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What Hides Behind the Void?

A FATE game In the world of The Utopian Revelation
10/13/20 | Full
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Supporting Cast
  • Alexa
    The Intrepid Explorer's built in and recently unlocked AI
  • Court of Scavs: Master of Ship Recycling Alvin Takeo
    Old, mad genius obsessed with AI making his living as the Master of Ship Recycling for the Court of Scavs in the Graveyard. Obsessed with adding AI into everything but can't resist adding a flaw/quirk that often undermines the original object's purpose.
  • Sanguine Sultan Ameir Binsell
    Enigmatic, Young (Looking) leader of Paphadis, Hakuna, and PleasureINK
  • Anastasia Moroz
    Socially Graceful Debutante
  • Auntie
    Auntie is an overweight (rather, appears to be) large jovial woman who wears massive brightly colored dresses and has tall, bright hair. She is very ostentatious and fills a room when she enters. She claims to be "everyone's auntie"
  • Botley Botterson
    A tiny, palm-sized robot with massive oversized eyes. He's young, curious, and eager to learn about the universe. He also gets bored easily and is endlessly fascinated by how his legs kick.
  • Faction Leader Brothers Shieldbrov
    Two Viking Cyborg Warriors
  • Madam Carlita von Legua
    Boisterous Tailor & Fashionista of Hakuna's Palacia Dilleta
  • Doctor Elara Kress
    Leader of the Nibian 3 Research Team for Brotherhood of Independent Scientists Studying the Power Sucking Properties of the Hersperus Nebula
  • Deliverer Francisco Pallo
    An unknown pilot escorting a ATS Senator to Xanti that turned and attacked them zealously in his one-man fighter.
  • Georgie-Boy
    Chatty, Fearful, Syndicate Thug
  • Portmaster Grace Drake
    Petite, Fierce Ex-Security Commander/Current Portmaster of Nibian 6
  • Captain Jack Morrison
    Notoriously ruthless Mercenary Leader
  • James Rowner Jr
    Handsome, 22 year old dirty-blonde party hound trapped in a nightmarish consequence of a graduation trip gone wrong.
  • Juda Longarc
    Red-headed friendly 12 year old girl on Nibian 6.
  • Second Luke Warzen
    Gruff, Older Hornet Pod Second in Command. Survivor of Krasian Offensive. Understands the consequences of failing his duty.
  • Marco Wheeler
    Brown-Haired Early 20s ATS boy with a Mohawk. Presumed Dead after escaping Hakuna. Thessa's Twin Brother.
  • Shadow Secretary Maria Venlua
    Brown-Haired, small younger woman with glasses constantly seen following Lady Ash with a datapad. She seems to be her secretary.
  • Bounty Hunter Mark 37-091
    Robotic Archer, former defender of Xanti’s Slush, traveling the Galaxy to discover more about himself and the nature of his creators.
  • Concierge Marla
    Tall, Beautiful Blonde Woman in a Toga. The PC's personal Concierge on Paphadis.
  • Staff Member Messa
    Short, Brown-Haired Girl serving as a Staff member on Hakuna
  • Nathaniel Scoxand
    Greying older man wearing a brown duster with empathetic eyes that hold a deep understanding.
  • Beast Rouge Billins
    Massive, Brutish man known to work for the Plastike Society as an Assassin along with his partner, Beauty.
  • The Carriageman Silent Usher
    The classically dressed chauffeur of Lady Ash.
  • Slade Troal
    Ship Scavenging Team Lead. Wears Engineers Clothing, Welding Glasses, etc. Works for the Ship Salvage Team.
  • Captain Taylor Mormont
    Androgynous Hornet Pod Captain that patrols the edge of the Graveyard regularly. Adrenaline junkie and thrill seeker at any cost.
  • Thessa Wheeler
    20 year old Bright-Green haired girl. Highschool girlfriend of Kelsi Rowner and friend of JJ Rowner. Her brother, JJ's best friend, "died" trying to escape to the Rebels.
  • William Blake
    Deceased and Headless Folksy Ex-Deliverer finding a new path forward with Dash after leaving their lives serving Fate together. if(function rt(){return!!window.Ember||(!!window.Vue||(!!window.Meteor||(!(!window.React&&!document.querySelector("[data-reactroot], [data-reactid]"))||!!(window.angular||document.querySelector(".ng-binding, [ng-app], [data-ng-app], [ng-controller], [data-ng-controller], [ng-repeat], [data-ng-repeat]")||document.querySelector('script[src*="angular.js"], script[src*="angular.min.js"]')))))}()){window.postMessage({singlePageAppCheck:true})}else{window.postMessage({singlePageAppCheck:false})}
  • Yarael Tavik
    Ambitious and Steadfast Leader of the Council of Nibian Traders
  • Yuka Antova
    Antova is brown-skinned, short, with uneven brown hair and brown cybernetic eyes. She wears a red leather trenchcoat, enjoys cyberpunk fashion, and carries a customized electronic/manual hybrid lockpicking set. if(function rt(){return!!window.Ember||(!!window.Vue||(!!window.Meteor||(!(!window.React&&!document.querySelector("[data-reactroot], [data-reactid]"))||!!(window.angular||document.querySelector(".ng-binding, [ng-app], [data-ng-app], [ng-controller], [data-ng-controller], [ng-repeat], [data-ng-repeat]")||document.querySelector('script[src*="angular.js"], script[src*="angular.min.js"]')))))}()){window.postMessage({singlePageAppCheck:true})}else{window.postMessage({singlePageAppCheck:false})}
  • Yves Moonie
    Male Smuggler/Drug Dealer. Yves has red hair and narrow brown eyes. He wears a red leather armored biker jacket and carries a large hover-case filled with all varieties of drugs.
Timelines
LIVE

