Ambush at Sheridan Station
The Action:
A Gangbusters B/X Adventure by Mark Hunt
For 1st level Law Enforcement PCs.
Encounter XP: 500
Location: Sheridan Train station
The Scenario:
You are escorting Frank “the Scribe” Malini the head
bookkeeper for the Salt and Pepper gang back to Rock
Junction to stand trial when you are ambushed by hired
gunmen.
Players’ Information: The party has been contacted by
an agent of the local law enforcement agency who
explains that they have finally captured the bookkeeper
and they are to meet at the train station to hand over the
prisoner.
They need to take the prisoner back to Rock Junction for
trial. The party is given a car and told the time the
transfer will happen, 10pm right after the last train has
left the station. They players are to meet Deputy Jason
Davies and take charge of the prisoner.
One of the gun men will drive up in a car and while
another riding on the running boards begin the ambush
by spraying the front of the building keeping the players
from entering. The other thugs will gun down the deputy
leaving only the PCs and the bookkeeper.
Roll for initiative!
You must fight for your lives and keep the bookkeeper
alive. If you can.
Judge Prep
This encounter calls for one thug per player, stats are on
page GB 53 plus a single Enforcer stat are on page GB 50.
Each will be armed with a pump shotgun the Enforcer will
be armed with a tommy gun and two sticks of dynamite.
The thus will fight to the death so long as the Enforcer is
alive.
If the PCs survive, they can search the Thugs and find
each with a pump shotgun and photo of Frank. Each will
have 1d20 bucks each. The car is stolen from Lake front
City and has been reported missing a day ago. None of
the Thugs have a criminal record. The Enforcer is a
known Hitman for the Salt and Pepper gang.