>>36334652
"The trail is a deathtrap," Corporal Leifstel says, "but it could make a useful distraction if I approach from behind my shield."

"And if there are Imperials here, they'll be alerted immediately." You turn to your scout. "Your thoughts, Corporal Kreuss?"

"I-I can look around for a good position to attack from," she says. "Some place where the Imperials won't be able to see us. I think. Maybe."

Corporal Stroheim remains quiet. She won't come into play unless someone gets wounded or someone needs to take a grenade to the face, so all she can do is wait for your plan to come together.

"I might be able to do something if I can get to the hill." According to the map, it overlooks the area surrounding the lodge. "At the very least, it will give us the high ground."

>"Corporal Leifstel, we need a distraction. You'll follow the trail to the lodge."
>"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area. We're taking a stealth approach."
>"I'll take the hill. We'll attack on my signal."

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Yesssss.

>>36334669
>"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area. We're taking a stealth approach."

>>36334669
>>"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area. We're taking a stealth approach."
Stealth is good.

>>36334669
>"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area. We're taking a stealth approach."

>>36334669
>"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area. We're taking a stealth approach."

Best to know the lie of the land before making silly moves, as far as I know we've got no need to rush this.

>>36334669
>>"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area. We're taking a stealth approach."

>>36334752
And even if we do need to rush it, you use a scout for rushing.

Scouting it is.

Roll 3d100.

Rolled 1, 1, 76 = 78 (3d100)

>>36334942

Rolled 56, 24, 4 = 84 (3d100)

>>36334942

Rolled 29, 23, 67 = 119 (3d100)

>>36334942

>>36334958
Wonder if we're going to be using critfails here, if so not the best of starts.

Rolled 9, 6, 9, 2, 6 + 5 = 37 (5d10 + 5)

>>36334958
>>36334965
>>36334981

Well. That happened.

Mediiiiiiic!!

>>36335040
Oh shit. Well, at least it was Darcsen scum so she won't be missed. Won't be good for our performance review, though.

>>36335040
Well time to see just how lethal this quest is going to be. Somehow I doubt it's character death since with TG dice we'd be squad wiped by the 3rd combat scene.

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>>36334669
"Corporal Kreuss, scout out the immediate area," you say. "We're taking a stealth approach."

"Yes, sir!"

Kreuss takes a deep breath and then darts into the forest, running from tree to tree as she gets closer and closer to the lodge. It's when she's just at the edge of the forest that you hear the all too familiar sound of a sniper rifle. Kreuss slams back into the ground. You peer through your scope to get a look at her. She weakly points her arm up towards the hill, then it falls down.

"Stroheim! Get to her now!"

The team medic is already running by the time you're done giving your order. You angle your scope up at the hill and spot a sniper reloading for another shot. Kreuss is in the bushes, so he'll need to readjust his aim, but that won't take much time. Worse, every other Imperial in the area must have heard the shot. They know something's wrong.

Leifstel is looking at you, waiting for orders.

>"Leifstel, get to the cabin. I'll take care of the sniper."
>"Leifstel, cover Kreuss and Stroheim with your shield. I'll try to cover the lodge."

>>36335208
>"Leifstel, get to the cabin. I'll take care of the sniper."

Best way to keep them off the medic and wounded, quite hard to ignore a fencer coming for you. We need to kill the sniper and then shoot anything that looks at our engineer.

>>36335208
>>"Leifstel, get to the cabin. I'll take care of the sniper."

>>36335208
>>"Leifstel, get to the cabin. I'll take care of the sniper."
Eliminate confirmed targets first.

>>36335208

>"Leifstel, get to the cabin. I'll take care of the sniper."

Counterattack is go.

I need 4d100.

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>36335463

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>36335463

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>36335463

Rolled 44, 59, 6, 63 = 172 (4d100)

>>36335463

>>36335514
I need two more rolls.

>>36335514
There's always one.

Rolled 87, 18, 23, 49 = 177 (4d100)

>>36335463

Rolled 75, 53, 64, 35 = 227 (4d100)

>>36335463

Rolled 52, 15, 90, 7 = 164 (4d100)

>>36335463

Rolled 89, 80, 1, 52 = 222 (4d100)

>>36335463

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>>36335208
You adjust your aim on the sniper and pull the trigger. Before he can fire his rifle, your bullet goes right into his skull, killing him instantly. That's one problem solved.

