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[Happerry]

I thougt magic bonus is automatic.

Idduno, and figured if it was nothing was harmed by adding that, and if it wasn't then we should add that.

[Talion]

Mass repellent (1): Rockeater
Flame Bullets (1): Happerry
Force Buckler(2):Rockeater, Talion

I've deleted the use magic bonus vote as it should apply automatically where applicable.

[Doubloon-Seven]

Mass repellent (1): Rockeater
Flame Bullets (1): Happerry
Force Buckler(3):Rockeater, Talion, Doubloon-Seven.

[/quote]
I'll vote for the force buckler, with a few asides to consider for later.

1) I'd have hoped for a force Riot Shield, but the ability to mentally control the shield should help for that.
2) Gravity. It's my opinion that gravity has the capability to do a lot of cool things (Grav. Singularity generator, anyone?) and incorporating gravity in future designs could be an interesting thematic choice for Thantro.

[Madman198237]

PTW for now, will consider magic-y things that can be done later.

[johiah]

Force Buckler: (Difficult) [4+3+1-1=7] [4+2+1-1=6]
Another impressive success. The force buckler actually is more of a force shield, somewhat by accident. One of our wizards was tinkering with the spell format and accidentally discovered a loophole in the design. For the same energy cost as the original intent, a wizard with level 3 magicality or higher is capable of creating a wall of magical energy ranging from a slightly domed circle two feet in circumference, to creating a twenty foot long and seven foot tall invisible barrier. The shield can be resized and repositioned without necessitating recasting, essential while under sustained fire. In our test firing with the "Foal N5B2", we found that a moderately talented wizard casting the spell at its smallest could block about 10 shots at 5 meters before the wall collapsed, and at maximum size the wall is thin enough that bullets will still pierce, but with minimal energy. Considering how effective it is, it is somewhat surprising that half of our agents are capable of casting it, as this spell is considered simple. A simple spell, half of the force can cast it. Variable shape and strength, stronger by 100% for each magicality level above 3 of the person casting it.

Spoiler: Current technologies and equipment (click to show/hide)

EU and ammo can safely be ignored when equipping non player characters.

Weapons:
Foal N5B2 Carbine Rifle: 884m/sec muzzle velocity. Fully automatic. 700 RPM. Effective up to 500m. 5.56x45mm cartridge. 2 EU unloaded, 3 EU loaded. 6 supply. 30 round clip size. 30 rounds 1 EU. Can pierce 12mm of steel at 600m.

Foal N2822 Semi-Automatic Service Pistol: 253m/sec muzzle velocity. Semi automatic. Typical range 25m, effective to 40m. 0.45 ACP cartridge. 1 EU unloaded, 2 EU loaded. 3 supply. 7 round clip size. 32 rounds 1 EU. Cannot pierce substantial armor without repeated shots.

Combat knife: A small knife capable of piercing limited armor. 1 AP. 1 supply.

Armor and equipment:
Kevlar vest: Light protection of torso, shoulders, and upper legs. Gray. 3 EU. 2 supply.

Combat suit: Thin bodywide protection. Black. 1 EU. 1 supply.

Encrypted radio: 100 meter broadcast radius. Static gets rather bad at max range. Encrypted to prevent enemy intercepting, although use signals that agents are in the area to anyone listening. 1 EU. 2 supply per pair.

Smoke grenades: Can form a cloud of smoke roughly 10 meters in diameter that reduces anyone inside to vague shadows. 1 EU for 3. 1 supply for 3.

Flashbangs: Likely stun and disorient anyone caught within the 3 meter blast radius. Anyone outside of that gets a reduced effect. 1 EU for 3. 1
supply for 3.

Forced entry kit: Lockpicks, acid and other assorted gear for breaking in. 4 EU. 5 supply.

Bomb/trap defusal kit: A series of items useful for defusing bombs. 4 EU. 6 supply.

Breaching charge: A small but powerful localized detonation meant for creating man sized hole in walls with a thickness of less than 15 centimeters. Ineffective against anything stronger than brick. 2 EU. 4 supply.

Designed technologies:
DNSIT, Direct Neural-Spinal Interface Tap or "Necktap": [1] [3]
A barely functional hacking aid requiring specialized training to use. 10 EU. 10 Supply. Only 1 man per squad is capable of using one.
Improves hacking attempts by 1%.

Pocket Dimension Pockets: [4] [4]
A 1 hour enchantment on a pocket that increases volume by 2 times and provides protection from a myriad of sensors for anything inside. Can be refreshed by anyone. 2 supply to place enchantment on a piece of armor or clothing. Simple to cast.

