te , a s i t ; : a ~ 'be l i i t t he y cu n scLva ge • rh C' :.:

mu s t f i r s t :.;i g·t:n-ou t e cua.pmo n t and

a ve hi c l e . hoveve r , ';'he e q i , : : J . e l Manager La qu i t e ! l a a nd ' : i !.l

i ns i s t on prope r autho r i=ation . .lei s a Kr c edy cownr il w e r a nd i s

ve r y cu ec c p td cL e to tu-Lcc a or l hr - ··eats .

The .journey La r-a ti tc r- . f f ~ l «u e 1; 0 l : l l ~ rou gh Le r-r-a.Ln," .-,o:: d t a , : c s

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a bc .t t an nou r . .nicn t i le play e rs pass

a r-c unu tile e ou n t a d n ': i t i s 1.00 s t ee o

t o c Lt c o ) they a re sbocke« t o see a

Iu r r-ov a Lrtoe t a k i l ome te r 1 0 l : ~ £;ou

ee·l i nto t he ea r t h . : ' t i t ' s e nd , to

th e no r- tu , still ho t f r om re - en try ,

i t. a Le rge blu e e r ; ~ - s a e o uj ec t .

j i I:.GG

'l'he ':''1'e i s ha l f -b u r i e :J i n th e

e a r t h \'Ii t n i t s s t e r n po i n t ing u p .

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va Lve and aev e r-a I n o : : . . , ~ i n ac c -.c a se o .L e e r.u . 'i'h e e n ti r e o b j e ct. i s o f

cocu t 1GO cons , j i : ; p l a c e r . 1 n a n d t c

conx cr-uc t c J of an ex t t-eme Ly : ; r o n ~an c r e s il i e n t Low-T'r i. c t Lon ma t e r ia l .

e l ae ooj ec t c o ols (abou t

1 ) ~ n u t p . s n p layer s z ay a t e ~ Q tto ~ L

i tt i r u ~ t he i r i s valve .

'i'he r-e a r-c no s · 1 i t c i : o r bu t tons in

the ' l ~ i n i t of t he va l ve , out D.

ce cu of I i i,!l t f l a s n c J on its nu r-f'n cc

c a us e i t to open o r c l o s ~ and

cc t I va t c l ~ h \l i t itin t he s h ip .

Mo s t o r th e in Gi de o f t ~ sh ip i s

c cnn t r uc t e d o f t ne came e.c t e r-La I c u t ile

hu l l . Sc a t t er-e J a bout , i t s Ln t c r-Lc r- a re

man y oo j ec t s wh i.ch a t f i r :J t r-c nereoLc ~ a ee l s o r in se c L3 . Upo n examina t io n t he y

u r-e !"ou:j,i :' 0 be J e e c t Lvu r e. t r-c bo t c o f

a oou t 20 l: r, .

" he r e i s no a t mosp bo r-e Lns i de t hesh i p . a nd l l : ; 1:;; d Im , 'rile vc r t cc s

r-c co t z have !10 se nce of " i l:'h t , in s tead

f : " ! c n a j ~ : 01 r -c-Jar- . c.a c h has a

:;r:a l l Lo-.:- j n t e n :; i t .f l as e :' _it it : h ae r-ve a

t o o the doors wi t hi n t he s h i p .

1/ T:i3 ;;Rl iJG2 : 'i'h i s a r e a i n »hapo .: Like

a s -he r e , \ na ny ou t l e t s . wd. r-ee a n d

c a b I c s , a E joini n::. c t the base o f ,1

L ar-oe peoe e t a L in t he very c o n t o r . .~

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

it i.u o us tu. us , the a rt t tL c Le I i n t e Lr n c -rnd it i s f eac t Lva t e .f • F'r-oe

here it cont ro l s tc e en t i re e r uo a n J

its rooo t i c r ~ v ia J i r e c t i n t ~ r f a c eI t may eas i ly be o v oed ca n he

r - e c o gndaed h.! anyone with c om uu t e r

e x pe r t i c e as c e m c l l val ua oie .2 ) ROBOTS : Thi s a re a conta ins va r i ous

compl ete an i Lnc omoLe te roco t c , thei rcon t ro l ou tLc t u , s pa r e pa r ts , an .I r-e;pa i r re c i.Li t i c s .

