Integrated timeline for the 

Riftbreaker Expedition

    In 1126 a Pocket Empires campaign was started tracking the growth of the Riftspan Protectorate. A number of one off striker adventures were played as various forces acted upon the PE and the players acted upon them over a six year period. In 1134 an attempt at an epic journey to a fabled system of high tech wonders was aborted when a small force of close escorts was able to disable the exploration vessel. Its escorts were driven off but were able to carry off the awake crew of the ill fated ship. The second attempt begins in 1136.

The ships of the Riftbreaker Expedition:
Riftbreaker - Converted MCG class transport.
Batleth - Weapon class Destroyer Escort
Lady Penelope -Lady class Frigate
Sir Mofare -Knight class Frigate
Dame Zetta  -Knight class Frigate
Tree Rat-Flying Carnivore class Close Escort
Hissing Death  -Flying Carnivore class Close Escort
Sand Liger -Flying Carnivore class Close Escort
Jack Fly -Flying Carnivore class Close Escort

In addition to the ships the following subcraft and vehicles are embarked.
Hvy FTR x 4 (50 dtons, Crew 2): Batleth
Lt FTR x 8 (20 dtons, Crew 2): Lady Penelope
Assault Lander x 1(50 dton crew 2): Batleth
Std. Scout x 2(100 dton crew 4): Riftbreaker
Courier x 1(400 dton crew 5): Riftbreaker
Fuel Shuttle x 2(200 dton crew 3): Riftbreaker
Shuttle x 1(95 dton crew 2): Riftbreaker
Modular Cutter x 11(50 dton crew 2): Riftbreaker
Launch x 7(20 dton crew 2) [mixed]
Gig x 3(20 tons, Crew 2) [mixed]
Air/Raft x 10 (20 tons Crew 2): Riftbreaker
Xtra Module x 10(30 dtons crew 0): Riftbreaker
Fury Self Propelled 22cm Artillery: Batleth
M588 Artillery Support vehicle: Batleth
Mk II Dragonsbreath Infantry Fighting Vehicle x 4: Batleth

    The ships holds are packed with 76690 kl of logistic supplys. Also 30 dtons of high value items intended for trade are packed away.


    001-1136    An recently manufactured high tech artifact has been discovered with a rutter describing the route from the place of discovery, from a system in sector (-12,0) to one in sector (-12,-2).
The second expedition sets off approximately following the strait line route to the point of closest approach the the end point of the rutter route.
    150-1136    An anomalous sensor reading is detected at [1404] Vanguard Reaches. The Jack Fly is ordered to the area to investigate for not more than two weeks. The rest of the fleet will hold its speed of advance to jump 2 to allow the Jack Fly to catch up. The Jack Fly recover 20 dtons of Zuchai crystals in a wrecked ship. They are attacked by unknown ground forces but are able to beat them off.
    157-1136    The main body of the RBE gets in a fight at [0807] Vanguard Reaches with (4) 2kdton Frigates and a 13kdton Destroyer from the Jelax Primateur. They manage to beat off the destroyer after eliminating its escorts with the help of the local forces already engaged. The attempt to capture them fell through when the crews of two least damaged ships  resisted boarding parties killing one RSP Marine and wounding 7. The ships were fired on by the RBE warships. The crews of two other ships were allowed to expire due to loss of power and L/S after this.  The human crews appeared to be mercenary.

    It turned out that my players were not enjoying this and would rather be pirates so I'm ending this campaign and beginning anew.