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[Helgoland]

It is war.
It has been war for quite some time.
For such a long time, in fact, that nobody quite remembers what they're fighting for anymore. Sure, we all know how it started, and it seemed like a good idea at the time - but when you lack tobacco and just lost your second buddy to gangrene, these reasons seem... Distant. Silly. Insane, really.
But we can't stop now - they are the enemy, after all! And we have suffered too much to accept a stalemate; anything but a victory would dishonor our fallen, invalidate their sacrifice.

You all meet in the waiting room before the General's office. You can't imagine why he'd specifically call for you all: Such a wild bunch, and certainly not elite force members or high-ranking officers. What will he tell you to do?

Players/Characters:

Spoiler: Comrade P. - Alexei Kuzmich Lurov (click to show/hide)

Inventory
- One rifle, with ammunition
-Three days' rations
-One canteen
-One knife
-One gas mask
-One pair of binoculars
-One pouch of tobacco
-One folding shovel
-Spare ammunition for the machine gun

Attributes:
Strength VIII
Stamina X
Intuition VII
Intelligence II
Charisma III

Skills
Rifle [primary] V
Assault rifle III
Machine gun III
Shotgun III
Melee V

Perks
Close-quaters combats
Plains knowledge

Spoiler: GiglameshDespair - Alice Konciek (click to show/hide)

Inventory
-One rifle, with scope and ammunition
-Three days' rations
-One canteen
-One knife
-One gas mask
-One pair of binoculars
-One pouch of tobacco
-Map and compass
-One wireless communication device, commonly known as field radio

Attributes:
Strength VI
Stamina VI
Intuition VII
Intelligence VII
Charisma IV

Skills
Rifle [Primary] XII
Assault rifle I
Machine gun I
Shotgun V
Melee I

Perks
Sniper
Survival instinct

Spoiler: bawr - John Sinclair (click to show/hide)

Inventory
-One machine gun, with ammunition
-Three days' rations
-One canteen
-One knife
-One gas mask
-One pair of binoculars
-One pouch of tobacco

Attributes
Strength IV
Stamina VI
Intuition VIII
Intelligence X
Charisma II

Skills
Rifle IV
Assault rifle II
Machine gun [Primary] X
Shotgun II
Melee II

Perks:
Engineer
Survival instinct

Spoiler: Again_Dejavu - E. Herm (click to show/hide)

Inventory
-One shotgun, with ammunition
-Four packages of high explosives, including blasting caps etc.
-Three days' rations
-One canteen
-One knife
-One gas mask
-One pair of binoculars
-One pouch of tobacco

Attributes
Strength V
Stamina V
Intuition VIII
Intelligence VIII
Charisma IV

Skills
Rifle I
Assault rifle I
Machine gun VIII
Shotgun [Primary] VIII
Melee II

Perks
Engineer
Close-Quarters Combat

Spoiler: Objective - Dany Jaeger (click to show/hide)

Inventory
-One shotgun, with ammunition
-Three days' rations
-One canteen
-One knife
-One gas mask
-One pair of binoculars
-One pouch of tobacco

Attributes
Strength III
Stamina VII
Intuition VI
Intelligence IV
Charisma X

Skills
Rifle III
Assault rifle III
Machine gun I
Shotgun [Primary] VII
Melee VI

Perks
Foreign Language
Survival Instinct

Spoiler: BlitzDungeoneer - Zachary Adams (click to show/hide)

-One shotgun, with ammunition
-Three days' rations
-One canteen
-One knife
-One gas mask
-One pair of binoculars
-One pouch of tobacco
-One pouch of medic's equipment: Bandages, morphium, rudimentary surgery tools, rubbing alcohol...

Attributes
Strength V
Stamina VII
Intuition VI
Intelligence IX
Charisma III

Skills
Rifle II
Assault rifle
Machine gun
Shotgun [Primary] XII
Melee VI

Perks
Medic
Survival Instinct

Waitlist:
-Sheb

[BlitzDungeoneer]

The way you want us to write up character sheets reminds me of Other Skylines. So, we write it up as six lines describing the character?

[Helgoland]

Other Skylines?
But yeah, just a couple of lines about where you come from and where you're going. Nothing overly fancy.

[BlitzDungeoneer]

Free Tabletop RPG system I used in RL at some point.
Anyway, here's my character:
Zachary Adams is a 23 year old doctor. He wants to end the war as soon as possible, and is a pacifist, but decided that more people will survive if he used his considerable talents as a medic to help injured soldiers. He absolutely despises those who believe the war should continue, going so far as to refuse to provide them treatment unless absolutely necessary. The reason he decided to become a doctor was having his father die during the war due to a shortage of medics. He is also rather skilled with a shotgun, but doesn't use it very often. He is British.
((What do you mean, where you come from? You haven't listed any countries.))

