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Sample File CHAPTER-ONE REFEREE’S INFORMATION TRAVELLER INTRODUCTION This adventure takes place on the world of Mithril, happened at the port. A distant distress beacon is in Sword Worlds subsector of the Spinward Marches. detected, but reaching it requires an overland trek. It could be transplanted elsewhere without undue Having located the survivors, the Travellers discover their difficulty, with Mithril replaced by any cold, low- problems are only just beginning… population frontier world. The mission requires the use of a starship to reach Mithril, but once there the Travellers will require only ground transportation. SETTING UP & RUNNING Mission to Mithril is in part homage to the Classic THE ADVENTURE Traveller adventure, Mission on Mithril, and in some The Travellers require a reason to go to Mithril. More ways a sequel. No previous knowledge of that adventure than likely, the Travellers will be making a routine is required. Almost any group of Travellers will be stopover on the way to somewhere more interesting. suitable for this adventure, though outdoors skills such The reason for the visit is not relevant to the adventure, as Recon and Survival will be highly useful, as will the so the referee has plenty of options if this adventure is ability to drive an ATV and fight. being inserted into an ongoing campaign. If the referee desires, the Travellers might be given a cargo to deliver In Mission on Mithril, the Travellers land at Mithril’s to somewhere that requires passing through Mithril. rudimentary starport, only to find their vessel disabled. All that is necessary is for the Travellers to approach The base is strangely empty. As the Travellers explore, what passes for a starport on Mithril, at which point the they discover there may be survivors of whatever events of the adventure will begin to unfold. Sample file CHAPTER-ONE REFEREE’S INFORMATION The following information is for the use of the referee. Some merchant factors (in both the Sword Worlds How much of it is made available to the Travellers, Confederation and Imperium) are actively on the lookout and in what manner, is for the referee to decide. Much for crews willing to undertake trans-border work. In of this data is commonly known or available through reality it is not risky, but many captains consider any data terminals, info feeds to Travellers’ comms, and so possibility of harassment to be too much. forth. However, the commonly available version may be incomplete, dumbed-down, or wildly inaccurate for all The Sword Worlds Confederation itself is a very loose manner of reasons. The referee has the whole story; if organisation, with its member worlds frequently at odds the Travellers want accurate information they may have (and sometimes even at war) with one another. Naval to search for it. and military assets encountered, especially around the reserve worlds, tend to be in service to the Confederation as a whole rather than any of its member states, but SWORD WORLDS even so they are on loan from one of those states and thus as embroiled in its politics as anyone else. It is not SUBSECTOR always possible to predict exactly what the attitude of a This subsector is dominated by the Sword Worlds given ship captain or port director might be. Confederation, with only a handful of worlds not belonging to the Confederation. These are Imperial possessions, some separated from Imperial territory MITHRIL by Confederation systems. The generally Mithril is a cold but habitable world orbiting an F4 V anti-Imperial stance of the Confederation, along with star along with six terrestrial (rocky) planets and one gas its rather vigorous internal politics, creates an uneasy giant. No other bodies in the system are known to be border region. inhabited, and Mithril itself has no official population though it does have a small Sword Worlds Confederation Four systems (Iron, Bronze, Mithril and Steel) are outpost maintained mainly to asset territorial rights. claimed by the Sword Worlds Confederation as ‘reserveSample file worlds’ but are not members of the Confederation Mithril’s surface is largely covered with ice. Its extensive as they have no indigenous population. Largely oceans are frozen at the poles, with large ice caps, and undeveloped and unexplored, the reserve worlds have other areas which are at most semi-liquid. Nearer have a token Sword Worlder presence and are the equator the water is a little above freezing, but occasionally patrolled by naval vessels. Attitudes to icebergs are not uncommon in any region. Similarly, Imperial starships, which sometimes pass through much of the land is also covered in deep snow or ice. from Lunion subsector to District 268 or Five Sisters, vary