[Kontact]

Well, FAB takes a while to work.  It's a death sentence, but it's not quick.

[Sentinemodo]

And the rest of the plan? Is it doable in you opinion, or should I stick to my drones?

[Ten-Hex]

Gardener's less than impressive Percep roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2992645/

[Xzylvador]

Devo and mana barrier or spells: again the BC, combined with his already not too spectacular power, is the problem.
We're sitting in a BC2 area, so I need at least Force 3 on a sustainable spell, which is already overcasting for him and it will effectively be a F1. He can cast F4 maximum, which is overcasting to his max limit, very draining and effectively only a F2.
Oh, and Devo doesn't have a barrier spell :p

As for the weapons lying around: the one Ruckus checked out was a movie prop, it looked like a real gun, but it was modded to only pretend to be firing. Need an armorer to get them ready... don't expect there'll be real ammo either (but perhaps some propane gas canisters somewhere?)

_{He could slowly counterspell the sustained sterilize spell... we'd all be dead, but so would the bugs! >}

[Mindset]

So, yeah. Let me know if I did anything wrong in this roll. SR3 I had down pat. This one I'm sketchy with...and I just realized I forgot my attention coprocessor dice. Awesome. Here's my sign...

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2993424/

[Kontact]

Gardener's less than impressive Percep roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2992645/

You don't notice any movement on the floors your radar can see.

[Kontact]

Devo and mana barrier or spells: again the BC, combined with his already not too spectacular power, is the problem.
We're sitting in a BC2 area, so I need at least Force 3 on a sustainable spell, which is already overcasting for him and it will effectively be a F1. He can cast F4 maximum, which is overcasting to his max limit, very draining and effectively only a F2.
Oh, and Devo doesn't have a barrier spell :p

Sustained spells only drop in level when they move to an area of higher BC.  It doesn't double dip like that.

The limitation on force caused by the lowered magic and the increase in drain are there to model the fact that a F3 spell cast in a BC 2 environment is essentially a F5 spell (DV = ({3+2}/2)+x or (5/2)+x) which is reduced to F3 after casting.

[Kontact]

So, yeah. Let me know if I did anything wrong in this roll. SR3 I had down pat. This one I'm sketchy with...and I just realized I forgot my attention coprocessor dice. Awesome. Here's my sign...

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2993424/

The Attn coprocessor dice are already added to your perception skill.  That's why it's recorded as 2(5).   
It's helpful if you roll the dice as #d6.hits(5), so that it records the # of dice that hit 5 or 6.  The code for exploding 6s is #d6.hitsopen(5,6), you know, for when you need to use Edge..

Anyway, there's nothing living in the air of the open area, but there are a few places near the walls that look steady along the climb up and others that look like they're ready to collapse and cause massive damage to whatever's below it.

[Crossbow]

Ares has a bounty on hives?  And it is only 20K?  Cheap bastards.

[Mindset]

20k will prop up any family for a few years in The Zone, most likely. 20k ain't bad when you're buying food stuffs, ammo, and basic needs. Waiting for Ares to get off their asses, however.....

[Kontact]

Ares has a bounty on hives?  And it is only 20K?  Cheap bastards.

Just to spot them, yeah.  I figured someone would have some knowledge skill related to that kind of stuff so I could tip you off OOC, but I didn't see any on the first pass.

Machete's Ares security procedure knowledge would tell you that they'd sterilize the whole area though.  Bug quarantine means shoot anything that moves.

Remember also that Mike doesn't know the specifics of the situation because no one has bothered to tell him.
A fixer isn't just a machine for pumping out missions.  It's a guy, with connections and knowledge who can make things happen.

[inca1980]

Sorry guys, I was in Kansas City for the last week and have been totally AWOL.  It's really cool to have Jack and Gardner on board, their posts rock!  Super happy CD is back up and kicking

[Xzylvador]

Well, Devo was going to answer something alone the lines of what Machete just did, heh.
1. Ares fireteam would mean blowing up the building and the ones next to it, and the ones next to those. Even if our team was out, there'd still be people living there. No way Devoted would get them all blown to pieces for 20k.
2. Fighting several hundred bug spirits... that's actually worse than fighting several hundred guys with AK's, or gargoyles, or whatever... so yeah: Hell no.

[Kontact]

Yeah, you really don't want to see how those "friends in melee" bonuses stack up when even five or six spirits hit the same target..

For now though, I'm going to stall on the upward progress until Jack and Gard get on the scene.

[Ten-Hex]

I assume Jack and Gard will just fast-track it up to the 60th floor unless we run into something noteworthy. We'll definitely need to hit the gargoyle nest before reaching the others, however.

Climbing shouldn't be much of a problem... here's a Climbing roll: http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2995097/ (Anyone else finding a tree with climbing abilities ironic?)

If you need me to make more for an extended, just let me know.