normal theory. Non game talk.

Would have started sooner, but went to see the midnight screen for The Dark Knight Rises.

Also, split the discussion threads into Rules and Setting.

Rules is for haggling out how we want the game to run

Setting is for deciding the when and where.

Figured i'd say it clearly so no one can argue they got confused (which will still happen anyway, since it always happens anyway)

Everyone please start on your character creation.

I've created a character sheet and set it to user editable. Its loaded with a blank character sheet.

Found me!

Question to everyone:

What came rating do folks think this should be?

Unrated aka PG
Mature some violence but no on-camera sex
Adult any level

I think we need more than unrated given the limb ripping, bug splattering and lots of red ink of Starship Trooper movies.

Even if we don't have the character sheets locked down you can post IC now.

We do want to lock that info down ASAP but right now we're not getting shot at so not likely to need skill checks.

I think Mature should do. Blowing things up and the occasional lost limb doesn't seem to be adult rated in my mind.

There is actually another Starship troopers looking for players right now, if people want to play both games.

hmmm....looks like it could be interesting.

Its okay to post the link here.

Taps, alot of us where frustrated at a Starships Trooper game that did not start. If people get interested here or elsewhere that's all good. I've been around RPOL for years. Its not unusual to play in 2, 3 or more games so long as real life lets you keep up the posting rates in each.

I get it, I'm not new to RPOL, just to ST rpgs.

How are we as it moves toward getting underway?
This message was last edited by the player at 17:42, Mon 23 July 2012.

should be good. Was just giving everyone time to finish their characters off.

Listen up.

Someone already uploaded a bio pic of me.

Well ain't that special.

Do you think that will get you special treatment?

Well maybe your right but its not the treatment with cakes and candles.

Now move it!

Good rolls make Taps look like a Super Genius... in nearly everything.  Except the mechanical stuff he's been doing his whole life... odd.

Was I right to assume that only 1 attribute may be applied to any given skill roll?

Generally yes, one attribute per roll.

In strange situations there might be more than one but we will let you know about them.

Is taps in his room yet? Or in Sony's room? I'm a little confused. I'm going to be writing myself in as Taps roomate, when he gets there.

Ah I took Taps post as he came in dropped his bags and went to Sony's.

You are welcome to have waved to him *poof* and follow them to Sony's.

Reaper and I are also figuring out the eqiupment borrowing very heavily from the d20 game. Mostly me writing it up with him tweaking things or answering questions. When its ready we will put it up in player viewable threads.

As we don't have the gear yet its not a big deal. Just letting you know on the behind the scences progress.

One more thing...

We encourage you to invite friends to come and play!

To help guide our story telling I have a request for each of the players. You can answer this by PM is you wish it to be more private.

What are three scences you would like your character to be in?

This would be for the near future of recruitment and first part of boot camp. They may or may not be ones that make your character look awesome. Looking for the sort of thing you would enjoy playing.


Sony's are:
- Having to do medical treatment on someone's accident
- Cooking the 'squad' a meal
- Getting pushed to her limit in physical training

Things that kind of play to the character would be:

-Repairing some machinery while someone else is still filing the paperwork to get it examined.

-Using his construction knowledge in some assault or defensive exorcize.

-Proving that Big doesn't mean Strong (he has no points in it after all).

-Proving that Big doesn't mean Stupid.

-Anything REALLY bad happening (He has a 2 stability, taking stuff in stride and being calm enough to get stuff done is good, but he has no leadership... so he might have to learn to get others to calm down too)

got a 2.  Size might be a blessing or a curse... Agility should keep Taps from crushing anyone... Calculation might help Taps find a better route... Construction might also be applied at least in part, since it is moving with big stuff.

I'm just arguing for not fouling everything up... not saying the character isn't struggling or even failing to make much progress.

Actually.. Guess there are some other attributes that add in hauling a mess a stuff

fitness + size + endurance + str

Calcualtion is about doing math. Its stairs. Count them if you want but it won't help haul stuff.

Does Taps notice that kind of thing BEFORE they start up the stairs?

Does athletics play a role in carrying? and if we don't have any stats its a straight D8 right?

Athletics is meant to be how well you play sports.

At least thats what I understand from Reaper.

Hey post 200 was mine!

Woot!

Well tis a start. 50% the old game.

Okay.. its offical... we suck at hauling stuff. lol

Gee and we're heading to boot. lol

sorry for the quiet. Starting placement rounds on monday for my Masters of Teaching and been trying to get everything ready and organized.

Athletics is general sort of above average everyday physical activity. SO jumping, climbing, running and so forth. When you start to push yourself harder and furthur, you start drawing on other things (endurance and agility and such). SO someone who runs intermittently or goes rock climbing occasionally wouldn't have much skill, but would sue athletics. Someone who runs everyday or rock climbs every week end, would be trained.

Im mostly running the story right now to get things going.

Are there any particular expectations players have?

I'm not really certain what to expect, but it keeps it interesting.  I'm liking it alot.  I feel a little aimless but that is sort of how the early recruiting is supposed to be, I think.

Integrating another player. yeah!

Hello. Engineer currently under construction.

Minor fixes to skills and character sheet. Based on things Breaker spotted or asked about. Things like Computer listed twice, Electronics not listed etc. Nothing I think impacts existing characters.

Im planning to time jump ahead shortly. Wanted to give a chance for people, espicially Breaker, to join in the social chat. They game won't only be social chat and we will have guns involved soon.

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Edit....

Changed to GM Brygun. Somehow Breaker was at the top of the list where my name normally is.
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:43, Mon 06 Aug 2012.

I figure I'll move into the existing group of characters sideways if that is alright.

Basically the group I'm currently hanging with are Quitters and Failures. So in a game day or so (whatever works really) I will find myself about to eat alone and will, a bit embarrassingly, ask to join them since they have an unclaimed 4th seat, and transition into their group at that point. If that is alright with everyone?

Just seems to make a bit more sense since I'm coming in just a tad later than everyone else. This allows me to have been present during all previous testing at the Center, but with a different group, and therefore not an active part of the existing storyline up to this point.
This message was last edited by the player at 09:02, Mon 06 Aug 2012.

Fair enough.

Pen and Paper day for me today,  may or may not get on until tomorrow. Feel free after the testing to meet and hang.

Breaker will get one of those wonderful room swaps putting him on the same floor as Taps and Echo.

Alright, I think I'm using the Dice Roller incorrectly because my post doesn't look like everyone else's. Can someone post the correct formula or whatever I should be using?

I think my final posted version was:
   dice=1d8+<totalled modifiers> memo="<Target Stat>"

All I saw in the message was
   Roll 1d8+<totalled modifiers>

Even after I rolled I did not see the totals posted into the message. So what did I do wrong?
This message was lightly edited by the player at 23:54, Mon 06 Aug 2012.

Aww, we wouldn't want you to miss out Brygun! So here, even your Pen & Paper PC should be able to handle this game! I'll even let you go first!

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Enjoy! ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 00:00, Tue 07 Aug 2012.

I might have done mine wrong... this system is new to me.

In reply to Echo (msg # 41):

That makes two newbies then. Wow, we really are some "green" troops.

Ah yes... classic GM trick #1... introduce the system in a non-life threatening wa.

Gm trick #2 is the early campaign bar fight to test the combat system.

:-)
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:29, Tue 07 Aug 2012.

Checked, all looks good here.

The system does use a linear one die rather than the bell curve of 2+ dice. A reason for that is in gaming the "funner" results are the very high and very low rolls.

The first version used a d6 not a d8 but the same quality check box applies.
1 worst case
2 very poor
3 poor
4 slightly below average
5 sligtly above average
6 good
7 very good
8 best case

All of which is based on the reasonable expectation of the character, skill, equipment, situation, role play etc. All those being "fuzzy" factors an experienced GM pulls together to be able to write the reply post.

An typical person doing routine wants a 4. Those with some training or abilities get a 6. Very difficult results succeed on a 8. Very advanced things happen on a 10.

edit: added that explanation to msg#3 of the rules thread.
This message was last edited by the GM at 12:51, Tue 07 Aug 2012.

In reply to Breaker (msg # 40):

Should I mention that I high school a friend and I in science class used to play a 4x4x4 "tic tac toe tae"?

4 wide, 4 tall with 4 vertical boards. You need to get 4 in a row. Since its an even number there is no super valuable center square.

You sure you want to take me on in tic tac toe tae?

When posting rolls Im looking for the results like what Sony, Echo and Taps posted.

Breaker the code you put in didn't work in the right way. It actually sets up the dice roller to make a fresh roll. You can cut and paste from the results section of the die roller.

Oh, and orange is used to colour OOC, game mechanics etc in the IC posts.

The dice roller page lists the die results in a separate box below the main one... after they have been officially rolled.

Ayup

Need to copy from there.

If you copy the weblink in the browser it sets up make the same roll again. Still need to hit roll to get the fresh number.

The weblink can be handy for some games.

Ok, I'm still missing something with regards to the dice roller.

I entered the RUBB Code for each roll, posted the message, followed each link and rolled the dice. I thought this would auto-update the posted message.

Am I supposed to Copy & Paste the results from the dice log back into the message and then <orange> tag it?
This message was last edited by the player at 17:32, Tue 07 Aug 2012.

yes, you'll need to Orange tag it.  if you highlight the text and then use the "styled text:" option to select orange, it'll do it for you.

I have no clue what the RUBB is, just highlight the roll results from the dice roller log and copy/paste it into the message

19:28, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 3 using 1d8+1. SICON.
19:28, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 8 using 1d8. Moral.
19:27, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 6 using 1d8-1. Astrogation.
19:27, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 3 using 1d8+1. Math.
19:26, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 2 using 1d8. Strength.
19:25, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 8 using 1d8+1. Endurance.

Then add the Orange style after highlighting it all again...

19:28, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 3 using 1d8+1. SICON.
19:28, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 8 using 1d8. Moral.
19:27, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 6 using 1d8-1. Astrogation.
19:27, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 3 using 1d8+1. Math.
19:26, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 2 using 1d8. Strength.
19:25, Yesterday: Breaker rolled 8 using 1d8+1. Endurance.

