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Thomas and Ronin did you make your resistance rolls for being hit by the SMG spray? (-5 to defence because it was a full-auto shot) Ronin's second shot misses Grace needs to post her second for second INIT pass. The biker thrown over his handle bars by neonspiders 'jinx' painfully gets to his feet a pistol and fires in graces direction but misses. the other two bikers screech to a stop and unload the SMGs into the cutter crew pulling the Med-capsule back towards the ship. One of the crew goes down under the onslaught but the other survives by ducking down behind the med-capsule which starts emitting an alarm as bullets strike it. A gout of green flame flashes out of the cutters hold lighting up the dock. Anyone with a third INIT pass post your actions.
Thomas fades from most peoples view. Neonspider is up.
Initiative:
Graces second shots fly wide or harmlessly impact on the bikers armor. the two mounted bikers fire a burst at Ronin, Thomas and the two crewmen as they drive by, but don't fire at the captain. Both Thomas and Ronin take one hit (-5 to defensive pools because of full auto). One of the crewmen is also hit but dosn't fall. The two crewman pull out hand guns (Ares Predator 2's) point them at Thomas and Ronin and start to pull the med-capsule back towards the cutter. Thomas is up.
Initiative:
NeonSpider: You and your sprite glitch one of the oncoming bike locking it's front break launching the biker over the handlebars. Ronin: You hit the your target forcing himn to lay down his bike to take cover. The cutter Capt. starts yelling orders, stops mid-sentance turns points at Ronin and Thomas and in a monotone voice orders the near by crewmen to kill them. Grace is up.
The impact of Grace's shot knocks the Ancient off his bike sending her and the bike skidding in different directions. Neonspider finds some cover with a vantage point overlooking the meet. All hell breaks loose on the pier at the sound of gunfire, the crew helping load the body stop what they are doing and draw weapons. The captain starts shouting orders as an aqua-green energy flows around his body.
Neonspider: Spoiler:
If you are assisting the sprite it would be a complex action. If you are just giving the sprite a comand it is a free action. Initiative:
Neonspider is up.
Map of the peir and everyones postion. Neonspider and Grace hear the sounds of motorcycle engines approaching. A few moments' latter 4 ancients, 2 from the west and 2 from the east ride into the meeting with guns blazing. Neonspider and Grace Guns can take a free action before combat starts. Everybody give me an INIT roll.
Thomas: Spoiler:
You manage to catch sight of the thing that you’ve been seeing in the corner of your eye. You as sense a water spirit flowing around the pier. The spirit slithers past you and up the gang plank and into the cutter. Grace: Spoiler: You hear the sound of bikes (4) approaching from both side of the pier.
Thomas make a assensing+Intuition test
1, 4, 6, 3, 4, 3, 4, 2 1 hit Thomas: Spoiler: You thought you saw somthing out of the corner of your eye but when you look nothing is there.
The ships mate looks looks over Ronin, Thomas and Tweeker with half open eyes for about half a minute before turning turning to his crew on deck and shouts out orders in Javanese. Looking back at Thomas and Ronin says "Codes check out, we bring out package".
The team pulls up to the pier and finds their hiding positions. At the appointed time you send the coded signal and get the correct response. A few minutes later you hear the faint sounds of engines and the sound of a boat traveling through the water. The jet-black cutter pulls up to the pier and two of the crew lowers a gangplank. A short Javanese man looks over the surrounding area before walking over to Thomas and Ronin, “you no look like Evo, van no match Evo are you Evo”?
It's ok.
Tweeker dosn't want his van painted. You can get some uniforms but you are limited on types. The Evo team you ambushed were wearing armored suits though. Yes you do have time to compile a machine spirit (max level 4). The Mr. Johnson gave you the picjup codes when you took the job.
Finished waiting for Neonspider, I will npc him until he pipes in. The team pulls up to the pier and finds their hiding positions. At the appointed time you send the coded signal and get the correct response. A few minutes later you hear the faint sounds of engines and the sound of a boat traveling through the water. The jet-black cutter pulls up to the pier and two of the crew lowers a gangplank. A short Javanese man looks over the surrounding area before walking over to Thomas and Ronin, “you no look like Evo, van no match Evo are you Evo”?
After getting the job and stopping the van, you haul it to Crisno's shop to fix/examine it. The van turned out to be a mobile ICU in disguise with a S.I. (satisfactory intelligence, a high-level semi autonomous skill-soft) running it.The Ancients were going to send a plant on the mission to betray Mr. Johnson and take the delivery for themselves but Ronin’s contact stole the meeting info and gave it to Ronin, this is how Ronin got into the mission. The Ancients still want the package and began to harass and threaten Ronin’s contact to get it.
