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[Egan_BW]

This is an RTD focused on ""tactical"" gun combat, mostly in close quarters, and featuring "hardly any" elements of eldritch horror. No refunds.


You had fallen on hard times. Very. Hard times. Your past was rapidly catching up to you, as was your debt. You needed something, anything.
But you found no luck. Even with your very specific set of skills, nobody needed you, and nobody would help you. Except for one. A tall man, by the name of Nyarlathotep.
You might have been skeptical of a lone stranger, offering salvation. But he proved... Captivating. This man could work wonders. Do things that defy belief. Things that... shouldn't be. But, you are desperate. Maybe an ally which defies reality is just what you need.

So Nyarlathotep gave you funds, and Nyarlathotep gave you comrades, and Nyarlathotep gave you a target. An old, musty manor in the middle of nowhere, where no witnesses will see, no authority will hear, and no reinforcements will arrive. All you need is the skulls of those who dwell there, and a small idol prized by your client.
When you return, all your problems will be gone, and you will be truly free.

Spoiler: character (click to show/hide)

Name:
Description:

Vitality:
Endurance:
Bravery:
Intuition:
Strength:
Luck:

Marksmanship:
CQC:
Control:
Agility:
Stealth:
Persuasion:
Medical:
Technology:

Inventory:
Mony x6

Spoiler: system (click to show/hide)

Stats: 1 stat at +3, 2 at +1, 2 at +0, 1 at -2.

Vitality: Modifies max Health (10 at +0). Sometimes rolled to not die (important.)
Endurance: Modifies max Stamina. May be rolled to resist things when appropriate.
Bravery: Modifies max Resolve. Rolled to keep composure.
Intuition: Modifies max Lucidity. General knowledge and intuition. Gives you more information on your surroundings and might reveal hidden paths.
Strength: Determines weight category of weaponry which can be used. Rolled to determine damage for certain melee weapons, or wherever strength is needed.
Luck: Is Luck.

Health: Physical condition of your body. If Health reaches 0, you will die. Taking 4 or more Health damage to the head will also cause death. Regenerates slowly.
Stamina: Ability to keep moving. If Stamina reaches 0, you will be incapacitated. Using magic powers has a chance to use Stamina. Regenerates slowly.
Resolve: Determination to fight on. If Resolve reaches 0, you will be forced to either give up or use up Stamina. This reduces Stamina by 1d6 and increases Resolve by 1d6. Regenerates when outside combat.
Lucidity: Ability to perceive and comprehend the world. If Lucidity reaches 0, you are stunned and cannot do anything until it regenerates. If Lucidity falls to 4 or lower, you are dazed and take a -2 penalty to most actions. Regenerates at a rate of 1 per turn.

Weight categories:
-2: 1 light.
+0: 1 medium + 1 sidearm.
+1: 1 medium + 1 light / 1 heavy + 1 sidearm
+3: 1 medium + 2 light / 1 v. heavy + 1 light


Skills: Start at -1. 1 point to +0, 2 points to +1, 4 points to +2, 7 points to +3, 11 points to +4. Distribute 15 points.
You may come up with your own skills, so long as they're not too broad. You are not required to list skills you leave at -1.

Marksmanship: Accuracy using firearms and ranged weapons at medium to long range. Usually applicable outside or in very expansive spaces.
CQC: Accuracy using melee or firearms at close range. Usually applicable indoors or in melee.
Control: Ability to control recoil using firearms. Important for dealing damage with automatic firearms.
Agility: Movement, speed, and coordination. Used to move and evade. Rolled for initiative in situations where both parties notice each other simutainiously.
Stealth: Moving silently and avoiding notice.
Persuasion: Convincing, lying, manipulating.
Medical: Medical knowledge and experience.
Technology: Knowledge about any technological things. Necessary for using certain tools such as explosives.


Gun rules:

There are three different ranges usually engaged at, because I don't feel like I'd actually use more than three of them.
Certain special weapons may have an additional "Extreme" range.
Attacks in close quarters use the CQC skill, which is also used for melee. Other ranges will use the Marksmanship skill.
Rolls use 3d6, with modifiers from -2 to +4.
When the attack roll is higher than the target number for that weapon and range, the attack hits.
Shooting while moving incurs a penalty which increases the target number.
Guns may be fired single-shot, semi-auto, or fully auto. Obviously some guns may not have all three firing modes.
Single shot is simplest, making one attack roll and using one cartridge per turn. Firing single-shot at a target outside of cover rolls twice and takes the higher result.
Semi-auto requires a Control skill roll. If this roll is successful, the attacker may roll for multiple attacks against the same or different targets in the same turn. If the Control skill roll fails, the first shot is rolled for normally, but all the other shots miss. The attacker may specify shooting fewer rounds than the maximum.
Automatic fire also requires a Control roll. On a success, the attack rolls to hit only once, and does more damage. If the control roll fails, the attack is still rolled but damage is normal for a single shot. The rest of the burst is wasted with possibly unintended results.
Attacks may also be specified as Point Shots. These have a penalty to the target number, but can deal damage to specific body parts, or hit small objects. Note that should a human take 4 or more Vitality damage to the head at once, they may die instantly.
Once a gun is out of ammo, it must be reloaded before being used again. This takes one turn.

