| Body | Agility | Reaction | Strength | Willpower | Logic | Intuition | Charisma | Edge | Essence |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6( 8 ) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5.25 |
| Physical | Mental | Social |
3 | 9 | 6 |
| Electronics Skill Group | 6 |
| Computer | |
| Hardware | |
| Software | |
| Cybercombat (Personas) | 6 (+2) |
| Demolitions (Improvised) | 6 (+2) |
| Electronic Warfare | 6 |
| Hacking (Devices) | 6 (+2) |
| Throwing Weapons (Aerodynamic) | 6 (+2) |
| Armorer (Explosives) | 3 (+2) |
| Chemistry | 3 |
| Perception | 3 |
| Outdoors Skill Group | 2 |
| Navigation | |
| Survival | |
| Tracking | |
| Stealth Skill Group | 2 |
| Disguise | |
| Palming | |
| Sneaking | |
| Etiquette (Street) | 1 (+2) |
| English | N |
| Academic | |
| Physics | 3 |
| Cyberdeck Design | 2 |
| Parazoology | 1 |
| Interest | |
| Vampires | 3 |
| Street Drugs | 2 |
| Professional | |
| Matrix Security | 4 |
| Engineering | 2 |
| Street | |
| Matrix Rumors | 2 |
| Safehouses | 1 |
| (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/ryowolf/redeye.png) | Appearance Jack is shorter than average, and very thin in build. He would be considered downright petite, although that's a descriptor he loathes to hear. He has short brown hair and red eyes. His entire body is covered without any skin visible; combat boots, thick camouflage pants, black gloves, an old brown coat over a black hooded sweat shirt with sunglasses to cover his eyes and a bandana around his neck that can be pulled up to cover his face at a moment's notice. There's a red glint behind his pupils that's visible even through his sunglasses, giving his eyes an ominous red shine. On the Matrix, Jack appears as Archive: A tall, dark figure in a hooded robe that conceals all features and has no face. His voice is featureless and booming, and whenever his robe opens or parts, he is made up of pure data inside, in the vague shape of a generic humanoid. his marks take on the appearance of a dog-eared bookmark, with a barcode across its surface. His programs manifest as solid masses of data, forming into the vague shape of weapons or tools. They flow out from under his robes and coalesce in space around him when in use, then dissolve and return to his body when finished. Background Jack was born to a single mother in the Seattle Metroplex in 2047. She claimed his father had been a vampire, and she had been his thrall, which seemed supported by a birth defect that made him allergic to sunlight. Due to vampires being widely feared and mysterious at the time, his family became shunned and he was ostracized and feared by the public. He never made friends as a child, never went to school, instead staying home and learning everything from virtual classes on the Matrix. By the time he was 8 years old, he spent more of his time in cyberspace than reality, and he used the Matrix as an escape, where he was able to look however he liked and no one judged him for his disability. By the age of 12 he became involved in the decker community, and rebuilt his home cyberterminal into a cyberdeck. He was an effective decker, though a script kiddie, by the age of 14. |
Hmm... so if Hopeless shares this information, it sounds like (and this is pure conjecture from the information we have) one of the groups we're working against is employing a shadow-team known as the Death Whores [rough translation], likely consisting of three female runners, a sam, a decker, and a [apparently now dead] shaman of Aztlan persuasion. Well, I bet they're none too happy about one of their own getting geeked.
Looking forward to seeing how this conversation with Daedelz goes...
ETA: a slightly more "poetic" translation would be "The whores of death." ;)Yeah, that's what Google Translate came back with too. I thought it was a little wordy, LOL. ;)
As for Breeze's Last Will and Testament, would you like for me to PM that to you so that you can incorporate it into your post, or would you rather I intersperse it with the body drop. Either is fine with me.
Greetings, all. Looks like I'll be picking up the slack with Error's character until such time as he exits stage right (or gets shot repeatedly in the face) and my own character can enter stage left.
I'll likely be playing him a bit differently than the previous player, but hopefully the change isn't too jarring.
An ally’s Physical and Astral attributes equal its Force. However, allies start with an Edge attribute equal to the Edge of its conjurer.With that said, being an aspected summoner, you lose out on a lot of the utility of an ally spirit. No spellcasting, so Aid Sorcery is useless, plus it means your spirit can't cast spells, which they otherwise could potentially do.
Greetings, all. Looks like I'll be picking up the slack with Error's character until such time as he exits stage right (or gets shot repeatedly in the face) and my own character can enter stage left.Welcome Ryo! Looking forward to the gaming. Honestly, I don't think whatever direction you take him will be all that jarring, Elek wasn't really around enough to develop his personality all that much. I don't think any direction you go would be in error.
I'll likely be playing him a bit differently than the previous player, but hopefully the change isn't too jarring.
Greetings, all. Looks like I'll be picking up the slack with Error's character until such time as he exits stage right (or gets shot repeatedly in the face) and my own character can enter stage left.Welcome Ryo! Looking forward to the gaming. Honestly, I don't think whatever direction you take him will be all that jarring, Elek wasn't really around enough to develop his personality all that much. I don't think any direction you go would be in error.
I'll likely be playing him a bit differently than the previous player, but hopefully the change isn't too jarring.
Greetings, all. Looks like I'll be picking up the slack with Error's character until such time as he exits stage right (or gets shot repeatedly in the face) and my own character can enter stage left.Welcome Ryo! Looking forward to the gaming. Honestly, I don't think whatever direction you take him will be all that jarring, Elek wasn't really around enough to develop his personality all that much. I don't think any direction you go would be in error.
I'll likely be playing him a bit differently than the previous player, but hopefully the change isn't too jarring.
Ba-dump *Crash*
Welcome aboard, Ryo! We're glad to have you. I think Poindexter is right on; it may be best for Error to take a stroll in the not too distant future to a new locale. Maybe Archive has a friend up Seattle way who may be interested in making the jaunt down to the CAS with her.
