Did the inquisitor give us an apartment or any accommodation?
Nope. Booking from off-planet via astropath would be much more noticeable.
I have a working phone again! Once the headset charges.
I have a working phone again! Once the headset charges.
That's delighted, right there... :)
Huzzah, phones! Not that I use mine for posting. I'm 6ft 3 - those touch screens do not play well with my Mighty Death Fingers.
Fair enough! I find them handy when away from my own pc.
How does transportation work... Rent and/and steal?
It'll mostly be a plot point, I think - travelling through a Hive on foot would be both slow and conspicuous for a party with your disguise.
As for how you all get it, I'll leave that to you - although 'Buy, rent, steal' sounds like an odd vehicular version of 'Kiss, Kill, Marry'. I will say that buying or renting one that matches your disguise will be pricey, and stealing one suitable risky.
Long term airport parking?
Could Jene research the obituaries for rich folk, steal a car that won't be reported or noticed gone right away?
Heck go to a garage that is unscrupulous, pay them to joyride, half the cost to rent?
All of those are possible.
Point of clarification - the hotel has enough space for you all, as Nobles are expected to bring an entourage of hangers-on and servants with them.
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I could book us in for the month, by the time it comes by for the next bill his wages/stippend should be coming in... even if we can't offset the cost during our investigation or have it wrapped up.
Glad we've found a likely fresher lead. Even if it turns up unrelated to our primary mission it doesn't mean it's not necessarily worth investigating. Sometimes you go in to investigate a group of heretic rebels with some Imperial leanings and by the end of it you're up to your elbows in demons.
That works.
And oh yeah, investigations can go in seriously unexpected directions.
Are you going to use the funds you've been given, or are you going to use your own? And are you sorting transport first, or are you hoofing it?
What transport is available? And how would we access the funds we've been given?
I think I have literally 2 throne geld to rub together.
I was not expecting all of these upfront expenses
Just the idea gal, looking to the operators to operate...
We could buy, rent or boost something. I suggest the obits.
Before I forget to mention it again - the Inquisitor, in addition to gear and clothes befitting your backstory, has also provided background documents, I.D's and the like. In addition, you have 1000 thrones to keep your cover in place and, in an emergency, buy gear.
...keep the receipts though.
Yeah, I figured it would be an assholish move to not provide you guys with cash when this is quite different to what you've run into so far.
I ran a campaign where the Inquisitor was an Istvaanian... they'd work out a budget for how the cell could go at the mission in a straightforward manner... and then gave them 25-50% of what they'd need. It worked shockingly well as they got really creative in how they'd accomplish their mission, the Istvaanian didn't ask for receipts so if they had cash left over they could keep it.
One time they arguably couldn't even afford to get transport to the target with their entire funding for their assassination mission... they ended up throwing a big party and convincing the target to come to it. They had about five ways lined up to kill the target but in the end got another noble to kill them in an honour duel, no way to trace it back to them.
I've never played the seeing before, so I'm having a difficult time imagining what would be reasonable.
Are there parked cars, used car lots or the analogs?
...assassination mission... they ended up throwing a big party and convincing the target to come to it. They had about five ways lined up to kill the target but in the end got another noble to kill them in an honour duel, no way to trace it back to them.
You crazy cat! I wanna party with you!
The thing with 40k is that there are billions of worlds, each with it's own customs, culture and devices vaguely bolted together by a giant and bloated bureaucracy and the terror that going alone will see you eaten by aliens, daemons or the Imperium again.
Most Hives will have a mass transit network of some kind, and vehicles will be available to go on them. If you want to get fancy these can go up to armoured vehicles and anti-grav vehicles (although the last is exceptionally rare).
If you can think it up, it can probably happen.
Jene can drive Hoover and Civilian Craft. That's what she's imagining.
Vasyl can drive ground vehicles. Motorcycles to battle tanks!
Lazerus has pilot spacecraft as a basic skill as well as navigate stellar
Let me know what sorts of rolls I should be making, please... Finding transport, housing, etc...
I think a second hand car that goes is enough for us nothing fancy or expensive... we might end up burning it down. I think we're moving away from our cover to perform the next leg of the investigation... it might not be related but it seems like it's worth a look regardless.
I assume you're all staying at the hotel for housing, as there is more than enough room. Setting up a second base of operations in a more private location is, perhaps, not a bad plan.
What to roll to find stuff depends on how you're hunting it down. Navigation (Surface) would be simply understanding the layout well enough to know where stuff should be. Tech-Use would allow a computer search for 'Inqusition-usable Warehouse'. And Charm would be asking around.
Sorry if I was a bit unclear but I didn't buy that vehicle.
Unless everyone else thinks its worth the price
To hell with it Lothar has 145 Thrones of his own money, he can cover a few expenses as they come up. I'm sure we can find some funds along the way. A nondescript car will be handy.
Just to keep things chugging along.
Apologies, I must have misread. I am very sleepy after clearing out my basement, so I would not be shocked.
My posting may be patchy this weekend. I doubt I'll get to post tomorrow.
Are all of our tests getting any modifiers (like a +10) or are they just flat?
It depends on the test - a few are getting them, but there doesn't seem much point in mentioning it after the roll.
Bad rolls for the week... on the other hand, hella Psionics!
Who is old enough to know what I’m talking about?
I have been reminded the wedding we are going to has no wifi and terrible reception. I will be in this issue til next Wednesday. Bot as needed.
I am going camping this weekend. I will be unavilable from Friday through Monday. Please bot as needed.
Man, maybe I should have gone LARPing...
Have fun you both.
Lazerus has the power Forget me which makes people forget about him for 1d10 minutes.
Can I also use it to make them forget small details like about the grenade booby trap?
Theoretically, although I don't remember any of the traps being lethal.
I'm certain I'm the dull knife in the drawer... are they baddies or authorities?
You're not. We don't know for certain.
Either was them not realising we are here is good.
I'm waiting for the assassin to finish his conversstion before running away.
Can we see him?
Hopefully they wont draw on us!
I think we're in hive "alleyways" with no visual. From the description, we don't even know where we are.
I'm feeling a bit useless, but am sure we will encounter some Adept-needing encounters.
You can see them. Essentially, you guys got a little turned around and, since you don't know the layout, walked out into the street.
Depending on how you put the clues together will depend on how the next section goes, but it should be a little more actiony.
Now we know.
Are we able to get away from the scene and regroup?
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I don't know about you guys but I find investigations a little hard to keep track of in PBP as the information gets spread over months. Lets go over what we know.
Theres warp influence to this ritual.
There are Eldar runes of uncommon nature being carved into bodies and in the ledger we just found.
This person was sacrificed but had some knowledge of the runes at least, possibly targetted because they were investigating the xenophiles or was a member they chose to dispose of.
The site was at a symbolically significant position between churches. But since the ledger was hidden there it suggests it not just being situated there purely for the position. The resident was targetted. Maybe they were an amateur witch hunter who chose the site symbolically in hopes of protection. Or a cult member for ritualistic reasons.