Guns have the following 13 stats, because this is a simple and runnable system:

Close Accuracy: (Target number to roll at CQC / Melee range, like inside of buildings. This is a CQC roll.)
Medium Accuracy: (Target number to roll at short ranges, like urban warfare. This is a Marksmanship roll.)
Long Accuracy: (Target number to beat at long ranges, from assault rifle to DMR range. This is a Marksmanship roll.)
Semi Stability: (Target number to beat when choosing to fire on semi-auto. This is a Control roll.)
Auto Stability: (Target number to beat when choosing to fire on automatic. This is a Control roll.)
Move Penalty: (Modifier to the target number to hit when firing while moving.)
Point Shot Penalty: (Modifier to the target number to hit when aiming for a specific point or body part.)
Damage: (Damage done by a single successful shot.)
Auto Damage: (Damage done by an automatic burst.)
Semi Shots: (Number of attack rolls that may be made on a successful semi-auto attack.)
Auto Shots: (Amount of ammo expended by an automatic attack.)
Capacity: (Ammo held by the weapon.)
Size: (How large the weapon is, for purposes of being able to carry it.)


Cover rules:

Unless totally out in the open, characters are assumed to be able to find cover.
Single-shot attacks against a character out of cover have advantage (roll twice and take the better result.)
There is no penalty to point-shot characters out of cover.
On your turn, if you're at close range to an enemy you can move to negate that enemy's cover until the end of your turn. If you do so then you lose the benefit of cover until the end of your turn.
Attacking in melee requires you to move out of cover.
While in cover, you may give up your attack for the turn to overwatch and attack the enemy on their turn if they move out of cover.
Targeting a character with autofire (whether it hits or not) will prevent that character from using overwatch on their next turn, and if they're already overwatching, negates it.
While in cover, you can give up your attack to hunker down. While hunkered down you can't attack or be attacked so long as you have the advantage of cover.
Cover can be targeted by attacks, with results varying by the cover's material.


Melee Rules:

If you hit an enemy with a melee weapon, you may have to roll Strength to determine how much damage you do, depending on the weapon.
You may choose to attack multiple times in a turn by performing a Flurry. This costs stamina for each attack in the flurry, and each attack is rolled seperately. You may choose to target multiple enemies with different attacks.
If you're holding a weapon with a Parry stat and an enemy attack you in melee, you may roll Control, and if you succeed (get 11 or higher) the enemy gets a penalty to their attack equal to your weapon's Parry stat.


Melee weapons have the following stats:

Melee: (Target number to roll in order to hit. This is a CQC roll.)
Point Stab Penalty: (Modifier to the target number to hit when aiming for a specific point or body part.)
Damage: (Damage done by a successful attack. Separated into damage done on a Strength roll from 1-10, 11-14, and 15+. If only one number is listed then Strength is no rolled for damage.)
Parry: (Modifier applied to enemy's target number to hit after you successfully roll Control to parry.)
Flurry Max: (Maximum number of attacks you can make with a Flurry.)
Flurry Cost: (Stamina cost for each attack in a Flurry.)
Size: (How large the weapon is, for purposes of being able to carry it.)


Exploration rules:

The world is kept track of as a series of rooms, with each area consisting of one "Hub" room and one or more "spoke" rooms.
When you enter a hub, you immediately know the existance of all spokes connected to that hub. At this point you might roll Intuition to get a more detailed explaination of what each room is. (IE on a successful roll you would know that one Spoke room is an "Armory", but on a failed roll you would just know its a "Metal Door."
Some spoke rooms, once cleared out, will have a path to a subroom. Subrooms can lead to more subrooms, but only in a linear path.
After being cleared out, some rooms can have secrets which are only found on a successful Intuition roll, such as hidden items or secret paths.
Upon the players clearing a room or performing an action which takes a little time, NPCs in other areas might wander around or react to sounds of fighting.


Misc. rules

Stealth is impacted by the bulk of your equipment. You take a -1 penalty to stealth when wearing armor, and an additional -1 penalty for carrying a Medium or larger weapon. Minimum of -2.
Hand grenades can be used to attack characters who are hunkered down in cover.
You may choose to delay your action to happen at the same time as an ally's action.
Armor reduces damage taken from firearms and explosives. Damage cannot re reduced past 1.
Armor does not affect melee damage.

Additional items may be available, upon request. If you want to get creative, I'm happy to help you out!

Spoiler: Guns (click to show/hide)

Pistols

[2 Mony]
N99 "Rabid" Machine Pistol
   CQB / Med / Long: 8 / 15 / 19
   Move Penalty: 1
   Point Shot Penalty: 7
   Damage: 4 (burst)
   Semi Stability: 14
   Semi Shots: 3
   Capacity: 9 (18)
   Size: Sidearm

A very modern take on an age-old design, the N99 is a machine pistol that is only capable of burstfire.  It always fires two shots per trigger pull, at a high rate of fire which fires the second bullet before the barrel has elevated significantly, at least in the hands of a capable soldier.  It isn't perfect--the second shot will usually land several inches high even at close range--but it is effective.  To help keep the pistol in control, and make followup shots easier, the pistol has a folding foregrip built into it--one of the chief reasons it's so heavy, despite firing a relatively small cartridge.

