Biodrone Supersoldier, Lagos campaign adventure Options

[Saint Sithney]

I feel like, while the military armor gives them an advantage, it detracts from the creep-nasty hell-on-earth vibe you're shooting for.

Maybe consider just giving them FFBA and custom ballistic plates strapped over mistreated, disfigured bodies. Then give them universal Nantidotes and full face coverings (modeled after bunker gear with its built in thermal etc. etc.) to protect against chemical attacks.

Site guards in power armor sounds good, and maybe a couple super-soldier type biodrones in it, but you've got to show some flesh to get that blech.

[Manunancy]

Orks would be even rarer to come by. Humans are still the most common metatype. If you are looking for an already rare gene setup, you would be doing yourself a disservice, if you narrowed your target population down even further.

Limiting yourself to humans only would limit the pool to. which would make a mixed bag of metatypes the most likely. Especially if the project is still in the experimental phase.

Cloning would take a lot longer (you'd have to grow the clones first). And cloning isn't exactly cheap. Especially in lagos, it would be a lot cheaper to just grab a viable target. Usually, people wouldn't miss anyone getting lost in Lagos.

That said: the decision to grab an exec's daughter is ballsy, indeed. After al, i needed a hool to start the adventure. And since it is humans making decisions here, bad judgment isn't exactlya rare occurence. Also, keep in mind that we aren't talking about a AAA exec, but rather a smalltime one. Solvent enough to pay the runners, though.

In an area, where the best ditricts are a rating 2 toxic zone. An area, where shedim and ghouls run rampant. An area, where toxic spirits are th least of your worries, small children eat humans and run around with AKs and the Sharia is considered "civil", a missing person case isn't exactly "negligent" on the part of the kidnapper.

At least that's how I see it. If you have arguments to the contrary, I would appreciate the input.


If you're grabbing the subject in Lagos, which wasn't mentioned in your opening post. Which present a problem : the only peoples likely to have anything like a reliable medical record (which you'll need to spot them) will belongs to what passes for an upper crust there - leading to all sort of troubles as they've probably more than their share of trigger-happy goons on their payroll. Without records you'll need to grab and test (or maybe run a 'charity' outifit to do the testing), and many of the potential subjects will be in a crappy condition (malnutrition, diseases, possibly drug-fried brains... not what I'd call prime material). So I assumed the subjects were snatched in a somewhat civlized place and shipped to Lagos for use.

Which made it obvious an exec's daughter (even a not so high one) was a rather bad idea. Hence my suggestion for an apparently innocent target who's more important than appears at first glance. Important enough to send some runners on her tail.

Note : one option could be to have some questionable party interested in the girl for the same rare genotype which had her snatched in the first place - though depending on the PCs they could pass themselves off as something nicer. Tamanous comes to mind there.

Note about cloning : I said 'in the pipe', not something fully implemented and running. If he program is expected to grow to a significant scale, geting enough raw material will become increasingly troublesome as you will run out of easily snatched subjects - who need to have the right genes, be fit enough to be soldier material and not to draw too much inquiry when they go missing. Cloning will neatly solve the issue when you reach the 'full blown commercial scale' stage.

[Axl]

"Milspec Armor has chemseal right out of the box." - D2F

No, it doesn't.

"Each can be equipped with any of the armor modifications ... including chemical seal." [Emphasis mine.] From Arsenal page 51.

[D2F]

I feel like, while the military armor gives them an advantage, it detracts from the creep-nasty hell-on-earth vibe you're shooting for.

Maybe consider just giving them FFBA and custom ballistic plates strapped over mistreated, disfigured bodies. Then give them universal Nantidotes and full face coverings (modeled after bunker gear with its built in thermal etc. etc.) to protect against chemical attacks.

Site guards in power armor sounds good, and maybe a couple super-soldier type biodrones in it, but you've got to show some flesh to get that blech.

Good point. I'll play around a bit with alternatives to see what looks and feels right for my adventure.

[AKWeaponsSpecial...]

Cranial Bombs, milspec armor, heavily augmented.....why am I reminded of Deus Ex here? Perhaps you should put a couple full-auto rocket-launchers on the armor's arms (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cyber.gif)

[D2F]

Limiting yourself to humans only would limit the pool to. which would make a mixed bag of metatypes the most likely. Especially if the project is still in the experimental phase.

Good argument. I'll draft up some Orks and/or elves as well (skipping trolls, because they'd simply be too friggin tough and Dwarves because they'd need specialized equipment, wheras the other two can wear "human" scale equipment.

If you're grabbing the subject in Lagos, which wasn't mentioned in your opening post. Which present a problem : the only peoples likely to have anything like a reliable medical record (which you'll need to spot them) will belongs to what passes for an upper crust there - leading to all sort of troubles as they've probably more than their share of trigger-happy goons on their payroll. Without records you'll need to grab and test (or maybe run a 'charity' outifit to do the testing), and many of the potential subjects will be in a crappy condition (malnutrition, diseases, possibly drug-fried brains... not what I'd call prime material). So I assumed the subjects were snatched in a somewhat civlized place and shipped to Lagos for use.

They'd be snatched around the globe, but mostly from the african continent. Your idea with a "charity" organization is a really great hooked I didn't think of. Reminds me of the old UB. Great tip, thanks a lot.

Note : one option could be to have some questionable party interested in the girl for the same rare genotype which had her snatched in the first place - though depending on the PCs they could pass themselves off as something nicer. Tamanous comes to mind there.

I actually like that one better than the concerned father. I might borrow that =)

Note about cloning : I said 'in the pipe', not something fully implemented and running. If he program is expected to grow to a significant scale, geting enough raw material will become increasingly troublesome as you will run out of easily snatched subjects - who need to have the right genes, be fit enough to be soldier material and not to draw too much inquiry when they go missing. Cloning will neatly solve the issue when you reach the 'full blown commercial scale' stage.

I agree on the concept, but according to fluff, SR tech is simply not yet at that level where you can reliably clone sentient beings and get something more intelligent than a tomato. Granted, that is fluff, and considering the options for negative qualities it is obvious, that sentient clones have been grown. It is unlikely that the tech is ready for mass production yet, though.
I could have the files at the research lab mention such plans, though =)

[D2F]

"Milspec Armor has chemseal right out of the box." - D2F

No, it doesn't.

"Each can be equipped with any of the armor modifications ... including chemical seal." [Emphasis mine.] From Arsenal page 51.

Doh, I need to polish my reading skills.

[Saint Sithney]

I agree on the concept, but according to fluff, SR tech is simply not yet at that level where you can reliably clone sentient beings and get something more intelligent than a tomato. Granted, that is fluff, and considering the options for negative qualities it is obvious, that sentient clones have been grown. It is unlikely that the tech is ready for mass production yet, though.
I could have the files at the research lab mention such plans, though =)

Well, making biodrones out of these soft-skulls seems like a perfectly viable option.


Also, one thing to think about with Orks is that they breed fast, and in litters. If one Ork has the right combination of genetics, there's an increased likelihood of more in the immediate family.

[Acidsaliva]

Why do I get the feeling that this new "charity" will be doing lots of free vaccinations and medical exams ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/twirl.gif)

[Method]

Ah now that's good SR.

[D2F]

Why do I get the feeling that this new "charity" will be doing lots of free vaccinations and medical exams ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/twirl.gif)

In one of the poorest, most overpopulated, most toxic and most disease ridden places of the world? What made you think that? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nyahnyah.gif)