A Crabby Adventure

A Crabby Adventure
Date 2087-09-13 GM Archtmag Location Seattle & Pacific Ocean
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven The Blue Diver	Tír Tairngire Coast Guard
Desi Danger Morganite Fragdrive	Character1 Character2

Summary

3 Runners and a cat are hired to protect a fishing vessel. Obviously this was a cover story but none of the party could verify, yet. Things are nice with food and fish for couple days, then the ship is beset by a an eldritch horror of a Water Spirit. Then more smooth sailing before, gasp, it's revealed The Blue Divers are smugglers! By lying to Tír Tairngire authorities the crew and team are let go safely. shortly later a meistersinger and some other aquatics attack the ship - It's a bit scary but everyone lives! Fin.

Background

The Blue Diver and it's crew, a pair named Brent and Ash, are smugglers and are picking up some cargo off the coast of Tír Tairngire. In order to protect the ship and their lives they are hiring some Seattle Shadowrunners, also maybe sorta they could throw them under the bus.

The Meet

Meeting at a bar the trio of runners meet Ash and Brent, who seem shifty but good-natured folk. There's some discussion about pay along with some checks to see if their motives can be sussed out but the ladder aren't very successful. Eventually the team agree to the pay and head off, with Fragdrive staying the night on the ship and doing some light snooping.

The Plan

Sail out to into the Pacific, catch fish, protect ship - but mostly protect Princess from evil doers. Simple, right?

The Run

The Blue Diver sets out early in the morning and while the team was initially wary of the purpose of the trip they settle in well. The first major event was during a storm the ship was attacked by a flying eyeball water spirit, which was handled with easy mostly by Fragdrive and Desi Danger. After a day or two more of travel it is finally revealed that the trip was about more than just fish - but also apples! Agreeing to help the cover story the team agrees to more pay. Upon approaching the coast of Tír Tairngire they are contacted by the nation's coast guard. With some decent lies there's an inspection that goes well, though there is an emergency "stop signal" sent to the speedboat carrying the goods. Eventually the ship is cleared and the boat chugs off with it's illegal cargo. Nothing is as easy as it seems though. The ship is hit by a magical wave from a meistersinger that was probably following the ship for a while! Then crabs and merrow! Desi is MVP here, blasting the whale with multiple-thousands of nuyen worth of missiles and gunning down a GIANT CRAB.

Aftermath

Runners get paid while Brent and Ash get their illicit goods to Seattle.

Rewards

5k - Initial Pay 5k - Combat Bonus 8k - Smuggling Bonus The Blue Diver as a [C4/L3] contact

If you don't want them as a contact, you can take 4 extra CDP instead.

Game Quotes

"Emotion: Pissed off" - Archtmag about a Water Spirit

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

"Well it was certainly an experience, I'll day that. I'll also say that I omg luv luv luv the ocean, can't wait to be on the water again. I'm gonna order some sushi and crab rangoon to celebrate." - Morganite