In reply to Anuradha Dewan (msg # 9):

As of how I wrote it, I didn't have him being able to bring others but I like the idea of needing to work with Anuradha for the added oomph/boost of energy to do it.

As long as The Watcher is good with it, I'm game!

Good questions :)

Outwardly, a Possessed structure/vehicle would not look abnormal... until telekinetic shenanigans are noticed.  Light shows are fun but I felt it wasn’t appropriate for Estelle.

If Haunt was boosted, which you could do via a reflective service on the structure/vehicle, I guess there would be a yellow/gold glow as per Anuradha‘s absorbing visuals.  If you wanted to use bands, runes, or symbols....I’d be fine with whatever you decide (boosting is Your power afterall *g*).

As for the effects of boosting, I guess Estelle could bring greater telekinetic strength to bear.... maybe her ability to psychically efffect occupants would improve too?  That last option would  be up to the ST.  I deliberately restricted Estelle’s powers so she couldn’t know everything or trivialise a scenario :)

So far everyone except Denton is PFC, because of her work as an intelligence specialist she's a Warrant Officer, Miss Denton to you poor dogs faces. But yes Sgt Singh is the squad leader.

God help him.

We have a unit. I'll have something posted today or tomorrow for you briefing. Pack your vacuum long johns

Could we perhaps get a thread to socialise in? It helps to settle into character.
This message was last edited by the player at 16:58, Thu 13 May 2021.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Thankee!

I'm going to change colours for my speech to red. Brown blends in too much ^-^;

I'm cheerfully color blind change away. I'm agnostic on the entire matter.

Wonderful! Mostly just wanted folks to know ^_^

I am not usually worried about what colours people use. Although, in one game, when my character uses powers, each word has alternating letters. Highlighting and modifying words one letter at a time soon makes the text entry box look like an Escher-like nightmare...

Love the grunt talk, Watcher... kudos :)

And a hello in advance to Gray Gardener.

Woo, hello Gray! Welcome to the jungle!

All my boys are Marines. They tend to be a bit more earthy but no need to over do it lol

So a few questions about the current scene and I guess the setting itself :) :

1) these guys are the same rank as us? lesser rank than us? I don't know a lot about army stuff (but I'm enjoying the crash course <3)

2) is everyone on the base Devil's Brigade/Mutants? Or are they mostly non-human infantry compared to our super-powered little fireteam thingy and teams like it? Sort of the big guns? I'm sort of expecting these guys are just guys, but I and Kiera will be deadly startled if they start dropping time distortions and psychic trickery on her lol.

3) these guys are being assholes, right? In non-military culture they're absolutely in the wrong and it's ballsy but reasonable for Kiera to take back the TV from them after they steamrolled Yu Ling and high jacked it. But in military culture are we going to find out that we're the assholes and should've known better? Because I... don't know better lol ^-^;

4) how big is the Devil's Brigade / How many mutants are there? I was sort of imagining based on the pitch that we'd be of a select few specifically part of the Devils. But these guys aren't treating us like we matter (which isn't a problem per se) but I just don't want to go walking around acting like we're the business if we're just expendable mutants :p If people who can throw cars and eat tank gun blasts are a dime a dozen in every other bunkhouse that's going to change things from how I'm sort of understanding it and I definitely want to get that straight in my head early than later.

Not that I don't understand military discipline and rank as a great equalizer to raw power and utility, but I just want to understand how invaluable or inconsequential we are overall.

Kiera still isn't the type to sit by while other people push her squad-mates around either way, but I'm just looking for a better understanding of our place in the whole set up.

Excellent questions, Kiera... I'm curious about those things as well.

Random share: I'm legit going to pick up a bucket of KFC tonight due to this game :D

Excellent question. All of the unit is either mutant, enhanced human, or absolute top tier human, training is two years minimum and is extensive, think any major nation's special forces.

The Brigade is a bit of a misnomer. It is small barely the size of a regiment and a light one at that. Your part of 2nd Battalion 2nd Company, in most of the companies in the battalion third and fourth are integrated support including intel as the battalion unit is expected to act independently. There are so many brushfires and so little time to put them all out.

