CAMPAIGN: EDGE OF HUMANITY

Campaign: Human Edge

Introduction:

Human Edge is not really a planet but a system of asteroids and planetoids in the outskirts of the Human Sphere which is an impressive source of natural ressources. Almost all big nations and their relevant companies have colonies there to look for the best gas and mineral mines.

Life in Human Edge is terribly hard, the life starndars are low (including the technology level) and the modern concept of free time is totally absent. However, its inhabitants are able to survive and work hard to get rich y gain power and autonomy.

 

Factions involved in this campaign:



Panoceania: If one includes the asteroids and planetoids controlled by its companies, Panoceania has a certain supremacy in the Human Edge system. One good example is that they were the ones to get Praerie, the most attractive planetoid of the system. Close enough to the star and with enough mass to provide hydrostatic equilibrium, it is the only one that presents liquid water in its surface. This allowed Panoceania to build low-gravity farms on it and be (at least until now) the only large-scale food producer in the system, a monopoly that has brought huge benefits and that they are not willing to lose. From the orbital base of Nueva Compostela, protected by the Knights of Santiago, Panoceania organizes its recon missions and explorations searching for new natural resources in infinite horizon of asteroids.



Yu Jing: The Empire-State has a very strong presence in the system. The unofficial capital is in the huge orbital station of YuanShì (Far Away City) which is orbiting around the frozen planetoid Bái Héshan (White Earth). It has acceptable temperatures (average of -90°C) compared to most of the other locations in the system and, since it presents regions with ice, water can be extracted, which makes Yu Jing less dependent on the panocenian food or the very high prices of the food products from the Circulars. Bái Héshan is the “home” for dozens of thousands of poor men and women recruited in the worst neighborhoods all over the Human Sphere who work in the Teseum mines, a nice surprise hidden in the guts of the planetoid.

In the secret labs of YuanShì, the imperial engineers are designing an extremely autonomous ship, which will allow them to provide their goods and collect their purchases all over Human Edge at very low costs, thus putting the competitiveness of their local competitors at stake. This project must be a success.



Gang Tie Industries (YuJing/Mercs):

The giant firm from YuJing did not want miss the opportunity to expand their businesses in such a promising frontier. Their prepared a huge investment for a new colony with colossal proportions to extract the niquel, cobalt and other precious metals from the most dense part of the asteroid belt. The new city of Dìpíng Sheng needed food for many thounsands of inhabitants and the goverment of YuanShì expressed their concerns about being able to sustain this additional population but there is nothing money cannot buy. Gang Tie Industries got an agreement with the local panoceanian goverment to get the necessary supply. It was not cheap and required exclusivity int that business, but it allowed to proceed with the colony as planned. Today, the first phase of the orbital station is finished and metal extraction has began. Furthermore, the benefits are financing completely the second phase. To protect such investment not only the coorporate forces and mercenaries of Gang Tie are involved, but also the troops of the Empire-State itself.

 

Haqqislam:

Haqqislam was lucky to colonize soon enough one of the few rocks worth being called planetoid. The price they had to pay was that it was quite close to the star and presented average temperatures of 90°C, that is why it got named Alev Hisar (Castle of Fire). Furthermore, the radiation level was extremely high and this required bringing state-of-the-art mutation inhibitors from Bourak.

To reduce the hard conditions, they began their terraforming in the interior of the planetoid, eventually creating a medium size city used as base to extract iron and cobalt from the rock. Dealing with the food supplies was a major concern from the beginning and the project “high temperature gardens” was triggered. After a difficult beginning, they were able to manipulate some plants to adapt them to this extreme environment. The sucess was extended to larger areas and they are now close to begin exporting food to other settlements in the system.



Ariadna:

It was kept secret for some time but, at some point, the ariadnan secret services, Stavka, discovered that YuJing had found Teseum in their planetoid. It did not matter if little of much but the young nations of Dawn were not going to allow this kind of competition in their most critical market. Therefore, the Stavka contacted some pirate mercenaries to help them sabotage the YuJing mines. They needed their spaceships and their know-how in the asteroid system of Human Edge but Ariadna had good enough manpower to ruin any facility anywhere. The Task Force company was brought to the Black Market asteroid, a dark place for outlawyers in that system. The perfect place to wait for the right moment.

 

Combined Army:

Recent conflicts in the Paradiso system, including those in the Flamia Island and the Wotan Gate, have reduced the attention on the gate between Paradiso and Human Edge. This fact was used by the Combined Army to infiltrate through the blockade a decent contingent of stealth forces with the main objective of creating Chaos in the already unstable Human Edge system. This could enable in the near future a stepping stone towards the siege of Planet Earth.

 

Experience System: It uses a simplified version of the Paradiso Campaign Rules.

