Attention: Images from Spy Satellite Virgin-Sprint #998 were not available due to Cosmic Wind Vortex interference.
Captain Grognard put down the holo-miniature. It was the latest War Hussy hologram from Dystopiafree Miniatures but his heart just wasn’t in it. The pirate captain turned off his game of All Thing Bioplague and sat back in his chair.
He was depressed. He took over this ship with grand dreams of capturing merchant ships and daring battles with the Star Navy. Well, he only encountered the Navy once and he ran away. He knew it was the right move but no one ever wrote glowing stories about the time a pirate did a cunning retreat.
Captain Grognard wanted glory. He wanted a good fight with a smart enemy. Most of all he wanted a close spaceship fight that would impress the cyber-prostitutes in every brothel in the sector.
The Captain’s communicator buzzed. It was from Isis on scanners.
“Captain, we have reached that blip I was telling you about. It is a Class 4 Zhuh-Zhuh Tanker. Name protocol, Snarling Purse.”
“Hmm,” Captain Grognard said. “Set an intercept course, I’ll be right there.”
The captain’s mood improved. The cyber-prostitutes liked war stories but what they really loved was money.
***
This is part three of my second patrol as a space pirate. We have our first alien encounter, the apish Zhuh-Zhuh!
The Tanker has a Rep of 3 so this should be an easy fight. They only get 2 successes on their long range scans and so do the pirates. For the first time, the pirates win activation!
We start at 48 inches away but the pirates quickly close that gap. At 13 inches away, the pirates get impatient and fires guns before getting within missile range. We get one success for one gun pinging off the Tanker’s shield.
The Tanker fires concentrated guns for no success. The Tanker does call for help and holy crap, they get some help! A Class 3 Destroyer with a Rep of 4 arrives this turn!
***
“Captain! Sensors detect a Star Navy ship! It is a Class 3 Destroyer, The Atlanta!”
Captain Grognard stood up from his chair. The Atlanta had been part of the squad that had chased them off a week ago! This was his chance at glory!
“Keep attacking the Snarling Purse! I want them crippled before we deal with The Atlanta!”
***
The Destroyer is on the other side of the table so the pirates have a little bit of time. The pirates close to within 8 inches and unloads with their guns. They get two successes to crack through the one shield but sadly they hit the Tanker’s non-existent missiles.
The pirates unleash their very existent missiles. The Tanker actually dodges one but the other missile smacks into their hull for one point. These apes know how to move!
The Tanker and the Destroyer concentrate fire on the pirates. The merchants suck at shooting bring the results down to nothing.
The pirates decide on a new strategy. They fire missiles at the tanker and guns at the destroyer.
The Tanker fails to evade this time. One missile hits the life support while the other missile takes down the one shield.
The pirates fire guns at the Destroyer. They manage to get 2 successes which results in one gun getting through shields. Sadly, it hits the Destroyer’s lack of AAR.
Man, pirates really suck at targeting.
The Tanker does 2 Received Damage Tests. It passes the loss of shields but fails the life support hit. They surrender!
The Destroyer makes their Received Damage Test.
***
“Captain, the Snarling Purse wishes to surrender!”
“Tell them to stay put!” Captain Grognard yelled. His heart was thumping. They had survived so far but now it was time to man up and roll the dice.
“Set a course for The Atlanta! Fire at will!”
***
The Destroyer heads for the pirates. They fire with no hits.
The Reroll heads for the pirates. They fire guns but can’t get through the shields.
The Destroyer closes in. Their guns miss but now they are within missile range. The Reroll manages to evade both missiles!
The Reroll fires guns. They crack through the one shield to hit the missiles for a whopping 4 point. The Destroyer’s missiles are toast!
The Reroll fire missiles and one hit to damage the hull.
The Destroyer at this point has one gun that can’t get through the Pirates’ shields. They wisely jump out.
***
“They’re retreating!” A cry of joy went through the pirate bridge!
Captain Grognard laughed. It wasn’t a kill or a capture, but it was still a win against military forces! He was starting to feel like a real pirate Captain.
He sat down in his chair and basked in the glow of a good win. He was already thinking of getting back to his quarters to play a game of All Things Bioplague.
***
The Tanker made their surrender test so I guess no one cracks a monkey joke and everything goes okay.
The cargo seized is as follows.
Six of the cargo bays are commodities for a value of 4cv each for a total of 24 cv.
Two of the bays however are goods for a value of 12 each for a total of 24 cv.
48 Cv is all we get for this haul but hey, we also get bragging right for driving off The Atlanta! By the time the pirates get to port, that Destroyer will be have grown to be a Dreadnought.
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