Third Imperium Issue 8

8/8/2019 Third Imperium Issue 8

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INOTES FROM THE CAPITAL I

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~ I p ! r e r-s ae aee wi t t ' l a roc t !"-:r c . t t r.g ! S O : : I ' ,=,, '" T . 1.. We t-eve r , t eo a!"!:'i t i n t h i s t eewe , i:"lclurt ir:'3' e ... a r t i e t e or. th e' F !oro-iard t e human mi norrac r. ) , F l o r i an star-sh i p s designed byEd d H a r d ~ an a r t i c l e on the Imperici gover nment , and a sheet of Dr-oyneCoyns!

Cred i t where c r e d i t ' s due d e p t . :Man y of our l e t t e r s have asked aboutour a r t i c l e s t hat c a r ry no authori den t i f i c a t i on. The y are a l l wr i t l e nb y me , wi t h (u su a l ly) a b i t of heolpfrom Dave New . I fe l t t ha t seeing myname on eve r y page Has un nece s s aryand wou ld be downri gh t i r r i t a t i ng. Sol e t it be known that I , Mi ke Jac kson,wr i l e al l unlabelled a r t i c l e s ; t h i sshall not be repeated .Last issue, we made severa l er-rors , but onl y one was ser ious - - inthe adventure , -The Gabriel P r o j e c t , ~ omi t t e d the descr ipt ion of area.62. I t i s t he blac k globe generater ,

a nd i s l oca t ed in t he cent re of t hecomp le x.I. N.S . Hammer i s being ed i ted t oco nfo rm to ./'Iega Trdve l l e r . I t shouldbe ava i l a b l e by nex t issue at thel a t e s t . I t i s a S- xS- booklet in thesame ve in as Supplement S, AzhantiHi gh l igh t n ing, i nc l u d i ng severalscenar ios and an l1 - xI 7 - fold-outmap.An upda t ed ver s i on of ourse r ie s wi l l be appea r ing ast he Medi c al Diges t co l umn inler ' s Dige s t . Wa t ch fo r i t .P l ease feel f r ee to wr i t e usc omment s , feedbac k , or a r t i c l emissions . We need to know ~ t hink about T. 1 . and Trave l lergeneral . We answer every l e t t e rlook forward eagerl y to eachp iece of mail.

-Mike Jac kson,Edito r

Flor ian League . . . . . . . 4Tr ave l l e r ' s Hardware . . . . 7Flo r ia n fIle rchant . . . 8Yggdr as i l Subsecto r . . . . l 0Featu re Adventure: M ndbu r s t . . . . . 12Imper ia l Government . . . . . . . . . . 16Florian St ar s h i p s . . . . . . . 18Trav e l l e r ' s Adv ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Inside Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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I THE FLORIAN LEAGUE IThe Florian League is a small in te r s te l la r confederation located on theSpinward edge of th e TrOjan Reach andthe t r a i l i ng edge o f the Beyond Sector . Made up of some 41 worlds, it isdominated by the Flor iani , a humanminor race native to F lo ria (YS9dras i1 , 02 0 3 ) . The y make up some 4 0 ofth e L ea gue's population, the remaining 60% cons i s t ing of 20% AsIan, 5 Vargr, and 35% various human races.THE FLORIANIThe Flo r iani are one of the s t rangesthuman minor races, in t ha t the y aredi v ided in to tw o d i s t i n c t groups: th eBarnai, 105m t a l l , t h in , weak, andthe leaders of the societ y; and theFeskals , 2m t a l l , large, muscular,and s tup id , making up the soc ie t y 'sworkforce. The average ra t io of Barnai to Feskals is 1:3, with men andwomen being equall y dist r ibuted .All Floriani have pinkish-tan skinand red or blue eyes, but onl y theBarnai have hair , which is usuall ybrown or black. The anatomy of theFloriani is s l ight l y different fromthat of Solomani and Vilani , in thatthey have no l i t t l e toes , no t a i l bone, and no appendix. They have veryl i t t l e bod y fa t , and are only comfortable in temperatures of around 25aC.Onl y Feskals exhibi t psionics.Floriani have no concept of ar t .But although they almost never createanything new, they are amazingly goodat data col lect ion and organization,and can ref ine items to astonishinge xtents. They are often called the-human calcula tors , -The Barnai are more highl y educated and generall y more in te l l igentthan th e F esk als . In Floriani soci ety, the Barnai do a ll the planningand perform a ll c ere br al ta sk s, whileFeskals do a ll the manual labour.Most Floriani faroi I ies own two orthre e Feskals, usuall y of both sexes .(Not a l l Feskals are so owned, however: most are employed by the government, by the mil i ta ry, or by corporat ions.) What amaze most outsiders arethe facts that the Feskals and Barnaia re perfect l y ~ o n t e n t with th is re la t ionship, and that in e th ica l matt e rs , both sub spec ie s a re completel y

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equal, mingl ing f reel y in societ y. ABarnai would wil l ingly give his l i fefor a Feskal, and vice ve rsa .Floriani are far less emotionalthan othe r humans, and onl y displayanger in the most extreme si tuat ions.GOVERNMENTThe Florian League is governed at var ious levels by randoml y selectedleaders. Staggered lo t ter ies existfor each level of gove rnment - - municipal , prOVincial, world, and League- - and the winners must s i t on government councils for a four- yearterm. Ten municipal d i s t r i c t s form aprovince, and there are ten provincesto a world. After serving one term,a ll of f ic ia l s must re t i re from gove rnment and may never be entered in aLotter y again. This form of democrac yprevents dictatorship and lus t forpower, and g i ves a safe, though cons tant l y changing, government. -ceunc i l s h ip (a s i t is cal ledl is notopen to Feskals .The government is supported by astandard beaurocracy, which also administers the Floriani legal s ystem.This legal s ystem is simi lar to Imper ia l law , with a jUdge (f r om thebeauroc racy) and a ju ry of f i ve. However, there are no se t crimes andpunishments: unlike in the Imperium,where one attempts to discover whether a specif ic c ~ i m e was committed,the F l o ~ i a n i s ystem t r ies to determine if what was done const i tu tes a


