Planet of the Eeps

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Planet of the EepsBy Stephen R. Broadwell

STAR MUNCHKIN ADVENTURE FOR EVE !"# CHARACTERS

A $%&ple %n'e$tat%on t(rn$ %nto a &a)or heada*he a$ a +ra,e +and o' ad,ent(rer$ t(rned

e-ter&%nator$ &($t $a,e the *olony o' New B)or 'ro& a pla/(e o' eep$.

Th%$ ad,ent(re %$ 'or ($e w%th the Star M(n*h%n Roleplay%n/ 0a&e and %$ $pe*%ally

de$%/ned 'or +e/%nn%n/ &(n*h%n$ and M(n*h%n Ma$ter$. Conta%ned w%th%n are &ap$ o'

the $*ene$1 +a*/ro(nd %n'or&at%on1 and w%tty +anter that w%ll eep yo(r &(n*h%n$ onthe ed/e o' the%r $eat$.

2 3445 +y Stephen R. Broadwell1 All R%/ht$ Re$er,ed


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ContentsPLANET OF THE EEPS...............................................................................................................................1

CONTENTS.....................................................................................................................................................I

INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................1PROLOGUE...................................................................................................................................................3

CHAPTER 1: GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN........... .............. .............. .............. ........ ...... ..... ...5

CHAPTER 2: KNEE-DEEP IN EEPS.............. .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. ....10

CHAPTER 3: ESCAPE FROM NEW BJORK........... .............. .............. ............... .............. ........ ...... ..... .16

APPENDI 1: THE BRA!EN.......... .............. ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ....... ...... ..... ..20

APPENDI 2: THE SHUTTLECRAFT........ ............... .............. .............. .............. .............. ....... ...... ..... ..21

APPENDI 3: THE NEW BJORK SEWERS............ .............. .............. ............... .............. ............ ...... ...22

APPENDI ": THE ARCHI#ES ROOM............ .............. .............. ............... .............. .............. ........ ......2"

APPENDI 6: THE OBSER#ATOR$..................... .............. ............... .............. .............. ............ ..... ......25

APPENDI %: NPCS...................................................................................................................................26

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INTRODUCTION

Read no further

6(nle$$ yo( are a M(n*h%n Ma$ter

w%th an ea/er +and o' &(n*h%n$. Th%$

an*%ent to&e tell$ o' the &y$ter%e$ o' theNew B)or *olony1 and the%r re$pe*t%,e

$ol(t%on$. So %' yo(7re a &(n*h%n and

yo( read +eyond th%$ po%nt yo(7ll %ll allthe '(n.

P'()*+ , +* E*/%$ an ad,ent(re 'or

the +e/%nn%n/ M(n*h%n Ma$ter. The

ep%$ode *ontent %$ $eparated %nto&(n*h%n *ontent and M(n*h%n Ma$ter

*ontent. M(n*h%n *ontent appear$ %n

/reen +o-e$ and &ay +e read alo(d tothe &(n*h%n *hara*ter$. The re$t %$

M(n*h%n Ma$ter *ontent1 and $ho(ld

not +e $hared w%th the &(n*h%n$.

This is an example of munchkin content.You can read this to your munchkins to

give them a sense of the scene, the

characters, or the challenge at hand.More experienced Munchkin Masters

may choose to ignore this content and

supply their own. Its completely up to

you.In P'()*+ , +* E*/1 yo(r &(n*h%n$

w%ll e-plore the New B)or *olony on

the planet En%a*1 +(%ld%n/ (p e-per%en*epo%nt$ thro(/h the *allo($ $la(/hter o'

eep$1 wh%le /ather%n/ *l(e$ that w%ll help

the& $ol,e the &y$tery o' New B)or.The &ap$ %n P'()*+ , +* E*/pro,%de

plenty o' noo$ and *rann%e$ where yo(r

&(n*h%n$ w%ll d%$*o,er &on$ter$1 trap$1

or $t(''. 8o( *an e%ther ($e the de'a(lt

&ap *ontent pro,%ded %n the M(n*h%nMa$ter *ontent1 or $to* the &ap$ w%th

whate,er yo( l%e. Th%$ let$ yo(per$onal%9e the /a&e to $(%t yo(r

&(n*h%n$ and yo(r ta$te$. It al$o

en$(re$ that e,en %' $o&e na(/hty&(n*h%n$ ha,e read the *hapter +e'ore

play%n/ %t1 they w%ll not now e-a*tly

what %$ wa%t%n/ 'or the& aro(nd the ne-t

*orner.

