Vast and Starlit: Eve: Setup

The Crew

T415

An asteroid sized battle droid

• Cannot kill
• Feeds on human flesh
• If the crew don't listen to him then the lose the chance to be victorious over their foes

Vas trelelck

The original.

• Famous for his actions at the battle of Mondicor 4
• Genetically engineered to be superior, particularly compared to the rest of the crew
• Born in the slums of earth
• Wants to get revenge
• Seeks to retire as a farmer

Evangio Var Stock

• Is prepared to do anything to be captain
• His sensual touch opened the ship to the crew
• Takes pride in his crimes
• Is in love with Vas trelelck 3
• Wakes up each morning screaming as part of his rigorous regime of primal scream therapy

Zarquon

An alien in human form

• Pursued by the spirits of the dead
• If the crew don't listen to him they will lose a chance of redemption
• The most dangerous creature it has killed is a star worm
• In its true form people see the worst of themselves reflected in it

Gemma

The alien inside Gemma causes a massive reaction in her body causing her to look on the verge of death.

• Escaped prison by having her powerful friends bribe the guards
• A tiny alien is bound to her heart and controls her actions
• An extensive network of contacts in many starport worlds make her the best choice to be captain
• Can see the private thoughts of others

The Rogue Vessel

Eve is a giant living spaceship or perhaps just a native lifeform of the void.

Planets

Targzton 3

Based on the grey fog of the English Channel coast

• A planet shrouded in fog
• All the buildings and towns are ruined
• Hot, humid, tropical in climate
• Huge whales travel the sea
• Regular rainstorms lash the surface
• The fog contains poisonous micro-organisms
• A black poisonous fungus grows on the planet
• The land is littered with silty, huge rockpools

Vast and Starlit: Freebird

Crewmembers

Jedburg

• Provoked a riot to escape and took a guard's uniform and equipment
• Willing to kill any rival to become captain
• Was imprisoned for vacc'ing the crew and passengers of a cruise ship
• Took Thorn with him in the prison break
• Thorn is Jedburg's only non-criminal acquaintance

Steel

• Left his comrades behind
• If we don't listen to him we lose the advantage of his years of military leadership
• Is huntind down the President of the Federation
• Steel and Darius are secessionists imprisoned by the President
• Allies are coming to rescue him

Thorn

• Imprisoned for his research into sentient robots
• Has an AI embedded into his cybernetic torso
• Is willing to meld his mind with the ship to become its captain
• Wants to got to Xerox 5 to meet a beautiful smuggler who knows the secret of Haven
• His research was shut down after the discovery of the robotic aliens known as the Omni threatened human civilisation

Darius

• Is willing to save up for a ship of his own to become the captain
• The other prisoners didn't trust him because he refused to take bribes
• He distrusts Steel because Steel betrayed his oath of service
• He is going to watch Steel like a hawk
• Darius knows the smuggler, Diem, on Xerox 5

Carver

• Mass-murderer
• If the crew don't listen to him then they lose the ability to kill their opponents
• Is killing his way to the squad of scientists who transformed him
• Constantly requires a feed of painkillers
• Marks his victims with the Federation symbol

Rogue vessel: The Freebird

The Freebird is unique because it can create its own jump gates. It is an experimental ship built by the separatists and while it has an excellent cocktail bar it lacks any form of weaponry.

The adventure

The ship has run out of supplies and is parked on the opposite side of the system to a notorious free station. Darius and Jedburg are in the shuttle docking with the station in search of resupply. They intimidate the docking handler and avoid being shaken down. They make their way to the biodomes and contact a trader called Naomi. She is being harassed by smugglers and is willing to trade food for security.

Using Naomi's coordinates the Freebird warps into position next to the smuggler's ship the Jet Black. Taken by surprise the Jet Black opens comms, it's captain is none other than Diem! Darius and Diem have history, the crew decides to join forces with Diem and steal what they need from Naomi.

Diem crosses to the Freebird and the ship warps back to the station. Thorn meanwhile has been trying to fix the personality switching of the ship AI and discovers a section of the ship that is not described in any of the schematics.

