>Excitement: After months of gene therapies, implant surgeries, and training, it's finally time for my first drop!
>Boredom: Christ, they made us run so many sims of this, I’m not even sure if this is an actual drop or just another test.
>Worry: Topological neurotoxin? Fucking fuck, I need to recheck these fucking enviro-seals… what the fuck was I thinking, signing up for this shit?

>>29654562
>Excitement
We're a green rookie of course we would be excited about our first drop.

>>29654562
>Excitement

>>29654562
>Worry
Rookies come in all shapes of cowards

>>29654562
>Boredom

>>29654562
>Excitement: After months of gene therapies, implant surgeries, and training, it's finally time for my first drop!

Rolled 6

>>29654562
>>Excitement: After months of gene therapies, implant surgeries, and training, it's finally time for my first drop!

>>29654891
>>29654805
>>29654804
>>29654710
>>29654691
>>29654657
Alright, it seems excitements have it.

Writing

>>29654914
boo, no one likes the redshirt rookie

Your thoughts are interrupted by a basso rumble as the retro rockets fire, slowing your descent from “Fatal” to “Probably a few broken knees”. The pod quakes and trembles as another set of retro rockets fire. A synthesized female voice announces in your ear “Unexpected impediment to drop. One Seconds to Touchdown.”

“Wait, Unex-” you say, somewhat too shocked to properly process what the nice lady just said. The spine crushing impact is kind enough to clarify her meaning.

The pod door pops off with a hiss of steam, disgorging a whole lot of class A Enviro-Hazard and a mercenary clutching his lower back in pain. “Oh… Oh… owwwwwww… Damnit…” you groan, stumbling forwards. The sudden impact has severely disoriented you. You shake your helmeted head a few times, trying to dispel the coating of lint that seems to have ensconced your brain.

After a few more shakes, you are sufficiently recovered and decide to take in your surroundings. And surrounded you are, by dozens of white collar peons, all staring at you in shock. A moment’s pause before you shout “Everyone! This is a drop pod assault! Stay out of our way and you will not be hurt!”

Your helmet’s translator does it’s duty, relaying your message in perfect japanese. There is a long delay while everyone stares at you, non-plussed. You’re just about to consider the possibility that the translator is busted when a large middle aged man sticks up his finger. He waits for your acknowledgement before asking, “Hurt us with what, Mercenary-san?”

You look down at yourself.

…

FUCK! You forgot your weapons back in the pod.

Scurrying back to the drop pod you clamber waist deep into it. After a few minutes of frantic searching you hop back out, bearing:

>Options in next post

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>The Bird Hunter Package: an MPSE 2093 Shotgun and a semi-automatic pistol
>The KaBOOM Package: a H&G OMP, Omniversale Maschinenpistole, and an explosive weapon to be voted on
>The Sniper Package: a Windcutter M73 Sniper Rifle and a semi-automatic pistol
>The Overwatch Package: a Type 82 Rhino Light Machine Gun and a semi-automatic pistol
>The CQC Package: a Model 223 revolver and melee weapon to be voted on
>The Rifleman Package: an M24 Assault Rifle and a semi-automatic pistol

>>29655276
>>The Sniper Package: a Windcutter M73 Sniper Rifle and a semi-automatic pistol

>>29655276
>>The Sniper Package: a Windcutter M73 Sniper Rifle and a semi-automatic pistol

>>29655276
>The KaBOOM Package: a H&G OMP, Omniversale Maschinenpistole, and an explosive weapon to be voted on

>>29655276
>>The CQC Package: a Model 223 revolver and melee weapon to be voted on
Gotta stick to the basics.

>>29655276
>>The Sniper Package: a Windcutter M73 Sniper Rifle and a semi-automatic pistol

>>29655276
>>The Rifleman Package: an M24 Assault Rifle and a semi-automatic pistol
fuck yea rifleman

>>29655276
>>The CQC Package: a Model 223 revolver and melee weapon to be voted on
I love me a good revolver

Rolled 19

>>29655276
>>The CQC Package: a Model 223 revolver and melee weapon to be voted on
I vote for a monomolecular edge sword.

>>29655333
>>29655338
>>29655363
guys, we're assaulting a bunch of building and will be in closed interior environments

why the fuck do you want a long gun?

>>29655276
>The CQC Package: a Model 223 revolver and melee weapon to be voted on

revolver and pistol!!!!

>>29655410
>I vote for a monomolecular edge sword.
I'm going to have to disagree with your choice of melee weapon

tomahawk is best melee, part blade, part axe, part hammer

ALL THROWABLE

monomolecular sword OR a vibro blade

Rolled 14

>>29655439
We are in the future dude, at least make it sound advanced or something.

Maybe a carbyne alloy tomahawk with kinetic amplifier.

>>29655482
>vibro blade
Oh god yes

>>29655508
>We are in the future dude, at least make it sound advanced or something.
I leave that to others more creative than me at 4am

>Maybe a carbyne alloy tomahawk with kinetic amplifier.
See? much better

>>29655418
>>29655372
>>29655363
>>29655355
>>29655352
>>29655338
>>29655333
>>29655410
>>29655395

It seems Like the CQC Package is the winner.

Please vote on the general shape of your weapon:
>Swordswordsword
>Tomahawk
>Lance or halberd
>Entrenchment tool
>Write in

To everyone who's loadouts were not chosen, do not worry. You are in no way married to these weapons, and may have to use a different package depending on the mission. This is more to determine the MC's main/preferred loadout.

