 Issue with SRM03-05 (In and Out), Why break in at all? |
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 Jun 15 2011, 06:50 PM
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 28-February 08 Member No.: 15,719  |
So i'm just starting to GM SRM03-05 in a pbp game and I recently ran into a problem. Other than planting the evidence and making NYPD Inc look bad (both secondary objectives), why would Mrs J hire runners to deliver a message to an inmate when it would be simpler to just bribe someone who comes in contact with the inmate to deliver the message (ie a guard, the lawyer, a nurse in the facility, anyone who visits the inmate during visitation, etc)?
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Jun 15 2011, 07:20 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Members Posts: 1,973 Joined: 3-October 07 From: Fairfax, VA Member No.: 13,526 |
She wants a cutout between herself and the messenger. You hire shadowrunners to be that cutout.
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Jun 15 2011, 07:23 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 28-February 08 Member No.: 15,719 |
QUOTE (DWC @ Jun 15 2011, 03:20 PM)  She wants a cutout between herself and the messenger. You hire shadowrunners to be that cutout. The shadowrunners are the messenger. So she's still dealing with the messenger, just an overpaid group of messengers (ie runner team). |
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Jun 15 2011, 07:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 151 Joined: 18-February 10 Member No.: 18,170 |
It's also not just delivering a message. If it came down to just a messenger, yes, the runners could just as easily subcontract out that part of the mission. But (trying to keep the spoilers to a minimum) there's other stuff the runners have to do to make sure the recipient follows the message.
You do have a point, though--this mission can be as hard (or as easy) as the runners decide to make it. It seemed to be relatively straightforward for the team I played with, certainly easier than the prequel mission. |
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Jun 15 2011, 09:17 PM
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Runner Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,946 Joined: 1-June 09 From: Omaha Member No.: 17,234 |
Some of it is to get the PC's involved, some of it because the prision obviously has safeguards in place to make that difficult. Subverting those safeguards is a job for runners. In this case it may be better to presume that there are reasons it could not be done simply rather then questioning why it could not be done simply.
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