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BritishColumbiaand its surroundingcities.The adventuretimetable n
begins in lateAprilor early May of 2001 and continuesthroughJune. F
The PCs arrive in the Vancouverarea for reasonsol their own (whatever p
suils the campaign)and are contactedby a localgroupto act as go-betweens \
anotherfactionin the city. c
The Riveris low on gun battles,high on diplomacy,and rife with a sensethat s
time is runningout. The clock is tickingfor our intrepidsurvivors.While F
Vancouverhas alreadybeen hit by the hammerof nuclearattack,the anvil has v\
yet to drop: the flood.
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about Vancouverof 2001. The adventuredetailsthe main story of the impendin a
flood. but there are also a numberof adventureseedswhich can be further \
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The PCs could be former membersof almostany army that conducted
operationsin NorthAmerica,althoughelementsthal were directlyinvolvedin the
fightingin BritishColumbiaare the most likelycandidatesfor parentunits.Units
listedalso show theirlastknownlocation,as of 1 April2001.They include:

CanadianArmy: 1/ReginaRifleRegiment(BritishColumbia),3/Canadian
ScottishRegiment(BritishColumbia)and 1/RockyMountainRangens(British
Columbia).

USArmy:2nd InfantryBrigade(AlaskaandBritishColumbia),
104thInfantry
Division(Wyoming)
and47thInfantryDivision(Washington).

Soviet Army: 76th Tank Division(BritishColumbia),62nd Motor Rifle

Division(BritishColumbia)and 120th Motor RifleDivision(BritishColumbia).

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The PCs couldalso come from unitsof the Mexican VancouverInternational AirportduringDecember1997.
Armythat rangedfarthernorth into California,such BoundaryBay and Pitt Meadowsairportswere
asthe 1st MechanizedBrigadeand the 2nd ..- also hit in these attacks,sincethey had been
Armoured CavalryRegiment. upgradedas secondarystripsand staging
Ourintrepidheroesmight areasfor Canadianand Americanfightersand a
alsohavebeen membersof the attackhelicopters.Othertargetsof these raids
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Anglo-German
Perhaps
Brigade.
they left the brigadein
includedthe Tsawwassenand HorseshoeBay
ferryterminals,the railcenterat the headof
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1999,beforeit moved into FalseCreek,and the pod facilitiesalong
Saskatchewan in supportof the the northand southshoresof Burrard
Alberta DefenseForce's lnlet.
oflensive there.They may have The populationof Greater
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headed west to look lor old ( __--,Jn Vancouverin 1997was
or distantrelatives.
\\\ a p p r o x i m a t e1l y. 7m i l l i o nI.n
lriends
Theycouldeven be May 200.1, in the aftermathof
members of variousWarsaw conventional bombingraids,
Pactarmies.The orairie nuclearattack,ensuingfood
provinces and plainsstates shortages, epidemics,anarchy
weregreatplacesfor POW and refugeemigrationsto the
camos. Afterall. the NATO southand east,the city and its
generals thought,even if a environsis homelo
Russian doesescape, approximately 150,000souls.
where is he goingto go? These peoplehave almost all
Civiliansmightalso relocatedcloserto the riveror ocean
befoundin the PCs' frontand now live in West
group, havingcome from Vancouver, the Universityof British
practically anywherein Columbia(UBC),west and south
North America.None of Vancouver, Richmond,nofth Delta,
thePCs,however,shouldbe southBurnaby,northSurrey,New
lromtheGreaterVancouver Westminster and PortCoquitlam. All
areabecausethen they other parts of the city are virtually
would startplaywith key abandonedexceptfor the
information aboutthe region probingof river-basedsalvage
(itshouldn't be too easy!). crews.
ThePCscan arrivein The three notable
Vancouver any time the referee exceotionsto this are the
wishes, the earlierthe betterfor them.They can enterthe primitivesof StanleyPark,the "Undergrounders" in
cityfromany direction,by land or sea. downtown,and the survivalists on Deadmanlsland.

FINEAilII BRTDISTOTIE GRUiIPYOIE MAII RIUER

Vancouver was hit in the earlyeveningof 28 December
1997by the simultaneous airburstof two 500-kiloton
MIRVs froma SS-18M4 SatanICBM,launchedf rom
approximately 8,500kilometersaway in the Aleysk
missilefieldin central-Asian Russia.
Thewarheadstargetedthe city'soil refineriesand
storage fields,situatedalong BurrardInlet.A secondary
effect,
however,was that the blastsvaporizedthe bridges
spanning the SecondNarrows,severingfixedrail
connections betweenthe north and south shoresol the
city.
Theeasternfringesof StanleyPark were singedand
scarred by the detonations'heat waves.They now stand
asan alienlandscaoeof blackenedmatch-sticktrees.
Sovietstrikeaircraftconductednumerousbombing
raidsfromsouthernAlaskaand the Yukonaqainstthe
The propertermfor a floodof the Fraserriveris a freshet.
Whatcausesa majorfreshet(calleda "rain-on-snow
lreshet")is a solidwintersnowpackthroughoutthe Coast
and Rockymountains,held in placeby a cool spring,
followedby a numberof very hot weeks in late April and
early May.
As it happens,it has been very hot all through late
Apriland earlyMay of 2001.Becauseof this,the mother
of all freshetsis on its way.Compounding the problem,
Vancouver'sdike systemalongthe Fraserriver has
sufleredmore than three years of utter neglect.Great
lengthsof the city's330 kilometers of dikeshave
deteriorated. Vegetation, animalburrows,erosion,and
carelessdiggingby people,someof whom used dike
materialto fill sandbagsfor fortifications,
haveall taken
theirtoll on the dikes.