@Poindexter, if you don't mind I may do the IC part. We've got a lot of stuff coming down the pipe, and I'd like to get us moving forward as quickly as possible. I'll let Error present his ideas for body disposal, get that decided, and then I'll get that up.
Ba-dump *Crash*I'll be here all week!
Greetings, all. Looks like I'll be picking up the slack with Error's character until such time as he exits stage right (or gets shot repeatedly in the face) and my own character can enter stage left.Welcome Ryo! Looking forward to the gaming. Honestly, I don't think whatever direction you take him will be all that jarring, Elek wasn't really around enough to develop his personality all that much. I don't think any direction you go would be in error.
I'll likely be playing him a bit differently than the previous player, but hopefully the change isn't too jarring.
Ba-dump *Crash*
Welcome aboard, Ryo! We're glad to have you. I think Poindexter is right on; it may be best for Error to take a stroll in the not too distant future to a new locale. Maybe Archive has a friend up Seattle way who may be interested in making the jaunt down to the CAS with her.
@Poindexter, if you don't mind I may do the IC part. We've got a lot of stuff coming down the pipe, and I'd like to get us moving forward as quickly as possible. I'll let Error present his ideas for body disposal, get that decided, and then I'll get that up.
Feel free to assume that Hopeless will go along with whatever plan Error comes up with, so long as it doesn't sound utterly batshit crazy.
@Ryo: Quick question: Are you saying to do it tomorrow? I think IC it's around 10:30PM. If so, given the season, we're probably going to have to figure out somewhere to put that body rather than the trunk of a car.
I know I've been real quiet right now, just waiting for someone to discover Breeze's last will. Still getting used to this new style PBP, is really brief over on my other one.
I've never written anything VR heavy before, so pardon me, if i seem dumb here, but what all steps need hopeless take to do as instructed? I know I need to form a persona and then... ?
4: Drone and Vehicle Rigger.
@Poindexter: Yeah, you're clear on drain. The problem, however, is that your hits on the summoning test are limited by the force of the spirit. So your 4 hits are limited to 1, and its 1 hit cancels that out, so the summoning failed. IMO it is stupid that it works that way, but that's RAW. I personally would house-rule summoning limit to Astral limit, but that's just me.
4: Drone and Vehicle Rigger.
Tell me more about this fellow/lady, eh?
4: The Rigger. Real name: Janet Smith. Street name: High Tail.
High Tail likes vehicles and drones more than she likes people, and is more likely to try and strike up a conversation with the Renraku Manservant tending bar than any of her fellow members of metahumanity. Highly logical and good with tools, but having a serious problem with authority and the expected lifestyle society wants for her. She could have been a great engineer, even went to school for it, and Ares was grooming her for a nice cushy desk job in a lab somewhere designing the next best thing. And sure, she enjoys the work, it's something she's good at, but she's the type that likes to get her hands dirty, and being a corporate drone just isn't her style. So she dropped out of school and off the map on her 20th birthday, landed in the driver's seat of the shadows, and never looked back.
A Rigger built entirely around her vehicles and drones. High Logic, Juryrigger, Gearhead, etc. Her primary combat ability is Gunnery, and she has a load of technical skills for all the group's out of combat needs.
^LOL, then we need to talk about Ryo's Alchemy house-rule... :D
Also... does the spirit ruling carry-over for saithor's sprites? The test pretty much works the same way as spirits (with the added kick in the nuts that they have no reagents). Maybe set the limit at Resonance or Mental/Social?
What is said house-rule about Alchemy?It's the one in the Tabula Rasa game. Let's see...
Instead of Alchemy being opposed by Force of the preparation, it is opposed by Force - Alchemist's Skill. Therefore, an Alchemist with an Alchemy skill of 6 casting at Force 6 or lower would roll Magic + Alchemy [Force] unopposed, but if he were to overcast to Force 12, he would be opposed by 6 dice. This makes it easier to create preparations with decent Potency.
What is said house-rule about Alchemy?It's the one in the Tabula Rasa game. Let's see...QuoteInstead of Alchemy being opposed by Force of the preparation, it is opposed by Force - Alchemist's Skill. Therefore, an Alchemist with an Alchemy skill of 6 casting at Force 6 or lower would roll Magic + Alchemy [Force] unopposed, but if he were to overcast to Force 12, he would be opposed by 6 dice. This makes it easier to create preparations with decent Potency.
As the rules currently stand, you're going to average mostly Potency 1 to 3. As such, preparations are almost laughably bad in most situations. This change gives them better dice pools and puts them a little bit closer to being as effective as spells, leaving the main trade off being pre-soaking drain versus a limited number of uses.
ETA: I like the Barrier spell change too, but I'm not going to push my luck, LOL.
No problem, I'm not really dying for the change. I knew from the get-go that I was playing a mechanically gimped character, I just figured I would see what you thought given the fact we just changed the summoning/binding rules rather significantly.
In my personal opinion, I feel the ability to possibly pre-soak all of the already increased drain of a preparation is readily off-set by the fact that you can't just cast the spell repeatedly during combat (not to mention that you have to learn separate versions for spells and preparations). If you don't have another preparation available, you're basically fucked. If the dice don't go in your favor when you activate the preparation, you've just wasted your turn. Even if you do have the minutes needed to make another preparation, you're basically losing the whole benefit of preparations, namely that you can pre-soak the drain.
Again, no complaints from me if you don't want to change it. Just figured I'd ask.
Cool. In other news, I guess it's just us two around today. Anything else on the horizon for Bookworm? Aside from Archive bringing along a pal when she enters the scene, do you have any other ideas for getting Ryo his/her own char in this on the quick?
