Before embarking on your adventure, you must first determine your personal characteristics and the weapons and provisions with which you are equipped. An Action Chart has been supplied on which to record and amend these details as the adventure unfolds.
-Your personal characteristics comprise two basic attributes:
Your personal characteristics comprise two basic attributes:
To discover your
If you have already completed any of the the previous Freeway Warrior adventures, it is unclear whether you may replenish your supplies before starting this adventure or whether you can only carry over the supplies you carried at the end of the previous adventure. It seems reasonable that you would be able to restock your supplies while in Tucson.
+If you have already completed any of the previous Freeway Warrior adventures, it is unclear whether you may replenish your supplies before starting this adventure or whether you can only carry over the supplies you carried at the end of the previous adventure. It seems reasonable that you would be able to restock your supplies while in Tucson.
It is reasonably clear that the Machine Pistol should not be used if you have fewer than 6 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
-For some readers, however, it may seem counterintuitive to have ammunition left but be unable to use the weapon. We suggest to these readers that when 9mm ammunition falls below 6 rounds, the Machine Pistol can be treated as a Pistol (cf. Section 333). While this is not a perfect solution, it is a reasonable compromise.
+For some readers, however, it may seem counterintuitive to have ammunition left but be unable to use the weapon. We suggest to these readers that when 9mm ammunition falls below 6 rounds, the Machine Pistol can be treated as a Pistol (cf.
Your weapon strikes Mad Dog
The instructions on how to use the Medi-kit are unclear. A reasonable way to interpret them is to restore 1
You reach the front door and pull it shut behind you to prevent the hornets from following you out into the street. The stings you have sustained to your face, neck, and hands throb painfully. If you possess at least three Medi-kit units, you are able to soothe the inflammation with some ointment: restore 1
You reach the front door and pull it shut behind you to prevent the hornets from following you out into the street. The stings you have sustained to your face, neck, and hands throb painfully. If you possess at least three Medi-kit units, you are able to soothe the inflammation with some ointment: restore 1
When you have fully recovered from your encounter with the hornets, you check your equipment and return to Rickenbacker.
You force yourself to ignore the deadly hail of lead churning the ground around your feet, and concentrate all your efforts on reaching the safety of the alleyway. Seconds pass like hours until finally you enter the narrow, tunnel-like passage.
At the far end you discover a battered pick-up truck, daubed with clan emblems and slogans, parked beside a fire-escape ladder that is lowered all the way to the ground.
+ +A splash of sparks lights up the lodge as your weapon is chewed up by the chainsaw
You leap up and launch a two-footed kick to Mad Dog
The moment you input the correct number,
You take the tub of Atropine tablets and check that its seal is intact; then you slip the tub into your pocket as you hurry out of the store and retrace your steps all the way back to the hospital exit. (You need not make a record of the Atropine on your Action Chart.)
+ +As you leave the hospital and make your way back to your car, an armed clansman with a solar torch comes walking across the lot. You freeze in your tracks, and then hide behind one of the wrecked autos. Judging from the direction in which he is walking, there is a strong possibility that he will catch sight of your roadster before you reach it.
You tug the transceiver from your backpack, only to discover that its power-pac has been smashed by a ricochet. (Delete the
Rickenbacker glances at the broken transceiver and shakes his head. They
he says, cocking his machine pistol. Let
With that he rises from his knees and empties an entire magazine at the clansmen
With that he rises from his knees and empties an entire magazine at the clansmen
When you look back, Rickenbacker is busy reloading. You tap his arm and point to the alley, saying, I
He grunts approvingly. The moment he re-opens fire, you break cover and sprint towards the alley as fast as your legs and your lungs will allow. You are ten yards from its welcoming darkness when bullets start to thud into the ground around your feet.
Pick a number from the Random Number Table and add to it your Stealth skill score.
@@ -1054,7 +1110,7 @@Bullets ricochet off the hood and strike sparks in a line along the armoured plating that protects your door. Then there is a sharp
Add together your Driving skill score and your current
You focus on the top of the outcrop, and at first you see nothing untoward. Then, about a minute later, a puff of smoke issues from the rock, as if a bullet has smacked into its surface. Patiently you watch the outcrop, half-expecting something else to happen. You do not have to wait very long: within a few minutes there is a rumbling noise, like the sound of distant thunder, and several giant cracks appear in the outcrop. Suddenly a whole section gives way and hundreds of tons of rock come tumbling down the mountainside.
