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Question, which may have already been answered: Can metahumans and humans freely interbreed? Given that metahumans basically are "Humans hit with pixie dust" one would think so, but I haven't yet seen a half human/elf or dwarf/troll or something of the kind.
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JustJeff88 posted:Question, which may have already been answered: Can metahumans and humans freely interbreed? Given that metahumans basically are "Humans hit with pixie dust" one would think so, but I haven't yet seen a half human/elf or dwarf/troll or something of the kind. Yes, any metatype can reproduce with any other metatype, but their are no hybrids. Children will be one of their parents metatypes.
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I dont know posted:Yes, any metatype can reproduce with any other metatype, but their are no hybrids. Children will be one of their parents metatypes. That explains everything; grazie
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I dont know posted:Yes, any metatype can reproduce with any other metatype, but their are no hybrids. Children will be one of their parents metatypes. Probably one of their parent's metatypes.
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Stroth posted:Probably one of their parent's metatypes. You know there's some sort of skeevy Maury Povich type on the trids willing to bring in a hermetic mage to do "was this heritage always in my family or did my wife sleep with the troll running the Stuffer Shack" tests.
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"John the Troll... you are NOT the father!" "I TOLD YOU!" "Frank the Human... you are ALSO not the father!" "What?!" "The father is... Hestaby!" "That makes no sense!" "She was in the form of John the Troll at the time!"
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AceOfFlames posted:Everything OK, Kanfy? Yeah, things progress a bit slower than we'd like sometimes is all. I'm hoping for something of a resolution quite soon actually so not a bad timing that way. I'm not incapable of working on updates at this point or anything, but these long and repeated momentum-killing delays are terrible and if at all possible I want to be done with them and get what I can sorted before resuming. The LP's a bit too long for people to have to re-read it from the beginning every three updates just to remember what the hell we're actually doing again.
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Part 50 - Divided Halves.jpg)  Last time we left off we... uh, hold on a moment... Ah yes, we'd recently returned from the AG Chemie run where we eradicated what felt like the entirety of Germany's Knight-Errant presence with the help of a hulking Cyberzombie. We were also informed about the presence of some kind of a super lethal radioactive bio-weapon delivered to the Harfeld Manor because things were so goddamn great already. We were in the middle of our usual crew member chat sessions during which we suggested that Dietrich dedicate his and the Dragonslayer's efforts on defending the Flux State instead of committing suicide by dragon, and we told Blitz to call off his pursuit of his disappeared ex after an unexpected but pretty clear message from the woman in question. Glory meanwhile was still struggling with her traumatic past involving an exploitative cult and her link to the Adversary. And what's going on with Eiger today then?   Talk to me, Eiger. If something's put you on edge, I want to know what it is. Who am I looking at? His name is Yuli Kozlov, but he's better known by his handle, "the Engineer." He's a mercenary. Ex-Spetsnaz. One of the best in his field. I ran up against him in my KSK days.Heard of a guy like that once, apparently a real wiz with a wrench. They say he could put together a lethal turret in a few seconds flat and there were even some pretty wild rumors about instant travel devices or something. And why is this important? It's important because he's a monster, Rosa. Where he goes, misery follows. The Engineer is cold, calculating, utterly pitiless, and impeccably well-trained. And he's all too willing to sell his services to the highest bidder. All right. What kind of services are we talking about? His specialties are social engineering and wetwork. In practice, he spends most of his time paving the way for organized crime syndicates to seize new territory.Us, we're more of a disorganized crime specialist. He sets up bribes, takes out key members of the opposition, and forges alliances with existing street gangs. All of the groundwork that a syndicate needs. He's extremely bad news, Rosa. And my contact spotted him in Schattennest. Schattennest. Isn't that where we went for the Beckenbauer job? That's a little too close to the Kreuzbasar for comfort.Ah, the good ol' supremacist murdering days. We were so young then.  