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Captain's Log II

Charlie: back in June, we had the first episode of the Captain's Log , Jon's journal of his travels in the Scyrian Expanse . In this episode, the flotilla takes its first leap out into the Expanse... I'll hand you over to Jon without further ado. The sub-sector map at the time of writing. EXTRACTS FROM THE JOURNAL OF LAIUS ORTANO Captain's log, star date 3.151.999.M41 Journal Entry: 787 After some minor shifts in gravity during our stay in the warp, Azaryah has translated us back into real space, on the outskirts of a binary star system. Our first step into the unknown expanse of the Scyrian sub-sector. Curiously, against statistical odds, our long range scans indicate signs of life dotted across multiple moons and planets. There are also mining opportunities available. Most are not in hospitable environments. However, there is a small moon orbiting a gas giant that has a livable environment and is rich with minerals. Another moon close-...

Captain’s Log I

After months of preparation, the new Battlefleet Gothic campaign is underway! Andy and Jon have begun their exploration of the Scyrian Expanse, an uncharted sub-sector at the edge of the Achernar Sector  (that's the sector we Bunker dwellers made up as a backdrop for most of our games/stories, like the Daniverse or the Calixis Sector ... feel free to suggest an appropriately irreverent name in the comments section). As with other recent campaigns, we're keeping track of everything using a wiki. As they explore strange new worlds and stranger civilisations, or boldly go where no rogue trader has gone before, new entries will appear on the sub-sector wiki page . Below is a star chart of the Expanse. Most sub-sectors only have ten(ish) useful star systems in them, so you can infer from this map that space is big, and it's up to the players to find the good stuff. Jon is playing Captain Laius Ortano, the commodore of the Imperial Navy flotilla. Andy is playing...