>>4040749

> “Not exactly a chemist here, Blockbuster. Mind explaining yourself a little?”

He sighs before responding.

“Xenothium is an incredibly powerful chemical compound, capable of wiping out a good chunk of the city if mishandled. So don’t drop it, at least on my property.”

> “Could I drink it?”

“Probably. Your insides would liquefy and become a slurry immediately afterwards, but yes, you could.” He snidely remarks.

You gingerly close the case, making sure to avoid damaging its volatile contents.

Suddenly, you hear a faint shouting, followed by a rumbling that shakes the room.

“What the…..”

Blockbuster is interrupted by one of his guards bursting into the room.

“The fuck’s going on out there!?” He roars.

“We’re under attack!” The guard manages to force out, clearly scared.

“Obviously, but by who!?”

“We don’t know yet!”

“Then GET OUT! What do I pay you people for!?”

The guard quickly retreats out of the room, ostensibly to join the defense.

“Useless…”

Blockbuster scrutinizes you, before reaching into his pocket, withdrawing a strange looking phone and a small card with a series of numbers written on it.

“You won that little dog-and-pony show out there, so maybe I can use you on this. I want you to get out there and eliminate whoever’s suicidal enough to make a play for my turf.

In exchange, you get a direct line to an information broker I know, and one of the favors he owes me. You can use it on anything you want, maybe even find a few uses for your winnings.”

> “Is he reliable?”

“Depends on your definition. Is his intel good? Almost certainly. Will he sell information about you too? Absolutely.”

After considering Blockbuster’s offer, you decide to…..

> Accept. You’re in good shape and this could save you the hassle of tracking down someone both willing and able to work with Xenothium.

> Decline. Your priorities are to grab Genghis, and evacuate with your prize. You can do your own legwork, and risking the Xenothium could be hazardous to your health.

>>4040752
>> Accept. You’re in good shape and this could save you the hassle of tracking down someone both willing and able to work with Xenothium.

What's a henchman quest without henchmaning?

Been waiting for this quest to pop back up

>>4040752
> Accept. You’re in good shape and this could save you the hassle of tracking down someone both willing and able to work with Xenothium.

WELCOME BACK YOU MAD CUNT

>>4040752
>> Accept. You’re in good shape and this could save you the hassle of tracking down someone both willing and able to work with Xenothium.

We are not drinking the forbidden liquid today.

>>4040764
>>4040774
>>4040781

Glad to be back, anons. Writing.

>missed tourney
>walk in
>apparently we now have multiple nukes in a vial
>one day batman will probs catch gunsmoke, or raid his lair and realize exactly how nice he is compared to all the other villains with the sheer amount of actual terrible shit he's sitting on.

DC henchmen quest is back. time to knee-cap some bats

>>4040752

> “You’ve got a deal.”

“Good. As incentive, I’ll hold onto the Xenothium while you handle our guests. Wouldn’t want the city to become a bigger wasteland than it already is, after all.

One of my boys’ll get you re-armed and back into the fight. Make them regret crossing me.”

True to form, one of Blockbuster’s men waiting outside quickly hurries you to the weapons storage, where you grab your original loadout.

You now possess your .38 Special revolver, a pair of Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knives, and a knuckle trench knife.

After linking up with some of Blockbuster’s security, they guide you to where the fighting seems loudest.

Your first impression is that things might get a bit interesting.

Blockbuster’s lightly armed guards are being overwhelmed by their attackers, who are carrying much heavier hardware.

At a glance, it’s a mix of Western military hardware, with a few old-school Soviet bloc remnants sprinkled in.

The aggressors are dressed in fairly regular garb (at least for armed raids), concealing their identity with balaclavas.

One detail you can clearly make out is the Intergang logo most of them are sporting.

Fuck.

Genghis somehow got his Browning Hi-Power back, and is taking fire at the Intergang forces, but a hail of gunfire forces him back into cover.

Meanwhile, a few members of the Intergang hit squad goes down courtesy of a barrage of machine gun fire from Deathstalker.

You…..

> Try to take the pressure off of Genghis

> Try and scrounge a better weapon

> Cast a spell (Specify)

> Bring out the Claw

> Try and coordinate fire with Deathstalker

> Other?

>>4040840
>> Try to take the pressure off of Genghis
Unfortunate that we can't Luck Drain or Genghis will get hit in the process

>>4040840
>Try to take the pressure off of Genghis

>>4040840
>>Try to take the pressure off of Genghis
>Cast a spell (Hex bolt)

>>4040840
> Try to take the pressure off of Genghis

Welcome back Axis. Shame I missed the first vote, would’ve suggested we decline and, eh, take advantage of this confusion to go “acquire” whatever the prize for the meta bracket was while everyone’s distracted. Still, guess that this should be fine.

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>4040843
>>4040853
>>4040876
>>4040884

Roll me some d100s + 15

> DC 60

>>4040840
>Leave Genghis to die

Rolled 60 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4040886

Rolled 4 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4040886
Now is the time for catastrophic failure.

Need one more roll.

Rolled 96 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4040886

>>4040916

Success. Writing.

>>4040886

With practiced ease, you quickly take aim and fire several shots at the goons suppressing Genghis.

Your aim proves to be true, hitting one in the head, and two others in the chest.

While they’re busy readjusting to deal with this new threat, you slide into cover next to Genghis.

> “How’d you get your weapons back?”

“Never handed them over.”

> “I though getting caught breaking the door rules was a bad idea?”

“Didn’t get caught, did I?” He deadpans back.

> “Smartass. You have a plan?”

“Sure. You keep me covered while I get up-close and personal.”

A brief scan of the battlefield indicates that in addition to you, Genghis, and Deathstalker, there are about a half-dozen of Blockbuster’s men standing. There are about two dozen or so Intergang troops hunkered down in various pieces of cover and taking potshots.

You…..

> Follow Genghis’ plan

> Ask to take point instead

> Try and coordinate your attack with Deathstalker

> Try and rally Blockbuster’s men

> Other?