Could be someone one of the contacts I just hit up hooks me up with, fearing for my safety or whatever.
Of course, maybe Error drops out knowing the hear is on him but recommends someone he knows? That gives us 3 solid ways to bring in an FNG.
Of course, maybe Error drops out knowing the hear is on him but recommends someone he knows? That gives us 3 solid ways to bring in an FNG.That one had occurred to me as the most plausible way of getting rid of Error. I just don't know if Hopeless would be open to bringing in anyone else. With that said, the three remaining runners are decidedly squishy, so a replacement could be necessary. Hell, Johnson could boot him from the team and force it on us again. I guess with Error's name out there in the press, she could very well consider him a liability.
Of course, maybe Error drops out knowing the hear is on him but recommends someone he knows? That gives us 3 solid ways to bring in an FNG.That one had occurred to me as the most plausible way of getting rid of Error. I just don't know if Hopeless would be open to bringing in anyone else. With that said, the three remaining runners are decidedly squishy, so a replacement could be necessary. Hell, Johnson could boot him from the team and force it on us again. I guess with Error's name out there in the press, she could very well consider him a liability.
FNG: Fuckin' New Guy (At least, that's what it was in the military, LOL)
In light of some of Ian's recent thoughts on things, Maybe I'll spend that 4 of 5 karma on a rank in hacking and a rank in cybercombat...
In light of some of Ian's recent thoughts on things, Maybe I'll spend that 4 of 5 karma on a rank in hacking and a rank in cybercombat...
In light of your Willpower and Logic, I wouldn't suggest it. Edge might help, but Matrix stuff requires a LOT of opposed rolls.
True, but with my willpower and logic, I wouldnt suggest being a summoner either. :)I agree, but there tend to be fewer rolls with summoning, so you can actually Edge them effectively with a generous Edge refresh. There's also more consequences for failing a hacking roll.
"Find bottle label that most resembles poison. Buy some of that too." Error adds with a confident nod.
Two things:
1) I've always thought it was kind of stupid, but the book (plus confirmation from Aaron the freelancer in the FAQ thread) is that Healing Tests follow the rules of Extended tests. So you theoretically lose one die each time you roll after the first. The example in the book reflects that with healing Stun Damage but isn't explicit about whether it effects healing Physical Damage. I'm not exactly sure how one would take a break from resting to reset your dice pool in any event. Or how you could decide to stop attempting to heal to reduce your chance of glitching/critical glitch. R&B?
2) Minimum drain for summoning/binding is always 2, no matter how many hits the spirit gets, so you need to roll to resist.
can ya glitch a drain resist roll?Yeah... it's up to the GM how that works. I'd probably up the total DV by 2 on a Glitch and change it to physical on a Critical Glitch if it wasn't already Physical. If it was, I'd probably increase the drain by 4, not sure.
Either way, lets hope today is nice non-action oriented legwork sorta day. We still need time to heal.I agree 100% Here's hoping!
Two things:
1) I've always thought it was kind of stupid, but the book (plus confirmation from Aaron the freelancer in the FAQ thread) is that Healing Tests follow the rules of Extended tests. So you theoretically lose one die each time you roll after the first. The example in the book reflects that with healing Stun Damage but isn't explicit about whether it effects healing Physical Damage. I'm not exactly sure how one would take a break from resting to reset your dice pool in any event. Or how you could decide to stop attempting to heal to reduce your chance of glitching/critical glitch. R&B?
2) Minimum drain for summoning/binding is always 2, no matter how many hits the spirit gets, so you need to roll to resist.
can ya glitch a drain resist roll?
Either way, lets hope today is nice non-action oriented legwork sorta day. We still need time to heal.I agree 100% Here's hoping!
Was that a laugh? I swear I heard a laugh. I think it came from the vicinity of Oklahoma...
ok, so 3 drain then.
sleeping after summoning for five hours
rest to recover stun dmg (http://orokos.com/roll/236531): 4d6t5 1
rest to recover stun dmg 2 (http://orokos.com/roll/236532): 4d6t5 1
rest to recover stun dmg 3 (http://orokos.com/roll/236533): 4d6t5 2
and then im all good again.
EDIT: and correct me if im wrong, but we regain 1 edge from the sleeping?
+ meal.
We're not taking dice away between tests.I'm down with that, whatever makes our life easier. It is funny that the example explicitly mentions taking dice away and then fails to do so...
@All, I'm set to go with Ryo's house-rules on Alchemy. I'm interested in looking at the TM rules as well. So long as deckers and TMs have their various niches, I'd like to see ways of making them a little more in line with deckers, power-wise.
Also, did Error ever contact his lady love?
@All, I'm set to go with Ryo's house-rules on Alchemy. I'm interested in looking at the TM rules as well. So long as deckers and TMs have their various niches, I'd like to see ways of making them a little more in line with deckers, power-wise.
I basically rewrote TMs from the ground up, and I feel they're able to hold their own with Deckers a lot better, although I haven't playtested my changes as heavily as I have for Alchemy. I've actually been thinking about running a Matrix heavy game with a bunch of TMs and Deckers just so I can see how my rules change the effectiveness of TMs compared to their mundane counterparts. The only thing about them that I didn't change is the way Sprites work, because Sprites do their thing just fine in my opinion, and are the one saving grace for TMs. I pretty much have my own Matrix chapter. If you wanna take a gander at that, I can write up a post for Rules and Such, like I did with my Street Grimoire changes.
@All, I'm set to go with Ryo's house-rules on Alchemy. I'm interested in looking at the TM rules as well. So long as deckers and TMs have their various niches, I'd like to see ways of making them a little more in line with deckers, power-wise.
