Just You, Then Freedom - SIGN UPS!!

[Vivienne Rousseau]

No. of Players (Allied/Axis):
-1 Neutral
-1-2 Axis
Introductory Posts (Neutral/Hostile): Neutral
Location (Board and Sub-Board): Germany - Small Towns/Villages
Time of Day (24 Hour Clock): 18:45
Current Weather Conditions: A cold winter's day. Late February, -10 degrees, -5 windchill. It is snowing lightly with some wind, said wind often blowing in sudden gusts. Driving is hazardous, and visibility has been reduced to 90%.

Map:


Units

Allied (or in this case, Neutral):
Normal Units (Private and Corporal NPC’s): None
Special Units (All other NPC’s): None
Light Vehicles: None
Armoured Vehicles: None
Planes: None

Axis
Normal Units (Private and Corporal NPC’s): To be determined
Special Units (All other NPC’s): To be determined
Light Vehicles: Yes, but numbers will be determined.
Armoured Vehicles: None
Planes: None
Estimated Difficulty (Beginner, Normal, Veteran, Expert): I'm going to go out on a limb and say "Beginner".

Notes:
You (the Axis player or players) have been tasked with a simple mission: find Vivienne Rousseau. She and several other inmates escaped a week prior from the Germans when their convoy overturned in bad weather. The other escapees have been found - Vivienne Rousseau is the only one remaining that must be caught. You have been asked to bring her in alive, only killing her if she becomes too heavily wounded in the battle, simply because her strength and size makes her vital to the German war effort.

You have been sent to a forested area that isn't too far from where the convoy overturned. Local gossip says that a giantess stalks these woods, which are just outside of a small German town. Following this lead, you and your men must try and find Vivienne, all the while maneuvering through snow and not getting lost in the nearby woods.

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Units and what-not for the Axis side will be determined as soon as someone signs up. You may bring an unlimited number of NPCs, and as many light vehicles as you deem fit. I don't think Special Units will be needed, but if you want to bring them, I do not object. When it is figured out who will be coming, I will edit the map with the Axis players' positions - you may choose where you want to start, but I suggest the road, for common sense's sake.

So, any takers?

[PuNk! ™]

Hmmm...
You've probably noticed, but I've wanted to get my Kyle Steinbeck account up and running lately. I'm happy to take this battle/search if you'd have me? My character isn't war orientated and you can fathom that out by the division he's in (that I created).

I would be happy to take part in this thread, if you'd have me?
As for units, I would only be bringing soldiers (all privates) and I would be happy to leave the number of them up to you. Perhaps around 6 - 12 maybe? Because it would be a full blown search party and they'd be scattered in numbers to try and find you.

Again - if you're happy to have me in this thread, let me know; But I could make it worth your while.

*Edit* I forgot to mention a truck or something for transportation, that I would bring. Other than that, the units are pretty much as stated above.
~Danny

[Vivienne Rousseau]

Your characters are epic win. Of course you can join! ;D

It's your call. It takes an average of ten normal men to bring Viv down, not counting weapons, rope, or other items that may help. I reccomend at least 6 plus one truck for transportation, but if we have another player, you may be able to take more or less. I can edit the map to show where Kyle would start out.

Oh, and as a note - when the battle is finished, feel free to reuse the map, edit it, etc. It's my treat.

Edit: I'm also just waiting for the CP from my "Lioness" thread to be issued. I was thinking of getting Viv a rifle that she stole from one of the convoy guards, and maybe a grenade or two. If that makes her too powerful, though, I'll refrain from it.

Edit #2: Vivienne will also suffer a "cold weather handicap" in this battle. Her arthritis and heart are more prone to acting up in cold weather, as shown in the thread, "A Crossing of the Paths". You may want to use this fact to your advantage, Axis players.

[PuNk! ™]

Yay!

Well, not to sound harsh, but your character is only a Civilian so to speak and her shooting/fighting skills wouldn't be classed as fantastic. I'm happy to go along with her being bit of a brute and superhuman? (Although, JT would probably be upset, as he's the only superhuman here. With his Vet' Infantryman Cert).

But, I wouldn't go as high to say, she could take on several soldiers; I feel you've over classed your character somewhat, in regards to the fact, it could be considered cheating in it's own way. I mean, we've created Certifications to better people's characters, the Infantryman Certs being a prime one of them, were their characters are more tougher and better adapted to the skill of fighting. Viv' is quite literally a civilian (in respect to the fact, she has no rank or soldiering expertise) and it's entirely up to the member to bulk or fatten their characters as they want, but making them superhuman as far to say she could take on a whole squad of trained soldiers... Is a little unfair. Mainly because she's not even a soldier to begin with.

So I'm only saying this for your own good, as the Mod-Marker would be quite realistic and hopefully take note of the fact; Viv is only a civilian and well, the strengths you're injecting into her, aren't really fair on others.

