To make sure I understand, you are going to test the superhuman virus on a sample of your own blood outside your body, and attempt to assess from the changes made within that sample whether it is likely to improve your attributes to any significant degree. Is that correct? If the test suggests that it would improve your abilities, at what point will you commit to using it?
--M. J. Young
Well I will test it, if it can bring my physical abilities to a 3@ as my Strength and Stamina are at 2@10, I need a stepping stone to breach that boundry, and this virus maybe the only one in this world to do it. I will take it, if it can do so. If it needs more than just blood, I will provide a sample of whatever tissue it needs to see the results.
Adam
The test will be complicated.
You will have to draw a muscle fiber from one of your test subjects and examine it genetically, and then you will have to draw a similar fiber from yourself and expose it immediately to the virus, give it a few days in a nutrient bath, and see whether the same changes appear. If that happens, there is a chance that this will work on you; but since you are a unique individual, it is possible that the test and the actuality will not match.
Your call.
--M. J. Young
Well nothing wrong with seeing what it could do to me. I will proceed.
Adam
Over the course of about a week, the exposed muscle fiber in the nutrient bath grows and reconfigures significantly. It appears that it does have a positive effect, at least in vitro.
Are you going to try it on yourself? Is Geneice going to try it?
--M. J. Young
We'll both try it.
Adam
O.K., before I do something foolish, I'm betting that I don't have all my numbers up-to-date. I'm going to fix that now, and apologize for not knowing the correct values.
For you, I have:
- Attributes
Persuasion 2@6
Charisma 2@5
Animal Magnetism 1@8
Strength 2@7
Stamina 2@6
Resistance 2@2
Density 1@10
Flexibility 2@1
Agility 2@1
Hand/Eye 2@3
Intellect 2@1
Intuition 2@2
Education Level 2@5
Will Power 2@1
For her I have:
- Attributes
Persuasion 2@1
Charisma 1@8
Animal Magnetism 1@10
Strength 2@7
Stamina 2@7
Resistance 1@8
Density 1@10
Flexibility 2@1
Agility 2@2
Hand/Eye 2@5
Intellect 1@10
Intuition 2@3
Education Level 2@5
Will Power 2@1
Let's correct whatever has not been updated (I know some of them are higher than that) so I can start from the right point as I apply the effects.
--M. J. Young
Let me post both our character sheets. That will kill two birds with one stone:
Name Adam Micheal Keller
a.k.a. Jhiaxus (Online handle)
Anthony Killian, alias used in Why Spy, of former U.S. Army Ranger, current merc/assassin
Attributes
Persuasion 2@10
Charisma 2@9
Animal Magnetism 1@8
Strength 2@10
Stamina 2@10
Resistance 2@2
Density 1@10
Flexibility 2@1
Agility 2@5
Hand/Eye 2@7
Intellect 2@1
Intuition 2@6
Education Level 2@5
Will Power 2@5
Averaged Attributes
Ranged Strike Value 2@7 (Average of Hand Eye and Intuition)
Martial Strike Value 2@8 (Average of Strength, Hand Eye and Intuition)
Target Value 2@4 (Average of Density, Agility and Intuition)
Damage Value 2@4 (Average of Stamina, Resistance, Density and Willpower)
Best Relevant Attributes
Tech 2@6 (Either Intuition, Intellect or Education Level)
Psi 2@9 (Either Intuition, Will Power or Persuasion)
Mag 2@6 (Either Animal Magnetism, Intuition or Intellect)
Bod 2@10 (Either Strength, Agility or Will Power)
Bias
Tech 12@9
Psi 10@1
Mag 15@1
Bod 10@2
Weaknesses Near Sighted (Astigmatism <sp>)
Description skin very pale, 6'2", 180 lbs. dark brown hair, and blue eyes. Big boned build, but again overweight, scar on index finger knuckle, scar below knee, no piercings, tattoos, birthmarks: one at neck, freckles. a few small scars.
Skills
Tech
1@9 Field Preparation T0@1
3@10 Ambush T0@3
1@7 Basic Fire Skills Package T1@1
1@5 Ignite Fire from Spark T1@2
1@6 Cook T1@2
1@4 Create Single-axle Cart T2@2
3@5 Archery
1@7 Use Standard Hand Tools T3@X
2@2 Quarterstaff T3@1
3@2 Lock Picking/Safecracking T3@2
1@9 SabreT3@3
1@10 Felling Trees T3@3 using saws, axes, and other wedge and lever technologies. +2
1@3 Make Lye T3@3
1@6 Photography
2@8 Demolitions package T6@X (T6@1 defuse, T6@2 hardshell, T6@3 soft wrap, T6@4 impact, T6@4 controlled blasting, T6@5 non-fuse detonators, T6@5 timers, T6@6 shaped charges, T6@7 plastic explosives)
3@10 Use scope T6@1
1@9 M-1 Rifle T6@1
3@10 PSG-1 Sniper Rifle T6@1
3@10 M-29 Rifle T6@1
3@10 Pistol use FN57 on right hip T6@1
3@10 Use Grenade T6@1 (flash, smoke)
3@10 Use Special Vision Starlight Goggles (X-ray, others) T6@1
3@10 Use Special X-ray Goggles T6@1
1@1 Non-fuse Detonators T6@5 (radio)
3@10 Use Pneumatic Beretta M9 Tranquilizer pistol with laser sighting T7@1
2@1 Operate Motor Vehicle T8@1
3@10 Operate Comanchee Attack Helicopter T8@2 +1
3@1 Activate Vibroblade T9@0 with a +15 Sit Mod
1@1 Use Thrown Gas Pellets T9@1
1@1 Mold Armor from Synthetics T9@1
1@1 Create Vibroblade T9@4 allows the design and creation of a sword or similar edged weapon with a small motor that causes vibration in the blade for improved cutting.
