{"id":2561,"date":"2016-03-06T07:38:41","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T21:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/?p=2561"},"modified":"2016-05-26T04:55:49","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T18:55:49","slug":"gurps-traveller-the-new-deal-1shot-5b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/?p=2561","title":{"rendered":"GURPS Traveller, \u201cThe New Deal\u201d 1Shot.5b"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Duty Roster:<\/h3>\n

Edrasii \u201cEddy\u201d Bkar\u2019hen<\/a> (Ronnke)
\nElla Stanbridge<\/a> (Melissa)
\nErtrane \u201cBuck\u201d Buckner<\/a> (Herodian)
\nHenri Haank Makruus<\/a> (Gigermann)
\nIbrahim \u201cAbe\u201d Nouri-Abbood<\/a> (Rigil Kent)
\nSam Turner<\/a> (Winston)
\nSae Rraetheg<\/a> (Winston)<\/em><\/p>\n

\"trav2-safariship\"<\/p>\n

Pirate Activity<\/h3>\n

While Abe rendered medical aid to the three wounded pirates, the one that had surrendered was taken to the hold, and Eddy continued questioning him regarding his former company. The ex-pirate continued to be forthcoming, and Eddy offered him food and drink as he told his tale. He revealed the pirate company was 10-15 strong at the moment, based out of a partly-hidden hangar; their other ship\/crew left a little over a week ago to do some trading in a neighboring system, and would not be expected to return for another few days at the very earliest; there were regular patrols of the surface near the base, with a few men at most, currently traveling back and forth to the scientists dig site to loot their supplies; captives were being held in a captured ship in the hangar, and were being readied for sale as slaves within the week; the base had a sensor suite that would be able to spot approaching craft. Meanwhile, Sam tried to narrow down the source of the ground-based comm signal he had picked up during the fighting, and to get a better view of the topography around the area, the details of which were corroborated by the surrendered ex-pirate, who also supplied a rough map of the hangar indicating likely encounters with its occupants. The planet was airless, .66 G, but inside the base would be normalized.<\/p>\n

The Crew then gathered in the lounge to make their rescue plans. They studied the intel, and determined base\u2019s sensors would be masked by the ridge the base was hidden under. They decided to go in fast, in a nap-of-the-earth approach in the sensors\u2019 blind spot; the idea of using the launch or the safari ship as a distraction was discussed, but they decided against putting their crew in any further peril\u2014speed and stealth should be enough. They geared up for a hard fight; for non-lethal options, they took along some tangler grenades they had purchased from Salla<\/a> at Fulacin.<\/p>\n

The approach went smoothly; no sign of detection. As they descended below the cloud of volcanic ash, they were able to pick up clearly the pirates\u2019 comm signal; there was a bit of casual chatter between the base and a patrol at the research camp, and some wondering regarding the ambush team\u2019s status. The Spinward Star<\/em> swept up to the side of the ridge opposite the base, and barely touched down to let the assault team disembark, before backing off a safe distance to provide overwatch. The assault team scaled down the ridge-face to the half-buried hangar, and split into two teams, each stacking up on a different airlock. Access to the base was unlocked, but would make some noise as the locks cycled\u2014their entrance would not go unnoticed\u2014so they would be going in loud, vigilant for potential civilian bystanders.<\/p>\n

\"trav2-hangar\"<\/p>\n