Force Buckler: [7] [6]
An effective force wall capable of blocking 10 N5B2 rifle shots at minimum size when cast by a magicality 3 spellcaster. A simple spell, half of the force can cast it. Variable shape and strength, stronger by 100% for each magicality level above 3 of the person casting it.

Spoiler: Owned equipment, materials, and supply (click to show/hide)

Corporation integrity: 100%
Supply: 100/100
(Unused supply will add to the next turn)
You have two squads out of two maximum (20/20)

1 Necktap
1 combat suit with a PDP

It is now the Revision Phase of January. You can propose one revision to be done upon an existing design.

[Happerry]

Bigger Better Pocket Revision
We have a pretty good spell with our Pocket Dimension Pockets, with it lasting for an hour even without someone refreshing it and doubling the space inside the pocket. But we can do better then a mere doubling of space. It turns out that the art of dimensional-space manipulation is a lot more than "make it bigger", and what we did in order to achieve our current results was the equivalent of a surgeon using a hammer to open a patient's skull. By focusing the efforts of our spell and how it "rips" reality to create the pocket, we can get much better results - in terms of created space - for the same effort and external size.

Bigger Better Pocket Revision (1): Happerry

[Doubloon-Seven]

Bigger Better Pocket Revision (2): Happerry, Doubloon-Seven

I agree. Jack-In-The-Box plus armed troops makes for a delightful attack strategy, as long as we cast it on a box or something.

[Madman198237]

So our ultimate goal is to make the Briefcase of Spontaneous Army Delivery?

[Doubloon-Seven]

Pretty much. I think that any assault can just be made ten times easier by putting a box in the building and having 5 soldiers pop out.

[Rockeater]

Bigger Better Pocket Revision (3): Happerry, Doubloon-Seven

We have good defense so this general capability is great

[johiah]

So our ultimate goal is to make the Briefcase of Spontaneous Army Delivery?

B-SAD?

[Madman198237]

The acronym was not intended.

[johiah]

Bigger Better Pocket Revision: (Difficult) [4+3-1=6]
A bit more fiddling around with the pocket dimension pockets has allowed us to improve how much space is inside by a fair margin. By stabilizing the anchor point via actually carving the runes into the edge of the pocket we were able to reduce energy loss substantially, and as a result create larger pockets without having them fade out instantly. The enchantment now increases the space inside by five times, and still lasts 1 hour. It is still trivial to refresh the stored energy, but casting now takes some time and is difficult, rather than simple. On the bright side, once enchanted, a pocket will always have the enchantment, even if dormant. No more reenchanting. PDP: Increases space in a pocket by 5 times. 1 hour charge, trivial to refresh. Difficult to do initial enchantment, but enchantment does not fade.

The XO's secret right hand arrived today with a briefcase. He placed the briefcase inside the delivery bin hidden as a book delivery to the small "library", nodded to the camera, and left. Inside the case is 4 files, labeled "For Strategic Command eyes only"

The four missions are as follows:
We have reason to believe that an employee sold the information of one of our vaults to the Mondragon. This vault contains blueprints for some of our technologies and information about our... less scrupulous deeds. Stop Mondragon from claiming the information, destroy it if you must.

Someone tipped us off that one of our scientists plans to sell technology to the Mondragon scum. Meet them at the exchange point, kill the scientist and the team meeting with them.

One of the Mondragon workers has informed us of the location of one of Mondragon's crime factories. Destroying the factory will likely result in an increase of costs across the board for the next month for Mondragon.

We have been informed that a head Mondragon scientist of their Particle Acceleration research division will be out in the open for a couple hours soon. Losing him will likely set their research division back several weeks. Due to the importance of this target, we are willing to provide cars or bikes, although an ambush may be more effective. Assuming we could capture him, it would provide a substantial bonus to our technological advancements for a short period.

Spoiler: Current technologies and equipment (click to show/hide)

EU and ammo can safely be ignored when equipping non player characters.

Weapons:
Foal N5B2 Carbine Rifle: 884m/sec muzzle velocity. Fully automatic. 700 RPM. Effective up to 500m. 5.56x45mm cartridge. 2 EU unloaded, 3 EU loaded. 6 supply. 30 round clip size. 30 rounds 1 EU. Can pierce 12mm of steel at 600m.

Foal N2822 Semi-Automatic Service Pistol: 253m/sec muzzle velocity. Semi automatic. Typical range 25m, effective to 40m. 0.45 ACP cartridge. 1 EU unloaded, 2 EU loaded. 3 supply. 7 round clip size. 32 rounds 1 EU. Cannot pierce substantial armor without repeated shots.

