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No. You have to figure out what people think of you the hard way, just like in real life.
As for the picture, I'm too lazy to go look for it.
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As for the picture, I'm too lazy to go look for it.
No we don't, we got people for that. The PR department.
No we don't, we got people for that. The PR department.
No. Just. Come on. He wears a beret!
And he's rockin it.
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But then we would actually look serious. Looking like Jamie, people would have a hard time taking us seriously, which is good. You could believe Doctor Mikhail Sergeyevich Cossack (that's a long name) would be in charge of the most powerful military force in the world. Jamie, no so much.
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too villainous.
You never know where we will ultimately take this. We are planning on taking over the World after we deal with the Aliens, exactly how we haven't decided quite yet.
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But Cossack is more fitting given our powers and can pull off faces that would make people think "This guy is the leader of X-Com!?"
I understand, how about this:
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Done.But Cossack is more fitting given our powers and can pull off faces that would make people think "This guy is the leader of X-Com!?"
I understand, how about this:
How does Cossack make people think that? He's all professional looking.
As for our power, that's sorta the point. Jamie looks like a normal guy, not a super genius in charge of the most powerful military force in the galaxy.
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Time to do the counting of votes.
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[X] Pardon yourself for a moment and draw Gio aside to get the answers to the following conditions. Be sure to be out of the room, don't want the Paladin eaves-dropping
-[X] If the Trace spell doesn't require, or is aided by, having all 3 specimens, have the two currently unconscious intruders placed in the cells.
-[X] If the Trace Spell is liable to be detected from the other side, have some Civilian Mode Joes inconspicuously teleport into the general vicinity (like, within a few blocks) of the target and make their way there, and get satellite coverage of the location going.
-[X] If the Trace Spell isn't liable to be detected, hold off on any immediate action other than satellite coverage
-[X] After done talking with Gio, return to interrogating the Paladin.
--[X] "You seem to be either delusional, or TERRIBLY out of touch with current events. Maybe even not from this dimension, stranger things have happened. I will give you some basic information that you seem to be sorely lacking. One, we are not planning to take over the world, but to save it. Two, this base is meant to serve as the fore-front of the defense against Alien Threats. Three, we are supported and funded by the majority of the nations of the world, I highly doubt anyone would try to defend you if you tried to sabotage our efforts to protect humanity. Now, it seems fairly likely that you didn't intend to do evil, so I highly suggest you cooperate.
votes: xxx
Much unanimous. So wow.
-[X] If the Trace spell doesn't require, or is aided by, having all 3 specimens, have the two currently unconscious intruders placed in the cells.
-[X] If the Trace Spell is liable to be detected from the other side, have some Civilian Mode Joes inconspicuously teleport into the general vicinity (like, within a few blocks) of the target and make their way there, and get satellite coverage of the location going.
-[X] If the Trace Spell isn't liable to be detected, hold off on any immediate action other than satellite coverage
-[X] After done talking with Gio, return to interrogating the Paladin.
--[X] "You seem to be either delusional, or TERRIBLY out of touch with current events. Maybe even not from this dimension, stranger things have happened. I will give you some basic information that you seem to be sorely lacking. One, we are not planning to take over the world, but to save it. Two, this base is meant to serve as the fore-front of the defense against Alien Threats. Three, we are supported and funded by the majority of the nations of the world, I highly doubt anyone would try to defend you if you tried to sabotage our efforts to protect humanity. Now, it seems fairly likely that you didn't intend to do evil, so I highly suggest you cooperate.
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Much unanimous. So wow.
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It seems like a pretty good plan to me. mind you, I didn't vote but i would have voted for that
I have been on a roll lately.
Also, does out PR department not keep track of the public's general opinion of us?
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Yes they do, but I'm too lazy to bolt it onto the character sheet.
And I can't really do it for you, considering I doubt is the same as what you said when we first revealed ourselves.
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You gesture to Gioachino and tell him "I think we need to talk briefly somewhere our guest can't hear us. The adjacent hallway should suffice." With that you walk out of the room, Gio following behind you. Once the door is shut you ask him "Is the trace spell able to be detected? Your answer will decide our course of action."
