Monday, March 6, 2017

Clues In Cairo - JQ Chapter 2 Backstory


I've been a little quiet compared to last month where I kicked out a record 8 posts in one month (and the shortest month of all too) !!, but I have been chipping away at chapter 2 of the Jonny Quest campaign.  I thought I would go over the back story, plot points, and perils before the AAR. This chapter will be a little bit different as each group will have specific plot points to obtain, though each side can impede those attempts - with the Quest gang also being allowed to steal back the sarcophagus - before making their way into the desert to the dig site.


McClagen's league will be starting on the train platform - they will have just arrived by rail with the sarcophagus that they have stolen from Musgrave Manor.


Their first task is to get the sarcophagus to the truck and then transport it across the city square to Dr. Kazem for further deciphering of the inscriptions.



Dr. Kazem, looking more like the some kind of hi-tech scientist and nothing like his character from the cartoon. But we'll have to let it pass as I didn't have any figure available that would be close to an actual representation :)


Dr. Kazem's office is located on the second floor of this building.


And the inside of the office. A second plot point challenge will give McLagan the location of the dig site where the sarcophagus was found.


And the Quest league plot points. They will start the game in a jeep arriving just outside the city square.


There first task is the undercover contact at the donkey mill, which is across the square. He will have information on where exactly to find Professor Musgrave's dig site, where he originally found the sarcophagus. That information is with another contact, 'Dak' Osbourne.


Local businessman Jonathan 'Dak' Osbourne, who looks nothing like Rick Blaine from Casablanca I assure you :)



He is located on the patio of the second floor of the Blue Parrot Market.



A second completed challenge with Osbourne will lead the Quests to a supposedly long lost Stark Industries technology. The Quests then will learn that Musgrave was actually working for Intelligence One and that the Stark technology is somehow tied into the dig site. I guess a little background on Intelligence One as I'm not sure if I had written about it in any older posts - I1 is the U.S. government agency that Dr. Benton Quest works for :)


Those boxes are hidden in this building. McLagan's gang can attempt this plot point if they have a character in line of sight of any member of the Quest league going into the building.

After each league has completed their initial plot points the major plot point for each will be to leave the city on their way towards the dig site. Passing a challenge at the police checkpoint on the edge of town will complete this task


A few perilous areas will include camels that will run causing chaos to anyone that comes within 6 inches of them.


A car that will attempt to run down characters making them drop plot points and then stealing those plot points - could this be another agent like our mysterious gunman from chapter 1? Building walls and second floors balconies will also count as perilous areas if attempting to climb up or jump down.


And local police, which will stop any characters that come within 8 inches of them. The police will use scatter dice to randomize their movement on the table.

Both sides will have the opportunity, if it presents itself or if they just want to attempt to sabotage, to stop the other side from obtaining their goals - McClagan stopping Quest from getting to his contacts and conversely Quest stealing back the sarcophagus (they will have to pass a challenge or peril for this to happen) as mentioned above.


And the overall table - just about 4x4, though it does look much bigger.

Incredibly, I'm still waiting on that soldering wire I ordered on February 10th!? Extremely mad about it - here I was trying to save a little money and it's been almost a month. Obviously at this point I'm just going to cancel my order and have a refund issued, but that also means I still haven't gotten to build that chain linked fence that has been on the "to do list" for weeks now, which is also why I don't have a photo of the checkpoint.

Alright, next up will be playing through chapter 2 and getting the AAR all sorted!

As always, thanks for looking!
Ivor

22 comments:

  1. The train is a VERY nice touch. And I love the Stark Industries twist. Excellent - looking great man!

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    1. Thanks Jay! Who doesn't love a train?! Just wish I could find an appropriate engine for the time period without spending an obscene amount of money :) I think that the Howard Stark twist should be pretty fun, we'll see!

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    2. Yeah ... that is a tough one. The kits from Sarissa can't do the trick at all? http://www.sarissa-precision.com/Railways/cat1603369_3138839.aspx

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    3. Possibly - I wish I could see it scaled up against the On30 rolling stock. I have so much invested in the On30 stuff, I'd really like to be able to keep in that scale :) But I'll probably end up having to do both!