3@4 Operate Two-way Radio T10@1
1@10 Digital Photography
3@10 Electronic Security Systems T10@6
1@2 Operate Spaceship Weapons T11@1
1@4 Operate Kinetic Blaster T11@1
3@10 Computer Security T11@2
1@3 Operate Laser T11@3 (wristwatch laser)
3@10 Computer Software/Hardware Programming T11@4
3@10 Build Computer T11@5
2@1 Decipher Gene Code T12@1
1@8 Import Genetic Material T12@2
1@1 Design Function Machine Robot T12@3
Electronic and Mechinical Repair (I have had to create robots albit simple ones, from circuit boards, I have had to use multimeters, after dissembling a machine, and also have had to put said machine back togeter)
2@5 Design Organism Modification--virus T12@3
2@5 Modify Organism--virus T12@6
2@2 Mutagenic Virus T12@8
1@5 Design Life Form T12@9
2@6 Physics T14@0
2@2 Chemistry T14@0
2@1 Aerospace Engineering T14@0
Psi
2@10 English P0@0
1@4 Latin P0@0
1@5 Orcish P0@0
1@2 Orc Hand Signals P0@0
3@10 Japanese P0@0
3@10 Italian P0@0
3@10 French P0@0
3@10 Spanish P0@0
3@10 Russian P0@0
3@10 Arabic P0@0
2@2 German P0@0
2@1 Chinese P0@0
3@5 Teaching P0@1
2@10 Training Martial Arts P0@1 +7m
1@4 Read Surface Thoughts P1@1
1@4 Invisibility P1@5
1@2 Jedi Mind Trick P1@5 suggestion requires that the suggested thoughts/actions be voiced in hearing of the target +10SM
1@2 Possession P1@10 resisted with will power RS=S/D/N
1@3 Detect Life P3@1
1@3 Clairaudience P3@5
1@4 Clairvoyance P3@6
1@3 Remote Sensory Presence P3@10
2@8 Haste P4@0
1@3 Simple Telekinetic Pulse P4@1
1@3 Out-of-Sight TK P4@3
1@3 Marionette P4@6
1@3 Enhanced Restful Sleep P5@0 enables user to get double benefit from sleep per unit of time.
1@4 Resist Burn Damage P5@1
1@3 Resist Kinetic Damage P5@1
1@2 Microscopic Vision P5@1
1@2 Diagnose Medical Problem P6@1
1@3 Heal Damage to Self B6@1
1@2 Pyrogenesis P7@4
1@2 Redirect Energy P7@6
1@1 Weaken Molecular Structure P9@1
1@1 Strengthen Molecular Structure P9@2
1@1 Force Shield P10@1 fixed to self, five foot curved shell forward, one-way kinetic protection
Mag
History: Military (love history, and specilization in Military History)
Tactics (Small Unit Operations, I have never done any on a military level or any official level, but I do know how to choose people for a job, and I know what to do on a "mission", whether it be a sweep and clear, stealth, or elimiate all enemies. I figure all my military simulation games have at least got me thinking that way)
1@1 Archaeology and Antiquities M0@0
3@1 Role Playing Games M0@0
1@1 Guitar M0@0
1@1 Electronic Musical Keyboard M0@0
1@1 Dance: Tango M0@2
1@1 Religion (Norse) M1@0
1@1 Receive Assurance M1@1 One minute of prayer asking confirmation that Odin is listening, eyes closed, grants inner assurance
1@3 Bonus Nature-based Magical Attacks M+1@4 raise holy symbol with either hand while saying "We have tried to make peace with brothers, they refuse and want bloodshed, grant me the power to call apon your subjects Ullr and Frey to grant me powers of nature strike down with the force of your anger. Odin, grant my prayer, and let Frey and Ullr grant me the power over nature itself, and strike apon our enemies, with the power of primal fury", will only work if an effort at settlement has been attempted, SM=RS/5 for all magical attacks which rely on natural elements, RS minutes effect. +5SM
1@3 Limited Damage Cure M2@1 1:00 prayer to Odin while holding holy symbol
1@1 Cure Any Disease M+2@4 2:30 prayer to Odin for healing
1@2 Dig M3@6 20:50:75:100:+1/1 yards provided that the initial starting point of the dig is in sight, Casting Time: 1 Minute, upon completion of ritual caster may move up to 4000 cubic feet of ordinary mixed dirt in ten parts over the course of 1 minute, volume equivalent to approximately ten metric tons; denser or less dense earth may be moved in quantities adjusted according to estimated equivalent weight, can be attempted not more than once in six hours, hold shovel in both hands, say "Move this earth with the power of the arcane" in Latin, "Permoveo is terra per vox of ianus", permits movement of dirt from one place to another within range. User has control of the shape of the excavation and the point of deposit of the dirt. It cannot penetrate artificial rock such as asphalt or concrete. It can be used to compress the targeted material rather than shifting it, compressing dirt into soft stone, mud into a adobe-like brick, and soft stone to harder stone. Hard stone cannot be compacted +93
1@2 Silence 15 radius M4@3 RF 1/360, Duration: 30 minutes, the person or object touched is the center of the silence radius, say Planto haud sanus, latin for make no sound, waving both arms, holding a Bell wrapped with twine makes noise inaudiable within the radius and prevents any noise generated within to be heard beyond it. The twine is destroyed in the casting. Especially loud noises such as gunshots will be heard as muffled sounds, and weapons doing sonic damage will take -DC, +1SM
1@1 Invisibility M*5@8 RF 1/360 (once per six hours) with 0:12 casting time, Duration: 4 hours, or automatically dispelled if the person under the effect of spell launches an attack on a being, the person touched is under the effects of the spell, user says Fade ex sight, in latin, spoken loudly and forcefully, it will not work where there is no sound (unless a vocalize spell is used), normal waving of both arms, Vial of Water containing no impurities in a clear container, makes someone invisible to sight in any frequency range, rain can make a silloute, water is destroyed, +78 sit-mod.
