The US military has a secret base in New Mexico*.
They lost communication with the base ... our job is to go in and find out why.   If there really is a problem (and what a boring story this will be if there is not) we are to, I am guessing, find out what the problem is, neutralize any threats, protect/save the good US folk there ... and ultimately SAVE THE DAY.


Well, that's my understanding.



* is New Mexico one of your US states? Or is it part of Mexico?
This message was last edited by the player at 08:02, Tue 17 Apr 2012.

In reply to Poco Tehuantl (msg #50):

NEW MEXICO IS IN THE USA.

It does border Mexico though.  As well as Texas and Arizona.  And Colorado.

I was there recently (2 months ago).  It is beautiful.

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=...xico&t=m&z=6

I haven't gone in quite awhile, but it's an amazing state.  Very open skies, a few very famous cities (Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, etc).
Also amazing is an 'earthship' community near Taos -- homes that produce their own power, water, and even food!

Also near Taos- a Native American community that lives the same way it has for thousands of years (obviously within reason).  I forget the name of the tribe, but its kinda incredible.

Just so people know, I figured that the group would have had some basic parachute training for just such an occasion. Not unrealistic considering the group is a government agency designed to deal with powered threats both in and out of the US. :)

Given her background, I'm sure Vosper's been trained on parachute ops.

As for the mission, here's how I see it: Trouble at double-secret research lab in New Mexico.  New Mexico is full of rocky desert vistas, mesas, canyons and valleys of stone.  Lots of open spaces, lots of isolation.  Good place to have isolated lab.

Los Alamos, New Mexico is where the Manhattan Project (atomic bomb) was worked on.  Because there was so much open space, they could detonate an A-bomb in relative secrecy.

Now we know there's trouble at the lab.  The way I imagine it, they've been invaded/infiltrated.  We'll have to go in, after flying/parachuting down, and infiltrate and liberate the complex.  Probably the best way to save the people inside is to defeat the invaders and liberate the whole complex, rather than evacuating the personnel a few at a time.  Vosper could evacuate them one at a time, but even at her speed, it would take a while if she were to get them any distance away.  She's fast, but she's not the Flash... 150 mph is her speed range, not light speed. ;)

So I'd say we go in, split the party, get ambushed, get captur... err, wait.  That is to say, we go in, scout the base, find the bad guys, kick their butts and save the day. :)

That is a pretty good guess, and yes that is one reason I chose New Mexico because our 1st A-Bomb was tested there and they did have many facilities devoted to weapons development.

I am trying to post an image in this thread and I have forgotten how to do it outside of the Game Map section......and also am too tired to look it up...grrrr

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Except >< instead of )(

EDIT:  now it's right. Space between img and src
This message was last edited by the player at 02:57, Wed 18 Apr 2012.

Edit above

So here is a basic idea of what the research/test town of Arrowhead looks like:

(Except considerably less green and more scrubby)

Nightmare thinks the best plan would be to knock on the gate and ask for a cup of sugar.

In reply to Nightmare (msg #61):

LOL

"Excuse me, my friendly Ruskie neighbors, do you have any vodka?"

heh

Did we hit a pause, peeps?

In reply to Oscillator (msg #64):

Nope, I had been waiting for everyone to post, especially those who can fly under their own power. :p

Awww, you waited for me.  I can do more...?
:)

In reply to Oscillator (msg #66):

I suppose it depends on what happens next. Everyone who is using a parachute please make an Agility save on 1d20 to avoid any complications parachuting.

Parachute!  Oscillator jumped out without a parachute!

"Gaaaaaah!!"

Oh wait a second, Oscillator can FLY

Whew.

Well, that means I'm liable to miss everything else for the next 19 rolls.

Preparing for the bad dice karma for getting such a high success on your Agility save? :)

Hey, with AGI of 21, wouldn't you make it on anything but a 20?

In reply to Oscillator (msg #71):

Yup, pretty much unless there were some penalties....which there aren't in this case.

I'm figuring it'll be an easy descent.

Descending is generally easy, it's going against gravity that's a challenge!
:D

Still waiting on an Agility save from Vosper to move on. (basically parachuting is never 100%, even for experts, thus the save to avoid mishap)