Entropy
Adventures in the Shattered Imperium  
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Campaign Summary
Campaign created Saturday, September 8, 2007 11:24:50 PM by Mastermind

Traveller HERO game that begins in IY 1117. The campaign takes place in the Spinward Marches and will follow the adventures of the crew of the Free Trader El-ahrairah
Campaign Description
en·tro·py (ěn'trə-pē)n. pl. en·tro·pies
1. Symbol S For a closed thermodynamic system, a quantitative measure of the amount of thermal energy not available to do work.
2. A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.
3. A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.
4. The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.
5. Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.

The ripples of an act of sudden savagery are felt across the Imperium.....

Glisten/Spinward Marches (2036 A000986-F) Date: 082-1117

*The Emperor Strephon was assassinated on 132-1116. His assassin, the Archduke Dulinor of Ilelish, fled the scene.
*The fighting during and after the assassination plot also took the lives of Empress Isolde, Grand Princess Iphegenia, and Prince Varian. The Aslan Terlyawurio ambassador was also slain. Prince Lucan has ascended the Iridium Throne as the new Emperor
*Duke Norris, recently elevated to the position of Archduke of Deneb (091-1116, announced 340-1116) was unavailable for comment en route to the upcoming Rhylanor Conference. The ducal household expressed its deepest sympathy and has dispatched a special ceremony convoy to Capital to pay last respects to Strephon and homage to Lucan.


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Hence the beginning of the end, and the descent in its aftermath towards chaos. This is a Traveller HERO campaign that starts at the beginning of the Rebellion or Second Civil War. Can the humble crew of the Far Trader El-ahrairah survive in its wake? Can they make a difference to stem the tide?

Campaign Tone:
Morality: Grey
Realism: Deadly
Seriousness: More serious than not
Continuity: A long story to start, but then episodic.

Campaign Guidelines:
(1)100 Base Points, up to 50 Points in Disadvantage
(2)NCM applies
(3)Standard equipment is free (points wise).
--However, I will be using the Resource Rules from Dark Champions to prevent casual access to military and para-military hardware.

**Someone needs to buy interest in a ship (10-30 points) or some of you can be co-owners. There are Mustering Out benefits that you can choose to gain entry to this perk

Campaign Rules
Hit Locations : Yes
Knockdown: Yes
Long-term Endurance Rules: Yes
Limited Push: Yes
Combat Luck: Yes (limited to one level)
Quotes
Searcher watches the .oO( inevitable with humans it seems ) slide into violence, she decides distraction is the better part of valor. .oO( So hard to tell which ones are female, they all look like greased Aokle...) She fixes her eyes on the ones who haven't engaged, "Now, ladies, we should not get involved in this. Let the men settle their honor amongst themselves."
Aslan diplomacy by Hleakhlo
Oz ignores the swing and growls back, "I may be happy, but only because raw Human Scrotum is a delicacy in the Extents."

Once more his claws flash in the lowlight of the taproom.
Ozrothkhe on Vargr cuisine, Aki Dowport
Harley's hands spasm against the controls as she fights against the delirium. A wave of vertigo washes over her, giving the sense of falling in all directions at the same time. The chair's harness catches her as she slumps forward into unconsciousness...

.oO(So...damn....close....)
Harley Sikes, Battle of Aki
--{No, no,}-- he continues, speaking as he thinks. --{The sheer mass of the Jump Drive is too much to move with the five of us. Could we somehow piggy-back the two ships? Maneuvering with the El-ahrairah and then jumping with the Sword?}--
Ozrothkhe, Operation:Piggyback is conceived
Harley grins and pats Searcher gently on the shoulder, "I haven't got enough experience with psionics or ghosts to fill a shot glass."

"But spirits," she smiles pulling a bottle of brown liquid from the nearby shelf and filling her glass, "spirits are something I am intimately familiar with. Whether those poor bastards on that ship were some old emperor's elite guard or psionics being suppressed, I'm damn glad their ship's here after all these years, and grateful it'll get us back to a proper spacedock."

Raising her glass to the dead, Harley adds, "If there are any restless spirits on that hulk, here's hoping they'll return to resting in peace."
Harley Sikes, "A Toast to the Dead", Ghost Ship
"You know," Hlea says, flexing her dewclaw, "I never really put much in your human way of referring to ships as if they have spirits, but after these last weeks I may have to rethink that position."
Searcher, about the Jump out of Nitron, Ghost Ship
Timeline
132-1116
Emperor Strephon is assassinated by Archduke Dulinor of Ilelish on Capital/Core
082-1117
News of the assassination reaches Glisten and other worlds of the more rimward subsectors in the Marches.
096-1117
Campaign Begins on Aki/Spinward Marches (2035 B443987-9); Battle of Aki
106-1117
The El-arairah exits jump space into the Nitron System
108-1117
Oz and Harley begin repairs on the damaged El-arairah while Trevor recovers from injuries
114-117
The El' begins in-system transfer to the Sword of Arbellatra reaching the derelict 5 days later (119)
122-1117
Work begins on Operation:Piggyback
124-1117
Hleakhlo's first encounter with Captain Sir Phaylenn
134-1117
Operation:Piggy-back completed!
144-1117
The hybrid, space vessel comprised of the El-ahrairah and Sword of Arbellatra reaches the comet for refueling
146-1117
The El-arairah leaves the Nitron system jumping towards Walston
153-1117
Arrival in Walston system to a wonderful Vargr welcoming committee.
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