Five Parsecs Scavenger

The Vega System 

System date 1423711

Log of the independent trader Warlock.

Character Creation.

Names from Donjon Sci fi random names generator.

Callahan, Harrison, Jilo, Lucca and Avery

Base line:  Reactions   1,  Speed   4,  Combat skill   0,  Toughness   3,  Tech   0.  

Callahan  
Reactions   1,  Speed   4,  Combat skill  1,  Toughness   3,  Tech   1.  
Mercenary, Order, patron, Ex military weapon.  
Harrison
Reactions   2,  Speed   4,  Combat skill  0,  Toughness   3,  Tech   0
Scavenger, 1 Quest lead.  1 high Tech Weapon.  
Jilo
Reactions   2,  Speed   5,  Combat skill  0,  Toughness   3,  Tech   0.  
Wasteland Warrior from the Dorn Ice System.  Traveller, 1 quest roll 1 Low tech weapon Fire-blade.
Lucca
Reactions   2,  Speed   5,  Combat skill  0,  Toughness   3,  Tech   0.  
Wasteland Warrior from the Dorn Ice System.  Traveller, 1 quest roll 1 Low tech weapon Fire-blade.
Avery
Reactions   1,  Speed   4,  Combat skill  0,  Toughness   2,  Tech   2.
Mega City rich kid  Traveller  Gear roll.  Quest lead.

The Ship is a retired troop assault transport, "Warlock"
The team met through being old war buddies.
They are best described as Professional

Warlock lifts for Vega III

The Vega 3 System1256 Vega

		Star Data	Type K6 V Orange Main Sequence Radius 6.53 x 105 km   (0.94 x sol) Mass 1.80 x 1030 kg   (0.91 x sol) Temperature 4000 K Luminosity 7.77 x 1025 W   (0.20 x sol)
		I	Type Terrestrial World Orbital Radius 6.36 x 107 km   (0.43 AU) Period 2.55 x 103 hours   (0.29 earth years) Physics Large iron/silicate Radius 9531.26 km   (1.50 x earth) Gravity 14.38 m/s2   (1.47 x earth) Hydrosphere 14 % water, 12 % ice Atmosphere Thin breathable Biosphere Microbes Special 4 small moons, wreckage of a crashed starship
		II	Type Rock Planet Orbital Radius 1.21 x 108 km   (0.81 AU) Period 6.66 x 103 hours   (0.76 earth years) Radius 1713.66 km   (0.27 x earth) Gravity 2.97 m/s2   (0.30 x earth) Special 4 small moons
		III	Type Rock Planet Orbital Radius 1.64 x 108 km   (1.10 AU) Period 1.06 x 104 hours   (1.21 earth years) Radius 7928.98 km   (1.24 x earth) Gravity 12.46 m/s2   (1.27 x earth)
		IV	Type Rock Planet Orbital Radius 2.80 x 108 km   (1.87 AU) Period 2.36 x 104 hours   (2.70 earth years) Radius 3775.04 km   (0.59 x earth) Gravity 6.44 m/s2   (0.66 x earth)
		V	Type Ice Planet Orbital Radius 5.02 x 108 km   (3.36 AU) Period 5.65 x 104 hours   (6.46 earth years) Radius 16174.99 km   (2.54 x earth) Gravity 8.89 m/s2   (0.91 x earth)
		VI	Type Ice Planet Orbital Radius 8.79 x 108 km   (5.88 AU) Period 1.31 x 105 hours   (14.96 earth years) Radius 19025.31 km   (2.99 x earth) Gravity 10.46 m/s2   (1.07 x earth) Special Heavy volcanism
		VII	Type Ice Planet Orbital Radius 1.78 x 109 km   (11.87 AU) Period 3.76 x 105 hours   (42.97 earth years) Radius 3256.36 km   (0.51 x earth) Gravity 1.79 m/s2   (0.18 x earth) Special 4 small moons

Mission 1

Roll 54
Patron Adventurers.  Hired by the millionaire Chen Farr to find the Farr Corporation's former Exo-Specialist Director who is attempting to blackmail the board.
Following a rumour lead the Warlock heads for the second moon of Vega III and a mining base run by a subsidiary company.

Terrain.