>>29655623
>Halberd

>>29655623
>The CQC Package: a Model 223 revolver and melee weapon to be voted on

Tomahawk. Throwable, and short. Nice package.

>>29655623
>>Tomahawk
man, halberd is sexy, but hawk is so useful

Rolled 19

>>29655623
What is a swordswordsword? Is it like some kind of weird triple bladed weapon?

I vote for monomolecular edge sword or vibroblade

>>29655623
>Tomahawk

It's so handy and versatile.

>>29655623
>halberd

>>29655643
>>29655703
Guys were in a building, speed and maneuverability is key. Why the fuck would we carry around a heavy ass halberd?

>>29655718
It's a future halberd. It's probably made of nanotubes or something.

>>29655623
>Tomahawk

so sleek, sexy and versatile

>>29655564
Still too weak

>>29655482
>vibro blade

Get classy: Vibro katana

>>29655732
>Nanotubes

What are you saying?

>>29655732
makes it better, not smaller and easier to use in CQC

>>29655669
Swordswordsword is just a sword of some sort. Nice and slashy.

>>29655623
>Swordswordsword

Specifically vibro sword

Rolled 14

>>29655732
Even if its light, the problem with an halberd is that it requires a lot of room to use properly, which we don't have in a building.

>>29655623
Tomahawk.
It's reliable and light.

>>29655623
Long combat knife. Plain, simple, effective.

>>29655809
>>29655772
>>29655692
>>29655703
>>29655733
>>29655666
>>29655656
>>29655643

It seems like the tomahawk has won by a hair over the swordswordsword.

Writing.

>>29655833
Nigga what? I thought you had to go do something?

>>29655857
He is probably browsing 4chan from his phone on the train, whch sadly cannot be done with Akun.

>>29655733
and now I must sleep, operate operationally for me fellow anons

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So this is a pussymode Section 8/DUST 514 quest with proper mercenary work?

Count me in.
This blueberry approves.

>>29655857
Literally meant "run".
>>29655933
You got that right.
/trip

>>29656017
We will be the most operating operator to ever operate during an operation.

>>29656030
I loved the concept and design of Section 8.

>>29656059

Concur. Operator Operation Quest is operating.

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>>29656073
I especially liked the lock-on feature (no retarded lying about dual-analog being anywhere near precise enough for an FPS) and the fact that the suit actually felt powerful.
In contrast to DUST, where your suit has less stamina than an unarmored human, despite your disposable body being supposedly vat grown for combat.

Also, drop pods are for pussies.
I actually recently saw some DUST trailers that are far more awesome than the main game. Like a drop pod that has the inhabitants eject a few kilometers above the ground, probably because dropping without a guidance system would be a retarded idea.

I like that we went for CQC. Seems like the best bet in the current situation.
Sniping comes later.

>>29656139

Yeah, I'm hoping we play smart here and abduct maximum scientists rather than kill everyone.

We want to get promoted, you know?

>>29656171
>We want to get promoted, you know?
I really hope a promotion involves experimental loadout.

And I hope that OP intends us to collect cash and use that cash to buy equipment.

>>29656139
The armour designs in Sec 8 were fantastic, and the stuff that you could get was brilliant inbuilt mortars and everything.
The lightning cut-scene in the first game was pretty cool.

>>29656171
>abduct maximum scientists

Outer Haven here we come.

So what do you think they make on this rock anyway? I mean Genomics is a pretty broad spiel.

>>29656260
How do we do that with only a pistol and tomahawk...?

Guys I think we don goofed.

You clamber back out of your drop pod bearing an absurdly large revolver, the Smith & Weston Model 223 .50 caliber, and a tomahawk. Well not just any tomahawk. This bad boy’s got a tungsten-steel head and “Seismic Amplifier” whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean or do. All you know is that when the guys at the armory let you take it out for the night, this little guy completely obliterated your bitch ex’s engine block in one swing.

...Thank fuck you got off world the day after.

Turning around, you’re pleased to see that the crowd of office workers has backed away a meter or two from the now armed mercenary. You repeat the statement you made earlier, this time backed by some lethal implements. The crowd begins to file out of the atrium, some taking pictures and recording video of the crashed drop pod and the (Hopfeully) intimidating merc standing next to it.

As the crowd disperses you see some important looking glass doors across the atrium. You are only a few step towards them when a comm-icon starts blinking in your HUD. The friendly smile of your senior drop officer greets you as you click it open.

>>29656260
It's Japanese.
Only one thing comes in mind.

>>29656295
No, this more than enough.
Far better than a sniper rifle, at least.

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I wonder what our suit looks like. And what kind of functions it has.

I just hope it doesn't eat our inner organs.

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“Hey there rookie. Nice to see you made it down in one piece.”

“Sir, it was an unexpected landing Sir!”

“Hahahaha,” chuckles the veteran, “No need to be so formal rookie. Just call me Darius.”

“Uh… yes Si- Darius… sir.”

“You’ll get used to it,” Darius reassures you with a grizzled smile. “Now, I’ve commed you for more than sushi and whatever the hell else these Japs eat-” you hear a series of loud cracks over the comm link, followed by three loud blasts. “I ended up dropping right in front of a security patrol. Got my ass pinned down behind the reception desk near the front entrance like my kid’s old bug collection. Lend me a hand?”

