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Roleplaying the
Possibility Wars
he elphi ouncir
Worldbook
VOLUME I
T LE O CONTENT S
ntroduction
4
hapter
One: Axioms
and
World Laws 8
hapter
Two:
North
America 12
hapter
Three: South America Central America
and
the Caribbean 32
hapter
Four Europe 45
hapter
Five: Africa 6
hapter
Six: Asia 7
hapter
Seven: The Middle East 88
hapter
Eight: Australia
94
hapter
Nine: Religion
and
Faith 102
hapter
Ten: Magic 108
TEMPLATES 121
••
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The
Delphi
Council ~ Worldbook
Robe.rt MuweU
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The Delphi Council Worldbook
alltlrorized to ti e following personnel
Pr
termain
Vic othy
dams
U
Delp cil Director Ellen Connors
Delphi oundl Operations Director IanSetzer
Delphi Councillntemal
Security
Director Samantha Tansen
Delphi Council Under Secretary of Internal Security Clayton Richards
Additionally
nn r irclemembers have filII access to tile contents of this
report
Darrel Apstein, Liaison General Automations
Richard Arnold CfA Director
Christina Bryant MIT
eil Daly Duke University
Angela Downes, Liaison Doling Aircraft
Marcia Hitchcock, Liaison Consolidated. Defense Industries
Abraham jackson Cf Spartan Operations Liaison
Mark Lewis, EOGeneral Automations
General joseph McNamara US Army
Kenneth Moore, University of California, Berkeley
Earl Paxton, Department
of
Defense
rthurSmith CEO Consolidated Defense Industries
jack Turner CEO Dowling Aircraft
Admiral Robert P Weeks US avy
General Geoff Younge Retired Department of Defense
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The Delphi
Council Worldbook
Mr.
President :
The following
report
recounts the most re l iable information that my
operat ives
have
been able
to
compile since the creat ion
of
the Delphi
Council .
While
I have
not
been
able to reproduce a l l of the information
that has been
gathered
since
the
in ce ptio n o f th i s organization,
I
have
summarized what members
of my Selection
Committee have
deemed to
be
areas of
extraordinary
concern
and s e n s i t i v i t y . ~
This information has been selected with the
following
cr i t e r i a :
l .Regions and nations where the economic or mili tary s tatus has altered s ignif i -
cantly since the
invasion
of the
High
Lords.
While
the
s tatus of
invaded
areas
has
been
addressed
in
prior
reports,
many
o th er n atio ns have suffered astounding
losses as
a
resul t of the loss of markets for goods, the influx of goods from
these invaders, and the
readily
avai lable supply of armaments, presumably from
e i ther Egypt
The
Nile E m p i r e ~ or France
The
C y b e r p a p a c y ~ .
While we have expressed our
concern
to the Japanese
government,
especially
Ryuchi Kanawa O of
the
Kanawa
Corporat ion, regard ing the
seemingly
f ree avai l -
abi l i ty
of Japanese-manufactured weapons throughout many unstable regions of
E a ~ t h ,
the
Japanese
have
quickly
produced
proof
that
a l l
weapons
sales
have
been
conducted in
accordance
with
accepted in ternat ional
law
obviously, there are
some
well developed smuggling rings in areas such as Africa
and
Asia.
The
loss
of huge
market
shares
in
both the United States and
the
United Kingdom
has g rea tl y dest ab i li zed
many
nations
that
were dependent upon
th i s
t rade for
economic survival .
2. Many
areas
of the
world are in
th e throe s
of reform, ei ther
by choice
or by
military
force.
Of
part icular concern
is
th e
whole of
southern Africa,
which
has been
greatly affected by the protracted civi l
war in
South Africa.
These areas are
of
concern s imply because of
thei r
potential
economic
value
should the United States be
able to
implement governing bodies that are sympathetic to our objectives.
3.
Regions
and
nations
which
may
be
of
grea t
economic
or
mili tary
value
e i ther
in the
immediate
future, or as part of long-term objectives. Simply put, the
current s i tuat ion will
allow
the United
S tates to
gain s igni f icant economic pull
over the European Economic Community and various member
nations.
Of course, a l l
plans
are dependent upon
our
victory
over
the
invading forces
of the Edeinos Saar
Baruk Kaah but many of the most uns ta bl e a re as also
offer
some of the r ichest raw
materials for weapons
and
other valuable
goods.
I t
is
v i ta l ly
important
that
the
United
States establ ish
influence in
these
regions now
while other nations are unable
to
respond
to
these concerns.
4. Despite the
overWhelming
success
domestically of
the Storm Knigh t Registra
tion
Act,
many of these
well- intent ioned
but woe fu lly undisciplined
individuals
have
continual ly disregarded US obje ctiv es in the i r ac t iv i t i e s
They
are just as
l ikely
to
harm
nat ional ob je ct ive s
as
aid in
the i r
accomplishment.
The
tracking
of
the i r
act iv i t ies both domestically and
in ternat ional ly ,
is
relevant
to
the success of national
object ives . The
Delph i Counc il a ls o s tr ongly
urges the utmost
effor t
in controll ing the ac t iv i t i e s
of
these individuals
in
order to insure
that the national in teres t
i s served.
5.
regional direc tors
have
pinpointed
many areas
that are
~ i d e a l invasion
l o c t i o n s ~
in that
they possess several
qua l i t ies in
common
with
invaded
regions
high
population,
tremendous economic
potent ia l and/or a
high
degree
of s t ra tegic
worth. These
areas
should be safeguarded in order to ensure thei r continued
de
fense. The
~ h i g h r isk areas
of
note are the
Indian subcontinent,
the
Soviet
Union, sou th ern Afr ica and the southern
United
States .
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Introductk
6.
Many regions of
the planet
have
cab 1 h exhibi ted miraculous d
. e p enomena. While i t
i s
assumed an
seemingly ~ n e x p l i
g ~ v e n suff ic ien t t d tha t
a l l
of
these
c t ~ v ~ t i e s can be expla;ned
h h s u
y for
now they are merely ..
w e t
e r
exaggerated or not are worth not ing. events or regions
who
qual i t i es
I f
information
on
any
given subject matter
i
s t a f f i s on ca l l for more de ta i l d s
not
complete to your needs
f e
research a t your
my
o r m a t ~ o n
i s
of
S up er io r v al
request .
I
believe
that th is
ue
compared
to what i s ·1 b
~ g e n c e organizat ions simply
due
to the s .
a v ~ ~
a Ie to a l l
other i n t e l -
lega l ly
empowered
to act . ecrecy
w ~ t h
w h ~ c h
our
o pe ra ti ve s a re
Sincerely
?
Ellen Connors
Delphi Council
Director
e ~ i o n l Information
Directors:
n ~ t e d
States
-
Steven
Mack
North America Central America
S th Caribbean - Maria
Kastel la
au
America
- Alberto
Trapper
Europe - Alex Martin
Middle East - Roman Peran
Asia - Devin Chen
Austra l ia
- Paul McCormick
Africa
-
Edward
Doe
his
Supplement
.. .
When the High Lords realms
dropped to Earth, the planet was
p lu nge d in to chaos. What has
happened within the realms has
been well detailed in the various
sourcebooks
that
have been pro
duced for
Torg
But, what about
the rest of the planet?
The
Delphi ouncil Worldbook
Vol
l m
is
a summary of the
best, most reliable information
that Delphi Council operatives
have been able to collect in t he
first
two
years of the so-called
POSSibilityWars. This report, pre
sented to PresidentQuartermain,
is an attempt to succinctly and
accurately present a recounting
of the repercussions of the High
Lords invasion. While not all of
the information is complete,
and
some of it may be inaccurate, it
is
what t he Delphi Cou nc il s o p
eratives could do under circum
stances that are difficult at best.
This report is theprime
>curce
of information used by the Presi
dent when considering both do
mestic and international rela
tions. Manyportionsof this book
are written from
thepointof
view
of
the various agents in the field.
This
sourcebook provides
valuable information for adven·
t uri ng in a whol e new realm in
Torg campaigns Core Earth.
provides a reality that is famil
iar, but disturbingly different in
many ways. Naturally, the in
formation in this book only
scratches the surface of what
is
happening in Core Earth after
all, the world is a big place),
but
its intended purpose is to pro
v id e v al uab le i nfo rm at ion to
player
and
gamemaster
alike,
and
to
inspiredevelopmentand
play within this most fascinat
ing area.
Note: All the information in
this book is of a
fictional
nature.
While real countries and real or
ganizations are referred to they
are the authors
fictional
interpre-
tation of reality. histext shouJd
in no way
be
construed as fac·
lual.
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: The Delphi Council Worldbook
Chapter One
x oms
and
orld aws
ll
he axioms of Co e Earth
arenot newtomostof us.
We live in a world com
paratively rich in tech
nology, and fairly so-
cially advanced. Magic is
uncommon
in our world, though
t
does not have
tobe,
and
spiritually
we
havea certain
amount
of
strength. This is the world
we know. The axioms listed here re
flect the world that
we
know, as well
as
giving the gamemaster a few ways
to enhance the feel of Core Earth.
As with all cosms,Core Earth has a
series of World laws that help to de
fine its reality. The world laws pre
sented here help to give feeling to the
reality of Core Earth. The laws also
indicate
why
it has been so hard for
the Possibility Raiders to defeat the
Earth.
agical
Axiom: 7
Core Earth is relatively poor in
magic. Divif afioll
is
the only magical
skill that works with any regularity,
and cOlljuratio is
not possible.
pportalio l
magic is possible, but it
is
not that powerful.Alterntioll magiccan
occur,
but
the effectsare minor, short
lived, erratic, and take a long time to
cast.
Magic takes many years to learn in
Core
Earth, and the effects will nearly
alwaysbe minor. However,using am-
jumtion substitution (see Chapter Ten,
HMagic )and
thereawakeningof
p0s
sibility energy, Core Earth magicians
are becominga more potent, incred
ibly small, force.
Core Earth magicians
have
to deal
with high Difficulty and Backlash
all non-eontradictoryspells from other
cosms used in
Core
Earth
or
by
Core
Earth characters havea to
bot
I
num
bers. These increases reflect the resi
tance the low axiom level puts u
against the casting of the spell. Sin
the spell was, presumably, create
using ei ther the
colljuration
skill
some other method foreign to Co
Earth reality
,and
has that processbu
into the spell, the spell cannot
work
wefl in Core Earth as it did in its orig
nal cosmo The modifiers allow the
low axiom spells to be cast
witho
contr dictiotl in Core Earth.
ocial
Axiom: 21
The oci l axiom of Core Earth a
lows for the existence of democrat
na
tions, inwhichdifferentgroups fig
for political dominance.
The
begi
nings of supranational organizatio
are seen, such
as
the United atio
and mulli·nationalcorporations.Asi
from these organizations, Core Ear
hasa multitudeof privateand gover
mental organizations which
are
figh
ing the invaders. Several of the mo
powerful of these organizations ha
been listed
in
this sourcebook,but the
are still many more that are not
potent. The Social axiom allows f
this, but does not yet allow for the
complete cooperation. At this poin
each of these groups beHeve that th
and
theyalone know howbest towag
this war. They see other
groups
standing in the way, or think that t
other groups have
been infiltrated
corrupted by the invaders. Temp
rary or evensemi-permanentallianc
are possible,
but
there will be no
tru
long-tenn cooperation until a stron
leadership arises to bind these
grou
together (and thereby increase the
dal
axiom
of
Core
Earth). The
oci
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iom, along with the
Techllological
d piritual
axioms, allows for the
of
psionics.
piritual
Axiom: 9
CoreEarth
is
about average in terms
pirituality There is a definite di
ine agency, the form
of
which de
theworshipper. At this level,
rect intervention of
the
divine is
ssible, but not necessarily at the re
of the faithful,
and any
form of
tervention is a definite sign of the
e. This
meansthat at
times,char
may be the point of attention of
e divine
being.
At
any
given point
in
time, a char
ter may become the object
of
divine
tervention - but there is truly no
by which this intervention
orks. A character
with
a high
faitll
kill seems to have no betterchance of
ing aided in time of crisis than one
no faitlr at all. Characters with
ghfaitlr,however, recognizethesigns
divine intervention far easier than
who do not possess this skill.
Miracles
are
possible inCore Earth,
ut there is not enough spiritual en
gy in the cosm for everyone to learn
focus skill.
is still very hard to
arn the foclls skill in Core Earth,
and
usually takes a lifetime
of
devotion
be able to caU upon miracles. Only
e Earth characters who start with
or focus as their tag skill can begin
e game with the
focus
skill. Core
characterswho wish tolearn the
skill after play begins
must
have
unshakable faith at least five adds
faitM
to learn the skill.
Foclls is
also
thing that cannot be taught, so it
ays costs 10 Possibilities to learn
first add.
Since the invasion, it has become
vious that there
are
benefits associ·
with being oneof the faithul.
The
act that a Core Earth priest can heal
ith a touch or ward enemies with
y
consistency was something not
monly accepted before.
Now
it
become more prevalent.
is theo
zed that the attack of the Possibility
somehow allowed those with
e
faith
skill togainfocus
and
fight the
vaders. That
is perhaps
the most
ificant benefitCore Earthhas seen.
Note: Due to the reawakening
of
spiritual
energy
inCore Earth, charac
ters who have the
focus
skill should
not have access or
even knowledge
00
all themiraclesavailable to them. A
character with the foclls skill can /lever
have
more
miracles at his disposal
than
he has
faitlr adds and
he usually
has less.
Technological
Axiom:
23
One level below that ofNippon, the
TecJ1/lological
axiom allowsCoreEarth
to have a
wide
range of
equipment
and
weaponry. Portable radar, infra
red detection equipment stealth
technology, and organ transplants are
all possible. Primitive lasersexist,and
there is
some
microtechnology. The
Teclr
axiom
of
Core Earth has a good
chance improving due to the war. Re-
search teams across the world have
been working to unlock the secrets of
the
advanced
technology of France
and Japan. Each success brings Core
Earth closer to a higher Tech axiom.
On the cutting
edge
is nanotech
nology, virtual reality,
and energy
weapons. Some places in Core Earth
have actually raised their axiom level
to
Tech 24,
but, because
of
the war, the
spreading of this knowledge hasbeen
so slow as to be almost non-existent.
Over
98
percent of Core Earth still
exists under the
Tech 23
axiom level.
World Laws
Core Earth is rich in Possibilities,
and
the people are likewise very Pos
sibility rich. Because of this, the world
la
wsha
undergone
changebetween
the invasion and the present Near
Now.
Law of Prodigy
Some people in Core Earth are born
withgreaterabilities thanothers. There
is
a small percentage of humankind
that seem to have innate talents, or
who can figure out even the most dif·
ficult problems in certain areas with
minimal effort. These
are
the people
that have been influenced by the Law
of
Prodigy.
Chapter
Any Core Earth character, prio
thestart ofadventuring, can purch
a
prodigy package
for three Possibilit
but only one can be purchased. Th
is
no adventure cost assigned to
prodigy package.
A character
who
buys a prod
package has her tag skill increased
3
before
adventuring
begins. T
means that the Prodigy starts the
ga
with a tag skill ofsix
adds
rather t
three.
Ordscan also
be
Prodigies, thou
this
is
very rare. An
Ord
character
become a Prodigy in
one
of twowa
either she can sacrifice six beginn
skill points tobuy the package inst
of the normal three skill points le
ing her with only seven skill poin
becauseOrdsonlystart with
13
or
can take a
severe
physical
or
men
handicap. Thisincludesblindness,l
of a limb, or even a severe me
handicap. These options are not n
mally open to Storm Knight cha
ters, though it
is
certainly possible
an Ord Prodigy could, at some po
transcend.
The Law of Hope
CoreEartherstend tobea tenaci
lot, holding
on
to their world, t
lives,
and
their reality with
grea
rocity. Their will to fight, and not
lose hope
and
give in, helps them
replenish the Possibilities of the Ea
As long as Core Earthers have ho
they can succeed and overcome
versity, for the loss of
hope
can ha
devastating effect.
This world law has already co
into play. When the mass disconn
tion transformation numbers w
originally
computed
see the Tra
formation Table on page 86
of
Torg
Rlifebook
it
was realized th
wasmuch moredifficult for Core E
characters to
be
forcibly transform
than people of other realities. W
using this table to determine m
transformation for characters f
other
realms, decrease all the d
culty numbers by
one
step for
ample, a Core Earth Ord who disc
nects in
an
alien pure zone need
roll a 105 in the first second to tr
form to the alien reality. the cha
terwas, instead, fromAysle, he
wo
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The Delphi Council World
book
need
to roll a 90. After a month,
Core
Earther
needs an 18.Another
froma different realmwould
ed a 12).
But there
is another
aspect
of
the
aw of Hope that has only recently
discovered. Perhaps it isbecause
e
people
of
Core
Earth
have
only
begun
to
win
back territory from
e
High
Lords. Whateverthecause, it
s beenrevealed that a partycontain
ng a Core Earth Storm Knight, once
Dramatic
scene, can sftU
initiJJtive
had
the
card in his pool. But, no
ter how many Core Earth Knights
e
in
the
party, initiative
can
only
be
once
per Dramatic Scene.
Example: Cory
is f Core Enrtll
jOllr-
/lfllistlStorm Kllight.
Fred is
f
tional Guardsf1lall/Storm Knight.
Theyare involvedina
DrnmaticSt:l Ile
ill the Livillg Land, and the
game1tlaster
flips the i itiJJtive
cord
- V:Up,
Setback
th y
don t
liM
that
at
all.
Cory
decides
to use the
lPwof Hope
to flip another
card.
She
makes a contradiction check and
doesn t rolf a
one,SO
the Lawof
Hope
works.
Tlte
gamemaster flips the
cards
agnin - V: Flurry, H: -
tlley
do like that
either, but,
because
Cory already
llsed
the Law of
Hope
this Dramatic St ePle Fred
call t
do
Imything about it
Asnoted in
the
example,
the
Lawof
is a contradiction
anywhere bu t
Core
Earth. In
an
alien
pure
zone,
e character must pu t
up
a rea lity
up
before
invoking
the Law
of
The Law
of
Glory
Again,
because
of the
unprec
victories achieved by Core
Storm Knights and their allies,
World Law of
Core
Earth has
itseU. This
law
deals with the
of
story
seeds. A
Core
Earth
who
plants a story seed,
or
1
who is involved in the planting of the
seed,
addsan
additional +2 to the
ptr-
suasion
altempt
necessary during
the
planting.
Local Axiom Shifts
Belief
can
be a
powerful
tool,
espe
cially when a
large group of people
believe in the same tmng. When a
sufficiently large
group of people
1Je
Iieve
in
the same reality, a local axiom
shift
can
occur- bu t this is not as easy
as it
sounds. The
people within
the
area must
be
focusing
on the
same
reality,
and
must bel ieve with their
entire being
of
its truth.
For example, a
group
of scientists
are working on
a
new
prototype
weapon
while in
Core
Earth. All
the
people
on the
research
team
believe
that their
team
is composed of the best
and
the
brightest
minds in the
world.
Theyknowthattheyaregoingtomake
a breakthrough
on
this work. If there
are enough people believing in this
reality, then the Technological axiom
level
in
the region is increased
by
+1.
This change is very localized. The
area affected usually
starts
out with a
radius value (in meters)
equal
to the
value of the number of people
though thisis variable.
Then,
ifcontin
ued
practice
of
this
advanced
axiom
continues, it gradually spreads out.
Asstated
in the
Torg Rulebook,axiom
shifts
occur
usually over decades or
cen tu ri es . However , cer ta in major
events
- like
the
Industrial Revolu
tion or the Renaissance - can cause
theseshiftstooccurrapidly. Right now,
there isno real mechanic or formula
that can adequately descr ibe these
shifts . Basically, it takes a
group of
vny intense people, a lot of energy,
and
more than a little luck.
Certain
areas
of
Earth
have under
gone local shifts. Haiti, for example,
has its
Spirit and
its
Magic
axiom
boosted.Tibet
hasa
higher
Spirit
axiom
than the rest
of
the world,
and
parts o
the
United
States
actually have
thei
Tech increased.
Some
of these shift
are relatively recentdevelopments, bu
othersarecenturies-old.1t
is
rumored
for example, that the Haiti shift isactu
aUya
holdout
area-thatCoreEart
once had
higher Spirit and
Magic axi
oms
than
it
does
now,
and
Haiti is
on
of
the last
areas
to remember them
Now, with
the population
of
Cor
Earth obviously
thinking
about axi
oms and reality, it
would
not
be sur
prising tosee more areas shift axioms
How to Handle Shifts
This, of course, can bea
nightmare
t
keep track of fo r any norma
gamemaster. We recommend that yo
don t.
Use
the
local shift
only
when
it
vitally
important
to your
adventure
or when it is part of a published
.se
ting. That way ,
you don t
have to
much to remember.
Also, just because
an
area seem
like it
should
have a shift, either
up o
down, doesn t
mean t
does. Deep i
the jungles of Brazil, there is virtuall
no
tech,
bu t
that
doesn t
mean the
Tec
axiom is lower - in fact, it is p robabl
the same as anywhere else in Cor
Earth. Conversely, maybe you
Krughts
go
to a
Core
Earth
cathedra
that
has
been
around
for centuries
Just because
t
a
prominent
featur
in
the
land doesn t
mean
it has to
hav
a
higher
Spirit
axiom
than the rest
o
Core
Earth.
Local axiom shifts arc very rare
especially
in
places
where peopl
aren t
actively
striving to
change
th
axioms. InHaiti, theaxiomsareshifte
because theygot that wayand
nobod
tried
to change them. It's
thesamcwit
other areas. Local
axiom
shifts are
a
least
a
hundred
times
more
rare
tha
hardpoints,
and
not aU arc as long
lived.
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orth meric h s been
devastated
by the inva-
sion
of t he L iving L and,
but it is still better o
than many other
regions
oftheworld-thegovemmentsofthe
UnitedStates,Canadaand Mexico, for
all
of
their economic woes, are stable
and able t o
maintain
c ontrol in des
perate times. Moreover, recent victo
ries in Canada and California against
theforcesofBarok
Kaah have renewed
hope for
the
peopleof thiscontinent
they are
theonl
yoneswhohave proven
t ha t the
High
Lords can be delayed,
even defeated,
although
it isclear that
ultimate
victory lies far into the future.
If at all.
The
United
States
With
half of the world s
largest
economy now dormant, the invasion
of the United States has had a devas
tating effecton most
of the
world.The
U.5., formerly responsible forover five
and
a half trillion dollars
of
economic
activity, has shrunk to about half
of
its
potential.
Domestic
car
production ha s
dropped. to less than 50,000 vehicles
pe r month
(about 1/1Oth of
the
prior
production , primarily from jointjapa
nese/American ventures
in
Califor
nia, and
the
new
modem
aU-Ameri
c an facility in T en ne ss ee . Steel p ro
duction hasalsobeen
diminishedwith
the
loss
of
western
Pennsylvania
and
the Great Lakes states.
course, not aU
of the
economic
news is bad. Silicon Valley is intact,
so
what
remains of the
national business
community
can
function at peak effi
ciency given the circumstances.
Many
new
technological innovations
are
coming from th e Sacramento region
lor so the
inventors
would
believe
the
truth is
the Nippon
T ec h m ixed
zone in Sacramento is enabling inven
tors and engineers
to make the leap
to
Tech
24
although
many of
the
ucts are not a s rel ia bl e in the field as
they
were
in development laborato
ries. The
breadbasket of
the
Midwest
remains
largely intact,
so grains
and
meats are availablein sufficient
quan
tity. Texas, and Houston
in
particular,
have gone through
a major boom, as
the oil industry has recovered, largely
due to increased
consumption by the
military.
Themilitary
complex, as well
as
high
tech
computer
industries,
in
Massachusetts
and
California, remain
strong
as
more and more experimen
tal hardware is being developed to
fight
bo th the
L iving L and and the
Tharkold invasion in Los Angeles.
Many of the
factories
have been
con
verted
to military
production, includ·
ing arms and heavy vehicles. Finally,
perhaps
the
only good
thing about the
nature of the invasion isthat the popu·
lation
has
been reduced
at
about the
same rate
as
the availability of re
sources
-
much
of
the country
has
been removed
from
the
economy,
but
what
remains
has
adapted
to the
situation, and for
thosewho remain
in
Earth s
reality, life goes on.
The Storm Knight
Registration
Act
Another
controversial piece
of
leg·
jslation that has been passed by the
government
in
Houston
is
the
Storm
Knight Registration Act.
The act
re
quires
all Storm Knights to register in
their home slate, and requires them to
respond
to governmental requests for
aid.
The program
is
administered by
the DelphiCouncilAnyknownStorm
Knightw
ho
refuses to registerbecomes
a fugitive in theeyesof the government
and issubject to finesin the thousandsof
dollarsan d lifeimprisonment{oratleast
until theKnightagreestocooperatewith
the government .
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ChaplerTw
Mr. P r e s i d e n t :
The domestiC s i t u a t i o n i n
t h e
United S t a t e s of America c o n t i n u e s
t o
be one
o f
d i s t r e s s
and anger . The American people a r e
deeply t r o u b l e d
t h a t
t h e war seem s
t o h av e g ro und
t o a s t a n d s t i l l and
they
a r e d i r e c t i n g
t h e i r
anger s q u a r e l y a t the e l e c t e d o f f i c i a l s
i n Houston. The
people
f e l t t h a t
th e
~ m i r l e · a t
Sacramento
was a good s t a r t but
t h a t
was n e a r l y a year ago.
In
t h e
i n t e r v e n i n g
months, t h e a s s a u l t s a g a i n s t th e Living
Land
have e f f e c t i v e l y ground
t o a h a l t with a g i t a t o r s from th e Common Ground
A s s o c i a t i o n and
p u b l i c
J a k a t t s c r e a t i n g
a g i t a t i o n
and doubt about t h e v a l i d i t y of our
war e f f o r t s .
Your a c t i o n s t o
suspend
upcoming e l e c t i o n s while a
wise
e f f o r t have n ot e nd ea re d
you t o t h e average
American,
d e s p i t e th e impassioned speeches you have
made
e x p l a i n i n g
t h e
r a t i o n a l e
f o r t h i s b i l l . I t i s b e l i e v e d
t h a t
the Supreme
Court w i l l be
forced t o
o v er tu rn t he measure
simply due t o
p u b li c p re s su r e al though t h e lo ng er th e
Cour t waits
t o render
t h e i r d e c i s i o n t h e l e s s t ime your
opponents w i l l have
to
mount
an e l e c t i o n
campaign.
This
i s s u e
i s
impor tant t o
perhaps the e n t i r e
Congress ,
because it i s b e l i e v e d
t h a t
a
massive
~ v o t e r backlash
w i l l
s t r i k e out
a t
the Congre ss. T his
w i l l
open t h e
door fo r incompetents , inexper ienced i d e a l i s t s r a b i d
and
i n t o l e r a n t l i b e r a l s
and
~ r e f o r m e
f a s c i s t s .
Economically,
t he c on ti nu in g
d r a i n
o f r es ou rc es
due
t o
t h e
war
has
had
i t s
negat ive
e f f e c t s
but p eople have
adapted
t o th e c on dit io ns :
food i s a
littl
more expensive,
t h e
ro ad s h av e l e s s funding
fo r r e p a i r
i n f l a t i o n i s a
littl h i g h e r .
The
h a r d e s t h i t
demographic groups a r e
t h e
poor and those who have not
gone
beyond
high
s c h o o l .
F o r t u n a t e l y they
d o n t
vote
and
they
d o n t have any
p o l i t i c a l
p u l l so
they
d o n t
count .
With
t h e
l i m i t e d economy, many
o f t h es e people
have gone i n t o
th e armed
s e r v i c e s
r a t h e r
than
be c a s t
out
i n t o
t h e s t r e e t s .
The
i n c r e d i b l e
Japanese
investment
in C a l i f o r n i a
has helped t h a t region g e t back
on i t s f e e t a l though
t h e
invas ion
o f
Los Angeles
by
th e
Tha rkol du has come a s a
blow
t o many
in
t h a t s t a t e .
N a t u r a l l y t h i s
l a t e s t invas ion
has
l e n t
credence
t o your argument
t o suspend e l e c t i o n s -
a f t e r
a l l Ty Gardner,
th e
prime c on te nd er f or
th e
pres idency,
has been
very q u i e t regarding
how
he would
have
handled t h e i n va sio n.
O v e r a l l
what
remains
of
t he n atio n
i s coping,
and
it
5
coping
b e t t e r
than
many
o t h e r
r eg ions
o f
th e
world t h a t haven
t been invaded. I f you can convince th e American media
and
t h e people
t h a t
you
a r e
doing w h a t s b e s t for t h e country,
and produce
some minor
v i c t o r i e s
t o s u b s t a n t i a t e t h a t
cla im,
you could cement
your p o s i t i o n
and
your
p o p u l a r i t y .
S i n c e r e l y
S Q.v. .
\ t-
..
Steven Mack, Regional Informat ion D i r e c t o r United S t a t e s
The wording of the legislation re
. o
Storm Knights not as people.
t a rare and valuable national
re
urce. to be used
at
the discretion of
e national government. Storm
sarerequired tokeep t Delphi
fully informed
of
any travel
U
boundaries.
and must
se
travel permits and approved
for internationaltravel. Storm
are
n:<Iuired to respond to
elphI CounCil requests for aid by
n:porting to the nearest Storm Knight
Officewithin six hours.
or
present
eVIdence that they were unable to
re
sJ C?nd
tothe
s u : m m ~ n s
~ r m a l l y only
a Itfe threaterung sItuation is consid
ered adequate cause .
Despite all
of
the fearsome sound
ing wording
of the legislation Storm
~ g h t s
are seldom called uPon for
action. The act
is
a convenient way of
k ~ p i n g track of these powerful indi
Vlduals.and Knightsarenormallyused
only for forays into the LivingLand
critical
i m ~ r t ~ n c e :
aturally, the pa
for these.mISSIOns quite good, bo
monetanly and in perks and speci
benefits.
always, there are many Stor
Knights who have chafed at th
thought ofbeingat the beckandcall
the U.s. govemment. Many of the
have decided to go renegade rath
than go along with the act. The
Knights are hiding with relative
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Mr. President,
As per your request, our analysis of your national popularity reveal
your
position tobe vulnerable to populist individualsquick tocriticize,
bu
without a substantial solution to the invasion problem.
Your reputa tion as a
war
hawk has been plied by Congressiona
opponents ever since your ascension to the posi tion of the Presidency
Unfortunately, you have the dubious distinction of following a very
popular but
highly ineffectual president.
The necessity of implementing unpopular policies has alienated
man
segments
of
the populat ion - the extreme liberal left,
who
will
squaw
about anything at thedropofa hat, hasbeen creating tiemendous problem
through
their criticism
of
the Delphi Council s policies and authority.
Your approval rate has dropped by nearly 30 points in the souther
states, primarily due to a marked increasein regionalism.Californiansgiv
you almost no credit for the retaking ofSacramento,although I believe tha
most of this is due to that slate s opposition to your political affiliations.
That leaves strong
support
for you only in Texas and the Midwest.
Ouranalysis indicates that ifa presidentialelectionwere held within th
next week, Ty
Gardner
would defeat you by
an
overwhelming margin i
the South, and would eke out a victory in California. The Midwest woul
be
yours. Unfortunately, the occupied states electoral votes
would be
cas
by current legislativemembers,meaning that these voteswould
beenoug
to send Gardner decisively over the top.
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Mr. President:
The current domestic situa·
tionisdesperate nomatterwhich
way you look at it Loss of terri·
tory, the degenerative economy,
thousands
of
casualties,
an
ap
parent lack of progress in the
war
effort
and
growing
discon
tent amongst citizensisseriously
hampering nat ional effor ts to
fight the war.
Historically, shifts in
govern·
mental power during
such peri·
ods
of transition and change are
dangerous to the nation as a
whole.
Our
forefathers, during
both the Civil War and World
War
II
understood that a politi
cal campaign in the midst of
an
ongoing effort
would
be detri
mental
tothe
functioning
of gov·
ernment, but would also force
legislators to pull theirattentions
away from pressing issues in fa·
vor of re--election efforts. Obvi·
ously, the United States is in the
most vulnerable position it has
faced since the Civil War. The
country cannot afford to engage
in a political campaign at this
time. is
ou r
recommendation
that elections be suspended for
the duration
of
the war.
- Presidential Committee
on
National Stability
or
civil rights organizations
Association.
e best way to avoid the hassle is to
ep a low profile, but this works
di ·
eetly against the ideal of spreading
ories of glory to reclaim occupied
and so the most popular and
Stann
Knights are most
ely to be forced
togo
along with the
Foreign
Knights and the
Act
There was much debate
as
to how
orm Knights from other countries
be handled. by the Registration
ct. Somelawmakersargued that,sim·
ly by enter ing the count ry , the
were
putting
themselves un-
de r the jurisdiction of the U.s. govern
ment and must therefore register.
Currently, though, official policy
regards foreign Storm Knights as any
other foreigners- Knights must have
passports
and
visas, and they must
apply for cit izenship if they wish it
Until then, they are not distinguished
-
at
least by identification - from
other foreigners.
However, ifa foreign Storm Knight
(or stormer, for that mailer) begins to
make herself known in the conti·
nental U S Delphi representatives will
undoubtedly seek her out and en
courage
her
to voluntarily register
as
a Knight. Again, they will be offered
the same
benefits
as other Storm
Knights in the U S
This subt le shift in policy comes
mainly from pressure by the Kanawa
Corporation, a
staunch
supporter (at
least visibly)
of
the Delphi Council.
Basically, Kanawa did not want to be
forced legally to register its
stormer
operatives,
so
it arranged for this
liberal policy to be adopted.
The
Domestic
Order
Act
The DomesticOrder Act
is
perh
themost visible symbol of thechang
attitudes of the country. After sev
months of debate and public outr
the Act was passed dUJinga lateFe
ary vote inHouston. In fact, theAct
passed lessthanoneweekafterThark
landed in
Los
Angeles. The legisla
suspendsCongressional and Presid
tial elections on the grounds that
exchangeofpower inthese trying ti
would
be
detrimental to the nati
interest,andpossiblyweakentheUn
States to such an extent that the inv
ing forces of the Living Land
Tharkold may be able to comple
defeat our nation.
Theactsuspends
the elections u
six months after the removal of
invading forces from the territor
the United States. While theCong
realized that thenational protestwo
be incredible, most of the mem
who
voted for the proposal hone
believe that America cannot sus
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extended political campaign with
risk to the nat ion.
The
final deci
on the Act is pending before the
Court,
but
it
is known
that
Attorney General, under the close
pervisionof PresidentQuartermain,
trying to drag the case
out
as long as
sible to keep rival campaigns at a
The February Surprise
The
first serious talk of suspending
s floated round Houstonin
the
and it
was suspected right from the
that President Quartermain had
in
aU of
his political debts to get
e ball rolling
on
this measure.
Quartermain
couldn t
getblind ~
from his polit ical allies (simply
e they knew
that
theirconstitu·
wouldn t
stand
for the measure),
t many of Quartermain s biggest
enemies
saw logic in his argu
- the U.s. could afford a
of
leadership at this time,
d despite
the less tolerant aspects
of
administration, he had
least helped
win
back Sacramento,
d there
were signsofprogress in the
And,
of course, no onewanted to
the blame for the
war
if things
turn around soon enough.
After
months of debate and
com
the
legislation
was
stalled in
ate. That was until
the
demons
upon
Los
Angeles. After
tragedy
befell California, enough
the Senator s were swayed
to
side
to
push
the legis
tion through.
Of
course, the ques
remains in the liberal press, Did
know
the
Tharkoldu
coming? Did he let them
land
he knew he would be able to
his legislation through? Did he
l ives for polit ical insurance?
o
conclusive
evidence
has been pro
to
support
this
argument, and
a resul t
the mainstream
media has
the question .. .
o far.
The Borderlands
The
area
known
as the HBorder·
consisting
of
the territory on
e edge of the Western Uving Land,
s been pushed back as the primitive
reality has expanded over the Rocky
Mountainsand
into the great plains
of
the United States. The towns in this
region are ruled by a kind of new
frontier mentality,
but
the kind
of
lawlessness that was seen in theearly
days
of the
war is no
longer tolerated
everywhere.Many towns have formed
their own militias to supplement any
military forces that may
be
garrisoned
in
the
region, and
the
mixture of the
two
groups
has been able to contro l
the situation. The towns are normally
the first stop for refugees from in·
vaded
lands, so the populations
are
very fluid. Inmanycases,Spartancom-
manders
take control if the re isn t a
military strategist available to coordi
nate
the civil defense plans.
The
Media
The mass
media
is still how Ameri
cans get most
of
their information.
Unfortunately, most
of
the media
sources can no longer
be
trusted to
report the truth, free
of
governmental
influence.
The
three
major television networks
Chaptl rT
have all relocated their news ope
t ions to Houston, while the enterta
ment divisions have moved to
lando. Most of them
maintain
la
news bureaus
in
important
cities s
in Core Earth. The Cable News N
work
(CNN) remains
one of
the mo
watched
news
sources in the nati
and has
used
its extensive network
a ffi lia testationsto getspectacu
la
rfo
age
of
breaking stories.
Themajor
news
magazines
are
a
operating from their offices in Ho
ton
and
Atlanta, while the
tlanta
stit aioll
and Houston
ispatch ha
become the newspapers of note no
that the
New York Times
has virtua
ceased publication.
An
interesting development is
increasing investment of the Kana
Corporation
in
American med
sources.
TheJapanesestarted
the
bu
ingspreebypurchasingseveral flo
dering
movie
and
television studi
but by now Kanawa has purchase
controlling interest in the largestda
papers or
started a rival
paper
in S
ramento, San Francisco, San Die
Los
Angeles, Phoenix, Houston
a
Dallas.
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The mysterious Awona
Corpora
blishedNTN,
NetworkTele
ionNews, a rival
network
that has
over
where
the now
defunct
network
left off.
U
is important to note that,
for
the
time in decades, themedia actually
threatenedby thecurrentadminis
The ease
with
which Quar
nnain pushed through
the
Stonn
Registration
Act and the Do
rderAct, despite thenetworks
a
concerted effort to show the
rst possible repercussions of such
esoflegislation,hasconvinced them
theycou
Id
bedrivenout ofbusiness
Quartermain wanted to do some
ing about them. As a result. they
e been muchmore reluctant to
criti-
zepresidentialand congressional poli
es, and in many ways, Quartermain
s gotlen the compliant press he so
rately wantedwithoutexpending
h energy to do so.
Regionalism
Southem
regionalism
is
yet one
problemforQuartermain tocon
d with.Theessenceof the conflictis
mple - the
southern
states feel
that
is doing a lousy job of
thewar, and they trunk
that
y should
form a regional
govem
nt for economic and military pur
The movement
started slowly,
t with
vocal organizations like the
egacy of the Confederacy backing
secessionist movement, it quickly
on amongst politicians and the
citizen.
The Georgia, Alabama,
North
and
Carolina andTennessee legisla
s have officially
adopted
resolu
ns calling for the formation of a
govemment,
while
Missis-
ppi, Florida, Louisiana, Kentucky
d
Virginia have
sent
delegates
to
t lanta to discuss the matter. While
meetings
have goneon
for several
there has been
no
official an
ncement. Additionally, Georgia
d Alabama have passed legislation
thholding all federal
tax revenues
PresidentQuartermain has drafted
to send troops
to
occupy the
ate capital if the state governments
back
down
and rescind the laws.
The problems posed by the
pos-
siblesplintering ofthe nation areenor
mous-the
loss ofeconomic
and
mili
tary might would be enormous.
Quartermain
is also worried
about
how thiswill lookin thehistory books
- Quartermain,
th e
president
that
stood
by and watched while thecoun
try fell apart .
He
has sent several
undercover Delphi Council agents
to
keep
track of the negotiations
and
throw up
stumbling
blockswhenever
possible.
George
Young,
resi ent -
l egacy o f t he Confederacy
DEXTERITY
7
Beast riding
8,
fjrecombat 11, pres
tidigitation 8
STRENGTH 6
TOUGHNESS 6
PERCEPTION 11
Evidence analysis 13,
find
14,
scholar politics) 15, trick 14
MIND 10
Science political logistics) 14, lest
12, willpower 12
H RISM
Charm 15. persuasion 15, taunt 16
SPIRIT
7
Faith Baptist> 9, intimidation 12,
reality 10
Possibilities: 8
Description:
George Young has
risen to the forefront of the secession
ist
movement with
the foundation
of
Legacy of the Confederacy,and while
he publicly
supports
the Confederacy
as
a political and economic union, he
is also power mad and a potentially
very
dangerous
character. Most resi
dents of the Southern states regard
him for his
t rue nature and hope
he
will never get into a position of real
power,
but
his rhetoric plays directly
to the fears of those outside of the
South, which onlyencouragesthe dis
trust and fearoverwhat is happening.
legacy
of the Confederacy Agent
DEXTERJTY9
Fire combat 12, prestidigitation 11,
stealth
11
STRENGTH
7
TOUGHNESS 8
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis 10, find 11, first
aid 10,Iand vehicles
11
scholar
his-
tory)
11
scholar politics) 10, track
ing
11, trick 12
MINDS
Science surveillance)
10
test9, wil
power
9
CHARISMA 8
Charm
10, persuasion 10, taunt 1
SPIRIT
8
Intimidation 10
Possibility
Potential: some
(45)
Equipment: wire lapping
device
9mm Beretta (damage value 15)
Description:Agents for the Legac
of the Confederacy believe that th
key to success is to blend into th
woodwork and
pump
your contac
for infonnation. Most of those wh
work for this subversiveorganizatio
are silent about their affiliations, an
are slowly gathering information t
help the secessionist
movement
along
Tornado Alley
The
two
opposed storm fronts o
the Living Land and
uebec
Liber
have created an area of ew Yor
state and
Ontario
ca1led Tomad
Alley.
This
area was initially take
by Baruk Kaah,
but S tonn
Knigh
quickly reclaimed theareawithinday
However,
with
the storm front onl
miles away, the area was subjected
constant stonn conditions, resultin
in flooding throughout the river va
ley region. Most of the residents of th
area evacuated
toeitherNew
Englan
or camps in
northem uebec
However, th e arriv al of
th
Cyberpapacy in
uebec
further di
rupted theweatherpattemsof
theare
tormenting the few remaining res
dents
of the region.
The
storm fron
towns of Malone, Massena
an
Potsdam, NYareall
ghost
towns,
wi
only a few hundred residents remai
ing. Agriculture, the staple of the r
gion, has suffered from toomuch ra
this coming on the heels of sever
seasons of
draught),
and
food has
bebrought in from
QuebecortheCap
tal District Albany region). Sever
groups
of StormKnights are
known
operate from thesetowns,
making
re
cue
runs
into the Living Land are
often they simply boat up the S
Lawrence into the
Thousand
Islan
region). Tomado Alley is an area
th
will probably fall to the invaders
soo
enough,
but for now the fortitude
the Storm Knights is helping the r
gion resist theeffortsoftheHigh Lord
.
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The Military
The
u.s.
military
remainsoneofthe
n the world
despite
the loss
f several key bases in
the
initial inva
Current
military strength has
to
about one and
a half mil
onfull timeservicepersonnel
700, XX
JOO, XX navy.
400,000 ai r
force
d
lOO O IO
marines), with nearly all
the half
million
Army National
ard and the 100,000 Air a lional
alsocalled up intoservice. Most
ong the borders of the Living Land
or
in
border
cities
to
help
the relief effort
and
main
order.
t
is believed that the
draft
ill be
reinstated
y the end
of the
the war continues to drag on.
The military is about the only por
of
the government
to
have
stable
In the first year of the war,
Quartermain poured
400
llion into the
war
effort
up
nearly
00 billion from the
previous
year),
mos t half of which
went
into mili·
ry research. Other programs,
such
national highway funding. educa-
on funding.
and
support
programs
the
disadvantaged and
the poor
thebiggest loser.;
n
the military
The Nuclear Question
At the time of the invasion, the U.S.
15,OOOdomesticallystationed
warheads. One
of the biggest
cerns dUring the initial invasion
s what the edeinos would do with
e nuclear warheads that were left
hind. As of December of Invasion
One,
independent
counts by the
Forces
and
the Delphi Council
uld only account for
about
12,000
meaning
that over 3,000
in
the
Living
land,
waiting to
ediscovered. While they
are gener·
inertwithin the Living land, they
function normally if brought
to Core Earth reality, a matter
ich has been ofno small concern to
government. For this reason, the
to the Living
land
is watched
ely for travellers, especially
of
for·
Though noonecouJdsneak
nuke out in their long overcoat, it is
blethat certain organizations
and
igh Lords might mount expeditions
into the Living land to get one .. . or
more.
Mixed Forces
Canadian
and
American forcescon
tinue to cooperate on certain military
ventures along the
border
in theWest·
em
Living
land.
The exchange
of
in·
formation
on thestatusof the war has
beenmostbeneficial to both sides,and
effectively stopped the expansion of
Chapter T
the Living land into the province
Alberta. While theDelphiCouncils
refuses to divulge all of the kno
edge it has learned from mil itary
search, the ;oint cooperative effo
have been looked
upon
quHe fav
ably
by
citizens
and
the governme
of both nations.
One of the combined forces gro
is
the
newly-resurrected [)evil s
gade. Unlike the first such
group
this name, this time both the Cana
ansand
theAmericanssent crackco
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Th e Delphi Council
Worldbook
to
th e
team. Th e
group
spe
in
quick,surgicalstrikeswithin
e Uving
Land,
mainly designed
to
th e
confidence
an d morale
Baruk Kaah s forces.
Devil s Brigade
DEXTERITY 10
Firecombat
14,
heavy weapons
13,
melee weapons 12, missile
weap
on s
12, stealth
11
STRENGTH
9
TOUGHNESS
9
PERCEPTION
10
Evidence analysis 11, find 1L first
ai d
12,Iand vehicles 1LscholadLiv·
in g Land) 11, tracking 11, trick 12
MINDS
Science(weapon repair) 10,survival
to, test 10, willpower
11
CHARISMA
8
Taunt 10
SPIRIT
10
Intimidation
12
Possibility
Potential:
some
(25)
Equi pment: M16AssaultRif1e(dam-
10,
range3-40/2501
or
1 in 6 have the M 9 SAW
mage value
23,
ammo 24, range 3
bayonet (damagevalue
3/17orSTR+4/19wilenaffixed to
e
M
16),
H
K
4
(damagevalue15, anuno
range 3-10/25/40), survival kit, first
d kit
l
in 6 have a
fu
med.kit),
K·
ns, Kevlar/Ceramic armor +7/22
this is
usually only worn when the
are operating
in a Mixed Zone,
Earth,
or within
a few miles
of
e
stelae
boundaries
Description:
Devil s Brigade
mem
ar e special
operatives
selected
th e C an ad ia n a nd American
forces both because they
ca n
t
th e
job done,
an d
because they
don t fit in with
other
units. While
t exactly troublemakers,
th e
DBs
independent
sorts,
used to
doing
their ow n
way. Becauseof this,
hey tend to
stay
mainly
on
the
Cana
side of
the
border
-
when
they
missions, they
decide
h ow t he ob
tives will
be
accomplished.
As a ruJe, DBs dislike
Spartans
an d
less than terrific relations with
members of b ot h t he
American
d
Canadian armed forces.
Back to Basics
Faced with the mind-numbing
ality of the
Uving
Land,
theArmy has
ha d no
choice
bu t
to concentrate
on
small tactics training. Taking advan
tage o f s w am p
terrain military bases
insouthem
Louisiana,
th e
troops have
been
taught ho w
to
work in groups
of
a
dozen
or
fewer men,
and the Army
generals
have
adopted
th e
controver
sial technique
of
viewing th e
United
States as a giant clan of families
rema rkably, troops
wh o
have ventured
into the liVing Landand returned
have
reported
being
able
to
keep
a clearer
mind when using the mental
training
techniques they
were taught.
Training
continues
to concentrate
on us e of th e
M·16and
other
firearms,
bu t troops
ar e being e qu ip pe d w it h
steel
spear heads
a
nd arrow
heads,
an d
being
trained in
hand-ta-hand
combat
- currently, such
units
as
th e
Devil s
Brigade
a re t he most advanced
in
this
t ra in in g. w hi le o th ers a re playing
catch-up.
Extensive
an d
secret
s t ud y o f
cap
tured edeinos warriors
ha s revealed
several weaknesses
inclose c o m b a t
for one, they all seem to
us e
their tails
forbalancewhen performing
intricate
acrobatics. f a
trooper
can somehow
disable
th e
ta
iI
a
nd on e
leg, the
edeinos
is virtually helpless because it is
so
disoriented (an
edeinos who
ha s lost
he r tail
has
a +5 added to t he O N of all
Derterity·based
actionsit
performs
for
the
next 24-hours.
Then, every
time
the
edeinos
makes
a successful heal
ing roll of 8
or
higher, it reduces
th e
plus
to the
ON by
one.
So,
an
edeinos
wh o
makes five successive healing
rolls recovers his full
Derterity in
five
days).
Th e
Ai r
Force ha s also adopted a
technique first
used in th e battle
for
Sacramento.
Using th e analogy that
a
penny
dropped
from the topof a sky
scraper
at ground
level
has
enough
velocityto
go
straight
through
vehicles
among otherthings), th e
strategy has
quickly been adopted by th e
military.
Pianes simply fly
above th e
level
of th e
Living Land s reality (15 kilometers),
an d drop
cargos
of crushed
rock. By
the t ime
th e
rock reaches
the ground,
it
ha s
picked upenough velocity to kill
just
about anything damage value
15
pe r
pebble
due
to
th e sheer
velocity).
Du e tothe
heights involved,
th e
bom
in g
method
i sn t e nt ir el y a cc ur a
(troops
ar e
kept
at
least five kilom
ters from all
bombing s ig ht s w he
everpossible),and
becauseofthe
rap
decay of
th e
Living Land
it
has be
impossible to get an entirely
accura
b od y c ou nt from th e attacks,
b
edeinos
tribes
on
t he b or de r
regio
areencountered less infrequentlytha
before.
