I'm sure we're all really busy, so I figure requesting at least one post a week won't go amiss.Something's gone horribly wrong at Dino World®. It may or may not have something to do with your presence, or that of the weapons R&D lab underneath the island theme park.
Get your target. Get out. Get paid.
I haven't really decided on the city, it probably doesn't matter at the moment; only when we continue after we get back. I'd go with Seattle, if you need one.You hear that guys! We're getting back home! No need to worry 'bout them cyberlizards on steroids!
2 Words.
Conestega Vista.
So we get to sing "Hail to the busdriver" on our way there?
Man, this is fun already!
(@100dB, the singing seems to originate from everywhere in the bus at the same time, in different voices and tones.)
"Hail to the busdriver busdriver busdriver,
Hail to the busdriver busdriver man!
He drinks and he cusses and crashes our bu...."
Wait... no!
Why dont make that car amphibious? It would be usefull when we will try to run away from that island. And the real safari truck should have been modified to this :)
Hahaha, I can imagine some poor guy, in a submarine guarding the waters, suddenly hearing "Hail to the busdriver" on the sonar and wondering if all that confinement in a small dark space has finally driven him mad.
Hahaha, I can imagine some poor guy, in a submarine guarding the waters, suddenly hearing "Hail to the busdriver" on the sonar and wondering if all that confinement in a small dark space has finally driven him mad.
That nearly made me spit tea all over my comp +1 for you
I know a Horizon manager who -might- be willing to send some employees on a Dino Safari tour... but I'm guessing that will be more expensive than having Nomad mess with the reservations record. A ferry does exist to go there, right..? Or should I also pillowtalk a city service engineer into building a bridge to the island? (In which case, no problem, but we might need a longer deadline.)
Why dont make that car amphibious? It would be usefull when we will try to run away from that island. And the real safari truck should have been modified to this :)
| Body | Agility | Reaction | Strength |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Charisma | Intuition | Logic | Willpower |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Edge | Magic | Essence | Initiative |
| 2 | 6(5) | 5 | 5 / 1IP |
| Counterspelling | 3 |
| Summoning(Guardian spirits) | 4(6) |
| Assensing | 3 |
| Astral combat | 4 |
| Banishing | 3 |
| Spellcasting | 5 |
| Leadership | 3 |
| Artisan (Guitar) | 1(3) |
| Club music | 3 |
| Biology | 2 |
| Magic background | 2 |
| Magical Threats | 2 |
| World Religions (Norse Cult) | 3(5) |
| Norwegian | N |
| English | 3 |
| Spanish | 3 |
| Levitate |
| Increase reflexes |
| Influence |
| Detect individual |
| Detect life extended |
| Manabolt |
| Ball Lightning |
| Mana Barrier |
| Heal |
| Cyberware | Essence | Cost | Notes |
| Cybereyes r. 4 | 0,5 | 1500¥ | |
| Thermographic vision | i | 1000¥ | |
| Vision enhancement 3 | i | 4500¥ | |
| Low-Light vision | i | 1000¥ | |
| Flare compensation | i | 750¥ | |
| Protective covers | i | 100 | |
| Vision magnification | i | 1000¥ | |
| Cyberears r. 4 | 0,5 | 1500¥ | |
| Audio enhancement 3 | i | 4500¥ | |
| Select sound filter 4 | i | 2000 | |
| Spatial recognizer | i | 750¥ | |
| Damper | i | 750¥ |
| Chameleon suit | 8000¥ |
| Thermal damping 3 | 1500¥ |
| Clothing (Chic) | 1000¥ |
| Low lifestyle (one month) | 2000¥ |
| Fake SIN r.4 | 4000¥ |
| Microsensor: Olfactory sensor 6 | 3000¥ |
| Electric Guitar :) | 300¥ |
| Novatech Airware | 1250¥ |
| Nanopaste trodes | 100¥ |
| OS: Iris Orb | 3/3 | 1000¥ |
| Browse | 3 | 150¥ |
| Edit | 3 | 150¥ |
| Empathy sensor SW | 3 | 600¥ |
| Wildlife spotter sensor SW | 3 | 600¥ |
| Facial recognition sensor SW | 3 | 600¥ |
| Contact | C/L | |
| Olaf the Fixer | 3/3 |
-- Any news from marcgarc? Has been since pg.1 since he posted something...
