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Johnm: /* The Eridani planetary system */

2019-10-21T19:25:54Z

The Eridani planetary system

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	=== The Eridani planetary system ===		=== The Eridani planetary system ===

	[[Eridani Prime]], the most Earth-like of the four habitable planets, has been the focus of human activities, and this is where the campaign starts out. The other three planets (officially known as Eridani Beta, Gamma, and Delta) have more inhospitable conditions, but already are home to thousands of frontier settlers. Moons of each planet (numbering in the dozens), despite having harsh conditions, are also being developed by settlers in anticipation of future environmental manipulation technology.		[[Eridani Prime]], the most Earth-like of the four habitable planets, has been the focus of human activities, and this is where the campaign starts out. The other three planets (officially known as Eridani Beta, [[Eridani Gamma]], and Delta) have more inhospitable conditions, but already are home to thousands of frontier settlers. Moons of each planet (numbering in the dozens), despite having harsh conditions, are also being developed by settlers in anticipation of future environmental manipulation technology.

	No intelligent species have been encountered on any planets thus far. Flora and Fauna discovered on various planets largely comply with biological principles developed and understood on Earth. Fish, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals are different than Earth-evolved species, but their configurations are still generally familiar to humans.		No intelligent species have been encountered on any planets thus far. Flora and Fauna discovered on various planets largely comply with biological principles developed and understood on Earth. Fish, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals are different than Earth-evolved species, but their configurations are still generally familiar to humans.

Johnm: /* Campaign Background */

2019-08-07T17:56:37Z

Campaign Background

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	It is the year 2433 and humankind has colonized another solar system, the Epsilon Eridani system. [[New London]], the capital, is a large city on [[Eridani Prime]], a planet 11 light years from Earth.		It is the year 2433 and humankind has colonized another solar system, the Epsilon Eridani system. [[New London]], the capital, is a large city on [[Eridani Prime]], a planet 11 light years from Earth.

	~~=== Tech Level ===~~

	This will be a mix of TL 9 & 10. 4th edition Ultra-Tech rates technologies and equipment based on both TL and whether the item is considered 'superscience'; we'll be skipping the superscience items as a general rule but there will be some exceptions (such as gravity manipulation).

	=== Recent History ===		=== Recent History ===
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	2260: Explorers land on Eridani Prime. Full-scale colonization begins shortly thereafter. This is coordinated, overseen, and largely funded by the United Nations, to whom all Earth countries have ceded governance of space colonization.		2260: Explorers land on Eridani Prime. Full-scale colonization begins shortly thereafter. This is coordinated, overseen, and largely funded by the United Nations, to whom all Earth countries have ceded governance of space colonization.



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	Additionally, “terraforming” technology is being developed. This will involve massive machines capable of producing air and water from local elements. On smaller planets and moons, optimistic technocrats are estimating 10-20 years to turn a barren rock to a habitable but harsh home for humans. Such deployments are already underway on moons in the Eridani system.		Additionally, “terraforming” technology is being developed. This will involve massive machines capable of producing air and water from local elements. On smaller planets and moons, optimistic technocrats are estimating 10-20 years to turn a barren rock to a habitable but harsh home for humans. Such deployments are already underway on moons in the Eridani system.

			=== Tech Level ===

			This will be a mix of TL 9 & 10. 4th edition Ultra-Tech rates technologies and equipment based on both TL and whether the item is considered 'superscience'; we'll be skipping the superscience items as a general rule but there will be some exceptions (such as gravity manipulation).

	=== "Science" ===		=== "Science" ===
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	** New technology has been developed (and trademarked under the name Grav-Right) that overcome all these limitations, and provide a perfect experience of 1G within a craft, but it is only available on very high end small (< 5 passenger) luxury craft and one-man military attack craft, neither of which is capable of long distance travel.		** New technology has been developed (and trademarked under the name Grav-Right) that overcome all these limitations, and provide a perfect experience of 1G within a craft, but it is only available on very high end small (< 5 passenger) luxury craft and one-man military attack craft, neither of which is capable of long distance travel.
	</onlyinclude>		</onlyinclude>

	== Campaign Intro ==		== Campaign Intro ==

Johnm: /* Campaign Background */

2019-08-07T17:55:37Z

Campaign Background

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	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===

	It is the year 2433 and humankind has colonized another solar system, the Epsilon Eridani system. [[New London]], the ~~capitol~~, is a large city on Eridani Prime, a planet 11 light years from Earth.		It is the year 2433 and humankind has colonized another solar system, the Epsilon Eridani system. [[New London]], the capital, is a large city on [[Eridani Prime]], a planet 11 light years from Earth.

