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TRAVELLERSTARSHIP COUNTERS
Gi ve your s t a rship battles a realis t ic t ouc~ wi t h newTRAVLLLEH STARSH IP COU NTERS. This bagged se t co ntains 140f ul l y illust ra t ed 2e n X 2cm s t a rship counters f or Tr avelle rspac e c ooba t . Printe d on f our sh ee ts of car d , you cut t hemout yo ur sel f .
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i s sue of T h ird Lmpe r-due: Th is t eoue wehave a ne~ l ogo , c leaner t it l es, a n d be t t e r g r aphic suP¥l ie s . so t his i s a t l ca =tour be st looki n c i s ~ ~ e t o da te . We ha v equi t e a c ol l e c t i on of ar t i c le s as we l l :we ha ve an exc iting new a dve n t ur e byAa r on va n Berg (a uthor o f "0ut of t heLgg , fro~ T.! . no .1 ) , an art i c l e on Boun ty hunters , a collec tion o f n ev- we apons ,a nd t he f irst i nstallme n t of Droi d Desi gn s . The l a st is a n irr e c;ular fe a t uregi vi nc variou s r obo t s bu i lt ac c or di n G t oTrave l ler Book ~ .
Wi t h t hi s is s ue we al s o ha ve a newstaff member ; I woul d like t o we l c omeDavid New to Third I nperi u~.
J wo u l d n ovc Ld I;e t o t ake a h i to f 6!aCe discuss i nC our Flan~ f o r t he
f u t u r e . St a r t i nr nex t i6 ~ue ~e arcr,oi nC to T r~G~nt a 6e ri~ F o f a rt i c l c con c y bor~G . clones , a n -j a n i r o i ds.Desri tc thei r po~ulari ty in s c i encef i c t i on, r ulc z f o, the~ hav~ n ev e r be f ore be e r. p u t.L x c be d .
~e a re a l s o co~ si oc rin g r unnin£se veral c orr pa r i s on - c ha rt s , i nc l ujin r,i l l u s tra t i on s o f a l l the al i e n rac esto sc a le , the sy= bo]s o f a ll th e major gov e r nn.e n t c , a w l a corr,r,l e le '1'1tabl e includi n~ in fo r~ation fr or a llt he Trave lle r books .
Fina l l y , we a r e soor. baing t or e l ea s e a spec ial ffia il -order Tr avel l e r6upple~cnt ; see t he a d on th e f acin epa lo£: .
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Bou n t y Hun t e r-s . . . •. . .. . •• •. . • • .. . ... . . . . . . . " . • • .•• • .• . • 4 .Travelle r 's Her- dwe r-e•• . . . • • • .• • . .. . . . • . . .. . .. ...• . • • . •• 5 .De st roy e r Escort •••••• . • •. ••• . .• • •• . • . . • • . .• • • •.• • • . • • • 6 .Gaz ul ir: S u bs e c t o r-• •• • . . ... • • ••.• • . .•. .. •. • . . . • • .• • . • . •• 8 .Fea tur e Adve n t u r e • . • . • • • . • • .• • .• . . • . • ..• .• • .. . •• •• . .. • . 10.-l' i 18 :-: i \~'o rd Ge n e r- a t dor; . • .• • • • • . • • • •. • . • •... •• •• . • • ••••• 1:...h e '<J oeepcns , _ •• •. • • • _ • ••• • • •••• . •• • • • •• ••• • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16 .Droid Design s . • . • ••• • • •• • •• .• •. • • . • • •.• • •. • •• •• • • ••• . •. 1 E; .Traveller 's Adv ic e .•• •.• .••• • ••• •• .• •• . .• • • • .• • . . . • _ . •. 1 ~ .
I n s i de Eq ui p:..e n t . • • • • • • • • • ••• • • •• • • . • .. . • .•• . .••. • . . . •. 15'.
STAFF: ~ike J ac k s on , Aa " or. va n BerG , Pa~l Stonerran , David ~ e" .
Dedicated t o Ca~e ron Ca rrol , ~h o wante d e ~ore r eal ict ic an d c o~ ~ lex ra~e .
The desc ription of the Dest r oyer Escort ori ~ i nall:r a ppea re d a.n 'I'r-a v e Ll ersllFFl enent ? , Fichtinc S hifZ. oJ G~~ .
T h i r d Lrrpe r- Lurt is ~ubli~hE<l cuar-t.e r- J v b.\ l :i!:£:- d a cc s on , Sen e ~ubr;_i z .sion ~ ,
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BOUNTY HUNTERSThroughout kn own s pa c e there a r e
a l ways t h ose who commi t c ri~e s . Howeve rt here a r e n ot a lway s a u t hori t i e s wh os er eac h ex t en ds f a r en ough to ce t c h t hee .One s ol u t i on to t hi s probl e ~ i s t he JSB( l ~pe ria l Mi ni s try of J ust i ce, Spec ialBranch) . The ot he r i s Bount y Hunte rs.
Foun d a l mos t eve r ywhe re, bountyhunters hun t out a nd ki l l or capturekn own cri mi na l s . They t hen return t hecri~inal or his body t o t he planet tha twant s him a nd coll ect the r ewa r d.
ye lice or gove rnment o ff ic es wil lus ual l y have l i sti ngs of l oca l l y want e1 criminals . Rewards for the ir cap t u r evary ac cordi ng t o t he planet ' s law l ev el an d the se riou s ness o f t he c ri~e
they co~~itte d . Lo~ l aw- level world sr a r e l y pay ~u ch f or any but th~ ~ost
he i nous offenders , while high law-levelwor l ds wi ll pay heavily f or eve~ thes l igh t est of f ende r s .
Wanted pers ons usually fa l l int oone of thre e cateborie s . Th e f i r s t cat e r ary is light o! fe nde r 5 . This i nclude sta x offe nders , f rauds . and pe tty t heiv e s .Such persons are usually only want e d i nt ha t pa rtic ~lar ci t y or s tat e , a nd f etc hr ewards between , 00 and 2000 cre dits.The y mus t a l ways be brought in a l i ve .
