For posting during the week receive 5 xp
Earning the Box Credits
[sblock=Perception] number to hit: 80 for gangers, 110 for spy drone
Trollick: 14+21+65=100, Hawkeye: 21+16+81=117, Syd: 16+12+25 (scouting)+81=134 [/sblock]
Once outside of Shatterframe’s van, the Runners immediately notice a group of four Spartan Dogs, yet another gang, standing around on the corner across the street next to their parked bikes. They seem to be minding their own business, but your experience tells you they are watching you without trying to be obvious about watching you.
Hawkeye and Syd notice a spider legged drone clinging to the wall of the skyscraper above their heads. Its camera eye is focused on the group, and Syd says,
“That was definitely not there when I was here earlier.”
Since there is no way to know if the gangers or the drone are connected to your job, and since the Runners are robbing the place and extra attention is not wanted, the decision is made to proceed to the marked unit 56 on level 6. (nothings going to happen until that box leaves the unit anyway)
Inside the office, Syd notices that one of the security guards is the same, the giant with steel horns, but the two women are replaced with an orc with dark tan skin, a thick brow, and long pointed tusks protruding from his jaw. This guard is outfitted the same as the others. The horned giant seems to recognize Syd from earlier in the day, but does not address him. The two guards seem to be going through the motions of another boring shift.
Gaining access to the underground storage levels is easy. All you have to do is pose as a fake customer. There is no credit charge until a unit is actually used, and potential customers are allowed to browse the units to find one that meets their needs. There are two ways down to level 6, the stairway, or the elevator. The service elevator only goes down to level 3.
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We are still getting used to this setting so I will provide actions and rolls for handling the storage unit as an example of what can be done.
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The Runners notice that the locks on the units of level 6 are standard security, until they get to unit 56. This lock is different, and at a glance seems to be of higher quality. Hawkeye sits down against the wall opposite the unit and slips the VR headset over his eyes as Trollick and Syd keep watch.
As Hawkeye moves his consciousness into the VR, the darkness inside the headset blinks and suddenly he is looking at the virtual Brimstone Storage. The Virtual Realm has a different appearance than the Hard Realm. There are no shadows in VR, since there are no light sources and everything is a representation inside the brain. The colors are bright and cartoonish, and the hallways of the storage area now look like dark grey stone walls of a castle, with the roll doors of the units appearing as thick banded wood doors with ancient steel keyholes. The mortar in between the stones of the walls is bright and glowing like lava. The light/camera drones watching on the ceiling are represented by crows perched on stone sconces with red glowing eyes. His experience in VR tells Hawkeye it would be almost impossible to shut the drones off without alerting security, but if the drones are still in auto detect, which they are, he can override their programming to tell them to look the other way for a while.
[sblock=VR roll] Commercial task+Obscurative task+d100) 21+21+61=103
Number to hit: 100-103= 3 minutes that his command will stay in effect [/sblock]
Hawkeye smiles as the perched crows turn their heads, and at the same time Trollick and Syd nod to each other as they see the ceiling drones spin their lenses away from unit 56.
[sblock=Now for the locked door] Hawkeye 21+21+76=118, number to hit: 85, success [/sblock] The lock on unit 56 clicks as it disengages and while the wood door in the VR swings open at Hawkeye’s touch, the roll door in the HR slides up into the ceiling, granting access to the storage area. Inside the concrete room is a plain ancient looking wood box on the floor, which appears the same in both realms, only about two feet across to each side. It is a simple plank design with rusted nails holding it together and gaps in the planks. There are old, faded ink stamps across the surface from several languages and countries, and the box is crusted with dried dirt and splattered with what could be blood. In the VR Hawkeye looks over the box closely and locates three tracking devices that he determines would send a signal through the VR if deactivated.
Hawkeye disengages from the VR, removes his headset, and locates the trackers on the box. The tracking devices are thin slips of plastic and metal slid in between the gaps in the planks. They are removed and left in the unit to not alert security. The door of unit 56 is closed and locks again as though nothing happened. The entire process took less than a minute.
Regardless of how the Runners decide to leave Brimstone Storage, there are no problems until they reach the outside.
Walking towards Shatterframe’s van still parked where it was, the three start to think this is the easiest 2500 credits they’ve ever made. The spider drone is no longer visible on the building or anywhere else. The Spartan Dogs across the street look at the Runners and their eyes land on the box. Before anything else can happen, another van, beige in color, slams on its breaks on the street next to the gangers. The door of the van slides open and Syd recognizes the brutish woman with pale skin and pink hair with each hand holding a single full auto weapon as she opens fire at the Spartan Dogs. Simultaneously a full auto weapon pops out of the top of the van and fires on Shatterframe’s van.
Surprise round: none of your three Runners are targeted, only the Spartan Dogs gangers and Shatterframe’s vehicle.
[sblock=Surprise attack] Pink Hair Attack: 52(base)+93(d100)+100(luck)=245
Spartan Dogs: Defend: 53(base)+24=77 (multiple targets=3 hit)
Damage=50 per target, Armor clothing 50-10 deflect=40. Body:10-40=30, Mind:10-30=20, Essence:9-20, deceased
Van Driver: Attack: 60(base)+50(d100)=110
Shatterframe Defense: 70(base)+10(d100)-50(stationary)=30
Damage=32-15(deflect)=17
Shatterframe: 17-10(deflect)=7, Body 10-7=3 Body [/sblock]
While the three Runners stare in shock, the van attack has lethal results. With their concentration on you three, the Spartan Dogs and Shatterframe are caught completely unaware. The pink haired woman opens up with a loud blast as she shreds three of the gangers, killing them instantly with a hail of bullets. The full auto machine gun mounted to the van roof rips a line through Shatterframe’s windshield, hitting her with bullets and shrapnel from her own blasted vehicle.
Shatterframe screams in pain over her van’s comm.
Roll Reaction and state intentions.
One of you must be carrying the box, so discuss and designate a box carrier through Line chat. It is not any heavier than you expect a wood box to be. One of the giants can tuck the box under their arm and free a hand for fighting, but Syd would have to use both hands to hold it.