The comm link shuts off and you consider your HUD. According to the stolen floorplans and tactical command, Darius is indeed in the main atrium, further back toward the entrance. There are quite a few paths to enter the main atrium from where you are. Do you:

>go up to the second floor and enter the main atrium on the deck overlooking the ground floor
>Bust through the double doors near the entrance connecting the two rooms
>Go through the important looking doors and double back so that you come out behind the security patrol
>Follow the blinking mission icon on your map, and leave Darius to sort this out himself

>>29656310
>Only one thing comes in mind.

Think command will let us keep one?
Or six?

>>29656335
>>Bust through the double doors near the entrance connecting the two rooms
we're equipped for brutal close combat and speed

>>29656335
>>Go through the important looking doors and double back so that you come out behind the security patrol
Definitely flank them.
We've got a pistol and a tomahawk, not a minigun.

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>>29656335

>Bust through the double doors near the entrance connecting the two rooms

>>29656335

>go up to the second floor and enter the main atrium on the deck overlooking the ground floor

Best tactical position - we can then attempt to drop one or two of the guards with our Oversized Revolver and then maybe kung-fu drop onto the third guy with our Vibro-Axe.

It will be awesome.

>>29656335
>>Go through the important looking doors and double back so that you come out behind the security patrol

Time to route some bitches! Well snap like five necks before they even notice us.

>>29656335
>>Go through the important looking doors and double back so that you come out behind the security patrol
CQC loudout means AMBUSH TACTICS!

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>All those murderfuck votes
I really hope that we can get something like pic related later on.
Or the playerbase will kill us.

>>29656335
>>Go through the important looking doors and double back so that you come out behind the security patrol

>>29656335
>Go through the important looking doors and double back so that you come out behind the security patrol.
LETS GET CHOPPING BOYS!

>>29656405
if you have more images like that one anon, could you dump them?

I've been looking for some good sci-fi action pics to attach to my combat posts.

>>29656399
Time to RAMBO

>>29656405
It's not like they have security measures waiting for us behind the important looking doors anon! They're there to be pretty doors.

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>>29656422
I just randomly collected a bunch of stuff.
The collection isn't all that big, but I'll post them during the thread.

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>>29656422
Unrelated but...

>>29656438
But " important looking" means story related.
It's time to meet our antagonist. Or at least a mid-boss.

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>>29656457
This quest will likely cause my collection to expand vastly, though. I like to collect appropriate images when I can put them to use.

Recalling the lessons you picked up during the Synergistic Confrontation Techniques for Enhancing Employee Performance in High Intensity Situations course that all the rookies had to take you decide that the best approach to this situation is a flank and destroy. Eliminate the security patrol while they’re looking the other way. You bolt forward and surge through the doors, barely opening fast enough to avoid clipping you. You sprint down a series of hallways, your HUD map leading you true.

Eventually you arrive in another large reception area behind the main atrium. You scurry forward and take cover behind a large stone pillar. You peek around the pillars and into the atrium. It’s a large open room with white walls and floor, although the clean and futuristic atmosphere is marred by bits of glass from a large hole in the ceiling. Also the scorch marks. The room is a long rectangle, maybe twenty meters wide and about fifty long. There are two lines of blocks of greenery, raised white walls about waist high containing classy gardens with the occasional demi-bonsai growing in the center, placed along the outer sides of the atrium, spaced about five meters apart. At the other end of the atrium is a rather haggard looking reception desk.

The Security Patrol is separated into two groups of three, one group is standing behind a garden block two meters the the right and three meters ahead of the door you’re looking out of. The second group is taking cover behind a block further ahead and to the left, about twenty meters away from the door. The first group is laying down a steady stream of suppressive fire as the second group sneaks forward.

Neither of the two groups has noticed you yet, too focused on shooting up the reception counter.

>What is your plan of action?

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>>29656692
Stealth kill the second group. They are focused on the first.
If we attack the first group, we'll have the attention of the second.
We don't want that.

>>29656692
Toss the tomahawk into the first group, remove the suppressing fire.

>>29656692
Now, I'm sure most if not all of the people here have read how the combat in DAQ is supposed to work, but just in case, here's a link to a pastebin explaining how it all happens.

http://pastebin.com/KypPFgFr

>>29656692
OP, how solid is our armor? I'm guessing we're not exactly top-of-the-line, since we're supposed to be disposable.

>>29656692
Take down the first group to help unpin Darius.
After that we can work with the boss to take the second group from both sides.

>>29656692

Stealth kill the suppressive fire team we'll decode our next move depending on how it turns out.

>>29656741
Reading comprehension. The second group is 17 meters in front of the first.

>>29656794
I agree with stealth killing the first group.

>>29656794
>Reading comprehension. The second group is 17 meters in front of the first.
Then kill whatever is closest.
The general idea stays the same.

>>29656692
Contact Darius first, tell him you're going to wait till the group 'sneaking up' gets closer, once in range bust the revolver out and blast people.

That'll distract the group throwing suppression fire. Darius is to start shooting then.

If someone primes a grenade, throw the tomahawk at them.

Rolled 5, 2, 10 = 17

>>29656750
Warn Darius of the second group sneaking up, and then use both of the other actions to take out the suppressing fire team

>>29656760
Your armor is better than most due to your CQC focus. These Security guards are armed with SMGs and other small caliber rapid fire weapons.

Unless it hits an unprotected joint you should be fine. However, getting hit by bullets will take the wind out of you if its more than one in a few seconds.

>>29656794
>>29656767
>>29656824
>>29656745
>>29656741
>>29656854
>>29656887

We seem to have decided on melee killing the first group (the Model 223 is NOT subtle) then taking cover to progress form there.

