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    Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy: An Ephemeris RPG adventure
    Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy: An Ephemeris RPG adventure
    Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy: An Ephemeris RPG adventure
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    Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy: An Ephemeris RPG adventure

    By J Alan Erwine

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    A simple trading mission turns into a mission of mercy on behalf of an entire planet of Melanathee.

    This is an adventure designed for 1st level characters, and is designed to be very straightforward for players and Game Masters that are new to the Ephemeris game.

    LanguageEnglish
    Publishernomadicdelirium
    Release dateSep 4, 2011
    ISBN9781466127173
    Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy: An Ephemeris RPG adventure
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    J Alan Erwine

    J Erwine was born Oct. 15, 1969 in Akron, Ohio. Early in his life he was exposed to science, and specifically astronomy. From there on, J's passion turned to science fiction, a passion that's never died. Due to family issues, J eventually found himself in Denver, Colorado, where he still lives (well, right outside now.) From the time he could put subject and predicate together on paper, J has been writing stories. None of those early stories exist anymore (thankfully), but that passion for writing has never waned. After several years of rejection, the story Trek for Life was eventually sold to ProMart Writing Lab editor James Baker. It wasn't Asimov's, but it was a start. Since that time J has sold more than forty short stories to various small press publishers. In addition ProMart also published a short story collection of J's entitled Lowering One's Self Before Fate, and other stories, which is still available. ProMart also published a novel from J entitled The Opium of the People, which sold a few copies before going out of print. The relevance of the novel after the events of September 11th caused J to self-publish the novel, as he felt the story had a lot to say in the new reality we now find ourselves living in. Now, this same book has been re-released by Nomadic Delirium Press. Eventually J would become an editor with ProMart. Then, after the untimely death of ProMart editor James Baker, J would move on to ProMart's successor Sam's Dot Publishing. J also spends most of his time working as a freelance writer and editor. J's novel was voted a top ten finisher in the 2003 annual Preditors & Editors contest, and his short story The Galton Principle won a ProMart contest for best story over 5,000 words. In addition, a number of his stories have been voted "best of" in various issue of The Martian Wave and The Fifth DI… and have been included in Wondrous Web Worlds Vols. 2, 3, 4, and 6. In 2009, the Ephemeris Role Playing Game was released. J is the co-creator of this game, and has written numerous supplements for the game. J has now sold three novels and four short story collections, all of which are still available from various sources, including Smashwords. J currently lives with his amazing wife, three wonderful children, three cats, and a very quiet turtle.

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      Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy - J Alan Erwine

      Mission of Trade, or Mission of Mercy?

      An Ephemeris RPG Adventure

      By J Alan Erwine

      Copyright 2010 by Nomadic Delirium Press

      Learn more about the Ephemeris RPG at http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/ephemeris.htm

      Published by Nomadic Delirium Press at Smashwords

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This adventure is designed for characters that are starting out at 1st level. The adventure is long enough that it’s expected that they will reach 3rd level by the completion of the adventure.

      This adventure is designed to be a trade mission, so a Trader with a Trading Vessel is required to play it. Any other character classes can be included, and there are no requirements as to what species should be used by the players…although it could be helpful to have one or more Melanathee, as the end of the adventure involves a lot of this species.

      It’s important to keep in mind that a lot of gear that is taken off of the bodies of slain enemies will only fit characters that are of the same species. For example, Level One Body Armor taken off of a Melanathee Bandit will only fit a Melanathee character.

      The adventure begins with the characters being summoned to a space station orbiting the Melanathee colony world of MurE. They’re to be hired for a small trade mission, and since business

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