Mission:Tip - Reams Of Scientific Gibberish

Reams Of Scientific Gibberish
Alignment Mission
Type	Alignment Tip
Place	Rogue Isles
Available to	Vigilantes
Level range	20–29
Choice	Villain

Reams Of Scientific Gibberish

Alignment Mission

You found this giant pile of computer print outs in a villain's hideout and sifted through them. It quickly became obvious that he looted them from the trash of a lab somewhere in the city. Among the papers you found this intriguing memo:

The Promethean Project

Demonstration of the new Promethean android will be this coming monday (that's today!). Professor Stroub will speak to those assembled about the Promethean android, all it can do for the city, and then finish with a demonstration of its capabilities via the most current stable code build. Refreshments will be served afterwards where Professor Stroub will answer questions.

The Promethean Project. You've heard about this, some high end robotics contract given out by the government to Stroub's robotics engineering team. From these print outs it looks like villains in the city are already working on ways to turn the androids against their creators. Idiots, how can they not expect for evil to try and corrupt their work? Why is it that the most brilliant of minds has no common sense. Well, you're going to show them just how bad things could be. Better to unleash these creatures on a small group of decision makers, than to have them rampage through the streets killing innocents. One way or the other, these scientists are going to learn just how awry their little project could go.

VILLAIN: Teach Professor Stroub some common sense!

Briefing

From those reams of scientific nonsense it looks like the Promethean android is a pretty rugged robot, it's also carrying a particle beam cutter, supposedly for construction and demolition work. You know that it will just be used as a weapon against innocent populations once the umpti-umpth villain realizes that the government has built them an army of robotic killing machines for them to exploit and turn on the masses. This ends before it starts.

• Turn the Promethean on its creators to show them the error of their ways.

The first step is going to be getting access to the facility's security terminal. From there you should be able to access the Promethean's subnet and issue it new commands. The trick is going to be getting access to the security terminal, but you're pretty sure someone on staff will have the access codes you need, it's just a matter of making them help you.

Unnecessary Solicitation

Finding the chief of security will be a good first move. With him out of commission nobody else should bother you. He'll also know everyone at the demonstration and how you can get access to the security terminal.

Mission Objective(s)

Dr. Stroub has begun the demonstration. With all eyes on him now is the perfect time to sneak into the facility and begin your plan.

• Sabotage the Promethean Demonstration
  • Defeat Security Chief Jackson
  • Access Security Terminal
  • Destroy the Promethean

You prevented the stolen Praetorian technology from falling into the hands of big industry and more importantly, from being used against the people of Earth.

Enemies

Security Guards

Praetorian Clockwork

Notable NPCs

• Security Chief Jackson (Security Guards Private Security Captain) (Enemy)
• The Promethean (Praetorian Clockwork Lifter) (Enemy)
  • Description: The Promethean isn't a brand new technology, it's stolen Praetorian technology!

Dialogue at mission entry

Professor Stroub's speech

Security Chief Jackson combat dialogue

Before combat

Security Chief Jackson: Keep your eyes peeled. We got a report that someone's snooping around the premises.

Security Chief Jackson: I don't want any mishaps today, there are guys in there that make more money in an hour than all of us annually.

Combat start

Security Chief Jackson: There's the intruder!

Security Chief Jackson's Data Card

This tiny credit card sized computer contains the security data you need to gain access to the facility's security terminals and override the Promethean's command protocols.

Dialogue after defeating Security Chief Jackson

Professor Stroub's speech continued

Security Terminal interaction

Security Terminal

Accessing Security Terminal

Welcome to Stroub Industries. With the proper security clearance this terminal provides access to all security systems within this facility.

• Look for information about the demonstration

Today's demonstration is of the new Promethean android. This technological advancement is equipped with cutting edge AI and superior adaptive construction, making it a valuable addition to any city's municipal maintenance system, especially in particularly dangerous built up urban centers that still dot the globe in the aftermath of the Rikti invasion.

The Promethean comes equipped with a particle beam cutter, enhanced carbon fiber muscle giving it incredible lifting, hauling, and gripping strength, and a self repair system to eliminate all but the most critical maintenance support. It truly is an automated unit that can provide construction, demolition, and rescue work anywhere in the world.

Today's closed doors demonstration is for investment opportunities of this exciting new product to be shipped within the next year.

• Access the secure Promethean subnet

• Access the secure Promethean subnet

Secure subnet accessed. Please enter your command.

• Override and uplink to the internal network

Override completed.

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Uplink Completed.

Ready for command.

• Set Promethean to hostile stance

Hostile stance sent to Promethean android.

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Command accepted.

Incoming update.

Promethean has detect 27 hostile targets.

Engaging.

• Destroy the terminal

It doesn't take much for you to reduce the terminal to scrap metal

• Now to come to the rescue.

The Promethean combat dialogue

Combat start

The Promethean: Activating additional units, area is hostile.

The Promethean: Hostile detected. All units engage!

During combat

The Promethean: Regenerative armor adapting to incoming damage source.

The Promethean: Automated repair system online, acting at 98% capacity.

Defeated

The Promethean: Warning: Hostile is not neutralized... All citizens... advised... flee... eee.

Dialogue after defeating The Promethean

News report

Debriefing

Not bad for a day's work. The Promethean android was destroyed and Dr. Stroub was disgraced. Better still, that little demonstration you put together of how badly that technology could be twisted to serve a villain should dissuade anyone from investing in that kind of research for years to come.