+ +You watch open-mouthed as the landslide spills out across the freeway, blocking the lanes in both directions. Rickenbacker tugs at your sleeve and suggests that you turn around and drive back to the colony as fast as you can. Numbly you nod your head and reach out to restart the engine.
The discordant blare of an air horn tells every driver to start his engine. Then the convoy moves off like a giant, disjointed metal snake, gradually gathering speed as it approaches the highway junction. Ahead you see the line of vehicles veer to the south and, as you approach the Crazies
Some of the more daring clansmen are hurling stones and old auto parts at the speeding convoy. Most fall short or do minimal damage, but one missile
Some of the more daring clansmen are hurling stones and old auto parts at the speeding convoy. Most fall short or do minimal damage, but one missile
Pick a number from the Random Number Table and add to it your Driving skill score.
The route Jaeger took yesterday, when he hiked from the well in the mountains to Interstate 8, followed the course of the San Cristobal Wash. For him it was a difficult trail to follow on foot, and you soon discover that it is an even harder one to negotiate in a pick-up truck. The broken ground is deeply rutted and littered with boulders, and it takes more than an hour to make the fifteen-mile climb to the well.
The well itself is located at the bottom of a bowl-shaped gully, shaded from the sun by two peaks of the Mohawk Mountains. A pump house stands beside the bore-hole, to which is affixed a sign that reads:
-You park the pick-up beside the pump house and Jaeger helps you unload the containers. I had to draw the water up by hand yesterday,
he says, nodding towards the bore-hole,
Beyond the door you discover an old locker room that served as a changing area and equipment store for the fire department officers and paramedics who were once stationed here. A quick search uncovers a Fire Extinguisher, a Fire Axe (3), and enough medical supplies for three Medi-kit units.
+ +If you wish to keep any of these items, remember to adjust your Action Chart accordingly.
The elation you feel at having found the medicine store is dampened when you take stock of your surroundings. Tens of thousands of bottles and containers line the shelves, not only in this room but in several other adjoining storage areas as well. And to make matters worse, there seems to be no logical order to the way the medicines have been stored. It could take you a week or more to inspect them individually.
Hoping to get lucky, you search the shelves for the better part of an hour until you notice, by chance, that the base of each container carries an index number. Now you concentrate your efforts on finding the catalogue, or file, that is the key to this storage system. Ironically, you discover it
Within minutes of finding the print-out, you locate a tub of Atropine tablets. You check that its seal is intact, and then slip the tub into your pocket as you hurry back to the roadster. (You need not make a record of the Atropine on your Action Chart.)
+ +Mad Dog launches a wild, sweeping slice at your head. You avoid instant decapitation by rolling across the debris-strewn floor, but, as you rise to your feet, a wave of dizziness robs you momentarily of your sight, and you stumble backwards against the wall. Your vision clears, and as Mad Dog approaches, you duck below his wild sweeps and thrust your weapon at his chest. You draw first blood. The clan leader squeals like a stuck pig and pulls away, but quickly recovers and attacks like a man possessed.
+ +It is possible that you may not be carrying a missile weapon at this point. This is a game-design issue that cannot be easily rectified.
+The grenade passes over the truck and explodes, throwing little but dust and shrapnel into the air. The dull boom alerts the other clansmen and suddenly all hell breaks loose. They leap to their feet and come running across the bridge, cursing and fumbling for their weapons as they do so. You hobble to the truck and take cover as Rickenbacker, hoping to buy you the precious seconds you need in order to destroy the radio transceiver, opens fire at the approaching clansmen.
As you move along the side of the truck, you notice a keg of blasting powder resting in the back with a self-lighting fuse attached to its top. Rather than attempting to batter the radio to pieces, you decide to blow it up instead. A sharp tug is all that is required to set off the fuse; then you run towards Rickenbacker as fast as your aching foot will allow. As you jump into the ditch, there is a jarring boom and a brilliant flash of bright orange flame as the truck explodes.
What the heck
gasps Rickenbacker, stunned by the unexpected force of the second explosion.
They had a keg of blasting powder in the back,
you cry, shouting to make yourself heard above the rumbling echo of the explosion. So I pulled the fuse!
As the dust clears, the clansmen struggle to their feet and run towards the blazing remains of their truck. As they get nearer, you take up your gun and prepare to open fire.
