NEWS

[5e IC] Circles of Power [2076 Game Thread]

  • 1361 Replies
  • 254844 Views

gilga

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 5451
« Reply #1050 on: <08-15-15/1730:04> »
"ISaint, Daddy was really cool, but I can also give you the full invisibility package, concealment too. Just say when you are ready and I'll do it. "


Solo will cast the invisibility spell at a low force with 10 reagents to set the limit.
Invisibility: 15d6t5 8
drain: 11d6t5 2

Then he'll use a service from M (2 left) to conceal 8 people in the gang, hoping that Goodnight/Vick can help the rest.  Basically to spot Isaint you'll need 9 hits at a perception test with -8 dice.  Or to look at the astral ;)


He then adds - "But I did deliver, unfortunately the darn matrix crushed and the world nearly ended shortly after... long story short - when they finally went back online... their records said that my book was not returned... talking to them was impossible, so I just left... I had bigger problems to worry about like digitally 'existing'. "
« Last Edit: <08-15-15/1744:43> by gilga »

adamu

  • *
  • Guest
« Reply #1051 on: <08-15-15/1747:53> »
Al fingered the trode rig in his pocket that Isaint had loaned him. He realized with some relief that if they weren't doing the next meet in full-VR, he might not need it - his comm could route an AR overlay to his eyes and they'd be able to stay mobile.

Except when he was tossing up all that nice meat Vic had brought them. Ah well. A man works for a living.

Once he had the coordinates of the library from Solo, he wasted no time texting them to eTher. <<Getting hotter by the minute. And price rising steadily too. We meet at this locale in thirteen minutes for a quick handshake, hear what you have to offer. Will bring the asset, but we won't be able to be in full-VR. (And that's not because of me!) Bring who you want, but I'll want to see you there and be convinced in my gut it's you.>>

Isaint had been gone for two minutes. "We head down in three, and we think the coast is clear for the moment. Anyone gotta tinkle, now's the time."

That got Rachel out of the room for a moment, and he took Doctor Pelletiere aside, and motioned to French. "Listen, this may sound harsh, but that stuff in yer head, you gotta back it up ta Frenchie's memory here. That gives us all sorts of tactical advantages, helps us keep you an' yours safe, an' I hope by now you can trust we ain't doin' this ta rip ya off."

gilga

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 5451
« Reply #1052 on: <08-15-15/1801:14> »
After a short dive through the matrix, 20 seconds tops  Solo said; "Okay guys, I gave you all library reader cards - it will be 20 nuyen each, my treat.  I Didn't even need to hack just fill up the signup form.  I gave them some bogus details about you, so if the AR show a bit creativity with your nicknames it is my own bizarre sense of humor... For god sake do check out a book when you are in there. Al your nick is Bad Granpa, and ISaint is high on APDS the rest will have to figure out their own names. " Solo smiles a wicked smile.

Aron - Legolas 
Frenchman - Micky blue eyes
Goodnight -   Miss Piggy
Vicky         -   Megadeath
Doc           -   Dr. Evil
Wife          -  Luna
Solo          -  Holden Caulfield
Feel free to change the names if you think about something a bit more funny ;)
« Last Edit: <08-15-15/1810:32> by gilga »

Jack_Spade

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 6516
« Reply #1053 on: <08-15-15/1811:17> »
"Wow, that is very cool. Now I just need a visible person to open the door for us, so we can slip out without arousing suspicion."
Isaint waited until Solo had cast his spell and then phoned the reception desk: "I have 100 NY for you if you can open the entrance door and pretend to have a smoke break. Keep the door open."
...
"Don't argue, it's 100 NY for something you'd do anyway. Just do it now."


Isaint transfered the money and waited for the ma behind the desk to comply.

Once he had moved past the man, he found the position of the adept.
Since he couldn't be sure if the guy saw into the Astral, he moved quickly so the sight lines were broken and curved back, so he could close in on the guy from the rear.

He took out the taser from his holster and got it ready.


Sneak test:
Sneak test: 11d6t5 3  [11d6t5=2, 1, 2, 1, 4, 5, 4, 3, 6, 1, 5]
Attribute Boost AGI: 7d6t5 4
Sure, right when it's just a little exercise
Activating Heightened Concentration, aim two actions for +1 die and +1 limit
9 Agi + 8 Skill +1 Aim + 1 Laser -1 Vitals Shot w/ heightened concentration against unsuspecting target (unless he has combat sense)
Taser shoot: 18d6t5 10 [18d6t5=2, 5, 6, 2, 1, 6, 6, 4, 6, 5, 6, 5, 3, 6, 2, 1, 4, 6]
Wasted 2 hits

11S AP -5 +8 hits

Since I don't know his stats, I'll just use the Gun Slinger Adept archetype
Surprise test: 8d6t5 2
Surprise!