3 ) LAB: Th.i:;. u r c a co n t a i nz vc r t o u -: ,l" t-a r -a tu s wh i.c h car. be . .en t Lr Le t a s

s canner s , ana ly?e r :. , an d l ao coti i !)

men c , In t :1C c o r-ne r- i n ! p l e ; - ~ i t : l a st u b e s a r e th e bo .He s o f t ,-10 de ad hu

man ma le :s. \n O ~ : l l ;' :I t'L -Ci c i t he L i b

are pa r t.J y .f Lsna sen c I cd oe a ce a o f e n-.

uf ranc n t , an.I t\olO sc out unifo r r,::; . '

1,) EL2:GTJ:O::IC3 : In t ilis a r e a a re t ile

a uLp a ac i n e Le c cr-c r ric ~ i s t ~ r , : r . i n c l u

'1 i n r, a v io ni cs , ba ck -up c ompu t e r ese-t oms , and a bl3.cl- - ,!l obe :..enc-r-a t o r- .

5 ) SPA:12 ? Ain:.>.,) ) FUEL.

'I) . u CORia ,jOR.

6) :>i?! ',J.i.:: ,S .

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and n o ca rgo . : r.! QUnt : ; ·l ' - ~ f'a c t or -c f

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an J it s Gubo r J ina te robots , whi ch a c t

a s e nginee r s , techn i c i ans . scou t s ,t r oo ps , g e ne r a l wor ker s . The sh ip

ha s no c os t i n burnan t erm s , a nd too k 9mont hs to bu i l d .

055HIUSOs s hi u s i s a l a r ge ,s 9he r i c a l ,

i- c ca Ll Lc oo j e c t; ':li th many !,lur; s and

op e n i nGS fo r wi r in g a nJ cab l e s . I t i s

a pp ro xima t e ly one me t c r in di ame t e r

an d weLghe 200kr; . 'i'h c r-e a r e va r ious

l i gh ts , sens or s , ana ou t put dev i c e s

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be e n wr-e c kc d ,

Os s h i u s i s a n a r t i f i c i a l in t e l ig ence wi t h t hough ts , emo ti on s , a nd a

s ense of s e l f . j u s t l i i, e a ny othe ri n t e l l i Gen t be i ng . J e can oe t rea te d

as a human wi t h i n t e l l iRen c e 15 a nd

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ed uc c t Lcn 20 . a nd baa t he f ol lm'iingsk i l l s : pi l o t -2 . gun n e r y -2 , navi ga tio n-2 , n e r m e c h a n i ce l cc t r or: i c s - ? , gr av i t i c s -2 , c ompu te r

~ su r vey -2 , r ec o n - 2 . a nd J -o - t -4 .

vSfiili us i s Lnc a'a a bLe o f in de 2e nda n t ac t io n due t o a lac k o f lim bsor pro?uls i on . J hc n connecte d to a

o sou rc e i t may comm unica t e an dt hi nk , mus t r e l y o n r obo t e x t en

s i ons i o rde r to ac t . It may an a l y ze a ny l n g u a o r ob j ec t , a nci canco nt ro l a ny system it c onne ctedt o .

I f t he l a r a n ~ to nooki t t o a powe r s ou r c e Osshi us wil l

er.Jit a se r i es o i c l ic ks a nd whd z-s ,a nd i t s l ig ht s wi l begi n t o f la s h .

Af t e r ab ou t t en mi nut e s , a ssuni ngt he pl aye rs t a l k wi t h i n t hi s t ime,i t wil l s ay i n a hdlt in g mechanica l'J oi c e : "e r-ee t f ngs . I am Ossh i us . Canyo u unde r s t a nd me ?" .

CSSilIU.s ' STORY

I n n & . a n t o the play ers , Cs s hi us

\·ti l l e a t ha t he v as c r ea t e d 125000yea r s ago by an a lien r ac e known a s t ~ ESS ! Cn . 7hey i n habited a la r e e a r e a of

spac e nea r the co r e of t he ga Laxy , andi : Ha s c r ea t e d t o t r a ve l a bou t t he .rc LaX:i co l lc c t i !1(j da t a f or i t s ce s t e r a .1;00 a ffo it r ~ t u r n e d to it s po i ntof or-L gd n , cnLy to fin d that t he e n t i re

i;; :;SI OH r ac e ha d df s e opea r-e d . Rc c o r-rt as hO'o'e d t ha t th ey ha d f l ed t ::e c:a 1a xycecau c e of a gene t Lc aLl .y e ngi ne er ed pl a r ue ·.!hich de s t r oyed hal f t he i r po pul a

t i on .Be r-e Lt. of nu r-po uc , Os s h i us ha s con

t Lnu e d t o t r a ve l Lhe ga l .1.xy c oLj cc t ing

da t a , Re c e n t l y i t c ontac ted a .sc ou t;

cur i e r and cap t ur ed i t for be t t e r a naly s i s o f t he s hip and its crew. From t h e m

i t le a r n e d ea l a ngl i c a nd f ou nd ou t a boutt he I mne rium . Onc e i t \Ja " f i ni shed . USS

hi us c . t he m f o r a be t t e r- l o ok

a t t he i r i n t e r na l sys t ems .Soon a f t e r t hde , Oe c ht.u e ..e s a t ta c

