The Pirates Campaign/Session 1

Pin Jump is a difficult place to be. Choice between living under robots that do not care about life and an autocratic regime that views anyone else as potential subjects or Aeldrum spies. All have ‘chosen’ Fialta imperium. Living in semi-autonomous ‘middle zone’. We enjoy modest autonomy, but Fialta and intrude at any time.

Campaign starts in a bar, A.C.E. and Melon are drinking, C.L.A.R.C. discussing routes out of Pin Jump with others, Agnar drinking in corner alone, Aetherfish and Cromwell first time at bar. Aetherfish wants to talk to his fans, finds none. Orders a water instead alone. Bartender has no idea who Aetherfish is, doesn’t give a discount.

Melon Tusk deposits (*exquisitely cut with perfect detail rambutan*) fruit into Aetherfish’s water with *scalpel* up sleeve. Aetherfish and Melon Tusk get to know each other. Melon Tusk on the Pin Jump to “Help others be beautiful”. Aetherfish replies “Everyone deserves a good challenge”. A.C.E. hears comment and gets offended. ACE “I wouldn’t call them adventures, but I have been killing people”.

Cromwell drinks jet fuel, burns slightly, other parts of body rebell, diaphragm is at odds with musculature, other muscles straining to hold diaphragm in place.

Agnar watching from corner, identifies with ACE, also dwarf and likes to fight.

Melon Tusk joined by XÆ-69 (X), a beautiful figure that deposits bag in Melon’s cloak.

Cromwell looks for most heavily armed (Nat 1). ‘Obvious’ mercenary fighter is Agnar. Agnar has two hammers and is very happy about it. Cromwell and Agnar talk about artifacts. Agnar knows about rumors of ley lines where lots of artifacts might be. Agnar joins the party with a contract. Cromwell: “Pleasure to do businessssssssssssss”.

Primary Languages:

* ACE - (Broken) Celestial/Dwarfish
* Agnar - Outremer, Dwarfish
* Horatio - Outremer, Elvish, Fialta, Celestial
* Cromwell - Outremer, Velsian (Naga), Celestial, Aeldman
* Melon - Outremer, Aeldman, Shantine, Celestial, Nipponese, Dwarfish
* CLARC - Narim, Celestial, Velsian (Naga), Nipponese

Aetherfish goes to CLARC to examine his own reflection. CLARC gets LARGE. Aetherfish asks CLARC about Limei, CLARC provides lots of (out of date) details. Cromwell recruits CLARC into party to navigate to Chthalon. Melon Tusk and Ace recruited.

ACE and Melon Tusk sense motive on Cromwell. He seems creepy.

Cromwell holds ACE’s axe. ACE is impressed.

Agnar notices that CLARC is an old machine that is banged up. CLARC notices Agnar’s magic hammers. CLARC becomes full-sized, gets chastised by bartender, reveals machine guns, rocket launcher, hydraulic lance, and flamethrower.

Pin Jump beings to sway, CLARC and Agnar notice. Ether is changing shape suddenly. All etheric energy being directed in a whirlpool in a rotation. Agnar’s hammer rotates on its own. Center if Pin Jump is off by several degrees, rotating to a new position.

CLARC holds ground with Cromwell, Melon Tusk, and Thefaren holding on. Aetherfish & ACE is fine. CLARC starts moving. CLARC, Cromwell, Melon, and Aetherfish look for ships. Aetherfish finds two crewed ships. Cromwell finds Fialta imperial ships, one belonging to Prince Felix. Melon Tusk knows that blind, old, and frail Fialta general arrived on a captured Aeldman yacht. Melon Tusk grabs ACE. Fastest way to yacht by elevator shafts, other way by stairs. CLARC, ACE, and Aetherfish can get to yacht by going into space. ACE activates jet engine bolted to back of power armor, shoots through roof of bar, crashes into side wall of Pin Jump, breaks through with Adamantium ‘snow plow’ (141 points of damage to wall)(Nat 20). ACE carries Melon Tusk and Thefaren along. CLARC drives up side of wall. Melon Tusk finds yacht, being held to Pin Jump only by anchor.

Brass Cities moving up from below, suspecting Fialta treachery. Cromwell walks up into rafters of bar. Brass Cities horde carries bartender away, Agnar and Kyle are okay.

Gun on yacht rotates towards dock. Melon Tusk ‘checks’ on client. CLARC tries to pull yacht back to dock and fails. Melon Tusk tries to convince client to allow party onboard. Aetherfish tried to convince Melon’s client that he can provide protection. Client buys on.

Yacht moves towards dock, makes bombing run. Hits CLARC, Melon Tusk, and ACE. Anchor embeds in CLARC. ACE flies up to ship, takes out grenade launcher. ACE takes captains hat and command of the yacht, declaring “Look at me. I’m the captain now.”. Directs driver to pick up rest of party.

Escape from the Pin Jump! Flung from the Pin Jump far away into celestial space in Brass Cities territory.

Is this territory hostile? Do the Brass Cities know to kill us yet? Find out next session!