He's out of the room, shame I can't do anything thanks to these restraints and the guards. Seriously, why the F### are they CR 14?"
Gio's answer is "Not really. All I'm doing is taking a look at the signal our perpetrator is using to control those projections and seeing which direction it's coming from. Nothing I'll be doing should alert them to my activities."
I'm not telling.
You nod, and answer "You do that. I'll go back and interrogate our guest briefly. When your'e done tracing the signal, come back into the room and offer a plausible reason why my presence could be required that won't arouse suspicion." With that you walk back into the room and begin your 'interrogation'.
You begin "You seem to be either delusional, or TERRIBLY out of touch with current events. Maybe even not from this dimension, stranger things have happened. I will give you some basic information that you seem to be sorely lacking. One, we are not planning to take over the world, but to save it. Two, this base is meant to serve as the fore-front of the defense against Alien Threats.-"
At this point Ms. Perkins' voice comes over the intercom, saying "Commander to the Command Center. We are currently in the middle of a code X situation."
You grumble before telling your prisoner "We'll finish this later. Guards, move our guests to their new rooms, but don't break anything either." Once you get out of the exam room you turn to the nearest intercom unit and say "Ms. Perkins, why did you ask me to come to the command center for a situation code that doesn't exist?"
Your secretary's reply is simply "Gioachino called, and said that you needed an excuse to get out of the exam room. I made a new situation code for the purpose, namely X, for excuse. Anyway, he's finished tracing the signal to an upper-middle class neighborhood just south of Bern. There's some imprecision, but we've narrowed it down to 4 possible candidate houses, all adjacent to each other. What we do now is your call, but we've got some suggestions ready."
Course of action?
[] Teleport some basic spy drones in, followed by some troops (really fast)
[] Go by aerospace craft (takes ~10 minutes if you want to be quiet, subtle, high troop capacity)
[] Go by car (really subtle, takes ~2.5 hours)
[] Write In
He's out of the room, shame I can't do anything thanks to these restraints and the guards. Seriously, why the F### are they CR 14?"
Gio's answer is "Not really. All I'm doing is taking a look at the signal our perpetrator is using to control those projections and seeing which direction it's coming from. Nothing I'll be doing should alert them to my activities."
I'm not telling.
You nod, and answer "You do that. I'll go back and interrogate our guest briefly. When your'e done tracing the signal, come back into the room and offer a plausible reason why my presence could be required that won't arouse suspicion." With that you walk back into the room and begin your 'interrogation'.
You begin "You seem to be either delusional, or TERRIBLY out of touch with current events. Maybe even not from this dimension, stranger things have happened. I will give you some basic information that you seem to be sorely lacking. One, we are not planning to take over the world, but to save it. Two, this base is meant to serve as the fore-front of the defense against Alien Threats.-"
At this point Ms. Perkins' voice comes over the intercom, saying "Commander to the Command Center. We are currently in the middle of a code X situation."
You grumble before telling your prisoner "We'll finish this later. Guards, move our guests to their new rooms, but don't break anything either." Once you get out of the exam room you turn to the nearest intercom unit and say "Ms. Perkins, why did you ask me to come to the command center for a situation code that doesn't exist?"
Your secretary's reply is simply "Gioachino called, and said that you needed an excuse to get out of the exam room. I made a new situation code for the purpose, namely X, for excuse. Anyway, he's finished tracing the signal to an upper-middle class neighborhood just south of Bern. There's some imprecision, but we've narrowed it down to 4 possible candidate houses, all adjacent to each other. What we do now is your call, but we've got some suggestions ready."
Course of action?
[] Teleport some basic spy drones in, followed by some troops (really fast)
[] Go by aerospace craft (takes ~10 minutes if you want to be quiet, subtle, high troop capacity)
[] Go by car (really subtle, takes ~2.5 hours)
[] Write In
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Damn that trace was fast. Couldn't even get through our preamble. I expected it to take at least a few minutes.
@I just write how visible is our teleporting? Is it a really noticeable beam of light from the sky, or is it only really noticeable at the actual destination, so if we aim for a alleyway we should be fine?
