General Thread

Thanks for the heads up!

No worries SpiritualSocket. Real life always takes precedence. If that means this game slows down, so be it. I'd rather it be slow than have to end. :)

Yup, no sweat and thanks for the warning. Hope everything goes smoothly. We can auto-pilot and RP if necessary, or just chill and give you some time, as well. Take care of RL business!

@Pedrop we’ll get you set up soon. Would you rather your character be military or a former athlete with training in medicine? If you prefer something different let me know.

Hi all again! Thanks for re-adding me! Currently I'm trying to catch up and read what has happened after I was removed/left the game(as spectator back then). So no rush for me in general - I like slow but continuous games! ( also a very busy person - like all of us... ;) )

Regarding my character. Hmmm... depends what kind of military are we talking about? Running around battlefield and stabilizing people also sounds like fun, especially if my character could be someone not-so-likable at the first contact (dr House, but not so smart of course... ). I'm open to many suggestions, except "plain" frontline solider without any specific specialization even if it would seam quite useless in current world/circummences.

Let see what dice will tell...

Hmmm...:

555: 32, American Conscript, Private; STR:B, AGL:C, INT:B, EMP:B, CUF:D; Stamina:D, Driving:D, Mobility:C, Ranged_Combat:C, Recon:D, Tech:B, Persuasion:D; Hunter, Electrician, Psy_Ops, Quartermaster, Ranger

Sounds quite plain....

Earlier - by hand - I have rolled 509:
34, Polish Agent, Second_Lieutenant; STR:C, AGL:C, INT:A, EMP:B, CUF:D; Close Combat:D, Driving:C, Mobility:A,
Ranged_Combat:D, Command:D, Persuasion:D, Medical_Aid:D; Musician, Counselor, Improvised_Munitions

Seams much more interesting.

Not you - guys - tell me what is the best fit for current team, I'm also very ok with GM propositions:)

I'm not too certain about this, but I think that second character would be a good fit. Fits our language need and some skills that aren't covered yet.

Agreed

Welcome/back, Pedrop!

As a side note: did any one of you know about some attempts or existing expansion for Twilight - this edition or the 1st one - with the X-com theme? Setting? Mechanics?

Almost as long I got to know this system I always thought it would be perfect system to add some X-com mechanics and story/campaign to it.

I think the Aliens RPG would be a good set of mechanics for that.

As for your charcter Pedrop, go ahead and swap out any of the specialties for something else.

I haven't heard about any XCOM Twilight expansions, but I'm pretty new to the system itself anyways, so maybe it's out there in some G+ group or something.

I've long... longed... to run an X-COM campaign. I'll tell you, though, the older versions of T2K would not be in the running for that... ;)

Ok, so I have just ended reading the chapter 2 posts and I'm current with what is happening:) Quite a ride you got there. It is interesting how differently one perceive events in this game comparing to others - as they are more "realistic" and could really happen in our real world... unfortunate y. But I liked very much what I have seen. I think all you style is very aligned to my tastes:)

So.. getting back to the situation. Some time ago I have submitted my sheet, but for now it is still quite empty. Will start to fill it with coming days/hours. But lets go with what I have rolled:
34, Polish Agent, Second_Lieutenant; STR:C, AGL:C, INT:A, EMP:B, CUF:D; Close Combat:D, Driving:C, Mobility:A,
Ranged_Combat:D, Command:D, Persuasion:D, Medical_Aid:D; Musician, Counselor, Improvised_Munitions

His name is Dawid "Clank" Brzeczyszczykiewicz - "Clank" -> because his last name "Brzęczyszczykiewicz" - and:
1. Probably comes from polish word "brzęczeć" which means more like "buzz"( but also "clank"), and it equivalent in eng. would be something like Clankokiness
2. It is practically unpronounceable for someone that was talking English(or many other languages) for his whole life :) And there is scene in legendary polish comedy film with it: Grzegorz Brzęczyszczykiewicz. The movie is How I Unleashed World War II (1970) - IMDb - if someone is interested.
3. I think it would be very "military-like insider joke", when actually Dawid will be good at stealth somehow or for some reason. And I will try to make him that way:)

But please give me some more time to think about those specialities as I think I will adjust them more to the backstory - how we meet or were knowing each other earlier.

So about our connection - I like idea that Jakub knows my character. Because it could make "getting to know each other" for our characters - more natural - Jakub knows me, but you don't... yet. So I will have to earn your trust (what shouldn't be so hard considering Marcin on board... ;P ) and will leave some space for RPing some initial distrust or so? But I don't know if you are in the mood for such themes and RPs right now? We could move with the things without it with no problem for me.

I had also idea that I could have some additional information about USA soliders in the prison/cult captive that would make it higher incentive for the group to go there sooner, then later - to make this decision harder, not necessary change your plans. But this plot interest me:) But of course we can leave it for later. Maybe I could - for some reason - know some way to sneak into the cult HQ or something like that, if you would want to go this way? And Jakub's knowing me could allow us to narratively find some shelter for him(as I'm the native guy around here) for the rescue mission time being...