Rosa... I have to stop him, before it's too late. What happened to that town... it can't be allowed to happen again in Schattennest.We don't exactly have the time to run around preventing crime all over Berlin here, in fact some might argue that we've largely done the opposite so far. But if it's big enough to bother Eiger this much then I guess playing Fledermausmann for a day can't be helped, if only so that she can focus on more important things. Agreed. Do you know who he's working for now? The safest bet would be a Russian syndicate, but there's no telling. His client list is longer than you'd expect. Got any examples? Well, I know for a fact that he's worked for mafia groups operating inside and outside of Russia. And he put in a lot of time with the Lobatchevski Syndicate. He's taken contracts with the Triads as well. My contacts tell me that he's even done a few jobs for Tamanous. That's a hell of a résumé.If you want to make an impression at a job interview, nothing does it quite like busting out your past experience with human traffickers and organ harvesters. Just a small lifehack for you there.  I know how important it is that we resolve the Feuerschwinge situation. I get it. But I can't just sit back and let this happen.[She shakes her head.] I won't.We can agree to let her go for a while or tell her we'll come along. As the team leader we could also order her not to bother, but antagonizing her after all the time and effort it took to make her trust us doesn't seem like the smart way to go about things. If the Kreuzbasar is at risk, this is too important a job to rest on the shoulders of one person. I'm going with you, end of story. All right, fearless leader. You're right, I could use the help. But the others... they can't know about this. This is going to have to be a quiet job, two people max. You sure you're prepared for this? If you can't hold up your end, I'll be better off on my own.Of course we can hold up our end, though the idea that no one else is even allowed to know seems pretty unnecessary if not downright stupid. What if the run goes sideways and we get captured or something, and no one'll even know where the heck we suddenly disappeared to? We're like all of this team's real firepower too, with all due respect to Dietrich and Glory there's no way Team Support can they take on a final boss by themselves. But yeah alright fine, mandatory two-person groups are written in the Personal Mission Law and that's one of the precious few we are not allowed to break. Don't worry about me. I'm solid. Now before we go visit Lucky Strike's favorite hangout, we still have one final Green Winters DVD to get through which Maliit had delivered to us earlier.  Let's load this thing up.  Four tracks this time. As always we'll just work our way down, starting from Track 1.  4 years ago, long after Vauclair's disappearance but before the current shitstorm.  This is it. The interview. Took some digging to find it, but here he is... my big brother, back in his prime.  Clearly a bad scene but that's a pretty cool van. Not sure how they managed to park it there though.   Doctor Vauclair, tell us about your efforts to bring down the dragon. At least that's the official story, actually though dragon breath can't melt steel beams and Bush did 8/22 wake up dataslaves  Our R&D teams have been working around the clock to devise a weapon capable of downing the beast. In the interim, we are providing material support for the Luftwaffe's attempts to shoot her down via conventional means. Herr Vauclair, why are you directing Diehl Defense's energies to the killing of Feuerschwinge? Are there corporate interests at play in this? Corporate interests? No. This is a matter of human interest. Innocent lives are being extinguished at an appalling rate. I am in a position to help put an end to the slaughter, and so I must. It really is that simple. Doctor Vauclair, you must understand my skepticism. Our viewers aren't looking for a PR statement, they come to us for the tru-- I'm afraid that I don't have time to go back and forth on this. Your viewers can think whatever they wish; my concern is in helping the people affected by this tragedy. In that case, Doctor Vauclair, I thank you for sharing your valuable time with us. You're very welcome. To the viewers at home, stay safe and watch the skies. Salvation is coming - I promise.  We know they succeeded, and remarkably quickly too considering they were fighting a drat dragon in the year 2012.     Holy poo poo, this is big. All right. Okay. Back up, slow down. Breathe.[He takes a moment to calm himself.] Okay. So these notes... they pretty much confirm something that I'd always suspected. The Luftwaffe didn't shoot down Feuerschwinge. I don't understand the science of it. Not even a little bit. But from what I can piece together, it looks like they designed some sort of chemical/radiological agent that acts on the metagene.Recent studies indicate that the metagene is linked to as many as 75% of all known cases of catastrophic fourth wall breakage. I don't think that they fully understood what they were doing... it was 2012, after all. I mean, the process worked... but I don't know if they understood *why* it worked. A discorporated body's *supposed* to die in a few hours. I've heard horror stories about ghost-walking mages getting trapped in astral space, unable to rejoin with their meat. I heard they went crazy from the pain. And if what I'm reading is accurate, it's entirely possible that Feuerschwinge has been trapped outside of her body for over forty years.Huh, now that's something new. Guess forty years of torment would be understandable enough motivation for someone to feel a little upset about the way things went down. Kinda reminiscent of the Cyberzombie, actually.  