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 Player Applications are now closed, see you in the Sunshine State  THE GAME Twilight 2000 Version 1 is a post-apocalyptic survival RPG with detailed, and some would argue realistic, tactical combat that takes place several years after a brutal world war. The rules can get really crunchy sometimes but there's nothing else quite like it. The game is incredibly deadly, in and out of combat. You'll have to worry about food, fuel, shelter, wild animals just as much, if not more often, than men with guns. Even then if you survive getting shot you'll have to seek out medical treatment or risk infection, possibly even bleed out and die. So just like in real life, it is advisable to not get shot. Usually the game takes place in Europe but this time 'round we're heading to Florida in what's left of the United States.  THE BACKGROUND In 1995, a series of Sino-Soviet border conflicts expanded into general war between the Soviet Union and China. The Sino-Soviet war rapidly escalated from conventional warfare into exchanges of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons. In 1996 a cabal of East German and West German military officers seek to reunify their country. Unified German forces stage a coup d'état against the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany. The US and NATO allies initially attempt to stay out of the war, but are quickly drawn into the European conflict. France withdraws its troops from Germany and then withdraws entirely from NATO, declaring its neutrality in the conflict. Between 1996 and 1997, a largely conventional war is fought between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces throughout Europe. There are limited exchanges of battlefield nuclear weapons, and chemical and biological weapons. During Thanksgiving 1997, the Soviet Union launches a surprise first strike against targets in the United States and Europe. The US and Great Britain launch retaliatory nuclear strikes against the Soviet Union. France, because of its neutrality, largely escapes direct damage. In the aftermath of the nuclear exchanges, both blocs struggle to recover from the damage. The war continues - despite increasing shortages of men, equipment, and fuel. In the United States, there is a breach between the civilian government and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. An open rift develops between "Civgov" (the civilian government) and "Milgov" (the military government), which leads to a low-intensity civil war. By the summer of 2000, the European theater of operations had been fought to a near stalemate. In one final effort to break the deadlock and end the war, NATO forces planned a summer offensive across Northern Poland and into the Baltics, but the offensive ground to a halt in the face of a Warsaw Pact counterattack. Several divisions and corps on each side were virtually eliminated. In the chaotic aftermath, supply lines are lost, high level command breaks down and armies in the European theater lose cohesion beyond the platoon unit. Some go “native’ and integrated with the militias of independent “free cities", others turned into gangs of marauding bandits and some small groups of surviving soldiers sought to find their way home.  WHERE DO YOU FIT IN? The player characters are all veterans who have survived the Twilight war, and thanks to an old friend by the name of Colonel Murphy the players have all secured passage home on a military supply ship heading back to the states. There's sort of a catch, though. Once on board Murphy gathers the players, the only people he trusts enough for this, and explained the details. quote:Colonel Murphy handed us this stack of photos. No comment, just stuck 'em in our hands and sat down. The first shot was of a nice looking kid, maybe 16, 18. Looked like it was taken before the war. The second photo wasn't anywhere near so pretty. It had to have been taken maybe 24 hours after she had been dead. Not pretty. Not pretty at all. The third one was worse.. . .It showed what had been done to her back. Right about then I started feeling this real cold ache in my insides. When we were done looking at the pictures (it didn't take long) he stood up again. New America has its roots in the numerous ultraright-wing, militant organizations which proliferated throughout North America during the 1970s and '80s. The organization, formed by Carl Hughes in 1979, was an unusual coalition of survivalists, tax and "big government" resistance groups, neo-nazis, ultraright-wing and militant religious organizations, and racists. In the late 1980s, several pseudo-Christian, highly militant church cults became part of the New American infastructure, churches which included Hughes' own Saints of the Saviour's Truth The players have been asked to stick their noses into the business of the New American enclave in St. Petersburg, Fla., for a month between March 1 st and April 1 st, 2001. This city is at the hub of the great wheel of desolation caused by the nuclear strike on MacDill Air Force Base, across the bay in nearby Tampa. Central Florida is largely a wasteland. The majority of the state's prewar population is now dead. Communications with the southern half of the peninsula have all but completely ceased. And now there are reports coming out of St. Petersburg that the New Americans have taken over. A resistance movement is rumored to have arisen. The characters have been asked to conduct an investigation of the region, contact the resistance forces, and establish regular communications with them if the resistance movement has a chance of success against the New Americans.  NOTES FROM THE GM So just because the scenario assumes you want to go to America doesn't mean you are an American soldier. Soldiers of all nationalities can be found fighting for NATO, even Russians, but Slavic characters might have a hard time in America. And don't think that because you were a soldier means you had to be some rough and tumble grunt. Think M*A*S*H if that's the route you'd prefer. The one thing I'm changing from the vanilla character creation rules is equipment allowance for officers. You can only spend 10% of your starting cash, and must keep 90% of it in the form of gold/silver bullion (your choice) to bring to Florida to assist in your operation. An assortment of weapons, ammunition, and basic gear will be issued to the players so they are free to spend that 10% on whatever they want, no need to worry about guns/ammo if you don't want to. Enlisted men follow normal equipment rules, 90% toward equipment and 10% in the form of bullion. If you have any questions or suggestions let em rip Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 04:13 on May 21, 2019 |
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Posting for interest and to say I'll try to make a character soon.
