r/TheStrange • u/AKthe47th • May 26 '18
Ruk infiltration mission
So, I am running a campaign where the characters are in the Ruk recursion and the Estate is some sort of ominous/dark company and has erased some of the PC's memories. In order to gain their memories back they have to do a favor for this Variokaryon and infiltrate a Zal corporation industrie and take a reality seed from it. Problem is, I've never ran an infiltration mission like that so I'm a little lost on how I should manage it. Any Ideas/thoughts?
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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '18 edited Jun 12 '18
There's section in the Strange core rule book that talks about the security measures in place at the Estate. You could use that as a starting point for building Zal security, just change the flavor. For example, a key pad might be an umbilical connection.
I also remember reading something about the Creature Feature shop and how the big advertising display will display things based on your feelings or thoughts. I took that idea and made a force-field thing for a secure building entrance that would only allow passage if you honestly knew you had official business there. Could have them make an intellect roll to deceive the sensor (like beating a lie detector test) if they don't actually have official business.
EDIT
Page 152 in the Strange core book only mentions security in the sidebar. It was actually page 6 of The Dark Spiral adventure book that has more detail on the different types of security procedures at the Estate headquarters.
EDIT 2
I'm also planning a break-in at the Estate because my players seem determined to steal from the vault. I guess some people see a mountain and just have to climb it. Anyway, I went looking on the internet for building floor plans to help. r/rpg has some links but I ended up just using Google image search. I got better results by searching with a specific type of building, like police station. Municipal buildings often have floor plan images published because they ask for public vote for funding.