>>5504679
Roll me 3 1d100 anons

Brutal Leadership Test DV 30
+5 Officers Brat
+5 Officers Child
+10 Opponent is a Slacker Savant

Roll under 50

Crit Fail: It... It's just not fair! [You've been utterly defeated by your brother once again]
0 Successes: How the hell does he keep landing exactly where he needs to land?! [You fall out not long after your mother]
1 Success: Just, come on, land on Broadway you fuck! [You lose not long after your sister]
2 Successes: The Battle has only just begun! [You hold on, the family begins to rally behind you]
3 Successes: Where there is a will... [You've turned the tables, just a little more, the family is on the edge of their seats]
Crit Success: I won't lose to the likes of you...little brother. [Victory is yours!]

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>5504681
Nice to see this back.

Rolled 28 (1d100)

>>5504681
Glad to see you back.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>5504681
YOUR BACK YOUR BAACCKK

2 Successes: The Battle has only just begun! [You hold on, the family begins to rally behind you]

Fitting.

>>5504705
>>5504697
>>5504690
Merry Christmas and happy holidays.
I thought it'd take me longer to get everything organized, but reading through the old threads got me inspired as I was taking notes, so here we are.

Now Writing.

The battle is fierce, round after round, 200$ collected. Then 200$ lost. It's a struggle for sure, however you slowly, but surely manage to claw your way back up, dealing with your mother for the last of her properties before she went bankrupt, a last act of spite in the face of total defeat by your brother. Your sister follows suite not to long after falling under heel after a series of turns landing on his hotels, selling you the railroads at a fantastic rate of free.

This however would not be enough on it's own to win, you had Parkplace and boardwalk, both hotels, you knew that if he landed there the tide of battle would swing in your favor, the problem was landing there. He had concentrated his wealth in the first lane of the board coming out of Go, it was a gauntlet every time someone would get their free 200$. However you had the railroads, you had Boardwalk and Parkplace, you had the Greens as well, your property value was at similar levels at this point.

The dice rolled and they rolled, doubles, 11, doubles again, 7 so on and so forth. You swore every time you landed on one of those brown hotels siphoning off your money, the rest of the family jerking back and cringing. You were united to see the upstart child brought low. But indeed the battle had only just begun!

Roll me 3 1d100 anons

Brutal Leadership Test DV 30
+5 Officers Brat
+5 Officers Child
+10 Opponent is a Slacker Savant
+20 Family at your back

Roll under 70

Crit Fail: I just... keep landing on his hotels... how?! [Defeat snapped from the jaws of victory]
0 Successes: Come one, come on, nooo! [Once more you are defeated, but the struggle was real]
1 Success: I have you now! [He hits broadway, several properties have been weakend, one more round will see him fall surely!]
2 Successes: Concede! [He hits Parkplace and then Broadway, he's at the edge, he just needs a little push to give in!]
3 Successes: I've never been so glad to be in jail [lucky doubles see you safely in prison while he gets bad roll after bad roll clinching the game for you]
Crit Successes: Was there ever any doubt? [Victory is yours!]

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>5504717

Rolled 30 (1d100)

>>5504717
WTFFFFFFFFFFFFF

>>5504679
>>5504681
>>5504707
>Good Morning America, no matter how many times I have to come back, and hopefully I don't leave again, I will finish this damn quest!
>I will finish this damn quest!
GLORY GLORY GLORY ! PRAISE TO ENCLAVE AND AMERICA

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>5504717
In Capitalism We Trust

3 Successes: I've never been so glad to be in jail [lucky doubles see you safely in prison while he gets bad roll after bad roll clinching the game for you]

Victory is yours, claim your top hat and cane, Mr. Monopoly.

Writing.

sweet, a good time with our family and victory. I still remember our great plan...

You roll doubles, then roll doubles again, and get sent to Jail.
Perfect. You rub your hands together, you'll be in there for a few turns before your forced to pay bail, and while your in there, you're not at risk of landing on your brother's properties. However he still has to roll, he finally begins to sweat. You claps your hands together and rest your self just behind them hiding your smirk as he rolls.

Hitting one after another hotel of yours. By the time your out on bail he's nearly bankrupt. You hold out your hand and he takes it shaking and conceding defeat.
It may not have been the revenge you were expecting, but he'll be remembering this one. That's for the Beer darts you upstart.

The tension releases as the game ends and the family gather's together to decide on the next game to play. This was good.... it was peaceful. You try to remember the last time things were like this. It's hard... everything was always tense, it always seemed that no matter what there was no time for such frivolities, only the lessons, only the missions, only work.

You breath a sigh of relief, the looks on everyone's faces shows just how much they needed just one day of peace. Even the rest of the Cell seems to have taken today to do what they need to relax. There's a part of you that knows the peace won't last much beyond the next few hours, old grudges, politics and the stress of being public enemy number one will return, but even still you're glad that you were able to with the help of your siblings give this day of peace to the Cell.

Never the less the next game was decided whilst you were reflecting.
Oh god damn it another board game?!

[The morale of the Enclave improves, some of the political tension eases as everyone takes a step back to do their own thing with a much needed break.]

It was a few weeks later after all the arrangements were made that Granite was to be executed. The whole thing was a spectacle, but there was a sense of seriousness and professionalism about it all. They were executing a Human after all, a traitor, a sympathizer, and an enemy. But still a Human. He was given a last meal, and a request was heard, but not fulfilled due to it being unreasonable to do so, or so you were told.

The Veterans and anyone who would view the execution went out in the NCR truck to a remote area and lined him up, cuffed behind the back and tied to a post such that he would not fall when he died.

A bag was placed over his head and he was asked if he had any final words.

His response was as follows, "I regret nothing. Do your worst."

With that the veterans shoulder their guns and aimed, and the call was given for them to fire.
The shots rang out and the body was littered with lead, one bullet piercing the bag hitting the head as it slumped to the side.

A short moment of silence was given before they dug a pit to toss the body into and put a marker on it for the grave, nothing written just marking it.
Then we all left the site, Granite was dead.

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________

<October, 2271>

You've mostly recovered from the wounds you received back in Vault City trying to subdue Granite. You've taken the down time that you had since game night to work out a training regimen for the month, to help get everyone on your team up to speed. You even managed to rope some of the Enclave Veterans into helping you after the cool down from last month. It'll be a Night time raid on a secured location, Breach in, capture the flag, breach out.

This should seem familiar to the core team, you modeled it off of their reports of the Navarro mission, however this time they won't be dealing with the mook the NCR calls guards, they'll be dealing with hardened Enclave Veterans, and a few of Nelsons men as well.

That should whip them into shape for when the time comes to head back to Navarro. Of course you'll be taking part as well, you're not going to miss the second run.
It'll also be good to get them used to night time combat and CQC killing to birds with one stone.

With that done you gather together your squad and take them out to the site the other team had constructed, it was a small outpost, mostly made of scrap, but the team was patrolling it, and... you look through your binoculars... it looks like the Veterans decided to grab the APA for this training exercise.

Oh so that's why they agreed so readily they want to teach the youngins a lesson then eh? This doesn't make things any easier and you sigh, guess we'll have to train to deal with Night Vision capable opponents as well.

You settle down with everyone and invite over the Veteran Captain Jonathan to discuss the purpose of the training. You eye him with mild annoyance and he just looks back at you helmet still on. You imagine he's smirking underneath it.

Jonathan speaks up, "Alright kids, here's the breaks, myself and two others have Advanced Power Armor, as you're aware these suits are night vision capable, some later models of T-51B armor are as well, and of course there are some more conventional pieces that are too, like certain types of Riot armor that the NCR Rangers wear. Obviously this is a night raid scenario, your leader here gave us carte-blanch to set up our defenses so long as we placed the flag where he designated. Your objective is to capture the flag from us, doesn't matter how, get the flag without getting tagged and you pass. Don't and you fail. Have fun." with that he walks away back to the site.

You just sigh at this, "Alright everyone, here's the plan of attack..."
>We're going in quietly, the NVG will be difficult to deal with, but there's only 3 we just need to pick out the sightlines not covered and work from there.
>Combined approach, half the squad will be a distraction team, and the other half will sneak in, I don't think bluffing them will work because I don't think they're going to play their roles properly so distraction team goes hot.
>If they want to pick a fight then I say we give them a fight, majority of the team will be dedicated to attacking the base while Rosaline and Andrew sneak in
>Write in

>>5504679
Holy fuck hes back

>>5504787
>>Combined approach, half the squad will be a distraction team, and the other half will sneak in, I don't think bluffing them will work because I don't think they're going to play their roles properly so distraction team goes hot.


No good options, but this at least ensures we can complete the ovjective.

>>5504787
>If they want to pick a fight then I say we give them a fight, majority of the team will be dedicated to attacking the base while Rosaline and Andrew sneak in
Good to see you back, Warden

>>5504787
Welcome back !
>>Combined approach, half the squad will be a distraction team, and the other half will sneak in, I don't think bluffing them will work because I don't think they're going to play their roles properly so distraction team goes hot.

We have to look at this like we are fighting a NCR or BOS base/fort.
NCR larger numbers for patrols and keep watch (and also for send a counter-attack force outside for find the enemy), BOS likely more vehicles and better equipment for keep guard.
Stealth unless we are a bigger force for attacking should be kept until a good moment can be found.

>>5504787
>>Combined approach, half the squad will be a distraction team, and the other half will sneak in, I don't think bluffing them will work because I don't think they're going to play their roles properly so distraction team goes hot

>>5504787
>Combined approach, half the squad will be a distraction team, and the other half will sneak in, I don't think bluffing them will work because I don't think they're going to play their roles properly so distraction team goes hot.

Oh fuck your back Warden, Thats hella rad.

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>Combined approach, half the squad will be a distraction team, and the other half will sneak in, I don't think bluffing them will work because I don't think they're going to play their roles properly so distraction team goes hot.

Wins

Attacking Force:
Grant, Jacob, Elizabeth

Sneaking Force:
Rosaline, Andrew, Rockefeller

Anons I need Three 2d100s

Assault Team Brutal Leadership Test DV 30
Officers Brat +5
Officers Child +5
Grant +7
Fighting for a Distraction +15
Enemy are Enclave Veterans -25

Roll Under 37

YOU HAVE 1 REROLL

Crit Fail: Oh that's just dirty! [They brought the Vindicator with them. Assault team is pinned, remove Stealth teams distraction bonus]
0 Successes: Their return fire is withering, hold on! [2 companions are tagged, Distraction for stealth team -10]
1 Success: Keep in cover, don't stop firing unless you absolutely have to, keep their attention! [1 Companion is tagged, 1 Enemy is tagged]
2 Successes: That's it split their focus, and take out the ones with Night vision first! [1 Companion is tagged, 2 Enemies are tagged, Distraction for Stealth Team +5]
3 Successes: Keep them guessing, in and out of cover, don't stop moving. [2 Enemies are tagged, Distraction for Stealth Team +10]
Crit Success: Jacob, when the hell did you get a flash grenade? [Night Vision capable soldiers stunned, 3 Enemies are tagged, Distraction for Stealth Team +15]

__________________

Stealth Team Brutal Stealth Test DV 30
What happens in Reno Stays in Reno +5
Rosaline +12
Rockefeller +2
Andrew +7
Has a Distraction +15
Enemy are Enclave Veterans -25

Roll Under 46

Crit Fail: They didn't notice a th.... Oh well shit. [Stealth team is caught, Assault team will have to capture the flag now]
0 Successes: God damn they're more perceptive than I thought for old timers [Stealth team loses 2 members, last one regroups]
1 Success: So close yet so far [Stealth team loses 1 member, 2 regroup]
2 Successes: Pushed back just before we could get it [Stealth team has to fall back, no losses]
3 Successes: We've got the flag no we need to get out! [Stealth team claimed the flag, but is pinned inside]
Crit Success: They never knew what hit them. [Stealth Team claims the flag, and pulls out utterly unseen]

Rolled 57, 79 = 136 (2d100)

>>5505054
Watch this, child.

Rolled 4, 40 = 44 (2d100)

>>5505054

Glad to see this return, we gotta' get into Groom Lake at some point and see what secrets we can discover.

Rolled 35, 28 = 63 (2d100)

>>5505054

You have 1 Reroll for the leadership test
You may add 1 success to a leadership test for this session
You may add 1 success to a stealth test for this session

>Use the Reroll
>add 1 success to the leadership test
>add 1 success to the stealth test

>>5505167
>add 1 success to the stealth test

>>5505167
>Add 1 success to the stealth test.
I think this is enough.