+1 happy point for Taps taking the time to explain.

We were all new to RPOL at some point.

Is that just a point I can add to one skill/stat, or is that a +1 to all rolls when Taps can reasonably be in a good mood?  ;)

Taps finds himself a little happier today. :)

Oh, okay.  Sweet!

Thanks for the clear instructions Taps.

RUBB Code are all of the bulletin board commands / instructions used here in RPol. Like <Orange> and <quote> and all the rest. You can find more in the FAQs.

There are separate codes to set up the dice roller's options as seen here: /help/?page=diceroller . Apparently there is no way to perform the roll and post the results inline into the message atomatically though.

Up until your explanation, I thought the Cut&Paste and Orang-ing was being done auto-magically by RUBB Code.

Admin stuff
Update to post #2 of the rules thread:

- mentioning RPOLs own code
- mentioning game ratings
- A section on absences

Equipment thread now visbile to the players. I've typed it up close to the d20 Mongoose. Reaper and I made some changes to clear up confusions, inconsistencies and flavour it to our game.

It is all right to bring up comments or suggestions about the gear.

Also, there is literally a galaxy of equipment that might exist. Anything above common modern day please bring up as a suggestions first before putting it into an IC post.

Happy ammo counts in those lists.

Original d20 ST listed 150.

Even modern day they carry like 200-300.

Our lists give:

Raider 400 shots
PA Trooper 800 shots

^_^

And that's standard loads. Even more if you choose to lug it.

Standard load for a m4 is 210 rounds, but thats only 7 mags, most carry more. I'm satisfied with your load outs.

There is also the option to carry more via a bandoller (8 mags) or an ammo box (8 mags). The ammo box would cost 2 mags of belt space to carry so the box +6 mags overall.

Reaper and I did talk a bit about the Morita. We did decide to settle on it being a caseless design with 100 rds to a mag. So the mag overall is larger than a 30 rd M16 mag.

Its very easy for one PA to carry the same amount of ammo as a whole modern infantry squad.

The ability of PA to match an armored force, well that really would involve brining nukes. Either as missiles, mortars or the placed TOAD charge.

1) Bringing in another new player

2) A tribute to that special squadmate CHAS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z22BJbx-HJc

Welcome Boomer for an Engineer and another lady. yeah! Sony gets a room mate!

Marauders posted in the equipment ^_^

Just had to rewatch some Roughneck Anime to get a look at what they had them doing.

Not a fan of the alternates in the d20 as all you'd really need to do is give the exisiting ones different weapons.

In case I hadn't mentioned it yet Equipment will be about filling out choices for a mission and not so much about counting weight.

Example:
Once you graduate and go on a mission you'll have the choice of a melee weapon from:
combat knife, survival knife, throwing knives or machete.

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A tweaking on the Marauders like letting the Ape's back mortar option being self loading. Originally was thinking of having someone else load it. They'd solve that fairly quickly.

Added the 4-barrel Derringer gatling to the support weapons. Fires Morita ammunition even faster.  It is an option for the marauders as well as for infantry/vehicles.

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GM Reaper is still busy with alot of real life things so he gave me a go ahead to keep moving ahead.

Im thinking the next week will finish off the last day of the Recreation Center. By then I hope to have Boomer integrated.

Any list of fine Federation explosives, mines and special ordinance to best destroy and kill the enemy my character will also make use of improvised devices many colonies have fertilizers and gasoline so she could crank out bombs from those to and the other devices she can cook up.

Apply enough explosives that will solve most problems. :)

There is some explosives listed in the equipment list. You would want a demolition kit, charges and any other collection of explosive compound. Those nuclear TOAD are a by mission basis :-)

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Posted the list for the Gecko ground vehicles.
This message was last edited by the GM at 02:19, Mon 13 Aug 2012.

Reminder to roll dice. Take a best guess at attribute + skill.

Its faster for you to roll and the GM corrects the attribute/skill than to waste 1-2 cycles (days in real life) asking for and having them rolled.

Talking doesn't take dice but things with uncertain results or competition like sports should have die rolls.

Expect her to requisition request extra playthings a bit of extra explosives is always handy. And I assume engineers can also overs construction it would be odd they would not be well rounded and i will put in for added training in improvised explosives since she hashad some experience in some classes in construction and engineering. Like I said fertilizer, gasoline and some creativity you effective bombs out of pipes, storage containers and the like. Take a barrel of that, put spent casings and rocks and the like in it you get a decent crude device with collateral damage apleanty. Pack it right you can force the explosion up into a specific target like an armored vehicle.

Okay I'm getting into the concept can't blame me she is a Russian, she has a father that did the same work and well its fun blowing things up in creative ways! ;)

Hi Boomer and welcome to the game. :)

The demolotions kit mentioned is can be looked at as the "starter pack". It gives you the basics like detonators and controllers. Indeed you would carry lumps of "booster" boom as an add on. The amount depending on the mission/requisition.

Engineers in the military refer both to breaking and building stuff. Obviously Boomer enjoys the breaking side of things. ^_^

As we are having quite a few different places the PCs are in I'd like us to start putting

[location]

In the very first line of IC posts. It will help me shift my mind when Im reading one thread.

The following has been added to the rules thread.

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Posting frequency:
Ideally a player should be posting 1/day as the GMs generally do updates 1/day. However so long as you keep at 3/week you’ll be doing okay. Weekend activity varies as sometimes players or the GM may be off on real life trips. If a GM is at home they may do a lot on weekend or there might not be one around at all.

Posting style:
At the start of an IC post include a location tag like
[Bridge] or [Vid Booth] or [Joe’s Room]
This makes it a lot easier to mentally sort through when reading many posts at once. Threads are generally only opened for major locations like one starship, base, forest or battlefield.

Verbal text:
We prefer you to colour verbal speech. Like the location tag this makes it easier to identify audio activity amid visual sights. We don’t restrict colours other than Orange is reserved for OOC, private lines and so forth. It is best to use one consistent colour for your character which in turn also aides the GM reading through posts of many players at one time.

Make rolls:
If there is some skill related thing going on its more efficient for the player to roll the dice with their best guess of attribute and skill. The GM may use it, adjust it or ignore it. You may choose to adjust your post based on how well the character seems to do. It should be done in the tone of “attempted action” and die roll.
The point is that if we delay for the GM to ask for a roll and the player make one when we check 1/day that can be 2 real life days of delay to the action. So please make your best guess and roll. List what attribute(s) and skill(s) you used. Post it in orange in the bottom of the post by copy-paste from the dice roller.
A GM may always choose to roll for a player. Usually we prefer the player to do that. It gives a sense of connection to the character.
In all cases though the GM has the final say on the result of tests. They might edit your post but usually will post a fresh post with the actual result.
This message was last edited by the GM at 17:40, Mon 13 Aug 2012.

Update on posting frequency to explain the connection to combat rounds:

Posting frequency:
Ideally a player should be posting 1/day as the GMs generally do updates 1/day. However so long as you keep at 3/week you’ll be doing okay. Weekend activity varies as sometimes players or the GM may be off on real life trips. If a GM is at home they may do a lot on weekend or there might not be one around at all.
Higher posting rates in social (talking) situations is fine.  In combat to be fair the battle rounds are normally one cycle of activity per day or two. A cycle or round is each player and NPC gets to post their intended action(s) and their die rolls. That’s why we see 3/week as a minimum so that the combat round isn’t stalled. If needed the GM may post for you and generally will do typical or minor actions like doing covering fire.

Added:

Conditional actions:
It is permitted to include one “if” statement in posting actions. Like If I succeed in shooting the one guard I will run up to the door. (die roll for shooting included).  This is another effort to keep up speed of gameplay in the PbP environment.

Add:

Changing threads:
When the character moves form one thread to another include in the leaving and arriving thread an indicator like ---> To Planet and --> From Ship

Who knew they did a Roughnecks musical

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=channel&list=UL

Technical geek out day for me.

Just added the first entry for the capital ships.

Occurs to me that we can further integrate the light/raider infantry by having them be a generalist manpower pool on the Capital ship. Details of that in the capital ship post.

time jump coming

Giving a little time for Breaker and Taps to interact. Either way Im planning the time jump to the next day for sometime Wednesday. That will be the final day at the recreation center. I might do the timejump to move us to finally arrving at boot camp.

We've got some good leg work done on the backstoires of why characters are becoming citizens already. Some interconnection between characters has turned up too.

From a game mechanic side you've all had a chance to give the basic mechanic a go a few times. I think everyone understands that well enough to move on.

Game setup wise I've finished that huge work load of getting our version of equipment, vehicles and ships cued up. We can tweak them here and there and add new ideas too.

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I was thinking of how Echo posted his character stunned by Sony's first mentioning the lose of her family. A few seconds later it gets even more intense with the conenctio connection to Boomer's family.

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As always I'm open to comments about the game and what folks would like to see more or less of. If you wish, and certainly if its negative feedback, better to use PM then the public OOC threads.

BTW Taps, sorry for the late response to your conversational opening. If nothing else your face will be familiar to me, so events may go from there. Just depends on what happens in the future.

Helper tasks:

From time to time players with more time can help us out by doing certain helper tasks.

Currently things we could use help with are:

- image links for the things in the setting threads

- A formatted equipment list for the standard power armour gear. Players could then adjust it to their own loadout. Something listing the hookup spaces so that we can just 'fill in the blanks' when gearing up.

- Submissions for setting info. post these in the settings discussion so we can talk about them before they become official.

What's creepier... an mysterious unknown Intell guy... or when the Intell guy is going to be around so much he gets a name?

In reply to GM Brygun (msg # 81):

I think it depends on the NPC's personna.

At the moment, our Blonde Intel Officer is kind of smarmy, low-key, semi-voyeuristic creepy. He's just always around, watching everything and far too aware of us and our unrevealed personal lives (my mother, Boomer's aunt). Giving him a name might humanize him; particularly if it's a "good" or "strong" name.