considerably depending on which factions are in Travellers tend to evolve shorthand that conveys power within the Sword Worlds. Polite hostility is not necessary information. Often vague, generally uncommon, and it is rare that Imperial visitors feel unscientific and sometimes quite insulting, many of welcome on any Confederation world. these terms have nonetheless found their way into common speech and whilst planetologists may cringe However, despite being on opposite sides in the at the terms, Travellers find them useful. The terrain of occasional war, the Sword Worlds and Imperium are not Mithril is generally subdivided into four unofficial types. enemies. Tension is normal, incidents not uncommon, but for the most part conflict is restricted to harassment Arctic Zones: Some areas of Mithril are permanently of merchant vessels and a general policy of making under arctic conditions. Their seas support a variety outsiders feel unwelcome. As a result, there is little of plant life, fish, crustaceans and the like, with a Imperial traffic into or through the Sword Worlds few land-dwelling species, but for the most part the subsector, apart from a few shipping companies who extensive arctic zones of Mithril have very little life have the right contacts on both sides of the border. on land. 3 THE SWORD WORLDS SUBSECTOR To Vilis 0921 1121 1321 1521 HRUNTING MJOLNIR B-9 1021 B-A 1221 1421 1621 B563747-9 B530544-A GUNGNIR 0922 1122 B-8 1322 1522 TIZON B544779-8 DYRNWYN B-A 1022 1222 1422 B-A 1622 B586887-A COLADA B958812-A 0923 B-B 1123 1323 1523 B564685-B JOYEUSE DURENDAL 1023 B-A 1223 1423 B-B 1623 B564778-A GRAM B687734-B 0924 1124 A-C 1324 1524 A895957-C TYRFING HOFUD 1024 1224 B-A 1424 B-A 1624 B637735-A BEATER B666853-A 0925 1125 1325 B-A 1525 B685686-A SACNOTH STING Lunion To 1025 1225 A-C 1425 B-A 1625 EXCALIBUR A775956-C B645796-A 0926 1126 B-A 1326 1526 ORCRIST B424755-A BITER To Darrian To 1026 B-A 1226 1426 B-A 1626 ANDURIL B8A6733-A B354623-A IRON 0927 B-B 1127 1327 1527 E-0 NARSIL B985855-B Sample file E529000-0 B-A 1027 1227 1427 1627 B574A55-A BRONZE 0928 1128 1328 1528 E-0 E201000-0 1028 1228 1428 1628 MITHRIL 0929 1129 1329 1529 E-0 CALADBOLG STEEL E568000-0 1029 1229 B-A 1429 E-0 1629 B565776-A GUNN E655000-0 0930 1130 1330 E-8 1530 FLAMMARION ENOS E544110-8 A-B 1030 E-4 1230 1430 1630 A623514-B E35059B-4 CALIBURN E-A E000514-A To District 268 Gas Giant Planet (dry) B-6 Starport Class & Tech Level Secure System Planet (water present) Scout Base Amber Zone Asteroids Naval Base Red Zone Imperium Border Military Base X-boat Route 4 Sword world Confed. Border Ice Zones: Ice zones are subject to thick ice, covering land or sea. Occasionally, conditions warm up THE SWORD sufficiently that the ice breaks up creating crevasses, WORLDER OUTPOST icebergs and other hazards, but ice zones are very rarely Mithril is officially designated as possessing a Class E clear of ice – and never for long. Some ice zones are starport – little more than a marked landing area. This extensive; others, such as glaciers, are relatively small. is accurate, but the presence of the outpost provides Ice zones tend to have more life on land than arctic visiting starships with minimal services if the staff are zones, due to the availability of food under the ice or in friendly to them. Sword Worlder vessels are usually more hospitable nearby regions. welcome, as well as some independent trade ships that pass through from time to time. Imperial-registered Snow Zones: Snow zones are warm enough that plants ships are generally directed to the system’s gas giant for can grow, at least for short periods. Snowfall is refuelling, or granted grudging permission to land and frequent, and snow can lie deeply at times. The ground take on water and ice, to be internally converted to fuel. may be frozen much of the time, though there are These vessels are then pointedly ignored. sheltered areas that remain above freezing more or less permanently. Thick ice can be encountered in a snow Some Imperial ships receive a warmer welcome at zone, but it is not the primary terrain. Mithril, usually due to previously-established good relations or possession of a transponder code that Rock Zone: Mountains, badlands and areas where there indicates a friendly vessel. There is little trade to be are significant amounts of bare rock are imaginatively had at Mithril; at least, not in the volumes that keep a known as rock zones. Temperature conditions can vary, starship flying. However, the outpost staff will buy small which will determine whether there is much life present. luxuries and items, so there is sometimes a little money Many rocky areas have a considerable amount of plant to be made.
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