>>502749
Let's go with door #1 please.

>>502749
>>1. We need to follow this through. Let's go to the Oort Outlier Station and search for new leads.

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>>502788
>>502789

Be able to use text formatting again is awesome.

"We need to follow this through," you say. "Let's go to the Oort Outlier Station and search for new leads."

"Roger," Mitchell says. Even through the radio you can hear the grit of his teeth as he chomps on yet another cigarette. "We'll send the co-ordinates through to you now."

Sure enough, a series of letters and numbers begin to run past a blue screen to your left. The voice of your shipboard AI, Zen, flickers through.

"New co-ordinates received," she say. "Would you like to commence hyperspace jump?"

You turn and take a final look at the Saturn station, floating around the wide rings of that massive orange planet. It looks so small from here, so unassuming - you could never have guessed at the teeming range of people that were destined to live and love and die on that station had you not seen them yourself. But eventually you turn away - Saturn has tested you, but you have been victorious. Now it's time to head to new frontiers and even greater dangers. Your fingers itch as you grip the controls.

"Zen," you say, "let's punch it.

LEDs above you begin to flicker and pulse as the hyperdrive warms up, beginning to spin faster and faster, drawing gravitational energy towards it at extraordinary rates. The Silverbug begins to rumble and shake, and as you glance over at the Gen and Mitchell's ship - the Hawker - you notice a similar process on-going.

Then, with a sudden popping sound, you're flung back into your seat as a stunning array of lights fly past you. Your stomach churns as you pass through hyperspace, folding the very notion of space upon itself.

Almost as soon as you disappeared from the Saturn station you appear roughly 1.3949112e+13 miles away from where you just were. After a few minutes of disorientation you swivel your ship around, looking for the Oort Outlier Station that you have (hopefully) arrived at.

(cont.)

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>>502818

As you pan to the left an incredible sight comes into view. A giant asteroid, at least 200 miles across, is drifting amongst a litter of smaller comets and meteoroids. But this is no normal asteroid - huge glowing rings hover just above its surface, protecting the hangers inside them from the barrage of rocks and debris. Millions of lights can be seen flickering along the asteroid's surface, the homes of men and women insane enough (or dangerous enough) to make a life out here in the cold vastness of the Oort Cloud. There seems to be a lot of traffic here; you notice not just single-manned ships but larger trading vessels, cruisers, and even what looks like a heavyweight battleship entering the main hanger.

Your gawping is cut short by the arrival of the Hawker, which jumps out of hyperspace ahead of you.

"You alright?" Gen say. "That was some jump, all the way out here."

"I'm fine," you say. Admittedly, you feel a little sick, but you're not about to tell Gen that.

Mitchell lets out a low whistle. You can tell he's looking at the Outlier Station ahead. "She's more beautiful every time I visit," he says. "Unlike you, Gen."

The radio descends into a crackle of shouting and the sound of punching. You laugh and fire up your thrusters. The station only looks to be about a thousand kilometres away, so you should be able to get there on just a couple of fuel cells. But where should you head?

>1. Head for the main hanger. That's where all the biggest shops and bars will be.
>2. Head for the side hanger. It's not as well-populated, but we might want to keep a low profile.
>3. Head around the back of the asteroid. Maybe there's an even more discrete way in that you can't see from this angle.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>502819
2

>>502853
This

>>502819
I thought you'd post on the first thread when this would start, just caught it in the catalog

>>502853
second

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>>502868
Ah, my bad. Added.

>>502853

"Let's head to that side hanger," you say. "We might have given I3A the slip back at Saturn, but we can't be certain."

The bounty hunters agree, and you flick the auto-pilot over to Zen after locking in the target. As the Silverbug roars towards the asteroid, you get the chance to inspect the Hawker a little more closely. Gen and Mitchell's ship bears all the hallmarks of a bomber, with its double cockpit and wide wings, but it looks like the usually lacklustre laser weapons have been replaced with two multi-shot cannon on the wings and even a long ion cannon underneath. It's an impressive ship, and must have been bought during their days with the prosperous MERC company. You make a mental note to ask them about its history later.

"Coming up to the security check, Zen," you say. "Prepare for hotwire hack."

"Received," the AI says pleasantly. "Hacking in three...two...one..."

As you pass through the first ring of light it pulses, the uncountable sensors and wires scanning every inch of your ship. You hold your breath as Zen's hacking module runs the program through your screen, a waterfall of numbers and brackets. A few minutes pass and you haven't been blasted out of the sky, so you relax again - the hack was successful.

You glide into the hanger and land gently in an empty space. You check your fuel gauge - 18 cells left - and transfer Zen into your portable device. You'd left her on the ship at the Saturn station, but she might come in handy here.

New Item Obtained: Zen

New Ability Available: Hacking
Use Zen to open locked computers, doors, and even ships.

You lock your ship and wait around in the middle of the hanger. There are a wide assortment of ships here - mainly middleweight fighters like the Hawker or trading ships - but because this is the side hanger, there aren't many other people waiting around. Still, you keep you eyes peeled for any I3A agents.

It's not long before Gen and Mitchell join you.

"Made it," Gen sighs. "What should we do first?"

>1. Let's find somewhere to stay. It's the middle of the night, so most of the shops will be closed, and we need a base of operations anyway.
>2. Let's get investigating. At this time of night the bars will be full of men drunk enough to tell us anything. We shouldn't miss the opportunity.
>3. Let's head over to the marketplace. They'll all be shut, but we might be able to...acquisition some things, if you know what I mean.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>502903
Why did we need the hacking to "park"?

>1

>>502903
>1. Let's find somewhere to stay. It's the middle of the night, so most of the shops will be closed, and we need a base of operations anyway.

>>502903
I'm here
>>1. Let's find somewhere to stay. It's the middle of the night, so most of the shops will be closed, and we need a base of operations anyway.

>>502996
Im confused on the hacking too

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>>502996
To avoid detection. Part of the text got lost in the copy over.

>>503008
>>503062

"Let's find somewhere to stay," you say. "It's the middle of the night, so most of the shops will be closed, and we need a base of operations anyway."

"Good point," Gen says. "Let's head to the Blue District - that's where we'll find an apartment with no questions asked."

You dutifully follow the bounty hunters out of the hanger and through a series of corridors. Flickering yellow bulbs light the way, making the lanes seem diffused with sulphur. Eventually you come out to a wide balcony and the roof shoots upwards, revealing a sprawling city interspersed with the protruding rocks of the inside of the asteroid.

You continue down to the city streets, tacking towards an area that grows soft with a mist of blue light. Eventually Gen comes to an apartment block she seems content with, and the three of you enter.

An elderly man in a hoodie is smoking a cigarette behind a counter. A few hushed words between him and Gen and you're being escorted up the rs to a new apartment. It's not much, but it'll do.

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You dump your gear in your room and begin to get ready for bed, but then remember you left your rifle by the door as you came in. As you pass by the main room to get it you notice Mitchell has already fallen asleep of the sofa and is snoring loudly, the dying embers of a cigarette still hanging from his mouth.

You find your rifle, but as you are heading back to your room you catch a glimpse of Gen in the bathroom. Your eyes meet momentarily in the mirror, and her pupils seem full of expectation.

What do you do?

>Continue to your room.
>[Write In] Make the moves. (Roll 1d6+1)
>[Write In] Something else.

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>503401
So are we a thing baby? Since I'll willing to take the dip.

>>503406
Well with that bad of a pickup line I deserve that 1.

>>502903
1, the hunters know this place and probably have some spots they like, ask them.

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>503406
(Bloody hell, inky)

>>503483
Well it's bloody irony I rolled the 6 last time and now I rolled a 1.

>>503488
I tried to save us, but didn't do much better.

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>503401
Here goes nothing. Line is for OP to come up with

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>>503406

I think it's only fair we take the 1 this time. I'd have averaged rolls between 2-5.

You pause at the doorway and give a little smile.

"So, are we a thing, baby?" you say.

Gen glances at you standing in the doorway. She seems to consider it for a moment, but then she laughs. "Not tonight, kiddo," she says. "Not tonight."

You return, dejected, to your bedroom. On the way you're sure you can see a grin in the side of Mitchell's mouth.

