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What's in your pocket?
weswood 06-29-2008, 07:59 PM Just for laughs I'm making up a party of NPCs, and I'm having trouble fleshing out thier gear. Everything is starting to look the same.
The party so far consist of a Ranger SSgt, been in the Army since he got out of high school, a infantry Sgt, south Alabama hillbilly hunter/fisher/ one hell of a rifle shot, and a Cpl medic, a drafted concientous objector from LA, California. The things I tend to carry, or used to anyway: extra coffee (the SSgt has 1/2 kg), means to heat it (sterno/canteen cup), sharp pocket knife & small whetstone, sometimes a multi tool, zippo lighter & flints (I used to refuel it in jeep tanks) plenty of ciggarettes, some parachute or similar cord, and a small flashlight. The SSgt has a M92 pistol & a Remington 870, the Sgt has an M16A2, and the Cpl refuses to carry a weapon. I'll probably add either a grenadier (M203) or a machinegunner, maybe both. Back to the original question, what do you carry (aside from the normal clothes/underwear/socks, sleeping bag type stuff)??? They're starting to look the same, gear wise. ******************** weswood 06-29-2008, 08:12 PM Whoops, forgot the duct tape. ******************** pmulcahy 06-29-2008, 08:24 PM I'm in my underwear right now -- no pockets at the moment! ******************** kato13 06-29-2008, 08:40 PM [edit] Here is my personal equipment list from my equipment database that I plan to use for all modern RPGs. 100' Parachute Cord 100' Rappelling Rope 12 hour low intensity chemlight 18" Machete with Sheath 2d Generation ECWCS Universal Pants 2d Generation ECWCS Universal Parka 30 min medium-intensity chemlight 5qt Canteens (colapsable) 9 Hour Candles (3 Pak) Advanced Microfibre Towel 30"x50" Assault Pack MOLLE Balaclava (Light weight) Bath Tissue 2-Ply 550sheet, Roll Bayonette BDU (Arctic) Insulated BDU (Universal) BDU (Universal) Hot Weather BDU (Universal) Insulated Belt MOLLE Beret BLADE, SCALPEL, No 20, for handle No 4, sterile Blister Treatment Kit Body Veil, Camouflage Body Ventalation System Boonie Cap (Universal) Boot Knife Boot Laces, Black, Pair Bungee Cord Butt Pack Caffiene Gum Pack of 5 sticks Camelback 3 Liter Can Opener (P-38) Canteen 1 Liter Colapasable Canteen 1 Liter Cover Canteen 2 Liter Canteen 2 Liter Cover Canteen Cup & stand Carabineer, Locking "D", Black Chemical Decon Kit Chemical Defense Suit Chemlight Case Cigarette Lighter (Disposable) Cigarette Lighter (Multifuel) Cold Weather Sleeping Bag (-10F) Combat Boots, Pair Combat Boots, Pair CW Combat Knife Combination Padlocks Compass, Lensatic CottonWeb 1-1/4" Trouser Belt CS powder 8 oz Deck of Cards (Paper Box) Die (Gaming) Disposable Geiger Tab Disposable Handcuffs (nylon) Disposable Handcuffs (plastic) DogTag (Microchip) Double Strap Type II Duffel Bag- Olive Duct Tape 66mx5 cm Earplugs Entrenching Tool (TriFold) Epoxy Putty Extra Batteries, Rechargable (AA) Extra Batteries, Rechargable (AAA) Extra Batteries, Rechargable (D) Face Paint Camouflage (3 Color) Field Jacket w/ Liner Universal Foam Sleeping Mat Folding Tactical Knife Folding Tungsten Carbide Saw Foot Locker, Large 32"x13"x16" Foot Locker, Medium 29"x9"x14" Foot Locker, Small 25"x6"x11" Glove Liner Gloves, Leather Gloves, Nomex Aviator Gortex Booties Grenade Pouch Helmet Light (LED) Helmet Light Power Cable Helmet Liner Insect Repellent (DEET 28%) 5oz (150ml) Insulated Poncho/Sleeping Bag Iodine Tablets, Bottle 50 units Keychain LED Kneepads Hard Kneepads Inserts Knfie fork spoon Knife Sharpener (Diamond) Krill Light Large Pouch Large Rucksack MOLLE Laundry Bag 25" w x 36" h Leather Man tool (Pliers) Leather Man tool (ViseGrip) Leatherman Micra (Scissors) Leatherman Micro (Pliers) Leprechaun