>>5505167
>add 1 success to the stealth test

>>5505167
>>add 1 success to the stealth test

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>hold skills, no need to spend them here

Rolled 3 + 1 (1d3 + 1)

2 Successes: That's it split their focus, and take out the ones with Night vision first! [1 Companion is tagged, 2
Enemies are tagged, Distraction for Stealth Team +5]

Who got tagged
Your team
1. Grant
2. Jacob
3. Elizabeth

Enemy team
1. Captain Jonathan
2. Sergeant Roger
3. Corporal James
4. Corporal Hunter
5. Corporal Edgar


1 SUCCESS ADDED TO STEALTH TEAM
3 Successes: We've got the flag no we need to get out! [Stealth team claimed the flag, but is pinned inside]

Writing

Rolled 5 (1d5)

>>5505272
Well that experiment didn't work, still can't roll more than one type of die.

rolling for enemy casualties

3d15?

>>5505281
No 1d3 and 1d5.
for the two separate lists at once.

If you wanted to roll for multiple tables at once, you could use a lowest-common-denominator die.

>>5505285
Hmmm.
2d15 and the modulo the results?
Yeah I suppose I could do that modulo one to 3 and the other to 5 and treat the 0's as the modulo number instead.
That or start number lists from 0 up.

Rolled 1 (1d4)

Update will come tomorrow morning.
also should have rolled 2d5 instead of 1d5 so here's casualty 2 for the enemy team.

>>5505290
Holy shut you're back. It's a Christmas miracle!

>>5505435
I think I forgot my ideas list somewhere, but do we still plan to go through with the truck repair ideas, the fusion/fission battery mini-nuke mines to deal with the ferals, and other things?

Can we purchase pre-war books, or reprinted ones from Shadysands to improve our knowledge and stuff?

What are the odds of us being able to find and salvage robots from Santa Rosa?

>>5505441
Yes you do still plan to do the truck repairs and use the nuke mine in Santa Rosa (Which has a 45% chance to be a dud as stated last thread).

You could purchase pre-war books or reprinted ones from Shady Sands, but there's not much in those that the cell isn't already aware of both in terms of science or engineering, the Enclaves personal records and manuals tend to extensively cover the maintenance of their technology. That said there's probably some media there that's worth purchasing purely for entertainment purposes, or if you're looking for 'alternative' historical sources.

Moderate odds, depends on how extensive the salvage efforts at Santa Rosa become and how successful you are at clearing out the ghouls.

"We'll be going with a combined approach, half the team will be a diversionary force poking and prodding at their defenses, remember, anyone in Advanced Power armor or appears to have equipment that is Night Vision Capable is a prime target. The Assault teams primary objective is not to penetrate the enemies defenses, but to get their attention."
You nod at Grant, Jacob and Elizabeth.

"You three will be the Assault team, keep moving, keep shooting and keep them guessing."
They nod in affirmation, they weren't going to be an issue you knew that, they were the oldest members of your team.

You turn to Andrew, Rosaline and Thomas, "You three are going to be the Infiltration team, I want you to delay your approach until the fire fight has begun in earnest, and then to move as quickly and quietly as you can into their defenses and claim the flag, it should be easily visible from within the compound. Once you have the flag if you can get out quietly, if you can't then fight your way out, but get that flag out."

They all nod as well, "Alright, and remember, this won't be one to one conditions, treat this as if every shot landed is a lethal shot, you get tagged you go down, doesn't matter how much armor or how tough you are."

Your team has had some tough engagements where they've skimmed by the edge of death before, they need to be familiarized with the concept of fighting with numbers dropping should they get wounded or god forbid one of them dies.
You grimace at the thought, you've been very lucky so far as to not lose any of your companions, or even your own life.

You let the worry slide off of you however and stand up from the huddle, "I'll be commanding from the rear this time, this exercise is about co-ordination in night time conditions and CQC, I can't always lead from the front so this is just as much training for me as it is for you."

You roll your shoulders and direct both teams into positions.

It doesn't take long before the Assault team finds a position to take up behind some outcroppings or boulders in the fields and opens fire on the structure, you can see through your binoculars two of the suits of Advanced Power Armor are stationed on the raised platform the Veterans built, firing back, you can tell by the faint glow given off by the Night Vision of the Armor.

Most Power Armor comes with an integrated helmet light for night time encounters in CQC, it's one of the benefits of later models that they come with integrated Night Vision in the helmets lenses.

You switch your gaze over to the stealth team and report your findings to them, "Two APA up top, one's probably standing guard at the bottom, other two Vets unaccounted for, likely inside as well. No sittings on Nelsons team either, could be reinforcements, could be inside, proceed with caution."

You get two bursts of radio static as an affirmative.

Switching back again to the Assault team you notice they've attempted to advance moving form cover to cover

[continue]

They've also spread out trying to divide their attention, unfortunately Elizabeth gets caught in the open, a little two caught up in a pinning action and is taken down, but trades with one of the guards up top.

Grant and Jacob however manage to get on either side down below of the remaining guard who you think is Captain Johnathan and as he goes to peak his head he's hit from two sides going down.

You could of swore you heard his 'corpse' swear as it played dead.

The Assault team moves up to the compound as close as they can without taking up a breaching position, Jacob calling out he sees some trip wires on the approach from some postings they had set up outside.

You turn your attention back to the Infiltration team that has managed to successfully get out of your line of sight, you stand up crouch walking your way around the edge to see if you can spot them, but fail to see them, you then receive 3 bursts of radio static.

They have the flag.

Then you hear gunfire from the building, and the radio bursts to life, "We're pinned down, we have the flag, but it was an ambush, we've taken up positions in a side room, but they've got us cornered." It was Rosaline reporting in.

What are your orders?
>Assault team, I want you to breach in and take the pressure off them, Infiltration team I want you to take any explosives and blow a hole in the wall if you can safely.
>Infiltration team, hold them if you can, Jacob I want you to swing around and break them out anyway you can, Grant start lobbing grenades.
>Infiltration team, on my mark charge, Assault Team, breach on the same mark, we'll surprise them with a pincer movement and in the shock the flag bearer will sneak out of the combat and make their way back to me.
>Write in.

>>5505696
>>Infiltration team, on my mark charge, Assault Team, breach on the same mark, we'll surprise them with a pincer movement and in the shock, the flag bearer will sneak out of the combat and make their way back to me.


It's cold math, the objective is to acquire the flag, and the lives of our men are secondary to that cause.

>>5505696
>Infiltration team, on my mark charge, Assault Team, breach on the same mark, we'll surprise them with a pincer movement and in the shock the flag bearer will sneak out of the combat and make their way back to me.

>>5505696
>Assault team, I want you to breach in and take the pressure off them, Infiltration team I want you to take any explosives and blow a hole in the wall if you can safely.
Damn, I’m glad to see that you’re back Warden! It is a Merry Christmas!

You planning on getting back into Pale Moon as well?

>>5505740
Not likely any time soon.
If I do it's going to be starting from the top because there's a number of things I feel like I failed to achieve that I set out to do.

Primarily I felt like I didn't spotlight the parts of the setting I wanted to, nor did I really do it in away that I found personally engaging.

I'd like to go back to the concept again someday, but it almost certainly won't start back where it ended.

>>5505746
Ah. Well, I hope we’ll come back eventually, hopefully to the same MC.

>>5505696
>>Infiltration team, on my mark charge, Assault Team, breach on the same mark, we'll surprise them with a pincer movement and in the shock the flag bearer will sneak out of the combat and make their way back to me.

>Infiltration team, on my mark charge, Assault Team, breach on the same mark, we'll surprise them with a pincer movement and in the shock the flag bearer will sneak out of the combat and make their way back to me.

Wins

3 anons give me 1d100 please

Brutal Leadership Test DV 30
Officers Brat +5
Officers Child +5
Grant +7
Shock Tactics +10
Pincer +20
Rosaline sneaking by +10
Enemy are Enclave Veterans -25
Outnumbered 2 to 1 -20

Roll Under 42

Crit Fail: Predictable... [Both teams are taken down, mission failed]
0 Successes: There's to many! [Assault team taken down, Infiltration team loses 1 member and still pinned]
1 Success: Go Go Go! [Assault Team Taken Down, Infiltration team loses 1 member Rosaline makes it out being chased]
2 Successes: Now! [Assault Team Taken Down, Infiltration team makes a fighting retreat with the flag]
3 Successes: Perfect execution [Veterans are taken by surprise, Assault team loses one, Infiltration team makes a fighting retreat and covers Rosaline's escape]
Crit Success: They never saw it coming [Veterans are taken by surprise, pincer forces them back, both teams make a fighting retreat to cover the flag bearers escape, no casualties]

>>5505441
yeah i do plan that, alongside creating a kill zone for them and ensure most of the horde is attracted there on that point. If i remember correctly we had in mind to put something like a constant sound for attract them there, not sure what we had decided for that at the end.
Either way once they are there, we get in our vehicles, shoot the ones following us and detonate the bomb. The kill zone need to be enough of a problem to hold them there for a bit, so we can get to safety. Without them spilling out of it in mass. There is also that special feral ghoul there to deal with... hopefully still dumb
We will need to do some digging.

Rolled 60 (1d100)

>>5505827

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>5505827

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>5505827

>>5505827
Y'all are quite welcome, please hold the applause.

You have 1 Reroll
You may add 1 success to a leadership test this session

>Use reroll
>Add success
>Accept the result of 2 Successes

>>5505841
>>Add success

>>5505841
>>Accept the result of 2 Successes
Might be useful later on, if is this session

>>5505841
>Accept the result of 2 Successes
This is just a training op, no reason to burn out stuff yet

>>5505841
>Add success

>>5505852
>>5505855
I think this is a trial run to get us back into the groove desu. Like, why else would we exhaust Rose’s Stealth Success on a training mission?

>>5505858
>why else would we exhaust Rose's stealth success on a training mission?
Good question, not sure why you guys did at all. I wasn't around for that vote.

>>5505859
Same. It’s why I think this is a training session to work our rust off before we get into the quest proper. It’s been awhile after all.

>>5505872
Ah, sorry I misunderstood. If that's the case then yeah I can agree to adding a success.
>>5505855
>>5505841
Switching to
>Add success

>>5505872
Yes and no.
Back in thread 3 the anons opted to do night ops training as one of their free time actions when coming back from the mission in Vault City.

It's just conveniently also a good de-ruster both for the players and the character since he's been recovering from 2 critical wounds from the fight with Granite.

3 Successes: Perfect execution [Veterans are taken by surprise, Assault team loses one, Infiltration team makes a fighting retreat and covers Rosaline's escape]

Writing

>>5505872
After each mission beside spending some time during free time actions and social interactions, we also do training with our squad.

[Apologies for the wait, everything today just wanted to interrupt me or keep me away from my computer]

You look through your binoculars one more time to appraise the situation, before trying to figure out what the best move would be in this situation. It doesn't take too long before you give the order, "Assault Team, I want you to stack up on the gate to breach on my mark, Infiltration team I want Andrew and Thomas to charge in while Rosaline sneaks out on my mark, The combined shock of the pincer should distract and through the Veterans off balance enough for Rosaline to get out with the flag. After that point engage in a fighting retreat to cover her."

There's a pause, Grant is the first to reply, "Understood."

Then there was radio chatter from the infiltration team, it was Thomas, "Please repeat."

You do so and there's another few second that pass, you can't hear if their discussing it or if they just didn't hear you, but by the tone of Thomas' voice you think he met the order with incredulity, to bad for Thomas he's not the one in charge.

Rosaline responds, "Copy, following on your mark."

You watch as Grant and Jacob stack up on the gate, and begin a countdown on the unified squad channel of the radio, "3..2...1... Go!"

Grant slides out in front of the gate and kicks it in with as much force as he can muster before immediately opening fire, with Jacob following in behind him, you lose sight of them behind the doors, but you can hear a short lull in the firing before the whole thing intensifies, "Come in, what's your status?" you ask on the Assault team channel.

Grant replies, "We've got them on the back foot, seems they weren't expecting a counter attack to take shape like this... Man down, They got Jacob."

Jacob replies over the radio, "These fucking paint balls sting god damn." You hear shouting over the radio about how corpses don't talk, "Yeah yeah." and the radio cuts out.

It doesn't take much longer before you see the Infiltration team back peddling out of the other entrance firing and moving with Rosaline bounding as fast as she can with that flag.

The day is won, the Veterans fail to recapture the flag before it reaches you side.

You wipe the sweat from your brow and wait for everyone to gather up, given the situation, two casualties is acceptable losses.
Captain Jonathan comes over as well, holding out a hand which you take, he nods, "You made some good calls there, can't say I expected you all to pull this off." You smirk, and he gives you a look that makes you straighten your face out, "That said, I've got some pointers, especially for your 'assault team'."

