{"id":3150,"date":"2017-09-04T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T22:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/?p=3150"},"modified":"2017-09-11T02:46:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T16:46:13","slug":"gurps-traveller-the-new-deal-session-3-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/?p=3150","title":{"rendered":"GURPS: Traveller, \u201cThe New Deal\u201d Session 3.12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none;padding: 0px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/travellerbanner.jpg?w=600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trave2-corfudeserttemple.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3148\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trave2-corfudeserttemple.jpg?resize=600%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trave2-corfudeserttemple.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/trave2-corfudeserttemple.jpg?resize=300%2C104&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<fieldset class=\"PCs\">\n<legend><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Spinward_Star,_LLP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spinward Star, LLP<\/a><\/legend>\n<ul>\n<li>GM: CommJunkee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Aris_Jelnan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aris Jelnan<\/a> (Andricus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Edrasii_Bkar%E2%80%99hen\">Edrasii \u201cEddy\u201d Bkar\u2019hen<\/a> (Ronnke)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Ella_Stanbridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ella Stanbridge<\/a> (Melissa)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Ertrane_Buckner\">Ertrane \u201cBuck\u201d Buckner<\/a> (Herodian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Henri_Haank_Makruus\">Henri Haank Makrus<\/a> (Gigermann)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Ibrahim_Nouri-Abbood\">Ibrahim \u201cAbe\u201d Nouri-Abood<\/a> (Rigil Kent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Live Stream<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/e3NeX0YpNHE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/fieldset>\n<h3>Through the Looking-glass<\/h3>\n<p>With Kalamanaru reinforcements on the way, Byard urges the crew to get clear as quickly as they can manage while he covers for them with the Imperium forces that he\u2019s called in. He can give them twenty minutes tops, which is going to be tight for them as it will take Aris ten to fifteen minutes to get the shuttle here. The crew take this time to gather as much of the loot from the Vault that they can physically carry and, once the shuttle roars in, they scramble into it with Ella taking the controls. She has to do some fancy flying to evade the sensor nets that are freaking out over the shuttle\u2019s (as piloted by Jim the Drone!) unscheduled departure, but eventually, she manages to dock with the <i>Aimless Pilgrim<\/i> once again so they can discuss their options.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dateline\"><strong>Imperial Date:<\/strong> Senday, 295-1121<br \/>\n<strong>Navigational status:<\/strong> Corfu\/Aramis (Spinward Marches 2602)<br \/>\n<strong>Expedition status:<\/strong> In Orbit<\/div>\n<p>Admiral Gloval is initially ready to get out of Corfu, having made sure to refuel the ship beforehand, but Lorain insists that what they\u2019re looking for is in-system. Based on her understandings of the information they\u2019ve gathered, she eventually identifies the coordinates which point them in the direction of the asteroid belt; unfortunately, there already appear to be multiple ships &#8211; an Imperium cruiser, Vargr corsairs, and an unidentified craft that everyone expects to be Kalamanaru-owned &#8211; converging on that location which confuses everyone: how did they know to go there? After some discussion, Haank suggests that they burn <i>away<\/i> from the coordinates and toward one of the inner planets. Once there, they will deploy a false beacon with their transponder code &#8211; rigged up in a missile; this is Eddy\u2019s idea &#8211; and slingshot around the planet toward the coordinates while running silent.<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim retreats to the medical lab to study the data that Ella obtained at the lost temple since the trip will take multiple hours; what he discovers is confusing references to a \u2018biological event\u2019 that caused the Sky-Raider exodus to Corfu. Unfortunately, very little else can be gleaned from this treasure trove due to the extreme age of the storage units and the data itself being mostly corrupted. He suspects that he as lucky to get as much as he did.<\/p>\n<p>While en route to the inner planet, the sensor operator notes that they\u2019re being pinged by an Imperium sensor net and one of the Vargr corsairs are apparently pursuing the <i>Pilgrim<\/i> which causes Ella to wonder if they have a spy aboard. She digs into this, enlisting Buck\u2019s and Haank\u2019s assistance to poke into the systems on the ship to see if there are any indications of transmissions from the <i>Pilgrim<\/i> but find absolutely nothing. They are very confident that no one sent any messages out nor are there any signs of a homing beacon. Still, it\u2019s somewhat troubling.