1@2 Read or Comprehend Languages M*7@4 will enable caster to understand written or spoken language of a single source for RS/20 minutes, TF 0:06, say Ego agnosco vos, sound vital, while touching a pinch of soot and a few grains of salt with either hand.
1@2 Read, Comprehend, Write, and Speak Languages M+7@4 will enable caster to communicate through written or spoken language of a single language for 2 hours, TF 0:06, say Ego agnosco vos, sound vital, while holding holy symbol with either hand, four times per day maximum, +16 sit-mod.
1@3 Detect Magic M7@9 0:06 TF 1:00 duration detects any magic within sixty feet straight ahead in ten foot wide path when user raises both hands in front of him and recites Veneficus Ego expiscor thee, sound necessary, cannot attempt again within six hours after using, RS=Magic/Nature/Detail, will detect presence of magical invisibility but not the location of magically invisible objects, +104SM
1@1 Alarm M9@3 creates a loud sound when a living creature enters a designated twenty foot cubic area, after attaching a silver wire to a small bell, both of which are destroyed in the casting, and waving it around the area while saying Si vos capto obduco vacuus a password, vos mos erectus illud in area, which is Latin for If you try to pass without a password, you will alert those in the area, the detection lasting for RS/10 hours, the ritual taking only 0:06 but cannot be performed again for six hours, the password which prevents activation can be set at the time of casting +52SM
1@2 Create and Control Thunderstorm M+9@5 (incorporates M+4@7 target lightning): 110:220:440:880:+5/44 yards, Duration: RS/10 minutes, creates Lightning Bolt area attacks fatal to 2.5' radius, -DC per 2.5', may attempt once per 6 hours, hold holy symbol aloft, plead to Odin to grant me out of his followers powers over nature, the skies immediatly darken and a raging thunderstorm rises. User must concentrate to aim bolts of lightning, can direct 4 strikes per minute (targeted magical attacks) for RS/10 minutes, after which the skies return to previous conditions. (The rain can also put out fires.) The caster can do nothing during the duration, but hold his holy symbol and direct the lightning bolts.+34SM
1@1 Color Spray M10@5 0:06 TF creates a momentary burst of pale rainbow-like light in a wedge 5x20x20ft (insufficient for practical illumination), while saying Inviso puchellus lux lucis quod somnus user moves body around while casting multi-colored sand from a bag at targets who fall asleep for at least RS minutes +70 SM
1@2 Charm Person M10@6 0:06 TF caster says Vos es meus amicus , acsi vos don't teneo is etiamnunc, Latin for You are my friend, even if you don't know it yet, while moving hands around, may not be attempted again for six hours after an attempt, target gets intellect checks every RS/5 days, RS=S/D/N, +40SM.
1@1 Find Familiar M11@5 calls a non-sentient creature of the chosen type and causes it to be friendly for at least fifty days (subject to mistreatment shortening this time and normal associates rules thereafter) of intellect 0@10 to serve as friend and servant of the skilled user, 12 hour TF, saying Adeo mihi, meus novus compatriot, and using a bit of feather, fur, scale, or other body part from the desired creature type, destroyed in the casting, +31 SM.
1@1 Jump M15@1 temporarily enables the target individual to jump 30' forward or 10' backward, 0:06 TF can repeatedly jump for 0:18 if desired, must break a grasshopper leg using any means available while saying "EGO can jump amo grasshopper".
Bod
3@10 Stealth techniques--cat burglar (forest) B0@6
3@10 Climbing (walls)
1@2 Quick Stand, tumble to erect position, no time penalty to return to feet after fall or throw, untargeted success roll. B4@4
1@2 Fall Impact Absorption, fall shock absorption, damage category penalty on falls and related impacts, untargeted success roll. B4@6
3@10 Great Jump B5@6
2@2 Ku Fung B7@1 Fast Defensive Weapon-adverse Punch style -20 def sit-mod, -10 def damage mod, RF2, -10 att sit-mod (PENALTY), Body Part: Hand
3@10 Katana Martial Arts Weapon B7@1 with personal Katana of Quality
2@4 Adam's Bushido B7@1 Fast Aggressive Weapon-dependent RF2 +15 Att SM -5 Def SM
2@2 Flashing Steel B7@1 fast draw katana
1@3 Spear Martial Arts Weapon B7@1
1@3 Naginata-do B7@1 Slow Defensive Weapon-dependent uses spear and shield attack x1 +15 att dam mod -10 def sit-mod -20 def dam mod
1@1 Sheild Martial Arts Weapon B7@1
2@2 Quick Draw Colt .45 B7@1
1@4 Quick Draw Pneumatic Dart Gun B7@1
2@1 Steal Initiative "Leaf on the Wind" B7@1 +1
3@10 Chow En Lai B7@1, Fast Aggressive Weapon-dependent, no Defensive Modifiers, Att x2, +20 att sit-mod, Hand & Arm
3@10 Nunchaku B7@1 damaging RF2
3@10 Ah Tsu B7@1 Fast Defensive Weapon-dependent -15 def SM Attx2 +5 off SM hand & arm all weapons
3@6 Fighting Blind B7@2
3@10 Panoramic Awareness B7@2
1@1 Kick Object Away B7@2 tactical
3@10 Solid Punch, B7@3 intensified damage: damaging, standard attack success required, -10 sit-mod.
3@10 Power Punch, B7@3 intensified damage dangerous, lethal against objects, only attack in minute against objects, limit of two attacks in the minute against creatures, standard attack success required if used against creatures or armor, attack on weapon if used against weapon, automatic breakage on failed d100 relative success density check.
