[Netzgeist]

I'm in a little bit of a hurry right now (and probably will be in one until late tomorrow), so I will comment on the mission afterwards (haven't yet read all posts in OOC); but I'm with Kouryuu in that, JDA. Do as you please, but feel welcome to reappear if you want.

[Sentinemodo]

I got only one question on the mission (I've already discussed about it with Sichr) - why in the seven frozen hellsyou kept the Vory agenda hidden until very last moment?

other than that - it was a very 'face' run - how did you like it? The next one will be completely different I promise.

[Kouryuu]

I got only one question on the mission (I've already discussed about it with Sichr) - why in the seven frozen hellsyou kept the Vory agenda hidden until very last moment?

other than that - it was a very 'face' run - how did you like it? The next one will be completely different I promise.

Trust. Simply not losing the trust we had, my idea was. Convincing that Vory are better then fronts.
Fabricating evidence, was the strongest. Point, convincing them they need to arm to protect themselves. Making the vory friendly. So on.
Sam wanted to convince them with neg and leadership, not intimidation.
Had I known its not efective, would maybe done things different.

[Sentinemodo]

I got only one question on the mission (I've already discussed about it with Sichr) - why in the seven frozen hellsyou kept the Vory agenda hidden until very last moment?

other than that - it was a very 'face' run - how did you like it? The next one will be completely different I promise.

Trust. Simply not losing the trust we had, my idea was. Convincing that Vory are better then fronts.
Fabricating evidence, was the strongest. Point, convincing them they need to arm to protect themselves. Making the vory friendly. So on.
Sam wanted to convince them with neg and leadership, not intimidation.
Had I known its not efective, would maybe done things different.

it doesn't matter which method you used, the point is you (both Fractal and Sam) didn't propose solution. You build up the sense of hopelessness in Tony but you didn't provide him a direction - that's why he turned to join Fronts - Amy was direct in her proposal, and she wasn't using intimidation.

And I told you from the beginning of the run, that there is limited time to act, and I repeated it (in the form of Tony being late to the meeting and other hints) there really wasn't time for going and planting evidences. Yet you kept to being vague, despite the fact I repeatedly told you that this approach is just building frustration in your peers.

The funniest moment was when I realized, that at some point you even stopped using Vory in the OOC thread. You started to using 'our employer' and similar phrases.

[Kouryuu]

We were fearing, the " they are with the vory, kill them." Response we got after amy left.
We did not get the posibility to do that. Omar, did what he thought needed to be done. In the end it might have been one of the best ways to end it. Still not Sams style.
We wanted information, you never gave us. We asked about the situation, 6ii kept saying you need to go. 
We both were frustrated we did not get what we wanted.
Sam and i think Fractal are the plan persons, Omar,  action.
You just never gave us the time and the means to see the picture.
And we were not the head on persons.

[Netzgeist]

Well, Fractal wanted to only make the Vory proposal when it was inevitable for the Kings to accept it; but he just couldn't create this situation, yet he still kept trying. It was more being hard-headed than anything for him.

And during the confrontation with Amy, he wanted her or one of the Kings to lose control; a shot done by either side would have been sufficient, but as it didn't happen, he just moved when Tony was putting all our work to lose.

I agree with Kouryuu; Sam and Fractal are planners; this time, they just postponed a little too much the action. Omar is the one to first pull the trigger.

Teamwork; not in the traditional sense, but it works. 

[Sentinemodo]

I know You are planners. The case was that sometime there just isn't enough time to plan everything. Situation changes and forces you to adapt. And there are and will be runs when you won't. Have more information. Beside I think you got all the pieces you needed. What didin't you knew that has been frustrating to get?

I saw you tried to maneuver Amy into shooting. She was too good to get into that and withdraw. The name of the game is to survive, you can always extract your payback later.

All in all, this game you should have been more direct, but even without it you managed to get your goal. It would have been easier on different approach, but does it really matter? Maybe in next runs a more careful approach would be more rewarding and jumping out will be penalized.

