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Hey guys, I'm afraid with work getting busier I'm going to have to bow out of this game. I guess Roger will help the R&D guys work on a better armor. Was fun though and hope I get the opportunity to play more with you another time.

Nope, naked as the gods intended

Roger will be switching out his C-8 for an M16. He'll work on customizing the grip on the new gun for himself

Tech-Use 34: 1d100 ⇒ 19

He'll requisition a Flak Vest and a Helmet. Trade out his Photo-visor for a Rebreather.

...not sure what to use the +1 rarity on, if anyone needs something you can borrow it.

Roger sniggers as Pete mentions Teflon

"Despite Pete's unorthodox suggestion of using a heat conducting material to dissipate heat, I do agree with him that we need better protection. Our weapons have so far seemed adequate to kill these aliens, but we have been fielding ourselves against vehicle mounted weaponry and need better protection."

He pauses a bit and looks deep in thought

"The aliens seem remarkably skilled at spotting traps. He set up 20 traps and after they fell into 1 and knew there were traps they didn't fall into 1 more, even when running back to their ship. I think people did well this mission, but there is perhaps still some warzone learning to be done for us."

Personally, I'd say just come back with equal XP.

In Xcom you play the whole team, so it's not a big deal if one or two people are underpowered, you've still got the characters you love in there. But I'd worry that people here would lose interest if they are playing at a lower level. Also it would mean they'd be more likely to die again.

With my 400xp I'll do the Following:

Awareness: Known 100xp -> +10 200xp (aptitudes Perception & Fieldcraft)
Perception 1st Advancement (+5?) 100xp

Total of 400xp.

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\o/ I, for some reason, thought the Bones was a reference to the show of the same name lol.

haha! give me some credit

Roger Macaskill wrote:

Thanks for bringing this Kickstarter to our attention Jack.

Regarding call signs, Roger isn't being funny. Jack is a big tough American, what is bigger and more beloved than the American burger?

I hope none took offence to the names Roger suggested, Roger is simply a little bit of an oddball :D

The only note about Jack's call sign is that he is, in fact, a Canadian! (Canadian) "Bacon" or "Moose" would probably be more along the lines of Roger's train of thought =)

My bad! I totally forgot about Jack's mooseburger commets

In that case he'll suggest the name "Robot King" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNJmfuEWR8w

Copy that.

Jack wraps up his tasks and gets on Powerline's 5-star roller coaster ride.

Roger may be the only one that looks forward to Powerline's mad flying. Roger would be worried about Lema, but he has full faith in Anna, which lets him breathe more easily. He has been in wars before and knows that you let the professionals take care of their jobs. He'd literally kick anyone out of the cockpit criticizing his flying ...although doubtfully even Powerline would be able to get up if Roger was flying.

Thanks for bringing this Kickstarter to our attention Jack.

Regarding call signs, Roger isn't being funny. Roger's demeanour is 'lateral thinker', so I try to go for a bit of the 'unconventional' in his ideas. 'Tea time' is perhaps the most obvious, very 'English' but also dictating as Mark is their leader, because when it is 'tea time' we obey it and stop what we were doing. Jack is a big tough American, what is bigger and more beloved than the American burger? Peanut butter was invented by an African American, and is one of the most beloved food in America. Roger may not always agree with Pete, but he still likes him. 'Bones' is simply a reference to Star Trek the original series, McCoy is cool as hell, as is Anna.

I hope none took offence to the names Roger suggested, Roger is simply a little bit of an oddball :D

Jack and Mark are supposed to be on "sweep duty", they should take care of that

"It may have been scrambled in communication when Pete said he was in love and wanted to tap me. But as a trained physician you may notice a burning hole that shouldn't be there."

Wounds 10/11

As they close in on the town

"Best keep people inside while we deactivate the demo charges. We don't want home-sick kids turning themselves into said giblets"

Lets try not to make our callsigns our exact jobs, otherwise they know what to expect if anyone taps into our comms

I say Mark's callsign is "Tea time"

Jack: Burger
Pete: Peanut Butter
Anna: Bones

Roger checks on Lema once they're back, making sure she's not dead.

To Mark he replies

"I should be fine, quite injured but I'll live"

Turning to Anna: "Make sure Pete and I don't die, otherwise you'll need to carry Lema and that's even worse than Pete's yapping"

After they enter the base Roger heads out with Pete to dismantle the explosives Ashley watching their backs I assume

Seeing Lema is fine and Pete is carrying her back he runs back towards the village

"Jack give us the location of the last alien, we might be able to take him from behind. He's also alone and without a transport, so if we play this right we might get HIM back with us alive"

Just as a precaution I say we blow up all the huts, maybe the dust from the rubble will make the alien cough a little and thus, give us the upper hand ...ever so slightly :D

Don't forget Jack, there are still demo charges in the 4 buildings, radio in if you need them demolished

Roger shoots the other alien coming out of the force field (not the one Mark shot).

