The Start to 2025's Spacers: 180°

Gary Anderson ripping off my Barracuda model spaceships

 
Brett, Kal Luin, couldn't make it. Still hung over from his B-Day some week ago, I presume. Iron Curtis, did though. So did Just Ben even if he was running a fever. Peryton even bothered to show up. So we went ahead and started this year's "main" Spacers campaign which has gelled into "The Tales of the Arcadia" over the last four years.


Odus Maximus, Brett's Crig species Character, not having found Nextremi 37 aboard the vessel, went into hibernation for a bit-- having full sentience as a warrior caste crig can be very taxing. The sought-after spacer, was piloting her small ship, the Space Face, back to the Arcadia, as it was headed into a Kirkland Gap in the Sol system's Asteroid Belt.

Two HULCHER 88s (previously-owned Barracuda model spaceships used for patrol and combat) came out of nowhere. Over hailing frequencies, they declared that they were acting as border control for the Cogrom Company and that our Spacers' vessel had to be prepared to be boarded for "inspection." The irony of the fascists HULCHERs working for the Panni-dominated invasion force as they claimed to be "Earth First" ideologues when they first became a thing in the backwaters of the Procyon solar systems (Kazakhstan-meets-Mississippi) was not missed. Well, being boarded wasn't going to happen, Alezander Deju, declared. Instead of preparing for combat both Ben and Curtis decided to talk their way out of conflict. The task was given to Gal Qixtar, despite he not being human-looking at all, using his Flex Perk from the rules.

Ben speaking for the reptile-ish Character of the Devvah species not only made a compelling speech, he rolled a straight "20" and had claimed very good bonuses already. Alezander piped in to offer them space-vessel insurance. The commanding pilots of the 88s both rolled a "2" and "6" on my side, so the human-supremacists' hearts just weren't in it. Maybe because the contradictions of working for the Panni Empire against humanity's homeworld or Cogrom Company just doesn't drop enough for mercenaries to square up against determined opposition, one of the 88s pulled away then the other followed.

Devvah
At adult heights of about five to seven feet tall humanoids look like lizards. The oldest can tower over an Earth-born human. They also are hatched. They are quite intelligent and can smell/taste pheromones very well. They have to restrain themselves from licking others eyeballs–among themselves this is just considered to be saying hello. 
HP: 16
AC: 12
Save: 12
PYD: D10
HD: 2
Attack Bonus: nil
# of Attacks: 1
Damage: none
Special: The more established of them are negotiators of some renown for their ability to read their audience when in the same room. The Devvah are founding members of C.R.U.D. (Coalition of Reptilian-Looking Underwriters Dominion).

At this point, the Space Face, also a used Barracuda, landed into the hanger/garage of Arcadia's outer hull. There was a quick reunion but I did a cut away scene. Another HULCHER 88 approaching the ship, this one even crappier than the previous two encountered. Its pilot a Mohawk-haired guy in a dirty yellow wife-beater pulled off  just within range of our Character's main spaceship and pressed a red button. The cry of a crig queen calling for the defense of her nest was transmitted via radio signal.

The SPACE FACE
Nextremi 37 has this Barracuda class spacecraft from an inheritance. It fits easily in the Arcadia.
Speed: 45
Maneuver: 75
Offense: 55
Defense: 20
Armor: 20
HITS: 30
Components
Gravity Frames
Gravity-Well Capable

The Arcadia crew noticed the approaching ship pulling away. Not having communicaations established they didn't hear anything. But Odus Maximus did, did I mention certain crig have radio receivers as well as ears? A glow came his yellow eyes and he walked out of his sleeping pod onto the deck of the ship. Everyone turned to look at him and wish him a "good morning." Without a pause he, pushed Nextremi out of his way, and held up a Ben's Wrench going after the other PCs in front of him...

We ended the session there.

A HULCHER couple on a date night