Mandibles Against Eagles

Mandibles Against Eagles
Date 2085-09-14 GM Asmodeus Location Los Angeles Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	Ares Macrotechnology	LA Scavengers
Blackhawk White Thistle Eidolon	Secret Lab Staff
Casualties and losses
	Three soldiers dead

Summary

Runners get bagged and dropped into a sunken arcology to fetch lost intel. They succeed even with limited supplies.

The Meet

The runners wake up in a diving bell, naked and lacking any protection. Pitch black, a brief trid screen opens on a projector explaining their current situation. They're fitted with tracker collars that the mysterious J claims will ensure their demise if they're spotted emerging without the item of choice: a briefcase containing sensitive information that was dumped in the arcology some time prior.

The Plan

Having literally no options, the team puts on the diving suits they have access to, ties the team to one another and manages to get the diving bell to open; thankfully they're not too far from the coast so the pressure doesn't kill them immediately. They manage to get to an airlock in the arcology and open it to get inside. They suffer from cold and a lack of equipment, but Thistle's arms are weapons in and of themselves so they have at least some power there. Their plan is to explore, head towards the part of the arcology where the briefcase is expected to be and then get in touch with the employer for an escape route.

The Run

Exploring the dimly lit arcoblock, the team finds previous teams sent to fetch the same item as them, mauled to pieces. Thankfully, a few of them have old, conventional weapons that Eidolon nabs for himself and Blackhawk. They're able to at least partially arm themselves, though they're low on ammo. Signs of large claw marks gouging the wall implies they're not alone, but many doorways are utterly closed to them.

Finding an internal reactor that manages to turn on through their interacting with pre-M2.0 consoles, the team has a bit of light and knowledge of Renraku evacuating the area during the cataclysmic events like the nuclear reactor meltdown near the coast of L.A. During their search, they also manage to bait a shardik stuck in the arcology into an ambush, disabling it before it mauls them like it did the previous team. They note a few sources of elevated radiation in the arcoblock as well as vats for genetic engineering that are possibly still active. Not wanting to test their luck, the team presses forward.

Finally reaching the offices, Eidolon rigs up an explosive charge with a propane tank to blow through the security door and they find a remote Ares research outpost. After an initial gunfight, the team has to retreat and resorts to diplomacy with the commanding officer. He's willing to sabotage some of the briefcase's contents in exchange for letting the team take it. Not having any loyalty towards a kidnapping J, the team agrees.

Aftermath

Fortunately, escaping the arcology is easier with a submarine that picks them up autonomously and disables their collars. All three runners go to a little boathouse the Ares officer mentioned to them, recovering their gear and taking a boatride back to Seattle. The Johnson gets their briefcase -- whether they realize the double-cross or not is another story.

Rewards

• 10 Karma (10 RVP)
• 10 CDP (4 RVP)
• 12,000 Nuyen in Credsticks (6 RVP)
• Gear Options: Vintage Remington 990, Cavalier Deputy Vintage, Cold New Model Revolver, Springfield 2003
• Blackhawk: Can take the Krime Confederate with Stock Removal and Vintage. It's named "Psalm 33:12-22" due to the engraving on the barrel and appears to be a custom tailor job machined by Ares Macrotechnology instead of being a Krime product. This weapon cannot take a smartgun modification.

Game Quotes

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