ROUND 2

You emerge from within a hole on the wall into a forest area, segmented from the rest of the installations. Nothing as far as can be immediately seen, a confident, stealthy advance is to be expected.

Even before you send out your Joltik however, you can see the signs of trouble in the distance. Further north in the distance, the distinct shape of a man stands out from the shadows, a rifle in his grasp. His body language is lax and unalert, the much greater threat being the Growlithe running circles excitedly around him.

One danger identified, your Joltik is sent out to scout, and it does with exemplar results. As it advances west, Itty Bitty witnesses many things; most eye-catching in the beginning is the sight a pickup truck moving through the roads beneath the elevated ground the spider treads.

The Joltik can see that the road leads towards the westmost exit of the Forest, were faint, human shaped figures seem to stand guard at some sort of toll booth.

The slow, trudging pickup truck fades in the background however as the Itty Bitty suddenly sees something in deeper inside the forest. A shape that does not belong amongst the foliage; utterly manmade... A cabin in the woods. And if he strains his ears, he can swear he hears the sound of a voice... shouting...? Trying to, perhaps?

There's not much time to think about it, however. The chilling sight of powerful claw marks are left upon the bark of several trees surrounding the Cabin... In fact... A lumbering shadow can be seen moving between the trees and undergrowth, west from the cabin.

This information is relayed back to Kazimir upon the Joltik's return.

With all this in mind... What do you do?

OPERATION KAZIMIR

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-Kazimir Wynter advances two squares; he can see in the distance a Rocket facing away. Beyond the guard, the far away, distant vista of warehouses.

-Itty Bitty the Joltik stealthily advances through the forest' undergrowth, completely undetected. While scouting, he sights a pickup truck advancing through the road westward, towards the westmost exit of the forest.

-Itty Bitty sights a cabin deep inside the woods, hearing what he believes might be muffled shouts from inside... He also finds several signs of a powerful, predatorial pokemon near it.

-Itty Bitty sights a large, ursine figure lumbering through the woods. The large pokemon thankfully does not notice the tiny spider, allowing it to crawl back to Kazimir to deliver the intel.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story, as well as an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. The Challenger has 10 posting rounds to accomplish their objective.

Player’s have an economy of two actions per round. Their commands are:

• Move [1-2 squares, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All Trainer movement is stealthy, so long as one evades a guard's line-of-sight.]
• Action Command (Can be anything; using a pokemon move, commanding a pokemon to scout, attacking a guard, etc.)
• Shoot [2 bullets, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles. Difficulty may increase with distance.]

The player can Move twice if desired. They can forego moving at all and make two Action Commands instead as well.

ACTION COMMAND

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances. For every Action Command taken, they must roll a dice.

As the DM, The Gym Leader looks upon their actions, judges the level of risk and reward on a (Low | Mid | High) scale each, and then determines if the result of their roll was enough.

The consequences of a failed roll are context dependent.

A Growlithe failing a roll on an attempted Odor Sleuth may simply not find anything, or even lead their trainer astray, but not immediately pay any consequences other than lost time.

A Growlithe failing a roll to scout an as-of-yet unseen, unexplored part of the map will be taken out.

Your pokemon can only attack someone/something it can see, and only with the means available to it. For example, If it doesn't have incredible speed, or a move of considerable range, then attacking a far away enemy is either impossible or of exceedingly high risk/difficulty.If the player is not entirely certain of whether an action would or wouldn't cost a pokemon, feel free to ask the Leader directly.

Despite its mechanics, the game is fairly free form, and so, if a Challenger is uncertain of whether something is allowed or how a specific action they have in mind would play out, they are encouraged to discuss it directly with the Gym Leader over Discord.

CHOICES

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

ROUND 3

You now stand by the cabin. Just approaching seemed like a daunting task earlier, when the steps of the lurking ursine thudded heavily through the forest's undergrowth nearby.

This close to the building, you can see a few windows, some of which are cracked, and the closer you come, the clearer the voice inside becomes. Peering inside through the frames reveals a tame but informative sight.

