Red Markets: The Grapevine – Episode 2
2018-03-28
Tiburon Unlimited returns for a second job. Despite the setbacks of the first job, our crew continues to move forward. A second faction receives a highlight, and a new employer hires the crew for a goods run. Will the ammo be easier than last episode’s milk run? Will it cost an arm and a leg to succeed? The suspense is almost unbearable!
David’s DM Note: I tend to reward ingenuity and thinking on the fly. The crew pulled a few plans out of nowhere, and thought well on their feet; because of this, I offered a Faustian Bargain near the end: Pay With Pain.
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Welcome to Grapevine, a Texas megamall turned Enclave. In this episode, we meet our Taker crew Tiburon Unlimited and follow them on their first job. Like all good jobs, complications abound. Welcome back to the table with Shaun and B-sides alum Greg, and welcome new players Kristi and Adam!
Even after the loss of one of their own under mysterious circumstances, the team must go on, for if they do not, perhaps the Old Ones will rise again. The bizarre creatures they encountered earlier must have spawned from somewhere. A search leads to a strange green house in the middle of nowhere. Armed with dynamite, some guns, and their wits, the team moves in to destroy the hellspawn. Before they can level the structure, they must deal with its guardians.
A third document has appeared and new portents of doom must be investigated! There are many leads to follow, but the forces of darkness do not allow interlopers to meddle forever. Strange businesses, severed heads, and a brutal confrontation will shake the team to its core.
After learning of the underground tunnels cutting through every corner of Ipswitch, the investigators decide to explore them in order to find the source of evil in the small town. But even if they get to the other side of the tunnel, will they recognize the source of evil and know how to stop it?
As the brave investigators learn more about Ipswitch’s secrets, they draw more attention to themselves. Even a search in a government building in the middle of the day can be dangerous. When the unnatural is bold enough to attack even then, what chance do the heroes have?