Tommy Guerra.

I... I don't remember.

"I have no bloody clue SIR"

>>17621282
Wait a second, is the OP even here after half an hour of thread inactivity?

Vault Dweller.

>>17621316
Yes. Multitasking and occasionally checking back as you work is a wonderful ability in this day and age.

>>17621302
>>17621292
"You don't know?" The guy in the jumpsuit gives you an odd look as he marks something down on that clipboard of his. "Well, alright. But, you don't need to call me 'sir.' I'm part of the science team. The rest of your battalion's getting defrosted, and so far, you're the only one showing any adverse effects. Considering you're the only one, I should PROBABLY turn you over to the medical staff and let them figure out what's up, but right now, you're needed elsewhere. The doctors and nurses are all still getting unfrozen anyways so that option's out for right now."

He glances over at his friend, a six-foot-nine burly man in another blue jumpsuit, with brown hair. His friend is opening another one of the cryo-chambers. The man with glasses nods at the opened door behind him. "Down the hall and to the left. The Colonel wants you in your power armor and topside in fifteen. We need to see what we're dealing with. Welcome to the New World, soldier."

Listen to the guy, this might be one of those places where they kill you for asking too many questions.

>>17621408
Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go see what we have to work with.

>>17622013
>>17622137
Without saying a word in response, you make your way out of the room and begin heading down the metal corridor beyond. Several other men in jumpsuits greet you, nodding in your general direction. Eventually, following the scientist's directions, you come to a room with a sign over it reading 'Armory.'

The door slides open as you approach, and you see several men inside, gearing up in several slightly different suits of armor. One has an astronaut-esque bubble-helmet, and another has a helmet with an extremely compact visor and thin-looking plating. You hear the other men in the room stop talking to one another as you head in, and the majority turn to face you. Some appear to be uneasy, others give you hard looks.

However, mounted on the walls of the room are several suits of armor, lying unclaimed.

>Pick one:

>Light scout armor with light plating and a visor with built-in binoculars, nightvision, and a spotting laser
>Light jump armor with jump-jets built into the boots, incorporating slightly heavier plating than the scout armor
>Heavy armor that will permit easy use and survival against heavy weapons
>Medium armor that provides ease of movement and incorporates some long-range comm gear

>>17622369
The medium armor. We'll want that powerful communications gear and the ability to run like hell if things go pear-shaped.

>>17622369
Super heavy. I'm sick of being "agile" and "tactically advisable". I want to see CRATERS.

[nospoilersforyou]Are we in Rage?[/nospoilersforyou]

Heavy Armour, cuase walking up to people and crushing thier heads with armoured hands.

rolled 56 = 56

>>17622369
Medium armor, all the way.

rolled 63 = 63

Tie breaker? Medium armor.

>>17622455
>>17622595
>>17622392

You take the medium armor off the wall and begin to put it on. At first, it feels a bit heavy, but it gets lighter as you put it on in full. You hear a dull hum as the suit finally activates, clicking and hissing as it seals together to protect against airborne contaminants.

You hear a robotic voice over your helmet's earpiece as green letters flash across your new visor.

>WELCOME USER

>REQUEST CALLSIGN FOR TACNET UPLINK

Behind you, you can hear the other men in the armory commenting on you and your presence. "What's this guy's story?"

"I dunno. He probably just woke up. I don't recognize him, anyways."

"Word is the nerds were just about to start waking up the guys from Sector TG...That's just down the hall. The stories creep me right the fuck out..."

"What's so special about the cryo-chambers in TG?"

"Those guys were apparently set aside. No explanation, but they were all flagged as 'SpecOps.' He's weirdin' ME out, that's for damn sure."

rolled 69 = 69

>>17622758
You have no idea how hard it is to find reasonable looking medium armor with a futuristic feel. It's all either light or heavy.

Anyway, call sign Sierra Romeo. Sounds sort of official, uses NATO spelling alphabet.

rolled 41 = 41

>>17622907
Damned captcha.

>>17622758
Hey buddy, I'm right here.

Our callsign? Snake, what else?

>>17622907
I agree with this. Let's go with a militaristic call sign. While I'm not much of a fan of the name Sierra Romeo, I do agree with the using NATO Spelling.

How about Tango Golf? Going with the TG thing here.

>>17623180
Tango Golf sounds fine
or alternatively Foxtrot Uniform

>>17623180
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, if we cant use 3 then TG works.

>>17622917
You know, it pisses me off when people don't really understand military rank.

Do not make your cool ass guy a FSG. A FSG's job is basically to babysit a whole company, not to fight.

>>17623180
>This guy

If we do go with Tango Golf, I say we just make people call us Tango, or TG.

>>17623180
If you want a military callsign, you should really start with a set of numbers, not just letters.

>>17623241
>Having a callsign and not using it

The entire point of the callsign is it being something for people to call you. Also, in the military sense, tango golf and tg are the exact same thing on the radio.

>>17623275

1337 Tango Golf?

I got nothing. Maybe 0987 Tango Golf instead, last four digits of this thread.

>>17623275
48, as we are the 48th board countinh from /a/

rolled 99 = 99

>>17623306
Tango Golf 48? That works. A company is usually what, 100 guys? Although, if we're special forces, would we be in a company, or divided into and identified by smaller squad callsigns?

>>17623366

I agree with this.

rolled 79 = 79

>>17623366
Actually, the four means we belong to fourth squad, the eight means we are a private, or maybe NCO, can't remember.

>>17623366
Your overthinking it a bit, if our callsign was to be 100% legit it would be picked for us. Though, OP could explain that as our first response being our subconcious recollection of what it was or some such bs.

Wonder if op is still here, its been an hour.

Probably is, just waiting for us to reach a consensus.

>CONNECTING TO TACNET
>WELCOME, TANGO GOLF 48

As soon as you're linked to the TacNet, you can hear some radio chatter over your earpiece. "This is Bunker 145 Command, we're reading your vital signs and have confirmed your status. Uh...whoa. Tango Golf, we are reading you as a Tier 9 Asset. That CAN'T be right...Getting word from higher up. The Colonel wants to see you personally. Grab some weapons and then head for Briefing Room 12. You're heading topside slightly ahead of schedule."

To your left, a panel on the wall opens to reveal a staggering array of weapons mounted on it, complete with backpack ammo supplies, magazines, fuel tubes, and any number of other attachments, including auxiliary systems. If you weren't on a time constraint, you might be able to stand here and simply play with all your options.

>Pick two weapons, and one auxiliary system for each.

>Heavy Plasma Cannon - A relatively-portable anti-armor gun, frequently used by troopers in medium or heavy armor, and by two-man teams as fixed emplacements for anyone in scout or jump armor. Comes with a backpack power supply. AUXILIARY SYSTEMS: Cooling vents, overcharger

>Grenade Launcher: A support weapon capable of launching frag, flashbang, plasma, smoke, poison gas, and concussion grenades. Comes with a built-in killswitch to permit the wielder to disarm active grenades mid-flight in the event of a potential friendly-fire incident. AUXILIARY SYSTEMS: Specialized range/arc-sight, homing uplink

>Gauss Rifle: Automatic rifle used against targets wearing light armor or no armor. Tried-and-true design, reliable in harsh conditions. AUXILIARY SYSTEMS: Motion-tracker sight, self-maintenance module

>Flamethrower: This new model of a weapon that dates back to Earth's older days comes with a special gel that permits for longer use in the field without refueling. The fuel tank is armored to prevent it from going off due to enemy fire. AUXILIARY SYSTEMS: Secondary fuel tank, 'Blackfire' module

>>17623526
Grenade Launcher with Homing Uplink
and
Gauss Rifle with Self-maintenance

Launcher/homing and Rifle/auto maitenence

rolled 18 = 18

>>17623526
Gauss Rifle and Heavy Plasma Cannon.

