[Larzarus]

Lips plan: Take his helmet with the flashlight taped to it, add his pistol (with the handy pocket clip) to the helmet and throw it in the direction of the drone. Then change the target of the levitation spell from the rock to the helmet to fly latter towards the drone instead of the remains of the rock.

Goal: New target for the rail drone with light and heat (the flashlight) and a target of any MAD-scanner (the pistol). Lips own little flying combat drone

1) Possible?
2) How long would it take, one complex action?

[Sichr]

For us the thing is we need to do:
Perception test
Decrypt signal in the line (beware of IC in encryption)
Then to deal with drones (Spoof, Decrypt +Hack)

[Sentinemodo]

Lips plan: Take his helmet with the flashlight taped to it, add his pistol (with the handy pocket clip) to the helmet and throw it in the direction of the drone. Then change the target of the levitation spell from the rock to the helmet to fly latter towards the drone instead of the remains of the rock.

Goal: New target for the rail drone with light and heat (the flashlight) and a target of any MAD-scanner (the pistol). Lips own little flying combat drone

1) Possible?
2) How long would it take, one complex action?

Cool idea, but few issues.

1. you cannot change target of the spell - you need to recast it
2. if ou'd be able to cast a spell on the thrown object, why not use that for stopping knifes thrown at you. Not sure if that's not too powerful.But still very cinematic, so I am going to allow it use -4 modifer for the spellcasting test.
3. you need to spend at least complex action to attach the pistol to the helmet, and then complex to throw it and cast a spell on it.

[Sichr]

re IC:
I really envy you that you have that much time

[Sentinemodo]

For us the thing is we need to do:
Perception test
Decrypt signal in the line (beware of IC in encryption)
Then to deal with drones (Spoof, Decrypt +Hack)

Perception test -> Complex + Free to share the results (just a note)

[Sentinemodo]

re IC:
I really envy you that you have that much time

Nah, I'm just good with powerpoint

[Sichr]

Programs listed on quick reference list, just click on the link any you are there

[Netzgeist]

Really, really nice picture. It does help to understand all the nodes in question.

[Kouryuu]

Really, really nice picture. It does help to understand all the nodes in question.

Completly agree

[Larzarus]

Cool idea, but few issues.

1. you cannot change target of the spell - you need to recast it
2. if ou'd be able to cast a spell on the thrown object, why not use that for stopping knifes thrown at you. Not sure if that's not too powerful.But still very cinematic, so I am going to allow it use -4 modifer for the spellcasting test.
3. you need to spend at least complex action to attach the pistol to the helmet, and then complex to throw it and cast a spell on it.

So that I don't slow done the action:

Hoping that the rock and Sam will survive one CT on their own, Lips will follow his build-your-own-fly-drone-plan.
1.CT: Attach Pistol to Helmet while substaining the levitation of the remaining rock.
2.CT:Throw and levitat the Helmet towards Sam and the rail drone.

Force 4 Levitation: 2 hits; Drain Resi: 4 hits
0S damage and the "drone" floats with 8m per turn towards the rail drone. At least Lips throw should brought the "drone" in the danger zone.

[Sentinemodo]

The first stone will have to survive three IP of shooting - seeing that it barely survived two I don't think that with last 2 points of structure it will survive 6 shots.

Just my guess, I'll be rolling at the due time.

[Sentinemodo]

4 (Intuition) + 6 (Response) + 1 (Hot-Sim VR) = 11 dice = 3 hits, no glicth
Fractal Initiative score for the #4 CT = 14

Programs Running (System 6, Response 6, Firewall 5, Signal 3)
Analyze 4
Encrypt 4
Stealth 6
Browse 4
Exploit 6
Edit 6

Netz, with that amount of load, you'll have response reduced by one. Is that what you wanted? If so reduce the init roll.

[snake_eyes]

I thought about holding action, but I can take a look for IC and data bombs. To get the ball rolling. The eploit wouldn't occur until after the decryption process.

Looks like I extended what I was able to do in my 1st CT. I have a habbit of that.

But I will share the results of the perception test with Unca Omar and Mr Factal. I can remove the latter of assuming no data bomb from the IC post if you want. But depending on what happens, I still may be able to keep the action.

[Sichr]

Beautifull roll, and twice at onbe time. I dont want to ruin your day, trust me, but it is Matrix perception: Simple action...and Initiate cryptoanalysis (Complex action) 
More, the way rules describe this...decrypted traffic is only decrypted for you, and remains encrypted for all others     

[Sentinemodo]

a word of comment - there is no possibility to implant databomb to the traffic encryption - it is possible only for nodes and files.