Your name is Sean Clayton, aka Gunsmoke, aka Adjutant Tango. Last time, you survived a violent siege in Qurac, earned a transfer to a specialist unit, took up gardening, and managed to shatter the shackles holding back your magic.> Hello everyone, and welcome back to another issue of DC: Henchman Quest! As always, I’m AxisQM. Rules are simple but flexible: 20-30 minutes to vote / roll what I say, rolls count even if you (or I) mess up the modifier, crit successes override, write-ins encouraged. If rolls / votes are slow to come in, I’ll do my best to adjust for it. Thanks again to the anon for the cover art, OC is always appreciated.Our previous thread died in the midst of the session, so I’ll be forgoing most of the usual pleasantries and getting right back into the action.Pastebin: https://pastebin.com/RwY7nc3SLink to Previous Thread: http://thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/2022/5290058/Link to Archive: http://thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?tags=Henchman
>>5330698This time, you’re ready when the warrior-bird tries another foolhardy charge.By ducking and weaving up a storm, you’re able to lure it into a corner and lay the foundation for your trap.With a grunt of effort, you use Abyssal Shield to create a jet-black wall of heavy rock that pins the warrior-bird against the wall, keeping it nice and busy for the next stage of your plan.Thankfully, the opening you leave open is just large enough for someone of your size and build to fit through with a few inches to spare.To ensure that you have enough momentum, you fall back and get a running start, before bull-rushing the damn thing with all your might, flinging it over the balcony like a children’s toy; squawking and screeching all the way down.Y’know it’s kinda funny that you’ve yet to use this “defensive” spell for anything other than clobbering someone.Guess it says something about the way you think, when you see a shield and view it as just an improved way of funneling someone into another hit.Now that you’ve got a chance to breathe, you notice that the golden portal which originally summoned the birdbrain is still open, albeit slowly vanishing. It’s incredibly risky, but you might be better off served by hauling ass to it and seeing if it’ll transport you out of this mess.Hopefully, it’ll lead you someplace where the Squad and their killswitch can’t get to you. However, there’s no telling where you’ll end up.Alternatively, you could just try to salvage this wreck of a mission and avoid tipping your hand too early. Which won’t be easy, especially since you just used magic in plain view of Warrant.If he sells you down the river, you’re as good as dead.Neither option is great, but that’s life for you.It’s ironic in a way; much like your feathery friend, you’re also trapped between a rock and a hard place.Either way, you need to make a decision fast before it closes altogether.You decide to…> Make a run for the portal. If Warrant’s still watching, he probably won’t take kindly to it, but you can’t afford to pass up an opportunity to escape.> Let the portal dissipate. You’ll take the devil you know over a dive in a random portal any day.> Other?
>>5330699> Make a run for the portal. If Warrant’s still watching, he probably won’t take kindly to it, but you can’t afford to pass up an opportunity to escape.This is our out, the Squad probably can't detonate their bombs while we're in there, and now they know that we've broken past their anti-magic stuff. It's now or never
>>5330699> Make a run for the portal. If Warrant’s still watching, he probably won’t take kindly to it, but you can’t afford to pass up an opportunity to escape.
>>5330699> Let the portal dissipate. You’ll take the devil you know over a dive in a random portal any day.we already have hackman, hairy detective holmes, and ghost man planning on getting us out, we're groovin without this.
I'll go ahead and leave the vote open until 8:00, that way people can hopefully trickle over and I'll have time to grab something to eat.Apologies for the interruption anons, but I had been hoping to get this all done and dusted in the previous thread.
>>5330699> Let the portal dissipate. You’ll take the devil you know over a dive in a random portal any day.As much as I'd like to leave we do still have a bomb in our neck.
>>5330699>> Let the portal dissipate. You’ll take the devil you know over a dive in a random portal any day.One day we'll actually enter the magical portals, I promise
>>5330699>> Make a run for the portal. If Warrant’s still watching, he probably won’t take kindly to it, but you can’t afford to pass up an opportunity to escape.
>>5330699>> Let the portal dissipate. You’ll take the devil you know over a dive in a random portal any day.
Rolled 65 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5330716>>5330742>>5330762>>5330763>>5330786Alright, looks like racing to the portal wins.> Roll me some 1d100+35
Rolled 100 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5330797
>>5330799Moments like these no longer surprise me.
Rolled 50 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5330797
>>5330799Today I drink like a god>>5330802They shouldnat 1 incoming
Rolled 51 (1d100)>>5330799starting off strong>>5330797>>5330802I'm sorry, we don't mean to do it
>>5330799>>5330803>>5330805That's a critical success, writing.
I hope Warrant doesn't get disemboweled by a birdman or anything while we're out. He wasn't a weirdo or a dick.
>>5330809We didn't really knew him that long. But if he lives we'll break him out of Belle Reve alongside Shade and anyone else who wants to come along.
>>5330809He did leave us hanging
>>5330799O YEA BOI
>>5330808https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RlSgnpLbroThis is the moment you’ve been waiting for.You’re as unsupervised as you could ever hope to be, and there’s a shining path to freedom beckoning you forward.It’s risky and one hell of a gamble, but you’re out of options at this stage. Wherever you end up, it’s better than being in the clutches of Task Force X and being their junkyard dog.You’ve got your own responsibilities and duties to attend to, and playing shocktrooper for a bunch of stuffed-shirt REMFs isn’t high on your list of priorities.Hell, you’re already in deep shit anyhow. To survive that last fight, you needed to break out the magic; magic that the Suicide Squad believes is still sealed away.If / when they find out you’ve managed to break those shackles, they’re definitely not going to give you an attaboy and a pat on the head. No, you’re already in for a penny; might as well go in for a pound.You take a step forwards, interrupted by the crack of sniper rifle fired off in the distance.The sniper shot hits directly in front of your feet, and you instinctively move into cover.Your earpiece comes crackling back to life and you’re greeted to a familiar voice.Warrant.“Don’t even think about it. That was a warning shot; you take another step forward and the next one takes your head off.”> “You want to bet? I’m not an easy target when I put my mind to it.” Externally, you’re talking tough but internally, you’re cursing.Fuck. Warrant wasn’t assigned as your partner, he was assigned as a goddamn observer, somebody to ensure that you toed the parting line. As soon as he can call in your betrayal, it’s only a matter of time until your bomb is triggered.Just need to keep him talking while you plot out the fastest route to the portal that doesn’t get you shot.He ignores your attempt at mocking humor and continues.“We were all briefed on you, and your abilities. That you might attempt to escape in the field. Did you really think nobody suspected you?Even if you manage to defuse your collar, there’s nowhere on this planet where you can hide.”> “Guess it’s a good thing that I’m not planning on hiding then. Tell Lok that I’ll be seeing him soon enough.”After tossing out something sufficiently cryptic, you make a run for it.The sheer gall of it’s enough to surprise Warrant for a second, but he quickly recovers and begins taking potshots as you sprint towards the steadily disappearing portal.Warrant’s a damn fine shot, but you’re running on pure nitro. Every step is enhanced with the knowledge that you’re closer to finally tasting freedom, and it practically gives you wings.He doesn’t even come close to landing a direct shot, and you reach the portal with time to spare.> Roll me some 1d10 until we get 3 different rolls.
Rolled 8 (1d10)>>5330837Here we go
Rolled 8 (1d10)>>5330837Sweet vengeance here we come.
Rolled 6 (1d10)>>5330837
>>5330839>>5330840>>5330842Bruh
third roll anyone?
Rolled 1 (1d10)>>5330837
>>5330839>>5330840>>5330842>>5330851Alright, last post of the night coming up.
>>5330837Poor guy. Just doing his job and now he's on the shitlist too. And I was feeling bad for the guy. Egg's on my face I suppose. Gonna have to break his trigger finger to teach him about manners.
>>5330853Without pausing to think, you leap through the portal at full speed, eager to escape Kahndaq and the yoke of the Suicide Squad.When you reach the other side, you make an interesting discovery. You weren’t quite sure what you were expecting, but this certainly isn’t it.The portal abruptly deposits you in a featureless, all-encompassing void of utter darkness, before vanishing faster than you can even consider trying to retreat.When you can start to really panic, a trio of doors quietly materialize from the aether, directly in front of you.The first door is blood-red, and emblazoned with a helmet and a spear. From inside, you can hear the clash of swords and battle ringing in the distance.The second door is blue, and emblazoned with a pair of scales and a scroll. From inside, you hear little apart from an occasional cough and rustling.The third door is grey, and emblazoned with a bow and a crescent moon. From it, you hear the sounds of birds chirping and brooks babbling.Curiously, the scorpion tattoo Set gave you when you first formed your pact begins to glow when you get near the second door.And likewise, your right arm manifests the Claw of Horus without your urging whenever you get near the first or third doors.Hey, at least the Squad isn’t liable to find you here anytime soon.After pondering your options, you decide to…> Open the blood-red door.> Open the blue door.> Open the grey door.
>>5330865That's all for tonight, anons! Thanks for playing, next session is Friday at 5:00 PM, vote closes then.Have a good one.
>>5330853Wait, can't we use Roll the Die?
>>5330865>> Open the grey door.>>5330868for what?
>>5330865>Open the blue door.Well Set has been a bro to us so far so I say we go with the second door.
>>5330868Already got burned at the start of the mission, anon.But I did forget to include one thing; the bonus for the crit.> Skill Improved! - Spring-Heeled Jack: +40 to any dodge or agility roll.
>>5330865> Open the blood-red door.
>>5330865>> Open the grey door.
>>5330871Aw shit hold on, I thought the 1d10 roll was a d100 for something Ok so can we think a little about what door to choose? The red surely has something more personal with Pandion, maybe it's that pocket dimension when we talk an awful greek.The second might be a huge magical archive of library, trying to go with the logic of scales = dragons and the scrollsAnd the third might have another relation with Pandion, my guess is that it's some kind of dimension for some greek-roman Moon Goddess that is going to give us some trouble. If we can talk to Pandion right know it might help to get some extra information
>>5330865> Open the grey door.
>>5330882Yeah, that's about what I guessed too. The blue one is probably the safest but the first one got my curiosity.
>>5330865> Open the blood-red doorKinda wish we'd stuck with the Squad a little longer, but oh well.
>>5330902Don't worry, there'll be a reunion tour later.
>>5330865Blood-red is Ares, or maybe Athena but probably Ares. blue is... Thoth, or maybe Anubis? Grey is Artemis, I think. Or Diana.I'm inclined to go with the blue one.
>>5330932It's probably Thoth. Anubis' association with scales is a bit more direct and literal than Thoth's. But one of Thoth's domains is judgement. Thoth is fucking excellent though. Big smartypants and self made man.
>>5330865> Open the blue door.Might be a good idea should we want to increase our magic spell book, also he would most likely notice that we have gotten hold of some of his books, so could lead to some interesting conversations
>Open the blue door. As much as I want to meet mars/ares and fight Sparta style we need more magic. We are a novice and have spent the last arc building non-magic skills. Also, its time we pay back some of out debt to set.
Also, what did that nat 100 actually get us? These doors?
>>5331311a boost to our dodge bonus?
> Open the blue doorI want to learn more magic
>>5330865>> Open the grey door.We owe it to a real one
>>5330873Hey, I just realized you didn't give us our Second Skin bonus last thread, that narrow failure with the bird should have been a pass.
>>5331450Damn, you are absolutely correct.Sorry for not noticing sooner, but that particular bonus completely slipped my mind.As an aside, never worry about calling me out on my various blunders; if somebody had pointed it out at that time, I would've adjusted for it.As penance, feel free to pitch interlude concepts at me. I've already got a rough outline for one that I've been working on, but I've got no problems with taking requests.Good catch, anon. You've been without the armor for so long that I completely deleted Second Skin from my memory.
>>5331620For an interlude, seeing what the bats are up to is always fun.
>>5331626+1
>>5331620Something from the POV of someone in the squad, maybe Eiling or Lok? I wanna laugh at them finding out we've escaped
>>5331628+1
>>5331620It might be a bit of a spoiler but I'd really fucking love a SET POV.>>5330865> Open the blue door
>>5331620For a interlude from most to least would be >>5331628And then >>5331626
>>5331620If it doesn't spoil anything, how about what Jack's been thinking during this whole thing. I miss our ghost bro.
>>5330865> Open the blood-red door.We owe or greek friend two solids at least.>>5331620Interrogation of shade and our previous teammates by the brass in light of our startling sucessful escape.
>>5331626I'd like to make a random appearance in a distant city on camera just walking about as gunsmoke just to mess with the bats. Or they mistake somone else as us.
>>5331620Interlude on our boys in South america
Hello, I have come to your writing and I find it very wonderful! In most cases I do not speak, although this is due to some other restrictions xaxa)) I still find out through the services of translation into English Russian. I'm a bit confused on REMF, I looked at the session before I can't find an explanation for it?
>>5331978According to Google, it's US Military lingo, along the lines of FUBAR or Blue Falcon. Rear-echelon motherfucker, if Google is to be believed.
>>5330865> Open the blue door.Very curious what's behind it.
>>5331978I toss a bit of jargon into the mix to try and keep true to Sean's infantry background, so no worry about asking for clarification.This anon has it right: >>5332055RearEchelonMotherFuckerThey're usually rocking some flavor of ineptness or nepotism, make decisions that impact actual soldiers, and will never see so much as 10 minutes of actual combat in their lives.I think the US military started using it during Korea or Vietnam, can't quite remember.Anyhow, session starts in about an hour and a half, so get your votes in before we go live.
>>5331620I know that you said that you were already working on it but I am curious how the Batman profile on our occult detective persona is going? other then that seeing how the Bat family is doing is always fun especially with us having seemingly gone to ground as far as operating ing in/around Gotham goes!
>>5332510Progress isn't going as fast as I'd like, but I'll keep plugging away at it.I'll hopefully have it done within a week or so, but don't quote me on it.
Alright, closing the vote.Give me a bit of time to get everything tallied up and we'll take it from there.
>>5332552Looks like opening the blue door wins, writing.Feel free to double-check my math, since it got pretty close.
>>5332556After some deliberation, you decide to open the blue door.The red door is obviously going to dump you in the middle of a battle or something similarly dangerous, and the silver door gives you a weird vibe.Before you can reach for the handle, the door flings itself open all on its own (almost like it’s able to sense the finality of your decision) and a sudden, powerful force pulls you inside.You lose all sense of direction and nearly black out like a pilot pulling a reckless loop. This bout of unexpected inertia makes you incredibly dizzy and nearly causes you to lose your lunch.Thankfully, your wild ride ends before you blow chunks inside of your helmet.When you manage to regain your bearings, you find yourself tucked amongst the stacks of a dusty old library. The stacks are organized eclectically; in some kind of bizarre pattern that you can’t make heads or tails of.You scout around a little, but you can’t find an exit door or any other way out. Looks like you're stuck in here, unless you feel like trying to blow a way out.A bit more recon reveals that the library is entirely deserted, aside from one other occupant; an older man who checks all your boxes for “old-school university professor.”It wouldn’t shock you in the slightest to find out that his specialty subject something is something like philosophy or history.He’s situated in a comfy looking armchair surrounded by a mountain of books encompassing every subject imaginable.Despite the abruptness of your entrance, he doesn’t bother glancing up from the book that he’s currently reading.The filigreed title on its spine identifies it as Logerquist’s Lament.When you approach him, you decide to maintain an aura of…> Aggression. You’re here to find a way home as quickly and efficiently as possible; anything else is just window dressing.> Charm. There’s no sense in alienating the man right from the get-go; might as well try to open things up on a cheerful footing.> Suspicion. You’ve just been sucked through a doorway that materialized in a magical rift you accidentally tore open; there has to be a catch somewhere.> Curiosity. You’d like to learn more about this library and what it may contain; this could be an excellent opportunity to further refine your understanding of the magical arts.> Other?
>>5332582> Charm. There’s no sense in alienating the man right from the get-go; might as well try to open things up on a cheerful footing.>Hey, I think I helped write that book!
>>5332582>Curiosity.Hey, isn't that the book we helped make happen? Did it get published already, or is this one of those fancy libraries that that has the books before they get written?
>>5332582>> Charm. There’s no sense in alienating the man right from the get-go; might as well try to open things up on a cheerful footing.
>>5332582>Suspicion. You’ve just been sucked through a doorway that materialized in a magical rift you accidentally tore open; there has to be a catch somewhere.And a little bit of> Curiosity. You’d like to learn more about this library and what it may contain; this could be an excellent opportunity to further refine your understanding of the magical arts.
>>5332582>Curiosity. You’d like to learn more about this library and what it may contain; this could be an excellent opportunity to further refine your understanding of the magical arts.
Rolled 1 (1d2)>>5332588>>5332596>>5332589>>5332599I'll go ahead and roll a d2 to settle the tie.1 = Charm2 = Curiosity
>>5332607Alright, roll me some 1d100+25DC: 85 / 105
Rolled 29 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5332608
Rolled 24 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5332608
Rolled 60 (1d100)>>5332608
>>5332609>>5332614>>5332616That's a regular success, writing.
>>5332619You decide to whip out your silver tongue and give it a whirl.After all, you’ve always been good at making friends and influencing people, how hard could it be?When you reach an appropriate distance for conversation, you gently clear your throat and address the lone figure.> “Hey, buddy. You happen to know a way out of this place? I hate to interrupt your studies, but I’ve got a lot of stuff to catch up on, and I’d rather get it done sooner than later. Y’know what I mean?”He just keeps flipping through the pages, totally giving you the cold shoulder.Damn. It was worth a shot, but he doesn’t seem to be one for small talk.Maybe if you try tailoring the conversation to something that interests him, you’ll be able to garner more than polite disinterest.Wait a second, is he reading…?A burst of inspiration hits you, and you know exactly how to grab his attention.> “That a good book? I only ask because I’ve been helping write it; bit of a side project of mine, but it’s been pretty interesting so far.” That perks him up immediately, and he studies you with an unfeeling gaze.Judging from the minute stiffening of his body language, he evidently doesn’t like what he sees.“It is…of passable quality so far. Especially considering that it’s supposedly the work of one of Set’s pawns.” Given the way he practically spits the last part of the sentence, something tells you that he’s not exactly the biggest fan of the aforementioned deity.In response, you quickly decide to…> Make up some kind of lie and see if you can make it stick. It’ll be hard, but you’ll make it work somehow.> Offer up a rationalization of your actions. You’ll make no apologies for ensuring your own survival.> Counter with an insult of your own. If he feels like damning you with faint praise, then you’re more than happy to dish it right back. (Feel free to include a general subject / insult) > Boldly proclaim your independence and that you’re nobody’s pawn. Who’s this guy to think that he can talk down to you, anyhow?> Other?
Rolled 71 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5332608>inb4 nat 1
Rolled 5 (1d100)>>5332643> Offer up a rationalization of your actions. You’ll make no apologies for ensuring your own survival.
>>5332643>> Counter with an insult of your own. If he feels like damning you with faint praise, then you’re more than happy to dish it right back. (Feel free to include a general subject / insult)>I pride myself on not writing migraine-triggers, contrary to YOUR books.I know it's you Thoth
>>5332643>Offer up a rationalization of your actions. You’ll make no apologies for ensuring your own survival.
