Dark Shadows 3 (Havana): Black Dawn

[grimgrimly]

Hi Guys,

I just need to know what you are doing with your experience and what equipment you are sporting to start off with (if you are not using experience :-S then let me know anyways). You can post here or in the discussion thread. Remember the adventure starts off with a raid on an apartment in downtown Havana. You may choose the time.

Players:
1 Kilroy (Kurt Mueller-Special Forces)
2 Durandal (Robert Marino-Spy)
3 Tarion (Jack Sanderson-Killer)
4 LefthandedYeti (Erick Liu-Ninja)
5 EC (Lavo Grunnberg-Big Bruiser)
6 DrakonTheNightLord (Drakon 'Red' Knight-Techie)

Wait List
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Other helpful things:

Experience from Adventure 2

So experience is:

Base + Misc = experience

Base XP

Everyone gets 6 base xp

Misc XP

Yeti gets 1 misc xp for saving the priest.

So.... that everyone's xp is as follows (including previous xp)
EC 14
Tarion 16
Yeti 11
Dur 12
Kilroy 6

:arrow: For reference, your characters stats are posted here:http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/dark-shadows-2-cape-town-take-down-characters-t68616.html

Spending Experience

Here's what you can do with experience:

New Fu Powers cost ( 3 + x ) xp per power. x = the number of fu schticks you will have once you gain this new one.

New Gun Schticks cost ( 8 + x ) xp per schtick. x = the number of Gun schticks you will have once you gain this new one. You can't get new gun schticks if your action value in guns is LESS than 12.

New skills cost ( 8 + x ) xp. x = your rating in the base attribute of the skill. In order to learn a new skill you must undergo a training montage.

Skill bonuses: You can increase by 1 a bonus in a skill you already know by spending experience equal to the new Action value you will have once you increase the skill.

Attributes:

To raise a primary attribute by 1 costs (8x) xp. X=your attribute rating once you raise it.
To raise a secondary attribute by 1 costs (4x) xp. X=your attribute rating once you raise it.


Just pm or post here about how you want to use your xp.



Wait There's More!

Do you have any regrets about your character? Don't! Put too many points into fry-cookery and not enough into kick-assery? Don't worry!

If you want to redesign your character, use a different archetype or even start over with a new character, you can! And you get to KEEP all of your xp. This offer applies to anyone up to and including their third adventure.

Rules (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/dark-shadows-rules-etc-t58332.html)
Game 1: Nightmare in Pointe Noire (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/dark-shadows1-nightmare-in-pointe-noire-fin-t59019.html)
Game 2 Cape Town Take Down (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/dark-shadows-2-cape-town-take-down-epilogue-t62306.html)

edit: Important 40k forum Links
Background (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1053340.html#p1053340)
archetypes: Big Bruiser, Ninja, Killer, ExSpecial forces, Thief, Spy, Techie (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1051909.html#p1051909)
archetypes: GI Joe, Maverick Cop, Karate Cop (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1097144.html#p1097144)
Gun Schticks and Fu Schticks (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1051916.html#p1051916)
More Gun Schticks (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1056780.html#p1056780)
Extra Class Schticks for Ninja, GI Joe, and Spy (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1097144.html#p1097144)
Hurtful Things (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1052364.html#p1052364)
Vehicle Rules, Schticks and Vehicles (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1081237.html#p1081237)
Pulp Schticks (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1087184.html#p1087184)
Injuries and Death (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1100937.html#p1100937)
Experience (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1110290.html#p1110290)
Characters (http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/dark-shadows-2-cape-town-take-down-characters-t68616.html)

[DrakonTheNightLord]

I'll take the Colt Detective Special, and several throwing daggers.

[grimgrimly]

Don't overwhelm me all at once...

Guys I'm going to start the game in 3-4 games.

Please let me know what you want to beef up with xp. My advice is to raise your Martial Arts, guns, or pick up a schtick. It's really not hard. If you have 14 in guns and want 15 it will cost you 15 points.

[lefthandedyeti]

Is this campaign gonna be like the last one, where there's an emphasis on concealment?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Or action, like the first?

[Enigmacookie]

Yeah, sorry. Could you post my character in the "characters" thread?

[grimgrimly]

As I have written before I am going to try and make this game as broadly challenging as possible. So be ready for anything.

[Enigmacookie]

Okay, so I kind of didn't understand the whole system with XP and stuff. But I'd like to do some changes, if possible:

Remove all skill points invested in driving.
Dividing as many skill points as I can between Intimidation and Martial arts. Would that be possible?

/confused at the number of threads

[grimgrimly]

Okay, so I kind of didn't understand the whole system with XP and stuff.

Just tell me what you would like to increase and I will tell you how much it will cost.


But I'd like to do some changes, if possible:

Remove all skill points invested in driving.
Dividing as many skill points as I can between Intimidation and Martial arts. Would that be possible?


That would be possible. I'll need to look at that when I get home.





/confused at the number of threads

Sorry. There should only be 3 thread of concern to you:

1) The game thread in active games.
2) The rules and discussion thread in the discussion forum.
3) The characters thread in the discussion forum.

I've made a separate thread for the characters for ease of reference. I didn't want your characters getting buried if there was a lot of posts in the rules thread.

All of the links I have posted link to posts in one of these three threads.

[grimgrimly]

Okay, so I kind of didn't understand the whole system with XP and stuff. But I'd like to do some changes, if possible:

Remove all skill points invested in driving.
Dividing as many skill points as I can between Intimidation and Martial arts. Would that be possible?


Your starting skills were:
1 Guns +3 8 (Max 10)
2 Info:Your Choice +2 (9)
3 Intimidation +4 11
4 Martial arts +7 (=12)

You had 6 points to put into your skills.
You put 2 into guns, 2 into drive, and I have no clue what happened to the other points.

So I am guessing you want to keep the 2 in guns, drop 2 from drive and then put 4 into intimidation?

Your skills would look like this:
1 Guns 10
2 Info:Bouncer 9
3 Intimidation 15
4 Martial arts 12

Does that work for you?

As for xp, if you wanted you could raise any of your skills by +1 except for Intimidation (which would cost 16 points to raise to 16).

[Enigmacookie]

Sounds good! I'll choose to raise martial arts to 13
Thanks :D

[grimgrimly]

Sounds good! I'll choose to raise martial arts to 13
Thanks :D

Done and all changes have been noted in your profile. Congratulations, you are now one of the scariest men on the planet with your intimidation of 15.

Experience Points:
EC 1
Tarion 2
Yeti 11
Dur 12
Kilroy 6

Okay, anyone else? Oh yes, Tarion I have to note your new schtick. Can you let me know which are the exact guns that are your sig weapons? A tiny blurb on why they are your sig weapons would be nice too.

[grimgrimly]

Durandal and Yeti

Will you be changing anything or spending experience?

[Durandal]

Escape Artist schtick I suppose.

[grimgrimly]

Escape Artist schtick I suppose.

Sure.

Most schticks cost 8 + x xp so I will set pulp schticks, drive schticks, and other misc. schticks at this level.

So this will cost you 8 + 1 (1 being the amount of pulp schticks you will have after buying this schtick) = 9 xp.

[lefthandedyeti]

I would like to switch out all the points I have in Fix-it.

So I'd like 3 in guns, 3 in martial arts, 3 in deceit, and 2 in intrusion.

I'd also like to buy the "Fade" pulp schtick - do I need to take a limitation too?

EDIT: And do we need to submit loadouts for our characters?

[grimgrimly]

I would like to switch out all the points I have in Fix-it.

So I'd like 3 in guns, 3 in martial arts, 3 in deceit, and 2 in intrusion.

I'd also like to buy the "Fade" pulp schtick - do I need to take a limitation too?

EDIT: And do we need to submit loadouts for our characters?

Hmm, I'll have to see your archetype to see if you can take anything out of fix-it or add anything to martial arts.

Fade will cost you 9 xp; no you don't need to take a limitation.

I NEED ALL OF YOUR LOAD OUTS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE GAME!!!

[Tarion]

Right my signature weapons are my Desert Eagles from last time (2x Handguns, Desert Eagle .50 Magnum, 12/3/9+1, 1, P) which I've been using pretty solidly all the way through.

