OOC: SRM04-02 Extraction, Artifact Rush, Part 1 Options

[Slacker]

Slacker I'm emailing you some amazing artwork of the attempted setup ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

can you upload it for me ?

ta

I'm scared to even ask what it looks like, but sure. i will upload it for you.

[Slacker]

What is Mr. White carrying on him? Is he trying to conceal any weapons and get them past security?

[Dak]

What is Mr. White carrying on him? Is he trying to conceal any weapons and get them past security?

Just his panther autocannon.

Nah. He carries a firearm in a shoulder holster, but he'll pass it to another runner, if someone can chuck it in a backpack or something. If no one's got any room, then he'll just have to come retrieve it later.

edit: in an odd way, he's safer without a gun.

[Mach_Ten]

Just his panther autocannon.

Nah. He carries a firearm in a shoulder holster, but he'll pass it to another runner, if someone can chuck it in a backpack or something. If no one's got any room, then he'll just have to come retrieve it later.

edit: in an odd way, he's safer without a gun.

it can be air dropped onto the balcony for use (no, that does not mean I'm going to throw it from here ! .. that would be Silly ! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) )

[Kiirnodel]

Nah. He carries a firearm in a shoulder holster, but he'll pass it to another runner, if someone can chuck it in a backpack or something. If no one's got any room, then he'll just have to come retrieve it later.

edit: in an odd way, he's safer without a gun.

Gardner will take it for him. He'll double-check the safety is on, and then drop it into one of the pockets of his coat.

[ChromeZephyr]

I think I might need to spend some karma on climbing for TW. He's certainly going to have the necessary experience over the last couple weeks to justify learning 1 level of the skill. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Slacker]

I think I might need to spend some karma on climbing for TW. He's certainly going to have the necessary experience over the last couple weeks to justify learning 1 level of the skill. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Yeah, that's fine. You have enough karma for that from the first mission.

[ChromeZephyr]

Yeah, adjusting character sheet now. Sorry about being so quiet during the planning, guys. Work's been busy so I'm not getting to make the flurry of posts I was able to in the last mission. TW will open the briefcase he's got, take out the Smartgun and sync it to his PAN along with the earbuds and the subvocal mic. He will take out the flashbangs and drop them in the outside pockets of his suit coat. When the time comes he will hitch up to the rappelling line towards the front and hook the sling for the submachine gun over his torso.

[Slacker]

Apologies for the crude maps, been swamped at work this week and unable to do more than this right now:
Cityscape
Horizon Floor 28
I'll try to update them later if i can find the time. For now all you guys see is what's on the balcony. The balcony itself is approximately 50m wide.

[Slacker]

Is anybody doing anything while Mr. White makes his way down the Yojirushi building, past the front door security station, then up to the banquet hall?
I know Needle is keeping an eye out for the commlink signal of the sniper.
Gardner has summoned up his spirit to use Conceal on the group going for the balcony.
And I believe Silas was readying the grapple gun, correct?
I'll try to post something up IC for Mr. White tonight, though it may end up being tomorrow before I can get to it.
Just want to make sure everybody is on board with the plan as it stands now: Mr. White will head inside with his ticket, he will attempt to locate the target, while the rest of the group tries to time it that they arrive on the balcony as Mr White is shaking hands with the target. The target is then grabbed and taken over the balcony's ledge to reach safety via rappelling gear, with Needle waiting with getaway transport.

[Dak]

Did we ever get any infos at all about the target? I'd be interested in know whether he's awakened and so forth.

[Mach_Ten]

Is anybody doing anything while Mr. White makes his way down the Yojirushi building, past the front door security station, then up to the banquet hall?
I know Needle is keeping an eye out for the commlink signal of the sniper.
Gardner has summoned up his spirit to use Conceal on the group going for the balcony.
And I believe Silas was readying the grapple gun, correct?
I'll try to post something up IC for Mr. White tonight, though it may end up being tomorrow before I can get to it.
Just want to make sure everybody is on board with the plan as it stands now: Mr. White will head inside with his ticket, he will attempt to locate the target, while the rest of the group tries to time it that they arrive on the balcony as Mr White is shaking hands with the target. The target is then grabbed and taken over the balcony's ledge to reach safety via rappelling gear, with Needle waiting with getaway transport.

yup, I can do that !