>>5332643>I don't think of myself as a pawn, but pawns rarely do. You sound like you've got your own take. Care to share it?Being a bit meta here, but I'd really like to know more about Set's fall from grace. From one of the slayers of Apep alongside Ra to betrayer of Osiris.
>>5332643> Offer up a rationalization of your actions. You’ll make no apologies for ensuring your own survival.+> Boldly proclaim your independence and that you’re nobody’s pawn. Who’s this guy to think that he can talk down to you, anyhow?We’ve worked with Set, but we are hardly his pawn
>>5332643>> Offer up a rationalization of your actions. You’ll make no apologies for ensuring your own survival.Bold of him to imply Set thinks far enough ahead to have a need for pawns. And if he's going to act like our loyalty and grudging respect for the guy who did help us out is a bad thing then he has been reading some really shitty philosophy lately.Must be nice being able to sit in a cloister all day reading instead of having bodily functions and a life.
>>5332643> Offer up a rationalization of your actions. You’ll make no apologies for ensuring your own survival.
Rolled 85, 15, 27 + 30 = 157 (3d100 + 30)>>5332647>>5332649>>5332654>>5332655>>5332658Looks like this option wins, but I'll fold in some of the other written-in stuff as best I can.> Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+25
Rolled 47 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5332665
Rolled 67 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5332665
Rolled 98 (1d100)>>5332665
>>5332667>>5332671>>5332675That's a success, writing.Nice roll, anon.
>>5332675you fucking god. Sean's silver tongue is still unmatched
>>5332676>>5332677Thanks guys
…You know I have to wonder if we happen to be in a realm that is similar to the Library that Dream of the Endless has which contains works both published and not, as well as those only ever written in the thoughts and minds of other beings?
>>5332676Your easygoing mood evaporates instantly at his venomous tone and the implied insult flavored with a healthy dose of condescension.And your initial attempts at trying to keep things civil doesn’t mean that you’re not willing to start throwing verbal jabs of your own when challenged.> “Only ‘passable?’ That’s an interesting way of putting it. Have you ever written anything of note, or do you just specialize in bland critiques?”His face reddens and you can tell that you’ve hit a sore spot.As he opens his mouth to retort, you cut him off and continue speaking.> “And if you really think that Set thinks far enough into the future to have some kind of master plan for a ‘pawn’ like me, then you obviously aren’t as smart as you like to think you are. And for the record, I work with Set; not for Set. I make my own decisions and set my own goals, so don’t talk down to me like you’re above it all somehow.”He scoffs at you, and you can feel the last vestiges of your patience beginning to ebb away.“Your ignorance will be your undoing. Set is a manipulator, a liar, and a cheat. I wonder how your so-called “partnership” reflects your own twisted and misguided values.”This fucking guy.> “I’m going to make this easy for you, since you don’t seem to get it. Set’s done me a couple solids, and where I’m from, a favor given is a favor returned. Is that really so difficult to grasp something as fundamentally simple as loyalty? Set’s helped me out of a couple jams, and I’m willing to back him up when he needs it. Especially considering that the power he’s granted me is a big part of why I’m still alive to have pointless arguments about morality.”“And is survival the only thing that matters? If so, you’re little better than the beasts in the fields, blindly toiling under their master’s yoke.”You take a deep breath and go for the most cutting remark you can think of.> “You’re one to talk. When was the last time you left your little cloister and actually did something useful or put yourself on the line for something? I’ll do you one better, when was the last time you interacted with something capable of holding a conversation back? I might not always do the right thing, but at least I’m doing something. What’s your excuse?”When you finish your diatribe, you’re rewarded with a surprising sight.Instead of the expected anger or a similarly hostile emotion, the look on face is one of interest mixed with just the slightest hint of shame.
>>5332723“You make a fair, if ill-mannered point. Perhaps my seclusion hasn’t sharpened my knowledge as I hoped it would. Regardless of my own opinions, I cannot deny that you truly believe in the meaning of your words.”He lets out a defeated sigh.“I’ve been a poor host and must offer penance to atone for my lack of hospitality. Your passion and rhetoric has proven you a worthy petitioner of Thoth, and I shall grant you a boon to recognize that status.”Wait, Thoth?Did you just successfully shit-talk an actual Egyptian god?Set’s gonna have a field day with this one.“What can I interest you in? I have a rather large collection, and I’m sure I can find something to suit your particular tastes.”You decide to request…> Details about Set’s fall from grace and imprisonment. He used to be a big shot in the Egyptian pantheon, and has always been pretty cagey about what got him put there.> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.> A tome from his private collection on a specific subject. Might as well help yourself, since he’s offering. (Include subject / book)> Other?
>>5332725> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.
>>5332725>> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.
>>5332725(That's all for tonight, anons! As always, thanks for playing. Next session is Monday at 5:00 PM EST, hope to see you all then. I'll leave the vote open until that time, as is tradition.I really appreciate all the feedback for interlude ideas, and I'll see what I can cobble together.Have a good weekend, anons.)
>>5332725>A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.MAGIC NIGGAS
>>5332725>> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.A 1-1 with an OG magic man? bruhI wonder if we'll see Thoth in a bar somewhere chatting in the background later.
>>5332735Scratch this>Help with the bomb in our head
>>5332723>> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.Enjoy your weekend Axis hope you have a good one!
>>5332725>A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.And also>A little help with the bomb in our headWe don't know it, but if Thoth is like the Spirit we found when searching for the Tome we could give him some information about what's actually out there in the streets that what he could know from the booksOr maybe another favor, because if Thoth can truly help us with the bomb this is a big win.
>>5332738We can invite him to a drink at the oblivion bar maybe?
>>5332792While I doubt he'd come for us, telling him about all the wacky people with all their wacky stories would probably intrigue him. Baby steps to the wider world.
>>5332725>Details about Set's fall from grace and imprisonment. Also, this bomb out of my fucking head.
>>5332725> Details about Set’s fall from grace and imprisonment. He used to be a big shot in the Egyptian pantheon, and has always been pretty cagey about what got him put there.Also ask him what the hell he's been doing here all this time. Set's out there making chaos and this guy's in his library reading books? Not even teaching?
>>5332725> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.>Preferably something that could remove the bomb in our head
>>5332725adding this to my vote >>5332727>Help with the bomb in our head
>>5332725> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.That exchange has to be hilarious to Set, but not nearly as much as Osiris getting his dick replaced with a golden dildo because a fish ate it.
>>5332725this>>5332769
>>5332769>Support
>>5332827Switching from this to> A lecture on arcane theory. Chances are, you’ll never get a chance like this again.I still want to ask him what the hell he's been doing with himself though. I doubt he'll be able to help with the bomb either, since magic doesn't have much to do with explosives.
>>5330698Spent the last few days reading through the archive, Good shit Axis. And I have to say that your writing has improved leaps and bounds from the earliest threads.I should have picked this quest up way earlier, I got good laughs out of the Batman paranoia-posting.>>5332725>Details about Set’s fall from grace and imprisonment. He used to be a big shot in the Egyptian pantheon, and has always been pretty cagey about what got him put there.Doubt Set's going to spill the beans easily. Also no guarantee he won't be an unreliable narrator.
Alright, it looks like learning from Thoth and requesting aid with the bomb wins.Go ahead and roll me some 1d100 to determine how well you absorb your new-found knowledge.(You get an automatic +10 to Magical Theory stacked on top of however this goes.)DC: 50 / 70 / 90
Rolled 59 + 10 (1d100 + 10)>>5335736
Rolled 82 + 10 (1d100 + 10)>>5335736
Rolled 10, 4, 5, 10, 2, 10, 8, 8, 2, 2, 8, 1, 8, 7, 4, 9, 9, 3, 9, 5, 3, 2, 4, 8, 10 = 151 (25d10)>>5335736
Rolled 28 + 10 (1d100 + 10)>>5335736HIGH NUMBERS BABY COME ON
>>5335741what the fuckI KNOW for a fucking FACT I typed 1d100
>>5335740Woooo, high numbers!>>5335741....wrong numbers bud
>>5335740damn, no nat 100 or double nat 100 or triple nat 100. We are falling off guys
>>5335737>>5335740>>5335742That's a regular success. Think there might've been a bit of confusion, the +10 I referenced was an automatic stat gain regardless of success or failure.Therefore...> Skill Improved! Magical Theory +40 to rolls when attempting to read magical texts, +35 when rolling to unlock new spells.Now, go ahead and select any 2 spells to receive a buff.(They're listed in the Pastebin if you need a reference)> ???
>>5335749That's an excellent success, the pluss 10 put us over 90
>>5335749>Roll the Die>Spirit DetectorHoly fuck that's huge
>>5335753he just said there was no +10, we got tricked
>>5335749>TwisterWe don't have other multitarget spells at the moment, let's beef this one up>Fire Bolt
>>5335749Well, whatever.Lets see.Luck DrainRoll the DiceFuck everybody's shit down to our level.
>>5335749>Roll the Die>Luck Drain
>>5335760>+1
>>5335759>tfw you're a superhuman killing machine but some clown left a bunch of banana peels on the floor
>>5335764Who needs traditional magic spells when you can just make everyone around you unlucky
>>5335769My thought is, if we're going to be cursed, everyone gets to experience it too.
>>5335749>Luck>Roll the die
>>5335749> Luck Drain> Roll the Die
>>5335759>>5335760>>5335763>>5335778>>5335779Looks like Luck Drain and Roll the Die win, what improvement would you like?Luck Drain:> I roll a 1d25 to determine how much luck you siphon. It still impacts both friend and foe.> I roll a 1d15+5 to determine how much luck you siphon. It still impacts both friend and foe.> I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.—————————————————Roll the Die:> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check with a +10 bonus.> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was a critical failure (1), you may re-attempt the check with a +20 bonus.
>>5335784> I roll a 1d25 to determine how much luck you siphon. It still impacts both friend and foe.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was a critical failure (1), you may re-attempt the check with a +20 bonus.
>>5335784>> I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.
>>5335784>> I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.>Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check with a +10 bonus.
>>5335784> I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.Makes it better to fuck our enemies over.> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was a critical failure (1), you may re-attempt the check with a +20 bonus.Fuck the ones we have been getting.
>>5335784> I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.
>>5335784>I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.>Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.
>>5335787>>5335792>>5335794>>5335797>>5335798It looks like the winners are:> I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+40 to see if you can puzzle out a viable solution for the bomb jammed in your head.DC: 80 / 120
Rolled 97 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5335800
Rolled 44 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5335800
Rolled 75 (1d100)>>5335800>>5335803Nice
>>5335803>>5335804>>5335806Nice, that's an excellent success.For our last bit of rolling, go ahead and give me some 1d100+25 to see if you get Thoth to open up about his whole "hiding in a library between realms" schtick.DC: 95
Rolled 27 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5335808
Rolled 43 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5335808
Rolled 11 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5335808
Rolled 67 (1d100)>>5335808
>>5335810>>5335812>>5335814That's a failure.Writing, this'll probably take me a while.
>>5335816>>5335814>>5335815Bugger
>>5335816the silver tongue's good streak is finally ending
>>5335808Well he'll keep being a baby bookworm. We'll see him again someday, I'm sure. Then we can drag him out to touch grass.
>>5335816The decision is an easy one; there’s no way on earth that you’re going to turn down the opportunity for personalized instruction from a literal god of magic / knowledge.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84LgUXs0yiAWhen you deliver your answer to Thoth, he seems a tad surprised that someone would choose to study under him instead of raiding his vast collection of knowledge.To his credit, he rapidly shakes off that hint of shock and begins by asking to explain everything you’ve come to understand about magic and how it can be harnessed.And when you do so, he calmly and politely proceeds to tear hole after hole in your theories, assumptions, and beliefs; neatly solving the puzzle as to why so few people willingly speak with Thoth.At first, you can’t help but be annoyed at him, but you quickly shake off your pride when you realize that Thoth is trying his absolute best to be gentle in his critique. Either the tongue-lashing you gave him earlier is still fresh in his mind, or you’ve managed to earn a modicum of respect as a petitioner of wisdom.Maybe a bit of both.Besides, for someone who’s been seemingly alone for who-knows how long, he’s doing a good job. He’s just a bit rusty, is all. And more importantly, when you carefully examine his arguments and dismissal of your previous knowledge, you are forced to concede the validity of his points.And once you shed your damnable pride, your mind is like a sponge, absorbing every scrap of cryptic lore that Thoth imparts upon you. Much of it still flies over your head, but you’re starting to understand that you’ll never be able to truly understand everything related to magic.That’s the funny thing about learning; the more willing you are to push the boundaries and risk looking stupid, the quicker and more efficiently you learn.> Skill Improved! Magical Theory +40 to rolls when attempting to read magical texts, +35 when rolling to unlock new spells.The most you can accomplish is carving out your own little niche of specialities and refining it as best you can. The process is highly subjective and requires in-depth experimentation, which you’re more than happy to carry out under Thoth’s watchful eye.Utilizing your newly-acquired tutelage, you begin subtly tweaking your Chaos magic in attempt to better utilize the spells governed by that Nature.Thoth is visibly uncomfortable at your casual usage of Chaos magic, but lets the matter lie.As previous experience has taught you, Chaos is surprisingly malleable.The hard part is forcing it to maintain a specific form or shape once directed, but your understanding of its nuances allow you to further strengthen your ability to bend it further to your will.After all, the best kind of luck is the kind that you make yourself. And the runner-up is being able to swipe it from anyone looking to get in your way.
>>5335848> Spell Improved! Luck Drain: At any time, you can choose to activate or deactivate Luck Drain. When active, I roll a 1d15 to determine how much luck you siphon, and you can avoid impacting allies.> Spell Improved! Roll the Die: Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.Finally, you have but one final question for Thoth; does he know of any way to remove the explosive device implanted in your head?As it would turn out, yes. But it won’t be as easy as all that.While Thoth isn’t willing to just give you the answers, (viewing it as a final test of his teachings) he directs you to a section of the library and encourages you to begin searching for the solution on your own.With grim resignation, you consign yourself to your fate, poring through stacks stuffed to the gills with esoteric writings in an attempt to find the panacea for your troubles. It doesn’t help that the bookcases have a nasty habit of shuffling books around whenever you aren’t looking, but you eventually find the exact guide that you’ve been hoping for; a treatise on medical magic.According to the author; some Victorian adventurer with a long and pompous name, a procedure exists that’s capable of removing all foreign objects from the body, entirely without pain. Supposedly, he pioneered it to remove an old bullet that he took during a duel that was causing him constant grief.Regrettably, the spell only works once, with the listed reason being something about “brain death” and “internal calcification” being potential side effects of attempting repeated usages. The words “brain” and “death” placed in close proximity is more than enough to kill your interest in trying to experiment further.When you speak the words and channel your magic, nothing to seems to happen until you notice a sudden warmth in your hand. Somehow, without your notice, an incredibly tiny device materializes within your grasp.With a mailed fist, you crush it into a thousand pieces and savor the knowledge that you are once again a free man.When you report your success back to Thoth, he quietly congratulates you on your success and opens a portal similar to the one you emerged from.Before you leave, you thank Thoth for his aid, apologize for your harsh words earlier, and extend an offer to pay you a visit in the mortal world sometime.He hems and haws about it, before promising to give it some thought. That’s a polite way of saying no, but hey, at least you tried.When you step through the portal, you visualize yourself emerging in…> Jack’s Mansion. You need to regroup and get your bearings before all else.> Venezuela. You’ve got men out in the wire, and it’s time to bring in the cavalry. > Belle Reve. You’ve shattered your bonds, and it’s time to pay Lok the visit that you promised.> Other?
>>5335849>> Jack’s Mansion. You need to regroup and get your bearings before all else.FREEDOM
>>5335849> Jack’s Mansion. You need to regroup and get your bearings before all else.Let’s reconvene and re-up our communication sigil
>>5335849>> Jack’s Mansion. You need to regroup and get your bearings before all else.Our boy
>>5335849> Jack’s Mansion. You need to regroup and get your bearings before all else.
>>5335851>>5335852>>5335873>>5335875Alright, I'm going to go ahead and call it here for your long-awaited reunion with Jack (The Ghost with the Most) Craddock.Going to have to call it earlier than I'd like today, need to work on interlude stuff and decompress a little.We'll pick it up from here on Wednesday at 5:00 PM EST, hope to see you all there!Feel free to shoot the shit or let me know if you have any questions. I'll be lurking for a while, and will attempt to give a coherent response if possible.
>>5335876How’s the Squad taking our departure?
>>5335876Has Thoth ever read "Socializing for dummies" or do we have to gift him a copy? Actually does his library also get notes or is it explicitly published works? Does he have a section that is just a giant wall of all the sticky notes ever posted? That'd be a fun way to say hi to him and tell him to get some sun.
>>5335892Saying that they're not taking it well would be an understatement, especially now that you're well and truly out of their control.Feel free to peruse the following link for an accurate depiction of Lok's emotional state:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8MZBUoQt68>>5335896He read "How to Make Friends and Influence People" and concluded that it wasn't worth the effort.As for the library, the exact rules and regulations of what appears are currently unknown. There's a fair chance that explicitly writing him a note might garner a reaction, though.inb4 somebody commissions Cullen to write a book about Thoth's lack of social skills
>>5335901We must write Thoth a message telling him to come to our Broke Out Of Superjail Party and tell him Set bet he can't get laid with one of our strippers because all he does is read all day.
>>5335901>"THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN THAT LITTLE SHIT HAD MAGIC THE ENTIRE TIME?!">"HE DID WHAT AND THEN LEFT, IN FRONT OF YOU?! WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT HIM, THE ENTIRE OPERATION IS AT RISK AND HE KNOWS MY FACE YOU COCK GOBBLING SHIT PACKER?!"General Serano from Bulletstorm was a treasure trove of crude and delectable insults.
>>5335901>concluded that it wasn't worth the effort.Oh man what a goober. Think of all the knowledge that is passed down orally he's missing out on. Entire histories lost because he doesn't see the value in just getting to know people. All of the anecdotal information that is never recorded and only kept for a single lifetime. Some of the wildest and most forward-leaping theories that will never be tested just because someone is too scared to voice them and he just lets them all go to waste because he won't just smile.What a goober. We gotta get him outta that stuffy hellhole. >we co-author a satirical piece about how smart people are sticks in the mud and get no bitches, the protagonist's name is Otthoh the legal librarianWonder how long it would take him to read it and realize we're ripping his ass out in prose.
>>5335901Lmao can’t wait to go back and stage that prison break
>>5335849>> Jack’s Mansion. You need to regroup and get your bearings before all else.
Anons, we still need to get back to Venezuela to get that rifle for Jack. And I'd feel bad if we just left all our boys in the lurch against what's left of the Suicide Squad. Hell, we can dunk on them some more on National TV!
>>5336004We should attack Belle Reve first, we already put Gremlin and Bobo on track to find it, strike them when they least expect us. Once the Squad is gone for good taking Venezuela will be ez pz.