[Helgoland]

((I thought that was an expression - in the "What's your story?" sense.))

[bawr]

John Sinclair, a 30 year old engineer.

He didn't want to join the army, but got drafted anyway, and decided to play the cards he was given. That one time he allegedly he shot a commanding officer in the knee. Due to lack of any actual proof to the fact, however, John is facing dishonourable discharge, not a firing squad. Which is just fine by him, really. Only now "some fucker high up, up being a shorthand for head up his commanding arse" decided that John is about to meet the General, instead.

Doesn't care either way about the war, doesn't care if he shoots people or fixes their gear, he just does what's necessary to survive. Cold, calculating, always looking for an edge. Past times include swearing while smoking a pipe, and shooting people who might want to kill him, directly or not.

[USEC_OFFICER]

Question: When you say WWI with WWII technology what exactly do you mean?

[Helgoland]

There's bombers, and tanks, and that kind of stuff, but the strategic situation has remained stagnant for the past few years, leading to the same sense of pointlessness that was widespread in the trenches of WWI. An excuse for extensive use of the 'War is Hell' trope, really.

[Again_Dejavu]

E. Herm
Fortification Specialist (Engineer)
20 years old
Rather attractive with Curly black hair
He keeps quiet about his past, but he is definitely educated.
Quite good at his job, has a knack for it.
He seems almost apathetic about the whole thing.

[Comrade P.]

Alexei Kuzmich Lurov
27 year old
Infantryman
Alexei was a son of a farmer, one of 14 children. He was drafted as soon as he reached the age of 21. He is not educated very well, not like his is smart overall. But hу is definetly a tough-looking fellow - thanks to his habit of working in field with his dad and brothers. He used to keep generic mood all along, until the news reached him that his village was burned to ash with all the inhabitants. He frustrated hard then, then drank as much as a soldier can, being in trench. After he recovered, he turned his grief and hatred against the foes.

[GiglameshDespair]

If female allowed:

Spoiler: Alice Konicek (click to show/hide)

26 years old
Sharpshooter
When all the men are gone, who will fight the war? Years of war mean that the reserves of viable male soldiers are running low. Freshly conscripted into the Woman's army, she showed some small prowess for sharpshooting. Her husband had already been conscripted years ago - and died, gutshot, unseen in the mud of no-man's-land. She's war weary and scared, but she follows orders in the hope of getting home again one day. A quiet soul with short brown hair and eyes. Quite tall.

If only male

Spoiler: Alan Konicek (click to show/hide)

26 years old
Sharpshooter
Conscripted from his work as a hunter and gamekeeper for one of the aristocratic houses, he put his expertise to use as a sniper and sharpshooter. With a wife waiting at home, he's no wish to die gutshot in the mud of no-mans-land. He doesn't care about the war, or if they win or lose, as long as he can go home to his wife at the end. He's got nothing but scorn for the butcher generals, built over the three years he's been in the trenches - they don't care who dies as long as they get to move their drinks cabinet forwards another meter. A quiet soul with short brown hair and eyes. Quite tall.

If my character's Alice, Alan is the one who died in the trenches.

[hops]

Oh great, it's full already. 
Might as well not fucking sleep.

I'm reserving a spot in the waitlist anyways.

[GiglameshDespair]

Objective, there's five by my count. I've made two characters in case a female character doesn't suit the game world (which she might not, if it's based on WW1 trench warfare.

[hops]

Spoiler: Dany Jaeger (click to show/hide)

Dany is a 17 years old boy from sneaked away from his starving family one day when the recruit squad was in town. He doesn't actually care much for the war, tying to stay under the radar while getting himself some extra rations and such by being "friendly" with the officers he can seduce.
He landed himself a comfortable position as the messenger, which one would say quite fit his physique.

While he isn't averse to being dirty if the job calls for, he usually try to groom himself. He has a slight, feminine build and is often mistaken for a female officer with short blonde hair.

[Helgoland]

Okay, let's get this started...

Spoiler: BlitzDungeoneer - Zachary Adams (click to show/hide)

Zachary Adams is a 23 year old doctor. He wants to end the war as soon as possible, and is a pacifist, but decided that more people will survive if he used his considerable talents as a medic to help injured soldiers. He absolutely despises those who believe the war should continue, going so far as to refuse to provide them treatment unless absolutely necessary. The reason he decided to become a doctor was having his father die during the war due to a shortage of medics. He is also rather skilled with a shotgun, but doesn't use it very often. He is British.