[Netzgeist]

That's the thing with Shadworun; we need to read the situation and respond to it accordingly, and the situation is never the same. Survival and Adaptability is really the name of the game. Too good we got a nice team to do the things.

As one of the cyberpunk icons already said:

If we all reacted the same way, we'd be predictable, and there's always more than one way to view a situation. What's true for the group is also true for the individual. It's simple: overspecialize, and you breed in weakness. It's slow death.

[Netzgeist]

Money

There was an initial pay for the job - 2 500 nuyen in total
Your main job income is 30 000 nuyen.

Expenses:
Legwork - 500 nuyen
small expenses - rover&drones fuel (including initial job) 500 nuyen in total

Well, doing the contability job, as in last run:
Since we are 5 'runners, summing up our expenses and earnings we got 6300 nuyen each ((30000 + 2500 -1000)/5) in cash.
There's also Tony payment, which he has not made, which could raise it in 1000 nuyen each.

Also, the other resources which were spend:
- 1 Taser dart (the shot Sam made against Tony; since it was Fractal Taser, it will be deducted of his inventory)
- 6 machine gun bullets (Omar Long Burst at Tony's Bike)
- "one amount" of supplies from Fractal Medkit (it needs to be "recharged" every mission it is used, I guess).

In Fractal's case, he got: 14425 Nuyen form before the run, and adding his rewards, he is now with 20725 nuyen.

[Sichr]

What I said before when talking about this with Sent...
When we were dealing with Vory, at the beginning of the run, we were full of self confidence, ready to deal with anything what may come...and with the same confidence we were dealing with Kirillov on initial meeting. Then, later...dealing with two teenagers...we were walking around the hot pot for too long.
Well I know I was the part of it
Next time...less talk, more action

[Netzgeist]

Fractal's updated sheet (there's still one thing or two to solve):

Name: Pietro "Fractal" Miller
Alias: Fractal, AROsmith, The Aesthet...
Race: Elf (Class II Surge Changeling)
Sex: Masculine
Nationality: American
Karma Spent:  29
Karma Unspent:  1
Reputation:
   Street Cred: 0
   Notoriety: 0
   Public Awareness: 1
Physical Description:
Pietro is a bit like any elf you ever seem. Even though SURGE affected him, fortunatelly it didn't left many visible marks, except for his eyes that are now silver like globes (the chromatic aberration they produce is in part responsible for his nickname Fractal) and his silver hair, which presents a distinct  metallic flash. Usually he keeps his eyes hidden behind his googles. He keeps his unusual hair long, so he can use it in a large variety of styles. What suits him more is to make a braid at the back. Even though it's a little strange it does not qualify him as a freak. Most people can point at him and say he is a Changeling (no artificial hair would be so strange and yet so natural), but he is lucky in that it didn't turned him into any inconceivable lifeform. What suits him more is to make a braid at the back. Usually, he wears leather pants, boots and leather overcoats (with or without his trademark red silk shirt), but when a situation asks for a more formal meeting, he looks really good in a suit.
Personality/background:
Even before SURGE manifested, the elf guy was always an inspired artist. More, he was an digital artist with an ideal: to provide everyone with an aesthetic experience. He thinks society is truly stagnant, and people need to awaken. The way for them to learn to feel again is by having an artistic revelation, so he took the mission in his capable hands. He works as a guerrilla digital artist: he creates elaborated forms and AR animations and install them in unusual places (by hacking a system or by leaving an RFID tag at the place he wants his work to be). He considers his doing an humanitarian mission, and is not know because he always sign his deeds in a different name (he does not want recognization... or at least, that's what he says).
Pietro is something of an hedonist (how can one provide other with aesthetic experience with his life is not complete aesthetic, he questions), and likes to live well. He has an easy time among people (specially after he became even more Fae-like after he suffered from a SURGE outbreak) and know how to deal with them. It was just too obvious for him that being a negotiator among shadowrunners would be a good idea for him to raise funds to finance his artwork.
By 2069, Fractal started renting a somewhat luxurious apartment with a friend, the tattooist Damien Blake, AKA the Inkling. At first, he divided the place as a mean to pay for it, but they both discover they can both benefit from that friendship: the patterns Pietro designs are often used by Damien.
Fractal also has a soft spot for cats, and raises one in his leisure time (which is almost the whole of it).
The history so far:

