Another Strange Aeons run-out tonight: Trophy Hunt in which the leader of the Threshold Agents, sneaks off to bag himself a Lurker trophy...so it's a 1-on-1 scrap. I chose a Nightgaunt for the Lurker [using, I think, a GW Vampire familiar?]:
Set-up: Lurker won the role for table edge & set up in the railway buildings; Special Agent Johnson enters on the road:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41362.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41363.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41365.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41366.jpg)
Lurker wins the first turn and the Nightgaunt flies low towards Johnson:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41367.jpg)
In response, Johnson runs forward towards the danger, trying to get the Lurker in range of his Tommy gun:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41369.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41370.jpg)
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41371.jpg)
He hits the hovering Lurker and takes one of its two wounds just as it hurtles into him:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41373.jpg)
Johnson fails his resolve test as the Hideous Daemon screeches into him - but his reaction to his fear is to become Frenzied [doubling his CC attacks]:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41375.jpg)
In a frantic and desperate combat, Johnson is wounded:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41376.jpg)
...but manages to take down the winged monstrosity [face down] - but the Nightgaunt rolls over [face up] to defend himself in the next round of combat:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41377.jpg)
Johnson is still terrified and this spurs him on to a flurry of lethal attacks with his trusty Bowie knife, taking the Nightgaunt out [Major Injury]:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/strange%20aeons%2010mm%20game%205/STA41378.jpg)
Post-game: Johnson earns a new Skill and takes a Trophy :)
Love to see him taking THAT into the taxidermist!
"Can I have it by next Thursday!"
"Gibber!"