[Ryo]

I've been pretty busy with work as well, and I'm still a little lost on what information I'm supposed to be acting on. I assume Archive would be looking into the airport, since that's where the run is going down, but all the other stuff went right over my head.

[JackVII]

Oh, sorry Ryo. I'm going to send you a link to a Dropbox that contains the raw information that we've obtained so far related to the run. I'll add in a summary of everything else below.

The team started the run by attempting to do some legwork on the campus. One of the first pieces of information they acquired was a staff listing of the Magical Studies Lab.

When they arrived on campus, one team to case the Magical Studies Lab and Loki working the seduction angle to try to get access/intel on the Magical Studies staff, they (well, Loki) instigated a riot between the Magical Studies Students and a group called the Retro-Futurists (RF). The RF are an anti-meta/anti-magic/pro-cyber group who have a number of branches at universities across the country. While the riot was underway, the team ran afoul of a rigger known as Big Daddy who was operating an armed rotodrone. Breeze (actually Hopeless, but who's counting) took down the drone (earning himself a bit of fame) and stole a bunch of RF related documents from Big Daddy's commlink which provided the team with a lot of insight into the group (Names, Targets, etc). The initials of one of the established assets appeared to coincide with one of the Magical Studies staff members named Odysseus Max.

Once the smoke cleared, the team started working on their real targets, the Magical Studies staff, as the deepweed that the team is trying to steal was going to be located there. While digging into Dr. Leonard Drampe, the Magical Studies Lab head, Breeze uncovered a possible financial connection between Drampe and the RF. In other words, it is possible that the RF is an unwitting Black Flag operation intended to drum up support for the Awakened.

From there, the team came to the conclusion that they had been compromised. Most of the team disappeared, leaving only Breeze and Hopeless. Bookworm and Error were hired on to supplement their activities. Attempting a counter-offensive, we pretended that we had no clue what was going on and had Bookworm agree to meet someone pretending to be Hopeless at a slightly remote site near the airport. Big Daddy and a group of Aztlan-linked female assassins named the Putas de Morte attacked us there (oh, also former team member Dantes who turned out to be our mole), killing Breeze and injuring Bookworm. We learned that they were apparently also after the deepweed (in fact, for some reason they thought we already had it). One of the PdM was killed as well, so that was a plus.

Due to all of the dustups, we learned that the target of our run, a highgrade Deepweed shipment was going to be secured at the local airport rather than the Magical Studies Lab, so half of our legwork is now useless, but we have an inside man helping us out at the airport.

Anyone want to add anything? I'm sure I've missed some stuff.

[rednblack]

Nice write-up Jack.  I think that covers the major bases.  Only correction I have is that Odysseus Max is not listed as a staff member for the Magical Studies lab, though he is a contact within the Magical Studies lab that the RFers have. 

[JackVII]

Nice write-up Jack.  I think that covers the major bases.  Only correction I have is that Odysseus Max is not listed as a staff member for the Magical Studies lab, though he is a contact within the Magical Studies lab that the RFers have.

Really? I was basing the info off the fact that the name Odysseus Max appeared in the Data Pack for the Magical Studies Lab that Dadlez sent way back when. Granted, it doesn't list a position, but I'm not sure why else it would have been included?

The part tentatively connecting Odysseus Max to the RFers was from the target list that Breeze pulled off Big Daddy's comm containing an asset, probably within the MS Lab, with the initials of OM who apparently would be working at cross-purposes to them otherwise.

I may be missing something here or simply jumping to conclusions...

[rednblack]

yes, interesting thing about that list.  It has everyone who is able to access the med dispensary on it.  So, there is log-in info for an Odysseus Max, who was/is able to gain access to the med dispensary, but that individual is not listed as Magical Studies staff.  Weird, ain't it?

[JackVII]

yes, interesting thing about that list.  It has everyone who is able to access the med dispensary on it.  So, there is log-in info for an Odysseus Max, who was/is able to gain access to the med dispensary, but that individual is not listed as Magical Studies staff.  Weird, ain't it?

Oh awesome! Thanks, I guess I missed the context for the request and what it entailed. Hmmm... that is interesting. Useless to us now, to some degree, but still good information to have.

[rednblack]

yes, interesting thing about that list.  It has everyone who is able to access the med dispensary on it.  So, there is log-in info for an Odysseus Max, who was/is able to gain access to the med dispensary, but that individual is not listed as Magical Studies staff.  Weird, ain't it?

Oh awesome! Thanks, I guess I missed the context for the request and what it entailed. Hmmm... that is interesting. Useless to us now, to some degree, but still good information to have.

Kinda puts Drampe's choice to keep the deepweed at the airport in a little more context.  Potentially, anyway. 

[Ryo]

Alright, so as a character, Jack has two main motivations for being here.

1: Fulfill Breeze's dying wish by helping Hopeless finish this run.
2. Get revenge for Breeze's death.

The first would be most expediently achieved by getting as much info as possible on the Airport. The second, however, sounds like it involves looking into Big Daddy. He's the one that killed Breeze, right?

So, in a moment Red-Eye is going to pretend to take a nap and then go VR to start getting his intel. He's going to be looking for all relevant security and layout information on the Airport, including the terrain and layout of the surrounding area to determine best points of entry and all possible avenues of retreat when the shit assuredly hits the fan. In addition, he'd look for information on Deepweed, specifically a means to transport it securely and covertly. I assume it is noticeable both astrally and by smell, so we'd want to store it in some kind of sealed container after we take it. Last thing we need is for an overzealous K9 unit to sniff it on us after we have made our escape.

