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[Traveller] Pirates of Drinax Season 1

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Me and my Tuesday night group have started playing Pirates of Drinax. I'm going to attempt to document the campaign here if I can. We've played six sessions already so I'll post short synopses of those sessions here then post more as we go along. Feel free to ask about anything I post and I'll do my best to answer.
 
Pirates of Drinax Episodes 1 & 2 were a precursor to the campaign proper. I ran the Reach adventure "Marooned on Marduk".

We opened on the Marduk Highport, where our Traveller's ship was quarantined temporarily and being sprayed for possible BOOGWORM infestation from visiting a previous port.

The party decided that the Highport orientation video was delivered by a cartoon mascot called Marty Marduk the Marduk Duck.

The party survived, rescuing a Vargr scholar - Professor Sevrin Ak - and a young socialite - Karrine Ludowiak. The Vargr scholar asked for help, as his briefcase containing an important manuscript about the Sindalian Empire had been stolen from him. The party decided to transport both him and Karrine Ludowiak to Torpol...
 
Pirates of Drinax Episode 3: The Torpol Affair
A murder is investigated, a posh party is attended, an air raft chase takes place (open top performance air rafts, naturally, accompanied by Miami Vice music), a murderer is apprehended. The party goes down in history when Tiznee Zazzle makes a surprise appearance and plays her hit Nebula Love ("Zazzle Stations!"). Later, during the ship shareholder meeting, conversation focuses on the planet Pourne, and how it is pronounced.Maybe they'll actually get to Drinax next time!
 
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Pirates of Drinax Episode 4: Meeting King Oleb
The party have decided to REFUSE the offer of the Harrier ship from King Oleb, instead negotiating a few upgrades to their own JUMP-1 Free Trader. They have extended fuel tanks so they can refuel and make Jump-2 distances but let's see how this choice pans out... :ROFLMAO:
 
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Pirates of Drinax Episode 5: Borite is Boring.
The crew rescue a stranded spacer, only to find he is caught up in some nefarious business. All clues point to the pirate world of Theev. But first, Borite! Quote of the night: "This is why you lost the F-king Solomani Rim War. You can't do tactics!"
 
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Pirates of Drinax Episode 6. Crossing Captain Blackclaw
Our Travellers make some rather bad dice rolls and fail to revive some of the low berth passengers, only later to learn that they were all in contract to one Captain Kraol Blackclaw, Aslan Privateer. After my players insult him and flee Palindrome, Blackclaw vows to see he gets "payment in kind."

The Travellers get their priorities right, installing a hot tub and wet bar on their ship.
 
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A delightful group of sybaritic chancers. I look forward to hearing of their continuing adventures!
 
This sounds like a "chink of glasses" party!

Summoning @Sablemage
 
So, @Sablemage, what do you think about them turning down the Harrier?
 
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First time I've heard of anyone doing that! But as we know, everyone's PoD campaign is different.

The Harrier does stand out a bit, and it's a lot of money and firepower to trust to people you don't know very well. So I can see it working. Not what I would've expected, though.
 
It's interesting. Most campaigns seem to go military or diplomatic fast.. not mercantile. Keep us up to date, please.
 
Pirates of Drinax Episode 7: The City of Theev.
In which our Travellers make deals with and promises to pirate lords, uncover truths and untruths, and also try out their new wet bar and hot tub on their ship. I can see them leaning towards being scoundrels rather than pirates. I've introduced new pirate faction on Theev led by Lady Angelina Cortez. She has taken a liking to the players (she has a scarlet pimpernel style aristocratic persona which she was using when she met them at a party on Torpol). She is obsessed with the Treasure of Sindal and the party now owe her a favour. Spying on Drinax and feeding her info about anything Sindalian related is what she wants. For now...
 
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I can see that working.
Getting into the court at Drinax is key then the fun starts
 
Pirates of Drinax Episode 8: Scrapheap Challenge
In which our Travellers head into that part of Blacksand City known as the Scrapheap. Brain wins over brawn. A deal is struck, and now the location of Ferrik Redthane is known. He has a death mark on his head. Can they get to him first?
 
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