Resistance: Bod+Armor= 3+12+4(non-conductivity)+2 mystic armor -5 AP= 16
Soak: 16d6t5 1 [16d6t5=4, 2, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 6, 1, 1, 4, 1, 3, 2, 2, 2]
Ups. That is almost lethal...

18 Stun = 9 Stun, 5 Physical


Afterwards Isaint felt really bad. The shot had hit so precisely at the back of the man's neck that his voluntary muscle control instantly stopped and the man hit the ground face first onto a sharp edge. The biomonitor function in his taser told him that the man was hurt pretty badly, but at least he wouldn't die. To be on the safe side, Isaint handcuffed him, before carrying him back to the others.
<<Got him.>> he texted to the team while he got ready to enter the AR meeting.
Damn this guy was heavy.
talk think matrix

To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield
Revenant Kynos Isaint Rex

gilga

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 5451
« Reply #1054 on: <08-15-15/1822:39> »
>> That was quick - DO NOT carry him yet! he'll be a giant floating man. wait for me to spell him too!  or at least lift the spell from you.

Said Solo as he rushed to the window to cast another invisibility spell at the dwarf.  People sometimes forget that they are invisible - this was the weakness of that spell - you still see yourself as if nothing happened - just other people do not see you.

Invisibility for dwarf: 13d6t5 3
drain: 11d6t5 3

adamu

  • *
  • Guest
« Reply #1055 on: <08-15-15/1843:21> »
The business between the Doc and Frenchie took only a few moments to resolve, just enough time for Al to retrieve his explosives. At the five minute mark they all headed for the lobby, and by that time Isaint's work was done.

At the sight of the floating dwarf, Al remarked, "Well, looks like ya done solved the mobility issue. Right, we's ten minutes from the meet inna library. That's ten minutes o' movin' away from here. Any direction's fine, Goodbye, jist so long as we keep our matrix access."

Kinkerbell

  • *
  • Omae
  • ***
  • Posts: 264
« Reply #1056 on: <08-16-15/0419:47> »
"Ten minutes down here will get you nowhere." Goodnight says evenly. "Shadows Folly is really just the market, hotels, and a few dozen kips like mine, and it'll be a cold day in an especially fiery hell before I invite the fractured madman or the frog into my home." She shakes her head. "There's a surface access not far from here, but you wouldn't like where it leads, and with the rioting sweeping the streets topside, you could be popping up into six marching rows of Red Samurai or S-K enforcers." She looks at Victoria, who had just gathered up her ritual supplies and rejoined them in the lounge, looking pale and wan- even moreso than her usual banshee coloring- and considers her options for a moment.

"Alright, here's the thing. We can leave here. I don't recommend it, but since I know exactly how much ice that cuts with you, I'm assuming you're all leaving anyway." She nods at the door. "Best bet with only a few minutes to spare is back to the market. The whole place is wired for matrix access and you can find a pretty good rundown of places on Below's local darknet. Pick a café or a restaurant with booths and hole up. No one will bother you and security is good enough in Nightside that you can do your biz without worrying."

She breathes a heavy sigh and says, "Get moving. You'll need to hurry if you're going to make your meet. I'll catch up with you soon enough, but there's a thing I need to do, and I need Vicki for it. Just go back the way you came and you should have no trouble. Now move"

gilga

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 5451
« Reply #1057 on: <08-16-15/0510:08> »
"Alright, here's the thing. We can leave here. I don't recommend it, but since I know exactly how much ice that cuts with you, I'm assuming you're all leaving anyway." She nods at the door. "Best bet with only a few minutes to spare is back to the market. The whole place is wired for matrix access and you can find a pretty good rundown of places on Below's local darknet. Pick a café or a restaurant with booths and hole up. No one will bother you and security is good enough in Nightside that you can do your biz without worrying."
Solo say: "No, this attitude won't fly Goodnight.  If you have a strong opinion as to why we should stay please honor us with your opinion. If you want to be respected - please quit the 'you are all arrogant assholes' approach." He is hyper alert when he say that, his magically enhanced reactions just wait for the right input so he can dodge what ever it is Goodnight might dish at him... But Solo knows this much - the one danger to this team is from within. Especially when the offers will get real and tempting, and the conflicts of interests will be apparent. What will happen if NeoNet deal blows up? Will they play the good guys for long? The seeds of trusts must be planted now.
 
