A Lust for Lostech

Information for Players:
The Briefing

by Stefan Melin-Dempsey and Hilary Ayer

Ellingsen rises to speak. You notice he speaks softly; he is almost pathologically shy.

"You must have been wondering why an archeological party needs a heavy armed force. I..I guess it's time to tell you what we're doing here. I inherited a map from my father. He told me it was a Star League map. I always believed him. But it was old and worn. Parts of it were drawn in pencil, several centuries ago. After I made my money, I had the map analysed for age (it was four centuries old). Then I paid several different good computer people--by good, I mean expensive type good--to do enhancement programs on different portions of the map. Nobody worked on the whole thing. Then I hired cryptographers to decode the possibilities the enhancers found.

Last, I studied cartography and planetary recognition for almost ten years. I had realized that my family's map led to," his voice is almost a whisper," a wrecked Castle Brian!"

"The results of the scout sensor survey suggest an even more enticing possibility. The Castle Brian shows no sign of entry or damage; it may have stood untouched since the Star League days. It may now be exactly as it was when the Star League Forces trashed their records and took flight out this way into the Periphery."

"Tomorrow, those of you who are Mech pilots are going to get the main door open for us. All of you who were told off to attend this briefing are going to be the first exploratory party. At 0800 hours tomorrow, this effort will begin. The technical end of this expedition is under the command of Dr Shane Ullerson, the noted archeologist. Under him is Lucas Davidson, a Technician specializing in Star League artifacts, and his student Sara Cunningham."

Here Dr. Ullerson protests the notion of Mechs in the delicate work of archeology. It will be agreed that the expedition will at first be conducted on foot, once the Mechs have gotten the door open. LRN rolls may be tried for the Castle Brian. Target number is 9.

If roll succeeds, ask Gamemaster for Castle Brian.

A Lust for Lostech A Scenario for MechWarrior

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A Lust for Lostech A Scenario for MechWarrior

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