There's an old, soot covered hearth connected to the chimney above the roof.

Old bookcases filled with tomes, as well a small dining table, with a man dressed as an officer tied to a chair. His head hung low, he mutters incomprehensible things under his breath.

As the lumbering steps coming from the forest grow further and further away, his voice rises ever so slightly, making his words more clear... he's trying to call for help; from someone, anyone that will come. This man is also afraid of what lurks outside, not trusting the shabby cabin to protect him.

The door leading into the cabin is locked, and the windows are only meant for staring inside or out, they do not move. Of course, such things can't hope to stop a smart, determined man.

In the far distance, you can pick up the sound of an old engine as it advances through the road, the pick up truck from earlier slowly making its way to the toll booth. You can estimate that it'll be on the other side within... a single round, give or take, whatever that unit of measuring might be.

What do you do?

OPERATION KAZIMIR

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-Kazimir Wynter advances two squares; he can see in the distance a Rocket facing away. Beyond the guard, the far away, distant vista of warehouses.

-Itty Bitty the Joltik stealthily advances through the forest' undergrowth, completely undetected. While scouting, he sights a pickup truck advancing through the road westward, towards the westmost exit of the forest.

-Itty Bitty sights a cabin deep inside the woods, hearing what he believes might be muffled shouts from inside... He also finds several signs of a powerful, predatorial pokemon near it.

-Itty Bitty sights a large, ursine figure lumbering through the woods. The large pokemon thankfully does not notice the tiny spider, allowing it to crawl back to Kazimir to deliver the intel.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story, as well as an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. The Challenger has 10 posting rounds to accomplish their objective.

Player’s have an economy of two actions per round. Their commands are:

• Move [1-2 squares, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All Trainer movement is stealthy, so long as one evades a guard's line-of-sight.]
• Action Command (Can be anything; using a pokemon move, commanding a pokemon to scout, attacking a guard, etc.)
• Shoot [2 bullets, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles. Difficulty may increase with distance.]

The player can Move twice if desired. They can forego moving at all and make two Action Commands instead as well.

ACTION COMMAND

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances. For every Action Command taken, they must roll a dice.

As the DM, The Gym Leader looks upon their actions, judges the level of risk and reward on a (Low | Mid | High) scale each, and then determines if the result of their roll was enough.

The consequences of a failed roll are context dependent.

A Growlithe failing a roll on an attempted Odor Sleuth may simply not find anything, or even lead their trainer astray, but not immediately pay any consequences other than lost time.

A Growlithe failing a roll to scout an as-of-yet unseen, unexplored part of the map will be taken out.

Your pokemon can only attack someone/something it can see, and only with the means available to it. For example, If it doesn't have incredible speed, or a move of considerable range, then attacking a far away enemy is either impossible or of exceedingly high risk/difficulty. If the player is not entirely certain of whether an action would or wouldn't cost a pokemon, feel free to ask the Leader directly.

Despite its mechanics, the game is fairly free form, and so, if a Challenger is uncertain of whether something is allowed or how a specific action they have in mind would play out, they are encouraged to discuss it directly with the Gym Leader over Discord.

CHOICES

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

ROUND 4

With a deft leap you throw yourself through the cracked window , your large, well sculpted muscles offering you a measure of protection against impact as you land inside the shack's wooden floors, pieces of glass panels spread near the window cracking audibly as you skid to a stop.

The kidnapped man's gaze immediately snapped up upon seeing your shadow land nearby, your voice somehow making him only more alert.

"Shhh!" The man hisses lowly, looking around wearily, obviously afraid. Your questions do not go unheard, however, the man replying in a low voice as you try to work the knots. "Tried to feed the Leader poison."

Now that you are close, you realize he's legs are in a cast- both of them. You realize he's not capable of walking.

"Are you 'the' operative?" He says in another whisper. He's really in character; he might have offered to do this job- he's quite the dedicated actor. "You are almost there... Just north from here-!"

THUD!

The man's face paled, his words dying in his throat.

"... Oh no."

THUD THUD THUD THUD!