Secure Hand Radio M249 Saw Ammo Bag Canvas 6½"W x 2½"D x 7¼"H Magnesium Fire Starter Mesh Fabric T-Shirt Mess Kit (Stainless KFS,pan,tray) Mess Kit Bag MicroMagLight Military Flashlight, Angle (IR capable) Mini Binoculars MiniMaglight MiniMaglight Weapon Mount Morrow Id (Microchip) Mosiquito Net 4' x 8' Mosquito Net (Face) Multiple Battery Charger (8AA/AAA or 4D) Multi-Purpose Pillow Med 12"x17" Nightstick (High Impact Plastic) Nightstick holder Overwhites Pacer Beads Padded Weapon Case Padlock Key padlock, key (medium) Patrol Cap (Universal) Patrol Sleeping Bag (30F) Pencil Pens Personal Cooking Kit Personal Defense Spray Personal Medical Kit Pistol Holster Pistol Mag Pouch Piston Lanyard Pocket Stove Power Adaptor for Charger Premoistened Field Towels (Pack 0f 20) Protective Mask Protective Mask Filter PVS-7F NVG Rain Pants Rain Parka Ranger Axe Rifle Mag Pouch Rope Deployment Bag Rubber Overboots, Pair Sharpie Marker Shelter Half Shoe Laces, Pair Shoes, Pair (PT) Shorts (PT) Shotgun Pouch Shovel Carrier Single Edged Razor Blades (Box of 12) Sleeping Bag Compression Bag Sleeping Bag Cover (Gore-Tex) Small Arms Cleaning Kit Small Pouch Small Sewing Kit Socks, Pair (Tube) Socks, Pair (Wool/Poly Blend) Straight Razor Strike Anywhere Matches Box of 250 Sunglasses Sunscreen 5oz (150ml) Super Glue, Bottle 28g .1 oz Super Glue, Tube 3g .10 oz Survival Fishing Kit Survival Kit Alpha Survival Net, nylon (1.8x3M) Survival Straw Sweater (Wool) Sweatpants (PT) Sweatshirt (PT) Swiss Army Knife Tactical Memo Book (3.5" x 6" / 60 pages) Thermal Underwear Bottom Thermal Underwear Top Three point weapon sling, padded Travel Alarm Clock T-Shirt TWS-2000 Thermal Scope Tyvek Ground Cloth 3'X8' Underwear Vest MOLLE WartHog Tactical Goggle Kit Watch Cap Wool Watch, Windup Waterproof Map Case WD-40 (4oz can) wind/waterproof matches (can of 25) Windbreaker (Black Morrow Divison) Wool Blanket Here are some kits I am working on Survival Kit fishing hooks 6 Sinkers 2 50 ft 8lb test fishing line 1 Pocket Chain Saw 1 Survival Blanket (Silver/OD) 1 Votive Candle 1 Flint 1 Magnesium Fire Starter 1 Cotton Tinder,Wax Soaked (pouch w/5 balls) 1 Pocket Knife (small) 1 Signal Mirror 1 Water/wind proof Matches box of 20 2 Whistle (Plastic) 1 Iodine Tablets (Individual packed) 12 Salt Tablets (Individual packed) 12 Sugar Cubes (Individual packed) 6 Survival Straw 1 200ml Water Bag 1 Duct Tape 66cmx5 cm 1 Stainless Steel Utility Wire (1.83 m x 1 mm) 1 Braided Nylon Cord - 10 ft. (3 m) 150+ lb. 1 #69 Black Nylon Thread 50 ft 1 Heavy Duty Sewing Needle 1 Saftey Pins, Large 4 .7 liter plastic container w/ lid 1 Survival Fishing Kit 0.19 Alluminum Case (4 5/8"x 2 13/16" x 1 1/8") 1 Fishing Instruction Booklet 1 Treble Hooks 2 Straight Shank Hooks Size 9/10 2 Leader Packet (6 assorted) 1 18lb test line 50ft Monofil Line 1 63lb test line 50ft Monofil Line 1 Red Cotton Cloth 1 1/2"x1" 1 Assembley Assorted hooks/spinners (12/6) 1 Yellow Cotton Cloth 1 1/2"x1" 1 Assembley Assorted needles (8) 1 Size 3 saftey pins 8 Small Spoon Lure, Silver 1 Large Spoon Lure, Silver 1 Large Spoon Lure, Red and White 1 Knot and Hitch Instruction Card 1 Single Edged Razor Blade 1 Vehicle Kit Signal/Survival Road Flares (15 min) 12 Smoke Grenades 4 Strobe White/IR Light LED Hand Crank 1 2-man Emergency Tube tent 2 candles (3 hour) 16 Water/wind proof Matches box of 20 2 Duct Tape 66mx5 cm 1 energy bars (1/2 day food) 4 12 hour low intensity chemlight 5 30 min medium-intensity chemlight 5 5 min high-intensity chemlight 3 5 min high-intensity chemlight (IR) 1 Tactical Memo Book (3.5" x 6" / 60 pages) 1 Pencil 1 550 SURVIVAL CORD, 100' roll 1 Hexamine Heat Tabs (roll of 6) 4 Heckler & Koch P2A1 Flare Gun (25mm) 1 25mm Flares 10 Pump Flashlight, LED 1 Fire