I''ll aim to make a perfectly level or slightly down angled zip line for ease of traversing
(aiming for the 30th or 29th floors but looking for a solid stanchion for the best grip on this grapple.)

we then secure it at this side and can have plenty time hanging above the balcony until Mr. White is ready

prepare for AWESOME artwork

Also diving into a climbing harness either provided or my own system in my combat webbing.

[Slacker]

Did we ever get any infos at all about the target? I'd be interested in know whether he's awakened and so forth.

Needle was able to find that Parker Acson is a recent graduate of MIT&T's School of Thaumturgy. So it's pretty obvious that yes, he is indeed Awakened.

[Slacker]

yup, I can do that !

I''ll aim to make a perfectly level or slightly down angled zip line for ease of traversing
(aiming for the 30th or 29th floors but looking for a solid stanchion for the best grip on this grapple.)

we then secure it at this side and can have plenty time hanging above the balcony until Mr. White is ready

prepare for AWESOME artwork

I've been envisioning the zipline angled more down, so that you are using the gravity to slide down the line you're strapped to. Thus no extended test to traverse the 50m, you just have to worry about stopping at the other end (thus the skill check to only resist 4S damage at the end).

That would also put you closer to the balcony so you don't have to worry about dropping (or tying off another line on that end for you to climb down) the 8-10m from where your line ends to the floor of the balcony if you were to aim for closer to the 30th floor.

But it's up to you guys. I just want to make sure we are all envisioning the same thing here.

[Mach_Ten]

I've been envisioning the zipline angled more down, so that you are using the gravity to slide down the line you're strapped to. Thus no extended test to traverse the 50m, you just have to worry about stopping at the other end (thus the skill check to only resist 4S damage at the end).

That would also put you closer to the balcony so you don't have to worry about dropping (or tying off another line on that end for you to climb down) the 8-10m from where your line ends to the floor of the balcony if you were to aim for closer to the 30th floor.

But it's up to you guys. I just want to make sure we are all envisioning the same thing here.

yup exactly that. considering each floor is only about 4M high and we're on the 31st (Roof) if we try and get between the 29th / 30th .. there's an agle down of at least 4M with a 4M drop to the floor

AND the bonus is our legs and gear will not be dangling in line of sight of any security or sensors that happen to be on the occupied floor while we hang around while White eats all the Caviar !!

[ChromeZephyr]

Needle was able to find that Parker Acson is a recent graduate of MIT&T's School of Thaumturgy. So it's pretty obvious that yes, he is indeed Awakened.

Oi. We'll need to render him unconscious, then. Gardner has his Stunbolts and maybe the spirit can do something, I can SnS him as necessary, anyone else got something to add here?

Some further planning upon when we hit the balcony, though this is unlikely to survive encounter with sec forces. White shakes his hand, we land and knock him out, and as we're fleeing I'll toss a flashbang behind us to maybe mess with any shooters from the balcony as we descend to the street. Your spirit's a wild card here, Kiir, want to add anything I'm missing that it could help with?

[Severus Snape]

Is anybody doing anything while Mr. White makes his way down the Yojirushi building, past the front door security station, then up to the banquet hall?
I know Needle is keeping an eye out for the commlink signal of the sniper.
Gardner has summoned up his spirit to use Conceal on the group going for the balcony.
And I believe Silas was readying the grapple gun, correct?
I'll try to post something up IC for Mr. White tonight, though it may end up being tomorrow before I can get to it.
Just want to make sure everybody is on board with the plan as it stands now: Mr. White will head inside with his ticket, he will attempt to locate the target, while the rest of the group tries to time it that they arrive on the balcony as Mr White is shaking hands with the target. The target is then grabbed and taken over the balcony's ledge to reach safety via rappelling gear, with Needle waiting with getaway transport.