[2 Mony]
N42 "Lone" Pistol
   CQB / Med / Long: 7 / 14 / 18
   Move Penalty: 0
   Point Shot Penalty: 4
   Damage: 3
   Semi Stability: 13
   Semi Shots: 3
   Capacity: 7
   Size: Sidearm

A compact but powerful sidearm with a long history, the N42 is generally considered the standard that other handguns are judged by.  Still, it does show its age; compared to modern designs which largely use a smaller caliber, it has a low capacity, and heavy recoil that makes it difficult to master.

[3 Mony]
N0-P3
   CQB / Med / Long: 8 / 14 / 18
   Move Penalty: 1
   Point Shot Penalty: 5
   Damage: 2
   Semi Stability:  12
   Semi Shots: 5
   Auto Stability: 14
   Auto Damage: 10
   Auto Shots: 20
   Capacity: 45
   Size: Sidearm

After several false starts and failed attempts, the N0's companion machine pistol has finally matured enough to begin testing.  The final design has turned out surprisingly traditional, compared to its chimeric older brother; the only obvious differences from other modern machine pistols are its staggering rate of fire, and its ability to load the same unwieldy casket magazines as the N0.  Really, the only impressive aspect of the design is simply the fact that it can survive its high fire rate as well as it does, especially considering the high chamber pressures of the 4mm round it chambers.

Submachineguns:

[3 Mony]
N5K Submachine Gun
   CQB / Med / Long: 8 / 14 / 18
   Move Penalty: 2
   Point Shot Penalty: 5
   Damage: 3
   Semi Stability: 11
   Semi Shots: 5
   Auto Stability: 13
   Auto Damage: 11
   Auto Shots: 15
   Capacity: 30
   Size: Light

A compact but heavy submachinegun built for automatic fire, the N5K is easy to control, but aggravating to handle.  It's designed much like a metal brick; short, heavy, and all angular corners.  This has made it iconic in movies, but in reality the weapon is just unpleasant to hold, and the sharp recoil doesn't help the issue.  The weapon is quite effective when used properly, though its accuracy leaves something to be desired, but most soldiers opt to use something else simply out of hatred for the weapon's ergonomics.

[4 Mony]
N0
   CQB / Med / Long: 9 / 12 / 15
   CQB Accuracy: 9
   Medium Accuracy: 12
   Long Accuracy: 15
   Move Penalty: 3
   Point Shot Penalty: 3
   Damage: 3
   Semi Stability: 10
   Semi Shots: 5
   Auto Stability: 12
   Auto Damage: 10
   Auto Shots: 15
   Capacity: 45+45
   Size: Light

A particularly strange weapon, the N0--the name is a marketing gimmick, it has yet to be formally adopted by the Acirmenian military--is something of a chimera.  It was developed to be, and marketed as, an end-all solution to small arms logistics.  It's light and mobile, like a submachine gun, but accurate enough to function as an assault rifle.  It is exceptionally controllable despite its high rate of fire, and, like a machine gun, has an extremely high ammunition capacity.  About the only roles that the weapon hasn't been marketed for are sniping and anti-vehicle use, and indeed, on paper it does sound impressively versatile.

For the most part, the only amazing part of the design is the cartridge that it is chambered in.  The high-velocity 4mm rounds it fires are extremely fast, accurate, and light for a pistol round, while still being quite lethal because the high velocity bullets fragment into many pieces on impact.  The bullpup N0 manages to load a total of ninety of these bullets, because it simultaneously feeds from two large casket magazines at the rear of the gun.  The mere fact that it usually doesn't jam before emptying both magazines is the other amazing aspect of the gun.

All that stated, the N0 simply does not live up to all the marketing hype.  Its weak caliber means that it stands no chance of replacing the N13, especially at a time when the military is slowly moving to ever more powerful calibers.  Its unreliable double-mag system makes it laughable to even imagine it being used in a suppressive role.  The only lingering hope for the gun is that it does indeed make a good submachine gun, once the bipod is removed.  If only it weren't so expensive, it would stand a real chance of replacing the much-maligned M5K in standard service.

Shotgun:

[3 Mony]
N73 "Wanton" Combat Shotgun
   CQB / Med: 6 / 15
   Move Penalty: 5
   Point Shot Penalty: 7
   Damage: 7
   Semi Stability: 10
   Semi Shots: 3
   Auto Stability: 12
   Auto Damage: 15
   Auto Shots: 7
   Capacity: 21
   Size: Light

The N73 is a brutal weapon in every sense of the word.  Aesthetically, it's an ugly steel brick with a drum magazine sticking out the bottom.  Tactically, it's as precise and short ranged as you can expect a fully automatic shotgun to be.  In use, it's unpleasant to fire--if surprisingly controllable considering what it is--and it does truly gruesome things to the unfortunate people that it's turned against.  But, it is very effective when properly deployed.