Pistol
BS 33, Semi-auto fire +0, aim +20, custom grip +5, range +0

BS 58: 1d100 ⇒ 9 2 hits

Damage 1: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (4) + 3 = 7
Damage 2: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (7) + 3 = 10

oh and since the first hit was a leg shot, the second one is too, that little gecko is going nowhere

Roger responds to Mark rather calmly for someone that just got shot

"I'm fine, I'll duck once all the aliens are dead"

He sights the Gecko, breathes out half-way and holds his aim

not that it helped you but yes you can. I did note that in my write-up.

Ah yes, right you are, a bit dyslexic here :D

Can I make a Dodge roll?

Dodge 40: 1d100 ⇒ 45 sonofa! Toughness bonus 2, so 7 dmg, Roger is at 4/11 wounds

If the enemy isn't coming out this turn Roger spends the full turn aiming. Otherwise shooting

The headshot had no negative effects on the alien?

Pinning Test
Willpower 27: 1d100 ⇒ 32 Failed, unless we get modifiers

Since he can only take a half-action, it's a standard attack on the same one as he shot before.
BS 33, single shot +10, red dot +10, custom grip +5
BS 58: 1d100 ⇒ 45

Dmg: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (8) + 3 = 11

Hit location: 1d100 ⇒ 55 Body very much hoping for another headshot, or arm, or leg ...anything other than body

I'm in the same boat as you Anna, I took the full-auto carbine for the +20 to hit ...it has in Deathwatch >.<

Roger moves forward and fires single shot half-action move, standard attack action from his pistol at the other alien carrying Lema not the one Pete is shooting at

BS 33, custom grip +5, single shot +10, red dot +10, range +0
BS 58: 1d100 ⇒ 44

Stealth 40: 1d100 ⇒ 36 moving silently + silenced pistol

dmg: 1d10 + 3 ⇒ (2) + 3 = 5

hit location: 1d100 ⇒ 10 headshot!

Awkward location of Stealth roll in this post is because I rolled it before I remembered to do the dmg roll and didn't want to mess with anything by moving rolls around

Yeah I agree with Pete, familiar but not over-used aliens, and some nice tweaks to them. They are eerily alien in their own way.

awareness 30: 1d100 ⇒ 77

The world is an unforgiving place when it's run by Browmen >:( hehehe I was thinking about this when I wrote her background, Roger might be too close to her, better to get a Disposa-Bob :D

With smoke blowing up around us the choice was either to run out of cover to keep ourselves safe, or stay put and keep your flank and rear safe.

"$)#$() "#(/#" #"$)(! We've gotta go after her!"

Roger starts running towards the North exit point the aliens used, pistol in hand

I just realized that our companions are:
middle-eastern woman
Asian woman
Latin woman
...and Bob the white male

with Pete in the mix I'd say we're about a firm handshake away from a University or a Big Four recruitment ad :D

As the Slim Jims make their retreat Roger scans for any sign of them or anything unusual.

awareness 30: 1d100 ⇒ 30

If there's nothing out of the ordinary to be seen...
Roger starts by disabling the demo charges in the people's homes

"Pete, I suggest we check out traps we know have been sprung ASAP before they recover every scrap of evidence. After that we should check out the others, as well as disabling them before some villagers stumble into them. It would be good to get at least Lema and Ashley to cover us."

Roger is still hiding like a little boy, they better circle us or he'll look like a fool

Roger keeps his eyes peeled on the South and West and stays hidden

With bombs going off on the North and East you can be damn sure half of them is circling us

Awareness 30: 1d100 ⇒ 72 I notice there are bombs going off :D

Stealth 40: 1d100 ⇒ 16

Roger stays hidden where he since East is not in line of sight, but Lema gives suppressing fire into the smoke.

Do I use Roger's BS for that?
Suppressing fire 33: 1d100 ⇒ 89

We're blind as bats! Best case scenario Pete MIGHT notice something if they failed their stealth

...they're not making it easy for me to SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!

Roger and Lema look towards N and E, but keep an eye on their other directions as well.

awareness 30: 1d100 ⇒ 68

Roger and Anna don't move and stay hidden and on the lookout for anyone approaching from the aforementioned directions.

That was weird as hell. Then I watched more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhWjNFqr8jQ
...and now I want excitement by snapping into a Slim Jim XD

BTW anybody else feel like we should leave some cash for those people if we end up blowing up their houses? In probably wouldn't take too much to make it up for "jungle people", I doubt they're making a lot. ...or do we just World Police out of there?

"Watch out for Nocturnal Predators guys, wouldnt want to get done in by a giant cat. They might be up in the trees so look up from time to time."

