I was wondering, GM:

RT and myself have still got a market to canvas, unlike the others who were sent to a single business, so I was wondering if we could maybe take some kind of skill check to save time on looking for any other info or trying to find other sources that back up what Mort's given us?

Seems like we're probably headed towards reuniting with the rest of the party (?), but I don't think we'd just take the word of the first person we spoke to as gospel when dealing with a place like the Dustmarket.

I was thinking the same: a quick summary of what more they found, if anything, going around the other shops after we finish the current talks?

Other possible subjects in addition to those we broached with Mort:

• History of the MS? (how they came to power, where they got their mechs, what's their main income sources?)
• History of Magenta Red? (What is SHE like, what drives her, what are her hobbies/passions/obsessions?)
• Do they have rivals/competitor gangs in the underworld business right now? If so who?
• Any other figure of note in the Port Conroy underworld we might be well served to know about?

This message was last edited by the player at 18:21, Tue 16 Apr.

I'm also curious whether you could find out what kind of relationship this crime syndicate has with IPS-N; since the corporation is supposed to run the show around here.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:35, Tue 16 Apr.

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There is some basic information that is common knowledge, but to gain anything further would require a Word on the Street check.

- The Magenta Syndicate came to power after the PCPA left Upper. The Syndicate and its troops eliminated almost all of the rival gangs in Upper and secured it for themselves. It is unknown where the Syndicate got their mechs, but they are all Harrison Armory designs, suggesting a connection with the corpro-state. The main income source is the variety of illicit actions the Syndicate commits - from selling and producing drugs, racketeering, up to human trafficking.
- Magenta Red's history specifically is not known. Rumors are around that suggest that she had or has a connection to HA, but these are not confirmed. As for her personality, it is much as Mort said: ruthless, and willing to destroy anything or anyone in her way.



No relation, aside from the Syndicate filling the power vacuum left by their absence.
This message was last edited by the GM at 11:30, Wed 17 Apr.

Love that last sentence. :D

It's so... Maya

I am so sorry about falling off the wagon.  I've been in the home stretch of an intensive tech course, and now I've been distracted with a possible job opening.  I've just not had the energy to check in rpol regularly.

I'm willing to step down if my recent absence had been a big issue, otherwise, I might have things sorted out by the end of the weekend, one way or another.

No worries, please don’t feel like you have to leave. Real life comes first, please take all the time you need. It’s not at all a problem if you need to take a break from the game to focus on irl stuff.

Although, if you can, your contributions will always be welcomed here :)

Correct me, but I'm thinking the GM might be waiting for a "let's go to Garfield's!" post for you guys?

(Or would it be better, game wise,  if we rejoined after all? (That was just an IC suggestion on RT's part))

More or less. I was waiting for a confirmation on what the group was doing.

I figured it was to "hit up this Juan Tismon that Captain Stavros mentioned"

Didn't realize we were holding things up.  Set a post with our destination.

We seem to have slowed down quite a bit post-wise?

Don't know if it would help, but what would you guys think if we joined up again as a single group just after the Maya-RT talk? (Either all at Garfield's, or backtracking a bit and having Werner, Sunder and Co come help with canvassing the Dust Market/Casino?)

Other solution, a little more extreme, would be to fast-forward straight to the start of the next tactical battle, if we think the investigation part of it isn't working for us?

Something else?

That could work, maybe you and Maya can skip forward in time a bit to meet back up with the rest of the group, and finish your conversation in the alt RP thread (assuming Maya is ok with this, of course). I don't think skipping to the next combat would be a good idea though - Juan has a few pieces of lore/plot information that'll be useful later on.

I'm totally okay with it.

Sounds like a plan :) We can both finish the convo in the alternative thread, and maybe also do that Word On the Street roll we were talking about as a closer there if that's alright?

Travelling back home today, by the way, so if everybody is alright with it, I could start posting in the main RP thread tomorrow ?

Sorry about slowing down, stepped out for a few days.  Let me see what kind of shenanigans I can get into right quick.

Trip took more out of me than I thought, but back now :)

Sorry I haven't shown up in the main thread yet. As RT can attest I've been having a bit of a meltdown lately and just haven't had the free brainspace to get to it.

No worries! Post when you can.

Travelling back to the field today for the usual two weeks or thereabouts

Slower posting and all that :)

You're very welcome to make the roll, RT, as the last time I had to make some kind of non-combat skill check I rolled a Nat 1.*

*Obviously that wasn't a bad thing in the long run, but I think we'd prefer some immediate success this time :)

Alright:  Nat 1 The Sequel here we come :)

In a way you were absolutely correct: an eleven is two 1s!

Eleven isn't an average roll, it is now two critical failures back-to-back.