Episode Eight - A Walk in the Park - A Solar Travels Post

 Captain James T Cook and the HMSS Endeavour - VSF 1770

“Space the new frontier.  These are the voyages of the Her Majesty’s Star Ship Endeavour.  Its five year mission: to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilisations; to boldly go where no Englishman has gone before.”- Captain James T Cook

"Captain Cook! Ethergram from the Admiralty" shouted Cheerful Rodgers. "What now" thought Cook despondently.

 

"Well Cheerful, another rescue mission. Back to Venus to save the bacon of some of Her Maj's Disreputable Gentlemen whose ship's TriLithium Crystal has broken. We have a couple we can spare so off we go. Should be a walk in the park!"

See Episode 4 for our last Venus adventure posted in October 2018.

https://miniwarsyoumayhavemissed.blogspot.com/2018/10/episode-four-venus-lost-lands-and.html

With no room to land next to the Disreputable Gentlemen's ship the Endeavour's shuttle had to land on the opposite side of a short strip of jungle.

The Disreputable Gentlemen have been negotiating with a tribe of small green men. They were about to sign a one sided trade agreement when they realised their TriLithium Crystal had shattered and they would not be able to make a quick get away! They urgently called for backup before the green men realised what they were about to sign.

"Alright men! this doesn't look too bad!" said Cheerful

Two squads move into one bit of jungle and discover a Plant Eater! The Captain's team plus another squad move into the jungle and nothing is there.

The Plant Eater does not eat plants! "How interesting" says Dr Banks the Science Officer. Screams and gunfire inform everyone else that it is dangerous as well! Two Crew and two Marines are killed while they inflict a few wounds and shock on the Plant Eater

The Plant Eater is finished off by the Sargent and his Mini Gatling Gun. The Captain and his Marine squad move forward.

The Captain is blocked by impenetrable bamboo stands. They will need to go another way.

The Marines and remaining crew lead the way. There is a rustle in the underbrush and a Chomper appears!

"Fascinating!" says Dr Banks.  "Fire!" says the Marine Sargent. But too late and the Chomper chomps three red shirted marines before it is brought down. 

The crew bravely lead the way into another section of jungle. Luckily it is empty!

In the last section of jungle there is movement and everyone is about to fire when the Captain says "Cease fire! They are Lizard men!"  The Lizard men wave to the Captain, remembering that he and the crew of the Endeavour saved their village in Episode 4. They show the crew the way to the edge of the clearing.

The Captain and remaining crew make it through to the Disreputable Gentlemen with the replacement TriLithium Crystal. Except for one marine who was lost in the jungle. See if you can find him!

The Captain and crew gratefully accept a lift in the repaired ship back to the Endeavour's shuttle. They have gone off the jungle walk.

 

Well another successful mission for the Captain. As long as you don't count the seven dead crew and marines.

A fun game played over a couple of nights using Galactic Heroes and a made up encounter table.

Spelt Chomper wrong :(

The next mission is going to be exploring. No more rescues.