Horror at the Top of the World AAR

I hosted a 1980s Pulp game but with a Halloween twist, a survival horror game.

The game takes place in the Arctic at an abandoned Cobra station. Players have 2 characters each that were shot down and bailed out.  The objective is to secure a vehicle and escape off the table, but where is everyone in the station...

The Cobra facility.

Players begin on one of the short ends of the table.

Movement triggers attacks, Snow is kicked up masking the attackers. One of the attackers is stunned.

More attacks!

Wild Bill and Snow Job approach a penguin...carefully....

Joes advance

A view of the attacks on the Cobra side of the table.

Joes are also attacked and Scarlett and Roadblock are wounded.

Next turn the attackers reveal themselves, Graboids!!

Joes climb for high ground, providing some cover between themselves and the Graboids.

Cobra forces seek the high ground

Lifeline tends to the wounded as the Joes fend off attacks.

Destro and the Baroness defend against a smaller Graboid.

Snowjob and Wild Bill solve a re Dare! Location revealing a gruesome beheaded snow serpent and are pinned from a failed Moxie test.

Joes prepare to advance.

Forward!!

Kwinn and Mindbender jump to the next Quonset 

Patched up Joes defend from more attacks!

A large Graboid attacks Destro and the Baroness after they fail a jump between cargo containers!

A small Graboid attacks!

Tomax and Xamot claim the bobcat for cover and solve a Dare! location, a snow squall kicks up for the next 5 turns reducing weapon ranges to 12 inches!

Scarlett and Roadblock reveal a discovery beneath the tarp, a hole carved into the ice...

The twins take to the high ground and attempt to fire on the Joes while fending off a small Graboid.

The Joes return fire on the twins, killing them.

Roadblocks gun does the job.

Destro and the Baroness are attacked by a large Graboid.

And Ace is devoured by one too!

The Joes reach a Hiss tank to exit the table but it is destroyed by a large Graboid.

Destro commandeers the bobcat, but is attacked and killed by a large Graboid.

A view of the madness!

Crystal Ball and Wild Weasel are attacked by a large Graboid, Crystal Ball is eaten!

Kwinn and Mindbender advance and solve a Dare location, gaining a 50 cal HMG.

Baroness tried to befriend a penguin.

Joes run for the building.

Roadblock and Scarlett are killed by Mindbender and Kwinn’s 50 cals!

Mindbender is the next to be eaten!

The Joes make it safely from the destroyed Hiss tank to the Wolfand fend off an attack.

They hold out to try to give the other Joes a chance to escape.

Wild Weasel moves forward, Crystal Ball is eaten.

Lifticket and Lifeline make it to the Wolf, just one more Joe to go. They fend off the Graboid attacks!

Iceberg makes it to the Wolf, but brings a large Graboid with him!

The large Graboid is repelled but 50 cal rounds pour into the lightly armored rear of the Wolf!

Kwinn fires onto the Wolf, 2 rounds penetrate the armor and destroy the Wolf and kill all of the Joes on board. So close for the Joes, one more turn and they would have made it off the table!

Kwinn takes out 5 Joes in one round and fended off a Graboid!

Now he has to get off the table.

He makes it to another Wolf and waits for Wild Weasel to make it to. As a vehicle specialist, Wild Weasel is able to hot wire the vehicle and fend off a Graboid attack, but the tracks are damaged.

The Wolf makes it to 2 inches from the table, the damaged tracks cannot take it any further this turn and it is now attacked by a large Graboid.

The Graboid destroys the Wolf! Kwinn and Wild Weasel need another way out!

Both run for the same chopper and make it, but Kwinn is now out of ammo and a small Graboid attacks!

The chopper is damaged and unable to take off!

Kwinn runs for the next chopper but is attacked by the large Graboid. He is out of ammo and out of time!

Wild Weasel sees Kwinn devoured and tried to hop from the Wolf wreck to the last chopper!

But is killed by a small Graboid. He almost made it.

There were no survivors...

Special thanks to all the players for coming over to throw some dice!

I’m going to post a scenario write up shortly so you can give the scenario a try if you want.

More to come,

Doc