This mission is an average-sized Armada. This fleet of rotating cylindrical ships houses only a single individual. Most citizens are baseline dynamic. Temperatures are typically moderate. The physical space is gritty and blocky, while digital space looks and feels like a continuous disaster movie that operates like a simulation of the analogue world. The Hospitalers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from another Stardweller mission and another Stardweller mission.
On the surface, the populace is in open revolt, but underneath, this mission has been infiltrated by outside forces. You will find aid from rebels fed up with their government, but face both do-gooders fed up with their government, and local leaders with a death-wish and a terrible secret. Meanwhile, exuberant rebels are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is an average-sized Research group. This black-and-neon space station has a densely clustered population, as in a city. Most citizens are baseline dynamic. Temperatures are typically cold, with extreme variations. The physical space is dark, imposing, and gothic, while digital space looks and feels like a continuous disaster movie and is operated as if it were a huge steampunk machine. The Dancers on Broken Worlds have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from another Stardweller mission and the Independents.
On the surface, a religious schism interferes with the mission, but underneath, this mission has been infiltrated by outside forces. You will find aid from secretive xenophiles, but face both xenophiles trapped in a viral lens, and well-intentioned Crisis Control officers. Meanwhile, sneaky children in a tough situation are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is a small Mainstay group. This classic ring-and-spindle starship has a densely clustered population, as in a city. The citizenry is equally split between physical and dataform, with nearly all citizens belonging to a single mass-mind composition. Temperatures are typically cold. The physical space is a constant surrealist fever-dream, while digital space is encoded in heiroglyphics and ancient structures that uses astronomical phenomena as a metaphor. The Hospitalers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from Mechanica and another Stardweller mission.
On the surface, overpopulation is creating resource issues, but underneath, citizens are living in contradiction of their Core Values. You will find aid from children who have lost everything, but face both obnoxious Crisis Control officers fed up with their government, and fired-up xenophiles. Meanwhile, exuberant researchers are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is an average-sized Mainstay group. This domed undersea colony has a very densely packed population, with many groups in each home. Most citizens are baseline digital. Temperatures are typically warm. The physical space is sleek and chromed, while digital space has a surrealist aesthetic with a flat filesystem that operates via mnemonic search. The Wargamers have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from an Old-Worlder settlement and the Daoine.
On the surface, infrastructure failures wreak havoc on the mission, but underneath, the people are living in fear. You will find aid from do-gooders frustrated with the real world, but face both disillusioned lens programmers, and elders who don't know their own limits. Meanwhile, sadistic researchers without a moral compass are pulling strings in the background.
This mission is an average-sized Armada. This fleet of metallic cephalopod starships has individuals spread out as in a small town. Most citizens are baseline dynamic. A few mass-mind compositions make up a substantial portion of the population. Temperatures are typically moderate. The physical space is like a cosmic Jack Kirby scene, while digital space is a text-only interface with a multidimensional categorization system for all files and sites. Heterolinguists have an unexpectedly large presence. Also visiting are some citizens from the Nanori and another Stardweller mission.
On the surface, there is substantial trouble with corruption in the government, but underneath, this mission has been infiltrated by outside forces. You will find aid from rebels who don't know their own limits, but face both clever financiers, and highly-placed do-gooders. Meanwhile, conflicted do-gooders with a death-wish and a terrible secret are pulling strings in the background.