A D V E N T U R EUSN L I M I T E D5 7
The Countdown THEFAGUI.TT
The water level of the Fraser riverwill begin to rise The Facultyare a group of some 200 people,mostly
noticeablyin mid-May,followingthe FloodTimetable former studentsand facultyof the Universityof British
below.The water level increaseslisted below are Columbia.They are determinednot to allow what they
simpliliedand made linearto facilitateease of play. view to be "grim medievalism"to take over the
Water level will increase.2 metersper day, beginning Vancouverarea. To this end they seek alliancesand
at the river's normal level of four meterson 12 May friendseverywheretheir peoplego. Underthe
2 0 0 1 . u n t i li t c r e s t sa t n i n e m e t e r so n 6 J u n e 2 0 0 1 . leadershipof their CouncilChairman,Ellen Kwan,they
are workingto
reorganizean
FloodTimetable efficientmulti-
Date Water ,,::level
Effects/Dangers ,1,:COmmUniCatiOnS
Level
u p t o1 2M a y 4m ,:,, network in the city
None
17 May 5m None ,;;;ias a crucial first
,,,',t,"O toward its
22May 6m Some weakeningof dikes
27 May 7m Floodingol smallerislands r,ri reconstruction.
l;':,,, The Faculty
1 June 8m Large-scaleinundationof Surrey,Delta
iiri are not combative
and PortCoquitlam.
,,ii and possess very
6 June 9m Massivefloodingthroughoutthe Lower Mainland
includingRichmondand the airport ,,,, few lirearms,
. . . a l t h o u g ht h e
1 1J u n e 8m Water beginsto recede;dike system is left in ruins
1 6J u n e 7m Furtherdrop in water level iii, remnantsof the
21June 6m Ditto 'i RCMP
, detachmenton
26 June 5m You guessedit
: the campus
1 July and after 4m Normalpost-freshetseasonwater level
r i i g r o u n d s( 1 5 m e n
: and women armed
Note:All listed Eftects/Danoers
are cumulative.
' with .38 Special
:r revolvers,12
gauge pump-
action shotguns
After that, the water will recedeby .2 metersper day, and flak jackets)do provideprotectionand law
back down to four meters by 1 July 2001. All water enforcementfor them.
levelsare given in meters,as measuredat the Mission As much as possible,the Facultytries to live in
stationgauge. accordancewith the laws and customswhich prevailedin
Canada before the nuclear attack. They are laboringto
Riderson the Storm put the Vancouverarea back togetheragain.To that end
As if the floodingwere not enough,the weatherwill begin they are tryingto bring a small-scalerudimentary
to go sour at the end of May. Blackcloudsbreak into a computerand telephonesystemon-lineon the UBC
storm that comes howlingin off the Straitof Georgia, campus grounds.To do so they requirea fair varietyof
accompaniedby downpoursand gales,on or about 3 high-technologycomponentsand supplies.An excellent
June. sourceof these suppliesis Sea lsland,and the
Storm waves, a high tide, the floodingriverand VancouverInternationalAirportlocatedthere.
pouringrain will conspireto batterthroughand over The Facultywould like to get salvageteams onto
Richmondand Sea lsland'salreadyweakeneddike the islandto go throughthe airport'stwo control
perimeterson or about 6 June. towers and to comb the hangarsand runwaysfor
parkedaircraltthey can cannibalizefor usable,or
Referee's Note even repairable,components.Unfortunately, the island
ll the FloodTlmetableabovedoesn'tgetthe PCs'blood is currentlyunder the controlof an independentgang
going,shortenit up.Increase thewaterlevelriseto .4 known as the BridgeTrolls,whose memberscharge a
metersperday!Youmightevenwantto usea varying toll for passingany of their bridgeson the river.By all
rise,onethatyoucanusefor moodandaction accountsthere are not many of these thugs, but they
stimulation.Hey,it'syourflood. are a cantankerouslot, and unpredictable.What is
worse, however,is that the Trolls seem to hold a basic
grudgeagainstthe Faculty.