:te :.l by se v e r a l na va l s t a r s hip s i nve s t i n t he s cou t ' s di s sappe a rance . It

~ c a p e a nd a f t e r a s e r i es o f j ump sr e ec ae d L ~ c a l p The r e it 'lias Ln t.e r c e p-.t eo an d ouick l y j umped out - sys tem to

Co rdi l l on . tt c wev e r , r ; t he ba t t l eI t s r:cH c r pl a n t a n d -Jr-Lv e s we r-c da ma ge d ,

i t a f or c ed t o c ra s h- l a nd .

THE ?ROBLEi·j

The Zrrg i s i r r epe r a bl e , but Os s hi us

i s eas i ly g ~ e a s qu it e valuabl e,and t he play e r s s hould remove i t f romth e sh i p and · pos s i bly hi de i t s omew he r e .I t s knowl edge i s e xt r eme ly v a l a sa r e it s ab i l i t i es . I t coul d prove ex t reme ly va l uab l e to t he ad ve ntu r e r s o rs e l l f or a very high pr i c e . ',Jh e n r e

ac t iva t e d it wil l re ques t tha t i t be

a .Ll.cwe d to accompa ny the pLaye r -s (so as

t o c ont i nue ga th e r ing i n f orma t io n ) .The exis te nc e o f Osshi u s should be

kep t s ec r et by t he play e r s . I f it i sdi scove re d by Shap e of t LIG . i twill bec ome prop e r t y o f t he c ~ p n ( a s

it wa e ddscc ve r-ed by c ompa ny empLcy ee eon o a n time wi th c ompany ecuipmen t ) .

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e rs enc oun te r an AtV d r i ve n se ve r a lo f th e bas e pe rs onne l . They ha ve bee nor de r e d by :\0103. n:1 t o i n v e s t i g a t e t hes e i s mi c di s tu rb a nc e cause d by tile c r-a o f t he ~ g r r a nd a re f ul l y e qu i pe d .

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TERRAFORMING

At f i r s t glance, it may seem s t r ge t ha t the re are so many habitable

s th roughout the I mperium and the

of known space . Our own sola r sys has only one habitable Horld , and

e deve lo pment of l i fe on it seems to

a f r igh t fu l l coincidence .The reason fo r thi s se eming di s

i s Terra forming. Ove r the manys ince the in vent ion o f j ump drive

e Eajo r rac e s develo ped t he technique

a d a p t i ng wo r l d s t o t he i r needs , of

k i ng them more L'i k e the i r homewo r-Lda ,

Te r r a f o r mi ng i s a process wh i c h ,r many years , c onverts a hos ti le wo

d i n t o a l ivable one . Th i s i s done bys in g hyd r og r a p h i cs , bu i l d i ng or

the a tmo sphere , and in t r od uc ing

lant and animal li fe .A Ter ra f orm ing opera t ion consis ts

f tHO to t hree s tages , which vary f roma ne t t o planet . The usua l type of pla et te r ra f ormed has e i ther too l i t l e oro po i s onous an a t mo s phe r e , an d no freet and ing wate r . I t ' s r ota t i on i s o f t e no s l ow t o give it a strong enough elec

ro -magnet ic f i e l d t o keep out deadly so a r radia t io n . This s l ow r o t a t i on also

e nds t o make days extremely hot and ni ht s extremely cold . The pla net must a l s ove no i ndi genous l i fe - forms that could

e ha rme d by the opera t ion .The f i r s t s t ep i n t he .Te r r a f o r mi ng

roc ess i s p la n e t a r y bomba rdment with

ce a s te ro i ds . The a s te r Oids , c o n s i s ~ n f f roz e n oxygen , hyd rogen, n i t rogen, a ndthe r ( ass es and l iq uids , a r e fo und in

i d be l t s an d th e r in GS of ga s gi an They a re fo und and col lec ted by be lt

rs , who , wi t h t he e of a s t e r oi d tu gs

and h aa a -u r-Lve r s , move t hem towards theplanet whi.c h i s to be te r r a fo r me d . ".Ihe nthe as t e ro i ds reach plan e tary oroi t , y . los ives a re s e t on the i r sur fac e s to knock them to the 'o'Lane t ' s sur face . Comple xcompu te rs and s ta rs hip esco r t s ensure t a t the as t e roi ds fa l l on ta r get .

