Ai - Experienced Tech
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day ??? (Cont.):
Now that they had re-equipped, the party took a look around and noticed that the room they were in had several tables and shelves lining the walls, all practically overflowing with strange and incomprehensible devices. There was a man in a white lab coat working on something in the corner, a cybernetic panda in the corner opposite, two normal doors, and one steel blast door. Beside one of the normal doors was a coat rack, which held a robe and wizard hat.
Chang asked the "scientist" what was going on and, as he turned around, the party realized that this was the Wizard. He explained over the next twenty-or-so minutes exactly what he had done, down to the smallest detail, to transport the party here, his speech so thick with technical jargon that only Ai had a remote hope of understanding him. He gave similar exposition when asked where the experimental gun was, how the chalice had knocked them out, and why he was so interested in Ai's assistance (in order: scrapped for parts, nanobots, she was really smart).
The Wizard was apparently rather socially incapable, as he kept slipping up and mentioning things like how his former "helpers" who had been mind-controlled by nanobots were "no longer viable", and that Ai was the third smartest person he'd met, but "would do, as the other two hadn't worked out"
Thursday, 18 January 2018
Sunday, 31 December 2017
GURPS Waterworld Session 6: The Wizard
Ai - Experienced Tech
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
Chung O'Flannigan - NPC Smuggler
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 26 (Cont.):
While Chang gave chase to the armoured mystery Russian in the Golden Hare, somebody announced over all radio frequencies to head to their current coordinates if they were looking to have some "fun", and soon after, the party was joined by another 5 ships. Though initially they all seemed to be a single raider group, after a closer look, it was discovered that they were merely unimaginative, as their flags were all skull-oriented, but different (flaming skulls, inverted skulls, poison skulls, etc).
The raiders opened fire on everything in sight, including each other, while the Russian came to a sudden stop while running on the water and began to (slowly) sink. After trying some buckshot and a slug to little effect, Chang got on the harpoon gun and impaled the mystery man through the chest, and began dragging him around with the Golden Hare.
Axe, meanwhile, rammed his boat into the raiders', only for Vaolt to kill all of them with a single shot from his revolver due to a dropped SMG going off. The mystery Russian, now recovered from the initial shock of being impaled by a harpoon, stood up and began to water ski while laughing insanely, killing raiders while Chang tried to slam him into their boats.
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
Chung O'Flannigan - NPC Smuggler
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 26 (Cont.):
While Chang gave chase to the armoured mystery Russian in the Golden Hare, somebody announced over all radio frequencies to head to their current coordinates if they were looking to have some "fun", and soon after, the party was joined by another 5 ships. Though initially they all seemed to be a single raider group, after a closer look, it was discovered that they were merely unimaginative, as their flags were all skull-oriented, but different (flaming skulls, inverted skulls, poison skulls, etc).
The raiders opened fire on everything in sight, including each other, while the Russian came to a sudden stop while running on the water and began to (slowly) sink. After trying some buckshot and a slug to little effect, Chang got on the harpoon gun and impaled the mystery man through the chest, and began dragging him around with the Golden Hare.
Axe, meanwhile, rammed his boat into the raiders', only for Vaolt to kill all of them with a single shot from his revolver due to a dropped SMG going off. The mystery Russian, now recovered from the initial shock of being impaled by a harpoon, stood up and began to water ski while laughing insanely, killing raiders while Chang tried to slam him into their boats.
Friday, 22 December 2017
GURPS Waterworld Session 5: The Russian
Ai - Experienced Tech
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
Chung O'Flannigan - NPC Smuggler
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 24:
The treeple needed an entire day to create the healing goo, so the party found ways to kill time. Ai turned some goggles into a scope for the harpoon gun, Chang relaxed on the Golden Hare, and Axe and Vaolt went hunting in the jungle. Neither were skilled at Tracking, however, so they kind of just randomly wandered around.
After some time, they came across a group of mutants with guns, but both groups decided to ignore the other and continue on their ways. Later, they discovered a pack/herd/flock of rabbits, but before they could celebrate, the rabbits turned around in perfect synch, revealing that instead of a normal face, they had a gaping, toothy maw.
Axe began to slowly back away, and the "rabbits" followed at the same pace, until Vaolt started climbing a tree, at which point they charged. A bunch of them bit Axe before he could get out of reach, but, thanks to his thick skin, he was mostly unharmed. Vaolt threw a lead pipe, but the rabbits ignored it. He then killed two with shots from his pistol, only for the rest to eat the dead in the blink of an eye and return to watching the tree.
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
Chung O'Flannigan - NPC Smuggler
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 24:
The treeple needed an entire day to create the healing goo, so the party found ways to kill time. Ai turned some goggles into a scope for the harpoon gun, Chang relaxed on the Golden Hare, and Axe and Vaolt went hunting in the jungle. Neither were skilled at Tracking, however, so they kind of just randomly wandered around.
