Sunday, February 2, 2020

Fallout Wasteland Warfare - Mission 2 : Fort Davis







The following is a play through of tutorial mission 2 from the FWW campaign book, It incorporates the third section of the rulebook “searching the wasteland” and brings in the use of skills, expertise and discovering items hidden throughout the wasteland. I am also using all of the  fourth section “ready for action” as well and adding things like “battle cry” into this game.

Scenario description - Winter is approaching ,  Survivor’s and Super Mutants compete for resources and items around the area of Sanctuary Hills,  Scouts report that the nearby ruins of Fort Davis abandoned for who knows how long  still seem to be loaded with items for the taking!.  Both teams decide to investigate , meet  and chaos ensues!

Section of the ruins of Fort Davis ..

Objective- Eliminate the other team while gathering  more items than your opponent . 
The game will end after 4 rounds

Note: both sides have a bump up in general weaponry, the Super Mutants have and extra man making each side starting with 4, the Super Mutants begin the game with the Advantage Marker.
AI Cards will dictate the Super Mutants actions..


SURVIVORS

Nora,  Sole Survivor, Day One - 10mm Pistol
Silver , Settler- Assault Rifle
 Hobbs , Settler- Assault Rifle
Dogmeat , Dogbite   .



SUPER MUTANTS

Mawg-  Brute with Sledgehammer
Gore- Hunting Rifle, Board
Viktor (Aviator)  - Hunting Rifle, Board
Hammer- Hunting Rifle, Board


MAP

Tons of items and things to investigate while trying to kill each other  Is 4 rounds really enough time?, we will see.


ROUND 1

SUPER MUTANTS

ACTIVATION #
#1 Aviator
#2 Hammer
#3  Mawg, the Brute
#4 Gore

TURN 1

AI chooses # 4, Gore  Roll (STAR)  Melee Attack ,Nearest

Gore, seeing the Survivors  decides to recklessly make a melee attack against the nearest foe, which is Dogmeat
Who coincidentally the one who took him down  in Scenario 1.
“its that Stoopid Dog, ArghGrrr”  Gore moves twice toward Dogmeat and his turn ends
  



SURVIVORS

Dogmeat is readied,  he takes Gores bait runs toward the mutant hiding behind a barricade with a double move




TURN 2 

SUPER MUTANTS

AI Chooses # 3 Mawg the Brute  Roll (2 X Bottle)  = Carefully move toward Objective,


Mawg makes a single move , and has TWO investigation markers within his GREEN Awareness
He gets to look a both for free before continuing,
The are both Weapons Lockers, Mawg grunts “GUNS” moves to the nearest underneath the guard tower

Pulling the first two weapons from the Wasteland Deck,  he gets a .44 Revolver and a Pipe Pistol.


SURVIVORS

Silver the settler, readies and moves,

Moves once to a clear LoS on Super Mutant “Gore”  Silver now has an Assault Rifle which doesn’t quite have the range
Of a Hunting Rifle, Gore is out of Range..she continues here move stopping behind the Pick Up truck for cover

She can see an investigation marker in the back of the pick up truck thanks to her Green Awarness.
She see a searchable container, but cant reach it at this point as shes used both actions.

TURN 3

SUPER MUTANTS

AI Chooses #1  Viktor (Aviator)  he also can see the nearby investigation marker and can tell there is weapons locker
He rolls (1 x bottle)  which means he is to recklessly go for an Objective.

 Viktor  twice across difficult terrain (his yellow move is reduced to orange) straight to the locker and even with the rough ground he reaches it finding a  Pipe Wrench and a Bolt Action Pipe Rifle.

SURVIVORS

Hobbs, Settler, readies and moves.

Hobbs moves X 2  in a straight line toward a large searchable crate on his way to the building, unfortunately  Hobbs inst so lucky on his move across the rough ground and he cannot reach the searchable container.


  TURN 4

SUPER MUTANTS

AI Chooses Hammer # 2  Rolls (1x Star)  recklessly attack nearest…that being the only survivor he can see..Hobbs!
Hammer moves x 2 towards Hobbs ending  his move near Gore.

SURVIVORS

Nora, Sole Survivor.

Nora moves of to her left with lots of cover she sees to searchable containers on the rough ground near the fence
Unfortunately her Move x2, does not get her into contact with either marker this turn.

ROUND ENDS


END OF ROUND 1


ROUND 2

Teams are even so Advantage goes to the Survivors!

