ROUND 1

You sneak into the installations through a subtly dug up hole running under the wall, hidden behind bushes. The slow, methodical work of your fellow spies through several days, perhaps.

As you enter, you find yourself surrounded by greenery. Tall grass that would reach up to about your knees standing up, as well as shrubbery to hide behind. You can see the canopies of trees planted atop elevated ground around you.

Two paths stretch before you. You think you can hear someone nearby, though you cannot see them.

You can hear the familiar sound of barking to the north.

What do you do?

OPERATION NINJASK

Map of the Installations. Operative Zac Ramsay on the scene.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story and an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. There’s a limited number of rounds for the player to achieve the mission.

Player’s have an economy of Two (2) Actions per round. Their choices are:

• Move [1 adjacent square, provided no insurmountable obstacles]
• Action (Act)
• Shoot [2 bullets TOTAL, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles]

The player may choose to not Act and Move Twice instead. Alternatively, they may forego to Move at all and Act twice. Some actions may necessarily require both.

ACTION

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances, keeping in mind their economy of two (2) actions.

An action must be performed by either the trainer or one of their pokemon. Whoever it is that performs it will be subject to the consequences of failure.

The DM will look upon the actions taken, judge their level of risk and reward on a [Low (15) | Mid (45) | High (75)] scale for each, and then determine if the result of their roll was enough.

An action will succeed regardless of whether the roll fails or not. However, when a roll fails, the cost is the pokemon performing them.

If a trainer performs an action, and fails the roll; that is to say, dies, the mission is failed.

ROUND 2

You advanced after detecting movement ahead, and chose to to immediately go on the offensive and eliminate the threat.

There's certainly merit to eliminating a seemingly lone guard, but only time will tell if it was the appropriate choice. However thought out it may or may not be however, luck proves to not be in your favor.

As your Galvantula deftly makes its way through the trees, an unfortunate breeze carries through the forest from east to west. As the wind passes, the approaching guard's Growlithe's raises his nose in the air and sniffs deeply, its gaze narrowing towards the trees.

A sharp bark releases from his throat as he turns his gaze sharply in Galvantula's direction, a fiery blaze coating his maw and teeth as his muscles coil under him-!

SUDDEN CHOICE!

You can almost see what's happening in slow motion. Your keen mind can tell how things will go if you do nothing.

Will you:

• Do nothing. The guard and Growlithe will be taken out, but so will Galvantula.
• Order Galvantula to retreat; You'll keep your soldier, but... The Guards will definitely be alert to your presence.
• Pokedoll: Oh yeah, you did choose this for your loadout, didn't you? Growlithe's love toys.

OPERATION NINJASK

Map of the Installations. Operative Zac Ramsay on the scene. One guard Found. One Enemy Growlithe besides him. Galvantula on the attack.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story and an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. There’s a limited number of rounds for the player to achieve the mission.

Player’s have an economy of Two (2) Actions per round. Their choices are:

• Move [1 adjacent square, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All movement is stealthy]
• Action (Act)
• Shoot [2 bullets TOTAL, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles]

The player may choose to not Act and Move Twice instead. Alternatively, they may forego to Move at all and Act twice. Some actions may necessarily require both.

ACTION & CHOICE

ACTION
Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances, keeping in mind their economy of two (2) actions.

An action must be performed by either the trainer or one of their pokemon. Whoever it is that performs it will be subject to the consequences of failure.

The DM will look upon the actions taken, judge their level of risk and reward on a [Low (15) | Mid (45) | High (75)] scale for each, and then determine if the result of their roll was enough.

An action will succeed regardless of whether the roll fails or not. However, when a roll fails, the cost is the pokemon performing them. Sometimes, however...

CHOICE
Sometimes, players will be given 2 to 3 choices to make based on their previous action. These choices are context dependent, and generally offer both something to gain and lose. Choices don't cost action economy.

ROUND 3

Your foresight came in handy quickly. The Snom doll flies through the air in a perfect arc and lands at the feet of the Growlithe just as it prepares to launch itself towards your Galvantula, the fierce expression in its face practically blinking away as its eyes shifted from the spider's general direction towards the cute little doll.

There's a moment of contemplation, where instinct and training butt heads over the proper course of action- it's a short moment, but it's more than enough.

For his part, the guard gasps as he notices the doll land at the pokemon's feet, his reaction to slow.

"Don't th-!"

The Discharge reaches them and silences the guardsman, who bites his tongue as his body convulses momentarily, before collapsing onto his back on the floor just as the Growlithe lurched forward, face planting on the dirt.

Guard, 'dead'. Growlithe, 'dead'.

Galvantula, Alive. Perfect Victory.

With the guard and guard dog out of the picture, you are free to resume your advance. It is an uphill walk, and as soon as the earth levels out, you can see much more clearly into the distance. Yet again, more or less two paths stand before you.