After some time, they came across a group of mutants with guns, but both groups decided to ignore the other and continue on their ways. Later, they discovered a pack/herd/flock of rabbits, but before they could celebrate, the rabbits turned around in perfect synch, revealing that instead of a normal face, they had a gaping, toothy maw.
Axe began to slowly back away, and the "rabbits" followed at the same pace, until Vaolt started climbing a tree, at which point they charged. A bunch of them bit Axe before he could get out of reach, but, thanks to his thick skin, he was mostly unharmed. Vaolt threw a lead pipe, but the rabbits ignored it. He then killed two with shots from his pistol, only for the rest to eat the dead in the blink of an eye and return to watching the tree.
Thursday, 14 December 2017
GURPS Waterworld Session 4: The Treeple
Ai - Experienced Tech
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
Chung O'Flannigan - NPC Smuggler
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 20:
With Sharkticus' death, the weather improved, and the crew set sail. Chung informed everyone that the island chain they were entering contained more near-feral mutant gangs than usual, but he knew no specifics, as he had been shipwrecked for three years. Sure enough, the party came across two mutant-crewed ships engaged in a chase, while more mutants watched from the shore, cheering and occasionally firing a pistol in their general direction.
Fortunately, the mutants were entertained enough for Chang to "sneak" the Golden Hare past them, and they made camp slightly further up the coast. On Axe's watch, he noticed a 4' humanoid trying to steal stuff from their camp and killed the poor wretch instantly, before chucking him in the ship's blood drive.
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
Chung O'Flannigan - NPC Smuggler
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 20:
With Sharkticus' death, the weather improved, and the crew set sail. Chung informed everyone that the island chain they were entering contained more near-feral mutant gangs than usual, but he knew no specifics, as he had been shipwrecked for three years. Sure enough, the party came across two mutant-crewed ships engaged in a chase, while more mutants watched from the shore, cheering and occasionally firing a pistol in their general direction.
Fortunately, the mutants were entertained enough for Chang to "sneak" the Golden Hare past them, and they made camp slightly further up the coast. On Axe's watch, he noticed a 4' humanoid trying to steal stuff from their camp and killed the poor wretch instantly, before chucking him in the ship's blood drive.
Saturday, 2 December 2017
GURPS Waterworld Session 3: Sharkticus
Ai - Experienced Tech
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 14:
After another night at sea, the party awoke to find that there was a storm ahead, and Ai's Weather Sense figured that they'd end up going through the worst of it. Throughout the day's travel, Cap'n Chang had a general sense of foreboding thanks to Danger Sense, but nothing specific. They found an island with skulls on stakes left as a warning, but slept there anyway and were uninterrupted.
Day 15:
Despite the storm, the Golden Hare made good time, though everybody was completely drenched almost immediately. In the afternoon, something big attacked the boat from under the water several times while the Cap'n switched to blood drive to outrun whatever it was. Eventually, it was revealed to be a group of giant sharks, as one jumped out of the water to bite Axe and was quickly slain.
The blood drive was activated before any serious damage could be done, and the party sped away for several hours before arriving at a rocky island where Ai and Chang repaired the dents the sharks had made. Afterwards, Ai examined the mystery revolver that Vaolt had picked up in the Philippine village and determined that the gun itself was pretty much normal, though it had never been fired, and that the bullet was some kind of shrunk-down ultra-tech projectile that would activate on high-speed impact.
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Day 14:
After another night at sea, the party awoke to find that there was a storm ahead, and Ai's Weather Sense figured that they'd end up going through the worst of it. Throughout the day's travel, Cap'n Chang had a general sense of foreboding thanks to Danger Sense, but nothing specific. They found an island with skulls on stakes left as a warning, but slept there anyway and were uninterrupted.
Day 15:
Despite the storm, the Golden Hare made good time, though everybody was completely drenched almost immediately. In the afternoon, something big attacked the boat from under the water several times while the Cap'n switched to blood drive to outrun whatever it was. Eventually, it was revealed to be a group of giant sharks, as one jumped out of the water to bite Axe and was quickly slain.
The blood drive was activated before any serious damage could be done, and the party sped away for several hours before arriving at a rocky island where Ai and Chang repaired the dents the sharks had made. Afterwards, Ai examined the mystery revolver that Vaolt had picked up in the Philippine village and determined that the gun itself was pretty much normal, though it had never been fired, and that the bullet was some kind of shrunk-down ultra-tech projectile that would activate on high-speed impact.