They're "signature" because he never goes anywhere without them. Used through all the missions so far, and (I think) have racked up the highest mook kill count with them ( :P ). They're treated lovingly, and with care

Also going to pack the same short sword as before, hidden beneath clothing. Silencers for my pistols (which are holstered at my belt beneath my long coat).

We're going in a car, yeah? Going to load a sniper rifle into the boot of it.

Can anyone think of any eventualities I've missed? Not packing anything for dealing with seriously tough targets (Like say... tanks, or the Destroyer from the first mission).

[grimgrimly]

Just a reminder, the mission specs are this:

You are all flying into Havana to wipe out a terrorist cell. They are holed up in an apartment building in downtown Havana. You will be working with a CIA intel team who has been tracking them.

As for equipment requisition, you can have anything that might be reasonably used in the mission. Guns, explosives, small gadgets are fine. More... 'interesting' items will need a damn artful explanation.

I'm skipping making someone a team leader since the role hasn't been too important over the last few missions, but if you want to elect a leader that's fine.

[Enigmacookie]

Permitted equipment?
Also, what kind of weapons could Lavo use efficiently again?
Clubs and shotguns was it? Or something...like that? :lol:

[grimgrimly]

Permitted equipment?


Anything within reason.


Also, what kind of weapons could Lavo use efficiently again?
Clubs and shotguns was it? Or something...like that? :lol:

You can use anything allowed to you with your skills. So you can make use of any firearm or hand to hand weapon you want (within reason).

Since you are so damn strong you can double wield weapons that normal folks couldn't (e.g. shot guns/M60s). You can also carry and use vehicle or tripod mounted weapons.

But you won't be able to get a minigun for this mission if you are wondering...

[grimgrimly]

I would like to switch out all the points I have in Fix-it.

So I'd like 3 in guns, 3 in martial arts, 3 in deceit, and 2 in intrusion.


Okay, your martial arts and intrusion skills are fixed at creation so you can't change your starting level. They can be increased through xp though.

Of your 6 skill bonuses:

You put 2 extra points into fix-it. those can be reclaimed.
You put 1 extra point into guns and having reached your starting maximum of 11.
You put 1 extra point into deceit. Your max starting deceit is 12 and you are at 11.
You also put 2 extra points into Information: chemistry. I remember that you wanted computers. On consideration I would allow that if you wanted it.

[Enigmacookie]

Allright. Gonna equip him with two shotguns like this one (http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/images-products-2061132.jpg), then.

And a meat axe (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Chopper,_meat_axe.jpg) for good measure.

[Durandal]

Question, would remote mines alá Goldeneye be out of the question?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

I shall take a kevlar vest if that's at all possible. And this.
http://acpupdates.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/famas.jpg

[lefthandedyeti]

Ah I forgot fix-it was a starting skill. In that case leave my skills as they were. Since the campaign's time period is a little bit before widespread use of computers chemistry fits better. I kinda like the Martial-artist assassin build I've got going.

For my loadout, I'd like my silenced colt and two extra mags in a shoulder holster/concealed carry rig. Combat knife on my belt. All hidden under a long sleeve button up shirt. I'd also like an MP5SD with 4 magazines in a backpack.

[grimgrimly]

Ah I forgot fix-it was a starting skill. In that case leave my skills as they were. Since the campaign's time period is a little bit before widespread use of computers chemistry fits better. I kinda like the Martial-artist assassin build I've got going.

For my loadout, I'd like my silenced colt and two extra mags in a shoulder holster/concealed carry rig. Combat knife on my belt. All hidden under a long sleeve button up shirt. I'd also like an MP5SD with 4 magazines in a backpack.

Yeti you might want to consider taking a skill point and putting it into this schtick:

New Class Specific Schticks :
* Ninja, Extra Sneaky: When making Intrusion rolls to avoid being seen, you get +2 to your AV and can make use of cover that others can't. If your GM is applying Difficulty modifiers to intrusion checks due to poor cover, bright lighting , and so forth, your GM should adjust the Difficulty down by 2 for Ninja's with Extra Sneaky. Note that this only applies to not being detected - it doesn't help when using Intrusion to pick locks , crack safes, defeat security systems etc.

o To get this schtick during character creation, use 1 skill
bonus. To add this schtick to your already existing Ninja,
spend 12 experience points.

[lefthandedyeti]

Ooh yeah I glossed over that one.

I'll take one outta fix it to put into that skill.

[grimgrimly]

Escape Artist schtick I suppose.

8 + 1 = 9xp


I'd also like to buy the "Fade" pulp schtick


8 + 1 = 9xp



Ooh yeah I glossed over that one.

I'll take one outta fix it to put into that skill.

Done.

:lol: If the players in all of my games read through what I have posted I'm sure they would find a COMBINATION of interesting things.


Question, would remote mines alá Goldeneye be out of the question?

Ah me and my big mouth. You have 4.

Here's the xp left

EC 1
Tarion 2
Yeti 2
Dur 3
Kilroy 6

Kilroy, you can earn some xp prior to the mission if you want.

check out this post:
http://40kforums.com/phpBB3/post1110290.html#p1110290

I could give you up to 2 extra for your background and 3 extra for write ups of other missions you guys have gone on. That would bring you up to 11. You could raise your MA with that. You could also buy a fu schtick (or two), a drive schtick or a pulp schtick.

Drakon, you can pick up a free drive schtick if you want one.

Starting Equipment

EC: x2 Mossberg Special Purpose shotguns, meat axe
Tarion: X2 .50 mag Desert Eagles--silenced (Sig), short sword, AI PM Counter Terrorist sniper rifle
Yeti: silenced colt w/ two extra mags, combat knife on my belt, MP5SD w/ 4 mags
Dur: 4 remote mines
Kilroy:
Drak: FA-MAS, Colt Detective Special, X4 throwing daggers, light Kevlar vest (+1 tgh, -1 agl), gadgets

okay guys, anything else, back up ammo mags?

To further elaborate the mission:
The terrorist cell is holing up in an apartment complex. The complex is owned and guarded by the Saldurtuns, one of Cuba's most vicious gangs. Scattered throughout the complex are a number of meth, crack, and heroin labs as well.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Some ammo, and HE grenades. And I'll take the drive schtick.

[grimgrimly]

Some ammo, and HE grenades. And I'll take the drive schtick.

"A" drive schtick. click the proper link in the first post in this thread and you will find the post with them in. There's one that's perfect for you.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Demolition Driver, then.

[Durandal]

Could I also have the same load out as last mission sans combat vest?

[Enigmacookie]

I want a combat west, though. I want as much of Lavo as possible to be covered in kevlar. Stylish.

[lefthandedyeti]

Ooh... didn't know that bit about meth and coke labs...

If I could, I'd like a gas mask so I don't inhale anything... undesirable.

[grimgrimly]

just waiting for Kilroy.

Oh Kilroy?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Dude's been absent for awhile...

[grimgrimly]

Dude's been absent for awhile...


I'll give him until tomorrow then I will get things going. I really want to get this started. I guess if he hasn't said anything I'll just go with what he started with in the last game.

[Kilroy]

I'll be grabbing a Mp5 Navy and a pair of glock 18s, along with 3 spare clips for each gun. Also a combat knife.

[grimgrimly]

Final Load out:

Sanderson
Desert Eagle (silenced)
Desert Eagle (silenced)
Short sword
AI PM Counter Terrorist sniper rifle

Marino
4 Remote Mines
PPK silenced 2 clips
Combat Knife
Throwing Kives x6

Liu
Colt 1911A (silenced) 2 clips
combat knife
H&K MP5SD6

Mueller
H&K MP5SD6
Glock 18
Glock 18
Combat Knife

Lavo
Meat Axe
Mossberg Special Purpose
Mossberg Special Purpose
Combat vest

Red
Colt Detective Special,
Throwing Knives x4
FA MAS
4 HE grenades
combat vest
gas mask

We're ready to go. I'll post the opener soon. Sorry for the delay but had a houseful of sick kids this weekend.

[grimgrimly]

Hey Kilroy,

With 6 xp you could pick up 1 fu schtick for 4 xp. Just don't take anything from the path of brilliant flames or immutable clay. Also, you shouldn't take any power that costs more chi than your fu score (which is 4).