>>17623563
I third this

Gotta go with the above grenade launcher and rifle. Very versatile affair and outfit we're going with here, eh?

>>17623581
I'm for the plasma with overcharge and the guass with self maintenance.

Homing launcher and auto-maintaining rifle.

>>17623581
Seconding.
Self-maintenance and cooling vents is the way to go.
We want to be reliable!

With the grenade launcher we can fire plasma grenades. Sure, probably not as strong as the plasma gun, but doesn't require a backpack. Plus, we can probably outfit it to fire other stuff too. Also play pranks on people by firing a smoke bomb at them and hit the kill switch.

>>17623603
Rifle is our reliable weapon, launcher for choices in our carnage. I'm sure plasma grenades do what the plasma cannon does, and we have other nades to choose from

>>17623634
The advantage is that plasma doesn't need ammunition. Energy can be reloaded.

>>17623526

>Gauss Rifle with the self-maintenance
>Plasma Cannon with Overcharger

True, but that stuff would probably be heavy to lug around. Doubt it would give us room to carry other stuff if we needed to.

Or maybe we should ask what we are up against before we decide?

I mean, if we fight against a large number of light things, we should equip differently than when fighting heavy dudes

>>17623665
Thats why we are going to the CO I think. If we took heavy armor Id be for the cannon, but if we are against enough armor to need it our medium armor wont cut it. Medium armor is the versatile choice, and the launcher is our swiss army knife.

rolled 16 = 16

>>17623665
I'm sure it will mostly be medium armored ground units, with some light jumpers and snipers mixed in the ranks. At least, if our armor is anything to go on. Probably some heavies and mechs and what not.

Op were art thou?

>>17623563
>It totals out to five votes in favor of this, and four in favor of Rifle/Cannon

Grabbing a rifle with a self-maintenance module and a grenade launcher with a homing module, along with an assortment of grenades for the launcher, your visor activates your HUD, displaying a compass at the top and a quick readout on your vitals and armor integrity in the lower corner, displayed by an image of a human divided into segments based on body parts. Everything looks green. Your HUD directs you out the door and down the hall with a dark blue arrow, heading past the armory and chatting maintenance workers in the corridor. Some turn to look at you, but go on about their business after a moment. Eventually, you come to Briefing Room 12 and head inside.

For some reason, the briefing room seems familiar to you, like something's at the forefront of your mind, but you can't articulate your thoughts on it. Standing in the room is an older soldier in a uniform, his rank insignia on his shoulder showing that he's the man you're looking for. He appears to be surveying images on a holographic projector. The projector shows a lot of images of desert terrain - Sand dunes, arroyos, etc. Off to the side are a pair of armed guards in what seems to be a variant of the light scout armor you saw earlier, wielding gauss rifles.

"Ah, you're the soldier from TG. Come on in. These are...interesting times. Not sure if you know it, but I was just defrosted myself by the nerds not two weeks ago. Most of the bunker's only been awake for a month, and judging from what the communication techs are telling me, we aren't getting any signals from neighboring bunkers. Which means, we're the first bunker on the planet to wake up."

>>17623817
Fapping to loli? Who knows.

>>17623843

"Wake up? Everythings a blur, could you fill me in about what happned, sir? I don't remember anything prior to waking up And why now?"

>>17623843
YAAAAAAAAAAAY! First awake! Let's go MURDER everyone outside. HAIL THE ENCLAVE!

>>17623876
No Frank, you are the mutants.
>>17623843
So? Kinda fuzzy on... everything sir.

>>17623843
This makes me wonder, are we talking Halo-level powered armor, Space-marine level power armor, or like the manga, red eyes level power armor.

Also, get immediate intel, sure we may not remember much, but we know how to do our job, and that means getting shit done.

>>17623955
>>17623854
"Ah, right. You got shot in the head, you wouldn't know any of this."

He takes a long drag on a cigar, turning to face you. His aged, battle-worn face gives him the appearance of an old man at first, but you quickly realize he couldn't be much older than forty. Accounting for the inherent anomaly of cryo-sleep, at least. "The world ended, and we're supposed to be all that's left. We're a military bunker, 145, and our job's to serve as a protection force for the civilian population, to defend them against any dangers of this...brave new world we see before us." He gestures to the images of the desert the projector is displaying. "You, in particular, are a Marauder. You're one of the select few that was chosen for the sole purpose of being specially-trained, slightly augmented, and then mindwiped, to serve as a specialist unit among the forces here in this bunker. Someone who is meant to show no fear in the face of the unknown, and to be a 'First Contact' expert for anything on the surface. Welcome to the New World, soldier."

>>17623975
Shit. So we're first recon AND an explorer?

'So, we go out there and get the intel that I was meaning to ask about right?'

>>17623975

"Well sir, my memory's still scrambled eggs, but I'm good to go. What are my orders?"

>>17624006
We're a fucking adventurer.

>>17624059
>TANGO_GOLF_48
>MURDERHOBO

>>17623975
Any special augmentations I should be aware of sir?
Otherwise, if you're ready to point me in the direction of my first assignment I'll execute your orders immediately.

>>17624015
>>17624006
"Precisely. We need the toughest sons of bitches we can get up there to pave the way, and you're the whole package. Tough enough to take the heat, smart enough to know how, and geared up with the finest military equipment the 23rd Century had to offer for those going into the unknown."

"So, first order of business: Get in touch with the other bunkers nearby and see if they're still intact or just haven't woken up yet. This continent was seeded with about two-hundred. Soon as you're on the surface, you'll be on your own, but we've given you clearance to requisition anything you need, and anyone you feel would be of use to your efforts on the surface. We haven't got the tanks and VTOLs up and running, and the Knight squads aren't prepped for defrosting yet. You've got all the skills you'll need buried in that scrambled gray matter of your's, but if you need some help, we have a few volunteers itchin' to get out there and break shit. You'll have constant contact with the Bunker 145 TacNet to keep us informed of what's happening up there, and we'll have the locations of the nearest few bunkers loaded into your helmet. Anything that happens after you go out that bunker door is your business."

>>17624157
"Well, you got the usual. Enhanced eyesight, greater bone density, night vision, quicker regeneration, enhanced reflexes. Nothing that'll warrant calling you a superhero, but you can take shit harder than most of the people down here, and dish it out even harder than that."

>>17624108
If only we had a couch in decent condition...

Well, we may be stronger than most because of augmentation.. But that doesn't mean we won't need help. A small strike team would probably be best, one that isn't large enough to be a headache in logistics, but not small enough to be non-feasible.

I'd suggest getting three to four guys go and help us, with a variety of skills that would be helpful on the field. A medic would be an obvious first choice, someone who knows bombs, a lock smith/hacker, etc.

Also, I suppose this is a question. We going to specialize in anything, or just be a generalized fighter-leader type guy?

