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[Doubloon-Seven]

Bump? I mean, pretty sure everyone is waiting on us, but I don't think the GM is going to accept votes from a single person and we can't even make squad compositions yet nobody has any idea on what anyone else wants to go in for with the missions.

[Doomblade187]

Warehouse Defense (o):
Infiltration (1):
Drug Deal (0):
House Break-In (1): Doomblade (2 agents)
Scientist Transport (2): DoubloonSeven, Doomblade
Vault Defense (2): DoubloonSeven, Doomblade

[Madman198237]

None of those have plans attached, the votes are meaningless. Sorry, but I don't have time to make plans today.

[Doomblade187]

None of those have plans attached, the votes are meaningless. Sorry, but I don't have time to make plans today.

I know, but I wanted to start voting on which missions to do.

[Urist Mc Dwarf]

Send Zachary, Roberto, and Tino to the drug deal. Give Tino the grenade launcher.

[Chiefwaffles]

First, a list of agents available. New hires are bolded. New spells are bolded but in blue.

Spoiler: All (New and Old) Agents (click to show/hide)

[6]Juanita (F) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[6]Maximillian (M) 1 mission, Violet Heart, Learned spells: Force buckler. Heavily wounded: Cannot fight this turn
[6]Grecia (F) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[5]Amy (F) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[5]Zachary (M) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[4]Roberto (M) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[3]John (M) 1 mission, Force Buckler
[3]Tino (M) 1 mission, Force Buckler
[3]Maya (F) 1 mission, Force Buckler
[2]Jones (M) 1 mission
[2]Zoey (F) 1 mission
[2]Rick (M) 1 mission
[2]Abednago (M) 1 mission
[5]Wilson (M), Force Buckler
[6]Baljeet (M), Force Buckler
[4]Mara (F), Force Buckler
[4]Marx (M), Force Buckler
[5]Kyle (M), Force Buckler
[4]Ricardo (M), Force Buckler
[4]Amanda (F), Force Buckler

Now all our current equipment, minus unusable scavenge. New equipment purchases are still just listed in the actual team layouts. This is mostly for my benefit.

Spoiler: Current Equipment (click to show/hide)

Supply (after maintenance): 77/100
Maintenance: 23

1 Necktap
1 combat suit with a PDP
1 combat suit with FA enchantment
5 kevlar vests
7 combat suits
4 foal carbines
11 foal pistols
3 smoke grenades (scavenged)

We have 77 supply available, after maintenance. And it isn't listed here or in the actual equipment spoiler, but we do have a Milkor MGL already since the request gave us one to start off with; Johiah just forgot to include it.

New purchases are bolded. I didn't include the parenthetical supply cost for things we already have. Enchantments are in brackets after the enchanted item.

Spoiler: Thantro Security Team 1 - Drug Deal Ambush (11 Supply) (click to show/hide)

Assault Team (11 Supply)
Lead by Juanita and Amy, the Assault Team is to maximize stealth initially. They will stand at maximum grenade launcher range of the deal. If any Mondragon SCALE agents are detected, then the Assault Team is to use their grenade launcher at range to cause maximum damage to the drugs and the ones conducting the deal, then retreat. If there are no SCALE agents, then the team is to simply use their weapons and spells as needed to take out the ganger resistance, then confiscate the illicit goods. In case of retreat, whether planned or otherwise, smoke grenades will be used to cover the retreat.

• [6](4) Juanita: Kevlar Vest [Force Armor (4)], Foal Carbine, Force Buckler
• [5](4) Amy: Kevlar Vest [Force Armor (4)], Foal Carbine, Force Buckler
• [4](3) Kyle: Combat Suit [Force Armor], Foal Pistol, Milkor MGL + 1 HE Clip (3), Force Buckler
• [2](0) Zoey: Combat Suit, Foal Pistol, 3x Smoke Grenades
• [2](0) Jones: Combat Suit, Foal Pistol

Spoiler: Thantro Security Team 2 - Defend Vault (32 Supply) (click to show/hide)

Defense Team (32 Supply)
The Vault and the entire bank are to be covered with as many (mundane) cardboard boxes as possible. Our operatives will all hide inside a broom closet; Grecia is equipped with an encrypted radio linked to a radio held by one of the patrolling guards. If the guard does not reply to routine radio checks or alerts the team of enemy presence, then the team will ambush the enemy agents when they feel ready. Our operatives may use the sound of Mondragon operatives shooting cardboard boxes to emerge as well.