Combat knife: A small knife capable of piercing limited armor. 1 AP. 1 supply.

Armor and equipment:
Kevlar vest: Light protection of torso, shoulders, and upper legs. Gray. 3 EU. 2 supply.

Combat suit: Thin bodywide protection. Black. 1 EU. 1 supply.

Encrypted radio: 100 meter broadcast radius. Static gets rather bad at max range. Encrypted to prevent enemy intercepting, although use signals that agents are in the area to anyone listening. 1 EU. 2 supply per pair.

Smoke grenades: Can form a cloud of smoke roughly 10 meters in diameter that reduces anyone inside to vague shadows. 1 EU for 3. 1 supply for 3.

Flashbangs: Likely stun and disorient anyone caught within the 3 meter blast radius. Anyone outside of that gets a reduced effect. 1 EU for 3. 1
supply for 3.

Forced entry kit: Lockpicks, acid and other assorted gear for breaking in. 4 EU. 5 supply.

Bomb/trap defusal kit: A series of items useful for defusing bombs. 4 EU. 6 supply.

Breaching charge: A small but powerful localized detonation meant for creating man sized hole in walls with a thickness of less than 15 centimeters. Ineffective against anything stronger than brick. 2 EU. 4 supply.

Designed technologies:
DNSIT, Direct Neural-Spinal Interface Tap or "Necktap": [1] [3]
A barely functional hacking aid requiring specialized training to use. 10 EU. 10 Supply. Only 1 man per squad is capable of using one.
Improves hacking attempts by 1%.

Pocket Dimension Pockets: [4] [4]
Increases space in a pocket by 5 times. 1 hour charge. Difficult to do initial enchantment, but enchantment does not fade. Provides protection from a myriad of sensors for anything inside. 2 supply to place enchantment on a piece of armor or clothing. Trivial to refresh.

Force Buckler: [7] [6]
An effective force wall capable of blocking 10 N5B2 rifle shots at minimum size when cast by a magicality 3 spellcaster. A difficult spell, half of the force can cast it. Variable shape and strength, stronger by 100% for each magicality level above 3 of the person casting it.

Spoiler: Owned equipment, materials, and supply (click to show/hide)

Corporation integrity: 100%
Supply: 100/100
(Unused supply will add to the next turn)
You have two squads out of two maximum (20/20)

1 Necktap
1 combat suit with a PDP

It is now the Tactics Phase of January. Decide which squads to send to which missions, what they will be equipped with, and a rough outline of their tactics.

[Doubloon-Seven]

Protect Tech Vault: (0)-
Stop Tech Exchange: (1)- DoubloonSeven
Assault Factory: (1)- DoubloonSeven
Assassinate Scientist: (0)-

I've also written up some squad structures for the missions:

Spoiler: Protect Tech Vault (click to show/hide)

Squad Structure- Assault/Live Fire

Position:  Equipment xItemNumber (Supply Cost)

Assault Troop 1: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Flashbang x3 (1), Force Buckler
Assault Troop 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Flashbang x3 (1) Force Buckler
Assault Troop 3: Combat Suit (1), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
Assault Troop 4: Combat Suit (1), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
Assault Troop 5: Combat Suit (1), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
Ground Commander: Foal Pistol (3), Radio (1)
Specialist: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Breaching Charge (4)
Reconnaisance Operative 1: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Radio (1)
Reconnaisance Operative 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3)
Computer Hacker: Foal Pistol (3),

Total Supply Cost: 55 Supply

Note: First two Assault Troops only have pistols so as to allow for easy flashbang flingery. Recon guys work in a team, and only one of them needs a radio. When "Radio" is mentioned, it is meant that an operative is only carrying one out of a connected network of radios, and isn't carrying a pair of them for no reason.

