Heavy Gear: The Road to War

[Hotfoot]

The year is 6133.

Two thousand years ago, Humanity emerged from a freak ice age and multiple wars ready to explore the stars.

A thousand years ago, colonization of other worlds began. The first near-terran world found was Terra Nova. The colonization effort exploded, but after several hundred years of feeding the resources of Earth into the colonies, general support of the colonies was cut off, and Earth fell into an age of isolationism, forcing the colonies to fend for themselves in 5846.

For hundreds of years, Terra Nova built itself up from the shattered remnants of the aborted colonization effort. Two major powers formed in the process, the Confederated Northern City States (CNCS) and the Allied Southern Territories (AST). Conflicts raged over rights to the resource-rich badlands and political ideologies. While the water was calm on the surface, underneath boiled a potentially world-ending conflict, referred to commonly by people in the know as the "Judas Syndrome".

In 6118, Earth returned to Terra Nova with an invasion force. Genetically modified super-soldiers known as GRELs supported by lightning fast hovertanks landed on the planet with the intention of retaking the colony by force. The military buildup caused by the Judas Syndrome left both polar alliances ready and eager to fight back with legions of Gears, a bipedal fighting machine developed during the period of isolation. Not as tough as tanks, these robots were still fast and lethal combatants. The CNCS and the AST banded together to fight this common threat, and the War of the Alliance was started.

In 6120, Earth's remaining fleet was forced to withdraw, abandoning thousands of their own people, human and GREL alike. The abandoned forces rallied under Colonel Arthur and created a settlement in the Badlands around one of the major bases created in the first invasion group. The Polar Nations turned towards rebuilding after the hard-fought war.

It is now thirteen Terran years after the War of the Alliance ended for Earth. Old rivalries between the Northern and Southern states have come back to the surface, and hostilities have been more overt than ever.

Three weeks ago, Reverend Thor Hutchinson, the Second Follower of the Revisionist Church, the single largest religion on the planet, was assassinated at point-blank range by Colonel Neel Garner Fulan, the man Hutchinson was presenting with the North's highest honor, the Hero's Sword.

The local calendar is 22 Autumn, 1935, and war seems inevitable.




Basic Game Info Stuff

The players are a group of mercenaries operating as an independent part of a loose organization of smaller merc groups. They start out in Khayr-Ad Din, the City of Trash.

I've talked with a few people about the possibility of running this game, and while not everything is shored up just yet, I figured I'd throw my hat into the ring now, as by the time characters are finished and everyone's clear on how it all will work, I should be ready to go.

Characters would be Gear Pilots, please note that while you can make a character who does not pilot a Gear, you would be at a severe disadvantage in Gear-scale combat and it would not be recommended. Characters can be from any place on the planet, I just ask that they have a good reason for being Badlands Mercenaries.

I will be using full SilCORE v3 rules for the characters, here is a tool to help you create a character.

Starting characters get 30 CP and 80 SP.

Suggested Reading:
-Heavy Gear 3rd Edition Player's Handbook OR Life on Terra Nova 2nd Edition + Into the Badlands + Duelist's Handbook + Gear & Equipment Guide (The former incorporates all of the latter)
-2nd Edition Technical Manual
-3rd Edition Terra Nova Companion

Gears are to be purchased with the Property perk, which may not exceed 5 points. No custom gears will be accepted unless they follow scratchbuilt rules and the weapons follow the standard set.

Combat will be via board, with each turn being self-contained so that all rolls needed for one player's turn will be within one post. Tactical maps will be put up to aid in combat.

If anyone is interested or has any questions, please let me know.

[Cynical Cat]

*A massive Imperator Titan strides across the land, annihilating all that stands in it's way. Whole armies burn, cities are blasted, and the earth itself is laid waste. The dead replace the living and the fields and meadows become cemetery plains. Hope itself dies.

A hatch opens near the base of the great god-machine. A tiny humanoid warmachine, a Blazing Mamba class Gear, steps out.*

Ready to rock baby. Bring it on!

[Hotfoot]

A quick edit:

A map of Terra Nova, in PDF

[frigidmagi]

Yo. West Frontier Protectorates for Life!

[Marcao]

I am interested in participating in this game. I have a character in mind, Adrien Orsat former pilot of the Southern Republic in exile in the badlands. His gear would be a Razor Fang Cobra Fire Support/Officer Gear. I have been thinking about how Adrien would look, I am currently leaning towards stealing Karl Urban.

