This is Shadowrun

So this is the second of the the halves of our last run. I let this section run a bit longer then I wanted to, it crosses over from leg-work into the actual set up for the run. I’m still getting used to this whole chop it into sections bit, and not entirely sure if I will continue my current pattern (not every run splits neatly into meet, legwork, and throw-down). Anyways this part of the run went well, but looking back on it I had two issues with it.

Firstly I felt I railroaded them into the back-stabbing their Johnson deal a bit to much. I am ambivalently about this. When I planned this run I out I felt fairly certain that they would immediately start looking for ways to back-stab the Johnson (the players hate the Triad for some reason). When they didn’t jump at this at the start, my main intent was to inform them that their might possibly be other options available to them, though I feel I was a bit overbearing on this. On the other hand, I was willing to let them go forward with the assassination of Putin if thats what they really wanted to do, and I feel that all they needed was some reassurance that a betrayal was possible.

If I had it to do over again, I would have both made them hold a vote on their feelings, and possibly had a contact or somebody contact them with a leading sort of counteroffer (something vague that lead them to believe a betayal might be possible). I had plans for what to do if they contacted the other organized crime syndicates, but nothing came of them, as the players didn’t think of this option (maybe I should have had the exchange drop their numbers in their lap, that would have worked well I think).

Secoundly I again think I went to easy on them. The encounter at the Jade Dragon should have been scaled way up (though Wolf rolled insanely well), and I should have made inflintrating Madison Square gardens much more difficult. I kind of hand-waved that bit, a bit to much I think. I should have made them plan out exactly how and what they were inflitrating with and had some more consiquences come of it. Maybe I should have had Putin only able to get them uniforms not passkeys, or some other speed-bumps. I’m usually pretty good a speed-bumps not sure why I had trouble with them this time (poor planning I guess).

But the run was still fun for all involved, the third half will bring us to our conclusions, and it will be up by Saturday. Its fairly short however. Enjoy and hit me back with some feedback with your thoughts, good or bad!

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