• (2) Enchanted Broom Closet
• [6](4) Grecia: Kevlar Vest [Force Armor (4)], Encrypted Radio (2), Foal Carbine, Force Buckler
• [6](4) Baljeet: Kevlar Vest [Force Armor (4)], Foal Carbine, Force Buckler
• [5](10) Zachary: Kevlar Vest [Force Armor (4)], Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
• [5](10) Wilson: Combat Suit [Force Armor (4)], Foal Carbine (6), Force Buckler
• [5](0) Kyle: Combat Suit, Foal Pistol, Force Buckler
• [4](0) Roberto: Combat Suit, Foal Pistol, Force Buckler
• [4](0) Mara: Combat Suit, Foal Pistol, Force Buckler
• [4](0) Marx: Combat Suit, Foal Pistol, Force Buckler
• [4](1) Ricardo: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol, Force Buckler
• [4](1) Amanda: Combat Suit (1), Foal Pistol, Force Buckler

Spoiler: VIP Transport Plan - No Squad Assigned (5 Supply) (click to show/hide)

The VIP will be transported in a pocket-enchanted crate. We'll place in a loveseat, some food and water, maybe a TV and VHS player if we're feeling generous. Then, the VIP's crate will be shipped to the destination straight from his departure point. The VIP also gets a HE grenade (from a Milkor clip) to use in case of capture, to take a few Mondragon operatives with him. We'll convince him to do this by telling him grand (probably true) tales of the horrors he'd face if Mondragon got their hands on him.

• (2) Crate Pocket Enchantment (2)
• (3) Milkor HE Grenade Clip (3)

48 supply / 77 supply available.
Efficiency.

Chiefwaffles' Plan (1): Chiefwaffles

[Happerry]

Chiefwaffles' Plan (2): Chiefwaffles, Happerry

[Draignean]

Chiefwaffles' Plan (3): Chiefwaffles, Happerry, Draignean

[Doomblade187]

My proposal: modify the crate so that there's a grenade in the crate to blow it if it is opened before the receiving team disarms the detonator. This is in addition to the grenade given to the researcher. The detonator will be hidden in the loveseat.

Chiefwaffles' Plan (3): Chiefwaffles, Happerry, Draignean
Doomblade Edit: (1) Doomblade

[Rockeater]

Chiefwaffles' Plan (4): Chiefwaffles, Happerry, Draignean, Rockeater

[Doubloon-Seven]

Chiefwaffles' Plan (5): Chiefwaffles, Happerry, Draignean, Rockeater, DoubloonSeven
Doomblade Edit (1): Doomblade

[johiah]

Thantro Mission Reports:

Thantro Security Team 1: (Drug bust)
The assault team waits at the site, hidden in nearby buildings. When both sides arrive and get out of their cars, the team spots seven guards brought by the purchaser and his right hand man, and the Mondragon employee brought only his two personal bodyguards. Before the drugs were brought out of the car, Kyle launched a single grenade into the middle of the group as the signal to start firing. Due to the distance the foal pistols were almost useless, but Juanita and Amy both scored four kills. Kyle took three, and the other scored naught but injuries. The mission was a success, and the team came back with substantial amounts of drugs, which we promptly sold. In debreifing, Jones complained about the general uselessness of the foal pistol.
Mission success
Five agents more experienced
+20 supply

Thantro Security Team 2: (Vault guard)
Ultimately, all of the preparation for the protection of the vault was utterly useless. The Mondragons did not attack this month. Due to there being no combat, no one gained experience during the mission. Also, Kyle was absent due to being requested for the drug bust. He expressed confusion at being assigned to both missions, one of which he was listed having a Thaumic Potential of only 4. He indignantly informs command that whoever designated him as a 4 should have to clean the bathroom floors next month at R&D.
Mission success
Kyle indignant

Scientist shipping
The scientist made it to the farm without conflict, although this may not work in the future as a drone was spotted watching the farm. It is likely that the Mondragons will now be more closely tracking details about shipping in major cities. His only complaint was that the air got stale near the end of the trip. Command congratulates you on such an ingenious method of avoiding enemies.
Mission success
+20 supply


You have 172 supply this month.

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.

Milkor MGL: 3 RPS (rapid fire), 18 RPM (sustained). Effective range 375m, maximum 400m. HE, Flashbang, Irritant rounds. 6 EU unloaded, 8 EU loaded. 9 supply. 6 round clip size. 1 clip is 3 supply. 1 clip 2 EU.

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. 1 supply per radio.