+As the dust clears, the clansmen struggle to their feet and run towards the blazing remains of their truck. As they get nearer, you take up your gun and prepare to open fire.
You notice a Hunting Knife (2) lying nearby, on top of an office cabinet, and quickly grab it as Mad Dog launches a wild, sweeping slice at your head. You avoid instant decapitation by rolling across the debris-strewn floor, but, as you rise to your feet, a wave of dizziness robs you momentarily of your sight, and you stumble backwards against the wall. Your vision clears, and, as Mad Dog approaches, you duck below his wild sweeps and thrust your weapon at his chest. You draw first blood. The clan leader squeals like a stuck pig and pulls away, but quickly recovers and attacks like a man possessed.
+ +I count six of them
says Rickenbacker, as he peers through the dirty windshield at the distant bridge: They
offers Cookie. Puma scouts. Probably part of the group that came lookin
I count six of them
says Rickenbacker, as he peers through the dirty windshield at the distant bridge. They
offers Cookie. Puma scouts. Probably part of the group that came lookin
Carefully you assess the situation. A frontal attack on the bridge could prove costly, and the long whiplash aerial that you see fixed to the clansmen
Rickenbacker, who has been given a transceiver by Pop Ewell, radios the convoy to inform them of the situation. At once they suspect that Cookie is trying to lead you into a trap. He denies the charge, and in order to prove his good intent, he offers to try to lure the clansmen away from the bridge.
Pick a number from the Random Number Table.
@@ -2275,7 +2389,7 @@As you enter the pass and approach a section where a rocky outcrop overhangs the westbound Lanes of the freeway, you notice a glint of sunlight reflecting off something perched on the peak of the outcrop. It occurs to you that it could just be a trick of the light, but it could just as easily be a clan sniper lying in ambush!
+As you enter the pass and approach a section where a rocky outcrop overhangs the westbound lanes of the freeway, you notice a glint of sunlight reflecting off something perched on the peak of the outcrop. It occurs to you that it could just be a trick of the light, but it could just as easily be a clan sniper lying in ambush!
The clansman
The clansman
When the dust and debris have finally settled, you drag yourself to your feet and survey the destruction. The clansman did not survive the blast: his body lies a few yards away, stiff and lifeless. Across the river you can see Rickenbacker and Cookie running towards the bridge after completing their part of the plan successfully. They are relieved to see you alive. You join them in the middle of the bridge and together you return to the pick-up to report that the way across the Gila River is now clear.
You follow the sign, taking the smaller road that branches away to the west. The name Laguna
stirs memories of your childhood before The Day
, for it was at Laguna Beach, California, that you were born and raised. You are still thinking about your old home, wondering if it is still the same, when the reservoir and dam appear in the distance. The two features make an impressive sight, enhanced by the rugged backdrop of the Cargo Muchacho Mountains and the knowledge that the land on the other side of the reservoir is California state territory.
You bring the convoy to a halt at a point overlooking the wide service road that runs across the top of the dam. Cutter goes forward to check its cracked surface and after walking its entire length, returns to declare that it is passable.
+ +You must now take a Drink or lose 3
Using the tube, you siphon a couple of gallons from the truck and transfer it to a fuel tank inside the pump house. Then, using the truck
Outside, Jaeger locates and opens the valve of the outlet pipe, which looks like a huge faucet, and out pours a coughing stream of crystal-clear water. With a triumphant yell, the two of you rush to the pipe and take turns lying on the ground beneath it until you are completely soaked to the skin. The water is cool and refreshingly pure
In less than twenty minutes you have drawn the sixty gallons you require and loaded the heavy containers onto the back of the pick-up. (If you wish, you may take this opportunity to refill your water canteen.)
The convoy
says Rickenbacker, as he cocks his machine pistol. Let
With that he rises from his knees and empties an entire magazine at the clansmen
With that he rises from his knees and empties an entire magazine at the clansmen
When you look back, Rickenbacker is busy reloading. You tap his arm and point to the alley, saying, I
He grunts approvingly. The moment he re-opens fire, you break cover and sprint towards the alley as fast as your legs and your lungs will allow. You are ten yards from its welcoming darkness when bullets start to thud into the ground around your feet.
Pick a number from the Random Number Table and add to it your Stealth skill score.
