I've been toying with this idea for a while. Let's see if I can pull it off. In case I do pull it off, my Twitter is @ReverseChomp. --------------------In 1958, humanity found evidence of extra-terrestrial life on Mars. Earth's scientists attempted to communicate with them, but all attempts failed. In 1967, the aliens were encountered on the Moon. That was the beginning of the First Lunar War. Those who survived that war had only this to say: "The moon was hell." On April 19th, 1973, the aliens landed on Earth. They have swarmed over most of Europe and Asia. Entire nations - entire civilizations - have been erased. The world's population hovers around one billion. For a quarter of a century, humanity has been fighting against its extinction, and losing. The year is 1999. That fight is now yours. You are a Pilot officer of the Royal Air Force, straight out of the RAF College Cranwell. You were assigned to patrol and surveillance duty out of RAF Marham for a week until your promotion to Flying officer comes through and you can move on to the front lines. It's inefficient, but it doesn't bother you too much. Someone has to sit in an F-4N Phantom and stare at The Hague from across the North Sea and if you're the only warm body available for the job, so be it. War, with all its boredom and glory, is your blood. After all, you're...>[] Lord Robin Keith Elphinstone, Viscount of Keith, and military service to the Crown has been your family's duty for two hundred years. >[] Julian Reber, a Swiss expatriate trying to revive the ancient family tradition now that the Swiss government isn't so fussy about mercenaries. >[] Other - If someone suggests a background that I think I can work with, I don't mind running with it.
>>29469246> Julian Reber, a Swiss expatriate trying to revive the ancient family tradition now that the Swiss government isn't so fussy about mercenaries. mercs ho!
>>29469246>>PhantomNot Mirages or Tornados? Looks like we're dying in. The first thread
>>29469246>>[] Julian Reber, a Swiss expatriate trying to revive the ancient family tradition now that the Swiss government isn't so fussy about mercenaries.Well, nobody really goes for the Swiss anymore...Time to bring another tradition out of the mothballs.
>>29469246>[] Julian Reber, a Swiss expatriate trying to revive the ancient family tradition now that the Swiss government isn't so fussy about mercenaries.This, always go for the Germanic.
You are Julian Reber, a Swiss expatriate trying to revive the ancient family tradition now that the Swiss government isn't so fussy about mercenaries. You technically violated your homeland's constitution to join the RAF, but nobody really cares and even if they did, they wouldn't have the legal authority to arrest you. Members of your family fought in most of the major European battles of the Renaissance and even when Switzerland banned citizens from fighting in foreign armies, members of your family entered military service beyond the mandatory requirements. Your mother was the Swiss diplomat to England and your father was a high-raking military official. They were both in London when Switzerland gave up, which is how you ended up there. You're not even sure the RAF is allowed to accept foreign nationals either, but it's not like the British military is in a position to turn people down. Besides, you did well during your training, earning a spot in the commandant's special training regimen, and your talents weren't restricted to the cockpit. >(cont.)
>>29469898>About the game mechanics:>Mechanics: The rolls are a standard d20. I'll be shamelessly ripping off Merc Command's system: The best roll out of the first three counts and a natural 1 negates the highest score. Once I have a roll, I'll add the appropriate modifiers and compare it to the opposed roll or Difficulty Check. >Skills: There are ten skills in the game: Bluff, Computers, Engineering, Gunnery, Leadership, Melee, Science, Stealth, Strategy, TSF Piloting. A character may have a maximum of five skills and each skill's rating is equal to the character's level. Skills are rated from 1-10 and are usually added to a character's roll as a modifier. >Resources: There are five resources in the game: Budget, Connections, Gear, Personnel and Rank. Resources are situational and may increase or decrease depending on a narrative. Like Skills, they are rated from 1-10 and are usually added to a character's roll as a modifier, so modifiers are usually from +2 to +20. >Non-Player Characters: Most non-player characters do not have skills, but may learn skills as they interact with the player character and become more important to the story. Their skills are usually set according to the character's area of competence, but players may choose in which order they are unlocked. This also allows NPC's to cover the player character's blind spots. >You may now vote for the main character's skills. Gunnery, Melee and TSF Piloting are there by default, but Gunnery or Melee may be removed if players insist. >You may pick two of the following: >[] Bluff>[] Computers>[] Engineering>[] Leadership>[] Science>[] Stealth (Note: A TSF's stealth systems are a Gear modifier and do not require the Stealth skill). >[] Strategy
>>29469923>[] Computers>[] EngineeringWe tech nerd now
>>29469923> [x] Computers> [x] Engineering
>>29469923>>[] Computers>>[] EngineeringSo there is no chance to get more skills after this?
>>29470200Apparently not. Though with our current skill selection, we're flying in a custom we made (or will make) ourselves.
>>29470200Nope. If you want access to skills the PC doesn't have, you'll need to find an NPC who can use them and ask them for help. It won't be hard though.
>>29470248True, just saying leader ship/bluff and strategy would be important in the future if /tg/ plays the same way it always does.>>29470276Good to know.
>>29469246>F-4N Phantom>Not it's infinitely superior successor, the F-15C EagleI question why we're in an outdated piece of junk like the Phantom when the year is 1999. >>29469923>[] Computers>[] EngineeringWe'll need tech skills to make this piece of junk worth anything.
>>29469967>>29470035>>29470200supporting.