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(-zr:-j'A-? {:z!/TECHNOLOGY

HISTORY: FOR THE REFEREE ONLY!

logy - - though most Flor ian i own aunders tand grav ve h i c l e s and evfusion guns, ve ry few even have tconcept of wheeled vehicles ablades . Often, the Flo r i an i do neven unde rs tand the theor y behit hei r own technology - - the y may knhow to r epa i r and opera te devicebut have no idea how they work. Floiani ra re l y use robots , and then onfor jobs Feskals cannot do, suchworking in high-rad ia t ion surrounings .Fina l l y, the native F lo r i an i shalmost no i n t e r e s t in research . Amost a l l sc i en t i f i c work in tLeague is done by other member r aceal though t he i r labs are r e l a t i vecommon.

The Flor ian i are not actualy a human minor race . Unbeknownst to anone, they are a race of androids dveloped b y the Ancients as an a l t enative to - rea l - humans. They wedesigned to be the per fec t se rvan- - hence t h e i r lack of emotion ac rea t i v i t y, and t he i r complete happness and loya l ty . All Flor ian i t ecnology i s copied from the Anciec i ty on Flor ia ; anything presentt he i r cu l tu re which did not or ig inathere was imported by other Leagmembers.During the Final W a ~ , the Droyabandoned Flor ia and des tro yed tupper leve l s of t h e i r c i t y. But tFlo r i an i s urvived to spend mil l engradua l l y rebUilding t h e i r worlThey spread out across the planeand relearned how to use and r epaa l l the Ancient a r t i f a c t s tha t rmained. This 9 ~ a d u a l growth l as tfor over 300000 ye a r s , un t i l-225, they discovered an i n t ac t Ac i en t warship hidden in the bowelsthe c i t y. They s tud ied i t , dupl ica ti t s Jump-drive, and began to c olo nithe s t a r s .The Flo r i an i w e ~ e contac ted by tAsIan in -170, but the two races galong r a t he r poorl y. Some AsIan s et led a few Flor ian worlds, but on twhole the r e la t ionsh ip was very ueasy. In 185, they were contac tedthe IISS , and a n e u t ~ a l ~ e l a t i o n s h began. In 430, the Flo r i an i encoutered human s e t t l e r s from the Impeum and welcomed them in to the LeaguIn 506, they formed the Flor i-5-

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Perhaps the most i n t e res t ing aspec tof the Flo r i an i i s t h e i r technology.On Flor ia i t s e l f , i t var ies from alow of 9 in medical and environmentaltechnolog y to a high of 15 in spaceand mil i ta ry technology. Occasionall ye ven higher technology can be found:the Flor ian cap i t a l c i t y is blanketedby a TL 16 t e l epor ta t ion network, andthe re are rumours of i tems of up toTL 20.What i s eventhere are holes in

crime. As an example, in the Imperi um, the cour t t r i e s to asce r ta in i fsubject 'A ' committed a murder; whilein the Flor ian League, the cour t mustdecide whether the murder which 'A 'committed was a cr ime, and should bepun ished.The Flor ian i government also admin i s t e r s the Flor ian Mail service .This service runs Jump-4 mailboatslbased on X-boat designs) which car rymail , packages, and informat ion .The League Mili tary also f a l l s under the government 's j u r i sd i c t i on .Comprising some 80 sh ips , inc ludingc ru i se r s , t roop ca r r i e r s , and SDB's,and f ive d iv is ions of t roops , theMil i ta r y i s ch ie f l y employed as aborder pat ro l and defense networkaga ins t AsIan ra ids .


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League, in order to un i f y the i r gove r nment and cu l tu re .Fo r 550 ye a r s , the League gradual l y grew, reaching i t s present s i ze in1054. At tha t t ime, one or two Asianc l ans commenced ra id ing ins ide theLeague, and soon a f t e r the publ icat ion of t he Imperial Second Survey,the League es tabl ished a uni f ied mil i t a r y and bu i l t bases on severa lworlds.During the Rebel I ion, Asian a t tacked the League en _asse, while a tthe same t ime swarming across theBorderland to a t t ack the Imperium.Most of the worlds of the Nora 'a s ub sec to r were captured in 1117, but a f te r th a t no more headway was made. I tis rumoured tha t the Flor iani useds t range high - tech weapons, and t ha tthey even re sto red th e Ancient bat t lec r uise r .

s id ized Merchant benef i t s a re re placed by the F lo ri an P rov in c ia l Mer chant i Lab by the Flor ian ResearchCr u i ser i and Seeker by the Flor ianMiner. (Not e t ha t a Flor iani given aResear ch Cruiser would se l l i t or usei t to ove r see research, never to doany himself . ) Feskals a re always enl i s ted rank, w hile Ba rna i a re automat i ca l l y commissioned. Feskals do noti muster ing-out benef i t s , andcan onl y enter the Army, Bel te r , LawEnforce r , Mar ines and s a i l o r se rv i

ces , whe re they are p ro pert y of these r vice . When they leave , genera teterms on the se rvant t ab le . (Do th esame fo r those who do not enter ase r vice . IFLORIANI SOCIAL STANDINGRoll Ti t l e Explanat ion

Flor i an i with a So c i a l Standing of 12have se r ved a 4-year term in government. Add one t e ~ m of service fo rt h i s , and ro l l twice on th e fo llowin gsk i l l t ab le . The charac ter i s alsogiven Crl 00 000 and a plo t of land onBoronu.