2@3 Whirling Dervish B7@3 intensified damage attack does base damage to all targets within ten feet on a successful untargeted skill check; character may not make any other attacks in the minute, nor use any maneuvers that cost an attack or require the use of a weapon; the skill may not be used if there are fewer than three targets within ten feet, and the user cannot discriminate targets.
2@8 Spinning Kick B7@3
2@9 Crushing Grasp B7@3
2@9 Momentum Casting B7@3
1@3 Leaping Kick, intensified damage: dangerous, 5' run required, standard attack success roll, failure is fall for annoying damage. B7@3
3@10 Missile Escape B7@4
3@2 Following Finger B7@4
3@9 Muscle Blocking B7@4
3@10 Seize Weapon B7@5
2@7 Parrying Blade B7@5 advanced parrying uses one attack and one weapon for the full minute (that weapon may not be used for any other purpose in this minute if the roll is successful) to parry all martial attacks in that minute, RS=SM
3@7 Weapon Breaker B7@5 follows rules for disarming attacks
3@10 Disarm weaponless B7@5
2@10 Immobilizer B7@5
2@9 Improvised Cloth Weapon B7@6
2@5 Control Resistance B7@9
3@9 Alert Rest B10@2
Equipment
Leather Duster (split back trench coat)
Big Dig T-short Navy Blue
Cell phone/PDA
Wallet w/40 dollars
belt
X-Ray Goggles
Thermal Goggles
Holy Symbol: Eye of Odin Lapis Lazuli on Silver Chain
Carpenter’s Jeans
1 multipurpose tool on belt
1 swiss pocket army knife on belt
Boots, Leather Steel Toed
Tactical Harness for Vest, Legs and Back modified for two katanas, and Quiver on back or belt
Tactical Belt w/ Pouches
2x FN-Five Seven w/ 20 clips of 20 bullets of 7x28mm ball round caliber (15lbs) RF10 dangerous, titanium parts for critical elements, anti-corrosion exterior finish, night sights, laser sights q.v.
Pneumatic Dart Gun with 20 darts of sleep toxin
Mishap, Polymer 3@8 density Katana-model Vibrosword with Amethyst gem in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider
Circumstance, Polymer 3@8 density Katana-model Vibrosword with Aventurine gem in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider
Kinetic Blaster, from Destiny
Compound Bow 15':??':??':??':+?/?'
Quiver for Arrows
60 Arrows (Sherwood Forest)
8 Exploding Arrows
4 Hunting Arrows
1 Gigabyte Lexar Securedrive USB thumb drive
Large Backpack
Spiral Bound Notebook
Dozen Pens and Pencils
Passport, British Standard: Alan Kittle (cover story he is an insurance broker from LLoyds of London)
Passport, British Diplomatic: Allister Konrad MI-6 #047
Masamune, Steel 4@2 density katana with vibroblade hilt weapon of quality, purple Amethyst in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider, +5 damage points
Murasama, Steel 4@2 density katana with vibroblade hilt, Lapis Lazuli in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider
Passport, American: Anthony Killian (cover story is he is an ex Ranger teaching martial arts)
Passport, Australian: Albrecht Kent (cover story is he is the owner of an Import/Export company)
Passport, South African: Allen Kincaid (cover story is that he owns a diamond mine there)
Passport, New Zealand: Aiden Keenan (cover story is that he is a shipping tycoon)
Passport, Irish: Adair Kennady (cover story is he graduated from Cambridge University with many degrees, and is a Physicist)
Passport, Canadian: Alex Korath (cover story is that he is a computer hacker who graduated from MIT)
MI-6 ID
All my hackmaster items on a PDF DVD: Hackmaster Complete RPG, books, modules, class guides (they give indepth of both divine, and arcane magic, thief and fighter skills +styles)
Many Sets of real gem and plastic polyhedrial dice
Set sterling silver dice
Dell XPS latest Gen Laptop (10 lbs)
50 Gold Nuggets average 2 ounces each
Calculator (Solor and Battery Powered)
Large Duffle Bag
3 Deoderant Sticks
1 Folding brush/mirror combo
1 Toothbrush
1 Tube of Toothpaste
1 Box of dental floss
1 Bottle of Hydrogen Proxide
1 Bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol
1 Box of Band Aid Bandages
1 4 roll pack of Tolit Paper
1 Bath Towel
1 Washcloth
1 Mach 3 razer, with 10 refill packs
1 Bottle of Salon Shampoo and conditioner
1 3 pack of Irish Spring soap
1 Panasonic FZ-10 camera with extra battery and charger
8 pounds of light clothing (three full changes)
Computer repair kit (small screwdrivers, wrenches, and pliers)
1 Ball of Twine (100 foot)
1 Roll of Industrial Strength Ductape
Case MRE's (5#)
1 1 1/2 Gallon Jug of Deer Park Water
PSG-1 w/10x site w/ 10 clips of 10 bullets, (25lbs), RF3, base lethal, ranges 20:80:200:800:+1/8 feet, with the scope's effect doubling effective ranges but cutting the RF in half when used, optional silencer
M29 5.56/.25mm 6 shot grenade camera gun, with 10 clips of 30 5.56 bullets and 10 of 6 20mm grenades (30lbs), M-16 like gun, pneumatic grenade launcher 0:50:200:500:+1/5 yards RF 2, rifle 10':50':200':800':+1/8' RF6 dangerous Magazine Capacity: 30 rounds reload 0:18
Pancor Jackhammer MKII Automatic Shotgun 10 round drum with 200 rounds of ammo (15 lbs)
Dragon Cane Nunchaku, ends of nunchaku fifteen inches each, thirty inch long heavy cane; inside edges hollowed and threaded concealing fifteen inch cord when screwed together, decorative dragon head screws onto end, total length of cane thirty-six inches
Gold wedding ring, alternating diamonds, emeralds, rubies, twist detachable ring with fine garrotte wire
Omega Seamaster 2531.80 (Die Another Day/World Is Not Enough version) with miniature grappling hook, 50 foot high tensile micro filament, 800 pound test, dual high-powered lasers, titanium casing, men's styling
Black 40 GB Video Ipod
Custom Spectra Armor -48 cover value
Custom Spectra Helmet -4 cover value
10 sleeping gas pellets 5':10':15':20':+5/1' stamina check RS=S/D/N unconscious RS/5 minutes 5' radius center
80 GB Black Video Ipod, loaded with music
Laser sights on FN-five-seven pistols, Character must have skill in use laser sights; this skill works at +20; Successful use of the skill gives +RS to the shot; Target gets an intuition check, which may be bonused or penalized according to conditions. Success means target is aware of the beam before the shot is fired, and can take action.