Sunday, 26 November 2017
GURPS Waterworld Session 2: The North Philippine Harshlands
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Player Absent:
Ai - Experienced Tech
Day 3:
The party woke up on the rock (except for the Cap'n, who slept on the Golden Hare, a trend which would continue), scavenged the rifle, two harpoons, and some clothes from the Anti-Mutant League's corpses, and set sail under solar power. The trip was uneventful, and the next night was spent on a slightly more comfortable island. Vaolt smelled something during the night, but nothing attacked or presented itself, so it was ignored.
Day 4:
Around noon, the Axe spotted some unmoving ships off to port, but he also saw that there were people aboard, so the party continued on their way. The night was spent at a small inhabited island. The natives made their living repairing boats, and offered to trade with the party, but they had nothing of worth. Cap'n Chang, ever the socialite, heard some rumours about the Rainbow Warriors mobilizing for battle now that the Anti-Mutant League's leader was dead.
Day 5:
During the day, a pair of ski-doos appeared and started to follow the Golden Hare. Axe threw a harpoon as a "warning shot", and they sped off. That night, the party arrived at "Portland", a raider outpost, and they had to trade the harpoons for a place to sleep. The raiders were gathered around a small ring watching bloodsports, which Axe was disappointed to learn were not to the death.
Cap'n Chang found out that the Rainbow Warriors were definitely going to attack the AML soon, while Vaolt took some sort of blood/drug/paint thinner mix alternately called Absinthe and Ambrosia by the raiders, and found himself super stimulated and unable to sleep.
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Player Absent:
Ai - Experienced Tech
Day 3:
The party woke up on the rock (except for the Cap'n, who slept on the Golden Hare, a trend which would continue), scavenged the rifle, two harpoons, and some clothes from the Anti-Mutant League's corpses, and set sail under solar power. The trip was uneventful, and the next night was spent on a slightly more comfortable island. Vaolt smelled something during the night, but nothing attacked or presented itself, so it was ignored.
Day 4:
Around noon, the Axe spotted some unmoving ships off to port, but he also saw that there were people aboard, so the party continued on their way. The night was spent at a small inhabited island. The natives made their living repairing boats, and offered to trade with the party, but they had nothing of worth. Cap'n Chang, ever the socialite, heard some rumours about the Rainbow Warriors mobilizing for battle now that the Anti-Mutant League's leader was dead.
Day 5:
During the day, a pair of ski-doos appeared and started to follow the Golden Hare. Axe threw a harpoon as a "warning shot", and they sped off. That night, the party arrived at "Portland", a raider outpost, and they had to trade the harpoons for a place to sleep. The raiders were gathered around a small ring watching bloodsports, which Axe was disappointed to learn were not to the death.
Cap'n Chang found out that the Rainbow Warriors were definitely going to attack the AML soon, while Vaolt took some sort of blood/drug/paint thinner mix alternately called Absinthe and Ambrosia by the raiders, and found himself super stimulated and unable to sleep.
Thursday, 9 November 2017
GURPS Waterworld Session 1: New Hong Kong
Ai - Experienced Tech
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Characters:
Ai grew up on New Hong Kong, and despite being only 15 years old, was one of the few skilled enough to work on the Takahashi Machine. She doesn't believe that they'll find a way to repair it in Japan, but wants to explore the world, and hopefully score some sweet pre-war ultra-tech along the way.
Axe is from the North Philippine "Harshlands", where he grew up fighting monsters and raiders. An 8' tall, ill-tempered mutant with stone-like skin and natural regeneration, he's in it for whatever the reward will be.
Cap'n Chang hails from New Shanghai, New Hong Kong's raider-infested sister-ark in the East China Sea to north; he claims to be the best captain in the world, and just might have the skills to back it up. A Chinese nationalist, he's happy to be on the mission simply because the Communist Party asked him to be.
Vaolt is an enigma. He speaks with a heavy Russian accent, is quick with a gun, and has smooth skin and webbed feet, enabling him to swim almost as fast as boats.
Axe - Mutant Hulk
Cap'n Chang - Lucky Nomad
"Lieutenant" Vaolt - Mutant Trooper
Characters:
Ai grew up on New Hong Kong, and despite being only 15 years old, was one of the few skilled enough to work on the Takahashi Machine. She doesn't believe that they'll find a way to repair it in Japan, but wants to explore the world, and hopefully score some sweet pre-war ultra-tech along the way.
Axe is from the North Philippine "Harshlands", where he grew up fighting monsters and raiders. An 8' tall, ill-tempered mutant with stone-like skin and natural regeneration, he's in it for whatever the reward will be.
Cap'n Chang hails from New Shanghai, New Hong Kong's raider-infested sister-ark in the East China Sea to north; he claims to be the best captain in the world, and just might have the skills to back it up. A Chinese nationalist, he's happy to be on the mission simply because the Communist Party asked him to be.
Vaolt is an enigma. He speaks with a heavy Russian accent, is quick with a gun, and has smooth skin and webbed feet, enabling him to swim almost as fast as boats.
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