>>29469898Ah the mother land... sure ancestors left Switzerland 400 years ago but still... FOR THE MOTHER LAND! Let's die fighting aliens in a crappy subsonic euro built fighter from the seventies! Bring it bitches!
>>29470342Just incase anyone cares, the only thing I'd prefer over the F-15C would be an F-15E. Single most beautiful machine ever made.
>>29470432i was thinking we would invent and sell THE BEST robots/whatever these things are around the world... but seeing that majority didn't vote for SCIENCE...
>>29470432Bah got the phantom and harrier mixed up there. Ignore the subsonic euro built part.
>>29470543Science would probably involve studying the aliens and figuring out what they're weak against. Engineering and computers are for making and maintaining equipment, so we can probably still do that.Maybe we can even upgrade our Phantom till it matches the best of the best. If Char can kick ass in a Zaku, we can do it in a god damn Phantom.
>>29469923You learned the ins and outs of TSFs so you could know exactly how much performance you could squeeze out of them. The tech crews hated every single one of your modifications and the software engineers kept accusing you of installing viruses on the college's training TSFs, but when the RAF dumped you in a Phantom and you somehow figured out how to make it resemble a 2nd generation TSF, you considered all the disciplinary hearings a fair trade. Of course, you'll have to start over once you get your real posting, but that's all part of the fun.You're two hours into your current watch and it's time for your regular report. You open a channel to your flight lead."Red Flag 1, this is Red Flag 2. Nothing to report.""Red Flag 2, this is Red Flag 1. Report receive. Please standby."You frown, but hold off on cutting the channel on your end. Something was off about the Flight lieutenant's voice. You've only known your flight lead, Amanda Beckett, for a few hours, but from what you can tell, she's as monotone as the British get. A shit assignment like this shouldn't be getting her worried."Red Flags, this is Red Flag 1. The HMS Ark Royal hasn't made its regular report. I need two volunteers to go to their location and confirm their status."That, however, is something to worry about. The Ark Royal and its patrol task are the main reason why the RAF is only paying lip service to the Lowestoft watch sation and gave you Phantoms instead of Tornadoes. If anything makes it across the North Sea, the Ark Royal is supposed to report so RAF Marham can send real TSFs to fight it off. If you volunteer, you might be able to help them with repairs, but the other two members of your flight - Rook and Owens - aren't that great. You're not sure if either of them could defend the city if something is coming.>What do you do?>[] Volunteer to check up on the Ark Royal.>[] Let someone else go.
>>29470804>>[] Volunteer to check up on the Ark Royal.Work with our strengths.
>>29470804> [x] Volunteer to check up on the Ark Royal.Ask your superiors if there's been any activity detected near the city.If we do go, maybe the other two guys from our team could move to a more defensible position.
>>29470671well i guess it can still be done, still i don't really want another "the best fighter pilot that saved the entire human race that died a horrible painful death alone" let one of our allies/friends do that.Maybe we can be that one guy who always maintaining the mechs and invent some things JUST as the situation needs it.
>>29470804>>[] Volunteer to check up on the Ark Royal.maybe there are some good loot along the way.
>>29470984Pretty sure we're going to end up as the team engineer, yeah.
>>29471046awesome, i can't wait for rolling for inventing things, or hacking terminals.
>/tg/ playing what will most assuredly become a mad scientistI got a bad feel about this scoob.
>>29470804>[x] Volunteer to check up on the Ark Royal.
>>29471151Not a mad scientist, more like a crazy hacker
>>29471151more like a mad inventor, or something like that.can't wait to build our own J.A.R.V.I.S.
>>29470804You might as well go. Anything that can knock out the communication systems of an entire task force is probably a major deal and whoever stays behind can call the base if there's an invasion. This place isn't the front lines, but it's close enough for the civilians to undergo regular evacuation drills. They'll know what to do. "Red Flag 1, this is Red Flag 2. I volunteer to confirm the Ark Royal's status. Are there any indications of enemy contacts in the area.""Red Flag 2, this is Red Flag 1. Understood. You'll be the element lead. We have no known contacts in the area. We are not Code 991."Owens chimes in a few seconds later to volunteer and Beckett gives the order to depart. Your custom retinal HUD puts Owens' TSF data on the foreground, while Red Flag 1 and Red Flag 3 become smaller windows in the background. "Red Flag 4, this is Red Flag 1. Form on my wing and take it easy. The Ark Royal's estimated position is only 30 minutes away, but even with a full tank, I don't want to risk burning fuel."You see Owens nod through your visual communication link. You lean back and start up your Phantom's engines while Owens moves into position slightly behind you. It takes longer to take off without a catapult, but your Phantom soon flies off the runway and over the sea, Owens not far behind. You gain some altitude to get a better vantage point, but you proceed at a reasonable speed. You've got about 30 minutes to kill before you can expect visual contact. >Is there anything you'd like to discuss with Owens?
>>29471558has he seen some action? like actually seeing and fighting those things?
>>29471558We should totally go on a long diatribe about what fresh hell we're diving into.
>>29471558See if he has any combat experience, what's he qualified for, all that.Try to be professional. We'll have time for knowing each other better when there's no imminent risk of an enemy attack.
>>29471637Supporting this.Also, can the laser classes shoot from the sea?
