move the out to the black campaign out of the cypher subdir

again, just reorganization

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+Title:          Out to the Black
+Footer:         Numenera, the Cypher System, No Thank You, Evil!, Invisible Sun, and their respective logos are
+                trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games
+                characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte
+                Cook Games, LLC. Content derived from Monte Cook Games publications is © 2013-2022 Monte Cook
+                Games, LLC. <a href="/cypher/fan-use-policy">Full Disclaimer</a>.
+
+# Out to the Black
+
+Out to the Black is space sci-fi campaign run in a homebrew fictional universe, run in the Cypher System.
+
+## Campaign Synopsis
+
+Humanity has spread to the stars. Humanity has lost record of what happened to Earth, but it is believed to have
+suffered a total biosphere collapse, and in its waning days, spaceships were launched in all directions, humanity's
+last chance to find survival among the black, abandoning their doomed world.
+
+Many were invariably lost in the act of desperation, victim to the emptiness of space. The known survivors reached Xi
+Tauri, and spread among its many planets. Waking from cyro-sleep, the original explorers staked out humanity's new
+future among biomes hospitable and not, establishing agrarian villages, land stations, and basic terraformed lands.
+
+As time has passed, humanity has salvaged its roots, good and ill. Travel between the stellar system and its planets is
+long but commonplace. Civilization resides in hundreds of scattered settlements across the planets, moons, occasional
+asteroid or comet, and space stations. The system's government focuses on a core set of planets, exploiting the
+resources of the rest of the system for only its settlements. The outer worlds rely on local law, and some remnants of
+the initial settlement of the system still drift in orbit, latent.
+
+Likely to steal liberally from *Firefly*, *Star Trek*, *Farscape*, *Alien*, and *The Expanse*, mashing up elements of
+hard sci-fi and space opera under an advanced technology rating (space travel inside a system is relatively ordinary,
+but traveling beyond a system is almost never undertaken; FTL travel doesn't exist but gravity generation does;
+*generally* things follow known physics, but there's always the opportunity for psionics, alien stuff, etc.).
+
+## Characters
+
+* Alex Frege, a mechanical explorer who loves the void
+* Jared Paul Ware, a sharp-eyed explorer (technology flavor) who builds robots
+* Taxion, a vicious warrior (skills and knowledge flavor) who fuses flesh and steel
+
+## Sessions
+
+The overall [session log](session-log) from bss's notes is meant to be a more detailed running history of in-game
+occurrences.
+
+### The Xi Tauri System
+
+A separate page organizes the emerging detail of [the Xi Tauri system](xi-tauri).
+
+## Character Creation
+
+At their basic level, characters are defined as *NAME is a [adjective] [noun] who [verbs]*. Adjectives are
+**descriptors**, nouns are **types**, similar to character classes, and verbs are **foci**.
+
+Chapter 4 of the *Cypher System Rulebook* details character creation, with description of the mechanical elements, and a
+small sidebar summarizing the steps to take to create a character.
+
+### Sources
+
+The majority of the options below are found, and best described, in the *Cypher System Rulebook*, with an open gaming
+version available via the [Cypher SRD](https://screwtapello.gitlab.io/cypher-system-reference/). Most others come from
+*The Stars Are Fire*.  Anything homebrew we'll write up and link to here.
+
+I skipped listing a lot of the core content, because there's no point in repeating that everything in the core book/SRD
+are fair game --- and you can probably grok the appropriate foci or come up with a plausible explanation for anything
+weird.
+
+## Science Stuff
+
+* [Xi Tauri](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi_Tauri)
+    * The three blue-white B-type stars could form planets, though they don't have a ton of time in main sequence.
+      Likely require some form of shelter for life. Alien life, lots of meteor strikes and young planet activity.
+    * The F-type star yields the most earth-like planets.

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+Title:          Out to the Black Session Log
+Description:    bss's (often unedited) notes from Out to the Black sessions, for all to use.
