Hey y'all,
I'm temporarily away from my DoW & CMCM books while doing some preping for CotG, and I find myself in need of some clarification/reminder. I seem to remember there are some minor story threads connecting these adventures, right? Do I remember correctly that the rogue marines in DoW have been injected with the same faulty Neomorph spore vaccine that the Cronus scientists developed from the Draconis strain of the black goo? Was it ever suggested how this happened? Does DoW assume anyone survived th CotG ('cause, depending on how one runs CotG, survival might be a very tall order!)?
Furthermore, IIRC (having only skimmed the campaign), the vaccine thing/Draconis strain is a big part of the background plot of FW, too, right? Again, what is the connection to the CotG story?
As you might have guessed, I intend to tie these scenarios closer together and play up any connective tissue for a grander meta-plot experience that I know my players will love.
Finally, a bonus prediction: The ship that black goo-bombs Fort Nabrasks in DoW is confirmed in the subtext to be an Engineer ship, right? (Although no PC/NPCs realize it?). If so, I bet The Heart of Darkness is going to revolve around an expedition back to Draconis/Lv-1113 to confront the "gods" that left the black goo & Neomorph stuff (in "ancient pre-human ruins") in the first place, right? Thoughts?