Robotech Insurrection(1), Podreczniki RPG, Robotech

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Presenting:
The Robotech RPG Book 10:
ROBOTECH: INSURRECTION
Dedicated to all the fans of Robotech out
there that keep with the show 17 years on.
Special Thanks to:
Nathan Babcook - For his help with, and criticism of, this book and for designing the
fabulous Southern Cross Recruitment Manual. Chris McGrane - for finally giving in and
playtesting this, and many other, of my games. Michael Spence - for introducing me to
Role Playing. Thanks also to my playtesters... and finally a special thanks to my father
whom I kicked off the computer to write this thing.
Characters copyright 1985 Harmony Gold USA, Inc./Tatsunoko Production Company., Ltd. All Rights Reserved
"ROBOTECH" is a trademark Owned and Licensed by Harmony Gold associated terms and charaters are copyright Harmony
Gold, Inc.
Insurrection is a work derived from and based on Palladium's Robotech RPG (c) 1996 Palladium Books, All rights reserved
world wide. No part of Palladium's work may be reproduced in part or whole, in any form or by any means, without
permission from the publisher. Although inspired by history, any similarity to real people, names, places, and events is
purely coincidental and unintentional.
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Presenting:
The Robotech RPG Book 10:
Insurrection
June 1999-September 2001
Written By: Bjorn Palmqvist
Additional Ideas & Contributions: Nathan Babcook
Initial Editors: Chris McGrane
Nathan Babcook
Maps: Bjorn Palmqvist
An Introduction to Australia and New Zealand
Author's Note:
Writing a Robotech Supplement for Australia seemed to me at first to be a simple task. I’ve lived in this
vast place for well over half my life so experiences should translate well to paper, or so I thought. The
problem with writing yet another supplement on Australia for a Role Playing Game is inevitably that it will
turn out kitsch. Mad Max themes, stories involving the Opera House, our strange fauna, ancient
indigenous peoples, beaches and the “outback” have all been done to death. Furthermore Aussies don’t
see their country that way. Australia is, for all intent and purposes, just another western-style economy
with its own little quirks. In all the Robotech Supplements only a single mention is made of American
Indians. Likewise Australian Aborigines don’t feature as main characters in this game. Make no mistake,
their presence is felt and is of some importance in the future world of Robotech but theirs’ is not a central
role. Instead, Australia’s political turmoil, indecisiveness when faced by multiple external threats and the
ability of the few and political unwillingness and inability to confront such menaces by the many are
central to the plot. The characters are part of a scattered minority of heroes in a world run amok. They
are the ones who do not lose hope when no hope is forthcoming. It will be a story of a fight against the
odds, not only a physical and violent one, but a political and social one. If you, as a player or game
master, want to add in more than a touch of “Australiana” then by all means do so (looking at a few
classic movies should provide plenty of reference material). The story presented here, however, will not
be based on novel Australian eccentricities (well, perhaps just one or two).
A few facts about Australia should be noted for those that read this on foreign soil. Australia is a vast and
forbidding place, even more so in the world of Robotech. There may be several million people living on
this continent but most of these will be found in a few large cities. As a whole the country is a vast, and
largely barren, land. Having said this Australia has nearly every type of landscape and vegetation found
anywhere in the world. In the South East it has more snow in winter than Switzerland. In the north there
are rainforests and wetlands. In the far west and southeast there are magnificent forests. There are
mountains, plains, hills, gorges and the vast, treacherous deserts. The only thing Australia really lacks
are high Alpine peaks (Mt Kosciusko, the highest peak in Australia, is only 2230m high) and glaciers,
which we have none. Nor are there any active volcanoes. As a matter of fact Australia is not very
tectonically active at all. This has resulted in a landscape which is extremely old, even on a geological
time scale.