+Footer:         Numenera, the Cypher System, No Thank You, Evil!, Invisible Sun, and their respective logos are
+                trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games
+                characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte
+                Cook Games, LLC. Content derived from Monte Cook Games publications is © 2013-2022 Monte Cook
+                Games, LLC. <a href="/cypher/fan-use-policy">Full Disclaimer</a>.
+
+# Out to the Black Session Log
+
+## Session 04
+
+Victor in the brig
+
+off-world of Poseidon III
+
+talking about the communication network and relays --- delays due to space, local broadcasts vs. system
+
+Victor genetically engineered by Nexus Corp, kind of owned by the corp. doesn't have trackers that work in space, but he
+has a local-range tracker that is in his shoulder. might be caught up by scanners on worlds or in Nexus Corp sites. Bloy
+sets up an alarm if he sees traffic going out that (make him roll for it if it matters)
+
+they have data from the HarvestGen site when they were doing their "radiation checks". some incriminating evidence,
+might be a bit circumstancial, something showing the manipulation rather than the direct evidence of meddling
+
+large population center on Tartarus II. takes a week to get there. while they're travelling, they start denying Victor
+food and water. plan is to try to starve him and make him weaker, but they don't talk to him. trying to crack him.
+Victor knows tha the site would have been blown.
+
+Alex trying "to Stockholm Syndrome" Victor a bit while he's captive
+
+HarvestGen playing up the explosion as an accident, all lost. Alex sees if there are others out there suspecting another
+hacker group, which he finds (nat 20) --- Binary Phantom Syndicate (thanks ChatGPT) --- he will try to ingrain himself
+with the group and possibly share intel over time
+
+Tartarus II: terraformed moon of Tartarus, large population center. large metropolis, Cerulean Crater, is the population
+center. ocean is liquid nitrogen of some sort, not widely used for anything. Jared has been here before. trained by a
+secretive something. major output is agriculture.
+
+Nexus Corp will eventually recgonize the signal that Victor has, but it should be after a little bit. the party has some
+time
+
+they want to expose the HarvestGen/Nexus Corp stuff, two options of either hacking into a relay directly, or working
+with hackers. they are going the hacker route. Alex finds a group to work with local to Tartarus II. Jared is also aware
+of a HarvestGen site on the area.
+
+Alex is thinking of some sort of dead drop. the hacker group he contacts is named DataSquirt, they are interested in
+getting their name out there as executing the network hack and exposing the information. Taxion tracks the DataSquirt
+guy and know what they operate out of, just in case that's some kind of information useful later. Alex uses that
+information as an asset of sorts for them to tighten up their security
+
+Taxion wants to try to get some hallucinigens to mess with Victor.
+
+security checkpoints stop Taxion and Alex momentarily, but Jared hacks into data sources and is able "to Oracle"
+information to Taxion and Alex. ships are grounded, though, seems like they are looking for Victor, don't yet know that
+they're looking for the Nyx. Alex has a convenient excuse about some sort of nanotech, and he gets intel about where
+they could flip it and acquire it.