[Cynical Cat]

I have been thinking about how Adrien would look, I am currently leaning towards stealing Karl Urban.

You have good taste sir.

[Marcao]

Name: Adrien Orsat
Handle:
Age: 26 years
Race: Human
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 170 lbs
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Shoulder Length, Straight, Blonde. (Currently Black)

Attributes (30 points)

Agility: +1
Appearance: +2
Build: 0
Creativity: +1
Fitness: +1
Influence: 0
Knowledge: 0
Perception: +1
Psyche: 0
Willpower: 0
Strength: 0
Health: 0
Stamina: 25 (13/25/50)
Unarmed Damage: 4
Armed Damage: 3
Xp: 0
Genre Points: 3

Skills (80 points)

Athletics 1/1
Business 2/1
Combat Sense 2/1
Craft (Cooking) 1/1
Craft (Grooming) 1/1
Defense 2/1
Etiquette (Military) 1/1
Gunnery (Mecha) 3/1/1 (Spec: Razor Fang Cobra)
Hand to Hand 1/1
Information Warfare 3/1
Language: Universal French (Native) 2/1
Language: Anglic 1/1
Leadership 2/1
Medicine 1/1
Navigation (Land) 1/1
Notice 2/1
Performance Art (Theatrics) 1/1
Pilot (Mecha) 3/1/1 (Spec: Razor Fang Cobra)
Seduction 1/1
Small Arms 2/1
Streetwise 1/1
Survival (Desert) 1/1

Perks/Flaws

Property (2 points)
Wealth (6 points)
Fame (2 point)
Quirk: Pride (-1 point)
Quirk: Smokes occasionally (-1 point)
Infamy (-1 point)

Weapons

Pistols
1. Rucker "Cobra" 11mm Magnum Revolver: Mass 1.3, Cost $800, Magazine (6, Internal), Accuracy +0/+1, DM 23, Range 6/12/24/48, ROF 0 (w/ laser sight)
2. Paxton Ferret 6mm Pistol: Mass 0.5, Cost $400, Magazine (10), Accuracy +1, DM 14, 4/8/16/32, ROF 0. (w/ suppressor)
3. Paxton Tazer: Mass 0.5, Cost $60, Magazine (30), Accuracy 0, DM 3 (Int 5 Electric), Range 4/8/16/32, ROF 0

Rifles
1. Paxton R23 7mm Assault Rifle: Mass 3.1, Cost $1000, Mag (30), Accuracy 0/+1, DM 28, Range 50/100/200/400, ROF +1 (w/ suppressor, laser sight and scope)

Shotguns
1. Paxton "Hailstorm" Automatic Shotgun: Mass 2.6, Cost $550, Magazine (10), Accuracy 0, DM 27, Range 4/8/16/32, ROF +1

Miscellaneous

1. Personal Hygiene Kit: Mass 1kg, Cost $20
2. Mechanical Locksmith Kit: Mass 0.4kg, Cost $50
3. Barnaby Leather Duster: Mass 5.0, Cost $400, Armor 10, Concealable, Encumbrance 0.
4. Light Flak Vest: Mass 1.0, Cost $100, Armor 15, Concealable, Encumbrance 0.
5. Light Flak Suit: Mass 1.0, Cost $150, Armor 20, Concealable, Encumbrance 0.
6. Personal Hygiene Kit: Mass 1.0, Cost $20.
7. WFB Army Omni-tool: Mass 0.3, Cost Free.
8. Lighter: Mass 0.05, Cost $20.
9. Handcuffs: Cost $30.
10. Still Camera: Cost $75.
11. Formal Wear X 4: (best quality) Cost $1,400
12. Utilitarian X 8: (best quality) Cost $1,600
13. Plain X 4: (best quality) $800
13a: Inexpensive X 8 (best quality): $600
14. Elegant X 2: Cost $2,400
15. Low Light Goggles/Shades (Advanced) $600
16. Infra-Red Goggles/Shades (Advanced) $300
17. Laptop with EW software $2,500
18. Survival Kit: $100
19. Water Purification Tabs (100 tabs): Cost $10
20. Desert Suit with Water Reclamation X 2. Cost $500
21. Throat-Ear Comm. Mass 0.02, Cost $400
22. Scrambling Device. Mass 0.01, Cost $700
23. Gun Cleaning Kit. Cost $50, Mass 2.0 kg.
24. Watch: Mass 0.02, Cost $250
25. Personal Assistant: Mass 0.7, Cost $50 (cell phone, mem-compass, electronic notepad)
26. Chemical Sniffer: Mass 0.05, (small)
27. Flashlight (Long and Thin) $100
28. Reinforced Boots X 2: 900 dinars (best quality, auto-sealant)
29: Miscellaneous stuff: (soap, furniture, etc.) $2000

Mementos

1. Picture of all the pilots in his SR Gear Section
2. Tiger stripped “peltâ€

[LadyTevar]

Are all the character sheets that.... busy?

