Quote from: fsn on 30 July 2021, 02:59:36 PM
You're too kind to rookies. Put them in the front line. Better they catch a bullet than someone useful. 

I can only field 6 crew maximum so, up against assassins, the rookie gets to guard the ship, swab the decks and make chicken soup for the wounded, if required.

Quote from: fsn on 30 July 2021, 02:59:36 PM
Also, I thought you'd like to know that I used some birthday money to buy some of the new Traveller books. This is all your fault.

Wot? Traveller and not 5 Parsecs?

Quote from: Ithoriel on 30 July 2021, 05:39:21 PM
Wot? Traveller and not 5 Parsecs?

Been a Traveller man since about 1978. I still have all the little black books. 

Campaign Turn 6: No point getting mad when it rains if you created the storm (2)

Life has been a little busy over the past few days so no time to play the next game, until today

However, it did give me time to slap a little paint on the new Mr Smith figure and on the scanner bot. Couple of pieces of scenery finished off too.






The crew were almost at the recruiter's station and Mila was beginning to hope they had evaded the assassins when their scanner bot detected the assassins just entering the area.



Three armed with military rifles and blades and a leader with a clingfire pistol and blade.

No chance to seize the initiative this time around (severely fluffed dice roll!).

The crew had formed a box around Gardor but now Gunner, Mila and Micah rushed forward to take up positions that would give them sight of the opposition.

Three assassins also rushed forward, taking cover among the seating but the fourth walked to a position  behind a scanner post, snapping off a shot at Gunner that went wide.



The rest of the crew closed up on those in front, hustling Gardor along with them.

The recruiter, alarmed by the gunshot, ducked down behind the foliage surrounding his pitch, feeling more than a little exposed in the glare of the holographic dropship projected above him.



Gunner and Mila got to move before the assassins. Gunner changed position to get a better angle and then blasted the leader, stunning him, then putting him down. Turning his attention to the assassin who took a pot shot at him Gunner scythes him down, in turn.





Mila also moves forward and takes two shots at an assassin, stunning her



(What do you think of the stun marker?)

... and then dropping her.

The remaining assassin returned fire, hitting Mila, beating her toughness and penetrating her armour. Eek!

Oh, wait! Mila has a point of luck (only one in the crew that does) and gets to leap 1D6 squares in a random direction.

Fours squares straight forward into a bush!



Not dead after all!

The rest of the crew breathe a sigh of relief and close up on Gunner and Mila.

Despite losing three companions the remaining assassin opts not to bail, still hopeful of downing Gardor.

The reaction checks see Micah, Mila and Gardor acting before the assassin.

Gardor rushes up to the bewildered recruiter waving his paperwork at him.

Mila fires twice but only manages to stun the assassin, while Micah follows up with two shots of his own. A miss ... and a hit that puts them down.

So, Gardor delivered safely, all four assassins down and, despite a scare, no one on the crew hurt.

No one is coming to avenge the assassins.


I'll do the rest of the after battle sweep up tomorrow.

Superb

Great stuff!

Loverly

Thanks folks!

Next up ... Sand Racers.

Need to dig out some figures that will do as fast things with lots of teeth!

Great stuff, Mike ! 

Cheers - Phil.

Always good to read.

I'm telling you though, Mila needs some weapons training.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 10 August 2021, 09:25:52 PM
fast things with lots of teeth!

There are some ladies of Runcorn I could introduce you to.

Thanks Phil.

fsn, Mila has a combat value of +2. Scrapper and Gunner are +3, Khalil is +0 and the other three are +1.

I think she needs someone luckier rolling the dice for her

There are some scenarios in 5 Parsecs where it is suggested that a representation of the crew's ship might be appropriate.

While looking for something completely different on EBay I cam across a slightly cartoony version of the Millennium Falcon. At 30cm wide, 30 cm front to back and 20cm to the top of it's radar dish it sounded slightly bigger than I'd intended but at £9.95 plus postage it was way cheaper than the other things I'd idly considered getting.

So, it arrived by courier today and is undergoing a minor refit.

Gentles, I give you the Freetrader "Destiny's Child."

Nice!

Nothing a paint job and a few fixing couldn't cure!

She's a beauty!

Ship painted, reassembled and decals applied.

Better still, the guns still pop back and forth and the various sound effects still work.

Coat of gloss varnish, weather permitting, and I'll call her done.

I'm sure people with more time, talent and equipment could have spray painted, washed, shaded, weathered and chipped the living daylights out of it but "good enough for army work" will do for me.

A picture of the current state of her with the crew assembled at the foot of the ramp to give an idea of scale

Looking good.