Stargate Alternative History IC [GURPS4e]

[sazzer]

A few seconds later you receive the message:
This is Sergeant Jacobs. We read you loud and clear doctor, and can confirm receipt of your rock through the device.

[Goblin Music]

Nick turn to Alex. a rock?

[durrem]

Ok, great. If Gilford is satisfied with our return portal, let's recon this recon mission. We should be able to get a better view of our surroundings if we head out of the forest to the East.

[GM.Casper]

“Consider the rock an early geological sample. We will now go investigate the signals. Gilford out.”
Turning to others, he asks: “You all remember the home address in case we get separated?”

[durrem]

That was not a suggestion, people. Let's move out.

We're going to scout out the road to the East, until we can get a better look at our surroundings where the forest thins out. That should give us a better vantage point to the North East, where the signals were detected from.

Latham, you're on point.

[Anansi33]

"Yes sir," Cyrus says, taking the lead and heading East on the trail, alert for any sounds or signs that might indicate people or animals nearby.

[Goblin Music]

Nick grins to adventure! he exclaims as he starts for the east

[sazzer]

You head off east along the trail. As the trail clears the edge of the trees, it slowly starts to turn northwards. There is still no sign of movement around at all, but off to the north you see some hills, and behind them you can see wisps of smoke rising straight up into the air.

A rough estimate would put the hills about 2 miles along the trail.

[GM.Casper]

Alex pulls out a piece of chewing-gum from his pocket while looking around.
“I wonder what’s up with that smoke. Advanced aliens shouldn’t use fossil fuels or wood. But then again they wouldn’t leave the portal unguarded in the middle of forest either. I guess will see once we reach those hills.”

[durrem]

Ok guys, I'd like to get a look at what's ahead. Let's take a little more covert route than boldly striding down the road, though. Let's hike parallel to the road and take a peek over the ridge line of the hills.

As we move out, Metcalf takes up the rear, keeping an eye out for the scientists as well as for trouble.

[sazzer]

You take a more circuitous route instead of heading directly down the path, but don't see any signs of life on your journey. As you approach the hills you can definitely make out that the smoke is coming from just the other side of them, and can now hear what are unmistakably voices coming from the other side.

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Can I have a Linguistics check from Nickolas Montgomery please

[Goblin Music]

Nick stops dead and waves his hands about to get the others to be silent as he listens to the voices
[roll=Linguistics(14)]3d6[/roll]

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* post roll count doesn't match database

[Goblin Music]

linguistics - (3d6)[6]
rolling for linguistics (14)

[durrem]

Using hand signals, Metcalf indicate that we should take a peek over the hill, using bushes to hide our silhouette against the ridgeline. After hearing the scientists stomping through the forest, Metcalf indicates that they should stay back while the officers take a look.

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military gestures: Soldier (13-) (3d6)[11]
Stealth (13-) (3d6)[16]

[Anansi33]

Cyrus takes a peek along with Metcalf, careful not to do anything that could compromise them.

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Stealth 15
(3d6)[11]

[sazzer]

The two soldiers creep up the hill carefully and look over the top. On the other side you see a stone pit with a large fire built in the centre, and wooden huts surrounding it. The huts are all at least 5 metres from the stone pit. There are a number of people around doing all sorts of things, but again none of them getting within a couple of metres of the fire - though you can't tell if this is deliberate from how they are moving, they just never happen to go to close to it.

The people all look to be human, with skin colouring that is tanned but not darkly and all having black hair.

[Goblin Music]

Nick stands where the soldiers left him puzzling over the odd language

[sazzer]

It's obviously quite a collection of voices you can hear, but from here you can't make it out well enough to make much more of it than that...

[GM.Casper]

“What’s taking them so long?” Alex asks. He then looks around and scales a nearby tree to take a better look at the settlement.
“Wooden huts. Not particularly high tech. The aliens must have taken some humans from ancient earth and resettled them here.” He quietly tells Nick. “Think it’s might be worthwhile to go talk with them?”

[Goblin Music]

Nick looks up at Alex "probably, they seem to be speaking a language derived from Egyptian. i can't quite understand it, but i could figure it out if i had some context." Nick answers

[GM.Casper]

“Alright, let’s go then.” Alex climbs back down.
“I’d say the soldiers have done enough lurking in the bushes.”