So it depends on how many tasks it would take to do this, but I'm likely to have him just use Victoria to hack the camera.
If it's a task per action, that's 3, if "getting access to the feeds" is just 1 taks, then I'll definitely go that route.
Otherwise, I'll have both of them do teamwork tests for me on one or two of the rolls. (assuming each teamwork test is a task)Answered my own question:
A task is basically one job you ask/tell your sprite to do. It has to be a simple task without conditions or heavy decision-making requirements. A single task can be one of the following things: A single use of a sprite power; one Combat Turn worth of Matrix actions that apply to the same job; participation in cybercombat that lasts until all of the enemy combatants have been defeated or you’ve escaped to safety.
Victoria is very likely to get 3 IPs (>97% chance), and they are all complex actions. So one task should cover it.
Realized there's no way for me to get the feed. Ecrypted files require an attack action to unlock, which upon success notifies the owner of the action.
Hrm... well maybe. This falls into GM fiat realms IMHO:
If you succeed with an Attack action, your target becomes aware that it is under attack by another icon, but it doesn’t automatically spot you. It will most likely actively search for you on its next action, although it will almost always alert its owner to the attack and (if it’s a host) launch IC, depending on the owner’s preferences and the gamemaster’s judgment. If you fail with an Attack action, you are not noticed, because you failed to affect your opponent (though note the damage effects of rejected code coming back to you, Illegal Actions, p. 231).
Emphasis mine.
I guess I should just do the attack and have you rule as you will:
Mams does a static veil on Victoria:
Static Veil threshold 2 (Res 6 + Software 6 - Hungover 2= 10):
10d6t5 2Soak fade 2 (Will 5 + Res 6 = 11):
11d6t5 5Victoria won't generate any timed OS score and Mams didn't take any damage.
Victoria Init 13 + 4d6:
4d6+13 243 actions this CT
Victoria HotF 1 mark on camera (Hacking 6 + Level 6 + VR 2 = 14):
14d6t5 2 (limit 6)
Almost a glitch, but not quite. Need the Camera to roll
just under average to be successful.
Victoria Cracking File (Hack 6 + Level 6 + VR 2 = 14):
14d6t5 7 (limit 9)
Victoria Editing File to copy feed to Mams (Comp 6 + Level 6 + VR 2 = 14):
14d6t5 4 (limit 7)
All will be for naught if that first HotF fails and/or then the camera tells its owner that something bad happened.