Meanwhile, Stroheim has gotten to Kreuss' side and has become to apply a ragnaid treatment. You can't see her working from your position, but if she's applying treatment, that can only be a good thing.

Leifstel, for her part, is running directly to the cabin to intercept anyone who comes out. She stumbles more than once because of the forest and her heavy equipment, but she keeps going. She only stops to raise up her shield when two soldiers run out of the lodge. Both of them are Imperial troops in light armour and holding rifles. They must be scouts. Leifstel slows to meet them, but it doesn't matter now. She's close enough to slash at them.

However, your team is too far away for you to give them orders effectively, so you'll need to trust them to act independently for the moment. From your current position, you can support Leifstel and take out one of the scouts. You could also reposition to try and get a better look inside the lodge, or meet up with Kreuss and Stroheim to check up on them and maybe coordinate the fight again.

>Take out one of the scouts.
>Reposition to look inside the lodge.
>Join up with Kreuss and Stroheim.

>Also, roll 3d100.

Rolled 26, 1, 76 = 103 (3d100)

>>36335822

>Take out one of the scouts

Rolled 29, 80, 50 = 159 (3d100)

>>36335822
>Take out one of the scouts.

Rolled 42, 24, 48 = 114 (3d100)

>>36335822
>Take out one of the scouts.

We take one and Leifstel should deal with the other. Always deal with the visible threats first, we can breach the lodge when we're ready.

Rolled 85, 42, 56 = 183 (3d100)

>>36335822
>>Take out one of the scouts.
Boom! headshot!

>>36335822
Taking out one of the scouts it is.

Roll 1d100.

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>36336058

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>36336058

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>36336058

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>36336058

>>36336083
That's just barely a hit.

Roll 5d10+5.

Rolled 11 (1d100)

>>36336058

Rolled 6, 4, 8, 5, 3 + 5 = 31 (5d10 + 5)

>>36336124

Rolled 10, 10, 3, 2, 10 + 5 = 40 (5d10 + 5)

>>36336124

Rolled 8, 5, 8, 2, 9 + 5 = 37 (5d10 + 5)

>>36336124
Dice

>>36336124
damn a 45 is a hit, we're already top tier sniper here. That or the enemies have 0 evasion

>>36336193
Or the quest DCs just are set low.

>>36336220
Seeing as how this is our first real mission, that seems likely.

>>36336193
I think we have +30 to hit, since we're a sniper.

>>36336220
Since this quest has stats (we have 30 accuracy) I'd assume DC's are based on our accuracy stat opposed to an enemy's evasion stat.

It is pretty likely that these guys have low evasion if 45 is enough to hit is what I'm saying.

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>>36335822
Leifstel swings her blade at one of the scouts, but misses by a hair. The two soldiers raise their rifles and fire at her, but their bullets just bounce ineffectually off her shield. The best thing you can do right now is make her life easier. You set your sights on one of the Imperial scouts and pull the trigger. Once again, you score a headshot, sending the scout down and freeing up Leifstel's movements. Now that she doesn't have to keep her shield between herself and two enemies, it'll be easier for her to attack.

You raise your head to check up on Stroheim and Kreuss. It seems Stroheim's first aid was successful. Kreuss doesn't look too good, but you can see her moving her arms and legs. She's definitely out of the fight, but she won't be out of the war.

You don't see any other reinforcements, so the sniper must have been the only watch nearby. There might be other soldiers in the lodge, but they haven't come up yet. The situation is obviously not in the Imperials' favour, so either they know something you don't or they're holing up inside the lodge to prepare for your assault.

>Take out the last scout so Leifstel can charge the cabin.
>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
>>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
>>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

It's one on one, lets trust leifstel with this. She was complaining about not having a proper scrap earlier and we might see an imp officer burning codes or something.

>>36336294
>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
>>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
>>Leave the scout to Leifstel and reposition to look inside the cabin.

>>36336294
Repositioning wins. I need 4d100.

Rolled 2, 68, 6, 29 = 105 (4d100)

>>36336516

Rolled 49, 50, 62, 55 = 216 (4d100)

>>36336516

Rolled 76, 84, 30, 92 = 282 (4d100)

>>36336516

>>36336549
Good rolling.