I basically rewrote TMs from the ground up, and I feel they're able to hold their own with Deckers a lot better, although I haven't playtested my changes as heavily as I have for Alchemy. I've actually been thinking about running a Matrix heavy game with a bunch of TMs and Deckers just so I can see how my rules change the effectiveness of TMs compared to their mundane counterparts. The only thing about them that I didn't change is the way Sprites work, because Sprites do their thing just fine in my opinion, and are the one saving grace for TMs. I pretty much have my own Matrix chapter. If you wanna take a gander at that, I can write up a post for Rules and Such, like I did with my Street Grimoire changes.
Don't know about RednBlack, but I'd appreciate it. Also, Poindexter, just in case you missed it, Archive has comned Hopeless
I'm good with that. I think the way RAW works, anything that has the potential to cause drain would prevent recovery. I'm going to chalk it up to Bookworm only knowing about it in theory and forgetting about it. Now that she's actually experienced it, she isn't going to make that mistake again.
Also, did Error ever contact his lady love?
Error has a lady love?
*checks sheet*
So he does! And he's racist against Indians, apparently? Is that Native Americans or the kind from India?
So has anything been established about Error's girlfriend or do I get to wing it? I'm gonna want to include that in my IC post.
Hm, things have moved forward a bit too much for me to really post about Error's doings this morning. I was planning to make an IC post, but never got a reply about Error's apparent girlfriend.Also, did Error ever contact his lady love?
Error has a lady love?
*checks sheet*
So he does! And he's racist against Indians, apparently? Is that Native Americans or the kind from India?
So has anything been established about Error's girlfriend or do I get to wing it? I'm gonna want to include that in my IC post.
Hm, things have moved forward a bit too much for me to really post about Error's doings this morning. I was planning to make an IC post, but never got a reply about Error's apparent girlfriend.Also, did Error ever contact his lady love?
Error has a lady love?
*checks sheet*
So he does! And he's racist against Indians, apparently? Is that Native Americans or the kind from India?
So has anything been established about Error's girlfriend or do I get to wing it? I'm gonna want to include that in my IC post.
Sorry, this stuff got lost in the shuffle. Nothing really IC has been posted about Error's girlfriend, other than I believe she helped him pack his duffel bag o' death, so feel free to wing away. If you'd like, you can run from this a.m. to the meet with Dr. Ken in your next IC post.
| Body | Agility | Reaction | Strength | Willpower | Logic | Intuition | Charisma | Edge | Essence |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6(8) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5.25 |
| Physical | Mental | Social |
3 | 9 | 6 |
| Electronics Skill Group | 6 |
| Computer | |
| Hardware | |
| Software | |
| Cybercombat (Personas) | 6 (+2) |
| Demolitions (Improvised) | 6 (+2) |
| Electronic Warfare | 6 |
| Hacking (Devices) | 6 (+2) |
| Throwing Weapons (Aerodynamic) | 6 (+2) |
| Armorer (Explosives) | 3 (+2) |
| Chemistry | 3 |
| Perception | 3 |
| Outdoors Skill Group | 2 |
| Navigation | |
| Survival | |
| Tracking | |
| Stealth Skill Group | 2 |
| Disguise | |
| Palming | |
| Sneaking | |
| Etiquette (Street) | 1 (+2) |
| English | N |
| Academic | |
| Physics | 3 |
| Cyberdeck Design | 2 |
| Parazoology | 1 |
| Interest | |
| Vampires | 3 |
| Street Drugs | 2 |
| Professional | |
| Matrix Security | 4 |
| Engineering | 2 |
| Street | |
| Matrix Rumors | 2 |
| Safehouses | 1 |
| (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/ryowolf/redeye.png) | Appearance Jack is shorter than average, and very thin in build. He would be considered downright petite, although that's a descriptor he loathes to hear. He has short brown hair and red eyes. His entire body is covered without any skin visible; combat boots, thick camouflage pants, black gloves, an old brown coat over a black hooded sweat shirt with sunglasses to cover his eyes and a bandana around his neck that can be pulled up to cover his face at a moment's notice. There's a red glint behind his pupils that's visible even through his sunglasses, giving his eyes an ominous red shine. On the Matrix, Jack appears as Archive: A tall, dark figure in a hooded robe that conceals all features and has no face. His voice is featureless and booming, and whenever his robe opens or parts, he is made up of pure data inside, in the vague shape of a generic humanoid. his marks take on the appearance of a dog-eared bookmark, with a barcode across its surface. His programs manifest as solid masses of data, forming into the vague shape of weapons or tools. They flow out from under his robes and coalesce in space around him when in use, then dissolve and return to his body when finished. Background Jack was born to a single mother in the Seattle Metroplex in 2047. She claimed his father had been a vampire, and she had been his thrall, which seemed supported by a birth defect that made him allergic to sunlight. Due to vampires being widely feared and mysterious at the time, his family became shunned and he was ostracized and feared by the public. He never made friends as a child, never went to school, instead staying home and learning everything from virtual classes on the Matrix. By the time he was 8 years old, he spent more of his time in cyberspace than reality, and he used the Matrix as an escape, where he was able to look however he liked and no one judged him for his disability. By the age of 12 he became involved in the decker community, and rebuilt his home cyberterminal into a cyberdeck. He was an effective decker, though a script kiddie, by the age of 14. |
@Ryo, nice write-up. Whenever is convenient, if you'd like to detail how Jack got his way down to the CAS/College Station, I think that'd be a great read. Don't worry about the dice unless you're simply curious how various tactics would work out. Getting there is a gimme :D
1 thing to keep in mind, 20 karma for the allergy is quite a boon, so if the team has to be partaking in strenuous activity in the sweltering heat of the CAS, expect some fatigue rolls thrown your way for the extensive precautions he's gotta take to keep from frying.
Yup, that's to be expected. It's one of many reasons he avoids strenuous activity and tries to stay indoors as much as possible, especially during the day. I'm sure he also runs the risk of cooking like an egg if he should end up being grappled, or otherwise in a situation where his hood or face mask could be pulled off.
