[SEASON 2] Stalkers RPG General Chat Thread (The Secret Clubhouse!)

[The Nonexistent Tazz]

All three lockpick Pokémon have already made their moves.

Next turn, I mean. I know they've all moved.

Also, as we may have been lucky enough to find a Stalker early on (though I would be hesitant to say we've nailed the suspect down; this was basically investigating an obvious source, followed by searching one place with one perk, and then cross-referencing), a question must now arise: Do we go through with assassination, try to hold out to find the Exorcist tutor, or try for the Sin Purge Ritual?

[VeloJello]

Next turn, I mean. I know they've all moved.

Also, as we may have been lucky enough to find a Stalker early on (though I would be hesitant to say we've nailed the suspect down; this was basically investigating an obvious source, followed by searching one place with one perk, and then cross-referencing), a question must now arise: Do we go through with assassination, try to hold out to find the Exorcist tutor, or try for the Sin Purge Ritual?

Either of the latter two, preferably the last, for sure. The last thing we need is to have the Stalkers' hosts suffer needlessly. I can't stop anyone from killing Stalkers, but as it serves no practical purpose (most likely doesn't slow the Doom Counter, etc) and does more harm than good - especially since we might hit a wrong target - I'm staunchly opposed to assassination.

[Neo Emolga]

Either of the latter two, preferably the last, for sure. The last thing we need is to have the Stalkers' hosts suffer needlessly. I can't stop anyone from killing Stalkers, but as it serves no practical purpose (most likely doesn't slow the Doom Counter, etc) and does more harm than good - especially since we might hit a wrong target - I'm staunchly opposed to assassination.

I do have to say that unlike Round 1 where Stalker kills were kind of just random and out of the blue, this installment has it changed where eliminating Stalkers WILL slow down the Doom Counter and reduce the chance a civilian is killed when the RNG event triggers at the end of the Night Cycle. As a result, it will keep the innocent NPCs on the suspect list alive if there are fewer and fewer Stalkers to attack the innocent civilians. This in turn keeps the Skill Teachers alive, the Side Mission NPCs alive, and other VIP NPCs (police officers, private investigators, etc) alive. This time around, these decisions to act or not to act are a lot more important.