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Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

Mobile Armored Marine is another Choice of Games CYOA. This one is the Totally Not WH40K flavor. As such, it's appropriately gritty. Things dying will be the theme throughout. Quality seems to be average at worst to boot.

FORWARD NOT-BLOOD RAVENS posted:

A flicker in the void. The blue flash of plasma engines. Traveling at speeds faster than light, the starship Slipdagger slices through space, shooting like a silvered arrow toward its target - a world called Far Hope.

You sit, alone in the forward viewing room of the ship, gazing at the stars sliding by like liquid light.

The Slipdagger is an Infiltrator class Imperial vessel built for speed and stealth. Small as space ships go, the Slipdagger carries only her crew, a small tactical squad of 24 Imperial Shock Troopers and yourself, a Mobile Armored Marine. Not many people, but when one of them is an Armored Marine, well, you don't really NEED that many people!

It is the 42nd year of the reign of Emperor Gladius Rex over the Empire of Humanity. The Empire dominates several solar systems, and protects mankind from threats both inside and out. Battles in the void and around planets call for the Imperial Fleet, but when it's time to land and get your feet wet, the Imperium calls in the Mobile Armored Marine Corps. You've trained harder, been cybernetically and chemically augmented, and to top it all off you wear a suit of Tactical Powered Armor into combat.

The planet your ship is speeding towards, Far Hope, is a human world on the extreme outer edge of the Sirius system. The planet supports a single colony of a few thousand settlers. Your briefing told you that something's up - communications were cut off two weeks ago, and no one knows why.

You are in command of this mission, and you'll soon need to head down to the launch deck and check on the troops. This is your mission, your FIRST mission, but you aren't worried.

You can hear the troop commander drilling his men, so you sit and wait for him to finish before you head that way. Staring into space, you think back to the beginning of your training. It feels so long ago now...

Cosmetic Choice Count: 1 posted:

First, let's get some introductions out of the way. What's your call sign, marine? What do your fellow troopers call you?

Hicks
Dutch
Felix
Rico
Mandella
Choose Your Own Name

I plan on running a generally faster pace than some, so first to four votes gets it.

Character Sheet posted:

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 10
Technical: 10
Stealth: 10

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20
Light/Dark: 50/50
Bionic Implant: none

Sighence fucked around with this message at Feb 15, 2013 around 04:43

# ? Feb 15, 2013 04:27

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# ? May 24, 2013 16:58

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008; Yes, but the people would prefer John A. drunk to George Brown sober.

We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 04:43

AfroSquirrel: Sep 3, 2011

Nick Soapdish posted:

We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese.

Works for me.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 04:45

Green Intern: Dec 29, 2008; Secret Art: Toxic Crotch Whirlwind!

Nick Soapdish posted:

We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese.

Do this, except cycle through all of the names.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 05:10

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

The Regular Choices posted:

Blast Hardcheese, are you male or female?

Male
Female

Well, Mr(s?). Slab Bulkhead, what drove you to join the Mobile Armored Corps?

I wanted to be the best I could be, serve the Empire proudly, and make my family proud!
I want to build lifelong friendships, and the military seems like the perfect place to do it.
Money! I grew up poor, and figured that becoming a MAC Marine was my best ticket to riches!
I'm a romantic, and hope to find the love of my life out here, among the stars...
I want to have my name known throughout the empire! For glory!
I want people to fear me.

I'll let this run overnight, then we get to go through our basic training flashback to determine what kind of Space Marine knockoff we are.

Character Sheet posted:

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 10
Technical: 10
Stealth: 10

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20
Light/Dark: 50/50
Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 15, 2013 07:46

Goldfinch: Feb 15, 2013

Wow... is this actually going to affect our stats in some way, I wonder? Well, obviously, you've "trained harder, been cybernetically and chemically augmented, and to top it all off you wear a suit of Tactical Powered Armor into combat" because you want to find the love of your life in this grimdark future, Miss Bulkhead.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 12:30

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

Far as I can tell, that was a fake choice.

This isn't.

You're in the Army Now posted:

The new recruit training was rough. They worked hard at breaking you down.