The only problem I can foresee is Needle actually getting to the ground fast enough.

[Kiirnodel]

Is the getaway vehicle rigger adapted? You could have it ready faster that way...

As for dealing with things. Yes, I'll probably have to hit him with a stunbolt and stun ammo would help too. Hopefully the concealment will help. We'll deal with anything else when it comes up I guess.

[Severus Snape]

While I could potentially "jump in", piloting things remotely is far from my strong suit. I may end up rappelling 31 stories. Or taking the stairs really fast.

And why are we talking about using combat spells on the guy we're supposed to extract?

[Slacker]

While I could potentially "jump in", piloting things remotely is far from my strong suit. I may end up rappelling 31 stories. Or taking the stairs really fast.

And why are we talking about using combat spells on the guy we're supposed to extract?

The Scion (your digital pharoah of a Johnson) said "The job is an extraction, hostile, and you must begin in exactly fifteen minutes.” I believe they are worried that the recent graduate of the elite school of magic might know a few spells and thus possibly hostile himself towards you guys taking him away from the big leagues of working for Horizon.

Do keep in mind, The Scion also said "You may negotiate for more after his acquisition depending on his ‘condition’. "

[ChromeZephyr]

Because this is a hostile extraction. Since he's Awakened, his ability to resist is a lot more than your average kidnapping victim. So, we knock him out to avoid that problem. I don't want to have to deal with anything the mark pulls out of his magical ass while potentially avoiding incoming fire while we rappel down 28 stories, and I'd imagine the rest of the team feels the same.

edit: Of course I'm ninja'd by the GM. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[ChromeZephyr]

Do keep in mind, The Scion also said "You may negotiate for more after his acquisition depending on his ‘condition’. "

Heh, he might have a couple scorch marks or a Giant's handprint over his entire face, but I think we'll get him there in good condition.

Having said that, I really want to see Gardner palm someone's face like a basketball at some point.

[Slacker]

While I could potentially "jump in", piloting things remotely is far from my strong suit. I may end up rappelling 31 stories. Or taking the stairs really fast.

And why are we talking about using combat spells on the guy we're supposed to extract?

I believe your vehicle has a pilot rating, so it could likely follow a simple command to drive itself to beneath the balcony and stop. Then you or somebody else could take the wheel from there once whoever gets to it.
Oh and there is enough rope/rappelling gear for you to also rappel down this building while the others are attacking the balcony and getting down themselves.

[ChromeZephyr]

Is anybody doing anything while Mr. White makes his way down the Yojirushi building, past the front door security station, then up to the banquet hall?
I know Needle is keeping an eye out for the commlink signal of the sniper.
Gardner has summoned up his spirit to use Conceal on the group going for the balcony.
And I believe Silas was readying the grapple gun, correct?
I'll try to post something up IC for Mr. White tonight, though it may end up being tomorrow before I can get to it.
Just want to make sure everybody is on board with the plan as it stands now: Mr. White will head inside with his ticket, he will attempt to locate the target, while the rest of the group tries to time it that they arrive on the balcony as Mr White is shaking hands with the target. The target is then grabbed and taken over the balcony's ledge to reach safety via rappelling gear, with Needle waiting with getaway transport.

As I detailed above, with the added remembering to active the Wired Reflexes. Forgetting that once was enough, and thankfully Taek's character didn't become gator chow because of that lapse.

[Severus Snape]

I believe your vehicle has a pilot rating, so it could likely follow a simple command to drive itself to beneath the balcony and stop. Then you or somebody else could take the wheel from there once whoever gets to it.
Oh and there is enough rope/rappelling gear for you to also rappel down this building while the others are attacking the balcony and getting down themselves.

And let a bunch of people I've never met before take off with my vehicle, leaving me with no way out?