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[5e OOC] Tabula Rasa, Chapter IV

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« Reply #495 on: <10-14-15/2043:54> »
"Infertile Infected" is the name of the (Fourth Edition) quality wherein an HMHVV-infected character is not infectious. Katsina is saying can bite someone to feed without danger of turning them into a vampire.

The overnight IC post is up. It is now Wednesday, February 6th. People are free to IC post all the way up to 9pm. The meet will happen 10ish unless you decide otherwise.

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« Reply #496 on: <10-15-15/0922:35> »
Quote from: Tecumseh
I don't need to kill to feed, especially if I'm infertile.


Not sure what to make of that...

My understanding is that Katsina needs meta blood, but she doesn't need Essence in the same way that fertile vampires do.
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« Reply #497 on: <10-15-15/1414:40> »
Katsina most definitely needs essence, as she suffers from the Essence Loss weakness. However, she also has the Essence Drain power. In fact, her current Essence is 9. It's something that Ohanzee would have almost certainly noticed right away but I was intentionally coy about it to keep the her mystery hidden for a bit longer. I was wary of front-weighting all the surprises of the campaign into the first few weeks and months. The reveal ended up coming at a good time, so I was pleased.

Katsina can perform her own version of attribute boost via this stolen essence, which she will be doing prior to the meet.

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« Reply #498 on: <10-15-15/1558:27> »
In that case, I'm confused by what she means as well.
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« Reply #499 on: <10-15-15/1613:57> »
I explained at the top of this page. It's nothing new; it's why everyone was offering her a pint or two should she need it.

"Infertile Infected" is the name of the (Fourth Edition) quality wherein an HMHVV-infected character is not infectious. Katsina is saying can bite someone to feed without danger of turning them into a vampire.

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« Reply #500 on: <10-15-15/1954:37> »
Katsina can perform her own version of attribute boost via this stolen essence, which she will be doing prior to the meet.

So, everyone can do this except sam?
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« Reply #501 on: <10-15-15/2040:39> »
Correct. Sam could have done it prior to his infection, but the HMHVV wiped out the nanites in his system.

However, Bear - as a part of Sam's vision - is giving Sam a boost.

Sam is now Magic 2.
Sam now has Killing Hands.
Sam now has Piercing Strike II.

Piercing strike stacks with Sam's claws. His claws are now even longer, sharper, and more bear-like than before. Sam's unarmed (clawed) attack is now 11P -3AP. In addition, his Corrosive Secretions do 4P -2AP.

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« Reply #502 on: <10-16-15/0112:07> »
Sam's unarmed (clawed) attack is now 11P -3AP. In addition, his Corrosive Secretions do 4P -2AP.

Oh dear.
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« Reply #503 on: <10-16-15/1434:05> »
Alright, slackers, I want some IC posts up before we move to the meet next week. Tearful farewells or stoic grunts, whatever you do before what will be - one way or another - a life-changing event.

Katsina will be using her Essence Drain power to boost some of her attributes. She's going to make some preparations for the groups, so she'll boost Magic by 1 point to 6 (7). She's worried about drain on all those preparations, plus dodging and initiative if things get hairy, so she's going to boost Intuition 2 points to 6 ( 8 ).

A few hours prior to the meet, she's going to work on preparations.

Heal preparations @ F7 with Command trigger: Magic 7 + Alchemy 6 + Focus 2 + Mentor Spirit 2: 6#17d6t5 6 3 4 6 3 5
Soaking 5 drain six times: Willpower 6 + Intuition 8: 6#14d6 58 50 53 51 40 53 I screwed up the syntax but long story short is 2 Stun from drain.

Next she's going to do Physical Barrier. She's going to cast Physical Barrier at F4 but she's going to use some of her stockpiled reagents to set the Limit (which is important for Potency) at 7. (She can't cast @ F1 because Ryo's house rules for the spell have the Structure rating equal the Force of the spell rather than just the hits.)

Physical Barrier preparations @ F4 with Contact trigger: Magic 7 + Alchemy 6 + Focus 2 + Mentor Spirit 2: 6#17d6t5 7 6 5 8 8 6
Soaking 4 drain six times: Willpower 6 + Intuition 8: 6#14d6t5 5 5 5 3 4 6 Katsina takes 1 Stun from drain for a total of 3 Stun. That creates a wound modifier which drops a hit from the second-to-last preparation, but since that one was at 8 hits and the limit was 7 there's no change anyway.

All of this costs 42 reagents and 66 minutes.

Resting first hour: Willpower 6 + Body 5: 11d6t5 1 hit
Resting second hour: Willpower 6 + Body 5: 11d6t5 3 hits, Drain recovered.

