Chapter 63: Empire Strikes Back
Pistol whip the back of his head and push him onto the bed, face down. Here's how we're gonna do this: you're gonna tell me where your wallet is, and I'm not gonna blow your head off. Lock the door and unplug and toss the phone, if there is one, while keeping my gun on him. Shoot him low in the leg if he gives me any lip, or tries anything even remotely funny.
Having achieved a position behind the man, Garret smashes the heel of his gun into his skull. (3) He staggers forward, holding his head as Garret pushes him face-down onto the bed. "
Here's how we're gonna do this: you're gonna tell me where your wallet is, and I'm not gonna blow your head off." Garret moves back, keeping the gun trained on him with one hand, while he locks the door and shoves the phone off of the desk with the other. The victim responds, "Wallet! It's downstairs on the kitchen counter!"
"Here's the plan, you two. I do all the talking, and you try to stay out of the way."
Walk inside, and act casual. Start to small talk the attendant after a while, specifically about all the gang violence. Drop the idea that they might need security, and that I might be able to provide it. If this works, go on a territory expanding spree. If not, then wreck a few things, grab the money in the register, and run Forrest run
Going for the political route, Thomas walks to the store to the cashier. He brings up topics about the recent violence in town where people have been dying and stores have been getting robbed left and right. (2+1) The cashier nods, "It's bad yeah. But we've got a security system." Thomas nods, "Well, do you have a security system that prevents THIS?!" He pulls out his gun, and points it at the worker. He backs up to the wall, where Thomas then grabs a handful of money out of the open register, and then starts kicking various items through the aisles and smashing in the glass doors for the frozen goods. An alarm begins to go off. Thomas picks up a trash can and chucks it at a large window. It shatters, and he jumps outside. He meets up with his soldiers pretty quickly, "RUN!" (Agility Roll: 1) The whole group manages to get cut off by traffic. The traffic starts to clear, only for a police cruiser to appear in the midst, blaring it's sounds.
Open up the laptop and set up a PayPal account with that Credit Card, put the new jewelry up on Craigslist, and add everyone in th gang's phone numbers to the new phone.
While waiting aorund, Aaron used this slow time to get onto his Laptop and start a Pay Pal account, while he puts the Jewelry up on Craigslist. He also gets everyone in the gang's phone number.
Good I like a challenge...
Wrqp the chains around my fist, and then introduce myself "properly"
Mason wraps the bicycle chains around his fists before confronting the Hawkson Boys. They look up, "What the hell do you want?" Mason walks forward, "Your teeth." (Initiative; Mason vs. Hawkson Boys: 2 vs. 5) While Mason initiates the confrontation, a Hawkson Boy is the one who jumps him first. (4 vs. 3+1) He goes for a swing, but Mason puts his arms up and takes the attack into his forearms rather than his face. (1+1 vs. 3) Mason counter-swings with a chain punch, but the Hawk ducks under him. The other begin to join in on the attack. (1 vs. 4+1) Despite this, Mason keeps them at bay with kicks and fake-out punches. (3 vs. 1) Mason scores a body shot with his regular hand on one of them, and he goes to his knees temporarily. (3 vs. 6+1) One hawk tries jabbing Mason, but Mason takes his arm with one hand, (4 vs. 1) and gives him a chain-punch to the face. He goes down, and Mason smirks, "Told ya'." (4 vs. 5+1) Another one goes after Mason, who blocks the attack, (1+1 vs. 2) and shoves him back. Mason keeps on him, (4 vs. 3) and gives him a chain punch in the hand. He falls on his ass, holding his injured hand. The only uninjured Hawk goes after Mason from behind, (4 vs. 1) and wraps him up in a full nelson! Mason struggles to get out of the hold, (1 vs. 3) but can't make any progress. The Hawk he previously decked in the stomach rises to his feet. (3 vs. 2-1(Restraint Penalty) His revenge punch is a strike to Mason's midsection.
(Torso Injury: Bruised) Mason belts out his breath, and tries freeing himself yet again. (5 vs. 4) Finally, he breaks free out of the Hawk's arms. Mason quickly tackles the surprised Hawk in front of him. (6+1 vs. 4) Mason delivers a chain punch to the nose, and hears cratiledge cracking under his knuckles. He's gonna' feel that one tommorow. The Boy flies off his feet and hits the pavement, knocked out. Mason turns around and hits the Hawk who grabbed him earlier with a kick to the ankles. Mason doesn't stop, (5 vs. 4) and gives him a kick to the thigh. He rolls over, moaning.
Someone yells at Mason, "Hey, asshole!" Mason turns around just in time to see the Hawkson Boy with a hurt hand throw a Brick with his good hand. (4 vs. 1) The brick hits Mason in the stomach, and he stumbles to the ground.