>>29471558You've got time and you have no idea what you're getting into. You met Owens less than a day ago and all you really know about him is that he doesn't have a degree, so his stint as Pilot officer is going to be longer than yours. You might as well check to see if he knows what he's doing."So, Owens. Have you got any combat experience?""Not really. I went through the basic training all pilots get and I at least lasted longer than eight minutes during the simulations, but I didn't get any of that fancy Cranwell training. What's that like anyway?"You were afraid of that. All your instructors told you the simulators didn't come close to the real thing, but it's better than nothing. Besides, it's not like the BETA have naval units anyway. Whatever happened to the Ark Royal, it's probably not them. You decide to talk to Owens about your own training. "It's intense. We were trained on just about every TSF the EU and the UN deploy just in case we need to jump into the nearest random machine and the survival time for a passing grade in the simulators is 15 minutes. That includes the orbital drop simulations." You think about leaving it at that, but you decide to give Owens some advice in case he decides to move up in the RAF. "Tell you want. If you ever decide to check the place out, look for an instructor called Pentecost and tell him Reber recommended you for the special training. It's brutal to get through, but it's the best way to get a solid foundation as a pilot."You don't tell him that half of the people who volunteer for the special training drop out after the first class. "Will do."You start closing in on the Ark Royal, but you can't get a visual and there's nothing on your radar. You're not too familiar with how the navy works, but they should be there by now.>(roll 1d20)
Rolled 11>>29472134Rolling.
Rolled 1>>29472134
>>29472220fucking wrenloft.
Rolled 12>>29472134FOR THE QUEEEN!
Rolled 1>>29472134>>29472220For fucks sake.
Rolled 4>>29472220>>29472273Yeah, the dice hate us.
Rolled 4>>29472220FUCKING WRENLOOOOOOOOOOFTI came in here just to scream
Rolled 20>>29472286Well, any Muv Luv quest must be high lethality by default.
>>29472151The communications connection to the rest of your flight flickers for a second.It's subtle. You barely notice it and you wouldn't have noticed it if you hadn't customized your UI. You don't have to wonder what it means. Something is jamming your communications."Shit! Owens, something is jamming us. Be careful."And you finally obtain visual confirmation on the Ark Royal. You don't know exactly how much wreckage is floating on the surface of the sea, but it looks about enough for the task force, assuming most of it sank. >Get out of there. You've done your job. >Get in closer. There might be survivors. >Make a quick patrol. Whatever did this might be out there.
>>29472380>>Get in closer. There might be survivors.
>>29472380>Get in closer. There might be survivors.
>>29472380> Get in closer. There might be survivors.
Rolled 13>>29472380>>Get in closer. There might be survivors. >>Make a quick patrol. Whatever did this might be out there.
>>29472380You decide to move in for a closer look. There's only so much a TSF can do during a rescue operation, but this is better than nothing."Owens, move in and look for survivors.""Understood."You lower your altitude to move between the wreckage. Everything you see has scorch marks on it, including the life boats, and all the corpses you see floating on the water are horrifically burned. There's nothing left alive here. "Owens, got anything.""No. Looks like there was a major accident here." You don't say it, Owens doesn't say it, but you both know it: No fire accident can take out a carrier and its entire escort. Your radar alerts you to a contact to your left and you turn to see something - looks like a submarine, but you can't see what kind from this distance - emerge from the water. >What do you do?>[] Retreat.>[] Hail the submarine. It might be friendly. >[] Open fire. You can't take any chances.
>>29472885> [x] Hail the submarine. It might be friendly.Be on guard, though.
>>29472885>>[] Retreat.>>[] Hail the submarine. It might be friendly.
>>29472885Get out of there
>>29472885
>>29472946This.
>>29472885Supporting:>>29472946
Rolled 7, 9 = 16>>29472885"Owens, pull back a bit. I'm going to hail the submarine."The two of you fly to a safer distance. After a few seconds, you're far enough to have a good chance at dodging anything they throw at you, but close enough that you can put them in range of your weapons very fast if you need to. Time to see who they are and why they're here. "Attention unknown submarine. This is Pilot officer Julian Reber of the Royal Air Force 76th Tactical Surface Fighter Flight out of RAF Marham. Please identify yourself." Your answer is two plumes of smoke coming out of the submarine and the blaring of your missile lock warning.>(roll 2d20)
>>29469333A German Phantom shot down at least five Dassault Rafales over the course of the 2008 iteration of the Frisian Flag joint training exercise.She's an old bird, but she's still got some fight in her, and in a fair universe her TSF counterpart will reflect that.>>29470342Outdated yes, piece of junk no. An Eagle would be better, but that doesn't make the Phantom bad.>>29470432>McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II>crappy>subsonic>euro built>from the seventiesOh wow, look at all this >>29470559Okay, it was an honest mistake.Thought you were actually talkin' shit on the world's leading distributor of MiG parts.