>>4040943
> Follow Genghis’ plan

>>4040943
> Follow Genghis’ plan

>>4040943
> Follow Genghis’ plan
Yay! DC Henhman is back!

>>4040943
> Try and coordinate your attack with Deathstalker

No reason not too. And he seems like the type that’s more competent at range then in hand-to-hand. The two of us can combine our fire to more effectively cover for Genghis.

>>4040949
>>4040961
>>4040972

Roll me some d100s + 10 (I messed up the modifier earlier)

> DC 50

Rolled 25 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>4040987

Rolled 13 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>4040987
Alrighty

Rolled 42 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>4040987

>>4041002
Success. Writing.

>>4040987

After quickly reloading, you give Genghis the nod to put his plan into action.

He makes a beeline for a group of four hostiles clustered together behind an overturned table.

His initiative does not go unnoticed, and the more perceptive of your foes try to focus fire on him.

Unfortunately for them, you were anticipating such a response, and forced them to keep their heads down. You managed to snag three of them foolish enough to ignore the threat you posed.

In a brutal display, Genghis, wielding his tanto in one hand, and Browning in the other rips the squad of four apart.

He leaps over the table, simultaneously drilling two with shots from his Browning. While the others handle this unexpected development, he slits their throats with the tanto before they can recover.

Meanwhile, Deathstalker wrecks a pair of hostiles who attempted to transition into different cover.

There are about a dozen left, how do you plan on handling them?

> Rally Blockbuster’s men. The enemy presence has been weakened to the point where you could be able to push them out with a ferocious charge.

> Keep whittling away at them with Genghis. It could give them the opportunity to fall back, but it’s safer.

> Get Deathstalker to cover your advance, and take point. Risky, but devastating if accomplished.

> Other?

>>4041026
> Get Deathstalker to cover your advance, and take point. Risky, but devastating if accomplished.

>>4041026
>Get Deathstalker to cover your advance, and take point. Risky, but devastating if accomplished.

>>4041026
>Get Deathstalker to cover your advance, and take point. Risky, but devastating if accomplished.

>>4041040
>>4041050
>>4041057

Roll me some d100s + 20

> DC 75

Rolled 74 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4041062
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGRROOOOOOOOOOO!

Rolled 2 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4041062

Rolled 77 (1d100)

>>4041062

>>4041085
Christ, I think that’s all for me tonight. Not gonna push my luck.

>>4041086

Success. Writing.

>>4041089
Probably for the best anon.

Welcome back Axis

>>4041062

> “Deathstalker! Cover me!” With that, you leap out of cover.

Judging from the furious cacophony of machine gun fire, he received your message, and nobody gets a clear shot at you.

There were a few close calls, but nothing connects.

Now that you’ve got some freedom of movement, you decide to……

> Go in head-on. Fastest, and easily the dirtiest.

> Pincer them with Genghis’ help.

> Circle around to their rear and flank them.

> Other?

(Need to get food, voting is open until I return)

>>4041102
>Circle around to their rear and flank them.

>>4041102
>Circle around to their rear and flank them.

>>4041102
> Circle around to their rear and flank them.

>>4041140
>>4041147
>>4041151

Roll me some d100s + 10

> DC 30

Rolled 43 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4041062
Oh no, one of them brought a grenade.

Rolled 48 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>4041180
Excuse me what the fuck? I think something fucky is going on here gang.

>>4041154
I wonder if that'll happen again.

Rolled 100 + 10 (1d100 + 10)

>>4041154

>>4041190
Excuse me while I tear up my intricate plans and find some appropriate fight music.

>>4041154

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVcYr_2ixAY

You get to cover, and slowly but steadily work your way around the hostile defenses. Your allies do an excellent job occupying the enemy while you make your move.

By the time you get behind them, it sounds like a status quo has been reached. Both sides seem to have re-established their defensive positions, and an uneasy stalemate has been established.

Good. It serves as the perfect distraction as they exchange potshots at each other.

Initially, you were just going to pick them off with your revolver, but since they haven’t noticed you……

You draw your Fairbairn-Sykes, and begin a careful approach to the nearest pocket of resistance, a group of 3 hiding behind a large pillar.

They never see you coming, and are silenced before they can raise the alarm

Still, you need to work fast, eventually they’ll notice fewer shots coming from their allies.

With that in mind, you begin your grim crusade though their forces.

Either your stealth training with Cortez is paying dividends, or they’re particularly unobservant, because you manage to eliminate a further 7 foes scattered throughout the room without notice.

Eventually, there’s only a pair of hostiles left, who still are oblivious to your presence .

You……

> Kill them both.

> Take one alive for questioning.

> Other?

>>4041229
>Take both alive for questioning
That way we can cross reference what they say to get a more clear picture of what they know

>>4041229
>> Take one alive for questioning.
Information is always good, and if he isn't a complete idiot he should be fairly compliant.

>>4041229
> Take one alive for questioning.
RIP this dude after we're done most likely

>>4041242
Support

Time to use our expert bullshitting skills

>>4041242
support

>>4041242
>>4041265
>>4041270

Writing.

>>4041242
Supporting. Knock their heads together?

>>4041229

Something tells you Blockbuster might appreciate the opportunity to get a bit of intel from your attackers.

With that in mind, you sneak behind, and savagely subdue the pair by slamming their heads together, caveman style.

With this mess handled, you instruct Blockbuster’s men to place the prisoners under guard and to start collecting weapons and bodies. You get the feeling that a few of them resent being ordered around, but after viewing your handiwork, the grumbling evaporates.

Once that’s finished, you report back to Blockbuster’s office, with Genghis in tow. Surprisingly, Deathstalker elects to follow you as well.

You knock on his door, entering after Blockbuster tells you, and only you to come in.

Genghis looks a bit annoyed, but he and Deathstalker eventually start to pass the time by discussing various organizations they’ve encountered.

