Mission Briefing (1st one-shot:1947)

‘Alright, men. Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em. Charlie, fire up the slide show.

‘As you know, the war’s taken a disastrous turn. D-day two years ago, there were too many surprises. Too many we in the intelligence community failed to uncover. Fish-men, fucking fish-men!, sabotaging our ships, walking Panzers, SS in jet-packs, and the abomination of their so-called “Resuscitated Soldier Program.” Ah Christ-

‘Now half of England is in enemy hands.

‘We think we know where they’re getting this new fuel from. Underwater sub-base in Antarctica in a place they call “New Schwabenland.”

‘You’re going to be inserted by one of our brand new Nautilus Subs equipped with an experimental sonic weapon that really screws with the fish-men. It doesn’t kill ‘em, but it sure knocks them on their ass for a while. The lab boys estimates you’ll have a couple hours, three at the most. That’ll give you time to get in, blow up the facility, and get back out. Preferably alive. Any intelligence you can get would be invaluable, but your priority is to Destroy. That. Base.

‘God bless you and the United States of America. Dismissed.’

Here is the background table and archetypes that will be available for the new Grim Hack rules. Feel free to let me know if there's something you think should be added as another archetype, or key skill missing for a Weird War II/Delta Green type mission.

Roll	Career	+d10	Skill
1	Academic	Int	History
2	Artist	Cn	Art, Musicianship, or Sing
3	Athlete	S	Acrobatics
4	Carpenter	Dex	Carpentry
5	Chef	Cn	Cook
6	Construction Worker	T	Engineering
7	Electrician	Int	Repair Electronics
8	Farmer	T	Agriculture
9	Geologist	Int	Metallurgy
10	Jeweler	Dex	Gem cutting
11	Line Worker	T	Consume Alcohol
12	Mechanic	Cn	Repair mechanisms
13	Merchant	Fel	Haggle
14	Miner	S	Mining
15	Preacher	WP	Public Speaking
16	Rancher	WP	Animal Handling
17	Sportsman	Agi
18	Tailor	Dex	Tailor
19	Traveler	Fel	Additional language
20	Diverse background		Roll twice, ignore any duplicates including this result.

Common equipment: Black combat fatigues, Duffel bag, Flak jacket, Harness, Insulated wetsuit, Thick soft-soled combat boots (+10% Silent move urban), White winter Parka.

Suggested party make-up, at least 1 Intelligence officer, and 2 commandos.

Soldier: Commando Specialist

Skills: Demolitions, Concealment rural, First aid, SCUBA, Silent move rural, Specialty weapon – SMG, Specialty weapon – firearms.

Equipment: Commando Knife, Silenced .45 1947 Thompson SMG w/ 90 rounds (3 magazines) silencer only good for first magazine, C4 charge and detonator, 3 frag grenades

Soldier: Heavy Weapons Specialist

Skills: First aid, Mechanics, SCUBA, Specialty weapon - Flamethrower, Specialty weapon – firearms,

Equipment: Compact Flamethrower w/15 ‘fwooshes” (3 canisters), .45 1911A1 w/ 21 rounds (3 mags)

Soldier: Sniper Specialist

Skills: Concealment rural, First aid, Marksmanship, SCUBA, Silent move rural, Silent move urban, Specialty weapon – firearms

Equipment: 1946 Winchester model 70-S sniper rifle w/ scope and 15 rounds (3 clips), .45 1911A1 w/ 21 rounds

Intelligence Officer

Skills: Communications, Concealment urban, Cryptography, Occult lore, Other language: German, SCUBA, Silent move urban, Specialty weapon – firearms

Equipment: Commando Knife, Silenced .45 1911AS w/ 21 rounds (3 mags) silencer only good for first magazine, code book

Weapons in brief:

.45 Silenced Thompsons S:4 Rate of Fire:1 or d3. Only the first 30 rounds are considered noise suppressed.

.45 Silenced 1911 Pistol S:4 Rate of Fire:1. First 10 rounds considered noise suppressed.

Winchester Bolt-action w/ Scope S:5 Rate of Fire:1 +10% to RS when using the scope.

Mk7 Compact Flamethrower. Area of Effect Weapon.