Pretending to have taken Diem captive Steel, Jedburg and Darius return to Naomi while unknown to the rest of the crew Carver has also docked intent on confronting one of the scientists who created him: the infamous pirate, Blue-eye.

In Naomi's office the double-cross is revealed, Steel points a gun at Naomi and demands the supplies the crew need.

Carver takes his time entering the casino. He wants to make sure Blue-eye notices his arrive, make the fight fairer. The guards close in overly confident in their numbers. Carver takes them down unarmed and then taking one of their assault rifles starts to hunt through the empty tables and slot machines for the pirate captain.

On-board the Freebird, Thorn cuts through the floor of the gravity ring and enters a tiny crawlspace that leads into a secret room, losing touch with the computer as he does so. As he shines his torch around the darkness he sees stasis pods!

Naomi concedes the supplies bitterly, Steel accepts the cargo pods and then shoots her in the hand, destroying it. As Naomi collapses in pain Steel shoots her other hand.

In the casino bullets tear apart the machines, sending credits flying. Blue-eye's laser targeting system allows him to pin down Carver with burst of fire. The guards flee in fear of decompression. Relentlessly though the warrior is getting closer to his goal.

In the cargo bay Darius and Steel are furiously arguing about Naomi's mutilation. Away from them Jedburg is looking at the manifests: in one container are valuable medical supplies worth a fortune on the black market, in the other is the food and water the crew needs to survive. He catches Diem's eye and punches in the code for the medical supplies...


Thorn sees the life-support systems on the pods are active and before his eyes the automatic systems begin to activate. The first pod cracks open and inside is an Omni!

Back on board the Freebird, Steel and Darius discover the medical supplies. They look for Jedburg but Diem appears and tells them that he has joined her crew and offers to sell the medical supplies to the benefit of both crews. The deal is done but as Diem turns away Steel draws his gun.

The first Omni starts to emerge from the stasis pod. Thorn looks grim, he opens a panel in his cybernetic chest and pulls out the glowing green AI. He slams it onto the carapace of the Omni.

"Seize the ship. Leave no-one alive." he commands.

"Yes master" replies the alien.

Clones of peace

This is a pretty much blow by blow account of a Nanoworld game by  taking about two hours at London Indiemeet.

About Clones

Clones have white hair.
Clones have starlit eyes.
Clones wear coveralls.
Clones have both genders.
Clones have Perception +2.
Clones have Charm +1.
Clones have Cool +0.

The clones in our story are #10, #385, #2491, #47.

About Nano

Clones first memory is of waking up in a cold steel container.
Clones are engineered to serve.
Clones work in an arms factory.
Clones last dreamed of roiling chrysanthemums of flame.
Uniques only have one gender, male or female.
Clones in the factory
There has been an explosion in the factory and some of the clones have died.
Clones can help other clones but it is risky.
#54 was having his own ideas about the experiments
The unique fire crew is summoned.
The fire crew might discover the weapons had been tampered with.
Clones will be deleted if the tampering is discovered.
The medical lab is fifty floors down.
The medical lab is where they "improve" clones, the thought of going back is terrifying.
Clones cannot tamper with the security system.
Tampering with the security system causes the clones to vomit.
The fire crew will notice that one of the clones is malfunctioning.
Clones cannot lie and will confess their lie immediately afterwards.
Clones are analysed when they malfunction.
Clones can analyse other clones but it is risky.
#2491 will go to the medical lab and analyse #54.
Clones are implanted with internal radios that allow them to communicate with one another.
Clones cannot kill uniques.
Clones can stun uniques.
#54 is not a clone. It is the original seed-stock Zero and killed.
#54 to take its place.
This clone series was designed by clones.
Clones can hack computers.
Clones subdue the medical lab staff.
Clones subdue the fire crew.
Clones were designed to neutralise the world armouries.
Clones take control of the facility.

Epilogue

The clones are greeted as saviours by uniques and clones alike as they shut down the global weapon programmes and leave the weapons factory. With no weapons the terrible war that has ravaged the planet has ended.

A random Dog Eat Dog Record

1. The Free Men are inferior to the Confederation
2. Peace will be met with peace
3. Natives have a curfew
4. Agree with deals
5. Everything has a price
6. Follow the scriptures
7. Keep far away from trouble