[Ravensoracle]

I saw it but forgot to put any response in my post. I added it to the current post.

[Ryo]

I'm happy to say that Malevolence will be joining the game as a Techno-rigger, working for Cygnus as a security spider. Stix will still exist and be an NPC until such time that Scawire reappears, but in the meanwhile we'll be retconning to say that Malevolence's character is the one that is being deployed on this mission.

Once he's ready and posts his character, I'll update the IC and get this show on the road.

[Ravensoracle]

Welcome to the game Malevolence.

[Malevolence]

Thank you, it's good to be here.


I'm finishing outfitting my drones and fine-tuning my qualities, then I'll be good to go. I was hoping to finish that tonight, but it doesn't look like I'll have the time so I'll get it up tomorrow, hopefully before noon but definitely by the evening.


Edit:
Here's my character sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cVGh6Vfwt4kUTNRyFQjKCyzehY9rRbCCTTX6iT_-0mw/edit?usp=sharing
I'll get a forum friendly version later tomorrow, along with a story.



Name: Skynet
Alias: Marcus Neuman
Race: Dwarf
Sex: Male
Nationality: UCAS (Ares)
Lifestyle: Middle
Karma Spent: 0
Unspent Karma: 7
Physical Description: 137cm, 47kg. Gaunt but tall for a dwarf, he's the sort of pasty that straddles the line between creepy and porcelan. Brown hair (frosted, natch) and golden eyes with a healthy dwarvish nose. His fingers are long and deft. Soul patch because he thinks that's rebellious for a dwarf.
Personality/background An Ares drone, through and through. He is apathetic towards the plights of others unless it benefits himself or Ares to be interested. Any conversation with him is likely to be filled with subtle insults or passive aggressive dismissal. It's a surprise that such a gem hasn't been married yet, but Ares is probably working on it.


Attributes

Body	Agility	Reaction	Strength
4	5	4	3
Charisma	Intuition	Logic	Willpower
4	5	6	6
Edge	Resonance	Essence	Initiative
2	6	6	9+1d6, VR: 11+4d6

Positive Qualities
Perfect Time - 5
Trust Fund (Ares Shell) - 5
Negative Qualities
Did You Just Call Me Stupid - 3
SINner (Corporate, Ares) - 25
Day Job (Ares Rigger, 10hr/wk) - 5

Active Skills

Armorer	4
Automatics	4
Con	1
Demolitions (Defusing)	3 (5)
Disguise	1
Diving	1
Etiquette	1
First Aid	1
Free-fall	1
Gunnery (Ballistic)	9 (11)
Hardware	1
Leadership	4
Locksmith	1
Longarms	1
Negotiation	1
Palming	1
Perception	6
Pilot Aerospace	1
Pilot Aircraft	6
Pilot Groundcraft	6
Pilot Walker	2
Pilot Watercraft	1
Pistols	1
Sneaking	6
Survival	1
Throwing Weapons (Non-Aerodynamic)	1 (3)
Athletics Skill Group	1
Close Combat Skill Group	1
Engineering Skill Group	1
Tasking Skill Group	6
Operating Skill Group	9

Knowledge Skills

Biology	1
Business	2
Chemistry	1
Data Havens	4
Economics	1
Engineering	2
Military	2
News	1
Politics	1
Security Design (Corporate)	3 (5)
Security Tactics (Corporate)	3 (5)
Shadow Community	2
Smal Unit Tactics	9

Language Skills

English	N
Japanese (Speaking)	3 (5)
Sign Language	2

Echos
Submersion Grade: 3

Echo

Mind Over Machine

Performance Upgrade

Resonance Program

Spells/Complex Forms/Programs

Form	FV	Notes
Puppeteer	L+2

Gear
Earbuds (R3, Audio Enhancement 3)
Contacts (R3, Flare comp, Vision Mag, Vision Enhancement 1)
Medkit R6
Medkit Supplies x1
Fairlight Caliban (DR7)
Area Jammer (R5)
Data Tap
Micro-Tranceiver
Tag Eraser
Psyche (1 dose)
Satellite Link
Silver Credstick
Standard Credstick
Sensor Tags (R2, 3x Camera, 3x Omni-mic, 3xDirectional Mic, 3xLaser Mic, 3x Ultrasound, 2x Motion Sensor, 1x Laser Rangefinder, 1xRadio Signal Scanner, 1xGeiger Counter, 1xOlfactory Scanner, 1xMad Scanner, 1xCyberware Scanner)
Security Tag x10
Armorer Toolkit
Automotive Toolkit
Aviation Toolkit
Hardware Toolkit

