SESSION 61: POUND OF SCRAP
General Summary
Previous Session: SESSION 60: ABOUT FACE
Next Session: SESSION 62: CHATTERBOX TED AND THE DEAD ROAD RAIDERS
Players: The Fellowship of the Doing the Things, Andy, Lex Garridan, Morag, Patch Radam
*September 2nd, 2317*
(Adventure Day 131)
The party packed up their van, Halen, with the valuables of Face and their super mutant bandits. The fuel tank was running low, and they still had a long journey ahead. To the northeast, there was a place called Fossil. It seemed logical that there would be fuel there. As they journeyed closer, the air grew heavy with smoke. Patch determined that this was coal smoke, mildly toxic, but safe for short-term exposure. The group reached the area and found a shallow coal mine, glowing with constant fire. Layers of underground coal had caught fire at some point, and now the entire facility was burning in a constant smoulder. The area around the mine had been cleared of equipment, but they could see burned materials left behind in the mine shaft itself. Patch could tell that even in the burning mine shaft, the air was clean enough to breathe, but the tremendous heat could be deadly. There were probably valuables down in the mine which had survived the fire, but to access them, they'd have to work out a way to endure the temperature. With no idea what was down there, they decided that it wasn't worth the risk. They moved on. Their next stop was Bull Island, where an expansive department store had once stood. Approaching carefully, Morag noticed a single looter, salvaging within the store. They drew closer and found a friendly salvager named Janae. She asked the team if they had a merchant license for The Capitol. They bluffed and said that they had one. Janae believed them, and admitting that she had no license of her own, offered them first dibs on the all the loot in the store. She asked if they could set aside any RadAway for her, as she used that in her job. The group searched the area and gathered some goods, including a dose of RadAway. After some haggling, Janae bought it from them with Capitol Credits. They asked the salvager where they could find biodiesel and she said that there was a shop at Lyle Station. There was also biodiesel at Chatterbox Diner, though the owner Taryn rarely sold it. As they left, Janae relayed news that the Capitol Army had reached Birmingham in Dixie, and had begun to siege the city. Next was Cane Ridge, where Irving the Detroit MerchantBot had set up a trading post. He was said to be holding Hennie Parades, a Gen 3 Synth, as a slave. And Cinder the deathclaw blacksmith had complained that Irving had taken his Grognak's Axe for gambling debts. The party found Irving's group in a three-sided gorge, good for defence. The slavers had a few wagons and two large cages, but only one slave. They decided on a multi-pronged approach. Morag climbed around the lip of the gorge, hoping to drop down quietly, sneak to Hennie's cage and release her. Lex crept up toward the same area, but from a different direction. The rest of the team approached the trading post directly, lead by Patch. A mercenary caravan guard greeted patch at the team. They engaged in some distracting small talk, drawing the The Rustlands merchants and their attention toward the other side of the camp. Morag saw her opportunity and began to descend the cliff face on the far side of the camp. Linda asked the guards if they had heard of the Children of Atom, and one of them turned out to be a believer. He noted that as a super mutant, Linda's faith disgusted him, but he kept a friendly tone. Patch scrambled to keep the peace, and friendly discussion continued. Lex gracefully dashed around the far side, getting deep within the trading post. Morag was not so graceful. She lost her footing and tumbled thirty feet. Beau gave a torrent of Cockney profanity as they crashed to the ground. Patch and Andy tried to distract the guards, but Irving's Mister Handy sensors easily picked up Morag's fall. The RoboMerchant approached Morag and told her that she was attempting to steal from the wrong people and needed to back off. Morag saw Irving's heavy plating and a belt full of Molotov cocktails and backed away. Patch asked to buy Hennie Parades, which required Irving. The guards called their boss. It successfully pulled Irving away from Morag, but Irving called over a guard named Bill. Irving began negotiating with Patch, asking for 650 caps for his Synth prisoner. The group didn't have that much cash, especially because Irving wouldn't take Dixie Dollars, believing that nation was doomed. They asked about Grognak's Axe, and Irving said he'd part with it for 500 caps. Andy found this slave-driving, arrogant robot very rude. And worst of all, Irving was a RobCo robot, designed by the