Assault Rifle:

[3 Mony]
N13 "Brave" Assault Rifle
   CQB / Med / Long: 10 / 10 / 13
   Move Penalty: 3
   Point Shot Penalty: 3
   Damage: 5
   Semi Stability: 10
   Semi Shots: 3
   Auto Stability: 11
   Auto Damage: 12
   Auto Shots: 10
   Capacity: 30
   Size: Medium

The latest update to the troubled N1 line of assault rifles, the N13 has performed well beyond most expectations.  It is accurate, lightweight, controllable, and unlike its predecessors, extremely reliable.  The only real flaw with the weapon is that it is somewhat underpowered against well-armored targets.  Considering that the faction which fields the rifle is the only faction to equip *all* of its troops with armor, this is not generally considered to be a large problem.

Sniper Rifle:

[4 Mony]
N3 "Brisk" Sniper Rifle
   CQB / Med / Long: 12 / 8 / 10
   Move Penalty: 6
   Point Shot Penalty: 2
   Damage: 8
   Semi Stability: 13
   Semi Shots: 2
   Auto Stability: 16
   Auto Damage: 18
   Auto Shots: 10
   Capacity: 20
   Size: Large

A proven design that has changed little since it was first introduced, the N3 Brisk is functionally a very simple sniper rifle.  The design is almost identical to the heavy Benjamin hunting rifle so popular among civilians, with the only obvious difference being that the Brisk is capable of fully automatic fire, and issued with a massive 20-round magazine.  Of course, since the rifle was never intended to fire more than one or two shots successively, it's virtually uncontrollable when switched to full auto--but on rare occasions the function has proved useful, and the Brisk is more than effective enough even without, anyway.

Anti-Materiel Rifle:

[4 Mony]
N60 "Prim" Anti-Materiel Rifle
   CQB / Med / Long: 13 / 8 /9
   Move Penalty: 8
   Point Shot Penalty: 2
   Damage: 20
   Semi Stability: 14
   Semi Shots: 2
   Capacity: 10
   Size: Very Large

The heaviest rifle in common usage, the Prim is too unwieldy for effective use as a traditional sniper rifle.  Rather, it is intended to be used by entrenched and well-defended teams who are far behind the front lines.  The massive round it fires--originally designed to penetrate light tank armor--allows it to do extreme damage even from kilometers away.  An entrenched sniper armed with this weapon is virtually unassailable across open ground.

The top brass of the faction seems to have a love affair with the rifle, and they have started issuing it even to traditional sniper teams with increasing regularity.  It's more versatile as a strategic asset than the Brisk is, and somewhat more accurate; the fact that snipers need to be mobile to survive is apparently considered an issue of soldier fitness, and not the weight of their equipment.

Machine Guns:

[4 Mony]
N81 "Parlous" MMG
   CQB / Med / Long: 15 / 12 / 14
   Move Penalty: 9
   Point Shot Penalty: 4
   Damage: 8
   Semi Stability: 6
   Semi Shots: 4
   Auto Stability: 10
   Auto Damage: 20
   Auto Shots: 15
   Capacity: 100
   Size: Very Large

A symbol of Acirema's power, the N8 is the key to their military dominance.  Chambered in the same caliber as the N2 Brisk rifle, this beltfed machine gun is fully capable of mowing down infantry--or even lightly armored vehicles--at long range.  It is extremely controllable despite its high caliber, and virtually anyone can still deliver accurate automatic fire when using it, but this comes at the cost of weight; the Parlous is the heaviest infantry weapon fielded by any military, and even the strongest soldiers struggle with its weight.

[4 Mony]
N22 "Jagged" LMG
   CQB / Med / Long: 14 / 13 / 15
   Move Penalty: 6
   Point Shot Penalty: 5
   Damage: 5
   Semi Stability: 6
   Semi Shots: 6
   Auto Stability: 9
   Auto Damage: 15
   Auto Shots: 20
   Capacity: 200
   Size: Large

The ancestor of the N81, the Jagged LMG is essentially just a smaller, less immobile version.  It is chambered for the same light round as the N13, and is in fact capable of feeding from N13 mags instead of the standard belt, while having a much higher fire rate than the N13 or N82.  This leaves it with more suppressive capability than any other weapon fielded by the faction, but its inaccuracy leaves it somewhat lacking in terms of actually killing enemy troops.

Though it is much lighter, the Jagged has been undergoing a long process of being replaced by the generally superior Parlous.  It only remains in use today because of the sheer cost of replacing every Jagged with Parlous MMGs, and because of the difficult logistics of issuing multiple ammunition types to every squad.  Some special forces units do continue to use the Jagged due to its lighter weight, but most soldiers are forced to suffer the extra fatigue when their machine gun is inevitably replaced.