You head inside, and deliver your report to Blockbuster.

One brief explanation later, and Blockbuster has a cruel grin on his face.

“Fan - fucking - tastic work! That’ll teach those little shits to mess with my operation! And you managed to take a pair prisoner!?

As promised, your reward.” He says, sliding the briefcase, phone, and card over to you.

After a cursory check to ensure that the briefcase still has the Xenothium in it, you prepare to head out.

“Not so fast, Gunsmoke.” Blockbuster says, with that nasty grin still on his face.

“I’ve got a little bonus lined up if you’re interested. Get me something useful out of those prisoners of yours, and I’ll throw in an additional favor from that information broker I mentioned.

Of course, you’re allowed to do whatever it takes to get something useful. Once they’ve spilled the beans, though….”

Blockbuster makes a throat-cutting motion, complete with sound effects.

“So, what do you say?”

> Accept. Easy payday.

> Decline. You’re not a butcher.

>>4041298
>Accept.

>>4041298
> Decline. You’re not a butcher
If we didn't have to kill them, then probably accept, but we don't kill in cold blood.

>>4041298
> Accept. Easy payday.

Couldn’t give less of a shit about the fate of Intergang members, those guys are assholes. Besides, we can probaby get very creative with our magic.

>>4041306
Anon, these guys are dead anyways, no way Blockbuster lets them live. May as well get a free bonus out of the deal. Besides, they’re INTERGANG. They’re basically doing Apokolips’s dirty work.

>>4041307
Yes, let's ask set for advice

>>4041298
> Decline. You’re not a butcher.

>>4041298
> Accept. Easy payday.

>>4041306
Not doing this means we miss out on info on a group we royally fucked over, plus it's not so hard to imagine a former marine would be able to detach themselves from the idea of killing.

>>4041327
>>4041306
We don't have to kill them, we just have to make sure they can't speak/write/remember anything that happened within the past 15 years.

>>4041298
>> Decline. You’re not a butcher.
our Morale code is all that makes us better than them

>>4041298
>> Accept. Easy payday.
Someone is gonna do it if we don't, and if we really don't want to kill them, we could help them fake their death and run away. Another goon isn't gonna give them that offer.

>>4041298
>> Accept. Easy payday.

A line crossed can never be uncrossed.

>>4041305
>>4041307
>>4041333
>>4041347
>>4041349

Descent into questionable morality, go! Writing.

>>4041298

> “Sure, I’ll do it. Sounds way enough.”

“That’s the spirit. One of the boys’ll escort you to our…..greeting rooms.”

Once again, you leave your prizes in Blockbuster’s office.

Before heading off with Blockbuster’s men, you stop to talk with Genghis.

> “I’ve got a little bit of work to handle. You mind waiting around until I’m finished?”

“No problem. I’m having a fun conversation anyway.”

Deathstalker gives you a little wave, before they resume their discussion.

“So anyways, when he tried to call the cops, I managed to intercept him and….”

Something tells you that story ends poorly for the other party, especially judging from Genghis’ laugh.

The guard leads you to a small hallway with four doors, each numbered.

“Prisoners are in 1 and 2. They’ve been soundproofed, so don’t worry about that. Good luck.”

He says, before ambling away. Looks like you’re being left to your own devices here.

Meh. Might as well start with 1.

You head inside, revealing a dimly lit room with a man tied to a chair.

No cameras, looks like it's fairly private.

Judging from the wet clothes, and empty bucket, he wasn’t resuscitated politely.

From a brief glance, he looks terrified.

You….

> Tell him the truth. He’s not going to make it out of here breathing. If he cooperates, you’ll make it fast. Otherwise…..

> Lie through your teeth. Promise him his freedom in exchange for information.

> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.

> Other?

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.
If he's this nervous already, chances are he'll start talking before we do.

>>4041368
> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.
Probably a bad idea but... Screw it, Sean ain't a bad guy. Well, a truly bad guy.

>>4041377
If you’ve got an idea for how we can pull it off I don’t mind voting for it anon, but unless you’ve got a plan I don’t really see any point in trying.

I'm about running on empty, so I'm afraid this'll be the last vote of the night. As always, I'll be around for a while to shitpost, answer angry critiques, or be mocked for my questionable life choices.

Also, voting is open until next session begins. It's slated to be Friday at the same time, but I'll let everyone know if life gets in the way.

>>4041368
> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.

Actually, I think I’ll vote for this anyways. Thought up some ways to get them out of here, a couple of which are even for reasons that aren’t entirely soft-hearted altruism.

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>>4041368
>> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.

>>4041368
>> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.

>>4041400
Out of curiosity, did you expect us to actually win the tournament? Or was that something of a long shot?

>>4041416

I would've put even odds on victory vs. defeat. I pitched some hard fights, but the anons adapted to it pretty well.

>>4041389
get a bodybag and fire a shot into the ground nearby, maybe using another dead body from the previous gunfight to get a nice bloodspatter on the wall, then drag him out and tell the boys you'll toss this in the garbage disposal.

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

>>4041443
Honestly, we could just have Jack port them out. There’s no cameras, and I doubt Blockbuster’s got any magic detection. Alternatively, was thinking we could just ask Blockbuster to release them into our custody, after we get him the info he wants. Tell him we’ve got a personal bone to pick with Intergang and that we’re going to use them for our plan to even the score or something. Doubt he’d particularly object.

Why are you people having thoughts of trying to save these fucks? STOP IT AND JUST GET THE INFO AND KILL THEM. FUCKING PUSSIES.

>>4041487
Kinda want to use them to get at Intergang. Apokoliptian tech is some nice stuff, as our current armour can attest, and these guys could probably give us some locations to raid, along with info on how to effectively infiltrate them or the like.

>>4041420
Oh yeah, and what’s our money situation? Just in case we need to pay in cash for whatever we commission to be made from the Xenothium.

>>4041487
fuck you fagget, suck it up sit down before you go full retard.