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The next day finds you aching and bruised, the adrenaline of the past few days having worn off overnight. You lumber out of bed to find Mitchell in a tattered apron, already serving up a dish of old sausages he appears to have found in the fridge.

"So," Gen says as she tucks into her breakfast, "what shall we do first?"

>1. Let's head to the marketplace. There's bound to be some new weapons and items here that we could buy.
>2. Let's head to a bar and ask around about Oort-X14. Someone must know something.
>3. You guys are supposed to be the experts here. I'll follow your lead.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>503697
>>1. Let's head to the marketplace. There's bound to be some new weapons and items here that we could buy.
I want to lay low about our info about what we know, we're going to need some more money before we try anything. Also see what the I3A do, if they followed us.

>>503697
>>1. Let's head to the marketplace. There's bound to be some new weapons and items here that we could buy.
Followed by...
>>2. Let's head to a bar and ask around about Oort-X14. Someone must know something.

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>>503707

"Let's head to the marketplace," you say. "There's sure to be good equipment in a place like this, and we're gonna need to upgrade if we have to fight off the I3A."

"That's a fact," Mitchell says, "although I hate that it's true."

"Settled, then," Gen says, sipping her coffee. If she's thinking about how much you embarrassed yourself last night, she doesn't show it.

You grab your things, and even manage to find a few old cloaks that someone must have left behind. Tall, dark, and totally badass, you descend into the station-city below.

It's busier now that morning has broken, and as you head towards the main hanger area where the marketplace is located, even more people begin to flock the streets. Hefty bounty hunters, lithe pickpockets, resplendent traders flanked by personal security - it appears the Oort Outlier Station attracts spacefarers of all stripes. There are not exactly shops here, simply a series of ragtag stalls all jostling for the attention of their customers. The air is full of haggling voices and the smell of gasoline. Handily, though, you can see all the items on offer at once:

Weapons Stall:

Attuned Laser Rifle (1d8): 120 credits
Ion Rifle (1d12, cooldown 1 turn): 210 credits
Grenade (1d12): 30 credits each
Plasma grenade (1d14): 50 credits each
Laser Pistol (1d2): 30 credits
Taser (non-lethal): 15 credits

Clothing Stall:

Camouflaged Cloak (+1 to stealth rolls): 75 credits
Light Refraction Module (+3 to stealth rolls): 400 credits
Piece of carbon fibre body armour (+1 to avoidance rolls per piece): 190 credits each, up to 3 pieces
Sighter Module (provides statistical information on targets you can see, such as health, armour, weapon damage, etc.): 40 credits

General Store:

Day of rations (1): 8 credits
Fuel cell (1): 2 credits
Hyperdrive charge (1%): 1 credit

"Anything catching your eye?" Mitchell says.

>>503799
Forgot to mention

your current credits: 115

Hope you guys are still enjoying the quest. Sorry I missed some stuff out like the hacking, d'oh!

>>503799
>Sighter Module (provides statistical information on targets you can see, such as health, armour, weapon damage, etc.): 40 credits
>Fuel cell (10): 20 credits
>Taser (non-lethal): 15 credits

Also look for any work, we're going to need so more credits if we want to track down this thing that I3A wants to keep hidden.

>>503817
Also feel free to

>[Write In] I'm looking for something specific, like _______. Is it around here?

>>503799
>[Write In] I'm looking for something specific, like _______. Is it around here?

Old guns, like the ones that don't use lasers but use bullets that shoot a bullet of lead at high speeds.

I'm trying to make it sound like a future guy is talking about guns that we have right now.

>>503817
I second that list

>>503825
We'll return with more credits and then we can find the ship part stall

>>503842
How about looking for old less high tech guns, it'll be useful, and I want to see what the marketplace has to offer.

>>503825
You can use real guns for this or general names of guns.

>>503851
Ok, they can indeed be useful when all anyone is used to deal with is directed energy weapons, we can be unpredictable. Not sure if enough credits, but we can cut on fuel cells for that.

Rolled 2 + 3 (1d6 + 3)

>>503871
We take away what the list we'll have 40 credits left, but we still need to try to lower the price so here is the roll. It's also good to see what are our choices in the future if we want old firearms.

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>>503839

You walk up to the guy behind the weapons stall. "Hey," you say, "do you do any of those old weapons? You know, the ones that shoot...what are they called...mullets?"

"You mean bullets, mate," he says. "Don't do 'em myself, but if you head down by the Yellow District there's a place called Menial Goods. They can sort you."

You thank him and make your other purchases.

New Items Obtained:

Sighter Module: Use to determine the statistics of enemies.
Fuel Cells: 10
Secondary Weapon: Taser (non-lethal melee weapon)

Credits: 30

>>503798

"Nice sighter," Mitchell says. He points to his own. "This bad boy doesn't read stats like yours, but it can detect heartbeat fluctuations. I use it to tell if people are lying to me. I didn't tell you before, but I figure we're good enough friends now for you to know about it."

New Ability Available: Lie Detection
If you are friendly with Mitchell and he is with you, you can ask him to run a lie detector on someone.

"Right, let's do some investigating," you say.

Gen dutifully leads you to the Red District, where you have to dodge a number of unlucky patrons being forcefully ejected from various bars. Eventually you come to one that seems slightly less deadly, and you enter.

Inside, the crowd - almost exclusively huge, foreboding men - pay you absolutely no heed. Anyone drinking hard liquor at this time in the morning is probably not 100% aware of their surroundings.

Who should you talk to first?

>1. The barman.
>2. The individual drinkers at the bar.
>3. The private table in the corner.
>4. The group loitering against the far wall.
>5. Leave.
>6. [Write In] Something else.

>>503884
Ah, sorry I missed this Inky. Your haggle successfully brings the price down slightly.

I've noticed the misprint in the previous post. Your actual current credits are: 55

>>503904
>>1. The barman.
Ask the barman if there any jobs us three can do. Keep our info that we know something in the down lay.

>>503907
It's alright my man.

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>>503914

You sidle up to the bar and nod to the barman, a middle aged gentlemen in a ragged suit.

[blue]"Three beers, please,"[/blue] you say.

[blue]"Coming right up,"[/blue] the barman sighs wearily.

[blue]"You seem a little tired,"[/blue] you say. [blue]"Something on your mind?"[/blue]

The barman laughs, [blue]"That's usually my line. But now that you mention it, yeah - apparently the 'interest' on the protection money for this bar is double what I thought it was, so now I owe the Stingarta a cool 600 credits. Where the hell am I gonna get that kind of money, hey? So looks like I'm gonna lose my bar and my life come tomorrow."[/blue]

Mitchell murmurs at your elbow, [blue]"The Stingarta are a nasty bunch. Like a gang, only more chaotic and more inclined to torture. There leader's this guy called Rekenik. Never seen him myself, but word is he's a real hardass."[/blue]

What should you tell the barman?

>1. Don't worry - we'll pay the protection money for you. [Cost: 600 credits.]
>2. Where do these Stingarta hole up? We'll take care of them for you.
>3. [Social Check] It's your unlucky day. We've from the Stingarta, and we're collecting early - pay up or you'll be sorry.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>504174
Ah, crap. Switched computers and the formatting didn't work.

Oops.

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504174
>>2. Where do these Stingarta hole up? We'll take care of them for you.
Also ask if they have any tips or other useful information about the Stingarta? Like where do they meet up, trade drugs, and who can we talk too in the Stingarta to get inside.

>>504177
Weird because you have the same ID as in >>503904 which has formatting

>>504174
again, I'll roll with Inky >>504184

>>504184

"Where do these Stingarta hole up?" you say. "We'll take care of them for you."

"Oh my God, you will?" the barman says. "Well, I...I managed to get 450 of the credits together...they're yours if you clear my debt!"

"Consider it done. Now, is there anything else you can tell us about these guys? Where do they meet, what do they trade?"

"Of course, anything to help you fend them off...they mainly meet over in the Dark District. Power was cut to that section of the city a few years ago, and now it's home to a number of criminal gangs. You'll need a flashlight to find your way around. They work out of an old bar, called the Black Horse, down Goodmier Street, but they'll often send representatives to other bars around the city to organise trade deals for drugs, prostitutes, weapons - you get the idea. I hear one of them works in a bar not far from here called the Meteor Crash. He might be able to tell you more, if you can get him to talk."

