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CREDITS
LEAD WRITER
Justin Alexander
Jay Little
2D20 LEAD GAME DESIGN
INFINITY 2D20 SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT
Nathan Dowdell, Benn Beaton
Brian Casey
EDITING
Gary Harrod
LAYOUT
Cover art by Pierre Droal, interior artwork courtesy of Corvus Belli
New artwork by Linggar Bramanty.
INFINITY RPG LOGO
ARTWORK
Michal E Cross
LINE DEVELOPER
Justin Alexander
Meredith Larson, Mark DiPasquale, Allen Voigt,
Colleen Riley, Jacqueline Leach, Seth Gupton, Chris Malone, Preeti
Gupton, Sarah Holmberg
Thanks to the hundreds of Playtesters from the Infinity community and the backers of the 2015 Infinity RPG
Kickstarter - you know who you are! Massive thanks to Corvus Belli; Fernando, Alberto, Gutier, Carlos and Bostria for
letting us play in your world and Ivan for translating the endless secret knowledge!
Artwork & Storyline © Corvus Belli S.L.L.2014.
INFINITY is © Corvus Belli S.L.L.2014
SCENARIO PLAYTESTING
Modiphius Entertainment Ltd 2015.
35 Turneville Road, London, W14 9PS.
info@modiphius.com
MODIPHIUS ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT NUMBER:
MUH050187. ISBN: 978-1-910132-43-2
PUBLISHED BY
The 2d20 system and Modiphius Logos are copyright Modiphius Entertainment Ltd 2015. All 2d20 system text is copyright Modiphius Entertainment Ltd. Any
unauthorised use of copyrighted material is illegal. Any trademarked names are used in a fictional manner; no infringement is intended
This is a work of fiction. Any similarity with actual people and events, past or present, is purely coincidental and unintentional except for those people and events
described in an historical context
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
WELCOME TO
INFINITY
INFINITY:
TABLETOP
WARGAMING
The
Infinity
roleplaying
game is based on Corvus
Belli’s hugely-popular
tabletop wargame in which
sci-fi themed miniatures
simulate futuristic
skirmishes across the alien
battlefronts of Paradiso and
the internecine conflicts
of the Human Sphere.
Hundreds of beautifully
molded miniatures allow
you to command squads
of soldiers, robots, TAGs,
hackers, and alien creatures.
Before there was a
wargame, though, there was
an RPG. The
Infinity
universe
was originally created as
the homebrewed setting for
the space opera roleplaying
campaign of Alberto, Carlos,
Fernando, and Gutier. Their
epic adventures across the
Human Sphere evolved into
the far-future milieu of the
wargame.
So now we’ve come
full circle. The
Infinity
roleplaying game is your
opportunity to step off
the battlefield and walk
in the footsteps of its
creators, exploring all the
secrets it has to offer from
never-before-seen vantage
points.
Infinity
is a space opera. The Diaspora has swept humanity out amongst the stars. We have emerged from
the womb of our homeworld and scattered ourselves across the galaxy. Space pirates cruise through the
shattered planetoids of Human Edge. Scientist adventurers delve the oceans of Varuna. Alien warriors seek
victory on the battlefields of broken worlds.
Infinity
is a universe balanced on the brink. Humanity has fractured its society into powerful factions
and fallen upon itself. The first space race was born of war, and the second gave birth to it. Beneath
the delicate peace wrought in the aftermath of those wars, covert confrontations and direct action
military operations are common. Titanic TAGs — Tactical Armored Gear — tower above infantry wearing
military-grade exoskeletons. Remote dronbots dart between bioengineered super-soldiers. Hackers dance
through the invisible tactical maelstrom of hellfire military cybersystems.
Infinity
is a wonderland of technological marvels. The quantronics revolution remodeled a society which
was already heavily dependent on its electronics. Humanity now lives in a true symbiosis between tool and
toolmaker. Pervasive domotics have automated virtually every aspect of modern life. Comlogs implanted
into the forearm provide a link to local holoprojectors, mesh nets, and the interstellar Maya network.