Rolled 4, 16 = 20>>29473448
>Muv Luv HaHaha!HAHAHAHAHAOH GOD, THE MEMORIESTHE MEMORIES ARE FLOWING BACK INTO MEI DIDN'T WANT TO REMEMBER THESE, YOU MONSTERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKjw79Vhmzk
Rolled 9, 3 = 12>>29473448
>>29470455http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrYjEMY4Ttg
Rolled 13, 10 = 23>>29473448
Rolled 16, 17 = 33>>29473448
>>29473525A-10 soon, comrades
>filename is what I expect this quest to turn into
>>29473543"Owens! Evade!"You both take evasive action, but it looks like you didn't have to bother. The missiles keep going straight up and then dive down. You have no idea where they're going, but it's no where near you. You don't even notice the explosions when the warheads detonate. Meanwhile, the submarine is still surfaced, presumably lining up its next shot. Your AMWS-21s can put enough holes it in to sink it if you engage now, but your flight recorder now contains crucial evidence that needs to make it back to base as quickly as possible. You can also break combat regulations and split your element, but that also cuts your odds of success in half. >What do you do?>[] Engage the submarine. These bastards need to pay.>[] Retreat. The mission is the priority.>[] Split up. (Specify who goes back to base and who stays.)
Rolled 5, 6 = 11>>29473448fucking hell man.
>>29473795>[X] Retreat. The mission is the priority.
>>29473795>>[] Split up. (Specify who goes back to base and who stays.)Tell Owens to go back with the footage. We'll mop up the sub.
>>29473795>>[] Split up. (Specify who goes back to base and who stays.)We stay, owen goes.We need to find out why this happened.
>>29473795>>[] Retreat. The mission is the priority.
>>29473831>>29473852Let's risk it. Until we fight BETA, at least.
>>29469246>1999>Based in EnglandOh shit, if we can survive to next year we get to hang out with the EuroFront girls, right?
>>29473482This is MLA-verse, not real life.
>>29473977>Surviving a year>Muff Luv
>>29474057Fuck, you're right, we're not going to survive the month...
>>29474057>>29474094But we have a REASON to survive. Her name is Brigitte Von Wästernach.
>>29474133That's not how you spell Luna
>>29474158What can I say, German chicks turn me on.
>>29474158Moot. Goddamnit Moot, fix this goddamn file-swap glitch...
>>29474200How do you feel about East Germans?
>>29474203Are you kidding? It makes this site SO much better.
>>29473795>>[] Retreat. The mission is the priority.STAY ON TARGET MAN
>>29473795>>[] Split up. (Specify who goes back to base and who stays.)we stay, he goes.
Rolled 3, 4, 15 = 22>>29473795One of you needs to drown that sub while the other gets the flight data back to Marham. You're the element lead and you're the better gunner. If anyone is going to avenge the Ark Royal, it'll be you."Owens, get back to base. The brass needs your flight data no matter what. I'll take care of the sub."Owens hesitates for a moment."I... understood, sir. Good luck." Owens turns back towards England and now it's just you and the sub. You push your engines to full combat speed and take evasive manoeuvres to mess with their targeting. Just a few seconds and they'll be within range of your 36mm ammo. It should be enough to penetrate if you hit them with full auto, there's no way they'll be able to patch all the holes.>(roll 1d20)
Rolled 8>>29474405Lets do this.
>>29474203Honestly? I don't know enough about Muv Luv to realize that was a file swap.Shit seemed in order from my perspective.
>>29473520I can't stop reading this wiki. This shit is like sci fi berserk for how depressingly bleak it is. No scratch that, you know Gutz will win. This is rather impressive.So there's chompy bit milf, I'm trying to figure out what the hell half the flashes
Rolled 11>>29474405
Rolled 13>>29474405If MuvLuv is any indication, we are utterly fucked. Lone TSF is dead against anything.
>>29474447I can remember each and every single fucking scene that those flashes areI DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER, but I do...
Rolled 3>>29474405Bitches best swerve, nat 20 comin' in.
Rolled 10>>29474479We tied with their best score...We are fucked ain't we?3 rolls that DM did? That probably means 2 more subs. And we are flying. Over ocean. No tree cover. We are meat for lasers.
>>29474447Read the VN. It's so much better when you love and care for the girls.
>>29474447Not even the sentient Initial D reference is safe.http://muvluv.wikia.com/wiki/Ichimonji_Takahashi
>>29474535We are safer flying over the ocean than over land. No laser classes around.
>>29474535Can't lasers nail us from across the channel?Or larger laser classes?Or has the BETA evolved subs already?
>>29474601>No laser classes aroundLaser classes are around as the plot-requires
>>29474626Laser-classes are like ninja zombies from zombie movies. They appear from nowhere when you even just blink.
>>29474626They even learned to shoot at everything they can until the curvature of the earth protects you from them.The curvature of the earth.
>all these fags giving in to despairGuys, we had a flight instructor named Pentecost. Remember what he said."I've never believed in the End Times. We are mankind. Our footprints are on the moon. When the last trumpet sounds and the Beast rises from the pit — we will kill it."
>>29474740>Good Luck
guys seriously spoiler your opinions if your going to "share" something about muvluv.i have only read the VN muv luv alternative(that took me 5 months to finish) and can't really find a way to read/watch as much as you guys had...really hope this isn't another "persona quest" where i have no fucking idea what everyone is talking about on the first thread.
>>29474695Don't be silly.Nothing in this world can protect you
>>29474783
>>29474776Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.Better to go down swinging. If we die, we will die FIGHTING.
Rolled 13>>29474826Did she died?
>>29474792i knew we should have gone full science to bring out a distress call to the galaxy for help.
