Afrika Korps - A community roleplaying adventure in 1942

[Frodo]

I'm thinking we should juggle with the lamp, cap, and flag.   

[miguel]

> say to the radio: "This is Nighthawk!"

[Misj']

> take one of the cross-shaped supports from the hammock

(yes, I'm still convinced there are supernatural creatures - specifically vampire-like creatures - running/flying around. Sure, it's daylight...but when has that ever stopped them? - oh, and check whether the oil in the lamp happens to be garlic oil )


also:
> check map underneath the cap (ignore the others).

[selmiak]

I'm pretty sure we need a weapon and a klappspaten!

[Ponch]

I'm pretty sure we need a ... klappspaten!

And a kubelwagen! That's what this forum game needs: a high speed car chase with thirty people backseat driving! 

[Crimson Wizard]

And Schnaps! How can you drive a kubelwagen without one?
Also some Wurst. That's the only deutsch name for food I know anyway.

[miguel]

I think he should try to be the first to think of the song "99 Luftballons", and ask for a name change, something like Nena.

[Ponch]

And Schnaps! How can you drive a kubelwagen without one?
Also some Wurst. That's the only deutsch name for food I know anyway.

Wurst is the best!

[Lt. Smash]

And Schnaps! How can you drive a kubelwagen without one?
Also some Wurst. That's the only deutsch name for food I know anyway.

Wurst is the best!

Far better: a nice warm Leberkäsesemmel! 

[Tabata]

> Check radio. Take hat.

+ another 1 

Wurst is the best!

You are aware about the ingredients (fresh meat, especially from pork, beef and veal), aren't you? 

[WHAM]

> Check radio. Take hat.

You grab the field cap off the table and place it over your head.



You take a look at the field radio. It's a very basic model, heavy and boxy. The reception here has been a bit patchy, but in clear weather it has managed to reach the nearest bases without issue.
It has a pair of straps attached to it so it can be carried like a backpack, although you know from experience that it's a pain in the ass to haul around for any significant period of time.

[KodiakBehr]

> Examine maps

[Baron]

>Read reports

...and please, if it's too dark in the tent, use the natural daylight, NOT the lamp.

[miguel]

>use the radio to contact command centre

...while at it, search for cabaret songs. Ah, I really miss motherland!
And stay away from the LAMP!

[Ponch]

I'm a little nervous just being so close to the lamp. 

(I once loved a lamp... but it ended badly... I don't want to talk about it!)

[Viking]

And stay away from the LAMP!

Hey, what do you have against Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP?

(Sorry, couldn't resist...that was the first thing I thought of when I saw miguel's post.  Now returning you to your regularly scheduled programming.)

[Ponch]

Suddenly a ghost appears and says "Take the lamp, you fool. You don't want to die in the darkness, like I did. Also, don't listen to anything Frodo says! She'll get you killed!"



The ghost disappears as quickly as he arrived and you can't be sure you didn't imagine the whole thing.

But he said something... about a lamp... A warning perhaps?



(Sorry, WHAM. I couldn't resist!  )
(But no apologies to Frodo! She stuck everyone's finger in a lamp socket!  )

[miguel]

Just after licking your fingers and just before you were reaching for the lamp, the ghost voice returns in a deep echo:
"Die Lampe wirst geraten Sie außer betrieb!"

You think about life and why Frodo is a girl and then decide to just move on...away from the LAMP!

[Frodo]

(But no apologies to Frodo! She stuck everyone's finger in a lamp socket!  )

I was just trying to get the place up and running, and restore power.  No lamps in sight.   

[Ponch]

I was just trying to get the place up and running, and restore power.

I got the guy shot in the head but he survived it. See? It's all about ramping up the level of excitement without getting the hero killed. You were clearly trying to top my third act shenanigans and you went too far. 

No more excuses from you! Get your butt in the writing competition thread and give us a scary story to make up for ending the last forum game. 

Miguel, stop making me go to babelfish!