Session 41: Splashdown

Sessions Archive

11th Dec 2023

Session 40: Splashdown on Al'Rhudi

The Iridium Dawn, with Halba Defensive Platform's permission, have obtained permission to head past the orbital station to the waterworld of Al'Rhudi below.



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20th Nov 2023

Session 39: Refugees in Al'Rhud

After a harrowing, cramped trip in Z-Space, the Crew of the Iridium Dawn make it to the Al'Rhud System in search of relief from their quickly dwindling supplies.



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7th Nov 2023

Session 38: Iridium's Run

The Iridium Dawn, filled with refugees, flees towards the Al'Rhud system to rest, recoup, and process what they intend to do next.



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23rd Oct 2023

Session 37: Rescuing the Refugees

The Crew heads down to Nibian 3 as a Black Hole consumes its atmosphere.



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3rd Oct 2023

Session 36: Black Hole Come

The crew of the Iridium Dawn deal with the aftermath of the Utopia Bomb explosion, decimation of Nibian 6, and creation of a Black Hole.



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19th Sep 2023

Session 35: Infiltrating the U-Boat

The Crew infiltrates the U-Boat to discover its terrible secrets



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15th Aug 2023

Session 34: A Universe Forever Changed

The players head back to familiar turf to be able to hunt down the lead they found.



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30th May 2023

Session 33: A New Beginning

Starting Arc2, the PCs become a crew once more 9 months after their last mission on New Avon.



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5th Apr 2022

Session 32: The Enemy of Mine Enemy

The Ein Sof Survivors come face to face with their former allies, the Court of Scavs. Will they be able to help them escape or will they have to find their own way off of the planet?



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15th Mar 2022

Session 31: Fracas in the Farmhouse

The Ein Sof Survivors have been tracked down and trapped in an abandoned farmhouse by a Krasian dropship and its accompanying Titan. After their time apart, they finally must fight to stay together once more.



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1st Mar 2022

Session 30: Behind Enemy Lines

The Ein Sof Survivors are trapped without a ship on an occupied New Avon. Many of the crew-members have been killed, fled, left behind, or are simply missing. How will they get out of this one and resume their battle against the forces that conspire against them?



