Welcome to set event number one

[Head Fur Shalafi]

(Note this is supposed to be posted right after impulse 3 but i'm posting it early to kick turn 2 into gear.)

Off in the depths of the rim several science vessels detect a strange energy surge. Some who have the records of events 25 years ago recignize it to be similar to the energy field that existed around Babylon 4. First they think it is just B4 returning for one of it's random visits, but as messages relay back and forth crews on different ends of space quickly realize something...

There are two of these signatures.

one somewhere near 2930

The other near 0616

Each has a large object "materializing" in it and science crews approximate that it will be formed by the beginning of turn 2

[Sheridan]

I was hoping they would not be near me ;D

Then I looked at the map




If one of them is B4 we claim it as Earth Alliance property,.. but we also understand the laws of salvage,.. or as some say savage

[Sheridan]

So although we do not yet understand what the first "set event" in the game was,.... The two signatures to the left and south right on the map, they do not at this time seem to be great threats.

You can be guaranteed that others will follow. I will predict much more severe ones! Shadow or Vorlon ones, and a shiplist change coming soon, set by triggers, as we bumble around the Vorlon home world, or set by turn based time.

Knowing Shalifi like I do,.. he is a long time D&D ref,.. creative thinker,.. and down right bastard tricky Ref,.. This campaign has many more set events and triggers to events, yet to come.

His grander storyline will catch many of us off guard. I wish to combat this obvious situation.

Remember back to B51 ,... As a ref I warned players from day 1 to guard their capitals and by turn 15 all capitals were attacked by Shadow vessels buried in each players home world before game start. People did not hear nor listen to the plain hints that abounded. I see this occurring again. The hints have been given to us but we all focus on our trivial issues of securing that 5 EP over there,...

A lack of thought and wisdom by players and a devious ref caused many nations in the last game 25 years ago, to be raised to the ground and left in burnt ashes, including the capital of the Earth Alliance. Earth stands as a Museum to that event! (at 5 EP no less !!)

This will happen again if we cannot as a group of nations gather our resources and knowledge to form a better Union.

I am hereby proposing a Interstellar Alliance to combat a rising Vorlon/Shadow threat. It is clearly plain for all of us to see now.

The details of this "Lose Alliance" will be described later after consulting with some of the already interested parties and others who show interest.

This alliance should in no way impact regional conflicts and its aim is only to fight the Ref events that are yet to come.

I am curious if nations will continue remain silent on such important issues as this, that of course,.. is your choice.

For those of you who understand that an impending problem lies in all of our futures you are welcome to post here or contact me as to "How to form this more perfect Union of Nations" I wish in no way to impact regional disputes (feel free to continue them) but instead wish to have players work on a grander strategy against the Ref unknown forces that threaten our nations, while simultaneously working on their own regional issues.

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