[SnowDragon]

Alright, as requested, here's our dedicated OOC topic. We'll move all conversation about the game here.

First things first, please post below linking character name to forum name, your timezone. I'll update the post as the info comes. Thank you!~

Character    

bnc                                                 Volker (GMT +5:45)
Jane Doe    
Krestov                                        SGT BoomCloud (Western US)
Slobbertooth    
Torrent    

[SgtBoomCloud]

Krestov

Time zone is PST (Western USA)

== Info ==
Street Name: Krestov
Name: Ivan Stoskorof
Movement: 12/24
Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0
Troll Male Age 24
Height 7"11" Weight 427 lbs
Composure: 9
Judge Intentions: 8
Lift/Carry: 17 (120 kg/80 kg)
Memory: 7
Nuyen: 650+ (Starting nuyen: 4d6*100 1500)

== Priorities ==
Metatype: B - Any metatype
Attributes: A - 24 Attributes
Special: E - Mundane
Skills: D - 22 Skills/0 Skill Groups
Resources: C - 140,000¥

== Attributes ==
BOD: 9
AGI: 4 (6)
REA: 4
STR: 8
CHA: 4
INT: 4
LOG: 2
WIL: 5
EDG: 1

== Derived Attributes ==
Essence:                   4.2
Initiative:                8 + 1d6
Rigger Initiative:         8 + 1d6
Astral Initiative:         
Matrix AR Initiative:      8 + 1d6
Matrix Cold Initiative:    4 + DP + 3d6
Matrix Hot Initiative:     4 + DP + 4d6
Physical Damage Track:     13
Stun Damage Track:         11

== Limits ==
Physical:                  10
Mental:                    5
Social:                    7
Astral:                    7

== Active Skills ==
Animal Handling            : 0                      Pool: 3
Archery                    : 0                      Pool: 5
Armorer                    : 0                      Pool: 1
Automatics                 : 4                      Pool: 10
Blades                     : 0                      Pool: 5
Clubs                      : 0                      Pool: 5
Computer                   : 0                      Pool: 1
Con                        : 0                      Pool: 3
Cybercombat                : 0                      Pool: 1
Demolitions                : 0                      Pool: 1
Disguise                   : 0                      Pool: 3
Diving                     : 0                      Pool: 8
Escape Artist              : 0                      Pool: 5
Etiquette                  : 0                      Pool: 3
First Aid                  : 0                      Pool: 1
Forgery                    : 0                      Pool: 1
Free-Fall                  : 0                      Pool: 8
Gunnery                    : 0                      Pool: 5
Gymnastics                 : 1                      Pool: 7
Hacking                    : 0                      Pool: 1
Heavy Weapons              : 0                      Pool: 5
Impersonation              : 0                      Pool: 3
Instruction                : 0                      Pool: 3
Intimidation               : 2                      Pool: 6
Leadership                 : 1                      Pool: 5
Longarms                   : 0                      Pool: 5
Navigation                 : 0                      Pool: 3
Negotiation                : 4                      Pool: 8
Perception                 : 3                      Pool: 7
Performance                : 0                      Pool: 3
Pilot Ground Craft         : 1                      Pool: 5
Pilot Watercraft           : 0                      Pool: 3
Pistols                    : 1                      Pool: 7
Running                    : 1                      Pool: 9
Sneaking                   : 1                      Pool: 7
Survival                   : 0                      Pool: 4
Swimming                   : 0                      Pool: 7
Throwing Weapons           : 0                      Pool: 5
Tracking                   : 0                      Pool: 3
Unarmed Combat             : 4                      Pool: 10

== Knowledge Skills ==
Area Knowledge: Seattle    : 2                      Pool: 6
Combat Tactics             : 2 [Hostage Rescue]     Pool: 4 (6)
English                    : 3                      Pool: 7
Russian                    : N                      Pool: 0
Security Design            : 2                      Pool: 6
Security Tactics           : 2                      Pool: 4