>>29474835
Rolled 11, 13, 16 = 40>>29474479You pull into a turn as you get closer to the submarine and strafe the sides with both your guns firing at full auto. You don't see any explosions, but you shred a line through the whole length of it just as it begins to submerge. Either the captain's panicking or the sub is heavily damage, because it doesn't try to surface as water starts pouring in through the hole. The only place that sub is going is the bottom of the sea. The Navy will send one of their own subs to check out the wreckage. You're sure your kill is true when the jamming stops and the comms come back online.CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991 CODE 991"The Ark Royal is down! Retask the Illustrious for support bombardment!" "Laser-class are confirmed dead. Repeat, laser class are confirmed dead. The sky is clear." "This Crusader 1, we've been forced back by the Destroyers. We need someone to flank and contain the Tanks before we lose them in the city." "We need an SAS team on standby to flush out their Soldiers and Warriors once the big breeds are wiped out!" "Get someone on those bloody Forts!"Whoever did this didn't just take out the Ark Royal at random. They knew the BETA were coming.In the corner of your HUD, you see Red Flag 1 and Red Flag 3 are down, but Owens is apparently still going. Ammo shouldn't be a problem, despite all the lead you put in that sub, but you've only got enough fuel left to either meet up at the base with Owens and get into the fight. >What do you do?>[] Get back to base.>[] Get into the fight.
>>29474776Are we in the Alternative world or the unlimited world?Can we retreat to Canada or Australia like we usually do as the British?
>>29474740Yeah I'll take Kaiju over BETA any day every day today tomorrow yesterday and even my 10th birthday.
>>29474841No she has a fashionable new hat.
>>29474841It's Muv Luv. I've not seen it, but I know chances she died are like 99.999%.
>>29474847I... like that idea. Oh silicon based masterrace, help us.
>>29474826GODDAMMIT MANwell at least you spoiler-ed it.
Rolled 14, 15, 16 = 45>>29474535[spoilers]Two of the rolls were to see if Owens got sniped by a Laser on his way back. He didn't.[/spoiler]
>>29474847The rest of the galaxy is infested with BETA too. Fucking Von Neumann probes, man.
>>29474862>[x] get into the fightOI, LET'S GET STUCK IN
Oh, hey, /tg/ keeps adding my dice roll back every time I refresh the page. That's annoying.
>>29474783There isn't that much to spoiler, though. Just TDA, which isn't related to this quest and untranslated, and Total Eclipse, which isn't all that relevant except for >>29474792>>29474862Go to the base and get fuel, then fight.>>29474865>1999None yet, we'll know in three years.
>>29474927Haha, Laser classes are in the deep far back end of the Beta horde.How's Infantry Laserjagd holding up for you? Don't want to waste the exoskeleton ya know.
>>29474862i really have a bad feeling but>>[x] Get into the fight.better get those experience i guess.
[x] Get into the fight. But stay in squads.We will lose the city but we will take as many beta down as we can. Then we take the fight back to the BETA another day.>>29474894Ahhh thanks good DM.
>>29474894But what about the third one?
>>29474847>>29474890>>29474904who do you guys think will come if ever some one did hear the call? the eldar?
>>294750003 minutes anon.3 minutes.>>29474986>LaserjagdWhy did I laugh?I just hope Laser-Maus does not like to crawl under the ocean floor.
Just curious OP, on a scale from 1 to Irisdina, how sexy are we in our Fortified Suit?
>>29474860I think my sentiment is best captured by a quote from Melville."Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell's heart I stab at thee. For hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee."
>>29475042No. The DARK Eldar[/spoiler
>>29475042Fuckers probably redirected the BETA here to save one of their Craftworlds.
>>29475048The idea of laser-hunting is to go ass deep into the BETA horde and one by one, find and gun down/cut down the laser classes while being ganged by all the other BETA and then get the fuck out.
>>29475040The sub rolled 15 on the defense. Our 13 was enough to beat it with modifiers. The 3 was for Lasers and the 4 was for Owens. He got really luck.
>>29475042The emperor of man is probably the one least likely to genocide us isn't it?
>>29475050pretty sexy if your into guys.
>>29475112On a scale of 1 to Kruger, how handsome are we?
>>29475042it will most probably be no one.
What inventions can we make, what modifications can we create, to give us a fighting chance against the oncoming hoard?
>>29475175Well....
>>29475152Ï€
>>29475195I was there for most of these threads, but why am I laughing so hard?
>>29475175For the most part, it's just making current tech smaller so it can fit on a TSF. You'll be able to figure out what the major TSF innovation is once you find out why this invasion was made to happen.
>>29475152I'm thinkin' we're probably about a Johnny Ridden.Now we just need a more famous pilot that people constantly mistake us for, much to our endless chagrin.
>>29475250Is XM3 already in use? Because I've always liked the idea of performing RCs and FRCs in a mech.
>>29475195The railgun did work, actually.
>>29475367Remember, we're in 1999.
>>29475399Well, the fact that Alternative V is carried out implies something went wrong
>>29475429I'm still playing through Extra right now.I was thoroughly spoiled by a friend a couple years ago, but just now got around to playing myself. So I've got passing familiarity, and I'm using the wiki to find the names for shit.
