<For those not in my current online game, this is just a thread that we've decided to open for our game to test forum-playing, it's not intended as a discussion thread>

Recommended posting procedure: OOC stuff first, IC stuff in [ quote ]s, and last, a description of any dice you want allocated to an action.

Anyhows, folks, A check on the Plane says it can hold about 375 kilos, that right Kalinn? And I decided to rule in your favor and place the 2 LS Drones at 100 each (75 to 300 is the range I can choose from). I know he's brought 2 of those meaning there's room for 175 kilo of non-carry-on luggage. Strifes' stuff alone comes to 177.5, so needless to say, some thought will have to go into what exactly you've brought... Of course, her Heavy Combat Armour suit could probably sit in one of the vacant seats... Anyhows, clarify what's where and what's left behind.

OOC bit: Well the brumby has a load rating of about 850 (I'll check at home) so heavy but legal stuff can go with the brumby. Plus each of the seats in the tilt-wing is factored as 50kg (to have a person in it) so we should be able to sway a bit more cargo that way... *8-> Failing that (backup backup plan *8->) I've managed to pack my whole house into my corsa so space hopefully won't be a prob.... Failing *that* (this is getting a bit silly ain't it *8->) Strife will try to get her smuggler contact to smuggle the rest of our kit into us asap *8->

IC bit: After setting out of the night time air into the tunnels was almost like the best air con after the 6 hour drive. Patting herself down to clear some of the trail dust she follows after the two passengers. On seeing the general she just about restrains an urge of snap more to attention and instead carries off a casual calmest as she listens to the speech. With the obvious dismissal she just nods her head to the general and follows Santiago to the sleeping quarters, then turning to him says (in spanish) "We are free to go and collect our equipment from the vehicles I would assume?" and (assuming a yes) she then head back outside to grab her kit and lug it (surprisingly easily as far as the others can tell) back inside and then starts to strip down her gun and clean and oil it to get rid of the dust.

Rolly bit: Don't think I need any unless you want me to roll spanish (chipped 6) and AR B/R (1 and willing to reroll an oops) so not gonna break my gun this early on *8->

Sphynx: Forum games belong in Welcome to the Shadows, for future reference.

Did you get my equipment e-mail Sphynx?

I have no idea unless you give me a character name who you are. Everyone should include their character name in their posts for awhile until I get use to the 'new' names.

Sphynx

Oh well this is Jeger.

"Hector generally follows the group into the tunnels, to the quarters, and then back out again to gather gear from the vehicles. Hector's eyes flit from person to person, tree to tree, and seem to drink the tunnels. His head dips and twists occasionally from side to side, unnerving to some people, but known behavior to his friends. Although he never speaks any spanish, he seems to pay close attention whenever it is spoken.

Back inside the room designated by Santiago as his, Hector unpacks his jungle camo jacket and pants and hangs them by the side of his bed, takes off his old jacket and replaces it with the camo. Next he checks his pistol in it's holster, places the silencer in a side pocket, and puts a clip of pistol ammo in each front pocket. Then he sits down on his bed, dragging his large grey-brown bag towards him. He pulls out a zippered tool kit and opens it. The oiled zipper makes no sound, and Hector stares at the electronics tools inside, as if taking inventory, then closes it and stores it in an inside pocket in his jacket.

Wrapping the green-grey shoestring around the bag opening, Hector strings it closed then tucks it under his bed, then sits, looking around expectantly."

Regarding the tilt-wing:
IIRC the tilt-wing has 4 (folding?) bench seats and, as there are only 4 people on-board, 3 of them will be free. This gives the allocated load and 4CF space per seat by the rules in R3. This would be 150kg/seat, but IIRC Kalinn(UtahRaptor) allocated 200kg/seat. The tilt-wing may have changed a bit since the discussion we had in the Shadowrun Online thread, but that thing can hold a lot (1700kgs after we removed all but two of the bucket seats, I know a lot has gone into armor & similar but IIRC he still allocated around a metric ton to passenger space)

Also, before I post an IC note: Primal is dual-natured, that may screw stuff up if the place is warded.

Rolls: Royce.

[edit=Mmmm] Craaaacckkk [/edit]

Yes. four folding bench seats, and two buckets. CF will not ba a promblem, I think, but I should be able to increase my load by 400 Kg since those seats are not in use. I can bring it up to 500 kg if need be, if I use the unused bucket in the cockpit. So, 400+175=575. Is this enough?

IC: Kalinn stands at a parade rest posture through the one-sided conversation with the appaent commander/general/marshal. He says nothing the entire time he is there, aside from smiling slilghtly at the yank comment and muttering 'Linclon Brigade'. He reaches his room after being lead there, goes to the rack, and immeadtily catches any sleep he can (If there isn't a watch schelduale or briefing, that is.

OOC : Ok, I think you'll get most of the equipment on board with little problem, though it will crowd the inside seating area. I know we're missing Rheiv's post, but I did say once a day.

IC: As the General speaks to the group, Jeger hopes his huge frame will be enough to keep any of the Rebels from looking to closely at his face and perhaps noticing his rather sparce beard and the pimple on his forehead, dead give-aways that he's still too young to be in any organized military.

Belated IC: Coming back outside of the bar to unload the Brumby, Jeger looks around at the rather humble homes and dirt roads he can't help but feel a slight pang of icy nastalgia.

