07-27-2023, 09:04:30 AM
plan time!
Arriving on Rassaton is difficult. The concrete spires of the base are barely visible through the toxic fog as you approach. The whole thing is highly modular, an island of blocky concrete and mud in an ocean of acid. The first challenge will be getting in at all. The only way on to the main island from the warehouse at the arrival bay is by boat, specifically one made of specially treated plastics that are highly resistant to corrosion, and unfortunately, you've arrived after the last boat for the day has returned, with its cargo of valuable acid and a few dead prisoners. So how are you going to cross this deadly sea to the pitted towers of the Penal Colony?
i'll have my lawyer send a message to whoever's in charge, say i'm here on business regarding the PWFIVORBC and the acids that are being exported, and that i urgently require entrance! i'm allowed there, and if we make it sound urgent enough, they might be able to make an exception for me.
Now that you've made it across the water, the Listening post is poorly signposted within the enormous complex. You can see on the surface of the vast structure the various dishes and antennas that provide the feeds to it, most of them protected from the elements in little shelters, but you're not immediately sure how to figure out where exactly in the prison the Listening Post is, and the few guards that actually know where it is are unlikely to tell you without a hefty bribe. Dark clouds are gathering, so how are you going to find the listening post to actually retrieve the prisoners list?
well, if this place is going to drive my heckin' insane like a maze, then i'll treat it like one! use instinct, intuition, and going left when possible to eventually, probably make my way to the Listening post.
On your way back from the listening post, you pass through the Colony Bar, The Banner Tavern. Several mid-ranking Alliance personnel are hanging out there, and among them is Captain Breakspear, a loyalist who's stopped multiple covert attempts to bring down the government, both from within and without. He's amazing at spotting suspicious activity. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, he's easy to avoid, but the problem is, one of the worst storms the island has seen in a while is coming in, and the way from the bar to the exit is a long bridge poorly protected from the corrosive rain. You're either going to have to figure out a way to stop Captain Breakspear from getting suspicious of you, silence him somehow while the storm passes and not get in trouble while doing it, or cross that bridge without burning your skin off.
i'll ignore him completely, unless he tries to speak with me, in which case i'll use the same excuse as in step one.
Another stroke of misfortune. The prison has been waiting to go off for a while, and a toxic mist is settling over the prison during the storm. It's not enough to kill anyone outright, but the irritation it causes puts everyone on edge. One thing leads to another, and soon, there's a fight, and then a full-blown riot. You're down in the prisoner-accessible areas, and the guards are uninterested in helping, you need to find a way to not get killed or taken hostage, quickly!
duck! weave! dodge! i don't need to fight the prisoners, just pay attention to who they're trying to send to heck, and make sure that's not little ol' me!
i'll have my lawyer send a message to whoever's in charge, say i'm here on business regarding the PWFIVORBC and the acids that are being exported, and that i urgently require entrance! i'm allowed there, and if we make it sound urgent enough, they might be able to make an exception for me.
Now that you've made it across the water, the Listening post is poorly signposted within the enormous complex. You can see on the surface of the vast structure the various dishes and antennas that provide the feeds to it, most of them protected from the elements in little shelters, but you're not immediately sure how to figure out where exactly in the prison the Listening Post is, and the few guards that actually know where it is are unlikely to tell you without a hefty bribe. Dark clouds are gathering, so how are you going to find the listening post to actually retrieve the prisoners list?
well, if this place is going to drive my heckin' insane like a maze, then i'll treat it like one! use instinct, intuition, and going left when possible to eventually, probably make my way to the Listening post.
On your way back from the listening post, you pass through the Colony Bar, The Banner Tavern. Several mid-ranking Alliance personnel are hanging out there, and among them is Captain Breakspear, a loyalist who's stopped multiple covert attempts to bring down the government, both from within and without. He's amazing at spotting suspicious activity. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, he's easy to avoid, but the problem is, one of the worst storms the island has seen in a while is coming in, and the way from the bar to the exit is a long bridge poorly protected from the corrosive rain. You're either going to have to figure out a way to stop Captain Breakspear from getting suspicious of you, silence him somehow while the storm passes and not get in trouble while doing it, or cross that bridge without burning your skin off.
i'll ignore him completely, unless he tries to speak with me, in which case i'll use the same excuse as in step one.
Another stroke of misfortune. The prison has been waiting to go off for a while, and a toxic mist is settling over the prison during the storm. It's not enough to kill anyone outright, but the irritation it causes puts everyone on edge. One thing leads to another, and soon, there's a fight, and then a full-blown riot. You're down in the prisoner-accessible areas, and the guards are uninterested in helping, you need to find a way to not get killed or taken hostage, quickly!
duck! weave! dodge! i don't need to fight the prisoners, just pay attention to who they're trying to send to heck, and make sure that's not little ol' me!
hey who turned out the lights?