Sound the Retreat
With a handful of survivors from a Swarm invasion as
passengers, the heroes travel to a nearby colony world in search of safety. At
the overburdened metropolis of New Grakka, members of a movement who believe the
Swarm are punishment for the system's sins are disrupting the military's efforts
to take in refugees. The heroes must stop these fanatics, as well as clear out a
series of caverns beneath the city that could provide shelter and protection
should the Swarm attack this planet. In the process, they discover clues that
might help solve an ancient shirren mystery!
This volume of Starfinder Adventure Path continues the
Attack of the Swarm! Adventure Path and includes:
? "The Last Refuge," a Starfinder
adventure for 3rd-level characters, by Mara Lynn Butler.
? A historical look at the shirren people's
flight from the Swarm in the early days following the Gap, by Lacy
Pellazar.
? A catalog of biomechanical starships, by Tracy
Barnett.
? An archive of alien creatures, including an
aquatic ambush predator and several new Swarm creatures, by Anthony Bono, Mara
Lynn Butler, and Owen K.C. Stephens.
? Statistics and deck plans for a military
infiltration vessel, by Tracy Barnett, plus a glimpse at a colony world of
shallow oceans, by Mara Lynn Butler.
Fleeing a world consumed by the ravenous, alien Swarm, the heroes and a handful of desperate survivors limp toward the nearest colony world in a newly acquired starship. After thwarting a mutiny, they reach a large metropolis, where tensions are high. Local fanatics claim the oncoming Swarm is a punishment for the system's sins, disrupting the military's efforts to take in refugees. Worse, a series of caverns below the city that provide the only refuge from inevitable invasion are far from unoccupied, and must be cleared out before time runs out!