CRACK!

The western wall of the shack came flying in pieces at both of you as soon as you heard a thunderous crack, sending you and the still seated kidnapee to the floor as a large, furry figure stood by the hole.

The moon cast a long shadow over the large pokemon as it huffed and puffed, its large claws gleaming menacingly... before it charged at you!

SUDDEN CHOICE

These choices DO NOT consume ACTION ECONOMY

An Ursaring is charging you!

• Lose a pokemon but survive, and roll to keep the kidnapee. [Choose 1 pokemon, roll dice above 50 to keep Kidnapee.]
• Lose two Pokemon, but survive and keep the kidnapee. [Choose 2 pokemon.]
• Take the hit. [Fail Mission]
• Other [Context dependent. Requires roll.]
• Pokedoll/Smokebomb. [Preparation truly pays in spades. Lose nothing.]

What do you do?

OPERATION KAZIMIR

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-You sneak into the cabin, but make some noise due to your eagerness. While trying to do away with the Kidnapped's bindings, you hear something about North.

-Your infiltration suffers a hiccup as your earlier eagerness catches up with you. An URSARING has torn down the wall and is charging you! Make your SUDDEN CHOICE quickly, but remember! These choices DO NOT consume ACTION ECONOMY

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story, as well as an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. The Challenger has 10 posting rounds to accomplish their objective.

Player’s have an economy of two actions per round. Their commands are:

• Move [1-2 squares, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All Trainer movement is stealthy, so long as one evades a guard's line-of-sight.]
• Action Command (Can be anything; using a pokemon move, commanding a pokemon to scout, attacking a guard, etc.)
• Shoot [2 bullets, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles. Difficulty may increase with distance.]

The player can Move twice if desired. They can forego moving at all and make two Action Commands instead as well.

ACTION COMMAND

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances. For every Action Command taken, they must roll a dice.

As the DM, The Gym Leader looks upon their actions, judges the level of risk and reward on a (Low | Mid | High) scale each, and then determines if the result of their roll was enough.

The consequences of a failed roll are context dependent.

A Growlithe failing a roll on an attempted Odor Sleuth may simply not find anything, or even lead their trainer astray, but not immediately pay any consequences other than lost time.

A Growlithe failing a roll to scout an as-of-yet unseen, unexplored part of the map will be taken out.

Your pokemon can only attack someone/something it can see, and only with the means available to it. For example, If it doesn't have incredible speed, or a move of considerable range, then attacking a far away enemy is either impossible or of exceedingly high risk/difficulty. If the player is not entirely certain of whether an action would or wouldn't cost a pokemon, feel free to ask the Leader directly.

Despite its mechanics, the game is fairly free form, and so, if a Challenger is uncertain of whether something is allowed or how a specific action they have in mind would play out, they are encouraged to discuss it directly with the Gym Leader over Discord.

CHOICES

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

ROUND 5

The pokedoll hits the Ursaring in the face, bouncing off and over it and rolling off the length of its back. For whatever reason, the large pokemon almost immediately doubled back for the doll shortly after, its ursine paws crushing wooden floors under their weight as it launched itself back.

Following that, your joltik manages to free the kidnapee from his bindings and cast. The man woobles on his feet, leaning against your strong frame to remain standing.

"G- good job!" He says, giving you a thumbs up, before looking back east. "Now quickly, I think if we can-"

His words are interrupted by your own. The man's jaw slacks slightly as you jet north.

"W- wait, that's not- there's a wall-!" He begins to say, before you athletically manage to haul yourself up and above the tall wall.

"But..." Crack. "Damn it."

CRASH!

---

You think you can hear another wall coming down faintly as you land on the other side of the wall deftly, but it might just be your imagination.

You land in a pack of bushes, the rustling of which makes a very nearby guard glance your way sharply. The man stares for a moment, narrowing his eyes before turning his gaze forward once more.

Beyond him, you can see another guard in the distance, and far beyond him, you can see a large, two floored warehouse with a flag at the top, flapping dramatically.

