Wednesday 16 January 2019

Captain Kiwi Issue #1: This man, this mulch

My apologies, but I haven't drawn a cover for Captain Kiwi #1 yet. It can have its own post at a later date. This issue was important because of the way the sub-plot influenced the game.
The scenario generated was a super-villain team up in the city involving a theft. I really wanted to see how the activation system would handle multiple opponents fighting against one, so put three Level 3 villains together - the Chef, Blood Deathkill and Compost. Captain Kiwi was not totally outnumbered, he had the help of a Level 1 police officer who was first on the scene. Compost was the only one who rolled a sub-plot, which was 'swap sides'. It only comes into effect if a Joker is drawn, so 1 in 27 odds, and then it is a 50% die roll to see if it happens.

The Chef (a psychopath that makes excellent meat pies from his victims), has hired assassin/mercenary Blood Deathkill and lumbering pile of decomposing plant matter, Compost, to help him to rob a bank. He isn't after cash, but a crate of unknown items from within the bank vault. If it was cash he was after, he'd just hire a hacker from Lithuania.
The villains turn up outside the bank. Suitcase civilian just stands there and watches (the whole game!).

Officer Bradbar turns up as first responder. he takes a shot but misses.

Captain Kiwi is on the scene and on his way!

Blood Deathkill lives up to his name and Bradbar is down. Captain Kiwi is too late to save his only ally! 

CK engages Compost in the middle of the street. Just as well the traffic isn't moving! The Chef emerges with his crate of goodies.

Blood Deathkill goes in to help Compost dispose of Captain Kiwi. The Chef uses the time to make his getaway. But... a Joker is drawn, the roll is a 4+ and Compost realises that he has been played, as the Chef runs away. Now he wants to get the Chef, but Blood Deathkill is in the way. Sides are changed!

Blood Deathkill is knocked back by Compost's attack, and Captain Kiwi finishes the Merc off.

Captain Kiwi captures the Chef and knocks him back. Compost is lumbering up past Blood Deathkill's prone body.

The Chef strikes back. CK was already wounded, and another blow fells him. The Chef has no time to carve the hero up, though, as he sees Compost lumbering towards him. He grabs the crate and makes his getaway. 
Captain Kiwi auto-healed thanks to his nano-tech self-repair system, but too late to catch the Chef, who was in the chef-mobile and away. Compost lurched off looking for some lawn clippings to add to his body and feeling sad, although by tomorrow he won't even remember why.

Again, the activation system worked well, and the sub-plot really brought out a cinematic run of events. On reflection, Captain Kiwi had an automatic ignore all hits courtesy of his healing factor that he should have used in the last round. That may have allowed him to take down the Chef himself, or held him up long enough for Compost to arrive. But either way, it was an enjoyable game a result that sets up the next issue well.

Nate

6 comments:

  1. Another cool game Nate - these must be nice quick fun games to play! Looking forward to the next one!

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    1. Very quick, especially with only a few characters on each side. It would only take a couple of hours to do a linked story arc, which might be something fun for later on.

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  2. Good to hear Captain Kiwi will live to fight another day, you had me worried for a moment! Great report Nate.

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    1. Thanks Michael. He's a hard man to keep down!

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  3. I was getting worried for Captain Kiwi there!

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    1. Don't worry Tim, he's a tough character. Yet to see if he can survive dismemberment though...

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