<\/p>\n<p>Many hours later, they reach the inner planet and conduct their slingshot maneuver complete with the deploying of the \u2018cry-baby\u2019 distraction device. With the <i>Pilgrim<\/i> now running silent, they race away toward the asteroid coordinates. Almost immediately, Eddy starts a pool about how long it will take the Vargr corsair to realize that they\u2019re <i>not<\/i> following the ship. Buck ends up winning this pool &#8211; he guessed two hours and he\u2019s almost exactly right on the nose &#8211; but the corsair is now multiple hours out of range.<\/p>\n<div class=\"dateline\"><strong>Imperial Date:<\/strong> Tuday, 297-1121<br \/>\n<strong>Navigational status:<\/strong> Corfu\/Aramis (Spinward Marches 2602)<br \/>\n<strong>Expedition status:<\/strong> In Orbit<\/div>\n<p>A little more than a day later, the crew begin closing in on the coordinates where they find a mess waiting for them. Not only are there multiple Imperium ships, but the Vargr corsair and the unidentified vessel are both trying to maximize their stealth approach. The crew discuss and decided to replicate their cry-baby beacon (with a missile again) as a possible distraction; once this is implemented, their beacon is dropped and set to activate on a timer \u2026 and is <i>very<\/i> quickly destroyed by what appears to be a mine! Wide-beam comm-buoys begin transmitting warnings that this is restricted Imperium space and violators of this quasi-quarantine will be fired upon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-stargate.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-stargate.png?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  align=\"right\" \/><\/a>The <i>Pilgrim<\/i> matches velocity with an asteroid to use it as cover while the crew opt to send Jim the Drone out to peek over it and get line-of-sight of the target coordinates. What the drone sees is an immense but seemingly powered down gate-like structure that is being patrolled by <i>multiple<\/i> Imperium patrol craft; Lorain, fiddling with the \u2018activation\u2019 device, realizes that when it lights up, so does the stargate. While experimenting with this, she accidentally causes the gate to fully activate!<\/p>\n<p>Almost immediately, the Vargr corsair burns <i>hard<\/i> toward the gate, passing through it before Lorain is quite aware of what is going on; the unidentified vessel everyone presumes to be Kalamanaru follows suit and Haank, realizing what\u2019s going on, shouts for Lorain to turn it off. The corsair manages to get through before the gate deactivates and the Imperium patrol craft in hot pursuit simply passes through the ring without effect. Realizing that they may have just given Kalamanaru the keys to the Sky-Raiders tech, the crew decide to make a hard burn themselves to it. Everyone straps in and Admiral Gloval instructs his pilot, Lee, to \u2018light this candle.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The <i>Pilgrim<\/i> accelerates forward, ignoring Imperium communications ordering them to stand down. A volley of missiles head their way and the <i>Pilgrim\u2019s<\/i> gunners go into point-defense mode to shoot them down. Lorain activates the gate via the device and they flash through the ring, hotly pursued by an Imperium patrol craft. With a suddenness that is exceedingly dangerous, the <i>Pilgrim<\/i> experiences a high-g deceleration which knocks everyone out briefly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-asteroidstation.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-asteroidstation.png?w=200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  align=\"right\" \/><\/a>When they come to, they find themselves in a region of absolute darkness with no sign of stars. Arrayed in a perfect ring around several asteroids are a large number of additional ring-gates, though they all appear to be powered down as well. In the very center of this zone is a station that appears to be integrated into the largest of these asteroids; both the Vargr ship and the Kalamanaru vessel appear to be heading in that direction. The Imperium ship that pursued the <i>Pilgrim<\/i> appears to have suffered some damage and, at Haank\u2019s suggestion, Admiral Gloval reaches out to what he will learning to be the <i>Lightning<\/i> as captained by Lieutenant Commander Ferris. The <i>Lightning\u2019s<\/i> skipper is understandably furious with Gloval and the crew at their violation of Imperium law but after several minutes of \u2026 let\u2019s call it \u2018penis measuring\u2019 for politeness, the two men agree to mostly leave one another alone for the time being. Gloval kills the comm-link when Ferris begins making yet another threat that includes words like impound and incarceration.<\/p>\n<p>Upon seeing the Kalamanaru ship making a docking run at the station, the crew decide to follow suit, but opt to instead take the shuttle and board on the opposite side of the station. Lorain insists that she needs to be present since she\u2019s the expert and she hands off the activation key to her uncle. After Ibrahim finishes attending to everyone\u2019s superficial bruises and the like &#8211; Lorain\u2019s father is the most badly injured, with a broken collarbone, so he cannot join them as he would like &#8211; the crew gear up and make sure they are fully armed and ready. Everyone expects to face Kalamanaru resistance somewhere and even Eddy grabs a gun.