You would have to come up with a name that has a negative connotation. For instance, in Harry Potter the Slytherins are obviously wrong/bad/evil. Just by association of the root of the name to a perceived negative word: slither. Alternately you could give him a good name and then have him act exactly opposite to it.

On the other hand, if Blondie (sorry Debbie Harry!) or some other PsyCorp member is going to join our squad for the duration we definitely do need a Callsign and Name for them pretty much from the beginning.

Post #500!

Skill improvement time.

aka xp in a no xp game. ^_^

Everyone gets 1 skill point. This can increase another skill and as we are still close to character creation you can use it to add a new skill to the character and just assume it was part of their background.

You can do the changes to your character sheet yourselves. Please PM me where you put it.

In reply to Sony (msg # 83):

Breaker applauds Sony's accomplishment.

I should have expected some of the questions: ^_^

Psychics selected for Special Service of Military Intelligence have a Psychic score of at least 1.0 and it is suspected most are much higher. The PCs who know have scored a 0.# and are below that. It is known that they are looking for Psychics and its a vague field. There are those who don't know they are Psychics.

Specialist training like Engineering & Medic is a set of courses after Basic Boot Camp. During basic there may be requests for certain branches and you will probably be tested willingly/unknowingly over your time there.  IC the MI has certain needs to fill. IC can play still affect things but as an OOC thing we are steering you those ways.

Damn echo and his goblins..

http://www.goblinscomic.com/

He sent me a link to a funny a few days ago... and Ive read what feels like 100 pages of it now.

Now if only to incorporate goblins into Starship Troopers.... or are the Troopers the goblins??? Well you all have special names already. hmmm...

Best comic out there... Thunt has been away for his wedding the past two weeks.

I've been reading this comic since 07 on my first deployment, it's updated Tuesdays and Fridays.

GM did you start at the beginning or from the one i posted to you?

From the one you posted... ermm... to the end now. :-P

Ill have to start from the beginning now. lol

Well I can try to beat Zim and knock him on his rear end.

No points for not trying.

OUCHY!!!

A phrase that statisfies every GM and writer. ^_^

I never expected to win getting a hit and taking the pain also show character, and anyway who needs close combat skills in a nuke fight you just need to press a button?

No she is NOT going to say that to Career Sargeant Zim!

(grab, break, crack - the enemy cannot press a buttom if you break the bones of his hand. medic.)

Can we slow the posting rate down a little bit? Camp currie thread was set up last night and there are already 14 post...

All right. I'll slow down a bit.

Off to the car mechanic where there is no internet. Couple things the will need parts shipped in so I will expect to be off for several hours or longer. Its happened before that wrong parts arrived and we had to wait to cycle in the right ones.

Annoying thing about living in an apartment is we aren't allowed to do repairs in the underground (for good reasons). Do wish I had a garage where I could do alot of this work and leave the car secured inside if I have to step away for a bit.

It does however give me a chance to read up on what Reaper wanted going on for the next bits.
This message was last edited by the GM at 15:39, Tue 21 Aug 2012.

Ok, that was quick. ;)

Am I currently unconscious and lying on the ground, oblivious to the Battle Royal taking place in and around me between Zim and Taps? Or was I rolled over and pushed aside to make way for a more capable combatant? All I know for sure is I got choked on the ground and was eventually released. Not my medical status thereafter.

Otherwise I might stick my head up at an inopportune time, get kicked in the head and go lights out again, or worse. O

n the other hand... in the process of getting up, Taps might push backward and force Zim to trip over me. Course, we would both end up on Zim's personal harass, abuse and destroy list thereafter - but the misery might be worth it for the first... 5 seconds.

Breaker is functional he was stunned not broken. Afterall you weren't the one to try and kick Zim in the groin.

*looks around*

I'm going to assume General Fitness helps most rolls unless the GM says no but raw basic your in good shape is usually a generic plus to me.

Sounds good

Climbing is more a strength thing.

Ok, we're cross-posting and my intended post became invalidated in the process. So I'll be posting shortly - once I figure out what is going on where, by whom, etc.

Just to clarify the course has you go into water then at the other end is this big wall. The wall cuts off the water area from left to right so you have to climb the wall.

I don't get it I though it was ropes to go over the water obstacle and if dunked the wall had to be scaled taking longer? If you have to scale the wall why the ropes?

Its a 30 ft tall wall of wood planks. Ropes hang down to give you something to hand onto.

I think we go the confusion figured out. Swinging or arcing on a rope I guess. Either way Boomer was the first of squad 2 up the wall.

Well she in in charge for now and well will see her squad all make it through to the end and not be last.

Boomer,
I'm not sure if the phalanx formation as described is a good idea in this situation.

If I've understood what you are suggesting with the phalanx, Taps is at the back, by himself and is exposed (see Phalanx diagram below). Being injured, he is the weakest and most at-risk member of the squad. He could easily be yanked out of our group and cut-off, possibly kept out of our reach. At the very least, placing Taps in the #5 position in the phalanx would be safer.

(Fitzgibbons might also be a weak link. If we use phalanx, put him in position 8; 3 if wedge; or 6-7 in the circle.)

The formations we have to choose from include:

 Phalanx       Wedge       Circle
 -------       -----       ------

  1 2 3          1            1
  4 5 6        2 3 4        2   3
  7 8 9        5 T 6       4  T  5
    T          7 8 9       6     7
	                     8 9

1-9   Any of the squad members	
T     Taps

In any of these formations, we should link arms and pack tightly together. That should make it harder for attackers to break us apart or stop us. Anyone with Strength or Size bonuses should probably be in the front of the formation (generally #1-4).

Anyone with thoughts or comments?

Taps has a possible +4, with the same -1 as the rest of you.  The back should not be his place.

+1 Melee, +1 Size, +2 Agility

Around or Over, someone attacking or impeding should let the melee work.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:04, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

There is a reason look at the man on the ground under Zim, a push through is now a fight and I need your character in a place to hit where needed and protect the puke with two others that will need to help him move.

You can flank left or right as needed.

Anyway bring this objection up in game if my character is still standing and squad leader after talking to Zim and the puke.

Language is always tricky espically at the start of a game. We are an internet group so we have players from all over the world. Various levels of English which we use in this game. I've authored books for Jovian Chronicles and I still find myself making errors or needing to reword things.

In a pen and paper game we have table talk of plans so Im okay with a bit of chatter in the OOC about clarifications or is it possible questions. We do want most of the idea type things in the IC so the characters do the talking.

Wanted to mention that we don't use exactly 6-second or 30-second rounds. We are using more TV style rounds where each person gets a chance to talk, talk back while doing one style of action.

Now that we are in broader combat I'm being more attentive of making sure each player gets a post of what their character is doing. Round updates every 1-2 days to give time for talking and clarifications. GM posting and check is still frequent but the rounds are 1-2 real life days to assemble.

I do use the "The Cast" list which shows the GM when people logged on to try and gauge who has read what. Every person has slightly different "habits" based on their jobs, life and other things. Starting to get the hang of whose on when and who reads first and posts later.

Remember you can have one condition in the post. So you can say "Billy waits to see. If X happens he does 1. Otherwise does 2"
This message was last edited by the GM at 13:48, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

GM edit for reply: Zim is correct. I didn't update as some of the c have gone past you. The 1 in the lower left is correct.

Of those shown in the maze a few more have moved up into gauntlet. The rest are squad 3 and 4.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:51, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

I would say the path of least resistance. Away from Zim and in a turtle. The hurt man behind the healthy ones. (save) Not fighting all the way with three out of it. One hurt with two carriers if needed (we) cannot afford fancy tactics. Think of it as Troy the shield turtle (sadly) without the shields.

I was going to plow down the middle but with ten healthy people and them distracted with three we lost that option unless there is a squad four.

GM grammar edit
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:47, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

Some edits to the above messages for replies and clarity.

GM partly to blame as Im not a Master of the Ascii Map. (MAM) ^_^

Currently giving Echo some time to post.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:58, Thu 23 Aug 2012.

Boomer,
I can understand that you don't want any fancy tactics considering we have injured (Taps and you) and a weak member (Fitzgibbons), which limits our fighting ability.

Anyway, you're the Squad Leader and you get to choose the path we take. I just wanted to better understand your intent. So tell me which way to go and I'll do my part.

Left? Middle? Right?

On another note trying to sort out what's up with Reaper.

I'm going right away from Zim along the walll there must be some kind of way to channel the cadets, focusing our defense to the left, more bang for the buck and away from Zim. Feel free to selectively kick ass and get a cane or two its at your discretion. This should give the best chance to get passed with our best defenders screening and others backing them up.

In the movie this course did not look this mean though. :/

The switching canes actually comes from the Boot Camp book of the d20. Its an obstacle course with an ass whoppin' at the end. I don't think they use it every day. The d20 used it as a shock for the cadets, finding fighting instincts and who needs more encouragement to fight.

Basic Training goes on for four months and we won't be playing every single day out.

Game play is setup to have flex-time in the barracks thread and the main story/adventures going on in other threads.

Cadet Squad leader status does float. Boomer was first but the only way for others to experience command is for someone else to get it. They look for excuses to swap it like someone with the squad did something minor. She almost lost it for Fitz but the team did so well Zim let her keep it a little longer.

Right now we are using Flex Time so you can be posting in several Boot Camp threads at the same time.

Like I said before Basic Training is 4 months and we aren't going to play out every day. These give you a way of doing things and interacting with the other PC/NPC.

There may be other events/storylines that pop up.

edit: and it must be time for me to get some sleep as I'm not far off writing two posts for the same thing.
This message was last edited by the GM at 03:17, Fri 24 Aug 2012.

Okay who else is going to add to their enlistments, way to go Sony a doctor path is very cool. I went the whole serious engineer and combat specialist path the kind that she can go to papas company and say you want me first, make an offer and it better be a good one. And if she goes career she wants to be a bad ass like Zim using her technical and lethal fighting skills to defend the Federation so combat training is important.