You nod. "Thanks," you say, downing your drink. "I assume these are on the house?"

"Er, of course...of course..."

You turn to Gen and Mitchell. What should you do now?

>1. Try to find the representative at the Meteor Crash.
>2. Ask around about the Stingarta some more.
>3. Go straight to the Dark District, there's no time to waste.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>504203
Yeah, bizarre. It's working again now that I've switched to the other computer.

My housemate is loudly banging some girl he picked up and I'm here qsting. What is life.

>>504221
>>1. Try to find the representative at the Meteor Crash.
Well you are English :^) I'm American so I can't really judge, since we're 60% white.

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>>504240

"Let's go find this guy," you say.

"With pleasure," Mitchell says, flexing his fingers.

It doesn't take you long to find the large flashing neon meteor sign that signals the location of the bar. The clientele is a little different here - snazzy hipster types are interspersed with the usual soldiers-for-hire. You make your way to the bar, keeping an eye out for trouble.

"Morning," you nod to the barman. "I'm looking for the guy from Goodmier Street. Know where I can find him?"

The barman looks at you suspiciously but the street name seems to have peaked his interest. Eventually he gestures to a private table on the floor above, and you make your way up the stairs. You can feel your companions tensing behind you as you approach the table.

The man who you assume is the Stingarta representative looks like he just walked out of an old cowboy movie - dark glasses, a wide-rimmed hat, and even a waistcoat over his armoured flight suit to seal the look. He tilts his head as you come near.

"Hold up," he says. Two men beside him raise laser pistols by their sides and point them at you. "You've got ten seconds to tell me why I shouldn't have my boys here blow you away," he continues.

>1. "Because I could shoot your boys before they even knew their arses from their elbows."
>2. "Because I want to buy what you're selling."
>3. "Because the Stingarta don't want to make an enemy of me."
>4. "Because your boss is gonna want to hear what I have to say."
>5. [Write In] Something else.

Roll 1d6+1 with your suggestion. Will take an average of the rolls.

>>504174
Introduce ourselves and offer our services to take care of the gang. Ask him how many other businesses are being extorted?

(Anyone have name suggestions for our merry band? )

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504299
You write fast, and we only have 10 seconds to say that don't cut it.

>>504297
>5. [Write In] Something else.
"Because we're offering our services. Then we introduce ourselves."

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504297
"Because I could shoot your boys before they even knew their arses from their elbows. Do you even know who your taking to?"

(Forgot to refresh before last post, oops)

>>504325
(Your a hero inky. 30secs later and we would be eating my 1)

>>504336
Nigga you flatter only yourself.
>Will take an average of the rolls.
Now we got a 4 average.

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504297
>5. [Write In] Something else.
Shoot them dead.

>>504369
They are not the people we are going to be killing it's the higher ups. But thanks for that good roll.

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>>504299
>>504325

"Because we'd like to offer our services to the Stingarta," you say, "and because I could shoot your boys before they even knew their arses from their elbows."

There is a moment of shocked silence - you think even Gen and Mitchell are amazed at your boldness - but it's broken when the representative breaks out into laughter.

"Finally, someone with balls!" he says. "Come on, sit down, sit down...Yes, I suspect we probably could you people like you. Mercs, am I right? Of course I am. And just look at that jetpack, hoowee...As it happens, I have something just came up this morning. Ever heard of Erringer Co.? They're a small-fry electronics company will an office here on the Outlier. You're gonna disable its security system for me, and I'm gonna give you 400 credits."

>1. Forget it. That's totally illegal.
>2. Deal. You want it done a particular way?
>3. Fine, but forget the credits - instead, wipe the debt of the barman.
>4. I'm tired of this charade. [Attack]
>5. Why do you want me to do this? [Social Check, roll 1d6+1, will take average.]
>6. [Write In] Something else.

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504414
>>5. Why do you want me to do this? [Social Check, roll 1d6+1, will take average.]
>>3. Fine, but forget the credits - instead, wipe the debt of the barman.
Let's go talk with the Company and see there side of the story, for now accept.

>>504414
>2. Deal. You want it done a particular way?
or
>3. Fine, but forget the credits - instead, wipe the debt of the barman.

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504436
Supporting.

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>>504436
>>504461
>>504466

"Why do you want me to do this?"

The rep sighs. "It's not a good idea to ask questions in this business, kid," he says, "but I'll let you off the hook this time. Relax, we just gotta send some boys in to swipe some data, and I don't want them getting fried by lasers or anything. It's some capitalist competition shit, man, I don't know. We get paid to do all kinds of things. It's how you get by in the Oort Cloud."

"Fine, but forget the credits - there's a barman who owes you some money. I want his debt wiped as payment for the job."

"Yeah, I know the guy," the rep says, his eyes narrowing. "You talk a lot, but whatever - it's your job, so get paid how you like. Now scram."

The other two men place their hands on their pistols again, so you decide it's a good time to leave. Once you're downstairs you turn to Mitchell and Gen.

"Thoughts?"

"I've done the odd job for these guys before," Mitchell says. "They'll pay alright, and it doesn't sound like the job's too tough."

"Sure, but how do we know we're being told the whole story?" Gen says. "Besides, we shouldn't get too sidetracked - we're still on the run from I3A, and we're still supposed to be looking for coordinates to Oort-X14."

What should you do?

>1. Head to the Erringer Co. office and disable the security system.
>2. Find another way to clear the barman's debt.
>3. Ask around for leads on the location of Oort-X14.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>504484
>>1. Head to the Erringer Co. office and disable the security system.
Well we need the cash before looking for leads, and I3A why would they look for us we do nothing.

>>504496
Supporting.

(I'm terrified of rolling more today)

>>504511
You couldn't roll since he takes the average, so it it's a high roll don't roll.

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>>504484
It would have been cheaper, and more cost beneficial to take the pay for the job, give the cred to the barman+ the amount he could pay, and pocket the rest for ourselves, we'd probably keep to the extra 150. But the amount he would pay us, he would keep to pay the debt.

>>504484
>1. Head to the Erringer Co. office and disable the security system.
I wana see our AI in action.

>>504528
Nah Barman owns 600 credits, and has 450 credits to give us if we clear his debt. The guys were willing to give us 400 credits so we got 50 more credits.
Also we can talk with the company and see of we can get more credits.

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>>504528
Kek you're right, I didn't think of that. VETO THAT SHIT!

>>504516

I think a fair system is to always take an average of die rolls, but they're overridden by a 1 (instant fail) or 6 (instant success). What do you think? To be honest I'm still honing my QM skills.

>>504496
>>504511

"Let's do this job quick," you say. "We need cash before we can follow leads properly."

Gen accepts your logic and the three of you exit the Meteor Crash, collecting some directions from the barman on your way out. The offices of Erringer Co. aren't far - it's a relatively small building, nestled amongst a set of larger office blocks. From the street you can only see the main entrance (a set of glass double doors with a reception desk further inside) and a darkened alleyway to the right hand side.

How should you proceed?

>1. Enter through the main door. You might as well scout out the initial set up.
>2. Have a look down the alley. A frontal infiltration is stupid.
>3. Even though you'll be more suspicious alone, it makes sense to split the party up and attempt different ways [Specify].
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>504575
>>1. Enter through the main door. You might as well scout out the initial set up.
I want to make our AI our Waifu see if we can get Zen a body.

Rolled 4 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504575
3. Split up

Martin goes in to subtly learn the layout, bullshit about learning what electronics they offer. Meanwhile the hunters case the outside of the building for entrances, power/data lines, etc.

Martin bluff roll.

>>504575
>2. Have a look down the alley. A frontal infiltration is stupid.


Averaging disencourages others to roll after someone rolls well. Or at least it should. If someone rolls >=4, if you too roll you have 50% chance of diluting their roll

>>504610
It's not a bluff roll if it's the truth about learning what electronics they offer, like AI waifu shit, I want to see how how QM write it.

>>504575
>4. [Write In] Something else.
Search up the place on the net, and figure out what they do, maybe we can approach as a customer or a guy looking for some custom work done.

See if we can upload our AI to do most of the work. Shes MVP on this mission.