The second categor y is seriou s off ender s . includinc t he i v es , t n ~ b3. a rs onis ts , a nd k i ~ r.a F ~e r s . They are usually only wa r-t e d on t ha t par t icul arworld , an c f e t c h r eward s be tw ee~ 3000a nd 15 ,OOC c r edi ts . Only t te oc =as i cn a l ofi e r.de r in t hi s cate e or; ca n bebr ough t i n de a d , a n d t hen only on lowLovcLe veI wor lds .
The f i na l category is danr erou soff ende r s, inclu di nb ffiu r derers , hi t -cen ,underworld leaders, a nd trait ors. T~ey
are a lway s wa nte d t hrouc hou t s eve ra lworl dc . and of t e n thr oughout an entiresector . Re ~ards f or s uch cri~inal s a reusua lly fro~ 20 . 000 t o 500 , OO~ cr edi t s ,ha l f t ha t i f t hey are br ou s nt i n d~a d .
Dange r ous o ffe nd e rs are the t ype usua l 1:-.' liste d a s "Want ec. : Dead or Alive" .
Wherev e r c ri~inal~ a r e fo~ n c yo uca & us ually fin 1 bou~t :-. ~un t e r ~ . ~o t l.c ya r e r oc t c o:;,:.-,onl y enc ou nt.e r- c d 0 :-, ni ~ !'",
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A boun t y hunte r is a nyon e who makesa pr- c f' Fe s Lon of ce t.cbang c r-LetLneLs , Theyean c o~c f r o~ any se rvic e , bu t un l es st he y are ve r y b ood wit h ~eapon s a no a r es t i l l e d at t racr-ine t hey donlt l a st long.Necce s sary s ki l ls include hunting , stre e t ·~ise , s tealth, and tra cki nc . Thu s th ebe st bounty hun te rs co~e fro~ t he J SE.hunt er , or rog~e se r vices .
Bounty hunti nc i~ frowned u ponby most gover nc.ent or poJi ce o f fic i a ls ,a nd i s a ct i vely disl i y.e~ by t he f eneral;ubl ic . Bec8u ze of t hi s an y dealincs wi th8 pr o fes s e d bo un t y hun t er uill a u t o~a t i c
ally i;ive a ~1·; - 2 on t he r eac ti on t able.Boun t y hun te r ~ ~u s t wal ~ a t hi n
l ine betwee n la~ful a nd l a" l e s s - nc s s.7'hf:Y ca n us ual l y onl y ki ll when tbeyhav e be en fi ~e j uFon t he~selve ~ , or t hey1-:1 11 be cha r-gec \-:ith nur-de r . If t beyt e nd t o %il1 mer-e c r-j.z i na La t ha:-. tt.c ycaptur e t hey ~ay f i ne t he JSE cO~~~f aft e r t he l:. ,
Eo~n~y hun ter5 ~re useful i n a1ra ve1ler ce~paigr. a s a o et e rr ~nt top.Laye r s close to t'rea!:i n ·; t oe Lev , a s ac on tinui~G t hr eat t o t hos e who ha v e al r ea dy br-oken t he Lav , or a s a pr- c r r e s i onf or player s whc don I t ca r e a bcu t tI.e Law,I f y ou a rc con s i derinc run r. i n ~ a bou ntyhu~tinc a dven t ur e , rerc~bcr : t he va lu eof t he r evra r-e is di r-ec t Ly propor t iona teto t he da nge r- oa sne ae o f t he o f f e r-je r . A10 :0 c re dit bc un t y won't e t te cz t he pLay -.e ~ s wi t h a fu s i on gur.. ~eithe r ~ill a5~O , 00~ c ~e d i t bount y s i t qu iet ly a bout\': hile t.he pl ay ers gr a b hi n.
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POISOlI ANT! DGTi:: : This i n jection wi llcancel out the ef f ec t s of an y poi s on( dr ug or animal) i f i t i s taken befor et he poi son t a ke s effec t .
FOl.50:; : Avai l a bl e in pills , drinks ,in jections , an d syj n absorbed j e l l i e s ,poison does 1D of damage f or eve ryc r 10 it co st s , up t o a maxi~u~ of BD.I t t a ke s 1 minute per poi nt of theus er ' s endur ance t o t ake ef f ec t.
SOBER DRUG : These pills wil l i~me d i a t e l y
canc e l out the effects of a l cn ohol ornarc ot i c s , makin r the us e r s obe r. 1t i squi te u s e f ul i n t he ev ent of c oe .b e t aft er a hard night 's d rinY~n c . Th€ priceindicat ed is for a box of 10.
KJ~ O\'lLEDGE DRUG: (·:nowl edge dr-u g u s e s Rj;Ato t each t he u ser ne~ s~ills a n jknowledGe . Lach i n j ec t i on can be u s e dt o t eac h one speci fi c skill level , or3 injecti ons can be us ed to i ncreaset he use r's educat i on by onc . Educat ionca nnot be increase d a bove 15, and t hetotal 6y~ll l evel limit of int e l l i ge ncepl us education s t ill a ppli e s .
¥~owledge i n j ec t i on s must be ad~in
ist e red by s omeone wit h medical ski llt o take proper ef fec t. After t he druGis take n t he u se r enters a sta te sirr. i larto ca t atonia, durinG ieh'ic h tirr:.e hi smind as si~i l a t e s the da ta. The playermus t then r ol l hi s i nt e l l i r.ence or loweron 2 ~ to l eave this sta te after 2~ day s .Ot he r wi s e he remain ~ ca tatonic pe r rea ne ntly.