P'()*+ , +* E*/%$ de$%/ned 'or

no,%*e &(n*h%n$. The n(&+er o'*hara*ter$ $ho(ld +e +etween two and

$%-. M(n*h%n$ &ay e%ther roll (p new

*hara*ter$ a$ de$*r%+ed %n the StarM(n*h%n Roleplay%n/ 0a&e /(%de1 or

($e the%r 'a,or%te *hara*ter$ :$o lon/ a$

$a%d *hara*ter$ are le,el # or le$$;.

Challenges

Ea*h *hapter %$ d%,%ded %nto $e,eral*hallen/e$ 'or yo(r &(n*h%n$ to

o,er*o&e. In add%t%on to pro,%d%n/ a/ood $topp%n/ po%nt when $o&eoneneed$ to $hae the wea$el1 th%$ /%,e$ yo(

a n%*e way to e,al(ate yo(r &(n*h%n$

at the end o' the $e$$%on when %t %$ t%&eto award tho$e pre*%o($ e-per%en*e

po%nt$.

Starting Stuff

E war

ha&&er o' e,%$*erat%on that /%,e$ the&

an e-tra =!4 a/a%n$t anyth%n/ &ade 'ro&ato&$. ?ell tell @e& too +ad1 +e*a($e

they a**%dentally le't all that *ool $t('' %n

the *ar.

U$e /ood )(d/e&ent a+o(t what yo(allow and what yo( re'($e. Don7t $tart

yo(r &(n*h%n$ o'' w%th anyth%n/ +%//er

than a noo+ weapon1 l%/ht ar&or1 and&ay+e one non"*o&ple- p%e*e o'

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$teal %t %n *hapter one :%t7$ /ood to +e the

M(n*h%n Ma$ter;.

Factions

Th%$ ad,ent(re &ae$ a whole he* o' alot &ore $en$e %' all yo(r *hara*ter$

+elon/ to the $a&e 'a*t%on. It doe$n7t

&atter what $a%d 'a*t%on %$1 +(t when yo($ee the word FACTION %n +ra*et$1

$(+$t%t(te 'or %t yo(r *hara*ter$7 *ho$en

'a*t%on.

Other Character Requireents

?h%le %t7$ not ne*e$$ary1 th%$ /a&e %$

&ore '(n %' there %$ at lea$t one *y+or/ %n

the party to ha,e h%$her +ody part$

$lowly ro++ed o,er the *o(r$e o' the

ad,ent(re.Choo$e one o' the &(n*h%n$ to +e the

*o&&ander o' the tea& the re$t w%ll +eh%$her l%e(tenant$.

!eep Trac" of Tie

Th%$ %$ a t%&ed ad,ent(re1 &ean%n/ that

the *hara*ter$ ha,e only 'orty"e%/ht

ho(r$ :ad,ent(re t%&e1 not play t%&e; to$ol,e the &y$tery. Keep tra* o' the

a&o(nt o' t%&e that the *hara*ter$ $pend

:or wa$te;1 $o that yo( *an +r%n/ the& toan a+r(pt end when the%r t%&e r(n$ o(t

:heh heh;.

Read#$ set

Now that yo( now what to e-pe*t1 p(t a+owl o' *h%p$ on the ta+le1 /et yo(r

&(n*h%n$ ready and t(rn the pa/e to

+e/%nG

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PRO%O&UE

The 'd(enture Concludes

O(r $tory +e/%n$ w%th a lot o' +or%n/

+a*/ro(nd &ater%al. And what +etter

way to del%,er +a*/ro(nd &ater%al thanw%th a /ood1 old"'a$h%oned *(t"$*ene.

Not to worry yo(r &(n*h%n$ w%ll $ee

plenty o' a*t%on %n the ne-t 'ew *hapter$.I' any o' the& *o&pla%n1 )($t to$$ the&

another Dr. epper.

Be/%n th%$ ad,ent(re +y read%n/ the

'ollow%n/ alo(d to yo(r &(n*h%n$

As you insert the final key, the last

door slides open with a loud h%$$. You

step inside the alien control room at theheart of the space station and en!oy amomentary reather. You should have

at least another couple of minutes efore

the space ama"ons reali"e that wasnt areal monkey wrench. #lenty of time to

find the self$destruct switch and get out

of here.