Rolled 67, 29, 54, 7 = 157 (4d100)

>>36336516

Rolled 85, 96, 77, 82 = 340 (4d100)

>>36336516

>>36336549
Finally an ok roll. I was wondering if the dice gods had completely forsaken us.

>>36336575
Damn. Good rolls.

>>36336516
dice+4d100

>>36336575
That's some fine rolling there.

And Leifstel gets a hit. I need 4d10+4.

Rolled 1, 1, 8, 2 + 4 = 16 (4d10 + 4)

>>36336638

Rolled 8, 2, 6, 10 + 4 = 30 (4d10 + 4)

>>36336638

Rolled 3, 7, 1, 9 + 4 = 24 (4d10 + 4)

>>36336638

>>36336662
You better not be the same guy who ruined our scout.

Rolled 10, 5, 10, 1 + 4 = 30 (4d10 + 4)

>>36336638

>>36336294
You decide to trust Leifstel to finish the job and reposition to get a better look into the lodge. You walk to the side opposite the hill - the windows are probably pointed at the better view - and move through the forest to close the distance and hopefully find a better angle. You eventually find a good spot right across from the lodge's windows.

Through one of these windows, you see another Imperial soldier, this one holding a fucking grenade. It doesn't look like he's going to throw it immediately though. He's probably waiting for his partner to die first. Not that it would make much difference in the long run.

Leifstel has just completely savaged the remaining scout. She ripped off most of his armour in one blow and he's now bleeding very profusely from the chest. He's still in the fight though, and he's raising his gun for another shot. Maybe he's hoping to get a lucky shot as his dying wish. He's put plenty of dents into Leifstel's shield, but he hasn't hit her once.

From your current position, you can take out either the engineer or the scout without a problem.

>Shoot the engineer.
>Shoot the scout.

>>36336819
>>Shoot the engineer.

>>36336819
>>Shoot the engineer.

>>36336819
>>Shoot the engineer.

>>36336819
>Shoot the engineer.
Fuck engineers. First our truck and now our fencer.

>>36336819
>>Shoot the engineer

>>36336819
>>Shoot the engineer

>>36336819
>Shoot the engineer.

>>36336819
>>Shoot the engineer.

>>36336819
Shoot the engineer it is.

Roll 3d100.

Rolled 56, 90, 42 = 188 (3d100)

>>36337117

Rolled 79, 51, 47 = 177 (3d100)

>>36337117

Rolled 85, 88, 48 = 221 (3d100)

>>36337117

Rolled 33, 30, 27 = 90 (3d100)

>>36337117

That's a hit. I need 5d10+5.

Rolled 5, 4, 8, 1, 9 + 5 = 32 (5d10 + 5)

>>36337164

Rolled 8, 9, 1, 9, 5 + 5 = 37 (5d10 + 5)

>>36337164

Rolled 2, 5, 2, 3, 4 + 5 = 21 (5d10 + 5)

>>36337164

Anyone else think Vanessa's going to have anxiety issues over her performance (shot straight away). She already seemed incredibly nervous about her lack of training.

Shame with the instant incap she never even got to use her potential that comes in after failing a roll.

>>36337243
I think she will. She'll probably apologize for getting shot and failing us.

>>36337243
Well it certainly isn't encouraging being sniped to hospital bed first thing in engagement.

>>36337243
That reminds me, their potentials are not on the pastebin.

>>36337341

These are the relevant ones I believe
Vanessa Kreuss: Potential - Determination: When she fails an action, she gains a +15 bonus to her next roll. This effect is not cumulative.

Jetje Leifstel: Steel Wall: Her defense applies against all attacks, including explosives and anti-materiel weapons.

Nina Stroheim - Emergency Treatment: Gains +15 to movement and evasion when delivering treatment to a wounded patient.

>>36337388
Wait, we got 3 females? But... b-but my gender balance.... Muh shipping...

>>36336819
Leifstel bashes the scout with her shield, sending him sprawling on the ground, then runs him through with her sword. After confirming the kill, she immediately raises her shield towards the lodge and braces herself for another attack.

You decide to save her the trouble.