Ok, I had thought that Archive would be coming down to the CAS because of this job, but that works too. One question, do you want Archive to be located in the DFW? Most of the campaign will probably be set there, and there's an actual runner community, unlike College Station, which is too small to support much of anything runner-wise.
Sorry its taking me so long on the IC post. I'm trying to figure out exactly how hopeless would react to this.
This is one of the ways PbP is actually a bit better than IRL. IRL, i aint gonna have time to make sure I'm staying in character and acting appropriately and all. This is almost like collaborative novel writing.
This shit is fun. Again, sorry its taking me so long.
At what point should I switch from Error to my decker? And where do things stand in that regard between Hopless and Archive, since we have to retcon a bit?
At what point should I switch from Error to my decker? And where do things stand in that regard between Hopless and Archive, since we have to retcon a bit?
I think I'll go with 'Archive just received Breeze's message,' as that's the simplest for me.
So, what was in Breeze's message to Archive anyway? I'm not sure I saw that in the IC anywhere.
cant figure out how to upload a bigger pic.
I think I'll go with 'Archive just received Breeze's message,' as that's the simplest for me.
So, what was in Breeze's message to Archive anyway? I'm not sure I saw that in the IC anywhere.
Cool. Breeze's message is here: http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=17566.msg334308#msg334308
@Jack, things look fairly clear, and Dr. Ken is keeping off the highway and staying mostly on city streets. There are a lot of dead areas from the smaller corporate campuses and ditto for the corporate housing, and there's a few awakened plants nearer to some of the bigger buildings. Is Bookworm going to stay projecting above the car on a public street?From what I recall, given how non-living things in the astral are opaque, I think I have to be outside of the car in order to see anything that isn't inside the car. If that's the case, I guess it would be smart to fly up a little so as not to highlight our convoy.
@Jack, things look fairly clear, and Dr. Ken is keeping off the highway and staying mostly on city streets. There are a lot of dead areas from the smaller corporate campuses and ditto for the corporate housing, and there's a few awakened plants nearer to some of the bigger buildings. Is Bookworm going to stay projecting above the car on a public street?From what I recall, given how non-living things in the astral are opaque, I think I have to be outside of the car in order to see anything that isn't inside the car. If that's the case, I guess it would be smart to fly up a little so as not to highlight our convoy.
Windows are a weird one for me. Are windows opaque in the astral? As for flying up a little higher, that's probably a good call.They were in prior editions. I don't remember if Spell Grimoire ever clarified that, I'm pretty sure the Core Book did not.
Windows are a weird one for me. Are windows opaque in the astral? As for flying up a little higher, that's probably a good call.They were in prior editions. I don't remember if Spell Grimoire ever clarified that, I'm pretty sure the Core Book did not.
@Jack, thanks for collecting and posting.No problem, I should probably share that folder to you guys via PM if you want to read it. I copy-pasted it directly.
Re: McCormack, he's an ork, and was in charge of school sec when shit went down in the quad.I can't remember, was he actually on-site during the riot? I thought I remember a reference to an ork campus sec officer during that deal.
Re: Odysseus Max, some sort of code name, obviously. You guys haven't been able to dig up much, though Jack has mentioned in the past his suspicions that OM might be either a Meta or Awakened.Bookworm derived this from the RF files. She is of the opinion that the OM referenced in the RF Dossiers is Odysseus Max.
Also, Jack has mentioned his suspicion that Big Daddy is Niles Gray.I think Breeze also shared his suspicions in his death message.
@Jack, thanks for collecting and posting.
Re: McCormack, he's an ork, and was in charge of school sec when shit went down in the quad. When Loki was reading minds of another security guard, he got the following: God-damned fucking nutri-soy bullshit. Every day. And I gotta work a double? Move those fraggin' hellhounds up to the fourth floor in two separate elevator trips. I should be getting hazard pay for this. And why the hell is McCormack giving me the names of these gits. Really? Princess and Bunny on the west hall, while Sophie takes the east. They all look the same to me. "Be sure to leave Tex on the third floor." Whatever, McCormack. Why don't you get off your wide fraggin' ass, and do some of the heavy lifting yourself. I hate that fraggin' ork. One'a these days I'm gonna visine his soykaf. I wonder what Joe's making for dinner tonight? The new "Antebellum Gunsmith" should be on tonight. At least that's one thing to look forward to. . .
Re: Odysseus Max, some sort of code name, obviously. You guys haven't been able to dig up much, though Jack has mentioned in the past his suspicions that OM might be either a Meta or Awakened.
Also, Jack has mentioned his suspicion that Big Daddy is Niles Gray.
@Poindexter, has Hopeless had his Transys Avalon running silent since he re-booted?
ETA: can you hear when astrally projecting? I went with "yes" here, but I'd like to know for future reference.I would personally say you can't hear anything on the Material if you're wholly on the Astral (unless you Manifest, which is part of the point of it). With that said, you can see emotional fluctuations in the aura. You might not know what they're saying exactly, but may be able to pick up what's going on if there is a significant emotional switch.
[Street Magic pg 114: Other Senses]
Characters may converse and be heard in astral space, and language
is still a communication barrier there, but an assensing
character will be struck more by the emotive content rather
than by the words themselves. It is also possible to eavesdrop
on the noises, communications, and even smells of the physical
world from the astral plane, but just like reading a physical
book, the assensing character will perceive the emotional tone
and impressions rather than the physical sensation.
I guess I'm pulling over then, barring input from the team.
You certainly don't have to spend an edge here. Delilah will just be very nervous -- and probably take a -1 dice pool modifier to a CON test should she need it.Seeing as how she is only rolling 3 dice for a Con test without the penalty, I don't know. I can't imagine not rolling a Con test here, although I also can't imagine her passing the Con test either. Oh well, them's the breaks, I'll keep the two hits from the use of Edge.