>>5335849>With a mailed fist, you crush it into a thousand pieces and savor the knowledge that you are once again a free man.Damn it feels good. eat shit Lok (and by extension Waller)I'd like to thin our tenure in the Squad is the shortest in it's history... buuut all those poor bastards that decided that the "bomb in your head" threat is bullshit and try to leave probably have us beat.>>5336009Well, once *this* particular branch on the Squad is gone at least. Didn't Lok tell us that there are other facilities all over? We can absolutely expect a team breathing down our neck later down the line.Still, taking Belle Reve out will buy us time.
>>5335876While i do agree we need to get our bearings, we have to go back to our soldiers as soon as possible.
>>5336009>>5336004Crippling the Squad enough to get them off our back is probably a priority, considering they've put a lot of assets into keeping the status quo in Venezuela And not to mention that it's existence has to break some type of war crime law, right?
>>5336444Wait... From what I can remember, the Squad busted the roof with dropping the General in National TV and more bullshit like that, right? We should call our boys in Venezuela to give us some update and let us know if there are images in internet and the National TV about the SQIf so we can ask them to go for that footage and any information or images about that, while we try to find a way to give the information to the Media. We already know about Cadmus and that sups death-virus, we don't have physical evidence but we have a lead.I say that they should Focus into going for the footage, maybe make some "major attack" to some place while we actually go for the Rifle, like a decoy.We give the rifle to Jack, by then the boys should have got the info, we deliver to the Media in Gotham or maybe give it to that boy Clark Kent to make a big history about the SQ affairs. While Belle Reave starts crashing down, maybe they'll try and move everything, which could be a nice timing for us to crash in the place with some help of Bane, free the people, and at the end, if we're in troubles we could make a little tradeEither we leak more info about Belle Reave and the boss of that division, Lok, or we're all coolWhat do you think anons? I say that once we talk with Gremlin and Bobo we could see if they found anything juicy to add to our SQ files. Who knows? Maybe arrange some meeting with Batman and give it so the JL can dig in. But that could be dangerous because it's far to close to our identity
>>5336468Honestly getting knowledge of the Squad out there would help in taking it down, but getting Bane to help mixes Gunsmoke and Defcon a bit too muchWe could do what we do best and take out some high-priority targets, steal some info; really throw a wrench into their command system
>>5336487>but getting Bane to help mixes Gunsmoke and Defcon a bit too muchThat, and we most likely don't have enough pull with Bane to get help from him.He's focused on conquering Gotham from the other gang leaders, splitting off forces for a regional takeover would put him at a disadvantage.It'd be a tough sell to put it lightly.
I am reading trough the archives, just reached thread 13, i must say this quest is really but have finally scaped the prision or at least gotten in contact with set or our men in venezuela? i am really worried about them there
>>5336695*great i meant to sat great quest
>>5336695you are two threads away from finding out, don't give up yet
>>5336695Read nigga, read!
>>5336695Go back into your goblin hole anon and find out.
Okay finally catched up. One word is amazing quest. Btw i dont know if anons nothed this but Gentleman Ghost seems to have a father son relashionship, so i was wondering if anybody wanted to name our enterprice after him in some way
>>5337882Try again with english.
>>5335876When you step out of the portal and see the mansion again, you don’t even bother trying to contain the dumb grin that stretches across your face.Even though it’s only been a couple months at most since you’ve been gone, it feels like an eternity.Sucks that you had to leave your shiny new sword and shield back at Belle Reve, but it’s a small price to pay given your newly acquired freedom.When you stride into the mansion, you’re immediately put on your guard. The mansion’s always been a bit dirty and dusty, but that’s part of its charm. However, the place looks utterly trashed; there are scattered holes in the floor, spills all over the carpet, and scribbled writing all over the wall.> “Jack! You in here!?”You receive no response, and being to feel a sense of looming dread as you begin following a trail of destruction upstairs.Following the twisting corridors of the mansion, you find that the trail ends at Jack’s room, where the door is loosely hanging from its hinges.Concerned, you quietly enter, only to discover that his study is an absolute mess. Empty liquor bottles are discarded everywhere, the wastebasket is filled to bursting with shredded pieces of paper, and it reeks like the spittoon in a biker bar.Judging from the rank odor, Jack’s been on a truly legendary bender. Currently, he’s slumped over in a large armchair, surrounded by a pile of empty whiskey bottles and discarded notebooks.Now that your worries about an immediate danger has passed, you intend on unobtrusively slipping out to avoid embarrassing him.“I had hoped that you wouldn’t see me like this, Sean. Should’ve known you’d find your way home despite the odds; that’s what I get for having doubts.”Never mind, guess you woke him up.When it comes to things like smoking and drinking, you don’t have much room to lecture, but you still feel compelled to intervene.> “Jack, what’s wrong? Did something happen?”When he goes to take a swig from a half-empty tumbler, you move to stop him.> “C’mon, Jack. It’s me. Just put that down for a while and let me know what’s going on.”Jack pulled you out from between the cracks in the sidewalk when nobody else would give you the time of the day. You’re not really good at dealing with feelings, but seeing him in this state this spurs you to action.You gently but firmly pry the glass from his grip. He doesn’t struggle, instead beginning to sag into the armchair, as if physically weighed down.
>>5337998https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgCRdAzizxY“I am sorry for spoiling your homecoming, Sean, but I’m afraid that I’ve let things go a bit slack lately.”You sit patiently, letting him work his way through it.“I won’t lie. When I heard the news of your supposed death, I took it... rather poorly, as you may have noticed. To keep my mind from being consumed by grief, I turned to the oldest and most favored of my distractions; study, and the bottle.When I heard the news of your miraculous survival, I began working to refurbish the mansion before you returned, but it appears that you managed to stymie my timetable.” You take a seat nearby one of the cleaner chairs, intent on letting Jack vent.“I know that we’ve already had this conversation, but I feel the need to extend my deepest apologies once more. Once again, I’ve sent you into the breach on a wing and a prayer. And for what?The mad hope that I may one day find a peace that I no longer deserve.”Jack gives a short and bitter chuckle.“It’s amusing, when you really think about it. I have relentlessly pursued this goal, my truest and most passionate desire, for decades, and now that I am the closest I have ever been to reaching it; I find myself paralyzed.By fear. By doubt. By my own selfish weaknesses.”The dam bursts and Jack lets the torrent fly free. “I am so very afraid. I know that it must be done, but I cannot stop myself from worrying about what awaits when I pass. The next great adventure and all that.” Jack says, weakly grasping one of the empty bottles.He staggers to his feet, heads toward one of the many bookshelves, and pulls a well-thumbed book of poetry out.“Do you mind if I…..?”> “Of course not.”He clears his voice and begins to read, his voice audibly cracking at some parts."Have you news of my boy Jack?”Not this tide."When d'you think that he'll come back?"Not with this wind blowing, and this tide."Has any one else had word of him?"Not this tide.For what is sunk will hardly swim,Not with this wind blowing, and this tide."Oh, dear, what comfort can I find?"None this tide,Nor any tide,Except he did not shame his kind—Not even with that wind blowing, and that tide.Then hold your head up all the more,This tide,And every tide;Because he was the son you bore,And gave to that wind blowing and that tide!
>>5337999After he finishes, he snaps the book shut and lays it onto a nearby end-table.“I have enjoyed that poem for many, many years. It helps me to remember a life that seems more dream than memory.” He says, staring into the fireplace, deep in recollection.“I had a family when I died. A wife and a son. It’s been so long that I can no longer remember their names or faces.”He keeps staring into the fireplace, shoulders hunched as if they were carrying the weight of the world.“I’m so very tired, Sean.”Back when you were a Marine, being well-read, especially when it came to poetry, wasn’t exactly the most treasured skill among your fellow warfighters.But after your “transition into the civilian sector,” you’ve become a lot more familiar with the classics. A fringe benefit of poring through loads of dusty old books.Maybe he’d appreciate it if you reciprocated and read something that equally moves you?You reach over and grab it, taking care not to damage the well-worn spine, and flip to a poem of particular significance, namely…> Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen> Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost> The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson> Do Not go Gentle into that Good Night by Dylan Thomas> In Flanders Fields by John McCrae> Other?
>>5338001Good selection, Axis> Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred OwenI feel like this would resound with Sean the most. Young men sent to die, the author decrying the 'old lie' of the title. Hits hardNow I'm gonna go cry till the next update
>>5338001> Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen
>>5338001>> Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost
>>5338008>>5338013Looks like giving a rendition of Dulce Et Decorum Est wins, writing.
>>5338029You gently flip through the book, searching for something suited to your ideals that may help you empathize with Jack.During the search, you find the entry for the poem that Jack recited, in a section dedicated to the fallen of the First World War.One of the entries in particular catches your eye, Dulce Et Decorum Est, by Wilfred Owen.It’s about the horrors of war, and how people are consumed in their search for honor and glory on the field of battle. Sounds like something that’s right up your alley.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rV9RDS1AzMAfter taking a deep breath, you work your way through the poem, doing your best to maintain a sense of decorum.Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through sludge,Till on the haunting flares we turned our backs,And towards our distant rest began to trudge.Men marched asleep. Many had lost their boots,But limped on, blood-shod. All went lame, all blind;Drunk with fatigue; deaf even to the hootsOf gas-shells dropping softly behind.Gas! GAS! Quick, boys! An ecstasy of fumblingFitting the clumsy helmets just in time,But someone still was yelling out and stumblingAnd flound'ring like a man in fire or lime.Dim through the misty panes and thick green light,As under a green sea, I saw him drowning.In all my dreams before my helpless sightHe plunges at me, guttering, choking, drowning.If in some smothering dreams, you too could paceBehind the wagon that we flung him in,And watch the white eyes writhing in his face,His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin,If you could hear, at every jolt, the bloodCome gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs,Obscene as cancer,Bitter as the cudOf vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues,My friend, you would not tell with such high zestTo children ardent for some desperate glory,The old Lie: Dulce et decorum estPro patria mori.”
>>5338051Your recent experiences with Task Force X have only solidified your knowledge that fighting for any cause other than your own is one-way ticket to nowhere.You were an honorable soldier who loyally led good men once, and what did it buy you?A dishonorable discharge, a cell, and a death sentence.And your men? The reward for their service? A nice sendoff, a fancy hole in hallowed ground, and a quick shunt out of view once the next sob story came rolling in.But you’ll never forget, and you’ll never forgive.No matter how far your journeys take you, you'll always be carrying a piece of them with you.Just as a piece of you departed with them.Overall, the poem made you feel…(You can choose more than one)> Angry. Men like you have been pawns on a greater board for centuries, and the time is overdue for a change. Even if that requires upending the game board entirely.> Sad. Maybe Jack has the right idea, that the best thing we can hope for in this world is a graceful exit. But unlike his, yours won’t be coming anytime soon.> Determined. You can and will do better than anyone that stands in your way. As long as you keep pushing forward, it doesn’t matter what gets thrown in your way; you’ll just deal with it as it comes. > Disgusted. You’ve seen firsthand the consequences of allowing people to just trample all over you. Never again, no matter the opposition, no matter the cost.> Other?
>>5338058>Angry. Men like you have been pawns on a greater board for centuries, and the time is overdue for a change. Even if that requires upending the game board entirely.REVOLUTION!
>>5338058> Determined. You can and will do better than anyone that stands in your way. As long as you keep pushing forward, it doesn’t matter what gets thrown in your way; you’ll just deal with it as it comes.
>>5338058>Determined. You can and will do better than anyone that stands in your way. As long as you keep pushing forward, it doesn’t matter what gets thrown in your way; you’ll just deal with it as it comes."The Devil himself won't stop me."
>>5338058> Determined. You can and will do better than anyone that stands in your way. As long as you keep pushing forward, it doesn’t matter what gets thrown in your way; you’ll just deal with it as it comes.BECOME CHAOS LORD
>>5338058>> Sad. Maybe Jack has the right idea, that the best thing we can hope for in this world is a graceful exit. But unlike his, yours won’t be coming anytime soon.
>>5338058> Determined. You can and will do better than anyone that stands in your way. As long as you keep pushing forward, it doesn’t matter what gets thrown in your way; you’ll just deal with it as it comes.Cold, hard determination is scary good
>>5338058>> Determined. You can and will do better than anyone that stands in your way. As long as you keep pushing forward, it doesn’t matter what gets thrown in your way; you’ll just deal with it as it comes.
>>5338063>>5338064>>5338065>>5338066>>5338069>>5338074Calling it here, writing.
>>5338075Despite the grim bleakness of the poem, it inspires a strangely calming, yet icy determination in you.A reminder that no matter the hardship of the times or of the situation, that nothing is ever truly hopeless so long as you dig in deep and keep pushing through it.This rhetoric bleeds into your recitation of the poem, and you can tell that Jack is touched by your obvious effort.“You’re a good soul, Sean. Never let anyone tell you otherwise.”> “Just so long as you get it through your thick skull that I’m not going anywhere, got that? We made a deal, and I’m sticking to it.”“You drive a hard bargain, but it’s one that I’m happy to accept. Now that you’re back home, what do you plan to do next?”And that’s truly the million-dollar question.Speaking of a million dollars, you’ve managed to blow through almost all of your proceeds from the Keystone heist.Turns out that real estate and high-quality military gear doesn’t come cheap.You’ll need to check in on that laundromat front of yours soon and see how it’s been doing in terms of cash flow. It’d be higher if you ran some kind of illegal operations through it, but you’ve been a bit busy with everything else to worry overmuch about your business holdings.Should be a nice little boost to your finances either way.
>>5338106As it stand, you’ve got three battleplans cooking.The first, is that you stay in Gotham for a while and try to round up some support for a later excursion. And you know just the guy to call. According to Jack, the gang war between Bane and Penguin has been cooling down, but that doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. Hostilities could flare back up at any moment, and you made a hell of an impression when you torched the Iceberg Lounge on your last job for Bane.if you were to pitch in ad help consolidate Bane’s position, you might be able to leverage that favor into something more tangible; like a well-armed detachment of mercenaries.Alternatively, you could jump straight into the fight and clean-up the mess you left behind in Venezuela. While tempting, it’s definitely not going to be easy. You’ll have to deal with Pedraza’s goons, as well as any Squad remnants that you missed on your first go-round. Plus, that’s assuming that they haven’t been reinforced in the wake of your breakout; the political situation down there could be radically different from the time of your failed assault on the Assembly. Hopefully Darius or Isaac can paint you a clearer picture when you reestablish contact.But if you pull it off, the sky’s the limit. There’s no telling how a victory of that magnitude might catapult your operational ability, but it’ll definitely be well worth the effort.On the other hand, maybe you’re better off checking in with Bobo and Gremlin and lining up your shot on Belle Reve?The Squad’s going to be after your head for the foreseeable future; nailing them with a pre-emptive strike could be the way to go.It’s definitely not something that they’d be expecting, and you’d be able to keep Task Force X in check. At the very least, you’d deliver a stark warning that you aren’t to be trifled with. As a bonus, you’d also be keeping your promise to Shade and depending upon Gremlin’s progress with finding a countermeasure for their bombs, you might even be able to pick up some grateful new recruits.In the end, you decide that your main priority is…(This one’s very important, so I’ll leave the vote open for about an hour.)> Helping Bane consolidate his position in Gotham. Once you’ve earned some goodwill and some breathing room, you should be able to borrow a contingent of his men for a campaign.> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal. > Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.> Other?
>>5338107>> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.Cause we should see the job through and also it would free up our guys in Venezuela and also potentially free Set to aid us in wrecking Belle Reve!
>>5338107> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.
Ooooh man, tough choices. We'll be dealing with Metas - lots of them - no matter what and we'd basically be dealing with them by ourselves.Sure the Liberators are in Venezuela but I'm not quite sure how much they'd help against Metas.>>5338107>Helping Bane consolidate his position in Gotham. Once you’ve earned some goodwill and some breathing room, you should be able to borrow a contingent of his men for a campaign.Going with this for the extra firepower. Gotta have faith in our boys down south, they'll make do.Anyone have ideas for the laundromat? Personally I don't see what we could do with it it's a damn laundromat - can't really use it as a front for anything too big.
>>5338107> Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.I feel like summoning an army from Bane to do it won't be as good as doing it ourselves Getting evidence of the Squad or Assassinating/Kidnapping key individuals takes a knife, not a hammerAnd the Squad still has the resources to keep the regime in Venezuela, so until then the boys can keep the standstill
>>5338114>Anyone have ideas for the laundromat? Personally I don't see what we could do with it it's a damn laundromat - can't really use it as a front for anything too big.I say cokeWe could buy detergent, emptying the bags, find a machine or something to close them and fill them with cocaine. Or maybe that's something our provider could do and we find a way to deliver it by big quantities>>5338107>Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.It might be an error but I say this with the option of Belle Reve are good. The first one I say we should go first for a solo mission for the Rifle, give it to Jack and end our business with the revolution, everything without being seen at all, nor our face or our full armor, we don't want attention to ourselves, and if the Revolution it's still hot with Darius and Isaac efforts, Pedraza and The SQ might think we we're some opportunistic asshole that saw a chance to steal it.With raiding Belle Reve I have fear, because Shade already told us we should get stronger before doing so. Si, unless we really start doing some heavy training, get some new toys and some people, we might have troubles
>>5338107>> Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.
>>5338107>> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.
>>5338107> Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.They'll expect us in Venezuela. Let's hit them in the jaw instead, then we can clean up Venezuela.
>>5338114>>5338129We could try gun-running, or smuggling in general. Get a few businesses as stopping points to hide and distribute goods to sellers, and use a couple as depots?I don't know if Coke is a good idea, Sean doesn't seem like the type to do it, Tbh
>>5338114>Anyone have ideas for the laundromat? Personally I don't see what we could do with it it's a damn laundromat - can't really use it as a front for anything too big.Safehouse for rent on a first come first serve basis?
Well, it looks like we have a tie for choosing our next major objective.I'd prefer not to roll a tiebreaker on something important, so I'll go ahead and leave the vote ongoing until we pick things back up on Friday at 5:00 PM EST.As always, thanks for playing, anons!I know things were a little heavy tonight, feel free to let me know what you thought of it.Anyhow, interludes are still in the works, but I'm making good progress.
>>5338168Thanks for writing and have a goodie til then!
>>5338107> Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.
> Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.Head bombs are top priority even though we got ours out.Can we just magic surgery the bombs like we did to ourselves?
>>5338168This was a really good session, you can write emotion just as well as action, which is pretty great Can't wait for friday
>>5338212Using the spell more than once risks secondary effects, so no. But if we taught it to someone else they could use it once.
>>5338107>VenezuelaCan't leave the job undone.
>>5338107>Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.Having a gun that can kill demons is always a good thing.
>>5338107> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.Helping our boys out is a bit of a time sensitive issue I think.
>>5338107> Heading to Belle Reve to kick Task Force X directly where it hurts. You’re #1 on their shitlist and the feeling is assuredly mutual; it’s time for a reminder of what happens when somebody fucks with you.As much as I'd like to help our boys we've already trained them good, and it's only due to the squad that we failed in our attempts. We take out the Squad and Venezuela is ours. We get the entire (or most, let's be honest, some are going to stab us in the back) suicide squad on our side, we can shoot to the moon (or the Watchtower in all honesty).
>>5338107>Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.
