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((Oh hey, I forgot that tank hunters get smoke rounds!  Firing those at the enemy bunkers is a really good idea.  Far better than trying to find cover on a mostly empty and flat beach, or trying to take a snapshot at a person in a fortified bunker...  Sadly, it seems that not a single person on your boat has heavy rifle skill, which M18s use for... some reason.  Ah well.

...Twinwolf?  You have the other M18.))

This looks cool! o_o (Hello Piecewise!)

...On a very brief search, there's only have 2 snipers and 2 medics?

Woo! Probably going to be a reserve.

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Name: Joan Macaraeg

Description: Originally enlisted as a marksman from a background of being a crack shot at things, Joan was placed in supportive roles before she was assigned to anything near the front line. She hails from the northern mountains of Philippines, her home characterized by the jungle-heat and its high altitude.

Physical: -
Mental: -
Life: +1 [Helmet]

Stats:
Knowledge +3
Will +1
Senses +1

Skills:
+3 Medical Training
+2 First Aid
+2 Camouflage
+1 Heavy Rifle
+1 Traps
+1 Language

Inventory:

Quote from: Universal Equipment

Helmet (+1 Life bonus, Single Use)
First Aid Pouch (Allows First Aid)
Entrenching Tool (A folding shovel)
Ration (Restores up to -2 on physical dice)

Quote from: Sniper Equipment

Scoped Springfield M1903 A4 (5 shot, risk 5 at long range, risk 3 at medium, risk 2 at close)
2 springfield magazines
Binoculars

Quote from: ATHATH on May 15, 2017, 11:00:23 pm

I'm not a walking bush, I'm a slowly crawling pile of sand (or at least, I will be once I manage to get off of the boat and onto the beach).

There are camouflage kits for these--even possibly improvised, however landing in a known location means...camouflage won't work as a stealth roll.

Okay, so, for this mission, I'll need a... "special" camouflage "suit".

Cover my (uniformed) body (except for my hands and face) in glue. Faceplant into some grass, then backplant into some sand. Apply grass-like camouflage to my face and one side of my hands, and sand-like camouflage to the other side of my hands. Take a grass-like (with real, glued-on grass, perhaps?) cloak/trenchcoat (with a hood) with me, but wear/put it underneath my normal uniform so that it doesn't show. The top of my head, the soles of my feet, my armpits, etc. should be sandy, by the way. My explosives, ration containers, and magazines should be painted sandy on one side and painted grassy on the other. My gun should be painted sandy on its left side side and painted grassy on the other.

The idea here is to crawl prone and face-down over the open field of sand, then stand up, put on my cloak, and go into a "normal" stealth stance once I'm hidden in the grassy area. My gun should be held in my left hand with the sandy side up as I'm crawling in the sand, then held with my left hand on the front bit and my right hand on the back bit once I'm in the grassy area.

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Name: Crazy Ivan, Explosive Assassin
Description: A dude in ninja garb with tons of explosives on his person. Yes, he looks as ridiculous as that sounds.
Physical:(Just put any bonuses or negatives you have.)
Mental:(Just put any bonuses or negatives you have.)
Life: (Just put any bonuses or negatives you have.)
Stats:
STR: +1
SPD: +1
DEX: +3
Skills:
Camouflage: +3
Explosive: +2
Demolitions: +2
Submachine Gun: +1
Traps: +1
Language: +1
Inventory:
Thompson SMG (25 shot, risk 2, +1 risk for every 5 shots fired in a burst)
3 Thompson magazines
2 Land mines strapped to explosive charges, to be used as improvised impact grenades (Risk 7 (mine) + Risk 10 (explosive charge))

Alright.

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Name: Robert McKinley
Description: McKinley was about ten years old when WWI ended, and his brother returned with innumerable stories of gore and glory. Robert desired to fight for his country in the same way. There was, however, no immediate war in which he could partake. He considered himself to be one of the few to hate the Roaring Twenties. They were a time when the people wallowed in extravagance and purposely forgot the horrors, but also the sacrifices and heroism of the great war. And then came the depression. He found himself liking the depression, though of course, he didn't admit that. Mainly because it seemed like fitting retribution for the excess of the previous years. it might have also had to do with the fact that he managed to retain his job and keep up a standard of living. In any case, 1939 was a year almost of rejoicing, and after he had settled his affairs, he signed up for the battle which he had lusted for.
He's a tall, blondish man who fancies himself to have a certain rakish look. His eyes are deep set under a heavy brow, but full of disturbing light. Call him Bob.
Physical: 0
Mental:0
Life: +1

Stats:
Strength: +1
Dexterity: +1
Will: +1
Senses: +2

Skills:
Exotic Melee: +1
Heavy rifle: +3 (based on the assumption that the BAR fits in this category. If not, will be switched to rifle or machine gun.)
Pistol: +1
Car: +2
Camouflage:+1
Language: +2 (Fluent in french, small amount of Italian)

Inventory:
Helmet (+1 Life bonus, Single Use)
First Aid Pouch (Allows First Aid)
Entrenching Tool (A folding shovel)
Ration (Restores up to -2 on physical dice)
Browning Auto Rifle (20 shot, risk 3, +1 risk for every 3 shots fired in a burst)
5 BAR magazines
M1910 pistol (9 shot, risk 2)
2 pistol magazines

Now the question is: Did I do this right.
And what skill would apply to attempts to use fire a howitzer?
Will we have something like the Armory in ER that will allow us to obtain unusual, or more expensive items, or extra ammo for a specific mission?

Quote from: killerhellhound on May 13, 2017, 10:44:03 pm

Quote from: Devastator on May 13, 2017, 09:56:10 pm

"Doesn't the diver summon enemies?  Why send him first?"

"Because the gas could kill more people and the divers enemies can only target the diver who is good at protecting them self

"Did you miss the rock monster in the crystal cave?  That was brought in by some diver who thought we didn't have enough enemies.  And if the monster kills the divers, all you other meatbags get to die from something you can't fight back against.

And man, that rock monster was good at beating up meatbags.  Really good.

What you need is someone who isn't a meatbag, and doesn't have to breathe.  I'll go do it."

Go head to the airlock and make sure there are no meatbags around before opening the door.  At least no meatbags that aren't too dumb to leave.

Spoiler: Bargthor-47 (click to show/hide)

50 blast
50 fight
80 dodge
80 cover
40 (+10) endure
40 move
0 hide
40 find
0 transcend
20 recover
0 build
0 control

Body 80/80
Mind 20/20

Pistol, paint, diesel gauntlets, chunk of 'furniture'.
Winter Octopus Strike, 140/250, normal damage may be dealt instead as non-lethal.