The government wouldn't let Adrian tell the public about any of this, of course. It'd interfere with the lie that they were feeding us... that the Firewing was dead, and that everyone was safe, and that people should stop hiding in their basements and get back to work again.Joke's on them, some of us were jobless and hiding in our basements long before 2012 made it mainstream. But privately, he always said that she was still out there, somewhere deep in the SOX. I'd always thought that he was paranoid, but I was wrong. He *knew.* So. What does all of this mean? It means that the stories I got from that Ghost Rat suddenly sound a lot more plausible. It means that Feuerschwinge is *definitely* alive, and that Adrian's disappearance is unquestionably tied to her survival.That much is a given, but there's still nothing but question marks in the space between the doc heading off to the SOX again and the mess we have in present day. If the dragon's really in that manor instead of the SOX then at some point she must've either been hauled out of the wasteland for some unknown reason, or she must've eventually recovered from this bizarre weapon's effect enough to get out on her own. Then there's the burned and irradiated ork, and this Doom crap we just found out about... we're gonna need a lot of answers from Vauclair or Audran or Firewing or whoever the hell we'll happen to find in a talkative mood first.  Okay. That's enough for one night. I'm gonna go get drunk. A solid call from the man, all things considered. Two more tracks to go.   Back in the good old days, huh.    drat it, Adrian, this is serious. You're a public figure... you could lose everything if you don't keep these ridiculous fairy tales to yourself! Hermie. My theories are not, as you call them, "fairy tales." Dragons are *real.* I saved Germany from one. Have you forgotten? No. Of course not. EVERYONE knows that you killed the Firewing. Stopped. Not killed. Fine! Stopped! Whatever![Winters swipes a bottle off the table in front of him, drains it, and drops it to the floor.] Call it whatever you want. But Adrian, you're the only one who's still this obsessed with the damned things! There aren't that many of them, and they're *not* taking over the world!Oof, that sure aged like 21-year-old milk.  Certainly an interesting way to put it while you're literally sucking on a stick yourself. [Winters snorts.] Now you're just being maudlin. Look, Adrian--[Vauclair shakes his head. His smile has disappeared.] You mark my words, Hermie. Within five years, corporations... even *countries*... will fall to these creatures. And the worst part is, nobody will care. Oh, people will tut-tut about it. There may be a protest or two. But nobody will actually *do* anything to stop them. The immortal, all-powerful, utterly pitiless reptiles will seize more and more of our power, wealth, and territory. And we foolish, short-sighted mortals will never get it back.[Green Winters chuckles uncomfortably. Raises his hands in the air in a supplicating gesture.] Come, now, Adr-- Okay, let's tone down the levels of getting real a tad here [Winters shakes his head.] You're hopeless, Adrian. Fine, by all means, keep caring... just keep your conspiracy theories to *yourself.* I'm telling you this for your own sake.[Vauclair sighs. He looks incredibly tired.] Yes, Hermie. You're right, of course... I mustn't jeopardize my credibility with the masses. [Vauclair's tone softens again.] Hermie, I--[Winters cuts his brother off. A new intensity burns in his voice.] Please, big brother. Just drop all of this. Stop hunting the Firewing, and start living your life again! If you won't do it for yourself, then for Christ's sake, do it for me.[Vauclair nods, then looks away from the screen.] All right, Hermie. I'll try. And we all know how well that attempt ended up. Tragedy on the scale of the events of 2012 destroy lives long after they've passed, and this particular family ended up being no exception.  Been some unexpectedly heavy stuff on this disc, one dreads to imagine what kind of bombs the final track is going to drop on us.    ... ...   Right it's definitely time to go, can't keep Eiger's contact waiting any longer. -- EXTRAS -- Only one bit of alternate dialogue of singificance here, namely ordering Eiger to not go after the Engineer. quote:
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My understanding was that dragons in Shadowrun weren't actually powerful enough to take on a jet fighter in a straight up claw-to-missile fight.