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 GreaterVancouver,May- June2001
TheBig Hook
TheFaculty,in its drive to rebuildVancouver,has
plansto re-integratethe city's disusedtelephone
system. The copper,coaxial and fiber-opticwire grid is
stillin place.lt simply has no functioningcomputersor
machinery to run it. The Facultywishesto enlistthe
PCsaid in rebuildingthe system.A functioningphone
systemwould put Vancouverwell on its way toward
reconslruction and revitalization.
Thereare two ways to bring the PCs into contact
withthe Faculty.The easiest is for the PCs to go to the
Annacislslandmarket on a Saturday.Shouldthe PCs
askwherethey can find any kind of work, everyoneon
theriverwill tell them to go to the Saturdaymarket.
TheFacultyhas representatives there every market
daywho are always on the lookoutfor newcomerswith
usefulskillsor equipment.Latelythey have been
actively scoutingfor a group to act as ambassadorsto
theSea lslandresidentson a salvagecoordination
mission. The Facultymay also seek the PCs out. Once
thefloodbecomesa concern,they will start lookingfor
anybody who might be able to assist in the salvage.
Eitherway, the PCs will be offereda few things in
returnfor takingon the Faculty'smission:1,000 liters
ol dieselfuel, a medium motorboat,a safe home and
promising futureas membersol the Faculty.
FrErcHrn
MAPBYJOHN
Moveto HigherGround
Since Septemberof 1999 the Facultyhas maintaineda
team of meteorologyand climatologystudentsand
instructorsat the MissionWater ElevationGauge.This
seven-membergroup'stask is to obserue,and
immediatelycommunicateto the Faculty'scoordinating
team at UBC, any significantrise in the water level ol the
Fraser river.
On 13 May the Faculty'sMissionStationteam will
repodvia radioa .2 meter rise in the levelof the Fraser
river(a startlingjump).At this news,the Facultywill begin
to actively(evenaggressively)seek out peopleto act as
go-betweensand emissariesto the inhabitantsof Sea
lslandin an effortto get salvagecrews into the airport
beforea possibleflood,which they fear may be
imminent.
When their MissionStationteam repodsthat the
water levelof the Fraserhas hit five meterson the gauge
(17 May)the Facultywillbeginto sailup and down the
river,using bullhornsto warn peoplealongthe shore and
in the flood plainto move to highergroundin Vancouver,
Burnaby,and New Westminster.
A D V E N T U R EUSN L I M I T E D5 9
 SRN6 Hovercraft
A British-builtcivilianhovercraftsuitablefor conversionto militaryapplications
(notablyby some of the PersianGulf states).Operatedby a crew ol three,the SRN 6
can also carry 11 seated passengers,three stretchercases and two seated
personnel,or three tons of cargo,or any logicalcombinationof the above.
The fuel capacitylistedbelow is non-standardfor SRN 6s. lt was greatly
increasedby the CanadianCoast Guardfor their search and rescueoperations.The
NHT weapon mounts were fitted on the left side of the roof in 1996 when the craft
began doubleduty as airfieldsecurityvehicles.
All night vision,communication,positioningand radar systemson the two craft
were burnt out by the nuclearstrike'sEMP.This however,will not affectthe craft's
operationor maneuverabilityshouldthe PCs rebuildone of them.

Price:$200,000(R/-)
Armament:None, althoughone NHT roof-mountis fitted
Ammo: Storedas cargo
FuelType:AvG, D, A
Load:3 lons
Veh Wt 7 tons
Crew:3+11
Mnt:25
Night Vision:PassivelR/thermal,white light spotlight

