Victorian science fiction

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Project Entry by denzien

Polar Mars

June 27, 2023

Tutoring 5

Skill 6

Idea 6

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On their first adventure the crew head to the frozen polar region of Mars. Its here where the ice floods into the southern canals. They planned to visit a mitionary friend of sims but the local colonial administrator has asked them for help. A military depot has been raided by an aggressive gang of lizard men. The venusian reptiles were abandoned by their prussian masters and being col bloodied have become desperate. Their raids need to be stopped and stolen supplies recovered. The celeste crew had to secure the supplies in the middle of the field.

The lizard men have two armed with powerful titles stolen from the military supplies. In the AI system for the game they act aggressively closing with the enemy when possible

To keep the lizard men at bay perry's keen shot takes one down as the crew approach

The Martian nomad takes up position behind cover andvlays down fire

The female members of the crew rush forward using the icy conditions to slide closer to their objective but are in the open and take fire

That prussian training comes in handy as shots fly from the lizard men forcing some crew behind cover

After some successful return fire the lizard leader is down and using the slippey ice for extra movement the crew secure the objective, but for how long

The lizard men rush in and a vicious close range fire fight erupts as the charging reptiles are shot down

Captain Crackenthorpe struggles for his life and despite being beaten down his life is saved (thanks to a luck point) and the blade strikes his pocket watch

Despite beating the captain the victorius lizard man is ashamed to see his comrade flee the battle. Disgusted he runs after him and is shot in the back. A bad end for a warrior. The crew secure the supplies and get paid. No one sustained any continuous injuries. Using the money to pay off some ship debts the crew look for their patron for their next mission