| Storyline: | Rook Prototype Weapons |
| A contact plans to steal powerful prototype weapons from Rook Technologies. | |
| Type of Storyline: | Power Play |
| Repeatable: | Unique |
| Era of Storyline: | Any |
| Minimum PL: | 3 |
This Storyline has the following additional prerequisites:
- anyone involved in weapon smuggling
- OR gang boss
- OR anyone with Gun Nut trait
The following jobs may be part of this Storyline:
- Shadow Pinpoint (LEGWORK: shadow a target to prepare for assassination)
- Forgery Diver (solo CPU spike mission)
- Red Mist Event (assassinate a VIP with extra bodyguard waves)
- new service Rook Prototype Weapons
This storyline requires a Power Play by a Contact with one of the following:
- Anyone involved in weapon smuggling
- Gang Bosses
- anyone with Gun Nut Trait
This storyline starts when a qualifying contact has an influence break and has the power play modifier active. If you see an influence break on a contact who may qualify, but this option does not appear, use favors! All the favors!
The contact will need your help to complete a daring plan. The storyline has two stages. The goal is to assassinate a (raondomly named) Rook security chief. The first stage is to research the target to find out where he goes. To find out, you are offered a 10 day legwork "Shadow Pinpoint" and a solo CPU spike mission with a random name. You can sign up for both--only one of the attempts needs to succeed. If one succeeds, the other job is quietly removed from the Timeline.
Once you finish the research, the contact offers you the assassination mission "Red Mist Event". This is a souped-up assassination mission. At least three waves of bodyguards appear; the first wave appears with the VIP as normal, but then at turn 4 and turn 6, additional waves appear from different entry points on the map. Exits do not appear until the VIP is killed.
After the mission is complete, the contact announces that they have a new service, Rook Prototype Weapons, at rank 4. This introduces two new rare level four weapons, a UAR and an e-rifle similar to the burnermouth from another mission. The service can be raised to rank 8 with enough influence and favors. Here are the level 4 weapons. As of April 2025 the UAR is no better than other level 4 common UAR, and the e-rifle is just barely better than the burnermouth. Each higher level of the service introduces new short range weapons, an assortment of e-rifles, UARs and shotguns.
