<2022-01-29T23:45:58.000Z> Tactical: Oh yeah s
<2022-01-29T23:47:37.000Z> Tactical: *Small headsup for tommorow is that in case we get into actual gameplay I'll try to get you a flowchart of our combat rules
<2022-01-29T23:48:35.000Z> Tactical: There's a lot of small stuff like it's harder at range to hit someone who's prone, but if you would hit they take a penalty to dodging 
<2022-01-29T23:49:06.000Z> Tactical: Or vitals / how death works
<2022-01-30T01:06:48.000Z> Tactical: But yeah the best summary is that this is RO2 with pen and paper lmao
<2022-01-30T01:35:17.000Z> Tactical: lemme give an example on how lethal combat can be here
<2022-01-30T01:38:28.000Z> Tactical: my character has a skill of 19 in Light Auto, which is enough to satisfy the Snap Shot requirement of the MG-34 to not take a -4 to firing without an aim action, not the worst penalty - but an enemy who's running and at 20 meters  gets you a speed penalty of -2 to hit with the distance giving you a -6 to hit - putting me at needing to roll a 7 or lower, around I'd say like, 33% to hitSo, just hipfiring at 20m 
<2022-01-30T01:39:01.000Z> Tactical: actually added the snap shot penalty to that lmao, so that's an 11 or lower to nail a soviet
<2022-01-30T01:39:13.000Z> Tactical: which is like, I wanna say around a 60% to hit give or take
<2022-01-30T01:39:34.000Z> Tactical: 19 being around White Death level of skill in a firearm I believe
<2022-01-30T01:40:22.000Z> Tactical: but yeah you with a KAR98, and around avg skill of 13 can get pretty crazy, I think KAR98s have a +11 to hit and you'll just fucking nail people on aimed shots
<2022-01-30T01:41:49.000Z> Tactical: anyways not to sperg too hard since idk how busy you are but I need to go into technical concepts since I'm autistc, but the best way rules-wise to stay alive from my player perspective is making sure you specify you are prone / crouching, behind cover, running, staying down if someone is aiming at you or your specific location
<2022-01-30T01:42:37.000Z> Tactical: much harder said then done ofc and I can go into more detail if you want
<2022-01-30T01:44:21.000Z> Tactical: it's just that in-game, LMGs are incredibly fucking lethal and most people's HP are around 10-12
<2022-01-30T01:46:24.000Z> Tactical: like being able to nail a guy at 1km out with the MG-34 lmao
<2022-01-30T03:09:49.000Z> JSDorn: Just wait till I vaporize some poor Frenchies head with the PzB
<2022-01-30T03:10:14.000Z> JSDorn: All very exciting. Played a lot of RO2, still do occasionally and I think I get you mean.
<2022-01-30T03:10:44.000Z> JSDorn: Can't wait to jump in. Been reading through the game materials a bit and it all seems rather intuitive, though the details will of course take some time.
<2022-01-30T03:12:38.000Z> Tactical: Yeah, there's just a lot of stuff spread out throughout the books and it's pretty annoying to search through.
<2022-01-30T03:13:07.000Z> Tactical: Kiane, DM wise is more of a combat DM and it's easy to say to expect combat nearly every session unless otherwise called for
<2022-01-30T03:15:34.000Z> Tactical: but yeah congrats on taking engineer, you are now replacing nebelbacher in disarming mines lmao
<2022-01-30T03:16:07.000Z> Tactical: oh yeah and the way Kiane hands urban combat is... interesting
<2022-01-30T03:17:09.000Z> Tactical: it's why nearly every NPC in the squad has camo + stealth, and some level in Knife
<2022-01-30T03:23:26.000Z> JSDorn: Oooh. 
<2022-01-30T03:23:45.000Z> JSDorn: I have an ax.
<2022-01-30T03:23:52.000Z> JSDorn: It's gonna be put to good use
<2022-01-30T03:24:03.000Z> Tactical: oh yeah, GURPs is autistic, bayonets on rifles give them a -1 ACC
<2022-01-30T03:24:09.000Z> Tactical: funny thing is
<2022-01-30T03:24:15.000Z> Tactical: soviet early rifles have them fixed at all times
<2022-01-30T03:24:32.000Z> Tactical: soviet early rifles are also less accurate at being 10 ACC, compared to the Kar98's 11 ACC lmlao
<2022-01-30T03:24:52.000Z> Tactical: so reality, early war Soviet Union rifles have 9 accuracy, absolutely fucking hilarious but that's just my number autism
<2022-01-30T03:25:06.000Z> JSDorn: Lol yeah those folding bayonets would annoy me
<2022-01-30T03:25:26.000Z> Tactical: reason bayonets or some kind of melee/sidearm is important is that typically in urban every wall is assumed to be an entrance unless otherwise stated
<2022-01-30T03:25:35.000Z> JSDorn: Can't wait till barbarossa
<2022-01-30T03:25:45.000Z> Tactical: and we didn't keep track of stairs so people could "astral shift" between floors lmao
<2022-01-30T03:26:05.000Z> JSDorn: I intend to make it so
<2022-01-30T03:26:22.000Z> Tactical: yeah just survive until you get a medal or two, your survivability goes up a lot more
<2022-01-30T03:27:05.000Z> Tactical: no one has been lethally killed so far, and the Swiss so far are pretty easy
<2022-01-30T03:27:52.000Z> Tactical: partially enjoying memeing on retarded co-workers that the Swiss are collapsing like a paper tiger since the normosphere assumes Switzerland is fucking invincible apparently 
<2022-01-30T03:29:32.000Z> JSDorn: Yeah I assumed that too until I looked up what their military was like in the 40s and yeah, it's a pushover. Old equipment, small numbers, no armor, no modern doctrines.