>>17624231
Three is the perfect number, so two more will be fine: a medic/rifleman and a electronics/tech specialist.

>>17624231
We sorta picked the jack of all trades kit, so lets stick to it.

We should look around for our band of bros topside, not many are awake in this vault and we havent seen anyone outstanding yet. A pro has to have standards after all.

Time to go topside. Check in with 145 first, if they arent up to take our intel, we need to wake them up so they can.

>>17624181

"How far are we from the nearest bunkers? And what was the geography of this region like?"

>>17624301
Also, one should be a woman and the other should be a minority of some kind. Variety.

>>17624231
>>17624301

We'll want a medic who is cleared to operate cyrotubes and bring people out from cryo safely. A computer technician to help with problems that might be on-site.

And a nuclear technician, to assess and make repairs to bunkers with damaged generators.

>>17624313
Locations are in our helmet, and we are the one getting intel for everyone else, meaning geography, wildlife, natives, plantlife.... everything.

>>17624355

The old geography. Pre-war.

>>17624303
>No, Anon, YOU ARE in Bunker 145.
>And then Anon was in cryo.

>>17624231
"Well, we've got four guys in particular that want to head up before anyone else. One's a mechanic, but we need him working on the tanks to get them up and running, and he's not certified for power armor anyways. The others are a combat medic with one of the scout teams, callsign 'Butcher', a combat engineer with one of the jump-trooper squads, callsign 'Locksmith', and a heavy weapons close-assault specialist, callsign 'Lunch.'"

>>17624339
So, not a single person good in a scrap? We have a bunker full of scientists at our beck and call, we can have the cryo tech walk us through the procedure if needed. We do have the best comm equipment after all. Lets not plan out our team so soon and wait until we know what we need or until OP throws some bros at us.

>>17624413

Hey look. >>17624405

Bros.

>>17624405

I say we take Butcher and Locksmith. Maybe we can get them to teach us some basics of their trades while we're out. Probably just something simple, like how to properly administer the [insert futuristic wound fix-all here], and some basic work arounds to locks and computers.

>>17624405
Close combat at least. Tanky up front guy with us as fire support, should work well.

"They will be sufficient."

>>17624446
Combat engineer is good too, because who doesn't like explosives?

>>17624446

I agree with this anon, take Butcher and Locksmith along, and pick up the basics from them. We need someone to get us into other bunkers and we need someone to get the people in cryo out.

If Butcher isn't cryo certified, we can have techs back home walk us through.

>>17624405
Take Locksmith for sure.

>>17624405
Let's have a chat with each. Get to know the people behind the names, as it were. Specialties and training are fine, but they're not what make a soldier.

>>17624446
>>17624593
"We'll send the word that they're supposed to meet you up top, near the bunker doors. You'll be handed rations and supplies right before you leave. Out the door, and head right, then upstairs. You'll come right to the door." The Colonel nods as you turn to leave the briefing room. "Godspeed, and good luck, kid. You're gonna need it."

Following the Colonel's directions, you pass several of the bunker's other cryo-chamber vaults, heading up the stairs and find yourself in a large, dust-filled control room. Several other armored individuals are standing by a large, gear-shaped door, clearly marked 'EXIT.' Their armor matches the descriptions of the soldiers you were told would be willing to accompany you on the expedition to the surface, the scout-trooper displaying a red cross on his shoulders. The jump-trooper has a first aid kit and other medical supplies clearly on-hand, and the heavy-armor trooper is carrying a flamethrower with what appears to be a 'Blackfire' module attached.

The jump-trooper notices you first and points you out, speaking with a distinct London accent. "Hey, that's gotta be him." The other two turn to face you, abandoning their previous conversation.

>>17624708

Even better idea, if there's 'something' up there that doesn't like us, we don't want the help shitting their pants.

>>17624721
The engineer has first aid training? Even better. Hit him up first.

"Greetings. I'm TG. Let's get shit done."

>>17624721
I assume we are the leader of this team, right?

Greet them, give short briefing and then set out.

>>17624822
We are a 'level 9 asset', which sounds pretty important. And nowhere in the COs speech did he make it sound like we were taking orders from ANYONE. So I'm thinking we are in charge.

>>17624782
>>17624822
Come on, we need to at least figure out what everyone else in our fireteam can and can't do.

>>17624721
>>17624782

"Just call me Cho Aniki."

>>17624780
>Derp. This is why the OP needs to pay more attention to what the fuck he's writing.

>>17624782
Locksmith nods in agreement, extending his hand. "I agree. I'm Locksmith, I'll be your resident Swiss Army Knife today. Here's hoping we get to scare the shit out of some superstitious tribals, eh?"

"You know we're not gonna find signs of life, right? Whole planet got the shit blasted out of it." The medic steps forward, arms crossed, looking you up and down. His voice is low, deep. "So, you're the commando type they unfroze. I heard they were unlocking the TG sector today. Lots of hushed tones. You don't look so badass."

"Put a sock in it, Butcher. TG's a soldier, same as the rest of us. And he's got the kit to show for it. He knows what he's doing." Locksmith turns to face the medic, obviously willing to trust you, despite your fairly shady background.

The heavy-trooper just stares at you and hefts the flamethrower, preparing to leave. Several maintenance workers walk over from a nearby crate, handing you each two weeks' worth of rations, and Butcher receives additional medical supplies.

"Door opens in sixty seconds. Get ready to run, because we're closing it precisely twenty seconds afterwards." They sound bored as they go about distributing the supplies to your explorer team.

"Any idea what we'll be doing once we head topside?" Locksmith turns back to look at you as he gathers up a pair of extra demolition charges, and what looks like a cutting torch.

>>17624932
"Absolutely none"

>>17624883
Medic/Scout, so he stays in the rear providing fire support and patching people up away from combat. Jump pack combat engineer, he goes in quick and makes shit go boom. Think reaper from SC2 with better guns and more explosions. Assault specialist, gets in close to use that supercharged flamer and takes the hits with heavy armor. Bam.

>>17624932

"No. Probably lots of rock, dust and nothing. We're going to check out the bunkers close by to see if they're up and running already."

rolled 4 = 4

>>17624932
"We're looking for signs of life, simple as that. First job is to check in on some of the neighboring bunkers, or Vaults. Vaults sounds better, doesn't it?"

>>17624932
"Recon and report on the status of other bunkers in the area. Acquire resources as opportunity permits. See what's out there, and if it's friendly or not. Though I get the feeling we'd rather not have a welcoming party from whatever might be alive out there."

>>17624932
Out of the freezer and into the cold, I guess.

Maybe a quick sweep to secure the immediate vicinity of the bunker, then make for the nearest neighbor. Put the scout on point, rest of the fireteam makes 10 yard transects. We can hold back on overwatch, about 10 yards behind the scout, so we can shift our fire left or right as needed.

>>17624989

Locksmith nods in agreement, before muttering. "It DOES sound better...People have no idea how to name shit these days."

The maintenance workers finish distributing the gear and head back to a nearby control panel on the wall. "Alright. Twenty seconds, then we close it. Gotta keep the bunker from being too compromised by any potential radiation over background levels. Ready?"

Your team gathers their equipment and heads for the bunker door as a klaxon begins to sound in preparation for the door opening. Somehow, you know at the back of your head that this is standard procedure. The maintenance workers put on breath masks as they prepare to flip the switch and let you out. "Ready...go!"

