GURPS Special Forces

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Background Events (Pre-Campaign)

Date Event Details Source
~2019-03-11 The Meteor Event Meteor fragment strikes a remote region; authorities restrict the site National Daily - 2019-03-18 - Mystery Meteor
2019-03-11 to 03-18 Fragment Effects Emerge Power disruptions, heat signatures near impact zone; social media reports of enhanced individuals (rapid healing, strength, heightened senses) National Daily - 2019-03-18 - Mystery Meteor
~2019-03-15 Voss Dynamics Contract Voss Dynamics secures major federal contract for meteor investigation; stock surges National Daily - 2019-03-18 - Mystery Meteor
2019-03-18 Press Coverage The National Daily publishes first major coverage: meteor effects, enhanced individuals, Voss contract, NASA detection failure, public safety warning National Daily - 2019-03-18 - Mystery Meteor
2019-03-18 NASA Detection Failure NASA publicly addresses failure to detect the meteor; cites “small size and unusual trajectory” National Daily - 2019-03-18 - Mystery Meteor
2019-03-18 Federal Safety Warning Authorities issue DO NOT APPROACH warning for fragments; national reporting hotline established National Daily - 2019-03-18 - Mystery Meteor
Post-2019-03-18 Government Response NATO nations assess the fragment threat; elite operators begin being assigned Starting notes
Post-2019-03-18 Contractor Program Defense contractor begins developing counter-fragment technology; PCs assigned Starting notes
Early 2019 State Farm Sponsors The Dragon First known corporate sponsorship of a registered meta-human announced Los Angeles Times - 2019-05-03 - Dragon vs Mayhem
2019-05-03 The Dragon vs Mayhem — Downtown LA The Dragon battles and subdues Mayhem in downtown Los Angeles; widespread infrastructure damage, no fatalities; Mayhem taken into custody Los Angeles Times - 2019-05-03 - Dragon vs Mayhem
Pre-2019-05-03 Allstate Cuts Ties with Dean Winters Actor Dean Winters (Allstate “Mayhem” spokesman) revealed to possess meta-human probability-manipulation abilities; Allstate severs relationship Los Angeles Times - 2019-05-03 - Dragon vs Mayhem
Post-2019-03-11 The Regenerator Emerges Regenerator begins publicly healing people; fragment-empowered after The Meteor Event; becomes globally famous within three months Chicago Tribune - 2019-05-XX - Jane Garcetti Death
2019-05-04 Meteor Retrieval Meteor fragments recovered (details TBD)
2019-05-04 (Saturday) Jane Garcetti Killed Multi-vehicle crash on I-40 outside Flagstaff, Arizona; severe rain; tractor trailer crossed median; Jane pronounced dead at scene; Regenerator was in LA, could not reach her Chicago Tribune - 2019-05-XX - Jane Garcetti Death
2019-05-05 (Sunday) Regenerator Issues Statement “Jane was the best part of my life. I was not there when she needed me most.” — released through representatives; The Dragon and others issue condolences Chicago Tribune - 2019-05-XX - Jane Garcetti Death
Early May 2019 Desert Holes Discovered Off-road riders discover 17+ perfectly round 3-foot-diameter holes in Nevada desert, 80 miles NW of Las Vegas near dry lakebed; BLM investigates Las Vegas Review-Journal - 2019-05-XX - Desert Holes
~2019-05-01 (4 days before article) Giant Insect Reports Spread Social media flooded with eyewitness reports of large insect-like creatures in Nevada desert; reflective eyes, clicking sounds, dog-to-car-sized; 3 vehicles found damaged/abandoned; area restricted Las Vegas Review-Journal - 2019-05-XX - Desert Holes
~2019-05-02 (Thursday before article) Helicopter Spots Movement Helicopter crew investigating holes spots movement near larger hole before dust storm cuts visibility; officials decline to elaborate Las Vegas Review-Journal - 2019-05-XX - Desert Holes

Campaign Events

Session In-Game Date Event Key Entities
01 2019 (exact date TBD) Team recruited at Las Vegas Airport; driven to Voss Campus in Arizona Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Sammy Castaneda, Jens Hartmann, Sam Elliott (Driver), Major William Cage
01 2019 (exact date TBD) Adrian Voss and Major Jenkins brief the team on The Meteor Event and the mission to capture The Exploding Man Adrian Voss, Major Jenkins, Yi Jiangku, Voss Combat Suit
01 2019 (exact date TBD) Yi Jiangku distributes Research Folders (“Hungry God,” “Toasty Titan,” “Jens”) Yi Jiangku, Research Folders