== Contacts ==
Albatroy (Coyote) (4, 1)
O'Malley (Beat Cop) (1, 3)
Sandra (Blogger) (1, 4)

== Qualities ==
Addiction (Moderate) (Alcohol)
Allergy (Uncommon, Moderate) (Silver)
Ambidextrous
Guts
SINner (National) (Ivan Stoskorof)
Thermographic Vision
Toughness

== Lifestyles ==
Group HQ  2 months

== Cyberware/Bioware ==
Bone Density Augmentation Rating 3
Cybereyes Basic System Rating 2
   +Image Link
   +Smartlink
   +Thermographic Vision
   +Vision Enhancement Rating 2
Muscle Toner Rating 2
Tailored Pheromones Rating 1

== Armor ==
Armor Jacket                        12
   +Chemical Protection 4
   +Fire Resistance 4
   +Nonconductivity 4
Ballistic Shield                    6
Clothing ("Higher-end outfits")                             0
Clothing ("Street Clothes")                             0
Helmet                              2
   +Audio Enhancement Rating 2
   +Low Light
   +Vision Magnification
Lined Coat                          9

== Weapons ==
Ares Crusader II
   +Concealed Quick-Draw Holster
   +Gas-Vent 2 System
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   +Spare Clip
   +Spare Clip
   +Spare Clip
   Pool: 10   Accuracy: 7   DV: 7P   AP: -   RC: 5
Micro Flare Launcher
   Pool: 0   Accuracy: 3   DV: 5P(fire)   AP: -5   RC: 3
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 10   Accuracy: 10   DV: 10P   AP: -   RC: 3
Yamaha Pulsar
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   Pool: 7   Accuracy: 7   DV: 7S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 3

== Martial Arts ==
Tae Kwon Do
   +Kick Attack
   +Opposing Force (Block)

== Commlink ==
Renraku Sensei (ATT: 0, SLZ: 0, DP: 3, FWL: 3)

== Gear ==
Ammo: APDS (Machine Pistols) x80
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Submachine Guns) x120
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Machine Pistols) x240
Ammo: Taser Dart (Tasers) x40
AR Gloves
Biomonitor
Certified Credstick, Gold x2
Certified Credstick, Silver x3
Certified Credstick, Standard x5
Cigars
Datachip x10
Fake License (Pilot License) Rating 1
Fake License (Concealed Carry Permit) Rating 1
Fake License (Driver's License) Rating 1
Fake License (Restricted Cyberware License) Rating 1
Flashlight, Infrared
Flask of spirits
Gas Mask
Micro Flare Launcher
Micro Flares x10
Micro-Transceiver
Restraint, Plastic x30
Security Tags x10
Simrig
Slap Patch, Stim Patch Rating 6 x5
Slap Patch, Trauma Patch x2
Survival Kit
Trodes

== Vehicles ==
Yamaha Growler (Off-Road Bike)
   +Sensor Array Rating 2

Description
If the words "troll pretty boy" could ever possibly fit together into the same sentence, it would be in reference to this man.  Clean teeth, evenly symmetrical horns that aren't too large, smooth skin, and an Adonis-like body fitness nuts only dream about.  His golden blonde hair is kept long and straight, a veritable mane extending just past his jawline, reflecting the sunlight almost as well as his ice-blue eyes.  Only a few scars here or there mar his otherwise perfect features, but those only do to accentuate a rugged, fearless disposition.  When comfortable, he dresses comfortably, loose jeans and a snug t-shirt donning his frame, a lined trenchcoat covering that for when he goes out.  On the job, though, that changes quickly.  Gearing up, his armored jacket covers what seems to be a sort of BDU outfit, his head covered by a stylised helmet decorated with golden feathers etched on the sides.  His voice rumbles with power, giving off the notion that this man could hurt you...but chooses not to.

[Volker]

bnc
(She always writes her name in minuscules)

My time zone is GMT + 5:45 (Kathmandu)
So, basically it's morning when it's evening in America and vice versa.

