Mission Briefing 001
- So you can plan what equipment you would like to take before the adventure starts. I'm giving you a small briefing about the situation.
- Your squad is summoned to a brief, where you are told that a unexpected Electro-Magic presence has been detected on a planet within the empires boundaries. Now when the planet was last surveyed 15 years ago, no such energy was detected. But due to the pressing business that the ship you are on has, it was decided to send your squad in a small scout ship to investigate [Ship (3.5Mb)].
- The ship will auto pilot to the planet. You will be able to keep in contact with the primary ship, buy communicator while it is withing 3 days travel of the scout ship. Your are likely to be on the planet for between 1-2 weeks before the primary ship will return. You will have three days notice of pickup, and then you must active the scout ship to return, there is a 1 day margin of error for your take off before the primary ship is out of range of the scout craft.
- You will be expected to keep the scout ships logs up to date, so that if you are unable return to the primary ship. They will at least be able to ascertain if the energy source represents a threat to the empire, or some resource that can be exploited.
- Please make a list of any equipment you wish to take with you. but bare in mind that there is a limited amount of space on the scout ship. Dave has a plan for the ship.
- The last survey of the planet gave no indication of any Sentient life on the planet, but there are flora and fauna. (I will try to send some pictures)
- All reasonable equipment request will be considered, but please don't request absurd items..:)
- Also remember there will be no resupply for at least 2 weeks, so if you don't request it, you don't have it.
- Add any Equipment requirements below, and I will approve them before we start next Wednesday, please put yours or your characters name next to any items requested so I know who wants what..
- Here is limited data so far recovered on the [Flora and Fauna]?.
EQUIPMENT
My coments are in Green Italics. Tim.
Silverbark suggests:
- Standard rations and water for the squad for 3 weeks
- Some currency in case we need to buy or bribe, someone or something
- First Aid kit, Anti-tocsins and Anti-posions for the squad
- Electro-Magic detector and analyser (Analyser is too big for the scout ship, so no)
- Stun sticks, Blasters(?) and a Squad heavy weapon(?)
- Shuttle locator and timer
- Maps of the locations we are searching (no acurate data is available about the planet it was survery too long ago, some Flora and Fauna data is being recovered from archives, but that is about it)
- Ropes and climbing materials. (How Much ?)
- Clothings, tents and equipements sutable for location. (Please be more specific)
[Lady Rhyad de Grances]? suggests:
- Shelter, individual (for camping out) and collective
- Sleeping bags or better if available
- Food and Drink, lots, and easy to carry
- Different clothes, for different weather, including rain-proof, etc...
- Camouflage suits (a la Predator) would be nice, thank you sir... :-)
- Underwater suits ? Scuba suits ?
- Climbing Equipment ?
- Speleologist equipment ?
- Packs and backpacks and pouches...
- Lamps, portable (head mounted) and big projectors.
- Communications equipment, portable and central at the camp, with back-up and jamming ?
- Night-vision equipment, Infrareds ? Detection equipment, sensors ?
- Targetting lasers ?
- Weapons, to be carried (2 pistol-size weapons and a rifle size for me, please) and lots of ammo
- Weapons for defending the base (autocannons a la Alliens spring to mind) and creating a perimeter
- A rocket launcher or powerful laser weapon would be welcome. Also, a mortar would be nice, you can fire without line of sight...
- Portable shield generators ? Shield generator for the base ?
- Land mines, detectors, alarms, for the perimeter. Video cameras ?
- How about reconnaissance drones ? Ah, it is supposed to be us the drones, OK sir... ;-)
- Transport: Inflatable rafts ? Speeder bikes ? AT-AT Walkers ?
- Hang-gliders ? Propelled ? Personal boosters (a la Rocketteer) ? Mini-aircrafts ? Star Destroyers ?
- Gifts for locals, Gift food for animals
- Defoliants, all purpose poisons
- How about maps from the previous survey ?
- What about Decamole equipment (i.e. inflatable equipment a la Many-Coloured Land), is it available ?