Stargate SG-12 IC

[hand ax ranger]

As he waits for a reply from SGC, O'Hallagan looks around to take in his immediate surroundings. "Don't fire unless fired upon or you have my order. Pair up, lemme get a quick 50 meter perimeter and then we'll spot-check our planned route and head out."

"Yes Sir.."

Marcus moves out to set up a 50ft Perimeter, all the while scanning the area for movement. He moves with caution as to not cause his Ghille Suit (never liked how the *Classified* gave the appearance of a moldy Chewbacca) to shake too much.

Spoiler: Rolls

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(1d20+5)[14] Stealth

[DrK]

Marcus in his ghillie suit vanishes into the pines and scrub as he scouts ahead of the main party picking their way through the cool woods. The twin moons bright even in the day light above them as they push on following the terrain towards their first checkpoint, the strange metal source. Out in front its Marcus as he passes along the wooded floor of a narrow gorge his attention so drawn to a series of standing stones on the ridge edge some 60ft up the near vertical scree slopes of the gully. The regular edges and the faded patterens barely visible from 60ft below suggest that they are not natural.

[hand ax ranger]

Marcus in his ghillie suit vanishes into the pines and scrub as he scouts ahead of the main party picking their way through the cool woods. The twin moons bright even in the day light above them as they push on following the terrain towards their first checkpoint, the strange metal source. Out in front its Marcus as he passes along the wooded floor of a narrow gorge his attention so drawn to a series of standing stones on the ridge edge some 60ft up the near vertical scree slopes of the gully. The regular edges and the faded patterens barely visible from 60ft below suggest that they are not natural.

He uses his scope (finger off the trigger obviously) to see whats around it.

"Spotted a bunch of stones sir...."

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Percetion (1d20+3)[21]

[Squadfather42]

Judson listens to the report of the rocks and smiles to himself. So this mission may not be a total waste.

Moving ahead slowly, Judson scans the area..

Spoiler: Skill rolls

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Perception-
(1d20+5)[8]

Survival-
(1d20+8)[20]

[DrK]

Judson joins the moving bush, both staring up at the stones. Both can see clearly now they are of non-natural origin. The few they can see from the base of the gorge probably marking a circle. Through the scope Maecus can see marks and moss covered inscriptions on their sides!

[Squadfather42]

Judson joins the moving bush, both staring up at the stones. Both can see clearly now they are of non-natural origin. The few they can see from the base of the gorge probably marking a circle. Through the scope Maecus can see marks and moss covered inscriptions on their sides!

"Boss, you may want to move up and check this out. The stones look like they form a circle. They kind of remind me of the pictures you see of Stonehenge."

Judson scans the area as they stand there looking at the stones.

[hand ax ranger]

"Boss, you may want to move up and check this out. The stones look like they form a circle. They kind of remind me of the pictures you see of Stonehenge."

Judson scans the area as they stand there looking at the stones.

Marcus jeeps watch behind them, not sure what to expect coming up on them. experience in and especially outside of the military taught him that even if there were no enemy combatants there could still be predators to dumb, brave or starved to leave a sitting hunter alone. Coyotes and snakes, as unlikely as they were, came to mind...and that was just what HE KNEW could be......

Spoiler: watching the flank

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(1d20+3)[21]

[infoweasel]

The Major waves their civilian specialist to follow him as he makes his way to Judson's position. Pulling out his binoculars, he checks out the standing stones. "Hey Fred, get some pictures of whatever that is, will you? It's a bit out of the way for now, but we'll check it on our way back if we have time and conditions allow."

After studying the artifact and allowing their scientist type to get some photos, the Major stows his binos. "Alrighty folks, let's head out. Judson, you're on point." Smirking he notes, "Price of having good eyes. Everyone else, head on a swivel."

Spoiler: OOC

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Perception roll to check out the artifact for anything really unusual:

(1d20+7)[8]

[Squadfather42]

"Copy that, moving out to 50."
Judson says with a smile on his face. As soon as he's 50 ft in front of the group, Judson starts to scan his surroundings. Moving quick enough to cover distance, yet slow enough to scan the area, Judson moves along with his MP5 at the low-ready.