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PLAYING THE FLORIANIThe Flor i an i behave ver y s imi l a r l y toother humans, except in the ways a l read y described . R ole-p laying themshould be r e l a t i vel y easy. Playercharac ters should be Barnai , with 1to 3 Feskal servants .Character generat ion i s as normal,with the fol lowing adjus tments : Barnai have -1 Strength and Endurance,and +1 In t e l l igence. Roll Id+6 fo rEducation and Socia l Stand ing . Feskals have +1 Strength , +1 Endurance,and -2 In te l l igence . Roll Id fo r Educat ion and Social Standing. Flor ianSocial Standing fol lows the t ab le below.The Flor ian League has a l l s e rv i ces e xcept Scouts , Hunters , Barbar i ans , Nobles, P i r a t e s , and Rogues.They have no l i nes l a rge r than subsec tor (or Leaguel-wide s i ze . NativeFlor iani must ro l l 12+ to become sc i en t i s t s . Flor iani se r vice h i s to r i e scan be generated ~ i t h the normal Trave l l e r s ystem. (All ro l l s of +1 Soc ia l Standing, Archaic weapons, Airc ra f t , Blade weapons, ATV, Hoverc ra f t , Watercraf t , and any i n c l u d e ds k i l l s are ignored; ro l l again . ) Noplanetar y Navies e x i s t in the Flor ianLeague i there i s onl y the one Confedera t ion Navy.Mustering-out benef i t s i n theLeague are s l ig ht ly d if fe re nt , howe ver: Trave l l e r ' s Aid i s replaced bya - F r e e Pass , giving f ree Low passage to anywhere in th e League; sub-


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ITRAVELLER'S HARDWARE ICOMBAT SPRAY GUN FLAMETHROWER

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T h f l ameth r ower f i re s a s t ~ e a mc ombu s t i b l e l iquid c r- gas and in i t es i t , crea t ing a c loud o f f l amDamag e a nd s pr eading r u l e s a re as fno rma l f i r e , l i s t e d i n I'Jeg t3. 7r av e l i eI t has a range o f 5m Is hor t ) , and tdan ge r s ap c e i s a 5m x 1. 5m s t r ee xt endin g f rom t he no z zl e of th e wepon . Ex t in gUish i ng the f i r e i s a dif i c u l t t a sk , wf t h DM +2 i f t he chr a c t e r r o l l s o n th e grou nd , DM +4the f l ame i s smothe r ed (b l a n kesand) , DM +6 i f i mmer s e d i n wa t esmo t h e r e d with a f i r 'e e x t i ng u iS heor e xp osed to vac u um.The f lamet hr owe r -6 uses a 100bac kpack f uel t ank , wh ic h c o s t s Crlto r e f u e l and i s connec t ed t o th e at ua l weapo n by a f l e x ib le t ube. Tf l ame t h r c wer - 9 us e s a 500g bo t t l e at ac he d t o the bot tom o f t he guwh ich c os t s Cr50 t o re fue l .

Tt,,,,, Comba t Sp r-a) ' Gun (eSG) is a rareTL 9 weepon I t c ons i s t s o f a l a r ge ,r i f le - l i ke gun working along t hel i nes of a f l ame t h r ower . Sma l l cani s t e r s , c ont a in ing va r i o us c hemic a l swh ic h a r e sp rayed ou t of t he gun i nt he fo rm of gas o r f oam , a re i nserte dbe l ow t he ba r r e l , up t o fou r a t atim e . The orde r of i nser t ion i s theo r de r o f f i r ing, and e ac h ca n i s te r i sgood for one s ho t . The eSG ha s ar-ange of Sm (s h o r t ) , cr eat ing c l ouds va r y i ng i n s iz e de pe ndingupon t he load .The eSG has l ow r eco i l a nd ha sd i f f i c u l t y a s a r i f le . 35009 , Cr 1500 ,Le ngth :750mm .Aauit ion Pm/Attn h l _ IOjf Spc Si 91ah rr tost lIfi9H n._-----_..._---------------------------------.----._..-----------------Tm qllilim - I 3 LDO trIO 2000 0Cb . in l - 3 too Cr20 lOOi IPrisuti t - 0 3 Hg' C' 5 2000 I5tHI fOil - 0 2 Hg' Cr 5 2000 13SlOb - 0 3 Hg' Cr 2 lOOi IFire flti ng. . 0 Rr4 iul Cr 5 2000 IPa int - 0 1.5 1l,4 iUl Cr 5 2000 IRot fOi l - 0 4 I ldin Cr 5 2000 I F1mnrDll'r-& 5000g 10Flmnrom -' UOg 10 ~ O Cr4 50900u CrS50

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Al l amm o loads ar e as i n NegaTrave l-te r, and la s t as chemica l r ounds( t r an q and c hemic al ! or a s smoke s creen s {smoke} . Paint does not f o rma clOUd , bu t ra t her coats eve r ythi ngin i t s danger space, as do f i r e e xt i ngu i s h e r (d ou s e s a l l f l ame wi t hindange r space I and r i o t f oam ( r edu c e sf r i c t io rl i n ar ea t o ze r o, 1 .1 . '1141 .St e e l f oam CT. l . " 2 ) forms 4 cubicme t r e s o f p l as e t ee l , Tranq r e qui r est ha t t he t ar ge t b r ea t he i n t he g a s ,a r\ ::! Chemica l (ne rv e gas) r e qu i r e st ha t t he ta rge t have s ome e xp os e ds a r ea , or t hey have no ef fec t .Tranq doE'S th e J i s t e d dama ge e ve r yr ound the ta rg e t i s within the c loudun t i I he l os e s con sc i ou sn es s ; c hemt>c e l doe s t he I i s t e d dama ge eve ryr oun d he i s with i n th e c l oud u nt i l hei s dead .


