[BetaCAV]

Yes that is a joke, but still amusing.

I wouldn't say it's a joke at all.  The single most profitable thing most runners can do is rolling deckers.

So, set up something to be hacked, get a fixer you don't like to find a decker for your job. Then camp and frag. Invite friends, under the presumption that the sucker will too. Congratulations, you're a real Johnson now. 

[SlowDeck]

Yes that is a joke, but still amusing.

I wouldn't say it's a joke at all.  The single most profitable thing most runners can do is rolling deckers.

So, set up something to be hacked, get a fixer you don't like to find a decker for your job. Then camp and frag. Invite friends, under the presumption that the sucker will too. Congratulations, you're a real Johnson now. 

Say, are you looking for work? I need this data stolen from Aztechnology and you sound perfect for the job!

[Xenon]

Reminder to self.
Don't bring your Cyberdeck to the meeting with Mr Johnson.

[Razhul]

Reminder to self.
Don't bring your Cyberdeck to the meeting with Mr Johnson.

As a Decker, I never personally go to the meet myself anyway. It's enough being there through your crew's devices / sensors and in VR. PROTECT THAT DECK!

[Whiskeyjack]

Reminder to self.
Don't bring your Cyberdeck to the meeting with Mr Johnson.

As a Decker, I never personally go to the meet myself anyway. It's enough being there through your crew's devices / sensors and in VR. PROTECT THAT DECK!

Really? Even with noise? I thought the whole point of the 5e ruleset is that the hacker can't just hang out at home and still be effective.

[RHat]

Reminder to self.
Don't bring your Cyberdeck to the meeting with Mr Johnson.

As a Decker, I never personally go to the meet myself anyway. It's enough being there through your crew's devices / sensors and in VR. PROTECT THAT DECK!

And what do you do if it's a "starts right now, from right here" kind of job?

[SlowDeck]

Reminder to self.
Don't bring your Cyberdeck to the meeting with Mr Johnson.

As a Decker, I never personally go to the meet myself anyway. It's enough being there through your crew's devices / sensors and in VR. PROTECT THAT DECK!

What if it's in a location that doesn't have Matrix access (such as, say, portions of the Barrens)?

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

And what do you do if it's a "starts right now, from right here" kind of job?

Then the Johnson is coming along, and the decker can meet you en route.  Or else the Johnson is clearly unclear on the concept of Rule #3 of Johnsoning: Know what you're hiring for, and how who you're hiring matches that profile.

What if it's in a location that doesn't have Matrix access (such as, say, portions of the Barrens)?

Then you are very likely morons, have been suckered, are helping someone out, and/or deserve exactly what you're gonna get for meeting in some Z-zone location.  Be private, but very close to a public space.  Believe it or not, that's exactly why I like the back portion of public transportation - back of the bus, back of the last car on the train ...

[RHat]

And what do you do if it's a "starts right now, from right here" kind of job?

Then the Johnson is coming along, and the decker can meet you en route.  Or else the Johnson is clearly unclear on the concept of Rule #3 of Johnsoning: Know what you're hiring for, and how who you're hiring matches that profile.

Or it could be a courier job or something of the like, or simply quite time sensitive, or what have you.  The basic point here is that being remote like that is impractical.

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

That, I think, is a matter of taste, but I understand your point.

[Solarious]

Just be out in the van up the road with the rigger that should be at the wheel just invade the meet goes south

[Xenon]

not walking around with an expansive cyberdeck is also one of the [few] benefits of playing a technomancer over a decker...

[Sendaz]

Until someone from Team Clockwork turns you in for the bounty on TMs some private parties are still financing, which can also go toward the Build A Deck Fund .

[ZeConster]

Eh, you could always save up 40k and install an Area Bomb in your head to avoid situations like that.

[Furious Trope]

Eh, you could always save up 40k and install an Area Bomb in your head to avoid situations like that.

Ah, Team We All Go.