@@ -3505,7 +3639,7 @@You cannot see your own weapon, but Kate
Mad Dog frees his saw and launches a wild, sweeping slice at your head. You avoid instant decapitation by rolling across the debris-strewn floor, but as you rise to your feet, a wave of dizziness robs you momentarily of your sight, and you stumble backwards against the wall. Then your vision clears, and, as Mad Dog approaches, you duck below his wild sweeps and thrust the muzzle of your empty machine pistol at his chest. You draw first blood. The clan leader squeals like a stuck pig and pulls away, but quickly he recovers and attacks you like a man possessed.
+ +During the combat, you may use the empty machine pistol as a Club (2).
It is an hour after dawn when the fortified gates of the Davis-Monthan base are unlocked and dragged open. With a reassuring smile, you bid farewell to Kate, and then accelerate the roadster out of the base along the pot-holed asphalt of a service road that leads to Interstate 10. Beside you sits Gary Rickenbacker, an ex-flying circus stunt pilot from Midland, Texas. He is one of the Big Spring colonists who joined up with DC1 when your convoy reached that town, the first of the few civilized strongholds you have visited on your journey west. In your driving mirror you see Macy and Langdon, both from Tucson. They are the other half of your scouting party. They drive a supercharged Trans-sol that is sheathed in grey armour-plate, a custom modification that has saved their skins on more than one occasion.
You hit the freeway doing sixty-five and follow the blistered road signs pointing north to Casa Grande. Thirty minutes later you pass through the fire-blackened ruins of Rillito and Marana, two towns the Outlaws torched last month to show the Tucson colony what Shiloh had in store for them.
Ten miles slip by before you reach the next town
Check out the wreck over there on the road,
you say, pointing to a car parked outside a derelict drugstore.
What d
Check out the wreck over there on the road,
you say, pointing to a car parked outside a derelict drugstore. What d
That sure weren
answers Macy, squinting at the distant vehicle. An
If there
says Langdon, as he unbuckles the holster-flap covering his pistol.
You agree with him and propose a plan. Two of you will enter the town and search the buildings in the area near where the car is parked. They will flush out any Outlaws that may be hiding there. Meanwhile, the other two will skirt around the town and wait on the far side at the freeway exit. If the Outlaws attempt a getaway, they will prevent their escape.
@@ -3599,9 +3742,11 @@The route Jaeger took yesterday, when he hiked from the well in the mountains to Interstate 8, followed the dry watercourse of the San Cristobal Wash. For him it was a difficult trail to follow on foot, and you soon discover that it is even harder to negotiate in a pick-up truck. The broken ground is deeply rutted and littered with boulders, and progress is painfully slow.
Rather than continue in this direction, you decide to try a more indirect route that takes you west, away from the Wash, across an expanse of desert. By chance you happen upon the remains of a dirt road that winds southwards into the mountains. You stay with this track and, although its surface is far from perfect, you make good time.
At length you reach a ridge that overlooks the well. The site itself is located at the bottom of a bowl-shaped gully, shaded from the sun by two of the Mohawk
Carefully you descend, following the dirt road as it zigzags towards the site. You are within a few hundred yards of your destination when you are faced by an unexpected hazard. You take a sharp right bend to find that a section of the road beyond has collapsed. You brake, but the wheels skid on the loose stones and the rear of the truck starts to slide out towards the edge. Frantically you fight to correct the skid as the truck slides nearer and nearer to the edge of the steep ravine.
Pick a number from the Random Number Table and add to it your Driving skill score. Add to this total your current
You pull over to the side of the road and Rickenbacker radios to the convoy, instructing it to stop and stand by. Using your magnifying device you are able to see that behind the tents a road block has been erected. It consists of rubble and auto wrecks, and it completely blocks the highway leading to the town of Westmorland. The road south to Brawley is open, but there are several strange-looking people standing at the junction, either singly or gathered in groups. Some are dressed in brightly coloured patchwork clothes, others are half-naked; yet all of them have one thing in common: they move with such lethargy that, from a distance, they resemble a colony of shambling zombies.
+ +I don
you say to your partner. Radio the convoy and get them to put Cookie on. Maybe he knows something about these weirdos.