It
isexpected
that
this combinatio
of long-distance
bombing
an d prim
tivetactics, in combination
with
Stor
Knight leaders, will allow
th e
retakin
of several
occupied areas
within a fe
months.
The
Lost Economy
One
of
th e
consequences of the
su
de n
loss of
Ne w
York
City wa s
t
near
destruction
of th e
U.s. econom
system. Billionsofdollarsdisappear
into the mists, as stock
holders an
e ve n e ntire
executive boards of Fo
tune
500
compani es w ere
lost. n
emergency
legislation
prevente d t
entire
economy
from disintegrating
The legislation
has
nationalized an
funds
or
companies that could not
legitimately claimed. Surviving mem
bers of Boards of Directors were giv
complete control, or, lacking that,
R
gional Directors were empowered
convenea ne w Board ofDirectors.Ve
few companies were nationalized,
an
those that were
were
1eased
H
to oth
companies until the rightful controlle
of the company were discovered.
f
t
company owners
don t
claim the com
pany within six
months
of the concl
sion of the war, the
company will
th
be pu t up
to
open
auction.
The handling of
personal
fortun
was m uch mor e
dirficuJt.
Immedia
relatives
were
given
temporary
co
trol of stocks, bondsa nd othe r sourc
of income,
or barring
that, the
govem
ment
seized control of
th e
funds. Wh
this
ha s disallowed
th e
transfer
stocks, it
ha s provided enough
stab
ity to
allow major companies
to rec
perate from th e losses that they su
fered
during
the invasion
insuran
companies didn t have
to
compensa
for losses because
th e
invasion
w
officially declared
an
Act of God )
Themajor U.s. stock
exchange
is
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although
the blossoming
a Stock Exchangealso has much
fluence. Because of the volatiJe na
of theworld,both stockexchanges
to round-the-clock trading,
it is known that Congress is
to
suspend
trading until
economy
is more stable.
Future
Economics
Future prospects for the
U S
are
onableatbest. A
number
ofvari
areat
stake: if the southern states
e serious about their intent toestab-
an independent nation, the rest of
e
country will lack the economic
scle to take the war to the edeinos,
d
the
U.s. will be forced into a de
sive posture.
Currently
t
appears
that
the
efforts are stalled - this
persists, the U.S.
should be
ble to rally and regain much terri
Another very
important
factor is
tremendous Japanese investment
California. In many
ways
this
ispropping up the wholestate,
d
lending economic strength to the
st of the country - Japan could con
vably destabilize the country by
reatening to pull out, and the gov
nment knows this. This makes the
dependent on the goodwill of
for the time being.
Despite the gloomy side
of
the eco
ic analysis, the fact is that the re
ining U.s. territory is capable
of
ueingmost ofits necessary goods.
th strict oil conservation, the U.s.
go on independently although
standard
of living
would
decline
the domestic infrastructure was
lt back
up
to full strength.
Chapter
Tw
The National
Government
With the exception of the Delphi
the
structure
of the
national
remains essentially the
The
Congress is still technically
ponsible for making the laws, but
truthofthematteris thatthe Delphi
ncil has enough influence among
to control
what
types of
islation is passed.
President
Dennis Quartermain
DEXTERITY 7
Beast riding horses) 8 fire combat
10,
swimming
8
STRENGTH 7
TOUGHNESS
7
PERCEPTION 9
Evidenceanalysis
10
scholar poli
tics) 14, scholar military protocol)
15, trick 12
MINDS
Science political) 14, science mili
tary) 13, willpower 12
CHARISMA
10
Charm 12, persuasion 14 taunt 1
SPIRIT 9
Faith Presbyterian) 10 intimid
tion 16 reality 16
Possibilities: 21
Description: Dennis Quartermai
when first selected as the Secretary
Defense, never thought that he wou
end
up
becoming President
of
th
United States. His aims were hone
hewanted
to protect thecountry h
loved to the best of his capacity. H
fought for increased military fundin
and
constantly
reminded
Dougl
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of the threat from the Soviet
Howev er , th e time he spent in
gtonchanged
his
pointofview.
by constant arguments with
binet members, an d frustrated at
ngress inability to see the danger
by theSoviets, as well asMiddle
stern countries, he realized that he
s
the only on e in the entire govern
who
knew what had to be done
only himself and Ellen Connors.
he turmoil which nearly destroyed
nation cast him into the limelight.
was disturbed by the
ady slide into anarchy that the
U S
emed headed for, an d he realized
he w as the only individual in the
inet capable of leading the United
tates in this military crisis. Shortly
ter being selected for the office of
serving
under
nathan Wells, he
wa s
responsible
r the removal ofWells and his place
nt in the Oval Office.
Now that he has had a taste of
an d become convinced of his
n infallibility, he will do anything
h:>ld power. He believes that the
phiCouncil will beable todo what·
isnecessaryto keephim in power.
President Timothy Adamsll
DEXTERItY.
Fire combat
9
STRENGTH 7
TOUGHNESS.
PERCEPTION 9
Scholar
business)
13, scholar
(stocks) 14 trick 10
MIND7
Willpower 9
CHARISMA 9
Charm
10, persuasion
10
taunt 10
SPIRIT 8
Intimidation 9, reality
12
Possibilities: 6
Description:
T im ot hy A da ms
mes from a strong business back
and made his fortune with a
llStreet investment firm. His natu
aptitude for business enabled him
make many contacts throughout
and when
Kent
wa s
Adams
was the nearly unani
us choice for Secretary of Com
No w that he has been vaulted
o the position of Vice-President, he
s
become a vocal
p ro po ne nt o f
policies.
Ty Gardner, on e of the most influ
ential senators in Houston, ha s be
comea folk herobecauseof his efforts
to
stop
themostoppressive legislation
that
h s een
broughtbeforetheUnited
States Congress.
Senator
Ty
Gardner
DEXTERlTY7
Fire combat 8 maneuver 9
STRENGTH.
Climbing
10
TOUGHNESS.
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis 9, scholar (fund·
raising) 12 scholar (politics) 13
MIND 8
Science (political) 11 willpower 14
CHARISMA 11
Charm
14
persuasion 16 taunt 12
SPIRIT •
Intimidation 12 reality
15
Possibilities: 3
Description: Ty Gardner (D-Ne
braska)hascontinuallyrun ona
popu
listplatform.Hefeels thatQuartermain
has done a horrible job
running
the
country, and that President Kent
would neverhavesupported Quarter
main s move to the Presidency. His
rallyingcry, Whosehome willbe next,
an d how longwill it takeQuartermain
to do something about t has be
come a well-known slogan. Gardner
isn t a particularly talented politician,
although he is honest
an d fights for
what he believes in. He is very charis
matic, and has been known to chase
skirts with a ferocity that is almost
unbelievable. He doesn t completely
change an opinion because of the in
fluence
of
pressure groups, although
he has been known to soften a point
of view if he receives substantial con
tributions.
Houston
H ou sto n h as become a modern
boom town
due
to the increase in oil
prices and the relocation of the na
tional government here. The city has
been struggling for years to come out
of the recession inspired by rock·bot
tom oil prices in the mid-1980 s (the
Sight of vacant
office buildings was
unforgettable toTexans), and with the
recession came a skyrocketing crime
rate,as weUas lingeringpoverty.While
the government has injected millio
into the city s economy, an d there a
many new
jobs
to be had
in
the cit
the
rottom
line is that crime is still
problem an d there still aren t enoug
jobs
as far as most people in Nor
America are concerned.
The crime problem came to a hea
whenRep.TommyKeiser (R·ME)w
attacked and stabbed by a mugge
The response was predictably milit
ristic, and a kind of martial law is
effect in the city - only authorize
government officialsar e allowed to
ou t
after
11
PM in downtown area
an d foot patrols by police, local mi
tia and army officials) have been a
signed to wealthier residential neig
borhoods.
There are several important loc
tions for downtown
Houston.
1. Delphi Council Headquarter
Located in Walter Tower, the Delp
Council s offices take up the enti
building. Fromhere, reports from fie
agents in the Living Land and aroun
the world are analyzed an d filed. T
DelphiCouncil meets in an x p n s i
conference room five floor belo
ground level.
Members of the Inner Circle ha
theirofficesonthe45-49th floors. Ell
Connorshas theentire50th floorat h
disposal. There are
tw o dozen guar
on each of these floors, as well as
security c rd system to prevent una
thorized access.
Security is tight, with five arm
guards
in the lobby
at
all times, and
least five on all floors (especially se
sitive floors, such as those with com
puter records, would have at least
o
dozen guards
on duty). Each elevat
has an armed
guard.
Security is controlled from the25
floor. With the combination of t
guards
walkie talkies and the sec
rity cameras installed on all floors an
in elevators, it s almost impossible f
persons to move
around
unnotice
The elevators inthe lobby goto thec
garage, as well as every floor of t
building. However, the conferen
room can only e reached by an e
press elevator that runs only betwe
the 25th floor and the subterrane
conference area. This below groun
area also servesas
an
emergency sh
ter in case of nuclear attack.
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Chapter
T
Mr
President:
The
Living Land
invasion
has
proven
damaging
to
our nei ghbo r
to
the north, but
the
Canadian people
have come to
grips with
the
real i ty
of the present
predicament, and
the
war goes
on. The
people
a re t ro ub le d, but not defeated and def in i te ly not
without
hope. On th e o th er
side
of the scale , the
people
of
Mexico
were able to
avoid
invasion,
yet the in f lux of refugees from the United Sta tes has exacerbated problems with
overcrowding,
unemployment,
poverty,
crime,
and
shortages of
food.
The Canadian
government
has mobilized the pe op le o f
tha t
proud nation, with
mil i ta ry
forces
doing a
r emarkable job o f holding
t e r r i to ry
on the Ontario
and
Bri t ish Columbian
f ronts . The government
has ut i l i zed
many Storm
Knights for
various
missions
into the
occupied
realms, and the information
they
have gathered
has
been of immense help. In
fact , my sources ind icate tha t the tak in g of the Northern
Lands
is jus t the s ta r t -
a major
e f fo r t
to retake Vancouver , and gain c lear passage to
vi t a l
Paci f ic por t towns,
may be soon
enacted.
With
coordination from U.S.
forces,
the r ec la im ing o f washington
s ta te may
be
a d is ti n ct p o ss ib ili ty .
Of course, not
everything
has
come
easy
to
the Canadians. For one thing, the
t rad i t iona l animosity
of the
English-speaking
Canadians in
the eas tern provinces
and
the French Canad ians
in
Quebec
has
reached a new height in tens ion . The
breakdown
of
several
conferences
to
smooth
over
the
s i tua t ion
i s
indica t ive
of the
problem,
and
with the government now
in
Regina, ins tead of nearby Ottawa, the French Canadians fee l
a t
l iber ty to act
as they please.
The Quebec
National
Anthem
is
now the
only
one played
a t
social
ac t iv i t ies ,
non-Francophones are openly discriminated agains t , and there
is an obvious indifference to the pol ic ies origina t ing in
Regina.
Most of Quebec s
representa t ives refuse to come
to nat iona l
l eg i s l a t ive
sess ions , and i t
is known tna t
Quebec has i t s
own
embassy in
Avignon. The
feeling of Quebec
pour les Quebecois
and
the desi re
for Quebec Liberte (Quebec as
an
independent nation) has
nearly
overwhelmed
the
people
of the province.
Quebec i s
independent in act ion , ident i ty and thought, and i f
you
asked the
average
Canadian on the
s t ree t ,
he
would say,
Let them go. They ve
been
a
pain
the ass
for
years .
Of
course,
our
knowledge
tha t
the
Cyberpapacy
h as b rought
a
bridge
down
near Quebec
City
is of major concern to
both
of our governments, although we cannot
go public
with
th i s
pronouncement
unt i l we can do something about
i t .
Mexico has
benef i t ted
only s l ight ly
from the free trade
agreement
tha t
has
just been
signed. The thousands of refugees who have f led into th i s already t roubled
country
have been
more
than enough to offse t the economic benef i t of higher
o i l
pr ices and
increased investment from th e no rth.
The country s t ruggles under the socia l costs of i t s increased
populat ion,
while s t i l l
t ry ing
to
payo f f enough of i t s debt so
tha t
a
foreign
company doesn t come in
and
buy
o ff
the natura l
resources
Mexico real izes
tha t i t
must s trengthen i t s economic
posi t ion so tha t i t doesn t have to beg
for
investment
and
be
a t
a
severe d isadvantage
when
negotiations for
the contracts are underway. The future prospects
for
th i s
country
remain
about
what
they
were
b efo re th e
war, which is
a t
l eas t
hopeful in
l igh t
of
how
much of the world
has reacted.
The government, though corrupt (what else
is
new in
th i s
country?) ,
i s
stable ,
and th e
people
support i t because
they
know t s preferab le
to anarchy. Once some of the refugees begin returning
to
America, the economy should
be
in much bet t e r shape as long as o il
prices
remain where they are now
Sincerely,
onnie Consuela, Reg iona l Information Director, North America
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The
Delphi Council
Worldbook
Council Guards
DEXTERITY
9
Fire
combat 12,
dodge
It , melee
combat It ,
unarmed
combat 12
STRENGTHS
TOUGHNESS. (13)
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis 12, f ind 11, f irst
aid
10,
languages
(French)
10,
lan
guages (Spanish) 12, trick 12
MIND.
Test
11
CHARISMA
7
Taunt 11
SPIRIT 7
Intimidation
10
Possibility
Potential: some 45
Equipment: MI6 Assault
Rine
value 20,
ammo
10,
range
3-
50/400), billy club
STR
+3/19),
Badge, walkie
talkie,
bullet
proof
t (TOU
+
5/18).
Council Director
Connors
DEXTERITY
9
Dodge
10, fire
comb.,t 14, stealth
10
STRENGTH.
TOUGHNESS 7
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis IS,scholar(poli
tics)12,scholar(subvcrsion)15, trick
MI
Test
16,
willpower
17
CHARISMA
10
Charm
16,
persuasion 15 taunt
18
SPIRIT 10
Intimidation
17, reality 18
Possibilities:
15
oesc:ription: Ellen Connors
was
a
SenatoronCapital il l formany
and
was the cold,
cunning and
person who
was just r ight to
un the
Delphi
Council
once
it was
She has contacts every
and
most
people with any
of
power
owe
her
favors.
As
n example,
she
was able
to
call upon
r friends in the
military to discredit
and Coyote when they
testified
Connors was
responsible
for
Dou
Kent s murder.
Though no t
physically
impressive,
is devilishly
persuasive and
intelligent.
Of
all the
gov
officials in Houston,
sh e
is by
r the wors t to make
an enemy
of.
2.
Central
Intelligence Agency
Headquar ters: The
22
he
Delphi Council
The
DelphiCoundJ
isanexdu
sive think-tankcreated
by
the late
President
Wells,
and
answerable
only
to
the President
himself.
Funding comes f rom a
variety
of
miscellaneous headings, which
individua lIydon td raw the
atten
tion
of a suspiciousCongress, but
total over three billion
dollars
per
year
for
operations
and research.
The
Delphi
CoundJ is
officially
charged
with
reporting
to
th e
President
on
matters
of
vital na
tional interest,
with
specific re-
gard tothe
PossibilityWar.;:,and is
authorized to make l aws to pre-
serve the nation s
security.
TheDelphiCouncil isofficially
a think-tank that is supposed to
advise the
president
on
the reali-
ties of the
war
situation.
Within
thebounds
of
natiol k11 security,
the Delphi Council
has great
lati-
tude
to
create
legislation.
If Con
gressdisagrees with a law, it
may
take the law
directly
to the
50-
premeCourt,buttheDelphiCoun-
cil
members have
been
crafty
enough
to write
an
overwhelm
ing
numbe r o f
different
regula-
tionswhichtogethergivethecoun
cilgreatauthority-Congresscan
only disassemble theacts oneat a
time. The Delphi Council is
unof
ficially authorized to circumvent
the
illegal processand implement
whatever
procedures
it feels are
necessary regardless of legality.
TheDelphi
Council ad
vises the
Presidentonadaily
basisand also
issues
an annual
report
summa-
rizingthe
world-wide
activities
of
the
High
lords,
as
weU
as
the
actions
of
other nations.
TheDelphiCouncil isadminis
tered by Ellen Connors, a former
Senator who was appointed
by
President
Quartermain. The In-
nerCircle
of theCouncil
is
respon
sible for providing
expert
opin
ions on
the
matters of
national
importance,
and
the
defense
con
glomerate, the armed forces
and
educational institutionsare repre-
sented
on
the InnerCircle.
The
Delphi
Council s General
Committeeisactuallysmallerthan
the Inner Circle. Each member
is
responsible
for the smooth ad
ministration of some facet
of
the
Coundl,and
includes
the
Regional
Information Directors.
The
next
layer of
theCouncil is
the AdministrativeCouncil.
In-
dividuals within this moderate
level
of
the
Council
are
respon
sibJeforcataloguinganddetailing
,he reports filed
by
the
Delphi
Council field agents, as well as
monitor media outlets
for favor-
able media reporting.
The
lowest level
of Delphi
Council operations
are
the vari-
ous field agents, domestic agents
and
Spartans.
Domesticfield
agentsare
based
in
majordtiesand
are
responsible
for the
coordination of
Spartan
and
Storm Knight activities.
Most
of
the domestic field agents are
open about their affiliations (and
most law enforcement officials
know
enough
to give
Delphi
Council agents
whatever they
want), although there
are
also
many
undercover
agents
to
watch
for suspicious activities and c0
vertly monitor foreigners
(and
other
agents).
Spartans
are
the
armed muscle
of
the Delphi CoundJ,
and
are
responsible for maintaining
order
in
border
regions (near theUving
land),
as well
as
military activi-
ties within the
boundaries
of the
invaded
territory.
Spartans
are
trained at O and various mili-
tary fadJities,
but
are directly un-
der thecontrolof theDelphiCoun
cil.
The Delphi Council has also
been
given
authorization
todirect
the activities
of
the
FBI and
CIA,
although these
two organizations
are making great efforts to
sub
vert
the directives they aregiven.
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headquarters is a
very
modest,
t
spy-proof,
five-story
building in
e
heart of Houston.
The
agency has
a great dea l of suspicion
the Delphi Counci l,
and
expends
a great dea l of fund
g observing the activities of Delphi
Inner Circle members. The
A isalso suspicious of the japanese,
d
it
is
rumored (among
Storm
that
the upper
echelons
of
areaware
ofthe true
nature
of
Kanawa Corporation.
3. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Headquarters:
The
has
been
largely under the
indirect
of
the Delphi
Council
under
Quartermain s administra
I agents are still
responsible
investigations of organized
crime
corrupt government
officials, bu t
have also been directed
to
inves
which may
other
realm
activities. FBI
in fact, warned the
Delphi
unci l of
th e impending
Tharkold
sion of Los Angeles four
days be-
re it
happened.
The
FBI
is legally
to turn
over
all of its files to
e Delphi
Council,
but FBI Director
ll Williamsis highlysuspicious
Ellen Connors (especially consider
g that she did nothing about th e
invasion),and sohasdirected
s
agents to keep
a
close eye
on
nors, her uncomfortably cozy af
with the japanese,
and
her
lings with Quartermain.
hall Will iams
DEXTERITYS
Dodge 11, fire combat 13,lock pick
ing 10, melee weapons 10, presti
digitation
11,
stealth
14
STRENGTHS
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION 11
Air
vehicles 12,
evidence
analysis
15, find 14, first aid 13, land vehicles
12 scholar (intelligenceopera tions)
19, tracking 14, trick 16, water ve
hicles
12
MIND 10
Science (surveillance devices) 16,
survival 15, test 14, willpower 15
CHARISMA
9
Charm
11, persuasion 10,
taunt
12
SPIRIT S
Faith (Methodist) 9, intimidation
11, reality 14
Possibilities:
10
Description:
Marshall
isa man
who
worked
his
way up
from
the
field to
th e
director of
the
FBI. In
his
mid
fifties,
Marshall
has been
around
long
enough
to
know
when there s some
thing
that s
being
hidden, and he
knows the Delphi
Council
has some-
thing
big th ey re hiding. Directly
against orders
from
the
president, he
has
ordered his best
agents
to
begin
a
quiet
investigation
of Delphi Council
activities.
He
has
also
offered
some
Storm Knights amnesty regarding the
Storm Knights Registration Act pro
vided. they help with the investiga
tion. His efforts
so
far have produced
nothing
conclusive, bu t he
remains
undaunted.
4.Crocket Hall, U.S. House of Rep
resentatives: (formore information,see
page 52 of
Tile
Cassandm Files
5. RepublicHouse,President sResi
dence
6.
Tannerston Hall, U.S. Senate
7.
The Justice Building, U.S.
Su
preme
Court
8.
Joint Chiefs
of
Staff
9.
Smithsonian Institue,
Houston
Branch
10.Possibility InvasionWarMemo
rial
11.
Department of the Treasury
12. Department of Crisis Manage-
ment
13. Department of
Commerce
14. Department of
Defense
15 . Environmental
Protection
Agency
16.
Common Ground
Association
Headquarters: (Fora
mapofthis build
ing, see page 51 of
Tile
Cassandra
iles
This bui ld ing has
been
bombed. by
opponents of the CGA at least five
times
in the pas t six
months,
but the
CGA Board of Directors always
re -
turns and rebuilds.TheCGA
has been
forced to put up bulletproof glass,
as
well
as
reinforced
and
armored. walls,
and
they have placed a metal detector
at the entrance
to
stop smuggled fire
a rms and bombs.
Unfortunately
for
the CGA, the police department of
Houston has
been
extremely
hesitant
to investigate
th e
bombings, all of
ChapterTw
which have been
deemed inconcl
sive
evidence
regard ingperpetrators
However,
the
city of
Houston wo
allowCGA
to arm its
guards,
nor ta
any other more elaborate secur i
measures.Themessage isde r W
don t
want you:
17 . CyberF rance Consul at
Cyberpapal Nuncio: The
agents
jean Malraux have conducted seve
espionage
operations
from here, t
most
famous of which
was the
kidna
ping of a NASA scientist. Malrau
diplomats have
accomplished lit
since their arrival in Houston, but th
have
beenable togather infonnation
U.s. intelligence activities in Europ
There is a
general
feeling of hostil
toward
Americans within
the boun
of
the consulate.
18. Ayslish Embassy:
The
Aysli
embassy
is
under theaxiomsof
Aysli
reality due to a seriesof talismans th
are kept on the embassy grounds. T
quirks of magic have attracted ma
disenchanted Core Earthers, an
relations between
Quartermain a
Ardinay s
supportersare
quite
stron
19.
Nile
Embassy: Mobius dip
mats
are
transferred in
and out
of
t
country
so
quickly t ha t
few
Houston s government officials
get
know these people on a first nam
basis. Although it was rumored. th
the
Nile
would offer an alliance
to
t
UnitedStates, relationscooled
qu
ick
If
the
U.S.
ever
found
ou t
about M
bius early support of Baruk Kaah, t
Nile delegation would becertain to
thrown out of the
country.
20. Kanawa Corporation Offic
The
Kanawa Corporation offices a
the
center of
the efforts by
Kanawa
ge t
favorable
trade
deals.
While t
Kanawa
Corporation is publicly qu
about
its activities, the behind-th
scenes
deals with Congressmen, go
ernment officials and businessm
from other companies help secure
vorable trade conditions for 332
main
company.
21.
Japanese Embassy (Kana
controlled)
22. General Automatons Hea
quarters
23.
Consolidated Defense Indu
tries
Headquarters
23
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Chapter T
4
Magikallndustries U.S. Head
arters: This London-based corpo
ation employs spell casters to pu t
le enchantments upon common
ds. The
U S
division has naturally
enchantments
with a
gic axiom of 7 or lower, and while
ost of the enchantments are truly
seful. the novelty of the goods has
een able to get U.s. sales
up
to
50
lion dollars in the final halfof 1991.
25.
Th e
Houston CI rollicle: The
paperof record in the Houston
ea, theChronicle has beenhit hard by
e cutthroat competitionof the Advo-
an d has also been handicapped
a sudden inability toget stories first
rompted by the activities of the
Ad-
6 The Houston dvocate The
ston Advocate
is a Kanawa-owned
startedoffwithabang
t
broke a police brutality scandal.
e
paper
has since been an advocate
Quartermain s strong-arm tactics
d oppressivelegislation in the name
ving the nation. The paper
lyavoidsdealing withaspectssuch
international trade, and makes ev
ry effort to paint all
edeinos an d
katts as enemiesto theUnitedStates.
7 NBC NewslHeadquarters
8
ABC
NewslHeadquarters
9
CBS NewslHeadquarters
30.
NTN News/Headquarters
31. Freedom Hotel: This luxury
tel is the establishmentof choice for
iting businessmen and dignitaries.
sohasa busynightlifewhichshows
ff the American culture mixing with
e varied an d unique cultures from
ll over the world.
Los Angeles
os Angeles truly has become the
City of Demons. The city is caught
een threedifferent
realities-
the
techno-demons the
llions of yen into the economy) and
eEartherscaughtin themiddle.
Spartan operatives have been in
erted into the highest levels of the
nawa administration, and contacts
ave been made with members of the
ace. Thegovernment, at the prompt-
ing of the Kanawa Corporation,
ha s
encouraged residents to stand and
fight for the city.
For
more information
on os Angeles, see theTIwrkold source
book and the Los Angeles itybook
Sacramento
Sacramento haspubliclybeen called
a miracle and tribute to American
ingenuity. Of course, no one outside
of the Kanawa Corporation and the
Delphi Council realizes that the vic-
tory was caused by the Japanese. T
U S government hasencouraged Jap
nese investment s imply because
d oe sn t k no w that 3327 brought
maelstrom bridge down into the ar
The High Lord is walking a very fi
line to keep his secret quiet, an d h
been
forced to
use the Yakuza a
hired. agents
toeliminateanyone
w
threatens to expose his secret, inclu
ing Delphi Council and FBI agents
Still, most stormers an d Sto
Knights operating for any length
time in the area become suspicious
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the nature of the miracle zone, an d
blind is s ta rt ing to crumble.
What he will do to preserve his secret
is
unknown at this time, but he will
do
something.
Orlando
The resort city
of
Orlando, Florida
has now replaced Hollywood as the
ter ta inment capital of the United
ates. Most of the major special ef
fects houses, as well as all of the
stu-
os, have moved their headquarters
to the rapidly
growing
city.
Thecity has also become a centerof
development as a result of
the amazing ne w special effects that
are being pioneered for movies - it
s that thesedaysanyonecan
doa
great-lookingcomputerized
dinosaur
r Orrorshan creature. Of course, Or
lando, Miami,
Houston a nd Los
An
geles
ar e about
the only cities in the
U.S. where visitors from the other
realms don t draw a crowd - people
from other realms have come here
looking forwork as actors, writersand
enter1aioers,
or
viewOrlandoasa place
to get acclimated to the social struc
ture of the United States before de
parting for other cities in search of
work
an d
wealth.
Because of the
innux
of wealthy
celebrities,land valueshavegone from
outrageous to astronomical. Many
of
the city s poorer residents have been
forced into
cheaper
suburbs, creating
a
tremendous
drain on the already
dwindling
water
table.WhileOrlando
remains a fairly S fe
an d
very deal
city, there has been a
steady
increase
in
crime
in th e neighboring cities.
onetheless, it is still a magic city
that draws dreamersand starlets from
all over the country.
NASA
With the POSSibility Wars raging,
ASA sspace night
program
hasbeen
stalled.Whilestilloperating(and mak
ing some progress), NASA s funding
an d operations have been cu t signifi
cantly. Many of the employees, espe
cially the
computer
engineers, have
goneinto the entertainment field. StilJ,
26
adie-hardgroupofscientistsstillplug
away at their work.
The leader
of
these die-hards
is
a
y ou ng m an named Michael Vaccaro.
Originaily from upsta tePennsyl
va
nia,
Michael has devoted himself to his
work, trying to forget the wars that
rage beyond the borders of his com
puter
lab. While not the most well
known of the scientists remaining at
NASA, he is the inspiration of the
group - in fact, there have been sev
eral attempts to either hi re a way or
eliminate
Vaccaro by
ippon,
Cyberpapat and Nile agents. far,
he has either been too lucky
or
too
persistent tobedeterred fromhiswork.
Michael Vaccaro, Computer
Engineer
OEXTERITY8
Dodge
9,
fire combat
10,
lock pick
ing
9,
melee weapons
10,
missile
weapons
9,
running 10, stealth 10
STRENGTH.
TOUGHNESS.
PERCEPTION 12
D iv in at io n m ag ic 13, evidence
analysis 15, find 13, first aid 13, land
vehicles 13,scholar (computers) 17,
scholar (astronomy) 15, space ve
hides 13
MIND 13
Science computers) 18, science
(physics)15,survivaI14,wiUpower
16
CHARISMA 8
SPIRIT
to
Faith (confidence) 14, intimidation
(16), reality 17
Possibilities: 15
Description: Vaccaro looks very
much the average man.
He
is about
6 0 , weighing somewherearound 210
lbs. However, he is remarkable when
working
or
helping others. He is able
to take the best in his associates
an d
bring
to the surface.
far, he has used this ability with
great effectiveness,
by
helping to keep
the NASA
program
together. Also, he
secretly assistsolherStonn Knights in
their fights against the High Lords.
He
is very secretive in his assistance, bu t
he often trades knowledgewith those
Knights he is able to meet
an d
be-
friend.
Miami
Miami has become
a
rowdy tra
city
because
of the increased popu
tion of southern Florida,
an d
becau
of the drug gangs that continue
dominate the crime scene in the cit
The population o f t he city proper h
swaDen to nearly
double
its pre-inv
sion size, an d Dade County has one
the quickest
growing
populations
the nation.
The Port of Miami is a bustling r
gion
of
the city, where inhabitants
every realm ply their goods for sale
U.s. merchants. Gleaming skyscra
ers have gone
up
in the area at
reco
speed, while thedocks have been ra
idly expanding to account for the i
creased ship trade. Ships from Ays
theNile Empireand
theCyberpapa
are docked alongside
Core
Earth v
hides, all t ee mi ng w it h go od s f
wealthyAmericanconsumersand co
porations.
The
Street
Tuffs
Miami has beena city to m by rac
violence
over
the past severalyears,
incoming C ub an a nd o th er Hispan
refugees an d blacks have continua
dashed over a variety of issues. T
most violent an d vocal Miami stre
gang
to emerge in recent months a
theStreetTuffs, a predominantly bla
gang that has
dominated much
of t
wealthier down town area (most
their activities take place at night
an
involve hassling lone individuals).
Typical Street Tuff
DEXTERITY 9
Dodge 12, fire combat 10, mel
weapons
running 10, unarm
combat
10
STRE GTH8
TOUGHNESS
10
PERCEPTION 8
Language
9,
trick 10
MINDS
Streetwise 12
CHARISMA 8
Persuasion 10, taunt 11
SPIRIT8
Intimidation 12
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2 Soto Investments
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Headquarters
4. Delphi Council
Field Office
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Description: The Street Tuffs are,
forthemostpart, local muscle. Mostof
them are just kidswhoare responding
to their
environment-by
killing, loot
ing, and stealing. However, some of
the older members have been known
to engage in mercenary jobs, either
beingpitted against rival gangs
or
tar
gets chosen by whoever has the best
offer. The Tuffs are aggressive and
arrogant, but they aren t soldiers. f
they meet substantial resistance, they
will fold
or
run
- though
surrender
is
becoming less and less of an option.
Atlanta
The capital of Georgia has become
the center of the Southern Secession
ist movement . In recent years, At
lanta has become a center of commu
nication, transportation and technol
ogy, and many companies that Oed
overpriced Silicon Valley relocated in
Georgia. Georgia is a major producer
of paper goods, transportation equip
ment,agricultural productsand chemi
cals, and has a tremendousamount of
economic might in the region.
ThepeopleofAtlanta feel that Presi
dent
Quartermain
is an
ineffectual
buffoon
who
is totally incapable of
saving theUnitedStates; there is strong
sentiment that theSouth should form
a more regional government for mu
tual defense. Cyberpapal companies
have quiet ly invested in this region
and are making handsome profits
through the introductionofminor tech
nological advances; they are also en
couraging secessionist feelings in
an
effort to curry favor
with
the local
government. They are
toningdown
the ir Catholicism, however, as the
majority of those involved in the se ·
cessionist movement are not friendly
with any kind of papist.
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
continues
to
hol
against against the Living Land, b
much of the
populat ion has
bee
evacuated to reasonably secure Co
Earth territory. Mayor Tim Adleson
militia has been severely strained
cause the 157th Infantry Division h
been moved out of Philadelphia. Th
Storm Knights in the region continu
to provide supplies for the city, whic
hasdwindled toa
populationofa
litt
under one
million.
Detroit
The
Delphi Council s quiet effor
to shut down Detroit have ceased b
causetheCouncil realizes that thecit
in and of itself,won t hamper the w
effort. Many of the
war
vehicles pr
duced
in the city go directly into se
vice for the 40th Infantry and 63
Artillery Divisions.
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Hawaii
Th e
island
state
of Hawaii isstill far
from
th e
worries of
th e
con-
ntal United States and ha s become
independent
in spirit.
e-
of the island s
convenient loca-
it
remains a
stop
over for flights
d ships
from all over the Pacific
m leading to a mixture of realms
d
cultures. prime interest toStorm
isth e mysteriousGuildmaster
o
is
recruiting them for missionsall
e r t he
world.
Unknown to the U.s. government
primarily
theGuildmaster sdoing
at has kept Hawaii an American
te. She feels that he r organization
d
Hawaii in general will function
under th e nominal protection of
e American government. So far sh e
s proven very cooperative in rela·
w it h t he U S.
an d
she intends to
their working relationship
as long as they don t endanger her
See
th e
Jllfill verse
Update Volume
for more informalion
on
the Guild-
master
an d
he r
organization.
Canada
Canada has regained its equilib .
rium af ter the chaos that developed
when the national government in Ct ·
tawa was overrun by the liVing Land.
Now
t he n at io na l government is
firmly re·established in
Regina
Saskatchewan
an d
th e war effort has
een fairly successful.
Th e
national
spirit is good Canadians
know
th e
fight will
be
long an d bitter bu t they
didn t start
th e
wa r
with the over·
whelmingarrogance of the Americans
an d
no w
that they have
w on so me
decisive battles the
country
is confi·
dent
that
it will ult imately
win the
war.
Canada s
greatest
source
of trouble
is
th e
militant
segment of th e
French
C a na d ia n p o pu la t io n in
Quebec
which has assumed controlof the prov·
ince as soon as th e
Cyberpapacy
dropped the maelstrom b ri dg e i n
uebec
City.
Canada s mi li ta ry ma chin e ha
come up to full speed as most of th
automobile manufacturing plants i
th e center of th e country remained
Core Earth hands. They
have
bee
converted to the produc tion of mil
tary vehicles which ar e seeing actio
in British Columbia Ontario
and o
th e American fronts in theGreat Lake
states. Many Canadian factories hav
been converted to weapons manufa
turing
an d
many arms are purchase
from Hachiman Arms.
Canada has been able to a vo id t h
rampant crime problemsof th e Unite
States due to much stricter gu n contro
laws. Th e proliferation of heavy mil
tary weapons hasenabledcriminalst
get their hands on powerful weapon
but the
Ca na dian people ar e
dete
mined not tolosecontrolof theirstree
to
th e
drug smugglers an d a
prim
emphasis of law enforcement is th
confiscation of illegal weapons.
Likewise themilitarizationof
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of
the Canada-U.s.
border has
sty·
mied
another source
of trouble for
th e
Canadians: the drug
trade. While still
in existence, it
ha s
becoming
much
harder
for
drugs
to
m ak e t he ir
wa y
over
th e
Canadian borderand
inlothe
h an ds o f
the wai ting populace. As a
resuH,
many former
users
have either
fled
south to
be nearer
theirsupply, or
have
kicked
th e
habit.
Montreal
Montreal is no
longer
a bustling.
bilingual
metropolis, bu t an aban
doned,
decaying city.
Th e
city was
carefully, bu t
promptly, evacuated
as
soon as
t he s to rm
fronts
approached
within
tw o
hours
driveof
th e
city lim·
its.Mostof
th e
people
were
directed to
refugee camps further
up
th e St.
lawrence
river, leaving
behind one of
th e
most
historic cities
on th e
conti·
nent.
T he c ur re nt p op ul at io n
num·
bersonly
in
the thousands,
and,
while
th e
Canadian
army makes
regular
patrols of
th e
city to
prevent
looting
and random
destruction
the
presumI>
tionbeing
that therewill besomething
left when
th e
war
is
over),
th e
city is in
a sorry state.
Toronto
On e
of
th e
fastest
growing
cities in
North
America
is no w
in
th e
territory
of
th e
edeinos,
b ut t he
resislancecom
munities haven t given up thestruggle.
It is believed that
an amusement park
just
o ut si de t he
city, Lakeside Park,
has become a
hard
point of
Earth s re-
alily. It is not
known
exactly
w hy t he
area
ha s resisted
th e
invaders, but
th e
focus of
the zone appears
be
a
huge
ferris wheel called
simply The
Big
Wheel.
The leader
of Ihe
community
is
only
known
to authorities as
1 he
Magician,H an d seems to
have
a fond·
ness
for
simple
sleight-of-hand
trioo
and
classic art.
Th e Magician
DEXTERITY 10
Prestidigitation 15
STRENGTHS
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION 11
Divinationmagic16, find 14 scholar
(magic lore) 15, scholar (storytel·
ling) 15, tracking 13, Irick 18
MIND 13
Apportation
magic 18 artist (mu
sic) 16,artist (painting) 15 survival
16 test 18,
willpower
21
CHARISMA
14
Charm 18,
persuasion 19
taunt 20
SPIRIT 11
Intimidation 21, reality 15
Possibilities: 14
Arcane
knowledges an d spells:air
4 mda1 3, i a imate 3, folk 3 -
he
currenlly
possesses a
wide range
of
low-axiom spells similar to those in
th e
ysl sourcebook an d
th e
Torg
Worldbook
bu t
at
lower
effect values
Equipment:Guitar, notebook, flow
ers, juggling balls, cape, folding to p
hat, cane
damage value
STR +2/10),
white
gloves (several pairs), bullhorn
Description:
Th e
Magician is
a
kindly
old
ma n who
most resembles
th e
huckster/wizard from Tile Wiznrd
olOz.This is intentional.Th e Magician
h el ps k eep
morale high
an d
will,
on
occasion, help Knights in
mo re s ub
stantial ways. But
he
is basically
an
Chapter
entertainer
(and storyteller),
and
likes to
keep
to that.
Regina
Regina
is
a city instilled wi th
triotism
and
a
determination
th e
war. Most o f t h e
government
o
cials here
were
appointed
because
t
predecessors
were
kiUed in theslau
terat
Oltawa,and they
aredetermi
to prevent
th e
invasion from tak
an y more
innocenllives.
Regin.. l
hasmadea remarkable
tra
formation
in
the past year, becom
agricultural, industrial,communica
and sciencecenter.Manyof the refug
who managed to escape from Toro
havesettled here, and thebest andbri
est individuals from the other
m
central cities ofCalgary, Edmonton
Winnipeg have
al l
rome
Regin
pool resources and knowledge.
Od
enough,
Regina is
wherepeoplearem
likely to encounter residents from
other
realms simply because the ci
going through such great expans
an d
so
much
wealth and
POWC1
been
entrusted to its residents.
S
j
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Quebec
Liberte
The failed Meech Lake Accords,
in
spite
of
the invasion,
enough to
send the militant fac
of
French-speaking Quebec intoa
utionary frenzy. The extremists
that
the
Canadian
government
going
to let
Quebec
fall
without
a
ght. While legislation to
secede was
blocked several times, legis
banning
the use of
English in
media
or government or other
communications was
finally
after years of being stalled in
e
provincial legislature. Anti-Anglo
is fierce in a
small
but vocal
of the people
-
the average
of Quebec citizen definitely
ts to
preserve
French
culture, but
t
give
up the benefits of Canadian
tary forres.
To them, now
is
not
e time to
give
up aid unless
there
is
else to
take up the vacuum.
Of
c ou rs e, t ha t a id
has
come, qui
and without fanfare, and if the
ople knew
the source,
they would
beworried.JeanMalrauxhad
supplying French Quebec with
nancial aid and technical assistance
ofthe war, but
recently
made his final move, drop
ing an invisible
maelstrom
bridge
Quebec City. While the technol
y
has certainly been advantageous,
proclamations
the
Catholic Bishops in
the province
rry the common p<,rishioners, who
e used
to a
wilder
lifestyle
than
is
by current dictates. They
feel
threatened by
the increased
of PQ officers who are
pay
g c lo se
attention
to the actions
of
-
th e
morality o f
the
is not welcome, even if his
d is.
Claude
DEXTERITY 11
Dodge
14,
energy weapons
13,
fire
combat 13,
stealth
12
STRENGTH 9
TOUGHNESS
12 19 with
armor)
30
PERCEPTION 13
Cyberdec.k operation 20, evidence
analysis 19 find 16 language 14
scholar
religion) 16, trick 17
MIND
Test 14, willpower 14
CHARISMA
13
Charm 17, persuasion 18
SPIRIT
17
13
without
l ssing
v w
Faith
21 17),
focus 20
6 ,
intimi
dation 20(6), reality 20 16)
Possibilities:
27
Equipment: All of Rousseau s
cybergear
is d is gU is ed t o appear as
normal
flesh) - IRCOM Custom Vee
Cyberdeck response
+2,steaJth
3 pro
cessor power 4 storage 5 l God-
Beam damage value 26), Cyberware:
euraCaI,
EpiphaNeur, interdermal
plale(headandbody; TOU +7/19),Fro
CamEye. CSI
LEOs. FFO
ightView,
Avro PR II.V damage value 19), slicers
STR+2/11);
cyber
value
17
The Maritime Provinces
The Maritime provinces of
New
Foundland, Prince Edward Island,
Nova Scotia and
New
Brunswick are
extremelynervous
about
the
prospect
of an independent
Quebec,
simply
because they
fear it will be very
easy
for a distant national government
to
forget their needs. Already
these
four
provinces are far fr om the center
of
attention because the
war
zone has
effect ive ly c ut t he n at io n in half re.-
gardless of the status of
Quebec. Cur·
rently
the provinces are producing
goods
for
the
war effort and sending
s ol di er s t o fight in t he w ar ,
bu t
at this
point,
they haven t
become directly
involved
in the war.
Mexico
Mexico s biggest
problem
lies to
the
north
of the border. Fo r y ea rs ,
thousands
of people
illegally
immi·
grated to the United States seeking
jobs and a
better
life.
However, once
the i nv as io n h it, m os t of the former
Mexican nationalsrealized that Mexico
wouldn t be such a bad p lac e t o li
after aU and thousands of Americ
n at io nal s, f ro m C al if or ni a t o Texa
also looked to Mexicoas a good pla
to escape
the
grim realities
of the
w
the rest of the world had been thru
into.
Mexico sonlysaving gracehasbe
the modest
increase in oil pr ices r
sulting from increased consumptio
However, Mexico is still
plagued b
overcrowding, unemployment, po
erty, international debt and stagge
ing social problems that have
only
exacerbated
by the
invasion.
These problems have
kept
Mexi
f ro m b ec om in g a
prime
target
of
i
vaders from other realms,
but
no
with
so much
High
Lord
against Hi
Lord fighting. it is likely that the lar
population base
will attract attentio
The
Kanawa
Corporation
is
current
takingadvantage ofsome ofthe che
labor, and the
Akashans
are taking
interest in the pollution causedby th
neighbors to the north.
The
Refugee
Problem
Nearly
four million
people ha
fled the United States, overwhelmi
the infrastructure
for
the
northe
Mexican states of Chihuahua, B
CaWornia Sur,
Baja
Cal ifornia o r
Sonora, Coahuila, uevo Le6m an
TamauJipas. This area is dominat
by
deserts, steppes and fairly arid fo
ests, creating a tremendous drain
available water
supplies
for agrie
ture and other vital indust rie
Mexico s agricultural situation
w
already desperate enough to requ
importing tonsof
food every year,
b
the refugees made the situation a tr
crisis.
The United States, acknowledgi
the
crisis that is indirectly its fault,
h
sent shipments of food, water a
medicine,
but the
refugees
have
intention of
returning to the U.s. un
their homes are
saf e fr om i nv as io
Huge refugee camps have been set
in the
border
regions, but
due
t o l
security, many of the refugees ha
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and headed straight for Mexico
and the more habitable southern
of the country.They havemet
refugees from the Akashan
in·
and the Comaghaz plague-
fact, that latter difficulty could be
serious problem in the refugee
very soon.
Teotihuacan
This ancient city was briefly dosed
ast year after a series of inexplicable
ents . Reports from Storm Knight
roups indicate
that
a new
threat
to
he Earth was prevented from estab-
ishing a realm. The city, which for a
brief period had been described as
restored to its former glory,remainsin
ruins.
Now
that the site has been re
pened huge crowds have
thronged
to the sight both for its historical
im·
pact
and due
to the rumors that
bounded
after the dosing. Due tothe
iversityof theoriesandsilenceofboth
the Mexican and American govern·
ments, the city has taken on a mys -
tique
not unlike
that
of Stonehenge
and
Mount Shasta in Ca lifornia.
Thanks to the
gUidance
of Storm
Knights, we believe that all artifacts
of
a potentially dangerous nature were
found and destroyed.
Mexico City
MexicoCity, North America s larg.
est city, now
stands
at a population of
20 million, making it one of the most
polluted, overcrowded and poverty
st ricken cities in the world. Making
the situation
ever
more desperate
is
the prospect that a devastating earth·
quake,suchas happened
n
1985,could
strike at any time.
Mexico City is responsible for half
of
Mexico s industrial capacity,
and
is
one of the few placesin the country to
offer reasonably paying jobs. n o r ~
tunately the city has
been
over·
whelmed by people looking for
jobs,
so thecity is truly taken to its limitsby
the crush of peoplethat jam the Valley
of Mexico.
Currently,
many desperate
people
inhabit Mexico City,
and
if a wily
High
Lord
were to provide motiva·
tion, food, and armament the poputa·
tion could wiUinglygive up their alle
giance to
Core
Earth for food
and
shel-
Chapter Tw
ter.
Stonn
Knights operating in th
area arewe))acquainted with this p S
Sibility, but
are unable
to
counter
it.
is hoped that th e
threat
of th
Comaghazwill actually help keep th
MexicoCitypeople from goingover
to one
of
the invaders at the first
portunity.
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The Delphi Council World book
Chapter
Three
South America,
Central merica
and
the
Caribbean
outhAme<;ca'svast m;n-
eral and agricultural re-
sources,
but
lack of ex
tensive industrial facili
ties, has allowed for ex-
plosive,
but
seemingly uncontrolled
growth in the past few decades. The
result has been vast riches for some
individuals,
but
asa whole, poverty is
a tradition in this region. Argentina,
Venezuela and Brazil have had run
away inflation for years
in
1989,
Brazil's inflationratewasover 1700 ),
with this region contributing several
of the largest debtor nations in the
world - most of these nations have
been dependent upon constant refi
nancing to avoid defaulting
on
inter
national loans.
The arrival of the Akashans thrust
thecontinent intochaos. Peru, Bolivia.
Chile and Argentina were especially
hard hit, as economies and social
norms were cast aside in the rush to
embrace and control the mysterious
bie-technology. Still, thereare some
who believe that, if the Comaghaz vi
rus can be contained or destroyed
which doesn't look very hopeful at
present - thearrival oftheAkashans
may actually benefit this area of the
world.
amemaster Note
For more information on
South America and the reper
cussions of the Akashan land
ings, please
see the
p ce ods
sourcebook.
rgentina-
Behind
the Lines
President Pedro Rios,
of
the popu
lar Peron Party, faces an unenviabl
task. He rulesthe world's third larges
debtornation, and must copewith th
Akashan landing. They have sent
plague upon this nation - th
Comaghaz have infected many thou
sands throughout thecountry, and n
city,
no
town has been
free
of th
dreaded disease. Testing s prove
futile, the disease irreversible.
Rios has pulled back his trustwor
thy forces, but has had great difficult
purchasing weapons. Theonly stron
defense isaround the Federal Distric
surrounding BuenosAires.Comagha
infected individuals have continuall
made their way into the secured re
gions, with thesecreatures, for that
what these people seem to become
acting with (rightening cunning.
Mendoza
This city, located at the base of
major trade route through the Ande
Mountains,marks theedgeofadeser
Located right in the middle of th
Akashan landing sight, Mendoza ha
become
a
major stronghold fo
Akashan forces determined to elim
nate the Comaghaz, and they hav
apparently established good relation
with rogue Stonn Knights who hav
made
their way to the city.
Whilethe local citygovemment sti
maintains power, it has actively cult
vated thehelpand adviceoftheStorm
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and Akashans, primarily the
engineer Therium. The city's
of
over one
million
must
upon much
of
the surrounding
for its food, and at this time
is devoting
most
of his time
developing more efficient crops in
of weapons development.
Due
to the assistance of the Aka·
the
city leaders
have
built
an
Comaghaz
treatment
avoiding the harsh treatment
victims receive in other portions
the country.
With theassistanceof theAkashans,
eMendozans havebeen able tocare
lly regulate access to the city, and
vent an outbreak of the Comaghaz
reaching the city.
City Defenses
With
the
help
of
the Akashans, a
all four meters tall has been built
the
entire
city. All roads
have
re-routed to the city gates on the
st wall, and due to the strict
new
urity procedures, it takes a full
day
get
permission
to enter the city. In
allaircraftmustactuallyland
an
airfield ten miles
away
from the
where passengers and cargo are
ed, examined,
and shipped in.
is has
proven
inconvenient but ef
ctive - so far.
All visitorsmust proceed tothe huge
lot
just outside the city gates.
one-hour shifts, peopleare allowed
enter
the lot, park,
and enter
the
research lab. On alternate
s, thosewho
have
beencleared
by
e lab are allowed to return to their
and enter
the
city. Those
who
the tests are placed in suspended
imation within the lab. o far, this
s
been
a one-way trip.