Real life

bnc is a 19 year old teenager who has suffered much. And you can tell by her appearance. She usually has hair done in an Iroquese cut or any other socially unaccepted hairdos. Her fiberoptic hair is usually jet black, but very often modified by discreet, but appealing light effects, e.g. a dark blue shade. But every once in a while, she totally freaks out and wears it green or red or white.
But there’s more that reflects her scarred soul. First thing you can tell: She’s thin. No, thin is the wrong word perhaps: anorexic. Her face is gaunt, her skin has an unhealthy teint and her lips are colorless. She’s got no breasts and no ass, but a lot of bones that peek through her pale skin.
She usually wears tattoes on her face and/or her arms. Yeah, usually, because if you get to know her you realize, that they change sometimes. They are a modification based on chameleon skin. She loves Maori animal motives, Chinese dragons, Japanese symbols and gothic images, especially young women crying bloody tears or stuff like that.
Her clothes are usually black and tight, despite her preference for wide coats.

Here's an image, although bnc is a little younger and skinnier:



Standard Persona

bnc’s Persona is bizarre to an almost sickening extent. On the first glance, it appears to be an image of her real look (although the face looks differently as to avoid a connection to her real life person) and without any gloss-over: no tits, the body as skinny as in RL, the face gaunt. She’s usually wearing a not very conspicuous armor vest as well a military green and khaki clothing, a red button hefted to her left breast. But a second glance reveals that this outward appearance is only a shell. On certain spots, where this shell reveals what’s underneath the way sloppily worn clothing reveals skin (hip, wrist, …) you can see the robotic body underneath: rods of steel and chrome, hydraulic systems and cogwheels.

Until now it’s only eccentric, but until now you’ve only seen the body, not the head. Her facial features move a 100 % naturally, when she laughs, speaks, smiles or turns up her nose. But her face is only a mask, its shape like the masks of Greek Tragedy and Comedy. The mask is almost perfectly realistic – save that instead of eyes there are only gaping holes. It is connected to an inexpressive sheet metal head by black cables (a close look reveals type labeling in a white font) in roughly 3“ distance. While the mask moves perfectly like a real mouth when bnc speaks, her real mouth does not: The lower jaw, the only movable part of the head, bobs like a 20th century doll’s mouth. Apart from this, there is no expression save for pinhead-size pupils moving in round and almost perfectly white eyes. Before the right eye, there is a small ring, like one side of a pair of glasses, with a transparent screen displaying illegible and ever-changing information all the time.
A closer look also shows that her shadow has ist own will. Sometimes it goes ahead a few paces and observes the enviroment, smells at the ground like a dog or actually begins to sweep the ground.

[Sabato Kuroi]

Torrent

I'm from Greece so it's 08:27 in the morning  EET right now.

Do we roll dice here?

If yes:

I roll knowledge architecture the moment Bnc feeds us the image  of the trainyard.I want to see if I can think of good spots for silent entry etc
Architecture Knowledge for the trainyard: 4d6t5 2

[Volker]

Can I determine when the last commlink activity had occured? Since when is the communication dead, that is. Especially interesting: Had there been any communication with Armstrong?

Tell me, if I need some additional operations or rolls for this. I think, the matrix perception test should do, but you're the boss. With 2 marks I have access to all (unprotected) files on the commlink.

I exchange my Stealth program for Babymonitor which will display my Overwatch Score any time. Whatever else I wrote: As soon as I see that my OS higher than 30, I will stop.

If it's not higher than 25 when I checked first, I try again to mark Armstrong's commlink twice:
Hacking on the Fly, 1st mark: 19d6t5 6
Hacking on the Fly, 2nd mark: 19d6t5 9

I'll extract the call log, if there is one
Edit File: 17d6t5 6

The Opposed Test is againt INT + Firewall all three times.

Sorry for overwhelming you. I really am. But if it looks like we're running into a trap, bnc wants to do her homework!

