You are a shadowrunner.
You have been given a job. You are meeting the Johnson at a resturaunt in an A zone.
You can:
[[Get ready for the meet]]
[[Live in a dumpster]]
[[Shoot your way out]]Before you go to the meet, you have to decide what gun to bring. Should you:
[[Bring the big guns]] because you never know what to expect.
[[Bring Something concealable]] because it's better than nothing.
[[Don't bring a weapon]] because weapons are a crutch for people who can't do the job right.You have chosen to live outside of socities smothering embrace.
Your life is hard but you are free, and you learn how to live off the excess of those still trapped in the system. In time you even learn to live outside the system entirely. You don't actually "live in a dumpster" but others mock and belittle you; They don't understand. How could they. They have never been free.
You have no need for money, and thus you have no reason to go to the meet.
You have won.
[[New Game]] The pressure is too much for you to take, so you go on a killing spree. The streets run red with blood before you are finally taken down in a firefight.
You have failed.
[[New Game]]The meet is at a restaurant. You are turned away at best, killed or arrested at worst.
You have failed.
[[New Game]] You bring a small weapon that won't be spotted easily.
[[Choose your transportation]]You don't bring a weapon. You're an adept who can kill people with their hands, right? No? Oh. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Choose your transportation]]You live in the barrens. How are you getting to the meet?
[[Walking]] Is the most reliable.
[[Driving my scoot]] is the only option I have.
[[Driving my car]] because I have a car.
[[Driving my tank]] because somehow I have a tank.You are clearly a BAMF who don't need no stinking transportation. Despite how awesome you are, you might be late or something, I don't know. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Proceed to the meet]] You own a scoot because somone you think highly of told you it was a good idea. She neglected to mention that it's only a good idea if you can shoot lightning out of your eyes and bend reality to your will. You can't. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Proceed to the meet]]Ooooo, you have a car. Everyone is VERY impressed with you for how good you are at owning a car. Clap. Clap. Clap.
[[Proceed to the meet]] You cut a swath of mayhem and destruction to the meet, only to find that the J has fled for his life.
You have failed.
[[New Game]] You enter the restaurant and ask for the Johnson party. You are directed to a back room where you meet several other runners. The J has not yet arrived. You are invited to a DNI conversation over wireless and you are introduced to your associates. There is an antisocial Decker, a cocky Street Samurai, a high class Mage, and a down-to-earth face. The Johnson arrives you, and informs you all that the job is to steal some data and a prototype device.
As the Decker you should:
[[Probe for technical information]] about the targets.
[[Ask for more money]] from the J, you deserve it.
[[Hack the J's commlink]] for more information.
[[Keep your damn fool mouth shut]].Not a bad idea. You may be antisocial, but you still know your field better than anyone else. Good work. Don't push your luck.
[[ As the Street sam... ]]What the frag do think you're doing buddy? You'll frag this up just like you fragged it up with that person you like so much. Good work, you offended the J somehow. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[ As the Street sam... ]]Serious bad idea territory. Not only is it hella hard to crack and totally a dealbreaker for the run if you get caught, but there's nothing on it that the J wasn't going to give you anyway. Go back to start, do not pass go, do not collect 20,000 nuyen.
[[New Game]] Yeah, ok. When in doubt. You can always get more information later.
[[ As the Street sam... ]]As the cocky Street Sam you should:
[[Ask for more info]] about security and stuff.
[[Flirt]] with that fine ass runner across the table.
[[Blast your way out]] of this whole lame situation.
[[Keep your big dumb mouth shut]].You're the one who has to deal with the dreckstorm when everyone else fraggs up. Know thy enemy, or at least know how much APDS or SNS to bring.
[[ As the Mage you should... ]]Nice. Now you've not only acted unprofessionally in front of the J, but your DNI conversation is full of distracting jokes and lewd comments. Great fragging start. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[ As the Mage you should... ]]In a hail of bullets and explosions you have ended your career, and the lives of people who trusted you enough to show their faces here. Good luck with those bounty hunters.
You have failed.
[[New Game]] The classic. Bonus points for being cool and aloof.
[[ As the Mage you should... ]]As the high class Mage, you should:
[[Condescend upon the Johnson]] for bothering to hire other runners.
[[Request more information]] about wizard stuff.