Giving a people a chance for their characters to explore options and RP them out to some level. Can be point form or played out like Sony's was.

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Welcome another new player who will be playing Shadow.

Merged the 2 posts of the Admin thread with "Read this first" to cut down on the # of sticky threads.

i look foward to rping with you all

Yep yep.

Right now the game is in a 'montage' mode to sweep through the mix of things that happen during four months of basic training.

Hello Shadow, nice to have a new squaddie joining the Mobile Infantry!

Breaker, these multiple post are confusing, so I'll let you know on here, there is a post for you in the barracks thread.

Yeah, I got kinda overbusy yesterday. :-P

Gonna be a little slower today.

This is also a good time for those with ideas of what scences they would like to have for their character to send me them in the PM threads. 2-3 ideas is good so I can pick and choose.

Echo,

Yes, I'm aware of it and will respond shortly. Unfortunately the timing of this event was poor for me; Friday was very busy. Anyway, I should respond shortly.

I'm in no hurry it's just that situation with many threads, post can get lost.

Good thing weekends are a catch as catch can. Ended up a picnic party for my housemate's college. Lots of food, ate too much, lots of goofy sports and a tummy ache (clearing up).

We won't normally montage like this but there is alot of different backstories for each PC to touch in on before getting on a Starship.

Administration:

A quick history of this game is that months ago a portion of us where players in a purely d20 Starship Troopers Game whose GMs stopped posting. Reaper813 took the lead and stuck his neck to make us a fresh game. He had several ideas espicially for the Boot Camp phase. I came over and setup the simpler rules system. Between Reaper's ideas and my faster play mechanic we hoped, and succeeded, in getting a vibrant game going.

Since that time Reaper's real life work situation changed for very much the better. Well better for his real life that is. He got into the teaching duties he was trying for. There has been a tremendous increase in his work load. He and I have been keeping in touch. Some of the things going on are based on still based his ideas.

Its been agreed though that the Game Ownership be transferred to myself, Brygun, at this time. It will show that name now in your game lists. We still hope that Reaper will be able to actively particpate in the future.

Admin

Game name given the same update as our Players Wanted thread:

Starship Troopers - Road to citizens

Heads up I live near Tamap in Florida and you know what is coming if I don't post between now and say Wednesday it likely will be due to the weather.

Stay Safe!

I want long term players so no dying in hurricanes!

To help draw attention an Action recap:

Breaker and Echo are/were talking in the Barracks thread

Breaker, Boomer: Post for in the engineer thread

Shadow, Taps: Post for you in the HQ thread
This message was last edited by the player at 14:44, Sun 26 Aug 2012.

BTW, Brygun, you changed your name from "GM Brygun" to "GO Brygun" in the switch in ownership of the campaign.

I'm only mentioning this because it appears that in the process you might have disrupted any established PM topics. They now require a recipient be selected. However, as I understand RPol's functionality that would create a new topic. Possibly complicating things.

I figured I should mention this publicly in case others encounter it and get confused.


Now, for a little light humor:

    "Go Brygun! Go Brygun!
    It's your re-Birthday!
    Go Brygun!"
This message was last edited by the player at 16:25, Sun 26 Aug 2012.

I was wondering if that was going to break or not.

Ill switch it back see if it fixes it

*Snicker*

All right try the PM again.

Ok, I've posted the PM. I still had to choose GM Brygun but it didn't create any new topics.

All right, no name change for me then.

Helper task:

Id like to get some pics submitted to RPOL so we can use them as bio pics.

I've been trying to find a picture of the Warrior Bug on the dessert but haven't found one yet.

Other bugs would be handy but they have less common appearances for now.

Also looking for one for the Skinnies.

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Please note that there is a limit of only one emailed portrait submission per person every update cycle.  Your submission should preferably only have one picture.  If your email includes two or three pictures we will choose the one we like best (though none may be suitable).  If you submit four pictures or more the submission will be rejected entirely for the update cycle.

Note that an update cycle is roughly once per month.  Each time the portraits are updated it is announced in the General RPoL forum, so the submission period is from one announcement to the next.

I can post some pics or at least try, but what does Boomer get out of it? ;)

The more I watch the shows the more gear editing I gotta do :-P

Apparently there are ski attachments for the power armour.
Zephyr Campaign

I'm out for a day and there's posts all over the place... damn!
I'm actually glad to see it but it will take a few hours for me to get caught up.

Debating how much more boot camp to run vs getting you into your advanced training. Its actually one of those nagging feelings with one part saying given them time to build stories in boot vs getting you into the first power armour drop.

There are some personal plots started which is good to have. Some GM started and others by the PCs doing it. Both are good to see.

I'd like to hear how people feel about continuing for a short vs long time in Boot Camp.

I'm happy either way why not do first half of boot with half the adjustments then advanced to graduation. Then we can roleplay out things like getting our specialty training, spending time with guests at the graduation day and likely a leave time for some sandbox fun. Nothing big I would think two weeks between boot and specialty school makes sense.

Pacing would be good I think.

IRL, I'm not a military buff, nor a fan of strategy or tactical games, so trying to judge how much Boot Camp activity is enough is not possible for me. My answer would ultimately come down to a guess. Having said that, this is supposed to represent some of the most critical formative years of our adult lives so it doesn't seem unreasonable to spend some time in Boot.

The only thing that I can say for sure is that I am enjoying the game so far.

i think basci training is good for roleplay and teamwork

I'm also checking that the players are having fun. If someone was bored of boot camp this is the time to bring it up.

Reg Center got a bit rushed as I wanted us to be about the Federal Service not the pre-service spring break. *_-

Oh Shadow, you can come from anywhere in the world but you would have gone through the Beounis Aeries Registration Center like the others did.

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm kind of loosing track of the character names vs callsigns, specialty vs chore, etc. So I thought I would make the following modified Cast List and post it in case anyone else is getting stuck too.

I'm missing a few PC's first names, feel free to submit them.

BTW, I'm also submitting "Inferno" as Dante (the Lunch Cook's) callsign - I figured given her last name and being a cook, the inference of a bad cooking day is obvious. ;) Suggestions for some of the others? (I realize they might get killed off, but as current squad members they're being ignored by all of us - and they might be permanent members. Right now they're nothing but a name and chore.) The spelling of Kalua's/Kulua's name needs to be confirmed.

This list, probably as a separate table, can be expanded later on with the names and information of NPCs we encounter.

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Callsign: The nickname a character is known by within their squad.
Status: The character's play status within the game.
   A: Active - Character is actively participating in the game.
   I: Inactive - Player is absent from the game, the character is an NPC.
   W: Wounded - Character has been injured and is in or awaiting medical care.
   M: Missing - Character's location is unknown to SICON (AWOL, out of communication, taken prisoner, etc)
   N: NPC - Non-Player Character controlled by the GM, always Active.
   D: Deceased - Character has died within the storyline events of the game.
Gender: The character's sex based on biological form.
   M: Male
   F: Female
   N: Not Applicable (robots)
   U: Unknown (alien races)
Name: The character's name, always listed as first/given name and then last/family/surname.
Specialty: The character's specialty within the MI.
Chore: The daily task that the cadet must perform, generally associated with their Specialty.

FYI Setting Info People post #2 has held the PC list for some time.

link to a message in this game

Your table is much better so has replaced it. Merged in the full names of people.

Cable TV company having issues. Been using an cell stick but it is having hiccups.

Should be more stable later today.

I spent a long time writing a post that seems to have been eaten... it's on my home PC... not sure if I'll have time to get it up tonight, may rewrite something shorter here... later today.  *grumble mutter cuss*

In reply to Taps (msg # 152):

Not sure how the GM will feel about this, but if the content depends on specific timing, you might want to place a dummy message into the topic with an appropriate warning. That way you maintain proper placement / flow as much as possible. You can edit the dummy message and re-post the correct content once you get home.

Anything after that post, by other characters, might need editing as well.

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Just noticed this in Setting info People:

That message was posted Aug 21, edited Aug 24. Found the original post (Barracks Msg #10) which I missed in generating the chart. So that needs to be corrected. We're a squad of 10.
This message was last edited by the player at 15:19, Tue 28 Aug 2012.

Rather not do that if its a matter of real life hours. The montage is confusing enough as it is. The inbetween posts may end up needing a mass of editing.

Putting in a dummy for a few minutes is fine. I do that as a GM when assembling a combat turn.

Mostly its settled to a timeframe of both Breaker and Taps being injured at the same time.

is taps in recovery in the barraks at this point as well.

Not yet

I've been hoping Echo or someone would help treat your leg or take you to the med tent ^_^

Don't look at me, I've got nanites on duh brahne!

Not to mention I'm being tortured in a manner that the Geneva Conventions probably explicitly prohibit - Army Food! The only thing worse is Hospital Food. Oh wait, I'm under medical supervision and might be eating Army Hospital Food right now! Auugh!

I wish Oleg was a prick...SGT No-leg is just too easy of a nickname.

And actually garrison food is really good. I came into the army at 130, left AIT at 163, That was 4 months of eat 3 full meals a day and pretty much working out constantly.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:37, Tue 28 Aug 2012.

Remember earlier in the game, Reg Center?, they where asking if any of you could cook and no one held up their hand?

It mattered for times like these. lol

On the plus side once out of boot they should have decent cooks and a enlisted hangout with food on or near our training base. Come on IRL how many bases do not have places to serve the troops nearby?

If by serve troops you mean throughly rip them off? Then yeah tons.

Right outside of base tends to be the seedy underbelly of the world, you drive down the road and it's Sew shop, pawn shop, strip club, strip club pawn shop, MC Donalds, barbershop ect...

Army brat I know that. Travel overseas you see alot of color some of which might corrupt ones little mind. The one good thing I can say as being openly gay and on base I always felt safe and taken care of and had a good education K-8th there no one was soft due to my disabilities they pushed me.

Fortunately we have a stable home and I live in there, the army folks even helped fix it up on a weekend for me with ramps and the whole deal from the engineers on their own time.