You remember the running. The trainers had you running miles and miles at any time of day or night. Those weeks seem a blur to you, just a faded mass of running through rain and mud, putting one foot in front of the other. The only part that stands out is another recruit named Blake.

Blake couldn't keep up with the running. He was slowing down, tripping, and barely keeping his eyes open. The sergeant was very clear that anyone who couldn't run fast enough would be dropped from the Corps. They called it "washing out". You remember Blake, straining and panting, and falling behind. What did you do?
I fell back beside him and tried to encourage him.
I kept running. He needed to do this on his own. That was the point.
I insulted his mother.

Character Sheet posted:

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 10
Technical: 10
Stealth: 10

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20
Light/Dark: 50/50
Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 15, 2013 16:30

JosephWongKS: Apr 4, 2009; Setz sama posted a new 4koma! I've gotta tell everyone RIGHT NOW!

Yo mama is so stupid that she tripped over a cordless phone!

# ? Feb 15, 2013 16:39

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

: Your mother wears navy shoes!

Bullies are Bad at Fighting posted:

You remember his red, sweaty, angry face all too well! He growled something, spit swinging from his lips, and lunged after you. You laughed, and stayed just out of his reach.

- Darkness grows within you...

But your taunting helped him make it to the end on time! Unfortunately, the big idiot didn't understand what you had done for him, and he punched you... Which got him kicked out of the Corps anyway... The worst part was that you got knocked out with one punch!

- Fighting decreased

Choose Your Own Failure posted:

Boot camp was a lot of working hard, being exhausted, and feeling stupid.

The day you first started rifle training you really made an idiot of yourself, and discovered a few new things that you were bad at! You remember the trainer handing out the rifles, but yours didn't seem to shoot straight. You then did something that totally failed - what was it?

I took it apart and tried to fix it, and realized just how much I DIDN'T know about technical stuff!
I complained to the trainer, and got an ear full.
I just stuck with it, knowing that it would set my marksmanship back...
I tried to hide and skip the training, but I never was good at that sort of thing.

quote:

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 9
Technical: 10
Stealth: 10

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20
Light/Dark: 40/60
Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 15, 2013 22:48

The Deviations: Apr 3, 2011

The closest I come to technological expertise is lifting the heavy stuff and putting it somewhere else.

# ? Feb 15, 2013 23:12

Slaan: Mar 16, 2009; Why, yes,
I will poke your Gushing Spring Point!

~~Mommy~~ trainer didn't like me

# ? Feb 15, 2013 23:19

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

We are off to a great start. How does fix gun?

# ? Feb 15, 2013 23:24

Goldfinch: Feb 15, 2013

Well, we are "feeling stupid!" Let's take apart our gun and then stare at it in confusion...

# ? Feb 16, 2013 00:21

JosephWongKS: Apr 4, 2009; Setz sama posted a new 4koma! I've gotta tell everyone RIGHT NOW!

how is rifle formed?
how gun get loaded

# ? Feb 16, 2013 00:25

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

: The trigger is connected to the... firing pin. The firing pin is connected to the... wait, poo poo.

WH40K: The Sitcom posted:

You remember pulling out a few bolts, seeing if you could see what was wrong. You had the rifle in several pieces when the trainer noticed, and yelled "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Just then, a spring popped out of the rifle, and the rest of the recruits started laughing. That's when you realized that fixing stuff wasn't exactly your strongest area...

- Glory lost...
- Technical decreased greatly

Training Day posted:

Near the end of Basic Training, they had a final test for you. You and the other recruits were dropped off in what you think were the mountains of Northern Canada, and told that when you found your way back to the base, you would graduate. They told you that this was something similar to what the Spartans did, and that in proving yourself in this way, you would be joining a brotherhood of soldiers that dates back thousands of years.

As you were pushed out of an airplane one by one, you doubted the Spartans did it exactly like this...

Hanging from your parachute, gliding toward the rough, rocky, snow encrusted ground, what did you do?

I paid close attention to the direction that the airplane was flying from, and flying to.
I watched where the closest fellow recruits were landing.
I tried to make sure that I landed on clear, high ground.

