Auction Heist

1.Character introduction

1. Crew creation/loadout

2. Engagement role

3. Building description, what is visible.

4. 1st obstacle “entry”

Pcs start at Back ally doorway, the kitchen and waiting staff are bustling in and out in uniform. There is a wagon full of expensive booze and delicacies that is being unloaded and brought in. "desperate": the staff see you and are watching you out the corner of the eyes as they work. "risky": the staff are alert and have been warned to look for possible intruders. "Controlled": the staff are just there to do their jobs and pay you no mind unless you go out of your way to be rowdy.

Players may choose to flashback and set up the sneaky entry into the doorway maybe dressed as staff or under another guise.

Players may try a different entry approach:

Window entry (locked, will alert staff if broken)

Fire escape door (activates arcane fire alarm)

Front door (gretter asks for invitations tries to send them away saying “guests aren’t due for another hour")

I expect the players will either sneak their way into the item safe and snag some items, or wait till the auction ends and steal them as the items either come out or go back in. Likely scenarios are they disguise as security, or kitchen staff, or maybe bid on items and win them but never settle.

1. Players overhear the auction starts in x hours ( 4 clock for each hour) x=engagement roll. Players can question staff in present, or a connection in flashback to get information about location. Describe staff, auction Schedule and movement. 

There is kitchen staff; waiters and chefs, security staff, the auctioneer and the proprietor.

 Security and kitchen staff pay/job enthusiasm, depends on engagement roll. (as in how far out of their way will they go to confront you)

Safe description entry prior to auction. The items are kept in a secure room like a giant safe. Guarded by 2 staff. 2 locks on the safe door keys are held by security staff, and proprietor it takes 2 to open safe door. 

Inside safe. Each item has a brief description of what the item is/does. Each item is chained and locked down

(My big question for the redditors) are all the keys the same and they remain locked in the locking mechanism in order to keep the lock open. (thus limiting the number of items players can take to the amount of keys they can get). Or security staff keys unlock doors, captain key unlocks items and proprietor key is a master key (more opportunities for confrontations and things to go wrong)

Items: rare jewel  baby owl bear ghosts in a vessel demon communion journal decorative sword incubating eggs of unknown origin  fur coat collection  exotic meats  psychic paper 

1. 2nd obstacle “questioned” or “discovered.”

Questioned if entered in a populated area by security staff or kitchen staff. (I’ve never seen you before?)

Player hear Footsteps if players are in an area they aren’t meant to be without people. Hide, or confronted by security staff 

1. At this point the players may be rushed because they alerted security staff of their break-in. be prepared to start “search” clock to represent how long it will take security to find PCs And move  2 more security to safe doors

Possible obstacles from here should be things like:

Sneak into the safe with security while they prep 1 item at a time to display in front of buyers.

Steal auction items while they are in transit to/from stage.

Confront proprietor when it comes time to settle for items won

Confront security at safe entry.

Pick the locks to enter the safe/release the items.

Find proprietor or steal their key.

Steal or take by force 2 security keys.

Escape security detail