TURN 1

SURVIVORS

Silver is readied and up against the pickup truck has a clean line of sight on Supermutant Gore ,

She Fires her Assault Rifle  which is along range  and get a black damage die  roll (cog, 2 bonus damage),
Unfortunate miss due to the bonus damage, but she  gets and action point
2 action fires again this time a critical (or a 1) on the hit die, a bottle on the black (nothing here)
So  she hits for 2 damage, Gore gets a save as he can block up 1 damage here but fails and he takes
2 damage.



Silver uses her action point to prepare “an action”  for the Supermutant turn.

SUPERMUTANTS

AI chooses  #4   Gore who was just shot… roll (star)  AI card says he will recklessly melee attack nearest , which is fitting since its Silver who just shot him.

Gore Moves toward Silver for his 1st action.

This allows Silver to use her prepated action to shoot again she does..this time its short range and add a green accuracy die. Unfortunately she Rolls (X) on the to hit dies so it’s a miss

Gores is now in Charge Range so for his  2nd action, he does and picks up a bonus green dice as a result….Not what Silver was hoping for..


TURN 2

SURVIVORS.

Dogmeat is readied,  Dogmeat seeing Silver in trouble  charges Gore from the rear..
Dogmeat  gets a boatload of dice here ,  his Dogbite attack is a Blue, Yellow , and Green dice, he picks up a Black Die from the Charge and then another Green die because now Gore is outnumbered!

Roll ( to hit = 4, Blue - Bottle, Green , -1, Armor Break,  Yellow  2 x Armor break,  Black- Blank.
Well Dogmeat needs a 5 to hit the 4 ends up a “3”  then he breaks 3 armor… no extra damage and if Gore had an action prepared (he did not) he would have lost it.  Gore gets no save and takes 2 more Damage.


SUPER MUTANTS

AI Chooses #1  Viktor (Aviator)   He rolls the Explosion icon on the Blue die which means he will carefully attack the nearest at Range,

He can only see Hobbs  But his line of sight and the Hunting Rifle is in long range , his shot will cross over some area terrain (broken trees) giving him a -2 penalty, making his Perception 4 “to hit” a 2..while that seems bad, the hunting rifle at long range is very accurate giving you 2 bonus green dice so the chance is still decent depending on the green dice.  Roll (8 , -1 to hit, Bonus Damage) unfortunately the 7 is miss!  And shot wizzes by Hobbs….

Viktor Fires again (5, and 2 bonus damages!)  to bad its still a miss….Viktor is mad….




TURN 3


SURVIVORS

Hobbs is readied,  Survivors know they are currently down 4 items to zero..despite being under fire Hobbs 1st action is to move to nearby crate and search it …it empty! Damn  he 2nd action is move out of the rough terrain
He does so, and a see an investigation marker revealing a searchable item

With that Hobbs is done.




SUPERMUTANTS


AI Chooses # 2 - Hammer   AI roll is a Bottle which means Hammer will carefully go for an Objective
There is Searchable item he just passed by Round 1
Uses his 1st move action to go to it
Revealed it’s a Computer expertise skill check
Hammer says “Me don’t have No Computor skill!”
He then moves towards the next closet objective
Which the investigation marker in the center of the battlefield, His awareness allows him to see that is also a searchable container

Hammers turn ends

TURN 4

SURVIVORS

Nora  is readied.  Despite  Gore, battling Silver and Dogmeat  close by, Nora knows she not so great in Close Combat. She moves across some rough ground to nearby searchable  container which reveals  A lock pick test,  if she succeeds she gets an item, IF she fails we draw a danger card which must be resolved When that is resolved she then gets an item

Lockpick test  She needs a 6 or less, Roll (8) she fails! So we must draw a danger card
Danger Card is a “Protective Molerat”

I don’t have any Mole Rats, yet so I get out a normal painted rat I have as a stand in.
The rat is placed in CC with Nora and it attacks but Rolls (x) so it misses

Nora 2nd action is attack back, she can shoot he 10mm in CC(page 24)  taking a -2  and giving the Rat and extra armor
If she shoots I’ll be looking  for a “3” or less but I get a bonus green and black die and the base is 2 damage ,
If I attack in CC with my pistol as an Improvised weapon, I hit on a ‘4” with a green die and 1 damage,..
I go with shooting hoping to get lucky..Nora rolls 3 bonus damage but a damn “8” on the to hit die so she misses
And this combat continues.