You are just one squad in a company of other mutants. No one chose 'enhanced human' so far thus our only enhanced human is Sgt Singh, a Brit who sounds like a young Michael Caine and looks like a Bollywood star. The enhancement process is a hell of a thing. We have one specialist a Warrant Officer from 3rd Company the psionics/magic support company. She is a W1 (lowest rank) of Warrant officer but is in command of nothing, she gets paid the big bucks because she's a specialist at what she does. Everyone else is a Private First Class or E-3.

The enhanced humans like Steve Rogers and his friend are selected by their character rather than their physical capabilities. The few non-enhanced men are selected for their soldierly qualities and are either unsuited for the enhanced soldier process, or have elected to reject the offer. They are expected to be the kind of high-speed, low-drag operators you would see in the Army Ranger units, the Princess Pats, or the SAS.

The other soldiers in the day room including the woman are from another squad in your company all of them are roughly the same rank. All of them are part of the Devil's Brigade they are there because they have proven themselves capable and willing to get the job done which is go where they are ordered, kill the bad guys and come home.

Rank, seniority, reputation, all matters but if you can't take a little bull in the dayroom how in the world will they trust you when actual bullets are coming your way?

The Devil's Brigade is run by a WWII vet. He has zero time or tolerance for anything except getting the job done. No smoking signs are conspicuously ignored, the workplace is deliberately 'hostile', Sergeants (the backbone of any army) are constantly testing you to see if you can take the flack and keep going. You are no better or worse than any other bunch of FNG's etc you have no veterans in your squad other than Sgt Singh. (if we do have a vet in the group, you can be bumped in rank and become corporal X) assistant squad leader would be nice to have.

The poor guy who got spooked at the mention of Nazgul will probably find himself ridden so hard by the Sergeants that he quits or toughens up. Yeah, you're supposed to be at least wary of the senior NCOs but you're not supposed to lose your cool about it.

Your squad will mostly act alone. You guys will be the star of your own show, especially on mission. Back at base you're  just another bunch of soldiers. Your fellow soldiers will give you the same ration of shit they give everyone else. Your race, creed, appearance, and sexual preferences will be ruthlessly mocked. According to your fellow soldiers; Your mothers will be ugly, your significant other be cheating on you, your sister or brother will be exceedingly promiscuous, your choice in vehicles, food, and personal clothing will never be up to par. And that's just from the people who actually care about you. For instance, Bull-Girl will probably, no certainly get hazed by the other Native Americans in the unit.

The guys covered in field dirt should have probably gotten cleaned up first, but that and the two pogues (persons other than grunts) the 'support guys' is a clue that they were probably training together.

Feel free to ask any questions!

Thanks for the update Watcher.

Got a small IC post in, I'll be away at work for next 7+ hours.

Migraine form hell, so a quick fly by! How long does one need to serve to be veteran? Ling has seven years front line service at this point, so I am guessing she knows the score pretty well by now.

Take care of the migraine. We'll be here when you're better you come first.

Yes, all of you can choose your current time in service.

I was not prepared to have to muster up this kind of toxic male bravado ^-^; I hope Kiera is holding her own.

Also probably about 5 years for her. I figure she's got about 3 left (I googled how long contracts are, it said 8) and I don't think she's planning to stick with it.

How many... deployments? missions? do we go on in a year?

And my questions involve SHIELD...

1). Is Nick Fury still Director?
2). In what sort of situations might SHIELD request the Devil’s Children?
3). If SHIELD and the unit try to pull rank on the other, who generally wins?
4). How much trust (or lacktherof) is afforded to SHIELD by the Devils Children?

In reply to Estelle Denton (msg # 33):

Nick Fury is director of shield.
SHIELD never requests military involvement unless it weakens the military or strengthens shield.
The Devils children has a unique position, Shield tries to avoid conflict other than political with the Brigade. They are afraid of telepaths.
The Brigade trusts the Brigade, former Brigade the three militaries, and no one else in that order.

ROFL.. and thanks ;)