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Assassin Baiting

A topic by MightbeMagic created Aug 31, 2025 Views: 582 Replies: 16
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I'm collecting information on the various assassins, who sends them, and what checks you need to reveal them! 

This initial pass was just from one run of playing Really Badly so far! It's really interesting to see whose sending what lol

Apologies for the formatting; I'm still trying to figure out the best way to do so. Most assassinations have multiple branching paths to resolve

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NB55DZnNVhMMbxq7WXaNmgg0XFq3hzEJFwegjIAC2M8/...

Nice, I've also been working on this (my ultimate goal is to get a run with fewer than 17 electors eligible to vote in the election)

Some details I have that your list doesn't:

Fbpvny - Unir n Qvaare Cnegl pna unir na nffnffvangvba nggrzcg ol Ybexnf. Lbh arrq Rzcngul [Rkcreg], Qrprcgvba + Fyrvtug bs Unaq [Rkcreg], Rggvdhvgr [Tenqhngr], be Fheiviny + Fpvrapr [Fghqrag] gb qrgrpg fbzrguvat'f nzvff. Nsgre gung, Hanezrq [Cenpgvprq] yrgf lbh fheivir naq svaq bhg jub frag gur nffnffva. Gurer'f nabgure bcgvba jvgu na Vagrenpgvba [Cenpgvprq] purpx juvpu qbqtrf gur nffnffvangvba jvgubhg n erirny jura lbh snvy gur purpx, V qba'g xabj jung unccraf jura lbh fhpprrq.

Rkpvgrq - Tb Qnapvat nffnffva pna or frag ol Fbyn

Rkpvgrq - Cynl Cnqqyronyy unf na nffnffva nggrzcg juvpu pna or frag ol Fgblna jvgu 3 bcgvbaf:

1. Qbqtr naq tb sbe gur rkvg -> Uvqvat + Ghzoyvat [Tenqhngr]

2. Xrrc Uvggvat gur Onyy -> Ersyrkrf + Fcbegf [Cenpgvprq]

3. Fubbg gur Onyy -> Enlthaf [Cenpgvprq]

Fhpprrqvat ng gur svefg purpx sbe #2 vzzrqvngryl fheivirf gur nggrzcg naq erirnyf gur ryrpgbe, V qvqa'g unir gur eryrinag fgngf gb purpx gur bgure gjb.

Qnerqrivy - Rkcyber gur Fgngvba nffnfva pna or frag ol Mbybg

Obyq - Znepu jvgu gur Thneq nffnffva pna nyfb or frag ol Byrgxb

Obyq - Ivfvg Thneq Genvavat unf jung V cerfhzr vf na nffnffvangvba nggrzcg jurer n thneq punyyratrf lbh gb na vasbezny qhry, ohg V unira'g svtherq bhg ubj gb trg n erirny bhg bs vg. V tbg n pubvpr bs fjbeqf be hanezrq, ohg gurer ner purpxf sbe Punva [Onfvp] naq Vzcrevny Uvfgbel [Cenpgvprq] fb vg zvtug or cbffvoyr gb trg bgure bcgvbaf. Vs lbh svtug hanezrq, Hanezrq [Fghqrag] sbyybjrq ol Ghzoyvat + Ersyrkrf [Fghqrag] fheivirf gur nggrzcg jvgu ab erirny. Gurer'f nyfb n purpx sbe Hanezrq [Tenqhngr] orsber gur Ghzoyvat + Ersyrkrf gung V jnfa'g noyr gb cnff jvgubhg erjvaqvat n ybg. Vs lbh svtug jvgu fjbeqf lbh trg Oynqr [Cenpgvprq]. Vs lbh fhpprrq gung, lbh trg Oynqr [Rkcreg] be Oynqr + Ersyrkrf [Tenqhngr], naq fhpprrqvat yrgf lbh jva gur qhry jvgubhg ernyvmvat vg jnf na nffnffvangvba. Snvyvat gur Oynqr [Cenpgvprq] tvirf lbh n purpx sbe Ersyrkrf + Ghzoyvat [Tenqhngr] naq fhpprrqvat gung fgvyy whfg yrnqf gb fheivivat jvgu ab erirny. 