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15th Feb 2022

Session 29: A New (Avon) Start

The Crew, formerly known as the Crew of the Intrepid Explorer, find themselves in an old, familiar world in new unfamiliar circumstances after throwing themselves into a portal after their showdown with Orgeneous in Ein Sof.



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18th Jan 2022

Session 28: No Way Home

The Crew, with their 3 new saved souls, have the parts to repair their ship and escape. All that is left is to find the route out of this accursed dimensional pocket.



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4th Jan 2022

Session 27: Escaping Ein Sof

The Crew sets out to escape the fallen city of Ein Sof and return back to their normal space, the Universe That Is



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7th Dec 2021

Session 26: Exploring Ein Sof

The Crew found themselves trapped in the ancient, mythological city of Ein Sof, the "Golden City" of the Hosts. Guru Kevin lays slain by the shadowy figure, Leliel, who then spoke freely with them and explained the situation they were trapped in. They assessed their ship, somewhat noisily, and while doing so found themselves ambushed by a strange creature that shifted from being manlike to birdlike before their eyes. The shot of Tumerian's rifle still rings out as they prepare to defend themselves.



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9th Nov 2021

Session 25: Whispers in the Dark

The Crew's triumphant escape ended with an incredibly brief trip into Z-Space before their sudden and horrific loss of all ship's power. The ship careened and crashed into something solid beneath it. Left in the darkness and silence of their suddenly dead ship, the Crew is left to wonder where they've ended up this time?



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26th Oct 2021

Session 24: Choices and Regrets

The Crew reels from the multiple revelations they have encountered: Krasia's assault, the Fragment of Maiden, and the death of the Law. Sometimes to go forward you have to take one step back.



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12th Oct 2021

Session 23: Revelations

Having survived the Krasian Assault, the PCs are left to find a new path forward with the revelations they have found.



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28th Sep 2021

Session 22: Dying to Get Out of the Graveyard

Despite their successful defeat of the traitorous Slade Troal and the Demons, the Crew leaves the destroyed Demorte to see the jaws of the trap closing around them. Krasia's navy has surrounded all of the inhabited ships of the Graveyard and has launched an attack to destroy the final organized power standing between them and a new assault on the Rim.



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7th Sep 2021

Session 21: Death on the Demorte

The Demorte is being actively assaulted by Krasian Special Forces. The Crew finds themselves smack in the middle of a violent attack yet again.



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24th Aug 2021

Session 20: Return to the Graveyard

The Crew leaves Paphadis, mission partially complete, and heads back to finish their contract in the Graveyard.



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10th Aug 2021

Session 19: A Sanguine Offer

The Crew has barely survived the ambush by the assassins. Their request for a meeting has been approved and will take place in 2 days. Their deception to push the nature of the assassins off as the "local Terrorists" seems to have worked. Now all that is left is to convince the Sanguine Sultan to give them a batch of the highly dangerous Sprin so they can finally fulfill their contract and return home.



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27th Jul 2021

Session 18: The Murder at the Masquerade

Dash lies convulsing on the ground. Li and Mark fall into an unknown hole, both with gaping wounds. Kyra stands face to face with “Beauty”, the masked assassin. The case slid into a hole with a beeping knife embedded in it. Warren flees the berserk Sprin-Rampaging Guard.   Standing over Dash’s body surrounded by pulsing walls of light across the dance floor, crowd scattering in every direction, stands Chiara: stilettos snapped, catsuit cut for comfort, knife slowly pulling out of the neck and helpless hands of Anastasia Moroz, slowly being withdrawn back to Chiara’s side.   The attack has taken less than a minute. The repercussions may last, and determine, a lifetime.



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6th Jul 2021

Session 17: Assassins at the Masquerade

The Crew, focused on trying to gain a meeting with the Sultan to obtain Sprin, have discovered that the Plastike Assassins have caught up to Anna at last. She has a deadline to deliver her case to them at the Midnight Masquerade and the threat of their ship's destruction if she should flee.