[Cynical Cat]

Are all the character sheets that.... busy?

He stated out his parents. What does that tell you?

[Marcao]

Are all the character sheets that.... busy?

Hehe. I have always been pretty anal about character sheets with the silhoutte system since after you get proficient with it, making a character is pretty easy. Realistically, all you need is the first three componenets. Attributes, Skills, Perks/Flaws (if any). Eventually, you want to have a gear section but that is only because everyone in this game will have a gear of some type. The first three is all you really "need" for a perfectly valid character sheet.

He stated out his parents. What does that tell you?

hee hee!

[LadyTevar]

Are all the character sheets that.... busy?

He stated out his parents. What does that tell you?

He's anal.

[frigidmagi]

It's Marcao. He does his damn best to write a novel whenever he posts and y'all know that.

[Hotfoot]

Yeah, Alan's...special.

I'm not expecting that level of detail from anyone, really. If you'd like to give it, well then by all means, but it is by no means required.

[Cynical Cat]

In the interest of full disclosure, I did two sheets (single sided) on House D'Azurentien detailing the approximate levels of the major retainers and family members, their place in the house, how closely they were related to Nalifan, and their relationship with Nalifan.

[Hotfoot]

For reference, for people who do not have any books, here is a link that gives a brief overview of the setting.

For players who are interested, here's a list of common Gears and Weapons:

Northern:

Cheetah-The premier scouting and recon Gear, it's the most maneuverable Gear on the planet, but is also the most thinly armed and armored in its stock loadout. It does, however, have a powerful ECM suite and a target designator system. Different variants, however, have made this into a lethal, if still fragile platform.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Collapsible Light AutoCannon, Light Rocket Pack 24, Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

Hunter-This is the most common Gear on the planet, most commonly used in General Purpose Squads. There's nothing overly special about the Stock Model, other than it is very easy to modify, and as such, has many variants running around.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Light Autocannon, Light Rocket Pack 24, Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher, Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

Jaguar-The first of the next generation Gears, the Jaguar is meant to eventually phase out the Hunter. It is more expensive, but this expense is commonly considered well worth it by experienced pilots, as it results in better armor, mobility, and firepower. However, it is not as easy to modify as the Hunter, though several variants do exist.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Medium Autocannon, Light Rocket Pack 32, Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher, Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

Grizzly-A fire support Gear, the Grizzly generally carries much heavier armaments than other Gears. It is slower and less maneuverable, but also tends to have better armor.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Heavy Autocannon, Medium Rocket Pod 18 (x2), Heavy Machine Gun, Collapsible Light Autocannon (Backup Weapon), Heavy Guided Mortar, Vibroblade


Southern:

Iguana- This Gear is the Southern Counterpart to the Cheetah. It is not as fast or maneuverable as its cousin, but it is considerably more durable, making it a good choice for those who enjoy the role of recon, but do not enjoy thin armor.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Collapsible Light AutoCannon, Light Rocket Pack 24, Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

Jager- A carbon copy of the Hunter, the Jager is different only in appearance and variants. The South stole the Hunter design back when it was first created, and the versatile platform has served both Leagues well over quite a long period of time.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Light Autocannon, Light Rocket Pack 24, Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher, Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

Black Mamba- The counterpart to the Jaguar, the Black Mamba is similar in some respects, but very different in others. Like the Jaguar, it is meant as a replacement for the aging Jager chassis, and both fill very similar roles. However, the Black Mamba has slightly stronger armor than the Jaguar, enough to improve its overall longevity on the battlefield, unless the Mamba exposes its vulnerable back to the enemy. Some Republican Soldiers boast that there's no need to fix this potentially fatal flaw, as no true son of the Republic would dare run from a Northerner.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Medium Autocannon, Light Rocket Pack 32, Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher (x2), Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

Spitting Cobra- This Support Gear is tougher than the Grizzly, but again, fills much the same role, though its loadout depends more on unguided indirect firepower than the Grizzly.
Primary Weapons (Stock): Heavy Autocannon, Heavy Rocket Pack 48, Medium Rocket Pack 18, Light Machine Gun, Light Guided Mortar, Hand Grenade, Vibroblade

There are plenty of variants available, so if anyone has specific requests, please do let me know. I know that most people do not have the gear books available, so in lieu of that, if someone tells me what role they want their gear to play, I will help select a gear of the nationality that the player wants to best suit their needs.

