November 13, 2024
“Let me get right down to business: I have acquired crucial information that could be key to finding the famed Chrono Shards... It's probably the most valuable prize in this corner of the Frontier.” - Las-ZL0
We’re eager to announce our first Grimdark Future: Star Quest Campaign, Into the Frontier. We will release this across six chapters, with the first two chapters releasing today to all Tier 1 and Tier 2 Patreon supporters. Tier 2 Patreon supporters will also get the 3D Model for Rixxon added to their MyMiniFactory libraries. We will continue to publish a chapter of the adventure alongside Human Defense Force releases in the coming months to allow you to use your new models in our first Star Quest adventure. As we said when we released Grimdark Future: Star Quest, October Patreon supporters will also be getting these rewards added to their libraries retroactively.
The chapters of Into the Frontier, except for the first and last, are designed to be played in any order. As with our Age of Fantasy: Quest Campaigns, each of these chapters will also contain two scenarios. Players will face a variety of unique challenges and receive rewards, both from the missions themselves and the accompanying story!
Players can play the adventure with any valid party. While recommended enemies will match up with HDF force releases, it’s possible to play the scenarios with any collection of units for your enemies!
As the title implies, this story takes place in the Frontier, the vast uncharted rim of the galaxy. This region has already been introduced in the Grimdark Future World Book, but it is ripe for further exploration.
Your adventure starts out on Tugator, one of the more famous gateways to the Frontier. Here, you’ll be able to adventure alongside the diminutive robot Las-ZL0 in pursuit of the legendary adventurer Ellisia Orvanas. Thousands of wild rumours circulate about this Elven corsair, some of which are even true, and she is reputed for being harder to catch than a Kalruxi’an glow-fly. The most notable of these rumours claims she is currently pursuing a priceless treasure known as the Chrono Shards.
However, you are not alone; Colonel Rixxon, a renegade Human Defense Force Commander, has established himself in the sector, and he is also determined to hunt down the elusive Elven adventurer. Rixxon has abandoned his former loyalties in favour of cold-hard cash, confident that he can make a fortune with a mysterious alternative fuel source harvested from a nearby planet.
During a fateful encounter with Rixxon, you’ll find yourself a witness in the Colonel’s assassination of a crime lord and former client of his. Unfortunately, this leaves you and everyone else in the bar marked for elimination by this renegade commander.
In your first mission, your team of plucky adventurers will have to hold out against multiple waves of attacks before escaping in the chaos. Fleeing civilians litter every corner of the station, marked for elimination like yourself. You will have to fight smart to protect them and keep the pressure off, or else use them as a distraction to make Rixxon’s minions easier to pick off as they swarm into the bar.
Of course, even if you make it out, you’ll still have a long way to go before you can catch up to Ellisia and shake the Colonel for good. With Las-ZL0’s aid and connections, you might just be able to turn the situation around, but might just be able to do it.
As the adventure progresses, you might find more aid from other sources as well, since Rixxon hasn’t been able to build his wealth without making his share of enemies. This ragtag opposition to the renegade colonel may serve as valuable allies throughout your quest. Still, you’ll have to dodge bullets, defuse traps, charm, and intimidate to have any chance of reaching your objective.
If you fight well and stay one step ahead of Colonel Rixxon’s minions, you might just be able to catch up to the legendary adventurer Ellisia and perhaps even get your first clue in the search for the Chrono Shards.
Are you ready to take your first step beyond Sirius and into the Frontier?
Happy Wargaming!
– OPR Team
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