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Extraction from Cult

Operation Details

Kimberly Brown has fallen prey to an insidious Cult of Thrax. Rootwave will pay for the return of Kimberly Brown safely.

Estimated Mission Reward:

  • Veteran: 125000
  • Professional: 1250000
  • Prime: 12500000

Secondary Objective

Retrieve the target alive:

If the target is dead, the mission fails. 

Twist

No twists this time.

Access Points

  • Hidden Door

Ley Lines

There are 0 ley lines.

Secure facility (Keycard/Keyrod entry)

The Cult of Whispers is paranoid, and has a secured temple. 
Red: Security on site rolls 6 dice to counter Ghost Protocol successes.

Reinforced or higher barriers on site

The walls and barriers are Armor: 4. Exterior building glass is Armor: 0

Wards/Magical defenses

There is an external Force 4: Ward that alerts the mages to the entrance of any person who does not possess a tattoo, marking them as a member of the Cult of Whispers.

Magically active defenders

The Cult of Whispers has mages on staff. There are 2 present during the day, and 3 at night.

Mage (Cult) (1)

Mv. 3", Init: 20
Defenses
B/I:0/3, Dodge: 4, Soak: 4 (10 for spells due to fetish), Resist 8
Condition Track: 9 boxes 000 000 000
Attacks
Despair— Attack 14, Area 12'" (24m) radius. 3 penalty dice to targets who don't resist in range. (Soak 6 stun)
Hold— Attack 14, 3 targets. Paralyzed for 6 rounds. (Soak 8 stun)
Both these spells are resisted with resolve.
Hardness: 2, Penetration 0 —
SMG, Single Shot: Attack 2, Damage 4
Burst Shot: Attack 5, Damage 4
Full Auto: Attack 22, Damage 4

Human Guards

There are 80 devotees of the temple. During the day there are upwards of 40 members that move in and out of the facility, dropping down to 20 at night.

Cultist (30)

Mv 3", Init: 10
Defenses
B/I:2/1, Dodge: 3, Soak: 3, Resist: 6
CT: 9 boxes 000 000 000
Attacks
Hardening 5, Penetration: 2
Pistol — Attack 2, damage 2.
Sickstick (Pg. 102), 

Cultist Fanatic (2)

Mv 3", Init: 10
Defenses
B/I:5/3, Dodge: 4, Soak: 4, Resist: 6
CT: 9 boxes 000 000 000
Attacks
Hardening 4: Penetration 2 —
Assault Rifle,
Single Shot: Attack 5, Damage 6
Burst Shot: Attack 8, Damage 6
Full Auto: Attack 25, Damage 6
Grenade (Shrapnel) Attack 4.  40 damage. 

Alert

  • 4: Non-lethal physical barriers are deployed, gates close, barriers are raised
    All open, unlocked, passages become closed and locked.
  • 10: Dim and unused areas are lit with security lighting
    All areas are now treated as lit. Movement increases alert by 1.
  • 13: Switch to secondary backup passcodes
    This causes the hackers ghost protocol onion (protection layer) to be reduced by 2. If this reduces it to 0, it is useless. (pg 136)
  • 23: Data backups and increased network security protocols are activated
    All digital actions taken increase alert by 5.
  • 35: Deploy mechanical drones to do patrols
    Any activity taken within sensor range of a drone raises alert by an additional 5.
  • 38: Activate biometric security measures
    Attempting to open any door without biometric verification causes alert to rise by 5.
  • 45: Laser Tripwires
    Invisible laser tripwires activate, causing all movement to raise alert by 4 (instead of 2)
  • 50: Facility is alerted to your presence, heat begins.