{"id":6272,"date":"2017-08-11T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=6272"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:00:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:00:01","slug":"scenario-warehouse-shoot-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/08\/11\/scenario-warehouse-shoot-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Scenario: Warehouse Shoot Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The start of this week saw the release of the film Free Fire on Blu-Ray and DVD in the UK. Set in the 1970’s, it’s an incredibly tense film all set in one location as an arms deal goes incredibly wrong. The film is packed full of twists and turns and well worth a watch. Incidentally, it was also filmed just round the corner from where I used to get my car serviced when I was in Brighton.<\/p>\n

When I first saw the film, I started writing a wargames scenario (scribbling down ideas on the way back from the cinema) but then that whole “lets write a book” happened and it fell by the way side. But seeing as the film has just come out for everyone to watch it, I thought it would be a good time to finish it off.<\/p>\n

The scenario is going to spoil a few things from the film so go watch it before coming back. Everyone past the double horizontal lines should be considered spoilers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Seriously, don’t read further unless you don’t mind being spoiled on a really good film.<\/strong>
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This scenario should be considered Alpha<\/strong> – it hasn’t been tested and will probably need one or two tweaks before I’d put it into prime time. Due to the setup, it’s also quite special rules heavy (although not as heavy as it could have been). In the case of anything not working, I recommend players feel free to tweak the scenario to their heart’s content before playing. I would love to hear the tweaks people come up with. Also this will be in a slightly different tone to many of the usual scenarios I show off. It’s a little bit of fun inspired by a film I like.<\/p>\n

I’m going to run through a generic version of the scenario on the blog, covering the sides, layout, victory conditions and special rules. This version is designed so anyone can look at it and make it match their chosen set of rules.  However, there are two PDFs available giving the exact details for Skirmish Sangin and Spectre Operations.<\/p>\n

If you want the scenario for Skirmish Sangin, Click Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you want the scenario for Spectre Operations, Click Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Two parties meet to sell each other some guns. The deal is almost done, despite some issues along the way, when something goes horribly wrong. It begins with an argument but escalates when someone gets shot. Now we have a gun battle. Worse, a third-party is already on site and about to join the show<\/i><\/p>\n

Forces:<\/h2>\n

The Buyers:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Leader (1)<\/strong>: Trained with Pistol **<\/p>\n

The Bodyguard (2)<\/strong>: Trained with Pistol *<\/p>\n

The Cousin (3)<\/strong>: Novice with Pistol *<\/p>\n

The Help (4)<\/strong>: Novice with Pistol<\/p>\n

The Contact (5)<\/strong>: Trained with Pistol **<\/p>\n

The Full Back<\/strong>: Trained with Pistol<\/p>\n

The Sellers:<\/h3>\n

The Prodigy (6)<\/strong>: Novice with Pistol *<\/p>\n

The Right Hand Man (7)<\/strong>: Trained with Pistol *<\/p>\n

The Operator (8)<\/strong>: Trained with Pistol **<\/p>\n

The Loudmouth (9)<\/strong>: Novice with Pistol *<\/p>\n

The Realist (10)<\/strong>: Novice with Pistol<\/p>\n

The Third Party:<\/h3>\n

Gunman, Enter Stage Left<\/strong>: Trained with Battle Rifle<\/p>\n

Gunman, Enter Stage Right<\/strong>: Novice with Carbine<\/p>\n

The Third Party will also take control of two other characters during the scenario (see the special rules)<\/p>\n

Map Layout:<\/h2>\n

(The Creative Review post on the making of Free Fire was a huge help in getting the basic layout of the warehouse<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The number on each the circles link back to the list of characters further up the page.<\/p>\n

To represent the small-scale of this gun battle, I recommend playing on small board (2’x 2′ or less). I’ve shown some areas of cover but it needs to be densely packed with plenty of half height and full height cover spread throughout the warehouse floor.<\/p>\n

Starting positions<\/h2>\n

The map above show all the starting positions for those characters that begin on the board.<\/p>\n

The two gunmen enter the board using the positions marked. They can choose which elevation they start (ground floor or first floor).<\/p>\n

The Full Back moves on using the door marked on the plans.<\/p>\n

Victory Conditions:<\/h2>\n

All three parties have the same goals. The game ideally ends when only one team is left. However, if you need to work out the winner when you run out of time, here are the victory points<\/p>\n