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 Then it walks back into the darkness.
+SCENARIOS AND STORY
+A scenario is more than a battle.
+It is a moment in the history of a crew.
+Every scenario presents a problem, a location, opposing forces and consequences. The crew decides how to approach it, and the results determine what happens next.
+Mortisphere is not a story that happens to a crew.
+It is a story created by what the crew survives.
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+THE PURPOSE OF A SCENARIO
+Every scenario begins with a situation.
+Something has happened.
+Something is wanted.
+Something has become dangerous.
+Something has been discovered.
+The crew becomes involved because there is a reason to take action.
+That reason may come from:
+- The Mercenary Guild.
+- The Captain's Hunger.
+- A previous event.
+- A discovered opportunity.
+- A consequence from an earlier scenario.
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+SCENARIO STRUCTURE
+Every scenario contains:
+Background
+The information needed to understand the situation.
+This explains what has brought the crew to this location and why the conflict exists.
+Areas
+The locations involved in the scenario.
+These define where the crew can move, fight and interact.
+Objectives
+The purpose of the mission.
+Objectives determine what the crew must accomplish.
+Opposing Forces
+The beings, creatures or factions standing in the way.
+Special Rules
+Anything unique about the location, enemies or situation.
+Outcomes
+The consequences of success, failure or unusual decisions.
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+OBJECTIVES
+A scenario does not always end when one crew is defeated.
+The purpose of a conflict determines victory.
+A crew may be required to:
+- Recover something valuable.
+- Destroy a target.
+- Protect something important.
+- Escape a dangerous location.
+- Hold an Area.
+- Gather information.
+- Survive an impossible situation.
+Sometimes fighting is the answer.
+Sometimes fighting is the mistake.
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+CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES
+Scenarios may contain decisions.
+A crew may have to choose between:
+- Taking a valuable but dangerous path.
+- Saving resources or saving another being.
+- Completing the mission or pursuing something unexpected.
+- Accepting a risk for a greater reward.
+These choices shape the campaign.
+Two crews playing the same campaign may experience completely different stories.
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+FAILING A SCENARIO
+Failure does not end a campaign.
+Mortisphere is not a place where every mistake means the end.
+Failure creates consequences.
+A failed mission may result in:
+- Lost opportunities.
+- Additional threats.
+- Injuries.
+- Changed relationships.
+- New problems.
+Sometimes failure reveals something victory would never have shown.
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+CAMPAIGN CONTINUITY
+The scenarios in Mortisphere form a connected campaign.
+The results of previous battles influence future events.
+A destroyed location remains destroyed.
+A defeated enemy may no longer threaten the crew.
+A discovered relic may create new possibilities.
+A lost opportunity may never return.
+The world remembers.
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+WRITING YOUR OWN SCENARIOS
+Mortisphere is designed to allow additional campaigns.
+New scenarios may focus on:
+- A crew's personal history.
+- A new region of Mortisphere.
+- A forgotten civilization.
+- A new threat.
+- A different faction.
+The core rules provide the framework.
+The stories are created by the battles that take place within it.
+Every crew leaves a mark.
+Even on a world that is already dead.