Sunday saw our battered crews make it to the final chamber, wherein lay the queen & her Royal Guards.
Eggs were strewn about the cavern & amongst the dilapadated buildings.
Within the central ruin a massive bulging body pulsed. Blocking egress to the centre, 4 Royal Guard bugs stand in the entryways.
The scenario generally followed the book for setup.
Special Rules: Again mainly as per the scenario as written.
1) Crews were required to exit off the far corner, which extended to the first spawn marker on each side.
2) If a weapon jams twice (1-3) it would no longer have any ammo for the remainder of the scenario.
3) The queen could not be targetted until the Royal Guard bug was killed.
4) Air is misty & humid. Visibility limited to 16"
5) Anytime a loot token is unlocked, all blips move 5" towards the unlocked token. Roll for any blips that entered LOS.
6) If any attack was made on an egg & was a success, but did not destroy the egg, it would open & during the following creature face have a Maggot emerge & charge the nearest figure.
The stats of the maggots were those of the Drones in the book.
So how did we fare? Dans crew just ran past the first egg. His crew did however have to deal with a spitting attack from it.
Kurt had his crew open up on the first egg, failing to destroy it, it opened & something began to emerge!
Chen's crew found themselves in the same situation, an emerging creature.
I had my crew follow Dan's plan & just move past the eggs hoping to dodge the acid spit.
One or Chens runners is engaged by the maggot
Another maggot emerged against Kurts crew & took down his grenade launcher.
They are everywhere!!!! (Maybe stop shooting at the eggs?)
The crews get close to the central creatures, which while vigilant, have yet to attack. With the crews formed up & ready with the firing line....
Masses of weaponry unleash killing both the Royal Guard bug & the Queen. The bugs become frenzied!
With the queen dead & the physical loot plundered, its time to get away, however Worker & Warrior bugs continue to swarm into the chamber
Chen's Captain found himself alone, with several blip spawns near him. Although affected by toxin, he was able to make it away.
My crew making towards the exit area.
3 of my crew watched one of Dans crew stumble along with a physical loot. Shortly after he was taken out & the loot token was free to snag, which I did, sending those crewmen to collect it.
Alas my first mate Squee was swarmed by 3 warrior bugs....he didn't last long.
The crews got away, bloodied & in some instances with fewer members. My crew managed to get the 2 physical loot as well as 2 data loot. The First mate had a full recovery.
The ships took off, leaving this planet...likely or rather hoping, they never return!
Until next time...
