Scene VI: A Hot Air Balloon

[Animalmother]

That picture is missing a pig and two dogs shaking and wetting themselves...

And a pair off humongous tatters flailing in the wind like wobbly plums.

[Stormbringer]

Rufus has plenty of ballast to drop. Speaking of which, are you going to drop some ballast, Cumflutter?

[Animalmother]

Rufus has plenty of ballast to drop. Speaking of which, are you going to drop some ballast, Cumflutter?

No. The pig stays to the bitter end.

How dare you even suggest!

[Stormbringer]

I meant a sandbag, of course! ¬_¬

[Wrathbone]

Navigation: NAT 20

It strikes me that I have no idea how navigation works in a balloon. But I'm doing it as well as it can be done, apparently.

[Stormbringer]

I honestly know nothing about ballooning but I assume CK does as he seems to be rather good at it!

Okay, I still need actions from Cumflutter and Scrancher...

[Mantis]

Brace again.

[Animalmother]

Did a Brace of 18 & 8

[Stormbringer]

With gritted teeth, Cadaver Kid maintains control of the aircraft while Cumflutter and Scrancher hold on tight. Doc bites through another rope and lets another sandbag drop down to the earth.

There's a (very) brief lull in the storm; each of the crew can make a single action as before.

[Wrathbone]

If there’s no sign of this storm letting up, would it make sense to try and land the balloon during the lull?

[Stormbringer]

If there’s no sign of this storm letting up, would it make sense to try and land the balloon during the lull?

The "lull" was just my way of saying it's your turn first this round. Trying to land isn't an option until the storm blows over...which it will (soon, I expect)

[Wrathbone]

In that case, I navigate:

10 + 2 = 12

[Sly Boots]

Dog-doc will chew through the rope of our penultimate sandbag.

[Animalmother]

Cumflutter will try and grab a bit of floating debris. 3 D6's is it?

2
3 & 6

[Stormbringer]

Dog-Doc drops the third ballast and the balloon regains some height.

Cumflutter reaches out and catches a line of rope that comes flying past. Thirty feet of it!

With sheer determination and skill, Cadaver Kid pilots the balloon out of the storm and into clear skies and calm air!

Congratulations, you have survived the storm!

It is then that you realise the balloon is running out of fuel...the damaged canopy slowly drifts down to the desert floor and the basket lands with an uncomfortable thump on the dusty earth. But everyone is alive.


Cumflutter and Scrancher, can you roll me LUCK tests, please?