Dead Man's Hand Game!

 Cowboys vs. Renegade Apache at Dry Gulch.

Game played: 6/14/2025

Players:  

Mark "Six Guns" E.

MightyEroc "Soaring Hawk" 

Two rival gangs faced off against each other over three Scenes in a story of horse stealing & outright gunplay!

A few pics from our game of Dead Man's Hand, a wild west miniature skirmish game.

The town of Dry Gulch

Renegades being sneaky!

Rifleman on the water tower!

The chief goes down in scene 3!

Been awhile since we broke this game out, and it was a wonderful return!! We pledged to play this at least once a month. Such a great miniature game, a blast to play! If you've been on the fence about a skirmish level western minis game this is THE ONE you should get.

The End, for now partners!! 

Starships & Spacemen preliminary setup game

 Starships & Spacemen adventures in Quadrant 44

Prelim game & setup for short campaign. 

5/25/2025

Players:

Mark E.

Mightyeroc

Intro:

This session sets up a ship and her crew that operates a couple of centuries or so prior to the events taking place in the White Star Star rogues campaign. There will be familiar terminology as well as locations, alien & human races, star sytems, and governing bodies in use here but as they appeared in this earlier time when Quadrant 44 was new.

We are initially going to be following the Captain and crew of a Solar Alliance Frigate the S.S. Malkoha. Let's meet the crew starting with the Officers.

Left to Right - 1st Officer Dukes & Captain Roark

Captain Ethan Roark: Race - Human, Branch - Military / Subclass: Command, Rank: Ensign

First Officer Merle Dukes: Race - Human, Branch - Military / Subclass: Fire Control, Rank: Ensign

L to R: Asta, Arnn, Morr, & Bul'Rx

Navigator Asta Heimisson: Race - Human, Branch - Technical / Subclass: Navigation, Rank: Ensign

Science Officer Arnn Relos: Race - Tauran, Branch - Scientific / Subclass: Sentient Life, Rank: Ensign

Medical Officer Morr Relos: Race - Tauran, Branch - Scientific / Subclass: Medical, Rank: Ensign

Engineer Bul'Rx: Race - Dreiped, Branch - Technical / Subclass: Engineering, Rank: Ensign 

Now the final members of the Malkoha, the Enlisted crew:

L to R: Jiang, Noij, Ayers, Moloney and SE9

Chin Jiang: Race - Human, Branch - Tehnical, Rank: Spaceman Recruit

Noij Jqks: Race - Daelen, Branch - Military, Rank: Spaceman Recruit

Garth Ayers: Race - Human, Branch - Scientific, Rank: Spaceman Recruit

Neassa Moloney: Race - Human, Branch - Military, Rank: Spaceman Recruit

Warrior Robot: Strategic Enforcer Nine - SE9

Now the ship our intrepid crew use on their missions in Quadrant 44, a Solar Alliance Frigate class the S.S. Malkoha.

Crew: 10 + 1 robot

Command Rank: Ensign

Power Pile Base: 50 Energy Units 

Teleporter Capacity: 3 at a time

Beam Banks: 1 

Ion Torpedoes: 6

Shuttle Ships: 1

Sick bay Capacity: 2

Ships Locker: Lanspeeder, Laser Sword, & a Beam Rifle

Solar Alliance Frigate S.S. Malkoha

Trial Missions & Encounters:

We had two space encounters, the first was with a Gas Cloud. Initially we suffered a directional failure and went off course. However Astra the Navigational Officer was able to correct course and get the ship out of the cloud. This hazard is now marked on the star charts so other ships can avoid it.

The second space encounter was an attack by a Pirate cruiser. The Malkoha suffered a critical Fire control malfunction after the first hit by the pirate vessel. First officer Dukes was injured and rushed to medical. Bul'Rx was able to rig the system so a single laser shot could be made, which did hit and damage the attacker. In the end Captain Roark was able to evade the Pirates and limp the damaged ship back to Starbase for repairs.

We played out a pair of Planetary missions as well. The first was a Scientific investigation of an alien herbivore on the forest planet of Ozu. Science Officer Arnn aided by recruit Ayers took 3 days to trap and anaylze the new creature.

The second planetary mission was to discover the origin of a geological disturbance in another area of the planet Ozu. After a day of failed attempts the mission was scrapped and turned over to starbase for reassignment to a full geological survey team to handle.

THE END, for now. . . 

More to come, stay tuned!

Wine Cellars: A Wizardly Contest

 Wine Cellars prelude: A Wizardly Contest!

Somewhere deep in a secret lair of mighty magic & sorcery, three powerful wielders of mystic energies are deep into a philosophical debate and many empty bottles of VERY special vintage!!

L to R: Thwarx, Vulgari, & Hazbrooga

Thwarx the True: "Forsooth good Hazbrooga, the Rod was fairly won by Vulgari." said the wiry haired wizard, as he conjured up the last bottle of Marqrest Red. 

Hazbrooga the Stellar: "The Rod was my first choice!" gasped the portly mage, "my die roll was altered by this shoddy table!"

Vulgari the Learned: "First choice indeed!" The tall sorceror tightened his grip in the glowing rod, "You diced for the ring and you know it, now release your hold."

Thwarx the True: "I tire of this game anyway, we need something more exciting. Something to rouse our senses and get the heart pumping!"

Vulgari the Learned: "Ha, mental joust if you will! We shall match our intellects agaisnt one another and create a new spell!"

Hazbrooga the Stellar: "We did that last month Vulgari. Thwarx is correct, something else..." lifting his glass ans sipping the deep red wine. "Is this the last bottle?"

Vulgari the Learned: Looking about the chamber at all the empty bottles. "Hmm, it would seem it is. I thought we had more."

Thwarx the True: "I've got it! A competition!! A test of our magic, our mentorship, and our apprentices!"

Hazbrooga the Stellar: "What are you on about, Thwarx?"

Vulgari the Learned: "Go on good fellow, my interest is peaked."

Thwarx the True: "Each of us picks an apprentice, equips he or she both magically and mundanly. And we set them off to gather us more wine. Whoever returns with the best vintage wins!"

Hazbrooga the Stellar: "Equipped mundanly with no more than a single apprentice can carry, and each of us can supply them with one special spell for the trip!"

Vulgari the Learned: " Also, we may bestow upon them two items of magical power. No more and no less. But these items are to determined randomly from our collections!"

Thwarx the True: " Yes, and we shall watch thier progress remotely by crystal ball!"

Hazbrooga the Stellar: "OOh, I like this game. When do we start?"

Thwarx the True: "We shall also give our contenders a guide, a neutral party to keep them on track. Someone from that quaint village near the castle. What say you both??"

Vulgari the Learned: "I like that, my apprentice can sometimes get sidetracked. I agree!"

Hazbrooga the Stellar: "As long as the guide is not a user of the mystic arts, I agree."

Thwarx the True: "Alright, it is settled. We shall each choose an apprentice, outfit them and set them upon thier quest!"

In a laboratory a few doors down, another wielder of mighty magiks decides to join in on the contest.

Pristinio the Unwilling: "So my fellows think to win this game eh! I Pristionio shall equip an apprentice and add a fourth member to this contest! The wines shall be mine to claim!!

Watch out for a fantastic tale of frenzied wine gathering and freaky encounters deep in the cellars coming soon!