[Metal Joe d20 Modern] No Rest for the Nameless [PG-17]

[Krizzel]

How's this:


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Each dash is a five foot square. I put Blaster up front and Evac in the back since Blaster is more stealthy, and Evac being the big firepower should be in a position to provide cover. Zeus is in the middle so he can use his planning skills to help anybody easily.

 

[KitanaVorr]

Kai's Theme

Just like men...always dawdling.

With slow calculated movements, the dark form began to stealthily make its way down from its perch and toward the west.

We'll get them yet, Charlie...yes we will.

 

[perivas]

Evac nods in agreement to the plan and agrees to provide main backup firepower in the center position. He'll follow instructions as best he can, moving as stealthily as possible with the hefty HMG and still keeping pace with the others.

 

[garyh]

Silent Snake creeps through the brush, quietly as he could, and keeping a sharp eye out for unfriendlies.

 

[Krizzel]

September 2nd, 2015
1123 hours, local time
Isla San Carmo

The hours pass by as you march carefully through the jungle, accompanied only by the buzz and whine of insects, and the occaisional screech of bird or beast. The heat has become oppressive, so much so that sweat quickly begins to soak through your fatigues. But that's hardly even an annoyance, really, after all the training and missions you've been through before that were much, much worse.

Finally a quick look at Wraith's gauntlet tells him that the rendezvous point is near, perhaps another twenty or thirty minutes walk. As he looks back up, though, something strange catches his ear, and he holds up a fist, silently calling for a halt. Everyone crouches and takes cover, spying around them carefully. Wraith looks off to his right, and he thinks he can see something moving a couple hundred feet off. He can clearly hear the sound now - voices.

Blaster hears it too - a dialect of spanish - and he can see at least two somethings out there, between the leaves, branches, and rocks. Concentrating for a moment he could pick out some words...

(a very rough translation)
"Man, why'd you have to screw up, you stupid prick?!" one voice complains. "This sucks!"

"Oh, shut up!" another voice counters. "Have you seen any sign of them yet?"

You can't make out much at this distance other than the movement - even though they obviously aren't trying to be stealthy (or maybe they're just terrible at it), they still seem to blend into the jungle somewhat. Whoever they are, they appear to be moving in your direction, at a heading perpendicular to your own.

 

[Krizzel]

A map...

Key:
light brown = +15ft elevation
medium brown = +10ft elevation
dark brown = +5ft elevation
light green = normal elevation
medium green = -5ft elevation
dark green = trees
light gray = rocks

The red lines show the distance scale. I haven't yet found a good way to put a grid on. The arrows show your direction of movement (towards the rendezvous point) and the direction the people you spotted are moving.

The rocks can be used for some degree of cover (if you are prone). They represent not just true rocks, but also just small upturns in the terrain, generally plus one or two feet.

The tree trunks can also be used as cover. There are also a lot more trees than shown, but those are generally too small to hide behind effectively. However all the foliage (including bushes and underbrush which cover the entire area) provides varying degrees of concealment.

You can consider that par for the course everywhere outdoors on the island unless otherwise noted (so I don't have to repeat this later ).

I'll also post this map in the rogues gallery for easy access. I'll update the file on my website as necessary instead of posting the map over and over, so you'll have to come back to this post (or the one in the RG) and force reload, if necessary.

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

[OOC: How long, in rounds, before they get to us?]

Wraith, still crouching, looked around for the closest rock to lay prone behind and take cover. He lifted his rifle and peered through the scope to get a better view.

 

[Jemal]

OOC: I don't know much military terminolgy or any military signs, so I'll just explain in laymens terms, and assume Zeus is doing it the 'right' way.

IC:
Zeus, noting Wraiths intent expression, motions him to move forward and inspect closer if he thinks he can do it without being seen/heard. He then (Keeping low) motions for the rest to spread out and find some cover, but not go too far, and tries to keep an eye on all of his team-mates, especially wraith who's going closer (Presumably)

 

[Ashrem Bayle]

Wraith nodded grimly as he abandoned his position of cover.

He slipped through the foliage, moving as quietly as a ghost.

[OOC: He will move to within 60ft of the unfriendlies and look for a place to take cover. Once he is there, he will lower the bipod on his rifle, and begin setting up for a killshot. He will not shoot yet. Instead, he will observe through his scope for a few seconds and report back what he sees. He will not fire without orders.]

 

[Krizzel]

The current range is approximately 350 feet. Because of the jungle terrain, a regular move is 10' here instead of 30'. I should also note that moving at 10' gives you a -5 to your move silently and hide rolls, and while moving at 5' there is no penalty. Move faster than 10' and the penalty goes up.

The unknowns you've spotted aren't trying to be stealthy, but they are moving slow (at about 5' per round). That's approximately 70 rounds or 7 minutes until they reach your position.

So if Wraith goes forward at max stealth, it'll take about 30 rounds to get within 60' of them. At that point, they'd be about 200' from the rest of the group (Wraith at 140'). If Wraith moves faster and takes the -5 penalty, it'll only take him about 20 rounds, but he'll be 180' away from everyone else, and the unknowns will be 240' away.