Trash the Body Electric: On the beggining of 2070's May, Fractal was called for a job with a completely unknow and recently assembled team. Thge group needed to, by all means necessary, stop the production of an industrial plant on Bow Mar, so that it's value would dive really low and it would be impossible for the then current owners to keeo it. The job was more than succesful, it was masterfully done (all the objectives of the job were accomplished without anyone even catching a glimpse of them working, no one died and almost no one was hurt, the team raised it's profit rate by stealing some interesting resources, and Fractal could implant a really remarkable piece of art on the whole affair), and the sinergy of the team of 'runners was what made it possible. Even though he couldn't work with this guys on their next run, he knew they were the team he wanted to belong.
Twist and Insult: After a week or so, he was contacted by the same team (Omar, the ork rigger from Lagos; Sam, a somewhat pacifist street-samurai who knows his way with explosives; and Ryker, the ork mage who keeps it mostly to himself; also, integrating the team was Mouse, a boy gifted in knowing his way around the 'trix without a need for external equipment) in order for them to smuggle some guns for the Aurora Vory. When the simple job was done, they were hired to convince a street gang to join the Russians, which they accomplished to do, saving an undercover Lone Star in the way and providing some help for a love couple to free themselves from their "family fights" situation and ride the train to the sunset (also, Fractal had a mental crashdown of sorts, but managed to fight it and win, becoming a little more confident and assured that he makes the person he wants to be). They gained the Vory respect, and by the end of the month, the team is a real group, even though the mage left them to pursue his own road.


Attributes

Body	Agility	Reaction	Strength
3/9	3/10	3/9	1/9
Charisma	Intuition	Logic	Willpower
8/12	4/9	4/9	4/9
Edge	Essence	Initiative
4	4,3	7/18

Positive Qualities
Restricted Gear - Response Rating 6 Module (5BP)
Class II Surge (Fey-Like, Arcadian, Metallic) (10BP)
Negative Qualities
Combat Paralysis (-20BP)
Vindictive (-10BP)
Thrill Seeker (-5BP)
Metagenic Qualities (20 BP in positive / -10 BP in negative)
Glamour (15BP)
Magnetosense (5BP)
Extravagant Eyes (Metallic Mirrored Silver-tinted Eyes) (-5BP)
Unusual Hair (Metallic Silver Hair) (-5BP)

Active Skills

Artisan	6	+2 to Digital Art
Computer	4	+2 to Edit
Data Search	2
Hacking	4	+2 to Exploit
Infiltration	2	+2 to Urban
Influence Skill Group	4
Pistols	1	+2 to Tasers
Intimidation	1
Cybercombat	1

Knowledge Skills ( [Logic + Intuition] x 3 free points)

Art Scene	4
Artistic Trends	3
Drawing	2
Fine Cuisine	1
Art Theory	2
Art History	2
Underworld Politics	3
Denver Nighthouses	1

Language Skills

English	N
Cantonese	2
Spanish	2
Sperethiel	2

Bioware

Bioware	Essence	Cost	Notes
Tailored Pheromones 3	0,6	45000¥	+3 dice to Charisma and Social Tests
Vocal Range Enhancer	0,1	12000¥	Make any sound (even ultra and infra) and mimic voices
Cerebral Booster 2	0,4	20000¥	+2 to Logic
Hearing Enhancement	0,1	5000¥	+1 to hearing; can hear ultra and infra-sound
Muscle Toner 2	0,4	16000¥	+2 to Agility
Echolocation	0,1	15000¥	Completes Bio-sonar system

Gear (32 BP - 160000¥)