Rickenbacker complies with your request and, within a minute or so, you are talking to Cookie person-to-person. Sounds like you
says Cookie, after listening to your description of the people at the junction. They
You thank Cookie for the advice and sign off by telling the convoy that you and Rickenbacker are on your way back. You are about to reach for the ignition when suddenly you hear movement away to your right. You turn your head and see three Crazies
Left with only one good front tyre, you find yourself battling with the steering wheel to keep the roadster progressing in a straight line. You have barely regained control when another burst of gunfire punches a line of dents across the hood, and forces you to swerve violently to avoid the driving compartment being riddled with lead. With skill, you bring the car to a halt alongside an auto wreck, and shout to your partner to bale out. Bullets whistle all around as you and Rickenbacker tumble out of your seats and seek cover behind the roadster
Left with only one good front tyre, you find yourself battling with the steering wheel to keep the roadster progressing in a straight line. You have barely regained control when another burst of gunfire punches a line of dents across the hood, and forces you to swerve violently to avoid the driving compartment being riddled with lead. With skill, you bring the car to a halt alongside an auto wreck, and shout to your partner to bail out. Bullets whistle all around as you and Rickenbacker tumble out of your seats and seek cover behind the roadster
You bring your magnifying device to bear on the bridge and focus on the thin man. The stick he is holding has a forked cleft at one end, and he appears to be attempting to catch snakes, probably for food. You hand your glasses to Rickenbacker to let him observe the man
What do you think?
you ask.
Rickenbacker shrugs. I can
Slowly you drive towards the bridge, your eyes fixed on the man
It is possible that you may not be carrying a missile weapon at this point. This is a game-design issue that cannot be easily rectified.
+Expectantly you ease open the door but something makes you stop dead in your tracks. It is a dog-like whimpering, followed by a low growl. The sound makes you uneasy, and you reach for your gun before opening the door any wider.
+Expectantly you ease open the door but something makes you stop dead in your tracks. It is a dog-like whimpering, followed by a low growl. The sound makes you uneasy, and you reach for your gun before opening the door any wider.
The room beyond is dimly lit by the glow from the roadster
At once you raise and fire your gun at the moving shadow. For a split second the open mouth and head of a ravenous coyote is lit up by the muzzle flash of your weapon. Then, as your shot catches it in the chest, the wild dog stops in mid-air and falls dead at your feet. (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
Still trembling with the shock of your encounter, you step over the coyote and peer into the room, only to find that it is filled with dusty, orthopaedic apparatus.
@@ -4138,13 +4309,19 @@It is possible that you may not be carrying a missile weapon at this point. This is a game-design issue that cannot be easily rectified.
+The grenade bounces in front of the truck, rolls, and then comes to rest directly beneath its fuel tank. A few seconds pass, and then there is a huge
In the rear of the truck was loaded a keg of blasting powder, and this, coupled with the vehicle
The noise alerts the other clansmen and suddenly all hell breaks loose. They leap to their feet and come running across the bridge, cursing and fumbling for their weapons as they do so. Through a pall of falling dust you hobble to where Rickenbacker is hiding and lower yourself into the ditch beside him.
What the heck was that?
he gasps, stunned by the unexpected force of the explosion.
They must have had some explosives on board,
you reply. I think it
As the dust clears slowly, you see the clansmen running towards the blazing remains of their truck. As they get nearer, you take up your gun and prepare to open fire.
+As the dust clears slowly, you see the clansmen running towards the blazing remains of their truck. As they get nearer, you take up your gun and prepare to open fire.
You are lost in thought when, unexpectedly, a mileage sign and an exit ramp loom out of the dusty darkness. Unfortunately, you overshoot the ramp, but you know by the tachometer on the dashboard, which you re-set to zero before leaving Gila Bend, that you are near the correct freeway exit for Casa Grande, so you stop your car and reverse it for several hundred yards.
-The sign points to Highway 84 and lists the towns of Stanfield (ten miles) and Casa Grande (twenty-three miles). Night has now fallen, although visibility has been so poor that you hardly notice the transition from day to night. With one eye on the tachometer, you follow Highway 84 until, ten miles later, the buildings of Stanfield start to appear on either side of the road. They are little more than fuzzy grey silhouettes, featureless and indistinguishable from each other.
+You are lost in thought when, unexpectedly, a mileage sign and an exit ramp loom out of the dusty darkness. Unfortunately, you overshoot the ramp, but you know by the milometer on the dashboard, which you re-set to zero before leaving Gila Bend, that you are near the correct freeway exit for Casa Grande, so you stop your car and reverse it for several hundred yards.