Qrgrezvarq - Rkrepvfr Ebhgvar pna nyfb or frag ol Puncnqbp

Frpergvir - Jevgr va Qvnel pna nyfb or frag ol Tebwqnan

Pnhgvbhf - Frnepu sbe Ceboyrzf pna or frag ol Erwg

Pbzcyvnag - Erivrj Fpurqhyr pna or frag ol Ghyvghfg naq Vkvy

Pbzcyvnag - Nqzver Vzcrevny Cbegenvaf pna or frag ol Oenarxxn

Vaqhytrag - Erynk ol gur Cbby pna or frag ol Guerr Ebpxf Arfgyrq

Ghea 27 nffnffva pna nyfb or frag ol Rir (V jbaqre vs fur, Fgblna, naq 3 Ebpxf funer na nfnffva cbby?). Vs lbh snvy gur Fgeratgu [Tenqhngr] purpx lbh pna fheivir naq erirny gur nffnffva ol cnffvat Vagehfvba + Ercnve [Fghqrag] sbyybjrq ol rvgure Vagehfvba + Ercnve [Cenpgvprq] be Oynqr + Pbagbegvba + Vagehfvba + Ercnve [Fghqrag]

Lbh pna nyfb trg nffnffvangrq ba lbhe svefg ivfvg gb Ureh Cevzr vs lbh ybfr Xbehaqv naq gura nccebnpu gur nanepuvfg Ureh lbhefrys. Nf sne nf V xabj ur vfa'g frag ol na ryrpgbe, gubhtu, naq lbh pna fheivir jvgu ab fgng purpx ol whfg pnyyvat gur thneqf.

Thanks!! Adding them now~ I've gotten some of these ones before but I only started writing them down today so i didn't have all the details -v-;;

V'ir tbggra gur cnqqyronyy bar jvgu bar bs gur ureh gbb! pna'g erzrzore jub gub, jvyy unir gb gel gb trg gurz gb qb vg ntnva yby.gur ivfvg thneq genvavat bar zvtug bar frag ol Zvyna? V'ir qrsvavgryl tbggra n obyq genvavat nffnffva frag ol uvz orsber, ohg V pna'g erzrzore juvpu inevnag. V'yy gel gb svaq guvf nffnffvangvba ntnva & frr vs V pna trg n erirny 

Gur bayl jnl V'ir sbhaq gb ybfr Xbehaqv vf gur ghea 27 fghss, naq V'ir nyjnlf ivfvgrq gur Ureh frpgbe orsber gung ghea. Vagrerfgvat!!

Lbh pna ybfr Xbehaqv nf rneyl nf ghea 11, V guvax. Lbh arrq gb trg gur fpvrapr gb vairfgvtngr lbhe qnq'f qvfnccrnenapr naq gura pbapyhqr ur jnf zheqrerq. Jura lbh gryy Xbehaqv, fur qrpvqrf gung lbh nera'g tbvat gb cebivqr ure wbo frphevgl.

Abgr gung gur erdhverzrag sbe gur Ureh nffnffva vf grpuavpnyyl snvyvat na vagevthr [Cenpgvprq] purpx gb ernyvmr ur'f yvxryl na nffnffva, fb lbh unir gb qvgpu Xbehaqv gb xrrc ure sebz cnffvat gur purpx sbe lbh naq nyfb nibvq genvavat lbhe bja vagevthr.

Too afraid of spoilers to view the doc, so apologies if you have this one, but... :)

Guerr Ebpxf Arfgyrq fraqf gur nffnffva ng gur bcren. V xabj V unq onfvp svsgrra va Oynqr, svsgl va Ercnve, naq sbegl va Vairagvba, ohg V qba'g erzrzore jung ryfr vg grfgrq... fbeel!

Yep, thats on there! 

All names are blacked out, so you specifically have to highlight them to see whose sending who :) couldnt find a better way to spoiler stuff, and due to name lengths i felt rot13'ing them would still make it a bit too obvious at times

Otherwise, its just a list of the choices/checks needed to pass and I'm hoping to mark which ones are 'escapes' (no reveal) and reveals of the sender over time. 

I tried to keep it as spoiler free as possible!

Ba qnl 34 gurer vf na nffnffva evtug orsber gur ryrpgvba. Fur'f jnvgvat va n pbeevqbe, naq jvgu na Rgvdhrggr purpx lbh pna gryy fur fubhyqa'g or gurer na nibvq ure. Bgurejvfr fur yhatrf, naq gnxrf n fhvpvqr cvyy vs fur snvyf. V guvax fur vf frag ol gur Abinaf, orpnhfr gurer jnf n fznyy rcvybthr qvssrerapr jura pngpuvat ure if nibvqvat ure. Guvf vf gur svefg gvzr va gung eha V unq na nffnffva frag nsgre zr

Developer(+2)

Gurer ner zhygvcyr cbffvoyr nffnffvangvba nggrzcgf whfg orsber gur Ryrpgvba. Gurfr ner frag ol Ryrpgbef, gbb.

V'z hafher vs vg'f cbffvoyr gb erirny jub gung fcrpvsvp nffnffva vf frag ol? V jnfag noyr gb jura v tbg gurz, ohg lrnu V'z snveyl fher gungf nabgure ryrpgbe nffnffva. V'ir tbggra ng yrnfg 2 qvssrerag nffnffvangvbaf ba ghea 34 

Vz nyfb cerggl fher lbh pna whfg vtaber ure abeznyyl jvgubhg gur rgvdhrggr purpx, hayrff gung erdhvezrag vf n erprag punatr

Sidenote, for the doc i do want to have specific values for whats needed for checks (such as basic level, expert level etc)! 


