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Okay, this is enough information to work with, I think.
Clare's assessment that the lieutenants will eclipse us in combat ability is likely somewhat reliable for everyone else, but I'm not sure how true it is for us. Our Masked Dicer scheme has resulted in our being built on significantly more dice than almost anyone else- I would say without reservation that we're the strongest dicer here. That said, any organization that can throw around a hundred dice as a bribe probably has more than enough dice to give their people truly crushing power levels, so I'm not inclined to bet that strongly on our fighting prowess- I certainly wouldn't want to engage more than one of them at once.
On the other hand, their support personnel don't seem likely to be a serious problem. There are so many fields to cover that it's doubtful they'll manage to have any significant redundancy with two weak supporting dicers each- and if they do, they'll have sacrificed true expertise for it. I would expect the random low-tier dicers that make up our class to be collectively a match for their supporting types, and perhaps even have individuals we could locate with comparable talents.
Preferably, we would do this very soon- I'm talking "the next day or two" kind of soon- and multiple times during the next month, if we can. Every die that we can steal now is a die that won't be making them stronger, and if we can raise some paranoia about internal security issues while we're at it, their leadership might even be inclined to cancel the transfer of one or more of their lieutenants, weakening their abilities in our class.
As long as we're sneaking around, can Nagase make bugs or other listening devices? We could plant them in useful locations to gather information. Possibly we could hack into their cell phones, or bug them if we can get physical access? Assessment from our techie types would be appreciated there.
Whether we can get them to work with us or not, though, we definitely need some strong social people. The loose gathering of half a dozen dicers on this roof frankly isn't going to cut it; we need to sway others to our side. After all, the ones who are incoming will be primarily operating via social attacks backed with the threat of violence- if we can't fight them on their own terms, we won't be winning this.
The current dicer groups are chaotic and disorganized, existing largely for mutual protection. That's not enough to resist multiple high-powered dicers pressing them into obedience. Creating our own more properly structured organization which encompasses as much of the course as possible would be much more effective at posing any kind of resistance. Ideally they'd feed us dice so that we can stay competitive at the highest level with our enemies, but even if we decide against that policy, there are things they can do for us. Perhaps our hackers/crafters could come up with a phone app for quick communication, GPS, and alerts between dicers affiliated with us? Something to allow for quick response to problems- and which can ultimately serve us as a command and control system.
One thing of note is that with the widespread atmosphere of paranoia generated by the Masked Dicer, I wouldn't be surprised if virtually every dicer, even the very low-level ones, in our section of the school have at least basic fighting skills. When the dice originally appeared everyone thought first of becoming beautiful and smart, but we've been thinking about defending ourselves for a while now. While it doesn't mean that they can match up to a high-tier dicer, it is something- in groups they could provide us with enough of a supporting edge to take a lieutenant out, or remove the lieutenants' support crews without much trouble. But in order to gain that advantage we will need widespread support.
All of this is half planning and half ideas- I'd much appreciate commentary from other players (and/or the GM and our NPC allies) on it, or other possible plans.
This outlines what we'll be facing pretty well. It's interesting that all four of their combat types are transferring here; that will leave them completely bereft of high-powered combatants in their own section of the school. Do they think that they have everything locked down there well enough that they don't need them on hand, or are they planning to take the next month or so to build up new enforcers? It's difficult to tell.
Clare's assessment that the lieutenants will eclipse us in combat ability is likely somewhat reliable for everyone else, but I'm not sure how true it is for us. Our Masked Dicer scheme has resulted in our being built on significantly more dice than almost anyone else- I would say without reservation that we're the strongest dicer here. That said, any organization that can throw around a hundred dice as a bribe probably has more than enough dice to give their people truly crushing power levels, so I'm not inclined to bet that strongly on our fighting prowess- I certainly wouldn't want to engage more than one of them at once.
On the other hand, their support personnel don't seem likely to be a serious problem. There are so many fields to cover that it's doubtful they'll manage to have any significant redundancy with two weak supporting dicers each- and if they do, they'll have sacrificed true expertise for it. I would expect the random low-tier dicers that make up our class to be collectively a match for their supporting types, and perhaps even have individuals we could locate with comparable talents.
I would be very interested in gathering more information on this person. If she was pressured into joining, it's likely that she- and her lieutenants- aren't terribly enthusiastic about their current job and could perhaps be induced to feed us information or even break away from the current system. With their heavy enforcers moving out to try and invade our class, there will be a point of opportunity to try and launch an internal rebellion that we might be able to encourage. Clare- and possibly Raphael?- might be able to gather more background information on her, and then we've got the sneakster skills to move on that information and check the situation out. We'll want to be careful, of course, but it's worth our time to investigate.
They keep it hidden, but I want it. We have the stealth skills to poke around- Jeremy does as well. While he's being somewhat difficult at the moment, I would guess that he's very much mercenary enough to try for a bit of stalking and perhaps the raiding of any dice cache we can find, or simply direct theft from those transporting their tribute to the top. With two dicers we should be able to pull it off. If possible, we could disguise ourselves as members of their class while doing it, in case we're seen.
Preferably, we would do this very soon- I'm talking "the next day or two" kind of soon- and multiple times during the next month, if we can. Every die that we can steal now is a die that won't be making them stronger, and if we can raise some paranoia about internal security issues while we're at it, their leadership might even be inclined to cancel the transfer of one or more of their lieutenants, weakening their abilities in our class.
As long as we're sneaking around, can Nagase make bugs or other listening devices? We could plant them in useful locations to gather information. Possibly we could hack into their cell phones, or bug them if we can get physical access? Assessment from our techie types would be appreciated there.
Depressingly, those two seem the most socially skilled of all our people here, and they're also the least on our side. We need social prep-work before we have anyone else transfer in, so convincing them to work with us would be nice. If we can't do it via friendliness, self-interest should work; how to make it in their interests to cooperating more than it would be to, say, approach the Legacy with a story of what was done today is up to discussion. I'm not sure what we can offer except dice, and we frankly don't have much to offer there.
Whether we can get them to work with us or not, though, we definitely need some strong social people. The loose gathering of half a dozen dicers on this roof frankly isn't going to cut it; we need to sway others to our side. After all, the ones who are incoming will be primarily operating via social attacks backed with the threat of violence- if we can't fight them on their own terms, we won't be winning this.
The current dicer groups are chaotic and disorganized, existing largely for mutual protection. That's not enough to resist multiple high-powered dicers pressing them into obedience. Creating our own more properly structured organization which encompasses as much of the course as possible would be much more effective at posing any kind of resistance. Ideally they'd feed us dice so that we can stay competitive at the highest level with our enemies, but even if we decide against that policy, there are things they can do for us. Perhaps our hackers/crafters could come up with a phone app for quick communication, GPS, and alerts between dicers affiliated with us? Something to allow for quick response to problems- and which can ultimately serve us as a command and control system.
One thing of note is that with the widespread atmosphere of paranoia generated by the Masked Dicer, I wouldn't be surprised if virtually every dicer, even the very low-level ones, in our section of the school have at least basic fighting skills. When the dice originally appeared everyone thought first of becoming beautiful and smart, but we've been thinking about defending ourselves for a while now. While it doesn't mean that they can match up to a high-tier dicer, it is something- in groups they could provide us with enough of a supporting edge to take a lieutenant out, or remove the lieutenants' support crews without much trouble. But in order to gain that advantage we will need widespread support.
All of this is half planning and half ideas- I'd much appreciate commentary from other players (and/or the GM and our NPC allies) on it, or other possible plans.