RA DIAT IO!: SUITh ra diation s uit i ~ a l arc e , heavy ,
lea S-l ined sui t which r~ o t e ct E a fa in s tra ~ ioact ivitj . It c onsis t s of a bo : y su i t .[ l oves , boot s , a nd a hooc with a transparent vi s or . It can be worn ov er ~ost
cl othes and al l ar~or except va c c- s~ i t s ,
ba t t le dr es s , and c ocba t arrr:.or.The ra diation s uit ri ves . 6 protec
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SLcE ~ DRUG: A tasteless wate r -soluble~ill , s leep drU G puts i ts u~e r i~to ade ep drea~less s l eep t ha t lasts f or12 bours . ~o thin g wi l l wake the us e rouri nG that time . Sl eep d~u[ take s 10seconds per poin t of t he us er' s en durance to t ake e f fe c t (ie : 50~e one
wi t h end. 7 ~i l l t ake 70 s eccn j s t osuc c umt.) •
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PEP DnUG: Pep is ~ spec ial sti mulan tavailable in pil l for~ whi ch hol dsbac k a l l ne ed fo r fo od or s leep f or12 hours. The user f eel s r e st ed anda l ert . and a l l of hi s re ac t i ons area s nO Tffial . Pep also ha s the abi l i t yt o negate the effect s of demage -. t heuse r wi l l not fal l unc onc i ou s when echarac te ris tic i s r e duc ed t o zero ; hecan c ont i nue to f i ght a f t e r his endurance is us e d uPi he wi l l act ina l l re s pe c t s a s if no damage wa s t a ke n . Onc e the Fep wears of f all da~
a be e f fe ct s ~ill r e t ur n , and the userwil l t ake an additional 1D dama ee .
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The Chrysanthemum clas s destroyeres c or t is a small , fs s t v e s s el intend ed fo r f leet snd squadron e s c ort duties.The de sign i s old but e ffic ient. witheX8ffi ple s of t he ship serving in t hel~perial Navy f or over a century . Theya re u bi quit ou s shi ps, being enc ounte r edwith l arger f l eet e lements 8 S well asa l one .
The Chrysanthem um destroyer e s cor tha s be en pre s se d into se rvice in a varie t y of non-e scort du t i es . ~ncluding
orbi ta l pa trol s, pol i c e ope rat i ons ,garri s on du ties , s n d eve n l i mi t e d str i ke missions.
Tonnage :Crew :Di me n s ions :
Acc e l e r a t i on:J ump:Power plant :En[;'ineeri ng:
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1000 tons s t and a r d .6 office r s . 10 ratiD&S.40m L x 27m W x 14~ H.(Dec k B has 5~ ceili ng )6-G cons tant .4 .9 . 90 EP . Agi l i t y - 6 .1 ) e l t i c 120 1 J K f usionpowe r plant driving 2LSP Fardrive j ump uni t sa n d 1 Dupree 639 i c pul s ema ne uver dr i ve .·Hea vy - duty i n e r t i alcompensat ors . 1G f l oorf i e l d.I S]·:1·; model/9 fib wit hf i bre -optic back- up .Unlimited maneuve r.On e j ump ( 490 t on s fue l ) .300 days S'llJ7Fly 'Consump tion .2 tr i ple mi s s i l e turret sin 1 bat t ery . 1 du a l fu s i on turret. 2 par t iclea cc elerators i n 1 ba t t ery .5 tri p le sandcaste rs.Hul l armor f a c t or - 1 .Close s tructur e . P artialstre amlining .1 50-ton c ut ter .
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1 . Avi onic s .2 . Air l ock .3 . Shi r ' s l ocke r .4 . Fibr e -optic cooput e r ba c k-up .5. Ordan ance s t orage . Spa re mi s s i le s
an d s and c an i s t er s are 5tore d here.6. Bri dge . Posi tion s for pilot, nav i
gat or, Compu t e r o f f i c e r a nd communica ti on s off ic er.
7 . Compu t er. Acc ess throu gh r e mov a bl eec c e ae panels .
8. Gunn e r y . Re mote con trol pa ne l s f ort he sand- ca s te r turrets. Positi onsf or f ive gunne r s .
9. Gunne r y . Re llj o t e con t rols f or t heo t he r turre t s . Fosi t i on s f or t hr eegunner s.
10 . Sick ba y. Fac i l i t i e s f or medicaloffice r and thre e pat i en t s.
1' . Re c ord s offic e . Shi p' s re c ords a nda s a f e are kept he r e .
12 . Cutter .13. Fuel s c oops.14 . Fue l t a nk s .15. Jump dr i ve.16. Common a rea. Con t a i ns oeS 5 a nd r e c
r e a t i on f a c i l i t ies .17 . Ga ll ey. Con t ain s f ood s t ora ge a n d
preparation fa c i l i t ie s .18. Of f i c e r ' s s ta teroom.19. Off i c e r' s stateroo~ .
2 0 . Of fice r ' s s ta te roo~.
21 . Of f i c e r 's s ta teroo~.
2 2. Office r 's sta te room .23. Of f i c e r ' s stat eroom.24 . Power plant .25- Ea n e uv e r drive.2~ . StaterOOI!: .27 . St a t e r oo m.26. Stat e roo::; .2, . Sta te roorr..30. Sta teroo~ .
31. Stateroom.32 . s t.at.er-oee ,33. St at eroom.34 . S ue t er-c c a ,35 . S t e t.er- c o c ,
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GAZULIN SUBSECTORGa zulin wa s t h e first 6ubsector t o be explored and s e t t le d in t he
Tr o j a n Re ache s , Bn d 8 5 such has a r i c h cultura l her i tage. It i 5 re gard e d8 6 t he cultural a n d a r ti sti c cen ter of the s e c to r , wi t h t hree r i c h wo r l d sa n d five wor l d s wit h br ea thable atc os p here s. I t i s t h e s uburb of t he Tro jan Reac hes , att r ac t ing t h ou san j s o f t ourist s an d r e t i r e d bui s i ne s s rn e nevery year . Th e 6ubsector is en tirely c ontr ol le d by t he I mp e riu m, Bnd hasbeen since it s colonizat i on.
Due t o c e r t a i n peculiaritie s of a s trography Ga zul i n subsec tor mai nt ains it s x-boat link t o t he lmperiurr. t hrough Tobia s ubs ec t or r a t her t ha nt hr oug h the Spi nward Ma r c he s . Through t hi5 same pecul iari ty Pa x Rul i n6ubse c to r i s completel y isolated fro~ the r e s t o f tbe s e c t o r, a n d i s a d mi n i stere d f rom t h e Spinwa rd Karches.