>>29475489I'm assuming that butcher's scene is cannibalism?And I just caught a bit of episode 2, Feels criminal to have such fappable art for such a terrifying setting of death and misery
>>29475489But the TE timeline is the Alternative one. There's even Operation Cherry Blossom, saved by Top Gun, because the Laser-Fort was aiming for the Susanoo
>>29475399I can imagine /tg/ the mine layer or /tg/ the Australian widelife releaser. I guess we can't be a part of biological warfare against the beta.No matter what we do, it will work for 2 weeks and no more.
Remember, metagaming is spelled with a /tg/!
>>29474862Owens is still up, so you don't need to worry about the flight data anymore. Time to do your job. "RAF Marham, this is Red Flag 2. I'm coming up on the battle at Lowestoft. Requesting orders.""Red Flag 2, this is RAF Marham. We've just received word from Flag 4 and we're awaiting him for debriefing. The situation at Lowestoft is bad, but it there weren't that many BETA invading. "There are currently nine Forts on site. They're dangerous, but they're not in formation, so they'll be easy pickings. Crusader squadron is currently being pushed back by two dozen Destroyers. The Destroyers can't manoeuvre very well in the city, so it should be easy to ambush them from behind. There are also about a hundred tanks left to clear out. They're the least dangerous, but they might be able to ambush you from the rubble. You can choose which engagement you prefer."> [] Go for the Forts. You can just snipe them from three kilometers away. > [] Get the Destroyers. You can't let fellow pilots soak up losses.> [] Go for the tanks. They'll make clean-up a nightmare if they're not dealt with.
>>29475620[X] Get the Destroyers
>>29475620Nine Forts.Nine.Hahahaha! Only the batty hero can take out 12 in one battle. With XM3. We are no such hero.
>>29475620Work from the bottom up> Tanks, then Destroyers, then Forts
>>29475620>[x]Go for the FortsWe probably hacked out targeting computers to never miss or some shit.
>>29475620>[x] Get the Destroyers. You can't let fellow pilots soak up losses.
>>29475620>> [] Go for the Forts. You can just snipe them from three kilometers away. these guys would make things hell if they organize.
>>29475620>> [] Get the Destroyers. You can't let fellow pilots soak up losses.
>>29475566XM3 is developed in late november/december 2000.>>29475620Support the crusaders first, get the Destroyers.
>>29475620[x] Go for the destroyers.
>>29475620>[x] Get the Destroyers. You can't let fellow pilots soak up losses.Also, have a Luna.
>>29475755One can never have enough Luna
>>29475681Oh you. That lawyering can't save you now.
>>29475620"RAF Marham, this is Red Flag 2. I'm going for the Destroyers. Patch me into the Crusader squadron's tactical network." "Red Flag 2, this is RAF Marham. Understood. Good luck out there."You activate the eight-minute countdown you programmed into your TSF when it was assigned to you. Your retinal display brings up status windows for 18 TFS - the full Crusader squadron, as far as you know. "Crusader squadron, this is Red Flag 2. I'm coming in from the beach to solve your Destroyer problem. Just hang on for a few more minutes.""Red Flag 2, this is Crusader 1. Thanks for watching our backs. We'll hold off those Destroyers as long as we can." You fly into the city from the beach at top speed. Your map displays a rough outline of the surroundings and the location of your Destroyer targets and your custom urban combat support software plots the optimal path through the carnage. You'll need at least two runs to catch all the Destroyers. Your finger hovers over the trigger button as the clock keeps ticking down. >(roll 2d20)
Rolled 12, 6 = 18>>29476195
Rolled 14, 16 = 30>>29476195
Rolled 20, 4 = 24>>29476195
>>29475784Wait, she's the Muv Luv version of Yukari right?And we're an engineer.I see a beautiful friendship on the horizon...
Rolled 19, 3 = 22>>29476195
>>29476238A less autistic, sexier, green-haired Yukari, sure.But yes, she only has the hots for TSFs, not men.
>>29476237Sometimes we love /tg/ dice. Sometimes we hate them.
>>29476195>eight-minute countdownI hope we don't get cocky when that gets to 0.
>>29476238>she's the Muv Luv version of Yukari right?Do you know how many Yukaris there are in Japanese media? You're gonna have to be a touch more specific, bro.
>>29476312GuP.
>>29476195So we designed a computer program to plot the optimal course for us to kill a crowd?Good man.
Rolled 12, 18 = 30>>29476195
>>29476312The fluffy haired one in tank war?The tank wiki on feet?
>>29476362>>29476312
>>29476322>>29476362Ah, you mean Yu/k/ari.
>>29476441Why did I laugh.
>>29476362still have no idea what you're talking about.
>>29476487
>>29476223You tear through the city streets with turns that wouldn't be possible if you hadn't loosened your TSF's safety procedures. You come up on large parking lot between two buildings - your first killzone - and squeeze the trigger in short bursts to avoid friendly fire. Three destroyers die spurting blood out of their asses. Two Crusaders clear. You pull a drive-by on another parking lot and four destroyers go down. Five Crusaders clear. Your next killzone is a residential district. You hit a boosted jump to get a better view and you see four TSFs with what looks like severe damage to their engines, surrounded by five destroyers. They must have retreated there after taking damage and gotten blindsided. Lucky for them, the Destroyers are stuck on the houses. It's a simple job to charge down the streets and strafe them. Nine Crusaders clear. >(roll 2d20)
Rolled 15, 18 = 33>>29476538
Rolled 11, 2 = 13>>29476487Girls und Panzer.Yukari Akiyama.The girl is tanksexual.>>29476538
Rolled 18, 14 = 32>>29476538
Rolled 9, 19 = 28>>29476538
>>29476561No one roll.We can't have a 1 this time.
