Ot/ Name that game

[LT. Ox]

No the Face!

I could tell where I got my electronic copies but I'd have to shoot you in the face...

That is the only part of me that has not been Blown up, cut up, shot up or overly beaten.
Quit looking at the scars and broken nose!
Goes back to reading "Patriots" on SCRIBD

[Targan]

[LT. Ox]

Banned

You are ALL banned.
I have hurt myself laughing and it is your, all of you from that place, Fault!!!
Ok now I have the hiccups.

[Draq]

There's a game on steam called neo scavenger with a very similar setting. I downloaded the free demo. You die alot...

[unkated]

Aussies...

... and they are all so competitive. Almost worse than Texans...



Like size is all that matters

Uncle Ted

[Cdnwolf]

Targan going for a swim...

[StainlessSteelCynic]

... and they are all so competitive. Almost worse than Texans...



Like size is all that matters

Uncle Ted

Competitive, no we're not, I'll tell you about compe...

Umm, oh... I see your point...

[Legbreaker]

Australian's aren't competitive, we just like to prove what we already know - we're better than the rest of the world.

[Legbreaker]

[Targan]

[kcdusk]

After reading the first post, i was thinking of this RPG i bought back in the day ...

https://rpggeek.com/rpg/1051/hunter-planet

[aspqrz]

According to mates in the Army when the US Marines were out here in the ... late 80's IIRC ... for some joint exercise with us Aussies ... well, us Aussies are known for our peculiar sense of humour, shall we say ... and the Briefing Pack given to all the Officers and NCOs contained mostly true information ... mostly ...

See, there are some nasties up in FNQ ('Far North Queensland'), real nasties ... some of the most poisonous reptiles and arachnids around, just for a start. So all of them were in the briefing package.

Along with the Drop Bears some of you seem familiar with

But were you aware of the Kangaroo Trapdoor Tackle Spiders

Big things the size of Dinner Plates, and larger, who live in concealed lairs in the ground ... and sense passing vibrations of, oh, size 12 Marine Boots, for example. They wait till the vibrations have passed overhead and then bound out of the concealed lair, grabbing the ankles of the passer by, tripping them.

The victim has one slim chance of survival - they must immediately swivel around and stare the predator down. Not blinking once, till they slowly withdraw into their lair.

(Lots of roots to trip on in FNQ! :-))

Then there's the Killer Kangaroos. Look exactly like regular K's to foreigners which, as everyone knows, commonly hop down the main street of Brisbane but, well, they have bigger brains (regular Ks have relatively small ones), are carnivorous, have much stronger and better developed forearms with better grasp (almost human!). And they can hop faster than a Marine weighed down with an 80lb pack can run and they have been known to grab tree branches and beat their prey to death!

Then there was the (if true) sad story of some Track commander who didn't duck when travelling too fast along a rough track on one of the exercises and got brained by a low hanging branch which was immediately attributed to Drop Bear attack by the rest of the vehicle crew who buttoned up and had to be coaxed out by some Aussie medics

Is it any wonder that the Marines left the briefing muttering dark things about the dangerous wildlife

As for the two Campaign Packs for Aftermath I was, indeed, responsible for them ... but was also quite well aware of The Morrow Project (had 1st Edition and 2nd Edition ... probably still do packed away somewhere), the problem was getting any of the adventures, scarcer than Hen's teeth down here in Oz.

Not impressed by the more recent Hardcover version, though. Great cover, terrible interior ... art ... poorly laid out and klunky rules compared to the really very good earlier versions. And the background While some attempt has been made to update it, it's about as good an effort as the rest is ... not a patch on the original two versions, IMO (but I'm probably just being a cranky old codger).

Phil

[Legbreaker]

Those killer kangaroos are real! I've hunted down a few myself.
Buggers are tough though - Don't try taking one down with anything lighter than a .303 or 7.62N, or better yet 12 gauge slugs at a dozen yards.
Lost a few good dogs in the process too.

[LT. Ox]

Thanks

Phil I thank you for the reply and the work on a great game!
Legbreaker;
Well, just you , well, I thin ...well er
Phil can I ask a favor please write in the demise of a certain MG operator, I owe him an do not have the talent to repay.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Phil I thank you for the reply and the work on a great game!
Legbreaker;
Well, just you , well, I thin ...well er
Phil can I ask a favor please write in the demise of a certain MG operator, I owe him an do not have the talent to repay.

Hey LT, Legbreaker ain't the only Aussie MG operator here

I used to be a '60 operator before I got put into a recce platoon.