TEXT: Data Transfer
  A Sample Scenario & Battle report
  By Gavin Fry
  This article is an expansion of the game I ran at the Inquisitor Grand Tournament 2012.  Unlike many games or  
  campaigns, the IGTs have players GMing a single, one-off game involving characters they’re likely to have never  
  encountered before and with players they meet irregularly.  To this end the participants often create self-contained  
  scenarios; including generic hand outs and a simple over arcing plot. 
  So, in this article I hope to present one of my own GT scenarios with notes and design concepts, and give a short battle  
  report covering the game on the day.
  Player 01
  Your crew has successfully encountered a fellow agent 
  carrying a data-slate containing important information. 
  For this scenario your crew is joined by an NPC character 
  (provided by the GM). This NPC has an accompanying 
  Character Sheet.
  You may assign the data-slate to any of your controlled 
  characters and are required to confirm this choice with the 
  GM.
  Your crew deploys first, within 8” of one of the short table 
  edges and need to extract the data-slate off the opposite 
  side of the board.
  Bonus points are awarded if the NPC also makes it off the 
  same board edge.
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  The Courier
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  Equipment: Laspistol (right handed), 2 reloads, Short Sword
  Armour: Flak to all locations (AV3), Carapace to chest &
   Abdomen (AV6)
  Abilities: Catfall, Deadeye Shot
  Players 02 and 03
  Compare the Leadership statistic of your crew’s leader with 
  the Ld stat of the other non-deployed crews’ leader. 
  Whoever has the higher stat may choose to deploy First or 
  Second. Whoever deploys First may choose a Long table 
  edge and deploy up to 6” on, at least 12” from either of the 
  corners.
  The final crew deploys on the opposite board edge, upto 6” 
  on and at least 12” from either of the corners. 
  You will be given 3 Objective cards (see overleaf), and are 
  required to choose one, either by choice or randomly!
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  +++INCOMING TRANSMISSION+++
  Honoured Brother, 
  Our  associates  have  acquired  important  information 
  regarding the infiltration of Orbital Defence Satellite 23.
  An  agent  has  been  dispatched  to  recover  this 
  information  and  you  are  required  to  ensure  this 
  information reaches an extraction point to be confirmed 
  by the Agent.
  May He guide your hand.
  +++END TRANSMISSION+++
  +++INCOMING TRANSMISSION+++
  Honoured Brother, 
  Information has fallen into the clutches of an opposing 
  faction that may be of interest to our organisation.
  We know where the extraction point is and the route a 
  convoy will be taking. Proceed to the attached location 
  coordinates.
  Our  heads  are  divining  the  appropriate  method  of 
  dealing with this issue and you shall retrieve instructions.
  +++END TRANSMISSION+++
  +++ Players Notes +++
  
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  Player 01
  Player  01  must  assign  the  data-slate  to  any  of  his 
  controlled characters and is required to confirm this choice 
  with the GM.
  Player 01's crew deploys first, within 8” of one of the short 
  table  edges and  need  to  extract  the  data-slate  off  the 
  opposite side of the board.
  Bonus points are awarded if the NPC also makes it off the 
  same board edge.
  Players 02 and 03
  Compare the Leadership statistic of each crew’s leader 
  with the Ld stat of the other non-deployed crews’ leader. 
  Whoever has the higher stat may choose to deploy First or 
  Second. Whoever deploys First may choose a Long table 
  edge and deploy up to 6” on, at least 12” from either of the 
  corners.
  The final crew deploys on the opposite board edge, up to 
  6” on and at least 12” from either of the corners. 
  Each player be given 3 Objective cards & is required to 
  choose one, either by choice or randomly! 
  +++ GM Notes +++
  So, Data Transfer is the scenario I wrote for the IGT2012. 
  A common objective for Inquisitor scenarios is to retrieve an artefact or object.  In this scenario I’ve given one of the 
  players the objective and the instruction to exit off the opposite board edge. 
  However, while issuing an NPC called “The Courier” I gave the player the option of giving the artefact to any member of 
  the warband; this gave the option for stealth and subterfuge, allowing for misdirection and the other players guessing 
  where the objective was. 
  The remaining players were given 4 options for their own objectives;
  ●
  The first is a standard conflicting objective; steal the objective.  This could range from a firefight to persuading 
  the warband to hand it over…
  ●
  Second objective was one designed to sow confusion; the player is required to ensure the first player achieves 
  their objective; with the usual contrary objectives, even stating intentions in-game may not work…
  ●
  Third objective was along the lines of a standard scenario; kill the courier.  Even if this objective is obtained, it is 
  still possible for the first player to achieve their objectives, especially if the courier isn’t carrying the artefact…
  ●
  The final objective was to destroy the data-slate. This is fairly conflicting, but allows for more strikes and 
  ambushes; even for setting traps to destroy the slate and anyone nearby…
  While in the original scenario scripts, the players randomly draw their objectives it is entirely possible to enforce specific 
  ones or alter available choices allowing for the scenario to be run several times with different results.
  