BELT- 9 i s one of e le v e n a s t eroi d b elt sy s t ems i n a n d ar oun d the Im pe rium owned by Ste rnmeta l H ori ~ons . I t i 5 ope r a t ed al~o st e ntirely byr obot mining vehi c l e s , with a f e w huma n s f or s u pe r vision and r e p a ir s .
Ol~?,;FEHOKEE i s al reos t compl e tely c ov e red by t hi c k ma r s he s a n d s wanpa ,Al l s ettlemen ts are r a i s e d abov e the wa ter on s tilts sunk dee p i n t o t heground . Tr a nspor t is by hove rc raft.
Mac D:S~EOi;T i s nace d a ft er i ts f irs t set t l e r . 1 t i s c urrently r ec overing f rom a fai l e d r e v olut i on, an d is ru l e d f r om Ga~ulin.
FI NTOR has a n a rn be r c- z cne cla s s ifi cati on b e c a u s e o f t he s trange r e -.ligeous r i t e s p r a c t i c e d by i t s p opul ace , i ncl uding huma n sacrifice .
627-301 i s a r e s t r i cte d I~perial r e searc h s t ati on . The a s t eroi dbe lt and gas gia n t or bi t at 154 A. U. a rou n d a black h ol e. a nd i t i s be i n g intensively studied.
NAJ·jE STATISTICS REEARKSLa bora 0101 3533544- 7 P o or. Non-ind u st ria l . GBolt - 9 0202 BOO0213-E As t e r oi d Belt . GCorben 0;04 B545455- 8 N Ag r i c u l t u r a l . Non - indust rial . GGa~ulin 0300 AA&6oc7-3 A Rich . Sub sec t or capital . GOk e e f e n oke e 0 309 D079625-7 S Non - i n dust r i al . GXa cDe r !!on t 0401 D20076b- o Vac uU1rIe worl d. Non- aGri cultur a l . G AJuncti on 0404 B7!:Y; T; -6 Ri c h . GPe r-Ldo t 0405 B9t S' c.. ?4-A !; Ric h .Fi nt o r 0407 B440344- 7 Foor . Ncn -d. n du a t r-L aL. Dese r t . G ABleak 0502 C905225- 9 S ;: ~ o n-in d ust rial .
lsc and 0504 B795553-B I; Ag r i cul tura l . Non-in dustrial . GEirae;e 0505 A560676- A Poor . Non -in dustrial . Des er-t • GSusan awo 0;10 D68A430-5 Han -indust r i a l . vlate r wor l d .627-301 0603 EOO01 2 0 -F Asteroi d belt . Re search s ta ti on . G RNe uJ::la n n 0705 B876AA9 - D , Indu s trial . GFl odera s h 0·, 07 D3('3696- & l\on -indu6 t r ial . I c e -capped .
The Ga zul1r. subs ec t or contains , 6 worl ds wi th a p opulation of 14. 906 bill ion .The highes t p o pu l a t i o n is A, a t Neuma nn; t h e highest tech l e v e l i s F, a t 627-;01.
Listin Gs: The ba s e code " N" r-e pr-e e en t s an I mperial Naval ba se . " S " r e pr e s e n t s anLe.pe r-La I Sc o u t base . " A" r e presen t s bot h on the oae e world.
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..FEATURE ADVENTURE :THE NARCISSUS CUP
The Narci s sus Cup is e s sential l ya murder mystery . As s uc h it i s l aye dout in a for~at similar to the adventures i n Al i en Realms
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i s presente d in 6e par8~e secti on s , eac hdealin g with a different aspect of t hea dv ent ur e.
PERIDOTPeridot (Ga zul i n 04 05 B989094- A)
i s a large , r ic h world wi t h a de n s e,breathable atre os phere and 91% hydrographics. The plan e t 's land a r ea cons ists entirely o f s eve r a l l a r ge a rchipelagos , mos t of whic h are l ocated int he sou t he r n he mi s phere .
The sur fac e por ti on of Pe ridot 'sstarpor t i s loc ated at Pe r i mede , alarge c i t y and sea t of t he planetarygove r nment. The orbital porti on of t hes ta r por t i 6 i n a geosynchronous orbi tdi r ectly a bove t he c ity . Gr av vehi cle sa re still rat he r new, an d 50 trans p or tf r om city t o c i ty is usually by hydrof oil . Feri dot ' s ma j or indu s try i s s eafarming , inc l u ding the export of fishan d water plant s .
The c ity of Pe r iroe de i s bui lt ont hree lar ge isl an ds a nd seve ral smal lsurrounding ones. The northern islan dis domi na t ed by the sta r port fac ilities .
with t he city ' s f u s i on power-plantlocate d i km of f -shor e. The we s t e r ni s land i s mainl y r e s i den t i a l , but t hesou t h end is t a ke n up by s ea - f a rmi ngfacilit i e s. Tw o smal l island s t o t hewest contain s everal private e s t ates .The Eastern i s land c on tai ns sta r town ,the gove rnme n t office s , and t he downtown business dist rict. More priva teesta t es are on t he islands t o t he east ,a n d be t ween t he t hree main i s lands i sPerime de park .
Thre e underwater tunnel s link themain i slands , whi le t r ansport be tw eenthe o t he r i s l a nds is by private boator gr av vehic l e . In -ci ty tra ns por t i sus ua l l y by ground c a r .
A CALL I N THE IUGHTThe playe r s have just comrl etec
a long tra di ng missi on an d s O arespending their leav e c a rousing. I t i stheir second f r ee night , 9 ?!'~ , a ndthey a r e just 6tartin ~ t he ir eveninga t a sma l l star t own tavern . Qui t e un e xp e c t c ~ly. the bar t ender call s ou tt he ir na rn e£ , s ayi nS t here is a cal lfo r t hen:.
The ca l ] i s f r or. a woman who ident ifi e s herself a s Gl oria Carpe r, he a d o:
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t he Va l uabl e I mpor t s s ec tion o f the Pe r i dot Custoes 1 gency. She ha s l earned o ft he players t hrough a pr evious empl oyer.and has had t hem tracked down . She wishe~
to hi r e them t o "capture and punish acrimina l " . She will say no more t han t his.but i f the players are interested . s hewill make an appointmen t wi t h them f or10AM the next morning .
