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Westenev

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Annie1227 said :
I am ok. Trying to figure out what to write for Annie.

Truth was, Annie didn’t know what was going on – but from the gravity in the room, even she felt the tension. She paused, her mouth beginning to move. With a quiver, she paused. Wet, cold, and hungry as she was, what would she do? What COULD she do?

“I want to help.” Annie quivered, frozen stiff in her hiding spot.


Inferi said :
Westenev said :
Lets talk fourth wall meta perspective here.

~ The Airship has crashed, destroying communication equipment.
~ The plan is to attack an armed airship 3 clicks northwest.
~ It's stormy outside, and nobody is dressed for it.

Is there something I'm missing here? I mean, if I was leading this operation, I would at least wait for the worst of the storm to pass - it's not like the enemy Airship can safely take off, and the animal life will likely hold off. If we ordered an attack now, everyone would charge in exhausted without either a plan or a hope.

How would you guys plan out this mission IRL?

Anime logic doesn't work that way though.

Anime logic is based loosely on IRL logic, even if only for the wrong reasons.

Personally, I think I would order Bridgett and Travis to run recon, and have everyone else rest until the storm lets up. At the moment, this seems more logical than having everyone charge the ship. We also have four sets of enemy full body armour on hand - none of them confirmed KIA.

GAHH. I know there's a way to put this all together, but it's not comming to me.
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20-Feb-2018 04:30:43 - Last edited on 20-Feb-2018 04:32:39 by Westenev

Inferi

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I mean, the problem with waiting is that they could take off at any time, and you don't really have a lot of time to work around with. I know you're thinking that the storm is keeping them from taking off, but remember that everyone seemed to be flying in it just fine. All you need is an experienced pilot and a halfway decent ship, both of which you'd probably assume that they have.

Regardless, don't let me try to make you go a certain way. That's not what I'm trying to do, I'm just trying to give you the most accurate grasp of the situation that the characters would have.

Oh, and a question here: Westenev said :
We also have four sets of enemy full body armour on hand - none of them confirmed KIA. What do you mean, exactly? That none of the soldiers attacking were confirmed KIA? Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

20-Feb-2018 05:07:22 - Last edited on 20-Feb-2018 05:09:38 by Inferi

NotFishing

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Westenev said :

~ The Airship has crashed, destroying communication equipment.
~ The plan is to attack an armed airship 3 clicks northwest.
~ It's stormy outside, and nobody is dressed for it.


1. Communications aren't a necessity. We don't need to report back to the crashed ship - we just need to use the hijacked one to get help.
2. Three kilometers isn't that bad. We'll get some blisters but we won't be too exhausted to fight.
3. I don't know about you, but a storm sounds like the perfect condition to use my new water-based matrix. As for clothing... no one else is leaving the ship, so surely they can spare a few raincoats.

Also, because it's storming, our enemies are going to want to minimize their time outside, meaning fewer look-outs. The patter of the rain will mask our footsteps, and visibility will be low, allowing for optimal stealth conditions, provided we murder Azi's characters before they go in guns blazing.

Failing that, we could probably just dress Annie up in the Princess's clothes and surrender her to the soldiers, hoping they won't know the difference. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

20-Feb-2018 05:18:16 - Last edited on 20-Feb-2018 05:19:22 by NotFishing

Westenev

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Inferi said :
What do you mean, exactly? That none of the soldiers attacking were confirmed KIA?

I mean that if four of our characters popped out of the woods dressed as their troops with a fake princess in tow, nobody would have any reason to point out... "BUT ALL OF OUR MEN ARE DEAD!"

As for the enemy taking off at any time, I think that's a brash assumption. If their mission was truely over, they wouldn't land in a clearing 3km away - they either can't or won't fly away until a certain condition is met. I think it's a reasonable assumption to therefore assume they are observing the situation or simply won't risk the storm.


NotFishing said :
1. Communications aren't a necessity. We don't need to report back to the crashed ship - we just need to use the hijacked one to get help.
2. Three kilometers isn't that bad. We'll get some blisters but we won't be too exhausted to fight.
3. I don't know about you, but a storm sounds like the perfect condition to use my new water-based matrix. As for clothing... no one else is leaving the ship, so surely they can spare a few raincoats. .

1) Not quite what I meant; It means we can't call for an SOS, so we have to deal with this ourselves - though communication would be handy.
2) Three clicks wouldn't be bad... if our characters weren't wet and tired from the previous skirmish, while the enemy are warm and dry.
3) A storm also sounds like a great way to get exposure - this isn't a sunday stroll. Dulling your senses gets people killed.
4) Given how our airship was beset upon by wolves and Harambe, I think it's reasonable to assume they're keeping a tight watch on their own ship - especially since they've been shown to be halfway competent.

I'm not sure if we'll need stealth conditions; we have their armour and can make our own fake princess. It would get our characters through the clearing, at the very least.
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20-Feb-2018 05:46:54 - Last edited on 20-Feb-2018 05:48:06 by Westenev

Azi Demonica

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"The patter of the rain will mask our footsteps, and visibility will be low, allowing for optimal stealth conditions, provided we murder Azi's characters before they go in guns blazing.

Failing that, we could probably just dress Annie up in the Princess's clothes and surrender her to the soldiers, hoping they won't know the difference."
Both of these made me chuckle XD I'll have to keep them in mind.

Anyways, as for the mission, the rainy weather could help create fog and darkness, so there seems to be a more stealth-centric scenario up ahead. I have at least two more ideas that could help, but I'll leave them out for now.

I'll post in APTtS tomorrow night or so, too.



On a rather different note, Chris, Angel and Amnesty are still gone!

20-Feb-2018 08:11:52

Inferi

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Of course. They're a major nation, after all.

I'm also gonna try to put some responses in between larger posts just so the discussion flows a bit better here. The operative word there is "try". Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

20-Feb-2018 18:31:41 - Last edited on 20-Feb-2018 18:35:57 by Inferi

Westenev

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Awkward question: are humans in this world vegan, or is there a legitimate reason why the beasts outside aren't edible over a split roast? I mean, everyone keeps complaining about food and power when they should be concerned about water and ammo!
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20-Feb-2018 21:50:52 - Last edited on 20-Feb-2018 21:54:20 by Westenev

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