>>504575
I generally frown on allowing crits for smaller dice. I prefer them to occur at double digit dice rolls (d10 or more) the main problem and argument for having crits with low dice, is that their statistical probability is greater than higher dice. So while we have a 1 in six chance or %16+ chance of rolling a crit every time, high or low.

An idea I've been kicking around is, using a d20 dice that lets you level up certain stats up to +5 and when you reach the +5 cap, you pick a boon for eliminating crits or increasing the cap to +10 on a d20

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>>504610
Going to go with this as it encompasses the other options too.

"Check down that alleyway," you say. "Look out for entrances, powerlines...that kind of thing."

Mitchell and Gen nod and then disappear into the darkness. You take a deep breath and adjust the laser rifle strapped to your back, trying to look at un-threatening as possible.

The receptionist inside wears a tired smile. You quickly scan the small lobby, noting the elevator down a little corridor to the right - conveniently out of the receptionist's line of sight - as well as the camera that covers it. Apart from that, security here seems a little lax. There's no computer panels for you to plug Zen in down here, but there probably will be inside the building proper. Perhaps it's further in that the 'deadly lasers' become a factor.

"Can I help you?" the receptionist says.

You clear your throat. "Ahem, yes. I'm just visiting the station for a while, and I'm in the market for some speciality electronics. I'm particularly interested in a body for my AI system. I was given your company's name."

"Oh, lovely!" she replies, surprisingly enthusiastic. "If you'd like to take the elevator there to the second floor, I can send a representative to meet you?"

>1. "Sure, that would be great." You can probably get away from this rep and scout further into the building.
>2. "Ah, I'm actually in a bit of a rush. I'll come back later." You should probably meet up with Gen and Mitchell and see what they've found, although it would raise suspicion for you to return to the receptionist too quickly afterwards.
>3. "Tell me, what are on the other floors?" (Social Check, 1d6+1, let's just take the first roll on this.)
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>504695
Indeed, as a usual D&D player I've found the switch to d6 a bit limiting. Might start using some higher die as we level up.

Rolled 6 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504699
>3. "Tell me, what are on the other floors?" (Social Check, 1d6+1, let's just take the first roll on this.)
It's just a question
>1. "Sure, that would be great." You can probably get away from this rep and scout further into the building.

Also guys we have a phone that we can use to talk to Gen and Mitchell

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>504699
>4. [Write In] Something else. Modified #3
So what other services do you offer throughout the building? Is most of your work down locally or contracted out?
What warranties do you/can you offer for your products?
Ask if you also have anything related to improved ship computer hardware and software.

>>504635
(I assumed it was one of those sell-in-bulk companies that deal with companies instead of individuals, my bad.)

>>504733
Supporting.

>>504704
I like the idea of maybe upping the dice based on our equipment, with modifiers based on our level.

Like a pistol rolling a d6 can only do so much even with a perfect crit+6, against a light tank or something. So we switch to anti-tank grenades that can do up to d20 rolls/damage then add our bonus level modifiers on top of that.

And to scale up, lets say ship based weapons do d50 -d100 rolls or something.

>>504733

"Tell me, what are on the other floors?"

The receptionist smiles. "Well, we have robotics on the 2nd floor - that's where you'll want to be going - but also navigation systems on 3rd, security systems on 4th, shipboard hardware on 5th and our admin offices on the 6th floor. And," here she leans in close to you, "I probably shouldn't tell you, but I hear we've started a military department in the basement."

"Good to know," you say. This receptionist seems bored out of her mind here - no wonder she's babbling to your handsome face. "So, is most of your work local? Do you have warranties and such?"

"Oh, sure, we've got offices all the way back to Jupiter. The office here is being priced out a little, but I'm sure with your custom we'll be just fine! So, of course, we'd be happy to extend our usual one year guarantee on any robotic body you purchased today." There's that sickening smile again.

You decide it's time to get things moving. You figure you can get in touch with Gen and Mitchell via your handheld device after you escape this rep.

"I'll meet that representative now, if that's alright," you say.

"Go right on up!"

You enter the elevator. Which button do you press?

>Ground.
>1.
>2.
>3.
>4.
>5.
>6.
>Search for a way to the basement.
>[Write In] Something else.

>>504795
>2
I don't want to steal off this guys, it's illegal and it's a mob crime gang asking us to do it, so more crime will happen with the military grade things.

>>504795
Also I see your using European style of naming floors. Your 2nd floor is our 3rd floor. and we don't count our 1st level as ground floor. :^)

>>504795
>[Write In] Something else.
Find a high ranking guy to cut a deal with, ask for discount or a free AI body for info on the imminent attack from the gang. One last thing we ask is for them to make it seem like our efforts to sabotage their security systems worked, and it was other security measures that saved the day or something.

>>504811

Idea.
Let's make a deal with the company manager here? Warn them about the robbery and offer to help them capture the people responsible for a small fee. Have them pretend the security is shut down, go report success. Set up an ambush against the thieves when they break in.

>>504870
I will agree this, since we get the people and we get the credits.
>>504795

>>504870
The main thing was for the crime boss to not have his crew get fried by laser defense systems soo...

>>504839
>>504870

You push the button for the 2nd floor. It brings you out into what probably used to be a stylish and resplendent waiting room, but now it looks merely tacky. However, you do notice a larger number of cameras here, and even a few small black holes in the walls, which you assume are either motion sensors or the 'deadly lasers' you were warned about.

A middle aged man in an ill-fitting grey suit appears from around the corner and goes to shake your hand.

"Welcome, welcome to Erringer," he says, all smiles and nods. "Stacey tells me you're in the market for an AI body? Rest assured, we'll have just the thing you need."

You hold up your hand to pause him. "We don't have much time," you say. "That is not my real purpose in coming here. I've come to warn you that a group of thieves from the Stingarta are coming to steal some data from you. I assume it will be related to your new military division downstairs."

The rep stares at you, aghast. "What the - how could you know - this is most irregular..."

"Listen, if I'm wrong, all you have to do is kick me out, right?

The man looks at your face, attempting to discern if you're being serious. Apparently he finds his answer as he looks down and sighs, rubbing his temple.

"Shit. I should have known something like this would happen." He looks up at you. "I don't know who you are, but if you help us keep these thieves away, we'd be in your debt. We would certainly be willing to let you take some of our stock as a reward."

What should you do?

>1. Agree to fend off the thieves and call Gen and Mitchell inside.
>2. Say you'll hold off the thieves, but really go and turn of the security system. The probably don't want to make enemies with the Stingarta. [Lie: Social Check, 1d6+1]
>3. Leave the thieves and the office workers to sort it out themselves.
>4. [Write In] Something else.

>>504948
>1. Agree to fend off the thieves and call Gen and Mitchell inside.

>>504948
Call hunters inside.

I want to help you, but not just you. I'm martin the martian and I aim to remove the gang from this station completely. After I help you stop this theft, would you be willing to support me with your best cutting edge tech? My crew is small and having support of a great business like yourself would make it easier. Just think of the PR you could put out for your company.

>>504948
>4. [Write In] Something else.
Got any full bodied suits to disguise our identities? Maybe a full bodies sexy female combat form for our AI
Also we need you to turn off the lasers, and the first level of alarms since that was part of the deal in exchange for our friends safety.

>>504977
Lets not do that just yet until we can benefit more from removing that gang. All we will achieve by being so forceful and direct is create a power vacuum, and alot of gang and turf wars for the stations residents.

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>>504954

"Get your workers somewhere safe," you say, pulling out your personal device. "We've got this covered."

"We...?"

"Gen, Mitchell, you there?" you say over the radio.

"We read you. Found a side entrance here. We're going to infiltrate now."

"Change of plans. Take the elevator to the second floor - I'll explain when you get here. Don't worry, you won't get stopped."

While you wait for your companions the rep, whose you discover is called Menley, gives you a little more detail on the building. Apparently the elevator will go to the basement if you press the 2, 4 and 6 buttons simultaneously. You assume the Stingarta thieves will already know this, and Menley says there's no way to change the combination at such short notice.

In the first room of the basement there is an iris ready, set to activate on the eyes of anyone in the military research team, which includes Menley himself. An incorrect reading will shut down the elevator - attempts to force open the door will activate a 3 second purge of fine lasers throughout the room.