Character Sheet posted:

quote:

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 9
Technical: 8
Stealth: 10

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 12
Light/Dark: 40/60
Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 16, 2013 01:14

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

Let's pay attention to the direction of the plane and poo poo. We'll be good at something or die trying.

# ? Feb 16, 2013 01:48

Goldfinch: Feb 15, 2013

Push me out of an airplane, will you? Pay attention to where you came from so you can go back and punch those faux-Spartans!

# ? Feb 16, 2013 02:07

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

quote:

Keeping an eye on the plane, you saw that after dropping off the other recruits, it headed west.

Landing, you pulled out your large military issue knife (the only equipment they gave you for this mission) and cut your parachute free.

Did you try and cheat in this test?

Yes I did! I secretly stashed a small hand held computer in my pocket. It was against the rules, but in war, there are no rules, right?
No way. The training was important, and I knew I needed it.

# ? Feb 16, 2013 06:42

Added Space: Jul 13, 2012; Visible light lasers are within the realm of possibility........My guy is being a little paranoid.

If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying.

# ? Feb 16, 2013 06:42

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

All's fair and we are a scheming bitch

# ? Feb 16, 2013 06:45

The Deviations: Apr 3, 2011

Slab Bulkhead is not smart enough to cheat.

# ? Feb 16, 2013 06:55

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

2-1 for being a cheating cheater.

Cheaters Never prosper, Except When They Do[/quote posted:

Grinning to yourself, you pulled out the small computer and turned it on. Yeah this might be a short cut, but so what?! The computer flickered to life, displaying a map made of green lines. The map showed a clear path back to the base camp. Following the blinking dots, it took you two days, and you had to take the computer apart a few times to fix it, but you were the first to arrive. When you got close, you chucked the computer into some bushes. You even got an award for being the first recruit back!

- Technical increased greatly!
- Glory increased
- Stealth increased
- Darkness grows within you...

You graduated Basic a few days later. It was the best day in your memory, with loved ones proudly watching.

From that point on you started your training to be more than a Corpsman, more than a simple trooper - you were being trained to be a Mobile Armored Marine.

A lot of your training dealt with learning the ins and outs of Tactical Powered Armor (or just "Armor", to Marines), and the standard armaments they use.

Wearing Armor feels like wearing your own personal tank. Thick, durable metal plating covers the marine inside from head to toe. The boots and gauntlets sport extra reinforcement over the toes and knuckles, great for wet work, demolition, or just having a good time.

Over the right shoulder sits a rocket cannon, capable of launching highly explosive mini rockets, accurately, at incredible range. The cannon is belt fed ammo from the Armor's bulky backpack, and holds enough missiles for a week-long mission.

The backpack also carries a huge arsenal of micro grenades - enough destructive force to demolish a starship.

Clamped to the Armor's thigh is a heavy blast pistol. Blast weapons discharge a bolt of highly destabilized particles that rip apart most alloys on contact, and cause localized explosions. They aren't lasers - lasers are more of a flash heating and cutting weapon. Blasters have a lot more raw destructive potential!

Flip open a panel in the Armor's left forearm, and you have access to the Oracle, a highly advanced computer console with a constant feed from any Imperial vessels in Orbit.

Thrusters set into the backpack, legs and shoulders give the Armor the ability to jump, hover, and fly. These boosters can also be used creatively in combat, to give the trooper inside that little extra push.

Tactical Powered Armor, with a MAC Marine inside, is one of the deadliest things in the known universe!

Your favorite day of Armor training was the day they split the recruits into two teams for a huge mock battle. It was basically a huge game of capture the flag, and each recruit had a paint cannon mounted on the shoulder of their Armor. This was the first time you were able to use the Armor in something similar to a real fight, and everyone was pumped to get into it!

Your Armor's jump jets were removed, and you had no weapons other than the paint cannon and your fists. Each suit was set to automatically shut down if it got paint on it, or if the suit was struck by another suit.

They split you into a red team and a blue team. You were on blue.

At the start of the battle, what did you do?

I volunteered to guard my team's flag.
I led the charge to get the enemy's flag!

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 9
Technical: 10

Stealth: 11

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20

Light/Dark: 32/68

Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 16, 2013 17:47

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

Guard

Leading the charge sounds like fighting, which we aren't good at.