>>4041510
You've got about $50k on hand, most of which is your payoff from the museum job. Most of your work up to this point has usually been paid in gear, artifacts, favors, and information, so I had neglected to mention it for a while.

>>4041368
> Tell him the truth. He’s not going to make it out of here breathing. If he cooperates, you’ll make it fast. Otherwise…..

>>4041520
Hm, not a lot, but hopefully enough to get somewhere. Can hopefully do a job for them or something as payment, if it comes down to it.

>>4041510
we have 50k?!?! guns!
AR-57 Upper: compatible with AR lowers, this interesting little gadget allows us to fit p90 mags, along with the nasty little high velocity ammunition it fires, onto an ar-15 platform. can be suppressed but the bullets are high velocity AP so suppressing kinda defeats the purpose.
Hera Arms QRB: muh ergonomics and it looks like halo

>>4041571
I'm retarded. CQR*

>>4041368
>> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.
Something tells me some anons were not happy with the torture decision. I'm one of them

>>4041642
wot u don't loike uh good bout uh torcha?

>>4041368
>Tell him the truth. He's not going to make it out of here breathing. If he cooperates, you'll make it fast. Otherwise...

I honestly wouldn't have taken the work, but now that we have, it's up to us to see it through.

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

>>4041368
> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates

>>4041671
Y'know, I've changed my mind.

>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

Seeing how he reacts will be valuable.

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.
Ah yes the silent treatment, a favored weapon of assassins, vigilantes, and pissy girlfriends.

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.
Trying to rescue him could really ruin our reputation if we are found out

>>4041353
>>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

>>4041368
>Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates

>>4041368
>>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.
Let's not make an enemy of Blockbuster.

Us being the interrogated at least makes sure they won't go under physical torment.

>>4042143
Interrogater*

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

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>>4042160
>>4042143
>>4042076
>>4042023
That's a lot of single ID votes all coming out of the blue.

>>4041368
>> Genuinely offer to try and rescue him if he cooperates.

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>>4042181
Lmao here we go

>>4042181
Just how insecure can one man be.

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>4042376
Calculating.

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>4042386
counter roll to expose your faggetry

Rolled 14 + 99 (1d100 + 99)

>>4042470
Rolling to expose YOUR faggetry!

Rolled 4022 (1d10000)

>>4042474
Uno reverse card to expose your hidden faggetry motives!

>>4042470
>expose
I mean I shitpost constantly and never contribute. I'm not exactly hiding my faggotry. My ancestors are cringing at me, anon. Can yours say the same?

>>4041368
>Say nothing, just sit down in front of him, and stare into his soul.

>>4042502
I get the feeling that my ancestors are looking at me, like a mixed bag.

>>4041368
>> Lie through your teeth. Promise him his freedom in exchange for information.
les not make any new enemies right now

>>4042570
I don’t need to be on 4chan to disappoint my family. I do that just by existing

>>4042181
I'm all for justified paranoia, but slow it down a little, anon. You might have a point about an influx of single-ID votes, but the thread is basically new. Contentious decisions tend to bring out more voters, and they might've just missed the start of the ride.

>>4043439
EVERYONE IS SAMEFAG! You're running this quest from both ends! You can't fool me! Wait oh god what if you are me

help

>>4043439
Your right

>>4043473
we are all AxisQM now, its too late

I am samefagging also.

>>4043881
Lo, and a rider came atop a pale horse. An dis nigga brawt deff wit im.

>>4042181
It's early on in the thread. Many anons are still finding their way here. Now if it was an old thread then may have a point.

>>4041571
Its gonna be a blast once we get promoted to officer and have minions to equip(mostly due to our alien gear).

Session will resume in 5 hours. Apologies in advance if I'm a bit slower / more error-prone tonight. Vision's a bit screwy at the moment.

We shouldnt try to help him escape, it will damage our reputation, and reputation is everything if we want more jobs

I'd agree with the sentiment that helping them slip away would be bad for our rep, but we could probably convince Blockbuster to free the pair of them into our custody. Tell him we plan to use them for a plan to strike against Intergang (Can tell him we've got a personal bone to pick with Intergang or something if it comes down to it), and I imagine he'd be inclined to let them go without too much fuss. Might not even be a lie, since I'm inclined to suggest we raid some Intergang bases for Apokoliptian tech, it's some nice stuff. Could even earn us some more goodwill with Blockbuster, since he's probably going to enter into a full-scale conflict with them after this.

>>4044372
Maybe he'll be paranoid and think it's some kind of trick.

Rolled 31 (1d50)

By my count, it looks like the silent treatment wins.

> Roll me some d100s + 20

Rolled 87 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044622

Rolled 44 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044622

>>4044416
I guess? But we've got something of a way with words, and he doesn't really have any reason to think we'd lie to him, if it comes down to it. If we'd turned on his guys during the firefight we probably could've swept the lot of them, and I'm sure he's aware of that fact.

Rolled 29 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044622
Missed the last session. Welcome back Axis!

>>4044630
Success. Writing.

>>4044644
Glad to be back.

>>4044638
Well paranoia isn't reasonable. And just because we could have murdered them all doesn't mean it would be more beneficial than convincing him we're on his side. The long con and all that. 4d chess yada yada shadowrunning intensifies, ya dig? I'm not well acquainted enough with Blockbuster to really know his MO and style.

>>4044622

You rack your brain for a minute, trying to determine the best approach.

You’d rather not start with the physical violence card, so something psychological should probably do the trick.

Suddenly it comes to you.

Sometimes, people’s imaginations will do the heavy lifting for you.

With that in mind, you grab a chair and take a seat a short distance away from your unfortunate audience.

“What….what are you doing?” He manages to get out, albeit shakily.

You don’t bother with a response, simply fixing him the coldest, harshest glare in your arsenal. The kind that used to keep professional soldiers in line.

This amateur? He cracks after a few minutes after visualizing the manner of things you could inflict upon him.

You barely have to prompt him before he spills his guts.

