Play@YSDC

Smalls Kemp

"C'mon fellas! We're almost there! Climb in!" As the other in the boat try to reach for the swimmers, Smalls tries to keep the boat balanced using a paddle (if there is one avaliable) and his own body weight.

Oliver and Stogie try to swim to the shore, but the current makes the task very hard, and the cold water drains their energy. Oliver hits one of the underwater rocks with a leg, cutting himself- luckily, the cold numbs the pain. Finally, they fall back towards the boat. Oliver tries to get back on board, while Stogie grabs it and tries to hang in there until he can get on board, or they reach the shore - whatever happens first.

OOC:   Oliver loses 4 Health, Stogie 2 Health. Oliver can try a Climb check to get back on board of the boat. If he succeeds, Stogie will be able to try as well in the coming turn.

Oliver tries to get back aboard, but he can't manage it.

OOC,Climb roll (40% base skill) to get back in the boat: [dice]0[/dice]

Stogie keeps powering along, trying to push the boat to shore. "%$#@!! Just row the damn thing to shore and we'll be fine."

Amadeus scrambles for a free paddle.

You focus on getting to shore as quickly as possible. Those that can row, row. Oliver and Stogie swim, trying to push the boat forward. In a matter of a couple of minutes, you are finally setting foot on the ghost island of Saxemberg. You pull up the boat on the shore, and can finally take some time to assess the situation. You hear no sound, and the faint light of the moon doesn't reveal much. The island was clearly a small volcano in the past, and the slope seems to increase heading inland. Judging from what you can see, though, it would be just a matter of minutes to jog up to the top. At the moment, you don't see anything that could be hiding the entrance to a secret Nazi base. Oliver and Stogie are completely drenched, as is any equipment or weapon they were carrying.

OOC:   Oliver and Stogie lose 3 more Health points before reaching shore.

Once ashore, Oliver tends to Stogie's and then his own injuries.

As best he can, Stogie sets about drying and cleaning his weapons. "Salt water is no friend to metal or moving parts."

Tom keeps an eye on the the surroundings, looking for any signs of movement or activity.

"I may be a stubborn Austrian but I know vhen I'm in over my head," Amadeus wrings his hands in anxiety. "Let me know if anyvun needs help. Ozervize I'll keep votch." He takes position opposite Tom to cover more visual area.

Oliver does an excellent job patching up their wounds.

OOC,First Aid roll (70% skill) treating injuries: [dice]0[/dice]

Sergeant Dowson-Frost looks at Amadeus with an half-smile: "Don't get too comfortable doctor. We are just getting started here". He then turns towards Oliver: "What are your orders, Captain?"

OOC:   Both Oliver and Stogie recover 1 Health point thanks to Oliver's First Aid.

"Thanks Doc," Stogie hisses, working feverishly by touch to clean and dry his Garand and 1911, plus the various spare mags for both. He hopes one of his still wrapped cigars is dry-ish.

"I gotta say, that makes parachuting look like fun."

"Parachuting is fun," says Oliver. "The bit at the end where you reach the ground, not so much." He still recalls his rough landing in Normandy on D-Day, though meeting Claire had made it all worthwhile. "Right, men. Let's head inland, up to the top of the slope. From there we should get a good view of the island, especially once the sun comes up."

"Ready when you are Captain." Tom checks his machine gun one last time, aprehensive but keen to get back into action.

"All right. Let's spread out to cover more ground, and head to the top", Sergeant Dowson-Frost says as he prepares his machinegun and starts walking.

OOC:   Everybody make a Spot Hidden roll.