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Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion — Episode 10

The rebels continue to investigate the Tatooine wastes, desperately trying to find war hero Adar Tallon before the Imperial bounty hunters. The heroes follow the trail of Tuscan Raiders to their camp. Bearing the body of one the dead bounty hunters, the heroes are able to parlay their way out of a battle.

It’s a good thing too — the sand people had set a trap with numerous raiders hiding below the sand! Instead of blaster fire, the confrontation ends in peace.

Following a tip from the sand people, the rebels journey to ruins in the desert where they encounter a Dim-U priest and his acolytes. Around the night campfire, the monastics reveal they have heard of Adar Tallon and have leads to his whereabouts.

Suddenly, a herd of womp rats invade the camp. The heroes quickly realize it is a diversion — the bounty hunter IG-72, murderer of several locals in pursuit of Adar Tallon, is bearing down upon them!

A furious battle ensues, and IG-72 soon finds himself defeated — and disassembled — by the victorious rebels! …

Modiphius Star Trek Adventures Will Be a Closed Playtest

sta-tng-1_origSteveHanson from Modiphius posted on the Modiphius Star Trek forum:

There will be a play test once we put rules to paper. Right now we’re concerned with what does everyone want. The play test will be conducted like all of our play tests, pdf made available to those in the program. These are not open play tests but only for those who are approved. Each version or two there will be a survey. Source

All of which is to say, I hope we get in on the Star Trek Adventure beta, but it’s a closed playtest, so participation isn’t guaranteed.

Star Trek Adventures Playtest Update: Closed Beta Testing

sta-tos-2_1_origSo, looks like the upcoming Star Trek playtest will be closed, not open, so even if you’re signed up, there’s no guarantee you’ll be in the playtest. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed! Supposedly surveys will go out around two weeks after GenCon, and the playtest will start sometime in Sept., with all dates subject to change. Here’s what Modiphius said on their forums:

There will be a play test once we put rules to paper. Right now we’re concerned with what does everyone want. The play test will be conducted like all of our play tests, pdf made available to those in the program. These are not open play tests but only for those who are approved. Each version or two there will be a survey.

Source: http://www.modiphius.com/forum.html#/20160811/question-about-ship-assignments-5272488/

Traveller: Overcoming Combat Armor Near-Invincibility

I posted over on the Traveller forums regarding how best to deal with Combat Armor. Feedback was that best attack against Combat Armor is to use Gauss rifles or Heavy ACRs with AP ammo. Gauss rifle is already AP5, and with AP ammo that becomes AP9, heavy ACRs are not quite as good but cheaper.

In our case though, Laser weapons are made for boarding actions, low recoil and not too destructive to the ship. So our best bet on a ship like we were on would be Laser Rifles instead of Laser Carbines.

Gauss Rifle

Gauss Rifle

Upcoming Games for August

Note: I will keep this blog post updated with game and attendance updates.

Saturday Night Games

  • Saturday, August 13 6:30pm — 50 Fathoms (Jeff’s House)
  • Saturday, August 27 6:30pm — 50 Fathoms (Stan’s House)

Thursday Night Games

  • Thursday, August 11 6:30pm — Gaslight Heroes [Yes: Mason, Jeff, Todd; No: Kevin, John]
  • Thursday, August 18 6:30pm — d100 Legend (Game of Thrones-Style Fantasy) 1-Shot (Stan’s House) — Mason would like to playtest a gritty d100-based Fantasy system called ‘Legend’ which is a variation of Runequest (the d100 system that powers Call of Cthulhu, Stormbringer and others). If we like the system, this system could potentially power a Game of Thrones style gritty fantasy campaign with House Management. We’re kicking the tires on the system to see if we like it; plus it will be a great, fun one-shot! [Yes: Mason, Stan, Robert, Chris, John; No: Kevin; Maybe: Jeff, Todd]
  • Thursday, August 25 6:30pm — Gaslight Heroes [Yes: Mason, John, Jeff, Todd; Maybe: Kevin]

Ragnarok Group Game

  • No game this month due to John’s birthday bash

 

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