[[Ask for more dosh]] because... dosh.
[[Keep your silver spoon mouth shut]].You are MAGE you need no others. Not only did you offend everyone at the table, but six hours from now they "forget" to pick up your floppy-ass body off the pavement when you drained yourself in to unconciousness trying to conjure up godzilla to do the job for you. Don't be that guy. You're dead now. Game over.
[[New Game]] Good call. No one here knows magic like you do, so you have a unique perspective on what to ask.
[[As the face you should...]]You are the bestest most magical special unicorn and you deserve more money. Somehow the J is not convinced. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[As the face you should...]]Wow. That's a first. Golf clap for you. Clap clap clap.
[[As the face you should...]]As the down-to-earth Face you should:
[[Negotiate for more money.]]
[[Negotiate for more money.]]
[[Negotiate for more money.]]
[[Don't negotiate for more money.]]Thank you. Now go have a nap, we'll wake you up when we're done in twelve hours.
[[ Legwork time ]]YOU HAD ONE JOB!
ONE. JOB.
NO. GET OUT. I NEVER LOVED YOU.
[[New Game]] You and the team have survived the meet! Congrats. Now on to the part of the job where you decide how not to die and also get paid. This is called legwork, even though most people don't use their legs for it; what is this, 1930?
[[ Decker Legwork ]]
You know what? Screw legwork, [[it's Go Time]].
You are the Decker! Master of the Matrix and hater of sunlight. To get ready for a run do you first:
[[Gizoogle]] every noun the J ever dropped. Gizoogle the site, the target, the brand of underwear the security guards prefer; gizoogle everything ever for days without sleep until your brain bleeds.
[[Hack the other runners]] to make sure their defenses are solid.
[[Save your strength]] for Go Time. Besides, you're almost level 100 in your game, get good get grinding.
[[ Get that paydata ]] because it's gotta get done, and you might as well do it now while you have time.Yep. That's your job. The metahuman Gizoogler. Get used to it.
[[Street Sam Legwork]]Ok. Lets think this through. Most runners have stuff on their links they don't want you to see. They shouldn't, that's dumb, but they do anyways so:
A: They have shitty links, you hack them easily. You tell them as much. They hate you now.
B: They have good links, you hack some of them and get caught once. They hate you now.
You're not helping. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Street Sam Legwork]]Wow. What an ass. You're getting paid how much for this? For shame. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Street Sam Legwork]]Forget this teamwork dreck. You dive that host, pwn some n00bs and get the paydata. You ended up having to go loud to get out, but no biggie, your job is done right? WRONG. In response to your attack the targets have moved the physical prototype, and the mission ends up scrubbing. No payday for a half finished job.
Everyone hates you now. You're so lonely.
[[New Game]] You are the Street Samurai; a master of death and pain, and probably not actually a samurai. Probably. You can:
[[Case the joint]] on foot, using actual legs!
[[Buy more death machines]] and things that go boom.
[[Take a nap]]. If the face gets to sleep, so do I.
[[Shoot your way out]] of your own boredom.You manage to get some info, and also scare the piss out of some security guards just by breathing the same air as them. Security has increased. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Mage Legwork]] You can never have enough death machines. Good work.
[[Mage Legwork]]Yeah. Fine, it's for the best. IDGAF.
[[Mage Legwork]] You are the all-powerful Mage; master of reality and also just generally the master being better then other people. You can:
[[Summon Godzilla]] in spirit form to complete your objective in the grandest possible way.
[[Educate your fellow runners]] as to how best assist you in completing the task.
[[Scout the astral plane]] for magical hazzards.
[[Consult with the spirits]] for information that might help.No. Bad. The wizard police are coming for you just for thinking about it. No amound of Godzilla will complete this objective. The mission is a scrub. You lose. FRAG THE WIZ-PO.
[[New Game]] Be sure to use big words they don't understand to intimidate them, they are more likely to submit to your will. Wait, no actually. How about don't be a giant flying whale whenis. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Face Legwork]] Hey now, You've been to wizard school haven't you. You smarty-pants you.
[[Face Legwork]] I don't know how this works so I'm going to assume that this is probably some kind of good idea. Good work! I have no idea what i'm doing!
[[Face Legwork]]You are the Face; the lover of a plan coming together-er, and master butt kisser. Would you like to:
[[Seduce the security guards]] for valuble information.
