Turmoil on Ragnorak Island (pic heavy)

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1930’s Turmoil on Ragnorak Island (or Pulp adventure at the Goulburn Wargames Club)

The Island of Ragnorak
The RRC

The peaceful Island of Ragnorak has become the centre of International Interest when the Secret Society of VRIL (Proto Nazi Cultists) unearth a strange stone circle on one of the mountains of Ragnorak, The Local Ragnorak Royal Constabulary (RCC) are a little worried by the operation of the VRIL society, so they contact the University of Glasgow asking for the foremost Professor in supernatural archaeology, Professor Buggarov (A White Russian, who came to fame in some certain Black and White, almost Silent Sweedish movies in the thirties) to inspect and survey the strange rock formation.

Professor Buggerov and his assistants Chloe and Zoe

Professor Buggarov brings along his very able assistants Chloe and Zoë (pronounced with a  Russian  accent) and employs Montana Starkadder a well known Adventurer and all round good guy. However Montana mentions the expedition to his Father who informs his youngest Brother Bertram Starkadder (the black sheep of the family) that his older erstwhile brother is off on another “Grand Adventure”.
"Montana" Jack, Elana and Katerina


Bertram just happens to have a love interest with Naughty Lola who leads the Rhino Sky Pirates (RSP) and they also head of to the Island, guessing that VRIL will take there latest Proto type plane the Dornier 335 with them.

Naughty Lola, avaitrix of the Sky Pirates


VRIL Leader Oberst Fatima Von Hreich

Meanwhile the VRIL have contacted  their allies the Imperial Japanese naval commander Teriyaki Kawasaki, and informed him that they have recovered an ancient Samurai Sword and are prepared to trade with the Japanese for some Moon Jade Gem stone, which is only found in Manchuria, VRIL believe that the Moon Jade Gem stone has the ability to power up the stone circle when the Summer Solstice arrives.


Teriyaki Kawasaki’s men contracted the notorious warlord Whoo Flung Dung’s gang to mine the Jade Moon Stone Gems, Teriyaki then refused to pay the warlord, so he has followed the Japanese to the Island to investigate the spoils on the island and just what they need the Jade Moon Gems for.

Finally The Ragnorak Liberation Front lead by Eric Blair (who just wants to write his autobiography), is sick of all of these adventures and general scumbags from upsetting his ideal world.

Noted novelist Eric Blair seemingly somewhat lost during the action

Michelle of the RFF

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Turn 1

At the docks and wetlands end of the table, but immmediatly draw a event card, Dinosaurs in the woods is drawn!  


first to arrive by air are the sky pirates


then the chinese by sea, the RRC Se5 and A/C arrive to check things out


then the japanes sub arrives

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Turn 1

Meanwhile The University of Glasgow team, lead by Prof Buggerov and Montana Starkadder arrive in thier upgunned chevy and drive to the strange rock formation.




The VRIL leave thier castle and head off towards the Rock, forgetting they have to link up with the Japanese first



and the RLF also head to intent on destroying it

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Turn 2 to 5

The Chinese Refuse to obey the RCC who ask for passports and a fill out the customs declarations




The RRC are not happy and open up with pistols, a A/C and the SE5 (dropping grenades)


the chinese flee away from the RRC

The Sky Pirates meanwhile head towards the Dornier 335


the japanese also arrive at the docks, the RRC plane investigates and cops a warning shot for its troubles

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Turn 4-8



the sky Pirates take the dornier forfilling the first part of their mission, however the next event card drawn is wasps, so remain stationary for one turn swatting the pesky blighters, then the remaining sky pirates head off towards the submarine.

The chinese get pinned by the RRC while tring to take out the Dornier while it is on the ground and then get shot up by Naughty Lola in some nasty enfalide fire.  



the japanese also unload the troops and the carrier tank which scares off the RRC armoured car



Meanwhile the survey springs an event card which trigger the enamoured event card, meaning no action for 6 turns, giving time for the Glasgow uni  to plant a bomb amounst the rocks


VRIL also trigger a event card and come up against a RLF werewolf   which manages to cut them all to shreds  

[fairoaks024]

WOW!

regards

jim

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turn 8 to 12
the chinese fail to destroy the dornier so hide behind the church some are still pinned


the werewolf takes on the leader of VRIL Fatima Von Hreich


The mounted RRC chase the japanese tank towards the VRIL castle, pay your arrival tax or we will.....yell at you LOUDLY  