________

Night ops CQC training was a success

Pick one
>+10 to combat and combat leadership tests at night for Fords team.
>+1 Reroll for combat scenarios during night fighting.

Regardless
Relations with the Enclave Veterans has improved slightly.

>>5506287
>+1 Reroll for combat scenarios during night fighting.
In case of really, really bad fuck ups.

>>5506287
>+1 Reroll for combat scenarios during the night fighting

>>5506287
>+1 Reroll for combat scenarios during night fighting.

>>5506287
>+10 to combat and combat leadership tests at night for Fords team.
Either one is good. I'm partial to just having the buff.

>+1 Reroll for combat scenarios during night fighting.
Wins

Update will come tomorrow morning, the strategy meeting for the Santa Rosa expedition.
Until then, Good Night America.

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[Good Morning America]

<November, 2271>

It was something that was going to happen sooner or later, given your talks with your father and the discussions you've had with Jacob.

The Strategy Meeting called for a number of other purposes obviously, but a major talking point was going to be the matter of a Santa Rosa expedition.

You and all the other officers were gathered around the usual table, you look around the room, your father looks like he's aged several years over the past few months, in general his health has been on a steady decline with all of the stresses of the move and organizing these various missions. He's been a very reserved and strict person most of his life, so it must take a lot out of him to be as assertive as he's had to be.

Your mother was comparatively doing better, but was still rather haggard. There's been a period of détente recently within the cells internal factions which has eased the stress on both of them, but you get the feeling this will be temporary, You've concerns that things will flare up again once you settled down where ever you will or when you get the Vault populations, one of the two.

Your eyes flicker to Nelson, he seems to have some new bags under his eyes, but otherwise his typical demeanor is unaffected. Even Senator Rockefeller seems to being worn down by the pressures the cell has been dealing with. You might not care for the man but you have to give him credit he always seemed indefatigable in the face of all the matters he had to deal with.

Your father finally speaks up, after taking a drink of water, "Nelson what's the situation with the Reconnoitering team?".
Nelson is quick to respond, "They're soon to return, they've recently come into range of our radio communications." he takes a look at the map, "I-15 is as anticipated relatively peaceful traveling, There were some hiccups upon entering Vegas area however." he points to a map of prewar Las Vegas and the surrounding area, "It would seem that the NCR is increasing it's efforts in the region, a large scale construction effort was noted on the outskirts of the Mojave proper, it seemed to be an outpost of some sort, estimates place it's completion around early 2272."

There's a long quite as Nelson sighs, "Which means by the time we get going we're going to have to pass through an NCR Checkpoint to get into the Mojave proper."

You speak up, "If we go by the I-15. We can still pass through the Divide." Nelson closes his eyes, "We've already made up our minds on this in the last meeting." it's clear he still doesn't think making the full journey through the divide would be worth while.

You shake your head, "Do you honestly think we're going to be able to sneak everything past a military outpost on one of the only chokepoints from California to Nevada even with our cover Nelson?" He frowns, "Do you think we'll be able to move all of our material through a death trap Ford?"

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Tension was rising in the air and your father raises his hand, "We can discuss the matter of whether or not to revise our travel plans at the end of the meeting, Nelson continue with your report."

Nelson nods taking a breath, "Beyond the outpost being constructed, it was noted that there was a significant amount of tribals and raiders in the area. Continued travel along the I-15 near to it's end noted that several military institutions and factories in the outer Vegas area were still in good condition. The Caravan however was stopped from entering Las Vegas proper, there seemed to be some sort of defense system engaged around the strip, perhaps hold outs from Mr. House's last stand?" he shrugs, "Regardless we could only tell that the strip was in prime condition, but no word in regards to the status of Vault 21, which lies within."

He looks to the map, "The team turned back after reaching Nellis Air Force base. Where in they were warded off by locals warning them of a bunch of madmen utilizing local artillery to blow anyone who got to close up. They are colloquially known as the 'Boomers'." he just shakes his head at the name, "Nothing more is really known as none of the team wanted to make the trek to see what was going on. Long range reconnosience of the sight from a near by hill did seem to show the 'Boomers' wearing Vault-tec Jumpsuits, and according to our records they may have come from Vault 34 if this is the case given it's proximity."

He flips a page, "Locals say the 'Boomers' have been up at Nellis Air Force Base since '31, which would imply that the vault was opened, the purpose of this is unknown, however it puts into doubt the viability of its population as pure humans."

He continues, "The team did attempt a pass by Vault 3 however the place is inundated with Raiders, very well armed raiders at that. Further attempts were aborted after one member nearly died."

He flips a page again, "Regardless, there seems to be a general smattering of settlements around the Mojave area with a higher density of them approaching Las Vegas itself. That's the end of their initial report, more detailed numbers and records pending their return at the end of this month, start of December."

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Your father nods, and then turns to the rest of the assembled peoples, "We've still got several tasks before any of this information becomes absolutely pertinent, from improving our logistical capabilities, to our movements, as well as fulfilling our end of the bargain with Vault City as such here are my orders."

Ford-Head out to Santa Rosa with 2 of your team and attempt to clear the area out, the rest of your team may stay in reserve, but for safety reasons only 3 may go into the city proper, you will be granted access to Advanced Power Armor for the duration of the expedition.

Nelson-Continue your previous work

Senator Rockefeller - Prepare to leave, I'm sending you ahead of the group to deal with getting us the right documents to bypass that outpost.


Veteran Team - You'll be on Stand By

Nelsons Strike Team 1 - You'll be heading to Necropolis to retrieve the promised Generator for Vault City, and then on round clock duty to retrieve the other 3 [Team unavailable for 4 months]

Nelsons Strike Team 2 - [Returning at the end of this month]

New Reno Infiltration Team - Go to that Outpost, I want it infiltrated, and constant updates about what the NCR is sending in and out of the Mojave.

Do you have any objections or suggestions to change this plan?
>Yes, What?
>No

Regardless what are your thoughts on the situation with the I-15
>There's no pressing need to change the plan, while I don't like the idea of going through that Outpost it should be subvertable if it comes to having to go through it.
>Push to have the Cell go all the way through the divide, better to not risk exposure, having to brave the dangers of the divide is a small price to pay, and there's no guarantee we won't opt to settle there.
>Push to expedite the Exodus to beat the NCR to further expansion in the Mojave, they're moving much faster than anticipated and if we don't move soon they may have bases set up there beyond just that outpost.
>Write in.

>>5506807
>>Push to expedite the Exodus to beat the NCR to further expansion in the Mojave, they're moving much faster than anticipated and if we don't move soon they may have bases set up there beyond just that outpost.
best move things up bit

>>5506838
support and no objections

>>5506807
>No
>Push to expedite the Exodus to beat the NCR to further expansion in the Mojave, they're moving much faster than anticipated and if we don't move soon they may have bases set up there beyond just that outpost.

>>5506807
>No
>Push to have the Cell go all the way through the divide, better to not risk exposure, having to brave the dangers of the divide is a small price to pay, and there's no guarantee we won't opt to settle there.
The Divide was always the goal, remember lads?

>>5506991
>Remember lads?
Were we going to set up shop there? I thought we wanted to hit up the vaults in the Mojave.

>>5506998
In my rereadings of the threads there were two factions, anons that wanted to settle in the Mojave, and anons that wanted to settle in the Divide.

The result was that when it came time to get out of California a compramise pick was made where the group would go into the divide scope it out, if they liked it they'd set up shop, otherwise they'd back out of there through the path they cleared and then head down the I-15 into the Mojave to set up shop there.

Regardless of this both groups wanted to get at the Vaults in Vegas.

>>5507004
Ah, right, thank you for the clarification. In that case I will change my vote. No sense deviating from the plan.
>>5506917
>>5506807
>Push to have the Cell go all the way through the divide, better to not risk exposure, having to brave the dangers of the divide is a small price to pay, and there's no guarantee we won't opt to settle there.

Gonna let the vote go for 2 more hours if its still tied by then I'll call a tie breaker vote for 1 hour and if not resolved I will roll

>>5506807
>No
>Push to have the Cell go all the way through the divide, better to not risk exposure, having to brave the dangers of the divide is a small price to pay, and there's no guarantee we won't opt to settle there.

>>5507065
>Push to have the Cell go all the way through the divide, better to not risk exposure, having to brave the dangers of the divide is a small price to pay, and there's no guarantee we won't opt to settle there.
Here you go, have a tiebreaker.

>>5507079
Though it seems to have been unnecessary.

Alright calling it early since we have a 2 vote lead now to go all in on the divide for the travel option.

Writing, update should come either tonight or tomorrow morning.

>>5506807
>No
>Push to expedite the Exodus to beat the NCR to further expansion in the Mojave, they're moving much faster than anticipated and if we don't move soon they may have bases set up there beyond just that outpost.

[Good morning America, hope everyone has a good Christmas Eve]

The meeting continued on after this declaration, there had been no objections from anyone regarding the strategy suggested by the President. Nelson cleared his throat, "With direction set I believe we can get back to the matter from earlier Mr. President?"

Your father nods, "Very well, I do agree that there are a number of new issues that have arisen from this new information, hopefully some of them will be addressed with the work of the Senator and Sergeant Gerald's infiltration team."

It is here that you join the conversation, "With all due respect, I believe that beyond Gerald infiltrating the outpost for information we don't need to even go through the I-15, we can pass through the divide, it's a shorter distance to travel, it's almost certainly got 0 NCR presence at or near the entrance or the exit, and we intend to go there first anyways. I know we had agreed to a compromise regarding this before Nelson, but we're risking to much going through the I-15 and frankly losing more time that way regardless. If the NCR is moving into the Mojave, every day matters."

Nelson sighs at this, "I can not stress enough that you do not understand what you're talking about. You have not been there, I may not have either, but I've got the reports of several caravans that attempted to pass through only to get turned back by the hazards there, it is not worth the effort to go beyond the distance we agreed on. Faster? Certainly. Out of the Eye of the NCR. Yes. But more reasonable? I firmly believe this is not the case."

You glower at him and he remains firm, "And what if there was a path that one could mostly safely navigate through the divide? What then Nelson?" He just looked at you like you were from Mars, "What of it? Are you proposing to scout it out in advance? The whole reason I was even willing to compromise with you on going there was to assuage the potential logistical issues and the fact that we have safety in numbers. I highly advise against that action."

You grit your teeth, most of the rest of the people at the meeting are watching, no one else having spoken up yet, they seem to be gauging the argument thus far. You're not a words smith that's for certain, but Nelson just seems immovable on the topic, you need something concrete, something certain to convince him.

You think back to the maps, to the time you spent charting potential paths before even making the proposal, to... you stop for a moment... to a conversation you had a few months back with a courier.

What do you do?
>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.
>Propose that a scouting mission be made to establish a clear path through the divide
>Appeal to the rest of the people at the table, you may not be able to convince Nelson, but enough people can override his concern.
>Write in

>>5507581
>>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.

is this in reference to the lone wanderer? if so I am for it, however if it is a lie then I am against it and vote we drop the issue.

>>5507602
It's about the Courier, you spoke with him in Vault City, you don't know where he is however so it's kind of a half bluff.

>>5507605
a half bluff that will require some look to pull of with the added possibility of turning the courier to our side while also making the faction less genocidal, fuck yes count me in

>>5507581
>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.
>Propose that a scouting mission be made to establish a clear path through the divide
Putting our life on the line, and giving this info should interest them. The scout mission can also be used for learn about other things, such has rumors, news and what not.
So is a good idea to do, even without mentioning our talk with the mysterious courier.

>>5507602
We have talk with the courier in a bar in Vault City, for a good amount of time. Not all day. If his reputation grows talking with him again, should be possible. And with it perhaps placing the offer of a job has a guide for our exodus, on his plate.

>>5507581
>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.

>>5507581
>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.
Yeeeesss. We can do so much good if we can recruit him. Through him we could hopefully assimilate Hopeville and possibly make something better out of the Enclave.

>>5507625
For now offering a job, recruiting far later. If.

>>5507581
>>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.
lets get there before nukes go off

>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.

Wins

Writing

>>5507581
>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.

Hope your having a good Christmas and Christmas eve lads and QM

>>5507719
What are our odds of recruiting the courier? Can we influence his perception of the Enclave to be more positive? Maybe promise to do what we can to change them for the better and help Hopeville?