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Interestpost! I will try and dig up the chargen materials again and get a dude together because this is fun stuff.
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And if anyone needs help with chargen or can't get the rules I can help out there, too. I even have some pre-genned characters that can be used (with room for customization, of course). Twilight 2000s adherence to realism means that if a player acts in a realistic way they don't really need to know too many of the games rules to play it well. Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 09:08 on May 18, 2019 |
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Interestpost! Do you have a deadline by which you want us to have character concepts in?
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I think I did this right.... pre:Spec. Simon Deidrich Smith
"I'm just excited to kick some nazi rear end, sir."
Nationality: American
Age: 26 Time in Combat: 16 Mo.
Weight: 96 kg (211.64 lbs) Specialization: Medical
Hit Points: Head: 4, Body: 24, Arm/Leg: 18
A bit of an oddball, an enigma. Always had an interest in electronics and gadgets,
growing up, as a kid his life revolved around computerss. He wrote his first simple
games and programs at the age of 10. Intelligent, but cocky, with very little regard
for authority. Simon graduated high school then premed college. His goal was to
become a doctor, but this was cut short when he got into some trouble that landed
him in prison (check fraud, hacking, forgery of government documents) After serving
2 of his 20 years the war happened, and he was promised an early release if he would enlist.
==Base Stats==
Fitness (S): 6 Str: 10
Agility: 11 Cool: 3
Constitution (S): 4 Rads: 22
Stature: 14 Carry: 30/24kg(?)
Intelligence (F): 14
Education (F): 13
===Skills===
Mil: 200/200 Spent
Ed: 150/160 Spent
Back: 300/300 Spent
Lvl Type Cost
Body Combat (BC) 50 B 30
Computers (CMP) 80 E 110
Combat Rifle (CRM) 40 M 20
Electronics (ELEC) 60 B 70
English 100
Forgery (FRG) 60 B 120 (2x Cost)
Lockpick (LP) 50 B 50
Melee Combat (MC) 40 M 20
Medical (MED) 80 E 40 (1/2 Cost Specialization)
Motorcycle (MCY) 30 B 30
Pistol (PST) 50 M 50
Recon (RCN) 50 M 100 (2x cost)
Swim (SWM) 50 M 30
Thrown Weapon (TW) 20 M 0
Vehicles (WVD) 40 0
==Equipment==
Spent: $3,537/8,000
Name Cost Weight
Cash x$4,463
Surgical Instruments $2,500 5
Doctor's Medical Kit x2 $2,000 10
Frag Grenade $4 .5
Irritant Gas Grenade $3 .5
Lockpick Tools $20 .5
Electronic Repair Tools $1,000 3
Blood, Whole (x5) $50 2.5
Plasma (x5) $50 2.5
--Free?--
Thermal Fatigues $100 6
Sleeping Bag $50 4
Rucksack $20 2
Flashlight $20 -
4x Binoculars $100 4
Knife $5 .5
Gas Mask $150 1
Kevlar FLak Jacket $800 4
Balistic Helmet $100 .5
.45 Automatic .5
M16A2 Rifle 3
I've been going strictly by the rolls, and I rolled 20 years old for age, but if it's alright, I'd like to fudge that up a few years, since I think he's a bit young to have this education and prison back story thing. I'm not sure what WVD is, it says I get WVD20 to start, but searching I can't find it actually defined (I think it has someth8ing to do with veichle driving) E: I think I messed up the age, it should be 2+13+8+1D6, so it should have been at least 24. E2: Added equipment Foolster41 fucked around with this message at 05:15 on May 23, 2019 |
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Warthur posted:Interestpost! Do you have a deadline by which you want us to have character concepts in? Not at all, and I'll take as many people as I think fits the scenario. If there's too much interest I don't think I'd mind running another adventure for another group. Foolster41 posted:I think I did this right.... Looks good to me! And yeah WVD (Wheeled Vehicle Driving) is weirdly missing from the V1 skill set, and was included in the errata. Link below. https://forum.juhlin.com/showthread.php?t=2173 Another thing, I'm definitely going to be loving with the statblocks for guns. It doesn't take a gun nut like me to know an AKM doesn't do twice the damage of any other given assault rifle. Edit : Also yeah you can basically fudge whatever you want within reason. I don't want anyone in any of my games to be stuck with a character they don't absolutely love. Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 10:28 on May 18, 2019 |