The door slides inward, and then off to the right, in a slow, grinding cacophony. You would be blinded by the sunlight outside if your visor wasn't polarized. You rush for the door alongside the rest of your team, and within a moment, you are greeted by the sight of an endless desert and the sound of a distant, howling wind.

"Well, bloody hell." The engineer mutters as the door slams shut behind you.

>>17625077
After a moment of surveying the landscape surrounding you, your squad gets into position according to your orders. Your HUD's compass highlights a few directions to head in - Northeast, southeast, and straight east. At least the bunkers were all built in the same general direction. Everything's 'east.'

>>17625185
Set course to the nearest one

"First, recon. Get the lay of the land, topography, that shit so the second wave doesnt aimlessly wander like we probably will. Next, find a vault and crack her open. After that, dunno. Look for rescources, possible base locations and look for life. Cant live down there forever after all. Now lets move."

>>17625204
This. If they're all the same distance (unlikely), go for the northeast. If we need to we can cut south from there, hit the other two bunkers, and head back (if we were out of radio range or need to resupply and haven't found anything, which I find unlikely actually).

>>17625185
>inna desert
>everything's east
Well, that'll make it easier to find everything.

>>17625185
D: Thats not how radiation works..

Head straight east, being the simplest direction. Be very wary, we got no clue wtf is up here.

>>17625185
Let's keep an eye out for water sources that may be uncontaminated. Sounds like that'll be at a premium around here.

>>17625204
>>17625228

Butcher takes point, heading northeast as directed by you. According to your HUD compass, the northeastern bunker is closest, by about a day's travel. Or, so you can guess. You're still not sure how you know all this so instinctively. As you begin walking, the terrain slowly shifts to more rocky, uneven footing over the span of a few hours. Eventually, on the horizon, you can see something that seems to grow out of the ground, but you can't quite tell what it is.

Butcher contacts you over the radio as you approach. He seems to know what's up ahead - Probably because of the built-in magnification system in his helmet. "TG, we've got what looks like a shantytown up ahead with some sort of fortification, looks like makeshift barricades and watchtowers. Requesting permission to advance and inspect up close."

>>17625346
Granted, but do not approach and try not to get spotted. If you are, alert us.

>>17625346
"Granted. But keep out of sight, we don't know what or who made it."

Getting information about the world and the locals should be also important but we shouldn't get distracted too much from our primary mission.

>>17625346
"Permission granted, keep an eye out especially for guards, militants, and...ah you know what your doing, I'm sure I don't need to tell you how to scout an area."

>>17625346
>Requesting permission to advance and inspect up close
Denied. There's no need to get too close just yet. We should stick together, and keep our distance at first. If we find a high spot, we could use those optics of his to observe the town before moving in.

The better info we get about the place, the better decisions we can make.

>>17625370
By approach I mean close enough to be seen.i

>>17625372
Its worth looking into though, locals would know more than us about the world, or they could be the inhabitants of the nearby vault.

>>17625372
>>17625370

Butcher begins advancing, looking for a good angle to get closer from before approaching any further. Locksmith and Lunch settle in, waiting for word. After about a half-hour, you get word from Butcher. "TG, I'm on a small hill a short distance south and then slightly east of your position. Looks like humans, wearing what looks like rags and leathers. From the looks of it, they have crossbows, axes and polearms made from scrap metal, and they're wearing leathers. I can only see the eastern end of the camp from this angle, I'll need to close in for a better look. They don't have anything that could possibly hurt us, even if they tried, from what I'm seeing."

>>17625506

lets mark it on our map and move on, we'll radio home about it later. Not to sure on what our stance on tribals is supposed to be.

>>17625506
Then we'll rally on Butcher's location and move in, guns out but down. We can ask for the lay of the land, locations of settlements, or whether they've seen folks like us.

If they try some shit, then they'll get their asses kicked.

>>17625506
Consult our HUD, how close is this 'town' to our destination bunker?

>>17625547
this

They might attack us thinking we are demons or something and we'd be forced to gun them down. Not a nice way to start a day.

>>17625547
>>17625562
These. No need to go in just yet. Scout around them and try to get a feel for things on our way to the bunker.

Use our comm to notify 145 of the shantytown and location.

>>17625506
We should ask them if they have any gold.

Call HQ, tell them we have primitive locals extremely closeby, and if they want us to capture/bring one back for tests and interviews.

>>17625506
Watch out for giant insects bursting out of the ground. That would suck.

Also, see if there's anything shiny or important looking in town.

Oh, and try and determine useful cultural information like slavery or whatever through those binocs.

>>17625547
Everything is completely at our discresion. EVERYTHING. We were given the most bizzare order in military history.

>>17625660
Aye, and my stance is 'figure it out later and indirectly'.

>>17625660

Probably a reason for that. I personally think this TG (Not us, the cryo-wing) is really shady. Who knows what else they might of put into us without us knowing? That, and they mindwipe us (I think, there was a mention we were shot in the head, but also that they mindwipe... Unless shot in the head is macabre jargon for getting mindwiped.) when they freeze us? What's up with that. Doesn't settle right.

I don't wanna leave an unknown at our backs. I say we should at least scout the place, if not make actual contact.

>>17625562
Not very far, actually. The destination bunker's another few hours of walking; whoever built these things wanted everyone in relatively-close proximity to one another, probably to make it easier on people like you for post-Cataclysm contact.

>>17625547
>>17625571
>>17625575
A quick call to Bunker 145 over your radio confirms that your comm gear actually works. "Surface team, we're reading you. Confirming location of unknown settlement. We'll upload that to TACNET and get it on all the maps. We would like to request that you get additional intel, but that'll be your call, not our's. The Colonel would like to report that the presence of humans topside indicates some bunkers may have opened slightly ahead of schedule and abandoned them altogether. Keep us informed of what happens up there. Any sign of Bunker habitation or migration is to be noted as priority traffic. Bunker 145 out."

"So? Close in or hold, TG? Or are we moving on?" Butcher whispers through his radio to you.

>>17625701
We can gain a LOT of very vital information from ANYONE who has been topside longer than we have. I say we attempt contact before wandering off without being warned about the sandworms or whatever are around here.

>>17625688
Imo, if hq cant handle them yet, leave them for now. Oh yeah look for scources of food, cattle pens or farms. If they dont have a reliable food scource, we already have them under our thumbs.

>>17625701
They're armed with nothing but sticks. If they are from a bunker, it's a bit more that "slightly" early, I'd say.

Anyway, we might wanna just head off to the bunker. We can hit the town on the way back.

>>17625701

Well, we could try and introduce ourselves... But I don't know what we look like in our armors, so we could look anywhere between strangely armored humans, to aliens, to robots to these guys. IF we do decide to go forward with introductions, we should try to keep our weapons pointed down. Not like they could actually harm us. But one thing that worries me...

Why do they need weapons?

>>17625701

TG goes in alone or with Butcher, attempting contact with the town/settlement leaders or elders.

Locksmith and Lunch are to linger back outside the town, out of sight.
If the place is hostile, they cover our retreat.
if the place somehow kills us, they fall back to our bunker and save themselves.