You aim a bit away from the engineer to make up for the wind and the elevation, making sure to take into account the fact that there is no wind inside the lodge to further alter your bullet's trajectory, and pull the trigger. The bullet pierces through the window, then the engineer's helmet, then his skull. He drops dead and both you and Leifstel wait several long seconds in case he armed his grenade before dying. You finally relax when it's clear the lodge won't explode in a ball of blue flames.

You don't see anyone else in the lodge and Imperial reinforcements haven't ambushed you from behind yet, so it looks like you're finally clear. You get up and join Leifstel to give her a status update.

"Sir," she says.

"Kreuss took a bad hit, but I think she'll be fine," you say. "No one else has attacked us, so it looks like we're in the clear. I want the bodies of these soldiers searched. Take all their military equipment and set aside their personal effects so they can be returned eventually. After that…"

You look at the lodge, then at Kreuss and Stroheim out on the edge of the forest. There's probably some good intelligence in the lodge, so you'll be searching it. However, you don't need to return to base at any particular time, so you could just bring Kreuss to the lodge and give her time to recover.

>Get the information and return to base immediately. Kreuss can get proper treatment at the field hospital.
>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.

>>36337341
Thanks for pointing that out, I'll add them later.

>>36337440
>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.

I'd like to get a chance to look at the intel personally rather than just know whatever command spoonfeeds us.

>>36337440
>>Get the information and return to base immediately. Kreuss can get proper treatment at the field hospital.

>>36337440
>>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.

>>36337440
>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.

>>36337440
>>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.


No need to rush, and we can read the info.

>>36337440
>>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.
Though we might want to hear the medic's opinion on this too.

>>36337440
>>Settle into the lodge for a few hours. It'll give Kreuss time to recover and you'll be able to look trough the Imperial intelligence in the meantime.
oh god

Actually now I look over our 3 members bios again we've got quite the fragile squad. Vanessa has no training or talent, Jetje has only ever participated in sports tournaments and Nina is inexperienced and has trouble with the rigours of combat.

We could really do with a veteran even if just for some advice because we are green as freshly mowed grass.

>>36337950
For me, it was no surprise that teegee voted themselves a waifu squad.

>>36337950
We ARE the veteran

>>36337950
Don't worry. By the time this quest over, they'll all have a thousand-yard stare. This the war where chemical weapons are introduced.

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>>36337440
>Gone Hunting - Combat Report
>Two Scouts, One Sniper, One Engineer
>888XP, 510DCT

"I think we'll let Kreuss recover in the lodge for a while, unless she really needs to get back to a hospital," you say. "Can you handle the bodies?"

"Right away, sir."

You leave Leifstel to check up on Kreuss and Stroheim. The team engineer is fine, but Kreuss looks like a mess. Her skin is pale and clammy, her eyes are unfocused and her breathing is shallow. She can only just barely look up when you kneel down next to her.

"I'm sorry… sir." She whispers. "I'll be better, so… so don't send me… don't send me… away…"

"Is she going to be alright?" You ask Stroheim. "I'd like to let her recover here, if there's no emergency."

"She'll be fine," Stroheim says. "Technically, she is fine. The bullet didn't hit anything too important and I was able to take it out without a problem. I think it's just the drugs giving her a hard time."

"Good," you say. "In that case, help me bring her to the lodge."

The two of you gently pick up Kreuss and bring her inside the lodge. You lay her down away from the broken window and the blood splatter. Stroheim starts another round of first aid just in case while you focus on gathering the intelligence.

>(1/2)

>>36338002
>You are Baron - now Second Lieutenant - Renard de Velde of the Principality of Gallia. Like all Gallians, you received military training, but unlike most, you weren't satisfied with joining the militia. You joined the military full-time and have just received your commission as an officer of the Gallian military.

We're no veteran, signed up just like everybody else at the outbreak of war. Only difference is we're noble and have slightly better training

>>36338014
So there's gonna be trenches full of gassed corpses? Can't wait for the PTSD to hit.

>>36338077
Predictably, most of it is in code and makes absolutely no sense to you. However, from what you can tell of the maps, there were other Imperial troops along the road and at the mine the major had flag as possible safe houses. The road has a few scribbles on it, while the mine is surrounded by lines and arrows. You hope the team in charge of clearing the mine knows what they're doing.

Leifstel returns after a bit less than an hour. She hands you the equipment she salvaged, along with some personal belongings set aside.

