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= Babylon 5 - Before the Dawn =
A play-by-post game using the Cortex Prime RPG.

== Introduction ==
''It was the end of the Second Age of Mankind, seven years after the Earth-Minbari War.''

''The Babylon Project continued its attempt to create a station in neutral space, despite the latest station disappearing without a trace 24 hours after it went online. In its absence, entrepreneurs set up small stations of dubious legality to handle the flow of goods and information in demand after the end of the Earth-Minbari war. In this chaotic environment, there were credits to be made, reputations to be rebuilt, and places of relative safety for those on the run. Smugglers, diplomats, wanderers, and refugees traveling all alone in the night, with danger lurking in every dark corner.''

''This is the story that few have heard, about a ragtag group who sought only to rebuild their lives, and ended up doing so much more.''

[[File:B5-BtD-AsteroidBase.png|upright|Small Asteroid Base]]

The premise is that each of the characters has suffered a serious setback in their life, and the only option left to them is outside the law. They are drawn to Quadrant 15, which contains a covert trading post constructed on the edge of an asteroid field, disguised as just another rock. The only other thing of note in the system is a jumpgate used as a transfer point between Earth, Centauri, and Minbari space.

The person hiring the characters is [[:Media:MrReno.jpg|Mr. Reno]]. He employs teams of 'finders' to acquire objects and data, and needs individuals with a wide variety of skills and backgrounds. If you can complete jobs with discretion and speed, he pays extremely well. The game would be run mostly episodic (for now), with each adventure being one finder job from Reno.

== Information and Links ==
=== [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:Persons_Of_Interest|Persons of Interest]] ===
=== [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:Locations|Locations]] ===
=== [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/development-babylon-5-cortex-prime-before-the-dawn.910880/ Development thread] ===
=== [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:Archive|Archive]] ===
=== [[B5-BeforeTheDawn_Collected_Information | Collected Information]] ===

== Characters ==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:left"
! style="text-align:left;"| Character !! style="text-align:left;"| Player !! style="text-align:left;"| Concept !! style="text-align:center;"| PP !! style="text-align:center;"| [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:Rules#Funds|Funds]] !! style="text-align:left;"| Notes
|-
| [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:CaspianCarmichael |Caspian Carmichael]] || strange behavior || Hacker ||  style="text-align:center;"| 1 || style="text-align:center;"| 5 || Approved for play
|-
| [[L'Taur | L'Taur]] || Muskrat || Narn Spiritual Seeker || style="text-align:center;"| 3 || style="text-align:center;"| 1 || Approved for play
|-
| [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:Mendel_Mortimer|Mendel Mortimer (aka Jordan Crandall)]] || Random Task|| Former military in hiding || style="text-align:center;"| 2 || style="text-align:center;"| 7 || Approved for play
|-
| [[B5-BeforeTheDawn:Cyrilla_Typhlee|Cyrilla Typhlee]] || jmucchiello || Centauri telepath || style="text-align:center;"| 2 || style="text-align:center;"| 6 || Approved for play
|-
| [[Abigail Hayes]] || t@nya || Battlefield archaeologist || style="text-align:center;"| 2 || style="text-align:center;"| 3 || Approved for play
|-
| L'Taur's Project || || || style="text-align:center;"| || style="text-align:center;"| 14 || Tracking donations
|-
| (Group Funds) || || || style="text-align:center;"|  || style="text-align:center;"| ? || Used to track group resources
|- 
| [[Aoife_ni_Muireen:Aoife_ni_Muireen|Aoife ni Muireen]] (Former character) || Stormraven || Lucky Pilot || style="text-align:center;"| 1 || style="text-align:center;"| 7 || Departed during I Am Nothing More
|}

== Complications in Play ==
Hidden Competition d12<br>
False Paths d10

== Diceless Assets ==
Shuttle

== Character Creation ==
=== [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/B5-BeforeTheDawn:Character_Creation Character Creation and Advancement] ===
=== [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/B5-BeforeTheDawn:Lyta_Alexander Character Creation Example - Lyta Alexander] ===
=== [https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/B5-BeforeTheDawn:CharacterTemplate Character Template] ===

==Timeline==
The game begins at the tail end of 2255, seven years after the Earth-Minbari war.  

[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-24866986 Before the Dawn #1: Meet Me After Dark] (late 2255)<br>
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25030080 Interlude: Babel] (2255-2256)<br>
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25045795 Before the Dawn #2: I Am Nothing More] (2256)<br>
Interludes: [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25523434 Abigail], [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25523437 Mendel], [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25523457 Cyrilla], [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25532156 L'Taur], and [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25512688 Caspian] (2256)<br>
[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/babylon-5-before-the-dawn-cortex-prime.911920/post-25535295 Before the Dawn #3: Only Night Could Hold You] (2256)<br>
Before the Dawn #4: Never Ever Wake Again (2257)<br>
Before the Dawn #5 (2257-2258)<br>
Before the Dawn #6 (2258) - Finale of campaign<br>

Major events in the timeline:
* Babylon 4 disappears ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/War_Without_End,_Part_II War Without End, Part Two]): 2254
* Babylon 5 opens/Londo's assignment to B5 ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Dust_to_Dust Dust to Dust]):  Late 2256
* Attempted assassination of Kosh ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/The_Gathering The Gathering]): January 3-8, 2257 - '''''Dawn of the Third Age of Mankind'''''
* Invasion of Ragash III ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Midnight_on_the_Firing_Line Midnight on the Firing Line]): February 28, 2258
* Ascension of Jason Ironheart ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Mind_War Mind War]): April 26, 2258
* Reemergence and death of the Dilgar war criminal Jha'dur ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Deathwalker DeathWalker]): May 2258
* First appearance of Morden/Death of Lord Kiro ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Signs_and_Portents Signs and Portents]): August 3-5, 2258
* Reassignment of Captain Sinclair / Captain Sheridan assigned to Babylon 5 ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/Points_of_Departure Points of Departure]): January 2259
* Departure of the Technomages ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/The_Geometry_of_Shadows The Geometry of Shadows]): February 3-5, 2259
* Death of the Centauri Emperor ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/The_Coming_of_Shadows The Coming of Shadows]): June 17, 2259
* The Shadows are revealed ([https://babylon5.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fall_of_Night The Fall of Night]): December 27, 2259