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Perception-
(1d20+5)[6]

Survival-
(1d20+8)[13]

[hand ax ranger]

"Copy that, moving out to 50."
Judson says with a smile on his face. As soon as he's 50 ft in front of the group, Judson starts to scan his surroundings. Moving quick enough to cover distance, yet slow enough to scan the area, Judson moves along with his MP5 at the low-ready.

Spoiler: rolls

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Perception-
(1d20+3)[6]

Survival-
(1d20+9)[29]

As Judson moves up Marcus readies to cover him, scanning the tree lines and edges for anything to pop up and offend Judson.

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(1d20+3)[6]

Ready action to aim at any such target then shoot them.
should concentration check fail then it would just be shoot.

(1d20+9)[29]

[stanleyindraven]

Fred stumbles about a bit as he pulls the camera to the ready. He looks around, knowing he only has the video camera. "I will get footage of it." He clicks on the recording and starts to pan about, trying to zoom in on the stones as he passes over them.

[DrK]

Some shots are taken of the stones from a distance before the party heads off again, the pine covered ridges hard going as the team follows the long contours along the river before rounding a bend and seeing the metallic object that been detected on the MALP survey. 300 yards up the narrow gorge, across the 40ft of white water you can make out massive chunks of metal and the now one-winged wreckage of what appears to be a goaul'd deathglider that has impacted upon the sloping rocky slope of the opposite side of the ravine.

[Squadfather42]

Upon sighting the crashed glider, Judson drops to one knee and throws his hand up to signal a tactical stop.

Glancing back Judson gives the Major a quick "check this out" look.

[hand ax ranger]

Upon sighting the crashed glider, Judson drops to one knee and throws his hand up to signal a tactical stop.

Glancing back Judson gives the Major a quick "check this out" look.

Marcus conitues to watch over Judson to make sure he does not get shot up.

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If I need to roll to maintain let me know.

[stanleyindraven]

Fred stops and crouches in place.

[DrK]

The three military team members all pause - dropping to knees, eyes to gun sights as they scan the river bank. The twin moons in the sky highlight the alien world as they watch for any movement but nothing appears to be moving by the crushed glider save for the splashing white water rapids and the trees flapping in the string winds. Not even a wisp of smoke can be seen rising from the crashed cockpit although from this side of the river you cannot see the cockpit or top of the glider.

[infoweasel]

Taking a knee behind foliage, the Major whips out his binos and takes a peek at the crashed enemy ship. "Well, ****. No activity, no signs of the pilot, and...damn, can't see the cockpit from here." Dropping the binos and pulling out his map, he thinks out loud. "No way to know why it's here. Here's the plan: Cross, Thompson, take overwatch positions no more than 300 meters from the craft," he instructs with a general area pointed out on the map. "I'll take Fred down and see if that thing's distress beacon has been activated so we know one way or the other to expect company. Two clicks on the comm when you're in position. Radio silence apart from that excepting enemy contact, if it's activated I'll give a visual signal to regroup and we'll discuss plans in person."

[Squadfather42]

Judson acknowledges the Majors orders. Moving swiftly and yet carefully, he is soon in an over watch position.

Checking to ensue that he gas a good, ckear field of fire. Judson slides his rucksack off and breaks his "baby" out. In a matter of seconds he is looking through the scope of his Barrett.

[DrK]

The two overwatch team members trot off upriver a little. Both able to easily make their way into heavy cover opposite the glider. Judson finding a convenient boulder to rest the massive .50 cal sniper rifle on. As both watch over the downed glider still nothing seems to be moving. The scrub covered ravine giving easy cover and wandering across the hill slope they can easily cover the Major and Fred.

Spoiler: Skills

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Feel free to please make Hide and Surveillance rolls

Slipping down the slope towards the edge of the river Fred and Major can easily reach a pair of man sized boulders with water lapping around them and they can stare across the fast flowing rievr rapids at the crashed glider. Neither can see any movement.

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If you have any detection equipment you could scan for any emissions otherwise having a swim?

[hand ax ranger]

Marcus adjusts himself to be able to keep over watch on the two. He still scans the tree lines and any place some sort of bug eyed tentacle alien could come from.

[DrK]

The river looks too deep here and it's too far away to scan. Scopes out the team look left and right until they find 2 options. One, about a mile downstream is after a nasty set of rapids the water slows on a bend becoming lazy and slow, wide but possibly swimmable.