Apparently, Intergang wants a bigger slice of the pie around here, and decided to violate their informal truce with Blockbuster.

He gives you the address of their staging point within the city, located in a place called the Zee Moores, swearing that he doesn’t know anything else.

You’ve deduced on your own that this guy is pretty low-level, probably just either local muscle they grabbed to bolster their forces, or the result of nepotism at work.

Ignoring his plaintive cries to be released, you leave the room to grill your other prisoner. No point in doing something irreversible until you have the full picture.

You head into Room 2, which has largely the same setup as the previous room.

However, this prisoner, is nothing like his compatriot.

Instead of panic or fear, you see…..resignation. Like he knew this was going to happen someday, and doesn’t fear it.

Clearly, this one’s going to be a lot harder to crack.

You…..

> Threaten him. It doesn’t have to be fast.

> Get violent. Anything else would be a waste of time.

> Bargain with him. Information for life.

> Other?

>>4044683
>> Bargain with him. Information for life.

>>4044683
>> Get violent. Anything else would be a waste of time.
Start by peeling his fingernails off. Then his toennails. If he still ain't talking start flaying his hand a little.

>>4044683
>> Threaten him. It doesn’t have to be fast.

>>4044695
>>4044703
>>4044741

Looks like we have a three-way tie. I'll open voting for 5 more minutes.

>>4044683
>> Bargain with him. Information for life.

>>4044745
If there's no votes by the time it closes, I'm okay with switching my vote to violence. Simplifies things, if nothing else.

>>4044683
>Bargain with him. Information for life.
Put a hand on his shoulder and tell him you know he thinks that he's done for, but there is certainly a way for him to have a second chance. If he's cooperative, offer him a drink.

>>4044683
>Tell a joke to break the ice.

I think if we do something unexpected, it'll throw him.

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>4044695
>>4044762

> Roll me some d100s + 20

Rolled 61 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044770

Rolled 97 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044770

Rolled 31 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044770
Highly suggest FM_34-52 chapter 3; it's a good read on this sort of stuff.

Rolled 93 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4044770
Seems like he'd be easier to break. If he's ready to go out then he can spare both of us the time and tell us what he knows and we end it quick.

>>4044775

Success. Writing.

>>4044770

You get the feeling that your previous mind games don’t work on this guy.

Instead, you open with an icebreaker.

> “Snazzy place, eh? Not the most luxurious torture chamber I’ve ever been in, but hey, what do you expect in an economy like this.”

He stares at you incredulously.

“Very funny. I’m not stupid, I know where you’re here. I’ve done this long enough to know the score.

> “ Then you’ll know that if you roll on your bosses, I’ll do what I can to get you out of here in one piece.” You smoothly retort.

“Tell me, do you know who I work for?”

> “Intergang.”

“Good. Then you should know that crossing them carries a punishment worse than whatever you can inflict upon me. I knew the risks when I signed on. If they found out…..”

> “Zee Moores.”

You see his eyes widen. Gotcha.

> “That’s right. You aren’t the only guy I’ve……spoken to. If you won’t cooperate, they will.”

You’re full of shit, but he has no way of knowing.

> “The way I see it, you have two options. Option 1: you cooperate, get released, and go into hiding if you’re smart. Maybe you get caught, maybe you don’t. At the very least, you’ll have a chance. Then there’s Option 2: you keep quiet, I end you, and offer the next guy on my list the same deal, until I get what I want. Up to you.”

You can practically feel his internal turmoil, before he makes his decision.

“There’s an old farmhouse out the outskirts of the city that we use as a supply cache. Will that work?”

Oh yeah, that’ll definitely work.

After collecting the details of the Intergang cache, you are now at a crossroads.

How much of this do you tell Blockbuster, and how do you want to handle these two. They did cooperate, albeit with a little pushing.

First, you tell Blockbuster………

> Nothing. Pretend they didn’t know anything of real value.

> The location of the Intergang staging ground. That’ll be handy for a counterattack. You’ll keep the info about the cache to yourself.

> The location of the Intergang staging ground, and the cache. If he find out you screwed him, it could get messy.

And as for the prisoners….

> Make it quick. They deserve that much.

> Try for a breakout. Cold-blooded executions aren’t your style.

> Negotiate with Blockbuster. Maybe you can convince him that you have further need for them.

> Other?

>>4044840
> The location of the Intergang staging ground. That’ll be handy for a counterattack. You’ll keep the info about the cache to yourself.
> Negotiate with Blockbuster. Maybe you can convince him that you have further need for them.
Maybe try to convince Blockbuster to let them go, but to keep them on payroll as informants?

>>4044840
>Spill on the staging ground, keep the Cache to yourself
More Apokaliptican tech woooo
>Talk to blocky, negotiate

>>4044840
>The location of the Intergang staging ground. That’ll be handy for a counterattack. You’ll keep the info about the cache to yourself.
>Negotiate with Blockbuster. Maybe you can convince him that you have further need for them.
Tell him that it's not exactly common for you to find such high quality specimens that know so much, and we have some more info we can only really extract back at our place.

>>4044840
>The location of the Intergang staging ground, and the cache. If he finds out you screwed him, it could get messy.

>Negotiate with Blockbuster. Maybe you can convince him that you have further need for them.

We got what he wanted out of them, and more, I think. I don't care about the first guy; we didn't make any kind of deal with him, but we can maybe get the second guy out.

Rolled 61, 84 = 145 (2d100)

>>4044843
>>4044847
>>4044853
>>4044857

I smell a trend.

> Roll me some 2d100s + 20

Rolled 14, 59 + 20 = 93 (2d100 + 20)

>>4044867
Negatory

Rolled 55, 78 + 20 = 153 (2d100 + 20)

>>4044867

Rolled 26, 26 + 20 = 72 (2d100 + 20)

>>4044867

>>4044879

Success to both. Writing.

>>4044879
Too close for comfort, but just close enough.

