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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell
Subject: we're going in!
May 8th, 2025
Antarctic Research Facility, Antarctica - 1706
Lieutenant Hagar sets down on the ridge, and the two fire teams immediately hit the ground running and fan out into defensive positions - Fort Benning would be proud. The pilot provides you with several smoke flares and a powerful mid range transmistter that should be able to reach WhiteHorse, no matter the weather or interference. With a wave, he departs, and soon, the Black Hawk is nothing but a memory.
Speaking of weather, it is truly, bitterly, horrifically cold. the arctic gear you wear is obviously helpful, but the wind and subzero temperatures quickly make the almost mile trek from the LZ to the base unbearable.
The team follows Blake's suggestion, but aside from a slight tingling sensation when crossing the blue barrier, nothing seems to be amiss. The light is slightly distorted inside of the blue dome, but that is all that seems odd - the bitter cold is still ever present.
The two fire teams split and move as per the looey's orders, but by the time they reach the specified exit doors, everyone (expect for Sergeant Lee) is fatigued from the terrible, killing cold. Of course, there is no time for fatigue, and no option, so the teams press on.
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May 8th, 2025
Antarctic Research Facility, Antarctica - 1739
Fire Team A
Fire Team A discovers a steel door firmly set into the side of ARF36, adorned with red stenciling stating "EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY. ALARM WILL SOUND."
The door has to be partially dug out from the snow, and is not overly willing to open, but eventually does. Naturally, an alarm does indeed sound, though it cuts off approximately thirty seconds after being closed. No one inside appears to have noticed the alarm.
The fire team enters the facility via the emergency exit northeast of the garage, to find themselves within a small hallway. The lighting is active, though there are no signs of current habitation.
To the left are two doors - nothing but storage closets containing as assortment of hand tools, solvent cleaners, an odd spark plug, several short lengths of chain, and a spare can for diesel fuel.
To the right is an open doorway leading into what is marked on the map as the "Workshop/Rec Room". A few tools are scattered here, but clearly, the Rec portion is the focus of the room. A large, comfortable sofa dominates the center of the room, where it sits facing a game console and television. A ping pong table stands against the wall in a folded up position. Various pinup style posters featuring scantily clad women adorn the walls, as do also a few motivational posters.
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May 8th, 2025
Antarctic Research Facility, Antarctica - 1739
Fire Team B
Fire Team B discovers a similar entrance door - except for the fact that this door has been torn from its hinges and cast aside, where it juts out of the drifting snow. The open doorway leads into the south entrance foyer, which would normally be a relatively unremarkable room, were it not for the missing door and resultant snowdrift covering the floor.
Four steps into the room, Hart holds up a hand, signalling a halt. The team then sees what he has - a large, fur-covered hand sticking up out of the snow inside of the room.
A quick dusting off reveals the body of a huge (approximately seven and a half feet tall, easily four to five hundred pounds) apelike creature covered with long, shaggy white fur. It's frozen face is contorted into a mask of pain, most likely a result of the multiple bulletholes the corpse is riddled with.
Posted on 2007-10-31 at 14:46:25.
Edited on 2007-10-31 at 20:30:38 by t_catt11
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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell Q&A
Subject: hehe
 @ taller
Yeah, I guess that would be a pretty boring game, huh? "Comms are down. We fix 'em. Mission accomplished."
Posted on 2007-10-31 at 13:56:19.
Edited on 2007-10-31 at 20:09:16 by t_catt11
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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell Q&A
Subject: gotcha...
True, that!
Hehe... if nothing is wrong (except communications being down), I can imagine that the scientists will be surprised to have specops bursting in from opposite ends of the compound, but not checking the front door. 
Post coming shortly.
Posted on 2007-10-31 at 13:28:37.
Edited on 2007-10-31 at 20:08:44 by t_catt11
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Topic: Continuing Where We Last Left Off Q&A
Subject: loved the combat...
Great description, great results. @ Kilgim being "shaken, not stirred".
I'm not sure whether to celebrate at Arien's good fortune, or to cringe since I have used up all of my good luck.
Posted on 2007-10-30 at 18:22:06.
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Topic: The Tides of Fate Q&A
Subject: well...
I suppose I'll need to get a post up, soon, since most of you have done so.
Posted on 2007-10-30 at 17:37:34.