Naughty Lola manages to inflict two damge shots of the RCC SE5



The RRC flying corps decide to land, the A/C picks up the pilots who are a little distrissed by events



RLF plant the bomb


Professor Buggerov and Montana return to the car "yelling at the girls "you difuse the bomb"



The Japanese manage to swap the gems and start to return to the Submarine


Naughty Lola, the Sky Pirates , the RCC and the chinese try to prevent the link up, desperate
Heroic actions by one Kamakazie car driver with a grenade manages to stop the chinese from being effective, the RRC manage to shoot a majority of the crew abandoning the tank


but two japanese manage to make it to the submarine



 Teriyaki Kawasak forfills both of his  missions, 17 shots in the last two turns failed to kill the tough Nippon, who rolled some miraculous saves and still had heroic moves left at the end of the game.
 

[Conrad Hawkwood]

and from my perspective..I was playing Professor Buggarov and his crew..Buggarov was working for British intelligence as it happened

The gang debuses from the "Montanamobile"

hmmmm Nazi troublemakers

"I vill only tell you zis  vunce"..actually as she told Katerina  she should have told her twice as Katerina got the messagae completely wrong..

freedom fighters

Nazi leader

Nazi type

Naughty Lola's Curtiss

Naughty Lola, avaitrix of the Sky Pirates

Ragnarock mounties air wing, before lola shot it down

The team deployed around the "Montanamobile"

Michelle of the RFF

Nazi Leader meets "the wolf"

Anna Kuragin and Archie Moran

The Japanese submarine I 2580 and the  armoured troop carrier

Ragnarok mounties taking cover behind their armoured car

Noted novelist Eric Blair seemingly somewhat lost during the action

Lola finishing the  Nazis off

Montana and Anna Kuragan  during their strange encounter with the mysterious lady..

the Professor and Chloe  examining the  stone formations

The Ragnarok mounties pursuing the  RFF

Professor Buggarov and his assistants Zoe & Chloe

"Montana" Jack, Elana , Katerina & "Boy" Browning

[diehard]

Wow, points all around. Nicely painted minis, a great board, awesome adventure and pictures. And extra points for some amusing and clever character names. A lot of fun there, thanks for sharing it with us.

[Conrad Hawkwood]

a bit of doubling up but it makes for twice the fun..actually Bugarov planted the bomb after surveying and photographing the  stone formation all done under instructions from a shadowy British contact..and Michelle's message, unfortunately delivered only once was misunderstood. It was only after  Bugarov realised that he needed several measurements he had overlooked  that the team returned to the stones, knowing they had 20 minutes to get away .when they arrived back at the stone  they found the freedom fighters were engaged with the almost superhuman Nazi cultist leader..on the FF explained that destroying the stones  would release some unspeakable evil..or worse , so Buggerov detailed Chloe to disarm the bomb, and then jumped into the  Montanmobile and  urged  Elana the driver to reverse "several hundred metre...fast' fortunately  Chloe proved equal to the task with about thirty seconds to spare..good one girl!!!!,  and "Boy" Browning   shot the Vril sniper  who was  in the tower, and causing a bit of concern..with the Vril dispersed and dead and the constabulary  on horseback  and with armoured car  coming into view  the gang mounted up and drove off at speed for their rendezvous with  a British submarine on the other side of the island. The Professor and his  two undergraduate  assistants are back in Glasgow and the whereabouts of "Montana" Jack and his chums is unknown,,though  there was some sort   riot in a bar in Hobart where a number of grenades were detonated..and grenades in a bar is usually an indication that Jack and  crew are around.

[twrchtrwyth]

Great report, thanks for posting.

What rules did you use?

[Hitman]

What rule system are you using??

Nice looking game, figures and an interesting game report. Talk about changes and crzay twists in a plot.

Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Hitman
 

[Mogimbu]

Wow!  What an EPIC post!!!  Looks like fun was had by all.  All the minis and terrian were amazing! 
Was the Curtiss "Fighter" from the film, "Porco Rosso"?  I had a similiar Curtiss a few years ago, with the prop from a Japanese Zero.

Anyway, Ripping!

[Heldrak]

Pulp-tacular!

[Conrad Hawkwood]

Greywolf and Starkadder made up a set of 1 page rules, with some special rules for various  groups, all very fast and furious ..a lot of roleplay and   free kriegspiel..