Game Thread: Port Royal

[Hvalreki]

Port Royal

Startown

Later in the Evening

Fendon Smitts

"Woah, woah, gentlemen, I think we lost them can we hold on just a minute? I can't simply go trapsing back into my hotel, they'll be waiting for me and it's game over man! They spot me and I'm sunk for sure.
My room key also opens the safe in the closet. There is about 5K in cash and my pad. You get me the pad I can pay you the 20K and you can keep the cash. Whaddya say? It's win-win!"

[BackworldTraveller]

Rando
For a man too skint to pay his own bodyguard, you sure have a lot of cash to wave about.

Rando looks somewhat pityingly at Fendon

And now you want to pay us 25k in arrears on a promise for dangerous work. Who is this going to land on us? My guess that whoever it is is going to be gouging you for a quarter of a million if you are willing to part with 25K so easily.

So who are we going to spend the rest of our lives avoiding because we help you now?

[Thumper]

Huh, I wonder how much these guys would pay us to deliver Fendon the Weasel to them? Feeding him to his sharks will at least get you paid...unlike Fendon’s constant lies.

[BackworldTraveller]

Feeding Fendon to the sharks sounds rather gruesome...the airlock is quicker!

Do you think the Vacuum would be bothered by his pleading?

And then

So Fendon - Who exactly are these sharks?

[Thumper]

Maybe Terry needs to go check out Fendon’s safe, while we keep Fendon safe. If his safe doesn’t deliver up what’s owed, all of it plus our collection fee, we feed Fendon to the sharks…

[Hvalreki]

Port Royal

Back Alleys

Fendon Smitts

"Aw C'mon Rando, you're not a murderer. Look I'm worth more to you alive than dead. I need to be alive to get into my pad. I didn't plan to stiff you, I swear! I'm an honest gambler, I never cheat. I'm just really, really good. The syndicate goon gave me the choice of going to work for them or curtains. I'm no fighter, well unless it's with the pike...but that's a story for another time. Come to think of it, where were you when he dragged me off the ship? You were supposed to be my bodyguard?!

Anyway we need to move and get off the street, we've probably bounced a few cameras already. Port Royal is all about personal freedoms and privacy but bribe the right person and you can get pretty much anything you want here. It's not safe for us out in the open like this."

[dongriffiths]

C'mon guys lets get away from here at least. I don't want to deal with those heavies unless I'm sure I have an advantage, and Fendon here sure isn't that!

Alphonse releases the arm lock. Try anything and I'll break your leg and leave you here for them. Now move and get us to where we can scout your hotel.

[BackworldTraveller]

Port Royal

Back Alleys

Fendon Smitts

"Aw C'mon Rando, you're not a murderer. Look I'm worth more to you alive than dead. I need to be alive to get into my pad. I didn't plan to stiff you, I swear! I'm an honest gambler, I never cheat. I'm just really, really good. The syndicate goon gave me the choice of going to work for them or curtains. I'm no fighter, well unless it's with the pike...but that's a story for another time. Come to think of it, where were you when he dragged me off the ship? You were supposed to be my bodyguard?!

Anyway we need to move and get off the street, we've probably bounced a few cameras already. Port Royal is all about personal freedoms and privacy but bribe the right person and you can get pretty much anything you want here. It's not safe for us out in the open like this."

Where was I? You don't pay me for months and then ask me where I was? I was looking for a paying job. It's not like I didn't tell you I'd quit.

[Hvalreki]

Port Royal

Back Alleys

Fendon Smitts

Where was I? You don't pay me for months and then ask me where I was? I was looking for a paying job. It's not like I didn't tell you I'd quit.

“Rando, I told you I’d pay you when we got to Port Royal. I didn’t count on getting bushwhacked as soon as we landed, I swear! I’m good for the cash I owe you plus the money I offered Alphonse but we gotta move before they decide to tear my room apart. They won’t expect me to go there but probably have a watcher or two just in case. It’s what I’d do if I were them anyway.”

[Totalguest]

Well let’s go scope it out. They probably haven’t connected me to you guys, so I can go up and grab the stuff

[Thumper]

Is our hotel on the way? I’d feel better if Terry could run there and grab Shorty…just in case. Or if Guns R Us is closer, we could up something real quick!

[Hvalreki]

Port Royal

Twiglight’s Peak side streets

Late evening

Is our hotel on the way? I’d feel better if Terry could run there and grab Shorty…just in case. Or if Guns R Us is closer, we could up something real quick!

As Terry suggests the hotel detour It dawns on the group that any weapons checked at the Bar X are still there.

This time of night Guns R Us is closed. A side trip to the group’s hotel would add about 1/2 an hour vs just going straight to Fendon’s hotel.

Character Actions?

[Thumper]

Dmitri says, “I think speed is best. If we can get Terry in and out before Fendon’s buddies get there to bounce the place, we’ll be ok.”

He’ll look for bottles, possible clubs, etc. as they move. If the group runs into any drunk singletons or small groups, he’ll offer 50cr for a knife or 300cr for a gun if they can make the trade right now.

[Totalguest]

I think the best plan is to get to his hotel quick, you guys stay out of sight with him. I’ll head up and check the room out, if it’s clear I’ll slip in and out, if not, we’ll have to regroup and figure out what to do from there. We can grab our guns from the club later.

[dongriffiths]

Alphonse looks around for any item he cold use as an improvised weapon, preferably something he could wield similar to a large knife/sword.

Whatever we do lets do it quick and get out of here

[Hvalreki]

Port Royal

Twilight's Peak side streets

Late Evening

Opting for speed over firepower the group pushes on towards Fendon's hotel.
Alphonse keeps his eyes open for anyone likely to be carrying that may be willing to part with a gun or a blade for the right price.



Alphonse please roll 2d6+1 for streetwise. 10+ succeeds in finding a potential seller while enroute to the hotel.

[dongriffiths]

Alphonse fails to see anything suitable as a weapon as they make their way towards the hotel

[Hvalreki]

Port Royal

Twilight's Peak

Travellers Paradise Hotel

Late Evening

Just around the corner is Fendon's hotel. It's in an average part of Twilights Peak. A reasonable distance from the starport but close to transport to other nicer parts of town.

There is no one on the street but the players and minimal vehicle traffic.

Fendon Smitts

"Wait, here it is, right there, around the corner you'll see the Travellers Paradise. My room is on the 5th floor towards the back, 527. The safe is in the closet."

[Totalguest]

Alright give me the keys to the room and safe, you guys try and stay out of site down here. Call me if you see anything suspicious.
Terry will enter the hotel as if he belongs there, take a quick scope of the lobby, and then proceed up to the 5th floor.

[Thumper]

Hey Terry, call me on your Comm and keep an open line with hot mic. I’d feel better having continuous comms