+
+Nebula Bliss is the name of the drug, Victor takes it very poorly due to the bioengineering and robot parts. he starts
+going into cardiac arrest, almost like it's a kill switch of sorts when he takes the drugs. Taxion heals Victor and
+blames Nexus Corp for the bioengineering/implant in the first place
+
+### Business for next time
+
+* Word an Arc for dealing with the Nexus Corp
+    * Establish the outcome of the broadcast, which might be worth some XP
+* Filling out some backstory stuff
+    * Jared
+    * Victor's role
+* Double-checking everyone's sheet on the online builder
+
+## Session 02
+
+* Bloy rolls a 20 to find hidey holes and whatnot on the Nix, miscellaneous equipment and two cyphers
+* they start interrogating guys, especially Matsumura
+    * Bloy has some "tradecraft"
+* pirates were basically nobodies
+* the ship needs to have its transponder hacked or something to stop showing up as the Nix
+* plan is to turn in the pirates, claim ship
+* go back to Filco, find transponder, take transponder
+* Poseidon III
+    * agriculture main export
+    * no civil war or anything like that
+    * people on the fringe looking for new resources
+    * Taxion said there was tech to acquire or profit from
+* interrogated Matsumura, he said he was hired by Nexus Corp
+    * Taxion knifes him, whispers "thank you", spaces him
+* the *Nix*
+    * no weapons, but hardpoints for weapons
+* pirates try to make their way out through the walls to an escape pod
+    * they're trying to make their way to the helm
+    * they communicate that the party was headed to Poseidon III
+    * party tries to find an asteroid/etc. debris field to hide in
+* Level 5 cell created for the Nix in their downtime
+* Alex investigating the comms sent by the pirate to somewhere on Poseidon
+    * Pirates have taken a liquid nitrogen refinery and made it their base
+* Poseidon III
+    * as they approach, they're beaconed, they identify themselves
+    * 5,000-10,000 in the colony
+    * doing a week or so to get proper identification
+* Next time on Poseidon III
+    * looking for corporate secret in order to get an edge over on the Nexus Corp
+    * perhaps the Nexus Corp wants to weaponize something that this other corp bioengineered/whatever
+
+## Session 01
+
+Finishing up some character details, getting in space, getting a ship.
+
+* Taxion and Alex have a link, Taxion had a bad zero G experience
+* Alex holds a grudge against Nexus Dynamics, uncle was scared away or something
+* Bloy notices that PCs have a foe or tail
+    * Someone tailing Taxion, noticed by Bloy's robot
+        * Man with curly hair, on the ship
+        * Interested in Taxion's stuff
+            * Filing through his gear in the hold
+* Bloy's second favorite repair kit is missing
+* Asteria
+    * Taxion was out in the wilderness, distress beacon, Alex picked up on it
+    * Sparcely habitated
+    * Flex with Taxion out of the port
+    * Maybe steal some stuff from Nexus Dynamics
+* Cyphers rolled, all subtle
+* They get to the Hamaya Filco, spending from their speed pools to do so
+* Some sort of hostile action
+* Bloy 20s on hacking, gets direct access to tons of black box info on the system
+    * This all happened a year ago, well beyond the lifetime of the distress beacon
+    * Originated from Helios, another planet
+* Intrusion: deeper space beacon that bloy detects
+* Jeremy learns that they've stepped into a honeypot
+* Phil rolled a 1, tore suit, party took some time to bring him back
+* Nix approaching as they get back on the ship
+* Bloy rolls a 1 to try to get the Stars Alive out there fast, so they're adrift
+* Player Intrusion something in space disturbing the engines and the mag grapple that Nix is using
+* No data after the attack or nothing to record
+* Phil, in the center of the ship, hears curly haired guy
+* Pirates try to flee, but are all killed except for two who are captured
+* Curly haired guy tailing Jeremy has also been captured
+* Looks like the Nix

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+Title:          The Xi Tauri System
+Footer:         Numenera, the Cypher System, No Thank You, Evil!, Invisible Sun, and their respective logos are
+                trademarks of Monte Cook Games, LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. All Monte Cook Games
+                characters and character names, and the distinctive likenesses thereof, are trademarks of Monte
+                Cook Games, LLC. Content derived from Monte Cook Games publications is © 2013-2022 Monte Cook
+                Games, LLC. <a href="/cypher/fan-use-policy">Full Disclaimer</a>.
+
+# The Xi Tauri System
+
+The Xi Tauri star system consists of four stars in a hierarchy system.
+
+* **Xi Tauri Aa** and **Ab:** two B-type stars in a binary pair. These stars, and their respective bodies, make up the
+  *core worlds*. The corporatocratic Ring is most prominent in these worlds, though their reach is incomplete.
+* **Xi Tauri B:** A third B-type star which orbits the binary pair. The most massive of the stars in the system, it was
+  nevertheless at its distant aphelion when the arks reached the system, leading to its many worlds being less explored
+  and populated than the core worlds. The planets and et cetera of Xi Tauri B are sometimes known as the *wastes*,
+  despite being more uncharted than anything else.