This will broken down into

>Alert Darius to our plan
>Run up to the first group
>Tomahawk the center one in the back of the neck
>Tomahawk the rightmost one while he is still turning around
>Eliminate the third guard either by tomahawk or revolver depending on how first two rolls go
>Take cover and assess situation

This will require 5 rolls of 3d10.

>>29656692
Warn Darius and then take out the security patrol covering for the other one with suppressing fire.

>>29656794
>>29656824

"Stealth" kill the 1st group laying down suppressive fire with our Tomahawk + Revolver in CQC - don't fire the revolver unless we fuck up our melee triplekill.

>>29656925
ROLLIN'

Rolled 3, 6, 6 = 15

>>29656925

Rolled 10, 1, 9 = 20

>>29656925

Sounds appropriately operator. Rolling a 3d10.

Rolled 6, 4, 5 = 15

>>29656953
woops!

>>29656925

>>29656925
>Model 223 is NOT subtle

Then it's fucking useless as a operational melee weapon. Fuck R&D

Rolled 2, 5, 6 = 13

>>29656925

>>29656985
No it's fantastic, you can blast holes through ANYTHING.

>>29656925
>Alert Darius.
Never forget to inform your comrades of your planned actions

>Tomahawk the middle guy and then shoot lefty and axe the right guy what the fuck he is doing..

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Rolled 8, 2, 5 = 15

>>29656925
Time for FUN.

Rolled 1, 5, 2 = 8

>>29656925

>>29657002

Then can we get a double kill with it?

>>29656985
We are expendable for a reason.

>>29656959
>>29656971
>>29656975
>>29656999
>>29657010

Five rolls. They are applied as follows:

>Run up to the first group: 15
>Tomahawk the center one in the back of the neck: 20
>Tomahawk the rightmost one while he is still turning around: 15
>Eliminate the third guard either by tomahawk or revolver depending on how first two rolls go: 13
>Take cover and assess situation: 15

Writing

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>>29657024

>>29657037
>tomahawk or revolver depending on how first two rolls go
>20,15

Won't even need to use the hand cannon. Stealth intact.

>>29657037
We gon' do good!

>>29657070
20 and 15 out of 30, not 20.

>>29657037

What a favorable interpretation of our rolling, haha.

>not complaining, just pleasantly surprised.

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Meanwhile, I'm starting to organize my folder until I can reliably find action-related images.

>>29657101
Shit.
Well there's only three left after this, right?

>>29657142
Hope Darius is a good shot.

You open up a comm-link with Darius and quickly relay what your plan of attack is. There a momentary pause before the vet responds. “Ha! That’s pretty ballsy rookie. Just don’t go getting yourself killed just yet.”

Not exactly reassured by the vet’s words, you take a deep breath, steeling yourself for the assault. You sprint out of cover and towards the first group of guards. The reception area doors slide open with nary a whisper. Your feet pound against the white metal ground, your arms pumping back and forth. The Security team seems too busy firing their OMPs to notice the merc bearing down on them. As you near the guards the sound proofers in your helmet engage and God hits the mute button. The cracks of SMG fire vanish, as does the guard’s roared profanities, leaving them grimacing with comically open mouths.

You swing your tomahawk in short hacking motion, cutting only deep enough into the middle security guard’s neck to sever his spine. Obviously, this is plenty deep. The man begins to collapse, his SMG firing up into the ceiling as dead arms stop resisting its recoil.

The middle guard hasn’t even touched the floor when you bury your tomahawk into the head of the right hand guard. This time there is enough resistance to trigger the tomahawk’s Seismic Amplifier. The burst of kinetic energy detonates the security officer’s head into fragments of bone and sopping red hunks of flesh.

By now the last security guard in the first group has noticed that something has gone very wrong. He is part way through turning around when your tomahawk smashes into his sternum.

The Seismic Amplifier triggers again.

The guard coughs up blood before he drops to the ground.

You take cover behind the garden block.

>Quickly! Do you:
>Push the element of surprise and attempt to attack the second security team?
>Take a moment to comm with Darius and work out a new plan of action?

>>29657419
If you guys want, I can explain HOW all of this was decided. I'm sure some of you are wondering why everything worked out so well.

Rolled 2, 4, 8 = 14

>>29657419
>>Take a moment to comm with Darius and work out a new plan of action?

>>29657419
Haha, oh wow. That was perfect.

>>29657436
By all means, please do.

>>29657419
>Take a moment to comm with Darius and work out a new plan of action?
Let's get a veterans take on things, da? Time for learning.

>>29657436
That'd be nice, you can do it now or wait until the after thread meta time for answering other questions.

>Push the element of surprise
LEEEEEEROOOOOY JEEEEEENKIIINS!

>>29657419
>>Push the element of surprise and attempt to attack the second security team?

>>29657436
I would like to know more.

>>29657419
>Push the element of surprise and attempt to attack the second security team?

Break their cover.

>>29657419
>Take a moment to comm with Darius and work out a new plan of action?

No need to rush, it's 2v3and we have better guys and equipment.

>>29657419

Turn around and lay down a few shots with our bigass revolver - maybe we can catch another guy in the crossfire. Relay to Darius that Group 1 is dead.

>>29657419
Ask Darius what equipment he's got and take cover.

>>29657419
>Push the element of surprise and attempt to attack the second security team?

I think it's worth it. Make sure to tell Darius that we're going after the second group.

