lucetimods | Mission Update!

Droid Sabotage - Begins September 21st (fyi: we pushed the date up by one!)
Field Leader: Steve Rogers; Security: Alia Shepard, Sophie, Rogue, Greg Lestrade, Gai Tsutsugami, Masaomi Kida, Leonhardt; Stealth: Trafalgar Law, Fujiko Mine, Nara Shikamaru, Albert Silverberg, Loki; Technicians: Donatello, Artemis Fowl II, Daisy, Tony Stark; Programmers: Robert Hastings, Pascal, Doctor “Eggman” Robotnik, Raine Sage

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So is the mission now now 21st-23rd to keep the same amount of time or 21st-22nd to have the same end time?

gee charles look at the log dates it says right there!!!

No, I'll be polite now. I'll even use caps. The mission now runs until the 23rd, yes.

I'm not sure I understand this all spacially - could I get someone to walk me through this? The droid facility where the actual sabatoge takes place is hidden in a resort... is the con in the resort? I can't seem to find that in the log but can someone draw me a word map of how this all lays out?

My visual art skills are a horror to behold so let's see if I can simple this up in words.

Imagine a vacation resort based primarily on a mountainside/base. The convention is taking place inside the resort. BELOW the resort (in a secret underground facility) is the droid factory. While they are part of the same complex, only the rogues and (now) the main Organization know that the resort is merely a front for a deeper operation.

Does that help?

Immensely. Okay, so if a character were to end up infiltrating the con for the purpose of facilitating the distraction, could they take any merchandise from it? And if they could, would the Malnosso let them bring it back to the barrier? (assuming the mission is a success and they aren't all kidnapped or etc)

Sure thing. But like with Melaka, it means they'll have to cough up some reward points to get to take it home.

Question re: the facility layout, since the log states they'll have access to that.

Does this facility mirror two of the ones that have been visited in the past (ie. the one on the draft/the third floor mission, and the one the Bil decoys infiltrated) or is it different?

If it's the same, is there a third floor on this one? And how far would it be from where the technicians and co. are going?

No, it's all subterranean. Imagine something like this, but bigger and with a few basement levels. So it's nothing like the previous facilities. This one is more 'factory' and 'development' than it is a strictly operations facility like we've seen in the past.

All right, that's what I was wondering. Was trying to get a picture for it too. Thank you, Masa!

Just to clarify like a creepy creepy thing, I'm assuming the Chief Programmer's wings will work just fine if they're no longer attached to her, say?

...Absolutely. The wings don't need to be on Kidston for them to work. The real trick will be convincing the rest of the team to go along with it. ;D

heh heh heh

Where would Kidston be in relation to the code room? Would she be the type to regularly pass by the code room and check to make sure everything is running smoothly, or will Team A have to look around the facility to find her?

Also, would it be possible for any of the techies or computer savvy people to bypass the security devices and the wing scan to the code room altogether, or would they be stuck having to subdue Kidston or blow the door?

Team A will have to look around the facility to find her. The code runs pretty smoothly on its own so she doesn't often have to go there -- and rarely stops in during one 24 hour period, which is all the team has to get the job done. Best places to look for her would be her office, the mess hall, the labs where beta coding and the like is being tested (but not yet implemented). Hell, even check the restrooms!

The techies are welcome to try to disable the wing scan but there will be a random dice roll to determine success rate if that choice is made by the group -- trip the wrong wire and (just like with the blow-the-bloody-doors-off option) the security detail will come after them pretty fast. Interfering with the scanner itself is probably more of an eleventh hour strategy, given that it'll nearly always result in a strike force showing up immediately. Granted, the force could be fought off...

I know the description said that fighting scale was irrevelant because of protective shifts, can we have some more details about this?

Mostly, will it block powers entirely, or will it be protecting the building itself from damage? Or both?

Just wanted to be clear since that may affect overall strategy.

The resort area will have a 90% power cap for the sake of the tourists. It's a safety thing.

But the Malnosso operate at a more relaxed 50% in their facility. After all, some of them are pretty super too and need access to their abilities. It should be noted that a lot of the doors, walls, and so forth are heavily reinforced. Some of the sensitive areas may be protected by Shift barriers that have be passed through the old fashioned way (by actually using the feather system).

Thanks, looks like that covered all the questions we have about what can and cannot be used.

As the only person on the mission who can't pass as human, how ninja will Don have to be to get into the facility? Does the staff there reflect Luceti's typical from-many-different-worlds mix, so he can pass himself off as a legitimate occupant of the building? Or will any non-human be immediately recognizable as an individual not usually seen around the place?

He won't need one. It's a mixed group in there, after all. Naturally Don might be a little more conspicuous, but the people in there are pretty confident in their security. So unless Don starts a fight? Most of them will just give him some impolite stares and go about their business.

But a lab coat might go a long way to making him fit in.

Will a Turtle-sized lab coat be provided on request?

Mission Update!

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