Realistically, the only trouble I foresee is that, while Silk could probably pass for a corporate type, eventually someone will see the heavily chromed out street Sam, the juice-obsessed dwarf, and the hacker with severe authority issues and wonder exactly what the hell department we're from.
Sichr, is his magic 5 or 4? It looks like you bought up to magic 5, but dropped essence by a point with cybers.
I was thinking that I will infiltrate the island with my Artisan skill - I would like to find a club or something on the island where I should get contract. I should then use my mojo to get a clearance for the team...I`ll work on my skills and spells, I`ve overlooked them at the morning and it isnt exactly that what I`ve wanted it to be. Must have been tired at the evening. More info on the afternoon, Ive got a work to do :)
I`ll update the character and then we will see. It is not our only option.
As for the schedule...I hadnt seen any deadline, so I think we have some time to prepare and run well planned action :) BUT I may be mistaken.
I`m not much comfortable with the idea we will all travel together at the same time, same boat, same vehicle...looks like all-in bet before we even know the game....
Seems to me like an frontal assault more than shadowrun :)
I`ll update the character and then we will see. It is not our only option.
As for the schedule...I hadnt seen any deadline, so I think we have some time to prepare and run well planned action :) BUT I may be mistaken.
I`m not much comfortable with the idea we will all travel together at the same time, same boat, same vehicle...looks like all-in bet before we even know the game....
Seems to me like an frontal assault more than shadowrun :)
It's a PBP it's too time consuming and convoluted when the party gets split
Almost Done, have an exam Friday so cant promise Roger "Gaunt" Gantis being done before then.
heres a sneak peek
Handling Accel Speed Pilot Body Armour Sensor Avail Cost
Conestega -3 15/25 90 4 20 10 ? - 25,000¥
Vista
+ Anti-Theft System 2. 6R 4,000¥
+ Middle Ammenities 1. 2 100¥
+ Concealed Armour 2. 12R 10,000¥
+ Complete Skinlink 1. 8 5,000¥
+ Drone Racks
Large 4. 6 4,000¥
Large Landing 6. 12 20,000¥
+ Drive-By-Wire 1. 2 500¥
+ Rigger Adapt. 1. 2,500¥
+ Mechanic Shop 1. 10 10,000¥
+ Smuggling Comp. 1. 6F 1,500¥
+ Atmosphere Sensor (Rating 3) [1] 2 75¥
Cyberware Scanner (Rating 6) [1] 4R 450¥
Directional Microphone [1] 4 50¥
Geiger Counter [1] 4 50¥
Laser Microphone (Rating 6) [2] 8R 300¥
Laser Range Finder [1] 8 100¥
MAD Scanner (Rating 3) [1] 6R 225¥
Motion Sensor [1] 4 50¥
Olfactory Sensor (Rating 6) [1] 4 3000¥
Radio Signal Scanner (Rating 6) [1] 4R 150¥
Camera (Rating 6) [1] 12 925¥ w/
Low Light
Image Link
Thermographic
Vision Magnification
+ Pilot 4 4,000¥
Final Cost: 91,975¥
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/2753509972_1ff9e8aa2d.jpg?v=0
What, no fuzzy dice?
Argh, my head is killing me. I think I'm coming down with a cold. And I've got a test tomorrow.
Is there some trend to be Awakened with ~1pt of 'ware? I've seen it around before.
Tell me about your Hunting Compulsion, Sichr.
It wasn`t any brave act, it was cold, ruthless assasination.So you're an assassin, right? I mean, you got hired and this was some wetwork?
Nice. Got my popcorn and beer ready. Let the show begin!
Should we create a thread for the Dead Pool on the characters? (http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp39/sena-kun21/Emotes/DevilSmiley.gif)
That wouldn't be fair. Then you might "trip" and accidentally blow your head off with your shotgun.Nice. Got my popcorn and beer ready. Let the show begin!
Should we create a thread for the Dead Pool on the characters? (http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp39/sena-kun21/Emotes/DevilSmiley.gif)
can i put my money on myself? :P
QuoteIt wasn`t any brave act, it was cold, ruthless assasination.So you're an assassin, right? I mean, you got hired and this was some wetwork?
Or do you "hunt metahumans" like a serial killer would, find a target, stalk for a while and then kill because of some urge/feeling/need?
Also, some editting of my last IC post. Forgot to update Takada's PRO-File, THE hot place for professionals of all sorts to mix and mingle. Also some more thoughts about Bolts' entry.