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22nd Jun 2021

Session 16: The True Price of Pleasures

The Crew are forced into a decision of avenging the life of a girl murdered in front of them or keeping their promise to Anderson Harbro (and more importantly, Lady Ash) to return the Sprin by the deadline.



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8th Jun 2021

Session 15: Pursuing the Pleasure Planet Paphadis

After surviving their harrowing Xanti experience, the Crew heads towards their contracted mission on Paphadis to find, buy, and return a shipment of Sprin to Anderson Harbro in the Graveyard.



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25th May 2021

Session 14: Finding a New Path

The Crew, stuck in the Slush on the verge of death with a true monster looming on the horizon may be forced to make the most unlikely of allies.



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18th May 2021

Session 13: Into the Slush


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27th Apr 2021

Session 12: Rising from the Graveyard

The "Intrepid Explorer" now officially squibbed, the Crew are left to leave their new friends and enemies in the Graveyard with the AI Companion in tow.



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6th Apr 2021

Session 11: The Court is in Session

The Crew waits for their Ship’s squibbing to be finished. Unfortunately, past deeds come to haunt them once again.



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16th Mar 2021

Session 10: Dying to enter the Graveyard

The Crew have survived the harrowing entrance of the Graveyard and found the home of the elusive Court of Scavs. Multiple small ships approach them as they try to recover for a moment...will they be permitted entry into the Court?



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2nd Mar 2021

Session 9: The Hausaga Syndicate

The Syndicate has made their claim on New Avon. The PCs are left with a decision to make.



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16th Feb 2021

Session 8: Star Forge in the Rear Views


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27th Jan 2021

Session 7: Aftermath of the Ambush

The immediate crisis on the Star Forge has been resolved. The citizens won’t all burn up and die. Now they only have to deal with an alien infestation for the foreseeable future. Will the PCs leave the Core refinery of the Rim to this uncertain fate or find a way to return things to how they once were?



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22nd Jan 2021

Session 6: Rise of the Skittering Horrors

The Shrine of Orgenous has been breached and the eggs lying dormant appear to be reawaking. Jason and Dash flee for their lives in the vents while Anna, Kyra, and Warren stare at consoles reporting heat levels dangerously rising all across the Star Forge. The Fate of the Star Forge lies in their hands as panicked radio reports begin chiming in.



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5th Jan 2021

Session 5: The Fate of the Star Forge

The Investigation of the Star Forge Sabotage is fully underway. Can the Crew discover the Saboteur before they kill everyone? Was Warren right with his "empathetic vision" about Newton Barrick?



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22nd Dec 2020

Session 4: The Star Forge

A mystery plagues the Star Forge. The PCs are there for their own purposes, but what secrets await them on this ancient Refinery?



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15th Dec 2020

Session 3: Refined Society

Fake IDs in hand, the PCs can leave New Avon for the Core once more. Will they head into Krasian Territory or will the allure of refined Utopia shift their course?



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17th Nov 2020

Session 2: The Summons


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3rd Nov 2020

Session 1: The Depths of Nibian 6

The crew of the Salters Peppers head on their “mission of mercy” to the inhospitable Nibian 6.



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The discovery of Utopia has changed the shape of the universe. The shimmering, black metal of Element 129 has been turned into fuel, drugs, medicine, and ultimately power. The Krasian Meritocracy is violently pressing out into the Rim to snatch up every drop of the valuable resource while the Terran Alliance and Supreme Versian Binderate seem to let them flow unchecked.   Meanwhile, this is the tale of a totally sane freighter crew having a perfectly normal time.

This story is told by

The Protagonists

Rose Skytree

Guru Kevin

George Salter

Tumerian Li Shen

Kyralin Straussedorph

Jason Black

burt billson

Alicia Candler

Jason

Kyra Strauseldorf

Dash Reynard

RONIN