Also, the nun has a gun on her. Not going for it just now, but from what Pierre can tell, she could draw it pretty fast. From that he can tell she's a much better gunslinger than any nun has a right to be.
Also, the nun has a gun on her. Not going for it just now, but from what Pierre can tell, she could draw it pretty fast. From that he can tell she's a much better gunslinger than any nun has a right to be.
Gotta love undercover CIA. Looks pretty interesting so far, I tentatively put forward the suggestion to take control of the conversation, if only because nobody fucks with the Roanapur church, so it would be nice to get in their good books.
--[X] Let her know you know what's up. Straight to business. (Presence + Streetwise)
Claude stepped forward to talk with the...nun, but Pierre put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll handle it," he said. He walked up to the nun calmly, one hand extended to shake.
The nun ignored it. "And who the fuck're you?" she asked, her accent was strange, perhaps Canadian or American.
"I am Pierre Bourcet," said Pierre, "I need weaponry and I was told you could provide."
The nun popped a piece of gum into her mouth and chewed, slowly, deliberately aggravatingly. Pierre ignored it, waiting for the woman to speak. "Bitchin'," said the nun, "Assuming you're not dumb enough to show up with no cash, what're you looking for?"
Not too bad a stunt at all. And certainly, since Social is not a favored skill-set you really want those extra dice to help with the roll. I'll be relatively generous there if you try at all, at least early on, and remember you all can also spend WP.
Also I'm stating up Equipment that will be available to you. If there's something you really want, whether a particular model of gun or some non-weapon equipment, post here. I will of course veto anything that won't fit in, but I may not have thought of everything that might be useful. Especially for non-gun utility equipment.
Hey guys it just occurred to me but depending on where we are in the Black Lagoon timeline we should try to recruit Hansel and Gretel before they piss off Hotel Moscow. Having those guys work for us would be really useful if we can find a way to use them right and not die in the process also ill admit to wanting to have two creepy unstoppable squad killers working for us. I mean come on you can never have to much backup especially back up as deadly as them and alright maybe i do feel just a tiny bit bad about how they went out in the anime.
Also I'm stating up Equipment that will be available to you. If there's something you really want, whether a particular model of gun or some non-weapon equipment, post here. I will of course veto anything that won't fit in, but I may not have thought of everything that might be useful. Especially for non-gun utility equipment.
The Rip Off Church doesn't sell them, but then Black Lagoon is like GTA: The Anime. You really want one, killing someone for it is perfectly reasonable.
Smoke grenades, flash bombs, and protective equipment against their effects may be a decent investment. Although we can probably do without the protective equipment. Legendary Dexterity, just don't be at ground zero.
Actually that'd be a pretty neat trick, throwing grenades or bombs with out feet. Bounce it on our foot like a soccer ball, kick it at an enemy, take cover. Ideally they don't realize it's coming because really, who expects someone to drop a grenade at their foot, pluck out the pin with their toes, and kick it at the enemy?
Probably impractical though. Still, we could probably stunt plenty of stuff or debris on the ground that we can kick at people for a distraction or cheap shots. Although if we're just going for intimidation, playing with a bomb that way make someone sweat.
Suppose we could also take a page from Joker's book and hide a knife or something in our boot, but honestly, I question whether we'd really need it. If anything it may give more away if someone spots it. Kinda niche. Steel toed boots may be appropriate though. Or something equivalent. May not be good for sneaking or parkour though.
Depending how good we are at maintenance, I hear revolvers are pretty easy to take care of. Never worked with one though. Slower to reload without full/half moon clips, but potentially more reliable. May be more concealable too, like a snub nosed revolver. People would probably get suspicious if we didn't have some kind of concealed weapon on us, so even if it never gets used it may be worth it. But I imagine it'll get used.
A shotgun of some kind would not be a bad idea. It is a very respectable urban combat weapon. We're good at close quarters, but it makes for a decent club to smack someone in the face with and clear a room. Plus a shotgun could be loaded with multiple kinds of ammo for different ranges of engagement. Slugs, breaching rounds, dragon's breath, you know what just look here if you're interested. Obviously can't go too overboard on the specialization, but the diversification is out there.
Plus, in a pinch, we can probably make our own ammo. I believe you can reuse/reload used shotgun shells as well, so it may be very practical if we can purchase appropriate equipment.
Submachine could serve similar purpose and have more sustained fire at longer ranges, although if a variety of ammo is available a shotgun may still be worth it. Shotgun is probably easier to maintain too.
Actually a shotgun as Claude's weapon of choice when it's time to bring out the big guns may be pretty solid. Especially if he's not a good shot. He won't be picking off any targets from afar, but plop him in a corner and tell him to shoot in the general direction of something nasty is pretty good. In fact I'd say a shotgun or submachine gun may be quite a solid choice for Claude for one reason in particular.
As long as Claude isn't a completely awful shot, or using fragmentary rounds recklessly, if we get into deep shit Claude can fire on us while we're in melee or otherwise in motion towards an enemy and we'll probably be safe. The people we're fighting? Not so much. Giving Claude a weapon we can trust him not to screw up too badly if he needs to fire on our position is a pretty solid gambit. If we need it.
If we close into melee and start grappling we probably don't need Claude to coup de grace our guys, but it may help. Claude aims at the center of mass, which our bulletproof coat is behind, and even if the bullet passes through we're safe.
Flares, a flaregun, and/or nightvision. All useful under different circumstances.
I suppose non-lethal rounds like rubber bullets or beanbags might be found, but I doubt they'll be anywhere to be found here. Still, if don't want them dead, maybe.
Perhaps a lockpick set? Assuming we know how to pick locks it would be useful for breaking into the warehouse, or really for stealing anything without trying to cause a fight.
Claude stepped forward to talk with the...nun, but Pierre put a hand on his shoulder. "I'll handle it," he said. He walked up to the nun calmly, one hand extended to shake.
The nun ignored it. "And who the fuck're you?" she asked, her accent was strange, perhaps Canadian or American. Her eyes narrowed as she saw Pierre's instinctive glance at the bulge of a gun hidden in a fold of cloth around her waist.
"I am Pierre Bourcet," said Pierre, "I need weaponry and I was told you could provide."
The nun popped a piece of gum into her mouth and chewed, slowly, deliberately aggravatingly. Pierre ignored it, waiting for the woman to speak. "Bitchin'," said the nun, "Assuming you're not dumb enough to show up with no cash, what're you looking for?"
"Guns," he responded candidly. "Smuggling a piece on the plane was more trouble than it was worth."
The nun finally took his hand, briefly, then blew out and popped a bubble. "Those camelfuckers over Manhattan made it hard for everyone," she said in what he was unsure was real or sarcastic sympathy. She turned her side to her side, yelling out "RIIIICO, git 'yer tight ass over here!"
An earnest looking young priest soon appeared from around the side of the church, slipping in past the truck. The guileless smile on his face belied the bandolier of machinegun ammunition slipped around his cassock. "Yeees, Sister?"
"They want to order some guns, you handle it," she told the priest dismissively, waving the back of her hand toward the church entrance. She pushed down her sunglasses, briefly, to look directly at Pierre. "I'm Edda, and you're lucky, I like you. Try not to get killed in the next few days and maybe I'll even see you again."
She stalked her way past him with a decidedly unholy strut. Before he could really process the sexy nun fantasy her priest-underling was on him, smiling face framed with an unruly mop of brown hair. "Father Ricardo, at your service," he said, thrusting his hand at Pierre while nodding furiously in the direction of Claude. "Sister Edda sure is something, isn't she? But let's talk business inside."
Even before Pierre could shake his hand Ricardo was already moving ahead, up the steps and pushing open the wooden doors to the chapel. He ushered them into a row of pews in front of the altar, then excused himself to get what he termed the "sales brochure."
"You aren't exactly the smoothest operator, but it worked," Claude said, as he scooted over in the pew closer to him. "All that time in Paris must have been good for something."
"Perhaps," Pierre responded. He idly lifted up a Psalm book from the shelf on the back of the pew. Thumbing through it he was surprised to find it actually was a book of Psalms in English, for a Methodist congregation. "What kind of ripoff Church is this?"
"If you're going to smuggle things around in an unsettled region, well, who is going to be trusted more than doctors or priests?" Claude laughed. "Of course the doctors are carrying medicines you can take and sell, while the priests only have bibles. And no one wants to buy those."
Pierre raised an eyebrow. "Speaking from experience?"
"I may have worn a cassock a few times myself," he said, winking.
Ricardo soon reappeared, bringing with him a heavy three-ring binder. "This is our catalog. We offer weapons, ammunition, as well as other equipment. We can also bring in special orders for favored customers."
Pierre took the binder and flipped through it. "That's a hell of a markup," he commented after browsing a few pages.
"We are the only authorized weapons dealer in all of Roanapur," Ricardo replied, stretching out his arms to emphasize it. "You can go kill some of that gang trash out there and take their stuff, but you get what you pay for. The Church will vouch for the quality of all arms we bring into the city."
"Very well, I…"
[ ] Want to buy something.
--What?
[ ] Don't see what I'm looking for.
Gain Contacts 1: Ripoff Church.
You can now buy equipment from the Ripoff Church. They're not going to do you any favors, yet, but at least you can do business with them. And they may remember you later on, too.
Pistols Saturday Night Special (-1 Acc, 1L, 20m/60m)
*Forces a roll for jamming if attack fails
Cost: Not for sale by the Ripoff Church
Submachine Guns Uzi Submachine Gun (-1 Acc, 3L, 35m/70m)
*Burst Fire (-1, -2, -3)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: $2,000
Skorpion vz. 61 Machine Pistol (0 Acc, 2L, 50m/80m)
*Burst Fire (-1, -2, -3)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: $3,000
Heckler & Koch MP5A3 (0 Acc, 2L, 50m/80m)
*Burst Fire (0, -1, -2)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: $4,000
FN P90 (+1 Acc, 3L, 75m/150m)
*Burst Fire (0, 0, -1)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: $8,000
Shotguns Mossberg 590 12-gauge Pump Action Shotgun (0 Acc, 6L, 35m/75m)
*Can blow down a door
*Forces a roll for Stun if hit
*Can be used as an Improvised Weapon (+2B Damage)
Cost: $2,000
TOZ-123 4-gauge Pump Action Shotgun (-1 Acc, 10L, 35m/75m)
*Can blow down a door
*Forces a roll for Stun if hit
*Can be used as an Improvised Weapon (+2B Damage)
Cost: $6,000
Daewoo USAS-12 Automatic Shotgun (0 Acc, 6L, 25m/40m)
*Can blow down a door
*Forces a roll for Stun if hit
*Burst Fire (-1, -2)
Cost: $12,000
Long Rifles SMLE No. 4 Mk 2 (+0 Acc, 4L, 150m/300m/600m)
*Can mount bayonet for use with Melee (+3L Damage)
*Can be used as an Improvised Weapon (+3B Damage)
*Cumbersome; -2 Penalty at Melee Range with Firearms
Cost: $2,000
SVD-63 Sniper Rifle (+1 Acc, 4L, 200m/400m/800m)
*Cumbersome; -4 Penalty at Melee Range with Firearms
*Can be used as an Improvised Weapon (+1B Damage)
Cost: $8,000
Barrett M82 Sniper Rifle (0 Acc/-2 Acc, 12L/20L, 400m/800m/1200m)
*Cumbersome; -8 Penalty at Melee Range with Firearms
*Can use Armor-Piercing Rounds
Cost: $24,000
Assault Rifles AK-47 Assault Rifle (Chinese) (-1 Acc, 4L, 100m/200m/300m)
*Burst Fire (-2, -3, -4)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: Not for sale by the Ripoff Church
AK-74M Assault Rifle (0 Acc, 4L, 150m/250m/400m)
*Burst Fire (-1, -2, -3)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: $4,000
M16A2 Assault Rifle (0 Acc, 4L, 200m/300m/450m)
*Burst Fire (0, -1, -2)
*Suppression Fire
*Cumbersome; -2 Penalty at Melee Range with Firearms
*Can be used as an Improvised Weapon (+1B Damage)
Cost: $6,000
Steyr AUG Assault Rifle (+1 Acc, 4L, 200/300m/400m)
*Burst Fire (0, -1, -1)
*Suppression Fire
Cost: $10,000
Tactical Armor Flak Vest (2B/1L Soak, -1 Penalty to DV)
*Encumbering
Cost: $600
Leather Jacket (1B Soak)
Cost: $120
Light Tactical Vest (2L Soak)
Cost: $10,000
Heavy Tactical Vest (3L Soak, -2 Penalty to DV)
*Encumbering
Cost: $4,000
Bomb Disposal Gear (4B/8L Soak, -6 Penalty to DV)
*Immune to shrapnel and concussive damage short of actual artillery
*Equipment bonus of +4 dice to disarm explosive devices
*Encumbering
Cost: $16,000
Utility Equipment Night Vision Goggles *Eliminates penalty for fighting in partial or total darkness
Cost: $5,000
Infrared Scope *Equipment Bonus of +4 on applicable (Wits + Composure) rolls
*Can be mounted on a compatible Rifle
Cost: $5,000
Optical Scope *Equipment Bonus of +2 on applicable (Wits + Composure) rolls
*+1 Accuracy when mounted on a compatible Rifle
Cost: $8,000
Laser Sight *+1 Accuracy when mounted on a compatible Pistol
*Enemy may make a Difficulty 2 (Wits + Composure) roll to notice laser dot
Cost: $3,000
Utility Vest *Lots and lots of pockets
Cost: $500
Gas Mask *Provides immunity to debilitating or lethal inhaled gases
Cost: $2,000
Silencer *Add 2 Difficulty to sound-based detection rolls for gunfire when mounted on a compatible Pistol
Cost: $4,000
M18A1 Claymore Mine (16L Damage)
*Spreads damage in a wide arc over front facing
*Tripwire or command triggered
Cost: $6,000
Flashbang Grenade *All unshielded targets must make a Difficulty 4 (Wits + Composure) roll to avoid Stun
Cost: $1,000
CS Gas Grenade *Imposes a -3 penalty on all actions by unshielded targets
*All unshielded targets must pass a Difficulty 3 (Composure + Resolve) roll to avoid Panic
Cost: $1,000
Ninja-Do Authentic Smoke Grenade *Adds a +3 Equipment Bonus to rolls to re-establish Stealth
*Ancient Ninja secret recipe
*Totally not manufactured by the Triads
Cost: $600
Heavy Weapons RPK Light Machine Gun (-1 Acc, 8L, 400m/600m/800m)
*Burst Fire (0, 0,-1,-2)
*Suppression Fire
*Can be used as personal weapon with Strength 3
Cost: $16,000
M60 Light Machine Gun (0 Acc, 8L, 400m/600m/800m)
*Burst Fire (0, 0, 0, -1)
*Suppression Fire
*Can be used as personal weapon with Strength 4
Cost: $24,000
M2 Heavy Machine Gun (-2 Acc, 16L, 500m/900m/1200m)
*Burst Fire (0, 0, -1, -2)
*Suppression Fire
*Completely ignores cover short of armored plate
*Requires crew of at least two people
Cost: $32,000
KPV Heavy Machine Gun (-2 Acc, 20L, 500m/900m/1200m)
*Burst Fire (0, 0, -1, -2)
*Suppression Fire
*Can shoot through even light armored plate
*Requires crew of at least two people
Cost: $44,000
*You think their prices are too high? Well consider the price you'd pay if you didn't have Mr. Chang's sanction to import into Roanapur. You could say it'd be an arm and a leg. Except he'd just shoot you.
We have a build that's ideal for sneaking around so we should buy weapons that will help us sneak and cover our weakness also we should try to take it from the buyer less guards that way.
We have a build that's ideal for sneaking around so we should buy weapons that will help us sneak and cover our weakness also we should try to take it from the buyer less guards that way.
How good is Claude with a gun? What can he be reasonably expected to handle with competency?
I'm a fan of utility vests, and giving Claude at least a flak vest so he can take a hit. Give him a gun too.
Right now I'm favoring one of the cheaper shotguns for us, because I like the shotgun. We can't afford to blow our budget all here, so let's aim for some cheaper stuff to get us by now, plus utility.
How good is Claude with a gun? What can he be reasonably expected to handle with competency?
I'm a fan of utility vests, and giving Claude at least a flak vest so he can take a hit. Give him a gun too.
Right now I'm favoring one of the cheaper shotguns for us, because I like the shotgun. We can't afford to blow our budget all here, so let's aim for some cheaper stuff to get us by now, plus utility.