Healer should be nice. If you take a combat spell or two it'll round out the team very nicely.
Also, and I hope I'm not annoying cannot stress this enough: Fake SIN! Don't leave home without at least one!
Healer should be nice. If you take a combat spell or two it'll round out the team very nicely.
Also, and I hope I'm not annoying cannot stress this enough: Fake SIN! Don't leave home without at least one!
oops. I think you ve missreaded me. Slow healer means -2 dice on any medicine test bycharacter, even with magic. I also didn`t posses any healing spells.
Cobat spells - Lightning bolt should be enought, for other purposes i had spirits...
Fake sin... I dont have any...and Im not supposed to get one. But wait...I ll try to not get caught or get anyhow connected with any illegal actions that are going to happen.
Nomad chuckled, pulsing slightly in tune with his laughter, watching Bolts try the booth's door. He raised his voice a little and called out to the elf: "Little early for that, dont'cha think?" before leaning back against the bar, taking another sip from his glass.
No tengo dinero, cabron...tengo Improved invisibility.
We dont even know each other, we should talk about this after the midnight! >:(
All said and done Sichr, take what you want to take, it's your character, not ours.
Mage essentials: Heal, Improved Invisability, Increase Reflexes, levitate.
All said and done Sichr, take what you want to take, it's your character, not ours.
But if you're taking advice, I would highly recommend getting one or two sustainingfocussesfoci.
Otherwise, for example, you'll be getting the extra IPs from Increased Reflexes, but everything you do with those extra actions will be at -2 (or more) penalties.
Remember there is always room for growth :D
*nudges Presidentevil133*Quote from: Nomad on IC ThreadNomad chuckled, pulsing slightly in tune with his laughter, watching Bolts try the booth's door. He raised his voice a little and called out to the elf: "Little early for that, dont'cha think?" before leaning back against the bar, taking another sip from his glass.You're addressing Bolts? Or Silk? (In which case, she looks pretty human to you, Japanese if you need a label, please edit the post then.)
I can't speak for rockopolis, but my last GM kept things very light on rolls before missions except for things like data search and interactions with NPCs.
"Give the guy some credit, at least he's direct."Quote from: Nomad"That's exactly what I was thinking about him!"
@Sichr: You're missing Gaunt... he's standing right next to the booth... guess he shows.
@aimless: Sorry, probably would have talked to Bolt if I had I read that sooner, but I already typed the whole message so just added the last 2 lines.
Am I the only one who's ever had troubles with weapons being totally undetectable by the highest rating mad scanner, but visible to even the lowest level cyberware scanner -which you find placed anywhere you find mad scanners?
Sicnr, could we perhaps shorten Nomad and LochKids friendship? Nomad has only been running for 2 years or so, so saying "the years have been kind to you" implies he's been running longer than he really has.
The Juicer the headbanging dwarf is dancing.
Lol first roll I make and I glitch go me lol
Lol first roll I make and I glitch go me lol
Shit happens, but it had nicely changed (and spiced with danger) a course of the meeting, I`ve had to play that like you are right
LOL
Sometime dices write the story of their own :)
Joining Lochkid and bolts, "Be firm but polite, they have the money but we have the skills.
Quote from: Chrona in ICJoining Lochkid and bolts, "Be firm but polite, they have the money but we have the skills.
Sorry, that's the conversation Silk's having with Nomad... unless eavesdropping you don't hear her question.
Silk doesn't want the rest finding out she's completely green... they'll probably find out later, but hopefully at the expense of sharing their own experience level.
Thanks for the advice though ;)
I try to make it clear what Silk's saying to whom/on what channel... Maybe we should all agree on using one and the same color scheme?
(I'm using "green normal speech", teal PAN/PM (usually subvocal, but can be text), italic private thoughts (those I'm willing to share anyways :p), Matrix... nothing but profile updates so far.)
Also, Audio Enhancement 3 and radar sensors in my brain, he heard you. lolSilk's got the ability to speak to Nomad without the sound actually needing to travel the distance... would be hard to hear no matter what tech...
Lol, I'll take that to mean "no, we all use our own colors" :pQuoteAlso, Audio Enhancement 3 and radar sensors in my brain, he heard you. lolSilk's got the ability to speak to Nomad without the sound actually needing to travel the distance...
Sorry if I come across like a dick being so upset about that... 's just that Silk would be.