Extinguisher (8oz halon) 1 Air Horn 1 Bear Mace (8 oz) 1 3 blade pocket knife 1 Heavy duty Canvas Bag 13"x13"x7" 1 Sorry for the long post. I literally have hundreds more. I have been working on this project so long I just wanted to throw something out there to get the feeling that this will be useful to someone. If you want more let me know. ******************** weswood 06-29-2008, 09:59 PM You had me worried, I started reading the list and thought you carried all that in your pack/pockets. But thanks, very useful. ******************** kato13 06-29-2008, 10:27 PM No problem. LOL on my not explaining. I edited my post to avoid further confusion. Your situation is one of the primary reasons I am making this database. My hope is that eventually you could generate random equipment for a person, vehicle or location. I still have not figured out exactly how to do this but it will be a fun project nonetheless. ******************** Hangfire7 06-30-2008, 04:14 AM In my pocket right now is simply a tissue for when I sneeze. I am in my bed clothers at the moment and unlike Paul, mine do have pockets As for PCsand NPCs pocket gear, I have always found it interesting to be creative, add things that are simply, common but also unique to that character so that it adds to the realness and flavor of the said PC. Items I have personaly carried in my pockets when I was in, or when I was afield: 550 cord, usualy a few different sized lengths, usualy scraps left over from tyying down poncho shelters or tent stakes. For the record, I never bought any 550 cord I just picked up the short lengths from others. Pocket knives of assorted varieties, from a gerber single blade mini pocket knife to a german army knife with four blades I bought on the USS Belleauwood, how it got there I have no clue. The occassional fixed blade knife, I carried a Gerber gaurdian boot knife for the longest time. Minimag flashlight, AWSOME in the day! AA batteries, worth their weight in gold! Often wrapped in a ziplock baggie to keep them dry. And then wrapped in an AAFES of Navy Exchange plastic shopping bag for further protection. Bottle of Tobasco Sauce or other hot sauce pilfered from the chow hall. Camo compact! Screw the issue tubes of camo paint that was to hard to put on and never went on well anyhow. And the camo compact you had a mirror for field shaving too. Plastic soap dish of shaving gear, travel toothbruth, mini tube of toothpaste, disposable razor and mini soap bar. Cigarettes in plastic cigarette box Cigarette lighter or two. Tin or two of dipping tobacco Empty MRE tobasco bottle filled with water used as a level for laying in guns. Full MRE tobasco bottles or salt or instant coffee packs or crackers or cookie or charms or carmel packs or tootsie roll or crackers. C-Ration parts same as above. Stipper clips or guide, they are all over the place when you don't need them but you can never find one when you need them. Only when I washed my uniform did I find four stripper clip guides and hald a dozen clips. Com wire, used for making field antenas as well as tying things up, used it once to tie my SAW sling on when it melted through the sling. 1 pijnt pilots flask, <I had water in it, didn't want to carry a canteen like boot camp and we were required to have a water bottle, it fit nicely in my pocket without a bulge or bouncing around> Lucky charm necklace, lucky charm necklace that was cool me and my bros all bought together, lucky charm brazelet same as aboce. Generic PX pain reliver or/and cold tablets Metal Spoon liberated from Ship or Base galley prior to going to the field. because you are tired of loosing or breaking MRE spoons or they aren't long enough. Weapons cleaning gear, issue and civilian purchase Tape, Electrical