[Kilroy]

I'll take signature weapon and apply it to the Glock 18s

[grimgrimly]

I'll take signature weapon and apply it to the Glock 18s

If you are taking it as a fu schtick then it could only be applied when you try to pistol whip people with them.

[Kilroy]

Damn... Than I guess I'll be putting it to the combat knife.

[grimgrimly]

Done and noted on sheet.

[grimgrimly]

had a house full of sick people, including myself, for several days

sorry for the delay

[grimgrimly]

Tuesday March 9 2010
Havana, Cuba

Cuba: the jewel of the Caribbean. In 1952 former president, Fulgencio Batista, regained power in a military coup. Though previously a social reformer, Batista's new reign turned the once thriving country into an oppressive kleptocracy.


"The corruption of the Government, the brutality of the police, the regime's indifference to the needs of the people for education, medical care, housing, for social justice and economic justice ... is an open invitation to revolution." ”
— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

Alarmed at the Batista regime's close ties to the American Italian Mafia, and by implication Italy and the other axis powers, the American government grew increasingly alarmed at the deterioration of Cuba and in 1953 finally took action to overthrow Batista.

The efforts were led by a little known Cuban baseball player and then successful corporate lawyer, Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz. Leading a rag tag band of CIA backed revolutionaries, Castro returned to Cuba in 1953 at led a successful revolution which toppled the Batista regime in 1958.

Castro, a wily politician and an ardent free-market devotee, took power and transformed Cuba into a corporate paradise.

However, as with most staged revolutions things did not go exactly as American had hoped. Castro was as much a dictator as Batista, though he was less obvious about it.

On his rise to power, Castro smashed all workers' unions, eradicated the various communist parties and privatized all sectors of the Cuban government. Of course he made sure that the corporations that took over the various sectors were controlled by his friends and family (he himself took up the position of CubaCom, Cuba's largest security provider). Castro also engaged in a bloody and very messy war to root out the Italian mafia in Cuba. After several years of nasty covert warfare at home and abroad, Castro succeeded, and promptly replaced the Italian run criminal organizations with Cuban run criminal organizations which were also run by Castro.

America was not happy with this. But they could live with a non-fascist dictatorship on their doorstep.

Sixty years after the revolution Cuba is still the jewel of the Caribbean and Castro still rules over the island with an iron fist. The contrasts of Cuban life are notorious. It is home to the headquarters of most of the world's major corporations and is the playground of the rich and famous. It also sees some of the harshest poverty in the world. You can have anything you want in Cuba, if you can pay for it... or steal it. For those with neither money nor guns life is a squalid and fierce fight for survival.

You have been sent to Cuba to eliminate Black Dawn, a fascist revolutionary cell, which has been active throughout South America.

On your arrival yesterday you met with Ernesto Sanchez, one of the program's spooks who has been tracking Black Dawn for the last year. He and five other intelligence agents discovered that Black Dawn is using Havana as a base of operations for their South American operations.

Every member of Black Dawn is now in Havana for several days. The time to strike is now.

Which is where you come in.

----------------------

Okay, Black Dawn is holed up a six story apartment building. Sanchez and his crew have determined they are in apartment 408. Apparently, Black Dawn is tied to the Saldurtuns crime family. In exchange for services, Black Dawn gets their security and a safe house.

What's the plan? When are how are you going in?

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[DrakonTheNightLord]

OOC: Is this a covert mission, or can we pretty much go to war here?

[grimgrimly]

OOC: Is this a covert mission, or can we pretty much go to war here?

Covert and clandestine.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

I'm going round the back and try to get at them there. Guys?

[Enigmacookie]

"I say we split in three teams." Lavo grunts "One team takes the back entrance, one team as back up, and one team takes the front entrance. Any objections?"

[Tarion]

I'm going to examine the rooftops, looking for a good sniping position.

What do you reckon guys? Worth me going up high and providing for if all goes to hell? Preferably somewhere from where I can easily get to the action though.

[grimgrimly]

What time of day do you want to do this?

How are you dressed? How are sporting your weapons and equipment?

How are you getting to the site and how are you leaving?

BTW. You all have plane tickets. Immediately after the mission you are to go to the Sigma International Airport and fly to different South American countries before heading back to your cover identities.

[grimgrimly]

I'm going to examine the rooftops, looking for a good sniping position.

What do you reckon guys? Worth me going up high and providing for if all goes to hell? Preferably somewhere from where I can easily get to the action though.

The roof top of the apartment building is guarded by 6 armed guards at all times. The other roof tops are not.

All entrances are guarded by two armed thugs too.

[lefthandedyeti]

Hmm... Looks like going up top won't work.

Would we be able to cross from an adjacent building, or grapnel up the sides?

[grimgrimly]

I guess I should write the mission parameters:
1) Infiltrate into Cuba and rendezvous with Agent Sanchez's team. (Done)
2) Eliminate Black Dawn; destroy all documentation found onsite.
3) Exfiltrate via Sigma International Airport.

[lefthandedyeti]

Any civilians in the building?

Are the thugs on top of the building able to see the thugs at the bottom?

[grimgrimly]

Any civilians in the building?

Are the thugs on top of the building able to see the thugs at the bottom?

Packed with civilians. If the thugs at the top look down, they can see the thugs at the bottom, which is what they do every few minutes or so.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Okay.... what about the back entrance?

[grimgrimly]

Okay.... what about the back entrance?

Two guards. Armed.

I might add there is an irregular stream of traffic coming in and out of the building, though all people are checked by the guards before they are let in.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Erick and I will storm the back. He's close combat skills will be useful.

[Kilroy]

I've got a couple of ideas. First is we send someone in, claiming they're here to visit a relative. That person, covered by sniper fire from the surrounding buildings, will kill the guards on the roof. This will allow us to make it our beachhead.

Second is simply storming the building. Sanderson covers us with sniper fire. We pop the guards at the bottom, leave someone to guard the back and front. The rest move up the building, systematically purging the nazis from the building.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Or Erick and I can enter via back door and have the front clear for you guys to make your entry?

[Enigmacookie]

"If possible, I'd like to take the front entrance with Marino. Storming the front, while Drakon and Erick take the back"

[grimgrimly]

This is great. Let me know when you have reached a definite decision.

Please also let me know about the other details I have requested about this mission.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

OOC: So we're to take em out nice and quiet like right... guess un-silenced gunshots a no no?

[Kilroy]

"I'll stay back with Sanderson and watch the exits for mooks trying to make a run for it."

[grimgrimly]

Tarion, could I pick you to set out the team's final decision about what you are doing?

[lefthandedyeti]

I'm good with the plan. Thus far. However, as soon as the guards glance down and see us coming, our cover's blown. We're gonna have to make this one fast and loose.

[grimgrimly]

So if I am reading this correctly:

Lavo and Marino take the front.
Drakon and Liu take the back.
Mueller and Sanderson are up on a rooftop together and covering them.

Right?

Okay, you still need to answer these questions:

What time of day do you want to do this?

How are you dressed? How are sporting your weapons and equipment?

How are you getting to the site and how are you leaving?

Do you have any plans for once you get into the building?

Are you coordinating this somehow?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

I'll be dressed as a man in a suit, carrying my FAMAS in a brief case, posing as an expat coming back from work. Guns in holster, knives inside suit.

We should be entering at night cause thats how we roll. I'll be driving them there with a pickup truck.

Basically enter stealthily, do silent kills, walk room to room, repeat until done. In and out.

[grimgrimly]

FYI

I would also strongly recommend that you read through your skills description in the skills pdf in the rules thread (first post I think).

This adventure (speaking generally) will require some resourcefulness and creativity from you so you need to know what you can do and access.

You should especially remember that most skills have an active, knowledge and social aspect. They allow you to do something, know something about the skill and know people involved with the skill subject.

For example, guns allows you to use ranged weapons. It also gives you broad knowledge about ranged weapons (the weapons themselves, weapon makers etc). You also have contacts in the gun community. You'd know sellers, designers, gun nuts etc. Some skills also have... interesting complications for those who use them.

You have been [s:1zqq3yd2]warned[/s:1zqq3yd2] informed.