Current Gears Requested:

CynCat: Blazing Mamba (Black Mamba Energy Weapon Variant)
Marcao: Razor Fang Cobra (Spitting Cobra Command Variant)
FrigidMagi: Strike Jaguar (Jaguar Close Assault Variant)

[rhoenix]

:: Name :: Gunnar Maximilian
:: Attributes :: Agility 1, Creativity 1, Fitness 1, Knowledge 1, Perception 2
:: Bio :: Gunnar never knew his real parents; he was brought up by a mech mechanic working for the Gladiatorial Arena, in the city of Khayr-Ad Din, in the Badlands. Growing up as he did, he picked up other languages rather quickly, but picked up the art and skill of mech combat early on. One day he managed to pilot a small, trainer mech and win against a seasoned professional mech pilot, beginning his career as a mech gladiator, something to which he is well-suited.

He has now been dueling for four years, and is 19 now. He has made enough money to buy his freedom, as well as purchase and upgrade his own personal mech. He goes out to seek his fortune, and perhaps, to find out who he truly is.

:: Skills :: (76 points total)
Athletics 1/1
Business 1 /1
Combat Sense 2/1
Defense 2/1
Gambling 1/1
Gunnery (Mech) 4/3
Hand-to-Hand 1/1
Heavy Weapons 1/1
Information Warfare 1/1
Investigation 1/1
Language (Anglic) 2/1 (native)
Language (Universal French) 1/1
Language (Equadorial Hispanic) 1/1
Melee 1
Natural Sciences (Math) 1/1
Natural Sciences (Physics) 1/1
Navigation (Land) 2/1
Notice 2/1
Pilot (Mech) 3/2
Small Arms 1/1
Stealth 1/1
Survival (Land) 1/1
Technical Science (Mechanical) 1/1
Technical Science (Electrical) 1/1
Technical Science (Computer) 1/1

:: Perks :: (8 points total)
Machine Touch (-5)
Property (Pathfinder Jaguar Mech) (-3)

:: Flaws :: (4 points total)
Phobia: GREL's (+2)
Flashbacks (+2)

:: Property :: (100,000 dinars to start, 12,736 remaining)
- Pathfinder Jaguar Mech (see below)

- Socorro Tamaru 11mm Magnum Revolver: 6 shots, DM x23, BR 6.
(650 dinars, +34 dinars for 2 box of 50 rounds = 684 total)
- Personal Hygiene Kit (1kg, soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.) (20 dinars)
- Light Flak Suit: Mass 1.0, Armor 20, Concealable, Encumbrance 0. (150 dinars)
- Tech-Rig (over the shoulder, holds many tools for electrical/mechanical field repair work) (700 dinars)
- Electronic Toolkit (600 dinars)
- Mechanical Toolkit (400 dinars)
- Desert Survival Suit (cooler & water reclaimation) (250 dinars)
- Field Wrist-top computer, with HUD, Surge protection, and printer (660 dinars)
- Utilitarian clothes (5 changes) (600 dinars)
- Survival Kit (100 dinars)
- Water Purification Tablets (100 tablets) (10 dinars)
- Electro-binoculars (1100 dinars)

* Sniper System (HQ Heavy Rifle) (10,000 dinars)
* High-Qquality Heavy Mech Rifle (31,350 dinars)
* 4 mags AP Heavy Rifle ammo (34,000 dinars total, 8500 each)
* 2 clips ammo for Panzerfaust (11,000 dinars)
* Smoke Launchers (with 250 smoke bombs) (750 dinars)
* Deployable pack-gun (5800 dinars)
* 2 drums ammo for Deployable pack-gun (90 dinars total)

Total: (Personal Equipment) 5,274 dinars
Total: (Gear Equipment) 81,990 dinars
Total Cost: 87,264 dinars (12,736 remaining)

:: Mech ::
VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS
Gear Name: Gungnir
Code Name: Pathfinder Jaguar
Production Type: Mass Production
Cost: 551,250 Marks
Manufacturer: Northco
Use: General Purpose Gear (Optimized for Sniping)
Height: 4.6 Meters
Width: 3.4 Meters
Average armor thickness: 51mm
Standard Operational Weight: 7,123kg
Primary Movement Mode: Walk (53 kph)
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground (81 kph)
Deployment Range: 1050 km
Sensor Range: 60 hexes (3 km)
Communication Range: 300 hexes (15 km)
Powerplant: S-V1110/ V-Engine (620 hp)