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Topic: The Guiding Light Q&A
Subject: well, you are right!
Edited said post. Only Jozan's character was not accurate.
Posted on 2007-10-30 at 17:04:45.
Edited on 2007-10-30 at 17:06:46 by t_catt11
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Topic: The Guiding Light
Subject: poor doggy
12th Pfier (Fallday), 452 E.R.
Edge of the dunes
Varuna kneels by Dog's side, removes the bolt, and prays for Lysora's aid. Fortunately for the animal, the Sacred Mother holds compassion for all living creatures, and the goddess answers her servant's prayers. In short order, the wound is closed - though the cleric's experienced hands tell him that it is not fully healed.
DM's note: Lysora is the goddess of healing, and thus, will let her gift be used for a good cause on any creature. That being said, she may not appreciate it if you take the gift - which is understood to be intended for intelligent beings - and open up a veterinarian clinic with it.
The second attacker disappears completely into the gathering darkness. Meanwhile, En'aranthea catches up to the first attacker, the man held fast by Lysora's power. The bladesinger efficiently disarms the man of his weapons - the crossbow, a handful of bolts, a slightly rusty scimitar, and a knife with a serrated edge - and ties him fast. A couple of minutes pass, and the rigidity leaves his body.
At first, the man is all bluster and bravado, but after testing his bonds, he quickly realizes that his plight is hopeless.
"Aw right, then" he states. "Me an' Gob are a patrol. Cap'n Markos sends us out reg'lar as clockwork, 'e does. Mork an' Thull run a patrol like us, too." He grins, an unpleasant sight due to missing and greenish teeth. "Cap'n'll have 'em lookin' for you, now, seein' as how I won't be showin' up on time. 'Course, Gob got a good look at the lot of ya, so me mates'll know what to look for."
Apparently feeling there is no point in hiding anything, he continues to talk. "We light the light on the tower at night to get ships to run into the reefs. They sink, we row out, kill any surviviors, and take the loot. Cap'n's a genius... plenty 'o loot, and no need to risk our skin takin' it."
When asked about the residents of the lighthouse, the pirate gives a cruel grin. "Really now, what do you think 'appened to 'em?"
He pointedly looks the bladesinger up and down, a lewd expression on his face. "Tell ya what, luv... 'ow about you come visit me and my mates? I think you'd be right popular with the lads..."
Posted on 2007-10-30 at 17:03:31.
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Topic: The Guiding Light Q&A
Subject: huh?
Didn't I do this on the recruitment thread?
but sure, I can do this.
Posted on 2007-10-30 at 16:55:22.
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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell Q&A
Subject: huh
I was personally a bit surprised that you guys are going in as two fire teams... though really, it does make sense. I guess I hadn't considered that possibility (for some reason).
Posted on 2007-10-30 at 14:22:02.
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Topic: The Guiding Light Q&A
Subject: really what I needed to know...
That's the big thing I needed to know, if anyone would give chase, and how you guys planned to handle the held attacker.
I think you've answered both.
Yay for baby showers!
Posted on 2007-10-29 at 21:43:47.
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Topic: The Guiding Light Q&A
Subject: poor doggy
Dog is still alive and awake, but his eyes are quickly going glassy. He's whimpering softly, but seems unable to move - the bolt is deep in his chest.
Posted on 2007-10-29 at 20:19:10.
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Topic: The Guiding Light
Subject: you dirty so-and-so's!
12th Pfier (Fallday), 452 E.R.
Wilderness north of Crall's Shoal, western Antaron
Two two scruffy men break in different directions. Fearing a trap, the two sylvari warriors elect to not persue, though Tal does send Dog after them.
Varuna calls out to Lysora for aid, and the goddess answers - a split second after loosing another bolt (that flies wildly off target), the man finds his limbs stiffened by divine magic, and he is literally frozen in place.
Faster than any human, Dog closes easily in the second attacker... who calmly kneels, takes aim, and buries a crossbow bolt into the charging animal. Dog screams in agony, breaks stride, and tumbles head over heels into a nearby ditch. The assailant doesn't even bother to acknowlege the fact; he simply resumes his all out flight, heedless of Dog, the party, or his companion's plight.
Sorry, folks... you didn't provide enough fodder for me to assume actions beyond the first round.