The team called a few of their contacts and found out that Evo Inc. is going to deliver the ‘weapon’ to the Three Tigers triad, an enemy of both the Ancients and the Yakuza.
Grace contracted a street doc w/ambulance to replace the Evo pick-up van. The team is now setting up at the pier and waiting for the delivery ship to arrive. You have about four hours back-time to prep programs and check for info or whatever, also tell me where you are going to on the pier map.
The codes Mr. Johnson gave you say that you are the pickup team from Evo inc.
Grace searches the boat storage racks for a place where she can conceal herself while getting a clean line of fine at the dock. Do you want a sniper postion or one where you can move quickly if you need to?
You arrive 45 minutes before the cutter, giving you time to scout out the area and position yourselves. The cutter is on the map only because that is where it will dock when it arrives.
Make your plans for the pick-up, I will post a map soon.
Thomas Chance: Spoiler: The Yakuza and the Mafia would never use bio-weapons; they want their victims and everybody around them to know who is attacking them. The meta-human gangs like the Ancients and Mama Grobi's boys would be violently opposed to anyone using bio-weapons. The Triads, Humanis and Alamos 20k would use bio-weapons without hesitation.
Lone Star is 'required' to turn any materials that can endanger the public health over to UCAS homeland security but rumors say that Lone Star would probably keep it for themselves if the UCAS Feds don't know about it. Lone Star does have a haz-mat unit for dealing with toxic materials.
Grace Guns: Spoiler: What kind of inferction, never mind if you knew you would have told me.
I don't have anything too importainmt going on right now so count me in, my fee is 1,00Y per day in advance no refunds. I've got my own equipment, cover any potential damages and I'll bring it along.
Ronin: Spoiler:
Tiger Tanaka - "Sorry kanji all I heard from the bosses was the Three Tigers have a shipment coming in, we thought it was a batch of the new 2xs5 BTLs they're pushing on the streets. Are you sure they're bringing in bioweapons? If they are the Bosses would make an offer for them just to keep it out the Three Tigers hands. Keep me in the loop Bro." Grace Guns: Spoiler: You get a call from an unlisted number - "Is this Grace Guns, it is good, my name is tinker Jarillmo told me to call you, he said you have a discrete medical issue you need some help with" Tell me what it is and if it peaks my interest we can arrange some terms for service".
Neon Spider: You easily crack the comm link and can let everybody listen in. Everyone who can speak elvish read the spoilers for ronin.
You also trace the call back to its source and get the PAN number, you can now easily track it or hack it.
Ronin: Spoiler:
“Relax chummer remember the old saying don't kill the messenger, but then again he is just a poser thinking he can earn a place will the Ancients by doing our scut work, so go ahead.
You stole from me something important, the Mr. Johnson that hired you thinking he hired me, is bringing in a weapon for the Three Tigers to attack the Ancients, we had a plan to take the weapon for ourselves and turn it on the Three Tigers but then you stepped in and blew our plans. We want that weapon, give it to us and we can call it even refuse and we take it from your corpses, we will also test it out in that guttersnipe of yours afterwards“. Meet is in the sound garden at 3am with weapon or you know what will happen“. Neon Spider: Spoiler: make a hacking or decrypt roll if you want to link in every one to the call. If you want to trace the call roll for a tracking test.
The Ancient looks you over with contempt in his eyes, glances around at the crowd then slowly raise his hands so you can see that they are empty.
Spoiler: and hands you the ear piece to his comm link. Celebrin I have just made contact with the primary....as you wish. I have somebody on the line that wishes to speak to you.
I think they want you to zap the cameras if a fight breaks out.
Grace Guns = 15
The street is crowded and the Stuffer shack also seems to busy. Mouse gets off the bus and runs to the corner of the shack. The Ancient gets off last and stands near the bus stop keeping his attention focused mainly on Mouse but also talking on his comm to someone. What do plan to do.
That should have been listed with the map, sorry. The red dot is Mouse the blue dot is the Ancient.
Place your selves and roll initiative. Let me know how you intend for this to go down.
Neon spider: Spoiler: there's more to know that the Doc won't be able to tell you.
Unless there are any other stuff you want to do we'll skip ahead to the bus stop where Mouse is.
Neon Spider: Who's prints/DNA? Spoiler: The main things you could be doing are 1) try to crack or fool the SI med system in the van 2) Gather info on conections between Evo and Three Tigers 4) find an ambulance to jack
Grace Guns: Spoiler: What kind of help, are you looking to upgrade again?
