An Under the Table Job
Trudy:
Ray wants to see you in his office. Follow me…
[Trudy leads the way and opens the back office door. She walks in and says: ]
“Here ya go boss”
[ She waits till everyone is in, leaves and closes the door.]
Ray:
“I gotta job for you Reco’s . And since you've been doing so well so far, I figured you might be up to the task. We need to find a missing Explorer.”
Explorers were sent to an area [Brixton Sector Mu-8] to test the ores mineral content of the planet - but they never came back
But here's the catch…
Request comes from the Science Division. A friend of a friend asked Ray Campos for this favor
Because Brixton B.O.D. did not want to spend money on it. This is funded through “creative means” by the science friend. So this is strictly under the table.
Objective
Find out what happened to Unit EMA-340, and retrieve any data if possible.
Will be undercover as a Support Unit S-340 to back up the EMA-340 team.
Estimated 3-5 days
Find out what happened: 300CR
If any Data: 300CR (not to be disclosed)
Ray will then show them to the back garage. Where an Explorer will be parked.
Explorer vehicle 50km/hour 400km a day = 8 hours of travel (4 hexes)
1 Sonic Disruptor w/ Pack
2 Laser Rifles w/ Clip & Scope
3 Laser Pistols w/ Belt
3 Electrostunners w/ Clip
Med Kit
10 Days Emergency Rations
3 Civilian Skein Suits with the Science Decals
5 Extra Clips
5 Doze Grenades
Built-in RadioPhone (1000km range)
2 - Type 3 para batteries 2000km range
Required paperwork [ Falsified ] - Routine Maintenance
Random Event (Roll for 35% chance per 100km, only one event per day)
Another wreck + creature ambush (1-3XP) 2 packs of 15 army rats. E.E. Explorer wrecked ( 1 loot table Item)
Find a stash, abandoned camp / Cave (3 crates - loot table) (1XP)
Nothing Happens
Cry for help from another Unit + Defend (1-3XP)
Nomad local tribe from the Frost Lander (Good ally, not terrorists) + Gain Ally (1XP)
Luze Shiplander
Nothing Happens
Cold Snap, Roll your stamina, if you fail, you get 1d10 damage
White out, lose a day
Nothing Happens
Vehicle breaks down losing ½ day + creature ambush (1-3XP) Roll Vehicle Breakdown table pg.15
Loot Table
*can only get once
1-3XP
When they get there.. Roll Intuition to see some craft fly off in the distance.
Destroyed Explorer vehicle - Intuition Check: appears to be looted.
CLUE: A partial Data Computer inside Explorer that can show that:
Rich Mineral Deposit Report
“Found an **``^**8 artifact”
Some notes: “URG666T! Must re*&$rt to *9&^%$W## Cokjhasdfand”.
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## 0 ##
## 1 DIG NOTES ON HOLE MU-7.523.223.1 ##
## 2 Rich stibium mineral deposits located 5-157m ##
## 3 Found **``^**8 artifact ##
## 4 URG666T! Must re*&$rt to *9&^%$W## Cokjhasdfand. ##
## 5 ##
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Alien vehicle - Completely destroyed - Repairing Skill using Technical shows that it was self destructed
5 Dead Bodies of Explorers (1 Spy from the Echelon Enterprises - used by S.M.)
Blaster wounds
Also partially eaten
Intuition Check: The items on all bodies look looted. There was another party (bounty hunter) that took all, but left in haste
Missed Key Items on Mole:
Items that showed that they worked for Echelon Enterprises. 40% chance of finding
1 Echelon Enterprise standard issue compass
Note with signed initial “Remember, this is important Trent, immediately contact me thru [**BLOOD SPLATTER] our usual communications if an[**Blood Splatter**]ything comes up -S.K”.
A Bloody mound of Flesh
Mostly eaten but its a worm
Bloody mound of flesh was destroyed beyond recognition. Medical Diagnosis to determine that it was a Sathar.
Backstory [ Not Known to Player ]:
Trent, The Echelon Enterprise mole alerted his E.E. employee contact, who was his direct manager, Rifta Alsagi, who was directed by an agent of the S.M. “Zerom”/A.Abernathy), about a prime spot for ore excavation based on findings of the explorers and a relic being found. The ore sample showed high potential for profits. A Sathar Artifact was also found.
The Sathar got word from S.M. and sent a Sathar agent to kill the whole team (including the mole) and retrieve the artifact.
As the Sathar was going through the findings, it was attacked by 2 Ice Felkai’s. A clean up crew with bounty hunter Dol’tred was hired to clean up any mess. Dol’tred retrieved the artifact, and destroyed the alien vehicle along with any data that would lead them back to S.M. or E.E. In a rush due to the party arriving, Dol’tred could not fully destroy all evidence.
Dol’tred did miss an item - a compass with ‘property of Echelon Enterprises’ engraved in it. A note from R.A.
Meanwhile S.M. Agent swayed the B.O.D not to support a recovery team and planted the idea to hire under the table to frame them and shift blame. So in future can label the players as pirates and murderers.