The elevator pings and Gen and Mitchell join you, their confusion written across their faces. You quickly explain the situation.

"Go against the Stingarta?" Mitchell says. "I don't like it, but I suppose we don't have a choice."

"If we're quick, the rest of the gang might not even find out we killed them," Gen says. "We'd have failed them, sure, but I'll bet Marty here could use that silver tongue of his to set things straight."

Both you and Mitchell raise an eyebrow at this somewhat sexual remark, but you let it pass without comment. You turn your attention to what you should do to prepare for the thieves, given the limited time.

Pick two:

>Shut off security system, or parts of it. You can deal with the thieves yourself once they're in the basement.
>Search the offices for some better weapons you can borrow.
>Search the offices for a combat unit for Zen.

Then:

>Where should you prepare? Set up your hiding spot: in the lobby, in the elevator, in the basement, or somewhere else.

>>505059
Fuck, so many typos.

>"who you discover is called"
>"iris reader"

>>505059
>>>Search the offices for some better weapons you can borrow.
>>Search the offices for a combat unit for Zen.


Then:
Well Gen and Mitchell have find a way to get inside the building so not the lobby but let's set a trap in the basement.

Or we could watch from the outside and see if they come to the building

Whaaaat? I thought we would do a mixture of these
>>504977
>>504990
I guess we were limited on time. Would have been nice to know that sooner.

>>505059
>Search the offices for some better weapons you can borrow.
split up Mitch and Gen to find better stuff, non-lethal maybe. And stuff to hide or cover our identities, while we go and look for a body for Zen.
>Search the offices for a combat unit for Zen.

Elevator is a excellent choke point. Make sure to lock the doors open and engage the emergence brake system so they get trapped.

Toss in a flash-bang and the they will be knocked out in a confined area by the concussive force.

>>505141
Also this anon plan.

>>505059
It only took 3 days for this to devolve into waifu degeneracy. I think we should see if the laseres can be activated manually. and have the guy do it based on our recon. But shut down all other securities.

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>>505141
Can't make things too easy for ya ;)

You turn to Menley. "Anything here we can use?" you say. "A combat bot, weapons, armour...you must have something here."

Menley nods furiously. "Yes, we have a working prototype for an AI body just over here. And as for weapons, well, they're in the basement. Take what you need - the shelf on the left is what's working so far."

You nod. "Take my friends here down to the basement. I'll sort out the combat bot."

You head further in, past the office cubicles to a workshop of sorts in which a variety of broken robot limbs litter the floor. In the corner is a humanoid combat bot, sporting a sleek armoured body clearly designed to reflect the female form. From the outside it doesn't appear to have much in the way of weaponry, but you suppose you won't know until you plug Zen in.

You pull the portable AI device from your pocket and slide it into the slot at the back of the robot's neck.

"Initialising," Zen's fluid voice comes through from the robot's speakers. "Running diagnostics...calibrating weight corrections...diffusing particle cells...set-up complete. Good morning, sir."

"Good morning, Zen." Even with the thieves closing in, you can't help but crack a smile at this new development. "State your current statistics."

"Constitution of chassis: 15/15
Available programs: Hacking
Primary Weapon: Plasma Shot (2d6)
Secondary Weapon: Taser (non-lethal melee)

Warning: It appears some programs are under lockdown. I will attempt to unlock, but this may take some time."

"That's fine. What you've got will do for now."

At that moment, Gen and Mitchell arrive back. Menley is nowhere to be seen - presumably he fled with the other office workers. Your companions have made a nice haul from their trip to the basement.

New Weapons Obtained by Gen, Mitchell and Martin:
Experimental Plasma Rifles (1d8)
Plasma grenade (1d14) - 1 each
Blinding mine (non-lethal) - 1 each

"Holy shit," Mitchell says. "Is that your AI in there?"

"Affirmative," Zen says pleasantly, raising a robotic hand. "It is my pleasure to make your acquaintance."

"Yeah, yeah - just don't go haywire and kill us all, alright?"

"Come on," you cut in. "Let's set up by the elevator."

You enter the elevator with your new weapons and take a look around. A hatch leads to the top, although it looks like you'll only fit two people up there. What should you do?

>[Write In] Send two party members to the top of the elevator and two somewhere else.
>[Write In] Set up somewhere else entirely.

>>505285
Have Gen and Mitchell set up there, they can chuck a grenade down when they go inside the elevator.

Have Zen look like a display robot at the basement so if they come that way she can blast them and we'll be in the basement with Zen hiding and set a trap.

Anyone got a better.

>>505313
Typo anyone got a better plan.

>>505285
If the dude can trip the lasers no one gets hurt. Or even comes close to combat.

>>505285
Also be sure to take down the security since I think they don't come until it's down, since I think they have a item or something to find out if the security system is up and running.

>>505313
Would you want Gen and Mitch to drop the grenade as soon as the thieves were in the elevator, or after it had reached the basement?

>>505343
Unfortunately due to time pressure there's no longer time to tamper with the security system. Also Menley's left now, and he was the only way you could have done it quickly.

However, the thieves don't have this item you speak of. They're banking on you having taken the system down, so they're going to come regardless.

>>505323

The thieves would have to attempt to break open the door, which they might not do, but this is a legit strategy. I'll wait a little longer to see if there's any more replies.

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>>505370
Well give Mitch the jet pack, and drop the grenade when the elevator doors close and there between a level, have them drop the grenade close the hatch and Mitch grab Gen and jet pack up to the level when the elevator was and get in the level.

I'll draw it.

>>505343
Ooh, have the "AI activate" and then sound the alarm. Security comes in (lasers still disabled), and we mop them up. If we show our faces.... well then...

>>505370
After basement. Maybe have Zen shoot the grenade at them and explode as soon as the doors open since, "AI reaction time" or something.

>>505370
I tried to explain it as much as I could and made a painting so that's the plan, have Martin and Zen on the basement ready to blast them if the grenade didn't work at have Zen and Martin throw a grenade as the doors open.

>>505418
You like the plan where Gen and Mitch drop a grenade it will trap them in elevator and kill them and we're mop the remains if they reach the basement.

>>505413
The thing is, unless we are going to kill them all, we need to put on a small show for them.

Second, they told us they wanted to raid data, and not the equipment in the basement, so we can later argue that we disable most of the security leading up to 3rd and 6th floor, for security and admin systems, and they went into the basement, which had different security system.

>>505430
Well the thing about my plan it works if they go up or down. As long as there in the elevator we'll kill them all. And no putting shows for them since that will get us killed, I just want it clean and effected.

>>505413
>>505418

You have a sudden brainwave and unstrap your jetpack, passing it to Mitchell.

"Once the elevator reaches the basement," you say, "drop your grenades and jetpack up to the ground floor. Zen and I will mop up anything that's left."

"You sure about that? Sounds risky," Mitchell says.

"On the contrary," Zen says, "I estimate this course of action will yield a 78% chance of success."

Mitchell rolls his eyes but grudgingly accepts the jetpack and straps it on. He clambers through the hatch to the top of the elevator and then pulls Gen up with him.

You push the 2, 4 and 6 buttons on the elevator. After a second it begins to rumble, as though some great cogs were moving somewhere under your feet, and then it begins to move down. At pings, and the doors open to reveal a small room furnished only with a few wooden crates. There is a large metal door at the far end of the room, and what you assume to be the iris reader to its left.

"Zen, can you access the mainframe from there?"

"Attempting hack."

Zen places her hand on the computer and begins to pulse with a soft blue light.

"Security systems active," she says. "Available programs: lockdown doors; laser purge; contact local police forces."

"Good to know," you say.

At the other end of the room the elevator doors close and it rises back again. You wait with Zen in the centre of the room.

How should you prepare?

>1. Take cover behind the crates.
>2. Stand by the entrance to the elevator.
>3. Prepare Zen to access one of the security programs.
>4. Set up your blinding mine.
>5. [Write In] Something else.

>>505463
Prepare zen to Laser purge. Leave her somewhere inconspicuous and hide. Set up blinding mine and radio Mitchell and Gen about the possible change of plans. If the lasers dont get the we could go with the og plan?