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"Kia ora koutou Ko Te Ariki Piraea ahau Ko Maungawhau te māunga Ko Awhitu te awa Ko Tāhuna tōku marae Nō Otahuhu ahau Ko Mikaere Piraea rāua ko Anahera Piraea ōku mātua "Greetings to you all, my name is Te Ariki Piraea, and this was my Pepeha." Te Ariki is a young medic, growing up in a small nothing town of Waiuku (meaning: muddy river). Seeking escape from a vacant family with 6 brothers and 3 sisters, one where feeling invisible was the norm, T enlisted in the NZDefence Force at the ripe young age of 18. Finally, T found his vocation. He naturally gravitated towards the medical sciences, and finding a knack for the topic, was soon climbing the ranks. He gained some combat experience in various peacekeeping missions, and soon found himself a Lieutenant. Things were looking up. Until, that is, he and the unit he was attached to found themselves somewhere in Europe when the impossible happened. No one ever thought nukes would get used, and when New Zealand went dark, he found himself alongside Colonel Murphy. Not knowing whether home even existed any more, T found himself nodding and going along with this plan to head to St Petersburg. Hell, it was good just to have something anything to plan for.  Thanks to Foolster, stealing his template. pre:Name: Te Ariki Piraea ("T", or "T-Bag" for short)
Nationality: New Zealand Maori
Age: 26 Time in Combat: 42 months (MEB 7)
Weight: 108kg Specialization: Combat Medic (req 6, roll 6)
Rank: Lieutenant OF-1 (1st Lt)
* fav
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FIT: 9 Cool: 2
**AGI: 6 (r:16) Rads: 28
CON: 13 Body Combat Damage: 9
*STA: 17 (r:17) Strength: 13
INT: 13 Load: 43 kg/86 kg (172 kg lift)
EDU: 11
Total: 69 (nice)
Hit Capacity: Base To Hit (C/M/L)
Head: 13 CRM 36/18/6
L/R Leg: 30 PST 24/12/4
L/R Arm: 30 HW 24/12/4
Abdomen: 30 HB 48/24/8
Chest: 43 Throw: 26 m
Skills
Military: 280/280 spent
Education: 220/220 spent
Background: 300/300 spent
Lvl Cost
Combat Rifleman (CRM) 60 20 base + 40 M
Melee Combat (MC) 40 20 base + 20 M
Body Combat (BC) 60 20 base + 40 M
Wheeled Vehicle Driving (WVD) 40 40 base
Hunting/Long Bow (LB) 80 40 B + 70 E
Pistol (PST) 40 40 M
Heavy Weapons (HW) 40 40 M
Melee Combat (MC) 40 40 M
Swim (SWM) 20 20 base + 30 B
Language (LNG) [English] 100
Language (LNG) [Te Reo Maori] 50 30 base + 10 (20 x 0.5) E
Medical (MEd) 85 60 (120 x 0.5) M
Forage (FOR) 60 70 E
Biology (BIO) 70 90 E
Chemistry (CHM) 40 40 E
Scrounging (SCR) 80 110 B
Instruction (INS) 50 50 B
Mountaineering (MTN) 60 70 B
Equipment
[1000*42=$42000; $4200 available]
Cost Weight Quantity
gold coins/bullion $37,800
Longbow $300 1
Longbow Arrow $100 $50/24 6 3/24 2(48 arrows)
plate insert jacket $400 8
ballistic nylon helmet $100 0.5
fatigues $50 4
thermal fatigues $100 6
rucksack $40 2 2 (one waist bag with medical equipment)
combat webbing $10 2
2km hand radio $250 0.5
flashlight $20 0.5
Aneshetic, Local $1000 0.5 1 (100 units)
Antibiotic $750 0.2 1 (100 units oral)
Atropine auto injector $75 0.5 1 (10 auto-injectors)
Doctor's Medical Kit $1000 5 1 (10 of each drugs, bandages, tools minor surgery)
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Spiteski posted:Interest post. When are you going to close apps? I can have something up by midweek. If I had to set a hard deadline I'd say maybe the 24th? Or by the time I get ten players for two groups, whichever comes first. I've never really run a play-by-post before so I have no idea what's considered too long/short. We've already got 4 interest posts and 1 completed character so if the 24th is way too far away please someone tell me lol. Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 10:40 on May 18, 2019 |
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May 18, 2019 10:38
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Count me in. I can roll up a character once I get home tomorrow.
