The Retreat

[RPGs/Wargames] Christmas at Twilight Or how I learned to quit complaining and love my fellow man -- loudly. Last year about this time, Eugen Systems -- creators of the very fine indeed Wargame and Steel Division -- posted a very thematic Christmas card to the community, and as I said on FB at the time, "Maybe I need to write that up as a 5150 scenario." Now that 5150: Hammer & Anvil has been released, I'm back to thinking, "maybe I should write that up as a scenario for 5150 . So let's do that. Inspirations Inspired in equal measure by 5150 itself, Twilight 2000 , Advanced Squad Leader , and Santa Claus Conquers the Martians . https://youtu.be/7dhvdnzHBr0 And maybe a little Futurama . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbMq4NCHuhU Mission: YULETIDE TANGO History Unfortunately, there truly is a War on Christmas. Not because of political factionalism or even religious diversity, but because the forces of Hell have not been receiving their due. KRAMPUS (Kraft...

EXT. CH-6-FAC-3 - NIGHT The weather is rainy, nasty, just a little too much wind to even consider going out in it at all. The industrial block is just a formless outline against the rain-pouring sky. A sleek, black ship, unmarked, crawls through the winds and the rain. Rather than bounce away, the sheets seek to cling to it, enveloping it, obscuring it. The blunt prow pokes through every once in a while as it slithers forward. Black helmet and black face-mask obscure the pilot's eyes, but she gestures to and with the ship and it slips behind a group of buildings and drops out of line of sight without a murmur over the coursing of the rain. EXT.CH-6-RES-2 LANDING ZONE - CONTINUOUS The ship drifts over the edge of a large, square arco-building with a hollow center nearly filled by a courtyard, playground equipment tucked to the side and clearly not used for a long time. The swings shudder more than they're blown, the ship the size of two city busses side by sid...