However, more important than that... despite the guard's gaze not looking at the bushes... his hand is slowly inching towards his belt, were a pokeball can clearly be seen.

What do you do?

OPERATION KAZIMIR

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-You've consumed your smoke bomb/pokedoll. Ursaring has been escaped.
-You have freed the kidnapee.
-You have left the kidnapee.
-You have jumped over a wall and landed on some bushes.
-A guard heard you, but didn't see you. He's uncertain.
-He's subtly reaching for a pokeball.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story, as well as an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. The Challenger has 10 posting rounds to accomplish their objective.

Player’s have an economy of two actions per round. Their commands are:

• Move [1-2 squares, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All Trainer movement is stealthy, so long as one evades a guard's line-of-sight.]
• Action Command (Can be anything; using a pokemon move, commanding a pokemon to scout, attacking a guard, etc.)
• Shoot [2 bullets, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles. Difficulty may increase with distance.]

The player can Move twice if desired. They can forego moving at all and make two Action Commands instead as well.

ACTION COMMAND

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances. For every Action Command taken, they must roll a dice.

As the DM, The Gym Leader looks upon their actions, judges the level of risk and reward on a (Low | Mid | High) scale each, and then determines if the result of their roll was enough.

The consequences of a failed roll are context dependent.

A Growlithe failing a roll on an attempted Odor Sleuth may simply not find anything, or even lead their trainer astray, but not immediately pay any consequences other than lost time.

A Growlithe failing a roll to scout an as-of-yet unseen, unexplored part of the map will be taken out.

Your pokemon can only attack someone/something it can see, and only with the means available to it. For example, If it doesn't have incredible speed, or a move of considerable range, then attacking a far away enemy is either impossible or of exceedingly high risk/difficulty. If the player is not entirely certain of whether an action would or wouldn't cost a pokemon, feel free to ask the Leader directly.

Despite its mechanics, the game is fairly free form, and so, if a Challenger is uncertain of whether something is allowed or how a specific action they have in mind would play out, they are encouraged to discuss it directly with the Gym Leader over Discord.

CHOICES

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

ROUND 6

Pop!

Your poor Joltik is splashed with a red paintball, leaving it in a wet splotch of paint.

Itty Bitty the Joltik has died.

But its Emmy-worthy performance held true, and for a moment, the guard's bored expression slowly shifted to one of worry as the bug remained still as a statue.

Finally, he looked around wearily, before tentatively approaching the spider on the floor, moving to prod it gently with the muzzle of his paint gun.

And that's when he got snagged up by your large, powerful arms and dragged into the bushes. The man was quick to tap out as you did, slapping your arm and the floor twice to signal his defeat before promptly pretend limp, letting you more or less handle and hide away his body as you chose.

Once that was done...

The largest warehouse still remains in the distance, directly north of where you stand. A single guard is standing there.

You've got the feeling the guy you freed is not gonna be avoiding detection or capture (from either the local guards OR his ursine friend...) for long.

What do you do?

OPERATION KAZIMIR

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-Itty Bitty falls in the line of duty, but manages to steal the guard's attention away with an award winning performance.
-You make him tap out with a choke hold.
-Coast is clear, but based off your memory, you are guessing it won't be long now before the guy you freed gets seen and/or caught.
-What do you do?

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story, as well as an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. The Challenger has 10 posting rounds to accomplish their objective.

Player’s have an economy of two actions per round. Their commands are:

• Move [1-2 squares, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All Trainer movement is stealthy, so long as one evades a guard's line-of-sight.]
• Action Command (Can be anything; using a pokemon move, commanding a pokemon to scout, attacking a guard, etc.)
• Shoot [2 bullets, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles. Difficulty may increase with distance.]

The player can Move twice if desired. They can forego moving at all and make two Action Commands instead as well.

ACTION COMMAND

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances. For every Action Command taken, they must roll a dice.

As the DM, The Gym Leader looks upon their actions, judges the level of risk and reward on a (Low | Mid | High) scale each, and then determines if the result of their roll was enough.

The consequences of a failed roll are context dependent.