(Stomach Injury: Heavily Bruised; Pain: 25% of -1 to all actions) Mason gets up as fast as he can, to see the Hawk charging him. (6+1 vs. 2) The Hawk leaps at him, and Mason applies Chain to his face. The Hawk falls to the ground, sprawled out. Mason goes around and gives all the Hawks a few good kicks until they stop resisting and are either knocked out or in too much pain to fight back. Mason shrugs, "Too easy." (3 vs. 2) Out of nowhere, Mason feels something small hit him on the arm.
(Right Arm Injury: Bruise) He looks up, and sees a Hawkson Boy with a sling-shot. There were four other Hawks he could see. Now ten. Now fifteen. They just seem to be coming out of the buildings and alleyways all around.
Looks like Mason walked into the Horde.
Enjoy the ride
After being pumped full of drugs, Trent finds himself in Chocolate Unicorn land. He begins stabbing the Marshmallow people with his Switch Blades. (4 vs. 6) They run away and call for Harold the Friendly Dragon. (3+18619 vs. 6) Trent is then lit on fire and melts into bubblegum.
GAME OVER.
Chill at the hospiatl for my 3 turns, spending my time looking for contacts, or thievery opportunites
Ryan spends his hospital hours going on his phone and seeing what he can accomplish. He thinks about robbing the Rackets of other gangs. They'd be better guarded than regular stores, but the Syndicate could simultaneously weaken the finances of their rivals while strengthening their own. All they would have to do is find them and then plan out a job.
"Any sedans or vans you have would be nice."
Inspect the selection of sedans and vans.
Dave is led to the Sedans and Vans sections.
Old Van - $600
Old Sedan - $800
Regular Van - $1000
Regular Sedan - $1200
Cargo Van - $1500
Quick-Start Sedan - $1600
Armored Van - $3000
drag the warehouse owner down into the basement then torture the warehouse owner into signing over the warehouse to me once that is done slowly and painfully kill him. Go out buy acid and dig a pit in the caverns till pit full of acid and dump the owners body into the acid
Blake takes the Warehouse Owner down into the basement of the warehouse, a dark and murky area. After turning the lights on, Blake slaps the boss until he wakes up. Blake asks for the warehouse to be signed over, the Boss refuses. "So, we'll do this the hard way." (Torture vs. Will Rolls: 1 vs. 3-1) Blake slaps him around for a bit, but the boss remains firm. (3 vs. 6-1) Blake takes a wire and starts whipping him, but the Boss continues to scream out that he won't do it. "IT'S MY DAMN WAREHOUSE, FUCK YOURSELF!" (2 vs. 6-1) Blake picks up a folding chair and starts beating the boss, but nothing changes. (4 vs. 2-1) "Well, how about I rip your nuts off then?" The Boss finally agrees.
After getting the paper and a pen, the Boss writes his name down. He looks up, "You'll never get away with this you twat." Blake shrugs, "Pretty sure I will!" He grabs the boss, who is unable to psychically resist at this point, takes off his belt and tightens it around his neck. Still bound in ropes, the man is helpless at the life force is suffocated out of him. While this occurs, Blake looks around to make his next plan. After thinking a bit, his body disposal method won't be that simple. The amount of acid to dissolve a body will cost in the thousands, and digging will require a team of at least two more guys and several hours.
Head back to the base. Send the others a text/call them.
"We need to talk."
William walks away from the cop, before pulling out his phone and texting all the other bosses about a necessary conference. He also works for the day, and finishes his job by the time he hits the pub entrance.
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Strip Mall: +$500
Berk and his Expansion force come out of the Mongolian BBQ with their dinner. They idly chat about money, the gang, women, sports, video games, that sort of stuff.
(Awareness Roll: 6)
Berk stops in the middle of the talk. Something feels wrong. "What's wrong?" Asks one of the Footsoldiers. Berk looks at the entrance of the parking lot. A black BMW drives into the lot at an alarming pace. Berk exclaims, "Shit! Take cover!" All of the Syndicate run into the stores, or hide behind the occasional pillars that form the strip mall's foundations. Berk himself runs inside the Mattress shop and ducks beneath the desk. The BMW pulls up to the side, where two windows come down. Suddenly, small arms fire fills the night air. However, the Syndicate was able to find vital cover to defend themselves. (1 vs. 3+1) (5+1 vs. 4+1) The majority of the shots hit nothing, but one footsoldier falls down when a bullet lands in the middle of his foot. The gunfire stops and the BMW rolls away. Out of the corner of his eye, Berk manages to catch a glimpse into the windows, where he sees two men in purple recline into their seats.
Vice Lords.Taking out his phone, Berk sends out an urgent text sending out the above story to all the Kings.
