{"id":3705,"date":"2020-09-03T03:04:44","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T17:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/?p=3705"},"modified":"2020-09-24T01:47:34","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:47:34","slug":"gurps-after-the-end-earthfall-s1x03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/?p=3705","title":{"rendered":"GURPS After the End: Earthfall, s1x03"},"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\/2020\/08\/Earthfallbanner-wide.jpg?w=600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<fieldset class=\"PCs\">\n<legend><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Category:PCs_(Earthfall)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cody Book Club<\/a><\/legend>\n<ul>\n<li>GM: Gigermann<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Damien_Chandler\">Damien Chandler<\/a>, Forest Ranger (Ronnke)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Reece_Burroughs\">Reece Burroughs<\/a>, Deputy Sheriff (CommJunkee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=John_Heinlein\">John Heinlein<\/a>, Troublemaker (Rigil Kent)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.olympusrpg.org\/index.php?title=Jules_Pratchett-Wells\">Jules (&#8220;J.P.&#8221;) Pratchett-Wells<\/a>, EMT Tech (Andricus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Live Stream<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6ipI9B7xVto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/fieldset>\n<h3>1&#215;03: Day Three (Continued)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Debris has finally stopped falling and all of the characters find themselves buried under dirt due to what appears to be a massive explosion deeper within Cody. They immediately begin digging themselves out. Reece is the first out, and he quickly starts trying to extract others so they can begin working on search-and-rescue ops for other potential survivors.<\/li>\n<li>During the SAR op, Chandler discovers the body of Reece\u2019s mother, but does not advise him at the moment, thinking that the deputy sheriff needs to focus. John also finds his ex, Julia, but she\u2019s pinned down and clearly mortally wounded; with their son freaking out over this, John promises to look after him and holds her hand until she passes. Later, he will be disgusted to learn that Julia\u2019s useless boyfriend, Richard, somehow survived with minor injuries.<\/li>\n<li>Few of those pulled from the debris are alive and most that are still alive happen to be mortally wounded beyond what Wells is capable of dealing with as he\u2019s only a paramedic. Among those grievously injured is Reece\u2019s father who passes away soon after. <\/li>\n<li>At Reece\u2019s direction, the survivors endeavor to get clear via the truck (and Chandler\u2019s ATV) that is half-buried as well. They are now on a time-table as Chandler, the expert in landslides, is greatly concerned that the whole mess that was the Burroughs ranch is going to collapse entirely. As they are struggling to get the truck clear, a squad of the attacking bugs top the rise, forcing those upright to scramble for cover and ready weapons.<\/li>\n<li>It takes a great deal of firepower to drop these things, and in the process, the other surviving, uninjured sheriff takes a round to the head which kills him instantly. Fortunately, he is the only casualty, but even one is too much. When the last of the bugs has finally stopped moving, the team scramble to make good their escape, pausing only briefly to strap one of the dead bugs on the back of Chandler\u2019s ATV (so they can examine it in more detail later.)<\/li>\n<li>As they flee to the south, some of the survivors are able to see large flying \u2026 things erupt from the ground and take up a stationary position over the ruins of Cody, though they have spotlights and seem to be searching for something. Abruptly, an immense, ground-shaking trumpet-like sound is heard coming from the south.<\/li>\n<li>And then, they see something else descending to the south&#8230;<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reaper.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reaper.jpg?resize=600%2C944&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"944\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reaper.jpg?resize=651%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reaper.jpg?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.olympusrpg.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Reaper.jpg?w=713&amp;ssl=1 713w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Player Notes:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The delay in this recap is entirely my fault. I was feeling lazy.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019d already mentioned to Gigermann that the firefight which dominated the back half of the session felt entirely too static somehow, though I don\u2019t know how it could have been better. We got a clue about how much damage we need to dish out to drop one of the bugs but in retrospect, they probably should have been more aggressive and acted more tactically. Still, it\u2019s early days and with the way we were rolling, a TPK would not have been out of the question if they\u2019d pressed us harder.<\/li>\n<li>I had been considering whether to buy Julia as an Ally for Heinlein in order to keep her alive, but alas, I was too late.<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019d already joked with Giger that somewhere, there was a Lieutenant Commander Shepard who has been warning everyone about this attack but nobody listened to him or her&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drlverseblog.com\/?p=1115\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniverse Blog<\/a> for the GM\u2019s post-game debrief.<br \/>\n<!--Precis - Third session of Earthfall, our new GURPS: After the End game, during the apocalypse campaign as run by Gigermann. Cody, Wyoming has fallen. Aliens are swarming all over the remains. Debris has not stopped falling. 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