Message no. 1

From:	Brian Moore <mooreb@****.FAC.COM>
Subject:	h arp
Date:	Mon, 21 Sep 1998 18:35:15 -0400

Zebulin Magby <zebulingod@*****.com> said:
>
> Okay, here's the deal:
>
> Mr. Johnson meets your group at the Eye of the Needle restaurant. He's
> wearing typical corp suit and has three bodyguards along that look
> like they could take you out before you think of doing the same to
> them. Your group sits down and the Johnson lays it on the table like
> this-
>
> "I need your group to take out a shipment of goods coming up from the
> Tir. Three trucks, GMC 42xx series(?) with two trailers each. I want
> the cargoes destroyed, no souvenirs, got it? trucks have Ares logos on
> them, and will probably be lightly guarded. Maybe six to eight
> mercenaries and a mage. Lightly armed and armored I would expect. Best
> place to hit em is just outside of Fort Lewis on the Salish side of
> the border, but that's really your business not mine." He looks at his
> watch. "You have seventy two hours before they get to the Tir/Salish
> border. Pay is 5,000 up front and 5,000 more upon completion. Whaddya
> say?"
>
> Well, what would you say?

The mages would keep a REAL close eye on the Johnson's aura to see if
he betrays anything emotionally. They might also try an Analyze Truth
spell if there's no magically active bodyguard. They'd assense his
aura in case they needed to track him down (for whatever reason) later.

I'd negotiate for 10K up front, 10K upon completion (each of course).
There's fees for fake credsticks for border crossing (or risk for jumping
the border), expendables (ammo, explosives), and magic stuff (elementals).
There's a premium price on heavy weapons which might be needed if the
trucks are more than "lightly armored".

Other than that, my team would probably accept. They'd ask a lot of
questions, but that's it.

"What's in the truck? Just so we know how much force to use, of course."
"How much is it worth if the trucks are more than lightly armed and
armored?"

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