>>505463
>>3. Prepare Zen to access one of the security programs.
>4. Set up your blinding mine.
Have Zen to ready with the Security program, while we set up a blinding mine and take cover behind a crate.

Also be sure to have Zen look at the cameras to see if they go up or down, or wherever they'll coming from.

>>505479
Have zen show the layout of the laser purge and make sure we dont get melted.

>>505479
Well if the Laser purge doesn't work they'll drop a grenade from the elevator shaft

>>505463
Also QM there going to drop the grenades before the elevator reaches the basement or wherever floor the gang is going, that why they'll be trapped.

>>505496
If they take the elevator in. They must take the elevator out. Right?

>>505509
save us some money, and if you drop a grenade in an elevator i think it would definitely upset the owners of the business and destroy it.

This is getting a bit confusing.
>1. Take cover behind the crates.
>4. Set up your blinding mine.

>>505491

"Zen, check that laser purge program," you say. "Is there anywhere I can stand to avoid it?"

Zen pulses blue for a moment. "Negative," she responds. "The laser intersect at every point over the 3 second duration."

"Damn. Well, can you access the security cameras and watch for intruders?"

"Certainly. Three men are entering through the main door now."

Looks like they're here. You quickly set up your blinding mine by the entrance to the elevator. You have a fleeting moment of doubt: should you change plans at the last second?

>1. Continue with the plan. Gen and Mitchell will drop their grenades, then you and Zen will attack the thieves when they are blinded by your mine.
>2. [Write In] Adapt the plan.

>>505509
What?
Look they be in the elevator shaft Gen and Mitch. Inside the elevator is a enclose space. The door is close, they open the hatch drop the grenades, the kill the bad guys. While they go up with the jet pack and reach safely.

>>505514
Destroying a elevator is less costly, then them stealing the data.

>>505517
Not really.

>>505523
>1. Continue with the plan. Gen and Mitchell will drop their grenades, then you and Zen will attack the thieves when they are blinded by your mine.

>>505514
I thought it was a non-lethal grenade?

>>505524
If you blow up the elevator how does martin get out? Is there a such thing as a non lethat explosion in an enclosed space that shoots shrapnel all over the place?

>>505533
Well we can't change the plan now or we're fucked. Also it will work, and has little risk.

>>505524
Our jetpack has only 2 fuel cells, and since Mitch will probably want to carry Gen, they will use up both while only traveling 10 meters?

>>505537
Martin will get out don't worry about that, we just go through the hatch of the elevator, just trust my plan it will work.

>>505537
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stun_grenade
We might kill them anyways since they are in a enclosed space. Best to wait till the elevator doors start opening.

>>505541
>>505549
The jet pack is refueled with 10 fuel cells, I made sure we brought them in the marketplace so we have a full tank. We can make the trip up and down the elevator shaft at least two times

>>505549
We can't wait until the doors start opening since they can get out and rush us, it's best to do it midway so there trapped.

>>505550
That's true, you did buy fuel cells.

>>505533
The plasma grenade is lethal (1d14). Reeeeaal lethal. It's the blinding mine you also got which is non-lethal.

>>505557
Good luck grenade droppers. Bombs away marlowe

>>505557
Although they aren't aware of your presence, so would have no need to rush out. Either way, blowing up an elevator is bound to cause it to crash down to the lowest floor it can reach (i.e. the basement). It will end up down there no matter where you detonate the grenades.

>>505550
>The jet pack is refueled
Good enough for me then.

Whatever just drop the grenade when the doors start opening on the level they are getting out of, then set off the blinding mine and hit them.

>>505557
Elevator doors tend to open slowly, and a grenade, unless its like an advanced one that can be programed or something, will take a few seconds to go off.

Do you mean mid way.......>>505564
>>505564
>>505564
Well then say goodby to the elevator.

I think the costs of repairing the elevator will negate our rewards with the company.

>>505566
It's going to work don't worry.

>>505572
Use the grenades, and make sure Gen and Mitch Jet pack out of there. Well the thing about dropping the grenades when the door open is maybe one of them will see it and rush out the doors into us.

But just do it when the elevator stop moving or when it slow down, as the elevator first stop then open it's doors.

>>505557
How about this, if they go up and not to the basement, we drop the grenade on them.
If they head to the basement we let the mine do the work and have Mitch and Gen drop in after Zen charges them and take them alive.

>>505586
Then again..... if they go up, Gen and Mitch might not have space or room to jetpack away......

>>505588

Majority seems to be leaning towards not using the grenades. Is this an acceptable compromise? You can always use the grenades once they are in the room.

>>505588
No, we stop the grenade if they head up or down. We can't risk it, since they could be paking some real heat, and I don't want anyone to get harmed by not going though with the plan.
And it's too late to change the plan.

>>505595
M8 the elevator is at the ground floor

>>505597
Use the grenades. In the elevator

>>505597
We have footage of them i think we could assess how armed they are. But im ok with dropping the nade.

>>505595
Gen and Mitch will have time to jet pack since the building was 6 floors. so they have enough space to jet pack and we can't change the plan or it'll mess everything up.

>>505597
If we use it in the room they can avoid that shit.

>>505610
Come on just go with the nade, it will work. We could drop it midway or if you want when the doors start to open to maximum effect.

>>505618
Fk this, just use it then. I reserve the right to blame you for the damages, and the credits come out of Inky's pocket.

>>505633
Sure man, if it work out great thank me.

>>505633
kek

>>505566
Check 'em.

The doubt is fleeting, and soon passes. You're confident the plan will work. You prime your new plasma rifle and take cover behind one of the crates.

The thin screen above the entrance to the elevator lights up with the letter G. The thieves must have entered it. You can hear the low rumble of the gears and pulleys working as it descends. The light flicks to a B and there is a familiar ping. Just as the doors are about to open, a deafening explosion and a strange green light erupt from the thin split between the elevator doors.

Roll 2d14 for grenade damage.

Rolled 11, 7 = 18 (2d14)

>>505641

>>505633
A plasma mess is all thats left of them

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>>505645
>>505658

You peek out from your crate. It appears the grenades actually melted through the doors, and the elevator has fallen to the ground - inside, however, you see all three thieves are very much alive and are now scrambling out, clutching their plasma burn wounds. As soon as they do, however, they are struck by another problem - namely, the blinding mine you set up. They cry out as the mine erupts in a flash of bright light, and they grasp at their eyes. Now's your chance! You lean out from the crate and take aim.

As soon as you pull your rifle up your sighter module flickers to life and scans the thieves instantaneously, providing the following information:

HP: 7/25
Abilities: Quick Reflexes, +1 to Avoidance rolls {Currently nullified by the blinding mine}
Primary Weapon: Focused Laser Submachine Gun (3d4)
Secondary Weapon: Combat Knife (1d6 melee)

Roll 1d6 for each combat manouver a character does. Both you and Zen can Attack once and Avoid once, or use one of your two actions to do something else.

The thieves don't get an Avoid roll this turn because they are blinded, so their defence is 1.

Rolled 4, 5 = 9 (2d6)

>>505684
>Full on attack
For Martin
Have Martin attack two times and Zen attack two times as well. They blinded and now is our change to laid it on them since we can't miss.

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>505684
Have zen shoot them, we can go with the old "experimental war droid went apeshit and killed everybody".

>>505684
Im pretty sure we can only attack and defend and only mitchell can attack twice. But if we can im down to attack twice due to the circumstances

>>505703
>>505702
>>505633
Zen still need to be rolled one more time, also my planned worked and almost killed the OP thieves

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Rolled 1, 5, 1 = 7 (3d6)

>>505703
This is correct, so I'll just take
>>505694 as Attack and Avoid for you and
>>505702 as Attack for Zen.

You hit! Unsurprisingly. Roll 1d8 for damage from you and 2d6 for damage from Zen.

Rolling to see if thieves recover from blindness this turn.

Rolled 4 (1d8)

>>505716
Only 1 recovered aim for that one

Rolled 4, 6 = 10 (2d6)

>>505716

>>505716
Hilarious

Two thieves are still totally disorientated by your blinding mine, but the middle one is able to shake the effect away. He spots the two of you and takes a shot at you before diving behind some crates.

Rolling for his Attack and Avoid.

Rolled 1, 4 = 5 (2d6)

>>505725
Shit, forgot roll.