If this is a bear again I say we just turn ourselves into a bear-hunting team

stealth 40: 1d100 ⇒ 2 "I am the night"
awareness 30: 1d100 ⇒ 18 good thing I bought the skill

hahaha looks like I opened a can of worms there :D God you two :D

I know he's a wrestler, I don't know about his connection with slims jims

?.? I'm somewhat familiar with who Randy Savage is, but I gotta admit this went way over my head

The villagers whose houses you want to rig with explosives get very upset.

We're not telling them we're rigging them with explosives. We'll tell them they are most likely to be attacked and that these invaders are very destructive ;) ...we will however be installing monitoring equipment so they can't enter it.

the demo charges will be remote activated so they won't accidentally activate them

To Mark "The tripwires are good, they are set at random throughout the forest and particularly when they are nearing this clearing. We made a map of where they are so we can remove them once we leave"

@Browman do we need to make rolls for the traps or do we just have enough time to set them up properly?

"the treeline has tripwire grenades, the demo charges are meant to bring the house on top of these guys while at the same time eliminating their cover"

Roger wonders what the hell is up with Pete, and whether there is no command structure or discipline in SWAT

Am I right to assume there are no proper structures such as bridges or anything of the like nearby? We've got remote controlled detonators for the demo charges, right?

"I would suggest rigging the houses on the NW, NEE, SWW, SEE corners with explosives on the insides that would collapse them. They are the closest to the forest and would most likely be used as cover. We could take out anyone using it remotely."

"Anna, could you tell the families there that they are in the most danger so we'd like to relocate them for the night. Ask them to move their most valuable stuff as well since the 'invaders' are known to ruin what they can"

whispering to her "We'll blame any collateral damage on the aliens"

"I don't like to do it like this, but since they are irrational and aren't taking our advice to keep them alive, this is what needs to be done"

If these are some sort of thin men I'm proposing the name "Slims Jims"

"I have a feeling we're going to see something new guys, very new. The Geckos yeah he's hoping it will stick we've seen are only about 150cm tall and the kids talk about someone very tall. Even to a kid 150cm is not even the size of a teenager. We can expect anything we've learned last mission to be unlearned today"

While setting up tripwires with Pete he starts up a discussion about knives, to cool his head and keep his mind on the mission, as he knows Pete is into them as well.

"So, Gerber? A fading empire pretending to be German workmanship? or are theu just making "tactical" knives to sell them to the shit-munchers while keeping their other ranges still top level?"

are the lines in the map paths? if so we'll make sure to put some tripwires around them as well as some on them. What is the large clearing nearby?

In about 12 hours I'll need to make a 2 day trip where I'll be incommunicado. So just bot me while I'm gone.

If we arrive before there's an attack I'm hoping to lay tripwire grenades and have demo charges on any structure they might need to use, or one that would make good cover for them, then blow it up while they use it.

Otherwise it's the same as before, hide, shoot with silenced pistol if hidden, otherwise c-8, rush in with David the Bowie when I can.

Roger gets the bomb bag and spends his time prepping tripwires and making sure the explosives are good to go, while listening to David Bowie's Space Oddity, Life on Mars and Starman

I'll buy awareness for 200xp and bank the rest

I agree with Mark, we need comms

Damn Paizo never said anything had been added to "Discussion" >.<

@Anna: hehe I was worried people missed my little joke about David the Bowie :D Roger's Demeanour is "Lateral thinker" so I try to have him approach things a bit differently.

I agree with Jack, I think this is a great group composition, we have about 2-3 people capable of most things and a specialist for all "odd jobs". Furthermore, the players are very nice (already knew Browman was) and people cooperate quite nicely.

I doubted we'd get our hands on a working UFO on day 1. We'd end up with a doomsday weapon at the end of week 1 :D

@Pete why take Parry if you have Dodge? Don't we just get 1 reaction a round of EITHER dodge or Parry? Something different in Only War from the rest of the WH40K RPGs?

I'll do my XP in about 4-5 hours, at work now

"I say we load up on some explosives, I could set up some booby traps if we arrive ahead of them. We could make some tripwire grenades and some demo charges on a bridge or some structures perhaps."

Could we grab a bag to take with us that we wouldn't carry on our person (not taking up slots). Maybe 10-20 frag grenades, 5 smoke and 5 demo charges. We could set up traps with those and stow in the transport or a building what we don't set up

Roger goes to the quartermaster to see what he can get

After Pete's tirade Roger slowly nods

"That's fine and all, just put the team first Pete"

Looking at the rest of the team

"Are we fine on equipment? I could distribute my grenades to people if we want to take some demo charges. Pete and I know how to set those up. I have no idea what we're going up against though"

Can I take some trip wires as a free-slot? In case we want to set up some grenade traps. Would that perhaps be a part of my combi-tool?"