The Ubonga Chronicles: a description of play of
the solo
campaign
By Chris Ferree
This article, and those that follow, will describe the
events that happen
and how they came about
during my play of the Ubonga campaign. In this way, I hope
to demonstrate
how the rules work.
So, without further fanfare, lets venture into the wilds of
Ubonga.
Week 1 - January 2nd to 8th 1898
Sunday - We arrived at the outpost on the morning of
the 2nd. Our
supplies were
unloaded into the building and temporary shelters were
constructed. The
heat is most unbearable.
I organized the men into work details. Four details will be
set to building
more permanent
structures, one will perform sentry duty, and one will hunt
to augment our
food supply. Work
will begin on Monday.
The following Work Details were formed:
| Sentry Duty
| Building #1
| Building #2
| Building #3
| Building #4
| Hunting Party
|
2. Sgt. William Allen
7. Pvt. Lal Singh
17. Pvt.
Jawala
Singh
27. Pvt.
Jawahir Singh
37. Pvt. Rattan Singh
| 3. Sgt. Ajit Singh
8. Pvt. Tej Singh
9. Pvt.
Suchet Singh
10.
Pvt. Dhian
Singh
11. Pvt. Jai Singh
12. Maytab Singh
13. Pvt. Ranjit Singh
14. Pvt.
Karruk
Singh
15. Pvt.
Nihal Singh
16. Vijay Singh
| 4. Sgt. Gulab Singh
18. Pvt. Kahn Singh
19.Pvt.
Bishan
Singh
20. Pvt.
Gurdit Singh
21. Pvt. Kesari Singh
22. Pvt. Kishan
Singh
23. Pvt.
Hira
Singh
24. Jagat Singh
25. Pvt. Jodha Singh
26. Pvt. Pertab Singh
| 5. Sgt. Lena Singh
28. Pvt. Ishwar Singh
29. Pvt.
Sikandar
Singh
30. Pvt.
Fatah Singh
31. Pvt. Mubarak Khan
32. Pvt. Lahora
Singh
33. Pvt.
Illahi
Singh
34. Pvt. Meva Singh
35. Pvt. Bhagat Singh
36. Pvt. Rup
Singh
| 6. Sgt. Mal Singh
38. Pvt. Thankar Singh
39. Pvt.
Sham
Singh
40. Pvt.
Hukam Singh
41. Pvt. Ganda Singh
42. Pvt. Bela
Singh
43. Pvt.
Bohkan
Singh
44. Pvt. Attar Singh
| 1. Lt. Melville Coghill
45. Pvt. Shamsher
Singh
46. Pvt. Chattar
Singh
|
The Event die roll came up a "4" so no event occurred in
week 1.
Next, the weather was determined for each day of the
week. The results
were:
| Sunday
| Monday
| Tuesday
| Wednesday
| Thursday
| Friday
| Saturday
|
| 4 - Hazardous
| 3 - Hazardous
| 9 - Dangerous
| 7 - Hazardous
| 2 - Hazardous
| 4 - Hazardous
| 0 - Dangerous
|
The die rolls for rain were: 6,18,12,9,15,17,8 - which
resulted in a dry
week.
Tuesday - The effects of the weather struck down
privates Ranjit
Singh and Bela
Singh. They collapsed early in the afternoon and despite
our best efforts
by morning they had
expired. They will be sorely missed.
Each rolled a "1" on their D6 roll for heat
exhaustion. Both were
given a unit of
medicine, but their severity rolls of "9" and "0"
respectively, along with
the "+2" modifier for the
"Dangerous" Heat Index sealed their fate.
Wednesday - I have decided to limit work to « day
on very hot
days and suspend
work completely on extremely hot days. It is hoped that
this will reduce
the chances of heat
exhaustion.
On those days that only « of the day is worked, it
takes 2 men
working to equal 1
man/day of work. I rounded down to the nearest man/day of
work, but «
man/days can be kept
track of if it is preferred.
Saturday - The reduction of work during the hot
days has lessened
but not
eliminated the effects of the heat. We still have daily
cases of heat
exhaustion, though they are
not as severe.
Though we are not as far along as I had hoped, still we
have started 4
barracks buildings.