+* **Xi Tauri C:** A F-type star orbiting the other three stars, the worlds of the *rim worlds* are more likely to support
+  natural life with less terraforming effort, and are generally held to contain more exploitable resources than the core
+  worlds. the Ring is best positioned to forcefully export these resources, despite their minimal involvement in
+  governing this far out to the black.
+
+## Habitation
+
+Most worlds are, at a minimum level, partially terraformed. A handful of planets throughout the system are roughly
+Terra-like, and have only been lightly influenced by humanity, though just as many are only inhabited in specific areas.
+The majority have been majorly shaped by humanity to support life, and many still are controlled-environment enclosures
+similar to space stations.
+
+## Persons and Government
+
+### The Ring
+
+Forming from a variety of surviving corporations, the Ring is the dominant government and culture in the core worlds.
+Their comprehensive control of resources, media, and infrastructure has guaranteed them financial and political
+monopolies, despite the core worlds (and whole of Xi Tauri) nominally being a democratic republic. The core worlds move
+to the tune of the Ring.
+
+### Rimworlders
+
+The common name for those who live on the outer reaches of the star system, rimworlders are a mix of outcasts, rebels,
+subsistence farmers, traders, and the like --- generally, those outside of the cosmopolitan way of life of those living
+under the Ring's dominance. Rimworlders with an independent streak tend to look upon those in the core worlds with a
+slight amount of disdain, which is sometimes reciprocated. More animosity is reserved for the Ring itself.
+
+### Government
+
+The many planets of the Xi Tauri system make up the Federated Worlds of Xi Tauri. Membership is guaranteed and mandatory
+for planets, including dwarf planets. Uninhabited worlds are represented by the Special Representative to the
+Federation. Moons, planetary stations, and the like are usually aligned to their parent planet, though some have
+successfully (or unsuccessfully) lobbied for direct representation in the federation. Minor planets may maintain their
+own government, but generally are not considered for Federation membership.
+
+Largely subject to the machinations of the Ring, the core worlds tend towards financial control and stability at the
+expense of free expression, though some uniquely-administered worlds still exist within the corporatocracy. Other worlds
+enjoy far more organizational freedom, stemming from far less attention from the Ring and the Federation itself.
+
+## Known Worlds
+
+* Xi Tauri Aa
+* Xi Tauri Ab
+* Xi Tauri B
+* Xi Tauri C
+    * Asteria
+    * Helios
+    * Hera --- A Nexus Corp black site, according to Victor
+    * Icarus
+        * Icarus IV --- could be construed to "support" life, roughly.
+    * Perseus --- could support life but not aware of civilization
+        * Perseus I ("Medusa")
+        * Perseus II --- highly volcanic, thick atmosphere believed to be unhospitable to life.
+    * Poseidon --- planet consisting of liquid methane, practically the whole planet aside from mining rigs.
+        * Poseidon III --- partially terraformed moon, primary industry agriculture, primary export produce, meat, etc..
+    * Tartarus
+        * Tartarus II --- terraformed moon, metropolis-scale population center, one of the largest in Xi Tauri C; vast
+          liquid nitrogen ocean, so I guess it's very cold.
+
+## Lost History
+
+### The Arks
+
+Were it not for cryosleep, humanity would have never survived the unknown thousands, if not tens of thousands, years
+necessary to reach Xi Tauri.
+
+### Marauders
+
+It's not known from where those who were men came, but their appearance between worlds heralds nothing but ravage.
+
+### Old Cultures of Earth
+
+When Earth collapsed, its states scattered ships throughout the cosmos. Others may have survived long enough to find a
+new home among the stars. The details of Earth's failure, or those who escaped it, have been largely lost.
+
+### Intelligence Beyond
+
+Worlds that support life had nevertheless produced only bacterial life before humanity arrived to the system. Genetic
+mutation and biosequencing has introduced forms of life familiar to us on those worlds, though many believe (or fear)
+that there is still unexpected intelligent life soon to be discovered. Or encountered.