Kreuss' state improves a little. Her delirious mumbling has stopped and her face looks better, but she's still asleep.

"This safehouse has a ragnite stove and heater, so it must have supplies," Stroheim says. "Maybe we can find something good if we look around."

>"Kreuss looks well enough to travel. Let's just head back."
>"I'll look around for supplies."
>"I'll see if I can hunt something. I doubt they have meat stored in here."

>>36338120
>>"I'll see if I can hunt something. I doubt they have meat stored in here."
we do have the sniper.

>>36338120

>"Kreuss looks well enough to travel. Let's just head back."

>>36338120
>>"I'll look around for supplies."

>>36338120
>>"I'll see if I can hunt something. I doubt they have meat stored in here."

>>36338120
>"Kreuss looks well enough to travel. Let's just head back."

I think the mine may be trouble. May need to send reinforcements.

>"Kreuss looks well enough to travel. Let's just head back."

No point hanging around any longer now, time to get the codes back to base. Doubt there'd be anything here we'd want to haul back.

>>36338120
>>"Kreuss looks well enough to travel. Let's just head back."

>>36338120
>>"Kreuss looks well enough to travel. Let's just head back."
Can we set up a grenade trap for the imps when they get back or burn down the cabin?

>>36338351
It's doubtful they'd return to a safehouse where the location has been compromised. Don't feel like burning down buildings in our own country just yet, we can wait until the war gets grimmer for that.

Also here's our potential for reference
>Rules of Engagement: Defense applies against grenades, anti-materiel weapons and chemical weapons.

Pretty bad for a sniper in my opinion, if someone throws a grenade at us or we set off a mine adding our 1 defence to protect our 10 health probably isn't going to make much of a difference. Better than humanitarian is all I'll say.

>>36338540
Hopefully we'll unlock a hidden potential called "This Machine Kills Imperials" that grants a good offensive sniper bonus.

>>36338120
It doesn't look like Kreuss is about to bleed or vomit all over the back seat of your truck, so you decide to head back to base. While your mission isn't really time-sensitive, you'd still like to bring the documents back sooner rather than later.

"Kreuss looks well enough to travel," you say. "Let's just head back."

Stroheim looks mildly disappointed, but she doesn't pursue the matter any further.

"We'll need to take turns carrying Kreuss back to the truck," Leifstel says.

"Stroheim, take all the light equipment," you say. "Leifstel and I will figure out how to carry Kreuss and all the heavy stuff."

It takes the four of you a little over two hours to trek your way across the forest and back to your truck which is, fortunately for you, still there. You put Kreuss in one of the back seats next to Stroheim while Leifstel takes the driver's seat. You take the passenger seat. You're the only one here who's actually good with a gun and you don't want to risk getting caught in another ambush.

Fortunately, your worries were unfounded. Your drive back takes until long into the evening, but you're not attacked. Leifstel drives the truck back to the base and you set your rifle aside to avoid sending the wrong message to the guards.

>(1/2)

>>36334652
I know nothing about Valkyria Chronicles. What the fuck happened to Europe?

>>36338725
"One of my soldiers was wounded, but it doesn't look life-threatening for the moment," you say. "Have you heard back from the other teams."

"One of the other teams came back fine, but I don't know where from," one the guards says. "We got some bad news from the south though. Seems like the Empire is really pushing into central Gallia. Heard other rumours that they were starting to push into the north, too."

Looks like the war finally decided to catch up with you.

"All right, thanks," you say. "Leifstel, hospital first."

"Yes, sir."

Leifstel drives you by the field hospital and Stroheim helps the staff with Kreuss. She then takes the truck back to the base's parking lot.

"It's a shame we couldn't have a proper debriefing, sir," she says.

"We can have one in the morning," you say. "Get some rest until then."

"Yes, sir."

That leaves you alone with little to do. It's late, but the night itself is still young. There won't be many soldiers left in town, but the locals might still be in the pub and you need to update the snipers' board. You could also stay with Kreuss until she wakes up. She might need the moral support. Or you could just go to sleep and get ready for tomorrow.

>Visit the pub.
>Stay with Kreuss.
>Get some sleep.