The guard towers are nearly three
tall,
and manned by
well
ppedAkashanand human troops.
the towers, they regulate the
ooth and orderly operation
of the
detection process. At any
n time, thereareaIsoseveral dozen
patrolling the parking lot,mak
g sure that no one hides and avoids
detection process. All troops who
y come into physical contact with
individuals are
with sealed suits, and are
orders
to shoot
any
individual
who tries to make physical contact
with them.
Mendoza
Guards
DEXTERITY
Dodge 12,
energy weapons 12, fire
combat 12, melee
weapons
STRENGTH
TOUGHNEss
PER EPTION
9
Evidence analysis
12,
find 10, first
aid
MIN
Willpower 13
CHARISMA
8
SPIRIT 9
Intimidation 14
Possibility Potential: some (35)
Equipment:
Protective
suit
(TOU+10 versus airborne or chemical
attacks> equipped with one k l o m ~ t r
range
radiocom (if character receives
a leavywQund
the
suit has been punc
tured and the wearer may be infected
as norma ), Kevlar ceramic under
armor (TOU+7/15),
energy
blaster
with 2 electronicSight
damage
value
30, ammo 40, 3-100/300/500)
Description: Sealed in the brilliant
blue, face-hiding bio-safesuits, these
Chapter Th
troops inspire fearand obedience. Th
are under strict orders to defend th
cityfromComaghaz infection throu
forced testing of anyone entering
city,
and are
authorized
to kill
anyo
who
refuses to comply. Most arewe
balanced and efficient without be
ruthless, but a very few see their po
tion as a
means
for personal gain.
1.ComaghazResearch LabAll v
tors are required to submit to a co
plete bat tery of tests in this lab.
completestatistics,see the Comagh
Research Lab description.
2
City
Government
Center
T
human government, Storm Knig
and
Akashan representatives plan
defense and
continued support
of
city from this building.
3 Akashan BuildingAll Akash
in the city reside in this organic
bui
ing, which looks more like a hu
cubical tree than a building. Stand
at over 50meters tall, it towers over
oftheotherbuildings in theouterw
area.
4 Marketplace Certainly the m
interesting
portion
of the city, here
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roWERS
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The Akashan Problem
The Akashans appear,
at
first glance, to be potentially valuable allies.
However, in the opinion of myself
and
many of my field agents, they
represent a threat to U S interests, primarily through their affinity for the
Living Land. Whenever the issue is brought
up
to their leaders, they seem
to be able only to laugh and smile in their condescending way, and blather
onabout how theedeinos at leastrespecttheirenvironment.Ofcourse, they
do
admit that their actions are regrettable and typical of a less advanced
race. They alsoromment upon the misguided leaderof theedeinos, the
notorious BaNk Kaah.
Obviously, this patronizing attitude is a danger to the United States.
However, we cannot challenge the Akashans one-on-one because of their
superior te(:hnology.
It
is
my
recommendation that we attempt to foment
distrust
and
fear of the Akashans, while making every effort to control
domestic presentation of the Akashans position on the edeinos. We can
hardlyafford toallow the LivingLand residents tobeportrayedas merely
misunderstood. Alternatively,
wemaywish tocultivatebetterdiplomatic
relations with the Akashans, perhaps even to arrange formal trade
and
te(:hnology if we can manipulate the situation to
our
advantage.
Awaiting your directives,
Ellen Connors
Akashans and Mendozans are
l r n
ing much about each other through
the
shared marketplace
area.
The
Akashans will only sell a few non
military biote(:h items,
and
the major
ity of the area is dominated by pro
duce and
meat salesmen.
Comaghaz Research Lab
Therium s research into the natur
of the Comaghaz virus hasn t led to
any startling breakthroughs, but he
has developed a stopgap measure
that slows the progress of the disease
Through a combination of bio-neura
chemicalsand extremely low
tempera
tures,Theriumhasplacedseveralhun
dred victims into suspended a n i m a
tion, and, to date, none of his subject
have passed from FirstStage into
ond
Stage. He has intentionally tried
to synthesize the effects of the psioni
power suspen nim tion in order to
make it available to n o n ~ p s i o n i c s
Guards in sealed suitscan be found
throughout the research lab,directing
the movement of visitors.
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1. Entrance Every individual walk-
through this area is
scanned by
sensors
that
detect minute
r iances in
body
temperature and
2
Scanner Analysis The Akashan
c to rs in this room carefully study
infonnation gathered by
the
scan-
rs. Any
individual
with unusual
are
given
more careful
scn ·
y. A lo picking total of
16
applied
an electronic lockpick
set
is nec-
r y to force
the
way through
the
, which has a o u g h ~ of 18.
3. Testing Lab One at a time, indi-
are sent into
the
testing labs,
Akashan doctors in sealed suits
ract a
minute
amount of
blood for
The initial testing takes ap-
15 minutes; blood
are
t ak en t o
the
analysis lab
7
for complete testing
and
4
Waiting Rooms After initial test·
h individual is
given
a waiting
equipped
with
a bed and ba th ·
room
and some magazines. While the
complete tests arc completed over a
period
of
one
day, the individual
must
stay i n his in di vid ua l waitin g room
eachsquareon the map represents a
complex
of 200
waiting rooms). Each
of these
rooms
has a specially coded
door
which
requiresa lo picking total
of 17 to get through, and the door has
a
o u g h n ~
of
15.
5 Final Assembly Area Aftersome-
one has been authorized to enter the
dty,large groupsof
these individuals
are sent to wait in this ro om before
leaving.
6
AdministrativeOfficesThevari-
ousadministratorsand
head
research-
ers for
the
lab
are
based in t he se of-
fices. A lo picking total of 16 is neces-
sary
to break
into these offices.
7.
Analysi.s Lab
n
these labs,
the
complete tests on each
individual
are
completed, through a ser ies of com-
puter and biotech scans. Due to the
exhaustive level of testing and the in·
credible equipment at their disposal,
Chapter Thr
the scientists get thr ee dif ferent a
tempts to find the Comaghaz viru
w it h e ac h roll g et ti ng a +10 bonus;
any single test comes up positive, th
individual is considered infected an
f ut ur e tes tin g is done a ft er t he i nd
vidual
has
been
placed in
suspende
animation.
8.Suspended AnimationCompl
Any individual
infected with
th
Comaghaz virus is placed in the com
plex, which s lowly reduces th
patient s temperature
and
brain fun
tion,thereby
impeding theprogress
the disease.
It
is believed that this pr
cess will sustain victims until a cure
found. When a per son is put under
samples of blood and other fluids an
tissues aretouted from thebody int
secure testing area.
Therium
DEXTERITY 12
Biotech weapons
18, dodge 15, e
ergy weapons 15, maneuver 1
stealth
14
STRENGTH 11
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Personal Diaryl 11 November
My activities as a
Delphi
Cou cil agent
have
take me many places. 1thought 1
was
prepared for anything after
my
three month
tour
in the
jungleso{Pe,msyluania.1
thought the WOrst was when we had to kill
that
entire resistance
village
to
prroent
the spread
of
the plague of the
lizards.
However,
my activities in
Bue,lOs
Aires
brought me to the scene
ofyet
another war front. From
my
hotel room
overlooking the
Atlantic,1could see
dozens
ofships
coming
i to
port,
their night runninglightsgleamingoff
the
water.
Distaut
tilaugil, was
tile
uud ofbattle tile ComaglulZ forces were
mOViug
iuto tile dowutowu reg;ou of tile city,
leveling and infecting whatever m,d whoever they
could.
Soon
there
was a k ock at
the
door. I opened it to see five h mans, or more
appropriately, Akashans.
They held
daugero/ls-looking
energy
weapons that I'd
seen shred a
mau. Now was
not tlte time to
argue the point.
1obeyed
them, and they
forced me i too eo
the
neighborhoods still in
cOlltention.
Amidst
flaring blasts
of
energy
and explosiolls that rocked the
ground beneath
me,
1
was take to
a IIewly built
subterranean cavern.
was thell
that
I saw the most
shocking
Sight
since my arrival in South
America.
A huge
i sectoid/crustacean_
like
creature
approached me. I am Desi-dragct, of
the LorOOtt.
I
have
use
for you
a d your
friends, American. YOllr
gove ,ment doesn't trust
the Aknshan rulers and
rightly
so. They would enslave yourselves
as
they have done to
my
people.
Some Akasha1Jshaveeven
seen
thehorror
of
these
actions,
like
my
men
here,
and joined with
liS
But, byal'ying
with my fellow LorOOtt and our
secret
allies, we can cleanse this
world
of invaders. li ineed is your word.
Naturally, 1attemptedto
manipUlate
thesitllation to my
advantage.
While 1only
promised
Desi-dragct
that
1
would
take his plaus into cOllsideratio .1
was
able to learn
that the
Akashans
face
mounting
pressure
from
the various
client
races they dominate. They are
1I0t
as
enlighte ed
as they have led us to
believe, or
are
they
to
trusted.
-
Brack Guiterrez
TOUGHNESS 12
PERCEPTION
13
Evidence analysis 19 fin? first
aid 23 language
17
PSIOniC ma
nipulation 18
MIN 3
Medicine 24, psionic resistance 17
science (biotech)
22
science (chem
istry) 20 test 20
CHARISMA 11
Charm
16,
persuasion
17, tauot19
SPIRIT 12
Faith aka 13 intimidation
16
real
ity 15
Possibilities: 13
Alignment:
Aka
.
Psionic Powers: i n ~ l ~ coII.tau. -
mnd n crKY routing, telekmes,s): PSlomc
Defense (psychic aid, t e ~ 1 M J t h ~ repul
sion),
PsychicSenses (furslg ,t ,liftSt'1Ise.
psychic injrnvision), Aka (mmd stal,psy
chic
willpower)
Equipment: Kinetic annor (armor
value TQU +10/30 aminatral, dalen,
kilith,calaki (damagevalueSTR+8,
18
per round),graviticray d ~ value
30), skimmer, b i o t e c ~ r e p ~ m ~ t
Description:
Thenum
a
fOS1:Ie
biotech engineer who has made
him-
selfavailable tothe leadersofMendoza.
He feels that his expertise will be very
helpful to the people
of
Earth, and
feels a greatdealofguilt
tha.t
people
were
responsible for brmgm&
Comaghaz to Earth - so strong
guilt that he d e c i d ~ 10
~
volved in the war agamst
hiS
Aka phi
losophy. He has established a bi.otech
labin theaty and helped eqUipped
the local militia WIth the advanced
weapons. .
ed
Personally,Therium isanamma
and
brilliant individual when deahng
with science -
and
nearly as over
powering personally.
If
he chose, he
Id
becomea great leaderin thewar
an aUyoftheStorm n i g ~ t s How
ever, his primary concern will always
be the Comaghaz plague.
Economics
Argentina has much
e c o n o ~ i c
tential, with a strong foundat ion.m
agricultural productsand ample
mm
eral wealth. However, theproblemso
the invasion have forced Ihe g o ~ c r n
ment to abandon much of its m m l ~ g
efforts. Agriculture has taken a m ~ r
blow because the government hasn
been able to establish a sure m e ~ s o
monitoring food being brought mto
the cities.
Currently U.S. dollars French
francs and Japanese Yen are prefer
able to Argentine
australs
because
o
current economic conditions.
Brazil
Brazil's exploitation destruc
tion of the rain forests conhnueson a
full speed, despite the d e ~ e l o p m e n t
n
the
rest
of the
continent.
Th
o .
k
economyofthecountryrematnswea
inflation continues on at over 100
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Chaptet Thr
d price controls haven t succeeded
providing basic resources to the
ry poor (these efforts have been
bygreedy industrialists).
razil is a nation of economic con
asts, with a huge poverty-stricken
and a very small, but vis
and
incredibly wealthy
upper
Since the inception of the war, the
razilians have felt besieged by the
of the High Lords. The most
entchallengetoBrazil hasbeen
om theAntipopeJean Malraux, who
thought that his faith would
power fu l
enough
to sway the
sses. After the initial efforts were
buffed, the formation of thePeace of
organization helpedMalrauxgain
influence.
Peace
of
God
Malraux s initiaIopeneffortstogain
nverts to his faith found only fail
but with time his priests in the
untry hit upon a very successful
of
theAkashans.
io de Janeiro
The
fol lowing report
was
filed several months ago by an
agent
posing
as a rich aristocrat.
Her
experiences lead us to be
lieve that Brazil isnot far from a
complete takeover by the forces
of Malraux .. .
Rio
is no longer just an exotic
city
for the jet set; with the ar
rival
of
the
Bible Blasters
(Cyberpapal agents), things are
gett ing very tense. Because of
the cyber agents secrecy, it
is
impossible
to
distinguish
be
tween legitimate Roman Catho
lic clergy and those of Malraux.
My experiences dUringcami
val make me conclude that the
s ituation in the city
is
precari
ous.Thecamivalwaswilderthan
ever, but further investigation
by my contacts leads me to be-
lieve that the cyber agents actu
ally kidnapped scores of people
and
inserted a
typeof
mind-con
trol
technology
called
faith
chips.
The recent arrival of the rov
ing Free People of Brazil patrols
has made the streets much safer,
but intoleranceofnon-Brazi
lia
ns
seems to
be
on the rise.
I have included a list of several
locations that I haven t had time to
investigate,
but
they
do
merit closer
inspection:
1.
The
Free People
of
Brazil
headquarters.I veseen toomany
slick operations not to be able to
spotonea mileaway. Theseguys
are based in the heart ofRio and
if
we re
ever going to trace their
chainofcommand,someonewill
have to get on the inside.
2 Doc s Biotech Shop. This
could be a sick joke; supposedly
this t inkerer-type happened
across a huge cache of biotech
equipment
in the jungle.
If
there
is such a place, he must have
some more elaborate contacts,
and supposedly agents from all
over the planet, including sev
eral
Core
Earth corporations,
have been paying top dollar for
samplesofadvanced technology.
This kind of operation
is
most
likely going to be located in the
rundown warehouse neighbor
hoods. Most of the powerful
biotech has been damaged by its
presence in an alien reality,
and
other stuff is just plain useless.
3
Cyberpapal satellite link.
If Malraux is going to be able to
keep any control over hisagents,
he must
havea
satelliteuplink to
hiscomT1)unication net. Thereare
five
or
six different stories about
where these agents are based,
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Mr.
P r e s i d e n t :
South America has
been
completely r e o r i e n t e d
du e
to th e
r r i v l
o f th e
Akashans,
whose s u p e r i o r technology an d reputed advanced mental p ow er s h av e
given
them a
decided
edge
in t h e i r dealings with South American
n a t i o n s .
The c t i v i t i e s o f th e seemingly
benevolent
b e in g s
has
g r e a t l y undermined th e economic
s t b i l i t y t h t t h i s p o rtio n o f th e w or ld h as
been
s t r u g g l i n g to achieve for
many
years .
The
Akashans
are
a l s o
known to
be
sympathetic
to th e a c tio n s o f
th e edeinos within
th e Living
Land.
These two
f a c t o r s
lead me
to
s t r o n g l y recommend
t h t
we
c on s id e r t he Akashans
a
t h r e t
to th e i n t e r e s t s o f th e United
S t a t e s.
S in c e the f i r s t la n d in g o f th e l i e n s in
November, I have
s ent s e v e r a l groups o f
agents, p r i m a r i l y r e g i s t e r e d Storm Knights,
to
th e re g io n to
i n v e st i g a t e
th e events
in South
America. Preliminary
r e p o r t s , a lt ho ug h s ke tc hy , i n d i c a t e t h a t th e Akashans
r e n t as
in c on tro l
o f
th e
region as they
have
le d E a r t h s u t h o r i t i e s
to
b e l i e v e .
I
u rg e e xt re me caution in th e r eg io n,
an d
cannot
recommend s t r o n g l y
enough t h a t
a f u l l
t r a v e l
embargo b e levied upon n a t i o n s
which
are cooperating
with
th e
Akashans.
Sincerely,
lb e rto Trapper
Regional In fo rma tio n
D i r e c t o r ,
South America
PeareofGod,a secretCyberFranre
ont organization, has beenespecially
ccessful with recruiting, and preach·
preparednessfor thecomingbattles
th the Akashans. Claiming that the
shans intend to rob Brazil
of
all of
s wealth
an d
dominate the
prople
d that they have turned far from the
of
God. the organization has
owly earned innuence among the
an d politically powerful.
Many Peace of God priests, under
guiseof traditional Roman Catho
priests, venture to the rural vii·
es, slowly converting the masses,
ile also forcefully outfitting local
iests with faith chips in
order to get
ir unswerving loyalty.
o f G od Priest
OEXTERITY8
Dodge 12. energy weapons 12, fire
combat 12, long jumping 13, melee
weapons 12, running 12, stealth 12,
unarmed combat 12
STRENGTH 9
TOUGHNESS 9 14)
PERCEPTION
11
Cyberdeck operations
14,
find
12,
scholar Avignon Doctrine)
11,
trick
12
MIND 1
Science computers)12,survivaI12,
test 12, willpower
13
CHARISMA 9
Charm
12,
persuasion
13,
taunt
11
SPIRIT 8
Faith Cybercatholicism)
14,
focus
15 17 with crucifix), intimidation
14
Possibility Potential: some 40)
Equipment: HallowMesh armor
value
5/25 ,
God Meeter damage
value 20), p ow er d ag ge r d am ag e
valueSTR+5/19), Cyberware: Neura·
Cal, EpiphaNeur, BelleView
2Q.20,CSI
LEOs, CyberHam
Receiver,
TSE
LeMotion, Throat Mike, Homer,
OATAS Boomer, MB Charger, Chip
Holder
3;
cyber value
21
Description:Chosen fromthe ranks
of
ordinary fanatically-loyal cyber
priests and nuns, these representatives
of
Avignon havebeengivenadvanced
training in survival, as well as how to
approach and convert the poor an d
uneducated masses of rural poverty
stricken South Americans. Nearly all
Cyberpriests in foreign areas have ac
cess to the Host, a kind of talisman
that temporarily allows them tocreate
a reality bubble even
if
they are nol
possibility-rated. Since most of thei
embassies have more permanen
talismans,
theycangothere
when they
disconnect an d be relatively safe.
Free People of Brazil
The Free People of Brazil is a civi
prideorganizationvergingon thepara
military. Organized around loca
neighborhoods, the individual mem
bersarecharged withpatrolling neigh
borhoods, stopping petty crimes an d
looking
ou t
for signs
of
Akashan
o
Comaghaz infiltration. Unfortunatel
for Brazil, the Kanawa Corporation
has managed to get its fingers very
deeply into this particular pie
by
get
ting control of several of the most in
nuentialleaders.Kanawahastwomain
objectives with the FPB: one, wres
innuenceawayfrom theCyberpapacy
and,
hoIo,
getaccess toAkashan technol
ogy. Because the Brazilian peopleare
s
resolute that theAkashansare not tob
husted,theFPBmembershavehadvery
little trouble getting their hands on an
advanced equipment.
The FPB has also been assisted b
money from the South American De
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h a p l e r h ~
velopment Trust, also a Kanawa front
corporation.
Recently, the
FPB/Kanawa
agents
have
come
across the so-called
drug
substitute (now nicknamed OS-Pow
by the drug crowd) that theAkashans
developed to
replacedrugaddictions.
Despite the fact that thedrug is physi·
callynon·addictive,the
S
has found
that the drug is
psy hologi lly
addic
tive:
thereare
literallyscores of
fonner
addicts who now do nothing but take
the drug to the exclusion of eating.
sleepingoranyotheractivity.Through
wide
distribution
of
OS-Pow, the
frS
has built up a virtual anny of plea
sure
addicts.
The
Kanawa represen
tatives
are currently shipping
a large
quantity of the drug to Japan to see if
the
product
can
be
mass
produced
in
Core
Earth or ippon Tech reality,
with plans to market the pleasure
causing drug around the world.
Pleasure Addict
DEXTERITY 7
Dodge9,fire combat 9, meleeweap-
ons 10, stealth 8
STRENGTHS
TOUGHNESSS
PERCEPTION 6
Find
8
tracking
7
trick 9
MIND7
Willpower 8
CHARISMA 6
Taunt
9
SPIRIT
7
Possibility Potential:
some
60
Equipment:
Knife (damage value
STR+3/18); squad leaders
often
have AK-47 s (damage value
21
Description: Totally dedicated to
the cause of protecting Brazil from
outside
threats
and
without remorse,
these
individuals
can
be
encountered
in any urban area of Brazil. They are
often abusive
and
dangerous. Due to
the incredible poverty of the nation,
they will steal any
objects of worth,
and cripple
anyone
who tries to stand
in their way. While OS-Pow
suppos
edly has no hannful
physical
side
ef
fects, it has one major psychological
one: those who enjoy taking it allow
their mental skills
and other
abilities
toatrophy.Theyarelazyand hedonis
tic beyond all else.
Chile
Chile s capital of Santiago contin
ues to
be
the seen of much activity,
as
the South American Development
Trust, with strong ties to theJapanese
KanawaCorporation,has financed the
construction a large,modern business
district just a few blocks from the capi
tal.Theburgeoningeconomy,centered
on
precious metal exports , has pro
vided wealth
and
security to a nation
that has
been
plagued by militarydic·
tatorships for many years.
It is known that the Chilean mili
taryis
planninganotherroup
but rep
resentativesoftheJapanesehave
been
able to convince the rebellious mili
tary officers to delay their plans (per
haps it was the first five or six ship
mentsof
ultra-modem weapons
from
Japan).
The arms
market in the nation
is growing by leaps
and
bounds, and
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e black market has been responsible
introducing weapons that have
action throughout thehemisphere
weapons captured in icara
a were traced back to Santiago).
While this
country
hasn t been of
or concern in
the
past,
the
fact that
h s become
the
weapon smuggling
annel of choice causes great con
rn. Ultimately,
discrete, or
even
, intervention may be necessary.
One possible wrench
that
could be
in the Kanawa agents gears,
is the fact that several of the
mines
have proved to
have
re value thaJl
minerals
secreted
them. Several operations have
on Those
Who Wait Aka
n research stations, biotech storage
(with incredibly old proto
other
Akashan
Kanawa
has
taken a
great
erest in these extremely dangerous
and the
Akashans
have begun
tacting Storm Knights
and
send
g
ou t Monitors to secure these areas
they are discovered. 0 one, not
en Rotan Ulka, has any idea what
ght turn up.
Colombia
While
the Colombian
government
s been able to rid itself of a small
the heavily-anned
and
well
drug cartels, the most
pow
and
dangerous organizations
hidden in the troubled nation.
e
cartels still rely
upon
terrorism
d aSS<lssination to rule the country.
However, after the Akashans
the government actively
ou t psyops to hunt down
production factories.
The
psyops
ams have been able to Rush
more
of
e
drug dealers
ou t
of
the
jungle
and
hiding abroad.
A few Akashanscientists havemade
profits for many pharma
companies
by drawing upon
wealth of natural resources in the
rain forests.
Due to the current
distress
in
a, Colombia
has
also become a
ime trade route. With the Panama
closed indefinitely, the new
Highway,
running
Cartagena
to Puerto ellVO, is
onsible for the passage of three-
4
quartersof
the
trade
the formerly went
through
the
canal.
The Hunters
This psyops teamwasoneof the lUst
organized by the Colombian govern
ment. The team has had a remarkably
successful record
and
has shut
down
three different manufacturing plants
with only two team fatalities
and
a few
dozen collateral casualties.
Dragnor; Psyops Team
Leader
DEXTERITY
10
Biotech
weapons 15
dodge
14
en
ergy weapons
13, maneuver
12,
melee weapons 13, stealth 13, un
armed
combat 11
STRENGTH 10
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION 10
Evidence analysis
13,
find
12,
psionic manipulation 16,
space
ve
hicles
12,
trick
12
MIND9
Psionic resistance 15, test 11
CHARISMA 9
Persuasion 12, taunt
10
SPIRIT 9
Intimidation 12
Possibilities:
21
Alignment: Coor
Psionic
Powers: Kinesis
contain-
ment, e tTgy
routing);
Psionic Defense
general resistance group), general resis-
tallce self), psychic aid, psychic screen),
Telepathy
cloud mind
m n
meld send
tlroughls), Coar t go
strike mind probt
psychic attack)
Equipment: Kinetic
armor
(armor
va.lue TOU+I0/19), tentacle sword
(damage value STR+6/16, see
page
1 1 of the
pace
Gods sourcebook),
starshredder (damage value STR+4/
14/23, see note
on
page 103 of the
Spau
ods sourcebook), pulse
cannon
(damage value
3>
gutadatl
OEX+2/
STR+2), volent rope, transtech bio
tech), vitamin/mineral
packs
5
Background: Dragnorfounded the
Hunters
after learning of the terrorist
actions of
the
Colombian drug lords.
A rogue Monitor, he left the forces,
disgusted with the fact that his people
have
spread
the
Comaghaz to an
aJ·
ready troubled planet. He feels that
he can contribute to the defeat of the
drug lords,
he
will certain ly aid
n
eradicating the High Lords.
Frederico Sanchez, Core Earth
Mercenary
DEXTERITY
9
Beast
riding
la , dodge
13
fire
com·
bat 14, maneuver 12, melee weap
ons 12, missile
weapons
11, run
ning
12, stealth 12,
swimming
10,
unarmed combat 10
STRENGTH
9
TOUGHNESS
8
PERCEPTION
7
Find 8, first aid 9, land vehicles 9,
trick 11
MIND7
Survival 9
CHARISMA 8
Charm
9,
persuasion
12,
taunt 12
SPIRIT 6
Possibilities: 2
Equipment: M60 (damage
value
23), AK-47
(damage
value 21),
two
knives (damage value STR+3/19),
infra·red sight +2 to hit
n
darkness)
Background: Sanchez was a well
known
Colombian mercenary, often
believed to work for
the
same
drug
lords he isfighting now.Quite
simpl
t
the
huge rewards
offered by the gov
ernment were too luscious
10
tum
down,
and his strategic knowledge
has
proven
invaluable to his
Akashan
employer. He is
Iall,
thin, and hand
some, bu t his heart is as cold as the
deep of
space,
and
given sufficient
cause
money),
would
hire
on
for
any·
one else.
Typical
Hunter(eitherCore Earth
or Client Race)
DEXTERITY9
Dodge 12, fire combat 12, melee
weapons 11,
unarmed
combat 10
STRENGTH 8
TOUGHNESS 10
PERCEPTION 8
Find 1O,fir.;taid1 tlanguage(Span·
ish) 10, tracking 9, trick 11
MIND8
CHARISMA
6
SPIRIT 6
Possibilities: none
Equipment: AK-47(damagevalue
21 , knife (damage value STR+3/19),
chameleon suit +3 to stealth), volent
mpe
Description: Most of the Hunters
have
come
from the ranks of the m l -
tary or mercenary organizations. The
current
three meres being used areall
American mercenaries who
saw
ac ·
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on in Nicaragua in the mid-1980 s.
hey are
trustworthy
as
long as there
a
pay
check involved. A very (ew
nt Racemembers have signed on,
ing little (or the Akashan philoso
but
eager to make as much
as
ey can of their exile.
Trans-Colombian
Highway
The recently completed Trans-Co
Highway
runs
from
through the heart of the
des Mountains
and
Medellin, to
he newly built port city of Puerto
the PacificOcean.The route
s built partial ly of existing high
bu t
several months
of
construc
ion in the heart of
dangerous
jungles
mountain
passeswere required to
e portions
of
the road.
Convoysof trucks, sometimes num
ring in the
hundreds
stream from
e cities across the
mountains and
to
the shores awaiting on the
other
side.
With the
dangers
of
the cross country
trek,
many
companies hire scores of
mercenaries to
guard
theirtrucksfrom
drug lord minions
and
overambitious
bandits (although they normally at
tack only small convoys of less than a
dozen vehicles). TheColombian gov
ernment has established a series of 32
military checkpoints in an effort to
keep the trade route safe.
Other
Countries
The following capsulereports sum·
marize the situation in the remaining
South American countries.
Ecuador - Relatively steady in light
ofrecentevents. Relationsopened with
Akashans,
but
situation isverycasual.
No th reats known or suspected.
Economy based on agriculture (ba
nanas, coffee, cacao, rice, and sugar),
and
oil.
Paraguay Economic woescontinue,
General
Andres Rodriguez fac
much
domestic
turmoil.
Officia
Roman-eatholiccountry,strong]es
influences, susceptible to Cyberpa
influences due
to
disconte
Akashan-related incidents report
inWesternborder towns.SouthAm
can Development Trust has offe
economic aid in exchange for fut
land rights; government has refus
Potential trouble spot.
Uruguay - Situation relatively
changed; economy continues to
weak but improving.
Venezuela
- Economy still based
oil exports. Class differences betw
wealthy
and
poverty stricken co
seriously
disrupt
nation if allowed
continue unrestrained. Minor eff
on ou r part could help diffuse sit
tion.Standard protocol for leftist-le
ingmovements: d isrupt, discredit,
mantle. Poor turning toRomanCat
lie church, but Cyberpapal efforts
making substantial headway. A
waiting to
boil
over.
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Central merica
Central America no longerwarrants
intemationaIattentionofIhe1980's.
ile most of Ihe region's open wars
ave been settled, it is important to
that CyberFrance is showing un
ual interest in the region. With
the
power
that the Roman
tholicchurch wields in thisarena, it
seem surprising that Malraux
ould be concerned with this area,
l Ihe religious heritage is an asset.
hrough quiet manipulation by un
er-<:over agents, Malraux has been
ble to forcibly convert many mem
of the Catholic clergy, and they
taken the AntiPope's message to
people. The promiseof rapid tech
logical advancement and earthly
radise' for the faithful has found a
amount of
appeal amongst the
st poverty stricken peoplesofCen
America.
sta Rica - Forced to reactivate the
because of troubles in Panama.
Purchasingarms fromHachiman.Still
agreeable to
U S
policies (primarily to
insure constant economic aid). Pre
sumed stable and loyal.
EI
Salvador Of
onlyminorconcern.
Arena party holds power,
human
rights violations continue. Not a pri
ority matter. Still loyal to
U S
Guatemala - Several months ago
PresidentAlandrosuspended national
elections, to massive protests. Days
later his Lifeless body was
dumped
into the sewers while the army rein
stated itself into power. The military
regime has stepped up theanti-Belize
rhetoric, and with no reslraints, it is
believed that a full military campaign
may be launched by the
end
of the
year.
Recently,a huge seriesof forest fires
was sparked, eventually consuming
750 square miles of forest and killing
nearly 1
0,000
people (Ihousands more
were forced to relocate
to
safe areas
near the coast). It is believed that the
fires were sparked as a result of mili·
tarymaneuvers,but thegovernmenYs
official report labels the fires as my
terious.
Honduras Propped upin the 198
by over
1
billion in U.s. aid, Ihe
public is now broke since the U.s. h
slashed funding. As istypicalofpoo
nations, the rural areas have suffer
the most. as health care, educatio
transportation
and
communicati
have virtuallyceased. Thecapital c
of Tegucigalpa has been jammed
capacity by refugees.
Nicaragua Tenuous peace betwe
the socialist
Sandanistas
and t
American-backed Duartez gover
ment lasted a whole two weeks. Soc
programs delayed while governme
arms population. Full
evil
war see
inevitable.
Panama - Welcome toanarchy W
Noriega gone, the weak provision
government was unable
10
stop t
arrival of the Medellin
drug
carte
Panama City reduced to rubble
drug lord hired guns and rampagi
gangs. Panama Canal
dosed
due
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Mr.
President :
Despite what many
of
you would believe,
the c o n f l i c t s of Cent ra l America
have
remained
low-key,
probably because the media i s n t
paying
at ten t ion anymore
_
i t s
tough
to
get
money
for weapons
when no
one
cares
about
you anymore.
With the disruption of
the
world economy,
especially in
the United States and
t he Sov ie t Union,
there
i s so
l i t t l e
economic and
mili tary aid
to go
around
that many
of the
embattled
fact ions
within
troubled
Central American
nat ions
have been forced to work
together
and pool
t h e i r
resources. Japanese investment has reached an a l l t i m e high, returning
handsome
p r o f i t s
to c orpora te board
rooms
in Tokyo.
The
centra l
f lashpoint in Central America continues to be Nicaragua, where the
popUlarly elected
Duartez government has r e si st e d several
major offensives
from the
openly
rebell ious
Sandanista movement.
EI Salvador and Panama have both ma in ta ined the peace
despite l e f t i s t factions
Supported by th e co nti nu in g r eg io na l
troublemaker,
Cuba. Once again, my agents have
again
found
evidence
of
ARENA
human
r ights violat ions in EI Salvador: i t i s believed
t h a t these actions
have
been perpetrated by the
military,
without
the
knowledge or
consent of President Bertrano Chichil la .
Guatemalan
President
Jose Alandro Suspended elections; mOVing on a wave
of popUlar
Support, the
mili tary
has
since
i ns ta ll ed t h e ir
own
regime.
You
may
want
to consider
t h i s
in regards to
your
own
plans.
The
Caribbean
has
remained
a
general ly
calm
area, with the
Bahamas, Jamaica, Trinidad
and Tobago, and Grenada s t i l l
quiet
and relaxed. There has been
no
marked
increase
in
violence or unusual
events
indicative of
High
Lord a c t i v i t y .
The
only major
exceptions to t h i s are
Cuba
and Haiti .
Cuba has faced d r a s t i c in ternal
changes because
i t no longer has t he bot tomles s
pockets
of the Soviet Union to prop up the failed economic s t r u c t u r e . While the
communists
s t i l l
maintain power, they have
approached our government,
SUing
for peace
and economic assistance. I
say
l e t them
s u f f e r .
Hait i , a nation in anarchy ever
since
Baby D o c ~ Duvalier was cas t out, has become
a collection
of
warlord
dominated
t e r r i t o r i e s .
The
Central
American and
Caribbean
region
a re th ankf ul ly
s tab le
(in
comparison
to
other regions) and the
region s
continued dependence upon t rade
with
the United
States
has been especially helpful to our country a t t h i s time. While
t h i s
region i s quite
favorable to us
r igh t
now,
i t wil l
be
necessary to
make sure that the
s t a t u s
quo i s
maintained.
aria Kastella
Regional Information Director, Central America and
the
Caribbean
violence;severalmajorlocksdamaged
and inoperable.
Belize
Belize is the only English-speaking
country in Central r n e r i c ~ but
is
small in territoryand population (only
about 160,000 residents). Timber and
wood products are the primary prod
ucts of thecountry. Guatemala claims
the entire nation as its own territory,
but
t hasn t taken any overtly hostile
action against Belize . .
Since the invasion, Behze has -
creased the size of its army
to
nearly
10,000, and we believe this is
due
to
thepromptingofdruglordswhohave
escaped from otherSouth andCentral
Americancountries. t isbelieved that
they are setting
up
m ~ u f t u r i n g
operations
n
the isolated
JUngles
and
are willing tobuy security. Thegov
emment
has also cracked down
on
free speech and the political opposi
tion. By applying pressure
t h r o u g ~
the media (as was so successfully utl-
Iized in Nicaragua a few years ago)
we may be able to force the Belize
govemment to remember its place.
Recently, the country was r p ~
by a brief bout of hysteria. Local resi
dents claimed to have proof of zorn
bies and at least two score ritually
mutilated bodieswerediscoveredove
the course of a few weeks. The crisi
seemed to pass quickly, and no proo
of unusual activities were uncovered
by our agents.
Belize has maintained its ties to
Great Britain, and by extension, Pella
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Ardinay. Because
of the rather
casual
relationship,
many
Ayslish citizens
have taken up residence in Belize (it s
entirely possible that
some are
work
ing for
drug
operations).
The most notable Ayslish immi
grant
is Barhrom of Oxford, a retired
warrior. His motivations for leaving
the magK: realm
are unknown,
bu t
he
hasbecomesomewhat of a celebrity in
the taverns of Belmopan, the capital.
Barhrom
DEXTERITY
10
Beast riding 13. dodge 13, melee
weapons 15, missile weapons 13,
unarmed combat 14
STRENGTH
9
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION
7
Alteration magic
8,
first aid
9
MIND6
CHARISMA 8
Charm 9, persuasion 9, taunt 1
SPIRIT
7
Honor 8
intimidation 9
Equipment: Sword (STR +5/14),
platemail
(TOU
+5/14), .45Colt(dam
age value 16), bright red capwith gold
trim
Description:
Barhrom served for
many
years within the Corsairs as a
low-level commander
and
trade ne
gotiator. During his
4
years of
ser
vice, he travelled throughout thedisc
shaped
home world
and
jumped at
the
chance to
come
to
Earth and fo-
ment
resistance to Uthorion. With
the
return
of
the true
Pella Ardinay,
and
the realization that hewasgetting
far
too old
to
duke
it
ou t
with giants
and
such.
he decided
to retire to a
more relaxed area - Belize
seemed
to
be
a
good
place to start.
He
spends
his
days
telling wild stories of his ad
ventures, downing a few
beers, and
shows off his elven cap to anyone
who takes even a passing interest in
44
hisstories.While
he
no
longer
actively
adventures, he
has
many contacts
throughout the realm
and
cosm,
and
may be
useful to Storm Knights look
ing for allies.
While Barhom has never made
much
use of his birth magics. he does
have
oneadd
in
the
arcane
knowledge
of
m gi
and
will.
on
occasion, use a
simple grimoire spell.
Caribbean
TheCaribbean hasn t een bothered
by
muchof thestrife that hasconsumed
the
rest
of the
world.
Only
Haiti
is
the
sceneofmuchopen
warfare.The restof
the
island
nations have le rne to
make
do
withwhatisavailabie,althougheasy
immigration has led to an influx of na
tionals from invading realms and in
vaded countries.
Bahamas
- Life goes
on
for the
most
part unchanged in the English-speak
ing
Bahamas. About
the
only interac
tion
the
islands have
with the
war is
what
they read in
the newspapers,
and see on television.
Cuba-Cuba
has
pu t much
effort into
trying to thaw relationswith theUnited
States. Too little, too late. President
Quartermain
has demanded a com
prehensive
reform
strategy
before
committing
to
any
aid.
Dominican Republic
-
The
poorest
Caribbean nation
and
still in jeopardy
as it is being
overrunby
refugees from
neighboring Hait i (at last est imate,
over
two
million). A
desperate
eco
nomic situation has become worse,
with few jobs, and food and shelter
shortages. International aid has been
granted
by the United
States
and
Canada,
bu t few
other
nations have
been
able
to help.
The
military con-
trois most of
the rural a reas
of
the
country and
has
been known
to use
excessive force in order to maintain
control.
Haiti - A nation under duress (it can
hardly be
called a nation anymore).
The
few people
who have stayed on
are simply lying low, hoping to con
tinue
with
theirlives
and
not
becaught
the
middle
of a firefight. The inte
rior of
thecountry
hasdissolved into a
seriesof
nearly-feudalisticstates, with
regional warlords hiring squads of
gun-toting goons to keep control.
The
economy is in shambles,
the
people
disheartened,and worse
yet, there
are
increasing rumors that the ancient
voodoo
religion is being used to
ter·
rorize the population.
It
is
known that one of
Baby
Doc
Duvalier s
cousins, Fran,ois De
Mignaut, is
one of
the
most feared
voodoo
priests
on the
island. How
ever, it is also believed that
he
has
somehow mustered a force of nearly
2
armed guerillas, and uses
doozombies to
supplement
his f o r s ~
These rumors
are
currently uncon
firmed and regarded with skepticism.
Jamaica
-
The
tourist-driven
economy is
now
almost stagnant,
but
the
people
ar e getting
by.
The
island
nation hasspearheaded a trade union
with
other
Caribbean
nations,
and
working
as
a unit,
most
nations
are
staying afloat.
Trinidadffobago
- While the oil
sed
economy remainsstrong inthese
dangerous times, but the people are
fearful: belief in the supernatural has
always
been
an
integral
part
of this
culture,
and withthe strangeevents
in
Haiti, the
peoplearealwayssureto
be
inside, behind locked doors before
dark.
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urop
1 1
he eunmeation of Ge,-
many
has
been the single
most
important event in
Europe since the Inva
sionsbegan;forGermany
has now emerged
as
the
political.
e -
nomic,
and
military
leader of
Europe.
Many
free
European countries
have
thrown their
lot in
withGermany,even
though Germany is
now at war with
the Cyberpapacy
of
France.
Early
in the
lnvasion,
the govern-
ment
of
East
Germany approached
the West German government
about
the prospect
of
reunification.
The
rea
son
was two·fold. First, East
Germany
was
facing
economic ruin,
and, sec
ond,
a unified defense.
It was
felt that
a unified
German peop le could de-
fend
against
the
Invadersbetter
than a
divided
people. Soviet
intervention
was predicted,
but it
never
surfaced,
and the
reunification occurred with
few problems.
t
is theor ized thai ,
originally,
the
hardliners
of
theU5.s.R.
went
along
with
reunification
because
Germanycould
then
hecomea
buffer
state, to
be
absorbed
a t the end of the
Invasion. This was a popular fiction
spread by the liberal New Union
supporters.
Initially theWestGerman
economy
suffered as it was forced to help its
poorer relation.
But
it was soon
strengthened as
German investors
began
retooling the EastGerman fac
tories for war.
The
initial
government
was
also
uns table as
the German
people
tried to reacquaint
themselves
with
theirEast
German
brothers.There
were
clashes
of
ideology and national
ism until a young politician named
FredrickCrossappeared on the
scene.
He
reminded the people that their
sis
ter
country France had been
invaded,
and
that
Germany
itself
was
in
danger
of
being invaded.
Under him,
thegov-
emment of
Germany
was
retooled.
The existing parl iament was dis-
banded unt il d is tr ic ts could be
re-
formed, and
then new
elections we
held. Fredrick Cross
became
the fir
Prime
Minister
of the new German
At this point , U.s.
ATO
forces we
recalled.
Fredrick Cross
DEXTERITY 9
Dodge
12, firecombat 14,
unarme
combat 10
STRENGTHS
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION 10
Evidence analysis 14, find 11, lan
vehicles
t1 , language 3 schol
(politics) 14,
scholar
<realm lore)
MIND
10
Science (logistics) 17, science (po
tics)
15,
test
of
wills 13,
willpow
3
CHARISMA
Charm 21,
persuasion
16, taunt
SPIRIT
9
Reality 16,
intimidation
10
Possibilities:
17
Note: Fredrick
Cross
is a
prodig
as
defined
in
the
Axioms
and
Wor
Laws section
of
this
book.
The bon
has
been
applied
to his
h rm
skill.
Description:Cross
isa deceptive
average-lookingman.He is
about
5 9
weighing about
190
pounds.
Wh
not overly muscular, he
is in shap
Cross has
brown
eyes
and
greyi
brown
hair. Most
people
would
pro
ably describe
him
as a
shopkeeper.
And that
would
not
be
entirely i
accurate.Cross
wasbrought
u
pa sho
keeper in £ ,st
Germany, and he an
his father
managed
to actually
tum
profit in the terrible
economy of
th
nation.
It was there
that Cross
leame
the importance of management
an
making do with what you have.
However, there
is
no mistaki
Cross for a
simple shopkeeper
wh
he speaks. He
has
the ability to spe
toanymanorwomanofanyculture
background and make his
wor
heard. Cross is an orator almost wit
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h
De lphi COllncil Wortdbook
To: President Quartermain
From: Alex Martin, European Bureau
Chief
As per
your request,
I
have
been i n c on ta ct with my agents
about
the s i t u a t i o n in
Europe.
As you
are
aware, th e
European
Community has
suffered
on e of the g r e a t e s t
losses
du e to th e
invasion. Two
realms
h av e b ee n e s ta b lis h e d within t h i s
small
geographic
region,
an d a t h i r d
realm th re a te n s expansion from th e
south across
the Mediterranean.
Before
the
war,
the n ation s o f
Europe
were
preparing
to
become a
u n ifie d
community The
community
originally
conceived may now never come into
existence,
but the
f re e c ou n tr ie s
o f Europe
have bande d
together to defend what i s l e f t o f Europe.
These c o u n trie s
have joined
together
to form a common
defense
against
the
Invaders,
s p e c i f i c a l l y the Cyberpapacy.
Your withdrawal of U.S. NATO
forces
did
leave
the region l e s s d e fe n si v el y s t ro n g , but th e
remaining European Countries have
continued the i r defense.
The
r e -u n if ic a ti o n o f
Germany
an d
t h e i r
subsequent
mobilization
has
aided
the defense effor t due to the s a l e s
of
military
equipment.
They
have
a ls o taken the in i t i t ive in the
defense
of Eu rop e b y constructing a
defensive
l i n e t o p ro te ct their country from the
forces
of th e Cyberpapacy. Because of th is
Germany has now become the rallying p oint for the r e s t of Europe.
The new
economic s tre n g th of
Europe ca n no t
be denied.
The
region suffered
g r e a t l y during
the
in i t i l
months of the invasion, bu t since t h a t time, the people o f Europe
have
gained
a new
economic
s tre n g th .
One
reason
for
th is
i s
th e
opening
of
markets around
the
world
du e
to the f a i l i n g o f
U.S.
in d u s try . Germany has become a major s u p p lie r o f arms an d other
equipment,
while
the Republic o f I re la nd has become
l ike
a
minor
s i l i c o n valley an d Hollywood
combined.
Spain an d Portugal seem
to be the only
two countries that do
not
seem to have
gained
economic s tre n g th from th e
invasions,
though
t h a t
i s p r o ba b ly b e ca u se o f the Cyberpapacy s
influence.
The dissolution of th e Soviet Block produced
yet
another major s t r a i n for Europe. There
was
evidence
about t h i s
break-up
b ef or e t he invasions began. P o l i t i c a l dissent, as seen in
Poland
during the l ter h a l f
of
th e 1980 s, gained ground before th e
in i t i l
Invasion. After
the
Invasions,
the
Soviets
seemed to look
inward
to their own
problems, an d
closed the i r
borders.
The people of Eastern Europe took th is
opportunity
to se ize
c o n tro l
of the i r
c o u n trie s .
These
new
c o u n trie s
t r ied
to
enter
the
European
Community
bu t
their
attempts
were
rebuffed.
No
country
had
the
f in a nc ia l s tr en gt h to
help them.
There was also
l i t t l e
hope o f
overseas
aid.
These countries
faced economic collapse,
an d possible
famine. Many
fled t h e i r
homelands
an d t r ied to
find
work in o th e r
c o u n trie s .
Germany
I t a l y ,
an d
Yugoslavia
were forced t o
close their borders.
Some
refugees sought asylum to the
north
in Ayslish
Scandinavia.
A ll
seemed lost
for these
countries
u n t i l foreign
i n ve st o rs a r ri v ed .
Japanese in v e s to rs were the f i rs t to a r r i v e . They began building
factories
an d
updating
already e x i s t i n g ones. The people o f
Eastern
E ur op e w er e also
sent through s p e c ia l
training
sessions so t h a t they would
be
able to deal with the new technology. Within a month German
and I r i s h in v e s to rs appeared on th e scene a nd b eg an building factories an d s e t t i n g up o u t l e t
s t o r e s . These
countries
have now been accepted in the European Common Defense
League.
The
U.S.S.R.
proper
a ls o experienced
a major poli t ic l
upheaval
during the e a r l y p a rt o f
t he in va si on s.
As
with
Eastern
Europe,
th e
breakup
of
the
government
began
before the
Invasions, but th e final
collapse
occurred fter t he I nv as io ns when a
group
of hard-liners
kidnapped the l i b e r a l P resid en t o f th e U.S.S.R. A f a i r l y peaceful
popular
re v o lt then
began
t h a t ended
in the removal
o f
the old poli t ic l
system. Within s ix months,
the New
S o c i a l i s t
Union
New
Union for
short
was
e s ta b lis h e d .
What follows i s a more in-depth look a t the d i f f e r e n t
countries
that now
comprise
the
E.C.D.L., an d a br ief report
about
the New Union
Sincerely,
le x Martin
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t peer. He is equally devoted to
an d justice, having so much
an d injustice in his lifetime.
is able to look past Ihe problem, 10
e solution, and most importantly,
th e consequences of the solution.
When the NATO forces were
re
lled, Fredrick
Cross
w as a lr ea dy
ed to
work
in
th e
reformation.
hissupportersapproached th e
countries
of Europe
an d
offered
a
new defense
plan. This plan
ould turn the a bo rt ed E ur op ea n
into the European Com·
an
Defense League. The charter for
organization states that member
w ould a id n the Common
No member
would
deni ed funds to
purchase
for this purpose an d no
member
ignore
a plea for
help
from
an ·
h er m em be r nation. All member
began then to mobil ize their
armed forces. German. Ital·
and even Japanese products were
to other counlries in th e
ague to aid in their defense. Irish,
an d
Yugoslavianships
10
patrol th e Mediterranean,
German ships
patrolled
th e
Bal·
Sea.
The Germans have gone a
step
fur·
er. They have erected a defensive
Ihirty
klicks
from
th e
of th e Cyberpapacy. In
sence, they have formed the New
line. At present, this defense
from the BavarianAlps to
e Baltic Sea. While not in th e
same
location as its namesake,
t
s serve
much the
same
purpose.
The area within the perimeter is
own as the ozone and it
is
heavily
by ground and air forces. The
ses that comprise the defensive pe
eralsohave tactical nuclear w ~
t
is common knowledge (inten·
nally) that the Germans plan 1 fire
into th e storm front if th e
hies
toexpand.
At
present,
is defensive perimeter has held, an d
r ss
has stronglyurged other
ions to utilize this tactic.
Th e Gennan government and mili·
ry has been reluctant to utilize con·
ntional w arfare against
th e
after seeing th e results
e U S
has had
in confronting the
Lands. Theyalso fear
the supe-
he Nuclear Threat
The Cyberpapacy has not yet
e xp an de d i nt o
Germany be·
cause of th e brutal honesty the
Germanshaveadopted. uclear
weapons, available tobolhsides
in the conflict, ar e
Germany s
'1ast resort,
an d
their hammer
to the
Cyberpapal
spike. Th e
Germans hope
that, if they
must
use
nukes it will disrupt th e
storm front enough to prevent it
from coming forward. Malraux,
however, understands the
true
threal. T he w ea po ns will pen·
etrate the stormfront an d will
k l l
the people that ar e
support
in g
his
reality.