Clearsight Autosoft R6
Maneuvering Autosoft R6 (MCT Fly-spy, Steel Lynx, MCT-Nissan Roto-drone)
Stealth R6 (MCT Fly-spy, MCT-Nissan Roto-drone)
Targeting R6 (ArmTech MGL-12, Ranger Arms SM-5, RPK HMG, Shiawase Blazer)
Common Programs (Browse, Configurator, Edit, Encryption, Signal Scrub, Toolbox, Virtual Machine)
Hacking Programs (Armor, Baby Monitor, Biofeedback, Biofeedback Filter, Blackout, Decryption, Defuse, Demolition, Exploit, Fork, Guard, Hammer, Lockdown, Mugger, Shell, Sneak, Stealth, Track, Wrapper)
Agent R5
Smartlink program

Fake SIN Rating 4 (Malcomb Jones) w/ Firearms, Concealed Carry, Restricted Drone, Technomancer, and Restricted Software Licenses

Weapons
Ares Crusader II
 - Smartgun
 - Concealable Holster
 - Personalized Grip
 - 2x Spare clip
 - 40 rounds Regular ammo
 - 40 rounds APDS ammo
Ranger Arms SM-5
 - Silencer
 - Imaging Scope
 - External Smartgun System
 - 100 rounds APDS ammo
RPK HMG
 - External Smartgun System
 - Gas Vent 3
 - 500 rounds APDS ammo
Shiawase Blazer
 - External Smartgun System
 - 500 rounds ammo
ArmTech MGL-12
 - External Smartgun System
 - 12 Frag Grenades
 - 12 HE Grenades


Armor
Full Body Armor (15 Armor)
 - Chemical Seal
 - YNT Softweave
 - Nonconductivity 6
 - Fire Resist 6
 - Insulation 3
 - Shock Frills
 - Electrochromic Mod
Full Body Armor: Helmet (+3 Armor)
 - Biomonitor
 - Ultrasound Sensor R6
 - Electrochromic Mod
Ares Globetrotter Jacket (12 Armor)
 - Holster
 - Fire Resist R4
 - Electrochromic

Vehicles
MCT-Nissan Roto-drone

Handling	Accel	Speed	Pilot	Body	Armor	Sensor
4	2	4	3	4	4	3

Heavy Weapon Mount
Front camera has Low-light, Vision Magnification, Smartlink

Steel Lynx

Handling	Accel	Speed	Pilot	Body	Armor	Sensor
5	2	4	3	6	12	3

2x Standard Weapon Mount
1x Heavy Weapon Mount
Front Camera has Smartlink

MCT Fly-spy

Handling	Accel	Speed	Pilot	Body	Armor	Sensor
4	2	3	3	1	0	3

Shiawase Kanmushi

Handling	Accel	Speed	Pilot	Body	Armor	Sensor
4	1	2	3	0	0	3

Nuyen: 208¥

Contacts

Contact		C/L
Commander Roger Ellis		10/2
Dr. Diana Adler		7/2
Lenny		8/4
Jordan Steiber		6/3
Jarrod Nelson		5/5
Karrin Murphy		5/2
Michael Holcomb		2/2

[Scawire]

Ok I just got back from a week long vaction with no WiFi. I can rejoin the group, but can anyone give me a quick over view of what is going on to get me up to speed. That would help me not have to re read everything you have posted since we last played.


EDIT OK Never mind it is only one post, but a team lay out would be good and we are just starting off where we left off right.

[Ryo]

Ok I just got back from a week long vaction with no WiFi. I can rejoin the group, but can anyone give me a quick over view of what is going on to get me up to speed. That would help me not have to re read everything you have posted since we last played.


EDIT OK Never mind it is only one post, but a team lay out would be good and we are just starting off where we left off right.

We are starting up where we left off, yes.

With the return of Scawire, nothing is being retconned. Detective, Thorn, Stix and Waffe are on their way to the Hanger to take a direct flight to Seattle.

Malevolence's character is already in Seattle, and will be meeting up with you upon your arrival. I will PM Malevolence what his character is up to and any difference in knowledge between him and the rest of the group.

I'll also have an IC post up sometime later tonight, covering you entering the hangar and take-off.

@Malevolence: Once you're done with your character sheet, go ahead and edit your last post with it, and I'll link to it from the first post. Once we finish this mission and start Chapter 2, you'll get a slot in the first row of posts.

[Malevolence]

Posted. Still working on backstory, but short of it is:
Born to mid-level Ares wageslaves. Emerged at 7, by 9 his parents were relocated so that he could be trained and properly indoctrinated.


He is Ares through and through. He's worked with Firewatch since forever, first as bomb-squad due to his affinity for rigging (drones make good bomb disarmers), then overwatch.


He's generally a dick (hence the Did you Just Call Me Stupid quality) and if you aren't Ares, he can largely not care less what happens to you. He'll put a bullet in your head without hesitation if ordered to do so or if it might further Ares's needs.


He's received basic training as a Firewatch member - he can skydive, swim, shoot, run, etc. But for the most part he stays clear of the battlefield and lets his drones do his dirty work.