[Durandal]

Well, I guess it is a good thing I can walk up to the front door and do a deceit/info-politics combo.
Business casual suit, one which conceals my various equipment.
EDIT: I suggest we do this sometime around evening. We drop off a few blocks from the building, and head there on foot, after our sniper gets into position. Who is driving the getaway car?

[Kilroy]

I'll stay on the ground a couple blocks away, if you need a getaway.

[Tarion]

Something worth noting about the Sniper Rifle- Its not subtle. While we can snipe, if we do... We're going to set everyone off.

There's 4 of them up there, and as good as my Guns skill is, I doubt I can get them before they do some damage/raise the alarm.

Oh, and Grim, not going to make the same mistake as last time. 4 spare clips for my pistols, taped to my legs.

What sort of tech did we use last time? Need walkietalkie style things, preferably with headsets.

[grimgrimly]

Well, I guess it is a good thing I can walk up to the front door and do a deceit/info-politics combo.


So are you using your deceit skill make a disguise (like Mission Impossible) or to bluff them? If you are disguising yourself then please tell me who are are disguising yourself as. If you are going to bluff them you need to have a plausible reason to give them (so think one up).

Okay, I am getting the impression that this is going down at night. What time of night? Dusk? Early evening? Midnight? Early morning?

Lavo, how are you sporting those 2 shotguns of yours?

Marino, your remote mines are carried in a brief case.

Another general note, people with the fix-it skill have a type of "utility belt" (or whatnot) specific to their archetype. So you can whip out a gadget whenever you want by making a fix-it check. Spies and ninjas have a espionage (James Bond, Mission Impossible etc.) 'utility belt,' while techies have a gadgeteer type of tool belt.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Early morning I say...

[lefthandedyeti]

Alrighty: I'm wearing the same getup that I had last game. Khaki pants, white T-Shirt, button up shirt. My pistol in a concealed holster and the mags under my arm in a concealed rig. My MP5 is in a custom duffle bag slung over my shoulder.

Early morning will make it difficult. We might not have enough time to clear the building before the sun comes up. However, I doubt the gang members would call the cops on us, seeing as how they're gang members.

Um... If we go in at night we have the advantage of darkness, but seeing as how it'd be nighttime, the guards would probably be more tense.

Would those of us that work with gangs and such (Sanderson has a skill called Info: Gang Politics or something similar) be able to hire some outside help? Maybe cause a distraction to draw the guards away from the building and we can sneak in undetected?

Are the other CIA guys going in with us on this op?

[grimgrimly]

I think Marino is working on a plan.

There are no cops in Cuba, only corporate security.

Sanchez's crew are intel spooks. They look but they don't touch. You can use them in that capacity.

[grimgrimly]

Hi folks,

I'm really busy this weekend. I'd like to get this going along again by tomorrow night. Please try to settle on a plan by then.

[Durandal]

Personally, for time, I think the operation should take place just after evening, as the sun is about to go down.

My plan currently has EC and I posing as a technician and field agent for the sanitation company, attempting to pinpoint a potential break in the sewage line (which would end up costing a lot of money for a lot of people), and the building is our last stop of the night. We still have a sniper/getaway driver to back us up, and two people at the back door. Depending on how far we get, EC and I will either clear the front room, or plant a mine in the basement to serve as a distraction.

[grimgrimly]

Does this work for people? Speak soon or hold your peace.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

That... and me and Liu will be working to clear everything sneakily stealthily from the backdoor.

[Kilroy]

I'm going to recommend Liu and Marino try and get in. Because they strike me as the best suited for the job. You are after all Knight, a techie.

[lefthandedyeti]

I'm good with the plan. Marino should be able to bluff his way past the guards in front with Lavo in tow and plant a bomb/clear the ground floor. Drakon and I can take the back entrance.

Mueller and Sanderson will be support on this one, I think.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

"That's why I'm taking the back door."


OOC: I do have lock picks right?

[grimgrimly]

"That's why I'm taking the back door."


OOC: I do have lock picks right?

[Rolls fix-it: success]

yes you do.

[grimgrimly]

Okay let’s roll. Here’s what I gather from your plan:

Time: Early Morning (2am)

Marino and Lavo: Front Door
Liu and Red: Back Door
Sanderson: Sniper (distant roof)
Mueller: Get-Away (few blocks down) WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING?

Lavo and Marino pose as a technician and field agent for the sanitation company, attempting to pinpoint a potential break in the sewage line (which would end up costing a lot of money for a lot of people), and the building is their last stop of the night. Sanderson and Mueller will be a sniper/getaway driver to back them up, and Liu and Red will enter at some point through the back door. Depending on how far we Lavo and Marino get, they will either clear the front room, or plant a mine in the basement to serve as a distraction.

Red: I'll be dressed as a man in a suit, carrying my FAMAS in a brief case, posing as an expat coming back from work. Guns in holster, knives inside suit.
Marino: Business casual suit, one which conceals my various equipment.
Liu: Khaki pants, white T-Shirt, button up shirt. My pistol in a concealed holster and the mags under my arm in a concealed rig. My MP5 is in a custom duffle bag slung over my shoulder.
Lavo: (I guess he is hauling his gear in a work bag/big utility box)
Mueller: gear in van



What sort of tech did we use last time? Need walkietalkie style things, preferably with headsets.

You all have headsets.

--------------------------------

Okay, it’s 2 in the morning. You are all in your starting positions. Sanchez and his group are in a white van parked beside Mueller. You may communicate with each other via headsets.

What are you doing?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red begins to approach the back door... hopefully Liu is following... Red ain't much of a fighter.

[Enigmacookie]

Approaches front door casually with Marino, chatting friendly with him about random stuff.

[Kilroy]

Mueller sits comfortably in the front seat of a van, belonging to a local water and power company. He lights a cig and listens to the channel, at the ready.

[Durandal]

Marino approaches the building, signing deeply. He was still somewhat sore from the African operation.
He looks to Lavo and gives him the visual cue. They walk up to the door, and ring the bell.

[lefthandedyeti]

Ah, it's good to be back in the Western Hemisphere...

Liu followed Knight towards the back door, hoping his Spanish had held up since he'd used it last.

[grimgrimly]

Front Door Team and Rear Door Team: You are within a few paces of the door. Two large men stand in front of each door smoking cigarettes. One man at each door holds a walkie talkie.

They eye you suspiciously as you approach.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

OOC: Get close and do your thang, Liu.

Drakon watches the man with the walkie-talkie, if he makes any move to call anyone, fling a knife at him.

[Tarion]

Sanderson was laying down on the rooftop, invisible to observers, using his scope to keep an eye on the front door team as well as the rooftop guards, alert for any sign of trouble.

Right, if anything goes wrong, it might be best for you guys to drive off. It'll take me a while to get down from up here, and... well, unless they send a dozen guys up after me, I'm confident in fighting my way out. Plus, I drive pretty well. So you guys make a separate escape, and I'll catch up later.

Grim - How high are these buildings? The target is 6 stories, so I'm aiming for a higher one to give me a view over.

Also, going to use my "guns" skill to identify the gear these guys are carrying, to give me a good estimate of their resources (I.e., $5 Kalashnikovs, or high-tech military, etc.)

[Enigmacookie]

Lavo approaches the men, and holds up a small wrench and uses it to point at a badge on his jacket, reading 'The Sanitary Brothers: Plumbers deluxe', smiling awkwardly and wiping some sweat of his brow. "Fixin' up yer plumbin'"

[Durandal]

Straightening his tie, and appearing groggy as all hell, Marino looks to the men.
"Excuse my friend here. I work for the Central Sanitation Corporation, which oversees the sewage for the greater part of Havana. Apparently some readings were off at the plant, and they called my friend and I up to find and fix the problem, before it becomes a problem. May we come in?"

[grimgrimly]

Grim - How high are these buildings? The target is 6 stories, so I'm aiming for a higher one to give me a view over.

Also, going to use my "guns" skill to identify the gear these guys are carrying, to give me a good estimate of their resources (I.e., $5 Kalashnikovs, or high-tech military, etc.)

You're up 8 stories. You can't see what the guys on the ground are carrying but the ones up top are sporting M16s and Mac 10s. They are also using run of the mill walkie talkies and listening to a battery operated radio.