Anyways, in general my plan is to pop in some civilian mode joes with some ghost modules a block or two away, and they would casually make their way over, and when they arrive sneak into the target houses. We will also be watching through any public cameras nearby supplemented by spy satellites.
Can't make a proper vote yet, still at school.
And what happened with the aliens? Are they still waiting? Have they tried communicating with the UN? Did they run away?
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They were talked down, and opened talks with the UN. An agreement was made that regular shipments of food would be sent to assist with colonial startup, and they're currently about a quarter of the way through getting loaded up with canned food (and can openers, as the aliens never invented the 'earth-style' can even if they make use of the same general principle, and thus don't have can openers) before departing.
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Alright. I'm back. First, time to show the Invisitext to people without special eyes.
Whatever it is, seems like we won't need to step up our game TOO much to keep these guys in lock. Just hope the Wizard doesn't got any really good teleportation spells.
@I just write you never answered my question. How visible is our teleporting? Is it a really noticeable beam of light from the sky, or is it only really noticeable at the actual destination, so if we aim for a alleyway we should be fine?
Also, can we fairly easily attach the part of Ghost armor that allows them to go invisible to Joes? I'd think we can, since there is even a grenade that grants very temporary invisibility (1 turn) to people caught in blast.
Alright, so plan, assuming Teleporting isn't super visible, and we can equip the Joes with Invisibility
[] Get some spy satellites watching the suspect houses, and tap into any nearby street-cams that we can.
-[] Send in 12 Joes in Civilian Mode into different alleys and other vacant areas a few blocks away, and they will casually make their way towards the target houses, 3 per house.
--[] When they arrive, they are to do a few scans of the houses, trying to determine how many occupants there are, locations within the house, etc. After scanning, one Joe is to sneak in for further analysis, while the other two watch the outside.
--[] Each Joe is to be equipped with a Ghost Module
--[] Prioritize remaining inconspicuous, don't take unnecessary risks.
-[] Have several fully armed and armored squads on stand-by for teleporting in if things go south. Use our ability to instantly mobilize into almost any location to our advantage, cutting off retreat routes by teleporting right in their way, teleporting on top of buildings for better view, etc
--[] Armed with laser weaponry set to stun, we want them alive if possible.
-[] Have Gio buff our squads as he thinks would be best. Prioritize buffs on the first 12 Joes/
The more DnD familiar people, what's CR, and how good is 14?
Whatever it is, seems like we won't need to step up our game TOO much to keep these guys in lock. Just hope the Wizard doesn't got any really good teleportation spells.
@I just write you never answered my question. How visible is our teleporting? Is it a really noticeable beam of light from the sky, or is it only really noticeable at the actual destination, so if we aim for a alleyway we should be fine?
Also, can we fairly easily attach the part of Ghost armor that allows them to go invisible to Joes? I'd think we can, since there is even a grenade that grants very temporary invisibility (1 turn) to people caught in blast.
Alright, so plan, assuming Teleporting isn't super visible, and we can equip the Joes with Invisibility
[] Get some spy satellites watching the suspect houses, and tap into any nearby street-cams that we can.
-[] Send in 12 Joes in Civilian Mode into different alleys and other vacant areas a few blocks away, and they will casually make their way towards the target houses, 3 per house.
--[] When they arrive, they are to do a few scans of the houses, trying to determine how many occupants there are, locations within the house, etc. After scanning, one Joe is to sneak in for further analysis, while the other two watch the outside.
--[] Each Joe is to be equipped with a Ghost Module
--[] Prioritize remaining inconspicuous, don't take unnecessary risks.
-[] Have several fully armed and armored squads on stand-by for teleporting in if things go south. Use our ability to instantly mobilize into almost any location to our advantage, cutting off retreat routes by teleporting right in their way, teleporting on top of buildings for better view, etc
--[] Armed with laser weaponry set to stun, we want them alive if possible.
-[] Have Gio buff our squads as he thinks would be best. Prioritize buffs on the first 12 Joes/
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Challenge rating. IIRC a CR of X is moderately challenging for a party of 5 characters with level X. Typically truly epic stuff starts around level 20, depending on the edition.
14th level means they have access to 7th level spells - that's planar traveling, limited wish and enough firepower to level a small city.
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