Beyond Duty - A Bullet Apart

[M.F.Luder]

Vietnam, October 1969

A reconnaissance platoon is sent behind enemy lines and falls into an ambush by Viet-Minh, most of them are killed. Their radio is destroyed before they can send an SOS message. The few survivors, the sergent and a handful of his men escape from the trap and try to make their way back to safety... But they get lost in the jungle and cross the Cambodian border. And not only are they where they're not supposed to, but they're lost in Tcho-Tcho territory... The real horror is about to begin!

This new STT will describe the events which led to the fall of Delta Green. How did the Colonel who ordered the raid in Cambodia learned about the forthcoming summoning ritual? By hearing the tale we're about to write together!

• Characters must all be military.
  
• 1 sergent and 3-4 soldiers.
  
• No "Rambo"

Character background should include:

• Name
• Surname/Codename
• Rank
• Physical Description
• Personnal History

Feel free to devellop the background of your character as much as you like... The more the better!

Reading of the Mana Brothers' DELTA*GREEN - ACROSS*THE*FENCE is required.
You should at least take a look to the equipment list at the bottom of page 2 to know what equipment you are supposed to have.

Would you have any question about this STT, please post it here!

[Rick T.Nash]

Nice subject you have there Max! ;D (and nice to see you finally decided to post a little more often )

I've informed Davide Mana of your idea, he might consider joining!

[M.F.Luder]

Thanx Rick, but apparently it's not good enough to attract storytellers

I had a few ideas for a basic scenario, on which to add the different contributors ideas...

Well, maybe it'll need time to get started

[Rick T.Nash]

The DGML MIB has just posted this:

The Father of Knives may be linked to the Tcho-Tcho, and Delta Green friendly Greg Mason's exploits. It may be possible that the Father of Knives manifests as a sort of demonic possession of Tcho-Tcho priests. It could also be inferred that the Father of Knives may have some link to the Cambodian God Angka, the Mau-Mau divine spirit Ahtu, and Cambodian ruins akin to Angkor Wat. This would imply that Col. Satchel Wade's 1969 cowboy mission may have been a strike against the cult of the Father of Knives.

The Father of Knives is an avatar of Gnarly (the one represented on the cover of the DG Sourcebook).

I thought this information might be useful to the devellopment of your story

[dcboatright]

Here is a list of some books that anyone interested can take a look at.

Secret Commandos by John L. Plaster
SOG: A Photo History of the Secret Wars by John Plaster
Project Omega by James E. Acre
15 Months In Sog by Thom Nicholson
BLACKFOOT IS MISSING by OWEN, WILLIAM F.
Reflections of a Warrior by Franklin D. Miller
The Protected Will Never Know by Leigh Wade

The current suggested reading list has nothing which deals with across the fence operations.

[O.H.Lee]

I'm really sorry this is not starting up... I was eager to read it... I'd have joined if I wasn't so busy at work (I'm already slowing down the devellopment of Dead Marshes, I wouldn't want to slow this one too )

Good Luck Max

[M.F.Luder]

I've been working on a possible synopsis for Beyond Duty... Here it is:

• The story should start right after the fight with the Viet-Min, with all characters running away (alone) searching for their BiA (Brothers in Arms).
  
  
• When all character gather, there's the four/five 'PCs' plus a severely wounded one, that they will carry on their treck thru the jungle.
  
  
• after a few moments they realize that they're lost and stress really takes over (struggles, arguments, etc...)
  
  
• They finally stumble on locals (Tcho-Tcho, but they don't know) who take them to their village (almost friendly at the time )
  
  
• when reaching the village the wounded one is taken to another place by the villagers 'to take care of him'
  
  
• a kind of party is organized by the villagers for their guests and they drink local alcohol, eat local food (rather tasty )
  
  
• it's only on the next day that the real horror unleashes: they discover that the meat served at the 'fiesta' was their own man (the wounded guy).
  
  
• They kill most of the villagers (maybe with a few other acts of torture/rape/whatever) and run away...
  
  
• They sumble on a temple in the jungle and discover the Tcho-Tcho priest making a ritual to unleash their 'god' (maybe that aforementioned "father of knives") and another gunfight ensues between CIA armed Tcho-Tchos and our boys.
  
  
• Most of the boys are killed but one of them escapes nevertheless and finds his way back to 'safety'... He then tells his story, the Colonel decides to take action... The rest is "history"
  
  
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  Now, I'm open to suggestions to modify/improve this quick synopsis...

[Agent Karl]

Is this still a living project? Or did it die before birth?

If it's still alive I'm interested in joining... I'll try to come up with a character this week-end.