And I'd like the group to make a nice start you know :)
(Don't think the vindictive thing would normally be too bad for just being somewhat impolite, but here she's at a somewhat vulnerable moment, so it counts a bit heavier.)
Nice bunch of drones by the way... Also really curious what happend to Gaunt; but I don't suppose Silk asking him directly would be right at this moment; I already pissed off the technomancer, no need to piss of both tech guys ;)
Data search, Dino Island, Computer(1)+Browse(4) (5d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2924736/)
Not really looking for that much, she'll let the techies do that, Silk really just wanted an idea of what the place is. She doesn't know it, at all, so info from the main page of the place itself is really useful (like, now she knows it's an corp owned private island/theme park, most buildings still under construction, about 250km2... anything else?)
Okay, first serious IC post down.
As for my schedule, I've really got to cut back on weekday posts, as tempting as they are, in favor of weekend posts.
"What kind of files are we looking for? Hard copy, Elec' Paper, Paydata, Datalock?"
DOH!Quote from: Gaunt, IC"What kind of files are we looking for? Hard copy, Elec' Paper, Paydata, Datalock?"
The Johnson purposefully avoided that one, or did you miss it?
OK. Leaving for hospital. Wish me luck and Ill be back on thursday..better and upgraded 8)
I (and he) was hoping this would be big enough to stop negotiations.
Just assuring him Ill be in touch about details and Im taking this serriously.I know, Silk knows too. The problem is that she said that already. LochKid saying it again means (at least to her) that he's trying to establish a leadership position. If LochKid keeps that up, they will clash eventually... Not that she wants to be the official leader of the group.
@President: Should you be able to find goto to some of his former colleagues? Someone who should know him personaly and should give us more details on personal background and passions of our dear doctor? Interesting part is about this Big Game hunting passion - maybe some trophies? Hunt mates?
@Ten-Hex - what about some interesting trophy game in that area?
Hey, you're not the only one with security paranoia, my friend... he thought to himself.
...
@Sichr/LK: I don't think expenses are covered... 100+100, no expenses. Johnson can get us tickets, one of the 'details' we should notify him about is what names we want on them and who it should look like bought the tickets...
Not entirely sure the tickets are for anything more than entry+lodging...
Also, how the hell are we going to get to anywhere near the island? Airport security might be a bit too strict for the gear some of us are carrying. Anything else might be too slow though.
This VIP road is all in bet on one card. If we didnt pass the check (fooling guard - Silk, fooling sensors - Nomad or Gaunt) we will be done before we even start.
(they do list bus rentals for tour groups)Is there a source of important info I'm missing somewhere?
Money: 100k for at least one month, doesn't mention extra pay for extra months.
Forget about that. my mistake.
Splitting:
Like Ten-Hex said, if anyone gets in trouble, they're at half force defending themselves.
Merging the groups on the island? If the party that's registered in their system is spotted anywhere near bunch of enemy infiltrators, their SIN's, descriptions etc (which are in the system) are immediately forwarded to every other Aztec facility, governments and security agencies; marked as spies/terrorists. Erasing that wouldn't be a possibility anymore.
Mercs: weren't WE hired for this job? Seems like Johnson is expecting sabotage instead of war.
Pirates/terrorists: I don't trust them at all. And sure they can target the island. But islands are pretty good defensive locations, a couple of small attacks, sure, but shutting it down for a month would mean laying siege, not exactly the guerrilla hit&run tactics pirates/terrorists are used to. Aztlan will get backup the size of a small army there in a matter of days and wipe them out. Selling them the info as paydata and buying some extra days of 'delay' in that same deal, sure. But I don't like it as the only plan.
Bus:Look. I we have a chopper, VTOL/VSTOL, hydroplane or boat, we are ready to intercept island in Polynesia. If we have a bus, we are ready to intercept Disneyland. Or we have to make a different, complicated plan to use it.
Metagame: I wanted the tour operator bus thing because I was hoping Chrona didn't waste half his character, heh. Also seemed very plausible that way. I don't know any safari park where you can't drive in your own vehicle... Of course there's an option to hire bus transportation for guided tours, but that's not mandatory.
Game:Quote(they do list bus rentals for tour groups)Is there a source of important info I'm missing somewhere?
