“The story so far… Doctor Who has joined forces with Han
Solo and Chewbacca to try and stop the Cyber-leader and Great Intelligence from
conquering the Earth. However having teamed-up the trio now find themselves
cornered by a large army of the silver giants from Telos and some hairy Yeti…
With more of the robotic monsters on their way.”
Stepping inside Roger’s Store, the Doctor spotted three
Cybermen and a Cybermat just outside the building’s northern entranceway.
Astonishingly the Timelord managed to take down two of the cyborgs but having
done so levelled up once again… The time-traveller was clearly becoming quite
the threat to the Cyber-leader, especially as he used his free combat action to
blast a third of the towering Telos giants. Suddenly Solo was beside him, and
the silver-haired smuggler quickly dispatched the Cybermat before finding ‘plenty
of ammo’ within the shop. Outside Chewbacca gunned down two of the three Cybermen
approaching the Wookie from the north. With a growl though the Millennium
Falcon’s co-pilot heard the distinctive clunk of five more Cybermen approaching
along Vampifan’s Avenue from the west and saw six more of the Cyborgs appear to
the north.
THE DOCTOR AND HAN SOLO TRY TO HOLD OFF THE ATTACK OF THE CYBERMEN |
The Doctor threw his rifle to Han, and moved through
Roger’s Store to appear in the middle of Vampifan’s Avenue. There he dispatched
two of the newly arrived Cybermen. Solo was soon with him. But the Corellian only
managed to blast one more the silver giants. Chewbacca was having more luck,
and brought down not only the one remaining cyborg in front of him but two of
the six Cybermen further up the road.
It was ‘All or Nothing Time’ clearly, as the Wookie raced
through Roger’s Store to join his companions and desperately tried to batter a
Cyberman to death with a crowbar. He
failed. But the Doctor heroically intervened by dispatching no less than five
of the Telos cyborgs… “Don’t make the Timelord angry!” Han Solo also made some
sensational shots count and by the time the silver-haired smuggler had finished
firing the trio were no longer trapped between two opposing hordes of Cybermen…
At least momentarily.
AS THE CYBERMEN ADVANCE IT LOOKS LIKE TIME FOR THE DOCTOR TO REGENERATE ONCE AGAIN |
The Doctor continued to wreak havoc upon the Cyber-leader’s
forces with his sonic shotgun, as he brought down not only a Cyberman but three
Cybermats who had furiously been snaking towards him. Chewbacca ‘deactivated’
the final Cyberman between himself and the junction south to where the TARDIS
was housed. Admittedly a Yeti and two more of the silver giants had appeared at
the far eastern end of Vampifan’s Avenue. But there was a gap and so the Wookie
raced around the corner and south down to the Generator Room and the TARDIS.
Joining his co-pilot Han Solo first blasted the two Cybermen accompanying the
Yeti. The Great Intelligence’s hairy robot moved towards the Doctor’s direction
and suddenly was within striking distance of the Timelord as all ‘fatties’
gained an extra activation. To make matters worse more Cybermats were scuttling
along the concrete towards the time-traveller form the opposite direction. U.N.I.T.’s
former scientific advisor was trapped.
THE TIMELORD CONTINUES TO BE HAUNTED BY THE FOES OF HIS SECOND INCARNATION |
AS HAN SOLO REACHES THE TARDIS, THINGS LOOK BAD FOR THE BLUE BOX'S OWNER |
Realising that this was his last hope he somehow managed to blast the
scurrying Cybermats pinning him down and join his two companions in relative
safety… Until the next adventure at least.
Whew! I feared our heroes would buy the farm.
ReplyDeleteA thrilling conclusion(?)
Thanks Finch. At one point I really thought this was going to be 'game over' too. I was tempted to try and drag it out a bit longer to see if my guys could find some better weapons. But as soon as the Doctor levelled up again it was 'do or die' as the amount of Cybermen and Yeti appearing were terrifying :-)
DeleteYAY! They made it! That was quite a rousing finale to a great batrep. There is no question at all about who the "man of the match" was - it had to be Doctor Who. He performed heroically throughout. Your heart must have sank when the Cybermats got two extra activations near the end. That was real bad luck and something I've never seen happen before. Still, at least the good Doctor was more than a match for them. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed that batrep. What fun!
ReplyDeleteCheers Bryan. It was a very close run thing but once the breach had been made, and Han and Chewie made it through the gap, then a win was finally on the cards. Those cybermats were unbelievably pesky and if not for the sonic shotgun then I'm not sure what would have happened. Good to see the Doctor on the winning side. He's two for two now... we'll have to see how he gets on for his third mission ;-)
DeleteA cracking end to a smashing battrep, Simon, but who will the Doctor team with next time? Hark is that a mechanical mole I hear in the background?
ReplyDeleteCheers Roger.
Thanks Roger. I quite like the bonus a "zombivor" brings to the table, so ideally I'll always have one as part of my team for any future games. They simply mix my survivors up a bit more than normal. I am painting up some minis which may be riding a mechanical mole. But I have a few other unused "Heroclix" repaints on the shelf currently... and believe the Federation may be up to their old tricks in the future...
DeleteGreat conclusion to a fun and exciting adventure Bk! Looks like the Doc is on a roll. Han and Chewie made for some cool companions too.
ReplyDeleteAre you painting any of the Zombicide figures? Would love to see your take on them dude.
Cheers Bob. Much appreciated. I haven't painted any of the "Zombicide" minis yet, though they are now an increasing temptation since purchasing "Toxic Mall" and seeing the fantastic piccies Vampifan is doing. I was hoping to simply re-base a load of old "Copplestone Castings" zeds. But I don't have enough... If I start to paint the Survivors though I'll have to paint the zombies form the boxed game as I have OCD about scale etc :-)
DeleteYou can never have enough zombies dude!
DeleteQuite right Bob. In fact that should be your middle name :-)
DeleteFabulous stuff Blax, and obviously based on a True Story. 10/10
ReplyDeleteThat's extremely generous of you Pendragon :-) Glad you enjoyed it as it was a long one and I was unsure whether people would stick around for a three-post BatRep. I'm not sure about a true story but certainly a true game :-)
DeleteMore hugely enjoyable fun, the quotes are just the icing on the cake!
ReplyDeleteMost kind Michael. Glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteA lucky escape!
ReplyDeleteI think you'll find it was all down to my skilled tactics Gordon ;-)
DeleteA crazy mash-up for sure. Great report. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Pulpcitizen. It was a long game but a great one.
DeleteThis game just gets out of hand too quick once the characters get some levels under their belts. :)
ReplyDeleteOut of hand is a very accurate description Dai. But my goodness its fun too :-)
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