The a s t e r ~ natura l ly hi t th e pl anet ' s surface and me l t I and ove r t Lmebe gin to form oc eans and an atmos pher eabout t he '...or Ld . The f or c e of th e i r Lmpaact (a t th e prope r a ~ l tend s to incr ease the pl a n e t ' s spee d o f rota t ion . hel ping t o bui ld up i ~ e lec t r omagne t i c f i eld and sh or t e n it I S day t o a comf ortable

l e ng t h (20 t o 30 hou r s ) .'rh e second s t ep i n t he 'Per r af or-m

i n g proce ss i s us ed on ly on pl a n e t s tha ta l r eady have a t mos 9heres , but whic h aret a i n t e or exotic . Thi s s t ep invo lve sthe us e o f ge n e t i c a l l y · engineered bac t e r ia ..vhdch i nge s t the harmful l c ompoundsin the a tmo s phere an d excre t e brea tha blega s s e s .

The t hi rd an d f i na l Terraforming

s t ep i s the i n t r od uct io n of plant andanimal l i f e t o th e wor ld , usual l y a t th esame time as c ol oni s t s .

Te r ra forming f i r s t becomes possi bl e a t tech le ve l 12 . The f i r s t s t ep t a ke s app ro xilllately one yea r pe r hydrogra hic UPP ra t ing de s i r ed t o compl e te , as suming a s tanda r d c r-cw of 1000 wo z-ker-aare a t work . They are usual ly equi ppedwi t h a bout 50 sh ips for as tero i d t o\'lingand e s c or t . Loo kou t s t a t i ons bot h i n or bi t and on th e pla ne t ' s s ur f a ce are se t

up f or observa t i o n and co nt ro l o f theope r a t i on . Cos ts fo r t he firs t s t ep a reex t r e me l y e xpens ivc , usual ly a bout

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:-:cr 10 ,OOO pe r hyd rog raphic UFP ra t i ngde s i r ed .

The second s te p , when us ed, i 6l ess expe ns i ve bu t ta kes muc h l onger.

The deve lo pmen t o f the proper oa c t e r i atakes t hree mon t hs and c os t s Hc r 2 . 5 ,a nd t he i r i n t roduc t ion cost s Kc r t , Howeve r the proc es s t akes 10 yea r s i f t hea o e i s ve ry t hi n , 20 yea rs i f

t he a tmos phe r e i s th in , 30 yea rs i f the

a tmos phere i s s ta nda rd , and 40 yea r s i fi t i s dense . The th i rd s t ep i s l ef t upt o t he coloni s ts , a nd canno t prope r ly bepric ed .

Seve r a l c ompani e s cu r r ent ly Terra f or re i n t he Impe rium a nd sur r oundi ng a r -

ea . They a re usua lly c?mmisio ned oy loc a l or the I mperi a l gove r nment s .

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and PLANETAILOH al so Ter r afo rm worl ds ,bu t t hey a r e l e s s fa r - rangi ng and many

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TRAVELLER adv entu r e , a nd can b e u se d asa s t eppin g s to ne t o many exc i t ing games .

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(o r i f t he pl aye rs le ave t he l e i ~ t he JS B wi l l up t he c ha s e .

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c an easily be hoo ked up t o a sh i p ' s comcu te r- a n d con t ro l a l l i : 5 sy a t ema, I tbas knowke dge of enny wo r-Lds t.h r-oughou t;

t he gal axy and many cul tu r es . I t cannot

build hi gh- t echnoloGY objects , bu t can

s erv e a s a u s e f u l a ddi t ion t o any c a ct pa ighn .

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No t e : »hi l e ab oa rd the i gg oneof the base p e r scnne L vt i l l not i ce the

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c ruis er a r r i ves a t th ebase . ca p t a i ne dby comman de r P. R. 3t a ap e r o f th e JS c(Ir.ipe r i a l i';i ni s t r y of J us t i c e , Spec ia lSr-a nc h} , He a nd h i z men \·/ill Lnve e t -.

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t o t he playe r s t o t he ne xt

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