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:My understanding was that dragons in Shadowrun weren't actually powerful enough to take on a jet fighter in a straight up claw-to-missile fight. You've got Dragons, and you've got Great Dragons. Fearwing was the latter.
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:My understanding was that dragons in Shadowrun weren't actually powerful enough to take on a jet fighter in a straight up claw-to-missile fight. A regular dragon, no -- dragon versus attack helicopter comes down to who spots who first; dragon versus jet fighter would require a lot of luck on the dragon's part. With a Great Dragon, on the other hand, all bets are off. Missiles aren't much use against someone who can snap a talon and produce a dozen Air Elementals to intercept them within the time it takes between launch and impact. I'm not sure how the mechanics translate into the later systems, but back in 3E players have the ability to spend dice in a (very limited) pool to reroll the failed dice in a test. Great Dragons have the ability to spend dice of a much bigger pool to force someone else to reroll their successes if they are even remotely involved in the situation surrounding the test. IIRC the Azzies managed it by deploying a stupid number of unmanned drones and possibly doing a couple of really heinous things with blood magic to slow it down. Everyone was too shocked and impressed that they managed it to remember to ask how they'd done it or what the cost was.
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Bringing down Sirrurg the Destroyer involved several wings of experimental air superiority fighters, elite ground forces, experimental weaponry, and shadowrunner teams. And they STILL didn't manage to score the kill.
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Kanfy posted:what 2054
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Still a bit early for that, but we're absolutely right on track for 2020 being dystopian. But without the cool tech.
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living in the boring version of shadowrun, reading about the cool version glad to see this LP back!
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oystertoadfish posted:glad to see this LP back! Likewise, and let's hope this'll be the last time anyone has to say that.
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With the news of this morning, it seems we might be on track for EuroWar II at this point, though that might be a bit much. Anyway, great to see this back.
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I think I got the mediocre ending for this mission so I'm interested in seeing what I missed out on and what I did wrong.
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TheGreatEvilKing posted:My understanding was that dragons in Shadowrun weren't actually powerful enough to take on a jet fighter in a straight up claw-to-missile fight. What everyone else has said. Great Dragons are a whole other thing, and are incredibly durable and deadly. I'm not sure much shy of a Thor Shot or nuclear weapon would kill one. And good luck surprising them with either of those things, because if they have a hint it's coming they're going to have magical bullshit and tricks to avoid getting hit in the first place.
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re: the update, at least Winters isn't totally racist since he'll chase too young dwarves.
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Kanfy posted:what The distant future. The year 2000.
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chiasaur11 posted:The distant future. There is no more unethical treatment of the elephants.
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Looks like Rosa has yet another reason to find Winters.  oystertoadfish posted:living in the boring version of shadowrun, reading about the cool version All the hellish dystopia, none of the cool cyberware.
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I dont know posted:All the hellish dystopia, none of the cool cyberware. As I've said before and will say again, we're in the most boring cyberpunk dystopia. Also, LOL @ Green calling himself muscular. Pretty sure that wasn't the description of him given when we first saw him.
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Alacron posted:There is no more unethical treatment of the elephants. (There are no more elephants)
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sebmojo posted:(There are no more elephants) But still, it's good.
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sebmojo posted:(There are no more elephants) Ah, so no mistreated elephants is a 100% guarantee!
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Slaan posted:Ah, so no mistreated elephants is a 100% guarantee! It's a good song.