>>29476538So basically instead of being BRATTY HERO good, we let the computer do the calculation for us and approximate his skill?I am liking this PC.
>>29476238But can she operate as hard as Yukari?
>>29476669A better question is whether she is as fluffy as Yukari. Someone post that image. You know the one.
>>29476728
>>29476238So, is there a Muv-Luv version of Kay?'Cause if there is, I want in on that.
>>29476775Not the one I am thinking of but it is delicious. Thanks anon.I am thinking of the one where she fluffs her own hair in embarrassment. The gif.
>>29476861Yes, SharonShe's a blond, sexy American pilot who has no problem controlling the men in her life as easily as she controls her F-22 Raptor.She'll also drink you under the table before dragging you home and fucking your brains out.
>>29476925i might have just fallen in love
>>29476561The second run is going to be tricky. The rest of the Crusaders have been pushed into a fighting retreat out of the city by eight destroyers and there are four other destroyers charging down streets off the main road. The four stragglers are easy. You charge down the main road, your guns aimed in opposite directions, and gun them down. The last eight are going to be tricky. Judging by your data, they're at full charge and you're not that much faster than them. Catching up isn't going to be easy. You head off into a straight line just off the Destroyer formation. The countdown keeps running and the rest of the Crusaders are maintaining their retreat.You keep going once you reach visual range until you're just off the leftmost Destroyer. Then, you pull into a sharp turn and pull the same manoeuvre that killed the sub, gunning down the remaining destroyers in a single strafe. Your engines die down as you end the strafe and you let go of the breath you didn't know you were holding. Eighteen Crusaders clear. The countdown reaches zero. You try to think of something heroic to say to the Crusaders, but RAF Marham interrupts you before you can even make the attempt. "All forces, this is RAF Marham. All forces confirmed clear of Lowestoft. Commence bombing run." In the distance, you see RAF bombers drop their entire payload on Lowestoft to clear out the Forts and the Tanks. Thanks to your TSF's sensors, you can also spot the SAS choppers that are going drop the clean-up troops once the city has been reduced to rubble. >What do you do?>Call in a tanker and head back to base. You need to get to a debriefing. >Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.
>>29476925What about the Swedish girl in the anime?
>>29476972>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.Juuuust in case.
>>29476972Make sure job is done.
>>29476972>Call in a tanker and head back to base. You need to get to a debriefing.You don't want to fight on bingo fuel.
>>29476972>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.The best part of the battle. Admiring your work.
>>29476979Stella? She's pretty cool too. Still prefer Sharon because she's 'MURRICAN>>29476972>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.Let's make sure the job is done before we head out
>>29476979Sexy as all hell, but I'm not sure she has Kay's cheerfulness. Then again, she is the teasing sort but whatever.Luna is still Best Girl.
>>29477026[x] Call in a tanker and admire your work on your way home.Anons, we need to think of something heroic to say for saving an entire squadron.Also, does our modded engine only last 8 minutes? Or is it a fuel problem?
>>29476972>>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.
Rolled 4, 18 = 22>>29477062Probably both.
>>29476925Anon, I feel funny.Is this what it feels like when you first discover your waifu?>>29476972>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.The Bene Gesserit have a saying. Do not count someone dead until you see the body; and even then, you can make a mistake.
>>29477130What... is the context of that image?Do planes have bubble baths?
>>29476972>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.Those boys are going to owe us a lot of beers after what we did for them.
>>29477154It's snow, actually. NATO facility in, I think it's Finland but I'm not 100% on that.
>>29477218Haha. Oh wow.I hate to be the maintenance crew for that base.
>>29477130>>29476960Remember her names boy, she's as fast as her super-sonic TSF and she doesn't wait for no man who can't keep up. That said, you earn her trust and you'll find no better wingman to watch your six (and no better wingman who will let you bang HER six)
>>29477154A welder accidentally set off the fire alarm, and the hangar got filled with foam fire retardant.
>>29477234>sympathy for ground crewGet the fuck out, anon. We're supposed to be playing a pilot, and your pussy ass sympathy will undermine that.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYLPoTNnKAk
>>29477254....Must stay...true...to...German waifu.
>>29477272That makes more sense.Thanks anon!
>>29477290Somehow I imagine pilots like Surgeons. The same kind of attitude.
>>29476972You decide to sit back and watch. The bombers have just finished their run and the choppers are now unloading hundreds of special forces troops equipped with metal-plated body armour and fully automatic shotgun. Things won't go well for the BETAs left in the city. To your great surprise, the Crusaders leave without saying anything. In fact, all of the troops that aren't directly involved with the clean-up are leaving without saying anything. You're even more surprised when you see helicopters and tanks close in and your position and form around you in a defensive perimeter. After a few minutes, a car pulls out alongside your TSFs. You see an older woman exit and beckon you out. You have a feeling your debriefing is going to be complicated.
>>29477366awwwwwww FUCK
>>29477366...They're not happy about the submarine aren't they?
>>29477357The song is actually meant as self mockery on the part of the pilots who wrote and perform it. Sort of a "We know we can be real assholes, and we're sorry, you guys are great." to the ground crews (high school diplomas fixing what college degrees done fucked up).>>29477366Either we're about to be crucified, or we're being selected for some sort of a special unit. Maybe both.
