Krakow ORMO

[M-Type]

Hey all, I had a question about the situation with the ORMO. I have the Free City of Krakow module, and it mentions a lot about the ORMO, but I was wondering what they would think about these Americans (and British and Germans as my players would have it) driving around with their HMMWVs and 1/2 Ton Trucks rigged up with M60s and the like?

I mean, it's a 'free city'and all, so I'm sure there's other groups of "adventurers" travelling about with their stuff too, but how would the stalwart protectors of Krakow take these outsiders?

[weswood]

In my version of Krakow, outside the Old City just about anything goes as long as any firerights aren't protracted or too large. Inside the Old City, only local troops are allowed anything bigger than a sidearm, and vehicles must have special license/permits.

[WallShadow]

Some form of peace-bond, perhaps? A large amount of cash/valuables deposited with the local constabulary as a guarantee/leverage against any frivolous use of weapons heavier than those used to settle "gentlemen's disputes".

Or perhaps a more physical form of "peace bond", as in a thin but strong chain tightly wound around the cocking handle/charging lever/bolt/trigger and then padlocked. You would be able to unwrap the weapon in a few moments and then load it, but you couldn't just squeeze off a few rounds in anger.

[Targan]

Originally Posted by weswood

In my version of Krakow, outside the Old City just about anything goes as long as any firerights aren't protracted or too large. Inside the Old City, only local troops are allowed anything bigger than a sidearm, and vehicles must have special license/permits.

That's pretty much identical to how it was in my last campaign too.

[M-Type]

Originally Posted by weswood

In my version of Krakow, outside the Old City just about anything goes as long as any firerights aren't protracted or too large. Inside the Old City, only local troops are allowed anything bigger than a sidearm, and vehicles must have special license/permits.

Seems like that could work. Methinks that might be stolen for use in my campaign.

[Webstral]

When my friends and I played YEARS ago, we left the tank outside the city under guard. We never brought her in until we had brokered a deal with the city to buy her. The issue of what kinds of weapons might be allowed never came up, because we assumed that an M60 represented the maximum firepower the ORMO might tolerate. The ref never told us, and we never saw any private parties with heavier weapons inside the secured zone.

[Rainbow Six]

With regards to vehicles, I've been to Krakow and some of the streets inside the Old City are quite narrow. It's debatable if anything anything larger than a Humvee could actually be driven inside the Old City - you might be OK with a LAV25 / BTR 70 etc, but I doubt very much if a tank would fit.

[Panther Al]

A LAV yes: I've seen a LAV rolling around in downtown Frederick Maryland a few months ago. Dunno why it was, but it was. Didn't have any problems with the traffic either.