Dog is not dead, but is critically injured. The first attacked is held firmly by Lysora's power; the second has all but disappeared into the dusk.
Posted on 2007-10-29 at 15:11:13.
Edited on 2007-10-29 at 15:14:23 by t_catt11
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Topic: Continuing Where We Last Left Off Q&A
Subject: yeah, whatever...
I guess we'll allow it...
Posted on 2007-10-29 at 14:39:26.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: wow...
...I feel so educated!
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 21:36:20.
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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell Q&A
Subject: hurry, yup
I figured that you were posting, but yeah, I wanted folks to be able to read over the weekend. We can handle any fallout of Charlie's discovery via backpost... I don't think it will keep the team from taking the window for the flight.
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 21:18:00.
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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell
Subject: time to take off
May 8th, 2025
WhiteHorse Military Base, Antarctica - 1630
GM's note: figured there was no need to drag this out forever. If you've missed something, we can backpost, but I say it's time to get this show on the road!
Right before sixteen hundred hours, Chogan is dispatched to the barracks to let you know that your chopper is ready to go. "Better hoof it, guys... command says another storm'll be rolling in soon," he tells you.
A half hour later, the entire team (and your gear) are stowed inside a UH-60S Black Hawk combat assault helicopter. The Black Hawks are beginning to be phased out these days, but their long and distinguished service record sees many still in use throughout the globe... and the pentagon apparently sees no need to upgrade at the bottom of the earth. A Lieutenant Hagar grins a greeting as you strap in.
The earth falls away behind you, and soon, all signs of civilization are gone. Hagar navigates the featureless white waste by aid of instument, humming along tunelessly to a radio playing 1980's hair metal.
Twenty odd minutes into your flight, he signals. "We'll be to the LZ before long... folks, there's another storm coming in. I have enough time to drop you off and skidaddle before it hits, so I can't hang around."
You watch as Hagar again rechecks his instruments. "I’m still not picking up the station’s beacon. But it should be right over the next ridge."
You peer through the cockpit window, anxious to see something else beside the endless plains of ice and snow below.
The lieutenant gasps in amazement.
Below you, the station at last comes into view, but nothing like you expected. A shimmering blue dome encompasses the station, as well as the ice field surrounding it. Flickering beneath the swirling blue colors you spy a silent Antarctic Research Facility 36.
"I can’t get any readings from inside that barrier," the pilot states, "but it doesn’t look solid." He points to the snowfall passing through the field. "It also looks like the station still has power. But I’m not going to risk landing inside that blue thing. I can drop you off on that ridge over there. But you have to decide soon; I need to get moving."
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 20:52:25.
Edited on 2007-10-26 at 20:54:34 by t_catt11
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Topic: Continuing Where We Last Left Off Q&A
Subject: heh
Yay for less hating! Gonna make a crusader out of Dapple yet.
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 20:40:06.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: there ya go, firefox users!
You can now use the mouseover feature to see who posted to those last five topics. Thanks to Scarab for enlightening me!
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 19:53:23.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: hrm
You learn something new every day. Thanks for the tip!
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 18:03:42.
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Topic: A Cold Day in Hell Q&A
Subject: roster updated
New guys are on the roster.
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 15:18:28.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: huh?
That's odd... all I'm using is the standard HTML ALT tage for the image in question.
Funky list whatzit? 
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 15:08:06.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: last five topics...
By the way, if you did not know, you can hover your mouse over the colored dot next to the topic name to see the full topic name, as well as who posted to it last. 
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 14:01:58.
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Topic: RDINN Feature Updates/ Suggestions/ Bugs
Subject: hrm
Brianna, I'll give you a pass on this one, since this thread is so danged long, but that feature you're askign for has long been in the works... as have the last coupld I've implemented. I'm slowly but surely making my way there!
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 13:40:01.
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Topic: Stupidest game-related utterances
Subject: wow...
...had these people never heard of, I dunno, names?
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 13:29:03.
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Topic: The Tides of Fate Q&A
Subject: choo choo!
I railroaded Yali into the same transport as the rest of the lawbreaker portion of the party... sue me. Her bluff went well, but being so noticeable, instead of quiet like a good bystander, gets her special treatment.
And gives me a convenient way to merge the party! 
Posted on 2007-10-26 at 13:15:50.
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