If you keep going northward, you can see in the distance were greenery ends and gravel begins. You can faintly see warehouses and vehicles as well. Probably the base proper.

On the other hand, westward you can see what appears to be a tall warehouse. Not much else, though one can surmise going beyond it would lead to the path you didn't take earlier.

What do you do?

OPERATION NINJASK

Map of the Installations. Operative Zac Ramsay, survived. Galvantula, survived. Enemy guard, dead. Enemy Growlithe, dead.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story and an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. There’s a limited number of rounds for the player to achieve the mission.

Player’s have an economy of Two (2) Actions per round. Their choices are:

• Move [1 adjacent square, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All movement is stealthy]
• Action (Act)
• Shoot [2 bullets TOTAL, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles]

The player may choose to not Act and Move Twice instead. Alternatively, they may forego to Move at all and Act twice. Some actions may necessarily require both.

ACTION & CHOICE

ACTION
Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances, keeping in mind their economy of two (2) actions.

An action must be performed by either the trainer or one of their pokemon. Whoever it is that performs it will be subject to the consequences of failure.

The DM will look upon the actions taken, judge their level of risk and reward on a [Low (15) | Mid (45) | High (75)] scale for each, and then determine if the result of their roll was enough.

An action will succeed regardless of whether the roll fails or not. However, when a roll fails, the cost is the pokemon performing them. Sometimes, however...

CHOICE
Sometimes, players will be given 2 to 3 choices to make based on their previous action. These choices are context dependent, and generally offer both something to gain and lose. Choices don't cost action economy.

ROUND 4

The distance between you and the warehouse quickly becomes nothing as you rush through the forest towards it. Before long, you and your pokemon all stand before the structure.

You think you can maybe see the silhouette of a guard in the far distance... He's standing underneath some light, staring in another direction. For now, it doesn't seem like he'll look your way.

Back to the warehouse...

You cannot see any signs of lights from the outside, but as you approach closer yet, you think you can hear... several voices inside. There's talking; not hushed, but not particularly loud either. If you and your pokemonlook around exhaustively, you'll eventually find several ways to see inside. From a few tall windows on the warehouse's to a large glass piece on the rooftop.

A rather stereotypical scene of Four (4) guards playing cards and shirking their duties is playing out beyond the walls. You cannot smell it, but you or your pokemon perhaps can see a few bottles of alcohol around the box they are using as a playing table.

None of them look important or distinct enough to be the Terrorist Leader; they certainly aren't acting like one, either.

Curious how careless they are, given that your Incineroar can smell the faint, familiar smell of gunpowder along the windows and ventilation.

You think you might recognize one of the items being used as betting fodder from the loadout options from earlier, though the memory's vague...

The only growlith around seems to be sleeping by one of the guards' feet.
What do you do?

OPERATION NINJASK

Map of the Installations. Operative Zac Ramsay and his three pokemon, by the Warehouse.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story and an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. There’s a limited number of rounds for the player to achieve the mission.

Player’s have an economy of Two (2) Actions per round. Their choices are:

• Move [1 adjacent square, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All movement is stealthy]
• Action (Act)
• Shoot [2 bullets TOTAL, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles]

The player may choose to not Act and Move Twice instead. Alternatively, they may forego to Move at all and Act twice. Some actions may necessarily require both.

ACTION & CHOICE

ACTION
Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances, keeping in mind their economy of two (2) actions.

An action must be performed by either the trainer or one of their pokemon. Whoever it is that performs it will be subject to the consequences of failure.

The DM will look upon the actions taken, judge their level of risk and reward on a [Low (15) | Mid (45) | High (75)] scale for each, and then determine if the result of their roll was enough.

An action will succeed regardless of whether the roll fails or not. However, when a roll fails, the cost is the pokemon performing them. Sometimes, however...

CHOICE
Sometimes, players will be given 2 to 3 choices to make based on their previous action. These choices are context dependent, and generally offer both something to gain and lose. Choices don't cost action economy.

ROUND 5

Your Galvantula's ambush upon the unsuspecting soldiers goes off without a hitch. A tapestry of electrified webs descends upon the large group, enveloping and paralyzing them all before they've a chance to scream in alarm.

4 Soldiers and a Growlithe, dead.

Upon the table, you find 1x X-Speed that had been used as a chip for betting.

Any further inspection would reveal nothing you hadn't already gathered; your target was not there, and the smell of gunpowder was ever present, though further inspection would reveal these to be fireworks, not high-grade explosives.

Thankfully.

That's one victory.

Now for one unfortunate defeat.

Your Kekleon follows your commands and goes north alone. Her natural cammouflaging abilities, careful approach, and instructions to merely observe, would have made this an easy task...

But unfortunately, a predator that hunted not by sight, but by scent, had been awaiting near the path. And the wind turned against her without a single, sweeping gale.

An Arcanine's roar rocked the night as it sprung to Action, springing at Extreme Speeds towards the camouflaged Kekleon, a fiery blaze coursing through its body as it crashed with a mighy boom unto the other pokemon, generating a large, explosive mushroom cloud.