Anyhow, so 'tour operator bus' is out of the window. Don't have chameleon coating, but we have time for a paint job. Of course, if they used any other brand than Conestoga, we're screwed. Even then, how do you explain another bus exactly like theirs suddenly arriving on a ferry? Successfully smuggling a bus seems near-impossible, but sure, let's assume that works: How'd you explain that their bus depot which always has their own X buses parked there at night, suddenly has X+1 buses there?
How do you hide an elephant?
You don't, that's just silly.
I still say we shouldn't split the party just because it's way too much bookkeeping for the GM. Speaking as someone who had players do that a lot in another system, it's very frusterating because it essentially requires you to keep 2 separate campaigns running at the same time.I would understand this argument if we are playing together in my living room.
It doesnt matter if the Aztech wipe them iout. The core is, that all those VIPs, who survived this, would never come again for some new Grand opening.
We need to get to their network and make that +1 bus exists.... it's not computers I worry about. Buses don't just appear. The people who handle the vehicles will know. The system just saying +1 in a day with no explanation? Right. A mechanic takes a 3 second look at it and knows it isn't like all the other buses. Even management and administration will notice. In a decades old park with a depot full of buses that are used as spare parts for the other buses, it wouldn't show up, I agree, But this is a brand new park with brand new equipment, I'm guessing that means X identical buses. Management's trying to iron out any wrinkles and watching out for even the slightest detail so that when the VIP's show up, nothing can go wrong. If they don't notice, they're not doing their jobs.
I still have no idea how the bus should be our advantage.Because walking our way back and forth across a 250km2 island will be a bit tiring... we're not going to be taking the tourist tour buses to "top secret lab on the other side of the island".
If nothing else, it'll be harder to pick that one out as 'extra' when it's moving about.Buses out in the park at night would be kind of obvious. I'm guessing busses return at night, no? Or are they those kind of travelling buses for trips that take days, with sleeping commodities? Would be kind of unusual in a safari park, and again, Gaunt's bus wouldn't match the description...
You can heal that up easily
When Nomad gets on the bus, Silk beckons him to come sit next to her.
Yeah, missed it. My bad.ffffff asshole
In other news, Nomad's mood, by sheer coincidence, mirrors my own. I will be unavailable most of tonight as I try to figure out what sort of asshole throws PAINT on someone else's car, and if I have anything under the sink that fan remove it without damaging the paint that was supposed to be there.
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Utahraptor_scale.png)
"Holy frag."
Mana bolts being silentHeh, be careful with that...
Kinda wanted to know more about the Dr. if he has wife, kids etc...Yup, seems like we should have some summary of our questions keefed for Rock, and check one after another to move forward with our planning
Also: supply lines, suppliers, whatever we'd need to know to be able to forge/input to get our transportation there...
We're kinda low in info for those things...
Even a "can't be found" would at least tell us to move on and find other ways.
What are you looking for? Maps of the island? Satellite imaging?I remember that Xylv`s rule of not giving the ideas to GM.but...touristic map would be deffinetley available for some cheap money. But it would be completly scifi in areas that hide some corporate interrests, so to get sat maps or at least high altitude survey we would need to:
Jeez, what's the future of Google and Google Maps/Earth? I can't imagine it being that freely available in a cyberpunk future.
[interrupt]I just felt I need to check this thread out of the blue :D and I see myself being mentioned. Weird. [/interrupt]
I'll keep the seat warm.
Umm...what was Chrona looking to ask his Fixer about?
And I need to work on Olaf.
Additional problem with being journalists is that we're not journalists, according to our sins.
Gaunt's contact was Horizon, no? They're pretty big in media I understand... might help.
Or we come up with another cover better matching our current SINs.
Silk's either a dancer or a lawyer... her lawyer ID could get hired for a lot of things I suppose.
Sichr, I thought the plan was to split up in two groups? You and gaunt going to a nearby island and checking out exit possibilities and a way to get the bus in while the island group searches for info there.
I get the feeling we're more looking for the GM to proactively push this along.
--Complex forms (42BP)
Analyze (5): Assensing
Scan (4): Search Spell (Wide)
Stealth (5): Invisibility Spell
Armor (5): Magical Armor (Body)
Attack (5): Mana Bolt
+Option: Targeting
Exploit (5): Swarm Spell (A swarm of little fairies examine the firewall)
Spoof (3): Mask Spell
Edit (3): Change Spell
Shield (4): Magical Armor (Shield)
Command (2): Mind Control Spell
--Stream: Awakening Stream
Sprites: Crack(Human-Spirit), Code(Beast-Spirit), Machine(Water-Spirit), Sleuth(Air-Spirit), Paladin(Earth-Spirit)
Concept: The Crash 2.o was the same as the Awakening. After that event the astral plain and the mundane plain were connected. Magicans and Adepts were able to move into the astral plain and take get their power from their. The Crash 2.o opend another connection to the astral plain, through the matrix. Like awakened people who can use their astral perception, Technomancer are able to the the astral plain through the matrix perception. Since that plain is some no mortal beeing can understand, that what a persons see through their perception can differ very much.
