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Things Can Always Get Worse - Warhammer 40,0000 Only War

What do you want to be fighting against (Orks? Dark Eldar? Dominates?). Hell, you could even play as Dominates.

Do you want to be participating in massive battles? small skirmishes? elite missions? That would largely be determined by regiment type although there is some overlap. Recon, light infantry, and drop troops are more likely to be given independent, long range missions. Line and siege infantry are going to be manning trenches or launching offensives. Tanks aren't going to be doing a whole lot other than shooting at other tanks. Etc.

Things Can Always Get Worse - Warhammer 40,0000 Only War

Alrighty, cool. If anyone has a specific preference as to the focus of the RP and characters, feel free to say something. That is something that is going to need to be decided.

Things Can Always Get Worse - Warhammer 40,0000 Only War

Oh, hey, wow. I actually kinda forgot about this when real life got busy. Anyone still around?
I'd be up for a Only War or Dark Heresy 2E game if so.

Things Can Always Get Worse - Warhammer 40,0000 Only War

"To be a man in such times is to be one amongst untold billions. It is to live in the cruelest and most bloody regime imaginable. These are the tales of those times. Forget the power of technology and science, for so much has been forgotten, never to be re-learned. Forget the promise of progress and understanding, for in the grim dark future there is only war." -Warhammer 40k Intro

Warhammer 40,000: Only War is a tabletop RPG where players take on the roles of Imperial Guardsmen, the foot soldiers of the Imperium of Man expected to hold the line against xenos warmachines and mutant horrors with little more than a lasgun and unshakeable faith. Death is inevitable for the billions enlisted in the guard and their duty is to make that death useful.

The RP would be a bit more on the rules-lite side of things and the specific focus could be a variety of things, as the game allows for the players to be members of anything from a light-infantry regiment to a armored recon regiment or recovery and salvage regiment. I've been thinking a penal legion sounds particularly interesting, as it is filled with cutthroats, penitents, or just plain unlucky or bored inhabitants of a penal colony, given minimal supplies and suicidal objectives. The legionnaires are almost forced to work together, be resourceful, and resilient, or die a quick death on the battlefield or from their own allies. But, I'm open to whatever.

State of Siege

So, is this being dropped, or is everyone just busy?

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"This is going to get somebody killed." Eduard responded after a moment, not looking up from the embassy map. Time was quickly slipping through their fingers. They didn’t have much time to prepare, and even less time to act. Eduard scanned the map for several moments, shaking his head slightly. A lot was going through his mind, and the rather tight timetable wasn’t helping any.

This entire idea was a bad one. Once they got over the wall, they’d be in the open, sitting ducks for the enemy. Even if they weren’t engaged and killed, the rebels only had to see them coming, execute the hostages, and then the team would be walking into an ambush. The marine marksmen and newly positioned Estonian MG3 team covering the compound’s rear gate gave him some comfort, but not much. Unfortunately, their options were limited, and unless Ochoa decided to sacrifice himself for these four unlucky Brits, or the Americans decided to kick his ass out, there was nothing to be done but something stupid. Bastion had made himself very clear, they were going through with this. The Estonians, marines, and mercenaries were just pawns on this chessboard of political bullshit, and Eduard obviously wasn’t too thrilled about it. He addressed the four men assigned to him.

“Hopkins, Harris, right? You two are the first team. Private Levandi and...Pedro? You will be second team. We need to move fast, we only have-” He checked his wristwatch quickly, “-eleven minutes. We move along the wall, reach the gate and engage Loos. If we get stopped, I’ll throw smoke grenades if I can, team one covers, two moves. Someone starts shooting and we don’t get to the Brits, they die. We’ll need to be quick, that means no stopping once we get over the wall. We move or they die."

He reached to his radio.

“Roman, send someone down to the rear gate right now with ammunition and grenades, Levandi and myself are going outside. See if the First Sergeant needs anyone to assist at the front gate. You're in command of the squad."

Eduard looked over the map a few seconds longer, then turned to First Sergeant Bastion.

"If this comes to my men or the hostages, I'm choosing my men. This is on you."

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Sergeant Alvar's team quickly assembled at the rear gate, performing last minute checks on their weapons, ammunition, and equipment. A few additional AK4 magazines and grenades had been hastily acquired from the Estonian sent by Roman and the marines managed to get their hands on some extra ammunition in the short amount of time as well. When everyone was ready, Eduard keyed his radio and briefly alerted Bastion they were moving out, then gave his team the order to move. A few smoke grenades were lobbed over the wall, and the soldiers began scaling the gate one-by-one, beginning with the marines. Eduard was the third man over, slinging his rifle over his back and hauling himself up and over the concrete wall to join Harris and Hopkins on the other side. He dropped to a crouch behind the cloud of thick smoke, quickly shouldering his weapon and thumbing the safety to ensure it was in semi-automatic. If there was anyone watching, this would be impossible to miss and their mission would be over just as it had begun.

