Some tales from one of my old Traveller campaigns...
M Y R I A D L O G
321.260: On HARDIL Nathan Rofaro (Kevin McCarthy), leader of
the infamous Rofaro Syndicate, smuggles a note off planet in the
landing gear on the prison ship. The note reads:
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| Adventure and Fortune is for the people |
| who find a way to get myself and my Lt. |
| off HARDIL. Enclosed is 10K Cr. and |
| one half of 100K Cr. This and much more |
| can be yours if you are sucessful. |
| |
| Sir Nathan Rofaro |
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Rofaro's and his Lt., Jasper Fulton(Pam Baranski) have been
seeking a route off of HARDIL since the recent decline in
Nathan's health believed due to the effects of the tainted
atmosphere. Nathan Rofaro is the Grandson of Ceaser Rofaro,
founder of the Rofaro syndicate over 50 years ago, and has
sucessfully run the syndicate since the suspicious death of his
father eight years ago. Jasper was placed on HARDIL for
suspected treason against the ROYALTY due to her involvement with
a revolutionary ARKIDian group. She has, in her four years on
HARDIL, become a trusted advisor to Nathan.
321.300: Lukas Smith (Bob Lyons), Jessica Lyndon (Erin
Neprud), Jameson Rondoval(Steve Rieven), Carrn Eckers(Rich
Dickey), and Lee(Cheryl McCarthy) are discharged from services
and meet on LAMON.
321.311: Carrn and Jameson, while wandering in the starship
docking area, find an unusual package containing a note, 10,000
cr and one half of a 100k note.
The Group decides to hijack a ship to break Nathen out. In the
starport the group sees a 600ton Liner and 400ton Cruiser land
and proceed three days later. They wisely ignore Carrn, who
starts making plans to take over the Patrol Cruiser.
321.359: The group hyjacks The ANDOR GYPSY, a 200 ton Free
Trader, on planet as part of their regular trade route. Jameson
and Luke hired on for a days work loading cargo on the GYPSY and
other ships in the LAMON starport. Claim- ing the loss of a
wallet in the hold, Jameson and Luke gain acess to the GYPSY.
While Jameson and one of the remaining crew members search the
hold, Luke and the other have a friendly drink. The two return
with the lost item and proceed to join the others when the bomb
bursts in the hold. One of the crewmen investigates and is
knocked unconcious by the gas released by the bomb. Upon the
failure of the first crewman to return, the second crewman lets
Jameson and Luke out and goes off to investigate the situation
himself. Luke, Jameson, Jessica, Carrn and Lee board the ship
with supplies and place the two crew mem- bers in low passage.
The security to the ship is unlocked by Jessica and a trap is set
for the return of the remaining crew. A gunfight follows and the
steward is killed. The two others are injured. Jessica treats
the injured crew and they are placeed in low passage with the
others.
321.360: Jump day: The ANDOR GYPSY takes off on schedule
with the flight plan change to DYLOS logged with starport
officials. The Jump is sucessfull. SIGHTINGS: On their way out
to jump the group notices a 200ton Free Trader coming out of jump
into the system. they hail each other and go on.
321.366: Land day: The GYPSY jumps into the DYLOS system
and refuels at the gas giant.
321.367: Checkday: The group checks the ships engines, etc
for next jump.
321.370: SIGHTINGS: On their way out to jump the group
notices a 200ton Free Trader coming out of jump into the system.
they hail each other and go on. The group computes their course
and jumps to HEX 0602. Although the jump was sucessfull, there
is a smell of burning insulation and ozone in the drive room.
Jessica runs diagnostics and finds that the Jump drive needs
repair.
321.373: Unable to repair the malfunctioning drive themselves,
they decide to bring the Engineer of the ANDOR GYPSY's crew
out of low birth to repair the jump drive.
321.373: After much discussion with the group, Jessica
sucessfully brings the GYPSY's Engineer out of cold sleep. He is
given an ultimatum to repair the drives or die. He is also given
the chance for equal partnership if he cooper- ated. He is grogy
and would rather sleep as Jameson attempts to enlist his aid.
Jameson > How would you like to make it easy on everyone and
repair the the Jump drive.
Engineer> Well, I suppose it is possible, but this ship is a
piece of junk.
Jameson > Well, look at it this way. If it doesn't get fixed we
are not going anywhere.!
Engineer> Wake me up when we get planetside. (Yawning and
heading for his stateroom)
Jameson > (Growing a little irritated) WE WON'T GET TO ANY PLANET
IF THE DRIVES DON'T GET FIXED!!
Engineer> You mean we misjumped?
Jameson > Not exactly.
Engineer> So why did you have to make things difficult and bring
me?
Jameson > Well, you were there and being an engineer we thought
you might come in handy. And seem that it is a good thing we did
bring you.
Engineer> <GROAN> Hm, well, I don't see what difference it makes
if I fix now or later, and it is most likely that I will do more
damage than good if I don't have some rest.
The engineer is alowed to sleep in one of the Passenger cabins.
Approximately eight hours later the engineer wakes and wishes to
eat. Jessica brings him dinner and checks him out. Jameson and
Jessica, after much irritating haggling, sucessfully pursuade the
Engineer to repair the drives.
The diagnostics are run and, where they showed an Ion imbalance
before, now show nothing. The engineers says he can probably
prevent a misjump and advises the group that it would be alright
to jump.
321.381: The group jumps in to the TEMLER system and
proceeds to refuel.
321.391: The group jumps into the SKARV system and proceed
to dock at the starport.
321.393: Carrn and the engineer see to the repair of the
jump drive. The engineer spent the entire week in jump furiously
working to keep the GYPSY on course. Jessica sees to the
purchace of supplies and other items. During the time spent in
port waiting for the ship to be repaired, Jameson and Carrn study
Navigation uder Lee's guidence. Jessica works on the research of
her amnesia drug and helps Luke study First Aid.
321.410: The group heads out to jump point, refueling as
they go. They set a course back to TEMLER and then to Hex 0502.
On their way out they encounter a 400 ton Subsidized Merchant.
321.438: The group enters the HARDIL system. Powering
down, they proceed to drift towards the prison planet. As they
drift they pick up a 100t ship just at the edge of their sensor
range towards HARDIL. On the hour they pick up a coded message.
After a few unsucessful attempts at decoding the message Jessica
finds that the third message reads: Tracking object, No
movement or action. Three and a half hours later the sensors
detect another object heading towards them the Ship. They power
down all but the radio recieve mechanism. The fighter approaches
and sends an uncoded message: Unidentified Free Trader stand
by to be boarded. You are in a restricted zone. The group
decides to ignore the message and claim Misjump due to the
illness of the engineer. They sabotage the reciever. A 50 ton
shuttle docks and 4 Royalty marines board. The armed group
greets the Marines, at the airlock. The guard orders Luke and
the others to drop their weapons. They do so willingly. Carrn,
in the meantime hides in one of the ATV's effectively. Jessica
calls for a Medic to help her with the disabled crew member.
Jessica and the Medic transfer the engineer to the shuttle and
the guards ask that all the others come with them also. The
Colonel explains that they are being taken to headquarters for
questioning. A Royalty pilot follows them in the GYPSY.