April 16, 2008

Operation: Balboa
Code Name: Pan

Operation: Pan

Assassination Mission Location – Cumberland, MD

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (USA), (Cumberland, MD)

Admin: Dave

Agents: Quantum, Caspian, & J.C.

Notes: Briefing & Summary, Newspaper

Injuries: Quantum & Caspian took light injuries

Finally, a pure assassination mission!!  Agents travel to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  A little Lady In Distress (those that have played that Mission know what I’m talking about!) occurs and the agents have to divert to Cumberland, MD to assassinate someone.  Awesome newspaper wrap-up provided too (if I do say so myself)!

May 9, 2009

Operation: Cabrón
Code Name: Cronus

Operation: Cabron

Exterior of Safe House

Location: Mexico City, Mexico

Admin: Dave

Agents: Nighthawk, Quantum, Caspian, & JC

Notes: Briefing & Summary

Injuries: All agents sustained some points due to grenade damage

Viva Mexico!! The agents have to go to Mexico City, Mexico. Then right before the mission begins while meeting in the safe house, an attack occurs where someone tries to assassinate a Mexican General. With the General laying on the floor from an explosion and a near point-blank gunshot, the agents are requested by the General to give him safe passage to a waiting helicopter.

July 17, 2009

Operation: Liberty
Code Name: Hebe

Operation: LIberty

Electric sub-station

Location: Lynchburg, Virginia USA

Admin: Dave

Agents: Quantum, Caspian, & JC

Notes: Briefing & Summary

Injuries: Nothing serious

Agents travel to Richmond, Virginia. I get to use an old locking briefcase that I found in my attic from about 25-30 years ago from my previous job! E.R.I.N. wants the agents to track down a rogue employee. The employee appeared to be planning a terrorist-type attack on an unknown target. Target ended up being a critical electric substation on the East coast. I got to use a Google Earth satellite map of an actual electrical substation that is located near where most of us live. Don’t know how critical it is but the aerial view of it was awesome! Going into this mission was when I had purchased Gygax #4. In reading through that new TS mission in Gygax #4, I re-discovered the fun of introducing “rumors” into gameplay.

December 21, 2009

Operation: Longhorn
Code Name: Hephaestus

Meeting Room

Location: Houston, Texas USA

Admin: Dave

Agents: Nighthawk, Quantum, Caspian, JC, Soul, & Tomahawk

Notes: Briefing & Summary

Injuries: Multiple; primarily Nighthawk, Quantum, Caspian, & Soul

One of the rare times recently we were able to get a large gathering together. Six agents plus the Admin! Agents traveled to Houston, Texas to protect a scientist at a location called The Woodlands Resort. An assassin was introduced to the PC’s that had the ‘kiss of death’. Unfortunately, the agents failed in their protection mission. Also of note, an NPC, Dr. Olson was introduced during this mission too (more on her in Operation Piscina Grande-December 2010).

June 3, 2011

Operation: Bluegrass
Code Name: Persephone

Hotel Interior & Yorktown Logo

Location: Lexington, Kentucky USA

Admin: David

Agents: Quantum, Caspian, & J.C.

Notes: Briefing, Summary

Injuries: J.C. took head shot; Caspian took explosion damage; multiple wounds to all.

Travel to Lexington, Kentucky to protect a potential future rising politician from California.  He is attending the event with his longtime girlfriend.  The event is the annual reunion of the CV-5 club, which is survivors and family members of the USS Yorktown. 

July 11, 2011

Operation: Gwardar
Code Name: Pollux

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Location: Sydney, Australia

Admin: David

Agents: B.C., Nighthawk, Caspian, Wraith, & J.C.

Notes: Briefing, Summary

Injuries: J.C. mild injury from tear gas

Agents met in Sydney, Australia about a week before mission to do some reconnaissance work. This mission was a result of the failure during Operation Piscina Grande in December 2010.  E.R.I.N. computer operators began seeing some sensitive information on the Dark Web that was tied to the data stolen and not recovered during Operation Piscina Grande.  The US Department of Justice got involved and working with E.R.I.N. sent the agents in to a data center where they were to inject code on a USB drive into a target system to backtrack where the stolen data was being stored. The agency also got tipped off that there was a potential threat to the server center as well. Agents were able to perform the mission successfully. Agents confronted a good looking woman with a huge necklace (seriously; no euphemism) and got tear gassed for their effort. Agent B.C. took the role of a wealthy, eccentric and handicapped entrepreneur.

December 16, 2010

Operation: Piscina Grande
Code Name: Tethys

San Alfonso del Mar Resort Chile at night

San Alfonso del Mar Resort Chile at night

Location: San Alfonso del Mar resort, Chile

Admin: Dave

Agents: Quantum, Caspian, & JC

Notes: Briefing-ERIN, Briefing-Chauncy, Summary / Video

Injuries: Quantum serious bullet wound injuries, others took some damage too.

Take a dip in the World’s Largest Swimming Pool! The agents traveled to the San Alfonso del Mar resort in Algarrobo, Chile which is about an hour’s drive West of Santiago. First, however, the agents had to deal with a little detour as they drove from the E.R.I.N. safehouse in Houston to the airport to leave on the mission. Don’t throw lead into glass pyramids!

June 28, 2010

Operation: Apple
Code Name: Phaethon

Operation: Apple

House used for inspiration along with a closeup of the spiral staircase

Location: Winchester, Virginia

Admin: Dave

Agents: Quantum, Caspian & JC

Notes: Briefing & Summary

Injuries: Quantum sustained frag damage. Caspian sustained multiple wounds primarily to legs

Who says walking your dog has to be boring? Agents contacted to travel to Winchester, Virginia. Their mission was to rescue a kidnapped defector. E.R.I.N. was in the process of transporting this defector from Dulles International airport in Washington D.C. to a safehouse in Virginia. The transport was attacked and the defector kidnapped and taken to a small airfield near Winchester, Virginia. E.R.I.N. investigators were working the case and they too ended up missing. The agents not only had to rescue the defector but also the investigators. For the target house that the PC’s had to attack, I used the exterior of a house near where I live that I could see from the road when I was walking my dog. The house had an amazing exterior. This mission ended up being a two session event.