Tr Mov: 400/360
Com Mov:50/40
F u e l C a p :1 ' 1 0 0
Fuel Cons: 360

Combat Statistics
Config:Stnd HF: 1
Susp:P(7) HS: 1
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.EllenKwan
Ellenis thepopularleaderof the UBCFaculty.Sheis the
former department headof the facultyof lawat the
Universityof BritishColumbiaandactsas judgefor all
legalcases whichthe RCMPbringto trialon UBC
. grounds.
Ellenis devotedto the improvement ol thecommon
wealintheseharshtimes.Herdesireis to employthe
Faculty asa regional think{ankfor planningGreater
Vancouver's eventualredevelopment.
Sheis a womanof smallstature,barelyfivefeettall,
withshoulder-length darkhair.She speakssoftlybutwith
naturalauthority,andhereyesburnwitha determination
andinlensity thatfew fail to notice.Ellencan oftenbe
seen cycling aroundthe UBCgroundsin herLaw
Department sweatshirt andpants,stoppingto checkwith
otherFaculty members.
Sheis an experienced NPC.Hermotivations are
Spades Ace:Charismatic andHearts10:VerySociable.
Tf,EBNDGETNOttS
Thisgroupof formermilitarypersonnel andtheirfamilies
:aretheresident poweron Sealsland.Theyusetheir
to takeadvantageof rivertrafficby charginga
,location
lolloneveryvesselwhichattemptsto passeitherthe
ArlhurLaing,MoreyChannel,Dinesmore or Number2
RoadBridges.Thetoll for theArthurLaingis $30worthof
bailergoods.Thetollfor eachof the otherthreebridges
isonly$10 worthof merchandise. Theseamountsare
enough to be profitable
and still not forcetrafficto move
lothe more inconvenient routesouth of Richmond.
TheTrollsonly allow accessto Sea lslandby land
acrossthe MoreyChannelBridge.Their other three
are permanentlybarricaded.
Theyhave sown crops on the level groundaround
he airport,usingthe producefor food, animalfeed and
alcoholproduction.Their alcoholis producedby two
medium stillswhich they keep in constantoperation.
Saturdaythe Trollssenda groupof tradersto the
Annacislslandmarketto bartertheirtollgoodsforthe
otherequipment theyneed.
Therearea totalof 90 Trolls,accompanied by a like
numberof wives,husbands, girlfriends,
boyfriendsand
children.
All livein the Burkeville subdivisionnearthe
eastemshoreof the island.Theirfirepowercamefrom
he remnants of the island'sAirfieldSecurityForcesand
five
includes M60s,lour MAGs,one M2146-pac,two
il2HBmachine-guns, fourM203s,one Mk-19grenade
huncher,andone CarlGustavrocketlauncher.They
operate
threeHMMWVS, two M113A3s andfivecivilian
pickuptrucks for transportation.
GoatsGruff
frhePCsareenlistedby the Faculty,theywill haveto
theTrollsto allowsalvageoperationsto be
convince
on Sealsland(lmpossible:
conducted Persuasion),
beforethefloodhits.TheTrollshatethe Faculty(whom
theydisparagingly call'eggheads") becauseThey're
alwaysup to something!"
Thismistrustanddislikestemsfroman altercation
the twogroupshad in March1998overFacultysalvage
etfoftsat the airport- effortsundertakenwithoutthe
consentof theTrolls.Thisincidentprompted theTrollsto
closetheArthurLaingBridgepermanently, 'to keepthose
UBCeggheads fromrippingus offanymore"(asthe
Trollsputit).
ThePCs'negotiation taskcanbe madeeasierwith
offersof gifts(readbribes).Each$2,000(rounddown)
worthof equipment (asperthe PriceListon page248,
Twilight:2000,2.2)offeredto the Trollsby the PCswill
reducethe taskdifficultyby one level.However,the
task'sdifficultycan'tbe reducedbelowDifficult, no matter
whatthe PCsoffer.Refereesshouldnotethatthe Faculty
doesn'thaveanythingit can aflordto partwithfor the
PCsto offerto theTrolls,beyondwhattheyarealready
givingto the PCsas paymentlor thismission.
Referees mayrequiresimpletaskrollsfor any
negotiations thatthe PCsinitiate,or role-play throughthe
detailsof anyconversations the PCshavewiththeTrolls.
Convincing role-playing andsmartbargaining could(like
the bribes)reducetheditficulty of the Persuasiontask.
BasilWright
BasilWrightis theautocratic leaderof the BridgeTrolls.
He'sa formerfirstsergeant fromthe USAir Force
CombatSecurityPatroldetachment that was stationedat
Vancouver lnternational
Airport.Afterthe nuclearstrikehit
thecityin 1997he wasthe mostseniorNCOof hisunitto
survive.He reorganized theAmericanand Canadian
membersof theAirportSecurityForcesandclosedSea
lslandto incoming groundtraffic.Sinceall othermilitary
unitsin the city werealsoin a stateof disarray,noneol
themwasableto forcetheissue.Wright'sgrouphas
beenin controlof the islandeversince.
A surlyindividual witha self-educated man'sdislike
of academics, Wrightspeakswitha barelyaudible
Bostonaccent,as thoughhismouthwerehalffullof
cotton.Hishumoris generally derogatory or belittling.
Tall
andlanky,Wrightstillwearshishairshortunderhisever-
presentballcapandwearsa .357magnumrevolverin a
shoulderholsterwhendealingwithoutsiders.
Heis a veteranNPC.Motivations are Diamonds
King:SelfishandSpades9: VeryAmbitious.
Windfall
Locatedon the south shore of Sea lsland is the Canadian
Coast Guard HovercraftUnit station. The base's two
buildingsnow standabandoned.
Also here are two SRN 6 hovercraft.Neitherof the
hovercraftworks but, using the spare parts available in
the hangarand storageshed,they can be cannibalized
and reassembledto build one that does (Formidable:
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Mechanicor Ditficult:AircraftMechanic).lf this is done