This was a good reminder to work on this again tho lol. Got too silksonged -v-;;

Developer

Lbh unir gb znxr rvgure gur Rgvdhrggr be gur Uvqvat purpx va beqre gb pubbfr gb nibvq ure - bgurejvfr lbh qba'g pybpx ure va gvzr gb unir nal qrpvfvba gb znxr. Gung jnf nyjnlf jevggra gung jnl.

Ooo that makes sense now! I must have simply missed it in my more recent runs since im skipping through a lot more

Ba ghea 28 (Sngure'f Whovyrr, nsgre qrnyvat jvgu uvz naq xrrcvat Guerfure ba obneq), V nz xvyyrq ol na nffnffva vs V terng gur Zlexxnaf va nal beqre bgure guna svefg. I've never seen this before, but I also haven't played in a month. 

Vg zvtug or n fvghngvba jurer gur nffnffva vf n Zlexxna, naq gurl'er bssraqrq gb gur cbvag bs nffnffvangvba vs V pubbfr nal bgure beqre?

Developer(+1)

Under the hood spoilers! - Nf jryy nf gur 'snpgvbaf' V'ir ersreraprq jurer fbzr Ryrpgbef nccebir be qvfnccebir bs pregnva trareny npgvbaf, rirel Ryrpgbe nyfb unf n onfvp nyyrtvnapr gb bar bs gur sbhe Vzcrevny enprf, naq gurer ner gvzrf jura lbhe npgvbaf znl gevttre nccebiny rssrpgf sebz rirelbar jubfr yblnygvrf yvr jvgu bar tebhc be nabgure. Fb lrnu, vs fbzrbar jvgu Zlexxna yblnygvrf jnf evtug ba gur phfc bs jnagvat lbh qrnq, gung pbhyq unccra. 

Now technically it doesn't *quite* make sense for it to change based on that event because normally you would need to hire an assassin ahead of time, but OTOH it's kind of funny so I don't feel a big need to write around it, unless it really bothers people. It's kind of fun having the option of such an easily-changeable trigger.


I don't remember exactly what patch that particular assassination possibility was added in but it wasn't in the first beta releases so yeah if you haven't played for a while it could be a surprise.

Thats their emotional support assassin, yknow, just in case!

My headcanon: gur nffnffva jnf oevrsrq nurnq bs gvzr, ohg jvgu na vafgehpgvba gung vs Mbenan fubjrq fvtaf bs punatvat pbhefr, gb pnapry gur nffnffvangvba, cresbez gurve bireg ebyr naq ercbeg onpx. Gur beqre bs terrgvat jnf gur bayl nagvpvcngrq cynaarq cbyvgvpny qrpvfvba bs jung vf fhccbfrq gb or n cnegl, fb vg znxrf frafr gung pregnva pubvprf urer jbhyq pbaivapr gur nffnffva gung gur nggrzcg fubhyq abg or pnapryyrq…

I also appreciate that, with the right skills, it's possible to know the safe course of action.

(The first time I encountered the assassination was 0.7.13.1, which according to the update notes is the version where the main plot assassinations were introduced).

Can you describe anything about the assassination itself, especially any check you have to pass and who sent them? Its ok if you dont have all of them, but tracking requirements for passing checks is the main goal here!

 knowing more general story details also lets me know if its possible for multiple types of assassins during the same event trigger. There's a few turn based ones I've into that have different assassinations on the same turn

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I've also had this assassin.

Mbenan arrqf gb or n fghqrag bs qneg thaf be cenpgvfrq ng fcbegf gb fcbg gur reenag fbyqvre va gur zvyvgnel qvfcynl. Nibvqvat gur qneg arrqf Mbenan gb or n fghqrag bs gjb qvfpvcyvarf pbzovarq. Gurer ner gjb bcgvbaf: obgu srngher ersyrkrf, ohg gur erznvaqre pna or znqr hc jvgu rvgure ghzoyvat be pbagbegvba. Nsgre gung, n zvyqyl nzhfvat qrcvpgvba bs punbf erfhygf, Mbenan fheivirf naq gur nffnffva'f fcbafbe vf erirnyrq.

Fb sne, V unir xabja vg gb or beqrerq ol Enqbzvy naq Zvyna, ohg V oryvrir bgure Zlexxnaf pna beqre gur nffnffvangvba. (Hafhecevfvatyl, vg jvyy bayl or bar cre eha, naq vg jvyy or fbzrbar jub nyernql unf n cbbe bcvavba bs Mbenan). Va cnegvphyne, gurer vf bar Ryrpgbe jub bhgjneqyl fnlf gurl ner vagrerfgvat va gur znvagranapr bs Zlexxna cbjre, ohg ba bar bs zl ehaf gung Ryrpgbeny ibgr jnf nyernql frpherq naq va gur bgure, gurve ibgr unq nyernql orra erzbirq.