Springfield XD-45 in the 4 inch barrel, night sights
5 Springfield XD-45 magazines
500 .45 ACP ammo
30 Aluminum Arrows with Broad Heads
Set good binoculars
Qt. Water Bottle, full
Pack long matches
Hand pumped water filtration tube
Charger for kinetic blaster
Stage 2
World List Tropical Island
Starship Destiny
Sherwood Forest
Orc Rising
Why Spy
Name Geneice Baldo Killian
a.k.a.
Attributes
Persuasion 2@1
Charisma 1@8
Animal Magnetism 1@10
Strength 2@10
Stamina 2@10
Resistance 1@8
Density 1@10
Flexibility 2@1
Agility 2@6
Hand/Eye 2@9
Intellect 1@10
Intuition 2@3
Education Level 2@5
Will Power 2@1
Averaged Attributes
Ranged Strike Value 2@6 (Average of Hand Eye and Intuition)
Martial Strike Value 2@7 (Average of Strength, Hand Eye and Intuition)
Target Value 2@3 (Average of Density, Agility and Intuition)
Damage Value 2@2 (Average of Stamina, Resistance, Density and Willpower)
Best Relevant Attributes
Tech 2@5 (Either Intuition, Intellect or Education Level)
Psi 2@3 (Either Intuition, Will Power or Persuasion)
Mag 2@5 (Either Animal Magnetism, Intuition or Intellect)
Bod 2@10 (Either Strength, Agility or Will Power)
Bias
Tech 12@9
Psi 10@1
Mag 15@1
Bod 10@2
Weaknesses
Description 5'8" Long Brown Hair, and Green Eyes
Skills
Tech
3@10 Archery T2@1
2@10 Lock picking/safecracking T3@2
3@6 Demolitions package T6@X (T6@1 defuse, T6@2 hardshell, T6@3 soft wrap, T6@4 impact, T6@4 controlled blasting, T6@5 non-fuse detonators, T6@5 timers, T6@6 shaped charges, T6@7 plastic explosives)
3@10 Pistol use (FN five seven) T6@1
1@1 Use Pneumatic Artillery T7@1 (grappling hook system)
3@10 Electronic Security Systems T10@6
3@10 Use Computer T11@1
3@10 Computer Security T11@2
2@1 Decipher Gene Code T12@1
2@5 Import Genetic Material T12@2
2@1 Design Organism Modification T12@3
2@2 Modify Organism T12@6
1@8 Design Life Form T12@9
Psi
3@10 English P0@0
3@10 French P0@0
3@10 Spanish P0@0
3@10 German P0@0
3@10 Italian (native language) P0@0
3@10 Russian P0@0
3@10 Arabic P0@0
3@10 Japanese P0@0
3@10 Mandarin Chinese P0@0
2@2 Training: Acrobatics P0@1
2@4 Teaching P0@1
3@3 Haste P4@0
Mag
1@8 Music (Violin/Clarinet/Flute/Piano/Singing) M0@0
2@10 Linguistics M0@0
Bod
3@10 Stealth Techniques--cat burglar B0@6
2@2 Horseback Riding B3@0
3@10 Fall Shock Absorption B4@6
3@10 Evasive Tumbling B4@8
3@10 Great Jump B5@6
3@10 Balance Beam Contact Stunts B6@2
3@10 Bars & Ropes Basic B6@2
3@10 Bars & Ropes Contact Stunts B6@3
3@10 Balance Beam Non-contact Stunts B6@4
3@10 Tightrope Walking B6@4
3@10 Bars Non-contact Stunts B6@5
3@10 Tightrope Contact Stunts B6@5
3@10 Balance Beam Speed B6@6
3@10 Rope & Trapeze Transfer B6@6
3@10 Tightrope Non-contact Stunts B6@7
3@10 Tightrope Speed B6@8
3@10 Knife Fighting Style B7@1
3@10 Knife B7@1
3@5 Fencing B7@1
2@4 Ku Fung B7@1 Fast Defensive Weapon-adverse Punch style -20 def sit-mod, -10 def damage mod, RF2, -10 att sit-mod (PENALTY), Body Part: Hand
3@10 Chow En Lai B7@1 Fast Aggressive Weapon-dependant RF2 +20 att sit-mod, Body Part: Hand & Arm,
3@10 Katana B7@1
3@7 Nunchaku B7@1
3@10 Ah Tsu B7@1 Fast Defensive Weapon-dependent -15 def SM Attx2 +5 off SM hand & arm all weapons
3@10 Panoramic Awareness B7@2
3@10 Fighting Blind B7@2
3@10 Solid Punch B7@3
3@5 Momentum Casting B7@3
2@9 Spinning Kick B7@3
3@10 Missile Escape B7@4
3@10 Following Finger B7@4
3@10 Muscle Blocking B7@4
3@10 Disarm weaponless B7@5
1@3 Seize Weapon B7@5
1@3 Break Weapon B7@5
1@8 Improvised Cloth Weapon B7@6
3@10 Alert Rest B10@2
Equipment
Hairbrush with concealed knife (the handle and body of steel so that it will be evident that it is the cause of the metal detector disruption, and design a quality brush that is beautiful in a modern way, with a six inch blade concealed within)
Large diamond on platinum band wedding ring, surrounded by sapphires, cuts glass and plexiglass
Omega Seamaster 2531.80 (Die Another Day/World Is Not Enough version) with miniature grappling hook, 30 foot high tensile micro filament, 600 pound test, high-powered laser, titanium casing, women's styling
Engagement Ring:
"Insurance" box containing $125K in gems, jewelry, and metals, and explanatory letter
2x FN-Five Seven w/ 20 clips of 20 bullets of 7x28mm ball round caliber (15lbs) RF10 dangerous, titanium parts for critical elements, anti-corrosion exterior finish, night sights, laser sights q.v.
