The Face of Oblivion

By Catherine Pegg
Players: 6-8
Genre: Sci-fi drama
2277,
May 17, Asteroid Habitat Aoraki Mountain, Captain’s Address to Crew:
“People,
we’ve done this before. The system newcomer Oblivion, whatever its mass, is
just another flying rock. Killing rocks is our trade – we have the technology,
the manpower, and the will. Earth will not fall on our watch.”
2278,
April 4, Asteroid Habitat Aoraki Mountain, Captain’s Address to Crew:
“…
in light of Oblivion 3’s failure due to catastrophic equipment malfunction, technical
crews will be inspecting Aoraki’s infrastructure early this year. We trust that
our crew will behave in the spirit of Aoraki as Oblivion passes through our
orbit…”
2278,
April 4, Captain’s Private Log
“This
isn’t over.”
For
more than a hundred years the people of Earth and its surrounding space
habitats have been fighting the Rock War – a collection of solid masses are
passing willy-nilly through the Solar System, many of which could profoundly
damage the mother planet. Most have been neutralised – humanity is winning! But
now the largest planet-killer of them all, code-named Oblivion, has defeated
the last three attempts to divert it. Soon it will pass through the orbit of
Asteroid Habitat Aoraki Mountain, almost close enough to see, and the Captain
has one last desperate gambit in mind…
But
oh – this will cost. Join the habitat’s officers in the last two hours before
an irrevocable decision is made. Sometimes there aren’t any good choices.
What
compromises will you make, in the Face of Oblivion?
Cost: PWYW
Available from: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/144589/The-Face-of-Oblivion?src=rpgnetwiki
Previous NZ runs
Wellington 2016
Wellington 2014
Category:Catherine Pegg
Category:5-10 player
Category:Drama
Category:Science fiction