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May 18, 2019 12:43
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Oh shoot, I'd love to play, but I've only got V2 (and 2013, I think). It's been forever since I've read it, chargen isn't compatible between the two, is it?
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May 18, 2019 13:51
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Interestpost--I'll get a character up later today.
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I have to manage the graduation ceremony today, but I'm gonna make a guy
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Interest post. I know zip about military stuff so I will definitely have to think M*A*S*H...
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1st Lieutenant Riley "Nomad" Fletcher "I'm not from anywhere in particular. Dad served and came out alright, mom did scut work. Three older brothers and I'm the only girl. Money was tight, wasn't any money for college and service was a good way to get benefits. So I was ROTC through high school but nothing really hooked me...until they put me in Motor Services. They gave me access to all the books I wanted and far more free time than I needed and that's when I had my grand idea: transfer into the Army Corps of Engineers, wiggle my way into that organization, get myself nice and comfy. Probably would've made it too if not for the Twilight War. Less free time now but far less supervision, so I get by." Info for rolls: https://orokos.com/roll/m-HostileV Favored/Slighted no stats, all random baby. 1: FIT: 9 AGL: 10 CON: 9 STA: 6 INT: 14 EDU: 9 2: TOT: 57 3: STR: 7 4: Hit Capacities: Head: 9 Chest: 22 All Others: 15 5: Throw Range: 14 6: Weight:64 kilos 7: Load: 22 kilos 8: MEB: 9 9: 31 months 10: 30 rads 11: Coolness Under Fire: 1 12: Age: 21 13: American, US Army 14: English 100%, 15: Officer: Yes 16: Rank: 3 17: 1st Lieutenant 18: Service Branch 19: Vehicle Mechanic 20: ˝ cost for MEC 21: Skill Points: Military: 0/360 Education: 0/180 Background: 0/300 22: Skills CRM: 50 (30 points) MC: 20 BC: 20 WVD: 40 TW: 20 SWM: 50 (30 points) MEC: 80 (55 points) (half cost) SCR: 80 (110 points) CVE: 80 (110 points) FSH: 75 (55 B points) INS: 50 (50 points) ELE: 50 (50 points) LNG: English 100, Spanish 75 (50 points) LP: 50 (50 points) MTL: 50 (50 points) FOR: 50 (50 points) FRM: 50 (50 points) GS: 75 (100 points) 23: Body Combat Damage: 1 24: Base Hit Numbers CRM: 30/15/5 35: Equipment Purchase Allowance: 31,000. 2155/3100 to spend, 27,900 in reserve. 36: Equipment: Basic tool kit 5 kg Small arms tools 5 kg Lockpick tools .5 kg Electrical repair tools 3 kg Knife .5 kg Hatchet 2 kg Encumbrance: 16 kg
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Looks great! I'm pretty impressed with the skill coverage we've got and we're only two characters in. And I really like both characters, tons of useful skills with just enough combat skills to survive. We even get a young 80s movie-style computer hacker that has been to prison. I have high hopes lol.
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My fate was sealed for making this character when I realized how cheap it was to know how to fish and also it was in Florida.