But its a good life I would serve but well can't so am kind of playing out the role here.

Its always interesting seeing the mix of backgrounds of the real players. Earlier injuries still need some specialized care and now being 40 my liklihood of serving, sort of Canada going to a total war footing, is.. well...done.

The MI base Camp Currie is located in the Americain Dessert of Utah. There is no immediate civilian habitation. Maybe 10-20 miles/km away probably a place.

The Camp itself shuffles alot so they have alot of open space for the possible base locations. Always on one edge is the permament HQ buildings.

In the book they used the jump jets in the suits to travel in case of emergency...any of that happening here?

And how does one gain in the strength attribute.
This message was last edited by the player at 00:33, Wed 29 Aug 2012.

But we've been disparaging the food since before we arrived (Remember... The Pudding!), so we cannot suddenly claim the Mobile Infantry is serving gourmet food.

Or maybe they only serve it to those who have passed Boot.

And as far as putting up my hand for cooking, I would have tried if I had any skill in it. Heck I don't even remember seeing it listed among the available skills.

I'm loving this game by the way GM.

Jump jet use for hops is valid. Use of the thrusters for jumping is covered by the Power Armour skill. Like gun combat it covers both using and fixing them.

As for attribute training... hmmm... its possible but harder.

If you would rather up strength instead of fitness from Basic Training Im okay with that.

IMO opinion Str and endurance should get a boost, the following is taken from Wikipedia.
"The United States Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is designed to test the muscular strength, endurance, and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of soldiers in the Army. "

So the focus would be strength and over all fitness.

What with smokings, ruck marches, obstacle courses, and the like, I think it's more than justified.

This was me Pre Army: http://a4.ec-images.myspacecdn...f917d7c21570e7/l.jpg

And this was nine weeks of basic later: http://a3.ec-images.myspacecdn...a926801c7df029/l.jpg
This message was last edited by the player at 01:16, Wed 29 Aug 2012.

I agree usually boot is tough one would like increase endurance and strength so why not +1 to each. Its not like IQ you can train the body to be better.

wait... cutting your hair increases Strength? That's like anit-Samson.

Okay.. I'll make it +1 strength and endurance for Boot

Now you've all see it, right? Brygun said we get +1 strength and +1 endurance. Twice. So that's +2 and +2, right? We've even got it written down in black and white.

Yes! +2 in strength and endurance!

*smirk*

Ya know Breaker could have a second serious injury during boot. :-P

In reply to GM Brygun (msg # 174):

Oh like you didn't already plan on giving me another serious injury!

I think GM meant in a row...

Or all at once.

Hmmm..

Have you guys realized that the roof over your heads was partially built by earlier cadets?

How good of a job did they do?

They did an excellent job. Otherwise they would have all washed out and some other squad would have been put on the same duty.

Feel free to keep asking, but it's an endless loop. Sooner or later a squad has to get it right before we can move in and use the Hut.

The real pertinent question is, how much time do the supervisors take to rig crap to hurt people to 'train cadets to handle emergent situations'.

Sometimes crap is worse than others... like some stupid not putting his helmet on before live fire training...

Power outage in my part of Toronto today. Already a few hours in. Laptop battery is at 40% and dropping. I'll do some posts now and not sure if I can do more later today.

Okay damned power companies.

And the power is back. lol

See, its good to complain about things. The cosmos will fix it.

Okay Boomer is a little paranoid but come on does SICON do things differently without a reason. ^_^

SICON always has a reason.

*cue eerie music*

+1 Happy point to Breaker for various formatting work he has been doing as a Helper Task

Like the setting people post #2 table making it clear who is who

Also he's done almost all of the PA gear tracking sheet you will be using on missions.

Okay, everyone is in the Barracks thread now. Lets just use normal linear time and stop the montage.

This will give you all a chance to RP together for a while.

And of course, welcome Shadow into the squad!

I don't want to. :P

Added Hold Outs to our setting for some human on human situatons to develop. And of course for Boomer to gripe about.

LOL

Well it depends if they cause trouble or not.

Wanted:

Ideas for FedNet broadcasts. Send them by PM please.

Task for all PCs

Change you bio lines so

line #1 is your rank, currently cadet
line #2 is your character's lastname

That way we can get used to both the callsigns like Sony and name-rank lingo like Cadet Tanayaka

Like this

I would put later Career Cadet but I don't want Career Sargeant Zim to kick my characters butt all over Camp Currie. Its not proper once signed up until she puts in eight service years or more then its okay she would have earned it. Officially she is just "going career" which is proper and informal.

Ayup. And bio set right +1 Happy point Boomer

Is happy point like a skill point?

Nope.

Its like brownies from Grandma.

By the way is anyone else planning in the game on getting a tattoo? :D

Once Taps is a Marauder... definately.  Maybe color up some battle scars... but no... anything like MOM in a heart, barbed wire, or PROPERTY OF SICON: IF FOUND RETURN TO:

no... though that last one might be funny to get on each extremity...

I've got classic in mind one for now and one when she is considered career by SICON. A stylized dagger in black and white, ribbon with the words Duty Honor (will fit better GM) and later for her career addition a styalized design with Career MI in the center to match the dagger. Very classy.

Taps will paint up his armor, or set some coverable plates, like the old fashioned aviators decaling their planes.

Oh a pinup art could be fun for the armor but wouldn't that need to be approved by command?

Anyway we are nearing 1000 posts, yay just a few more.

Small decorations are known to exist on the PA.

IT shouldn't overtly disrupt the camo scheme.

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PS... Jupiter is in our solar system and not anywhere near the AQZ which is like 15-20 light years away.

They didn't say where Tico went on her maiden flight.

They did mention the design is useful a quarantine zone but not that it went to one.

My bad then they are afraid of one asteroid near the asteroid belt of our home system on its own that is common again SICON if it was a threat could deal with it easy the fleet is there. :D

Does the 1,000 post happy dance

*boogey woogey*
*boogey woogey*

Take it off baby! (waves a Federal dollar)

Ok, I'm kind of confused. Care to answer any of these Y/N type questions? Fully understand that it might not be possible to answer OOC.

1) Their are puddles (standing water) of "toxin" (water) on the floor of the barracks, but none in the Equipment Room?
2) The "toxin" (water) in the barracks is not electrified?
3) The Equipment Room has raindrops splattered randomly about the room?
4) The "hull breach" was the open door?
5) The "hull breach" was the multitool?
6) The windows are being manually cranked closed by the other Cadets?
7) The "toxin" is being mopped up by the other Cadets?

1) Their are puddles (standing water) of "toxin" (water) on the floor of the barracks, but none in the Equipment Room?

By now there is rain water everywhere in different amounts. The open windows and open door let the wind blow around inside alot.


2) The "toxin" (water) in the barracks is not electrified?
Most of it is fine. The only person to get zapped was Echo who was touching electrical equipment.

3) The Equipment Room has raindrops splattered randomly about the room?
Yes, and a few puddles. Like on the lifesupport machinery where the outer case was removed by those working on it.


4) The "hull breach" was the open door?
Good question. "toxic" rain in coming in through the self opened windows and the door. The door is closed. Windows are being closed up.

5) The "hull breach" was the multitool?
Well if the rain comes in through the hole suppose it could be one. Thanks for bringing it up.


6) The windows are being manually cranked closed by the other Cadets?
One crank so one at a time. Blankets are being held up with duct tape.


7) The "toxin" is being mopped up by the other Cadets?
Yes

All I know is as a player I screwed this up but in game that is turning into a learning moment I can play on. :D

ayup

Boot Camp in ST isn't about a perfect score. Its about getting a good one while your weaknesses where poked. Forcing you to learn to overcome yourself. That's what the MI wants.

We all have in game baggage hers are BIGGGGG boots to fill and its not fun at times. My brother in game is the lucky one he is only expected to be a "good civilian and a good man".

Thanks for the clarifications.

Yeah, sometimes playing IC correctly can be strange as you do and say things that are nothing like what would happen IRL in the same situations. For instance, the only way you would ever get me into a Boot Camp is on some kind of Authorized Friends & Family visitation day.

I would be kind of "Private Benjamin":
You want me to wake up when? You do know that you need at least 10 hrs of deep, uninterrupted sleep, per night? And under no circumstances should consciousness be forced on anyone prior to... 9 am, right? I'm making concessions here because it is the military. So don't think I'm not trying to meet you half-way.

I love military people but service like that is not in me, I support our soldiers and vote to not get them into stupid wars. But I'm family being a military brat. I remember outside a gay center three men were picking on me and a friend, I'm in a wheelchair well this big special forces guy who knew my dad and me came up. You know the quiet and respectful soldier you KNOW is lethal as hell. Well he stood up for me and said he fights for my right to be an American and as a base kid I was family, they mess with family well you mess with him.

Did I mention he was BIG.

Well they backed off and he escorted us both home that is class. I want to be that kind of Trooper in the game modest and great at ones job but not have to say it she is far from there right now she needs time in to shift to that mindset. You get there MI people will give my character respect she won't need to show it.

The roll I made in my post was to instruct breaker... I rolled a 6.

Anyway I have my engieer type classic russian by the book inside the box practical work not creativity she is not in R&D she is simple what is wrong, how do I fix or do it, if not taught what to do tell the superior and let them find someone who does.

So of course she screwed up was she taught emergency procedures yet to know what to do? No. Don't blame her she blames the instructors not in the game its just they likely needed to find out how people react and she is - no teaching, no demonstration, nothing to base this on so no clue.

"Everything is a test"

Of course it is they need to see how we tick and work, then make choices. I would think for her they need to pair her with a creative engineer in the field and in school make sure her training suits how she handles things. Not an issue as a player makes perfect sense in fact.

But come on by the book is not bad as how one works she has a high memory for a reason that is how she learns. You cannot teach people to be creative its there or not there.

LOL - I almost made a skill check with a d100. Just think how phenomenal would the results be on an average result.

