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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack7" data-source="post: 5768552" data-attributes="member: 54707">I don't know exactly how you plan to play it RW  (or at least how KM plans to play it), but I'd role play it like the PCs are  Undercover Dicks. Unless the PCs are privy to advanced Intel on the possible POI  then I'd play out everything as it occurs. And I'd encourage player to engage in  surveillance, covert and cover identity interviews (talk to the targets in  general conversation while seemingly involved in innocuous chit-chat but see if  you can elicit background information or something useful off your  targets).   Surveillance, covert stalking, disguise, cover  identities, perhaps assigning each PC a different target, B&E of their  things and papers (if it can be done without arousing suspicion or it doesn't  violate orders), covert interviews, befriending targets, eavesdropping, keeping  notes, and all of the other tricks of investigation that would make your  Manhunters actually good at their job. I'd place the burden on the players and  their characters and see how they played it, though I might insert an outside  party to Run the Op (that is an outside NPC who is running the players), or  at least an allied NPC (experienced investigator) in an advisory capacity so  that he or she could makes suggestions to the party about how to proceed if they  need it.   Let the players solve it the old fashioned way,  leg-work and observation and manhunting, and good investigation  techniques.   Now exactly what information the players are privy  to, or can get their hands on, or steal, or acquire, that's a different matter,  but I'd expose them to whatever they find out as it arises naturally, and as  circumstances dictate. How they take advantage of that, or fail to, that's the  player's problems. But if practically no information is truly available then  this will be a "come as you are, get it when you can" party. It'll unfold as it  unfolds, which will be poco a poco.   I wouldn't give me anything more than they learn  minute by minute.   But an assignment like that, especially  considering they know nothing of their real target or of any of the other  potential targets could be a role playing goldmine, and a real intrigue  factory.   It ain't easy to take up somebody on the move,  especially if you know little about them. It's fascinating, exhilarating, and  very dangerous work. Plus you could totally miss your mark. But that's what  makes it so exciting to actually do.    I'd role play it heavy and black and make them  find their own light, or make their own light. That'd be my take.   Good luck.</blockquote>

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