%&ot so fast,' echoes a voice.

You spin around, searching for the

source of the aritone. At the far end of

the control room a high$acked leatherchair spins silently around, revealing

your arch$nemesis (octor )ear. *e sits

calmly, stroking his fluffy white persian

+panky.

%You may have temporarily defeated my

space ama"ons,' he says, %ut you

wont escape this station alive.'

(octor )ear presses a utton on the armof his chair. +uddenly you are

surrounded y an energy field. As

(octor )ear laughs, the floor panelseneath you slowly slide apart,

revealing a water tank filled with man$

eating sharks elow.

-hat do you do

No &atter what yo(r &(n*h%n$ $ay1

read the 'ollow%n/

rilliant/

Minutes later you stand aoard the

ridge of your gargantuan$class

starfreighter, the Bra9en, watching(octor )ears space station urst into

atoms on the large viewscreen. +o much

for that evil genius plan for galacticdomination.

As the right last fades to the lackness

of space, the image on the viewscreen is

replaced y the face of FACTIONsown Admiral 0ipley.

%-ell done,' the Admiral smiles,

%(octor )ears giant orital laser$daser$ra"or has een destroyed. Thegalaxy can now rest easy, safe once

again from the forces of adness. 1r,'

he adds, %You didnt actually have tolow him up, did you Its !ust that2

well if you could !ust once ring a

madman to !ustice2 you see we spentall that money on the galactic courtroom

and all. ig monitors that make the

!udges faces look all large and scary,

and those three large spinning rings thatthe engineers worked so hard to

alance2.

%3h well,' 0ipley concludes, %Theimportant thing is that the 4alaxy is

safe.'

0%,e yo(r &(n*h%n$ a &o&ent to

roleplay the%r re$pon$e to the Ad&%ral7$pra%$e1 then *ont%n(e

%-ell no time to rest on your laurels,'

the Admiral replies, %I have another

mission for you. I think youll find it anice change of pace from all the action

and, er, running aout youve done

during this (octor )ear affair.5)A6TI3&7 has received an emergency

distress call from the &ew !ork colony

on planet 1niac in the Moius system. Itseems theres some kind of eep plague

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there. The details are sketchy, ut

5)A6TI3&7 is counting on you to sort it

all out. 0ipley out.'

0%,e yo(r &(n*h%n$ the thr%ll o'

order%n/ the%r na,%/at%on o''%*er to plot a

*o(r$e to planet En%a*1 where the realad,ent(re w%ll +e/%n.

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Option '+ Transporter

Ta%n/ the tran$porter %$ +y 'ar the &o$t

d%re*t &ethod1 and w%ll del%,er the*hara*ter$ to the ante*ha&+er o' the

New B)or Senate *o(n*%l +(%ld%n/1

where they w%ll +e &et +y N%&ro%d1 who%$ aelro%d7$ ro+otro%d atta*h. The

down$%de o' ($%n/ the tran$porter %$ the

propen$%ty 'or tran$porter a**%dent$ a$de$*r%+ed %n Ta+le !.! :re&e&+er that

yo( *an ($e th%$ a$ an e-*($e to $tr%p the

&(n*h%n$ o' the%r la$er"da$er"+o+a$er

or any other euious rootroid as you step off the

transporter pad, %Im &imroid, specialattach? to +upreme @eader aelroid.

#lease follow me.'

&imroid leads you out of the transporterroom, through a doorway, down an

elevator, and along a layrinthine

corridor to the antechamer of the &ew

!ork +enate council uilding.

U$e (p ten &%n(te$ o' /a&e t%&e. Theparty &ay tran$port +a* to the $h%p :to

'%- a tran$porter a**%dent;1 pro,%ded$o&eone ha$ a *o&l%n or other &ean$

o' *o&&(n%*at%on to re


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&%$$%n/ *%r*(%t. See Append%- 3 'or a

&ap o' the $h(ttle*ra't.

