Date sent: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 22:36:00 -0600 (CST) From: Wraith To: babylon5-wars@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU Subject: [B5W] SCENARIO: Severed Dreams Send reply to: babylon5-wars@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU Yes "Severed Dreams was on TNT tonight and since prompted me to com eup with this scenario. Might be useful to Earth Wars Playtesters if they have a copy of the B5 Station. NOTE: All my information on the B5 Station is guess work. I'mm guessing 60 fighters by what I've seen on the show and the fact that the Narn station can carry 48. I'm also guessing that the B5 Station will have sections like the Narn and Centauri Bases. Be that as it may... its all guess work. This is probably more suited for a convention or large gathering game... but I know there are some of you out there that love a good LARGE game and hopefully some of you have Earth Wars playtest material so you can enjoy this (even if you can't tell me any info on the station, like how wrong I am about the number of fighters etc." Anyways, enjoy, and please post suggestions for improvement and more accuracy with the show. I got lots of great advise on No Surrender No Retreat and felt I was able to make a better Scenario thanks to the lists help. Anyways... do enjoy. Wraith * * * * * * * * * * Severed Dreams 2: A Scenario for B5 Wars, based off the battle in the Babylon 5 television series episode "Severed Dreams" For a lot of Players BACKGROUND: The year is 2260. President Clark has just declared Martial Law through out the Earth Alliance and some in the military don't agree with his decision. Tension runs high through out the military and Captain Sheridan knows that a decision has to be made. Unfortunately that decision was made for him when President Clark ordered the bombing of civilian targets on Mars for their refusal to implement his Martial Law decree. Two Omega Class Destroyers the Churchill and the Alexander along with the Babylon 5 Station itself have to make a stand. "Following these attacks, Orion 7 and Proxima 3 have broken away from the Earth Alliance and declared independence. Babylon 5 now joins with them. As of this moment Babylon 5 is seceding from the Earth Alliance. We will remain an independent state until President Clark is removed from office." "Jump Gate activated. Here they come." PLAYER #1 (Rebels) Babylon 5 Station [post re-fit] w/ 60 Aurora Starfury Heavy Fighters, 2 [damaged] Omega Destroyers (Alexander and Churchill) w/47 Thunderbolt Starfury Heavy Fighters PLAYER #2 (Loyalists) 2 Omega Destroyers (Agripa and Roanoke) w/ 48 Thunderbolt Starfury Heavy Fighters and 4 Breaching Pods, 2 Hyperion Heavy Cruisers w/ 12 Aurora Starfury Heavy Fighters and 2 Breaching Pods, 24 Aurora Starfury Heavy Fighters borrowed from another base. DAMAGED OMEGA'S: Take d6+4 10 point hits. Roll a d5 for side hit 1-forward, 2-starboard, 3-port, 4-aft, 5-primary and apply damage w/ armor. Roll and record all criticals sustained by the ships. As you'll also note, the Alexander is missing one Thunderbolt which it lost to a luck laser shot from a Hyperion Heavy Cruiser on its way to B5. SET UP: Map: ABC DEF There is a Jump Gate located at 4228 Babylon 5 is located in 0505 f3 Fighters are deployed within 5 hexes of the station at a speed of 6 any facing Alexander is located in 0604 f3 speed of 0 Fighters are in the barn. May launch at the end of turn 1 Churchill us located in 0605 f3 speed of 0 Fighters are in the barn. May launch at the end of turn 1 Loyalist forces begin coming through the Jump Gate at the beginning of turn 1 at a speed of 3, facing 6 VICTORY CONDITIONS: Rebels: Disable or if necessary, destroy all Loyalist Capital Ships Loyalists: Destroy or Disable both Omega Destroyers and take out at least 2 sections of the B5 Station SPECIAL RULES: Fighter Flight Rules are used Ramming is allowed on the Rebel side only after at least one structure block has been destroyed. Rebels may not fire first. They may target and fire on the same turn as the Loyalists, but it is the Loyalists that must fire first. Each section of B5 has 25 points of security forces should a breaching pod make it through. Half of these are Narn. Roll high/low before