3:16 - Carnage Amongst the Stars - Game Thread (Mission #1)

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Introduction

Story setting from the book

3:16 is a role-playing game set in the far future

It's a Science Fiction setting where everyone plays members of the elite 3:16 Expeditionary Force. This military force left Terra over 10,000 strong many years ago with an explicit mission.

Their whole mission was to fight, and defeat, everything in the Universe that they could find. Alien civilizations, intelligences and life of any kind were to be wiped out to protect the future safety of the people home on Terra. Threats were to be neutralized at their source.

Terra is a prosperous place. No one works any more and there is no disease, no hate and no crime or trouble. People are sterile nad have to seek permission of the Terran Council to have children. Successful applicants have medical modifications made that allow for procreation and the children themselves are sterilized at the onset of puberty. They leave childish things behind them and become a citizen of Terra.

Life expectancy is now essentially a meaningless statistic. How long do you want to live for? You only leave this life when you want to, and who would want to?

Paradise is a reality.

When the Council formed the Expeditionary Forces they found it easy to recruit. After all they offered a life of excitement and adventure. See the cosmos, travel and live life to the full. Don't drop yourself in a suicide booth, serve your fellow Terrans by joining the Force. Child permits were raised as necessary to meet the demand, and everyone rejoiced in the plan.

Later recruiting posters featured wholesome troopers drinking cocktails on a cosmic beach on the edge of known space - an ideal that many wanted to live. Terrans had a taste for this glamorous promise. So they sought adventure in the Force.

For years they have recruited Terrans for the Expeditionary Forces and sent troopers out into space. The players all play characters that joined the elite 3:16th unit. The 16th Brigade of the 3rd Army.

These characters will experience a series of events strung across the vastness of the cosmos. And perhaps one day they will return to Terra.

That is 3:16.

The OOC & Game Mechanics thread can be found here.

You are a soldier of the elite 3:16th unit. The colonels had designated one sector as a potential high-level threat to Terran interests, and your brigade was sent to assist the 14th and 15th units in the extermination of all life forms in that region of space.

The 16th brigade had just arrived and joined in the campaign at the very edge of the sector, wiping out a so-called 'peaceful' planetary population of toad people when the emergency klaxons kicked on, and the entire ship had gone to red alert before it could leave orbit.

There was massive panic, mostly fueled by confusion and uncertainty, when a massive explosion shook the entire ship, shorting out all systems, including emergency life support, and even resulting in several hull breaches. You were certain you were going to die.

That's the last thing you remember before you awoke from cryo-sleep. Apparently, a good 2 years had gone by since The Event, and most of the crew had been put in stasis to preserve what little air and resources were left during the crisis. Repairs were made, and your battleship was once more underway.

Rumors are, there have been no successful attempts to contact Terra since The Event. Or anyone else, for that matter. The higher-ups had apparently decided that they best continue their own campaign for now. The soldiers of the brigade were being awoken one by one, and not a moment too soon. Automated messages over the com alerted everyone that they'd be dropping into a hot zone within the hour!  

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Mission Log

 

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Established NPCs

Lieutenant Sanders, Male, 34 years of age - A pitiful excuse for a commissioned officer. Unworthy of his position, and wouldn't last 5 minutes in a combat zone. Probably has never even held a weapon in his life. Has little regard for the lives of the Troopers (you guys).

Trooper Soto, Female, 22 years of age - ???

Trooper Mccarthy, Female, 29 years of age - Has the hots for Ramon.

Trooper Castro, Female, 27 years of age - ???

Trooper Roberts, Female, 27 years of age - ???

Trooper Smith, Male, 30 years of age - ???

Trooper Holloway, Male, 31 years of age - ???

Trooper Arnold, Male, 20 years of age - Killed while making love in a lagoon.

Trooper Wolfe, Female, 20 years of age - Killed while making love in a lagoon.

Trooper Lopez, Female, 31 years of age - ???

Airman Christensen, Male 27 years of age - Pilot; possibly not a good one.  

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Discovered Planets

Caravaggio
Average distance from the star: ~ 0.98 au
Average Surface Temperature: 19ºC
Diameter: 14,032 km
Number of moons: 1
Rotation Period: 25.02 hours
Orbital Period: 378 Terran days
Mass: 1.0002 Earth masses
Gravity at Equator: 1.0g
Atmospheric Composition: 76.3% Nitrogen, 22.8% Oxygen, <1% other gasses.
Land Mass: 10.2% of planet's surface.
Description: This is a waterw orld that has an abundance of reefs and low-set coral islands. The planet appears a pleasing color from space and the sight of its lagoons and sparkling sandbars will thrill Troopers as they descend to the surface. However, this idyllic beauty often masks the true nature of the reefs and the islands.
Primary life form: Regenerative Shadow Beasts
Estimated Population: Unknown.  

