SOLO Campaign-Dean Team 3

SOLO Campaign - Dean Team Part 3

Current Adventure: Infiltrate

Date: 82 - 1120

Subsector/Sector Location: Tri-Empire/Glimmerdrift Reaches

Cast of Characters (Dean Team):

Dean Halvaard (Force Commander)

Character Reactions (SOLO p.18): Considers Keter an enemy.

Striker Anderson (Major)

Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Considers Dean a rival.

Jansen Trueblood (First Lieutenant)

Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Admires Kilgar.

Keter Lancel (Lance Sergeant)

Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Friendship with Dean through guilt.

Kilgar Plenson (Lance Sergeant)

Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Knows about Striker's gambling problem.

Kyle Rheimer (Lance Sergeant)

Character Reactions (SOLO p.18):  Likes to ridicule Jansen.

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82-1120  Simulacrim to Quabinisar

Departure:  

The Dean Team is posing as part of the crew of the Raconteur, so training is in order.  The team members acclimate themselves with the crew of the far trader and the procedures they follow. While the team's individual identifications are not changed, each member of the Dean Team receives crew identification cards that are issued to employees of the ship.  

As the far trader departs, the Raconteur encounters a safari ship that has recently entered the system. The Huntress is having an issue with its M-drive. The crew of the Raconteur attempts to assist, but the repairs needed will require repair equipment that is not available on board either vessel.  The Captain has agreed to remain with the safari ship until a repair crew arrives to assist them.  This will delay the Raconteur's departure by one week.

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Transit:

The Raconteur makes its jump without any issues.  

Arrival:

No encounters or issues upon arrival at Quabinisar (no starport)

System Layover:

The Dean Team skims a nearby gas giant in order to refuel.  Unrefined fuel can lead to a misjump, but the crew of the Raconteur is used to this type of operation. The captain  takes every available step to insure safe jumps with frequent maintenance and fuel system cleanings whenever possible.

Quabinisar has no starport, so supplies for the planet are shuttled to the surface.  A private firm on the planet is licensed by the planetary government to conduct these operations.  A planet-based cargo craft will launch from the firm's facility and meet the Raconteur in orbit in order to transfer the cargo to their ship.  After the cargo craft reaches orbit, the cargo craft's pilot radios the captain of the Raconteur to inform him that a planetary official will be boarding the ship.  This official checks the entire crew's identifications and inspects the Raconteur for contraband.  The Dean Team is not aware this planetary official is a spy for the 3FT.  The spy records the crew list information and stores it for future reference.  

The transfer of cargo is allowed to continue since the Raconteur's "paperwork" is in order and no contraband was present.  The captain and crew receive their credits for the shipped goods, and they prepare to depart this system.

103-1120   Quabinisar to Bakcyon

Departure:

[Check for Misjump: 12+ (DM +3) for misjump.  2d6=7 (+3)=10  no issues]

As the Raconteur approaches its jump coordinates, a ship arriving in the Quabinisar system radios for help.  The 300 ton merchant ship Dark Star is having mechanical/computer issues.  The crew of the Raconteur lends a hand and quickly fixes a computer glitch.  The Dark Star thanks the captain and crew of the far trader for their assistance.

Transit:

While in transit, a review of sensor logs indicates another ship jumped around the same time as the Raconteur and appears to be on the same course as they are.  Could it be a false reading or is someone following them?  What about that official on Quabinisar?

Arrival:

Upon arrival at the Bakcyon system, the far trader radios an outbound ship.  The large cargo carrier does not respond.  Is their comm system out?  Are they operating under radio silence?  The captain says it's unusual for a transport ship of this size not to respond to a standard hail of passing starships.  He believes the cargo carrier's comm system is out.

System Layover:

The far trader lands at Bakcyon's starport.  The captain and crew will begin the search for shipping customers who are looking to ship goods to a nearby system.  

The Dean Team prepares to meet their contact for the next phase of their mission.  As the team members prepare to leave the starport, they encounter a desperate individual who is seeking to leave the planet quickly. Dean begins to answer the man, when suddenly several local police officers shout at the man to stop. He immediately bolts away and the chase is on!  The Dean Team members raise their hands to signify they have no clue what is going on and are not offering any resistance.  The local police flash by them without even a glance in their direction.  "Man, he's toast," chuckles Keter as the team members collect their luggage and head out of the starport. 

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