SESSION 1
STATUS: Prepared
๐๏ธ PLAYER VISIBLE
Session 01: Courier, Interrupted
Date: 2026-09-07
๐ Public Chronicle Recap:
๐ Act I: The Corpse on the Borderlands
The party began their journey across the blasted Mojave outskirts north of ๐New Reno. Emerging from the dusty scrubland, they discovered the fresh corpse of Courier Twelve, slumped over an abandoned roadside milestone.
A meticulous forensic inspection revealed she did not die of heat exhaustion or animal attack: an executioner's bullet had claimed her life, with local venom smeared over her throat to disguise the murder. Deep within the lining of her duster, the crew recovered a sealed, high-priority NCR diplomatic pouch addressed to ๐ญMr. John Bishop at ๐The Shark Club.
With rival factions circling and news of escalating caravan raids along Route 95, the wasteland has opened before them.
๐ Confidential GM Prep Notes (DM Eyes Only):
Edit Notes โ
โก Strong Start & Opening Read-Aloud
- GM AP Pool: Add 2 Action Points per PC to the GM pool at the start of this quest.
- Hook Context: The party is traveling together along the ruined roads outside ๐New Renoโas hired caravan guards, wanderers, or bounty huntersโwhen they stumble upon a freshly slain traveler.
"With all that's happened, you weren't sure what you were expectingโฆ but a diplomatic courier pouch from the NCR, addressed to Mr. Bishop of New Reno? Definitely not near the top of the list, and definitely worth something to the right people. The unopened mail parcel bears a diplomatic seal, and the fact that it's miraculously still glued shut means that it still has value."
๐บ๏ธ Target Quest & Active Scenes
- Main Quest: ๐Courier, Interrupted
- Scene 1 (Investigation): It Always Starts with a Body (๐The Mojave Wasteland)
- Inspect Courier Twelve corpse:
PER + Medicine(Diff 0). Pristine single bullet wound; rare Mojave rattlesnake venom was smeared post-mortem on the neck to disguise an execution. - Search courier satchel:
PER + SurvivalorPER + Search(Diff 1) finds the sealed NCR diplomatic dispatch to โ๏ธThe Bishop Family. - Scene 2 (Branching Choice):
- Branch A: Deliver dispatch to ๐ญMr. John Bishop at ๐The Shark Club (100 Caps fee, weapons check at door, Bishop pitches mercenary contract).
- Branch B: Flip dispatch to โ๏ธThe Wright Family for 75 Caps (sealed) or 25 Caps (opened).
- Scene 3 (Convergence): Gathering leads in ๐New Reno, meeting ๐ญSol Hernandez at the Crimson Caravan Depot, talking to ๐ญLindy at ๐Golgotha Cemetery.
๐ต๏ธ 10 Prepared Secrets & Clues
- Courier Twelve was shot to death by a firearm; rare black venom was smeared on her tongue/neck post-mortem.
- The courier's bag was looted of minor goods, but the sealed manila envelope was stuffed deep in her torn duster lining.
- General Lee Oliver's letter explicitly denies New Reno troop reinforcement due to mobilization at Hoover Dam.
- ๐ญMr. John Bishop enforces a strict weapons check at the Shark Club door; smuggling multiple guns triggers an instant ban.
- โ๏ธThe Wright Family hates drug running and will pay 75 caps for the sealed letter to spy on Bishop's political ties.
- Sylvia โ๏ธVan Graff is losing laser/plasma energy weapon shipments to coordinated raider ambushes.
- ๐ญLindy the Ghoul at ๐Golgotha Cemetery has buried 4 caravan drivers with matching pristine gunshot wounds.
- ๐ญSol Hernandez's โ๏ธCrimson Caravan Company branch is facing shutdown by corporate if one more caravan is lost.
- The raiders operating south toward Virginia City are the organized Viper gang, not wild chem-crazed savages.
- ๐Hidden Valley is a natural killzone choke point where the next Crimson Caravan will be ambushed in 24 hours.
๐ฐ Loot & Rewards Queue
- 100 Caps: Mr. Bishop's goodwill delivery fee (or 75 caps from Wrights / 25 caps from Van Graffs).
- Sol Hernรกndez Contract Advance:
- 1x Pipe Gun (Long Barrel mod) + 12 rounds .38 ammo
- 1x Utility Coveralls or Road Leathers
- 6x Mutfruits & 2x Stimpaks
- 150 Caps Crimson Caravan Credit