>>36338745
You mean, not!Europe

>>36338612
Well if we go by official VC potentials I'd love penetrator, super accuracy and perfect dodge aside from the obvious awesome ones that are usually person specific.

>>36338745
Alt Universe with a magic like resource used to make better tanks and explosives etc.

>>36338773
>>Stay with Kreuss.
While she was shot full of meds when we talked, we might want to give her some assurances. She got a bad deal, but snipers bullets are on scouts' common encounters table...

>>36338773
>>Stay with Kreuss.
seems like she would appreciate it.

>>36338773
>Visit the pub.

A drink after a first mission and chatting up the locals sounds good to me. Expect /tg/ to go for the waifu bait though.

At least at this point in the quest she's unlikely to wake up and give us a love confession.

>>36338773
>Stay with Kreuss.

>>36338773
>Stay with Kreuss.

We can't afford her to be any more emotionally fragile on our next mission so some encouragement would probably be a good idea.

>>36338773
>Visit the pub
No need to coddle Kreuss. She'll just be more determined to do better next time.

>>36338773

>Visit the pub.

>>36338773
>>Visit the pub.

>>36338773
>Visit the pub.
We got three more to add to the board, right?

>>36338858
If she hadn't been taken out in one shot and been able to do something I'd be right there with you. She's our weakest link at the moment (it seems) we can take some time to make sure she doesn't breakdown mid combat.

>>36338773
>>Stay with Kreuss.

>>36338935
This was just bad luck. We can make that clear when we do our training, instead. If it was because of a bad decision we made or we had a closer relation, I'd be with you.

>>36338935
Sure and we definitely need to take her aside and have a talk before the next time we go out on mission. I don't think the bedside in a hospital after she's just woken up from a life threatening injury is the place to do it though.

Give her a night to rest it off, we'll have time to talk.

We should have got the scout level up last time. We were almost guaranteed to get enough to level officer with this mission.

Rolled 2 (1d2)

Looks like we have another tie. I'll leave this one to the dice.

1= Kreuss
2= Pub

>>36338773
>Get some sleep.

Always get some rest after an op. Can't kill Huns if you're tired and hung over.

>>36339147
A-goddam-gain, fucking shit cock.

>>36338773
Kreuss is either on drugs or asleep and you don't particularly feel like waking up in a hospital chair tomorrow. It'd just be embarrassing to everyone involved. Instead, you decide to head to the pub. You need to update the snipers' board and you're starving anyway.

As you suspected, the pub isn't as full as it was the last time you were there, but it's not empty either. The locals and military support staff are eating, dancing and gambling at full swing. You add your three kills to the scoreboard as you pass by. None of the other boards have been updated, so you must be the first sniper back. It's too early to tell, but you don't think Ernestine will be calling you Last Place tomorrow.

You take a seat at the bar and order a beer along with some lamb. You don't know if it's because the recipe is just that good or if it's because it's late and the meat has just been stewing that much longer, but it's the best lamb you've had in a very long time.

Looking around the bar, you spot some familiar faces. The drill sergeant is just leaving the dance floor, while your supply officer, Sergeant Gaul, is playing poker with some younger enlisted men.

>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.
>Speak with Gaul. Maybe he can get you some better gear?

>>36339401
>>Speak with Gaul. Maybe he can get you some better gear?

>>36339401
>>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.

>>36339401
>Speak with Gaul. Maybe he can get you some better gear?

>>36339401
>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.

>>36339401
>>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.

>>36339401
>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.

This is the First Europan War, actual career soldiers from before this were pretty rare in the Gallian army, would be interesting to talk to him.

>>36339401
>Speak with Gaul. Maybe he can get you some better gear?

Also, see if we can get in on the game.

>>36339401
>>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.

>>36339401
>>Ask the drill sergeant for some advice. That mission should have gone better.

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>>36339401
You walk up to Sergeant Malbridge and call out to him.

"Oh, Lieutenant," he says. "Welcome back. Is there something I can help you with?"

"Yeah, maybe," you say. "Mind if we talk?"

He offers you a seat at his table and you sit down to talk.

"My scout came back from the mission injured," you say. "She should be fine soon, but it shouldn't have turned out like this."

Malbridge leans in closer.

"What happened?"

"I asked her to scout out the woods near the target and she got shot by a sniper," you say. "I thought about taking the sniper's position before I sent her out. I should have known the Imperials had someone there."