As I've said, I'm happy to go along with your character being a brute, but when you begin mentioning a very hostile resistance, you can't help but have me state these points. As quite honestly, I would find it a big shamble upon anyone's behalf, if a civilian was more than capable of taking down six to twelve men skillfully. That's all.

So if you're planning on putting up a rough fight, just take into account, your character does have limits and what may be playing out in your mind, may not meet the critera of the mod-marker's realism on the matter. As I've said, you can bulk out your character, but taking on six heavy guarded units (soldiers) and not even being classified with the skill of a simple soldier. I don't quite think you should heighten your judgement too far. This is a hostile role play and in fairness, this is where the rules apply the most...
~Danny

[Vivienne Rousseau]

Your point is made. I wanted to bring this up because Viv IS a brute, she fights with every dirty trick she can think of, and I didn't want her to be an uber-powerful character. She's very strong, and she's very tall, so I was trying to think of a realistic strength for her. With trained soldiers, though, she can fight them like a brute, but I don't expect her to win against a squad or something like that.

Meh, I'll take back what I said before. I forgot about the Certs. And yeah, she'll have a horrible shot; she'll probably know how to reload, what with manufacturing German weapons and stuff in some of the labour camps, but she'll have no aim. Also, she's blind in one eye and 15/20 in the other, so a gun would only be for intimidating purposes and a last resort.

Edit: Also, what should we declare a victory for Vivienne, if she manages to outwit the Axis? Getting to a certain point on the map which would be declared a "free zone", a.k.a. a part that would mean she successfully escaped? Just wondering, seeing as how this battle isn't as typical as others.

[PuNk! ™]

Yeah I'm not saying this to be mean, gawd, far from it - I'm honestly saying this, so you don't get unstuck in a situation.

I be honest, if I was modding this battle, I'd give you the benifits of being a male; You're strong, sturdy and would put up a good fight. When it came to shooting, I would make you a curved aim (as you're quite literally a civilian, untrained) and more-so, if you attempted to tackle a soldier, I wouldn't go as far to say you'd knock him off his feet. It would quite honestly be a fair fight, if you went at him head on, rather than surprisingly attacking them.

So overall, the laws of strengths/weaknesses in hostile threads are grim.
Neutral threads, you can knock yourself out and be Superman. But in hostile threads, members pay good money for their equipment and units, having someone proclaim to be a tank on the field, who in fairness, isn't even a soldier; Well, most would see that as cheating.

Don't hate me for telling you this, but you have to see it from a staff point of view and other's perspective. If we allowed people to make their characters brutes and indestructable from the beginning, it would seem really unfair. Hence the certification's purposes, if you wish to be a stronger soldier than someone else, you earn the right to hold that experience/title.

Which is why, for intance, if JT (Edward McMillan) got into a physical fight with an ordinary member, who was only a standard soldier. They wouldn't last two minutes, as he's earned the right to hold that bonus strength and expertise in being a Veteran Infantryman. On the other hand, you've appointed yourself the podium and well, you're not even a soldier to begin with.

So if you're planning on being quite hostile in this thread, I can humbly say, you could be shot at in retaliation fire from my soldiers. They all have minds of their own in the mod-marker's opinion and the mod-marker could quite honestly make my soldiers fire off their own accord, if you're seen to be a threat. So I'm just hitting some pointers out there, so you know what you could be in for if you went ahead with this battle.

I don't want to kill you.
But in fairness, you would be seen as far weaker than the average soldier and possibly, my men could fire at you in sheer retaliation if you fired at them - on the grounds of the mod-marker's opinion, as they're all meant to be individuals in the field. So just be warned really. That's all I'm trying to say...

If you're happy to go ahead with this, we can, but just bare in mind those points I've mentioned above.
~Danny

[Vivienne Rousseau]

My plans for this are to go head on as a last resort. I'll basically be trying my hardest to get away, and if anyone gets close, THEN I'll go on the offensive. My character may be a brute, but she's got her priorites; run first, fight like heck if you can't.

I apologize if I appointed myself the podium. Actually, I'm quite glad you knocked me off. The feeling of being surrounded...not being able to get away when people smaller then you are shooting at you like crazy...IT'S SO EXCITING! XD Making it more realistic makes it fuuuuun. And trust me, I'm not afraid to get my characters hurt.

[Mark Davies]

*Muscling in smarmily*

Not to intrude but maybe my character could jump in to even the balance? Give Vivienne some firepower? I could maybe bring a man or two?

Unless you're happy as you are.