Meanwhile, the civilians in the stores all call for police, some screaming or crying.
Gang Skills:
Firefighting: 1
Territory:
Strip Mall - Extortion: 500$, 5 Turns (Turn 5) (6 Footsoldier Protection)
Docks Operation - Drug Smuggling: $50, 2 Turns (Turn 1) (3 Footsoldier Protection)
Warehouse - Stash Center, valued at $10,000.
Base: The Pub
Damage: None
Base Assets: Broken Wine Racks, Tables, Old Ceiling Fans, Secret Underground Cavern System, Plastic Chairs, 8 Cellphones, 3 Laptops, 2 Pistols, 2 Shotguns, Uzi
Vehicles: 1 Van, 1 Moving Truck, 1 Pickup Truck (Nearby garage)
Prisoners: 3 Cobardi (1 Guard)
Total Funds: $1276
Bosses: 7
Dragons: 0
Knights: 7
Notable Knights;
Berk (4 Melee, 1 Blades) [Apprentice - Trent]
Doug (3 Driving) [Apprentice - Dave]
Mal (3 Firearms) [Apprentice - Aaron] (Healing: 2 Turns)
Paul & Sean (3 Mugging, 1 Brawling) [Apprentice - Mason]
Jonah (3 Melee) [Apprentice - Mason]
Fyfe (3 Medic, 1 Meth Cooking) [Apprentice - Ryan]
Footsoldiers: 16 (15 at Level 1 Melee, 8 at Level 1 Knife, 3 at Level 2 Melee & 1 Knife, 2 at Level 2 Knife)
Notable Footsoldiers;
Zet (2 Club, 1 Sub-Machine Guns)
Peasants:
7 Strip Mall Shop Owners
14 Dock Workers
William Gerais (Spinal_Taper)
Inventory: $220, Lighter, Butterfly Knife, Cell Phone, HK416 Assault Rifle (In Reserve)
Skills: 4 Charm, 1 Agility, 1 Stealth, 1 Brawling, 2 Knives
Side Occupation: Part Time Computer Tech Support - 3 Days a week, 4 Hours - $100 (Day 2 Completed)
Health: Fine
Dave Green (Doomblade187)
Inventory: Combat Knife, Toolbox, Old Cellphone, 4 Wooden Knives, 3 Flip Knives
Skills: 4 Vehicle Mechanic, 1 First Aid, 3 Knives, 1 Brawling
Health: Fine
Aaron Bradley (Greenstarfanatic)
Inventory: $1120, Boxing Gloves, Deck of Cards, 6 Lockpicks, PSP, 4 PSP Games, 4 Jewelry Pieces, Laptop, Switchblade, Lighter, Unopened Bag of Cheetos, Credit Card, Silver Watch, 3 Rings, Cell Phone
Skills: 5 Melee, 1 Persuasion, 1 Lockpicking, 2 Shotgun, 1 Conning
Health: Healing: 1 Turns
Mason Johnstone (anailater)
Inventory: Suit, Pistol, 1 Box of Matches, Bike Chain
Skills: 4 Lockpicking, 1 Charisma, 1 Science, 3 Brawling, 1 Pistol, 1 Running
Health: Torso: Heavily Bruised; Pain: 25% of -1 to all actions.
Trent McGrath (Gravehaunter92)
Inventory: 2 Switchblades, Spray Paint Can, 5 Lockpicks, Trash Bag, Bandanna
Skills: 4 Blades, 1 Stealth, 2 Graffiti
Health: Jaw: Bruised
Ryan Jones (MonkeyHead)
Inventory: Clothes, Backpack with Lab Safety Gear, Pistol
Skills: 4 Applied Science, 1 Brawling, 1 Medic, 1 Pistol
Health: Healing: 2 Turns
Blake Jessop (ScriptWolf)
Inventory: First Aid Kit, 3 Painkillers, 1 Breaching Explosive, 4 Fragmentation Grenades, Snub-Nose Revolver, Monkey Wrench
Skills: 4 Explosives, 1 Electronics, 1 Combat Medic
Health: Fine
Garret Kamesh (GUNINANRUNIN)
Inventory: Black Briefcase (2 Black Suits, 2 White Dress Shirts, 4 Briefs, 6 Black Knee-high Socks, 2 Blue Ties) (2 Silencers, Garrote, Black Leather Gloves, Small Arms Retooling Kit), Pistol <Silenced>, Cellphone
Skills: 4 Handguns, 1 Stealth, 1 Weapon Maintenance
Health: Fine
Thomas Marshall (Playergamer)
Inventory: $650, Swiss Army Knife, Cellphone, Pistol
Skills: 4 Persuasion, 1 Bluff, 1 Bribe
Health: Fine
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