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First Team Equipment

A First Team trooper’s basic gear depends on their assignment and whether the soldier is human. Humans require more specialized Pentex equipment to maintain control when facing the Delirium.

Pentex expects its First Teams to be ready to respond at a moment’s notice to repel Garou assaults. Every First Team member is armed at all times. Standard equipment for non-combat zones includes a Pentex-manufactured FT-13 heavy semi-automatic pistol with two magazines of

standard ammunition and a third filled with silver-tipped rounds, and a silver-edged combat knife. A Kevlar vest is optional, and often only taken by the ‘squishy’ humans. Humans also receive a pair of goggles with Involuntary Reaction (IR) filter lenses (p. 192).

In addition to this gear, First Teams working in des­ ignated combat zones carry the Pentex PX-66F assault rifle with six magazines of ammunition (three standard, three silver), a light pistol as a backup weapon, compass and radio. Human troops can request heavier armor, depending on their assignment.

Not everyone receives the same quality of gear. New­ bies usually get standard-quality equipment until they prove themselves or piss someone off. Troops who annoy the quartermaster get the shit gear that’s held together by duct-tape and spit and breaks when the trooper sneezes. If the quartermaster doesn’t have reason to hate anyone, he’ll often pick one at random. This poor sap is also the first to get any experimental equipment — with all the concomitant risks. First Teams with a good record of success get the newer gear and the latest models.

When First Teams go on a mission, they get what­ ever equipment the mission planners think they need, plus whatever else they can beg from the quartermaster. One or two ‘special issue’ items can mean the difference between mission success and a sucking chest wound, and most First Teams try to ingratiate themselves with their quartermaster.