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  2. Ivor Evans have you thought about using mesh net for making the chain linked fence?

    Also depending where you live there is a option to take a look ad toy trains, I know in the US there are some good inexpensive ones some times :)

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    1. I actually have everything I need except for that soldering wire, and have had it for almost a month!!?? I'm using tulle for the fencing - it's used for veils and dresses. I wanted to go with actual wire to create the fences so they would hold up better over time :)
      I've looked at a few toys trains, but I currently have about 10 cars of On30 rolling stock plus engine, so I'd love to find an engine to match. But your probably right that a toy train will ultimately be my only option.

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    2. I'm kind of wondering what type of fence you mean as it sounds like you are talking about barbed wire like the ones that is seen used for road blockades, I though ad first you talked about fences with barbed wire ad the top of them.

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    3. You got it! I was watching an old movie some time ago, and these guys broke into a fenced area - wire cutters were used - to steal a truck (my original story had the truck pictured above being stolen in the same way but of course, no solder wire to build said fences). So I'm thinking to scale they'll probably be 8 to 10 feet, and exactly like you mentioned, I already have barbed wire (from Army Painter) to go along the top! I'm going to build the fences onto to popsicle sticks so it can be modular. I already have a lot of old Evergreen plastic rods that I could have built the fence with, but again, felt that soldering the decorative wire would give me much better longevity :)

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    4. I guess I have to wait and see what you come up with :)

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    5. I'm currently out running some errands and I'm tired of waiting so I'm going to stop at the hardware store and grab some soldering wire! Hopefully I'll get something up in the next few days :)

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  3. Table looks great Ivor & the back story made an enjoyable read, on the train front a train is something I'll have to pick up at some point & I was looking here http://www.sarissa-precision.com/Pannier_Tank_Steam_Engine_-_Rolling_Stock/p1603368_15462554.aspx

    They also have a western type as well here http://www.sarissa-precision.com/Old_West_Locomotive___Tender/p1603368_15833968.aspx

    or this one http://www.sarissa-precision.com/European_Locomotive___Tender/p1603368_15833967.aspx

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    1. Thanks Frank! As I mentioned above, it'd be great if I could find something in On30 scale to match everything I already have, but those engines do look really really good! I wonder what they would look like next to the On30 rolling stock?

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    2. Ivor can you use O scale trains, I have seen some on Ebay for around $20-$24?

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    3. You can, but for my eye straight O scale is just too big for 28mm. But that's just my opinion :) Typically that Lionel stuff is pretty big. I like the On30 stuff because it's kind of a cross between HO and O, plus it runs on HO scale track which is, again just my opinion, visually looks much closer to scale with 28mm. I've used plenty of straight O scale accessories - like fire hydrants, benches, boxes, luggage, etc. basically all your scatter terrain and small bits of eye candy from Woodland Scenics though with no real issue. Certain companies buildings, like MTH and Plasticville for instance, their buildings scale up almost perfectly with 28mm.
      I wish I could find someplace that sold broken On30 engines on the cheap, because I don't need it to run! Just sit there and look pretty :)

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    4. The US seems to be the only place for that scale after what have seen.

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    5. Yeah, I believe S scale is something close that you can find in Europe if I remember correctly - though I probably wrong :) it has been quite a while since I was searching that sort of stuff.

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  4. Looks great as always, Ivor. And it sounds like a great scenario. Looking forward to seeing how it unfolds.

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    1. Appreciate it Bill! This one should be fun - the next chapter going into the desert though... not a lot of stuff already built for a dig/tomb scenario, so it looks like a pretty big project to make that happen :)

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  5. Brilliant set-up! Very much looking forward to this installment!

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    1. Thanks Gordon! Appreciate it :) I just wish I could present the AAR's like you do, the comic book style presentation would be perfect. Hopefully sometime in the near future.

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  6. Ivor if your going digging these guys have some great stuff,some of it's on the page I linked & there's other stuff on the other pages that might suit as well.

    http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Products/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=227_40&sort=20a&page=2

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    1. Brilliant! Thanks a lot Frank, much appreciated!

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