"This sort of thing happens," Malbridge says. "There are a lot of stories like this from the previous wars. The cavalry charged an enemy position and got caught in cannon fire from a position anyone trained in artillery could have spotted. Sometimes, soldiers overspecialize and forget the bigger picture. It's an officer's job to keep these things in mind."

"Yeah, you're right," you say. "I'll keep that in mind during our next training session."

"Just start small," the sergeant says. "Teach the scouts about being a sniper, or teach the snipers how to scout. Make sure everyone knows whose limitations they're covering."

>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."
>"Thanks. I'll ask Kreuss some advice on how scouts work."

>>36339785
>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

>>36339785
>>"Thanks. I'll ask Kreuss some advice on how scouts work."

>>36339785
>>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

>>36339785
>>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."
And knowing is half the battle.

>>36339785
>>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

>>36339785

>>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

>>36339785
>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

I'd rather she has an idea of where shots might be coming at her from. She has that and she should be able to use cover more effectively and spot better.

>>36339785
>"Thanks. I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

>>36339785
Damn I forgot the cavalry corps was still a thing in Europa at this point. Wonder if we'll get to witness one of the last mounted charges before the era of the tank.

>>36340062
They're probably actually mounted infantry. They don't charge any more than the Polish did in WW2.
Honestly, the really weird thing is that we are motorized infantry. We're pretty well equipped by WW2 standards.

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>Gained 162XP for the Scout Class.

"Thanks," you say. "I'll teach Kreuss more about how snipers work."

"It's all you can do," the sergeant says.

With that, your evening comes to an end. You return to your room to sleep and recover from the effort of accomplishing your mission. Somewhere else in the base, intelligence officers are pouring over the documents you recovered and they'll probably have a brand new mission for you in the morning, but for now, you take a quick shower and slip into warm bed sheets.

It's the sunlight that wakes you up in the morning this time, not the pounding of Jetje's fist on the door. You get dressed and decide to pay a visit to Vanessa at the hospital.

The hospital staff are too busy to may attention to you, not because of a new rush of wounded soldiers, but because they're packing their supplies. It seems your time here will end soon.

Vanessa is resting in a small room at the back of the makeshift hospital.

"'Morning, Vanessa." You greet her casually before she can salute.

"Ah- Good morning, sir- Renard, I mean. Renard." She makes eye contact and looks away almost immediately. "I'm sorry. About the mission, I mean. I should have done better."

"Don't worry about it," you say. "You survived a sniper shot. None of the people I've killed have managed that. That's why I decided we're going to have a training session. Hopefully, we'll still be here for a few hours."

"I overheard some of the hospital staff talking," Vanessa says. "We'll be moving to the border, but it's not for a few more days. We still need to wait for some of the teams to come back."

"In that case, we'll have to make the best use of our time," you say. "I'll wait outside while you're getting dressed. Then we'll meet up with the rest of the team and start planning."

"Yes, sir- Renard."

>>36340207
We're in our own territory, and with how militaristic and patriotic Gallia is, it's probably no difficulty commandeering extra trucks.

>>36340207
Well this is more of a WWI analogue which did see a few cavalry charges before they realised just how futile it had become. As for our motorization I'm not sure how common ragnite vehicles were in EW1 but most brigades are probably fairly well equipped now and standards will go down as the war drags on.

>>36340269
That's it for today's thread and for the prologue. The next thread will be Wednesday. That'll give me some time to plan out the plot moving ahead. We'll probably be going with a weekly schedule after that.

Thanks for playing!

>>36340313
[Removing the hun intensifies]

>>36340313
Good thread, thanks for running. Any idea what day you'll likely make regular since I likely won't be around for some.

>>36340207
The truck is more like a cab people can borrow than an armored vehicle.

>>36340313
sweet, later man

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>>36340313
oh man
The exact minute I catch up to the thread is when the thread ends!

>>36340389
It'll probably be Wednesday, unless participation gets really low. I might have more frequent sessions over the Christmas holidays though.

>>36340313
Thanks for running. Too bad about the weekly, but at least we'll have a good quest to look forward to.

>>36340442
Sounds good, I'm not normally too dead from work on wednesday. Britfag here so the quest finishes around 5 AM for me