The Rig War Campaign

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By Adam Isherwood

Warpshack Entertainment

The Rig War Campaign


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Introduction

Welcome to the second online campaign of Shattered Verse. First off I wish to thank everyone who

participated and made the previous campaign: The Liberation of Capria a terrific success.

This second campaign is an evolution from the previous format of the Capria campaign. The biggest

change being you can use any rule-set you wish to play your games. Even though it will only be the

Shattered Verse games that will be written up in detail for the continuation of the narrative in

IntreWeb magazines, the games using non Shattered Verse rule-sets can still decide the campaigns

outcome none the less.

So as we begin another chapter of worldwide narrative wargaming exploits, i ask only one thing...

HAVE FUN!!!

Adam Isherwood

Creator of Shattered Verse

Credits

Written By: Adam Isherwood

Artwork: Matt Favale

Adam Isherwood

Special Thanks: Shattered Verse ForumYoutube Wargaming Community

Ian Miles

Leigh Phillips

Shawn Upshaw

Tyler Mears

Clay Bahl

Copyright 2010 Adam Isherwood

The right of Adam Isherwood as an author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with theCopyright, Design and Patents Act, 1988

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted

in any form, or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior

consent of the copyright owner.

This rulebook does not intentionally defraud, or otherwise seek to be malicious toward other books, games,

authors and persons. Parts of this rulebook may reflect other worlds and imaginings, though similarities are

accidental and not intended.


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Kryton

Planetary Overview

Planetary Survey

System:Shrike

Gravity:91.G

Satellites:1 Moon of

Population:8 Billion: 90% Android

Rotation Speed:20 hours days, 6 days a week, 270

days a year.

Climate Classification:Severely arid, Dessert

Total Land Mass:74%

Planetary Governor:FAL Mainframe

Urbanisation:Heavily industrialised with android

dwellings located throughout.Terra Forming:None, planets natural state.

Principle Exports:Oil, Technological Goods

Water Supply:None Synthetic is created for non

android populace.

Food Supply:None Androids dont eat food is

imported for non androids.

Society:Highly in order

++ Known History ++

Was originally one of the most hostile

warzones of the early years of the Shattering

but a ceasefire was made by the enslaved

Androids who fought for the Shard Factionsupon Kryton soil.

Tired of waging wars, dying and being slaves

they took demanded sentiency. After bitter

campaigning with Cyclon, Nanocite and

Antomaton supportthey were granted

their freedom and grudgingly the Shard

Factions handed them custody of the

warzone that claimed so many of their

comrade Androids. Upon Kryton the Free

Androids League was founded.

++ The Mainframe ++

The Mainframe was originally a SANCTUM

logistics program, charged with commanding

the Android armies of the Kryton War. After

the ceasefire and the founding of the FAL, the

Mainframe went from commander to king of a

empire establishing itself as the central

administration program of Kryton and all of

the FAL of the Neo Verse.

The Mainframe is a cold and calculated

creature. It thinks purely in numbers and

soulless logic. It has no qualms in sending

hundreds into danger and certain death if it

deems the price to valuable for the FAL to

resist.

The Mainframe is more than just a machine, it

is the Immortal Emperor.


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The Rig-WarThe Target:

Sector 2,346B The Hive

Located in the dead centre in the

Artuo Ocean, The Hive is the

single most productive Rig cluster

of all the rig clusters of Kryton,

possibly the whole Neo Verse!

The trillions of gallons of oil that

the Rigs produce a day could

mobilise entire fleets throughout

an entire campaign. At themoment the oil produced by the

Hive is sold throughout the Neo

Verse, to all Shard Factions, but

due to the FALs affiliation with

FRINGE, they get a substantial discount on the purchase of the oil. This is a distinct advantage that

FRINGEcannot continue to obtain for much longer ifHAVEN and SANCTUM wish to survive, let alone

win the Shattering.

The Objective:

Claiming the Central Node Tower: Queen B

The seven Rigs of The Hive are connected to a central control tower known as Queen B; she is the

only link the Hive has with the Mainframe who in turn nurtures the Hive into the industrial cogs of

the Kryton Machine.

As well as acting as oil retrieval rigs, each of the seven rigs acts as a guardian for the Queen B.

Onboard the central control centre of each Rig is a Custodian Frequency which unlocks one of the

seven gates guarding the Queen B only with control of each of the Custodian Frequencies can

control be gained of the Queen B.

So your mission: Control the Rigs, gain the Custodian Frequencies to gain control of the Queen B

with her under our control we can sever the connection with the Mainframe and bring the facility of

the Hive fully under our factions control. With this precious commodity, our factions new found

power can turn the tide of the Shattering!


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The Battlefield: The Hives Rigs

The Rigs or Custodiansof the Hiveare vast toweringstructures each one like a steel giant standing guard

in the black Artuo Ocean over their Queen.

Each Custodian stands 100 feet from the surface of the

ocean and is the size of a capital city as you know it.

Thousands of lives work day and night to harness and

purify the oil from the black seas of the Artuo. These

lives are mostly android who toil without tire for the

good of the FAL, the rest are a small percentage of

other people of other races most leave the hard oil

toil to the androids and see to other tasks such as

maintenance and the seeing that the leisure centres on

the Custodians are always running to keep the androids happy during their time off.

