| Storyline: | Ricksham Drip |
| A contact finds a way to bring a powerful line of new drugs into the city. | |
| Type of Storyline: | Power Play |
| Repeatable: | Unique |
| Era of Storyline: | Any |
| Minimum PL: | 3 |
This Storyline has the following additional prerequisites:
- anyone with Addict trait
- OR anyone involved in Drug Smuggling
- OR anyone who is involved entertainment industry (such a Club Owner)
The following jobs may be part of this Storyline:
- Coyote Hot Drop (escort a VIP to start negotiations)
- Inner City Coyote (LEGWORK: bodyguard a VIP during negotiations)
- Retrograde Reset (escort a VIP after negotiations)
- new service Ricksham Drip
This story line requires a Power Play by a Contact with one of the following:
- anyone with Addict Trait
- anyone involved in Drug Smuggling
- anyone who is involved entertainment industry (such a Club Owner)
The storyline has three stages: a bodyguard mission, a bodyguard legwork, and then another bodyguard mission.
After the initial dialog, the contact offers "Coyote Hot Drop", which is a variation on a bodyguard mission. The VIP enters on turn two at the other side of the map, and by turn four, there is another unpleasant surprise! A number of Brave Star operatives appear and an active firefight breaks out between the Fenians and the Brave Stars. Bring lots of overwatch breakers and run for the door!
Now that the VIP has made it to town, the second step is a bodyguard legwork. Only certain mercs with a military background may be assigned, and the duration is 15 days with 50% base success rate. The Underworld Hub with tokens to raise success and shorten duration will be helpful.
The deal is done, and the third and final step is to escort the VIP back out of the city. The mission is "Retrograde Reset". This mission also has a complication: head hunters show up who will home in on the VIP.
When the third stage is done, your contact will have a new trait "business partner" and you will have a new contact within Ricksham. The "business partner" trait adds one powerful level 5 hacking drug to the market: midnight glimmer, which offers 5% connection repair, two tokens to avoid traps, and adds matrix armor and damage.