"So different from home and yet so much the same." he thinks as he starts pulling gear from the truck and carrying it towards the bar.

His thoughts of home are interrupted as he notices a group of young fair faced senoritas watching the arrival of the strangers from the shade of a gezeabo like structure near the bar. Some seem to be paying particular attention to the giant blond Scandanavian in his odd leathers and as they whisper and giggle amongst themselves.

Grinning at the pretty young ladies, Jeger hoists the equipment onto his wide sholders so that he can show off his buldging arms in a rather obvious attempt to impress the young ladies. As the senoritas descend into a fresh fit of giggles, Jeger hears the unmistakable click of a machine gun being readied behind him. He turns to find several fierce sets of untrusting eyes glowering at him. Older men, perhaps the girls' fathers, are standing there armed with various automatic weapons and looking more than a little pissed off. The men start jabering at him in Spainish so fast that the only word he's able to make out he understands is "Vaminos" as they point towards the bar.

Glancing back over at the girls, who are looking dealy serious now, he catches the eye of one particularly beautiful girl who looks down shyly as he heads back into the bar.

At hearing the general's first part of the speech, some of the more observate of the watchers and group would notice Strife suddenly go very still and any small actions she makes being very smooth. As her eyes sweeping the room and measure distances. Well I think I can get to that one before he fires... but I can't get them all before they open up and the others could be totally hosed, well I'd better see how it plays out I guess

As the general continues you can see Strife come out of the mind frame that you've started to think of as 'Excretment/fan interface' and move back to calm and observing. CAS special forces? Oh that wyrm's in trouble if his made me an officer.....

Quickly scanning the personnel files projected onto the walls to check what they're pseudonomes are and the ranks assigned she turns to face the General. "Well, sir, I believe I'd have to leave to our CO *insert correct rank here followed by Rhiev's new name* to decide what our next move is, but until we move out and barring other commitments I would be honoured to help you however I can."

OOC: Not to complain too much, as it is my fault for having left early, but the existence of this thread would've been nice to not have had to find out for myself...
Also, has karma pool refreshed?

OOC: Sorry I havn't been around much guys. School and the like. Okay, I'm good to go, lemmie read the backlog annnnnd...."

IC: Rheiv stands infront of the general nodding along through the speech and doing the whole paranoia with jungle combat thing. Hes fought in environments like this before... Well geewhiz Rheiv... Fraggin' outstanding. Make me a damn CAS Officer... Some deliberation is given... but he decides against using a CAS monicure, hoping a nuetral accent will work, then, Major Anderson speaks, "Yes Sir. The confederacy has been intereasted in your operations for quite some time... and we are intereasted in helping you. Our resources are limited, but givin' the reputation and skill your men obviously posess, we beleive that a little bit of training and some tactical assisstence can make them one of the best resistence groups in the area of operations."

OOC: *Hits Capt20 over the head repeatedly* You just gave us away! Confederation, not confederacy! If anyone in that room knows what they're doing...

~J

OOC: *baps Kagetenshi* Well if you didn't /say/ anything! But since the CAS is the future version of the CSA, it could be slang! Just like how I could call the UCAS 'America'.

I could edit it, if its really /that/ important. Or he could keep questioning, and Rheiv could throw knowledge of CAS Military with the Military Theory..

OOC: Well, you already said it, so you're SOL unless Sphynx okays rewording. In one of the books (SoNA, I think) it specifically goes into the negative reactions that calling people "Confederates" instead of "Confederationists" will generate in all but the most backwoods, "south-will-rise-again" areas. Same applies to Confederacy rather than Confederation, but with luck they'll fail their CAS customs knowledge skill roll.

~J

Uhm, I hate to do this, but real life has taken a huge chunk out of me behindy. Now jobless, and having to spend 40 hours a week studying a language to stay in the country with my wife, I no longer have the ability or time (hence a complete lack of posts from me on any forum as of recently) to run the game. I'm gonna delete Sphynx from the dumpshock forums to discourage the urge to play when I need to put RL at a higher priority.

If one of you wants to take it over, it has been a really great game, and seems to run well. Sadly, I just can't be the one to run it anymore.

Sphynx

Yes, of-course RL takes priority, but: Holy Sh*t man... U OK?

Seconding Lilt, it's been great playin' wid ya but you gonna get RL sorted *8-< Best of luck and hope to see you soon....

Hope everything sorts out for you, Sphynx

-3Threes

Ahh. Well, I wish you luck in finding a job, Sphynx, and hope that when things become a little bit more stable for you, I'll be able to play in another one of your campaigns.

That being said, anyone thinking of taking over GMing?

I was thinking about it. I was thinking of this game as my chance to actually play for once in a while bit I'm in another game here now (Oracle Investigations) so I suppose I could.

I'm not sure what would happen to Primal tho... I'm definately not going to make him your NPC/fixer/jhonson (like I've seen other GMs do) and give him lots of toys.

Would anyone be up for a GMing Rota?

We could hand the game off between us.

Sphynx, I urge you not to delete your name. You can always come back, and we'll miss our resident munchkin

Whatever happens, good luck and godspeed. *Salute*

~J

If you play here instead of AOL, I could log in once a day and post in response to actions (The Primal Replacement), but I can't take the hours I did on AIM anymore...

Sphynx

Well I'll certainly be around if the game continues and on the boards thing is great if it lets everyone carry on.....

Hmm...