Advance Scout/Tech Body 8, DEX 8, LRN 10, CHA 5, Technician 4, Computer 2, Rogue 3, Engineering 2, Mechanical 3, Rifle 3, Bow/Blade 2, Streetwise 2, Pilot 'Mech 2, Gunnery'Mech 2, Athletics 5 Illyrian Company Platoon A Squad 1: Striker Light Tank Squad 2: Pegasus Scount Hover Tank Squad 3: Hunter Light Support Tank Squad 4: Vedette Medium Tank Platoon B, Maxim Hover Transport Squad 1: Lasers Squad 2: Lasers Squad 3: Lasers Squad 4: Lasers Platoon C: Squad 1: Laser, Ferret Light Scout VTOL Squad 2: Laser, Ferret Light Scout VTOL Squad 3: Laser, Ferret Light Scout VTOL Squad 4: Laser, Ferret Light Scout VTOL Assault Lance Lt Bryce Mac Dowell, Veteran Awesome (s) Ground Level (for room keys, see Issue # 13) Comstar Explorer Corps Team 2 leaders Body 7, DEX 9, LRN 10, CHA 6 Communications Technology 4, Engineering 3m Mechanical 2, Pilot/Navigation 3, Survival 3, Computer 4, First Aid 2, Tech 4, Diplomacy 2 and 8 ROM Agents Body 10, DEX 8, LRN 8, CHA 6 Communications Technology 3, Engineering 1, Mechanical 1, Rogue 3, Survival 2, Bow/Blade 3, Athletics 2, Computers 2,Pistol 3, Driver 1 Wilson's Hussars Command Lance Capt David Wilson, Veteran Marauder Piloting 2, Gunnery 1 Keth Sukarno, Veteran Phoenix Hawk (s) Piloting 1, Gunnery 3 Michael Durant, RegularGriffin (s)Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Joan Macklin,Veteran Blackjack(s) Piloting 3, Gunnery 3 Andrew Blaine, Veteran Warhammer Piloting 2, Gunnery 4 Gerald Walker, Regular Hunchback Piloting 3, Gunnery 2 Charles Vincent, Regular Rifleman Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Fire Lance Lt Arthur Blankenship, Regular Archer Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Susan Hayes, Regular Enforcer (s) Piloting 3, Gunnery 3 Anton Jones, Regular Jenner Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Richard Garvey, Regular Wasp Piloting 2, Gunnery 4 Recon Lance Lt Paula Stilson, Veteran Ostroc Piloting 2, Gunnery 3 Jan Leflar, Regular Wasp (s) Piloting 5, Gunnery 5 Dai Chin, Regular Slinger Piloting 3, Gunnery 4 Kim Yaro, Regular Locust (s) Piloting 3, Gunnery 3 destroyed. ComStar Transport Starlord Class JumpShip Reiver Relver Chippewa Chippewa Avenger Class DropShip Union Class DropShip Mammoth Class DropShip Corsair Corsair Shilone Shilone Fortress Class DropShip Vengeance Class DropShip Slayer Slayer Stuka Stuka Transgressor Transgressor Vengeance Class DropShip Transit Transit Sting Ray Sting Ray Lucifer Lucifer Castle Brian Defenses If the exploring party has gone through security systems in the commandant's office or quarters, security, head Tech's computers, or weapons control, or gotten into either of the computer centers on the sixth floor, (Or If ref otherwise determnines) these defenses may be used. Ground Floor Defenses: There are 4 of each type of buzz bomb at the ground floor in the cliffside ports (z) pointing down the long box canyon up which much of the ComStarforce must come if the players have shut the security doors in the tunnels. Tunnel Defenses: Treat Entrance and Gas Tight Doors Like Hardened Walls. In each of the tunnel ports (see (z) on tunnel diagram) there are two buzz bombs of the referee's choice loaded. Gas TightDoors: When these are closed between pairs of x..x, no gas may leak through. For every round of exposure to gas, make a Hull Integrity Roll as per the Vacuum Section, page 59 of the BattleTech Compendium. "Mechs or vehicles will take damage for 4 rounds when gas is released unless they retreat behind closed doors. After that, the gas reacts with tunnel air and becomes inert. At the tunnel curve, if 'Mechs are trapped between both sets of closed doors, each gas load will do damage for 7 rounds due to concentration within the area. Ceiling Ports: control the emission of Anti-'Mech gas. Figure two loads from each port. Time Line for ComStar If the expediton has remained undetected until the time given, ComStar Froces will be in the locations given (Before Start, Monster engine half finished, Internals repaired) Day 1 ComStar Lands at 0600 ComStar Camps 310 km from Castle Monster armor repaired Day 2 0600 ComStar resumes trek 1800: Monster sensors fixed, engine work completed, ComStar 220 km from Castle Day 3 0600: ComStar resumes trek 1800: Monster heat sinks & life support finished Comstar 160 km from Castle Day 4 0600: ComStar resumes trek 1800: Monster legs connected, gyro tests completed, ComStar 100 km from Castle Day 5 0600 ComStar resumes trek 1400-2400: Monster 3 weapons connected, SRM loaded ComStar 40 km from Castle Expedition JumpShips detected Day 6 1000: LRM loaded, ComStar ROM team arrives at outpost 1000-1200: Monster partially tested, at 12:00 ROM team makes contact with the Scout at his camp. Expedition JumpShips taken, kept in com silence 1200-2400: ROM Team searches, may run into expedition Day 7 0600-1400: ROM TEAM searches outside, finds camp at 1400 More Part II A Lust for Lostech A Scenario for MechWarrior Note To Gamemaster/Referee Ellingsen Expedition, Davies' Rockers, Morgan's Ghosts, Corman's Dragons, Castle Brian Explorers Attacking Force (ComStar et al) Maps: Ground Level, Levels 1,2,3,5 Buzz Bombs Part I A Lust for Lostech A Scenario for MechWarrior Background Information for Players: The Briefing Information for Players: Computer Screen Info Information for Players: The Monster Information for GM: Pedro Ellingsen Information for GM: Castle Brian Information for GM: The Levels Back to BattleTechnology 14 Table of Contents Back to BattleTechnology List of Issues Back to MagWeb Magazine List © Copyright 1990 by Pacific Rim Publishing. This article appears in MagWeb.com (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. 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