In reply to Tyler Gabriel Hope (msg #155):

James,

Hey, see you when we can! I hear you're also going to be a dad sometime in March, your first or an addition to the family?

Tony

Sorry for the delay in posting - been having computer problems!

In reply to Seth Joseph Delaney (msg #157):

Andy,

No worries!

It should be easy to look for tracks, as it's an unpaved lot and it rained not too long ago. Make a Tracking roll [Easy] using the dice roller. Include the result with your next post in a PM.

Tony

Sorry - should be able to post IC later tonight.

Andy.

EDIT - tracking dice roll:
13:40, Today: Seth Joseph Delaney rolled 8 using 1d20. Tracking vs. Int+Tracking of 9. 
This message was last edited by the player at 13:40, Wed 02 Feb 2011.

Tony - sorry - got sidetracked last night but was there any info from Seth's tracking roll above?

Thanks,

Andy.

Andy,

No worries, and I'll incorporate the roll into my post.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:04, Fri 04 Feb 2011.

Tony - just checking something.  Fox has a "9mm Browning Hi-Power" and Seth has a "HP-35 Pistol".  That's the same pistol isn't it so there's no need to swap over spare mags?

Ta,

Andy.

Andy,

Correct. HP-35 is the "correct" name. "Hi-Power" is what we commonly call it, due to the the high capacity of the magazine and powerful 9mm Parabellum round (for the day).

Tony

The Browning FN HP No 1 Mark 1 was manufactured by "John Inglis" in Canada during the Second World War both for domestic use and for the Chinese government. The Browning FN HP No 2 Mark 1 was similar to the Browning FN HP No 1 Mark 1, but was fitted with a non-adjustable U-notch rear sight. After the war a light-weight version was produced with unnecessary metal being cut away. Magazines are compatible.

Tony - I see that Fox is now as hairy as Seth! <G>

In reply to Seth Joseph Delaney (msg #165):

Andy,

Of course!

I remembered you uploaded this portrait of Master Corporal Erin Doyle and decided that Fox needed an upgrade. Besides, Erin's Canadian, so it makes sense to me!

Tony

I didn't realise that that portrait was of Master Corporal Erin Doyle - I don't tend to upload images of deceased soldiers.  I thought that it was a picture taken from some live action footage in a computer game.

In reply to Seth Joseph Delaney (msg #167):

Andy,

It looks like him but I could be wrong!



http://www.legionmagazine.com/...death-of-erin-doyle/

I don't mind if it is. Doyle was something of a rebel and iconoclast, and I'm sure he wouldn't mind, either.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:34, Tue 08 Feb 2011.

http://www.msgunowners.com/t79...-in-richland-walmart

Javier,

Classic!

Team, I'd like to introduce a couple new players, Thomas and Christian. They are playing Tyler and Fox at the moment, but will be introducing new PCs after we're done the recce (it's not like they can show up at the moment, anyways).

Tony

Welcome to the new players!

The GM and myself are engaged in following the adventures of the Canadian Forces tanks in Afghanistan and some questions always arise regarding these machines. Here is some information about the "new" Leos freshly deployed to Kandahar:

http://www.casr.ca/bg-leopard-2a4m.htm

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6254/leopard21.jpg
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:41, Mon 07 Mar 2011.

Welcome to the new players!


My understanding is that the flares have burned out but please can you confirm Tony?
This message was last edited by the player at 23:33, Tue 15 Feb 2011.

In reply to Seth Joseph Delaney (msg #173):

1) The red signal flares burned for about 30 seconds. They looked almost exactly like the marine signal flares in this video, going up several thousand feet into and through the cloud cover. They burned within the clouds:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ture=player_embedded

They do not provide enough illumination to see, you will need the NVGs or you will be blind.

2) The terrain is flat but there are long grasses, large bushes and small trees. At one time this was trimmed somewhat due to the airport, but it's been growing wild for a couple years now. Although on the current satellite view the area has been cleared for development, in T2K it's all like the still-undeveloped areas to the west:

http://tinyurl.com/6bhc7md

3: I forgot to mention this: spoken dialogue should be in another colour to make it easier to spot. "Like this," I said. Blue is the default colour for players/team members, Aqua is for non-team NPCs. You can choose any colour you like, just make it consistent.

I believe the team is doubling back on Ferguson heading east towards the 3rd RP located at the tank farm at the end of Ferguson Rd.

Tony
This message was last edited by the GM at 07:37, Wed 16 Feb 2011.

Tony,

If possible please could you make the RPs on the map.

Ta,

Andy.

Translations could be tricky. Taras is Ukrainian...Yet the language itself is perfectly understandable for a russian speaker.

Andy,

The following shows the RV points, as flags on the northern half of Sea Island.

http://goo.gl/maps/GhDb

Tony

Team,

I forgot to mention the air raid warning siren pealed only for a few minutes when the flares were sighted, then ceased. It is no longer sounding.

Tony

Team,

To reassure you, I welcome you taking control of the narrative in a minor fashion, when it makes sense. If you really go out of bounds I will rein you in! But moving things along is fine, especially in improvising dialogue with NPCs to improve the flow of the story.

Combat text: I'm glad to see the new players picked up on the block of text (or "combat .sig block") included in posts in crisis or combat situations. Two important things to add for this is 1) exactly where your PC is (eg: "lying under a tree to the SW of the intersection") and what their action for the move/turn is (eg. "Aiming" or "Running 30m W" or "talking on the radio", etc.) This helps me establish what they are doing during the turn and their exact action. This is really only important when the bullets start to fly, but is appreciated!

Tony

Sorry - been rather sidetracked with the GM post in my game - I'll catch up on this tomorrow.

Sorry.

Andy.