01 2019 (night) Team parachutes into Afghan mountains; navigates minefield; Sammy Castaneda eliminates two sentries Insurgent Cave Complex
01 2019 (night/early morning) Team infiltrates cave complex; gas assault incapacitates three insurgents but not the target The Exploding Man, Guy LeFleur
01 2019 (early morning) Major Jenkins uses Sonic Weapon to incapacitate The Exploding Man; Jens Hartmann kills rear sentry Major Jenkins, Sonic Weapon, Jens Hartmann
01 2019 (pre-dawn) Aerial pursuit by four Flying Carpets insurgents; Guy LeFleur and Ronnie Vint destroy all four Flying Carpets
01 2019 (dawn) Team delivers prisoner to American Base Afghanistan; mission success; $150,000 payout per operator The Exploding Man, Stasis Chamber
01 2019 (dawn) Major Jenkins announces combat suits await the team back at Voss Campus Voss Combat Suit
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Team returns to Voss Campus with prisoner aboard C-130; debriefs with Voss Adrian Voss, Dr. Jones, Jenkins Music Device
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Team receives Voss Combat Suits on R&D Level -1; begins training on obstacle course Voss Combat Suit, Major Jenkins
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Sammy encounters Brittany on the obstacle course; she later reveals self-duplication power Brittany, Sammy Castaneda
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Suit customisation: Ronnie receives chameleon surface and requests storm chainguns (targeting software attempt fails), Sammy receives invisibility surface, Guy designs Limpet Mines Voss Combat Suit
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Ronnie acquires drained meteorite fragment from Xander via Eric The Potato, Xander, Eric
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Voss reveals The Portal on R&D Level -2 and tasks team with Terra recon; previous team lost one month ago The Portal, Terra, Adrian Voss
02 2019 (exact date TBD) First Terra Expedition — team discovers Terran Insectoid creatures, Hernandez’s fatigues, and ruined alien city Terra, Terran Insectoid, Ruined City (Terra), Hernandez
02 2019 (exact date TBD) Team returns through portal; debrief with Voss; portal recommended for closure with defensive armaments The Portal, Adrian Voss
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Team reviews First Terra Expedition aftermath; suit modifications queued; 48-hour pass granted Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Sammy Castaneda, Jens Hartmann, Voss Combat Suit
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Jens Hartmann opens portal to Terra roadside using personal meteorite fragment; struggles to close it Jens Hartmann, Terra
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Team arrives in Las Vegas; secures suites at The Bellagio; Ronnie loses $90,000+ gambling Ronnie Vint, The Bellagio
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Bellagio Portal IncidentTerran Insectoid crawls through unsealed portal; kills cleaning lady; Jens Hartmann destroys creature Jens Hartmann, Sammy Castaneda, Terran Insectoid, The Bellagio
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Ronnie Vint meets Rick Harrison at Gold and Silver Pawn Shop; arranges meteorite fragment authentication Ronnie Vint, Rick Harrison, The Potato
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Dinner at Gordon Ramsay SteakGordon Ramsay confronts party over beef Wellington to-go order Gordon Ramsay, Ronnie Vint
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Ronnie Vint sells The Potato to Igor for $500,000; promised kill switch password for Voss Combat Suit Ronnie Vint, Igor, Rick Harrison, The Potato
03 2019 (exact date TBD) The Glowing Hand Man heals unconscious mime on Las Vegas Strip — new fragment-empowered sighting The Glowing Hand Man
03 2019 (exact date TBD) Team returns to Voss Campus; Adrian Voss briefs on Second Meteor Event — two recovery teams formed Adrian Voss, Major Jenkins, Lt. Nash Miller, Guy LeFleur
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Team briefed on Second Meteor Event; Major Jenkins assigned to Russia, PCs assigned to NATO sweep starting in Greenland Adrian Voss, Major Jenkins, Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Sammy Castaneda, Jens Hartmann
