Dead Shadow’s HP by -30.
If you only have three players, reduce Dead Shadow’s HP by another -30, remove «Primordial Black: Time Coffin», and reduce «Accelerated Time»’s level to 1.
The rat race is on and the vermin are starving. Their enthusiasm drives a rampage that can only end in death.
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The data servers of False Hearts’ intelligence cell Ratfink were located by the UGN. Seeing this as a chance to either destroy them or steal as much intelligence as possible, the UGN had a team retrieve the servers. Even if nothing could be recovered from the machines, the UGN believed they dealt a major blow to Ratfink.
However, inside the captured servers lived Stampeding Rat, a False Hearts virus that became an EX Renegade. The program became fully active when Rina Sagawa of UGN Intelligence attempted to hack into the captured servers.
body and escaped with her and his servers. The player characters are called in to find and capture Rina Sagawa. During their pursuit of Rina Sagawa, the player characters will realize that Sagawa is being controlled by
Stampeding Rat and that she is in grave danger.
Stampeding Rat was originally programmed by Ratfink to break through any firewall, allowing him to access and steal information, but his new Renegade powers now allow him to enter human minds. It will not be long before Sagawa’s brain is drained dry by the virus inside of her.
Stampeding Rat -Neumann/Orcus
humans.
If Rina Sagawa is drained completely dry of her memories, Stampeding Rat will move on to other humans. Fortunately, Sagawa is an Overed, and as long as she does not turn into a Gjaum, she will be able to contain Stampeding Rat within herself. The players’ goal is to delete Stampeding Rat before Rina Sagawa becomes a Gjaum. This will ensure that the situation is resolved with a minimal amount of damage.
Title
Check
Progression
Point Total
Difficulty
<Knowledge: Networks>8
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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32
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35
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36
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39
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40
Destroy Stampeding Rat
End Condition
Max Score
30
Exp. Points
3
5 Rounds have Passed
Description
Players must access the server and delete Stampeding Rat. This requies them to break through the server security. Each successful <Knowledge: Network> roll means another
protection protocol has been disabled. The check plays out during the boss battle. Completing this check is one of the boss battle’s victory conditions.
Goal: 15 Points Support Roll: [Mind]
Recommended for: 4 Players
Players could try destroying the physi- cal servers, but this is only a tempo- rary solution. If the servers are de- stroyed, backup programs will engage,
He will then take control of Sagawa again. This revival is part «Successor of Infinity»’s effect. To permanently defeat Stampeding Rat, his program must be deleted.
Stampeding Rat is protected by three different types security programs: Melee, Projectile, and Commander. Refer to the next page for their stats.
Progression Events
4 Points: The players have accessed
the Stampeding Rat program. Now they must get through the firewall that protects the program’s core. Increase Difficulty to 9.
8 Points: Stampeding Rat activates
dummy programs and hides himself
Commander Sercurity Program. Decrease Difficulty to 8. Players now roll <Perception>.
On the next Initiative Process, have Stampeding Rat use «Eternal Slave» and «Growing Despair» to summon one Security Program: Commander.
12 Points: The firewall is broken and
the program core appears. You must now separate the core from the server and destroy it. The Progression Roll is now a [Body] Opposed check. Points are only gained when players beat Stampeding Rat.
For these Opposed checks, players are attacking, while Stampeding Rat is defending. Stampeding Rat’s [Body]
1D100 Results
01 - 05 Stampeding Rat is unnervingly silent. Is he contemplating his next move? For the next chart roll, GM rolls twice and selects one outcome. 06 - 10 Security programs are becoming aggressive! All enemy checks this Round receive a -1 Crit. Value bonus (cannot go lower then 6). 11 - 15 An offensive firewall has activated. During this Round, characters receive 1D10 HP damage after performing a Progression Roll. 16 - 20 More ICEs activated. Spawn 2x Security Program: Melee at a location of the GM’s choice and in Pre-Action state.
21 - 25 Stampeding Rat activates Interference Program A and knocks the player characters five meters away. GM decides where the PCs move to. 26 - 30 More ICEs activated. Spawn 2x Security Program: Ranged at a location of the GM’s choice and in Pre-Action state.
31 - 35 An error occured with the security programs. All Security Program enemies receive the Bad Statuses Pressure and Berserk. 36 - 40 Stampeding Rat activates Interference Program B and electrically binds players to the ground. All PCs receive the Bad Status Rigor. 41 - 45 Rina’s resistence is stopping the security programs. GM selects one enemy in the Scene and sets it to the Post-Action state. 46 - 55 All is well. No modifiers this Round.
56 - 60 Rina’s resistence weakens and Stampeding Rat gains momentum. Difficulty during this Round is increased by +3. 61 - 65 Stampeding Rat activates Interference Program C, which plays mind-altering noise. All PCs receive the Bad Status Pressure. 66 - 70 More ICEs activated. Spawn 2x Security Program: Ranged at a location of the GM’s choice and in Pre-Action state. 71 - 75 A security program suffered a fatal error. GM selects one enemy in the Scene and removes it from the game.
76 - 80 Rat’s interference programs crashed. During this Round, characters gain an extra Progression Point if their Progression Roll is successful. 81 - 85 More ICEs activated. Spawn 2x Security Program: Melee at a location of the GM’s choice and in Pre-Action state.
86 - 90 Security launched a major offensive. Spawn 2x Melee and 1x Ranged Programs at a location of the GM’s choice and in Pre-Action state.