Last Mission Gear, What would you use on a suicide mission. Options

[Darkwater]

I've been wondering what kind of weapons fellow shadowrunners would use on a mission that they most likely would't survive. How would you prepare for your last mission in hopes to survive it and who would you like to have along to back you up.

[Wounded Ronin]

A katana, a thin cotton yukata, a backpack full of sake, and a perfect death poem. Ideally, you have your extremely dedicated ambiguous homosexual relationship buddy come with you so you can share sake and die together under a cherry blossom tree with bloody katanas and multiple gunshot wounds. For certain death anything else is superfluous.

[ShadowDragon8685]

A cranial bomb.

Yield: 10 kilotons.

If I'M not going to survive, I'm sure as hell not gonna let them survive, either.

[Adam Selene]

Kind of a trick question. I assume that anybody who was in a position to prep for a suicide mission knew that a suicide mission was a suicide mission in the first place and would just say "No" when offered the job.


EDIT:

[Trax]

He has a really big head.

[Shrike30]

Gyromounted light machine gun, for sustained firing. Heavy armor, some rockets (maybe one of those Fields of Fire backpack-launchers?), lots and lots of ammunition. Explosives. Some kind of heavy-caliber handgun as a backup. More ammunition. Air support. Vehicles.

Why am I going on this mission again?

[Darkwater]

Let's just say its a very dangerous mission for a shit load of nuyen. Like 100,000,000 :nuyen:

[ShadowDragon8685]

[ronin3338]

Dudes... you totally missed the one thing that will save you...

Bring a sidekick. In a red shirt. And when he gets wounded, say "Brother! Don't Die!"

Then when he dies, your rage (and the training montage you underwent before the mission) will allow you to overcome any foe.

Seriously.

[mfb]

same thing i've carried on all the other suicide missions...

med sec armor w/BattleTac HUD, personalized HK227, personalized and attuned HK227-S, plenty of ammo (including as much AP and AV as is available), plenty of grenades.

[Sahandrian]

A heavy transport with a 6000 kg load of rating 10 FAE on a trigger linked to a biomonitor.

Granted, it'd destroy everything within two miles of me. But hey, I'd be dead already.



...Or I could just say a remote-controlled anthroform drone that looks exactly like me.

[Protagonist]

[PlainWhiteSocks]

Have to go with mfb.

Just bring the trusty old gear that I've come to rely on, and hope I do what needs to be done. (yeah I know, I'm boring) :|

[Dawnshadow]

The heaviest armour I'm still mobile in, much extra ammo, the gun I'm best with, a backup gun (probably the biggest gun I'm adequate with), and any extra, personal gear (like the swords for the adept, foci for the mage........ the 9 high force spirits + watcher pack for the conjurer... and backup.

The best version of backup being: Saigan, the great dragon that actually likes having the metalhead around, mostly because self directing weapons that are actually capable of making a measurable difference in a fight with another great dragon are so hard to come by...

Note: This backup does not funtion well with the Party Drake, whom Saigan has expressed the fond desire to pluck the limbs off of, charbroil, and otherwise mutilate and destroy.

[mfb]

[SL James]

Truer words have rarely been said on Dumpshock.

[Lindt]

Dammit Im sigging mfb again?

Oddly I agree with you though. Bring the same old same old, but make sure everything is clean and shiny.

[mfb]

well, to be honest, i pretty much only wear the security armor on suicide missions. it's just that i've been on several of those, see.

[Critias]

In fact, we're in the middle of one right now!

[SL James]

Fox News would call it a Homicide Mission.

[Kagetenshi]

I would bring that surplus Russian chemical weapon.

~J

[ShadowDragon8685]

I think we're generally in agreement that a Weapon of Mass Destruction (And yes, a Great Dragon does qualify) is part of the ideal suicide mission kit.

[Drraagh]

I once played a prankster character in another RPG who was playing tricks on the various PCs in the group as well as NPCs, just to liven things up and try and teach some lessons as needed. So, if I knew it was going to be my last mission, I'd bring some of that back and have some fun with it.

For example, breaking into a corp? Bring spray paint cans, some fireworks, things like that. Start tagging the place with graffiti and such, flood a floor or two by cherrybombing some toilets, add a skylight to the 43rd floor (by cutting a hole out of the 44th floor). If the place has a lab, replace the eye-wash water with a feed of mace/pepper spray.

[Hypatia]

As a shaman, I would have summoned as many spirits and watchers as I could control, tons of one use fetishes, foci, etc. I would also have all the weapons that I am competent with. Chocolate. May as well have my last meal be my fave dessert. Tequila. Knowing that I left someone behind that will remember me fondly and toast to my name.

[Frag-o Delux]

I would just carry more ammo maybe, but probably not. I mean the whole reason to do the mission is to accomplish a goal. Not to die. You are just of the mind that you arent leaveing the mission on your feet. If you are going to load up with junk like spray paint and FAE why even do the mission? You have already set your goal to die looseing your sights on the objective so you are doomed to fail. So I would do the mission as normal, but have my affairs in order for the inevitablity that I wont be coming home. Otherwise you could save yourself a lot of time and climb in the shower with a toaster.

Now that is if my goal isnt to blow a hole in the side of the planet or cause general havock.