You excuse yourself, and head back to Blockbuster’s office, where Genghis and Deathstalker are still swapping war stories outside.

You enter, after knocking.

On the table in front of Blockbuster, is your briefcase of Xenothium, one of those strange cards, and the weird phone.

“That was fast. So how’d it go?”

You settle yourself down comfortably before responding.

> “Pretty well. Managed to get the location of their foothold in the city. It’s in the Zee Moores. You familiar with it?”

Blockbuster nods to himself.

“Sure. It was originally supposed to be some kind of high-rise haven for the poor. Now it’s mostly fortified slums. Tricky, never would’ve thought to check there.”

> “And my payment?”

“Are they dead?”

> “I was actually going to ask you about that.”

“That means no. I made it crystal clear when you were offered this job. What makes you think you can back out now?” He says, angrily.

> “I’m not backing out. I’m asking if you’d be willing to release them into my custody.”

“Why? What possible use do you have for them?” His anger is tinged with a bit of curiosity.

> “I think I could get more out of them, with a bit more time.”

“Fine. But you come to me first if you learn anything valuable.

Blockbuster places another one of those cards in your pile of stuff.

“I always pay for competent work.”

You gather your spoils together, and leave.

> “You ready to head out, Genghis?”

“Yes, I suppose. By the way, don’t think you’ve been properly introduced to Deathstalker.”

Deathstalker gives you a lazy salute.

“Hey, nice work out there earlier. Really, tore those creeps apart. Genghis and I sorta bonded over watching you bulldoze through those punks. Anyways, I’ve got shit to handle. See ya.”

On the car ride back to Gotham, Genghis fills you in a little about Deathstalker.

According to him, he’s ex-GCPD SWAT. Corrupt cop that caught with his hand in the cookie jar during one of Gordon’s moral crusades. Managed to snag a few things from the evidence locker first, and went freelance like us.

Interesting guy.

> Skill Improved! MCMAP (Green Belt): +30 to unarmed combat rolls when performing a strike, hold, throw, or environmental attack.

> Skill Improved! Light Step: +20 to stealth rolls.

> Debuff Removed! Lightning Rod.

(TBC)

>>4044936

You weren’t stupid enough to take your prisoners back to Jack’s mansion, so as you freed them, you gave them a choice.

They could either work for you, or face the streets (and possibly Intergang) alone.

Both agreed to your terms. To hammer out a more specific agreement, you gave them the address of a civilian bar in Gotham, with instructions to meet in a few days.

You’re reasonably certain they won’t try and sell you out, given that you are the best chance of ensuring their survival.

You’ll let them figure out their own way home. If they can’t survive a few days on their own, then they aren’t worth recruiting anyways.

After you and Genghis get back to Gotham, you say your goodbyes and get picked up by Jack.

The evening is pretty quiet, since you turn in early after the chaotic events of the day.

Th next day, you…..

(Choose 4, can pick an option more than once)

> Try to find a tutor / translator for a language (Specify Language)
> Learn electronics from Gremlin
> Practice CQC with Genghis
> Learn infiltration from Cortez
> Practice a spell (Specify)
> Learn a new spell (Specify)
> Practice Elemental combinations
> Practice marksmanship
> Read something from your library (Specify)
> Other?

>>4044966
>> Learn electronics from Gremlin
>> Practice CQC with Genghis
>> Learn infiltration from Cortez
>> Practice Elemental combinations

>>4044966
>other
>Find someone that can help you out with using that Xenothium

>>4044966
>Practice Lightning Bolt
>Practice Elemental combinations
>Read "On What Is Contained In Silver"
>Deal with the Xenothium (DON'T DRINK IT)

>>4044966
>Try and learn Ancient Greek again
>Practice CQC
>Check out that Cache
>investigate buyers for the Xenothium

Also, need to grab some grub, so voting is open until my return. Unless I die, in which case you may descend into complete anarchy with my permission.

>>4044966
> Practice CQC with Genghis
> Read something from your library (The Orchid Transfigurations, Vol 3: Noon)
> Investigate Blockbuster's Info Broker for the Xenothium
> Practice Elemental combinations

>>4044966
>Call on Set and learn about curses and curse-craft
>Practice Lightning Bolt
>Practice Elemental Combinations
>Learn infiltration from Cortez

>>4044990
Support

I'm back, voting is now closed. Let me just tally it all up.

Rolled 1 (1d2)

Alright, we've got
- Xenothium stuff
- Elemental combinations
- CQC
- Tie between Infiltration (1) and Lightning Bolt (2)

We'll start with elemental combinations. Roll me some d100s

> DC 65 (Reduced by previous failure)

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>4045051
If we get another crit fail I’m going to write you a strongly worded letter

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>4045051
Here's hopin'.

Rolled 47 (1d100)

>>4045051

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>4045051

>>4045059
An unfortunate failure.

>>4045062
So close, yet so far.

Rolled 22 + 30 (1d100 + 30)

>>4045051

After grabbing a quick breakfast, you head out to the neighboring forest.

Today’s the day you finally nail that pesky Storm and Fire combo, you tell yourself.

However, you are proven to be incorrect. Despite your best efforts, you still can’t get the mixture just right, still only shooting the regular fire and lightning bolts.

After wasting a fair bit of time, you decide to switch over to your physical training at Genghis’ warehouse.

As is custom, you start with the knife training.

> Roll me some d100s + 15

>>4045082
dice+1d100+15

Rolled 96 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4045082

>>4045082
>>4045088
No one else roll

Rolled 86 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4045085
Hold on I’m busy being stupid
>>4045088
But I guess it didn’t really matter. Good job

Still need one more roll in case of crits.

Rolled 58 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4045082

Rolled 76 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4045082
>>4045092
Here's a 1 for trying to cheat the system

>>4045088
Success. Writing.

>>4045107
You would be eating crow had you rolled a 1 and it counted

>>4045082

Genghis must be having an off-day, because he seems a bit sloppier than usual, resulting in a quick victory for you.