Gold wedding ring, alternating diamonds, emeralds, rubies, twist detachable ring with fine garrotte wire
Custom Spectra Armor -48 cover value
Custom Spectra Hel met -4 cover value
Mishap, Steel 4@2 density Katana-model Vibrosword with Amethyst gem in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider. +5DC
Circumstance, Steel 4@2 density Katana-model Vibrosword with Aventurine gem in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent
rider
Springfield XD-45 in the 4 inch barrel, night sights
5 Springfield XD-45 magazines
500 .45 ACP ammo
Stage
World List
I'm working through everything, but I've hit a discrepancy. You list
- Mishap, Polymer 3@8 density Katana-model Vibrosword with Amethyst gem in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider
Circumstance, Polymer 3@8 density Katana-model Vibrosword with Aventurine gem in hilt, dangerous+damaging dependent rider
You have Geneice listed with biases in Psi and Mag comparable to yours; that has to be a copy error, as she's never been in a universe where she could actually perform such skills. Psi should be 0@1, Mag 0@0.
I have 1@6 Boxing B7@1 attack multiplier 1, slow defensive, weapon-adverse, no offensive modifier, -15 Defense modifier, -15 damage modifier, hand & arm listed for her; I don't know why, but I can't say for sure it's wrong (or whether I put it under the wrong character?).
That should fix everything.
I'm drawing a blank on one thing, though--what is Springfield XD-45 in the 4 inch barrel, night sights and 5 Springfield XD-45 magazines? You both have them, but I can't remember what they are, and I don't see skill listed for them.
*****
You and Geneice both take the virus.
You both get a bit ill, she more so than you. Your body fights off the virus, but she succumbs--and the serum does its work. She is now stronger and tougher than any human native to this world has ever been. She's also sharper and quicker.
--M. J. Young
The swords are a oversite, she has them, not me. As for her Bias skills, might be a misunderstanding, either way, that's fine. The springfields were bought in Kentucky during the Goldfinger episode.
Well I'm glad it works on her, but I need to make some adjustments and reinfect myself, I will keep adjusting it till it works on me the same way. I know the virus works, I just need to get it to make it look friendly to my white blood cells. Hopefully that will give me a bonus the next time I try. I will also make a counter virus for my special one.
Adam
You make the adjustments and try again. Your body works hard to reject it--you become feverish, sick to your stomach, and otherwise incapacitated for several days--but as you pull out of it, it is apparent that the virus has done its job.
Congratulations.
During this time, things have worsened; the United Nations is in turmoil, but is trying to organize troops to quell what is rapidly becoming a global civil war.
What's the next part of the plan?
--M. J. Young
I'm glad it worked. I ask C for the ok to give it as a "booster shot" to the US and UK armed forces, all of them. None of the subjects died, the virus works as planned, and he should agree, that in order to fight supermen, you need supermen of your own. This is WWIII, and it's not nuclear, it's genetics.
As for the plan, aside from training these guys, the only thing I can think of is "reinstating" my rank of Colonel, which is the highest rank officers that are still leading men personally on missions, and start dealing with the problem, while the new super soldiers get up to speed, and get their marching orders. I'll take control of these two hundred, and when another 800 get up to speed they can join me in the field. I also want Geneice enlisted as a Lt. Colonel, under me. I figure C is going to send me out to deal with this, he gave me the time to get a plan together. It's time to do what I can about the problem.
As much as personally I know Kahn is the problem, he doesn't know I know of him, so it's back to Panama to deal with the "King". I would hope I would be given the materials, men, machines to do my job. I'll see what C says.
Adam
C will support your work as well as he can.
List what you need; presumably it starts with command of this elite force, which is already multi-national and so will be organized along national lines, plus transportation for two hundred from England to Central America somewhere. Are you planning to jump, force-land planes, attempt to come ashore by boat, swim in seal-team style, or come overland from north or south?
What else do you need for yourself and your team?
Incidentally, Kahn is not "the problem". What you would have remembered about the story is that Kahn was only one of many local leaders; he and his inner circle managed to escape into space. No one local leader leads the whole; at present they are content to divide the world amongst themselves.
--M. J. Young
Nods, I will take charge of the first 200 or so, and will fill in the rest with soldiers and mechanized infantry after they get their boost. Since this is the US's part of the world, I would like to be brought in by boat, and have the US support me with the men and equipment coming from the north through Mexico. I would hope Mexico sees the threat and would let the tanks/trunks/men through to deal with the problems to the south. It is our job to take out resistance at the boarder at whatever country they stopped their advance at and start there. As for how to outfit them, as per any elite group, armor, weapons and gear suitable for a jungle environment, as that's where they are fighting at. So if Costa Rica is where they made their northern encroachment, that's where we start, with the stable supply line behind us, and open a whole for the US Military to punch a hole through to South America.