Spoiler: Melee Weapons: (click to show/hide)

[1 Mony]
Combat Knife
   Melee: 8
   Point Stab Penalty: 1
   Damage: 3
   [Does 4 damage if attacking an unaware enemy.]
   Parry: 1
   Flurry Max: 5
   Flurry Cost: 2
   Size: None
   
[1 Mony]
Fire Axe
   Melee: 10
   Point Stab Penalty: 3
   Damage: 3 / 4 / 8
   Parry: 2
   Flurry Max: 2
   Flurry Cost: 3
   Size: Sidearm
   
[2 Mony]
Machete
   Melee: 9
   Point Stab Penalty: 3
   Damage: 5
   Parry: 3
   Flurry Max: 3
   Flurry Cost: 3
   Size: Sidearm

[2 Mony]
Spear
   Melee: 7
   Point Stab Penalty: 3
   Damage: 4 / 4 / 5
   Parry: 2
   Flurry Max: 3
   Flurry Cost: 4
   Size: Light
   
[2 Mony]
Sledgehammer
   Melee: 11
   Point Stab Penalty: 4
   Damage: 3 / 8 / 10
   Parry: 1
   Flurry Max: 2
   Flurry Cost: 6
   Size: Large
   
[3 Mony]
Stungun
   Melee: 8
   Damage: 4 Lucidity (Target rolls Bravery. On a failure they cannot act.)
   Flurry Max: 3
   Flurry Cost: 2
   Size: None
   
[3 Mony]
Chainsaw
   Melee: 11
   Point Stab Penalty: 4
   Damage: 3
   Flurry Max: 13
   Flurry Cost: 1
   Size: Large

Spoiler: Explosives (click to show/hide)

[1 Mony]
Frag Grenade
   CQC / Med: 11 / 15
   Damage: 7 (Large area. Target rolls Luck. If they fail, damage is applied to the head.)
   Size: None
   
[1 Mony]
High Explosive Grenade
   CQC / Med: 13 / 16
   Damage: 15 (Small area.)
   Size: None

[1 Mony]
Flashbang Grenade
   CQC / Med: 11 / 15
   Damage: (Large area. Target rolls Luck. On a success they take 4 Lucidity damage, on a failure they take 12 Lucidity damage and cannot attack.)
   Size: None
   
[1 Mony]
Smoke Grenade
   (Conceals an area in dense smoke. Can act as cover if none is available. Smoke causes 1 Stamina damage per turn without protection.)
   Size: none
   
[2 Mony]
Breaching Charge
   (Can be used to blow through doors or weak walls.)
   Size: Light

[3 Mony]
Satchel Charge
   (Enough to demolish a small building.)
   Size: Medium
   
[4 Mony]
Specialist V.67 Revolver Grenade Launcher
   CQB / Med / Long: 11 / 12 / 14
   Move Penalty: 4
   Damage: 7 (Frag) / 15 (High Explosive)
   Semi Stability: 14
   Semi Shots: 3
   Capacity: 6 (Reloads only 2/turn)
   Size: Large

Spoiler: Et Cetera (click to show/hide)

[1 Mony]
Light Armor
   Armor: 3

[2 Mony]
Patrol Armor
   Armor: 5

[4 Mony]
Juggernaut Armor
   Armor: 7 (Covers whole body)
   
[1 Mony]
Helmet
   Armor: 3 (Head only)
   
[1 Mony]
Gas Mask
   (Protects from smoke and gases. And is fashionable.)
   
[1 Mony]
Suppressor
   (Attach to any gun, make it less louder.)
   
[0 Mony!]
Radio
   (Allows one to communicate with others who possess a radio.)

Will be taking 5 players. Big thanks to syvarris for providing the Great Arsenal Of Syv, for helping with the system in ways that are wrong but which get me to think, and for providing general encouragement.

[syvarris]

Spoiler: Drugged Anarchist Shotgun Ninja (click to show/hide)

Name: Synlocar
Description: A small and quiet young man wearing all black, with a hoodie and bandana concealing his features.  He leaves his hoodie open, showing off a black T-shirt with the words "NAYDD VADRIK GELDGURSA?  RALTYN BAEERABER!" printed on it.  He constantly twitches and shivers, his bloodshot eyes never lingering on any single point for long.

Vitality: +3
Endurance: -2
Bravery: +0
Intuition: +1
Strength: +1
Luck: +0

Marksmanship: +0
CQC: +1
Control: +2
Agility: +2
Stealth: +2

Inventory:
N73 Wanton Combat Shotgun
+Suppressor
2x Smoke Grenade

[chaotick21]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name:Dan "The Man" Smith
Description: A taller man with a brown mullet and beard. He is wearing a black baseball cap, Aerosmith t-shirt, and leather jacket. He looks calm and composed.

Vitality:-2
Endurance:+0
Bravery:+1
Intuition:+1
Strength:+0
Luck:+3

Marksmanship:+3
Control:+1
Stealth:+1
Persuasion:+2

Inventory:
N3 "Brisk" Sniper Rifle
N99 "Rabid" Machine Pistol

[Parisbre56]

Spoiler: Snippy (click to show/hide)

Name: Snippy
Description: A creepy guy with goggles and a constant too-wide grin. Somehow manages to lug a giant rifle around despite being incredibly lanky. Is precise as all hell.

Vitality: 0
Endurance: +1
Bravery: 0
Intuition: +1
Strength: +3
Luck: -2

Marksmanship:+4
CQC:+2

Inventory:
N60 "Prim" Anti-Materiel Rifle
Spear
Radio

Spoiler: AnyDice (click to show/hide)

As you can see, a glass cannon. If he can survive enemy attacks until it's his run, he can just headshot any human not in close range. And if he is not in danger of being shot by overwatch, he can deliver spear headshots to humans. Otherwise, is probably better off hunkering down and being bait. He is probably also weak to counter-sniping (no stealth, no silencer) though intuition might help counter that. Then there's non-headshottable enemies, those might present a problem at close range, where it's probably better for them to be tackled by semi-auto. And there's also explosives that can just one-shot him even behind cover, especially with his terrible luck.

