Afew question on crusade time line

[LimeyDragon]

Ok, i'm going to run a game based around crusade.. it's year 3 of the drakh plague,a nd earth is getting desporate... so a motley crew of mixed backgrounds and races, have been given an old hyprion rail crusier that was brouhgt back from being decomissioned to help search for a cure.. The ISA and the Legaue along with independent states of EA all helped staff the vessel.. so needless to say its a mix all right..

the question i have are..

1. i need a better time line that cover 2266- 2271 than what i can find.
2. when did the cure get found and where..
3. any suggestions..

 

[Mongoose Gar]

1) I generally use the b5 chronology, but that hasn't been updated with the new DVD movies. As far as I know though, there's no real data on any of the Crusade time line except for the first half-year.

2) Not defined. Apparently, the plan was for Crusade to wrap up the plague storyline well before the five-year deadline, and then go off investigating Shadow legacies.

3) Any idea what sort of characters you'll have? Or what plot elements you want to emphasise? Action? Adventure? Investigation? Politics?[/url]

 

[Valarian]

The cure being found is mentioned in the Psi Corps book, Final Reckoning. It's not described in any detail though. The Earth, or at least Paris, doesn't seem to have suffered greatly in the plague years.

 

[Shadow Queen]

on the Crusade dvd's JMS said it was going to be a year or two untill the cure was found and the rest as Mongoose Gar said was to be finding out and destroying Shadow tech.

If you get hold of the Crusade book it will help out a lot as will Darkness & Light and not forgetting The Techno Mage fact book

 

[qstor]

3. any suggestions..

I was thinking of doing a campaign around the same time.

The Drakh book is good for ideas too. They're pretty active behind the scences on Centauri Prime and else where.

There might be left over Shadow tech around on the black market too.
The Crusade book has a small section on the Thieves Guild.

Mike

 

[LimeyDragon]

3) Any idea what sort of characters you'll have? [/url]

so far i have the folloing characters..
techno-mage
minbari (sub race) religous class telepath
human ISA ranger
human EA Officer Was at the battle to defend earth from drakh assault
Drazi Trader

Or what plot elements you want to emphasise?

of coures the over tone of finding a cure.. this ship will go to the long shot or vauge locatiosn that the excaliber will not take. I figured at some point the crew will run into the excalibur.. i was thinking of mixing the political aspect of the new EA R&D with the shadow tech, as well as the constant drakh issue.. I was also considering using the aliens from "Legend of the Rangers" movie and expanding on it..

 

[LimeyDragon]

on the Crusade dvd's JMS said it was going to be a year or two untill the cure was found and the rest as Mongoose Gar said was to be finding out and destroying Shadow tech.

If you get hold of the Crusade book it will help out a lot as will Darkness & Light and not forgetting The Techno Mage fact book

i have both books, the crusade books has good info. but you can tell from re4ading it and watching the show, JMS had so much palnned that was allowed to unfold..

 

[LimeyDragon]

3. any suggestions..

I was thinking of doing a campaign around the same time.

The Drakh book is good for ideas too. They're pretty active behind the scences on Centauri Prime and else where.

There might be left over Shadow tech around on the black market too.
The Crusade book has a small section on the Thieves Guild.

Mike

ooh, thieves guild... i had forgot about that aspect...

 

[Ulkesh]

I'm waiting for my order to come through so I can get the Crusade book but as a suggestion I think the Drakh book might be something good for ideas and storylines to use as already mentioned. Don't forget that the very first episode of Crusade also had a Drakh being captured by the Excaliber so perhaps you can link it to that.

Also that B5 movie that was never produced called "The Memory of Shadows" or something like that had a Technomage plot where one of their order was selling his services to produce Shadowtech for elements within the Earth Alliance I think. So you could perhaps link that in if you want. Perhaps you can make it a plot with the Technomage player you have where they find out that rogue elements in EarthForce are manufacturing Shadow tech through a Technomage and want to unleash it on the galaxy. Perhaps this "evil" technomage is doing it so he can find a way to replicate his technology in order to continue the production of his implants.

Just my suggestions.....

 

[B_Steele]

I was also considering using the aliens from "Legend of the Rangers" movie and expanding on it..

Grab the Legends of the Rangers book...you will find a lot of what you might need in there.

Also, your ISA Ranger will find ALOT of stuff for his Order in that time period.

-Bry

 

[Valarian]

of coures the over tone of finding a cure.. this ship will go to the long shot or vauge locatiosn that the excaliber will not take. I figured at some point the crew will run into the excalibur.. i was thinking of mixing the political aspect of the new EA R&D with the shadow tech, as well as the constant drakh issue.. I was also considering using the aliens from "Legend of the Rangers" movie and expanding on it..

You could have the character's ship be used to scout out a location to see if it's worth sending the Excalibur in. The Excalibur would have better labs and the resources. The character's ship may only have basic lab facilities.

 

[LimeyDragon]

You could have the character's ship be used to scout out a location to see if it's worth sending the Excalibur in. The Excalibur would have better labs and the resources. The character's ship may only have basic lab facilities.

thats a fantastic idea.. thanks..

 

[Shadow Queen]

I hope your Mave has a sence of houmour like Galen

 

[LimeyDragon]

I hope your Mave has a sence of houmour like Galen

he is a galen fanatic.. so his character may parallel galen..

Also i found referance to a techo-mage named Kane.. but can't remeber the rpg book it was in. But doe snay one have info on this person.?

 

[Shadow Queen]

There is a Kell

 

[Kizarvexis]

I hope your Mave has a sence of houmour like Galen

he is a galen fanatic.. so his character may parallel galen..

Also i found referance to a techo-mage named Kane.. but can't remeber the rpg book it was in. But doe snay one have info on this person.?

Kane was initiated along with Galen. He is featured in the Centauri Triology and mentioned in the Technomage books.

Kell is the leader of the Circle when Galen and Kane are initiated.

Kizarvexis

 

[Shadow Queen]

I not got them books cant get em fracking book shops.

 

[LimeyDragon]

There is a Kell

foudn it, was in the crusade book..

Does anyone has stats on the Assault version of the Hyperion for hte RPG..?

 

[Shadow Queen]

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[Shadow Queen]

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