Don't just charge them, use cover as we approach, if we don't see a good opportunity to get close enough to use the Tomahawk shoot them with our revolver or toss the Tomahawk right in their stupid face. Don't give them a chance to realize and respond to their suppressing fire suddenly disappearing. We have some momentum, make use of it.

>>29657436
I wouldn't mind in the least. Please, do go on.

>>29657436
It would be lovely to hear all the nice little nitty gritty details from you!

>>29657419
>Take out the second security team
Be sure to inform Darius. If we get spotted, he might be able to take a few potshots while the security team is distracted- if he has prior warning.

>>29657474
>>29657483
>>29657491

>Push the element of surprise and attempt to attack the second security team?

There's a 17 meter distance between us and them, you better mean attack as in "fill with bullets from cover".

>>29657458
Alright. So basically there were 5 DC checks. I'll break them down and explain the reasoning for each one.

>Run up to the first group
Rolled:15 DC:7

Not a hard DC, but most movement checks are very easy. The only challenge was not letting them know that you were coming, but the suppressive fire helped with that a lot.

>Tomahawk the center one in the back of the neck
Rolled: 20 DC: 10
A very easy melee check. You had the drop on the guard and he has very little armor outside of a FUTURE cuirass sort of thing.

>Tomahawk the rightmost one while he is still turning around
Rolled: 15 DC:15
A simple pass. Slightly harder since you just axed this guy's buddy in the neck.

>Eliminate the third guard either by tomahawk or revolver depending on how first two rolls go
Rolled: 13+5 DC:17 for tomahawk, 12 for revolver

This is the interesting part, and perhaps the key mechanic to this quest. The action chain. You see, when you tomahawked the first guard you initiated an action chain. An action chain is a series of actions done in very close proximity to each other. Every time you pass a DC check in an action chain, the amount you beat the DC divided by half is added to a failed check later in the action chain. So while you rolled a 13 here, there was a +5 bonus due to the 20 earlier.

>Take cover and assess situation
Rolled: 15 DC: 5

Simple cover check. Very easily passed.

>>29657561
Well, we have a tomahawk that can crack an engine block apart, so we should just toss it through their cover.

>>29657623
What if they toss it back?

>>29657640
How modded are we? Can they even throw it?

>>29657546
How can a single sentence be more saccharine than than Potemayo.
>>29657561
I imagine everyone is thinking of a bayonet charge.

>>29657615
How does the second group not notice the absence of the suppressing fire that was covering them from getting attacked by Darius?

>>29657640
They'll probably be too concerned with the fact that they're being riddled with bullets.

>run several meters into enemies with a melee weapon when we can shoot them from behind with a great vantage point

eheheheheh

>>29657695
To be fair it's been all of 3 seconds since the last one stopped firing. But I expect they're already noticing.

>>29657548

Agreed. We just made a shitload of noise, and Team 2 has their backs to us. We should use our gun and try to drop a couple of them right now.

>>29657669
How modded you are will be determined later. Right now I'm assuming some mods for the purposes of this tutorial.

Also a clarification since we seem to be at a tie, or close enough to one anyway.

Pushing the element of surprise require immediate action, so you cannot coordinate with Darius. It is a high risk high reward option

Comming with Darius is lower risk but also eliminates the possibility of an immediate solo victory.

Choices you make in combat will reflect on the MC's personality. Aggressive choices, aggressive character, etc.

>>29657731
Then running into them from this distance would be pretty risky, yeah?

>>29657419
Speed is key! GO! GO!

>>29657747
Let's do it.

>>29657744
Let's surprise them with gunfire from behind (while in cover). That's always a great surprise.

>>29657744

Voting to hang back in coordinate.

Remember, guys - we're highly trained operatives. We don't do high risk unless it's absolutely necessary.

Charging a second team of guards who are 17 meters away with our melee weapon is legitimately stupid

>>29657419
>Push the element of surprise. High risk = High reward. We can really impress Darius if we pull this off

>>29657742
>>29657778
seconded

>>29657744
Surprise them with gunfire from behind cover. Darius provides crossfire.

>>29657419
>Take a moment to comm with Darius and work out a new plan of action?

Talk to Darius, work out a plan to catch the sneaky group in a crossfire.

Also, can we pick up the SMGs that the enemies were using? They might be more effective for this than the tomahawk or revolver.

>>29657778
I agree.

>>29657763
>>29657754
>>29657456
>>29657473
>>29657474
>>29657483
>>29657491
>>29657496
>>29657500
>>29657501
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>>29657502
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>>29657787
>>29657778

Lot of votes and discussion here. I'm going to say that we take some potshots from cover. It will be broken up into the following action chain

>Shoot da gunnnnn
>Shoot da gunnnnn
>Shoot da gunnnnn
>Get back behind cover.
>Comm Darius

This requires four (4) rolls.

>>29657744
Going with surprise gunfire. More aggressive than calling Capt. every two seconds. Less stupid than Berzerker charging.

>>29657778
We don't have to charge them per say just shoot them before they have time to react

I choose the option were we can fire with our big fucking gun while behind cover.

Rolled 14, 3, 19, 10 = 46

>>29657819

Rolled 2, 2, 2 = 6

>>29657819
lets do that.

Rolled 5, 6, 5 = 16

>>29657819

Rolled 1, 9, 10, 2 = 22

>>29657819

Rolling for potshots with a 4d10.

Rolled 8, 8, 7, 9 = 32

>>29657819

Rolled 20, 8, 9, 3 = 40

>>29657819

Rolled 3, 1, 2 = 6

>>29657819

Rolled 3, 8, 2 = 13

>>29657819

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Rolled 7, 1, 10, 3 = 21

>>29657819
Bang bang fuck you bang

>>29657819
Gyah, I mean 4 rolls of a 3d10!