The other you can see would be a scramble across a large rapid playing leapfrog across the rocks. Aside from those options it would be a guess and a longer delay to go up or down river.

[hand ax ranger]

Marcus.....is not really doing anything else, still just over-watching Judson.

Spoiler: ooc

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Again do I need to re-roll concentration or no?

[Squadfather42]

Judson settles in and gets as comfortable as possible, while scanning the area through his scope. Scanning the area, Judson is looking for anything that normally wouldn't belong there.

Spoiler: skill rolls

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Hide-
(1d20+2)[17]

Surveillance-
(1d20+2)[9]

[infoweasel]

As he approaches the river, Major O'Hallagan has a good look up and down the river, briefly consulting his map before pointing at a series of medium sized rocks with moderate gaps between them. Keeping his voice low, he motions to Fred. "Looks like we get to play leapfrog. C'mon." Opening his pack, he pulls a rope from it and ties it loosely around his waist, then hands the other end to Fred, motioning for the civilian to do the same. "Just in case," he comments as he cinches the rope tight just above his ammo belt.

I'm assuming this would be an Athletics check? Not sure if my climbing kit would help at all, if so it's +2 circumstance bonus.

Spoiler: OOC / Actions

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Either way, I'm going to use Generous and have my roll apply for both Fred and I, and will spend an Action die to up it.

Athletics: (1d20+3)[6]

Action die: (1d4)[3]

[DrK]

Clambering over the slippery rocks the Major reaches the first of what would be a large jump, 7ft, then 8ft then 6ft across the river with his trailing rope. He reaches the first one, for a leap that would have been simple if he had a run up, but sadly on the rocks the run up is limited and he slips and catches the edge of the water, feet dangling in the cold water. As he drags himself up onto the rock, looking out over the next leap that is even bigger. The rope held taut if if the others want to jump across as well.

Spoiler: Jumps checks

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8ft wit no run up = DC16
6ft with no run = DC 12

[hand ax ranger]

Marcus catches up by this time, watching Judson almost wipeout.. "Hey...no time for swimming Jud. We got work to do. afterwards maybe you can splash around.."

he simply waits to see how this goes.

[infoweasel]

As Major O'Hallagan drags himself back up onto the rock, he takes off his helmet and slicks his thinning chesnut hair to get the worst of the water out of it. As he eyeballs the next jump, he gets into position and then thinks for a moment, shaking his head. Looking back over it, he calls, "I'm just gonna swim the rest of it and set up the rope for y'all when I get over there. No need for the rest of y'all to get wet."

Setting down his pack, he takes out a waterproof bag and then sets the whole pack, his boots and his weapon inside it. Setting it down, he motions to Fred. "Tie that up and I'll pull it in once I'm on the other side. Carefully lowering himself into the water, he makes for the shore from where he's at.

Spoiler: OOC / Actions

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B

TW Judson is Squadfather42, not me. You said that he catches up...isn't Marcus supposed to be on overwatch on the ridge?

Swimming:

So the SRD says one cannot take 10 in stormy water, which implies one can take 10 if it's not stormy water. If possible I'll just take 10. If not let me know and I'll roll.

[DrK]

With a heavy sigh the Major slips off the rock and swims and wades his way across the river taking some time but reach the other bank shivering and soaked but safe and unharmed. Once across its a matter of a few minutes to find a stout looking tree stump to secure the line to for the others to have a guard rope to help them across if they choose to swim or jump?

Standing on the rocky side of the stream he can see nothing moving still and bar a few small birds in the trees neither can his team members in the trees....

[infoweasel]

Shaking the water from his BDUs as best he's able, the Major calls out to his team's civilian specialist, just loud enough to be heard over the rush of water but not so loud that it bounces off the canyon walls. "Alright Fred, you can do this. Tie the other end of the rope up at a bit of an incline and then we can let gravity zipline over your field kits and my pack. After that just keep a-hopping, once you hit a gap too big for you just use the rope to shimmy across. Worst case scenario you'll get a bit wet and I'll pull you in."

[hand ax ranger]

Marcus keeps at the ready to react should something go down. currently this was Judson's show and he had no real reason (or inclination) to take it from him.