At the +e/%nn%n/ o' ea*h ro(nd1 roll ad34. On a re$(lt /reater than !31 one o'

the eep$ w%ll $(+tly e&er/e 'ro& a $&all

d(*t or ,ent near the 'loor and w%llatta* the party d(r%n/ the $(rpr%$e

ro(nd. Per'or& a Spot *he* a/a%n$t the

eep7$ H%de *he* 'or ea*h &(n*h%n

anyone who 'a%l$ the$pot *he* *annot a*t

d(r%n/ the $(rpr%$e

ro(nd. At the end o'the ro(nd1 the eep

w%ll retreat %nto

another ,ent1 $o the

party ha$ only one$(rpr%$e ro(nd o'

*o&+at to try and %ll

the eep +e'ore %te$*ape$. D(r%n/ th%$

ro(nd o' *o&+at1 the

eep *an e%ther atta* a&e&+er o' the party1

or atte&pt to $teal

$o&e p%e*e o' &(n*h"te*h 'ro& a &e&+er

o' the party :th%$%n*l(de$*y+or/net%*$; or $o&e

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you are aruptly introduced to the

afterlife. The last thing that goes

through your mind is the instrumentpanel.

Thank you for playing B#lanet of the

1eps. &ext time you might even try6hapter C.

On the other hand1 %' the party &ana/e$

to %ll or *apt(re the eep$ and repla*e the

&%$$%n/ *%r*(%t +e'ore #4 &%n(te$ ha$elap$ed1 read the 'ollow%n/

The shuttle aruptly lurches ack on

course. -ell that wasnt such a chore

now was it

%1xcellent work,' says &imroid,

reattaching his leg and resuming his

seat in the cockpit, %&ow if you will allplease return to your seats and fasten

your seatelts, we

should arrive on &ew

!ork soon.

The rest of the

lengthy !ourney is as

uneventful as a-alter Eoenig

screenplay. The

shuttle arrives overthe domed city anddescends gracefully

through a large,

circular openingefore coming to a

rest on a landing pad

atop a tall structure.&imroid leads you

out of the shuttle,

through a doorway,

down an elevator,and along a layrinthine corridor to the

the antechamer of the &ew !ork

+enate council uilding.

U$e (p e%/ht ho(r$1 pl($ the total t%&e

$pent *ha$%n/ the eep$1 and *ont%n(e to

Challen/e 3.

Challenge ,2+ Sa# the Right Thing

Read the 'ollow%n/ to yo(r &(n*h%n$

The antechamer is a small room

furnished in oak, with uncomfortale yetattractive hardwood chairs along the

walls. &imroid has you cool your heelsin there for only a few minutes efore asmall leeper in his head egins

leeping.

%Ah, the 6ouncil will see you now,' he

informs you and opens the large douledoors.

*e ushers you into a large, circular

chamer with rows and rows of seats,each occupied y a pretentious$looking

rootroid. In the center of the room is a

raised dais with an expansive desk and apodium. ehind this desk sits an

important$looking

rootroid.

%My fellow councilmemers,'

announces the

rootroid, %I,aelroid, am pleased

to present

FACTIONssolution to ourinfestation prolem.'

aelroid gestures for

you to approach thepodium. You reali"e

you are oligated to

make a speech.

Mae a ?%$do&*he* 'or ea*h player

a/a%n$t a DC o' > Q

on a $(**e$$1 theplayer w%ll +e/%n to $($pe*t that th%$

*olony %$ pop(lated ent%rely +y

ro+otro%d$.

Altho(/h the $%t(at%on ha$ &ade the&de$perate1 aelro%d and the re$t o' the

ro+otro%d$ %n New B)or do not ha,e

&(*h *on'%den*e %n FACTION7$

>

Ta0le *12+ In the 'ror#

d29roll

3al" out-ith a

'nd lose all of#our

1-5 10-cellflashlight

=elee weapons

-2 ain stick =elee weapons

9-6 o-brainer anged weapons

#-% @ree4e ray anged weapons

*-10 Aold meshbikini

$rmor

11-15 Energy armor $rmor

1-12 Bathrobe,taupeterrycloth

$rmor

19-16 ightlightgoggles

8eadgear

1#-1% onicmonkeywrench

=iscellaneous stuff

1*-50 Ball of yarn =iscellaneous stuff


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a+%l%ty to el%&%nate the eep %n'e$tat%on1

$o th%$ %$ the party7$ *han*e to &ae an

%&pre$$%,e $pee*h and /a%n the%r tr($t.It7$ al$o the%r opport(n%ty to loo l%e a

+(n*h o' +(''oon$. No pre$$(re6 )($t

%&a/%ne all o' the ro+otro%d$ %n the%r(nderwear. Ha,e wh%*he,er &(n*h%n

$tep$ (p to the pod%(& &ae a

D%plo&a*y!*he* a/a%n$t a DC o' !L1$%n*e the ro+otro%d$ are 'a%rly *on,%n*ed

o' the party7$ %n*o&peten*e.