At t he Peridot Tr a de & Cu s t omsbuilding the next day . the player s areto l d that miss Ca r pe r hasn ' t b een s eenall morning. As t hey t urn t o l eave , atal l moustache d ~an ent e r s t he rece ption area an d a s ks them t o accompanyhim . lie i s Allan Turpin (UFP 7A AC B3) .an d he s ay s t ha t t he s ec r e t a r y pr obab l yjus t Jidn't s ee Glor ia c ome in. He isher a s sistant . and s ays he can taket hem to s ee he r now.
j·:uaDER MOST FOULTur pi n kn ocks on Ca rpe r ' s office
door but ge t s no r es ponse. Aft er afe w seconds he pull s out a key andopens t he door . Gl or i a Car per ' s dea dbody i s lying i n t he ce nte r o f t her oom. She has been s hot twice i n t heback ; he r files are ri fle d and a ~etal
s t and on one s hel f l ies eop ty . Tur pi nLruaedLa t eLy yelps " She ' s de a d! And t heNar ci s s us .c uc is gone ! II He then runsf r oQ t he r oom to tell t he s ec reta ry .
Be t ween the t i oe when Turpi n l eavesand the police a r riv e t he playe r s havea bout half an hour t o i nve s t i gate t he~ur je r s cene . Exa~ining Ca rpe r's bodywi ll r eveal t o anyone wi t h oe oica l s ki l lt ha t she has been de ad f or 13 to 15 hours .Forens ic or pis tol skil l will r evea l thatshe was s ho t wi t h a body pi st ol.
Sea r chi ng t he office will r ev ea ls eve ral things : fir st. t he window i sl ocked fr om t he i ns i de . No - one c aee i ntha t way . Seve r a l f i l e fnlde r s ha ve ha dt he i r content s r emoved . including oneon Turpin. one on the t.a r-c t seus cup .and one on c ounter f e it obj ec t s . Sit tingon Carper's de sk is a c ru mp l e d bus inessca r d :
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If the Flay ers a ck Broun e the officethey will f ind t ha t t he onl y peoyle atthe office be tween 9 and " wer e Carper ,Turp i n , and the clea ni ng woman • .1 r theytry t o que st i on Tur pin he wil l say heha~ an appo int~ent a nd leave. However ,t he cleanin~ woma n ha s alot t o s ay .
CURIOUSER AND CURJOUSERThe cleaning woma n (UFP 565545 )
i s a bou t 50 and complains con tinuouslyabout he r back problem. Sh e als o ment ions t ha t r ecent l y ha d he r wa t ch stol en . For thi s reason she kept a closewatch on t he of f i ce clock s the ni ghtbe f or e .
S h e eXFl ains that Carpe r was wor king late , ano at abou t 8 : 15 Ca r Fera s ked her not to bot her c l ea ni ng heroff i ce t hat night . Soon a f t e r s he sawAll an Turpin c orne i n, while ~he wa sc l eaning t he r ece pt i on ar ea . At ~ : OO
she saw hi~ l e av e , a nd he wasn 't carr yi ng anythi ng . She is quite s ure hedi dn ' t t ake the Narc i s s us cup a s she~ould have s e en it .
Acc or di ng to t hi s evi dence Turpinc ouldn ' t ha ve ki l l ed Ca r per, since t he~lay e r s s poke t o he r at 9 :00 .
If t he pl ayers a sk , t he of f i ces t a ff wi l l let the~ c he ck the c o~puter .
I f t hey do s o , anyon e wit h c orr.put e r6~:ill wi ll fin d a pr 0l;r a l!". wi th thes trange title of III':y wat c h has at oppe d ,and so has t i c e lt • Thi s prosr a r:: s e t sall t he of f i ce clocks bac k 10 r. inute ~ ,
and r e t ur ns tl,ea; en hour l a t er.
THE NARCISSUS CUPThe Narci s sus Cup is (or r a t he r
v e s ) the ecs t valua ble dmp or- t everhandeled by Ca rper ' s section . Becaus eof i t 5 value it was f e l t i t would bes a f er i n her of fi ce t ha n in a ware~ouse
unt i l t he pape rwork was done an d i t wasgive n ove r t o it s owne r .
I ~porte d f ror:: a fa~i ly on ~acDe r
mont by t he Peri~ed e OU5e u~ of his t ory,t he Cup i s an ar tifa ct s ur vi ving- rr cethe early ~ay s of t he First Ir.periu~ .
It is curren tly valued a t Kcr~ .
The Narci s sus cup is a seal edtransparen t pl as t eel sptere 30 c~ i ndiameter. It i s ~ll e d ~ i t h wa ter andcontains ba ct e r i a , algae , an d seve ralaoaLf shrimp- l i ke a nia:al s . ·.·~ ha t cake cthe Cup s o special i s t he fact t hat i tis a close d 6 e l f -pe r~e tua t inc ec olocy .Ale-ae ba s I: in t he 1i l;I:.t a n d pr odu ceCY.YCCD , whi ch is t he n breathe d i r. by
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t.Le ani mal s , who a l s o ea t the alC:lC'and bacte ria . Thc ani~al 6 and t he ba c t eria then &ive of f ca rbon - dioxi de f orth e sleae , a na t he ba c teria br-eak downt he ani mal 's waste int o nu t rien t s f orthe al ga e.
The only t hi ng t he e c o l o~y r. ee ~s
t o c ontinue i s t ~ours of 1i& ht eve ryday . So far t he l i f e - cy c l e i nsi de it ha s~one on f or 4 .5~3 year s .
The day a f t er t he ~urd er the pl ay ers are a ppr oac he d by a re pre s e nta t i veof t he Pe ri~ede r.use u~ o f hist or y . Foewi ll pay cr1 50 . 000 i f t he ~laye r s canr etri ev e t he Narc i s sus Cup an d a ppr e hendCar per ' s m~ rde rer .