WEAPON PAYLOAD

HRF – High-Quality Heavy Rifle (20 rounds) (+1 to Accuracy)
- 1 clips of AP ammo
- 3 clips of normal ammo

HPZ – Heavy Panzerfaust (3 rounds)
APGL – Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher (6 grenades)

VB – VU-11 Vibroknife

MOVEMENT
Primary Movement Mode: Walk
Combat Speed: 5 hexes
Top Speed: 9 hexes
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground
Combat Speed: 7 hexes
Top Speed: 13 hexes
Maneuver: +1

ELECTRONICS
Sensors: +1
Communications: +1
Fire Control: +1

ARMOR
Light Damage: 16
Heavy Damage: 32
Overkill: 48

WEAPONS SUMMARY
High-Quality Heavy Rifle (Forward) Range: 4/8/16/32 Damage: x12 Accuracy: 1 ROF: 0 (1 clip AP ammo, 3 clips regular ammo)
Heavy Panzerfaust (Forward) Range: 2/4/8/16 Damage: x20 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0
Anti-Personnel G.L (Fixed Forward) Range: 1/2/4/8 Damage: x3 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0 (AE=0)
VU-11 Vibroknife (Forward) Range 0/0/0/0 Damage: x8 Accuracy: 0 ROF: 0

PERKS
Airdroppable
Hostile Environment Protection (Desert)
Manipulator Arms x 2 (Rating 6)
Satellite Uplink
Sniper System (Heavy Rifle)
Smoke Launchers

FLAWS
Annoyance (Cramped Head Space)
Hazardous Ammo/Fuel Storage

:: Character Version History ::
(version 0.01 - beginning)
(version 0.1 - heavy update)
(version 0.2 - added bio, added formatting)
(version 0.3 - fixed skill/perk points, added Mech details)
(version 0.4 - cleaned up sheet, per Hotfoot's suggestions)
(version 0.5 - began to add equipment and items by price)
(version 1.0 - finished spending, character sheet pending approval)
(version 1.1 - added pack-gun, fixed money)

[Marcao]

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS

Gear Name: Fenrir
Code Name: Razor Fang Cobra
Production Type: Mass Production
Cost: 475,714 Dinars
Manufacturer: Territorial Arms
Use: Officer Gear
Height: 5.0 Meters
Width: 4.0 Meters
Average armor thickness: 90mm
Standard Operational Weight: 8,915kg
Primary Movement Mode: Walk (35 kph)
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground (62 kph)
Deployment Range: 400 km
Sensor Range: 80 hexes (4 km)
Communication Range: 600 hexes (30 km)
Powerplant: WV-1500TCA/A V-Engine (940 hp)

WEAPON PAYLOAD

VHAC – Junglemower 11u Auto-Cannon (80 shells)
HRP48 – SCRP-98 Rocket Pod (48 rockets)
AGM – Apocalypse-IV Missile Delivery System (6 missiles)
LMG – MGU-77 Minigun (400 rounds)
HG – HG-2 Hand Grenade (6 grenades)
VB – VU-11 Vibromachete

MOVEMENT

Primary Movement Mode: Walk
Combat Speed: 3 hexes
Top Speed: 6 hexes
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground
Combat Speed: 5 hexes
Top Speed: 10 hexes
Maneuver: -1


ELECTRONICS

Sensors: +1
Communications: +2
Fire Control: 0

ARMOR

Light Damage: 21
Heavy Damage: 42
Overkill: 63

WEAPONS SUMMARY

Junglemower 11u Auto-Cannon (Forward) Range: 3/6/12/24 Damage: x15 Accuracy: +1 ROF: +1
SCRP-98 Rocket Pod (Forward) Range: 3/6/12/24 Damage: x20 Accuracy: -1 ROF: +4
Apocalypse-IV Missile System (Forward) Range: 3/6/12/24 Damage: x15 Accuracy: +1 ROF: 0
MGU-77 Minigun (Fixed Forward) Range: 1/2/4/8 Damage: x3 Accuracy: 0 ROF: +4
HG-2 Hand Grenade (Forward) Range: 0/0/0/0 Damage: x15 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0
VU-11 Vibromachete (Forward) Range 0/0/0/0 Damage: x8 Accuracy: 0 ROF: 0