That would be a 38 result on 1d8... Breaker single-handedly manually pilots the starship without any previous experience, while performing an operating system upgrade and reboot all at the same time, dodging plasma bug spray in geyrations that Moebius finds difficult to contemplate.

Oh, and he's managed to bake an absolutely perfect meal for the entire ship's crew, healthy and nutritious. Tonights' dinner includes honey-roasted ham, a cheese and spinach souffle, garlic cauliflower with (real) bacon bits, with a roasted red pepper sauce on the side. A simple sour cherry compote spread over a crispy, sugar-glazed puff pastry is for dessert.

Breaker does apologize for the lack of a wine - the admiral refused the request.


Ut oh, just made myself incredibly hungry!

Intel Officer Haverson trumps Zim she was just following his orders and he never dismissed her, that is not her fault.

Damned Russians being in the box and by the book is they tend to be no trouble in some areas unless issued an unjust order as determined by SICON regs. At least she hopes so.
This message was last edited by the player at 03:22, Sun 02 Sept 2012.

GM's health a bit off as for whatever bunch of reasons I haven't slept for more than 30 minutes at a time since yesterday morning. Cuddles and peppermint tea with honey seem to be proving the most effective.

The next thing on the to do list is training gun battle scene, squad on squad.

Normally with Roll-One system I don't use maps. Just text descriptions.  For this one I am planning to try using a 10 x 10 grid. If we can get using that figured out we'll be better straights for using it at times later on. Other battles the size of each grid will change.

I'll have it set up shortly.

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The battle will be taking place toward the end of basic, namely several months down the line. After much thought I think I will allow you the skill upgrades to your characters now.

That means the following can now be applied to the characters:

Special: Attribute increase +1 Endurance and +1 Strength
 12 skill points:
 +1 Tactics (Land)
 +1 Melee (Unarmed, Weapons, Shields)
 +1 Thrown Weapons (Grenades)
 +1 Heavy Weapons
 +2 Gun Combat (this is a +2 not +1 as it is primary focus)
 +1 General Fitness
 +1 Survival
 +1 Medical Care
 +1 Leadership
 +1 'chore' related (GM pick)
 +1 Choice of PC


The GM picked chore skills are:
 Taps = Admin
 Echo = Comms
 Sony = Medical
 Boomer = Engineer
 Breaker = Computer
 Shadow = Gun combat

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As all of that will take a few real life days to sort out, espically with this being the weekend and some folks like Taps being away (it seems) the training battle will not start for a few real life days.


Please update your character sheets and let me know by PM what your "choice" skill +1 goes into.

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IC Posting in the existing Camp threads returns to open for those who wish to do things at the barracks or other parts of the camp. Those might be any mid boot things during month 2 of boot camp.

Basic Squad on Squad IC timeframe is during early month 4.

I pm'd her things up to the squad on squad fight. I will do light roleplaying and work on some things in the meantime

Did we get any liberty time during boot, just thinking 24 hours or something to get out and stretch our legs would not be uncommon. But not sure if you want any town roleplaying or not.

One would assume that somewhere in the 4 months there is some town time. However, I doubt its every weekend. Maybe every two weeks an overnight pass.

There are several sets of training to go through so we need not attempt everything at once.

I mean for roleplaying before the big squad on squad death match. Spend some of our hard earned cadet pay on overpriced things. ;)

PnP day for me today. Will check in at times.

I thought that while you were in Boot Camp you were not issued a pass for any reason. Maybe the death of an immediate family member, but even then I'm kind of doubtful.

Breaker, the GM decided a few weekends were okay for 24 hour passes so - shhhhhhhhhhhhh.

You just want to be able to go down Sin Strip and check off each and every one of those "Service service" industry addresses as "completed". ;)

Well its been awhile. ;)

Seriously some roleplaying off base would be nice.

In reply to Breaker (msg # 224):

Im not sure what Real Life Boot Camp has.

There is a leave vs a pass. A leave is a release from training time (middle of the weak) while a pass is you are allowed off-base for a day/night/24hours.

I do see the UCF as allowing the pass as a way that if someone goes AWOL they are a wash out. In the peacetime conditions you guys are in there are far more applicants then positions to fill. By law everyone can apply to be a citizen so the real challenge is to flush out the crap, find the good, and develop the good.

The best (you guys) get further developed with specialist training.

Going to visit a dead relative would have likely needed leave of 2-4 days for travel and affairs. Missing a chunk of training. Immediate family bereavement leave was okay but an Aunt isn't an immediate family.

Well I asked my dad and he did have leaqve after the first month of boot, for one day at a time and if there was a real reason to go aka mom was dying or something you could go but had to redo boot from scratch.

Not a good idea in this game to ask for time to see sick grandma and of course command has to approve.

How about a "Town" thread for places not on base or on duty, down time.

I actually started pre written a description for a town bar. I was thinking more of using it during the later training stages.

What if she doesn't want to drink after all she is Russian and they don't drink much of anything - save Vodka. :D

Seriously my character might go lots of places in town if a university has a free event going on that could be fun maybe student recitals or somthing. Meet some nice woman maybe worth something to have in her life or go shopping to buy something for family members. Or just get a hotel room, get a good private time and hang out at the pool. 24 hours offers nice options.

Whew! I was about to say that was the boldest face lie I'ld ever heard - until you mentioned the Vodka. :)

For those who want the Town thread is open. It is its own time bubble from other things at the Camp. It is an optional thread. Those struggling with keeping up with the faster posters could skip/skim the town thread.

I assume there is some form of mass transit to and from the base during the day to and from the town, bus or something?

Actualy, its Sci Fi, we will give them a high speed monorail. (two tracks, one in each direction). Plus there are buses. Cadets on leave/pass take the monorail for free.

I'll just leave this here...http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/ranger.pdf


Another Goodie: http://www.shu.edu/offices/upload/FM-7-8.pdf
This message was last edited by the player at 02:13, Tue 04 Sept 2012.

Ok, Echo, I'm feeling lazy. What's in the PDF's?

They are field tactical and operationa manuals, way to much work for a game like this IMHO.

Well, the ranger hand book(the first one) Ch 4 and 6 are good. 4 is Movement, 6 is battle drills.

My character is not all gunho here she would likely in this case use a standard two by two formation two covering two others and just move between the sections of the map not fancy fire squad actions.

We are in boot not advanced tactics school what makes you think we would know most of that?

I have not taken a look at the manuals - and I'm not sure I'm going to (but I'm not absolutely ruling it out, either). I'm just not all that interested in proper military form or response IRL. It was a good suggestion Echo, and by all means continue making them.

What I suggested, and why, was to get the fastest possible search pattern initially to scout our immediate area. With the possible exception of the 09 Southern Boundary (the brown perimeter on my map - I don't want to call it a wall because it might not be one), being a rigidly enforced no exit/enter barrier, we cannot know anything else for certain. We cannot assume the other Boundaries are solid because we know that we're entering through one side - the Enemy might be as well. They could also be dropping in by airship. Again, we don't know.

That means the first thing we need is information about what we're going to encounter terrain-wise in an "abandoned battlefield" - which can cover anything.

Beyond that, anything goes and we have to respond to what we find accordingly. I just thought if we start spread out for maybe the first 2-3 rows, we might get a slight advantage having seen the terrain ahead of time and been able to judge how maze-like it might be, and what features are present.

We could be scouting a wide open barren desert terrain, a sparse ruined village perfect for guerrilla tactics, a series of trenches, a dense town-scape with lots of neutrals who can get caught in the crossfire, a literal rat's nest of tunnels, or a mixed 3D landscape of tunnels, ground features, and above-ground connections between buildings.

I will comply with whatever the squad and squad leader chooses to do though.

Reading the 300+ page pdfs suggested is not mandatory. Those interested can enjoy it.

Characters have a knowledge from their training that the GM can use to send tips or accounts for when die rolls are made.

There are some things that will show up at times from "real" military bits. We are though working with the ST setting as seen in books, movies and anime.

In the movies espically we see some pretty bad tactics. I connect that to the raider infantry 4 month boot camp. Mostly they keep in groups like a fire team or squad. Against bugs they use more massed fire.

PA guys in the movie are smarter about their tactics. With 10 guys in a squad all alone the tactical complexity goes down. That and they favour smarter, more initiative, more indepedent folks typical of PCs.

I have been thinking of a glossary for the game to include basic terms/tactics.

Quick add:

We are doing a military style game which means its handy to have military info but we are still a game. In the RPOL text format its not logistical possible to do alot of the things that would really happen, like make lots of drawings for tactics. In real life drawings in the dirt was very common. Here, ascii maps are cumbersome espically with those not familiar or without the time to do them.

I do appreciate Breaker's help with formats and ascii maps. I just don't expect everyone else to be at the same level with that.

In terms of military knowledge its not possible for us to really take everyone through a four month course on tactics. We have players of various backgrounds from serving military, military familiy members, military avid readers (like myself) to no known military background.

As we are moving in time to being a lonely deployed Power Armour squad if you can manage the tactics as shown in the Roughneck Anime you will be doing fine. Watching the shows can be helpful.

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Tactics vary by enemy

Right now... we are not yet in the official Bug War.

Only a few bug types are known as per the Settings Arachnid post. Only the plasma bug is known to shoot and its not well suited to firing at nearby infantry. Most of the combat is with no-shooting warrior bug swarms. They have no guns but take alot of hits to bring down. Arachnid tactics focus on massing the guns by having teams/squads close together shooting at one target.

Skinnies conduct raids to capture people. They are shooters so cover and fire&move are used. They don't mass large numbers of troops so squads/platoons are put into action.

On Earth it has also been raiding/counter-raiding style action.


Large scale battalion/regiment/division fighting has not happened in decades.

When not sure NUKE EM'! ;)

Seriously that is why they lost a Big K they never fought like a massed army in how long in a D-Day sort of operation you must have absolute mastery of space and any major routes of support - other major bug planets. I'm no genius but they did not invade the continent until they were ready even with Stalin raging for the West to do it anyway.