He shrugs it off, more concerned with gearing himself for the unarmed portion.

Before you start, he gestures for you to wait.

“You know, you could benefit from mixing your style a bit. I happen to know a bit of silat, muay thai, and judo if you’re interested.”

You decide to…..

> Practice MCMAP (Smaller bonus to all attacks)

> Practice Muay Thai (Larger bonus to grapples)

> Practice Silat (Larger bonus to strikes)

> Practice Judo (Larger bonus to throws)

>>4045116
>Practice Muay Thai (Larger bonus to grapples)

>>4045116
>Practice Silat

>>4045116
>> Practice MCMAP (Smaller bonus to all attacks)

>>4045116
>> Practice Silat (Larger bonus to strikes)

>>4045116
> Practice Silat (Larger bonus to strikes)

Muay Thai’s not exactly a grappling style though, unless he wants to teach us how to clinch.

Rolled 45 + 15 (1d100 + 15)

>>4045121
>>4045127
>>4045131

Little early, but don't wanna be bogged down.

> Roll me some d100s (Bonuses from other styles do not apply to training rolls)

Rolled 51 (1d100)

>>4045151

Rolled 23 (1d100)

>>4045151

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>4045151
reee

>>4045166
Your reeing is unjustified. Success. Writing.

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>4045151

>>4045174
Whoops, late to the party.

>>4045166
Guess our striking's going to see an improvement. Probably good to muddy the waters as far as our style goes, all things considered. If we fight somebody observant and analytical like Batman our style being MCMAP would narrow down our identity an awful lot.

>>4045151

> “Let’s give silat a shot.”

“Very well. You see……”

Genghis proceeds to give you a crash course on the basic history and styles of silat. Genghis’ personal permutation of the style focuses heavily on striking, demonstrated from the way he nearly punches your lights out.

Despite your inexperience, you put up an excellent fight, landing a critical blow that ends the spar in your favor.

> Skill Improved! Knife Fighter. Stab 'em with the pointy end. +25 to combat rolls when using knives.

> Skill Learned! Silat: +15 to unarmed combat rolls when performing a strike.

After thanking Genghis for his time, the next step on your agenda is your infiltration training.

After okaying it with Cortez, you head over to his apartment / safe house.

(Roll me some d100s + 5)

> DC 40 / 80

Rolled 49 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>4045204
Sneeki breeki

Rolled 32 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>4045204
>>4045204

Rolled 8 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>4045204
Okay no ree

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>>4045222
I should have reeed anyway.

Rolled 81 + 35 (1d100 + 35)

>>4045207
A regular success. Writing.

Meanwhile, roll me some d100s + 20

Rolled 91 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4045243

Rolled 70 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4045243

Still need one more roll.

Rolled 1 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>4045243

>>4045289
oof. Writing.

>>4045289
BUGGER

>>4045289
Can’t we go ONE THREAD WITHOUT A NAT 1? JUST ONE!?

>>4045322
You gotta take the good with the bad.

>>4045289
God I wish we could reroll off-mission. That'd be nice.

>>4045243

Cortez presents you with the same lock from before, as well as a set of picks.

To your delight, you get it after a few tries.

When you attempt to return the lock picks to Cortez, he politely declines.

“You’ve earned them. Besides, you never know when they might come in handy. Now hurry up, we’re not done yet.”

Cortez then runs you through his makeshift stealth gauntlet, which you immediately fail after tripping over yourself and nearly crashing through a table. Cortez is laughing too hard to be mad, and you can’t hold it against him. It was pretty funny.

> Skill Improved! Lockpicking: +15 to lockpicking attempts

The last item on today’s agenda is getting in contact with Blockbuster’s broker.

Once you’re in a secure location, aka home, you use that strange phone Blockbuster gave you.

After a few seconds, you hear a robotic voice demand, “AUTHENTICATION REQUIRED”

> “Uh, Gunsmoke?”

“TRANSFERRING, PLEASE WAIT.”

A minute or so of waiting, and the connection goes through.

You’re greeted by a reedy yet enthusiastic voice.

“Well, well, well, if it isn’t a new customer! You must be the fresh blood Blockbuster told me about. I’ve done a little digging, purely out of curiosity of course, and I can’t find much about you anywhere. Apart from a few altercations, you keep a fairly low profile. I respect that. Apologies for rambling, I always like to greet new customers personally. What can I do for you?”

> “A few vials of Xenothium have come into my possession, and I was wondering if you could help me do something with them.”

“Xenothium, eh? What do you intend on doing with it?”

He cuts you off before you can respond.

“Don’t worry, I couldn’t care less if you plan on blowing up a children’s hospital, I just need to know so that I can structure my inquiries properly.”

You want to……. (Pick 2)

> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor

> Modify your Apokoliptian Carbine

> Sell a vial

> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum

> Other? (Subject to QM Veto)

>>4045337
> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor
> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum

I feel like the bit about the battle armour might be a smidgeon risky to say, but oh well.

>>4045337
Also, uh, what was the 1? I'm hoping it was just crashing through a table, but optimism is a slow, insidious killer.

>>4045354
Just the table.

>>4045337
>Sell a vial.

I'm not super keen on incorporating it into our stuff, and even less so on drinking it.

>>4045357
Oh, well, that's a relief.

>>4045337
>> Modify your Apokoliptian Carbine
For when we absolutely have to destroy everything in that general direction.

>>4045337
>> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum
The obvious choice

>>4045337
>>4045367
Not sure how I missed the (pick 2). Adding this on.
>> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor

As a reminder, you can pick two.

Also, I need to pause the session for tonight. As always, please leave hurtful comments, wild conspiracy theories and unfettered shitposting.

>>4045376
Also I'm an idiot for not mentioning that voting is open until next session starts. Which will likely be Wednesday, at the same time.

>>4045352
Backing.