Adam
Let me be sure I'm clear on this.
You, plus two hundred men already boosted by the supersoldier serum, outfitted for jungle infantry, are going to make a marine landing (boats coming to shore to offload you) on the eastern coast of Costa Rica, while heavy equipment and artillery move through Mexico with the cooperation of the Mexican government to meet you there. Those reinforcements should include eight hundred more men who are just now being dosed with the superserum and should be ready within the month. You will be attempting to take out the enemy's top troops to weaken the defenses, so that when the reinforcements arrive they can start pushing back south to clean out Central America.
Do I have that right?
--M. J. Young
That is indeed correct.
Adam
O.K., let's get some details on the floatilla:
- Where do you begin? Are you leaving from some Carribean island, or some point in Mexico or South America? Are you leaving from farther away in something big (battleship, perhaps?) and then disembarking into smaller boats for the last leg?
- How many boats of what size are you using? Are all two hundred men in something like--well, I don't know what sort of boat you'd use for a landing of two hundred men. You tell me; what sort of boats do you envision, and how many?
- Obviously part of the trip has to be made in daylight and part at night; when do you plan to hit the beach?
- What steps are you taking to obscure your intentions from surveillance?
- What equipment do you have on the boats besides the standard gear your men will need when they hit the shore?
--M. J. Young
We will leave from Mexico, 10 miles from the border from Belize, and go at night and come up on those beaches 10 miles from the border, travelling 20 miles. We will start here, and make our way south to Guatemala, and figure out how are the influence goes. The boats will be 12 man inflatable boats with quiet outboard moters. We will take 12 of them, so we can take the equipment we need, and then we will hide them in the jungle deflated before we leave. As for non standard gear, aside from extra food and water, not much. We do not want to give our positions away, and we will need to live off the land to keep off the radar.
Adam
I understand all the details except that it appears you are moving two hundred men plus some spare equipment (mostly food and water) in a dozen boats each of which can carry a dozen men--which is space for one hundred forty-four. I figure you meant either that each of the dozen boats can carry twenty (bigger boats, 240 people), or you were taking two dozen boats (space for 288), but I thought I'd check. I don't know that it would matter, but it might make a difference.
Good plan, incidentally.
What color are the boats? Are you using lights or something to stay together?
--M. J. Young
I shouldn't post within 10 minutes of waking up.I meant 24 man boats. Olive drab in color. We will yse nightvision goggles for vision at night.
Adam
The seas are choppy and the wind is high; several times you are overflown by unidentified low-flying aircraft. You maintain radio silence, and stick together. One of your boats swamps, but everyone is brought aboard the other boats and you lose very little of the gear in the process.
It is near daybreak as you come within sight of shore; your GPS says this is the desired landing area. There is a small encampment a hundred yards from the edge of the beach, but it looks quiet in the dawn light.
--M. J. Young
*we will hide the boats, and look at the camp and see what we can see*
Adam
Your men work like clockwork ghosts, bringing the boats ashore and moving them up the sand toward the tall grasses in near silence. The surf is all you hear.
From this point, the camp appears to be a watch point, but whoever is on watch is not looking your direction yet. You've got a hundred yards; are you taking everyone to the camp, or organizing some sort of scouting check?
--M. J. Young
I will take up the snipers to get a bead on those on watch, and the rest of the men will advance once we take out their forward watch. For the snipers they are armed with the following: http://www.snipercentral.com/dpms308.htm , which is the standard special forces semi automatic rifle, with silencer. The normal men that aren't using the M249 SAW, are using M4's like what Geneice has, silenced and with grenade launchers. There is one M249 person in a squad of 4, so there are 50 snipers, 50 SAWs, and 100 infantry. The SAWs will take up positions lying down in the brush, the snipers will go in first setup position, once they start, the infantry forces will come in. This is a silenced procedure, the SAWs will only fire if things go badly. If all goes well, they won't need to do a thing. Geneice will be working on the radio jamming equipment, to stop a message from going out. As of right now, every military met is under the control of the "King" so they need to be avoided or pacified, and I don't see sneaking past them without them seeing a posibility right now.
Adam
Your men are moving into position when there is a shout from the camp. One of your snipers fires, taking out the scout that spotted you, but the camp has been alerted and is awakening. Several men with rifles are moving into view, and your snipers are bringing them down as they do, but orders are being shouted within the camp, apparently trying to organize the troops.
--M. J. Young
Well nothing like a little firefight to start a morning. I will give orders to short single shot making sure to choose shots carefully. I will order the M249s to take small three shot bursts at things they see moving. I will do the same with my sniper and hope Geneice is doing a good job on the jamming.
Adam
Since your radios won't work with Geneice jamming, you shout your orders. The men get it.
It takes about twenty minutes to bring an end to the matter; the last dozen of about fifty soldiers surrender. It's pretty evident that none of these people are part of the elite that have taken over, but are ordinary people conscripted to fight their war.
Your own men took only minor injuries, which are being tended.
The radio equipment seems to have been abandoned; they did not get a message out that way.
--M. J. Young
I will ask them what lies out to the west of here, and we will take off in that direction after packing up. About a half a mile into it, we will turn south and hug the shoreline for now. I'm pretty sure they sent a runner off, and they will come back. I will leave some of the guys in rear guard to make sure we aren't followed. Let's see where this goes.
Adam
What are you doing with your prisoners?
Half a mile inland you find a shore road--not a major highway, but a decent piece of solid ground that will make travel relatively swift and easy.
What are your hopes and fears?
--M. J. Young
We'll let em go, first taking their weapons, ammo, etc and placing them in a pile and use a thermite grenade to destroy them. I would hope we reach the border of the next country unmolested. We'll travel now, since we likely made out, but in the near future, we will sleep during the height of the day, and travel at night.
