The GrogHeads Fire Department

Started by BanzaiCat, August 17, 2017, 11:18:38 AM

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BanzaiCat

Let me make sure I have this straight -

- JP
- mirth
- Gus
- Stags

Plus me, most likely, for five.

Here's what I have:

- Flash Point Fire Rescue (the base game)
- 2nd Story (expansion, adds [as the name implies] access to the second floor of buildings instead of just one floor)
- Urban Structures (expansion, adds office buildings)
- Honor & Duty (expansion, adds an aircraft and subway station)

Between the base game and expansions, there are 11 total Firefighters to choose from. I'm not sure about keeping the exact same ones throughout the whole Campaign, as that kind of defeats the purpose. Some of these characters are pretty awesome at specific things. Maybe our guys will get trained in different areas? I'll figure a way to do the narrative to explain it best.

Note: not my pic...


One thing I'll explain to help mull it over - Action Points, or APs. Each Firefighter gets a certain number each turn. There's several Actions that Firefighters can perform each turn, with some costing more AP than others. With that in mind, the firefighters are:

- Fire Captain (has 4 AP, but can give up to 2 AP per turn to any Firefighter(s) for their movement purposes - he's a great coordinator in that regard)
- The Rescue Dog (might add him just for grins; he can move fast [12 APs per turn] and drag victims, and squeeze through tight spaces, but that's it)
- The Generalist (no special abilities but has 5 APs per turn)
- Veteran (4 AP, can Dodge if they have 1 saved AP, and give special abilities to other Firefighters near him/her)
- Hazmat Technician (4 AP, can remove Hazmat material [and you'll be amazed at the explosive crap peeps keep in their homes in this game!])
- Structural Engineer (4 AP, can repair damage to a structure, which is very helpful, and can clear Hot Spots, which are a giant PITA)
- CAFS Firefighter (3 AP, and also gets 3 additional 'free' AP that can only be used for extinguishing fires)
- Driver/Operator (4 AP, gets better odds with using the 'Deck Gun' [e.g. giant fire hose on the fire truck] than 'normal' Firefighters)
- Paramedic (4 AP, can Treat victims, which means the Victim can move with a Firefighter and do not need to be carried, which saves a lot of AP - but the Paramedic has to pay double the AP cost of extinguishing fires)
- Rescue Specialist (4 AP, also gets 3 free AP to only use for movement purposes; can also Chop through walls for less AP cost, but like the Paramedic, pays twice the AP cost to extinguish fires)
- Imaging Technician (4 AP, can identify POIs anywhere on the board)

So a bit of clarification: the objective of the game is to rescue a certain number of POIs (basically, victims) before the structure is consumed and/or collapses on itself. I think that number is 7 victims, but I'll make sure of that later. At any given time, there are 3 POI counters on the board, face down, so we do not know what is there, exactly. It could be a victim, it could be a pet, or it could be bubkis. That's the basics of the basic game; the expansions add varying rules. I'll just start with the basic game and go from there, depending on the expansions/narrative.

I think it'll take at least one playthrough for you guys to get the idea of what's going on, so I'll probably choose roles for us depending on the situation, and later, let you guys interject if you want to see a certain specialist in action.

If you can think of any cool patch designs, whether from your local heroes or somewhere else, don't hesitate to post it here to bring it to my attention.

mirth

I'm the obvious candidate for Hazmat Technician
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat


mirth

I was hoping for Hotentots, but that'll do 👍
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat

Damn, I didn't even think of that.

mirth

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Gusington

HAHAHA Hotentots...awesome.

Can I be the driver?


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We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

-JudgeDredd

mirth

You can be whatever you dream, little dude.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Gusington



слава Україна!

We can't live under the threat of a c*nt because he's threatening nuclear Armageddon.

-JudgeDredd

mirth

"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

JasonPratt

I was going to say "Rescue Specialist" in order to keep the joke theme running (chainsaw); but Imaging Technician seems pretty dang important, to keep us from wasting time and effort (and possibly our lives) going after non-people first.
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mirth

There's a fire to be put out. We're not making you the dispatcher, JP. :P
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

BanzaiCat


Staggerwing

What- no 'Fire Ranger' Class?!


I'm not picky- I'll settle for any of them.
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JasonPratt

Quote from: mirth on August 19, 2017, 07:47:49 PM
There's a fire to be put out. We're not making you the dispatcher, JP. :P

Now I am definitely insisting on it.  >:D
ICEBREAKER THESIS CHRONOLOGY! -- Victor Suvorov's Stalin Grand Strategy theory, in lots and lots of chronological order...
Dawn of Armageddon -- narrative AAR for Dawn of War: Soulstorm: Ultimate Apocalypse
Survive Harder! -- Two season narrative AAR, an Amazon Blood Bowl career.
PanzOrc Corpz Generals -- Fantasy Wars narrative AAR, half a combined campaign.
Khazâd du-bekâr! -- narrative dwarf AAR for LotR BfME2 RotWK campaign.
RobO Q Campaign Generator -- archived classic CMBB/CMAK tool!