treacherous Robert House, who had ruined the brilliant and noble Arthur Schlockett. Things were not going well. The party decided to attack. Lex neutralized Bill the guard in an instant. Having seen Irving's impressive modifications, she decided to shoot him first. She sprinted through the trading post, leaping up on a boulder and dashing across at superhuman speed. Morag and Beau put a well-placed shot into Irving's optical sensor. The RoboMerchant was stunned by the damage, his visual processors overloaded by the confusion. Patch tossed a Capitol Corrector explosive at Irving, stripping the robot of much of his precious armour. Arminius, who had holding off to the side, sprung to action, putting two solid laser shots into Irving. Andy, filled with a need for vengeance against Robert House, shot Irving with his modified laser pistol. The eminent and powerful robot was destroyed. The mercenaries, caught off guard, finally acted. They raised their laser rifles and fired, burning Patch and Andy with solid hits. Noting that their leader was dead, and the mercs probably had no ideological fervour, Arminius called for the caravan guards to surrender. The mercs were successfully intimidated, shocked that these strange folk had killed Irving so quickly. Patch told them that they would be left alive, if they left all the gear and valuables behind. Even though they had been soundly beaten, the mercs attempted to negotiate. They said that returning empty-handed would rouse the anger of the United Automaton Workers' Union in Detroit, a terrible situation any Rustlands merc would avoid at all costs. The party were a little insulted by their prisoner's gall, but they agreed to let the merc's leave with their laser rifles, some food and water, not wanting them to die on the journey home. The caravan was rich with food, drink and Rustlands Dollars. There were some suits of armour and weapons, among them the Grognak decorative axe once owned by Cinder the blacksmith. The huge weapon, ostensibly made just as decoration to promote the Unstoppables! TV show. But the company contracted to make the weapon took their job extremely seriously. True to the comic book lore, the axe was enormous and employed the 21st century's best metallurgy and blade technology. It was absurdly heavy, requiring superhuman strength to wield, but an epic weapon. Hennie Parades was grateful for the rescue. The party gave her some armour and a weapon for her journey home. She let Morag know that there was a Synth colony in the Rustlands, a place called Muncie, east of The Rails. The latest news she had heard from the Synth community was that a strange Synth had travelled through their town. This Synth was new, which should be an impossibility considering The Institute and its Synth facilities had been destroyed thirty years ago. The new Synth had apparently asked about someone called The General, but the locals knew nothing. He had left, claiming he was headed to Michigan to find and kill this General person. Hennie and the party wished each other luck and parted. The van, Halen, was running very low on fuel, barely making it to Lyle Station. The general store there was owned and operated by a man named Chip Whittman, who asked to see their Capitol merchant license. They made an elaborate excuse, claiming their license had been destroyed in an accident. Chip could see that something was off but traded with them anyway. The party unloaded a large amount of old gear and weapons, trading for a full tank of biodiesel and over 12,000 Capitol Credits. Seeing their riches, Morag asked Chip if he had a .50 caliber rifle receiver, as Beau was still crudely rechambered for the .308 round. Chip, having lived his whole life in The Capitol where firearms were rare, not only didn't have that item, but he was also very suspicious. Taking a chance, the shopkeep revealed that his sister Annalynn was a traitor to The Capitol. She was a member of a group of do-gooders called The Responders. She was now in Torn Hope, fleeing the Correctors and looking to cross the bridge into the Midwest. If the party could contact her in Torn Hope, she might be able to help them cross the bridge. And if they could reach the Responders in the Midwest, he was sure there would be a reward. The party thanked him for his trade and moved on. Patch treated himself and Andy as they drove. Lex and Morag navigated the rough coal country roads expertly. It was at 9am when the party reached the Hazleton Bridge over the White River. They approached the structure carefully, knowing that it was on a major highway which was patrolled by The Capitol. But, looking across the bridge, they saw only a single, rusty truck rolling along casually... Next Session: SESSION 62: CHATTERBOX TED AND THE DEAD ROAD RAIDERS