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One of my gaming friends was going to run a Cyberpunk 2020 one-shot this year, but decided against it because it's hardly fantasy any more.
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IMJack posted:One of my gaming friends was going to run a Cyberpunk 2020 one-shot this year, but decided against it because it's hardly fantasy any more. There's a little side bit in that long gameplay demo stream with the hostage rescue where it shows that the incredibly rich client's insurance will cover 90% of the exorbitant cost of her armed medical extraction team. Amidst my bleak laughter, I wanted to curl up and cry.
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habeasdorkus posted:As I've said before and will say again, we're in the most boring cyberpunk dystopia. That entire profile is gold but the most hilarious thing to me is it having THAT picture. Winters is definitely the sort to think "Yup, looking good!"
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AceOfFlames posted:That entire profile is gold but the most hilarious thing to me is it having THAT picture. Winters is definitely the sort to think "Yup, looking good!"  Ladies.
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Part 51 - Traipsing Through Twilight Town  Right, time to meet Eiger's contact and then go for a second trip to the bright and pleasant Schattennest to find this Engineer fellow. Why do we always end up making return trips to the worst parts of town?  We find Eiger and the man waiting at the back of Der Weinkeller.   You could say that. Rosa, this is Bannik. He's a friend. [The dwarf scoffs.] Don't know if I'd go that far. Nothing personal, you understand - if I were to start keeping friends, I might call you one. But in my experience, friendship and obligation go hand in hand. A solitary life is cleaner. [She smiles.] "Professional acquaintance," then. [He nods.] Better. Now, let's get down to business, shall we? Let's. We need intel on the Engineer - where he's staying, who he's working for, how long he's been in Schattennest. Whatever you've got, we want it.[He spears a hunk of pie with his fork, crams it into his mouth, and starts to chew. A moment later, he shrugs.] I've had worse. And of course - I'll give you what I can. But I don't know much. I can point you in the right direction. That's all. Just tell us what you can. We'll handle the heavy lifting. All right. What you're looking at is the northwest quadrant of Schattennest. This is gang territory - all of it. These days, the whole kiez is being held by Rammbock. Not those assholes again. Right, those masters of ambush who didn't quite grasp the idea that the explosive barrels should probably be placed next to the other guys. Not exactly shaking in our boots here.  Wonderful.[Eiger exhales heavily.] If he's staying there, he must be arranging some sort of deal with them. That'd be the safe bet. And they haven't pulled their guns on him yet, so it's fair to assume that negotiations are going well. I'm sure that I don't have to tell you this, but the last thing we need is an alliance between some foreign syndicate and Rammbock. No good could come of that. Can't argue with that. Now, I can't tell you who the Engineer is working for. You'll have to ask him about that yourself. But what I *can* do is make it easier for you to have a sit-down with him. Don't open that in here. There are people in this room who would kill you for what's in that bag. [You shrug.] I'd kill them first. All right, tough gal. I get it, you're wiz. Just do me a favor and keep the drat bag closed, okay? You gonna tell us what it is, or do we have to guess? But enough about your sex life. Is it a stun gun? No.[He pauses for a moment, playing with his fork.] Well, not really. For your purposes, you might as well think of it as one, though. [Eiger whistles appreciatively.] Very nice, Bannik. That should make this easy. Not easy. *Possible.* I wouldn't be giving it to you if the job could be done without it. The Engineer is rocking a delta-grade move-by-wire system. Unless you can shut it down, there's no way in hell you're going to catch him.The idea of move-by-wire bodyware is to essentially induce a permanent state of spastic cramping, the rapid movement of which is then harnessed into controllable form via implanted systems, resulting in the body being in a state of constant readiness which makes for lightning fast and perfectly smooth reaction speed at the cost of long-term discomfort and strain on the body and brain. The procedure is major and irreversible, so when you disable the "controllable" part... ...And if we *do* shut it down, he'll be forced into a state of permanent seizure. [He shrugs.] Only until he gets the thing up and running again. "Deactivated" isn't the same thing as "broken." That's handy. Making people uncomfortable is my specialty. Truer words have never been spoken. Thanks, Bannik. We'll let you know how things work out. Don't bother. I'll be watching.Let's hope this goes better than the last time we were told that after being handed a mysterious package. Or at least involves fewer rear end in a top hat mages, one of us is plenty enough.  