Starbase Basilisk - Station on the Borderzones

[Deleted]

Jones: "OK people, what do you say we all get down here and pop this hatch?"

[crusssdaddy]

Pipsy: "Go for it!"

[Deleted]

Jones: "Little help, guys. I'm sure there are more of 'em out there."

[crusssdaddy]

*Pipsy hustles down the ladder and pulls his pistol*

[apeloverage]

[Willow of the Diviner]

"Ultravox, mayhap you should ready your Hold Portal spell, in case danger lurks on the other side."

[EdOWar]

[I'm going to hang on for a couple more responses. I'll be heading out soon for the rest of the day, so I'll resolve the 'hatch opening' tomorrow. Have a great Saturday everyone.]

[LouGoncey]

I'm ready with my Hold Portal spell...

(Tommorrow is going to be a busy day -- I'm going to be busy for most of it -- Lou)

[Deleted]

Jones holsters his laspistol and straps on his flamethrower.

"I'm ready. On your count, short man."

[EdOWar]

Pipsy pops the hatch open while Jones sticks the angry snout of his flamer through the opening.

On the other side are a pair of goblin guards, at the ready [d6 = 6; not surprised; goblins = 3 for initiative; party = 2]. The goblin raiders fire their pistols as Jones [d20 = 12 & 16]. One shot goes wide, but the other comes perilously close to hitting Jones, the bullet ricocheting off the hatch lid inches from his head.

The goblins have spread out, so Jones can only get one with his flamer. Someone else could get the other, but only at the risk of shooting past Jones and possibly Pipsy as well.

What are your actions?

[Note: I envision flamethrowers less like the bulky WWII type and more like the sleek hand-held flamers the Colonial Marines had in Aliens]

[crusssdaddy]

*Pipsy leans back away from the hatch opening, so the Goblins don't have a clear shot. He rips a roasted arm from the Goblin corpse he tossed down here and drops it through the hatch*

Pipsy: *to party* "Any of you mugs speak Goblin? Let these two jerks know that we got plenty of grenades."

[Deleted]

Jones squeezes the trigger on the flamethrower and attempts to incinerate the nearest goblin. If there's any time left, he'll duck out of the way to give the others a clear shot on the goblins.

[LouGoncey]

I pull my laser pistol and blast the other goblin.

[EdOWar]

Jones squeezes the trigger on his flamer and an angry gout of flame engulfs the nearest goblin [d20 = 13, hit; d6 = 5]; the shrieking goblin runs a few feet down the corridor before collapsing.

Diving out of the way, Pipsy gives an opening to Ultravox, who whips out his laser pistol and does his best to blast a goblin [d20 = 7 + 1 = 8; miss]. The goblin reflexively backs away from the blast of searing energy.

[2d6 = 8; goblin fails morale check; initiative: goblin = 2; party = 5]

The goblin drops his weapon and runs screaming down the corridor, towards the service bay. You still have time to stop him if you want.

The party has initiative.

[crusssdaddy]

*Pipsy drops through the hatch and searches the charbroiled Goblin for goodies*

Pipsy: "First things first!"

[Deleted]

Jones drops out the hatch too, and reaches for his laspistol.

Jones: "Drop the bugger, or there'll be more uglies!"

If there's time, he'll snap off a shot with the pistol.

[apeloverage]

Willow of the Diviner climbs down to join the others.

[LouGoncey]

Ultravox climbs down to join the others.

[EdOWar]

Jones scrambles through the hatch and pops off a blast with his laser pistol, nailing the last goblin in the back [d20 = 14+1 = 15, hit; d6 = 4, dead goblin]. It pitches forward face-first onto the deck.

The rest of you follow, checking the bodies. By some miracle Jone's fire hasn't set off the first goblin's ammunition. From each goblin you recover small pouches containing 10 gold coins, along with a pistol, some ammo and a few worthless trinkets.

Down the corridor, coming from the service bay, you hear several gunshots and the occasional BANG! of an exploding fragmentation grenade.

In the other direction, heading deeper into the station, you hear nothing.

What's your next step?

[crusssdaddy]

*Pipsy motions for everyone to stay quiet, then he moves all stealthy-like toward the service bay, being careful to use shadows and cover to keep himself from being seen. When he gets to the end of the corridor, he'll peek into the service bay*

[Deleted]

Jones hangs back, watching the corridor in the other direction with his laser pistol at the ready.. just in case.

[apeloverage]

OOC: In which direction is our ship?

[EdOWar]

Aug 3, 2010 23:19:47 GMT -6 apeloverage said:

OOC: In which direction is our ship?

The Pirate's Shame is to the right, in the service bay.

It is docked at the second umbilical from the corridor leading to the service bay. This is roughly a hundred feet from where the corridor leads in to the service bay and you're a good distance further up the corridor.

The umbilicals are basically pressurized 'tunnels' that extend from the side of the station and clamp on to the airlocks of ships docked at the station. There's a hatch on the station side, through which the umbilical is entered, and another hatch that is passed through to enter the ship's airlock.

[EdOWar]

Jones, Ultravox and Willow take up positions behind crates and support beams, giving cover to Pipsy as he creeps down the corridor, taking full advantage of the various obstacles to stay out of sight.

At the end of the corridor Pipsy observes four groups of goblins fighting a pitched battle against a dozen or so station defenders. Each group consists of about four goblins, led by a hobgoblin. Their actions appear well coordinated, boxing the defenders into a far corner of the service bay, away from the corridor and possible escape (or reinforcement). There are also a few bodies scattered about the service bay, along with debris from blasted crates and machinery.

The umbilical to The Pirate's Shame is about a hundred feet from the corridor. The goblin teams seem quite intent on the station defenders...if you ran for it you could reach the umbilical in a single round, probably unnoticed. If you attacked the nearest team, roughly 60 feet away, you'd have surprise (but then the other teams would likely notice you).

[Deleted]

Jones: "This ain't our fight. Let's get out of here!"

[crusssdaddy]

OOC *As far as we know, is the ship fueled up and ready to roll?*

[EdOWar]

Aug 5, 2010 12:30:50 GMT -6 crusssdaddy said:

OOC *As far as we know, is the ship fueled up and ready to roll?*

Yes. Also, the airlock is secured with a 10 digit keypad, so there probably shouldn't be any intruders aboard.

[crusssdaddy]

*Pipsy motions for the rest of the group to join him*

Pipsy: "I hope they didn't guess my password - it's 0123456789. I say we hustle onto the ship and then hustle the hell outta here! Unless someone has a better idea...?"

[EdOWar]

The party dashes across the service bay, keeping low and taking cover behind crates and machinery to avoid the bullets whizzing overhead.

[d6 = 1]

Just as you reach the umbilical and start to open the hatch, you hear a yell behind you. One of the goblin raider groups has spotted your party and turned in your direction, dashing behind cover.

[Goblins d6 = 3; Party d6 = 5]

The party has initiative. The goblins are about 60' away, behind cover. The umbilical hatch can be opened in a single round if someone spends an action doing so.

[Deleted]

Jones: Someone get that hatch open! Hustle!

Jones opens fire with his laspistol at the whichever goblin presents the easiest target.

[crusssdaddy]

Pipsy: "I'm opening the hatch!"