Oh, shit, idea. Could we get the Courier as a sort of mentor for us? Dude has maxed our skills and attributes. I don't doubt that he is more than qualified in teaching us any and everything....assuming we can think of anything to offer him that might help. I dunno, maybe we could make a bike for him? Something convent enough he would use, rugged enough that it can take a beating, and light enough to carry through rough terrain?

Hmmm. I can't think of anything to offer the guy for tutelage. Money is probably a no go, maybe a reliable firearm for him to use? A Pipboy if he doesn't already have one?

>>5507794
Not high. Doesn't mean you can't non-violently neutralize him as a threat, but a full ally? You'd probably have a better chance of doing that after he's been shot in the head and I'll leave it at that.

>>5507794
is all a maybe right now. You need to know the guy first, our boy has little idea of what he can do and so on. Recruiting or influencing him would come much later, after some interactions. Like something more than a few talks.
Need to be relevant.

Mentor meh
Right now, for me is good enough to perhaps find him again and put on his plate the offer of a job has a guide for some settlers. More than that is a bit skeptical.

>>5507796
Fair, but what about at the very least building us a decent rapport with him? Some that might linger after he gets shot in the head? I dunno, my idea depends on if he ever recovers from his amnesia or not. If him getting shot in the head results in permanent damage then I guess it would be for the best to build our rapport with his a soon as possible. If he does recover his memories, then building our rapport with him now would also benefit us.

>Doesn't mean you can't non-violently neutralize him as a threat, but a full ally?
>have some single woman in our cell sleep with him frequently
>she then tells the courier that she's pregnant
>courier pulls a "going out to buy some smokes" and never returns
>courier fucks off and doesn't pay child support
Threat neutralized

>>5507803
A good chance to know the guy would probably be during our travels with him through the divide. If it would take us several days to get there, then that might be good enough to get a feel for the guy and possible learn more about him. That's assuming that he doesn't talk circles around us with his Speech of 100 and Charisma of 10. Who knows.

>Mentor meh
Yeah, probably not likely, but I think it would be pretty funny if WE became the mentor some time around after he gets amnesia. You know since he would start all over to level 1. And then he would mentor us as he levels back up? If that makes any sense?

>>5507806
I can't really answer that question because that entirely depends on the character development of both the West Coast Enclave as an entity and Ford himself.

>>5507794
We don't know the Courier's build in terms of perks and traits. All we know is he has maxed out skills and SPECIAL. Among the MCs he is also the one with the best survival skills. Vault 11 Lone Wanderer is the best VATS monster who can also max out his SPECIAL and skills. Vault 111 is a prewar superhuman who never stops growing stronger. The biggest problem is actually Fallout 2 MC who took down the biggest baddest boss of all of Fallout. If we want to befriend any of them that would be Vault 111 Sole Survivor hands down due to their past. Especially if it's Nate thanks to him being a prewar military vet and superhuman with the most ties to the old world. It will be very important to get to him before the BOS does. The last thing we want is to deal with the Eastern BOS with both Vault 11 and Vault 111 MCs backing. Both of them together and with the BOS are absolutely much worse than Fallout 2 Chosen One who is growing old with the NCR or the Courier. Although I would argue the Courier is the hardest to kill except for the extremely high level Vault 111 Sole Survivor who has over 11+ SPECIAL and can eat multiple mininukes to the face and live. With the Courier good luck trying to find him and trapping him in a fight. He is the best survivalist of all the MCs.

>>5507827
Mmmm. We should probably plot with our siblings to helps our parent's not die from stress overdose, and help reaffirm their relationship. i.e., parents need lots of sex to vent frustrations.

>>5507832
Just by the fact the courier has maxed our stats is more than enough to make him a qualified as a teach. The Camp Gulf missions with for example.

>If we want to befriend any of them
You're forgetting some key factors here. Vault 13 protag is long dead, The Fallout 2 protagonists is is an old man right now but would kill us all if given the chance, the Fallout 3 would also probably kill us all. The fallout 4 protagonists is way to far away to do anything about him for now but is definitely a potential recruit.

>Although I would argue the Courier is the hardest to kill
Nigga survived the Divide exploding via multiple nuclear warheads and a gun shot through the brain. He is arguably tougher than all of them.

You take a deep breath and center yourself, "There was a courier in Vault City that had said they traversed the Divide multiple times, they clearly knew their stuff as when I asked them about the matter they were able to point out the discrepancies between old world maps and what's in your reports regarding the Divide."

Nelson narrows his eyes, "And does this courier have a name? Beyond that you're banking your argument on the supposition that this courier was not just boasting over things they never did?" he sighs, "Alright lets presume this courier does know a way through the divide, and is capable of leading us through it relatively safely, where is he?"

You wrack your memory trying to think of where he could be stationed, when you remember that most of the couriers in the NCR are based out of the Hub. If he wasn't there than surely one of his prior employers or full time boss was, "They're most likely in the Hub, and even if they're not when we get there a previous employer almost certainly will be. In fact we can easily track the service by requesting the information from Vault City."

Nelson gave you a skeptical look, but did not respond to the matter further looking at your father, who sighed eyeing you with a look of mild exhaustion and agitation, "Ford you would intend to entrust the passage of our entire cell to new lands to a Wastelander... Rutherford I've been indulgent of your suggestions thus far, but this... give me one good reason why in Gods name we should do so?"

You looked at your father trying to keep your expression calm, "Because what other options do we have? It's not that I don't trust in the capabilities of everyone here to get us past that outpost, but it is taking the ultimate risk, failure means exposure, exposure means everyone dies, everything falls to ruin. But just this once, following a wastelander into the divide, if I'm wrong will mean danger to us all, undoubtedly, but we can still escape, we can still rebuild, we can still survive that failure. I'll stake my life on it." your heart was pounding in your chest, you knew this was stretching the absolute limit of your fathers patience, especially given his last conversation with you.

He scrunched his brow a look of consternation on his face, before sighing, "This is the absolutely last time I indulge this, you will not, do you understand me Rutherford Jefferson-Jackson, will not, under any circumstances make such proposals again, this is the end of the line, wastelanders may be tools, but they are not are friends, they are not to be trusted, they are not to be aided, they are the enemy full stop and you would do well to remember that."

He breaths in once then lets out a long breath, "You will live with the consequences of your actions should even one of the Cell die for this decision." his eyes are deadly serious. "Senator Rockefeller, you will go to the Hub, you will search out this Courier and you will hire them."

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There was a silence in the room, "You're all dismissed, except for you Rutherford, I'm not done with our talk."

The rest of the group began to disperse the heavy feeling lingering in the air, once alone your father nods his head for you to follow and you do so.
He takes you down into the small little library in his personal bunker and sits down at a desk, pulling out a pipe and filling it to the brim with tobacco before smoking it, "Son." he says his eyes dull with exhaustion, "This needs to stop. That speech up there, that wasn't for show, you're at the limit with these suggestions." he takes a long puff, "God help you Ford where did I fail you?"

You stand there unsure of what to say and he continues, "Things have gotten so caught up in the mess of operations, of moving, of all of this..." he looks down at the table exhaustedly, "You tell me Ford, son, what the hell is going on in that head of yours, I don't want to hear any of this bullshit about being pragmatic, I know pragmatic, pragmatic is putting your beliefs aside to survive, this? This is staking your god damn life on an outsider, beyond all doubts and benefits." he looks away for a moment before taking another puff waiting for you to speak.

The air is heavy, your heart thumps in your chest, your voice is caught in your throat and you're sweating.
What do you say?
>Insist that it is all in the name of pragmatism, you've never wanted anything but what is best for America and the Enclave, and affirm his request that this will be the end of the line.
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.
>Stand in silence, there's no point in arguing or explaining, he's already made up his mind.
>Something else? (Write in)

>>5507870
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.

>>5507852
The courier only survived the Divide nukes going off because he was on the very outskirts of the blast radius thanks to carrying the trigger that made them detonate the moment they got into detection range. Unlike Ulysses who actually was in the center of it but got lucky by being in a hardened military base with eyebots that saved him. It is noteworthy that he didn't turn into a ghoul unlike the other Divide 'survivors'. Otherwise I would argue that Vault 111 Sole Survivor is tougher simply due to him being a superhuman with 11+ SPECIAL and the ability to directly upgrade his body without cybernetics. Arguably he is even a potential psyker given how some of his charisma perks work that control other lifeforms. Courier is harder to kill though as he has the best survivalist ability. Vault 111 Sole Survivor is just absurdly tough and strong like a super mutant. Arguably his state is what the FEV experimentation end goal was all along. Compared to other Protags who were either peak human or cyborgs. He just has the best growth potential as a superhuman but not even he can beat Fallout 3 protag VATS monster in a fight or pin down the Courier for a fair fight without him escaping.

Fallout 3 protag had the option of the 'evil' ending via the Enclave ending. However due to him being a wastelander and more importantly the strongest VATS monster makes him the hardest to fight. I would rather fight any of the other Protags than him hands down. Our odds of survival are a lot better than against him. Fallout 2 Chosen One is already in the process of trying to hunt us down and is aware that there is a problem. Even if he is old he is still extremely dangerous being the MC who took down the strongest enemies in Fallout(depending on what the Midwest BOS are like anyway).

The most likely recruits are Vault 11 and Vault 111 dwellers. Assuming we can somehow convince Vault 11 Dweller to take the evil ending(unlikely) or Vault 111 dweller as a pre war remnant like the Enclave. Hopefully its Nate since he is a vet and more likely to be a patriot.

>>5507870
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.
Looks like there is a high price to pay using the Courier but honestly, it's better for him to not be an enemy and the Divide is worth it. Dealing with Chosen One is going to be awful enough much less the far harder to kill Courier.

Vote will be open for 24 hours, this is important.

>>5507870
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.
>Something else? (Write in)
I need to reread the quest against but more or less all the ideas, suggestions of things we turned out for the best. These weren't just things we thought up off the top of the head, but something we've thought over. An Independent Vault City will weaken the NCR. Our first assault on Navarro netted us some valuable intel, and our second excursion will bear just as much fruit. We understand that this wasteland will never be trusted but the pros out weigh the cons.

>>5507890
>very outskirts
I don't recall such events. Lies and slander!

>Muh fallout 4 fan boner
I get ya, but this thinking seems way far into the future. This is also assuming this is the husband and not the wife that survives.

>muh second paragrah
When you say wasteland, do you mean the FNV or F2 protag? because the guy from F3 is a Vault Dweller.

>muh autism in paragraph 3
You dumb horse sniffing potato, You're thinking of Vault 101 protest. Vault 11 is the one in NV that's the /pol/ simulator. The events of Fallout 3 is....I think it's either already happening or has happened already. Considering how long it would take us to settle into the Divide, retrofit the vertibird, plot a route then fly all the way to DC, F3protag could be anywhere in America, not to mention that it would take years to finally get there. He's a lost cause mate. It would be for the best if we focused on the Courier, then the F4 dude/gal.

>>5507811
Only a feel, and honestly I don't think I want him around. We need what’s good for the Enclave, not everyone.
Beside, i am not wasting time if he isn't interested and neither resources. He is also dangerous for everyone, including us. For us especially, not just because he is a great fighter but because he might talk around of our ideology or of our people in details.
And I don't want that, the divide is difficult to reach. But it can be done.
Another thing, we don't know what he can do. So yeah, for all purposes and for the enclave point of view he is just a fucking wastelander.

I get what you mean, but I don't feel the quest is based on levels. Not sure how it would look in quest someone at a Level 1. Incapable probably.


>>5507870
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.
Do admit that some stuff is kind of too wild, from a logical or tactical point its kind of crazy. Plus wastelander.

Anyway Warden, merry christmas ! If you want to say it, i would like to know were this options would lead. Unless you want to keep it.
I am not planning to integrate most wastelanders (maybe some. Hard maybe for NCR or tribals/raiders. BOS are more similar to us) or any mutants. I would be fine with using them, has cannon fodder or mercenaries to use and drop.
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I would have prefer if we placed both the scouting option and the courier one guys. One was solid, the other was vague. Eitherway it s still interesting. Hopefully we can avoid a storm with our father, and instead make it something we can learn from eachother.

>>5507907
The options in order represent the general feeling of the response.
First one is Ford trying to be diplomatic, it leans into the way he views the world more than anything

The second one is being argumentative, you're standing up to your father, while still asserting your loyalty

The Third option is more of a better to seek forgiveness than ask permission point of view, you're mostly letting your father get it out of his system and are more concerned with doing than being scolded.

Hopefully that helps.

>>5507870
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.

>>5507870
>>5507907
>>5507915
How about volunteering to lead a scouting party as a show of our commitment during the argument? I agree with anon that it should've been voted for alongside the hiring of the courier but bringing it up now could correct that.