No t
only
would
he
lose th e people
wh o
would
support
th e new area, he would
rior fire
power
th e armies of the
Cyberpapacy would enjoy
on
their
own
land. The
Germans
have
thus
waged a war of Covert activity an d
strike teams, such
as
th e initial attack
last fall, Operation Central fire. Th e
hope is
that
these attacks will
destabi·
lize the Cyberpapacy, an d that
t
will
fall from within.
The
German
military
no w
consists
of an army air force, Navy, Domestic
Police,
an d
Intelligence. The
conven·
tional forces of the military
ar e
con
cerned w it h t he defense ofGermany.
The main d uty o f these forces is th e
patrollingofthedead man s zone.Th e
Navy, which is locked in th eBalticSea
due to reality storms, defends thecoast
againstVikingaltacksandCyberpapal
infiltration.
Th e
striketeams
ared
ra
wn
from th e conventional forces. These
teams
ar e
highly trained agents,
wh o
could
even
rival
th e
Green Berets
an d
Seals of o ur o wn military. Th e strike
teams compriseabout 10 of the con·
ventional army.
Th e Domestic Police resemble our
Federal Bureau of Investigation. They
were created by combining th e police
force of West
an d
East
Germany
with
the East
German
secret police. They
performnormal policeduties,bu t they
have
also
b ee n g iv en
jurisdiction to
hapter F
most likely lose
some
of th e
people who w ou ld s up po rt a r·
ea s within France.
t
is not a r isk
he is willing to take. For n ow h e
is trust ing in covert operations
to tu m the people of German
over
to his side, t he n h e will not
need to r isk his
ow n
people.
But, the udearThreatworks
against
Germany
as well. Ru
moTS have reached the German
government that
should
th e
Cyberpope losehisrealmoreven
see theTeutonicstateas toomuch
of a threat, he will drop nuclear
bombs on them. AfterOperation:
Central Fire, however,both sides
ar e
lying a little lower.
prevent counter-espionage
an d se
tion. They
ar e
very efficient at this j
but t
is not
uncommon
for
the
forces to arrest a person on suspic
alone.
TheDPdoes havea hard job thou
for
Cyberpapal agents have
beco
more subtle as the wa r progress
Originally
theagents
were priestss
to warn th e people of the apocaly
tocome,
an d
to preach the doctrine
the Cyberpope. These people w
normally
rounded up an d execut
Since that time, the agents have go
underground only preaching wh
they are captured. Rumor has it t
Cyberpapalagents have infiltrated
government an d th e media.
Standard DP Agent
DEXTERITY 9
Dodge 11, fire combat 12, me
weapons 11,
unarmed
combat 1
STRENGTH.
TOUGHNESS 10
PERCEPTION
Evidence
analysis
13, find
scholar (law) 12
MINDS
Test
10,
willpower 10
CHARISMA 10
Persuasion 11
SPIRIT
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Intimidation
10
Possibiljty Potential: Some
45
Eq
ui pment:Glock
17
(damagevalue
15 , BuUetproofVest (armor value +6/
16 , nightstick (damage value +3/12),
personal radio
Cyberpapal
activity in
Germany
The Cyberpope has a vast network
of agents in Germany. Most
of
these
agents have very limited cyberware.
Most cyberware is limited to internal
modification, or
J-jacks hidden
on
the
neck with syntheskin.TheCyberpope
leamed early
on
that the way
he
ap-
proached France would not work in
Germany. The Germans were wise to
the games theCyberpope played
and
madesuretheirbloodsupplywaswell
screened, and that there power sta·
lions wereheavilyguarded.Theyhave
metal detectors
and other
equip01,t nt
at very borderstation, airport and rail
terminal.
The new tactic is to subvert the
consciousness of Germany. Agents
have indeed infiltrated theMedia.New
programs show at times victories of
the different Realms, or discuss prob
lems brought about by the war. Sub
l iminal messages are
also being
planted in the outgoing broadcasts.
All Cyberpapal deep agents can
access the CodNet by using a new
micro cyberdeck called the Avenging
Angel. It is small enough to
fit
into a
pocket, but has very limited capabili·
ha.racters
in
Germany
Characterscan playa very
im -
portant role inGerman defense,
evenby just tellingstoriesof their
adventures.
If
any of
thecharac·
ters are artists, they can attempt
to produce inspiring works of
art. At present, the War in Ger
many is a war of propaganda
and covert operations. Germany
will bedefensible
if
the people s
faith in Core Earth is kept alive.
48
ties.
t
is used only to log
reports
into
theCod et.
Cyberpapal Deep Agents
DEXTERITY 9
Dodge
11
4 , energy weapons
11,
fire combat 12
STRENGTH 9
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION 10(+2
due
to
l ss-
ing
v w
Evidence analysis 11
(13),
find
12
14 , first aid 11
(13),
language
13
OS),
scholar (computers)
13 OS),
trick 11
3 ,
cyberdeck operation
14 16
MLND10
Medicine 11,
science
(computers)
12, test of wills 12, willpower 13
CHARISMA
9
Charm 12, persuasion 11, taunt
14
SPIRIT 10
Faith (Cyberpapacy)
15,
focus
12,
intimidation
11
Possibility Potential: Some
30
Equipment:GWICodMeeter(dam·
agevalue20 , NeuraCal( 5 . Compte s
Stabiliza (+3), Hack (+2), Avenging
Angel Cyberdeck, and Micro Satellite
transceiver. Cyber Value 10
Agentshavealso infiltrated theedu
cational
system. It
is
felt that the child s
mind
is
moreeasily subverted
than
the
adults. thus they are trying to make the
childrenbelieve.ManychiJdren sshows
have
also
been
taken by Cybe<papal
agents,
for
adults tend not to watch
what their children watch.
TheGovernment has alsobeen com·
promised. No agent
is
an elected offi·
dal, but someof the aides and secretar
ies
areCybetp<1pal agents. The forces of
the DP have also been compromised.
Some of the OP officials are actually
Cyberpapal agents. Their mission is to
divert attention away from OPagents,
or to generate trouble for known Ger·
man
Intelligence agents
and
Stann
Knights.
Cyberpapal DP
Agenls
DEXTERITY 9
Dodge 12, fire combat 12, maneu·
ver I0, prestidigitation10, unarmed
combat 12
STRENGTHS
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEYTION 10
Evidence analysis 11, find 11, first
aid 11, scholar(law) 13
T he Defense Line Bases
In thenozone,
thereisa
ECOL
base every 100 kilometers. The
areabetween thebases
is
heavily
mined, and scanned optically
andwith radar. Each basehouses
tactical nuclear
weapons,
a
squadron of tanks, and an air
field for helicopters. The main
air basesare located about60km
behind the Line. Each defense
base houses about 1,500 troops.
All troops that work in these
bases are heavily screened by
the military to prevent Cyber
papal infiltration. Psychological
analysis
are
done, as well as
physical exams. All troops are
subjected.
toa
CA
Tscan todeter
mine if they possess any hidden
cybernetic implants, especially
ith chips.This paranoia has pre-
vented. Cyberpapal infiltration
for now, as no one with
netics will be allowed onto one
of these bases.
MIND
10
Test of wills 12, Willpower 13
CHARISMA
10 +2due
to l ssing
v w
Charm
15
17 , persuasion 13 (IS)
SPIRIT 10
Faith 13, focus 12, intimidation 14
Possibility Potential: some 25
Equipment: As for the OP agent.
At present, the
Gennan
Military.
German Intelligence,
and
The New
Gnomes are free
of
Cyberpapal influ·
eRee. The main reason for this is that
they are paranoid ofCyberpapal infil
italian,and thususe a systemofscreen
ingwhich
is
similar tothat used by the
Defense bases.
The main fault in the Cyberpope s
plan is that he is arrogant in his sup
posed technological superiority. This
arrogance stems from Malraux s e
lief that his technology
is
divinely in·
spired, and thus foolproof. Also, the
tech
surge
caused the cosm to bypass
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•
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•
sistanceforces. Thenetwork resembl
theFrenchResistanceofWorid War
Cells ofagents have been formed,an
there appears to be a complex co
system between cells and agents s
up
both to avoid infiltration and sa
guard other cells.
Communications between cells o
curs by using a system of relay s
tions throughout the German cou
trySide. The transmissions are se
through the ground using Morse a
other codes. This ground base syste
@
MAGINOT LINE BASES
a NEW BASES UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
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•
MADRID
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SPAIN
The most important branch of the
military is the Intelligence and Espio
nagedivision.TheGermans havecon
structed a complex network of covert
operatives with in the Cyberpapacy
composed of
Gennan agents and re-
their equipment and codes to
disrupt
theCyberpapal forces bysending false
information.
that lead
to
this new technol
y, thus Malraux and many of his
ents can not comprehend the useof
ain archaic equipment - Core
arth computers being a prime ex
His agents use high-tech methods
communication. Many of the mes
ges arebeamed to
a satelliteorbiting
ove the Cyberpapacy. The Cyber
believes his system is secure. In
th, German lntelligence Net Raid
s have known
of
thesystem for over
ven months, and they even know
the identity of more than
75
of the
rpope's agents. German Intelli
nce has only arrested a handful of
these known agents.
It is
believed that
large diversion can be created if the
nemy agents are taken all at once.
Gennan Intelligence is waiting
toexpose theseagents until they need
a majordiversion, such
as
the removal
of another stelae. They will then cap
ture the Cyberpapal agents, and use
DLB Soldier
DEXTERITY 11
Beast riding
12
dodge
12.
fire
combat
13
heavy weapons
12
melee weapons
12, unarmed
combat 12
STRENGTH 9
TOUGHNESS 1
PERCEPTION 1
Find
11
first aid 11,Jand vehicles
11,
scholar (Cyberpapacy)
11,
tracking 11
MINDS
Willpower
10
CHARISMA 9
SPIRIT 9
Intimidation 10
Possibility Potential: Some
20
Equipment: Bulletproof Vest
rmor value +6/16), Glock 17
mage value
15
range 3-10/
/40), H K
ell
assault rifle
amage value
21
range 5-50/
0/500), Combat Knife (dam
evalue +4/13), binoculars, hip
ch with first aid Equipment.
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frequendes and utilizes very
radio
equipment.
To avoid
us e
of computers. themessagesare
5 0 that people will be at the
ion to record the message
an d
re
it to t he next stations. Th e mes
es, as well
as
the time
of
transmis
ar e regularly changed to a vo id
his
procedure
is slow.
bu t
o almost undetectable.
TheforcesoftheCyberpapaey have
to
uncover this communication
due to the fact that it is so
an d primitive.
Th e
Cyberpapal
ar e looking for burst transmis
or computerassisted communi-
tions. ToconfuseCyberpapalagents.
e
Gennans
do send burst transmis
or have
GodNet
raiders send
sages. These messages ar e either
or they
ar e
non-sensitive,
an d
ar e
highly
coded. The
Resistance
cels a t u si ng t he se m es sa ge s to d i
t attention
away
from a re as i n t he
they
want
to infiltrate.
Th e Gennan Intelligence agency
have
a
hidden
r ad io b as e that
through Radio Free Europe.
e base is actually composed of five
es that use different frequendes.lf
e goes down or is blocked, another
A
venging
Angel
Cyberdeck
Response: +2
t e ~ l t h 1
Processor: 4
t o r ~ g e
4
The Avenging Angel is the
m os t c om pa ct e yb er de ck ever
made. t can e folded up
an d
pu t in a jacket pocket. Th e main
disadvantage is that th e pro-
grams
haveto be hardwired into
the machine. thus they can never
be c ha ng ed . S in ce t he se d ec ks
ar e made for agents, it has no
need for s teal th or decryption
programs.
The follOWing programs
ar e
normally pu t into the deck: At
tack 1, Armor 3 Alarm this pro
gram
signals the net
of
an attack
an d
summons
an
Angel to aid
the agent).
takes over
while
th e original base
changes frequendes. There
ha s
been
an
almost continuous transmission of
R.F.E. in to t he C yb erp ap ac y for the
last threemonths.
R.F.E.
transmits pro
paganda, trying toconvince thepeople
of
France to resist the evils of the
C yb er ch urc h. Th ey al so t en d t o p la y
some of
the best music in E ur ope.
Th e
Germans
h av e al so i ni ti at ed
Vi de o Free E ur op e. W e b eli ev e that
G er ma n I nt el li ge nc e is using a
Cyber papal def ector to transmit this
directly into the GodNet
using on e of
th e
Cyberpapal
satellites. Normal
transmissions includemoviesofStorm
Knight victories. music videos.
an d
propaganda
announcements.
This
bureau is
unable to assess the effec
tiveness of this tactic
du e
to ou r lack of
agents within the Cyberpapacy.
We also
know
that
German Intelli
genceisactivelyseekingStorm Knights
as
agents. Before contact is made, the
potential agent is thoroughly screened
for loyalties
an d
affiliations. th e
Storm Knight
passes
this test, then
they are approached by representa
tives of German Intelligence. they
accept, they ar e taken to a training
base wher e their loyalties ar e again
t es te d as well as being searched f or
any h id de n cybernetic
implants
even cyber-Storm Knights ar e preju
d ic ed ag ai ns t) Th e t ra in in g for
new
ag en ts is rigorous, b ut it leaves t he
agent betterable to deal with the real
ity for CyberFrance.
As well
as
the Cyberpapacy, some
agents ar e trained to deal with the
reality o f Aysle, for German Intelli
gence does not c om pl et el y t ru st t he
condition of Aysle. t has therefore
sent agents into
Britain and
Scandinavia.
t
is f eared that on e
da y
Lady Pella Ardinay will lose control
an d
Aysle will
advance
to t he s ou th .
Thenetwork
in Aysle isnot
sccureand
n ot as d et ai le d as th e
on e
in France,
bu t this is du e mo re to a lack of tech
nology t ha n m an power.
G e r m a n
I nt el l i gence
H e a d q u a r t e r s
The German Intelligence Training
Base is lo cated in t he Bavarian A lp s,
b ut t he t ru e headquarters is located in
an office b ui ld in g i n Berlin. Th e t op
thr ee floors of the I nter national Mu-
tual Building is actually the center
this
espionage
web.
The HQ was placed in this locati
to hid all of t he transm issi on e qu i
ment as well
as
the heliport
on
the t
of the building. This way, the base c
be hidden
in the metropolitan jung
of Berlin.
Accessto the
to p
floorsof this buil
in g
is
highly restricted. There ar e on
tw o elevators to these floors, both
only
open
toon1ya few floors. Th e fi
elevator opens t o a restrict ed a re a
the parking gar age, which is
guard
by snippers. Th e
second
elevato
which is also guarded by
hidd
agents. opens to t he m ain floor o f t
building. Th e elevators,
an d
elevat
shafts, ar e also monitored
so
that
on
known
individuals can gain entranc
Typical
G erm an Intelligence
Agent
DEXTERITY 10
Dodge 13, fire combat 15, lock pic
ing 12, maneuver 12, melee wea
on s
12. prestidigitation 12, stea
14, unarmed combat 13
STRE
G T H .
TOUGHNESS
PERCEPTION
11
Evidence analysis 14, find 14, fi
ai d 12 land vehicles 12, langua
13,scholar computers) 12, tracki
12, trick 13
M I N D
Test of wills 11. willpower 11
CHARJSMA 11
Charm 13, persuasion 13 taunt
SPIRIT 10
Intimidation 11
Possibility Potential: some 25)
Equipment: HK 4 dam age val
15,range3-20/25/4Q), Personal Rad
or cellular phone, Various equipme
dependent upon
the mission.
The
Economy
T he G er ma n Economy has b e
strengthened by the war. Th e produ
tion of munitions has become a b
business,
a s ha s
the production of a
mored transport
an d
aircraft. Germ
Industrialists have even been openi
factories
an d
research faci1itiesinoth
countries to ai d th e wa r effort. t h
also become
apparent
that there is
core of industrialists coordinating t
activity of German industry.
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Chaplrr
Fm
h r cters in German Intelligence
his organization is known as the
ewGnomes, anditiscomposedof
the CEO s of German and Irish com
panies. t is believed that this organi
z t ~ n is behind the rash of corporate
espIOnagefrequented againstJapanese
companies in Eastern Europe.We also
have evidence that this organization
has been hiringStormKnights-some
independents and some through the
GuiJdmaster in Hawaii.
Even though thewareffort hasbeen
going well, and the economy is look
ing good, there is an atmosphere of
fear inGermany. The people need re-
assurance. Films depicting the victo
ries of Storm Knights have become
very popular, as has parades and fes-
tivals honoring Storm Knights. The
government hasstarted actively back
ing film crews to travel with Storm
Knights and record their deeds. The
people are starving for some thing to
renew their faith in theworld.Manyof
the people are to the point of despair.
Characters that wish to work
forGerman Intelligencewill have
toundergoa rigorous testingand
training period. The characters
will be approached by German
Intelligence, and will
e
given a
chance 1 work withGerman In-
teUigence, or leave the region
(they don t like
r
agents).
the characters accept, they will
be
taken to a secure hospital
where theywillundergoa physi
cal exam.
Ifcharacters possesscybernet
ics, then they will
e
taken to a
safe house where they will un
dergo an intense psychological
exam. on-<yberneticcharacters
will also undergo psychological
exams, but they will not e as
rigorously tested.
After this, the characters will
e
sent to the training bases in
the Alps. Upon completion of
the two month training period,
the characters will have oneadd
in
scholar(Cybt rpapacy),
plusonc
add in oneofthefollowingskills:
Gcrobatics, dodge.
fire
combat,
land
tN hicle, l ~ v y
we pons scholar
computers ,
scienu
computer
sci-
l nu),disgu;SI . orfirst aid.
Charac
ters who already have adds in
these skills gain no benefit from
the training, but all characters
may spend Possibilities
to
learn
any of the available skills. They
are considered to have a teacher
at this time.
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Mixture
of
Magic
and
Technology
DlI'lphi Council Worldbook
Ireland
eland has become one of the ma
powers of the world as a
of
the invasions. Before the In
the
Irish government had
some of their trade restrictions
owing foreign investors to set
up
facilities in Ireland. Many
es, including
some computer
moved
their entire facili
to Ireland. Ireland then filled
part
e void created by the global eco
c crash that was created by the
present Ireland
is
a
patchwork
lities. The reality of Aysle rests
Middle Ireland has become a
major area of both scientific and
magical research of late. Dwar
ven and human engineers have
been working tocreate items that
work on
both
the principles of
Earthscience
and
Ayslish magic.
They have created guns
that will
fire bulletseither using gunpow
deror
the m t l knowledge (you
just have to flip a switch).
The
most successful experi
ment
yet was actually a mistake.
A young
dwarven
mage was
using a computer when the fol
lowing message came up on his
screen:
Message from Daemon;
you
have exceeded your memory al·
lotment.
The young dwarf
was con
fused
and scared. She used her
magic todeterminewhat type of
entity lived in thecomputer but
her magic found none. Instead
of
going to her superiors, she
decided to summon
up
another
spiri t to enter the computer to
find theDaemon. At present, this
spirit still inhabits the computer
(it found it liked it in there), and
Core
Earth has its first sentient
computer.
The computer isan entity
that
comes from the cosm
of
Aysle. t
upon Northern Ireland, while the rest
of Ireland seems relatively untouched.
At first it was believed
that
Middle
Ireland had also been invaded for
dragons and dwarfs began appearing
in the area. It soon became apparent
that both the normal reality of the
Earth and that
of
Aysle coexisted in
this region. This
new
region of mixed
realities has become a region of in
tense research on the parts of both
Irish and dwarven scientists. A few
companieshavebegun doing research
in the potential of combining magic
and technology. One new area of re
search is the production of
equipment
that
can operate by either magic or
technology.
is
currentlyaligned to honorand
isgenerally satisfying itselfwith
learning about its new habita
tion. Overall, it believes itself to
be better off.
Theentitywasa bottlespirit
spirit that can
be
imprisoned
in a bottle
or other containerand
forced to perform services be
fore being freed. This entity has
found that its new pri son
within the
computer-
is
nearly
as vast as the outside world. So,
it is generally well-disposed to -
wards those
who
put it there.
The computer functions as a
normal computer,
bu t
needs a
agicaxiom of
9
or higher to
workproperly.Theentitywithin
hasmade a few modifications,
however. The spiri t has diuina-
tiO l agicand at least one
add
in
every
arcane knowledge, and it
is
able to use these wi thin the
computer.
The only
drawback
to this ar
rangement is that
the
entity
seems to have taken on the per
versityof the machine.Original y
mischievous, the spirit
is now
also incredibly literal - gar
bage in, garbage
out
the motto
of the computer operator, has
now become the byword
of
the
machine.
Government
The
government of
Ireland has re
mained the same, and it is part of the
European
Common
Defense League
The Irish Defense
Army at present
is
smaU,
bu t
they have a very effective
system to mobilize the country.
t is
est imated that the
country
could be
mobil ized for
war
in
under
three
weeks, field inganannyofabout35,000
men
and women. The Irish have no
yet perfonned a fuD mobilization,how
ever, because the government fears a
reversal in Lady Pella's condition i
they test-mobilize, t could set thing
off.The Irish have thereforecreated an
Intelligence Network within Aysle.
I
is very primitive,
and
not very effec
tive, but they
tend
to receive informa
tion fast
enough
to prevent
mos
threats. They have also begun enlist
ing men into the anned forces, as wel
as
purchasing
military equipmen
from Germany and Japan.
t
is be
lieved that the Irish government ha
purchased tactical nuclear
weapon
from
Germany bu t
this is still an
unsubstantiated rumor.
Organizations
Several independent organization
have
sprung
up
in the European com
munity. While many were organized
to fight the invaders, still more wer
set
up by
thuse professing enlight
ened
self-interest. One of these i
called
the
New Gnomes.
The New Gnomes
The
New
Gnomes are
in fact a real
ity.
It
is
a group dedicated to preserv
ing European economic rights. Th
Inner Circleis composed of
13
people
four Germans, three Swiss,
one
Ital
ian, and five Irishmen. The leader o
the organization is George van Allen
the Irish
owner/CEO
of
van
Allen
Electronics.
George van
Allen
DEXTERITY 8
Dodge
10, unanned
combat 9 fire
combat
9
STRENGTH 8
TOUGHNESS 8
PERCEPTION
10
:
;
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Evidence analysis 14, language 12,
scholar (business) 16. scholar (com
puters) 12, scholar (realm lore)
11
MIND
11
Science (business) 20, willpower 14
CHARISMA 11
Charm 14, persuasion 14
SPIRIT
10
Reality
16,
intimidation 12
Possibilities:
21
Noles: George van Allen is a
Prodigy,
as
described in the Axioms
and World Laws sectionof this book.
His bonus has been applied to his
ence business skill.
He formed the group soon after the
Invasions when it became
apparent
that the
Ja
panesewereexpandingtheir
industry even moreaggressively than
usual into new markets. He was also
amazed at the rateat which Japanwas
making technological breakthroughs.
The
group s
main interest
is
in the
elimination of the Japanese threat to
the European Economy. At present,
they
do
not know that Japan has been
invaded.
TheNew
Gnomesdedded
that they
would have to create a network of
corporate spies to uncover the infor
mation they needed to prevent Japa·
nese companies from taking
over
Eu
rope, so they created the Irish
Adventurer s Club. h 1.A.c. is the
operationsbranchoftheNewGnomes,
and
it
is
their task tosteal information
and prototypes, as well as to cause
general problems for Japanese com
panies. The Gnomes understand that
to keep Europesafe, they must under
stand the Invaders, and work against
them. They therefore send I.A.C.
agents into different realms, under the
cover of hunters and photographers,
to unlock the secrets of
the
realms, or
again to cause general problems.
Typical LA.C Agent
DEXTERITY
11
Acrobatics 13.
dodge
15, fire com
bat 14, maneuver 12. melee weap
ons 13. pick locks 14, stealth 14,
unarmed
combat
13
STRENGTH 10
TOUGHNESS 11
PERCEPTION
10
Evidence analysis 13, find 12, land
vehicles 12, language 12, scholar
(business) 11, scholar (computers)
12, tracking 12, trick 13
MIND9
Test
of
will 12, willpower
12
CHARISMA 9
Charm 12, persuasion 12 taunt
11
SPIRIT 9
Intimidation
11
Possibility Potential: Some (25)
Equipment:
S W Magnum
(damage value 17. range3-l0/40/SO),
suit, personal radio
or
cellular phone,
LA.C. credit card (Bank ofGermany)
Description: The LA.C. is a very
well organized intelligence agency,
Chapter F
and has about as much cash flow
the CIA inAmerica. The LA.C. age
are someof the most well-equippe
theworld, but they also tend to tak
some of the toughest missions. T
are a mix of industrial spies and m
cenaries, someof the best in the wo
Patrick McNamee, Leader LA
DEXTERITY 11
Acrobatics
13,
dodge 15, fire C
bat17, lockpicking 16,meleewe
ons 13, missile weapons
13
pre
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C
yberpapal Activity in Ireland
Jean Malraux has seen that the movie industry, while some
Aysle is undergoing more inter- have infiltrated the priesthood
nal strife,
so
he
ha s
decided that
oflreland.AfewCybemunshave
it
w ou ld b e a good t ime to start also infiltrated Catholic schools.
acquiring converts to th e Reli- The government of Ireland has
gion of the Cyberpapacy. Th e yet
to
perceive the threat.
Cyberpope
feels that he could Th e Roman Catholics clergy
take Ireland with littleeffortsince
on
the othe r hand has perceived
Ireland is predominantlyCatho-
thethreat,and has started to take
lie. His a ge nts have tried to
be
~ t i o n
against it, including hir-
very subtle in their tactics. Some
In g
people
to dispose
of
have infil trated the media an d
Cyberpapists.
struction of a defensive
perimet
thirtykilometersfrom thestonn front
and hasgiven Mr. Cross control of th
Italian intelligence agency.
Italian industry has also retoole
for war. Italian car
companies
ha
begun to produce tanks an d milita
vehicles, while Italian ship
yards
ha
b eg un t he p ro du ct io n
of war
ship
The
p rep ar at io ns c on du cte d b y t
Italians pale in comparison to th e m
bilization which
occurred
in Vatic
City since th e Invasions began.
Rome
and
Vatican City
digitation 13, stealth 14,
unarmed
combat
14
STRENGTH
10
TOUGHNESS
10
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis 15, find 16, first
ai d
II ,
air vehicles
II ,
land vehicles
II ,
language to, scholar (comput
ers) 14, trick 12
MI D 9
Survival 12, test of wills
II ,
will
power
11
CHARISMA 9
Taunt
14
SPIRIT
8
Reality 18, Intimidation 14
Possibilities: II
Equipment:
Patrick McNameecan
t
any equipment
he needs fora mis
bul he is
known
to always carry
Magnum damagevalue17, range
an d
wear Irimesh
ech
24
+3/20)
Description: McNamee, before th e
wa s o ne o f th e
world s
most re
industrial mercenaries. No
was
to big; no fee
wa s
to
bi g
-
he
uld pull it off. Now,
he
honestly
hesto fighl the I nvader s -
though
mind turning a profit
at
the
time.
Asofyet, th e intelligence networks
th e world
have
yet to crack their
transmissions. This
is a
direct
of va n Allen s poetic
nair
for th e
matic. All transmissions between
en ts a re c od ed into poetic verses.
ese verses ar e then translated into
ree diffe.rent languages. So many
(or Imes) ofeach verse will
be
in
a specific language. a person does
not
k no w t he l an gu ag e c od e
for
that
week, then what they translate will be
gibberish. a person doe s happen to
translate th e message, they will then
be
left with a poetic verse full of allu
sions and metaphors.
Italy
Th e Italian government iscurrently
~ n d e r g ~ i n g th e instability character
Ishc
o
Its history since the ending of
World War
U
The Italian constitution
andgovemmenthaschangedoverl00
times. In recent history, this political
turmoil has subsided to a degree, bu t
t he c ou nt ry is still to m by political
factions.
It
was th e influence of the
ne w
Germany, an d thepresenceof the
Cyberpapacy, that caused even this
amount of stability to occur.
Th e
government
of Italy isa parlia
mentary system.
Th e
Prime Minister,
however, iscontrolled b y t he Minister
of Defense -General AlfonsoTulini.
General Tulini has
insured
that
th e
defense
of
Italy is th e
most
important
element
of
Italian politics.
General Tulini has also
started
a
program of propaganda
1
keep th e
mind
of
th e people focused
on
the
task
of
defense. His campaign
of
public
serviccannouncements,
movies, post
ers, parades, and songs
ha s
been of
great help in motivating th e people
to
defend their country.
G en er al T ul in i,
taking
Fredrick
Cross s
advice, has
begun the con·
On e
month after th e initial inv
sion,
Pope
Innocent VI called a co
clave of all
th e
faithful to discuss t
appearance
of this ne w threat to the
religion. Someof the
most
holy peop
of th e Catholic church attended th
meeting.
During
this
meeting
somethin
wonderful took place; miraclesbeg
tooccur. People in Rome were heal
b y t he touch ofa priest, an d those wh
came to the Vatican were fed b y m a
from heaven,
but
the greatest mirac
occurred within th e
meeting. t is
r
ported that an angel appeared befo
those
gathered and
told
them
in
GOO
name
to fight this threat with all p0
sible weapons.
Or
so
the reports state.
Th e Catholic Church has prepar
fOfwar. ThePopehascaliedaCrusa
against theCyberp.lpacy,and the fait
ful have risen to thecal Many you
m en a nd
women
have come to Rom
to help. Ma ny have been taken
on
Vatican Guards, to
supplement
t
SwissGuard.Others havebeentrain
as secret agents. Th e Vatican no w h
an
active secret service.
T he C hu r
has also seen
an
increase in donatio
an d tithes since th e War began.
The money raised has gone to for
fying VaticanCity,
an d
buying equi
ment for th e Church s troops. T
Vatican is no w a true fortress, an d t
people of Rome have now begun ca
in g it th e Fortress of
God.
However, the Pope has made su
that no on e forgets their true purpos
While the military defense against t
Cyberpope s forces is the most visib
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Chapler F
yberpapaJ Infiltration of the Roman Catholic Church
change
in
policy, the spiritual battle
being fought is incredible. Priests,
missionaries, and relief workers are
all over theworld, bringingcomfort to
Catholics and non-eatholics in their
time of need.
is to the Church s
credit that prejudice
among
these
Catholics against non-eatholics (in
deed, against nonhumans) is
atan
all
time low.
The only exceptionto this rule is the
Cyberpapaey. Many of the more fa-
natic followers of the True Pope have
an
almost irrational hatred of anyone
suspected of following Cyberpapal
doctr ine. Indeed the wearing of
cyberwarehasalready beencaUed the
ew Mark of the Beast.
TheV.S.S.
As statedbefore, theRomanCatho
lic Church now has an active secret
service. This organization has been
dubbed the
Vatican
tcret
ervice
or
V.S.s. for short. The V.s.S. is com
pos ofmembersof thedergy as well
as non ordained members of the
church.
One branch of the V.s.s. works ex
clusively within France. This group
works closely with German Intelli
gence and the French Resistance.
appearsthat theirmain task is tospread
sedition. Many of these people are
priests or nuns who preach the doc
trines of the Roman Catholic Church.
Unlike theCyberpapacy, theagentsof
the v.s.s. are subtle. They do not get
Soon after the Tech Surge,
agentsof theCyberpapaey infil
trated theCatholicChurch.They
forged documents so that they
could be accepted as priests in
different countries. At present,
there are cyberpriests located
in
churches all across the world.
Most are relatively minor func-
on
a soap box and preach. Inste
theyput
up
posters,highlighted pa
of the Bible, or leave pamphl
around. Some have also been kno
to spray paint messages
on
buildi
or serve secret Mass. They are cau
and subjected to the Inquisition
quently, but this serves only to
crease the number of martyrs.
The next branch of the V S S is
volved with internal security.
tionaries, but they are growing
in strength and power.
The main goal of these agents
is to slowly change the minds of
the people over to the Malraux
Doctrine.
If
not stopped, it iscon
ceivable that they
will
have a
vast number of converts within
the year
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Chapter F
on itions in Eastern Europe
ompanies that had branches in the
.S.S.R. left after the collapse.
The new government hoped to re
ild the economy, but it wasobvious
t most countriesof the world could
help. Then the Japanese appeared
thescenean d offered the ne w gov
a solution to their problem.
e deal would allow Japanese com
ies exclusive rights to export
an d
ports, while a certain percentage
nt to the Soviet government. The
officials had few alterna
ves.Thedealwasalmostsigned when
e ne w government pulled out, ex
country. The Japanese were
furi-
butthegovernment turned a deaf
r to them. Project
Omen
had finally
old them the
true nature
of
japan.
The
government
then approached
Irish industrialists, but to
avail. Neither group could finance
w projects in the Ne w Union.
wa s
p
to the republics to rebuild their
n economy. soon became appar-
t though that they
di d
have a prod
an d a market. Themselves.
Backpedalling into a production
d barter type of economy, ~ w
nion is currently almost able to sup-
ort itself. By t rading off some of its
revious scientific developments an d
nformation <of which it has a
101
it
as been able to stay afloat. Barely.
There
is
on e strangeanomaly in the
ehavior of the
Ne w
Union govern
ent. They have asked all of their
eople to bu y chemical safety suits,
asmasks and
water test kits. Itseems
hat thegovernment fears the threat of
hemicalor biological warfare,
bu t
we
o
not know from where. could be
that they perceive that there is a threat
from China, which has recently -
ome highly industrialized, bu t this
eems unreasonable. No on e is cur
rently threatening the
Ne w
Union.
Eastern
Europe
The countries that comprise East
r n Europe have seen a great deal of
changewithin the last tw oyears.When
the Invasions began, the attention of
the world was turned
to
the battle for
ou r
reality. The political condition
within these countries became even
worse. Economiccollapse seemed im-
The region is very unstable.
The political situation could go
novaat an y timeresulting innew
revolutions. Both 3327 an d the
Ne w
Gnomes fear this occur
rence, for the ne w governments
might just nationalize all indus
try. They have therefore began
to brainwash their employees
into thinking that only the com
pany can protect and provide for
them. Many of the employees
now live in company towns
or
apartments.
But this special treatment of
employees anger those who are
not employed by the foreign
companies, which has sparked
new hatreds. There are growing
movements that support the na
tionalization of industry. This
could en d out in a major battle
between the different
groups
in
volved.
ffhe region is also becoming
minent, an d thepeoplewere
no
longer
satisfied. When it wasobvious that no
ai d
wa s
going to come from th e
U.s.s.R., the people roused themselves
an d cast ou t the o ld Communist re
gimes. Most of the reheUions turned
violent
as
the hard-liners tried to main
tain control,
bu t
most
of
the military
did not back the old dictators. Four
months after the Invasions began, the
last of the Eastern European countries
declared it s independence, bu t their
trials were only just beginning.
was autumn by this time, an d
much
ofthe crops had been destroyed
during the rebellions. What remained
could not sustain the populations. Be-
yond this, economic collapse wa s im
minent. There were no foreign inves
tors that could finance new projects in
the region. The countries were in tur
moil, an d i t was not helped by the fact
that most of these countries were also
dealing with internal strife between
thedifferent ethnicgroups. Their new
found freedom was more of a curse
than a blessing. Many countries tried
thecenterof activity for thecrimi
nal element with in Europe. The
black market ha s once again
gained support as the people
w ho do
not have corporate ben
efitsseektogaingoods.
Thedrug
trade hasalso found a new outlet
in Eastern Europe. The drug
trade preysupon those whodon t
have corporate jobs (i.e. the ur
ba n poor). At the same time,
some
companies. notably th e
ones
from Marketplace, have
begun using
drugs
to keep their
employees happy. In general. if
you need to find goods, services,
or information, look toward East·
ern Europe.
It is also apparent that 3327 is
setting the region
up
fora hostile
takeover. In fact, the trainingses
sions for the ne w employees al
lows the companies to prepare
the people to accept the new re
ality.
toget back in contactwith theU.s.s
b ut to
no avail.
It
was then the Ja
nese investors arrived.
In the fifth month of the Invasio
a group of japanese investors arri
in the region to talk to the differ
governments about the possibility
setting
up
new facilities in the reg
At first the governments were re
tan , bu t they finally agreed, mai
because they had noother choice.
Japanese then came in with speci
teams to train the populace. Work
gan to re-tool the factories to allow
more efficiency. The
japanese
also
ga n importing products an d loa
the countries money with which
purchase food.
Within a month,a groupofGerm
an d Irish investorsapproached the
European countries about the po
bility of establishing ne w facilitie
the region. These countries, still d
perate for money an d goods, agre
Thisangered theJapanesegreatly,
they had invested too much by
timeto just pullout. Presently,Eas
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e is heavily industrialized,
and
e economy of the region has stabi
zed, but the countries are in heavy
t to Germany, Ireland,
and
Japan.
The stabilized econo my has not
the internal problems thatthe
tern Europeancountries face.Strife
tween ethnic groups has increased
s one
group
claims discrimination by
ther. There
is
also the problem of
rate espionage that has increased
te.The region has becomea major
t spot.
and
the govemments of the
ea are becoming unstableagain. The
ms of politicalCOTTU ption have been
ugh to destroy the peoples faith in
governments,
and
more revolu
ons are possible in
the
area.
Overall, Eastern Europe
is no better
f then it was underCommunist con
l. The freedom that was gained has
en belittled by the
new
problems of
hnic inequality, corporate politics,
crime. The region could
be
a good
rce of information, but it will take
great deal of time before it will be
le to enter the fight against the In
ondon
When the realm of Aysle landed,
at was once the United Kingdoms
ame no more. Mostof the members
f Parliament were in London when
e Invasion began, as was the Prime
nister and her cabinet,as wellas the
en. All ofthese people werespared
change in reality, because London
pparently immune to the change
reality.
Many members of parliament. as
ell as many citizens of London, felt
lated.Theyworried about thcirrela
in the country. Many ventured
nto the countryside, and only a few
e returned.
Initially, what was left of the gov
rnment tried to reach the outside
rld for aid, but none wasforthcom
ng. Instead, envoys from Uthorion
while he inhabited the body of Lady
ella) made threats to those who re
in London. The people were
ld that they would surely die
if
they
emained in the city. These threats
ngered the people more than any
ing else, so they vowed to stay.
During thenext month, famine, vio
lence. and crime struck the city. All
seemed hopeless until a brave pilot
discovered that
i
you circle the city to
a height of
arout
one mile, you could
fly over the stormfronts. n this way.
London was able to reach the outside
world and gain some needed supplies.
After Lady Pella schange, the gov
ernment of Aysle took great pains in
helping thecity of London. Shipments
offood and clothing came on a regular
basis then, but it did little to stop the
growing criminal element
in
the
city
Soon, whole sections of the city were
barricaded off as militarized zones.
By order of the Queen, the Prime
Minister took control of the city. Her
first orderofd uty was to
request assis
tance from Lady Pella. Lady Pella an
swered the request by sending
soldiers of the Home Guard into Lon
don to help the police, but in
retum,
she asked for the help of the London
govemm ent. Lady Pella did not un
derstand
the world she
had
been
brought into, and she needed help in
ordering her own realm. The Prime
on on
London
is
a hard point. Actu
ally, it is composed of multiple
hardpoints. the most prominent
being Buckingham Palace.
t
is
possible that London will never
be taken but will have to
be
de
stroyed by the Invaders.
At present. London is
on
a
limited
power
supply
There
w er e no useful pow er stations
left after the axiom wash, and
mostof London was working off
of imported and self-generated
battery pow er for the first few
months. A team ofscientists from
London University then discov
ered that they could use the tur
bulence
in the Thames, which
was caused by the water enter
ing a new reality, to gener ate a
minor a mount of power. They
further discovered that
wind·
mills placed nearthestormfronts
ar ou nd London could also
be
used to generate power. These
Minster then went to Oxford to talk
the ruler of Aysle.
In Oxford, thetwo signed an agree
ment which had the
follOWing
cond
tions: the govemment of Aysle woul
accept four advisors from London
aid in the governing of the British Isl
the HomeGuard would assist the Lo
don police in keeping order, Scotlan
Yard would help the Home Guard
investigating strange activates with
the realm, and the London govem
ment would put M.I.6 at the dispos
of the Ayslish government.
Thisarrangement hasso far worke
out quite well. t has allowed the ru
ing body of Aysle to make informe
decisions in dealings with othercou
tries, and the combined police force
have
donea
great job in keeping ord
in London, and in the realm.
London isstill a haven for crimina
and
evil monsters, but
it
is
also a goo
star tin g point for ex ped itio ns in
Aysle. The people of London are als
willing to trade information with ne
people, because they are starved f
information of the outside worla f
have worked wonders, and now
there
is
power in London, but it
is r eser ved for hosp itals,
re ·
search, military,and policebuild·
ings. Mostother buildings areon
battery or gas power.
A
group
of dwarves have set
up
a fairly profitable business
charging batteries with magic.
t
was discovered that energy
is
energy, no matter what the ori
gin was. They have been able to
use the
iff ffim te for s
knowl
edge to transform common trash
into gasoline it onJy has a shelf
life of one day before it is con
verted back to trash),
or
directly
into energy which they thenstore
in batteries.
Other
power
stations have
come and gone, including one
powered entirely by e yp riu m
fairies. aturallightninggenera
tors, they have proven invalu
able to the energy-starved city.
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e most part t would be advisable
r agents new to the region to spend
time in London before entering
realm proper
The
Netherlands
The etherlandsa re on the
edgeof
invading realms Aysleto the north
not much of a threat at present
ept for infrequentVikingraids but
the south lies theCyberpapacy The
of the etherlands live in a
imate of fear and apprehension
Afterthe reunificationof Germany
e
government
of the Nether lands
memberof theE C O L With
government
then asked for
d in the defense
of
the Netherlands
and
beganbuild-
g a defense base within the Nether-
nds There is only one
such
base in
country but t believed that this
esufficient
Many ofthe people
do
not feel that
is base will make the region secure
they have fled the country Many
ve fled into Germany Still others
fled into Eastern Europe where
eir skill can be
put to better
use
as
t region rebuilds its economy
Spain
Spain has been invaded by the
A l arge portion of
Spain no longer part of
Earth reality
and
the people are
ightened The Spanish people look
~ 1
toward Rome for help
and
aid but it
does not look like it will come
The forces ofthe Vatican havegone
to Spain in hopes of keeping the faith
of
the peoplestrong
but
is
apparent
that there has been heavy Cyberpapal
infiltration within the area There
still hope that the area can esaved
but will e a major task and the
Vatican does not have the manpower
Chapler Fou
to accomplish a miracle of this scope
The Spanish government s aske
theGermans for help Gennany agree
in accordancewith the E C O Lcharte
Three months ago conshuction of de
fense bases began but our Intelligenc
suggests that the Cyberpapacy isgoin
to attack the region before the base
becomeoperational We fear that Spai
will be lost before the end of this year
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Chapter Five
fric
Tors:
Th e D elp h i
Council WQrldbook
60
he
naHons of southeen
Africa have
been
th e
source of constant con
niel since th e initial In
vasion. Hostilities were
prompted by
th e
preoccupation of
th e
w o rl d s s u pe rp o we rs with other
events bu t what started as a simple
battle of competing regional interests
ha s led to a m ili ta ry free for all with
intense competition for economic an d
military resources.
Because of
th e
economic might of
South
Africa
and the sheer
anarchy
that
the
nation has been cast into
th e
whol e region h as slid i nto a conflict
that
seems
d es ti ne d t o last for ye ars .
Its neighbors ar e also fairing poorly:
•
Newly
fr Namibia has been a
battleground
since th e first bridges
landed and although President Rob
er t
Mutasa see ms to
have
regained
control in th e c ap it al r eg io n near
Windhoek many of th e traditional
tribal conflicts
arose
once again.
Th e
internal supersl:nJcture quickly
disin·
tegrated as
South
African
Namibian
an d Angolan troops continually lay
waste to
the
countryside.
• Botswana Swaziland an d Mozam
b iq ue w er e traditionally dependent
upon gold
an d
diamond
mines
in
South
Africa for jobs. The warfare has
virtually destroyed their economies.
Botswana was involved in the initial
assault due to its location: it wa s in the
wa y
of
th e forces attacking Angola.
All thr ee
of
these nations
have
since
fallen to the forces of anarchy with
tribal f or ces and charismatic an d
wealthy individuals creating small
tightly controlled territories.
•
Zambia
Zaire Tanzan ia an d
U ganda have been economically dev·
astated by these wars an d as a result
la w an d order has
broken
down
in
most rural
a nd m an y u rb an
areas.
[Mr. resident
This is a summary of
all
exhausti
reports filed
by agents ill the field.
Wi
the
area s descellt hllo
chaos ha
removed
tumyofouragents from
the
fiel
at
least until
such
time
that
a clear
cour
ofactio
is established
by your
directive
- E
<
A Foul Wind
Blows
The
First Assaults
With
the
rest o f
the
world fixate
on
the
chaos that erupted inSouthea
Asia Ne w York England an d Franc
the
traditional conflicts of
th e
regio
finally exploded in a veritable orgy
bloodshed.
South
Africa under th
careful
watch
of W es te rn m ed
sources
f or sever al years felt
th
enough attention
had been
diverted
other
regions of
the
world to allow
act
with
impunity.
For the first timesince a
much-pu
licized peace agreement with Ango
South
Africaopenlydispatched troo
to
Namibia
Angola
an d
Botswana. A
th e Botswanan governmentcrumble
beneath
the military force
Namibia
capitaJ was sacked
by
th e South Af
ca n
invaders. The relentless march
Angola a perennial obstacle to Sou
Africa s attempts t o c ont ro l th e r
gion ended
with
a battle for
the
cap
tal. Luanda. For five days
South
Af
can troops cleaned ou t enclaves of r
sistance forces
an d
artillery flatten
residential neighborhoods while
new
crews an d American an d English n
val forces monitored
the
battle fro
th e
relative safety of
the
harbor.
y the
en d of
the
first
month
fighting
South
Africa felt confide
that
it
ha d
installed
governments
f
vorable to its policies in
Ango
Namibia an d B ot sw an a. Th e ra c
government
i n P re to ri a drastical
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Chapler Fi
erestimated the utility of terror as a
ans of holding power.
Over the next two weeks, the pre
us balance ofpower shifted back
the
native residents as active
forces led by
deposed
mibian president Robert Mutasa,
ckly took the offensive. Areasonce
secure fell victim to guerilla
raids, cities wererecaptured, and
amounts military gear was cap
red in the face of overwhelming
So, a mo nt h
and
half into the cam
n, the South African offensive had
for nought,
and
the
only
tangible
ct was the death toll: nearly 60,000
and over 40,000 civilians had
en killed in the crossfire.
rouble on the ome ront
South Africa s aggressive interna
al policies laid the foundation for
domestic undoing: with the troops
blackAfricansrevolted, using
their townships as a base of power.
Railroads
and highways
were
de
stroyed,
and
with the police
and
mili
tary foreescut offfrom reinforcements,
the untrained but enthusiastic South
African People s Militia as the loose
militaryalliance named itselOwasable
to t ak e st art li ng ga ins in t he re gi ons
near Kuruman, Sishen, Rustenburg,
Warmbaths,
and
Pretoria.
In the ensuing chaos, Zimbabwe s
president, Colbu Kever,
saw
fit to at
tempt toseize territory near theSouth
frican c ities
of
Messina
and
Pietersburg.
fact, Kever s troops
a pp ro ac he d wi th in fifty miles of t he
capitol of Pretoria, but rallying army
troops, withdrawn from battle zones
with th e SAPM troops,
pushed
the
invaders back to t he b ord er regions
t he e ns ui ng ba tt le for Messina lev
eled most of the city).
A
flood
of refugees, desperately try
ing to escape the battles, poured into
Swaziland,southemMozambiqueand
southeastern Botswana there is cur-
rently a refugee city called Hopper
burg
just to the north of the Sou
African border).
Mozambique, despite its alread
embittered economy, offered refu
to
any
persons wishing to escape t
South frican violence but
th
Willetston government in South A
rica responded to the offer by pum
ing
more arms
to
the
reb
Mozambique
National
Resistan
MNR), with t he result ing ca rna
completely destabilizing the southe
regions
of
the nation. Most of the m
jor rail lines, bridges, airports,
an
electric
power
plants were destroye
within a few days,
and
like most of
neighbors, Mozambique has fractur
into a
group
of territories controlle
by tribes and gangs of thugs.
By
the end
of
the first three mont
offighting, the
great
battleswereove
but protracted warfare of entrench
rival forces, continued to a fixtu
of the
south
African political scene.
its wake, the stench of decayed bodi
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Torg;
h IRlphi Coundl
WOtldbook
Mr. Pr es i dent :
A f r ic a
i s a c o n t in e n t d e s p e r at e l y
in need
o f
a s s i s t a n c e
from a l l q u a r t e r s
f i n a n c i a l ,
mi
l i t a r y
an d
even e t h i c a l . The US
government S deci s i on to c u t a id to t he r eg io n,
coupled
with
th e
v i r t u a l en d o f
United
Kingdom an d
United
N at io ns s po ns or ed a s s i s t a n c e ,
has
p a r a l y z e d
th e
r e g i o n ,
plunging
i t i n t o a per pet ual s t a t e o f warfare an d bloodshed.
Most
o f
th e
n a ti on s o f
t h i s
region
were
dependent
upon more
developed
nat i ons
to
support
t h e i r economies, e i t h e r through purchase of mass q u a n t i t i e s of bas i c resources o r
o u t r i g h t
economic
aid. The invasion has ended
a l l
o f
t h a t , an d
now th e cont i nent
p r e c a r i o u s l y a tte m p ts to f in d
i t s new
e q u ilib r iu m .