PERKS

Hostile Environment Protection (Desert)
Manipulator Arms x 2 (Rating 7)
Reinforced Crew Compartment
Satellite Uplink
ECM (Rating 2)
ECCM (Rating 3)
Sniper System (VHAC + AGM)

FLAWS

Large Sensor Profile (Rating 1)
Exposed Auxiliary Systems

BACKGROUND

Fenrir is a typical example of a Razor Fang Cobra designed specifically for officers to maintain unit cohesion in the field and communicate with the rest of the cadre as well as headquarters. Due to the low speed and maneuverability of the gear, Adrien maneuvers Fenris into medium range combat where its armor and weaponry can be optimally utilized. Allied target designators can be used to increase the accuracy of its guided mortar system, while its heavy rocket pack can saturate enemy infantry and gear locations. For self defense, the awesome Junglemower very heavy auto cannon can dissuade all but the most fanatical or foolhardy of adversaries from approaching too close. Fenris is ideally a medium range fighter, designed to support faster and more maneuverable gears in combat.

Since his exile from the Southern Republic, Adrien Orsat has considered several potential upgrades to his machine. The first of which is an actual electronic warfare suite. The system would allow Fenris to jam the communications of lesser geared adversaries, preventing their effective coordination and disabling the ability of target designators to be adequately used against his team. The significant cost of installing such a system as well as the difficulty of finding a suitable electronic package in the badlands has so far prevented this ambition to be realized. Adrien has also considered the possibility of installing a cluster of dedicated long-range targeting systems for his weapon systems. Such a cluster would increase the accuracy of linked weapon systems at long and extreme range.

MODIFICATIONS

Junglemower Very Heavy Auto-Cannon $50,000
Anti-Gear Missile System Installed $75,000 dinars
ECM (Rating 2) $40,000 dinars
ECCM (Rating 3) $60,000 dinars
Sniper Systems (VHAC + AGM) $20,000

AMMUNITION

VHAC: 80 shells (8,080 dinars)
AGM: 12 missiles (18,144 dinars)
HRP48: 48 rockets (8208 dinars)

[LadyTevar]

You just have WAAAAAAAAAAY too much time on your hands, Alan-kun

[Marcao]

You just have WAAAAAAAAAAY too much time on your hands, Alan-kun

Meh, it took all of ten minutes. All I did was copy all of that from a book I own. ^_~

[Marcao]

Hot damn Rhoenix. 4/3 Gunnery, that probably makes him one of the best gunners on the planet. O.O!

[rhoenix]

Hot damn Rhoenix. 4/3 Gunnery, that probably makes him one of the best gunners on the planet. O.O!

Sniper from hell, is the way he's going. Math, Physics, and Survival are all going to add to his aim as well.

He's not done yet. Wait until you see his mech!

[Cynical Cat]

VEHICLE SPECIFICATIONS

Gear Name: Fafnir
Code Name: Blazing Mamba
Production Type: Mass Production
Cost: 392,000 Dinars
Manufacturer: Territorial Arms
Use: Assault Gear
Height: 4.6 Meters
Width: 3.5 Meters
Average armor thickness: 56mm
Standard Operational Weight: 6,300kg
Primary Movement Mode: Walk (55 kph)
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground (83 kph)
Deployment Range: 500 km
Sensor Range: 60 hexes (3 km)
Communication Range: 240 hexes (12 km)
Powerplant: WV-930TC/ V-Engine (630 hp)

WEAPON PAYLOAD

HGLC – Gatling Laser (20 rounds)
APGL – Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher x2 (6 grenades each)
HG – HG-2 Hand Grenade (3 grenades)
VB – VU-11 Vibromachete
DPC-Deployable Pack Gun (30 rounds)
MOVEMENT

Primary Movement Mode: Walk
Combat Speed: 5 hexes
Top Speed: 9 hexes
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground
Combat Speed: 7 hexes
Top Speed: 13 hexes
Maneuver: +1

ELECTRONICS

Sensors: +1
Communications: +1
Fire Control: +1

ARMOR

Light Damage: 17
Heavy Damage: 34
Overkill: 51

WEAPONS SUMMARY

Gatling Laser (Forward) Range: 2/4/8/16 Damage: x16 Accuracy: +1 ROF: +1 (-3 PB)
Anti-Personnel G.L (Fixed Forward) Range: 1/2/4/8 Damage: x3 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0 (AE=0)
Anti-Personnel G.L (Fixed Rear) Range: 1/2/4/8 Damage: x3 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0 (AE=0)
HG-2 Hand Grenade (Forward) Range: 0/0/0/0 Damage: x15 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0
VU-11 Vibromachete (Forward) Range 0/0/0/0 Damage: x8 Accuracy: 0 ROF: 0
Deployable Pack Gun (Forward) Range 2/4/8/16 Damage: x8 Accuracy: -1 ROF: +2
PERKS

