OOC: "The Captain's Business"

[Flamiel]

I'm cool with that. Although I think draining his bank accounts could also neutralize him. We also don't know what he was planning with that woman.

[Doctor Who]

Reroute his funds to a charity.

[SavageBob]

So, I'm stumped on the secretary. Seems she's friendly but pretty clueless about his misdeeds. Do we write her off as a dead end? Or might we involve her somehow? Like she can tip us off if anything strange happens at the office in the next little while as we prepare to confront Greckel?

[DeepSpacer]

Multiple Bank Accounts...
Frequent Trips to Banks...
Big Drop Coming Up....
Regular Visits from Mistress...

[DeepSpacer]

So, I'm stumped on the secretary. Seems she's friendly but pretty clueless about his misdeeds. Do we write her off as a dead end? Or might we involve her somehow? Like she can tip us off if anything strange happens at the office in the next little while as we prepare to confront Greckel?

Typically so, yes. She answers calls and shuffles paperwork. She knows his habits, though. As a GM, another clue pointing towards his bank drop-offs, yet on a Captain's salary.

Reroute his funds to a charity.

Slicing bank accounts is notoriously difficult and easy to trace.

The way I (GM) see it, we can confront the Captain and see if he cracks (by Deception or Coercion..."We know what you did last summer...") OR we can check back in on the Niktos. They had a payment coming due soon.

[Doctor Who]

Let's try deception first, I guess. More fun.

[Flamiel]

I'm fine with that!

[SavageBob]

In light of this possible affair revelation, do any of the images we captured feature Greckel and the woman in compromising poses? Hugging, kissing, or otherwise doing something that might embarrass her and make the general mad? We shadowed them for some ways -- all the way from the cantina to her ship.

If necessary to do so, I'd be up for spending our last Destiny Point to ensure we captured at least one good image of them doing something obviously affectionate that would give us some leverage on the captain—say, kissing in a way that is obviously passionate rather than a French-style greeting.

[DeepSpacer]

Well enough. They are quite careful, but you did get an image of them walking in together to an upscale, too hotel. While not a smoking gun, it does raise questions. Maybe more to some than others.

[SavageBob]

So, we have a lot on Greckel, but nothing solid. Looks like some bluffing will be needed to convince him to think we have more.

If we confront him with violence or threats thereof, it might be better to confront him at the spaceport, where he's getting a drop. I'd imagine the bank would have much tighter security. If we decide to play the part of exposé reporters, we could confront him at the bank and not really use violence, but say we have dirt on him and will publish it if he doesn't let up on the Nikto. Then we also talked about going back to Nikki and his village and confronting him there.

Other ideas?

[Flamiel]

Perhaps we need to get more info on this woman's husband?

[DeepSpacer]

Perhaps we need to get more info on this woman's husband?

I think (by the original GM) that the identity of this 'General' was the mystery. The group did not know WHO had framed them.

Greckel likely knows that the woman is a/the general's wife. I'd assume the original intent was that he knew the general, too. Part of the mystery is to figure that out....eventually.

[SavageBob]

I think (by the original GM) that the identity of this 'General' was the mystery. The group did not know WHO had framed them.

Greckel likely knows that the woman is a/the general's wife. I'd assume the original intent was that he knew the general, too. Part of the mystery is to figure that out....eventually.

So are you saying it would be unlikely we could get a positive ID on this woman on Lannik? We ID here, we potentially ID her husband. But if this is a piece of information that's not intended to come out yet, we can just roll with our circumstantial stuff and try to bluff to Greckel that we do know who she is.

[DeepSpacer]

I think (by the original GM) that the identity of this 'General' was the mystery. The group did not know WHO had framed them.
Greckel likely knows that the woman is a/the general's wife. I'd assume the original intent was that he knew the general, too. Part of the mystery is to figure that out....eventually.

So are you saying it would be unlikely we could get a positive ID on this woman on Lannik? We ID here, we potentially ID her husband. But if this is a piece of information that's not intended to come out yet, we can just roll with our circumstantial stuff and try to bluff to Greckel that we do know who she is.

Sorry, there was conflicting information going back to the beginning. I looked back to Trip and Swrider's postings and found ORIGINALLY the general's name was a mystery and then a later post erroneously contradicted that and showed us to know which general it was that set us up. Obviously, the whole premise from the beginning was to discover this mystery, which is what we'll stick with. It is a Republic ship named The Peacock". Purpose and passenger listing were anonymous.

There's likely a ton of Generals in the Army of the Republic, since it is so big. Perhaps if this Lannik mess were resolved, there may be a chance to get an ID.

Spoiler:

"He's the local captain of the republic guard. Under his control they are little better than the gangs. Charging protection money, robbing or beating people in the streets, and don't even get me started on what he has been doing to your race, Barky. The other two are from the core, she is married to some big shot general. My guess is he is probably just as corrupt as the captain."

Luke leads the group back to his station and quickly looks up the ships landing permit. The ship itself is registered to the Republic, but through a little finagling he is able to identify the individual who paid the docking feel. He looks up and tells you that the generals last name matches that of the republic general that set you up. (...strike this...)

EARLIER....

"Don't you get it? The biggest heist this world has ever seen. And the kicker? It run is by one of their own! And that 5000 credits are gonna get you a name. It's General...." Just as he says the word "General" a blaster bolt whizzes past the soldiers' heads and strikes Jiton right between the eyes. He falls to the ground, dead instantly.

MORE RECENTLY...
Chalk it up to a long campaign and GM-switching from a year ago. So, we'll EDIT that little part about the General's Identity so that Luke tells us that Captain Greckel paid the docking fee. The identity of both the General and his Wife remain a mystery.

[Flamiel]

Yeah, I was on the thought-train that this was some OTHER general (i.e. not plot critical).

At this point, I'm up for confronting the captain. If we can get him alone, all the better.

[Doctor Who]

Yeah, let's confront.

[DeepSpacer]

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[SavageBob]

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Oh, quite nice. Thanks.

[Flamiel]

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That's pretty cool. Is the first post in the NPCs thread still valid? It's from 2017.

[SavageBob]

So what do y'all want to do? Stun him? Let BA knock him on the head? Start with a threat?

[DeepSpacer]

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That's pretty cool. Is the first post in the NPCs thread still valid? It's from 2017.

I left it there. It might come in use if we need it.

[Flamiel]

So what do y'all want to do? Stun him? Let BA knock him on the head? Start with a threat?

I'd say fan out and get close, intimidating, but talk first.

[Doctor Who]

Yeah, talk first. BA is itching for a swing, but his flaw is that he's brash, and he knows that it gets him into trouble. If things start looking like they're going south, like the target reaches for a comlink, then BA will swing, possibly, unless someone stops him.

[Doctor Who]

BAs not the one to talk, anyone gonna say anything?

[SavageBob]

AAA did. Just waiting on @DeepSpacer to respond. You two may want to describe what you're doing, though.

BTW, I'm flying and at a conference until Sunday. I'll likely have less than normal availability, but won't be entirely cut off.