1-2. Open urban space

3-4  alien forest floor

4-6. Urban

7-8. facility

9-10  Starbase Tactical

11-12 rock

13-14  rock and landing pad

15-16. Power generating facility

17-18. Ship

19-20. Moon and planet tactical

21-22  desert planet

23-24. shipboard

25-26  corporate lobby

27-28. Planet tactical

29-30. Ice field

31-32  base

33-34. Ship internal

35-36  city metro

37-38. Starfield

On approach to the second moon

Aboard Warlock

Shootout in the facility

Jilo and Lucca outflank the guards.

The plan for 2022

The plan for 2022

Divided into two between my gaming in Durham and Cyprus

Durham

The Byzantines vs Normans
Lion Rampant.

I've ordered the Crusader Miniatures Varangian Guard, a couple of sprues of Auxilia archers, and intend to pick up some Fireforge cavalry to add to my existing Byzantine army for some Viking in the sun games.  I will try really hard not to leave it in Cyprus by mistake.

O Group
The retreat of the BEF

The 1940 Brits and Germans are packed to come back with me and will add to the figures I already have in Durham to give me 4 companies of British, 4 German, loads of support options and armour.

Farthingdale Pasha and the Egyptian Desert Column

and
Chinese Farthingdale and the Boxer shorts
using Men who would be Kings

Still waiting on that elusive Newline sale!  

Austria vs Russia WW1 20mm

Squarebashing
Mud and Blood

I set a £20 limit on this, and already have a few boxes of HaT Austrian and Russian WW1.  

Paphos

The Persians (Atlantic Miniatures) and the Phoenicians (Victrix Carthaginian Citizen Spearmen) are going to be added to my Men of Bronze setup.  They will give a very different feel to Hoplite on Hoplite action.

Rebels and Patriots
20mm White vs Blue Seven Years War.  I`m eventually intending to add a Red force to this and I keep looking at those Newline Jacobites but for next year its Austria vs Prussia and discovering the early career of the Baron Pumphosen, mainly involving a pub crawl across the Meckel map in search of Apricot pie. 

The Desert War
O group. or IABSM in 10mm
COC in 20mm

My WW2 Western Desert setup has been refighting Operation Compass for the last few years.  Probably time to finish it and move on to the Benghazi handicap.

I'm foreseeing a series of O Group games based on following the 2nd battalion North Durhams, but probably with a focus on multi arm "Jock Columns."  Young Bumfluff Farthingdale and his tank will feature heavily.  This lot are painted up and ready to go but I`ll probably find some way to have to add to them.

Dubious Figulous Carries on Invading Britannia

Infamy
The Early Imperial 20mm setup is actually done, but could still do with a few more Italeri Gauls and maybe an additional chariot and archers.  Double basing the figures has given them a new lease of life and I`m really impressed with the way they look.

I must also source a Barbara Windsor-esque Heroic Queen Boudicca figure.

The "maybe later in the year ideas"

28mm Macedonians 

I have a box of 40 Pike and a pack of 12 Victrix Heavy Cavalry

Just need to get them painted up.  These could face my Hoplites in Men of Bronze or be ready for Infamy 2.  

SYW Dragoons and SYW Redcoats are planned but those Newline Jacobites would be "well tasty."  

Eureka 40mm and completing the Three Musketeers collection, probably by adding some Irregular miniatures to them as well as the battle mat base for instant terrain.

Austria vs the Ottomans, Might and Reason

 The Ottomans have invaded and my 18th Century Austrians are on the receiving end of overwhelming numbers.  Its quantity vs quality, and a chance to use my new farm buildings on table.

The Austrians deploy ready to go for it.

And the Ottomans respond.  They keep their good Infantry back.

A fight for the farm is in the offing.

The Dragoons take to the hedgerows

The Austrians use some Curiassier cavalry out on a wide looping flank attack.

The Dragoon's fire really cuts into the Ottoman Sipahis.

And later that evening I have to switch to flash.  The cavalry fight, win for the Austrians

Aginst the Austrian lines the Ottoman levies are in trouble.

And soon enough the Ottomans are down to the Jannisaries.

However the losses are too high and Sultan Mustapha leaves his troops in the lurch as he flees.  

I need to fight more Might and Reason.  Really enjoyable.