Stargrave - Inquisition season 2 - Jail Break

 "Prisoner transfer from AA23 to docking bay 94 first thing in the morning."

Chella's partner Drix Nomax, had been captured by the cult. While we could not determine where he was being held, we had managed to intercept a communication indicating he was being transferred to a shuttle for shipment off planet.

We had to hit the transfer right on the apron. Fortunately, we had been able to hire a mercenary captain to fly us out of there after we had recovered Drix. (or not) Chella insisted on being part of the team which was fine because we needed Williams to fly our ship to the rendezvous point.

In keeping with tradition Inquistor Rathbourne failed to make contact with his informer network and did not get a bribe token.

Here is an overview of the situation. The prisoner and his quartet of guards have just emerged from the security tower in the bottom right. The are going to move to the ship in the bottom left. The ambush force are spread out around the middle. First we need to neutralise the guards in their post in the center. Rybeck and Pierce are up on one of the large crates to provide fire support.

The assault on the Guard position is underway. Brother Athos is ready to storm around the wall and engage the guards which survive the fire from Pierce and Rybeck. The initial salvo proved to be a bit underwhelming. Rybeck managed to wound a trooper for 9 but Pierce missed his target.

The guards moved forwards bundling Drix towards their ship. They fired back at the figures on the roof. but shooting while running and dragging a prisoner made their shots going wild.

The Inquisitor Inspires Brother Athos and then moved to engage one of the troopers manning the security checkpoint. Ah Sin loops around to engage the second one.

Tiberius remote hacked one of the loot crates and then Dr Houlihan picked up the content. Rumzen unlocked the other one and started carrying it back to the ship.

An enhanced mutant arrived to investigate what had been happening to the loot tokens it was supposed to be guarding. Catching sight of the Doctor and Engineer it let out a bellow and set off in pursuit.

The inquisitor demolished his cultist opponent, however the cultists must have had their armour warded because the Smite failed to cause any harm.
Ah Sin allowed his target the honour of first blood (stop mucking about this isn't the arena anymore!) before demolishing his opponent and leaping onto a second. 

Brother Athos snapped off a shot with his bolter at a cultist before moving to engage one of the troopers guarding Drix. The idea is to pull them off Drix so he can escape.

Sugden and Chella had managed to kill the two cultists guarding their ship so there would be no help for the guards coming from that direction.

Brother Athos opens his account with a critical strike of his sword. The Cultist trooper was bisected and the two pieces fell away from each other.
One of the guards was badly wounded by a sniper shot from Pierce. 
Ah Sin drew first blood and then finished off his opponent.
The Inquisitors master crafted sword glowed brightly as he activated his void blade. The trooper scratched him with his bayonet and was demolised by the counter strike.

A cultist came screaming out of the security building towards the party.

 

Things just got very exciting. A Word Bearer space marine emerged from the building. So now we know who are the masters of this cult. 

The Mutant has been chasing the Doctor and Engineer. Tiberius released a drone to distract it. Bob shot the mutant with his laser. The Mutant then attacked the Drone. 
Before rolling the dice I said "Bob, now is your chance to show us what you are made of" Apparently its bone fragments and small bits of metal. Bob was obliterated.

Tiberius has been keeping up a steady stream of healing to keep the combatants standing. 

Dr Houlihan had used the jump pack to fly closer to the ship. Engineer Rumzen has managed to put the atmo flyer between himself and the mutant.

The overwatch team were no longer needed so they had dropped down to fend off marauding combat drones.

We are now running away from the Word Bearer. 
The Word Bearer was warded against the inquisitors psychic powers and Athos's bolter shot spanged off its armour. Pierce managed to hit the Word Bearer enough to jar its aim so its return shot missed him.

Combined fire from the team has taken out the enraged mutant. Significant contribution from Chella. Rybeck then finished off with a sustained burst.  We are starting to evacuate people to the escape ship.

"marines we are leaving"

The inquisitor lightings a cultist who then staggers into the Doctors sights, its a mistake he doesn't get a chance to repeat. Dr Houlihan then boards the ship

The Word Bearer has made it all the way across the table, shrugging off fire from the team like rain drops. 

Drix and Chella board the ship.

Ah Sin stabs a couple of cultists that are trying to delay us long enough for the Word Bearer to catch up. 

Rumzen got stabbed by a cultist while trying to board the ship.

The Word Bearers armour disperses the lighting in a spray of sparks. The return shot at the inquisitor was parried by his force sword.

We now have it down to the last 6 of the team so we run on board and our pilot lifts us off.

Here is Chells and Drix in their preferred combat gear.

We got 400 credits worth of trade goods, probably bearer bonds and a flicker light which Tiberius can use. with that and the reward we get for rescuing Drix we have enough to create a science lab. Dr Houlihan and Engineer Rumzen can get into some chemistry.