+The sign points to Highway 84 and lists the towns of Stanfield (ten miles) and Casa Grande (twenty-three miles). Night has now fallen, although visibility has been so poor that you hardly notice the transition from day to night. With one eye on the milometer, you follow Highway 84 until, ten miles later, the buildings of Stanfield start to appear on either side of the road. They are little more than fuzzy grey silhouettes, featureless and indistinguishable from each other.
Suddenly up ahead you see a light. You sense it could spell danger, so you bring your roadster quickly to a halt.
As you run through the deadly hail of lead, you are half-aware of a burning sensation that cuts across the back of your calf. But it is not until you reach the safety of the alleyway that you dare to look down, to find that you have been wounded: lose 2
Quickly you staunch the bleeding and then hobble the length of the narrow, tunnel-like passage. At the far end, you discover a battered pick-up truck, daubed with clan emblems and slogans, parked beside a fire-escape ladder that is lowered all the way to the ground.
+ +Fighting back the sadness that you feel at having lost your roadster, you put on a brave face and join the others on the far side of the dam. Some of the colonists are celebrating their entry to California, but their numbers are few and, in the main, the mood of the colony is one of pessimism. You may have crossed the Californian state line, but you still have a long way to go before you reach civilization.
+ +Pop Ewell tries once more to radio Pine Valley, but the contact is worse than before and he concludes that the mountains must be blocking the signal. On this side of the river lies the remains of a dirt road which runs north to south. Maps are consulted and it is found that this trail leads north to a small camping settlement called Picacho, and south to Yuma. As it is far too dangerous to approach Yuma, it is decided to go north in the hope of finding a way through the mountains to Highway 78.
You join Rickenbacker in the clan pick-up truck and begin scouting the way ahead.
You look over Cutter
Why are they holding Rex?
you ask, growing concerned for your friend
They reckon he
replies Cutter.
But Rex wouldn
interjects Rickenbacker.
I can
But Rex wouldn
interjects Rickenbacker. I can
Neither can I,
says Cutter, but it was his knife they found in Gorgas
What
you say.
I guess we
Having chosen to block the exit, Macy and Langdon wait patiently while you and Rickenbacker drive off the freeway and make a wide detour around the town. As soon as you are in position on the far side, they bring their Trans-sol to within fifty yards of the suspect clan car, halt, and then rush forward on foot. You watch them disappear among the buildings, and then less than a minute later, you hear gunfire and see three mean-looking clansmen come running into the main street, shouting and firing behind them as they scurry towards their vehicle.
+Having chosen to block the exit, you and Rickenbacker drive off the freeway and make a wide detour around the town while Macy and Langdon wait patiently. As soon as you are in position on the far side, they bring their Trans-sol to within fifty yards of the suspect clan car, halt, and then rush forward on foot. You watch them disappear among the buildings, and then less than a minute later, you hear gunfire and see three mean-looking clansmen come running into the main street, shouting and firing behind them as they scurry towards their vehicle.
With tyres squealing, the car comes racing through the town, heading straight for the freeway ramp where you and your partner lie in wait.
Hey, these guys ain
says Rickenbacker, as he climbs out of the passenger seat and takes cover behind the trunk.
Sure is rude to leave in such a hurry,
you reply. Guess we
You follow the highway for a quarter of a mile until you come to a junction. Directly ahead you see a large building with a sign that says:
-You feel sure that the local fire department would have a map of the local area, so you drive onto the forecourt and park near the main door. Covering your face against the stinging wind, you leave your roadster and run towards the building. Inside the lobby, bathed in the light from your vehicle
As you turn to leave you notice an open door off to your left.
First Number | +Second Number | +Third Number | +|
---|---|---|---|
First Group | +8 | +104 | +13 | +
Second Group | +6 | +54 | +9 | +
Third Group | +4 | +[adjustable numbers] | +7 | +
Outside you find a pick-up truck. It was the vehicle Mad Dog used to reach the lodge ahead of his clansmen. Now these Detroit Lions cannot be too far away, and they have been reinforced by an additional contingent of Chargers. Quickly the four of you jump into the truck and head west, driving cross-country until you rejoin the freeway near a small town called Boulevard.