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1LT Thomas Cheek 2LT Thomas Cheek, shortly before being shot for the first time (near Wrocław, 1997) "Let's see how the Nazi gently caress likes a stick of dynamite up his rear end, shall we?" Thomas Cheek was ROTC, and a sophomore in college when the Twilight War hit. Being a patriotic sort, he volunteered when things started to heat up, and was pushed through OCS just in time to join the push into Poland in '97. He regretted volunteering almost immediately, but couldn't do anything about it. His unit was in reserve when the balloon went up, and things got confusing after that. He's been shot three times, none of them seriously, but it makes him skittish when the rounds are flying. pre:Nationality: American
Age: 23 Time in Combat: 21 months (MEB: 6)
Weight: 100 kg (220.46 lbs) Specialization: Combat Engineer [rolled 9; 7 req'd]
FIT: 7 Cool: 7
AGI: 13 Rads: 16
CON: 14 Body Combat Damage: 5
STA: 15 Strength: 11
INT: 15 Load: 40 kg/80 kg (160 kg lift)
EDU: 12
Total: 76
Hit Capacity: Base To Hit (C/M/L)
Head: 14 CRM 33/16/5
L/R Leg: 29 PST 15/7/2
L/R Arm: 29
Abdomen: 29 Throw: 22 m
Chest: 40
Skills
Military: 240/240 spent
Education: 240/240 spent
Background: 300/300 spent
Lvl Cost
Combat Rifleman (CRM) 55 20 base + 40 M
Melee Combat (MC) 50 20 base + 30 M
Body Combat (BC) 40 20 base + 20 M
Wheeled Vehicle Driving (WVD) 50 40 base + 10 B
Thrown Weapon (TW) 35 20 base + 15 M
Swim (SWM) 20
Language (LNG) [English] 100
Combat Engineer (CBE) 80 110 M (x1 cost - x2 base x0.5 Speciality)
Pistol (PST) 25 25 M
Civil Engineer (CVE) 80 110 E
Gunsmith (GS) 20 20 E
Mining Engineer (MNE) 80 110 E
Scrounging (SCR) 80 110 B
Small Boat Handling (SBH) 75 100 B
Instruction (INS) 30 30 B
Lockpicking (LP) 50 50 B
Equipment
[500*21*2=$21000; $2100 available]
Cost Weight Quantity
gold coins/bullion $18,900
dynamite $80 4 8
plastic explosive $300 10 10
engineer's demo kit $750 5
mine, claymore $250 2 1
lockpick tools $20 0.5
4x binoculars $100 0.5
plate insert jacket $400 8
ballistic nylon helmet $100 0.5
fatigues $50 4
rucksack $20 2
combat webbing $10 2
flashlight $20 0.5
--free? stuff requests (-> preferred)
Primary Weapon
-> H&K CAW (4 kg, 12 gauge/ROF 10/Mag 10/Rng 40/DAM 4/ARM x4) [C/R]
M3A1 (3.47 kg, .45 ACP/ROF 3/Mag 10/Rng 15/DAM 2/ARM x3) [C/S]
M16 (3 kg, 5.56N/ROF 4/Mag 10/Rng 50/DAM 2/ARM -) [V/C]
Secondary Weapon
Colt Lightweight Commander (0.75 kg, .45 ACP/ROF 2/Mag 2/Rng 10/DAM 2/ARM x3) [C/S]
Beretta Model 92S (0.95 kg, 9mmP/ROF 2/Mag 5/Rng 15/DAM 1/ARM x3) [C/S]
-> SIG/Sauer P226 (0.84 kg, 9mmP/ROF 2/Mag 5/Rng 15/DAM 1/ARM x3) [S/R]
Machete (2 kg) [C/C]
Bayonet (0.5 kg) [C/C]
Ammunition (depending on weapon issued)
-> 12 gauge all brass, 2 cases, 240 rounds per case (15 kg/case) [C/C]
-> 5 10 shot magazines (1 kg/magazine) [C/C]
.45 ACP, 2 cases, 300 rounds per case (30 kg/case) [S/R]
5 10 shot magazines (1 kg/magazine) [S/R]
5 2 shot magazines (0.3 kg/magazine) [S/R]
5.56N, 2 cases, 280 rounds per case (10 kg/case) [V/C]
5 10 shot magazines (0.5 kg/magazine) [V/C]
-> 9mmP, 2 cases, 480 rounds per case (15 kg/case) [V/C]
-> 5 5 shot magazines (0.2 kg/magazine) [V/C]
Food
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Hypnobeard posted:1LT Thomas Cheek Love the character, props for coming up with a cool RP reason for the high coolness rating! But I just need a little clarification, is it 1st or 2nd LT?
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Interested, though I only have access to V2.2. Also I'm in eastern Europe so scheduling might be an issue.
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PinheadSlim posted:Love the character, props for coming up with a cool RP reason for the high coolness rating! But I just need a little clarification, is it 1st or 2nd LT? He's a 1LT--the pic is from when he was a butterbars right out of OCS.
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Likely my full character build will be done closer to the 24th, but while I am thinking about it: how'd you feel about a character with a background in the Military Police Corps?