You certainly don't have to spend an edge here. Delilah will just be very nervous -- and probably take a -1 dice pool modifier to a CON test should she need it.Seeing as how she is only rolling 3 dice for a Con test without the penalty, I don't know. I can't imagine not rolling a Con test here, although I also can't imagine her passing the Con test either. Oh well, them's the breaks, I'll keep the two hits from the use of Edge.
Sure thing:
CHA (2) + Con (1) - Subject Suspicious (1) + Plausible Evidence (2) + Distraction (1) (5d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4738779/)
Can't complain about that roll...
@Ryo, Hopeless has been pretty disciplined about keeping his comm running silent, and I generally assume runners are running silent when they're going to meets and stuff. @Poindexter, can you shed some light on this? Has Hopeless been running silent since he rebooted his Transys Avalon? If so, Archive can spot the commlink and see that it has a Rating 6 firewall, but he cannot access the number of marks.
PASTA AWAKE MAL!!!
Dude, RednBlack, can I just take a second here to say how incredibly immersive and realistic a game world you're running here. Down to getting stopped for having a crappy-ish car.
I'm almost intimidated to run a game with you in it, cause I'm afraid it won't stack up.
Really looking forward to the Looking for Ringo game.Oops! I think I made that name up, probably not an actual Game Title. My bad!
@All, I think we're ready to move along, right?Yeah, I think so. It would probably be best to get the meet setup with Ryo/Archive so that we can hash everything out at once. I think Poindexter had alluded to that in one of his posts. That way, we can get everyone on the same page and start putting a plan together.
@Ryo, you still with us?
Cool. Thanks for checking in. By all means, get yourself situated and all before you post. Congrats on the new job! I hope it's a good gig for you.
OVERCLOCKER
COST: 5 KARMA
The character is able to coax more juice out of his gear. The character may add 1 point of Rating to one of his cyberdeck’s ASDF attributes. This point can be reallocated as desired any time the cyberdeck is reconfigured.
PERFECT TIME
COST: 5 KARMA
Who needs a watch when you’re around? The character with this quality always knows the time, down to the minute, and has a perfect sense of rhythm and timing. This perfect sense can only be obstructed through prolonged isolation, unconsciousness, or distortion of temporal perception through drugs, chips, or an extended period in the Matrix. This quality provides two game benefits: a +1 dice pool modifier for Performance Tests involving timing and rhythm, along with an additional Free Action during every Action Phase.
second best christmas present I got this year!!!
second best christmas present I got this year!!!
What was the first?
Also, were you driving last night? Hope the tips were good.
Happy New Year!
Great post. With that said, I'm not entirely sure if Bookworm knows where any safehouses would be. She doesn't really have those kind of connections. I guess I could hit up my fixer. Would I think that Eiroa would be able to secure something for us?
Did the message from Dadlez come in on the Meta or the Avalon?
Assensing check on Red-Eye: Astral Perception: INT (5) + Assensing (6) [8] (http://orokos.com/roll/243237): 11d6t5 6
That's a pretty good read...
Money Question:
How do we want to handle the advance from Johnson? I can create a new tracking tab for the team and we can draw it out of that, then distribute it at the end if that's what we want. I need to know as Hopeless is again out of money. I figure he would have used the advance to pay for the 300 nuyen to get connected (which would bring him out of the red).
ETA: I went ahead and created a "Team" tab and put the cost of the hotel room from last night, Tammy's fee, and Eiroa's safehouse fee on there. Bookworm will also push for having the cost of the kegs refunded to her, particularly now that the deposit is lost. But we can deal with that later.
EATA: Does Red-Eye have any starting nuyen? I'll throw it into the tracker if so.
EATA: Does Red-Eye have any starting nuyen? I'll throw it into the tracker if so.
[21APR2075 1345 | Med-Eval Office Park | College Station, TX | CAS]
Bookworm swiped her plexi-glass meal voucher from Mr. Takara's hand. He should really put that credstick away, it's likely to get stolen... she thought as she waved to the man. "Thanks for the information!"
Making her way to the couch, the dwarf eased herself down onto a cushion and kicked her sneaker-shod feet up onto the coffee table.
Nice write-up Jack. I think that covers the major bases. Only correction I have is that Odysseus Max is not listed as a staff member for the Magical Studies lab, though he is a contact within the Magical Studies lab that the RFers have.
yes, interesting thing about that list. It has everyone who is able to access the med dispensary on it. So, there is log-in info for an Odysseus Max, who was/is able to gain access to the med dispensary, but that individual is not listed as Magical Studies staff. Weird, ain't it?
yes, interesting thing about that list. It has everyone who is able to access the med dispensary on it. So, there is log-in info for an Odysseus Max, who was/is able to gain access to the med dispensary, but that individual is not listed as Magical Studies staff. Weird, ain't it?
Oh awesome! Thanks, I guess I missed the context for the request and what it entailed. Hmmm... that is interesting. Useless to us now, to some degree, but still good information to have.
1: Airport.
2: Deepweed
3: Breeze's killer.
What are my modifiers and such on the rolls?
So... vis a vis the information on Gray. Wow.
Bookworm will relay it whenever she gets done with the search, but I'm not sure what to make of it. It seems a little coincidental that his roommate gets geeked, considering what Gray's engaged in. I'm thinking maybe he was working with the PdM and they are PISSED and blaming Gray for screwing up the job and getting one of them killed. Maybe the roommate just got caught in the crossfire? It's possible the PdM never met Gray in person and mistook the roommate for him. Lots of possibilities there, none really help with tracking him down though... although it's interesting to note that he apparently spent some time around the airport with the drone club.
| Attack | Sleaze | Data | Firewall |
3 | 4(5) | 5(6) | 6 |
Host Rating: 7Wow... so Direct Connection then? Not that that really helps with files.