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IFLORIAN MERCHANT I

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The Flor ian Prov inc ia l M e r c h n i s ala rg e sh ip ~ i t h high jump capab i l i ty ,making it pe r f e c t l y su i t ab le fo r Mer chant operat ions in the TrOjan Reach.Par t of i t s cargo bay can be used fo rf ue l , al lowing it a reach of fourpar secs ; t h i s i s of ten necessar y inthe sparse areas of the FlorianLeague and i t s surrounding t e r r i to r -

Li ke most F lo ria ni s hi ps , the Prov i n c i a l Merchant i s b u i l t on th el ines of pr a c t i c a l i t y and space. Alls ta te rooms are a i r t i g h t , and the ca r go and dri ve sect ions are open, giving a less c l aus t r ophob i c fee l to th eship. Li ke a l l Floriani sh ips, theou t s i d e de s i g n i s very du l l ; the Prov i nc i a l Merchant i s often known tonon-Flori ani as the -Fly ing Brick. -Because of i t s capab i l i t i@s , t heF lo r ian Prov inc ia l Merchan t i s popula r th roughout the T rO ja n Rea ch , andi s a major expor t of th e League. Exported v e r s i o ns usua l l y have wal l si n s t a l l e d around th e dr ives on A- andB-dec ks and the cargo bay on C-deck.

de l1 3 compu te r .Un l i mi t e d manoeu vre .One j ump-3 ( p lu s onee x t ra jump-l with re duced ca rgo l . Fuelscoops and pur i f i ca t ionp l an t . 8 wee ks ' s t a n dard s uppl y co nsumpt i on .1 t ripl@' l a s e r t ur r e t ,1 tr ip le missil@' tu r r e t , 1 t r ip le sandcas t e r t ur r e t . Can be re motel y con t ro l l ed fromBridge.25 0 tons cargo


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IYGGDRASIL SUBSECTOR !~ Y9Sdr a s i i subsec tor was o ~ i 9 i a l set t led by the Flcrian i s tart ing in - 150.During the Si ndalian Empi r e , th e wor ld s of YGGDRASIL and FORANDIN wer e s e t t l ed,a nd the Emp i r e named most of t he s ubsec t o r 's pl ane ts , on c e s u r v e ye d , fo r No r s emyth ology . As th e F lo r ia n Leagu e gr ew , i t r e name d th e m a ~ of the se world s .The Y9Sdr a s i l 5ubsect or is t he hub of t he F lo r ia n League, conta i n ing th e capi ta l , pr i s on wor ld , a nd gover nment re t i r ement wor ld .

FLORIA (0203) i s t he cap i ta l of t he F lo rian League an d homeworJd of the F lo r i a n t . I t i s a pl ea s an t , Terra- l i ke wo r ld , and a majo r tour is t ce nt re . I ts ma i nc i t y i s bu i l t on the rui ns of an Anci e nt s i t e .DARUF IQ l 0 6 } is t he Flor ia n League ' s p r iso n wor l d . Al l serious o f f e n d e ~ s an dt h e i f ami l i e s a l e f t e t o fe nd f o themsel ves . A t housand or so havemanaged t o v an d estab l ish some sor t of c i vi l i za t i on .I NSEC (0307 ) i s t he ma in Nav al base and s h i p cons t r-uc t io n cent r- e f or th eLeeque KABAL (0309) i s a mil i tary t a i n i n g cent re , ~ i le s s t han 100 pe r mane ntres id e nt s .

B ~ R O N U (06041 is a r e t i r e-men t wor-Id . Al l Flo r ia n po l i t ic la rls a r:e gran t ed aplot of la nd here a f te r t hei r t er-tn i n off i c e , which r e ve r t s to th e s ta t e t the ir death .YGG DRAS IL (08051 was or i g in a l l y co loni zed by t he S i nda l ia n Empir'e . It i s nowan Impe r ia l c li ent s t a t e , us ed by t he Imperium as a t rading post wit h the F l o r ia n League .

Da"uf 0 106 D340308 -2 Pr i so n ~ o r l d . Non-indus t r i a l . Poor . Vacuum wor l d. G RBolsush 0 109 D48574 1-9 Agr i cu I t u ral . Ri ch. Gs t c r t a 0203 A467942 - F F Subsector cap i ta l . G'J!J rn 0208 86 11640-9 F Ice - capped . Non - i ndus t r i al . GThl"'u!:h 0210 A236246 -C Non -ind ustr t a l . Low popu la t i on. GIn s ec 0307 A12154 2-F F Non-indus t r i a l . GFi ssolo n 0308 E69A742-9 Wat er world. GKaba l 0309 8387147-8 F Non-indus t r ia l . La. popu la t ion. GCimmen 0310 E7C0140-9 Non- industt"ial. La. populat ion . GTlba lt 0405 C575744-9 Ag r icultu ra l .Luc i nd 0406 8860642-9 Desert world. Nc n- dndue t r-Le l , GPic a rd 0407 D679646- 9 Non-industr ia l . GTe fs i 0408 BA94449- B F No n- indust r ia l . GGar-n I 0506 E884940 - 9 Gacrcr,u 0604 896674 1-A Agr ic u l t ura l . Ri ch . GI i nes t 0606 8686347- 9 F Non- in dus t r i al . La. populat io n. GZim! t 0703 C14 754 6 - 9 Non-indus t r i al . GForandin 0706 8A8964 6- 9 F Rich . Nen-indu s t r i al . GOdin 0801 8201 498 -8 Non-industrial . Ice-capped . GThor 0803 D669577-5 Non -ir.du s t r i al . GYggdras i l 0805 83507CD-8 Poor . Cl ient s ta te . Dese r t .Slf 08 10 A765867- 7 Rich. G"The Yggd r a s i l subs ec t or contains 22 wo r lds wit hbil lion . The highest popula t io n i s 9, a t Ga rnll e vel i s F, a t F lor i a and Insec .

