The Life and Times of Whitley Schnee (A RWBY Adventure AU)

Call it dissonance with the narrative on my part, but I just can't see how Whitley would have actually managed to endear himself with the Sanctrum group when he has done almost nothing that could allow him to know even a few of the students outside of maybe training with Pyrrah for one turn, and much less to actually convince them to risk their skin to help him.

It's probably just a misunderstanding on my part, but I just can't see it.
True but Pyrrha is the one who's betting her… rep on you.

That's how I saw it too. It seemed like it was Pyrrha gathering up all the students for Whitley to make his appeal to them. They're hearing him out because of Pyrrha. It's also why I don't have that much confidence with Whitley's public-speaking skills, especially with SDC's dubious rep. Whitley doesn't have the best reputation, as the ship captain that gave us a ride clearly showed. Convincing them to risk their lives for someone that's a sibling of a friend of small town star seems like a bit of a longshot for Whitley.

The thing is that the most likely thing that we will use for hiring the mercs is intrigue... And we have the same mallus as in social
Intrigue? Do you mean Scheming? Because we don't have an intrigue stat.

Scheming is for stuff like blackmail, manipulation and lying. Basically everything that is not "making it square".

You might be right in that the mercenaries could require rolls in Social and Command, just like the students. However, because there's a financial element to the option, there's a strong chance we'll be able to use Stewardship since it's used for striking deals. It also happens to be our best skill at the moment, at +30.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by Magoose on Aug 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM, finished with 82 posts and 27 votes.

  • [X]Plan: Terretto
    -[X]Operation Winter Gale: You are going to rescue your sister, no ifs, and, or buts. You will walk into the jaws of hell alone if need be, to get her out of there.
    -[X]Mercenaries: you will gather a collection of mercs and huntsmen. You need bloody killers where you are going (Get to chose Mercenary Minturn)
    [X] Plan: Family and Kind.
    -[X]Operation Winter Gale: You are going to rescue your sister, no ifs, and, or buts. You will walk into the jaws of hell alone if need be, to get her out of there.
    -[X]Recruit from Sanctum: The Students of Sanctum are children with dreams. of Wealth, glory... of altruism. They want to help their friends, and one of their own... and while they are not your peers... they know of you. You just need to convince them that you are the one who is worthy of following. Pyrrha has gathered her class to the Gym... Now it is up to you. (Start Sanctum Speech Minturn)
    [X]Operation Winter Gale: You are going to rescue your sister, no ifs, and, or buts. You will walk into the jaws of hell alone if need be, to get her out of there.
    [X]Mercenaries: you will gather a collection of mercs and huntsmen. You need bloody killers where you are going (Get to chose Mercenary Minturn)
    [X] Plan The Lion, The Champion and The Snowflake.
    -[X]Of Spartans and Gladiators: Pyrrha is going to Mistral because she was invited by Professor Leo Lionheart to a ceremony to be given a reward for her victory. She has invited you… her only friend to join her. You have a bad feeling about this, and you don't know why. (Pyrrha will automatically join you.)
    -[X]Ask Pyrrha to come: Your friend will come with you... right? (You will get a miniturn to recruit her)
    [X] Friendly Favor to Grandma's House
    -[X]To Grandmother's House You Go: You have not seen your grandmother in almost 6 years, since Grandfather died. You hope she will not be too surprised with you showing up on her doorstep to ask for some help... the problem is, you need to get to her mansion. In the middle of a Grimm-infested wilderness. Wonderful.
    -[X]Ask Pyrrha to come: Your friend will come with you... right? (You will get a miniturn to recruit her)
    [X] Fellowship of the Sloth Call
    -[X] To Recover and Mourn: There is a duo that came into town, from the wilderness, named Ren and Nora. They are gathering an expedition to Kuroyuri village. To recover artifacts from the village, and the bodies of those who were lost. They were promising payment once the mission was over… but you knew that they were broke. So why would they risk it on a damned village Expedition?
    -[X]Ask Pyrrha to come: Your friend will come with you... right? (You will get a miniturn to recruit her)
    [X] Fellowship of the Sloth Call
    [X] Plan Snow and Bronze
    -[X]Operation Winter Gale: You are going to rescue your sister, no ifs, and, or buts. You will walk into the jaws of hell alone if need be, to get her out of there.
    -[X]Ask Pyrrha to come: Your friend will come with you... right? (You will get a miniturn to recruit her)
 
The vote is called: Plan Terretto wins.

I now finally got the Dom Terretto Reference, and I hate you all for that.
 
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Operations Winter’s Gale 1: Assembling the team:
Operations Winter's Gale 1: Assembling the team:

"I'm looking for people who are willing to kill White Fang for money." you had been rather blunt with your…

Invitation to a near-suicide mission against a well-organized force that was not in the mood for negotiations.

But… You had caught the attention of some of the most unsavory, greedy, and possibly… murderous batch of weirdos whom you have ever had the displeasure of meeting.

There were some diamonds in the rough, but you feared that many of them were… not doing this out of the noblest of intentions.

Recruit Quality:D100 => 75 (Well they are the finest batch of killers you can find, if not totally… Good people)

But they came. And… well you didn't have a lot of money, but you had enough.

