Initiative in the Twilight

    So I've been thinking alot about my Twilight 2000 hack. I think I have combat itself, or at least fire combat squared away in my head. But the one thing I'm still pondering is initiative. I have three distinct ways to go about it in my head. T2K, Recon, and Black Hack all have different systems for it. I keep mulled over if I should drop one or the other. Or for that matter knead two or more of them together. Not sure yet. Still in my note taking phase. Nothing really written. Perhaps I should start writing it proper. Maybe it would be clearer to me then.

Twilight 2000/Recon

    So I've been thinking a little bit about T2K. I really love the setting and the game. It is really crunchy, to say the least. But I have this love for it anyways, even though I tend toward lighter systems nowadays.
 

    Another favorite is Recon. Not as crunchy as T2K. But bit more than some games. Its scope is a little bit limited, skill wise. You can definitely tell its based off an old miniatures game. But its still a great little game.

    I've thought about "OSRing" both of these. Even done a little ground work on it. But T2K is such a large thing, for lack of better words. That it is very intimidating. Then Recon which I think is ripe for an OSR treatment. But then really it would only be for personal consumption. As Kevin Siembieda is a pretty litigious guy. He writes and produces some really cool stuff, but man major control freak.

    But I think a military RPG is a missing niche in the OSRish world. I mean there are some great spy games, which is a good step in the right direction. But no straight mercenary, special operator game.

    I'm really digging "The Black Hack" right now. But I'm not sure its a good fit for it. I'm not sure about gun combat. I think the rules are great for ancient melee/ranged. But I'm not sold on modern yet. I would like to see how they work it in "The Front". At the same time I don't want to seem like I'm ripping it off, or not being original on my own.

     Another thing I ponder about is skills. While again in The Black Hack using attributes works for it. I could even see it working for a pulp/1930s game. But I'm not sure if it totally fits with a modern military game. I think it would work better with some sort of skills or bonus to skill type actions.

    Anyways just some random thoughts. So some ideas I'm rolling around.

The Name Game

So I've been working on the Recon hack. Its moving away from its start and becoming its own thing. So I think it deserves its own name. As its really its own thing now. So I've cooked up a list.

The Dogs of War
The Wild Geese
Soldiers of Fortune
The Professionals
Ronin
Men of War
Mercenaries
Shadow Company
PMC
The Company
Soldiers for Hire
Contractor
Condottiere
Legionnaire

So what do you folks think? Like any of them? Opinions? Better ideas? Feel free to share in the comments.

Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacré mercenaire

Reconnaissance by fire

Some basic stats for a couple rifles. I'm working on optics rule and how they figure into combat. So the rifles with built in or added on optics will have some modifiers.

Steyr AUG
Damage: 3D10+5
Weight: 7lbs 15oz (3.6kg unloaded)
Length: 31" (790mm)
Magazine: 30 or 40rd box
Max Effective Range: 1600' (460m)

L1A1 SLR (FN FAL)
Damage: 4D10+10
Weight: 9lbs 8 oz (4.31kg unloaded)
Length: 41.5" (1053mm)
Magazine: 20rd box
Max Effective Range: 1800' (520m)

Galil ARM
Damage: 3D10+5
Weight: 9lbs 9oz (4.35kg unloaded)
Length: 38.54" (979mm)
Magazine: 35 or 50rd box
Max Effective Range: 1600' (460m)

H&K G36
Damage: 3D10+5
Weight: 7lbs 9oz (3.43kg unloaded)
Length: 39.29" (998mm)
Magazine: 30rd box
Max Effective Range: 1600' (460m)

Hacking the Recon

So, having been working a little bit on the Twilight 2000 hack. Then watching an "Expendables" movie. I totally have picked back up my "Recon" hack, I had been working on. Got the character creation/skills fully fleshed out. Its all hand written, so it will need to be typed up. I'm really enthused about this right now. Found all my out notes, and have been rewriting and expanding. More to come....

Recon of the Expendable Twilight

So I watched "The Expendables 3" tonight. Man every time I watch one of these, I want to run a merc game bad. Makes me think of Palladium's Recon. Then I think about T2K, which obviously has been on my mind. So many choices. So many awesome ideas. What to do, what to do......