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FEATURE ADVENTURE:MINDBURST

The char a c t e r s accompan y an AsianTroop Transport t o Thrush (Yggdrasi l ,0210). A squadron of Flor ian SDB ' s i swait ing, a nd a b a t t l e ensues, but thec a r r i e r manages to drop the group t othe planet in U capSUl e s beforeleav ing .The p l aye r s a re eq u ipped wi t h f r e epasses, F Ior i a n ID, a nd 1anguaget r a n s l a t o r s speaking F l o r i ani I aswel l as a ny other equipment the ymight need t o pass as League c i t i zens. They must nake t h e i r own waythrough the League, find the answerto he Mindburst my s t e ry, and returnto Vadada.Qu e s t i oning about the Mindburstwi l l rece ive onl y blank s t a r e s ,though the occas ional c i t i z e n ha sheard of a s e c r e t researc h p r o j e c ts imi l a r to the i r d e-s c r i pt i on . Onenight , a drunken squad of Feskals i nmar ine un iforms can be overheardta lk ing about the new neural r i f l e s ,which are stopping the Asian in t h e i rt r a c k s . I f the p l ayers t a l k to thet roopers , they wil l find out t h a tthere i s onl y one such gun per squad,and t h a t the y are kept firml y underl oc k and ke y. One t rooper knows t h a tthey are b u i l t a t a specia l lab inCapital Ci t y on F l o r i a .Gett ing t ransport to F l o r i a i sd i f f i c u l t , and can be resolved by thefo llowing t a s k. (Convoy s come onl yonce per month and ca r r y onl y t hemost important items, as i t i s hardto boo k offworld passage.)

Ea. r l y i n t he Rebel l i o n, As I an f o r c e stoo k a dva n t a ge of t he c haos in t heImper i um. They launc he d a huge inva s io n, ta k i ng over ma ny non-alig ned orImper i a l worlds in the Tr ojan Reach.The Flor ian League, l a r g e s t independent s t a t e in the s e c t o r , a l s o s u f fered by t h e in v a s i o n , a nd i s nOM i na defensi ve war agai n s t t h e Asianclans . How t he y are hold i ng back thes uper i o r f o r c e s of the Asian remainsa myste r y , t hough rumours abound ofs t ra nge h igh- tech weapons and even an

~ c i ~ n b a t t l e c r u i s e r .Some l i me i n t h e y e a r 1118, t heplaye r s are lo i t e r ing a t the Vadadat Nor-e t e 0503 , A410944-F ) s t a r p o r t .The world was j u s t recent l y capturedby t h e Asian , and the cha racter s a rei n the process of being deported. At a l l Asian male in Envoy garb approaches, and s ays he representsFtahko, head of a minor clan c u r r e n t l y con t r o l l i n g the world, and t h a t hehas a proposi t io n f o r them.Meet in g with F ta hk o, the group i si nf or med of a s t range b a t t l e f i e l d oc cur re nce in the war with the F l o r i an i . Just before contact with the enemy , a strange humming can be heard,and s uddenl y fu l l y t hr ee q u a rt er s ofthe t roops e i t h e r c o l l a p s e , a few uncon sc ious but most dead, or go comp l e t e l y insane. F l o r i a n i t roops thenwalk in and mop up what remains.No-one knows what t h i s s o - c a l l e dMindburst weapon i s , or how i t works,but the AsIan desperate l y need tof ind out . Ftahko would l ike the p a r tyto c r o s s the border and i n f i l t r a t ethe League, un cove r an y i n f o rma t i o nabou t the weapon, and, if poss i b l e ,r e tu rn wi t h p lans and a working model . In eXChange, he wi l l grant theplayers t h e i r choice of a p l o t ofland on Vadada ( a c t u a l l y a small town

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To book passage to Floria: di f f i cu I t , pe-rsuas i on, br i ber-y , 5min (unskilled OK).Referee: A superf icial mishap re-sul t means the players mustwait and t r y again whe-n thene xt convoy i s ready. A minormishap me-ans the-y must wait forthe next one and t r y again, butthe task Nill then be forNidable. A majo r mishap has thesame effect as a minor, butthey will be ta i led by Florianilaw enforcers for the nextmonth. A destroyed resul t meansthe players have been arrestedfor espionage, and may go toj ai 1.

If wor s t comes to worst, the playerscan stowaway on or s teal a s tarship ,but t his wi l l make their job far moredi ff icu l t , as police will be lookingfor them.NETWORKCapital City on Flor ia houses thegovernmental and mili tary headquarte rs of the League, and boasts a population of three m illion. In mostrespects , it is I ike an y o the r TL 15c i t y, but there are two exceptions:f i r s t , deep underground is an Ancientsl t e , 1 ts tw isting c orrid ors nowstripped clean of a ll high technology, and secondly, almost ' a ll t ransport in the c i ty is by te leportbooth.Telebooths, as they are cal led,are si tua ted in every major building(offices, shopping centres, etc .) andonce every few blocks in the- suburbs.They work on the Transmission of Energy principle (see Adventure 13,Secret of the Ancients) , with theproblem of energy loss solved by connecting a l l the boo ths w ith a f iberoptic g rid .

Activation i s by entering a booth,dialing the destination number ( l i s ted in the e-nclosed computer directo ry), and inserting a Crl coin. Thetrave-ller is t hen convert ed into energy, which is pumped through cablesto his dest inat ion, where he remateria l izes . The ent i re process takesless than a second.The use of teIebooths could incre-ase- crime, as a criminal couldte lepor t in from any"ere, commit thecrime, and te leport away again to- 13-

anywhere. Such an escape would be unstoppable and untraceable. For thireason, a ll buildings with teleboothare equipped with alarms: when thalarm is activated, anyone who t r i eto te leport in will have his coisuccinctl y returned with no effectand an yone who t r ies to te leport ouwill be teleported direct ly to policheadquarters.In Capital c i ty , telebooths areused for a l l t ransport e xcept del i