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K.I.A.

 

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Interstellar News Network

 

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Miscellaneous & GMs Notes

Character Sheet Template

How Rolling Works in 3:16, 1/2

How Rolling Works in 3:16, 2/2

Strenghts & Weaknesses, Part 1

Meditatus Sanctum Mien being fangirly

Starting Equipment

Equipment

Combat 101 & Flashbacks

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[Mongooseh]

Sgt. Walter Kovack.  

[SporkMaster5000]

NAME: Griswold
REPUTATION: Like a lumberjack with a gun. And combat drugs.
RANK: Trooper
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 6
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 4

KILLS
KILLS THIS MISSION: 0
TOTAL KILLS: 40

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
Slug Rifle__1____1d6___1d6____
Grenades_d10____1____________
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Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS

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WEAKNESSES

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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES
MandelBrite Armor, Knife, Hydration tablets, TRM's (Trooper Ready Meals), medipack, backpack, combat drugs, flares, and an unread field manual, giant pearl.  

[Erisel]

NAME: Zeke
REPUTATION: Laid back fellow with tangly grisly hair.
RANK: Trooper
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 7
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 3

KILLS
KILLS THIS MISSION: 1
TOTAL KILLS: 47

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
Energy Rifle__1____1d10___1____
Grenades_d10____1____________
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Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS
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WEAKNESSES
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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES
MandelBrite Armor, Knife, Hydration tablets, TRM's (Trooper Ready Meals), medipack, backpack, combat drugs, flares, and an unread field manual.  

[NayrVentess]

NAME: Tantalus
REPUTATION: Gruff b*****d constantly surrounded by smoke, from cancer sticks and his over-heating weapon.
RANK: Corporal
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 7
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 3

KILLS
KILLS THIS MISSION: 7
TOTAL KILLS: 58

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
E-Cannon__0___2d10__0______
Grenades_1d10___1__________
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Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS

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WEAKNESSES

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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES
MandelBrite Armor, Knife, Hydration tablets, TRM's (Trooper Ready Meals), medipack, backpack, combat drugs, flares, football ('soccer' ball for my friends across the pond) many packs of cancer sticks, radium gum and a tatty field manual.  

[Meditatus Sanctum Mien]

NAME: Drauss
REPUTATION: Belligerent female b*****d.
RANK: Trooper
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 6
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 4

KILLS
KILLS THIS MISSION:
TOTAL KILLS: 28

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
• Slug Rifle 1 1d6 1d6
• Grenades d10 1

Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS

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WEAKNESSES

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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES
MandelBrite Armor, Knife, Hydration tablets, TRM's (Trooper Ready Meals), medipack, backpack, combat drugs, flares, and a mangy field manual.  

[Raganui Minamoto]

NAME: Tom Cassidy
REPUTATION: Likes to drink.
RANK: Trooper
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 6
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 4

KILLS
KILLS THIS MISSION:
TOTAL KILLS: 41

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
AK-974 Assault Rifle_1_______1d6_______1d6___
Grenades________1d10________1_____________
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Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS

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WEAKNESSES

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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES
MandelBrite Armor, Knife, Hydration tablets, TRM's (Trooper Ready Meals), medipack, backpack, combat drugs, flares, and an unread field manual.  

[Arc Vembris]

NAME: Padre Diego Ramon
REPUTATION: Unit Chaplain and Ladies-Man
RANK: Trooper
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 4
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 6

KILLS
KILLS THIS MISSION: 0
TOTAL KILLS: 12

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
Energy Rifle__1____1d10___1____
Grenades_d10____1____________
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Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS
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WEAKNESSES
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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES
MandelBrite Armor, Knife, Hydration tablets, TRM's (Trooper Ready Meals), medipack, backpack, combat drugs, flares, and an unread field manual.  

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Suicidesoldier#1

NAME: Parabellum
REPUTATION: Born to kill.
RANK: Private.
UNIT: 3:16

ABILITY SCORES
FIGHTING ABILITY: 7
NON-FIGHTING ABILITY: 3

KILLS 29
KILLS THIS MISSION:
TOTAL KILLS:

HEALTH
"A Mess" [_]
"Crippled" [_]
"Dead" [_]
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"Mandelbrite Armor" [_] (1/planet)
"Combat Drugs" [_] (1/planet)

WEAPONS
Weapon | Close | Near | Far
Plasma Rifle | 1 | 1D10 | 1
Grenade | 1D10 | 1 | -
Knife______________________________________
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Hand-to-Hand: __1__ (Close Range Only)

FLASHBACKS
STRENGTHS

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WEAKNESSES

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KITS, MEDALS, and NOTES