Kamon tried to find the stash of valuables, only to be chased off by
the mob. The leader, Quint, threatened to kill Kamon if he ever
©2018 Michael Brown
The heroes go up against a motorcycle gang to retrieve a
refugee’s lost valuables.
Referee’s Overview
Twenty years after a brutal race-riot, an Asian man hires the
heroes to retrieve a bundle of valuables he was forced to leave
behind during the violence. Arriving at the site, a street in a town
one county over, the group finds it overrun by a viciously racist
and territorial motorcycle gang. The party investigates ways to
retrieve the bundle, possibly rallying the street’s citizens against
the gang. In the aftermath, the group finds that their benefactor
is an imposter, and that he’s really after a magical item left
behind by the real refugee to consolidate his grip on power in
Southeast Asia.
The Martini Street Peril is a short, no-frills adventure for Thrill of the
Thirties! 2D6 Adventure in the Pulp Era and other tabletop RPGs
using a 2D6 mechanic based on the Traveller SRD (which is itself
based on The Original Science Fiction Roleplaying Game) starring
characters of varied career backgrounds. No particular skills or
equipment are required for the adventure, although combat skills are
useful. A copy of 2D6 Magic (available from DriveThruRPG.com) is
also useful.
Throw Notation: "Throw [Skill or Characteristic] [x]+" means "throw
2D6 and add the skill level (and/or Characteristic Modifier); a result
of [x] or better is a success." 8+ is considered Routine difficulty. For
example: Recon 8+, ED 7+. The referee may adjust the throw (for
range, difficulty, etc.) as needed.
The terms “Indochina” (historically, French Indochina) and
“Indochinese” are used here as 1930s shorthand for Southeast
Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar/Burma, Malaysia, and
Thailand) and its diverse peoples. The Referee may specify a
country or countries if needed.
Background
Twenty years ago, a crime perceived as having a racial component
sparked rioting in Liberty, a small rural town. The town had a
burgeoning minority component (due to the good farming jobs
available) but after the riots, all the minority citizens had either died
or fled. Liberty now is far more ethnically pure, and the residents
tend not to talk about the riots.
Players’ Information
With his ever-present smile, Zen-like calm, rotund body, and bald
pate, Kamon Kuwat Chey reminds the heroes of a smiling Buddha
even as he recounts the events surrounding the rioting in his old
neighborhood, the arrival of the authorities — who weren’t much
better than the rioters — and his desperate escape.
Unfortunately, his hasty departure forced him to leave behind
some quickly-hidden valuables. After many years away, he
returned to retrieve them, hoping against hope that he could. He
found the area much changed, but recognizable enough. New
dwellings and shops had been built, and new people had arrived to
replace those who had died or fled. Some of those new people
were the Big Ten, a viciously racist motorcycle club (considered a
gang today) who now claimed the area as part of their turf.
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saw him again.
Over tea, Kamon offers to hire the adventurers to retrieve the
valuables, since they presumably would have no fear of the
ruffians. In exchange, he promises to split the treasure with them,
but he warns them, the Big Ten have no fear of killing anyone who
gets in their way. even the local constabulary tends to give them
latitude.
Referee’s Information
“Kamon” is in reality an Indochinese warlord whose power base is
being eroded by rivals. He’s been using his (ill-gotten) fortune to
scour the world for something that would crush them forever. He
heard stories of a fellow Indochinese who fled one of those rivals to
America with an item of power. Assuming his identity (the real
Kamon died in the rioting), the warlord hopes to dupe the PCs into
countering the threat posed by the Big Ten and seizing the artifact.
Kamon’s old neighborhood is an area of a nearby small town. Its
main drag, Martini Street, is heavily traveled by the Big Ten. Taking
its cue from their leader, they’re very bigoted, targeting minorities
with abandon.
Kamon gives the team the location of his old apartment, currently
occupied by a car repair shop — and serving as the Big Ten’s
headquarters when they’re in town. Members are often present
(see table below); if so, Quint himself is present on 8+. The total
enemy strength is 4D6, but they’re rarely out in force unless
hunting down minorities or “sending a message.” Their redoubt is
on an abandoned farm in the surrounding county, where they
either keep a very low profile or have made a deal with the sheriff;
either way, official action against the club is unlikely.
A frontal assault against the gang is foolish; in both locations,
they’ve stockpiled weapons including a few pipe bombs and a few
stolen Tommy guns. Worse, they have no problem taking any
hostility out on the surrounding citizenry. Also, as a last-ditch effort,
the Big Ten has stashed a stolen Very pistol in their headquarters.
If they feel they’re outmatched, they summon 1D6+1 more
members to their aid, arriving in 1D6 minutes. The reinforcements
don’t blindly rush in but take a moment to assess the situation
before deciding on a course of action.
Most residents of Martini Street generally hate and/or fear the Big
Ten. Exceptions are a server at the diner and the proprietress of
the dress shop, both of whom have fallen for the rakish “bad-boy”
charm of two of the bikers; and the proprietor of the cigar shop,
who’ll eagerly rat the heroes out to them in exchange for favorable
treatment. The party may be able to influence the attitudes of the
others on a successful Liaison or Persuade 10+ throw. But any
result of “snake eyes” (2) means the person talked to supplies
information to the first Big Ten member they encounter.
