In reply to SSG Alan Edwards (msg # 885):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDRf7f_rHu4

No big mystery there...the flight engineer just said 'covered' and 'uncovered'
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:29, Thu 26 Sept 2013.

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 886):

How many engines does that damn thing have?  Sounds like he started 10 of them.  Or two of them over and over and over and over and over.

In reply to SSG Alan Edwards (msg # 887):

Battery starts the APU, APU starts No.1 engine, No.1 starts No.2...

...that wiggled and jiggled and tickled inside her...

The Hip is the same...takes about 45 sec to go from cold to takeoff

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 888):

OOC:

That is to say that the forward hatches ARE open, just not the mid deck ones, because they are not on this model...or even that model. Get it, that MODEL?!?!

Say goodnight, Gracie.

Goodnight, Gracie.

Oh and this is the OOC thread if anyone cares, which clearly they don't. :)

GM

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 889):

OOC:

I need a DIFF RCN for Barr, please

GM

08:26, Today: 1LT Gavin Barr rolled 75 using 1d100. RCN: DIF.  Nope, won't make difficult.  :(

In reply to 1LT Gavin Barr (msg # 891):

OOC:

Ha ha you could've just said 'no thanks' mate. :)

GM

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 892):

My revenge will be a 50 page PDF from 1991 on Armored Gun System trials, after which there will be a test on which systems can be LAPES vs. LVAD.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:44, Sun 29 Sept 2013.

In reply to 1LT Gavin Barr (msg # 893):

OOC:

Can I guess LAPES simply because it's closer to the word 'labia'? Actually, you owe me an orgasm after that last 300+ pages of 'not tonight, I have a headache'. What were their conclusions? That after 10 years, 'it's complicated'. Fuck a doodle doo, like I couldn't have clocked that one on me own.

J

Ok, made this one.  lol

09:01, Today: 1LT Gavin Barr rolled 73 using 1d100. RCN: ESY.

I think their conclusions were: doing new shit in any bureaucracy is hard.  Especially without major funding and in the presence of competing interests.

In reply to 1LT Gavin Barr (msg # 895):

Tomato, tomato

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 896):

The sighting system actually would allow to search via thermal for the Mohawk, but Barr estimates that he is to the helo's left, not front. He could roll to look, but he saw what he saw first.

Would it be too creepy if Edwards just laughed the whole time he was in combat?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=18b_1303347715

In reply to SSG Alan Edwards (msg # 898):

That's squaddies for you. Could have sold it on ebay.co.uk and made his yearly salary...times two...for the trouble to list the auction:

"One MTLB, one previous owner, light WP damage, price to negotiation"

Lots of pretty lights and dials in the cockpit.  Couldn't possibly notice the RPGs exploding down on the ground.  Got to see what this gauge does... Derp derp derp...

17:30, Today: 1LT Gavin Barr rolled 94 using 1d100. RCN Check.

In reply to 1LT Gavin Barr (msg # 900):

OOC:

Today's Polish word is: Trollować

Trollować(troll-oh-vach): v. 1.To cause insult, to wrong someone, 2.To carry oneself like a Troll

Example

'That bastard got online and blogged about his sister and me again. He tried to Trollować me the first time last week, but no one believed him.'

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 901):

So are written W's pronounced as V's consistently?

In reply to 1LT Gavin Barr (msg # 903):

Second lesson is that nothing east of the former Iron Curtain is consistent, which is why people act like they do. They're this whole 'voiced' and 'voiceless' consonants thing you need to know about. I don't want to spook the fuck out of you, so let's do this:

1. W's in the beginning or middle of the word are pronounced like V's:

Waldek

Prawda

2. W's at the end of a word are pronounced like F's

Rozpraw

Pilaw


Voiced and voiceless consonants are often found in pairs:

b and p

d and t

dz and c

Remember that Slavic languages might seem more intimidating in the beginning, but Polish word pronunciation(just like Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian: basically all the former WARPAC nations to exclude Romania and Hungary), much more considtently than English, is pronounced like it is spelled. So, once the initial shock wears off, you will be able to take a stab at words more easily that, for example, a Pole trying to learn English.

<Proshuh me ooverzich o tim> :)

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 904):

After Հայաստան,  المملكة العربية السعودية, and भारत, Cyrillic based Slavic languages seem positively welcoming.  :)

[Private to GM: I had to fire a guy once in Russian.  We sent my neighbor to 44 weeks of language training, but he was too 'nice' to fire anyone.  Leave it to the INTJ of course.  I went to Google translate for help.  Handed the guy a slip of paper that said, "You are on fire."  Didn't matter, he got it.  Dude was a jeweler, working as a gardener (badly).  He went back to making jeweler and made a fortune selling to over-privileged Americans.  Don't fight your Telos is the lesson there.]

That's travellin light in this game.  I think Barr has a 60mm Mortar on his person.  :)

In reply to SSG Alan Edwards (msg # 906):

Don't laugh; most gamers think that is perfectly acceptable because it fits in with his 'burdened load capacity'!

[Private to 1LT Gavin Barr: With a bit of the language comes some knowledge of the culture. You need to understand what you are dealing with or they will eat your lunch. I'm sure the first time you hit The Magic Kingdom(ain't talkin Disney)it was a bit of a culture shock.

I was trying to show that with my game, but I think I missed the mark. I know it's all 'sweetness and light' in the West(not really, but that's the perception), but you come anywhere near the Iron Curtain with that 'Dora-the Explorer, I'm ok, you're ok shit' with these clowns and they will get knee-deep in your shit quick, fast, and in a hurry.]

In reply to Niewiele Dupek (msg # 907):

OOC: Might have taken a bit of liberty with Edwards walking out rather than Barr waiting for him but the two characters met, which is the important thing. OK, delivering a couple one liners was THE important thing, with those two meeting up a close second. :)

No problem, the whole thing seems fine to me.

[Private to Niewiele Dupek: I think the whole attitude comes through.  It's one of the things I like about the game.  It's not just Western values, motivations, and logic being applied to people in Russian or Polish uniforms.  The motivations, attitudes, etc. are foreign.  Not alien, but clearly not the same as US player characters have.

That's the thing about other people and cultures - their experiences informs their actions.  The Saudi's firmly believe that women will get gang banged everywhere they go if they can drive a car and wear skimpy outfits.  They are not just being dickish - it's just that they have a totally different mindset.]

In reply to SSG Alan Edwards (msg # 909):

OOC: Can one of my S shops try to find a spreadsheet for characters and/or vehicles? Damage to Edwards updated on his char sheet in char sub thread