<2022-01-30T03:29:54.000Z> JSDorn: The only thing they can do is beg the French to come to their rescue
<2022-01-30T03:29:59.000Z> Tactical: We have collaborationists as well, Swiss civilians have been cordial lmao
<2022-01-30T03:30:22.000Z> Tactical: had a member of the swiss NSDAP help us identify a (((local mayor)))
<2022-01-30T03:32:01.000Z> Tactical: technically we are not national socialist and a lot of our command are boomers
<2022-01-30T03:33:04.000Z> Tactical: half of the party is Bloodthirsty and I'm a fanatic natsoc, so just do not mention anything that may occur in the field to higher ups lmao
<2022-01-30T03:34:45.000Z> JSDorn: Lol I get it. Though I'm sure your recognition by the fuhrer has earned you some resentment from higher ups who are not enthusiastic party members
<2022-01-30T03:35:42.000Z> Tactical: so far we've avoided alienating the old guard and we generally impress most of command 
<2022-01-30T03:37:24.000Z> Tactical: idk how it'll go since it's still early war, but if you team up with Gunther in some kind of sub-squad segment, he's technically Bloodthirsty and not keen on prisoners
<2022-01-30T03:38:13.000Z> Tactical: hopefully by the battle of France we'll buy off the disadvantages since Bloodthirsty is a very bad PR trait to have
<2022-01-30T03:40:22.000Z> JSDorn: How many disadvantages do I need?
<2022-01-30T03:40:43.000Z> Tactical: I don't know how Kiane wants to do yours, you are our first player since last year so things might of changed
<2022-01-30T03:41:10.000Z> Tactical: traditionally speaking you pick from a set of National Disadvantages of up to around -25, and it's to get you more points for chargen
<2022-01-30T03:41:20.000Z> Tactical: I took Fanatical, Sense of Duty, and Honest
<2022-01-30T03:41:28.000Z> Tactical: (wow what a disadvantage)
<2022-01-30T03:42:06.000Z> JSDorn: Lol yeah some of them really don't seem that bad
<2022-01-30T03:42:38.000Z> Tactical: like, if Reichnau went up to me and asked if I wanted to kill Hitler, I'd have to tell him to his face via mauser round that he's a retard
<2022-01-30T03:42:48.000Z> Tactical: this causes problems but in a combat game it's sparse
<2022-01-30T03:44:56.000Z> Tactical: but yeah last session we got past the border, in-game it took about an hour I think https://i.poastcdn.org/48029442f6b27bc2ad3137e0d39caa9d0391aedac46e4976ed290cd3dd883b8a.PNG
<2022-01-30T03:45:11.000Z> Tactical: swiss have barely had time to react so we'll see
<2022-01-30T03:48:20.000Z> JSDorn: Nice. There's no place for them to really retreat to and I think with all the cultural commonality they'd sue for peace sooner rather than later. 
<2022-01-30T03:48:49.000Z> JSDorn: Would be funny if the conspirators tried to convince us to help assassinate Hitler
<2022-01-30T03:49:26.000Z> Tactical attached file https://i.poastcdn.org/df396812ad22fb3189ba634bbc3a4f8450edd407be0f76275d5baa519ec50efb.gif
<2022-01-30T03:50:11.000Z> Tactical: our squad is extremely robust atm
<2022-01-30T03:50:27.000Z> Tactical: feelsgoodman
<2022-01-30T03:56:15.000Z> JSDorn: We're gonna be drinking schnapps in Paris before you know it
<2022-01-30T04:06:22.000Z> Tactical: hell yeah
<2022-03-06T03:05:30.000Z> JSDorn: Hey stupid question but how do you get the flags in your display name?
<2022-03-06T03:05:59.000Z> Tactical: I just did something like :USA: or :ukraine: while typing
<2022-03-06T03:06:05.000Z> Tactical: at least for edit profile
<2022-03-06T03:07:10.000Z> JSDorn: Hmmm it doesn't work for me
<2022-03-06T03:07:48.000Z> Tactical: :RU:
<2022-03-06T03:07:54.000Z> Tactical: weird
<2022-03-06T03:08:34.000Z> JSDorn: Yeah