Listed below is the amount of work done on each
barracks:
Barracks #1 - 37 man/days
Barracks #2 - 41 man/days
Barracks #3 - 39 man/days
Barracks #4 - 27 man/days
The differences in man/days completed for the first
three was caused by
men dropping out
due to the heat.
During the week the following supplies were used:
- Food - 133 units (10 of these were missing)
- Rifle Cartridges - 72
- Medicine - 3 units
224 units of food were collected by hunting. This
resulted in 23 D6
rolls for ammo usage
(224/10=22.4 rounded up to 23). The total of the 23 rolls
was 72.
The loss of 10 units of food was the result of a sentry
becoming sick.
This left the sentry
work detail short one man for one day. The result was a
"+2" modifier on
the theft roll (one man
short for 1 day). A "5" was rolled and with the +2 the
effect was 1D6 + 10
units of food stolen.
A "1" was rolled for the amount stolen resulting in 10
units of food
lost.
Week 2 - January 9th to 15th 1898
The work parties were continued as before. The heat was
not as bad as
last week, but the
men still suffered. Is seems that one or two men are
reporting sick daily,
even though we are only
working half days. I don't know if we will get enough
shelter built before
the rainy season. It
rained Saturday, but this only made the climate more
uncomfortable.
| Sentry Duty
| Building #1
| Building #2
| Building #3
| Building #4
| Hunting Party
|
2. Sgt. William Allen
7. Pvt. Lal Singh
17. Pvt.
Jawala
Singh
27. Pvt.
Jawahir Singh
37. Pvt. Rattan Singh
| 3. Sgt. Ajit Singh
8. Pvt. Tej Singh
9. Pvt.
Suchet Singh
10.
Pvt. Dhian
Singh
11. Pvt. Jai Singh
12. Maytab Singh
14. Pvt. Karruk Singh
15. Pvt.
Nihal
Singh
16. Vijay
Singh
| 4. Sgt. Gulab Singh
18. Pvt. Kahn Singh
19.Pvt.
Bishan
Singh
20. Pvt.
Gurdit Singh
21. Pvt. Kesari Singh
22. Pvt. Kishan
Singh
23. Pvt.
Hira
Singh
24. Jagat Singh
25. Pvt. Jodha Singh
26. Pvt. Pertab Singh
| 5. Sgt. Lena Singh
28. Pvt. Ishwar Singh
29. Pvt.
Sikandar
Singh
30. Pvt.
Fatah Singh
31. Pvt. Mubarak Khan
32. Pvt. Lahora
Singh
33. Pvt.
Illahi
Singh
34. Pvt. Meva Singh
35. Pvt. Bhagat Singh
36. Pvt. Rup
Singh
| 6. Sgt. Mal Singh
38. Pvt. Thankar Singh
39. Pvt.
Sham
Singh
40. Pvt.
Hukam Singh
41. Pvt. Ganda Singh
43. Pvt. Bohkan
Singh
44. Pvt.
Attar Singh
| 1. Lt. Melville Coghill
45. Pvt. Shamsher
Singh
46. Pvt. Chattar
Singh
|
The Event die roll came up a "5" so no event occurred in
week 2.
Next, the weather was determined for each day of the
week. The results
were:
| Sunday
| Monday
| Tuesday
| Wednesday
| Thursday
| Friday
| Saturday
|
| 2 - Hazardous
| 5 - Hazardous
| 1 - Hazardous
| 4 - Hazardous
| 4 - Hazardous
| 7 - Hazardous
| 3 - Hazardous
|
A "2" was rolled for Saturday's rain check which resulted
in the shower on
that day.
A "3" was rolled for the event check, so no event
occurred.
Even with the heat, we made good progress with our
construction. Three
of our buildings
are two-thirds complete and the fourth is half done. The
hunting this week
was not as good. We
only saved a little over two days of food.
The following amount of work was done on each
barracks:
| Work For Week 2
| Total Work
|
| Barracks #1
| 41 man/days
| 78 man/days
|
| Barracks #2
| 41 man/days
| 82 man/days
|
| Barracks #3
| 46 man/days
| 85 man/days
|
| Barracks #4
| 32 man/days
| 59 man/days
|
132 units of food were acquired by hunting, using 47
rounds of
ammunition.
