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ZETA SUBSECTION 2: PLAYERS' DESCRIPTION After meeting you outside the caverns, the Ul-Mor have taken you three day's journey south to the Place of True Warriors. (At this point, let the characters map the area they traveled through.) The Place of True Warriors appears to be an unremarkable section of desert. Athru comes to you on the morning of the fourth day and says, ''It is now time for the Ritual of Manhood. Those who survive will become Ul-Mor. Those who do not will become a different form of the One. Take spears." (Athru offers each character a spear.) "It is time.'' Athru leads you to the ritual area. The other Ul-Mor have withdrawn to a safe distance. Athru gives each of you a straw dummy, shaped roughly like yourself. Athru says, "May you fare well against the quickdeath.'' He mounts his loper and withdraws to join the other Ul-Mor. Any attempts by the characters to learn more about the ritual will fail. ZETA SUBSECTION 3: PLANNED ENCOUNTERS 1) Battle at the Place of True Warriors Suddenly, you see a tiger-sized creature covered with some sort of reflective armor running toward you. It has a long neck and hideous head. You can see that its gaping jaw is filled with sharp teeth, and that it has four eyes mounted on stalks above its head. Three small tentacles ending in suction cups dangle from each of its sides. This hideous beast is running toward you at an unbelievable speed, and is apparently going to attack. The quickdeath (MV Very fast; IM 8; RS 75; STA 180; ATT 70; DM 6d10; SA See below; SD See below) will attempt to kill all characters as quickly as possible. As it rushes into combat, it will fire its tail-dart at a character it does not intend to melee immediately. It will then attack the closest character. If more than one character is within melee distance, it will use its special attack and attempt to grab one character, pulling him into its digestive maw. It will continue to attack until it has killed all characters, or until they have killed it. Any character next to the quickdeath stands a 50% chance of avoiding the quickdeath's attack for one turn. On a percentile roll of 50% or less, the quickdeath will attack the character's dummy, totally destroying it. SA: Poisonous tail dart (S10/T3; 1d10 damage; RW 60, 10/20/30/40/50); grappling attack with tentacles and maw, 10 points damage per turn. SD: Immune to needler weapons; 1/2 damage from thrown spears, projectile and laser weapons (spear thrust 142 does normal damage), ranged weapon attacks made at - 25 because of speed. 2) The Last Encounter? Use the entry 2 A if you plan to continue the adventure on Volturnus using the sequels to SF 0: CRASH ON VOLTURNUS. These sequels, SF 1: VOLTURNUS, PLANET OF MYSTERY, and SF 2: STARSPAWN OF VOLTURNUS, will be available at your local hobby store. If you do not plan to continue the adventure on Volturnus with TSR modules, use entry 2 B. 2 A) Ending 1: As you stare at the body of the hideous beast, you hear the approach of a loper. Looking up, you see Athru riding toward you. When he reaches you, he dismounts and says, ''You have done well. We are now One, for you are Ul-Mor.'' Athru now reveals he has seen creatures similar to the characters living with the Kurabanda, a race of foolish creatures that dwell in trees. Athru will agree to provide an Ul-Mor escort to the edge of the Kurabanda's home. SF 1: VOLTURNUS, PLANET OF MYSTERY, begins with this journey. 2 B) Ending 2: Read the boxed section in ending 2 A above. Athru will then reveal that there are others of the characters' kind living in the main Ul-Mor tribe. He will then take the characters to the other "strange" tribe- members, who happen to be Lieutenant Colonel Louis V. Jameson and Grod the Dralasite, two members of the original exploration team. Jameson and Grod will explain that a group of space pirates hijacked their starliner as they approached Volturnus. The other members of their expedition were killed, but Jameson and Grod escaped. The Ul- Mor found them, starved and nearly dead from the lack of water, and invited them to take the Ritual of the Quickdeath. They have lived with the Ul-Mor since that time. Jameson has almost pieced together a radio. He needs a part found in any poly-vox to complete the radio. If the characters give Jameson a poly-vox, he will take the part he needs, contact Truane's <strong>Star</strong> and receive word that a rescue ship will be launched immediately. The Ul- Mor will treat Jameson, Grod and the characters as tribe-members until the rescue ship arrives. ZETA SUBSECTION 4: EXPERIENCE POINTS This is the end of this encounter section and the module. Award each player character 1-3 experience points. Alien Creature Update File The Alien Creatures Update File lists and describes the new creatures encountered in this module. Most plants are not listed because they usually play a minor role in the encounters.