the craft will also need to be convertedduringrebuilding
to burn alcoholin its turbineengine (Average:Mechanic
or Easy:AircraftMechanic).Once the rebuildis finished,
there will be very few remainingspare parts.
ATTERiIATHOFTHEFTOOII
Vast areas of Richmond,the airport,Deltaand Surreywill
remain inundatedeven afterthe flood watersabate.
Water will be held insidethe remainingdikes,creating
huge artificiallakes.Sea lsland is a very likelycandidate
for this.
In spite of the Faculty'swarningsto move to high
ground,betweenone and two thousandpeopledie in the
flood. Many more lose all they have - again.
Some good will come of the flood, however.The
BridgeTrollswill be removedas an obstacleto the
Faculty'splans for reconstruction.In addition,about 30
centimetersof lertile riversilt will be depositedover the
whole flood plain.
EIIUIROTIS
Below are capsuledescriptionsof some of the more
interestingareas in and aroundVancouverwhich may (or
may not) have an affecton the PCs duringthe conductol
this adventure.Note that this is pre-floodinformation.
Some of it will be radicallyalteredby the inundationof
the Lower Mainland.
One leature will remainthe same regardlessof the
flood, however: cars. Every street in the city is scattered
with abandonedcars. Some avenuesare literallychoked
and impassableto vehiclesbecauseof the snarlof cars,
abandonedafterthe EMP ol the nuclearattackfried their
electricalsystemsand stoppedthem dead. Only a few
major thoroughfaresconnectingto the river have been
cleared.And even those streetsare still linedwith rusting
hulks.
Annacislsland
In additionto conductingtrade on the river,the
inhabitantsof this islandhost the area'slargestmarket,
held here every Saturdayfrom 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Goods
salvagedfrom north of the river,fuel producedin
Richmond,food, and other goods are all availableat this
market.Peopleoffertheir work at the markettoo. "Will
Work For Food"signs are ubiquitous.
Hook: A numberof interestingthingscan happento
the PCs at the market.They could be enlistedas convoy
escortsor riverboatcrew.One of them could have his or
her pocket picked.They might even encounterone of the
PCs' solid contacts.
StanleyPark
A gang of primitiveslives in the lorests of SlanleyPark.
They are known as the Stickmenbecauseof their
apparentchoiceof crossbowsand clubs over guns as
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weapons.The Stickmenhave unwittinglyseveredground
transportand communicationbetweenVancouverand
the North Shore (Northand West Vancouver).They will
hunt and attackanyonetravelingon GeorgiaStreet,the
main thoroughfarethroughthe park.
Deadman lsland
This islet is connectedto StanleyPark'ssouth shore via a
low concrete-and-steel bridgeand housesthree small
officebuildings.lt was the former headquartersof the
Naval Reserveunit HMCS Discovery.There is a small
isolationistsurvivalistgroup holed up here now.They are
constantlyat odds with the Stickmenof StanleyPark so
they have surroundedthe islandwith barbedand razor
wire, mines and boobytraps.The bridgeis permanently
barricaded,the currentresidentsonly leavingand
returningto the islandby boat.
Delta
The George Masseytunnelthat crossesunderthe Fraser
riverbetween Richmondand Delta is completelyflooded
and impassable,exceptpossiblyby peoplein scuba
gear.
Hook: A LAV-25lS being towed along Highway 99 by
a team of four or six horses.The vehiclehas been gutted,
its engine havingbeen pulledand discardedlong ago.
The driver now steershis makeshift\lragon"while sifting
on the driver'shatch.What about that 25mm
autocannon?
DowntownVancouver
There are a numberof "Undergrounders" livingin this
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part of the city.They live in the abandonedshopping
centersand subwaytunnelsunderthe city'scentral
businessdistrict.Althoughnot consideredas dangerous
as StanleyPark'sStickmen,they are unpredictable
nonetheless.
Hook:The PCs are ambushed downtown and one of (
them is draggedunderground.His buddiesbetterhave
goggles.
light intensification
NewWestminster
This city,once the provincialcapital,is again the region's
hub of activity,being the midwaypoint on the river's
lower courseand the base of the delta.A numberof river
traderscall New West (as it is known locally)home,
includingthe owner-captainsof the region'stwo
operationalsternwheelervessels.In fact, most of the
largervesselsthat ply the Fraserare mooredalong New
West's riverfront.
The Native
The crew of the sternwheelerlhe Nafivehas mounteda
M167 Towed PIVAD (page 43, Heavy Weapons Guide),
scroungedfrom Pitt MeadowsAirport,on the vessel's
rear deck. lt has been strippedof all superfluousparts
Sternwheelers
Thesternwheelers are rivercargoandpassenger vesselsoriginally producedforthe
Vancouvertouristtrade: TheNativein1985,TheConstitution in 1983.TheNativemay
carryup to 90 passengersif no cargois loaded.TheConstitution maycarry100
passengersunderthe sameconditions.Standardpractice,however,is to carrysome
of both.Onepassenger is equalto about100kilograms of cargowhendetermining
limitsfor a mixedload.Bothvesselshavebeenconverted to burnethanol.
Note:ln the information givenbelow,databeforethedoubleobliquesis for lfie
Native,whifeinformationafterthe doubleobliquesis for lhe Constitution.