Code: [Select]

CQC: 2
MAR: 4

output [absolute 3d6+CQC] > 13 named "close +[CQC]"
output [absolute 3d6+MAR] > 8 named "medium +[MAR]"
output [absolute 3d6+MAR] > 9 named "far +[MAR]"
output [absolute 3d6+CQC] > 13+2 named "close point +[CQC]"
output [absolute 3d6+MAR] > 8+2 named "medium point +[MAR]"
output [absolute 3d6+MAR] > 9+2 named "far point +[MAR]"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC] > 13)+([absolute 3d6+CQC] > 13) > 0 named "close +[CQC] no cover"
output ([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 8)+([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 8) > 0 named "medium +[MAR] no cover"
output ([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 9)+([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 9) > 0 named "far +[MAR] no cover"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC] > 13)+([absolute 3d6+CQC] > 13) > 0 named "close point +[CQC] no cover"
output ([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 8)+([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 8) > 0 named "medium point +[MAR] no cover"
output ([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 9)+([absolute 3d6+MAR] > 9) > 0 named "far point +[MAR] no cover"
output [absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7 named "spear +[CQC]"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7) named "spear +[CQC] flurry 2"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7) named "spear +[CQC] flurry 3"
output [absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3 named "spear point +[CQC]"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3) named "spear point +[CQC] flurry 2"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3) named "spear point +[CQC] flurry 3"
output ([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3)+([absolute 3d6+CQC]  > 7+3) > 0 named "spear point +[CQC] flurry 3 any"

((Edit: if we don't get a medic I might roll a medic instead.))

[Lenglon]

Interested.
EDIT: here once was a bunch of unecessary questions. Removed them as I progressively came to the conclusion that their answers didn't actually change any of my decisions.

Spoiler: Erin (click to show/hide)

Name: Erin
Description: A small-ish woman with long-ish dark hair in a ponytail and purple eyes, she is very direct in conversation, going from objective to objective with very little smalltalk. She has some old scars on her left arm that seem indicative of regular injections in that area, but they've mostly faded, with no recent exposure. She wears gloves the vast majority of the time, and walks slightly hunched over anytime she isn't paying attention to her posture. She actually enjoys the feel of wind, goes running for fun routinely, and would go skydiving if she could afford to do so.

Stats:
Vitality: +1
Endurance: +3
Bravery: +0
Intuition: +1
Strength: +0
Luck: -2

Skills:
Marksmanship: +2
CQC: +1
Control: +2
Agility: +0
Medical: +2

Inventory:
Patrol Armor
   Armor: 5

N13 "Brave" Assault Rifle
   CQB / Med / Long: 10 / 10 / 13
   Move Penalty: 3
   Point Shot Penalty: 3
   Damage: 5
   Semi Stability: 10
   Semi Shots: 3
   Auto Stability: 11
   Auto Damage: 12
   Auto Shots: 10
   Capacity: 30
   Size: Medium

1x moni dedicated to medkit

Radio


Add-on minor items for Erin to carry/wear if possible-
flashlight
goggles
ear protection
a small pocketknife.
a good pair of boots
a small notepad and two pens.
cellphone (even if no reception, can be useful)
a piece of red cellophane and a couple rubber bands, allowing her to adapt her flashlight into being red light.
an energy bar.
a water bottle (full)

[Dustan Hache]

He returns! From This previous game!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Name: Mallo Brekson
Description: A reclusive Library-goer with a (unwanted) bond to one of Nyarlthotep's aspects.

Vitality: 0
Endurance: 1
Bravery: 0
Intuition: 3
Strength:1
Luck: -1

CQC: 1
Agility: 1
Stealth: 2
Medical: 2
Technology: 0
Elsic knowlege: 1
Total:15

Inventory:
Mony x4
Machete

I would like to invest in some otherworldly powers, as they are a part of this character's origin.

[Egan_BW]

What size die are we modifying with our stats and skills?

3d6.

Do not see a Carbine on the weapon list.
Do not see a heavy-caliber AR on the weapon list, (the AR on the weapon list is specifically mentioned as lower-caliber)
Do not see a DMR (Assault / Sniper rifle hybrid, basically an assault rifle with attachments for long-range shooting) on the weapon list.

I'm... not entirely clear on what the differences between all those weapon types are, sorry. syv did all the work actually statting these guns up.

Do not see anti-heavy-vehicle weaponry on the weapon list (though WHY you would want/need that in close quarters is beyond me)

Eh, sure, you'll never need it~

[3 Mony]
V.84 Single-Shot Anti-Tank Weapon
   CQC / Med: 13 / 10
   Move Penalty: 5
   Damage: 20 (Ignores 10 armor)
   Capacity: 1 (Cannot reload)
   Size: Heavy

Do not see a flamethrower on the weapon list.

[4 Mony]
V.15 Flamethrower
   CQC / Med: 9 / 10
   Move Penalty: 1
   Damage: 8
   Auto Stability: 6
   Auto Damage: 18
   Auto Shots: 3
   Capacity: 20 (Cannot reload)

A handheld nozzle which spews flaming liquid, capable of starting wanton fires, killing humans horribly, and fending off wasps with the minimum required level of force. Fuel is stored in a tank on the back, which would be unfortunate to damage.

