Whispers In The Dark
| Whispers In The Dark | ||||||||
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ShadowHaven Independent Trog Runners |
Scracha Ex-Firewatch Sons of Sauron Redmond Underground Infected | Bug Spirits | ||||||
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Yokai Witchblade Nora Inu Firepower | The Queen | |||||||
Background
"Breaking News!
A coalition of non- and ex-corporate forces are fighting a bug infestation underneath the city of Seattle.
[Live Feed 1 (Trideo support by Cyclops Electronics, your friendly neighbourhood shop for all sensor and recording needs)]
[Live Feed 3(Ex-Firewatch)] - [Live Feed 4]
[Live Feed 12] - [Live Feed 13] - [Live Feed 14 (Sauron's Mace]
[Live Feed 17 (gun cam!)]
[Highlight Reel (best kills)] - [Highlight Reel (narrative recap)]"
Hook
While helping a former subordinate escape the clutches of the Yakuza, Nora Inu barely avoids running into the clutches of bug spirits while navigating the tunnels of the Ork Underground underneath Redmond. In a later run, she overhears Yokai, a local legend, proclaim himself the slayer of otherworldly monstrosities and all who would threaten the existence of this world. They meet at Troll Stack to talk shop while chowing down on a barrel of blueberry pancakes. They'll need two things: Allies, and proof of these spirits to get those allies riled up.
Prep
They hop into an arms shop named Human Solutions, to get some Narcoject supplies for a life bug capture, and run into Firepower, a troll buying a light cannon, adapted to be handheld. Nora chats him up, and they invite him to come along, for fame and glory, and for the Ork Underground. Not only is he hella down to shoot up some bugs, he's also going to bring his crew. The runners split ways, Yokai seeking out support from the Scracha and the Sons of Sauron, while Nora Inu contacts Seattle's Ex-Firewatch with whom she curried favour during AC/DC - Thunderstruck, and secures safe passage for the troops and further combat and astral support from the infected living underneath the Redmond Barrens. She never learns the name of the old infected lady with the white eyes who can summon a myriad of different spirits as quickly as she can tap her walking stick on the ground.
Run
Guarded and aided by one of Yokai's spirits, Nora snags a life bug, a grotesquely bloated creature who used to be a NeoPD employee, and now has had their arms replaced with large metal claws that drip magical acid. They meet their allies in D'Fuhk, smooth over any differences between the factions, rally them with a speech, execute the bug and roll out through the territory of the infested. Yokai, Nora, Firepower and an unnamed Ex-Firewatch operative form the spearhead, their decisive actions creating ripple effects that are felt on the other fronts. While the infected and a large spirit army cut off the retreat of the bugs, Scracha, Ex-Firewatch, Runners and Sons of Sauron assault the hive proper.
The vanguard party gets into a smaller skirmish with some of the shamblers, but also a few special operatives. Fleshforms clad in full body armor, on top of their magical hardened armor. The superior firepower of light vehicle cannon and souped up lasers are sorely needed to take down these foes that are nigh impervious to even large caliber hand loaded APDS fire. They face more of these elites as they advance upon the queen's chambers, but they also receive some unexpected support as Witchblade joins the fray, just to see what all the fuzz is about.
The queen is a fierce, dangerous opponent, but thankfully Witchblade can prevent her from bringing in further spirits to swamp the runners. Combined fire starts to whittle her down, but she is fiercely dangerous, a whirl of sharp legs, claws, and frighteningly potent magical acid. She casts Slay Oni on the instigators of this assault, dealing some minor damage, but Nora Inu dodges past her, spotting her brood lair, and destroys it with a well aimed grenade blast. The queen, thus enraged is open to attacks, but before she can be taken down, she impales Nora on one of her claws, spearing her straight throught he chest with unnatural speed.
Yokai takes the queen out, channelling Dragonslayer's rage into a devastating manabolt, and brings Nora back from the brink of death with impressively effective health spells.
The death of their queen shattering their resolve, the tide severely turns for the bugs, and as the infected mop up their contingency plan, the spirits are free to join the assault on the hive proper, quickly eradicating the wavering bug force.
Aftermath
Rewards
15 Karma Yokai, Nora Inu, 5 Karma Wichblade, Local Fame at chargen cost Yokai, Witchblade, First Impression at chargen cost Nora Inu Ork Underground Rep +5