Who do you Hire:

Note: You have 80,000 Lien)

[]Marcus Black: The most infamous hitman in Mistral. The Bastard had assassinated two councilmen… Three of SDC's competitors on father's orders and is a right cunt above all else… But he had a strange moral code on him that made him one of the most dangerous men you've ever met. He was also a drunk, a murderer, and a man who never broke a contract...who was bringing his son along… and was willing to take all your money to do it. (Cost 80,000 Lien, Also brings Mercury Black)

[]Warren "The Werker '' Wicker: He is a former SDC employee, let off the company for being… well fond of torturing Faunus trespassers who tried to break the contract, strike or generally being an annoyance to the company and the bottom line. The man is also a big game hunter, and with that rifle he carried, and how many notches he made… you thought he murdered more Faunus, than Grimm. But the man was loyal to the Schnee name. And he is lowering his cost, so he can rescue the Young "Schneebling" as he calls your sister. You feel ill as he said that word. (Cost 40,000 Lien)

[]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)

[]Jane Silver Shepherd: The Sole Survivor of her Huntsmen Team from Havan Academy, she turned to banditry to make ends meet, and to avoid the Bandit that killed her team, some Bitch named Raven Branwen. She has a death wish and a robotic arm that has a flamethrower and rocket launcher and has some type of handgun that can shoot lightning. Luckily, she's cheap… but might be more willing to die, than help you. (Cost 20,000 Lien)

[]Adam Redwood: The most interesting recruit, he's a former White Fang who parted on… less than amicable terms with his former comrades. They had threatened to kill a human child as retribution for a mining accident that had killed ten Faunus. He still believed in the cause… but thinks it's been led astray by… people who think violence is the only answer. (Cost 30,000 Lien)

ANL enjoy.
 
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[X]Marcus Black: The most infamous hitman in Mistral. The Bastard had assassinated two councilmen… Three of SDC's competitors on father's orders and is a right cunt above all else… But he had a strange moral code on him that made him one of the most dangerous men you've ever met. He was also a drunk, a murderer, and a man who never broke a contract...who was bringing his son along… and was willing to take all your money to do it. (Cost 80,000 Lien, Also brings Mercury Black)

I could say Weiss deserves the best, but honestly? I just wanna meet Mercury
 
[]Marcus Black: The most infamous hitman in Mistral. The Bastard had assassinated two councilmen… Three of SDC's competitors on father's orders and is a right cunt above all else… But he had a strange moral code on him that made him one of the most dangerous men you've ever met. He was also a drunk, a murderer, and a man who never broke a contract...who was bringing his son along… and was willing to take all your money to do it. (Cost 80,000 Lien, Also brings Mercury Black)
The ripple option, we might be able to stop Mercury from joining with Cinder and maybe allow him to keep his legs.

Besides, these are two instead of one

I'm interested, but the price is a problem.
[]Adam Redwood: The most interesting recruit, he's a former White Fang who parted on… less than amicable terms with his former comrades. They had threatened to kill a human child as retribution for a mining accident that had killed ten Faunus. He still believed in the cause… but thinks it's been led astray by… people who think violence is the only answer. (Cost 30,000 Lien)
If not Mercury, I would like this guy, he sounds decent.
 
[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)

It sounds insanely fun and involves air assault tactics. Plus, if one day we want to hire them for our company, we will have we will get an airship. Think about it.
 
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[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)
 
[X]Adam Redwood: The most interesting recruit, he's a former White Fang who parted on… less than amicable terms with his former comrades. They had threatened to kill a human child as retribution for a mining accident that had killed ten Faunus. He still believed in the cause… but thinks it's been led astray by… people who think violence is the only answer. (Cost 30,000 Lien)
 
[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)
 
[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)
 
[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)
[X]Jane Silver Shepherd
[X]Adam Redwood
 
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[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)

Mech, Skyship, entire crew, apparently morally better than all the other options. Sounds good.

Marcus. Jackass dad. Enough of one to compete with Jaques. Nothing to stop him from outing us to Jaques once the mission is over. Pass.

Warren seems like a sick creep we are unlikely to be able to control.

Jane is looking for a last fight, not to save anyone. We'd honestly be better off with Marcus.

Adam has potential. Would be good if we had even 1 more person in our team. Could let us turn a different Adam if we pull off the rolls. Might still work if we higher him and Jane both and sacrifice Jane as a disraction, which she's far more likely to stick with than a rescue mission.
 
[X]Marcus Black: The most infamous hitman in Mistral. The Bastard had assassinated two councilmen… Three of SDC's competitors on father's orders and is a right cunt above all else… But he had a strange moral code on him that made him one of the most dangerous men you've ever met. He was also a drunk, a murderer, and a man who never broke a contract...who was bringing his son along… and was willing to take all your money to do it. (Cost 80,000 Lien, Also brings Mercury Black)
 
Mech, Skyship, entire crew, apparently morally better than all the other options. Sounds good.
But the thing is, they are also pirates... they might be willing sell you down the river for extra cash, especially if they figure out who you are.
Marcus. Jackass dad. Enough of one to compete with Jaques. Nothing to stop him from outing us to Jaques once the mission is over. Pass.
Marcus is... a special case. We only get information for biased sources (Mercury)
Warren seems like a sick creep we are unlikely to be able to control.
He's actually based on... Cecil Clayton, from Jungle Book.

Still a creep though.
Cima does have people and transportation, but if we stick to Jane and Adam then we have money for rent. Or, we ensure we can save Weiss and we camp out in the streets until we get more cash.
Well, maybe we can loot while we're gone.
 
[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)

Is She a reference to that star wars quest?
 
[X]Cima Greenfield and her Crew of the 21: She's an odd case. A Skypirate by Trade, mech pilot formally part of the Mistral Defense Force that just… stole the mech and the airship she now called home, she has a crew in dire need of adventure and fun. That adventure being money, and fun being looting. But she is more… Well principled than the others. Also, that cool ship of hers might be useful. (Cost 75,000 Lien)
 
Cima does have people and transportation, but if we stick to Jane and Adam then we have money for rent. Or, we ensure we can save Weiss and we camp out in the streets until we get more cash.
I can get behind Jane and Adam, but only if we are going to play it smart and let Jane commit suicide by Combat disraction. If we aren't comfortable with Whitley making that choice we are better off with Cima.
 
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