[PuNk! ™]

Alright well, fair enough.
I just hope you understand what I've mentioned in my prior posts. I don't want you falling victim to another one of this website's member deaths, because you thought your character could bulldozer several soldiers willy nitty. Like I said, you can fatten or bulk your characters up, but it doesn't mean they're going to be incredibly strong in a battle - have to remember, things are at stake, which mean harder rules and a realism to be involved.

So a member who appoints them-self as a big brute and isn't even a soldier. Does seem a little unfair on those who have gone through the ropes of earning their ranks, buying their units/equipment, only to be crushed by someone proclaiming to be ten times stronger.

That's all. Just bare it in mind for any future hostilities you partake in with Viv' or your other characters. Us Mods are pretty tough when it comes to realism and an IO constituency of rules to make things fair.

~Danny

[Vivienne Rousseau]

Hmmmm...well, Rhys, honest to Pete, this battle takes place waaaaay before any Allied troops would have been in Germany. If Aksel was free, you probably could have brought him in. If you want to do that, however, I suppose the battle could be postponed, but I'll let the other party in this - PuNk! - say what he thinks.

Edit: Didn't see your post, PuNk!. Could I still have your opinion, please?

[PuNk! ™]

Up to you Viv', I be honest, I'm planning a lot for Kyle lately and if this battle doesn't go ahead, I was going to make one for him - which could put me out of the running for this thread/battle, as you're only allowed to be in one hostile thread at a time.

So it's your choice really, if you want to get this thread started between us, we can go ahead more or less straight away. If you wanted to wait, I can wait for a little while, but don't get annoyed if I decided to drop out after a while. I haven't RP'd in ages and only in the past week, I've been doing so; Which is why I may not wait around too long.
~Danny

[Vivienne Rousseau]

It looks like Rhys's battle is one mod-mark away from ending, but because Danny signed up first and because this can either be a one-on-one or one-on-two, I'd like to go right ahead and do it straight away. Do we need a seperate mod?

Rhys, I apologize for this, but I'd really like to do this battle ASAP. Once I give Viv some cooldown time and another reason for her to battle, THEN we can do something. Also, this thread will determine Viv's future in the RP; if she successfully escapes, then she will be working with the Allies and the French Resistance. That means that, in a battle, she would be on the Allies' side, and THEN you could bring Davies and the big guns in to help. If not, however, she'll be dragged back to another labour camp.

So PuNk!, what would be a good victory condition, as I said before? Viv escaping into the woods undetected, or escaping the enemy soldiers' notice? I'll go with almost anything.

And all Viv will be equipped with will be winter clothing and a standard-issue Axis rifle, which I think is fair. They'll both be "stolen" from the convoy, but if this is not fair in your eyes, I shall sell off the winter clothing.

[PuNk! ™]

Ho-Kies! If you're happy to go ahead with this, all sounds good.
You're more than welcome to purchase a Axis Rifle (Doesn't cost anything) and if you wish to purchase some winter-clothing or other items, you're welcome too. As I've said, the moderator may dull your judgement of aim, due to the fact you've had no military training and would be considered at the level of a civilan. Skill wise.

I won't be modding this - if that's what you mean? Lol.
It's against the rules for a Moderator to mod his own battle, I'm not a hypocrite. Hehe.

So Dan/JT/Strum or Nathan can mod this. Depends really, who wants the job.
As for victory status regarding Viv, how about, getting from the South to the North successfully? So you have to get across the road and head North on the map to Retreat. In reality, you wouldn't be retreating from a battle, but escaping - as the circumstances are different here. So I would have failed in capturing or finding you and obviously you would have succeeded in evading capture.

Sound alright?
Or did you want to go from East to West from your current location. Although, where you're placed, you're already halfway there. Lol. They're my suggestions anyway.

But again, you can purchase clothing/rifle/tools or equipment to help you out and proclaim them as being stolen from the toppled over halftrack for instance. That's totally fine. Just be aware you wouldn't be a crack shot with the rifle - as your level of expertise is considered Civilian.
~Danny

[Vivienne Rousseau]

North to South sounds fair. If Viv went into town, there's a chance she would be tipped off almost immediately by the townsfolk - it's not every day you have a woman of seven feet walking around. XD So, if I was Viv, I would head north, and we can just say the forest thickens that way, thus giving her more cover.

And who says I need to be a crack shot? When desperate, Vivienne can get disturbingly creative with a rifle, lol. Just makes the RP experience all the more epic.

[PuNk! ™]

Lol!
That sounds completely fine; I'm happy with the terms. Such as the woodlands getting thicker or what-not, I think the map is self explantory really. One of the best maps I've seen, in regards to the terrain detail.

Just a bit of advice. Run like the wind bullseye! LOL!
Ohh, so how many men do you want me to bring? 12? Or is that a bit too much for the circumstances? All I can say is, they would be scattered and they'll have orders to capture you alive. So unless you displayed hostility, you're pretty much safe from dying...
~Danny