No sense in wasting any time, let's get this done.  Before we take off, we give Eiger the grenade launcher and a shotgun that's better than her own. We murdered a bunch of AG Chemie security guards to get that thing, so in a way we owe them to ensure that the cycle of mindless bloodshed continue ever on.  NEW MUSIC: .jpg) (A nice and moody mix of melancholy and military. Still a shame we never got a personal theme for Dietrich...)   Place is looking very yellow in the twilight, something mentioned in the description were this our first foray into this neighborhood. It's kinda weird to see since we don't often get out and about when it's not already dark out. The smell of burnt garbage always reminds me of back home.[Eiger wrinkles her nose.] The funny thing is, a syndicate presence might actually help Schattennest... in the short term, at least. They'd clean up the streets, if nothing else. Don't tell me you're changing your mind.  Today's objectives are as simple as they come, find the bad guy and make sure Eiger survives her own personal mission. A reasonable thing to ask.  We also have Bannik's toy occupying one of our precious inventory slots. Feels like getting close enough to zap a guy armed with hardwired spidey senses with this tiny-rear end thing would be actively more difficult than catching him via conventional means though...  The kiez gate is watched by a dwarf and his ogre buddy.  If this looks familiar, it's because we've been through here before. At least these guys are dedicated to their jobs, good to see it.  Had we done this mission before the Humanis run he'd say the exact same things, just the other way around.  Our previous meeting spot with the smugglers is now a dead end with nothing to see beyond a single box. Might as well take a look and hope there isn't a snake in there or something.  Eh, we're willing to stoop pretty low but stealing pennies from the homeless is a little too pathetic even for us. Mage life has been pretty inexpensive so we have a decent chunk of savings anyway.  This time we'll take a previously blocked off road and follow it to the northeast.  The homeless are one thing but don't for a moment think we're even remotely above plundering garbage piles, those piss-sparkly treasure chests of the modern world. This particular expedition nets us some Bliss.  As we emerge from the alleyway we spot a couple of rough-looking characters keeping a look out. Rammbock gang up ahead. Maybe there's a way around? There's no diplomatic solution to be had here and approaching the gangers only leads to an entirely pointless fight against three Rammbocks, so as per Eiger's suggestion we simply go around the building instead.  Beyond we find a dilapitated parking lot turned equally dilapitated market area of some sort.  No one here looks like an armed ruffian, so we take this chance to see if the locals know anything useful.  What? What do you want? I'm new in town, what's hot around here? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing. All there is to do in Schattennest is get your arse beat by gangs until you decide to join one. And which gang are you in? I'm still in the former camp. I've heard what the Rammbock do to haze new members. I'll take getting pushed around every once in a while over that. Why don't you move? There are safer kiez not far from here. That takes money. Rent ain't free, unless you're suggesting I start living on the street. At least here I have a roof over my head. Fair enough. I'm looking for some information. I bet you are. I've seen your type before. You're probably lookin' for someone, or lookin' for something that's been stolen. Either way, the Rammbock won't be happy about you stickin' your nose into Schattennest.Our nose isn't any happier being stuck in this place, but despite their mutual displeasure our nasal cavity and the gangers will just have to deal for now. All right. I'm leaving. Kami? No, wait, just a resemblance.  