DON ALBERTSOl\. PRI VATE EYLDon Albert s on (UF? 9S99S6) ha s ar.
of fice in on e of t h ~ ~ost run- c own ar easof star t own . I f t he Flay Er s t r y t o pho net hey wi l l get no ar. swe r . I f they f C t chis off ic e they ~ill fi nd t he do or loc ked, but wil l hea r noi s e z co~in e fro~ in~i Je . I f they ca ll out anc i den ti fY the~
sel ves Albe rt s on wi ll r eply nerv ous l y.He ~ill t alk throubh th e door , but he re f uses t o open it .
Albe rt s cL eXplai ns that he washi re d t wo weeks a ~o by Glo ria Ca rpe r toi nve s tiGa te Al lan Tur pin , who~ she SU5pec t~d of il1era1 a c t i vi t i es . Al bertsenf cund ou t t hat Turrin ~a ~ s te al i nr ar tan ~ art i f a c t s fro~ tr.e wareho~se , corYinc ~e~ . se l l ing t he or i Gi nals , and r~
L ~ r r:i~[ the fa ke s .
Al bert &on wa & Goinr to Civ c Ca r p CT t h e f ul l de tai l 6 t o da y , cut so~eonc
b o t t o he r f i r s t . He n ow re ar- c f OT hi ~
own life, an d s ugee s t s t hat t he p l ayerzst op 8 SY~nc aro und be f a Te i t' s t o o l a t e.
At thi s p o int t h e play e r s s u d de nly h e~r sha t t e r i ng gla ~ s a n d a sc rea~ .
If they break d own the d o o r they wi l lf i n d Albert s on de ad on t he fl oor , sho tt hr o ug h t he wi n dow by SOMe one wi t h abody p ist ol . An a i r -ra f t c a n be s eens pe e ding e wa y ,
ALLAN TURPINTh e day a fte r Alber t s on 's mur de r
Allan Turpin d i sappear s . No- one ans"e rshi s phon e an d h e does n o t c o rn e to work.The play er s ma y decid e t o i nve s tiga t ehi s home.
Tu r Fi n has a La r-g-e com fo r t ab l e houseon the west i slan d . All t h e ~oors a r elocy. e ~ an j t he lig ht s arc out . I f thep l a y e r s br e a k i n they wi l l f i n d seve r a lt hinGs .
Firs t . i t 1 00 ;'.5 l i k e he l e ft in ahurry . The b e d isn' t made , t he T .V . hasbe e n le ft on , and a ha l f - e a t e n sand~ic~
is s itt ing o n t he tab le .
Sec on d , the re is a n ai r - raf t v e r ysi=.ilar t o t he one they sev , pa r ke d i nt n e ga r a g e . Fi nally , t he r e i s a hu g ework s h op in t he ba se o e n t . I t c ontainsc o~pu te r euided f a br i ca t ors . iw.abinc
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a n d r e pr od u c t i on sys tems . a n d a n abun dance o f r a w ma te r i a ls . On the workbench i s a par t i a l l y c o~pl ete d cOr Y oft h e Narc issus Cu p . Nearby is a Gravbelt t hat haz b e e n a da p te d wit h a nett o c arry a larg e r o u n d objec t. I n asa fe in t h e c o rne r i s t he ~i ss ine fil eon t h e Na r c issus Cup .
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At s ome poin t whi l e t he plnyer$are a t Tur pin 'c the doorbel l wi l l r in t .If t oe play ers an swer t he door a sffial l~an wa i t ing t here wi ll turn to r un . Hei s easy t o ca tch however , a nd i denti f i es hi~sel f a s I gna ce walters CUPF677dAo). Be i s a blacr~arke t de aler .and he ha~ brought Mc r1 i n cas h wi t hwhich to buy t he original Na r c i ssu sCup . He ha s no i de a where Turpin ha~
gone , but when l as t he s aw hi~ . I gna ceno tice d that Tur fin ha d B high passaget ic ket on Tuke r a Li ne s.
I f the p laye r s hu rt Wa l t e rs ort a ke his ~oney they will be la ter at take d by a group of thugs . They wil lr etri eve t he r':c r 1 end r-ou gh t he playersup a bi t , bu t will go n o f ur the r thanthat.
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vea l t ha t Turpin l e f t on the "STAR OFGAZULIN" , a Tukera l ong- l i ne r boundf or t he s ubse c t or capital. If the pl aye r s l eave i~~ediately on the i r owns hi p they ~a~ be abl e t o cat c h hi~ a tt he Gazul i n s t arport .
At Ga 2.ul i n t he "STAR OF GAZULIN "i6 hel d up a t cust oos, end s o t he playe r s are able to ~e e t Tur pi n a~ he ste psof f t he s hip . He wi ll try t o r un , a ncif he i s cornere d he will pro juce abo dy pi stol wi t h a s i l ence r a nd t ry t of i gh t •
Onc e the play e ~ $ capt ure hi~ t he y~ill find he i s carrying t he ot he rfiles , 5 00 ,000 c r edi t s, Bnd the ~arci 5
sus cup , s tor e d in a special box wi t han i nteri or liGht . If the pl ay ers have n 'te Irea j y fi bure d out the mur de r pl ot hewi ll expla i n i t t o the~.
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GENERATION TABLEN o~ t ha t G~1 ha s published a l l of
i t s Al i e n ~odule s on t he ~aj or r a c es,the c ha nc e s are r a t her l ow t hat t heywill eve r prin t a Vi leni wor d gene r a ti on table . Well , Vi l a ni i s an ex treme ly important language , s o Third l ~p e r
ium come s t o t he r es cue:Thi s t a bl e i s ba sed or. le t ter an d
s y l l a bl e fre quency in f orcat ion yr e s en t e d in Ho . 17 of t he J ourna l of the Tra ve l ler ' s Ai d Society . This in f or~a t i on
wa s i tsel f ba se d on anw's ow n c omputerpr ogra~ , 6 0 t his t a bl e should be C OM
ple te l y acc urat e.To u se t hi s t able si~~ly f ol l ow
t he s ame procedure s us e d f or ot herwor d genera t i on ta ele s .
Tf.E BEST L~ I D PLANS •• .Turpi r. pl a nne1 t he =.ur 3er s eve r a l
days in a dva nce , a nd so was a bl e t o ~ake
se ve r a l pr epa r a t ions . He stole t he c le aninc w o~an ' s wa t c h , ~rote a c lock - a jjust in~ ?rocra~ . a nd a 1afte d a ~rav b~! t t oc a ~ry t he Karcis$us Cup.