	=== Tech Level ===		=== Tech Level ===

Johnm: /* The Eridani planetary system */

2019-08-07T17:34:45Z

The Eridani planetary system

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	=== The Eridani planetary system ===		=== The Eridani planetary system ===

	[[Eridani Prime]], the most Earth-like of the four habitable planets, has been the focus of human activities, and this is where the campaign starts out. The other three planets (officially known as Eridani Beta, Gamma, and Delta) have more inhospitable conditions, but already are home to thousands of frontier settlers. Moons of each planet numbering in the dozens), despite having harsh conditions, are also being developed by settlers in anticipation of future environmental manipulation technology.		[[Eridani Prime]], the most Earth-like of the four habitable planets, has been the focus of human activities, and this is where the campaign starts out. The other three planets (officially known as Eridani Beta, Gamma, and Delta) have more inhospitable conditions, but already are home to thousands of frontier settlers. Moons of each planet (numbering in the dozens), despite having harsh conditions, are also being developed by settlers in anticipation of future environmental manipulation technology.

	No intelligent species have been encountered on any planets thus far. Flora and Fauna discovered on various planets largely comply with biological principles developed and understood on Earth. Fish, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals are different than Earth-evolved species, but their configurations are still generally familiar to humans.		No intelligent species have been encountered on any planets thus far. Flora and Fauna discovered on various planets largely comply with biological principles developed and understood on Earth. Fish, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals are different than Earth-evolved species, but their configurations are still generally familiar to humans.

Johnm: /* Overview */

2019-08-07T17:33:54Z

Overview

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	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===

	~~The campaign starts in~~ the year 2433 in [[New London]], a large city on a planet 11 light years from Earth. Humankind has colonized another solar system, the Epsilon Eridani system. The party consists of a group of government employees who have volunteered for a rescue mission that will take at least 30 years to complete.		It is the year 2433 and humankind has colonized another solar system, the Epsilon Eridani system. [[New London]], the capitol, is a large city on Eridani Prime, a planet 11 light years from Earth.

	=== Tech Level ===		=== Tech Level ===

Johnm at 15:28, 5 August 2019

2019-08-05T15:28:03Z

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	[[Category:Campaigns]]		[[Category:Campaigns]]

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	==Campaign Background==		==Campaign Background==
	'' Seventy-five years later, [[Into The Black II]] transpired...''		'' Seventy-five years later, [[Into The Black II]] transpired...''
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	** In the upper ranges of acceleration for which a gravity generator can compensate, gravity is experienced as palpably 'off'. Eddies of spurious anti-grav can cause nausea, dizziness, headaches, fatigue, euphoria and localized earthquake-like tremors. (see B434, "Space Sickness" and "High Acceleration" for some ideas)		** In the upper ranges of acceleration for which a gravity generator can compensate, gravity is experienced as palpably 'off'. Eddies of spurious anti-grav can cause nausea, dizziness, headaches, fatigue, euphoria and localized earthquake-like tremors. (see B434, "Space Sickness" and "High Acceleration" for some ideas)
	** New technology has been developed (and trademarked under the name Grav-Right) that overcome all these limitations, and provide a perfect experience of 1G within a craft, but it is only available on very high end small (< 5 passenger) luxury craft and one-man military attack craft, neither of which is capable of long distance travel.		** New technology has been developed (and trademarked under the name Grav-Right) that overcome all these limitations, and provide a perfect experience of 1G within a craft, but it is only available on very high end small (< 5 passenger) luxury craft and one-man military attack craft, neither of which is capable of long distance travel.
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	== Campaign Intro ==		== Campaign Intro ==

Johnm: /* The Eridani planetary system */

2019-08-05T15:25:36Z

The Eridani planetary system

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	=== The Eridani planetary system ===		=== The Eridani planetary system ===

	[[Eridani Prime]], the most Earth-like of the four habitable planets, has been the focus of human activities, and this is where the campaign starts out. The other three planets (officially known as Eridani Beta, Gamma, and Delta) have more inhospitable conditions, but already are home to thousands of frontier settlers. Moons of each planet, despite having harsh conditions ~~and very thin atmospheres~~, are also being developed by settlers in anticipation of future environmental manipulation technology.		[[Eridani Prime]], the most Earth-like of the four habitable planets, has been the focus of human activities, and this is where the campaign starts out. The other three planets (officially known as Eridani Beta, Gamma, and Delta) have more inhospitable conditions, but already are home to thousands of frontier settlers. Moons of each planet numbering in the dozens), despite having harsh conditions, are also being developed by settlers in anticipation of future environmental manipulation technology.

