Our remote Pulp SciFi gaming experiment continues: I will be setting scenarios for Rich to play, and adjusting each on narratively depending on the results of the last. Lets see how we go!
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Galacteer Command – Mission Briefing File
Codename: OPERATION "Iron Ghost"
Classification: VERMILLION - Eyes Only
Location: Delta Prime Station, Command Spire – Briefing Hall Theta-7
The lights of the briefing hall dimmed, lit only by the familiar crest of the Galacteer Corps spinning on the holoscreen. A faint smell of ozone and fresh rocket fuel wafted in as officers, pilots, and Astro-Angels snapped to attention.
A crackling voice cuts through the static; Galacteer Commissioner Vargo, his hologram in an immaculate silver uniform and his eyes like cold starlight.
“Galacteers, a shadow has returned to the Delta Quadrant. Our long-range probes on the edge of the Ion Rift Nebula intercepted a Robot Legion cipher burst encrypted at a level we’ve never seen. After days of decryption, Intelligence confirmed the origin of the signal: NXS-6… the Optio you faced during the rescue on Planet Thomas… lives.”
The holo flickered to reveal a grainy image: a Centurion class robot, its blazing red lens fractured with a jagged streak of light. Beneath the caption reads “NXS-6 // SCAR”.
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| Centurion bot NXS-6 // "Scar" |
“This machine now refers to itself as Scar. You damaged its eye lens with your laser pistol in your last encounter, Captain McGuire—a wound it has not hidden. Our analysts believe it wears the scar as a symbol… a warning that it survived what should have been its demise. Instead, it was rebuilt and upgraded from an Optio pattern to the more capable Centurion class command variant.
Reports indicate that Scar has seized the abandoned Entomon Archeological Site on Delta-4, transforming the Carapace Catacombs into a hidden Legion relay node. The site contains ancient Shlar-Tak resonators—if Scar adapts these to Legion tech, it could create a quantum comm-net strong enough to breach even the security grid here at Delta-Prime station. This Shadow Circuit would have an open backdoor into every Galacteer network in the quadrant.” A low murmur rolled through the room.
“Your orders are direct: Investigate, contain, and—if possible—neutralize Scar. Retrieve or destroy any Shlar-Tak technology before the Legion can exploit it. Expect heavy resistance. Recon drones confirm a full Robot Legion Tactical Warhost, including Scar’s personal guard of upgraded Drone Elites.
Captain McGuire, your crew and the Astro-Angels will lead the strike force. Dr. Zahn will coordinate science recovery.
Remember—Scar is no ordinary Robot Legion machine. It has faced you before, and it has learned. The wound you gave it is now our greatest clue… and our greatest danger. Scar knows you. Make no mistake—this mission will decide whether the Robot Legion remains in the shadows… or steps into open war.”
The holoscreen fades to black, leaving only the pulse of the Galacteer emblem.
Mission Parameters
Primary Objectives
1. Locate the Legion relay node within the Carapace Catacombs.
2. Secure or destroy Shlar-Tak resonators before Scar activates the Shadow Circuit.
3. Capture or eliminate NXS-6 (Scar).
Secondary Objectives
1. Recover any captured Galacteer personnel or scientists.
2. Acquire intelligence on new Legion drone models.
Adversary Forces
NXS-6 "Scar": Command-grade Centurion with enhanced shields, adaptive AI, and unknown upgrades.
Drone Elites: Fourteen confirmed, equipped with tri-beam blaster rifles and heavy plating.
Hover Assault Bots: Estimated six; rapid strike platforms with plasma lances.
Support Swarms: Unknown number of micro-drones for recon and sabotage.
Assigned Galacteer Assets
Strike Team: Captain Ace McGuire and Crew
Astro-Angels Squad “Starlight,”
Support Ship: War Rocket Gladiator
And so, the Galacteers launch into the storm once more!
Against the haunted ruins of the Shlar-Tak and the iron will of Scar, can even the brave Ace and Astro-Angels hold the line of Freedom?
Stay tuned for—THE SHADOW CIRCUIT!”
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