The southern p ortio n o f
th e
cont i nent
has
b ee n t hr ow n i n t o chaos by
th e
continuing
c i v i l
wa r
in South
A f r ic a ,
with
r e s u l t i n g
f r a c t i o n a l f i ght i ng an d economic
slowdowns
completely
d i s i n t e g r a t i n g
th e
economic s t r u c t u r e o f
th e
region. South A f r ic a g e n er a te d
wealth
an d even
s t a b i l i t y in a region s or el y
in need
of
th e s e
factors as
soon
as
th e
shooting s t a r t e d on th e homelands
an d
spread
to th e r e s t
o f th e nat i on, so
th e
n a ti on s o f Swaziland,
N am ib ia , A n go la , B ot sw an a,
Mozambique an d Zambia
found themselves
engulfed
in c o nf li ct s t ha t
they
w e r e n t
prepared
to handle even though many o f th ese
n a tio n s i n s t i g a t e d t hes e c o n f l i c t s . While t h i s i s n t to j u s t i f y
th e
s o c i a l
system
o f
p rtheid
because
i t
c e r t a i n l y
i s
depl or abl e,
i t
n o n e th e le s s provided o r d e r
of
a t wi s t ed
an d
mer ci l es s s o rt) to a region t h a t so f a r has proven fa r
to o
p l i a b l e to
th e
causes o f regionalism tha n th e g r e a t e r good o f compromise
an d
unity.
C e n tr a l A f ri c a
has shown more r e s i l i e n c y , probably
du e to
th e immediacy o f th e t h r e a t
from
both th e
Nile
Empire
an d
th e Cyberpapacy. Many l eader s have found t h a t most of
th e
t h e i r nat i ons h av e b een
consumed
by
th e
mad Pharaoh Mobius. The r e g i o n s
legacy
of French col oni al i s m from
th e
ei ght eent h,
n in e te e n th
an d t went i et h c e n t u r i e s , an d
th e
economic
dependency
upon
French purchasing power, ha s made many nat i ons
to o
dependent upon
th e
A n ti -P o pe J ea n
Malraux,
an d some o f
th e
more des per at e
l eader s
have
openly
embraced th e b e l i e f s
o f
CyberFrance, i f
only to
secure
m i l i t a r y might
an d
r e t a i n
power. There
i s an
u n d e s ir a b le
a v a i l a b i l i t y o f
weapons, with
my sources indicating
t h a t many o f them come
from
Japan. Many of
th e
nat i ons arming themselves by way o f
t hes e shadowy Or i ent al
c o r p o r a te
e n t i t i e s seem to be d i r e c t l y opposed to
th e
in f lu e n c e
of
Malraux,
le a d in g
to
some
i n c r e d i b l y
v i o l e n t
border
c l a s h e s .
The remaining
n a tio n s
o f Northern
A f r ic a
those
t h a t
h a v e n t
been
conquered)
have
shown remarkable uni t y in t h e i r
d es ire to fend
o f f
t he c ha ll en ge s
of Mo bi us a nd
h is
f or ces . For
th e f i r s t
time,
troops from o t h e r
nat i ons
hav e b een
welcomed
w ith in th e
b o r d e r s o f
Niger,
Chad Ethiopia an d
Uganda. These
n a tio n s have even a t t e m p t e d , with
l imited
s u c c e s s , to
supply
each
o t h e r
with trade
goods
in l i g h t o f
th e
r ed u ce d s u pp ly
of goods from
European n a tio n s an d th e
United S t a t e s . J a p a n S demand
fo r goods
has
a c t u a l l y
in c r e a s e d ,
b ut i t s cor por at i ons
have been
abl e to secure c on tra cts th at
guarantee
low p r i c e s , so n e t income i s only
marginally
a f f e c t e d .
In th e
f i n a l a n a l y s i s , Africa i s a r eg io n c a re e ni ng d an ge ro us ly
out
o f c o n t r o l .
I t
i s
in need
of
guidance an d a s s i s t a n c e
there
a re unbelievable e co no mi c a nd
s t r a t e g i c
ga in s to be had, b ut
only a t
th e
c o s t of s t a b i l i z i n g a t r oubl ed region. Provided t h a t
th e
United
S t a t e s
knows
i t
can
s p a r e t he r es ou rc es ,
development
o f
th e r e g i o n ,
a
kind
o f new
c o lo n ia lis m ,
w i l l provide handsome r e t u r n s .
Submitted most
r e s p e c t f u l l y in th e hopes t h a t
i t w i l l
guide th e n a t i o n a l government
well,
dward Doe Regional Information Di r ect or
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erwhelmed the senses, as people
d to makesome
orderof
the need
s destruction.
C o n f l i c t -
To
the
Present
During the past year, warfare has
toa halt, probablybecause the
of
weapons has dried up for
e most part. Most of the outside
rces financing the
wa r
quickly real
d that if thebloodshed continued at
e level of the first few months, there
uld be nothing
bu t
barren land left
claim
w he n t he w ar
wa s over.
Only South Africa s national gov
nment has any semblance
of
order,
t
many
of
the
troops
that were de
oyed into other nations have been
du e toa breakdown of reliable
Southern Africa has splintered into
near-feudal state, with very small
al, gang an d corporate territories.
ennining future U.s. policy is dif-
ficult simply becauseofthe hugenum
berof
factions
at
work in this region
of
the world- it s conceivable that mili
tant factions will take any efforts nec
essary to prevent other factions from
getting power. Much like Lebanon
during
the height of its civil war, this
area is no man s land.
[Flirther
reports filed below
nation
indicate that
tile High
Lords
and
other
international pawer brokers are renewing
their
efforts in the region Our agents
report
that these
efforts
are intended
as
means o securing valuable
resources
rather tlwn
to
bring
the
entire region un-
der domination
E
Dotl
Botswana
The government in exile
of
Presi
dent Kuet DeTavver
is
actually holed
up in the capital city of Gaborone be -
hind incredible fortifications. While
DeTavverhasordered that thenation s
billions in assets be used to purchase
hapter
modernweapons,HachimanAnnsh
been unable to assure safe delivery
the weaponry -
of
course, the fa
that most of the rival warlords pu
chase their weapons from Hachim
may also be a contributing factor
this delay.
Th e
nation s
population
h
d ro pp ed t o
under
a million
du e
casualties of war, starvation and ref
geesheaded north), and the hugecat
farms, left untended for a year, ha
turned todesert. Exports ofdiamon
and
predous
metals have ceased.
Th e
country has spl intered in
about fifteen different regions held
the
~ r o u s
Tswana tribes, althou
the nchest areas have seen minor
fluxesofJapanesecapital to restart t
diamond mines (the local tribes ha
received all
of
the profits).
Orapa
Home to
on e of
the world s larg
diamond mines, thenew Orapa Ter
tory is controlled
by
Rabangw
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of
the
more
stable
re-
of the country,
bu t due
only to
u Block financial support.
The secret to this success
is thedia
of
the area. Although Mobius
ile Empireprcxlucesa hugepe:rcent
the
world sdiamond
supply, he
fuses to sell them to the Kanawa
or
an y other
Japanese
du e
to his ongoing feud
h 3327. The
aU U
Block set out to
nd a steady source of industrial dia
nd s, an d
upon
encountering
elected to provide rum arms
d supplies in exchange for regular
of
the goods.
Due to his Rauru Block affiliations,
hama will offer shelter an d aid to
non-NileStorm Knightswhomake
to the heavily armed boundaries of
s territory. In addition to an airport
d
heavy
equipment
for mining, the
aU U Block has helped complete ba
c public services, such
as
running
ter and
e l ec t ri c it y p la n ts, so
people are quite satisfied
h his leadership.
apa Territory Soldier
DEXTERITY.
Beast riding 11,
dodge
11, fire com
bat 12, meleeweapons 11,stealth 11
STRENGTH 8
TOUGHNESS 8
PERCEPTION 9
Find 10, first aid 11, land vehicles
12, languages 11, tracking
10
MIND8
Survival 10
CHARISMA 7
Charm
10, persuasion 9, taunt 8
SPIRIT 7
Intimidation9
Possibility Potential: some 60
Equipment: AK-47 (damage value
range 3-40/150/4 0), 2 grenades
value 20), knife
damage
STR+3/17),
IriMesh
armor
l ue T OU +3 /2 0) , w al ki e· ta lk ie ,
vy truck I
pe r
squad of 8 troops,
eed value 13. TOU
2
maneuver·
+1,
concealment/armor
+4/3,
others +6/4)
Tanaka,
Rauru Block Agent
DEXTERITY 8
Beast riding 10,
dodge
12, fire com
bat 9, maneuver 9
STRENGTH 7
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TOUGHNESS 7
PERCEPTION 10
Air vehicles 12, evidence analysis
12,scholar(Tswana history)11,
trick
13
MlND12
Business 15, survival 14, test
15
CHARISMA 10
Charm
13, persuasion 12, taunt
14
SPIRlT
8
Intimidation 10
Possibilities: Ord
Equipment:SonyTalkman, Learjet
(speed value 17,TOU 21 , several nice
suits, portablecomputer,
.44
Magnum
(damage value 17, range 3-10/15/40)
Description: Tanaka
is
a
perma·
nent contact in Orapa for the Rauru
Block, an d
is
the person the Storm
Knights will most likely have to deal
with. He isn t to be trusted - w h i l e he
won t send
Storm Knights
on
to their
certain death, he
is aware of
theirgen
erally extraordinary capabilities, an d
in exchange for an y favors, will insist
that they perform special operations
for him. He often hires them to escort
an y overland cargosofdiamonds an d
precious metals, which must tTavel
through disputed lands in amibia
to
reach port.
Orapa Adventure
Hook
The Rauru Block hires the Storm
Knights togo to
Orapa
an d determine
whoissabotagingdiamondshipments
from the mine. Is it Kanawa agents?
Nile operatives? South Africans, ei
therhired by theirgovernment (so
t m
nation can get diamond export con
tracts), Kanawa, Nile
or
some other
myster ious faction which wishes to
see the Rauru Block in trouble?
Their adventures might lead them
into the disputed areas of Botswana,
the Hoppersburg refugee camp,
or
South Africa,
as
they face
armed
South
African raidinggroups, wild animals,
and
var ious agents in the employ
of
the High Lords.
Hoppersburg
This refugee city lies just over the
border from South Africa,
with
nearly l00,lXX> people fleeing the in
discr iminate terror of the Pretorian
government.
Theory
isadismal plac
although food isbroughtherewith th
help of the Mabunga tribe just to th
north
of
the
ity
Hoppersburg
Adventure
Hook
The South African
army
has i
creased its harassment of relief co
voys headed to Hoppersburg. Th
Storm Knights are
hired
by on e of th
ne w Botswana territory chiefs to e
cort food convoys into the
ity
The trip to Hoppersburg
is
fille
withdanger,
as
theStorm Knights fa
the inevitable attack. However, the
true adventure is just beginning, b
cause on e of the people they meet
Hoppersburg learned just beforelea
ing South Africa that the governme
has
made
a deal with the Kanaw
Corporation to trade goods (metal
diamonds, uranium) in exchange f
advanced atomic bomb informatio
TheStormKoightswiU probablywa
to intervene, if only to prevent th
South Africans from using the thre
of nuclear destruction on the rest
southern Africa.
Angola
Angola has had threegovernmen
since the
wa r
began - the
on e
th
existed prior to the war, the on e i
stalled by South Africa,
an d
the on
led by former Namib ian preside
Robert Mutasa. Mutasa s supporte
still retain power in the capital city
Luanda, although the degree of ca
trol is limited by the fact that there
no electricity
or
p lu mb in g a nd th
phone lines have been destroyed
the fighting. Most of the rural areasa
controlled by individuals who giv
nominal
support to
Mutasa,
bu t
on
as
long as it
isconvenient-Mutasa
in
no
position to force the issue.
Confusing the issue are the rog
unitsofSouthAfricanand Uoita troo
wh o
were told to forage for them
selves af ter the government slipp
into chaos - most of the units ha
attempted to return home,
bu t
a fe
are surviving by hiding in the nort
eastern forests an d mounting raids o
local villages.
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South
African
rmy
DEXTERITY
9
Dodge 13, fire combat 14
STRE GTH9
TOUGHNESS
9
PERCEPTIO 8
Languages 10, tradcing 11, trick 10
MIND
Test 9,
willpower
9
CHARISMA 8
SPIRIT
7
Intimidation 10
Possibility Potential: some 65)
Equipment:
AK-47 damage value
1, range 3-40/150/4 0 , 2 grenades
age value
2
Note: Each unit of 20-40 troops will
at least one heavy weapon with
em, plus a specialist
with
3 adds in
e leavy weapollS skill. For a suitable
of
weapons , see the
org
equip
section or
the
vm w eavy
book, keeping in mind that
will
e ither be
man-portable
or l ight vehicle
transport
Swaziland
The
small
monarchy
of Swaziland
happened
toget caughtin theback
of
theSouth African homeland rev0
ution. King Sventi had to deal with
ands of disgruntled workers who
to m ake the daily com mute to
Africa s mines,
and
soon thequiet
ests raged out of control, prob.,bly
ed bysimilar protests within theSouth
ican homelands.
Currently, Sventi has firm control
all of
the
country, except for the
tories adjoining the Mozambique
gh hiseconomy hasbeen
by the loss of i nc om e from
ese workers. Sventi has utilized the
tribal leaders)
to
enforce his
and has held power with re
little bloodshed. However,
is balance
of power
is precarious
eed considering all of the players
the region: the South African gov
nment, the High Lords, the loyalty
the tribal leaders, and it isbecoming
apparent
tha t the Spirit
movement
has targeted terri
in the northern portion of the
South
Africa
South Africa remains a country in
chaos.
The
Daniel Willetston govern
ment only
holds control of the most
vital regionsof thecountry-Pretoria,
Johannesburg w ith its g ol d mine s),
and pe Town remain secure. Most
other regions are in the control of the
South African People s Militia, or in
dispute.
Willetston s
power
ba se ha s been
Ch, ptcr F
an
extensive network of secret pol
officers,
whospyon
oppositionmov
ments, inciteriots
amongst
opponen
in
order
to delay offensives,
or
assas
nate
leaders who
haveany
real pote
tial to threaten the government. I
very unlikely that therewill
bea
pea
ful resolution for
many
years.
Many stormers from other real
are
in
the
employ
of
Willetston t
pay
is excellent, although the work
despicable).
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Mozambique
Mozambique is typical
of many
African
nations
- rich in resources
an d totally lacking
in
th e abi li ty to
process
t he m i nt o u se fu l g oo ds . T hi s
country s interior hasbeen totallydeci
mated b y t he M oz am bi qu e National
Resistance MNR ,
whosepursestrings
ar e securely located in Pretoria.
While th e MNR
ha s done
i ts best to
remove the government from power,
t he re h as
obviously been
no
thought
asto
who would
takeover
in the wake
of
the revolution,
and
th e result
ha s
been yet anothernationthat has
splin
tered into tribal
nations
without cen
tralized govemment.
MN R Rebels
DEXTERITY 10
Dodge
11,
fire
combat
12, melee
weapons 11
STRENGTHS
TOUCHNESSS
PERCEPTION 9
Find 10,
tracking
10, trick 2
MINDS
Survival 10, test 11, willpower 2
CHARISMA
7
SPIRIT 7
Possibility Potential:
some
65
Equipment: AK-47 damage
value
21,
range
3-40/150/400), kni e
dam·
age v alue
STR+3/1S
Becauseofa continuing
drought,
the
meager resources available to the tribes
have
forced them to take
arms
against
their neighbors. Th e Japanese, prima·
rily Kanawa subsidiaries, have estalr
lished several heavily guarded mines
for iron ore, bauxite an d coal, as well as
several steel mills that ar e better de -
fended than
some
military bases.
ex
change fora steady supply
of
labor, the
Kanawa
Corp oration p ro vides
high
scarcity productsfor the region, includ
ing weapons, vehicles an d electronics.
Beira Port Facilities
The
port
in
the Indian Ocean city of
Beira
has
beencompletely
taken over
by
Kanawa, providing a
quick
outlet or
products.1ltis isthe
mainshippingarea
for the Japanese,
an d
most everything
going into
or
ou t of the region comes
through this port.Security in the port is
extremely tight,
bu t
it
is also very
busy
.
There
is a
greatdeal of
secrecy
involve
with the port,
an d it
is very difficult t
get infonnation on shipping schedule
an d
security measures.
Guard Towers of Beira
Th e guard towe rs ar e
liberall
placed
along
the electrified fences ring
ing th e Kanawa port area. Each guar
tower
h as t hr ee guards, each arme
w it h a ut om at ic rifles. T he t ow er
equipped with a searchlight, infrare
scanners, micro-transmitters
linke
to theother towers as weD
as
th e
secu
rity bUilding , an d
an I mp al a c ha i
gu n
d a ma ge v al ue
23, range
3-40
150/400 .
Kanawa
Guards
DEXTERITY 10
Dodge
13,
fire
combat
14,
heav
weapons 12, maneuver 2
STRENGTH 9
TOUCHNESS9
PERCEPTION
10
Find 12, tracking 12
MINDS
CHARlsMAS
SPIRIT 8
Possibility Potential:
some
65
Equipment:
SC Kyogo
n I damag
value 21, range 3-15/40/150 , hiMes
armor valueTOU+3/20
K·M X4 Tank
Kanawa has
shipped
in a half
doze
o f these tanks for patrol duties in th
p or t a l on e a nd m or e t ha n a few hav
found their wa y into
the
handsofgov
emment forces . K-M X4 Tank spee
value 12,
passengers
4, TOU 35, con
cealment/armor:
+20/15 ,
mounte
w it h 1 25 mm c an no n d am ag e v al u
29, range
l00-lk/3k/Sk)
and an M6
machine gu n damage
value
23, rang
3-100/600/1.5k .
Kanawa Patrol Boats
Each boat s pilot
ha s w ter v hi l
atl2, as
well
as
a
gunner same stats
th e
guards above).
Th e
boats
ar
equipped
with a chain
gu n damag
value
23 . Kororu
Ninja
p atrol b o
speedvalue 12,
passengers4,TOU
2
concealment/armor: pilot
+3/3,
gun
ner +2/3, others +5/3).
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Chapter Fiv
The Spirit Warriors
A new and quickly growing cult
as emerged in the less developed
egions of Mozambique. Called the
itWarriors, theorganization is
led
a mysterious leader called God s
ssenger, and the warriors draw
eir faith from the traditional tribal
of
thearea. God sMessenger
asts a new miracle, f ith nnor on
of is
believers before they go
to battle, and according to reports
iled by observers, many of them ap
to
be
immune
to
damage
in
icted by guns.
The Spirit Warrior movement has
on
a variety
of
factions within
ecountry: thegovernmenl, theJapa·
and their installations, MNR
andSouth Africans. seems that
r ispreachinga complete
and
tal return to the old ways, and
is
ctively fighting all forces tha t go
traditional lifestyles.
Spirit Warnor
DEXTERITY
to
Dodge
12.
long jumping
14,
melee
combat 13. missile
weapons
14,
unanned combat 12, stealth 13
STRENGTH to
TOUGHNESS 10
PERCEPTION 8
Find 11, tracking
12,
trick 9
MIND7
Survival
10,
test 9
CHARISMA 6
SPIRIT 9
Faith (traditional) 12, intimidation
11
Possibility Potential: some 65
Equipment: Spears (damage value
STR+4/18),
knife (damage value
STR+3/17), normally blessed by
f il
or ror
miracle.
Note: For complete details on f ith
amlOr,seeChapterNine, Religionand
Faith.
Other Hotspots
N.Jmibia - TIle fledgling nation (f
years under South African control) g
in the way of South Africa s milita
objectives and got steam rolled into t
ground. Thecivilwar betweenSWAP
and South African-supported merc
nariescontinues,althoughtensions
ha
calmed considerably since both sid
are running low on weapons and am
munition. Mining continues in som
areasofthe country, but onlyunder t
supervision of
South African
an
Kanawa corporate interests.
Zimbabwe
- Long-suppressed ro
flicts
between rival political parties
nally exploded when the Executi
President,Colbu Kever,sent troops in
South Africa in a futile land grab.
f i ts continue, but with less intensity
Z.Jmbia - Has diSintegrated in
small tribal territories. Poor area, pr
viously relied on metal exports. Zam
bian tribes have signed t rade dea
with the Kanawa
Corporatio
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nawa plans to rig the
ooks
so that
t suffers huge
losses due to
war
ac·
ons, cheating the tribesofalmost aU
War has cometo thiscountry
a pe:rversedominoeffect emanating
South Africa - when the
onomy went
down
the tubes, the
groups
made their move.
Trade
ntinues only in secure coastal out·
sts. Interior rain forests and moun
in areas still contested by rebels.
anzania - Collapse of South Afri
n economy affecting this socialist
ty.Government hasenacted strict
uel, food
and
water rationing, but
iracy of the coupons has crippled
stem. Poverty overwhelms.
of the initial alliance
gainst Mobius, has seen a return of
warlordswhocontrolled
thecoun·
the bloodyreign ofldi Amin
n the 1970 s. The faces
are
younger,
e names
are
different, but the sheer
ifference to the value
of
human life
and
all of this
s
sanctioned
President Zembenwa (at least as
ong as the warlords
pay
their tithes
time).Western rebelscontinue their
8
battle tounify thecountry and depose
the warlords.
Madagascar - Stable. Has received
thousands of refugees, but no unrest
or shortages.
Malawi - Previous administrations
policy
of
maintaining close relations
withSouth Africa resulted in a violent
overthrow of the president in a sum
mer roup. ew government, headed
by President Douglas Kubannar, able
to maintain peace. Dependence
on
slash·and·burnagriculture, instead of
staple crops, will ult imately cause
shortages of food, but this
is
at least
one year off.
Burundi O ne ofAfrica s most bru·
tal civil wars has returned to thissmall
nation with a vengeance. The cause is
simply tribal disagreements - the
Hutus
makeup85
percentof
thepopu·
lation; minority Tutsis have ruled for
many
generations,
and
regard
the
Hutus
as dumb peasants. Every so
often, the Tutsis decide to stage a
crackclown on the Hutus.
In
1972,
such a crackdown resulted in 200.000
deaths.
In
1987,Tutsi Adrien Sibomana
seized control and initiated yet an ·
othercrackdown.ThisfinaUyexplod
into full scale war just after the inv
sion. There are
no
agents in Burun
- the risk isn t worth the minim
benefits.
Central Africa
PrimarilyFrench,CentralAfrica h
suffered
due
to thewarfare in thesout
These nations
are under
increasi
pressure from the
US
Japan and E
gland not to trade with CyberFranc
and while many of them play lip se
vice to thisconcept,most of them can
afford the change.
Many French nationals have com
herehopingtoevade theCyberpapac
but agents of Malraux are very com
mon in this region. Most of the n
tional governments
tum
a blind eye
both groups.
Congo - Socialist-military regime
General Charles Lorrance
retai
power, with strict travel controls. D
toCyberpapal agents, most foreigne
are shunned.
Central African Republ ic - A lar
portion of the eastern CAR has be
taken by the ile Empire this area
mostly desert), but the central an
western portions (rain forests an
savannahs)
of
the nation remain i
tact. This country has a tradition
military leaderships which has co
tinued
due
to the invasion.
IReport from
Bill
Jacobson,
agent
Wllat a
mess
This cOlllltry lias
be
classically
mismanaged since
its indepe
dence. Notlling goes
to
development. A
of tile 'Olley this
cOllntry
has
ever
earn
has gone
to
pampering whoever happe
to
ill power dllri 8 the week. The mi
tary
lUIS
galle wild with weapons p
chases (from both Hachiman
Arms a
France). Too bad themoraJeofthesoldie
is
low
tJwt
as
soon as
any shooti
starts
most
of
them
are going to
make
break for CAmeroon.wl
Cameroon
- Traditionally fra
mentedbyrompetinggroups(Hamit
and
Semitic peoples in the north a
Bantus in the south). Mobius h
planted agents in the north to stir u
trouble and soften it up for a la
invasion.
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Cffilpler Fi
eria - On e of t he m os t populous
s in Africa 120 million people).
g er ia s p ri me e xp or t is oil,
an d
it
import almost all manufactured
o od s; t ra de s w it h t he United King
France
an d
Germany. A devel
country with
many
problems:
are
overdeveloped over-
an d
polluted. Crime is out
ageous - th e police a re too busy ,
or
ply refuse to investigate without a
bstantial bribe that s the other es·
tial fact of Nigerian life - COR·
PTION). The government can ac
plish nothing
without
first greas
palms, an d even border patrol sol
rs expect special favors
an d
gifts.
todeal
i th th is p ro ble m t hr ou gh u se o f t he
al SecurityOrganization NSO)
an underground police force. Un
rtunately, most of these
agents ar e
corrupt
an d will o nl y r ep or t
w ho w on t give them exorbi
ofmoney.
Thecommon
per
n t hi nk s e ve ry on e is a spy because
the unscrupulous government.
n in - Remains fairly s tab le at this
int; can produce most of its essen
goods
an d
has learned to get by
t ho u t i mp or ti ng m an uf ac tu re d
ods that it can t afford.
- Small country, bu t
on e
of
richest in Africa. Exports oil, ura
, manganese,
an d
iron are. Gabon
t import85 percent of its food,
an d
ost all of its manufactured. goods.
w that its customers have begun to
n
o ut o f money, look for a) a revolu
on, b) shortages an d starvation or c
ma ss
exodus
within the next year.
Northern
Africa
The nations of northern Africa all
the
common
t hre at of t he Nile
pire, although some of them -
ieve t ha t Jean Ma lr au x in France
is
so a threat. This region hasbeen able
d thestrife to the south,
an d
by
ling their resources
an d
capabili
es, this
ne w
African economic bloc
is
oviding at least
minor
resistance to
- A nation of dual iden
as a former French co lon y w it h
ng Arab cultural influences. Sup-
plies low-grade iron ore to its neigh
bors in exchange for food m ust im
port
over 90
percent of its food). Rigid
caste system has severely
hampered
modernization efforts.
Mali- Anothercountrythatsurvives
via iron ar e exports a good industry,
considering how much steel is neces
s ar y for t he wa r effort). Must import
its manuf actured goods, although it
can produce much of its
ow n
food.
Mali ssecureposition has made itquite
important in t he c on ce rt ed effort
against Mobius,
an d
it has become
h av en for refugees, d es pi te t he va
ex pa ns es of d es ert t ha t these p eo p
have had to cr oss to get to safety.
Morocco - On e of the cro ss ro a
c ou nt ri es o f Africa. Its 25 millio
people area mixture of Arabic, Frenc
Berber, Spanish
an d
English descen
While strict Arabcodes of conducta
enforced throughoutmostofthecou
try, th e p ort city of Casablanca h
become a hot spot of activity.
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s bl nc
Casablanca is a free
trade
city
teeming with people from all
over
the world. Its
centralloca
tion, with Aysle, theNile
an d
the
Cyberpapacy all
within easy
travel distance, have
made
Ihe
city a natural haven for crimi
nals, mercenaries an d agents of
the realms. With the
huge
nurn·
ber of realm·based agents here,
theDelphiCouncil, NipponTech
an d
various other factions were
quick tosend tll r agents here to
keep tabs on things. With the
increased presence
of
outsiders,
the city s organized crime
orga·
nizations have become much
more
important, as several
gangs
made Iheirpresence
known
an d
have
control ofcertain neighbor·
hoods
or industries. After a year
of this maneuvering amongst
factions, thecity is virtuallyboil
ing
over
with intrigue
an d
ad
venture.
Part ofwhat makesCasablan
ca
unique
on the planet is the fact
thaIagents
of
the
va
rious rea Ims,
despite the fact that they ar c of
ten working at cross·purposes
overall,
realize
tha t with
the
spies rode
of
honor they can
cooperate to
keep o th er p ow er
factions off guard.
Casablanca s role
as
a
trade
city has increased,
as
ships un
lo 1d
cargoes for overland trany
port,
or
seek hired
guns
to
help
them cross the
He
warzone
or
sneak intotheCyberpapacy.Th e
prospering
trade
h : lS encouraged
thedevelopmentofa
global flea
Algeria - Government troubled by
strong resurgence in Muslim nation·
alisO . No violenceyet, but crackdown
seems imminent, as the most vocal
opponents
ar e preaching armed resi y
lanceagainst the sociaIisl government.
Could lead
toa splinteringoftheresiY
lance against Mobius. Strongly urged
70
market,
where
goods not nor
mally found
outside of
their na
tive realms ar e found, including
Ayslish enchanted
weapons
cyberware, Nippon Tech hover
craft
an d
Akashan biotech.
Casablanca s precarious bal
ance of
p ow er a nd free
city
status
is the responsibility
of
the
despicable crime lord
k no wn as
Th e Hammer (despite the best
intelligence efforts of the vari
ou s agents, no
on e
has uncov
ered his
true
identity).
Through
his
hordes of
hired guns, lower
level
agents
blackmail an d
shrewd
manipulations, he con
tinually plays the
opposed
par
tiesoffeachother so that hemain·
Iains
p ow er a nd
control
of
the
city. the threat
of
retributionat
the hands of Th e Hammer were
removed,a turfbattle forcontrol
of the city
would erupt
in
short
order <incidentally, this type of
conflict
seems
to
be
exactly
what
most of therealm agentsseem to
have an interest in avoiding).
One of Th e
Hammer s
most
visible lieutenants
isSaddam
AI
rhieb, a
known
racketeer. AI
rhieb seems to haveearsall
over
the city,
an d
he ha s been instru
mental in stopping several ma
jorconflicts from
erupting
in the
city (apparently his contacts ar e
capable
of
getting blackmail
information on most anyone).
Saddam AI-Rhieb
DEXTERITY 12
Acrobatics 13
dodge
21, fire
combat 19 lock picking 19,
that
government
be given aid to
help
subdue troublesome factions,
other·
wise theNile EmpiremaysweepacrosS
all of northern Africa.
Tunisia-ModerateArabstatewhose
population has grown to nearly len
million, as o ve r tw o million Libyan
nationals have taken refuge here.
maneuver
14 melee weapons
16 prestidigitation 20, run
ning 15, stealth
22,
unanned
combat
20
STRENGTH 10
Climbing 14
TOUGHNESS
12
PERCEPTION
11
Demolitions 14, disguise 20
evidence analysis 16, find 20
first aid 13, forgery 16, lan
guage19,scholar(intelligence
organizations)22, tracking 18,
trick
23
MI
D 9
Business 17
streetwise
21,
survival17, test 22, willpower
18
CHARISMA 13
Charm 23,
persuasion 21,
taunt 18
SPIRIT 11
Faith (Islam) 16, intimidation
18, reality 19
Possibilities: 19
Equipment:
.44
Magnum
(damage value 7
Oescriplion:AJ·Rhiebalways
has at least six
bodyguards
with
him to
dissuade
violence. His
street contacts
ar e
such
that
he
can nonnally find ou t almost
anything about anybocly, so that
whilehe is a formidable physical
opponent his biggest strength is
his ability to find Ieverage on
those
wh o
he
must
manipulate.
He
doesn t
deal with people,
bu t instead givesorders,expect
ing them to be obeyed
without
question.
libya - Taken in its entirety by the
Nile Empire. General Kaddafi s
gov
emment
in exile has taken refuge in
Tunis,
an d
while the General is mak
ing
grand
proclamations about retak
ing his nation, it
is dear
he lacks the
military resources to succeed. a in
formation
on
the
rumors
that the oi
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eldswere mined with nuclearwar
4
ads; if there
is any
t ru th to the ru
us hasn t found them,
more probably, has several devices
his possession and is trying
to
fig-
e out
how
to
make more. This is a
development.
ad - Mostlyoccupied byMobius,
southernmost
corner of the
ntry,which hasquietly slipped into
order. Themore things change, the
ore they stay the
s me
Capitol
of
djamena has been crowded to dan-
high levels, wi th chronic
of food and medicine.
- The mostly deser t nat ion of
e Niger
has
been placed intoa front
position
sinceMobius claimed all
Libya. This country is in need of a
rongdefense because iger has
tre
reserves of uranium, which
is
trying to refine into
Mobius can get control of
is resource, most of northern Africa
be imperilled
by the Nile
ire s reality bombs.
Sudan
The
Sudan
is almost wholly
under
Pharaoh,even though
e has to contend with a feisty resis
nce force.Thiscountrywasengaged
a civil
war
(triggered
by
a govern
declaration
that
the
county
d officially
e
a Muslim state,
ch to the dismay of the third of the
pulation that isn t Muslim). The
oublesome sti rr ings to the north
iefly united the Muslims, Animists
Christians,but thecountryqUickly
to theNileshocktroopers,splinter
the alliance.
thiopia
Since Mobius initial push in to
Ethiopian territory, this front has
n
quiet.
t
isknown that the ileEmpire
was massing troops in Addis Ababa,
but the confHcts in Mecca and on the
Israeli front brushed asideall plans for
further expansion in this area. The
high
mountainsof
thesouthern half
of
the country have proven an effective
deterrent to the Nile, allowing Soma
lia and Kenya to fortify
and
plan for
future actions.
The southern area
of
the country,
dominated by theOgaden Desert, lies
barren except for
wandering
tribes
who have fled the terror to the north.
These small tribesare more interested
in survival than killing each other for
profit
or
power.
The Ethiopian border
of the Nile
Empire is
perhaps
the least defended,
primarily because the terrain has also
been a deterrent aga instsomeonestrik
4
ing at the Nile from the south. t is
known thatmanyStorm Knightgroups
enter
the Nile Empire
undetected
through this region.
Somalia
Somalia has tried to be one of the
great leaders of the region,
but
long
term civil war with the Somali a
tional Movement have drained the
country of all non-essential funds.
Drought, civil war and the Nile in
4
vasion have forced
one
million people
intounder-equipped and understaffed
refugee camps. The situation is grim
to say the least. The government has
conscripted many
of
the able
o -
ied men for army service, but the
fa-
cilities
and
equipment available
are
substandard as
well - Hachiman
Arms has n supplyingWorld War
ChaptCl F
vintage equipment specifically f
conflict within the borders
of
the
Empire,bu t there isstill a severesho
age of
goods. Most
of
the
women an
children have been recruited for wo
in the agricultural sector, but the
isn t
enough
water to irrigate all of t
land
of
the country.
TheSudanesegovernment has be
evacuated tothecapital ofMogadish
forming much closer
bonds
with S
malis. The Sudan officials have be
able todirect Somalia
agentsto stor
of equipment
and
weapons that we
hidden in the interior of the the N
before the invasion,
and
thus, t
agents have been very successful
creatingdiversionary terrorist actio
within the territories controlledby t
Red
Hand and atatiri.
Kenya
Kenya has led the way to the esta
lishment
of
the north African allianc
and has been receiving a great deal
help from the Soviet Project Ome
which has been in the area since t
beginning
of
hostilities. Kenya is
o
of the few countries in the world th
has
open relations with
the
Ne
Union.
Along the poorly defended Eth
pian front, the Kenyans are with
strikingdistanceofthe new ilema
strom bridge near Addis Ababa. T
Kenyans recently discovered an
credible network of caves runni
underneath their country, and exp
ration teams have returned
with wo
that
one
caveentrililcecomes up in t
Nile-occupied Ethiopian city ofCim
Thesecavernsappear to be unguarde
and theSudaneseadvisoTSare report
to
e
planning a subterranean inv
sion
of
the ile.
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Chapter
Six
Asia
T
he Storm Knights Dilemma
The isolated nature of the danger. A few people know of
China has made Storm Knight the epic battle going on around
operations
in
the
nation
ex- theEarth,and want to lend what-
tremely
dangerous.
Western
ever assistance they can. Many
faces stand
out
in all
but
a few
of
these people can be found
specialized corporate neighbor- working in the markets, back ai-
hoods,
so
a mission to China
leys and Westem-owned facto-
often entails finding a series of ries ofChina, and although they
secret sympathizers
who
can
are
always
defensive,
those
lend shelter, hiding spots and Storm Knights who make their
gather
information
for the noble intentions known can of-
Knights. ten find aid when they least ex-
Fortunately, there
are
still peet it.
some Chinese who will risk the
coastal China was open to foreign in
vestment.
The Kanawa Corporat ion led the
Japanese invasion of the Chinese
mainland, as itandseveraIother in u-
ential corporations took advantage o
ample cheap labor to drastically cu
manufacturing costs. The companies
have had to invest in the nation s
infrastructure by
upgrading
roads
power plants,
and
mining operations
but
the cost
was
more than offset by
the cheap labor and low taxes on cor
porate profits. The Chinese govern
ment has a decidedly indifferent atti
tude regarding worker safety and fair
labor laws, and environmental regu
lations are almost negligible.
Communism in
the
Capitalist
World
Don t make anymistakes about the
nature
of
China - things haven t
re
ally changed for the average citizen
There isn t enough food, there are al
most
no
luxuries,and housing is stilla
chronic problem.
What has changed is how the com
hin.,
previously
under
the control of hard-line
communis ts in the late
1980 s, has swung back
to an apparently more
open-minded footing. Outsiders have
concluded that the invasion
made
the
Chinese rethink their system - the
t ut is that agents
of
the KanawaCor
poration have infiltrated and seized
control of many of the ruling posts of
thegovernment.Thecountry
is
slowly
swinging toward a hybrid commu
nist-eapitalist system that is reminis
centof thecolonial governmentsWest
ern Europe forced upon Asia, Africa
and the Americas in the previous two
centuries.
The Standing Committee
of
the
Communist Party Politburo, one of
the most important parts of the com
munist party bureaucracy,
suddenly
started encouraging foreign invest
ment by thecreationof additional spe
cial economic zones. The National
People s Congress, officially respon
siblefor rubber-stampingthedecisions
of the party, quickly approved these
suggestions,
and
soon most of
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rg: The Delphi Council Worldbook
Mr.
President:
There
are
several
d i s t i n c t
regions of
t h i s
continent, each of
them with
s imilar
problems.
The following regions, in order of importance to U.S. i n t e r e s t s
are
worth noting:
• The changes
of
l a t e in
China are
of great concern. The
world s
most heavily populated
nation
i s experiencing
a
remarkable economic
t ransformation.
In
a
sudden switch
of
p olicy , th e
national government has
begun
enCouraging extensive
economic development
of
c e r t a i n prov inces wi thin th e n atio n.
The
f a c t o r i e s under cons truct ion in t h i s
region
(primarily of Japanese ownership) have provided economic health to t he St rugg ling giant .
•
Japan s newly revealed s t a t u s as an invading realm i s
of
course dis turbing.
Nonetheless, we have
much more
to
gain by
continuing
our eConomic
a l l i a n c e with
the
Nipponese
than we
do by
declaring a l l - o u t warfare
on them. Their
superior
technology
and superior
economic
s t r u c t u r e
wil l be
of
utmost
importance i f
we
are to
remove Orrorsh
from
the
planet. More importantly, we understand Kanawa
a t l e as t
moreso than the
horrors
of
Orrorsh,
or the
technO-demons
in
Los Angeles.
I f we
understand someone,
we
can
even tua lly de fea t them.
For
now
the
all iance must continue .
•
In
eastern
Asia,
I n d i a s
inf luence
i s
waning.
The
bureaucracy
that
has
t r a d i t i o n a l l y
insured
that
the w orld s
la rgest democracy i s also one
of the
l e a s t
s t a b l e
has
once
again
crippled economic potent ia l with
endless paperwork,
concessions
to
f ighting
i n t e r e s t groups and unbelievably high
t a r i f f s
and fees. Nonetheless, the people seem
to
renewed with f a i t h
and hope -
there i s
a
s p i r i t
of Optimism, and religious f a i t h
seems
more powerful and e f f e c t i v e than ever . In fact ,
many
unexplained miracles
have
been invest igated
by
my f i e l d
agents .
•
The
presence
of Orrorsh in t he sou thea st region has
caused much
chaos in t he n atio ns
of the Phil ippines , Vietnam,
Cambodia
and
Thailand.
The COuntries
are
suspicious not
only of
t h e i r ~ n i g h o r ~ to the
south, but
also of
economic
advances t h a t
smack
of
c olonia lism, th e legacy of pas t experiences
.
•
The Chinese
occupied autonomous region
of Tibet continues to be
a
t rouble Spot
for the
communists.
The
increasing
religious
fe rv or o f
Indian
Hindus
has
spread
to
t h i s
mountainous
region, adding more fuel to
the
f i r e
of
Tibe tan resen tment . In
l i g h t of
the p o t e n t i a l
economic costs
of hOlding
onto Tibet, i t appears the Chinese may be willing
to rel inquish Control.
·Yet another
regional
c o n f l i c t
appears
ready
to
boil over: Pakis tan s continuing
border
c o n f l i c t s
with India have
nearly
resulted in nuclear assaul t
several
times,
but
each event has been halted with only m inutes to
spare.
While t h i s
p a r t i c u l a r c o n f l i c t
doesn t neceSsarily endanger
American
i n t e r e s t s
in the region, i t
i s s t i l l has the
potent ia l to encourage bloodshed in nearby
s t a t e s and catapult
the
whole
region into
u t t e r
chaos.
Overall ,
the region appears to be more
appreciat ive of the larger
economic
nations
and the wealth and goods they can provide. This r eg ion may be l o s t to
the
United States
for the
t ime being
(simply because
our na tion l acks the
s trength
t o exe rt
much
influence),
but t h i s s i t u a t i o n wil l surely change as
more
and more t e r r i t o r y i s reclaimed on
the
horne front.
In the
national i n t e r e s t
Sincerely,
fY v
Devin
Chen,
Regional Information
Director
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he Dilemma of
the
Traveller
rded by the
unending mass
fpeoplegoingabout theirdaily lives,
e
predominance
of bicycles, and
noise
(due
to the incredibly
population). China has
allowed
peddlers to return to
open-air
in the past few years, so the
streets
and
residential neighbor
ods are a lways u s t l n ~ bu t non
willdraw theattention
ofboth
people
and
the PSB.
The Forbidden City
The
ForbiddenCity, located directly
ss from Tiananmen Square, is the
of
the
great palacesof
the
Chinese
of eras past. Once closed to
e
common
people,
it was
only
to the public with the rise of
it
was
quicklyclosed
againin
December,following
the
ion. Heavily
armed
guards were
ced at theentrances,
and
noonebut
officials
have
beenseen entering
e historical landmark.
Connections within the govern
indicate
that
a
creature of some
possiblyofOrrorshan
origin, has
up
residence
in the mysterious
which were recently un
there(theonly knownentrance
the
tunnels is just
outside the
Impe
Carden). It is believed that several
have
been killed
by
the crea
which is described as a lurking,
ne-chilling black mist in the
shape
Tubo (the Chinese spirit of the
orld). Due in part to thestrong
belief in spirits
and
other as
of the supernatural. the army
s
been
content to leave
the
creature
itselfas long as it doesn t attempt to
the forbidden city.
People throughoutBeijing
are
afraid
Tubo will
soon
tire of consuming
spirits of dead
emperors and
ser
and will begin thirsting for live
iri ts . Several cults dedicated to
easing Tubo (often through ani
or human sacrifice) have sprung
p within metropolitan Beijing.
Despite the
government s
distress
t the
happenings
in the Forbidden
they have made no
attempt
to
assistance
with
the matter-sev
Storm Knights have been politely
admittance
to the
compound.
Tuba
DEXTERITY 16
Melee combat 18
STRENGTH 16
TOUGHNESS 1410·
PERCEPTION 6
Tracking
8,
trick 4
MIND 11
Test
16,
willpower
14
CHARISMA
14
Taunt
17
SPIRIT 19
Intimidation
21
reality 22
Possibilities: 23
Powers: hapechange(changes into
the form of inky blackness
with
a
oughn ss of 0; must physically mani
fest to attack),
in eetiotl
Corruption Value: 17
Fear
Rating: 1
Perseverance DN: 18
Weaknesses:
Miracles
powered by
the faith of Buddhism
TrueDeath:To beslainbya weapon
wielded by a Buddhist
and
blessed by
Buddhist priests
Description: 1 ubo is actually
an
Orrorshan creature that found t con
venient to flee the realm
because
t
greatlyoffended Basjas.lttookupresi
dencein theForbiddenCityafter learn
ing
the
lore of the area, believing that
itwould beable to create fear and feed
off
that
fear. Its ploy has only been
marginally
successful.
bu t
itis
gaining
much spiritual
energy
from the cults
Visitors to China
now must
contend with a government that
is curious, if not
outright
suspi
cious, about their activities. The
biggest hassle
are
the
new
Alien
Travel Permits, which
must
purchased by all foreign visitors
(they cost about 450Y
you
can
ge t
one).
All visitors, unless
granted
special permission
by
the Chinese government, must
give
government
officialsa
day
by-day rundownof theiragenda.
Theofficialswant to knowwhere
you ll be, who you lt
be
seeing
and what you ll be doing. Then,
Chaple
that have
begun
belieVing in and fe
ing it.
Xiamen
Xiamen is one of the original S
cial Economic Zones (from the p
invasion period) and is on an isla
not far from the Chinese mainland
is connected by a rail, road and f
bridge). The incessant
trade on
docksofthecity hasencouraged
ma
small
corporations
to set up manuf
turing facilities either on the island
the
nearby mainland.
This city is a
considered to freer
than
most
ot
Chinesecities, and much smugglin
known
to occur in
the
ports;
ma
Storm Knights have been able to
cure
forged identity papers and Al
Travel Permits for
about
l00Y.
T
guides for the interiorcan also behi
from here.
Su
Chen
to, Guide
for Hire
DEXTERITY 8
Beast riding9,dodge9,meleewe
ons 10, stealth 9
STRENGTH 7
TOUGHNESS
7
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis 10, find 12, l
vehicles (bicycle) 10, language (
glish) 10,
language(French)
10
l
guage Oapanese) 11, scholar (C
they attach a series of forms list
ing this agenda to the permit.
PSB officers have the right to
demand the form whenever they
feel like,
and
the
fines for not
closely follOWing the agenda can
be
substantial
(up to SOOOY . It s
an
inconvenient means of con
trolling the activities of foreign
ers,
and
has
becomequitea
hassle
for businessmen
and
others, al
though I m
awareof
severalgood
forgers in Beijing who can help
you get around this.
- Pete DeBrasselle,
Storm Knight
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nese lore/tradition) 12 trick
12
Ml 8
Willpower
10
CHARISMA 9
Charm 10
persuasion
12
taunt
10
SPIRIT 8
Faith Taoism) 10
Possibilities: none
Equipment:Cilizcns
pass,glasses,
Y blackjack (damage value STR
Description:
Su won t let
anyone
much about
his
background,
hough heseems
to
have
friends
and
knowledge
of most cities
coastal
China.
He
has been
em
loyed by Storm
Knights, Delphi
uncil operatives, Kanawa agents,
businessmen
and manyoth
he
knows
loyalty to his
employ
nd onlyopera tes under the strict
interpretation
of
work contracts.
pints of
Beijing
Recent weeks haveseenadra
matic increase
in
violent crime
throughout Beijing..
and most
disturbing
to
the
Chinese gov
ernment is
the
fact that
most
of
the cr imes involved hor ribl e
mutilations.
These
officials are
ata loss to explain what
has
hap
pened,
but
theKanawa executives
have a very good idea of
what
is
going
on
theyhavediscussed this
only amongst themselves).
The
Kanawa officials
are
cor
rect in their fears:
the
criminals
are none
other
than
a demon
pride
of Tharkoldu.jezrael has
sent a relatively powerless, but
ambitiousalpha
and his pride to
the city.
They
have been com
manded todisruptKanawaplans
through any means necessary.
jezrael hopes
that Roggurset,
the
great alpha,
will
be able learn
enough
in Beijing to
return
to
Los
Angeles
and
remove
Hravekra, a particularly trouble
some
great alpha
who
has
bro-
78
Shanghai
These days Shanghai has regained
its
status
as
the
most
dangerous
city
in
China, thanks
largely to
the
Yakuza,
who
have
slowly and quietly rebuilt
the
criminal
organizations
that con
trolled thecity
decades
ago.While this
has made the
city a
dangerous
place
for the average citizen, the seedy na
ture
of
the
bosses has
made the area a
haven
for Stonn Knights
trying
to get
away from government
goons
oreven
organized
crime, due in
part
to
the
number of
independent
gangs
that
have sprung up
to
take the
city ou t of
the hands of
the
japanese-backed
gangs.
The two importan t gangs
of
note
are
the Bund Dragons
(named
after the
old
Chinese Wall Street
area of Shanghai), who are Yakuza
backed,
and the Quiet
Wind, a locaJ
gangdedicated towiping
ou t
thejapa
nesegangsand helpingSlorm Knights.
ken free of the
chain
of
domi
nanceand
isgivingjezrael
agreat
deal
of trouble.
Roggurset,
Alpha Techno-Demon
DEXTERITY
12
[) xtge 15,
energy
weapons 14,
fire combat 13 night 17 20), me
lee weapons 16 19defense), mis
sile weapons 15, stealth 15, un
armed combat 16 19)
STRENGTH
17
Ufting 20
TOUGH
ESS17
PERCEPTIO 12
Alteration magic 17 divination
magic 17 find 16, first aid 13 land
vehicles 13, tracking 18, trick 19
MIND 14
Apportation magic 20 conjura
tion magic 18, test 19 willpower
18
CHARISMA
11
Persuasion 13 taunt 15
SPIRIT
13
Faith ITharkoldu Evil)
19
intimi
Huai Yang,
Leader of
t he Bund
Dragons
DEXTERITY
11
[) xtge 16 fire
combat
17,
heav
weapons
13, lock picking 15, lon
jumping
16, maneuver 15 martia
arts tai chi) 12, melee
weapons
1
prestidigitation 15, running 1
stealth
16,
unarmed
combat 17
STRENGTH 10
Oimbing 14, lifting 12
TOUGHNESS
11
PERCEPTION 12
Demolitions 13,
disguise
13, ev
dence
analysis 14, find 15, first
ai
11,forgery14
land
vehicles12, lan
guage
13, tracking IS, trick 17
MIND10
Business 14
hypnotism
13,
medita
tion 11, psychology 14, streetwis
16, test 15,
willpower
14
CHARISMA
10
Chann 14, persuasion 15, taunt 1
SPIRIT 8
Intimidation 11, reality 12
Possibilities: 12
dation
21,
pain weapon 17
reality 18
Arcane
Knowledges: Fire 2
folk 6, ntity 4,
inanimate
forces
4 living forces
Possibilities:
13
Natural Tools: Teeth damage
value STR+2/19), talons non
cybered l imb, damage value
5TR+3/20), alpha
sense Perception
total).
wing strike
unnnnal
oommf
to hit, damage value 5TR+7/24),
w s speed value 10)
Equipmenl: Nanocord,
001-
ance--wires +3 toskillsusing agil
ity, noted in parenthesis above),
interdermaJ plate
(armor
value
TOU+6/23), talon <enhanced,
damage valueSfR+5/22), cyber
wings +3 to push for
flight
lifting
while flying.. cyber value 3), back
lash buffer 2 Mind or magic skill
total 2
for purposesofbac1dash),
tife cyber, 3-5lot chipholder, pain
baton (damage value
+3/19),
cyber
value: 16
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Equipment: Chiang 67 (damage
value 16, range3-10/40/50), nunchaka
(damage
value STR+5/19), Sony
Talkman,KokoruAvengermotorcycle
(speed
value
13)
Bund Dragons, TypicaJ Gang
Member
DEXTERITY
11
Dodge
13, fire combat 14,
maneu
ver
12, melee
weapons
13, stealth
12, unarmed combat
12
STRENGTH 10
TOUGHNESS
PERCEPTIO 8
Disguise 9,
evidence
analysis 10,
find 11, land vehicles9, :Tacking
trick 10
MINDS
Streetwise 9, test 11
CHARISMA
1
Persuasion 9, taunt
8
SPIRIT
8
Intimidation 13
Possibility
Potential: some (65)
Equipment: Kanawa KMl1 (dam-
age
value
18, range3-lO/25/40),knife
(damage valueSTR+3/17),bullet proof
vest (armor value
TOU+6/22)
Bai-yang Naniuen, Leader of the
Quiet
Wind
DEXTERITY 12
Dodge 17, fire combat 17, heavy
weapons 13, lock picking
17,
long
jumping
13,
maneuver
15, martial
arts
(tai chi) 14, melee weapons 15,
prestidigitation 15, steallh 16, un
armed combat
17
STRENGTH.