Price:$150,000(H/-)// $175,000(R/-)
ArmamentNone,althoughbothare nowarmed(see lhe Native,Page62 andThe
Constitution, Page64)
Length:2 (28 meters) ll 3 (30 meters)
D r a f t1: m l l 1 . 2 5 m
Speed:1O-meter gridsquares// 10-meter gridsquares
Turn;2ll 2
Acceleration: 1 meterperturn// 1 meterperturn
Pumps: 3 // 3
NightVision:Whitelightspotlight // Whitelightspotlight
Load:9 tons // 10 tons
Minimum/Optimum Crew:A4 ll 3l4
Mnt 15 // 15

FuelType: D,A// D,A

Vessel
Config: // Vessel
Tonnage:115ll 187
HullArmor:2ll2
WaterlineArmor:1 // 1
SuperstructureArmor:1 // 1
Propulsion:Motor
Size:2ll 2

Tr Mov:15115ll15/15
FuelCap:4800//5000
FuelCons:96 // 160

Natlve(Eachcircleequalslive flotationhits.
FullSpeed:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Deadin Water:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Sunk OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Constltutlon(Eachcircleequalsfiveflotationhits.)
FullSpeed:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,
Deadin Water:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Sunk:OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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and is permanentlysecuredby boltingit to the deck. lt
now weighsonly one ton. Ammunitionfor the gun,
however,is very scarce.
The Constitution
The other sternwheelernow plyingthe Fraser river,The
Constitution,conducted tours through the port of
Vancouverbeforethe war, in and around BurrardInlet.
When the nuclearstrikeshit, the crew immediatelygot
underway and, sailingThe Constitution aroundPoint
Grey,broughther up the FraserRiverto moorageat New
WestminsterQuay.
There is an OerlikonGDF-005Twin 35mm ADA
(page 44, Heavy Weapons Guide) mounted aboard Ihe
Constitution.lt was salvaged from a position that was
once occupiedby the CanadianArmy's 129 Air Delense
Batteryol 4 Air DefenseRegiment.Althoughthe standard
practicein artilleryunitswhen forcedto abandonguns is
to destroythem or removetheir breechblocks,some
weaponsin and aroundVancouver'sairportswere
missedin the chaos immediatelyfollowingthe nuclear
strikeon the city.
Like the PIVAD on The Native, The Constitution's
GDF-005has been strippedand permanentlysecured.lt
now weighsonly five tons and is boltedto the vessel's
rear deck.Ammunitionfor the 35mm guns is also in short
supply.
It should be noted that the autocannonsdescribed
above have not been mountedon the two vesselsto turn
them into gunboats,but ratherto providea visible
deterrentto those who mightwish to seizethem (or their
cargo).Both vessels'crews keep their guns coveredat
all times with plastictarps to diminishthe hostilelook
given by the weapons;the tradersdo not wish to scare
off customers.
When the flood increasesin intensity(around22
May), both sternwheelerswill be paddleddown riverto
the wideningof the river,betweenRichmondand Delta.
Once there,both will be able to ride out the high water
while avoidingthe dangerof venturingout onto the open
straitduringthe storm.
Port Coquitlam
There is an ongoingsalvageoperationbeing conducted
into Coquitlamand Port Moodyfrom this riversidepart of
the city. lt is run by the survivorsof a Burnabystreetgang
called Los Diablos(The Devils).Althoughthey have put
on a happyface, so to speak,they are not above
eliminatingbusinesscompetitors,whom they perceiveas
claimjumpers.
Richmond
The farmlandscoveringthe easternhalf of Lulu lsland
are being used by Richmond'sinhabitantsto supplya
burgeoningtrade in ethanolfuel alcohol.They have one
largestill in operation,with anotherin the planning
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stages.These islanderstrade fuel to the vessel operators
on the riverin exchangefor other goods.
Sea lsland
This small islandis the home of the Vancouver
lnternationalAirport.As such, it servedas a major
stagingbase lor Canadianand Americanstrikeaircraft
flyingsortiesagainstthe SovietArmy in Alaska,the
YukonTenitoriesand BritishColumbia.
Most of the Americancombatand transportaircraft
that were based out of Sea lslandwere flown to northern
Washington'sSea-Tacairport,closeto the Boeingplant,
when the US 47th and 104th InfantryDivisionswithdrew
south of the border in lateAugustof 1998.Those that
were abandoned,along with the remainingCanadian
Forces aircraft that were not flown to Alberta. have all
had essentialenginecomponentsremoved,rendering
them inoperable.They now stand exposedto the
elements,or shackedup in hangarsat variouspointson
the island.A varietyof civil aviationcraft are also parked
aroundthe airpofi.
The current residents,known locallyas the Bridge
Trolls,have constructeda seriesof interconnecting
trenches,bunkersand obstaclesat key pointsaroundthe
subdivisionol Burkeville,and guardingthe island'sfour
bridges.
Keepingvigilantwatch over the whole islandis an
observationpost (OP) stationedon the rool ol the
airport'ssecond,taller,air trafficcontroltower.This Ofl
calledSkyguard,is mannedaroundthe clock by three
Trollswith high-poweredbinoculars,an image intensifier
and two radios.Each of these sentinelshas a basic
Observationasset of 13.
The dikes aroundthis islandwere damagedby the
Sovietbombingraids of early December1997.Though
they were subsequentlyrepaired,these shoringsare a
long way from pre-warstandards.None of the Bridge
Trollsrealizethe extentto which the Sea lslanddikes
have been weakenedby the bombings.
Surrey
This sprawlingmunicipalityspreadsout acrossthe flood
plainto the south of the FraserRiver.Beforethe war it
was a heavitypopulatedarea. Now it is virtually
abandoned.
Hook:A madmanis raisingan army of marauders
upriver,near the ruins of Chilliwack.Relugeesfleeingthe
valleysay he plans to sail with his lollowersto a "Haven
in the West."Any who stand (or happento be) in his way
will be destroyed.He must be stoppedto neutralizethe
threatol invasion,and only the PCs have the chutzpahto
do it. (Yes,you've read or seen this before!)
Universityof B.C.
The Universityof BritishColumbiais underthe controlof
a group ol former studentsand instructors,known
RoyalHudson
The 2860 and 3716 are steamlocomotives and tenders,the formerbuiltin 1940,and the
latterin 1912 at the tail end of the steamage as part ol the Royal Hudsonseriesfor
passengerrail servicein Canada.Sixty-fiveof these engineswere built,but only the two in
West Vancouversurviveas fully functioninglocomotives.
Retiredin the 1940s,the two locomotivesreturnedto duty almostthirtyyears later,this
time in the touristindustry.They carriedpassengersbetweenNorth Vancouverand
Squamishfrom the 1970sthroughto the 1990s.Bothengineswere builtas oil burnersbut
have been conveftedto burn coal and wood since the end of the war.