My bad there, should have been clearer. I'll just drop the lowest rolls from the 4d10s to make it up to ya'll

its just 3d10 not 4d10

Rolled 10, 6, 5 = 21

>>29657896
Woops>>29657883

>>29657896

No problem, brah. First time QM, we get it. Good quest so far, btw. I like the combat mechanics.

Rolled 8, 8, 8 = 24

>>29657896

>>29657851
>>29657859
>>29657860
>>29657864

Which gives us:

>Shoot da gunnnnn: 6
>Shoot da gunnnnn: 16
>Shoot da gunnnnn: 21
>Back into cover: 25

>>29657940
Our best skill would have to be hiding.

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>>29657940
Holy shit the first one is terrible. We must not be used to a hand-cannon.

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>>29657940
So we alert the fucks, then headshot two and comm our contact man to tell him that he should kill the last guy because we made a distracted.

>>29657940
Looks like we have a corrective aiming upgrade with that curve.

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>>29657982
But we do learn quickly, according to that.

Immediately upon falling behind cover several thoughts flit through your mind. The biggest one being that the rookie with the most impressive performance report will be starting off a pay rank higher than his or her compatriots. You attempt to spit on the ground as you rise up from behind cover, to seal your resolution. In all of your excitement you forget that your helmet comes with a face mask. Distracted by the slimey droll now dripping down your chin your first shot with the Model 223 goes wild, shattering a glass panel on the second floor observation deck above you.

The group of security officers turn towards the source of the gunshot. “Idiots don’t know jack shit about cover,” you mumble to yourself as you depress the trigger once more.

And apparently you know just as much about firing a gun, as your second shot goes wide, although not as badly as the first one.

You clench your jaw furiously and bring your other hand up, switching to a more supported grip. “Why the fuck didn’t I do this in the first place?” you wonder as you pull the trigger a final time. You don’t have time to see the results of your final shot, as you immediately drop back behind cover upon firing the last round.

A hail of bullets passes through the air you occupied moments previously. As you roll onto your back you open up the comm channel to Darius.

“Nice headshot you crazy motherfucker! Got their asses nice and distracted for me.”

>Plan the final attack with Darius

>>29658206
*FAIL
*FAIL
*HEADSHOT

Rookie of the year, All years.

>>29658206
Darius just said the plan. We've distracted them so he should be on the attack, once they try going behind cover from Darius' attack we'll attack them with our super revolver by blowing holes through the cover.

>>29658206
He lays down suppressing fire on the enemies, killing them if they pop their heads out or anything like that.

We approach the enemy, taking cover as we go, and look for a good opportunity to either pop out and charge the rest of the distance and chop them into bits with our tomahawk, or we just shoot them with the revolver.

>>29658206
That 21 was me! (Am i important now?)

Apparently the boosts for failed rolls work inversely the more we fail our shots.

Plan: Wait until they turn to fight Darius, then blast away. Be wary for reinforcements.

>>29658206

Reload our revolver.

"How to do you want to play this, Darius? You want be the hammer and I'll be the anvil?"

>>29658275
>You want be the hammer and I'll be the anvil?
Worlds best pickup line.

>>29658206
>>29658275

Yes. For the love of reload!

Rolled 6, 4, 5 = 15

>>29658206
Open fire on them and I will assist you.

>>29658206
Throw the Tomahawk to distract them.
Then shoot a split second later.

>>29658275
second reloading

>>29658286
If we say this I swear to God I am voting chick

>>29658275
Thirded

>>29658286
Hahaha, this. And we're a chick now. It's decided.

>>29658331

We're already a man, dude.

>>29658275
how many shots do we have?

>>29658275
Fourthed

Actually taking an axe to our ex's engine sounds like a chick thing.

>>29658275
>>29658286
>>29658331

2lewd4me

>>29658371
It's a revolver, six.

>>29658363

No, we're a guy.

>>29658370
We have not made this decision and it was never specified

>>29658388
>>29658395
>>29658399

Whatever, we'll hold a vote then, even though we should be male.

>>29658397
Our gender has remained ambiguous up to this point.

We could just as easily be an axe-crazy chick or dude.

Rolled 3, 4, 10 = 17

>>29658275
>>29658264
>>29658262
>>29658261

Seems like anons want to reload, drop a one liner, and then flank the enemy while Darius opens fire. Action sequence will be broken up like so:

>Reload
>Comm with Darius
>begin to flank
>Fire revolver
>Close with tomahawk

This will require three 3d10 rolls. I'm going to roll for Darius' action as well

>>29658420
"Fall guy."

>>29658399
>Our bitch ex.

You generally don't call a man a "bitch" and, for fuck sake, no more Lesbian Quest

Kind of ruins the whole point of playing a chick if you're just playing a dude with tits.

Rolled 10, 2, 3 = 15

>>29658429

Rolled 9, 8, 9 = 26

>>29658429

Rolled 10, 2, 7 = 19

>>29658429

Rolled 7, 4, 5 = 16

>>29658429
bluesbrothers.jpg

Rolled 2, 6, 1 = 9

>>29658429

Rolled 9, 9, 8 = 26

>>29658429

Rolled 3, 3, 6 = 12

>>29658429

Rolling for us.

>>29658451
>>29658453
>>29658456
not bad, nothing under half.