>>5338168>Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.Finish the fight. And find out why Set bitched out.
>>5338168> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.BELL WE GOT A JOB TO DO
>>5338444Rather then most, I'd say we only get (and even want, honestly) a few tops. Most of them are lone wolves to begin with, either by preference or because they're too dangerous to work with others unless they've got a bomb planted in their brains. Probably just take the ones we've already got a rapport with and a few professionals and leave it at the rest of them owing us a favour.
Okey, now i have better internet connection, i was the anon who recently finished the quest a few days ago, i wanted to say to axis that its a great quest.And i wanted to ask, if other anons find GG´s relashionship with sean kinda like father and son? it makes me wonder what is the family situation of sean? we know he had a dad but nothing more? maybe orphaned too early?> Heading back to Venezuela to finish the job that the Squad interrupted. You’ve got troops to lead, a traitor to kill, a dictator to topple, and a rifle to steal.Anyways voting for this, and also. after we finish our thing in venezuela and get the guns, do we plan to go after the task force X or get bane´s help by doing missions for him?
Alright, it looks like going for round 2 in Venezuela wins, writing.
>>5340137Now, onto business.The first item on your checklist is to get your gear ready for a protracted campaign. You’ve still got 1.5 vials of Xenothium stashed away that could come in handy when it comes to supercharging your Apokoliptian Armor. Smith provided you with a list of potential upgrades after installing the self-repair protocol last time, so at least you’ve got a rough idea of what’s open to you.Hopefully he’ll be fine with a rush order, you don’t have time to waste.Alternatively, you could visit that disgraced bio-chemist that Index pointed you towards; Conrad Zeiss. He might be able to make something interesting out your surplus Xenothium.In the end, you decide to…(Choose as many as you’d like, keeping in mind that you’ve only got 1.5 Xenothium left.)> Upgrade your armor’s targeting suite. Never a bad idea to be more efficient at putting your foes in the dirt. (When wearing the armor, 99s are counted as crits) (Costs .5 Xenothium)> Upgrade your armor’s plating and defensive countermeasures. That’s what it’s there for, after all. (Protect against most forms of conventional small-arms fire and provides additional EMP hardening) (Costs .5 Xenothium)> Upgrade your armor’s internal compensators. Surviving being shot is good, avoiding being shot in the first place is even better. (Gives you a +10 bonus when Roll the Die is triggered.) (Costs .5 Xenothium)> Upgrade your armor’s field of movement. Just because you’re well armored doesn’t mean that you can’t keep up with your opponents (Gives you a +10 bonus to agility rolls) (Costs .5 Xenothium)> Upgrade your armor with an intrusion prevention system. That way, nobody’ll be able to just swipe it from you again without getting nasty surprise. (Costs .5 Xenothium)> Visit Zeiss and provide him with a vial. Maybe he can synthesize it into some kind of serum or performance-enhancer. (Costs 1 Xenothium)> Other?
>>5340138> Visit Zeiss and provide him with a vial. Maybe he can synthesize it into some kind of serum or performance-enhancer. (Costs 1 Xenothium)> Upgrade your armor’s plating and defensive countermeasures. That’s what it’s there for, after all. (Protect against most forms of conventional small-arms fire and provides additional EMP hardening) (Costs .5 Xenothium)
>>5340138> Upgrade your armor’s field of movement. Just because you’re well armored doesn’t mean that you can’t keep up with your opponents (Gives you a +10 bonus to agility rolls) (Costs .5 Xenothium)>> Visit Zeiss and provide him with a vial. Maybe he can synthesize it into some kind of serum or performance-enhancer. (Costs 1 Xenothium)
>>5340138>> Upgrade your armor’s plating and defensive countermeasures. That’s what it’s there for, after all. (Protect against most forms of conventional small-arms fire and provides additional EMP hardening) (Costs .5 Xenothium)>Upgrade the Carbine to pack more punch and give it extra modes, long range, shotgun blast, laser cannon...
>>5340152+1
>>5340152>>5340156I'll allow the Carbine upgrade with what you described for a full vial.That work for you?
>>5340159yep, that's what I expected
>>5340150>+1
Closing the vote, give me a moment to tally everything up.
>>5340163By my count, it looks like using a vial on the serum and the other half-vial to upgrade the plating wins.Writing.
>>5340120Oh boy I can't wait to get there, fumble rolls, and end right back in the squad!
>>5340169Honestly with the squad blowing through two super powered heavy hitters and a handful of very skilled operators and damn near losing a high value asset like the General all in a matter of hours I wouldn't be surprised if they rolled back most of their support down there. You just know someone got their ass chewed out for the resources already lost babysitting Pedraza. Hopefully this time we won't have a legit gauntlet of metahumans and aliens to go through.
>>5340181I figured they'd do the exact opposite and drown it in resources to stamp out opposition, especially with us being out of their grasp and having a known interest in the area. Either way we're locked in now so let's hope we don't fuck up too hard.
>>5340164After paying Smith’s alien junkyard a visit, engaging in some light haggling, and dropping off your armor for some additional hardening, you head for Zeiss’ lab; an abandoned studio nestled snugly in Crime Alley.As the name would suggest, it’s not exactly the friendliest place in town. Just ask the Wayne family.You keep a tight hold of your backup piece during your short-but-still-too-long foray into the urban jungle. If anyone knew the value of the cargo you’re carrying, you’d have to fight off a mob of hobos, thieves, and anything else crawling out of the woodwork.Index didn’t provide a whole lot of information about the good doctor, mostly just that he’s a brilliant but disgraced bio-chemist that’s been paying the bills by moonlighting as a back-alley surgeon / researcher.The only other academic you know seems to be more focused on the humanities rather than science, so he’ll have to do.The address you’ve been given seems to be legit, judging from the barely legible red cross scrawled on top of a heavily secured steel door.Since there’s no doorbell, you just being pounding on the door.After a minute or so, a viewing port in the door is slid open and a grouchy looking man gives you the evil eye.“We’re closed. Come back tomorrow.”> “I think I have something that might interest you.”“Terrific. Come back tomorrow with it.”As he goes to slam the port shut, you quickly reach into your bag and surreptitiously produce the vial of Xenothium.> “Does this happen to change your mind?”“Is that...? You better get in here quick, before I come to my senses.”After what sounds like a dozen separate locks click, the door abruptly swings open and your host leads you inside.As you head towards what you assume to be the lab, Zeiss begins to grill you.“So, what exactly are you here about? Xenothium doesn’t exactly grow on trees, and there are plenty of more ‘legitimate’ operations if you’re looking for some kind of analysis.”He seems to be a pretty blunt guy, so you’ll just cut straight to the point.> “Is there any way of refining this into some kind of serum, something that’ll make me stronger?”Zeiss looks at you like you’ve grown multiple heads, before something in his expression seems to change.Before, you were nothing but an annoyance, but now his eyes are lighting up like he’s stumbled across a great discovery.“Perhaps. I’ve been dabbling with matters of human enhancement for some time, but the results are impossible to speculate on without further testing.”He claps his hands together.“In the spirit of discovery, I’m willing to make a trade. In exchange for the vial of Xenothium and allowing me to run some post-injection tests, I will use the bulk of the aforementioned Xenothium to synthesize a chemical cocktail for you.Are these terms acceptable?”It’s a bit shady, but you have no reason to decline just yet.You provide your reluctant consent to his bargain and hand over the vial.
>>5340207“Excellent! I’ll need some time to set up the equipment, but the procedure itself should be relatively speedy. This isn’t my first foray into the field, so I’ve had plenty of time to refine my methods. Feel free to take a seat somewhere and wait.”Without waiting for a response, he wheels towards a bank of expensive looking equipment and begins furiously typing while muttering something about “electrokinetic neural dispersion points” and “nanoscale internal refraction” while hooking the vial of Xenothium into some kind of scanner.A few hours later, Zeiss presents the finished product; a syringe filled with an angry-red substance.“Beautiful, isn’t it?”> “What’ll it do?”“Well, I’m not entirely certain. That’s the point of a clinical trial, after all. The health risks are minimal, but there are always the chance of side effects. Xenothium is a tricky beast, but I’m certain that it’s capable of unlocking great inner strength; but the impacts could vary based on a variety of genetic and lifestyle factors.Are you ready for the injection? If not, you can always return another time, but I insist that the syringe remain in my possession. I must safeguard my research, after all.”You decide to…> Take the serum. You forked over the Xenothium for a reason, time to see what it can do. (Will require a roll, no re-rolling permitted)> Leave it with Zeiss for now. You’ve got a lot of important stuff coming up, best to avoid jeopardizing it if there any debilitating side effects.> Other?
>>5340209> Take the serum. You forked over the Xenothium for a reason, time to see what it can do. (Will require a roll, no re-rolling permitted)
>>5340209> Take the serum. You forked over the Xenothium for a reason, time to see what it can do. (Will require a roll, no re-rolling permitted)Lets go, BALLS TO THE WALL
>>5340209> Take the serum. You forked over the Xenothium for a reason, time to see what it can do. (Will require a roll, no re-rolling permitted)We got this, boys!
>>5340212>>5340213>>5340214Alright, let's see if fortune favors the bold.Roll me some 1d100DC : 50 / 75 / 100This is going to crit, I just know it.
Rolled 39 (1d100)>>5340217Here's hoping!
Rolled 59 (1d100)>>5340217I wanna drink too...
Rolled 15 (1d100)>>5340217
>>5340219>>5340220>>5340223That's a minor success, writing.
>>5340223Fuck you lag
>>5340225Skill issue>>5340224Pleased to have prevented horrible things from happening.
>>5340224Could always be worse, especially when injecting mega-propane into your bloodstream with a back-alley scientist
>>5340224https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ss29AYVJxUYou had the serum made for a reason, time to give it a try and see where it takes you.To be honest, this entire scenario feels like something out of a particularly lazy after-school special. To complete the picture, all it’d need is one of the GI Joes to kick in the door, bodycheck you, and lead you off in handcuffs while proclaiming that winners don’t use drugs.But desperate times call for desperate measures, and you’ve had more than your fair share of close calls lately. If you can scrape out another advantage over your plethora of foes, then it’ll have all been worth it.After agreeing to the injection, Zeiss swabs your arm with a strong disinfectant before lining up the syringe.When the needle slides into your arm, it’s surprisingly painless.There’s still a little prick (not Zeiss), but that’s to be expected given the circumstances. When he depresses the plunger, you can’t discern any obvious effects.At first, everything seems perfectly normal; hell, your immunizations before getting deployed had more kick than this.And of course, the universe conspires to instantly make you regret your words when things abruptly take a turn.Suddenly, you’re violently shaking and jittering, unable to exert control over your limbs. The closest potential equivalent you can reach is when you’ve BBQ’d yourself with a Lightning Bolt by accident.Thankfully, the agonizing jolts quickly dissipate, leaving you panting and sweating from the inadvertent exhaustion.Zeiss (who was busy taking notes about your reaction instead of intervening) runs you through a full battery of tests, though you stop short of allowing him to sample your blood or DNA.Reluctantly, he presents you with his final conclusion; apparently, you’re no longer at risk of ever perishing from electrocution. No matter how much voltage he tries to pump into you, you barely register it as anything more dangerous than an uncomfortable sensation.> Perk Gained! Insulated: You no longer suffer any negative effects from electrical discharges.With your business concluded, you’re happy to quickly make your excuses to leave before he can try to further poke and prod at you.As un-fun as that was, it definitely could’ve gone a whole lot worse given the unstable nature of Xenothium, so at least you have that consolation.Besides checking on your laundromat, are there any other outstanding pieces of business left to handle before you fully devote yourself to the op in Venezuela?> ???
>>5340252>tfw we can finally stop worrying about zapping ourselves when we fuck up the lightning boltOh and a whole slew of other super peeps who like to use electricity. But that's less important. And hey, in an emergency we can act as a bridge between wires free of charge.It's no super healing, super strength, or super alcoholism but it's pretty neat.
>>5340252Winners always do drugs!>None I can think of, time for our second Venezuelan Vacation
>>5340252>no
>>5340252Oh, that's a nice minor success to be shock proof. That should be it, but ask the good doctor what he thinks he could do if he could make a refined version next time?
>>5340252>No, time to get curb stomped in Venezuela again
>>5340254>>5340255>>5340256>>5340257>>5340265Alright, looks like aside from a quick conversation or two, we're all ready for the main event.This feels like a natural stopping point, so we'll pick up from here on Monday at 5:00 PM EST.As always, thanks for playing!Interlude progress is slow and steady, but it's a-coming.
>>5340273Nice, see you MondayIt's nice to be in the saddle again
wait, shouldnt we try to unlock more ligthing spells? how much time does that take us axis?>>5340273What would have happened if we failed that roll? death? also how much of our red stuff did the doctor use? the whole thing?
>>5340559>What would have happened if we failed that roll? death?Nah I bet we'd have become violently dependent on Xenothium - processed or the raw stuff.The doctor took an entire vial off of us but there is a very good chance he set aside *some* for his personal projects. I know i woulda in his shoes.
>>5340273I wonder what batmans doing while we were awayAlso im not addicted or anything but where do we find more xenothium to inject
>>5340559Attempting to unlock new spells / improve existing takes quite a lot of time and effort, regardless of whether or not it's a successes.Given the inherent instability of the conflict in Venezuela, it'd be a big delay.>>5340559>>5340617>>5340699I won't speculate as to the consequences of failure as of yet, just in case the opportunity arises for another dosage in the future.As for the vial, he took the entire thing for further study, but it's unknown just how much he still has in reserve. Probably don't blow through the whole vial though.Getting your mitts more Xenothium would probably necessitate a full blown heist of a hardened installation. Probably something even riskier than the Keystone raid. Still, it might be worth looking into when the tempo is lower.As for Batman and Co, they've probably still got their hands full trying to keep the gang war from getting too destructive. Things are apparently quieting though, so that might not hold them back for long.
>>5341716I want to just pop the top and drink a vial like a shot. I need the forbidden kool-aid. Is it cherry flavored or raspberry? Perhaps cranberry? Questions that require answers. Not asking for specifics but if we had hundo'd it, would the boost we received have been something that would take us out of B-tier and straight up into S-tier or would it have been another niche kind of upgrade but made really strong and more widely applicable? Like instead of getting completely insulated we became able to absorb and manipulate electrical currents as an example. Something that sounds pretty low-key until you realize the unfathomable application of such a thing.We'll never get a hundo on it anyway.Speaking of the bright nights in Gotham at the mo, is Joker getting antsy and jealous at Pengy and Bane sucking up so much of Bats' time?
Is gentleman ghosts mansion in gotham? Zatanna put a magic tracker so if we practice won't we just get instantly descended on.
>>5341981Do. Not. Drink. The.Koolaid.As for your second question, a hundred wouldn’t have put you in S-rank, it would’ve given a couple really useful boosts.>>5343574It’s on the outskirts of Gotham, but it’s still enough to keep your signature muted against the wider magical spectrum.It’d take a truly massive spike of magic to allow her to hone on your location, so you’ll probably be fine.(Keep in mind, this is not something you are aware of in-character.)
>>5341981Forgot your last question:Joker's been unusually quiet, and people are starting to realize the implications of that.
>>5343956>Joker's been unusually quiet, and people are starting to realize the implications of that.The Joker has a nuclear whoopy cushion, calling it now
>>5341716As it turns out, Zeiss is more than happy to continue his experiments, so long as you continue to provide the necessary Xenothium.It’s not exactly an over-the-counter type of item, but you’ll keep an eye out for the stuff.In the meantime, you check in on your laundromat and find that it’s earned you a neat $50,000. It’s not a king’s ransom, especially compared to how much you had to fork over for the place, but it’s nothing to sneeze at. Every little bit helps, after all.Back at the mansion, you begin focusing fully on your upcoming excursion into Venezuela.After getting in touch with Bonilla via the secure communications backbone you shelled out the big bucks for, you’ve got a much clearer view of the situation on the ground.The Grand Liberators have certainly been busy in your absence, attacking garrisons, burning supply caches, and generally being an absolute menace to anyone on Pedraza’s payroll. Thanks to those efforts, things are beginning to reach a tipping point.After your attack on the National Assembly, public opinion turned sharply against Pedraza, especially when footage began circulating of the real events inside the legislature.In response, Pedraza’s been cracking down harder and harder on dissidents and other enemies of the state, serving to only further anger the people.In contrast, the Grand Liberators (and the Jungle Rats by extension) gained a lot of notoriety, even though the mission itself was a tactical failure. Thanks to all the media coverage of the event, it’s somehow turned into a strategic victory.Unfortunately, not everything is sunshine and rainbows.
>>5344044Thanks to your warning, Delrio wasn’t able to pull off whatever plot he had been cooking, but managed to escape with a handful of loyalists. Eventually he sought asylum with his old buddies and linked back up with the Escabedo Cartel. To win his way back into their good graces, he sold out the moles you had been blackmailing. Their bodies were discovered in varying degrees of disrepair, to put lightly.As for the PLA, they’re on their last legs; Delrio apparently baited some of their key leaders into a ceasefire turned ambush. During the ambush, some high-level cartel bosses also bit the dust, leaving Delrio in a prime position for a takeover. Ever since, he’s fully thrown his lot in with Pedraza’s regime; using his hitmen and various connections to help prop him up.The leadership core of the Grand Liberators have been drawing up various operations once they were informed of your survival, but you’ve only got the operational capability to realistically handle one at a time.The first, which has Bonilla’s seal of approval, is vicious and simple. Pedraza’s presidential manor has been forced to pull a heft amount of security away to help quell the simmering unrest building in the major cities. Right now, he’s the most vulnerable he’s ever been; but that may not last forever.And despite the weakened security presence, it still won’t be a cakewalk by any means. In addition to Pedraza’s stormtroopers and sicario hitmen, you’ll also run the risk of tangling with Task Force X assets still embedded within the country.The next plan, proposed by Almonte, is that you target a major port that’s purportedly a major artery that Task Force X uses to supply Pedraza’s forces. Given the logistical damage your little stunt at their secret police HQ caused, crippling their main supply chain would be devastating.There’s also a shipment slated for delivery within a day or so, offering a prime opportunity to dig deeper for proof the Squad’s involvement with Pedraza.Lastly, Mondragon has a plan of his own; that you concentrate your efforts on wiping out Delrio and his power base. According to some scuttlebutt he was able to dredge up, Delrio’s throwing some kind of swanky “look at how much money I have” party to schmooze with regime collaborators, high-level military officers, and to remind his flunkies that he’s the biggest man in the room these days.Sounds like the perfect opportunity to dismantle his operation in one fell swoop, and get a little payback while you’re at it.> Launch an assault on Pedraza’s presidential palace. Cut the head off the serpent, and the body will follow.> Go hunting for the Suicide Squad connection. If you can produce evidence linking them to the conflict, they’ll be forced to back off or risk total exposure.> Focus your efforts on crashing Delrio’s party. That rat fuck and his cartel cronies need to learn the price of betrayal.> Other?
>>5344045> Launch an assault on Pedraza’s presidential palace. Cut the head off the serpent, and the body will follow.Hit the squad before they know we’re in country, get the Ace, and off Pedrazo all in one.