Price:$800,000(R/-)
FuelType:O, C, W
Load:535 tons max oull
Veh Wt: 150tons (includingfuel and water)
Crew:2
M n t :1 6
NightVision:Headlights
Radiological:
Open

Tr Mov: 24010(can operateonly on rai|waytracks)

Com Mov: 60/0 (can operateonly on railwaytracks)
Fuel Cap: 15000fuel/54000water
Fuel Cons: 9000 oili90000water

Combat Statistics
UnarmoredVehicle
Config:Engine/Tender HF:1
Susp:W(8) HS:1
HR:1

Notes:
FuelType,O: FuelOil. Fueloil has a FuelEnergyConsumptionMultiplierof 1. The Royal
Hudsonscannotburn gasoline,dieselor alcoholas those fuels are too explosively
volatile.
Fuel Cap: For rulespurposes,one kilogramof coal or wood is equal in volumeto one liter of
fuel oil. The water tankagelistedincludesthe 6000 literswhich are carriedin the engine
itself.Becauseboth locomotivesare presentlyburningwood, the fuel consumptionis
actually45000 per four-hourperiod(due to wood's consumptionmultiplierof 5). Yes,
that's a whole lot of wood!

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collectivelyas the Faculty,who survivedthe nuclear fhe 2860andlhe 3716
attackand its aftermath. These two Royal Hudsonsteam trains on the northshore
Belorethe war the universitywas the largest are run by a retiredrailroadengineerand modeltrain
educationalinstitutionin the province.Now it is the only enthusiastnamedRod MacArthur.MacArthuris
one.As one of its movestoward reconstruction, the reconstruction-minded and agreeswith mostof whatthe
Facultynow conductsbasic coursesin English, Facultydoes and says.
mathematics,power mechanics,rudimentaryelectronics, Due to the RoyalHudsons'voracious appetitesfor
and medicine. wood, they can only make the West Vancouver-to-
The campus groundsare governedby the Squamishrun once each month.One of the two
Constitutioa nnd Criminal locomotives, eitherthe 2860 or the 3716,
Code of Canada,which are makesthe trip from West Vancouverto
enforcedto the degree Squamish,which lies some64 kilometers
possibleby the university northof the city,alongthe coastand then
RCMP detachment.Actino in returnsthe next day,leavingtime for
accordancewith the takingon fuel,waterand cargo.The trips
provisionsof the FederalWar rl may only be made monthlybecauseit I
t\
M e a s u r e sA c t a n d t h e 1 9 9 7 takesthat longfor MacArthur'speopleto r
declarationof martiallaw, collectenoughwood for the journey. r
they still hang olfenders MacArthurwouldloveto get his I
convictedof hoardingor handson a reliablesupplyof fuel oil or tl
l o o t i n go n c a m p u sg r o u n d s . coal.Unfortunately, there is no coal
For the Facultythis has anywherenear West Vancouver,on t(
provento be an effective, the mainland.However.there ir
althoughvery unpleasant, \_ are vast,readilyaccessible,
deterrent. --' coaroeposrlswnnrntne T
territorycontrolledby the tf
VancouverHarbor CanadianArmy's d
A freighterwas run aground Vancouverlsland s
off the easterntip of Stanley Command. I
Parkby the nuclear The
blastsof 1997.lt Departmentof o
' A-i{F(
sitstherestill. Reconnaissance fr
rustedand listingto {16.i:-u and V
one side.The Investigations
Deadmanlsland (DRl,see below c
survivalistssail out to it at night regularly.Their reason in "Cloakand Dagge/')is makingoverturesof cooperation T
why? lt is full of cannedfood! to MacArthur,includinga proposalto supplyhim with coal, a
There are no other ships in Vancouver'swaters,and whichthey will ship overfrom Vancouverlslandto power
no naval vessels. the RoyalHudsons.The DRI wants MacArthurto lr
Hook: Boththe Facultyand Rod MacArthur(see reconnectthe coastwith the centralinteriorof British d
below)want to transportthe 3716 steam locomotiveand Columbiavia his railroad r(
its tender and gun car across BurrardInletto get them The locomotivesare rotatedon an irregularschedule. cr
operatingalong the river.An operationalrailroadferry Eachof the two trainshas the followingcar complement: !,
vessel will be required,however.There is one such ferry one engine,one tender,one caboose,one flat car,one box t
in Nanaimo,on Vancouverlsland.Sailingit to Vancouver car,one passengercar and one gun car. For security
is the challenge,and the opponentto be overcomeis reasonsthe cars are rearrangedbefore each departurein S
rust;the rail ferry has been moored idle in-harborfor over the westernreachesof the North Vancouverrail yard. pr
three years. The securityoperationsof the railroadare overseen lo
by DavidUrry a formerSergeantof the CanadianArmy. al
West Vancouver Urryfoundhimselfin commandof the remnantsof 2 th
This city is significantfor two reasons.First,it is the only Platoon,B Company,2/The CanadianScottishRegiment, A
remainingInhabiledarea on Vancouver'sNorthShore. whichhad disintegrated just northof Whitehorsein ht
Second,it is the home basefor the only two fully Septemberof 1998.
functioningsteam locomotives- RoyalHudsons,within Eachtrain is defendedby one ad-hoc gun car.There R
hundredsof miles,possiblyNodhAmerica. are tvvosuch cars, each comprisedof a flatdeck rail car R
mountinga permanentlysecured Grizzlyarmored dt

