Chapter 0 - Characters

Can I ask that everyone share their character sheets so I can see what's already on the table and bring a PC in who's a good fit?

A quick summary here would work as well. Looks like everyone is from the US armed forces, correct? All the same unit?

I would say a sniper or someone with more firepower. There are 2 officers, 1 warrant officer ( navy seal with medical training), and a private with a M249 and a bunch of grenades. Go with your gut though l, anything should work out well.

Got it. Planning to just choose a template from the Player's Book. Any different rules to follow? Looks like maybe people have multiple specialties?

Knighthawke asked to use Twilight 2000: More Civilian Career Paths. Everyone else used the the d1000 method. If you’re using the template,go ahead and pick 3-4 specialties of your choice.

K. Interestingly, I couldn't even find that d1000 link when I went looking for it!

Here is the link again if you’re interested.

T2K1K-stats.docx (wordpress.com).

Normal Baker is done! Don't call him Normal, though. He goes by Sheepdog. Army Ranger, in country a long time. His sheet's up to date, I think. Just need the group morale and such.

Boy I love this system. There are few RPGs this detailed these days that I really enjoy, but Härenstam hit this design out of the park.

Oh, I also need a Buddy. Here's the 411 on Normal... any takers?

Actually, I think Tedic looks a great fit. A kid Normal would want to take in under his wing. What say you, Saevikas?

The unit moral rating is C. This is based on the highest command rating in the group. (Chase Hunter)

I’ll keep this thread open while we iron out character details. I think we can figure them out while we go through the story.

I’m unlocking chapter 1. Feel free to discuss in that thread on how your characters handle the situation. I encourage you to ask me lots of questions as we go.

Radiation
After the nuclear exchanges between NATO and the USSR, radiation is a deadly hazard in large areas of the world. Your characters have been affected already before the game starts. This is part of the character creation process.

I went ahead and rolled for some characters to help facilitate character creation. Your character could have been exposed in variety of ways, and radioactive areas are not uncommon in Poland.

Ranged Combat
You find it, you can use it. You’re correct about heavy weapons vs ranged combat.

Actually, as far as permanent radiation goes, I was wondering what effect it had in game terms, like dice rolls.

I assumed that they'd all been exposed to fallout already.

You can get radiation poisoning when exposed to radiation. The more radiation you have (permanent or temporary) when exposed makes it more difficult to resist.

Like other diseases you take a point of damage when sick and can’t heal damage while sick.

Good questions @ForeverDED. I’m glad you brought them up.

You all can call me DED. Save yourself a few characters of typing. :)

I'm open to the idea of Tedic being buddies with Normal, but I'm probably going to wait until I see what the other characters are like before I fill that space in.

Couple of questions:
Who is attacking the convoy?
Why are we in a convoy headed to Glucholazy?

You don't know. It could be a number of different groups: marauders, soviet troops, a rogue militia, etc... Someone would need to make a recon check looking for that specific information.
The government and social systems have broken down, and you've been left stranded in Poland for months with no word from home. The last word from HQ is that you're on your own. You have information that people are being transported out of Poland through Glucholazy via a humantarian organization. As of right now, that is the only hope you have of getting out the country.