Roland's Edge of the Earth Run

Roland slumped in his chair. In the end it was his fault for insisting to be discharged earlier than the doctors recommended. He lifted the porcelain cup with his left hand and watched it tremble. When focused on just this motion Roland could avoid spilling the hot tea. He put the cup back on his desk and switched to his dominant hand. No problems there. He drained the cup and returned to flipping through the report.

“Suppose everything in here is accurate,” Roland murmured to himself.

It was one heck of an assumption to make. For one, the report run counter to Professor Dyer’s stated purpose. Of course someone would want to check on an entire alien settlement in the middle of the most inhospitable continent on Earth. That’s what humans did. Never mind the scientists and their curiosity, someone had to reassure the people at the top that these creatures at Antarctica present no actual threat.

“It would be trivial to arrange,” Roland allowed his thoughts to wander.

On the other hand, the Bureau seemed receptive for once. If his superiors wanted to sideline him from the previous case it would have been more convenient for them to insist on staying put at the hospital until his arm healed. There was no reason to send an agent to the edge of the Earth unless there was something important for him to do there. Roland still didn’t believe everything he was reading, but resolved to act as if the evidence Professor Dyer gathered was genuine.

He flexed his left hand two or three times. It still hurt. It distracted him.

Campaign Log:

Roland begins the campaign with 2 Physical Trauma. Roland did not believe Dyer's report.

Ice and Death, Part 1: Danforth was killed in the plane crash. Recovered Wooden Sledge. Remnants of Lake’s Camp (7). 8 XP & Refine, Frost Tokens: ❄.

Ice and Death, Part 2: Roald Ellsworth was MIA. 1 XP & Refine, Frost Tokens: ❄.

Ice and Death, Part 3: James "Cookie" Fredericks was KIA. The team barely escaped the Ice Shelf. 1 Mental Trauma. 0 XP & Refine, Frost Tokens: ❄.

Roland checked on William Dyer, Avery Claypool & Eliyah Ashevak. Healed 1 Mental Trauma, Frost Tokens: 0.

To the Forbidden Peaks: Dr. Amy Kensler was KIA. The team climbed to the summit. 6 XP & Refine, Frost Tokens: ❄.

Roland checked on Dr. Amy Kensler, Dr. Mala Sinha & Avery Claypool. Healed 1 Physical Trauma, Frost Tokens: 0.

Fatal Mirage, Part 1: Dr. Sinha has confronted her demons. 3 XP & Refine, Frost Tokens: 0.

City of the Elder Things: Avery Claypool was KIA. The team photographed the astronomical charts. The team found the hidden tunnel. 6 XP, Frost Tokens: ❄.

Roland checked on Dr. Mala Sinha, Roald Ellsworth & Takada Hiroko. Roland scouted the forked passage. Healed 1 Physical Trauma, Frost Tokens: ❄❄.

Fatal Mirage, Part 2: 4 XP, Frost Tokens: ❄❄.

The Heart of Madness, Part 1: Eliyah Ashevak was KIA. Roland placed three seals. 1 Physical Trauma, 1 Mental Trauma, 3 XP, Frost Tokens: ❄❄.

The Heart of Madness, Part 2: The truth of the mirage eludes Roland. Dr. Mala Sinha was KIA. The facility was destroyed. 1 Physical Trauma, 1 Mental Trauma, 10 XP, Frost Tokens: ❄❄.

The survivors of the expedition were Roland Banks, William Dyer, Roald Ellsworth & Takada Hiroko.

I was about to comment that the Hyperphysical Shotcaster underperformed but then near the end of the final scenario it removed Frozen in Fear. It won me the campaign and allowed Roland to return home to rest.

Or perhaps the federal agent should solve one more case? Feel free to suggest a side-scenario.