6 6 A D V E N T U R E SU N L I M I T E D
 carrier.The APCs have had their enginesand statements
theymighthearin thecity.
ionsstrippedto lightenthem. The added intemal
thuscreatedhasbeenusedto storemore .14/ellhey,if youfolksarelookingfor work,whydon't
foodandcreaturecomforts(likeportable yougo to the marketon Saturday?"
hammocks, stereosandcushions). . "MyunclesaidhisbuddynearChilliwack sawthe
Thecarriersthemsefues havebeenheavilyarmored riversweephis neighbor's shackdghtoffthe shorelineand
sandbags,logs,railroadtiesandrails,bricks,sheet downstream."
rebarand chain-linkfencing.This bunkeringmaterial .'l hearthetwopaddle-wheelers arepreparedto sail
beenanangedso as notto interferewiththeoperation outontotheopenStraightif the riverkeepsrisingtheway
lhetunet,anyof thelourtop hatches,or thefourside it'sbeendoing."
ports.ll is equivalent
to 30 centimeters
of concrete
bricks(page219, Twilight:2000,2.2) and providesan G0tfGLUSl0tl
9 armorvalueto eachof the carriers'hit Therearea varietyof possibleoutcomesto thecore
Thetwo reardoorshavebeenbarricadedover. adventure:
Eachof thetwoguncarsis mannedby a crewol five. lf the PCsdo manageto getthe FacultyontoSea
foreachcar comprises the M2HBandMAG lsland,theoverallsuccessachievedby all parties
in theAPC'sturretplusfourFN-LARbattle concemedmaybe a matterof degree.Foreachdaythe
DaveUrryand hiscohortshavegraffitied'Three On Facultyhassalvageteamsworkingon the island,they
in yellowspraypaintacrossthe hullof oneof shouldbe ableto obtain5% of the materialsand
Grizzlies, andThe SevenSamurai"on theother. components theyneedfor theconstruction of their
Theguncarsalsohavetwoclaymoreminesattached telephone andcomputersystems.
eachside.These mines can be remote-detonatedfrom Afterthefloodebbs,the Facultyplansto devote300
thesecuredAPCs. to 400person-hours perweekto theconstruction of the
phonesystemon the UBCcampus.Unfoilunately, they
ATIIINUilORS onlyhaveeightpeopleon handwiththe righltechnical
he refereechoosesto rollfor randomencounters skills,so theywillall be severelyover-worked. In spiteof
thisadventure,the wholeGreaterVancouverarea this,thesystemwillbe operational in fiveweeksil 100p/o of
beconsidered independent territory(page156, the requiredmaterials wereobtainedfromthe airport(the
2000,2.2). full20 daysof salvage).Foreach5% lackin components,
Inadditionto the adventure hook possibilities the systemwilltakean additional weekto complete,while
above,the PCs may also come across the materials arescavenged fromlesslikelysourcesor jury
groupsor rumorsduringtheirstay in
interesting rigged.On theotherhand,eachadditionalcharacter with
; either before or after the flood. appropriate skills(referee's call)whovolunteers to workon
the systemwillshortenthecompletion timeby oneweek.
and Dagger lf thesalvageis evenpartiallycompleted,EllenKwan
aretwointelligenceorganizations
conducting mightinvitePCswithtelecommunicatioMnformation or
operations
in the Vancouverarea: construction skillsto assistthe Facultyin buildingthe new
.TheCanadianDepartment of Reconnaissance
and phonesystem.Characters withoutsuchtalentscouldcarve
(DRl), a Federalintelligenceagencywhich outa futurein Vancouver as Facultyhovercraft pilotsor
exactlywhatits nameimplies,operatesfroma technicians, securitylorcesor riverboatoperators. The PCs
baseon Vancouver lsland.lt hasbeen couldevencontinueto workwiththe Facultyas a
secrettalkswiththe Facultyof UBCsincejust troubleshooting teamfor phonesystemmaintenance and
Christmasof 2000, with the objective of bringing expansion.
scientistson side.
reconstruction-minded Oncethetelephones areworkingon thecampus,the
. NewAmericahasreachedout a tentaclefromits Facultyplansto renewan organized programof education
Riverenclave in ldaho. They are studying the at UBG.Thiswillrequirepeoplewithinstructional and
of takingoverthe sternwheelersandsteam administrative skills.Perhapsthe PCs'mostpromising
whichareoperatingin the Vancouver region, futurewiththe Facultyis as recruiting officersfor future
usingthemas a possiblesteppingstonebetween UBCstaff.
ldahoandnorthernBritishColumbiacells.The New lf the Facultycan'tget intotheairportbeforetheflood @

willalsotakea particular
interestin any hitsit, it'smudcity.Nothingof whattheyare lookingfor will
whichbecomesoperationalin Vancouver. remainsalvageable afterthelloodinundatesthe island.
Note:Referees wantingmoreinformation for usingthe
steamlocomotives on the NorthShorein theircampaigns
may find it desirableto help or prod the PCs shouldtrackdowna copyof thefirsteditionTwilight2000
Givenbelowarea fewexamplesol
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