Eonivar
This is entirely the reason I ask my Game Master/Storytellers to roll real polyhedrons instead of having to use RP Nation's dice roller. It's not that the dice roller misses or rolls low too often; it is that it does so often at the worst times. If I'm going to lose a character to dice, I say let them be the kind we can hold in our hands.
I like some sports but I have lost faith in the so-called "professional" leagues (soccer and American football especially). I like what I've seen in hockey. I like Canadians (many of whom worship the sport).
So... does anyone besides Psychie have a preference? =)cthuluneedsahug
Psychie
1. Forgive me if I've played too much Mass Effect. Cerberus is the human terrorist organization there (or the three-headed dog of Greek mythos). Sorry, I'm not partial to it.
2. The Chimera is another three-headed beast from Greek myth. It's a fire-breathing monster with the heads of a goat, a lion, and a dragon (in D&D mythoi) or the three distinct parts of a goat, lion, and serpent in non-gaming Greek mythology. Why would we want to be called this? I don't have anything that "grabs my goat" if you will here. It's just a name to me.
But in the spirit of solution-making, let me not just be a naysayer here, but a contributor. Either of these creatures sounds like choosing a name just for the sake of choosing a name. I recommend we select a name that means something. Maybe stands for something good. For example, the Wild Cards of Real Life (a name being used by our team in my Robotech game) is taken after a professional bunch with a sense of humor with the motto, "All Aces, No Jokers." Now, that speaks something to me. It's not just cool for the sake of being cool. If we want this game to last, I say let us choose a name that at least has some kind of meaning to it.
We could go old-fashioned military-style Japanese-anime-before-anime-was-cool and call ourselves the "Star Blazers" after that legendary 1980s series that surely helped bring Robotech, our very game, to life. They were a family-become-force that was trying to save Earth. With Sherwood's permission, we could say that Star Blazers was a show in our game just like it is in Real Life. If you want meaning for a bunch of UEEF people, I think we could do far worse.
From Real Life military squad names, we could pick from any number of euphemisms or plain-neat-sounding names and add a meaning of our own. Take for examples, "Fist Bumping Ghosts," "The Unredeemable," or (tell me this one doesn't make you think), "Resolution Consultants."
We can take from Real Life History.
Hell On Wheels
2nd Armored Division, US Army: The 2nd Armored Division was active from 1940 to 1995 and was once commanded by Gen. Patton. It played an important role during World War II and was deactivated shortly after the Gulf War. Gen. Patton gave the unit the nickname after witnessing its maneuvers in 1941.
Gunslingers
Strike Fighter Squadron 105 (VFA-105), US Navy: This squadron was originally commissioned in 1952 as the “Mad Dogs” and was decommissioned in 1959. It was recommissioned as the “Gunslingers” in 1969 to participate in combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin and has remained active ever since.
Kickin’ Ass
148 Fighter Squadron, US Air Force: Based out of Tucson Air National Guard Base, AZ, this F-16A/B Fighting Falcon squadron’s main role is to train foreign military pilots.
I don't know about you guys, but Cerberus and Chimera look a little tame to me after some of these.
But what do you think?
Sherwood
If I didn't Declare a Called Shot, it's a main body shot (I doubt C'osmo could get the Called Shot and what he's really trying to do is draw their attention onto him and off of Onni, despite Onni's clear ability to defend himself against them).
I just wanted to make sure I was posting the correct response for your action. Thank you. IC post coming up.
... what did C'osmo wind up with? He's got a +3 Initiative modifier (with the help of the Silverback's Scout Suite).
Whoa. =)
Sherwood
By the way you worded that, I take it there is no explosive decompression? I was under the impression we were still fighting with artificial gravity, life support, and... well... you know... atmosphere to worry about? Hah! =)
Ah! Right!
cthuluneedsahug
You still out there, man? (According to RP Nation's "last seen," you haven't been on since the 1st.) Here's hoping your Real Life is going okay and your move went well? Don't want you think you've been forgotten about! =)
Oh! That would be cool! =)
Sherwood
C'osmo, being the science-bear Science Officer that he is, has some kind of huge datapad or laptop to help with his science, right? Maybe something with a touchpad that a bear could operate easily?
Bioroids use radios in the vanilla game (at least, last I remember). Could C'osmo use his Silverback's Sensor Suite to find their channel? I don't imagine there are many radio signals that don't belong to the UEEF or Bioroids out here in space, right?
Yep, they are in a pair of blue bioroids, both are pretty beat up but they are still functional.
Torni is your comms officer: you can ask her to make a search. Or you can try the sensor suite of the Silverback.
Either/or? Can't we both try?