During your escape, Cutter makes radio contact with Pine Valley and tells them that you are on your way. He also warns them that you have a clan army hot on your heels. Don
comes the reply. We
All of you are puzzled by the message; then, as you reach a high peak called Crestwood Summit, you hear the roar of a jet engine, approaching from out of the western sky. It is a fighter aircraft, and Kate is the first to see it as it skims the top of Long Valley Peak and comes screaming towards you, tracking along the line of Interstate 8.
+ +Captain Ed Hughes makes a mental note of his air speed and altitude, and realigns his F-14 Tomcat ready for a strike. His is the last serviceable fighter of the VF213 Blacklions squadron left at the Miramar Naval Air Station, and he is proud to have been the one called upon to fly this ageing but deadly combat machine on what could be its last mission. The target appears in the distance and, automatically, Hughes arms his sidewinders and locks-on his targeting computer. He is seconds away from contact. A last radio check confirms that the target is valid and, with an almost casual ease, he depresses the twin red fire buttons and sends his missiles screaming towards the line of clan vehicles. By the time they have struck and destroyed the clan column, he has already banked out of his dive and is heading west, above the Sawtooth Mountains, on a bearing that will take him back to his base at NAS Miramar
The sound of the F14
(Weapons) Replaced The maximum number of close combat weapons you may carry is two
with The maximum number of close combat weapons you may carry is two, though you may only wield one at any time
. Replaced possess rounds of the wrong calibre
with possess only rounds of the wrong calibre
. Replaced Freeway Warrior
with Freeway Warrior
when referring to the series.
(Close Combat Rules) Replaced cross-refer
with cross-reference
. Replaced zero
with zero or below
. Replaced
with
. Replaced are reduced to zero, at which point the one whose score is zero is declared dead.
with are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead.
. Replaced with a reduced ENDURANCE point score
with with his ENDURANCE points possibly reduced
.
(Close Combat Rules) Replaced cross-refer
with cross-reference
. Replaced zero
with zero or below
. Replaced
with
. Replaced are reduced to zero, at which point the one whose score is zero is declared dead.
with are reduced to zero or below, at which point that combatant is declared dead.
. Replaced with a reduced
with with his
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(Close Combat Rules) Removed on the inside back cover of the book
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(4) Replaced shockwave
with shock wave
. Added (Remember to deduct six rounds of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)
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(5) Replaced attack, and the
with attack and the
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(7) Replaced on to
with onto
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(8) Replaced If you wish to look for another close combat weapon
with If you no longer possess a close combat weapon and wish to look for another
. Replaced If you wish to attack the clan leader with your bare hands before he can free his chainsaw
with If you wish to attack the clan leader before he can free his chainsaw
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(9) Replaced Macy and
with Macy, and
. Replaced Dateland and
with Dateland, and
. Replaced to the east
with to the west
.
(11) Replaced inflamations
with inflammation
. Replaced neck and
with neck, and
.
(16) Replaced on to
with onto
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(39) Replaced infra-red
with infrared
. Replaced blocks or
with blocks, or
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(40) Replaced north-east
with northwest
. Replaced Cookie and
with Cookie, and
.
(41) Replaced floorplan
with floor plan
. Replaced desks and
with desks, and
. Replaced
with
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(43) Replaced reopens
with re-opens
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(43) Replaced reopens
with re-opens
. Replaced perspex
with Perspex
.
(45) Replaced town to Tacna
with town of Tacna
. Replaced bang
with
.
(46) Replaced jerkily, then
with jerkily; then
. Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(48) Replaced Macy and
with Macy, and
.
(49) Replaced You focus your lenses on
with You focus on
.
(50) Replaced frisbee-like
with Frisbee-like
.
(51) Replaced 1 Pistol
with One Pistol
. Replaced stiffen, then
with stiffen, and then
.
(52) Replaced head east
with head west
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(54) Replaced Avenal and
with Avenal, and
.
(67) Replaced infra-red
with infrared
. Replaced doorway, then
with doorway, and then
.
(68) Replaced half-way
with halfway
.
(73) Replaced gunfire, then
with gunfire, and then
.
(74) Replaced youself
with yourself
. Replaced blood stains
with bloodstains
. Replaced for, Phonenix.
with for, Phoenix?
.
(74) Replaced youself
with yourself
. Replaced blood stains
with bloodstains
. Replaced for, Phoenix.
with for, Phoenix?
.
(76) Replaced syphon
with siphon
. Replaced on to
with onto
.
