Request Supply Drop
Looks like you have enough battery left to make X calls today.
A label on the radio backpack lists things you can request, except only the first three are legible: rations, fuel, and ordnance.
Underneath that you scratched: salary
| Radio in a request for a supply drop of
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Make the Call |
If no calls are left for today:
Occurs when clicking [request drop] on an Allied Radio Backpack.
Calls
- You can make 3 calls per day.
- After every successful call, you may receive a number and letter, e.g.:
- The radio emits a plaintive honk, followed by a woman's voice saying "413... H..."
- After every unsuccessful call, you may receive a hint towards a successful call, and / or a string of grey text, which is a fragment of a demon name.
- You radio in your request and hear only static in response. A moment later a jeep rolls up and they toss you a package. "Sorry, HQ couldn't understand what you needed... one radio operator thought you said materiel intel, but nobody else agreed, so this is what you get."
- You try to radio back a thank you, but you’re getting some kind of strange interference. You can hear chanting and otherworldly howls amongst the static. "Ssss… click <thrumming noise> …'h grea'… pop ssss… …ulH… crackle ssss… 'ur cal'…
- Successful orders are scratched on the radio:
- You scratch 'sniper support' onto the radio so you remember.
- Handheld Allied radio has a slightly different interface Request Supply Drop (handheld radio).
Ellipsoidtine
You call for an Ellipsoidtine resupply. A gentle rain of it falls into your mouth from a satellite far above.
 | You acquire an effect: Ellipsoidtined (duration: 30 Adventures) |
- Also removes a negative effect with the message:
Wow, that has you feeling really good.
 | You lose an effect: ... something |
Fuel
"Fuel," you yell into the radio! A small can sloshes to the ground next to you on a tiny parachute.
 | You acquire an item: skeleton war fuel can |
Ordnance
"We need ordnance," you call over the radio. A nearby unit hears you and tosses you a grenade, thankfully remembering not to pull the pin first.
 | You acquire an item: skeleton war grenade |
Materiel Intel
"Anything, we need anything! Where is anything," you desperately call over the radio. A moment later a hazy aura surrounds your head, and you can sense... everything. "Thanks HQ, that'll do."
 | You acquire an effect: Materiel Intel (duration: 10 Adventures) |
- Or, if you have already received materiel intel today:
You make your request and get a quick response. "Copy that, unfortunately, we're currently out of those supplies. Please request something else."
Radio
You smirk as you call in a request for a radio, as a joke. To your surprise, your pack beeps loudly and then gives birth to a smaller radio.
 | You acquire an item: handheld Allied radio |
Rations
You call in a request for rations. A few minutes later, someone with a quartermaster's insignia runs up and hands you a can.
 | You acquire an item: Skeleton Wars rations |
Salary
Picking up the radio, you gently remind HQ that you haven't been paid this week. They let you know that you're in the middle of a war with no time to go shopping, but that it'll be delivered ASAP. And... there it is.
 | You acquire 15 Chroner |
Sniper Support
"Requesting immediate sniper support," you shout over the radio. A few moments later you see a sniper on a nearby ridge giving you directional hand signals.
Adds the following adventure modifier:
- A sniper is guiding you out of trouble.
Forces a non-combat on the next adventure.
Wildsun Boon
"Hello, HQ, we need the... uh, Wildsun Boon over here!" Moments later a beam of light shines over the horizon and focuses on your position.
 | You acquire an effect: Wildsun Boon (duration: 100 Adventures) |
- Or, if you have already received Wildsun Boon today:
You make your request and get a quick response. "Copy that, unfortunately, we're currently out of those supplies. Please request something else."
Unknown
You radio in your request and hear only static in response. A moment later a jeep rolls up and they toss you a package. "Sorry, HQ couldn't understand what you needed, so this is what you get."
 | You acquire... something. |
Notes
- An unsuccessful call will randomly give the rations, fuel or ordnance items.
- Rations, fuel and ordnance are always recorded as possible requests for the radio.
- The demon name assembled from gray text fragments in unsuccessful calls is unique for each character.
- Ellipsoidtine is the solution to a multilayered NATO phonetic alphabet puzzle, solved by members of the Ascension Speed Society Discord server.
- Materiel Intel is hinted on failed requests.
- Radio is hinted at by the fact that it would be funny to ask for a radio via radio.
- Salary is hinted in the description for priceless stolen artifact.
- Sniper Support is hinted by the special attack of Axis officer skeleton.
- Wildsun Boon is the solution to a braille puzzle hidden in the Axis skeletons' ribs and regiment numbers, solved by members of the Ascension Speed Society Discord server.
References
- Ellipsoidtine is a reference to Ovaltine.