Lifting
11
TOUGHNESS.
PERCEPTION
12
Disguise 15,
evidence
analysis 16,
find 15, forgery 12,
language
13,
tracking 15, trick
17
MIND 10
Business 11,
meditation
12, stTeet
wise
16, test 13,
willpower
12
CHARISMA 10
Charm 13, persuasion
16, taunt
12
SPIRIT
•
Intimidation 11, reality 14
Possibilities: 16
Equipment: Chiang 67 (damage
value
16,
range
3-10/25/50). knife
(damage
value
STR+3/17>
Description:
Bai-yang
is well
known and liked throughout the city,
and
seems always
to
be
able to find a
contact or help. In that aspect ,
he is
never
truly alone, and doesn t fear the
Dragons. He is very aggressive but
seldom rash,
and he
helps Storm
Knights.
He
is, however,
the
leader of
a gang and will choose their welfare
over others all the time.
Typical Quiet Wind
Gangmember
Sta ts a re
similar
to Bund
Gang
member,
bu t some
20
have mar-
tial arts tai chi a.nd some SO
are
possibility rated.
Religion
Despite the
government s
best ef
forts to sway the nation to
commu
nism, religion remains
an
important
facet ofChinese society. Several of the
world s
major religions
have huge
fol
lowings
this nation of a bill ion
people.
More information
on
the various
religions of China
can be
found in
Chapter Nine, Religions
and
Faith.
India
The other major power of
eastern
Asia, India, has
been
an absenteeplayer
in
the
titanic
struggle between
Earth
and the
invaders.
India s problems of
the
past,centered
on
a diverse combi
nationofpeoples, religions,beliefsand
attitudes,hascrippled theworld's larg
est democracy (with
over
8 million
people). This
nation
has incredible
natural
and
labor resources, and no
aptitude to utilize it. With most of the
world
thrown into
chaos, Indiastands
on
the
brink of
being
able to become a
majoreconomic
power, but
theclunky
bureaucracy and constant infighting
of
the
various political and ethnic fac
tionscontinues to polarize
thecountry
to the
detriment
of all.
There
are no standard qualities
for the country: Hindu
and
English
are official languages, but Bengali,
Gujarati,
Kashmir i, Malayalam,
Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil. Tel
ugu,
Urdu,
Kannada and Assamese
areall
recognized languages,and there
ar e hundreds of
local
and
regional
dialects.
India has long
been
recognized as
ChoIpterSix
the
birth
place of several of
the
mos
influential Eastern religiOns.Thespiri
tual significanceofthe country seem
to
have
helped buffer it against inva
sion, and tha t has
been
a good thing
for
the
planet, since it is clear that
the
High Lords value population as a re
source,and the huge populationof th
subcontinentwould seem to
bea
juicy
prize indeed.
It
is bel ieved that
the
Indian government
managed to repe
an
invading realm in the first month
of
the
war; however, no information
on the subject is available. In recen
months,many miraculous
eventshave
been
reported,
and several of the holy
sites
of
the country seem to have a
tangible
degree
of spiritual energy.
As for
the
religions themselves
Hindu is the predominant religion
with over three-quarters of the coun
try practicing that faith,
but
Islam
can
claim over ten percent of the
popula
tion.
Buddhism
isn't widely practiced
in India,but it was founded there. Th
country s
national resources includ
iron ore, coal, manganese, food, and
cloth for textiles,
but
due to insuffi
cient industry, India
mustimport mos
of its
manufactured
goods, as well a
most of its petroleum products.
PresidentArunatathSingh is scram
bling totry and prevent radical move
ments from
gaining power
in
th
troubled country;
so
far his aNempt
to
prevent
open conflict
have
bee
successful. Continuing border skir
mishes
with
Pakistan
have
nearl
thrust India into
the
first nuclear weap
ons
exchange since 1945.
The
Caste System
TheHindu caste structure hasbee
part
of
the
Indian
system
forcenturies
and as it limits
the
social and economi
progress of Indian citizens,
the coun
try
has
had
a difficulty time
adaptin
to
the
demands of
the
20th century
Hindusarebound by these castes, an
this system has been one of the thing
that has slowed economic progress i
the nation.
Thecastesystem
isdependent
upo
the concepts of rm
and
reincarna
tion. Hindus believe that as one goe
through
life, kanna (both good an
bad) is accumulated for deeds . Onc
someone
dies, theyarereincarnated i
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a fonn to reflect the karma of the pre
vious
i fe
an evil or unwise person
may beborn intoa lowercaste,or may
even come back as a beetle or other
animal; a wise and good person may
comebackasawealthymerchant, royal
prince or priest. Because of this, Hin
du s believe that they, and others, de
serve the caste that they have been
born into.
The highest general caste is that of
the
Bralllnitl
who are Hindu priests.
The next caste is the
KsI fllriya
com·
pos
of royalty and warriors. The
next level
down
is that
of
the
Vaishya
or thepeople, whichequatestofann·
ers, merchants
and
traders. The low
est caste that is a part
of
the Hindu
society is that
of
the
Shudra
which is
filled by gardeners, artists, musicians
and similar occupations.
Th e
final
caste
is
that of the
Outcaste
or the
street-sweepers leather-workers;
those who ar e unclean. This cast in·
c1udes all non-Hindus. A final option
for a Hindu
is
to
be< ome
an
Ascetic or
an individual
wh o
leavesbehind their
family, possessionsand all other roles
in their life in order to seek enlighten
ment. Ascetics reject all worldly satis-
faction, embracingself-denial inord
to achieve enlightenment through
loss
of
desire.
Because
of
the Hindu belief th
people
deserve the caste they a
born into, there has
n
littlemotiv
tion on the part of traditional Hind
to implementsocial reforms and aid
the poor and destitute
n
India. We
em
organizationsand methodshaven
been well accepted because
th
geared to individual accomplishme
and drive, not caste. Westerners wh
come into India are usually treate
eitheras outside thecastesystemor,
they prove themselves as Untouc
abIes
or
Ascetics. t very much d
pends
on wh o
they are able to com
intocontact with and how their initi
impression goes.
onhumans
are a
most always Untouchable.
N ew D elh i
Thenational capital
of
New Delhi
a city devoted exclusively to burea
cracy and the administration of go
ernment.
t is
here that the politicia
sift through reportsofsnake-worshi
ping death cults inKanpur, incredib
miracles in Varanasi, ships beari
evil spirits in Bombay and walki
suits
of
annor in Bangalore. Sta
Knightsseeking informationon even
in the countryside, especially if th
don t havecontacts
amongthe
peop
arewell advised toquietly
begin th
inquiries here because
of
extensi
government offices and media outle
<quietly because the government w
not take kindly
to
strangersmeddli
in sensitive affairs). The governme
is
sooverwhelmed with the
da y
tod
operation
of
the country that
it is
u
able tocontrol thesereportsanda ki
of
media hysteria hasswept lnd
ia
w
reports so wild that the average ci
zen doesn't know what to believe.
Varanasi
Varanasi isone
of
the holiest plac
in the country, with temples to c
ebrate virtuallyevery Hindu god. T
intensely spiritual area is now visit
by
thousands of pilgrims every da
Strangers aren't welcome in this c
because
it
is believed that they w
bring the evil
of
the High
lords
w
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Many of the pilgrims have returned
their
homes
with stories of incred·
le miracles - the blind have had
ir sight restored; storms have
ap·
out of t he s ky from
nowhere
for huge, noating swords to ap -
a r a nd
cut a swath
through
them;
in th e form of Vishnu the
have been
seen walking the
ets, claiming t ha t t he w or ld
must
against
t he H ig h Lords.
Calcutta
Calcutta,
at
nearly te n million
le, is India s largest city. Located
the Bay of Bengal, its traders e x·
richcloth and valuableores for
manufactured
goods.
rema insas
on e of
primetrade
for India,
and
people fromacross
e globe seem to
gather
here to con·
their
business.
Rommun Hazjen, a Storm Knight
inally from India, bu t studying in
when the High
Lordsstruck,
ha s established a safe
house
for way-
ward
Storm Knights
a nd o th er s
who
fight the High Lords.
He ha s
also e-
gu n investigating the stra nge e ve nts
that see m c ommonplac e throughout
the country. Hazjen s
house
is
on
on e
of th e back s treets o f the city, an d all
that
is
known
is that
you a re
wanted
there, on e of his workers will find you.
All efforts
10
infiltrate
th e
safe
house
have me t with failure.
Rommun
Hazjen
DEXTERITY 8
Prestidigitation
9
STRENGTH
10
Climbing 12 lifting 11
TQUGHNESS8
PERCEPTION 12
Alteration
magic
13, divination
magic 15, first aid 13
MIND
13
Apportalion magic 14, conjuration
magic 15, science engineering) 15,
test of will 15, willpower 15
CHARISMA 8
Taunt
9
SPIRIT 7
Faith Hindu)
8 honor
9 reality
Arca ne Knowledges:
Aquatic
avian 2,enchanted 1,entity2,
fol
air 2 fire 1, metal 1, plant 2 wat
Spells: Rommun hasseveral spe
including a few from
Pixulld s
r
tic l
rimoire- at their lower v
ues While not
an
accomplish
mage, h e h as made many power
friends.
Possibilities:
Equipment: Various magical sp
contagions, 38 pistol damage va
14, range J..10/25/50), engineer
texts
Description: Rommun c a me fr
a
poor
family,
bu t
wa s
so
highly m
vated in his studies that he was a bl
wi n a full scholarship to Goldsmi
College in London. His life chang
while visit ing a friend in Cambrid
his moment of
transcendence
w
w hen he chose to save a traumati
mother
an d
he r
young child
from
rampaging
giant. Rammun
so
learned
many
of
th e
basics in ma
an d
devoted
almost all
of
his tim
the
study
of this s tr an ge n ew fi
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mmun considers magic just a very
isted form
of
technology - a tool
r the complete control
of
the user,
d
so lacks the mysterious
and
meta
cal tendencies
of
most spell cast·
s. He has maintained his Core Earth
ality while still learning magic. He
cided to return to his native India
d set
up
a safe house for Storm
nights in need
of
rest and shelter,
has begun establishing links with
h individualsacross theglobe.
e has made many friends
among
ose fighting the wars,
and
they will
me to
his
aid at a moment's notice.
Gaya
The land
of
Gaya
and
nearby
literally flow with spiritual
isas
if
the religions
of
theeast
ve returned to all
of
their mythic
er and splendor
Historically,
yawaswhereLord Vishnugranted
power
to cleanse the sins
of
the
and
Bodhgaya was where the
allained enlightenment
nding the Buddhist religion.
These two communities have also
en many incredible miracles, and
ve attracted pilgrims from thou·
of kilometers away.
Bhubanesar
This city (actually twin cities built
opposed riverbanks) has
hundreds
temples dedicated to the various
ndu and Buddhist deities.
In
the
ter of thecity is the Bindu Sarovar,
tank that is believed tobe filled with
e waters
of
Indian holy rivers.
Hampi
beHampi ruins are all that remain
Empire (the
igned from1330tothe1560 s).
citywaswipedoutduring theBattle
ota,and hassincebecomea very
tourist attraction.
Bombay
This industrial city
on
the Arabian
ea is responsible for nearly a quarter
sind
ustrial
outputand
halfof
its ocean going lTade. Bombay is an
important stop for ships coming from
the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea
and
the
tradecities
of
theNileEmpire (assuch,
many gangsters and criminal opera·
lives, especially from Cairo, can be
found in the area). Many l r ~ v o l ·
urne Nile traders frequent the city,
seIling precious resources such as oil,
industrial diamonds, spices and pre
cious metals, while also purchasing
large quantities
of
lower tech goods
for importinto the ile. Storm Knights
often get safe passage into the ile
Empire
by
hiring
on
as ship hands, or
muscletomovecargoes,enabling them
to avoid tough Nile border inspec·
lions.
Hong Kong
This former British colony
of
Hong
Kong, on the tip of the Chinese main·
land, is a hot spot
of
realm activity,
where agents mix corporate intrigue
with street-level turf wars. It has a
high-tech, slick feel, much like Japan,
but
since this area is outright con
trolled by the Kanawa Corporation,
Core Earthers and agents
of
the other
realmsmeeton relatively level ground.
Thismay not beasmuch
anadvantage
as it would first seem, since a decided
lack of finn authority has resulted in
several very violent and bloody wars
for control
of
various trades.
Downtown Hong Kong continues
to
bea meltingJX'tofthevariousSouth·
east Asian cultures (with the Victori
ans thrown in for more spice),
butnow
the city has taken on a darker, more
sinister aspect. This city has already
seenagreatdeal
of
conflict,highlighted
by a
group of
Storm Knights success
fully repelling Nippon Tech efforts to
dropamaelstrombridgeintothe heart
of
the city. While few
of
the city's
citizens know thecircumstancesof the
event, the battle in the skies
of
Hong
Kong is still the talk of the city
Hong Kong is a city where slick
fashions, corporate battlesand agents
for-hire meet on the streets and in the
back alleys battling for control
of the
entire Southeast Asian region. Inter
national corporations rule
the
city
through wealth,
power
and terror.
Street gangs toting automatic weap
ons stroll the streets at night, taking
out low-level corJX'rate executiv
under the guise
of
street violence
Hong Kong was once known as a ba
gain hunters' paradise, with a reput
tion for fantastic prices - now t
only thing fantastic about the city
the body count.
Hong Kong's automated harb
services thousands
of
shipseveryda
as goods from all over the world a
brought here for trade on the volat
Hong Kong Stock Exchange
or
in t
retail stores
at
street level. Everythin
from spices, to gems, to computers,
automatic weapons is
on
sale her
most
of it at bargain prices. Because
the competitive nature
of
Hon
Kong's stock exchange and the tr
mendous wealth being thrown abou
mercenaries for hirearealmostascom
mon as street peddlers.
The
Hong
Kong Trusl
The
Hong Kong Trust is a conso
tium
of
American and Japanese bu
nesses that
are work ing togeth
purely for profit. They deal mostly
weaponsand armed mercenaries, an
in fact control several very skill
groups of mercenaries within thecit
The trust secret yoperatesau tofsuit
on
Queen's Road (in the heart
of
t
downtown
area), but business me
ings with clients can
be conduded
any
of
the
hundreds of
top quali
restaurants and business buildings
the downtown area. The trust is w
financed, and capable of spreadi
around sufficient money to insu
uninterrupted operat ions - the ci
policeare paid to ignorespecificcrim
and
activities.
One thing that Storm Knights w
quickly learnabout HongKong is th
many criminal activities have the
C
urrency
The Hong Kong doUar is the
official currency of Hong Kong,
although the Japanese Yen, the
French franc, the British pound,
the U.s. doUar, the Aysle trade,
theOrrorsh sterlingand theNile
royal are in common usage here.
$7.75 Hong Kong
=
1
U.S.
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gin within
th e
Trust.
an d
often,
-
re they even realize it, they
ar e
tak·
g on the Trust, which ha s the re
urces to handle most an y small
of troublemakers. t
is
not
wh o
is responsible for direct
ntrol of the Trust, an d employees
m to come an d go so quickly that it
difficult to find
ou t
an y
infonnation
out the group.
Philippines
The Philippines have been steadily
aring for wa r ever since the first
elstrom bridge crashed into Indo
esia. The country still suffers from
poverty
although
the
rebels in
th e
southern
islands an d communist in·
have stopped
their assaults
Philippine
an d
U Army instal
tions. American military facilities,
nce used to keep an ever-vigilant
on the Chinese an d Vietnam
e, remain intact a nd h av e proven a
observation
point for
activities.
n
order
to keep control
of
the situ
tion, Philippine cit izens now have
cards
that they must
rry with them at all times. The pas
e ofcitizens from island to island is
hibited without letters of authori
tion from
the
local municipalities.
the
removal of
many
civil
hts, the faith of the people is strong
d they ar e ready to fight the terrors
if
they ever land
upon
Phil
territory.
Manila
Thecapital city ofManila has taken
the mental ity of an armed camp,
d
the divisions between rich
an d
ar e
more evident than ever, with
ge slums stretching over scores
of
kilometers Many
of
th e
Filipinos, wh o reside in a
number
of exclusive neighbor
ods, have fortified their expansive
by putting
up
electrified
an d deploying armed guards.
none
of
these safeguards will
an Orrorsh invasion of the is
nds. the wealthy don t know ho w
eless their defenses will
be, an d
in
the time being
t
keeps the
poor
ou t
of
the way.
Sulu
Research Site
With the stories
of
the terrors that
have emerged from Indonesia, the
United States an d the Philippine gov
ernment have set up a joint Occult
Research Site on Sulu island, not far
from Borneo.Several dozen creatures
that have been killed have secretly
Chapter-S
been
shipped
to the island,
where t
biological sciences researehers d iss
and analyzethe monsters
of
the real
So
far their results have proven inco
clusive as might be expected). Sto
Knights known to be operating in t
region may besummoned to the co
pound and ordered to undertakem
sions on behalf of the Delphi Coun
via the Storm Knight Registrati
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Vietnam
Vietnam is making every effort to
find out what is going
on
to the south,
ut every agent sent into Orrorsh has
isappeared without a trace. Ho Chi
Minh
City
has tightened its lTavel re
strictions in order to prevent Orrorsh
agents from infiltrating the country.
Vietnam has a sealed border
and
no
new travel visas are being issued.
Report from Agent Ted Jackson.
This report was sent by coded short-
wave transmission,
and
was picked
up by receivers in the Philippines.
Jackson hasn t been heard from in
the past three months.
· 2 ~ 9 City sealed tight. Travtl
restrictions
Suspicious of
foreigners
·1 22 27
Troopssearchingforspies.
Gov t suspects
Orrorsh
activity.
• 7/12 16 - Anny
sllpported deatll
squads
reported
ill
Ho
hi
Minh City.
Political
dissidents missing.
·12 6 9 UN arid Am esty l terna-
tio al investigators tllrned away
Food
shortages reported
ill tlte IOrt1l.
Thailand
ThaiJand s King Thikulyad
understandably alarmed when
southern half of the country repor
that all communicationswith Indo
sia and Malaysua ceased. As Orro
quickJy expanded to its current b
ders, the King s army
was
preoc
pied with settling the refugees w
streamed into Bangkok (which
now swelled
tOa
population ofalm
seven million people). Unfortuna
for the people, many Orrorshan
rors who are able to take on hum
form have migrated to Thailand.
Thai and Chineseare themost c
mon languages, but English is c
mon enough that Ayslish, Victor
English, American and Austra
Storm Knights have n able to h
coordinatecivildefensemeasures,
insomesmalloffensives, takethe b
into the realm of Orrorsh. Despite
help of theStorm Knights, thecou
hasn t the military or economic
sources to mount a major offensiv
The Thai economy has remai
largely intact
due to continued he
tradewithJapan,and manyrogueSt
Knightsmakea good living takingf
into Singapore; the
bais
refuse to
cept manufactured goods f
Singapore aher widely publicized
dents involving home appliances.
n theextremenortherncomero
country caned the Golden Trian
(where the bordersof Thailand, Bu
and Laosmeet), thewarlordswho h
controlled the opium drug trade h
returned to their terrorizing ways.
area hasdegenerated intoa colle<:ti
rival territories controlled
by
c
blooded killers.
Cambodia
When the Vietnamese called h
their troops after the initial invas
Pol Pot crawled out from
under
w
everrock hewas Iiving,and theKh
Rouge was back. Pot s regime, resp
sible for the deaths of at least
million Cambodians during the
1970 s,has relied upon gangsofyo
with an utterly amoral view of
and once again terror has
spr
throughout the beleagured count
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ChapterS
Foreigners
are
in extreme danger in
country. Our agents have had to
undercover
jus t to s tay alive,
and
are trying toescape toThailand. Pol
t is simply
ignoring
the Possibility
- it
would
almost be a blessing
Orrorsh snapped up this country
at least
the monsters
would
distinguishable.
Laos
Laos, a landlocked
nation sur
by China, Vietnam, Cambo
Thailand and Burma, lies uncom
dose to Orrorsh,
yet hasn t
directly involved in the Possibil
Wars-yet .
This nation
is a
logical
get once the Gaunt Man decides to
invasion efforts.
Nepal
The mountainous nat ion (domi
by the Himalayan and h ~
Lekh
mountains) has
been far
from the Possibility Wars.
e popular King Birenda Bir Bikram
ah Deva has
simply
tried to keep
perpetually weak economygoing.
Tibet
Tibet is a Chinese
autonomous
re
the traditional ruler of Tibet is
Dalai Lama, who is in exile). The
on is almost completely within the
mountain chain,whichhas
ample
protection from inva
n for centuries.
Often called The Roof
of
the
has long been believed
have an almost mystic nature to it,
d
in these
unusual
times, that na
is clearly manifesting itself.
The
of
Tibet seems to
have becomean
of psionic awareness, for
many
of
residents seem to have
suddenly
n gifted with
powers
remarkably
lar to those of the Akashans. The
faith of
the country
seems to
ve brought forth many supernatu
beings native
to the religions, in
protectionist spirits.
Due to the mystic powers
of
the
d, it iswidely believed that the land
have scores of eternity
shards
hidden.ltisalso
known that theSignal
Fire, which summoned theAkashans.
was hidden within this
country.
Dynanta,
Protection
Spirit of
Tumbayang Chu
River
DEXTERITY
11
Dodge 24, unarmed combat 16
STRENGTH
4
TOUGHNESS
15 25)
PERCEPTION 12
Alterat ion magic 19,
divination
magic
18
find 18
MIND
11
Apportation magic 18, test 18
CHARISMA 10
Charm
15, persuasion 15,
taunt
12
SPIRIT
12
Reality 22 intimidation 16
ArcaneKnowledges:Aviall 3 mrtlt
1
light
+1, magic +1, water 8
Spells:
Away
sight detect magic earth
shield fly fog
water spray
Possibilities: 35
Natural Tools: Spiritual chill (must
touch victim, causes mental damage
value 16);when in fog form, Dynata
has an
effective
Toughness
of 25
Description: Dynanta
was sum
moned
to Earth through an elaborate
mantra
ritual,and is
theincamatespir
of its river. is playful
and
whimsica
often calling ou t to strangers and tra
elers.
almost always chooses to ap
pear as a cloud of fog that danc
through the
air. However, those wh
intend to do Tibet
or
the river har
will face its wrath.
Mount Kailash
One of the most sacred mountain
in Tibet,
Mount
Kailash is called
th
soul of the country, for it is believe
to protect the Tibetan people. is al
sacred to Hindus because it is the si
ofthethroneofShiva.
Finally,Kaila
is 5<1 cred to
the
Bon religion because
is where the founder, Shenrab, cam
to Earth from the Sky. Pilgrimages
the mountain are often blocked b
mysterious
events,
such
as land slide
false trails
and other
inexplicable
slades,and
it is said to
bea
true test
faith to complete the trip to the mou
from the nearby village of Darche
Two lakes south of the mountai
Manasarower, representing
t h f o r
of
light, and Rakastal,
representin
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the darkness, are also sacred to reli
gious
worshippers in the area.
is
Sclid that several Storm Knights who
havecompleted the journey have been
granted divine tools with which to
fight the High Lords, although this
has never been substant ia ted wi th
proof. t
is
believed that Tibetans of
strong faith will be able to invoke di
vine protection that would make the
nation a hardpoint against invasion.
Lhasa
Thecapital ofTibet, Lhasa, has two
major sites of renewed spiritual sig
nificance.
The first is the Potala,
or
Red Pal
ace. Since 164-5 the Potala has served
as the home of the Dalai Lama s, al ·
though the current Lama has been in
exile since the Chinese have occupied
the region. Within the Potala, dozens
86
of
the faithful have reported seeing
thegrainy imageof theLama, suppos
edly weeping.
The other point
of
note is the
Jokhang (Crand Cathedra]), known to
possess the Prayer Wheel
of
Jokhang.
The prayer wheel is believed to ean
eternity shard of great power.
rayer heel
o jokhml
Cosm: Core Earth
Possibilities:
20
Tapping
Difficulty:
16
Purpose: To renew religious belief
in the faithful
of
Tibet.
Powers:
Adds 5
to
the
f ith
of
any
Tibetan who is touching thewheel.
Group
Power: Create Talisman
Restrictions:
The Prayer
Wheel
may only be used by those who are
born in Tibet.
Description: Approximately half a
meter tall, the legendaryPrayerWheel
appears to be made
of
gold,
and
de-
picts the powers of the gods protec
ing Tibet from outside invaders.
Chiang Chu
Monastery
Believed to ehidden high in t
mountainstha tgivebirth
to
theChia
Chu River, this monastery
is
repute
to be the province
of
a select
group
Hindu monks who have dedicat
themselves to the
study
of magic
knowledge,even that which
is
beyon
Earth s
gic
axiom. Little is know
of themonasteryexcept thatonly tho
pure
of
heart will be allowed to fin
it ltis believed that theone path to t
monastery is riddled wi th magic
traps that
rna
ke the
unwary
loose th
way and forget their motivation f
approaching.
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Pakistan
This massive country bordering
dia has come dangerously close to
Asia into
the middle of
clear conOid. Somehow, Pakistan
s acquired at least half a dozen
ear warheads. bu t has nomissiles
which
to
launch them. Thecoun
has had nearly continuous s r-
with India since
theywere
both
reed from British colonial rule, an d
hasa continuing dispute with
ndia regarding the
ownership
of
adesh which w a s o nc e East Pa
stan . Whenever tensions heat
up
India, the
Pakistaniarmygoeson
ert, with t he b om bs abo.,rd planes
on
the runway
waiting
for
th e
o r d e r s - wheneveran
uniden
airplane
or
flock
of
birds) enters
kistani airspace, the commanders
ave barely 90 seconds to decide
launch
t he p lanes or risk
themdestroyed wheretheysit.
rtunately, the planes have always
een recalled in the nick
of
time
o knows if that wiD always be the
Mghanistan
Afghanistan remains a troubled
country,
as
theAfghan rebels (Afghan
tribesmen
wh o
call themselves holy
warriors,
or
the mujahedeen) ron·
tinue to s truggle against the Soviet
installed government. The embattled
country has had
no
directly involve
ment in Possibility Wars
as
of yet.
Bangladesh
Originally referred to as East Paki
stan, Bangladesh was founded as an
independent
nation in 97 afterIndia
invaded an d cast out the West Paki
stani occupation forces. The country s
5
million people are crowded onto
th e
low·lying
Ganges
and
Brahmaputra river deltas.
While Bangladesh
hasn t
been di
rectly assaulted by the forces
of
the
High Lords, the river deltas are con
stantly subjected to flooding
as
a
re
sult
of
the altered weather patterns in
the region (thanks to the Orrorshan
storm
front). Because of this, many of
Chapter
the most densely populated cities
e
pecially the capital of Dhaka) ha
been abandoned in favor of the hig
lands further inland. However, it h
meant that the
water n
the area
much cleaner an d more free from d
ease than before.
North
Korea
orth Korean
President
Ka
Hyong s communist government
feeling increasingly isolated
n
light
China s sudden turn toward Jap
Hyongcontinues to fight effortsby t
South Korean government to rea
various political, trade an d milita
agreements, butsuspects thathiscou
try will soon be isolated without t
support ofChina. Hyongseems rea
to go
on
alone, although he secre
appears to have approached the S
viet Union for economic an d milita
aid - there is no confirmed word
the Soviet response,
bu t
it is believ
that they have warned Hyong to
wary of Japan an d ar e offering so
forms of aid.
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Chapter Seven
he iddle
East
he M;ddle East has been
a political and military
hot
spot
for centuries,
dating back to the era of
the
Cru sade s. In m edi -
eval times,it was alsoa major nexus
of
trade,
and
recent
years
haveseen these
small nations transformed
into
major
powers
due to the presence of petro
leum.
The
invasion by
Dr
Mobius
has
oncemore transformed the region into
a battleground, with ancient enemies
forced to act as allies against the dev
astating forces of the
High
Lord.
A lo ng w it h t he p re se nc e of a c om
mon enemy, the Muslim reUgion acts
as a uni fyi ng force i n this area of the
world. t has gained even grea ter
prominence as the oppressed victims
of theTenth Empire have turned back
to religion en m sse
A number
of
small
armies have
formed
to
combat the predations
of
the
Nile Empire,
the
largest
operating
under
the
banner
of Al-Abdul]errard.,
and
goes
by the name
of
Sword
of
Saladin.
They have struggled val
iantly, but thus far seem to be fighting
a losing battle.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the largest country
on the Arabian peninsula. It is a mon
archy,
and boasts the presence of
Mecca, the holy city of Islam, within
its borders. The recent conquest of
this site by Mobius, at fearful cost, has
intensified the hatred felt by the faith
ful of Islam for
the High
Lord.
Another effect of
the
faU of Mecca
has been a
widespread
feeling that
the
defeat was a sign from Al lah
that
his
people have
become unworthy. A
number of
fundamentalist
sects have
arisen in recent months cal ling for a
return
to
the old ways and condemn
ing nations like Saudi Arabia
and
Ku-
wait for their Western leanings. S
of these groups have even called
the expulsion of all non-Isla
peoples from the region. Rather t
bolstering thespiritofthepeople, th
groups have served more
to
un
mine
the authority of
secular
gov
ments and promote
disunity.
Economically,
the country
is
suffering markedly.
Damage
don
Red Sea
ports
has been counter
anced bythe increased productivi
those the P ers ia n Gulf. S au di
production has managed to remai
or near pre-war levels, although
sabotage remains a constant probl
Foreign investment,
however
another malter. Heeding theadvk
AI-Abdul ]errard, King Faroud
S au di Ar ab ia h as d ec la re d a mor
rium on the construction of fore
backed production facilities in hisla
The King holds all legislative
ecutive,
and
judicial powers.
The
vailing view is that
laws are
revea
not made.
The
King s main advis
board. is the Council of Ministers.
King appoints all ministers,
and
the ri ght t o d is mi ss
any
minister.
The
King presides
over
the Cou
as its PrimeMinister,and the coun
main function is legislative.
Theco
cil is also responsible for various
ministrative matters such as for
and domesticpolicy defense, fina
health, and education.
The Saudis
follow
Shari ah
which is the law of Islam. Judgem
is
sed on the Hanbali traditio
Islam, w hi ch is v er y s tri ct i.e. a
tery
is
a stoning offense). All of
courts
are presided over by
cle
because all
the
crimes
are regarde
be religious crimes. All non-relig
offenses such as traffic violations
dealt
with
in
government
offices.
any
appeal of the offense is dealt w
by the King.
AU
foreigners
are
expected to
a
by the laws
and
traditions of Isla
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TO: President Quartermain
FROM: Ellen
Connors.
Director, Delphi Council
RE: Roman Peran, Director of Affairs. Middle East Bureau
I regret toinformyouof the disappearanceof Roman Peran, theDirector
of DelphiCouncil Affairs,Middle East
bureau.
We last
heard
from
him
on
Mar:ch 5, Invasion Year Two, and he is presumed dead. The following
~ o n
of
the
report has
been
constructed from his notes
and early
reports,
but IS not as accurateas wewould like
it
tobe.Sir,wearerurrently working
on finding a new
director
for
the Middle
East, and we expect to find a
replacement for Mr. Peran very soon.
EJ
The Sword
of
Saladin
AI-Abdul
jerrard
is a
su i
(an Is
ic mystic), and is
now
the recog
ized leaderof both theSaudimilitary
d
the pan-Islamic
organization
known as the Sword of Saladin.
amed
for
one
of the great Muslim
heroes of the Crusade, this group was
formed seven
months
after the inva
and iscomposedofMuslims from
over the
Middle
East, as well as a
few non-Islamic Storm Knights.
The
history of the Jihad begins five
months after the invasion beganwhen
AI-Abdul
jerrard
walked ou t of the
Ad-Dahna
Desert into the the city of
Riyadh in
Saudi
Arabia.
Upon enter
ing the city, he went to the central
market and began to preach to the
people. t is sa id that he talked in a
whisper,but soon that whisperturned
into a roar that silenced all men. He
told those assembled that they must
put aside all of their hatred and
envy,
and that they should clasp their fel
lows as
a brother
of
Islam.
He went on to teU the c rowd that
the Mobius had defiled
the
work
of
Allah, and that all of Islam should join
together
to
destroy
this affront. Their
first task would
be
to reinforce the
defense of Mecca a task they
would
perform well for over a year before
finally falling
before Mobius
war
machine).
Following the Speech, Jerrard was
summoned
to a meeting
with
Faroud,
his chief advisers, and the leading
members of the Ulama, a college of
religious scholars. At the conclusion
of this four-hour conference. jerrard
was named supreme
commander
of
the Saudi
military.
Under
his leader-
ship,
the
army
has increased drasti
cally in size and the draft has been
reinstituted.
jerrard later went on a tour of the
Middle
Eastern nations
that were not
yet in
the
grip
of
Mobius.
He
called
upon the
various factions in each to
put aside their old hostilities and join
in a
new
jih d or holy war, to drive
the invaders from the region. The re
sult of llthiswas the formation of the
Sword of Saladin.
Whether or not
jerrard
truly in
tended to spark a holy
war
is debat
ab le he
may
havebeenunder politi
cal pressure from Faroud s advisers
and seeking to safeguard his own
newfound power.
What no one (outside of Thebes)
is
aware
of is that AI-Abdul
jerrard
is a
Nile Empire plan t, a special agent
trained in the arts
of
deception. Realiz
ing that the powerof the Muslim faith
pos a threatto him,Mobiuschose to
harness it for his own use. jerrard is in
deep
cover - not even the leaders
of theNile s battlegroups are aware of
his
true
loyalties.
AI-Abdul
Jerrard
DEXTERITY
11
Beast riding 13,dodge
16.
fire com
bat 16,
maneuver 14.
melee weap
ons 15, missileweapons
15.
stealth
16, unarmed combat 16
STRENGTH 10
TOUGHNESS 10
PERCEPTION
U
Disguise 15 Egyptian religion 16,
evidence
analysis
16
find 17, land
vehicles 15, scholar (Muslim lore)
19, tracking 15, trick 17
MIND 15 (12)
Hypnotism
23, psychology 19, test
Chapter Se
20, willpower 20
CHARISMA 14
Charm
19, persuasion 19 taunt
SPIRIT 11
Faith (Sebek) 17, intimidation
reality (Nile Empire) 18
Possibilities: 30
Indination: Evil
Pulp Powers: mind control super
tribute (applied to
Charisma
adventu
C06tB
Equipment: Uzi,
damage
value
ammo 11, range 3-15/40/100; KO
(damage value 15,ammo8,range3-1
25/60); sabre. damage value SfR+4/
Desaiption: jerrard is a
tall,
str
ingly handsome man whose natu
charisma is augmented by his pow
over the mind. He has used these ab
ties
to influence the decisionsof Sau
leaders and form a potent milita
organization.
Structure of
the
Sword
The
Sword of Saladin
iscompos
primarily of elements of the Sau
military,
but the
organization
a
lxlasts thousandsof people fromoth
nations
as
well. Presently,
the Swo
is composed of over 450,000 m
These troopsarestationed at fourba
throughout the Ambian peninsula
Typical Sword
Agent
DEXTERITY 9
Dodge 13, fire combat 13, hea
weapons 13,
unarmed
combat 1
STRENGTH
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION 8
Find 10, ai r vehicles 11, land
hicles 11
MIND
7
Survival 10
CHARISMA 7
SPIRIT
Faith(Muslim) 13
Additional Skills: two at
+
1 ad
Possibility Potential:
some
45
Equipmenl: varies
Each base houses two squads
tanks,
and
hasan airfield nearby. T
main base near Riyadh houses
Abduljerrard and the high offidal
the organization, while a base in
Rub AI-Khali Desert acts as
the
tra
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g base
for
the
special
strike
force.
e
special forces is comprised
of
Knights,
and is usually
used to
invaded
regions.
Storm
Knights
of
any religion will
accepted into
the Sword.
bu t
they
must be
willing to
abide by
all
the
raditions
and laws
of
Islam.
Thus.
a
of
a different religion will
be
forbidden
to publicly
display anyele-
mentoftheirreligion.and womenwill
required
to
wear the
full
garb of
a
Muslim woman (the long robe
and
veil).
The
decision
by
AI-Abdul
Jerrard
to accept women into
the
army
was
one that disturbed many
leaders
in the
Islamic
world.
Duringasummitmeet-
ing,
he defended
his position with
the
following statement:
I f
Allah
has given women the
power
to fight the
invaders, then
they
should be
allowed
to fight
t
is their
world
as well, thus
they
should have
the
r ight to
defend
it:
Women are
not
allowed
to fight in
the front lines with the soldiers, but
women
are employed
to infiltrate
the
different realms
and
gather informa-
t ion. AI-Abdul Jerrard s position on
the
subject was
strengthened
when a
woman
sacrificed herself to
remove
a
bomb from the summitmeeting. Later
it
was
discovered that
the bomb
had
been planted by
a
team of Nile
vil
lains. (Thiswasa gestureby
Mobius
to
strengthen the cover of
his
valued
agent,
although the
villains,
of
course,
did not realize this.)
Atpresent, very few Islamic
women
have
joined the ranks
of
the
Sword of
Saladin, but women
of
other
lands
have
come. One reason for this is
that
there are great benefits
to
being
a
Sword
agent.
At
first, women from
other
religions resented
wearing the
full robes
and
veils,
bu t they soon
discovered that the clothingprevented
the sun
from burning their skin,
and
was
actually cool in
the Arabian
cli
mate.
The Sword has
received
tremen-
dous support
from
Storm Knights
around
the
world (noneofwhom
have
seen through
Jerrard
as yet).
Cur-
rently,
three weird
scientists, two
Nilemathematicians,a nengineer, and
anAyslishmageworkingforhim. The
Ayslish
mage
(Malcom
of the Four
Towers)
is
actually
an
ambassador
from Lady Pella 's court.
Agents
of
the Sword
have gained
a
great
deal
of
information
about
the
ile Empire, specifically in
regards
to
its
military structure
(much of
it mis
info rmati on p lant ed by Mobius).
Agentsare also sent into
other
realms,
because
Jerrard wants to stay
abreast
of developments
elsewhere.
Joining the Sword
Anyone can
attempt to join
the
Sword, and it would be
easiest to ex
pose Jerrard from within. (Keep
in
mind that no one ins ide the Sword
suspects
Jerrard
s treachery.)
Before acceptance into the
organi-
e
tion,a
applicantsarescreened.
Any
hint
of previous wrongdoing
will be
enough
to
cause the
application to
be
rejected.
the character
is accepted,
then
they will be taken to the
training
facil
ity,
where
they
will
spend the
next
month. This training
is rigorous,
but
they
will emerge
better
able towork
in
the different realms. t is AI-Abdul
Jerrard s hope
to also convert
someof
t hose trained to
the ways of
Islam,
thus all characters will be expected to
aUend classes
on the
religion. noth
ing else, this will
help the characters
operate
in Islamic
countries
in future.
Characters
who complete the
train
ing session will
have
the following
skills:
Knowledge of
Arabic (no need to
generate a langlmge total);
Scholar Islam)
(if the character
has no adds
in this skill);
They
will also learn one
of
the fol
lowing
skills (i.e. receive
one add
in a
skill
they do not already possess):
odge
Firt
combat
Melee weapons
issil weapo S
rnmne combat
cholar
(choose one
realm
lore)
Once the
training
pericx:l
has
been
completed, theSword
will
forma team
of the
characters.
They
will
then un-
dergo team
training, in
which they
will
perform
specialized
maneuvers
to prepare for real missions.
Sword
special teams are composed
of
both
men and women, and are
sent into
Chapter
Se
different
areas
to
gain
information
investigate strange activities, to ma
guerrilla raids, toassassi
nate
enemi
or to
do
advanced
reconnaissan
work.
Yemen
The
Yemen
Arab
Republic suffe
greatly in the first
yearofthewar,d
mainly
to
the
loss
of
all
of
its
ports
the
forces
ofthe
Nile. Thegovernm
of
the Republic,
headed by
the C
stituent People'sAssembly, isstill g
erning the country,
but
many of
people have
ned into
Saudi
Arabia
the Democratic Republic
of
Yemen
Economic
disaster
seemed imm
nent, and all
seemed
lost until
government
of
the People' s Dem
cratic Republic
of
Yemen
decided
allow the the
Yemen Arab Repub
access to the port of Aden, for a pri
The
Yemen
Arab
Republic
must sh
50 percent
of the
profits from
its
ports. As the Yemen
Arab
Republi
quite
rich in mineral resources : t
deal
will
greatly improve
the
finan
picture of
the People's Republic.
This
hassaved the governmenta
economy of the
Yemen
Arab
Rep
lic, but the country is still basica
indefensible.
The Sword of
Sala
has constructed
a
minor
military
b
in
the region, bu t for themost P 1rt
people have
little
hope of
their co
try
surviving
the
war
intact.
The
People s
Democratic Repub
of
Yemen has been hostile to
the
w
since its creation in
1967. t
is a lso
avowed
Marxist
country.
The dis
lution
of the
old USSR
caused
ma
problems,for thecountry's chiefsou
of
aid was cut off
at
that time. L
most
countries around
the
world.
PDRY suffered
an
economic disas
But
the
PDRY
has
now
gained n
economic stability
though the
tre
with the
Yemen
Arab
Republic.
The government
of the
PDRY
now
been
able
to increase its
arm
forces
and purchase equipment.
now, theyhaveallied
themselves
w
theSword
(we
believe for the purp
of gaining more
military
equipme
The region that the PDRY inhabit
the poorest region in terms
of
mine
on the
Arabian peninsula.
and t
may be
mobiliZing to
take over
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men Arab Republic after the Possi
ity Wars have ended. They have
attacked the region
due
to their
spect or fear) of the Sword of
Oman
Oman is a sultanate a form
of
onarchy). There is
no
elected gov
in thecountry. Local govern
nt is conducted by walis, officials
by the Sultan, and municipal
Forthe most part, thecountry isstill
ral, with t he interior being domi
ed by nomadic tribes. Thecountry
rich in mineral resources,
and
oil is
e major export. The tribal aspect of
e society
s
still a pp ar en t, a nd im
tant in politics.
The Omani military has expressed
llingness to work with the Sword
Saladin, and one major Sword base
s
been established in the region. The
anis have alsoconstructed a num
r of n ew bases a nd the Sultan has
upon all able-bodied me n to
esent themselves for training.
Oman hasyettobe invaded, but the
are
fearful ofsuch an eventual
t
is doubt ful that Oman could
out for long against a Nile
ithoutaid from itsneigh
United rab
Emirates, Qatar,
Bahrain
The
U.A.E which is composed of
ven tiny emirates, or monarchies),
Bahrainarerelativelysmall
on
the Persian Gulf that are
t in immediate danger. All three
ntries are important oil producers
transporters, and all three support
e erforts of Storm Knights to crush
Nile Empire.
Military enlistment is
up
sharply
re, as it is in most o th er nati ons
of
e region. Bahrain
s
known to be
tively working to induce a team of
m Knights toconslnJct a base there.
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Iraq
Iran
and
Jodran
Officially, these three countries have
joined forces with their n ~ i h o r s in
the struggle against the Nile Empire.
Theextentoftheircommitment
s
ques
tioned in many quarters, however
Mobius pledgetocreatea Palestinean
homeland in Israel has
struck a chord
with many people in these nations.
TheSword ofSaladin has sparked
mixed reaction in Iraq
and
Iran. Whi
ma ny y oun g men
and
women hav
left to join the group, otherscondem
it as a tool of the West.
TheSonsof
the Prophet isa milita
Islamicgroup formed nine monthsag
in Iran, which has since spread to Ira
and Jordan. They havedeclared them
selvesto be inopposition to theSwor
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claiming that defending one s home-
land is
more important than
following
ome
mystic. T hey also point to the
word s
acceptance
of women and
non-M uslims into its ranks
as
a
sign
t ha t it
does
not represent
true
Islam.
Membersof
theSonsof
the Prophet
are known to have infiltrated the
Sword
for
purposes
of espionage.
Israel
Years
of conflid,
both internal and
external, left Israel well-prepared for
hostilities. But the Possibility
Wars
make
fo r
strange
bedfellows, and
Mobius invasion
has
found Israel al
lied with some of its most bi tter en
emies,
including
Syria
and
Jordan.
Israel was engaged in a bloody
struggle
with
the
ile
Empire
for
18
months, resulting in thecollapse
of
the
Jerusalemstelaeand
thedefeat orwith
drawal
of
Mobius forces.
The
Israeli
army
is
now m sse on the
east bank
of
the
Suez, in
preparation
for
an inva·
sion of Egypt.
As
part
of
the planning
for this
op
e ra tion, M ossa d
agents
have estab
lished a
number
of c ells
within the
Nile Empire, relaying infOrIT4,tion back
toIsrael
and
sabotagingmilitaryequip
ment and scientific projects.
The
Mossad
is
sa id to be recruiting Storm
Knights
as
speciaJ agents, offering ex
cellent
pay
in
r tur
for their services
in the ile Empire.
Standard
Mossad
Agent
D EX TE RITY •
Dodge
11, fire combat 11, maneu
ver 10
melee weapons
0
unarmed
combat 12
STRENGTH 8
TOUGHNESS 8
PERCEPTJO
9
Evidence analysis 10, find
11,
first
aid
10, forgery 10, land vehicles
10
tracking 10, trick
10
MIND 8
Test 9, willpower 9
CHARISMA 1
Persuasion
8
SPlRIT 1
Faith Judaism)
8
intimidation 8
Additional
Skills:
two at 1 adds
Chapter Sev
P ossibility Potential:
some
45)
Equipment: dagger,damageval
S TR +4 /1 2; Uzi (damage
value
1
ammo
11,
range
3-15/40/1(0)
Another
unlikely ally
of the
Israe
if the Palestinean Protection League
splinter group of the Palestinean L
eration Organization. Seeing Mobi
as
the
common
enemy, they ha
a gr ee d t o suspend action against t
Israelis for the duration
of
the w
TheyhavebeenrepudiatedbythePL
and
the
Israeli
government
ha s
th
far
been reludant
to trust them
wi
important
operations.
The major
complaint o f
mo
Israelies is that, since Mobius
troo
were driven out
of
the
country.
th
are
getting precious little
infonnati
on the course of the
war
fro m t h
government.
Many
are
reduced
to
Iyingon
the
VoiceofAmerica for new
The Israeli military is on full ale
expecting an attack
at
any mome
from the ir
Arab ames now that t
immediate
t hr ea t to t he ms el ves
seemingly past.
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hapter ight
ustr li
•
hen
communications
were cut off from Indo
nesia, theAustralian Fed
eral Parliament immedi·
ately went into emer·
gency session. Air travel was immedi·
ately disrupted because of the storm
fronts onlya few miles from thenorth·
ern coast of the continent,
and thedty
of Darwin was gripped with anxiety
assoon as thefirst ships toget through
thestorm front arrived in port. Within
days tales of strange terrors - evil
creatures, sea currentsofwhat seemed
to be boiling blood, spir its that took
over ocean-going freighters - were
reported from Bamaga, on the
Cape
YorkPeninsula, to Perth,on thesouth
western portion of the continent.
Prime Minister Robert Hawke was
given authority
to
securesuppliesand
material throughwhatevermeansnec
essMy. He immediately approached
Japan for industrial goods, as well as
technological knowledge, inexchange
for more favorable prices for wool.
beef, dairy products and other agri
cultural staples.
Of
course, unknown
to Hawke, the Kanawa Corporation
had almost conquered Japan by this
time, and Hawke came back
to
his
people virtually empty-handed - it
was obvious that the Japanese knew
how desperate he was.
Instead, Hawke sMinister ofTrade
arranged for a long·term lend-lease
agreement, giving Australia immedi
ate supplies in exchange for long term
economic interesl.Japan wasalso able
tosecu
re
very fa vorable
tes for trade,
slaShing through many of the high
import tariffs that Australia had es
tablished.
As the nature of the invasion be
came clearer, the Australians realized
what a bitterwar was awaiting them.
The tension and fear was palpable
throughout the northern and western
coastal areas, and even in the south
ern, seemingly protected cities of
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney an
Canberra therewas Iittleanyonecoul
seem to talk of beyond the invasion
TheAustraliangovernment hasals
tried to aid its neighbors as much a
possible - the Philippines and Tha
landwereboth grantedsmall amoun
of goods at first, but soon there wa
little else to spare,
and
these nation
had to tum to Japan for aid.
