The static cracks apart. Sgt. Douglas clutches the handset, listening hard as artillery thumps over FOB Dagger. Dust shakes from the blast wall. Justin Forester hovers over the smoking radio set, waiting for the next word.
Unknown Voice
FOB Dagger, this is command. Listen carefully. Secondary rally point is live. Move now if you can, or dig in and hold.
Sgt. Douglas
Say again. Repeat the route and the friendly line.
Unknown Voice
Copy. South service lane. Avoid the motor pool. Friendly element at the rally point is short on ammo and needs survivors.
Another shell lands somewhere inside the base. The shock rolls through the yard. Sgt. Douglas lowers the handset and stares toward the lane, measuring the distance through smoke and falling grit. Justin Forester swallows, eyes on Daniel North and the open ground beyond.
Sgt. Douglas
North, we break for the rally point now. Forester, get that set wrapped and moving. We are not staying in this trench.
✓ Quest Accepted
Move the squad to the secondary rally point
“Can Daniel quickly reload the HMG before they head out from the trench?”
YES, BUT (Likely, rolled 60)
Daniel North fumbles with the heavy ammunition belt, but the links catch on the feed tray as the metal heats up from the recent fire. He clears the jam just as a mortar round whistles overhead, forcing him to abandon the final locking step to keep his head down.
“Daniel finishes the reload, and the group runs south for the rally point as CCP paratroops start landing around the FOB, with more robot dogs!”
SUCCESS (Fair Agility, rolled -1)