Your pokemon manages to retreat and escape during the Arcanine's moment of weariness and vertigo following its Flare Blitz, barely stumbling back to you to report her findings.

Before the Arcanine attacked her, she saw a vehicle moving west, and looking to be going south next. She also saw Two guards stationed there, as well as her attacker.

Her mission complete... her eyes fluttered closed.

Mei has died.

---

You've acquired 1x X-Speed.
Kekleon has fainted.
North sector guards are alerted.

OPERATION NINJASK

Map of the Installations. Operative Zac Ramsay survived. Galvantula survived. Incineroar survived. Soldier 1 survived. Soldier 2 survived. Arcanine survived (injured).

Kekleon has died. Warehouse Band (4x Soldiers, 1x Growlithe) have died.

Vehicle is moving West, then South.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story and an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. There’s a limited number of rounds for the player to achieve the mission.

Player’s have an economy of Two (2) Actions per round. Their choices are:

• Move [1 adjacent square, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All movement is stealthy]
• Action (Act)
• Shoot [2 bullets TOTAL, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles]

The player may choose to not Act and Move Twice instead. Alternatively, they may forego to Move at all and Act twice. Some actions may necessarily require both.

ACTION & CHOICE

ACTION
Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances, keeping in mind their economy of two (2) actions.

An action must be performed by either the trainer or one of their pokemon. Whoever it is that performs it will be subject to the consequences of failure.

The DM will look upon the actions taken, judge their level of risk and reward on a [Low (15) | Mid (45) | High (75)] scale for each, and then determine if the result of their roll was enough.

An action will succeed regardless of whether the roll fails or not. However, when a roll fails, the cost is the pokemon performing them. Sometimes, however...

CHOICE
Sometimes, players will be given 2 to 3 choices to make based on their previous action. These choices are context dependent, and generally offer both something to gain and lose. Choices don't cost action economy.

ROUND 6

Boom. Headshot.

"Sh*t! What the fu-" Screams the guard as he reels forward, rubbing the back of his head while hissing before looking at his hand... which was covered in red paint. "Goddamn it!"

With a groan, the man unceremoniously dropped to the floor, 'dead'.

... Anyway, a second after that, a booming sound rocked the the night. In the far distance, your pokemon see a blur rush through the trees and grass, grinding to a stop.

The Arcanine gaze immediately snaps towards your group in the far distance, before reeling its head back and ROARing!

The sound thunders through the entire camp.

Whether they know it's because of you, or have simply been alerted by the Arcanine to something, the whole of the Camp is now alert.

Furthermore, with its Extreme Speed, the Arcanine will be within attacking range of you and your party within mere seconds.

SUDDEN CHOICE!

THESE CHOICES WILL NOT CONSUME YOUR ACTION ECONOMY.

You cannot see beyond what lies in front of you. Advancing any further will lead you to open ground- but who knows what awaits there? The camp has only just been alerted, but who's to say there might not be quick soldiers about? Not to mention... You can faintly hear the engine of a vehicle somewhere...

However, playing it safe is not an option so long as Arcanine is hot on trail...

Will you:

• Take out the Arcanine? [Requires Pokemon and Roll. High Risk.]
• Distract the Arcanine. [Requires Pokedoll.]
• Distract Arcanine with a pokemon.[Requires Pokemon. Requires roll each turn they distract Arcanine. Medium Risk. ]
• Distract Arcanine Faster. [Consumes X-Speed. Requires Pokemon. Requires roll every other turn they distract Arcanine. Low Risk.]

OPERATION NINJASK

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-Guard eliminated. 1x Bullet left.
-ARCANINE utilizes Extreme Speed to move two squares. ARCANINE utilizes Roar, drawing attention from camp.
-You can hear the engine of a vehicle.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story and an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. There’s a limited number of rounds for the player to achieve the mission.

Player’s have an economy of Two (2) Actions per round. Their choices are:

• Move [1 adjacent square, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All movement is stealthy]
• Action (Act)
• Shoot [2 bullets TOTAL, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles]

The player may choose to not Act and Move Twice instead. Alternatively, they may forego to Move at all and Act twice. Some actions may necessarily require both.

ACTION & CHOICE

ACTION
Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances, keeping in mind their economy of two (2) actions.

An action must be performed by either the trainer or one of their pokemon. Whoever it is that performs it will be subject to the consequences of failure.

The DM will look upon the actions taken, judge their level of risk and reward on a [Low (15) | Mid (45) | High (75)] scale for each, and then determine if the result of their roll was enough.

An action will succeed regardless of whether the roll fails or not. However, when a roll fails, the cost is the pokemon performing them. Sometimes, however...

CHOICE
Sometimes, players will be given 2 to 3 choices to make based on their previous action. These choices are context dependent, and generally offer both something to gain and lose. Choices don't cost action economy.