(78) Replaced staggers, then
with staggers, and then
. Added (Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(79) Replaced light, then
with light, and then
.
(215) Replaced clanmen
with clansmen
. Replaced painkillers
with pain killers
.
(217) Replaced pillion and is
with pillion, and is
. Replaced bus, and
with bus and
. Replaced or are
with or if you are
.
(220) Replaced yourself and
with yourself, and
. Replaced brake, then
with brake, and then
. Replaced compliment
with complement
.
(221) Replaced reopens
with re-opens
.
(221) Replaced reopens
with re-opens
. Replaced perspex
with Perspex
.
(222) Replaced cover, then
with cover; then
. Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(223) Replaced on to
with onto
.
(224) Replaced scores, when added to gether, total
with scores when added together total
.
(224) Replaced scores, when added together, total
with scores when added together total
.
(225) Replaced painkillers
with pain killers
. Replaced on to
with onto
. Replaced After consulting with
with After you consult with
. Replaced pockets consist of
with pockets contain
.
(226) Replaced The loose earth and the steepness of the slope is making
with The loose earth and the steepness of the slope are making
.
(227) Replaced ducks and
with ducks, and
.
(265) Replaced painkillers
with pain killers
. Replaced on to
with onto
.
(268) Replaced hands, then
with hands, and then
. Replaced breach
with breech
. Added (Remember to deduct a round of 12-gauge ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(271) Replaced shockwave
with shock wave
. Added (Remember to deduct a round of 9mm ammunition from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(274) Replaced bale out
with bail out
.
(275) Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
. Replaced win, and
with win and
.
(276) Replaced pause, then
with pause, and then
. Replaced You bring your lenses to
with You bring your magnifying device to
.
(277) Replaced click
with
.
(282) Removed duplicate seat.
. Replaced holes, then
with holes, and then
. Replaced or choose
with or if you choose
.
(283) Replaced air, then
with air, and then
. Replaced Michigan, in
with Michigan in
. Replaced Pantona Wash
with Pantano Wash
.
(285) Replaced on to
with onto
. Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(289) Replaced two occurrences of tachometer
with milometer
.
(290) Replaced distant poppings
with distant popping
. Replaced on to
with onto
. Replaced reassuringly,
with reassuringly.
.
(291) Replaced on to
with onto
. Replaced scuttling scratching
with scuttling, scratching
.
(294) Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(295) Replaced Gorgas
with Gorgas
.
(295) Replaced Gorgas
with Gorgas
.
(297) Replaced bang
with
.
(298) Replaced breach
with breech
.
(300) Replaced
with
.
(305) Added bold formatting Solar Torch
. Replaced Binoculars
. Replaced Rope
. Removed bold formatting Water Canteen
. Replaced colony sure are
with colony sure is
.
(306) Replaced on to
with onto
.
(308) Replaced machine gunfire
with machine gun fire
.
(309) Replaced halt, then
with halt, and then
. Replaced buildings, then
with buildings, and then
. Added a paragraph break after screams Rickenbacker.
.
(309) Replaced halt, then
with halt, and then
. Replaced buildings, then
with buildings, and then
. Added a paragraph break after screams Rickenbacker.
. Replaced Having chosen to block the exit, Macy and Langdon wait patiently while you and Rickenbacker drive off the freeway and make a wide detour around the town.
with Having chosen to block the exit, you and Rickenbacker drive off the freeway and make a wide detour around the town while Macy and Langdon wait patiently.
.
(310) Replaced storeroom
with store room
. Replaced total scores
with total score is
.
(312) Replaced ceases, then
with ceases, and then
. Replaced on to
with onto
.
(313) Added (Remember to deduct the relevant number of rounds from your Ammo Pouch.)
.
(350) Replaced message, then
with message; then
. Added a paragraph break after from his brow.
.
(Map) Replaced San Christobel Wash
with San Cristobel Wash
. Replaced Pantona Wash
with Pantano Wash
.
(Combat Rules Summary) Replaced cross-refer
with cross-reference
. Replaced Combat Results Table
with Close Combat Results Table
. Replaced zero ENDURANCE points, this
with zero ENDURANCE points or below; this
.
(Combat Rules Summary) Replaced cross-refer
with cross-reference
. Replaced Combat Results Table
with Close Combat Results Table
. Replaced zero
with zero
.