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Transit to Perdition: Near Death Experience #2 for Rapture: The End of Days

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Transit to Perdition v1.1


Location: HR511 (Confucius) Star System.  Largest extra-solar colony of the Human Diaspora, with ~1.5 million souls inhabiting the planets, moons and orbitals scattered throughout the system.
Time: The year 2645, approximately 9 months after the Earth went dark.

You've heard the old miner's tales about Perdition, the sister world of our lovely colony, Confucius, right?  Well, if what you heard sounded bad, then it's most likely true.  Perdition is the only other planet in the Goldilocks (liquid water) Zone of the system primary - HR511 - but where Confucius is an Earth Analogue, a near paradise, Perdition is about as close to being the opposite as you can get. While Perdition is reported to have a breathable atmosphere, the biosphere is shattered and the clouds which boil above that devastated world are said to hold dangers that no sane man has returned to describe.

So why would anyone want to go there?  Well it's a miner's paradise, with rich pickings among the rings circling that cursed world.  Mining the rings is fine.  It's just not recommended to go to the surface, that's all.

And yet, the surface is exactly where you, your crew-mates, and your plucky little transport ship have been chartered to go.  Somehow, MentAI - an AI research and production corporation with few assets in the colonies - have managed not only to get down to the surface safely, but they've succeeded in setting up a research facility there.  From all the stories you've heard about Perdition, this job is NOT a good idea, but the MentAI representatives insist that the goods you've been entrusted to deliver are sorely needed, that they will provide you instructions to transit safely through the cloud layer on arrival in orbit, and that the pay, well, that's simply phenomenal!  Of course it's contingent on the whole crew keeping their mouths shut, but that's not unusual when dealing with the Colonial Corps.  So it's straight in, deliver the goods, get the consignment note signed off, and get the hell out.  Simple, right?

Well it might have been, without loose lips discussing things before you even lifted from Confucius, shifty researchers awaiting their 'precious cargo,' and competing factions buying off the crew.  And then there's that sealed, powered, cargo container squatting in the middle of the hold.  That thing is just weird...  it's been drawing increasingly more power from the ship, and as your transport approaches it's destination, the cargo officer reports that the electronic lock on the container has logged that it has been accessed in the last sleep cycle, which breaches the contract the entire crew signed...


Transit to Perdition is the second in a series of Adventures for Rapture: The End of Days, which can be run as stand alone missions, or fit neatly together as part of a larger story arc leading humanity back to Earth... and the ulimate battle for humanity's last souls.

 Version 1.1 - You Talk, We Listen

Taking on board reviewers comments and wisdom gleaned from running the adventure at cons, the core text of Transit to Perdition has been updated, with extra material to help your game run smoothly and be more rewarding than ever, rules updates, clarifications and improved explanations that have added two more pages to the text.

But wait, there's more!  We've also included a new audio clue and transcript to bring the secret history of the Nippon-Korean Imperialist State into your adventure (at the appropriate time), and a GM's cheat sheet, bringing all the rules and threats details together into one double-sided page, replete with a flow chart of the adventure so you can more easily know where things are going.

All in all, there has been no better time to pick up Transit to Perdition, and scare the socks off your players!

Released to Coincide with Sydcon 2011


Transit to Perdition was run for 4 sessions at Sydcon, in Sydney Australia, over the October long weekend. It was very well received, with many players stating that the combination of the in-depth plot, cunningly devised foes, horrific discoveries, monstrous outcomes, audio clues and music files matching the action came together to provide an experience not often seen at Roleplaying Conventions, and very much appreciated.


Some comments:

"...Awesome! What a ride!" - Squadron 40

"...That was great! How do you come up with this stuff?" - Pat T

"...You B#$%#&D! How am I supposed to write something THAT good?" Alex C (who has recently signed on to StoryWeaver!)

"...You know, this is the best product we've published so far..." - Joe Sweeney, recipient of the inaugural "Excellence in Gaming Award" from the Sydney RPG Association

Near Death Experience

Near Death Experience scenarios are richly detailed adventures for Rapture: The End of Days. Each mission is self-contained, and provides the Game Master with a complete adventure framework, printable player handouts (maps and enticing scraps of documentation), Secret History (where relevant), audio files to set the mood and provide clues, and a slew of deadly ideas to weave into each game session.
Although Near Death Experience scenarios have been crafted especially for Rapture, they can also be used as the basis for thrilling adventures in other sci-fi game settings. The perils may have new names, but the chills will remain the same!

Rapture: Transit to Perdition

Praise for Rapture: The End of Days

"This is the most clever, original setting concept I've seen since Day After Ragnarok. Someone really needs to make a film of this, right now."

- Greg Stanyer

"I like this book. It feels very much like a theological sci-fi horror, so it achieves everything it sets out to... The system for "Extras" is one of the most interesting ways I've seen to reward players for followers while making them both incredibly useful and expendable."

- Erathoniel Woodenbow (Featured Reviewer)

Inside this product

  • Richly detailed adventure for between 3 and 6 players using the Rapture: The End of Days rules System.
  • More than 30 thoughtfully crafted NPCs with motives and goals that can twist the plot in all manner of dangerous directions!
  • Five new "Foes of Man" for your poor Heroes to face, one of which is a major threat!
  • Hi-quality schematics of the MentAI Research Outpost on a  quarantined world.
  • Multimedia files: Pirate demands, landing instructions, research logs and more! Nine MP3s of audio goodness, and a NEW audio clue linking the secret history into the adventure propper!
  • Five audio background soundscapes to keep people creeped out, and to tense up the action. Usable with any RPG, these tracks are unique and only available with this product!
  • Editable character tracking sheets.
  • High quality colour artwork (cover and internal plate) from superb artist, Brooke Gilette.
  • Printable props including editable security badges, shipping contract, and transcripts
  Product Features
  • Over 50 pages of awesome adventure.
  • Fully printable with low-ink usage mode.
  • Tablet ready with lots of cross-linking for easy cross-referencing during play.
  • Quick-find system to get you to the right adventure detail fast.
  • Giant maps and schematics - also look great on the iPad!
  • Multiple print-ready player handouts for that professional gaming touch.
  • MP3 audio files for easy playback.
  • Secret History of one of the 'missing powers' in the Core Rulebook - The Nippon Korean Imperialist State - or NKIS.
  • NEW! GM's Cheat Sheet - a double page that brings together rules and threats information, as well as a flow chart of the adventure, all in one handy location.
  • A secret in the Confucius star system that could not only destroy all the populated worlds orbiting the star HR551, but could threaten all of the remnants of man!



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November 10th, 2011
I can forgive a lot for the imagination that goes into the gruesome denouement of this tale. I personally don't much like the particular technology that underpins the story and seems to justify any sort of magical occurrence in recent SF. Its backgroun [...]
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October 4th, 2011
Return to Perdition is a one-off adventure for 'Rapture: End of Days'. At 50 pages, plus a HUGE variety of quality supporting downloads including maps and audio clips, you will get more than you bargained for! The adventure runs like the outline for a [...]
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