Augmented reality technologies (AR) mean that the physical world is no longer the limit of the human
experience. Social clouds broadcast by every individual — made up of meme-tags and patina cues — allow
simultaneous physical and digital interactions between people, rooms, buildings, streets, and even entire
communities.
Infinity
is the destiny of mankind. Our bodies are pushed to the transhuman cusp through bioengineering
and cybertechnology. Our memories are recorded in quantronic Cubes and hosted in artificial Lhost bodies.
The creation of ALEPH, humanity’s first true Artificial Intelligence, is an enigma which promises either the
great hope of human civilization, its greatest existential crisis, or both. And from beyond the borders of our
space, the alien Combined Army has invaded, threatening to destroy everything which we have built.
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CHAPTER ONE: WELCOME TO INFINITY
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
SURVEY OF THE HUMAN SPHERE
Scientists discovered the first viable wormhole in
orbit around Saturn in the early 21st century. Ten
years later, the Sorel sisters unlocked its secrets
and opened the Gateway to the Stars.
Unfortunately, Project DAWN — the first attempt to
colonize an alien world — ended in catastrophic
failure when the wormhole leading to the neophyte
colony permanently collapsed.
Humanity rallied in the wake of failure, though.
PanOceanian vessels using powerful Minotaur
motors punched through trans-Plutonian ‘holes and
took us to the stars. A race once confined to a single
planet can now call eleven star systems home.
violent acts of Libertos, a group of Helot insurgents.
SHENTANG AND YUTANG
Two tidally-locked planets within the habitable
zone of their star, the first discovered and claimed
by Yu Jing as they struggled to catch up with
PanOceania’s deep space capabilities. The two
planets were colonized at a rapid pace and Yutang
now serves as the capital of Yu Jing.
BOURAK
EARTH
The cradle of Humanity. A place of natural and
cultural treasures. The cities here are full of history,
but nearly uninhabited as a result of the star tide.
The Sol System in general, however, remains more
highly developed than any other system of the
Human Sphere.
A harsh desert world, discovered by the prophets of
Haqqislam and named after the Prophet’s Horse. In
struggling to master its harsh realities, the Bourak
Academy of Planetology has become the leading
authority on terraforming technologies. Their
goal is to transform their sun-blasted world into
the gardens of Al-Andalus, or of lost Ninevah and
Babylon. But that reality lies far in the future.
CONCILIUM
NEOTERRA
The first system to be discovered and colonized by
PanOceanian explorers, Neoterra is now the capital
of PanOceania and the seat of the Christian Church.
It is home to the most important technology
companies of the Sphere and is a daily destination
for business travelers and tourists alike.
Claimed by O-12, the international and
pan-planetary organization which theoretically has
ultimate jurisdiction over the totality of the Human
Sphere, Concilium is lightly populated. However, it
is also home to the O-12 Senate and the various
O-12 bureau headquarters.
ACONTECIMENTO
PanOceania’s breadbasket and the third planet
to be added to the Sphere, Acontecimento saw
massive colonization by Latinos. Famous for its
garotas, particularly the spectacular women from
the city of Portobelo, Acontecimento is a planet
of contrasts. Endless crop fields and pastures
alternate with vast, sprawling factory compounds
that meet most of the agricultural and industrial
needs of PanOceania. Acontecimento also has one
of the largest Natural Parks in the Sphere, the
Great Arboreal Reserve, last remnant of the planet’s
original biome.
VARUNA
The ocean planet. The third extraterrestrial
planet found and the first populated with a
semi-intelligent native species, the amphibian
Helots. Home to the water gods, Varuna is a
planet of small islands and soil is scarce. Visitors
will be amazed by the sea platforms, subaquatic
buildings, and artificial islands. Varuna harnesses
the full potential of its oceans in the form of
biotechnological research and sea factories and
farms that employ numerous Helots. The quiet
charm of the planet is disrupted, however, by the
CHAPTER ONE: WELCOME TO INFINITY
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