The terrain of the Rigs are mostly industrial even the homesteads and leisure centres are built

around the industrial works. But located sparsely throughout are forests built as retreats for the

non androids when things get on top of them. These forests are completely synthetic but look 100%

real and range from pine and bamboo forests to tropical jungles of alien beauty sadly androids

dont understand nature fully and these forests layout is usually a strange mix of all forests types at

once!

The people of the Custodians rarely venture beyond, each

of the rigs are completely self contained civilisations and

the leisure centres pride themselves in able to fulfil every

desire a soul could wish for. As well as containing many

vices the Custodians each also hold their own self

defence force many veteran detachments from

regiments serving their last years of service until

retirement. However these defence forces are meant

for local law enforcement and defending the Custodians

from skirmish attacks they are no match for what

HAVEN and SANCTUM have in store for them.

With the armies ofHAVEN and SANCTUM approaching, the Custodians and the FAL have sent out a

plea of assistance to all FRINGE allies of neighbouring systems as well as making contracts with

AliAstra Systemwide for their much prized mercenaries.

Regiments from across the Neo Verse flock to the Hive to conquer or to defend what will your

regiment choose?


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Personalities of the Rig War

Lt. Commander Matiel Constantine

Faction: FRINGE (301stKrytonian Rig Raiders)

Race: Human/ Android

I have been fighting SANCTUM all my

goddamn life, slowly pushing their holy filth

piece by piece from Kryton you are not going

to let my life pursuit go in vain! Each of you owe

me victory gentlemen and by your life you will

not deny me of it!

Commandant Khuan Hai

Faction: SANCTUM (Shadowflames)

Race: Inu Sieshen

We have won great honour on the fields of Capria, honour

to lead our holy warriors to Kryton. Victory is already in our

grasp brothers all we must do is tighten our fists and keep

it in our grasp!

Captain Ishyrwude

Faction: HAVEN (2nd

Glavorton Guards)

Race: Felleasian

Capria will not happen again! We conquered the Neo Verse

once for Neo Xandra and we will do it again for HAVEN wedraw the line here no more defeats. Through blood, spirit

and determination we will take The Hive and fuel the gears

of war for HAVEN for centuries to come. What we do in life,

echoes in eternity!


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Playing the Campaign

Now that you know about what there is to know about Kryton, it is your turn to make the

narrative! The outcome of the Rig War is down to you the players, your games will determine who

claims The Hive and the knock on affect it will have on the rest of the Verse.

To join in the campaign is free and dead simple, just follow these easy steps:

Visit the Shattered Verse Forum and create an account.http://shatteredverse.proboards.com

Play a game of Shattered Verse or other Sci-fi Wargame and make a Battle Report of thegame

(This can either be a video or written report with pictures)

Go onto the forum and enter the Online Campaign Section, and then enter the Kryton RigWar Campaign section.

Create a new thread and post your battle report. Done!

Making a Battle Report

To stop fake games and cheating which would spoil the campaign, you must make a BattleReport, as evidence of you games, this can be a written report with pictures on your personal blog

(remember to add the link) or written directly onto the forum.

It can also be a video battle report, Youtube is a good place to upload the video and just add the

link to your video in your battle post on the forum.

Important: Your report if written must include pictures of the game

Rig WarCampaign Information

Forum Register Start Date: Now!!! :P

Start Date: December 1st

2010

End Date: December 31st

2010

Results Announced on forum: Late January 2011

What Rules to Use?

As a first for Shattered Verse campaigns, the Rig War will allow use any modern or Sci-fi wargame

rule-set you wish. Only the narrative from Ground War, Fleet War and Covert War games will be

written into the IntreWeb Magazine; however the results of a battle using non Shattered Verse

rules will stand. Basically if you use a non Shattered Verse rule system, even though the fine

details of your game will not be mentioned in the IntreWeb Magazine, your game can still

determine the final result of the entire campaign.

A healthy compromise me thinks :P
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Creating your Shattered Verse Army

Miniatures

Shattered Verse allows you to use whatever miniatures take

your fancy, as long as it fits with the unit its intended to

represent (so yeah, no hamsters counting as tanks please!).

Even though the game is intended for 15mm scale

miniatures, the game handles just as well in 28mm.

Recommended Companies

The following companies are

recommended for 15mm play:

http://khurasanminiatures.tripod.

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http://www.groundzerogames.net

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http://www.criticalmassgames.co

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http://www.rebelminis.com/

http://www.15mm.co.uk/

http://eurekamin.com.au/

http://combatwombatminiatures.

com/

Choosing Your Shard Faction

The first step in creating your Shattered Verse army is

choosing your Shard Faction. Now the faction you choose

will not restrict you when creating an army in any way, all

Shard Factions share the same the army lists. My advice is

to choose the faction you sympathise with, the one whos

cause you believe in. This will give you a strong motivation

to build your force and crush your rivals in the game of

course!

Army Background aka Fluff

To add an extra layer creativity and enjoyment to your army

creation, many wargamers like to add a back-story narrativeor fluff to their armies. Shattered Verse has a rich and

strong narrative throughout its setting which totally

embraces strong narrative gaming.

Give your armies history; from glorious victories to tragic

defeats, the best stories always have both! You could even

chart your battles and let your games mould a story for you.

This not only adds another layer to your hobby but gives

other players enjoyment and makes your army one to be

remembered, as well as being a part of your opponentsShattered Verse story.

You never know, could become a famous enough general

that you might end up in future volumes...
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