RS Kristmas Kultists vs Elvira's death squad

Round 2 in our seasonal slog.  

Now look, oh my droogs 'n froobs, if we was taking this seriously (and I plan some serious stuff later) we wouldn't be doing 2 games per session and there would be progression.  Never considered that these rules would become such a staple of our gaming or how easy to run a campaign of any level.  

But they are, and we do, so there.  Sorted.

No scenario on this one, we did use complication 7, It's Personal, feud betwix Shooter Boy and Future Santa but that had no effect on play.

The Captain's Log was considered as an objective, but rejected and, with its contemporaries, munched.

Still miss ginger beer-.   Without it wargaming has lost some of its sparkle and fizz.

A quick reminder of the characters: 

Christmass Cultists. Total 201 Gestalt +1 Psi every unwounded character.

Sanity Klaws. Artificial, Big, Reactive, Psi, Leader1 25

Cyborg, Light combat dress, Powered Gauntlets 30 Total 55

Rudolf, Artificial, Extra leg, Fast3, Martial arts2, Psi, Total 33

Elfless, Marks1, Psi Psi master, Reactive. Flight pack, Lt combat dress, SMG Total 52

Detect weakness, within 12” Psi roll pass, +1 next shot.

Future Christmas Ambidextrous, Psi, Psi master, Weapon master 3 26 Total 61

2x built in monowire blades (3) Armour piercing 18

Mindscream 17 every character within 5” Psi roll 1pin 1stress wound if crit. -2 against veg

Nightmares 10 35 single, -1 every 5” morale roll. Panics run or pass out, surrender ooa. -2 veg.

Deaths n Elvira. Psionics Hive Mind 0000 Total 200

Elvira Leader 1 Psi, Psi master 3, Civilian, Stealth 3, 26 Total 52

Encourage 1character +1 all activation

Guide 1character +1 all reaction

Mind control tn16, 10” crit fail takes wound & pin. Target activates -2, no reactions.

Soldier Girl Ambitextrous, Difficult target, Fast 3, Psi, React, Weapon Master 3. 44, Total 48

2 Swords (2) 4

Shooter Boy Difficult target, Fast 3, Marksman 1, React, Psi. 30 Total 35

Pistol (4) 5

Death Psi Difficult target, Fast, Marksman2, Weapon master. 26 Total 38

Fixed Vibrobayonet (3) 2 handed, 2 (to-) Hunting Needler (3) 2 handed, 4 12

Pump-kin, Ampidexterous, Psi, Diminutive,Vegetable, Weaponmaster, 21 Total 27

Sword (2) primative x2 6

 The Game.  I took Elvira (who wouldn't?  Sexist swine, Down!) and won initiative.

 Tony did rather well on reactions, not sure why Rudolf is pointing the wrong way.

My advance is by comparison slow and cautious.

I had to use the graveyard again.  The inscriptions were added by fine pen in my own awful script (which was bad enough, but who writes anything these days?)  Hint- do them before basing.

Ah hah! Hah, ha ha haHah!  There are higher numbers on these dice! Now I get my rewenge in first!
Ah hah! Hah, ha ha haHah!

Interesting colour on that foam, it's dark green to the eye.

Line a diminutive deviant destroyer, the pump-kin leaps upon Santa!

Hurling to the ground in a welter of flying fists!

Then gets a more normal reult, goes "oh crap" and runs for cover.

All in vain, alas.  Efless smokes him up like a vegetarian kipper.

The initiative swaps upon the death and Rudolf runs at Soldier girl, straight onto her swords.

But you cannot keep a good artificial reindeer down and he smites her low with his brazen 'orns from upon low.

Then runs away.

Stalemate-

Long distance shooting, Elfless gets the better, knocking death down.

Rudolf runs in and finishes him off.

Only to be knocked down by shooter boy.  Future Santa has yet to stride upon the stage.

And its up.

Lo, they are gathered.

Elvira has yet to do anything other than look good.  So she decides to surrender.  Oh good.

Shooter boy seeks better cover from Elfless's shooting.

Yes, Yes, the Future Santa comes!

 Duel to the death!  Future Santa rushes Shooter boy.  Tries nightmare but fails-.

Down he goes under a welter*  of blows.  Elvira, with a stomp of her feet, surrenders again!  Probably complaining about poor customer service pandemic in the season.

*  a welter is a bushel of smigeons in old money.

Game 2.  Go on, you say it.  Tony has the initiative.

For a large bronze robotic beast, Rudolf hides well.

With a flash of creamy thigh-

On point.

Future Santa leads old Santa.

 Spotted!

I designed this thing to go in with the Psi attack then rend with its claws.  This it did.

That worked well, then.

Pump kin looks shocked.

A rematch, similar results.

With a mighty jet pack bound Elfless flanks the implacable foe, thus placing them.  I'm please with these ruins, made to use up scraps.  I must finish painting them!

Pump kin is too small to see, so Elvira gets shot at.  For once, no effect.

Santa asks Elvira if she's been naughty or nice?  Answers in comments below, please.

Elvira has gone down!

Shooter boy to the rewenge!

Santa too is down.

With flailing and poking, thrashing and shaking-

A long time but Rudolf gets there.

Shooter boy makes Rudolf run for cover.

Death puts in an appearance.

Realising she's outclassed in hand to hand, Elfless uses her jet pack to escape!

Doh!  Says death.  Aaah- thinks Rudolf.

Insert Spaghetti Western music of own choice.   4 sided seasonal standoff.

Death shoots!

But his gun jams, giving Rudolf the opportunity to pounce!

Up-

The beast is down and one leg damaged.

One damaged reindeer, Elfless wounded.  Death with a broken weapon.

This is the first game I can remember where both sides agree to mutually withdraw.

Two good games with well balanced sides.  Now for round 3-.