Leif's DISCONTINUED GURPS Traveller Game -- IC01

[Centisteed]

Gruffle

Gruffle looks at the new blasted croubeks &
feels relieved that these animals can't shoot
back at him like in the old scout days.

"Hey Jimmy! Get ready to carve up a few
more croubeks over here. It looks like we
won't be able to drag them back out, as
is."

Looking in the direction of the croubek in
the back of the cave, with his flashlight
turned on, Gruffle sniffs around to see
if there is anything else in the cave that
he can discern. Then proceeds inside the
cave to blast the last visible croubek that
he can see.

 

[Leif]

Thanks to his careful aiming, Gruffle hits [23 dam] the last Croubek of which he is aware. It is not fatally wounded, but it does not seem to be eager to move forward at this time. Gruffle notes nothing of interest in the cave, but he can now hear the "mewling" of several baby Croubeks that are presumably in the rear of the cave with their mother.

 

[Lou]

JImmy

Jimmy yells back, "These things are like giant lobsters with gem-encrusted shells and silver livers."

OOC: Any claws on these things? Any edible tail meat?

 

[Leif]

OOC: They do have claws, and Jimmy finds a quite sizeable brisket that he could definitely work with!

 

[Centisteed]

Gruffle

Gruffle's ears perk up & he says out loud, "Did
I just kill the mother?? I don't know if the game
license would approve of that, but I guess we can't
shoot those mewlings, aside from the fact that
it lacks sport." Gruffle looks to see if the female
croubek is still alive.

Gruffle then shoulders his rifle. Looking around at the
carcass & the smell of heat coming from his laser
rifle, his hands begin to tremor a bit & his stomach
starts to get heavily irritated.

 

[Lou]

OOC: They do have claws, and Jimmy finds a quite sizeable brisket that he could definitely work with!

Jimmy holds up a claw, "Let's stay away from the claws...." He tosses it aside and says, "Strange creatures. They look like lobsters, but they have internal muscle structure sort of like a giant turtle inside the shells."

 

[Leif]

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gruffle's ears perk up & he says out loud, "did
i just kill the mother??

Orphan Maker! Mama Zapper!!!
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[Centisteed]

Gruffle

Gruffle feels a bit shaken after killing the animals
& squats down & forward to catch his breath &
get more air into his system, a psychosomatic
response to pressure and anxiety. After a few
minutes, Gruffle heads back to the cave entrance
propping up one arm on the entrance & hollars
out to the group, "That's it. I think we're done here.
Let's get these croubeks carved up & back on the
ship. Perhaps with the creds made from this bounty,
we'll be able to hire a few carvers for any future
game hunting that we might endeavor."

And with that, Gruffle pulls out his long knife to
help cut up one of the nearby carcasses & put
the body parts in a pile to be placed on the
hovercraft & back to the ship.

 

[Leif]

Inthe/Glisten (supposedly) en route to Edenelt/Trin's Veil

The grisly task of butchery proceeds without interruption. The other Croubeks are apparently unwilling to risk any investigation of the front of their cave. In due course, the task is done and you are ready to move out.

 

[Leif]

Inthe/Glisten (supposedly) en route to Edenelt/Trin's Veil

OOC: I think I remember that you slaughtered and retrieved three Croubeks, right? Ah, we'll say it was four just to be safe. Anyway, when all is said and done, you obtain 295,000 CR worth of silver and gemstones per Croubek, so that's a total of 1.18 MCR. Not too bad for a few hours work. [Don't get used to it being this easy, though!] [And yes, you definitely "really, honestly, genuinely got this lucky!" Your GM had an idea about different worlds in Glisten subsector each having a different bounty of mineral wealth, slapped together a half-baked plan, and now you are reaping the rewards.]