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Hypnobeard posted:He's a 1LT--the pic is from when he was a butterbars right out of OCS. Makes sense, thanks! Warthur posted:Likely my full character build will be done closer to the 24th, but while I am thinking about it: how'd you feel about a character with a background in the Military Police Corps? MPs are alright with me, have a cousin that was an MP during the second US invasion of Iraq. Depending on how many people finish characters by the 24th I might have to run two different groups. If I did would anyone mind a different scenario? We can fight a different New American cell (Airlords of the Ozarks) or we can run the original adventure in Poland, leading into the first module "The Free City of Krakow"? I've even got one that's reminiscent of the Escape from NY/LA movies called "City of Angels" that involves gun battles in the tunnels under Disneyland. Because Urban Guerilla is a bit of a covert scenario and 10 or 11 players could get unwieldy, even for a play by post. Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 23:35 on May 18, 2019 |
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I'm interested, though I do wonder if there's room amongst our tactical antifasc operators and Floridian setting for the guy who really wants to be doing infrastructure and liaison work with the locals. also i have no idea where to find the books.
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Mors Rattus posted:I'm interested, though I do wonder if there's room amongst our tactical antifasc operators and Floridian setting for the guy who really wants to be doing infrastructure and liaison work with the locals. Liaison work is crucial in all Twilight games, but possibly none so more than Urban Guerilla, or any module with New America. And engineers are always vital, even if only to tell if a given structure is sturdy enough to spend the night in. I've had floors collapse out from uncautious players in particularly tall buildings before. If you can sell your services to the locals all the better. The mission may be covert but New America is only a part of Florida, there are other communities you could help. The main rules can be had for  here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/411/T2000-v1--Twilight-2000?cPath=21_23Although if that's not an option just post an email or something here and I'll see about what I can do
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PinheadSlim posted:Liaison work is crucial in all Twilight games, but possibly none so more than Urban Guerilla, or any module with New America. And engineers are always vital, even if only to tell if a given structure is sturdy enough to spend the night in. I've had floors collapse out from uncautious players in particularly tall buildings before. If you can sell your services to the locals all the better. The mission may be covert but New America is only a part of Florida, there are other communities you could help. I'm fine with LT Cheek going wherever. He's kinda tilted toward Florida with the small boat handling, but that's easily swapped for mountaineering or whatever. Also, the T2000v1 bundle on DTRPG has all or almost all of the products for $40, so it's definitely the better deal if you can swing the extra $20.
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1st Lt Abe Cohen "An injury to one is an injury to all, or so my dad told me." Abe Cohen is the latest in a long line of Jewish metalworking union men. He never went to college, instead going into his father's machine shop, at least until the big war happened. Then things all went to poo poo. He's never actually seen live combat, having been assigned to fire control and rangefinding duties for the artillery, but managed to make a name for himself as the guy to go to when you needed something made or fixed - a machine, electronics, computer files, even forged documents. He's absolutely awful at any fight involving guns, and he knows it. He did wrestling in high school, is an avid swimmer and in general is much more comfortable when weapons are not out at all. Officer Check: 21 is less than 23, officer. Rank (2 months +1) = 3 Analyst check - Fail ADM check - Fail Fire Support check - Pass pre:Nationality: American Army: US Army Age: 22 Time in Combat: 24 months (MEB: 7) Weight: 76 kg Specialization: Fire Support Specialist FIT: 13 Cool: 7 AGI: 11 Rads: 28 CON: 14 Body Combat Damage: 6 STA: 9 Strength: 11 INT: 14 Load: 36 kg/72 kg (144 kg lift) EDU: 9 Total: 70 Hit Capacity: Base To Hit (C/M/L) Head: 14 CRM 20/7/2 L/R Leg: 23 PST 20/7/2 L/R Arm: 23 Abdomen: 23 Throw: 22 m Chest: 34 Skills Military: 280/280 spent Education: 180/180 spent Background: 300/300 spent FO 1/2 cost Lvl Cost Combat Rifleman (CRM) 25 20 base + 5 M Computer (CMP) 70 30 base + 60 M Melee Combat (MC) 20 20 base Body Combat (BC) 60 20 base + 50 B Wheeled Vehicle Driving (WVD) 40 40 base Thrown Weapon (TW) 20 20 base Swim (SWM) 40 20 base + 20 B Language (LNG) [English] 100 Language (LNG) [Polish] 100 Pistol (PST) 25 25 M Civil Engineer (CVE) 50 50 E Electronics (ELC) 45 45 M Forward Observer (FO) 80 55 M Forgery (FRG) 80 70 B+40 M Instruction (INS) 30 30 M Mechanic (MEC) 80 20 E+90 B Motorcycle (MCY) 60 70 B+20 M Metallurgy (MTL) 80 110 E Equipment [$24000; $2400 available] (I went 70 dollars over. Is that a problem?) Cost Weight Quantity gold coins/bullion $21,530 .34 ACP pistol $100 basic tool kit $200 5 electrical repair tools $500 3 electronic repair tools $1000 3 2km hand radio $250 0.5 4x binoculars $100 0.5 rebreather $400 10 fatigues $50 4 rucksack $20 2 combat webbing $10 2 flashlight $20 0.5 Mors Rattus fucked around with this message at 01:45 on May 19, 2019 |
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May 19, 2019 01:41
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Ha! Just a bunch of 1LTs backing up our sole enlisted grunt who's actually decent at the fighting. How very US military.
