Fallen Comrade
As the pirates tried to move through the ship they suddenly found that the iris valves were locked shut, and Halfnir discovered that the route he had arrived by was also closed off now. Jack and Halfnir started hacking with one door, assisted by Bogburp remotely but time was against them. Tex was by one iris valve when at the opposite end of the corridor, two Imperial marines came through the iris valve as it opened, shouting to get down on the floor and aiming plasma guns. T
Apr 122 min read
Seizing the Treasure Ship
Halfnir tried in vain to persuade that Osha's death was the work of a madman, but the crew were not impressed and he was consigned to the brig. Repairs continued on the Martin II with Reese triggering a booby trap and maiming one of the marines. Doktor Bogburp applied for the position of astrogator and was soon given it, and Tex and Reese arranged for some spares to be brought on board, with their weapons and gear in a smuggling compartment. Soon the ship was ready for takeof
Apr 42 min read
Onboard the Treasure Ship
Hot on the trail of the downed treasure ship, the band of pirates hunted down the planned route and happened across Hroal Irontooth and his fleet in Exe, who claimed to have an inside track on what was going down. They had two men on the inside, Salvesdes the marine and Pilot Henshaw, who were planning to jump the treasure ship into Hroal's clutches instead of its normal course, and Hroal offered them 10% if they helped, but the pirates countered with just the ship itself if
Mar 282 min read
Treasure Ship
After some negotiations with the crew of the Bone Saw, the SDB was shot down leaving the Acrid system free of any threats. Most of the crew flew out from Acrid, leaving "Duke" Zhil in charge of the planet, travelling by way of Torpol to pick up Halfnir and Tex then onwards to Drinax, and discovering a stowaway in the form of a rude and elderly bwap called Dr Dr Bogburp. In Drinax, King Oleb seemed put out about the state of the Harrier and the missing pirate fleet, but was cl
Mar 221 min read
Pyrrhic Victory
The miners stormed the defensive barricades around the customs entrance nd after heavy casualties, all of the starport security were dead or dying, but a large number of miners also lost their lives in the attack. Next was the control centre and with Zhil's hacking skillz the doors into the enclave were soon opened and a further defence by starport marines met them, with frag grenades hurled on both sides and although wounds were taken by the pirates none of them proved too s
Mar 81 min read
Storming Venture City
The hangar was soon taken as the security guards were overrun by the miners and a breaching charge opened the way as they stormed the customs checkpoint. Although the thunder of assault rifles held back the miners for a while a few well placed grenades by Zhorp and then Jack leading the charge, the miners began to charge the positions of the security guards. Meanwhile, the turrets of the starport and the Bone Saw SDB opened fire with missiles, causing one of the far traders t
Feb 281 min read
Death of the Ghoul
Realising that they were outgunned the travellers negotiated a withdrawal and returned to the downport to plot. Briefly meeting with Lord Girkle of the Heavenly Father, they sent the Lord and their tame journalist Truth-Hunter on their way. It also transpired that an old friend of Varl and Zhil's, Jack Reece was on one of their ships. Intimidating the crew of the Sweet Ferret they managed to get them to give up the SDB and accept the Ghoul Far Trader as a substitute then betr
Feb 211 min read
