| From: | shadowrn@*********.com (shadowrn@*********.com) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | body gaurds |
| Date: | Tue Sep 25 21:15:01 2001 |
gte138j@*****.gatech.edu writes:
<< As everyone has already made really good suggestions, I'll just add my
$0.02 and go. Get some drones. Lots and lots and lots of drones.
Surveillance is your best friend. When worse comes to worse, a few
drones with an LMG or two can make for an effective escape tool. Also,
get some smoke grenades, flashbangs, or anything that can disorient or
possibly throw off the attacker if you have to go defensive or are
surprised.
Third, trust no one. Depend only on your fellow Shadowrunners and do
not even begin to depend on third parties. You never know who might be
working for the other side and being blindsided when you think you're
safe is just bad. Don't let yourself be backed into a corner, always
have an escape route (General runner tip, but ever more applicable
when you have to save someone else).
Also, bring in the magic support. Little things like watchers or
spirits on guard duty provides that extra edge. Two or three
elementals or spirits protecting your client from magic and physical
threats should be enough. Spirits can work the angles by keeping the
client safe when you can't. They can also be your eyes and ears where
no one else can go. Do not underestimate the value of a good spirit at
your side when the drek hits the fan.
Another thing, have a super-duper-monster-neverending medikit on
hand. If your client should get hurt, hook her up and drive her to a
Doc Wagon clinic ASAP.
Finally, learn how to take a bullet, grenade, RPG, tranq dart,
etc. with a certain amount of style. You will most likely be making a
body roll or seven on this run.
[One last thing, watch out for people who "bump" into your
client. Keep a safe zone of about 5 feet around her at all times, if
you can. The last thing you want is someone hitting her with a needle
or a delayed physical attack (PhysAds have a bad habit of doing
this). She'll die a few days later and you'll never be able to figure
out why]
>>
Damn, sounds more to me like good tactics for a group rather than just one
person. Though to be honest a group pulling body guard duty would be able to
coordinate pretty good (despite what we've learned from slagging millions of
faceless sec guards on runs over the years!). But for the tactics you've got
mentioned here, it seems like you'd have to have a rigger, a mage, and it
probably wouldn't hurt to have a sammie or two just for the firepower.
Wouldn't be all that low profile though, but then you blow the low profile by
using the megabuttload of drones following you around...