Spoiler: bawr - John Sinclair (click to show/hide)

John Sinclair, a 30 year old engineer.

He didn't want to join the army, but got drafted anyway, and decided to play the cards he was given. That one time he allegedly he shot a commanding officer in the knee. Due to lack of any actual proof to the fact, however, John is facing dishonourable discharge, not a firing squad. Which is just fine by him, really. Only now "some fucker high up, up being a shorthand for head up his commanding arse" decided that John is about to meet the General, instead.

Doesn't care either way about the war, doesn't care if he shoots people or fixes their gear, he just does what's necessary to survive. Cold, calculating, always looking for an edge. Past times include swearing while smoking a pipe, and shooting people who might want to kill him, directly or not.

Spoiler: Again_Dejavu - E. Herm (click to show/hide)

E. Herm
Fortification Specialist (Engineer)
20 years old
Rather attractive with Curly black hair
He keeps quiet about his past, but he is definitely educated.
Quite good at his job, has a knack for it.
He seems almost apathetic about the whole thing.

Spoiler: Comrade P. - Alexei Kuzmich Lurov (click to show/hide)

Alexei Kuzmich Lurov
27 year old
Infantryman
Alexei was a son of a farmer, one of 14 children. He was drafted as soon as he reached the age of 21. He is not educated very well, not like his is smart overall. But hу is definetly a tough-looking fellow - thanks to his habit of working in field with his dad and brothers. He used to keep generic mood all along, until the news reached him that his village was burned to ash with all the inhabitants. He frustrated hard then, then drank as much as a soldier can, being in trench. After he recovered, he turned his grief and hatred against the foes.

Spoiler: GiglameshDespair - Alice Konicek (click to show/hide)

Alice Konicek
26 years old
Sharpshooter
When all the men are gone, who will fight the war? Years of war mean that the reserves of viable male soldiers are running low. Freshly conscripted into the Woman's army, she showed some small prowess for sharpshooting. Her husband had already been conscripted years ago - and died, gutshot, unseen in the mud of no-man's-land. She's war weary and scared, but she follows orders in the hope of getting home again one day. A quiet soul with short brown hair and eyes. Quite tall.

Spoiler: Objective - Dany Jaeger (click to show/hide)

[spoiler=Dany Jaeger]
Dany is a 17 years old boy from sneaked away from his starving family one day when the recruit squad was in town. He doesn't actually care much for the war, tying to stay under the radar while getting himself some extra rations and such by being "friendly" with the officers he can seduce.
He landed himself a comfortable position as the messenger, which one would say quite fit his physique.

While he isn't averse to being dirty if the job calls for, he usually try to groom himself. He has a slight, feminine build and is often mistaken for a female officer with short blonde hair.

You are called into the General's office.
"Ah, finally - the group I requested. Let's not waste our time: You have all been recommended because you've shown that you're adept at avoiding death - your own" - he looks at Sinclair - "or that of others. As you know, the war has reached a stalemate; it has been decided to break through this unfortunate state by interfering with enemy supply lines, specifically by moving small, stealthy groups behind enemy lines to engage in acts of sabotage. You are one of the first of these groups. You'll have noted the presence of two engineers: Your first mission will be the destruction of a bridge, about fifty kilometers from here. Explosives and equipment will be supplied to you when you leave; further instructions will be transmitted by radio. I wish you good luck; I'd very much like you to return in one piece."
Speaking the last words, he winks; but it's not quite clear if he meant Alice or Dany...

Spoiler: Skills etc. (click to show/hide)

Sooo...
Attributes:
Strength
Stamina
Intuition
Intelligence
Charisma
You have thirty points to spend.

Skills:
Rifle
Assault rifle
Machine gun
Shotgun
Melee
Sniper rifles use the rifle skill; pick one as your main weapon, then spend 20 points. Engineers get a bonus to machine guns, medics get a slight malus to everything.

Perks:
Close-quarters combat - reduced penalties for urban and inner-trench warfare.
Sniper - greatly reduces long-range penalties when using a rifle. Do not combine with the above.
Foreign language - makes communication with the enemy easier.
Survival instinct - makes surprise attacks less effective.
[Terrain] knowledge - makes fighting in a terrain of your choosing easier.

Pick two; engineer and medic count as perks. Forget about the 'officer' bit, by the way - I abandoned that idea.

Equipment will be supplied after you've chosen your skills. There will be a flamethrower.