Campaign Turn 6: Rumble in the Wastelands

 Still plying the hazy streets of Alpha City on the jungle world of Sardis, the Revengers gain a new patron, Educibl Corp. With primary interests in mega-agriculture, operatives from Educibl reached out to crew member Dirk Morgna as he was drinking in a local dive bar. They needed a crew to investigate some ancient ruins that might contain intact samples of potent “super-seeds”. 

Meanwhile, Cpt. Roger Stevens explored the city and learned of another party interested in retrieving an item of antiquity from the very same area! [Page 82, result 87 - 90]. Things were lining up nicely!

Corvus Crane explored and learned another interesting tidbit about the Supreme One’s corrupt super-soldier breeding program. Could this again force out crew to take to the stars and seek a new planet? [+1 Quest Rumor]. 

Lykos traded for a broken Battle Visor, which he promptly passed off to Grimbol Sawtooth(+2 Savvy) to fix. 

Sawtooth again not only failed to repair a weapon or item of aggression, he actually destroyed it! Is this his inherent pacifism manifesting again? [Rolled a natural 1 on the check, second time this campaign]

Sasha Rourke again brilliantly acted as a decoy, misdirecting any attention from the Twists or the Cult of the Wyrm. 

Unfortunately, when nearing the wasteland ruins 100 klicks from Alpha City, the crew detected signs of hostile Nomads [Interested Parties] with a particularly nasty leader [Hazards roll = VIP, +1 T, +2 Combat].

These aggressive locals would not be seen off without a fight [Fight Off mission, 6 total enemies, must hold the field, Sardis haze creating max visibility of 14”, +2 credits of Danger pay].

Nomad foes from the nearby wastes [Fighting sticks treated as Colony Rifles with bayonets].

The ruins amidst the wastes [GW terrain mixed with blue foam rocks]. 

Drone capture of initial deployments! 

Cover and low vis force an all movement first fast phase. 

The cautious Nomads do much the same, seeking cover and lines of fire for their weapons. 

Sasha Rourke attempting a risky right flank approach. 

Slow reactions on round 2!

Dicey terrain means a kill zones exists along that right flank, but Stevens has to push the issue to engage the foe. 

The crack shot Nomads drop Corvus Crane, and the Revengers lose their most potent weapon! [On round two no less!]

Sawtooth drops the Insta-Wall, making the kill-zone less “Killy”. 

More crack Nomad fire manages to stun Stevens! [As he and Sawtooth act in the slow phase]. 

Things are looking bad as Lykos also goes down in a hail of Nomad fire. [Round 3, before he could act. I was rolling hot for the enemy.] 

Stevens recovers and promptly drops the first Nomad with an unerring shield throw! [I count it as a Hand Laser]. 

On the next round he acts fast and drops a shotgun wielding Nomad! [That +2 Combat, Pistol combo under 6” is deadly]. 

Morgna stuns a Nomad, but can’t take them out!

Sasha blasts a highly positioned Nomad from their perch, and the fall takes them out!

Casualties cause their hard-bitten leader to bail! 

An Escalating condition heralds the arrival of Nomad reinforcement, but they may be too late! [I roll a “Lose Heart” result on the events table, they’re all leaving end of next round!]

Sawtooth secures the object of antiquity. [Earning that sweet +2 credit bonus]. 

After one last round of ineffectual fire, the remaining Nomads bail! 

 In the aftermath, the Revengers recovered a lone Colony Rifle, found some interesting documents [+1 rumor], and earned a cool 9 credits total. 

This one looked bad early, as I lost two of my best crewmen on rounds 2 and 3. Then we rallied with some amazing shots and a bit of luck turning against the Nomads. 

Both Crane and Lykos survived with no lasting injuries or sick bay time! Crane’s scrap pistol (a backup weapon) was damaged. 

In a campaign event, we also sold some cargo for +3 credits! 

This round of the campaign was a blast! I increased Sawtooth’s Savvy to +3, and Sasha Rourke’s Toughness to 4. 

I think we’re ready to follow some Quest rumors off planet!  

Thanks for reading!