Assessing the Assassin (OOC)

I'll also go in Light. A lot of the Spider's tools are 0 load anyways, so not much of a constraint. How about using the tunnels crew upgrade as a major advantage?

The Underground Maps and Passkeys could also serve as your point of entry Detail.
Since they are secret/unknown it makes sense that it would lend Advantage as well. Sounds like 3 dice, which is very good odds.

Let's go with light, then. I'm gonna check if there's not some kind of "truth chemical" or something else useful to get info from the colonel that Freck could use.

Cool! Sounds like a plan! :-)

Should we jump to RP thread then? I guess we need Kristov to come back and tell us about how he learned about the colonel, and then we start planning the infiltration.

Are we going after the colonel? I thought this was a covert job about files he might have?

Is this a personal vendetta? What does Freck know about this colonel? Was he around before Freck's time or do they have history together? Do the others know?

Er? No?

The planning is done, and there already was plenty of time to roleplay that incidental scene of you all being told what was found. We can assume everyone, eventually, knows this sort of information unless the player says they did not tell us some of it (then they should specify).

The point of the Engagement Roll is to skip over all the 'planning' and jump to the action. 'Planning' is done in flashbacks, where you show us how your character planned for and dealt with the specific complications that actually do arise during the Job.

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Who will roll he Engagement Roll (3d6)? It should include a little description about the tunnels used to gain entry to the colonel's house/estate.

Before we do the Engagement roll, can we get an RP post detailing how we found out about the colonel? Even though we all already know the important parts, I would like to ground it a bit in the fiction rather than leaving it as a meta thing, if that makes sense.

Absolutely, go for it. The more free roleplay the better.
Do you need anything from me?

Can you play the part of Jeren? Once Kristov gets the gist of who to look for, I think it should cut immediately to the engagement roll.

Just thought it could be useful to get additional info if need be.

I'd say Freck has heard of him and kinda know him, but from far away, like that colleague from another section. He's probably guilty of some dees like most of his ranks, but I wouldn't say Frederik would mind to the point of making this a revenge. He has done much worse, after all.

That can be done in a flashback if you end up dealing directly with Matheson. But remember to review the Heat portion of the Payoff mechanic. The more exposure you have during the Job the more Heat you bring down upon yourselves (but that can also inversely affect Rep).

Depending on how you choose to handle your Jobs, a Shadow Crew could maybe think about taking the Assassin's Special Ability:

At some point before the Job starts the Crew will have worked out that the major is now a (retired) colonel.
Maybe Freck knows this? But it does not need to come from him. You had to find out his address and schedule and guards, and all that, so research has been done.

Do we know yet what the colonel's role was in the military? Was he military science, military intelligence, military science intelligence? We don't need an answer (not now, or even ever), but if we want to decide this we can, the characters learn this or not, as the case my be. This might flavor why he has an interest in the case.

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Who is leading the infiltration? Who knows the tunnels (or the ones in Nightmarket) the best?
Set the scene and roll the roll (3d6) and we can see how it goes and get started.

So I guess infiltration would be Moon's speciality, but I don't see her as the "leader" of the Crew at all. But surely I can roll and write the first post if that's ok!

Sounds good to me.

Not 'leader of the Crew', just leading this action.
Write the first post and then roll, please.

By the rules you definitely get into the property, the worst that can happen is you end up in a desperate situation (which is good, since it offers you XP:).

Show us Moon's perspective on the underground tunnels you are using (is she happy to be down here? squicked out? what?) and what you are expecting/hoping to find up above.

A good roll on the Engagement, this means you have some time to act and are in a Controlled Position for any follow-up rolls (for now).

I don't see any difficulty getting into the manor house, you are professionals and don't need to roll for picking locks or climbing to balconies when you have the time (really, how could you fail?). Once in the house (or when the next obstacle arises) you will all probably need to roll some form of 'stealth', as a Group Action or individually.

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A Lantern costs 1 Load, but we only care about things used on the Job. We can ignore the lantern you used in the tunnel, for now. If you need it during the Job you can mark the Load and have it, else we can say you left it below in the tunnel (we won't actually 'say' that though, we can just leave it undefined till it matters). While in a house, there are probably lights you can borrow (no load (unless you take them with you)).

As for getting into the house, about Kristov consorting with one of the servants to let the group in?

The good Engagement roll means that --unless you complicate it-- you have gained access to the house. If you want that to be by means of a Consorted servant then that works.

If the servant is being met for the first time now, in the garden, then it will need a roll at Controlled/Limited (safe, but why would they let you in?).

If it was prepared ahead of time then it would be a 0 Stress Flashback and a Controlled/Great (plenty of options for persuading) roll. The outcome might affect how much they knew and what they think about things after you bring a whole Crew into their house (when maybe they were expecting a tryst), depends on the fiction.

I think having bribed a servant beforehand makes much more sense than appearing in their garden out of the blue, and trying to talk our way in. '^_^

Agreed.

As for my load, I'll think I'll go with Fine wrecking Tools to pen any resistant chests or locks, (a fial of acid is probably the thing that fits best with Freck). I'll take the Bandolier as well, for a total load of 3. Should I specify what chemicals/poisons I take with it right now, or as we play ?