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very of large-scale items, which idone- by G-carr!e-r.THE COMBAT LABORATORIESVarious research will reveal t h existence of the Combat Laboratoriesa small bUilding on the outskir ts othe c i ty , and i t s adjoining factoryReputedl y, t he se bui ld ings are- thultimate source of the Mindburst weapons. T h characters may take antack they choose in try ing to appropr ia te the plans and a working weaponKey tg Labpratorie , MaD1 . Foyer. Besides one-way f i re exi t s , th is room and the del iverieplatform contain the only doorto the building; eer I l y, th is ialso the only room with an y " indows. A te leport booth s i t s inone corner, opposite a r e c ~ p t i o desk , "he re the charac te r s" ID" i l l be checked. A guard standi n th e corner opposite the te-lepor t booth.2. Office.3. Jan ! tor ia l Storage. Brooms


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FACTORY house / rae t orydis t r i c t on ou t -sk i r t s o f Cap i t a lT Ci t y .I Labo ra to r i es a r eT - one s to ry ta l l .I'; ' I Fac to r t i s two-2 s t or i es . No a c-- ce s s betwe en t heI I- I - - - - - - - t wo .I- - No exte r i or de -l ! fence s . Vid eo- - cameras i n ever y:' . I I I- c or ner , moni to r edI l- I I 1 fr om secur i t y[3: - - r - 1 a r ea.-I - 2 Al l wa l l s a re-- -I r e in forced con-I I - -' 6 c r e t e (a r mor 15 ) - Exte r io r i s bul k -0 1D< head equ i va l ent- - ( a r mor 40) .

vacuums, and o t h ~ r such low-techcleaning equipment f i l l th islocked room.4. Secur i ty. 18 guards are on handa t a l l t imes: 6 on c a l l in t h i srOOM, elect ronical ly monitoringthe c D m p l ~ x i 6 on pat rol in thecomplex; and 6 stat ioned one eachby th e doors to the MindburslLab, the Extreme Heat Lab, andthe Black Globe Lab, one in theFoyer. and two by th e De li ve ri esarea.5. Records. Backup holocrystals withinformation on incomins and outgoing par ts are contained here,including one concernins the development of the neural gun, i t smode of functioning , i t s plans,and the exact number produced upunt i l tha t day.6. Conference Room.7. Main Computer Room. If a characte r t r i e s to access Mindburst re -cords, use the following task.To t ransfer Mindburst informationto a holocrysta l : Diff icul t ,Computer , In tel l i sence, 5 min .Referee: A Destroyed resu l t causes the computer to shut down,th e t el eboo th to switch of f ,and an alarm to sound. A major - 14-

mishap merel y resul ts in thecomputer"s shutt ing down.8-11 . Washrooms . There a re two se ts ,one on ei ther side of the comple x.12. Lab Animals. Cages conta iningmany small creatures line thesides of the room and s i t ontables in the centre . Almost a l lof them are biological ly similarto Asian , with most native toKusyu .13-20 . Labs. Some two to five sc ient i s t s , mainl y of non-Florianistock, are usual l y i n each lab.13 . Gauss Rifle Lab. Plans and modelsfor various Gauss r i f l e modificat ions (greater range, hisher magazine capaci ty, l ighter weight)are contai ned here.14 . Laser Lab. Research in th is labfocusses on upsrading powerpacks ; those current Iv bei n9worked on contain fewer shots butare signif icant l y l ighter .15. Black Globe Lab . A Suard i s s ta -t io ned outside the door to th i slab, in which sc ien t is ts are a t -tempting to construct a device tobreak throush a black globe.Judging from the number of perfect l y sp l i t pieces of equipment


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21 -23. Lab Storage . Severa l weapons,bot h func t iona l and e xper imental .and many par t s l ine the walls .24. Mindbu r s t St o r a g e . Five f in ishedt ha t i s , u nt ampe r ed - wi t hneural guns s i t on th e sh elv es oft h i s r oom.25. Deli ver i es . THO guards are s ta t ioned by the doo r in to t he

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How the adventure is reso l ved i s upto the p layers and r e fe ree . The e s cape f rom the complex, and l a t e r acros s the border can be acted out inas much or as l i t t l e deta i l as i s de-s i red . When the characters f i na l l yr e tu r n t o Va d a d a , Ftah ko wil l payt hem t he agreed-upon pr ice a nd t r y toconv i nce them t o j oin h is c la n ' s for ces . They ma y do so, they may dec i dei ns t e a d to help some o ther c lan , orthey ma y simpl y go on the i r own way.

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The Mi ndburs t weapon i s ac t ua l l y aneu ra l r i f l e ( s t a t i s t i c s in negaTrav-el ler or T.l . " 's 3 and 7 ) , recen t l ydeveloped by the League. In humans,i t usua l l y causes unconsciousness ,al though i t can occas ional l y t r iggerd i so r i en ta t io n, mind assau l t , or e vendeath . Howeve r , the Asian bra in chemi s t r y crea tes a d if fe re nt e ff ec t: Ona ro l l of 2d: 2 -4 = no e f fec t ; 5-1 0 =i ns a ni t y ; and 11 -12 = dea th . Th i s i st he weapon h i c h ha s deva s t a t ed th eAsIan in vas io n. The r e i s no known defense .

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on the f loo r , the y do not appearto have had much success y e t .

16. Neura l Shi e l d Lab. Here, sc i en t i s t s a re at tempt i ng to const ruc ta defe nse fo r the neura l gun,whic h, whi le i t decimates t heAsia n t roops, occas ional l y incapac i t a t e s Flo r i an i too. Their ef fo r t s appear still to be in theplanning s t ages .17. Miss i le Lab. This l ab ' s focus i son an ECM miss i le , which, uponpunctur ing a sh ip ' s hul l , would

shor t out a l l e l ec t r i ca l systemson the c r a f t . Again, plans arestill a t a very t en t a t i ve level .

18. Tractor Beam Lab. In t h i s lab,resea rc h i s endeavouring to bu i lda s ta r sh ip t r ac to r beam. Plansfo r a pro to t ype a re in t he i r f i nal s t ages .19. Extreme Heat Lab. This lab a lsoha s a guard outs ide i t s door. In s ide , f us i o n and plasma gun technology i s being e xplored: e xtended range, higher accuracy (ath inner j e t o i plasma), increasedpower, and smal ler weapons arefour avenues unde r i nve s t i g a t i o n .