>>17625701
"We could try to go in dark, and get out without alerting any guards. I don't know if it's worth it for just being some village though. I say we march in like a bunch of bad asses and demand an audience with their leader, let's go strictly nonlethal though, no need to kill off an entire village of civilians and noncombatants."

>>17625743
Why does anyone need weapons in post-apocalyptia? Could be they just think they need weapons.

But yeah, it makes sense to at least ask. Maybe we could even get a local guide.

>>17625743
To fight. The better question is to fight what?

Idea. Pass by the town close enough to be seen, but only just. Then they know people are out here. If they rush out to attack, we just confirmed hostile. If they dont, they'll know someone is around so if we enter town proper they might expect us.

>>17625816
I like this. It lets us stay out of their weapons range, and give them a good look so they know we're not here to kill them.

>>17625816

Take a radiation reading. If it's safe enough, perhaps even take off our helmets to show we're not monsters.

Also, I'm imagining our power armor too look like pic related.

>>17625816
Agreed with this, this will help us judge what they think of others. If hostile, leg it. If not, get a bit closer. Judge their reactions. Etc.

Question, wasn't our suit the one with long-range communications? Nice, in that we'll never be out of touch unless something major.

>>17625816
Stand outside the gate and shout at them.

They may not be friendly at first, but it's the least we can do to not blast the fuck out of them.

>>17625869
I thought our armor looked more like the below, except with a helmet.

>>17622917

Unless everyone of them has some breathing mask, I'm guessing the air is safe to breath. Radiation may be a problem though. Although I would not suggest taking our helmet off, that would make us vulnerable to their weapons.

>>17625899
What, so they're gonna headshot us with a stick at 50+ yards? They're nobodies with nothing.

>>17625701
Move on first.
Check the bunker, see if it opened early or what, then we'll turn to the town here.

>>17625872
If they attack, flash grenade. Even without the physical effects it would scare the shit out of them. Ideally a strong show of force without casualties will make the best of that bad situation. Also I'd take one of them so HQ can get some hands on experience with the locals.

>>17625949
Seconded, pass by town close enough to be seen, go to vault, then come by town.

>>17625952
I'd use discretion in what we tell HQ. THere's no need for them to know if we take a local guide with us.

>Leave for snack
>Come back to find this
>mfw


>>17625869
Your helmet comes with a built-in Geiger Counter. A cursory glance shows that radiation levels have dropped to standard levels, although the terrain appears to still be heavily-scarred by the damage, due to the lack of vegetation.

>>17625880
>>17625872
>>17625816
>>17625848

You begin to advance on the settlement. Butcher meets you shortly after you radio for him to approach alongside you. After telling him your plan to get in close enough for them to see you without actually getting close enough for them to fire on you, you resume your approach. It isn't much longer before you're close enough to the community for you to see individual figures on the watchtowers. They clearly spot you, one of the watchmen pointing you out to the others, but they do nothing yet.

"You sure this is a great idea?" Butcher watches them with his magnivisors closely.

>17626005
Who said anything about a guide? I meant give them a local to question and perform tests on. Plus, blank slate. We take shit from no one anymore.e

>>17626055
Great Idea? Nope. A good one? yeah.

Besides, just some yokal color and tail. Nothing we can't handle.
((Side note, WHY DID WE NOT TAKE THE BIG HONKIN SPACE GUNS?????))

>>17626077

Well, I'm sure we could probably trade out weapons when we get back if needed. If we don't end up liking our grenade launcher, wouldn't kill us to give the plasma gun a shot.

We should ask what Locksmith sees. He has the binoculars built into his helmet, he needs to try and gauge what they're doing.

>>17626055
"Easiest way I can think of to gauge their reaction without just waltzing in."

Onward to Vault (Unknown Designation)!

And if they do attack, flash grenade.

>>17626055
Nope. Pretty sure it's not.

We come in peace. We're looking for an underground bunker. Can anyone help us with that?

>>17626056
It'd help, don't you think?

>>17626077
The BFG, aka plasma cannon, was a good choice, but the launcher let us get tacticool for stuff like this, we can disable unruly locals. Speaking of, if we keep the launcher, tear gas. I want it.

>>17626125
You call over to the watchtower, and that gets everyone's undivided attention.

They watch you closely, but there's no response.

Butcher watches them right back. "Yeah, they're all keeping an eye on us. Looks like one of them's giving orders to stand down, or something. Can't really tell. Can't hear what they're saying."

>>17626123
After a few more moments, you give the word to move on. They know you're here, and they'll probably be watching for you later. You call for Locksmith and Lunch to catch up to you and Butcher before continuing your trek to the northeast, circling around the settlement and giving it a wide berth. As far as you can tell, nobody follows you.

After another few hours of uninterrupted travel, you come across what appears to be a small camp of tents and a small campfire. There are a few bodies in the camp, torched beyond any hope of recognition, but you can still see clearly that it WAS human. The others have all been stabbed, clubbed, or shot full of what appear to be makeshift arrows, and none of them are wearing clothing one would see in a bunker; nothing but leathers and primitive wear such as rags. The damage is recent. All of the wounds are still bloody, and the body's still smoking after being burnt. The camp itself looks like it was ransacked.

"Wow. They got some nasty ways of killing shit out here." Butcher kicks the burnt man's corpse, while Locksmith starts inspecting the tents, gauss rifle out.

If butcher gets his shit slapped by people in leathers waving sticks, I will laugh. He's in heavy armor, correct?

>>17625697
I think the mindwipe was a good idea. We were made to be the vanguard for a new, very different age of man. Preconcieved notions of how things should be done or how they work would only hold us back, we were made for this world and so this world is all we need to know.

>>17626231
Doesn't seem like we'll see much in the way of survivors, or anything useful. I'd say do a sweep, then head for the bunker.

>>17626251
That's Lunch. Lunch is the heavy dude.

Butcher's the medic with the tacticool binoculars, and Locksmith's the guy with the demolition charges and jump-jets.

>the omminuds

Yes, Captcha, the Omminuds clearly did this.

Lunch isn't much of a conversationalist.

Anyway, let's gtfo unless we find a survivor.

>>17626231
lets grab lunch from the yokels, maybe some trinkets, then grab our squad and head towards the bunker.

We can see about trading junk later.

>>17626289
Agreed, we have a job to do.

>inb4 "look what i found, sir"

>>17626262
"Not seeing anything in the tents, sir." Locksmith and Lunch finish inspecting the tents, and Lunch holds up what appears to be a small gold coin.

"Hey, look, we're rich!" Locksmith points at the coin and jokes before taking it from Lunch and tossing it over to you. "Let's keep moving, this place gives me the creeps."

Butcher gets back into his position as the squad's pointman, and you inspect the coin as you walk. It's clearly of recent manufacture, albeit dusty from being on the ground for a few hours. It has an image of an eagle, or at least some kind of bird of prey, stamped into it. The bird's wings are spread out, and in the image, it has a pair of crossed swords and a shield directly behind it. It's small size and recent manufacture indicates it may be local currency, or possibly some kind of badge of office.

The bunker gets closer on your compass, but you come a sudden cliff, and the land below makes up what seems to be a massive crater.

Butcher's response is a dull "Uhhhhh. Sir? There's supposed to be a bunker here, right?"

>>17626366
Shit.
Let's take a look for any tech or surviving cryo pods.

Hold off on radioing our report until we've got something worth saying.

