Omega Pathfinders Game Thread

[Shayuri]

"Beh. Five credits says he's not psi...just some crazy talk," Mel grumps. She points at Cyrill and grins. "You, sir, were saved by the bell. Lucky bastard."

She gets out of bed and trots to the lockers to get into her uniform; figuring showing up to briefing in a hospital gown would be pushing it a little.

Once presentable, she makes all speed for the briefing room.

 

[mariusm]

Need to get started...

The various squad members receive personal text messages where they are recuperating from the previous mission, the words are a sober reminder that your time is not your own but rather belongs to SCION. The message reads, “I want your sorry butts back at base in the briefing room, NOW… SARGE”.

OCC: Briefing will follow Monday morning… make sure all updated 5th characters are in the RG by then.

 

[mariusm]

Mission 3.

Mission 3: The squad has been given orders to protect a diplomat going off world to an unofficial rendezvous with a separatist movement. It turns out that one government official is as corrupt as the next and due to the sensitive nature of this meeting official security measures can not be followed. Due to the Omega’s usually unofficial stance on most matters the Sarge was given orders by Captain Underwood, who seems to have had a “favour” called in, to “help out” this civilian.

Sarge address the squad in the operations room, “Good morning squad, please meet chancellor Antilia, we are to provide personal security detail during her visit to Cincinnati.”. Everyone almost falls over from the overly polite tone in the Sarge’s voice and are left wondering if the Sarge has been replaced by body snatchers. “We are departing in two hours so get your equipment ready and report to hanger 3.”, says the Sarge. He then turns and ushers the chancellor out of the room but returns moments later and says only like he can, “Not a WORD grunts… get your gear, get your guns and meet me at the hanger on the DOUBLE, NOW MOVE!”.

OCC: Expanded weapons list available:
Combat Knife
CC-176-ER “Shock Stick”
TW 121-f “Tinderbox”
Brunham TW-102-s ‘Peacemaker’ Pistol
TW-202-1 “Hawkeye”
Morita TW-203-a
M249-SAW (Hvy,2d10,crit 20,Rng 90ft,3 rnd burst or Automatic,100 Box,Wgt 16lbs, Req DC 25)
SW-402 “Triple GL”
SW-404 “Javelin”
SW-228 “Bugbroom”

Please indicate weapons taken. Only 3 grenades each and heavy weapons will be tracked for ammo while pistol and rifle ammo will only be "out" on a natural 1.

 

[Shayuri]

The Sarge's bellowing shuts Mel's mouth just as it was opening, and in an instant she's grabbing her pack and humping it for the hangar. The mission is more than a little confusing. Guarding a seperatist? Well, no, guarding someone making contact WITH a seperatist. Sheesh, talk about favors. Get an MI escort at the taxpayer's expense, while Bugs were out there chewing on the spread at the Galactic Picnic. Mel could think of a hundred different ways to be more useful to the war effort than babysitting a corrupt official around...but orders were orders.

(Questions! First, I lack data on "requisition checks." How do I determine bonus on those? Second, the SAW...what feats are required to use it effectively? Is it basically a bigger, better assault rifle, or something entirely different, like those gyrostabilized squaddie guns in Aliens? Also...what's a Javelin? And a Bugbroom? And what feats are needed for those? Finally, in reworking my sheet, I used the rules from D20 Modern, then subbed in the MI classes as additional "basic class" options. Please let me know if that's what you had in mind. We were kind of flying blind on the whole 'lets merge d20 and Starship Troopers rules, since you were away for most of that redesign process, and then jumped right into the next mission. )

(Thanks!)

 

[JonnyFive]

after sarge leaves the second time, jacob looks to teh others "Well, at least we know that he is just acting nice for the civvy." after looking over the requ sheet, jacob will give a soft wistle. "Wonder if they will let me take the TGL and the javlin. Oh yea, the javlin is a rocket launcher, my specialty, and the bugbroom is a tricked out shoutgun. considering the mission, i'd almost recomend em, if ya know how ta use em"

OOC: tinderbox and 2 clips, TGL with 12 he gernades, and if i can, a Javalin with a few spare rockets

Edit Link to the m249 SAW

 

[Venom]

Just the usual trusty old Morita, Peacemaker, 3 grenades and one of those Tinderboxes for me so we can have a bug barbeque.

As for the Sarge, where is a video camera when you need one.

 

[Cromm10k]

Private Cyrill Kowaltzky

Never change a winnig team - Cyrill sticks with the stuff from the last mission: hawkeye + peacemaker + knife + 3 nades.

He is on his way to the hangar...

 

[riaan_s]

Bishop picks up his gear (M249-SAW, 'Peacemaker', Combat knife & 3x grenades) and makes his way to the hanger to join his new squad.

 

[Venom]

Carl lugs his gear down to the hanger to find everyone there except Sarge. He looks a little tired and irritated. “Cyrill” he says “What the hell was in that synthetic whiskey of yours. I only had a couple of sips and my head is pounding.”

“Where the hell is Sarge?” he continues “Just like him to get us all down here double time and then not be anywhere in sight. Probably having tea and cookies with that chancellor . If I knew we had some extra time I would have stopped off to get some smokes, looks like this is going to be a boring trip and I could use something to pass the time.”

He then turns to the new guy looking at the name tag on his power suit and says “Bishop, you must be the new transfer. Hi I’m Carl” and shakes his hand. “I assume the rest of the crew have all been introduced. How did you get so lucky as to transfer into the best squad in this whole army" He then pauses and says "I won’t say what were best at though.”

 

[riaan_s]

Bishop shakes Carl's hand, "I must have luck on my side - my tour with Ranger Squad Alpha 2 did not end too well ... most of the squad never made it back from the last mission"

He walks over to great the rest of the squad pausing for just a second to remind himself not to get too friendly with these guys - its always difficult to pull the trigger when when you've been close ... but then again ... orders are orders.