The stash Kamon sent the heroes to find is stashed in a small bolt
hole in the auto repair shop — throw Recon 14+ to find it; the Big
Ten haven’t yet done so. It consists of a piece of cloth wrapped
around a small amount of money ($20, plus a like amount in
Kamon’s native currency); a fading photograph of an Indochinese
family, a cast metal figurine of an armored warrior, a locket with an
Indochinese inscription carved into it, and an old pocket watch (still
functional on 10+). Heroes sensitive to mystical forces feel a faint
aura radiating from the figurine. Kamon is not in the photograph (a
clue that he’s not what he seems.) Any hero proficient in
Indochinese languages realizes that the locket’s inscription isn’t in
Kamon’s native language (another clue he’s not what he seems.)
Any intruders caught in the auto repair shop, especially if they
harmed or killed any Big Ten members, are attacked without
mercy. If they already haven’t done so, they use the Very pistol
mentioned above to summon help. However, the ruffians flee if
 they take more than 70% casualties. If the heroes have managed
to rally the streets residents to help them (a la the movie The
Magnificent Seven or the novel The Seven Samurai), they can
enjoy a +2 on any actions or Tactics skill throws they make during
the fight, as the residents turn on the gang once and for all.
Afterward, the group should be surprised to see Kamon casually
strolling down the street toward them, ignoring any stares and
whispers at his presence. He thanks the group for their help in
retrieving his items and pays them off as promised. However, PCs
who observe him with the recovered items notice that he pays little
attention to anything except the carved figurine.
If any adventurers figured out that “Kamon” is an imposter and
confronts him on it finds a change come over him. The smiling,
calm demeanor disappears and is replaced with the evilly-laughing
warlord he actually is. At the first opportunity, he activates the
artifact (see below), ordering it to kill the PCs and anyone else who
threatens him. Kamon himself hangs back, supporting his magical
servant by shooting or using martial arts on anyone who gets past
it. if it looks as though the beast faces defeat, he tries to escape by
any means necessary, even stealing a car (which may lead to a
chase.)
If “Kamon” escapes, the group can expect to face him again later,
as he now burns for revenge against them for spoiling his plan.
Quint, Club Leader, Age 30
Ex-Soldier (3 terms, Rank 2); B9C977, $260
Skills: Drive (Motorcycle)-1, Gun Cbt (Slug Pistol)-1, Recon-2,
Streetwise-1
Equipment: Leather jacket (AR 2), Revolver,
Quint is a racist Army veteran who uses the idea of a mounted
posse from dime Western novels to commit acts of racial
intimidation and violence, which he employs with equal measure.
His preferred weapon is a revolver, but he is well-versed in most
handguns.
Big Ten Club Members have at a minimum Drive (Motorcycle)-1
and Streetwise-1. Their weapons vary; throw 1D6: 1-3 = melee
weapon, 4-5 = pistol, 6 = shotgun.
with the above characteristics, an AR of 9 and skill Melee-0. It
Motorcycle follows its’ wielders orders without question or ceasing until it
Agil. Speed (kph) Crew/Pass. Hull/Struct. Armor Price accomplishes its task, the time runs out, or it’s turned back into a
+3 75/100 1/0 0/1 0 $200 figurine. It can only be permanently destroyed in its figurine form; if
destroyed as an automaton, it simply reverts to its figurine form for
Kamon Kuwat Chey, Evil Warlord (posing as a small an entire day.
businessman), Age 54 Map Key
Ex-Soldier (4 terms, Rank 4); Ex-Swell (5 terms, Rank 2);
6BAB5C; $4,500 1 Pool hall
2 Newspaper
Skills: Carousing-1, Deception-1, Discipline-1, Gun Cbt-2,
3 Diner
Language (English)-2, Leadership-1, Melee (Unarmed)-3,
4 Dress shop
Persuade-2, Recon-2, Survival-1
5 General store
Equipment: Hidden snub-nosed revolver; a bus locker key; money 6 Library
and valuables worth $30. 7 Pharmacy
“Kamon” plays along by the terms he’s set down, but he happily 8 Feed and Seed store
exploits any advantage he sees. His knowledge of Eastern martial 9 Locksmith
arts (a rarity in 1930s America) is a nasty surprise for any 10 Bank
attackers. 11 Auto repair shop
12 Barber
Magic Item (per 2D6 Magic) 13 Newsstand
14 Doctor
Metal Warrior, M5F100
15 Cigar shop
Mana 12; Transformation (9), Extended duration: 1 hour (+2), slow
16 Bar
recharge (1 point/hour) (–1), superhuman ST (+6). 5 charges.
17 Hardware store
Takes 36 points to destroy.
18 Restaurant
This item appears as a pocket-sized cast metal figurine. When 19 Post Office
activated, it becomes for one hour a 3-meter tall metal automaton 20 Florist

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