or Duct Crevate from 1st Aid Kit, also worn as a scarf or a bandana around the neck. Gloves often in pocket Heat Tabs <several> Bug Juice insect repellant Plastic Bagies, shopping, ziplock or small trashbags <3 gallon sized or so> for water proofing gear Wallet Eye glasses and case Spare Alice Clip Greande Pins <when the Lt is hot to toss that smoker grenade but realised its the wrong time and place and he already tossed the pin it comes in handy> P-38 or P-51 can opener, works great for when you bring those mini cans of chili or dinty moore to the field and even better when you raid the Armys or 7th Marines chow tent taking pans of T-Ration pudding. Pens and Pencils, notepads, letter writting gear, letter to be sent, letters from home, stamps, I even carried a pocket book of crossword puzzles which helped kill the time, nothing like laying against your pack in an LZ waiting for the helos to come in and you ask "whats a four letter word for route that starts with P" Regular papperbacks, some titles, Last of the Mohicans, Rumor of War, Hunt for Red October, Cardinal of the Kremlin, Tunnes of Chu Chi are just some of the titles I have carried. Personal Binoculars <I carried them and I know of one other who carried their own in my entire time in.> Strobe Light Map <wrapped in plastic> Transistor Radio Walkman and tapes mini Picture Albuim with pictures Metal Mirror <for shaving> Small backpackers stove <a freind in the 82nd carried one and a TOW pogue> Canteen Stove some of our 31s carried these. Aimpoint site Spare magazines Boot Laces Sunglasses Baby powder Wool Watchcap Wool glove liners Boonie Hat Fieldjacket liner Those are some of the things one can find in their pockets on operations, often it depends on the enviorment and mission of course. And also what is available. Alot of times it was pogey bait, but in a T2K world that would be long gone. But you will notice that the majority of the items have to do with comfort be it food, keeping dry or warm or comfortable in some other way with a few items having other uses. And thus is the mindset of the guys in the field, its all about comfort, getting it, or mainaining it as best you are able. Or at least mitgating your misery. ******************** Headquarters 06-30-2008, 07:23 AM what about billfold drivers license id videoworld card picture of sweetheart/family members pocketknife spare change deck of cards nudie magazine quart of spirits in flask a few extra spring/sparts and stuff for the M60 they havent got a pocket book -I like Cormac McCarthy the good book cellphone service papers snow goggles or other goggles personal letters one of them little heaters to wear in your gloves medication/drugs of different types and not to forget -in every mad max movie max has a littl etrinket that is critical to the outcome of teh story -a little flute ,a small wind up melody box etc etc keys anyways..most likely players will only haul what they need for the "mission".. tell them teh only way to make it out is to pop change in teh machien..has anyone got any spare change ? ******************** O'Borg 06-30-2008, 12:56 PM A ring, my preciousss.......oh sorry, wrong game. ******************** MajorPo 07-01-2008, 04:18 AM Have you thought about throwing in a few items, maybe way down near the bottom of the backpack that would add a little freak out or curiosity value for any PC's that might try rummaging through. Maybe a worn and almost threadbare head from a teddy bear, a mummified finger, or a large black latex butt-plug. Set your imagination free... ******************** Targan 07-01-2008, 04:20 AM MajorPo, you know there are some incredibly dodgy things in the backpacks of PCs and NPCs under the command of your character in our campaign. Tech Sgt Latoya Martinez has a large dildo in hers and Sgt Che Jesus Cortez has some extremely dodgy porn mags in his, for example. ******************** Hangfire7 07-01-2008, 08:26 AM Actualy in the field I made it a point to have a phone card and change. Just in case the only method of com was a phone booth, ala Grenada. <Which stuck in the back of my head and thus I kept those items.