Speed
Speed : in ship based mission. Its a campaign I ran a while ago that was a lot of fun. Its a cross between speed and die hard 3. Tell the characters there is a bomb on their ship, they notice it after they took off that someone broke into the ship. And put it there. I lost the exact stats on the bombing rig, but it involved thrermals in every vital system of the ship, and slave and master programs everywhere, if they try to over ride it the slaves make systems short out or the bombs blow(in short, I had a complicated set of rules, come up with something, make it very hard to beat, but not impossible.) After they find they have the bombs voice booms on the ships com, (I used the character below, Elack, because my character's had stolen a ship from him, find someone who your party had screwed and make them come back for revenge.) The voice said something along the lines of what is in #1 below. After they did what he said, they had to answer the first riddle, then were fed a hyperspace rout, and then I read number 2..and so on. Your free to improvise obviously, and I encourage it, I didn't stick very close to this script, but the main idea really helped to build the mission. Let the chracters innovate, when they had to pick up some cargo with their tractor beam, one of my guys said "I'm gonna get in the 0-G suit and jump out as its being brought in," expecting the patrols to pick him up. He ended buying a small fighter and following the ship, coming into help at an opportune moment, have fun. Main characters: (NPC) Elack, EX-Rebel Operative His ship was stolen by Shane Davidson and company from Bespin about a year ago, and he has come to seek revenge, after finding out that his precious ship the Blade, which he "feels naked without," was blown to pieces as it was crashed into the side of an Imperial Garrison in the Corrilla system. Dexterity: 4D Blaster 8D, dodge 7D+1... Knowledge: 4D Intimidation 8D, Willpower 10D, Planetary systems 8D, Riddles 12D Mechanical: 3D (s) Blade II piloting, 6D+1, Gunnery 5D, Shields 5D, Retro. Ops. 6D Perception: 4D Command 8D, Search 7D, Hide 7D, sneak 6D Strength: 4D Brawling 6D+2, Stamina 5D Technical: 5D Demolition 8D, starfighter rep. 7D, Security 10D Move: 11 8 Character points Equipment: Blade Mark II, Modified Blaster Pistol 6D 1-10/30/120, 4 Grenades, 2 thermals, Space suit, Bounty Hunter armor +1D to energy +2D to physical -1D to dex, Foot Rockets, personal shield, gas belt, Force Pike. Blade II Craft: Fast Defended personal transport Type: Modified Corellian Personal scout ship Scale: Starfighter length: 30m Crew: 1 Passengers: 6 Cargo Capacity: 2T Consumables: 3 months Hyperdrive mode: .75x Backup: 3x Manuverability: 3D Space: 10 Atmosphere 400-1200 Hull: 3D Shields: 2D Weapons: One double laser cannon Fire arc: front Crew: 1 Scale: starfigher Skill: Starship gunnery Fire control: 2D Damage 6D dual Concussion missile launcher Fire control 1D Damage 6D Tractor beam unit Mission: Elack is making characters run across the galaxy. 1. They discover the bomb and Elack pops on the main screen and his voice booms throughout the ship: "Davidson, I've found you. I take it that you have found the little devices that were accidentally placed on your ship. They are all wired with slave circuitry, any attempt to dismantle, or deactivate the bomb will cause the detonation of explosives in every vital corner of your ship. Now, you may yet survive this. First of all, you must know that you can not drop the ships speed below 4 or 600kl in atmosphere unless instructed to do otherwise, if you attempt to dock with any ships, I detonate, if you attempt to override the computer system, I will detonate, if you try to land, I will detonate, follow directions, do not ATTEMPT to grow a brain! Am I clear?. Know this and you may live. Well lets start this shall we? There are some Hyperspace co-ordinates which are stored in the main computer. I'm sorry that your nav. computers having problems, but trust me, you won't go bouncing into a supernova, that would end the fun far to soon. Once you travel to the given destination, you enter the planets atmosphere and fly directly over the largest industrial center, now you must be within visual distance, once there, scan the frequency which is currently set into the system radio and you will receive new instructions . Once you have these I suggest you get clear of the Planet and enter hyperspace as soon as possible. Good luck, hahahaha." Answer: The letter M 2. En rout to Imperial held Cartir: Well, I'm impressed. I see you have made it out of there, and none too soon. I do hope for your sake that the Rodians didn't catch the co-ordinates, you know they were broadcast on an open radio wave. Well, Now were going to play another little game. Its a sort of, race. As of this moment there is a marker buoy floating around the third, and uninhabited planet in the system your headed to. You must get within one click for it to begin to broadcast its instructions, receive them and continue on your way, that is, IF you make it to the buoy. I would be greatly disappointed if you failed this early. Answer: 12 or 7 3. En rout to Corrilia: You never fail to amaze me. Now it shall not be so easy. For what you have done to me I think this only to be deserving. Your currently enrout to a system in which there is are several large vessels in orbit around a nearby planet. You must find and destroy the Tempest, a modified YT- 1300. Use your tractor beam to grab any cargo which they jettison. Its of vital interest to me. It must be unopened and unharmed. The cargo has a small homing device which I had placed within it, track it and it will give you the next clue to your intergalactic puzzle. Answer: fire. 4. En rout Corscant: Well I must say you are persistent. This time you will be making pickup. Within a few minutes of your arrival, if you are on time, there will be a small light freighter leaving the planetary atmosphere, it knows your ship, so allow it to close in. It will drop a small package and enter hyperspace. Pick it up with your tractor beam. It will only take a few moments before the authorities discover you have it. You must then decode the next riddle as soon as you can. The answer will be a clue to which planet to go to. Go there do not enter the planetary atmosphere or I will detonate. Await instructions. Answer: desert, Tatooine. 5. Jettison the cargo. Thank you. You've been a wonderful help. Only one more riddle and one more mission you have only 2 guesses, after that for every incorrect answer, you lose an onboard system. Fly to Thyeferra,
the numbers are being fed to your system now. There you must do one last deed before your gallivanting is to end. As you know the Alliance just captured an Imperial Super Star Destroyer in the system. I need you track a small container vessel, registered under "MW- 3269," I don't care how you do it, but you must if you wish to survive, attach to it with the cargo latch, which I believe is standard on your vessel, and take it to..... Make up whatever is in the box, mine was "The Manta" a little ship I designed on the fly, its in the Holocron. When they go to the last system, he will be waiting there, with a freighter, and some skiprays or whatever kind of ship you want. If the characters haven't figured out his identity, then it is revealed and a fire fight ensues, make it hard on them. 1. "Answer this and you will be given your instructions... You didn't think I'd make it that easy did you?" It occurs once in every minute Twice in every moment And yet never in one hundred thousand years 2. Twice four and twenty Mynocks sitting in the rain I shot and killed a quarter of them how many do remain? 3. I am always hungry I must always be fed The finger I lick will soon turn red 4. Shifting, shifting drifting deep Below me great and mighty cities sleep Swirling, scurlling, all around I'm only where no water can be found 5. What does man love more than life hate more than death or mortal strife that which contented men desire the poor have, the rich require the miser spends, the spendthrift saves and all men carry to their graves Speaker speaker@calweb.com