>>17626410

Alternately, radio that shit in right away before we're eaten by mutants

"Yes"
Chech gieger counter, see if it took a direct hit. If it did, levels should be higher. If not, well shit. Call HQ for vault specs, need to know if there still might be parts of it down there or the crater accounts for the whole thing.

I say we look for pods, with the condition that we dlide down the side in a very tactical, badass way.

>>17626468
We're in heavy-ish armor and you are suggesting going down a crater with sides described as cliffs. I'd rather not be stuck down there for a day unless its worth it.

>>17626430
>>17626468
>>17626447

You immediately call in to Bunker 145 and let them know that there's a massive crater where the bunker's supposed to be. A quick check of the Geiger Counter tips you off that the radiation levels ARE, in fact, far heavier than normal. In your newly-earned Geiger-counter-based wisdom, you decide to avoid sliding down for right now, just until you can confirm the radiation's too lethal.

"Only way the bunker could be totally gone is if someone actually blew it up from inside. Otherwise, the crater would be larger, and we'd all be dead too. And after THIS long...well, if it had been blown up way back in the day, the radiation would've dropped to normal levels by now. No, judging from what you're describing, this was something else, something recent. There may still be an entrance. Look for a door."

>>17626540
Listen to the silly voice on the radio. Then if success is not found, we set up camp for the night, and move on to the next bunker.

Also, advise command to watch out for hostiles within our own bunker, specifically any kind of potential nuclear material.

Make a lap around the crater, have two go clockwise and another pair counterclockwise, one close-ish to the crater and another a bit farther out. If we dont, might have been buried by the blast, and we dont have gear for excavation

>>17626540
Shit, taken down from the inside..
Radio base, ask if the bunker itself would have had the means to do this, or if someone else brought a bunker buster inside.

>>17626683
This is the future, the place probably runs off a nuclear generator. Takes a LOT of work, but you can make a very shittycrappy bomb out of one with enough know-how.

>>17626615
>>17626599

A quick sweep confirms that you can't find any kind of door or hatch, and your communications equipment and HUD aren't picking up any kind of signal from belowground.

"Boss, there's nothing here on our end of the crater." Locksmith speaks up as he sweeps the area with Butcher clockwise, while you and Lunch proceed counter-clockwise. "I think this place is a graveyard." "No shit, Sherlock."

You reconvence at the other end of the crater and, after reporting your findings and asking some vital questions of Bunker 145...

>>17626683
"This one that you're reporting on? Well...no. This was a civilian bunker, and blowing a reactor or two wouldn't leave a massive hole in the ground. On your toes out there, people. We'll be reporting your findings to the command staff immediately. Move on and confirm the status of the other two bunkers, we'll try and see if we can't get more Marauders and scout teams topside faster than we originally planned. We need more eyes and ears up top if someone's targeting bunkers out there."

Back to town. Those bastards have to know about a fuckheug explosion that removed a significant bit of land. If it took outside forces, we need to look outside.

>>17626724
Also, confirmation on that poking at the town earlier:
We couldn't understand them, not that we could hear them, correct?
If so, in form base to add thawing out a linguist to the 'to do' list. Unless we can get a computer working on it.
Either way, we'll need some long-range listening devices to set up around the town to get a sample set of the local dialect.

>>17626772
Have some eggheads back at base crunch some numbers. Guess from crater size and radiation readings, see if we can get an idea of how recent this was before we hassle the locals.

>>17626772
Let's confirm: >>17626789
If we can't talk to them, talking at them might be a pain in the ass.

>>17626724
Let's head for the next closest bunker from the town.

>>17626724
the yocals.

Made their choice.

>>17626789
We never got close enough for sound, so we didnt hear them. They still might not speak english though.

>>17626724
Let's go back to the shantytown. We've just found a ruined camp and a big fucking hole where that bunker should have been. We need some explanations as to what's going on around here: "local knowledge", basically.

>>17626810
It takes organization and tech to do that. If the common local is in the middle ages, a group with nukes would stay around and get noticed. Plus theres the issue of currency, who made it? There is civilization up here, and we need to know about it before we send people all over.

>>17626914
What I meant was, that this close to the bunker crater, with little to no yocal presence, meant that the yocals came from here, probably made the decision to return to their roots, and bombed the people that disagreed.

Screw the town, check out the other nearby vaults. If the people in town are living in shanties with tools made of salvaged metal, they probably wouldn't even understand what made that crater.

Does our vault have a seismograph? An explosion that size would have made a boom, and we would have felt it. Also are there any other readings from around that time? Could indicate more vaults down

>>17626975
By "yocal" do you mean "yokel"? As in, a bumpkin, or a redneck? Or is it intended as "(yokel + local) / 2"?

We have to go check out the other vaults, top priority than the town.

>>17626993
agreed, we've checked this vault, and there's no one there, so now we move on

>>17626993
>Does our vault have a seismograph? An explosion that size would have made a boom, and we would have felt it. Also are there any other readings from around that time? Could indicate more vaults down
Good point, get on the horn and have the techs check the seismic records.

>>17627077
Heavy excavation can come later. Our job here is over. Next.

Also, is the heavy (now la pesada to me) actually a dude? We haven't heard him speak or seen his face.

>>17626789
>Butcher confirmed earlier that he couldn't hear what they were saying, not that he couldn't understand them. See:
>>17626231


>>17626810
"Based on what we're seeing on your video feeds and your Geiger Counter...the experts here are saying it'd probably have been about half a year ago, and definitely was set off at the lowest level of the bunker. If it was some sort of atomic or nuclear weapon, it'd have to be portable and exceptionally low-yield. It'd explain why the nearby settlement seemed to be unharmed by any radiation from the bunker's crater, and why whoever hit this place got the weapon inside to begin with. You can't exactly blow up a bunker in such a way as to leave a crater like this behind without actually getting the weapon INSIDE."

>>17626993
"Well, nobody was awake at the time, but we have records. We'll send the word down to check them for any noticeable disturbances from around six months ago."

"Your call on how to proceed from here, surface team, but we need eyes on the other bunkers, just to make sure this isn't what we think it is."

"Orders, sir?" Locksmith hefts his gauss rifle as Butcher keeps an eye on your surroundings.

You give the word to move out, heading south towards the other bunkers. Butcher gets on point immediately, and there's a noticeable, renewed vigor in your volunteer squad as you march through the wasteland. As you walk, night falls, and temperatures begin to drop.

>>17627118
Well, they do have a flamer. Might be a space nun. We'll just have to wait and find out.

So, go to town or next vault? We can probably reach town before night, if we go for the next vault we will need to find shelter to sleep. Though sleeping in town might not be a great idea, could wake up nude in the middle of the wastes.

>>17627139
does temperature? make a difference in sealed power armor?

>>17627139
>Continued

You're undisturbed by the dropping temperatures, although full moon does start to rise in the sky and you find yourself on edge. Your eyes adjust to the night-time desert terrain a little too quickly, but you know of your augmentations, so you're not uneased over it.

"Sir, we have something up ahead, moving under cover of darkness. Looked humanoid." Butcher whispers to you over the radio. "Switching to nightvision....Confirmed, four people on foot, looks like more of the locals."

>>17627176
Deserts get fucking cold at night. Like -30 cold. And we might be following 50s radiation with nuclear winter thrown in.

