Campaign Turn 1 You Have Mail - The Action

Equipment Assigned:-
Bin Sang - Infantry Laser and Blade
Sona Bah - Plasma Rifle with Seeker Sight, Combat Armour
Wasa Camara - Auto Rifle
Naja Wince - Blade plus Kunda Kah's package
Fua Londo - Blade
Taolo Sebaga -Military Rifle

The crew were told to take the package to the building with the pink stripe (centre right). They started totally unaware of the danger approaching. Using the deployment rules in Trailblazers, the Sand Runners had started by advancing to forward positions and so were hidden by the buildings. At least the crew had seized the initiative so managed to move a little closer to the target.

The set-up at the start of the mission

Turn 1

The approach to their objective was rather open so the plan was for Naja Wince and Fua Londo to move rapidly towards the building while Bin Sang and Taolo Sebaga would advance slowly and guard their flanks and Wasa Camara and Sona Bah would hang back and try to pick off any enemy before it managed to get too near Naja Wince. 

The dice were kind to me

That's handy - four able to move during the Quick Action

Naga Wince and Fua Londo dashed towards the building and Bin Sang and Taolo Sebaga moved forward. Neither could see any enemy. The Sand Runners broke cover and charged towards the crew.

The Sand Runners move towards the crew (the other two are still behind the building on the right.

Sona Bah and Wasa Camara lift their firearms and each takes a couple of shots at the three Sand Runners nearest to the target building. Each manages to take one out. The gunfire causes one of the Sand Runners behind the building with the purple stripe to panic and it makes a run for it.

Turn 2

The sudden surprise appearance of the Sand Runners clearly causes the crew members to hesitate - only one moves during the Quick Action Phase. "I don't recall Kunda Kah mentioning any big sets of teeth on legs, do you?" Fua Londo shouts to Bin Sang. Bin Sang ignores the comment and takes a shot at the third Sand Runner but misses.

The Sand Runners continue their advance forward. 

 One of them gets very close to Naja Wince and Fua Londo...

Oh dear, get your blades out, lads!

...but fortunately Sonar Bah kills it before it manages to reach them.

So the two humans skirt around the creature in its death throes and reach the door to the building.

Naja Wince reaches the door while Fua Londo keeps a look out

Wasa Camara and Taolo Sebaga takes shots at the Sand Runners but miss.

Turn 3

Again my dice rolling lets the crew down. Only Bin Sang moves during the Quick Action Phase and again he misses. The Sand Runners continue their advances but, having now seen how some of their fellow creatures have suffered, are playing it a bit more carefully and trying to stick to cover.

The rest of the crew take shots at the Sand Runners but miss again.

Turn 4

Only Sona Bah moves during the Quick Action Phase. He hits one of the Sand Runners but only manages to stun it. 

The Sand Runners charge the crew members. The stunned one manages to reach Sona Bah. Another launched itself against Bin Sang who managed to fight it off and kill it.

The third one reached Taolo Sebaga and attacked.

I managed to roll a double 1. Taolo Sebaga is stunned but the Sand Runner is killed.

Naja Wince gives the package to the occupant of the building who happens to be a person of interest (+1 story point) and then he and Fua Londo run towards the exit point.

The final Sand Runner decides that discretion is the better part of valour and does a runner.

The crew make their way back to the town centre to find Kunda Kah and collect their payment.