He had to wait for what seemed like an eternity before the other two finally leapt down to join them. The sergeant looked between them, checked his weapon again, glanced at his watch, then gave the order to move. Corporal Harris took point, leading the team as they handrailed the embassy wall towards the front gate, moving quickly in a loose column. Eduard kept his AK4 raised and scanned the surrounding buildings as they left the concealment of the thinning smokescreen, ready to fire the moment he spotted an enemy.

Maybe everything would go as planned, they’d sweep around the wall, waste the Dutch motherfucker and his men and be heroes. Or, more likely, it wouldn't, and at least a few people would end up dead.

State of Siege

I'm really sorry about this long delay, life has been getting rather busy for me lately. I'll try to have something up tonight or tomorrow morning.

State of Siege

Working on a post right now. Poly, I sent you a PM regarding this:

Loos took a moment to weigh his options before picking up his walkie-talkie and giving orders to his men. “Alright, muchachos, here's the plan. We're going to form a perimeter around the complex, make sure every exit and entrance is covered. Kobayashi, take some men and get on those high rooftops- I want lines of sight over those high walls and reports every ten minutes. Scan the windows with binoculars, tell me what you see. No one, I repeat, no one is to fire unless they are first fired upon. Our job right now is to observe and contain.”

@Polyphemus

Something tells me Eduard and his team won't make it very far once they hop the gate, so, yeah.

State of Siege

So, the plan is for Eduard and the other four to throw smoke at the rear gate, scale it with the marksmen covering them, circle around the embassy and engage Loos and his men, then make a break for the gate?

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Sergeant Eduard Alvar, Estonian Peacekeeper

Sergeant Alvar (far left) and some of his squadmates

Appearance: Eduard stands 5’10” tall and has a fairly slender build. While not particularly strong or athletic, he meets the requirements, and that’s what matters. He has brown eyes and his blond hair is kept shaved and usually covered by the blue United Nations cap he wears in lieu of a PASGT ballistic helmet. He wears a woodland pattern Estonian Digital Camouflage Uniform (ESTDCU) as well as a tactical vest overtop bright UN blue body armor. His weapon, an unmodified Swedish-made AK4 rifle, is kept slung at his side at all times.

Name: Sergeant Eduard Alvar

Age: 23

Gender: Male

Nationality: Estonian

Occupation and Rank: Sergeant assigned to the Scouts Battalion, Estonian Defense Forces

Psyche:
To most people, Eduard is calm, collected, and an asshole. He maintains his cool in stressful situations and never does anything without thinking it through. He leads his men in an almost methodical manner. Eduard doesn’t talk much, but when he does, he tends to piss people off. He speaks his mind, usually ignoring the consequences of his words and not giving a damn what other people might think of his opinions. This, coupled with his tendency to overlook or ignore suggestions and ideas he deems stupid or unnecessary tends to get him in hot water with his superiors.

In regards to the current situation in Valverde, Sergeant Alvar isn’t very optimistic. The war knocking on the peacekeeper’s front door isn’t exactly what he expected when he was deployed, and he is definitely regretting it. Personally, he doesn’t care about Ochoa or why they need to protect him, he wants to get out alive, preferably with as few friendly casualties as possible.

History:
Eduard was born in 1992 in the town of Viljandi, Estonia. He and his two sisters were raised by middle-class, Orthodox Christian parents. He and his siblings went through primary schooling, and upon graduation, his sisters moved on to attend the Viljandi Culture Academy. However, due to the country’s compulsory military service, Eduard was conscripted into the Estonian Defense Forces in 2010 (at the age of 18) and entered junior NCO training. He served the required eleven months for non-commissioned officers, and after completing it, Eduard decided to continue as professional soldier, rather than becoming a reservist and seeking secondary or vocational education.

In 2012, his platoon was among the Estonian contingent deployed to Afghanistan to support British Forces. It was here that Eduard experienced a combat environment for the first time while serving in the defense forces, although his experience was somewhat limited. During this time, Eduard received a promotion to the rank of sergeant and assumed leadership of an infantry squad.

Upon returning from his deployment in Afghanistan, Eduard was transferred to the Kalev infantry battalion to assist in training new conscripts and professional soldiers to serve as reserve mechanized infantry and international peacekeepers. When the opportunity for another international deployment arose, he quickly requested a transfer.