Nexus 15
For years¸ through hijackings and kidnappings and savage massacres¸ the West has been helpless before this bloody foe: the international terrorist. Until now. Now America has Delta Force. It is 1986 and Nexus #15 has just been released. This issue focused on the Star Fleet Universe¸ Starfire¸ and Delta Force. Battlewagon¸ Duel for Kharkov¸ Counterstroke in France¸ East Wind Rain¸ and 4th Reich also have materials included. Starfire has a Q&A section for players in the New Empires setting as well as an article of creating a hit-and-run group in that setting. Adding complexity to the New Empires setting are optional rules for planets and moons. In the historical section¸ East Wind Rain has an article about its design concepts. Duel for Kharkov gains a new scenario based on the Soviet summer offensive in 1942. An article on Counterstroke in France presents variants for people playing that game. Battlewagon gains another scenario¸ this one for the Battle of Komandorski Islands in March¸ 1943. In a category by itself¸ 4th Reich adds rules so three people can play. Delta Force is the new game being introduced by Task Force Games. It gains new weapons and equipment. It also gets a new scenario set in Canada. The Star Fleet Universe section starts with information about the company. It includes a significant article on painting Tholian ships along with Tholian fleet emblems. The shipyard report focuses on Tholian ships. Federation & Empire is introduced. The two-page Academy article is based on Tholian webs and web casters. A page of Term Papers also is included. Rules for energy balance due to damage were introduced. Finally¸ there was also the inevitable (at the time) collection of addenda. This PDF is provided by Amarillo Design Bureau¸ Inc. with the kind permission of Allen D. Eldridge. It includes ads and offers from 1986; these are no longer valid.