Lone Horizons

Honi 3 in the Caloo Subsector Introduction Arman Doyle has finally made it off Siento 1 and arrived on Honi 3, a recently settled planet with a thin and tainted atmosphere. He's been given a ship with a mortgage, the Red Devil.  To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . I'm also going to use Zozer Games's  Solo .  The Adventure Scene 12 | Jaketown, Honi 3   |  3023.05.18 | Cr44,558  | Chaos Factor: 6 Arman takes a tour of the ship and meets its computer which is capable of verbal communication anywhere on the ship. The computer informs him the recommended crew complement is a captain (him), one pilot, one sensor operator, one medic, one engineer and two gunners. Seven crewmen in total. He also needs to procure a weapon for himself and ideally replace his hidden body pistol that was confiscated at the hospital in Krinnai. He asks the computer to give him an overview of where he is. The nearest monitor shows the i...

  The ship Introduction After recovering in hospital our bounty hunter Arman Doyle has been whisked offplanet by the Network, safely hidden away in a cryotube on a freighter bound for the planet of Honi 3.  To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . I'm also going to use Zozer Games's Solo .  The Adventure Scene 12 | Jaketown, Honi 3   |  3023.05.018 | Cr44,558  | Chaos Factor: 6 Something I keep forgetting about is Arman's experience points. He's got 2 unspent ones which he can put towards his skills. This is enough to give him level zero (basic training) in one skill. After all his dealings in the shadier side of Siento's society I'm going to give him Streetwise-0. That should help him track down rough characters who don't want to be found. Arman is awoken by noise and bright white lights. Electronic equipment bleeps, he has a sensation of extreme cold, opens his eyes suddenly and is greeted by the sight of the...

It's been a while since my last post because I've been working away in my 3D app designing the ship Arman will be taking command of once he arrives on Honi 3 and meets whatever contact the Network will send him. More on that next time, but for now let's design the ship using the Cepheus rules. Firstly I had to re-read the Cepheus Deluxe chapter on ship design. It took me a couple of goes before I fully understood it but luckily there's an example of a referee building a ship from scratch for a player, which was very helpful. I based the design on the 300 ton Corsair included in the rulebook but modified it a bit. It's got a streamlined, aerodynamic hull which means it can enter a planet's atmosphere without tearing itself apart. In Cepheus and Traveller, a ton is a "displacement ton" which is a measurement of volume rather than weight. Here's the full spec: Armour:  Light crystaliron. M-Drive: 2-G. This gives the ship maneuverability when flying in...

  Our bounty hunter Arman Doyle is recovering in a hospital in Krinnai, capital of Siento 1. While he's waiting for his impending rescue by the unofficial bounty hunters' network, we need to figure out where he's going to be dropped off when they take him off-world. As you recall we're playing in the Caloo subsector of the Outer Heaven sector which is in my homebrew setting. It's roughly similar to the Third Imperium from Traveller but without aliens and psionics. I've always thought if you have psi powers in your sci-fi setting it needs to heavily influence the entire culture in a big way, like it does in Warhammer 40K, and I can't really be bothered to think about it. I already played a short campaign in Caloo offline, with the crew of a merchant ship who might make an appearance in The Bounty Hunter at some point. I generated five star systems for that game, Siento being one of them, so let's roll up a new one now. We'll say Arman will be dropped ...

Introduction Arman Doyle has been mortally wounded and left for dead in an empty warehouse by his target Cameron Lang and their associate, Claudio Reyes.  To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . For the bounty hunting system we're using  Bounty Hunter Handbook . The Adventure Scene 10 | Krinnai, Siento 1   |  3023.05.08 | Cr44,558  | Chaos Factor: 8 The chaos factor has risen by 2 due to the extreme situation. We need to find out if the sound of gunfire has drawn the attention of the emergency services. It's the busy industrial district of Krinnai, and since the planet is a police state I'll say it's very likely the police will have been alerted and sent officers to investigate. Still, it could go either way here. The rules say if a mortally wounded character doesn't receive trauma surgery within an hour they die. Was Arman rescued and given surgery at the nearest hospital? (Very likely) 7: Exceptional yes! A passi...

  Inside the abandoned warehouse. Image: Adobe Stock Introduction In last time's very short session Arman Doyle entered an abandoned warehouse looking for the bounty target Cameron Lang. To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . For the bounty hunting system we're using  Bounty Hunter Handbook . The Adventure Scene 9 | Krinnai, Siento 1   |  3023.05.08 | Cr44,558  | Chaos Factor: 6 Arman climbs the first flight of stairs, revolver in hand. Is there anyone on the first floor? (50/50) 71: No. He keeps climbing. There are 8 (2D6) floors to the building plus the ground floor, so I'll ask the oracle for each floor until it says yes. Is there anyone on the second floor? (50/50) 37: Yes. Is it Cameron Lang (odd) or their friend (even)? 100: The friend. It's pretty clear that Lang's sent their friend downstairs to deal with this intruder, knowing it's probably a cop or someone they've pissed off. Let's find out what k...

  The abandoned warehouse opposite Red Devil Freight. Image: Adobe Stock Introduction Having a baby isn't great for making time for RPGs, but at least I'm only playing solo. I've got twenty minutes to play tonight so it'll be a short one, but we'll see how far we can get.  Last time I played, Arman Doyle deduced his target Cameron Lang was hanging out in some kind of disused warehouse opposite a company called Red Devil Freight. He's heading there now. To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . For the bounty hunting system we're using  Bounty Hunter Handbook . The Adventure Scene 9 | Krinnai, Siento 1   |  3023.05.08 | Cr44,558  | Chaos Factor: 6 Doyle's car, still missing a door, speeds through the industrial district of Krinnai on the way to Lang's hideout. He's got his rubber mallet, revolver and his pistol hidden as always in his artificial forearm. It's a beautiful day in the fifth month of th...

  The Industrial District, Krinnai, Siento 1 Introduction Last time, Arman Doyle helped the owner of Gadget Rehab fight off a local gang who were demanding protection money, but in the process he got the man's younger cousin put in hospital after the gang hit him with their car. Hopefully the shop owner, Wilfred Parekh will still hack into the computer terminal Arman brought him in the hope it contains the personal details of his target, Cameron Lang. To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . For the bounty hunting system we're using  Bounty Hunter Handbook . I only just noticed that Cepheus Deluxe has rules for character advancement. Each session the player gains 1XP. Experience points can be used to raise skills during downtime. To increase a skill to 0 (removing the -3 penalty for using it) costs 2XP, then the requirement jumps to 10XP for skill level 1, 20 for level 2 etc. Gaining one XP every single session sounds like quite a...

  Introduction Tasked with tracking down a man last seen at a tree sap fast food joint, novice bounty hunter Arman Doyle has stolen the restaurant's back office computer terminal in the hope his target had a loyalty card and had given his address. To play Cepheus Deluxe solo we're using  Mythic Game Master Emulator 2nd Edition . For the bounty hunting system we're using  Bounty Hunter Handbook . The Adventure Scene 4 | Krinnai, Siento 1   |  3023.05.07 | Cr44,580  | Chaos Factor: 5 Chaos factor has been reset to 5 as Arman got the last scene under control and escaped. The day after his rather odd burglary Arman sits in his apartment staring at the Wonder Sap restaurant's terminal where he left it on the floor the night before. He never did tech stuff in the marines so he has no idea how to get anything from it, and no useful contacts here on Siento 1. His thoughts turn to Frank Hancock, his handler. Maybe he could help? He doesn't have a phone number for Ha...