Steel Brigade

Note: these are 'basic' ability codes that all Steel Brigade members will have, basically as a function of their enrollment in the United States military - no matter what branch they happen to be in. With their additional skill added, one of these will improve by one.

Powers:

(none)

Equipment:

Grenades (i): Steel Brigadiers usually go into combat with at least one grenade handy. They can fling these explosive devices to inflict intensity 10 damage to all targets within near missile range of their detonation point that are not currently under cover.

Helmet (s): all members of the Steel Brigade wear a particularly distinctive chrome helmet, which include a mirrored visor (for +2 Protected Senses / Sight. This head gear offers Steel Brigade troopers +2 protection to physical attacks on their heads.

Knife (s): a vital tool for any armed representative of the government, each Steel Brigade operative carries one of these. Made from m.s. 12 materials, this blade can be used to cut through items of up to like m.s. (with time), or to inflict their Strength +2 damage in melee.

Machine Gun (a): the Steel Brigade mainly makes use of this rifle, which can be fired to inflict their Agility +4 damage in a single shot, +5 in a short burst, or +6 'rock 'n roll'. It has a bayonet attached that does damage like a knife, as described above.

Semi-automatic Pistol (a): a back-up for their main weapon should it fail them somehow, Steel Brigade troopers carry a spare hand gun in a convenient hip-holster usually. They can fire this weapon to inflict their Agility +4 damage in a single shot, +5 in a small burst.

Hindrances:

(none)

Skills:

Bonus Skill: in addition to the below, 'standard' skills all members of the Steel Brigade also possess one additional talent of merit. This can be anything from Ranger training (survival) to flight school (piloting) to heavy weapons (marksman), depending on their background.

Boxing (s): the Steel Brigade is big on self-defense, and can easily fight the forces of darkness without a weapon when necessary. They may divide their pre-cardplay action score between two unarmed fighting attacks in a given turn, the last of which occurs as a contingent action.

Marksmanship (a): all members of the Steel Brigade are trained in the use of most modern firearms. Whether they're handling a standard, semi-automatic or fully automatic rifle or pistol, Steel Brigade operatives may do so at one difficulty level lower than is normally required.

Military / United States (w): the source of all their talents, the Steel Brigade in their entirety have this skill as a general matter of course. They are well-versed in the S.O.P., and can seamlessly blend into, and function within a military group of men and women.

Calling:

Soldier: while the various members of the Steel Brigade are allowed other callings of course, this one represents the vast majority of their number. It shows their desire to protect their country from its enemies, their willingness to work with others, and ability to follow orders.

Costume:

The first Steel Brigade uniform is the standard for all others. The first version includes a grass green vest under a blue turtleneck sweater, tan trousers, black leather boots and gloves, green knee pads, a silver belt, black holsters for gear, and a chrome, green and black helmet.

Notes:

The purpose of the Steel Brigade is to have a ready reserve of local talent to assist the Gi Joe team when they have to act domestically. These intrepid members of the military serve in a normal capacity until activated - or until they spot something the Joes should probably check out.

They are not merely faceless ciphers, but do have their own code-names and specialties - sometimes you just don't know what you'll get in a Steel Brigadier until you arrive in their town. Though not as versatile or experienced as the 'regular' Joes, the Steel Brigade is definitely a boon to the unit.

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