> Also, hey if the phones of your area are working why not sneak a call home, or if you happen upon a soda machine then why not? Which we would do on occassion on field ops and patrols in Japan, sneak into the vil in the middle of the night and hit the soda machine for a cold one Or, should you be persued by local waifs toss a handful of change to distract them as you disapear. ******************** weswood 07-01-2008, 06:32 PM Have you thought about throwing in a few items, maybe way down near the bottom of the backpack that would add a little freak out or curiosity value for any PC's that might try rummaging through. Maybe a worn and almost threadbare head from a teddy bear, a mummified finger, or a large black latex butt-plug. Set your imagination free... When my reserve unit got called up for Desert Storm, we had to be at the Center at 0400, so I just went straight from the bar to the Training Center. A lady friend at the bar gave me a teddy bear for luck. We never made it farther than Camp Pendleton, but man did my GySgt give me a wierd look when i unpacked my seabag. ******************** pmulcahy 07-02-2008, 06:34 AM I got brass in pocket...never mind. Anyway, when I went to the field, and even when we went off to Desert Shield, I always had as many paperback books as I could put into my stuff. Even for a day on the range I had one book in one of my cargo pockets. Books help me relax, and in those few times I had to just do nothing (amazing how few those come along as you go up in rank!) I would often read. My books would go into those gallon-sized Ziplock bags, except for the one in my cargo pocket, which would go into a smaller one. Also, most troops have something to play music, and what tunes they could carry in their stuff. ******************** Poor Merchant 07-02-2008, 10:38 AM I've just scanned the lists above but nobody seems to have mentioned condoms - useful not just for the obvious purpose, but also for popping over the barrel of your rifle to keep some dirt out of it, carrying small amounts of water in an emergency in the field and lots of other stuff too. ******************** pmulcahy 07-02-2008, 05:29 PM I've just scanned the lists above but nobody seems to have mentioned condoms - useful not just for the obvious purpose, but also for popping over the barrel of your rifle to keep some dirt out of it, carrying small amounts of water in an emergency in the field and lots of other stuff too. And Silly String to detect tripwires, tampons to temporarily plug bullet wounds, and Krazy Glue to close cuts and slashes. ******************** Rainbow Six 07-16-2008, 03:26 PM I always had a character (usually the group leader) carry the dog tags of the fallen... (I didn't see this one posted...apologies if it was and I missed it) ******************** newyorkronin 07-16-2008, 10:51 PM I defer to the characters in the film "Predator" Blane: Chewing tobacco (during helo insertion) Billy: Pendant and huge bowie knife (on bridge, confronting Predator) Hawkins: Archie comic book (during helo-insertion) Poncho: Grappling hook (climbing to helicopter wreckage) Mac: Disposable razor and flask of booze Dillon: Handfull of captured intel docs (after raid on guerrilla camp) Dutch: Cigar and Zippo lighter (in beginning of movie, chilling out in helicopter) ******************** |
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