[RT03] Lure of the Expanse

 Contents Lure of the Expanse Game Master’s Briefing  ..........................................................4

Eye of the Needle

A Priest-King’s Ransom Adventure ................................... 69 The Light of Terra ............................................................... 73 Ark of the Forsaken Adventure .......................................... 78 Dross...................................................................................... 83 Land of the Sky-Father Adventure .................................... 85 Processional of the Damned ............................................... 88 The Processional Adventure ............................................... 91 Concluding the Heathen Trail ............................................ 94

Overview  ..................................................................................6 Gazetteer: Footfall...................................................................8 The Lay of the Land  ...............................................................8 The World Beyond Leaders, Rogues, Fools, and Prophets ............................... 11 To Claim the Treasure ......................................................... 96 Arrival at Footfall ................................................................. 13 The Dread Pearl ................................................................... 97 Encounters and Locations ................................................... 13 Piercing the Storm ............................................................... 98 Following Rumours ............................................................. 16 Running the Straits of Damnation ..................................... 99 The Auction .......................................................................... 19 The Battle of the Dread Pearl...........................................100 The Foretelling of the Seven Witches ............................... 22 The Dread Pearl Revealed.................................................102 Allies and Rivals ................................................................... 24 Paradise for the Taking  .....................................................104 Exit Footfall .......................................................................... 30 Location-Independent Encounters ...................................104 The Administratum Oeconomica Returns!........................ 30 Location-Based Encounters  ..............................................106 Into the Warp ....................................................................... 31 Meeting the Natives  ...........................................................110 Where Next? ......................................................................... 31 War Comes to Paradise  .....................................................112 Voyage to the Dread Pearl .................................................. 33 The Sentinels Return  .........................................................114 Quppa-Psi-12 ....................................................................... 39 The Storm Returns.............................................................118 Exploring Quppa-Psi-12 .................................................... 40 The Aftermath  ....................................................................120 Finding the Temple of Farseeing ....................................... 42 Awards and Consequences  ................................................121 The Star Map ........................................................................ 45 Profit and Achievement  .....................................................122 Stop the Ritual ..................................................................... 45 Appendix: NPCs  ................................................................123 Aftermath .............................................................................. 48 Rogue Traders  ....................................................................123 Allies and Adversaries  ........................................................125 The Heathen Trail Creatures of Quppa-Psi-12 ...............................................130 The Star Map Nexus Points ................................................ 50 The Eldar  ............................................................................131 Heathen Stars Gazetteer ..................................................... 51 Starships  ..............................................................................134 Competition .......................................................................... 54 Map I: The Temple of Farseeing ......................................141 Zayth ..................................................................................... 57 Map II: Site of the Final Battle of the Dread Pearl ........142 War Without End Adventure .............................................. 61 Achievement Point Tracker  ...............................................143 Vaporius ................................................................................. 66

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