@all
Please don't proceed to the freight yard to soon. We should coordinate and use that info we can gain. In 5 minutes, I can do a lot of research, and the team has to agree on a modus operandi.

[Edit: I posted her translated appearance now.]

[Sabato Kuroi]

Just a pic of Torrent when his hair is white and short :p



Street name: Torrent
Concept:Adept Infiltrator

Metatype: Elf
Sex:male
Height:1.90 m
Weight 82 kg

Priorities:
A:Skills, B:Metatype, C:Attributes, D:Magic, E:Resources

Attributes 16

B 3/6 , A 7/7, R 4/6 (7), S 3/6, W 2/6 (10 karma) , L 2/6(10 karma) , I 4/6 , C 4/8 , M 6, Edge 3/6, Ess 6

Initiative: 8(11) +1d6 (4d6)

Condition monitor :  P 10/ S 9

Mental limit :4

Physical limit:6

Social limit: 6

 

Qualities

Invisible way (-20 karma)

Mentor spirit ( Raven) (-5 karma)

Code of honor (assassins creed)(+15 karma)

Allergy (gluten, mild) (+10 karma)

 

Skills 46/10

 

Acting group 5 (+2 Con from Raven)

Athletics group 5

Sneaking 6 (+2 urban)

Disguise 6

Palming 5

Unarmed Combat 6 (+2 striking)

Pistols 6 (+2 semi auto)

Perception 6

Etiquette 4 (+2 corporate)

Escape artist 2

Locksmith 3

 

Knowledge/language 10

English N

Architecture 2

Sprawl life 2

Cinema 1

Security measures 2

Corporate politics 2

Fashion 1

 

 

Adept powers (6 PP)

Face sculpt 1 (0,25 pp)

Improved reflexes 3 (3,5 pp)

Combat sense 1 (0,25 pp discount from invisible way)

Nerve strike (0,5 pp discount from invisible way)

Motion sense (0,25 pp discount from invisible way)

Melanin control (0,5 pp)

Keratin control (0,5 pp)

Agility boost 1 (0,25 pp)

Traceless walk ( free from raven mentor spirit)

Voice control 1 (free from raven mentor spirit)

 

gear 16000 (5 karma )

 

fake sin rating 2: 5000 nuyen

Fake magic licence rsating 3:600 nuyen

Armor vest : 500 nuyen

Lockpick set : 250 nuyen

Savalette guardian : 870 nuyen

SIlencer:500 nuyen

Chameleon suit :1700 nuyen

Contacts rating 3 (+ smartlink,thermographic vision, image link) : 2625

Description:
Surviving the Puyallup Barrens as an orphan.That was his greatest accomplishment to date.Avoiding the ork and troll bullies,staying away from perverts and gang recruiters, never seeing the inside of a cell.All thanks to his good looks  his uncanny abilities to tread oh so lightly and lie without blinking.A  glorious but shortlived carreer as a cat burglar and then it was time to say goodbye to that garbage town.The world was not fair so he should play by its chaotic rules.As long as they suited him.But life is a gift, even if most of the wageslaves and the rest of the victims around him don't know what to do with it.
And he was determined to savour life, ascend the stairway to heaven, one step at a time.
Orphan brat,burglar, shadowrunner and then...more!

[SquirrelDude]

SquirrelDude Time Zone: CST (Central U.S.)

Josiah "Slobbertooth" Willows. Ork Gunslinger Adept
Priorities: A:Attributes B:Metatype C:Skills D:Magic E:Resources
Mythweavers Character Sheet

Metatype: Ork Karma: 0
Attributes: B: 7 A: 6( 8 ) R: 5 S: 5 W: 4 L: 3 I: 5 C: 3 M: 6 Ess: 6 Edge: 1
Condition Monitor: 12 Phys, 10 Stun
Armor: 12+2 (Armor Jacket, Helmet)
Limits: Physical 8, Mental 5, Social 5
Physical Init: 10(13)+1d6(4d6)
Composure: 6
Judge Intent: 8
Memory: 6
Lift/Carry: 75(50)
Active Skills:

Skill	Skill Points (Bonuses)	Attribute	Dice Pool (Augmented)
Automatics	6(+2)	Agility	12(16)
Escape Artist	1	Agility	7(9)
Gunnery	1	Agility	7(9)
Gymnastics	6(+2)	Agility	14(16)
Influence Group	2	Charisma	5
Palming	1	Agility	7(9)
Perception	6	Intuition	11
Pilot Ground Craft	1	Reaction	6
Running	1(+2)	Strength	8
Sneak	4	Agility	10(12)
Swimming	1	Strength	6
Tracking	0(+2)	Intuition	6
Unarmed	6	Agility	12(14)

Knowledge Skills:

Skill	Skill Points (Bonuses)	Knowledge Group	Attribute	Dice Pool (Augmented)
Firearms	3	Interests	Intuition	8
Human Supremacist Groups	3	Street	Intuition	8
Martial Arts	3	Interests	Intuition	8
Sprawl Life	3	Street	Intuition	8

Languages: English Native, Japanese 4, Or'zet Native
Qualities: Agile Defender, Bilingual (Or'zet), Mentor Spirit(Wolf), Natural Athlete, Quick Healer, Code of Honor (Won't harm innocent bystanders), Distinctive Style
Adept Powers: Agility Boost 2(Wolf spirit), Combat Sense 2, Improved Ability(Automatics) 2, Improved Reflexes 3, Killing Hands
Power Points: 6
Gear: Bug Scanner 6, Climbing Gear, Fake Adept License 4, Fake Gun License 4, Fake SIN 4 (Brugo Suzuki), Gas Mask, 5 Light Sticks, 5 Magnesium Torches, Medkit 3, 2 Meta Links, Micro Transceiver, 1/4 Middle Lifestyle, Respirator 6, Silver Credstick, Standard Credstick, Sony Emperor, Survival KIt, Tag Eraser
Armor: Armor Jacket, Helmet (Trode Net, Thermographic Vision, Smartlink, Image Link, Flare Compensator)
Melee Weapons:

Weapon	Accuracy	Reach	Damage	AP	Notes
Survival Knife	5	-	5+2P	-1
Unarmed	[Physical]	-	5P	-	Killing Fists

Ranged Weapons:

Weapon	Accuracy	Damage	AP	Firing Modes	RC	Ammo
Ares Crusader 2	5(7)	7P	-	SA/BF	3	40(120)
HK-227	5(7)	7P	-	SA/BF/FA	4(5)	28(170)

Weapon	-	Attachments	-	Unique Ammo
Ares Crusader 2		Shock Pad, imaging Scope, quick draw holster, 2 spare clips. Integral gas vent 2 system, smartgun system
HK-227		Shock pad, gas vent 3 system, imaging scope w/image link, sling, 9 spare clips. Integral suppressor, smartgun system, retractable stock		90 tracer, 30 Stick n Shcok

Grenades
 - Flashbang, Smoke, Thermal Smoke
Contacts: Kazuya Armstrong Fixer (Connection 3, Loyalty 4), Street Doc (Connection 1, Loyalty 1)
Starting Nuyen:  350 + 4d6*100 Nuyen

Karma Spending:
 - Qualities: Agile Defender (3), Bilingual (Or'zet) (-5), Mentor Spirt (Wolf) (-5), Natural Athlete (-7), Quick Healer (-3), Code of Honor (+15), Distinctive Style (+5)
 - 12 points for skills: (Escape Artist 1, Gunnery 1, Palming 1, Pilot Ground Craft 1, Running 1, Swimming 1)
 - 10 points for Resources

Backstory
Nicknamed "Slobbertooth" for his notably large tusks, Josiah Willows was born a SINless child to his William and Zelda in Seattle in 2055, Josiah Willows did not expect to be a runner. He began manifesting the gifts of an adept when he was 8 year old, gifts his parents encouraged him to further develop and hone along with the natural athletic gifts he was born with. It was a nice childhood. His parents made enough money to own a small home, and they lived in a tightly knit corner of the sprawls. They had enough money that he was able to practice martial arts and still eat. He made fast friends with the Armstrong children, a third generation Japanese family, enough that he  would pick up Japanese, in addition to the Or'zet and English spoke in his home. To this day, he relies on Kazuya Armstrong as his primary fixer to get the tools he needs.