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IC post from everyone
OOC post from everyone with what they are wearing and carrying into the meet. List all the guns, grenades, ammo, armor, gear (including commlink and commlink settings, or cyberdeck and cyberdeck settings for Doc), etc. Include the following:

Ace: Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 6
Chino: Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 3
Doc: Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 4
Katsina: Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 3
Ohanzee: Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 5
Sam: Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 6

Ace: Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 7
Chino: Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 7
Doc: Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 5
Katsina: Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 6
Ohanzee: Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 7
Sam: Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 7

Feel free to RP these preparations as whatever you like (whatever you would give to Katsina to enchant for you). It should be something small that can fit in a pocket, especially for the Physical Barrier preparations so that you don't inadvertently touch them and trigger them. Katsina, for example, will be using her throwing knives as lynchpins for the preparations she keeps for herself.

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« Reply #504 on: <10-16-15/1629:29> »
Attack: 4 Sleaze: 5 Data Prcoessing: 6(7) Firewall: 7(8 )
Encryption, Toolbox, Configurator, Browse
Configurator:
Attack: 7 (8 ) Sleaze: 5(6) Data Processing: 4 Firewall: 6
Decryption, Stealth, Hammer, Agent

He's got his cyber shotgun.  I thought we got some slug rounds so he's not limited to flechette but I don't remember.  He'd have the most armor piercing he could as well as a clip of flechette in case he's got non-armored attackers (not likely).  And wearing his survivalist urban cammo gear

He'll be in the RV away from the action and being a "disinterested third party" holding the escrow.
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« Reply #505 on: <10-16-15/1754:04> »

Basically, he's bringing everything he owns, but here's the details. I'm not sure about the helmet/balaclava - maintaining anonymity would be useful, but hiding my face might be a liability during the proceedings. However, considering the weather, the balaclava should be fine to start, so it's on. The helmet clashes with the suit, so I'm tempted to keep it off to start, but I might change my mind before the meet, or during the meet, so it's nearby anyway. I'm actually thinking it's easier to take off than put on, so maybe I'll start with it on and just take it off if the other party indicates a preference (i.e., follow their lead). If Ohanzee has a feel one way or the other considering his expertise in all things social I'll defer to his judgement.


Of note is that I am not slaving anything to Doc so that there isn't that trail unless Doc thinks it does not lessen his ability to stay out of sight.


Weapons/Ammo:
Ruger Super Warhawk in quick draw holster (all wireless off)
Survival knife (wireless off)
APDS ammo x6 (loaded)


Armor/clothing:
Ace of Cups (wireless on) - worn
Helmet (w/micro-camera & Thermo flashlight) - carried (wireless off)
Balaclava - worn


General gear:
Commlink: Renraku Sensei (wireless on, unslaved, not running silent, all devices slaved to this)
Reagents x30
Biomonitor (Upper Arm, wireless on) - worn
Respirator - carried
Trodes (wireless on) - worn
Power Focus - worn
Binoculars, Optical
Security Tags (wireless off)
Magnesium Torch

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« Reply #506 on: <10-16-15/2050:08> »
I'm gonna wait until I'm good and tired tonight to get something nice and meaty up in the IC section. Still too much corp drone in the system for Sam.
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« Reply #507 on: <10-19-15/0213:05> »
Tec had mentioned this before, but I just wanted to buy in. As part of the preparations, Ohanzee will spend 6 drams of reagents and 6 hours to build a Force 6 Lodge around the artifact, further hiding it from magical viewing. Since the lodge is only good until sunrise/sunset, he'll want to time the completion to happen just after sunset so that it is in place for the meet.


Does that seem sound?
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« Reply #508 on: <10-19-15/1209:16> »
Ace's Party Time Setup
Everything slaved to Hermes Ikon, Wireless Off.
Ares Globetrotter Jacket
Ballistic Mask
Ares Crusader II in Concealed Quickdraw Holster
Ares LightFire 70 in Concealed Ankle Holster
Defiance EX Shocker in Hidden Arm-Slide
Shotgun in hand
Laser SMG on sling at the ready
Heal Preparation @Force 7, Potency 6 in left breast pocket
Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 7 in right breast pocket

Chino's Party Time Setup
Everything slaved to Renraku Sensei, Running Silent
Bug Scanner Wireless Off
Ares Globetrotter Jacket
Heal preparation @ F7, Potency 3
Physical Barrier preparation @ F4, Potency 7
Springfield M1A

On the Springfield, I don't recall anyone else wanting it, and it may be a good idea to have Chino look more mundane.  It'll be loaded with regular ammo, if we have it, or flechette if need be.  I doubt he'll be firing it.

Do we have any extra comms laying around still?
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« Reply #509 on: <10-19-15/1247:29> »
Do we have any extra comms laying around still?
Good call. We should try to give folks the highest rating devices we can, though ownership of the old devices could prove problematic if anybody is looking for the previous owners.


I forgot to have Ohanzee give some objects to Katsina. As a shaman, he's going to comb the area as if looking for reagents and produce some natural items (an interesting stone or bit of wood) for her to use as a lynchpin. I'll let you run with the details and how Kat carves/marks them up.
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