The only Doc I know that doesn’t file paperwork is a guy named Tweeker. He runs a "free clinic" for BLT addicts in Puyallup; He lost his license a few years ago for performing unethical medical treatments. Lone Star looks the other way because he helps us out very once in a while and the clinic is the only help the SINless get. I'll send you his link, just tell him it one he owes me and that'll get his attention.
You have about 3hrs max before the cutter shows. Neon Spider: Spoiler:
let me know what you want to do. Ronin: Spoiler:
Mouse calls and tells you she's taking the metro bus to the garage but one of the Ancients is following her. Grace Guns: Spoiler: "Hey Grace long time no here, what can Lone Stars finest do for you to day, squash a ticket , info on some thug or are you finaly gonna pay up on the bet we had on the cyberball game"?
Ronin: Spoiler:
with your edict (street) and being an elf you would know of a few places that some of the Ancients frequent. There is House of Blue Leaves a sim sense parlor, Loc Loaded a Scottish pub and Jackal’s Lantern a dive fought over by the Ancients and the Halloweeners, currently controlled by the Ancients. Thomas Chance: Spoiler: Mama Grobi, Twiggy's mom runs a homeless shelter in the barrens she would have no problem takeing in a another stray for a few days.
After a harrowing hour of playing hide and please don't find me with Lone Star you get the van tucked away in Crisno's shop and then Crisno and his buddy Happy start working on the van’s front end. Neon Spider: Spoiler:
Your search bot finally managed turned up information about the cutter that is bringing in the package. The Makiko has been flagged by the FBI as a known smuggler working for the Three Tigers triad. Three Tigers are a new gang that managed to carve a small territory from the ancients and the mafia. They are known to be very violent and reckless with collateral damage they cause. Six months before they blew up a restaurant during the dinner rush because the owner informed on them. Ronin: Spoiler:
On your way to the shop you listen to a frantic message from mouse. You can barely understand her through her tears. Averal and his boys from the ancients were here they roughed me up I had to tell them they threatened to kill me I’m sorry I’m sorry but I had to tell them about the meeting they were gonna hurt me there looking for you I was scared forgive me please Averal said he just wants to talk he’s gonna kill you and its my fault please forgive me I don’t want you to die Averal gave me his link for you don’t call run away forget about me I don’t want you to die… After that it just a few minutes of her crying before her message times out. Grace Guns: Spoiler:
Grace you remember swapping stories over drinks with Detective Jarillmo (your contact.) one night, She mentioned a case involving some bad BTL chips she worked on once where she had to use an DocWagon med tech with a PhD to help unravel the users brains. Thomas Chance: Spoiler:
a spoiler just for you so you don't feel left out Background information for all: Evo is a Japanese company based out of Vladivostok Russia, they specialize in bio-engineering. Formally known as Yamatetsu Corp. they changed their name after the outbreak of VIATS IV and the crash of ‘64. Rumors in the shadows say that the outbreak started in the Yamatetsu facilities in Denver and they waited on providing the anti-viral cure until near world wide panic started so they could maximize their profits and become a triple a megacorp and take a seat on the corporate council. A third of all bioware and nanotech comes from Evo’s labs in Russia.
Neon Spider: Spoiler: You feel techs trying to regain control of the camera and trafic lights for the street. They can't see what's happening but you know a squad car is probaly on the way.
You try bluffing your way in to the medical system but the SI blocks your way. "Unauthorized user, access denied, any further attempts will result in possible user damage, please input access code now".
Memory's not of your own flash through your mind and then settles on one.
The only equipment the guards carried are standard comlinks and an Uzi 3.
Please roll an hacking + deception roll to find out what the medical program knows. Chance: do you want to cast your spell now or wait until after you move the van?
All are dead except for the rigger who is unconscious.
Next combat should go smother now that I'm more familiar with it.
To make things go smoother I will post the opponents roll and when you roll to resist damage, roll both the reaction roll to avoid being hit and the body + armor to reduce damage. Any suggestion you have would be helpful also.
Grace and Ronin make the Orc do the Thompson dance before he collapses in a pile of ruined flesh and broken metal. The quite is almost deafening after the gunfight, only the faint sounds of the city along with the dripping auto fluids leaking from the ruined van are heard.
Yes, sorry for the confusion.
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Normally, I might expect that PCs would just travel to the nearest city to get the item they want, but that would be contrary to the plot. All the action takes place in and around the Small Town of Belhaim and there is really only one opportunity to leave the town to purchase equipment elsewhere. And that opportunity doesn't happen until about 2/3 of the way through the module. Current casters in the town are an Alchemist(5), a Cleric(4), and IIRC, a Druid(3).
Also a related question: I assume that all XP and gold rewards listed in the module are the party total, not the awards for each PC, right? |