>>5507906
If we are lucky it's the Husband that survives. Nora won't be nearly so easy to persuade. Honestly I prefer the other Fallouts over Fallout 4 cause its a shit tier RPG but I have to admit that protag is the only one who can get about 11+ in their SPECIAL and other superhuman abilities(Hopefully Fallout 76 doesn't exist). Fallout 3 protag is arguably stronger in a fight due to insane VATS perks. Goddamned VATS monster who was so OP they nerfed the shit out of it in the following games. I mistyped the Vault 101. Been a while since I last played Fallout 3.

We are not going to be able to persuade the Courier especially since he is a pure wastelander(unlike Lone Wanderer who grew up in a Vault) and we are playing hardcore Enclave. I wish we could get Fallout 3 Lone Wanderer since he is insane in a fight. I don't want to make an enemy of the Courier since he is the hardest to kill. The easiest to recruit is Nate if we are lucky that I agree. Fallout 2 Chosen one is a bigger problem in game and is actively after us even if he is old. I want mininukes and power armor to kill him. Lots of mininukes.

>>5507907
Pretty sure if we ever have a serious conversation with the Courier we would lose without a fight since how you do trump a 100 Speach and 10 Charisma?

I thought we had already agreed to lead a Scout team into the Divide after hiring the Courier as a guide in order to confirm a passage through and find Hopeville to confirm a new base/home before we send everyone else via caravan? Didn't we agree to that last time or am I misremembering?

Otherwise, I can understand why they would be pissed if we wanted to charge in blind with everyone on the line without scouting ahead into the Divide with a caravan containing all our assets and personnel. No shit they are angry. I thought that was why we were going to lead a scout expedition with the courier as a guide, to begin with.

>>5507919
I'll allow that sure, in so long as either option 1 or 2 succeeds.

>>5507924
No specifics were determined regarding how the whole thing would play out, only that you would visit it first and then determine whether or not it was worth committing too and if not then leave to go to the I-15 into the Mojave because it was just safer.

Presumably specifics would have been determined, like who would scout the path ahead, and all that as the day to leave approached, you've still got like 6 months before that and it was like 10ish months back then.

>>5507924
Did you not read the previous vote in this very thread? That was exactly what was being voted on.

>>5507870
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.
>Accept to even being in the vanguard for it to PROVE this is a safe route.

The NCR must be stopped no matter what.

>>5507952
+1
Put our money where our mouth is. We did say we'd wager our life on it, no reason we shouldn't follow it through.

>>5507870
>>Insist that it is all in the name of pragmatism, you've never wanted anything but what is best for America and the Enclave, and affirm his request that this will be the end of the line.
play into the patriot side of dad
>>5507919
supporting this

>>5507952
Support

ride or die by our beliefs, it's drip or drown time anons

>>5507870
>Insist that it is all in the name of pragmatism, you've never wanted anything but what is best for America and the Enclave
>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.
Dad, if the Divide is so dangerous, it stands to reason that there is a wealth of resources untouched by the wastelanders. It could be a goldmine of old American hardware, just waiting for us, like in Santa Rosa. I believe the potential reward is well worth the risks, and the compromise to our values.

I wouldn’t be as stubbornly insistent if there was jack shit to gain in the Divide dad.

>>5507890
>Assuming we can somehow convince Vault 11 Dweller to take the evil ending(unlikely)
You simply need to get to him before he’s forced to exit the vault. If he’s still a kid he can be molded into a true patriot.

>>5507906
If the wife survives we found our waifu.

>Considering how long it would take us to settle into the Divide, retrofit the vertibird, plot a route then fly all the way to DC, F3protag could be anywhere in America, not to mention that it would take years to finally get there. He's a lost cause mate.
Didn’t the Warden say that we got years before the Lone Wanderer comes out. And if it’s a chick, we just found out me other waifu.

>>5507907
>Do admit that some stuff is kind of too wild, from a logical or tactical point its kind of crazy. Plus wastelander.
What can I say, we get great hunches :^)

>>5507581
>>Mention that you know of someone who has traversed the Divide multiple times, they can be a guide.
An Enclave aligned courier npc would be kino.

>>5508080
It would desu

Given the down time between threads I feel the need to reiterate this. I have no intention of writing romance in this quest. I am no good at it and I derive little enjoyment from writing it.

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>>5508145
As it should be, Warden.
I'm tired of haremfagging and waifufagging, they're the #1 cause of quest deaths.

>>5508145
So Ford will forever remain a virgin?

I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy.

>>5508153
Considering that the quest will likely end before Ford dies of old age, probably not, so you're free to use your imagination or speculate at the epilogue, but as far as during the quest like I said, I'm not interested in writing any romance related material.

To put it another way if things continue to progress in a similar fashion to how it has been we'll reach an ending around 2282.
So Ford will be 30 by then and everyone will be free to speculate what happens next for the cast and world.

>>5508160
>>5508162
So, effectively an incel. Got it.

>>5507915
Ye thanks

>>5507919
Sure. Thinking about i am not sure he or mom would like that, on the emotional part. Sending their son on a place know for kill people would probably make them more than just sad. Every mission is a risk, but we are a very close community with strong bonds.

>>5508145
No problem boss.
Honestly if you want my opinion on this, i like the character interactions you did so far. I would prefer if any relation with enclave girls, is kept casual and practical. The Enclave is trying to survive and can only see enemies around him. They can't really rest now, and plan for the future.
Maybe relations can grow with time (like our mom and dad did), we don't need to know the signs sometimes it just does.
Beside we are a small community and i don't think anyone of them knows of "romance". Maybe the married adults, but i doubt even that.
It would be different, more simple.
Fallout fades to black on anything lewd, and doesn't have that many romantic dialogue either. So it fits what you are doing.

Merry Christmas everyone. See you all in 6 hours when the vote is over.

>>5508162
So we wont meet the 111 protag?

>>5508285
Depends, like I said assuming all things stay the same that was my estimated end date.
That said there's nothing stopping y'all from heading to the commonwealth once its Relavent but not much of fallout 4 is canon here I'm pretty much entirely using Everything up to New Vegas for consistency sake.

In so far as what I consider the end game I'd say that's has a few varying requirements.

1. The Enclave has disbanded or has been destroyed in all its iterations.
-Effectively a bad end
2. The Enclave has survived and established itself as a viable and prominent faction in the wastelands.
-several flavors of ending here

Alright I'm going to call this a bit early as it seems unlikely that the next 2 hours will change the results unless there's a whirlwind of activity.

>Resist the accusation, try and explain the best you can exactly why you've done and proposed what you've have.

along with putting yourself up for the forward scouting mission (I.E. putting your money where your mouth is)

wins

I need 3 anons to give me 1d100
Brutal Speech Check DV 30
What Happens in Reno stays in Reno +5
Putting your money where your mouth is +15

Roll under 50

Crit Fail: End of the Line Ford (one last chance, impossible difficulty speech check or be exiled)
0 Successes: Why won't you understand?! (Your good will is used up, Fall in line or be cast out)
1 Success: Have I not proven myself time and again? (You manage to hang on, but you're not out of danger yet)
2 Successes: If I have to throw myself into the fire to prove my loyalty to the Enclave so be it (Your father begins to falter)
3 Successes: I am no wastelander lover, this is about survival, about what's best for the Enclave, for America, and I think my actions and results speak for themselves (Your Father backs down, you're free to go)
Crit Success: I would die to see America rise from the ashes, whether you choose to believe that or not does not matter. (You're free to go, you've given him something to think about.)

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>5508410
Break a leg.

>>5508410
Weeeeh!

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>5508410
Fuck, dice, do we have any rerolls or perks we can use for this check?

>>5508428
You'll get 1 Reroll for past competence, but otherwise no, you're on your own and Ford doesn't exactly have a silver tongue.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>5508410

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>5508410
cmoon

I'm going to be nice and ask if you want to reroll that 72 ignoring that 91.

>>5508432
Hooly shit im grateful to you for saving our ass
still i took a pretty bad one

>>5508423
>>5508431
Do I reroll now?

>>5508437
lol that was a close one.

>>5508438
Yes, go ahead.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>5508410
Here goes nothing

>>5508441
Hell yes. Thank you based god!

3 Successes: I am no wastelander lover, this is about survival, about what's best for the Enclave, for America, and I think my actions and results speak for themselves (Your Father backs down, you're free to go)

Congratulations.
You may not have gotten him to reflect, but you've avoided immediate consequences and gained some breathing room.

Writing.

>>5508443
Damn that crit would've been hella nice.

>>5508445
It would've been but im thankful just for having 3 successes.

>>5508445
>>5508447
Ye, same. We need another Charisma/Speech buff.

I ain’t a wasteland lover, but spreading our ideology and converting disposable assets/meatshields to our cause would only help us achieve final victory in restoring America from atomic ash. We need to play smart before we can kill the Chosen One and Bishop in revenge for their crimes.

>>5508453
You may get your wish anon.

But you'll have to wait and see after the update.

I stand by my view that while we are the last humans, the wastelanders can still be Americans, wiping everyone out isn't the answer, integration as Americans is.

>>5508458
The amusing bit about all of this is the way Ford has developed he'd fit Right in with Autumns faction in the east.

>>5508458
>>5508459
I've always found the Enclave's philosophy to be phony, they claim to be the legitimate descendants of America and yet decry all of it's founding principles. They act more like larpers really, the american equivalent of Caesar's legion.

>>5508462
I mean it literally is phony, they were basically an amalgamation of old world politicians and the military industrial complex, of a decaying if not dead democracy. Before nuclear Armageddon America is not what ford or even most Enclave alive that have been indoctrinated believe it to be.

By all accounts the Enclave are just a military junta that likes to pretend it has any stake to the wasteland because they had a puppet in office before it all got blown to shit.

>>5508459
That’s just more incentive to head East and bring the Lone Wanderer onto our side before Fallout 3 truly starts.

Where was that one Enclave New Vegas RP story? I know someone posted it a while back.

>>5508462
>>5508465
what's great about how we have been developing ford he is a true believer he genuinely and deeply clings to the ideals America represents, and as his worldview clashes with the ideals he holds so dear he has been forced to amend either his core beliefs or his world view and thankfully we have been doing the latter.

>>5508465
With that said, there are definitely interesting deviations from this after the Centralized structure of the Enclave collapsed in the end of Fallout 2, the Autumns while still dictators were a lot more tame than the Fallout 2 Enclave, down to even being willing to accept that Project purity was the basis of something that could unify the capital wastelands and that putting the genocide juice in it was a terrible idea.

The Remnants from New Vegas are another example of this, granted they're mostly just done with the whole shit show and want to move on. Well most of them anyways.

Not that any of that redeems the organization, but it does make for the case that there are factions and permutations of the ideology that come closer to what they pretend to be.

>>5508473
You're walking a thin tight rope, You've had a lot more clemency about this due in part to nepotism, but as just shown the tight rope is fraying, I hope you anons find a solution or at the very least some allies because somethings got to give sooner or later.

>>5508477
I’m hoping that our success in the Divide and the Mojave will grant us credibility and larger political sway over our Faction, and that if we go East, Autumn’s faction will solidify our political position.

I really don’t want to tear this family up over politics though, that’s just plain anti-American.

>>5508477
It is a dangerous game we play indeed, once we ensure the cell is safe, or before we need to get the senator's son on our side his cha abilities are what we need to convince others. then we need to work on our squad and get them on our side.

Or, and anons we need to think about this, it's not an option I want to do, but it is an option. We give it up and fall in line and betray everything we have come to believe and stand for.

>>5508483
Or we could just endure and consolidate our power. All we really have to do is curtail our faction’s worst impulses and endure until the Old Guard dies off (preferably of old age). And on that note, we do need to start thinking about generational security (i.e. pumping out more soldiers and technicians for the cause).

You swallow the lump in your throat and steady your self. A short and sharp breath you meet your father's eyes. He's looks back with a frustrated and challenging gaze. You've never really stood up to your father before, never had a reason too, but this... it was too much, and you could feel it, if you didn't defend yourself here and now it would not end well.

You shake your head, "You're wrong." He raises an eyebrow the intensity of his gaze growing by the second, but he doesn't immediately snap back at you.

It takes everything you have to keep yourself from shaking, it wasn't out of fear, you were nervous, anxious, but not afraid, "I have done absolutely nothing wrong. The Enclave has only ever benefited from my decisions, I have gone above and beyond the call of duty multiple times, I have put my life on the line to see success after success brought home." You swallow hard keeping your gaze forwards.

"Then and Now I have never once shown any love to the wastelanders, but we both know that. Every time I've made such suggestions I have done so with great care and thought to the matter. I do not blindly make such suggestions, especially not without the willingness to back them up. I am totally willing to accept the consequences of such suggestions."

