Tales of the Efferdhal Lily
From UTRPG
- Check the feeds; our import-export customs record is clean. She's a good ship, is our Lily. Always steers us true. And she should, for all the Thalers the Wilkinsons spent on her. I never in my life piloted a ship while afraid of chipping the paint like I am these days. Still, I should be grateful I'm at her helm instead of in her brig. Oh, no, I don't mean nothing by that. I had an eventful youth, is all. But this ship is reliable as all get-out, and our satisfied customers are the proof of that. There's a reason I'm known for transporting ... sensitive cargo. After all, like I said: our records are clean. — Captain Derrick "Boomer" Phezir, of the Efferdhal Lily
Tales of the Efferdhal Lily is a Diaspora campaign set in the far future, in a backwater stellar cluster. It follows the crew of the Efferdhal Lily, a transport yacht from the system of Areston.
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[edit] Characters
[edit] PCs
- Christya Desdemona Heyrdahl, Honey-tongued envoy of Areston (Haddock)
- Hsieh Mei-Ling, Oregonian doctor (Threlicus)
- Jett Miner (Mike)
- Jacob Ogilvy, an archaeologist who is famous for all the wrong reasons. (Prince)
- Derrick Phezir, captain of the Efferdhal Lily (Dave)
- James Trevelyan (Jonathan)
- Preston Feckless Wilkinson (Ericthegreen)
[edit] Major NPCs
- Peter "Teflon Pete" Contos, president of the Oregon System Association
- Dr. Peng Fa Li (a.k.a ValentÃn Porlin), from the Lansing Scientific Institute
- Lieutenant Colonel Earnestine Jeppesen, Corvallian military officer
- Zana Farms, Zanan shipping company
[edit] Minor NPCs
- Anaximander Smyth, security ensign, third-class, on the Efferdhal Lily
- Darius Engblom, junior communications officer of the Efferdhal Lily
- Ambassador Rudolph Fulghum, Corvallian ambassador to Polk (deceased)
- Darren St. James, driver assigned to Preston and Jett for the duration of their stay in Polk
- Darrell Unrein, co-worker of Connor Gonzales and informant
- Connor Gonzales, ex-informant (deceased)
- Dr. Kyl Marrick, of the Lansing Scientific Institute, ex-boyfriend of Hsieh Mei-Ling
- Senior Professor Kines, University of Areston
- Buettner, representative from Zana Farms Shipping Company
- Chancellor Allyson Overly of Laberge University, South Lansing
- Clinton Brassfield, Xiang Hong's executive assistant
- Xiang Hong, Director of Security (and chief spy) for Yushi's OSA delegation headquarters
- Captain Preb, Corvallian ship captain (ref)
[edit] Setting
[edit] Star Systems
The cluster contains the following star systems:
- The Areston System, the gated community
- The Erewhon System, deadly terraformed paradise
- The Halogia System, home to miners and pirates
- The Oregon System, a chaotic trinary planetary system
- The Tombstone System, strip-mine penal colony
- The Viagra System, home to underachievers with big ships
- The Zana System, a collection of specialty theme parks
[edit] Locations of Interest
In addition, there are some locations of interest:
- The Dead Star, a black dwarf in the Halogia system which is the source of mysterious and ancient alien artifacts
- The Giant Appropriated Space Pope Obelisk of unknown origin, discovered in the Oregon system
[edit] Hazards
And the cluster's major hazards so far (apart from the PCs) include:
- The Dead Star Pirates, who use the spatial distortions in the Halogia system to evade detection
- The Interstellar Kraken, a dangerous phenomenon — or perhaps creature — thought to harry travelers between Viagra and Halogia.
- Simon Walletminder, president of Tombstone
[edit] The Tales
| Tales of the Efferdhal Lily Campaign Timeline | |
|---|---|
| Part 1: The Artifact Trilogy | |
| Book 1 | The Viagran Waystation |
| Book 2 | The Sign of the Black Leaf |
| Book 3 | The Tombstone Mission |
| Part 2: Beyond Oregon (the RPOL story) | |
| Book 1 | Leaving Tombstone |
| Book 2 | The Oregon Trail |
| Book 3 | The Salem Affair |
The following are the stories told of the Efferdhal Lily. Which of them are true, and which made up, is a matter of some debate among those who care.
[edit] The Artifact trilogy
[edit] Book 1: The Viagran Waystation, starring Jacob Ogilvy
In which a routine passage through the Viagra system encounters complications.
[edit] Book 2: The Sign of the Black Leaf, starring Christya Desdemona Heyrdahl
In which a delivery to Areston uncovers suspicious activity.
[edit] Book 3: The Tombstone Mission, starring Jett Miner
In which unsettling changes are discovered in Tombstone.
[edit] Beyond Oregon (the RPOL story)
This story arc takes place as a play-by-post game on RolePlay online.
[edit] Book 1: Leaving Tombstone
In which the crew of the Efferdhal Lily looks for somewhere where there is no price on their heads.
[edit] Book 2: The Oregon Trail
In which the Efferdhal Lily gets an unexpected addition to the crew on its way to Oregon.
[edit] Book 3: The Salem Affair
In which the crew of the Efferdhal Lily tries to find a new slipknot route and gets embroiled in Oregon politics.
[edit] Game
The game system being used is Diaspora, a hard (ish) sci-fi FATE variant. The sourcebook (available through Lulu or RPGNow) is the main reference; the SRD (version 0.1.2) is also available.
Currently the game is being run as a play-by-post on RPOL.
[edit] House Rules
House rules in play are:
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Session Spotlight: each session spotlights one character - Additional Skills: Deceit, Empathy, Investigation
- The rules for Concessions are clarified and made more specific.
- The move another rules are expanded to allow moving several people at once.
- One type of variant slipknot is being used: pairwise one-way slipknots.
Custom stunts include:
