The Architect of Anarchy: A Cyberpunk Crafting Quest

We are in the main plot, which means we'll be with Johnny when he goes for Alt, and cybers Omake means that the riot is going to grow a bit beyond Johnny's ability to direct, hitting extra parts of the cities. School should be fine though if MB is softening up Arasaka in a bought of youthful indignation. Malcolm can handle the rest.
 
On one hand, I really want an assault rifle so that we're not completely toothless if our enemies are in an area that we can't reach easily. On the other hand, Dragon Scale armor + legendary sword combo is a very good distraction carnifex that can't be easily ignored. On the third cyber arm though, I'm kind of worried about an Arasaka ninjas disarming us and taking the sword to get around how bullshit our armor is. If we're going to pull out all the stops for a sword? I would give it very good chances of being able to breech our new armor.
 
So we have nothing to protect our head?
Reactive plating. The arms will jerk up to block incoming headshots.
On one hand, I really want an assault rifle so that we're not completely toothless if our enemies are in an area that we can't reach easily. On the other hand, Dragon Scale armor + legendary sword combo is a very good distraction carnifex that can't be easily ignored. On the third cyber arm though, I'm kind of worried about an Arasaka ninjas disarming us and taking the sword to get around how bullshit our armor is. If we're going to pull out all the stops for a sword? I would give it very good chances of being able to breech our new armor.
We have two worshop actions. We can make both if we really want.
 
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So that means everyone can see who we are then. We better tread carefully if we don't want to be ousted as the smith.
This is kind of us going loud anyway, on account of knowing that Senji's mom is done playing games. Everyone and there mother is going to know Senji can't have possibly been able to afford Dragon Scales, so no point in maintaining the masquerade, especially when there already coming for him. Defeating mom will put Saburo's eyes on him regardless.
 
We are in the main plot, which means we'll be with Johnny when he goes for Alt, and cybers Omake means that the riot is going to grow a bit beyond Johnny's ability to direct, hitting extra parts of the cities. School should be fine though if MB is softening up Arasaka in a bought of youthful indignation. Malcolm can handle the rest.
Yeah but hey look on the bright side, at least when Johnny starts a riot… Arasaka might do some evil shit.

But anyway I got to do some rolls for how our friends and Morgan black hand are doing.

(Does a single roll)
Morgan Blackhand: D20 + 20 => 40

Yeah it's about what I expected.

Yeah I think our friends are going to be fine?

I don't know it's just a feeling. :V
 
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Morgan Blackhand; shows up, wins, refuses to elaborate, leaves.
It would be more like this:

The students: cut off surrounded and utterly screwed due to the massive amount of bad people coming their way.

Blackhand: allow me to introduce myself. Corpo scum wanting to kill kids? Not on my watch.

Arasaka: oh shit.

The students: did Senji send you?

Blackhand: whose senji

News of Arasaka tower burning due to bull shit and a samurai ripping and tearing through Arasaka hq.

Students: him!
Jesus christ. How will Arasaka recover from this shit?
New managers coming in and righting the ship.
 
Morgan Blackhand; shows up, wins, refuses to elaborate, leaves.
Just rolls in, glass jaws Smasher, flips the corpos off, rolls out.

It would be more like this:

The students: cut off surrounded and utterly screwed due to the massive amount of bad people coming their way.

Blackhand: allow me to introduce myself. Corpo scum wanting to kill kids? Not on my watch.

Arasaka: oh shit.

The students: did Senji send you?

Blackhand: whose senji

News of Arasaka tower burning due to bull shit and a samurai ripping and tearing through Arasaka hq.

Students: him!

New managers coming in and righting the ship.
How are they going to do that if the ship is capsized?
 
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How are they going to do that if the ship is capsized?
I think you forgot that Arasaka is one of the largest megacorps, that is, one of the most powerful entities in the world, while also being very evil and having no problem sacrificing as many people as necessary. The only irreplaceable thing there is Saboro himself and maybe Adam Smasher.

How are they going to fix things? Simply drown the problem in blood and bodies and then rebuild on top of the cemetery.
 
War crimes and crimes against humanity while sacrificing tens of thousands for profit.

Remember Arasaka is evil.

And they care not for the value of human life.

I think you forgot that Arasaka is one of the largest megacorps, that is, one of the most powerful entities in the world, while also being very evil and having no problem sacrificing as many people as necessary. The only irreplaceable thing there is Saboro himself and maybe Adam Smasher.

How are they going to fix things? Simply drown the problem in blood and bodies and then rebuild on top of the cemetery.
Guys, I was just being quippy. I know how they are going to respond.
 
It may be Night City; but it is also only Night City. Arasaka essentially is Japan at this point, and it's business interests are quite literally global and beyond.
 
In my opinion, targeting Arasaka Tower in Night City came off to me as a half-baked plan.

Why not go for Arasaka himself?
Strike at him in Japan?
Maybe because it was just too difficult? I'd wager the assassination attempts must have been in the dozens if not hundreds.

Also, I personally am not impressed by Adam Smasher. Strength alone does not win my respect. It's what you do with it.

EDIT: Senji building the Dragon armor.
If the Ghost wasn't the most sought after smith in Night City before, then he sure as hell is now.

I'm getting Zero from Code Geass vibes.
Nobody's gonna suspect that this spoiled Corpo teenager is the legendary Ghost.
 
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And on the back... A Roaring Dragon... because like a dragon, you would not be tamed.
If this suit is seen in public, it may narrow the search for the Ghost, as people may decide that it is a sign that the Ghost is Japanese.

Senji being a 16-year old corpo is currently in his favor. People will believe what they want to believe, which means they will have come up with their own ideas and beliefs on who and what Ghost is.
In my opinion, secrecy - not the apartment building - is what is keeping Senji alive for now. If it becomes public knowledge that Masamune Senji is the Ghost, then he will immediately become the Number One target of many, many factions in and even beyond Night City.

I won't be surprised if Kenji scolds Senji for constructing the armor, as yes, it is phenomenal, but it's too phenomenal.
I highly recommend that whoever uses it should conceal their identify. Mask/full-face helm, voice alteration, anti-scanning, etc.
 
Question: wouldn't all the other megacorps try to move in and strike at Arasaka once they get fucked up? Try and push them out of the city and all that?
Night City is Arasaka grand Colony. The other mega corps make the mistake of focusing a little too hard on their main rivals in two cases, and going after Arasaka in it's own home terf in one case. Basically anyone who can threaten them megacorp wise just, didn't care enough about night city to compete with Saburo for it rather than getting in much more detrimental slug matches.
 
Night City is Arasaka grand Colony. The other mega corps make the mistake of focusing a little too hard on their main rivals in two cases, and going after Arasaka in it's own home terf in one case. Basically anyone who can threaten them megacorp wise just, didn't care enough about night city to compete with Saburo for it rather than getting in much more detrimental slug matches.
Ah, thanks. I am not very familiar with the lore.

How might we boot Arasaka out of Night City permanently? I just assume we can't roll up and put some bullets in the top guy himself.
 
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