Re: [DL] Pinkertons/ The Agency

[Dirk <darklord@dark-sky.net>]

d_scott wrote:

> Having just read Men in Black Dusters again, I had an idea/ query I wondered
> if anyone had ever dealt with in their campaigns.
>
> The book says that when the Pinkertons were the Union's Men In Black there
> were 4,000 of them, both not all were involved in investigating the
> supernatural. Now the Agency has taken over and there are currently 900
> Agents. Presumably the other 3,100 were just never offered a chance to joint
> eh Agency. But some of them must have some knowledge that things aren't
> quite right with the world any more, there's no mention of any precautions
> being made against all of these "Security Risks" (I get a mental image of a
> Weird Science version of the Neuralyser. Takes up an entire room, the
> "subject" strapped to a chair inthe middle and a pair of huge clanking metal
> arms tipped with needles!) Has anyone dealt with loose-lipped/ disgruntled
> Pinkertons or the like in their game?
>
> My other query is along the same lines - what would happen to a Pinkerton
> offered a position on the Agency who refuses it for whatever reason, but
> continues to deal with Event phenomena as before? Would the Agency hunt him
> down or only bother with him when he gets in the way, the approach I see
> them taking to most player posses.
>
> Just curious.
>
> D

Well, since you happen to mention it, I had a Pink in one of my games who wasn't
acting like much of a pink (hey, we're still in 1876), he wanted to be like
Mulder on the x-files, use the position to get to the truth.  His superiors got
tired of his lackluster work, abysmal reports, and attitude in general.  He got
busted down to a crap assignment, which he botched.  The guys he was trying to
stop on that particular assignment framed him for murder, he was caught, given a
quick trial and sentenced to be hanged by the neck till dead along with one of
the other posse members. (I was just dying to try the hangin rules)  On the day
before my b-day (in real life) was the hangin, and they both botched their vigor
rolls!  But after the tossing of a legend chip, I was left with one harrowed
head, and 1 posse member slowly strangling to death.  The rest of the posse
ended up shooting the rope and blowing up half the town escaping.  The now
Ex-Pink in an outlaw with a price on his head.

--D

BTW, anyone know what kind of price would be on his head?  He is now believed to
be responsible for the half destruction of two towns and the deaths of 25+ men,
women, and children?