>>29658450
I call men bitches all of the time. And if we're chopping their engine block open we probably didn't think highly of them, and might very well consider them a bitch regardless of gender.

And I would rather we be straight, no matter what gender we are.

>>29658450

Couldn't agree more. Also I feel like every Quest has a female MC nowadays, a male MC would be a nice change of pace.

>>29658450
>You generally don't call a man a "bitch"

Why not? I do it all the time? Actually I don't think I've ever called a girl a bitch.

>>29658478
Same
>>29658450
And we just pretty much decided to flirt with this guy and you worried about lesbian quest?

I vote eunuch.

>>29658527
I wholeheartedly support eunuch.

>>29658489
>Male MC
>Change of pace

Pfft~, what? Not supporting the Girl MC thing but that;s just stupid.

>>29658519

It was not a pick-up line.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_and_anvil

>>29658489
There are a lot of male mc's I think it would be refreshing to play a straight chick for once

I vote shapeshifter

>>29658555
OK this would be badass

>>29658527
Eunuch is only choice

>>29658534
>>29658536
This

>>29658562
And kinda OP

>>29658450
> you don't call man "bitch"
…bullshit.
Let' be straight but very butch. Just the girl for the job.

>>29658577
We could make it a minor thing

>>29658577
shapeshifter planeshifting magitech warwizard techpriest echelonangel shagohad gear seven longshot tankmucas gets my vote

>>29658450
>Lesbian
Why lesbian?
The one-liner is flirting with a dude.
And I'm just as sick of lesbians.

Why does this shit always happen? Can't people just focus on the quest?

>but we're having fun!

fuck off

>>29658275

>write speech dialog referencing famous military tactic
>/tg/ sees this as a crude pickup line and demands for MC to be female

disappointedpicard.jpeg

>>29658618
>shagohad
It's Shagohod

>>29658637
/tg/'s gonna /tg/ no matter what happens.

>>29658636
It's what happens when we get bored. It can't be helped.

I support being a lesbian just to fuck with the straightfag who brought it up in the first place.

>>29658637
I severely regret making the joke.

>>29658596
This.

Alright, back on topic. Think QM will let us loot the bodies for security key-cards and shit?

>>29658678
I support being a girl, but the lesbianism is obnoxious.
Straight female MC would be a change of pace.

>>29658695

I really regret referencing one of the greatest military tactics of all time.

>>29658707
We should be paid enough by our employers that we don't need to loot bodies.
Keycards are a good point, though... As long as we can spoof PIN and biometric identification.
High security systems will need more than a keycard.

>>29658718
I don't care either way, but the anti-yuri brigade has been downright obnoxious lately. Every quest I've seen that has even a hint of female character interaction brings them out braying like donkeys.

Rolled 10, 3, 8, 8 = 29

>old veteran black guy
> new young hotshot

Guys we could turn this into Lethal Weapn

>>29658739
So key-cards and eyeballs, got it!

>>29658707
It would be a good idea to check the security guards clearance levels as well and unlock all the doors we need, we'll up our rookie ranking like no other with foresight like that.

>>29658754
Because we've been on /tg/ for more than five minutes. Every quest ends up with a female PC, who they play as a dude with tits. It's boring.

>>29658764
>>29658739

We are so going to get a pay raise.

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Lying on your back, you slide three rounds into the Model 223’s chambers before clicking the cylinder back into place with a jerk of your wrist. That felt nicely badass. You consider Darius’ comm icon before speaking.

“Hey, Darius. You’ve got something that can lay down a bit more firepower than me, right? How about you suppress them for a change and I’ll flank and destroy.”

There is a pause before Darius responds “Sounds good rookie, nice initiative.”

Darius’ comm icon closes, but not before you hear him mutter “Goddamned thing, how do you modu-”

You wait for a moment before poking your head above cover, waiting for Darius to start suppressing these assholes. You see both of the security guards huddled behind a garden block completely exposed to you. One of them taps his buddy on the shoulder pointing towards you.

Shit.

>>29658777
>dude with tits
I think you haven't been around many women who work in physical fields.

>>29658777
Let's go full eunuch, then.

>>29658756
Do we get a snazzy theme?

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The two of them are about to bring their arms to bear when there is a series of “thooping” noises spaced so closely together that they sound like one continuous hum. The two guards, the cover they’re hiding behind, three or four garden blocks behind them, and the wall at the opposite end of the atrium all vanish in a haze of dust. It quickly clears, revealing a scene of absolute devastation.

You stand fully upright, your mouth agape, your revolver and tomahawk hanging limply by your side. You can only gawk at him as a heavily armored man jogs up to you, carrying a strange gun.

“Hey, sorry about that rookie. I’ve got a real hard time modulating the power output on these new fangled railguns. Didn’t mean to blow all of them to shit like that.”

“Wha- wha- what the…?”

“Didn’t mean to KS like that,” continues the man, rubbing the back of his helmet guiltily. “Bet you were going for the bonus too.”

“Ehhhhhh?”

“So, come on, let’s get moving. The other two actually landed in the right building. I won’t have Take Out getting all uppity just cause they landed in the right place and his rookie got the better review.”

Darius trots ahead of you, and you fall in behind him, still somewhat numb.

>What do you do?
>Talk to Darius
>Open up a comm-link to:
>>>”Take Out”- Choi Lei
>>>Fellow Rookie- Elda Acerbi
>Just shut up and run

Sorry guys, I forgot to include the "hammer and anvil" line.

>>29658822
Manowar - Expendable
It fits us SO MUCH.

