05 Hunter Hunting
Plot Hook
Objective: 2 Learn the truth
Adversaries: 1 A powerful organization
Rewards: 6 A unique item of power
Plot Hook
Objective: 3 Recover something valuable
Adversaries: 6 A new or recurring villain
Rewards: 4 Support of an ally
Topic Focus
what is valuable that needs recovered?
JC Recent Events (physical)
The beast master
Topic Focus
who is the client?
6D Future Plans (technical)
A coalition of salvage captains looking to colonize Dustroot but picked the best spot to make planet fall and don't want the bad publicity of the rogue beast master
Topic Focus
What support do they offer?
TS A Plot Arc (mystical)
Standard pixel payout, but promise of future work once colonization begins with first pick and above standard rewards
Koko finds an interesting contract to apprehend the beast master. Not because of what they have done directly, but because a small group of salvage captains don't want the bad publicity of starting a new colony in the one oasis on Dustroot where the beast master is hiding out and the captains want to build. Standard pay, but also exclusive contracts to follow. Plus Dustroot has some wicked looking, nearly demonic wildlife that will make great trophies.
Acrobatics 16 - Koko lands her transport over the horizon, at dusk, with no running lights. The walk will get her there and a few hours of operational time in the dark before needing to trek back out to find shelter from the daytime heat.
Hex Terrain
Terrain: 3 Common terrain
Contents: 6 Roll a Feature
Features: 6 Dungeon Crawler entrance
Dungeon Entrance:
Dungeon Theme:
How it looks: QD Exotic (technical)
How it is used: 5H Move (social)
Location: 6 Location for a specialized purpose
Encounter: 1 None
Objects: 6 Rare or special item
Exits: 2 additional exits
Running dark, Koko accidentally lands in a damp sink hole with bubbling fonts of water creating permanent but unstable dunes filled with local critter tunnels formed by damp packed sand. Her ship needs a tow, but pickup of the beast master will be bringing in another ship anyway. No need to spend the extra Pixels and waste a day.
Koko finds another Wing Shield, like the beast master used to train attack animals. They have been hunting here before. They might be hunting here now. Damn this planet and it's sparse landing sites, a whole wide planet and yet everything feels so small.
Dungeon Crawler
Location: 6 Location for a specialized purpose
Encounter: 5 An obstacle blocks the way
Objects: 2 Nothing, or mundane objects
Exits: 1 Dead end
Athletics 15 - One of the larger tunnels nearby has an active stream of water from a large hole gushing out a large amount of water into a pool but there is also a rope passing down into the spring. Taking the rope is not easy against the slick stone formations and unforgiving water but after a few body lengths down the rope just stops, possibly a failed delve, or a successful one leaving nothing behind.
Dungeon Crawler
Location: 4 Working or utility area
Encounter: 2 None
Objects: 2 Nothing, or mundane objects
Exits: 1 Dead end
Finding her way to solid ground, Koko discovers a small work station with various trap parts, trash, and broken chains. Someone was hunting here at some point, but it looks to be abandoned for at least a week.
Survival 17 - Koko makes the trek to the Oasis, it's fully night now but she easily picks up on points of light in the distance. A camp.
How Much
how dark is it?
2 Less than expected
Ambient light bouncing off the local moon keeps the night here dim. easier to operate in, but also it's going to be harder to sneak up undetected.
Stealth 13 - Koko takes her time and circles around to various natural cover points as she approaches the camp. The beast master is...
Yes/No (Likely)
Awake?
1,1 No but...
not awake but looks to just be taking a nap near the fire. Surrounded by little cages of exotic local wildlife getting in close will be difficult, more from the beats than the beast master.
From this distance they can tell the beast master is Avian, even under their heavy armor.
Combat - Koko gets the drop on the beast master, hits them with the webcaster and starts unloading with her Cryo pistol against the heavy armor. The beast master wakes up, breaks out, trudges through the webs, basically ignores getting stabbed with the shadow blades and stuns Koko with a large mouthed capture spear with sonic emitters. In a desperate play, Koko triggers the beacon to collect the bounty before passing out.
Yes/No (Even)
Do the captains show up in time?
2,4 No
Koko wakes up in chains in what is likely the same night. her injuries are still fresh and her head is pounding. The captains arrive at dawn to negotiate.
Yes/No (Unlikely)
Do the captains reach an accord with the beast master?
5,5 Yes
The captains talk it out with the beast master and have a change of heart. They accept the beast master and their presence and will build up around them.
Yes/No (Even)
What about Koko?
2,4 No
The captains ignore Koko in the bargaining. It's obvious they have the weaker position here and are willing to look the other way while an arena brings in business. Koko is kept as a gladiator on a short leash as the colony builds around her for...
How Much
5 More than expected
the next several months.