CommLinks
-Disposable CommLink
Erik Fjordson Commlink
- At least System 5
Carrying Browse 5, Edit 5, Command 5		These all degraded to 4 by now
Analyze 5 and Encrypt 5
-Primary Commlink
Hermes Ikon	3000¥
- Upgraded to Response 6	6000¥
OS Novatech Navi	1500¥
- Upgraded to Firewall 5 and System 6	2900¥
Common Use and Hacker Programs	21350¥
Analyze 4
Browse 4
Command 4
Edit 6
Encrypt 4
Purge 4
Reality Filter 6
Scan 3
Exploit 6
Spoof 6
Stealth 6
ARE Software Wall Space	50¥
ARE Software Virtual Surround Music	50¥
German Linguasoft 2	1000¥
Japanese Linguasoft 2	1000¥
Or'zet Linguasoft 2	1000¥
Denver Mapsoft 6	30¥
Datasoft 3	30¥	Art Encyclopedia with Sample Gallery
CommLink Acessories
AR Gloves	250¥
BTL Hot Sim Module	250¥
SkinLink	50¥
Trodes	50¥
Subvocal Microphone	50¥
Weapons
Sturm - modded Defiance EX Shocker	650¥	Total cost, weapon + mods
mod Smargun System
mod Smartgun Camera Vision Enhancement 3
mod SkinLink
Drang - modded Yamaha Pulsar	650¥	Total cost, weapon + mods
mod Smargun System
mod Smartgun Camera Vision Enhancement 3
mod SkinLink
17 Taser Darts	100¥
2 Concealable Holsters	150¥
Armors
Auctioneer Business Clothes	1500¥
Armored Vest	600¥
Electronics
Googles 6	300¥
Vision Enhancement 3	300¥
Smartlink	500¥
Image Link	25¥
Flare Compensation	50¥
Vision Magnification	100¥
Earbuds 3	30¥
Audio Enhancement 3	300¥
Select Sound Filter 3	600¥
5 Datachips	5¥
100 Standart RFID Tags	100¥
30 Stealth RFID Tags	150¥
IDs, Licenses e Credsticks
Fake SIN 4 "Nicolas Machiav"	4000¥
Certified Credstick	25¥
Medical
MedKit 6	600¥
9 MedKit Supplies	500¥
Biomonitor	300¥
7 Disposable Syringes	70¥
2 doses of Trance
Nanotech
4 area applications of Nanotattoos R 3	3000¥
Pets
"Mephistopheles" (Cat)	50¥	A yellow-eyed black cat
Three Months of Paid Lifestyle for Mephistopheles	75¥	- 25¥ each
Lifestyle
One Month of Payed Lifestyle	5500¥	- Only half of total amount, the roommate pays the other half
Others
Gas Mask
Drones
1 Microtapper Bug
Wasted Money
Nuyen burned	3000¥	- Let's consider he just had'n made good uses of what could have lasted.
Total Nuyen Spent (Character Creation)	160000¥
Total Nuyen Left (Character Creation)	0¥

                    Lifestyles
CAS Sector Appartment - (on the whereabouts of the University of Denver); shared with Inkling

Lifestyle Characteristic	LP
Comforts	4
Entertainment	4
Necessities	4
Neighborhood	3
Security	4
Perfect Roommate	2
Animal Lover	11
AI In Residence	-3
Total LP	19
Base Monthly Cost	9000¥
Factor for having 1 roommate (Inkling)	10%
Monthly Cost	9900¥
Total paid for each member (50%)	4450¥

Aurora Warrens Safehouse - 4494 S Granby Ct, in the Three Kings territory

Lifestyle Characteristic	LP
Comforts	2
Entertainment	1
Necessities	2
Neighborhood	0
Security	1
Poor Condition	-1
Rough Neighborhood	-1
Crash Pad	-1
Trigger Happy Landlord	-1
Worse Neighbors	-1
Hasty Exit	2
Inconpiscous Housing	2
Total LP	5
Base Monthly Cost	500¥
Factor for having 5 people sharing the space	50%
Monthly Cost	750¥
Total paid for each member (20%)	150¥

