Looking ahead...
First, I hope the current engagement will convey the sense that attacking is harder than defending, especially when you have no idea where the other guy is. Soon we may be adding some concealment from darkness to the mix...
Second, your characters will probably be leveling-up after either Hearts and Minds or The Tomb of Abd-el-Hamou, so it will be time to think about what class, feats, and so forth your characters will be taking. Sometime in the next few weeks, if you could give me a general idea of where you see your character advancing, it would be helpful. If you don’t have the
Modern Player’s Companion, you can look through
the TOC for ideas and I’ll tell you more about the class abilities, pre-reqs, and so on.
You might want to take a look at
this master list of Modern feats compiled by The Game Mechanics. I’ll accept most of the non-FX feats from this list – if you see a feat that interests you but you don’t have the book (like
UMF or
MPC), let me know and I’ll give you the details. Also, I’m changing a few feat pre-reqs – I’ll put an updated list in the revised house rules here in the metagame thread before it’s time to level.
Third, I’m expanding the available books to include
Martial Arts Mayhem by The Game Mechanics (published by Green Ronin) – I’m using the material for a couple of NPCs and I want to make it open to you as well. You can look over
the contents here and see if anything catches your eye.
Fourth and last, it’s “character homework” time. I’ve been looking over your character backgrounds and there are some areas I’d like each of you to expand upon so that I might shamelessly steal ideas from you to work into our adventures.
- Barak – Tell me more about Normand’s shady past in Marseilles – which criminal gang was he involved with? What are some of the things he was asked to do that caused him to look for a way out? Was he affiliated with the Union Corse in any way? Who might be interested in finding out news about his whereabouts?
- Shadow – Walk me through Pyotr’s escape from the Soviet Union. Where did he go? What did he have to do to across the border? What countries did he travel through? Where did he enlist in the Legion? How did his friend the captain help?
- знаток – Tell me more about Aubine and her father. How does Aubine feel about his service in the Legion? What exactly did her father do for the government? How was his relationship with Vidal?
- Bobitron – Those ranks in Knowledge (local – Algiers) are tantalizing! How did he get to know Algiers? Are there any particular people or places that he knows well?
This is a good opportunity to do a little historical digging into the period if you’re interested. You can make this is involved as you like: maybe Pyotr bribed a ship’s master to smuggle him out of the Russia and arrived in Algeria after a quiet crossing of the Mediterranean, or maybe he had to sneak across the frontier into Rumania, avoid border guards in Bulgaria, stow away on a ship in Greece, and joined the Legion in a recruiting office in Rome. It’s up to you.
There’s no real rush on this – your characters won’t be getting any real leave anytime soon, so the chance of your past (or present) intruding on you are slim for the time being. If you could have something to me by the end of September, that would be cool – it will give me a chance to plan ahead a bit, expand on some adventure ideas that I already developed.
Thanks for sticking with the game!
P.S. - Saw your note,
Shadow - have a great trip!
). I would rather continue as Charismatic/Dedicated than jump into a prestige class, generally.