'I'he ni [' ht o f t he r-.. r-de r- 'Tur Fin car-eint o the o f f i c e a t b ;20 . P. e t ~ e n ~ai te d
f or Car per t o ~ake any phone call ( i tj us t happe ne d t o be a call t o the pl aye r s) . He t hen r a n hi s c l ock pro rra~ :
t hi s [;ave hi l!; a n a l ibi , a s he c ouldn ' thave kil le d her whe n s he wa ~ or. t ilephone .
Turp i n t hen ~!al Y.. e::l i n t o Car pe r ' sof f ice an d s ho t he r wi t h his si le nce =body pis tol . Nex t he t ook t he f il e ::; a ndt he Na rcissus Cup and pu t t.he .; i n t hea l te r e c grav be l t . H~ t hen f l oa t e d t he~
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STiJ1;i.;Lj1: ( 3000g ; c r 5000j -n..15): A Ri vercies i [;ne d .....e apon t ha t c reate s a n e l ec t r o~agne t i c f i e l d in its target' s nerv ous
u se s a spring mechani s m t o fi re dartsf i l l e d with p ois on or tranq. I t i s apopula r a s s a s s i n' s wea pon . The ma ca zine hol ds 10 da r t s a n d fit e i n t o t hehandl e. Le n£ t h : o OOmr. .Loade d maga zi newei ghs 250 g and c os ts c r1 ).
FLAI·:E'I'tiRO'..:ER OOOOg gun . BOOOg rue 1 t a nk ;c r 500 ; TL5 ) : Consi s t s o f a ca r bine - likeinc inerat or and a back -pack fuel t ank,holdi n e 25 shot s worth of f ue l.Length : 800mn . Ta nk r efi l l costs cr ~O .
Extra tanks c ost cr50 .When any one i s hit by a fl a~e t hrow er
r ol l 8~ each s ubse quen t t u r n f o r t hef ire t o r ema i n burning ( ~·: - 2 i f t he yr ol l on the ground , - ~ if t hey us€ af ire e xt i nguishe r , - 6 i f they j UIT n i nwa ter ) . The f l a me do e s 2D darr.a~ e pert ur n until e x t i n gu i s he d .
GAKOTTE (20Cg; c r5 ; TL1 ) : A s~all cor duse d t o s t r angl e p eople. To hit r o l lt he defender' s de xte rity or hi ~her on2D. - 3 if t oe y have neck prot ecti on .The garotte doe s 1 ~ da~age pe r tu r n un til it i s r el ea se d ( either on y urposeor by the defende r r o l l i ng hi s dexterityor l e s s on 2D) .
ELECTnO- GhROTTE (3uOg; c r 25 ; TL8) : Agarotte t ha t holds 2 ba t t eries i n t hehandgrips , good for 10 s hocks . Replace ment batterie s cost cr4 . Hi t s 8 5 garot tebu t doe s 2D damage . Af ter the batterie srun ou t i t does 1D.
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BATTLE AXE (}OOOf.; e r 2 00 ; TL1 ): Similart o a standard wood- c hoppi ng axe , theBattl e - a xe 1 s heavier a nd double-bladed .
BULLWHIP (350g ; c r 50; TL2 ): A l on~
braide d leat he r c ord use d a s a t hr a s her .
CALT~OP ( 50g ; cr2; TL1 ) : A pyrimi dala rrangement of me t a l s pike s whic h a l way s lan ds with one f ac i ng up. Of t e nu s e d t o damage pe opl e 's f ee t or popt ire s. The r oll t o hi t i s only ma de ift he calt rop i c stepped on . Treat tire~
a !: jac k a r mor .
CATTLEP~OD (500g ; c r 75 ; ~L5 ) : A 1-me t e rl ong pole with a metal tip a t one e ndand a ba t t e r y pac k good f or 20 shoc ksa t the other . The d~age i n f l i ct e d i sonly temp ora r y . healing a t 1 poir. t p ert ur n . The ca ttleprod i s usually u se dt o move her d animal s . Batte r ie s c ostcrc. .C liAINSA~ (S OOO g ; cr500 ; TL6 ): The s ameite m pre s ented in ba s i c Traveller as at ool can be u sed as a c lums y wea pon .I t take s 1D t urns t o s tart a c hain saw( a ~ a nyone who ha s trie d t o sta rt aga s-power ed lawn-mower can understand ).I t can work f or 2 hours on 1 li t re o fga s . Gas i s s o l d f or c r 20 i n 5 l it rec ontaine r s .
DARTGUN (1000g; c r 150 ; TL5 ) : A s ilent ,mechanical , pist ol -like wea pon whi c h
BAGH NAK H (250g each; cr35 ; TL1) : Al s ocalled nes t ' s claws" t he Hagh Nakh cons ists of 3 or 4 small shar p c l aws affixe d to a thong t ha t fit s around thehand . Ba e-h Nakh are al s o u s e d to a s s i stin c limbing.
BLACKJACK ( 500g ; c r 10; TLZ): A scal Ibag f i lled with s and , r ocks, or bal lbe a rings , u s ed 8 S a cUdge l . A s tanda r dmugging weapon .
BOOI·:ERAHG O OOg; cr}O; TL 1 >: An L -shap e dpiece of wood t ha t is thrown a t i t st arge t. If i t misses i t wi l l r eturn t othe t hrowe r on 8~ .