The Following supplies were used this week:
- Food - 225 units
- Ammo - 47 rounds
- Medicine - 2
- Trade Goods - 0
Week 3 - January 16th through 22nd
I ordered the work details to continue as they had last
week. On Monday
a extraordinary
event occurred. A half starved native staggered into camp
claiming to be a
porter for an
expedition that was lost somewhere north of our outpost.
Some of the
locals vouched for the
fellow, so I felt compelled to investigate.
| Sentry Duty
| Building #1
| Building #2
| Building #3
| Building #4
| Hunting Party
|
2. Sgt. William Allen
7. Pvt. Lal Singh
17. Pvt.
Jawala
Singh
27. Pvt.
Jawahir Singh
37. Pvt. Rattan Singh
| 3. Sgt. Ajit Singh
8. Pvt. Tej Singh
9. Pvt.
Suchet Singh
10.
Pvt. Dhian
Singh
11. Pvt. Jai Singh
12. Maytab Singh
14. Pvt. Karruk Singh
15. Pvt.
Nihal
Singh
16. Vijay
Singh
| 4. Sgt. Gulab Singh
18. Pvt. Kahn Singh
19.Pvt.
Bishan
Singh
20. Pvt.
Gurdit Singh
21. Pvt. Kesari Singh
22. Pvt. Kishan
Singh
23. Pvt.
Hira
Singh
24. Jagat Singh
25. Pvt. Jodha Singh
26. Pvt. Pertab Singh
| 5. Sgt. Lena Singh
28. Pvt. Ishwar Singh
29. Pvt.
Sikandar
Singh
30. Pvt.
Fatah Singh
31. Pvt. Mubarak Khan
32. Pvt. Lahora
Singh
33. Pvt.
Illahi
Singh
34. Pvt. Meva Singh
35. Pvt. Bhagat Singh
36. Pvt. Rup
Singh
| 6. Sgt. Mal Singh
38. Pvt. Thankar Singh
39. Pvt.
Sham
Singh
40. Pvt.
Hukam Singh
41. Pvt. Ganda Singh
43. Pvt. Bohkan
Singh
44. Pvt.
Attar Singh
| 1. Lt. Melville Coghill
45. Pvt. Shamsher
Singh
46. Pvt. Chattar
Singh
|
The Event die roll came up a "1" so an event occurred in
week 3.
Rolling 1D6 to determine the
day of the event, a "1" was rolled which put the event on
Monday. Next,
2D6 were rolled to
determine which event occurred. A "2" was scored on each
die so Event #22
was used.
After determining the event, a target square had to be
located. First
the horizontal axis was
located. 1D6 was rolled for the tens. A "4" was rolled
giving a result of
10. A D10 was then
rolled for the ones. A "6" was scored which was added to
the 10 indicating
column 16 on the
map. For the vertical axis, 1D20 was rolled. A "2" was
scored, indicating
row B. The target
square is, therefore, B16.
Next, the weather was determined for each day of the
week. The results
were:
| Sunday
| Monday
| Tuesday
| Wednesday
| Thursday
| Friday
| Saturday
|
| 6 - Hazardous
| 5 - Hazardous
| 3 - Hazardous
| 2 - Hazardous
| 5 - Hazardous
| 4 - Hazardous
| 1 - Hazardous
|
No rain was rolled for the week.
I assigned the following men to search for the lost
expedition:
- 2. Sgt. William Allen (Commander)
- 8. Pvt. Tej Singh
- 9. Pvt. Suchet Singh
- 10. Pvt. Dhian Singh
- 11. Pvt. Jai Singh
20 porters were also hired from the nearby village.
The mission party
was allotted the
following supplies:
- Food - 380 units
- Medicine - 5 units
- Trade Goods - 10 units
- Ammo - 500 rounds
Sgt. Allen was taken off sentry duty to lead the
mission party and
the four privates were
taken from the work detail constructing barracks #1.
We wished our friends good luck as they disappeared up
the trail to the
north. I do not know
when we will see them again. They have about a months
provision, I hope
they are back by then.
The weather was about the same as last week, and had the
same effect on
the men. I myself
succumbed to the heat on two different days. Work was
continued on the
construction projects.
One of the barracks was finished and is ready to be
inhabited.