the beginning of the game to discover which sections have the Narns. Use Playtest Breaching Pod rules from the AoG Website. OPTIONS: Replace the 24 borrowed Aurora's with 24 Thunderbolts Try adding more Breaching pods to the Loyalist Fleet. RUNNING IT: Rebel Players: 1 - Babylon 5 Station w/ 6 Aurora Starfuries 3 - 18 Aurora Starfuries 2 - Omega Destroyers w/ 6 Thunderbolts 2 - 18 Thunderbolts Loyalist Players: 2 - Hyperion Heavy Cruisers w/ 6 Aurora Starfuries + 1 Breaching Pod 2 - Omega Destroyers w/ 6 Thunderbolts + 2 Breaching Pods 2 - 18 Thunderbolts 1 - 24 Aurora Starfuries Some Quotes from the episode. Perfect for use on Turn 1: "This is Captain Dexter Smith of the Earth Alliance Destroyer Agripa to Babylon 5 and renegade ships. You are ordered to surrender your commands and prepare to be boarded. This is your only warning. If you do not surrender we will be forced to initiate deadly force. "This is Captain John Sheridan, Babylon 5. You are executing an illegal order in violation of the Earth Alliance Constitution. These orders have forced us to declare independence in order to insure the safety of the station. We don't want a fight. But if you attempt to carry out these orders we will defend ourselves. (Pause) Come on Captain, you must see that these orders are wrong. Leave while you still can." * * * * * * * * * * Severed Dreams 2: A Scenario for B5 Wars, based off the possible battle in the Babylon 5 television series episode "Severed Dreams" For a lot of Players BACKGROUND: Babylon 5 has just repelled President Clark's forces and just in the nick of time the station couldn't take much more. Just as things look like their done, and its ready to go back to normal (or ass normal as can be) the Jump Gate opens again with more of Clark's Forces. PLAYER #1 - (Earth) 2 Omega Class Destroyers w/ 48 Thunderbolt Starfury Heavy Fighters +4 Breaching Pods, 1 Hyperion Heavy Cruiser, w/ 6 Aurora Starfury Heavy Fighters + 1 Breaching Pod PLAYER #2 - (Minbari) 3 Sharlin Warcruisers w/36 Nial Heavy Fighters, 1 White Star,(Damaged) Babylon 5 Station w/ 30 Aurora Starfury Heavy Fighters DAMAGED B5 STATION: Randomly loose 1 section of the station and take three 10 point hits to every other section. Roll and record all criticals gained. SET UP: Map: ABC DEF There is a Jump Gate located at 4228 Babylon 5 is located in 0505 f3 Fighters are deployed within 5 hexes of the station at a speed of 6 any facing Earth Forces enter on turn 1 from the Jump Gate at a speed of 3, facing 6 Fighters are in the barn. May launch at end of turn 2 Minbari enter from Jump Points as such: Sharlin #1 0504 f3 speed 3 Sharlin #2 0404 f3 speed 3 Sharlin #3 0604 f3 speed 3 White Star 0704 f3 speed 3 All Nials are in the Hanger. May launch at the end of turn 3 VICTORY CONDITIONS: Earth: Take out 1 of the Minbari ships and at least 1 section of the Babylon 5 Station Minbari: Disable all of the Earth ships and send them on their way. SPECAL RULES: Fighter Flight Rules are in effect Use playtest Breaching Pod rules from the AoG Web Sight Minbari may not fire first. They may target and fire on the same turn as the Earthers, but it is the Earthers that must fire first. Each section of B5 has 15 points of security forces should a breaching pod make it through. Half of these are Narn. Roll high/low before the beginning of the game to discover which sections have the Narns. OPTIONS: Give the Earthers some extra fighters, maybe 24 Auroras Try giving the Earthers some extra Breaching pods RUNNING IT: Minbari: 3 - 1 Sharlin w/ 12 Nials 1 - Babylon 5 Station w/ 12 Aurora Starfuries 1 - White Star w/ 18 Aurora Starfuries Earth: 2 - 1 Omegas w/ 6 Thunderbolts w/ 2 Breaching Pods 2 - 18 Thunderbolts 1 - Hyperion w/ 6 Aurora Starfuries w/ 1 Breaching Pod Some Quotes from the episode: Turn -1 EARTH "This is Captain Drake to Babylon 5. You are order to surrender and prepare to be boarded by order of President Clark." Turn -2 MINBARI "This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection. Withdraw or be destroyed." EARTH "Negative we have authority hear. Do not force us to engage your ships." MINBARI "Why not. Only on human captain has ever survived battle with the Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives be somewhere else."