Spoiler: Factory Assault (click to show/hide)

Squad Structure- Operation Jack-In-The-Box

Position:  Equipment xItemNumber (Supply Cost)

Forklift Driver & Hacker: Knife (1)
Door Guard 1: Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
Door Guard 2: Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
Initial Suppression: Foal Pistol (3), Flashbang x3 (1)
Internal Suppression 1: Combat Suit (1), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler, Pocket Dimension (2)
Internal Suppression 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
Internal Suppression 3: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
Ground Commander: Foal Pistol (3), Radio (1), Flashbang x3 (1)
Demolitions Specialist: Foal Pistol (3), Breaching Charge (4)
Watchman: Knife (1), Radio (1)

Total Cost: 45

Notes: Watchman is meant to be on roof to point out any possible interference operations. Forklift Driver is there to drive the team into the factory inside a crate (which will have have Pocket Dimension cast upon it by Internal Suppression 1 previously), as well as to attempt to take any computer data that may be needed. Initial Suppression will act first once the forklift is within, popping out to chuck flashbangs. Then the entire team moves in to secure. Demolitions Specialist is present to destroy hardier equipment or items for sabotaging. All troops will have some manner of cheap bludgeon to destroy minor equipment, if this will not cost any supply. The Door Guards & Watchman are not inside the box. The Guards will flank from the outside to destroy and resistance, and the Watchman will sneak up onto the roof.

Actually, On second thought, I'll go for the tech exchange. It might give us information on Mondragon's internal structure.

[Chiefwaffles]

Okay.
So, the two plans are pretty simple: We abuse the hell out of magic pockets. We ambush their convoy by hiding a team in a pocket-enchanted crate then using our invisible Force Buckler to crash the most important car(s)/motorcycle(s) in the convoy. We infiltrate their factory (avoiding expensive breaching kits and external security forces and getting the drop on any guards) by hiding in a pocket-enchanted crate shipped into the factory, then letting in the rest of the squad.

Just as a note, in the soldier listing the number in brackets behind each entry is the planned magicality level of that operative, and the number behind the entry in parenthesis is the supply cost of that entire entry.
(Speaking of which, after some questioning it was determined that we have three agents in every magicality level but L1 and L2, and 4 agents in L1 and L2.)

Spoiler: Thantro Security Team 1 - Assassination (50 Supply) (click to show/hide)

Pocket-Ambush Team (24 Supply)
The Pocket-Ambush Team will hide in an ordinary-looking crate that will be placed alongside the route to be taken by Mondragon forces. At their discretion, they will use a force shield along the road to crash and stop the convoy. When this happens, the entire team will burst out of the crate execute the Explosive-Egress-Maneuver and engage the crashed/stunned/surprised Mondragon forces using weapons, flashbangs (to keep them disoriented+stunned) and magic to their digression. The two disguised Plainclothes operatives in the Support team will stand nearby non-suspiciously and notify the Pocket-Ambush Team when to deploy the wall.

• (2) Carcass: Pocket Dimension Enchantment (2)
• [6]( Ambush Lead: Kevlar Vest (2), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
• [5](5) Assault 1: Kevlar Vest (2), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [4](4) Assault 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [2](5) Assault 3: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Flashbang x3 (1)

Support Team (26 Supply)
The Support Team will hide close to the ambush point and reveal themselves & engage once the Pocket-Ambush Team has made their opening move. Their hiding spot is to be as close to the road as possible without risking premature discovery. The two plainclothes operatives will be disguised as something non-suspicious and stand next to the Pocket-Crate to notify them for the Shieldbash moment.

• [6]( Support Lead: Kevlar Vest (2), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
• [3](4) Support 1: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [3](4) Support 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [3](4) Support 3: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3)
• [1](3) Support 4: Plainclothes (0), Foal Pistol (3)
• [1](3) Support 5: Plainclothes (0), Foal Pistol (3)

Spoiler: Thantro Security Team 2 - Factory Assault (50 Supply) (click to show/hide)

Pocket-Infiltration Team (24 Supply)
The Pocket-Infiltration Team will be shipped in in a pocket-enchanted crate. They will sneak out (or fight out; we don't expect heavy resistance guarding a crate that passed all scans though), let in the Support team, and work through their mission.

• (2) Crate: Pocket Dimension Enchantment (2)
• [6]( Infiltration Lead: Kevlar Vest (2), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
• [4](5) Infiltration 1: Kevlar Vest (2), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [4](4) Infiltration 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [2](5) Infiltration 3: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Flashbang x3 (1)

Support Team (26 Supply)
The Support Team shall hide outside the factory until let in by the Pocket-Infiltration team, then combine forces.

• [5]( Support Lead: Kevlar Vest (2), Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
• [5](4) Support 1: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [2](4) Support 2: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3), Force Buckler
• [2](4) Support 3: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol (3)
• [1](3) Support 4: Plainclothes (0), Foal Pistol (3)
• [1](3) Support 5: Plainclothes (0), Foal Pistol (3)

We can only really do this once, but it's going to be goddamn great.

Doubloon's Plan (1): Doubloon-Seven
Chiefwaffles' Plan (1): Chiefwaffles