Straightening his tie, and appearing groggy as all hell, Marino looks to the men.
"Excuse my friend here. I work for the Central Sanitation Corporation, which oversees the sewage for the greater part of Havana. Apparently some readings were off at the plant, and they called my friend and I up to find and fix the problem, before it becomes a problem. May we come in?"


Lavo approaches the men, and holds up a small wrench and uses it to point at a badge on his jacket, reading 'The Sanitary Brothers: Plumbers deluxe', smiling awkwardly and wiping some sweat of his brow. "Fixin' up yer plumbin'"


Roll: 15 (your deceit) + 2 (positive roll=4; negative roll=2)=17. The thugs have a 5 mind. Yeeeeeeah, they believe you.

The two guards at the front door look at each other and frown. One speaks into his walkie-talkie, "Some guys from SanCorp are here; there's trouble with the pipes. What? Me? Comemierda! Get that lazy whore Juan out."

He looks at you. "Hold on."

After a few moments the door swings open. A small man in jeans, no shirt and a shotgun pokes his head out the door.

"Juan! Take these two down to the basement to look at the pipes."

Juan gives him a dirty look to which the man with the walkie talkie jerks forward as if to hit him. Juan shrinks back, "Okayyyy... learn to take a joke already."

He opens the door for you to enter.

The air inside is thick and vile with the reek of cooking oil and cigarettes. The walls inside are covered with graffiti and every foot or so sees a hole punched into the plaster. A bum lays sleeping in the corner of the front lobby in a puddle of urine. A least half the lights are burnt out in the building. Looking down one hall you see a couple having a heated argument in the hallway.

Juan turns to you, "The basement is down this way."

[lefthandedyeti]

I assume we've been observing this place for a while, or at least Sanchez has. What's the routine for getting in and out?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

OOC: We're breaking in from the back all stealth like... silent kills and all that. Its your go. Just knock the fellas out, then I pick the lock.

[grimgrimly]

yeti?

[lefthandedyeti]

OOC: Sorry, I've been out of down for the day, just got back.

Liu approached the first man, offering a cigarette.

[grimgrimly]

As you approach one grunts, "¿Cómo estás?"

[lefthandedyeti]

'Estoy bien. ¿Porque tienen los cañones?

Mi amigo no escribe que tienen los cañones.'

[DrakonTheNightLord]

*Is feeling utterly at a disadvantage from lack of Spanish lessons*

[grimgrimly]

One of the two pulls a Mac10 out from under his jacket and waves it at you.

"¿Porque tienen los cañones? Resiñate!"

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red swiftly whips out his throwing knives, trying to hit them in the throat to silence them and bring them down at the same time.

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu strikes the guard waving the mac-10 around in the face and grabs his wrist, twisting the submachinegun out of his grip, then simultaneously pins his arm behind his back whilst striking his throat.

[grimgrimly]

Liu strikes the guard waving the mac-10 around in the face and grabs his wrist, twisting the submachinegun out of his grip, then simultaneously pins his arm behind his back whilst striking his throat.

The guard slumps to the ground with a gurgle. (Were you trying to kill him or incapacitate him?)


Red swiftly whips out his throwing knives, trying to hit them in the throat to silence them and bring them down at the same time.

The man dodges to the side as you throw the knife. He groans loudly as it sinks into his shoulder.

Both of you win initiative over the one remaining guard. What are you doing?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

If Liu doesn't kill him with his bare hands, guess I'll move in and stab him with my knives.

[lefthandedyeti]

Well I wanted to just knock him out but I guess a throat strike wasn't the best choice.

He's all yours, Drakon.

[grimgrimly]

If Liu doesn't kill him with his bare hands, guess I'll move in and stab him with my knives.

You spring forward with your other dagger and ram into the man. Coving the man's mouth with one hand, you finish him quietly with the other.

What do you do?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Drakon retrieves his knives, and finds a place he can hide the corpses, under a car or something like that. He waves for Liu to enter first.

[grimgrimly]

Okay. There is a dumpster besides the building. You quickly toss them in.

Everyone is now in the building.

What are you doing?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Drakon will begin to clear the rooms one by one stealthily... level by level.

[grimgrimly]

Drakon will begin to clear the rooms one by one stealthily... level by level.

Seriously? The building is full of people.

[Tarion]

Drakon will begin to clear the rooms one by one stealthily... level by level.
Its an apartment building, you monster
:lol:


On that note, I feel kinda silly I didn't think of this before... We should have just brought explosives and demolished the building. Sure, there's families and the like but it'd get the job done :P

[Durandal]

Drakon will begin to clear the rooms one by one stealthily... level by level.
Its an apartment building, you monster
:lol:


On that note, I feel kinda silly I didn't think of this before... We should have just brought explosives and demolished the building. Sure, there's families and the like but it'd get the job done :P
...You mean do exactly what I am doing?

Marino motions to Lavo, and follows Juan into the basement.

[grimgrimly]

O.O

ummm... you have explosives yes, but not enough to bring down an appartment complex.

[Durandal]

O.O

ummm... you have explosives yes, but not enough to bring down an appartment complex.
Well, you know what I meant.

[grimgrimly]

moving along....

[Enigmacookie]

Lavo follows Marino down to the basement, occasionally grunting as his large frame bumps into stuff.

[grimgrimly]

Juan leads you down a flight of chipped stone stairs to the basement level.

He opens the door and you look down a dimly lit hallway. Walking halfway down the hall he unlocks a heavy metal door. Inside you see the main water pipes leading into the apartment building.

Juan looks at you, "¿Qué es?"

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu peeks inside the door and takes in his surroundings.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red will try to stay out of Liu's way... covering his behind.

[grimgrimly]

Liu peeks inside the door and takes in his surroundings.

The door opens into a dimly lit hallway. The hallway runs straight ahead to the front of the building.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red will try to find a staircase going up..

[grimgrimly]

Red will try to find a staircase going up..

Easy enough. There's a stairwell to your right.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red continues quietly towards the front.. hopefully Liu is not far behind.

[grimgrimly]

Everyone else?

[lefthandedyeti]

Any rooms of interest on the ground floor?

[grimgrimly]

Any rooms of interest on the ground floor?

Moving quietly but quickly you turn the corner and see the main hallway of the building (the front entrance is in the middle of the building). It is a dimly lit, run-down building. A large stairway winds across from the front entrance winds to the top of the building. As you were walking along you also saw another stairwell on the side of the building. A couple is arguing loudly in the hallway in the distance.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Couple of.... terrorists?

If no... then we'll take the nearest staircase up.

[grimgrimly]

Couple of.... terrorists?

If no... then we'll take the nearest staircase up.

No, they do not match the description of the terrorists.

Liu and Red are going up the stairs... to where?
Lavo and Marino, what's going on in the basement?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Going up one floor to sneakily scan the area for hostiles.

Basically the idea is to clear the place floor by floor.

[Durandal]

Marino begins to inspect the construction of the basement (load bearing colums/beams, etc,) as well as the plumbing.

[grimgrimly]

Going up one floor to sneakily scan the area for hostiles.
Basically the idea is to clear the place floor by floor.

You see a hallway running the length of the building. Most of the doors are shut but one is open 3/4 down the hallway and light is coming out of it.


Marino begins to inspect the construction of the basement (load bearing colums/beams, etc,) as well as the plumbing.

You don't have the sabotage skill. You can use your mines or pull out some small explosives with your fix-it skill but you have no idea where to put them in terms of demolitions.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red signals for Liu to check the door out... he'll cover his back.

[grimgrimly]

Liu?

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu shuffles up to the door and unseaths his knife, intending to use it as a mirror.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Would I happen to have goggles that can see through walls? Or at the very least, heat goggles?

[grimgrimly]

Liu shuffles up to the door and unseaths his knife, intending to use it as a mirror.

[intrusion roll:pass] You see 4 men and several women sitting around in a small room. The men are armed with pistols and sit at a small table counting money. The women are... mostly naked and walk into and out of the room bringing small paper-wrapped bundles into the room and placing them on another table. Beyond this room is another room but it is hard to see what is going on with your knife.


Would I happen to have goggles that can see through walls? Or at the very least, heat goggles?