>>17627176
Probably not, but we are probably going to need to consider making camp at one point. Judging from how close these seem to be, I'd guess at some point after we find the next bunker site.

>>17627210
ready weapons, but hold fire until they show signs of hostility

gauss rifle to the head of one, just to show them you're serious.

>>17627210
More detail, Butcher. Armed, armored, just rags?
Might consider intercepting them, give us some people to question without stirring up a whole town.

>>17627246
no, we don't want to start anything big

>>17627167
Yeah, I've been meaning to do the next installment of that, but it usually takes me a while to come up with a story. I like to plan ahead, you know. Get the bones there before I flesh it out. All this work I've been saddled with hasn't helped.

Anyway, I say we observe the locals to determine intent, if we can. If they seem non-hostile, we should make contact.

Why waste bullets on such primitive folk when armored fist to skull works just as well?

>>17627295
cause we like the way they explode

>>17627252
"They're definitely armed. The one in front's got a shotgun, and they're moving in formation. I can't see what the others have...the one in front's wearing armor made from scrap metal. The others are wearing more of those leathers we saw earlier...Shit, one of them has hand grenades. I think this might be some kind of hunting party or militia. They haven't spotted us, but they will VERY soon."

"Hell of a thing they must be hunting." Locksmith raises his gauss rifle and moves ahead of you, Lunch hefting his flamethrower. He'll need to close in to be effective against them if they turn out to be hostile.

We should either evade them, or scare them off with nonleathal force. A few flashbangs, perhaps?

These locals may end up being useful to us later, no need to make them fear/hate the
murderdemons. Yet, anyway.

>>17627342
Is this OP? Did you lose your little code deal?

>>17627342
are you op or not?

>>17627342
>Herpderp, forgot to tripfag.

>>17627342
If you're OP, you're missing your nametag.

Hang on, guys. They haven't even demonstrated that they're hostile yet. If they do decide to get violent, then we vaporize them. But they could just as easily just be traders camping up for the night

>>17627374
don't even vaporize them, just scare them off

>>17627404
Shooters that make it out alive come back with more shooters later. But hopefully we can avoid killing anyone this soon out the gate.

>>17627342
Well, let's go ask them.
Spread out, if they get frisky with the grenades, we don't want to trip over each other.
On a related note, take that guy out first if things turn hostile.

>>17627342
It's probably us they're hunting.

Flashbangs up in this bitch. These hunters picked the wrong greatest game. We capture them alive. Or at least one of them.

>>17627419
i don't mean shout at them, i mean warning shots, vaporize the ground at their feet, show them what we can do, but only if they attack us of course

Avoid sight, hide, something. Don't let them spot us. Why is everyone set on attacking them? They may not even be hunting us. Besides, depending on the direction they came from they may not even be from the previous shanty town.

>>17627427
You give the order to spread out. Locksmith and Lunch head to your left and right, and Butcher heads up in front of you while you hang back to observe the situation. Butcher waves a hand and calls out. "Hey! Fancy seeing you people out here!"

There's no gunshots or explosions, so that's promising. Eventually, you can hear Butcher talking to them from over his radio, but you can't hear their responses. You eventually get close enough to confirm that they're talking peacefully, with their weapons lowered. "It's alright, sir, they're friendly." Butcher calls back and waves you over. "They want to speak to our chief. Guess that's you for right now."

>>17627506
"hello"

>>17627480
I dunno about you, but I've had a slight itch to use these since we got them. And you dont need grenades to hunt elk.

>>17627480
There's clearly some shit going on here: probably between rival groups. That's why everyone's running around with weapons and fortifying their towns. Not to mention that those guys back at the tent camp didn't murder themselves.

This is no time to open fire on random locals. Our armor should take some heat for us, and our weapons will chew through their armor. We don't need to shoot first to shoot last.

>>17627535
well, we dk what game there is in this wasteland

>>17627535
Quiet you.

>>17627506
Sure, big chief TG48, that's me.
Alright, go up and try the meet and greet.

>>17627523
This is the absolute best way for us to start the conversation and I'm all for it.

>>17627506
Helmet off for the diplomacy. Let's hear what these guys have to say.

"Sup. Nice pineapples."

Also, keep weapons at low ready, I still have a bit of a bad feeling about them. Might want to meet the leader just to bombvest them. Yes I am paranoid.

>>17627566
i feel honored

>>17627573
paranoid isn't always a bad thing, especially when someone has frags

>>17627569
We stay buttoned up.

Let's not take off our helmet around the man with the shotgun...

>>17627573
Maybe some standoff distance, although I'd hope our armor could handle a little frag if push comes to shove. Unless it's the bearhug of death, I think we should be fine.

>>17627605
ask them to put their weapons down if we do the same, we can win in a brawl no matter what

>>17627569
You remove your helmet, and wave as you approach.

>>17627523
>>17627573
"Hello! Nice pineapples, there." You point out the grenades one of them is carrying.

One in front approaches you, shouldering his shotgun as he walks towards you. "Hail, friend. You are...well-equipped, and do not shoot. We are pleased by this." He seems to recognize your power armor, and your well-cared-for weaponry. He seems intimidated, but not to the point of being scared off. "You are not tribals, and you do not bear the Imperial insignia of the eagle and crossed swords. I am Vrull, of the Dragon Guard. Who are you?"

>>17627609
bearhug of death, or belt of grenades

>>17627663
>IT KEEPS HAPPENING

>>17627663
TG 48, and we've been sent out to scout out the vaults in this area

>>17627614
Unless they go for our weapons. That wouldn't go well.

>>17627681
>i told you bro, it told you

>>17627700
well, our weapons would be at our feet, power armor makes heads easy to smash

>>17627663
We are travelers. We came to visit the house of relatives, but found a very big hole instead. We are not tribals, and what is this Empire?

>>17627702

>>17627663

"Tango Golf 48, most call me TG. We're scouts sent to check out the lay of the land... and we've been cut off from all contact from the outside until recently. So excuse our ignorance at what is going on. If you don't mind, could we ask you some questions?"

>>17627663
We're TG, and this is our band of merry men. And no, Vrull, we're not with any group you're likely to have ever met. We're under orders to find others like us, in underground bases. There should be two of them around here. You seem like you know the area, so you think you could give us a hand, Vrull?

oh ooooohhh peeeee?

i feel very alone

>>17627717
>>17627746
>>17627761
"Underground...I find this interesting. You do not know of the surrounding region, then?" As you shake your head in response, he nods in understanding. "I see. The Dragon Guard are not natives of this land, either. The Empire comes from the far east, bringing stability to this land through force and conquest. Bandits and outlaws are driven before them like dust on the wind. This is good. Meanwhile, those that do not submit to their rule, but do not harm others through selfishness and force, are brought low through the same might the Imperials use to slay wrongdoers. This is not good. The surrounding tribes and kingdoms have united against the Empire as they press further west. We of the Dragon Guard are the emissaries of King Dernhalm, of the lands to the south, seeking to unite the northerners against the oncoming Imperial threat."

>>17627912
>Meanwhile, those that do not submit to their rule, but do not harm others through selfishness and force, are brought low through the same might the Imperials use to slay wrongdoers.
Like the place to the [insert direction here]? That's now a big hole of death?