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May 19, 2019 01:48
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Hypnobeard posted:Ha! Just a bunch of 1LTs backing up our sole enlisted grunt who's actually decent at the fighting. How very US military. Two of those lieutenants also have never had post-high school education, while the grunt is a collage grad. Truly, we are the finest officers they could have picked.
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May 19, 2019 01:54
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Mors Rattus posted:(I went 70 dollars over. Is that a problem?) Everything looks great, and no that's not a problem at all, it's not like you were buying tons of 40mm grenades and gasoline. I think we can overlook 70 dollars worth of fatigues and webbing. Hypnobeard posted:Ha! Just a bunch of 1LTs backing up our sole enlisted grunt who's actually decent at the fighting. How very US military. It really is starting to look like M*A*S*H in here lol. All officers and our faithful Radar O'Reilly
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May 19, 2019 01:54
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Added to my original interest post.
Spiteski fucked around with this message at 09:09 on May 19, 2019 |
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May 19, 2019 01:56
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Haven't done equipment purchases yet - will think about that (especially considering that weapons and ammo are going to be provided). 1st. Lt. Simon Jackson "Deserting's one thing. Frankly, we're at a point where losing dead weight like this rear end in a top hat is a net gain. But deserting with our entire supply of clean water tablets? That we can't overlook." Simon decided to join the army on exiting high school and was quickly picked out for service in the Military Police Corps. The early part of his service was spent maintaining discipline in the boot camps; with the stormclouds on the horizon, recruitment had spiked, and with it came the sort of disciplinary problems you expect when drill sergeants are having to handle increasingly unwieldy cohorts of recruits. Jackson earned promotion early on for busting a group of ne'er-do-wells who'd been selling "lost" shipments of military equipment out of the back of the quartermaster's office - most of which went to various forms of organised crime outfit, but some of which went to political extremists. However, about two and a half years ago Jackson was sent to the front lines in Europe. In the horrors of the Twilight War, the distinct between MP and regular army faded away - nothing like the common problem of survival to really help bring discipline together. In the escapade which landed the party their trip home with Colonel Murphy, Jackson was wounded to the point of being confined to a sickbed for most of the journey across the Atlantic, but the docs say he'll be ready to go back into action by the time the party reaches Florida. The long spell of bed rest has meant that he hasn't kept up with his cardio as much as he'd like and he's still a little shaky on his feet, but he hasn't lost as much muscle mass as he feared. Oh, and I decided to use "Intelligence" as a model for the Military Police service branch. pre:==================================
BASIC ATTRIBUTES
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Fitness: 5 STR: 9
Agility: 6 AGL: 6
Constitution: 11 CON: 11
Stature: 13 STA: 13
Intelligence: 16 INT: 16
Education: 10 EDU: 10
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TOTAL: 61
Strength: 9
OTHER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
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Hit Capacity
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Head: 11
Chest: 33
Left Leg: 24
Right Leg: 24
Left Arm: 24
Right Arm: 24
Weight: 92 kilos
Load: 33 kilos
Throw Range: 18 meters
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
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Military Experience Base: 8
Time in Combat: 32 months
Coolness: 1
Rads: 20
Age: 27
Rank: 1st. Lt.
Army: US
Nationality: American
Native Language: English
Service Branch: Military Police
Specialty: Interrogator
Specialty Benefits: 1/2 cost on
INT (Interrogation) and 3
languages (Spanish, German,
Russian).