The XP get cumulated over the different campaigns (so far Paradiso, TAG line, Flamia and Wotan) but, at the end of each one, all armies get subtracted the XP of the lowest one, so that the XP at the beginning of the next campaign is not too high. In the current example the lowest was Ariadna and therefore begins with 0.

 

Campaign Description: This is a campaign based on the “new dawn rules” (http://www.data-sphere.net/new-dawn-alternative-campaign-system/) with the only difference that the X in the chart below will be difference of victory points between the challenger and the challenged.

Based on the background described before, following campaign charts have been developed:



Explanations:

 

Chapter 1: A hard beginning

Challenger: Combined Army // Challenged: Ariadna

Challenger objective: +X Create Chaos

ITS Scenario: Decapitation

[Mercenary freighter MONROE]

- Yes, it is going to be only taking a look. The captain said that is a first recon to get to know the YuJing colony and the surrounding of the mines. No conflicts. No fights. Just let these pirates bring us there fast and it will be over soon.

- Sure, O´Sullivan. There is no single mission that I have done with you that did not end up in a big trouble and… what the fuck is that!! A fucking alien ship like those from Wotan!! What are they doing here? How….?

[Onyx Assault Cruiser XARDOK]

- We have a small human freighter in range, sir.

- Prepare the assault. This is going to a first small step towards the total chaos in the Human Sphere. I want them all dead! … begin with their officers!

 

Table ready for the fight:

 

Part of the Ariadna Army (with some proxies)

 

Ariadna
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GROUP 1 10
SCOUT Lieutenant Ojotnik, D-Charges, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 29)
CHASSEUR (Minelayer) Rifle, Light Flamethrower, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 20)
CHASSEUR (Minelayer) Rifle, Light Flamethrower, Antipersonnel Mines / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 20)
VETERAN KAZAK (X Visor) T2 Rifle, Light Flamethrower / Heavy Pistol, Knife. (0 | 38)
SPETSNAZ (CH: Ambush Camouflage) HMG / Pistol, CCW, Knife. (1.5 | 38)
SPETSNAZ (CH: Ambush Camouflage) HMG / Pistol, CCW, Knife. (1.5 | 38)
LINE KAZAK Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9)
LINE KAZAK Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9)
LINE KAZAK Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0 | 9)
112 Light Shotgun / Pistol, CCW. (0 | 12)
GROUP 2 4 1
UXÍA McNEILL (Covert Action) (CH: Limited Camouflage, Superior Infiltration, Specialist Operative) Boarding Shotgun, D-Charges, Smoke Grenades / 2 Assault Pistols, AP CCW, Knife. (0 | 27)
LINE KAZAK Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 16)
LINE KAZAK Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 16)
LINE KAZAK Sniper Rifle / Pistol, Knife. (0.5 | 16)
WARCOR (Aerocam) Flash Pulse / Stun Pistol, Knife. (0 | 3)
5.5 SWC | 300 Points
Open in Infinity Army

 

Chapter 1: OUTCOME

- They are in! They are inside! – screamed one scared pirate. He had seen many things in his life bet never aliens, terrifying and armored aliens.

They were killing everyone in the ship but there was a certain preference for the officers.

- I can also play that game – said veteran Bogdanov while running towards the alien front.

O´Sullivan, a experienced SAS agent, knew what he was going to do and infiltrated ahead of him filling the corridors with smoke. Out of sight, Bogdanov could advance easily killing a kind of living server who apparently was very important for that creatures since they screamed like possessed after his death. Then they identified the one giving orders, hidden among many unidrons. It was a suicide mission but… what the hell!! Bogdanov and O´Sullivan attacked and killed their captain but paid with their lifes.

The alien counter attack was brutal. They advance with few casualties, killing everything they found. Eventually they found the captain of the pirate freighter, the most valuable target protected by the ariadnians. The spetsnaz bodyguards eliminated some armored morats and unidrons but they could not resist very long. They and the ship-captain died.

If the ariadnan lieutenant, Reznikov, fell the whole mission would be lost. Therefore, before the aliens could reach their goal. Reznikov and the rest of the team used an escape pod to get out of there. It was programmed to get back to Black Market and there they could think about the next step. It was a marginal victory.

[Onyx Assault Cruiser XARDOK]

- The freighter has been conquered, sir. But many humans have escaped. Their lieutenant among others.

- Now, every human will know that we are here!!… Bring our assault troopers but kill their chief officer before doing so. He does not deserve to live.



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ITS Scenario: Decapitation

Challenger: Combined Army – 7 victory points (HVT killed by datatracker + more enemy points killed)

Challenged: Ariadna - 8 victory points (HVT killed by datatracker + enemy lieutenant killed)

RESULT: -1 to “Create Chaos”
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