Contacts

Contact		C/L
Ramón "Quase-Nada" Madruga (Fixer)	Connections 4/ Loyalty 3	The latino dwarf specializes himself in making ends meet, for a reasonable price. As the saying go, being a fixer, he lives by his contacts. No he does not die by his contacts, since that would make him a lousy fixer. He does not work with the wrong people, and even the ones with potential may have a difficult time to get in his good side. This dwarf prefers to work from a secure point, and you just get one of these choosing well who you work with.
Thomas "Thorn" Cain (Taxi Driver)	Connection 2/ Loyalty 1	Thorn lives his life as a cabbie at Denver, and in the shadows people says he can really turn your life a little easier when you need to cross some of the boundaries: the man is an specialist in transportation inside in Denver, and he knows some coyotes who work on the borders. He is also a good source of Denver streets gossip, if you have the patience to filtrate it from his cheap driver seat philosophy.
Damien "Inkling" Blake (Tattooist Roommate)	Connections 2/ Loyalty 1	Fractal's roommate is not what most would call a resourceful man, but he listen what's been going on in the art and style scene of the city and know some nice things. Sum it with the fact he is quite an enjoyable guy and you will come to the conclusion it's worth having him around.
Nikolai Kirillov (Aurora Warrens Vor)	Connections 4/ Loyalty 1	A Russian human male, prejudiced against non-Russians, Nikolai is a brute man for whon Fractal's team has worked on ocassion; he can be of assistance in providing information on Vory activities, and with any extra-legal activities in the Warrens.

Build Point totals:  400BP = Stats (195BP) + Edge (30BP) + Race (30BP) + Active Skills (120BP) + Positive Qualities (15BP) + Negative Qualities (-35 BP) + Resources (32BP) + Contacts (13BP)

Current Nuyen = 485¥


Karma Log

Earned
Mission:  Trash the Body Eletric

Reason	Karma
Successfully kidnapping Bow Mar plant CEO	4
Impressive activity	2
Successful infiltration of Bow Mar Plant	4
Avoiding any death	2
Good Roleplay - Being a good Face Player	4

Mission:  Twist and Insult

Avoiding Kev's death	1
Doing a great "solo" during a face-style run	4
Completing Vory's job with less than 5 deaths	4
Safely delivering Maria and Tony at trainstation	2
Good Roleplay - Being a good Face Player	3
Total	30

Spent

Reason	Karma
Raising Infiltration 1 to 2	4
Specializing in Urban Infiltration	2
Buying Cybercombat 1	4
Buy Intimidation 1	4
Raising Body to 3	15
Total	29

Reputation log
Street Cred
Total = 0

Notoriety
1 point for having the Combat Paralisys negative quality
-1 point for helping Tony and Maria during the Twist and Insult
Total = 0

Public Awareness
0 (Street Cred) + 0 (Notoriety) / 3 = 0
Total = 0

Factions relations
Kirillov's Vory +2
Fronts Gang -1
[/spoiler]

[Netzgeist]

What I said before when talking about this with Sent...
When we were dealing with Vory, at the beginning of the run, we were full of self confidence, ready to deal with anything what may come...and with the same confidence we were dealing with Kirillov on initial meeting. Then, later...dealing with two teenagers...we were walking around the hot pot for too long.
Well I know I was the part of it
Next time...less talk, more action

Yes, that's right. But we were not without confidence, we were just not showing it. As well as we were just showing it during the encounter with the Vory, not necessarily feeling it.

But let's see what the future holds, and jump more to the action part next time if needed/wanted.

[Sichr]

yes. Thats what I need that sniper riffle for

[Sentinemodo]

Netz, how did you got Street cred 3?

[Netzgeist]

Netz, how did you got Street cred 3?

I'm basing myself in this, but if you are ruling that we just get street cred by actions (which I really agree with), I'll change it.

Street Cred is based on a character’s total earned Karma (see Karma, p. 269), divided by 10 and rounded normally. A character who has earned 35 Karma in the course of a game will have a Street Cred of 4 (35 ÷ 10 = 3.5, rounded up to 4).
At the gamemaster’s discretion, additional points may be added to a character’s Street Cred for any epic adventures, stunning victories, unbelievable escapes, or similar eyebrow-raising accomplishments.