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Military Skill Points: 320/320
Education Skill Points: 200/200
Background Skill Points: 300/300
BC (Body Combat): 55%
CMP (Computer): 50%
CRM (Combat Rifleman): 50%
DIS (Disguise): 50%
INS (Instruction): 70%
INT (Interrogation): 70%
LNG (English): 100%
LNG (Spanish): 70%
LNG (German): 70%
LNG (Russian): 60%
MC (Melee Combat): 20%
PST (Pistol): 65%
RCN (Recon): 70%
SWM (Swimming): 50%
TW (Thrown Weapon): 50%
WVD (Wheeled Vehicle Driving): 50%
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Close Medium Long
CRM: 30 15 5
PST: 39 19 6
Body Combat Damage: 7+1D6
EQUIPMENT
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Purchase allowance: 32,000
Reserve in bullion: 28,800
Purchases:
Bicycle ($1000) (15kg)
Small arms tools ($200) (5kg)
2km hand radio ($250) (0.5kg)
4X binoculars ($100) (0.5kg)
IR goggles ($250) (0.5kg)
Geiger counter ($500) (0.5kg)
Gas mask ($150) (1kg)
16 WP grenades ($280) (20kg case)
Flashlight ($20)
Sleeping bag ($50)
Plate Insert Jacket ($400) (8kg)
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Mors Rattus posted:Two of those lieutenants also have never had post-high school education, while the grunt is a collage grad.
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May 19, 2019 01:59
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If it at all helps I'm sure it would actually be weirder for Colonel Murphy to trust a bunch of grunts on a mission this sensitive/important. Of course it's a bunch of LTs! If we're lucky we'll get a captain or a major, so far we're at five 1st LTs and not even one 2nd LT lol.
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May 19, 2019 02:05
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Man, reading through this, Coolness is really the make-or-break stat in combat, I have to take four hesitate actions each round. How many actions do I even have total? e: 6, okay. wow that's awful Cool
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Mors Rattus posted:Man, reading through this, Coolness is really the make-or-break stat in combat, I have to take four hesitate actions each round. How many actions do I even have total? Haha yeah, it ain't great, but NPCs are limited by this too and most of them will be on par with you.
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May 19, 2019 02:11
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Mors Rattus posted:Man, reading through this, Coolness is really the make-or-break stat in combat, I have to take four hesitate actions each round. How many actions do I even have total?
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I realized my character should be at least 24, so I fixed that. I also added equipment. Let me know if I went too loose with my free allowances. Maybe I went a bit overboard with starting equipment and need to take fewer amounts of items (though i think I'm within the weight of being encumbered) Out of curiosity, what skill governs the use of sniper rifles? Would it be Combat rifleman? I don't know if it'd make sense for this character to be a sniper, but I tend to gravitate towards sniper rifles in single player shooters because I like having distance between me and my enemies. (Though the fact that i'm an awful sniper in multiplayer probibly is somewhat telling of how well I'd do in real life)
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Foolster41 posted:I realized my character should be at least 24, so I fixed that. I just realized you've accidentally given yourself too much money somehow, but I'm going to flip the rule for enlisted characters like yours. Officers keep 90% of their money, spending 10 on equipment Enlisted keep 10% of their money, spending 90 on equipment 16 months in combat multiplied by 500 is 8,000. That would entitle your character to $7,200 to spend on equipment and keep $800 in gold or silver bullion. As for the equipment selection, you'd have to pay for the Desert Eagle and it's ammunition yourself since the Army certainly doesn't have any to give you. It's a meme machine that's for sure, Ammo ROF Mag Rng DAM ARM .357 mag 1 3 18 2 x3 .44 maa 1 2 20 2 x2 The weight for either is 1.75kg, the 357 version costs $2,500 and the 44 costs $3,000 and here's the ammo statblocks .44 magnum (1 1.2 x 32.8mmR): Weight: 20 kg per case of 300, (1 5 loose shots per kg), Price: $550 per case (R/--). .357 Magnum (9 x 33mmR): Weight: 20 kg per case of 300, (1 5 loose shots per kg), Price: $500 per case (R/-). And lastly yeah, CRM dictates all longarms. Shotguns, submachineguns, sniper rifles, light machineguns, assault rifles, all fall under CRM. Punkinhead fucked around with this message at 05:44 on May 19, 2019 |
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PinheadSlim posted:Haha yeah, it ain't great, but NPCs are limited by this too and most of them will be on par with you. There's also the fun thing that you only have to hesitate if you change what you're doing. You can lay down curtains of fire as long as your ammo holds out.. but once it does, hesitation kicks in while you reload! People driving cars? They stop driving when they hesitate, so you have to have someone with lower Cool giving them directions the whole time if they want to not stop and start (or do anything but go in a straight line at a constant speed, I think). This is actually spelled out in the book as the intended fix:  This is just so loooooool. Man I love 80's game design. Oh, Pinhead: do you want us to put in requests for whatever guns we'd like to be issued? Or are you just going to give us
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