To recap our previous post our cast of characters are searching for the fabled Enchanted Tiki Mask of Bronze is believed to be the icon of the great Polynesian warrior chief Haruki which has gone missing from the Museé des antiquités de Polynésie.
Our story begins with Dr. Benton Quest working in a remote makeshift laboratory near the Kaimondake volcano, who has been captured by Dr. Napoleon Zin and Ernst Stavro Blofeld, being forced to work on a diabolical experiment they plan to use to control the world. The experiment is intended to use to mystical powers of the Polynesian Enchanted Tiki Mask of Bronze to create a mind control device that will bring unsuspecting victims under their influence when they view the mask. How do they plan to achieve this you ask? Very good question. The fabled Tiki Mask of Bronze has been lost for generations and is one of the most treasured artifacts in antiquity. The evil duo hopes to use the mask in public museum displays and flood the world with images of the mask once it is announced that it has been “found” to launch their sinister plan upon the people of Earth.
Dr. Quest was kidnapped while searching for the mask with his trusted companion Race Bannon, husband and wife Archaeologists Etta Cornelius and Dr. Milton Cornelius and Benjamin Fanning, a cartographer with the Royal Geographic Society.
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The explorers enter the village near the base of the volcano not knowing Dr. Quest is being held there. They stumble upon the village after losing their way. It appears calm while small groups of water buffalo roam the paths.
Race has been separated from the group of explorers. An earlier bad dice roll, during a random event, has sent Race Bannon back to his original starting point for the next several turns.
Dr. Quest must complete his task within six (6) game turns. To give a sense of urgency to the game and also some timeframe, I pre-determined that the villains would only allow Dr. Quest a set amount of time to complete the task they laid before him.
At the end of each turn a dice roll would give me a yes/no answer to see if he made progress during that turn. Four out of six YES and he would have completed the objective.
Meanwhile the foreign spy arrives for his mission to confirm Zin and Blofeld have been working on a plot together and potentially liquidate them.
He doesn’t have long to face off against one of Zin’s men who spots him while on patrol. Our spy is able to make quick work of Kiyoshi.
A patrol of Giant Flies has spotted something just off shore and align themselves to protect the docks.
It is Maj. Andrea Francois and his unit of French Foreign Legion sent from their base in French Indochina to find and recover the mask for French Polynesia.
The flies prepare for an attack
A fierce battle against the flying creatures ensues.
The Major and his trusted NCO Sgt. Eugene Olivier along with the men in their unit Remi, Edouard, Vicor, Frederic are able to defeat the flying menace.
The legionnaires survey the village to check for any additional threat and then make their way across the bridge from the docks.
Remi is left on guard duty and watch over the landing boats.
The foreign spy finds the house being used by Zin and Blofeld to hold Dr. Quest. Unfortunately he is quickly dispatched by being knocked out by one of Zin’s men.
Our explorers meanwhile have been chased through the village and are trying to escape on a small boat they find at a dock. They have been unsuccessful at finding the mask, Dr. Quest or Race. Zin’s men are giving chase.
Race has arrived in the village just a little too late to help the rest of the exploration party. He must still find Dr. Quest but has some unexpected company he will need to deal with first.
By this time, Major Francois and his men have arrived in the heart of the village and after successful building searches have located Zin, Blofeld, Dr. Quest and more importantly the Fabled Tiki Mask they were looking for.
Zin and Blofeld try to get away from the Legion as Dr. Quest also makes his escape.
Zin heads after Dr. Quest but Race Bannon sees his old friend in trouble and comes to his aid.
The scuffle allows the Legion to catch up and capture Zin. Blofeld is able to elude capture by hiding in a nearby thicket. Race and Dr. Quest join the Legionnaires and are transported back their base.
Remember our spy who was knocked out? He seems to have vanished. And while searching the main room where the Dr. Quest and the mask were being held, Major Francois has found something he will take control of personally.
Next time…will the explorers escape on the boat and be reunited with Race Bannon and Dr. Quest? What has become of Blofeld? What will the French do with the Fabeled Tiki Mask and Dr. Zin?
Stay Tuned for the next exciting episode in this campaign.
A recap of the prelude to the campaign can be found here: Quest of the Tiki Mask, a Pulp adventure.
