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BackworldTraveller wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:57 pm I can see several steps here - each could go wrong!

1. Getting to talk to the guy (directly or indirectly) {Streetwise or Diplomacy}
2. Getting him to bite {Persuade - and a clear explanation of what the bait is}
3. Getting the corporation to bite {Broker - but if he's properly bitten that would be his skill & contacts not yours}
4. Price negotiations {Science(Psychology) might help as will Broker}

All would be helped by good intel on the guy's personality and corporate position

You may need a getaway plan once you reveal your identity and the info you are selling just in case of it all going sideways!

Leitz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:31 pm

BackworldTraveller wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 2:57 pm I can see several steps here - each could go wrong!

1. Getting to talk to the guy (directly or indirectly) {Streetwise or Diplomacy}
2. Getting him to bite {Persuade - and a clear explanation of what the bait is}
3. Getting the corporation to bite {Broker - but if he's properly bitten that would be his skill & contacts not yours}
4. Price negotiations {Science(Psychology) might help as will Broker}

All would be helped by good intel on the guy's personality and corporate position

You may need a getaway plan once you reveal your identity and the info you are selling just in case of it all going sideways!

Actually, Shoyebe doesn't want his corporation involved; it would weaken his promotion position. The deal is just between Shoyebe and Angelo, two businessmen making a normal transaction for mutual benefit.

Giving him a short time frame allows him time to verify Angelo's reputation but puts pressure on him to decide. The pressure isn't false, the faster he agrees the better off he is. He'll have to make the transport arrangements for Kiko, but he's from there and a humanitarian mission is hard to for a bureaucrat to decline.

As a Broker, Angelo is dealing with a set price sale. However, he's making it very easy and very good for Shoyebe. Not too easy, Shoyebe needs to transport the child, and will have to work within his corporation to realize the profits. However, that's the reputation he has so it's not a stretch to think that he's willing to do it again and won't turn down a prime opportunity. From Shoyebe's perspective, the deal really is that good. One less obligation, he makes some cash, and promotion is probably in the bag. There is no trick Angelo is playing; it's a fair deal. Which is Angelo's reputation. Big deals, powerful, but still fair.

Keep in mind that Angelo isn't hitting this cold; he's heard about Shoyebe, he's more like Shoyee than he'd care to admit in public, and he's interacted with Becka. Angelo has a reputation of interesting deals done fairly and he has a marketable product worth serious money to the right player. If he was connected to a large corporation he'd keep the data himself and make millions just in bonuses. He can also talk with Becka's parents, but time is limited for him as well. He's already reviewed Shoyebe's public bio, and gotten his Broker insights.

The rolls would be something like:
1. Streetwise-1 plus Int-1 To contact him, but that's pretty easy to get his communications info.
2. Persuade-3 plus Edu-1 To introduce the deal in one solid breath.
4. Broker-4 plus Edu-1 To phrase the deal clearly so that Shoyebe sees how it is a win for him.

I'm not sure if you're up for giving Angelo the edge because of his inside knowledge, and you know how much I dislike the roller. However, this is a pretty big play for the game. Well, it doesn't really change the universe, but it's something Angelo wants to happen and he's applying his best to the job.

If the above plan looks good, here are some rolls.
Streetwise [_2d6+2]=(3+5)=8+2=10
Persuade [_2d6+4]=(4+3)=7+4=11
Broker [_2d6+5]=(3+6)=9+5=14

Okay, I take back every mean thing I've ever said about the Dice Roller!

Leitz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 3:56 pm If you want, I can draft the scene off-line for your critique. It will be moving and beautiful if I have anything to say about it.

Leitz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 5:38 pm Are we reading the same rolls?

Leitz wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:04 pm I apologize if that came out poorly, work stress is piling up and the feeling of one more impossible goal hit too close to my current stressors.

BackworldTraveller wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 8:31 pm Not impossible - you just need to find the right leverage!! You have a couple of helpers who could dig for some.

Leitz wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 6:09 pm Okay, my mind has been wandering on this. Given Angelo's skills and nature, what other things can he do to lean things his way?

Leitz wrote: ↑Mon May 16, 2022 12:18 am As has been pointed out, the product has a short shelf life. Trying to maneuver Shoyebe would take more time than that shelf-life, wouldn't it? Or do I misunderstand?