You've been working on a new compact design for IR goggles over the last few months and finished them a few days before the mission. [Fix-it roll: pass] You have the goggles.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red uses his 'superman' goggles to look into the room through the wall.

[grimgrimly]

Red uses his 'superman' goggles to look into the room through the wall.

You see a thermo picture of what Liu saw.

[Tarion]

Just had a thought - Can I see the window of the flat Red and Liu are looking at?

[grimgrimly]

Just had a thought - Can I see the window of the flat Red and Liu are looking at?

No sorry. You see the front of the building; the flat is on the back.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red jumps into the room and throws 5 knives at the occupants inside as he lands on the floor. Hoping that Liu will be following quickly. While on the ground Red frantically tries to get his handgun out, and looks for targets.

[grimgrimly]

Red jumps into the room and throws 5 knives at the occupants inside as he lands on the floor. Hoping that Liu will be following quickly. While on the ground Red frantically tries to get his handgun out, and looks for targets.

:eek:

Sorry, way awful failure for you.



You jump into the room knives at the ready. Sadly, while you are a proficient fighter, this task is far beyond your skill. Two of your knives go flying at your enemies while you reach for the others (fyi you had 4 knives iirc). Fumbling the attempt you land in a sprawl on the floor. Hearing a groan you look up and stare in disbelief. One of the knives has embedded itself in the wall beside one shocked gangster's head, while the other knife... it appears the other knife struck one gangster square in the forehead, but only penetrated a centimeter or two into the gangster's skull. With a terrified look on his face he holds his hands to his head and peers up at the knife screaming "Mi cabeza! Mi cabeza!"

One woman standing beside the table faints while the gangsters pull their guns with a shout.

Liu you may act and then the 4 gangsters etc get to act. Good luck!

:smt005

[Kilroy]

Wow.. I can totally imagine that scene making its way into "Rush Hour 5"

[DrakonTheNightLord]

My failure at RPG's never fails to astound... :smt005

[grimgrimly]

My failure at RPG's never fails to astound... :smt005


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[lefthandedyeti]

"Shit, gotta shut them up," Liu thinks as he draws his pistol and runs into the room. Liu throws his knife at one of the gangsters and fires his colt at another, then stoops down to drag Red out into the hallway, or at least hoist him to his feet.

[grimgrimly]

"Shit, gotta shut them up," Liu thinks as he draws his pistol and runs into the room. Liu throws his knife at one of the gangsters and fires his colt at another, then stoops down to drag Red out into the hallway, or at least hoist him to his feet.

One gangster falls dead with your knife stuck in his heart, while another falls before the muted bark of your pistol.

Grabbing Red you spring back towards the hall while the remaining gangsters open fire.

One bullet grazes your leg (3 damage).

-----------------------

Marino and Lavo: you hear gunfire from up above.

Sanderson: You see a man on the roof listening to a walkie talkie. He sudden waves his hand at the doorway to the rest of the guards and shouts something to them. Four of them make for the door while the two remaining guards peer down at the front and rear entrances. Looking down you see the two guards at the front pull their weapons and run inside.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

OOC: Oops...

Red gets a HE grenade and chucks it into the room, and gets his sidearm out, charging shortly after the explosion, hopefully he'll be more successful and that grenade doesn't fly back to him or something..

[Kilroy]

Mueller, getting bored, puts on the radio, and is delighted to hear "Dr.Feelgood" out of the speakers.

He wonders how his cohorts are doing.

[Tarion]

Well, time for me to go a rifling.

First off, anything that looks like it'll go boom on the roof? (Always worth asking). A water tower where I could disable a support would work too :P

If not, I'm going to aim to take out the first guy running towards the door, hopefully causing a wonderful explosion of bone, blood and brains. I'm going to repeat this for as many of them as I can get before they get to the door (Obviously, depending on shot sequence)

[Durandal]

Hearing the commotion, Marino merely sighs and turns to Juan. Grabbing the man's collar, in a swift motion Marino pulls him forward, smashing his forehead into the man's nose, in an attempt to knock him out.

[grimgrimly]

OOC: Oops...

Red gets a HE grenade and chucks it into the room, and gets his sidearm out, charging shortly after the explosion, hopefully he'll be more successful and that grenade doesn't fly back to him or something..

You toss the grenade into the room and cover your ears.

KRAK-OWW!

Smoke, rubble, and a gangster fly out of the open doorway.


Well, time for me to go a rifling.

First off, anything that looks like it'll go boom on the roof? (Always worth asking). A water tower where I could disable a support would work too :P


No water towers or things that would go boom on the roof. You'd probably need a .50 cal sniper rifle for taking down a water tower.




If not, I'm going to aim to take out the first guy running towards the door, hopefully causing a wonderful explosion of bone, blood and brains. I'm going to repeat this for as many of them as I can get before they get to the door (Obviously, depending on shot sequence)

You take aim and fire at the group running to the door. The lead guard drops as his head explodes in a red haze. The remaining five guards drop and take cover. One of them pokes his head up from behind the parapet and you relieve him of his life as well. A few seconds later another brings up his M16 and strafes your position. Bullets hail down around you but you drop down into cover and are unharmed.



Hearing the commotion, Marino merely sighs and turns to Juan. Grabbing the man's collar, in a swift motion Marino pulls him forward, smashing his forehead into the man's nose, in an attempt to knock him out.

Juan, startled for but a moment before your head slams into his nose, slumps to the ground quietly.

And then you hear an explosion.

Liu?
Lavo?
Mueller?

[Kilroy]

Mueller hears the explosion. He turns off the radio and grabs the walkie-talkie.
"Um.. Hey guys.. What the fuck is with the explosion?"

[Tarion]

Smoke, rubble, and a gangster fly out of the open doorway.Beautiful. <3

[lefthandedyeti]

"We decided to spice up the party." Liu shouts into his headset as he scrabbles to pull his MP5 out of the duffle bag. Holstering his pistol, Liu pulls out a magazine for the submachine gun and shoves it home then pulls the charging handle, chambering a round.

Liu then leans into the doorway and fires a burst at the nearest gangster.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red cover Liu's back, looking down the stairs for anyone coming.

[grimgrimly]

"We decided to spice up the party." Liu shouts into his headset as he scrabbles to pull his MP5 out of the duffle bag. Holstering his pistol, Liu pulls out a magazine for the submachine gun and shoves it home then pulls the charging handle, chambering a round.

Liu then leans into the doorway and fires a burst at the nearest gangster.

Leaning into the doorway you see the room is a smoking wreck. Money and a fine white powder fill the air as they drift about lazily while women scream and shriek in Spanish. Part of the rear wall has been blown out exposing the room beyond.

Just then a gangster pops out from behind the doorway of the rear room. He fires several rounds at you and disappears back behind the door as you return fire.


Red cover Liu's back, looking down the stairs for anyone coming.

As you run down the hallway to one of the side stairwells you see frightened tenants peeking into the hallway. Bursting into the stairwell you hear the sound of several shouting people running up and down the stairs towards the second floor.

What is everyone doing?

[Kilroy]

"You guys need help?" Mueller called into the mic

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu looks over his shoulder and shouts, "Estamos Policia! Ve ustedes a vos cuartos!"

Liu motions to Marino to watch his back and enters the room, moving to the side of the rear door.

[grimgrimly]

Everyone else?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red will keep watch over the stairwell, using his superman goggles to aid him in this.

[Enigmacookie]

Lavo looks with disinterest at the limp body at his feet, giving it a kick for good measure. With a surprisingly swift motion he drags off his cap and pulls out his shotgun and pumps it. "What part of "clandestine" does those guys not understand?" he sighs to Marino. "I prefer this anyways" he grins "what now?"

OOC: sorry for inactivity. Easter vacation.

[grimgrimly]

Lavo looks with disinterest at the limp body at his feet, giving it a kick for good measure. With a surprisingly swift motion he drags off his cap and pulls out his shotgun and pumps it. "What part of "clandestine" does those guys not understand?" he sighs to Marino. "I prefer this anyways" he grins "what now?"

OOC: sorry for inactivity. Easter vacation.

You pulled your shotgun from out under your cap?