>>4045337
>Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor
>Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum

>>4045337
>Power Armor
>Sell it

>>4045337
> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor
> Sell a vial

>>4045337
> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor
> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum

>>4045337
>> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum
> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor

So, anons, what do we want to do with our new, uh, recruits? I guess we could train up their military skills and just have them work in a support capacity for us, but some sort of more specialized roles might be useful as well. Want to have at least one work as our....secretary, I guess? Don’t want to keep pestering Cortez to hook us up for jobs and stuff, so having one serve as our contact with the rest of the Gotham underworld in some capacity seems helpful. Not sure what role we could have the other fill though. Some sort of tech guy maybe? Gremlin’s great, but again, don’t want to have to bother him every time we need a computer hacked or what have you, and we’ve got basically no skills in that area ourself.

>>4045337
>Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum

>Modify armour

>>4045337
>> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum
> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor

>>4045845
Personally, I think it really depends on what their skillsets are. Given what they were doing though, I'm guessing they are at most CQB proficient.

>>4045886
Honestly, they seem low skill enough that they’re for all intents and purposes a pair of blank slates. Should definitely at least give them basic combat training, put them a cut above your average goon, but giving them some kind of niche training to cover things we don’t have the time and skill set for seems like it’d be the best way to put them to work.

>>4045912
Why not simply tell Bane that we have two former intergang members under our care for him to question and make use of?

We can then have them spill it to Bane, which he will likely appreciate, and we can decide where to go from there.

I think it's a better option, because we're quickly accelerating into very dangerous levels of interest in our activites, and we need to maintain our competetive edge. We usually have one or two things to do between jobs, if one of those is training our henchmen then we very well might fall behind.

>>4045939
Well, they’re from over in Blüdhaven, so I doubt anything they’d be able to tell Bane would be of much use to him. I guess we could offer them to him as recruits for brownie points? But his standards for mooks seem pretty exacting, so not even sure if he’d even take them, let alone if they’d even want to work for him in the first place.

>>4046005
Hmm, maybe we could have them join up with Penguin’s crew, see if we can have them help us from the other side to incite the conflict we need there? Though there’d probably be some nasty repercussions if word got out to Bane. And there’s the possibility they’d sell us out to their new boss.

Drink. The. Juice.

>>4045337

> Sell a vial
Need to buy assets, safe houses, bribes, and equipment.
> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum
Just a drop in a gallon of something else.

I had a plan to troll Apokoliptian and intergang but telling this guy about our armor would be ruin that, and we've kept the secrets the equipment went, and who did the Egyptian job.

Honestly, if anyone would want to get info or know how about modding said armor, it would most likely be Apokoliptian faction or intergang people and their associates, so they will probably ask or buy info from this guy. which comes back to us.

It could also very realistically burn all our secret identities. Which QM is trying to do on purpose!

>>4046111
We don't have to tell the guy it's Apokoliptian armor, we just need a reliably quiet guy who can make the modifications to any armor in general

>>4046145
That's counter to what the guy asked us what it's for. So being evasive about it is unproductive, but safer.....

>>4046152
Body armor is body armor. It's not like the apokaliptian armor is an exosuit or something. Though we could certainly try to integrate it into one.

>>4046179
its like alien scifi armour.

>>4046193
It's body armor. It doesn't even shoot lasers on its own. It's worn just like normal body armor. On the body. It's not exactly rocket science.

>>4046196
Material science my man. Treating kevlar and ballistic nylon with magic space juice probably inst the same as treating trauma plates with the same; we have no idea what our suit is made out of and tossing something that has the potential energy of a tactical nuke on it?

What if it is naturally derived or semi alive? No beuno my dude, based just on off what we know IC about Xenothium.

>>4046196
>>4046179

Well then lets sell our fancy alien "body armor" and buy a good old fashion medieval steel plate suit of armor. More classy.

Body armor is body armor after all.

I don't get why we can't use the previous guy we hired through GG who modded our armor before hand at this point.

>>4046211
Don't pour the verboten kool-aid on the armor. Any armor. That's crazy talk. I'm just saying that our options are limited simply by the nature of what we're trying to do. So it wouldn't necessarily be a bad idea to get someone who can utilize xenothium rather than someone who is knowledgeable with apokalitian chicanery.

>>4046212
Know you're just being facetious.

>>4045337
> Other? (Subject to QM Veto)
>Connect us with some one who knows about xeno tech, bonus if they have worked with Xenothium and/or Apokoliptian gear before . We can go from there ourselves. Sell 1 vial if the favor doesn't cover it.

The armor and carbine are probably close to irreplaceable until we get a good deal more powerful; if we want to upgrade them, or even just know what exactly we have, lets find an expert and work from there. We punch and magic good; not so much on the tech side and none of our current allies seem to cover the tech base.

>>4046216
No Iam being sarcastic.

Vote that we use the two mooks as a screen for a legitimate business.

New names, new contacts, addresses, paper-trail, etc.

Train them and have them work as bodyguards for legitimate public events or so. Have them form as a nucleus for a legitimate side business that we can funnel money through. Sean Clayton as a former marine with no job history is gonna start raising a few eyebrows when he starts spending fat stacks and no job history to speak of, basically screaming shady business dealings.

We'll still handle the criminal aspect of our jobs, but running a business is good business and also gives us a great opportunity to case potential robbery targets/learn info that we could use to our advantage in our criminal dealings.

And if things ever go to pot, we can ditch our gunsmoke alias and just go legit.

>>4045337
>Modify gunsmoke trenchcoat
>Modify Magnum
Why not upgrade some of our base shit? We look like a Merc upgrading regular gear and gives a good cover for why we can tank so many hits.

>>4045337
> Modify your Apokoliptian Battle Armor
> Synthesize some kind of drinkable serum
Chug, chug, chug!

Let's ask about the armor but let the cat out of the bag on our intergang associates (no need to say how many of them we actually have), claim one of them rocks the suit so should a code red identity breach occur we have the slightest buffer. It aint much but if we want suit upgrades we are gonna have to link ourselves to being the Gotham Doomslayer.