You begin to become more confident as you continue, the tight grip in your hands relaxing as you take a step forwards, "I was not lying that I would stake my life on it, the cell doesn't have to take the word of the Wastelander on its own, I will go with him, I will ensure by hell or high water that the route forwards is safe, and if I die doing so I died with my convictions in tact."

Your father's steely gaze softens slightly as he takes another puff before finally breaking away from yours. He sighs once, "Fine. If that's how this will go then that's how this will go, When the time comes you will go with this wastelander, you will find a path forwards and you will come back. Alive..."

He looks down for a breath moment before looking back to you, "Son, you're free to go... but I want you to remember this, we both will do what is best for the Enclave. I have to, you choose to. Please don't make me choose."

You're still stiff, a small chill going down your spine with those words. They were tired, they were scared, but they were firm and you knew all the same what they meant.

Still there was a silence in the room for what felt like the longest minute of your life before you saluted him and left.

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It was a sluggish day for the rest of the evening, but you still had to prepare for the mission to Santa Rosa regardless.
You will get to bring 2 companions with you into Santa Rosa proper with the rest remaining in reserve outside the radius of the Red FEV fog.

Who is part of the main team?
>Elizabeth
>Jacob
>Grant
>Rosaline
>Thomas
>Andrew

You will be granted one car for transport, the NCR Transport is being taken by Nelsons Strike team to handle the Generator Transportation.
The other car is available, if you requisition it you will be without a rapid response force unless the Vertibird is authorized to reinforce.
Do you take it?
>Yes
>No

Jacob's Nuclear Land mine is at the ready, it has a 45% chance of not detonating properly.

You have been authorized access to all available equipment for the mission except the Gatling lasers

3 suits of APA, 4 suits of T-51b, 3 suits of T-45d, 14 laser rifles, 14 assault rifles, 12 shotguns, 7 service rifles, 10 pistols, 10 laser pistols, 1 sniper rifle, 4 hunting rifles, 1 fatman (1 mini-nuke), 3 plasma rifles, 4 plasma pistols, 5 gauss rifles, 2 flamers, 1 Vindicator Minigun (Normally mounted to vertibird), 1 Ranger Sequoia (Reserved for Ford).

The Main team will be equipped with the APA armor, Ford is the only one listed with it default for this mission, the rest will wear what's best for them.

Standard load outs
Ford
APA, Gauss Rifle, Ranger Sequoia, 2 plasma grenades

Elizabeth
???,Flamer, Ripper, 2 plasma grenades

Jacob
???,Custom Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, Nuclear Land Mine (mandatory, no other grenades/mines)

Grant
???,Shotgun, Pistol, 1 plasma grenade, 1 frag grenade, 1 flashbang

Rosaline
???,Hunting Rifle, laser pistol, 1 smoke grenade, 1 flashbang

Thomas
???,Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, 2 smoke grenades

Andrew
???,Silenced Sniper Rifle, Silenced Pistol, 2 smoke grenades.

If you want to suggest an alternative load out do so in the following format
>Ford
>armor, primary, secondary, grenades/mines/consumable weapons

Lastly, for managing to escape the previous encounter with minimal consequences Ford has gained a new Perk.

Tight Rope Walker
"You know how to balance on the thinnest of lines, and how to sell yourself in just the right way to avoid issues."
+5 to all speech tests with Enclave and Vault Dwellers, 1 Reroll in all speech tests.

For reference you may check the quest info document here.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1--Lg-RaDz7yqRx1DwUsE6P3qZzQyJlgBekMXIHUR_WU/edit?usp=sharing

It has all the companions traits and perks along with the same equipment list in the post.

Last but not least, think carefully during the mission, this is a very very dangerous mission and shit will circle the drain very fast if you let it.

>>5508549
>Tight Rope Walker
>"You know how to balance on the thinnest of lines, and how to sell yourself in just the right way to avoid issues."
>+5 to all speech tests with Enclave and Vault Dwellers, 1 Reroll in all speech tests.


Nice very nice

So, the mission. Let's talk about it, I will put what i think of it, its probably not great but others can think of something better with it maybe.
The idea is pretty much kill has many ghouls we can with the bomb.
We want to attract them to said bomb.
Now we need to put the bomb in a place comfortable for us to get out. With a vehicle. By all means and purposes there is no doubt an horde there. To be fair we are in PAs, but still (there is also a more powerful feral ghoul there).
At the same time, we need to prepare said place in a killzone, we don't even want a few ghouls to follow after us. If the nuke can kill most, then our job is done in theory. Some debris around might be of help for stop them or digging, creating an hole for the ghouls to fall in.
The bomb itself need something like a noisy sound for attract them, an alarm. Preferably inside a sturdy metal box so it doesn't get crushed after it's reached by them.
Last but not least, we could use some secondary methods for ensure the bomb detonates. Like other explosives. Or fuel to burn.

Scouting the location and using binoculars should provide additional help for get an idea on how to approach the mission.
I am considering Jacob and Grant. With their current loadout. Or flamers.

We could keep the vehicle for the rest of our squad. But that means our main squad is on foot, walking or running.
Of course with the arrival of the rest of the squad they can add their guns to the fight which can be very useful depending on how things develop.

>>5508552
I'm free at the moment. I would like to make a suggestion for the nuclean mine to possibly increase the odds for detonating it.
On the chance that it hits 45% and doesnt detonate, we should attach a small explosive to the mine, comparable for a bit of c4 or a frag grenade to either ensure the mini-nuke mine is giving the right kind of nudge it needs to explode, or at the very least decommission it so it doesnt randomly detonate if we are unfortunately neat it. Can that be done?

Can we also create and distribute several water proofed wireless speakers and radios we can distribute to different sections of the city in the event that the nuke mine fails? The idea is to put these on top of roofs. Loud enough to still draw the attention of ferals, but inconvenient enough where Revenants cant simply destroy them by flinging radiative organs at them. Is this feasible? At most it would cost a few hundred caps to find radios in ruins, pay some scrap electronics to refurbish them, and a few more to by energy cells to keep them powered long enough for what we need them for.

>>5508580
The First point is already a consideration that was made, so no need to worry on that front. The 45% determines if the bomb is a dud, if it is then it's a coin flip if it's just inert or if it's a trigger failure.
Either way there's a built in fail safe of blowing up additional explosives on top of it.

As for the second one, that'll work up until it starts to rain, that will according to the notes basically super charge the ghouls, there's a reason why the flayed Red Ghoul was basically begging for it to rain, it is both their curse and their salvation, the cause of their suffering and the source of their power. As for what the weather cycle is there, it's difficult to tell, the phenomena that's containing the FEV locally screws with the weather patterns so regional forecasts aren't as reliable as they should be.

>>5508583
The Rain is also extremely viral, which is why only the APA wearing troops can go in safely, if it starts to rain and you're not in APA or better protection there's a chance of infection.
Now granted the strain isn't the worst thing to be infected with in the short term as there are both short term benefits and no immediate side effects, but it's basically a ticking time bomb for feral ghoulification if one isn't careful.
Obviously normal power armor will be better than nothing, you don't even get a chance if it's neither power armor or hazmat gear.

>>5508580
Santa Rosà is a military facility (so there would be different buildings than a settlement to move inside and use. In theory inside, there is also military vehicles or more likely destroyed vehicles). And I am not sure we can really afford to not complete this mission with
the needs of the exodus (even if i don't like the idea of getting swarmed, so the radios and speakers around can certainly help for avoid that and thus total failure if the bomb can t detonate and main team needs to go out ASAP without an horde behind them), having weaponry that can attack at a considerable range also allows us to shoot at the bomb or secondary explosives.

We could make something for allow the main team to avoid being immediatly attacked upon sighted. Say if they start shooting for x reason (like attacking the bomb from considerable range after placing it and waiting and then it doesn't detonate). For example say a group of 50 ghouls tries to charge us, but we delay them with a piece of ground doused in fuel to burn, our main team has time for put some ground between them and other ghouls, and get out while calling the rest of the squad for support.

>>5508588
The Santa Rosa black site which is under the airfield is a military facility, Santa Rosa itself is a city with a lot of propaganda sets and filming equipment strewn about. Both are encapsulated in the Red Fog of the local strain of FEV, that said it was also the regional headquarters for civil and defense mobilization, so the town is also has a fair bit of military infrastructure.

"This place was a lot more difficult to work around than you had anticipated, the Feral ghouls were much more intelligent than they should have been, the non feral ones were utterly insane almost as if they were stuck in the roles they were playing when the bombs hit and the whole red haze about the place was just suffocating."

From Thread 2, figured I'd note that as well as it seems pertinent for planning.

>>5508549
>Elizabeth
Close combat specialist with Ghoul Hatred Perk, no brainer.
>Jacob
Techman in a hightech facility with lots of goodies and military secrets. Could be convinced to take Grant instead.

No opinion about the car.

>Tight Rope Walker
Neat

>>5508565
Elizebeth is a no brainer as a main, she gets +20 against mutants.

>>5508549
>Elizabeth
>Jacob
>Yes
I can't think of any specific loadout adjustments

>>5508589
....Sound worse than i remember both a town and military facility.
Haha no just one "nuclear" land mine might not be enough here. This might be more than a few hundreds ghouls, and we can t really prepare a killzone for a group bigger than that. Not in just 3 at least, unless we have fuel for burn a big area or a lot of hours for prepare this kill zone.

>>5508617
I have consider Jacob and Grant, not just because of their skills but also because of how they work with us. Our sister has a bigger combat advantage against them though, that is true. And Grant could be of help in leading the reinforcements if we need them.
My main concern is how we kill most of the ghouls. We cannot move inside the
town or facility with too many. Nevermind looting all.

>>5508621
If it's any consolation they won't chase you beyond the red fog, they refuse to leave, but as noted they're also much smarter than average ferals so I wouldn't bet on snipping them on the edges, though there won't be anything like a co-ordinated military effort, think more pack hunter intelligence levels.

As for how many ghouls are in Santa Rosa, less than one would expect, not everyone was exposed to Euclid-839 the proper way to become a ghoul, most of the ghouls out there are either typical ghouls driven insane by the red rain, or FEV Ferals that were part of whatever survivors that were in the black site, so probably about a few hundred at most.

>>5508621
Funnel them into a trap, and restart the security systems to clean up the remnants

>>5508565
Music boxes are a thing in fallout and can even fit into a pipboy sized device. Otherwise we may have to resort to the big ones to draw them in. Another thing is we should grab a mine to attach to the nuke in case it fails. Shoot the mine and it will cause the device to blow up with it. As Fallout mines can be exploded if shot.

Another thing is if we can somehow acquire enough mines we can booby trap the sounds to draw them into minefields to blow their legs off. Plus we gotta either blow up their limbs or melt them to ensure they cannot be rezzed by the rads or glowing ones.

>>5508667
OP already resolved the mine question/idea

>>5508623
Now that you mentioned the risk of slightly less retarded ghouls, we should disguise the mine too.

On a side note, all the Vaults in NCR territory have already been discovered? Do we have enough funds to commission augmentations from Vault City, or do spinal / joint / unfuck arthritis for any of our elderly Enclave agents? That fucking sergeant from NV was probably pushing 80 and he was a tough s.o.a.b. Depending on the rate of inflation in the NCR and trading with Vault City, would you use the augmentation prices+ list from fallout 1 and 2, or from NV? Because it would be great to get some subdermal armor, or attribute boosters. Better yet it would be cool to have an implant stimpak injector system that automatically heals you if you sustain enough damage.

>>5508549
>Elizabeth
>Jacob
>Yes

I don't got any real specific equipment adjustments aside from not being 100% okay with the Ripper as Elizabeth's secondary choice, but that's moreso because melee is just riskier on average. If it works, it works.

>>5508620
support

>>5508549
>>Elizabeth
>>Jacob

After thinking about its probably for the best. This said if Ford is getting inside or near the town/military facility he will not be able to properly use the gauss rifle. It is not a weapon for medium/short range fights.
Ford does have a Ranger Sequoia for fight close, but is best to use it has a secondary.
So I suggest for Ford to switch to a Plasma Rifle for Primary. It packs a punch and it kills anything tough.

>No
I want the response team rapidly deployed if we need them.

>>5508623
Cool

>>5508549
I dont know who to pick, but Jacob is an absolute must have. We need his technical expertise to actually identify what car parts are salvageable enough for us to repair and start hauling shit in, not to mention handling the bomb.
Wait a second are we limited on who we can take? Because if we can I'd say take as many as we can. Thomas stays how though as this is too dangerous for him for now. Maybe he should go with the diplomat dude to further strengthen his skills? For now though until we can get him a set of T-51b or better. Unless he vocalized a strong desire to come along.

