Godlike: The War From Here, Part 2 -- The Road to Carentan (Patreon)

"The Road to Carentan" is a scenario for GODLIKE,  our RPG of superpowered commandos in World War II. You are larger than life...but the war is larger than you.  

"The Road to Carentan" follows a Talent squad's journey through the wreckage of D-Day, from Omaha Beach through the villages of Normandy, meeting ordinary troops who welcome their presence and some who might take a little convincing. It is a sequel to The War From Here, Part 1: “Hell for Breakfast.” Download the latest update to "Hell for Breakfast" now.

The Talents were supposed to drop with the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment in Contentin before D-Day, but bad weather and anti-aircraft fire drove their transport plane astray. Instead, they landed behind Omaha Beach and confronted the forces arrayed against the U.S. landing. Now, the Talents are attached to the 16th Infantry Regiment until they get word on how to regroup with the 501st. 

If you played “Hell for Breakfast” and there were no survivors, you can introduce new Talents here as fellow wayward drops who missed the carnage and just caught up, or as survivors of the First Talent Army who have instructions to reinforce the airborne divisions in the Cotentin peninsula.

The 16th secures the village Colleville-sur-Mer on June 7, and Col. George Taylor of the 16th sends word up to command at V Corps (his commanders) and VII Corps (the Talents’ commanders) for instructions. At 1100 on June 8, as the 16th is rooting out the last German snipers in Colleville-sur-Mer, the orders come down. 

The Talents are to head south to the village Formingny, then west through the villages of Longueville, La Cambe, and Osmanville, and make contact with the 175th Infantry Regiment. The 175th has the task of capturing the town of Isigny and establishing a crossing over the Vire River. The 175th is part of the 29th Infantry Division, whose motto is “Twenty-Nine, Let’s Go!” The Talents are to attach to the 175th as it seizes Isigny and establishes a crossing over the Vire River. Then the Talents are to head west and make contact with the 501st outside Carentan.

Download "The Road to Carentan" here, including maps and handouts. If you play it, let me know how it goes. I'd love to tweak it based on playtester experiences.