Regarding cramped space in humvee - I was also thinking about it when I saw you guys took Marcin on board. And I thought that maybe it could be interesting(as it may be not so convenient also) that Dawid will have some kind of motorcycle(nothing fancy, maybe even quite old, but functional) ? So you could meet him on the road but not on foot but riding on the bike, or standing beside it? Maybe it just broke? :) What do you guys think?

All of this are just my ideas - looking for some feedback from you:)

What I think is more certain(I would like to be a part of his backstory) is that: Dawid worked with USA forces earlier, maybe some secret service cooperation ? Undercover, but without proper and former training? On the side of some operation? But now he lost contact with his "case officer" and when he got back to his home village, to visit his old parents he realized that it was razed to the ground by Soviets (we in Poland generally don't like soviets at all... and communism the brought to us in the effect) or maybe cult members? And now he took his father old Junak Motorcycle and went into the crazy world to find some ways to get revenge?

Also: how do you understand term "Polish Agent" - like a spy ? Secret service or more like actor of events?

After re-reading my backstory I just wrote... I think those specialities are a perfect fit:
Musician, Counselor, Improvised_Munitions

A young, nice psychology student whose studies were interrupted by the war... and was forced to join some secret service activities and not actually help people, rather then manipulate them... and harm. Had to join some guerrilla activities - thats why he have...
oh... wait......

Daniel has... "Improvised Munitions"...

so I would like to exchange it for INFILTRATOR. Can I? :)

He was against the start of military activities by Polish army, but now understands that they were necessary. And is thirsty for revenge....

I think he is good with the knives - close combat and throwing. Was practicing it a lot during his teenage times at the village:) And his first real kill in this war was "without a clank" - as one of the USA officers joked... but Dawid was not happy at all at that moment, and was vomiting for few days after that... But now... he understands why he learned all of this...

Also I love how Musician seems quite useless, but I hope it will make me to think of some creative uses. So I think he has a small violin in his backpack too... probably with a hole from a bullet :)

It is also great system. But in my eyes it's more "cinematic", and I like T2K for it crunchiness and "realistic" feel. And X-COM was always for me more like "ordinary soldiers have to make stand for the extraordinary forces from other planet, develop, research and adjust on the fly to overwhelming forces". So somehow making a start from position of PC in T2K with "todays" equipment feels better for me, then getting into skin of already a "Sci-fi character":) And T2K is more crunchy and rolling only two dice and getting nothing feels(I know the possibilities are similar) "harsher" for me. And it is a future not a bug of T2K system :) And X-Com has to be harsh:)
I'm thinking about it also for some time now... but it would be A LOT of work probably... So actually I come to the conclusion that writing a proper suplement and proposing it to FL would be more effective approach... but then... someone should play test it:)

Or... maybe it(GMing such game) could be done on the fly too? As new things are researched and discovered gradually in proper X-com game... and at the beginning nothing is known... ? :)

I'm hoping to get a post in today or tomorrow. Work has been kicking my butt lately, and we got 20 inches of snow in the past 4 days (50.8 cm). I'm going to set Dawid up in the the middle of an encounter that the rest of the group spots.

I like the idea that Dawid has his own smaller vehicle for the moment. - I read Polish Agent as a type of spy. - The INFILTRATOR specialty works.

For weapons and gear, let's have Dawid start out with a pistol of some sort, multiple knives (let's go with 5!), 3 days rations, and 3 days water.

I can't help the silly thought of Dawid being some protagonist from some dime novel or TV show Jakub likes.
"Wow, is that the Zorro?"

I'm going to be pretty scarce tomorrow (Tuesday). I have to bring my daughter back to college and then it looks I might actually have some snow to shovel. Probably won't be around until late in the day or that night before I can check in.

That's quite an amount of snow! :) Where I you from if I may ask?

Infiltrator put in the place of Munitions.

Ok, so I added a motorbike to my sheet. Made it have 15 / 20 fuel at the moment of encounter. Can I have some more in canister attached to it or something like that?

I would like Dawid to have VIS 35 pistol (great polish design, considered by some as one of the best pistol in the world). I based its stats on M9, just bumped Reliability to 6. Would that be ok? I will roll d6 to see how many mags I will have for it - according to Spook starting gear rules. As each mag is only 8 bullets, I will also roll d12 to see how many individual bullets he also have - hopefully that also will be ok? :)

Noted knifes, but have question about them: throwing a knife is also only in the same hex distance? Or maybe it is 1?

I took liberty to add backpack to put the violin in it and sleeping bag - I thought it would be logical for Dawid to have something like it with him if he is on the journey? Or maybe he could have a tent? Please tell me if I should, delete them? The backpack would be attached to motorcycle right now.

So... from my POV Dawid's sheet is ready for action? Or am I missing something?

Now I have to find some nice art for him and will be able to write my first post in this game - always the hardest for me :) Will try to do it in few hours.

In the meantime it would be good to establish what is connection between Dawid and Jakub, and maybe other PCs? But I think we have some time for this:)