I' the party %$ $(**e$$'(l1 read the

'ollow%n/

)ollowing your speech the room is

silent. Then from somewhere egins a

slow clap, followed y another. +oon

the whole room is standing in applause.%-ell said,' aelroid thunders, shaking

your hand vigorously, %-ell said

indeed. I admit that many of us wereskeptical of FACTIONs aility to deal

with our prolem, ut clearly you are

the right team for this !o. &imroid/'

%Yes, aelroid,' &imroid shufflesose>uiously to the podium.

%+ee that our friends are given

verything they re>uire efore showingthem into the sewers. The infestationmust e eliminated within 5TIM1

01MAI&I&47 hours.'

%3f course, +upreme @eader,' &imroidows and ushers you ack into the

antechamer.

Ha,e N%&ro%d lead the tea& to the

Ar&ory.

!

That7$ r%/ht &(n*h%n$ Q D%plo&a*yG The'or/otten $%ll1 r%/ht (p there w%th Sw%& and

Pro'e$$%on. That7ll tea*h yo(r &(n*h%n$ towa$te the%r $%ll po%nt$ on ($ele$$ th%n/$ l%e

Mo,e S%lently or Sear*h.

I' the party *o&e$ a*ro$$ a$ le$$ than

a(thor%tat%,e on eep$1 read the 'ollow%n/

)ollowing your speech the room issilent. You hear an electronic cough

coming from somewhere.

%1r, yes,' aelroid clears hismechanical throat, %-ell that prettymuch lives up to what we expected.

3nce again FACTIONhas sent us a

team of clowns to waste our time. ut ofcourse our contract with FACTION

re>uires us to let them try, or they wont

send us the supplies we need.&imroid/'

%Yes, aelroid,' &imroid shuffles

ose>uiously to the podium.

%(ispatch these fools into the sewersimmediately. Time is shortF there are

only 5TIM1 01MAI&I&47 hours left.'

%3f course, +upreme @eader,' &imroid

ows and ushers you ack into theantechamer.

Needle$$ to $ay1 $%p the Ar&ory.

The 'ror#

The Ar&ory %$ a lar/e1 re,ol,%n/ door.

Chara*ter$ $tep %n1 $p%n aro(nd1 and*o&e o(t w%th a rando& p%e*e o' &(n*h"

te*h1 a$ pred%*ted %n Ta+le !.3 howe,er

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C)'PTER2+ !NEE8DEEPINEEPS

Challenge ,*+ !ic" Soe Eep.utt

Allow the &(n*h%n$ to roleplay a

*on,er$at%on w%th N%&ro%d on the way tothe $ewer entran*e. Here are $o&e 'a*t$

to help yo( &oderate

Planet En%a* %$ a ro+otro%d *olony %n

the Mo+%($ $y$te&1 appro-%&ately44 l%/ht year$ 'ro& Earth. It %$ a

/eolo/%$t7$ (top%a o' raw &ater%al$.

E$ta+l%$hed L4 year$ a/o1 the

ro+otro%d$ on En%a* ha,e +(%lt New

B)or %nto a &e/a*%ty that e-port$

&(n*h"te*h to world$ a*ro$$ the/ala-y.

Be'ore the pla/(e1 there were

appro-%&ately $%- &%ll%on ro+otro%d$l%,%n/ %n New B)or. Now only

a+o(t a th%rd o' the& ha,e $(r,%,ed.

The pla/(e %$ a pla/(e o' eep$. The

eep$ arr%,ed 'ro& $pa*e a+o(t three&onth$ a/o1 and are &(lt%ply%n/ and

ta%n/ o,er. No one now$ why

they7,e *o&e.

Eep$ $teal part$ 'ro& &a*h%ne$1

wh%*h &ae$ the& lethal to

ro+otro%d$.

