Volga Dynamics Heavy Lifter "Vostok-17" Incident • NeoSov Consortium
CAMPAIGN OVERVIEW
Premise: A massive Volga Dynamics heavy cargo lifter carrying 180kg of refined weapons-grade Helium-3 is attacked and crippled while boosting from Baikonur toward Lunar orbit. The He-3 shipment vanishes. The Consortium suspects sabotage by the Orbital Directorate, a rival inside the Siberian Combine, or a third party (Lunar Triad or EuroSpace black ops).
Tone: Classic Cyberpunk paranoia in space — cold war in zero-g, betrayal at every airlock, and the brutal economics of the new fuel.
Player Roles Suggested: Lunar Troubleshooter, Void Operative, RedCab Fixer, Siberian Combine Enforcer, Volga Dynamics Netrunner, Black Beret Commando.
ACT 1 — GROUND ZERO (SIBERIA / BAIKONUR)
1.1 The Call
The team is pulled from whatever they're doing and ordered to a secure dacha outside Novosibirsk. A high-ranking Volga Dynamics commissar briefs them: recover the He-3 or find who took it. Failure is not acceptable.
1.2 Investigation at the Launch Site
Sabotage at Baikonur Cosmodrome. Clues point to tampered fusion injectors and a missing technician. Leads: corrupted security footage, a dead corpo with Lunar Triad tattoos, or a RedCab informant.
ACT 2 — THE ASCENT (LOW ORBIT / TRANSFER)
2.1 Boarding the Wreck
The team takes a fast-response shuttle to intercept the drifting Vostok-17. Zero-g combat, radiation leaks, and automated defense drones await.
2.2 The Heist in Progress
Rival team is already offloading the He-3 containers onto a stealth lighter. First real combat in microgravity.
ACT 3 — LUNAR SHADOWS (THE MOON)
3.1 Chase to the Surface
Pursuit to a hidden mining outpost on the lunar far side. Deal with low-gravity chases, vacuum hazards, and corporate mercenaries.
3.2 The Betrayal
A high-ranking NeoSov official is revealed to be working with the Orbital Directorate for personal gain. Moral choice + brutal combat.
3.3 Final Heist / Extraction
Infiltrate the main processing facility, secure the remaining He-3, and decide whether to destroy the site or claim it for the Consortium.
MAJOR NPCs
Commissar Irina Volkov — Cold, calculating handler. Possible double agent.
"Ghost" Kolesnik — Legendary Siberian void runner. Helps or betrays depending on player choices.
Captain Harlan Voss — Orbital Directorate black ops commander. Arrogant Euro rival.
Luna-9 — Rogue AI running the stolen shipment. Wants freedom.
TWISTS & ESCALATION
The He-3 was contaminated on purpose to trigger a reactor failure on a key NeoSov station.
A hidden third faction (perhaps from the Cyberspace 2090 setting) is experimenting with He-3 for something far more dangerous.
One of the player characters has a personal tie to the missing shipment.