I got pots and pans! You need pots and pans? No, but some info would be nice. You see any new friends of the Rammbock show up lately? (¥50) Just trying to help out the neighborhood.With Street etiquette we could promise to mess up the Rammbock and avoid this minor contribution to the local economy, but it's no big loss. [The woman leans in for a whisper.] They're just down the street, in the warehouse with the grass in front. New guy showed up a few days ago, seems like a bigwig. They've been moving product through there ever since. What kind of product? That'd cost you extra, sweetie. Is it important? (¥25) [You hand over 25 nuyen.] Drugs, guns, the usual. Seems like more drugs than guns lately, so maybe things will pick up around here!Well, it's all about those small steps after all. Thanks. No problem, honey! I got the best deals on pots and pans this side of Spandau! Finding the warehouse doesn't take long, especially since this is the kinda place where you're more likely to bump into metal blades than grass ones. Cool graffiti too, if a bit out of place.   Unfortunately our progress is stymied by the standard 4-digit lock with no visible clues to the correct sequence, and we don't have the Decking 5 to let us bypass it either. Got any ideas, Eiger? Looks secure.[She examines the heavy door, scowling.] I might be able to blast it open with a controlled explosive, but that'd spook anyone inside. Know where we could get a controlled explosive around here? Dang it Ebby, where are we gonna find a propane salesman in this dump? And yeah, blowing the doors in would probably mildly alarm the guy we're supposed to get into tickling distance of before he Eddy Gordos himself through the ceiling window or whatever. Probably best if we could just find the code. Only other thing worth looking at here is a lone motorcycle outside of the warehouse, but it holds neither propane nor keycodes for us.  Actually though, finding a propane tank is as easy as heading back a bit past the market area and repossessing one from a resident, but we'll leave that as a last resort. Let's instead check if by any chance our local cookware informant can help us with the more quiet approach. Get your pots and pans here! That warehouse you told me about is locked up with a keycode panel. You know anything about that? Sure, I could help you out there. For a price...Figures. Street etiquette is an option again but wouldn't actually work this time. Threatening her with Strength 5 is another but we'll cover that in the Extras section. I don't have time for this. How much? Five hundred. No less. I've gotta make a living, you know.Urgh, we've probably done entire minor jobs for less money than that. We really need to learn this decking thing one of these days, bet computers are easier to deal with than people. But if catching this guy is as important as Eiger claims, an explosive entry is probably too risky. Fine. (¥500) [You hand over 500 nuyen.] The code is 2 9 2 ... something. I don't know the last number. That'll get you most of the way, though. Enjoy! You don't even know the whole thing? I'm not going near that place. Good luck!Not sure what she's so worried about when the worst bandit in town is clearly right here.  Still, her costly information does prove to be accurate, and a couple of guesses later we have our way in.  Doubt we'll be getting a warm welcome waltzing into the gang hideout even though we left the door intact, but hopefully we'll at least have the chance to get a little closer to our target before he notices. At least for once it's a small warehouse instead of some multi-store corporate building or another. Maybe for once we'll be done and out quickly. -- EXTRAS -- Not much here again, a brief exchange with Eiger if going for the bomb approach: quote:
And trying to intimidate the door code out of the informant: quote:
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Kanfy posted:
 Lex Parsimoniae is another term for Occam's Razor - fitting for our Eiger, I think.
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Schattennest, based upon the U-bahn station, is located somewhere around the current Friedenau neighborhoods of RL Berlin. Per Wikipedia, it's been home to a number of writers and poets, including Nobel Laureates Günter Grass and Herta Müller.
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The extras section got a chuckle out of me. You know, after the depressed sigh at how non-futuristic the rampant poverty in Schattennest looks.
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habeasdorkus posted:Schattennest, based upon the U-bahn station, is located somewhere around the current Friedenau neighborhoods of RL Berlin. Per Wikipedia, it's been home to a number of writers and poets, including Nobel Laureates Günter Grass and Herta Müller. I live and am about 1km from there now. It's funny to think of it changing into the game version, in real life the area is.. a bit less exciting E: here's a news article about a portaloo being pushed onto the u bahn tracks at Bundesplatz. This gang problem is out of control https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/charlottenburg-wilmersdorf/berlin-wilmersdorf-dixi-klo-blockiert-u-bahn-gleise Sulla Faex fucked around with this message at 01:04 on Jan 7, 2020 |
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