Today we had a (hopefully) last playtest game of my new Dr Who rules.
We found yet more improvements (thanks Lawrence!) which sped play up a lot and simplified the game - which I enhanced when I got home!
The Play table for today, very Dark Ages!
A view from the end.
By the river, a familiar wheezing noise...
The Tardis materialises.
Leela: 'When is this Doctor'?
The Doctor: 'Well, Leela, I would say we are sometime in the mid 900s, probably in Denmark. What do you think, K-9?'
K-9: 'Master?'
For those who have been following my games, the 4 Objective Markers are in the buildings, and the Portal Markers, which generate the 'enemy' are around the terrain where they have a good field of observation.
Phil, running Leela, took her forward on a reconnaissance.
The Doctor: ' Come on K-9, I know the ground is a bit rough, but get a move on!'
K-9: 'I am trying, Master'
Leela scanned the terrain as a cat would look for a mouse.
Leela spotted an Alien ahead...A Sea Devil!
The Doctor lead K-9 round a pool, which would probably have shorted K-9's electrics had he tried to wade through!
Looking across the pool, he saw Leela had a child attached to her!
Two more Sea Devils had joined the other at the rock, they still hadn't seen us yet.
A further one appeared behind a rock over the river.
The Doctor and K-9 finally joined Leela, who had her hands full keeping the child out of sight of the evil lizards, as she called them.
The Doctor lead the way back down the river, looking for a place to cross not covered by the Sea Devils.
K-9: 'Wait...Master!'
The Sea Devil continued to watch across the river, could he have seen or heard anything?
Round the river bend, the Doctor allowed the rest to walk along the river bank.
Poor Leela had to carry K-9 across the river!
Once across, K-9 went round the flank, while Leela and the annoying child went hunting.
K-9 was moving round the wood, trying to activate a Portal Marker which, while it may bring more Sea Devils on was the only way to generate 'Ideas Cards' which we would need a set of to find a way to defeat the enemy.
Leela crept out of sight towards the Sea Devil scout.
The Doctor moved through the wood, keeping tabs on his dog.
Leela snook through the rocks...
...and leapt blindly onto the scout, who hadn't time even to cry out!
The scuffle had attracted attention though as Leela was captured by 2 Devils...
... who threatened to kill the child if she did not yield!.
Another Sea Devil joined the force behind that rock!
Leela and the child were shepherded into the settlement.
As K-9 was moving by the wood, a Sea Devil appeared to his right.
...As did the Sea Devil.
Leela was in the settlement now, heading for a small dwelling.
K-9 was now in accurate range. The first shot stumbled the Devil...
...and a second finished him.
Leela was fortunate, the house she and the child were locked in also had the Objective!
In the half light, Leela could see a fiendish device...
...and some of the settlement's villagers.
The Doctor lead K-9 round the side of the settlement, looking for Leela.
Behind them, another Sea Devil was looking for who had killed his comrade.
K-9 made short work of the two Devils he met (Defence Mode engaged!)
A further one came out of the long house.
The Doctor disabled him with some Venusian Aikido!
The Doctor and K-9 reunited in front of the building.
K-9 spotted more Sea Devils and fired, but missed.
The Devils, their weapons disabled by the Doctor's Sonic Screwdriver, attacked.
K-9 got one, but his laser was low on power.
...which allowed the Sea Devil left to attack.
Another disabled Sea Devil!
Meanwhile, Leela had escaped as her guards had been killed, only just shepherding the Vikings out of sight in time.
K-9, now recharged, shot one of the Devils at lang range!
The Doctor: 'Good dog, K-9'
K-9: 'Yes, Master!'
Leela had found a sort of bomb, and now used it on the Sea Devils.
She advanced and finished off the last one with her knife!
Leela and the Doctor went into the small building with the strange device, leaving K-9 on guard.
A Sea Devil appeared round a house and evaded K-9's shots. K-9 was hit by an invisible Heat ray.
...which overloaded his circuits! Leela came out of the house and engaged the Sea Devil.
More Sea Devils appeared now the Dog was disabled!
Leela and the Doctor, who had also come out were beaten and captured!
(Having lost K-9, I was dicing for the Lizards, and rolled really well, while Phil and Lawrence rolled awfully, I shouldn't have won, but I did, twice!!!)
Cue Dr Who theme tune as the Doctor and Leela are led into the building, what dreadful fate awaits them? you will just have to wait for the next episode!!!!
