[Jack_Spade]

By RAW no, but by me: Sure 

Slaves for everyone
But be careful not to open you up to direct access attacks.

[Volker]

As I understand it, a "chain" should not be possible. A deck has only so much processing power and if you would somehow split it over several devices, it should become slower and weaker.

But again, last call is with our beloved GM, and he seems to have quite an idea about how computers work, judging from how he provided a plausible solution for the Wrapper program(s). If that's possible, that would mean that you could practically slave an infinite number of devices to a single deck.

[Jack_Spade]

Well, it's not like you have to defend every piece in the network at the same time.
You have bought your gear and you want to use it. So here is my detailed ruling:

You can slave other master devices to increase your PAN size with the following caveat:
1. Running silent becomes really hard with more than the normal limit of slaved devices: Every device over the limit means a bonus dice for enemy matrix perception since you have to increase your in and out going traffic to keep everything going.
2. PAN noise: For every multiple over the normal limit you suffer a point of noise (meaning if you normally can slave 12 devices, you gain 1 noise for 24 devices and 2 when there are 25+, etc.)
3. When an attack hits, your deck will automatically eject enough devices from the network to get down to the regular number. So best mark those devices that are "expendable"

@SgtBoomCloud

Would you like to continue with the inplay therapy, or should we wrap this up with a little description so we don't keep the other players out of the game to long?

[SquirrelDude]

The in-play therapy could be a good way to stall/do some quick RP during Volker's vacation.

[Jack_Spade]

If everyone is ok with that, I'll open up a side quest 

[Volker]

I think that's a good idea. I won't be entirely gone except for maybe Monday to Wednesday. The other days I'm at least available a bit. Make a sidethread and then let's fetz, as the Austrians would say.

[Jack_Spade]

Ok,
subplot has been opened at http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=19714.0

[SgtBoomCloud]

Well..it wasn't my intent to make a "look at Krestov's past" subplot, but if that's the way it's gonna fall, so be it

[Jack_Spade]

Don't worry. It's a great way to test combat and to see how hard I can make the fights for you all 

Trovo's stats (should they be needed) are:

Dodge: 10, he'll go full defense once he has been hit, for Dodge 13
Soak: Body 8 (incl. Cyberware) + Armor 12 (incl. Cyberware)
Initiative 10+2D6

[Volker]

XD

[Sabato Kuroi]

@GM

Did Trovo speak in Russian?

[Jack_Spade]

Yupp. Everyone hears their mother tongue.

[SquirrelDude]

And not to be that guy, but would that facility be an Evo one yet, or would it still be nominally Yametetsu? I don't know Krestov's age, but the change to Evo was only 11 years prior (2064) in setting.

[Jack_Spade]

Inaccuracies are to be expected and embraced 

[Sabato Kuroi]

If Krestrov is in his late twenties I'd say there's no inconsistency.

ten years is a long time in shadowrun