A Growlithe failing a roll on an attempted Odor Sleuth may simply not find anything, or even lead their trainer astray, but not immediately pay any consequences other than lost time.

A Growlithe failing a roll to scout an as-of-yet unseen, unexplored part of the map will be taken out.

Your pokemon can only attack someone/something it can see, and only with the means available to it. For example, If it doesn't have incredible speed, or a move of considerable range, then attacking a far away enemy is either impossible or of exceedingly high risk/difficulty. If the player is not entirely certain of whether an action would or wouldn't cost a pokemon, feel free to ask the Leader directly.

Despite its mechanics, the game is fairly free form, and so, if a Challenger is uncertain of whether something is allowed or how a specific action they have in mind would play out, they are encouraged to discuss it directly with the Gym Leader over Discord.

CHOICES

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

ROUND 7

You somehow manage to fit yourself in the guards uniform.

It's, uh... A tight fit, and the guard is none too pleased to be naked in a shrub, but silver lining! Your ass has never looked better. The uniform truly makes the man.

Properly disguised as you were, there was (hopefully) no need to remain hidden as you made your way through the base. You quickly advance East, and before long, you arrive at a guarded entrance leading into the Forest area you had just recently leapt out of.

Even before you can see it though, you can hear the shouts and roars. You arrive to find the man you freed running in large circles near the entrance to the forest area, arms swinging wide as he's chased stubbornly by the Ursaring, who seems damn near determined to... you aren't sure, either make a meal out of him or show him its scratched tree bark collection.

The guard seems... entirely distracted by the sight, laughing his ass off at his co-worker- er, kidnapee being chased around by his own Ursaring- I mean, the guard Ursaring.

They are all not really paying attention to you, fortunately.

What do you do?

OPERATION KAZIMIR

Map of the Installations.

STATUS REPORT

-You equipped the Guard's Uniform! You can now walk through guard's line of sights, but don't linger in them; if they stare for too long they'll see through the ruse. You don't have to worry about stealth as much, so you can now move 3 squares per Move.
-You move 2 squares east, and find the kidnapee victim running in circles with the Ursaring in tow, and the guard laughing. They have not noticed you.

GAMEPLAY MECHANICS

SPOILER: Click to show

There’s elements of Choose-your-own-story, as well as an economy of actions.

Missions are timed. The Challenger has 10 posting rounds to accomplish their objective.

Player’s have an economy of two actions per round. Their commands are:

• Move [1-2 squares, provided no insurmountable obstacles; All Trainer movement is stealthy, so long as one evades a guard's line-of-sight.]
• Action Command (Can be anything; using a pokemon move, commanding a pokemon to scout, attacking a guard, etc.)
• Shoot [2 bullets, target can be up to 4 squares away, provided no cover/obstacles. Difficulty may increase with distance.]

The player can Move twice if desired. They can forego moving at all and make two Action Commands instead as well.

ACTION COMMAND

Every round, the player is free to decide what they'll do and how they'll handle their current circumstances. For every Action Command taken, they must roll a dice.

As the DM, The Gym Leader looks upon their actions, judges the level of risk and reward on a (Low | Mid | High) scale each, and then determines if the result of their roll was enough.

The consequences of a failed roll are context dependent.

A Growlithe failing a roll on an attempted Odor Sleuth may simply not find anything, or even lead their trainer astray, but not immediately pay any consequences other than lost time.

A Growlithe failing a roll to scout an as-of-yet unseen, unexplored part of the map will be taken out.

Your pokemon can only attack someone/something it can see, and only with the means available to it. For example, If it doesn't have incredible speed, or a move of considerable range, then attacking a far away enemy is either impossible or of exceedingly high risk/difficulty. If the player is not entirely certain of whether an action would or wouldn't cost a pokemon, feel free to ask the Leader directly.

Despite its mechanics, the game is fairly free form, and so, if a Challenger is uncertain of whether something is allowed or how a specific action they have in mind would play out, they are encouraged to discuss it directly with the Gym Leader over Discord.

CHOICES

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