Airdroppable
Autopilot (Rating 1)
Hostile Environment Protection (Desert)
Manipulator Arms x 2 (Rating 6)
Target Designator (Rating 4)
ECM (Rating 1)
Audio System

FLAWS
Weak Facing (Rear)

Stuff Requiring Money

100 APGs standard: $100
100 APGs smoke: $100
6 Hand Grenades: $6,600
400L Fuel: $800

Solar Panels 20 1x1 meter panels $400
Gas Recharger 500kg $5,250
Target Designator $40,000
ECM $20,000
Audio System $5,000
DPG $5,800
100 rounds $150

[Hotfoot]

I have sent images of the Gears selected to their players, so feel free to start messing with the color schemes.

[Cynical Cat]

Some people just don't fit in. Marcus Chang wasn't a trouble maker, at least not according to him, but he wanted more options. And while White Rock was a nice place to live, it was too confining. In the Humanist Alliance if you push too hard for your own space, it pushes back. Hard.

This left signing up for the MILICIA the best of bad options. It turned out he wasn't half bad at it, but it was still living in a place that was too tight. So after his hitch was up he left, leaving behind loving but exasperated parents and silently relieved siblings. He discovered that the rest of the world wasn't that much better and was in a lot of ways worse. Too many of the Southern states were repressive and the North was freer, but stupid in far too many ways. Don't get him started on the Badlands.

There was a third path, open to a bold, talented young man. Mercenaries don't live the common social rules and money brings with it the power to break them or push them aside. So now he pilots a Gear for pay.

Appearance: A reasonably good looking man of Eurasian descent with dark hair and eyes. Average height and build, light tan skin. He's in good physical shape, with an easy, impish smile. He's very quick, capable of going exploding into action in the blink of an eye.


AGI +1
APP +1
BLD +0
CRE +1
FIT +1
INF +0
KNO +1
PER +1
PSY +0
WIL +0

Strength +0
Health +0
Stamina +25
Unarmed Damage 4
Armed Damage 5
Flesh Wounding +13
Deep Wounding +25
Instant Death +50
System Shock +5

Skills
Athletics 2
Combat Sense 2
Camouflage 1
Dodge 3
Drive 1
Etiquette 1
First Aid 1
Foreign Language 1
Heavy Gear Pilot 3
Heavy Gear Gunnery 3
Hand to Hand 1
Heavy Weapons 1
Information Warfare 2
Law 1
Literature 1
Mechanics 1
Melee 2
Navigation, Land 1
Notice 2
Performance Arts/Theatrics 1
Seduction 1
Sleight of Hand 1
Small Arms 2
Stealth 2
Streetwise 2
Survival 1
Trivia: Tactics 1

Perks
Property (Heavy Gear)
Quick Learner

Equipment
7mm Assault Rifle 3kg $800 ROF +1 40 100/200/400/800
$65 for 200 rounds

11mm Pistol 1.3kg $450 20 5/10/20/40 clip 12
$38 for 200 rounds

9mm Pistol .8kg $300 15 5/10/20/40 clip 20
$30 for 200 rounds

Paxton Tazer: Mass 0.5, Cost $60, Magazine (30), Accuracy 0, DM 3 (Int 5 Electric), Range 4/8/16/32, ROF 0

Vibrosword 2kg $1000 AD+20

Personal Hygiene Kit 1kg, $20.

Mechanical Locksmith Kit: 0.4kg, $50

Light Flak Suit: 1.0kg $150, Armor 20, Concealable, Encumbrance 0

Medium Flak Vest 3kg $250 Armor 25 Concealable

Tamaru Leather Duster 4kg $300 Armour 7

Personal Hygiene Kit 1.0kg $20

WFB Army Omni-tool 0.3kg $75

Still Camera: Cost $75.