Dates:
Those of you with an eye for details or those who love spending hours discussing the virtues of the
Robotech timeline (if there are any) will probably note a few things and perhaps disagree with them. I
have placed the beginning of the Second Robotech War on the 1
st
of January 2030, fifteen years after the
McKinney destruction of the SDF-1. I have always believed that a lot of time passed with long lulls in the
fighting in the first number of episodes of Southern Cross and so have placed the end of the war in the
spring (April-May) of 2032. The Invid attack is placed in February just like in the Eternity comics but I
pushed the date back until 2034, not 2033 both because the RPG mentions a later arrival and because I
don’t have the Second Robotech War finish until 2032. If you disagree with these dates then change
them accordingly.
Players’ Introduction
The Coming of the Storm
State of the Army April 7 2031
From the minutes of the General Staff Meeting, Kakadu Aero Space Defense Network, April 7 2031.
Present at meeting: General Mohammed Melaka (CinC PacRim and Field Marshal of the H.C.O.S.), Col.
Elise Mabarn (CO, acting, G.M.P. 9th Corps), Lieutenant General Ford (CO 8th GTC), Lieutenant General
Wallis (CO 11th ATC), Admiral Jackson (CO Kakadu/Pine Creek Aerospace Defense Forces), Colonel
Arthur (CO Civil Defense PacRim), Air Marshal Kirch (CO 83
rd
Tactical Air Force).
The following transcripts are part of the briefing which took place at the Kakadu facility on the seventh of
April 2031.
General Melaka: "At ease. Please have a seat ladies and gentlemen. This meeting is now in order. To
begin with I wish to make clear that I am aware of the pressure we are all under and that I therefore
plan to make this briefing short so that we may get back to fighting the war. Let us start with
summaries of Corps statuses. If you would please give us your briefing General Ford."
General Ford: "Thankyou Marshal. The 8
th
Ground Tactical Corps' situation is as follows; The 8/1 brigade
has been on alert since January last year but has so far seen no direct action with the enemy. The
brigade is well trained and fit for action. Supplies remain sufficient and combat readiness is estimated
at 96%.
The 8/2
nd
in Port Moresby has seen some action with enemy units. Rogue Zentraedi activity out of
Borneo, supposedly tied to the alien invasion, has resulted in increased skirmishes reported in the
area. Morale remains high and supply lines are intact and working to capacity. Current combat
effectiveness is estimated at 88%.
The 8/4 Desert Squad Brigade in Alice Springs is facing some civil unrest from the local Zentraedi
populace and have also been involved in a number of what I can only describe as probing actions by
the enemy. An increase in human bandit activity in the inland has forced the use of supply convoys. I
regret to say that there have been 47 reports of desertions from the brigade but the G.M.P. ensures
me that the situation has been brought under control. Estimated readiness of the brigade is, due to
the civil upheaval experienced in the area, estimated at 64%.
The 8/5 Desert brigade has arrived in the North Lands mostly intact. Enemy ambushes over Africa
downed some of the cargo transports but the Brigade has now been safely incorporated into the
Yellowstone command.
This leaves the 8/6 J.S. brigade. The Jungle Squad has seen serious action with terrorist groups that
we suspect may be funded by the Javanese. A number of incursions by sea borne terrorists and
malcontents along the entire Cape York peninsula have been thwarted. The lack of help on the part
of the Australian Defense Force has been problematic in these incursions but this situation has
recently improved. It would appear that the ADF has realised that it cannot keep itself isolated from
the world any longer. We can only hope that they see the light and join the UEG before much longer."
General Melaka: "Thank you General. General Wallis, if you please."
General Wallis: "The 11/4 has been transferred to Monument to support the 15
th
....”
State of the Army December 1, 2031
From the minutes of the General Staff Meeting, Dundee Base, December 1, 2031. Present at meeting:
Col. Elise Mabarn (CO G.M.P. 9th Corps), Brigadier General Harris (XO 8th GTC), Lieutenant General
Wallis (CO 11th ATC), Admiral Jackson (CO Kakadu/Pine Creek Aerospace Defense Network), Wing
Commander Larsen (CO CDFC), Lieutenant Colonel Jovanovic (CO CDC), Air Marshal Kirch (CO 83
rd
Tactical Air Force).
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