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 thaumic potential 3 spellcaster. A difficult spell, half of the force can cast it. Variable shape and strength, stronger by 100% for each thaumic potential level above 3 of the person casting it.

Force Armor: [3] [5]
A layer of force on top of armor. 4 supply to enchant on a piece of armor. Very difficult to enchant, trivial to recharge. Blocks 2 rifle rounds at same range as force buckler testing. 4 rounds at same distance as original force armor. Stronger by 100% for each level above 1.[spoiler]

[spoiler=Owned equipment, materials, and supply]
Corporation integrity: 100%
Supply: 172/100
Maintenance: 37
(Unused supply will add to the next turn)

1 Necktap
1 Milkor MGL
1 combat suit with a PDP
2 combat suits with FA enchantment
5 kevlar vests with FA enchantment
8 combat suits
6 foal carbines
11 foal pistols
1 encrypted radio
3 pistols (scavenged)
3 encrypted radios (scavenged, still encrypted)
3 smoke grenades (scavenged)
2 HE clip

6 force armor enchantments

Spoiler: Agents (click to show/hide)

You have two squads out of two maximum (20/20)
[6]Juanita (F) 2 missions, Learned spells: Force buckler
[6]Maximillian (M) 1 mission, Violet Heart, Learned spells: Force buckler
[6]Grecia (F) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[6]Baljeet (M), Learned spells: Force Buckler
[5]Amy (F) 2 missions, Learned spells: Force buckler
[5]Zachary (M) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[5]Kyle (M), 1 mission, Learned spells: Force Buckler
[5]Wilson (M), Learned spells: Force Buckler
[4]Mara (F), Learned spells: Force Buckler
[4]Marx (M), Learned spells: Force Buckler
[4]Ricardo (M), Learned spells: Force Buckler
[4]Amanda (F), Learned spells: Force Buckler
[4]Roberto (M) 1 mission, Learned spells: Force buckler
[3]John (M) 1 mission
[3]Tino (M) 1 mission
[3]Maya (F) 1 mission
[2]Jones (M) 1 mission
[2]Zoey (F) 1 mission
[2]Rick (M) 1 mission
[2]Abednago (M) 1 mission

It is now the Design Phase of March 1983. You may vote on a single design.

[Chiefwaffles]

Mind's Eye
As our Thaumaturge sat inside his box, re-watching Tron on the provided VHS player last week, he had an idea.
What if we could use magic to get a better view of the battlefield? The area of magic is surprisingly similar to pocket magic, as they both involve time & space. But where pocket magic manipulates and modifies time & space, Mind's Eye just views it.

Mind's Eye will allow our mages to become aware of the surrounding area, including awareness of enemy agents, traps, security measures, and the like. In deep, almost meditation-like, concentration, an agent can see a great distance around them, through any obstacle and through fairly great distances. In regular, "casual", concentration, agents can be aware of their surroundings (similar-ish to just regular eyesight) regardless of things like flashbangs and through nearby thin walls and cover.


Blink
What is reality, but a really big pocket dimension?
By taking lessons from how our pocket magic creates pockets, we can apply some of the same techniques to reality itself. Not all the same techniques, of course; there's a reason this is a design and not a "by-the-way" order to our operatives.

We can't manipulate the size of reality itself, but we can casually tear it. The tear repairs itself nearly immediately, but it persists long enough for us to make use of it. Tearing reality in a specific direction in just the right way allows us to effectively "remove" the space between two points for a matter of nanoseconds. If our operatives perform this tear as they're moving into the tear, they can effectively "teleport" between the two points.
Of course, the more reality one tears the more energy it takes, so the range is (for now) limited to "tactical" ranges and the exact range depends on the Attunement of the one blinking. But being able to effectively teleport around the battlefield is an immensely powerful tool.
TL;DR: We condense space-time between two points to make travel between them very briefly instantanteous, effectively allowing for short-range LoS-based teleportation. Based on our experience with expanding space-time from pocket magic. Most similar to A Wrinkle in Time's tesseract.

Mind's Eye (0):
Blink (1): Chiefwaffles

Imagine.
Blink + Force Armor + Force Buckler + Shotgun.
Our operatives blink to their faces and shotgun them in their faces. They may get a few shots off, but those shots won't mean a thing thanks to our magical armor.

[Doomblade187]

Mind's Eye (1): Doomblade
Blink (1): Chiefwaffles

[Rockeater]

Mind's Eye (1): Doomblade
Blink (2): Chiefwaffles, Rockeater

They are gonna be salty at the end of this