<\/p>\n<p>Upon docking some hours later, the crew find the station dark and completely powered down. They are forced to manually open any hatches they find and they creep forward slowly, half expecting an ambush at any moment. Painted across several of the doors is an Old Vilani symbol for \u2018Danger\u2019 and Ibrahim reminds everyone of the \u2018biological event\u2019 that he read about. Since there is no atmo here, though, everyone remains sealed up in their suits. In the course of their examinations, they find a strange-looking foam or mold. Ever curious, Ibrahim cuts a piece free and deposits it in a sample bag that auto-seals up; while he does this, Eddy notices that this fungus seems to very briefly light up when Abe gets too close. After he passes this on, Ibrahim experiments, using a battery to determine that this strange mold-like substance seems to draw energy (and promptly drains the battery completely.)<\/p>\n<p>Based on what they can see, the inhabitants of this station left in a hurry, which isn\u2019t ominous at all. Moments after the crew use the turbolift shaft to proceed down a level into what appears to be a command deck, there is a minor rumble that vibrates through the deck of the station. Instants later, lights begin activating; Kalamanaru\u2019s people have reactivated the reactor.<\/p>\n<p>And then, almost instantly, the strange fungus-mold lights up in a brilliant almost neon blue light&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-protomolecule.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3159\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-protomolecule.jpg?resize=600%2C198&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-protomolecule.jpg?w=620&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/trav2-protomolecule.jpg?resize=300%2C99&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Player Notes:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Loki was out this week.<\/li>\n<li>Amusingly, while listening to the recording on YouTube and working on the recap, I realized just how frequently we said some derivation of \u201cWhat could go wrong?\u201d when talking ourselves into doing something crazy. That should probably be our official company logo or something&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Every single one of the players has watched <a href=\"\/\/www.syfy.com\/theexpanse\">The Expanse<\/a> on SyFy (and at least two of us have read the books that I\u2019m aware of), so immediately upon entering the station and finding the strange growth in it, we started shouting \u201cprotomolecule.\u201d Plus there\u2019s the whole \u2018GM is stealing from Book 3: Abaddon\u2019s Gate\u2019 thing for those of us who\u2019ve read the books, so we\u2019re all trying to brace for vomit zombies at any moment&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>As stated above, we\u2019ve started livestreaming our games. We play on Saturdays at 6:00PM Eastern and the live stream can be found at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/theronnke\">Ronnke\u2019s Twitch<\/a> channel. He\u2019s also setup a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCogpSkYj7foShOVyXMbQugA\">YouTube Channel<\/a>. Bear with us, please. This is still in it\u2019s infancy. We have discovered that Twitch keeps the recordings only for two weeks, so it\u2019s a good thing that he published to YouTube. With that in mind, I\u2019ve removed the Twitch link for the \u201cLiveStream\u201d bit at the top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--Precis - Continuing our ongoing GURPS: Traveller campaign. Escaping Corfu planetside, the Crew return to the Aimless Pilgrim and seek out in-system coordinates identified by Lorain Messandi. This leads them to discovering a stargate that takes them \u2026 somewhere else. --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spinward Star, LLP GM: CommJunkee Aris Jelnan (Andricus) Edrasii \u201cEddy\u201d Bkar\u2019hen (Ronnke) Ella Stanbridge (Melissa) Ertrane \u201cBuck\u201d Buckner (Herodian) Henri Haank Makrus (Gigermann) Ibrahim \u201cAbe\u201d Nouri-Abood (Rigil Kent) Live Stream YouTube Through the Looking-glass With Kalamanaru reinforcements on the way, Byard urges the crew to get clear as quickly as they can manage while he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,14],"tags":[38,36,39,37],"class_list":["post-3150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tnd_logs","category-the-new-deal","tag-campaign","tag-gurps","tag-recap","tag-traveller"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3150","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3150"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3150\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3163,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3150\/revisions\/3163"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3150"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3150"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3150"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}