In addition to that, he'll look into Breeze's killer, specifically local haunts and habits and really any info he can get his hands on to track him down. Something that can get him a commcode to trace to a physical location would be ideal.

So, in conclusion, I imagine this will be three Matrix Search rolls.

1: Airport.
2: Deepweed
3: Breeze's killer.

What are my modifiers and such on the rolls?

[JackVII]

In parallel, unless Red-Eye tells us what Archive is going to look into, Bookworm is going to search for information on Gray/Big Daddy as well as Odysseus Max. If Red-Eye tells her what Archive is going to search for, she'll offer to help (I assume we could do a teamwork test, divide and conquer and all).

Do I still have access to Breeze's deck?

[rednblack]

1: Airport.
2: Deepweed
3: Breeze's killer.

What are my modifiers and such on the rolls?

1. Older blueprints on the airport will be available on the local grid, if Red-Eye is able to find them in the stacks.  Unknown threshold, 30 min test.  Once you find the file, you'll need to mark it to gain access.  Shouldn't be particularly difficult, maybe just time intensive.  If you want to get the most up-to-date blueprints, assuming the school made any changes, or even bothered to add the blueprints to its archives, you'll need to hop on the A&M host, then Matrix Search: Unknown threshold, 30 min. test, and then mark the file to gain access.

2. Deepweed may be made from awakened algae, but the team is under the impression, and Red-Eye would probably assume as well, that the deepweed will be in popper form.  This makes dosing much more regular and repeatable for scientific purposes, but it also has the added benefit of camouflaging the deepweed in the astral for your concerns.  Drug dogs will still be an issue, and with the number of doses you're expecting to pull out, you'll probably need multiple bags, or a single very large bag to make off with the goods.  But, all that doesn't really answer your question.  You can treat this as a standard Matrix Search, as outlined on page 241, and dig as deep as you'd like.

3. Since Niles Gray is an A&M student, you can probably get more detailed info off the school host than on the public grid, but he is a SINner, so there should be info on the public grid as well.  You're not really looking at any modifiers.

I'll also note that the matrix connection is very strong where you're staying.  No noise penalties, etc.

@Jack, you do still have access to Breeze's deck.

[JackVII]

OK, so here's a few rolls. Depending on which way this plays out, the roll for Niles Gray/Big Daddy may be a Teamwork Test to boost Archive's test.

Using Breeze's Deck [Browse & Toolbox Loaded]

Matrix Search [Niles Gray/BD] (5 INT, 3 Computer, +2 Specialization, +2 Hot-Sim, -2 Public Grid) [6]: 10d6t5 5
Matrix Search [Odysseus Max] (5 INT, 3 Computer, +2 Specialization, +2 Hot-Sim, -2 Public Grid) [6]: 10d6t5 2

[JackVII]

So... vis a vis the information on Gray. Wow.

Bookworm will relay it whenever she gets done with the search, but I'm not sure what to make of it. It seems a little coincidental that his roommate gets geeked, considering what Gray's engaged in. I'm thinking maybe he was working with the PdM and they are PISSED and blaming Gray for screwing up the job and getting one of them killed. Maybe the roommate just got caught in the crossfire? It's possible the PdM never met Gray in person and mistook the roommate for him. Lots of possibilities there, none really help with tracking him down though... although it's interesting to note that he apparently spent some time around the airport with the drone club.

[rednblack]

So... vis a vis the information on Gray. Wow.

Bookworm will relay it whenever she gets done with the search, but I'm not sure what to make of it. It seems a little coincidental that his roommate gets geeked, considering what Gray's engaged in. I'm thinking maybe he was working with the PdM and they are PISSED and blaming Gray for screwing up the job and getting one of them killed. Maybe the roommate just got caught in the crossfire? It's possible the PdM never met Gray in person and mistook the roommate for him. Lots of possibilities there, none really help with tracking him down though... although it's interesting to note that he apparently spent some time around the airport with the drone club.

If Gray is still alive, and in hiding, you have a list of his known associates.

[Ryo]

Archive logs in, setting up his Deck appropriately.

Attack	Sleaze	Data	Firewall
3	4(5)	5(6)	6

Programs: Exploit, Stealth, Browse
Overclocking: Data Processing
Hot-Sim: Yes
Running Silent: No

He'll start with the easy one, doing a Limited Interest search on Deepweed containment options, and I'll take the -1 penalty for Specialized knowledge.

Matrix Search (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2 - Specialized 1): 11d6t5 5 Browser drops the base time to 15 minutes, and 2 net hits drops it to 7 and a half minutes.

After that, he'd be looking to get info on that Airport. He's going to want the most up to date info and will be targeting the A&M host.

Let's start with the basics: Matrix Perception on the Host.

Matrix Perception (Computer 6 + Intuition 4 + Hot-Sim 2): 12d6t5 6 Whoo, hit my Data limit.

1. Spot Host
2. What grid it's on
3. Firewall Rating
4. Attack Rating
5. Data Processing Rating.

Assuming the A&M host is a public facing host that allows a free mark to Enter Host, Archive will waltz in and then begin his search. If not, I'm gonna want to know the Firewall Rating before I take a crack at it. Also, if its on a separate grid, so I can hop grids if needed.

[rednblack]

@Ryo,

Texas A&M has a separate matrix location for prospective students, and a Host for students/staff, so you will need a Mark on the host to enter.  Your Matrix Perception test pulled up the following:

Host Rating: 7
Atttack: 8
Sleaze: 7
Data Processing: 10
Firewall: 9