With Nukes now being "common" place at the tactical level one does not want to mass troops. That just makes a target worth nuking.

I see the PA being more trained (you'll get those points later) like the special forces small teams like the SAS, Seals etc. Elite as in highly trained and superbly equiped. Small in manpower to be easier to get in/out of places. If they do need bigger firepower thats when the fire support comes in, possibly with nukes.

PS, calling in fire support is related to the Comms skill. Every person can attempt it. PA Suits have some aides in gettig info. The Comm tech with their equipment, Comms skill and SICON language are much better at doing it. Things like last minute adjustments to strafing aircraft benefit from the SICON language.

In case anyone is interested...

If you would like some tips on using ASCII Art / Maps, I'm willing to discuss it privately. Just so we don't distract everyone else. ;)

(And, for the record, I'm a lousy ASCII Artist! You would have to see what others have done to understand that fully.)

I get that I will likely use nukes from time to time in the game, those mines are so cute.

>:)

Ayup, "Kiss the TOAD"

Power suits include radiation protection so the PA infantry are freer to use and be near the tactical nukes.

Judging by the movies the nukes aren't as radioactive as our modern day ones. Movie #1 raider infantry where close by.

Radiation removal will be better in our medicine too.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:02, Tue 04 Sept 2012.

You can't really compare an invasion of a planet with Normandy. There were battle lines in WW two, you knew where the enemy would be, and where you were safe. There couldn't really be fronts on klendathu, as the entire planet was hostile. You could liken the MI to the airborne of dday, except if we had just dropped them without trying for the beach head as well all the airborne would have eventually died.

In my opinion it's closer(but still not the same) as Iraq part two. Its a lot to type on a phone, but being in a hostile land, not knowing where the enemy was... This analogy still fails because we had bases, and some iraqis helped us.


Also I apologize for trying to bring real world tactics in... And I've learned my lesson. Those tatics are apropriate in real world because one round can take someone down... Suppressive fire keeps heads down because rounds kill. It's different in a heroic game( which is the point of this game) and one round probably wont kill a pc... So you don't have to be so restrained in your movements... Like I said, lesson learned.

Well, it could be set for the guns to provide sufficient bonus for an unarmored soldier to be taken from a fight on a max VS min roll.

8(from the die), (assuming stats and skills are comperable), +(gun mod) it only needs to be a 2 to take someone out in one shot assuming they're unarmored.  Since the rolls are for 'combat as a whole' guns(weapons in general) shouldn't give quite so much a bonus as impressive armors (though a few case by case might, such as sniper rifles).

Echo its cool I'm getting into this game to much. I sent a bunch of ideas two likely introduced it seems, let the GM do that, well he seemed to like them.

I was more aiming that it is the typing and 1/day post rates that make full on real world tactical implementation in a phrase: impracticable

A part of simulation/game design is the amount of processing that goes on. In an online computer game like the Battlefield series it takes into account the running, crawling, type of gun, range etc to determine results with the CPU doing alot of math. In tabletop it is easy to handsketch maps and plans and move miniatures (or coins or pencil&erase) to deal with movement.

ASCII maps have much less number crunching. I am having doubts of even doing regular map updates due to the time it will take me to "crunch" up a map.

Storytelling style, what I normally use, has you guys giving verbal intents and die rolls. Then I end up writing something back. The descriptions are all text like "tent on the left, barrel on the right".

For instance consider the example of your squad sweeping a room in real tactical style of each person swinging into certaian zone. In a computer game its 5 seconds and the CPU does the math. On a table top might take 15 minutes to play out. On text based if we did it in the same detail it could take a week to go through a room. Storytelling style lets us do that in one cycle (a day).

It is also expected of the GM that in general characters are using their skills. Unless someone is deliberatly posting as exposing themselves it is assumed you are using tactical skills to fight in a "real manner".

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In terms of lethality:
Guns can kill a peron. Bug bites can kill a person.
Yes you are well trained people and a bit heroic.
Soldiers wear armour again because it does help.
More important is that most of the time you will be in power armour.

Modern day "raider" type armour of chest plates and helmets have major reductions on injuries. You still might die off. However it is good enough that real room storming tactics now tell the torso armoured soldier to face onto the threat to put the armour into position. Before hand it was to get thin to minimize your target area.

Warrior bug bites on unarmoured limbs lead to amputations. Hits on the head and torso are short term survivable. That matches to Movie #1 raiders screaming while in the jaws of a warrior. If your squad gets you out right away you can live. IF they are fleeing from a mass of bugs not so much.

Power armour is of course of more advanced, expensive and effective material. The cost is what keeps the PA forces at fraction of the Mobile Infantry as a whole. In the anime in the Pluto campaign Higgins at one point is in a bug mouth for like 10 seconds and "ok" after rescue. Suit would have needed some repairs back at base.

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Taps is correct that the skill is "gun combat" which involves doing smart things like getting cover, using your armour, suppression fire and all the rest.

Likewise as Taps suggests weapon vs armour will matter. A Morita vs unarmoured will need a small margin to kill. A Morita vs Raider armour will hurt but need a bit of range. A Morita vs a Power Armour is an even slower hurting process.

Tactics likewise can lead to modifiers to the battle like using fire&move properly.

It will certainly help in the posts to reference using real tactics. Like "using fire and move we advance toward the suspected enemy position" vs "we all run up at once"

Rounds aren't a fix time as it is more TV style action. The intent and if-option should cover 20-30 seconds of action.
This message was last edited by the GM at 19:59, Tue 04 Sept 2012.

For the squad on squad and the on leave threads (actually pretty much all game threads) you do have access to the basic training skills.

It was easier for me to do the time jump to "near complete" then to fuss over how to fraction skill points where you mostly get +1

For reference please fill out the service commitment and a spot for the Operation Medusa Volunteer/Turned Down/Undeclared

(Just before attributes)

Boomer you already had it but I had to add your description back in again. Please save the sheet with your description.

Shadow, still need a description for you.

You can read the other PCs description. Its not long, just a short thing for some impression of you.
This message was last edited by the GM at 00:53, Wed 05 Sept 2012.

Thank you GM you erased the only copy I had of my character sheet and I don't remember everything I had. :/

eh?

Sorry I was doing alot of updates. I do have a local save of you.

Fixed

With all the copy and paste I was doing I missed a copy step. Yer good now.

With all my new skills in alphabetical order? :)

Apparently

I also have backup copies from when you guys started boot.
This message was last edited by the GM at 01:28, Wed 05 Sept 2012.

are we being issued with shock sticks

Correct each of you has

Morita rifle with training laser (no real bullets)
Shock stick
a smoke grenade
This message was last edited by the GM at 16:41, Wed 05 Sept 2012.

Checking and if I've missed it please reply



Basic enlistment is 2 years for citizenship and a small amount of Federal Service Credits (FSC).
With the time jump extended enlistments can be done off camera.
Probably same with Medusa unless one of the PCs wants to bring it up.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:05, Wed 05 Sept 2012.

Hurrah!!! (that is a yes on the terms of her commitment)

But I need an update on my finding a gal post.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:41, Wed 05 Sept 2012.

Taps would sign on for more... but feels like he needs to be there for the family if something happens to his grandfather.

i taught i sign a 4 year contact

Nothing wrong with that your in fact going career your career once you hit the end of your commitment then they will be there to reup you likely with some sort of incentive, unless war breaks out and lasts longer. Then your kind of stuck.

Thought you had done something but I didnt note it down at the time and had trouble finding it thanks.

Likewise Im pretty sure echo did extended but Im having trouble finding the details.

GM note to self... if you are expecting something to be important later on write it down the first time [>_<]

I knew the scratchpad was there for a reason...

Ah, turns out that Echo agreed to do extended but he went to rescue Taps before he set the amount of years.

I say 50 years how about it? hee hee hee

Lets go with 6.

Awwwwww .... lol

Changed the pic... Echo put on a bit of muscle weight in basic.

Problem: Its the same pic as Breaker.
Please try again.

Twin brother or plastic surgery maybe. :D

I told you people my character doesn't drink much I can hang out in the meat market or have a nice quiet night in, have a long shower, watch FedNet movies, get a pizza and sleep in late - that to her is alot better. At most she might hit the pool in the evening.
This message was last edited by the player at 01:49, Thu 06 Sept 2012.

Round 2?

Okay, prefer colour but that one is still good.

Screw it...

Its okay to jump the pics around. Ive got a list of like 12 for Sony but Im too busy GMing to keep swapping them.

Just so long as its kept separate from the others, and a finite list so we get used to it.
This message was lightly edited by the GM at 02:29, Thu 06 Sept 2012.

BTW,

There is a spot on the character sheet to store your pic lists. You all have at least one already. Echo, I saved all three of yours there if you ever want to swap.

Quirk though is decoding the category form letters like fmc414 is "female casual 414"

Movie #4 came out! (already)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S...p_Troopers:_Invasion

In reply to GM Brygun (msg # 282):

Its quite good actually.

*sneers at Boomer for not telling GM it was out*

I found out yesterday and rented a viewing online for 24 hours.

^_^

Hopefully folks will track down their viewings.

Gonna start watching and rewatching now.

Another movie finally to be released in the US October 2nd is Iron Sky and I can recommend Battleship (I know the reviews were not great but I found it a great popcorn movie).

Learned something about RPOL today. You can set up links in your sctachpad etc for easily changing bio pics.

Its discussed in this thread:
link to a message in another game

Looks at the shockstick and CHOPPER, tosses away the shockstick.

This kills bugs better!

(extends Chopper then falls over since she is not in Power Armor)

Sony hon how do your people use these without armor I saw anime and the can whip them around and use them as shields and everything?
This message was last edited by the player at 17:31, Thu 06 Sept 2012.

Waiting on Breaker and Shadow to post in the squad on squad thread.

Taps, go on start a fight we need the classic beating in heads and major damage by the unit. Taps - get em'.

lol

I'm sure Zim will be understanding.

I do believe that I have yet to roll higher than a 2 on the die vs anyone except Zim.

