The Star Chamber
Classified (Myanmar) / September 2018
Chapter Synopsis & GM Prep Notes
The current team finds themselves in a grim interrogation room inside a Chicago brick factory, tasked with judging the actions of a previous squad whose mission in Myanmar ended in utter disaster. Rather than simply reading a report, the players will experience the catastrophic events through interactive flashbacks, seamlessly shifting between the sterile, high-security present and the humid, chaotic past.
In the flashbacks, the ill-fated team lands on the muddy banks of the Salween River and ventures into an impoverished agricultural village in Shan State. Beneath the dusty surface and quiet rice paddies lies a dark reality: the village is heavily influenced by the Chauchua (Tcho-Tcho), harboring grotesque secrets, hidden brothels, and hostile locals. The investigation inevitably spirals out of control, leading the agents into a deadly ambush within a dense jungle ravine choked by a supernatural red fog.
The climax forces the squad beneath a massive, ominous hill into a nightmarish subterranean temple. Here, amidst unholy Aklo inscriptions and cannibalistic threats, they must confront a grotesque idol. The mission culminates in absolute chaos on the hill's esplanade, with desperate hand-to-hand combat in the dirt and the terrifying roar of approaching fighter jets threatening to wipe the entire site off the map.
Tactical Battlemaps for The Star Chamber
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Brick Factory Interrogation Room

Tropical River Banks and Jungle Trail

Impoverished Agricultural Village

Massive Hill Esplanade

Nightmarish Subterranean Temple