20. Mindburst Lab. Several pa r t i a l l yassembled neural guns l i e aroundt h i s room, t h e i r ins ides in varing s t a t e s o i disorder . Scient i s t s a re t r yi ng to ad j u s t theweapons to make t hem more spec i f ic to AsIan, and to g i ve them aneven higher success r a te thanthey alread y have.

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IIMPERIAL GOVERNMENT IAspects of t Imper ia l system ofgover nment have appeared i n a mu l t i t ude of a r t ic les , but no one desc r ipt ion has eve r g i ven a s t r ai ght overvi ew. But such a vi ew i s very impor-t a nt , especial ly dur ing the tumult ofthe Rebell i o n .As has often been said , the Imperium owns ths space between the s tars ,not the s ta rs themselves; the onl yland the Imper ium actual l y owns isthe world of Cap i t a l and th e mainstarpor t on each membe r world.Sta rpc r t s are r un by the SPA(St ar Por t Aut ho r i t y ) , a n Imper ia lbureau. The y al l have no l aw level tof aci l i t a t e t r a ns i t i on between worlds;t hei r tech leve l i s us u a l ly the sameas that of the i r wor ld , but has a mi -n imum o f TL 9. If the wor ld ' s techlevel i s lower than 9 , it is i l legalto se l l items from the s tarport tothe natives.The main governmental s ystem i5feudal. Each world can rule i t se l f inwhatever way i t wishes . The planet 'sru l e r (o f t en g iven the t i t le of Marqu is for more important worlds ) thenpledges fea l t y t o the local count ,who oversees several nearby worlds.The count and h is government col lecttaxes, deal wi th inter-world problems, and generally admin i s te r Imperi a l multi-world policy.The counts then take oaths offeal t y to the i r subsector dukes, andthe most powerfUl of each s i xteen5ubsector du kes becomes sector duke.He and his g o v e r n ~ e n t col lect taxes

f rom t he ma r qui s, deal wi t h prob lemsbetween s ubsec to rs , and command th eImper ia l mi l i t ar y f orce s of t he i rsector . In the l a t t e r , the i r controlis ra ther weak , i n that they make onl y gene ra l mil i tary polic y dec i s ion.The dukes in tu rn p ledge the i r a l -legiance to the Archdukes of the seven Domains. Unt i I 1114, the Doma in ofDeneb had no Archduke, but i n r ewardfor h is cou rageous act ions du ring theFif t h Fron t ie r Wa r , Emperor St r e p honbestowed the t i t le upon Duke No r r isof Regi na. The Archdukes co l l ect taxes f rom t he duke s a nd deal with wide sc a l e prob l ems ( Imperia l po li cy,war s , e tc . ) . An Archd uke can c r e a tenew nob l e s , a l t hough hi s powers a reseve re l y l imi t ed i n t h is regard.F inal l y, the Archdukes pledgefea l t y to the Emperor, the supremehead of the Imperial government. Heand his cabinet ins t i tu te Imperiumwid e po l i cy ; he invests new nobles,and i s the top c o ~ m a n d e r of the mi l i -ta r y. However, the sheer s ize of theImperium lim i t s the i r power, and mastdec is ions are l e f t to the lower leve ls of government. The E ~ p e r o r ' t ruepurpose i s to se r ve a s a f igure tha ta l l c i t izens can respect and rever . ,a glue s t ick ing the whole Impe rium

together . He prov ides the ceremonyand pomp, the charisma necessar y tot ie together an in ters te l lar govern ment.Man y other legis la t ive and governmental bodies, and many governmentrun serv ices , also e x i s t . The best-

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known body i s the Moot, which is ademocr a t i c house consis t ing of a l lt he no b l e s of the Impe r ium. As mostno b l e s c n o come to Capi ta l tovo t e , i t i s run by 400 to 600 nonla nd-own ing nobles ca r rying proxyvo t e s fo r t he thousands of o ther s .The Moot has l i t t l e power, and seldomuses i t : i t s two ma i n pOMers are top revent an unsui tab le indiv idual frombecoming Emperor, a nd , in worst-casescenar i o s , to disso lve the Imperium.The Imperial Minis t ry of Jus t iceru ns Im pe ria l cour t s , th e jUd ic i a r i esfo r high j u s t i ce crimes ( t reason ,v i o l a t i o n of th e ru l es of war, genoc ide, e t c . ) , and has a courthouse oneac h subsector cap i t a l . Other , l esse rc r ime s are dea l t wi th a t the plane-t a r y leve l , depending on t he law leve l of t he wor l d . The Minis t ry alsohas a Spe c i a l Branch , the 3SB, a cove r t secu r i t y agency in the rimwardend of the Impe r ium. I t f a l l s underthe j u r i sd ic t ion of the Imperium-widej ud ic ia ry, the bod y on Capi ta l t ha tmakes the laws and runs the Minis t r yof J us t i c e .The Impe r ia l Se rv i c e s are s e t ou tsimi l ar a r l y t o th e Impe r i a l gover nwi th a s i ngl e cont ro l l ing bodyo n Cap i t a l but t he r ea l Se rv i c e ind i-v i dua l l y c c n t rc l l ed a t t he sec to rl v l The Imper ia l Na va l Force Com