Like magicians can call spirits which will be seen by mundane people as normal natural forces, Technomancer can call sprites, powerfull matrix spirits, which well too be seen als normal programms for the mundane matrix user. The same holds with spells. Whereas mundane people us primitve weapons the awakened take power from the astral plain by canalizing the power through their bodys into the normal plain. It's the same for Technomancer in the Matrix, while normal user have simple programms a Technomancer canalizes the power of the astral plain through his body into the matrix and creates spells.
Then how do you call Technoshamans? I didn't found any informations how technomancy realy works.From Unwired P.140
Like Rock said, Matrix as a new metaplane. My char don't think that the Matrix is the Astralplane itself. It's more like the Matrix, as Technomancer can see it, is another side of the same medal.
There are many connections between Technomancers and Magicans. The Magicans will call it crazy, most of all because they want the atral plane as their own playground, but the other Technomancer streams didn't sound any less crazy.
Edit: But I don't think that D'jed won't find any technomancer or even mage who will discuss his spiritual opinion with him in the nearer future.
Technoshamans
Fading: Charisma + Resonance
Sprites: Crack, Data, Machine, Paladin, and Sleuth
Technoshamanism is a spiritual view of the Matrix. Members of this stream think of the Matrix as something bigger, something alive, a higher being they can communicate with. While some technoshamans are former otaku who believe that Resonance was created by some sort of higher beings or spirits of the machine, many newly Emerged technomancers are attracted to this digital spirituality based on a connection they feel with the virtual world. Technoshamans have a sympathetic, nearly religious relationship with the Matrix, and often ally themselves with the strange beings that reside within, including new AIs. Wandering the Matrix as digital pilgrims, preachers, and prophets of the living Resonance, their practice of technomancer skills is ritualized, comparable to arcane shamans in the real world. Their methods of compiling and registering sprites often bear similarities with arcane conjurations, and they treat sprites with respect, as natural denizens of the Matrix. Sprites compiled by technoshamans frequently display ethereal or ghost-like features that reflect their otherworldly nature.
Technoshamans usually have a paragon (p. 149).
I don't mind it being his belief, I just wanted to be sure you didn't think that was fact.
I don't mind it being his belief, I just wanted to be sure you didn't think that was fact.
thanks for your concern, of course the streams are no fact, otherwise the Unwired wouldn't has multple of them plus the option to create your own. I may make some modification to the concept so the difference between astral and matrix is more clear.
Edit: At the request of Rock I copied the background story here.
Well...the difference between Resonance and Magic is very clear...for the most of us :)
Who wants their contact to get this one?So all we need is one of your contacts and we can start, right!
Of course, D'jed is fresh out of the hospital...
This run is still going on or am I just looking at the wrong IC-topic: http://forums.shadowrun4.com/index.php?topic=3079.240
If we still running, what are you waiting for? Please tell me if I forgot to post something.
Corporate organizationSo it's not uncommon if a team of inspectors (our team) visit the island.
Like many other megacorps, Aztechnology organizes its
operations by region. Unlike other corps, the Big A relies heavily
on largely autonomous subsidiaries—most of which are rated A or
even AA in their own right—to run its regional operations. While
Aztechnology is a strong and recognizable brand for consumers,
more often than not its subsidiaries are also strongly branded.
While the subsidiaries are generally held at arm’s length
on paper, the Big A has its own unique approach to micro-
management and provides free rein to its upper-echelon execs to
adopt more hands-on policies. Board members, senior regional
vice-presidents, and their proxies frequently circumvent standard
corporate hierarchies by visiting subsidiaries, inspecting opera-
tions and performance, and often taking direct interest in specific
products and projects.
Where is my hotel situated..do I see the ocean?Since the lifestyle of the whole team is low or squatter their hotel will be very, very far away from the ocean until you pay a little bit extra to improve your lifestyle. Same holds for the airplane they are using.