Rubble Trouble

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Encounter Conditions

None?

Initial Text

Throughout the devastation there are mounds of rubble that haven't even been touched by drones yet. This looks to be one of those.

The rubble's piled around a mostly-intact wall. You could probably slip underneath it or topple it into the pit, but that wall's going to give anyone actually clearing the area problems until it's broken up.

Summary of Choices

1. Break it up - Gain 4 XP Strength, enhanced with mining weapon or 15 Melee Power
2. Start looting - Gain 6 XP Strength, or gain a large variety of XP/items
3. Collapse it - Gain 4 XP Reflexes and Strength, reset some progress in the dorms
4. Climb up for a look - Gain 4 XP Perception, enhanced with scopes equipped
5. Leave it be - Walk Away

Choice Text and Results

Break it up

You take a few swings at the bigger chunks of rubble, but they don't seem to be going anywhere.

You've earned 4 XP in Strength

Or, with at least 15? Melee Power:

You lay into the biggest pieces of rubble, breaking them into progressively smaller pieces. It's a hell of a workout, but you make some definite progress.

You've earned 6 XP in Strength

Or, with a digging arm:

You dig into the biggest pieces of rubble with your new arm, breaking them into progressively smaller pieces. You're probably not as efficient using the arm as its original owner, but you make some definite progress.


You've earned 4 XP in Perception

You've earned 4 XP in Strength

Or, with a mining pick:

You lay into the biggest pieces of rubble, breaking them into progressively smaller pieces. It's not quite what your pick was meant for, but it's close enough to do the trick.

You've earned 4 XP in Strength

You've earned 4 XP in Will

Start Looting (Evil 1)

You dig and dig and dig and dig, but don't find anything other than more rubble. Ugh.

In retrospect, you think you accidentally just helped excavate.

You've earned 6 XP in Strength

Or - hipster room:

You find the remains of somebody's dorm room. Most of it's been crushed, but you manage to salvage a few things.

You found: <2-4> tablets of Eclipse

You found: <2-3 of?> Emerald Gift sample, knit cap, lukewarm latte, unlabeled music, 2 grilled paninis, protest sign, corduroys, old jacket

You've earned 6 XP in Perception

Or - punk room:

You find the remains of somebody's dorm room. Most of it's been crushed, but you manage to salvage a few things.

You found: <1-3?> battered cred chip, fresh cred chip

You found: <1-3 of?> punk jacket, punk pants, industrial hair gel, Brain Staples single, 571

You've earned 4 XP in Perception

Or:

Buried in the rubble, you find a strange book covered in dust. Despite the massive weight on top of it, the book seems to have survived without any damage.

You found: tome of binding

Or:

Wow, you're not sure what people were doing down here, but there's a huge stash of cred chips!

You found: 2 battered cred chips

You found: 4 fresh cred chips

Or:

You find a drone buried in the rubble and salvage it for parts. Score!

You found: <1-2 of>: frayed cable, circuit fragments

You found: digging arm

You've earned 6 XP in Perception

Collapse it

It takes a while, but you manage to slide several massive chunks of rubble back into the areas that have already been excavated.

You've earned 4 XP in Reflexes

You've earned 4 XP in Strength

Climb up for a look (Good 1)

From your vantage point on top of the mound of rubble, the devestated area seems even more massive. You'd need hours of searching or some good magnification to find anything specific in here.

You've earned 4 XP in Perception

Or, with a scope item equipped:

You repurpose your scope for a moment, using it to look out for anything moving. Aside from a few drones and the ever-present guards in containment suits, you think you can see a hand poking out of a shallower part of the rubble.

You've earned 6 XP in Perception

Leave it be

Yeah, one pile of rubble is much the same as any other and, if there's one thing you have in spades right now, it's rubble.

See Walk Away