>>505730
Well we avoided that shit, and we could hit him with both Zen and Martin attack rolls. But just use our attack the most cost effected way we can.

>>505730
The middle thief misses hit shot completely - clearly he is still affected by the mine - and yours and Zen's shots hit him square in the chest, sending him crumpling into a heap.

1/3 thieves defeated.

The other two thieves are still disorientated this round. Roll 2d6 for you and 2d6 for Zen (Attack and Avoid).

Rolled 2, 3 = 5 (2d6)

>>505743
Martin

Rolled 1, 4 = 5 (2d6)

>>505743
Zen

Just got caught up and enjoying this quest.

>>505749
>>505755
That went well.

>>505759
Well the others are still under effect of the mine, but if we didn't use the grenades we'll be in trouble.

Rolled 4, 4 = 8 (2d6)

>>505749
>>505755

You hit (although it's close), but Zen's targeting matrix must still be calibrating because she only grazes her target (half damage this round).

Roll 1d8 for you and 1d6 for Zen.

Rolling for thieves curing themselves.

>>505712
I never argued for the plans failure or success of dropping a grenade into an enclosed space, but for the damage to the elevator, and for the ability to take them alive or not.

Damaged elevator=cost that may affect our reward.

Dead or alive minions=relations with the crime boss. Keep in mind we are kinda doing this side quest in order to help a bartender. Not turn him into a target for retribution from a gang we pissed off, since the local crime boss knows we want the debt wiped from that bartenders tab.

Rolled 2 (1d8)

>>505768


>>505770
It's alright.

Rolled 1, 2 = 3 (2d6)

>>505743
So, 4d6 or 2 separate posts of 2d6 rolls?

Rolled 1 (1d6)

>>505768
Zen

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>505768

Rolled 2 (1d8)

>>505768

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>505770
Rolling for... somebody.

Rolled 4 (1d8)

>>505785
>>505783
So....
What happens here?

Rolled 6, 2, 1, 5 = 14 (4d6)

>>505777
Sorry dude, think you missed the rolls being made here >>505749 and here >>505755

>>505773
>>505783

You and Zen manage to hit one of the thieves a little, but now they're both conscious again - conscious, and very, very angry. They take a shot at each of you before diving away.

Rolling 4d6 (two Attacks and two Avoids).

New round. Roll 2d6 for you and 2d6 for Zen (separate posts is probably easier).

>>505796
Don't know we're all rolling more than we need to, and more anons show up all at once.

Rolled 2, 5 = 7 (2d6)

>>505801
2d6 for Zen

Rolled 3, 1 = 4 (2d6)

>>505801

Rolling for zen

>>505773
>>505777
>>505783
>>505785
>>505786
>>505792
>>505796

So...many...rolls...

Thief A: 5/25 (average of your rolls)
Thief B: 4/25 (average of Zen's rolls)

>>505812
You should only accept rolled linked to the post and telling who there rolling for.

>>505806
Guess I'll take this roll for Martin instead? Writing, give me 2 mins.

>>505802
Yes, but as stated befor a 1 is a crit fail no mater what and a 6 is a crit.
Do they... Cancel each other out?

Rolled 1, 3, 2 = 6 (3d4)

>>505806
>>505807

The first thief manages to hit you on your right shoulder, but is hit himself by Zen.

The second thief misses his shot, but manages to dive out of the way and avoid being hit by you.

Rolling 3d4 for damage to you.

Someone roll 2d6 for damage Zen does. That boi dead.

Rolled 5, 1 = 6 (2d6)

>>505812
Zen

Rolled 6, 5 = 11 (2d6)

>>505828
Zen

Rolled 2, 3 = 5 (2d6)

>>505827
Compromised on that one for ease.

>>505828

You take a hit from the laser SMG, but you manage to shrug it off fairly easily.

HP: 34/40

>>505832

Zen's shot tears through the first thief, consigning him to the ground like his first friend.

2/3 thieves defeated.

New round. Rolling for last thief's Attack and Avoid.

Roll 2d6 for you and 2d6 for Zen.

Rolled 3, 1 = 4 (2d6)

>>505838
Martin shoots the last Goyim

Rolled 4, 1 = 5 (2d6)

>>505838

Rolling for Martin

Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d6)

>>505838
Zen

Rolled 2, 2, 2 = 6 (3d4)

>>505844
>>505847
>>505853

In a final shoot-out, all three of you hit one another with your attacks.

Rolling for damage to Zen.

Roll 1d8 for your damage and 2d6 for Zen's damage. It's overkill at 4/25 HP but you never know, you could get three 1s.

Rolled 8 (1d8)

>>505860
Martin damage roll

Rolled 3, 5 = 8 (2d6)

>>505860

Zen

Rolled 2, 5 = 7 (2d6)

>>505860
Zen

>>505863
Nice.

Rolled 2, 2 = 4 (2d6)

>>505869
>>505863
>>505873
Everything worked out well. Now we can pawn off the thieves equipment and stuff. The nades were worth it.

>>505875
Yep, just really hope we can pin this on a war droid going mental. We would have to hide Zens new body till this blows over.

(Alright I'm back. Giving up on trying to follow what just happened through all the confused rolls, we won they lost. )

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Your final shots rip through the thief and cause him to spin to the ground.

Phew. As the dust from the broken elevator settles you pant until your heartbeat returns to normal. The three thieves lie battered, burned and bruised next to the melted elevator doors. You go over to them and begin rifling through their pockets shamelessly.

New Items Obtained:

87 credits.
Grenades (1d10) x2

Do you want to swap your Experimental Plasma Rifle (1d8) for a Focused Laser SMG (3d4)?

>>505887
Well if you recall from the hotel, we got new spook black cloaks, so we could use that.

>>505891
And my plan worked and saved us from getting harmed fhat much.

>>505893
>Loot the weapons, and yeah swap the weapon out. But we're still taking there weapons with us.

>>505893
I believe inky wants something more like the armor off their backs and to take everything with us

>>505893
Can we have the smg strapped to our hip?

>>505893

loot all, yes swap out weaps

>>505903
Well yeah, but with the armor it could be burned and if it's too damage we shouldn't take, but we could have all 4 of us carry the load between us.

>>505893
>>505903
We could dress up in their stuff and head back to the boss, to wipe out the local crime branch.

Or play it off, if they ask any questions.

Though since I bet they will be watching the place, its best if we wipe them out.

And I want to browse their selection of bodies for AI's.

>>505918

Taking them out before they find out something is up from their thieves not returning would be a good idea.

>>505918
Aren't we keeping the one Zen is in now?

>>505903
kek, again

>>505908
Unfortunately not, it's a Primary Weapon you see.

>>505915
>>505918

The armour is indeed covered in plasma burns, in some places burned entirely through to the skin. In this state it would only earn you scrap money.

Final call for

>Swap out for the Focused Laser SMG, and I'm assuming outfit Gen and Mitchell with them too?

>>505923
Strong disagree. You want to go guns blaszing into a group of thieves?

>>505930
>>Swap out for the Focused Laser SMG
And outfit our friends, also keep the weapons and armor to be sold. Just know we want to keep the items so we can sell them.

>>505930
That's bs, but understandable. Can we have strapped to Zen?

>>505936

I didn't say just go in guns blazing. We would have a little time to figure out a plan.

>>505943
That's a good way to die.
Always have a plan.

>>505939
Like I say, the armour's pretty much worthless now and too heavy to carry around anyway. But roger on the weapons.

New Weapons Obtained:

Combat knives (1d6 melee) x3
Focused Laser SMGs (3d4) x3

>>505941

Zen's plasma shot is 2d6, which is the same range of damage.

>>505957
Credits: 142

On one of the thieves you also find holotape with a list of instructions from someone called V. The holotape explains how to use the elevator to access the basement, and provides a number of escape routes. Perhaps you can use this incriminating evidence to your advantage later.

"Alright down there?" Mitchell's voice floats down from the elevator shaft.

"Could do with lift, to be honest," you call back.

An awkward ten minutes of jetpack-related ferrying later and the four of you are standing in the office lobby on the ground floor. Before you have chance to show your companions the holotape you find, Memley shows up.

"That wasn't an...an explosion I heard, was it?" he says nervously.