>>29658834
>Just shut up and run
Gotta get that performance review.

>>29658834
Just shut up and run.

I want that bonus.

>>29658834
>Open up a comm-link to:
>>>”Take Out”- Choi Lei
>>>>Fellow Rookie- Elda Acerbi
Check up on our other squad members

>>29658834

Don't worry about it, I didn't mean to unleash a minor shitstorm

Open comms to Take-Out - see how our boys are doing and coordinate.

>>29658834
>Just shut up and run
Play the objective!

>>29658834
>Talk to Darius
please tell me there is a handgun version of this

>>29658834
>Just shut up and run
Want that performance review

>>29658834
>Just shut up and run

>>29658861
>>29658861
OP?! Pretty please?

Talk to Darius whilst running.

>>29658886
A railgun that is pistol sized? Man, the miniaturization tech for that would be pricy. And worth it.

>>29658834
>Sorry guys, I forgot to include the "hammer and anvil" line.

Don't worry, you did good.

>Open up a comm-link to:
>>>”Take Out”- Choi Lei
>>>Fellow Rookie- Elda Acerbi

You get pay-raises by thinking ahead not ramming into shit.

>>29658834
>>29658834
>Just shut up and run

Bonus here I come!

>>29658834

shut up and run!

>>29658754
You must be very isolated if you haven't realized /u/'s antics.

>>29658934
At least they don't gum up the thread.

>>29658934
>>29658895
>>29658890
>>29658883
>>29658877
>>29658867

Why can our badass Spec-ops rookie not run and talk at the same time?

>>29658906
How about pretty much a sawed off shotgun, but with a railgun.

Packs a punch, maybe it can choose between flechette and slug.

>>29658912
>>29658909
>>29658895
>>29658890
>>29658883
>>29658882
>>29658879
>>29658877
>>29658867
>>29658886
>>29658929

It seems like we're just gonna sprint behind Darius to the next objective. Writing.

Also, since there's been a lot of speculation in this thread about the MC's gender, the MC is currently a male.

This is for a few reasons, in order of importance:
1) I'm not sure how well I could write a female MC biggest reason by far to be honest
2) A lot of quests with female MCs seem to get defined to a certain extent by her orientation. I'd just like to avoid that problem entirely Not nearly as much of a consideration as the first one

>>29659012
Best quest on /tg/ right now.

>>29659012

You are now my favorite QM.

I'm serious. Rock on, FG. You have earned a dedicated player.

>>29659012
>admits doesn't know how to write girls so doesn't

You a good one Charlie Brown.

>>29659012
Best possible reason to make that choice. Good on you QM

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>>29659012
You have now become automatically bro-tier Fall Guy.

A round of applaus e for OP's epicness .

>>29659012
I have no objections to male, and I completely understand your reasons not to do it.

Time for epic mercenary bromances. And if we waifu a girl just make sure she's useful in a fight.

>>29659012
I like this. Thank you Fall Guy.

I still vote eunuch - he cut his own genitalia off to not be seduced or distracted on missions.
Also, OP, we can haz theme song?

>>29659111
Eunuch seems a bit extreme.

>>29659111
>I still vote eunuch - he cut his own genitalia off to not be seduced or distracted on missions.

Or cut it off to replace it with a minigun.

>>29659111
Yeah, let's not.

>>29659130
Weaponized Cyborg Genitalia. Hmm, I've heard of this before...

Nice quest OP, lurkan for now.

>>29659111
Id really rather not

Captcha: cause nescon

Rolled 6, 3, 3 = 12

Briefly considering the comm icons to Elda and Lei, you decide not to open the channels. You don’t really know Lei that well, although the one time he guest lectured about explosives he seemed like a pretty nice guy; and Elda… well Elda is Elda and you’ll just leave it at that. Besides, there seems to be a bit of a competition between Lei and Darius. Hopefully it’s nothing serious.

You fall in behind Darius, at a steady trot as the two of you make your way to the Kagokushi genomics building, where Dr. Tachibana is supposed to have a corner office. “Eye on the prize. Eye on the prize,” you mutter to yourself. If you managed to nab Dr. Tachibana without the assistance of Elda and Lei that’ll probably look real good on your performance review. However, your eyes keep on wandering over to Darius’ railgun.

“Wonder if that comes in pistol form…”

After a few minutes of movement Darius stops, holding his hand up to order a halt. You are both standing outside of a tram station, doubtlessly leading the Genomics Building. Your suspicions are confirmed by the presence of another squad of security guards.

The Tram station is a wide and open area, with limited cover in the form of benches and a few ticket booths and security checkpoints. It seems to be an open air structure, with a canopy hanging above the station. Your map indicates that there is another entrance to the Tram Station about forty meters ahead.

Options ahead

Deniable Assets Quest: The denied assets were Tits and Ass.
Couldn't resist.

As you look around the hallway leading up to the tram station you can’t help but notice an unmarked metal door standing a few meters back. You walk over to it and try the handle. Locked. Then Darius walks up next you and waves a bloodsoaked security badge in front of a nub on the door. A light on the handle turns green and the lock opens with a tiny click.

You look back at the large mercenary, who opens up a comm link with you.

“Gotta remember to loot rookie. Best way a merc can pad his pockets.”

>What is your plan of attack?
>Follow the unmarked door to see where it goes
>Try a flanking maneuver with Darius through the two doors
>Bust through the first door and bum rush the guards

If the latter two options are chosen, please describe actions taken for the attack.