Yes to taking the other car so we can take addition squad mates, in addition to packing more loot. More squad mates improves our odds of success, not to mention offering a unique combat experience for everyone to cut their teeth on.

Standard load outs
Ford
APA, Gauss Rifle, Ranger Sequoia (pack extra speed loaders and bullets), 2 plasma grenades

Elizabeth
T51B,Flamer (heavy incinerators are better), Ripper (get her an advanced shishkabab next time), 2 plasma grenades

Jacob
APA,Custom Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, Nuclear Land Mine (mandatory, no other grenades/mines)

Grant
APA,Vindicator Minigun (fuck shotguns. Grant is built like a ahit brick house. Hes a big boy who can handle a big gun), Pistol, 1 plasma grenade, 1 frag grenade, 1 flashbang

Rosaline
T51b,Hunting Rifle (fucking get her a supressor), laser pistol, 1 smoke grenade, 1 flashbang

Thomas
T51b,Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, 2 smoke grenades

Andrew
T51b,Silenced Sniper Rifle, Silenced Pistol, 2 smoke grenades.

>>5508779
support

>>5508837
Everyone's coming on the mission, selection for the main team determines who can go into Santa Rosa Proper.

Regardless
It looks like Elizabeth and Jacob are the ones being chosen for the main team from what I can see.

As for load out seeing as I don't see many options I'll merge the given options as they're not contradictory.

Load out
Ford
APA, Plasma Rifle, Ranger Sequoia, 2 plasma grenades

Elizabeth
APA, Flamer, Ripper, 2 plasma grenades

Jacob
APA, Custom Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, Nuclear Land Mine

Grant
T51-B, Vindicator Minigun, Pistol, 1 plasma grenade, 1 frag grenade, 1 flash bang

Rosaline
T51-B, Hunting Rifle, laser pistol, 1 smoke grenade, 1 flash bang

Thomas
T51-B, Plasma Rifle, Plasma Pistol, 2 smoke grenades

Andrew
T51-B, Silenced Sniper Rifle, Silenced Pistol, 2 smoke grenades

And unless I'm counting wrong I count 3 yes for taking the extra car, and 2 no with 1 no opinion.
I'll wait for verification on that one, but otherwise this is what it looks like the set up for the mission will be.

Alright after a recount and some time I got 4 yes and 2 no on taking the car

So final Results are the
>Elizabeth
>Jacob
For main team

Take extra Car
>Yes

Loadout
>>5508895


Writing

You gather all of the equipment together, most of it kept in larger logistical boxes placed in the trunk of the cars so that no one would question the more eccentric weapons and armor. There weren't many settlements on the way there, and your own was at this point pretty much deserted of wastelanders. Still it's better to be safe than sorry regarding this.

Once all the material was together you get everyone together, "Alright Elizabeth, Jacob, you're with me, we'll be heading into Santa Rosa proper, the rest of you will stay back with one of the cars in case we need support." you look over at Rosaline and Andrew, "You two will approach from a nearby hill, approach as close as you can while still keeping an elevated sight line, both of you will be on over watch, It'll be difficult to see through the red fog so you'll likely be sniping from co-ordinates, keep a map close."

You then look at everyone, "No one without Advanced Power Armor is to enter the contaminated zone under any circumstances should it start to rain, if for whatever reason we need support during this time get as close to the edge of the fog as you can and provide whatever cover fire you can."

You wait a few moments, to see if there would be any questions, your brother raises his hand and you look at him, "What exactly is the plan?"

You respond simply, "We'll see when we get there, for the time being though we're going to set a trap for the ghouls with a special package I had Jacob whip up."

Jacob smirks, "Oh uh, right, yeah the 'package'..." he uses air quotes, "will have a pretty big blast radius, so it's advised that all personel vacate the immediate area up to about a quarter mile for safety reasons. If you need to visualize it, think like, one and a quarter football fields." Barring the fact that most of the people here had not ever seen a proper football field outside of old recordings or books the gathered group nodded.

"Any more questions?" you ask.

Grant speaks up, "What's the response to be in case of contact with the infectious material for the rest of us?"

You purse your lips to think, but Jacob speaks up, "Take a large amount of rad-x and as much radaway as is medically permissible, if the records are right the strain of FEV only responds to either extreme dosages of radiation or long term exposure, so you keep that down you should be good, if we're lucky, we'll be able to collect a few samples and start working on a vaccine, which'll make the whole thing basically a radiation hazard and nothing else... oh and probably cure anyone that gets infected so long as they don't progress in symptoms to far, but that-"

You cut Jacob off, "Rad-x and Rad-away, large doses." you nod, "We don't need the dirty details right now Jacob, you can enlighten us when after we've blown the graveyard to kingdom come."

Jacob clears his throat, "Sorry, got carried away."

You wait one more time, but no further questions are asked, everyone gets in a car and you head off.

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You eventually arrive at Santa Rosa after some hours of driving, pulling off to the side, everyone helps each other into their power armor, for you it's a practiced ease, but some of the group aren't as used to it, they're all trained, but training doesn't necessarily translate to experience. The Advanced Power Armor was a marked step up from the T51-B that you've become used to more recently.

Looking around you see most everyone is ready, and you send off Rosaline and Andrew to a nearby hill that over looks the area, "Raido check." you get a burst of static, "Check." you nod, and then pull out your binoculars looking into the fog, it was thick, but you could make some details out. The Same roving hunting packs of Ferals, the same insane ghoul actors. Yup Santa Rosa hasn't changed a bit since you were last here.

You turn to Grant, "Keep the engine running on your car, there's no telling what's going to happen from this point forwards, you're in charge of the reserve."

Grant nods and salutes you.

How do you approach this Ford?
>Keep it simple, we sneak into the outskirts, we set up the land mine, the backup explosives, and then we get the noise makers and some meat and lure in as many ferals as you can to the blast radius then pop it. Then it's a matter of cleaning up the remainder.
>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.
>Save the mine for now and engage in hit and run tactics, clear out an area in the outskirts, fortify it as a fall back point, and then start picking off the Smarter ferals, once the hordes been thinned a bit scout out the perfect spot for the mine and set it up.
>Write in.

>>5509100
>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.


Option three is going to get us and possibly everyone else killed, it overthinks the problem. Option 1 is the most straightforward but can be easily stopped by smart ghouls. I am putting my money on option 2 being our best bet.

>>5509100
>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.

>>5509100
>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.

>>5509100
>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.

>>5509100
>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.

>Set up the mine as before, but instead of betting it all on the explosion to get the majority of them, set up some other smaller traps around the area and start picking off the smarter ghouls, then lead them back to the mine and keep them there with the noise makers and meat.

Wins unanimously.

Writing

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You, Jacob and Elizabeth head off into the red fog, you activate your suits rad filtration systems pre-emptively, it does make you some what noisier as the armors reactor whirs up slightly to compensate for the increased energy consumption, but it's within acceptable mission parameters.

All three of you have crouched down and moved began moving towards a relatively open area that appear on the outskirts of the town, you and Elizabeth post up while Jacob gets to digging the hole to place the mine on his back in, it takes some tense minutes as you feel like you're being watched, flitting just out of sight on the edges of your watch you see shapes moving through the fog.

You don't let your nerves get to you, you'll pull back with Jacob and Elizabeth once everything is set up and secure for remote detonation and then approach again from a different angel, you've got the feeling that this one has been compromised. The part that's trying to unnerve you is just how delicately the ferals seem to be approaching the situation... and just how damn quite their footsteps are. You begin to wonder just how many people have tried to scavenge this place and were ambushed by these monsters... you're not left alone with your thoughts for long as Jacob pats your leg and stands up.

You nod, looking back to see the mine set up, with the external payload as a back up, and the noisemakers readied, the meat is hooked up to a box that will open when the rest of the system is activated so as to prevent the smell from leaking out.

You begin to back away, signaling to everyone get into a back to back to back formation as you pull out. The Ferals do not attack yet... they know your ready for them.

Once out of the fog you take a wide birth away from the area to head around into another having marked down the location of the mine's co-ordinates.
You here the sound of a body collapsing and look off in the distance as several figures scatter into the fog with one corpse on the ground head missing, you didn't hear the shot so you assume your brother got that one.

They were tracking you. You narrow your eyes, you don't like this one bit. Whatever pack leaders these FEV Feral ghouls have need to die, or else the whole plan might get scrapped. You'll need to be even more careful than you were before, you look at Jacob, "I want you to get ready to rig your plasma grenades into a trap for the ferals, we're going to start picking off their leadership."

Jacob tilts his head, "Leadership?" he looks back at where the corpse was, "Oh shit..."
Elizabeth seems unimpressed, and you can already feel that impetuous attitude start to get the better of her so you put your hand on her shoulder and she immediately calms down.

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Alright Anons give me 3 1d100s

Challenging Stealth Test DV 50
What happens in Reno Stays in Reno +5
Mr. Fixerupper -2
Overwatch +10

Roll under 63

Crit Fail: We have grossly underestimated them... (Fight for your life, your ambush fails and the ferals descend upon you splitting the three of you up)
0 Successes: They're not taking the bait.... (The Ferals don't fall for the ambush, back to square 1)
1 Success: Fool me once.... (The ferals take the bait, but what you think is the pack leader escaped, combat starts)
2 Successes: Shame on You (The ferals take the bait, the pack leader is killed, combat starts)
3 Successes: Like fish in a barrel (The Ferals take the bait, the pack is destroyed)
Crit Success: They have grossly underestimated us. (Several Feral Packs are destroyed in the ensuing ambush)

Rolled 67 (1d100)

>>5509305
No pressure

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>5509305
Oh fuck shaggy.

Rolled 63 (1d100)

>>5509305
what is is and what will be will be RNG be with us

Rolled 41 (1d100)

>>5509305
missed the roll, let's see what I would've gotten.

Warden is it meet or beat for DC? please say meet

Well I think this is the first time I've ever seen the Dice land exactly on the DV for a roll.
I'm going to say tie's are a success.

So 2 Successes: Shame on You (The ferals take the bait, the pack leader is killed, combat starts)

Writing.

>>5509348
good enough, i am glad to see we picked certain options

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You all carefully move back into the fog, with you pinging Andrew and Rosaline to start picking off any ghouls they see around the edges near by, but not within a certain radius of where you are. It's something of a gamble, but you're hoping that you can scare them off your flanks to by time for Jacob to set his traps up without any major issues or us being spotted again.

Jacob gets to work right away however, moving as quickly and quietly as he could. Pulling out a field kit with some rope, some trip wire and a few triggering mechanisms before he started setting everything up with the plasma Grenades. You're almost glad he didn't try to pull the same trick he did back in vault city by turning one into a land mine. That said it'd probably have been harder to detect.

Regardless he does this along a relatively open street ducking between cars for cover as he does so. We'll probably lose some salvage here, but a small price to pay to be able to get the rest. Finally he pulls back and you all stack up together in an alley way with a dead end before pulling out the Ranger Sequoia and cocking it.

You hold up a hand to signal them to wait and then fire the gun into the air once, before pulling it back and loading another round into it and holstering it.
You peek around the corner and at first you see nothing. But then you see it, a rather large pack of ghouls clambering about, you think you count maybe 40-50 of the damn things. They roam in groups that large?! At the head you see something that resembled the larger ghoul with the massive deathclaw like claws from back when you were exploring the place the first time. This one was smaller however, it's claws still sharp, but its eyes seemed dull, it's size somewhat smaller.

It was creeping forwards tapping it's extended fingers along the pavement very gently almost as if searching for something.... or like how a blind man uses a cane. Was this one blind? It stopped for a moment before rearing up sniffing at the air and the rest of the small horde stopped with it. It seemed to run those massive claws across the ground once swiping at something that wasn't there. It seemed satisfied with the result and continued forwards with it's tapping of the ground.

Unfortunately for it, it had not checked the right area, the trap wasn't on the ground, only the trigger, the trap was hanging above them from some dilapidated sign posts. The next time it did that same motion it sprung the trap, and the grenades were triggered and fell to the ground. As soon as it heard the clank it screeched, and the rest followed in an unholy cacophony that threatened to burst your ear drums. Didn't matter however as it would soon be replaced with tenitus from the exploding grenades.

Corpses shattered all over the place, goo where some of them had stood, the big red one's body surprisingly still in tact... well mostly it seemed to be missing it's left arm and legs, but they were only strewn about not destroyed.

