U.S.S. Firestar

NCC - 1162

I use the probability matrix to generate an NPC adversary, asking the obligatory question; How likely is it that the character is played by Jeffrey Combs - rolling against Highly Probably, and generate an Andorian!

Wosato “I am Wosato, I run this town.”

The Andorian leads us to what passes as an office. We take seats, he is actually warm and welcoming.

Cmdr Korvak “We are form the Federation Starship Firestar and have detected an unusual power source on this planet.”

Wosato “I know of it. “

Cmdr Korvak “With your permission we would like to survey the power source.”

Wosato “So you know you have no actual jurisdiction here?”

Cmdr Korvak “You may advise your people we have no interest in their business, only the power source.”

Wosato “I also have no official jurisdiction, so you may survey the planet as you please. Do be warned though, the area emits high gamma radiation, it is why we have not gone near it ourselves.

First Officers Log additional: this all seems to be going too easy and too smoothly.


Scene 3

Due to the dimensional disturbance around the ruins we are unable to beam to the location. We therefore return to the ship and take Shuttlescraft Tokyo. The shuttle crew consists of my self, Lt Cmdr L’val, Lt Krigg, two members from our science division and two security. (Piloting: SUCCESS) The journey is uneventful, other than the localised dimensional disturbance Betab has a temperate climate.

Flashes of blue, green and red light engulf the ancient ruins, yet they show as no threat according to our Tricorders. Indeed and we venture into the disturbance we have no physical ill effect, other than our appearances being coming distorted to each other.

At the centre of the ruins is a large swirling vortex. The only issue in the area is the increase in Gamma Radiation, of which we have taken medication.

We find several pieces of pottery which, by our scans, are over 100,000 years old. We find what we came for, the Power Source. It oddly resembles a large stone urn with the large handles, and indeed requires two of our security team to lift.


Scene 5

We have concentrated our research now on the vortex, which we surmise is a portal or gateway.

We are suddenly made aware of vehicles approaching, it is WoSato with several armed smugglers from the camp.

Wosata “Federation. My friends and I have had a change of heart. As you have kindly proven there is no real danger, you may now leave, but leave the Power Source.

Korvak “You told me you had no claim of the ruins, therefore we will not be handing it over.”

With that several smugglers open fire of the Away Team. I order the Team to fall back as they outnumber us, and I see on one place to go that this point, and lead the team into the vortex!


First Officers Log

We have encountered a small camp of smugglers on the planet led by an Andorian name Wosato. Despite a mild disagreement with some locals Wosato has proven friendly and even offered guidance. We travelling by shuttlecraft to the ruins which are surrounded by an unknown disturbance, though causing no physical detriment it prevents the use of our transporters. We found the Power Source amongst the ruins, it looks like a large stone urn, but Wosata appears to have had a change of heart forcing us to retreat into the vortex.


Scene 6

At first we find ourselves engulfed in light, our own images distorted, like a old house of mirrors attraction.

Soon everything start to change and we find ourselves on a grass embankment with clear blue skies, and a group of men are charging in our direction. Their clothes are poor, but some are protected with chainmail vests, and they all wield swords an carry a round wooded shield. We run as fast as we can and lose our pursuers through some woodland.

We pause for breath, everyone confused, none more than myself. Those were Saxon Warriors from medieval times on the planet Earth over 1000 years ago.  Counting our number, Ensign Tuval, the Vulcan scientist in our party is missing.

First Officer Log: Additional - My grandfather told me stories of Saxons. I’ve never questioned why he loved Earth so much, died when I was very young, but now I am almost getting racial memory… was my grandfather human? Is that why he loved talking about Earth? Even so, it does not explain why we are in Saxon England on Earth.

Scene 12

The image of the Saxons fade and again we are surround by strange lights and our own images are distorted, but we see around us several odd alien forms.  They do not speak, but we hear their words in our minds.

Aliens "We are the Zaltael.  We evolved into our current form long ago when our bodies could not adapt to what your minds calls gamma radiation.  We now exist in the rift.  We did not mean to cause you harm, we too only wish to investigate new beings to our realm. 

Aliens "You may keep the power source, it it a relic from our past that we no longer need."

Cmdr Korvak "One of our party is ill, we must leave quickly, but we will return soon so we can share our knowledge."

Scene 13

L'Val "Sir, surely Wosato and his men wil still be waiting for us?"

COMMAND + REASON (Success w/Momentum)

Cmdr Korvak "Surely they will.  However, as we have not checked in to the Firestar the Captain will have sent a team to investigate."

Sure enough, as we exit the portal, and the distortion around the ruins Captain Nishio is waiting for us with a Security Team.  Wosata and his smugglers apprehended.

Explanations are given.

Captain Nishio "And the Andorian?"

Cmdr Korvak "We are unharmed, and officially he has as much right to be here as we do."

The Captain nods and the smugglers are released.

Wosato "Until next time, pink skin."
 

Scene 14

We return by shuttlecraft to the Firestar where Lt. Amara Krigg is treated back to full health.

Scene 15

We spend several more days trading information with the Zaltael and return the the Power Source to Starfleet for further examination.

First Officer Log: We have made first contact with a race called Zaltael, telepathic beings that live in a pocket dimension of gamma radiation.  We have also found the Power Source we searched for, though understanding it will take time.

We also met Wosata, an Andorian smuggler.  I have a feeling we will be meeting him again.

 

This this is my first time using a Solo RPG ruleset, and I have to say I found it great fun.

I did create several NPCs for the ship ahead of time, although Tuval was a spur of the moment addition.

Mission type: R&D - New Energy Resource

Incident: Medicate

Theme: Ancient Ruin

Complication: Absolute bedlam (I ignored this for my first game)

Uninhabited planet - Smugglers port