>>5344045> Focus your efforts on crashing Delrio’s party. That rat fuck and his cartel cronies need to learn the price of betrayal.First we deal with that son of a bitch and then we go for the squad
>>5344045>> Launch an assault on Pedraza’s presidential palace. Cut the head off the serpent, and the body will follow.Leaving the other two factions to their own devices is bound to have consequences but I really wanna finish Jack's request, we've put it off for too long.
>>5344045>Go hunting for the Suicide Squad connection. If you can produce evidence linking them to the conflict, they’ll be forced to back off or risk total exposure.
>>5344045>> Go hunting for the Suicide Squad connection. If you can produce evidence linking them to the conflict, they’ll be forced to back off or risk total exposure.Lightning strike to force them out. Even if Pedraza goes into any number of little rat holes he'll be completely fucked without the squad backing him up.
>>5344045>> Go hunting for the Suicide Squad connection. If you can produce evidence linking them to the conflict, they’ll be forced to back off or risk total exposure.First stun and then cut of the head.
>>5344045> Go hunting for the Suicide Squad connection. If you can produce evidence linking them to the conflict, they’ll be forced to back off or risk total exposure.They're pretty much the biggest risk to us
>>5344063>>5344081>>5344083>>5344084>>5344086Alright, looks like causing trouble at the port wins, writing.
>>5344087If you can ensure that the Squad can’t effectively support Pedraza’s forces, the chances of victory tilts sharply in your favor.And if you’re lucky, you might even find something that’ll threaten to put the existence of Task Force X in the public view.Now that your choice of target has been made clear, how do you plan on achieving this objective?Going at them with overwhelming force is always a valid tactic, but who knows what kind of freaks the Squad is posting down here.Alternatively, you could try a softer touch and try to avoid spooking the enemy until your actions are irreversible. Of course, getting caught might leave you surrounded in heavily-armed enemy territory.Lastly, you could try your hand at subterfuge. All you’d need to do is pick off an unlucky guard walking the perimeter, and you’re golden. Unless they see through your disguise, in which case all bets are off.In the end, your overall strategy is to…> Roll in hard and fast and crush the opposition before they know what hit them. It’s a staple of a guerrilla warfare for a reason.> Attempt to sneak into the port without drawing attention. You’ll be in trouble if you’re detected, but handling things quietly and efficiently has always been your mantra.> “Acquire” a uniform and blend in with their security detail. By the time they realize your gambit, the damage will have been done.> Other?
>>5344093> Attempt to sneak into the port without drawing attention. You’ll be in trouble if you’re detected, but handling things quietly and efficiently has always been your mantra.
>>5344093>> “Acquire” a uniform and blend in with their security detail. By the time they realize your gambit, the damage will have been done.Hey, it worked super well with the secret police. Thanks Delrio.
>>5344093> “Acquire” a uniform and blend in with their security detail. By the time they realize your gambit, the damage will have been done.
>>5344093> Attempt to sneak into the port without drawing attention. You’ll be in trouble if you’re detected, but handling things quietly and efficiently has always been your mantra.Last time we went loud in Venezuela we were caught, let's use a soft hand
>>5344093>Attempt to sneak into the port without drawing attention. You’ll be in trouble if you’re detected, but handling things quietly and efficiently has always been your mantra.I imagine they'll mostly have locals posted, Sean would probably stick out like a sore thumb in uniform.
>>5344095>>5344100>>5344105Looks like we're going for a stealthy infiltration, go ahead and choose your loadout.Armor:> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> Conventional Armor (Less protection, but may raise fewer red flags)Primary Weapon:> Apokoliptian Carbine (Volatile Intergang tech, capable of putting a hole through damn near anything)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> M4 Carbine (All-around performer, includes grenade launcher)> Dragunov Sniper Rifle (Excellent at long-range, poorly suited for close-quarter engagements)> Benelli Shotgun (Excellent at close-quarter engagements, suffers at range)Secondary Weapon:> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)> .44 Magnum (Hits hard)> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)Melee Weapon:> Curved Sword (Great for brawling, poor for stealth)> Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)> KABAR (Decent for both stealth / brawling)> Knuckle trench knife (Good for brawling)Explosives: (4 maximum)> Fragmentation> Smoke> Flashbang> Incendiary> Thermite
>>5344118> Conventional Armor (Less protection, but may raise fewer red flags)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)> KABAR (Decent for both stealth / brawling)> Smoke> Flashbang> Incendiary> Thermite
>>5344118> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)> Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)>2 smoke grenades>2 flashbangs
>>5344118>> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> .44 Magnum (Hits hard)> Curved Sword (Great for brawling, poor for stealth)> 2 Incendiary> Thermite> Smoke
>>5344118>Conventional Armor (Less protection, but may raise fewer red flags)>Benelli Shotgun (Excellent at close-quarter engagements, suffers at range)>Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)>Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)>2 smoke>Flashbang>Thermite
>>5344118> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)> Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)> 2 Incendiary> Thermite> Smoke
Rolled 68, 4, 9 + 50 = 131 (3d100 + 50)>>5344121>>5344125>>5344126>>5344130>>5344138Alright, looks like the winners are:> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)> Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)> 2 Incendiary, 1 Thermite, 1 SmokeGo ahead and roll me some 1d100+70
Rolled 30 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5344142
Rolled 71 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5344142
Rolled 21 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5344142
>>5344143>>5344144>>5344147That's a success, writing. Looks like they've got some particularly lazy personnel.
>>5344149The plan you decide upon is simple enough; you’ll sneak in, scrounge for intel / plant charges in key areas, while a backup unit of skirmishers and scoundrels takes a position nearby in case things abruptly go hot.They’ll be tapped into local comms and jamming long-range signals, that way the guards can’t try to signal for a QRF or similar reinforcements.Bonilla provides you with a set of coordinates, as well as a timetable for the attack.Thankfully, it’ll be at night, so you have the luxury of using Shadow Cloak to help avoid attracting the attention of prying eyes.To prevent capture and interrogation, the Grand Liberators have split into cells during your absence, but are making plans to reconvene after the raid; regardless of success or failure.While you’re a bit disappointed that you’ll have to go a bit longer without truly reuniting with your troops, there’ll be plenty of time for a reunion once the mission is over.Bonilla ends the strategy meeting with a gruff comment about “not getting yourself killed again”, a request that you’d be more than happy to oblige.To that end, you pick out your equipment. As distinct as it may be, your Apokoliptian armor is still the toughest gear in your arsenal, especially after the latest upgrades. In addition, you bring a silenced MP5, your lucky Beretta (that you’ve finally picked out a silencer for), your Fairbairn-Sykes commando knife, a pair of incendiary grenades, a thermite grenade, and a smoke grenade.When Jack drops you off at the rendezvous point at the designated hour, it's like walking into an old memory.Just like before, the humid jungle heat slams into you like a truck. The heavy rainfall doesn’t help either, and you’re soaked like a genuine Jungle Rat within minutes.At least some things never change.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCikIkXslP0The Liberators posted nearby offer their congratulations on your return, and hand you a stack of IED charges, courtesy of Almonte’s bombmaking skills.After carefully tucking them away, you begin sneaking through the perimeter of the port. Bonilla picked a good time and place, the storm currently raging is definitely Shadow Cloak helps too, makes it oh so easy to skirt patrols and checkpoints with nary an inquisitive glance.Luckily, the guards (all wearing local military gear) seem more preoccupied with finding cover from the rain and smoking than they are with sentry duty. There are a couple officers that are more diligent and alert, but they’re few and far between, and you inevitably slip through the gaps in their defenses.You would’ve thought that they had learned their lesson by now, but it’s never a good idea to underestimate the depths of human laziness.Now that you’re inside-the-wire, what’s your next move?> Focus primarily on planting the bombs.> Split your attention evenly between planting the bombs and looking for intel.> Focus primarily on hunting for information about Task Force X.> Other?
>>5344157>> Split your attention evenly between planting the bombs and looking for intel.
>>5344157> Focus primarily on hunting for information about Task Force X.
>>5344157> Split your attention evenly between planting the bombs and looking for intel.
Rolled 2 (1d2)>>5344163>>5344168>>5344170Alright, looks like we're focusing on both.I'll just go ahead and roll a d2 to decide which roll goes first.1 = Bombs2 = Intel
>>5344174Looks like the intel hunt roll goes first, roll me some 1d100+40DC: 85 / 105 / 125
Rolled 77 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5344178
Rolled 16 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5344178
Rolled 83 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5344178We have found someone's browser history. They like midget bondage.
>>5344179>>5344180>>5344182That's a regular success, go ahead and give me a followup roll of 1d100+25DC: 75 / 95
Rolled 92 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5344185Crazy Talk don't fail me now
Rolled 79 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5344185So close to complete success.
Rolled 54 (1d100)>>5344185
Rolled 100, 100, 68 + 60 = 328 (3d100 + 60)>>5344186>>5344187>>5344188That's an excellent success, finishing off the intel gathering.Onto the demolition side of things, roll me some 1d100+70
Rolled 38 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5344190Oh WHAT IN THE GODDAMN
Rolled 57 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5344190
>>5344190HMM I WONDER WHAT THOSE ROLLS ARE FOR
>>5344190WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
Rolled 95 (1d100)>>5344190OH NO
Rolled 83 + 70 (1d100 + 70)I guess we are takin some damage from the best they have to offer. I dont want us to get caught again.>>5344190
Guess what guys, we walked right in on a surprise inspection ha ha haAnd some bigwig asshole is there with his fancy guards.>>5344198Hey, at the very least we did roll a total that was higher than theirs. 165 to their 160. But they fucking double crit. Jesus. This is nutty.
No whats bullshit is that we still beat them Axis does not count those as crits.
I meant to say if and please dont.>>5344204
>>5344203>>5344204Hey, maybe those are our allies! If not, we still got our newly upgraded Roll The Die to take away their crits
>>5344191>>5344192>>5344198That's a.....I honestly don't know what to classify this as, but it's definitely not a success.Would you like to use Roll the Die?> Yes.> No.And if so, would you like me to re-roll on my end?> Yes.> No.>>5344204Crits are crits regardless of who rolls them, anon. I've rolled plenty of critfails as your opposition and had suitable consequences for them. Wheel spins both ways, after all.
>>5344194Hey QM Can we use this?> Once every mission, you have the option to re-attempt a skill check. If the failure was against an enemy roll, you may opt to have them re-roll as well.
>>5344210>> Yes.> Yes.I'm glad that upgrade vote won, I just knew it would make itself useful immediately
>>5344210YESYES
Fair enough. I just thought since there is no precedent that you might make an exception for one of them.
>>5344215We did get critted by Enforcer in the tournament arc, that could have been worse since we had also crit failed.
Rolled 52, 45, 23 + 60 = 180 (3d100 + 60)>>5344212>>5344213>>5344214Alright, go ahead and give me some more dice+1d100+70inb4 triple crit
Rolled 43 + 60 (1d100 + 60)>>5344221
Rolled 60 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5344221C'mon, crit'em back guys
Rolled 70 (1d100)>>5344221
>>5344222>>5344223>>5344225That's a success, writing. I'm starting to run out of steam, so I'll go ahead and call it for tonight.We'll pick up from here on Wednesday at 5:00 PM EST. As always, thanks for playing and I hope to see you all there!(I will never get a double crit again in my life, and I am 100% certain that it wouldn't have happened if Roll the Die had a different upgrade. The dice gods are truly the harshest of mistresses)
>>5344230Hey, never say never, this quest has a great track record of plot derailing luck.Thanks for the run!
>>5344225>>5344223 Thank you both for rolling passing rolls!>>5344230What the hell did you do to have Murphy taunt you so?
>>5344230Out of interest, what would have happened if those crits had gone through? If you can't reveal them just yet, then that's fine, but I really want to know what would have gone down.
>>5344345Squad expecting us, the guy who KOed us before is waiting for us with 2 squads.
>>5344345Walk into a janitor's closet to plant on b and the general is in there waiting and punches us in the nuts.
>>5344230What a rollercoster, i hope we get out fine in the end. Axis, if the suicide squad dosnt appear in this mission, we will meet the general when we attack their main quarters right?
>>5344345>>5344347>>5344352Don't want to spoil anything, but it would've been rough. We're talking "pull every nasty trick in the book to win" type rough.Specifics will be withheld, just in case another dramatic reversal of fate occurs.Once things are done and dusted in Venezuela, feel free to ask again for the complete "what-if.">>5344602That's an excellent question, anon. One that I can't really answer without potential spoilers, but a reasonable deduction nonetheless.
>>5345225>We're talking "pull every nasty trick in the book to win" type rough.Lok, naked, a milk jug full of industrial grade lube, and a CD player running smooth jazz. A horrific foe.
Augh. I just cant help myself. I somehow want to take up that old plot thread about attending H.I.V.E. just so we can end up meeting Jinx. Similar powerset. Great acrobatics and hand to hand fighting skills. And maybe, just maybe we can help her better understand her power so she can be something other than bad luck.
>>5345677I mean... If we can, maybe pull a Little stunt as Gunsmoke, perk the attention of Penguin to go full asshurt and while that happens we're in H.I.V.E
>>5344230Your first stop is the customs and foreign shipping warehouses.No matter how deep their paper trail goes, it inevitably has to end somewhere. If you can find some physical evidence of their plot and use it to build a better picture of how Task Force X moves munitions, you’ll gain greater insight into their inner workings.And the more you know about your enemy, the easier it’ll be to rip the rug out from underneath them.After dodging a few local patrols, you manage to reach the warehouse complex without running into any issues.Judging from the amount of crates scattered throughout the warehouses, it looks like the shipment just got offloaded. Seems like you managed to catch them in the sweet-spot before delivery.After wrenching one of the supply crates open, you give the goods a closer examination.The gear itself is nothing special, certainly nothing like the stuff you’ve seen Task Force X operatives packing. Makes sense though, the Squad can’t afford to waste top-shelf equipment on a losing prospect like Pedraza.That’d probably look bad on the quarterly budget report.Luckily, none of the firearms have had their serial numbers scratched off yet, giving you a golden opportunity to start cataloguing as many as you can.After noting down a couple crates worth of hardware, you hop onto a nearby computer to start trawling for anything useful.There’s frustratingly little of note stored locally on the computer, but a little persistence yields an intriguing result.Buried in a hidden directory is a huge spreadsheet and a text file written by a greedy Task Force X operative. According to their message, the spreadsheet is their insurance, just in case the Squad ever catches onto their skimming and double-dipping.And the spreadsheet is stuffed full of incriminating information; referencing shipments of material marked for destruction being covertly routed by implanted logistics officers who faked the orders, and points to a renowned senatorial warhawk that’s been using their influenced to keep things under wraps.Jackpot.You’ve finally got something credible to hammer the Squad with, should you choose to try and drag them into the public view. After downloading the file, you purge all evidence of your digging, and evaporate back into the shadows.Now, you just need to plant the IEDs, get outside the blast radius, and watch the fireworks.Mixing Shadow Cloak with your own training makes it quick work and you plant all of the devices in critical junctures without attracting notice.As you finish planting the last of Almonte’s “gifts”, an APC rolls into the port and comes to a screeching halt. The back doors pop open, and a dozen Suicide Squad shocktroopers file out, as well as a series of distressingly familiar faces.Looks like you’ve got some special guests darkening your doorstep.
>>5346102https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHkliBWfPagLeading the hostile forces is Warrant, as well as Plastique, Karma, and Catalyst. They’ve also got a pair of tagalongs that you aren’t familiar with.One seems to be an older man, wearing a cleanly pressed suit and sporting some impressive facial hair. He’s tall too, maybe like 6’8. No visible weapons.The other figure is female, slight of build but visibly compensating for it sheer craziness. She’s wearing some kind of weird knife-gauntlet hybrid that’s polished to a high sheen.Just as you worried, it looks like Lok decided to hedge his bets and post somebody to monitor your old stomping grounds.No sign of the General though, which either a very good or very bad sign.Your mind is awash with possibilities, none of them positive.How did they know that this was your next target?Was it just a run of bad luck, or did you tip your hand somehow?Fuck, what if this was all bait?!You force yourself to calm down and compartmentalize.Judging from their behavior, it seems like they’re on edge, but they haven’t actually spotted you.At Warrant’s command, patrols begin to fan out and lockdown the entrances and exits to the port. You could probably still slip past them, but it’d be tricky. At least that way, you’d be able to avoid starting a fight you might not have the capacity to win.Alternatively, you could try your luck and focus on knocking your old team off the board. That way, there’ll be less chance of them popping up again later.Lastly, you could just target the non-powered operatives first, to avoid a scenario where you’re detected and boxed in to a corner.In the end, you decide to…> Quietly withdraw and avoid picking a fight. Hopefully the bombs will be enough to wipe some of them out.> Handle your old team. This is an opportunity to really put a hurting on the Squad.> Start picking off the regular operatives. It’ll serve to panic the rest, and will give you an edge should a fight break out.> Other?
>>5346103>> Quietly withdraw and avoid picking a fight. Hopefully the bombs will be enough to wipe some of them out.
>>5346103> Quietly withdraw and avoid picking a fight. Hopefully the bombs will be enough to wipe some of them out.We've got what we need, let the bombs do their job
>>5346103> Quietly withdraw and avoid picking a fight. Hopefully the bombs will be enough to wipe some of them out.
>>5345677We can't just adopt Jinx, man. Right?>>5346103>> Quietly withdraw and avoid picking a fight. Hopefully the bombs will be enough to wipe some of them out.What's even better than getting exactly what we want? Them not knowing we did until after we've left.
Rolled 68, 62, 24 + 65 = 219 (3d100 + 65)>>5346110>>5346123>>5346130>>5346135>>5346136Alright, roll me some 1d100+70DC to be determined.
Rolled 64 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5346151Oof.
Rolled 35 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5346151
Rolled 37 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5346151Rollan
Rolled 88 + 70 (1d100 + 70)>>5346151
Got so close we could practically taste them. Wew. Skin of our teeth.
>>5346155>>5346156>>5346158That's a success, by a very close margin.Go ahead and roll me some 1d6, middle of three.
Rolled 2 (1d6)>>5346170
Rolled 3 (1d6)>>5346170I help:D
Rolled 5 (1d6)>>5346170
>>5346173>>5346177>>5346178Alright, now give me another set of 1d6 until we have 3 unique rolls.
Rolled 4 (1d6)>>5346179>>5346183if that guy doesnt count here we go
>>5346185He does, I managed to fat-finger the post submission without correctly linking his roll.
Rolled 5 (1d6)>>5346183
Rolled 5 (1d6)>>5346183unga?
Rolled 1 (1d6)>>5346183bunga
Is this the number of Squaddies we caught we explosives and which ones?I hope we got Warrant.
Rolled 6, 86, 81 = 173 (3d100)Alright, time for some rolling on my end.DC: 75First roll gets + 35Second roll gets + 20Third roll gets +25
>>5346199That is....an ironic result.Writing.
>>5346199>6Someone is having a very bad day.