S%- wee$ a/o1 th%n/$ /ot $o +ad that

the Co(n*%l o' New B)or $ent a

d%$tre$$ *all to FACTION1 whohold$ the%r te*hn%*al $(pport

*ontra*t. Howe,er FACTION ha$

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See Append%- # 'or a &ap o' the $ewer

:the entry po%nt %$ %n the northwe$t

*orner o' Map A;. The *hara*ter$ w%ll+e (na+le to &o,e the $ewer /rate on*e

%t %$ %n pla*e. Sewa/e water 'low$

thro(/h the $ewer and enter$e-%t$thro(/h hor%9ontal /rate$ that the

*hara*ter$ w%ll +e (na+le to +(d/e.

Chara*ter$ &ay atte&pt to )(&p a*ro$$the r%,er o' $ewa/e 'ro& one led/e to the

other ($%n/ the%r (&p $%ll a/a%n$t a DC

o' !4 howe,er on a 'a%l(re the *hara*ter

w%ll 'all %nto the $ewa/e and $%n.S%n%n/ *hara*ter$ &($t re&o,e all o'

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Challenge ,=+ 'pproach Unseen

A$ yo(r &(n*h%n$ open the door1 read

the 'ollow%n/

You open the doorand discover a large

oservatory with ahigh$domed ceiling.A huge device that

looks like a cross

etween a radiotelescope and an ion

cannon stretches up

through the ceilingtoward the stars

aove. There are a

numer of rootroids

working here,shuffling ack and

forth etween

computer terminals,silently comparing

figures. You see

aelroid sitting in alarge throne near the

center of the activity,

staring at a huge monitor. 3n the

monitor is a map of the galaxy, with all

human colonies marked out in redcircles with tiny, white, rotating skulls

and crossones, all fully rendered Jnicegraphics/K. &o one seems to have

noticed you yet.

In the roo& %$ aelro%d1 N%&ro%d1 andten ro+otro%d$1 $er,%*%n/ the ?a,e Fl(-

O+l%terator1 aelro%d7$ $(per weapon

that w%ll %n$tantly w%pe o(t all l%'e %n the

/ala-y. The ?a,e Fl(- O+l%terator ($e$the (n%


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the tran$&%tter power %n*rea$e$. Th%$

w%ll $(&&on all the eep$ %n New B)or

to the O+$er,atory. At the $tart o' ea*hro(nd that the eep %$ o(t$%de the '%eld1

roll a d34 on a ! or h%/her %ntrod(*e

!dJ eep$ %nto the roo& thro(/h ,ar%o($&ean$ :,ent$1 the door1 *l%&+%n/ %n

thro(/h the *e%l%n/1 et*.;. The eep$ w%ll

atta* ro+otro%d$ and *hara*ter$ al%e. I'the *hara*ter$ lea,e the roo& w%th the

d%a&ondo%d eep1 *ont%n(e to $pawn

wander%n/ eep$ %n the ,%*%n%ty o' the

art%'a*t.

Destro# the Equipent

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the per'e*t 'o*($%n/ len$ %n the ?a,e

Fl(- O+l%terator.

The ?a,e Fl(- O+l%terator %$ a /%ant

*apa*%tor that +(%ld$ (p a p$y*h%*

*har/e. ?hen d%$*har/ed thro(/h

the d%a&ondo%d eep1 th%$ *har/e w%ll%n$tantaneo($ly de$troy all $ent%ent

l%'e %n the /ala-y.

?%th $ent%ent l%'e /one1 there w%ll +e

noth%n/ to $top aelro%d and h%$

ro+otro%d$ 'ro& *olon%9%n/ the/ala-y and e$ta+l%$h%n/ a new /olden

a/e o' ro+otro%d$.

aelro%d doe$n7t now what a

dol&en %$ e%ther.

The ?a,e Fl(- O+l%terator %$ nearly*har/ed to '(ll. There %$ noth%n/ the

&(n*h%n$ *an do to $top h%&.

They wo(ld ha,e +een done &(*h

$ooner1 %' not 'or the eep %n'e$tat%on.

aelro%d ha$ no %dea where the eep$

ha,e *o&e 'ro&.

aelro%d and the other ro+otro%d$ w%ll /o+a* to wor1 %/nor%n/ the party and

pro,%d%n/ an e-*ellent opport(n%ty to

e$*ape. There are any n(&+er o' way$to /et o(t o' the *ha%n$ :E$*ape Art%$t

$%ll1 A*%d%* Up*h(* on the *ha%n$1

(/head M%nd Tr%*1 et*.;. et yo(r

&(n*h%n$ /et *reat%,e here and rewardthe& 'or the%r o(t"o'"the"+o- th%n%n/

w%th $o&e e-tra P. On*e they do

e$*ape1 &o,e onto Chapter #.