As Orrorsh s invasion efforts we
stalled, Indonesians came to seeAu
tralia as a
s< fe
refuge. Terror·stricke
natives of nearby Papua NewCuine
also raced for theshores of the nearb
continent. People who felt that the
had little to lose ventured to Darwi
Bamaga,Broome,andother townsan
dtieson thenortherncoasts. Theycam
by plane, small freighter, and even b
canoe. The first few hundred refuge
were welcomed, as the local popul
tion absorbed their stories of terro
and included them as best they coul
However, the trickle soon became
torrent - by the endof the first year
the invasion, nearly 200.000 islande
had made theirway toAustralia,on
tobe placed in hugerefugeecamps. A
the timeof this writing, refugees num
bered just under one million total.
Meanwhile, the Australians ca
onlywait. It has been nearly
two
yea
of anxiety and tension, but not a sh
has been fired. Thegovernment reg
larly warns their people to always
on the lookout for strange event
which may indicate an impending i
vasion. Their patience and fortitude
slowly ebbing away.
urrent ondition
Anxiety, fear, distrust. These are
few ofOrrorsh s dominant emotion
yet they also dominate the people
Australia. tis a continent primed f
invasion.
However, the people seem read
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ChapteT i ht
Mr.
President :
The
nation/continent
of
Austra l ia
in the
midst
of economic and s o c i a l
upheaval
in
these days
of trOUbles.
Prime Minister
Hawke s
government
i s
facing growing
socia l
discontent because the nation
has
been swamped by mill ions of refugees, primari ly from
occupied
Southeast
Asia. While Austra l ia has t r a d i t i o n a l l y been a wealthy
and
s t a b l e
nat ion,
Queensland,
the Northern
Terri tory and
the
northernmost regions of
Western
Aus tr alia a re
facing
overcrowded
conditions
and
shor tages
of
food
- there
have been
no catas trophic
repercuss ions as
of yet, but there
i s
c e r t a i n l y a
growing
anxiety.
The NRRA (Non-Realm Resident Alien) camps established
near Darwin,
Wyndham
and
Normanton each
have over
a quarter of a
mill ion immigrants (cal led
new
squats )
clamoring
for
food, s h e l t e r and employment. There i s a growing
f r i c t i o n
between nat ive
Aussies and
the
recent
a r r i v a l s .
I t i s
known t h a t
the
Austral ians have established an
organization c a l l e d
the Austral ian
Defense Corps , whose function
i s
remarkably s imi la r to t h a t of the Delphi Council. At
t h i s point ,
the
ADC
has
spent a
grea t
deal
of
time i n f i l t r a t i n g agents i n t o Drrorsh
t o
determine
the best means of defending t h e i r country. At the prompting
of
major
i n d u s t r i a l leaders , the
ADC
has also sent agents
i n t o
Japan to
observe
the s t a r t l i n g
technological and i n d u s t r i a l progress of the is land nation (many people suspect t h a t
J apan has
been
invaded, but t hey
have been
unable
t o
accumulate
d e f i n i t i v e
proof
- la rgely
due t o e f f o r t s of
our
agents in
the
f i e l d and
the
superior securi ty of
the
Kanawa
Corporation) .
The armed
forces have been
the
subject
of
a
massive
bui ld-up, with
conscripts
coming
from both Austral ian c i t i z e n s and the NRRA s t h a t have s e t t l e d t h e r e . The government
has
been
t rading
mine ra l wea lth t o
the United
S t a t e s
in exchange for advanced weapons
technology.
Factories
have been gear ing up weapons product i on with s t a r t l i n g e f f iciency.
Our
sources also
i nd ic at e t ha t
Austra l ia has
been allowing
Nippon
Tech and
CyberFrance
t o construct f a c i l i t i e s
within
the
nat ion,
but t h i s
has not
yet been
confirmed
- i f
indeed t h i s
i s
so, the applica t ions have
been
t o p - s e c r e t so f a r .
The
normally
carefree Austral ians have
become more
somber and resigned t o war, and
they are ready t o f igh t to the end. For
them,
there i s no surrender - i t wil l e i t h e r
be
victory
or
death.
Of
course,
a grea t
deal
of
fear
has
spread
from
the
NRRA s
to
the
Austra l ians ,
as
s t o r i e s of the t e r r i f y i n g
expe ri ences i n Indonesia
have
spread
through
the
country.
A u s t ra li a s t ra d it io n a l
openness t o v i s i t o r s
has also changed
-
the
people of t h i s
nation
st welcome v i s i t o r s
but
there i s always a l ingering
suspicion
t h a t
these
newcomers may
be
working
for one
of the High Lords,
and
hence t h e i r
apprehension. I t
has
been
an extremely tense
time
for our operat ives
in
the f i e l d
but
fortunate ly
none
of
them
have
been
discovered by Austral ian
o f f i c i a l s .
In
summary, Austra l ia
i s t roubled,
but a t
t h i s
time
i t i s
s t i l l in
much b e t t e r shape
than most of the other nat ions on the planet . However, the fear
of
an Orrorsh invasion
has
cut t o
the
hear t
o f t he Au st ra lia n psyche, p la ci ng t he
whole nation
on edge. I
wonder
i f t h e i r resolve wil l remain i n t a c t as soon as the storm clouds are sigh ted closing
in on Darwin.
Austra l ia
o f n ec es si ty wil l stand on i t s own, and I hope t h a t i t wil l be able t o hold
out
against
the
advances
of the
invaders. Nonetheless,
our t r a d i t i o n a l l y
strong
t i e s
are
s t i l l i n t a c t despite the
necessi ty of hindering
the
information
gather ing e f f o r t s
in Japan. In time,
they
wil l
understand
the need, and
for
now they are
none
the wiser .
Sincerely,
~ ~
aul McCormick, Regional Information Director
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Delphi Council Worldbook
r the coming battle (despite ou r in
ion from withinOrrorsh which
no way indicates an impending in
sion, the government is convinced
t thehorrorswill roUonto themain
nd in short order). Despite what
pea rs t o be governmental indeci
on, each community has extensive
acuation and survival plans, usu
lly to be implemented at the prod
of miHtary officers. Most of the
adults have received b -
c combat and su.rvival training, in
dit ion to taking
on 6O-hour
work
Agricul ture continues to be th e
of the country, but indus
ial production hasbeen increased by
20 percent since the first bridge
into
OrTOrsh.
Government
TheFederal Parliament still hasfirm
trol over th e national government,
d in a country known for
rowdy
litics (the American scandals that
outof townwouIdn teven
ean eyebrowoverthere), there has
unusually high patriotism.
lphi agent George l.oeth s report
rom Canberra is summarized below:
This
bealltiful
city
has
been
a
whir/
ind of
Qctivity.
Ollr
poplliatioll
h
aftl1ISO.ooo, with each
stateselld
Q
ftlll
team of advisors to
keep
the
Parliamellt flllly
apprQised
of
allY
Of
course, tlie
troubled
of
Westem
AustraliQ,
Nortl/em
and
Queellslalld rave
received
treatment (quite to the dis
of the influential Victoria and
South WQles
delegations).
These so-called Storm Kllights
have
to tile city ill droves, crying for
relief,
llg impassioned
speeches
to
the Sen
and
House
t ld generally
making a
nrlisanceofthemselves. Sometimes
seems they are driving national
policy
their
vigilante actions are
actually
QpplQIIded by
many
of tile regional
(despite grumblings from
the
My
agents
ill
the city have
infiltrated
into
govenllne t agencies,
as
as forcing their way into secured
systems
(pathetically
NSy, y
way).
Ihaw
leamed that they susprct
that the KnnQwa Corporation is afront
for
a High
Lord,
but the only proof
they
have
been able to secure
mysteriously
disap
peared
can personQlly take
credit
for
dispatching their most capable invtStiga·
tors).
Australian
Defense Corps
Th e
Australian Defense
Corps
A
DC was set up by the Federal Par
liament during the confidential -
sions during the first weeks of the
invasion. It wasostensiblysetupasan
international intelligence-gathering
organization,
bu t
obviously a prime
objective
wa s
to implement any plans
to proted Australian national inter
ests, including assassination. They re
a rough an d ready bunch -
ou r
kind
of people.
The AOC has within its member
ship
most of the cont inent s Storm
Knights. The leader is a charismatic
nberr
The capital city of Canberra
wasdesigned right from the start.
Insteadof pickingan established
urban location for the capital,
the city
wa s
built from scratch.
Featuring such buildings as the
New Parliament House (for the
legiSlative Federal Parliament),
the Prime Minister s Lodge, the
High Court of Australia build
ing (for
th e
national judicial
branch), theNationalScienceand
TechnologyCenter, theNational
Library
an d many
other impor·
tant research an d academic fa·
cilities, Canberra exertsas much
influence
over
A ust ra li a a s
Washington di d overthe United
States. However, it is also in on e
of
the most favorable locations
for the wa r because it is on the
other side of the continent, far
from the embattled nation of In
donesia.
The cily now hasover350,000
industrialist named Colin S h a t z -
is
tough as nails, known to be fond
the ponies, drink and the casinos
Tasmania. However,heisalsoshrew
an d willing to sacrifice people to a
complish hisgreater goals (most ofh
agentsknowand accept this; they vie
their
deaths as
a necessary result
service to their country).
Most of the ADC s activities ha
been concentrated within the realm
Orrorsh, and although the agent c
sually rate
ha s
been very high, it seem
that the powers that be in the horr
realm either don t know the extent
the Australian involvement, or don
care. Of course, the chaotic nature
the realm has revealed only minim
information- for now, the invasion
sta lle d an d t he t ec hno -d em o
Thratchen seems content
to
manip
late the
other
members
of
the Helli
Court. The Australians, like
us
in t
Delphi Cou.ncil, seem
to
lack a fu
understandingof the powerstructu
in
OrTOrsh.
Shatz s most recent dire
tives indicate that there is a pow
full time residents, most of them
wealthy professionals an d poli
ticians. The Australian media
also has
extensive
facilities
within the city, and while the
networksand papers havecoop
erated in downplaying honific
stories that havecome out
of
the
northern regions, the petty -
litical bickering and corporate
intrigue of the city has full play
in the media, and has been used
as a means to forcealong legis
lation that would be beneficial to
special interest groups.
While there is very little in
dustry
in this city, the people in
power command a great deal of
wealth and influence over the
rest of
thecountry. In addition to
govemment officials, major in
ternational corporations, includ
ingKanawaCorporationsubsid
iaries, have lobbying interests in
thecily.
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ggle going on within the Hellion
Other AOC agents have been dis·
atched to Japan to investigate the
sformations the so i ty has gone
rough. We've taken care of that
eir results have been fruitless.
pical ADC Agent
DEXTERIn 10
Dodge 13, fire combat 14 heavy
weapons 11, lock picking 12 ma·
neuver
12
melee weapons 12 mis·
sile weapons11,stealth
13,
unarmed
combat 13
STRENGTH 8
TOUGHNESS 10
PERCEPTION 10
Disguise 12 evidence analysis 13
find
14
first aid
13
land vehicles
12
language 13 scholar (research) 11
tracking 13 trick 14
MIND9
Survival
11,
test
10,
willpower 11
CHARISMA 9
Charm 10, persuasion 11 taunt
11
SPIRIT10
Intimidation 12 reality 12 i Possi·
bility·rated)
Possibility Potential: some (30)
ote:
One
in ten operatives also
ve three other skills at 2 and four
skills at +1, concentrating on
, occult, magic, religious miracles
r
other unusual talents.
Equipment: M·16 (damage value
range3-40/250/400),9mmBeretta
value 15 range3-10/25/40),
t wave radio, identification cards
alsified, for other nationalities and
anizations), credit cards (for falsi
ied
identities), 1500in local currency,
mission.
Description: AOC agents defy a
typical summary,and maybe sweet
iNleold ladies, rough outbackers,
or
noxious teenage punks. The
Aus-
Talian
government has deliberately
recruited a diversegroupof individu·
for this agency. but they
area
hardy
and
wholly dedicated to forc
ng the High Lords off the planet.
olin Shatz
DEXTERIn 12
Dodge 16 fire combat 17 heavy
weapons 13 lock picking 15 ma
neuver 14 melee weapons 15 mis-
sileweapons
13
prestidigitation
15
stealth 16 unarmed combat 13
STRENGTH to
TOUGHNESS 12
PERCEPTIO 10
Air vehicles
II,disguise
14,divina
lionmagic12,evidenceanalysis
13,
find 15,firstaid
11
land vehicles
12
language 13, research II, scholar
(espionage) 16 scholar (gambling)
14,scholar(organizations) 14 track
ing 13, trick
15
MlNU9
Business
12
survival
11
test
10
willpower
11
Chapter Eig
CHARISMA
11
Charm 13, persuasion 14 taunt 1
SPIRIT
11
Intimidation 12 reality
14
o s s i i l i t i e ~
12
Arcane Knowledges: folk
5
lig
+3, magic +1,
Spells: uwysight detect magic
d
tect truth (Pixaud's version), gain Ia
guage
possibility shadows telep th
(Pixaud's version)
Equipment: 13mm Chunyok
(damagevalue 18 range3-10/40/SO
cane/dagger
(damage value STR +2
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7), expensive cigars, S3000 Austra
an currency, identification, expen
ve suit, laptop computer, Kamlwa
itsuyana Mikado disguised as an
SX
Description: Colin Shatz is a com
icated, unpredictable man, given to
wever, he is also the best
man
for
job, both cleverand
a very capable
ministrator. He
achieved wealth
ough quick thinking and learning
ow to
maneuver
within the intrica
of
big business, and
made
mil
asowner
oftheAust ra1ian-based
th Pharmaceuticalscorporation. He
akes his current task
v y
seriously
lmost as seriouslyas hedoes recruit
g a beautiful woman for each ann.
s thin build and unassumingnature
elie the quickness of his wit and his
Military
The country s military forces stand
nearly half a million soldiers, most
them deployed in the northern ter
Thenavyhasdispatched three
to Darwin, while the rest of
e fleet is kept in wait ing in Sydney
he strategy being that Sydney is far
any likely trouble spots,
but
at
ast the
ships
won t
h lost in an inva
n push).
There are another 100,000 troops
till completing training. and thou
more waiting for basic training.
military is one
of
the few places
the Australian residents and
e
new
squats havemixed together
efully. Most units area mixtureof
e
two
groups,which has helpedcalm
the tension near the refugee
Requests from Indonesia for assis
were
granted,
but only
a few
ousand soldiers were sent to v
d Sumatra, with only limited suc
However, these soldiers,
when
were
recalled to Australia, were
ble to provide important informa
on on the realm.
Most
of
the soldiers have also re
ived tra ining
in
crowd control ,
tion procedures,
medicineand
rvival. The units, in
addition
to
-
g ready for combat, have been able
tokeep thesituations inthe north rom
going
ou t
of control.
Economy
The nation's economy has geared
upand
is
adequatelymeetingtheneeds
of
the country. Agriculture, primarily
in wool, cereals, beef and dairy prod
ucts,
is
still able toproduce mostofthe
food for the country s residents {the
influx
of
refugees has required im
porting more and more food.
The
country s
increased industrial
potential has been
put
into military
manufacturing,
but
Australia still must
import a lot ofironore for itsmanufac
turing needs.
Sydney has grown to just
over
four
million people, and its excellent har
bor handles t rade from all
over
the
globe. Sydney's newfound manufac
turing strength has been turned to
vehicle and weapons production, and
it is also a high-tech center, withmany
computer manufacturing finns com
ing into the city limits.
Immigration
Over one million people have fled
from Papau NewGuinea
and
Indone
sia to Australia, imposing incredible
strain on the local economies.
The
NRRA {
on-Realm Resident
Alien} campsestablished near Darwin,
Wyndham and Normanton each have
over a quarter of a million immigrants.
The conditions of the
camps
are
uncomfortable, but certainly not as
bad asthose found
inotherareasofthe
world. Immigrants within the camps
are tightly regimented,with set sched
ules for exercise, work details (simple
manufacturing at nearby factories,
road building
and
such), meals
and
tightlyrestricted rationsof food,c1oth
ing and blankets. Exceptional indi
viduals are promoted to paying jobs,
and a high percentage volunteer for
military training to join the fight to
retake their homes aU of the military
facilities are alsoon thegrounds of the
camp). Occasionally small groups of
NRRA saregiven pennission toleave
the camp and go to major cities for
recreation, bu t there have been nu
merous incidents of violence against
akeback Tibor
The AOC
and
the Australian
military are planning one
m l -
taryaction,hopeful y tobe imple
mentbeforeOrrorsh moves
onto
the continent. The first phase
of
the operation has already been
underway forseveral months,as
AOCStonnKnightsaretryingto
refill the population with possi
bility energy.
Once the
final
phase in put into motion, three
individual groups of Storm
Knights will attack
the
stelae
surrounding the island
of
Tibor,
whilenavyand anny forces wait
outside the stonn boundaries.
Once
the stelae are pulled, the
troops will move in to clear out
theterrorsoftherealm,and hope
fully pu t Orrorsh on the defen
sive. Unless something unusual
happens within the next couple
ofmonths, ''TakebackTibor will
happen within three months.
the RRA's,
prompted
by derogatory
comments and sometimes outrigh
assaults. Each NRRA is required to
carry his
or
her identification card at
all times.
Darwin Camp
The Darwin NRRA camp was the
first
of
the major
camps
established,
and has the largest and most well
equipped
facilities. The
camp
hosts
nearly 300,000 refugees, mostly
rom
Indonesia and
Papau
£ w Guinea
(there are a few thousand from war
torn southern Africa
or
the Nile Em
pire).
t
is
run
by
Major Chamberlain
Winston, and he has approximately
1 000 anny troops at his disposal to
keep order. The camp is remarkably
peaceful,
but
it isknown that agentsof
Orrorsh have infiltrated the popula
tion in order to spread mayhem and
disorder.
Major Chamberlain Winston
DEXTERITY 11
Beast riding 12, dodge 14 fire com
bat 14 heavy weapons 13 maneu-
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ver
12, meleeweapons 12, running
13 stealth 12, swimming 13 un
armed combat 13
STRENGTH 9
Climbing lI,lifting
11
TOUGHNESS
9
PERCEPTION.
Evidence analysis 10, find 10, first
aid la, land vehicles la , language
10, scholar
military
tactics) 11,
scholar militaryorganizations 13
tracking la, trick 12
MIND9
Survival
11,
test
11,
willpower 11
CHARISMA 8
Charm 9,
persuasion
10, taunt 10
SPIRIT9
Faith (Anglkan) intimidation 12
Possibilities: none
Equipment:Walkie-talkie, .45Colt
damage value 16 range3-IO/15/40 ,
bullet proof vest armor value
TOU
+6/22
Australian rmySoldier
DEXTERITY 10
Dodge
12, fire
combat
13, melee
weapons 12. unarmed
combat
11
STRENGTH 9
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION
7
Find 9, first aid 9, land vehicles 8
MIND.
Survival 9
CHARISMA.
Charm 9, persuasion 9
SPIRlT 7
Intimidation 10
Possibility Potential: some
45
Equipment:
AK-47
damage value
21, range 3-40/150/400 bullet proof
vest
armor value
TOU
+6/22 , club
damage value
STR 3/18
Malstifus
Agent of Orrorsh
DEXTERlTY9
Dodge 11, fire combat 10, maneu
ver 13
STRENGTH
12
Lifting 15
TOUGHNESS
PERCEPTION 9
Evidence analysis
12
find 12, lan
guage 10, trick 13
MIND
10
Survival
11,
test 13 willpower 15
CHARISMA 9
Charm 10 persuasion 10, taunt
14
SPIRIT ]0
Intimidation 12
Possibilities:
none
Corruption Value: 12
Fear rating: 1
Perseverance ON: 17
Weakness: successful tal/Ills regard
ing his lack of a true form
True
Death: being secured
-
e
ther magically
or
physically - an
unable
to
move and thrown
into
th
ocean to drown
Equipment:
clothes, false identit
pape
Special Abilities:
Impersonatio
(has the ability to change his physica
features and mannerisms to be ident
cal to someone else; can be used thre
times in a 24-hour period;
power
is a
effect value 20;
anyone
trying to pe
ceive the disguise
must make
a etJ
denceullalysisor er eption total
highe
than the
effect
value
to realize tha
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ifus is an impostor).
Description: Malstifus has been
thecontrol of Deverat, a horror
Orrorsh, for so long that he
doesn t
his natural form. He imper
nates individuals to either destroy
ir reputation or plant false infor
ation, all with the goal of creating
ar, terror
and
distrust. He is having
ll in the camps.
Oceania
The other nations of the South Pa
fic region have attempted to keep
PapauNew
inea has suffered the most adver
(especially with
the
refugees
into Australia), bu t most of
e other na tions in the region have
en able to
adapt
to the current con
Fiji
The
330
Fiji
Islands, in the heart
of
Pacific Ocean, are home to only
people, but are an important
and air travel
route
in the
he islands retain much of
eir tropical paradise charm de
the
war
going on around the
bu t because
of
the vast volume
trade
passing
through
the
ports of
e capital city of Suva, agents from
and the
Nilearecommon.
An
esting personalityin this region is
Kidder, an English industrial
who has taken
up
residence in the
and
whileit
is
known that he has
ties to
questionable
busi
sses in the Nile Empire, he has also
known to help Storm Knights in
and pass on valuable informa
about
activities
originating
in
ippon and Orrorsh. t is believed
at Tessath, a horror
from
Orrorsh,
assumed human form and has
up
residence in Suva.
Kidder
DEXTERITY 8
Beast riding 9
dodge
9 firecombat
9
stealth
11
STRENGTH
10
Lifting 11
TOUGHNESS 9
PERCEPTION
12
Evidence analysis 14, find
15.
land
vehicles 13, language 14, tracking
13, trick 16, water vehicles
14
MIND 11
Business 13.
disguise
14, science
(geology)
12.
willpower
14
CHARISMA 11
Charm 17, persuasion 16, taunt 13
SPIRIT
10
Intimidation 15, reality 13
Possibilities: 6
Equipment: Chiang
(damage
value 16 range 3-10/25/50), manriki·
gusari
(damage valueSTR+5/19). dag-
ger
(damage value
SIR
+3/17), sever
sports cars
of
various makes, Misak
XE laptop Computer, Allied vid
phone, SonyTalkman
Description: Danny is in his la
20s.
He is considered
handsome,
an
hewalks, talks and is a con-man tot
end. He makes deals with anyon
although now
he finds it convenient
be allied with the Nile Empire, whi
trying to devise plans to cut
in
Kanawa s profits.
Danny
hasan unb
lievably large
number
of associates
throughout the Pacific
Rim;
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em is that most of them are
smart
nough not to trust him, so Storm
who
use
him as a reference
ill often find their lives needlessly
DEXTERITY
14
Acrobatics 19 dodge
21
flight (in
natural form only) 16,
maneuver
17
unarmed combat
15
STRENGTH
15
TOUGHNESS 13
PERCEPTION 10
Evidence analysis 12, find
13
MIND
12
Occult 15, willpower 15
CHARISMA 7
SPIRIT9
Faith (Orrorsh) 12, focus 12, intimi
dation 14, reality
13
Possibilities:
14
Powers:
fire
attack
(damage value
0, emanates fromeyes),
sll pe h nge
changes from natural form to hu
an; attributes remain the same, with
the
li ht
skill being removed
hile
human)
Corruption Value:
16
Fear Rating: 3
Perseverance ON: 2
Weakness: Sacellum Bibles
True
Death: To be put through a
ellum exorcism ceremony
Natural Tools:Wings (speed value
14)
Description: Tessath is a horror of
rrorsh
who
has
fled the realm in
search of new areas to terrorize. The
creature, whose normal fonn is that of
a gigantic bat withblood-red eyes and
wings nearly five meters across, has
taken
on
the identity of HarlanCham
bers, a modest American spice mer
chant. He
is
slowlymanipulatingthose
around him to
try and gain
the confi
dence of the local politicians - once
secure in his position, he will being
terrorizing the island by slaying chil
dren as part of
an
elaborate Occult
ritual to
turn
the sea around the is
lands to blood (a supreme act of wor
ship of his faith).
he Clutches of Kanawa
The Kanawa Corporation s
plans in the Pacific Rim have
been quietly implemented with
out theknowledgeof the United
States
or
the
Australians.
Through
the purchase
of
several
smallbut influentialcorporations
in both Australia and
New
Zealand, the Japanese have le
veraged a great deal of influence
within the local governments .
The most favorable par t of the
situation is that the paper
trail
of
ownership
leading back to Ja
pan
is
quite
obscure - the
odds
of discovery by Storm Knights
and cur ious
governments are
small.
The plan in New Zealand is
typical of a covert action. The
Kanawa Corporation secretly
recruited several
high-placed
executives
in
various
New
Zealand corporations (as well as
those which did a great deal of
business on the island nation,
but had corporate headquarters
Papau New Guinea
Papau
New
Guinea is
one
of the
many
diverse nations in Southeast
Asia, but its proximity to Australia,
both physically and historically, has
forced it to rely on its wealthy neigh
bor to the south for assistance. The
country is primarily EngliSh-speak
ing,but with a verymixed population.
Its prime agricultural products of
coffee
and
cocoa beans
haven t made
up
for the economic problems of the
region, and thecountry hasbeen forced
to take out huge loans in order to arm
itself (most of the
arms
were supplied
by Japan, although Australia has do
natedwhat it can). Despitethe current
economic
and
social crisis, the Prime
Minister Rabbie
Namaliu s
govern
ment has remained in power.
Chapter E
somewhere else).
By
applying
wealth,promisesof rewards,
and
in some cases, extortion, they
were able to influence corporate
decisions, leverage purchases
of
smallersubsidiariesand substan
tial portions of the stock. Even
tually, even
though
there were
dozens of major stockholders,
or dozens of individuals who
could be called on to influence
important
decisions,
t
was
Kanawa who was pulling the
strings.
In this manner, the New
Zealand
government
is under
constant pressure to produce
policies which are favorable to
theseKanawa-amtrolled compa
nies, even though many of the
agents don t
truly know who
they are
working
for. Through
patience and
deceit, New
Zealand
has fallen
into the
clutches of the Kanawa Corpo
ration.
New
Zealand
New
Zealand s zest in the1980 s
refuting U international policy
certainly toned
down
since the in
sion - they realize that now is
time to work together, and maybe
Parliament has finally seenbettero
peacenik foolishness. While nuc
equipped ships
are still barred f
theJXlrtsofAuckland
and
Welling
New
Zealand hasbeenproviding s
plies
(what
t
can
spare
anyway
Australia. t still relies upon Japan
most of its t rade, but the countr
workingon beingmoreself-suffici
fully realizing the instabili ty of
current economic climate.
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eligion and aith
aHh and religion within
Core Earth have seen a
tremendous resurgence
in many
portions of the
world. As the invasion
has challenged many aspects of the
secular-scientific world view which
has dominated
Western thought for
the past two centuries, the forces of
religion, faith and belief have helped
guide and
soothe people
in
these
troubled times.
Christianity
Outside of the struggle of faiths in
Europe, Christianity, especially the
Protestant religions. has seen a steady
increaseinmembership.
In
theremain
ing territoryof theUnited States, most
Protestant faiths have found renewed
vigor, and the spi ritual s trength of
these
communities
has helped
spread
determination to resist lhe predations
of
Baruk
Kaah. Many churches
have
formed missionary groups that ven
ture intothe Living Land tolend aid to
resistance communities, as weD as
spread
the
word
that
God
is still
present to protect them from the inva
sion. A small number of the churches
are even attempting to
woo
edeinos
and stalengers over to Christianity,
although these efforts have been very
quiet and only marginally successful.
The
churches have also
set
up an
extensivegrass-rootsnetworkof chari
ties to supply food. clothing and basic
necessities to the impoverishedwithin
the United States,
as
well
as
the mil
lions of refugees all over the world.
The World Relief Fund WRf , based
in Birmingham, Alabama, through its
member churches has gathered
more
thanonemillion tonsoffood and medi
cine for distribution domestically
and
abroad.
Intolerance
and Fea
For all of the good work done
various
churches throughout t
United States, there are some in
vidual preachers
who
have decided
stage a crusade against the edein
and the Jakatls. The foremost prop
nent of this 1late speak is the Rev
end
Arnold Butcher, but he
has
tho
sands
of
adherents
to his world vie
which preaches that Lanala is Sat
the edeinos are
demons,
and all w
shippers of Lanala must
e
exterm
nated. Many of the individuals w
believe Butcher s rhetoric are qui
but firm, in their beliefs,
seldom
t
ing a publicstand of the issue,but lh
are the first to
t y
and incite a mob
Storm Knight edeinos wanders i
town.
Judaism
The Jewish nation-state of Israel h
been able to resist the advances of
Pharaoh
Mobius,
primarily due to
importanceof Jerusalem s Domeof
Rock a trulycosmicspotandCoreEa
hardpoint of importance to Christi
ity,Judaismand Islam.Theradiusof
Dome h 1S helped the Israelis defe
their
borders
byoverpoweringMobi
stelae.
and
the strength of the Jew
f ith
remains veryhigh. Formoreinf
mation on Israel, see Chapter Sev
TheMiddle
East.
Islam
Outside of the Middle East, Isl
has many worshippers in Southe
Asia, primarily in Indonesia and
southern Philippine islands. Since
Invasion, the faith has fractured a
polarized. Many Islamic people ha
decided to
put
aside
as
much of th
religious prejudice as possible to fi
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Chapter
N
l igion
in
a Game
This chapter defines religions
as
they exist
and operate
in the
fictional setting we have created
for the
or
game. t is no
way
intended
to
be
a
treatise
about
the
state or nature of
religion in
the real world.
e
Possibility Wars,
while others
are
ing the hostilities as an excuse to
nt old hatreds. This is not
unique
to
but especially potent: most of
e Islamic people are right in the
of the war zones,
and
their
forCoreEarth(or lack thereoO
d conceivably
swing
the balance.
India -
Cradle
of
Religions
The Indian subcontinent is
one
of
e
most
densely
populated
areas of
world, and
has
also produced two
the world s most ancient religions.
Hinduism, which has the largest
of
believers in
the
nation,
was
nearly three
and
a half mil
nnia ago. It was a synthesis of the
liefs of the
Indo-Aryans
of the
area
believe that life is tobecelebrated
d
experienced to the fullest)
and
ist beliefs.Originating in southern
dia, Jainists believe that all life is
and that the purpose of life
s to rid oneself of k rm achieving
through total detach
from
the outside
world. Once
s hasbeenaccomplished,u ponone s
th, an individual
will join allfivas,
ch are identical spiritual units,
at
which
roughly
translates
t he top of the universe.
Theother
major religionof thecoun
y is
Buddhism, which was founded
n 563 B.C. by
Gautama,
the Buddha.
s religion also
draws
upon the be
ief in
k rm and
teaches that life is
and that
the objective
of
life
to reach immna TItis religion,
founded in India, is most popu
r
in China, Tibet
and other
areas of
east Asia.
Hindu Diversity
India has seen a marked increase in
religiouszealon the partof itscitizens.
Many
people in this
country
feel that
the comingof theHigh
Lords is
part of
a great purge
on
Earth,
and
that these
lords a re the
avatars and
servants of
Shiva,
the Destroyer/Preserver, one
of the centralGods in the Hindu faith.
t is believed that Shiva has come
to
Earth to
remold and
remake
t
into an
image more pleasing
and
useful.
Hinduism
emphasizes two
main
I
II •
,
. /
gods:Vishnu the Preserver,
and
Sh
alternately
known as the
Destroye
the Destroyer
and
Preserver. A f
major deity is that of Brahma the C
ator, although Brahma
isn t
w
shipped by as
many
individuals
Shiva
and
Vishnu.
Hinduism is unlike many West
religions in that it accepts
and
enco
ages the worsh ip of
many
differ
deities. Hindu scholars believe
faith in a God helps the worship
achieve enlightenment,
and
that
up
reaching enlightenment,
the
worsh
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r will join the God in eternal bliss.
For this reason,many regions, towns,
professions have uniquedeities,
and
cults have formed around the
In short,
nduism has a common philosophy,
t the diversity of interpretation and
is
truly amazing.
Officials
in
India
have
reJX>rted
miraculous
occurrences
the invasion. While
many
IXlwer
have occurred around the
the area with the highest fre
of events has been India.
Cults
The invasion of the High Lords has
triggered the founding of several
lts tied to Hindu roots. Because of
e
diversity
ofCods,
new interpreta·
ons of the
power
of the divine are
or at least accepted, inma ny
eas of
the
Hindu world.
Cobras of
Divine
Will
Many communities in India wor·
the cobra
as
a
divine
gift sent by
Gods
to protect fields from rats
d
other creatures
that would eat
The Cobras of Divine Will was
near Calcutta by Mahme
The simple
peasant girl
had
a
dream
one
night, envisioning a
ee-headed cobra in a huge field in
with rats.
Two
of the
heads
themselves
as
Shiva and
e of his four wives, Kali. The
other
was silent. However, the
snake
Uickly cleansed the field of the rats,
d even killed other weak-willed
who refused to
hunt
down the
in the field. After the last rat
as
killed, the
sun
arose from the
to
show that the field had
overnight
-
thegrains grew
providing a richer
bounty
for
e farmers in the nearby village.
UJX n
waking that
morning,
Boorl
eved that she had been gifted with
divine vision, and that these High
had
been sent to take the world
d remold it in an image more pleas
g toShiva and Kali.
Soon, word of the
prophesy spread
roughout the region, and Boorl
ned many
adherents.Over the
past
months,
many
have taken the
dream to heart, and are acting
to
help
the
High Lords in whatever way
pos.
sible, nonnally by attacking Storm
Knights.
Goddess
of Life
TheGoddessof Lifecult originated
in the southernmost
r ions
of the
in-
diansubcontinent,but itsunusual spiri
tualperspectiveh shelped it gain many
adherents throughout the world.
1be
believers profess a simple philosophy
that cuts across many of the traditional
boundaries that have divided humans
on issues of religion - it has a strong
Vedic quality in that it teaches life is to
be experienced to its full st at all tim s
(the foundershavepointedouthow this
quality
is also
shared
by thos who
fol
low Lanala). 1be religion also teaches
that the invasion
of
different realities
offers unparalleled opportunitiesto ex·
perience life, and that believers must
travel throughout the realms to leam
and gain wisdom.
Members of the Goddess of Life
cult, unlike many other
Hindu
sects,
accept non-believersasequals,believ·
ing that all people worship the
God·
dess of Life in theirown way, and in a
form that ismost useful to themselves.
The cult has its own power
struc·
ture which, in
some
ways, is like the
castesystem,
but
it isnot rigidly
deter>
mined
by
birth, and individuals in the
course of their lives can ascend and
descend to new castes. The highest
caste is that
of the
priests,
who
are
spiritual advisors and teachers. The
next level is that of the students, who
are
people that believe they have
more
to learn from others than they have to
teach. The lowesl casle level is that of
the children, or rather,
theindividu
alswho have just begun theirspiritual
journey throughout
the
world. The
movement from caste to caste is actu
ally an individual determination (at
such point that the individual feels
they have lea rned enough ) , but
priests also have a finn hand in guid·
ing an individual s decision. Those
outside the structure of the Goddess
of Life are actually unclassed,
but the
religion affirms that many of these
people are great teachers and stu
dents
- full of experience
and ready
for new thought.
China s Religious
Heritage
Like theothermajor nation ofAsi
China
has a rich religious heritag
which is experiencing renewed vigo
with the invasionof Earth.Twowidel
worshipped
religiOns native to
Chin
include Confucianism and Taoism
Buddhism originated in India,
but
widelyworshipped inChina. Anothe
imJX>rtant Chinese religious traditio
is that of Animism, which infuses a
most every aspect of Chinese life.
Confucianism
Confucianism is
one
of two majo
religions indigenous
to
China
Founded during a time of tunnoi
around
500 B.C.,Confucius original
wanted to be a powerful JX>litida
but seemed
to find littlesuccess. At
th
age
of SO he left government and be
gan roaming from state to state, advo
cating a return to the Chinese lTad
tions of peace and social order. Eve
tually this philosophy/religion be
came
the major faith of the natio
Confucianism embraces the conce
of the dignity and St1nctity of
huma
life,freeof violence.The sanctityof th
family isan integral part ofConfucia
beliefs.
Confucianism is the most wide
practiced religion in the country, an
over
the course of the centuries, th
strictly ordered standardsof conduc
negotiation and
behavior
became i
tricately
bound
with all
other
facets
Chinese society. These standards co
fer great
JX wer
to men, the elder
and the emperors. Confucianism al
advocates ancestor worship.
Taoism
Taoism, believed to founded abo
100yearsbeforethe birthofCon fuciu
was founded by Lao Tzu (the Gran
Master). There are many mythical i
terpretations of who and
what
Tz
did during his lifetime. The princip
concept of the religion is Tao, whi
cannot be perceived because
it
ove
whelms all else. Tao is all that mo
vates life and the universe, a kind
mystical all-thing which
orders
t
past, present
and
future.
The
religi
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s three m ain forms in China.
A Philosophical Taoists orders his
her
life through introspection, phi·
and meditation to achieve
thereby revealing the na·
of Tao.
The second m ajor form
of Taoism
ributed theTao to a kind of psychic
that could be reached through
and
m ed it at io n. It is bel ie ve d
t those people
who
are
most recep-
to the Tao radiate psychic energy.
The final form is called
popular
and holds that the universe is
by magic and the gods.
Duration: performance
Effect: allows performer to se e an
object
of
faith which will aid in
divine
quest
eaco is a powerful miracle be
cause it allows the performer to
glimpse a v is ion o f a sp ir itu al ly -e n
hanced o ject which will be of aid to
the community of the faithful. This
miracle is normally used in conjunc
tion w it h a religious que st that the
faithful are participating in. Whensuc
cessfully performed, the miracle al
lows the recipient tosee the object
and
Chilpter Ni
everything
within a to-meter radiu
AI
the completion of the miracle, th
recipient will know the direction
the object, although the exact distan
is unknown.
The c aster ne ed s to make a
roll every day afterwards to recall th
exact direction of the object. The Dif
culty umber of the i droll equa
the value
of
the
ll mber
of
days
th
pass plus 8 Thus, a
character wh
casts the miraclesuccessfullyand the
a
week later, wishes to recall
the
exa
location of the object, must make
Animism
Animism is one of the prime reli
beliefs in China. The spiri ts of
ple from the past either factualor
asgods.The
believe in the need
toappease
espiritsto insuregood luck, health,
and
to
divine the future.
gods
arealso
worshipped
for spe
occupations
or
regions.
A Mixture of Concept S
Chineseoften believein
the
tenants
several religions. isn t uncommon
an
individual to believe in Confu·
and alsooffergifts
to
thespir·
s of past ancestors. This has resulted
many very similar, but nonetheless
gods
tha t a re
worshipped
in
regions, or by certain groupsof
Miracles of Faith
These m iracles are new to Core
and have been granted and
since the initial invasion. They
e not specific toany
one
religion, but
e
available to religions which teach
e principles utilized. with the miracle.
e
gamemaster as
always, has the
say as to whether a miracle is
to a
particular
faith, char
or even her campaign.
Beacon
Spiritual
Rating:
8
Community Rating: t2
Difficulty:
3
a n g ~ faith total 10
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total of 8+5 (the valueo(7) or 13
succeed. The miracle may be recast
the same object.
Cleanse
Spiritu;tl Rating: 9
Community
R;tting: 12
Difficulty: 18
R;tnge: 13 400 meters)
Duration: 9 (one minute)
Effed: Defends faithful fromattacks
eliminates enemies from area
l t I l n ~ calls for divine protection
r the faithful. If successfully used,an
thunderand lightningstonn
rms above thecaster, extending for a
meter radius- it takes nearly the
ll minute for the storm to gather
self. Then. for the last round that the
racle is in effect, the area is bom
by
gale force winds, driving
in and lightning bolts. The faithful
be immune to the effects of the
as will those of different faiths
whoserve the inlerestsof the faith
(in Ihe gamemaster's judgement ).
Those, however, who are opposed
ailhful and threaten theirsafety
by
the full wrath ofnalure
lightning bolts strike each offend
g individual doing
damage
value
5 character may attempt to ac·
dodge the lightning, but her faitl/
tal is used instead of dodge,
and
it
s t overcome Ihe
character'sl
focus total for themiracle.
Divi.ne Intuition
Spiritual Rating: 9
Community Rating: 9
Difficulty: 15
R;tnge: self
Duration: one question
Effect: allows cleric to have a flash
intuition about a topic.
When this miracle is invoked, the
iest gains a nash ofdivine intuition,
things will become clear concern
g a topic. The cleric will gain the
swer to one question. The answer
ill be in agreement with
all
existing
ines for the religionof thecharac
r, and others will see that this an
er was divinely inspired. The an
will always
be
lrue, but, depend
on the success level of the miracle,
may not have a clear meaning. A
limalsuccess will elicit a verycryp-
tic, or partial, response.
An
Average
success yields a response couched in
some sort of riddle or parable. Good
results get a more clear answer. with
only slight vagaries, and a Superior
success will be fairly clear. The pe -
tacular success will get a clear answer
and additional unasked (and some
times unwanted) advice. Remember,
thegamemaster should not aUow this
miracle (or any other) to spoil a good
adventure,but heshouldgivethechar
acter as much leeway as he can.
Exumple:
Father
Brintler is a mem-
herofa Stonn Knightgrollp. Theyare
seeking a killer hiding somewhere
in
Houstotl. He decides
to
use
the miracle
to try to illd the murderer. Using
Ilis
faitll and the
fai/II
of two more of ti,e
Storm Knights, he calls
for
divine
intervention.
If
Father
Brimler gets
a
Minimal
success.hewi/l probably told some
a/illg like. search among lhe holies of
tllOse
lot g-dead.
At Average suc
cess
,igM say, He
who keeps
tile
keys to
tile past
kllows t leallswer
you
seek. The Good success gels, See
the curator of the hisloric
hall
and
the Superior slates, The curator of
the Houston MllseumofNatural His-
toryknows where
tile
killer l/lrks.
Spectacular
S l esS
mig/If
say
t wt
and
add
Be prepared
with
wood
alld
garliC for lhe foe. This hillis
that
the
kifler is not all ordinary man, but
possibly a TJQmpyre.
ate how, in the above example,
the resulting answers in noway gave
away Ihe answer to the adventure;
they merely told thecharacters where
to look for the answer. the question
was not nearly as important to the
overall adventure ('Where ismy friend
Myra hiding? ), the answer might be
more direct.
Beware of players who abuse this
or other miraclesl Which horse will
win in the fifth race? or Where did I
leave
my
carkeys? are probably frivo
lous or at least disrespectful uses of
the miracle. When this happens, first
warn your player that he is not acting
in the deity's besl interests and then
start taking miracles away.
Faith Armor
Spiritual Rating: 7
Community R;tting:
11
Difficulty: 12
Range: touch
Duration: 21 (four hours)
Effect: protects the faithful fro
harm
Faith
armor
allows the faithful
greatly increase their resistance
physicaldamage fromonespecificty
of attack (bullets is the most comm
resistance, but blades, poisons a
blunt weapons are possible choice
When a character is hit by the chos
weapon category in
combat, her ca
ing total (or the casting total of t
priest who invoked the miracle)
measured against the
/pith
of the pe
son
who
hit them.
the bless
character's total is higher,
thedama
is
reduced
by
the number of resu
points. If the faith total of the enemy
higher, then the miracle
is
dispell
and has no
further
effect.
Feast
Spiritual Rating:
7
Community Rating:
10
Difficulty: 12
Range: voice
Duration: faith total
Effect: increases faith
and
TO/lg
ness
Feast is a ritual which takes thr
hours to perform. The objects of t
miracle eat
during
this time. At t
completionof the ritualmeat increa
the /pith of the recipients
by
3,
a
increasetheirTought cssby+1 for ea
level of success achieved when t
miracle is performed.
Healing Waters
Spiritual Rating: 6
Community Rating: 11
Difficulty: 12
Range: touch
Duration: na
Effect: heals mental
and
spiritu
damage
Healing
u'Oters may only be p
fanned as a r i tual- the recipient, t
individual providing thefocusand t
entirecommunity at the faithful mu
sland in the midst of the stream
river in which the ritual is performe
The ritual prayers and ceremoni
which take two hours, call upon spi
tual energy to heal the recipient
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and
spiritual damage. fsuc
ssfully called upon, the recipient
is
lly healed all mental and spiritual
and also regainsaU lost skills.
if t he p er fo rme r of t he miracle
plishes a good or better level of
ccess, all physical shock a nd O
ut no twound
damage
s healed. A
result heals all
damage of
kind.
Object Blessing
Spiritual Rating: 7
ommunity
Rating: 1
Difficulty:
12
Range: 1 000 meters)
Duration: performance
Effect: Spiritually anchors object
Object blessing allows the faithful to
chor a particularly sacred object,
prevent the unfaithful from mov
g
or
manipulating it in any way.
erate a faWI total for the cas ter -
manipulatean object, a non-believer
st generate a higher faith total. fa
of the same faith tries to
the object and hasdemon
ated that theiractionsare true tothe
of the religion, they receive a 10
t he ir faith total to manipulate the
ject. Characters who
fail
to manipu
te the object take damage e qu al to
negative result points of their fail
e
as read
on
the Combat Results
ble). Thus, a Stann Knight charac
who fails in her faith roll by
one
takes
one
result point of
damage
one shock point.
Presence of
od
Spiritual Rating: 9
ommunity Rating:
1
Difficulty: 16
Range:
Self
Dur.Jtion: one day)
Effect: Envelops the faithful in the
of the divineand gives power to
is words.
This miracle will increase the r-
and cluJnn skill of the faithful.
ople will sense the presence
of
the
around
the
person,
and
will
nd to believe what he says. The
per-
and
cluJnn
skills will be in
sed by 2 forevery level of success
ieved. This bonus will not apply if
the character addresses people not of
his
own
faith.
Spiritual Protection
Spiritual Rating: 8
ommunity Rating: 13
Difficulty: 1
Range: touch
Duration: performance
Effect: Increases recipient s Tough
ness, or trick taunt intimidate or test
defensive values
Chapter N
f
successfully called upon, thespi
tllal protection
miracle will increase
ther the recipient s Toughness or
defensive values to resist trick tau
intimidate or test attacks. Compare t
caster s faith val ue to t he difficul
with each level ofsuccessadding
1
the val ue chosen by the recipient
minimol success nets a +1, an at f T
success gets a +2. and so forth). T
resistance form chosen mu st be d
clared before the miracle is cast.
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Ten
gic
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sp,eviouslyslaled,Co,e
Earth hasaMagical axiom
of 7 As a result of this,
most
knowledge of
magic has remained ob-
scure
and of
little use in daily life.
There are some areas of the world
though where magic
is
used daily,
and seen as a natural tool.
Because of the primitive nature
of
magic inCoreEarth, t isunstableand
often unpredictable. While
the
system
by which
t s
used is similar to that
of
the Aysle magic system, there are diJ·
ferences.
Included in this chapter is a de
scriptionofone particular typeofCore
EMth magic, plus rules
on
how to
integrate other
types
into the game.
There
are
also rules
and
tables defin
ing how Core Earth s wild magic
can be used in the game.
Spiritual Substitute
Many Core Earth magical systems
arealsospiritual systems. It isbelieved
that thespiritual nature
of
thestudent
grows as the knowledge of magic
grows.Thus faith
and
magic tend tobe
interwoven in these systems. One ex
ample of this is voodoo magic. Voo
doo
magic
is
presented here to show
howCore arth sSpiritllalaxiom helps
to compensate for its lower Magic
axiom.
Voodoo Magic
The religion known as v is a
byproduct
of
the slave trade that ex
isted during the eighteenth and nine
teenth centuries. The slaves brought
with them their culture, religion, and
folklore. Withsubsequent generations,
the religion
and
beliefs of their ances
torsgrew to meet the needs of it s new
followers. For this reason, the religion
of voodoo is diverse, with differ
traditionsand historydepending up
where it is found.
aitianVoodoo
Haitian Voodoo
is at
least famil
to most people, mainly because it h
been popularized by
books and
m
ies.
The
voodoo
of
Haiti is fou
mainly in the lower classes, the
upp
classes having rejected it in favor
more Western ideas. t is not unco
mon though for people in power
use the folklore
of
voodoo against
people.
Among the lowerclass, voodoo
become an organized religion. T
group
of worshippers forms an
tended family called a Hountor. T
head
of
this congregation acts
spiritual leader, psychologist,
a
doctor for the people. These men
a
women are very powerfulmember
their community,
and t is
thou
that it was people such as these t
led theslaverevolts that led toHait
independence. These people poss
more than magical powers. Their t
powers lies in their intelligence, le
ership ability,
and
wisdom.
The Haitian voodoo religion,
likeother variations, has remained
truest to the African traditions t
gave birth to it. In the belief
of
people, the
Loa,
which are the spi
gods, live in Africa,
and
are ruled o
byone god (which is a tradition
add
apparently byChristian influences
is also believed that the spirits of
dead
return toAfrica. Thedescript
and manners of the different
o
alsobetraced back
lothe
various tri
gods
of
the Ivory Coast of Africa.
Voodooceremonies revol vearou
the summoning
of
the Loa
who p
sess willing members
of
the Houn
(the congregation). When a perso
possessed by a
Loa,
they take
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Partial Glossary
of
Voodoo Terms
Ange
-
Angel or guardian
Loa
Houl/ga
-
Priest of Voudoun
Baka
-
An evil spirit, demon
Ho menikoll
-
High official of the
Bocor
-
A practitioner of magic,
Hounfor,assistantof theHoungan
not necessarily
an
initiate
of
Hou sis
-
m ~ r s of the Societe
Voudoun. at various stages of Initiation
Canari
-
A jar of red clay used to
I slalle
-
Possession by a
Loa
lodge spirits and Loa
La-Place
-
AnApprenticeand as·
CI/eval
-
A horse; to
be
mounted sistant to the Houngan
by a Loa; to
be poss ss
Loa
-
The
VOUdOllll
deities
Comwissal/ce-The knowledgeof
Limp CarOli- Werewolf
herbal cures and magic gained by
Mambo
-
Priestess of Voudoun
people who have had advanced
religious training
MangeMOlm
-
F<ltal
problemsent
Engageme t·
A magical contract
by a malevolent spirit
between a person
and
a Loa usu-
Nom
Vailfullt-Theritual nameof
ally malevolent, for a special
fa
the Houngan
vor. A service is usually expected
Societe
-
The communal organi-
of the person zation underlying a Hounfor
forl
Strength;generally refers to
Vevers
-
Symbolic designs used to
a person who
is
strong in magic
invoke
Loa
at ceremonies.May
be
and
ritual knowledge
eitherdrawn or madeofwheat or
Grade
-
A chann to protect one
maize flour
or
ash. Verysimilarto
from magic
Cabalistic symbols.