# ? Feb 16, 2013 17:51

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

quote:

Your flag was placed in a small clearing in some thin woods. You could hear the distant thumps of shots fired and Armored bodies clashing, but everything around you was silent.

How did you set yourself up to protect the flag?

I hid in the bushes and watched the flag.
I boldly stood right next to the flag.
I took the flag and hid it (which was against the rules!)

# ? Feb 17, 2013 06:56

Nick Soapdish: Apr 27, 2008; Yes, but the people would prefer John A. drunk to George Brown sober.

We've already broken the rules during basic and only a fool would stand next to the flag in the open so, let's hide and ambush the enemy when they come for our flag

# ? Feb 17, 2013 07:05

AfroSquirrel: Sep 3, 2011

Hide the flag. There are no rules in war! Also, stealth and darkside (gotta get that force lightning).

# ? Feb 17, 2013 13:25

nimby: Nov 4, 2009; The pinnacle of cloud computing.

How would powered armour hide in bushes? And if you did find bushes big enough to hide you, wouldn't they block the paint cannon?

Stand tall and proud next to the flag.

# ? Feb 17, 2013 14:16

The Deviations: Apr 3, 2011

nimby posted:

How would powered armour hide in bushes?

Very poorly, so if no one noticed we were hiding behind a twig, then that says more about them than it does us.

In fact, we are duty bound to hide in the bushes for the culling of the even stupider than us.

# ? Feb 17, 2013 14:37

tonberrytoby: Feb 29, 2012

Let's hide in the bushes.

# ? Feb 17, 2013 16:29

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

Nothing was ever gained by standing in front of it.

Hide

# ? Feb 17, 2013 16:31

Cthulhu Dreams: Dec 11, 2010

It should be the first law of not being shot that you don't stand on whatever you are guarding.

# ? Feb 17, 2013 17:24

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

Nobody will notice a big blue hunk in a brush!

Solid Armored Marine posted:

Watching the flag, the trees around you grew silent. But then, you saw movement in the brush across from your position. Slowly, three enemy Armored figures emerged. They were all looking around nervously, and they hadn't spotted you yet.

- Stealth increased

What did you do then?

I blasted them
I kept hiding

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 10
Fighting: 9
Technical: 10
Stealth: 12

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20
Light/Dark: 32/68
Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 17, 2013 17:41

tonberrytoby: Feb 29, 2012

Open fire

# ? Feb 17, 2013 17:46

Obscil: Feb 27, 2012; PLEASE LIKE ME!

Blast em'!

# ? Feb 17, 2013 17:47

inflatablefish: Oct 24, 2010

Keep hiding.

When they stop looking around nervously is the perfect time to strike.

# ? Feb 17, 2013 18:03

Slaan: Mar 16, 2009; Why, yes,
I will poke your Gushing Spring Point!

We have the skill to be stealthy in gigantic armored battle suits. Keep hiding

# ? Feb 17, 2013 18:18

nimby: Nov 4, 2009; The pinnacle of cloud computing.

There's stealth and then there's laziness.

Open fire!

# ? Feb 17, 2013 18:23

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

bang bang bang

# ? Feb 17, 2013 18:48

Sighence: Aug 26, 2009; Vanilla Surprise takes on a whole new meaning.

: Crouching tigress, hidden MOTHERFUCKING SPACE MARINE!

quote:

Opening fire, you took one in the chest and one in the face almost immediately.

- Shooting increased

The third warrior spun, and blasted the trees around you. Leaves exploded with splashes of red paint, and you dove to the side just barely fast enough to avoid getting hit. What did you do then?

I kept shooting!
I ran away!
I called my team for backup!

Trooper's Stats:

Guts: 10
Leadership: 10
Shooting: 11

Fighting: 9
Technical: 10
Stealth: 12

Armor: 100
Troopers Alive: 24/24
Morale: 50

Glory: 20
Light/Dark: 32/68
Bionic Implant: none

# ? Feb 18, 2013 02:23

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# ? May 24, 2013 16:58

Brainamp: Sep 4, 2011

Shoot his face

# ? Feb 18, 2013 02:44

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