Adam
You run through the day and the night, and then find a suitable place to camp under cover the following morning.
Geneice observes that it won't take long before they're on to you, but even with the super soldiers rest is necessary, and there's little use in running them to exhaustion before they get into battle.
The questions, really, are how long it takes them discover you've landed, whether they'll be able to figure out which way you went. Your assessment of those questions will have an impact on which way you go from here.
--M. J. Young
Well My assessment is that is the GE roll is bad they have no clue where we are and where we are going. If the GE roll is good, they know where we went and know right away.
Adam
You get a night of rest, sending out a few recon men to scout ahead and behind, and trying to get satelite information on troop movements.
By morning you've got news. There is a unit of about three to four hundred coming down the road behind you, which will probably reach your current position in twelve hours; however, there is another force south of you moving to block the road, and they will be in your path about four hours south of here in about four hours; they number close to a thousand.
If you move south, you will probably run into the larger force as it reaches the road four hours from now, and then the other force will catch up around nightfall; if you return north you can catch the smaller force sometime in the early afternoon, but then you'll have the larger one coming up the road toward you during the night.
If you stay where you are, the larger force reaches you mid afternoon (eight hours) and the smaller early evening (twelve hours), coming at you from opposite directions.
Tactics?
--M. J. Young
Well well well, trying to come at us from two directions and with superior numbers. I doubt these are the super soldiers, this far out, and in these numbers, probably more troops, either conscripted or not. We will head back up the road, and engage the 400 first. About 60 minutes from encountering the 400, we will go off the road, where Geneice and I with our super strength will push down trees, and stacking them up, making a makeshift barrier around our area. I would say this area is 200 by 200, a diamond shaped, about 4 feet high. The troops will use the smaller trees and brush to make pungi sticks, and traps in the jungle to discourage them from trying to engage us in there. We will also use our claymores and explosives there as well, to make sure that any end around will come up with failure, and massive death for the enemy.
I will call C tell him the situation and since we have roughly 7 hours till we fight, if he can arrange to airdrop of regular mines, a large number of them, in parashooted crates on the beach, he can track me by my scriff, so he can give them crews an exact location. He should have the ear of someone in the US, and if they use a stealth aircraft, they can make sure it's not caught on radar.
When I say a large number, I'm thinking about 2000 anti personal mines http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valmara_69 they are small and perfect for running a tripline across the road, as well putting the bulk of them in the soft earth on both sides of the road 1000 ahead and 1000 behind, leaving is a 50 foot wide strip, basically as wide as the corner that we can see going to the north and south of the road. The snipers will pick their places, the M249 machinegunners will entrench behind cover, and the rest defend out makeshift bunker. I will leave it to the people with Sat uplinks to give us accurate troop movements.
Adam
O.K., if you head north for five and a half hours, assuming your men and the enemy are moving at the same speed, they will be one hour north of you still; that will give you one hour to prepare for their arrival. It gives the Americans five and a half hours to drop the requested mines on the beach, which is probably cutting things close but might be possible. You will be setting up your ambush, and hopefully have it in place to meet the southbound group in what will be six and a half hours from start.
Assuming the northbound contingent stays on schedule, they should reach the same point in thirteen and a half hours, which is seven hours after you engage the southbound force. Presumably you will have finished the first combat sufficiently before that to prepare for the second.
Does this timeframe fit your understanding, or did I misunderstand something?
--M. J. Young
The timeframe fits, if the mines don't get there before the first group, that's ok, with 2 to 1 odds against, I give us good chance to survive that one pretty much unscathed. The 1K of soldiers, now those I would want the mines for, and if I could use all 2000 for them, I'd be a much happier guy.
Adam
You reverse and start heading north, sending messages while you're moving.
It's half past noon when one of your officers reports that the enemy's position is about an hour north of you; the beach is not in sight from here, and hasn't been for the past couple miles (the road moves in and out through the coastal jungle and foothills), but you've got good jungle cover.
The report is that your mines will be on the beach in three hours, and that you should have someone there to receive the drop.
I believe you were going to push over some trees and let the men set up defenses; are there any adjustments at this point?
--M. J. Young
Sounds right to me. Let's kick this pig.
Adam
O.K., you tear into setup, described thus:
- Geneice and I with our super strength will push down trees
- stacking them up
- making a makeshift barrier around our area...200 by 200*, a diamond shaped, about 4 feet high
- The troops will use the smaller trees and brush to make pungi sticks and traps in the jungle to discourage them from trying to engage us in there
- We will also use our claymores and explosives there as well, to make sure that any end around will come up with failure....
*Feet or yards or something else?
The question is how you are prioritizing this. Are you and Geneice knocking down enough trees, and then stacking them to 4 feet here, and working around the area until you've got it that high all the way around? Are you knocking down a few trees, stacking them to a foot or two, and moving on, continuing to do a bit at a time until it's done? Are you knocking down the trees and having someone else build walls from them?
Also, it would be easy for you to knock over trees under about four inches in diameter, but bigger than that would require strength checks; how big are the trees you want, and how many do you want that size?
Are all the men setting up traps in the jungle, or are they doing different things?
Part of the concern is that you are working against a timeframe that is both limited and approximated, so there is the possibility that the job will be incomplete when the enemy arrives; I need a schema to tell me what is prioritized to finish first, and how that prioritization is being effectuated.
Orders, sir?
--M. J. Young
Geneice and I will push down trees about a foot in diameter, together, and we will use they as approximate cover. I would like to have a couple of them down in a row, interlacing. We will deal with what we can get. The soldiers will use their machettes and use their claymores and make the traps in the jungle.
We will work on the walls, they will work on the traps. At this point, even 20 trees down along the same lines 5 on each side will provide sufficent cover for now.
Adam