Glide the Courier

Location: Prastead

Guild Courier report: Elias Light skimmer Designated delivery route pattern: tésera Notes on the route. Segment 1 Prastead to Mygraff farm

• Left Prastead with a cargo glider that was fully charged when, out of nowhere, a lightning Storm struck. I managed to evade some of the static discharges, but the side of my glider got struck and suffered some minor damage (shouldn’t affect the control,s mainly scorch marks from what I can see).
• I clear the storm and notice a route through the volcanoes that stretch out before me. It should help me to gain some speed moving forward.
• I'm proved right, as on the other side, I come across some volcanic vents which cause the gliders' propulsion to overcharge and offer extra speed, though I notice the wreck of a courier on an outcropping of rock and angle my glider over and find that the package they were taking was still attached, so I could make a profit from this.
• I found out why this route isn’t on the map as I approach Mygraff farm, the sand beneath the glider starts to shift and start to slow I cut loose the cargo I picked up and gain a small boost,t which pushes me through.
• Route 1 completed, I pick up the cargo that needs delivering to Hoygend and set off

Segment 2 Mygraff farm to Hoygend

• Set off fine, avoiding the loose sand, cursing my ill fate and focusing on the way forward, when all of a sudden, the wind changes direction, blowing sand and loosening detritus into my face.
• Pooling dust blocks all lines of sight, and I have to rely on my Gliders' navigation through my helmet's Heads Up Display, which, while helpful, is more frustrating than anything else.
• The wind changes its direction again, and I'm able to make some time, so I do a quick Look over the glider and see that the lightning bolt earlier hit some of the electrical components. There are not enough to do anything major to control overall, so I do a few minor repairs to it to see me through.
• I run across some more volcanic vents and pick up some momentum to try to arrive sooner than estimated.
• Though a rival spots me speeding and starts to make a dash towards me, I run the glider quicker and after a quick cat and mouse through some rock stacks, I make it through and get to Hoygend.

Segment 3 Hoygend to Salt City

• As dusk approaches I start off and a meteor flashes across the sky, I manage to nab a piece of cargo off of one of the rivals' colleague's gliders that were parked up, “you Snooze you lose” I make my way through another volcanic area one good thing about this route is its closeness to the volcanic mountain of Pra which gives me a welcome boost forward
• The heat from the desert at the close of the day helps to lift me higher, and I glance briefly over the vista, though deserted, it still has a level of charm.
• I use the boost to speed up and arrive quicker at my destination

Segment 4 Salt City to Prastead

• Last delivery of the day, I set off towards Prastead and get hit by a relic storm, I find something of interest and can pick it up as I go over but catch the wing of the glider on a suddenly appearing relic. I'm not sure whether I'm going to be able to buff it out.
• After the storm, it is a relief to see clear skies above me as I move forward through the storm. Navigation is somewhat stressful; I do, however, notice one more relic. I scoop it up. I may be able to deliver this to someone and make a little extra,
• As I continue, I get a warning klaxon through my earpiece. Something has locked onto me. Looking around it is a sabotaged drone, I circle the area trying to confuse it and to lose the lock. I find its MMB (mobile maintenance bay) and sabotage what's left hoping to cause it to fail and run out of charge again more scrap to sell ha ha.
• My mirth is short-lived as I hit some salt flats, the irregular surface causes the glider to Slow down, I'm so close to Home.
• The temperature starts to drop, and the cells cool again slowing me down And I think this is going to be the last drop of the night.
• I pull into my bay and hand over my cargo.
• I'm awarded a golden wing medal for the effort

All in all, it was a fun experience. It is a simple card draw game with a few stats, though I chose to write it up as a narrative as I had this story forming in my head as I played. I am definitely thinking of trying out the full game of Glide at some point, as this has piqued my interest. I will post a link to the rules https://sasquatchgames.itch.io/glide-the-courier, as it was a free game. Give it a go, let me know what you think

I was also inspired to do a little doodle of the drone using a tracing app and a pic I found online