Do not see incendiary grenades on the weapon list. (though those are not really good as weapons, they're mostly for destroying equipment)

[1 Mony]
Incendiary Grenade
   CQC / Med: 11 / 15
   Damage: 2 (Generates heat and starts fires)
   Size: None

Yeah, they're not super useful. HE will probably generate more property damage for the cost.

Bonus:

[1 Mony]
Teargas Canister
   CQC / Med: 11 / 15
   Damage: (Creates a cloud of irritating gas. Characters caught in the cloud without a gasmask take 4 Resolve damage per turn.)
   Size: None

Do not see the option for (I forgot the proper name for this, it's small strings or cables of plastic explosive, one individual can carry several, they don't make holes in walls, but you wrap them around things like door mechanisms to "unlock" them superfast and they have barely any danger zone)

[1 Mony]
Prayer Beads
   (Small explosive device which can disable small locks and the like.)

Do not see any options for weapon attachments of any kind beyond suppressor (why would you take that?). EG taclight, reflex sight, laser sight, bipod, magnifying scope.

I think this system is complicated enough already, no thank you. <3
The point of the suppressor is that enemies who are "offscreen" are able to hear gunshots and loud sounds and prepare.

Do not see any options for utility items of any kind. EG crowbar, zipcuffs, NVGs, rope, duct tape, goggles (we should all have these), fancy ear protection instead of the basic earplugs i'm assuming everyone gets at the very least since they're planning on using firearms, especially in close quarters.

Crowbar and Rope are 1 Mony, NVGs 2 Mony (Though I don't have a specific mechanical use for them in mind, the might be useful. I hadn't really been thinking about light sources...)
I'd give you zipcuffs, duct tape, goggles, and any ear protection you want for free. While I'm sure it would be fascinating to systematize hearing damage and different tiers of protection, I'd rather not.

Do not see any medical equipment.

Me forget lol

[2 Mony]
Medic Kit
   (Basic tools for a field medic.)

[4 Mony]
Advanced Medical Kit
   (Slightly larger than normal case, containing high-quality supplies as well as a computerized diagnosis system and small, very precise mechanical arms. Allows operations to be performed very quickly and accurately. Requires a trained operator.)

before choosing loadout, i'm fairly certain almost any character I design would have requested a google maps image of the target area at the very least, and some basic idea of what our insertion method will be. we driving up in a pickup truck? paradropping in? burrowing in underground for god-knows-why? walking through the woods in the middle of the night? it just kinda makes sense to take the time before buying gear to know what gear is likely to be used, even if there's only minimal information available. (just asking for a basic description, no need for an actual picture. It just makes sense to have asked for all the info that can be gotten.

The target is a large house, out far away from anything else. It has two wings, each with about four rooms, as well as an upstairs with a balcony. It seems in ill-repair, and was probably the summer home of some nobles in earlier days.
The building is in a valley, surrounded by hilly coniferous forest. A long unpaved road connects it to the nearest highway.

You'll be driving to where the highway meets the dirt road at night. From there it's up to you what to do.

He returns! From This previous game!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 Name: Mallo Brekson
Description: A reclusive Library-goer with a (unwanted) bond to one of Nyarlthotep's aspects.

Vitality: 0
Endurance: 1
Bravery: 0
Intuition: 3
Strength:1
Luck: -1

CQC: 1
Agility: 2
Stealth: 2
Medical: 2
Technology: 0

Inventory:
Mony x4
Machete

I would like to invest in some otherworldly powers, as they are a part of this character's origin.

Such things are both dangerous and hard to use as an individual. But okay. :3

Skills:

Elsic Knowledge: For those who want to learn about Elsic topics without delving into their use.
Else Summoning: Using equipment which forms a "breach", through which energy from the Else can flow into the material world. Along with less savory things.
Else Manipulation: Manipulating Elsic energy to a desired goal. The most flexible way is to shunt the energy directly through your own neurons, but using equipment is safer and more reliable.
Else Containment: Closing open breaches and sealing Elsic power. Equipment is required.

Each level past +0 in an Else skill reduces maximum Lucidity by 1. Additionally, having more than +0 skill in multiple Else skills reduces max Lucidity by 2 and halves your max Resolve.


Items:

[2 Mony]
Elsebreachor
   (A knife with a black blade and a jumble of wires and circuitry around the handle. Used correctly, it can cut open a Breach. Also functions as a lackluster melee weapon.)
   Melee: 9
   Point Stab Penalty: 1
   Damage: 2
   [Does 4 damage if attacking an unaware enemy.]
   Parry: 1
   Flurry Max: 5
   Flurry Cost: 2
   Size: None

[2 Mony]
Elsemanip
   (An odd box of electronics and machinery. Can be used to draw in Elsic energy and manifest a specific physical effect.)
   (When buying, select one of the following types: Temperature, Momentum, Shape, Electromagnetism, Gravity, Biology. This machine can only affect the selected type.)
   Size: Sidearm

[2 Mony]
Elsecloser
   (A handheld tablet with a basic screen and several dials and switches. Can be used to draw on a Breach's own energy to negate and close it, or to disrupt elsic creatures.