Anyhow, Lavo and Marino, are you doing anything else here? Where are you heading to?

Sanderson and Meuller, what are you doing?

[Tarion]

I'm going to continue trying to take out the rooftop soldiers, keeping them away from the door, while keeping my own head down.

[Kilroy]

I'm waiting for a response.

[lefthandedyeti]

hello?

[Durandal]

Marino reaches into his inner jacket pocket to see if he remembered those building plans.

OOC: Fix-it roll. I figure a spy would perform that kind of intelligence.

[grimgrimly]

Sorry for the delay: Easter holiday.

Round 1
Shotcounter:
Red 13
Sanderson 12
Liu 11
Mueller 10
Marino 10
Saldurtuns Crime Gang 9
Lavo 7


Red will keep watch over the stairwell, using his superman goggles to aid him in this.

Slipping on your goggles you see four gangsters are charging down the stairs towards you. You duck back around the doorway and watch their heat signatures approach the doorway. Spinning out you spray them with your FA MAS and they drop to the floor. Looking down through the floor you see three others approaching but they have stopped with the sound of your gunfire. They raise their weapons and shoot through the floor of the landing. You jump back into the hallway, pull out a grenade and toss it down into the stair well (shot 10).

BOOM!

Silence.


I'm going to continue trying to take out the rooftop soldiers, keeping them away from the door, while keeping my own head down.

Crawling quickly to a different position you pop up and put a bullet through another gangster's head (shot 12) and then another (shot 11) (carnival of carnage). Ducking down you make a mental note: one left... ten feet to the side of the last one I shot. Popping up again you drop him as he was about to fire on you (shot 10). Nobody moves on the rooftop, but what else was going to happen? You sigh and pack up your gear.


Liu looks over his shoulder and shouts, "Estamos Policia! Ve ustedes a vos cuartos!"

Shot 11
Liu motions to Marino to watch his back and enters the room, moving to the side of the rear door.

Marino's not here and it looks like Red is busy.

Moving to the door another gangster pops up behind the gaping hole in the wall. You deftly drop him with your silenced colt and spring to the side of the rear door. Looking inside the room you see at least 8 women wearing face masks and dressed in only their underwear huddled against the far wall whimpering. The room is filled with tables and on the tables you see plastic bags filled with white powder, boxes of baking soda, playing cards, and wax paper.


I'm waiting for a response.

Anybody? [Please!]


Marino reaches into his inner jacket pocket to see if he remembered those building plans.

OOC: Fix-it roll. I figure a spy would perform that kind of intelligence.

Not a fix it roll and you don't need the plans. I'll say you reviewed them and know it fairly well. What do you want to know?

The Saldurtuns can't return fire on Sanderson and Red since they are dead.

What's everyone doing now?

[Durandal]

I thought fix it rolls were used when doing "convienently pocketed items" rolls. Anyway.

Marino looks for the fuse box.

[lefthandedyeti]

"We could probably use a hand securing the bulding, Kurt. If the roof's clear, you can pick up Sanderson."

Liu heads back out into the hallway and peeks into the next room.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Seeing through his superman goggles that everyone downstairs is dead, Red moves in to cover Liu.

[Tarion]

Sanderson dropped his Rifle off the roof into a dumpster below, before sprinting towards the stairs. At a breakneck pace, he raced down all 8 stories so he could be in a position to help.

"Guys, I'm on my way. We can secure your exit".

Oh, and that's 4 to me. Lets see how high we can take the tally :wink:

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Mai bombs ftw.

[grimgrimly]

I thought fix it rolls were used when doing "convienently pocketed items" rolls. Anyway.


No they represent an archetype specific 'utility belt.' For you, you would make a fix-it roll to pull out a spy gadget of some sort. I guess if the tech level was higher you could pull out a gps minimap of some sort.



Marino looks for the fuse box.

Right in front of you.





Sanderson dropped his Rifle off the roof into a dumpster below, before sprinting towards the stairs. At a breakneck pace, he raced down all 8 stories so he could be in a position to help.

"Guys, I'm on my way. We can secure your exit".

Oh, and that's 4 to me. Lets see how high we can take the tally

Mueller pulls up to the front of the building and jumps out as you run out.

[grimgrimly]

BTW.

What are you doing?

[Durandal]

Whistling to himself, Marino walks up to the fuse box. Thumbing down the fuses, he radios his teamates.
"Gentelmen, lights out."
He proceeds to cut the fuses, and tears the box off the wall.

[grimgrimly]

Whistling to himself, Marino walks up to the fuse box. Thumbing down the fuses, he radios his teamates.
"Gentelmen, lights out."
He proceeds to cut the fuses, and tears the box off the wall.

The building goes dark. The fuse panel is quite large and won't tear off easily (not to mention the electricity). There are emergency lights at the exits however. Oh, what are you and Lavo doing for light?



Everyone else? What is everyone else doing for light?

[Durandal]

Marino opens up his suitcase to grab some night vision goggles. He also pistol-whips the fuse switches to make turning them back on a chore.

[Kilroy]

Mueller lights a cigarette and hands it to sanderson.

"Let's roll" he said simply

He floored the gas and the car whipped forward, towards they're destination.

[grimgrimly]

Mueller lights a cigarette and hands it to sanderson.

"Let's roll" he said simply

He floored the gas and the car whipped forward, towards they're destination.

:-k

um... what destination is this?

[Kilroy]

Erm... The apartment building all my teamates are in. Or more specifically 2 blocks down from there.

[grimgrimly]

Erm... The apartment building all my teamates are in. Or more specifically 2 blocks down from there.

Ah...

You're there. People are streaming out of the building. It's chaos. Women hold crying children. Old men guide old women.

[Tarion]

In his best Spanish, Sanderson announced to the crowd

"Attention citizens, there has been a mishap with the gas piping. Please evacuate in an orderly fashion, there may be further detonations". He then turned to Mueller, cigarette still in his mouth, and muttered "That should give us some breathing room". With the crowd (hopefully) dispersing, Sanderson took up a position by the door

[Into radio]"We're ready to cover your escape, but I'm no bat. Not going to be able to help you in there".

[DrakonTheNightLord]

"Yeah..."


Drakon feels stoned.

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu nearly collapses, clinging onto the nearest wall and vomiting. Feeling lightheaded, Liu checks his bag to see if he brought along a gas mask and activates his radio.

"Just a heads u--" Liu gags and wipes bile from his lips, spitting out what's still in his mouth. "There's something nasty floating around up here, see if we brought any gas masks in the car."

[DrakonTheNightLord]

"Tiny bubbless..... Aw gawd I'm so high..
WE DIDN'T START THE FIRE!"

[Kilroy]

Mueller looks at Sanderson, an expresion of confusion at what he was hearing. He lit a smoke, placed it in his mouth, grabbed his mp5 and followed Sanderson.

[grimgrimly]

Mueller looks at Sanderson, an expresion of confusion at what he was hearing. He lit a smoke, placed it in his mouth, grabbed his mp5 and followed Sanderson.

You make your way through the throng of people into the main entrance. Oddly enough you bump into Lavo and Marino who are wearing low light goggles.

What are you four doing?

[btw. fix it only gets you gadgets for your own personal use fyi for all future uses.]

[DrakonTheNightLord]

"And I guess that I just don't know~!"

[Durandal]

[btw. fix it only gets you gadgets for your own personal use fyi for all future uses.]
To be fair, I never specified I was getting a pair for both of us, but I'll be more clear next time.

"Well, looks like the party's starting without us boys."

[grimgrimly]

[btw. fix it only gets you gadgets for your own personal use fyi for all future uses.]
To be fair, I never specified I was getting a pair for both of us, but I'll be more clear next time.

"Well, looks like the party's starting without us boys."

Sorry bout that.

Anyhow, somebody who isn't messed up please tell me what you are doing?

Liu, you have a gasmask.

[Tarion]

"Well damn. Looks like we might need to go in there. Clearly, there's something messing our guys up and its pretty dark.

Anyone see any way of this not going badly?"

[grimgrimly]

So who's going to the 2nd floor to see Liu and Red?

Who's going to the 4th to get at Black Dawn?

Who's doing something else?

[grimgrimly]

So???

[Durandal]

Marino volunteers to go after Black Dawn.