	No intelligent species have been encountered on any planets thus far. Flora and Fauna discovered on various planets largely comply with biological principles developed and understood on Earth. Fish, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals are different than Earth-evolved species, but their configurations are still generally familiar to humans.		No intelligent species have been encountered on any planets thus far. Flora and Fauna discovered on various planets largely comply with biological principles developed and understood on Earth. Fish, birds, reptiles, insects, and mammals are different than Earth-evolved species, but their configurations are still generally familiar to humans.

Johnm: /* Campaign Background */

2019-05-07T01:07:21Z

Campaign Background

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	==Campaign Background==		==Campaign Background==
			'' Seventy-five years later, [[Into The Black II]] transpired...''

	=== Overview ===		=== Overview ===

Johnm: /* Descent to Utopia */

2013-11-27T18:58:19Z

Descent to Utopia

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	=== Descent to Utopia ===		=== Descent to Utopia ===

	Mudd navigates the Epcot to the rendezvous coordinates, an empty spot in the ~~uppoer~~ atmosphere of an arid planet, directly above a 20-mile-wide mirrored dome. An aperture in the center of the dome appears, and three tractor beams begin drawing the ship within the dome. The city within is green and lush, with mirrored pyramidal buildings and aquamarine waterways snaking among the foliage.		Mudd navigates the Epcot to the rendezvous coordinates, an empty spot in the upper atmosphere of an arid planet, directly above a 20-mile-wide mirrored dome. An aperture in the center of the dome appears, and three tractor beams begin drawing the ship within the dome. The city within is green and lush, with mirrored pyramidal buildings and aquamarine waterways snaking among the foliage.

	The tractor beam deposits the Epcot on a 100-yard-wide white circular marble landing pad decorated flanked by three 10-yard-high towers, apparently the sources of the tractor beams.		The tractor beam deposits the Epcot on a 100-yard-wide white circular marble landing pad decorated flanked by three 10-yard-high towers, apparently the sources of the tractor beams.

Johnm: /* Debriefing, and the Return of Thaler */

2008-08-10T19:47:43Z

Debriefing, and the Return of Thaler

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	The deceased are loaded into regeneration tanks and Mudd and Todd taken into the intelligence debriefing center, where they encounter some vague hostility from [[Director Moore]].		The deceased are loaded into regeneration tanks and Mudd and Todd taken into the intelligence debriefing center, where they encounter some vague hostility from [[Director Moore]].

	[[Venus]] is kept within the belly of the intelligence center for months, long after the other party members emerge unscathed from the regeneration tanks. ~~[[Cynthia McKinney~~		[[Venus]] is kept within the belly of the intelligence center for months, long after the other party members emerge unscathed from the regeneration tanks.

	Todd takes a job instructing special tactics to new marine cadets, while Mudd jetsets around giving talks on the daring new 'stone-skipping' atmo-entrance technique and test-piloting experimental aircraft.		Todd takes a job instructing special tactics to new marine cadets, while Mudd jetsets around giving talks on the daring new 'stone-skipping' atmo-entrance technique and test-piloting experimental aircraft.
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	On all available comm channels, including on the planet surface, in a pleasant male voice devoid of accent:		On all available comm channels, including on the planet surface, in a pleasant male voice devoid of accent:
	'''
	HUMANS. WE ARE OF VEGA. WE ARE NOT YOUR JUDGES. HOWEVER, INTRASPECIES SLAUGHTER OFFENDS OUR MORAL SENSIBILITIES AND WE CANNOT BEAR WITNESS TO IT.		'''HUMANS. WE ARE OF VEGA. WE ARE NOT YOUR JUDGES. HOWEVER, INTRASPECIES SLAUGHTER OFFENDS OUR MORAL SENSIBILITIES AND WE CANNOT BEAR WITNESS TO IT.

	WE CONCLUDE THAT THE FORFEIT OF THE SHIP CALLED NIGHT RANGER IS REASONABLE FORFEIT FOR THE SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP CALLED EPCOT AND THE INDELICATE TREATMENT OF THOSE ABOARD.		WE CONCLUDE THAT THE FORFEIT OF THE SHIP CALLED NIGHT RANGER IS REASONABLE FORFEIT FOR THE SEIZURE AND DESTRUCTION OF THE SHIP CALLED EPCOT AND THE INDELICATE TREATMENT OF THOSE ABOARD.
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	Thaler at this point has mind-controlled [[Noah]] and convinced a pantherman to assassinate the pacified Chancellor. The Utopian ship however, is out of control, and it is by a miracle that they land it in a corn field outside [[New London]], ~~whihc~~ happens to be filled with hungry marines....		Thaler at this point has mind-controlled [[Noah]] and convinced a pantherman to assassinate the pacified Chancellor. The Utopian ship however, is out of control, and it is by a miracle that they land it in a corn field outside [[New London]], which happens to be filled with hungry marines....

	And the camera fades to black.		And the camera fades to black.