Next Session: SESSION 62: CHATTERBOX TED AND THE DEAD ROAD RAIDERS
Players: The Fellowship of the Doing the Things, Andy, Lex Garridan, Morag, Patch Radam
*September 2nd, 2317*
(Adventure Day 131)
The party packed up their van, Halen, with the valuables of Face and their super mutant bandits. The fuel tank was running low, and they still had a long journey ahead. To the northeast, there was a place called Fossil. It seemed logical that there would be fuel there. As they journeyed closer, the air grew heavy with smoke. Patch determined that this was coal smoke, mildly toxic, but safe for short-term exposure. The group reached the area and found a shallow coal mine, glowing with constant fire. Layers of underground coal had caught fire at some point, and now the entire facility was burning in a constant smoulder. The area around the mine had been cleared of equipment, but they could see burned materials left behind in the mine shaft itself. Patch could tell that even in the burning mine shaft, the air was clean enough to breathe, but the tremendous heat could be deadly. There were probably valuables down in the mine which had survived the fire, but to access them, they'd have to work out a way to endure the temperature. With no idea what was down there, they decided that it wasn't worth the risk. They moved on. Their next stop was Bull Island, where an expansive department store had once stood. Approaching carefully, Morag noticed a single looter, salvaging within the store. They drew closer and found a friendly salvager named Janae. She asked the team if they had a merchant license for The Capitol. They bluffed and said that they had one. Janae believed them, and admitting that she had no license of her own, offered them first dibs on the all the loot in the store. She asked if they could set aside any RadAway for her, as she used that in her job. The group searched the area and gathered some goods, including a dose of RadAway. After some haggling, Janae bought it from them with Capitol Credits. They asked the salvager where they could find biodiesel and she said that there was a shop at Lyle Station. There was also biodiesel at Chatterbox Diner, though the owner Taryn rarely sold it. As they left, Janae relayed news that the Capitol Army had reached Birmingham in Dixie, and had begun to siege the city. Next was Cane Ridge, where Irving the Detroit MerchantBot had set up a trading post. He was said to be holding Hennie Parades, a Gen 3 Synth, as a slave. And Cinder the deathclaw blacksmith had complained that Irving had taken his Grognak's Axe for gambling debts. The party found Irving's group in a three-sided gorge, good for defence. The slavers had a few wagons and two large cages, but only one slave. They decided on a multi-pronged approach. Morag climbed around the lip of the gorge, hoping to drop down quietly, sneak to Hennie's cage and release her. Lex crept up toward the same area, but from a different direction. The rest of the team approached the trading post directly, lead by Patch. A mercenary caravan guard greeted patch at the team. They engaged in some distracting small talk, drawing the The Rustlands merchants and their attention toward the other side of the camp. Morag saw her opportunity and began to descend the cliff face on the far side of the camp. Linda asked the guards if they had heard of the Children of Atom, and one of them turned out to be a believer. He noted that as a super mutant, Linda's faith disgusted him, but he kept a friendly tone. Patch scrambled to keep the peace, and friendly discussion continued. Lex gracefully dashed around the far side, getting deep within the trading post. Morag was not so graceful. She lost her footing and tumbled thirty feet. Beau gave a torrent of Cockney profanity as they crashed to the ground. Patch and Andy tried to distract the guards, but Irving's Mister Handy sensors easily picked up Morag's fall. The RoboMerchant approached Morag and told her that she was attempting to steal from the wrong people and needed to back off. Morag saw Irving's heavy plating and a belt full of Molotov cocktails and backed away. Patch asked to buy Hennie Parades, which required Irving. The guards called their boss. It successfully pulled Irving away from Morag, but Irving called over a guard named Bill. Irving began negotiating with Patch, asking for 650 caps for his Synth prisoner. The group didn't have that much cash, especially because Irving wouldn't take Dixie Dollars, believing that nation was doomed. They asked about Grognak's Axe, and Irving said he'd part with it for 500 caps. Andy found this slave-driving, arrogant robot very rude. And worst of all, Irving was a RobCo robot, designed by the treacherous Robert House, who had ruined the brilliant and noble Arthur Schlockett. Things were not