One of the teams
that played this weekend was on a mission to stop malfunctioning,
rampaging robots in a shopping mall. In Solar Echoes, if you reach
the Dying/Unconscious stage on your bio-status track, you are in
serious trouble—it means that unless treated medically, your
character will die in a number of rounds equal to his stamina
(usually 3 or 4.) When the team's Omul faced a malfunctioning
maintenance robot, the robot sprayed him with oil. The slippery oil
caused him to lose his footing and made it nearly impossible to stand
up again. The robot then proceeded to light him on fire with a
welding torch, and the character had only a few rounds left to live.
Another team-member, an Erwani, rushed to his defense to try to
revive him, but he was also sprayed with oil and was lit on fire by
the robot. As both counted down their remaining life, the human on
the team (who was a good distance away, dealing with another robot)
decided to try sprinting the distance to reach them in time. His
sprint would not be far enough, but he dove and landed in the oil,
heroically sliding past the robot with only seconds to spare as his
outstretched hand successfully injected his team-mate with medical
nanites. Thankfully, the others arrived in time to destroy the
confused robot before it could “repair” anyone else needing
“maintenance.”
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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