« Last Edit: <08-16-15/0513:36> by gilga »

Jack_Spade

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 6516
« Reply #1058 on: <08-16-15/0523:28> »
"We'll need a place where we can patch this guy up a bit and question him", Isaint interjected, indicating toward the bloodied visage of his burden. "He fell quite unluckyly", he added lamely.

« Last Edit: <08-16-15/0539:16> by Jack_Spade »
talk think matrix

To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield
Revenant Kynos Isaint Rex

gilga

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 5451
« Reply #1059 on: <08-16-15/0531:19> »
To ISaint "Lets patch him up then... we can always hurt him again if he miss behave" He gets his briefcase medic kit and operates it on autopilot. Mechanical arms, deploy themself to the medik kit and perform various diagnostics and treatments to the wounds.
R6 medik kit: 12d6t5 8 - ŕll 5 physical damage healed.

The medic kit clean the wounds and use medicine to stabalize the person. At the end of the treatments all vitals are fine - he is just stunned. "There is not even need to complement it with magic - this is a good kit." Said Solo. "We can interrogate him now here -  that way we get a clear decision how dangerous he is. I am not sure we want to carry him with us around the city. "
« Last Edit: <08-16-15/0536:51> by gilga »

Kinkerbell

  • *
  • Omae
  • ***
  • Posts: 264
« Reply #1060 on: <08-16-15/0535:42> »
Goodnight shakes her head. "No, what won't fly is you giving me shit and making peremptory statements like that. I'm not a part of your team. I don't know you. When this is over, I'll never see you again." She says flatly. "I'm here to do a job. I'm doing it. When its done, you guys can get out of Below and back to your normal lives. Until then, fuck off and don't tell me how to do my job, Solo. I was asked a question. I answered it. I will provide further input as necessary. If you wanted me to quit the so-called arrogant assholes approach, then maybe you shouldn't be an arrogant asshole. You're the primary culprit here." Her voice doesn't rise or speed up. She could be talking about the weather for all her inflection changes. It is...most un-Goodnight like. "You assume you know me, know my sister, know our lives. You assume you know my world better than I do, and that just because you say things with a smile that people will go along with them. Guess what? That doesn't work down here. Torrent paid me to guide you, so I'm guiding you. Trust is a two way street and down here, you're in my world, so you have to give a little to get a little. I am still here because I am a professional and because I want to see this family safely out of my domain, and that is it."

She turns to Isaint. "Moving swiftly on," she says, talking over any response Solo could muster, "the body shop on the lowest level has a good track record with..." she smirks, "...assisting in temporary loquaciousness brought on as an unfortunate side effect of gravity, possibly aided and abetted by acute metal poisoning through a high speed ballistic vector. Tell them I sent you and ask for a private room. I'll be along as soon as I am able."

Jack_Spade

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 6516
« Reply #1061 on: <08-16-15/0547:09> »
"That will do. Thanks. But since we have a deadline to the meeting, we'll probably have to delay the 20 question game until afterwards. Unless of course one of you other guys wants to take care of that - especially since I am not well versed in interrogation techniques at all."
Isaint pulled a stim patch and a little key from his pocket. "Here, whoever wants to take care of it. But careful with the patch, it's a strong one."
talk think matrix

To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield
Revenant Kynos Isaint Rex

Kinkerbell

  • *
  • Omae
  • ***
  • Posts: 264
« Reply #1062 on: <08-16-15/0553:41> »
Goodnight snorts softly. "Would it surprise you if I said I was good at getting information from recalcitrant subjects?" She asks drily. "Remember that pain spell you got on my tits about earlier? Yeah. No permanent damage. I can have him singing like a canary in five minutes, tops. If you leave him here, I can do it. Victoria can make sure I don't get out of hand and check his power if it looks like he's liable to get frisky."

gilga

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 5451
« Reply #1063 on: <08-16-15/0559:43> »
To ISaint: "No need to 20 questions... I can just read his mind I do not even need a single question. Few seconds with him and with a little luck I'll know all his secrets - or atleast his memories from the last few days."
To Goodnight "How delightful... do you want to go before I read his mind or after? Just keep him quiet and alive and I'll regret not bringing popcorn." He smiles a very dark smile at her.

« Last Edit: <08-16-15/0602:40> by gilga »

Jack_Spade

  • *
  • Prime Runner
  • *****
  • Posts: 6516
« Reply #1064 on: <08-16-15/0607:11> »
"I said interrogation - not torture. Didn't we have that discussion recently?" Isaint shook his head sadly.
"If you can do it quickly Solo, sure, why not."


#160
« Last Edit: <08-16-15/0632:16> by Jack_Spade »
talk think matrix

To strive, to seek, to find and not to yield
Revenant Kynos Isaint Rex

 

SMF spam blocked by CleanTalk