The happy childhood was destroyed in December of 2062. Josiah returned to his home one evening after visiting the Armstrongs to find it burning. His father had been hung and then shot in front of the building, his mother knocked unconscious and left with everything he and his family owned to burn in the fire. It was a Humanis hate crime executed by some small time gangers. That was also the first time that slobbertooth heard the voice of the Wolf, chiding him to hunt the men who killed his family. For the next three years, the Armstrong family would provide him shelter, and he taught himself how to accurately fire a gun, keeping an ear open for news about the men murdered William and Zelda Willows.

In 2068, human supremacists began threatening the Armstrong family, having learned that they were, in their words "protecting a tusker who defames the purity of our sprawl." Slobbertooth left the house with everything he owned the following evening to protect the Armstrong family from further violence. Slobbertooth began his career running in the shadows, after "dealing" with the supremacists threatening Kazuya's family. While Slobbertooth relies on runs to pay the bills, he takes particular pride in the completion of any job that targets Humanis' or any other Human Supremacist group's operations, and will often jump at the chance to complete a job to get him closer to his parent's killers.

[SnowDragon]

Worth noting Squirrel, the helicopter isn't flying above you, it's already flown past

[SquirrelDude]

A little music to set the mood.

[Sabato Kuroi]

A little music to set the mood.

Nice!


Lets wait  for GM's answer on our rolls and then we can form a plan

[Volker]

A little music to set the mood.

Nice!


Lets wait  for GM's answer on our rolls and then we can form a plan

+1

But could we please wait with the freight yard and the helicopter until we're actually there? I really don't want to keep us from playing or from going to action, but no shadowrunner team (especially no sr team with a good decker) would go into the open trap without getting high in info, if they can. Plus, we have 5 mins of drive, that's 100 combat turns in which our plans could easily change before we even know of the helicopter. And, since Torrent asked bnc to check out gear in the area before we go there, bnc might have found the helicopter before the helicopter found us.

[Sabato Kuroi]

Are we sure the helicopter is relevant to our mission?

[SquirrelDude]

Of course not. We're not sure of anything about this mission, yet, other than that we're going to be at a trainyard. That said, a low-flying helicopter is not a good omen.

[SgtBoomCloud]

I think it's a basic runner's rule to never assume anything is insignificant until proven otherwise, hehe.

Just clearing this out of the way, I want to see how much Krestov remembers of the Wasteland crew.  Knowing their squad makeup and how they operate may help shed light on the inky weirdness we're dealing with:

Memory Test (Wasteland Crew): 7d6t5 4

[SnowDragon]

Wasteland's crew was put together by as a way to get beyond Humanis' abuse. All four members of the crew (two orks and two trolls) were introduced to the finer points of a mass beating at some points in their lives. They make a living on smashing a lot of expensive things to make their runs look like gangland attacks to throw off the fuzz.

You only know one of the crew members by name, Wasteland. But the armory composition you're familar with.

Wasteland: (Ork) She's the leader, carries a SPAS-22 and provides tactical leadership.
Ork 2: The rigger, with a miniature army of flying combat drones. Also the team's hacker.
Troll 1: Carries a Stone Ares M202.
Troll 2: Carries an Ingram White Knight

They conducted themselves professionally and very effectively on the Azzie heist. They wouldn't have made the call if they weren't in trouble. Furthermore, Armstrong never would've routed you to the op site if he believed the call wasn't genuine.