Gros-Boll-Ange
-
The spiritual
VoudOlm
-
The religion of Voo-
double ofa person, i e the soul
doo, comprising its philosophy,
Hounfor
-
Temple; the extended
rituals, and traditions.
family; congregation
of that particular Loa,
and
e rest of the
Hounfor
will address
at person using the Loa s name. The
a sare then fed,
and
givenanything
ey request (for it is foolish to offend
Loa All of this
is done
to gain the
of the Loa,
and
to insure no
to
the members of
the
Onething
thatmust
be
remembered
thata voodoo followerwill notblame
y
misfortune on the
Loa
but on
mself. The feeling
is
that in
some
ay hedid not please theLoa,
thus
he
ill ask the Hougoun or Mambo (the
h priest
or
priestess)
what must be
to once again gain favor.
Over the years,
new
Loa have been
d insomeHounfor. Insomecases,
ristian saints have found their
way
to the
pantheon
of Voodoo deities.
and dead
magician-priests
alsosometimes
added
to the list of
ities, as entities that can act on a
wers behalf,
but
the African spir
are still seen as the most powerful.
Like Christianity
and other
reli
ons, there are levels to the faith. The
andMamhoare the truespiri
eaders, the high priest
and
priest
as itwere, but thereareother ranks
the religion that anyone can train
r, no
matter what
age or sex. There
e no true comparisons in
other
reli
and
each
Hounfor may
have it s
n
system
or
ranks.
It is
something
characters
must
remain aware of,
r peopleof differentranksmay have
rned different magic skills.
The beliefof the peopleofHaiti has
an increase in theaxiomsof the
ea.Haitinow operatesunder aMagi
Axiom
of and
a
Spiritual
Axiomof
For this reason, Haiti has devel
some of the
most
potent magi
ans in Core Earth.
Other
Voodoo
Haitian Voodoo isnot theonly voo
o
tradition, there are other voodoo
and one fairly strong tradi
n occurs in New Orleans, Louisi
a. The voodoo tradition of this city
more subtle than that of Haiti.
It
als more with influencing people
an creating zombies
and
stealing
oples spirits. Also unlike Haitian
New Orleans Voodoo is not
an organized r l i ~ i o n is comprised
ofa Voodoo
Pr;
Priestess
and
possi-
bly a fe\\ Some of these
people \\ : faith in Voodoo,
and thus
truL
t
ers, but
many
of
them are charlatans.
The Voodoo
of
New Orleans re
volves
around
the worship of a spirit
called
Zombrie
which is represented
in ceremonies by a giant white ser
pent. This tradition was strongly in
Ouenced in the last century by the
Voodoo
Queen
Marie Luvue.
She
brought
elements of Catholicism into
the practice. One of the main voodoo
holidays
is
evencelebratedonSt. John s
eve.
is also not
uncommon
to have
figures
of
saints present
during
the
ceremonies.
Unlike Haiti, there
is
not enough
belief in the power ofVoodoo to have
caused a local axiom shift. Therefore,
any Houngan
from
New
Orleans will
hapterT
act under the normal axioms of Co
Earth.
Voodoo
Implementation
The practiceof voodoo, in all trad
tions, hasevolved from a strangem
tureof
magic and religion. Themag
of Aysle that have investigated t
practice have been confused at its
tricacies,
and
have become frustrat
in their attempts to learn it. Only tho
who believe inthe
power
ofvoodooc
lise
the magic of voodoo.
is al
known that those who have faith
voodoo suffer stronger effects th
unbelievers, but those
same
unbelie
ers tend to believe very quickly on
they have succumbed to the magic
a Houngan. Also, anyone can ha
faith in voodoo, even if they have fa
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orne Notable Loa
l e gb Theold manoftheGate,
young
man
of
the Cross-Roads.
Considered the most impor tant
Loa He
guards the cross-road
between the spiritual world and
the Physical world.
He
is always
invoked at rituals, and asked to
bridge
the
gap
between th e
Worlds. Legba is also seen as the
Sun,giveroflife.
The firstsparkof
the ivine Creation.
Ghede
- Ghede is the
Loa
that
walked across the void into the
Underworld. He is what Legba is
after death. He is the Light that is
ever prescnt,even in the night.
He
makes
peoplesee
the folly
of
their
mVI\ emotions
and
evils. He
is
Death,and thereforethe guardian
of
the cemetery.
Damballah-Theancient father,
thegoodserpentof theSkies.He is
another religion already. This faith
the persons belief in the
voodoo
and
the Loa, and
not
their
willingness to prac
the faith. Those
who
follow the
of
voodoo (i.e. have faith only
voodoo) get
a speciaL
bonus due
to
fact that their religion accepts the
er of other
faiths: Practitioners
of
do
not
helVe
to check forspiri
damage
ifthey
are
the recipient
of
miracle
of
another faith.
The
magic
of Voodoo
is intimately
with the person sfaith,orbeliel.
Voodoo. PeopLe
who
have faith in
benefit from/suffer greater
than
non-beLievers.
When
a
power is used upon them, the
wer Push
of
the character s
faith
adds directly to the effect value
f
the
power.
Non-believers are not as prone to
e effects
ofvoodoo,and
gain a bonus
..1inst its powers. All voodoopowers
against a non-beleiver have
effect values
reduced by
2 But, if
non-believer suffers the effect
of
a
power,
he
must
generate a
or faitll
total vs. the
Houngan s
the detached father who brings
comfort.
Agwe - The God
of
the Sea.
la
Sirene
-
The
Goddess
of
the
Sea
Ogoun-
Protector,warrior,
king
diplomat,magician.
po itician and
gangster. Ina
word,
Power. Often
worshippedas theprotectorofthe
Haunfor.
Erzul ie - The goddess of the
Dream, that which makes man
more than other life forms; the
ability to conceive
of
that which is
beyond reaLity, to create beyond
what is needed,
and
to desire.
She
is
the
loa of Elemental cosmic
forces.She iswhat
all
peoplestrive
to
achieve.
locoandAyizan-anrestralLoa,
the First prit Sl:
and
priestess.
(voodoo
priest/priestess) faith value.
f
the
Houngan s faitll
value is higher,
then check for the success leveL On a
minimal average,
or
good
success,
the
target of the power becomesoneof the
laity;
he neither believes nor disbe
lieves in voodoo - there
are
no fur
ther modifiers either way when voo
doo
is used
on
him.
f
the result is
superior
or
spectacular, the character
automatically
gains
one add
in
faith
voodoo . At the end of the Act, the
character must
forfeit
two
possibili
ties to pay for this
add.
U the character
is not possibility-rated,
then
he iscom
pelled to spend t ime researching
voodoo
to
learn
more about
it -
two
weeks, to
be
precise.
Theonly exception to this rule is in
the
Akashan
realm.
Those
with faitll
Zillatl
accept
a/l
religions
as
true;
they treat their faith adds as faWI (v0o
oo
adds for the
purpose of
bei.ng
affected by
voodoo
powers,
spells,and
miracles.
Camemasler
Note: This time does
not have to be
sacrificed immediately.
The
Ord
can learn the information af
te r
theadventure; he
is still.
however,
considered to
have
the
oneadd
in
fa
(voodoo). Handle this as it
works in t
story.
f a
character
practices
vood
magic, she is
must
to have
faitll
voodoo, thus a Houngan can learn
other
magic besides voodoo mag
The power
of
voodoo is based on t
faithofthe practitioner,
and
that pow
would be lost if they t ried to learn
differentsystemo(magic. f a Houng
learned Ayslish magic or spells, th
she
would loose the ability to
conta
the
spirits
of voodoo,
and
would
th
lose her magic ( the
Loa
are jealo
and they do not want to loose th
children
to the ways
of
others).
While this SCE ms arbitrary
and
strictive, especially
when one
is d
cussing
Storm
Knights possibLy fro
other
cosms, it
is true
to
the vood
religion. character
with faith
in vo
doo
may have adds in another type
faith,
bu t
she
may
not
use
the tools
the other faith (miracles, etc.).
Voodoo
Skills
A
character with
the
faith (vood
ski
has
newworlds of understand i
opened
up
to her.Shehasseveral ab
ties
not
available to other characte
Below
are
listed
some
skillsonLy ch
acters with
the
faith (voodoo) skill m
have.
in
Skills
Science (Folk Medicine)
With this ind
Skill,
the
charac
can
utilize animals, plants, fungi,
a
other
natural
products
to
produ
pharmaceuticals and other use
items.
The
folk
doctor
can
create
ite
for medical use, extract
and
ref
poisons, and create dies or beverag
This
skill will also allow
the person
recognize edible plants. The skill su
stitutes for both
first aid and medic
for thecharacter, though the charac
can have
either or
both
of those
sk
as well. A character
who
fails
in
medicine r may attempt
to mak
science jolk medicine roll on the sa
day
for the
same
result if he
wishes
vice versa).
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Thecharacter can also createminor
tions that affect the senses or at
ibutes. The folk doctor can heighten
yattribute
or
skill byusing theherbs
medicines she collects from the en
onment. There are three steps:
1. The chuacter must collect the
redients. The
b se
difficulty for
nding the correct ingredients for a
rticular potion (using the find skill
Perception
ina woodland
orswamp
t is
12
This ismodified by
ny factors including (but not re
ed to):
Condition Modifier-
sparse
woods
2 00
environmentally
damaged
environment 5 to ON
totally alien
environment 5 to ON
very fertile area 1 t0-4 to ON
doctor is very familiar
with environment -2 to ON
·AlI modifiers are cumulative
Of course. thereare more modifiers
nvolved - at the gamemaster' s dis
etion. A search takes anywhere be-
een ten minutes to a day, depend
g on the gamemaster's opinion
of
availability and the
success level.
In many communities there are
voodoo shops that sell the proper
redients. Only about ten percent of
he existing shops are real, and they
usually difficult to find.
2 The charader must mix the in
dients. The mixing of the ingredi
is an involved process, but not as
as casting spell. Certainly
e blending involves the faith of the
lkdoctorand thepatient(s),
but
there
s very little real magic involved.
difficulty for making the potion is
3 The character must apply the
t ion. When the potion is applied,
e character generates a science folk
total and compares it to the
eaffected.The potioncan only
one attribute at a time, though
ltiple potions can beapplied to the
meindividual.Thetarget character's
does not affect the total. The
amount the characteristic is affected
equalsonepoint persuccesslevel, with
a minimal success counting for one
point and a spectacularsuccesscount·
ing for five points.
This
effect is eitller
positive or
Ilegative,
depending
on the
folk doctor's wish. A character can
actively resist the effects of the potion
by generating a
bonus number
and
adding it to the attribute targeted by
the doctor. If the resistance total is
higher than the
science
tota . then the
potion does not take effect.
Theduration
of theeffect is equal to
a time value of5 plus the result points
of the Science total. So, more powerful
potions last longer.
Science
folk
doctor cannot be used
unskilled.
Spirit
Skills
Faith (Voodoo)
As stated above, a character can
haveanother faith besidesVoodoo. In
this case, whichever faith the charac
ter has fewer
adds
in becomes the
secondary faith of the character. Note
that some faiths.
such
as the
ChapleT Te
Cyberpapacy,
do
not allow a charac
ter to believe in other faiths.
Faith (voodoo)
cannot
be used un
skilled.
Focus (Voodoo)
This skiU aUows thecharacter to
focu
the
powerof
theLo 1
toperfonn
miracle
and
is used in Voodoo
SpeU
creation.
character may not use this focus skill t
perfonn miracles not acceptable to th
Voodoo faith (i.e., any miracles not nor
mally available to Core Earth clerics
even if their primaryor secondary faith
is fromanotherrealm.Thecharacterca
have
focus
roodoo and focus other a
separate skills, however.
Also, the
focus
twdoo skill allow
thecha.ractertocreatenewvoodoospell
s ee below).
Focus
(voodoo)
cannot be used un
skilled.
Spells
To learn spells, \he Houngan mus
also learn arcane knowledges,but th
Houngan is limited in the maximum
numberofarcane knowledgesshe ca
~
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n. This
maximum
is
equal
to twice
e
ailll
adds thecharacter has in voo
Thusa Houngan withS[ailll adds
uld learn
1 arcane
knowledges.
ocess theorems can not
be
learned
a
Houngan,
for their grasp of the
ience of magic is not that advanced,
Hounganscannot
manipulatespells
h process theorems.
Using Voodoo Spells
You
will notice that many
of
the
of
voodoo - indeed, the very
of
voodoo - may seem to fit
o what many peopleacceptas evi1.
deed, most other religions look
on
as evil magic, and in Aysle,
st uses
of
voodoo
are
seen as cor
magic.
To the practicioners and faithful
of
voodoo, however, there
is
different outlook. A Storm Knight
o practises voodoo is not necessar
evil (and thereby reduced in status
a stormer) as long as his
belief and
are
pure. Voodoo magic
is
on as strange and terrible
even
its followers,
so
it
must be
used
fully. But it
is
no more inherently
il for a Core Earth Knight to
use
odoo than is it for her, if
she
were a
demon player character, to
voke the Lawof Pain, or, if
she
were
the
Cyberpapacy,
to use
miracles
against the
takes careful playing
d attentivegamemasteringto walk
e line.
Creating Spells
The spells
of
voodoo
are
unique to
thus they must
be
created by
e
Bocor
(magician). is possible for
e Bacor to find
another
initiate
of
and
trade
spells
with
him,
t
this will
be an
exception. In the
ationof the spell, the Houngan uses
focus
skill
in placeof thecolljllmtioll
and follows the guidelines set
rth in the
Aysfesourcebook as
modi
d by the rules for Core Earth Spell
tion (see below).
Theorem Use
The
power
of Voodoo is intimately
ked to the pattern theorems of spe
citie cOlltagioll
and
similarity
Their
knowledge
of these two theorems as
tound even
Ayslish mages. The Bacor
hasan intuitiveunderstanding
of
these
theorems. These theorems
are
applied
unconsciously to most spells a Bacor
uses, therefore a Bocor must integrate
them
into her spell creation.
All spel ls
dealing
with
kindred
forces, except for the entity knowl
edge, must alsousea spcci[iccol/tagio/l
A love spell, for example,
must
utilize
the hairof the the target
of
the spell,
or
a spell to steal a person s soul must
contain
an
object linked spiritually to
the person
a
piece
or
hair, a personal
gmde
etc.).
Unfortunately, because of the wild
magic ofCore Earth, process theorems
are beyond the ability of the Bacor to
use. They can only use p<,ttem theo
rems.
New Theorem: Community
Voodoo magic
is
based
on
the faith
of
the Houngan. The
power of
the
magic comes from the
Loa,
and the
Loa
can be invoked by the faithful,
thus all voodoo spells can utilize a
new theorem that makes them sim
to miracles:
commullity
The commullity
theorem allow
spell caster to tap into the strength
the community of the faithful to en
powerful rituals.The faithful lend th
belief to the Boeor, strengthening
ability to use the miracle.
When
the
comllllmify
theorem
built into a spell,
t
must
be
sta
exactly
how
many of the faithful w
be used to provide energy for
magic.
One
person, two,
or
a
hundr
the
number
must
be
built into thesp
Thereafter, the Bocor
cannot use
spell without the requisite
numbe
faithful assisting.
The
community
theorem works d
ferently
than
the other pattern th
rems.
No bonus number
is genera
during spell creation. Instead, wh
the spell
is
cast, each of the faith
generates a
faith voodoo
total and
their totats
are
higher
than
the di
culty of the spell, they add to the
nus number generated by the Boc
In addition, the Bacor adds any ad
he has in theeommllllityarcane n o w
edge
to their tota . helping
them
succeed.
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It is not as important that all the
ithful succeed in their rolls as it is
they try.The Bocor
rna
y be
strong
to beat the difflculty number
n his
own;
he still needs the faithful
to cast the spell. Inaddition,
more
can participate in the casting
the spell requires, but
only
the
number can actually assist
e
Bocor.
The others are insurance:
Use the Many-on-0ne Table in
Torg Ru/ebook
to figure out how
ny of the faithful succeed
and how
ch they
add
to
the
Bocor s casting
tal. Remember,
the
Bonus Modifier
is
used
to
add
both to
the
total of the faithful and
to figure
how much the
faithful
the
Bocor.
However, all those who participate
the spell
casting
- that is, at least
e
requisite number - take backlash
to
the
result
points
taken
by
the
cor. If he takes two resuJt points,
all take
two result points.
If the spell succeeds, the faithful get
add the ir bonus number to the
E x a m p ~ Bonterre is a Haitian
Bocor. H ~ has designed a spell that
needs t ~ of the
faithful
participating
to
Jlst
cor rounds
up
fifteen ofhis
faithful
and
asks for their help. They
agr« to assist
him.
The
spell
B o n t u r ~
wishes
to
try
has a
Difficulty
Numbu 18 and a
Backlash
of 20.
is
an alterationl
fire spelf, and he
has
an alteration
skill ofl3. Bonterre only has one add
in community.
The community gets together and
helps to
cast
the spell. Bonterre
rolls
a
bonus numberof-l ,makinghis cast-
ing total
12. Since
he
is
at CJlsti g
on
the fly,
he will
resist
Backlash
at a
13.
The gamemJJSter rolls for
the com·
munity using
the
..
M i n y · O n ~
Table
.
The average faith (voodoo)
skill the community is 10. The
gamemaster g ~ e r a t t s
a
bonus
num·
«r +4.
Since the communitynum-
bers
15, they add the
bonus modifier
of 6 to
that (from
the Many-On
One
Table fora total
bonus number
of
+9.
Theyalsoget to add the Bocor s
community add of 1 10 their
total.
Their final faith(voodoo)
total is
20.
Since this is two
vu
the
DN for
thespell,itmeans that only 2ofthe 15
succeeded
in
their total;on the ..Mi1ny-
· ~ Table that mt Ilns they tuld
+2 to Banterre s CJlsting lotal
(for
14
and his
Backlash
resistana
(for
15
Since he needed an 18 tosuccmI, the
spell
fRiIs,
and
Bocor
and ten of the
faithful
take 2Q 15=5
result
points
of
Backlash. Back to
Ihedrawing
board.
Spells
All Voodoo spells have
the
follow·
ing modifications to
their
summary_
Group:
refers to which group can
utilize this
All VoOdoo - any
Houngan
can utilize this spell
Haitian
Voodoo -
only practi
tioners
of
Haitian
Voodoo can
utilize
this spell.
Skill: some voodoo spells - the
onesthat would normallyrequirec011
juratioll as a pattern sk l l have foclls
(ooodoo) as theirpatternskill.Use it the
same way you would use conjuration.
Manipuliltion: This line h s been
omitted since voodoo practitioners
cannot
use
process theorems.
Axiom Levels
Note that, insome
of
thespellslisted
below, the
axiom
levelsareabove those
of
Core Earth - but below those
of
Haiti and certain other magical areas
of Earth. These spells are a one--case
contradiction for a Core Earth charac·
ter
in a non-enhanced area of Core
Earth. If the character disconnects us
ing the spell, however, it just means
that the spell fails and he cannot cast
any spells of a higher axiom level for
twenty-fourhours (since theenhanced
areas are
still
part
of
Core
Earth, his
reality will automatically re-attune it
self
during
the intervening time). This
goes for
characters
not from
en
hanced zones and it goes forOrds as
well.
Bat Senses
Croup: Haitian Voodoo
Axiom level: 9
Skill:
alteration/living forces
12
ChaplerT
BilcklilSh: 14
Difficulty. 13
Effect: 12
Bonus
number to: effect
Range: self
Duration:
18 I hour)
Cast time: 15 seconds)
During the
casting
of
this spell, t
Bocor
cuts
his
hand and then crush
a bat s eye into the wound. For t
duration
of
the spell , the Bocor
th
gains
the ability to
sense
things in t
darkwithout relyingon his own sig
This sense is very acute, allOWing t
Bocortosenseobjects, people,and a
fonnofmovement. Theeffect value
the spell replaces the Bocor s norm
Perception value
if
the effect value
higher than thecharacter sPerctptio
This includes the use of all Percepti
skills.
This version
of
the
spell
uses
community theorem.
Bestow Luck
Croup: All
Axiom
level: 8
Skill: alteration/folk 19
Backlash: 19
Difficulty. 21
Effect Value: 10
Bonus number to: effect
Range: touch
Duration: 18 I hour)
Cast t ime: 9 I minute)
This spell is focused.
The
spell
created a t axiom level
8,
but a
Co
Earth Bocor of axiom level 7 can c
this spell in Haiti - because of
t
surrounding
belief - or as a cont
diction.
When
cast,
theHoungan
tak
a lock of hair from the target,
a
mixes it in a bottleof wine.
The
targ
then
drinks
from
the
bottle.
The
eff
value
is
then compared
to
the
high
of
the target s attributes
on the Pow
PushTable,with theresultbeing
add
to those stats. This
is
a potent, y
difficult spell
to
cast.
The community for this spell is t
recipient.
*The spell s axiom is such thai
it
i
contradiction in most Core Earth are
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Croup: All
Axiom: 6
Skill:
divi/latio,,/trlle knowledge
11
Backlash: 13
Difficulty: 8
Effed:14
Bonus
number
to: effect
Range: self
Duration: 18 hour)
Cast Time: 9 minute)
TheBocorplacesadropofherblood
bag of chicken bones, which she
en shakes whi le chanting. At the
d of thecasting,she throws thebones
the
ground.
The Bocor can then
ead her immediate and most prob
le future (within a time period equal
the duration). The reading will be
ague, but can
be
guided slightly by
ing.Thisdivination will nottell
e caster about the future of anyone
se, thus shecan not use it todetermine
during
the mission (but she could
e if she
is
might be about to lose a
This spell deals with
prombilities so
givethecharac
er the most pro le future she can,
on thecharacter sapparentchoice
direction. The player should
to
ask
questions of
the
e
is
leaning - but once a
course
for
probability ischosen, it is set.
For example, a character can ask,
what
will most likely
happen
if
wego
o the temple? and thegamemaster
uld answer, you will be beset by
and there will be
death
on
side,
bu t
the character
camtot
ask,
what happens
if
wedon t
go
n the temple? Once the spell has
n cast, the charader cannot throw
t
again until theevents foretold
come
to pass
or
the time has elapsed.
Note: VoodooBocorsare very seri
s about bolles Most fervently be
ieve that what they foresee will come
rueeractly ...
even
though
theirinter
pretations are always vague. A Bocor
will not play
around
with bolles ask
ing several trivial or different ques
tions trying to
pin
down the Loa to
definite answer. A Bocor who
does
this angers the Loa and will feel their
wrath.
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Create Zombie
Croup:
Haitian Voodoo
Axiom Level: 8
Skill:
alteration/folk
20
Backlash: 18
Difficulty: 16
Effect
Value: 16
Bonus
Number
to:
duration
Range: touch
Duration: 29
t
week)
Cast Time: 18 t hour)
This is probably the most complex
spell used in the voodoo culture.
t
is
focused. An unconscious victim is
taken to the place of the ritual. The
victim is usually rendered unconscious
due
toa substance
known
as Zombie
Dust (created by a folk doctor). The
procedure includes the collecting of
poisonous animals (including
a
blow
fish),
and
the bones of
dead
Voodoo
magicians. The material
is
prepared
and ashed in a process that takes a
minimum
of a week. The Difficulty
Number
for creating Zombie Dust is
equal to the Damage Value the folk
doctor requires, plus 2.
When ingested by a target, the tar
get takes
stunning damage
equal to
the result pointsof theDust versus his
Toughness.
f the victim is aware he is
being attacked, hemay actively resist.
f
he takes a
O
or
sufficient shock to
render
him unconscious, the Zombie
Dustworks.
t
will makethe target fall
intoa deep coma for a
number
of
days
equal
to
the result points of the Dust
over
the victim s
Toughness. The
vic
tim has been prepared for the spell.
The spell
create
zombie destroys the
victim s
Mind
and
Spirit
attributes. t
can only be cast
upon an
unconscious
victim.
The Houngan must
cut off a
lock of hair, a fingernail, and take a
drop of blood. These items are then
mixed together,
and
then placed in a
bottleof wine. While the ritual is going
on, themind and spirit ofthe victim is
drawn out of the
body
and placed in
the bottle.The effect value of thespell
is compared to the victim s
Mind
or
Spirit
attribute (whichever is higher),
and the result is read on the Power
Push Table. The result points, plus a
Result Modifier of +6, are then sub
tracted from
both
attributes. f either
valuedrops below four, the victim has
becomea mindless zombie. The vic
tim is then revived, with little or n
will of his own.
The Houngan then
begins to fee
the victim a substance known as
Zombie Cucumber. t is basically
nutrient pastewith a powerfuJ natura
hallUcinogen (again
produced
by th
use of sdeflre
folk
medicine
with
difficulty of 14). This substance
highly addictive. After
one
week o
eating it, the victim
must
generate
Mind
total of 16 to avoid eating it a
any opportunity.This difficulty num
ber increases by +2 each subsequen
week. A successful
medicine
roll (diff
culty
number
14 can give the victim
30nattempts to avoid the substanc
but they will
undergo
withdrawaL
Every week the substance is eate
the victim loses
one
point from the
Mind
attribute.This loss is
permanen
After a few months of eating this, th
victim truly becomes a mindless zom
bie, and will take
orders
only from th
Houngan
or
whoever the Hounga
gives the zombie to.
These peopleare then used
asslav
labor. A
Houngan
will only do th
against someone
who
has committe
a grave infTaction against the commu
nity, unless the
Houngan
is evil, an
then it will be used to gain servants
This version of the spell requires
community
of
10
to
cast.
Love
Spell
Croup: All
Axiom Level:
7
Skill:
alteration/folk
10
Backlash: 14
Difficulty: 10
Effect Value: 13
Bonus Number to: effect
Range: touch
Duration:
29 t
week)
Cast time:
18
t hour)
Tocast this focused spell, thecast
must have the hairof the person to b
wooed, and the hairof the suitor. Th
hair is combined in a red
bag
wi
various herbs, stones, and trinkets.Th
bag is then given to the suitor, wh
will carry
it around
with him. Th
effect
valueof
the spell is compared
the suitor schunn and persuasion ski
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table, with the
ult beingadded to theseskills. This
to thechann
an d
persUJJSiO skills
s only applied
when
the
suitor
inter
cts with the person whose hair is
in the red bag.
The
community
of this spell is one
rson - the suitor.
Restrain
Group: Haitian Voodoo
Axiom: 9
Skill: apportation/tiving
forces 15
Backlash: 8
Difficulty: 2
Effect: 14
Bonus
number
to: effect
Range: 7 5meters)
Duration: 2 minutes)
Cast Time: 5 0 0 seconds)
The Bocor uses a small
sculpture/
statue that resembles the target. A
smallportionof the target (blood, hair,
mucus, etc ) must be spread
or
b ou nd o nt o the idol. The Bocor then
binds the idol with a black cord. The
effect value of the speU is then com-
pared to the target's Dexterity. The
result is read
on
the
PowerPush
table,
with the result being further modified
by a +8. The final result is then sub
tracted from the targets'
Dexterity.
U
the target's Dexterity falls below zero,
then he is immobilized.
There is no
community
involved in
this spell.
Steal
Spiritual
Essence
Croup: Haitian Voodoo
Axiom Level: 8
Skill: apportationffolk 19
Backlash: 2
Difficulty: 17
Effect Value:
2
Bonus
number
to: effect
Range: 10000 meters)
Duration: 180 hour)
Cast Time: 4
6
seconds)
Tocastthisspell, theHoungan
must
possess
somethingof the target.When
the spell is released, the caster steals
thespirirual essenceof the victim.This
is seen as an energy force leaving the
victim,
an d
then entering the caster.
The effect value of the spell is com-
pared to the higher of the victim's
Mind or Spirit
values
on
the Power
PushTable, with
th e
result being sub
tracted from the victim's attributes.
1lleeffectvalueof the spell
is
then com-
pared to the higherof the caster's
Mirul
an(
Spirit
attributes
on
the Power Push
Table, with the
result
being added to
those slats. In essence, the caster has
stolen the powerofthe thevictim - but
thecastercannotadd morethanhestole.
Example:
Jujana S eedS ill
cast
ing
this
spell on aTharkold Chill. She
gets
a
bemus numberof6
making
the
effect value 18.
Reading
this
agaillst
the Chul s Spirit of5 on the
Pawer
Push
Table shegets totake
five
points
from
both
attributes.
The
Chul
now
has Q Mind
and
a Spirit of
Mmsuring tM efff Ct
vtl U her
highest
at
tnoute
Spiritof12 she
has tM ability to
add
3
points
to both
attributes
-
but since tM Chul
only
had a
Mindofl
to btginwith sheOln
only add 1 Mind
point.
There is no community theorem ap
plied with this spell.
Chapter T
Miracles of Faith
Besides
th e normal
Core Ea
Miraclesavailable,
Houngan scan
u
lize the following miracles. They
w
pu t hear instead of in the Religio
and
Miracles chapter because on
voodoo practioners may use vood
miracles.
Break Gris Gris
Religion: Voodoo
Spiritual
Rating: 9
Community Rating: 5
Difficulty: 15
Range:
5 t
meters)
Duration: Instant
Effect: Disrupts Magic
By means of this miracle, the V
doo
Priest isable
to
focus the
powe
Ogoun against a
gris-gris
(or magi
spell). This miracle will disrupt sp
that are either being cast, or that
already in effect. To accomplish t
miracle, the
Hougan
generates a fa
total, which is then compared to
magic skill total that was used to c
the spell. The spell will be dispelle
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is
greater than themagic
ll total.
Consecrate Grade
Religion: Haitian Voodoo
Spiritual Rating:
10
Community Rating:
13
Difficulty:
13
Range: Touch (one charm)
Duration:
month)
E((ect: Consecrates a
Crade to
pro
one person from magic.
This miracle allows the Mambo to
and
then consecrate a
grade
(or
ical charm),which is thengiven to
faithful toprotect them from
mful magic and spirits. For each
of success on the miracle, add
e
to the character s most applicable
tribute when resisting a spell. f in
let the character choosewhich
she wishes
to
increase.
Example:
MIen
Bonture uses the
miracle to create a chann for his Wife
Lucia, he gets an average su ss-
+2. lilter slle
is
attacked
by
a
mage
IIS lg
a
bullet spell. Before /I,e attack
OCCl/rs, she has
a
choice: s11eean either
add
tile 2 to 11erdodge toget
outof
ti,e way
of the bullet), or
she can add
it
her
Toughness t
resist the
damage>.
She
cannot
do both. She
musl
before
the apportation
totaf
is
generated
for
the
bullet
spell.
Possession Trance
Religion: Haitian Voodoo
Spiritual
Rating:
10
Community
Rating: 8
Difficulty:
12
Range: The congregation hall
Duration: performance
Effect: allowsthe Houngan to put a
of people equal to his focus
to a trance
so
that a
Loa
can possess
e victim
Thismiracle
is
invoked onlyduring
Voodoo ceremony. During the cer
ny the Houngan
blesses
the
unfor. Music, mostly drums is
and the people begin tochant.
e chants determine the
Loa
ad-
essed. Soon, a number of Voodoo
(possibly even the Houngan if he
willing) become possessed by the
The possessed begin to take on
attitude and behavior of the Loa.
Members of the Hounfor can then ask
the Loa questions. The Loa will an
swer any question,
but
they aresome
times not very truthful. They will an
swer
a
number
of questions based
on
the level of success of the miracle:
one
answer per level of success.
Answersalsodepcnd upon
thespe
cHic
knowledge
of
the Loa called.
Agwecould tellof what isoccurringin
the seas and oceans, while Ogoun
could tell of political situations and
magic. Initially, only Legba will be
able to tell of occurrences in different
realms, for being the
Cuardian
of the
Cross-Roads gives him the ability to
see into the different realities. The
other Loa can be given access into the
other realms by being
swnmoned
by
someone in that realm.
Possessing
Loa
Religion: Haitian Voodoo
Spiritual Rating:
10
Community Rating: 9
Difficulty:
10
target s faitll
Range: 5 00 meters)
Du.ration:
17
(30 minutes)
Effect: Causes theTarget to become
possessedbyaLoa
Thismiracle opens the the target to
Loa possession. Normallythismiracle
is utilizedon amemberof
the
Hougan s
Honfour, but it can also
e
used to
incapacitate
an
enemy. The difficulty
number of this miracle
depends upon
whether the person willingly accepts
the miracle. f the person is willing to
e possessed, the difficulty is
10,
but
the difficulty
is added
to the target s
faith
if theyare unwilling. f they know
what iscoming, then
an
unwilling tar
get can actively resist the miracle.
As with possession
trance,
the Loa
will
possess
the bodyof the target, and
then immediately take on their stan
dard
persona. The
Loa
mayalso begin
to demand things, such
as
food or
rum, from theHougan thatsummoned
them. This Loa can also be used as an
information source.
Other
Systems of .
Core Earth Magic
Voodoo is just
one
of the many
diverse systems of magic that can be
found inCore Earth. Hermetic magic,
witchcrah, and shamanismcould also
e
found. Voodoo can be used as a
basis to formothermagicsystems,but
it mustbe remembered thatCoreEarth
has a low magical axiom. Each
group
will have it s own rituals
and
spells,
and thus others may not be able
to
understand their magic system.
Guidelines for
Other Systems
Use the basic magic systemworked
out in the Aysle Sourcebook and
Pixaud s
Practical
Grimoirt to form the
basis for all magic systems present in
Torg.
However, since Core Earth has
such a low
Magic
axiom, prepare to
make modifications.
Increased
Difficulty
and
Backlash
All spel ls used in Core Earth that
arenot acontradiction havea +Sadded
to their Difficulty and Backlash
num
bers. Spells in this book include those
additions,
but
lowaxiomspells inother
books
do not. A mage can elect to cast
a spellof axiomlevel sevenor lowerin
Core Earth without adding to the ON
or
Backlash, butshe mustcausea
con
tradiction to
do
so.
Lack of Conjuration
This isprimarily because, when the
spell was constructed, conjurntiml was
used to assemble the state path of the
spell. In Core Earth, this cannot be
done. When a spell is created in Core
Earth, treat the skill value for the
con-
juration total
as
zero, and do not roll
for a
bonus
number. Looking at the
Spell Laboratory Sheets in the Ayslt:
Sourcebook
or
in
Pixaud s
this will
show why spells are
so
hard to con
struct in Core Earth.
Naturally, this makes all cot/jura-
tiOll spellsa centradiction inCore Earth.
Conjuration effects must either be cre
ated by use of miracles, or through a
contradiction.
Conjuration
Substitution
One
interestingconsolationforCore
Earth magicians has become evident.
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cultsan d sectsof religionsand
secular organizations havefound
wa y to circumvent the no conjura-
drawback. Voodoo (above)
a
exampleofonesuch circumven
n. Using another skill to substitute
r the conjl/ratiOIl skill, theyhaveman
ged to increase the power of their
agic by binding it with other phi
When an appropriate substitute is
und, such as faith (voodoo) is above,
use that skill in place
conjuration where
becomes neces·
ary - just as if she had
cOlljuratioll
a dd s. H ow ev er - an d this is
- they must severely
imit the types of spells an d rituals
y will use. Voodoo, for example,
arly entirely used to affect folk and
no
fireball
or
light
ing bolt spell in the canon. The
should sit
down
with the
yer interested in creating such an
ernative magic theory and discuss
careflll/y. Remember, Core Earth
magic is still weaker than almost any
where
else.
Further Examples
Hereare
some ideas for alternative
magic forms you could use in your
campaign.
Irish Bards
Taken from folklore an d legends,
the
power
of song an d tale are well
known to the Emerald Isle.
No w
that
the legends have begun to awaken
again, ne w powers roam the land.
The magic
of
the Irish Bards is tied
to music. The skill artist
so g)
used
to substitute for conjlJratioll, the act of
creating the music powerful
enough
tocall forth thestrength ofthe bard. A
character who wishes to
be
a Bard
must haveeitherartist
song)
as his tag
skilL
or rt st composer).
Thecharacter
must also be able to play an instru-
ment - when spells are cast by t
bard, a song
must
sung and
playe
Used to inspire, strengthen and a
their friends, the spells
of
the Iri
Bards also dishearten their foes. T
Irish Bard s spells work
through
oth
agents, whether they be people, an
malsor
nature. The Irish Bard, for th
reason, values knowledge an d w
do m
aboveall else ... except perhap
good tall tale or a rousing ballad.
Tocreate a spell, the Bard must n
only spend the requisite time researc
ing an d testing her theorems an d pa
terns,
b ut s he m us t s pe nd
equal tim
composing the songs an d tales th
summon
the power. She roams t
land, inspiring those around her an
trying her tales on all who listen.
The Indian Shaman
Similar, and yet unlike, the vood
priest, the Indian Shaman commun
with spirits an d ancestors to gain h
power. The Shaman is the spiritu
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teacherofhertribe,keep-
them
safe
and
helping
them
to Jive
th nature.
The
Shaman seldom breaks
the
.tural laws, preferringto workwith
m. While the plains may need rain,
r
the mountains
an
early spring, the
aman knows that there is balance.
tead of constantly
using her
power
shape
nature
to
he r
desire, she in·
tries touse her knowledge of the
irit world and the
natural
world to
ke the most of what her tribe p0s
The
Shaman s
skill is
faith
tribal
and she works to increase her
of all the spirits. But a Sha·
an must
also deal in the concrete
aswell.Theknowledgeofplants
d animals possessed by a Shaman
e
as
valuable
to hertribeas
thespirit
pes only
she
can
see.
The IndianShaman uses
her power
talk to the spirits, her ancestors,and
e wild creatures.
She summons
the
of the forest. so that
she may
the balance of nature - it is
that the
Deer should
be eaten
by
e People, just
as it
is right that rain
fall at a certain time.
Dealing with
t he gathe ring of
owledge and the interpretation of
the Shaman looks after her
by safeguarding against the
-
but
also
by
looking
to
the
WhileaShamanmay not have
e
devastating
power of
an
Ayslish
the preventionand knowledge
magic of a shaman
com
nd much respect.
The Non-Cults
Then there are those who,
due
to a
of faith or focus, or just because
ey prefer to keep magic out of the
of
their lives,
are unable to
call
a cOlljlnatiotl substitute. These
e the minor occultists, unwilling to
cken their souls; or the tarot
read·
, gifted amateurs; or even thewish
l thinkers, still striving for direction.
These people are limited in their
wer , bu t truly unl imited in the ir
oices. Unlike the Voodoo Houngan
the Irish Bard, the minor practitio
r of Core Earth magic works witllill
e rules
.. . so
they
have
farther to go.
ce they cannot use cOl/juratioll, they
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have serious difficulty
at
the begin·
ning (creating spells is a hit-or-miss
process at best, and certainly danger
ous). but a minor practitioner
with
devotion and time can become very
powerful and certainly more versatile
than
the theme mages of the cults.
While
theydo
notget the initial boost
from their religion
or
profession,
with limeand diligencethey can
over·
come thedifficultyof theirbeginnings.
Core Earth s
Wild
Magic
t has been slated that Core Earth s
magic is wild, unpredictable,
and er·
ralic. That is very true. Even spells
created
by
mit
mages
and the
most
careful practitioners often
go awry.
Here s how it works:
When a Core Earth spell is cast (or
one mooified to
work
in Core Earth
without causing a contradiction), the
mage always runs the risk of
an
UTatic
failure or even an erratic success.
the spell failed - that is, the
char·
acter
was unable to beat the Diffirulty
Number of the spell, an erratic
fuillm
may occur.Todetennine whether such
a failure occurs, check the result points
of the failureon the Power Pushtable.
the result pointsget a
5uprrior
(7
points)
or higher result,
then
an erratic failure
has occurred.
What thismeans variesfromcase to
case. That the spell has failed is defi·
nite;
nothing
is going to change that.
However, since the spell is a product
of wild magic, thereareside-effects.
It is up to the
gamemaster to
deter
mine what these are.
Perhaps
the spell backfired, taking
effecton thecaster, thecaster s friends,
or an innocent bystander - someone
thecasterdid
not
intend
to affect
at
all.
Perha
ps
theside effect is
another
spell,
similar to the one intended (perhaps
the mage wanted to throw the a/fer-
at
ion/folk spell strellgth and got another
alterationlfo kspell instead
.. .
wttlkness,
folk
to
frog, whatever). t might even be
that, because of the grand failure, the
caster has created
some
totally
unre
lated.
and
probably extremely bad,
effect. Ifthecaster isacultmage,maybe
he has accidentally
summoned an
en
emy
spirit of the cult. he isa general
practitioner, rnaybehe hasdone some
thing truly awful to his own mind .
make i t up. Remember, the worse th
failure, the worse the effect.
An
erratic
success is even mor
strange. An erratic success is a castin
that should
have been
a failure, bu
wasn t. This occurs when the cha
acter s
bonus
modifier,
added
to
th
skill total , is not
enough
to succee
with the spell, but o ther modifie
make it work after aU Thiscounls th
spending
of Possibilities and the pla
ing of cards.
Example: Dr. Forrester is trying
to
cast
detect magic
s t page 32 of
Pixaud s PracticalGrimoire). Since
he
is
Q
Core
Eilrth
ItUlgt
he
nmls
Q
skitl
total
0121 tosucassfully
u ~
tlu
spell.
He
has Q
divination skifl
of 8
Roffing a
4
on
tile die,
he
spends
a
possibility
to
roll again h
gets all
11,
for a
total
roll of
15 and
Q
bonus
t1umrer
of
+2. Not enough.
Fortunately, Dr. Forrester s
player,Bill,hasan Actioncard,which
throws toget
a
3 - this mnkLs the
casting
total
a 23,
which
is
high
enough.
But Dr. Forrester has
gotte
an
erratic success.
Read the result points of the errat
success
the
same
way as the
errat
failure -
but
use the casting total b
fore
the spell was modified to succee
A
superior
or greater result means a
erra tic success has occurred. In th
above example, this means that B
should check Or. Forrester s castin
total before
he
threw
the
+3Action
car
and before he spent the Possibility.
In theaboveexample, Dr. Forrest
had a 10 before
spending
the possibi
ity and throwing the card. Since h
needed
a to succeed with the spe
he
got
result
points towards and
errat ic success (and not a failure b
cause he affected the roll to succeed
What happens
when
an erraticsu
cess is generated is simple: the spe
works,but thereare additional mod
fications. Perhaps the effect value
the spell has
been further
modified
b
a
bonus
number, generated by th
gamemaster. There might be extr
effects that seem tobe related <may
the strcllgtll spell causes the recipie
to
grow
a foot and a half, or the s
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shows what
is
thecaslle wall, but whichhorse
going to win the Kentucky Derby
xt year).
Theseeffects should
bestrangeand.
ll, erratic. Theyare n t
as
beneficial
erratic failures are malevolenl- in
t, they
aren't supposed
to really be
elp. The mage has bardy managed
cast her spell,
so she
incurs some
rt of difficulty or extra effect along
e way.
Ords and Wild Magic
you will notice,
under
theabove
Ords
cannot
be
affected by
er ·
icsuccesses and failures. Well, they
can. Because
Ords are
less able to
tap
reality, including the reality
around
them that al lows limited magic use,
Ords
l tlys
have erratic successesor
failures. Any failure an Ord has is an
erratic failure and any success that
isn l right on the difficulty
number
is
an erratic success (right on the
means it worked just right). Life is
tough when
you're
an Ord.
Using
Erratic Success
and
Failure
The easiest way
1
handle erratic
success
and
failure in a Targcampaign
is to
makeupa
chart
of random
events
and modifythem for the situation.
1
make ones up that fit
with
mood
of your
campaign.
f
you,
the gamemaster,
ru n
a grim a
gritty campaign, then the failures w
probably be pretty harsh and the s
cess results will be of quest iona
benefit
to
your players.
If
on heather
hand, you and
yo
players run a heroic campaign (
good guysalmostalwayswinand th
usually get
out
unscathed), then y
might wanl the failures to be m
distracting than anything,and thes
cesses might benefil the characters
unlooked·forways.lt'suptoyou.
M
and
match as you see
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Or
Haitian Bocor
osm ore Earth
Haiti
You
were born
in Port-au
nce, Haiti. Your father
was
a
poor
butyour
mol
her was
a
pow-
Mambo.
When you were young,
u
experienced
your
first [nslallc. It
obvious that you had
a special l ink
Ihe Loa,
thus your mother decided
begin you r educa tion in the
Soon
you were regarded
a
person
with
fort
ce thcn you have worked as the
of
the
Hountor for
many
and yourknowledgeof
magic
has
n. From reports on Ihe radio, you
come to understand the nature of
invasions. During a recent installe,
came
to
understand
your
role in
the
of the
Earth . With
the
blessing
the societe, you set off to show thc
that
Ihe
power of
thc
Loa will
the
Earth
of their
presence. You
learned to combine the old ways
the new and make the Invaders
their presenceon
E.ulh.
You believe in the
power
t he Loa with all of you soul. Many
have you seen their power. Now
you know how to call upon their
and you have heard their calls and
uctions. You now call yourself a
of the world.
5..,tchel with
powder,dust,
herbs, candles, rattles, various
parts, a Colt .38 (damage value
ammo 6, range
3·10/25/50),
and a
Skill
Notes:
Your
tag skill is
{aWl v0o
doo You
mayuse
this to
substitute
for
cOlljllratioll
magic, as
per
the rules in
ChapterlO, Magic. Your agicaxiom
is 9-
you are
from Haiti.See
Chapter
One, Axioms and World
Laws,
on
how
to
use
this in
the game.
Quote: Th e Loa
will
guard
me,
and
then
give
me you r sou l to add to my
power.
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osm ore Earth
You have been with In
since thebeginning
o
theorgani-
Many times you have
bccn
sent
to hostile areas to gain information
garding the Invaders. Before this
were a
member
of the KGB, work-
WeslernEurope. Vou mademany
thal time.and theymay
l be
of use
- i they
are
still alive.
Mainlyconccrncd with Europe you
to travel the
globe
in search
others
with
your hatred
of
the
Invad-
you have found yourself
wit those w o were once yur
- and
even
with individuals
You don tlTust
that much, but it is hard to deny
someof these Invaders areactually
your
side.
Information is
your
life.
pride
yourself in your
knowledge
the war
and
the invaders. You wil l
admit
to
any
lack of knowledge.
t if one does come up. you will find
e answer.
nice
clothing. portable
briefcase
hidden
knife
damage value 15,
ammo
17,
1,500 Deutschmarks.
Skill Notes: Your tag skill is
eviden e
omdysis
Quote: Yes, we were
aware of
that.
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Magic Practitioner
Player Name:
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knowledges,
pattern
and process theo
rems,
and
spells-
but the
spells
must
be axiom level 7or
lower
and modified
as
stated
in Chapter 10, Magic. You
cannot use
conjuration
substitution
because
you
are
a
pure
scientist
of
magic -
of
course,
you may eventu-
ally learn.
Quote: Afakazam Ferros,terran, turos
Brakal -
oops.
Core Earth
ound:When
you
attended
Uni·
you sp en t more lime
in the
and in
the
local museums than
u
did inclasses... or parties. You
did
right in
your
courses,
but
you
never
they were
teaching you what
you
needed
lokI/OW. Even
when you
k TheOccultas a Social Setting in
e sociology department, you were
disappointed. They
actually
of
magic as {ni e
Imagine.
You
must admit
that, before the in
sion, there were times when even
doubted
the
t ruth of magk
your
. Fortunatly, things changed. The
you knew
l ived in
the wor ld
were
lly recognized. Sure,
you aren t as
as
some of those
Ayslish
-
butyou re making
progress.
nality: Throughout
your
life,
been
more
in touch wit h
the
than anyoneelscyou veever
- and you
like it
t ha t way.
. Magic.
The
occult.
They
all
go
and
now you
finally
know
truth.
suit, spcllbook
(with one
sh spell
ofaxiom
level
7or
lower
ee
Chapter Ten, Magic, for
more
tai ls ), Col t .45
(damage
value 14,
6, range 3-10/25/50). magic
Notes: Your tagskill
isdivitlution.
may select 12
points
in
arcane
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= :-
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,
ReVised Realm Runner
Player N,..me:
E
C
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Revised Realm Runner
(damage value STR+8), other-realm
trinkets, a
spellbook withtwo
spells
(if you can
use
them),
and
a
Sharps
1855 rifle
(damage value
18,
ammo
7
range
3-40/250/600)
Skill
Notes: Your tag ski ll i s re lity
You have access to
many
skills that are
contradictions
in
Core
Earth.
Quote:
V
know,I think
1
can do
thai.
Core
Earth
Before the Invasion,
you
ent a lot of time knocking about,
different
things. Yougot
anedu
thought about
a career,
bul you
ready to settle
down.
Vour
called you restless
and
a free
Your fiance s father called you
lazy
bum: 11lat
might ewhy
it
i n twork
oui
When
the Possibility Wars began,
u were working in a village pub,
drinksand
talking politicswith
locals. Bu the Invaders stopped
Theycame
tolown, drovcoffmany
the people,
and
terrorized
and
cn-
/ P
the rest. You found you could
ist them,
and
the
best
way
10
do so
\
C
s
10 learn (rom them. ..- 7
You re happy
now-al l
things con
You travel the world, helping
and
learning new things. You
r got
re lly
good a t anyone thing.
t
now, you ve
found your niche:
you
n egood a t
a lot of different things.
Fairly laid b.,ck
and easy·
you have
a
dangerously large
unt of
curiousity.
When the
Inva
hit,
you knew
you had to fight
the
. .. but some
of the stuff they
is so darn nent
backpack, GWI CodLight
(damage value
24,
ammo
SO
e 3-10/25/40),
elven
longsword
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