04 2019 (exact date TBD) The Dragon intercepts fragment in Greenland; catches it bare-handed; energy discharge; drops inert fragment and flies away The Dragon, Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Sammy Castaneda, Jens Hartmann
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Ronnie Vint touches meteor fragment bare-handed in Iceland; absorbs energy; fragment goes inert Ronnie Vint, Sammy Castaneda
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Command remotely activates kill switch on Ronnie Vint’s Voss Combat Suit in Norway; first confirmed use of suit lockdown in the field Ronnie Vint
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Sweden fragment recovered uneventfully; team redirected to Russia to assist Major Jenkins Guy LeFleur
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Team parachutes into Russian wilderness; links up with depleted Jenkins team — Andrews KIA, Thompson suit corroded, Lt. Nash Miller shaken Major Jenkins, Andrews, Thompson, Lt. Nash Miller
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Sammy Castaneda uses invisibility to ambush Fragment Bear with C4/Claymore explosive; bear drops but rapidly regenerates Sammy Castaneda, Fragment Bear
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Ronnie Vint rides regenerated Fragment Bear, severs its head; Guy LeFleur incinerates remains with thermite Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Fragment Bear
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Team returns to Voss Campus with 5 recovered fragments (2 active, 3 inert); 3 remain in North Atlantic Adrian Voss, Voss Campus
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Ronnie Vint manifests energy-draining ability — accidentally collapses a cafeteria server, deliberately tests on a security guard Ronnie Vint, Voss Campus
04 2019 (exact date TBD) Guy LeFleur discovers classified folder in R&D: third incoming object is NOT a meteor — labeled “Hungry God” Guy LeFleur, Research Folders
05 2019-05-03 Ronnie Vint spots Chinese area code (+86) on Xander’s phone; receives spent fragment for Igor Ronnie Vint, Xander, Igor
05 2019-05-03 Lt. Nash Miller confronts Guy LeFleur, threatening to “expose” him Lt. Nash Miller, Guy LeFleur
05 2019-05-03 Adrian Voss briefs teams on Terra — reveals space whale creature, power-channeling theory, and North Atlantic fragment mission Adrian Voss, Terra, Brittany, Major Jenkins
05 2019-05-03 Brittany demonstrates 8-copy duplication at briefing; confirmed as Jenkins’ team member (shaved head for helmet) Brittany, Sammy Castaneda
05 2019-05-03 Deep Sea Fragment Retrieval — team destroys Chinese submarine at 100m depth; retrieves second fragment Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Sammy Castaneda, Jens Hartmann
05 2019-05-03 Giant Anglerfish encountered at third fragment site; mesmerizes Jens Hartmann; bites through Chinese sub; driven off by turret shot to eye Giant Anglerfish, Jens Hartmann, Sammy Castaneda
05 2019-05-03 Team retrieves third fragment (spent) from ocean floor; two Chinese subs destroyed/crippled at third site Guy LeFleur, Ronnie Vint
05 2019-05-03 Team returns to Voss Campus; granted 48-hour pass; Ronnie Vint integrates swarm nanobots Ronnie Vint, Voss Combat Suit
05 2019-05-03 Ronnie Vint publicly mocks Lt. Nash Miller over Kandahar IED failure that cost Guy LeFleur an eye and finger Ronnie Vint, Lt. Nash Miller, Guy LeFleur
05 2019-05-03 (evening) Team rides motorcycles to Las Vegas; Jens Hartmann mines and destroys 6 pursuing insects on the highway Jens Hartmann, Terran Insectoid
05 2019-05-03 (evening) Guy LeFleur wins $700,000+ gambling at The Bellagio; Ronnie Vint bribes casino security Guy LeFleur, Ronnie Vint, The Bellagio
05 2019-05-03 (night) Ronnie Vint receives $500,000 and master suit password from Igor at Medieval Times in exchange for spent fragment Ronnie Vint, Igor, Voss Combat Suit
05 2019-05-03 (night) Ronnie Vint offers Terra alien artifacts to Rick Harrison at $1M each — deal interrupted by insect attack Ronnie Vint, Rick Harrison
05 2019-05-03 (night) News alerts: Dragon vs Mayhem - Downtown LA — mass casualties in Los Angeles The Dragon
05 2019-05-03 (night) Terran Insectoid swarm attacks Medieval Times parking lot; dozens of 9-foot insects; Brittany duplicates arrive fighting and screaming for Sammy; session ends mid-combat Terran Insectoid, Ronnie Vint, Guy LeFleur, Sammy Castaneda, Jens Hartmann, Brittany