[3 Mony]
Else Ink
   (A canister containing an inky black substance, with a nozzle to dispense it. Could accomplish a great many things... provided with time to prepare and the proper level of knowledge.)

[Lenglon]

I see that my edit was too late. oh well.

Also, I am saddened by the price of the basic medkit. I'll need to realocate my mony I suppose.
A carbine is a rifle with a shortened barrel. their earliest uses were for cavalry, but they are now the prevalant choice of weapon for modern infantry. The shorter barrel allows them to be both lighter and more manuverable, making them better in close quarters, and equally good at middling ranges, but they do sacrifice some long-range accuracy. The easiest example to come to mind is the difference between the M16 rifle and the M4 carbine, with the M4 being literally the same weapon just with a shorter barrel, and it is the weapon of choice for non-sharpshooters.

the difference between a two assault rifles of different calibers is simply the heavier caliber rifle shoots heavier (bigger) bullets. they have more inertia (and so can use their weight to rip through bullet-resistant vests), and are more accurate at longer ranges because they're less affected by wind and atmospheric conditions, but are physically heavier and harder to use in CQB, as well as often having longer barrels. also, bigger bullets are more expensive than smaller ones.

To make an M16 into a DMR:
put a nice scope on it
give it a bipod
task complete.

seriously, it's just a long-range-focused configuration of an assault rifle. in the hands of someone good enough at sharpshooting ANY assault rifle can be a DMR.

[Egan_BW]

Hmm, maybe that pricing for the medkit isn't appropriate, considering that you also have to invest in a skill to use it effectively. Do you think that 1 Mony would be more fair?

[Lenglon]

The problem is that a medkit is a team item, and going from 1 moni to 2 hits a critical breakpoint in equipping a character.

6 moni total

3 moni for a mid-grade weapon
2 moni for defensive items

leaves exactly 1 moni for a medkit.

so if you want to have a basic medkit, as the person carrying it you are going to have to either sacrifice firepower or protection. so either you're sorta-helpless cuz you can't hurt things, or you are going to be a contender for the one that needs the medkit used on them. (and self-care is vastly overrated. you tend be distracted by the leaking hole in your body while in the process of treating said hole. also, it's really hard to get both hands where they need to be because joints.)


I think the pricing is fair, and in fact for how powerful such items usually are in games it's actually UNDERpriced, but that by the nature of the thing it works best as a team item or if the first one on the team is subsidized so the person carrying the thing isn't a helpless sitting duck.

[Egan_BW]

Ah. Well, you guys can feel free to share money between each other. Part of the challenge here is actually coordinating your strategy, after all.

[Lenglon]

Fair enough:

Other Players: I'm setting aside 1 moni for a medkit. I'm willing to have Erin carry it and I'm givnig her a +2 in medical. If you want to run a dedicated medic then my 1 moni will help subsidize the cost of your medkit instead of having Erin carry it, and if you want to spend more to go for the advanced kit that's on you, i'll be giving my 1 moni to the medkit fund either way. However, I would greatly appreciate it if someone would dedicate 1 moni of their own so we can have a basic medkit on the team.

[The Adversary]

Fair enough:

Other Players: I'm setting aside 1 moni for a medkit. I'm willing to have Erin carry it and I'm givnig her a +2 in medical. If you want to run a dedicated medic then my 1 moni will help subsidize the cost of your medkit instead of having Erin carry it, and if you want to spend more to go for the advanced kit that's on you, i'll be giving my 1 moni to the medkit fund either way. However, I would greatly appreciate it if someone would dedicate 1 moni of their own so we can have a basic medkit on the team.

Sure, I'll buy in for 3 moni. You take care of my char, and he'll take care of you.

Spoiler: Reece (click to show/hide)

Name: 'Reece'
Description: A domesticated omnivorous quadruped mammal that has a long snout, an acute sense of smell, nonretractable claws, and a deep barking voice. Brindle coated, with floppy ears and friendly looking eyes, this animal seems more at home playing a game of 'where's the stick' than murdering people. Still, a number of criss-cross scars, a burn wound on his flank, and what appears to be a bullet hole through his left ear belie a troubled past.  He's wearing tactical armor with the name 'Reece' embroidered over his left shoulder.

Vitality:  +1
Endurance: +0
Bravery: +3
Intuition: -2
Strength:  +1
Luck: +0

Marksmanship: -1
CQC: 3 (7)
Control: -1
Agility: 2 (4)
Stealth: 2 (4)
Persuasion: -1
Medical: -1
Technology: -1

Inventory:
Dog Teeth (Knife) [1]
Patrol Armor [2]
Medicaid Fund [3]

[[Didn't see there was a full spread of people. Oops. Well, waitlist me.]]

[Whisperling]

Heh. P^TW

[Parisbre56]

Maybe if you wrote the healing mechanics it would be easier to determine a fair price for a medkit. If it's just a flat bonus in a system where healing is infinite regeneration based on a flat difficulty then it should be really expensive. If it's a limited use item or if someone can only be healed a limited number of times per room/level it should be less expensive.