>>29476972>>Sit back and watch until you're sure the job is done.i sure hope we smoke, cuz its a great time doing it.
>>29477431Ahhh I see. I need to do that to my scrub team sometimes. Take the song, modify a few words.
>>29477366quick make a witty engineer joke!
>>29477449Cigars?
>>29477496well we are on BRITISH ISLES so... a pipe maybe?
>>29477495I am not sure if I get it.>>29477496Only if you have a pink lady.
>>29477542We're an engineer and this would be an appropriate time to make a smartass comment that's only funny to other engineers.
>>29477542well in my defense i still don't know what's the MC's personality is, aside from being a nerd.does Julian have a thing for androids?
>>29477366MISSION REPORT- Verified the status of the HMS Ark Royal (1XP)- Retrieved flight data relevant to the destruction of the Ark Royal (1XP)- Avenged the Ark Royal (1XP)- Owens survived (1XP)- Fought in the defense of Lowestoft (1XP)- Saved Crusader squadron from Destroyers (1XP)- Total XP: 6NOTES:- The city of Lowestoft was destroyed by RAF bombers. - The SAS troops suffered acceptable losses from BETAs that survived the bombing run. CHARACTER STATUS:Julian ReberLevel 1 (6/10XP)Skills: TSF Piloting, Gunnery, Melee, Electronics, ComputersResources: Budget 1, Connections 3 (Swiss Government, RAF, Crusaders), Gear 3, Personnel 1, Rank 0>That's all for the night. Next session will be next Tuesday at 7PM EST. I will also announce it on Twitter @ReverseChomp. >Next time, we learn why the Ark Royal was destroyed, become James Bond for a day and the game enters IRON MAN HARD MODE.
>>29477634That depends. Do they dream of electric sheep?
>>29477634>>29477602Ahh sorry I misread the statement. I thought that the anon was pointing out an engineering in joke was made in the previous thread.
>>29477496Fuck no.It weaken the body and shit.We need to be as strong as possible to fight against the BETA.Don't want to lose breath over piloting a fucking mech.
>>29477637>IRON MAN HARD MODEso we meet our assistant?
>>29477254>>29476925>Blond>American>Pilots a F-22>Can drinkOh god...
The truly ironic thing is that I was going to give the MC Leadership and Strategy as mandatory skills, but I figured /tg/ would pick them anyway and I thought you would appreciate the choice. I even planned for the first major NPC to be an engineer/hacker so that niche would be covered. Good news is, we can now have front row seats for that character's story arc and the leadership/strategy NPC I had already planned just got a much more interesting arc. The thread is being archived, so if you have comments, just leave them here and I'll check them out. 'Night folks.
>>29475755>>29475784There's not enough Luna love here...
>>29477788Sorry, but Luna doesn't give me a moto boner in addition to the regular one.
>>29477751We gonna meet the Eurofront girls?I need my Luna fix.
>>29477751Thanks good DM.We love you for running this, and I look forward to the next thread.
>>29477637>IRON MAN HARD MODE>not IRON MAN IMPOSSIBLE MODEIt's like you want us to survive.
>>29477867>IRON MAN IMPOSSIBLE MODEThat would be this.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWlbzdaJJ_s
>>29477751i'm hoping we won't get along with our superior of the battlefield.
>>29477813She pilots the Typhoon man.
>>29478207The Typhoon does not invoke my moto boner, anon. How could it? I'm an American, and it's a Eurofighter. It can't get me moto.
Does anyone know if there's a TSF version of the YF-23?
>>29478412Yes.It sadly was rejected though, despite being far more effective against the BETA than the Raptor.
>>29478433>farIt wasn't THAT much better, only slightly so. There's also the fact that it had shit Anti-TSF capability, which, considering this is America were talking about, NEEDS anti-TSF capability.
>>29478433What?I mean at least in the real world fly-off there were legitimate reasons for the selection of the Raptor (the 23 was a maintenance hog, and couldn't knife fight to save it's fucking dick).
>>29478465Since when did America need Anti-TSF capability when there's an ALIEN INVASION GOING ON? And it still had the signature stealth the Raptor as well to aid it, I'm not sure where you got the terrible against other TSFs thing from.>>29478467Ironically enough, the Widow here was designed as a mid to close range fighter.
>>29478556>Since when did America need Anti-TSF capability when there's an ALIEN INVASION GOING ON?See pic relatedAnd no, the Widow did not have the True-Stealth of the Raptor. The reason the Raptor is so much better at TSF fights than the Widow is because of that True-Stealth. The Widow had almost no long-range capability, making it extremely weak against other TSFs.
>>29478556>Since when did America need Anti-TSF capability when there's an ALIEN INVASION GOING ON?Pretty sure that statement is meant to be at least somewhat sarcastic.
>>29478628You mean like when the Widow was beating the Raptor 18-14 during combat trials because they bothy possessed similar levels of stealth and therefore most fights were in close range where the Widow dominated?
>>29478713>18-14That is not nearly enough test to be a conclusive result. Not even close
>>29478767Yet it showed that the Widow was at minimum peer capability with the Raptor, and there a more than adequate machine to engage TSFs with in addition to being superior at engaging BETA.
Anon, are you seriously expecting logic from military procurement?
