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[Paxiecrunchle]

I suggest that we send out some negotiations and try and figure out why they wanted to kill the governor, for PR's sake, however those same individuals will be strapped with remotely detonatable explosives so that if we can't get them to stand down then we can at least get rid of a few of them with the element of surprise, it will also let us eliminate anyone supposedly from our side that tries to collide with them.
If that fails, then we can starve them out and shoot any that don't surrender immediately.

[blueturtle1134]

I suggest that we send out some negotiations and try and figure out why they wanted to kill the governor, for PR's sake, however those same individuals will be strapped with remotely detonatable explosives so that if we can't get them to stand down then we can at least get rid of a few of them with the element of surprise, it will also let us eliminate anyone supposedly from our side that tries to collide with them.
If that fails, then we can starve them out and shoot any that don't surrender immediately.

The reason they want to capture (not kill) the governor is obvious. They're in a monarchy, the monarch pissed them off. Nevertheless, your plan will be added to the question post.

[Paxiecrunchle]

No other votes? ;-(

[neblime]

I guess i vote in favour of the suicide negotiator plan because i dont have any better ideas..

[Glass]

*shrugs*

[blueturtle1134]

*shrugs*

Spoiler: Dice (click to show/hide)

Roll 2d6, summed, no penalty (political) for "Negotiation Success (note) ", where:

2 = Rebels convince negotiators to deactivate the suicide vests and provide information for them.
3 = Rebels deactivate suicide vests and capture negotiators
4 = Rebels detect suicide vests and manage to escape
5 = After various debating back-and-forths, negotiators chicken out and leave.
6 to 7= A few rebels get an inkling that something is wrong by the way the negotiators behave.
8 to 10 = Negotiations fail but rebels are open to more discussion
11 to 13 = Rebels agree to release the governor and his staff, family, and dog, in exchange for the Guard backing down, releasing its prisoners, and leaving.
14 = Rebels agree to let the governor go, no strings attached.

Result: 4 + 4 = 8 --> Mediocre negotiations

The negotiators are received surprisingly well. The reason for the seizing of the governor is given as a hodgepodge of various atrocities allegedly conducted by the government. Someone claims the King had his father killed; for someone else it's his daughter, for another it's his pig.

Almost nothing gets done, but the negotiators are able to secure their entry to the rebel-held mansion.

Now, do you blow them sky high?
A: Yes.
B: No.

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[Glass]

B. Don't do it unless things really go south.

[Paxiecrunchle]

1.5 Blow them up if we can't talk them down to only releasing prisoners.

[blueturtle1134]

Accepting votes as "Don't blow them up yet." You know when you see these sort of traps in fiction the rebels always realize at the last minute? I think that deserves a roll.

Spoiler: Dice (click to show/hide)

Action "Get bomb vests past rebels" : Roll 2d6 + 2 (Scientific) where:
2 to 3 = They see the bomb and come up with an excuse to eject the negotiators before you even have an option to detonate it.
4 to 6 = Someone finds out about the bomb and successfully alerts the leadership, but only after the negotiators have been allowed in.
6 = Someone finds out about the bomb but has no way to notify the leaders currently negotiating; the rest can get out though.
7 to 8 = A small group (5 to 10) find out about the bomb but it's then made apparent that they have found out (you have the option to detonate the bomb)
9 to 10 = Four of the negotiators/leaders realize and have the chance to escape before you have the chance to detonate the bomb.
11 to 12 = Three realize and have the chance to escape before you detonate it.
13 = Two find out and escape before you realize what's going on.
14 = Only one finds out and can only save himself before you detonate the bomb.

Do note that "detonate the bomb" above really means "you have the option to detonate the bomb" - the typical movie empire would do so, but the typical movie empire will fail. Also note that there's no option for "nobody on the other side detects the bomb" - that's because in action fiction, convoluted heroic sacrifices only work for the heroes.

Result: 2 + 5 + 2 (bonus) = 9 --> Negotiators realize what they just got themselves into.

The talks appear to be going well. After the requisite threats and dogma have been given from both sides, the rebels agree to release a few prisoners as a display of faith.

However, around halfway through, the four rebel leaders watching the negotiations withdraw to a corner to consult. They glance at the negotiators' vests, then appear to be heading to an escape route.

It looks like they've found out.

One of the negotiators manages to communicate this in slightly worried tones. You now have the option to blow up the rebel held mansion.

Do you do it?
A: Yes
B: No
C: Reveal the existence of the bombs and attempt to get them to stand down under a mutual-destruction logic.
D: Some other thing I haven't listed.

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[Paxiecrunchle]

I'm torn between A(Blow them up now!), and C. Telling them that the whole building is rigged (w're the empire, and they'll be in too much danger to disregard this even if it is a lie.) As well as our own people, etc. nobody gets out alive unless they co-operate.

[blueturtle1134]

I'm torn between A(Blow them up now!), and C. Telling them that the whole building is rigged (w're the empire, and they'll be in too much danger to disregard this even if it is a lie.) As well as our own people, etc. nobody gets out alive unless they co-operate.

Well, if I was an empire, I would have a small nuke under every important building for just this situation. But I'm not, and it wasn't stated before, so it didn't happen. The explosives the negotiators brought, while not enough to actually level the building, are more than enough to kill everyone inside.

[Puppyguard]

A
  goodbye.

[blueturtle1134]

I'll take first suggestion with 2 votes because this game has a grand total of 4 active players right now. Paxie, start making up your mind.

[Tyrant Leviathan]

A. The blame can fall on rebels suicide bomb method via pr spinning.

[Paxiecrunchle]

Okay C then!