"Sorry," you say, "it was necessary for us to sort of...blow up your elevator."

"What?! But...but that will cost hundreds, no, thousands to repair...!"

>1. "We just saved your whole new department from being swiped. Think about how much that would have cost!" [Social Check, 1d6+1]
>2. "Listen, we just saved your life. Don't make us regret it." [Intimidation, 1d6+1]
>3. "I've had enough of this." [Attack]
>4. [Write In] Something else.

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>505961
>>1. "We just saved your whole new department from being swiped. Think about how much that would have cost!" [Social Check, 1d6+1]

>>505957
No, i mean for storage, so we can use it to swap our primary quickly.

>>505928
You think they would let us take their experimental combat droid? I bet that they probably invested hundreds of thousands of credits into developing it, and its probably still not ready. But really, I just want to see what options there are.

I'd rather see if we can all get good deals on matching full bodied sleek combat suits. We can always get a better chassis for Zen down the road, and we will know where to get one, or heck, help them develop and test one.

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>505961

>1

Rolled 5 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>505961
"We just saved your whole new department from being swiped. Not to mention the employees who would be dead. Think about how much that would have cost!

Rolled 1 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>505961
Rolling for
>>505968

Rolled 2 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>505961
>1. "We just saved your whole new department from being swiped. Think about how much that would have cost!"
Plus the guys where heavily armoured. Thanks alot Zen.

>>505973
Your assuming they let us leave with zens body, and we just pissed them off to boot.

>>505980
>>505975

>>505980
Fuck. Ingore that.
>>505973
Well. We just saved them from losing all of there prototypes so why not let us keep one.

>>505973
Wrong link.
>>505928

So many 1s, lel...

"Well, I...suppose that's true...but, look here, now, I really can't let you walk off with everything you used in there. Some of that is still experimental, and if you sell it or lose it then we lose our patents. I'll let you take the AI combat bot for services rendered, which is worthy a hefty sum itself, let me tell you, but that's all."

You can see you won't be able to haggle him down much more from this, so you grudgingly accept.

Items Lost:

Experimental Plasma Rifles x3
Plasma grenade x1
Blinding mine x2

"Well, we've got some time before the Stingarta realise what's happened," Gen says. "What's our next move?"

>1. "Check out this holotape I found. If we can find out who V is, this links him directly to the crime. That might be good leverage."
>2. "We should head back to the Meteor Crash and act like we did our part of the job. We can play the ignorance card."
>3. "We should head back to the Meteor Crash and pretend that Zen was a combat bot gone rogue that botched the job. Having her as evidence should convince them."
>4. "We should head to the Dark District and try to surprise them. We don't want them coming after us, so we should try to take them all out."
>5. "Forget the Stingarta. Let's focus on finding the cooridinates to Oort-X14 before the I3A find us."
>6. [Write In] Something else.

>>506002
I vote for 2, but lose zens body first.

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Side-Note:

Thanks for continuing to quest, chaps. Hope you're still having fun.

>>506002
We should head to the Dark District and try to surprise them. We don't want them coming after us, so we should try to take them all out.

We are going to have to kill this gang eventually. We have the element of surprise right now, low chance of being recognized on sight by the gangers. Now is our best chance.

>>506013

I'll vote for this

>>506013
Cool idea dude let's do this, also when I have a plan it more likely will work out.


>>506007
Having lots of fun I was with you when you started this out.

>>506006
Fuck, stoped reading at 2. Changing to 3.
That wouldn't put Zen in any danger would it?
>>506013
You also have a point.

ahhh I'm not sure what I want to do now.
Just ingore my votes for this.

>>506002
>>1. "Check out this holotape I found. If we can find out who V is, this links him directly to the crime. That might be good leverage."

No one returns to a crime boss demanding payment from a botched job. Especially if your not apart of the gang. Poor bartender tho.

Anyone feel like trying to takeover Stingarta gang? Or become a crime boss?

>>506036
No I don't want to be crime boos,

I don't want to be a crime boss, more like a contractor company. Maybe conquer the galaxy beyond that. Whatever a non-loser would think is a good plan.

I do suggest we work to gather the community together if we clear out the gang. Obviously no police here and another anon pointed out power vacuum. Get the citizens and traders to form a militia on the station to fight any gangs.

This head of this militia would be us of course.

>>506052
I can back this

>>506052
Yeah cool idea bro, also I want us to explore unknown galaxy maybe look for new resources that can be great to use back at Earth and be rich, also maybe discover aliens, there lots of things we could do in the future.

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>>506036

"Check out this holotape," you say. "Seems like someone going by the name of V. was running this op. If we can find more evidence on who V. is, this links him to the crime - which means we can use it as a bargaining chip."

"That's true," Mitchell replies, "although it might be hard to track him down, especially if the Stingarta are after us. Let's deal with them somehow and keep our eyes peels for more evidence on this V. guy."

>>506013

"Look, it's become clearer and clearer that we're gonna have to kill these fuckers eventually," you say. "Let's just go to the Dark District and get it over with while we have the element of surprise."

"I've said it before and I'll say it again," Mitchell growls, "I like this guy. He got real balls on him, man."

Gen sighs. "I hate it when you boys get all testosterone-y," she says, "but I guess I'm in too."

Zen, for her part, seem perfectly content.

You thank the despairing Menley as you step out into the artificial midday sun. You remove the cloak you found back at the apartment and cover Zen with it - best not to draw too much attention to her at this point.

It takes you a couple of hours to find your way to the Dark District, and as you get closer the city streets become more dilapidated and deserted. Eventually you reach a point where, even though it's the early afternoon, all the artificial lights are off, and the alley plunges into a swift darkness.

"Zen...?" you say tentatively. "Activate...flashlight?"

"Certainly."

Good thing she has one on that new body of hers. A wide blue beam of light now illuminates the way, and you delve into this new territory with your hands close to your weapon.

The district is full of the sounds of whispering and clanging metal, although you don't see anybody as you pass through it, only the occasional shape of grey that you dismiss as a trick of your imagination. Mitchell retains a hazy knowledge of this district and, after much circulating, you manage to arrive at Goodmier Street. You can see the faded sign that reads'The Bl_ck H_rse' further up the street. Two men in much the same equipment the thieves were carrying stand watch outside the main door, illuminated by a single spotlight.

What should you do?

>1. Approach the guards and attempt to speak with them. [Social Check, 1d6+1]
>2. Distract the guards and attack them. [Stealth Check, 1d6]
>3. Attack the guards from this position. [Attack]
>4. Go back around and look for a rear entrance.
>5. [Write In] Something else.

Rolled 6 + 1 (1d6 + 1)

>>506066
>>1. Approach the guards and attempt to speak with them. [Social Check, 1d6+1]

>>506066
Do we get any special skill for defending the enemy, I know you nerf the +3? And what do we get instand of that?

>>506075
I assume you mean defeating? There'll be a new trait option at the next +LevelUp!, which at this rate will be after you deal with the Stingarta.

As for the +3, I think it should stay. I believe it's balanced because it only applies to haggling and not to all social checks.

>>506069
This. Our silver tongue is our greatest weapon. Convince them to tell us everything about their HQ. Total numbers, defences, etc.

(Inky with the great rolls again)

>>506069
Also, nice roll. Will wait for other votes of action, otherwise will write up for this.

>>506083
> Convince them to tell us everything about their HQ. Total numbers, defenses, etc.
Do this write up, also if we forget the +3 on haggling be sure to put it in.

Also, update on stats while u wait:

Martin

HP: 34/40
Abilities: Social, Haggler, Sighter Module
Primary Weapon: Focused Laser SMG (3d4)
Secondary Weapon: Taser (non-lethal melee)
Jetpack Fuel: 10/10

Gen

HP: 20/20
Abilities: None
Primary Weapon: Focused Laser SMG (3d4)
Secondary Weapon: Combat Knife (1d6 melee)

Mitchell

HP: 30/30
Abilities: Fearless, Lie Detection
Primary Weapon: Focused Laser SMG (3d4)
Secondary Weapon: Combat Knife (1d6 melee)

Zen

HP: 15/15
Abilities: Hacking
Primary Weapon: Plasma Shot (2d6)
Secondary Weapon: Taser (non-lethal melee)