Atttack: 8
Sleaze: 7
Data Processing: 10
Firewall: 9
Host Rating: 7Wow... so Direct Connection then? Not that that really helps with files.
Atttack: 8
Sleaze: 7
Data Processing: 10
Firewall: 9
I pretty much lifted those numbers right out of SR5. Maybe there's another way? Or maybe Archive is just that good.Oh, I know. It's just the really unbalanced approach CGL took on Host ratings (or at least files in Hosts). IMO, of course. It works fine for devices since you can get the benefit of direct connection, but when you have to mess around with a file, the numbers kind of go out the window since you're going up against the Host ratings.
I pretty much lifted those numbers right out of SR5. Maybe there's another way? Or maybe Archive is just that good.Oh, I know. It's just the really unbalanced approach CGL took on Host ratings (or at least files in Hosts). IMO, of course. It works fine for devices since you can get the benefit of direct connection, but when you have to mess around with a file, the numbers kind of go out the window since you're going up against the Host ratings.
From a design standpoint, do you think this was mostly done to get hackers out of the van and into the run?Probably so, but I think something fell apart when they considered how to handle Files. File defenses are way too strong.
IC up. Go ahead and give me 2 more rolls for your matrix searches. 1 may do it, but let's be safe and keep things moving along. If the blueprints exist, they'll be somewhere in those gemstones.
ETA: the whole host thing should only take a few moments IC time, so I'm not going to put Renegade's response in the IC, but shortly after Archive jacks out -- or is jacked out -- he'll get the following reply.
<<Incoming Message
<<Sender: Renegade
<<Message: Will this be the end today of the wanted man? Send the necessaries here?
<<End Message
Search 1: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250713): 12d6t5 5
Search 2: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250714): 12d6t5 3
And assuming Archive is aware of the fact that Breeze's killer is a student at A&M, he would also search for any info on him while inside the host before stepping out. Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250715): 12d6t5 5
Search 1: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250713): 12d6t5 5
Search 2: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250714): 12d6t5 3
And assuming Archive is aware of the fact that Breeze's killer is a student at A&M, he would also search for any info on him while inside the host before stepping out. Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250715): 12d6t5 5
Archive hits the threshold for finding a file he believes to be the blueprints of the airport.
I'm ok with the assumption that Archive knows Niles Gray is a student. Student records would be in the library. We can retcon that he searches for those before heading to mine, as that's probably what Archive would do. That roll would find those records no problem. If you want to look for anything deeper, then you'll need to head to City Hall, where more sensitive data would be kept. You can apply your roll to either tactic.
Search 1: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250713): 12d6t5 5
Search 2: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250714): 12d6t5 3
And assuming Archive is aware of the fact that Breeze's killer is a student at A&M, he would also search for any info on him while inside the host before stepping out. Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250715): 12d6t5 5
Archive hits the threshold for finding a file he believes to be the blueprints of the airport.
I'm ok with the assumption that Archive knows Niles Gray is a student. Student records would be in the library. We can retcon that he searches for those before heading to mine, as that's probably what Archive would do. That roll would find those records no problem. If you want to look for anything deeper, then you'll need to head to City Hall, where more sensitive data would be kept. You can apply your roll to either tactic.
Yeah, I figured it was probably in the files he got from Breeze or something. Still not totally clear on how much Jack knows of the knowledge the PCs have.
And he's not gonna go hacking another host after the effort it took to get into this one. I'll let Renegade handle that after I get all relevant info from A&M.
Search 1: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250713): 12d6t5 5
Search 2: Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250714): 12d6t5 3
And assuming Archive is aware of the fact that Breeze's killer is a student at A&M, he would also search for any info on him while inside the host before stepping out. Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/250715): 12d6t5 5
Archive hits the threshold for finding a file he believes to be the blueprints of the airport.
I'm ok with the assumption that Archive knows Niles Gray is a student. Student records would be in the library. We can retcon that he searches for those before heading to mine, as that's probably what Archive would do. That roll would find those records no problem. If you want to look for anything deeper, then you'll need to head to City Hall, where more sensitive data would be kept. You can apply your roll to either tactic.
Yeah, I figured it was probably in the files he got from Breeze or something. Still not totally clear on how much Jack knows of the knowledge the PCs have.
And he's not gonna go hacking another host after the effort it took to get into this one. I'll let Renegade handle that after I get all relevant info from A&M.
There won't be another Host, just a different "location" in this one. It's purely a flavor thing, as Hosts are represented in 3D
Without digging into the vagaries of owner/MARKs/files/etc, Bookworm did whatever she could do to open up Breeze's deck to Archive. I think it's safe to say that Archive probably knows what we know if you want. Probably the easiest way considering the personnel changes, et al.
@Ryo, I need Edit File actions for any of the files you'd like to copy.
Their names:
<<Gray, Niles/Complete_Profile/Index/Security Threats on Campus.dox>>
<<Staff Meeting:Restricted/MS/20-4-2075/full-text-audio.sync>>
<<Easterwood.Airport.Blueprints.flx
Without digging into the vagaries of owner/MARKs/files/etc, Bookworm did whatever she could do to open up Breeze's deck to Archive. I think it's safe to say that Archive probably knows what we know if you want. Probably the easiest way considering the personnel changes, et al.
I don't think anyone's up for keeping secrets. I know I missed stuff when I did Hopeless' spiel, but I'm fine assuming that Red-Eye is completely caught up.
At best, Bookworm was pretty damn sure BD and Niles Gray were one and the same.
See, I had NO CLUE.Just to walk it through:
No data bomb, protected file, rating 5. <<Administrator MARK required>> Nice roll. Last update to file was 20-4-2075. What else can I tell you?@Ryo, I need Edit File actions for any of the files you'd like to copy.