The following amount of work was done on each
barracks:
| Work For Week 2
| Total Work
|
| Barracks #1
| 23 man/days
| 101 man/days
|
| Barracks #2
| 30 man/days
| 112 man/days
|
| Barracks #3
| 35 man/days
| 120 man/days
|
| Barracks #4
| 33 man/days
| 92 man/days
|
223 units of food were acquired by hunting, using 66
rounds of
ammunition.
The Following supplies were used this week:
- Food - 550 units - 160 eaten, 380 taken with mission
party, 10
missing(stolen).
- Ammo - 566 rounds - 66 used hunting, 500 taken with
mission party.
- Medicine - 11 - 6 used, 5 taken with mission party.
- Trade Goods - 10 taken with mission party.
Week 4 - January 23rd through 29nd
I rearranged work groups this week so that we could
finish up the other
three barracks. It rained on Sunday. The heat was extreme
all week,
except wednesday. The conditions are taking a terrible
toll on the men. 8
men were sick this week from the heat. On Monday a tragic
event occured.
Private Chatter Singh was attacked and killed by a
rhinoceros while
hunting. He was an excellent shot and will be sorely
missed.
| Sentry Duty
| Building #1
| Building #2
| Building #4
| Hunting Party
| Drill
|
5. Sgt. Lena Singh
33. Pvt. Illahi
Singh
34. Pvt. Meva Singh
35. Pvt. Bhagat Singh
36. Pvt. Rup
Singh
| 3. Sgt. Ajit Singh
7. Pvt. Lal Singh
12. Maytab Singh
14. Pvt. Karruk Singh
15. Pvt.
Nihal
Singh
16. Vijay
Singh17. Pvt. Jawala Singh
27. Pvt. Jawahir
Singh
37. Pvt. Rattan
Singh
| 4. Sgt. Gulab Singh
18. Pvt. Kahn Singh
19.Pvt.
Bishan
Singh
20. Pvt.
Gurdit Singh
21. Pvt. Kesari Singh
22. Pvt. Kishan
Singh
23. Pvt.
Hira
Singh
24. Jagat Singh
25. Pvt. Jodha Singh
26. Pvt. Pertab Singh
| 6. Sgt. Mal Singh
38. Pvt. Thankar Singh
39. Pvt.
Sham
Singh
40. Pvt.
Hukam Singh
41. Pvt. Ganda Singh
43. Pvt. Bohkan
Singh
44. Pvt.
Attar Singh
| 1. Lt. Melville Coghill
45. Pvt. Shamsher
Singh
46. Pvt. Chattar
Singh
| 28. Pvt. Ishwar Singh
29. Pvt. Sikandar Singh
30.
Pvt.
Fatah Singh
31. Pvt. Mubarak Khan
32. Pvt. Lahora
Singh
|
No event occured this week.
Next, the weather was determined for each day of the
week. The results
were:
| Sunday
| Monday
| Tuesday
| Wednesday
| Thursday
| Friday
| Saturday
|
2 - Oppressive (reduced by rain)
3 - Rain
| 5 - Hazardous
| 3 - Hazardous
| 2 - Hazardous
| 9 - Dangerous
| 0 - Dangerous
| 9 - Dangerous
|
When hunting on Monday, Chatter Singh rolled a "6" then
a "1" which
triggered a hunting event. Event "3" was rolled up, a
charging rhinoceros
2D6 inches away. For the distance "snake eyes" were
rolled, starting the
beast only 2 inches from the hunter. He got off one shot
that missed (die
roll of 14)and was able to dodge the initial charge. The
bearers that were
with Pvt. Chatter bolted. In the second round of combat
Chatter fired wide
again. the Rhino was able to charge home and the private
was crushed
beneath its feet.
The following amount of work was done on each
barracks:
| Work For Week 2
| Total Work
|
| Barracks #1
| 19 man/days
| 120 man/days
|
| Barracks #2
| 8 man/days
| 120 man/days
|
| Barracks #4
| 28 man/days
| 120 man/days
|
155 units of food were acquired by hunting, using 53
rounds of
ammunition.
The Following supplies were used this week:
- Food - 100 units.
- Ammo - 53 rounds.
- Medicine - 3
- Trade Goods - 0.
Next Month- See how the mission fared.
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