[grimgrimly]

Great. Everyone else?

[Kilroy]

Mueller is going up to the 2nd floor to help out Red and Liu, as to consolidate their forces against Black Dawn.

[grimgrimly]

Excellent.

Lavo? Sanderson?

[grimgrimly]

Excellent.

Lavo? Sanderson?

[Tarion]

Sod it, I'll go after Black Dawn. Hopefully without getting gassed.

[grimgrimly]

hmmm nothing from Lavo... :smt009

I guess he'll go to the second floor.

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Mueller and Lavo head up to the second floor. Women and screaming children stream past you down the stairs.

In the dim red light of the emergency lights you see Liu laying halfway down the hall with his gas mask on. A man's bloodied body rests a few feet away from him. Several half naked women crowd around Liu and look down at him.

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Marino and Sanderson

You make your way up to the fourth floor. As you open the door to the 4th floor hall way someone shoots and bullets hail through the door. You both jump back down the stairs as several bullets also fly through the wall into the stair well.

What are you doing?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Drakon feels so happy he does this:
http://www.40kforums.com/af1.htm

[Kilroy]

"Oh shit" Muller says. "Lavo, let's get him out of here. Put him over your shoulder."

[Tarion]

Sanderson growled in disgust before whipping out his pistols. "They never do this the easy way" he muttered before stepping back up to the door and sliding around pistols extended and bullets flying out at anyone in the hallway bearing arms

[grimgrimly]

Sanderson growled in disgust before whipping out his pistols. "They never do this the easy way" he muttered before stepping back up to the door and sliding around pistols extended and bullets flying out at anyone in the hallway bearing arms

You begin a slow measured walk down the hallway with your pistols outstretched. Suddenly, a man leans out of an open doorway down the hall with a Mac-10 and sprays the hallway. You leap into the cover of an open doorway.

You return fire but are at a standstill with him covering the hall.

Looks like you'll need a tactic here.
"Oh shit" Muller says. "Lavo, let's get him out of here. Put him over your shoulder."

When you reach Liu the women fall back and you see a room covered with American money, yellowish-brown powder and corpses.

Liu lays on the ground breathing shallowly.

You also notice Red at the end of the hall. He sees you and slowly stands up then staggers towards you with a great big smile on his face.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

"HI~"

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu tries to get up off the floor, muttering to himself.

"Must've been all that cocaine powder in the air. ODed on opiates..."

"They should have some Naxolone or something in the room, in the medicine cabinets. Usually kept in a bottle. Try to find me a clean syringe too."

[Durandal]

Marino whispers into his head set to Sanderson.
"Left or right side of the hallway?"

[grimgrimly]

~~Sanderson is on the left side of the hallway and the shooter is somewhere down the right side.~~

[Tarion]

~~Sanderson is on the left side of the hallway and the shooter is somewhere down the right side.~~
"On the right" he whispered down his mic.


:P

[DrakonTheNightLord]

WHAT'S THE HOLD UP WITH THIS HOLD UP EH~?

[grimgrimly]

Okay guys, actions please.

[grimgrimly]

Hello?

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Reminder PMs. Send them. For Great Justice.

[Enigmacookie]

Lavo quickly drags Liu up from the floor and tosses him over his shoulder. "Mueller, you heard what he said" he grunts "try to find some of that Naxolone stuff in that room over there". With Liu draped over his shoulders, he picks Red by the ear and drags him towards the medicine cabinets - trying to breath as little as possible.

[Durandal]

"Okay, here is the plan. He should still have a bead on you, so I am going to drop to the ground and fire at his feet. You follow up and take him out, alright?"

[DrakonTheNightLord]

FIFAIFOFAM!

[Tarion]

"Okay, here is the plan. He should still have a bead on you, so I am going to drop to the ground and fire at his feet. You follow up and take him out, alright?"
"Alright. On 3. 1. 2. 3"
Sanderson prepared himself to step into the hallway, ready to finish the mook off if necessary

[grimgrimly]

Lavo quickly drags Liu up from the floor and tosses him over his shoulder. "Mueller, you heard what he said" he grunts "try to find some of that Naxolone stuff in that room over there". With Liu draped over his shoulders, he picks Red by the ear and drags him towards the medicine cabinets - trying to breath as little as possible.

No medicine cabinets in the room but there is a shelving unit. You snatch a flashlight off of Red and in the dim light you see a first aide kit. Inside of it are several Naxolone vials and needles.

You might want to step it up. Liu just passed out and stopped breathing.


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"Okay, here is the plan. He should still have a bead on you, so I am going to drop to the ground and fire at his feet. You follow up and take him out, alright?"


"Alright. On 3. 1. 2. 3"
Sanderson prepared himself to step into the hallway, ready to finish the mook off if necessary

In the dim red light Marino rolls into view in the doorway and opens fire on the shooter's position, lighting up the hallway with the flash of gunfire. After a few shots the shooter swings his Mac10 out and sprays the hallway, then pokes his head out trying to guage Marino's positino. At that moment Sanderson steps out and puts a bullet through his head.

[lefthandedyeti]

I'd rather not die.

[grimgrimly]

um Guys?

[Durandal]

Marino begins to move down the hallway to Sanderson's position.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

[I promise to remind EC when I see him in Chat]

[Tarion]

Sanderson advanced down the corridor

Any idea what I'm looking for?

[Enigmacookie]

OOC: How knowledgable is Lavo re: first aid, overdosing, treatment etc?

[grimgrimly]

Marino begins to move down the hallway to Sanderson's position.


Sanderson advanced down the corridor

Any idea what I'm looking for?

Intel says Black Dawn in holed up on this floor.


OOC: How knowledgable is Lavo re: first aid, overdosing, treatment etc?

You know a little bit of first aid from field craft training. Not enough to deal with a serious wound but enough to do the job here.

[grimgrimly]

Ummm guys???

[Durandal]

Marino carefully advances behind Sanderson, eyes constantly glancing from doorway to doorway.

[grimgrimly]

Marino carefully advances behind Sanderson, eyes constantly glancing from doorway to doorway.

You advance towards the open doorway where the gunman was positioned. You smell smoke and hear shouts from the inside of the apartment.

What do you do?

[Durandal]

OOC:Did I take any grenades?

[grimgrimly]

OOC:Did I take any grenades?

Not that I recall.

[Durandal]

Marino motions to Sanderson to keep on the side of the hallway as the apartment, as he cautiously sweeps into view of the door.

[lefthandedyeti]

*twiddling my thumbs*

[grimgrimly]

Sorry, waiting too long for everyone to post. Where's kilroy been?


Marino motions to Sanderson to keep on the side of the hallway as the apartment, as he cautiously sweeps into view of the door.

A man is hiding behind the cover of a couch which he has pulled out. You are too quick for his reflexes and but a bullet through his head.

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note: I'd like to get onto the next phase as soon as possible but would like the posting to pick up. Is everyone still on board and interested? Please let me know.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Red, still very very high, takes that Naxolone vials and sticks it with a needle, and sticks said needle into Liu's arm. Giggling uncontrollably.

[grimgrimly]

Liu sits bolt upright with a gasp then falls back.

[Both of you are active now. However, being high and recovering from an OD gives you both a -2 to your rolls]

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Alright ladies, what say we go to my place~?

Red says over the com, brandishing his gun about and gesturing for Liu to follow.

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu lies back, breathing deeply for a moment, putting his head together.

"There's a reason they tell you to say no to drugs in school."

Liu picks himself up off the floor and follows behind Red.

[DrakonTheNightLord]

"Hey fellas where you at?"

Drakon shouts through the comm.


When Drakon gets an idea where his comrades are, he'll move towards them, gunning anyone in his way.

[Tarion]

"We're in their den now. Advancing through the front door, and we expect heavy resistance"

Going to do as I said - Advance through front door, expecting heavy resistance :P

[DrakonTheNightLord]

Still giggling and brandishing firearms, Red goes down the stairs to rendezvous with the guys up front. "Shouting FOR THE EMPRA!" As he ran.

[lefthandedyeti]

Liu follows close behind.

[Durandal]

Marino takes a quick inspection of what he can see.

OOC:What do I see through the doorway, other then the couch?