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  Battle Report
  What follows is a report on the game at the Inquisitor 
  Grand Tournament 2012.  
  Player 01, Adlan, was given the character referred to as 
  The Courier, and the data-slate which he was required to 
  transport off the opposite board edge. 
  Karandras and Myriad took the roles of Players 02 and 03. 
  Karandras was forced to randomly choose his objective, 
  ending up with #2: ensure the data-slate is taken off the 
  opposite board by player 01. Myriad picked #3: Kill The 
  Courier.
  Adlan gave the dataslate to his guardsman, Verger who 
  snuck into some ruins to his right.  Karandras' warband 
  deployed on that side, far across the settlement.
  Myriads' xenos crew were on the opposite, spread across 
  the edge.
  While Inquisitor Rex ran toward a building, the Sergeant-
  Major advanced forward and the third member spending a 
  mass of time reaching a building furthest from the courier 
  and more time climbing up it (i know what 1 action a turn 
  feels  like!),  Hanja,  Ungan  and  the  Courier  advanced 
  straight down the middle, the xenos crew spreading out 
  further,  noticeably  the  hrud  and  mercenary  going  onto 
  rooftops, the floaty one headed toward Rex...
  Hanja  attempted  to  Distract  Rex,  but  failed  horrifically, 
  losing a dozen WP points!
  Rex wasn't so lucky when the floating Xenos managed to 
  Terrify him to the spot!
  The Sergeant headed toward the Courier as Verger ran by, 
  unnoticed!
  It's worth noting Adlan's warrior fired a "warning" shot that 
  hit Hanja in the arm from the other side of the board, 
  missing the melee, the Courier and the building he was 
  stood by!
  While Ungen and the Sgt ended up in a melee, the Hrud 
  had snuck onto a rooftop and shot Hanja while Verger hit 
  the third warrior, who had finally reached a rooftop, with a 
  smoke grenade!
  
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  The floating Xenos charged into the Courier, Mesmerising 
  Hanja  in  a  heroic  display  of  psychic  mastery!
  Rex,  recovering  his  wits,  joined  the  Sgt  in  assaulting 
  Ungan and the lone warrior put a gunshot through Verger's 
  leg!
  Thankfully the light wound didn't hamper him, but he failed 
  to get enough actions to leave the board!
  And so we ran out of time.  The Courier uninjured, a stale-
  mate melee and the data-slate 10" away from completing 
  the objective!
  I was happy with the way it played out in the GT and from 
  receiving over the average score as a GM it looks like my 
  players enjoyed the scenario!
  Hopefully you’ve  enjoyed reading this write up and the 
  print&play style scenario sheets may have some use for 
  you! 
  About the Author
  “Greenstuff” Gav Fry lurks in the depths of Somerset, 
  preferring to play old school GW and smaller skirmish 
  games while pushing putty around, filling his desk with 
  half completed projects!
  
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