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Memento Mori (Exalted/40k)

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BigBadBob7070 said:
What we can make him do right now is force him to let go of all the bondsmen his family has, people like Lyra. We kill him they'll still be slaves and go to his next relative

[X] Restitution
-[X] "No more bondsmen or women. Only folks paid a fair wage that can come and go as they please without getting hunted by your hounds."

[X] Service
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Not really

His major drive is the status of his house and that is built upon a system of suffering

He'll say anything, because he knows we have him cornered
But we will not always be here to stare over his shoulder to make him follow through

The terms of Last and First's contract were clear
When Hax is dead there will be other names, and when the first name is the Lord Sector that is good indication that we are going to travel far in the name of our duties
And when we are gone nothing will change, because Orthlack does not care about a dream of a fairer world, he cares about saving his skin today so that he can still find a way to profit at the expense of the unfortunate tomorrow

You do not build anything that lasts upon such rotten foundations


And besides, we came here for a reason and I think Last and First ought to be a man of some conviction
I mean really, he can't give a speech like this
Maugan Ra said:
"You've killed forty three people in your life, Director," you say in a low voice, almost conversational, "the last of which was your own nephew. Those hounds by your side held him in the chair while you worked him over with the sanding belt. I'm guessing you didn't care for the tattoos he'd gone and gotten, but I have to wonder - did he beg, at the end? Did you think nobody was listening?"
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Maugan Ra said:
"I'm the Last, and the First, Gunslinger of Atlantia," you say, and your words are smoke and fire and the promise of death brought to the deserving. "And in the name of that dream I have come to pass judgement on you and yours. Now. Will you stand? Or will you die with a bullet in your spine?"
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And then back down from killing the guy
It goes against all laws of narrative drama

[X] Death
 
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CrimsonOddball said:
His major drive is the status of his house and that is built upon a system of suffering

He'll say anything, because he knows we have him cornered
But we will not always be here to stare over his shoulder to make him follow through
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Hmmm, I think I would like some clarification from the QM. @Maugan Ra would you be able to tell us the mechanics of intimidating someone and if we got decent successes on a social check just how far will they go and how long will they stick to any agreement after being thoroughly scared shitless?
 
CrimsonOddball said:
And besides, we came here for a reason and I think Last and First ought to be a man of some conviction
I mean really, he can't give a speech like this

And then back down from killing the guy
It goes against all laws of narrative drama
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very good point

[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.

Remarkably kind, giving him the chance to draw his weapon. I doubt many of the forty-three he killed got that same chance.
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.


Boy-fukken-howdy am I absolutely here for gunslinger noir in my Hamwarriors.
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."

Obviously I'm gonna vote for my own Stunt.
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.

on second thought like this stunt a bit better
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."

[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.

I like both!
 
SolAnon1 said:
Remember Curze, you know the Night Haunter? Dude put the fear of god in his planet to "create" a society "free" of crime but the moment he turned his back they got back to they usual M.O, thus I think death is the best option.
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So wait Curze was wrong so we should act more like Curze? because issuing death for displeasing him without compromise is indeed exactly what Curze did.

Anyways I still do believe that death should be the answer here entirely because of it being the right vibe and nothing more or less than that.

[X] Death

[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."

[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."

[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[X] Service

We have 3 dots in presence and 4 dots in awareness; combined with our ability to scare people shitless we should be able to keep him in line and spot betrayal before it comes.
 
[x] Death
-[x] "Stand," the Last and First said, and then shot him in one knee. "Stand," he said, and shot him in the other kneecap. "You've demanded more from those you've hurt, with less cause. Stand, though your body is broken, stand on your two feet, oh honored Fane. Stand and die with a gun in your hand."

[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.
 
[X] Death
-[X] "Draw," you call out, and you let your hand go whisper slow to your holstered pistol. It's not a fair fight, you won't pretend to that. But you doubt he's ever been in a fair fight in his life; he had other people to do that for him, while he reaped the profits. You'll at least let him die with steel in hand.

To be fair to the man, if you ever end up in a fair fight it means you've fucked up somewhere.
 
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