!L


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tran$porter a**%dent$1 a$ de$*r%+ed %n

Ta+le !.! o' the Star M(n*h%n

Roleplay%n/ 0(%de;.

I' the party le't the d%a&ondo%d eep on

En%a*1 read the 'ollow%n/

-ell done. You swagger ack up to theridge and order your red shirts to set acourse for your next adventure. And

while youre at it, you order champagne

for all crewmemers to celerate yourrilliant escape.

+adly you only get to en!oy a few sips

efore the human race is destroyed and

replaced y rootroids. ut you diewith the grim satisfaction of knowing

that the champagne was ought on

credit.

I' the &(n*h%n$ +r%n/ the d%a&ondo%d

eep on +oard1 read the 'ollow%n/

-ell done. You swagger ack up to the

ridge and take your seats.

%+hir,' announces your tactical red

shirt, %+henshors indicate a shwarm of

shmall life formsh approaching.

Theyre attaching themshelves to thehull.'

%+hir,' interrupts your communicationsred shirt, %Incoming meshage from &ew!ork.'


order%n/ the &e$$a/e on the &a%n ,%ew

$*reen1 then *ont%n(e

aelroids rootroidic face fills the

screen, his eyes glowing crimson with

rage.

%0eturn the diamondoid eep

immediately/' he demands, %Allplanetary defenses are locked on your

position. You have thirty seconds tocomply.'

%+hir,' announces your engineering red

shirt as aelroids livid image fades

from the screen, %0eportsh of eepsh arecoming in from all over the ship. The

little eggarsh are shtealing all shorts of

e>uipment. (amage control cant keep

up/'

%+hir,' your navigation red shirt

declares, %&avigation computer ish

down. Ive losht control of the ship/'0%,e yo(r &(n*h%n$ #dJ ro(nd$ to'%/(re o(t what to do +e'ore $la&&%n/

thera"en%nto the neare$t &oon. They

*an /et *reat%,e1 +(t the%r opt%on$%n*l(de

Tran$port the d%a&ondo%d eep +a*

to the New B)or *olony :%' $o1 )(&p

+a* to the +%t a+o(t the*ha&pa/ne;.

Tran$port the d%a&ondo%d eep$o&epla*e el$e :%nto deep $pa*e1

onto the neare$t &oon1 et*.;.

A$$(&%n/ the &(n*h%n$ d%$po$e o' theeep1 read the 'ollow%n/

%+hir,' your tactical red shirt informs

you, %+hensorsh indicate the eepsh are!umping off the hull and floating off in

the direction of the artifact. Internal

shensorsh indicate all eepsh have left

the Bra9en.'

%+hir,' says your navigation red shirt,%I have navigation control ack/'

%+hir,' adds your engineering red shirt,

%(amage control has found andreplaced the missing navigation

componentsh. Ma!or shyshtems,

including weaponsh, shieldsh, andhyperdrive, are shtill offline.'

%+hir,' announces your

communications red shirt, %Incoming

message from &ew !ork.'0%,e yo(r &(n*h%n$ the thr%ll o'

order%n/ the &e$$a/e on the &a%n ,%ew

$*reen1 then *ont%n(e

aelroid declares, %Your time is up.Are you prepared to give me the

diamondoid eep'

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I' the &(n*h%n$ do not order otherw%$e1

the da&a/e *ontrol tea& w%ll '%- the

$h%eld$ '%r$t1 the hyperdr%,e $e*ond1 andthe +la$ter$ th%rd. Ea*h $y$te& w%ll tae

!dJ ro(nd$ to /et operat%onal. Howe,er

aelro%d w%ll not wa%t to a*t%,ate theplanetary de'en$e$1 wh%*h w%ll o+l%terate

thera"en. I' the &(n*h%n$ atte&pt to

$tall aelro%d1 ha,e the& do a Bl(''*he* oppo$ed +y aelro%d7$ Sen$e

Mot%,e *he* :aelro%d /et$ a =L

&od%'%er;. The $h%eld$ w%ll not prote*t

thera"en'ro& the planetary de'en$e$.The player$ *an e%ther e$*ape thro(/h

hyper$pa*e1 or ($e the%r +la$ter$.