SUPERMUTANTS

AI Chooses # 3 Mawg the Brute, now packing a pair of pistols as well as his huge Wrench (Sledgehammer)
Mawg rolls an explosion at Full health that means he recklessly attacks  the nearest or only survivor he can see HOBBS
Luckily for Hobbs after a yellow move, The Brute is still out of charge range so he just makes a second move toward  him


ROUND ENDS


ROUND 3

Things are not looking great for the survivors!,  this round, as teams are still equal, Super Mutants have the advantage.


TURN 1

SUPERMUTANT
AI chooses # 2 Hammer, we roll a explosion for his action this mean he will attack carefully at range.
Now Hammer from his current spot has LoS to NO SURVIVORS
So as his 1st action I have him move toward the investigation marker he uncovered last turn
Reaching it he finds an item and it’s a Laser Pistol! (man the Supermutants are cleaning up on Weapons and items overall)
He can now see Hobbs and has clean line of sight to shoot, his laser pistol is out of range, so he shoots with his Hunting Rifle that is just in long range, He Rolls (6, plus an armor break and extra damage) but his shot crosses some cover so he needed a 2 or less to hit and those accuracy dice needed to come thru and did not a miss!



Laser Pistol! Score

 Hammers turn ends.


SURVIVORS

Hobbs  is readied, hes under attack from 2 Supermutants  Survivors are behind on items 5-0 
As his 1st action he moves to the searchable investigation marker hes uncovered.
He reveals it and it’s a danger card..ooff these guys aren’t getting a break

Hobbs found a combat rifle, but had a very rough game.


Danger Card is “clockwork trap”  , he has no lockpick skill to disarm it ,so all he can do is brace himself (picking up +1 armor) the bomb goes off rolling a yellow die and it’s a double armor break wiping out his bonus armor
He takes 2 energy damage, he still has 1 resistance to energy base , he saves rolls a 2 , failing , so the damage is applied.
His 2nd action he moves inside the building and finds another searchable marker this time he is in luck He finds a Combat Rifle…and his turn ends..


TURN 2


SUPER MUTANTS

AI chooses  #4  Supermutant Gore who  is in close combat with Silver and Dogmeat.  After resolving the close combat the AI roll says he will recklessly attack at range, IF he’s free of the Close Combat

1st Action  attacks Silver with his Board Roll (7, Green -2, Black Bonus Damage)  Here , the “7” would normally miss but the accuracy die from the charge’s  “-2” make its 5 and a hit…Super Mutant is 6 or less in Melee
Bonus damage makes it 3 physical to Silver she has on armor boost and making her save a ‘2” she rolls a 2 and blocks 2 of the 3 points, for 1 damage…her armor boost is gone however.

2nd Action Gore  attacks Silver again this time he does get the bonus green die as the charge bonus has been used.  He Rolls (critical and bonus damage) Oooffff, Silver faces three damage and can only stop 1 with her save, she rolls a 3 fails her save and takes 3 damage, She only has a 4 health so she is removed from play.

Silver gets beaten to paste here

SURVIVORS


Dogmeat is readied, Dogmeat Rips into Gore
1st Action  he Attacks  rolls a Cog, so he gets an action point
2nd Action  he attacks again Rolls a (3, and armor break, a -2 and a star)
The armor break means Gore with 2 health left is done for he doesn’t even get a save
Gore is removed from play and Silver is avenged

Dogmeat, takes out Gore two games in a row!
The star means Dogmeat  gets another action point
Dogmeat now  has 2 Bonus actions
Dogmeat can fortunately move with action point on his turn so he moves the charges the Mole Rat attacking Nora Picking up a black die…unfortunately he cant attack.

TURN 3

SUPERMUTANTS

AI Chooses #1  Viktor (Aviator) he’s at full health and rolls a double bottle on the action die meaning he will recklessly go for an objective there is a searchable container right in front of him..he can reach on 2 yellow move actions and he does
Its revealed to be a danger/ item  so he’lll need to resolve a danger card then he gets and item
He draws “rogue eyebot” an eyebot flys out of the crate and zaps him…he can make a perception test to avoid the blast,
He rolls a 5 failing (need 4)  he take 1 energy damage plus a black die..black is nothing so he’s facing 1 energy damage he gets a save but fails…taking the damage
Inside the box he finds some Mentats
“these make Viktor  SMART!’ he chows them down.

