Into the Mist
Without warning, on the morning of the 10th of August, a deep white mist appeared in the highlands of Ethiopia, near the city of Harar. Before long the mist began to spread out in all directions. The mist has remained there ever since, and does not shift with the weather.
It is deep, and furthermore it seems to play havoc with any electronics. Most notably, any communication technology dies almost instantly upon contact. Several groups, both private and from the UN, have entered the mist. None have since returned. In fact, no one has come out of the mist since it arrived.
Most alarmingly however, the mist is growing at a speed of 15 kilometres in every direction every day, although it does not seem to be able to cross the ocean. At this rate, however, it will occupy all of northeastern Africa within three months.
Marshal Caine has declared the mist unnatural and probably the work of Angelspawn. He is mounting an expedition into the mist, using Mass Production Evangelions. He has extended an invitation to the Federation to assist as well, assuring the Federation that all proprieties will be maintained in regards to the Angelspawn truce.
The Federation has agreed, and together a joint UN-UEF force has been assembled, with the UN dispatching three MP Evas; Ezra Caine will be in overall command of both teams, but the UEF is permitted to dispatch its own commander to work with him, with communication to be via telepathy with an MP Eva back near HQ. Caine's objective is to locate the source of the Mist; if readily possible, it is to be destroyed. Otherwise, on locating it, as much data as possible is to be gathered, and then the forces are to retreat. As a secondary objective, the team is to find any survivors and escort them to safety; or, more likely, at least discover what happened to those in the Mist.
Requirements
Objectives
| Primary Objective |
| Locate the Source of the Mist. |
| Secondary Objectives |
| Attempt to discover what happened to the people within the Mist. |
| Leave no pilots or Evas behind. |
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Difficulty
| Difficult. The Mist is a strange and dangerous place, and it is easy to get lost within it; characters with good perception and AT Field ability are highly recommended. |
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Personnel Allotments
| Minimum Allotments |
| One Evangelion and its pilot. |
| Maximum Allotments |
| Three Evangelions and their pilots, plus one OD |
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Equipment
| Essential Equipment |
| - |
| Recommended Equipment |
| Weaponry, Dirac Beacon |
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Duration
| Duration |
One turn. |
| Expires |
Expires Turn 6. |
| May be Undertaken: |
Once |
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Outcome
Objectives
| Primary Objective |
Status |
| Locate the Source of the Mist. |
Achieved. |
| Secondary Objectives |
Status |
| Attempt to discover what happened to the people within the Mist. |
Achieved. |
| Leave no pilots or Evas behind. |
Achieved. |
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Personnel Allotments
| Allotments |
| Ayanami Chii, Ayanami Sho, Isaiah Zhang-Wei, Warlock, Avenger, Guardian |
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Equipment
| Equipment |
| Ayanami Chii: Force Great Sword |
| Ayanami Sho: Sigilite Lance, ESV Unit |
| Avenger: Sigilite Sword |
| Guardian: Sigilite Sword, ESV Unit |
| Warlock: Sigilite Staff, Sigilite Dowsing Rod |
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Turn Log
| Turn |
Actor |
Action |
Result |
| Turn 1 |
Warlock Harpy |
AT Ping |
Nothing Found |
| - |
Warlock Harpy |
Telepathy (Harpies) |
Telepathic triad formed |
| - |
Chiisana |
AT Ping |
Nothing Found |
| - |
All |
Enter, 30km |
Run into dense barrier; -10 agility and perception |
| Turn 2 |
Warlock Harpy |
Dowsing Rod |
2 DoS: Determined barrier is 400%+ Barrier Field |
| - |
Chiisana |
Awareness test |
1 DoS: Sees small town within barrier |
| - |
Sho |
Neut (4) |
-0.6 |
| - |
Avenger |
Neut (7) |
-1.05 |
| - |
Guardian |
Neut (7) |
-1.05 |
| - |
Warlock |
Neut (9) |
-1.35 |
| Turn 3 |
Avenger |
Enter barrier, then neut from the inside |
successful |
| - |
Team |
Repeat earlier neuting |
successful |
| - |
Team |
Enter |
Success. Chii detects vehicle tracks leading deeper into the mists. Town is filled with LCL corpses |
| Turn 4 |
Avenger |
Ping (7) |
No life signs |
| - |
Warlock |
Dirac Abduction |
Warlock spat out, 10 damage dealt to all locations |
| - |
Guardian |
Dig Mounds |
Successful |
| - |
Sho |
Ping (8) |
Signs detected 45km away. Take 1 insanity/ego |
| - |
Party |
Advance |
Successful. Come across a truck heading east w/30 people within playing Ethiopian pop music |
| Turn 5 |
Avenger |
Grab Truck |
Failed! 3 die (Shadowmen revealed) |
| - |
Chiisana |
Question Shadowmen (Charm) |
Success! Answer: 'big meet' |
| - |
Isaiah |
Calm Shadowmen (Charm) |
Success! Answer: 'big meet east' |
| - |
All |
Advance |
Successful. Come across a massive ravine filled with Angelspawn around a type of dirac wormhole thing |
| Turn 6 |
Warlock |
Dowsing Rod |
Successful. Discerns that the mist is the outer body of an entity hiding in the dirac bubble |
| - |
Chiisana |
Lock Zone (10 ATP) |
Successful. Dirac bubble fades and disappears, a new EVA-13 appears and the small figure is revealed to be Charles Gamelin, who asks "What have you done?" |
| Turn 7 |
Isaiah |
Question Gamelin |
Successful. Learns that Gamelin is bringing 'freed Shadowmen' here under the protection of a Friend |
| - |
Chiisana |
Persuade Gamelin |
Successful. Gamelin is persuaded to 'trust' Chiisana |
| - |
Warlock |
Warn Isaiah |
Successful. Isaiah is warned that Mary intends to destroy the Shadowmen |
| Turn 8 |
Chiisana |
Jaunt Shadowmen to Mars |
Successful. |
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