>>5346204Hopefully it's WarrantOr maybe the general got a huge load of c4 while he was leaning against a wall and got half his body fucked
>>5346200As tempting as it would be to square up with your former team, picking a fight out in the open would be risky at best. Not only do they have the advantage in numbers, you’re also not entirely clear as to each member’s powerset.If you had more intel or a better chance of success, that’d be another story. But as it stands, trying to force a confrontation just wouldn’t be worth the trouble.You’ve made it this long by dodging pointless risks, and entering into pitched battle for no reward just isn’t your way. Besides, there’ll be plenty of time later to mop up whoever Lok send headhunting for you.Who knows; if you’re lucky enough, maybe the bombs’ll knock out a healthy portion of your opposition for you. With the decision made, you carefully and quietly begin your exfiltration; doing your utmost to avoid notice of any kind. Overall, sneaking through the newly strengthened perimeter is an absolute pain in the ass, and you could’ve sworn that Karma nearly spotted you a couple times. But with some well-timed misdirection, Shadow Cloak, and your natural talents, you’re able to break through the encirclement of the port with nothing more than a few close calls.Thankfully, neither the grunts nor your ex-comrades manage to pick up your scent, and you’re able to make a clean break for the treeline with nary a shot fired.By the time the bombs go off, you and the rest of your group of saboteurs have faded away into the brush, bundling into a concealed vehicle and escaping into the mud and darkness of the jungle.On the long drive back to the temporary base camp, you mull over the overall results of the mission.Honestly, you couldn’t have asked for much better.You got in and got out without leaving a memorable trail, scored some dirt on Task Force X, and drove a wrench into the material support keeping Pedraza on life support.No casualties on your end either, which is always a big plus.Here’s hoping Warrant bit the dust during the bombardment, still owe him for when he took potshots at you back in Kahndaq.Good thing you managed to get off that crazy train before it inevitably derailed, definitely one of your better decisions.Speaking of which, what do you plan on doing with the information you’ve managed to compile about Task Force X’s involvement with Pedraza’s regime?You decide to…> Leak everything you’ve got on the Squad. If you can spark a media frenzy, then they’ll be forced to pull back the bulk of their support or risk getting caught in the act.> Figure out a way to get in contact with Lok and attempt to blackmail him. Maybe the idea of getting dragged before a Senate sub-committee would wipe that smug look off his face.> Figure out a way to transmit it to Cadmus. From what you’ve heard, there’s little love lost between them and Task Force X; maybe they’d be in a better position to leverage it.> Just keep sitting on it for now. It’s always nice to have an ace in the hole for a rainy day.> Other?
>>5346231> Just keep sitting on it for now. It’s always nice to have an ace in the hole for a rainy day.I'd say sit on it unless someone has a good write in, none of these are too compelling for our current objectives
>>5346231> Leak everything you’ve got on the Squad. If you can spark a media frenzy, then they’ll be forced to pull back the bulk of their support or risk getting caught in the act.
>>5346231>Send a copy to Gremlin if we can, he'd know how to keep it as secure as possible, and leak it in all the right places if necessary
>>5346245>>5346237I'll switch to this, always good to have a hardcopy backup
> Figure out a way to transmit it to Cadmus. From what you’ve heard, there’s little love lost between them and Task Force X; maybe they’d be in a better position to leverage it.I wonder if this is the route to meet someone from metropolis or waller
>>5346245>>5346246Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+40DC: 70 / 95
Rolled 90 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5346257GOD PLZ
Rolled 86 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5346257Here's the nat 100
Rolled 79 (1d100)>>5346257
>>5346260>>5346261>>5346262That's an excellent success, writing.
>>5346264When you get back to base, one of the first things you do after the customary debriefing and after-action postmortem is to head for the communications center and spin up the hardened transmission backbone you had installed.Money well spent, as it would seem.With a little bit of tweaking, it’s more than capable of securely delivering the files you’ve gathered.You give Gremlin a call, and he picks up after it rings a couple times.> “Hey, Gremlin. How’s the snooping going?”“Well, look who it is! Heard through the grapevine that you managed to bust yourself out, congratulations by the way. Kinda spoiled the elaborate drone-centric escape plan I had been drawing up, but it was probably never gonna happen anyhow. You would not believe how shitty the battery is on commercial drones, you’ve practically gotta daisy-chain a bunch of them together to form something with enough juice and processing power to do anything useful besides recon!Shit, I completely ignored your question. Sorry, it’s just hard to switch it off sometimes. Anyhow, I’m close to a breakthrough, managed to find an old copy of the specs for that nano-bomb. Been analyzing it for weaknesses, but no luck so far. Thinking of farming it out to a buddy of mine who’s big on demolition stuff, but I’ll probably keep it in-house like you asked.What’s up with you, enjoying your hard-won freedom?”> “Kinda. I’m back to my old tricks, trying to get spring cleaning done. Managed to dig up something I’d like you to take a gander at and keep safe.”“Cool, gimme a sec to look it over.”He hums a bit of classical music as he pores over your findings.“Jesus, you could get a real shitstorm brewing with this! What do you need me to do?”> “Primarily, I want you to keep it safe. And…”You hesitate a bit, trying to figure out a diplomatic way of explaining the second half of your request.“And….what?”> “And you don’t hear back from me again within a week, I want you to leak it to every media outlet and imageboard out in the wild blue yonder. A deadman’s switch, as it were.”“I can handle that, but quit talking like that. You’ll make it, you always do. I’ve got faith that you’ll handle this; so give those bastards hell, alright?”> “If nothing else, I’ll definitely make them work for it. Good talking to ya.”“Likewise, see you soon.”
>>5346326After you finish your call with Gremlin, you take the time to reacquaint yourselves with the men; all of whom are glad to have you back in the saddle.Guess you proved that you were in it to win it after you thrashed Pedraza like a piñata on live TV.As much as you’d like to reconnect and assuage their doubts before sending them into battle again, there just isn’t enough time.Once this revolution’s won, you’ll be sure to throw one hell of a rager in commemoration of their fighting spirit.Meanwhile, the reports rolling in are as you predicted:The destruction at the port managed to spook both Pedraza and Delrio, both of whom are scrambling.Pedraza’s used the time to reinforce his position at the presidential palace and is requesting additional units by the hour. Delrio has also opted to flee and make a stand at Pedraza’s estate, likely reasoning that there’s safety in numbers.You’re looking forward to violently disabusing him of that notion.If you’re going to knock over the regime; this is your final opportunity before Pedraza consolidates and unleashes another wave of crackdowns and repression. As it stands, virtually everyone key to the running of the regime is dug in at Pedraza’s mansion; making them a big fat target.Put bluntly, this is the big one.Win or lose, live or die; it all comes down to whether or not you can figuratively storm the castle and kill the king.When you enter the command tent to see how the planning session is going, you interrupt a chorus of arguing.Each of your lieutenants is loudly debating the merits of their own individual stratagems, and the potential for violence is begging to rise.Before things can get out of hand, you let out a sharp whistle and demand that everyone shut the fuck up.Once silence falls, you turn to each of your trusted lieutenants and advisors for a synopsis of their battleplan.Much like the man himself, Bonilla’s plan is bold, blunt, and to-the-point. He recommends that the Grand Liberators (with support from elements within the Jungle Rats) launch an all out ground assault on the presidential palace. As he points out, your men are well-trained and outfitted with both anti-air and anti-tank munitions.After forming a ring of steel around the estate and neutralizing their perimeter defenses, you’d pincer the remaining defenders and choke the life out of them until they either submit or die.It’ll be dirty and dangerous work, and it’s almost a guarantee that some of your men will pay the ultimate price whether you win or lose. And if they prove to be a nut that you’re incapable of cracking, the Grand Liberators will suffer devastating casualties.Overall, it’s a solid and conventional strategy with a reasonable margin of success; albeit potentially costly in terms of manpower and resources.
>>5346327The next plan you hear is underhanded, cruel, and doubtlessly effective. With his old contacts in the PLA and resources stolen from the regime, Almonte is certain that he can whip up a few batches of sarin gas for dispersal near the palace. Anyone not wearing heavy-duty hazmat gear will be dead within minutes, saving you the hassle of needing to dislodge them.However, what he proposes is genuine chemical warfare. There’s no going back once you open that kind of Pandora’s box. And if the dispersal is interrupted, the entire plan goes up in smoke.The third plan is reliant on stealth, subterfuge, and trickery. Mondragon is convinced that an element of skirmishers can draw out the majority of Pedraza’s defenders and allow a small group of highly-trained assassins to infiltrate the palace grounds and eliminate Pedraza. Once he goes down, his men are sure to surrender.But if you or anyone else gets caught, you’ll be knee-deep in hostile territory and likely swarmed before you can even get close to the man himself. And if his men are hardier than you anticipate, they may even keep fighting on regardless.The fourth plan is reliant on charisma, ambition, and leadership. Isaac and Darius are of the opinion that the morale of both Pedraza’s and Delrio’s men are close to rock-bottom. If you can slip into their midst and sow discord and leverage existing disloyalty, you might be able to turn them against each other.Hell, you might even be able to convince them to totally surrender. Of course, if you fail, you’ll be easy pickings for the entirety of whatever response force they can bring to bear. Not to mention the fact that Delrio is certain to try and seize power for himself if he sees the opportunity.After careful consideration, you eventually decide to…> Go with Bonilla’s plan. It won’t be easy, but a conventional assault still offers the best chances for survival with minimal cost.> Go with Almonte’s plan. It’s incredibly distasteful, but sometimes hard decisions need to made in order to secure victory.> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.> Go with Darius’ and Isaac’s plan. If you can undermine the loyalty of the palace guard, they may end up doing the hard part for you.> Other?
>>5346330This feels like a reasonable stopping point for tonight, anons. Vote's open until 5:00 PM EST on Friday. As always, thanks for playing and I hope to see you all there.If you'd like to know who was killed as a result of the bombing at the docks, it was:I'm going to make this message pointlessly long before getting to the actual name of the character so that nobody can guess based on the length of the spoiler. Anyhow, it was Plastique.
>>5346330>> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.>>5346333Shucks, now we'll never know what the cds were for
>>5346330> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.> Go with Darius’ and Isaac’s plan. If you can undermine the loyalty of the palace guard, they may end up doing the hard part for you.
>>5346330> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.Pedraza and the power he holds are practically the only things holding this regime together; taking him out as easily as possible will probably make the regime topple quickly>>5346333Oh. I can see why it was ironic
>>5346330> Go with Bonilla’s plan. It won’t be easy, but a conventional assault still offers the best chances for survival with minimal cost.
>>5346330Could we whip up the entire country into full blown revolucion? Get everyone in a frenzy now that they are this close to finally being free of Pedraza and his ilk? That the foreign powers backing him at their expense can no longer interfere? The time for liberation is nigh? I'm sure even the soldiers working for Pedraza would shit their pants at a big enough movement from the people and plenty of them would either jump ship or flip sides just to avoid dying. To say nothing of any remaining patriots and sympathizers who haven't yet been weeded out or deserted. > Go with Bonilla’s plan. It won’t be easy, but a conventional assault still offers the best chances for survival with minimal cost.This is my fallback though. Solely for the good optics it would have for the people of Venezuela. It'd be a lot easier to install a puppet government if the people you are installing are viewed as undeniable heroes willing to sacrifice for their country. People kept making us go through all this work to leave behind our own little banana republic and I'd be pissed if we wasted all that at this point.>>5346333I guess that's why it was ironic. A shame. But no regrets.
>>5346330I don't see why we can't do somewhat of an amalgamation. We'll launch our ground war but not from all directions. Draw their attention and have a mix of saboteurs and assassins infiltrate. Start sowing discord to draw out the big wigs to stamp it out, then have the assassins hit them. And if course trap the ever loving shit out of whichever area we leave out of the assault.
>>5346330> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.>Have the rest of our force attack every single government building, installation, facility, everything. Let the people themselves rise up!
>>5346368> Go with Bonilla’s plan. It won’t be easy, but a conventional assault still offers the best chances for survival with minimal cost.> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.I think this could work if we infiltrate and disrupt them before the main assault. Although stealth ops are our thing i think the optics are more important in this scenario.Big boss time
>>5346385Oh yea we'd definitely be leasing the assault from the front. Give them a target they can't ignore.
>>5346330>> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.
>>5346330>Mondragon's plan
>>5346330>> Go with Darius’ and Isaac’s plan. If you can undermine the loyalty of the palace guard, they may end up doing the hard part for you.
>>5346330> Other?Steal some rocket artillery or aircraft armed with bombs. Level the place or soften it up enough to assault.We could also let it play out and wear them out by constantly making them bolt for the bunker while nothing happens. Make them fall complacent, nip at the heels of their power like military bases while the leaders are hiding. This can hurt morale of the loyalist and cause infighting in itself.Otherwise id say cause infighting if no one wants to try that route.> Go with Darius’ and Isaac’s plan. If you can undermine the loyalty of the palace guard, they may end up doing the hard part for you.We should also aquire some brain bombs while we can. Put it in a lead box wrapped in tin foil and reverse enginneer it. Would make it easier to beat task force x. We might even get a few to defect to us.
As an alternative plan how about a bit of a combo of all the plans!With regards to chemical warfare what if instead of sarin gas we have them mix up some kind of knockout gas to be spread around the compound to knock out or at least reduce the forces we'd need to face after using a combo of Bonilla's and Mondragon's plans to surrounds the compound with B's forces focusing on taking out the perimeter defences and forces and M's men using both the confusion of the outside battle and cover and confusion of the smoke whist equipped with gas masks to infiltrate and exfil with Pedraza and the traitor along with any and all intel they can find and accrue and resources they can carry to the outside to meet up with Bonilla's forces once their part of the op is done and exile with them to force Pedenza to stand trial by the rebels which can be televised to show all the atrocities he has committed. And then If successful us the success and airing of Pedenza's closet to have the rebels call for their fellow citizens to stand down and join them in opposing Pedenza's reign. Many will likely jump ship when they see it's sinking and some may do so with no reason to fear going against retaliation against them or their families or having fooled themselves in believing the lies that were around them …So thoughts?
I want to point out that if task force x does go down to an info dump they will probably "liquidate" all their deniable assets. Including the people. Do we have a plan for that? Because taking them down but getting every single one of the 'members' killed in the crossfire seems a little too extreme. But I don't really see another option. Unless we somehow manage to modify the spell that removed our bomb to work on others.>>5345888The problem is that the invite was for Gunsmoke. If we attended we would have to hide the magic. Cant even really talk about it because of how wired up Brother Blood has that place. I think there was a scene even saying he had cameras in the girls bathroom.>>5346135I would certainly try. Our interactions with Jinx would be so damn interesting based on how she would want to interact with Sean. Rival, Father figure, mentor, potential crush? Any of them could be interesting. I just want them to meet and see what happens.Also Jinx had a thing about her powers going crazy on Friday the 13th. Do we have the same issue with our chaos powerset?
>>5346330>Go with Darius’ and Isaac’s plan. If you can undermine the loyalty of the palace guard, they may end up doing the hard part for you.
>>5346891>Cant even really talk about it because of how wired up Brother Blood has that place.All you gotta do is get creepily close and whisper. And by creepily I mean about three millimeters away from her ear. Then you can whisper quietly enough even high quality directed listening devices can't pick it up.Or just wait til we inevitably get sent out or wander off. Not like the people there are stuck inside the building every day of the year. If you don't want to seem like a mega weirdo I mean. Can't muscle in on Control Freaks' shtick now can we?Jinx is impatient, bratty, and a bit standoffish. She probably wouldn't buy any talk about helping her without displaying that we too can make people unlucky. The whole "I can help you control it" thing has probably been pitched to her plenty. But she'd probably also really cling to that lifeline if it did finally seem genuine. So I'd say mentor. But with the way Sean acts and how starved of real human connection young villains tend to be it could absolutely (d)evolve into some strange pseudofamilial bond. With all the furniture throwing, screaming, hair-greying frustration it entails. But this is all hypothetical, of course. She could just as easily plain hate our guts for simply existing and never change her mind. Teenagers. The only way to know is to try. But we're always so busy.
> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.I don't like the idea of undermining the loyalty of others. We kinda have a thing about betrayal due to being betrayed and seeing the claws memories don't we? I also don't like the idea of sacrificing the lives of a bunch of our men, or using biological warfare. The latter is bound to get some very powerful people asking dangerous questions about us.
>>5346330> Go with Bonilla’s plan. It won’t be easy, but a conventional assault still offers the best chances for survival with minimal cost.We aren't no war criminal, and I think the squad might expect us to do the stealth option. Plus like another anon said, this really would be the best option for the people.
>>5347257You guys seem too confident that Jinx is gonna be her Teen Titans version and not her regular african shaman self, tho I don't really know either of them. Also, if Nightwing's an adult wouldn't Jinx also be adult by now?
>>5347547I am not even sure if she will even exist. She could easily not. She could also be an adult and dating kid flash and not having any issues now that she would be a hero. That would also mean that brother blood would no longer be in control over H.I.V.E. because he gets captured. Unless he escapes then H.I.V.E. would need a new headmaster/mistress.Personally I am just talking about Jinx because I enjoyed her character and her having luck powers was also an interesting parallel.If we never meet her I would be ever so slightly disappointed but hey, thats how some things go. Can't win em all. Its all up to the QM if she exists after all. The thought of trying to make her and Sean meet has been pinging around in the back of my head since we got luck powers and H.I.V.E. was mentioned.
>>5347547I didn't think classic Jinx was ever in H.I.V.E. but I'm not sure so I was just assuming if we met her there it'd be the TT version. As for her age, that's fair enough. I always get confused at which Robin is which. Doesn't help that half of them were part of the Teen Titans and the other half died or got revived or all sorts of wonky shit. Of course that's considering we'd be following a single specific timeline with no deviation when I'm sure someone smarter and better versed than me can look at very niche details in characters we've seen and point out how it wouldn't be canon to said timeline. All these are bridges we will cross when we get there. I just entertain the idea anons propose just because it's fun. Like anons wanting to rehabilitate Croc or even make him into a bayou farmer. It's fun to think about.
> Go with Mondragon’s plan. A crack team of specialists can get the job done as long as they receive adequate support.btw, axis, you remember that before we returned we were guarding queen bee right? what did she think of our sudden getting away?
>>5346333>>5347827Oh yeah, that's something else I wanted to ask, what was the deal with Black Adam's villain convention? What would we have dealt with had we stayed?
>>5347827>>5347976I plan on addressing those particular questions in one of the interludes I've been putting together.Put bluntly, it ended up being an absolute catastrophe for many of the parties involved.
>>5348326Good
Alright, closing the vote and tallying everything up.
>>5348455Alright, it looks like Mondragon’s plan has the most support, but I’m seeing some ideas being floated around about going for broke and completely toppling the regime.Since you’ll only be leading a small group of raiders and cutthroats, that leaves the majority of the Grand Liberators available for additional tasking.Therefore, feel free to choose any other additional areas of interest that you’d like to designate as priority targets, to be attacked in concurrence with your assault on Pedraza’s palace.(Choose as many as you’d like, but each one will increase the overall DC for each pick.)> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target critical national resources like oil fields, mines, and factories. If you can gain control of the industrial heartland, you’ll have a powerful card to play for future negotiations.> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target key infrastructure. If you can seize ports, airports, and major highways, you’ll be able to control the flow of cargo and people throughout the country.> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target important communications systems. If you can snag the major news stations and radio towers, you might be able to whip the people into a revolt.> Use a portion of your remaining forces as backup for your raid on the palace. If things go sideways, you’ll need the extra support.> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target essential financial institutions. If your forces control the treasury, the mint, and the banking system, you’ll be punching the regime right in the pocketbook.> Other?