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An Impressive display of durability, but you were certain it was dead and if it wasn't what was going to happen next would make sure it would be. The rest of the ghouls were in disarray, screeching and dispersing about searching for the unseen force that had attacked them, they were easy pickings. You'd bet at least 20 of them went up with that, still was ten to one odds so you had to be somewhat careful.

three anons give me 1d100

Large Scale Combat Check Militia vs Veterans DV 70
Outnumbered 10-1 -100
Tribal vs Old World Tech +40
Revolt against the Aristocracy +15
Living anatomy +5
Elizabeth +10
Jacob -2
Ghouls Pack Leaderless +10
AMBUSH! +20

Roll under 68

[I know I used a picture of a Crimson Head, they don't function the same, they're just the closest thing I could find that fit my image of them.]

I forgot to give the successes

Crit Fail: [Can't under these circumstances]
0 Successes: Damn they're quick (You kill 10% of the ghouls, ghouls get reinforcements, everyone takes 2 wounds)
1 Success: Just Stay down damn it! (You kill 20% of the ghouls, ghouls get reinforcement check, everyone takes 2 wound)
2 Successes: Why won't you die! (You kill 30% of the ghouls, ghouls get reinforcement check, everyone takes 1 wound)
3 Successes: That's most of them... (You kill 40% of the ghouls, Combat over [you'll pass the auto win threshold here] everyone takes 1 wound)
Crit Success: You gotta shoot them in the head! (Combat over, you discover something interesting amongst the corpses)

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>5509711
KILL KILL KILL KILL
KILL.

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>5509711
GUN!

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>5509711
FOR THE ENCLAVE

>>5509711
Shouldnt Elizabeth's mod be 20? 10 from Prejudice and 10 from Purifier?
I thought Jacob's trait mod was -5, not -2?
Does Jerfersonian Patriotism count towards the ghouls?

>>5509757
When someone is aiding or subordinate to another character they give half their bonus to the leader of the action. In this case all 3 of you are fighting together, but it's not a leadership action, so you get half of Elizabeths bonus and half of Jacobs malus.

but yes if she were leading she'd have a +20 and be getting +10 from you.

>>5509734
>>5509736
>>5509736
Alright 2 successes, that's cool. If we have time to spare we should utilize some stimpaks to recover some wounds.

>>5509715
Would it be broken if we acquired fixer to ignore the effects of withdrawl for the drugs?

2 Successes: Why won't you die! (You kill 30% of the ghouls, ghouls get reinforcement check, everyone takes 1 wound)

I'll be rolling for ghoul reinforcements their DV is 30

Regardless the Ambush modifier ends as ghouls do not suffer from shock only the initial disarray.

Rolled 92 (1d100)

>>5509763

>>5509759
Soooo is that a yes for Jerfersonian Patriotism? The conditions for it are for any memeber of a hostile faction, and Revolt against the Aristocracy is +15 to all combat checks against wasteland factions.

>>5509765
Yes, by prescidence that is the case, the only other time you fought wasteland mutants/wild life was the Death claw and that was back with Pragmatic Prejudice which has a similar condition.

So I miscalculated DV is 83 you get 3 successes, Combat is over everyone takes one wound, and no ghoul reinforcements.

>>5509768
Ford is very good at personal combat, it's just very high risk high reward so it rarely ever comes up because you tend to use the team together more often than not.

Granted Ford doesn't have as many back ups for personal combat as he does with leadership rolls.

Anyways
3 Successes: That's most of them... (You kill 40% of the ghouls, Combat over [you'll pass the auto win threshold here] everyone takes 1 wound)

Team will use 3 stim packs and are back to full health 15 stimpacks remaining for the mission

Writing

>>5509772
I guess the caveat with Fords extremely good personal combat abilities is that he sucks at enclave infighting, his heart just isn't in it comparatively.

>>5509772
This being a military instillation, I wonder if there are above ground barracks or medical buildings we can salvage for additional stims, robots, and other goodies we can shoot for that arent contaminated by the rain. If there are things we can loot, it would have to be things found indoors. This is assuming we complete our objective and have enough time to faff about. Should we become overwhelmed by the ghouls we should back out of the fog and spend a day to recover before going back in. Yeah.

>>5509734
Congrats, you got your wish.

>>5509783
For me we have three main objectives here more or less:
- Kill all or the majority of ghouls with the bomb and other methods (without this any properly done recovery/looting is made impossible, and we would just take small pieces of loot)
- Reach&Clean the military facility (the air assets that interest us, especially vertibirds are here)
- Stop the red rain (would probably allow more squads of our enclave cell to move in and aid in the looting. With the dreaded reputation Santa Rosa likely has for adventurers among the wasteland, is unlikely anyone would notice the change for quite sometime. Allowing our Enclave Cell to fully loot the place, or leave little of anything useful)

>>5509817
These are some reasonable points I can support. Originally I was of the opinion that we should keep a small percentage of ghould around to use as a deterrent against scavengers.
Then again, if we can immunize the whole of the Enclave cell to the red mist, then we can just leave things the way they are kinda. You know, give us looting privileges. Another idea that comes to mind is that we can hire a bunch of wastelanders we can "trust" to do the bulk of the looting for us. All we'd need to do is purchase some advanced radiation or environmental suits, have the scavanger fuck around, and take our share of the rewards. The scraps and junk can be exchanged for useful goods, and we keep the technology. Win win?

>>5509817
I can get behind these objectives completely

>>5509783
Yes, there will be as you approach the Air base.

In other news, it's going to take me a bit longer to do this update because I accidentally scrubbed the whole damn write up.

>>5509895
>I accidentally scrubbed the whole damn write up.

fucking ouch, I know that pain, are you writing these updates in the 4 chan reply box? because if so, that is a mistake, and you should use a word processor. like word, officelibre, or grammerly

>>5509898
I do normally.
I got over eager and just went at it and just as I was done I went to check something and immediately realized my mistake.

>>5509898
and by I do normally I meant I do use a word processor, at worst I use notepad if I'm feeling lazy.

>>5509900
I have been there man it happens to the best of us.

>>5509895
I too know this pain. It is a deep pain.

>>5509898
damn, i hope you remember most of it.

>>5509876
Maybe.... problem is that wastelanders are usually not trustworthy. And for good reason, they live bad lives in bad places. Also most of our enclave members might not trust them to not rob some of the stuff there.
It depends desu. We are 36 members of the cell, and 3 land vehicles currently plus a vertibird.
If the distance to Santa Rosa from our cover village isn't too long doing multiple travels for loot should be possible for us.
If there is functioning additional vehicles in Santa Rosa (be air or land), that would also change how much we can loot. And that would be really great for us.

But but.... there is a thin line that could be used. Van Graffs. Their matriarch is married with one of our members. Meaning our relationship could allow us to use them. eeh, not sure.
We could do other stuff, like try and find robots for help us or like you said using wastelanders for scavenging (with guns behind them. we could pay some mercs for do that instead of us). Or see if we can do it on our own really.

>>5509914
Married is a strong word, If memory serves, Nelsons previous commander had wooed the Matriach and had a child with her, but he died before he could raise him.
So she's not exactly married to the Cell, just has strong ties to it.

>>5509921
ah didn't remember that. Still useful.
If only a purity test could be done for see if the Van Graffs are pure....

Ah warden, when this thread ends could you add the other important members of the cell in our relationships, to the document ? like Nelson, Gerald and Senator Rockefeller.
if you want and have free time of course.

>>5509942
Sure.
>>5509927
Yeah there's no real effective purity test that the Enclave had developed at least when they had adopted their anti-mutant rhetoric. In so far as I can tell reading through some things basically anyone could fail that test if they've lived outside of a vault or carefully curated area for more than a few years, at least if President Dick Richardson's words on the matter are anything to go by. Add that to the tally of Enclave doctrine being up its own ass, they can't even define a baseline deviation.

>>5509952
thank you very much.
Oh really ?
That just sounds like an opportunity on a plate to define said test and make it effective, we should talk with Jacob about it. i have some ideas about it.... it needs to be done smartly and with time though. We shouldn't rush things.
Perhaps a "re-humanizing" station for wastelanders (nothing but a building were to give them medical treatments and passing some time in, for see if there is actually any minor mutations to remove or radiations.)

>>5509961
good stuff or we aim to shift them from genocide to ok they are not human but they can still be American. and then let it be the work of later generations to liberalize.

You give the signal and the three of you burst around the corner, bolts of plasma ripping out as soon as a line of sight was established. Elizabeth rushed ahead forwards, unloading a torrent of flames on a particularly clumped up group of ghouls. There was already a particularly pungent smell in the air, but this was just putrid, thankfully your suit has scrubbed most of the stench before it gets to you, unfortunately it's the kind of stink that no matter how much you scrubbed it wasn't going to ever be fully clean.

For your part you had been lining up your shots and knocking down your targets one after the other with little issue. Jacob on the other hand is not exactly a prime combatant, at least not until he's been bloodied, but it's a veritable shooting gallery so he lands some kills as well.

However it doesn't take long after you begin to attack for the ghouls regain their composure and begin charging forwards, Elizabeth was the first one to take a hit following a group of about 5 mobbing her, forcing her to drop the flamethrower, they were tearing at her armor almost as if they were trying to strip it off. She managed to get her Ripper and began to tear through them.

A small group charged yourself closing the distance relatively quickly, you let the plasma rifle go slack as you slam fired the ranger sequoia getting four of them before one lunged at you so hard it nearly knocked you over, damn these things were fast. Still you recover and put the last bullet in it's head. Jacob isn't handling it nearly as well only getting two shots into the group coming after him before the other three start to overrun him. However between yourself and Elizabeth you manage to deal with the small group attacking him.

There weren't many left after that, most of the ones that were were crawling on the ground or on fire flailing around screeching that horrid screech. You put the rest of them down, and you double tap the big red one just to be certain.


After that you wave everyone back into a building that seemed to be in good order, it was a house that seemed to have functional blinds. Impressive. You close the doors and the blinds and then distribute three stim-packs amongst the group, "We've got 15 of these left, 9 on person, the other 6 are with the rest of the team outside the town." Keeping everyone at the top of their game is going to be important to getting through this.

With that done you head to the blinds and open one looking out, but you see nothing approaching. You know you'd heard the rumors about the place, Santa Rosa, Red Skies, lot of ghost stories about the place. You have to take a moment to thank your lucky stars that you got in and out of this place the first time. Still it's unsettling to see nothing of the ghouls outside, with all that noise you'd figure that some would be attracted, but nothing... nothing is wrong.

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Jacob was adjusting Elizabeth's Power Armor, a coupling had come loose from all the scratching and pulling they had done.

You took the down time stepping away from the window to radio Rosaline, "What's the situation look like from up there?"

There's a short pause, "Hard to tell, the fog is pretty thick, but I think we can see some movement heading in your direction... a lot of movement, but it's pretty cautious, still I'd suggest you figure out what you're doing now 'cause I don't think the two of us can shoot them all for you." You hear off to the side, 'speak for yourself' and then the sound of metal clanging against metal. You raise any eyebrow, but don't say anything for now, "Understood, over and out."

You sit down, "Alright everyone, we've got a lot of incoming, but their not charging the place, this is both good and bad. Good in that we're not about to get swarmed, bad in that these things are definitely familiar with trapping tactics, might not understand them perfectly, but we can't treat them like typical ferals."

Jacob groans stretching as much as his armor would let him, "I knew we were dealing with smarter than average Ferals, but that's not a high bar, they literally have no self preservation instinct."

Elizabeth shrugged at this, "Doesn't really matter does it? We handled that last group fairly well, we just need to pick them off one by one."

She's not entirely wrong about that, but you've got the feeling this won't work out as simply as that, "Regardless we've got a couple of options here, either we pull out and regroup from another entry point like last time, or we can try and take advantage of this larger hordes attention and pull them into the blast radius of the mine." you say in reply.

Elizabeth looks to the door, "We could also try and fortify this place, I doubt they're gonna be able to swarm us or siege us here, this house seems pretty sturdy, even has a second floor." Jacob shakes his head, "Sure we could do that. Or We could not hang a free canned human sign outside." Elizabeth turns to look at him, you can't see the expression, but you're certain it's a rather unpleasent one.

You snap your fingers, "Focus."

What do you do Ford?
>We're falling back again, we'll keep this up until we either run out of grenades to trap or they start catching on
>We've got the big horde we were looking for, we'll lure them to the mine, activate the stuff that will hold their attention, and then get the hell out of there before we blow them up.
>Elizabeth has a point, this house is in pretty good condition, and it's in line of sight of the snipers, if there was a place to make a stand and to use as much conventional methods as possible it's here.
>Write in.