[[Seduce the street sam]] for valuble information.
[[Call somone better qualified]] to help with the legwork.
[[Go back to sleep]] in the back of your car.You shake your tailfeathers, your milkshake, and what your mamma gave you. You get the information you wanted, a new file for the simsense library, and a new deeper level of self loathing.
[[Go Time]]Well, it can't be worse then doing nothing. Go for it. You're all going to die young anyway.
[[Go Time]] You get some helpful info, but you probably lose some dosh. Better hope that's good info, and that person likes you enough not to sell you out.
[[Go Time]] Fine. You did your job. IDGAF.
[[Go Time]] It's Go Time, Do-or-die time. You (probably) have a plan: The Decker is going to go for the paydata, while the Mage and the Street Sam go in for the prototype, and the face stays on dreamscape overwatch.
The Sam will be invisible (thanks to the mage), the Mage will be watching the astral plane, and the Decker will be in the host helping the Sam get past security.
You begin, but [[Something goes wrong]].It matters not how pink thy mohawk, do some fragging legwork if you can. +3 Bad Idea Points (set: $BIP to $BIP +3)
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[[Go Time]] You are the Decker, and as you begin your dive you realize you have forgotten to run silent.
[[Go ahead with the dive]], there's no time to waste.
[[Reboot and run silent]], better safe than sorry.
[[Grab the paydata]] and run, because that's the job.
[[Play it cool]] and act like a normal user.Who the frag do you think you are, the Owl? You dataspike your way through the run like some kind of angry protosapient. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Meanwhile..]]
You back out immediately, reboot, and go back in silent. It's not perfect, but it's your best option.
[[Meanwhile..]] Nope. You manage to get the paydata, but you've fragged the Sam. He gets geeked by security while trying to get through a locked door. Where were you, chummer? WHERE THE FRAG WERE YOU. Game over.
[[New Game]] That's not how it works chummer, this is a private host. You are NOT supposed to be here. You get fried by IC and the spider while not expecting it. Even if you survive, you can no longer complete your objective.
[[New Game]] You are the Street Sam; you managed to sneak in and get the prototype, but on the way out you recieve notification that somone has marks on one of your grenades. You must have left your airburst wireless on. Opps. Do you:
[[Reboot your link]] to erase the marks.
[[Turn on your jammer]] because you do have a jammer, right?
[[Fight your way out]] of this situation somehow.
[[Use your tech skillz]] to erase the marks.Your link reboots, erasing all the marks on it. Unfortunately, the marks are still on the 'nade.
All that remains is chunky salsa.
[[New Game]] You manage to block out the wireless in time, but you have severed your line of communication to the rest of the team. You make it out, but not without injury. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Later that run...]]You fire the grenade off down a hallway, blowing it up before the security spider can. Frag you, spider. You proceed to shoot your way out of the building like a champ. Good work.
[[Later that run...]] "Wait a minute. What the frag am I doing? Even if I somehow have the skillz, my commlink can't do dreck like that." Are the last words you ever mutter to yourself, before you explode.
[[New Game]] You are the Mage. While escaping in a car with your associates, you realize that the spirit you conjured earlier left a signiture behind that you forgot to erase. Do you:
[[Turn the car around]] to go back and erase it. You have time.
[[Astrally project]] out of the car to go back and erase it.
[[Geek the Decker]] for fragging up earlier and making you have to summon the spirit in the first place.
[[Deal with it]] and move on.Congratulations, you made the news. KE parades your dead bodies all over the headlines, and comes out looking like heroes.
You're all dead.
[[New Game]] You manage to scrub your signature, but get in a fight with the wizard police. You barely make it out alive. +1 Bad Idea Point (set: $BIP to $BIP +1)
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[[Mission wrap]]Your name has been automatically logged on my blacklist of people to never work with. What the frag is with people geeking their Deckers? GET YOUR SICK FRAGGING GUTSACK OUT OF MY GAME AND DON'T TALK TO ME.
[[New Game]] People make mistakes. It happens. Even perfect genius mages who have no weaknesses. Oh well.
[[Mission wrap]] You are the Face. Everyone else did the job. Your job is to get paid off the death defying work of others. Well done. The author of this game is not biased at all, it says so right here in the game text. You have won.
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