[Ryo]

@Everyone: Body + Willpower (3) test to not pass out from the G-forces of hitting Mach 3.

Looks good, Malevolence. I'm surprised you didn't take end up taking Resonance Hub, since you've got a bunch of drones you are presumably slaving to yourself. You'll be getting a PM from me shortly.

[Malevolence]

Going to slave them to the commlink. The noise reduction is nice, and I'll probably kick myself for not taking it, but it didn't do anything for me beyond that once sharing was off the table.

[Zweiblumen]

I'm likely passing out   Desk-jocky/shooty-mcshooterson isn't made for high G situations!
Willpower (2) + Body (5) = 7: 7d6t5 2
Close but no cigar

[Ryo]

This is what just happened to Waffe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMjjGgRLG8k

From my understanding, you'd be hit with the high G-force during acceleration, but once at speed you'd regain consciousness. So you blacked out for a few seconds, not the entire trip.

[Ravensoracle]

7d6.hits(5)=4

Looks like John handles it well. Will wait to post to see how the others roll.

[Ravensoracle]

At those speeds you'll probably pull a few G's if any turns are made. Higher G's would come from sharper turns.

[Malevolence]

Skynet's sheet is up in my previous post, and here's a quick backstory for him. I might fine tune or expand it later, but it's a solid start. I'm not familiar with the inner workings of Ares, so the departments are generically named and no location names are given. Suggestions welcome.


Marcus was born to Harry and Sally Neuman on August 29th, 2040. Harry and Sally were second generation Ares and both held mid-level positions without much hope of climbing higher in the Ares corporate hierarchy. That changed when Marcus was 7. He claimed that he could “talk to the computers” and indeed, he seemed rather adept with them. For a while, his parents thought little of it, but soon it became apparent that he could interact with the systems around the house without a DNI or any other interface.
By the age of 9, Ares had relocated his family to a more secure, and more prestigious, facility and his parents had been given a modest boost in living accommodations. While still allowed to live with his parents, Marcus was subject to “special schooling”, first testing his capabilities, then exhaustive training to improve his mastery of them. The instruction was accompanied by no small amount of indoctrination, and Marcus has never wavered in his loyalty to Ares.
Marcus showed a special interest in manipulating drones and vehicles. Before his first submersion, he would use his mind to control the devices remotely, performing intricate choreographies and getting into his fair share of trouble. When he was ready for his first submersion, it was obvious what his focus would be.
Noting his strong skill with drones and his raw capability as a Technomancer, Ares drafted him into Firewatch at age 17. He underwent extensive training with the other Firewatch recruits, training not entirely different than the old Seal training in the US Navy before the turn of the century. He was kept back from the field of battle as he was not brought in to Firewatch for his physical prowess or skill in combat. To ease him in, he was first assigned to the Remote Operations Division where he operated a variety of drones to do largely dull tasks in safe places - setting up forward bases once the area was secure, mining and other operations in extreme environments where only drones could operate effectively, and so on.
After a couple years of that, he was promoted to the Bomb Squad. Disarming bombs is not something done frequently, but the average day at Bomb Squad involved patrols and scouting missions in hostile territory - not front line stuff, but dangerous enough. Dumpshock was a frequent enough occurrence.
He rose through the ranks, and was soon overseeing “peace time” drone operations for all of Western North America - in and out of UCAS. Superiors took note of his talent for coordinating teams to work effectively, mastering efficient patrols and when needed, scouting and clearing hotspots with few drone losses and some of the top speed and accuracy results. He was transferred to Rapid Response detail where he oversaw strike team operations around the world for the better part of ten years before being hand picked for Ares Black Ops, where he took on a role a bit closer to the battlefield, in a way.
Largely modeled after Shadowrunners, but with significantly better support and funding, the Black Ops teams operated with autonomy, going undercover (often as Shadowrunners) and doing whatever it took to get the job done. His ability to manage large and small scale operations, providing both drone and matrix support while directing ground human resources earned him the moniker Skynet.
This is where Ellis found him.
Fiercely intelligent and gifted in thinking “outside the box”, Skynet has little patience for dimwits, or those that waste his time asking him for things he feels they should be able to do themselves. He speaks his mind, and takes pleasure in subtly flaunting his mental superiority.
His education in Ares was not one filled with an emphasis on empathy, and as a result, he is cold and calculating, bordering on psychopathic behavior. He takes no pleasure in killing or causing pain, but if it serves his or Ares purpose, he’ll end a life without hesitation.
An accounting “error” from his previous life in Black Ops provides him with an expense account that covers a comfortable undercover base of operations and a small stipend each month in addition to his normal pay.

[Malevolence]

It also occurs to me that my dates might not track with the timeline for the emergence of Technomancers. So I'll probably have to change that (by making him younger I suspect). But I'm not going to have the chance to look into it properly tonight.