This other guy should have been crushed off the bat, but I have no hope of recovering the combat with an awesome roll from him off the line.

Even if this other guy thought Taps would be out completely and so doesn't roll anything, it puts him at a little stunned, the same way.

I mean here we saw a classic example of how a +3 beats a +5... which statistically should almost never happen.

Actually you are even odds now d8+3 vs d8+5-2

I also don't expect your squad mates, or anyone else trained by Zim, to just sit there.

Its also best to get the low rolls out of the way before its Arachnid's your fighting.

Yeah... with a history of ALL low combat rolls... it doesn't look much like out of the way.  I got a 7 as my very first one... and after that it has been 1s and 2s.

Not setting a good precident for when things do get lethal.

I tohught you said I was @ -3.

That is a little easier to bear.  If you want me to play the 1 with the incorrect modifiers, then I will... I"ll also roll incase you don't feel like getting Taps' ass handed to him flawlessly in a cadet skirmish.

Origianlly I posted a -3 then realized I should have adjusted for some things and lowered it to a -2.

Mr Big himself is a brother cadet so is trained +1-+2 and a big strong dude for total +3
Alot of cadets here are in civilian, others are wearing uniforms.

Checks dice roller...

good god Taps you suck at rolling! Stop that!

Go with the second better one.
This message was last edited by the GM at 14:58, Fri 07 Sept 2012.

Sorry about being AWOL folks - getting over being sick. Lots of posts to catch up on (2+ days since I last read messages; signed in but never read cause I felt ill) so bear with me if I've got anything pending.

Brygun, I know you have a couple issues for me. Will respond after catching up.

ps: Echo... Hey, what's with the Facedancer manuevers, huh? :)
This message was last edited by the player at 15:12, Fri 07 Sept 2012.

did i roll right?

Ayup.

Though on the dice roller screen the +5 can be added to the right of box.

You rolled a 6 with a +5 (our current gun nut) for a total of 11 on gun combat

That means both good shot placement and keeping yourself out of harms way.

Unlike Taps and Kalua who rolled 1-2 making themselves vulnerable...

Looks like Taps is one of those squad leaders who'd rather get into hurt then letting his squaddies get it. So kind of you Taps.

Taps has always been a nice guy.  He shows it differently now that he is a Cadet... and will likely express himself differently when he expands his skills.

I thought we only include agility if we are running and shooting.

*double checks*

Ah right, Shadow was in cover so it would his vision + gun combat

I imagine that if you write up something the GM will be pretty lenient about what you add to a roll, as long as you keep it to only 3 or four modifiers.

I favored my tactic use what I know of the materials and placement to abuse it to find good shot points with good cover more analytical fitting my take of her then shooting at the bastards.

Become one with the pile of junk, the junk is your friend and you know the junk - become junk pile. ;)

"No one here but us crates"

vision is a +1 so 10

Ok, almost caught up. But think I noticed a discrepancy. Taps mentioned giving Boomer his grenade (Msg #41), but in Squad vs Squad, Msg #51, Taps and Boomer are listed as having 1 grenade each.

The smoke seen coming out of E05 is red grenade smoke, correct? Not generic grey smoke (representing flaming debris or whatever).

group fighting might be done in a similar fashion... Totaling up the modifiers of the individuals and then rolling one die per group... thus showing that group fire, has less chance for errors, and swarms have less survivors.

That might be too far gone though.

I suggest just everyone roll and see what happens, this could get out of hand and break out into a big all out bar fight. :)

Do nukes even bother rolling a die?

Well depends on the size and who is using them? :)

Seriously this is going to be a brawl what I would do GM is get what everyone is going to do fighting wise until the end and make say three die rolls and see how everyone fares. Likely the local sheriff and MP's will be coming in by then.

...maybe very massed stuff should be more or less plot relevant...

My error on not noticing the transfer

Don't think I ever specified colours for anything. There is smoke in E05.

Generally in the Roll-One system fights are decided in 3 or so rounds. Someone gets an advantage, unless the otherside reverses the situation they are chipped downward. USually by round 3 its pretty heavily on one side but not always.

The rounds for new declared intentions lets people do clever things, get out of bad spot, help one another etc.

We are still rules practicing right now. So a group melee bar fight is helpful. Much better than being chewed on by bugs as your first time!

PS>

My internet went Zoink after I did Sony's "Sensei Zim" post (almost didn't get the post through). Its back up now.

See Taps, sometimes they roll a 2 themselves.

PS:

Sony got a critical 8 + 4 = 12
vs
a fumble 1 + 2 = 3

9 point spread in one shot!

So...how many fighters are we up against? And how many are around our little squad?

And I don't see the enemy who slide near me on the list of positions.

Clarification:

"rounds land near you" As in his laser fire came near you.

The shooter himself did a baseball slide into E04 while shooting, getting close but not hitting you at F07.

Okay I'm confused, I'll write what I think is sensible and make the die rolls you can figure it all out. :/

Location matters.

Boomer's view of the battlefield:

Boomer currently has posted to fire on the guy who took out Treasure. Taps could be in danager from him too. Boomer can't see the guy Taps wounded. Boomer can't be sure if she got the sniper in the North West B03. The suppresion shooter in B03 is still shooting.

There is fighting east of Boomer where the other team is.

Your post shows a reasonable shift to engage the guy who shot Treasure and who now threatens Taps.
This message was last edited by the GM at 21:20, Fri 07 Sept 2012.

and sometimes I get an 8... for 13... someone got ripped up by the training Morita... and with a seven I might have spotted a barrel.

Edited the turn summary to clarify the sliding guy

I thought so, I was trying to get a flanker since we seemed to have hurt their rush thanks to Team #2, hurrrrrahhhhh!

::sigh:: I'm behind again.

A bit much going on ATM in here. Especially two different battles making things a bit confusing. I have not gotten to read any of the On Leave topic yet. I'm hoping to get into it late, but before things end. So I'm going to check Squad vs Squad as I see I need to make a roll there.

Then read the ending of On Leave, post there, and then try to catch up on both topics.

My guess the sheriff and MP's are on the way.

Anyway I want to get back to my roleplaying with possible wife number one.

Eventually, its been about 30 seconds and they weren't standing outside the bar. There is alot of cadets to be watching.

Up to date on Squad v Squad. Need to read like 2 pages of On Leave though. Actions posted to both topics so I think I'm good for the next few minutes and can get some reading done.

If their are no major modifiers against me, I think I've nailed our E04 Survivor as well as finding a barrel.

Not to mention a beautiful shot (if I do say so myself) in the Bar Brawl.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:21, Fri 07 Sept 2012.

Since we are in rounds we are waiting in the Brawl for Shadow's next log in & post.

The Squad on Squad likewise needs Shadow.

Shadow already posted today so nothing mandatory of him posting a second time. (Though would be nice)

AS promised the Roll-One game system is nice and quick, absorbing several stages of game mechanics into the one roll.

so the runners only one made into cover?

Actually sandwiching in one member of Squad 1 one is behind who Boomer is going to try to shoot from an elevated spot but she is not in the best spot my use of available cover was not a good roll. But should offer some defense.

Shadow,
Yes. 4 of the 5 Runners in E04 of the map were KIA by Team 2. I might have gotten the Survivor - assuming their are no major negative mods to my attempt (modded roll was an 11).

But do whatever seems best to you.


Boomer,
Yeah, in the Team 1 action you folks are kind of in an awkward situation, as you mention. I figure an assist is in order, but that isn't possible for me until the next combat round, I think.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:15, Sat 08 Sept 2012.

If I hit the bastard behind him it will even the odds a bit. Right now its a numbers game and to try to get one of their helmets for intell. If we know where they are moving we can abuse that to exploit if we KIA all their team it is a clear win. And by my count they are down to 5 and we to 7 assuming they have a full squad.

We are not doing that bad at the moment.

I agree the Blue Team (our squad) is doing well at this point.

But with Taps sandwiched and Sony and you both affected by suppression fire (Sony in the foxhole, and your limited mobility in the container), it would be a good idea to provide an assist. We have no idea of the actual squad size, nor what skills they brought into the game. For all we know they were on the field 5 minutes before we arrived, found 85% of our assets and rigged them with explosives.

Which means we need you alive and well. I don't have any explosives knowledge.  ;D

What container she is moving along the pile of debrise using available cubby points to hide behind or use as cover, she built these she knows how the support and structure needs to be for a stable obstacle. Those she is using to her advantage. Think of a squirrel hiding and using cover among rocks and the like that is her. Right now she is in an area of beams and debrise using it to support her gun to line up on the one behind Taps on higher ground. Firing dowin and hoping the cover facing the sniper is adequete to protect her from at least a KIA shot. I did roll well on the shot and assuming her view is clear she will likely hit the bastard, but she is not at no risk doing so. But take him out will let Taps take out the one by him for a two KIA for her one KIA (if hit hard) a fair trade.

Oh, I'm sorry. I could have sworn you had been talking about grabbing a box/crate/container of some kind and "turtling" earlier in the battle. I don't recall you saying that you got out. So, I'm still thinking you're turtling at the moment. At least in the sense that you were inside of the thing and peeking out.

Apparently I'm confused (which is nothing new) but then, I was more worried about catching up with all the threads so I could have read incorrectly.

If there is a laid on the side crate she would tuck into it if sensible, but she needs to relocate she is most dangerous where she is to the enemy I hope. Just right now her choice of spaces was not ideal but using raw talent is at least doing it smart. :D

just watched the new starsship troopers movie

The one with 3 female leads all of whom get naked.

Funky fighting. Helluva casaulty rate. Like 3 PA of what... 25 on screen make it out. (I think 20 guys ran out of the shuttle at the start plus K-12 survivors)

Okay we got the other team hurt lets get him, once she gets the enemy squads helmet she can find out where they are and movement. Relay that to you people and use the intell, I hope, to our advantage.

One new applicant being sorted out. Im expecting to probably have them meet you after the main party finishes Basic.

A second one applied too.