Only a job for the Ancients
| Only a job for the Ancients | |||||||||
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| Part of The Crow of Seattle | |||||||||
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| Factions Involved | |||||||||
| ShadowHaven | Black Lodge | ||||||||
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Eye of the Typhoon Boombox La Rapide Shy |
12xAnthro Drones 3xBlack Lodge Member F9 Spirit of Man | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 2xBlack Lodge Member hijacked | |||||||||
| Submersion for Eye of the Typhoon | |||||||||
Summary
The Runners are hired in the Matrix by Green Lucifer to kidnap three Black Lodge members and collect Pay Data if necessary. They encounter some drones and manage to capture two of the members. However, the third member is able to escape.
Background
The master shedim who occupies the body of Sharon works his way through the ranks of the Black Lodge, trying to fill as many members as possible with his shedims. He poses as Green Lucifer on the Shadow Haven network to hire some runners to launch a stealth operation against three members of the Black Lodge. If anyone follows up, it will look like the Ancients ordered the attack and Shedim Charon set everything in motion to free the members, who of course are now hosts to Shedim. Since Master Shedim is very cautious, he has some of his subordinates watch the runners in astral space at a safe distance.
The Meet
The meeting will be held in the Matrix on the Shadow Haven host. A Green Devil (supposedly the leader of the Ancients) appears as J. The runners are given the task of kidnapping three members of the Black Lodge and securing Pay Data. The members are supposed to be alive because the Ancients want to find more elf haters. After some negotiation, it is agreed that each kidnapped member and the pay data will be rewarded with 7,000 Nuyen each. The J provides information about the meeting of the three members as well as the location - he also mentions an automatic defense with drones. Everything else the runners must find out themselves.
The Plan
Typhoon searches the matrix for location information and can organize the Mantion's construction plans. She also penetrates the host of the Mantion, which leads to some information about the electronic security measures, especially the drones used and their armament. The team then sets off for the phyical reconnaissance with Shy and Boombox sneaking on site but being discovered by a spell. The drones can't find the runners, but are repeatedly guided to the runners' location, which ultimately leads to the runners' retreat. Raps gets an overview of the estate from the air via a FlySpy drone. Typhoon can also determine the exact room of the meeting in the Mansion. The team decides to attack via two directions. Shy is to climb onto a balcony while the rest of the team uses a back door. In order to be protected from the spell, the Runners go together first, since La Rapide promises a little more protection from the spell.
The Run
Aftermath
Rewards
- 3000 Nuyen Negotiation Money
- 18.000 Nuyen (9 RVP)
- 8 Karma (8 RVP)
- 4 CDP (1 RVP)
- counts as Submersion for Eye of the Typhoon
Optional:
Eye of the Typhoon:
- Trust Data, not Lore (5 RVP)