>>17627946
but according to hq the explosion came from the bottom of the crater, so unless they managed to get in it couldn't be them

still, ask them if the empire has access to nukes

bump

>>17627912
A war eh? This is interesting. And if both sides are primitive cavemen, good. 2 groups at war with eachother and shit tech might overwrite the old adage, never fight a war on two fronts. Thats for later though. For now, we need to figure out which side nuked our vault. And ask about potential hazards in the wastes, I dont want Shai'hulud saying hello to my 6 if I could have had warning.

Perhaps set up a deal between vault and tribe. Tribe gets medicince and agricultural tech for information and sciency things. Having an established ally would be a great help for our eventual world domination.

>>17627946
>>17627957
"If the Empire has advanced this far west, it would mean that the Defenders have failed. They were a cult of wandering warrior-scholars with a monastery, some distance to the east. There are no finer experts in the art of constructing a fortress to stand against all comers. I doubt the Empire has taken the Monastery. Yet. No, friend, I feel as if your problems belowground are of a different nature. Although, it is not unheard of for the Empire to send spies and agents ahead of their main force, to seek out the peoples of new lands as they prepare to conquer them. The people you once sought may have been destroyed by Imperial agents, or some other disaster may have befallen them." Vrull shakes his head. "A terrible thing."

"Do these Imperials have nukes?" You ask politely.

"They do not, though their weapons are far beyond what many would be capable of out here in the wasteland. They seek out ancient strongholds of the Old World, to learn their secrets. Your people would be of...special interest to them."

>>17627957
We already established that it had to be brought in from the outside. The civilian bunker didn't have anything that could have don't that to themselves.
Someone killed that bunker.

>>17627912
Well, Not much chance of him taking us down unless... Are his warmachines made of metal, does he have flying beasts made of similar material? Weapons like ours? Can he cause such destruction as to put a crater like the one over yonder?
(Point to crater)

>>17627016
The local country people over yonder, thus yocal, also yokal.

>>17628013
actually, i think that the best ally to make would be the dragon guards (the one's we're talking to) as they seem to have the best interests in mind, and they are reasonably armed, but we might want to find out the story from both sides first though, see what the empire's reasoning is.

>>17628032
Welp. Kill them with fire. Lots of it. Bastards kill the people we trained to protect for their water chips... errr tech, we cannot let this affront to our honor stand.

>>17628032
"Tell us more of the Dragon Guard and King Dernhalm."

Remember to send a message to base, ask them to make sure we woke up when we were supposed to.
Starting to feel like we woke up last instead of first.

>>17627912
Explains a few things. It also suggests that the other vaults we're looking for are either still very well hidden, are in danger, or have also been destroyed. Which makes it all the more important that we find them. And if there are still hidden vaults, finding them may shift the balance of power.

Again, it's nice to be on friendly terms with the first folks we've talked to yet, but we could really need a guide. If the tribals provide one, we may well remember it later on as more of us wake up.

>>17628057
Also, they seem (the people we are talking to) to understand how to have a peaceful society.

I like them. Prep for war, and let those who dont want to fight be. Kill the dude whos threating us with invasion...

Yeah, lets make friends. Also ask if they want to accompany us to the other two bunker sites.

come on, when do we get to the shooting!

>>17628113
well, odds are they have their own mission, but ask if they can put us into contact with king urkle

Well, good luck guys, I'm crashing.
Try not to do anything too stupid.

>>17628088
"Come. We will lead you to our camp, and speak on the way." Vrull nods to the west (according to your compass), and you walk with him as he speaks. Your compatriots keep their distance, and follow as you move.

"The Dragon Guard serve as the personal emissaries and bodyguards of King Dernhalm. The Empire has begun advancing, making demands that King Dernhalm submit to Imperial rule. The King's people are content, and the King himself sees no reason to submit. Our militia and army have probably been the greatest obstacle the Imperials have faced thus far, and with allies, we may yet push them back. That is why we are here in the northlands."

>>17628045

"The Empire has such weapons, yes. But then, so do the King's men." Vrull lets a clever smile cross his battle-scarred features. "We are no ignorant savages, friend. We know how to fight with the tools of the Old World. The Dragon Guard once had such an honor, before those tools became commonplace. Now we are more ceremonial and used mostly as messengers and bodyguards for the King."

>>17628189
okay, so now that he's gone, let's shoot ourselves in the head with the gauss rifle. it's like russian roullette, but more badass, and less survivable

>>17628201
I heard that!

>>17628214
sssssshhhhhh, sleeeeep

>>17628194
we should probably wrap it up for the night. Get back into in more than a few hours.

>>17628194
So, the shanty village with longswords and axes we saw was a bad first impression? Also, any natural dangers in the wastes we should worry about?"

>>17628194
>before those tools became commonplace
Sounds like you got a whole bunch of really fancy guns over a short period of time Where'd you get them? And if you've got the guns, why isn't your armor up to the same standards?

>>17628245
hey, weren't you in the spider one earlier? i left for a couple hours and when i got back it had 404'd. ya know when they're getting back up?

>>17628245
"A shanty village? Ahh, yes. That would be one of the local tribes. The people of the wastes are as varied as the people of the Old World once were long ago. We were hoping to recruit locals as allies, or perhaps mercenary auxiliaries. The Empire has done the same with territories they absorb peacefully, and so far, it has worked against us. We've decided to even the odds."

Upon your questions about local hazards, Vrull nods. "An excellent question. The wildlife is dangerous here. Watch for birds. They are known to carry off young men, and take rifles to kill easily. When they attack in flocks, you will be carried off. And watch for watering holes with a human skull turned on its face near them; that is the local sign that it is poisoned."

>>17628251

Vrull grunts in response to this question. "We discovered a pre-Cataclysm cache of Old World firearms. Originally, our army wielded blades hand-crafted by blacksmiths, and fine-crafted crossbows, and firearms belonged to the Dragon Guard alone. However, the majority of the pre-Cataclysm guns were passed along to the frontline units of the King's army, to fight the Imperials. We of the Dragon Guard are forced to make do with what we have, due to our dwindling importance in the affairs of the King's army. It is...frustrating."

>>17628353
One last question: how large are the armies we're talking about?

calling it a night guys, don't forget to listen to my advice and play russian roullette with the rifle

>>17628278
Spider quest? Nah must be mixing up the name with another permutation of That Guy, I've been here all day.

Ok, thats it for my questions for now.

>>17628380
"Several thousand men on each side, divided into groups of a hundred or more at any given major battle. It is easily the largest war ever fought. Since the Cataclysm, at least." He's quick to make that little amendment to his sentence. "Most of the skirmishes are between groups of a dozen to three-dozen men, or sometimes as small a force as six men on each side. Both forces need to deal with everything from local raiders behind the lines to hostile wildlife while still fighting one another. It is unlikely that war was fought this way in the Old World."

You know for a fact that it wasn't.

I think pretty much everyone else is dead, then?

rolled 3 = 3

>>17628555
Yeah basically. Archive and try mote sometime.

So, umm. Are we done OP?

>>17629499
OP's probably sleeping right now. Come back later.

bump for archive

this alive?

bump in hopes this glorious quest is not forgotten

bump

it disheartens me that this thread would die

>>17632486
Then we shall prevent its death.

>>17635619
Just so.

Bump.

We hunger for moar..

>>17644930
It does no good if the OP is not around.

bump

>>17644984

Pity.