Shell and Apple

Shell and Apple
Date 2085-03-29 GM Zerre Location Indonesia Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven N-51	Rebels
Mojo Joe Foreman Ephemera
Casualties and losses
	Defeated during an assault.

Summary

The N-51 need some runners to help a guncrew ran by a pretty crazy Lieutenant.

Background

The FOB of the N-51 is holding some high ground around and need to keep them to have breathing room, supplies are scarce and specialised troopers are overwhelmed with work, sending runners in and out of the FOB is deemed as a good solution to solve the problems on short term basis.

The Meet

The runners are brought to the N-51 base in Seattle, the briefing is clear, the team is going to be sent in the FOB to support a gun crew. Details would be given on the spot, the pay is set on 20k nuyens for a few days in the worst case, exfiltration is set up through the coastline once the runners are done with the job. With little negotiation the team accept the job and is sent oversea with reinforcement for the FOB and much needed supplies.

The Run

Since a plane had been recently shot down, the team need to partake into a night jump, much to their surprise the team realise that some of the troopers sent in reinforcement aren't paratroopers and some never even made a static line jump before. Despite this, the reinforcement and the team is brought on site without an hickup aside from Ephemera who ended landing into a mass-grave. The team briefly meet Shy on that occasion, the adept saying that they are out of the drop zone and point them on the right direction.

As sun rised on the FOB, the team meat with Lieutenant Maxime, who make a lengthy explanation about the link between the shells falling on them and the universal gravitation law. As if was finishing it a barrage of mortars force everyone to take cover, inside a rudimentary shelter, Maxime explain that he has two need, first many of his gunners got grievously wounded and second he knows that the rebels are going to launch an assault soon enough and he want to know what to wait from them.

Foreman and Mojo Joe take on themself to heal the wounded, thanks to Foreman ability and Mojo Joe magic potential, it's a trivial matter for them to heal the wounded in no time they are combat ready again. Once the first task had been done Ephemera went on a little reconnaissance mission, while she didn't made up much from the rebel preparation she was able to tell that indeed they were preparing a big assault by the amount of troops evolving around the N-51 position.

Reporting back to Maxime, the team has a bit of time to rest but as night fell on the defensive position hell break lose, mortars shell started to rain and a heavy assault pushed back the defenders of the hilltop, leaving the guncrew exposed. Some forwards rebels fighters got dispatched by the runners team and soon the Lieutenant Maxime would use the howitzers he had at hand to make direct fire at the rebels trying to get down the hill, disobeying the fallback orders he received and salvaging the situation. As the battle died down for a moment, he said that the runners had done enough and could report back to Commander to be extracted.

Aftermath

After a pretty long trek through the trenches and the FOB in itself, the team was able to report back to Commander who deemed the duty of the runners done, they had to wait for sometimes for the extraction though. In that meantime while waiting, they would see some artilleryman bring the corpse of the Lieutenant, killed in action later that day. The last casualty the runners would witness before their evacuation.

Rewards

Run Reward "Shell and Apple" (High 16 RVP)

20k in Nuyens (10 RVP)

2 Karma (2 RVP)

6 CDP (2 RVP)

1st rank of Battle Hardened (2 RVP) (Optional can be taken off money or Karma)

Game Quotes

"Death is the triumph of gravity..." Lieutenant Maxime