SURVIVORS

Nora is readied, she needs to get rid of this molerat attacking here
1st Action Shoots…rolls (crit, 2 x armor break, bonus damage)  Just what she needed that Molerat explodes in bloody mess! Taking 3 damage (2 health)  Nora draws an item card finding Sturdy Leather Armor. Unfortunately he vault suit is better but its great for one of the settlers.

2nd Action  Nora moves out of the rough terrain… and cant do anything else.

TURN 4

SUPERMUTANT

AI Chooses Mawg the Brute  and rolls a bottle which  means carefully pursue the objective, being the supermutants are so far ahead and he was hunting hobbs and can see hobbs in the building I have him
1st Action move to door
2nd Action charge Hobbs, he picks up a green die.

Hobbs has a very bad day here.

ROUND ENDS


ROUND 4

Last Round

Super mutants are up 5 items to 2, but Each is down a man so the Advantage is back to the SUPER MUTANTS 

TURN 1 

SUPERMUTANTS

AI Chooses # 3 Mawg the Brute , ( of course it does! Haha)  roll is a bottle again or carefully go for the objective .The objective here is of course crushing your opponent 

Mawg has a Bonus Green Die from his Charge , a black one from his Strength AND he uses his Battle Cry, no normally many units can resist battlecry and there is an opposed test , but here Hobbs has no such ability so he takes another Green and Black die!! (this going to be bad)

1st Action Pound on Hobbs…Roll ( roll 3, double armor break, -1, -2 ,  2 x bonus damage  blank)  the armor break means no save- Hobbs is toast taking the 4 damage from the Sledgehammer. He has only 2 health remaining   Hobbs drops his combat rifle as he is smashed against the wall.
(not sure if The Brute can take this as a free action so we leave it for now)

2nd action  he moves into the back of the building  and see another investigation marker which is revealed as another weapons Locker, fortunately for the Survivors he cant reach it


SURVIVORS

Down to Nora and Dogmeat

Nora is readied, 
1st action  Nora climbs into the back of the pickup truck and searches the item finding a Baseball Bat
2nd action fires here 10mm pistol at Hammer but misses


TURN 2

SUPERMUTANTS

AI Chooses  # 2 Hammer and rolls a double bottle again reckless Objective,

1st Action Shoots at Nora in back of pickup truck misses but gets an action point
2nd Moves to Searchable behind the caution barrier and finds some Bourbon
Hammer prepares an action with his action point
"What is this??? Bourbon!!"


SURVIVORS

Dogmeat is readied, 
1st action Dogmeat leave the difficult terrain , moving behind the pick up truck out of LoS of Viktor who still needs to go..
2nd Action Dogmeat cant reach Hammer on the charge and would face reaction fire if he did…
So I leave him be
Nora, time to go , Woof Woof


TURN 3

SUPERMUTANTS

AI Chooses #1  Viktor (Aviator)  rolls a bottle, again reckless Objective
He could shoot at Nora but the cover penalties are two steep
He instead
1st action  moves toward another nearby investigation marker and can see it’s a searchable container
2nd action moves into contact with but its revealed to be locked and he cannot pick a lock
Viktor trying to get more items, damn skill tests.

ROUND and SCENARIO ENDS

Game End.

Nora and Dogmeat retreat on this one losing to the Super mutants on both item count 7 to 2
And Kills..2 to 1…

End Result
 SUPER MUTANTS WIN
And now have a good deal of weapons and a stable supply of food and prisoners to barter with.
Boss Ram will be pleased.

Items gained

Laser Pistol
44 Revolver
Pipe Pistol
Bolt Action Pipe Rifle
Mentats
Bourbon

SURVIVOR LOSS
Losing Silver and Hobbs was tough  the Super Mutants are here to stay in this area , Water Shortages were already a concern and now this!

Items gained

Sturdy Leather Armor
Baseball Bat

Conclusion – Tough loss for the Survivors we needed to be more mobile and got bogged down in the difficult terrain trying to get items, the bad luck of multiple danger cards didn’t help, Settlers go down like flies vs Super Mutants, they need more firepower.

Rules Questions

AI Decisions..am I doing what I am supposed to? Not sure but it works for a solo game I like the way the AI Plays
Picking up a dropped item , free action? Cant find it anywhere…

Next up: The Water Treatment Plant.


2 comments:

Robert said...

I love Fallout and have been tempted by this game. Looks like fun!

Simon Quinton said...

Nice report. Very tempted by the game. I love the Minutemen sculpts.

 

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