>>5348461> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target important communications systems. If you can snag the major news stations and radio towers, you might be able to whip the people into a revolt.
>>5348461> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target important communications systems. If you can snag the major news stations and radio towers, you might be able to whip the people into a revolt> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target essential financial institutions. If your forces control the treasury, the mint, and the banking system, you’ll be punching the regime right in the pocketbook.Getting the propaganda and funds seems good for regime-toppling, especially since we're going to kill Pedraza and basically break their morale
>>5348461Adding this as well to muy vote >>5348466
>>5348461> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target key infrastructure. If you can seize ports, airports, and major highways, you’ll be able to control the flow of cargo and people throughout the country.> Use a portion of your remaining forces to target important communications systems. If you can snag the major news stations and radio towers, you might be able to whip the people into a revolt.
>>5348466>>5348467>>5348470Alright, looks like hitting the media centers and financial institutions win, writing.
>>5348481After deciding on your primary targets, now you just need to start delegating responsibilities. Where should each of your lieutenants be assigned?(As reminder, you can assign Bonilla, Almonte, Mondragon, Darius, and Isaac. No option requires an officer, feel free to distribute them as you see fit.)> The assassination detail alongside you: (Insert officer pick(s) here)> The skirmish and distraction element: (Insert officer pick(s) here)> Sacking the financial institutions: (Insert officer pick(s) here)> Sparking an uprising via the media: (Insert officer pick(s) here)> Other?
>>5348492>Assassination detail>Mondragon>Skirmish>Bonilla>Financial Institutions>Darius >Media>IsaccSure, they don't require officers, but having someone there takes a bit of worry off our back
>>5348509You forgot Almonte, anon.
>>5348511Lizard brain, forget things >Almonte can help in the Skirmish too
>>5348492> The assassination detail alongside you: (Bonilla)> The skirmish and distraction element: (Almonte,Mondragon)> Sacking the financial institutions: (Darius)> Sparking an uprising via the media: (Isaac)
>>5348522+1
>>5348522>+1
>>5348522>>5348526>>5348534Alright, locking in those roles and writing.
>>5348539After careful deliberation, you give Mondragon’s plan the greenlight.You’ll never condone sending your men into the meat-grinder, and Almonte’s plan is just begging for something to backfire further down the line. And placing your trust in the disloyalty of others is a fools bargain.Once again, being willing to tread where others dare not is what will win you the day. Upon Pedraza’s death, the crumbling cult of personality propping up his sycophants is sure to dissolve in an instant.And due to the relatively small amount of manpower assigned to the assassination squad and skirmishers, that frees up a great deal of resources for coordinated strikes on other areas of importance.You select Bonilla as the assassination detail. It’s a reasonable choice, he’s a seasoned NCO that’s never bucked your orders, has the respect of the men, and should be handy in a straight fight if one happens to break out.In contrast, Almonte and Mondragon are better suited for the distraction and ambush units; Almonte’s penchant for setting explosive traps coupled with Mondragon’s talent for woodcraft and guerrilla strikes is sure to be a potent mix.Meanwhile, Darius and Isaac have their own assignments. Darius’ll lead a contingent of troops and occupy major financial institutions to prevent anyone from trying to flee with the national reserves or collapse the economy. Isaac’ll seize control of the media and ensure that the major television and radio stations are broadcasting anti-Pedraza sentiment; hopefully providing a spark of rebellion that’ll inspire the people to rise up.Upon receiving your orders, your lieutenants excuse themselves to begin preparing their various sections for what is sure to be a historic day in the history of Venezuela.Bonilla, the last to leave, quietly informs you that some of the men could use a morale boost before taking their marching orders.When you survey the camp, you quickly see that his worries are not unfounded. Even among some of the hardened veterans, it’s plain to see that many of them doubt that they’ll return from this operation.As their commander, it’s your job to keep the men motivated and ready for anything.To that end, you…(Feel free to include speaking points / topics)> Deliver a fire and brimstone condemnation of Pedraza and his tyranny. Light the flames of vengeance deep within their hearts as they march forward to deliver the final blow.> Rally them around your hopes and ambitions for the future. Under your banner, you’ll liberate this land and forge a new path forward that each man will have their part to play in.> Inspire them with recollections of what they’ve overcome and the bonds they’ve formed. That they rose from humble beginnings to shake the very foundations of the seat of power, as one.> Waste no time with bandying words or fanciful speeches. Every man knows the score, simply remind them of their duty to the nation and themselves.> Other?
>>5348575>> Deliver a fire and brimstone condemnation of Pedraza and his tyranny. Light the flames of vengeance deep within their hearts as they march forward to deliver the final blow.
>>5348575> Rally them around your hopes and ambitions for the future. Under your banner, you’ll liberate this land and forge a new path forward that each man will have their part to play in.
>>5348585>Support, Revolutions based on forming something better last a lot longer than ones based on just tearing stuff downAlso, it's been a while since we talked about this, but are we going to get the New Gov to funnel us some money still?
>>5348590I've been waiting to see how things ultimately play out to determine what the options are the table are, but that's most probably going to be one of them.
>>5348585>>5348590Alright, roll me some 1d100+25 to see how it goes.No specific DC, this is just to gauge its overall effectiveness.
Rolled 12 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5348603
Rolled 92 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5348603Slow night.
>>5348575> Inspire them with recollections of what they’ve overcome and the bonds they’ve formed. That they rose from humble beginnings to shake the very foundations of the seat of power, as one.> Deliver a fire and brimstone condemnation of Pedraza and his tyranny. Light the flames of vengeance deep within their hearts as they march forward to deliver the final blow.> Rally them around your hopes and ambitions for the future. Under your banner, you’ll liberate this land and forge a new path forward that each man will have their part to play in.
Rolled 38 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5348603Lizard brain makes my dice good(please)
Rolled 9 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5348603
I guess we are at the level of the French revolution. Bring out the black bags and firing lines.
>>5348605>>5348607>>5348610That's one hell of a speech, writing.In the meantime, pick out your equipment while I get the next update ready.Armor:> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> Conventional Armor (Less protection, but may raise fewer red flags)Primary Weapon:> Apokoliptian Carbine (Volatile Intergang tech, capable of putting a hole through damn near anything)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)> M4 Carbine (All-around performer, includes grenade launcher)> Dragunov Sniper Rifle (Excellent at long-range, poorly suited for close-quarter engagements)> Benelli Shotgun (Excellent at close-quarter engagements, suffers at range)Secondary Weapon:> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)> .44 Magnum (Hits hard)> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)Melee Weapon:> Curved Sword (Great for brawling, poor for stealth)> Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)> KABAR (Decent for both stealth / brawling)> Knuckle trench knife (Good for brawling)Explosives: (4 maximum)> Fragmentation> Smoke> Flashbang> Incendiary> Thermite
>>5348619> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced> Beretta M9 (Easy to conceal) (Silenced)>2 Flashbangs>2 Frag grenades
>>5348619> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> Apokoliptian Carbine (Volatile Intergang tech, capable of putting a hole through damn near anything)> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)> KABAR (Decent for both stealth / brawling)> Flashbang x 2> Fragmentation x 2I’m thinking hard hitting stuff for the Squad, some lighter stuff for any stealth, and grenades that aren’t going to turn the mansion into a pyre with us inside.
>>5348619>> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> Apokoliptian Carbine (Volatile Intergang tech, capable of putting a hole through damn near anything)> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)> Curved Sword (Great for brawling, poor for stealth)>2 Flashbangs>2 Frag grenades
>>5348619> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)> Apokoliptian Carbine (Volatile Intergang tech, capable of putting a hole through damn near anything)> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)> KABAR (Decent for both stealth / brawling)> Smoke (1)> Flashbang (1)> Incendiary (2)
Guys are we really not going to leak Suicide Squad evidence to force them to pull out of the country? Aren't we going to just walk into a heavily defended palace with metahuman support with even less of an army to support us? Seems like a really bad idea not to reduce/eliminate the meta numbers.
>>5348619Armor:> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)Primary Weapon:> MP5 SMG (Well-suited for ambush tactics and stealthily engagements) (Silenced)Secondary Weapon:> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)Melee Weapon:> Fairbairn-Sykes knife (Good for stealth)Explosives: (4 maximum)> 1 Smoke> 2 Flashbang> 1 Thermite
>>5348619As tempting as it would be to go on a hate-fueled tirade about Pedraza, you need something more concrete to assuage their concerns. Vitriol only gets you so far, but hope?Hope can overturn even the mightiest of foes. And a smidgen of ambition never hurts either.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTsD2FjmLswYou clamber on top of one of the technicals and begin rallying your men with a speech.> “I won’t lie to anyone, this is the big one; the moment we’ve all been waiting for. Tonight, we march on the tyrant himself, to bring an end to his vile corruption and mold this land back into its former glory! We were all locked away because they feared what we were capable of. And you know what? They were right. Your strength and skills will be the stuff of legend!”You take a quick breath, stopping to gauge the crowd. So far, people are starting to get into it.>”When we topple Pedraza’s throne of lies, they will realize that we are the future! A shining example of ability and bravery for future generations to envy and emulate!” And unlike others who boast of their prowess and cower from a distance, I always lead from the front, shoulder-to-shoulder with all of you! In the course of this final victory, there will be sacrifices, but I will ask for nothing that I am not willing to offer myself!Several begin to nod, remembering that you risked your own hide to ensure the safe withdrawal of the forces that attempted to kidnap Pedraza. > “Even if I should fall in battle, I know that rough men stand ready to wreak havoc in memory of my name; brothers that will carry out the spirit of our struggle to even greater heights! Never forget; whether you be guerrilla, soldier, or criminal; so long as you fight under the banner of the Grand Liberators then you carry the spirit of the nation with you!”Your men look hungry at the picture of the future you’ve painted for them.> “Like our namesake, we will serve as the vanguard of Venezuela, no matter what hardships attempt to block our way! I have nothing but the highest confidence that we will emerge from this grand struggle with Pedraza’s head and the broken wills of his foreign puppet-masters. And this is only the start! Once we have secured the seat of power and handed control of the nation back to the people, we will never be forgotten! A grateful nation and a grateful people are sure to reward us greatly for every ounce of blood and sweat, all that remains is for us to win the greatest fight of our lives!”With a clenched fist, you gesture towards the setting sun and deliver the last section of your call-to-arms.>”GO FORTH AND DELIVER THE FINAL BLOW!”> “FOR VENEZUELA!”> “FOR THE GRAND LIBERATORS!”> “FOR YOURSELVES!”The men cheer, all traces of their previous doubts and concerns washed away in the face of your strong words and equally proven track-record.All that’s left to ensure that you lead them to the victory they deserve.
Rolled 93, 57 + 45 = 195 (2d100 + 45)>>5348645Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+60 to determine how well the skirmishers led by Almonte and Mondragon do.The following list is your selected equipment:Armor:> Apokoliptian Armor (Can tank all kinds of damage, but the Squad knows what it looks like)Primary Weapon:> Apokoliptian Carbine (Volatile Intergang tech, capable of putting a hole through damn near anything)Secondary Weapon:> Colt 1911 (Reliable and hardy) (Silenced)Melee Weapon:> KABAR (Decent for both stealth / brawling)Explosives: (4 maximum)> Flashbang x 2> Fragmentation x 2
Rolled 35 + 60 (1d100 + 60)>>5348648
Rolled 96 + 60 (1d100 + 60)>>5348648
Rolled 82 + 60 (1d100 + 60)>>5348648Lesgo
Rolled 61 (1d100)>>5348648
Rolled 48, 49 + 40 = 137 (2d100 + 40)>>5348649>>5348651>>5348652That's a success.Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+40 to see how Darius' mission goes.DC to be determined.
>>5348651Nice
Rolled 16 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5348656
Rolled 4 (1d100)>>5348656
Rolled 47 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5348656RAAAAAAH
>>5348662Close
Rolled 93 + 40 (1d100 + 40)>>5348662>>5348661>>5348660That's a failure by an unfortunately thin margin.Go ahead and give me some 1d100+35 to see how Isaac's mission is going.DC to be determined.
Rolled 26 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5348665
Rolled 67 (1d100)>>5348665
Rolled 66 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5348665oh fucks sake
Rolled 94 + 40 (1d100 + 40)No>>5348656
Rolled 9 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5348665check this 100
Shit. My roll dont count.
>>5348670>>5348671>>5348672That's a failure, but it doesn't mean they're out of the fight just yet.Things aren't over by a long shot.Writing.
>>5348683You, Bonilla and your crack team of stealth specialists are in position, waiting for the report that you’re clear to begin your approach to the palace.Judging from the screams, explosions, and bursts of gunfire cracking in the distance, the distraction is having its intended effect.Unfortunately, when the first combat reports start rolling down the tacnet, the news is mixed.Almonte and Mondragon have succeeded in baiting out and occupying the majority of the perimeter defenders, and can safely keep them contained without much issue.Unfortunately, both Darius and Isaac have been bogged down with their strikes in the urban centers.Both are requesting additional troops and resources to complete their objectives, but you’re spread too thin. The only available pool of assets at your disposal are the skirmishers.And if you pull them out now, there’s a chance that the perimeter guards will re-establish their positions and jeopardize your ability to successfully sneak through their lines.After quickly weighing the risks, variables, and potential outcomes, you decide to…> Leave the skirmishers in place to cover your infiltration. It’ll guarantee that your team reaches the grounds without detection, but it’ll mean leaving Darius and Isaac on their own.> Dispatch some of the skirmishers to reinforce Darius. It’ll complicate your infiltration path, but you need him to lockdown the financial sector.> Dispatch some of the skirmishers to reinforce Isaac. It’ll complicate your infiltration path, but you need him to stir the people into a revolt.> Dispatch the entirety of the skirmishers to reinforce Darius and Isaac. You’ll lose most of the advantage that the skirmishers bought you, but it’ll ensure that both Darius and Isaac can complete their mission.
>>5348692>> Dispatch some of the skirmishers to reinforce Isaac. It’ll complicate your infiltration path, but you need him to stir the people into a revolt.
leave all but 2 skirmishers with us. Keep the best ones send the rest.
>>5348696I'm a bit confused, anon. Is your plan roughly something like:"Keep a handful of your best skirmishers on duty at the palace and send the rest to reinforce Darius and Isaac?"
>>5348692> Dispatch the entirety of the skirmishers to reinforce Darius and Isaac. You’ll lose most of the advantage that the skirmishers bought you, but it’ll ensure that both Darius and Isaac can complete their mission.
>>5348692> Dispatch the entirety of the skirmishers to reinforce Darius and Isaac. You’ll lose most of the advantage that the skirmishers bought you, but it’ll ensure that both Darius and Isaac can complete their missionOur plan is simple, get in, kill Ped, kill traitor, slip outI'm confident that we can do this
>>5348707Don’t forget we need to grab the Ace
Yes. Stupid phone posting. Must keep short.>>5348699
Rolled 60, 37 + 70 = 167 (2d100 + 70)Alright, looks like we're sending virtually all of the skirmishers to reinforce both Darius and Isaac.Roll me some 1d100+80(No Shadow Cloak this time, too many people with you.)
Rolled 41 + 80 (1d100 + 80)>>5348716Super duper sneaky
>>5348716Ignore the (No Shadow Cloak) part, accidentally copied the wrong bit from my notes. The +80 has that factored in already.
Rolled 93 + 80 (1d100 + 80)So if they airdrop the General AGAIN are we going to go for the salty runback or are we gonna tell him that we just had a trip down to the docks and have his organization by the balls? Part of me wants to kick his ass now that our armor is even tougher and we have more options available. But another part of me wants to get them to pull out right in front of Pedraza and Delrio as the ultimate power move. He'd know we weren't bluffing. Probably.On that note, I'll die laughing if they brought in a walking tazer meta and we can just strangle him to death while he tries to zap us with our new immunity. I wonder if someone pours enough current into us if it would set clothes or the nearby area on fire just from the way electricity loves to heat shit up. That'd be a double boost for us being as we are pyrophilic. >>5348716fucking dice, work
Rolled 38 + 80 (1d100 + 80)>>5348716
>>5348719>>5348722>>5348723That's a success, looks like your gamble paid off.Writing.
>>5348727https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOCpvHnGvNEYou can’t just leave Darius or Isaac in the lurch.After passing on an order to Almonte and Mondragon to reroute all but their most skilled skirmishers, you and your squad of headhunters make your approach to the palace before the defenders can re-consolidate their positions.Your target is Miraflores Palace, the traditional residence of the Venezuelan president. Old pictures reveal that it used to be a classy place, but Pedraza decided that a remodel into his tacky vacation home was in order.It’s usually very heavily guarded, but the distraction Almonte and Mondragon cooked up was able to open up a route through the various checkpoints and security checks that would’ve stymied you otherwise.There’s still a skeleton crew manning the outside of the palace, but your men are able to eliminate them without any disturbances.You’re sure to run into more opposition on the inside, is there anything you’d like to do to rig the odds in your favor?You…> Hack into the security system and see if you can make the path ahead easier. You’ve already made a mockery of their network security a couple times, might as well add another to the tally.> Look for a secret entrance or alternate route inside. Pedraza’s the kind of paranoid bastard that’d have an escape tunnel or something dug into the foundations.> Disguise your men as guards and have them silently clear the way for you. You’d look a little conspicuous in all your armor, so it’ll be up to Bonilla and his lot.> Attempt to scale the building and work your way down from on-high. The majority of their defenses are likely positioned elsewhere, giving you an excellent opportunity to dodge the brunt of it.> Other?
>>5348744> Hack into the security system and see if you can make the path ahead easier. You’ve already made a mockery of their network security a couple times, might as well add another to the tally.
>>5348744> Hack into the security system and see if you can make the path ahead easier. You’ve already made a mockery of their network security a couple times, might as well add another to the tally.Getting rid of alarms, cameras and, God forbid, turrets would be a huge help
>>5348744>> Hack into the security system and see if you can make the path ahead easier. You’ve already made a mockery of their network security a couple times, might as well add another to the tally.
>>5348744>Hack into the security system and see if you can make the path ahead easier. You’ve already made a mockery of their network security a couple times, might as well add another to the tally.
>>5348746>>5348748>>5348750>>5348753>>5348756Go ahead and roll me some 1d100+35DC: 75 / 95
Rolled 54 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5348757
Rolled 80 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5348757ok
Rolled 8 + 35 (1d100 + 35)>>5348757
Rolled 67 + 35 (1d100 + 35)What are the chances after rolling in the 90s tonight this roll kills us? >>5348757
>>5348764And our savior is… this guy!
>>5348764
>>5348758>>5348764>>5348765That's an excellent success, writing.Starting to get tired, so I'm going to go ahead and call it here.We'll pick back up on Monday at 5:00 PM EST.So far so good, anons; let's see if you can keep it going.As always, hope to see you all there!
