Operation Proud Mary?

[Rainbow Six]

I don't know about Proud Mary (although as a long time Creedence Clearwater Revival fan I love the song) but I reckon there might have been a few things that would qualify as an Operation "Hail Mary" during the Twilight War...

[headquarters]

like a Mississipi paddle wheel boating op ?

[Abbott Shaull]

I was thinking any operation with Paddle Wheel boat...lol

[HorseSoldier]

MilGov move to clear and pacify Memphis, TN?

[copeab]

Retrieval of the last of the Merovingian bloodline.

[WallShadow]

1. Amphibious thrust along the Wisla River to secure the approaches to Warsaw.

2. Clearing of the channels from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico, to ensure safe transport of crude oil from a surviving operating oil platform.

3. Refurbishing of a coal-fired steam-generating power station. ("Proud Mary keep on burning")

[copeab]

Ah, I miss the old days when an operation name was largely random and wasn't *supposed* to have any connection to the mission.

[Snake Eyes]

Originally Posted by copeab

Retrieval of the last of the Merovingian bloodline.

Winner.

[pmulcahy11b]

Originally Posted by Snake Eyes

Winner.

Now there's a really interesting idea for an adventure or encounter. A group of a sect of Christians (who could, in this context, still be heavily-armed both with weapons and religious literature) who are trying to restore the ruined earth by finding the last of the bloodline of Jesus (or better yet, believe they have already found this person). They believe that this person must be protected at all costs because he will be inhabited by Jesus's spirit during His time on earth when the time comes for mankind's salvation. Meanwhile, this person must be kept safe, whole, secure, and pure. His followers may even think this person can perform miracles. Maybe they think that Jesus is slowly, over time, asserting himself in this person.

And in the meantime, the members of this sect of Christians are fanatically loyal, perhaps feel the need to purify humanity, and willing to do anything to further their beliefs, at any costs. The PCs could be in conflict with this sect, or maybe the sect hires them as bodyguards or part of a mercenary group. The PCs then come in conflict with some of the sect's practices and acts. What do they do then? It's a really good job, but they face a moral dilemma...

I apologize if my musings here are possibly sacrilegious to anyone here. It's just an adventure/encounter idea.