Sorry if this post is long....
This morning I hae been thiking for some reason about how to start my first Terran Empire Campaign. I have a brief outline and wanted to get some feedback on.
It will start with the characters execution. They are all convicted criminals, some may have een framed, others in the wrong place at the wrong time, and others still may be actual bad guys. They are brought into a room and strapped to the electric chairs. At the moment of truth , the lights flash , people scream, and the room goes dark. After a few moments the lights come back on and standing in front of them is a man dressed in a military uniform. ( I will call this guy Mr. X for now ) Mr. X informs the PC's "You're all dead, welcome to the afterlife." He goes on to explain based on their skills they are the right people for a job he needs done. Six months ago the military lost contact with one of their research facilities located on a planet. ( I am still learning the Terran Empire setting and will flesh out stuff later. ) When the first rescue teams arrived, they found the planet devastated, no suvivors. The Higher ups declared a quaritine of the planet, noone is to land. Warning becaons have been placed in orbit to warn off anyone who comes close. They Empire also has setup a regular patrol of the system to catch any scanvengers, pirates, etc. Mr. X informs them that three weeks ago his people received a distress signal coming from the science facility on that planet. His requests for a rescue mission have been denied. Mr. X explains he needs a team that is off the grid so to speak and the PC's are it. He assures them they will be compensated for this mission. Also if any PC's refuse then thier original sentence will be carried out.
Once the group accepts, Mr. X explains he can get the group on the planet unnoticed. He has the schedule of the patrols and other details. Once in orbit the PC's will take a shuttle down and land at the city. They will get a reading of the distress signal. What the PC's are going to find is that the planet is infested with zombies. The PC's will located the survivors, fight through a zombie infested city, they will locate a merchant ship they can use to get all the survivors off planet andas a bonus they can keep the ship for further adventures. The leader of the survivors will be the daughter of Mr. X.
I know this is just a start and I have some work cut out for me getting more details, but this is what I came up with lying in bed this morning. Thanks.