Chapter 1 - It Begins

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Oct 3, 2023 5:25 pm
Harrigan says:
Close enough. Though maybe Baker gets eyes-on the radio guy even before the hummer comes down the road. The M21 (that's Sheepdog's rifle) position, and the Xs -- those could be Baker with the sniper rifle and Reed with the SAW. But does that leave any long arms with the humvee crew? If Reed and Baker go on foot, it'll be around the back of that hill, then up and on top of it, with the NVG.
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Oh sorry, my bad on the specific spots. So Sheepdog and Baker on the right with Kowalski, Hunter, and Cunningham in the Humvee heading toward the rock? While the range ain't great for our pistols, the flanking angle seems better to me than driving the Humvee up to the ruined vehicles. Do we have consensus?
Oct 4, 2023 3:47 am
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Sounds good to me.

It might be better to have Reed do the driving, and someone else do the machine gunning. Besides a decent score in AGI/STR, Reed isn't actually better at shooting the gun than anyone else.
Oct 4, 2023 4:52 am
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Sheepdog is Baker. :)

We have a bunch of positions we could try to get to, though frankly most of them are a lot closer than I'd like. See below -- if Reed is driving, who is going where with what armament?
https://i.imgur.com/tXHrd70.jpg
Oct 4, 2023 1:24 pm
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Your line of sight is impeded in position 3 with the hill to the left and leaning right will put a car between you and the enemies. Positions 1 and 2 are more open and would require a successful RECON roll to get to position.

Tentative plan sounds like one person at 4 and one 5 (with the M249 and M21). The rest of the group drives from the north and parks behind the rock at position 1 and they open fire.

Sequence of events is?
1. M21 takes shot at the radio guy
2. M249 opens fire at the rest of the group.
3. Humvee drives to cover
4. Roll initiate and the battle begins

Does that sound correct? If there is anything I can do to help facilitate the plan, don't hesitate to speak up.
Oct 4, 2023 7:40 pm
Harrigan says:
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Sheepdog is Baker. :)
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{Smacks self in forehead.} I knew that. Really.

I guess we just have to decide who's going with Baker.

@Dmbrainiac, any thoughts?
Oct 4, 2023 7:58 pm
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Sorry, I don’t have much of a head for tactics, despite my character’s rank! Chase is good at ranged combat but not heavy weapons, so she will go wherever she has the best angle and range to use her skills.
Oct 4, 2023 8:02 pm
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@Knighthawke you should weigh in too.
Oct 5, 2023 4:33 am
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We need someone with some HW skills! :)

And yeah, I see some LOS issues here and there from many of those positions, though being up high might solve some of that.

I think the M21/M249/Humvee rollout works, provided we all get into position.
Oct 5, 2023 2:01 pm
[ +- ] Updated Battle Map
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I put Sheepdog at rock south of the map. Cunningham is hiding in the trees. LOS is not impeded for either. (They are elevated, and rules state you can see through 3 hexes of forest).

I will start the chain of events when Sheepdog rolls for ranged attacked. Cunnigham with M249 can roll for heavy weapon attack ahead of time, but I'll resolve it after Sheepdog. The rest of the group will drive to the rock and get out. (Or does Reed want to drive through the enemies?) Then I'll roll for initiative.

I'll take over for @Knighthawke. If we continue to not hear from him, I'll reach out to @Pedrop to see if he's still interested in jumping in.

Plans can change until shots are fired. Then we're locked in.
Oct 6, 2023 2:42 am
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Checking in with the team before executing -- all sound good? Trying to hit the commander with the radio, ideally.

Prepping for this shot, see if I have the mods right:

Agility d10, Ranged Combat d10.
10 hexes away -- that's the range of the M21.
It's too far for the NVG to be effective, so -2 from darkness -- I figure Moonlight or Starlight, so d8/d8.
Elevated Firing Position +1 for d10/d8.
Sniper Aim action -- prone and using a telescopic sight for +2, so the final accounting is d12/d10.

Yeah?
Oct 6, 2023 12:03 pm
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Plan sounds good to me.
Oct 6, 2023 1:53 pm
Harrigan says:
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I figure Moonlight or Starlight
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It's the start of the evening shift, so I would say dusk. Only a -1 modifier. Final comes to d12/d12

Calculations for everyone else for your convenience.
[ +- ] Cunningham
[ +- ] Hunter
[ +- ] Reed
[ +- ] Throwing Grenades
Never hesitate to ask questions for clarification. You can always just tell me what you want to do on your turn, and I can provide you with the rolls required.

It's a lot of moving parts, so if you notice something wrong with my calculations, call me out! - I always lean towards giving the player the benefit of the doubt.

Edit: Trying to not throw a wall of text at you. Created a reference thread here
Oct 6, 2023 2:02 pm
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The first turn for Reed and Hunter will just be getting into position. Calculations for above will be for the following turn.
Oct 6, 2023 5:12 pm
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Sounds good to me.
Oct 7, 2023 3:08 am
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Sounds good to me as well.
Once Cunningham and Sheepdog are in place, Reed quickly and quietly drives the rest of the group behind the rock. He makes sure Jakob has his head down inside the Humvee before hopping out and getting his pistol ready.
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I'll go for the partial cover in exchange for more accuracy. Rolling now so that I don't forget to later.

I'm not sure how to calculate ammo used since I didn't use any ammo dice. Also, where's the hit location table?
Last edited October 7, 2023 3:11 am

Rolls

PISTOLL - (1d8, 1d6)

1d8 : (8) = 8

1d6 : (4) = 4

Oct 7, 2023 3:54 am
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Hit Location
If you want, you can roll a 1d6 and write "Hit Location" as the reason and the result will show the location. I’ve included the table below for reference.
[ +- ] Hit Location Table
Ammo Dice
If you don’t use ammo dice, you fire 1 bullet.
Oct 7, 2023 4:55 am
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Nice, I feel like a sniper.

Rolls

Hit Location - (1d6)

(1) = 1

Oct 7, 2023 5:16 am
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So Cunningham and Baker don't need to roll Recon or Mobility to get into position? Also forgot baker has Sniper, so that would be a further +1 -- and might cancel some of the tree cover we didn't include... perhaps because he's shooting over it.

Let me know on getting into position and I'll make that roll, or take the first shot.
Oct 7, 2023 5:18 am
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Oh, and actually -- rather than waste the +1... I'll call the shot. Head shot, -2 -- so I think Baker would be rolling d12/d10, yeah?
Oct 7, 2023 12:49 pm
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Harrigan says:
So Cunningham and Baker don't need to roll Recon or Mobility to get into position?
That's right. I'm basing this on the rather hastily way the guards have set things up, his earlier success with RECON, and the position they are going to.
Harrigan says:
Also forgot baker has Sniper, so that would be a further +1
Good catch. I'm making a point to write down everyone's specialties for reference. I also missed Hunter's Historian specialty.
Harrigan says:
might cancel some of the tree cover we didn't include... perhaps because he's shooting over it.
Yep, I'm assuming he can see and shoot over the tree cover.
Harrigan says:
d12/d10
Looks good to me.
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