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Frostline

A sniper's walk through a frozen canyon, and something large in floral shorts is already holding the high ground. Nothing dies out here. That's the whole problem.

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Range 412 m Wind 11 kt Temp −31 °C Visibility Poor Rounds Non-lethal
Field brief01 of 03

They are bigger than you,
and they brought rifles.

Somewhere under the ice shelf, a herd got organized. They took the canyon, they took the armory, and — for reasons the report does not explain — they took the resort gift shop.

You've been issued a bolt-action and a strict non-lethal mandate. Line up the shot, hold your breath through the cold, and put them to sleep one at a time.

Miss, and they will absolutely shoot back.

The canyon

Blue ice, hanging icicles, blowing snow that eats your sightline at 60 metres. Cover is real and so is the drop.

Terrain

The herd

Fast, heavy, and disciplined. They flank while you cycle the bolt, and they do not panic when you miss.

Opposition

The rule

Five sedative rounds a magazine. Every one that lands wrong is a round you don't have when the next one closes.

Rules of engagement

Target dossier02 of 03
A large horse in floral shorts crouched behind an ice cliff, sighting down a scoped rifle across a snowfield. Subject 01 · Armed
Priority contact

Bay stallion,
floral shorts,
optics fitted.

Observed holding the north ridge for nine hours without moving. Feeds at dusk. Reloads faster than you do.

  • DesignationRidgeholder
  • Mass540 kg
  • ArmamentAnti-materiel, scoped
  • Cover behaviourPatient · rotates flank
  • Distinguishing markPurple floral shorts
  • EngagementSedative rounds only
Issued kit03 of 03
RIFLE Bolt-action .338 Five in the magazine, one heartbeat between shots. Scope in to steady the cold shake. 5 rnd · 1.5 s cycle
OPTIC Glacier scope 3.5× with a rangefinder that fogs at the worst possible moment. Right-click to sight. 3.5× · fog-prone
AMMO Sedative round Drops a full-grown stallion in one clean hit to the head. Two anywhere else, if you're lucky. Non-lethal
GEAR Cold-weather layer Keeps you moving at speed for about forty seconds of sprint before the lungs object. −40 °C rated
Deployment open

Hold the
ridge.

Playable in the browser. No install, no account, no ammunition to spare.

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