going well. The party decided to attack. Lex neutralized Bill the guard in an instant. Having seen Irving's impressive modifications, she decided to shoot him first. She sprinted through the trading post, leaping up on a boulder and dashing across at superhuman speed. Morag and Beau put a well-placed shot into Irving's optical sensor. The RoboMerchant was stunned by the damage, his visual processors overloaded by the confusion. Patch tossed a Capitol Corrector explosive at Irving, stripping the robot of much of his precious armour. Arminius, who had holding off to the side, sprung to action, putting two solid laser shots into Irving. Andy, filled with a need for vengeance against Robert House, shot Irving with his modified laser pistol. The eminent and powerful robot was destroyed. The mercenaries, caught off guard, finally acted. They raised their laser rifles and fired, burning Patch and Andy with solid hits. Noting that their leader was dead, and the mercs probably had no ideological fervour, Arminius called for the caravan guards to surrender. The mercs were successfully intimidated, shocked that these strange folk had killed Irving so quickly. Patch told them that they would be left alive, if they left all the gear and valuables behind. Even though they had been soundly beaten, the mercs attempted to negotiate. They said that returning empty-handed would rouse the anger of the United Automaton Workers' Union in Detroit, a terrible situation any Rustlands merc would avoid at all costs. The party were a little insulted by their prisoner's gall, but they agreed to let the merc's leave with their laser rifles, some food and water, not wanting them to die on the journey home. The caravan was rich with food, drink and Rustlands Dollars. There were some suits of armour and weapons, among them the Grognak decorative axe once owned by Cinder the blacksmith. The huge weapon, ostensibly made just as decoration to promote the Unstoppables! TV show. But the company contracted to make the weapon took their job extremely seriously. True to the comic book lore, the axe was enormous and employed the 21st century's best metallurgy and blade technology. It was absurdly heavy, requiring superhuman strength to wield, but an epic weapon. Hennie Parades was grateful for the rescue. The party gave her some armour and a weapon for her journey home. She let Morag know that there was a Synth colony in the Rustlands, a place called Muncie, east of The Rails. The latest news she had heard from the Synth community was that a strange Synth had travelled through their town. This Synth was new, which should be an impossibility considering The Institute and its Synth facilities had been destroyed thirty years ago. The new Synth had apparently asked about someone called The General, but the locals knew nothing. He had left, claiming he was headed to Michigan to find and kill this General person. Hennie and the party wished each other luck and parted. The van, Halen, was running very low on fuel, barely making it to Lyle Station. The general store there was owned and operated by a man named Chip Whittman, who asked to see their Capitol merchant license. They made an elaborate excuse, claiming their license had been destroyed in an accident. Chip could see that something was off but traded with them anyway. The party unloaded a large amount of old gear and weapons, trading for a full tank of biodiesel and over 12,000 Capitol Credits. Seeing their riches, Morag asked Chip if he had a .50 caliber rifle receiver, as Beau was still crudely rechambered for the .308 round. Chip, having lived his whole life in The Capitol where firearms were rare, not only didn't have that item, but he was also very suspicious. Taking a chance, the shopkeep revealed that his sister Annalynn was a traitor to The Capitol. She was a member of a group of do-gooders called The Responders. She was now in Torn Hope, fleeing the Correctors and looking to cross the bridge into the Midwest. If the party could contact her in Torn Hope, she might be able to help them cross the bridge. And if they could reach the Responders in the Midwest, he was sure there would be a reward. The party thanked him for his trade and moved on. Patch treated himself and Andy as they drove. Lex and Morag navigated the rough coal country roads expertly. It was at 9am when the party reached the Hazleton Bridge over the White River. They approached the structure carefully, knowing that it was on a major highway which was patrolled by The Capitol. But, looking across the bridge, they saw only a single, rusty truck rolling along casually... Next Session: SESSION 62: CHATTERBOX TED AND THE DEAD ROAD RAIDERS
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22 Feb 2023
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