Low Light Goggles/Shades (Advanced) $600

Infra-Red Goggles/Shades (Advanced) $300

Survival Kit: $100

100 Water Purification Tabs $10

Desert Suit with Water Reclamation $500

Throat-Ear Comm. Mass 0.02, Cost $400

Scrambling Device. Mass 0.01, Cost $700

Gun Cleaning Kit. Cost $50, Mass 2.0 kg

Watch: Mass 0.02, Cost $250

Personal Assistant: Mass 0.7, Cost $50 (cell phone, mem-compass, electronic notepad)

Chemical Sniffer: Mass 0.05, (small) $20

Electro-Binoculars: 40X magnification, visual enhancement, low-light and infrared modes $1100

Flashlight (Long and Thin) $100

Gear Pilot Helmet 1kg $3000

Water Condensor 2.5kg $200

Secured field data glove with heads up display, data destruction, and printer $1010

Clothes
Upper Class Summer and Winter $725
4x Summer and Winter Middle $560
4x Utilitarian (best quality) $800

Personal Computer $400

20 .5L bottles of Cawfee Octane $12

Collection of archaic music and computer games

Total Cost: $13,175
Gear Cost: $83,700
Total: $96,875

[frigidmagi]

Alex Runner


Age: 24
Height: 5'5
Weight: 140pds
Hair: Black
Eyes: Green
Sex: Male

Attributes:

AGI: 2
APP: 0
BLD: -1
CRE: 0
FIT: 1
INF: -1
KNO: 1
PER: 2
PSY: 0
WIL: 0

STR: 0
HEA: 0
STA: 20
UD: 3
AD: 4

Skills:

Animal husbandry: 1
Athletics: 1
Combat Sense: 2
Defense: 3
Demolitions/Traps: 2
Etiquette Military: 2
Gambling: 1
Gunnery Gears: 2/2
Hand to Hand: 1
Electronic Warfare 1
Language Anglic 2
Language Hispanic 2
Language Indo-Arabic 1
Melee: 2
Notice: 2
Pilot Gear: 3/2
Riding: 2
Sleight of Hands: 1
Small Arms: 2
Survival Plains: 2
Survival Desert: 2
Visual Art Drawing: 1

Perks & Flaws

Property 3

Nemesis: -5
Secret: -3

Gear:
Survival Kit compass, bedroll, 10 ration packs, survival knife, collapsible canteen (1 liter), lighter
nightvision goggles
binoculars
WFP army knife
vibro knife
Pistol cleaning kit
11mm pistol 3 clips
pilot combat uniform
desert suit
poncho + old hat

Heavy Gear:
Gear Name:
Code Name: Strike Jaguar
Production Type: Mass Production
Cost: 733,333 Marks
Manufacturer: Northco
Use: Assault Gear
Height: 4.6 Meters
Width: 3.4 Meters
Average armor thickness: 51mm
Standard Operational Weight: 7,123kg
Primary Movement Mode: Walk (53 kph)
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground (81 kph)
Deployment Range: 550 km
Sensor Range: 60 hexes (3 km)
Communication Range: 300 hexes (15 km)
Powerplant: S-V1110/ V-Engine (620 hp)

WEAPON PAYLOAD

MBZK – Medium Bazooka (20 shells)
IRP/20 – Incendiary Rocket Pack (20 rockets)
APGL – Anti-Personnel Grenade Launcher (6 grenades)
HG – Hand Grenades (3 grenades)
VB – VU-11 Vibroknife

MOVEMENT

Primary Movement Mode: Walk
Combat Speed: 5 hexes
Top Speed: 9 hexes
Secondary Movement Mode: Ground
Combat Speed: 7 hexes
Top Speed: 13 hexes
Maneuver: +1

ELECTRONICS

Sensors: 0
Communications: +1
Fire Control: +1

ARMOR

Light Damage: 16
Heavy Damage: 32
Overkill: 48

WEAPONS SUMMARY

Medium Bazooka (Forward) Range: 2/4/8/16 Damage: x20 Accuracy: 0 ROF: 0
Incendiary Rocket Pack (Forward) Range: 1/2/4/8 Damage: x13 Accuracy: -1 ROF: +2
Anti-Personnel G.L (Fixed Forward) Range: 1/2/4/8 Damage: x3 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0 (AE=0)
Hand Grenades (Forward) Range: 0/0/0/0 Damage: x15 Accuracy: -1 ROF: 0
VU-11 Vibroknife (Forward) Range 0/0/0/0 Damage: x8 Accuracy: 0 ROF: 0

PERKS

Airdroppable
Hostile Environment Protection (Desert)
Manipulator Arms x 2 (Rating 6)

FLAWS

Annoyance (Cramped Head Space)