>>5348770See you Monday, can't wait to get these guys and our gun
>>5348770Great writing as always Axis, see you on Monday. Death to Pedraza!
NOT LONG AGO You light up the last of your looted smokes and take a deep drag as you study the aftermath of the latest rumble in the jungle.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6GTGCskxnQToday’s job was to torch one of the enemy’s rapidly dwindling supply dumps and tighten your stranglehold over their supply lines. The raid itself was nothing special, managed to roll in under cover of night, steal everything worthwhile, and burned the rest.They managed to squeal for help before getting ripped apart, so you were forced to keep things fluid.As a result, a company of light armored hunter-killers were hot your heels, but the retards ended up overextending themselves. Turns out that remotely disabling their navigation systems and jamming their comms makes it real easy to lure them into traps. And thanks to the swanky hardware that the boss outfitted your little paramilitary group with, the boys ripped em a new asshole.The bursts of gunfire and victory cries in the distance must mean that the cleanup crew’s nearly done with the survivors. You were a bit squeamish about it at first, but you get used to it. It’s not like they don’t deserve it, anyhow.That was one of Bonilla’s first orders when he heard what happened to the boss; no quarter asked, no quarter given.Yeah, ever since he went down and that rat fuck Delrio flipped over to El Presidente, things have gotten hot and heavy. Sucks that you had to change camps; was really starting to get used to the area.The new camp is a lot shittier than the old one, but it’s somewhat better than getting murdered in your sleep.Good thing the boss managed to pull through and pass on that Delrio was treating you all like a bunch of marks. Otherwise, who knows what that treacherous piece of shit would’ve pulled.Too bad that the slippery bastard managed to dodge the boys dispatched to pay him a visit. He’s still in the country though, the Rats have spies watching the borders for any signs of movement.They haven’t clocked him yet, but it’s only a matter of time until he gets cornered.And boy, did he ever fuck up when he tried to double-cross the boss.
>>5350509When you heard the news that the boss was alive and kicking, albeit stuffed in the cooler; you could hardly believe it.Stubborn bastard must have the devil in his corner. He’ll have a lot of catching up to do, especially since the burning of the Assembly has thrown the Grand Liberators to the top-of-the rebel foodchain.Pedraza’s got your little band brothers on the top of his hitlist, but that hasn’t stopped anyone from continuing to operate.Problem is, casualties are starting to mount despite the victories, and there’s some major squabbling going on about our next big move.Somehow, you found yourself doing your best to fill the void that the boss left behind. Got your own squad of raiders and killers, and have been calling your own shots for a while.There’s a simple clarity to life in the Grand Liberators. Every so often, you, Darius, and the rest of your cell pop out of hiding, shoot as many guys as possible, steal everything not nailed down, and use it to ram something nasty down Pedraza’s throat.Sure wish the boss had managed to finish the job before that freak jumped him, but it’s not like he could’ve seen that one coming. On the bright side, one of the reds managed to get ahold of the original footage and made sure to distribute it as far and wide as possible.The bootlegs are grainy are shaky, but it still proves that somebody’s trying to tip the scales in El Presidente’s favor.But that’s way above your paygrade.It’s kinda funny how things play out. When you came down here, you wanted something to bloody you up a little and prove that you’ve got the stones to make it when the chips are down.Well, you got your wish. And more.You used to try and keep track of things that originally seemed important.Kills.Losses.Days since you’ve had a shower.But it’s become a lot easier to just focus on making it day-by-day and slowly choking the life out of the regime.And hey, it’s still better than trying to run with any of the gangs in Blüdhaven.
(Still working on other interlude stuff, but managed to get this one in a place I'm happy with. Hope you like it.)
>>5350513Me like it, yes.
>>5350513Good shit Axis, love to see that our boys are good and are well trained. Hopefully they aren't so bad in the head like us, or that they could remain mentally healty enough
>>5350511uh, isaac came around a lot from a low end thug from the intergang to a leader of his own team. i think it is kinda amazing how well he did since he is what, 19, 20? hope by the end of venezuela mission both of them come out as veteran as they get, no one is calling him a greenboy anymore
>>5350551FNG no more.
>>5350513Considering how all the pros we work with and we have one or multiple codenames, would darius and isaac also get codenames during or after this?They're not like genghis or gremlin tier but i feel like they've achieved a level of proficiency.
>>5350844 That is a distinct possibility.
>>5348770After cracking open a junction box, you’re able to tap into the palace’s internal CCTV feed and lock the cameras into a permanent loop.Unless they’ve got a particularly eagle-eyed security guard watching the monitors, they won’t notice a thing. While you’re there, you also take the liberty of blocking their external alarm system while one of your men cracks the lock to the front door. With no alarms, they can’t scream for reinforcements if you’re spotted halfway through.After heading inside and posting a small rearguard to cover your back in case of unexpected difficulties, you’re now faced with the prospect of combing the place for your targets.So far, it doesn't look like you've attracted any heat, but you can't afford to start celebrating just yet.You’ve got a lot of ground to cover, so you’ll need to think it through carefully.Your first priority is to locate…> Pedraza. He’s the flimsy strut holding this deck of cards from collapsing; knock him off the board and everything changes. > Delrio. If you can take him out, that should lessen some of the security around Pedraza; that, and you’ve got some unfinished business to take care of.> The Ace of Winchesters. It’s your original reason for heading to Venezuela, and finding it would mean that you won’t be leaving empty-handed if things spiral out of control.> Other?
>>5351886>> Pedraza. He’s the flimsy strut holding this deck of cards from collapsing; knock him off the board and everything changes.
>>5351886> Pedraza. He’s the flimsy strut holding this deck of cards from collapsing; knock him off the board and everything changes.I don't think anyone under Pedraza's employ knows the full potential of the ace, so it'll be safe most likely And we can get the location out of Pedraza before we end him, if need be
>>5351886> The Ace of Winchesters. It’s your original reason for heading to Venezuela, and finding it would mean that you won’t be leaving empty-handed if things spiral out of control.
>>5351895>>5351898>>5351902Alright, looks like we're keeping our eyes on the prize.Roll me some 1d5 until I get three unique rolls.
Rolled 3 (1d5)>>5351919
Rolled 2 (1d5)>>5351919
Rolled 3 (1d5)>>5351919Lesgo
>>5351919
Rolled 2 (1d5)>>5351919>>5351939Let's try that again
I can see we are gonna be here all day
>>5351920>>5351922>>5351927>>5351935>>5351940That's a statistically unlikely number of 2s and 3s, feel free to roll again if you'd like.
Rolled 5 (1d5)>>5351942
Rolled 2 (1d5)>>5351919Another three!
Rolled 2 (1d5)>>5351920>>5351922>>5351927>>5351935>>5351940uh>>5351919
Rolled 4 (1d5)>>5351942The dice gods demand another 3 or 2
Rolled 36, 52 + 20 = 108 (2d100 + 20)Alright, got some interesting results from that.Go ahead and roll me some 1d100s+50DC to be determined.
Rolled 9 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351951Pushovers
Rolled 36 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351951These rolls, I can see you trying to lure us into a sense of security...
Rolled 80 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351951Watch as we all get 1s!(I'm joking please)
Rolled 59, 67, 22 + 75 = 223 (3d100 + 75)>>5351955>>5351956>>5351960That's a success!Go ahead and give me another set of 1d100+50DC to be determined once again.>>5351956 You got me, this is the setup for my triple crit
Rolled 67 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351968YAMEROOOOO
Rolled 20 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351968you sly devil
Rolled 84 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351968nothing but good vibes today
Rolled 98, 35 + 55 = 188 (2d100 + 55)>>5351970>>5351971>>5351972That's a failure.Go ahead and, give me one last round of 1d100+50DC to once again be determined.
Rolled 42 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351979>98Fucking dice gods, now we need to roll a crit
Rolled 13 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351979this is bullshit
Rolled 42 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351979>Dat 98Things are about to get spicy
Rolled 97 + 50 (1d100 + 50)>>5351968Damn bro the fuck they get a +75 for? These guys are tweakin'. Must be scared as fuck to be that high strung.>>5351979>98oof
>>5351981>>5351983>>5351988That's a failure, writing.
>>5351988>>5351989I SHOULDN'T HAVE ROLLED FUUUUCK
>>5351995dude... nothing would have changedYou know what could have changed it? Luck Drain
>>5351995Still would have failed, man. Don't worry about it. Only a hundo could have spared us.
>>5351998As a reminder, all you guys need to do is suggest switching it on.Especially since it longer targets allies.
>>5352003Turn that shit on for the next rolls.
>>5352003Not to be that kinda guy but why wouldn't it just be a passive at that point?
>>5351998>>5351999Huh, I missed enemy modifier being 55Still feels bad tho
Rolled 12 (1d15)>>5352007Fair enough, I just never considered that possibility because the "no hitting allies" upgrade was relatively recent.I'll go ahead and try it out as a passive.This'll be your + / enemy - for the next rolls.
>>5352014>I just never considered that possibilityNo biggie. Apparently we all forgot the ability existed in the first place despite voting about it last week.
>>5352024We're very silly people, aren't we?
>>5352031True silly billies.
>>5351993Overall, it’s a pretty simple decision.If you can tear Pedraza down, everything that he’s built and everyone that relies on his aid goes down with him.You’ll have plenty of time to raid his vaults and snuff out Delrio later, once you’ve got the main objective locked down.At first, things go simply as you sneak through the palace.Thanks to your quiet entrance and neutralization of the palace security cameras, creeping up on and eliminating bored guards is almost too easy.Guess they got complacent, figured that they’d earned themselves a safe, cushy posting away from the frontlines. And as a result, they let their guards down.It’s a worthwhile lesson to take to heart; that complacency kills more slowly but just as throughly as a bullet.During the course of your hunt for the tyrant, you begin checking one of the upper floors for any sign of his presence. In the interest of carefulness, you check every room throughly.One one such sweep, you’re combing some fancy ballroom when things take a sudden and abrupt shiftIn the corner of your eye, a figure launches themselves directly at you in a shocking display of athleticism.Before you can fully get out of their way, your assailant drives some kind of wicked-looking knife-gauntlet into the side of your armor, damaging, but failing to fully penetrate it.If you hadn’t been packing your heavy gear, that would’ve gone right into a kidney or something equally nasty.Bonilla and the rest of your men are quick to drive the figure back with some well placed bursts of gunfire, but an absolute behemoth of a man shields her from the bullets, all of which just bounce off of him.Fuck, that’s never a good sign.There’s an uneasy moment of peace when the smoke clears, and you use the opportunity to study your opposition more closely, as they do the same in return.You vaguely recognize these two as the unknowns that showed up at the docks, right before you blew it to kingdom come.
>>5352014>>5352024I thought it was already being factored honestly. It's true what they say about assuming.
>>5352046The woman is giving you one hell of a death-glare, while her colossal companion just looks bored out of his mind.“So, you’re the one.” She spits, obviously festering with rage.“I’ve been looking forward to ripping your heart out for weeks, just to show you what it feels like.”> “That’s odd, especially since I don’t think we’ve ever met.” You remark, flippantly.The nonchalant reply seems to only further infuriate her, but the man mountain in the surprisingly classy suit rumbles out a warning before she can make another run on your life.“Enough talk. Just kill him and be done with it. I’ll keep his dogs busy.”“Gladly.” She snarls, intently locking gazes with you specifically.Damn, you really must’ve pissed in her cornflakes at some point, but you have genuinely no idea who in the fuck she is.Still, it looks like’s she determined to punch your ticket, so that’s the only thing that truly matters.You decide to…> Goad her into doing something stupid. After all, she’s already most of the way there, you just need to give her a little push. (Include a general comment / topic to needle her with.)> Land a crippling shot with your carbine. Doesn’t matter how acrobatic you are if you don’t have a leg to stand on.> Bring out the Claw. If she wants to get down and dirty, you’re more than happy to return the favor.> Put a frag grenade directly at her feet. That ought to handle things nicely.> Cast a spell (Specify)> Other?
>>5352050And here's her partner who is currently squaring up with Bonilla and your men.
>>5352050>> Bring out the Claw. If she wants to get down and dirty, you’re more than happy to return the favor.Is this Knockout's gf? Sheet
>>5352050> Land a crippling shot with your carbine. Doesn’t matter how acrobatic you are if you don’t have a leg to stand on.
>>5352050>Put a frag grenade directly at her feet. That ought to handle things nicely."I hope you like pineapple."
>>5352050>> Bring out the Claw. If she wants to get down and dirty, you’re more than happy to return the favor.UNGA BUNGA
>>5352050> Goad her into doing something stupid. After all, she’s already most of the way there, you just need to give her a little push. (Include a general comment / topic to needle her with.)>Poke fun at how she's in all leather like some sort of dominatrix or prostitute>>5352054Oh God look at that mustache, he's gonna win
>>5352050> Goad her into doing something stupid. After all, she’s already most of the way there, you just need to give her a little push. (Include a general comment / topic to needle her with.)I want to defenstrate her. Go on about how she's a literal who.
>>5352050>> Goad her into doing something stupid. After all, she’s already most of the way there, you just need to give her a little push. (Include a general comment / topic to needle her with.)>"I'll just have to scrape you off from my boot like I did with whatever is up your ass."Absolute dismissal. And then > Land a crippling shot with your carbine. Doesn’t matter how acrobatic you are if you don’t have a leg to stand on.If she jumps she deserves to get shot. If you can't fly then being mid-air is begging someone to hit you while you pretty much can't dodge.>>5352062What a man.
>>5352050>> Land a crippling shot with your carbine. Doesn’t matter how acrobatic you are if you don’t have a leg to stand on.
Rolled 31, 2, 16 + 10 = 59 (3d100 + 10)>>5352062>>5352066>>5352068Alright, looks like we're trying to get under her skin.Roll me some 1d100+25(You get +12, she gets -12 to the final rolls)DC to be determined.
Rolled 50 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5352072Let's see if I should roll tonight
Rolled 10 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5352072whoah, she's making it really easy
Rolled 26 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5352072A 2? Man someone is not having a good time right now
Rolled 62 + 25 (1d100 + 25)>>5352072Good dice? :D
Rolled 16, 45 + 35 = 96 (2d100 + 35)>>5352073>>5352075>>5352077That's a success, go ahead and give me some 1d100+20DC to be determined.
Rolled 18 + 20 (1d100 + 20)>>5352082
Rolled 40 (1d100)>>5352082
Rolled 100 + 20 (1d100 + 20)>>5352082
>>5352050>Goad her into doing something stupid. After all, she’s already most of the way there, you just need to give her a little push. (Include a general comment / topic to needle her with.)>"Like, WHO are you? Some kind or wicked fan or some shit that wants to kill me? Did I steal your lunch money back in School?... No wait! Lizzy, it's you? I'm sorry I didn't text you back then, I'm really sorry!"My take is that she's Plastique's gf, or even the guy with the explosive traps in the first raidALSO>Try to go for some weird chase scene a la Tom & JerryWe already did that against our evil vision, and it might work again
>>5352085Every.Single.Time.
>>5352085>>5352082This is a hate crime now lmao
>>5352082>>5352085
>>5352085SHEEEEESH
>>5352085
Please tell me that roll was to bring out the claw or to kill.>>5352085
>>5352121its a +20 soo I think we shot her
>>5352121If it was up to me it would be for big man to just have an aneurysm. Sometimes shit happens.
>>5352121Whatever it is it's hilarious.>"Go murder this guy while I take care of the mobs.">insta-gibbed>"Oh bother."
>>5352123If so it should be instant right between the eyes (ala Bullseye/Deadshot) or shoot through her and into her friend.
>>5352072Back in the Corps, you cultivated the uncanny ability to get people to nearly froth at the mouth with anger, as several of your previous lieutenants can attest.Never would’ve thought it would’ve been as useful as all the combat experience you picked up, but you’re not complaining.Psychological warfare is always a valid tactic, and you’ve got a juicy target on a hair-trigger.Hell, she’s already off her rocker, might as well really give her something to chew on.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jynTNYSKNuk> “No, seriously. Who are you? Did Pedraza send you to stripper-assassin school or something? I only ask because of the outfit.”“I’m here because you killed the only person who ever cared about me!”> “Plenty of people have loved ones, that doesn’t exactly narrow it down much. Got anything else for me? ”“Her name was Knockout! And you’re going to wish for death once I’m done with you!”Knockout, that name rings a distant bell before it all comes flooding back.She was that one Amazon that got blown up by the Unknown Soldier’s kamikaze maneuver.It’s a shame you don’t have her sword or shield at the moment, otherwise it’d be incredibly easy to really get the blood boiling.Still, you’ve got more than enough material to work with as is.You adopt an exaggerated thinking pose, before making an “Aha!” motion.> “You mean that circus sideshow I fragged a while back? That’s who this is all about?”You can tell that you struck a nerve and decide to keep plowing forward, keeping a careful eye on the redheaded psycho as you do so.> “She does kinda remind me of you, especially the prostitute outfit. I just hope you aren’t as hard to scrape off my boots as she was. Stains are a nightmare to get out of this thing.”She’s practically steaming, you just need something to really get her over the edge of reason.
>>5352136> “She was begging like a little bitch when she died. Has anyone told you that?”With a roar that sounds more beast than human, she pounces directly at you, which proves to be a critical mistake.In that moment, time seems to stand still as your mind leaps into action and casually starts drawing up the angles.With one calculated and economical movement, you draw your carbine and begin lining up the shot, merely waiting for the perfect moment to strike.Right at the apex of her momentum, you put several bolts directly into both her legs, causing horrific damage.> Skill Improved! Walking Apokolips: +25 to combat rolls when using Apokoliptian firearms.As a result, instead of her intended strike, she ends up landing in a heap at your feet.Well, that went about as well as you could’ve hoped.How would you like to finish her off?> Curb-stomp her. Quick, painless, and brutal.> Nail her with a fuckload of Lightning Bolts. It’ll be a good measure of how juice you output.> Crush her with an Abyssal Shield. Nice and slow, just like the death she promised you with.> Blow her to pieces with a frag grenade. Just like how Knockout went out.> Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors death.> Other?
>>5352138>Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors death.Considering how badly she jobbed, she doesn't deserve a special death.
>>5352138>Curb-stomp her. Quick, painless, brutal.
>>5352138>> Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors death.Moving on
>>5352138> Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors death.Jobbed worse than Bat Girl; don't think we can really hate her. Or like her. In a meta POV though, its pretty cool that we got to fight Scandal after finishing Knockout, she sure as hell didn't expect anon's dicework though, lol
>>5352138> Curb-stomp her. Quick, painless, and brutal.
>>5352138> Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors death.
>>5352138>> Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors death.also before she die's tell her the truth that a guy in bandages killed them both when he killed himself to try and get us
>>5352138>Just shoot her with your carbine. She doesn’t deserve the honor of a warriors deathSean "The knee-buster" Clayton doing it againhttps://youtu.be/LpcI5JJeIpQ
>>5352149>also before she die's tell her the truth that a guy in bandages killed them both when he killed himself to try and get us+1