None Jac k Mesh Cl o t hwU POl\ Al\D DA.H.A GE C S 1-: L V C S ~ L V C S ~ L V C S r-: L V
Boomerang 2D 5 6 6 7 10 11 - 10 11 -lJa r t Gun - t r an q - 10 5 10 - 11 6 12 - 12 7 14 _ 13 9 16 -
poison 6D 10 5 10 11 6 12 12 7 14 13 a 16,Fl ame Thr owe r 2D 5 8 5 " 6 9 e, 8-St unne r 0 2 8 10 12 0 2 b 10 12 10 12 1b 20 22 0 2 8 10 12Ta s e r 2D 5 5 10 - 6 6 12 - 7 7 14 - 9 9 16 -
He fl e e Abl a t Com ba tWEA. PON C S Yo L V C S Yo L V C S Yo L V
Boomerang 5 6 11 12 - 12 13 -Da.rt Gun- t r a nq 10 5 10 - 14 10 17 - 16 14 1e -
po ison ' 0 5 10 - 14 10 17 - 16 14 18 -Flam e t hrowe r " 11 - 6 9 12 15 -Stun ne r 8 10 16 18 20 0 2 b 10 12 10 12 18 20 22Tase r 5 5 10 - 10 10 18 - 15 15 20 -
None Jack Xe s h Cl o t h Re n e e Abl a t Combat":EAPQI; AIm DAl'.A GE c S C S C S C S C S C S C S
Ax e 3D+ 3 b 5 b 5 13 10 13 10 <- 5 12 9 16 13Bagh Na kh 1D 7 9 8 10 11 13 11 13 7 9 9 11 12 14Black j ac k 1D+4 0 8 8 8 10 10 11 11 8 b 10 10 15 FBullwhi 't 2D 8 8 10 11 C 10 ,~
Cal trop 1D-3 3 5 5 7 4 5 13Cat t l epr od 1u 6 6 6 6 0 8 a 9 6 6 8 8 15 15,Chainsaw 4D 5 7 6 8 7 9 b 10 5 7 7 9 10 ~~Shu riken 1D- 3 6 b 10 12 6 9
Requi re d Adva ntage ous Requir ed Advantage ousStrength Sten gth Dexterity De x t e r i ty
W....APOI. l ev e l DI·: l e ve l DE leve l DE level DEA x e 0 - 4 12 . 2Bagh L e k h 9 .1Bl ac k j a c k 4 -, 8 +2Boomer a ng 6 - 2 11 .1 7 - 3 12 . 1Bul l whip 5 - 2 10 +1Calt ropCat t l e pr odChainsaw 7 - 2 12 +1:.Ja r t gu n 7 - 2 10 +2Flamethr ower 4 - 1 9 +1Gar ot te 6 - 1 10 .2Shuriken 5 - 1 9 .1 " - 3 12 . 2Stunne r 5 -1 9 +2Taser 7 - :; , +1
sy ste~ . This f i el d scra mbles al l me s sa ge s f rom t r.e t arge t' s brain , cau s inbso~e thing s imi l a r to an e pile pt i c f i t .~h~ t arget i s r e nde r e d hel ple s s f or 10~ i nut e ~ . Len~t h : 700~~ . A powerp a. e k goodf or 10 s hot s fit ~ in to t he t o p . It weighc~OOC a nd c os t s cr2~ .
TAS~~ (300c ; cr1 00; TLu) : A pol i ce devi ceconsistin[. of a ha ndle with a flashli~h t
tar geter ar.d a launc he r for a s ir, ( leda r t on 30rr o f c able . The cart i s f ire dan d giv e s an eLec tr i e a ! en c cc , an d t he nr e t u r ns t o t t e l au nc her. 5att e rie s ancs ho ts a r e the sate a ~ f or t he :a t t l e p ro~ .
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DROID DESIGNSThe f o l l owi ng robo t s we r e de s i gned using t h e r e c e n t l y released Travel ler
b ook 8. The A~ - 427 ~aximum Se ~urity r obo t or iginally a pp e a r e d in Adv enture 2 .Research S t a tion Gamma, a nd ha s been re - des i gne d t o c onfo rm t o the new rule s .
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- - - -cr3 12 , 900 2 17.42k gALL- PURPOSE DRGID 6 130B- L2 - !':!':320-H963Fuel =3 6 Durat ion : 6 day s TL=1330/75 ( me s h )2 lignt a r ms~a sic s ens or pks.VoderFro~rarn i n t e rfa c e, Radio (5Ckr.. )La s e r car bi n eEm otion simul a t i on4 space s i n CFU fo r p r-or-r -ar.s
C;Ki " .aCT 20000- 00 - Ll'.21 1-0063 e r1 7:' , ?5() 10 . 3ktFu e Le O Dura t.Lo ne O TL: 154/1 0 ( n on e )Da ~ic senso r pk g~owe r i n t e r f a c e , Brain in terface4 s p a c e s in CPU f or progra~s
This ty pe o f r o bot is hook e d in dire c t l y t o a ship'sc ompu t e r and a eom~and cons ole . I t is p owere d by thes hi p' s powe r -plant and c omr.uni cates t hrou gh ~he co",pu t er .I t can be pro gramr.e d a s a ny one of the f ollowi n g ( f or t hecost of the p r ograrr ) : pi lot , nav i ga t or, Ship 's boat Filot ,gunne r, or conrrour.icati ons .
~:AXIEu}; SECURI TY HOBOT 725OG- L3 - LA104- PA1 ' c r 1 12 , 225 3 32 k e;Fuel=42 Durati on : 5 days TL=1 240/ 10 0 (cloth and r e f l e c ), light arm , 2 med ium armsBasic sen s o r pkg, Active rR, Ex tra se n s it ive audioAcoustical speaker, Rad i o (5km)Laser carbine (li gh t ar~ )
La s e r carbine - 2Se curi t y - 2lnr gr ound cb t -1Cl ose cbt - 1
COUR li:::~ ROBOT 5 3 1 0~-OO-JE220- 5F53 e r1 90 , 150 t:9 . 9 Y.gFue l : 10 uuration =2 . 7 da y s TL =1 320/50 ( mesh )oa s i e s e nso r pkg , Va de r~a ci i o ( 50kE ) , Br a i n i nter f a c e10 l itr e s stor aee spac e f or pac ka gesrtobot u s e d t o carry informati on, ~ac ka ge s , a n d docume n t sf rorr. o ne place to a n o t he r.
VALET ROBOT 4 11 0A-E2 - 1':E222- 4A5 3 cr64 6 , 244 7 7k gFuel =28 . 8 Dur a t i on:8 da y s TL=1316/40 ( mesh)2 very l igh t arms1 v i s u a l sensor . 1 a u d i o sens or. 1 o l f a ctory sensor , v oder
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