Burrower Snake Type Medium Carnivore Number 1 Move Slow IM/RS +8/80 Stamina 15 Attack 75 Damage 1d5 bite Special Attack Poison S5/T10 Special Defense None Native World Volturnus – desert DESCRIPTION: The burrower snake resembles a 1.5 meter long cross between a snake and a salamander. It has powerful rear legs suited for burrowing into loose sand and rock, but its forelimbs have long since atrophied because of disuse. The burrower snake uses its rear legs to push itself along as it slithers across the desert sands. After digging a lair in the loose desert sand, the burrower snake waits patiently until an unsuspecting creature wanders within striking range (5 meters). As soon as it senses the presence of its prey, the burrower snake springs forth, hoping to kill any creature it hits with its venomous bite (a shot of antitox will counteract the venom). Dropper Type Small Carnivore Number 1 Move Very Slow IM/RS +2/18 Stamina 20 Attack 80 Damage 2d10 digestion Special Attack Attract 2d10 droppers 1d10 turns Special Defense Immune to projectile weapons, doze grenades, ranged weapons attack at -10 Native World Volturnus – caverns DESCRIPTION: The dropper resembles a giant amoeba. It is a flat, irregular blob up to 1 meter in diameter. The dropper inhabits cavern ceilings all over Volturnus, always ready to drop on any unsuspecting prey walking beneath it. When the dropper senses another creature approaching, it crops a tentacle-like pseudo-pod covered with a sticky digestive acid. If this pseudo-pod strikes the prey, the dropper falls onto the creature in the same turn and attempts to envelop it (treat as a grapple). The dropper then begins to digest the creature, releasing digestive acids that cause 2d10 damage every turn the victim fails to break the dropper's hold. The smell of this digestive acid will attract 2d10 more droppers to the area in 1d10 turns. Because of its amoeba-like body, projectile weapons will not affect the dropper. It is also immune to the effects of tangier grenades,. for it simply oozes out of the tangier strings. Since the dropper never sleeps (even if artificially stimulated), doze grenades will not' affect it, either. In addition, any person using a ranged weapon attacks at -10 due to the dropper's ability to blend with its natural) rock surroundings (droppers cannot even be seen from distances greater than 5 meters). Very bright light will cancel the effects oft the dropper's camouflage. Flitter Type Small Carnivore Number 10-100 Move Medium IM/RS +7/70 Stamina 10 Attack 40 Damage 2 bite Special Attack Disease Special Defense None Native World Volturnus – caverns DESCRIPTION: Flitters are small winged mammals that enjoy dark places. They live in the caverns below the Burning Lands, eating insects, small mammals, and carrion. Flitters are generally passive, but loud noises, light, and smoke will cause them to attack. 143
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STAR FRONTIERS, WIZARDS OF THE COAS
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General Data Name Age Walking m/t R
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The Sathar had learned that they co
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the players cooperate and reach the
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Example: Yinang, an assassin charac
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Highway -- An artificial or natural
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while waiting for a pressure door t
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as fog, rain, blowing dust or heat
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Range If the attacker and his targe
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Ammunition Players must keep track
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Special Actions Besides simply hitt
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Variable Power Settings Laser pisto
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GROUND VEHICLE MOVEMENT Speeds Vehi
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y adding the vehicle's speed in met
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Example: BliCluet the Dralasite is
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28 Human Brick House STR/STA 75/65
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Character Generation Your character
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Sample Character #1 Noah is going t
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Physical Structure Dralasites are s
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Physical Structure Typical adult Hu
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Physical Structure Vrusk look like
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Physical Structure Yazirians are ta
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Skills There are 13 different skill
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however, no matter what the charact
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chance for success is lower, it req
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REMOVING SECURITY LOCKS Success Rat
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DEACTIVATING ALARMS/DEFENSES Succes
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character's heartbeat and breathing
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EMPATHY Success rate: 10% + skill l
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Improving Characters Characters can
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Defense 58 Cost (Cr) Wgt (kg) Energ
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60 Laser Pistol Gyrojet Pistol Soni
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62 Shock Glove Brass Knuckles Vibro
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turns. An individual can resist the
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uses 1 SEU when it hits. Anyone wea
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are available: military and civilia
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telescopic sights, and a character
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sidewalks, elevators and escalators
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mining natural resources. The plane
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The Frontier Worlds System/Planet C
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82 Human Gun-Fu Expert STR/STA 45/6
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How to Be a Referee A referee is ma
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actions. You may decide ahead of ti
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work week is five days of work with
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small, medium, large and giant. •
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Page 124 and 125: ALPHA SECTION: INTRODUCTION Welcome
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Page 132 and 133: DELTA SECTION: DESERT CRASH The cha
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Page 160 and 161: Prioritizing Variable Skill Levels
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