Their names:
<<Gray, Niles/Complete_Profile/Index/Security Threats on Campus.dox>>
<<Staff Meeting:Restricted/MS/20-4-2075/full-text-audio.sync>>
<<Easterwood.Airport.Blueprints.flx
Well first I'll do Matrix Perception checks to make sure they're not Protected or have Data-Bombs.
File 1: Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/251163): 12d6t5 8 Good lord, I hit my Data limit on 12 dice.
File 2: Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/251164): 12d6t5 4File created 20-4-2075 at 10:30. File edited 20-4-2075 at 11:15. No data bomb, protected file, rating 4
File 3: Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/251165): 12d6t5 8 haha, again. Geez, wish I was saving these rolls for something more important.No data bomb, file created 3-3-2070. No file protection.
@Poindexter, what's Hopeless up to?
OOC: I'm more interested in Odysseus Max since Ryo is developing a lot of information on Niles (not that I know that IC), but I don't know if my searching turned up anything. With that said, I think most of my searches have been on the Grid, so I think that I'm a little advanced in the timeline at the moment.
I would probably do a search for posts by anyone with the user name of Niles Gray of Big Daddy to find out interests/hobbies, posting habits, preferred locales, etc. Bookworm is big on synthesizing open source information to try to develop information.
No data bomb, protected file, rating 5. <<Administrator MARK required>> Nice roll. Last update to file was 20-4-2075. What else can I tell you?@Ryo, I need Edit File actions for any of the files you'd like to copy.
Their names:
<<Gray, Niles/Complete_Profile/Index/Security Threats on Campus.dox>>
<<Staff Meeting:Restricted/MS/20-4-2075/full-text-audio.sync>>
<<Easterwood.Airport.Blueprints.flx
Well first I'll do Matrix Perception checks to make sure they're not Protected or have Data-Bombs.
File 1: Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/251163): 12d6t5 8 Good lord, I hit my Data limit on 12 dice.File 2: Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/251164): 12d6t5 4File created 20-4-2075 at 10:30. File edited 20-4-2075 at 11:15. No data bomb, protected file, rating 4File 3: Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2) (http://orokos.com/roll/251165): 12d6t5 8 haha, again. Geez, wish I was saving these rolls for something more important.No data bomb, file created 3-3-2070. No file protection.
I spose Ian could hit up his talismonger, try to spend some of this advance on a buncha reagents, summon and bind up a couple spirits in preparation for the run. He's also still got a line on a trusted street doc in town if Book needs healing.
Just a note, only one type of IC can be running at any given time. So even a Rating 15 Host can only run one Patrol IC at a time.
It's a tough call on how to abstract it. I think if I had to pick a method, I might consider rolling a 2d20 and if the roll was less than the OS of the icon, then the IC would check the persona icon or search for hidden icons, as appropriate. It gives a reason to run silently. The rules just don't work very well right now. As it currently stands, any Admin would be an idiot not to have the Patrol IC check for hidden icons every CT.
I dunno. It isn't perfect, but it's otherwise kind of arbitrary.
But yes, as it stands, the only way they could spot Archive is if they happened to check him the pass after he hacked the file, which would be amazingly bad luck on his part. However you want to handle determining how often he gets checked is up to you.
In the stage prior to the decker doing anything suspicious that would uniquely draw attention, I usually get a digital roller that lets you define any number for the die size, set the die size to the number of users that would be in the host, then assign the decker a number and roll it every pass. If the decker's number comes up, he got checked that pass.
So in this case, say there's 87 users on the host, and Archive is user number 29. Roll a 1d87, and if the result is 29, Archive gets checked.
Using Overwatch as part of it is clever, though.
Ok, I might need some hand-holding here.
You can put 2 MARKs on 2 files with 1 action? Does the Host still roll defense for each? Assuming so, but can adjust OS as necessary.
Is Archive cracking the first Niles Gray File -- the Security threats on campus one? Assuming so, and successfully cracked.
Does IC roll Rating+Data Processing + 4d6 initiative? Assuming so
<<Baby Monitor:21
CT 1 IP 1
Patrol IC 34
Archive 24
Spider 17
Action is to Red-eye. Could you also post IC about what Red-eye's been up to when you get a chance?
<<Baby Monitor: 38
<<Baby Monitor: 38
Woah, how'd I gain 14 OS?
When you perform an Attack or Sleaze action, your OS increases by the number of hits the target gets on its defense test.
I don't think Edit File generates OS. It has to be an Attack or Sleaze action...Quote from: SR5, p.232When you perform an Attack or Sleaze action, your OS increases by the number of hits the target gets on its defense test.
Should I know who Catlin is? Those are hilarious posts, BTW. Makes me think of Bobby Moynihan's "Drunk Uncle" bit on SNL.
@Ryo, both Edit File attempts succeed.
For IP 2, the Patrol IC got a good read on you, and the Spider is attempting to Brute Force Archive's persona. Give me a Willpower + Firewall roll.
CT 1 IP 3
Patrol IC 14
Archive 2
Spider 1
Just wanting to check in. Do you have any leads you want to investigate, are you planning on waiting until Renegade can hopefully provide you with intel, or is there some other plan in the works?
@Ryo, take an edge for getting those files and getting out just in time. Nice work.
Awesome!
I'm going to go behind you and recreate all of those in the College Station tab. If, in your opinion, we're never going to Austin, I'm just going to delete that tab.
Have fun with your krewe, man. Mardi Gras and Valentine's Day in the same weekend, wow.My wedding anniversary, Valentine's Day, and the parade are all on the same day. Whee!
Have fun with your krewe, man. Mardi Gras and Valentine's Day in the same weekend, wow.My wedding anniversary, Valentine's Day, and the parade are all on the same day. Whee!
@Ryo, you still with us?