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.H1
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The Droyne
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.PP
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.I
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The following is an exact reproduction of a faction sheet I handed out to one of our players in the Diplomacy game I set up to run in the background of the regular Grenzland campaign. I'm adding this here to show how space aliens from a science fiction rpg and readily be included in a classic medieval fantasy wargames campaign. It references
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.R
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The Ancients
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.I
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a highly advanced spacefaring species, who \[em] according to the lore of the Traveller universe \[em] "exported" humanity to the stars 300.000 years before our time.
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.R
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.H2
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Current location
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.PP
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In close Orbit around Sol III, our mythical Earth, around 160.000 AD.
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Yes, history is a bit skewed in the far future. Factually, the Ancients
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were still around back then, looking for intelligent species to
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spread to the stars.
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.H2
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The Situation
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.PP
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A particular locale on the planet has caught your attention. The
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Droyne do not know it is called *Grenzland* yet, but that's exactly
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what you're looking at. About three and one half rotations ago, of
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Sol III orbiting around it's single System Star, one of the two moons
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was hit by a massive surge of energy. It exploded and subsequently
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some of it's fragments tumbled down onto the planet to hit your area
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of interest in a couple of devastating meteor strikes.
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.PP
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Who or what caused this impressive demonstration of fire power?
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.PP
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About two rotations ago, your own faction was hit by disaster.
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Possibly due to orbiting debris, your sister ship crashed into the
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Ocean south of your current area of interest. There has been no
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contact to your comrades since, and by now your crew is convinced that
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none of those other Droyne survived.
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.PP
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However this may be, your scopes and bio sensors show increasing
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activity of various native species somehow vying for dominance. If one
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of these species could be identified as the originator of the power
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surge, it might indeed be a prime candidate species to advance out
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into the universe.
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.PP
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You have identified and provisionally labled:
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.BU
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"Humans" having set up a growing community in M46W11 ("Fort Gronde", played by @Valez),
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.BU
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"Humans" living in a grim castle in rough badlands in N46E05 (played by @ky0nshi),
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.BU
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"Island Elves" living on an Island in M46AF04 (played by @pehaef),
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.BU
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"Wood Elves" living in a forrest in M46AM46 (played by @olupo),
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.BU
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"Orcs" living in a swamp in M46L15 ("Sumpfburg", played by @kensanata),
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.BU
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"Orcs" living in a small pallisade and ditch type keep in M46AD19
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(played by *Charlie Brawn*)
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.BU
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A large flying reptile, lairing in N46AD12 (played by @tacojr)
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.BU
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Another large flying reptile, living together with half-sized
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"Humans" in a forrest in M46G03 (played by @momo_otl and @heye9100)
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.BU
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a group of smaller flying reptiles, living in the mountains in
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M46N21 (played by @Preuk)
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.BU
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Seafaring "Snake Men", having set up camp close to their wet navy
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ships in M46AL13 (played by @agroschim)
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.BU
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A group of almost familiar looking "Lizard Men" hiding in a swamp in
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N46AR23 (played by @hasranaypunin)
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.PP
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Now it's time to get done on Sol III, decide on a species and return
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to your home system.
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.H2
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Your Faction
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.PP
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.BU
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Droyne Leader (fights as Sorcerer with Lightning Bolt missile)
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.BU
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Droyne Technician (as Magician)
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.BU
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2 Droyne Sports (as Magician)
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.BU
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8 Droyne Warriors (as Heroes with Halberts)
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.PP
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All Droynes have the psionic ability to become invisible by
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clouding the minds of their opponents. While the Droyne do
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have wings, Sol III's gravity is to strong and the atmosphere not
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dense enough to actually use them here. Droyne have a normal
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movement of 12" on foot.
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.H2
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Chainmail Army-Points
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.PP
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460
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.H2
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Yearly income
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.PP
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You're kidding? you're
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.I "the Ancients" !
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.H2
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Villages under control
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.PP
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Well,
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.I "the planet" ,
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sort of?
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.H2
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Alignment and Goals
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.PP
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Neutral - identify one species from Sol III to pick up and promote to
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the Stars. That's the task, the Grand Father, your godly and most supreme
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leader has given to you. Choose wisely! (the whole body of Sci-Fi RPG
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literature might depend in it ...)
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.PP
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Here's a
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.I Caveat
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I realized while revising this faction sheet: The
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story about the ancients is some early 1980s science fantasy yarn. The
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idea that some "angel" like heavenly beings pick out a single "race" to
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spread to the stars seems cool, but it also contains elements of a
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racist story - like many fantasy stories if you think about it.
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It might not feel right with 2025 readers and players.
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So be mindful of that, and I wouldn't mind at all, if you changed this
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factions motives entirely, pick a whole bunch of species, or say that the Droyne
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will change their minds altogether and never export anyone from terra.
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It's your faction and your game.
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.H2
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Ressources
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All Droyne have telepathically controlled beam pistols, which work
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like Lightning Bolts in Chainmail. Warriors are equipped with
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high-tech halberts of sorts, to be used in melee.
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.PP
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You have a Spaceship from the ancienct far future, that looks and
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functions like a conglomerate of spherical pods. Movement about the
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spaceship works by teleporting from one pod to another. Individual
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pods can detach from the whole to work as individual shuttles. They're
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ultra fast, compared to anything known on Sol III. Teleporting from
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one pod to another also works when they're detached, turning them into
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bidirectional gates. In effect, one way or another, you can
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move to anywhere on the map instantly and make contact to one of the
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other factions - be sure to describe what they're looking at!
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.PP
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Round sections of the pods walls can dematerialize on command to allow
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to leave and enter the pod from the outside, for example when dirtside
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on Sol III. Also, the pods float on water, even when powered down.
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.PP
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Take your time, engange and interact as much as you like, enjoy!
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.Au lkh
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.sp 0.4cm
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.LP
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.BS
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.sp .3cm
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.nf
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.ps 12
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.vs 16
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.ft BMR
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Du hast einen \fBRollenspielladen?\fP
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Du veröffentlichst ein \fBFanzine?\fP
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Du suchst \fBSpieler\[md]innen\fP für Deinen \fBOpen Table?\fP
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Du möchtest auf \fBinteressante Termine\fR hinweisen?
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.ft BMI
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.sp 0.2cm
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.ps 14
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.ce
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.ft BMR
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.fi
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.sp .3cm
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.ps 10
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.vs 11
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.BE
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.sp 0.4cm
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