Scribbles and Horrors

This is a report for a session of Classic Traveller run by Mistuh online on 8/17/2026 via Discord.

RENEGADE SPACE

A group of ruffians got together and decided that they were going to steal a mech suit from House Nrang on the water-world Dactos. The plan was doomed from the start–the kind of disgruntled failed terrorism that is the gentle humming background noise of conquered territories. The banal headline filling a neglected margin in tomorrow’s news: FOUR KILLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREACH SECURE AREA. Who cares?

The co-conspirators were a hodge-podge of under-equipped nobodies, high-class losers who had nothing better to do: Hierodule Gathphystjav (Idraluna), Euth N Aja (Kwall), Ehort (Shy Owl), and Army Major Baron Bargan Numsen (JayZero).

The escapade began after Major Numsen met a beggar (former knight) named PauTen-Ksha who desired his house glory to be restored. Taken with the idea, he assembled the group for Industrial Grass whiskey at his chateau on the coast. Possible ways to retrieve the suit were discussed, including hosting a Grand Ball to attract some Nrang nobility. A survey of the finances showed such a party was out of the question, however.

Instead the party tromped back down to the beggar to question him further. The Hierodule sought to read the fellow’s memories using sorcery, and he responded violently. The scuffle ended with the beggar being apprehended by the authorities and taken off to be executed, however the magician was able to glean from them memory a restraining-equipment ID number: 23462. Find the restraint, and you’ve found the armor.

Off the party went to the registration center, to get info. After waiting in line for many hours, a clerk informed Major Numsen that the location of that object was restricted. Even purchasing a drivers license was unable to get the major the info he sought. With a deftpat on the shoulder, the sorcerer noted the location of the armor: Warehouse 7, site 3

Ehort then scouted out the area of Warehouse 7, and in the course of wandering met some guards, who mainly seemed disaffected and not entirely unfriendly. The next day Ehort invited one guard out for drinks, and after several rounds of black goo the sorcerer was able to again use magic to discover information about the layout of the warehouses, including the location of the Kshatar mobile suit.

The next night the party planned to simply sneak in during a shift-change and use the suit to break out.

Clad all in black, they attempted to jump the fence. Gathphystjav and Numsen made it, but Euth and Ehort fell on their behinds outside the fence, provoking an immediate response from the guards. Exhort attempted to distract the guards, however Major Numsen threw his dagger at one of them, getting a chestful of bullets for him and Gathphystjav in response.

The two outside the fence fled and surrendered. The guard said to Ehort said “Halt! You have been accused of Attempted Trespassing–how do you plead?” to which Ehort said “Guilty!” and was promptly executed. Justice being done, the guard asked the same question of Euth N Aja, who responded “Not Guilty”, explaining a convoluted spy-plot which, though quite well argued, earned him a bullet as well.