m a ( I ~ I F I The Navy 's lowest di v i-s ions a re squadrons, u s e d fo r pa t ro la nd p i r ac y s uppress ion. These a regrouped i nto f l ee t s unde r the sec to rg v ~ r n m e n t , or reserve f l ee t s undersu bs e c t or command, t he i r numbe r va r y i ng co ns iderab l y b a ~ e d o n the vo l a-t ility o f the secto r . The ImperialFlee t command , o n Capi ta l , con t ro l s3 ~ e r a pol ic y and F lee t deploymentby sec to r .The Imper ia l Marine Fo rce Command( IMFC) i s a para l l e l se rv ice to theNavy. I t i s autonomous as fa r as po l ic y and de p l oyme nt go, but a t t hesec to r level i t comes underneath t heNavy.The Scouts ( I I S S I also have bothsec to r and Imperia l command, a nd a reput under Naval command during wars.The Empe ro r is the supreme commander0+ the Sc o u t s , as with e ver y se rvice ,a l t hough he onl y e ve r uses h is powerin a l imit e d fashion (b y es tab l i sh i nga Su r veyo r new program, fo r i n s ta nce l .The Impe r ia l A Force Command( rAFC) fu nct ions in the same fashion

as do the Marines, but i t i s not t honl y such fo rce . Armies, as wi t h naut i c a l a nd ae rosp acp +or c es , and c ulon i a l navi e s , a re par t 0+ wor l


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StrUt Crlim FCSlllmJ3i\07140oom-e. 1IC,31 600. 34 000 loIS.hthrirs bmhg 919 n:15.hittPl'in l1A C1ft:3U.h.sSU9frs:a. l.DI:O. eu,,:20. h,I:I330. P:lS2. "Uit,:!. Troops:O.

The Flor ian St r ike Cruiser i s thebackbone of the League Fleet . I t carr i e s 200 tons of smal l c r a f t ins ideand can support tHO 2000-ton ships oni t s bac k. Like many Flor ian ships, iti s standard conf igu ra t ion . Designedby Ed Edwards.

COlIr itr 1f1lC1441-000000-000!3D-O. I ICrZJ40. 2000 ton.PiSWlgfl'5:0. LUI:O. C1r90:I. Ful:J680. P:80. Agility:4. Tl:15. [,n:10The Flor ian Cour i e r , also known as-long legs , carr ies enough fuel fortHO jump - 4 "s , and i s used for long orf as t cour i e r mi s s ions where r e fue l Jin g may be d i f f icu l t . I t i s of s tanda rd config ura t ion and i s of ten car r i ed by FJorian S t r ik e Cruisers . Th i ss h ip de s i g n i s in g r ea t demand duringthe Re b e l J i o n . Designed by EdEdwa rds .

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Troop Curirr F t H I 3 6 6 E I - 0 0 0 4 0 0 ~ - o . JlCrmS .4. 2000 tn,.httrrits lfUh, 1 I nus,bdtrril1 I I Cra:3J.PiSWI,rf!l:O. lDl:450. CM,.:!Jl. F"I:800 . EP:I20. Aljility:O. lrOlll":450

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The Flor ian snB i s one of severa lsh ips t ha t can be ca r r ied by theFJorian St r ike Cruiser . Like manyFlo r ian sh ips , i t has bays r a the r The FJorian Troop Car r i e r i sthan t ur r e t s , and i s of s tandard con- s tandard conf igura t io n shipf igu ra t ion . I t ca r r i e s a 50-ton cu t - car r i ed by St r i ke Cruisers . I tte r and has a back-up br idge and r i e s a bat ta l ion of t roops inmodeJ/4+fib compu t e r , as well as a ber ths and uses i t s cargo bayfrozen watch. Designed by Ed Edwards. t ranspor t t he i r equipmen t .-'8-


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grav mining vehicle (High PdSsdge No4 . Treat as a G-car r i e r with a pulslase r , a c rane , mini ng gear , foupassengers, and ' tons cargo) .

The League contains onl y four sh ipsof th i s model, the l a rges t Flor ianwarship design. A standard conf igurat io n v es se l, i t has the folloH ingbackup s ystems: Jump-2, tHO model/3f ib computers, a meson screen (model7 ) , two nuclear dampers (model 7 ) ,and an emergency bridge. Also ca r r i e stwo 95-ton shu t t l e s . Designed by EdEdwards .

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l iatt FAJ-321IJSI-GOOOOO1OOOO-o. 111'196.4. JOe lIDS.balhrin btuiJ, Z n:IO.bltttrin Z Crtw:6.Pilmlgm:O. 1.01:0. Cuga:90. htl:". [1:9. Agilitr:l. 1toops:0.One of the most common Flor ian sh ips ,the Miner was or ig ina l ly intended asa prospec tor , bu t i s now often encountered act ing as a Far Trader orScout .The crew cons i s t s of a p i lo t , aneng ineer , and a me d i c , p lus th reebe l t e r s . The ship ca r r i e s a 10-ton

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"CR t s t u [ ~ Cnistr Fl5431:m-oooooOOOO-o. 1IC,J84 .6. 500 hI!.Pustl"rs:l0. L",,:O. C"'9O:20. Fltl:I65. EP:15. "i1itr:l. Tl12The Flor ian Research Cruiser i s apopula r d es ig n fo r research both in s ide and outs ide the League. I t has60 tons of lab space and ca r r i e s acu t t e r ou t f i t t ed with a model/2 compute r . I t has two modules: a standardfuel s k im module and a lab modulewith an a i r / r a f t , two staterooms, araodel/3 computer, 5 tons of cargo,and a 10-ton lab CMCr20.61.

bil "'t fIV-1l4l4ll-ol1lOllHllOOH. 1ICt61.I. 100 t,...PilSSflgtrs:l. 1.01:0. Cuga:IO. htl:44. EP:4. Agilitr:4 . Tl:13. CFlor ian Mai 1 Boats t r ave l to a l l theLeague worlds carrying e lec t ron icmai 1, parce l s , and the occcasionalVIP. They are s imi la r to ImperialX- boa t s , e xcept t ha t they have manoeuvre dr i ves and cargo space.Mai l Boats are r un by the Lea9ue90vernment, and are bu i l t and pi lo tedby the Flor ian Navy. They cannotland , so are cared for by Navalsh ip5.


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