Escape through )#perspace

I' yo(r &(n*h%n$ de*%de to &ae a r(n'or %t1 read the 'ollow%n/

%+hir,' your engineering red shirt

announces, %*yperdrive is ack

online/'

Allow yo(r &(n*h%n$ the $%&ple

plea$(re o' order%n/ the retreat1 and then

*ont%n(e

You take off into hyperspace like a atout of Lersey, leaving aelroid and the

rest of those rootroid chumpswondering at what point they lost theupper hand.

%+hir,' your communications red shirt

informs you, %Message from Admiral

0ipley.'


order%n/ the &e$$a/e on the &a%n

$*reen1 and then *ont%n(e

%-ell done indeed,' 0ipleys face

eams from the viewscreen, %aelroidsent us an ultimatum two hours ago. -e

had no time to scramle a team. @uckything you were there to put a stop to his

evil scheme. Youve saved the galaxy

once again.

%1r, theres !ust one thing however,'the Admiral continues, %3ur long range

scanners indicate the entire colony of

&ew !ork, every last rootroid, has left

for deep space. Tactical 6ommandreckons aelroid is holding a grudge,

and has turned his colony of rootroids

into an assassin force. @ooks like youllhave to watch your ack for a while.'

0ipley nods one final time efore his

image fades from the screen. As you fly

off into the stellar e>uivalent of a sunset,it occurs to you that, although the forces

of 1vil are still aout their sinister

usiness, the forces of 4oodness arewarm and co"y eside the fire of

Triumph tonight. 4et the

marshmallows.

That7$ %t. D%$h o(t tho$e pre*%o($ P $oyo(r player$ *an wa$te another e,en%n/

de*%d%n/ how to ($e the%r new $%ll

po%nt$. And re&e&+er that %n '(t(read,ent(re$ yo( *an add Ro+otro%d

A$$a$$%n to the l%$t o' wander%n/

&on$ter$ that &%/ht pop (p at the &o$t%na($p%*%o($ &o&ent to threaten yo(r

&(n*h%n$.

.last the .ac" to the Stone 'ge

I' yo(r &(n*h%n$ de*%de to $tay and'%/ht1 read the 'ollow%n/

%+hir,' your engineering red shirt

announces, %laster control is ack

online/'

Allow yo(r &(n*h%n$ the $%&pleplea$(re o' order%n/ the atta*1 and then

*ont%n(e

%Targeting &ew !ork power plant,'

your tactical red shirt says, %)iring

lasters.'3n the viewscreen you see the magnified

image of the &ew !ork fusion powerplant. You hold your reath as your

tactical red shirt pushes the fire control.

I' yo( l%e1 yo( *an &ae a $how o'

roll%n/ d%*e here.

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Moments later the power plant explodes

in a lue$white all of plasma that

>uickly consumes the entire colony andsends shockwaves across the entire

planet. -hen the smoke clears, you see

a crater the si"e of 6onnecticut wherethe colony used to e.

-hoops.

%+hir,' your communications red shirt

reaks the silence, %Message fromAdmiral 0ipley.'


order%n/ the &e$$a/e on the &a%n

$*reen1 and then *ont%n(e

%-ell done indeed,' 0ipleys face

eams from the viewscreen, %aelroid

sent us an ultimatum two hours ago. -ehad no time to scramle a team. @ucky

thing you were there to put a stop to his

evil scheme. Youve saved the galaxy

once again.

%1r, it would have een nice if youd

managed to ring him to !ustice, instead

of lowing the entire colony ofrootroids to smithereens,' the Admiral

coughs, %It makes it hard to maintain

our image as the good guys. Hm. Afterall, what will the kids think'

0ipley nods one final time efore his

image fades from the screen. As you fly

off into the stellar e>uivalent of a sunset,it occurs to you that the forces of 1vil

have once again een lown to kingdom

come y the forces of 4oodness, and in

your ook, thats a$ok.

That7$ %t. Hand o(t P and then /o to

the $tore and +(y another e-*%t%n/

ad,ent(re 'or yo(r party1 pre'era+ly oneo' o(r$1 and hope'(lly at a h%/h pro'%t

&ar/%n.

!


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